Yes there are questions about trophies and medals in today’s quiz, but most importantly there are loads of points to be collected – if you get the answers correct, of course.
And remember, if you do get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating.
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: What is known as ‘The Eternal City’ ?
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Q. 2: In which sport is the ‘Vince Lombardi Trophy’ awarded?
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Q. 3: What acid accumulates in the muscles once the anaerobic threshold is passed when doing exercise?
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Q. 4: Who surrendered to whom, where and when to formally mark the end of the American Civil War? (A point for each correct answer, so a maximum of four points available.)
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Q. 5: In which country are the ‘Angel Falls’, the world’s highest waterfall?
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Q. 6: Who was the ‘sea green incorruptible’ who lead the reign of Terror in the French Revolution?
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Q. 7: What was the name of the first spacecraft was the first to reach the Moon’s immediate orbit, and the first to be placed in heliocentric orbit?
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Q. 8: Which major spiral galaxy is the closest to the Milky Way?
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Q. 9: What is an ‘ECG’ used to show and in this context what do the letters ‘E-C-G’ stand for? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 10: Which alkane, chemical formula ‘CH4’, occurs naturally in oil wells, marshes and cow farts?
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Q. 11: This Irish-born soldier and diplomat, was also one of the first graduates from Harvard, and had one of London’s most famous streets named after him, what was his name?
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Q. 12: How high is the top of a badminton net above the court?
a) 3 feet b) 4 feet c) 5 feet d) 6 feet
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Q. 13: Which lead character was the budding author in the ‘The Waltons’ ? (And a bonus point for each of the actors who played this character.)
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Q. 14: What is the correct title for someone who shoes horses?
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Q. 15: Who was a searcher, a quiet man and a shootist amongst other things?
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Q. 16: Which garden is considered to be among the ‘Seven Wonders of the Ancient World’ ?
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Q. 17: What is another word for ‘lexicon’ ?
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Q. 18: What American outlaw had a brother called Frank and was killed by a member of his own gang. (Bonus points if you correctly name each of the following, the gang and the man who killed him.)
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Q. 19: Where would you find the abbreviation for the Japanese manufacturing company Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha?
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Q. 20: Which movie actor was the most decorated American soldier in World War Two?
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> ANSWERS
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Q. 1: What is known as ‘The Eternal City’ ?
A. 1: Rome.
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Q. 2: In which sport is the ‘Vince Lombardi Trophy’ awarded?
A. 2: American Football.
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Q. 3: What acid accumulates in the muscles once the anaerobic threshold is passed when doing exercise?
A. 3: Lactic Acid.
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Q. 4: Who surrendered to whom, where and when to formally mark the end of the American Civil War? (A point for each correct answer, so a maximum of four points available.)
A. 4: General Robert E. Lee surrendered of his Confederate Army to Union Army Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, at the Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9, 1865.
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Q. 5: In which country are the ‘Angel Falls’, the world’s highest waterfall?
A. 5: Venezuela.
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Q. 6: Who was the ‘sea green incorruptible’ who lead the reign of Terror in the French Revolution?
A. 6: Maximilien Robespierre. (You get the point for correctly giving the surname only.)
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Q. 7: What was the name of the first spacecraft was the first to reach the Moon’s immediate orbit, and the first to be placed in heliocentric orbit?
A. 7: It was the Soviet ‘Luna 1’.
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Q. 8: Which major spiral galaxy is the closest to the Milky Way?
A. 8: The Andromeda galaxy.
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Q. 9: What is an ‘ECG’ used to show and in this context what do the letters ‘E-C-G’ stand for? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 9: The ECG shows heart activity and rhythm and it stands for electrocardiogram.
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Q. 10: Which alkane, chemical formula ‘CH4’, occurs naturally in oil wells, marshes and cow farts?
A. 10: Methane.
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Q. 11: This Irish-born soldier and diplomat, was also one of the first graduates from Harvard, and had one of London’s most famous streets named after him, what was his name?
A. 11: His name was Sir George Downing, and Downing Street, the official residence of the British Prime Minister is named after him. (And, yes, you get the point if you just said ‘Downing’.)
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Q. 12: How high is the top of a badminton net above the court?
a) 3 feet b) 4 feet c) 5 feet d) 6 feet
A. 12: The correct answer is c) 5 feet.
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Q. 13: Which lead character was the budding author in the ‘The Waltons’ ? (And a bonus point for each of the actors who played this character.)
A. 13: Officially ‘John “John-Boy” Walton Jr.’ but you get the point for just ‘John-Boy’. He was played by Richard Thomas in the pilot and series seasons 1–5, as well as guest appearances in season 6 and in the three movie sequels; Robert Wightman played ‘John-Boy’ in seasons 8–9 and one movie sequel.
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Q. 14: What is the correct title for someone who shoes horses?
A. 14: A farrier.
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Q. 15: Who was a searcher, a quiet man and a shootist amongst other things?
A. 15: John Wayne.
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Q. 16: Which garden is considered to be among the ‘Seven Wonders of the Ancient World’ ?
A. 16: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
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Q. 17: What is another word for ‘lexicon’ ?
A. 17: Dictionary.
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Q. 18: What American outlaw had a brother called Frank and was killed by a member of his own gang. (A bonus point if you correctly name each of the following, the gang and the man who killed him.)
A. 18: His name was Jesse James, and for your bonus points the gang was the ‘James-Younger Gang’ and the member who killed him was ‘Robert Ford’, who hoped to collect a reward on James’ head.
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Q. 19: Where would you find the abbreviation for the Japanese manufacturing company Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha?
A. 19: The abbreviation is obviously YKK and it can be found on almost every zipper in the world. Take a look at your zippers if you don’t believe me.
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Q. 20: Which movie actor was the most decorated American soldier in World War Two?
A. 20: Audie Murphy. (For the record some of his decorations were the Bronze Star with “V” Device and Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Service Cross, Presidential Unit Citation and Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart and Bronze and 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Silver Star and Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, Medal of Honor, Legion of Merit, American Campaign Medal, European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, French Legion of Honor – Grade of Chevalier, French Croix de guerre with Silver Star, French Croix de guerre with Palm, French Liberation Medal, French Fourragère in Colors of the Croix de guerre, Belgian Croix de guerre with 1940 Palm.)
Yes, one of today’s facts, the first one actually tells us that the Earth’s rotation is slowing. I don’t know who measures these things but as far as I am concerned time is passing faster rather than slower.
But maybe you shouldn’t think about these things too hard.
Just enjoy.
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Earth’s rotation is slowing at a rate of
about 17 milliseconds a century.
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Information can fly around your brain at 260 mph
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The American army together with Hershey
improved the heat-resistance of chocolate
in order to withstand the hot sun during Desert Storm.
These chocolate bars remained solid
even at temperatures of up to 140°F.
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The smallest number of letters in an alphabet is 11,
in the Papuan language known as Rotokas
The most letters is 74
in the Khmer (Cambodian) alphabet.
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A duck’s quack does in fact echo
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Disney World is second only to the US Military
when it comes to purchasing explosives in the United States
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In what is possibly one of the worst ways to spend your Christmas Eve,
Juliane Koepcke was the sole survivor of the LANSA flight 508.
It’s estimated that Koepcke fell from a height of about 10,000 feet
before crashing into the Peruvian rain forest.
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During the ice age, people in the British Isles
used humans skulls as cups
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Peter the Great had his wife’s lover beheaded
and then forced his wife to keep the head preserved in her room.
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Just like people acquiring spoken languages have accents,
people acquiring sign languages have accents as well
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King Adolf Frederick of Sweden became
“the King Who Ate Himself to Death”
in 1771 after a meal consisting of lobster, caviar, saurkraut,
cabbage soup, smoked herring, champagne
and 14 servings of his favorite dessert.
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Each year the moon moves 3.8 cm further from the Earth.
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Noon comes from the Latin phrase “nona hora” or “ninth hour”.
In ancient Rome noon was actually around 3pm
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The silhouette on the NBA logo is Jerry West.
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The first fossilized specimen of Austalopithecus afarenisis
was named Lucy after the palentologists’ favorite song,
I think I prefer the final one the best because of its irony and the fact that it illustrates that people can sometimes delude and convince themselves into believing they saw what the really didn’t.
Anyway, here they are, so choose your own favorite, but whatever you do….
Enjoy.
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The US Constitution contains many
spelling and grammatical errors.
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The term ‘Lunatic’ is derived from the Latin word ‘luna’ meaning ‘moon’.
It originated from the belief that insanity is caused by changes in the moon.
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Thirty-three light years away there is an
exoplanet completely covered in burning ice.
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James Stephen “Steve” Fossett was an American businessman,
and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer
who, in 2002, became the first person to
fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon.
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At its peak the Roman Empire
stretched for 2.51 million square miles,
but it was only the 19th largest empire in history.
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Throughout the 1800s people were buried alive so often
that coffins included mechanisms to allow those people
to ring a bell in the graveyard.
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Homer and Langley Collyer, two compulsive hoarders,
were found buried beneath a collapsed pile of
the things they had stored in their house over the years.
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The last time a cavalry charge was used on the battlefield
was during WWII when a Mongolian cavalry division
charged a German infantry division.
Two thousand Mongolians were killed
and not a single German died.
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In ancient Egypt some servants were covered in honey
to attract flies away from the pharaoh.
(I suppose it’s better than the alternative!)
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June 28, 2014 was the 100 year anniversary of the assassination
of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria,
heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne,
who was killed in Sarajevo along with his wife Duchess Sophie
by Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip.
This was the incident that led to the Great War,
also now known as World War I.
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Although several notable people died on the toilet,
one of the most famous is probably Elvis Presley.
Doctors attributed his death to too many prescription drugs.
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When pizza deliveryman Brian Wells
was stopped by the police in the middle of a bank robbery
no one believed his story that he had been forced to do it
by some people he had delivered pizza to.
He kept on pleading with the officers saying that
the necklace he was wearing was a bomb.
Unfortunately for him though,
the bomb squad didn’t show up early enough.
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Almost one-seventh (840) of all the languages on Earth
are spoken in one country…
Papua New Guinea.
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When it was first built,
Disney’s Tomorrowland
was supposed to represent
the far off future year of 1986.
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A famous proponent of healthy eating and organic farming,
Jerome Irving Rodale died of a heart attack
while being interviewed on the Dick Cavett Show in 1971.
Some of his last words were that [he] would
“live to 100, unless [he was] run down by a a sugar-crazy taxi driver”.
Appearing fast asleep during the show, Dick Cavett joked
“Are we boring you, Mr. Rodale?”
before discovering that his 72-year-old guest had indeed died.
To give you a bit of a break from the normal quiz day – yes, I’m still watching the World Cup football and the final was yesterday. Well done Germany, commiserations Argentina.
So instead here is one taken by other people.
Twenty questions from a SAT Science Exam and, as well as being amusing, it is also a good commentary on the state of the education system these days.
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Q: Name the four seasons.
A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.
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Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.
A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.
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Q: How is dew formed?
A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.
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Q: What causes the tides in the oceans?
A: The tides are a fight between the Earth and the Moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins in this fight.
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Q: What guarantees may a mortgage company insist on?
A: If you are buying a house, they will insist you are well endowed.
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Q: What are steroids?
A: Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.
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Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?
A: He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery.
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Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.
A: Premature death.
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Q: What is artificial insemination?
A: When the farmer does it to the bull instead of the cow.
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Q: How can you delay milk turning sour?
A: Keep it in the cow.
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Q: How are the main parts of the body categorised? (e.g., abdomen.)
A: The body is consisted into three parts – the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels, A, E, I, O and U.
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Q: What is the Fibula?
A: A small lie.
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Q: What does “varicose” mean?
A: Nearby.
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Q: What is the most common form of birth control?
A: Most people prevent contraception by wearing a condominium.
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Q: Give the meaning of the term “Caesarean Section”
A: The caesarean section is a district in Rome.
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Q: What is a seizure?
A: A Roman emperor.
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Q: What is a terminal illness?
A: When you are sick at the airport
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Q: Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature?
A: Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas.
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Q: What does the word “benign” mean?
A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight.
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Q: What happens to your body as you age?
A: When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental.
An Easter themed quiz this Monday appropriately enough.
Most of the questions shouldn’t prove too difficult although there are a few in there that might be challenging.
I’ve included some multiple choice too to help the odds a bit.
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: Which Jewish religious event often coincides with Easter?
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Q. 2: Who was the first person to see Jesus after his resurrection?
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Q. 3: How long does Lent last for?
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Q. 4: Egg-rolling is a traditional Easter event in seven countries. A point for each one you name correctly.
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Q. 5: How many disciples joined Jesus at the Last Supper?
a) 10 b) 12 c) 14
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Q. 6: What is the religious significance of the egg at Easter?
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Q. 7: In the Christian calendar, what is the name given to the last Sunday before Easter?
a) Palm Sunday b) Pentecost c) Whitsun
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Q. 8: In which country is there a contemporary tradition of reading or watching murder mysteries at Easter?
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Q. 9: Who starred in the movie Easter Parade?
a) Judy Garland b) Ginger Rogers c) Elaine Paige
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Q. 10: When the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate offered to release Jesus, which prisoner did the crowd demand was let go instead?
a) Herod b) Barabbas c) Judas
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Q. 11: Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the score for which Easter-based musical?
a) Evita b) Jesus Christ Superstar c) Cats Glenn
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Q. 12: Which American island is named after rabbits?
a) Coney Island b) Staten Island c) Long Island
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Q. 13: In Bermuda, the ascent of Christ is symbolized by what?
a) Balloons b) Kites c) Doves d) Fireworks
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Q. 14: What buns do people traditionally eat at Easter?
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Q. 15: What is the name of the disciple who betrayed Jesus and what did he receive as payment? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 16: What does Mardi Gras have to do with Easter?
a) Mardi Gras is the first day of Lent
b) Mardi Gras is the last day to indulge before Lent.
c) Mardi Gras has nothing to do with Easter.
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Q. 17: What does the period of Lent symbolize?
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Q. 18: Which British gangster film stars Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren?
a) The Long Easter Monday b) The Long Easter Sunday c) The Long Good Friday
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Q. 19: The word ‘quarantine’ literally means ’40 days’. When Neil Armstrong went into quarantine after returning from the Moon, which musical instrument did he take with him?
a) Penny whistle b) Banjo c) Ukulele d) Hammond organ
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Q. 20: “I am the eggman” is a lyric from which song by The Beatles?
a) Paperback Writer b) I Am The Walrus c) Hey Jude
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Q. 1: Which Jewish religious event often coincides with Easter?
A. 1: Passover.
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Q. 2: Who was the first person to see Jesus after his resurrection?
A. 2: Mary Magdalene.
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Q. 3: How long does Lent last for?
A. 3: 40 days.
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Q. 4: Egg-rolling is a traditional Easter event in seven countries. A point for each one you name correctly.
A. 4: US, UK, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Lithuania, and Egypt.
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Q. 5: How many disciples joined Jesus at the Last Supper?
a) 10 b) 12 c) 14
A. 5: b) 12.
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Q. 6: What is the religious significance of the egg at Easter?
A. 6: It represents the tomb Jesus rose from.
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Q. 7: In the Christian calendar, what is the name given to the last Sunday before Easter?
a) Palm Sunday b) Pentecost c) Whitsun
A. 7: a) Palm Sunday.
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Q. 8: In which country is there a contemporary tradition of reading or watching murder mysteries at Easter?
A. 8: Norway.
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Q. 9: Who starred in the movie Easter Parade?
a) Judy Garland b) Ginger Rogers c) Elaine Paige
A. 9: a) Judy Garland.
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Q. 10: When the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate offered to release Jesus, which prisoner did the crowd demand was let go instead?
a) Herod b) Barabbas c) Judas
A. 10: b) Barabbas.
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Q. 11: Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the score for which Easter-based musical?
a) Evita b) Jesus Christ Superstar c) Cats Glenn
A. 11: b) Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Q. 12: Which American island is named after rabbits?
a) Coney Island b) Staten Island c) Long Island
A. 12: a) Coney Island.
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Q. 13: In Bermuda, the ascent of Christ is symbolized by what?
a) Balloons b) Kites c) Doves d) Fireworks
A. 13: b) Kites.
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Q. 14: What buns do people traditionally eat at Easter?
A. 14: Hot cross buns.
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Q. 15: What is the name of the disciple who betrayed Jesus and what did he receive as payment? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 15: Judas Iscariot, and he received 30 pieces of silver.
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Q. 16: What does Mardi Gras have to do with Easter?
a) Mardi Gras is the first day of Lent
b) Mardi Gras is the last day to indulge before Lent.
c) Mardi Gras has nothing to do with Easter.
A. 16: Answer b) Mardi Gras is the last day to indulge before Lent.
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Q. 17: What does the period of Lent symbolize?
A. 17: Jesus’s time in the wilderness.
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Q. 18: Which British gangster film stars Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren?
a) The Long Easter Monday b) The Long Easter Sunday c) The Long Good Friday
A. 18: c) The Long Good Friday.
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Q. 19: The word ‘quarantine’ literally means ’40 days’. When Neil Armstrong went into quarantine after returning from the Moon, which musical instrument did he take with him?
a) Penny whistle b) Banjo c) Ukulele d) Hammond organ
A. 19: He took c) a Ukulele.
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Q. 20: “I am the eggman” is a lyric from which song by The Beatles?
a) Paperback Writer b) I Am The Walrus c) Hey Jude
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