“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Yes, time for the Monday quiz.
Get your thinking caps on for another random mixture of questions.
As usual the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: Which capital city is also a TV detective?
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Q. 2: Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of “The War Of The Worlds” was believed to be true?
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Q. 3: What were ‘Benjy’ and ‘Laska’, sent into space in 1958?
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Q. 4: Name the composer of the famous musicals ‘Top Hat’ and ‘Annie Get Your Gun’.
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Q. 5: Which mountains form the backbone of South America?
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Q. 6: In which river was Jesus Baptised?
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Q. 7: Which South American country provides the setting for the climax of the 1969 movie ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’?
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Q. 8: Into which ocean does the River Amazon flow?
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Q. 9: Which South American city was shaped by architect Oscar Niemeyer?
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Q. 10: The Rio Grande forms part of the boundary between which countries? (A point for each if you like.)
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Q. 11: What name is given to the large, treeless plains south of the Amazon?
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Q. 12: Which island in the east pacific is renowned for its stone heads?
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Q. 13: Which General overthrew Salvador Allende in 1973? (A bonus point if you can name the country.)
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Q. 14: Who was in office as President of the United States when the decision was taken to declare war on Germany during World War I?
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Q. 15: He was the son of a Siberian peasant and became the most influential person at the court of Tsar Nicholas II. He was widely thought to have magical powers and was assassinated in 1916. What was his name?
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Q. 16: The Winter Olympics have just started in Russia, but in what year was London due to host the Summer Olympic Games, but couldn’t because of the Second World War?
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Q. 17: Which American President saw active service in both the first and second World Wars?
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Q. 18: Which three movies did Steven Spielberg direct that were among the top ten highest grossing films of the 20th century? (Yes, a point for each and a bonus point if you get all three.)
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Q. 19: In what country did the soup known as ‘Cullen Skink’ originate?
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Q. 20: Which literary detective had a servant called ‘Bunter’?
a) Hercule Poirot b) Lord Peter Wimsey c) Sherlock Holmes
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: Which capital city is also a TV detective?
A. 1: Columbo.
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Q. 2: Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of “The War Of The Worlds” was believed to be true?
A. 2: Orson Welles.
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Q. 3: What were ‘Benjy’ and ‘Laska’, sent into space in 1958?
A. 3: They were Mice.
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Q. 4: Name the composer of the famous musicals ‘Top Hat’ and ‘Annie Get Your Gun’.
A. 4: Irving Berlin.
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Q. 5: Which mountains form the backbone of South America?
A. 5: The Andes.
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Q. 6: In which river was Jesus Baptised?
A. 6: In the River Jordan.
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Q. 7: Which South American country provides the setting for the climax of the 1969 movie ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’?
A. 7: Bolivia.
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Q. 8: Into which ocean does the River Amazon flow?
A. 8: The Atlantic Ocean.
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Q. 9: Which South American city was shaped by architect Oscar Niemeyer?
A. 9: Brasilia.
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Q. 10: The Rio Grande forms part of the boundary between which countries? (A point for each if you like.)
A. 10: The United States of America and Mexico.
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Q. 11: What name is given to the large, treeless plains south of the Amazon?
A. 11: The Pampas.
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Q. 12: Which island in the east pacific is renowned for its stone heads?
A. 12: Easter Island.
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Q. 13: Which General overthrew Salvador Allende in 1973? (A bonus point if you can name the country.)
A. 13: General Pinochet in Chile.
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Q. 14: Who was in office as President of the United States when the decision was taken to declare war on Germany during World War I?
A. 14: Woodrow Wilson.
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Q. 15: He was the son of a Siberian peasant and became the most influential person at the court of Tsar Nicholas II. He was widely thought to have magical powers and was assassinated in 1916. What was his name?
A. 15: Rasputin.
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Q. 16: The Winter Olympics have just started in Russia, but in what year was London due to host the Summer Olympic Games, but couldn’t because of the Second World War?
A. 16: 1944.
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Q. 17: Which American President saw active service in both the first and second World Wars?
A. 17: President Dwight D Eisenhower.
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Q. 18: Which three movies did Steven Spielberg direct that were among the top ten highest grossing films of the 20th century? (Yes, a point for each and a bonus point if you get all three.)
A. 18: “Jurassic Park”, “E.T.” and “The Lost World”.
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Q. 19: In what country did the soup known as ‘Cullen Skink’ originate?
A. 19: Scotland. (It is a thick Scottish soup made of smoked haddock, potatoes and onions.)
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Q. 20: Which literary detective had a servant called ‘Bunter’?
a) Hercule Poirot b) Lord Peter Wimsey c) Sherlock Holmes
A. 20: b) Lord Peter Wimsey
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