“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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I suppose I should have said Panama hats off because that’s one of today’s questions.
You will also need to have a sprinkling of knowledge about marbles, wars, cooking and even fairytales to stack up the points today.
But if you get stuck, as always, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: An easy one to start with, where did Panama hats originate?
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Q. 2: What are toy marbles made from?
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Q. 3: How long did the ‘100 Years War’ last?
a) 106 years b) 116 years c) 126 years
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Q. 4: what is the only mobile National Monument in the USA?
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Q. 5: Here’s one for all you beer drinkers, in what month is the world famous ‘Munich Oktoberfest’ beer festival held?
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Q. 6: It contains beef or pork, but what is the main ingredient of the thick and spicy soup known as ‘Borscht’ that originated in Ukraine but is also popular in many Eastern and Central European countries.
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Q. 7: What type of building is a ‘picture palace’?
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Q. 8: From which part of its body does a cow, and presumably also a bull, sweat?
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Q. 9: How many sides has a ‘Prism’?
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Q. 10: What type of creature is a ‘horned toad’?
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Q. 11: Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
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Q. 12: What sort of fruit is a ‘Chinese gooseberry’?
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Q. 13: In the original French medieval version of the story of ‘Cinderella’ (which gave us the modern Western version) what were Cinderella’s slippers made from?
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Q. 14: In sunscreen lotions, what does the abbreviation ‘SPF’ stand for?
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Q. 15: What do bullet proof vests, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?
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Q. 16: What is the most prevalent infectious disease in the UK?
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Q. 17: A ‘mahout’ is a person who works with and rides what?
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Q. 18: How many times was Richard Burton nominated for an Oscar and how many times did he win? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 19: Which breed of cats, rabbits, and goats have the same name?
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Q. 20: Finally, a guy is condemned to death and has three rooms to choose from and he must choose one of them. Room #1 contains a fiery inferno; room #2 contains 50 Assassins with loaded guns; and room #3 contains hungry lions that haven’t eaten in three months. Which room should he choose?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: An easy one to start with, where did Panama hats originate?
A. 1: Okay, maybe not so easy, they originated in Ecuador.
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Q. 2: What are toy marbles made from?
A. 2: Although called ‘marbles’ they are made from ‘glass’.
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Q. 3: How long did the ‘100 Years War’ last?
a) 106 years b) 116 years c) 126 years
A. 3: The correct answer is b) 116 years.
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Q. 4: what is the only mobile National Monument in the USA?
A. 4: San Francisco cable cars.
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Q. 5: Here’s one for all you beer drinkers, in what month is the world famous ‘Munich Oktoberfest’ beer festival held?
A. 5: In September.
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Q. 6: It contains beef or pork, but what is the main ingredient of the thick and spicy soup known as ‘Borscht’ that originated in Ukraine but is also popular in many Eastern and Central European countries.
A. 6: The main ingredient of ‘Borscht’ is beetroot.
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Q. 7: What type of building is a ‘picture palace’?
A. 7: It would be understandable if you said art gallery, but in fact a ‘picture palace’ was the name given to a cinema or theater for showing movies.
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Q. 8: From which part of its body does a cow, and presumably also a bull, sweat?
A. 8: Its nose.
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Q. 9: How many sides has a ‘Prism’?
A. 9: Five.
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Q. 10: What type of creature is a ‘horned toad’?
A. 10: A ‘horned toad’ is a lizard.
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Q. 11: Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. 11: Their birthplace.
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Q. 12: What sort of fruit is a ‘Chinese gooseberry’?
A. 12: It is a Kiwifruit. It originated in China but renamed kiwifruit by growers/exporters in New Zealand.
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Q. 13: In the original French medieval version of the story of ‘Cinderella’ (which gave us the modern Western version) what were Cinderella’s slippers made from?
A. 13: They were made from squirrel fur which when you think about it is a lot more sensible than glass. The reason we ended up with a glass slipper is because the French word for squirrel fur is ‘vair’, which was misunderstood by Charles Perrault, writer of the modern version, to be verre, which means glass. You got it wrong Charlie and I guess so did most people who answered this question!
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Q. 14: In sunscreen lotions, what does the abbreviation ‘SPF’ stand for?
A. 14: ‘SPF’ stands for Sun Protection Factor.
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Q. 15: What do bullet proof vests, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?
A. 15: They were all invented by women.
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Q. 16: What is the most prevalent infectious disease in the UK?
A. 16: The Common Cold.
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Q. 17: A ‘mahout’ is a person who works with and rides what?
A. 17: Elephants.
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Q. 18: How many times was Richard Burton nominated for an Oscar and how many times did he win? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 18: Richard Burton was nominated seven times for an Oscar and surprisingly never won any. The correct answers are 7 and 0.
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Q. 19: Which breed of cats, rabbits, and goats have the same name?
A. 19: Angora.
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Q. 20: Finally, a guy is condemned to death and has three rooms to choose from and he must choose one of them. Room #1 contains a fiery inferno; room #2 contains 50 Assassins with loaded guns; and room #3 contains hungry lions that haven’t eaten in three months. Which room should he choose?
A. 20: He should choose room #3 because the lions would be dead if they hadn’t eaten in three months.
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