Get your thinking caps on for another random mixture of questions.
As usual the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: Which capital city is also a TV detective?
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Q. 2: Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of “The War Of The Worlds” was believed to be true?
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Q. 3: What were ‘Benjy’ and ‘Laska’, sent into space in 1958?
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Q. 4: Name the composer of the famous musicals ‘Top Hat’ and ‘Annie Get Your Gun’.
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Q. 5: Which mountains form the backbone of South America?
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Q. 6: In which river was Jesus Baptised?
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Q. 7: Which South American country provides the setting for the climax of the 1969 movie ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’?
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Q. 8: Into which ocean does the River Amazon flow?
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Q. 9: Which South American city was shaped by architect Oscar Niemeyer?
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Q. 10: The Rio Grande forms part of the boundary between which countries? (A point for each if you like.)
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Q. 11: What name is given to the large, treeless plains south of the Amazon?
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Q. 12: Which island in the east pacific is renowned for its stone heads?
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Q. 13: Which General overthrew Salvador Allende in 1973? (A bonus point if you can name the country.)
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Q. 14: Who was in office as President of the United States when the decision was taken to declare war on Germany during World War I?
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Q. 15: He was the son of a Siberian peasant and became the most influential person at the court of Tsar Nicholas II. He was widely thought to have magical powers and was assassinated in 1916. What was his name?
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Q. 16: The Winter Olympics have just started in Russia, but in what year was London due to host the Summer Olympic Games, but couldn’t because of the Second World War?
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Q. 17: Which American President saw active service in both the first and second World Wars?
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Q. 18: Which three movies did Steven Spielberg direct that were among the top ten highest grossing films of the 20th century? (Yes, a point for each and a bonus point if you get all three.)
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Q. 19: In what country did the soup known as ‘Cullen Skink’ originate?
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Q. 20: Which literary detective had a servant called ‘Bunter’?
a) Hercule Poirot b) Lord Peter Wimsey c) Sherlock Holmes
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: Which capital city is also a TV detective?
A. 1: Columbo.
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Q. 2: Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of “The War Of The Worlds” was believed to be true?
A. 2: Orson Welles.
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Q. 3: What were ‘Benjy’ and ‘Laska’, sent into space in 1958?
A. 3: They were Mice.
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Q. 4: Name the composer of the famous musicals ‘Top Hat’ and ‘Annie Get Your Gun’.
A. 4: Irving Berlin.
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Q. 5: Which mountains form the backbone of South America?
A. 5: The Andes.
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Q. 6: In which river was Jesus Baptised?
A. 6: In the River Jordan.
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Q. 7: Which South American country provides the setting for the climax of the 1969 movie ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’?
A. 7: Bolivia.
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Q. 8: Into which ocean does the River Amazon flow?
A. 8: The Atlantic Ocean.
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Q. 9: Which South American city was shaped by architect Oscar Niemeyer?
A. 9: Brasilia.
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Q. 10: The Rio Grande forms part of the boundary between which countries? (A point for each if you like.)
A. 10: The United States of America and Mexico.
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Q. 11: What name is given to the large, treeless plains south of the Amazon?
A. 11: The Pampas.
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Q. 12: Which island in the east pacific is renowned for its stone heads?
A. 12: Easter Island.
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Q. 13: Which General overthrew Salvador Allende in 1973? (A bonus point if you can name the country.)
A. 13: General Pinochet in Chile.
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Q. 14: Who was in office as President of the United States when the decision was taken to declare war on Germany during World War I?
A. 14: Woodrow Wilson.
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Q. 15: He was the son of a Siberian peasant and became the most influential person at the court of Tsar Nicholas II. He was widely thought to have magical powers and was assassinated in 1916. What was his name?
A. 15: Rasputin.
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Q. 16: The Winter Olympics have just started in Russia, but in what year was London due to host the Summer Olympic Games, but couldn’t because of the Second World War?
A. 16: 1944.
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Q. 17: Which American President saw active service in both the first and second World Wars?
A. 17: President Dwight D Eisenhower.
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Q. 18: Which three movies did Steven Spielberg direct that were among the top ten highest grossing films of the 20th century? (Yes, a point for each and a bonus point if you get all three.)
A. 18: “Jurassic Park”, “E.T.” and “The Lost World”.
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Q. 19: In what country did the soup known as ‘Cullen Skink’ originate?
A. 19: Scotland. (It is a thick Scottish soup made of smoked haddock, potatoes and onions.)
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Q. 20: Which literary detective had a servant called ‘Bunter’?
a) Hercule Poirot b) Lord Peter Wimsey c) Sherlock Holmes
Twenty more random questions to test you knowledge, some easy and some difficult, but there are a few multi-pointers in to help you with your score.
As usual the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating.
Enjoy and good luck.
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Q. 1: How many ‘contiguous’ states are there in the United States of America?
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Q. 2: In which movie would you find the robot or cyborg known as the ‘T-800’?
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Q. 3: The 2014 Winter Olympics are being held next month (February 2014) in what country? (A bonus point is available if you can also name the City.)
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Q. 4: Where were the previous (2010) Winter Olympics held and what location has been chosen for the next Winter Olympics in 2018? (A point for each and bonus points if you can also name the Cities.)
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Q. 5: Which company built the ‘1972 911 Carrera RS’ classic automobile?
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Q. 6: In what country did the soup known as ‘Miso’ originate?
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Q. 7: Name the fictional detective associated with ‘Mrs. Hudson’.
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Q. 8: What kind of mixed drink takes its name from the Hindi or Sanskrit word for ‘five’?
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Q. 9: What is the common name for the garden flower ‘Helianthus’?
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Q. 10: ‘Thimpu’ is the capital of what country?
a) Nepal b) Bhutan c) Bahrain
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Q. 11: Where was Super Bowl XLVII played on February 3, 2013?
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Q. 12: In the late 1960s and early 1970s Leonard Nimoy starred in two classic television series, what were they? (Yes, a point for each correct answer and bonus points for the names of the characters he portrayed.)
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Q. 13: ‘Rosalind’, ‘Portia’ and ‘Ophelia’ are moons of which planet?
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Q. 14: A picture of Betty Grable wearing a white bathing suit made her the most popular pin-up of which war?
a) WWI b) WWII c) Korea d) Vietnam
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Q. 15: Scandinavia is a large region of Northern Europe. What are the four mainland countries and one island nation that are generally collectively known as ‘Scandinavia’? (A point for each correct answer.)
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Q. 16: As of the end of 2013, who has won the Academy award for Best Actor the most times? (Bonus points if you can name the movies too.)
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Q. 17: What sort of creature is a whinchat?
a) fish b) insect c) bird d) mammal
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Q. 18: ‘Columbo’, ‘Morse’, ‘Magnum’, ‘Bergerac’, and ‘Nash Bridges’ were all television detectives and policemen who had one thing in common apart from their jobs, what was it?
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Q. 19: With one word complete the following Acme Corporation inventions in ‘The Roadrunner’.
a) dehydrated _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and, b) portable _ _ _ _ _
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Q. 20: Released in 1954, a single by Bill Haley & His Comets became one of the best selling songs of all time with sales of 25 million. What was it?
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ANSWERS
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Q. 1: How many ‘contiguous’ states are there in the United States of America?
A. 1: 48.
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Q. 2: In which movie would you find the robot or cyborg known as the ‘T-800’?
A. 2: Terminator.
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Q. 3: The 2014 Winter Olympics are being held next month (February 2014) in what country? (A bonus point is available if you can also name the City.)
A. 3: The 2014 XXII Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia.
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Q. 4: Where were the previous (2010) Winter Olympics held and what location has been chosen for the next Winter Olympics in 2018? (A point for each and bonus points if you can also name the Cities.)
A. 4: Vancouver, Canada in 2010 and Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018.
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Q. 5: Which company built the ‘1972 911 Carrera RS’ classic automobile?
A. 5: Porsche.
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Q. 6: In what country did the soup known as ‘Miso’ originate?
A. 6: Japan.
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Q. 7: Name the fictional detective associated with ‘Mrs. Hudson’.
A. 7: Sherlock Holmes.
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Q. 8: What kind of mixed drink takes its name from the Hindi or Sanskrit word for ‘five’?
A. 8: Punch.
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Q. 9: What is the common name for the garden flower ‘Helianthus’?
A. 9: Sunflower.
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Q. 10: ‘Thimpu’ is the capital of what country?
a) Nepal b) Bhutan c) Bahrain
A. 10: b) Bhutan.
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Q. 11: Where was Super Bowl XLVII played on February 3, 2013?
A. 11: At the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Q. 12: In the late 1960s and early 1970s Leonard Nimoy starred in two classic television series, what were they? (Yes, a point for each correct answer and bonus points for the names of the characters he portrayed.)
A. 12: Mr. Spock in Star Trek (1966-1969, 79 episodes) and Paris in Mission Impossible (1969-1971, 49 episodes).
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Q. 13: ‘Rosalind’, ‘Portia’ and ‘Ophelia’ are moons of which planet?
A. 13: Uranus.
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Q. 14: A picture of Betty Grable wearing a white bathing suit made her the most popular pin-up of which war?
a) WWI b) WWII c) Korea d) Vietnam
A. 14: b) WWII
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Q. 15: Scandinavia is a large region of Northern Europe. What are the four mainland countries and one island nation that are generally collectively known as ‘Scandinavia’? (A point for each correct answer.)
A. 15: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland.
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Q. 16: As of the end of 2013, who has won the Academy award for Best Actor the most times? (Bonus points if you can name the movies too.)
A. 16: Daniel Day-Lewis. (In 1990 for ‘My Left Foot’, in 2008 for ‘There Will Be Blood’, and in 2013 for ‘Lincoln’.)
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Q. 17: What sort of creature is a whinchat?
a) fish b) insect c) bird d) mammal
A. 17: c) bird.
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Q. 18: ‘Columbo’, ‘Morse’, ‘Magnum’, ‘Bergerac’, and ‘Nash Bridges’ were all television detectives and policemen who had one thing in common apart from their jobs, what was it?
A. 18: They all drove classic or distinctive cars.
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Q. 19: With one word complete the following Acme Corporation inventions in ‘The Roadrunner’.
a) dehydrated _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and, b) portable _ _ _ _ _
A. 19: a) dehydrated boulders and, b) portable holes
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Q. 20: Released in 1954, a single by Bill Haley & His Comets became one of the best selling songs of all time with sales of 25 million. What was it?
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