Well maybe not just so easy a quiz as all that. You’ll find out below, and why I called it that too.
All the usual mixture of questions are here.
And as usual if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: What city is known as ‘The Big Easy’ ?
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Q. 2: What color are the flowers of the ‘harebell’ ?
a) red b) green c) blue d) yellow
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Q. 3: What is the name of the process in which a solid turns directly into a gas, without passing through the liquid phase?
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Q. 4: What is the largest wild member of the dog family?
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Q. 5: Which element has the symbol ‘Au’ ?
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Q. 6: What is the electrical unit of resistance?
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Q. 7: Who invented the jet engine in 1930?
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Q. 8: How many sheets of paper are there in a ‘ream’ ?
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Q. 9: It is called the ‘Hunter’ and consists of 3 stars, what is the proper name of this constellation?
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Q. 10: What did the British government do on the roads in order to reduce accidents in 1925?
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Q. 11: What is a ‘Flemish giant’ ?
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Q. 12: The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. You get a point if you can name any of the four largest islands that make up this group. (If you can correctly name more than one, give yourself a bonus point for each.)
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Q. 13: If you were ‘purling’, what activity would you be doing?
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Q. 14: Which famous battle was fought on June 18 1815?
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Q. 15: In which country was the world’s first female Prime Minister elected in 1960?
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Q. 16: What is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot?
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Q. 17: This is the name of a famous bicycle manufacturing company, the capital city of a state in the US, and of a writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy, and explorer in Elizabethan England, what is it?
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Q. 18: Who created the famous sculptures ‘The Thinker’ and ‘The Kiss’ ?
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Q. 19: A lot of us now use it, but what does the acronym ‘VOIP’ stand for?
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Q. 20: Which group’s best-known recording is the 1967 single ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ ?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: What city is known as ‘The Big Easy’ ?
A. 1: New Orleans is known as ‘The Big Easy’.
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Q. 2: What color are the flowers of the harebell?
a) red b) green c) blue d) yellow
A. 2: The correct answer is c) blue.
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Q. 3: What is the name of the process in which a solid turns directly into a gas, without passing through the liquid phase?
A. 3: The process is called ‘sublimation’.
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Q. 4: What is the largest wild member of the dog family?
A. 4: The wolf.
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Q. 5: Which element has the symbol ‘Au’ ?
A. 5: Gold.
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Q. 6: What is the electrical unit of resistance?
A. 6: The ‘ohm’.
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Q. 7: Who invented the jet engine in 1930?
A. 7: Frank Whittle.
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Q. 8: How many sheets of paper are there in a ‘ream’ ?
A. 8: 500.
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Q. 9: It is called the ‘Hunter’ and consists of 3 stars, what is the proper name of this constellation?
A. 9: It is ‘Orion’s belt’.
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Q. 10: What did the British government do on the roads in order to reduce accidents in 1925?
A. 10: They painted white lines.
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Q. 11: What is a ‘Flemish giant’ ?
A. 11: I’m tempted to give you a point if you said “A big Belgian’ but I won’t. You get the point if you said a Flemish giant was a Rabbit.
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Q. 12: The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. You get a point if you can name any of the four largest islands that make up this group. (If you can correctly name more than one, give yourself a bonus point for each.)
A. 12: The four largest Balearic islands are Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera.
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Q. 13: If you were ‘purling’, what activity would you be doing?
A. 13: You’d be knitting.
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Q. 14: Which famous battle was fought on June 18 1815?
A. 14: The Battle of Waterloo.
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Q. 15: In which country was the world’s first female Prime Minister elected in 1960?
A. 15: Sri Lanka (or Ceylon as it was then – the woman in question being Mrs Sirimavo Bandaranaike)
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Q. 16: What is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot?
A. 16: Captain Flint.
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Q. 17: This is the name of a famous bicycle manufacturing company, the capital city of a state in the US, and of a writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy, and explorer in Elizabethan England, what is it?
A. 17: It is ‘Raleigh’. Raleigh is a famous bicycle manufacturing company, Raleigh is the capital city of North Carolina, and the famous Elizabethan was Sir Walter Raleigh.
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Q. 18: Who created the famous sculptures ‘The Thinker’ and ‘The Kiss’ ?
A. 18: Auguste Rodin.
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Q. 19: A lot of us now use it, but what does the acronym ‘VOIP’ stand for?
A. 19: Voice Over Internet Protocol.
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Q. 20: Which group’s best-known recording is the 1967 single ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ ?
I hope you are ready to try these challenging questions.
As usual if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q 1: We’ve all eaten M&Ms, but what do the two Ms stand for?
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Q 2: On the back of a $1 bill, what is in the center?
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Q 3: Who wrote ‘High Adventure’, about a spectacular mountain climb?
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Q 4: During World War II American factories produced approximately how many military aircraft?
a) 200,000 b) 300,000 c) 400,000 d) 500,000
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Q 5: Captain Cook discovered which island in the pacific in 1777?
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Q 6: Who was assassinated at Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968?
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Q 7: What is the name of Elvis Presley’s home and where is it located? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q 8: What name is given to a flat stretch of land within a river valley, which is the remnant of an earlier flood plain, when the river was at a higher level?
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Q 9: What is the name of the new TV series, starring John Malkovich, about the pirate Blackbeard?
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Q 10: What war ended with the fall of Saigon and in what year did it end? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q 11: Which country lies to the north of Austria and the south of Poland?
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Q 12: Plus or minus 30 minutes, what was the Concorde’s record flight time from New York to London?
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Q 13: Who was responsible for the Green Car Crash in 1963?
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Q 14: What team thrashed Brazil by 7 goals to 1 in this year’s soccer World Cup semi-finals?
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Q 15: Who wrote about a fictional, diminutive, humanoid race called ‘Hobbits’ who inhabit the lands of Middle-earth?
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Q 16: The normal wing beat frequency of the annoying mosquito is what?
a) 6 beats per sec. b) 60 beats per sec. c) 600 beats per sec. d) 6,000 beats per sec.
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Q 17: ‘Cebuano’, ‘Fula’, ‘Gujarati’ and ‘Kannada’ are all examples of what?
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Q 18: What Oscar winning movie is based on the trials and tribulations of Harold Abraham and Eric Liddell?
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Q 19: Now a chance for some mega points. There are 13 official countries in the world which have a capital city beginning and ending with the same letter. (I don’t expect anyone to get them all, but have a point for each one you can name correctly. (names in the English language)).
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Q 20: Who said you could “call me Al” in 1986?
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ANSWERS
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Q 1: We’ve all eaten M&Ms, but what do the two Ms stand for?
A 1: The two Ms in M&Ms stand for Mars & Murrie’s, named after Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie who started producing M&M’s exclusively for the military during WWII.
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Q 2: On the back of a $1 bill, what is in the center?
A 2: ONE.
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Q 3: Who wrote ‘High Adventure’, about a spectacular mountain climb?
A 3: Sir Edmund Hilary, the first man to climb Mount Everest.
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Q 4: During World War II American factories produced approximately how many military aircraft?
a) 200,000 b) 300,000 c) 400,000 d) 500,000
A 4: The correct answer is b), American factories produced approximately 300,000 military aircraft during WWII.
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Q 5: Captain Cook discovered which island in the pacific in 1777?
A 5: Christmas Island.
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Q 6: Who was assassinated at Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968?
A 6: Martin Luther King jnr.
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Q 7: What is the name of Elvis Presley’s home and where is it located? (A point for each correct answer.)
A 7: The name of Elvis Presley’s home is Graceland and it is located in Memphis, Tennessee (3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard to be precise.)
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Q 8: What name is given to a flat stretch of land within a river valley, which is the remnant of an earlier flood plain, when the river was at a higher level?
A 8: It is called a River Terrace.
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Q 9: What is the name of the new TV series, starring John Malkovich, about the pirate Blackbeard?
A 9: Crossbones.
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Q 10: What war ended with the fall of Saigon and in what year did it end? (A point for each correct answer.)
A 10: The Vietnam War ended with the fall of Saigon. on 30 April 1975.
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Q 11: 4. Which country lies to the north of Austria and the south of Poland?
A 11: The Czech Republic.
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Q 12: Plus or minus 30 minutes, what was the Concorde’s record flight time from New York to London?
A 12: 2 hours. 55 minutes. 15 seconds.
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Q 13: Who was responsible for the Green Car Crash in 1963?
A 13: The Green Car Crash is Andy Warhol’s most famous painting. It was sold at auction on May 16, 2007 for $71.7m (£42.3m).
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Q 14: What team thrashed Brazil by 7 goals to 1 in this year’s soccer World Cup semi-finals?
A 14: Germany, who went on to win the competition.
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Q 15: Who wrote about a fictional, diminutive, humanoid race called ‘Hobbits’ who inhabit the lands of Middle-earth?
A 15: J. R. R. Tolkien.
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Q 16: The normal wing beat frequency of the annoying mosquito is what?
a) 6 beats per sec. b) 60 beats per sec. c) 600 beats per sec. d) 6,000 beats per sec.
A 16: The correct answer is c) 600 beats per sec.
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Q 17: ‘Cebuano’, ‘Fula’, ‘Gujarati’ and ‘Kannada’ are all examples of what?
A 17: They are all examples of languages. Cebuano is from the Philippines; Fula from Cameroon and Nigeria; Gujarati from India and Pakistan; and Kannada from India.
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Q 18: What Oscar winning movie is based on the trials and tribulations of Harold Abraham and Eric Liddell?
A 18: ‘Chariots of Fire’ which tells the fact-based story of two athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice.
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Q 19: Now a chance for some mega points. There are 13 official countries in the world which have a capital city beginning and ending with the same letter. (I don’t expect anyone to get them all, but have a point for each one you can name correctly. (names in the English language)).
A 19: They are: Abuja (Nigeria), Accra (Ghana), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Andorra la Vella (Andorra), Ankara (Turkey), Apia (Samoa), Asmara (Eritrea), Astana (Kazakstan), Oslo (Norway), St. George’s (Grenada), St. John’s (Antigua and Barbuda), Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and Warsaw (Poland).
As usual if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please, NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: Who played Cameron Poe in the action movie Con Air?
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Q. 2: What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
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Q. 3: We’ve all seen the iconic ‘Jeep’, but approximately how many were built during WWII?
a) 250,000 b) 450,000 c) 650,000 d) 850,000 or e) 1,050,000
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Q. 4: Think about a map of the bottom of South America for this one, what strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
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Q. 5: One of the most famous up-market automobile brands is BMW, but what do the letters ‘B-M-W’ stand for?
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Q. 6: Who is former government agent ‘Raymond “Red” Reddington’ in the excellent television series ‘The Blacklist’?
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Q. 7: Founded in 1592, what is the oldest university in the Republic of Ireland called?
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Q. 8: Founded in 1908 what is the oldest university in Northern Ireland called?
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Q. 9: How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
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Q. 10: What is the capital city of each of the following European countries? (A point for each correct answer, plus a bonus point if you name them all correctly.)
a) Greece b) Britain c) France d) Spain e) Portugal f) Switzerland
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Q. 11: Fifty cardinals, two flamingos and six penguins attended the 1963 London premiere of what movie?
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Q. 12: Mahatma Gandhi qualified in England for which profession before practicing in South Africa and then moving back to India?
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Q. 13: Name North America’s ‘Great Lakes’? (A point for each correct answer, plus a bonus point if you name them all correctly.)
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Q. 14: The stirring voices of Anthony Quinn, Richard Burton and Curd Jürgens were all used, albeit in different versions, to narrate what?
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Q. 15: How many states in the United States of America begin with the letter ‘C’? (Bonus points for each one you name correctly.)
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Q. 16: What American born actor of the 1930s to the 1950s shares his name with a county in Northern Ireland?
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Q. 17: Who was allegedly the first Christian Emperor of Rome and founder of Constantinople?
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Q. 18: Which fruit plays a role in the downfall of Captain Queeg in the movie ‘The Caine Mutiny’?
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Q. 19: In which year did William Shakespeare die?
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Q. 20: What member of this musical family was a ‘Long Haired Lover From Liverpool’?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: Who played Cameron Poe in the action movie Con Air?
A. 1: Nicolas Cage.
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Q. 2: What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
A. 2: 88.
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Q. 3: We’ve all seen the iconic ‘Jeep’, but approximately how many were built during WWII?
a) 250,000 b) 450,000 c) 650,000 d) 850,000 or e) 1,050,000
A. 3: The correct answer is c) approximately 650,000 Jeeps were built during WWII.
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Q. 4: Think about a map of the bottom of South America for this one, what strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego?
A. 4: The Strait of Magellan. (Sometimes also called The Straits of Magellan.)
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Q. 5: One of the most famous up-market automobile brands is BMW, but what do the letters ‘B-M-W’ stand for?
A. 5: ‘BMW’ is an acronym for ‘Bavarian Motor Works’.
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Q. 6: Who is former government agent ‘Raymond “Red” Reddington’ in the excellent television series ‘The Blacklist’?
A. 6: James Spader.
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Q. 7: Founded in 1592, what is the oldest university in the Republic of Ireland called?
A. 7: Trinity College, aka the University of Dublin.
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Q. 8: Founded in 1908 what is the oldest university in Northern Ireland called?
A. 8: Queens University.
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Q. 9: How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
A. 9: 8.
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Q. 10: What is the capital city of each of the following European countries? (A point for each correct answer, plus a bonus point if you name them all correctly.)
a) Greece b) Britain c) France d) Spain e) Portugal f) Switzerland
A. 10: a) Athens b) London c) Paris d) Madrid e) Lisbon f) Berne
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Q. 11: Fifty cardinals, two flamingos and six penguins attended the 1963 London premiere of what movie?
A. 11: The clue was in the question, it was the movie premier of ‘The Birds’.
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Q. 12: Mahatma Gandhi qualified in England for which profession before practicing in South Africa and then moving back to India?
A. 12: Law.
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Q. 13: Name North America’s ‘Great Lakes’? (A point for each correct answer, plus a bonus point if you name them all correctly.)
A. 13: North America’s ‘Great Lakes’ consist of Lakes ‘Superior’, ‘Michigan’, ‘Huron’, ‘Erie’, and ‘Ontario’.
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Q. 14: The stirring voices of Anthony Quinn, Richard Burton and Curd Jürgens were all used, albeit in different versions, to narrate what?
A. 14: Jeff Wayne’s musical version of ‘The War Of The Worlds’. Burton’s was used in the English version, Quinn’s in the Spanish, and Jürgens’ in the German.
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Q. 15: How many states in the United States of America begin with the letter ‘C’? (Bonus points for each one you name correctly.)
A. 15: Three states in the US begin with the letter’C’, California, Colorado and Connecticut.
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Q. 16: What American born actor of the 1930s to the 1950s shares his name with a county in Northern Ireland?
A. 16: Tyrone Power. County Tyrone is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland.
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Q. 17: Who was allegedly the first Christian Emperor of Rome and founder of Constantinople?
A. 17: Constantine The Great.
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Q. 18: Which fruit plays a role in the downfall of Captain Queeg in the movie ‘The Caine Mutiny’?
A. 18: Strawberries.
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Q. 19: In which year did William Shakespeare die?
A. 19: It should be an easy one to remember, the year was 1616.
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Q. 20: What member of this musical family was a Long Haired Lover From Liverpool?
And remember if you get stuck you can find all the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: George Washington was the first President of the United States of America, who was the second?
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Q. 2: Barbie’s friend Ken has a last name, what is it?
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Q. 3: Most of us have played the board game “Monopoly”, but can you name the six tokens available to the players? (And yes, you get a point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 4: Which capital city is also the name of a very hot spice used in the kitchen?
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Q. 5: American writer Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel called “I Am Legend” was adapted for a movie of the same name in 2007 starring Will Smith. But this was the third adaptation of the novel, what were the first two and what were the names of the actors in the starring roles? (A point for the name of each movie and further points if you can name the starring actors.)
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Q. 6: The world was declared safe from which virus in 1979, after it had killed more than one billion people?
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Q. 7: What is the second highest mountain in the world?
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Q. 8: Which famous World War II general, who just before retreating from the Philippines in 1942 said, “We shall return”?
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Q. 9: Which Colombian city was notorious for being the center of the cocaine smuggling business, the drug cartel responsible even taking the name?
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Q. 10: Which island did Turkish troops invade in 1974?
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Q. 11: The 25th President of the USA had the highest peak in North America named after him, what was his name?
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Q. 12: Who was the British actress who starred in the epic movie “Gone With The Wind” and what part did she play? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 13: What was the name of the national airline of Belgium that operated from 1923 until bankruptcy forced its cessation in 2001?
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Q. 14: Much in the news currently, what is the capital city of Ukraine?
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Q. 15: Josip Broz led the Communist partisans to victory against foreign occupation forces in Yugoslavia during the Second World War. By what name was he later better known?
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Q. 16: What was the name of the seafaring people based in Scandinavia, who raided, traded, explored, and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic islands, from the late 8th to the mid-11th centuries?
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Q. 17: What is the name of the Japanese delicacy consisting of very fresh raw meat or fish sliced into thin pieces?
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Q. 18: Which Russian word meaning “Speaking Aloud” was a policy of Mikhail Gorbachev in order to liberalize various aspects of Soviet life?
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Q. 19: Who was the South African surgeon who carried out the first heart transplant operation?
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Q. 20: Which famous singer songwriter and guitarist from the 1950s had his most famous hit, and only number one recording, in the 1970s with his ding-a-ling?
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Q. 1: George Washington was the first President of the United States of America, who was the second?
A. 1: John Adams.
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Q. 2: Barbie’s friend Ken has a last name, what is it?
A. 2: It’s Carson, the little dude’s full name is Ken Carson!
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Q. 3: Most of us have played the board game “Monopoly”, but can you name the six tokens available to the players? (And yes, you get a point for each correct answer.)
A. 3: The Monopoly tokens are a Battleship, a Boot, a Dog, a Flat Iron, a Racing Car, and a Top Hat.
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Q. 4: Which capital city is also the name of a very hot spice used in the kitchen?
A. 4: Cayenne (French Guyana).
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Q. 5: American writer Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel called “I Am Legend” was adapted for a movie of the same name in 2007 starring Will Smith. But this was the third adaptation of the novel, what were the first two and what were the names of the actors in the starring roles? (A point for the name of each movie and further points if you can name the starring actors.)
A. 5: The first big screen adaptation of the novel was “The Last Man on Earth” (1964) which starred Vincent Price, and the second adaptation was “The Omega Man” (1971) starring Charlton Heston.
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Q. 6: The world was declared safe from which virus in 1979, after it had killed more than one billion people?
A. 6: Smallpox.
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Q. 7: What is the second highest mountain in the world?
A. 7: Located Pakistan, “K2” (also known as Chhogori/Qogir, Ketu/Kechu, and Mount Godwin-Austen) is the second-highest mountain in the world with a peak elevation of 6,811 meters (28,251 feet).
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Q. 8: Which famous World War II general, who just before retreating from the Philippines in 1942 said, “We shall return”?
A. 8: General Douglas MacArthur.
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Q. 9: Which Colombian city was notorious for being the center of the cocaine smuggling business, the drug cartel responsible even taking the name?
A. 9: Medellin, now thankfully a much more peaceful place.
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Q. 10: Which island did Turkish troops invade in 1974?
A. 10: Cyprus.
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Q. 11: The 25th President of the USA had the highest peak in North America named after him, what was his name?
A. 11: William McKinley.
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Q. 12: Who was the British actress who starred in the epic movie “Gone With The Wind” and what part did she play? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 12: Vivien Leigh, who played Scarlett O’Hara.
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Q. 13: What was the name of the national airline of Belgium that operated from 1923 until bankruptcy forced its cessation in 2001?
A. 13: Best known internationally by the acronym Sabena (SABENA), which is the answer I’m looking for, it was The Societé Anonyme Belge d’Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne, or Belgian Corporation for Air Navigation Services.
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Q. 14: Much in the news currently, what is the capital city of Ukraine?
A. 14: Kiev.
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Q. 15: Josip Broz led the Communist partisans to victory against foreign occupation forces in Yugoslavia during the Second World War. By what name was he later better known?
A. 15: President Tito.
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Q. 16: What was the name of the seafaring people based in Scandinavia, who raided, traded, explored, and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic islands, from the late 8th to the mid-11th centuries?
A. 16: They were called Vikings or Norsemen, take a point if you gave either answer.
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Q. 17: What is the name of the Japanese delicacy consisting of very fresh raw meat or fish sliced into thin pieces?
A. 17: Sashimi. (Not Sushi, which includes cooked vinegared rice.)
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Q. 18: Which Russian word meaning “Speaking Aloud” was a policy of Mikhail Gorbachev in order to liberalize various aspects of Soviet life?
A. 18: Glasnost.
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Q. 19: Who was the South African surgeon who carried out the first heart transplant operation.
A. 19: Dr Christian Barnard.
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Q. 20: Which famous singer songwriter and guitarist from the 1950s had his most famous hit, and only number one recording, in the 1970s with his ding-a-ling?
Another random set of questions, some quite easy, others rather difficult and a couple of tricky ones thrown in for good measure.
But there’s no pass mark and no pressure so why not give them a go?
And, as usual, if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please, NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: The name of which capital city is also contained in the title of a movie starring Frank Sinatra?
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Q. 2: What was the surname (last name) and the nicknames of the father and son who controlled Haiti from 1957 to 1986? (A point for each correct answer, so three points up for grabs.)
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Q. 3: On which mountain did Noah’s Ark come to rest as the Great Flood subsided?
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Q. 4: Who was the biggest selling female singer in America in the 1990s?
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Q. 5: There are many examples of countries in the world that are land-locked, that is surrounded by several other countries, but there are three countries that are completely surrounded by one other country only, a point for each that you can name and a bonus point if you can name all three.
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Q. 6: Why was Louise Brown famous in 1978?
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Q. 7: What is the longest river in Australia?
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Q. 8: In which well known movie would you find the robot or android known as ‘Ash’?
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Q. 9: In which country did the soup known as ‘Waterzooi’ originate?
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Q. 10: Two South American countries have no coastline, name them. (A point for each.)
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Q. 11: Who or what was ‘The African Queen’ in the movie of the same name?
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Q. 12: What does the yummy breakfast treat ‘Eggs Benedict’ consist of?
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Q. 13: Which Canadian newspaper magnate held important Government Offices in England during World War I and World War II?
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Q. 14: Who played ‘Herman Munster’ in the long running CBS Sitcom?
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Q. 15: Which former American President left behind an immortal souvenir – the teddy -which was named after him?
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Q. 16: Orson Welles stated of him that his movie ‘The General’ was “the greatest comedy ever made, the greatest Civil War film ever made, and perhaps the greatest film ever made.” Of whom was he speaking?
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Q. 17: According to Greek mythology whose box contained all the evils of the world?
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Q. 18: He was born in Poland and emigrated to Palestine in 1906. He became the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Who was he?
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Q. 19: Who wrote 2001 ‘A Space Odyssey’?
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Q. 20: What is the name of the largest river in Saudi Arabia?
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Q. 1: The name of which capital city is also contained in the title of a movie starring Frank Sinatra?
A. 1: Rome, Italy and the movie ‘Tony Rome’.
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Q. 2: What was the surname (last name) and the nicknames of the father and son who controlled Haiti from 1957 to 1986? (A point for each correct answer, so three points up for grabs.)
A. 2: Dr Francois Duvalier known as ‘Papa Doc’ (1957-1971) and his son Jean-Claude known as ‘Bébé Doc’ (1971-1986).
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Q. 3: On which mountain did Noah’s Ark come to rest as the Great Flood subsided?
A. 3: Mt. Ararat.
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Q. 4: Who was the biggest selling female singer in America in the 1990s?
A. 4: Mariah Carey.
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Q. 5: There are many examples of countries in the world that are land-locked, that is surrounded by several other countries, but there are three countries that are completely surrounded by one other country only, a point for each that you can name and a bonus point if you can name all three.
A. 5: Vatican City, and San Marino, both surrounded by Italy and Lesotho surrounded by South Africa.
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Q. 6: Why was Louise Brown famous in 1978?
A. 6: She was the world’s first test-tube baby.
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Q. 7: What is the longest river in Australia?
A. 7: The Murray River
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Q. 8: In which well known movie would you find the robot or android known as ‘Ash’?
A. 8: ‘Ash’ was the robot/android in the movie ‘Alien’.
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Q. 9: In which country did the soup known as ‘Waterzooi’ originate?
A. 9: Belgium.
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Q. 10: Two South American countries have no coastline, name them. (A point for each.)
A. 10: Bolivia and Paraguay.
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Q. 11: Who or what was ‘The African Queen’ in the movie of the same name?
A. 11: ‘The African Queen’ was a boat.
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Q. 12: What does the yummy breakfast treat ‘Eggs Benedict’ consist of?
A. 12: ‘Eggs Benedict’ consists of two halves of an English muffin, topped with ham or bacon, poached eggs, and Hollandaise sauce.
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Q. 13: Which Canadian newspaper magnate held important Government Offices in England during World War I and World War II?
A. 13: Lord Beaverbrook.
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Q. 14: Who played ‘Herman Munster’ in the long running CBS Sitcom?
A. 14: Fred Gwynne.
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Q. 15: Which former American President left behind an immortal souvenir – the teddy -which was named after him?
A. 15: Theodore Roosevelt
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Q. 16: Orson Welles stated of him that his movie ‘The General’ was “the greatest comedy ever made, the greatest Civil War film ever made, and perhaps the greatest film ever made.” Of whom was he speaking?
A. 16: Joseph Frank “Buster” Keaton.
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Q. 17: According to Greek mythology whose box contained all the evils of the world?
A. 17: Pandora’s.
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Q. 18: He was born in Poland and emigrated to Palestine in 1906. He became the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Who was he?
A. 18: David Ben Gurion.
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Q. 19: Who wrote 2001 ‘A Space Odyssey’?
A. 19: Arthur C Clarke.
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Q. 20: What is the name of the largest river in Saudi Arabia?
A. 20: A bit of a tricky one to end with, there are no rivers in Saudi Arabia. Score a point if you said zero or none.
Hi, and welcome to another week and to start it off, another quiz.
The usual selection of random questions to test your knowledge.
And, as usual, if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please, NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: This one is the name of a famous city and also the man who ran away with Helen?
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Q. 2: What is the highest mountain in Africa?
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Q. 3: On which river does the city of Vienna stand?
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Q. 4: Who was the Empress of India in 1876?
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Q. 5: In which South American country did the ‘bossa nova’ originate?
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Q. 6: The so-called “Pastry war” of 1838 was fought between which two nations?
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Q. 7: Which capital city features in the name of a movie starring Sabu and based on the Arabian Nights?
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Q. 8: What started in a bakery in Pudding Lane in 1666?
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Q. 9: To which country does the island of Madeira belong?
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Q. 10: It’s almost time for the Hollywood Academy Awards again, but who won the Academy Award for best actress two years in a row in 1967 and 1968? (Bonus points if you can also name the movies.)
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Q. 11: How old was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when he died in 1791?
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Q. 12: What U.S. President committed an unpardonable sin by kissing Britain’s Queen Mother on the lips?
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Q. 13: On which small island did the USA first test their H bomb in 1954?
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Q. 14: Most people have heard of the phrase “Crossing the Rubicon” meaning to pass a point of no return, but who was the source of the phrase when he crossed the Rubicon and who was his opponent? (A point for each.)
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Q. 15: What make of car did Lenin and Stalin have one of that Brezhnev had three of?
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Q. 16: Which country seceded from Colombia in 1903?
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Q. 17: Which famous movie title is the Mexican name for the river known in the USA as ‘Rio Grande’?
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Q. 18: in 1984 who were Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis?
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Q. 19: What mythological creature did Britain’s King George V have tattooed on his right arm?
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Q. 1: This one is the name of a famous city and also the man who ran away with Helen?
A. 1: Paris.
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Q. 2: What is the highest mountain in Africa?
A. 2: Mt. Kilimanjaro.
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Q. 3: On which river does the city of Vienna stand?
A. 3: The River Danube.
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Q. 4: Who was the Empress of India in 1876?
A. 4: Britain’s Queen Victoria.
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Q. 5: In which South American country did the ‘bossa nova’ originate?
A. 5: Brazil.
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Q. 6: The so-called “Pastry war” of 1838 was fought between which two nations?
A. 6: Mexico and France.
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Q. 7: Which capital city features in the name of a movie starring Sabu and based on the Arabian Nights?
A. 7: Baghdad, the name of the movie is “The Thief of Baghdad”.
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Q. 8: What started in a bakery in Pudding Lane in 1666?
A. 8: The great fire of London.
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Q. 9: To which country does the island of Madeira belong?
A. 9: Portugal.
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Q. 10: It’s almost time for the Hollywood Academy Awards again, but who won the Academy Award for best actress two years in a row in 1967 and 1968? (Bonus points if you can also name the movies.)
A. 10: Katharine Hepburn, in 1967 for ‘Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner’ and in 1968 for ‘The Lion In Winter’.
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Q. 11: How old was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when he died in 1791?
A. 11: Only 35 years old.
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Q. 12: What U.S. President committed an unpardonable sin by kissing Britain’s Queen Mother on the lips?
A. 12: President Jimmy Carter.
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Q. 13: On which small island did the USA first test their H bomb in 1954?
A. 13: Bikini.
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Q. 14: Most people have heard of the phrase “Crossing the Rubicon” meaning to pass a point of no return, but who was the source of the phrase when he crossed the Rubicon and who was his opponent? (A point for each.)
A. 14: The phrase originated when Julius Caesar crossed the River Rubicon to fight Pompey.
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Q. 15: What make of car did Lenin and Stalin have one of that Brezhnev had three of?
A. 15: Rolls Royce.
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Q. 16: Which country seceded from Colombia in 1903?
A. 16: Panama.
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Q. 17: Which famous movie title is the Mexican name for the river known in the USA as ‘Rio Grande’?
A. 17: Rio Bravo
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Q. 18: in 1984 who were Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis?
A. 18: They were the ‘Ghostbusters’, a group of misfit parapsychologists Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), and Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis).
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Q. 19: What mythological creature did Britain’s King George V have tattooed on his right arm?
A. 19: A Dragon.
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Q. 20: Versions of this popular song have been recorded by Julie Covington, Madonna, Sarah Brighman, Elaine Paige, Sinead O’Connor, Susan Erens and The Carpenters, among others, what is it?
Get your thinking caps on for another random mixture of questions.
As usual the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: Which capital city is also a TV detective?
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Q. 2: Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of “The War Of The Worlds” was believed to be true?
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Q. 3: What were ‘Benjy’ and ‘Laska’, sent into space in 1958?
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Q. 4: Name the composer of the famous musicals ‘Top Hat’ and ‘Annie Get Your Gun’.
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Q. 5: Which mountains form the backbone of South America?
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Q. 6: In which river was Jesus Baptised?
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Q. 7: Which South American country provides the setting for the climax of the 1969 movie ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’?
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Q. 8: Into which ocean does the River Amazon flow?
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Q. 9: Which South American city was shaped by architect Oscar Niemeyer?
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Q. 10: The Rio Grande forms part of the boundary between which countries? (A point for each if you like.)
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Q. 11: What name is given to the large, treeless plains south of the Amazon?
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Q. 12: Which island in the east pacific is renowned for its stone heads?
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Q. 13: Which General overthrew Salvador Allende in 1973? (A bonus point if you can name the country.)
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Q. 14: Who was in office as President of the United States when the decision was taken to declare war on Germany during World War I?
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Q. 15: He was the son of a Siberian peasant and became the most influential person at the court of Tsar Nicholas II. He was widely thought to have magical powers and was assassinated in 1916. What was his name?
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Q. 16: The Winter Olympics have just started in Russia, but in what year was London due to host the Summer Olympic Games, but couldn’t because of the Second World War?
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Q. 17: Which American President saw active service in both the first and second World Wars?
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Q. 18: Which three movies did Steven Spielberg direct that were among the top ten highest grossing films of the 20th century? (Yes, a point for each and a bonus point if you get all three.)
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Q. 19: In what country did the soup known as ‘Cullen Skink’ originate?
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Q. 20: Which literary detective had a servant called ‘Bunter’?
a) Hercule Poirot b) Lord Peter Wimsey c) Sherlock Holmes
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Q. 1: Which capital city is also a TV detective?
A. 1: Columbo.
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Q. 2: Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of “The War Of The Worlds” was believed to be true?
A. 2: Orson Welles.
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Q. 3: What were ‘Benjy’ and ‘Laska’, sent into space in 1958?
A. 3: They were Mice.
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Q. 4: Name the composer of the famous musicals ‘Top Hat’ and ‘Annie Get Your Gun’.
A. 4: Irving Berlin.
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Q. 5: Which mountains form the backbone of South America?
A. 5: The Andes.
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Q. 6: In which river was Jesus Baptised?
A. 6: In the River Jordan.
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Q. 7: Which South American country provides the setting for the climax of the 1969 movie ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’?
A. 7: Bolivia.
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Q. 8: Into which ocean does the River Amazon flow?
A. 8: The Atlantic Ocean.
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Q. 9: Which South American city was shaped by architect Oscar Niemeyer?
A. 9: Brasilia.
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Q. 10: The Rio Grande forms part of the boundary between which countries? (A point for each if you like.)
A. 10: The United States of America and Mexico.
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Q. 11: What name is given to the large, treeless plains south of the Amazon?
A. 11: The Pampas.
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Q. 12: Which island in the east pacific is renowned for its stone heads?
A. 12: Easter Island.
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Q. 13: Which General overthrew Salvador Allende in 1973? (A bonus point if you can name the country.)
A. 13: General Pinochet in Chile.
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Q. 14: Who was in office as President of the United States when the decision was taken to declare war on Germany during World War I?
A. 14: Woodrow Wilson.
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Q. 15: He was the son of a Siberian peasant and became the most influential person at the court of Tsar Nicholas II. He was widely thought to have magical powers and was assassinated in 1916. What was his name?
A. 15: Rasputin.
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Q. 16: The Winter Olympics have just started in Russia, but in what year was London due to host the Summer Olympic Games, but couldn’t because of the Second World War?
A. 16: 1944.
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Q. 17: Which American President saw active service in both the first and second World Wars?
A. 17: President Dwight D Eisenhower.
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Q. 18: Which three movies did Steven Spielberg direct that were among the top ten highest grossing films of the 20th century? (Yes, a point for each and a bonus point if you get all three.)
A. 18: “Jurassic Park”, “E.T.” and “The Lost World”.
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Q. 19: In what country did the soup known as ‘Cullen Skink’ originate?
A. 19: Scotland. (It is a thick Scottish soup made of smoked haddock, potatoes and onions.)
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Q. 20: Which literary detective had a servant called ‘Bunter’?
a) Hercule Poirot b) Lord Peter Wimsey c) Sherlock Holmes
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