But as usual, if you get stuck, you can the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: Who has been a private investigator in Hawaii, an American cowboy in Australia and the police commissioner in New York city?
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Q. 2: What do you call a group of bears?
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Q. 3: Which Eastern European city is known as the ‘City of a Hundred Spires’ ?
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Q. 4: Which country’s flag includes a cedar tree?
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Q. 5: In which book does an alien invasion commence in Woking?
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Q. 6: Which subatomic particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?
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Q. 7: Which sugar is found in milk?
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Q. 8: This one is the name of the largest species of big cat to be found in South America and a make of automobile?
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Q. 9: What is the name given to the part of the Earth that lies between the outer core and the crust?
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Q. 10: You see it on your cereal packet all the time, but Riboflavin is an alternative name for which vitamin of the B Group?
a) Vitamin B1 b) Vitamin B2 c) Vitamin B3 d) Vitamin B12
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Q. 11: Not part of the UK, but still known as British Crown Dependencies, the Channel Islands are situated in the English Channel just off the coast of France. You get a point for each of the four main islands in this group you can name correctly.
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Q. 12: Which is the world’s tallest mammal?
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Q. 13: ‘It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen,’ is the first line from which book?
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Q. 14: What is the approximate diameter of Earth?
a) 4,000 miles b) 6,000 miles c) 8,000 miles d) 10,000 miles
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Q. 15: What gifted actress played the part of an FBI trainee in the movie ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ and what was the name of the character she played? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 16: What is the world’s smallest flightless bird?
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Q. 17: In the publishing industry what does the acronym ‘POD’ mean?
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Q. 18: What color is a Himalayan poppy?
a) Red b) Yellow c) Green d) Blue
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Q. 19: What flavor is Cointreau?
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Q. 20: On which multi-million selling album would you find the Nasal Choir, Moribund Chorus and Girlie Chorus?
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Q. 1: Who has been a private investigator in Hawaii, an American cowboy in Australia and the police commissioner in New York city?
A. 1: Tom Selleck. He played Magnum PI set in Hawaii, Quigley in the movie Quigley Down Under and currently Frank Reagan the NYC Police Commissioner in the TV series Blue Bloods.
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Q. 2: What do you call a group of bears?
A. 2: A ‘Sloth’.
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Q. 3: Which Eastern European city is known as the ‘City of a Hundred Spires’ ?
A. 3: Prague, the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
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Q. 4: Which country’s flag includes a cedar tree?
A. 4: Lebanon.
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Q. 5: In which book does an alien invasion commence in Woking?
A. 5: The War of the Worlds by H G Wells.
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Q. 6: Which subatomic particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?
A. 6: Protons and Neutrons.
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Q. 7: Which sugar is found in milk?
A. 7: Lactose.
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Q. 8: This one is the name of the largest species of big cat to be found in South America and a make of automobile?
A. 8: Jaguar.
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Q. 9: What is the name given to the part of the Earth that lies between the outer core and the crust?
A. 9: It is known as the ‘Mantle’.
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Q. 10: You see it on your cereal packet all the time, but Riboflavin is an alternative name for which vitamin of the B Group?
a) Vitamin B1 b) Vitamin B2 c) Vitamin B3 d) Vitamin B12
A. 10: The correct answer is b) Vitamin B2.
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Q. 11: Not part of the UK, but still known as British Crown Dependencies, the Channel Islands are situated in the English Channel just off the coast of France. You get a point for each of the four main islands in this group you can name correctly.
A. 11: The four main islands in the Channel Islands group are: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark.
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Q. 12: Which is the world’s tallest mammal?
A. 12: The Giraffe. (By a neck!)
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Q. 13: ‘It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen,’ is the first line from which book?
A. 13: 1984 by George Orwell.
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Q. 14: What is the approximate diameter of Earth?
a) 4,000 miles b) 6,000 miles c) 8,000 miles d) 10,000 miles
A. 14: The correct answer is c) 8,000 miles.
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Q. 15: What gifted actress played the part of an FBI trainee in the movie ‘Silence Of The Lambs’ and what was the name of the character she played? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 15: She is Jodie Foster and in The Silence Of The Lambs she played the part of Clarice Starling.
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Q. 16: What is the world’s smallest flightless bird?
A. 16: The Kiwi.
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Q. 17: In the publishing industry what does the acronym ‘POD’ mean?
A. 17: It means ‘Print on demand’.
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Q. 18: What color is a Himalayan poppy?
a) Red b) Yellow c) Green d) Blue
A. 18: The correct answer is d) Blue.
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Q. 19: What flavour is Cointreau?
A. 19: Orange.
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Q. 20: On which multi-million selling album would you find the Nasal Choir, Moribund Chorus and Girlie Chorus?
Last week we had the BIG Christmas quiz and thank you to everyone who visited and tried it out.
And a very special thanks to the Coastal Crone who reblogged it.
Since we are all used to ‘leftovers’ at this time of the year I thought I would use my leftover questions from last week’s BIG quiz for a little one this week.
The questions still have a Christmassy theme and as usual, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below.
So enjoy what’s left of the Christmas holiday and good luck with the quiz.
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Q. 1: How many points does a snowflake have? (Sorry there’s only one point for the correct answer.)
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Q. 2: Charles Dickens is said to have considered the names ‘Little Larry’ and ‘Puny Pete’ for which character? (A bonus point is available if you can also correctly name the Dickens novel in which the character appears.)
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Q. 3: In which country that made the news a lot during 2014, and the largest country of its continent, is it said that finding a spider web on Christmas morning brings good luck, and so Christmas trees are decorated with artificial spider webs?
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Q. 4: What is New Year’s Eve called in Scotland?
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Q. 5: What former Egyptian president was born on Christmas day in 1918?
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Q. 6: Which alcoholic ingredient is used in a ‘Snowball’ cocktail?
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Q. 7: And what animal is ‘Snowball’ in George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’?
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Q. 8: Derived from the Latin word meaning ‘coming’, what is the name of the period leading up to Christmas?
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Q. 9: In the rhyme ‘Christmas is coming’, who is getting ‘fat’?
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Q. 10: The first singing radio commercial, which aired in the US on Christmas Eve 1926, was for which brand?
a) Rolex b) BMW c) Wheaties d) Durex
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Q. 11: Why is the male turkey often referred to as ‘Tom Turkey’?
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Q. 12: In what country did Christmas Trees originate?
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Q. 13: How many ‘Wise Men’ brought gifts to Jesus?
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Q. 14: Which English monarch was crowned on Christmas Day in Westminster Abbey?
a) William I b) William II c) William III d) William IV
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Q. 15: Name the two administrative and ex-colonial regions of China for which Christmas day remains a legal public holiday, whereas in the main country it is not? (A point for each that you name correctly.)
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Q. 16: The Christmas favorite of ‘Pigs in Blankets’ is chipolata sausages wrapped in what?
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Q. 17: In Mexico, it is said that wearing what color underwear on New Year’s Eve ensures finding new love the following year?
a) Yellow b) Green c) Red d) Brown
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Q. 18: Father Christmas is known as ‘Pai Natal’ in which European country?
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Q. 19: The surname ‘Chandler’ derives from the making or selling of what?
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Q. 20: What was Mr Bean searching for when he got his head stuck in a turkey?
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Q. 1: How many points does a snowflake have? (Sorry there’s only one point for the correct answer.)
A. 1: Six.
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Q. 2: Charles Dickens is said to have considered the names ‘Little Larry’ and ‘Puny Pete’ for which character? (A bonus point is available if you can also correctly name the Dickens novel in which the character appears.)
A. 2: The character is ‘Tiny Tim’ and he appears in ‘A Christmas Carol’.
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Q. 3: In which country that made the news a lot during 2014, and the largest country of its continent, is it said that finding a spider web on Christmas morning brings good luck, and so Christmas trees are decorated with artificial spider webs?
A. 3: The correct answer is Ukraine. (Since it is the time to be generous you can also have a point if you said ‘Poland’. Although it does not fulfill all the parameters of the question, spiders or spider webs are common Christmas trees decorations in Poland because according to legend, a spider wove a blanket for Baby Jesus. In fact, Polish people consider spiders to be symbols of goodness and prosperity at Christmas.)
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Q. 4: What is New Year’s Eve called in Scotland?
A. 4: Hogmanay.
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Q. 5: What former Egyptian president was born on Christmas day in 1918?
A. 5: Anwar Sadat.
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Q. 6: Which alcoholic ingredient is used in a ‘Snowball’ cocktail?
A. 6: Advocaat.
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Q. 7: And what animal is ‘Snowball’ in George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’?
A. 7: A Pig.
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Q. 8: Derived from the Latin word meaning ‘coming’, what is the name of the period leading up to Christmas?
A. 8: Advent.
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Q. 9: In the rhyme ‘Christmas is coming’, who is getting ‘fat’?
A. 9: The goose.
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Q. 10: The first singing radio commercial, which aired in the US on Christmas Eve 1926, was for which brand?
a) Rolex b) BMW c) Wheaties d) Durex
A. 10: The correct answer is c) Wheaties.
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Q. 11: Why is the male turkey often referred to as ‘Tom Turkey’?
A. 11: After Thomas Jefferson, because Jefferson was opposed to the idea of a turkey as the national bird.
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Q. 12: In what country did Christmas Trees originate?
A. 12: Germany. (Technically it was Latvia but at that time it was part of Germany.)
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Q. 13: How many ‘Wise Men’ brought gifts to Jesus?
A. 13: ‘More than one’ is the correct answer, the Bible does not specify how many. (If you said ‘3’ you don’t get a point.)
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Q. 14: Which English monarch was crowned on Christmas Day in Westminster Abbey?
a) William I b) William II c) William III d) William IV
A. 14: The correct answer is a) William I.
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Q. 15: Name the two administrative and ex-colonial regions of China for which Christmas day remains a legal public holiday, whereas in the main country it is not? (A point for each that you name correctly.)
A. 15: Hong Kong and Macau.
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Q. 16: The Christmas favorite of ‘Pigs in Blankets’ is chipolata sausages wrapped in what?
A. 16: Bacon.
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Q. 17: In Mexico, it is said that wearing what color underwear on New Year’s Eve ensures finding new love the following year?
a) Yellow b) Green c) Red d) Brown
A. 17: The correct answer is c) Red.
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Q. 18: Father Christmas is known as ‘Pai Natal’ in which European country?
A. 18: Portugal.
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Q. 19: The surname ‘Chandler’ derives from the making or selling of what?
A. 19: Candles.
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Q. 20: What was Mr Bean searching for when he got his head stuck in a turkey?
Christmas week again folks and another year almost gone.
Time of course for the BIG Christmas quiz.
Some of the questions are fairly easy, but one or two will keep you thinking for a while.
So grab a cup of coffee, or something stronger if you like, and test your knowledge of Christmas and things Christmasy.
And, as always, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy, good luck, and a very Merry Christmas.
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Q. 1: In which country does Santa have his own personal postcode ‘HOH OHO’?
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Q. 2: Which Christmas plant takes its name from the first US Minister to Mexico?
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Q. 3: What date is St Stephen’s Day?
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Q. 4: The song ‘White Christmas’ was first performed in which 1942 movie?
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Q. 5: Who is officially credited as the author of ‘Auld Lang Syne’?
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Q. 6: ‘Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents’ is the opening line from which classic novel?
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Q. 7: Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics ‘…To save us all from Satan’s power, when we were gone astray..’?
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Q. 8: In ‘The Twelve Days Of Christmas’, what were there eight of?
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Q. 9: If you’ve watched a TV show like ‘The Sopranos’ you’ve probably heard the term ‘Bada Bing’, but in what country is Christmas known as ‘Bada Din’ (the big day)?
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Q. 10: Which of Santa’s reindeer shares its name with a mythical god of love?
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Q. 11: What color are the berries of the mistletoe plant?
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Q. 12: The character ‘Jack Skellington’ appears in which 1993 Tim Burton movie?
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Q. 13: What’s the second line of “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas“?
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Q. 14: Marzipan is made (conventionally in the western world) mainly from sugar and the flour or meal of which nut?
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Q. 15: In the inspirational 1946 movie, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, what’s the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel?
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Q. 16: What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847?
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Q. 17: We all know that “Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephan” and that he liked his pizzas deep pan crisp and even, but in which country was Wenceslas king?
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Q. 18: Who wrote ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’?
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Q. 19: Who were first people to visit the baby Jesus?
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Q. 20: A Christmas present for country western fans. Who sang “It was Christmas in prison the food was real good, we had turkey and pistols carved out of wood” ?
a) Willy Nelson b) Johnny Cash c) John Prine d) Garth Brooks
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Q. 21: What do George C. Scott, Alastair Sim, Daffy Duck, Patrick Stewart, Michael Caine, Fred Flintstone and Jim Carrey all have in common?
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Q. 22: Which Christmas condiment is made from fruit sometimes referred to as ‘marshworts’?
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Q. 23: The American ad writer Robert L. May invented which colorful Christmas character in 1939?
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Q. 24: ‘Three Kings Day’ is known by what numerical name in Britain?
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Q. 25: What Angel visited Mary?
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Q. 26: Which Christmas slogan was introduced by Clarissa Baldwin of Dogs Trust in 1978?
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Q. 27: Peter Auty sang ‘Walking In The Air’ in what Christmas time movie?
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Q. 28: What do American singer and actor Dean Martin, actress and singer Eartha Kitt, and Charlie Chaplin all have in common?
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Q. 29: In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, ‘…my true love brought to me nine…’ what?
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Q. 30: Which American-born English poet, having first names Thomas Stearns, wrote the poem ‘The Cultivation Of Christmas Trees’?
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Q. 31: Who composed the music known as ‘The Nutcracker Suite’, for the Christmas themed ballet The Nutcracker, premiered in St Petersburg, 1892?
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Q. 32: What is the surname of the family in the 1989 movie ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’?
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Q. 33: Patra, the birthplace of the original Santa Claus, St Nicholas, is in which modern country?
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Q. 34: How many of Rudolph’s eight companions names start with ‘D’? (A point for the correct number and bonus points for each one you can name correctly.)
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Q. 35: Which southern central US state, whose capital city has the same name, was the last to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?
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Q. 36: Under which Puritan leader did the English parliament pass a law banning Christmas in 1647?
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Q. 37: In the song ‘The Twelve Days Of Christmas‘, how many swans were a-swimming?
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Q. 38: Why were Joseph and the expectant Mary on the road to Bethlehem in the first place?
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Q. 39: In which country was Boxing Day renamed ‘Day of Goodwill’ in 1994?
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Q. 40: How many Lords-a-leaping are there in ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’?
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Q. 41: In which American state would you find the city of Bethlehem?
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Q. 42: Which Hasbro children’s robot action figures were the most popular Christmas presents in 1984?
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Q. 43: What Christmas item takes its name from the old French word ‘estincelle’, meaning spark?
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Q. 44: In the movie ‘Jingle All The Way’ name the toy Arnold Schwarzenegger was hunting?
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Q. 45: Which famous mathematician was born on Boxing Day in 1791?
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Q. 46: What does the word ‘Christ’ mean?
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Q. 47: Which 1987 action/comedy movie opens to the music of ‘Jingle Bell Rock’?
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Q. 48: What Apple product was reportedly the most popular Christmas gift in 2007?
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Q. 49: A lot of them have already been mentioned in this quiz, so how many presents were given in total in the 12 Days of Christmas?
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Q. 50: In the Christmas carol, which town is known as ‘Royal David’s City’?
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Q. 1: In which country does Santa have his own personal postcode ‘HOH OHO’?
A. 1: Canada.
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Q. 2: Which Christmas plant takes its name from the first US Minister to Mexico?
A. 2: Poinsettia.
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Q. 3: What date is St Stephen’s Day?
A. 3: 26th December.
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Q. 4: The song ‘White Christmas’ was first performed in which 1942 movie?
A. 4: Holiday Inn.
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Q. 5: Who is officially credited as the author of ‘Auld Lang Syne’?
A. 5: Robert Burns.
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Q. 6: ‘Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents’ is the opening line from which classic novel?
A. 6: Little Women.
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Q. 7: Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics ‘…To save us all from Satan’s power, when we were gone astray..’?
A. 7: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
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Q. 8: In ‘The Twelve Days Of Christmas’, what were there eight of?
A. 8: Maids-a-milking.
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Q. 9: If you’ve watched a TV show like ‘The Sopranos’ you’ve probably heard the term ‘Bada Bing’, but in what country is Christmas known as ‘Bada Din’ (the big day)?
A. 9: India.
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Q. 10: Which of Santa’s reindeer shares its name with a mythical god of love?
A. 10: Cupid.
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Q. 11: What color are the berries of the mistletoe plant?
A. 11: White.
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Q. 12: The character ‘Jack Skellington’ appears in which 1993 Tim Burton movie?
A. 12: The Nightmare before Christmas.
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Q. 13: What’s the second line of “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas”?
A. 13: “Just like the ones I used to know”.
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Q. 14: Marzipan is made (conventionally in the western world) mainly from sugar and the flour or meal of which nut?
A. 14: Almond.
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Q. 15: In the inspirational 1946 movie, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, what is the name of George Bailey’s guardian angel?
A. 15: Clarence (Oddbody).
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Q. 16: What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847?
A. 16: Christmas cracker.
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Q. 17: We all know that “Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephan” and that he liked his pizzas deep pan crisp and even, but in which country was Wenceslas king?
A. 17: Bohemia (Czech Republic)
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Q. 18: Who wrote ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’?
A. 18: Dr Seuss.
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Q. 19: Who were first people to visit the baby Jesus?
A. 19: Shepherds.
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Q. 20: A Christmas present for country western fans. Who sang “It was Christmas in prison the food was real good, we had turkey and pistols carved out of wood” ?
a. Willy Nelson b. Johnny Cash c. John Prine d. Garth Brooks
A. 20: Answer c. John Prine (‘Christmas in prison’ from the album Sweet Revenge)
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Q. 21: What do George C. Scott, Alastair Sim, Daffy Duck, Patrick Stewart, Michael Caine, Fred Flintstone and Jim Carrey all have in common?
A. 21: They have all played the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in movies or television.
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Q. 22: Which Christmas condiment is made from fruit sometimes referred to as ‘marshworts’?
A. 22: Cranberry sauce.
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Q. 23: The American ad writer Robert L. May invented which colorful Christmas character in 1939?
A. 23: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
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Q. 24: ‘Three Kings Day’ is known by what numerical name in Britain?
A. 24: Twelfth Night.
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Q. 25: What Angel visited Mary?
A. 25: Gabriel.
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Q. 26: Which Christmas slogan was introduced by Clarissa Baldwin of Dogs Trust in 1978?
A. 26: A Dog Is For Life, Not Just For Christmas.
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Q. 27: Peter Auty sang ‘Walking In The Air’ in what Christmas time movie?
A. 27: The Snowman.
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Q. 28: What do American singer and actor Dean Martin, actress and singer Eartha Kitt, and Charlie Chaplin all have in common?
A. 28: All died on Christmas day.
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Q. 29: In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, ‘…my true love brought to me nine…’ what?
A. 29: Ladies dancing.
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Q. 30: Which American-born English poet, having first names Thomas Stearns, wrote the poem ‘The Cultivation Of Christmas Trees’?
A. 30: T S Eliot.
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Q. 31: Who composed the music known as ‘The Nutcracker Suite’, for the Christmas themed ballet The Nutcracker, premiered in St Petersburg, 1892?
A. 31: Tchaikovsky.
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Q. 32: What is the surname of the family in the 1989 movie ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’?
A. 32: Griswold.
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Q. 33: Patra, the birthplace of the original Santa Claus, St Nicholas, is in which modern country?
A. 33: Turkey.
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Q. 34: How many of Rudolph’s eight companions names start with ‘D’? (A point for the correct number and bonus points for each one you can name correctly.)
A. 34: Three – Dasher, Dancer and Donner
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Q. 35: Which southern central US state, whose capital city has the same name, was the last to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?
A. 35: Oklahoma.
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Q. 36: Under which Puritan leader did the English parliament pass a law banning Christmas in 1647?
A. 36: Oliver Cromwell.
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Q. 37: In the song ‘The Twelve Days Of Christmas’, how many swans were a-swimming?
A. 37: Seven.
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Q. 38: Why were Joseph and the expectant Mary on the road to Bethlehem in the first place?
A. 38: To pay tax (and take part in a census).
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Q. 39: In which country was Boxing Day renamed ‘Day of Goodwill’ in 1994?
A. 39: South Africa
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Q. 40: How many Lords-a-leaping are there in ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’?
A. 40: 10.
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Q. 41: In which American state would you find the city of Bethlehem?
A. 41: Pennsylvania
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Q. 42: Which Hasbro children’s robot action figures were the most popular Christmas presents in 1984?
A. 42: The Transformers
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Q. 43: What Christmas item takes its name from the old French word ‘estincelle’, meaning spark?
A. 43: Tinsel.
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Q. 44: In the movie ‘Jingle All The Way’ name the toy Arnold Schwarzenegger was hunting?
A. 44: Turbo Man.
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Q. 45: Which famous mathematician was born on Boxing Day in 1791?
A. 45: Charles Babbage.
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Q. 46: What does the word ‘Christ’ mean?
A. 46: ‘Annointed’ (from the Greek ‘Xristo’).
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Q. 47: Which 1987 action/comedy movie opens to the music of ‘Jingle Bell Rock;?
A. 47: Lethal Weapon
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Q. 48: What Apple product was reportedly the most popular Christmas gift in 2007?
A. 48: The iPod Touch.
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Q. 49: How many presents were given in total in the 12 Days of Christmas?
A. 49: 364.
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Q. 50: In the Christmas carol, which town is known as ‘Royal David’s City’?
“Remember, remember the fifth of November,” is something that kids used to chant on this day in Britain as a memento of a character called Guy Fawkes, whose claim to immortality was that he tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London, England in what became known as the Gunpowder Plot.
portrait of Guy Fawkes
It all took place in 1605 and was a failed attempt to assassinate King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of provincial English Roman Catholics led by Robert Catesby.
They had planned to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of England’s Parliament on 5 November 1605, when the King would be certain to be in attendance. That event was then supposed to trigger a popular revolt in the English Midlands during which James’s nine-year-old daughter, Princess Elizabeth, was to be installed as the Roman Catholic head of state.
Catesby’s fellow plotters were John Wright, Thomas Wintour, Thomas Percy, Guy Fawkes, Robert Keyes, Thomas Bates, Robert Wintour, Christopher Wright, John Grant, Ambrose Rookwood, Sir Everard Digby and Francis Tresham.
Fawkes, who is remembered while most of the others have been forgotten, was a man with some military service and was therefore chosen to be in charge of the explosives.
The plot failed when an anonymous letter was sent to William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle, on 26 October 1605 and a subsequent search of the House of Lords at midnight on 4 November 1605, revealed Guy Fawkes guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder.
He was arrested and in good conspiratorial fashion his comrades fled from London leaving him to face the consequences alone. One or two did try to make a stand against the pursuing Sheriff of Worcester and his men at a place called Holbeche House, and in the ensuing battle Catesby was one of those shot and killed.
At the trial of those who survived, held on 27 January 1606, eight conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, were convicted and sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered, a particularly cruel form of punishment used for traitors in those days. (Think of the final scenes from the Mel Gibson movie Braveheart and you will understand the gruesome process.)
Immediately before his execution on 31 January, Guy Fawkes jumped from the scaffold where he was to be hanged and broke his neck, thus avoiding the agony of the mutilation that followed.
The failure of the Gunpowder Plot was commemorated for many years afterwards by special sermons and other public events such as the ringing of church bells. This evolved into the present tradition of ‘Bonfire Night’ when effigies of Guy Fawkes are traditionally burned on bonfires, accompanied by fireworks. Many such displays which will be held throughout Britain later today.
Interestingly, the ‘anonymous’ face mask currently in use by many anti government groups is based on the visage of Guy Fawkes.
A good mixture of questions this week, some very easy and few that should sort out the serious quizzers from the casual players.
As usual if you get stuck the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: What does the ‘Q’ in ‘Q-tips’ stand for?
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Q. 2: How many curves are in a standard paper clip?
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Q. 3: In which river are the 1000 islands?
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Q. 4: The scene of a famous battle, the city of Montevideo is located at the mouth of which river?
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Q. 5: During World War II, the largest Japanese spy ring was located where?
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Q. 6: In which country was the “angel of the north” erected in 1998?
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Q. 7: What 6 colors are on the classic Campbell’s soup label? (A point for each.)
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Q. 8: She was the leader of the British movement for female suffrage and in 1903 founded the Women’s Political Union which agitated for votes for women, but died in 1928 just before full voting rights were granted. Who was she?
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Q. 9: On the United States “Stars and Stripes” flag, is the top stripe red or white?
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Q. 10: Which German leader was known as the ‘Iron Chancellor’?
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Q. 11: Name the character who said, “I do wish we could chat longer but I’m having an old friend for dinner” and the movie from which it comes? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 12: Which way do fans rotate?
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Q. 13: England’s King Henry VIII is infamous for having six wives and for having some of them executed by beheading. But how many of the six wives lost their heads?
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Q. 14: If ‘Lady’ is a pedigree spaniel what is the name of the mongrel?
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Q. 15: Whose face is on a dime?
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Q. 16: The now famous line “Show me the money” comes from what well known movie?
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Q. 17: Which country did Xerxes rule?
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Q. 18: Who is missing from this list?
Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc.
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Q. 19: Which actor in 1962 was the first to say the immortal line “The name is Bond – James Bond” and in which movie? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 20: Who sang about the ‘Witchita line man’?
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Q. 1: What does the ‘Q’ in ‘Q-tips’ stand for?
A. 1: The ‘Q’ in ‘Q-tips’ stands for ‘quality’.
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Q. 2: How many curves are in a standard paper clip?
A. 2: There are 3 curves on a standard paper clip. (Did you have to look?)
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Q. 3: In which river are the 1000 islands?
A. 3: In the St Lawrence River.
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Q. 4: The scene of a famous battle, the city of Montevideo is located at the mouth of which river?
A. 4: The River Plate (Rio de la Plate).
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Q. 5: During World War II, the largest Japanese spy ring was located where?
A. 5: The largest Japanese spy ring during WWII was not in the U.S. but in Mexico, where it spied on the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
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Q. 6: In which country was the “angel of the north” erected in 1998?
A. 6: In England.
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Q. 7: What 6 colors are on the classic Campbell’s soup label? (A point for each.)
A. 7: Blue, red, white, yellow, black, and gold.
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Q. 8: She was the leader of the British movement for female suffrage and in 1903 founded the Women’s Political Union which agitated for votes for women, but died in 1928 just before full voting rights were granted. Who was she?
A. 8: Emmeline Pankhurst.
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Q. 9: On the United States “Stars and Stripes” flag, is the top stripe red or white?
A. 9: It is Red. (Again I hope you didn’t have to look!)
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Q. 10: Which German leader was known as the ‘Iron Chancellor’?
A. 10: Bismarck.
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Q. 11: Name the character who said, “I do wish we could chat longer but I’m having an old friend for dinner” and the movie from which it comes? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 11: Hannibal Lecter said it in the Silence of the Lambs.
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Q. 12: Which way do fans rotate?
A. 12: Clockwise as you look at it
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Q. 13: England’s King Henry VIII is infamous for having six wives and for having some of them executed by beheading. But how many of the six wives lost their heads?
A. 13: Only two, people usually think it is more.
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Q. 14: If ‘Lady’ is a pedigree spaniel what is the name of the mongrel?
A. 14: His name is ‘Tramp’, from the animated feature ‘Lady and the Tramp’.
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Q. 15: Whose face is on a dime?
A. 15: US President Franklin D Roosevelt.
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Q. 16: The now famous line “Show me the money” comes from what well known movie?
A. 16: The movie was ‘Jerry Maguire’, starring Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Q. 17: Which country did Xerxes rule?
A. 17: Persia.
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Q. 18: Who is missing from this list?
Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc.
A. 18: Bashful is missing, he was afraid to appear.
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Q. 19: Which actor in 1962 was the first to say the immortal line “The name is Bond – James Bond” and in which movie? (A point for each correct answer.)
Hello to all you quizzers out there. Your moment has indeed come.
It’s time for the Monday quiz here at the fasab blog.
Another random selection of questions and as usual if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy, and good luck.
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Q. 1: What is the longest river in South America?
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Q. 2: Philip Pirrip is the central character in which famous Charles Dickens novel?
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Q. 3: ‘Firefly’, ‘The Mole’ and ‘Fab 2’ are all examples of what?
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Q. 4: This famous historical duke and his horse both had capital cities named after them. Can you name them? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 5: The island of Zealand is part of which country?
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Q. 6: What is the name of the satirical novel by the American author Joseph Heller set during World War II from 1942 to 1944?
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Q. 7: What is the name of the Norwegian politician who became a puppet leader of his country during World War II, his name now a byword for treachery?
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Q. 8: This 1999 movie starring Will Smith, who also sang the title song, won five Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screen Couple, Worst Screenplay and Worst Original Song – what was it?
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Q. 9: Which island has the 2 official languages Sinhalese and Tamil?
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Q. 10: The site of this famous battle is now a National Monument, but in which American state did the Battle of The Little Bighorn take place?
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Q. 11: In order of popularity, can you name the world’s top three religions?
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Q. 12: Which South American city provides the setting for the 1982 movie ‘Missing’, starring Jack Lemmon?
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Q. 13: British Honduras is now called what?
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Q. 14: What Catholic Bishop was killed in Rome on February 14 AD 270?
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Q. 15: Where were the ‘Camp David Accords’ signed, and by whom?
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Q. 16: Who, in the 1970s and at the age of forty-three, became the world’s first female President and the youngest Head of State in Latin America?
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Q. 17: Who founded the first US detective agency in 1850?
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Q. 18: For what invention is Earl Silas Tupper best known?
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Q. 19: Who said in a 1933 movie, “I could dance with you till the cows come home. On second thoughts, I’d rather dance with the cows till you came home” (A bonus point if you can name the movie.)
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Q. 20: Which super group were originally called the ‘New Yardbirds’?
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Q. 1: What is the longest river in South America?
A. 1: The Amazon.
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Q. 2: Philip Pirrip is the central character in which famous Charles Dickens novel?
A. 2: Great Expectations.
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Q. 3: ‘Firefly’, ‘The Mole’ and ‘Fab 2’ are all examples of what?
A. 3: Vehicles in the TV series Thunderbirds.
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Q. 4: This famous historical duke and his horse both had capital cities named after them. Can you name them? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 4: The famous historical duke is the Duke of Wellington, Wellington being the capital city of New Zealand; the name of his horse was Copenhagen which is also the name of the capital city of Denmark.
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Q. 5: The island of Zealand is part of which country?
A. 5: Denmark.
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Q. 6: What is the name of the satirical novel by the American author Joseph Heller set during World War II from 1942 to 1944?
A. 6: Catch-22.
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Q. 7: What is the name of the Norwegian politician who became a puppet leader of his country during World War II, his name now a byword for treachery?
A. 7: Vidkun Quisling.
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Q. 8: This 1999 movie starring Will Smith, who also sang the title song, won five Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screen Couple, Worst Screenplay and Worst Original Song – what was it?
A. 8: Wild, Wild West.
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Q. 9: Which island has the 2 official languages Sinhalese and Tamil?
A. 9: Sri Lanka.
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Q. 10: The site of this famous battle is now a National Monument, but in which American state did the Battle of The Little Bighorn take place?
A. 10: Montana.
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Q. 11: In order of popularity, can you name the world’s top three religions?
A. 11: Christianity (2 billion followers approximately), Islam (1.6 billion) and Hinduism (1 billion).
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Q. 12: Which South American city provides the setting for the 1982 movie ‘Missing’, starring Jack Lemmon?
A. 12: Santiago de Chile. (You get a point if you just said Santiago.)
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Q. 13: British Honduras is now called what?
A. 13: Belize.
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Q. 14: What Catholic Bishop was killed in Rome on February 14 AD 270?
A. 14: Did the date give it away? The answer is, St Valentine.
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Q. 15: Where were the ‘Camp David Accords’ signed, and by whom?
A. 15: Although they are named after the location at which the secret negotiations preceding them took place, The ‘Camp David Accords’ were actually signed at the White House in Washington DC, by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on 17 September 1978, witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter.
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Q. 16: Who, in the 1970s at the age of forty-three, became the world’s first female President and the youngest Head of State in Latin America?
A. 16: Isabel Peron.
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Q. 17: Who founded the first US detective agency in 1850?
A. 17: Allan Pinkerton.
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Q. 18: For what invention is Earl Silas Tupper best known?
A. 18: The clue was in the name, the answer is ‘Tupperware’.
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Q. 19: Who said in a 1933 movie, “I could dance with you till the cows come home. On second thoughts, I’d rather dance with the cows till you came home” (A bonus point if you can name the movie.)
A. 19: Groucho Marx in ‘Duck Soup’.
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Q. 20: Which super group were originally called the ‘New Yardbirds’?
After a couple of festive mega quizzes it’s back to normal this week with a standard sized offering to test your knowledge.
As usual the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but NO cheating please!
Enjoy.
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Q. 1: What was Walt Disney’s Middle name?
a) Ewart b) Elias c) Elliot d) Ernest
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Q. 2: Which was the first state in America to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, and what year did that law that come into effect? (A point for each part.)
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Q. 3: In which year did seat belts become compulsory in Great Britain?
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Q. 4: In Germany what is a ‘kaufhaus’?
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Q. 5: Which country has the longest land border with Russia?
a) Mongolia b) Kazakhstan c) China
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Q. 6: ‘Hogmanay’ is another name for which day of the year?
a) New Year’s Day b) New Year’s Eve c) Christmas Day
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Q. 7: Camp David, the country retreat of US Presidents, is in which state?
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Q. 8: The name of which Mexican snack food literally means ‘little cheese thing’?
a) quesadilla b) burrito c) enchilada
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Q. 9: Absolute government by one person called what?
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Q. 10: The Egyptian god Anubis had the head of what animal?
a) Jackal b) Lion c) Crocodile
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Q. 11: What was the first fully computer-generated feature length movie made by Pixar?
a) Monsters Inc b) A Bug’s Life c) Toy Story
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Q. 12: Which Canadian city hosts the ‘Just For Laughs’ comedy festival every July?
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Q. 13: Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Zeus?
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Q. 14: The US TV series ‘The Office’ was set in which Pennsylvanian city?
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Q. 15: What is measured on the Rankine scale?
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Q. 16: Who composed the opera ‘Cosi fan tutte’?
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Q. 17: What is the profession of Bill Murray’s character in ‘Groundhog Day’?
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Q. 18: ‘Mariculture’ is the cultivation of the animals and plants of which environment?
a) Desert b) Forest c) Sea
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Q. 19: Writers from which country have won the Nobel Prize for Literature most often?
a) America b) Sweden c) France d) England
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Q. 20: What car is the prize possession of Clint Eastwood’s movie character ‘Walt Kowalski’?
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Q. 1: What was Walt Disney’s Middle name?
a) Ewart b) Elias c) Elliot d) Ernest
A. 1: b) Elias.
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Q. 2: Which was the first state in America to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, and what year did that law that come into effect? (A point for each part.)
A. 2: New York in 1984 (December 1 to be precise).
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Q. 3: In which year did seat belts become compulsory in Great Britain?
A. 3: 1983.
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Q. 4: In Germany what is a ‘kaufhaus’?
A. 4: A department store.
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Q. 5: Which country has the longest land border with Russia?
a) Mongolia b) Kazakhstan c) China
A. 5: b) Kazakhstan.
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Q. 6: ‘Hogmanay’ is another name for which day of the year?
a) New Year’s Day b) New Year’s Eve c) Christmas Day
A. 6: Hogmanay is celebrated on b) New Year’s Eve.
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Q. 7: Camp David, the country retreat of US Presidents, is in which state?
A. 7: Maryland.
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Q. 8: The name of which Mexican snack food literally means ‘little cheese thing’?
a) quesadilla b) burrito c) enchilada
A. 8: a) quesadilla.
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Q. 9: Absolute government by one person called what?
A. 9: Autocracy.
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Q. 10: The Egyptian god Anubis had the head of what animal?
a) Jackal b) Lion c) Crocodile
A. 10: a) Jackal.
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Q. 11: What was the first fully computer-generated feature length movie made by Pixar?
a) Monsters Inc b) A Bug’s Life c) Toy Story
A. 11: c) Toy Story.
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Q. 12: Which Canadian city hosts the ‘Just For Laughs’ comedy festival every July?
A. 12: Montreal.
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Q. 13: Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Zeus?
A. 13: Jupiter.
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Q. 14: The US TV series ‘The Office’ was set in which Pennsylvanian city?
A. 14: Scranton.
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Q. 15: What is measured on the Rankine scale?
A. 15: The Rankine scale measures temperature.
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Q. 16: Who composed the opera ‘Cosi fan tutte’?
A. 16: Mozart.
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Q. 17: What is the profession of Bill Murray’s character in ‘Groundhog Day’?
A. 17: He plays the part of a TV weatherman.
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Q. 18: ‘Mariculture’ is the cultivation of the animals and plants of which environment?
a) Desert b) Forest c) Sea
A. 18: c) Sea.
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Q. 19: Writers from which country have won the Nobel Prize for Literature most often?
a) America b) Sweden c) France d) England
A. 19: c) France.
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Q. 20: What car is the prize possession of Clint Eastwood’s movie character ‘Walt Kowalski’?
I hope you are ready, although I have included a lot of multiple choice questions this time so it may be a little easier – but only if you choose the right answer!
As always the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below if you get stuck – but NO cheating please.
Enjoy, and good luck.
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Q. 1: Which of these spoons is the largest?
a) dessertspoon b) tablespoon c) teaspoon
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Q. 2: In what movie does Julia Roberts play a character pretending to be the actress Julia Roberts?
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Q. 3: In 2004, which country became the first in Europe to impose a total ban on smoking in all workplaces?
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Q. 4: What was the occupation of Alfred Southwick, whose 1881 idea led to the invention of the electric chair?
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Q. 5: In 1999, which country became the last in the world to grant its citizens access to television?
a) Bhutan b) Brunei c) Bahrain d) China
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Q. 6: What card game has a name that also means ‘a short sleep’?
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Q. 7: A ‘Topping Out’ ceremony marks the completion of what?
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Q. 8: Which of these animals is NOT a crustacean?
a) Crab b) Oyster c) Lobster
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Q. 9: In the film ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’, James Bond travels underwater in what make of car?
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Q. 10: In Greek mythology what was Charybdis?
a) A ‘Gate’ b) A ‘Kingdom’ c) A ‘God’ d) A ‘Whirlpool’
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Q. 11: In banking the term ‘SWIFT’ is used in wire transfers, but what do the letters ‘S W I F T’ stand for?
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Q. 12: Famous for cotton, in what country are the Sea Islands?
a) Australia b) India c) United States d) Columbia
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Q. 13: Which of these animals feature in the Chinese astrological calendar?
a) Elk b) Ox c) Yak
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Q. 14: What is former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger supposed to have called “the ultimate aphrodisiac”?
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Q. 15: In 1352, Tommaso da Modena painted what is believed to be the first portrait of someone wearing what?
a) dentures b) spectacles c) wooden leg
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Q. 16: In the movie ‘Good Will Hunting’ Matt Damon plays a character with a special ability for what subject?
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Q. 17: The British 7th Armoured Division got which nickname during their African campaign in WWII?
a) jungle tigers b) desert rats c) mountain foxes
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Q. 18: In the 2012 Summer Olympic games competitors took part in how many sports?
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Q. 19: Martin Landau won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing which horror movie star in the movie ‘Ed Wood’?
a) Bela Lugosi b) Lon Chaney, Jr. C) Boris Karloff
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Q. 20: Which female singer/songwriter wants to, according to the title of one of her singles, ‘Soak Up The Sun’?
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Q. 1: Which of these spoons is the largest?
a) dessertspoon b) tablespoon c) teaspoon
A. 1: b) tablespoon.
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Q. 2: In what movie does Julia Roberts play a character pretending to be the actress Julia Roberts?
A. 2: Ocean’s Twelve.
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Q. 3: In 2004, which country became the first in Europe to impose a total ban on smoking in all workplaces?
A. 3: Ireland.
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Q. 4: What was the occupation of Alfred Southwick, whose 1881 idea led to the invention of the electric chair?
A. 4: Dentist.
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Q. 5: In 1999, which country became the last in the world to grant its citizens access to television?
a) Bhutan b) Brunei c) Bahrain d) China
A. 5: a) Bhutan.
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Q. 6: What card game has a name that also means ‘a short sleep’?
A. 6: Nap.
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Q. 7: A ‘Topping Out’ ceremony marks the completion of what?
A. 7: A building.
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Q. 8: Which of these animals is NOT a crustacean?
a) Crab b) Oyster c) Lobster
A. 8: b) Oyster
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Q. 9: In the film ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’, James Bond travels underwater in what make of car?
A. 9: Lotus Esprit.
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Q. 10: In Greek mythology what was Charybdis?
a) A ‘Gate’ b) A ‘Kingdom’ c) A ‘God’ d) A ‘Whirlpool’
A. 10: d) A Whirlpool
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Q. 11: In banking the term ‘SWIFT’ is used in wire transfers, but what do the letters ‘S W I F T’ stand for?
A. 11: Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Communication.
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Q. 12: Famous for cotton, in what country are the Sea Islands?
a) Australia b) India c) United States d) Columbia
A. 12: c) United States.
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Q. 13: Which of these animals feature in the Chinese astrological calendar?
a) Elk b) Ox c) Yak
A. 13: b) Ox
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Q. 14: What is former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger supposed to have called “the ultimate aphrodisiac”?
A. 14: Power.
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Q. 15: In 1352, Tommaso da Modena painted what is believed to be the first portrait of someone wearing what?
a) dentures b) spectacles c) wooden leg
A. 15: b) spectacles.
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Q. 16: In the movie ‘Good Will Hunting’ Matt Damon plays a character with a special ability for what subject?
A. 16: Mathematics.
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Q. 17: The British 7th Armoured Division got which nickname during their African campaign in WWII?
a) jungle tigers b) desert rats c) mountain foxes
A. 17: b) desert rats.
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Q. 18: In the 2012 Summer Olympic games, competitors took part in how many sports?
A. 18: 26.
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Q. 19: Martin Landau won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing which horror movie star in the movie ‘Ed Wood’?
a) Bela Lugosi b) Lon Chaney, Jr. C) Boris Karloff
A. 19: a) Bela Lugosi.
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Q. 20: Which female singer/songwriter wants to, according to the title of one of her singles, ‘Soak Up The Sun’?
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