The Mysterious Death Of A UN Secretary General

July 31, 2015July 13, 2015 fasab Crime, Factoids, Politics, Rants academic, academics, African continent, American intelligence agencies, anti-colonial movements, archives, assassinated, available evidence, Ban Ki-moon, Belgium, britain, British, British colonial administrators, British-administered territory, Central Intelligence Agency, colonial masters, Commission, Congo, Congolese Prime Minister, conspiracy theorists, contributed to his own downfall, crucial evidence, death of UN General Secretary Dag Hammarskjold, deliberate sabotage, diplomat, Don’t hold your breath, Douglas DC-6 transport aircraft, emerged, Entertainment, error, European-supported chieftains, facts, fateful day, fierce supporter, former intelligence officer, foul play, Göran Björkdahl, get away with it, government entity, half a century later, Hammarskjöld, Hammarskjöld Commission, Hammarskjöld Inquiry Trust, in the pockets of the powers that be, independent investigators, independent thinker, information, international team of jurists, investigations, Kennedy assassination conspiracy, killed in an airplane crash, listened to a recording of a pilot, Lumumba, Marxist government, mineral-rich Katanga region, most likely cause, mystery, National Security Agency, Netherlands, non-investigation investigations, Northern Rhodesia, not be ruled out, obscure the details of the incident, on board, one of the enduring mysteries of the 20th century, Opinion, over drive, Patrice Lumumba, People, pilot error, politics, Rants, Rhodesian Board of Investigation, Rhodesian Commission of Inquiry, seceded, Secretary General, Secretary General Hammarskjöld, shot down, shot down the plane, significant new evidence, similar fates, South Africa, Susan Williams, Swedish, The Mysterious Death Of A UN Secretary General, Thoughts, three judges, tragedy, truth, UN Commission of Investigation, UN General Assembly, unidentified second plane, United Kingdom, United Nations Commission of Investigation, US, US National Security Agency, Western-backed coup, who ordered the assassination, who really did kill JKF, written testimony by a Belgian pilot, Zambia

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

Not quite up there with the Kennedy assassination conspiracy, but still a mystery, is the death of UN General Secretary Dag Hammarskjold who was killed in an airplane crash – some say assassinated – on September 17, 1961.

On that fateful day, a Douglas DC-6 transport aircraft with Hammarskjöld on board crashed in the British-administered territory of Northern Rhodesia (now called Zambia). Not only Hammarskjold, but everyone on board was killed in the crash.

Three investigations into the crash were held, conducted by the Rhodesian Board of Investigation, the Rhodesian Commission of Inquiry, and the United Nations Commission of Investigation.

As usual in these non-investigation investigations, “pilot error” was noted as the most likely cause of the tragedy.

But the UN Commission of Investigation held in 1962 said that deliberate sabotage could not be ruled out as a likely cause of the tragedy, which of course set the conspiracy theorists on over drive.

Since then many academics and independent investigators, such as Swedish development expert Göran Björkdahl and British academic Susan Williams, have raised the possibility that the plane carrying Secretary General Hammarskjöld may have been “shot down by an unidentified second plane”.

Just after the tragedy the eagerness shown by British colonial administrators in Northern Rhodesia to obscure the details of the incident has also been highlighted and has provided further impetus for those pointing to foul play.

Like many others who have met similar fates, Hammarskjöld probably contributed to his own downfall because he was an independent thinker, not content to remain in the pockets of the powers that be. He was, for example, a fierce supporter of anti-colonial movements that were sweeping the African continent, many of which were not in the interests of their colonial masters at the time.

This is borne out by the fact that on the day of his death, Hammarskjöld was flying to the Congo’s mineral-rich Katanga region to meet European-supported chieftains who in 1960 had seceded from the Marxist government of Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba.

Lumumba had been assassinated in a Western-backed coup exactly eight months before Hammarskjöld’s own death. The person said to have arranged his assassination was Daphne Park, one of MI6’s top female intelligence agents and known by some as the “Queen of Spies”.

Moving on in time to three years ago, in 2012, the independently funded Hammarskjöld Inquiry Trust appointed an international team of jurists, called the Hammarskjöld Commission, to study all available evidence on the plane crash. The team was composed of a diplomat and three judges from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Sweden.

The Commission reported in 2013 that “significant new evidence” had emerged, which suggested that American intelligence agencies, notably the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency, had “crucial evidence” that could help clarify the causes of the crash.

This led to the current UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, appointing a UN-sponsored panel of experts to examine the new evidence and present it before the UN General Assembly. The three-member panel traveled to several countries, including Zambia, the US, Britain and Belgium, to access government, as well as private archives.

That ‘new evidence’ is said to include written testimony by a Belgian pilot who says he shot down the plane carrying Hammarskjöld by error while trying to divert it on orders by a government entity, and a statement by a former intelligence officer with the US National Security Agency, admitting he listened to a recording of a pilot who said he shot down the UN Secretary General’s plane.

Damning stuff – if true.

Is it really possible that more than half a century later the truth about “one of the enduring mysteries of the 20th century” is finally going to be heard?

Don’t hold your breath on that one. It all depends if those who ordered the assassination think they can get away with it after all these years.

So who really did kill JKF, more importantly, why, and how long are we going to have to wait to find out?

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People, Places And Probably More – Quiz Day!

July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests Afghanistan, Aintreee, American Declaration of Independence, Australia, Batmania, Beluga, bribe, British aristocracy, car, chess, CIA, city, classical music composer, Columbo, common name, country, detectives, District of Columbia, drug, Duplicatus, education, England, Entertainment, executed, fictional character, first and the final drafts, general knowledge, Geography, gourmet, history, insured his taste buds, intortus, Kal-El, King of England, Liverpool, major landmass, mountain range, nature, People, perlucidus, petition, petitioned to become a state, places, populated by humans, questions, quiz, quizzes, saltwater, six wives, steeplechase horse race, super yachts, tax dollars, television, The Backbone Of England, Volkswagen Beetle, warlords, water, winter resort, young female cow that has not given birth

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

People and places feature a lot in today’s quiz so if you’re good at those then you are in with a good chance of scoring well.

You will also find out what the CIA has been up to with your tax dollars. Makes you proud!

As usual, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1. A ‘Beluga’ is a type of what?

Q. 2. In what country did the game of ‘Chess’ originate?

Q. 3. In 1983 the District of Columbia petitioned to become a state, if the petition had been successful what was the new state to be called?

Q. 4. The popular ‘Volkswagen Beetle’ car was developed under whose direction?

Q. 5. What drug did the CIA hand out in order to bribe warlords in Afghanistan?

Q. 6. What began as a winter resort for the British aristocracy in the late 1700s and now hosts 50% of the world’s super yachts every year?

Q. 7. What two men wrote the first and the final drafts of the American Declaration of Independence? (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 8. What percentage of the water on Earth is saltwater?

a) 17% b) 37% c) 57% d) 77% e) 97%

Q. 9. What mountain range is sometimes known as “The Backbone Of England” ?

Q. 10. What was the last major landmass on earth to be populated by humans?

Q. 11. What is the name given to a young female cow that has not given birth?

Q. 12. What famous gourmet insured his taste buds for £250,000 in 1993?

Q. 13. ‘Duplicatus’, ‘intortus’ and ‘perlucidus’ are among the varieties of what?

Q. 14. What well known city in Australia used to be known as ‘Batmania’ ?

Q. 15. What King of England was famous for having six wives?

Q. 16. And how many of his six wives did this King have executed? (A bonus point for each one you can name correctly.)

Q. 17. What is the more common name for the fictional character ‘Kal-El’ and where is he supposed to be from? (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 18. What is the famous steeplechase horse race run at Aintreee in Liverpool, England every year?

Q. 19. What well known classical music composer has the initials ‘W.A.M.’ ?

Q. 20. And finally for today another name. Columbo is one of the most famous ever detectives to appear on television but what is his first name?

ANSWERS

Q. 1. A ‘Beluga’ is a type of what?

A. 1. Whale.

Q. 2. In what country did the game of ‘Chess’ originate?

A. 2. Chess originated in India during the Gupta Empire (almost 1,400 years ago)

Q. 3. In 1983 the District of Columbia petitioned to become a state, if the petition had been successful what was the new state to be called?

A. 3. New Columbia.

Q. 4. The popular ‘Volkswagen Beetle’ car was developed under whose direction?

A. 4. Volkswagen Beetles were developed by Hitler because he wanted to manufacture a cheap, affordable car for his roadways.

Q. 5. What drug did the CIA hand out in order to bribe warlords in Afghanistan?

A. 5. Viagra.

Q. 6. What began as a winter resort for the British aristocracy in the late 1700s and now hosts 50% of the world’s super yachts every year?

A. 6. The French Riviera.

Q. 7. What two men wrote the first and the final drafts of the American Declaration of Independence? (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 7. Benjamin Franklin actually wrote the first Declaration of Independence. Eventually, however, Thomas Jefferson was chosen to write the final draft.

Q. 8. What percentage of the water on Earth is saltwater?

a) 17% b) 37% c) 57% d) 77% e) 97%

A. 8. The correct answer is e) 97%.

Q. 9. What mountain range is sometimes known as “The Backbone Of England” ?

A. 9. The Pennines.

Q. 10. What was the last major landmass on earth to be populated by humans?

A. 10. New Zealand.

Q. 11. What is the name given to a young female cow that has not given birth?

A. 11. It is known as a heifer.

Q. 12. What famous gourmet insured his taste buds for £250,000 in 1993?

A. 12. Egon Ronay.

Q. 13. ‘Duplicatus’, ‘intortus’ and ‘perlucidus’ are among the varieties of what?

A. 13. They are all the names of clouds (cirrus duplicatus, cirrus intortus and altocumulus perlucidus to be more precise.)

Q. 14. What well known city in Australia used to be known as ‘Batmania’ ?

A. 14. The city of Melbourne used to be called ‘Batmania’.

Q. 15. What King of England was famous for having six wives?

A. 15. Henry VIII.

Q. 16. And how many of his six wives did this King have executed? (A bonus point for each one you can name correctly.)

A. 16. Henry VIII had two of his wives executed, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard.

Q. 17. What is the more common name for the fictional character ‘Kal-El’ and where is he supposed to be from? (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 17. His more common name is Superman and hs home planet is Krypton.

Q. 18. What is the famous steeplechase horse race run at Aintreee in Liverpool, England every year?

A. 18. It is called the ‘Grand National’.

Q. 19. What well known classical music composer has the initials ‘W.A.M.’

A. 19. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Q. 20. And finally for today another name. Columbo is one of the most famous ever detectives to appear on television but what is his first name?

A. 20. His first name is “Frank”. It can be seen on his police ID, for example, in the 1971 episode “Dead Weight”, when Columbo introduces himself to General Hollister. So now you know!

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Do You Really Want A Liar In The White House?

July 19, 2015July 14, 2015 fasab Computers, Crime, Current Events, Factoids, Politics, Rants 9/11 terrorist attack, aggrandize herself, airplanes, American people, attention span, Bill Clinton’s Presidency, book, Bosnia, broke, brothers, cannot tell the truth, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Chelsea, clerical error, climbed Mt. Everest, Clintons, confiscated public documents, congress, conqueror of Mount Everest, conspired to violate the Constitution, Current Events, defrauding, disembarked at the airport, dishonest, do you want a liar in the White House, education, enhance her position by lying, examine the candidates. Hillary Clinton’s lies, fact, factoid, facts, FALN, FALN terrorists, FBI, federal investigators, federal law, finances, fire the travel office staff, fired, first lady, fraudulent legal brief, futures market, go missing, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton is ethically unfit to be either a senator or president, Hillary lied, Hillary Rodham, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hillary’s fingerprints on the documents, Hillary’s Pursuit of Power, House Judiciary Committee, House rules, humility, If you want a liar in the White House there's always Hillary, impeachment, information, instrumental, interview, Jerry Zeifman, jogging around the World Trade Center, Judicial Watch, liar, Libya, lying, manipulated the system, memorandum, miraculously reappear, national tragedies, nationalist group, negotiated for the release of refugees in Macedonia, New Square Hasidic pardons, New York Hasidic Jews, no official government records, nomination, Northern Ireland peace process, only First Lady in American history to be fingerprinted by the FBI, Opinion, Opportunist, paid to get pardons, pardons, People, political life, political strategist, politics, PR, President, President and First Lady, President Bill, President Clinton, private email server, private residence, Puerto Rico, Rants, Richard Nixon, road to the White House conversion, Rose Law firm in Arkansas, rules of confidentiality, Rules of the Committee, Rules of the House, savings and loan company, Secretary of State, September 11 2001, Sir Edmund Hillary, sniper's bullet, State Department documents, statesmanlike, still lying, stupid, Teddy Kennedy, terrorist attack in Benghazi, terrorists into government in Belfast, The Wall Street Journal, Thoughts, tradition, twin towers, under sniper fire, unethical, US Ambassador, US Presidency, victims, video, visited Northern Ireland, voting, wage an all-out war against terrorism, walking across the Bosnian tarmac, Watergate, Watergate investigation, White House, White House aide, White House gifts, Whitewater land venture, Zeifman

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

I ended a post last week that ended with the line, “If you want a liar in the White House there’s always Hillary.”

Some people may have thought it a little harsh, particularly those who were considering voting for her, but harsh or not it is a fact.

Her wayward husband Bill was a liar and he made President and impeachment. Now she is trying to carry on the tradition.

Hillary simply cannot tell the truth.

Everyone knows it.

And everyone includes the representatives from other countries that she would have to interact with, if – God help us – the American people are stupid enough to make her President.

Unfortunately, such is the attention span of people nowadays they only seem to remember the last thing they see and hear. If something happened in the past it is as if it never occurred at all.

With a position as important as the US Presidency at stake it is surely necessary to examine the candidates more closely than that.

Hillary Clinton’s lies are many and they cover almost every aspect of her life. She is an opportunist, always willing to try to enhance her position by lying. Nothing is sacred.

And it isn’t a recent occurrence. Hillary Rodham Clinton has been a liar for her entire political life, probably longer than that.

Take a look for yourselves.

Going waaaaay back to 1974, when Hillary Clinton was 27, she worked for the House Judiciary Committee which at that time was investigating Richard Nixon and Watergate.

Strictly against House rules, she met with Teddy Kennedy’s chief political strategist and then manipulated the system, wrote a “fraudulent legal brief” and “confiscated public documents”.

They had no choice but fire Hillary Rodham. When asked why she was fired, Jerry Zeifman, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate investigation, said in an interview, “Because she was a liar. She was an unethical, dishonest lawyer, she conspired to violate the Constitution, the Rules of the House, the Rules of the Committee, and the rules of confidentiality.”

Zeifman later wrote in a 2006 book titled ‘Hillary’s Pursuit of Power’, that “Hillary Clinton is ethically unfit to be either a senator or president.”

When she made it to the White House as First Lady, she was still a stranger to the truth. Trying to distance herself from another gaff, Hillary said she didn’t know that her staff would fire the travel office staff after she told them to do so.

Hillary lied.

Staff do what you tell them to do. That’s why they work for you and not you for them. The memorandum relating to the firings went “missing” for two years.

The “missing” lie was a trait that was to continue. Documents regarding Hillary’s work at the Rose Law firm in Arkansas, specifically regarding a savings and loan company run by the Clintons’ business partner in the Whitewater land venture also went “missing” for two years.

Eventually they miraculously reappeared when a White House aide found them, in the White House, in a storage area on the third-floor, which is the private residence of the President and First Lady.

Hillary said that she had no idea the documents were there, which would have been fine except for the fact that the FBI found Hillary’s fingerprints on the documents. Hillary is still the only First Lady in American history to be fingerprinted by the FBI.

Lying to take advantage of national tragedies is also a depth to which Hillary Clinton will gladly stoop.

For example, when everyone else was in shock and sympathizing with the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack tragedy, Hillary tried to take some of the attention for herself. She said her daughter Chelsea was jogging around the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 at the time of the airplanes flew into the twin towers.

Hillary lied.

Chelsea was in bed watching it on TV.

To try to aggrandize herself on another occasion, Hillary said she was named after Sir Edmund Hillary, conqueror of Mount Everest.

Hillary lied.

Sir Edmund Hillary climbed Mt. Everest five years AFTER Hillary Rodham was born. Nobody knew who he was and therefore wouldn’t have named their children after him.

When she was on a visit to Bosnia, Hillary said she came under sniper fire as she disembarked at the airport.

Hillary lied.

Video taken at the time shows a girl presented her with flowers and she and Chelsea can be seen on video walking across the Bosnian tarmac smiling and greeting well-wishers. Not a sniper’s bullet in sight. Here’s a nice video report to prove it.

As regards finances, Hillary said she learned in The Wall Street Journal how to make a killing in the futures market.

Hillary lied.

The Wall Street Journal didn’t even cover the market back then.

Hillary said she didn’t know about the pardons given to members of the violent Puerto Rico nationalist group FALN or that her brothers were being paid to get pardons that her husband Bill Clinton granted.

Hillary lied.

Her husband and her brothers knew and she didn’t? A likely story! With an ill-advised stroke of a pen President Clinton made a mockery of the pledge to “wage an all-out war against terrorism” by pardoning 14 FALN terrorists.

Still on the subject of pardons, Hillary also said she had nothing to do with the New Square Hasidic pardons that reduced the prison terms of four New York Hasidic Jews convicted of defrauding tens of millions of dollars from the government.

Hillary lied.

In fact, of all the pardons that President Clinton granted as he was leaving the White House, this one has Hillary written all over it. She attended a meeting at the White House about the pardons and got repaid in votes, 1,400 to 12.

To try to excuse her greed, Hillary said taking the White House gifts was a “clerical error”.

Hillary lied.

The “error”, clerical or otherwise, was getting caught and she came up with the best excuse she could think of at the time.

To try to make herself look more statesmanlike Hillary said she negotiated for the release of refugees in Macedonia.

Hillary lied.

They were released the day before she even got there.

In a pathetic attempt to get sympathy where none was deserved, Hillary said her family was broke when they left the White House.

Hillary lied.

And they only made a paltry $12 million the year after Bill Clinton’s Presidency.

Never noted for her humility, Hillary said she was “instrumental” in the Northern Ireland peace process.

Hillary lied.

She and President Bill visited Northern Ireland and did some PR work for the deal that ushered terrorists into government in Belfast, but those actually at the negotiating table say Hillary was nowhere to be seen.

Hillary said the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other officials was a “spontaneous protest” gone wrong.

Hillary lied.

Based on State Department documents we know that, not only was Benghazi a terrorist attack, but that Hillary was well aware of that fact and deliberately misled the public.

Then there is the private email server she set up the day before her nomination as Secretary of State, and used for her entire tenure in that office. Hillary said the whole thing was innocent and that access would be given to scrutinize her emails.

Hillary lied.

The whole procedure was far from innocent. For one thing it is in direct violation of a 2009 Federal Law. Hillary set up her private email server and used it when she was Secretary of State so that there would be no official government records of those emails. She could pick and choose what to release and what to delete. Her aides also used private email addresses. Actualy both the Clintons loved email for that very reason, because it was so much easier to hide stuff, when she was asked to turn over 1.8 million emails to Judicial Watch, Congress, and federal investigators.

What do you call someone with a record like that except a liar?

How are we supposed to believe that all of a sudden she has had a “road to the White House” conversion and become honest and straightforward, rather than a schemer and a liar?

I’m reminded of that old joke,

Question: “How can you tell when a politician is lying?”

Answer: “When his/her lips are moving.”

It needs to be updated for Hillary.

She can lie even when her lips aren’t moving, or get emails or other people to do it for her.

So do you want a liar in the White House?

Do you???

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I. O. U. A. Vowel

July 16, 2015July 6, 2015 fasab comedy, Humour, Language, Puns alphabet, amusing, bad jokes, best quality, break wind, CDs, Comedy, consonants, contacts, cool, cops, easy when you know How, ego, Entertainment, excited, fan, fanbase, French lessons, friend, funny, go kart race, Humor, Humour, Jazz, jokes, letters, music store, mysterious, Native Americans, Oui, P, People, pop, psychiatrist, pun, pun day, puns, Q, Rap, robbing, rock, see without glasses, silly jokes, stupid, thieves, tireless effort, trees, vowels, walk in fridges, wheels fell off, word play, word plays

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

If you add a couple of consonants to one of those vowels you get PUN, which is rather convenient because today is pun day.

You know what’s next.

Enjoy or endure!!

I really love my fanbase…

without it my fan would fall over.

When people ask me

what my best quality is,

I always tell them my second best

quality is being mysterious.

Communicating with Native Americans

… it’s easy when you know How.

I don’t care what people say,

I’m a terrible psychiatrist.

My friend was in a go kart race and

kept going even after all his wheels fell off.

It was a tireless effort

I got so excited in French lessons that

sometimes “oui” would come out

If you want to know how to see without glasses,

I’ve got some good contacts.

To all you letters that

want to be before

p in the alphabet,

join the q.

Walk in fridges.

Pretty cool.

Everybody has an ego,

mine is just bigger and better.

Trees can break wind

(and they’re not the only ones!)

Four thieves were robbing a music

store when the cops turned up.

The first grabbed all the pop CDs and ran off.

The second grabbed the rock CDs and also ran off.

The third grabbed the Jazz and followed suit.

The fourth was forced to take the rap.

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Thinking Caps On Please – It’s Quiz Day!

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“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

July is almost a week old and we haven’t had a quiz.

But we are about to rectify that right now.

Another twenty questions to wrap your brain around.

As usual, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1. What is the world’s biggest island?

Q. 2. In a speech on 5 March 1946 what did Winston Churchill say had descended over Europe?

Q. 3. What city is known as ‘The Pearl of the Adriatic’ ?

Q. 4. What is the official diameter of the center circle on a soccer pitch?

Q. 5. What does the term ‘SAS’ refer to in terms of British Army Regiments?

Q. 6. What famous American painter and illustrator’s best-known works include the ‘Willie Gillis’ series, ‘Rosie the Riveter’, ‘The Problem We All Live With’, ‘Saying Grace’, and the ‘Four Freedoms’ series?

Q. 7. Where were the 2014 Winter Olympics held?

Q. 8. Where will the 2016 Summer Olympics be held?

Q. 9. Whose first novel was titled ‘Carrie’ ?

Q. 10. What was the name given to the prosperous peasants in Russia who were violently repressed by Stalin?

Q. 11. The famous ‘Stella Artois’ beer was originally brewed in which country?

Q. 12. After World War Two (WWII) ended into how many sectors was the city of Berlin divided? (A point for the correct answer and bonus points if you can correctly name the countries in charge of the sectors.)

Q. 13. What is the common name of the small piece of data sent from a website and stored in a user’s web browser?

Q. 14. In the well-known saying, what do ‘birds of a feather’ do?

Q. 15. What fruit is a cross between a grapefruit, tangerine and orange?

Q. 16. What is the name for the Eskimo people of Canada?

Q. 17. We all know to our cost about the recent ‘financial crisis’, but in what year was the infamous ‘Wall Street Crash’ ?

Q. 18. What are the two movies for which Jack Nicholson received the Best Actor Oscar?

Q. 19. What is ‘blood sausage’ better known as in places like the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador?

Q. 20. Who was ‘The Country Girl’ who after ‘High Noon’ went on to ‘Dial M for Murder’ and ‘To Catch a Thief’ before entering ‘High Society’ ?

ANSWERS

Q. 1. What is the world’s biggest island?

A. 1. Greenland.

Q. 2. In a speech on 5 March 1946 what did Winston Churchill say had descended over Europe?

A. 2. An Iron Curtain.

Q. 3. What city is known as ‘The Pearl of the Adriatic’ ?

A. 3. Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Q. 4. What is the official diameter of the center circle on a soccer pitch?

A. 4. 20 yards (18.3 metres).

Q. 5. What does the term ‘SAS’ refer to in terms of British Army Regiments.

A. 5. Special Air Service.

A. 6. Norman Rockwell.

Q. 7. Where were the 2014 Winter Olympics held?

A. 7. In Sochi, Russia.

Q. 8. Where will the 2016 Summer Olympics be held?

A. 8. The 2016 Summer Olympics, commonly known as Rio 2016, will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Q. 9. Whose first novel was titled ‘Carrie’ ?

A. 9. Stephen King.

Q. 10. What was the name given to the prosperous peasants in Russia who were violently repressed by Stalin?

A. 10. Kulaks.

Q. 11. The famous ‘Stella Artois’ beer was originally brewed in which country?

A. 11. Belgium.

Q. 12. After World War Two (WWII) ended into how many sectors was the city of Berlin divided? (A point for the correct answer and bonus points if you can correctly name the countries in charge of the sectors.)

A. 12. There were four sectors, American, British, French and Soviet.

Q. 13. What is the common name of the small piece of data sent from a website and stored in a user’s web browser?

A. 13. It is called a ‘cookie’.

Q. 14. In the well known saying, what do ‘birds of a feather’ do?

A. 14. They ‘flock together’.

Q. 15. What fruit is a cross between a grapefruit, tangerine and orange?

A. 15. The ‘Ugli fruit’.

Q. 16. What is the name for the Eskimo people of Canada?

A. 16. They are known as ‘Iniut’.

Q. 17. We all know to our cost about the recent ‘financial crisis’, but in what year was the infamous ‘Wall Street Crash’ ?

A. 17. 1929.

Q. 18. What are the two movies for which Jack Nicholson received the Best Actor Oscar?

A. 18. They were ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ and ‘As Good As It Gets’.

Q. 19. What is ‘blood sausage’ better known as in places like the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand and the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador?

A. 19. It is better known as ‘Black Pudding’.

Q. 20. Who was ‘The Country Girl’ who after ‘High Noon’ went on to ‘Dial M for Murder’ and ‘To Catch a Thief’ before entering ‘High Society’ ?

A. 20. Grace Kelly.

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I Said He Would Be Entertaining.

July 5, 2015July 4, 2015 fasab Business, Current Events, Politics, Rants advantage, America, American public is ready for a leader with a proven track record of success, best candidate, BIG question mark, Boringtown, breach of contract, break off ties, Bush, Bush and Bush, business background, business world, cancellation, career politicians, children, connected, controversy, Current Events, Democrat competition, Democratic hopefuls, Democrats, dithering Obama administration, dodgy decision leads, Donald, drop Trump-related merchandise, Dubya Bush, dullest election campaigns in history, Dullsville, Dynasty, economy, egos on the grand scale, Eighty percent of Central American girls and women are raped crossing into the United States, election race, election races, entertaining, family history, Florida Governor, foreign affairs, foreign policy and national security expertise, fourth floor next to the white flags, front-runner, GOP Presidential candidate, Governor, hard act to follow, hasty decision, Hillary Clinton, horse, horse's ass, host, hypocrisy department, illegal immigration, In a democracy the voters sometimes get it wrong, Jeb, Jeb Bush, Jeb versus Hilary, Joe Biden, lackluster video message, legitimate or crazy, lift America's spirit, limelight, lose money, Macy's, Macy's decision, make a good President, Mark Cuban, Miss Universe, Miss USA, more wealth for Trump, Mr Wonderful, national security, NBC, new star, no high profile rival, nonsense, Opinion, other people paying for their mistakes, pageants, pander to every minority viewpoint, partiality, People, politician, politicians, politics, post-Trump era, practical terms, President, presidential bid, presidential candidate, presidential election, pun, Rants, reality show, Republican camp, Republican nomination, ride out the storm, run away from controversy, Senators, Shark Tank, skeleton, social issues, social media, sue NBC, super wealthy, sweat shops, tell it how it is, The Apprentice, the big seat in the White House, the Donald, Thoughts, top dollar, Trump, tumble from their closets, TV companies, Univision, unsuccessful bids for the Oval Office, Vice President, war-mongering Presidency, White House job, would-be's

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Say what you like about him, but he is entertaining. Trump is already making what was looking like one of the dullest election campaigns in history into something worth looking at – just now and again though.

The latest nonsense comes from the business world, namely Macy’s, NBC and Univision.

Macy’s has decided to drop Trump-related merchandise, and the other two are going to break off ties (pun, tee-hee!) with the Donald.

The Macy’s decision is fairly clear, they’d rather run away from controversy and lose money than ride out the storm. I wonder do they sell goods manufactured in the sweat shops of the world, often by children? Maybe we should look in their hypocrisy department – fourth floor next to the white flags if I remember correctly?

However, no one knows exactly what the NBC and Univision decision means in practical terms. For example, will they sell their half of the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and if they do who will they sell it to? Or will they buy Trump’s half which will mean giving him top dollar for the shows because I don’t think he will let them away softly. In fact he would be within his rights to sue NBC for breach of contract relating to the pageants if this dodgy decision leads to a cancellation.

Either way it will be more wealth for Trump, which is probably what the move was designed NOT to do when they were thinking about it. That’s assuming they did think about it, which appears increasing unlikely.

Neither has NBC given great thought as to who is going to host “The Apprentice” in a post-Trump era. They’ve hinted that they are going to look for a new star to replace Trump on the long-running reality show, but he’ll be a hard act to follow. Maybe it’s a chance for another dose of the limelight for the Shark Tank’s Mr Wonderful or even Mark Cuban, both of whom seem to thrive on the small screen and both of whom seem to have egos on the grand scale.

This hasty decision also leaves a BIG question mark about the partiality of these TV companies during the election race. Will they – or perhaps better, can they – continue to cover Trump fairly as a presidential candidate?

Then there’s former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, part of the Bush, Bush and Bush super wealthy and well connected dynasty who want the big seat in the White House again. Jeb has said his decision to run for the Republican nomination will be based on two things: his family and whether he can lift America’s spirit.

After the great job his father and big brother did as President in lifting America’s spirits (a little sarcasm there) how could the voters do anything other than make him the GOP Presidential candidate? Oh dear me!

Despite the family history, Bush seems to be making good progress so far. But he had an easy start, because prior to the arrival of Trump on the scene he had no high profile rival. He still holds a significant lead over the second-place Trump.

Some think Jeb Bush would be the best candidate to handle illegal immigration and social issues. Just like his brother perhaps, see video.

On the economy Trump would probably be favorite, especially after the way Dubya Bush let spending go out of control during the latter stages of his war-mongering Presidency.

Apart from these two, although there are numerous others in the field,there does not seem to be any other close runners. Not yet anyway. But things in election races can always change suddenly as a skeleton or two tumble from their closets.

Trump is trying to capitalize on his business background. There is no doubt that that gives him an advantage over the career politicians. In business Trump lives or dies by his decisions. As for the Senators and Governor would-be’s, they are used to other people paying for their mistakes not them personally. It’s a significant difference in the mindsets of the two types of contender.

There is no doubt that Trump is correct when he says that the “American public is ready for a leader with a proven track record of success.” This is particular so after eight years of a dithering Obama administration.

Whether or not “Eighty percent of Central American girls and women are raped crossing into the United States,” one would have thought that America was ready for someone who wasn’t afraid to tell it how it is, instead of trying to pander to every minority viewpoint be it legitimate or crazy.

In politics a bit of controversy is always…

what’s the word….

“Entertaining?” That’s it.

As if to emphasize the fact, contrast what is going on in the Republican camp with the Democrats.

Hillary Clinton launched her presidential bid via a lackluster video message on social media way back in April and she continues to be the overwhelming front-runner among Democratic hopefuls for the White House job.

In fact the Democrat competition has turned into an amalgamation of Dullsville & Boringtown. There’s only one horse (make that horse’s ass) in the running. What she needs to blow all that cash for I don’t know. Build a hospital ward for the poor you dummy, you’re already selected.

Vice President Joe Biden, who has twice before made unsuccessful bids for the Oval Office – in 1988 and 2008 – might make another one, unsuccessful one that is. Recently he has said he thinks he’d “make a good President.” He is perhaps basing that on comments in the press that he is known for his foreign policy and national security expertise. He shouldn’t, because during the past eight years he has shown absolutely no grasp of either foreign affairs or national security.

Of course, it may well be that come the actual Presidential election next year, it will be Jeb versus Hillary and dull as they are the Democrats may win again. In a democracy the voters sometimes get it wrong.

In the meantime I’m still finding the Donald’s entry into the fray, what’s that word again….

“Entertaining!”

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No More Quizzes – Not This June Anyway. (Except For This One!)

June 29, 2015June 24, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests America, ballet dancer, Bewick, bird, Black, books literature, born, British prime minister, calfskin, Calvados, canada, chief lawyer, city, classics of American literature, Colombia, countries, dancer, died, discoveries, distilled, dracula, education, Entertainment, Euxine Sea, FIFA, France, French city, fruit, general knowledge, Geography, history, Hooper, Idaho, Illinois, invented, inventions, Joan of Arc, leader of the Soviet Union, modern ballet, movies, music, nature, Nobel Prize, non-fiction, novels, organization, People, places, popular sports, published, Pulitzer Prize, put to death, questions, quiz, quizzes, rabies vaccination, Radar, represent, Russian, Saruman, Scaramanga, science, Scooby, Scooby-Doo, sea, short story collections, South America, sport, test, tests, The City Of The Kings, U S government, United States, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, wrong reasons

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Welcome to final fasab quiz for June 2015.

Half the year almost gone, but not before you get the chance to try out these questions.

As usual, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating.

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1. What was bought by the United States from France in 1803?

Q. 2. ‘Black’, ‘Hooper’ and ‘Bewick’ are all types of what bird?

Q. 3. What city in South America is known as ‘The City Of The Kings’ ?

Q. 4. Very recently in the news for all the wrong reasons, what organization do the letters ‘FIFA’ represent?

Q. 5. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953?

Q. 6. What did Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discover by accident on November 8 1895?

Q. 7. He was born in Illinois and died in Idaho and during his lifetime he published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works, and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature. Who was he?

Q. 8. What name is given to calfskin, dressed and prepared for writing on?

Q. 9. Which sea is sometimes called the Euxine Sea?

Q. 10. What is the name given to the person who is appointed the chief lawyer of the U.S. government?

Q. 11. Name the famous Russian ballet dancer who changed the face of modern ballet?

Q. 12. Who invented the rabies vaccination?

Q. 13. Who is the current (2015) British Prime Minister?

Q. 14. Big points opportunity. How many countries lie between Canada and Colombia? (A point for the correct number and a bonus point for each one you can name correctly.)

Q. 15. What fruit is ‘Calvados’ distilled from?

Q. 16. What is ‘Scooby’ short for in the name ‘Scooby Doo’ ?

Q. 17. What does ‘RADAR’ stand for?

Q. 18. In which French city was Joan of Arc put to death?

Q. 19. What are the seven most popular sports in America? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you can name them in the correct order.)

Q. 20. He was famous as ‘Dracula’, ‘Scaramanga’ and ‘Saruman’. Who was he?

ANWERS

Q. 1. What was bought by the United States from France in 1803?

A. 1. The Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles).

Q. 2. ‘Black’, ‘Hooper’ and ‘Bewick’ are all types of what bird?

A. 2. Swans.

Q. 3. What city in South America is known as ‘The City Of The Kings’ ?

A. 3. Lima, Peru. (Ciudad de los Reyes)

Q. 4. Very recently in the news for all the wrong reasons, what organization do the letters ‘FIFA’ represent?

A. 4. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the international governing body of association football, futsal and beach soccer.

Q. 5. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953?

A. 5. Joseph Stalin.

Q. 6. What did Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discover by accident on November 8 1895?

A. 6. X-rays.

A. 7. Ernest Hemmingway.

Q. 8. What name is given to calfskin, dressed and prepared for writing on?

A. 8. It is known as ‘Vellum’.

Q. 9. Which sea is sometimes called the Euxine Sea?

A. 9. The Black Sea.

Q. 10. What is the name given to the person who is appointed the chief lawyer of the U.S. government?

A. 10. He/she is known as the ‘Attorney General’.

Q. 11. Name the famous Russian ballet dancer who changed the face of modern ballet?

A. 11. Rudolf Nureyev.

Q. 12. Who invented the rabies vaccination?

A. 12. Louis Pasteur.

Q. 13. Who is the current (2015) British Prime Minister?

A. 13. David Cameron.

Q. 14. Big points opportunity. How many countries lie between Canada and Colombia? (A point for the correct number and a bonus point for each one you can name correctly.)

A. 14. There are 9 countries that lie between Canada and Colombia – they are The United States, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.

Q. 15. What fruit is ‘Calvados’ distilled from?

A. 15. Apples.

Q. 16. What is ‘Scooby’ short for in the name ‘Scooby Doo’ ?

A. 16. Scoobert.

Q. 17. What does ‘RADAR’ stand for?

A. 17. ‘RADAR’ stand for ‘Radio Detection and Ranging’.

Q. 18. In which French city was Joan of Arc put to death?

A. 18. Rouen.

Q. 19. What are the seven most popular sports in America? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you can name them in the correct order.)

A. 19. 1. American Football 2. Baseball 3. Basketball 4. Ice Hockey 5. Soccer 6. Tennis and 7. Golf

Q. 20. He was famous as ‘Dracula’, ‘Scaramanga’ and ‘Saruman’. Who was he?

A. 20. He was the wonderful actor Sir Christopher Lee.

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Barrack Obama – You’re Fired!

June 19, 2015June 18, 2015 fasab Business, Current Events, Politics 2016, accumulating vast war chests of cash, attractive wife, Barrack Obama, battle, better equipped, campaign, candidacy, candidate, candidates, cast a very big media shadow, charisma, commentate on things political, Conservatives, Current Events, cursing the fact, Democrats, detractors, Donald Trump, done deals, ego is huge, election, elections, end up in anyone's pocket, entertainer, entertaining, Federal Elections Commission, Foreign Policy, frumps, fund his own campaign, getting his own way, GOP, GOP hopefuls, got value for his money, half-heartedly, Hilary, Hilary Clinton, hired and fired, independent voters, Jackie Kennedy, Jed Bush, love him or hate him, made a fortune, made his own way in life, media simply cannot ignore him, money, more fun finding out, negotiated hard, New York City, next President, numerous, Obama, Opinion, People, people want to hear what he has to say, personification of the American success story, poke fun, political mouth pieces, politicians, politics, post-election, President, Presidential campaign, presidential election, pro-business and jobs, pro-NRA, pseudo-intellectuals, Rants, real estate, reminiscent, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, sexist remark, show of wealth, spend less, Thoughts, Trump, tv, undecided, US president, used to winning, vociferous, voters, vulgar, win the nomination, would-be's

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So he’s finally gone and done it.

He nearly did it before.

Then he thought about it, and then he didn’t do it.

But this time he has done it – for now anyway.

Love him or hate him there is one thing for sure – a Presidential campaign with Donald Trump fully committed is going to be a lot more entertaining than one with Sarah (what day of the week is it?) Palin, Jeb (not another one) Bush, or even Hillary (no, really I’m not lying) Clinton.

Donald Trump’s show of wealth for some may sometimes border on the vulgar, but he is the personification of the American success story. He’s made a fortune, and more than once.

But is Trump equipped to be President?

Or perhaps a more appropriate question, is Trump better equipped to be President that the other hopefuls?

Whatever way you phrase the question I think the answer has to be ‘Yes’ he is better equipped. Not that that says a lot when you look at the other contenders.

Trump has made his own way in life, done deals, hired and fired, negotiated hard, got value for his money, and done a lot of it in New York City which is not the easiest place to succeed in real estate.

Contrast that with some of the other would-be’s who have spent much of their lives as the political mouth pieces for whoever could pay them the most.

Trump is also an entertainer and a man full of charisma – you know when he has walked into a room.

He and his name are also well known, which is a very big plus in an election. It means that he can and will appeal to conservatives like himself (tough on foreign policy, pro-NRA, pro-business and jobs, etc), but also to undecided and independent voters in much the same way as Ronald Reagan was able to do.

He also has the money to fund his own campaign if he chooses to do so. It is a big plus both for him and for people thinking of voting for him. Trump will not have to end up in anyone’s pocket post-election and he can start his campaign right away rather than waste time accumulating vast war chests of cash.

He’ll also find that he will have to spend less than the others to get his message out there. He won’t have to pay millions to get on to TV because when the people want to hear what he has to say the media simply cannot ignore him.

Trump is also used to getting his own way and used to winning. His ego is huge and won’t allow him to approach the battle half-heartedly.

He’s also got an attractive wife, more reminiscent of Jackie Kennedy than some of the frumps we have had to put up with before and since. But I suppose that is a sexist remark these days and should be disregarded – although believe me it won’t be by the voters.

Trump’s detractors will be both vociferous and numerous. The GOP hopefuls , mostly a collection of Senators and Governors, will not like him stealing whatever little thunder they may think they have. The Democrats, especially Hillary will be cursing the fact that the GOP has someone who can cast a very big media shadow over them. And a lot of the pseudo-intellectuals who commentate on things political will poke fun at Trump, although it will be a tough job for them to find a better equipped candidate in either party.

All in all then a presidential election with Trump involved is a much better prospect than one without him.

That doesn’t mean he’ll be the next President.

It doesn’t even mean he will win the nomination.

But it does mean that we have more fun finding out who will do both those things.

Trump has about another two weeks to file his papers with the Federal Elections Commission to make his candidacy official. Let’s hope he really does run this time, he’s going to look pretty silly now if he doesn’t.

As I said earlier, more than anything else Trump is an entertainer.

I’m looking forward to being entertained.

Roll on 2016.

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Hope You Know A Couple Of Fast Birds – It’s Quiz Time!

June 15, 2015June 9, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests 100 meter dash, acronym, actors, Africa, all-time world record, animal, animals, Aztec empire, birds, books, British Museum, canada, Captains, children's story, contiguous time zones, education, Entertainment, famous English politician, fast birds, fastest running bird, ferry, first sport, founder, four knees, Geography, history, J C Penney, knowledge, large group of islands, leave your lover, Lego, literature, located close together, Manitoba, middle name, modern country, movies, music, nationality, nature, on display, Paul Simon, People, places, Polar Bear Capital of the World, Prime Minister, proportion, questions, quiz, quiz questions, quizzes, Robert Southey, South America, spain, Sports Illustrated, Star Trek - The Next Generation, Star Trek - The Original Series, store chain, Taoiseach, television, test, tests, town, toy company, UNICEF, USS Enterprise, woman, word, world’s first supercomputer, world’s largest retail chain store

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Yes, today’s quiz questions include a couple about fast birds.

That and a lot more to test your knowledge.

But don’t worry, if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, however NO cheating please!

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1. What proportion of the items kept at the British Museum are actually on display?

a) 1% b) 10% c) 20% d) 30%

Q. 2. What was the name of the world’s first supercomputer and in what year was it installed? (A point for each correct answer.)

Q. 3. In what modern country was the Aztec empire based?

Q. 4. What is the only animal with four knees?

Q. 5. What town in Manitoba, Canada, and named after perhaps the most famous English politician of all time, is known as the “Polar Bear Capital of the World”?

Q. 6. What word to describe a large group of islands that are located close together?

Q. 7. Robert Southey wrote what famous children’s story in 1834?

Q. 8. What country spans the greatest number of contiguous time zones, and how many? (You get a point for each correct answer.)

Q. 9. What is the fastest running bird in the world?

Q. 10. What does the acronym ‘UNICEF’ stand for?

Q. 11. The names of how many countries in South America end in the letter ‘a’ ? (A point for the correct number and an additional point for each one you can name correctly.)

Q. 12. What was the middle name of the founder of the store chain J C Penney?

Q. 13. By ferry, approximately how long will it take you to reach Africa from Spain?

a) 30 minutes b) 1 hour c) 90 minutes d) 2 hours

Q. 14. What nationality is the toy company ‘Lego’ ?

Q. 15. What was the first sport to be pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated?

Q. 16. What is the world’s largest retail chain store?

Q. 17. In what country is the prime minister known by the name ‘Taoiseach’ ?

Q. 18. What were the names of the Captains of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek – The Original Series and Star Trek – The Next Generation; and the actors who played them? (A point for each correct answer, so a total of four points up for grabs.)

Q. 19. What woman holds the all-time world record for the 100 meter dash?

Q. 20. How many ways did Paul Simon say there were to leave your lover?

ANSWERS

Q. 1. What proportion of the items kept at the British Museum are actually on display?

a) 1% b) 10% c) 20% d) 30%

A. 1. The correct answer is a) 1%.

Q. 2. What was the name of the world’s first supercomputer and in what year was it installed? (A point for each correct answer.)

A. 2. It was called the Cray-1 (you get the point if you said ‘Cray’), and was installed at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States in 1976 at a cost of $8.8 million.

Q. 3. In what modern country was the Aztec empire based?

A. 3. Mexico.

Q. 4. What is the only animal with four knees?

A. 4. The elephant.

Q. 5. What town in Manitoba, Canada, and named after perhaps the most famous English politician of all time, is known as the “Polar Bear Capital of the World”?

A. 5. It is the town of Churchill.

Q. 6. What word to describe a large group of islands that are located close together?

A. 6. Archipelago.

Q. 7. Robert Southey wrote what famous children’s story in 1834?

A. 7. “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”.

Q. 8. What country spans the greatest number of contiguous time zones, and how many? (You get a point for each correct answer.)

A. 8. The correct answers are ‘Russia’ and it has ‘9’ time zones.

Q. 9. What is the fastest running bird in the world?

A. 9. The fastest running bird is the Ostrich, which has been clocked at 97.5 kilometres per hour.

Q. 10. What does the acronym ‘UNICEF’ stand for?

A. 10. The United Nations Children’s Fund.

Q. 11. The names of how many countries in South America end in the letter ‘a’ ? (A point for the correct number and an additional point for each one you can name correctly.)

A. 11. There are 6 countries whose names end with the letter ‘a’, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana and Venezuela.

Q. 12. What was the middle name of the founder of the store chain J C Penney?

A. 12. The founder of JC Penny had the very appropriate middle name of ‘Cash’.

Q. 13. By ferry, approximately how long will it take you to reach Africa from Spain?

a) 30 minutes b) 1 hour c) 90 minutes d) 2 hours

A. 13. The correct answer is a) 30 minutes, they’re closer than you think.

Q. 14. What nationality is the toy company ‘Lego’ ?

A. 14. Danish.

Q. 15. What was the first sport to be pictured on the cover of Sports Illustrated?

A. 15. Baseball.

Q. 16. What is the world’s largest retail chain store?

A. 16. Wal-Mart.

Q. 17. In what country is the prime minister known by the name ‘Taoiseach’ ?

A. 17. Ireland.

A. 18. The correct answers are, Captain James T Kirk in the Original Series played by William Shatner, and Jean-Luc Picard in The Next Generation played by Patrick Stewart.

Q. 19. What woman holds the all-time world record for the 100 meter dash?

A. 19. Florence Griffith-Joyner, aka “Flo-Jo” by her many fans, set the all-time world record in the 100-meter dash at 10.49 seconds set in 1988.

Q. 20. How many ways did Paul Simon say there were to leave your lover?

A. 20. 50.

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America, Asia and Australia – It’s A Global Quiz.

June 8, 2015June 7, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests above the surface of the Earth, acronym, America, An Lushan rebellion, art, Asia, astronaut, Australia, backgammon, band, Beaufort Scale, body, books, boxing, Brighton Rock, Cassius Clay, castle, city, commemoration day, court, Decoration Day, defeat, earth, education, ELO, enemy fleet, English naval commander, Entertainment, first Space Shuttle launched, functions, general knowledge, Geography, Heavyweight Championship of the World, history, honor, jfk, kangaroos, King Arthur, last Space Shuttle launch, literature, math, mathematics, maths, measured, most translated book in the world, music, nasa, novelist, Our Man In Havana, Pacific Ocean, Pearl of the Danube, People, Pietà sculpture, Presidency, questions, quiz, quizzes, Rasceta, science, sport, stop a game of bowls, test, tests, The Quiet American, triangles, trigonometry, Union and Confederate soldiers fallen in the American Civil War, word, young rabbit

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Questions relating to most continents today so truly a global quiz.

Twenty more questions to test your general knowledge.

As always if you get stuck you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating.

Enjoy and good luck.

Q. 1. In Australia are there are more people than kangaroos or more kangaroos than people?

Q. 2. In America what commemoration day was in honor of the Union and Confederate soldiers fallen in the American Civil War, and known as the Decoration Day?

Q. 3. To be officially considered an astronaut by NASA you must travel how many miles above the surface of the Earth?

a) 50 miles b) 100 miles c) 150 miles d) 200 miles

Q. 4. In 755 AD the An Lushan rebellion in which over 30 million people died (almost a sixth of the world population) occurred in what country?

Q. 5. On what part of your body would you find Rasceta?

Q. 6. What is a young rabbit called?

Q. 7. What is the most translated book in the world, available in 2454 languages?

Q. 8. Approximately what proportion of the Earth is covered by the Pacific Ocean?

a) one eighth b) one fifth c) one quarter d) one third

Q. 9. In what year (excluding test flights) was the first Space Shuttle launched?

Q. 10. In what year (excluding test flights) was the last Space Shuttle launched?

Q. 11. What city is known as the ‘Pearl of the Danube’ ?

Q. 12. What is measured on the Beaufort scale?

Q. 13. What English naval commander reputedly refused to stop a game of bowls when an enemy fleet was sighted?

Q. 14. What famous novelists works include ‘Brighton Rock’, ‘The Quiet American’, and ‘Our Man In Havana’ ?

Q. 15. Which two figures are normally found in a Pietà sculpture?

Q. 16. What are the three main functions in trigonometry?

Q. 17. What word links a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur and the presidency of JFK?

Q. 18. Who did Cassius Clay first defeat to win the boxing Heavyweight Championship of the World?

Q. 19. What are the 12 long triangles on a backgammon board called?

Q. 20. In music what band is known by the acronym ELO?

ANSWERS

Q. 1. In Australia are there are more people than kangaroos or more kangaroos than people?

A. 1. In Australia there are approximately 23.87 million people, but current Federal Government estimates puts the number of kangaroos at 50 – 60 million.

Q. 2. In America what commemoration day was in honor of the Union and Confederate soldiers fallen in the American Civil War, and known as the Decoration Day?

A. 2. Memorial Day.

Q. 3. To be officially considered an astronaut by NASA you must travel how many miles above the surface of the Earth?

a) 50 miles b) 100 miles c) 150 miles d) 200 miles

A. 3. The correct answer is a) 50 miles.

Q. 4. In 755 AD the An Lushan rebellion in which over 30 million people died (almost a sixth of the world population) occurred in what country?

A. 4. In China.

Q. 5. On what part of your body would you find Rasceta?

A. 5. The lines on the back of your wrist are called Rasceta.

Q. 6. What is a young rabbit called?

A. 6. A young rabbit is called a ‘kitten’ or a ‘kit’, not a bunny.

Q. 7. What is the most translated book in the world, available in 2454 languages?

A. 7. The Bible.

Q. 8. Approximately what proportion of the Earth is covered by the Pacific Ocean?

a) one eighth b) one fifth c) one quarter d) one third

A. 8. The correct answer is d) one third.

Q. 9. In what year (excluding test flights) was the first Space Shuttle launched?

A. 9. It was launched in 1981, on April 12th.

Q. 10. In what year (excluding test flights) was the last Space Shuttle launched?

A. 10. It was launched in 2011, on July 8th.

Q. 11. What city is known as the ‘Pearl of the Danube’ ?

A. 11. Budapest.

Q. 12. What is measured on the Beaufort scale?

A. 12. Wind speed. It’s full name is the Beaufort wind force scale, although it is a measure of wind speed and not of force in the scientific sense.

Q. 13. What English naval commander reputedly refused to stop a game of bowls when an enemy fleet was sighted?

A. 13. Sir Francis Drake.

Q. 14. What famous novelists works include ‘Brighton Rock’, ‘The Quiet American’, and ‘Our Man In Havana’ ?

A. 14. Graham Greene.

Q. 15. Which two figures are normally found in a Pietà sculpture?

A. 15. The Pietà sculpture depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion.

Q. 16. What are the three main functions in trigonometry?

A. 16. They are ‘Sine’, ‘Cosine’ and ‘Tangent’, often shortened to ‘sin’, ‘cos’ and ‘tan’.

Q. 17. What word links a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur and the presidency of JFK?

A. 17. Camelot.

Q. 18. Who did Cassius Clay first defeat to win the boxing Heavyweight Championship of the World?

A. 18. Sonny Liston.

Q. 19. What are the 12 long triangles on a backgammon board called?

A. 19. They are known as ‘Points’.

Q. 20. In music what band is known by the acronym ELO?

A. 20. The Electric Light Orchestra.

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