“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Holiday or not, no place to hide from the fasab weekly quiz.
Let’s see how you cope with today’s challenge.
As usual, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: What does the ‘K’ in K-mart stand for?
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Q. 2: Which way does a “no smoking” sign’s slash run?
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Q. 3: During WWII, what popular food in the U.S. was dubbed “Liberty Steaks” to avoid a German-sounding name?
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Q. 4: Do books have even # pages on the right or left side?
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Q. 5: What is the name of Britain’s highest mountain?
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Q. 6: The Triumph TR 6, Aston Martin DB6, Ferrari Dino and the early 1970s Ford Mustang all had which kind of tail or back?
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Q. 7: Who was awarded the 1993 Nobel Peace Price along with Nelson Mandela?
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Q. 8: What is the collective term for a group of tigers?
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Q. 9: Who is responsible for saying “You’re Fired” in the American and British versions of The Apprentice? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 10: On which card in a deck is the cardmaker’s trademark?
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Q. 11: This small, war torn, country’s name translated means white, its Capital is divided by the ‘green line’, Dan Brown’s ‘The Da Vinci Code’ was banned there and it hosted the 2009 Asian Winter Games. What is it?
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Q. 12: What were the early occupations of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 13: The name of which country means ‘go and milk it’?
a) Italy b) India c) Somalia d) Brazil
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Q. 14: What Nobel Prize winning writer was In Dubious Battle with The Grapes Of Wrath, East Of Eden?
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Q. 15: Which President of the United States of America regularly bought slaves in Washington, D.C. and quietly freed them in Pennsylvania?
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Q. 16: Towards the end of World War II, the Allied forces dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and a second, an H-bomb, on the city of Nagasaki. If it had been necessary to drop a third nuclear device what was to be the target city?
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Q. 17: What is the longest chapter in the Bible?
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Q. 18: In Mel Brooks’ ‘Silent Movie,’ who is the only person who has a speaking role?
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Q. 19: Who wrote ‘A Clockwork Orange’?
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Q. 20: Which letter of the alphabet links Boney People?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: What does the ‘K’ in K-mart stand for?
A. 1: The K stands for founder Sebastian S Kresge.
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Q. 2: Which way does a “no smoking” sign’s slash run?
A. 2: Towards the bottom right.
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Q. 3: During WWII, what popular food in the U.S. was dubbed “Liberty Steaks” to avoid a German-sounding name?
A. 3: Hamburgers.
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Q. 4: Do books have even # pages on the right or left side?
A. 4: Left.
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Q. 5: What is the name of Britain’s highest mountain?
A. 5: Ben Nevis.
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Q. 6: The Triumph TR 6, Aston Martin DB6, Ferrari Dino and the early 1970s Ford Mustang all had which kind of tail or back?
A. 6: Kamm (Kamm tail, K-tail or Kammback).
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Q. 7: Who was awarded the 1993 Nobel Peace Price along with Nelson Mandela?
A. 7: Former South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk.
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Q. 8: What is the collective term for a group of tigers?
A. 8: An ‘Ambush’.
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Q. 9: Who is responsible for saying “You’re Fired” in the American and British versions of The Apprentice? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 9: Donald Trump in the US version and Lord Alan Sugar in the British version.
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Q. 10: On which card in a deck is the cardmaker’s trademark?
A. 10: On the Ace of spades.
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Q. 11: This small, war torn, country’s name translated means white, its Capital is divided by the ‘green line’, Dan Brown’s ‘The Da Vinci Code was banned there and it hosted the 2009 Asian Winter Games. What is it?
A. 11: Lebanon.
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Q. 12: What were the early occupations of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 12: He had been a teacher and journalist.
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Q. 13: The name of which country means ‘go and milk it’?
a) Italy b) India c) Somalia d) Brazil
A. 13: c) Somalia.
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Q. 14: What Nobel Prize winning writer was In Dubious Battle with The Grapes Of Wrath, East Of Eden?
A. 14: John Steinbeck.
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Q. 15: Which President of the United States of America regularly bought slaves in Washington, D.C. and quietly freed them in Pennsylvania?
A. 15: James Buchanan.
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Q. 16: Towards the end of World War II, the Allied forces dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and a second, an H-bomb, on the city of Nagasaki. If it had been necessary to drop a third nuclear device what was to be the target city?
A. 16: Third city to be targeted was Tokyo.
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Q. 17: What is the longest chapter in the Bible?
A. 17: The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119.
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Q. 18: In Mel Brooks’ ‘Silent Movie,’ who is the only person who has a speaking role?
A. 18: Typical of Mel Brooks’ humor, the only person with a speaking role in ‘Silent Movie’ is the famous mime Marcel Marceau.
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Q. 19: Who wrote ‘A Clockwork Orange’?
A. 19: Anthony Burgess.
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Q. 20: Which letter of the alphabet links Boney People?
A. 20: The letter is ‘M’ as in ‘Boney M’ and ‘M People’.
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I don’t know why I torture myself with these! I always feel like a dunce! Oh, well…have a good week! I’ll be back for more. K-Mart and tigers? Who knew?
Look at it as a learning experience, hopefully an enjoyable one 🙂 Thanks for commenting. And a very pleasant week to you too.