“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Yes, another quiz. A selection of twenty random questions to test your knowledge.
As usual the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please, NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: What captain did Fletcher Christian lead a mutiny against near Tahiti in 1789?
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Q. 2: The ‘Andrea Gail’ is an ill-fated ship in which Hollywood movie?
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Q. 3: Which anti-social television character does not like pickles?
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Q. 4: What two countries were formed in 1993 as a result of what is known as the ‘Velvet Divorce’?
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Q. 5: Barnes Wallis is credited as the inventor of which military equipment?
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Q. 6: Which three primary colors make up a TV picture?
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Q. 7: The 18th Amendment introduced Prohibition in the United States, but which amendment abolished it?
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Q. 8: How long did the Berlin Wall stand?
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Q. 9: What famous leader was killed on the Ides of March?
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Q. 10: In which American town or city was the TV series ‘Hill Street Blues’ set?
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Q. 11: Which survival device for people travelling in aircraft was first successfully used in 1912?
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Q. 12: In which movie did Ben Kingsley play both the Vice President and President of the United States of America?
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Q. 13: To within 5 years, what year saw slavery officially ended in the USA?
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Q. 14: In which battle did Sitting Bull defeat General Custer?
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Q. 15: Which Parisian landmark was built to mark the World Exhibition taking place in the City?
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Q. 16: Howard Hughes was obsessed with which Rock Hudson movie?
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Q. 17: Which legendary organization did King Louis Philippe of France found?
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Q. 18: Who played the part of ‘Rowdy Yates’ in ‘Rawhide’?
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Q. 19: Which US President is the only one to have been divorced?
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Q. 20: What is the link between the astronauts Alan Shephard, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter and Gordon Cooper?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: What captain did Fletcher Christian lead a mutiny against near Tahiti in 1789?
A. 1: William Bligh
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Q. 2: The ‘Andrea Gail’ is an ill-fated ship in which Hollywood movie?
A. 2: The Perfect Storm
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Q. 3: Which anti-social television character does not like pickles?
A. 3: Dr Gregory House
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Q. 4: What two countries were formed in 1993 as a result of what is known as the ‘Velvet Divorce’?
A. 4: The Czech Republic and Slovakia
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Q. 5: Barnes Wallis is credited as the inventor of which military equipment?
A. 5: The bouncing bomb
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Q. 6: Which three primary colors make up a TV picture?
A. 6: Red green and blue
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Q. 7: The 18th Amendment introduced Prohibition in the United States, but which amendment abolished it?
A. 7: 21st Amendment
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Q. 8: How long did the Berlin Wall stand?
A. 8: 28 years
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Q. 9: What famous leader was killed on the Ides of March?
A. 9: Julius Caesar
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Q. 10: In which American town or city was the TV series ‘Hill Street Blues’ set?
A. 10: New York
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Q. 11: Which survival device for people travelling in aircraft was first successfully used in 1912?
A. 11: The Parachute
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Q. 12: In which movie did Ben Kingsley play both the Vice President and President of the United States of America?
A. 12: Dave
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Q. 13: To within 5 years, what year saw slavery officially ended in the USA?
A. 13: 1863
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Q. 14: In which battle did Sitting Bull defeat General Custer?
A. 14: Battle Of The Little Bighorn
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Q. 15: Which Parisian landmark was built to mark the World Exhibition taking place in the City?
A. 15: The Eiffel Tower
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Q. 16: Howard Hughes was obsessed with which Rock Hudson movie?
A. 16: Ice Station Zebra
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Q. 17: Which legendary organization did King Louis Philippe of France found?
A. 17: The French Foreign Legion
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Q. 18: Who played the part of ‘Rowdy Yates’ in ‘Rawhide’?
A. 18: Clint Eastwood
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Q. 19: Which US President is the only one to have been divorced?
A. 19: Ronald Reagan
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Q. 20: What is the link between the astronauts Alan Shephard, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter and Gordon Cooper?
A. 20: Their first names were used for the Thunderbirds
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