“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Time for twenty more questions. A mixture of general knowledge, history, television, movies, etc., so there should be a few in here that will suit you.
As usual the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please, NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: When was the American Declaration of Independence?
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Q. 2: Who wrote the communist manifesto with Frederich Engels?
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Q. 3: Where did Audrey Hepburn famously have breakfast in New York City?
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Q. 4: From which French town were more than 330,000 Allied Troops evacuated in 1940?
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Q. 5: The 70th birthday of which organization will take place on 22 October 2015 in New York City?
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Q. 6: In which American town or city was the TV series Frasier set?
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Q. 7: In which town in Texas did 70 cult members die in a fire after four federal agents were killed during a confrontation?
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Q. 8: What does the Strait of Messina separate?
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Q. 9: Who was ‘The Graduate’ in the movie of the same name?
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Q. 10: What was the last state to join the American Union?
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Q. 11: Most of us have probably watched and enjoyed ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘The Newsroom’ both aired on HBO, but what does ‘HBO’ stand for?
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Q. 12: The Greek root ‘syn’, found in words like synonym and syntax, means what?
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Q. 13: From Here To where is the Oscar-winning movie with Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster and Frank Sinatra?
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Q. 14: What is the more common name for magnesium sulphate?
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Q. 15: What was the former name of Taiwan?
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Q. 16: Which young star of the movie ‘East of Eden’ died in a car crash aged only 24?
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Q. 17: According to the expression coined by Andy Warhol, how many minutes of fame constitute the ephemeral condition ‘celebrity’?
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Q. 18: Which South American country was ruled by Bernardo O’Higgins?
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Q. 19: ‘Ruy Lopez’, ‘Monkey’s Bum’, ‘King’s Indian’, ‘Semi Tarrasch’, ‘Sicilian’, ‘Clam Variation’, ‘Scotch Game’ and ‘Giuoco Piano’ are all examples of what?
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Q. 20: In the movie ‘The Good, the Bad and The Ugly’, who played the three leading roles? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you get all three.)
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: When was the American Declaration of Independence?
A. 1: 1776
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Q. 2: Who wrote the communist manifesto with Frederich Engels?
A. 2: Karl Marx
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Q. 3: Where did Audrey Hepburn famously have breakfast in New York City?
A. 3: At Tiffany’s.
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Q. 4: From which French town were more than 330,000 Allied Troops evacuated in 1940?
A. 4: Dunkirk
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Q. 5: The 70th birthday of which organization will take place on 22 October 2015 in New York City?
A. 5: The United Nations
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Q. 6: In which American town or city was the TV series Frasier set?
A. 6: Seattle
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Q. 7: In which town in Texas did 70 cult members die in a fire after four federal agents were killed during a confrontation?
A. 7: Waco
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Q. 8: What does the Strait of Messina separate?
A. 8: Mainland Italy and Sicily
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Q. 9: Who was ‘The Graduate’ in the film of the same name?
A. 9: Dustin Hoffman
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Q. 10: What was the last state to join the American Union?
A. 10: Alaska
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Q. 11: Most of us have probably watched and enjoyed ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘The Newsroom’ both aired on HBO, but what does ‘HBO’ stand for?
A. 11: Home Box Office
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Q. 12: The Greek root ‘syn’, found in words like synonym and syntax, means what?
A. 12: It means ‘with’ or ‘together’.
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Q. 13: From Here To where is the Oscar-winning movie with Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster and Frank Sinatra?
A. 13: Eternity
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Q. 14: What is the more common name for magnesium sulphate?
A. 14: Epsom salts.
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Q. 15: What was the former name of Taiwan?
A. 15: Formosa
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Q. 16: Which young star of the movie ‘East of Eden’ died in a car crash aged only 24?
A. 16: James Dean
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Q. 17: According to the expression coined by Andy Warhol, how many minutes of fame constitute the ephemeral condition ‘celebrity’?
A. 17: 15 minutes of fame.
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Q. 18: Which South American country was ruled by Bernardo O’Higgins?
A. 18: Chile
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Q. 19: ‘Ruy Lopez’, ‘Monkey’s Bum’, ‘King’s Indian’, ‘Semi Tarrasch’, ‘Sicilian’, ‘Clam Variation’, ‘Scotch Game’ and ‘Giuoco Piano’ are all examples of what?
A. 19: Chess openings.
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Q. 20: In the movie ‘The Good, the Bad and The Ugly’, who played the three leading roles? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you get all three.)
A. 20: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef
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fasab 
Wow, I got 16 out of the 20 (these MUST be getting MUCH easier)! I’m clueless about chess openings, and though I’ve been to Taiwan, I didn’t know it was called Formosa. Other 2 misses were the Strait of Messina and the UN question.
Wow indeed. I think you’ve set a score that’s going to be hard to beat. Very well done!
Dang … One less than Alex … then again, it’s good to be that close.
Very good, but she’ll be hard to beat.
14! A new record for me!
Very good. Well done!
16 for me. Major oops – I didn’t get the United Nations one. Colour me embarrassed! 😯
Never mind, 16 is a good score. Well done.