Another challenging selection of questions for you.
And if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating.
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1. M*A*S*H was a famous book, movie and TV series, but what do the letters M A S H stand for?
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Q. 2. Wind transports approximately how many millions of tonnes of dust from the Sahara to the Amazon every year?
a) 4 million tonnes b) 40 million tonnes c) 400 million tonnes
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Q. 3. What city is known as ‘The City Of Tigers’ ? (HINT: it is not in Asia.)
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Q. 4. ‘Ring of Bright Water’ is a book about which creatures?
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Q. 5. This one is the name of a rich fruit cake decorated with almonds, a town in Scotland, and the last name of a comic Australian movie character. What is it?
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Q. 6. In which country is the legendary city of Timbuktu? (If you have been following the TV series American Odyssey you’ll know this one.)
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Q. 7. A multi-point question. What currencies are used in the following countries?
a) USA b) Britain c) Japan d) Europe e) China
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Q. 8. What percentage of internet users quit waiting for a video to load after 10 seconds?
a) 10% b) 20% c) 30% d) 40% e) 50% f) 60%
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Q. 9. What were the first names of the four main characters of the long running and highly successful TV series ‘The Golden Girls’ ? (Bonus points if you can also correctly name the actresses who played them.)
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Q. 10. In 1929, US Army Air Corps Lieutenant General John MacCready asked Bausch & Lomb, a New York-based medical equipment manufacturer, to create aviation sunglasses that would ban the sun rays and reduce the headaches and nausea experienced by his pilots. What name were they given?
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Q. 11. “The devil on two sticks” is a former name for which juggling-like game?
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Q. 12. What are the four largest countries on Earth by area? (A point for each you name correctly and a bonus point if you get them in the correct order, starting with the largest.)
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Q. 13. What is the painting, ‘La Gioconda’, more usually known as?
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Q. 14. What is the name of the traditional Irish potato and cabbage dish?
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Q. 15. What is the name of John Lennon’s widow?
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Q. 16. With whom is the fictional character ‘Alfred Pennyworth’ associated?
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Q. 17. Who is the largest American retailer of lingerie?
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Q. 18. In the Bible what are the names of the first and last books of the New Testament?
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Q. 19. What was the name of the flamboyant and controversial Australian actor who starred in many movies during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and played characters like ‘Robin Hood’ and ‘George Custer’?
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Q. 20. What was the name of the group that Paul McCartney went on to form in 1970 after The Beatles split up?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1. M*A*S*H was a famous book, movie and TV series, but what do the latters M A S H stand for?
A. 1. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.
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Q. 2. Wind transports approximately how many millions of tonnes of dust from the Sahara to the Amazon every year?
a) 4 million tonnes b) 40 million tonnes c) 400 million tonnes
A. 2. The correct answer is b) 40 million tonnes.
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Q. 3. What city is known as ‘The City Of Tigers’ ? (HINT: it is not in Asia.)
A. 3. It’s Oslo, Norway. (Apparently because the city was referred to as ‘Tigerstaden’ (the City of Tigers) by the author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson around 1870, due to his perception of the city as a cold and dangerous place.
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Q. 4. ‘Ring of Bright Water’ is a book about which creatures?
A. 4. Otters.
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Q. 5. This one is the name of a rich fruit cake decorated with almonds, a town in Scotland, and the last name of a comic Australian movie character. What is it?
A. 5. It is ‘Dundee’.
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Q. 6. In which country is the legendary city of Timbuktu? (If you have been following the TV series American Odyssey you’ll know this one.)
A. 6. Mali, Africa.
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Q. 7. A multi-point question. What currencies are used in the following countries?
a) USA b) Britain c) Japan d) Europe e) China
A. 7. a) Dollar b) Pound c) Yen d) Euro e) Yuan Renminbi
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Q. 8. What percentage of internet users quit waiting for a video to load after 10 seconds?
a) 10% b) 20% c) 30% d) 40% e) 50% f) 60%
A. 8. The correct answer is e) 50%.
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Q. 9. What were the first names of the four main characters of the long running and highly successful TV series ‘The Golden Girls’ ? (Bonus points if you can also correctly name the actresses who played them.)
A. 9. They were Dorothy Zbornak (played by Bea Arthur); Rose Nylund (played by Betty White); Blanche Devereaux (played by Rue McClanahan); and Sophia Petrillo (played by Estelle Getty).
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Q. 10. In 1929, US Army Air Corps Lieutenant General John MacCready asked Bausch & Lomb, a New York-based medical equipment manufacturer, to create aviation sunglasses that would ban the sun rays and reduce the headaches and nausea experienced by his pilots. What name were they given?
A. 10. They were called Ray Ban.
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Q. 11. “The devil on two sticks” is a former name for which juggling-like game?
A. 11. Diabolo.
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Q. 12. What are the four largest countries on Earth by area? (A point for each you name correctly and a bonus point if you get them in the correct order, starting with the largest.)
A. 12. 1) Russia 2) Canada 3) United States 4) PR China
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Q. 13. What is the painting, ‘La Gioconda’, more usually known as?
A. 13. The Mona Lisa.
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Q. 14. What is the name of the traditional Irish potato and cabbage dish?
A. 14. Colcannon.
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Q. 15. What is the name of John Lennon’s widow?
A. 15. Yoko Ono.
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Q. 16. With whom is the fictional character ‘Alfred Pennyworth’ associated?
A. 16. He is butler to Bruce Wayne, aka Batman.
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Q. 17. Who is the largest American retailer of lingerie?
A. 17. Victoria’s Secret.
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Q. 18. In the Bible what are the names of the first and last books of the New Testament?
A. 18. They are the book of Matthew and the book of Revelation.
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Q. 19. What was the name of the flamboyant and controversial Australian actor who starred in many movies during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and played characters like ‘Robin Hood’ and ‘George Custer’?
A. 19. He was Errol Flynn.
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Q. 20. What was the name of the group that Paul McCartney went on to form in 1970 after The Beatles split up?
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