“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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If you do know what day it is then you’re off to a good start.
Yes, today is Quiz Day. No points for that answer, but lots to be had below.
And as usual the answers are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below – but NO cheating, please!
Let’s get started.
Enjoy.
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Q. 1: What was the name of the blind Benedictine monk who allegedly invented Champagne?
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Q. 2: Which cartoon dog spars with Tom and Jerry?
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Q. 3: What was the first war in which jet airplanes fought each other?
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Q. 4: Who first played James Bond in the cinema?
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Q. 5: Which civilization built Machu Picchu?
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Q. 6: The small Russian buckwheat pancakes that are often served with caviar are called what?
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Q. 7: What is a part of the digestive system and the currency in Costa Rica?
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Q. 8: In which 1964 movie did Clint Eastwood play ‘The Man With No Name’?
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Q. 9: Who played the title role in the TV series Cannon?
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Q. 10: Parker and Barrow were the surnames, what were the Christian names?
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Q. 11: Louisette was the original name for a famous decollator. What is the more common name for this device?
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Q. 12: Which bird is said to embody the souls of dead mariners?
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Q. 13: Which Japanese city was devastated by an earthquake on January 18th, 1995?
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Q. 14: Which famous horror movie takes place in the sleepy little coastal town Bodega Bay?
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Q. 15: Which detective character used the catch-phrase “Book ‘um Danno”?
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Q. 16: Plus or minus 1, how many centimeters in height does a woman lose (on average) between her 40th and 70th birthday?
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Q. 17: Who was famously assassinated with an Ice Pick in Mexico?
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Q. 18: What was codename of Bob Woodward’s Watergate contact?
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Q. 19: In which city would you find the bar Cheers?
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Q. 20: Which astronomical occurrence popularized in a song title never occurs in February? (2 words)
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: What was the name of the blind Benedictine monk who allegedly invented Champagne?
A. 1: Dom Perignon
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Q. 2: Which cartoon dog spars with Tom and Jerry?
A. 2: Spike
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Q. 3: What was the first war in which jet airplanes fought each other?
A. 3: The Korean war
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Q. 4: Who first played James Bond in the cinema?
A. 4: Sean Connery
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Q. 5: Which civilization built Machu Picchu?
A. 5: The Incas
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Q. 6: The small Russian buckwheat pancakes that are often served with caviar are called what?
A. 6: Blini
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Q. 7: What is a part of the digestive system and the currency in Costa Rica?
A. 7: Colon
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Q. 8: In which 1964 movie did Clint Eastwood play ‘The Man With No Name’?
A. 8: A Fistful Of Dollars
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Q. 9: Who played the title role in the TV series Cannon?
A. 9: William Conrad
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Q. 10: Parker and Barrow were the surnames, what were the Christian names?
A. 10: Bonnie and Clyde.
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Q. 11: Louisette was the original name for a famous decollator. What is the more common name for this device?
A. 11: Guillotine
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Q. 12: Which bird is said to embody the souls of dead mariners?
A. 12: Albatross
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Q. 13: Which Japanese city was devastated by an earthquake on January 18th, 1995?
A. 13: Kobe
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Q. 14: Which famous horror movie takes place in the sleepy little coastal town Bodega Bay?
A. 14: The Birds
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Q. 15: Which detective character used the catch-phrase “Book ‘um Danno”?
A. 15: Steve McGarrett – Hawaii Five-O
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Q. 16: Plus or minus 1, how many centimeters in height does a woman lose (on average) between her 40th and 70th birthday?
A. 16: 5 cm. (3 cm. for men)
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Q. 17: Who was famously assassinated with an Ice Pick in Mexico?
A. 17: Trotsky
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Q. 18: What was codename of Bob Woodward’s Watergate contact?
A. 18: Deep Throat
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Q. 19: In which city would you find the bar Cheers?
A. 19: Boston
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Q. 20: Which astronomical occurrence popularized in a song title never occurs in February? (2 words)
A. 20: Blue Moon
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Good ones. Liked the Blue Moon and the icepick to Trotsky that had an interesting point to it.
Indeed it had 🙂
7 today – not bad for me!
Glad you called in, thank you.
Yes, I got #14!!!! And I actually did better on this quiz than some of the others. Have a good week.
I thought you would after your last post 🙂 Hope it sets you up for more successes for the rest of the week!