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?
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’?
Hello and welcome to another start of the week quiz.
Another very random selection of questions, but don’t let that discourage you, have a go!
As usual the answers are given waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below – but please, NO cheating.
Enjoy, and good luck.
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Q. 1: How many Dalmatians starred in the 1961 Disney movie?
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Q. 2: Where do they make California license plates?
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Q. 3: What is the collective term for a group of eggs, such as those found in a bird’s nest?
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Q. 4: Which famous lady edited Michael Jackson’s 1988 autobiography “Moonwalk”?
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Q. 5: What do they call G.I. Joe in the U.K.?
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Q. 6: What was US President Woodrow Wilson’s first name?
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Q. 7: In which American town or city was the TV series “Ironside” set?
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Q. 8: What is your “niddick”? (Yes, ladies you have one too.)
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Q. 9: In which movie, also starring Dustin Hoffman, did Sir Laurence Olivier play a Nazi war criminal named Dr. Christian Szell?
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Q. 10: What is the name for the metal band that joins the eraser to a pencil, or the metal band at the end of a cane?
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Q. 11: Name the only U.S. state that borders three different Canadian provinces.
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Q. 12: Who succeeded Nasser as President of Egypt and was later assassinated?
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Q. 13: Where did camels originate?
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Q. 14: What famous musical was set in Austria?
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Q. 15: What is the Scoville Heat Index and what is it used for?
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Q. 16: Who conquered Greece in 336 at the head of a vast Macedonian Army?
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Q. 17: Name the three lead stars in the movie “Some Like It Hot”.
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Q. 18: What was the first country to seek diplomatic relations with the United States.
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Q. 19: In which movies did Charlton Heston play the following roles?
a. George Taylor,
b. Moses,
c. Michelangelo,
d. General ‘Chinese’ Gordon,
e. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar,
f. John the Baptist
(One point for each correct answer so your chance to earn six points here!)
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Q. 20: What was the only father-daughter collaboration to hit number one on the Billboard pop chart? (One point each for the names of the two artists and for the name of the song.
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: How many Dalmatians starred in the 1961 Disney movie?
A. 1: 101
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Q. 2: Where do they make California license plates?
A. 2: All California license plates are made in prisons.
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Q. 3: What is the collective term for a group of eggs, such as those found in a bird’s nest?
A. 3: A group of eggs, such as those found in a bird’s nest, is known as a “clutch.”
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Q. 4: Which famous lady edited Michael Jackson’s 1988 autobiography “Moonwalk”?
A. 4: Michael Jackson’s 1988 autobiography Moonwalk was edited by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
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Q. 5: What do they call G.I. Joe in the U.K.?
A. 5: G.I. Joe is called “Action Man” in the U.K.
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Q. 6: What was US President Woodrow Wilson’s first name?
A. 6: Woodrow Wilson’s first name was Thomas. Woodrow was actually his middle name.
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Q. 7: In which American town or city was the TV series “Ironside” set?
A. 7: San Francisco
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Q. 8: What is your “niddick”? (Yes, ladies you have one too.)
A. 8: “Niddick” is another name for the nape of your neck.
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Q. 9: In which movie, also starring Dustin Hoffman, did Sir Laurence Olivier play a Nazi war criminal named Dr. Christian Szell?
A. 9: Marathon Man.
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Q. 10: What is the name for the metal band that joins the eraser to a pencil, or the metal band at the end of a cane?
A. 10: The metal band that joins the eraser to a pencil and the metal band at the end of a cane is a called a “ferrule.”
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Q. 11: Name the only U.S. state that borders three different Canadian provinces.
A. 11: Montana is the only U.S. state that borders three different Canadian provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan).
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Q. 12: Who succeeded Nasser as President of Egypt and was later assassinated?
A. 12: Anwar Sadat.
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Q. 13: Where did camels originate?
A. 13: Camels actually originated in North America.
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Q. 14: What famous musical was set in Austria?
A. 14: The Sound Of Music.
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Q. 15: What is the Scoville Heat Index and what is it used for?
A. 15: The Scoville Heat Index is a scale for measuring the spiciness of food. The spiciest pepper has over 1,000,000 Scoville units.
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Q. 16: Who conquered Greece in 336 at the head of a vast Macedonian Army?
A. 16: Alexander The Great.
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Q. 17: Name the three lead stars in the movie “Some Like It Hot”.
A. 17: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe.
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Q. 18: What was the first country to seek diplomatic relations with the United States.
A. 18: In 1777, Morocco became the first country to seek diplomatic relations with the United States.
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Q. 19: In which movies did Charlton Heston play the following roles?
a. George Taylor,
b. Moses,
c. Michelangelo,
d. General ‘Chinese’ Gordon,
e. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar,
f. John the Baptist
(One point for each correct answer so your chance to earn six points here!)
A. 19: Charlton Heston played
a. George Taylor in “Planet of the Apes (Beneath the Planet of the Apes)”
b. Moses in “The Ten Commandments”
c. Michelangelo in “The Agony and the Ecstasy”
d. General ‘Chinese’ Gordon in “Khartoum”
e. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar in “El Cid”
f. John the Baptist in “The Greatest Story Ever Told”
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Q. 20: What was the only father-daughter collaboration to hit number one on the Billboard pop chart? (One point each for the names of the two artists and for the name of the song.)
A. 20: The only father-daughter collaboration to hit number one on the Billboard pop chart was “Something Stupid” by Frank & Nancy Sinatra in 1967.
Another selection of twenty random questions to stimulate the mind and memory.
As usual the answers are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: What was the first commercial jet airliner?
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Q. 2: In which American town or city was the TV series Cannon set?
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Q. 3: ‘John ‘the cat’ Robie’ was the debonair central character in which popular movie?
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Q. 4: In 1894, which French officer was convicted of treason and sent to Devil’s island?
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Q. 5: The name of which edible product stems from the Portugese word for the quince fruit?
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Q. 6: Spats Columbo is the bad guy in which popular black and white movie that starred Marilyn Monroe?
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Q. 7: What ship conveyed 120 anti-Catholic Puritans across the Atlantic in 1620?
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Q. 8: Pluto orbits our sun once every how many years?
a) 8 years
b) 16 years
c) 86 years
d) 248 years
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Q. 9: In the 1968 movie when was ‘The Space Odyssey’?
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Q. 10: In what country did the Long March of 1934 take place?
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Q. 11: The common cold is what kind of virus? Five letters
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Q. 12: The Bridge of Sighs in Venice connected the Doge’s palace to what?
a) a state prison and place of execution
b) a tax office
c) a cemetary
d) a Turkish bath house
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Q. 13: What type of Cowboy was Jon Voight in the 1969 movie?
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Q. 14: Which European country did not grant women the right to vote until 1971?
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Q. 15: Which best selling and often banned book apparently inspired Mark David Chapman to murder John Lennon?
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Q. 16: What did Winston Churchill describe as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”?
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Q. 17: Who were the three famous personalities who starred in the popular ‘Road To’ movie series made during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 18: On 18th March 1965 what was Alexi Leonov the first man to achieve?
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Q. 19: What is Donald Duck’s middle (i.e. second) name?
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Q. 20: Which of the following is a theory in physics?
a) Schrödinger’s dog
b) Schrödinger’s cat
c) Schrödinger’s butterfly
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Q. 1: What was the first commercial jet airliner?
A. 1: The Comet.
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Q. 2: In which American town or city was the TV series Cannon set?
A. 2: Los Angeles.
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Q. 3: ‘John ‘the cat’ Robie’ was the debonair central character in which popular movie?
A. 3: To Catch A Thief (Cary Grant played John Robie)
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Q. 4: In 1894, which French officer was convicted of treason and sent to Devil’s island?
A. 4: Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
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Q. 5: The name of which edible product stems from the Portugese word for the quince fruit?
A. 5: Marmalade (from marmelo).
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Q. 6: Spats Columbo is the bad guy in which popular black and white movie that starred Marilyn Monroe?
A. 6: Some Like It Hot.
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Q. 7: What ship conveyed 120 anti-Catholic Puritans across the Atlantic in 1620?
A. 7: The Mayflower.
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Q. 8: Pluto orbits our sun once every how many years?
a) 8 years
b) 16 years
c) 86 years
d) 248 years
A. 8: d) 248 years
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Q. 9: In the 1968 movie when was ‘The Space Odyssey’?
A. 9: 2001.
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Q. 10: In what country did the Long March of 1934 take place?
A. 10: China.
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Q. 11: The common cold is what kind of virus? Five letters
A. 11: Rhino.
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Q. 12: The Bridge of Sighs in Venice connected the Doge’s palace to what?
a) a state prison and place of execution
b) a tax office
c) a cemetary
d) a Turkish bath house
A. 12: d) A state prison and place of execution
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Q. 13: What type of Cowboy was Jon Voight in the 1969 movie?
A. 13: Midnight.
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Q. 14: Which European country did not grant women the right to vote until 1971?
A. 14: Switzerland.
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Q. 15: Which best selling and often banned book apparently inspired Mark David Chapman to murder John Lennon?
A. 15: The Catcher in the Rye, a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger, whose protagonist and antihero, Holden Caulfield, has become an icon for teenage rebellion.
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Q. 16: What did Winston Churchill describe as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”?
A. 16: Russia.
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Q. 17: Who were the three famous personalities who starred in the popular ‘Road To’ movie series made during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 17: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour and Bing Crosby.
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Q. 18: On 18th March 1965 what was Alexi Leonov the first man to achieve?
A. 18: Walk in Space.
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Q. 19: What is Donald Duck’s middle (i.e. second) name?
A. 19: Fauntleroy.
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Q. 20: Which of the following is a theory in physics?
a) Schrödinger’s dog
b) Schrödinger’s cat
c) Schrödinger’s butterfly
A. 20: b) Schrödinger’s cat which is a thought experiment, sometimes described as a paradox in quantum mechanics. In the course of developing this experiment, Schrödinger coined the term Verschränkung (entanglement).
Time for twenty more questions. A mixture of general knowledge, history, television, movies, etc., so there should be a few in here that will suit you.
As usual the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please, NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: When was the American Declaration of Independence?
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Q. 2: Who wrote the communist manifesto with Frederich Engels?
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Q. 3: Where did Audrey Hepburn famously have breakfast in New York City?
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Q. 4: From which French town were more than 330,000 Allied Troops evacuated in 1940?
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Q. 5: The 70th birthday of which organization will take place on 22 October 2015 in New York City?
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Q. 6: In which American town or city was the TV series Frasier set?
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Q. 7: In which town in Texas did 70 cult members die in a fire after four federal agents were killed during a confrontation?
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Q. 13: From Here To where is the Oscar-winning movie with Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster and Frank Sinatra?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: When was the American Declaration of Independence?
A. 1: 1776
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Q. 2: Who wrote the communist manifesto with Frederich Engels?
A. 2: Karl Marx
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Q. 3: Where did Audrey Hepburn famously have breakfast in New York City?
A. 3: At Tiffany’s.
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Q. 4: From which French town were more than 330,000 Allied Troops evacuated in 1940?
A. 4: Dunkirk
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Q. 5: The 70th birthday of which organization will take place on 22 October 2015 in New York City?
A. 5: The United Nations
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Q. 6: In which American town or city was the TV series Frasier set?
A. 6: Seattle
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Q. 7: In which town in Texas did 70 cult members die in a fire after four federal agents were killed during a confrontation?
A. 7: Waco
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Q. 8: What does the Strait of Messina separate?
A. 8: Mainland Italy and Sicily
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Q. 9: Who was ‘The Graduate’ in the film of the same name?
A. 9: Dustin Hoffman
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Q. 10: What was the last state to join the American Union?
A. 10: Alaska
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Q. 11: Most of us have probably watched and enjoyed ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘The Newsroom’ both aired on HBO, but what does ‘HBO’ stand for?
A. 11: Home Box Office
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Q. 12: The Greek root ‘syn’, found in words like synonym and syntax, means what?
A. 12: It means ‘with’ or ‘together’.
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Q. 13: From Here To where is the Oscar-winning movie with Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster and Frank Sinatra?
A. 13: Eternity
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Q. 14: What is the more common name for magnesium sulphate?
A. 14: Epsom salts.
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Q. 15: What was the former name of Taiwan?
A. 15: Formosa
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Q. 16: Which young star of the movie ‘East of Eden’ died in a car crash aged only 24?
A. 16: James Dean
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Q. 17: According to the expression coined by Andy Warhol, how many minutes of fame constitute the ephemeral condition ‘celebrity’?
A. 17: 15 minutes of fame.
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Q. 18: Which South American country was ruled by Bernardo O’Higgins?
A. 18: Chile
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Q. 19: ‘Ruy Lopez’, ‘Monkey’s Bum’, ‘King’s Indian’, ‘Semi Tarrasch’, ‘Sicilian’, ‘Clam Variation’, ‘Scotch Game’ and ‘Giuoco Piano’ are all examples of what?
A. 19: Chess openings.
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Q. 20: In the movie ‘The Good, the Bad and The Ugly’, who played the three leading roles? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you get all three.)
A. 20: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef
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