1. Child-like and frightened of the dark, the female humanoid named Weena is a character in which film and 1895 novella?
2. Which sport is practiced on a 'butt'?
3. What wasthe name of the highest office in the orderKnights Templar?
4. What kind of "woman"was a number one single in both the UK and US music charts in 1969?
5. The name for which comfortabletype of clothing stems from the Persian word meaning "leg garment"?
6. What are the five most populated cities in the E. U. that end with the letter 'e'? (English language names) One point for each correct answer.
7. What was the innovative movie poster tag linefor the 1930 Hollywood film "Anna Christie"?
8. Which vegetable symbolised eternal life in ancient Egypt?
9. Nicknamed 'Concordski' by the western press, which company manufactured the Soviet supersonic passenger airliner TU-144?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Kind" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. When I'm in your arms nothing seems to matter
b. One shaft of light that shows the way, no mortal man can win this day
c. Oh I can't stand another heartache, though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wits end
d. Move closer now and you will see what I mean
11. Edith Wharton was the firstfemale to win which prize in 1921?
12. What is the name of the world famous temple found on the flag of Cambodia?
13. Marsala is a fortified wine from which island?
14. Which four players have played in a record 23 or more FIFA World Cup matches? One point for each correct answer. Note: C Ronaldo is not on this list.
15. Which royal title did Hippolyte (Hippolyta) hold?
16. Ten year old Sid Phillips is a frightening sociopath in which 1995 film?
17. Whichfamous musicianplayed the psychedelic looking Gibson SG guitar known as "The Fool"?
18. Plus or minus 10, in which year did the WHO certify smallpox as eradicated?
19. In which film does Donald Pleasence play a saboteur aboard the submarine named Proteus?
20. Which effect, a subject in many science fiction films, was coined by the American mathematician Edward Lorenz?
1. The Time Machine
2. Archery
3. Grand Master
4. Honky Tonk Woman
5. Pyjamas
6. Five answers. Rome, Prague, Cologne, Marseille, Seville
7. "Garbo Talks"
8. Onion
9. Tupolev
10. Four answers.
a. A Groovy Kind Of Love (Mindbenders)
b. A Kind Of Magic (Queen)
c. Cruel To Be Kind (Nick Lowe)
d. There's A Kind Of Hush (Herman's Hermits)
11. Pulitzer Prize (for fiction; 'The Age of Innocence')
12. Angkor Wat
13. Sicily
14. Four answers. In order: Lionel Messi (26), Lothar Matthäus (25), Miroslav Klose (24), Paolo Maldini (23)
15. Queen of the Amazons
16. Toy Story
17. Eric Clapton
18. 1979
19. Fantastic Voyage
20. Butterfly Effect
]]>1. Which US state and which US city were number one hit singles in the UK music charts in 1967? (two answers)
2. Not long after the end of World War I, which newly formed Europeancountry became embroiled in the so called "Hyphen War";a disputeover the correct spelling of the country's name ?
3. Santos is the most common surname in which large Asian country?
4. Which 1975 number one US hit single from David Bowie was co-written by John Lennon and featured Lennon on backing vocals and guitar?
5. The namefor which month stems from the Latin word for "purification"?
6. Which 'Bay' is the second largest English speaking city in the Caribbean?
7. Which American husband and wife were executed in the US in 1953 for providing the Soviets with classified information about the atom bomb?
8. What is the name of the beautiful woman Cyrano de Bergerac loves from afar?
9. Which island country is the smallest republic in the world?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Years" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Freezing red deserts turn to dark, energy here in every part, it's so very lonely
b. There's my baby, lost that's all, once I'm begging you save her little soul
c. The things you think are useless I can't understand
d. I'm shouting all about love while they treated you like a dog
11. What are the three most populated cities in the USA that end with the letter "d"? One point for each correct answer.
12. The name for which important ingredient in the Indian cuisine stems from the Latin word meaning 'Greek hay'?
13. Who said "Houston, we've had a problem."?
a. Edgar Mitchell, b. James Lovell, c. Michael Collins, d. Jack Swigert
14. What name did Marco Polo give to northern China?
15. What was the name given to the CIA trained militia that tried to over throw the Sandinistas in Nicaragua during the 1980s?
16. Based on annual sales, what are the two most popular flowers in the United States?
17. Name the films in which Richard Burton played each of the following roles. One point for each correct answer.
a. Alec Leamus
b. Flying Officer David Campbell
c. Col Allen Faulkner
d. Father Philip Lamont
18. The Tonton Macoutes were the dreaded secret police in which country?
19. Who was Muhammad Ali's trainer and corner man between 1960-1981?
20. What is the name of the largest alpine lake in North America (which also borders the Ponderosa ranch in the TV series Bonanza)?
1. Two answers. San Francisco (Scott McKenzie) and Massachusetts (Bee Gees)
2. Czechoslovakia (the Slovaks wanted a hyphen between Czecho and Slovakia, the Czechs were opposed)
3. Philippines
4. Fame
5. February (from Februa)
6. Montego Bay
7. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
8. Roxane
9. Nauru
10. Four answers.
a. 2000 Light Years From Home (Rolling Stones)
b. Golden Years (David Bowie)
c. Reelin In The Years (Steely Dan)
d. All Those Years Ago (George Harrison)
11. Three answers. Portland, Oakland and Cleveland
12. Fenugreek
13. Answer d. Jack Swigert
14. Cathay
15. Contras
16. In order. Tulips and daisies
17. Four answers.
a. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
b. The Longest Day
c. The Wild Geese
d. The Exorcist II
18. Haiti
19. Angelo Dundee
20. Lake Tahoe
]]>1. What kind of soup was a number one selling album on both sides of the Atlantic in 1973?
2. In which 1976 film are humans vaporised when they reach the age of 30 in a ritual called 'Carrousel'?
3. Which artist was responsible for the very well known drawing titled "Vitruvian Man"?
4. In which Olympic sportis ared card shown for the violation known as "Lifting"?
a. bobsleigh, b. weightlifting, c. water polo, d. racewalking
5. What are the only three remaining countries that still don't officially use the metric system? One point for each correct answer.
6. "Small Town, Big Crime, Dead Cold" was a movie poster tag line for which film?
7. Plus or minus two million, what was the population of the UK in 1851?
8. Which artist is famous for his many paintings of water lilies?
9. What was the alliance between the United Kingdom, the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire called in 1914?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with a body part somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. It must have been something you said
b. If I swallow anything evil, put your finger down my throat
c. She never begs, she knows how to choose them
d. There've been so many girls that I've known, I've made so many cry and still I wonder why
11. Which tennis player, a winner of one Wimbledon singles title, holds the record for the most aces in a season?
12. The Weyland-Yutani Corporation is apowerfulandunprincipled conglomerate in the Alien films. In the fourth Alien film, Alien Resurrection, Ripley is told the corporation has been bought out by?
a. Wal-Mart, b. Vodaphone, c. MacDonalds, d. Starbucks
13. What is the well knownIndonesian and Malay word for rice?
14. Something to eat and the Egyptian goddess of the sky. 3 letters
15. 'Chairman of the Board' was one of many nicknames given to which singer?
16. Each of the following are central characters in which classic novels? One point for each correct answer.
a. David Balfour
b. Hester Prynne
c. Kimball O'Hara
d. Philip Pirrip
17. The name for which type of cloud is theLatin wordfor cloud?
18. Who was the bass guitarist for each of the following bands? One point for each correct answer.
a. Cream
b. Led Zeppelin
c. Queen
d. Steely Dan
19. Which Russian writer's last name translated means "bitter"?
20. Which US state was a number one selling album in the UK charts(number 3 in the US) in 2001?
1. Goat's Head Soup (Rolling Stones)
2. Logan's Run
3. Leonardo Da Vinci
4. Answer d. racewalking
5. Three answers. USA, Liberia, Myanmar (Burma)
6. Fargo
7. 21 million
8. Claude Monet
9. Triple Entente
10. Four answers.
a. I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight (Cutting Crew)
b. Behind Blue Eyes (The Who)
c. Legs (ZZ Top)
d. Heart Of Stone (Rolling Stones)
11. Goran Ivanisevic
12. Answer a. Wal-Mart
13. Nasi
14. Nut
15. Frank Sinatra
16. Four answers.
a. Kidnapped
b. The Scarlet Letter
c. Kim
d. Great Expectations
17. Nimbus
18. Four answers.
a. Jack Bruce
b. John Paul Jones
c. John Deacon
d. Walter Becker
19. Gorky (Maxim Gorky)
20. Iowa (Slipknot)
]]>1. Which relatively unkown musician at the time, now a famous Sir, played piano on the album version of The Hollies 1970 hit song He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother?
2. "Love caught in the fire of revolution" was the movie poster tag line for which famous film?
3. Basal, Reflex and Weeping are the three basic types of what?
4. Which of the following birds is also the name of the biggest selling beer brand in India?
a. Kingfisher, b. Black Swan, c. Snowfinch, d. Bluebird
5. Since 1995, the headquarters of which society is located at 12 Grimmauld Place, Islington?
6. The Arabic word for "sweet" or "desserts" and a confection made with sesame paste and sugar.
7. Which river runs through or by each of the following capital cities? One point for each correct answer.
a. Brazzaville
b. Vientiane
c. Warsaw
d. Moskow
e. Seoul
8. The smallest warm blooded creature in the world isthe Bee what?
9. Which cocktails are named after the traditional silver cups in which they were once served?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with a number (or numbers) in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Your name is Deborah. Deborah. It never suited ya
b. And when a child is born into this world it has no concept of the tone the skin is living in
c. Inside outside leave me alone, inside outside nowhere is home
d. Starring blindly into space, getting up to splash my face, wanting just to stay awake
11. According to most sources, what % of the world's population have blue eyes?
a. 4 %, b. 8 %, c. 16 %, d. 32 %
12. Chuuk, Yap, Pohnpei and Kosrae are also known as 'The Federated States of' what?
13. Krist Novoselic was the bassist and co-founder of which influential US band?
14. Named after a mountain range, which kind of bear once roamed Northern Africa?
15. Name the films that contain the following 'unforgettable' dialoge. One point for each correct answer.
a. "I said, put the bunny back in the box"
b. "Get off my plane"
c. "Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty, for tonight we dine in hell"
d. "Noboby puts Baby in a corner"
16. GRB 080319 B was detected in March 2008 by a Swift satellite. It presently holds the record for the furthest object observable with the naked eye. What does G R B stand for?
17. The following are all winners of the Academy Award For Best Original Song. Can you name the movie in which it was played? One point for each correct answer.
a. Take My Breath Away
b. Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
c. We Belong Together
d. The Morning After
18.Plus or minus 308,483, what was the population of the United States in 1800?
19. Who is the only woman to have played in nine consecutive Wimbledon Singles finals?
a. Billie Jean King, b. Margret Smith Court, c. Stefi Graf, d. Martina Navratilova
20. In which John Carpenter filmwas Jeff Bridges nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor?
1. Sir Elton John
2. Dr Zhivago
3. Tears
4. Answer a. Kingfisher
5. Order of the Phoenix
6. Halva (halawa)
7. Five answers.
a. Congo
b. Mekong
c. Vistula
d. Moskva
e. Han
8. Bee hummingbird
9. Juleps
10. Four answers.
a. Disco 2000 (Pulp)
b. 7 Seconds (Youssou N'Dou)
c. 5.15 (The Who)
d. 25 Or 6 To 4 (Chicago)
11. Answer b. 8 %
12. Micronesia
13. Nirvana
14. Atlas bear
15. Four answers.
a. Con Air
b. Air Force One
c. 300
d. Dirty Dancing
16. Gamma Ray Burst
17. Four answers.
a. Top Gun
b. The Man Who Knew Too Much
c. Toy Story 3
d. The Poseidon Adventure
18. 5,308,483 (according to a United States Census taken in 1800)
19. Answer d. Martina Navratilova (1982-1990)
20. Starman
]]>1. Which dairy product was a number one hit single in the US charts in 1991? (number 15 in the UK charts)
2. Whch British woman is the only person with Oscars for both acting and writing?
3. Other than the brain, where in the human body are the most neurons found?
a. heart, b. spinal cord, c. intestines
4. In international ballroom dancing competitions, what are the five dances in the Latin section? One point for each correct answer.
5. With one word, complete this opening line to the novel Nineteen-Eighty Four?
"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking ......."
6. According to the UNHCR, which two countries are (as of 2022) host to the most refugees?
7. Which Hollywood icon played an Indian or half breed in each of the following westerns?
a. Hombre
b. Chato's Land
c. Nevada Smith
8. What name was given to theold gold coins, minted in Spain and Spanish America, withthe double portrait of Ferdinand and Isabella?
9. The phenomenon in which the act of supressing information makes the information more wide spread is named after which record breaking singer and Oscar winniing actress?
10. With one word, complete the titles of each of the following mega hit singles from the year 1974. One point for each correct answer.
a. Rock The
b. Rock Your
c. Rock Me
11. Gwyneth Paltrow gave her daughter which fruit for a name?
a. Apple, b. Honeydew, c. Juniper, d. Cherry
12. One of the oldest, if not the oldest cocktail in America is the potent Sazerac. It is closely associated with the city in which it was invented. Name the city.
13. Where were stylite saints found?
14. "Kiss Your Nuts Goodbye" was a movie poster tag line for which part two film?
15. Based on revenue and the number of passengers, ANA is the largest airline in which country?
16. Which four nations have won the FIFA Women's World Cup? One point for each correct answer.
17. Who released each of the following so called 'come back' albums? One point for each correct answer.
a. American Idiot
b. 13
c. The Next Day
d. Songs For Young Lovers
e. American Recordings
18. Plus or minus 2, how many bones are there in a human hand?
19. Each of the following rivers run through or by which European capital? One point for each correct answer.
a. Aare
b. Vantaa
c. Tejo
20. Which classic 1956 film ends with the words "I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee."?
1. Cream (Prince)
2. Emma Thompson
3. Answer c. intestines
4. Five answers. samba, cha-cha-cha, rumba, jive, paso doble.
5. Thirteen
6. Two answers. Turkey and Colombia
7. Three answers.
a. Paul Newman
b. Charles Bronson
c. Steve McQueen
8. Doubloons (meaning 'double')
9. Barbra Streisand (the Streisand Effect)
10. Three answers.
a. Rock The Boat (Hues Corp)
b. Rock Your Baby (George McCrae)
c. Rock Me Gently (Andy Kim)
11. Answer a. Apple
12. New Orleans
13. On the top of a pillar
14. Ice Age 2 (The Meltdown)
15. Japan (All Nippon Airlines)
16. Four answers. USA (4x), Germany (2x), Norway, Japan.
17. Five answers.
a. Green Day
b. Black Sabbath
c. David Bowie
d. Frank Sinatra
e. Johnny Cash
18. 27
19.Three answers.
a. Bern
b. Helsinki
c. Lisbon
20. Moby Dick
]]>1. Johnny Cash released 2 Live albums in the 1960s which were recorded in prison. Name the 2 prisons.
2. Which enticing and exotic location is also a cocktail containing vodka, blue curacao and lemonade (or lime juice) ? Two words
3. In Da Vinci's painting "The Last Supper" a clumsy Judas can be seen knockiing what over?
a. a silver chalice, b. a salt cellar, c. a candle, d. a vase
4. What is the official national sport in Pakistan?
a. field hockey, b. polo, c. cricket, d. squash
5.Which Hollywood blockbuster contains the following line?
"That is one big pile of shit!"
6. Which man with the initials T. L.; once described by President Richard Nixon as "the most dangerous man in America", is buried in space?
7. What is the ancient Greek strait Hellespont known as today?
8. The Weihenstephan Brewery in Germany is widely regarded as the oldest brewery in the world. Plus or minus 150 years, when did it first start brewing beer?
9. According to the book "The Intelligence of Dogs" (and most dog trainers), what are the four most intelligent dog breeds? One point for each correct answer.
10. Which culinary speciality translated means "fat liver"?
11. Which of the following is the name of the currency in Iran, Yemen and Oman?
a. Rial, b. Lire, c. Pound, d. Dinar
12. What are the five most populated cities in the Americas (North, South and Central America) that havenames ending with the letter "o"? One point for each correct answer.
13. Film director Robert Altman's 14 year old son earned millions after writing the lyrics to which movie and TV theme song? (clue: it reached number one in the UK singles charts)
14. What are the three largest rodents in the world? One point for each correct answer.
15. In which cult film is there a restaurant named Jack Rabbit Slims?
16. The following are the flag carriers (national airlines) of which countries? One point for each correct answer.
a. LOT
b. PIA
c. TAP
17. Which two bands had number one albums in the US charts titled "Black and Blue"?
18. In the film version of The Shawshank Redemption, a poster of which woman is hiding the hole in the cell wall through which Andy Dufresne finally escapes?
a. Rita Hayworth, b. Farrah Fawcett, c. Marilyn Monroe, d. Raquel Welch
19. The Hableh Rood river runs through which Western Asian capital city with an estimated 16 million inhabitants?
20. A major city in Bangladesh and a lime used to make a popular gin.
a. Quetta, b. Pune, c. Rangpur, d. Kanpur
1. Folsom and San Quentin
2. Blue Lagoon
3. Salt cellar
4. Answer a. field hockey
5. Jurassic Park
6. Timothy Leary
7. The Dardenelles (or The Strait of Gallipoli)
8. 1040 AD
9. Four answers. In order: Border collie, Poodle, German shepherd, Golden retriever.
10. Foie gras
11. Answer a. Rial
12. Five answers. Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Toronto, Chicago.
13. Theme from MASH (Suicide is Painless)
14. Three answers. In order: capybara, beaver, porcupine
15. Pulp Fiction
16. Three answers.
a. Poland
b. Pakistan
c. Portugal
17. Two answers. Rolling Stones and Backstreet Boys
18. Answer d. Raquel Welch
19. Tehran
20. Answer c. Rangpur
]]>1. In which popular film is one of the central characters a regal tang?
2. A currency which derives its value from government regulation and is not backed by a commodity is called what?
a. Audi, b. Lexus, c. Kia, d. Fiat
3. In Western alchemy, what name was once given to the sought after substance that some believed could turn base metals into gold or silver?
4. Who cooked using "nose of Turk" and "Tartar's lips"?
5. Which small town in North Carolina reached the height of fame on the 17th of December 1903?
6. Which five women have had the most No 1 hit singles in the US charts? (as solo performers)
7. Plus or minus 10, in which year were women first granted to right to vote in each of the following countries?
a. Germany
b. India
c. France
d. China
e. Monaco
8. Which of the following kitchen tools is also a collective noun for hawks in flight?
a. kettle, b. grill, c. whisk, d. skillet
9. The following are the first words to which film?
"People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden."
10. Which British musician wrote or co-wrote a record seven US number one hit singles in 1978?
a. Freddie Mercury, b. Paul McCartney, c. Elton John, d. Barry Gibb
11. Which US detective agency was the largest private law enforcement organisation in the world in the late 19th century?
12. Who led the NFL in rushing a record 8 times in his 9 season career before retiring and becoming an actor?
13. The dystopian novel Brave New World takes place in the year 632 A.F. . What does A.F. stand for?
14. "You are 124 years old Mr Cooper" is a line from which film?
15. The novel and the film Das Boot both begin in which seaport?
16. Which famous painting depicts the carnage inflicted by the German Condor Legion?
17. Ceylon tea, Bikini, Yorkshire pudding, Frankfurter and Salisbury steak are all examples of what?
a. eponyms, b. metonyms, c. paronyms, d. toponyms
18. Name the city or town in which each of the following novels is set?
a. The Bonfire of the Vanities
b. A Room With A View
c. The Big Sleep
d. Jaws
19. Which Canadian province was the last to switch to Right Hand Drive in 1947?
20. The soundtrack to which movie spent a total of 70 weeks at the top of the UKalbum charts between 1965 and 1968?
1. Finding Nemo (Dory is a regal tang, Marlin is a clownfish)
2. Answer d. Fiat (Latin for "let it be done")
3. Philosopher's stone
4. The three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth
5. Kitty Hawk (thanks to the first controlled powered airplaneflight by the Wright brothers)
6. Five answers. In order: Mariah Carey (19), Rihanna (14), Madonna (12), Whitney Houston (11), Janet Jackson (10)
7. Six answers.
a. 1918
b. 1947
c. 1944
d. 1947
e. 1963
8. Answer a. kettle
9. Fight Club
10. Answer d. Barry Gibb (How Deep is Your Love, Stayin Alive, Love is Thicker Than Water, Night Fever, If I Can't Have You, Shadow Dancing, Grease)
11. Pinkerton's
12. Jim Brown
13. After Ford
14. Interstellar
15. La Rochelle
16. Guernica
17. Answer d. toponyms
18. Five answers.
a. New York City
b. Florence
c. Los Angeles
d. Amity
19. Newfoundland
20. The Sound Of Music
]]>1. What kind of "Babies" reached number one in the album charts on both sides of the Atlantic in 1973?
2. In which 1987 war drama did actor Vincent D'Onofrio gain a film record 32 kg for his role?
3. The all powerful alien deity Azathoth was a creation of which horror fiction writer?
4. Which organisation's motto is "Nation shall speak peace unto nation"?
a. BBC, b. UNO, c. NSA
5. The famous Ali Foreman fight nicknamed 'Rumble in the Jungle' took place in which city?
6. The movie poster tag line for which 1986 film and Academy Award winner for Best Picture was -"The first casualty of war is innocence"?
7. In the English language, what are the names of the four most populated cities in Germany that end with the letter "n"? One point for each correct answer.
8. Which church in Spain attracts the most visitors?
9. In sport, which two domestic leagues have the highest average attendance figures worldwide?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "King" or "Queen" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. No phone, no pool, no pets
b. Midnight, I'm a waiting on the 12:05
c. Caviar and cigarettes well versed in etiquette
d. Mundo paparazzi mi amore cicce verdi parasol
11. Nick & Nora, Double Old Fashioned, Flute and Copita are all examples of what?
12. What was American singer and actor Dooley Wilson's most famous role in film?
13. Which player won a record 11 NBA titles in his 13 year career?
14. Although not officially recognised by the ATP, Australian tennis player Sam Groth's serve was once recorded at which record speed? Plus or minus 10 km/h.
15. Suffolk Punch, Abaco Barb, Norman Cob, American Cream Draft, Friesian and Mangalarga Marchador are all examples of what?
16. With which 1983 film does one associate the song "Maniac"?
17. Paarl is a major wine growing area in which country?
18. Which song was a number one hit in the US charts for both Mariah Carey and The Jackson Five?
19. What is the largest member of the weasel family?
20. Which two letters were the title ofa number one album on both sides of the Atlantic in 2005?
1. Billion Dollar Babies (Alice Cooper)
2. Full Metal Jacket
3. H P Lovecraft
4. Answer a. BBC
5. Kinshasa
6. Platoon
7. Four answers. In order: Berlin, Essen, Bremen, Dresden.
8. La Sagrada Familia
9. Two answers. In order: The NFL and the Indian Premier League (cricket)
10. Four answers.
a. King Of The Road (Roger Miller)
b. Queen Of Hearts (Dave Edmunds)
c. Killer Queen (Queen)
d. Sun King (Beatles)
11. Cocktail glassware
12. Sam (Casablanca)
13. Bill Russell
14. 263 km/h
15. Horse breeds
16. Flashdance
17. South Africa
18. I'll Be There
19. The wolverine
20. X & Y (Coldplay)
]]>1. Which epic 1963 film once held the record for the most money spent on costumes for a single performer?
2. The name of one of the so-called ABC island countries and a popular bitter orange liqueur. One word.
3. What must occur first before one can notice the smell named petrichor?
a. fire, b. rain, c. lightning, d. decomposition
4. Philip Francis Queeg was the neurotic captain of which ship?
5. Which musician has written or co-written a record 32 number one hit singles in the US music charts?
6. Which ingredient, found in most curry powder mixtures, ends with the letter 'k'?
7. Diana Prince is better known as what?
8. What is the five letter namegiven tothe broken rock debris found at the base of a mountain or cliff?
9. Which two European countries have a triangle on their national flag? One point for each correct answer.
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Queen" or "King" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Well buzz a while, sting you bad
b. You're a teaser, you turn them on, leave them burning and then you're gone
c. I'm gonna tell you a story, strange as it now seems, of zombie voodoo gris gris
d. The purple piper plays his tune, the choir softly sing, three lullabies in an ancient tongue
11. What are the five most populated countries in North America? (note: North America includes Central America and the Caribbean) One point for each correct answer.
12. Which dance style does one associate with Zorba the Greek?
13. In which film is Almira Gulch a difficult neighbour?
14. Che Guevara was born in which country?
15. Plus or minus 10 degrees Farenheit, all the tennis balls used at Wimbledon are kept in a container at what temperature?
16. Name the film in which Brad Pitt plays each of the following roles. One point for each correct answer.
a. Louis de Pointe du Lac
b. Tyler Durden
c. Lt. Aldo Raine
d. Mickey O'Neil
17. Until the year 2000, which annual eventwas played on 30% Barcrown creeping red fescue?
18. What was the title of Charlie Chaplin's only colour film?
19. In which famous film do an elderly couple have the following conversation?
"Liebchen, sweetness, what watch?"
"Ten watch"
"Such watch!"
20. Which raft was also the title of a number one hit single in the UK music charts in 1961?
1. Cleopatra (Liz Taylor)
2. Curacao
3. Answer b. rain (earthy scent after rain falls on dry soil) "the word is constructed from Greek, petra, meaning stone, and ichor, the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods"
4. U.S.S. Caine (The Caine Mutiny)
5. Paul McCartney
6. Fenugreek
7. Wonder Woman
8. Scree
9. Two answers. Czech Republic and Bosnia and Herzegovina
10. Four answers.
a. I'm A King Bee (Stones)
b. Dancing Queen (ABBA)
c. The Witch Queen Of New Orleans (Redbone)
d. The Court Of The Crimson King (King Crimson)
11. Five answers. In order: USA, Mexico, Canada, Guatemala, Cuba.
12. Sirtaki
13. The Wizard Of Oz
14. Argentina
15. 68 degrees Farenheit (20 C)
16. Four answers.
a. Interview With A Vampire
b. Fight Club
c. Inglorious Basterds
d. Snatch
17. The Championships, Wimbledon (30% Barcrown creeping red fescue and 70% perennial ryegrass)
18. A Countess From Hong Kong
19. Casablanca
20. Kon Tiki (The Shadows)
]]>1. The highly prized white wine with the nameArbor Gold is produced on which continent?
2. What would you have purchased if you spent 250,000 US dollars on a Millage Flying Tourbillon?
3. Which female singer hada number1 hit single in the US music charts every yearfrom 1990- 2000?
a. Mariah Carey, b. Cher, c. Madonna, d. Barbra Streisand
4. The largest royal palace in Europe is found in which city?
a. Madrid, b. Den Haag, c. Stockholm, d. London
5. Trudie Styler is married to which well known English musician?
6. The Black Stone are a ring of German espionage agents in which famous novel and film?
7. What was the most popular social networking service in the world between the years 2003-2007?
8. Which alcoholic beverage is the basis for all the following cocktails?
Boozy Suzie, Cosmopolitan, Expresso Martini and Bucket List
9. In literature; which ill fated, three masted Nantucket shipwas named afteran Algonguian speaking Indian tribe?
10. Which summer Olympic superstar was nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk"?
11. A mammal and a word for sauce in the Mexican cuisine.
12. What kind of projectiles, invented by the British MOD andfirst used in 1970, reached number one in the UK singles charts in 1973?
13. With only a few exceptions, the vast majority of scenes in David Lean's Doctor Zhivago were shot in which country?
a. Spain, b. Canada, c. Argentina, d. Finland
14. Name the songs that begin with the following lyrics. One point for each correct answer.
a. Born down in a dead man's town
b. I was born in the wagon of a travellin show
c. I was born in a cross fire hurricane
15. Horology is the study of what?
16. Name the country in which these now defunct secret police organisationsterrorised their own citizens. One point for each correct answer.
a. Tonton Macoutes
b. SAVAK
c. Securitate
d. Cheka
17. "The music that thrilled the world .... and the killing that stunned it" was the movie poster tag line for which 1970 documentary? Hint: a famous song title.
18. Nancy Shevell is which famous musician's third wife?
19. Which American made sport headlines around the world in 1922 by swimming the 100 metres in under one minute?
20. Name the first man of Asian heritage to become the PM of a European country?
1. Westeros
2. Time piece (wrist watch)
3. Answer a. Mariah Carey
4. Answer a. Madrid
5. Sting
6. The Thirty-Nine Steps
7. MySpace
8. Vodka
9. Pequod (Moby Dick)
10. Olga Korbut
11. Mole
12. Rubber Bullets (10cc)
13. Answer a. Spain
14. Three answers.
a. Born In The USA (Bruce Springsteen)
b. Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves (Cher)
c. Jumpin Jack Flash (Rolling Stones)
15. Time
16. Four answers.
a. Haiti
b. Iran
c. Romania
d. Soviet Union
17. Gimme Shelter
18. Paul McCartney
19. Johnny Weismuller
20. Leo Varadkar
]]>1. In song, "a guy with a pin to burst your bubble" is the answer to which question?
2. Who was the first African American to be the star and host of a US TV variety show in 1956?
3. In whichNorth American sport has the uniform number 42 been "universally" retired?
4. In which film did ex New Kids On The Block member Donnie Wahlberg play an alien nicknamed Duddits?
5. Who were the first four British (or 5 if born in Britain counts) female singers to have a number one hit single in the US Billboard Hot 100 as solo artists? Time line: 1965-1983
6. Sarah Jessica Parker is married to which Hollywood actor?
7. Where would you find monolithic figures named Moai?
8. Gene Autry is the only person with stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Which English born American entertainer has four stars?
9.What are the four most populated cities in the European Unionthat have English languagenames endingwith the letter "n"? One point for each correct answer.
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Rain" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
b. I never meant to cause you any sorrow
c. I am standing at the water's edge in my dream
d. It is the springtime of my loving, the second season I am to know
11. Kathy Whitworth was the first female athlete to earn 1 million in prize money. In which sport did she excel?
12. In the Disney film, what was the name of Dumbo's sidekick and mentor?
13. Which twin jet passenger aircraft has the largest and most powerful jet engine in the world?
14. What is the four letter word in Hinduism and Buddhism for a divine being or god?
15. The following was a movie poster tag line for which 1990 film?
"The story of two people who got married, met, and then fell in love."
16. Zima is the word for which season in at least a dozen East European countries?
17. In which country is the largest known cave in the world located?
18. At 7570 metres, the mountain Gangkhar Puensun is the highest what in the world?
19. Which one digit number was a number one hit single in the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2009?
a. 1, b. 3, c. 4, d. 8
20. Plus or minus 5 km/h, what is the top speed of a 66 ton Leopard 2 tank?
1. "What do you get when you fall in love?" (from the song 'I'll Never Fall In Love Again)
2. Nat King Cole
3. Major League Baseball (Jackie Robinson)
4. Dreamcatcher
5. Four/five answers. Petula Clark (Downtown and My Love), Lulu (To Sir With Love), Olivia Newton John (If Not For You, I Honestly Love You, Magic, Physical)), Sheena Easton (Morning Train), Bonnie Tyler (Total Eclipse of the Heart) Note: Olivia Newton John was born in Cambridge England.
6. Matthew Broderick
7. Easter Island
8. Bob Hope
9. Four answers. In order: Berlin, Milan, Turin, Copenhagen.
10. Four answers.
a. Fire And Rain (James Taylor)
b. Purple Rain (Prince)
c. Red Rain (Peter Gabriel)
d. The Rain Song (Led Zeppelin)
11. Golf
12. Timothy Q. Mouse
13. Boeing 777 ('Triple Seven')
14. Deva
15. Green Card
16. Winter
17. Vietnam (Son Doong cave)
18. Highest unclimbed mountain
19. Answer b. 3 (Britney Spears)
20. 68 km/h
]]>1. Which flower and national symbol in a European country reached number 2 in the UK singles charts (119 in the US charts) in 1967?
2. The name of which mega city with an estimated 21 million inhabitants is the Portuguese word for "lakes"?
3. What is the common name for the ulnar nerve, the largest unprotected nerve in the human body?
4. What is the name of the exotic citrus fruit which looks like an orange but is no bigger than a large olive? (seven letters)
5. Which surname beginning with the letter "G" has been since 1930 the most common surname at FIFA World Cups?
6. In which Bond film does 007 take to the sky in 'Little Nellie'?
7. Which Oscar winner for Best Actor was Lisa Marie Presley briefly married to?
8. Which airline operates the most Airbus A380s?
9. What are the three largest countries in the world without an airport? One point for each correct answer.
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the name of a country somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. And as for fortune and as for fame, I never invited them in
b. Got in a little hometown jam
c. Show me round your snow peaked mountains way down south
d. Visions of swastikas in my head
e. And the day was just beginning as I stood in the morning rain
11. 'Specimen born hard' is an anagram for which dog breed?
12. In film, what were Dr Strangelove's last five words?
13. Which two colours are found on the flag of Nigeria?
14. Qantas, the national airline of Australia, is an acronym for what?
15. Tripoli is the largest city in Libya. In which other Mediterranean country is a Tripoli the second largest city?
16. Which US state has carried out the most executions since 1976?
17. Gram flour, a staple ingredient in the Indian cuisine, is made from what?
18. The following are a few albums that reached No 1 in the UK charts during the year 1988. Can you name the artist? One point for each correct answer.
a. Popped In Souled Out
b. Introducing The Hardline According To ....
c. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
d. Tango In The Night
e. Lovesexy
19. The following is the last line to which popular book?
"Hazel followed; and together they slipped away, running easily down through the wood where the first primroses were beginning to bloom."
20. Plus or minus 5, in which year did Halley's Comet last appear in the night sky?
1. Edelweiss
2. Lagos
3. Funny bone
4. kumquat (or Cumquat)
5. Gonzalez (or Gonzales)
6. You Only Live Twice ('Little Nellie' is the nickname for the mini helicopter)
7. Nicolas Cage
8. Emirates
9. Three answers. Andorra, Liechtenstein and Monaco.
10. Five answers.
a. Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Julie Covington)
b. Born In The USA (Bruce Springsteen)
c. Back In The USSR (Beatles)
d. China Girl (David Bowie)
e. Lost In France (Bonnie Tyler)
11. Doberman Pinscher
12. "Mein Führer, I can walk!"
13. Green and white
14. Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services
15. Lebanon
16. Texas
17. Chickpeas
18. Five answers.
a. Wet Wet Wet
b. Terrence Trent D'Arby
c. Iron Maiden
d. Fleetwood Mac
e. Prince
19. Watership Down
20. 1986
]]>1. Which nut (indigenous to Australia) is named after a 19th century Scottish chemist?
2. In which city was the original "Ghetto" located?
3. The eruption of which volcano in 1883 lowered average global temperatures for five years?
4. The movie poster tag line for which 1964 film was "The hot-line suspense comedy."?
5. Friend and foe alike, how many soldiers died on average each day during WWI? (Plus or minus 1,000)
6. The name of which US state stems from the Latin words for hot oven?
7. Only two players have received two red cards while playing in FIFA World Cups. Rigobert Song was the first player, who was the second?
8. Which country was the first to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact in 1968?
9. Where were an estimated 150 native American men, women and children massacred by the US 7th Cavalry on December 29, 1890?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the name of a city in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. A nuclear error but I have no fear
b. You stood and you watched as my baby left town
c. They got some crazy little women there and I'm gonna get me one
d. Can't be too careful with your company, I can feel the devil walking next to me
11. The Thomas Cup or World Men's Team Championship is an international badminton competition. Since its inception in 1948 only six countries have won this tournament. Can you name them? One point for each correct answer.
12. The name of a British musician who had a number one UK hit in the year 2000 and a term used in both motor racing and the card game bridge. One word 7 letters.
13. Who is the voice of the great lion Aslan in all three Disney film adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia?
14. Transparency International once gave which former president of Indonesia the title 'Most Corrupt Man who ever lived'?
15. The following words are the first line to which 1986 film?
"I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being."
16. Which book, written by Johanna Spyri (pronounced 'spear e') and originally published in the German language, has sold more than 50 million copies since 1880, making it one of the best selling books of all time?
17. Name the Oscar winning song from each of the following singers. One point for each correct answer.
a. Matt Monro
b. Bruce Springsteen
c. Louis Jordan
d. Christopher Cross
18. Which four European countries have Royal Navies? One point for each correct answer.
19. According to the US Energy Information Administration; which five countries in the world have the largest proven oil reserves? One point for each correct answer.
20. On the flag of which European country is there a coat of arms depicting a mitre (miter) and two cows?
1. Macadamia (after John Macadam)
2. Venice Italy
3. Krakatoa
4. Dr Strangelove
5. 6,000
6. California (from 'calidus' for hot and 'fornax' for oven)
7. Zinedine Zidane (Song saw red in 1994 and 1998, Zidane in 1998 and 2006)
8. Albania
9. Wounded Knee
10. Four answers.
a. London Calling (The Clash)
b. Winchester Cathedral (The New Vaudeville Band)
c. Kansas City (Fats Domino)
d. One Night In Bangkok (Murray Head)
11. Three answers. Indonesia (14x), China (10x) and Malaysia (5x), Japan (1x), India (1x) and Denmark (1x)
12. Chicane
13. Liam Neeson
14. Suharto
15. Stand By Me
16. Heidi (Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning)
17. Four answers.
a. Born Free
b. Streets of Philadelphia
c. Gigi
d. Arthur's Theme (Best that I can do)
18. Four answers. UK, Netherlands, Norway and Denmark
19. Five answers. In order; Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Canada and Iraq.
20. Andorra
]]>1. Which world famous rock band took its name from a label found on a sewing machine?
2. Which four cities that end with the letter "s" have hosted the Summer Olympic games?
3. In which Hollywood blockbuster does the crew of the space ship Messiah attempt to save the planet Earth?
4. What is the name of the semi-arid desert located in southern Israel?
5. In which city did 'the gunfight at the O.K. Corral' take place?
6. What is the most successful football club in Argentina?
a. Racing Club, b. Santos, c. River Plate, d. Boca Juniors
7. What were the two best selling brands of mobile phone world wide between 1996 and 2006? One point for each correct answer.
8. If you fail the Ishihara test what is your ailment?
9. What is the name of the famous luxury train that runs between Pretoria and Cape Town?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "High" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. It's not the things you do that tease and hurt me bad
b. When I was a little girl I had a rag doll, only doll I ever owned
c. He was born in the summer of his 27th year
11. Measured in metric tonnes per year, what are the two biggest wine producing countries in South America? One point for each correct answer.
12. Which 1985 Hollywood thriller, nominated for eight Academy Awards, ends with the words "You be careful John Book, out among them English."?
13. What do each of the following persons love? One point for each correct answer.
a. campanophile
b. umbraphile
c. logophile
d. arenaphile
14. Which Hollywood superstar's last name is Mapother IV?
15. Galleon, Sickle and Knut are currencies in which series of books?
16. With a height of 182 m, the world's tallest statue is found in which country?
a. Russia, b. North Korea, c. USA, d. India
17. The movie poster tag line for which 1959 film was "It's a deadly game of 'tag' and Cary Grant is it."?
18. Maranjab, Thal, Lop, Kara Kum, Thar and Patagonian are all examples of what?
19. In which country are red flowers and red clothes banned and removed from the shops on Saint Valentine's Day?
a. Saudi Arabia b. China c. Israel d. Vatican City State
20. Which of the seven ancient wonders of the world was found at Halicarnassus?
1. AC/DC
2. Four answers. Athens, Los Angeles, Paris and St Louis.
3. Deep Impact
4. Negev
5. Thombstone
6. Answer d. Boca Juniors
7. Two answers. Nokia and Motorola
8. Colour blindness
9. The Blue train
10. Three answers.
a. The Tide Is High (Blondie)
b. River Deep Mountain High (Tina Turner)
c. Rocky Mountain High (John Denver)
11. Two answers. Argentina and Chile
12. Witness
13. Four answers.
a. the sound of ringing bells (or ringing bells)
b. shade
c. words
d. sand
14. Tom Cruise
15. Harry Potter
16. Answer d. India (Statue of Unity)
17. North by Northwest
18. Deserts
19. Answer a. Saudi Arabia
20. The mausoleum
]]>1. What are the two most populated countries in the world with just one single time zone? One point for each correct answer.
2. What was the movie poster tag line for the 1998 film Godzilla? (three words)
3. Which US company, with headquarters in Atlanta, is the largest private employer in Africa?
4. The first live television coverage of some selected FIFA World Cup matches took place in which year?
a. 1938, b. 1954, c. 1958, d. 1962
5. Built in 26 AD and meaning "temple to all gods", what is the oldest Christian church in Rome?
6. "Spicks and Specks" was the first hit song from which super group that went on to sell more than 120 million records over four decades?
7. Which famous American film director was given the nickname 'Bloody Sam'?
8. The name for which kind of television personality stems from the Sanskrit word for "learned"?
9. Which famous woman's last recorded words were "KHAQQ calling Itasca. We must be on you but cannot see you. Gas is running low.".
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Day" or "Days" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Oh my name is Jock Stewart, I'm a canny gun man, and a roving young fellow I've been
b. I bless the light, bless the light that lights on you believe me
c. Good morning mister sunshine, you brighten up my day, I see you every morning, outside the restaurant
d. I will meet you later in somebody's office, I'll talk but you won't listen, I know your answer already
11. What are the names of the only four countries (territories excluded) in the world with just one syllable? One point for each correct answer. (Wales, and Laos (which can be pronounced with 1 or 2 syllables) are excluded here)
12. Pardon my French but which European country is known in France as "Les Pays-Bas"?
13. Who wrote each of the following books about WWII? One point for each correct answer.
a. The Longest Day
b. Inside the Third Reich
c. Eye of the Needle
d. Slaughterhouse-Five
14. Which early Italian renaissance painter was one of the first artists to use perspective, could draw a perfect circle with his free hand and had a European Space Agency spacecraft named after him?
15. Which famous American actor and Academy Award winner for both Best Director and Best Producer was mayor of Carmel by the Sea California between 1986 and 1988?
16. Which actor has been awarded a record 10 Golden Raspberry Awards?
17. What are the two most populated cities in Cuba?
18. Xerox contains the Greek root 'xer'. What does it mean?
a. fast b. double c. flat d. dry
19. Which city located outside of Europe was the capital of Portugal between 1815 and 1821?
20. Which rhyme and or song were the first words recorded on a gramophone?
1. Two answers. China and India
2. Size Does Matter
3. Coca Cola
4. Answer b, 1954
5. Pantheon
6. Bee Gees
7. Sam Peckinpah
8. Pundit (from 'Pandit')
9. Amelia Earhart
10. Four answers.
a. I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day (Pogues)
b. Days (Kinks)
c. Lonely Days (Bee Gees)
d. The Last Day Of Our Acquaintance (Sinead O'Conner)
11. Four answers. France, Spain, Greece and Chad
12. The Netherlands (bas is French for low)
13. Four answers.
a. Cornelius Ryan
b. Albert Speer
c. Ken Follett
d. Kurt Vonnegut
14. Giotto
15. Clint Eastwood
16. Sylvester Stallone
17. Havana and Santiago de Cuba
18. Answer d. dry
19. Rio de Janeiro
20. Mary had a little lamb
]]>1. Which 89 year old female with a first name that means "ocean child" has had 11 No 1 hits in the US Dance charts since 2003?
2. Which cream is a byproduct of the wine making process?
3. In which building is the Lutine Bell located?
4. Which country is known as the 'Hermit Kingdom'?
5. How long was the shortest tenure in US presidential history?
a. 32 min b. 32 hours c. 32 days d. 32 weeks
6. Which male first name is also the Greek root for "love"? Four letters.
7. The White House in Washington DC is located on which avenue?
8. Over the course of the 9-10 March, 1945; in which city were an estimated 100,000 people killed in the deadliest aerial bombing raid of WWII?
9. Found in the New World, what is, after the King Cobra, the second longest venomous snake in the world?
a. Fer-de- lance b. Cottonmouth c. Eastern diamondback rattlesnake d. Atlantic bushmaster
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Knock", "Knockin" or "Knocking" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. You better get back to your used to be cause your kind of love ain't good for me
b. Dancin alone every night while I live right above you
c. Mama take this badge up from me
d. It's like thunder, lightning, the way you love me is frightening
11. "Little Mo" Connolly was one of only three women to accomplish which sporting achievement?
12. The name for which kind of storm stems from the Arab word for "season"?
a. Cyclone b. Monsoon c. Blizzard d. Typhoon
13. What is a county (province or state) called in Japan?
14. The name for which vegetable contains all five vowels?
15. The movie poster tag line from which 1990 film was: "His story will touch you, even though he can't."?
16. Which best selling American author wrote and directed the 1973 movie Westworld?
17. Name the films in which Jeff Bridges plays alongside each of the following actresses. One point for each correct answer.
a. Michelle Pfeiffer
b. Julianne Moore
c. Jessica Lange
d. Rachel Ward
18. Which poverty stricken island country was called Saint Domingue ( Santo Domingo, Saint Domingo) between 1625 and 1809?
19. With five words, complete the following line from Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken".
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I ........"
20. What kind of "Bear" was a number one hit single on both sides of the Atlantic for Johnny Preston in 1960?
a. Cuddly, b. Running, c. Teddy, d. Yogi
1. Yoko Ono (Yoko means "Ocean Child")
2. Cream of tartar
3. Lloyd's (of London)
4. North Korea
5. Answer c. 32 days (William Henry Harrison)
6. Phil
7. Pennsylvania Ave.
8. Tokyo
9. Answer d. Atlantic bushmaster (up to 12 ft in length)
10. Four answers.
a. I Hear You Knocking (Dave Edmunds)
b. Knock Three Times (Dawn)
c. Knockin On Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan)
d. Knock On Wood (various)
11. The Grand Slam in tennis
12. Answer b. Monsoon
13. Prefecture
14. Cauliflower
15. Edward Scissorhands
16. Michael Crichton
17. Four answers.
a. The Fabulous Baker Brothers
b. The Big Lebowski
c. King Kong
d. Against All Odds
18. Haiti
19. "took the one less traveled"
20. Answer b. Running Bear
]]>1. What is the most populated city in the world today that did not exist at the beginning of the 20th century?
2. The US Virgin Islands belonged to which European country from 1754 - 1917?
a. GB, b. France, c. Denmark, d. Spain
3. Who was the front man for "The Silver Bullet Band"?
4. Which French coastal city was named after the Greek goddess of victory?
5. The following is the movie poster tag line to which 2007 film?
"The last man on Earth is not alone."
6. The following words are from which famous poem?
"Short days ago we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow."
7. Which country was known as Italian North Africa between 1912 and 1927?
8. Which crime is also a collective noun for magpies?
9. The names for which two continents stem from characters found in Greek mythology? One point for each correct answer.
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Night" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. So why on earth should I moan
b. I'm not content to be with you in the daytime
c. Come on now try and understand, the way I feel when I'm in your hands
d. I woke last night to the sound of thunder, how far off I sat and wondered
11. A city in Spain and in the US state of Ohio, a famous kind of sword, and an unusually hard type of steel. (6 letters)
12. Johnny Weissmuller of Tarzan fame won five Olympic gold medals in swimming. In which team sport did he win an Olympic bronze medal?
13. Which kind of storm is named after a one legged wind god?
a. Hurricane b. Tornado c. Typhoon d. Cyclone
14. Name the films in which Gary Oldman plays a role alongside with each of the following actresses. One point for each correct answer.
a. Natalie Portman
b. Mila Jovovich
c. Winona Ryder
d. Glenn Close
15. What is both the 2nd largest island in the United States and the name of a large predator?
16. Measured in distance from Europe, what was Portugal's remotest colony in the 16th century?
17. The name of which fragrant herb stems from the Latin word for "dew of the sea"?
a. oregano b. cinnamon c. basil d. rosemary
18. Which child prodigy, once called the "Mozart of Pop Music", was a member of the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith, and later released successful solo albums titled 'Arc of the Diver' and 'Back in the High Life'?
19. The Irving Stone novel and 1965 film titled "The Agony and the Ecstasy" were both a biographical portrayal of which multi-talented genius?
20. A fortified wine with a very long shelf life AND an Atlantic archipelago. One word.
1. Brasilia
2. Answer c. Denmark
3. Bob Seger
4. Nice (from Nike)
5. I am Legend
6. In Flanders Fields
7. Libya
8. Murder
9. Two answers. Europe (Europa) and Asia (mother of Atlas)
10. Four answers.
a. Hard Day's Night (Beatles)
b. All Day And All Of The Night (Kinks)
c. Because The Night (Patti Smith)
d. Night Moves (Bob Seger)
11. Toledo
12. Water polo
13. Answer a. Hurricane (from the Mayan 'Huracan')
14. Four answers.
a. Leon: The Professional
b. The 5th Element
c. Bram Stocker's Dracula
d. Air Force One
15. Kodiak
16. Macao
17. Answer d. rosemary (from 'rosmarinus')
18. Steve Winwood
19. Michelangelo Buonarroti
20. Madiera
]]>1. The complete theme song title for the TV series MASH was: "Song from Mash" followed by three words in parentheses or (brackets). What were the three words found in (brackets)?
2. Glasgow gets a mention in which mega hit from ABBA?
3. The 70s super model Iman was married to which music icon?
4. The name of which European capital loosely translated means "smoke cove"?
a. Helsinki b. Lisbon c. Reykjavik d. Copenhagen
5. The movie poster tag line for which classic 1933 film was: "It was beauty that killed the beast"?
6. Which two players were involved in the last all American Wimbledon Men's Singles final?
7. The world just recently reached a population milestone of 8 billion. Plus or minus 2, in which year did we reach the 7 billion milestone?
8. Which dessert, created at the New York City restaurant Delmonico's in 1876, is also known as 'Norwegian omelette'?
9. Who were/are the three shortest Academy Award winners for Best Actor? One point for each correct answer.
10. With a population of 1.5 million, Oran is the second largest city in which African country?
11. The name of which English royal dynasty stems from the Latin words for the "broom shrub"?
12. In which river did the RMS Empress of Ireland sink in the early hours of 29 May 1914 with the loss of 1,012 lives?
13. What is the name of the 'lost city' in South America discovered in 1911 by the Indiana Jones like adventurer Hiram Bingham?
14. What are the flat faces called found on a diamond or gem stone with a 'Brilliant Cut'?
15. What was the name of the surprise North Vietnamese military offensive launched against South Vietnamese and US forces on January 30, 1968?
16. Name the films in which Mel Gibson plays alongside each of the following actresses. One point for each correct answer.
a. Jamie Lee Curtis
b. Michelle Pfeiffer
c. Jodie Foster
d. Sophie Marceau
e. Joely Richardson
f. Goldie Hawn
17. Invented by Gregory Pincus and first introduced in 1960, what did Pope Paul VI condemn in his 1967 encyclical 'Humanaevitae'?
18.The title of Demi Moore's first film in which she had a leading role AND the title of a recent Oscar winner for Best Picture. One word.
19. The following words are from which 1975 hit song from a Swedish pop singer?
"So you went to Sweden to meet Ingmar Bergman, he wasn't there or he just didn't care."
20. The ancient Greek word for "racetrack" and or "running" is found in the name of which ungainly pack animal?
1. (Suicide is Painless)
2. Super Trouper ("I was sick and tired of everything when I called you last night from Glasgow")
3. David Bowie
4. Answer c. Reykjavik
5. King Kong
6. Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi (1999)
7. 2011
8. Baked Alaska
9. Three answers. In order: James Cagney, Richard Dreyfuss and Dustin Hoffman
10. Algeria
11. Plantagenet (from the Latin 'planta geniste')
12. Saint Lawrence river
13. Machu Picchu
14. Facets
15. Tet
16. Six answers.
a. Forever Young
b. Tequila Sunrise
c. Maverick
d. Braveheart
e. The Patriot
f. Bird On A Wire
17. Oral contraceptives (the pill)
18. Parasite
19. MovieStar (Harpo)
20. Dromedary camel (from the Greek "drome")
]]>1. Which two time Oscar winner for Best Actor is mentioned in songs from Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Elton John, Robbie Williams, David Bowie and Madonna?
a. Marlon Brando, b. Robert De Niro, c. Gary Cooper, d. Spencer Tracy
2. What are the three so called 'ABC islands' in the Caribbean that belong to the Netherlands? One point for each correct answer.
3. The following movie quote is from which 1991 film?
"Face it girls, I'm older and I have more insurance."
4. Which vegetable is one of the main ingredients in cassoulet, a traditional stew from the south of France?
5. Which famous Ferrari sports car is named after a coastal city in the USA?
6. What is the three letter Japanese word for a sash or belt used to secure traditional mens or womens garments?
7. In which films would one find the following dogs?
a. a chihuahau named Mojo
b. a pug named Frank
8. In particle physics, which one of the following is a subcomponent of a quark?
a. treon b. freon c. kreon d. preon
9. What is the longest river in the world named after a Scottish explorer?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Hot" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. I got a fever of one hundred and three
b. Who's that knockin on my door, it's got to be a quarter to four
c. Well she's my woman of gold and she's not very old, A-ha
d. Sittin here eatin my heart out waitin, waitin for some lover to come
e. Now they're calling for their guns, about to spoil the rude boys fun, but rude boys never give up
11. The name of which branch of mathematics stems from the Arabic word meaning "completion" or "restoring"?
12. Which famous 19th century woman was nicknamed the 'Lady of the lamp'?
13. Which four countries in the world that begin with the letter "B" are the most populated? One point for each correct answer.
14. A vertebrate is an animal with a backbone. With an average length of 7.7 millimetres (0.30 in), a member of which of the following groups is the smallest vertebrate in the world?
a. mouse b. turtle c. frog d. bird
15. Which US state is also the name of a province in northern France?
16. Which hit song from 1962 incorporated 'the man of a thousand voices', Warner Brothers cartoon legend Mel Blanc?
17. How many letters are there in the Swedish alphabet?
a. 23 b. 26 c. 29 d. 33
18. The name of which US national park translated means "they are killers" and refers to the native indians who once inhabited the valley?
a. Shenandoah, b. Yosemite, c. Sequoia
19. Which famous musician was one of the founders of the film production and distribution company HandMade Films?
20. Which Sir is the only British entertainer to have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony award?
a. Sir Paul McCartney b. Sir Sean Connery c. Sir Elton John d. Sir John Gielgud
1. Answer a. Marlon Brando (Bruce Springsteen 'It's hard to be a saint in the city', Neil Young 'Pocahontas', Elton John 'Goodbye Marlon Brando', Robbie Williams 'Advertising Space', David Bowie 'China Girl', Madonna 'Vogue')
2. Three answers. Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao
3. Fried Green Tomatoes
4. Beans (white haricot beans)
5. Daytona
6. Obi
7. Two answers.
a. Transformers
b. Men In Black
8. Answer d. preon
9. Mackenzie (including tributaries, 4,241 km)
10. Five answers.
a. Hot Blooded (Foreigner)
b. Hot Legs (Rod Stewart)
c. Hot Love (T Rex)
d. Hot Stuff (Donna Sommer)
e. Too Hot (The Specials)
11. Algebra
12. Florence Nightingale (as a nurse she did many rounds at night carrying a lamp)
13. Four answers. In order; Brazil (193 mill), Bangladesh (152 mill), Burkina Faso (15 mill) and Belgium (11 mill).
14. Answer c. frog (paedophryne amauensis, a species of frog found in Papua New Guinea)
15. Maine
16. Speedy Gonzales (Pat Boone)
17. Answer c. 29
18. Answer b, Yosemite
19. George Harrison
20. Answer d. Sir John Gielgud
]]>1. Which famous New York City store is also Richard Gere's middle name?
a. Tiffany b. Bloomingdale c. Macy d. Cartier
2. Which North American city with a population of circa 5.5 million was once called the Town of York?
3. Based on the number of books, what are the two largest libraries in the world? One point for each correct answer.
4. After the untimely death of Bon Scott in 1980 ACDC asked which 'crazee' singer with the intials N. H. to be their new lead singer?
5. French Guiana excluded, what is the smallest country in South America?
6. The two largest species of seal found in the Antarctic are both named after land mammals. Can you name them? One point for each correct answer.
7. In which 1964 film does the US Air Force drop a nuclear bomb on New York City in order to appease the Soviet Union and avoid a nuclear holocaust?
8. Rebecca and Rowena are the two main female characters in which famous historical novel?
9. The heaviest existing musical instruments in the world, consisting of at least 23 bells, are called what?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "boat" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
b. Ever since our voyage of love began
c. I don't go around with the local crowd
d. It's just gone noon half past monsoon
11. World record holder Reinhold Messner reached his peak in the early 1980s. In which profession did he excell?
12. In which British film from the year 1970 did a character played by Alec Guinness lose his head?
13. ABBA had a record seven number one hit singles in the UK music charts during the 1970s. Which band came in second place with six number ones?
a. 10cc b. Wings c. T-Rex d. Slade
14. A collective noun for polar bears and the Roman goddess of the dawn. Six letters.
15. The movie poster tag line for which Oscar winning film was "The loverliest motion picture of them all."? (note: there is no spelling mistake in 'loverliest')
16. Name the film in which Sting plays each of the following roles. One point for each correct answer.
a. Feyd Rautha Harkonnen
b. J. D.
c. 'Ace the face'
17. All but two of Air Koryo's fleet of aircraft are forbidden from landing at European airports. Air Koryo is the state owned national airline of which Asian country?
18. The name leukemia is a combination of "haima", meaning blood, and the Greek word "leukos". What does "leukos" mean?
19. Shakira's "Waka Waka" was the official song for which sporting event?
20. Which English born American entertainer and winner of five honourary Academy Awards was one of the few living people to have had a US naval ship named after him?
1. Answer a. Tiffany (Richard Tiffany Gere)
2. Toronto
3. Two answers. Library of Congress and the British Library
4. Noddy Holder
5. Surinam
6. Two answers. Elephant seal and Leopard seal
7. Fail Safe
8. Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
9. Carillon(s)
10. Four answers.
a. Banana Boat Song (Harry Belafonte)
b. Rock The Boat (Hues Corporation)
c. The Boat That I Row (Lulu or Neil Diamond)
d. Night Boat To Cairo (Madness)
11. Mountaineering
12. Cromwell
13. Answer d. Slade
14. Aurora
15. My Fair Lady
16. Three answers.
a. Dune
b. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
c. Quadrophenia
17. North Korea
18. White or clear
19. 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
20. Bob Hope
]]>1. The name of which TV network translated means "the island"?
2. The first ever FIFA World Cup football match played indoors took place in which country?
3. Which geologic period is named after a mountain range located between Switzerland and France?
4. Although he wasn't the first person to use it, which English musician and former member of Humble Pie made the so called 'talk box' popular in the mid 1970s?
5. Where would one find the Mont de Mars, Mont de Jupiter, Mont de Saturne, Mont de Soleil and the Mont de Venus?
6. Which band did the Big Lebowski hate?
7. Which dystopian novella ends with the following lines?
"And they can kiss my sharries. But you, O my brother, remember thy little Alex that was. Amen. And all that cal."
8. Name the final film from each of the following directors. One point for each correct answer.
a. Alfred Hitchcock
b. Stanley Kubrick
c. John Huston
9. In which country does Graham Greene's anti-war novel 'The Quiet American' take place?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Monday" or "Mondays" in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. The telex machine is kept so clean
b. I was kissin Valentino by a crystal blue Italian stream
c. Talkin to myself and feelin old
d. Every other day, every other day, every other day of the week is fine yeah
11. Edith Head won a record eight Academy Awards in her lifetime, more than any other woman. In which category did she win all eight Oscars?
12. In 1934, which of the following became the first Asian country to play in a football world cup qualification match?
a. Japan b. Palestine c. India d. Iraq
13. The name of which metal, also known as wolfram, means "heavy stone"?
14. The movie poster tag line from which Oscar winning film from 1971 was "A 32,000,000 dollar chase turns into the American thriller of the year."?
15. What is the name of the fruit obtained from the African baobab tree?
16. Which Dutch footballer is the only player to have won the Champions League title with three different clubs?
17. Which Linda and winner of 11 Grammy Awards was the highest paid woman in the music industry in 1978?
18. What are the three most populated cities in South Korea? One point for each correct answer.
19. The name of which famous American when converted into the metric system equals 3.6576 metres?
20. Plus or minus 20 minutes, what was the RMS Titanic's ship time when she sank?
1. Al Jazeera
2. USA (1994 FIFA World Cup. Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit between USA and Switzerland)
3. Jurassic (after the Jura sub-alpine mountain range)
4. Peter Frampton
5. On the palm of your hand (terms used in palmistry for the mounds at the roots of the fingers)
6. The Eagles
7. A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
8. Three answers.
a. Family Plot
b. Eyes Wide Shut
c. The Dead
9. Vietnam
10. Four answers.
a. I Don't Like Mondays (Boomtown Rats)
b. Manic Monday (Bangles)
c. Rainy Days And Mondays (Carpenters)
d. Monday Monday (Mamas and the Papas)
11. Best costume design
12. Answer b. Palestine
13. Tungsten
14. The French Connection
15. Monkey bread
16. Clarence Seedorf (Ajax, AC Milan and Real Madrid)
17. Linda Ronstadt
18. Three answers. Seoul, Busan and Incheon.
19. Mark Twain ('mark twain' was the riverboat cry for 2 fathoms. 2 fathoms = 3.6576 m)
20. 2.20 am
]]>1. What kind of music style is mentioned in Petula Clark's song Downtown?
2. Which famous artist was often photographed with his pet ocelot and or walking his pet anteater?
3. What did the Incas refer to as 'the sweat of the sun'?
4. Built to last an eternity, which kind of building takes it's name from a middle eastern king who ruled in the third century B.C.?
5. Which 1958 Hollywood historical adventure film starred Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh and Ernest Borgnine?
6. Which famous gift did the Tsar of Russia and his family first receive at Easter in 1885?
7. Urban agglomerations (integrated cities) excluded, which two cities in India have a population of 10 million or more? One point for each correct answer.
8. An arbalest was what kind of 12th century weapon?
9. Which five players are the all time leading goal scorers in the UEFA Champions League? One point for each correct answer.
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Dog" or "Dogs" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. This ain't rock n roll, this is genocide
b. You ain't never caught a rabbitt
c. Old MacDonald made us work, but then he paid us for what it was worth
d. Leapfrog the dog and brush me daddy O
11. More than 50% of the 35,000 Foreign Legionnaires who fought for France in Indo China after WWII came from which European country?
12. What name, which in Arabic means "shaking off", was given to the Palestinian uprising against Israel between 1987 and 1993?
13. Anna Anderson was one of 30 women who claimed to be what?
14. What is the name of the secretion that surrounds the larvae of developing queen bees?
15. The 5,000 year old sacred city of Caral-Supe is the most ancient city in the Americas. In which country is it located?
a. Colombia b. Canada c. Mexico d. Peru
16. In Egyptian mythology, which god whose name begins with the letter 'A' has a human body and a jackal's head?
17. Until his death in 1840, which Italian, known as "the devil's violinist", was the most celebrated violin virtuoso in the world?
18. The following line is from which classic 1968 movie?
"I'm sorry Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."
19. What did the Incas refer to as 'the tears of the moon'?
20. Translated, the name of which distilled beverage means "little water"?
1. Bossa nova ("just listen to the rhythm of the gentle bossa nova, you'll be dancing with them too before the night is over")
2. Salvador Dali
3. Gold
4. Mausoleum (from King Mausolos 377-353 B.C.)
5. The Vikings
6. Faberge eggs
7. Two answers. Mumbai (or Bombay 12 million), Delhi (11 million)
8. Crossbow
9. Five answers. Christiano Ronaldo (140 and counting), Lionel Messi (127 and counting), Robert Lewandowski (89 and counting), Karim Benzema (86 and counting), Raul (71)
10. Four answers.
a. Diamond Dogs (David Bowie)
b. Hound Dog (Elvis)
c. Me And You And A Dog Named Boo (Lobo)
d. Dog Eat Dog (Adam And The Ants)
11. Germany
12. Intifada
13. Anastasia, youngest daughter of Tsar Nicolas II
14. Royal Jelly
15. Answer d. Peru
16. Anubis
17. Niccolo Paganini
18. 2001. A Space Odyssey
19. Silver
20. Vodka
]]>1. What kind of river was a hit single for Pat Boone on both sides of the Atlantic in 1961?
a. Moon, b. Yellow, c. Moody
2. Which popular 1954 Hollywood musical ends with the words "I now pronounce you men and wives."?
3. Which French word can be a sheer fabric or a light cake?
4. Which number one ranked male tennis player in the year 2000, a two time winner of a Grand Slam singles event; has a sister who was also ranked number one in women's tennis?
5. The 1814 Battle of Baltimore was the inspiration for which song?
6. What is a storm with winds exceeding 118 km/h called in the northwestern part of the Pacific ocean?
7. The King Protea is the national flower of which African country?
8. True or False. There are more possible arrangements of cards in a standard 52 deck than there are atoms on Earth.
9. Which fruit does one closely associate with the world famous Folies Bergeres dancer Josephine Baker?
10. The following lyrics are all from Rolling Stones songs. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. War, children, it's just a kiss away, kiss away
b. And though she's not really ill, there's a little yellow pill
c.Then in flies a guy who's all dressed up like a Union Jack
d. Sun turnin' round with graceful motion, we're setting off with soft explosion
11. Famous for heavy surf, fog, countless shipwrecks and bones, what is the name of the coast that borders Namibia and southern Angola?
12. "It was a pleasure to burn." is the opening line to which book?
13. Polaris, or the North Star, is found in which constellation?
14. What is the largest freshwater fish in North America?
15. First discovered in 1986, Prochlorococcus is perhaps the most plentiful species on the planet, and with 6 microns in diameter, the smallest creature. They are also responsible for producing one-fifth of the world's atmospheric oxygen. Where are they found?
a. Amazon jungle b. Antarctic c. Sahara desert d. Atlantic ocean
16. In which post apocalyptic 1972 science fiction film are there three little robots named Huey, Dewey and Louie?
17. What is the name of the realm in which Valhalla is found?
18. Plus or minus 100,000, what is the population of Iceland?
19. Which Holy Roman Emperor's surname translated means 'red beard'?
20. What kind of butterfly was a hit song for both Bob Lind and Val Doonican in 1966?
1. Answer c. Moody River
2. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
3. Chiffon
4. Marit Safin (his sister Dinara Safina was ranked number 1 in April 2009. They are the only brother and sister in the history of tennis to achieve No 1 rankings)
5. The Star Spangled Banner
6. Typhoon
7. South Africa
8. True
9. Banana
10. Four answers.
a. Gimme Shelter
b. Mother's Little Helper
c. Get Off My Cloud
d. 2000 Light Years From Home
11. Skeleton Coast
12. Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
13. Ursa Minor (Little Dipper or Little Bear)
14. Sturgeon (White sturgeon)
15. Answer d. Atlantic ocean
16. Silent Running
17. Asgard
18. 376,848
19. Barbarossa (Frederick I, 1122-1190)
20. Elusive Butterfly
]]>1. Plus or minus 1, in which year did the fashion designer Louis Reard introduce the 'Bikini'?
2. Introduced in 1984, the DynaTac 8000 was the first what?
3. Who was the longest serving royal consort in history?
4. Which district in San Francisco does one associate with hippies and the 'summer of love'? (two words)
5. Between 1881 and 1889 more than 22,000 workers died from accidents and tropical diseases during the first attempt to construct which modern world wonder?
6. The following is the last line to which Hollywood film?
"You better bury Ned right. You better not cut up nor otherwise harm no whores, or I'll come back and kill every one of you sons of bitches."
7. A 1976 photo of a blonde woman in a red bathing suit is one of the best selling posters of all time. Name the woman in the red bathing suit.
8. Translated, the name of which criminal organisation stems from the numbers eight, nine and three?
9. In 1938 Indonesia became the first Asian country to take part in a FIFA Football World Cup finals, albeit under another name. Under which name did they participate?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Day" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. I saw a film today oh boy, the English army had just won the war
b. And so we are told this is the golden age, and gold is the reason for the wars we wage, though I want to be with you, to be with you night and day
c. Well they'll stone you when you're trying to be so good, they'll stone you just like they said they would
d. You give me all your lovin and your turtle dovin
e. She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there
11. What nickname was given to the mafia boss Charles Luciano?
12. With more than 18,000,000 passengers a year, which city has the busiest international airport in Africa?
a. Casablanca b. Johannesburg c. Cairo d. Lagos
13. How many people live on the island of Greenland?
a. 16,370 b. 56,370 c. 126,370 d. 276,370
14. In which city was the deadliest natural disaster in United States history?
a. San Francisco, b. New Orleans, c. Anchorage, d. Galveston
15. Name the films in which Tim Roth plays each of the following roles. One point for each correct answer.
a. Mr. Orange
b. Vincent van Gogh
c. Pumpkin
d. Archibald Cunningham
16. Whatdoes adomesticated dog do that a wild dog does not?
17. Released in 1967, 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn' was the debut album from which English rock band?
18. The aforementioned album (The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn) was also the title of the seventh chapter in which very popular children's book?
19. In 1348 the medical faculty in Paris claimed an unfavourable conjunction of three planets in the heavens was the cause of which unfolding disaster?
20. Nicknamed 'The Original Black Pearl', Arthur Friedenreich was the first person of mixed race to play football (soccer) for which football mad country?
1. 1946
2. Mobile phone, cell phone (to be offered commercially)
3. Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh)
4. Haight Ashbury
5. Panama Canal
6. Unforgiven
7. Farrah Fawcett
8. Yakuza (from yattsu, ku and san)
9. Dutch East Indies
10. Five answers.
a. A Day In The Life (Beatles)
b. New Years Day (U2)
c. Rainy Day Woman (Bob Dylan)
d. That'll Be The Day (Buddy Holly)
e. Day Tripper (Beatles)
11. Lucky
12. Answer b. Johannesburg
13. Answer b. 56,370
14. Answer d. Galveston (a 1900 hurricane)
15. Four answers.
a. Reservoir Dogs
b. Vincent and Theo
c. Pulp Fiction
d. Rob Roy
16. Bark. Wild dogs howl but only domesticated dogs bark.
17. Pink Floyd
18. The Wind in the Willows
19. The Black Death (plague)
20. Brazil
]]>1. What kind of aircraft served as 'Air Force One' for US presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan and George H W Bush?
2. Who was Minnehaha's lover?
3. On the 15th of December 1970, a Soviet spacecraft completed the first successful soft landing and transmission of data from another planet. On which planet did the Soviet probe land?
4. Name the three films in which both Michael Caine and Lawrence Olivier are found in the cast. One point for each correct answer.
5. Bruno Richard Hauptmann was convicted and executed for the kidnapping of which man's son?
6. What does an ichtyophile love?
7. Which competition first took place in 1927 at the Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts?
8. Banja Luka is the second largest city in which European country?
9. Since the introduction of the 'Open Era' in 1968, which woman has won a record six US Open singles titles in tennis?
a. Chris Evert b. Martina Navratilova c. Serena Williams d. Steffi Graf
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Radio" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. I'd sit alone and watch your light, my only friend through teenage nights
b. I heard you on the wireless back in 52
c. I never told a soul just how I've been feeling about you, but they said it really loud, they said it on the air
11. An exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is a seazone in which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources. With 11,691,000 km2 in total, which European country has the largest in the world?
12. Many animals have a so called Jacobson's organ. Where in the body is it found?
13. Which five E. U. countries have a red and white flag? One point for each correct answer.
14. Which actor has played the role of Adolf Hitler, Richard Nixon, Yitzhak Rabin, Richard the Lionhearted and Pablo Picasso?
15. The name of which spice, often used in Indian cuisine, stems from the Medieval Latin words for "worthy earth"?
16. Which tropical fruit was a hit single for Harry Nilsson in 1971?
17. What is the national sport in Cuba?
18. A ballistic missile submarine and an adult male kangaroo. One word.
19. Which famous poem by John Donne is also the title of an Ernest Hemingway novel?
20. In the 1969 film The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie, which French expression does Jean Brodie use to describe her pupils?
1. Boeing 707
2. Hiawatha
3. Venus
4. Three answers. The Battle Of Britain, A Bridge Too Far, Sleuth.
5. Charles Lindbergh
6. Fish
7. Ryder Cup
8. Bosnia and Herzegovina
9. Answer a. Chris Evert
10. Three answers.
a. Radio Ga Ga (Queen)
b. Video Killed The Radio Star (Buggles)
c. On The Radio (Donna Summer)
11. France
12. Nasal cavity
13. Five answers. Austria, Poland, Malta, Denmark and Latvia (Latvia's flag is maroon red and white)
14. Anthony Hopkins
15. Turmeric (from 'terra merita')
16. Coconut
17. Baseball
18. Boomer
19. For Whom The Bell Tolls
20. Creme de la creme
]]>1. Which cult film takes place in, on and around the Cahulawassee river?
2. Which flop turned into a success at the 1968 Summer Olympics?
3. Which Canadian town was a temporary host to 6,000 additional inhabitants after September 11, 2001?
4. Which one of the Great Lakes is located entirely within the USA?
5. What is the name of the sword in which the soul of a samurai is found?
6. Who was the last American tennis player to win the Men's Singles title at the US Open?
7. Name the films in which Matt Damon plays alongside the following actresses. One point for each correct answer.
a. Minnie Driver
b. Jodie Foster
c. Cate Blanchett
d. Franka Potente
e. Angelina Jolie
8. Which of the following US states is the least populated?
a. Vermont b. Alaska c. Wyoming d. Rhode Island
9. The word dandelion stems from the French "dent de lion". What does "dent" mean?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Air" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound, nothing to eat, no books to read
b. Well I was there and I saw what you did, I saw it with my own two eyes
c. We've got to get it together sooner or later because the revolution's here
d. I don't know if I'm being foolish, don't know if I'm being wise
11. Which man's tragic death does one associate with the Dealey Plaza?
12. The word xylophone contains the Greek root "Xyl". What does it mean?
13. Which two actors have played the role of Indiana Jones in movies? (not television)
14. Which kind of building or construction is also a collective noun for giraffes?
15. Which American teen idol had a record six sellout concerts at Wembley Stadium over one weekend in 1973?
16. As of 2022, what is the population of the E.U.?
a. 247 million, b. 447 million, c. 647 million
17. Which figure skating jump is named after an obscure Austrian skater from the 1920s?
18. Which four countries have a prison population of 500,000 or more? One point for each correct answer.
19. Which film, a winner of eight Academy Awards, ends with the following words?
"We have no troubles here! Here, life is beautiful. The girls are beautiful. Even the orchestra is beautiful. Auf wiedersehen. A bientot."
20. As of 2022, which popular 100 plus year old reclining female has been beheaded twice and lost an arm once?
1. Deliverance
2. Fosbury Flop
3. Gander (circa 40 large commercial aircraft bound for America were diverted to Gander Newfoundland)
4. Lake Michigan
5. Katana
6. Andy Roddick (2003)
7. Five answers.
a. Good Will Hunting
b. Elysium
c. The Talented Mr Ripley
d. The Bourne Identity or The Bourne Supremacy
e. The Good Shepherd
8. Answer c. Wyoming
9. Tooth
10. Four answers.
a. Air That I Breathe (Hollies)
b. In The Air Tonight (Phil Collins)
c. Something In The Air (Thunderclap Newman)
d. Love Is In The Air (John Paul Young)
11. John F Kennedy
12. Wood
13. Harrison Ford and River Phoenix
14. Tower
15. David Cassidy
16. Answer b. 447 millon
17. Lutz (Alois Lutz)
18. Four answers. USA (2,239,000), China (1,640,000), Russia (686,000) and Brazil (548,000)
19. Cabaret
20. The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen
]]>1. In motor racing, what was the traditional colour used by each of the following countries?
a. France
b. Italy
c. Germany
d. GB
2. Who wore the hide of the Nemean lion over his broad shoulders?
3. Which component found in a lap top computer is also the collective noun for barracudas?
4. With which film franchise does one associate the line "if it bleeds we can kill it."?
5. What was the name of the top secret single engine high altitude reconnaissance aircraft used by the USAF in the late 1950s early 1960s?
6. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Man" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Who can take a rainbow, wrap it in a sigh, soak it in the sun and make a groovy lemon pie
b. You keep all your money in a big brown bag inside a zoo
c. There's a man who leads a life of danger, to everyone he meets he stays a stranger
d. When it comes to shootin straight and fast, he was mighty good
7. The name of which disease stems from a combination of the Latin words for "ox" and "hunger"?
8. Which three countries have produced the most Nobel laureates? One point for each correct answer.
9. What are the only two edible nuts mentioned in the Bible? One point for each correct answer.
10. Name the films in which Cary Grant plays alongside the following actresses. One point for each correct answer.
a. Sophia Loren
b. Audrey Hepburn
c. Eva Marie Saint
d. Grace Kelly
e. Leslie Caron
11. The name of which edible legume stems from the Old French word for "freckle"?
12. Which haunting instrumental from an English musician was the 1962 US Billboard's best selling number one single?
13. Kublai Khan's summer capital and Gene Kelly's final film. One word.
14. What is the name of the religious law and moral code of Islam?
15. Kris, Dirk, Facon, Mezzaluna, Kirpan and Balisong are all examples of what?
16. Between 1820 and 1966, a record 6,862,900 immigrants to the USA came from which European country?
a. Germany b. Ireland c. England d. Italy
17. Which one of the following is a US music style described as a "high impact brand of woofer popping party hip hop"?
a. Grunk b. Prunk c. Crunk d. Frunk
18. What is the ancient Greek word for horse?
19. The following is the last line in which 2003 film?
"One more thing Sofie. Is she aware her daughter is still alive?"
20. Pravda was the foremost newspaper in the Soviet Union. What does Pravda mean in English?
1. Four answers.
a. Blue
b. Red
c. White or Silver (or bare metal)
d. Green (British racing green)
2. Hercules
3. Battery
4. Predator
5. U 2
6. Four answers.
a. The Candy Man (Sammy Davis Jr)
b. Baby, You're A Rich Man (Beatles)
c. Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers)
d. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Gene Pitney)
7. Bulimia (from the Latin bous and limos)
8. Three answers. USA , UK and Germany
9. Two answers. Pistachios and almonds (Genesis 43:11)
10. Five answers.
a. Houseboat
b. Charade
c. North By Northwest
d. To Catch A Thief
e. Father Goose
11. Lentil (from 'Lentille')
12. Stranger On The Shore (Mr Acker Bilk)
13. Xanadu
14. Sharia
15. Knives and or daggers
16. Answer a. Germany
17. Answer c. Crunk (from crazy + drunk)
18. Hippo
19. Kill Bill: Vol 1
20. Truth
]]>1. Which very familiar sound is also the name of a mountain nymph in Greek mythology? Four letters.
2. In which city in Belgium are about 84% of the world's rough diamonds cut and polished?
3. Which six letter word, unfortunately practiced by some in many sports, stems from a Dutch word meaning "thick dipping sauce"?
4. Based on a famous novel published in 1831, which 1939 film ends with the tragic words "Why was I not made of stone like thee?"?
5. The most visited art museum in Spain is found in Madrid. What is it called?
6. What was the name of the building from which Lee Harvey Oswald is said to have shot JFK?
7. Which three letters stood for East Germany at Olympic Games?
8. The cocktail known as a Margarita is also the Spanish word for which flower?
9. Which two countries have been involved for centuries in a bitter land dispute over the island Sakhalin?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Girl" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Tall and tan and young and lovely
b. Love you so much can't count all the ways I'd die for you girl and all they can say is, he's not your kind
c. Tra la la la la, she looks like a sugar in a plum
d. I don't want to say that I've been unhappy with you, but, as from today, well, I seen somebody that's new
11. What is the official language in Suriname?
12. Which double digit number connects all of the following towns and cities?
Chicago, LA, St Louis, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Gallup, Flagstaff, Winona, Kingman, Barstow and San Bernadino.
13. Which three E. U. countries have a tricolour flag with red, green and white stripes? One point for each correct answer.
14. Name the films in which Robert Redford plays alongside the following actresses. One point for each correct answer.
a. Mia Farrow
b. Glenn Close
c. Katharine Ross
d. Barbara Streisand
e. Jane Fonda
15. Which Beatles song was a hit for The Rolling Stones in 1963?
16. Name the eight countries that have a land border with Saudi Arabia. One point for each correct answer.
17. The title of which critically acclaimed 1954 novel is a translation of the word Beelzebub?
18. What is the name of the popular Italian brandy made from grape pomace (left over grape seeds and skins) ?
19. The rulers of Germany and Northern Italy, beginning with Charlemagne in 800, and including all his successors until 1806, were given which title?
20. Prohibition in the USA began in 1920. Plus or minus one, in which year did it end?
1. Echo
2. Antwerp
3. Doping (from Dutch 'doop')
4. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
5. Prado (Museo del Prado)
6. Texas School Book Depository
7. GDR (German Democratic Republic)
8. Daisy
9. Russia and Japan
10. Four answers.
a. Girl From Ipanema (various artists)
b. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon (Neil Diamond)
c. Brown Girl In The Ring (Boney M)
d. Another Girl (Beatles)
11. Dutch
12. 66 (they are all cities and towns mentioned in the song 'Route 66')
13. Three answers. Italy, Hungary and Bulgaria
14. Five answers.
a. The Great Gatsby
b. The Natural
c. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
d. The Way We Were
e. Barefoot in the Park
15. I Wanna Be Your Man
16. Eight answers. Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain.
17. Lord Of The Flies (William Golding)
18. Grappa
19. Holy Roman Emperor
20. 1933
]]>1. Which spice is used in the popular Indonesian cigarettes called "kretak"?
2. Plus or minus two years, when was the People's Republic of China established?
3. The following are the last words to which heart warming 1965 film?
"But to us, she was always the same, our friend Elsa."
4. The Italian town of Cremona has been world famous since the 16th century for the making of which treasured wooden product?
5. Which sex maschine and P.I. with the first name John was "Hotter than Bond" and "cooler than Bullitt"?
6. What is the collective noun for unicorns?
a. Grace b. Bounty c. Godsend d. Blessing
7. In which capital city was the first ever World Cup football match played on July 13, 1930?
8. What is the well known French word for "wormwood"?
9. Pakistan shares land borders with which four countries? One point for each correct answer.
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Morning" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. How could you use a poor maiden so
b. Sabba sibbi sabba nooby aba naba lee lee lo lo tooby ooby wala nooby aba naba
c. Nothing to do to save his life call his wife in, nothing to say but what a day, how's your boy been
d. I can hear the soft breathing of the girl that I love as she lies here beside me asleep with the night
11. What is the name of the currency in both Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
12. What are the two most populated cities in Europe that do not have an underground/metro/subway system? The names of both begin with the letter "B".
13. The Greek root "cin", as in cinema, means what?
14. Name the films in which Sean Connery plays alongside the following actresses. One point for each correct answer.
a. Julia Ormond
b. Candice Bergen
c. Ursula Andress
d. Michelle Pfeiffer
e. Natalie Wood
f. Tippi Hedren
g. Charlotte Rampling
15. In writing we often use e. g. for 'by way of example' or 'for instance'. What do the letters e and g stand for?
16. Aarhus is the second most populated city in which European country?
17. The song Woodstock was a hit for Matthews Southern Comfort and CSNY in 1970. Which female wrote the song in 1969?
18. Which five US states that begin with the letter "M" have names that stem from native North American indian words? One point for each correct answer.
19. Kirk Douglas and Tim Roth have both played the role of which disturbed genius in film?
20. With which object does on associate the terms 'perigee' and 'apogee'?
1. Clove
2. 1949
3. Born Free
4. Violins
5. Shaft
6. Answer d. Blessing
7. Montevideo
8. Absinthe (artemisia absinthium)
9. Four answers. Afghanistan, Iran, India and China.
10. Four answers.
a. Early One Morning (trad)
b. Good Morning Starshine (Oliver)
c. Good Morning Good Morning (Beatles)
d. Wednesday Morning 3 am (Simon and Garfunkel)
11. Riyal
12. Birmingham and Belgrade
13. Motion
14. Seven answers.
a. First Knight
b. The Wind and the Lion
c. Dr No
d. The Russia House
e. Meteor
f. Marnie
g. Zardoz
15. Exempli Gratia
16. Denmark
17. Joni Mitchell
18. Five answers. Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri.
19. Vincent van Gogh (Douglas in Lust For Life and Roth in Vincent and Theo)
20. The moon (Perigee is the point in the moon's orbit where it is nearest the Earth, apogee is the point where the moon is furthest from the Earth)
]]>1. Although it is not made of silk today, which very common fabric takes its name from the silk once worn by French kings?
2. Every city in Venezuela (well almost) has a town squarenamed after which national hero?
3. An iconic Soviet executive automobile and a major river.
4. Which rider wears the 'maillot a pois' in the Tour de France?
5. Which popular 1963 Hollywood film, sometimes referred to as "the best Hitchcock movie that Hitchcock never made", ends with the following words?
"Oh, I love you, Adam ... Alex ... Peter ... Brian ... whatever your name is. Oh, I love you. I hope we have a lot of boys and we can name them all after you."
"But before we start that, may I have the stamps?"
6. What are the two most populated cities in Croatia? One point for each correct answer.
7. Which deep fried dish, and or cooking technique, probably takes its name from a Portuguese word for the fasting period during Lent?
8. Which form of water transport is also the name of a collective noun sometimes used for ducks, turkeys and auks? (four letters)
9. Which self deprecating New Yorker, born in 1935, has been nominated a record 15 times for the Oscar for Best Original Screen Play?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Mountain" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. No wind, no wind, no rain, no rain, nor winter's cold can stop me babe
b. He was born in the summer of his 27th year
c. It's so noisy at the fair, but all your friends are there, and the candy floss you had and your mother and your dad
d. Ford every stream, follow every rainbow, till you find your dream
11. What are the names of the three most commonly used Japanese noodles that end with the letter "n"? One point for each correct answer.
12. Name the three countries where the most private automobiles were in use in the year 1920? One point for each correct answer.
13. Who painted the following self-portraits? One point for each correct answer.
a. Self-portrait with Straw Hat (1888)
b. Self-portrait with Beret and Turned Up Collar (1659)
c. Self-portrait with Fried Bacon (1941)
14. What is the name of the very large inflatable female mascot often used by ACDC in concert?
15. What is the name of the elderly nanny in Brideshead Revisted?
16. After the devastation of six years of world war, which four countries had the most operational telephones in 1946? One point for each correct answer.
17. In the Tour de France, which French name is given to team members who act like worker bees in support of their team leader?
18. Name the films in which Robin Williams plays alongside the following actors. One point for each correct film.
a. Dustin Hoffman
b. Sally Field
c. Jeff Bridges
d. Ethan Hawke
e. Shelley Duvall
f. Robert de Niro
g. Forest Whitacker
h. Glen Close
19. In archery, what is the name of the notch found at the rearmost end of an arrow? (four letters)
20. On which famous album cover is New York city's World Trade Center partially obscured by a glass of orange juice?
1. Corduroy (Fr. cord du roy)
2. Simon Bolivar (Bolivar Plaza)
3. Volga
4. The 'king of the mountains'
5. Charade
6. Two answers. Zagreb and Split
7. Tempura
8. Raft
9. Woody Allen
10. Four answers.
a. Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Diana Ross)
b. Rocky Mountain High (John Denver)
c. Sugar Mountain (Neil Young)
d. Climb Every Mountain (Julie Andrews)
11. Three answers. ramen, udon, somen
12. Three answers. USA, GB, France.
13. Three answers.
a. Van Gogh
b. Rembrandt
c. Salvador Dali
14. Rosie (after 'Whole Lot Of Rosie')
15. Nanny Hawkins
16. Four answers. USA, GB, Canada, France (UN statistical year-book 1966)
17. Domestique
18. Eight answers.
a. Hook
b. Mrs Doubtfire
c. The Fisher King
d. Dead Poets Society
e. Popeye
f. Awakenings
g. Good Morning Vietnam
h. The World According To Garp
19. Nock
20. Breakfast In America (Supertramp)
]]>1. Which one of the following was prohibited in Iceland between 1915 and March 1, 1989?
a. Roman Catholic mass b. Lawn tennis c. German language books and newspapers d. beer
2. Although they are not members of the European Union, which four European countries have the right to print and use the Euro currency?
3. The American action film star Steven Seagal has a 7th dan black belt in which martial art?
4. Which Greek root meaning "blue" is often found on a traditional colour wheel between green and blue? Four letters.
5. What are the two most southern E.U. capital cities? One point for each correct answer.
6. The first 'test tube' baby, Louise Brown, was a result of IVF. What do the letters I V F stand for?
7. Which controversial woman with the initials W. S. was Time magazine's first female 'Man of the Year' in 1936?
8. Which 1957 film and Academy Award winner for Best Picture ends with the words "Madness, madness."?
9. Since the introduction of the Open era in 1968, which three tennis players have won a record five men's singles titles at the US Open? One point for each correct answer.
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Water" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Sail on silver girl
b. Funky Claude was running in and out pulling kids out the ground
c. Well I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin', ol Mississippi she's callin my name
11. Who proudly wears their 'kepis blanc'?
12. Measured in area, what are the four smallest US states? One point for each correct answer.
13. Plus or minus 25, how many commercial flights were hi-jacked in American airspace between the years 1961 and 1972?
14. Who was the first person to appear on the cover of the magazine Rolling Stone?
a. Muddy Waters b. Elvis c. John Lennon d. Dr Hook
15. Which four ships took part in the tragic Battle of the Denmark Strait during the early hours of the 24th of May, 1941? One point for each correct answer.
16.What is the name of the brightest star in the observablesky?
17. A cocktail, Simon and Garfunkel in 1957, and a series of animated cartoon films. Three words.
18. Which one of the following four European capital cities does not lie on the 55th parallel north?
a. Moscow b. Edinburgh c. Copenhagen d. Helsinki
19. The title of which 2009 Hollywood blockbuster is also the Sanskrit word for "descent"?
20. Which European country had a so called 'Orange Revolution' between November 2004 and January 2005?
1. Answer d. beer (March 1 is now called 'Beer Day' in Iceland)
2. Four answers. Andorra, San Marino, Vatican City, Monaco.
3. Aikido
4. Cyan
5. Two answers. Valleta and Nicosia
6. In Vitro Fertilisation
7. Wallis Simpson
8. The Bridge on the River Kwai
9. Three answers. Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer.
10. Three answers.
a. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel)
b. Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple)
c. Black Water (Doobie Brothers)
11. Members of the French Foreign Legion ( Kepis blanc is the name of the regimental cap)
12. Four answers. Rhode Island (3,139 km2), Delaware (5,136 km2), Connecticut (12,997 km2), Hawaii (16,760 km2)
13. Answer b. 150
14. Answer c. John Lennon
15. Four answers. HMS Hood, HMS Prince of Wales, Bismarck, Prinz Eugen.
16. The Sun
17. Tom and Jerry
18. Answer d. Helsinki (60 degrees north)
19. Avatar
20. Ukraine
]]>1. What did the famous HOLLYWOOD sign on Mt Lee say between the years 1923 and 1949?
2. The name of which form of transportation stems from the combination of the Greek words for "twisted" and "wing"?
3. Who is the only person born in Vladivostock to have won the Academy Award for Best Actor?
4. According to the latest scientific research, which of the following has the best sense of hearing in the animal kingdom?
a. dogs b. moths c. sharks d. frogs
5. A 'Feathery' (or featherie) was once the name given to the ball used in which popular sport?
6. Which classic 1953 Hollywood western begins with the following words?
"Somebody's comin Pa."
"Well, let him come."
7. In which war was the first submarine used in combat?
a. Crimean War b. American Civil War c. 30 Years War d. American Revolution
8. The following poems are both examples of what?
"An old silent pond ...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash, silence again"
"Beans are kind to hearts,
I like to eat them daily,
And then do big farts"
9. Which European country was officially re-named Ostmark in 1938?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with a day of the week somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. She just can't be chained to a life where nothings gained
b. They stop me from groovin, they bang on me wall, they doing me crust in, it's no good at all
c. Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too
d. See Mrs Grey, she's proud today her roses are in bloom, Mr Green he's so serene, he's got a t.v. in every room
11. What happens to those unfortunate people who hear the following translation?
"Wenn ist das Nunstück git und stotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput."
12. Which word meaning "bad place" is used to label films (like The Hunger Games, A Clockwork Orange and 1984) which depict oppressive and dehumanizing societies?
13. In which country or Overseas Territory are each of the following international airports located? One point for each correct answer.
a. King Khalid Int Airport
b. King Shaka Int Airport
c. King Mohammed V Int Airport
d. Queen Beatrix Int Airport
14. An ill trained US soldier named Billy Pilgrim is the central character in which black satirical novel and film about World War II?
15. Which top 10 hit song in the UK charts from each of the following musicians dealt with the theme of murder? One point for each correct answer.
a. Tom Jones
b. Jimi Hendrix
c. Bobby Darin
d. Olivia Newton John
16. Plus or minus 10, in which year did the first commercial canning factory start preserving food in cans?
17. What is the main ingredient in the traditional Arab dish called falafel?
18. Who was the first Welsh person to have a number one single in the UK charts?
19. Which non alcoholic cocktail is named after an Academy Award winner and former US ambassador to Ghana?
20. Former leaders Bill Clinton and Michail Gorbachev both shared which award in 2004?
a. Nobel Peace Prize b. Grammy Award c. Academy Award d. Pulitzer Prize
1. HOLLYWOODLAND
2. Helicopter (from 'helix' and 'pteron')
3. Yul Brynner
4. Answer b. moths
5. Golf
6. Shane
7. Answer d. American Revolution (the "Turtle")
8. Haiku
9. Austria (between the years 1938-1942)
10. Four answers.
a. Ruby Tuesday (Rolling Stones)
b. Lazy Sunday (Small Faces)
c. Friday I'm In Love (The Cure)
d. Pleasant Valley Sunday (Monkees)
11. They die laughing (Monty Python)
12. Dystopian
13. Four answers.
a. Saudi Arabia
b. South Africa
c. Morocco
d. Netherlands Antilles (Aruba)
14. Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
15. Four answers.
a. Delilah
b. Hey Joe
c. Mack The Knife
d. Banks Of The Ohio
16. 1813
17. Chick peas (or fava beans)
18. Shirley Bassey (As I Love You, 1959)
19. Shirley Temple
20. Answer b. Grammy Award (for Best Spoken Word Album For Children, "Peter and the Wolf" with Sophia Loren and Kent Nagano)
]]>1. During their first American tour of the US in 1964, the Rolling Stones were the opening act for which 14 year old musician?
2. In film and literature, which titular character's name translated means "white skin" in the Mangani language?
3. The film title to which movie starring Jack Nicholson refers to a book of uncomplicated piano lessons?
4. In the song "Good Golly Miss Molly",in which house does Molly do her rocking and rolling?
5. Horvat is the most common surname in which European country?
a. Bulgaria b. Poland c. Albania d. Croatia
6. Which Aramaic word meaning "a skull" is the name of the place outside of Jerusalem where Christ was crucified?
7. The ichthyologist Matt Hooper is one of the central characters in which 1975 Hollywood blockbuster?
8. In which city is the world famous Uffizi Gallery?
9. Bunny chow is a popular fast food dish in which country?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Good" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. I hear a lot of stories, I suppose they could be true, all about love and what it can do for you
b. Got a picture of you beside me, got your lipstick mark still on your coffee cup
c. In the days of my youth I was told what it means to be a man
11. With 161.5 m in height, in which country is the tallest church in the world?
a. Germany b. England c. Ivory Coast d. France
12. In which sport is 'Bonk' (or bonking) a term used for mental and physical exhaustion?
13. Measured in metres above sea level, in which four countries would one find the highest capital cities? One point for each correct answer.
14. Brian Cohen is a central figure in which controversial 1979 film?
15. Named after their first Prime Minister, what is Israel's busiest airport?
16. Name the films in which Bob Hoskins played each of the following roles. One point for each correct answer.
a. Nikita Khrushchev
b. J. Edgar Hoover
c. Eddie Valiant
17. With 5,109 m (16,763 ft), Mount Stanley is the third highest mountain on which continent?
18. Which British author is featured a record 10 times in the original "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die"?
19. Which band performed "Brain Salad Surgery"?
20. The psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Freedman was an occasional character in which popular US television series?
1. 'Little' Stevie Wonder
2. Tarzan
3. Five Easy Pieces
4. The house of blue lights
5. Answer d. Croatia
6. Golgotha
7. Jaws
8. Florence
9. South Africa
10. Three answers.
a. A Good Heart (Feargal Sharkey)
b. Back For Good (Take That)
c. Good Times Bad Times (Led Zeppelin)
11. Answer a. Germany (Ulm Münster)
12. Cycling
13. Four answers. Bolivia, Ecuador, Bhutan and Colombia.
14. Monty Python's Life Of Brian
15. Ben Gurion Airport
16. Three answers.
a. Enemy At The Gates
b. Nixon
c. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
17. Africa
18. Charles Dickens
19. Emerson Lake and Palmer
20. MASH
]]>1. Although Ringo said he detested drum solos, he was once convinced to perform one on a Beatles studio album. Can you name the song?
2. The album cover photo of the number one best selling album in the UK in 1977 depicted the four band members standing in the front of (or sitting inside) a helicopter. Can you name the album?
3. The Bee hummingbird, which is the smallest living bird in the world, is native to which island?
4. What is the iron-containing protein which gives our blood its red colour?
5. Landlocked Bolivia is surrounded by which five countries? One point for each correct answer.
6. Which sporting rules are named after the 19th century marquess John Sholto Douglas?
7. The world renowned opera house in Milan is called La Scala? What does "scala" mean?
8. Which 17th century French mathematician, scientist and philosopher is regarded as 'the father of modern philosophy'?
9. Which famous city lies between False Bay and Table Bay?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Go" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. It is the evening of the day, I sit and watch the children play
b. Babe, I love you so, I want you to know
c. One day is fine the next is black, so if you want me off your back
d. Inside my heart is breaking, my make-up may be flaking
11. Name the four chambers of a mammalian heart.
12. Mechanical 'Jaegers' (pronounced 'yeh-gers') do battle in an attempt to save the Earth in which Hollywood science fiction film?
13. When dropped on its end from a height equal to its length, which battery will bounce:
a: a dead battery or
b: a fully charged battery?
14. Plus or minus 1,891 km, how long is the border shared between Canada and the USA?
15. King Idris was the first and only king of which African country between 1951 and 1969?
a. Libya b. Kenya c. Nigeria d. Lesotho
16. "Whoever wins ... we lose." was the movie poster tag line to which 2004 science fiction horror film?
17. The unofficial 'Triple Crown of Motorsport' is winning which three prestigious events? One point for each correct answer.
18. Hollywood stars Morgan Freeman, Danny Glover and Sidney Poitier have all played which man in film or television?
a. US President b. Martin Luther King c. God d. Nelson Mandela
19. What kind of Gators supported Neil Young on his hit album Harvest?
20. Who is the only player to have scored five goals in a single match at the FIFA Football World Cup?
a. Ronaldo b. Just Fontaine c. Miroslav Klose d. Oleg Salenko
1. The End (Abbey Road)
2. Arrival (ABBA)
3. Cuba
4. Hemoglobin
5. Five answers. Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru.
6. Boxing's Queensberry rules (Douglas was the marquess of Queensberry)
7. Stairs
8. Rene Descartes
9. Cape Town
10. Four answers.
a. As Tears Go By (Rolling Stones)
b. Please Don't Go (KC and the Sunshine Band)
c. Should I Stay Or Should I Go (Clash)
d. The Show Must Go On (Queen)
11. Four answers. Right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, left ventricle.
12. Pacific Rim
13. Answer b. a fully charged battery (and nobody reallyknows why)
14. 8,891 km
15. Answer a. Libya
16. Alien vs Predator
17. Three answers. Indianapolis 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans and The Grand Prix of Monaco
18. Answer d. Nelson Mandela
19. Stray Gators
20. Answer d. Oleg Salenko (1994 Russia vs Cameroon)
]]>1. Which widely used alphabet and script is named after a 9th century Greek saint?
2. Who was the first actress to receive an Academy Award for Best Actress in a role which included a frontal nude scene?
a. Meryl Streep b. Jane Fonda c. Liz Taylor d. Glenda Jackson
3. Which alcoholic beverage made from the blue agave plant often contains the larva of a moth?
4. What was the first Beatles single on which George played the sitar?
5. Which two European cities have hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice?
6. The AFI (American Film Institute) named Atticus Finch "the greatest movie hero of the 20th century". In which film is Atticus Finch the protagonist?
7. Which US state, famous for its maple syrup, was an independent country between 1777 and 1791?
8. What are the four longest rivers in Asia? One point for each correct answer.
9. A large-scale change over that occurred on January 1, 2002 was named 'E-day'. What does the 'E' stand for?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Stop" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world, she took the midnight train goin' anywhere
b. Baby we can make it if we're heart to heart, and we can build this dream together
c. Mary Bradley waits at home in the nuclear fallout zone
d. I'm aware of where you go each time you leave my door
11.Kalmendi is the most common surname in which European country?
12. Medlar, Buddha's Hand, Salak, Black Sapote, Marula, Imbe and Duku are all examples of what?
a. tropical butterflies b. exotic fruit c. poisonous spiders d. carnivorous plants
13. According to one critic, "the first totally profane life size female nude in Western art" was Francisco Goya's late 18th century painting 'The Nude Maja'. In 1930 the Spanish issued stamps depicting the painting. Which western country barred and returned any mail bearing these stamps?
a. USA b. France c. Germany d. Argentina
14. 1930 excluded, when was first time the cup holders did not play the opening game in a FIFA Football World Cup tournament?
15. Which album title which includes a weapon of mass destruction was a Grammy Award winner in the category 'Album of the Year'?
16. Which two Academy Award winning movies for Best Film in the 1990s had the highest 'body count'? (note: body count is the number of dead and or people killed visible to the viewer)
17. With a population of 5.6 million, Surabaya is the second largest city in which country?
18. The title of which John Lennon song was also the motto for the Black Panther movement in America?
19. The name for which occupation in the business world is the only word in the English language with three consecutive doubled letters?
20. The name of which popular music style is also the name of a Greek nymph?
1. Cyrillic
2. Answer d. Glenda Jackson (Women in Love)
3. Mezcal
4. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
5. Two answers. Innsbruck (1964, 1976) and St. Moritz (1928, 1948)
6. To Kill A Mockingbird (Gregory Peck)
7. Vermont
8. Four answers. in order: Yangtze, Yellow River, Mekong and Lena
9. Euro (12 European countries adopted the Euro as a single currency)
10. Four answers.
a. Don't Stop Believin (Journey)
b. Nothin's Gonna Stop Us Now (Starship)
c. Stop The Cavalry (Jona Lewie)
d. Stop In The Name Of Love (The Supremes)
11. Albania
12. Answer b. exotic fruit
13. Answer a. USA
14. 2006 (the host Germany played the opening game against Costa Rica)
15. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (U2)
16. Two answers. Titanic (307) and Braveheart (184)
17. Indonesia
18. Power To The People
19. Bookkeeper
20. Calypso
]]>1. In December of 2013 Pope Francis revealed he used to work as which of the following?
a. bouncer b. caddy c. model d. life guard
2. Which symbol, found on a computer keyboard, was once the last letter in the Latin alphabet?
3. Nicole Kidman is a lepidopterophobe. Which insect does she fear?
4. Thirty years after his death in 1953, what were officially given back to the American athlete Jim Thorpe?
5. What does the Greek "orexi" mean?
6. Which one of the following groups did not have two brothers in the band?
a. CCR b. Guns N'Roses c. Kinks d. Van Halen
7. Barrow, the northernmost community in the USA, was the setting for which 2007 horror film?
8. Which three German men have been FIFA World Cup Golden Boot winners? One point for each correct answer.
9. Michael de Santa, Franklin Clinton and Trevor Philips are the three main protagonists in what?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Black" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Saturday night I was downtown working for the F.B.I.
b. Gonna make you sweat gonna make you groove
c. I got nine lives, cat's eyes, abusin' everyone of them and running wild
d. I think of her, but she thinks only of him, and though it's only a whim, she thinks of him
11. Longyearbyen is the northernmost settlement in the world with a permanent population. It is the administrative centre of an archipelago belonging to which country?
12. What was the sixth country to officially acquire the 'atom bomb' in 1974?
13. "This weekend they didn't play golf" was the movie poster tag line to which 1972 Hollywood thriller?
14. Who wrote each of the following autobiographies? One point for each correct answer.
a. The Story of My Experiments with the Truth
b. That's Not all Folks
c. The Moon's a Balloon
15. Varna is the largest port city in which country?
16. Which dance craze supposedly takes its name from the famed aviator Charles Lindbergh?
17. In which films does Morgan Freeman play the role of
a. the President of the United States
b. Speaker of the House and Acting President of the United States?
18. In which country was Che Guevara born?
19. Mame, Shohin, Komono, Shito and Keshitsubo are all names for size classifications of what?
20. Which dessert would be on your table if you ordered a "pick me up" from the Italian speaking waiter?
1. Answer a. bouncer
2. Ampersand
3. Butterfly
4. His Olympic medals
5. Appetite or hunger. (from the Greek orexi comes the word anorexia)
6. Answer b. Guns N'Roses
7. 30 Days Of Night
8. Three answers. Gerd Müller (1970), Miroslav Klose (2006), Thomas Müller (2010)
9. Grand Theft Auto V
10. Four answers.
a. Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) (Hollies)
b. Black Dog (Led Zeppelin)
c. Back In Black (ACDC)
d. Baby's In Black (Beatles)
11. Norway
12. India
13. Deliverance
14. Three answers.
a. Mohandas Gandhi
b. Mel Blanc
c. David Niven
15. Bulgaria
16. Lindy Hop
17. Two answers.
a. Deep Impact and Angel Has Fallen
b. Olympus Has Fallen
18. Argentina
19. Bonsai trees
20. Tiramisu (Italian for "pick" or "lift me up")
]]>1. Which three legendary NHL players were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame before their final retirement? One point for each correct answer.
2. Which kind of medicine is defined by the Encyclopaedia Britannica as "a doctrine of preventive and therapeutic medicine that emphasizes the necessity of looking at the whole person - his body, mind, emotions, and environment."?
3. In which French overseas department is the space centre located from which the European Space Agency launches its Ariane rockets?
4. What was American silent film actor Roscoe Arbuckle's nickname?
5. Which Roman leader's horse was both a priest and a consul, had a manger made of ivory, and drank wine from a golden goblet?
6. Which chicken dish was named to celebrate an 1800 battle in which Napoleonic forces defeated the Austrians?
7. Although it was critically acclaimed, which 1980 epic western from director Michael Cimino was one of the biggest box office flops of all time?
8. Usually depicted with a two-faced head, who was the Roman god of beginnings and transitions?
9. Finland has two official languages. One is Finnish, what is the other?
a. Russian b. English c. Swedish d. Esperanto
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Smile" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. I can't laugh and I can't sing I'm finding it hard to do anything
b. You've done it all, you've broken every code
c. Light up your face with gladness, hide every trace of sadness, although a tear maybe ever so near
11. At which FIFA World Cup finals were yellow cards used for the first time?
12. "The Bitch is Back" was a movie poster tag line for which part 3 science fiction horror thriller?
13. Vitamins are designated with a letters A, B, C, D, E and ?
14. How many countries border Ukraine?
a. 6, b. 7, c. 8 d. 9
15. What is the name of the Scotland Yard inspector that appears in many Sherlock Holmes stories?
16. Which Hollywood actor has a 1939 California law named after them which is designed to protect a child actor's earnings?
a. Shirley Temple b. Jackie Coogan c. Mickey Rooney d. Freddie Bartholomew
17. What is the name of the famous volcanic cone landmark in Honolulu? Two words.
18. The largest banking network in 15th century Europe was named after which infamous Italian family dynasty?
19. Which kind of gas was an instrumental hit song for Mason Williams in 1968?
20. With one word, complete each of the following Arthur Conan Doyle stories featuring Sherlock Holmes. One point for each correct answer.
a. The Adventure of the Speckled .....
b. The Adventure of the Blue .....
c. The Adventure of the Six .....
1. Three answers. Gordie Howe, Mario Lemieux and Guy Lafleur
2. Holistic
3. French Guiana
4. "Fatty"
5. Caligula
6. Chicken Marengo
7. Heaven's Gate
8. Janus
9. Answer c. Swedish
10. Three answers.
a. Can't Smile Without You (Barry Manilow)
b. Make Me Smile (come up and see me) (Steve Harley)
c. Smile (Charlie Chaplin/Nat King Cole)
11. Mexico 1970
12. Alien 3
13. K
14. Answer b. 7 (Russia, Poland, Belarus, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Moldova)
15. Inspector Lestrade
16. Answer b. Jackie Coogan (the California Child Actor's Bill is also known as Coogan's Law, Bill or Act)
17. Diamond Head
18. Medici
19. Classical Gas
20. Three answers.
a. The Adventure of the Speckled Band
b. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
c. The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
1. The title of which very popular R&B instrumental hit single from 1962 is also something that can be found in a salad? (two words)
2. Since 1974, a USAF SR 71 Blackbird spy plane holds the transatlantic speed record from New York City to London. What was the elapsed time of this record flight?
a. 54 min b. 1 hour 54 min c. 2 hours 54 min d. 3 hours 54 min
3. After the Sahara, what is the second largest desert in Africa?
4. Which record label was EMI's American subsidiary in the 1960's?
5. The name for which kind of tower takes its name from the Arabic word for "beacon"?
6. The following was the movie poster tag line from which 1990 Hollywood blockbuster?
"Invisible, Silent, Stolen."
7. Which American World Heavyweight Boxing Champion from 1919 -1926 was known as the 'Manassa Mauler'?
8. Kimp'o International airport serves which capital city?
9. The name of which large US city takes its name from a French word for "strait"?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Angel" or "Angels" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. It was a cold and wet December day when we touched down at JFK
b. Just touch my cheek before you leave me baby
c. And do they know the places where we go when we're grey and old
d. No-one on Earth could feel like this, I'm thrown and overblown with bliss
11. Which 1889 Mark Twain novel deals with time travel?
12. Which famous 16th century Flemish cartographer introduced the term 'Atlas' for a collection of maps?
13. In which three films has Nicole Kidman appeared alongside her then boyfriend or husband Tom Cruise? One point for each correct answer.
14. The Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo includes scenes from the Book of Genesis depicting, amongst others, 'Creation', 'Adam and Eve' and the 'Story of Noah'. What is the name of Michelangelo's famous fresco on the alter wall?
15. With 1 point in total, what is the current lowest ranked European country in the 'All-time FIFA World Cup Finals League Table'? (3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw in all group and knockout stages since 1930) Note: this table is for the finals tournament, not the matches played in order to qualify for the tournament.
16. Which 19th century Austrian is often referred to as the 'father' of genetics?
17. Which German actress and 1930's Hollywood icon is closely associated with women daring to wear trousers/pants?
18. Plus or minus 10, in which year did the last prisoners leave the infamous French penal colony known as Devil's Island?
19. The name of which type of military musical performance stems from a Dutch expression meaning "no more beer to be served"?
20. Which backing band for Joe Strummer was also a North American Indian tribe?
1. Green Onions (Booker T and the M. G.'s)
2. Answer b. 1hour 54 min 56.4 sec (average speed of 2,908.026 km/hr)
3. Kalahari
4. Capitol
5. Minaret
6. The Hunt For Red October
7. Jack Dempsey
8. Seoul
9. Detroit
10. Four answers.
a. Angel Of Harlem (U2)
b. Angel Of The Morning (Juice Newton)
c. Angels (Robbie Williams)
d. There Must Be An Angel (Eurythmics)
11. A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court
12. Mercator
13. Three answers. Days of Thunder, Far and Away, Eyes Wide Shut
14. The Last Judgement
15. Iceland
16. Gregor Mendel
17. Marlene Dietrich
18. 1953
19. Tattoo (from "tap toe", the tap is closed)
20. The Mescaleros
]]>1. Which short catchphrase from the television series The Simpsons is now included in the Merriam-Webster dictionary?
2. Which band with a sticky sweet name had a 1964 number 1 UK hit (number 5 in the US) with their debut song "Have I The Right"?
3. Which South American football club with a Greek name has won the FIFA Club World Cup title twice since its inception in 2000?
4. What is the "Snellen chart" used for?
5. Which author formulated the "Three laws of robotics"?
6. Which 2001 film starring Anthony Hopkins is based on a Stephen King novel?
7. In ancient Rome, what was a quadriga?
8. The river Han runs through which capital city?
9. Where in the human body are the extraocular muscles located?
10. With 15-25 centimetres in diameter and weighing up to two kilograms, what is the largest citrus fruit? ( it is sometimes named after a 17th century English sea captain)
11. In Tolkien's "Return of the King", on which fields outside of Minas Tirith did the decisive battle between good and evil take place?
12. Ranked number 57 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 greatest albums of all time"; which 1968 album depicts a dirty, graffiti covered public toilet on the album cover?
13. Which famous 17th century French novelist and swashbuckler wrote about a voyage to the moon 243 years before H. G. Wells published his "The First Men in the Moon"?
14. A slice of which one of the following is used to garnish the 'Porn Star' martini?
a. banana, b. cucumber, c. passion fruit, d. avocado
15. The following was the movie poster tag line for which popular 1967 film?
"This is Benjamin. He's a little worried about his future."
16. India shares land borders with how many countries?
17. In his will, which bed did William Shakespeare bequeath his wife?
18. Which was the last country in the Western Hemisphere (North and South America) to abolish slavery in 1888?
19. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Face" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. I thought the sun rose in your eyes and the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
b. Life can be fine if we both 69
c. Had it been another day I might have looked the other way
d. They've got no human grace
20. The capitol of which British Overseas Territory lies in an exclusion zone and has been uninhabited since 1995 due to volcanic activity?
1. "d'oh"
2. Honeycombs
3. Corinthians (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista)
4. To test the eyes
5. Issac Asimov
6. Hearts in Atlantis
7. Four-horsed chariot
8. Seoul
9. Around the eyes
10.Pomelo, pommello, Shaddock
11. Pelennor Fields
12.Beggars Banquet (Rolling Stones)
13. Cyrano de Bergerac
14. Answer c. passion fruit
15. The Graduate
16. Six (Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma))
17. His "second-best bed"
18. Brazil
19. Four answers.
a. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack)
b. Sit On My Face (Monty Python)
c. I've Just Seen A Face (Beatles)
d. Eyes Without A Face (Billy Idol)
20. Montserrat (Plymouth is the capital, although Brades is now the de facto capital)
]]>1. Which of the following celestial belts is closest to the planet Earth?
a. Van Allen belt b. Asteroid belt c. Kuiper belt
2. In Kenny Rogers hit song, what was the first name of the "Coward of the County"?
a. Billy b. Donny c. Tommy d. Bobby
3. Which island with French as one of its official languages is the fourth largest in the world?
4. What is the most abundant order of mammals?
a. rodents b. primates c. carnivores d. marsupials
5. In the long-established Faber-Castell system used to grade the hardness of pencils, which letter other than 'H' and 'B' is used?
6. Name the real life rock star/musician each of the following actors has portrayed in film. One point for each correct answer.
a. Gary Oldman
b. Val Kilmer
c. Dennis Quaid
7. Measured in flying time, what was the average operational life expectancy of an Avro Lancaster bomber during WWII?
a. 40 hours b. 40 days c. 40 weeks d. 40 months
8. Which Asian country has the best record in the All-time FIFA World Cup league table? (3 pts for a win and 1 pt for a draw in all group and knock out stages since 1930)
9. True or False. There have been braille editions of Playboy magazine.
10. Which technique did Van Gogh use for his famous "Sunflowers" painting?
a. fresco b. wash c. tempera d. impasto
11. Plus or minus 1, in which year did the Soviet Luna 2 become the first man-made object to reach the surface of the moon?
12. Name the film in which Tom Cruise plays each of the following roles. One point for each correct answer.
a. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
b. Mitch McDeere
c. Ron Kovic
d. Captain Nathan Algren
e. Charlie Babbit
13. Plus or minus one, in which year did Roald Amundsen become the first person to reach the South Pole?
14. Which American singer was affectionately known as 'Lady Day'?
15. The attack on Fort Sumter marked the beginning of which war?
16. Which strategically important strait links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman?
17. Which American singer songwriter has an ancestral relationship with the author Herman Melville?
18. Due to his anti-communist politics, it is said that Josef Stalin contemplated the assassination of which Hollywood cowboy?
a. Roy Rogers b. Gary Cooper c. John Wayne d. Henry Fonda
19. In basketball, which player made the 'Skyhook' famous?
20. Which Billy Idol hit song was based on a 1960 French horror film?
1. Answer a. Van Allen belt
2. Answer c. Tommy
3. Madagascar
4. Answer a. rodents
5. F
6. Three answers.
a. Sid Vicious (Sid and Nancy)
b. Jim Morrison (The Doors)
c. Jerry Lee Lewis (Great Balls of Fire)
7. Answer a. 40 hours
8. South Korea
9. True
10. Answer d. impasto
11. 1959
12. Five answers.
a. Top Gun
b. The Firm
c. Born on the Fourth of July
d. The Last Samurai
e. Rain Man
13. 1911
14. Billie Holiday
15. American Civil War
16. Strait of Hormuz (or Ormuz)
17. Moby
18. Answer c. John Wayne
19. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
20. Eyes Without A Face (Les yeux sans visage)
1. What is the four letter word in Italian cuisine for a meat based sauce?
2. In which capital city did the famous 1972 world championship chess matches between Bobby Fisher and Boris Spassky take place?
3. The following is the opening line to which 1970 film?
"What can you say about a 25 year old girl who dies? That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
4. Who was the only divorced man to serve as US president?
5. Before his coronation, who was known as Ras Tafari Makonnen?
6. In film and literature, the boy born with the name Nathoo is better known under which adopted name?
7. Since the introduction of the Open era in 1968, which two players have reached a record 12 singles finals at Wimbledon?
8. After nitrogen and oxygen, which noble gas is the third most common gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
9. What is the well known Japanese word for "heavenly emperor"?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "People" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Happy happy put it in your heart where tomorrow shines gold and silver shine
b. There is a blue one who can't accept the green one for living with a fat one trying to be a skinny one
c. She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
d. Say you want a revolution we better get one right away
11. Which name is sometimes given to the three neighbouring countries of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg? One word, seven letters.
12. In the US, "Guitar Town" is the CB (citizen's band radio) handle for which city?
13. Name the films in which David Niven plays the following characters? One point for each correct answer.
a. Phileas Fogg
b. Sir James Bond
c. Sir Charles Lytton
14. "Les Rouges" is one of several nicknames given to which country's men's national football/soccer team?
15. Which name, which includes the French word for "good will", was given to the early 20th century alliance between France, Britain and Tsarist Russia?
16. The name for which type of cloud stems from the Latin words for "high" and "heap"?
17. Which actor appeared a record 17 times in James Bond films?
18. Which benevolent 20th century European dictator was born Josip Broz?
19. Mdina is the most expensive property in which E.U. country's version of Monopoly?
20. Which Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actress played the Bond girl in Never Say Never Again?
1. Ragu
2. Reykjavik
3. Love Story
4. Ronald Reagan
5. Haile Selassie
6. Mowgli
7. Martina Navratilova and Roger Federer
8. Argon
9. Tenno
10. Four answers.
a. Shiny Happy People (REM)
b. Everyday People (Sly and the family Stone)
c. Common People (Pulp)
d. Power To The People (John Lennon)
11. Benelux
12. Nashville
13. Three answers.
a. Around The World In 80 Days
b. Casino Royale
c. The Pink Panther (or 'Trail of the Pink Panther' 'Curse of the Pink Panther')
14. Canada
15. Triple Entente
16. Altocumulus
17. Desmond Llewelyn ('Q')
18. Tito
19. Malta
20. Kim Basinger
]]>1. The name for which cocktail stems from the Tahitian word for "good"?
2. Wenceslas Square is the most expensive property in which country's version of Monopoly?
3. What is a proette?
4. Since the introduction of the 'Open' era in 1968, four players have won both the Boys' Singles and the Men's Singles at Wimbledon. Can you name them, or at least take a guess? One point for each correct answer.
5. Which former Prime Minister was once an entertainer on cruise ships?
a. Tony Blair b. Pierre Trudeau c. Tony Abbott d. Silvio Berlusconi
6. The recently completed '1915 Canakkale Bridge' is now the longest suspension bridge in the world. Which famous strait does it span?
7. On average, how many seconds does light from the sun take to reach the earth? Plus or minus 20 seconds.
8. The following are the first words to which 1996 movie?
"Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television."
9. The 'Sun of May' (Sol de Mayo) is found in the centre of which two South American countries flags? One point for each correct answer.
10. The following lyrics are from songs with the name of a city somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. There's a church bell ringing, hear the song of joy it's singing
b. Blacker than night were the eyes of Felina, wicked and evil while casting a spell
c. Go play your hand you big talkin man make a big fool of yourself
d. He's the hairy handed gent who ran amok in Kent
e. Well I just got into town about an hour ago, took a look around, see which way the wind blows
11. Nicknamed "Cross-roads of the world", what is the name of the airport in Newfoundland that was an important refuelling stop for transatlantic flights in the 1950s and 1960s?
12. What is the title of the 1910 novel and a 1986 musical in which Christine Daae is the female protagonist?
13. What is the very well known Urdu word for "palace"? Five letters
14. Thimphu and Phuntsholing are the two largest cities in which Asian country?
15. The AFI (American Film Institute) has a list of the "50 greatest film villains". There are eight females in the top twenty. The following are a few of those female villains. Can you name the films in which they play a sinister role? One point for each correct answer.
a. Nurse Ratched
b. Annie Wilkes
c. Queen Grimhilde
d. Regan MacNeil
e. Alex Forrest
16. The car featured in the original TV series Knightrider was named KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand). Which actual car make and model was KITT?
17. Which American pop artist's most famous works include "Whaam", "Look Mickey" and "Oh, Jeff...I love you, too... But"?
18. Alexander Waverly was the head of which fictional crime fighting organisation?
19. According to Forbes Magazine, what are the three most valuable NHL franchises? One point for each correct answer.
20. Arbat Street is the most expensive property in which country's version of Monopoly?
1. Mai Tai (Maita'i)
2. Czech Republic
3. A female golfing professional
4. Four answers. Björn Borg, Pat Cash, Stephan Edberg and Roger Federer.
5. Answer d. Silvio Berlusconi
6. Dardanelles Strait (or Strait of Gallipoli)
7. 500 seconds =8 minutes and 20 seconds.
(Average distance between the earth and the sun is 150,000,000 km and light travels almost 300,000 kmper second = 500 secomds)
8. Trainspotting
9. Two answers. Argentina and Uruguay
10. Five answers.
a. Is This The Way To Amarillo (Tony Christie)
b. El Paso (Marty Robbins)
c. Jackson (Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood)
d. Werewolves Of London (Warren Zevon)
e. L.A. Woman (The Doors)
11. Gander
12. The Phantom Of The Opera
13. Mahal
14. Bhutan
15. Five answers.
a. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
b. Misery
c. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
d. The Exorcist
e. Fatal Attraction
16. Pontiac Trans Am (1982 model to be exact)
17. Roy Lichtenstein
18. U.N.C.L.E.
19. Three answers. In order: New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens.
20. Russia
]]>1. What is both the name of a Greek goddess and a colourful part of the human body? Four letters.
2. Translated, which very popular seven letter word at the dinner/supper table beginning with the letter "D" means "to clear the table"?
3. Which singer with the initials E. C. was the first person to have a record that sold more than a million copies?
4. Which of the following is the highest capital city in Europe?
a. Vienna b. Zagreb c. Andorra la Vella d. Bern
5. What was the name of Hollywood's first canine star in the 1930s?
6. What popular winter food is prepared in the cooking vessel known as a 'caquelon'?
7. B.A.S.E. jumping. What does the acronym BASE mean? One point for each correct letter.
8. Since the introduction of the Open era in 1968, name the six US tennis players who have won the Men's Singles title at Wimbledon. One point for each correct answer.
9. The name for which type of high altitude cloud is the Latin word for 'curling lock of hair'?
10. The following lyrics are from songs with the name of a city somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. The feeling has gone, only you and I, it means nothing to me, this means nothing to me
b. Looking at the world over the rim of his tea cup, each tea lasts an hour
c. Ain't no angel gonna greet me, it's just you and me my friend, my clothes don't fit me no more
d. Confront your enemies, avoid them if you can, a gentleman will walk but never run
e. The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free, you'll find a god in every golden cloister, and if you're lucky then the god's a she
11. Grenache and Tempranillo are both used to make what?
12. Who rode the white stallion named Marengo?
13. First introduced in 1966, what became the bestselling automobile in the world in 1997?
14. In a popular cult TV series, which acronym is the arch enemy of T.H.R.U.S.H.?
15. The following are the first words to which 1977 Hollywood blockbuster?
"Will you just watch the hair! You know I work on my hair a long time and you hit it. He hits my hair!"
16. The ancient city of Tenochtitlan is found today in the centre of which modern capital?
17. What are the three longest rivers in Asia? One point for each correct answer.
18. A type of boat, the indented bottom of a wine bottle and something done to a ball in sport. One word.
19. Lestat was an evil character in which book and film?
20. Which four letter word beginning with the letter 'M' is a word for sauce in the Mexican cuisine?
1. Iris
2. Dessert (from the French 'desservir')
3. Enrico Caruso (the aria ''Vesti la giubba')
4. Answer c. Andorra la Vella
5. Rin Tin Tin
6. Fondue
7. Buildings, Antenna, Spans, Earth
8. Six answers. Stan Smith, Jimmy Connors, Arthur Ashe, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras.
9. Cirrus
10. Five answers.
a. Vienna (Ultravox)
b. Streets Of London (Ralph McTell)
c. Streets Of Philadelphia (Bruce Springsteen)
d. An Englishman In New York (Sting)
e. One Night In Bangkok (Murray Head)
11. Spanish red wine (grenache and tempranillo are grapes)
12. Napoleon
13. Toyota Corolla
14. U.N.C.L.E. (The man from UNCLE)
15. Saturday Night Fever
16. Mexico City
17. Three answers. Yangtze (6,300 km), Yellow river (also known as Huang He, 5,464 km), Mekong river (4,909 km).
18. Punt
19. Interview With A Vampire
20. Mole
]]>1. Which stringed musical instrument shares its name with a cooking utensil?
2. One of the best selling pop singles of all time was a number one hit from 1967 based on Bach's Suite No. 3 in D Major. What was the anemic sounding song title of this mega hit?
3. Which famous 1960 black and white horror film was the first to show a flushing toilet?
4. Written in the 9th century, the lyrics to the national anthem of which country are the oldest in the world?
a. Japan b. Turkey c. Mongolia d. China
5. Since the Open Era in tennis started, which two unseeded players have won the Men's Singles title at Wimbledon?
6. Which seven letter word for a type of argument is also a collective noun for sparrows?
7. Which eight letter word for a type of argument is also a collective noun for seagulls?
8 Dacca (Dhaka) was the capital city of what between the years 1955 and 1971?
9. The name of which widely used aromatic herb stems from the Greek word for "royal"?
10. The following lyrics are from songs with the word "Peace" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Why must we go on hating, why can't we live in bliss
b. Everbody's talking about ministers sinisters banisters and canisters
c. Give me hope, help me cope, with this heavy load
11. Which French adjective for an Asian country is also the name given to a conical sieve used in the kitchen to strain substances?
12. Name the films in which Robert de Niro plays a character married to a character played by
a. Sharon Stone
b. Ellen Barkin
c. Liza Minnelli
d. Blythe Danner
13. What was the most popular name for a girl in the United States from 1880-1956?
14. The title of which Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn novel includes a Russian acronym for Soviet labour camps?
15. With the aid of the following symbols, name the scientists who lend their names to elements in the Periodic Table. One point for each correct answer.
a. Es
b. No
c. Cm
d. Fm
16. Which one of the Titanic's sister ships sank in the Aegean Sea on the morning of the 21 November 1916?
17. What is Barbie's middle name? (the Barbie doll)
18. What is the title of the one and only instrumental song found on a Beatles studio album?
19. The following is the opening line to which popular 1964 comedy?
"As in every stone of this size, there is a flaw."
20. In The Wizard Of Oz, Glinda is known as The Good Witch of what?
a. the North b. the East c. the South d. the West
1. Mandolin
2. A Whiter Shade Of Pale
3. Psycho
4. Answer a. Japan (the 'Kimagayo')
5. Boris Becker (1985) and Goran Ivanisevic (2001 as wildcard)
6. Quarrel
7. Squabble
8. East Pakistan
9. Basil (from 'basilikos')
10. Three answers.
a. Peace Train (Cat Stevens)
b. Give Peace A Chance (Plastic Ono Band)
c. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (George Harrison)
11. Chinoise (or 'Chinois')
12. Four answers.
a. Casino
b. This Boy's Life
c. New York, New York
d. Meet The Parents (or 'Meet The Focker's)
13. Mary
14. The Gulag Archipelago (Gulag is a Russian acronym)
15. Four answers.
a. Einstein (Einsteinium)
b. Nobel (Nobelium)
c. Curie (Curium)
d. Fermi (Fermium)
16. HMHS Britannic
17. Milicent
18. Flying
19. The Pink Panther
20. Answer a. the North
]]>1. The prefix for a billionth lends its name to which new science?
2. The sun doesn't rise until after 10 am in the far western parts of which large country?
3. Which famous comedian won a Grammy Award in 2009 for Best Bluegrass Album?
4. Which two animals are found on the flag of Mexico?
5. What were the five largest motor vehicle producing countries in the world in 1910? One point for each correct answer.
6. Since the introduction of the Open era in 1968, which five players have won three or more French Open Men's Singles titles? One point for each correct answer.
7. Measured in area, which of the following seas is the smallest?
a. Black Sea b. Red Sea c. White Sea d. Yellow Sea
8. What name was given to a female broadcaster of Japanese propaganda during WW II?
9. Which piece of culinary equipment with a French name is often used to melt chocolate over the stove? Two words
10. The following lyrics are from songs with the name "John" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Somebody said he came from New Orleans where he got into a fight over a Cajun queen
b. Round Nassau town we did roam, drinking all night, we got in a fight
c. Made a lightning trip to Vienna, eating chocolate cake in a bag
11. A fierce football derby is contested in the Serbian capital Belgrade between Partizan Belgrade and which other club?
12. The US Air Force's top secret plan 'Project A119' aimed to detonate a nuclear bomb where?
a. over the South Pole b. in the sun c. under the Arctic d. on the moon
13. The 1,849 km long Angara river is located in which country?
14. Name the films in which Helen Mirren plays a character married to a character played by
a. Anthony Hopkins
b. Harrison Ford
c. Nigel Hawthorne
d. Malcolm McDowell
15. Which international organisation, named after a village in Nova Scotia Canada, won the Nobel Peace prize in 1995?
16. In a hit song from 1970, which title character makes "me sing like a guitar hummin'"?
17. Musicians who passed away at the age of 27 are members of the so called '27 Club'. Which club member has the initials B J?
18. Which three Japanese cities have hosted Olympic Games? One point for each correct answer.
19. The 'Shining Path' (or Sendero Luminoso) is an infamous revolutionary guerrilla movement in which South American country?
20. Duchess, Merrylegs, Ginger, Farmer Grey, Squire Gordon and Farmer Thoroughgood are all characters in which famous 19th century novel?
1. Nano science
2. China (China has only one time zone)
3. Steve Martin
4. Two answers. Eagle and snake
5. Five answers. In order: USA, France, Canada, UK and Germany.
6. Five answers. Rafael Nadal (05, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20), Bjorn Borg (74, 75, 78, 79, 80, 81), Ivan Lendl (84, 86, 87), Matts Wilander (82, 85, 88) and Gustavo Kuertan (97, 00, 01)
7. Answer c. White Sea (circa 90,000 km2) (the other seas in order are: Red Sea, 438,000 km2, Black Sea 436,000 km2, Yellow Sea 380,000 km2)
8. Tokyo Rose
9. Bain Marie (Mary's bath)
10. Three answers.
a. Big Bad John (Jimmy Dean)
b. Sloop John B (Beach Boys)
c. The Ballad Of John And Yoko (Beatles)
11. Red Star Belgrade
12. Answer d. on the moon
13. Russia
14. Four answers.
a. Hitchcock
b. Mosquito Coast
c. The Madness Of King George
d. Caligula
15. Pugwash
16. Cracklin Rosie (Neil Diamond)
17. Brian Jones
18. Three answers. Tokyo (64, 2022), Sapporo (72) and Nagano (98)
19. Peru
20. Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
]]>1. Which dashing fictional character rode a jet black horse named Toronado?
2. Cape Spartel is the most northwestern point on which continent?
3. Which four countries are home to Disney Parks?
4. In which film (or series of films) do each of the following corporations play a sinister role? One point for each correct answer.
a. Cyberdyne Systems Corporation
b. Umbrella Corporation
c. Tyrell Corporation
5. Which country with a population of 126,000,000 has one of the lowest homocide rates in the world?
6. In which country are each of the following meals considered a 'national dish'? One point for each correct answer.
a. Nihari
b. Gulyas
c. Kimchi
d. Tom yum goong
e. Rösti
7. Which three quarterbacks have won the most Superbowls? One point for each correct answer.
8. Which deep diving whale has the largest brain and thickest skin in the animal kingdom?
9. What are the names of the two international airports in Tokyo? One point for each correct answer.
10. The following lyrics are from songs with the word "Green" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. The old house is still standing though the paint is cracked and dry
b. When I think it could be nicer being red or yellow or gold
c. For I have loved you well and long delighting in your company
d. Lookin for some happiness but there is only loneliness to find, jump to the left, turn to the right
e. Now when the day goes to sleep and the full moon looks and the night is so black that the darkness cooks
11. The capital of Greenland excluded, what are the two northernmost capital cities in the world? One point for each correct answer.
12. Based on the number of registrations, what is the most popular breed of dog in both the UK and the USA?
13. Who were the last three Americans to win the Men's Singles title at the French Open? One point for each correct answer.
14. The name of which European capital city translated means 'White City'?
a. Helsinki b. Reykjavik c. Warsaw d. Belgrade
15. Name one of the two cars owned by Leroy Brown in the song 'Bad Bad Leroy Brown'?
16. At their greatest extent, both the British and the Mongol Empires controlled what % of the world's land area?
a. 6% b. 11% c. 22% d. 44%
17. According to the UN, which country now has the highest per capita homocide rate in the world?
a. El Salvador b. Mexico c. South Africa d. Honduras
18. The following are the last lines from which 1951 science fiction film?
"Your choice is simple. Join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course and face obliteration. We shall be waiting for your answer. The decision rests with you."
19. Best known for her song 'Put A Little Love In Your Heart', which American singer songwriter also co wrote 'Bette Davis Eyes'?
20. In which country, which gained its independence in July 2011, is Juba the capital city?
1. Zorro
2. Africa
3. Four answers. USA, France, Japan and China
4. Three answers.
a. Terminator
b. Resident Evil
c. Blade Runner
5. Japan (according to UNODC, United Nations Office On Drugs & Crime)
6. Five answers.
a. Pakistan
b. Hungary
c. North or South Korea
d. Thailand
e. Switzerland
7. Three answers. Tom Brady (7), Joe Montana (4), Terry Bradshaw (4)
8. Sperm whale
9. Two answers. Haneda and Narita
10. Five answers.
a. Green Green Grass Of Home (Tom Jones)
b. Bein Green (or Green) (Kermit)
c. Green Sleeves
d. Little Green Bag (George Baker Selection)
e. The Green Manalishi (Fleetwood Mac)
11. Two answers. Reykjavik and Helsinki
12. Labrador Retriever
13. Three answers. Andre Agassi (1999), Jim Courier (1991-92), Michael Chang (1989)
14. Answer d. Belgrade
15. "He got a custom Continental, he got an Eldorado too"
16. Answer c. 22%
17. Answer a. El Salvador
18. The Day The Earth Stood Still
19. Jackie DeShannon
20. South Sudan
]]>1. The title of which popular 1898 Italian song, often played by ice cream vans, means "my sunshine" when translated?
2. Animals that are classified as arboreal have adapted to life in which environment?
3. Translated, which Japanese martial art means "sword path" or "way of the sword"?
4. The following is the opening line from which 1991 Hollywood film?
"Three billion human lives ended on August 29, 1997."
5. Which small shark with an unusual bite is named after a baking implement?
6. In 2006, who became the first player ever to be sent off in a UEFA Champions League final?
7. With 85 m, the world's shortest land border is shared between the Spanish territory Penon de Velez de la Gomera and which other country?
8. The name of which famous automobile manufacturer means 'blacksmith' when translated?
9. Which European country abolished its monarchy on June 1, 1973?
a. Albania b. Italy c. Greece d. Portugal
10. The following lyrics are all from songs in which Superman gets a mention. Can you name the artist or the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. I am I am I am Superman and I can do anything
b. Superman and Green Lantern ain't got nothin on me
c. Superman, Superman, I want to fly like Superman
d. Tall dark and Superman, he puts his papers in his briefcase and drives away
e. You know you want me baby, you know I want you too, they call me Superman, I'm here to rescue you
f. You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger
11. Constantinople and Moscow excluded, what were the five most populated European cities in the year 1700? One point for each correct answer.
12. What is the commonly used French word for scampi?
13. The following are the alter egos of which comic book characters? One point for each correct answer.
a. Steve Rogers
b. Logan
c. Princess Diana of Themyscira
d. Selina Kyle
e. Tony Stark
f. Max Eisenhardt
14. Which company, headquartered in The Hague, is usually found in the worldwide top 10 in terms of revenue?
15. In biology, which taxonomic category lies between Kingdom and Class?
16. What was the first song by The Beatles to use backwards vocals? (One word)
17. Name the films in which Dustin Hoffmann plays a character married to a character played by?
a. Barbara Streisand
b. Rene Russo
c. Meryl Streep
d. Susan George
18. What is the name of the whale with the distinctive unicorn like spiral tusk?
19. Gregor Samsa does not recognise himself in which famous novella?
20. Located in Chile and Peru, what is the name of the desert which is considered to be the driest place on Earth?
1. O sole mio
2. In trees
3. Kendo
4. Terminator 2. Judgment Day
5. Cookie cutter
6. Jens Lehmann
7. Morocco
8. Ferrari
9. Answer c. Greece
10. Six answers.
a. REM (Superman)
b. Donavan (Sunshine Superman)
c. Kinks (Superman)
d. Taylor Swift (Superman)
e. Eminem (Superman)
f. Jim Croce (You Don't Mess Around With Jim)
11. Five answers. In order; London, Paris, Naples, Lisbon and Amsterdam.
12. Langoustine
13. Six answers.
a. Captain America
b. Wolverine
c. Wonder Woman
d. Catwoman
e. Iron Man
f. Magneto
14. Royal Dutch Shell
15. Phylum
16. Rain
17. Four answers.
a. Meet The Fockers (or Little Fockers)
b. Outbreak
c. Kramer vs Kramer
d. Straw Dogs
18. Narwhal
19. The Metamorphosis
20. Atacama desert
]]>1. The name for which treatment (or substance) is the Latin word for 'I shall please"?
2. The Duffle coat is named after the town Duffel. In which country is the town of Duffel located?
a.France b. Holland c. Belgium d. Switzerland
3. Due to its acidic clouds, which planet reflects the most sunlight, thereby making it the brightest planet in our solar system?
4. Justin Henry was only 8 years old when he was Oscar nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Name the Oscar winning 1979 film in which he appeared.
5. What are the two most populated cities in South Korea? One point for each correct answer.
6. Which popular edible product probably takes its name from the Spanish harbour Port Mahon?
7. Bobby Moore was the youngest England football captain with 22 years and 47 days. Who was the second youngest captain with 22 years and 125 days?
8. Which two singers had a 1981number one hit song in the US charts with the numbers 9 and 5 somewhere in the song title? One point for each correct answer.
9. In which Italian town was Leonardo da Vinci born?
10. What specifically connects the following countries: Luxembourg, Djibouti, San Marino and Singapore?
11. The Spanish word for 'dung' and the last name of a character in the film Dr. Strangelove. (five letters)
12. Our sun is 1,391,980 km in diameter. The largest known star is the red hypergiant Canis Majoris. Its diameter is what?
a. 3 million km b. 30 million km c. 300 million km d. 3 billion km
13. The following line, spoken by the twin ghosts known as the Grady girls, is from which classic horror film?
"Come play with us Danny, forever, and ever and ever."
14. Which of the following rivers flows through the most German states?
a: Oder, b: Rhein, c: Elbe or d: Main
15. The 'cinq positions des pieds' are the basicsof what?
16. What is the only African country in which atmospheric nuclear tests have been carried out?
a. Algeria b. South Africa c. Eritrea d. Sudan
17. In which epic film does Laurence Olivier play an historical character whose title whentranslated means "the expected one" or "the rightly-guided one"?
18.What speed does the car in Back to the Future have to reach in order to travel in time? (mph)
19. Between which two cities is the busiest international border crossing in North America located?
20. Starbucks coffee was named after a character in which classic book?
1. Placebo
2. Answer c. Belgium
3. Venus
4. Kramer vs Kramer
5. Two answers. Seoul and Busan (formerly Pusan)
6. Mayonnaise
7. Michael Owen (England 4 Paraguay 0, 17 April, 2002)
8. Two answers. Dolly Parton (9 to 5) and Sheena Easton (Morning Train (9 to 5))
9. Vinci
10. The capital city is the same name as the country
11. Guano (Colonel Bat Guano)
12. Answer d. 3 billion km
13. The Shining
14. c: Elbe - through seven German states (Bundesländer)
15. Classical ballet
16. Answer a. Algeria (France tested nuclear weapons in the Sahara between 1960-1961)
17. Khartoum (Olivier plays the 'Mahdi')
18. 88 miles per hour
19. Detroit and Windsor Ontario (The Ambassador Bridge)
20. Moby Dick (after the name Pequod was rejected by some of the co-founders. The company was instead named after the chief mate on the Pequod, Starbuck)
]]>1. Which 1972 film, a winner of eight Academy Awards, takes place in and around the Kit Kat Klub?
2. The lyrics for which 1965US number one hit single from The Byrds are taken, almost word for word, from the Bible's Book of Ecclesiastes?
3. Due to his early contributions in the field of immunology, which 18th and 19th century English physician is said to have saved more lives than any other man?
4. Which Oscar winning British actor (for Best Supporting Actor) appeared in both 'The Longest Day' and 'A Bridge Too Far'?
5. The University of Paris is also known as the what?
6. What was the name given to the largest class of battleship ever built?
7. Which two European countries have had the most finishes in the top four at the FIFA World Cup finals without ever having lifted the trophy? One point for each correct answer.
8. Name the film in which John Malkovich plays each of the following characters. One point for each correct answer.
a. Cyrus 'the virus' Grissom
b. Vicomte Sebastian de Valmont
c. Galbotorix
d. Mitch Leary
9. Alec Issigonis famously said "Never copy the opposition". What iconic automobile did he design?
10. The 10 tallest skyscrapers in the USA are found in which four cities? One point for each correct answer.
11. Which popular sport was also a NATO code name for a class of Sovietballistic missile submarine during the cold war?
12. From the 16th to early 19th century; Florida, Central America and the northern coast of South America were, in English, often referred to as 'The' what?
13. Which endangered mammal with a pig like appearance is divided into the four extant species; Baird's, Brazilian, Malayan and Mountain? (Five letters)
14. The following are all lyrics from songs with the word "Money" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Everyone must hanker for the butchness of the banker
b. So I went to the bank to see what they could do, they said son looks like bad luck got a hold on you
c. This here's a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue
d. I work all night, I work all day, to pay the bills I have to pay
e. But your lovin can't pay my bills
15. What are the two most populated cities in Croatia? One point for each correct answer.
16. Which two narrowStraits does one need to navigate in order to reach the Black Sea from the Aegean Sea? One point for each correct answer.
17. A line in the Mel Brooks film 'The Producers' was apparently the inspiration for the title of which U2 album?
18. Whatis the furthest theUSA has ever progressedwhile participating ina FIFA World Cup?
a. round of 16 b. quarter finals c. semi finals d. final
19. Heliculture is the science of growing what animal for food?
20. Cleveland Ohio excluded (as it was named after a General Moses Cleaveland), name the four most populated US cities named after a US president. One point for each correct answer.
1. Cabaret
2. Turn, Turn, Turn (to everything there is a season)
3. Edward Jenner
4. Sean Connery
5. Sorbonne
6. Yamato
7. Two answers. The Netherlands (5x) and Sweden (4x)
8. Four answers.
a. Con Air
b. Dangerous Liaisons
c. Eragon
d. In the Line of Fire
9. The Mini
10. Four answers. Chicago, New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles
11. Golf
12. 'The Spanish Main'
13. Tapir
14. Five answers.
a. The Money Song (Monty Python)
b. Money's Too Tight To Mention (Simply Red)
c. Take The Money And Run (Steve Miller)
d. Money Money Money (ABBA)
e. Money (that's what I want) (Beatles)
15. Two answers. Zagreb and Split
16. The Dardanelles and The Bosphorus (also known as the Istanbul Strait)
17. Achtung Baby
18. Answer c. semi finals (1930)
19. Snails
20. Four answers. Washington, Lincoln, Madison and Jackson
]]>1. With an estimated net wealth of 290 billion US dollars in todays money, which man who died in 1917 was probably the richest saint in history?
2.What kind of whale was 'The great white whale' in Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick?
3. What is a three letter word for a software application that runs automated tasks over the internet?
4. The second longest riverin China has earned the nicknames "China's sorrow" and "The cradle of Chinese civilization". Name the river.
5. Benedict Cumberbatch is probably best known for his role as Sherlock Holmes in the BBC modern adaptation 'Sherlock'. In which 2006film does Cumberbatch play British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger?
6. Which US state was named after the wife of the English King Charles I?
7. Which two bands both had a number one hit single in the Billboard Hot 100 with the song 'Venus'? One point for each correct answer.
8. In classical music, which Latin word meaning "work" or "labour" is used to denotea composition?
9. The two largest islands of Japan both start with the letter "H". Can you name them? One point for each correct answer.
10. Which aptly named US state capital is the hottest city in the United States?
11. In which capital city is the Queen Elizabeth II now a floating hotel?
12. Smallpox was a term first introduced in the 15th century in order to distinguish the disease from the "Great Pox". What is the medical name for the "Great Pox"?
13. Which four male solo artists have had the most 'Top Ten singles' in the US singles charts? One point for each correct answer.
14. In which 1986 Hollywood flop does Helen Mirren play alongside Harrison Ford?
15.Which letter of the alphabet is'The Scarlet Letter' in the novel of the same name?
16. With a 49-0 record, who was the only heavyweight boxing champion to retire without a loss in his professional career?
17. Which 1967 concept album was the first to feature printed lyrics on the cover?
18. A Latin American percussion instrument, a pan used in baking and a custard like dish similiar to a souffle. One word, seven letters.
19. Name the only two footballers to have played for England in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. One point for each correct answer.
20. Which 2002 winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role was, with 29 years and 343 days, the youngest winner ever?
1. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
2. Sperm Whale
3. Bot
4. Yellow River (Huang He or Hwang Ho)
5. Amazing Grace
6. Maryland
7. Two answers. Shocking Blue (1970) and Bananarama (1986)
8. Opus
9. Two answers. Honshu and Hokkaido
10. Phoenix
11. Dubai
12. Syphilis
13. Four answers. Elvis Presley (36), Stevie Wonder (28), Michael Jackson (28) and Elton John (27)
14. The Mosquito Coast
15. "A" (for adultery)
16. Rocky Marciano
17. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Beatles)
18. Timbale
19. Two answers. Tony Adams and David Seaman
20. Adrien Brody (The Pianist)
]]>1. The name for which fruit stems from the name of a large North African city?
2. Which famous American was known as 'The wizard of Menlo Park'?
3. In which popular game do orphans play a roll?
4. Which controversial 1979 film with the movie poster tag line "So funny it was banned in Norway" was financed by George Harrison?
5. Found in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, the small blue creatures with 50 arms known as 'Jatravartids' are the only race in history to have invented what before the wheel?
6. Home to many music publishing houses, what was West 28th Street in New York City called in the late 19th and early 20th century?
7. The last name of which infamous Norwegian would become a term applied to a traitor?
8. Which 1958 Eurovision Song Contest entry, later a massive hit for Dean Martin, means 'I will fly' in Italian?
9. Named after a race of primeval deities, what is the only known moon in our solar system with a dense atmosphere?
10. Which of the following was the first Asian country to progress beyond the first round of a FIFA World Cup finals?
a. China b. South Korea c. Japan d. North Korea
11. The worst accident in commercial aviation history took place on which island in the Atlantic ocean?
12. All of the following lyrics are from songs with the word 'Saturday' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. She had a strange resemblance to a cat named Frankenstein
b. It's seven o'clock and I want to rock, want to get a belly full of beer
c. Gonna rock it up, roll it up, do it all, have a ball
d. And try to get it on like once before, when people stared in Jagger's eyes and scored
13. 'Shepherd One' is a US nickname for any aircraft with which man on board?
14. Which famous poem begins with the words "Twas brillig"?
15. Meaning 'New plantation' in the Serbian language, what is the second largest city in Serbia?
16. After the sudden death of Roy Orbison in 1988, which of the following Rock 'n Roll legends was widely rumoured to replace him in the Travelling Wilburys line-up?
a. Del Shannon b. Neil Diamond c. Justin Hayward d. Frankie Valli
17. Leeloo, Ruby Rhod, President Lindberg and Diva Plavalaguna are all characters in which 1997 science fiction film?
18. Other than The Oval, what is the only other ground in England that shares the distinction of having hosted an FA Cup Final, an England football international and an England cricket test?
a. St James Park b. Anfield c. Goodison Park d. Bramall Lane
19. Which popular Beatles song was written on a pleasant April day in Eric Clapton's garden?
20. Escargatoire is a collective noun for which member of the animal kingdom?
1. Tangerine (from Tangier)
2. Thomas Edison
3. Roulette
4. The Life Of Brian
5. Aerosol deodorant (under-arm deodorant)
6. Tin Pan Alley
7. Quisling (Vidkun Quisling, puppet premier of Nazi occupied Norway)
8. Volare
9. Titan
10. Answer d. North Korea (1966)
11. Tenerife
12. Four answers.
a. Another Saturday Night (Cat Stevens)
b. Saturday Night's All Right (For Fighting) (Elton John)
c. Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers)
d. Drive In Saturday (David Bowie)
13. The Pope
14. Jabberwocky (Lewis Carroll)
15. Novi Sad
16. Answer a. Del Shannon (who tragically committed suicide in 1990)
17. The Fifth Element
18. Answer d. Bramall Lane
19. Here Comes The Sun
20. Snail
]]>1. The Greek word for a herb fennel lends its name to which popular sporting event?
2. Which fruit is the main ingredient in Calvados, the world famous brandy from Normandy?
3. Stalin, Tito, Freud, Hitler and Trotsky all lived in which city in the year 1913?
a. Berlin b. The Free City of Danzig c. Vienna d. Zurich
4. Which song was the national anthem of the Soviet Union between the years 1917 and 1944?
5. Which US President is enshrined in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame?
a. George W Bush b. Abraham Lincoln c. Gerald Ford d. Teddy Roosevelt
6. Completed in 1965, the Gateway Arch is the tallest man-made monument in the United States. In which city is it located?
7. Who replaced Keith Moon as the drummer for the Who after his untimely death in 1979?
8. Until 1975, East Timor was a colony of which European country?
a. Portugal b. France c. Holland d. Great Britain
9. What is the only major city in the southern hemisphere to be named after a 19th century scientist?
10. All of the following lyrics are from songs with the word "Street" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Baltimore and DC now, yeah don't forget the Motor City
b. Hey think the time is right for a palace revolution, but where I live the game to play is compromise solution
c. You need a Yen to make a Mark if you wanna make money
d. Hello lamppost what cha knowing
e. What are we living for? two roomed apartment on the 2nd floor
f. He's got a dream about buying some land, he's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands
11. The name for which popular Italian dumpling (sometimes referred to as pasta) translated means 'knot in wood' or 'knuckle?
12. What name was given to the terrifying incendiary weapon used by the Byzantine navy in ancient times? Two words.
13. Name the film in which each of the following disturbing questions are posed. One point for each correct answer.
a. "Does he look like a bitch?"
b. "What's the most you have ever lost on a coin toss?"
14. In a popular Doors song; the woman with a monkey and lazy diamond studded flunkies lives on which street?
15. Which philosophical theory does one associate with Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Jean-Paul Sartre?
16. Which Boney M song was banned in the Soviet Union?
17. In film, Major Boothroyd is better known as what?
18. Fevernova, Tango, Telstar, Etrusco Unico and Tricolore were all examples of what?
19. Which six bands or singers have had a record 13 or more number one hit singles in the UK charts? One point for each correct answer.
20. Which 1972 movie was the first animated feature film to be rated X in the United States?
1. Marathon
2. Apple
3. Answer c. Vienna
4. The Internationale
5. Answer b. Abraham Lincoln
6. St Louis
7. Kenny Jones
8. Answer a. Portugal
9. Darwin, Australia
10. Six answers.
a. Dancing in the Street (Martha and the Vandellas)
b. Street Fighting Man (Rolling Stones)
c. The Wall Street Shuffle (10 cc)
d. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Simon and Garfunkel)
e. Dead End Street (Kinks)
f. Baker Street (Jerry Rafferty)
11. Gnocchi
12. Greek Fire
13. Two answers.
a. Pulp Fiction
b. No Country For Old Men
14. Love Street
15. Existentialism
16. Rasputin
17. Q (the quartermaster in Bond films)
18. Official FIFA World Cup footballs
19. Elvis (21), The Beatles (17), Cliff Richard (14), Westlife (14), Madonna (13) Ed Sheeran (13)
20. Fritz the Cat
]]>1. Meaning 'praised', what is the most common first name in the world?
2. The name of which liqueur with the year 1745 on the bottle means 'the drink that satisfies'?
3. Which very important part of the human body was named due to its similarity with a seahorse?
4. Which regal musician wrote the Bangles 1986 hit song 'Manic Monday' under the pseudonym "Christopher"?
5. The cocktail named 'Death in the Afternoon' is a combination of absinthe and champagne. 'Death in the Afternoon' is also the title of a book written by the inventor of this potent concoction. Name the writer.
6. As a means of saving coal, Germany was the first country to initiate 'daylight saving time'. Most European countries followed suit not long after. In which year was this measure first introduced?
a. 1896 b. 1916 c. 1926 d. 1946
7. Harry S Truman was the name of the local sheriff in which cult 1990s TV series?
8. At which FIFA World Cup finals was the penalty shoot out format (after extra time) used for the first time?
a. West Germany 1974 b. Spain 1982 c. Mexico 1986 d. Italy 1990
9. In November 2012, the Cray Titan was the fastest what in the world?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word 'Lady' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Your lips feel like winter, your skin has turned to white
b. Children at your feet, wonder how you manage to make ends meet
c. Mucca chocolata la ya ya
d. I can leave her on her own knowin she's ok alone and there's no messin
e. She gets too hungry for dinner at eight, she likes the theatre and never comes late
f. And now that we've come to the end of our rainbow
11. Who did the following men assassinate? One point for each correct answer.
a. Mark David Chapman
b. Sirhan Sirhan
c. Gavrilo Princip
12. According to United Nations estimates, how many shipwrecks are there on the ocean floors?
a. 30,000 b. 300,000 c. 3,000,000 d. 30,000,000
13. Which painting method translated means "fresh" or "cool"?
14. Measured in area, what percentage of the land in the Netherlands lies below sea level?
a. 5% b. 20% c. 35% d. 50%
15. The culinary term 'a la Florentine' usually refers to a dish served with which vegetable?
16. Name the novel in which each of the following men are central characters. One point for each correct answer.
a. Edmond Dantes
b. Edward Fairfax Rochester
c. Oliver Mellors
d. Edward Cullen
17. Which popular sport is played in the John Cain arena?
18. According to medieval literature, the Roman soldier Longinus smote which man with his lance?
19. The movie poster tag line for which 1967 film was "They're young....they're in love.... and they kill people"?
20. In Greek mythology, which famous pillars bore the inscription 'nec plus ultra', meaning "nothing further beyond"?
1. Muhammad
2. Drambuie (from the Scottish Gaelic 'dram buidheuch')
3. Hippocampus ('horse' + 'coiled')
4. Prince
5. Ernest Hemmingway
6. Answer b. 1916
7. Twin Peaks
8. Answer b. Spain 1982 (West Germany vs France, semi-final)
9. Supercomputer
10. Six answers.
a. Lady D'arbanville (Cat Stevens)
b. Lady Madonna (Beatles)
c. Lady Marmalade (Labelle)
d. She's a Lady (Tom Jones)
e. The Lady is a Tramp (Frank Sinatra)
f. Three Times a Lady (Commodores)
11. Three answers.
a. John Lennon
b. Robert F Kennedy
c. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
12. Answer c. 3,000,000
13. Fresco
14. Answer b. 20%
15. Spinach
16. Four answers.
a. The Count of Monte Cristo
b. Jane Eyre
c. Lady Chatterley's Lover
d. Breaking Dawn, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse. (Twilight Saga)
17. Tennis (Australian Open)
18. Jesus Christ (the centurion Longinus was present at the crucifixion)
19. Bonnie and Clyde
20. Pillars of Hercules
]]>1.Born 19 January, 1943 in Ottawa,this princess is the only European royal ever born in North America. Which royal family does she belong to?
2.With which popular book (or television series) does one associate the dog named 'Tricky Woo'?
3.In total, 35 Atlantic liners have been awarded the Blue Riband for the fastest westward Atlantic crossing. Twenty five winners were British. Which country came in second place with five winners?
a. France b. USA c. Italy d. Germany
4.The disputed territory Abkhazia considers itself an independent state. Within which country is it located?
5. The Canadian Christine Sinclair holds the record for most goals scored amongst both men and women in which sport?
6.The "world's largest ship graveyard" is the coastal city Alang where ships from around the world are broken up. In which country is it located?
a. Brazil b. Indonesia c. India d. Philippines
7.Which Flemish painter lends his name to women who are rounded and alluringly plump?
8.What is the name of the Brazilian woman who won the FIFA World Player Of The Year title five years in a row?
9.Which Canadian film director (with the initials D. C.) is known as 'The Baron of Blood' or 'The King of Venereal Horror'?
10.The following are all lyrics from songs with the word 'Wind' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. It seems like yesterday, but it was long ago
b. All my dreams pass before my eyes in curiousity
c. I follow the Moskva down to Gorky Park
11.One of the mobsters behind the success and development of the Las Vegas strip was Benjamin Siegel. What was Siegel's nickname?
12.What is the name of the fictional kingdom in 1894 novel 'The Prisoner Of Zenda'?
13. Because the previous one is sinking, Nasantara is now the capital of which country?
14.There are 40 species of flightless birds that exist today, twoof whichhavenames ending with the letter 'a'. Can you name one of them?
15.In song, which favourite son met his match "on the deserts down in Mexico"?
16.What is the European Union's law enforcement agency called?
17.What are the two longest species of whale?
18.Winners sometimes invoke her name and say "Caissa was with me". The mythical tree nymph Caissa is the goddess of which popular game?
19.The movie poster tag line from which 2001 film was "You Won't Believe Your Eye"?
20. In song, where do you need to stay in order to find "Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice"?
1.The Dutch Royal Family, Orange-Nassau. (HRH Princess Margriet)
2.All Creatures Great And Small
3.Answer d. Germany
4.Georgia
5. Football (soccer)
6.Answer c. India
7.Rubens (Rubenesque)
8.Marta
9.David Cronenberg
10.Three answers.
a. Against The Wind (Bob Seger)
b. Dust In The Wind (Kansas)
c. Wind Of Change (Scorpions)
11.Bugsy
12.Ruritania
13. Indonesia
14.Rhea or Weka
15.Pancho (from the song 'Pancho and Lefty')
16.Europol
17. Blue whale and Fin whale (Finback whale)
18.Chess
19.Monsters, Inc
20.Hotel California (Eagles)
]]>1. Which Oscar ceromony record does Greer Garson hold?
2. A white tree in blossom is the royal standard of which fictional kingdom?
3. Plus or minus 10, in which year was the Mona Lisa stolen from the Louvre?
4. "The Press", or news media, is sometimes referred to as the fourth what?
5. Robert De Niro, Gerard Depardieu, Donald Sutherland and Burt Lancaster all appeared in which 1976 movie with a number as film title?
6. Which song (used by Maria as a teaching method) is probably the most famous example of the Solfeggio system?
7. Other than the USA, which two countries share a border with Mexico?
8. The Eiffel Tower lost its title as 'world's tallest structure' in 1930 after the completion of which New York City skyscraper?
9. Since the ATP introduced its ranking system in 1973, which player has spent the most weeks ranked ranked No 1?
10. All of the following lyrics are from songs with the name 'Jack' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. He lived in the sand at the Isle of Man
b. Two American kids growing up in the heartland
c. I was raised by a toothless bearded hag
d. You ain't got no money you just ain't no good
e. Sugarman hasn't got a care, he's been travelling everywhere
11. The clumsy Papageno is a central character in which famous opera?
a. The Barber of Seville b. Rigoletto c. Aida d. The Magic Flute
12. If measured from its base to its peak, there is a mountain on Earth that is 33,500 ft, more than twice the base to peak height of Mt Everest. In which country is this mountain located?
13. What is the English word for the language known to native speakers as Hrvatski?
14. What is Maxwell's last name in the Beatles song Maxwell's Silver Hammer?
15. With 15 to 25 cm in diameter and weighing up to2 kilograms, what is the largest citrus fruit in the world? Six letters.
16. Lovat, Tapered Apple, Dublin, Full Bent Billiard, Canadian, Zulu, Liverpool and Bent Pot are all examples of shapes for what?
17. Who recorded the 1961 single 'My Bonnie' with the Beatles?
18. What are the four countries in the world with the largest number of Roman Catholics? One point for each correct answer.
19. In which film does James Coburn play an Australian nicknamed 'The Manufacturer'?
20. Who was the only man named Oscar to win an Oscar?
1. Longest acceptance speech (5 min 30 sec)
2. Gondor
3. 1911
4. Estate
5. 1900
6. Do-Re-Mi (from the musical 'The Sound of Music')
7. Two answers. Belize and Guatemala
8. The Chrysler Building
9. Novak Djokovic
10. Five answers.
a. Happy Jack (The Who)
b. Jack and Diane (John Cougar Mellencamp)
c. Jumpin Jack Flash (Rolling Stones)
d. Hit the road Jack (Ray Charles)
e. My Friend Jack (Eats Sugarlumps) (The Smoke or Boney M)
11. Answer d. The Magic Flute
12. USA (Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii)
13. Croatian (Croat)
14. Edison
15. Pomelo (Pummelo, also known as Shaddock)
16. Smoking pipes
17. Tony Sheridan
18. Four answers. In order; Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, USA.
19. The Great Escape
20. Oscar Hammerstein II
]]>1. Which archipelagic country with a population of 109,000,000 does not have any divorce laws?
2. The longest winning streak in American professional sports is 33 games. In which of the following leagues did this occur?
a. NHL, b. NBA, c. NFL, d. MLB, e. MLS
3. Which three Mediteranean countries have a city with the name Tripoli? One point for each correct answer.
4. Which two iconic rock/music legends died within 16 days of each other in the autumn of 1970?
5. Which 1985 film based on a best selling novel was nominated for 11 Academy Awards yet failed to win a single Oscar, a record?
6. With the aid of the year in which it was awarded and the recipients initials, name the Time Magazine Person of the Year. One point for each correct answer.
a. 1957 N. K.
b. 1977 A. S.
c. 1979 A. K.
d. 1981 L. W.
7. The following movie poster tag line is from which classic 1951 science fiction film?
"From Out Of Space ..... A Warning And An Ultimatum"
8. The following dance step instructions are found in which songs? One point for each correct answer.
a. With your hands on your hips you bring your knees in tight
b. Lift the other foot up, other foot up, fall on your ass, fall on your ass
c. When I say hit it, go 2 up and 2 back double cross and freeze, hit it, hold it right there
d. Put your hands on your head ..... let your back bone stretch
9. In the French cuisine, any dish that incorporates a mixture of mashed potatoes and egg yolk is given which royal name?
10. Name one of the first two American astronauts to travel into space.
11. Which famous musical work commemorates the Battle of Borodino?
12. With the exception of two survivors, on the morning of May 8, 1902, the volcano Mt Pelee erupted and killed circa 25,000 inhabitants in the town of St Pierre. On which island, popular with tourists from around the world, is Mt Pelee located?
13. Bing, Choke, Morrello, Rainer, Black and North Star are all types of what?
14. Who was the only Austrian tennis player to have reached number one in the ATP mens rankings?
15. The name of which famous diamond and now part of the British Crown Jewels stems from the Persian word for 'mountain of light'?
16. The following are the initials of famous writers or poets who committed suicide. Can you name them? One point for each correct answer.
a. V. W.
b. S. P.
c. J. L.
d. E. H.
17. What name is given to the horsemen who carry a lance in Spanish bull fights?
18. Name the four countries that border Guatemala. One point for each correct answer.
19. What is the last word in the titles of each of the following Grammy Award winning albums of the year? One point for each correct answer.
a. September of my .....
b. By the time I get to .....
c. Double .....
d. Time out of .....
e. Raising .....
20. What is the Italian expression for a dish that has been baked in the oven?
1. Philippines
2. Answer b. NBA (LA Lakers, 1972)
3. Three answers. Libya, Lebanon and Greece.
4. Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin
5. The Color Purple (the 1977 film 'The Turning Point' holds the same record)
6. Four answers.
a. Nikita Khrushchev
b. Anwar Sadat
c. Ayatollah Khomeini
d. Lech Walesa
7. The Day The Earth Stood Still
8. Four answers.
a. Time Warp (from Rocky Horror Picture Show)
b. Wilbury Twist (Travelling Wilburys)
c. Madison Time or The Madison
d. Simple Simon Says (1910 Fruitgum Company)
9. Duchess
10. Alan B Shepard (May 5, 1961) or Virgil Grissom (July 21, 1961)
11. 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky)
12. Martinique
13. Cherries
14. Thomas Muster
15. Koh-i-noor
16. Four answers.
a. Virginia Woolf
b. Sylvia Plath
c. Jack London
d. Ernest Hemmingway
17. Picador
18. Four answers. Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico.
19. Five answers.
a. September of my years (Frank Sinatra, 1966)
b. By the time I get to Phoenix (Glen Campbell, 1969)
c. Double Fantasy (John Lennon and Yoko Ono, 1982)
d. Time out of mind (Bob Dylan, 1998)
e. Raising Sand (Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, 2009)
20. Al forno
]]>1. Established in 1963, which feverish line of communication was used for the first time during the Six-day War?
2. A creepy film character and the nearest red giant to our Earth which will one day explode as a type II supernova. One word.
3. Which singer songwriter recorded '52nd Street', the first album to be released on CD?
4. Measured in flight distance, which one of the following is the longest trip?
a. London-Capetown, b. London- Bombay, c. London-Rio De Janeiro
5. According to the King James version of the Bible, what ripe age does Methuselah reach? (plus or minus 10)
6. Which actress played the blonde that King Kong fell in love with in each of the following film versions?
a. The 1933 film King Kong
b. The 1976 film King Kong
c. The 2005 film King Kong
7. Which form of transport is sometimes used as a collective noun for bees and wasps?
a. bus b. train c. bike d. plane
8. The K in the mountain known as K2 stands for the first letter of the mountain range in which it is located. What is the name of the mountain range?
9. Which European country invaded Mexico in the so called 'Great Pastry War' of 1838-39?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word 'Sky' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Did you, did you see the frightened ones, did you, did you hear the falling bombs
b. Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain where rocking horse people eat marshmellow pies
c. Hey you with the pretty face, welcome to the human race
d. He blesses the boys as they stand in line, the smell of gun grease and the bayonets they shine
11. Which European country was known as the Republic of the Seven United Provinces between 1581 and 1795?
12. During the Cold War there was a military doctrine known as MAD. What did the letters M A D stand for?
13. With "some honey, and plenty of money", which two poetic characters "went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat"?
14. What is the name of the prestigious award for best film at the Cannes film festival?
15. Plus or minus 5, in which year did Tom Marvolo Riddle die?
16. Which parallel is more or less the demarcation line between North and South Korea?
17. There have been seven Formula One World Driver's Champions whose last names begin with the letter 'H'. Can you name them? One point for each correct answer.
18. Which prolific American singer songwriter's autobiography was titled 'Bound for Glory'?
19. Plus or minus 5 min, what was the RMS Titanic's ship time when it collided with the iceberg?
20. Who was the first person to refuse the Oscar for Best Actor in 1970?
1. Hotline (the hotline between the USA and the USSR)
2. Betelgeuse or (pronounced "Beetlejuice")
3. Billy Joel
4. Answer a. London-Capetown (9,634 km). The others are London-Rio De Janeiro (9,249 km), London-Bombay (7,204 km)
5. 969
6. Three answers.
a. Fay Wray
b. Jessica Lange
c. Naomi Watts
7. Answer c. bike
8. Karakoram
9. France
10. Four answers.
a. Goodbye Blue Sky (Pink Floyd)
b. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Beatles)
c. Mr Blue Sky (ELO)
d. Sky Pilot (Eric Burdon)
11. Netherlands
12. Mutually Assured Destruction
13. The Owl and the Pussycat (nonsense poem from Edward Lear)
14. Palme d'Or or Golden Palm
15. 1998
16. 38th parallel (north)
17. Seven answers. Lewis Hamilton, Damon Hill, James Hunt, Denny Hulme, Mike Hawthorn, Mika Hakkinen, Graham Hill.
18. Woody Guthrie
19. 11.40 pm or 23.40
20. George C Scott (for his role in Patton)
]]>1. The name for which kind of pizza or turnover is the Italian word for "trouser" (or pants)?
2. The best selling commercial jet airliner in the history of aviation is mentioned at the very beginning of the CCR song "Travelin' Band". Which plane is it?
3. Which famous computer virus was named after a Moscovite?
4. Which dance style is also the collective noun for rattlesnakes?
a. tango b. hustle c. rhumba d. salsa
5. A successful British female pop group in the 1990s and the second largest city in Antiqua and Barbuda. Two words.
6. Auntie Entity is the Amazon-like ruler of Bartertown in which 1985 post-apocalyptic movie?
7. What is by far the most illegally harvested human organ worldwide?
8. Which of the following is the geochronological unit for half a billion years or more?
a. age b. era c. epoch d. eon
9. Each of the following lyrics are from songs with the word "Mother" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Swaying daisys sing a lazy song beneath the sun
b. No I would not give you false hope on this strange and mournful day
c. I wanted you, you didn't want me, so I, I just got to tell you, goodbye, goodbye
d. You're so hot teasing me
10. What are the four most populated cities in France? One point for each correct answer.
11. Which cheese lends its name to Britain's oldest complete human skeleton?
a. Cheshire man b. Cottage man c. Stilton man d. Cheddar man
12. Which Pulitzer Prize winning novel and Oscar nominated 1985 film follows the life of a woman named Celie Harris Johnson?
13. This gland, sometimes known as 'the third eye', is the smallest organ in the human body. What is it called?
14. A 3,250 km long river, an island popular with tourists, a sponge cake and a fortified wine. One word.
15. Deuterium Oxide is better known as 'heavy' what?
16. In which two Stanley Kubrick films did each of the following actors appear?
a. Peter Sellers
b. Kirk Douglas
17. One of the songs on the Simon and Garfunkel album Bridge Over Troubled Water is titled 'So long, Frank Lloyd Wright'. What did Frank Lloyd Wright do for a living that made him world famous?
18. In which geological period are we living in today?
a. quaternary b. permian c. triassic d. paleogene
19. Who is the only French tennis player since 1946 to have won the French Open men's singles title?
20. What is the title of the famous Sandro Botticelli painting also known as the 'Allegory of Spring'?
1. Calzone
2. 737 (Boeing 737) "737 comin out of the sky, won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride, I wanna move, playin in a travelin band"
3. Anna Kournikova
4. Answer c. rhumba
5. All Saints
6. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
7. Kidneys
8. Answer d. eon
9. Four answers.
a. Mother Nature's Son (Beatles)
b. Mother And Child Reunion (Paul Simon)
c. Mother (John Lennon)
d. Does Your Mother Know (ABBA)
10. Four answers. In order: Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse
11. Answer d. Cheddar man (the remains date to approximately 7150 BC)
12. The Color Purple
13. Pineal gland
14. Madeira
15. 'Heavy water'
16. Four answers.
a. Lolita and Dr. Strangelove
b. Paths of Glory and Spartacus
17. Architect
18. Answer a. quaternary
19. Yannich Noah (1983)
20. Primavera
]]>1. Which night blossoming desert plant is mentioned in the Eagles song 'Hotel California'?
a. Jojoba b. Honeysuckle c. Oleander d. Colita
2. What is the name of the well known American national detective agency founded in Chicago in 1852?
3. Which popular television series is filmed in and around Highclere Castle?
4. Who is the highest scoring African player in English Premier League history?
5. Which world record superlative does the '9th of July Avenue' (Avenida 9 de Julio) in Beunos Aires hold?
a. busiest avenue, b. widest avenue, c. longest avenue
6. Which hit song from 1967 recounts a tragic event that took place on Choctaw Ridge, Mississippi?
7. Gamophobia is the fear of what?
8. Which dart player has played in a record 31 consecutive World Championships?
9. What were the four most populated US states in the year 1800? One point for each correct answer.
10. Henry Fonda plays the role of a US President in two films in which life on the planet is threatened with annihilation. Can you name the two films?
11. Fuseki, Moyo, Seki and Sabaki are some of the terms used in which game?
12. Which three colours are found on the flag of North Korea?
13. The name of which chemical element and widely used metal stems from a Latin word meaning 'bitter salt'?
14. Where in the human body is the tympanum located?
15. The following lyrics are from songs with the word 'Soldier' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Stolen from Africa, brought to America, fighting on arrival, fighting for survival
b. He's five foot two and he's six foot four
c. And the drums are going rap a tap tap, and the fifes they loudly play, fare you well Polly my dear I must be going away
16. Shibumi was one of the many best selling novels written by Trevanian in the 1970s. Which best selling Trevanian novel was made into a gripping, high altitude 1975 film starring Clint Eastwood?
17. Contestants from which South American country have won the Miss Universe title a record seven times?
18. Signed in 1928 by 53 countries including all of the major nations, the international agreement known as the Kellogg-Briand Pact, or Pact of Paris, was an attempt to abolish what?
a. famine b. torture c. child labour d. war
19. "A Hero Will Rise" was the movie poster tag line for which Oscar winning film?
20. Which of the following iconic British automobiles was Barbie's first sports car?
a. Triumph TR3 b. MGB c. Jaguar E-type d. Austin Healey 3000
1. Answer d. Colita ("On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair, warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air"
2. Pinkerton's
3. Downton Abbey
4. Mohamed Salah
5. Answer b. It is the widest avenue in the world.
6. Ode to Billie Joe (Bobbie Gentry)
7. Marriage (or a relationship)
8. Steve Beaton
9. Four answers. In order: Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and North Carolina.
10. Two answers. Fail Safe and Comet
11. Go
12. Red, white and blue
13. Aluminium
14. Ear
15. Three answers.
a. Buffalo Soldier (Bob Marley)
b. Universal Soldier (Donavan)
c. The Gentleman Soldier (Pogues)
16. The Eiger Sanction
17. Venezuela
18. Answer d. war
19. Gladiator
20. Answer d. Austin Healey 3000
]]>1. Which three Empires had the largest armies in the world in 1840? One point for each correct answer.
2. Which seemingly indestructible musician's autobiography is titled 'Life'?
3. Louis Daguerre is known as 'the father of' what?
4. 'Wild Honey Pie' excluded; there are six tracks on the Beatles White album with a male or female first name in the song titles. Can you name them? One point for each correct answer.
5. What was the last European country to grant women the right to vote in 1984?
a.Greece b. Portugal c. Andorra d. Liechtenstein
6. Name the films in which Ralph Fiennes played eachthe following characters. One point for each correct answer.
a. Francis Dolarhyde
b. Amon Goth
c. Count Laszlo de Almassy
7. Which Grand Slam winning male tennis player and his Wilson T2000 made the steel tennis racquet popular in the early 1970s?
8. Santana had a hit with his cover version of 'Black Magic Woman'. Which member of the bandFleetwood Mac wrote the song?
9. Which European country was recently given the title "The world's happiest nation" by a UN organisation?
10. All of the following lyrics are from songs with the word 'Wind' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. The world was new beneath a blue umbrella sky
b. She's out of my life, just a fool to believe I'm anything she needs
c. And I've got such a long way to go to make it to the border of Mexico
d. From the man in the 22nd row who sees you as something more than sexual
11. Plus or minus 2 min 33 sec, what is the world record time in climbing the 1576 steps of the Empire State Building?
12.in which movie with an animal in the film title was Paul Newman first nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor?
13.On the 18th of March 1965Aleksei Leonov became the first person in historyto do what?
14. Which monstrous literary character slips away with the "girl so fair" in the Led Zeppelin song 'Ramble On'?
15. Who is the only British film star to have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay?
16. In 1778, what name did Captain James Cook give to the islands known today as Hawaii?
17. Due to the Covid pandemic, the list of the busiest airports in Europe changed quite dramatically in 2021. Can you name the cities in which the four busiest airports in Europe are now located? One point for each correct answer. (Note: One of the four borders Europe and Asia)
18. With 1,674 km, what is the longest river in the United States which is named after an animal?
19. Which singer-songwriter played the role of thevery insane Renfield in Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film Bram Stocker's Dracula?
20. The following was a movie poster tag line for which 1968 film?
"They look like Nazis but ... The Major is British ...The Lieutenant is American ... The Beautiful Frauleins are Allied Agents"
1. Three answers. In order: Russia, Austria-Hungary, France
2. Keith Richards
3. Photography (the camera)
4. Six answers. 'Dear Prudence', 'The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill', 'Martha My Dear', 'Rocky Racoon', 'Julia', 'Sexy Sadie'.
5. Answer d. Liechtenstein
6. Four answers.
a. Red Dragon
b. Schindler's List
c. The English Patient
7. Jimmy Connors
8. Peter Green
9. Finland
10. Four answers.
a. Summer Wind (Frank Sinatra)
b. She's Like The Wind (Patrick Swayze)
c. Ride Like The Wind (Christopher Cross)
d. Candle In The Wind (Elton John)
11. 9 min 33 sec
12. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958)
13. Walk in space
14. Gollum
15. Kenneth Branagh
16. Sandwich Islands
17. Four answers. In order: Istanbul, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Moscow
18. Snake River
19. Tom Waits
20. Where Eagles Dare
]]>1. "For Anyone Who Ever Wished Upon A Star" was the movie poster tag line for which popular 1940 film?
2. When translated, the name of which toy is a combination of the words 'egg' and 'watch'?
3. Which troubled fictional character lives and works in and aroundthe small town of Ystad?
4. What are the names of the five men Paul Simon gives advice to in his song '50 Ways To Leave Your Lover'? One point for each correct name.
5. The name for which letter in the Greek alphabet means "small o"?
6. Lon Chaney Sr., Charles Laughton, Anthony Quinn and Anthony Hopkins have all played the role ofwhich tragic orphan in film?
7. Which two film titles from the spaghetti western maestro Sergio Leone began with the words "Once upon a time"? One point for each correct answer.
8. TA (pronounced "T" "A"), TD, TF, A and B are some famous models of what?
9. What were the first three US built widebody airliners to enter commercial operations in the 1970s? One point for each correct answer.
10. Which funk band did The Animals lead singer Eric Burdon join in 1969?
11. In music, a grouping of two or more lines, set off by a space, is called a verse. Which six letter word is the equivalent in poetry?
12. Which infamous "solution" does one associate with the Wannsee Conference?
13. What wasChief engineerScotty'sfirst name in the TV series Star Trek?
14. Who did Nathuram Godse assassinate?
15. With which sport does one associate'Gentleman Jim Corbett'?
16. The following are all lyrics from songs with the word 'Fire' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Help me escape from this feeling of insecurity
b. You know that it would be untrue
c. The taste of love is sweet when hearts like ours beat
d. And if the mountain should crumble or disappear into the sea
17. The extinct Dodo bird was native to which island in the Indian ocean?
18. Operation Barbarossa was the codename for the invasion of which country?
19. Name the companies that manufactured each of the following wooden tennis racquets. One point for each correct answer.
a. Maxply Fort
b. Jack Kramer Autograph
c. Challenge No 1
d. Vilas
e. Borg Pro
f. Haillet
g. Pancho Gonzales Autograph
20. In which 1996 film does the Slim Whitman song 'Indian Love Call' save the planet Earth?
1. Pinocchio
2. Tamagotchi
3. Kurt Wallander
4. Five answers. Jack, Stan, Roy, Gus and Lee. ("slip out the back Jack", "make a new plan Stan", don't need to be coy Roy", "hop on the bus Gus", "drop off the key Lee")
5. Omicron
6. Quasimodo (the Hunchback of Notre-Dame)
7. Two answers. 'Once Upon A Time In The West' and 'Once Upon A Time In America'.
8. MG sport cars
9. Three answers. Boeing 747, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, Lockheed L-1011 Tristar.
10. War
11. Stanza
12. "Final Solution" (Die Endlösung) The extermination of the Jewish people (holocaust) during WWII.
13. Montgomery
14. Mohandas Gandhi
15. Boxing
16. Four answers.
a. Relight My Fire (Take That)
b. Light My Fire (The Doors)
c. Ring Of Fire (Johnny Cash)
d. The Unforgettable Fire (U2)
17. Mauritius
18. Soviet Union (the German invasion of the Soviet Union in WWII)
19. Seven Answers.
a. Dunlop
b. Wilson
c. Slazenger
d. Head
e. Donnay
f. Adidas
g. Spalding
20. Mars Attacks
]]>1. Which 2006 post apocalyptic novel from Max Brooks is the follow-up to his 2003 book 'The Zombie Survival Guide'?
2. What was the number of the last Apollo moon mission in December 1972?
3. Although they didn't perform or sing their own music, which garage band consisting of Archibald Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Betty Cooper, Reggie Mantle and 'Jughead' Jones had a number one hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1969?
4. The board game Snakes and Ladders (Chutes and Ladders) is an ancient game that originated in which country?
5. In which critically acclaimed 1982 film did Sir John Mills, Sir John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, Candice Bergen, Bernard Hill and a very young Daniel Day Lewis all have minor roles?
6. Which woman won a record 11 Australian Open singles titles between 1960 and 1973?
7. In which year did British cryptologists break the Enigma code?
8. Which two baseball teams have won the most World Series titles? One point for each correct answer.
9. The painting titled 'The Card Players' sold for a record 267 million dollars in April 2011. Which French post-impressionist painted it?
10. The following are all lyrics from songs with the word 'Fire' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. 63 Pope Paul Malcolm X British politician sex
b. Your mother she's an heiress, owns a block in Saint John's Wood
c. Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
d. Hey little girl is your daddy home
e. I chew my nails and I twiddle my thumbs, I'm really nervous but it sure is fun
11. What are the two most populated cities in Yemen? One point for each correct answer.
12. In which year was the tie break introduced at Wimbledon?
a. 1969 b. 1971 c. 1978 d. 1981
13. Which famous songwriting duo sometimes produce albums under the pseudonym 'The Glimmer Twins'?
14. "The 'Big Four' are the four venomous snake species responsible for causing the most snake bite cases in South Asia (mostly India)." (Wikipedia)
Can you name them? One point for each correct answer.
15. Which famous little American town was a one hit wonder for the band Matthew's Southern Comfort in 1970?
16. Czar Nicholas II of Russia had one son and four daughters. Can you name two of them? One point for each correct answer.
17. What did films like Gone With The Wind, Ben Hur, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Lawrence Of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Gandhi and The Sound Of Music all have that modern films lack? (One word, 12 letters)
18. Which one of the following is not an event in the Modern Pentathlon?
a. fencing b. cross country run c. pistol shooting d. long jump e. show jumping f. freestyle swimming
19. The movie poster tag line for which 1977 film was "We are not alone."?
20. In song, "the women folk would hide, they'd hide" when which man rode to town?
1. World War Z
2. 17
3. The Archies (Sugar Sugar)
4. India
5. Gandhi
6. Margret Smith Court (note: until 1968 it was called the Australian Championship)
7. 1941
8. Two answers. New York Yankees (27) and the St. Louis Cardinals (11)
9. Paul Cezanne
10. Five answers.
a. We Didn't Start The Fire (Billy Joel)
b. Play With Fire (Rolling Stones)
c. Fire And Rain (James Taylor)
d. I'm On Fire (Bruce Springsteen)
e. Great Balls Of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis)
11. Two answers. Sana'a and Aden
12. Answer b. 1971
13. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
14. Four answers. Indian Cobra, Common Krait, Russell's viper, Saw-scaled viper.
15. Woodstock
16. Alexei, Anastasia, Maria, Tatiana and Olga.
17. Intermission
18. Answer d. long jump
19. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
20. Liberty Valence (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence)
]]>1. With which 1991 film does one associate the cry "Towanda!"?
2. The brand name of which popular health care product stems from the Latin word for "snow white"?
3. What is the name of the dingy little inn owned by Aberforth Dumbledore?
4. Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Bo Derek, Madonna and Pia Zadora are all multiple winners of what?
5. Which superlative does one associate with the city in Argentina named Ushuaia?
6. Based on the number of bales per year, name the four largest cotton producing countries in the world. One point for each correct answer.
7. Which country has a record 13 points along its border where three countries meet?
a. Russia b. Brazil c. China d. Dem Rep of the Congo
8. Which two Hollywood icons played together in the 1943 film version of Hemingway's "For Whom The Bell Tolls"?
9. The world famous Sultan Ahmed mosque in Istanbul is better known under which name?
a. Blue Mosque, b. Red Mosque, c. White Mosque, d. Green Mosque
10. Name the hit song from each of the following with an animal in the song title. One point for each correct answer.
a. Sweet
b. America
c. Al Stewart
d. Loudon Wainwright III
11. In which Hollywood blockbuster did the actor Perry King play the President of the United States?
12. Which two Russian tennis players have won the Australian Open mens singles title? One point for each correct answer.
13. What is the name of the group of street urchins who sometimes aided Sherlock Holmes? (Three words)
14. Challenger Deep is the deepest known point under the ocean. What is the name of the trench in which it is located?
15. Plus or minus 2, in which year does the storyline in the movie The Godfather Part III begin?
16. Humboldt, Little Blue, Gentoo, Adelie, Macaroni and Chinstrap are all examples of what?
17. The movie poster tag line for which 1962 film was "Together for the first time-James Stewart-John Wayne-in the masterpiece of four time Academy Award winner John Ford."?
18. Which British pop group had a hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1970 with the single "Hitchin' a Ride"?
19. In medieval England an inch was divided into three grains of what?
20. Which extremely vital word is a combination of the Greek words for "acid" and "creation"?
1. Fried Green Tomatoes
2. Nivea
3. Hogg's Head Inn
4. Golden Raspberry Award for worst actress
5. Southernmost city in the world
6. Four answers. In order: China, India, USA, Pakistan.
7. Answer c. China
8. Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman
9. Answer a. The Blue Mosque
10. Four answers.
a. Fox On The Run
b. A Horse With No Name
c. Year Of The Cat
d. Dead Skunk
11. The Day After Tomorrow
12. Two answers. Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marit Safin
13. Baker Street Irregulars
14. Mariana Trench
15. 1979
16. Penguins
17. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
18. Vanity Fare
19. Barleycorn
20. Oxygen (from oxys and genes)
]]>1. Which song with a historical figure in the song's title was Paul McCartney's first number one hit in the US after leaving the Beatles?
2. According to worldclimate.com, what is the capital city with the coldest annual temperature?
a. Reykjavik b. Ottawa c. Moscow d. Ulaan-baatar
3. Although there are a few exceptions, which ingredient needs to be added to a stock in order to make it a broth? (four letters)
4. Which biblical word for a sea serpentis often applied to a ship of great size?
5. The following are all lyrics from songs with the word (five) or number five (5) somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Not a shirt on my back not a penny to my name
b. News guy wept and told us, Earth was really dying
c. They just use your mind and never give you credit
6. Plus or minus 20, in which year does the action inboth the novel and the film 'The Last Of The Mohicans' take place?
7. Which part of the body does the painful infection known as Otitis affect?
8. Although it is never used for commercial flights, with 8.3 km, the longest airport runway in the world is found where?
9. In which James Bond film is an atomic device disarmed with 007 seconds remaining on the clock?
10. Built on their western frontier, what was the German reply to the French Maginot Line?
11. According to legend, which very small animal saved Mohammed the Prophet, Frederich the Great and the Scottish King Robert Bruce?
12. Which actor was in all of the following films?
North by Northwest, Lolita, Georgy Girl, The Blue Max, Cross of Iron and The Boys From Brazil
13. The most famous Prince of Wallachia is better known as what?
14. What was the name of the band that backed up Bobby Boris Pickett on the song 'Monster Mash'?
15. The title European Footballer of the Year was awarded between the years 1956 and 2009. Which two countries produced five different title winningplayersduring those years? One point for each correct country.
16. What are the two most populated cities in India? One point for each correct answer.
17. Which word for an outdoor bathing pool takes its name from an Adriatic island?
18. Which title was once given to the virtual rulers of Japan who kept the true Emperor in captivity?
19. What is the name of the CIA operative who has appeared in 11 James Bond films?
20. Since 1950 there have been three Formula One World Driver's Champions with the initials 'J. S.' . Can you name them? One point for each correct answer.
1. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
2. Answer d. Ulaan-baatar (Mongolia)
3. Salt
4. Leviathan
5. Three answers.
a. Five Hundred Miles
b. Five Years (David Bowie)
c. 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton)
6. 1757
7. The ear
8. Area 51 (Nellis Air Force Range, Edwards Air Force Base, also known as Dream Land or Groom Lake)
9. Goldfinger
10. The Siegfried Line
11. A spider
12. James Mason
13. Dracula or Vlad the Impaler
14. The Crypt Kickers (or 'The Crypt Kicker Five')
15. Two answers. Germany (3 x West Germany) and Italy
The Germanswere Gert Müller, Franz Beckenbauer, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Lothar Mathäus and Matthias Sammer
The Italians were Omar Sivori, Gianni Rivera, Paulo Rossi, Roberto Baggio and Fabio Cannavaro
16. Two answers. Mumbai (Bombay) and Delhi
17. Lido
18. Shogun (or Tycoon)
19. Felix Leiter
20. Three answers. Jackie Stewart, Jody Scheckter and John Surtees
]]>1. Known as a 'flag of convenience', the flag of which country is the most popular in the shipping industry?
2. One of the best selling albums of all time is Meat Loaf's 'Bat out of Hell'. The album cover depicts a motorcycle leaving what in a hurry?
3. Born on the 22nd of December 2001, what name was given to the world's first cloned cat?
4. In which popular film do the main characters journey through the Sea of Time, the Sea of Science, the Sea of Monsters, the Sea of Nothing and the Sea of Holes?
5. Once known as 'the land of a million elephants', which country's capital city is Vientiane?
6. "The Greatest Fairy Tale Never Told" was the movie poster tag line for which 2001 film?
7. Since the Open era in 1969, who are the only three tennis players that have won the mens singles title at the Australian Open four or more times? One point for each correct answer.
8. Which US president does one associate with the expression 'the buck stops here'?
9. Which country is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans, the heart and soul of good chocolate?
a. Brazil b. Honduras c. Ivory Coast d. Vietnam
10. The following lyrics are from songs with the word 'Road' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Has left a pool of tears crying for the day
b. The life I love is making music with my friends
c. No phone, no pool, no pets
d. I'm not a present for your friends to open
11. Joan Fontaine won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1941 for her role in the Hitchcock film Suspicion. Her elder sister, best known perhaps for her role as Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in Gone With The Wind, won the Best Actress award twice. Who is Joan Fontaine's famous elder sister?
12. According to the W T O and based on the amount of money spent on imports, name the six largest import nations in the world. One point for each correct answer.
13. The Swiss surrealist artist H R Giger won an Oscar for his design of the extra terrestrials in which famous science fiction horror film?
14. Which American singer songwriter wrote and produced Nancy Sinatra's hit songs 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin'', 'Summer Wine' and 'Sugar Town'?
15. The USA made formal declarations of war on which three countries during the 19th century? One point for each correct answer.
16. Meaning "circle" in Sanskrit, what name is given to the ritualistic symbols, designs or patterns that represent the universe in Hinduism and Buddhism?
17. With one word, complete each of the following Album titles from Cat Stevens.
a. Tea for the .....
b. Teaser and the .....
18. Name the two films which won the Oscar for Best Picture in which Sir Ian Holm played a role. One point for each correct answer.
19. The novel and film titled 'City of Joy' is about life in which mega city?
20. Peter Cushing, Anthony Hopkins, Mel Brooks, Laurence Olivier and Hugh Jackman have all played the role of which fictional character?
1. Panama
2. Graveyard or cemetary
3. CC (Copy Cat or Carbon Copy)
4. Yellow Submarine
5. Laos
6. Shrek
7. Three answers. Roger Federer Andre Agassi and Novak Djokovic
8. Harry S Truman
9. Answer c. Ivory Coast
10. Four answers.
a. The Long And Winding Road (Beatles)
b. On The Road Again (Willie Nelson)
c. King Of The Road (Roger Millar)
d. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John)
11. Olivia de Havilland
12. Six answers. In order; USA, China, Germany, Japan, France and the UK.
13. Alien
14. Lee Hazlewood
15. Three answers. UK (1812), Mexico (1846) and Spain (1898).
16. Mandalas
17. Two answers.
a. Tillerman
b. Firecat
18. Two answers. The Lord of the Rings (Return of the King) and Chariots of Fire.
19. Calcutta (Kolkata)
20. Van Helsing
]]>1. The name of which country is the Spanish word for "ancient"?
2. Aaron Cross was the central character in which 2012 action film?
3. What kind of river was a number one hit song for Christie in 1970?
4. Name the only two countries in mainland South America that still drive on the left hand side. One point for each correct answer.
5. What is the collective noun for tarot cards? Six letters, first letter 'A'.
6. Common Jezebel, Painted Lady, Lime, Speckled Wood, Karner Blue, Duke of Burgundy, Plum Judy and Mallow Skipper are all examples of what?
7. Name the film in which John Travolta played each of the following characters. One point for each correct answer.
a. Danny Zuko
b. Vincent Vega
c. Chili Palmer
d. George Malley
e. Tony Manero
8. In 2010, Magnus Carlsen became the youngest ever number one ranked player in what?
9. Which two countries that start with the letter 'S' have a capital city that is the same name as that of the country?
10. The following are all the first words to songs with the word 'Yellow' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. They paved paradise
b. Dreamed I was an Eskimo
c. When are you going to come down
d. I'm just mad about saffron
e. So long boy you can take my place
f. In the town
11. Since 2004, 'Spirit in Motion' has been the motto for what?
12. Which six countries in the world produce the most cars? One point for each correct answer.
13. Carre, Orphans, Cheval and En Plein (pronounced 'n plane') are all terms used in which game?
14. Name the only two Asian UN Secretary Generals. One point for each correct answer.
15. The movie poster tag line for which 1980 film was "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."?
16. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first recorded usage of the term 'Cold war' is attributed to which man?
a. John le Carre b. H. G. Wells c. Winston Churchill d. George Orwell
17. Which one of the following is not a grape variety used to make red wine?
a. Semillon b. Zinfandel c. Syrah (Shiraz) d. Barbera
18. The name of which artistic style translated means "rough or imperfect pearl"?
19. The name of the famous war horse ridden by the Duke of Wellington during the Battle of Waterloo is also a capital city in Europe. What was the name of the horse?
20. What is the name given to the type of beer brewed by monks in Belgium?
1. Antigua
2. Bourne Legacy
3. Yellow River
4. Two answers. Suriname and Guyana
5. Arcana
6. Butterflies
7. Five answers.
a. Grease
b. Pulp Fiction
c. Get Shorty (or Be Cool)
d. Phenomenon
e. Saturday Night Fever (or Staying Alive)
8. Chess
9. Two answers. San Marino and Singapore
10. Six answers.
a. Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)
b. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow (Frank Zappa)
c. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John)
d. Mellow Yellow (Donovan)
e. Yellow River (Christie)
f. Yellow Submarine (Beatles)
11. Paralympics
12. Six answers. In order; China, USA, Japan, Germany, South Korea and India.
13. Roulette
14. Two answers. Ban Ki Moon and U Thant
15. The Shining
16. Answer d. George Orwell
17. Answer a. Semillon
18. Baroque
19. Copenhagen
20. Trappist
]]>1. What kind of bank was opened in 1940 for the first time in the USA by the African American surgeon Charles Drew?
2. Name one of the three horses that won the US 'Triple Crown' in horse racing during the 1970s.
3. Plus or minus 10, in which year was DNA fingerprinting discovered?
4. Which dance style was the song title of a top 10 hit around the world for Van McCoy in 1975?
5. Which 1935 Hollywood film about a famous 18th century crime is the only movie in the history of the Oscars in which three male members of the cast were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor?
6. What kind of skin is named after a European country?
7. What is the collective noun for both a group of widows and tigers? Six letters, first letter 'A', last letter 'h'.
8. Gado gado, Garden, Poke, Panzanella, Nicoise, Brunswick and Chef are all examples of what?
9. The following was the movie poster tag line for which 1972 Hollywood thriller set in the back woods?
"This is the weekend they didn't play golf."
10. Since 1877, which nation has produced a record 35 Wimbledon mens singles champions?
a. USA b. Australia c. France d. UK
11. The following are all lyrics from songs with the word 'Shoes' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Before you abuse, criticise and accuse
b. He's a poor boy, empty as a pocket
c. You can burn my house, steal my car, drink my liquor
12. The psychedelic drug LSD. What does the letter 'L' stand for?
13. The following is a list of actors and the role they played which earned them the Academy Award for best Supporting Actor. Can you name the film? One point for each correct answer.
a. Jack Nicholson (Garrett Breedlove)
b. Joel Grey (Master of Ceremonies)
c. Frank Sinatra (Pvt Angelo Maggio)
d. Edmund Gwenn (Kris Kringle)
14. The scientific name for which expensive spice is 'Crocus sativus'?
15. Which country is the most reliant on nuclear power for its electricity?
a. France b. USA c. Russia d. Germany
16. Which Scottish born artist and bass guitarist with the initials S S is pictured on the cover of the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
17. Which weapon, which Roman goddess, which metal and which large midwest US city are the names of four D Day beaches?
18 . What are the two most populated cities in Kenya? One point for each correct answer.
19. Name the film or TV series in which the actor Sean Bean is killed while playing the following characters. One point for each correct answer.
a. Alec Travelyan or Janus
b. Eddard Stark
c. Sean Miller
20. In which sport is a tournament called a Bonspiel?
1. Blood bank
2. Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Affirmed
3. 1984
4. The Hustle
5. Mutiny on the Bounty (Charles Laughton, Clark Gable and Franchot Tone were all nominated)
6. Suede (from the French 'gants de suede' meaning Swedish gloves)
7. Ambush
8. Salad
9. Deliverance
10. Answer d. UK
11. Three answers.
a. Walk A Mile In My Shoes
b. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
c. Blue Suede Shoes
12. Lysergic
13. Four answers.
a. Terms Of Endearment
b. Cabaret
c. From Here To Eternity
d. Miracle On 34th Street
14. Saffron
15. Answer a. France
16. Stuart Sutcliffe
17. Sword, Juno, Gold and Omaha
18 . Two answers. Nairobi and Mombasa
19. Three answers.
a. Golden Eye
b. Game of Thrones
c. Patriot Games
20. Curling
]]>1. What kind of 'gin' is said to have been a contributing factor in the outbreak of the American Civil War?
2. Which character from the Peanuts comic strip is also the name of the Roman Catholic pope who succeeded St Peter?
3. Name the three capital cities in the world that begin with the letters 'Ka'. One point for each correct answer.
4. Name the celebrity mothers who gave their son our daughter the following names. One point for each correct answer.
a. Zahara Marley
b. Blue Ivy Carter
c. Moroccan Scott
d. Elijah Blue
e. Suri
f. Makena'lei Gordon
5. The name of which kind of American cottonwood tree is also the site of a famous 1836 battle?
6. Which empire had 10 official languages and was geographically the second largest country in Europe in 1913?
7. The following are the last lines to which epic film?
"Tonya, can you play the balalaika?"
"Can she play? She's an artist!"
"Ah, then it's a gift."
8. Where is the most heavily militarized border in the world?
9. Which name has been given to the very strong westerly winds in the southern hemisphere generally found between the latitudes 40 and 50 degrees?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word 'Hello' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. You're still glowing, you're still crowing
b. I say hi, you say low
c. You passed me by one sunny day, flashed those big brown eyes my way, and oh I wanted you forever more
d. I've been alone with you inside my mind
11. Which E.U. country is one of the top three pear producing countries worldwide?
12. What kind of airliner made headlines around the world after it crashed and killed 14 people at the 1973 Paris air show?
13. What is the difference between the collective nouns a 'gaggle' of geese and a 'skein' of geese?
14. What was the name of Dick Dastardly's race car?
15. Which record setting NFL running back appeared in a score of films over the last few decades including The Dirty Dozen, Ice Station Zebra and Mars Attacks?
16. Which five E. U. countries have a red and white flag? One point for each correct answer.
17. Which English composer with the initials T. H. wrote a series of hit songs in the 1960s which included Downtown, Sign Of The Times, Call Me, I Know A Place and Sugar And Spice?
18. What are the three mainland African countries in which Portuguese is an official language? One point for each correct answer.
19. Name the films in which Frank Sinatra played each of the following roles? One point for each correct answer.
a. Colonel Joseph L. Ryan
b. Private Angelo Maggio
c. Frankie Machine
20. What is the very well known French word meaning 're-birth'?
1. Cotton gin (processing cotton became much easier but more slaves were needed to pick the crop, thus strengthening the arguments for the continuation of slavery)
2. Linus
3. Three answers. Kabul (Afghanistan), Kampala (Uganda), Kathmandu (Nepal)
4. Six answers.
a. Angelina Jolie
b. Beyonce
c. Mariah Carey
d. Cher
e. Katie Holmes
f. Helen Hunt
5. Alamo
6. Austro-Hungarian Empire
7. Doctor Zhivago
8. Between North and South Korea
9. 'The Roaring Forties'
10. Four answers.
a. Hello Dolly
b. Hello Goodbye (Beatles)
c. Hello Marylou (goodbye heart) (Ricky Nelson)
d. Hello (Lionel Richie)
11. Italy (China, Italy and the USA are the top 3)
12. A Russian SST (supersonic transport) Tupolev Tu-144. Nicknamed 'Concordski'.
13. A gaggle is on the ground, a skein is in flight.
14. The Mean Machine
15. Jim Brown
16. Five answers. Austria, Denmark, Poland, Malta and Latvia.
17. Tony Hatch
18. Three answers. Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau
19. Three answers.
a. Von Ryan's Express
b. From Here To Eternity
c. The Man With The Golden Arm
20. Renaissance
]]>1. In which two novels by Jules Verne does Captain Nemo play a role?
2. Which article of clothing bears the name of the man who invented the flying trapeze in 1859?
3. What was the title of Charlie Chaplin's first feature-length film in 1921?
4. Which British band was banned from playing in the United States between 1965-69?
a. The Kinks b. The Who c. Pink Floyd d. The Small Faces
5. Which American woman won at least one Grand Slam singles title in tennis every year between 1974 and 1986?
6. The name of which heavily built mammal with a 30 centimetre-long tongue is the Afrikaan word for 'earth pig'?
7. The Palk Strait separates which two countries with a combined population of 1 billion 257 million?
8. With one word, complete the following movie poster tag line from the 1930 film 'Anna Christie'.
" Garbo ......"
9. According to Forbes magazine, which five countries in the world have the most US dollar billionaires? One point for each correct answer.
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Street" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. This city desert makes me feel so cold, its got so many people but its got no soul
b. There'll be swingin, swayin and records playin
c. You need a yen to make a mark if you wanna make money
11. Our sun excluded, what is the brightest star in the sky?
12. Which painter with the initials W. d. K. was one of the leading proponents of abstract expressionism and action painting?
13. What is the name of Spain's largest seaport on the Atlantic coast?
14. Which sport, a combination of western and Asian traditions, was invented by Kano Jigora in 1882 and became Olympic in 1964?
15. Name the films in which Glen Close plays each of the following roles. One point for each correct answer.
a. First Lady Marsha Dale
b. Alex Forrest
c. Vice President Kathryn Bennett
d. Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil
16. Which acting method is named after a 19th century Russian director?
17. Who is the famous daughter of the man who had a 1992 hit song with 'Achy Breaky Heart'?
18. Josef Stalin was born in which imperial Russian colony?
19. The name of which polyphonic music style translated means "in the church style"?
20. Which insect was the nickname for the felon and fugitive Henri Charriere and the title of his bestselling 1969 novel?
1. Two answers. 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea' and 'Mysterious Island'
2. Leotard (Jules Leotard)
3. The Kid
4. Answer a. The Kinks
5. Chris Evert
6. Aardvark
7. India and Sri Lanka
8. "Talks" (Garbo TALKS)
9. Five answers. USA (442), China (122), Russia (110), Germany (58), India (55)
10. Three answers.
a. Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty)
b. Dancing In The Street (Martha and the Vandellas)
c. Wall Street Shuffle (10cc)
11. Sirius
12. Willem de Kooning
13. Cadiz
14. Judo
15. Four answers.
a. Mars Attacks
b. Fatal Attraction
c. Air Force One
d. Dangerous Liaisons
16. Stanislavsky
17. Miley Cyrus
18. Georgia
19. A cappella
20. Papillon (butterfly)
]]>1. What is the well known five letter Latin word meaning "poison", "slimy liquid" or "sap of plants"?
2. The highest border point in the world separates which two countries?
3. According to legend, which 5,000 man strong Roman Legion disappeared in Caledonia?
4. Which three time winner of the title European Footballer of the Year and former FIFA World Player of the Year had to end his playing career early at the age of 28 due to injury?
5. Which flightless bird is named after the 'mother of gods' in Greek mythology?
6. Which two countries are located on the island Hispaniola?
7. The first televised presidential debates in the United States were between which two candidates?
8. Which island in the Florida Keys is also the title of a classic 1948 film noir movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall?
9. The international airport that serves Venice Italy is named after which famous Venetian?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Stop" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Other people stared as if we were both quite insane
b. I'm a racing car passing like Lady Godiva
c. Clouds of mystery pourin' confusion on the ground
d. I've known of your, your secluded nights
11. Due to the massive 1815 volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora, the year 1816 was known as the "Year without" what?
12. What does the acronym SONAR stand for?
13. Which country held their cabinet meeting underwater in October 2009 in order to draw world attention to rising sea levels?
14. Who is the only actor born in Australia to have won the Academy Award for Best Actor?
15. What is a vaporetto in Venice?
16. Measured in area, what are the two smallest countries that have won the FIFA Football World Cup?
17. Between 1971 and 1974 Ringo Starr had seven consecutive top 10 hit singles in the US charts. Can you name four of them? One point for each correct answer.
18. The oldest known paved road in the world is in which country?
a. Italy b. China c. Egypt d. Peru
19. What was the movie poster tag line for
a. the 1982 film 'Poltergeist'
b. the 1986 film 'Poltergeist II'
20. Plus or minus 25, how many people does 'The Bride' kill in Kill Bill: Vol. 1?
1. Virus
2. China and Nepal
3. The Ninth Legion
4. Marco van Basten
5. Rhea
6. Haiti and Dominican Republic
7. Richard M Nixon and John F Kennedy
8. Key Largo
9. Marco Polo
10. Four answers.
a. Bus Stop (Hollies)
b. Don't Stop Me Now (Queen)
c. Who'll Stop The Rain (CCR)
d. Stop In The Name Of Love (Supremes)
11. "Year without a summer"
12. Sound Navigation And Ranging
13. Maldives
14. Geoffrey Rush (Peter Finch was born in England, Russel Crowe was born in New Zealand)
15. Water bus
16. England (130,395 km2) and Uruguay (176,215 km2) Note: 3 time winner West Germany had 248,557 km2
17. Any four of the following seven top 10 hit singles: It Don't Come Easy (no 4), Back Off Boogaloo (no 9), Photograph (no 1), You're Sixteen (no 1), Oh My My (no 5), Only you (and you alone) (no 6), No No Song (no 3)
18. Answer c. Egypt
19. Two answers.
a. "They're here"
b. "They're back"
20. 76
]]>1. Name one of the two most used internet passwords worldwide.
2. The following was the movie poster tag line from which 1935 film?
'The Monster demands a Mate!'
3. The last Castrato (castrated male singer) in the Sistine choir died in which year?
a. 1722 b. 1822 c.1922 d. 2002
4. Which European language is an official language in Angola?
5. In which 1980 Hollywood western did four sets of actor brothers play the roles of four sets of historically real brothers?
6. Lionel Messi holds the record for most goals in a calendar year. Who was the previous record holder?
7. Plus or minus 20, how many dollar billionaires live in Russia? (as of 2021)
8. Name the European country in which each of the following surnames is the most popular. One point for each correct answer.
a. De Jong
b. Hansen
c. Peeters
d. Nagy
9. Co-authored by two Germans, which famous manuscript, first published in 1848, begins with the words "A spectre is haunting Europe ...."
10. Russia excluded, name the three European countries that have won the Olympic gold medal in mens ice hockey. One point for each correct answer.
11. The 1955 novel and 1958 film 'A Night To Remember' were based on which tragic event?
12. The following are all lyrics from songs with the word 'Holiday' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. "He looked down at my silver chain, he said I'll give you one dollar, I said you've got to be joking man, it was a present from me mother"
b. If we took a holiday, took some time to celebrate, just one day out of life, it would be, it would be so nice"
c. "We're going where the sea is blue, we've seen it in the movies, now let's see if it's true"
13. Which 1996 Hollywood film starring a future Oscar winning actress was rated PG-13 in the UK for its 'intense depiction of very bad weather'?
14. The first time in US history that more marriages ended in divorce than in the death of a spouse was in which year?
a. 1964 b. 1974 c. 1994 d. 2004
15. In the popular US television series 'Bewitched', what was Samantha's surname?
16. The translated version of which famous 1883 novel begins with the words "Once upon a time there lived .... 'A king!' my little readers will say immediately.No, children, you are mistaken. Once upon a time there was a piece of wood."
17. The following is a list of actresses and the role they played which earned them the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Can you name the film? One point for each correct answer.
a. Hattie McDaniel (Mammy)
b. Jane Derwell (Ma Joad)
c. Judi Dench (Queen Elizabeth I)
d. Cate Blanchett (Katharine Hepburn)
e. Kim Hunter (Stella Kowalski)
18. "Peace is our profession" was the motto of which now defunct branch of the US military during the cold war?
19. Brno is the second largest city in which European country?
20. Which steamer without any passengers on board, the name of which is an adjective for a US state, was just 10 miles from the Titanic as she sank?
1. password or 123456
2. The Bride Of Frankenstein
3. Answer c. 1922
4. Portuguese
5. The Long Riders (James and Stacey Keach, David, Robert and Keith Carradine, Dennis and Randy Quaid, Christopher and Nicolas Guest)
6. Gert Müller
7. 99
8. Four answers.
a. Holland
b. Norway
c. Belgium
d. Hungary
9. The Communist Manifesto (Marx and Engels)
10. Three answers. Sweden (1994, 2006), Czech Republic (1998) and GB (1936)
11. The sinking of the Titanic
12. Three answers.
a. Dreadlock Holiday (10 cc)
b. Holiday (Madonna)
c. Summer Holiday (Cliff Richard)
13. Twister
14. Answer b. 1974
15. Stephans
16. Pinocchio
17. Five answers.
a. Gone With The Wind
b. The Grapes Of Wrath
c. Shakespeare In Love
d. The Aviator
e. A Streetcar Named Desire
18. Strategic Air Command (SAC)
19. Czech Republic
20. The SS Californian
]]>1. Which fictional little girl sleeps in a polished walnut shell cradle and rows a boat made from a tulip petal?
2. Who composed the 'Bridal Chorus', also known as 'Here comes the bride' or the 'Wedding March'?
a. Ludwig van Beethoven b. Scott Joplin c. George Gershwin d. Richard Wagner
3. The title of which 1980s Oscar winning film for Best Picture is a Latin word that translated means 'God's love' or 'Love of God'?
4. What is the collective noun for bacteria?
5. Who sometimes uses the fictional company Universal Export (or Exports) as a cover?
a. Sherlock Holmes b. Jason Bourne c. James Bond d. Simon Templar
6. The 19th century Norwegian Axel Paulsen was the inventor of which difficult manoeuvre?
7. The movie poster tag line for which famous film was
"Check in. Relax. Take a shower."?
8. Found on both the land and in the sea and with up to 4,000 kilograms in weight, what is the largest living carnivore in the world?
9. What was the first English speaking country to give all adult women the right to vote in 1893?
10. The following is a list of actors and the role they played which earned them the Academy Award for Best Actor. Can you name the film? One point for each correct answer.
a. Michael Douglas (Gordon Gekko)
b. Paul Newman (Fast Eddie Felson)
c. F Murray Abraham (Antonio Salieri)
d. Humphrey Bogart (Charlie Allnut)
e. Gary Cooper (Alvin C York)
11. Since 1966, what is the new name for the former British crown colony Basutoland?
12. Often cited as 'the worst film ever made', screen legend Bela Lugosi's last film was in which 1956 science fiction thriller?
13. Which of the following motor corporations is also the name of the angel of light in the old Iranian religion Zoroastrianism?
a. Opel b. Lancia c. Subaru d. Mazda
14. In which country was the 1954 'Battle of Dien Bien Phu'?
15. The name for which marine mammal stems from an ancient Roman word meaning 'the kingdom of the dead'?
16. The following are the first words to which books popular with children and adults alike? One point for each correct answer.
a. "Motorcars are conglomerations ... "
b. "Squire Trelawney, Dr Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars ..."
c. "My father got the dog drunk on cherry brandy at the party last night"
17. What was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D W Griffiths?
18. What are the two most populated cities in Syria? One point for each correct answer.
19. The following are all lyrics from songs with 'rain' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. "C'mon you little fighter, no need to get uptighter"
b. "I'm out of work, I'm out of my head, out of self respect, I'm out of bread"
c. "Talking to myself and feeling old, sometimes I'd like to quit, nothing ever seems to fit"
d. "Once in a lullabye"
20. According to the Committe to Protect Journalists (CPJ), name five of the 10 countries in which the most journalists have been killed since 1992.
1. Thumbelina (Hans Christian Anderson)
2. Answer d. Richard Wagner (from his opera 'Lohengrin)
3. Amadeus
4. Culture
5. Answer c. James Bond
6. The axel jump in figure skating
7. Psycho
8. Elephant seal
9. New Zealand
10. Five answers.
a. Wall Street
b. The Color of Money
c. Amadeus
d. The African Queen
e. Sergeant York
11. Lesotho
12. Plan 9 From Outer Space
13. Answer d. Mazda
14. Vietnam
15. Orca (from Orcinus)
16. Three answers.
a. Chitty chitty Bang bang
b. Treasure Island
c. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, aged 13 3/4
17. The film studio United Artists
18. Two answers. Damascus and Aleppo
19. Four answers.
a. It's raining again (Supertramp)
b. It never rains in southern California (Albert Hammond)
c. Rainy days and Mondays (The Carpenters)
d. Over the rainbow (Judy Garland)
20. Any five of the following ten. Iraq, Philippines, Algeria, Russia, Somalia, Pakistan, Colombia, Syria, India and Mexico.
]]>1. In which Italian city did the first pizzeria open in 1830?
2. Which famous film production company has search lights bordering both sides of its logo?
3. How many times has the Mona Lisa been stolen from the Louvre? (As of 2021)
4. The oldest English speaking city in the Americas is named after a saint and found on an island. What is the name of this city?
5. The IOC first introduced drug testing in 1968. Due to faulty and nonexistant testing, what were the only Summer Olympic games in which not one athlete was tested postive for drugs?
a. Mexico City 1968 b. Montreal 1978 c. Moscow 1980 d. Beijing 2008
6. How many independent countries were there in Africa in 1945?
a. none b. two c. four d. eight
7. The following is a list of actors and the role they played which earned them the Academy Award for Best Actor. Can you name the film? One point for each correct answer.
a. James Cagney (George M Cohan)
b. Yul Brynner (King Mongkut)
c. Gregory Peck (Atticus Finch)
d. Gene Hackman (Popeye Doyle)
e. Robert De Niro (Jake LaMotta)
8. In 1370, which building became the tallest structure in the world after surpassing The Great Pyramid of Cheops?
a. The Tower of Pisa b. Lincoln Cathedral c. Lighthouse of Alexandria d. Angkor Wat
9. The following is the first and last line from which critically acclaimed best selling 1982 novel?
"It begins like this: Barrabas came to us by sea ..."
10. Plus or minus 5, what percentage of the 206 bones in the human body are found in the feet?
11. Which American female singer was the first person to have an entirely synthesised tune top the UK charts in 1977? (that is to say it didn't use any "real instruments") Extra point for the name of the song.
12. The 'Big Bang' excluded, which name has been given to the largest known explosions in the universe?
13. According to The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Quotations, in which year was "Once upon a time" first used in a story?
a. 1095 b. 1395 c. 1595 d. 1895
14. The following was the movie poster tag line from which 2004 film?
"A romantic comedy. With zombies."
15. What is the common name for the body part known as the 'Hallux'?
16. Which nickname was adopted by the British 7th Armoured Division in North Africa during WW II?
17. The following are all lyrics from songs with the word 'New York' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. The boys from the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay
b. These vagabond shoes are longing to stray
c. Gentleness, sobriety, are rare in this society
d. Have you seen my wife Mr Jones? Do you know what it's like on the outside?
18. With just a few tenths of a gram, the mammal with the smallest brain is named the 'Bumblebee' what?
19. What are the two most populated cities in Croatia? One point for each correct answer.
20. What are the five brightest astronomical objects that can be seen from earth with the naked eye? One point for each correct answer.
1. Naples
2. 20th Century Fox
3. Once
4. St John's (Newfoundland)
5. Answer c. Moscow 1980
6. Answer c. four (Liberia, Ethiopia, Egypt and South Africa)
7. Five answers.
a. Yankee Doodle Dandy
b. The King and I
c. To Kill a Mockingbird
d. The French Connection
e. Raging Bull
8. Answer b. Lincoln Cathedral
9. The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
10. 25 % (there are 52 bones in the feet)
11. Donna Summer (I Feel Love)
12. Super Novas
13. Answer c. 1595
14. Shaun of the Dead
15. Big toe
16. The Desert Rats
17. Four answers.
a. Fairytale of New York (Pogues)
b. New York, New York (Frank Sinatra)
c. An Englishman in New York (Sting)
d. New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Bee Gees)
18. Bumblebee bat
19. Two answers. Zagreb and Split
20. Five answers. Sun, Moon, Venus, Jupiter and Mars.
]]>1. Mark Wahlberg, Lily Allen, Tilda Swinton, Bond villian Scaramanga and Chandler Bing from the tv series Friends all have three what?
2. With 15,345 km, the longest non-stop scheduled passenger route in the worldwas Singapore Airlines Newark to Singapore flight. Plus or minus 1 hour and 50 minutes, how long did/does the flight take?
3. Which famous athlete broke three track and field world records and tied a fourth within 45 minutes on May 25th, 1935?
4. Which four colours are found on the flag of Palestine? One point for each correct answer.
5. The following is a movie poster tag line from which 1990 film?
'His story will touch you, even though he can't'
6. Legend has it that Wild Bill Hickok's last poker hand consisted of the two black aces, the two black eights and the queen of clubs as kicker. What name has been given to this poker hand?
7. The name of which popular cocktail stems from a word that translated means 'hillbilly'?
a. Caipirinha b. Mai Tai c. Daiquiri d. Mojito
8. The following are all lyrics from songs with the word 'London' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. This could be our final dance, this could be our very last chance
b. All that phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust
c. It was 9-29 9-29, back street big city
d. He's that hairy handed gent who ran amok in Kent
9. Which jump in figure skating is named after a Swede who won the World Figure Skating Championships 10 times in the early 20th century?
10. The following is a list of actresses and the role they played which earned them the Academy Award for Best Actress. Can you name the film? One point for each correct answer.
a. Vivien Leigh (Blanche Dubois)
b. Sissy Spacek (Loretta Lynn)
c. Katherine Hepburn (Eleanor of Aquitane)
d. Shirley Maclaine (Aurora Greenway)
e. Joanne Woodward (Eve White, Eve Black and Jane)
11. Which penalty kick technique in association football is named after a Czech football player?
12. What are the two small holes located on the top of a birds beak called?
a. Naves b. Napes c. Nares d. Nakes
13. What are the three most common Mandarin Chinese surnames (last names)? One point for each correct answer.
14. In which sport did the American Eric Heiden excel?
15. Originating in the Sahara, what is the name of the Mediterranean wind that begins with the letter 'S'?
16. In which novel would one find each of the following villians? One point for each correct answer.
a. Patrick Bateman
b. Humbert Humbert
c. Iago
d. Javert
e. The White witch
17. What are the two most populated cities in the Bahamas? One point for each correct answer.
18. The name for which kind of dwelling or apartment stems from an Arab word meaning 'be prohibited'?
19. The cast in which 2001 film includes, amongst others, Kevin Spacey, Judi Dench, Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett, Pete Postlewaite, Scott Glen and Rhy Ifans?
20. What is the more common name for a human piloerection?
1. Nipples. (Supernumerary nipple)
2. 18 hours 50 minutes
3. Jesse Owens
4. Four answers. Black, white, green and red
5. Edward Scissorhands
6. The 'dead man's hand'
7. Answer a. Caipirinha
8. Four answers.
a. London Girl (Pogues)
b. London Calling (Clash)
c. Last Train To London (ELO)
d. Werewolves Of London (Warren Zevon)
9. Salchow (Ulrich Salchow)
10. Five answers.
a. A Streetcar Named Desire
b. Coal Miner's Daughter
c. The Lion In Winter
d. Terms Of Endearment
e. The Three Faces Of Eve
11. Panenka
12. Answer c. Nares
13. Three answers. Wang, Li and Chang (Zhang)
14. Speed skating
15. Sirocco
16. Five answers.
a. American Psycho
b. Lolita
c. Othello
d. Les Miserables
e. The Chronicles of Narnia
17. Two answers. Nassau and Freeport
18. Harem
19. The Shipping News
20. Goose pimples, goose bumps, goose flesh.
]]>1. The price of amber increased 10 fold after the release of which 1993 film?
2. In literature; Pemberley, Tara and Manderley are all examples of what?
3. Influenced by the Latin word for "iron", what is the name of the metal sleeve on a pencil that holds the eraser in place?
4. The following is a list of actresses and the role they played which earned them the Academy Award for Best Actress. Can you name the film? One point for each correct answer.
a. Louise Fletcher (Nurse Mildred Ratched)
b. Reese Witherspoon (June Carter)
c. Kathy Bates (Annie Wilkes)
d. Audrey Hepburn (Princess Ann)
e. Nicole Kidman (Virginia Woolf)
5. In total, how many different card combinations are possible after the 'Flop' has been dealt in Texas Holdem poker?
a. 960 b. 1,960 c. 19,600 d. 190,600
6. What did the members of the early 20th century movement or school known as 'Fauvism' do for a living?
7. Which Mr. and Mrs. live at number four Privet Drive?
8. Which 1975 pop song is the biggest selling palindromic song title ever? (3 letters)
9. Which title do 'You' share with, amongst others; Queen Elizabeth II, Adolf Hitler, Pope John XXIII, Mahatma Gandhi and Joseph Stalin?
10. What is the name of the Nike corporate trademark?
11. The following was a movie poster tag line from which 1982 science fiction horror film?
"Man is the warmest place to hide."
12. What are the two most populated cities in Sweden?
13. 2013 is the first year since 1987 in which there are no what?
14. Which American film director with the initials G. A. R. is nicknamed the "Godfather of Zombies"?
15. What is the largest land mammal in South America?
a. Hoffman's Two-toed Sloth b. Jaguar c. Screaming Hairy Armadillo d. Baird's Tapir
16. Lisbeth Salander is the unusual heroine in which 2011 film?
17. What is the official national fruit in each of the following countries? One point for each correct answer.
a. India
b. Mexico
c. Jamaica
18. Which kind of dance style is mentioned in the Queen song 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?
19. Which fictional Mr. had the rare blood type T-negative?
20. What is the only absolute monarchy in Africa?
1. Jurassic Park
2. Estates (Pemberley is the estate in 'Pride and Prejudice', Tara 'Gone With the Wind', Manderley 'Rebecca')
3. Ferrule
4. Five answers.
a. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
b. Walk The Line
c. Misery
d. Roman Holiday
e. The Hours
5. Answer c. 19,600
6. Painters (artists)
7. Mr. and Mrs. Dursley (Harry Potter)
8. S. O. S. (ABBA)
9. TIME magazine's 'Person of the Year' (In 2006 "You" were the Time Person of the Year)
10. Swoosh
11. The Thing
12. Two answers. Stockholm and Gothenburg
13. No repeating digits
14. George A. Romero
15. Answer d. Baird's Tapir
16. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
17. Three answers.
a. Mango
b. Avacado
c. Ackee
18. Fandango ("Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the fandango?")
19. Spock
20. Kingdom of Eswatini
]]>1. Cher was apparently the first person to expose which part of the body on US television in the early 1970s?
2. What does one need to do in January in order to receive the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup?
3. Which city in France is known as the 'City of Popes'?
4. Who directed
a. the 1979 film 'Alien'
b. the 1986 film 'Aliens'?
5. Founded in the 17th century, the movement known as the 'Religious Society of Friends' is better known as what?
6. What kind of 'Train' was a hit in the music charts for each of the following? One point for each correct answer.
a. Cat Stevens
b. O Jays
c. Rod Stewart
d. The Monkees
e. The Clash
7. What are the two most populated cities in Vietnam? One point for each correct answer.
8. Celesta, Euphonium and Cor Anglais are all examples of what?
9. Which four months in the year are spelt the same in both English and German? One point for each correct answer.
10. The following are the first words to which 1972 UK number one hit song?
"I had nothing to do on this hot afternoon but to settle down and write you a line"
11. The American Don Budge was the first person to accomplish which rare sporting achievement?
12. Who or what is a "Yokozuna"?
13. The Oscar winning film from 1950 with Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Marilyn Monroe, Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter was all about which woman?
14. The name of which herb (popular in France and with an aniseed like flavour and aroma) is derived from the Latin word for 'a little dragon'?
15. Larry Hillblom, Adrian Dalsey and Robert Lynn founded which famous company backin 1969, initiallytaking documents back and forth between San Francisco and Honolulu?
16. Adamstown, with a population of 67 (2011 estimate), is the capital and only settlement on which group of islands located in the Pacific?
17. 'Escape or Die Frying' was the movie poster tag line to which film made in the year 2000?
18. Identify the capital cities from the following anagrams (one point for each correct answer):
a: SMART DAME
b: COWHAND STING
c: BUXOM GRUEL
d: MY TOXIC ICE
e: ADAM BASIL
19. What is the better known term for 'Canicular Days'?
20. Which actor, often cast in the role of the 'bad guy', played Lee Harvey Oswald in the film JFK?
1. Navel (belly button)
2. Win the Men's Singles title at the Australian Open
3. Avignon
4. Two answers.
a. Ridley Scott
b. James Cameron
5. Quakers
6. Five answers
a. Peace Train
b. Love Train
c. Downtown Train
d. Last Train To Clarksville
e. Train In Vain (stand by me)
7. Two answers. Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) and Hanoi
8. Musical instruments
9. Four answers. April, August, September und November
10. You Wear It Well (Rod Stewart)
11. The 'Grand Slam' in tennis
12. A Wrestler, Sumo Wrestler
13. Eve (All About Eve)
14. Tarragon (or Estragon)
15. DHL (Dalsey, Hillblom, Lynn)
16. Pitcairn Islands
17. Chicken Run
18. Answers:
a: Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
b: Washington DC (USA)
c: Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
d: Mexico City (Mexico)
e: Islamabad (Pakistan)
19. Dog Days
20. Gary Oldman
]]>1. The name for which kind of confidential message stems from the Arabic word for 'zero' or 'naught'?
2. The following movie quote is from which 1985 film?
"We better back up. We don't have enough road to get up to 88."
3. Which fruit is used to make grenadine syrup?
4. Based on record sales, who are the two most successful Eurovision Song Contest winners?
5. A unit of area and the name of a historic walled port city in Isreal? One word.
6. In which line of work does one use a pestle like tool called a 'muddler'?
7. Name the films in which Gwyneth Paltrow plays a character married to a character played by
a. Brad Pitt
b. Matt Damon
c. Bill Murray
8. Which clothing fad in the 1960s took its name from a famous Prime Minister?
9. What does the unit Planck Temperature stand for?
a. lowest possible temperature of matter b. highest possible temperature of matter
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word 'Bird', or 'Birds', somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Rise up this mornin', smile wth the risin' sun
b. When your bird is broken, will it bring you down, you may be awoken, I'll be round, I'll be round
c. If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me
d. Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean, the unborn grass lies waiting for its coat to turn to green
11. The majority of witch executions between 1500 and 1750 took place in which European country?
a. Germany b. Spain c. France d. Ireland
12. Tartu is the second largest city in which European country?
a. Bulgaria b. Albania c. Estonia d. Andorra
13. Fado is a music genre associated with which European country?
14. Name the five cities in the world with 200,000 or more dollar millionares. One point for each correct answer.
15. The name for which type of bicycle stems from the Latin word for 'at length' or 'finally'?
16. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
a. Canada b. Russia c. Indonesia d. United States
17. Which event on Max Yasgur's farm rocked the world for several days in 1969?
18. With 144.4 litres, which European country has the highest per-capita annual beer consumption world wide?
a. Germany b. Holland c. Ireland d. Czech Republic
19. Which hero is a song title for REM, Taylor Swift, The Kinks, Eminem, Barbara Streisand and Alanis Morissette?
20. What was the surface area of Iceberg B-15, the largest ever recorded iceberg?
a. 110 km2 b. 1,100 km2 c. 11,000 km2 d. 111,000 km2
1. Cipher (Cypher)
2. Back to the Future
3. Pomegranate
4. ABBA and Celine Dion
5. Acre
6. Bartending (used to mash or crush fruit, herbs and spices for cocktails)
7. Three answers.
a. Seven
b. Contagion
c. The Royal Tenenbaums
8. Nehru jacket (after Pandit Nehru, PM of India from 1947-1964)
9. Answer b. highest possible temperature of matter
10. Four answers.
a. Three Little Birds (Bob Marley)
b. And Your Bird Can Sing (Beatles)
c. Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
d. Snow Bird (Anne Murray)
11. Answer a. Germany (an estimated 17,000 - 26,000)
12. Answer c. Estonia
13. Portugal
14. Five answers. In order; Tokyo, New York, London, Paris, and Beijing.
15. Tandem
16. Answer a. Canada
17. Woodstock festival
18. Answer d. Czech Republic
19. Superman
20. Answer c. 11,000 km2 (slightly larger than Jamaica)
]]>1. The name for which very popular article of clothing stems from the French word for an Italian coastal city?
2. Which large record company turned down the Beatles after a recording session on January 1, 1962?
3. Which computer hacking goth girl with the initials L. S. is found onForbes magazine's 2012 list of the 15richest fictional characters?
4. Which (two time) FIFA World Cup winner withdrew from the 1938 and 1950 World Cup's and did not enter the 1954 competition?
5. Which 1980 mega hit single (number 1 in the UK charts, number 1 in the US dance charts)was about stage spot lights? (clue, the title is a registered trademark for a brand of spotlight)
6. What are the two most populated cities in Africa that end with the letter 's'? One point for each correct answer.
7. Whch isolated volcanic island is named after a Christian feast day that is always celebrated on a Thursday?
8. Which tennis superstar was given the nickname 'can't miss Swiss'?
9.The national sport Buzkashi was banned in which countrybetween 1996 and 2001?
10. The following lyrics are from songs with the word 'Storm' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song?
a. Into this world we'rethrown, like a dog without a bone
b. T'was in another lifetime, one of toil and blood, when blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
11. In which film does George Harrison have a small role as Mr Papadopolous?
12. A fictional computer in a best selling 1979 book and the winner at the 1989 World Computer Chess Championship. Two words.
13. With which profession does one associate the Hungarian Robert Capa (1913-1954)?
14. Ian Paice and Ian Gillan were both members of which heavy metal rock band?
15. The movie poster tag line to which 1998 film was "On the air. Unaware."?
16. How many members were in the band Village People when they had their 1979hit YMCA?
17. Name the films in which Tim Roth plays each of the following roles. One point for each correct answer.
a. Archibald Cunningham
b. Mr Orange
c. Vincent van Gogh
d. 'Pumkin'
18. Which country (who achieved third place atthe 2014 FIFA World Cup) have a lion and the the letters KNVB on their football association crest?
19. The name of which fundamentalist movement translated means "students"?
20. Which "father of film" with the initials D. W. G. directed the early cinema masterpiece's 'Birth of a Nation' and 'Intolerance'?
1. Jeans (Genes for Genoa)
2. Decca
3. Lisbeth Salander (The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo)
4. Argentina
5. Super Trouper (ABBA)
6. Two answers. Lagos and Algiers
7. Ascension
8. Martina Hingis
9. Afghanistan
10. Two answers.
a. Riders On The Storm (The Doors)
b. Shelter From The Storm (Bob Dylan)
11. Monty Python's Life of Brian
12. Deep Thought (from 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy')
13. Photographer (photo journalist)
14. Deep Purple
15. The Truman Show
16. Six (cowboy, biker, GI/sailor, cop, construction worker, native American)
17. Four answers.
a. Rob Roy
b. Reservoir Dogs
c. Vincent and Theo
d. Pulp Fiction
18. Holland (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bund)
19. Taliban
20. D. W. Griffith (David Wark Griffith)
]]>1. Which animal, the name of which begins with the letter 'M', is apparently the only non-mammal capable of passing the so called "Mirror Test"? (the ability to recognise itself in the mirror)
2. Named after the hill on which it was first built, what is the name of the8th most populated city in North America?
3. Sprue is the name given to the first pickings of which vegetable?
4. Colo Colo, Rangers, Everton, O'Higgans, Naval and Audax Italiano are all football (soccer) clubs in which country?
5. Who is assigned the name "Beggar Man" in the novel 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'?
6. "Nice planet. We'll take it." was the movie poster tag line to which 1996 film?
7. The flag of which organisation consists of a white compass rose on a dark blue background?
8. Other than English and Spanish, what is the most spoken language in each of the following US states? One point for each correct answer.
a. Vermont
b. New York State
c. Minnesotta
d. Washington
9. Which archaeologist with the initials H. C. does one associate with the discovery of 'King Tut's' tomb?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word 'Bird' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. When your prized possessions start to wear you down
b. Like a drunk in a midnight choir, I have tried in my way to be free
c. If I leave here tomorrow would you still remember me
11. Which 20th century English artist painted "A Bigger Splash"?
12. Name the films in which John Hurt plays each of the following roles. One point for each correct answer.
a. The Leader
b. Winston Smith
c. Kane
d. John Merrick
e. Control
13. Stemming from the Latin word for 'cushion', what is the geometric name for a surface that resembles a lifebuoy, doughnut or inner tube?
14. Which J R R Tolkien antagonist is ranked number 2 in Forbes magazine's 2013 list of the richest characters in the realm of fiction?
15. Some people believePlanet X will one day cause a doomsday event here onplanet Earth. What is the other name beginning with the letter 'N' for Planet X?
16. Who directed 'The Blues Brothers', 'Burke and Hare' and Michael Jackson's music video 'Thriller'?
17. Which two South American countries hold the FIFArecord for the most derbys played against each other in international football?
18. Five star US Army Generals were first approved by Congress in 1944. Can you name the first three? One point for each correct answer.
19. Name the film or television series in which the following evil companies play a role. One point for each correct answer.
a. Globex
b. Gekko & Co
c. Weiland-Yutani
20. The only time that John Lennon sang and played solo on a Beatles Album is ona song found on the Beatles 'White Album'. Can you name the song?
1. Magpie
2. Montreal
3. Asparagus
4. Chile
5. George Smiley
6. Mars Attacks
7. NATO
8. Four answers.
a. French
b. Italian
c. German
d. Vietnamese
9. Howard Carter
10. Three answers.
a. And Your Bird Can Sing (Beatles)
b. Bird On A Wire (Leonard Cohen)
c. Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
11. David Hockney
12. Five answers
a. V For Vendetta
b. 1984
c. Alien
d. The Elephant Man
e. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
13. Torus
14. Smaug
15. Nibiru
16. John Landis
17. Argentina vs Uruguay
18. Three answers. Dwight D Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George C Marshall
19. Three answers.
a. The Simpsons
b.Wall Street(or 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps')
c. Alien vs Predator (or any film in the Alien franchise)
20. Julia
]]>1. Emerald City is the capital of which fictional land?
2. Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Chuck Norris and George Lazenby were all pallbearers at which man's 1973 funeral?
3. The Recording Industry Association of America introduced the platinum certification in 1976 for the sale of one million units. Which band's collection of greatest hits was the first album to receive this award?
4. Which one of the following is a theory in particle physics?
a. string b. thread c. rope d. twine
5. As of 2021, in which two films does Jude Law play alongside Matt Damon?
6. Which breathtaking sight is found in Sagarmatha National Park?
7. Which form of art or image is named after an 18th century French finance Minister? One word, 10 letters.
8. Which two North American cities or towns have hosted Olympic Games twice?
9. Harry Haller is the protaganist in which cult novel, first published in the English language in 1929?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word 'Magic' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Every day I get in the queue
b. Painted wings and giant's rings make way for other toys
c. Got me so blind I can't see
11. Plus or minus 2, what was the first year in which more passengers flew over the Atlantic than sailed over it?
12. What was the name of the Vietnamese village in which between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians were massacred by US Army soldiers on March 16, 1968?
13. One of the first classical albums to go 'gold' was Walter (Wendy) Carlos's interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach music using the Moog Synthesizer. What was the title of this Grammy Award winning 1968 album?
14. Meaning "fearsome" in Russian, what is the name of the capital city of theChechen Republic?
15. What kind of revolutionary engine did the German automobile manufacturer NSU usein their cars between 1967 and 1977?
16. Who commandeered the life boat named James Caird on it's 1,500 km rescue mision in 1916?
17. "Five good reasons to stay single" was the movie poster tag line to which 1994 film?
18. "On a warm summer's eve on a train bound for nowhere" are the first words to which hit single from 1978?
19. What was the nickname given to the Pan Am Boeing B 314 flying boats that made trans-Atlantic passenger flights in the late 1930s?
20. With which scientific field does one associate the 13th century Italian Leonardo Fibonacci?
1. Oz
2. Bruce Lee
3. The Eagles (Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975)
4. Answer a. string
5. The Talented Mr Ripley and Contagion
6. Mount Everest
7. Silhouette
8. Two answers. Los Angeles (1932, 1984) and Lake Placid (1932, 1980)
9. Steppenwolf
10. Three answers.
a. Magic Bus (The Who)
b. Puff The Magic Dragon (Peter, Paul and Mary)
c. Black Magic Woman (Fleetwood Mac)
11. 1957
12. My Lai
13. Switched-on Bach
14. Grozny
15. Wankel
16. Ernest Shackleton
17. Four Weddings And A Funeral
18. The Gambler (Kenny Rogers)
19. Yankee Clipper
20. Mathematics
]]>1. What are the three components of the Freudian psyche? One point for each correct answer.
2. Which two number one hit singles in the UK music charts during the 1970s had the number 3 or the word 'three' somewhere in the song title? One point for each correct answer.
3. Which letter in the Greek alphabet means "very small amount"?
4. Gangnam, as in 'Gangnam Style', is an affluent district in which capital city?
5. In which Oscar winning film is there a Bichon Frise (a small dog breed) named "Precious"?
6. Which oneof the following female first names stems from the Greek word for "peace" or "time of peace"?
a. Melissa b. Dorothea c. Sophia d. Irene
7. A horse named Pilgrim is a central character in which 1998 film?
8. Where is the 'Pythagorean comma' found?
9. Name the all time top scorer in the UEFA Champions Leaguefrom each of the following countries. One point for each correct answer.
a. Holland
b. France
c. Spain
d. Italy
10. The sexy whip wielder Selina Kyle is better known under which alias?
11. With 880,000 square km, the Kara Sea is one of the largest seas in the world. The Kara sea is a part of which ocean?
12. The "War on Drugs". Which US President first declared a "war on drug abuse"?
13. Where did slaves known as 'Odalisques' live and work?
14. Based on world wide box office sales and adjusted for inflation, which 1939 film is the highest grossing film of all time?
15. On the bank of which river does the Portuguese capital of Lisbon stand?
16.At the beginningof the Battle of Stalingrad, the average life expectancy of a Red Army conscript was how long?
a.1 hour b.1day c.1 week d. 1 month
17. Which appropriatename has been given to the basilisk lizard that has the ability to walk on water?
18. Places:
a: Which European country comes FIRST alphabetically?
b: Which European country comes LAST alphabetically? (Note: Wales still part of the United Kingdom)
19. The largest ship lost in WWI was the Titanic's sister ship HMHS Britannic after she hit a mine 21 November,1916. In which sea did she sink?
a. Baltic Sea b. Red Sea c. Aegean Sea d. Irish Sea
20. If the definition of a skyscraper is a building over 150m, which four cities in the world have the most skycrapers? One point for each correct answer.
21. Canada is one of the only two French-speaking republics in the Americas. What is the other?
22. In 1990, which Irish singer became the first artist to refuse a Grammy award?
1. Three answers. Id (das Es), Ego (das Ich) and Superego (das Über-Ich)
2. Two answers. Knock Three Times (Tony Orlando and Dawn) and Three Times a Lady (Commodores)
3. Iota
4. Seoul
5. The Silence of the Lambs
6. d. Irene (from the Greek 'Eirene')
7. The Horse Whisperer
8. Sheet music
9. Four answers.
a. Rud van Nistelrooy (60)
b. Thierry Henry (51)
c. Raul (71)
d. Filippo Inzaghi (50)
10. Catwoman
11. Arctic Ocean
12. Richard Nixon
13. Harem
14. Gone With The Wind
15. The Tagus (Tejo, Tajo)
16. Answer b. 1 day
17. Jesus Lizard
18. Answers:
a: Albania
b: Vatican City
19. Answer c. Aegean Sea
20. Four answers. Hong Kong, New York, Dubai and Shanghai.
21. Haiti
22. Sinead O'Connor
]]>1. What kind of carnivorous creatures are Winston Smith's worst fear in the book 1984?
2. 'She brought a small town to its feet and a large corporation to its knees' is a movie poster tag line from which film?
3. Which dashing title was given to the legendary Captain Hendrick Van Der Decken?
4. The Bluesmobile driven by the Blues Brothers was made by Dodge. Which European country added to the word Dodge gives us the correct name of the car model?
5. Name the six host countries that have won the FIFA World Cup. (as of 2021) One point for each correct answer.
6. Which Hollywood actor played the role of Vincent van Gogh in the 1956 film 'Lust for Life'?
a. Anthony Quinn b. Humphrey Bogart c. Kirk Douglas d. John Wayne
7. During the Apollo 11 mission, what name was given to
a. the command module
b. the lunar module?
8. Oscar winner Natalie Portman's first film role was in which action packed 1994 movie?
9. The following are all lyrics from songs with the word 'America', American' or 'Americans' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Do you remember your President Nixon? Do you remember the bills you have to pay?
b. Kathy I said as we boarded the Greyhound in Pittsburg, Michigan seems like a dream to me now
c. I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
d. Could we have kippers for breakfast, mummy dear mummy dear
e. I don't need your war machines, I don't need your ghetto scenes
f. Take a look up the railtrack from Miami to Canada
g. Looking out a dirty old window, down below the cars in the city go rushing by
10. In 1983, which Swede became the first and only person to complete a boys singles Grand Slam in junior tennis?
11. Which Italian city is known as 'The Bride of the Sea'?
12. Which three countries had the largest navies in the world in 1920? One point for each correct answer.
13. Which 1966 western film title describes the characters Blondie, Angel Eyes and Tuco?
14. Name the only two countries in Africa that were independent at the height of African colonialism in 1914. One point for each correct answer.
15. What were the seven metals used in Alchemy? One point for each correct answer.
16. Jonathan Harker and Mina Murray are principal characters in which 19th century novel?
17. Which US President could speak fluent Madarin Chinese?
a. Jimmy Carter b. George Washington c. George H.W. Bush d. Herbert Hoover
18. In which profession did the American Howard Hawks (1896-1977) excel?
19. What are the two most populated cities in Norway? One point for each correct answer.
20. Which television family lives at 1313 Mockingbird Lane?
1. Rats
2. Erin Brockovich
3. The Flying Dutchman
4. Monaco (Dodge Monaco)
5. Six answers. Uruguay (30), Italy (34), England (66), West Germany (74), Argentina (78), France (98)
6. Answer c. Kirk Douglas
7. Two answers.
a. Columbia
b. Eagle
8. Leon; the Professional
9. Seven answers.
a. Young Americans (David Bowie)
b. America (Simon and Garfunkel)
c. American Pie (Don McLean)
d. Breakfast in America (Supertramp)
e. American Woman (The Guess Who)
f. Letter from America (Proclaimers)
g. Kids in America (Kim Wilde)
10. Stefan Edberg
11. Venice
12. Three answers. GB, USA and Japan
13. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
14. Two answers. Ethiopia and Liberia
15. Seven answers. gold, silver, quicksilver (mercury), copper, iron, tin and lead.
16. Dracula (Bram Stocker)
17. Answer d. Herbert Hoover
18. Film director
19. Two answers. Oslo and Bergen
20. The Munsters
]]>1. Which five US presidents had a first name that begins with the letter 'G'? One point for each correct answer.
2. Name the 1969 cult film with the following movie poster tag line.
A man went looking for America.
And couldn't find it anywhere....
3. What is the name given to the kind of spear Poseidon and Britannia both carry?
4. Which two artists had the most number one hit singles in the US charts during the 1980s? One point for each correct answer.
5. According to this 1976 song title, which service is offered if you ring "36, 24, 36 oh"?
6. Which famous crime took place in Yekaterinburg?
7. "It was nothing like that penis breath" is a line from which 1982 Hollywood blockbuster popular amongst children and adults alike?
8. Name the three youngest Formula One World Driver's Champions. One point for each correct answer.
9. In which 17th century novel is there a horse named Rocinante?
10. How many people are killed in You Only Live Twice, the Bond film in which the most people die?
a. 36 b. 96 c. 196 d. 696
11. The following are all lyrics from songs with the word 'Earth' somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. What about sunrise, what about rain
b. When the night falls down I wait for you and you come around
c. I feel the sky tumbling down, tumbling down
d. Let's drink to the hard working people, let's drink to the lowly of birth
12. What are the two most populated cities in Pakistan?
13. In which international hit song from 1968 does a mother receive a note with the following words?
"Mrs. Johnson you're wearing your dresses way too high. It's reported you've been drinking and running round with men and going wild."
14. What were the names of the three films in which Michael Caine played the role of Harry Palmer? One point for each correct answer.
15. The name of which well known element in the periodic table stems from a German word for goblin?
16. Name the only two male English actors who have won the Academy Award for best supporting actor twice. One point for each correct answer.
17. The name of which kind of thick syrup originally stems from the Greek for word for 'antidote against the bite of wild beasts'? 7 letters
18. Which night in the year with a festival atmosphere is named after an 8th century English nun?
19. Which four drivers from the UK have won the title Formula One World Driver's Champion more than once? One point for each correct answer.
20. Which three year old female made around the world news after her death on November 3, 1957?
1. Five answers. George Washington, Grover Cleveland, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush
2. Easy Rider
3. Trident
4. Two answers. Michael Jackson and Madonna
5. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (ACDC)
6. The execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family
7. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
8. Three answers. Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso
9. Don Quixote (The ingenious gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha)
10. Answer c. 196
11. Four answers.
a. Earth Song (Michael Jackson)
b. Heaven is a place on Earth (Belinda Carlisle)
c. I feel the Earth move (Carole King)
d. Salt of the Earth (Rolling Stones)
12. Two answers. Karachi and Lahore
13. Harper Valley P.T.A.
14. Three answers. The Ipcress File, Funeral in Berlin, Billion Dollar Brain
15. Cobald
16. Two answers. Peter Ustinov ('Spartacus' and 'Topkapi') and Michael Caine ('Hannah and her sisters' and 'Cider house rules')
17. Treacle
18. Walpurgis Night
19. Three answers. Jackie Stewart (3x), Jim Clark (2x), Graham Hill (2x), Lewis Hamilton (7x)
20. Laika
]]>1. Which hairstyle,popular in the 1950s, is named after a mistress of the French King Louis XV?
2. Measured in tonnage, which four countries had the largest navies at the start of World War II?
3. Recorded in Hamburg, who sang lead vocals on the Beatles first commercially released record in 1961?
4. With a net worth of more than 20 billion US dollars, Liliane Bettencourt was one of the wealthiest women in the world. Which family business did she have a controlling stake in?
5. Robert Prosinecki is the only player to have scored goals at the FIFA World Cup for two different countries. Can you name them?
6. The name for which science was first coined by Eratosthenes?
7. "A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood" is the movie poster tag line to which 1988 film?
8. Which UK number one hit single from the year 1986 had the word red in its song title?
9. The name of which temple is found in the official nameof the Knights Templar?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Under" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Lying in a den in Bombay, with a slack jaw and not much to say
b. I've got you deep in the heart of me, so deep in my heart, that you're a part of me
c. A Siamese cat of a girl
d. It's the terror of knowing what this world is about
e. You can almost taste the hot dogs and french fries they sell
11. Who first said in a 1979 speech "Americans are the great Satan"?
12. What kind of "Spring" was a controversial 1962 book written by the environmentalist Rachel Carson?
13. Which UK number one hit single from the year 1986 had theword blue in its song title?
14. Lake Toba, the world's largest volcanic lake, is located in which country?
15. Where was Marie Bernarde Soubirous laid to rest?
16. Which primordial Greek god of the sky lends his name to one of the planets in our solar system?
17. Name the films in which Alec Guinness played each of the following roles. One point for each correct answer.
a. Prince Faisal
b. King Charles I
c. Col Nicholson
d. Herbert Pocket
e. Professor Godbole
18. Korhonen is the most common surname in which European country?
19. Who is the only Frenchman to have played in four FIFA Football World Cups?
20. The following is a quote from which famous 1898 novel?
"....slain, after all man's devices had failed, by the the humblest things that God, in his wisdom, has put upon this Earth."
1. Pompadour
2. GB, USA, Japan and France
3. Tony Sheridan (My Bonnie)
4. L'Oreal
5. Two answers. Yugoslavia and Croatia
6. Geography
7. A Fish Called Wanda
8. Lady in Red (Chris De Burgh)
9. Solomon (The Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon)
10. Five answers.
a. Down Under (Men At Work)
b. I've Got You Under My Skin (Frank Sinatra)
c. Under My Thumb (Rolling Stones)
d. Under Pressure (Queen)
e. Under The Boardwalk (Drifters)
11. Ayatollah Khomeini
12. Silent Spring
13. True Blue (Madonna)
14. Indonesia
15. Lourdes
16. Uranus
17. Five answers.
a. Lawrence of Arabia
b. Cromwell
c. The Bridge on the River Kwai
d. Great Expectations
e. A Passage to India
18. Finland
19. Thierry Henry (98, 2002, 2006, 2010)
20. The War of the Worlds (HG Wells)
]]>1. According to legend, what kind of person did hunters use in order to lure a unicorn?
2. The biggest manhunt in British history took place in the 18th century. Which so called 'pretender' was on the run?
3. Which one of Hollywood's biggest box office attractions in the 1930s was nicknamed "The Blonde Bombshell" and or "The Platinum Blonde"?
4. A thing in which one excels, a part of a sword blade and a music expression meaning loud. (five letters)
5. In literature, Titania is Queen of what?
6. Who is the last person on the following list?
1. O-Ren Ishii
2. Vernita Green
3. Budd
4. Elle Driver
5. ?
7. Name the films in which Barbra Streisand played alongside each of the following actors. One point for each correct answer.
a. Kris Kristofferson
b. Richard Dreyfuss
c. Robert Redford
8. The Hermitage Museum has the largest collection of paintings in the world. In which city is it located?
9. Which country has won a record 25 gold medals at the Baseball World Cup?
a. Japan b. Mexico c. USA d. Cuba
10. Each of the following lyrics are from songs with something to eat in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
b. I told you about the walrus and me man, you know that we're as close as can be man
c. There they are all standing in a row, big ones, small ones, some as big as your head
d. Down in old New Orleans, struttin' her stuff on the street she said "Hello, Hey Joe, you wanna give it a go"
11. What is the name of the currency in both North and South Korea?
12. Which breaded chicken dish is named after a capital city?
13. In which film is Optimus Prime a just and righteous robot?
14. First opened in 1841, the Tivoli Gardens is the oldest amusement park in the world. In which country is it located?
15. Bruce Springsteen released an album in 1995 titled 'The Ghost of Tom Joad'. Tom Joad is the central character in which famous novel?
16. What is the name of the food or drink that stems from the Greek word for immortal?
17. Voted "The Greatest Cricketer since 1970", which Cricket World Cup winning player also played football for his country in the qualifying rounds for the 1974 FIFA World Cup?
18. Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is a villain in which novel and film?
19. Which Greek philosopher lends his name to a beer brewing scale?
20. The narrative of which 1951 post-apocalyptic novel begins in a hospital with the words "When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere."?
1. A young virgin
2. Bonnie Prince Charlie
3. Jean Harlow
4. Forte
5. Queen of the Faries
6. Bill (from the films 'Kill Bill, Vol I and Vol II)
7. Three answers.
a. A Star Is Born
b. Nuts
c. The Way We Were
8. St. Petersburg
9. Answer d. Cuba
10. Four answers.
a. Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones)
b. Glass Onion (Beatles)
c. I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts
d. Lady Marmalade (Labelle)
11. Won
12. Chicken Kiev
13. Transformers
14. Denmark
15. The Grapes of Wrath
16. Ambrosia
17. Viv Richards
18. Dune
19. Plato
20. The Day Of The Triffids
]]>1. The Deep Purple song 'Smoke on the Water' is about a concert in which Swiss city?
2. Arctic and Antarctic both stem from the Greek word 'arctos'. Arctos is the Greek word for which animal?
3. What is both a high standard in cooking and a ribbon once worn by knights of the highest order in France?
4.Which patron saint of sailors also has an unusualweather phenomenon named after him?
5. In which French city is there a sport venue with a Frenchrecordcapacity of 234,000 spectators?
6. Which 20th century existenialist painter shares the same name with a famous Elizabethan philosopher?
7. According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, how many British and Commonwealth soldiers died on November 11, 1918, the last day of World War I?
a. 3 b. 63 c. 863 d. 1,863
8.There is a popular curry dish known as Vindaloo. The word vindaloo stems from which language?
9. Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is the strange central character in which book and film?
10. The name for which indoor game for two to four players is also old ryhming slang for 'drinks' and an 18th century Englishword for unlicensed beer houses?
11. Measured in metric tons per year, people in which five countries consume the most wine? One point for each correct answer.
12. Which insect stage is also the Latin word for ghost or mask?
13. What is a Rambutan?
a. South East Asian antelope
b. Traditional Malaysian knife
c. Tropical fruit
d. Mekong river taxi
14. What are the two most populated cities in Austria?
15. What is the name of the beetle (and the name given to a crew member on some military aircraft) that when threatened, releases toxic chemicals from its backside?
16. Which word coined by the psychologist Carl Jung was also an album title that reached number one in both the US and UK music charts in 1983?
17. Mistral, Oroshi, Pitaraq and Williwaw are all examples of what?
18. Name the two largest lakes in the world with an animal in its name. One point for each correct answer.
19. The coded message with the words "The long sobs of autumn's violins wounds my heart with a monotonous langour" are associated with which famous battle?
20. Which hit songmentions the deserts of Sudan, the gardens of Japan, the dock of Tiger Bay and the vineyards of Bordeaux?
1. Montreux
2. Bear
3. Cordon Bleu
4. St. Elmo (Saint Elmo's Fire)
5. Le Mans (Circuit de la Sarthe)
6. Francis Bacon
7. Answer c. 863
8. Portuguese. (from 'Carne deVinha d' Alhos', meat, wine-vinegar and garlic)
9. Perfume
10. Tiddlywinks
11. Five answers. In order, France, Italy, USA, Germany and China.
12. Larva
13. Answer c. Tropical fruit
14. Two answers. Vienna and Graz
15. Bombardier
16. Synchronicity (The Police)
17. Winds
18. Two answers. Great Bear Lake and Reindeer Lake
19. D Day
20. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Ian Dury and the Blockheads)
]]>1. Which recording artist had a record six number one albums in the UK charts during the 2000s? (2000-2009)
2. Based on the number of passengers per year, the two busiest air routes between an airport in Europe and an airport outside of Europe both begin at London Heathrow. Which two cities outside of Europe are the destinations? One point for each correct answer.
3. Blind Pew, Israel Hands and Black Dog are all characters in which classic novel?
4. Seen in the film 'The Longest Day', what nickname was given toBritish paradummies, the puppet likerubber paratroopersdropped behind the German lines in the early hours of June 6, 1944?
a. Hubert b. Engelbert c. Rupert d. Dagobert
5. Ginza is a well known shopping area in which city?
6. The Square and Compasses is the single most identifiable symbol of which fraternal organisation?
7. With 74 years and 272 days, who was the oldest person to win the Oscar for Best Director?
8. What is the name of the geological period that preceded Jurassic?
9. Each of the following song titles from the Beatles have words in brackets. Complete each song title with the words in brackets. One point for each correct answer.
a. I want you ( )
b. Norwegian Wood ( )
c. You know my name ( )
10. Garbanzo beans are better known as what? (nine letters)
11. In which film, based on a Herman Melville story, did Peter Ustinov play Edward Vere, captain of the H.M.S. Indomitable?
12. Which sport venue in the United States has a record seating capacity of 257,325?
13. Which chemical element is named after the Latin argentum?
14. What was the only Australian band to have a simultaneous number one single in both the US and UK music charts?
15. What is a Jacaranda?
a. tree b. tropical fruit c. cocktail d. snake
16. Which art style does one associate with the late 19th century English artist Aubrey Beardsley?
17. What are the two most populated cities in Bangladesh?
18. The military base known as Area 51 is located in which US state?
19. Which UN Secretary-General died in a mysterious air crash on the 18th of September,1961?
20. Who were the only two bands to have asimultaneous number one single in both the US and UK music charts during the 1960s? One point for each correct answer.
1. Robbie Williams
2. Two answers. New York City (JFK) and Hong Kong (Hong Kong Int)
3. Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
4. Answer c. Rupert
5. Tokyo
6. Freemasonry
7. Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby)
8. Triassic
9. Three answers.
a. (She's so heavy)
b. (This bird has flown)
c. (Look up the number)
10. Chickpeas
11. Billy Budd
12. Indianapolis Motor Speedway
13. Silver (the root "arg" means shiny or grey)
14. Men At Work (Down Under)
15. Answer a. tree
16. Art Nouveau (Jungendstil, Style Moderne)
17. Two answers. Dhaka and Chittagong
18. Nevada
19. Dag Hammarskjold
20. Two answers. The Beatles and The Monkees
]]>1. Which 1985 Hollywood film is also the name of Madonna's first band?
2. What is the opposite of "The Orient"?
3. Russia excluded, what was the most populated European country in the year1800?
4. What are tigers condemned to wear in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Booksafter killing a man for the first time?
5. Which London street, the name of which is derived from a popular 17th century ball game, became the first street to beilluminated with gas lamps in January, 1807?
6. In the Queen song Killer Queen, what kind of champagne is kept "in her pretty cabinet"?
7. The foremost newspaper and official organ of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union was Pravda. What does pravda mean translated?
8. Which famous battle is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry?
9. For which movie did Cher win the award for Best Actress at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival?
10. Which European country was called the Batavian Republic between 1795 and 1806?
11. Which sauce, dessert and toast is named after a famous Australian opera singer?
12. In which 19th century novel would you find a girl named Weena who belongs to ahuntedrace of vegetarians known as Eloi?
13. In song, which six foot four tree top lover keeps a .34 gun in his pocket and a razor in his shoe?
14. What is Portuguese East Africa called today?
15. In which capital city were 83,793 people killed during a night fire bombing raid on 9 March, 1945?
16. Which woman, whose named is alsoassociated with excellence in the automobile industry, was betrothed to Edmond Dantes in the novel The Count Of Monte-Cristo?
17.Which film booted "Singing in the Rain" back into charts in 1971?
18. What are the two most populated cities in Colombia?
19. Which song title was a number one hit in the US for both Petula Clark and Paul McCartney & Wings?
20. Which 19th century American merchant with the initials J. J. A. was the first multi-millionare in the USA?
1. Breakfast Club
2. The Occident
3. France (27.6 million)
4. Stripes
5. Pall Mall
6. Moet et Chandon
7. Truth
8. Battle of Hastings
9. Mask
10. The Netherlands (Holland)
11. Melba (after Dame Nellie Melba; Melba sauce, peach Melba and Melba toast)
12. The Time Machine (H. G. Wells)
13. Bad Bad Leroy Brown (Jim Croce)
14. Mozambique
15. Tokyo
16. Mercedes
17. A Clockwork Orange
18. Bogata and Medellin
19. My Love
20. John Jakob Astor
]]>1. Buck, a cross between a St. Bernard anda Scotch shepard, leads botha troubled and adventurous existance in which popular book and film?
2. Fodder for countless conspiracy theorists, what is the name of the mysteriousionospheric researchfacility located in the US stateAlaska?
3. In which post apocalyptic novel does a virus known as 'Captain Trips' kill 99.4% of the world's population?
4. Who was the only German speaking male singer to have had asong that reached number one in both the US and UK singles charts?
5. The name of which capital city when translated means "I See A Mountain"?
6. The films Blade Runner, Total Recall and Minority Report were all based on books from which American novelist?
7. The Grasberg Mine is the largest gold mine in the world and produced 2,025,000 ounces of gold in 2011. In which country would you find it?
a. USA b. South Africa c. Australia d. Indonesia
8. Tiger Lily is an Indian princess in which popular book and film?
9. In 2005, what kind of animal was the best selling ring-tone in the world and reached number one in most European singles charts?
10. Best known perhaps in the film Pulp Fiction, what is the name of the fictional chain of Hawaiian fast food restaurants in many Quentin Tarantino films? (Three words)
11. Meaning "white vegetable" when translated, what is the Chinesenamefor the cabbage used in many Chinese dishes?
12.Which popular British band from the 1960s and 70s is named after an18th century English agriculturist who invented the seed drill and helped design the modern plow?
13. The Mars exploration mission, which includes the Curiosity rover, is a project managed by JPL. What does the acronymn JPL stand for?
14. With 76 years and 317 days, who was before Anthony Hopkins the oldest man to win the Oscar for Best Actor in a leading role? (Note: Academy Award for Best Actor. Christopher Plummer's Oscar was for Best Supporting Actor)
15. What was the name of the World War II German pocket battleship that was scuttled in the Battle of the River Plate?
16. Which river is the lowest below sea level?
17. Russia excluded, what was the most populated European country in the year 1900?
18. Which onesong title do the musicals West Side Story and The Sound Of Music have in common?
19. The wealthy tyrant Pozzo and his servant Lucky are characters in which tragic comedy?
20. Plus or minus ten, in which year was the first telegraphic message sent between Europe and North America?
1. The Call Of The Wild (Jack London)
2. HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program)
3. The Stand (Stephan King)
4. Falco (Rock Me Amadeus)
5. Montevideo, Uraguay - Monte referring to the "Cerro de Montevideo" mountain and "video" derrivedfrom the Portuguese "I see"
6. Philip K. Dick
7. Answer d. Indonesia (Papua province)
8. Peter Pan
9. Crazy Frog (the single was titledAxel F.)
10. Big Kahuna Burger
11. Pak choi (bok choi or pak choy)
12. Jethro Tull
13. Jet Propulsion Laboratory
14. Henry Fonda (On Golden Pond, 1981)
15. Admiral Graf Spee
16. Jordan,it flows into the Dead Sea at 422m below sea level, which in turnhas no outlet.
17. Germany (56.4 million)
18. Maria
19. Waiting for Godot
20. 1858
]]>1. Which film was based on John Wyndham's 1957 science fiction novel 'The Midwich Cuckoos'?
2. Which popular film song begins with the words "Now I'm the king of the swingers"?
3. Which superlative is associated with the 'Tsar Bomba'?
4. Which popular name for a pet dog is the Latin word for 'faithful one'?
5.Name the1972 UK filmin whichthe entire male cast werenominated for the Best Actor Oscar, an Academy Awardfirst.
6. What are the three most populated islands in the Mediterranean? One point for each correct answer.
7. Which two US cities are mentioned in the Rolling Stones song 'Honky Tonk Woman'? One point for each correct answer.
8. Often used in the pharmaceutical industry, what is the name given to a hermetically sealed vial used to preserve or contain a sample?
9. Name the famous ranch on whicha life size Legostatue of Darth Vadercould befound.
10. Which appetizer that stems from theFrench word for'couch'is served on a base of toast, crackers or biscuits?(One word)
11. The raised or clenched fist was a symbol for which American movement during the 1960s?
12. In modern physics there are elementary particles called quarks. There are six types of quarks known as flavours. Which quark flavour begins with the letter 'C'?
13. What is the name of the famous French apple brandy made in the Normandy?
14. Home to many movie premiers and Academy Award ceremonies since the 1920s, what is the name of the Hollywood theatre with the footprints, handprints and signaturesof famouscelebrities in the forecourt?
15. Which Neil Diamond album was based on a novella that reached number one on the New York Times Best Seller list?
16. Which Chinese ethnic group is the largest single ethnic group in the world?
17. Who said "The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march with you."?
18. Paul McCartney's sheep dog was the inspiration for which song on the Beatles White Album?
19. Meaning 'the terrifying one' , what is the largest monolith statue in the world?
20.Although the cause was bizarre, what was the name of the bloodywar fought between El Salvador and Honduras for a few days in June 1969?
1. Village of the Damned
2. I wanna be like you (The Monkey Song). From Disney's The Jungle Book.
3. Most powerful nuclear bomb ever detonated.
4. Fido
5. Sleuth. (Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier)
6. Three answers. Sicily (5,000,000), Sardinia (1,656,000) and Cyprus (1,088,000).
7. Two answers. Memphis and New York City.
8. Ampoule (Ampula or Ampul)
9. Neverland Ranch (Michael Jackson's ranch)
10. Canape
11. Black Power
12. Charm or Charmed
13. Calvados
14. Grauman's Chinese Theatre
15. Jonathan Livingston Seagull
16. Han (Han Chinese or Han people)
17. Dwight D. Eisenhower (June 5th, 1944)
18. Martha My Dear
19. Great Sphinx of Giza
20. The Football War
]]>1. Which primary food source for many marine animalsis a Norwegian word meaning 'young fry of fish'?
2. Until June 2, 1999, which landlocked Asian Kingdom was the only country in the world that banned television?
3. The first number one solo hit song from which performer was about a pet rat?
4. Which well known cooking term translated means 'to the tooth'?
5. The historical figures King Charles I, King Faisal I and Adolf Hitler have all been played by which English actor?
6. The cumbersome and rotund villian Oswald Cobblepot is better known under what name?
7. What is the other name for the wildebeest antelope?
8. Who was vocalistHerb Fame's edible partner?
9. Used as currency by early European settlers to North America, what was the name of the sacred shellbeads made by native east coastAmerican Indians?
10. All of the events at the 1956 Summer Olympics except one were held in and around the host city Melbourne. Which events were held five months earlier in Stockholm Sweden?
11. Oscar winner Jessica Lange's first film role was in which 1976 Hollywood remake?
12. What name is given to the French speaking people who live in Belgium?
13. Red Apple, a fictitious brand of cigarettes, can be seen in many films from which cult director?
14. Which architectural and artistic style translated means 'rough or imperfect pearl'?
15.During the Second World Warthe Germans launched 3,172 V2 rockets. London was the target for 1,402 of these weapons. Which major sea port on the European continent was the target for 1,610 V2 rockets?
16. Meaning 'ground meat', what is the Japanese word for the fish based product used to make imitation crab meat?
17. Which French cooking term, named after an Italian city, refers to a dish served with spinach?
18. In film, who first played the role of the struggling actress named Ann Darrow?
19. The second largest barrier reef in the world is located in which body of water in the western hemisphere?
20. Which aquatic animals were once known as the 'soft gold of the Aegean'?
1. Krill
2. Bhutan
3. Michael Jackson (Ben)
4. Al dente
5. Alec Guinness
6. The Penguin
7. Gnu
8. Peaches (Peaches and Herb)
9. Wampum
10. Equestrian
11. King Kong
12. Walloons
13. Quentin Tarantino
14. Baroque
15. Antwerp Belgium
16. Surimi
17. A la Florentine
18. Fay Wray (the 1933 film King Kong)
19.The Gulf of Mexico (Mesoamerican Barrier Reef or Belize Barrier Reef)
20. Sponge
]]>1. Wolf-Biederman is an E.L.E. (pronounced 'Ellie') in which popular 1998 Hollywood film?
2.The 1944Battle of the Bulge was fought in which forest?
3. Which album title was also Eric Clapton's address while recording his second studio album in 1974?
4. The name of which food or drug is derived from the Latin word meaning 'loosening'?
5. Dating back an estimated 4,600 years, the oldest paved road in the world is located in which country?
a. Egypt b. Greece c. China d. Peru
6. Popularized in the Burns' song, 'lang syne' is a Scottish variant for what?
7. Which nickname was given to an establishment in the USthat sold alcohol during the prohibition era? (9 letters)
8. Familiar to cyclists, mechanics and builders ofrockets andmissles, WD-40 is perhapsa household name. What does the "W" and "D" stand for?
9. According to the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs, which country has a European record 152 landmines per square mile? (three words)
10. The phrase 'a rose by any other name' stems from which tragedy?
11. The largest population of wild (feral) camels in the world are found in which country?
12. RFID chips is a generic term used to describe a tracking system. What do the letters R F I D stand for?
13. In the CCR song 'Looking out my Backdoor', "tambourines and" what kind of animals "are playing in the band"? (One word)
14. Which London film studio is the oldest continuously operating facility for film production in the world?
15. A seasonal gift and anintentional hidden message or jokein software. Two words.
16. Under which nickname was the Venezuelan Ilich Ramirez Sanchez better known?
17. In which city would one find each of the following airports? One point for each correct answer.
a. Frederic Chopin
b. Ronald Regan
c. Marco Polo
d. Leonardo da Vinci
e. George Bush
18. According to Forbes,which Boxer topped the list of 100 highest-paid athletes in the world in 2012?
19. Again, according to Forbes, who was the best paid European athlete in the world in 2012?
20. Which American female duo, originally known as 'Two Tons o Fun', had a mega hit single all over the world in 1982?
1. Deep Impact (Wolf-Biederman is the name of the comet and E.L.E. is an acronym for Extinction Level Event)
2. Ardennes
3. 461 Ocean Boulevard
4. Laxative (from M.L. laxativus)
5. Answer a. Egypt(road to Giza)
6. Long since (days gone by, old times)
7. Speakeasy
8. Water Displacing ("Water-Displacing Spray, attempt number forty", developed in 1953 by Norm Larsen, founder of the Rocket Chemical Company)
9. Bosnia and Herzegovina
10. Romeo and Juliet
11. Australia (an estimated 1 million)
12. Radio Frequency Identification
13. Elephants. ("tambourines and elephants are playing in the band")
14. Ealing
15. Easter Egg
16. Carlos the Jackal
17. Five answers.
a. Warsaw
b. Washington
c. Venice
d. Rome
e. Houston
18. Floyd Mayweather, with over $85 million in winnings. Not bad for a 35 year old.
19. Roger Federer (estimated earnings of $54.3 million)
20. The Weather Girls (with 'It's raining men')
]]>1. When translated, which well known title once given to a leader means 'hairy'?
2. Who went from 'Page 3 Girl' to number 3 in the UK singles charts in 1986 (and No 4 in the US charts)?
3. The name of which popular alcholic punch drink when translated means 'blood' or 'bleeding'?
4. Which dark haired beauty and two time Oscar winner for best actress was born 5, November, 1913 in Darjeeling India?
5. A 1960's dance craze and a cross between a French Bulldog and the Pug. One word, four letters.
6. How many mainland central American countries are there between Mexico and Colombia?
7. In which two films do multiple characters all played by Peter Sellers have to deal with a doomsday device?
8. Which team introduced the radical six wheeled Formula One car in 1976?
9. In medicine, which word, derived from the Latin for 'jawbone', is given to the lower jaw?
10. What is the name of the string instrument heard throughout the 1949 film noir classic 'The Third Man'?
11. In mathematics and the arts, what is the name given to the following ratio?
1.6180339887
12. Sauce Anglaise is the French term for what?
a. Ketchup b. Vanilla sauce (custard) c. Worcestershire sauce d. Mint sauce
13. What was the name of Ginger Baker's high flying jazz fusion band in 1970?
14. The stage name for which famous early 20th century exotic dancer was an Indonesian term for 'eye of the day' or 'sun'?
15. Which French word meaning "flintlock musket" was used in the 17th and 18th centuries for some British regiments?
16. What is the most popular board game in Japan?
17. There are two official languages in Haiti. One is French and is spoken by 10% of the population. What is, since 1987, the second official language spoken by the majority of the people in Haiti?
18. An English pop singer named Peter Charles Green had a hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1972 with the song 'Beautiful Sunday'. Which US folk hero did he adopt as a stage name?
19. A popular syrup and the name of a chain of about 600 islands and islets in the West Indies.
20. What is the name of the artisan craft that involves the cutting, engraving or polishing of stones and gems? One word.
1. Caesar or Tsar
2. Samantha Fox. With 'Touch Me (I want your body)'.
3. Sangria
4. Vivien Leigh
5. Frug
6. Seven. (Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama)
7. Dr. Strangelove and The Mouse that Roared.
8. Tyrrell (the Tyrrell P34)
9. Mandible
10. Zither
11. The Golden Ratio
12. Answer b. Vanilla sauce (Custard)
13. Air Force
14. Mata Hari
15. Fusilier
16. Go (I-Go)
17. Creole (Haitian Creole)
18. Daniel Boone
19. Grenadine (Grenadine Islands or Grenadines)
20. Lapidary
]]>1. Which majestic performer wrote Sinead O'Conner's chart topping hit song Nothing Compares 2 U?
2. In militaryaviation, what do the letters HUD stand for?
3. Which two countries border the Gulf of Bothnia?
4. In ancient China the death penalty awaited anyone caught smuggling which insect out of the country?
5. What was Antarctic explorer Robert Scott's ornithological middle name?
6. The wealthiest football club in Brazil is based in Sao Paulo. They are named in homage after an amatuer English side that toured Brazil undefeated in the early 20th century. What is the name of thisprestigious club?
7. In which country was the actress Audrey Hepburn born?
8. In which film is there an amiable Luckdragon named Falcor?
9. The name of which organized crime syndicate means 'eight nine three'?
10. The 'Point of View Gun' is a weapon that forces the target to understand the perspective of the person who pulls the trigger. It was designed by Deep Thought and commissioned by a consortium of angry housewives tired of ending every argument with the phrase 'You just don't get it, do you'. In which film is this gun put to use?
11. Prussian, Sky, Cerulean, Air Force, Cornflower, Tyndall, Bondi, Powder, Brandeis and Cambridge are all examples of what?
12. Which warrior race are experts in the use of a nasty looking curved bladenamed'Bat'leth'?
13. Which British Sir and Oscar winner for best supporting actor was the voice of Draco in the film Dragon Heart?
14. Which Red Sea harbour city; the name of which is closely associated with coffee, was the world'smain marketplace for coffee between the 15th and 17th centuries?
15. Which country is the largest producer of coffee in
a. South America
b. Asia
c. Africa
16. Plus or minus 10.4%, what was the mortality rate amongst the air crewof RAF Bomber Command during World War Two?
17. Which popular product was first defined in 17th century English dictionaries as "high East India sauce"?
18. Which hit song from a British band in 1997-1998 was based on Andrew Oldham's adaptation of the Rolling Stones single 'The Last Time'?
19. Sun Yaoting (1902-1996) was China's last surviving what?
20. The name of which famous European city translated means 'the flourishing'?
1. Prince
2. Heads Up Display
3. Sweden and Finland
4. Silk worm
5. Falcon (Robert Falcon Scott)
6. Corinthians
7. Belgium
8. The Neverending Story
9. Yakuza
10. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
11. Blue (types, shadesor hues of blue)
12. Klingons
13. Sean Connery
14. Mocha
15. Three answers.
a. Brazil
b. Vietnam
c. Ethiopia
16. 44.4% (from a total of 125,000 air crew 55,573 were killed)
17. Catchup (Ketchup)
18. Bitter Sweet Symphony (The Verve)
19. Eunuch
20. Florence (from Colonia Florentina, 'The flourishing colony')
]]>1. What kind of fish is the main ingredient in Worcestershire sauce?
2. Which ancient title given to a leader translated means 'great house'? (Seven letters)
3. A type of monkey and a common tool. One word.
4. Hulk, Bismarck, Fred, Grafite, Wilson, Muller, Lincoln and Creedence Clearwater are all examples of what?
5. The following are the last words from central characters before they die. Name the film.
a. "The horror, the horror."
b. "Freedom !!!"
c. "Never let go."
6. With 10,582 sq km, the world's largest salt flat is located on which continent?
7. One of the levels in the Hynek Scale is also the title of which popular1977 science fiction film?
8. TheSpanish enclaves Ceuta and Melilla are both located in which country?
9. The name for which sort of soothing drink stems from the Tibetan word meaning 'diamond island'? (10 letters)
10. The official song title of which1967 mega hithas the following words in brackets?
(The lights went out in)
11. Which European country foughta short war with Venezuela in 1908?
a. The Netherlands b. Germany c. Italy d. Spain
12. The Open era in tennis began in 1968. How much didRod Laverreceive in prize money for winning the mens singles title at Wimbledon that year?
a. 2,000 pounds b. 20,000 pounds c. 200,000 pounds d. 2,000,000 pounds
13. Who did Sancho Panza work for?
14. Elephant Ear, Antler, Stove Pipe, Neptune's Goblet, Luffa, Glass, Bob, Tube, Red Boring, Thorny Horny and Venus Flower Basket are all examples of what?
15. Which European country with a population of some 16 million outscored the United States in the points table at the 1988 Summer Olympics?
16. Which Beatle was born in Madras India?
17. In which century did the Roman Catholic Church make celibacy a law for all priests?
18. Which bird was a number one hit song in the UK singles charts in 1969?
19. Name the two players who have scored a 'Golden Goal' in a final match ofa UEFAEuropean Championship. One point for each correct answer.
20. The name of which Egyptian goddess is also a popular fruit?
1. Anchovy
2. Pharaoh
3. Drill
4. Brazilian footballers
5. Three answers.
a. Apocalypse Now
b. Braveheart
c. Titanic
6. South America. (the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia)
7. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
8. Morocco
9. Darjeeling
10. Massachusetts (Bee Gees)
11. a. The Netherlands
12. a. 2,000 pounds (Billie Jean King, the womens singles winner, received 750 pounds)
13. Don Quixote
14. Sponges
15. East Germany
16. Pete Best
17. 12th century
18. Albatross (Fleetwood Mac)
19. Oliver Bierhoff and David Trezeguet
20. Nut
]]>1. Which mega hit song from 1968, the title of which is also a biblical figure, had a very young Elton John as a voice in the chorus?
2. What is the well known French term for 'fat Tuesday'?
3. How many Apollo missions landed on the moon?
4. In film, which actor has played all of the following: an Egyptian pharaoh, an SS officer, an Hungarian aristocrat, a serial killer, a Greek god and "He who must not be named"?
5. Which Greek deity, usually depicted driving a flying chariot, was immortalized with the Colossus of Rhodes?
6. In which country was James Bond's mother born?
7. Dol is a unit of measurement for what?
8. The name of which country andcontroversial Formula One host translated means 'The Two Seas'?
9. One of the shortest wars in history took place in 1967. What name has been given to this war?
10. Shelf, Lenticulas, Mother of Pearl, Mushroom, Contrail, Mammatus and Noctilucent are all examples of what?
11. The name of the only moon in our solar system with a planet like atmosphere stems from a race of gods. What is the name of this unusualmoon?
12. In which two films would one find the astronauts David Bowman and Heywood Floyd?
13. In the Beatles song Back In The USSR, what kind of girls "really knock me out"?
14. What is the well known Latin term for 'good faith'?
15. With 583 fatalities, the worst accident in aviation history occured on March 27, 1977 at Tenerife airport as two Boeing 747s collided on the runway. Which two airlines were involved?
16. What was broken for the first time May 6, 1954 in Oxford England?
17. Which cult film from 1964 ends with the Vera Lynn song 'We'll Meet Again'?
18. In the various lists of the world's best selling albums of all time, what are the two best selling albums with a number as album title? One point for each correct answer.
19. Tragus, from the Greek word 'tragos' meaning goat, is a piece of cartilageon the human body which resembles a goat's beard. Where is it found?
20. Who was the last prisoner in Berlin's Spandau Prison?
1. Delilah (Tom Jones)
2. Mardi Gras
3. Six (Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17)
4. Ralph Fiennes
5. Helios
6. Switzerland (Monique Bond, nee Delacroix)
7. Pain
8. Bahrain
9. The Six Day War
10. Cloud formations
11. Titan
12. '2001 A Space Odyssey' and '2010, The Year We Made Contact'
13. Ukraine girls
14. Bona Fide
15. Pan Am and KLM
16. The four minute mile
17. Dr. Strangelove
18. Two answers, The Beatles '1' and Adele '21'.
19. The ear. (it is the small piece of protruding cartilage at the front side of the ear)
20. Rudolf Hess
]]>1. The common name for which flower stems from the Persian word for 'turban'?
2. Which trio were the best paid band in the world in 1979?
3. What kind of cooking utensil is a chinoise?
4. The name of which UShigh altitude reconnaissance aircraft from the 1960s is also an award winning music group?
5. What do all of the following have in common?
Virginia Woolf, Barbarossa, Jeff Buckley, Vesper Lynd, John Jacob Astor IV, Ophelia and Dennis Wilson.
6. Which Frenchman was FIFA president for a record 33 years?
7. In which films are each of the following psychopaths central characters? One point for each correct answer.
a. Max Cady
b. Patrick Bateman
c. Jack Torrance
d. Anton Chigurh
8. The artwork for which controversial Rolling Stones album cover was conceived by Andy Warhol?
9. Which famous WW II aircraft was nicknamed 'The Wooden Wonder'?
10. Tauntauns, Ugnaughts, B'omar Monks, Mynocks, Sarlaccs and Dewbacks are all examples of what?
11. The name of which piece of sports equipment stems from an Arabic word meaning 'palm of hand'?
12. Who are Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Mustardseed and Moth?
13. The cosmic entity known as Cthulhu appears in stories from which cult horror fiction writer?
14. What was the loudest sound ever recorded on Earth? (not in space)
15. Which Swedish actress has played a 'Bond Girl' in two 007 films?
16. What is the complete title of Stanley Kubrick's film Dr. Strangelove?
17. Where can one find 887 MOAI? (Pronounced "Mo Eye")
18. What does a Helen unit measure?
19. The Nobel Peace Prize nominee Mordechai Vanunu spent 18 years in an Isreali prison as a traitor. What information did he release to the British press in 1986?
20. Mote, Caviar, Table, Demitasse, Marrow, Absinthe, Runcible, Souvenir, and Caddy are all examples of what?
1. Tulip (from the Persiandulband)
2. Bee Gees
3. Sieve (a conical sieve)
4. U2
5. They all drowned.
6. Jules Rimet
7. Four answers.
a. Cape Fear
b. American Psycho
c. The Shining
d. No Country For Old Men
8. Sticky Fingers
9. de Havilland Mosquito
10. Creatures in Star Wars films.
11. Racquet (from the Arabic rahah)
12. Fairies in Shakepeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream
13. H. P. Lovecraft
14. The 1883 eruption of the volcano Krakatoa.
15. Maude Adams (Octopussy and The Man With The Golden Gun)
16. Dr. Strangelove (or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb)
17. Easter Island
18. Beauty
19. That Israel has nuclear weapons.
20. Spoons (types of spoons)
]]>1. The first words spoken in a Hollywood film were "Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothin' yet.". Who was the man behind the voice?
2. The name of which widely used material stems from the modern Latin word 'cannabis'?
3. What is the official language in Andorra?
4. Guy Montag is the central character in which dystopian novel and film?
5. Name the four oldest players who have played in the FIFA World Cup. One point for each correct answer.
6. Who was given the nickname 'Old blood and guts'?
7. Who was the first non-European to win the Tour de France?
8. What is the well known Greek word for 'horse'?
9. What is the official word (beginning with the letter 'L') for Nobel Peace Prize winners?
10. Which European Footballer of the Year scored a record two hat-tricks during the 1984 European Championship?
11. With which art form does one associate both Isadora Duncan and Martha Graham?
12. Kalamata, Manzanilla, Nicoise and Picholine are all types of what?
13. The name of which woman in Greek mythology means 'all gifted'?
14. Who was the actress Jane Asher engaged to between 1967 and 1968?
15. What was Russian Tsar Nicholas II's surname?
16. What are the Spetsnaz?
17. What is the French name given to someone who uses a tastevin at work?
18. The name of which Soviet space program translated means 'Union'?
19. What is the name of the principle which claims that, "in a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence."?
20. Pachyderm is an obsolete term for an order of mammals. What does the word mean?
1.Al Jolson (The Jazz Singer)
2. Canvas
3. Catalan
4. Fahrenheit 451
5. Four answers. Essam El Hadary (45), Faryd Mondragon (43), Roger Milla (43), Pat Jennings (41)
6. General George Patton
7. Greg Le Mond (1986)
8. Hippo
9. Laureates
10. Michel Platini
11. Modern dance
12. Olives
13. Pandora
14. Paul McCartney
15. Romanov
16. Russian special forces.
17. Sommelier (a tastevin is the small cup used to sample the wine)
18. Soyuz
19. The Peter Principle
20. Thick skin
]]>1. What were the names of the three White Star Line 'Olympic Class' ocean liners? One point for each correct answer.
2. In which film is there a US President Arnold Schwarzenegger?
3. Name the three American female singers, whose last name begins with the letter 'S', who have had four or more number one hit songs in the US charts. One point for each correct answer.
4. Which small edible fish is named after a large European island?
5. Coined by a nine year-old, what is the name for the digit 1 followed by 100 zeros?
6. Which woman, once married to Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, was the first British female singer to appear behind the 'Iron Curtain'?
7. What kind of tuna commands the highest prices at Tokyo's famous fish markets?
8. The King of Spades, Diamonds and Clubs has one, but the King of Hearts doesn't. What?
9. What is the Japanese word for 'way of the sword'?
10. In song, what are the names of Lil aka Nancy Magil's two boyfriends?
11. What, according to Egyptologist and Archaeologist T.M. Davies, is the only known food that keeps indefinitely in its raw form, having found a perfectly preserved 3,300 year-old entombed specimen?
12. What were the last names of each of the following Bond girls? One point for each correct answer.
a. Tiffany
b. Honey
c. Kissy
13. Seen on a prescription, which abbreviation means 'twice a day'?
14. Cog, Pram, Quinquireme, Knarr, Proa, Chebec and Biremewere all examples of what?
15. In 1995 a rule change was introducedmaking non-Europeans eligible for the European Footballer of the Year award. Name the first three non-European winners after this rule change. One point for each correct answer.
16. Who was the Norse goddess of the underworld? Three letters
17. Said to be worth more than its weight in gold in antiquity, the purple dyethat was highly prizedby the rich and royals,was obtained from which type ofanimal?
18. In which two films did Henry Fonda playa fictionalUS President? One point for each correct answer.
19. A highly venomous snake, a 19th century term for a foreign business man in China, and a novel from James Clavell.
20. Name thethree men who have been awarded the most Golden Raspberries for worst actor. One point for each correct answer.
1. Three answers. Titanic, Olympic and Britannic (originally named 'Gigantic')
2. The Simpsons Movie (note: in the 1993 film Demolition Man, the film mentions Arnold Schwarzenegger as having served as President of The United States)
3. Three answers. Barbara Streisand (5), Britney Spears (5) and Donna Summer (4).
4. Sardine (after Sardinia)
5. Googol
6. Lulu
7. Bluefin
8. A moustache
9. Kendo
10. Rocky Raccoon and Dan (from the Beatles song 'Rocky Raccoon')
11. Honey
12. Three answers.
a. Case
b. Rider
c. Suzuki
13. b. i. d. or BID (bis in die)
14. Sailing vessels (ships, boats)
15. Three answers. George Weah (Liberia, 1995), Ronaldo (Brazil, 1997) and Rivaldo (Brazil, 1999).
16. Hel
17. Sea snails, sea shells. (the gastropod mollusc Murex)
18. Two answers. Fail-Safe (1964) and Meteor (1979)
19. Taipan
20. Three answers. Sylvester Stallone (4x) and Kevin Costner (3x), Adam Sandler (3x)
]]>1. What is Bond villian Goldfinger's first name?
2. What is the well known four letter French word for 'sword'?
3. The teenage singing idol James Darren played a role in which big budget 1961 war film?
4. A plant, a colour, a small sailing vessel, and a verb meaning 'to stab'.
5. Complete the following song text with it'ssong title.
"New York, London, Paris, Munich, everybody talks about ..... ......"
6. The term 'left in the lurch' is derived from which card game?
7. Which US President has been awarded the Golden Raspberry for worst actor?
8. Dating back to the sixth century, in which country can one find the longest continuously operating school in the world?
9. At which Summer Olympic Games did 28 African countries refuse to participate?
10. What news shocked teenage music fans on June 17, 1995?
11. The following are the first words to which famous book?
"No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's ......"
12. Which name is given to the war in which the United States gained Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines?
13. With a population of more than 800,000, what is the largest port city on the Gulf of Lion?
14. What time are the clocks striking in the first line of George Orwell's novel 1984?
15. According tomost sources, which Europeancountry has the tallest male humans on average in the world, averaging out at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m)?
16. Found today in the National Museum of the United States Air Force, what was the name of the famous World War Two B-17 Flying Fortress that was one of the first to complete 25 combat missions (withall the crew intact)over occupied Europe?
17. Which tiny country is sandwiched between Eritrea and Somalia?
18. What are each of the following composers first names? One point for each correct answer.
a. Rimsky-Korsokov (1844-1908)
b. Mendelsohn (1809-1847)
c. Haydn (1732-1809)
d. Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
e. Debussy (1862-1918)
f. Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
19. Which old Nordic word desribes someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response, five letters?
20. In film, what do all of the following fictional villians have in common?
Scar, Hans Gruber, Charles Muntz, Professor Moriarty and Saruman the White.
1. Auric
2. Epee
3. The Guns of Navarone
4. Pink
5. Pop Muzik (M)
6. Cribbage (crib)
7. George W. Bush (2004, Fahrenheit 9/11)
8. United Kingdom (England, The King's School, Canterbury dates back tothe year 597)
9. 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
10. Robbie Williams leaves Take That.
11. War of the Worlds (H G Wells)
12. The Spanish-American War
13. Marseille
14. Thirteen
15. The Netherlands
16. Memphis Belle
17. Djibouti
18. Six answers
a. Nickolay
b. Felix
c. Joseph
d. Modeste
e. Claude
f. Sergei
19. Troll
20. They all fell to their death. Scar (The Lion King), Hans Gruber (Die Hard), Charles Muntz (Up), Professor Moriarty (The Final Problem), Saruman (Lord of the Rings film version)
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What is the most asked question in the world? It might be quite surprising to know that the most asked question in the world is “what is my ip”. There are a little over 3 million people who ask this question every month on Google and that's just one variation of the question.
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What is the most asked question in the world? It might be quite surprising to know that the most asked question in the world is “what is my ip”. There are a little over 3 million people who ask this question every month on Google and that's just one variation of the question.
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Is there an end to the universe, or does it just keep going? Why does anything exist? What is the purpose and meaning of time? Do our human accomplishments have a long-term, universal significance, or when the world ends, do we all end with it, including what we've achieved?
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Ideally, studying should start at least five days in advance of the exam to allow students an ample amount of time to go over course concepts and materials, and reach out to their instructor or peers if they find they have any questions.
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What to ask in 20 questions yes or no? ›- Do you call all dogs “puppies?”
- Do you like piña coladas?
- Do you ever pick your nose when you think nobody is watching?
- Have you ever worn underwear two days in a row?
- Have you ever lied about having seen a movie?
- Do you ever talk to yourself?
- Do you ever talk to your pets?
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Quizzing students frequently results in better understanding of complex material than a small number of longer, more comprehensive tests.
What should I eat before a quiz? ›Complex carbs that will help include fresh fruits, vegetables, and steel-cut oatmeal. WHICH PROTEINS SHOULD I EAT BEFORE A TEST? Whole-grain cereal, Eggs, Low-fat milk, Oatmeal, Lean bacon or Canadian bacon and Sugar-free muesli are all great breakfast choices with plenty of protein.
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“Refreshments” works, though it implies something more like a light snack rather than a full meal. But it covers both food and drink.
Why is the most powerful question? ›“Why” Demonstrates Honest Curiosity
There's no single question in the world that better represents curiosity than “Why?” When a toddler learns to ask the question, the world opens up to them. “Why” represents the wonder of the unknown, the interest in finding it out, and an openness to new ideas.
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What is common general knowledge? ›What does Common general knowledge mean? Common general knowledge, or CGK, includes information that the person skilled in the particular art would know at the patent's priority date, together with the contents of standard textbooks on the topic concerned.
What are the 5 most asked questions on Google? ›
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Top 10 Most-Asked Questions On Google In 2023.
| Rank | Question | Average Monthly Search Volume |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | how many ounces in a cup | 9,140,000 |
| 2 | how to download whatsapp | 7,480,000 |
| 3 | where's my refund | 6,120,000 |
| 4 | how bmi calculator | 6,120,000 |
A student draws a card out and keeps it hidden from the class. The class then takes turns at asking yes/no questions to discover the type of litter on the card. For example, “Is it made from paper?”, “Do you drink out of it?”, etc. If the answer is “yes” then the student who asked the question has another turn.
What are the 10 most asked questions on Google? ›- what to watch – 9,140,000.
- where's my refund – 7,480,000.
- how you like that- 6,120,000.
- what is my IP address – 4,090,000.
- how many ounces in a cup – 2,740,000.
- What time is it- 1,830,000.
- how I met your mother – 1,830,000.
- how to screenshot on mac – 1,830,000.
When was the first nuclear reactor opened? One second. Google has no answer for questions about effort, worth, desire, character. We have these answers inside of us.
What does Q & A stand for? ›a. Question and Answer: an exchange of questions and answers.
What is the 36 question game? ›The so-called 36 questions to fall in love are a set of questions developed in the 1990s by psychologists Arthur Aron, Ph.D., Elaine Aron, Ph.D., and other researchers to see if two strangers can develop an intimate connection just from asking each other a series of increasingly personal questions.
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- What's the most embarrassing thing you've ever done to get a crush's attention?
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