Friday, July 9, 2010

General Knowledge 52

Odds and sods

1. What is the principal vitamin obtainable from potatoes?

Vitamin C

2 What letter do you always find on a snooker table?

D

3. What word can go before bath, shower and delight?

Turkish

4. Which turbo-jet airliner is the most common worldwide?

Boeing B-737

5. What is the most common food allergy?

Nuts

6. What material is the famous painting, Mona Lisa, painted on?

Wood

7. What color belt does an improving judo practitioner trade in for brown?

Blue

8. In which industry do NATSOPA and SOGAT operate?

Printing

9. Who said he made his fortune from what was left on the side of plates?

George Colman - Mustard

10. What color is the flag flown on a ship where disease has broken out?

Yellow

on screen

On screen

1 - Who wrote the TV shows: "The Young ones" "The Thin Blue Line" & "Blackadder"?

Ben Elton

2. Who died of smallpox in 1617 and became the subject of a Disney

film in 1995?

Pocohontas

3 = Name who won 2 of the 4 main acting Oscars at the 2006 ceremony?

Philip Seymour-Hoffman, Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney and Rachel Weisz

4. In which cult TV programme would you hear the catch-phrase "I love

it when a plan comes together"

A-Team

5. What was the name of the character played by David Hasselhoff in

'Baywatch'?

Lt./Capt. Mitch Buchannon – full name obvs

6. In the world of film, whose prime directives were to "Serve the

Public Trust", "Protect the Innocent" and "Uphold the Law" as well as

a fourth "Classified" directive?

Robocop's


7. Which James Bond theme was covered by Guns and Roses?

Live and Let Die

8. Which book, made into a film, opens "Renowned curator Jacques Sauniere staggered

through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery. He lunged

for the nearest painting he could see, a Caravaggio.
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

9 Who is the only female character in the "Winnie the Pooh" stories?

Kanga

10. Which brand of cosmetic cream gets it's name from the Latin for

Snow White?

Nivea

History 3

Historical happenings

1. Which former leading American politician was mocked for his public inability to spell the word potatoes?

Dan Quayle

2. Which of Hitler's associates is paraphrased as saying, in a 1936 broadcast: "Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat"?

Goering

3. Which was the first woman to be shot and killed by the American agency the FBI?

Bonney Parker

4. What was the first condom made of, a)Leather, b)Linen, c)Goat Skin or d)Tree Bark

Linen

5. Which hotel had Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed just left when they were involved in the fatal car crash?

The Ritz

6. Which of Henry VIII's wives gave him the male heir he wanted?

Jane Seymour

7. Which Sioux Indian was killed in 1877 after surrendering to American troops?

Crazy Horse

8. Who is said to have been the first to bring potatoes back to England in 1588?

Sir Walter Raleigh

9. Which is the only dead language that has been totally resurrected for every day use?

Hebrew - dead for 2,300 years

10. During the Second World War, who were said to be "Overpaid,

oversexed and over here"?

American troops

Geography 11

Geography

1. The correct response to which Irish greeting, is 'the rest of the

day to yourself'?

Top of the morning to you

2. Which Arab nation shares borders with Israel, Sudan and Libya?

Egypt

3 -Name three of the five largest islands in the

Mediterranean Sea?

Cyprus, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Corsica

4. Which town in Central Spain is famous for it's swords and knives?

Toledo

5. What is the national cheese of Greece?

Feta

6. Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?

Venezuela

7. Which Mediterranean Island is divided by the 'Green Line'?

Cyprus

8. True or False - Japanese chop sticks are longer than Chinese chopsticks?
False - other way around

9. What is the correct term for a native of Sardinia?

Sard (not sardine!)

10. Of which country is Nicosia the capital?

Cyprus

General Knowledge 51

Gen knowledge

1. If a ship has enough food to last the crew of 250 men for 6

months how long would it last a crew of 600 men?

Two and a half months

2. Which animal symbolises strength and restraint in Buddhism?

Elephant

3. Where in the human body would you find the Palantine Bones, the

ear, the nose, or the jaw?

The Jaw .

4. What ancient roman buildings name means 'place for a giant'?

Coliseum

5. What word is used to describe a male squirrel?

Buck

6. If you wrote the num 0 to 100, how many times would you write down

the number 3?

Twenty

7. Which is America's oldest soft drink brand?

Dr Pepper

8. What did Lord Admiral Nelson lose at Tenerife?

His Arm (not his luggage! Nor his anal virginity)

9. What is the Russian word for peace and also a celestial man made object?

Mir

10. Which country made it's final appearance in the Commonwealth Games in 1994?

Hong Kong

Sports 1

sports – cause you love it

1. What is the name given to the area where horses are paraded in

front of the public before a race?

Paddock

2. In which sport does the biggest jerk win?

Weightlifting

3. Whose current garden - which is 24 acres - contains a full-size

football pitch, golf course, Buddhist shrine, rugby posts, swimming

pool, replica ruined castle, playground and trampoline?
David Beckham

4. On what colour square does a white king begin a game of chess?

Black

5. The Ancient Olympics were held in honour of which god?

Zeus

6. One point each - Name the six nations that have competed in every

Commonwealth Games? Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland

and Wales

7. What should be awarded in football if a goal is scored directly

from an indirect free kick? Goal kick

8 - what is WADA?

The World Anti-Doping Agency

9. What game of chance is physically the most demanding for the loser?

Russian Roulette

10. In which sport are you not allowed to wear white?

Table tennis

General Knowledge 50

1. What colour are the double world scores on a Scrabble board?
Pink
2. In chess the opening move can be made by either a pawn or which other piece?
A Knight
3. Which Country has won the most Commonwealth Games Medals?
Australia
4. Which song contains these lyrics "The colors of the rainbow so
pretty in the sky, Are also on the faces of people going by, I see
friends shaking hands saying how do you do"?
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
5. Which is the shortest circuit in Formula 1?
Monaco
6. What gives the drink Pernod its distinctive flavour?
Aniseed
7 What does a somnambulist do?
Sleep walks
8 In newspaper car sales advertisements, for what do the initials ESR stand?
Electric sun roof
9 What is 4 cubed minus 8 squared?
0 (nought)
10 From what expression does the word "goodbye" derive?
A God Be With You.

Geography 10

Geography
1. What is the official language of Lebanon?
Arabic
2 Which battle took place in the centre of San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
in March 1836?
Battle of the Alamo
3. Which country has the longest border with Sweden?
Norway
4. At what age can you officially marry in France?
Fifteen
5. Which European country has 482 islands?
Denmark
6. Name the native Australian rainforest nut now exported around the world?
Macadamia
7. Which country has mounted the most challenges for the America's Cup?
Great Britian
8. If you landed at Benito Juarez International Airport, what city would you be in?
Mexico City
9. In The House Of The Rising Sun in which city was the house located?
New Orleans
10. What was the nationality of Hans Geiger, who invented the Geiger counter to
measure radioactivity?
German

Animated movies 1

Animated movies:
1 -Which of the 7 dwarves had the longest name?
BASHFUL
2 - Who created Wallace and Grommit?
NICK PARK
3 -Which film takes place in Pepperland?
YELLOW SUBMARINE
4 -Who wrote the song lyrics for Aladdin?
TIM RICE
5Which character did Kathleen Turner voice-over in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
JESSICA
6 -In which Disney film does the song ‘When You Wish Upon A Star appear?
PINOCCHIO
7 -What is Simba’s uncle called in The Lion King?
SCAR
8 -What animal is King Louie in The Jungle Book?
ORANG-UTAN
9 -What is the Princess called in Aladdin?
JASMINE
Who were the parents of the 101 Dalmatians?
PONGO AND PERDITA

People 8

1. Which politician coined the phrase 'The Iron Curtain' meaning the
division between the communist East and Western Europe in the
mid-1940s?
Winston Churchill
2. Who played the President of the USA in the 1997 movie Airforce One?
Harrison Ford
3. Which Shania Twain song includes the lyrics "Okay, so you're Brad Pitt"?
That Don't Impress Me Much
4. Who starred as 007 in 'The World Is Not Enough'?
Pierce Brosnan
5. Who was described by Churchill as "seditious" and "half-naked"?
[Ghandi
6. Who wrote the novel The Godfather ?
[Mario Puzo]
7. Who, according to Forbes magazine is the richest woman in entertainment?
Oprah Winfrey
8. Songwriter Robert Zimmerman was far better known by what name?
[Bob Dylan]
9. What was the first Christian name of Field Marshal Montgomery, the wartime army
commander; Benjamin, Bernard, Bruce, or Byron?
Bernard
10. A famous female film star-from the 1930's made her last film appearance in a film
called 'Sextette' in 1978. Who is she?
Mae West

creatures

- CREATURES
1. The toucan is native to which part of the world?
SOUTH AMERICA
2. Which creatures do students at Hogwarts use to communicate with the
outside world?
TRAINED OWLS
3. What is the strange small toe above a dog's front paws called?
THE DEWCLAW
4. What are the young of squirrels called?
KITTENS
5. What are the units of masurement for the height of a horse?
[hands]
6. What was the name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame?
[Quasimodo]
7 What is a rhinoceros' horn made of?
A Hair
Q8 Which sea creature sometimes eats itself if it becomes unduly stressed?
A Octopus
9. What animals are used to find Truffles?
Pigs
10. Whom Did The Mad Hatter And The March Hare Push Into The Teapot?
The Dormouse

General Knowledge 49

-General knowledge
1. Lexington & Concord were amongst the 1st battles of which war?
THE AMERICAN (REVOLUTION) WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
2. On what day of creation did God make the sun, the moon and the stars?
THE FOURTH (ALLEGEDLY!)
3. The blue cornflower is the French equivalent to what in England?
THE RED POPPY (REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY)
4. In Keeping up Appearances what role was played by Patricia Routledge?
HYACINTH BUCKET
5. In the song, doh is a deer. What is re (pr. "ray")?
[drop of golden sun]
6. Which term describes a victory in battle that is so costly it is of
no value to the victor?
[Pyrrhic Victory]
7. Which garment is named after an atoll in the South Pacific?
[bikini]
8. In which song are the following words: "When I get older, losing my hair"?
["When I'm 64" (Beatles)]]
9. For which newspaper did Superman work?
[Daily Planet]
10. What faded away until there was nothing left but a grin?
[Cheshire Cat]

General Knowledge 48

1 What was the name of the anti-missile missiles used by the Americans during the
Gulf war to shoot incoming scuds?
Patriot
2 What is the name given to a triangle where all the sides are of a different length?
A Scalene
3 What is the first word of the song "Stand by your man"
Sometimes
4 What is the French word for Sunday?
Dimanche
5. With which pastime, hobby, or habit are all the following terms associated; billiard,
bent, apple, bulldog, pot?
Pipe-smoking (they are types of pipe)
6. Is St Andrews golf course on the east or west coast of Scotland?
East
7. Where in the human body are the ossicles?
In the ears
8. In the words of the song "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, what month is it?
September
9. In the world of horserace betting, how many horses are chosen to fulfil a "Yankee"
bet?
Four
10. How many volts in an AA battery?
One and a half

General Knowledge 47

1 What was the name of the anti-missile missiles used by the Americans during the
Gulf war to shoot incoming scuds?
Patriot
2 What is the name given to a triangle where all the sides are of a different length?
A Scalene
3 What is the first word of the song "Stand by your man"
Sometimes
4 What is the French word for Sunday?
Dimanche
5. With which pastime, hobby, or habit are all the following terms associated; billiard,
bent, apple, bulldog, pot?
Pipe-smoking (they are types of pipe)
6. Is St Andrews golf course on the east or west coast of Scotland?
East
7. Where in the human body are the ossicles?
In the ears
8. In the words of the song "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, what month is it?
September
9. In the world of horserace betting, how many horses are chosen to fulfil a "Yankee"
bet?
Four
10. How many volts in an AA battery?
One and a half

Animated movies

Animated movies
1 -What was Thumper in Bambi?
A Rabbit
2 - What was the first major release from Disney after Walt Disney died?
The Jungle Book
3 -Who was Disney’s Great Mouse Detective?
Basil
4 -Which film contains the magic words ‘Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo’?
Cinderella
5 - Name Donald Duck’s 3 nephews
Huey, Louie & Dewey
6 - What was the sequel to Aladdin?
The Return Of Jafar
7 - Which 90s film starred Bugs Bunny with Michael Jordan?
Space Jam
8 - In which decade was Snow White & The 7 Dwarfs first released?
1930s
9 - Which birds take part in a ballet in Fantasia?
Ostriches
10 - What breed is Lady in Lady & The Tramp?
Spaniel

Sports

Sports and diversions
1. The Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" means what?
Faster, Higher, Stronger
2. An Olympic swimming team medley relay starts with which stroke?
Backstroke
3. What is considered to be the worlds fastest team Game?
Ice Hockey
4. What term is used to describe a reddish- brown racehorse?
Bay
5. Which nine times Olympic gold medalist was voted athlete of the last century?
Carl Lewis
6. Which soccer team became the first team of the 20th century to do the league and
FA Cup double?
Tottenham Hotspur - 1961
7. In guns, what word is used to define the internal diameter of the barrel?
Calibre
8. In speedway, what is the maximum number of gears allowed on a motorcycle?
One
9. Which is the only Olympic event in which the competitors have to wear a top hat?
Dressage
10. In which sport would you use a do, a kote and a hakama?
Kendo

Made Up things 4

1. In Dancing Queen how old is the dancing queen?
Seventeen
2. In The Leader Of The Pack, what is the name of the leader?
Jimmy
3. Which two puppets were friendly with a panda called Sue?
Sooty and SWEEP
4. Other than Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, name
the only person in the original trilogy to be seen using a light saber?
Han Solo
5. In Greek legend, which Nymph faded away until only her voice remained?
Echo
6. According to a folk tale, Whose "queer long coat from heel to head was half of
yellow and half of red"?
Pied Piper
7. In Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, what was Gulliver's job aboard ship before
he was shipwrecked?
Surgeon
8. In the Bible, who cut off Samson's hair?
A Soldier acting under orders from Delilah
9. Which Sci-fi TV series featured Apollo and Starbuck?
Battlestar Galactica
10. What does the expression 'The Old Woman Is Plucking Her Goose' mean?
It's Snowing!

Human Body 3

HUMAN BODY
1 - Q : WHERE IN THE HUMAN BODY IS THE ILEUM?
A : SMALL INTESTINE
2 - Q : WHAT IS CHRISTMAS DISEASE?
A : MILD HAEMOPHILIA
3 - Q : WHAT IS THE MOST MOBILE JOINT IN THE HUMAN BODY?
A : THE SHOULDER
4 - Q : WHAT IS THE COMMON NAME FOR THE MEDICAL CONDITION
CANDIDA?
A : THRUSH
5 - Q : THE RENAL ARTERY CARRIES BLOOD TO WHICH ORGAN OF THE
HUMAN BODY?
A : KIDNEY
6 - Q : WHICH PART OF THE BODY IS ATTACKED BY CHOLERA?
A : THE INTESTINE
7 - Q : LIPASE AND TRIPSIN ARE TYPES OF WHAT ? USED TO REGULATE
METABOLIC REACTION?
A : ENZYMES
8. In the human body, how is the soft substance called myeloid tissue better known?
Bone marrow
9. What name is given to the veins which drain blood from the head?
Jugular veins
10. What is the name of the membranous sac enclosing the heart?
Pericardium

General Knowledge 46

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1 Which Shakespeare play begins "If music be the food of love, play on"?
Twelfth Night
2 If you are sinistral, what are you?
Left handed
3Arch, loops and whorl's are all parts of what?
A Fingerprints
4 What colour is the black box found in commercial planes ?
A Orange
5 What were the names of the 2 families in Romeo and Juliet?
Capulets and Montagues (both names for one point)
6 How much does a litre of water weigh?
1kg
7 Which spirit is the basis of the cocktail known as a Tom Collins?
Gin
8 When the Catholic Church considers a candidate for sainthood, they appoint a
cardinal to oppose the motion. By what title is he known?
A Devil's Advocate
9 What is red wine made with that white wine isn't?
Skins of the grape
10 What name connects a Shakespearean King, a 19th century poet and painter, and a
manufacturer of jet aircraft?
A LEAR (King Lear, Edward Lear, Lear Jet)

Made Up things 3

-fictional things
1. Jenny Lorrey, Bumble-arina, and Carbuckety are characters in which
long-running musical?
[Cats ]
2. Which rock group wrote and first recorded the song Nights in White Satin ?
[Moody Blues, or Justin Hayward]
3. In the song, "California Dreamin', "All the leaves are _____"
[brown]
4. Which Hollywood actor was 'The Duke'?
[John Wayne]
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5. In Oscar Wilde's novel, whose portrait changes in a mystical way?
[Dorian Gray]
6. Which cartoon character wears a flying helmet and takes on the Red Baron?
[Snoopy]
7. In the Beatles, which instrument did Paul play?
[bass]
8. Who produced and directed the movie The Color Purple ?
[Steven Spielberg]
9. Who did the voice of Mickey Mouse?
[Walt Disney himself]
10. Who wrote the book A Clockwork Orange ?
[Anthony Burgess]

General Knowledge 45

1 On your fingers, where are the Lanula (lan-you-luh)?
[half moons at the base of your fingernails (or equivalent)]
2. Which alchohol is the main ingredient of a Moscow Mule cocktail?
[Vodka]
3. What pet-name for a dog is taken from the Latin for "I trust"?
[Fido]
4. GLOBAL WARMING? What is the second line of the song "White Christmas"?
["Just like the ones I used to know"]
5. MEDICINE: If a condition is pulmonary, which part of the body is affected?
[lungs]
6 What is the first book of the Bible?
[Genesis]
7. Indians' revenge?: Which explorer brought tobacco to Europe?
[Sir Walter Raleigh]
8. What is the second-highest hand in poker?
[Straight Flush]
9. In the English language, what is the shortest word that begins with
a capital letter?
[ 'I' ]
10. What is the name of Germany's national airline?
[Lufthansa ]

people 7

PEOPLE POSERS
1 What is the connection between Larry, Mike, Conrad, Eddie, Michael,
Richard and John?
The names of the husbands of Liz Taylor
2 Who wrote the novel Fever Pitch?
Nick Hornby
3 In 1968 who became leader of the PLO?
Yasser Arafat
4 In which Italian city was Christopher Columbus born?
Genoa
5 - . What color is the book of Mao Tse Tung's writings?
[Red]
6 Which of the knights in Arthurian legend found the Holy Grail?
Sir Galahad
7 What did the Queen Mother have replaced in December 1995?
Her hip
8 Who in 1985 became the first member of the royal family to donate
blood?
Prince Charles
9 Who was the first ever author to send his publisher a type written
manuscript?
Mark Twain
10. Which artist was famous for his blue period?
[Picasso]

Food 7

FOOD & DRINK
1. In Cyprus, what is Commandaria - a starter, a type of wine or a goat stew?
TYPE OF WINE
2. In Denmark it is called Vienna Bread, what is it called elsewhere?
DANISH PASTRY
3. Which country does the wine Blue Nun come from?
GERMANY
4. What is the name of the Scandinavian alcoholic spirit made from potatoes?
AQUAVIT
5. Riboflavin and niacin are found in what complex vitamin?
VITAMIN B
6. What type of very common foodstuff are these varieties of -
Charlotte, Russet and Desirée?
POTATOES
7. In Spain, what is a wine cellar or wine shop called?
BODEGA
8. What is the main alcoholic ingredient in a Horse's Neck?
BRANDY
9. What type of foodstuff is the Italian product Pecorino?
EWE'S CHEESE
10. Following a recent scientific study, what was said to be the best
biscuit for dunking in tea?
THE GINGER NUT

Geography 9

geography
1 - HILL ON WHICH JERUSALEM STANDS
ZION
2 : IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE WORLD'S LONGEST CANAL?
A: CHINA
3 -Q : IN WHICH GROUP OF ISLANDS IS GUADALCANAL?
A : THE SOLOMONS
4 - Q : WHICH COUNTRY IS THE MOST WESTERLY POINT OF SOUTH AMERICA?
A : PERU
5 - Q : VENICE STANDS ON WHAT RIVER?
A : THE ARNO
6 - COUNTRY WILL YOU FIND THE EUCUMBENE DAM?
A : AUSTRALIA
7 : WHICH STRAIT SEPARATES THE CHUKCHI AND SEWARD PENINSULAS?
A : BERING
8 -Q : IN WHICH SOVIET HOLIDAY RESORT IN THE CRIMEA DID THE ALLIED
LEADERS ROOSEVELT, CHURCHILL, AND STALIN MEET IN 1945?
A : YALTA
9. What does the Spanish phrase 'vino de casa' mean?
HOUSE WINE
10. What colour are Post Boxes in Spain?
Yellow

General knowledge 44

General knowledge
1 - What does the word aardvark mean?
Earth pig
2 - Which extinct animals name is Portuguese for stupid?
Dodo
3 - In what year did Guy Fawkes attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament?
1605
4 - What did the gunpowder plotters want?
To put a Catholic on the throne
5 - And which king were they prepared to kill in order to achieve their aims?
James I
6 - Q : WHAT WAS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE'S OFFICIAL EMBLEM?
A : BUMBLEBEE
7 -Q : WHICH CAPTAIN OF DARWIN'S SHIP HMS "BEAGLE" BECAME GOVERNOR OF NEW
ZEALAND?
A : ROBERT FITZROY
8. Which rock band has released albums called "Elegantly wasted" "
Shine Like It Does" & "Welcome to Wherever you Are"? INXS.
9. In the military what name is given to a secret store of weapons,
which takes its name from the French for 'to hide'?
CACHE
10. What is the collective name for the 9 handmaidens of Odin?
THE VALKYRIES

80s movies

80s movies
1 - What special talent did Molly Ringwald have in The Breakfast Club?
She could apply lipstick with her breasts.
2 - Name the actress who played the pretty blond girl Elliot danced
with in E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial?
Erika Eleniak
3 - What was the license number on the Ghostbusters' car?
ECTO-1
4 - What is Indiana Jones main weapon?
His whip.
5 - In the movie "Rainman", what was the only airline that Raymond
said had never crashed?
Qantas.
6. In which city is Dirty Harry set?

San Francisco
7. Who starred opposite Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing?
Jennifer Gray
8. Who Was The Cowardly Assistant Of Dangermouse?
Penfold
9. Who Was Dr Bunsen Honeydew's Accident-Prone Muppet Show Assistant?

Beaker
10. In which film was the character Cruella de Vil?
[101 Dalmations

Animals 1

ANIMAL
1 Which type of animals share its name with an archbishop?
Primate
2The llama is native to which continent?
South America
3 How do anacondas victims die?
Suffocation
4 What is the badgers system of burrows called?
Sett
5 What part of a Basset Hound is particularly long?
Ears
6 What is the skin on a deer's antlers called?
Velvet
7 - Which creature provides a mole's main source of food?
Worm
8 -What are ossicles?
Bones
9 - What is the North American equivalent to the reindeer?
Caribou
10 - Which animal's home is called a drey?
Squirrel

General Knowledge 43

1- In shipping what name is given to the dirty water that collects
in the hull of a ship?
Bilge
.
2 - What commercial was Michael Jackson singing for when his hair caught on fire?

Pepsi
3. What does a butcher call the streaks of fat running through a
piece of meat?

Marbling
4. In the Wizard of Oz what did Dorothy have to steal from the Wicked
Witch of the West?
Broomstick
5. Which horror film actor did the narration on Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'?
Vincent Price
6. According to the children's nursery story, who pushed the wicked
witch into the oven, was it Hansel or Gretel?
Gretel
7. Which TV series features a talking black cat called Salem?
Sabrina the Teenage Witch

8. What is the name of the Addams families hairy relation?
Cousin It
9 - What novel by Ray Bradbury was named for the temperature at which book
paper catches fire and burns?
`Fahrenheit 451`
10 - Vulcan was the Roman God of what?
Fire

Arts

Arts
1 - What is Leonardo da Vinci's 'La Gioconda' also known as?
Mona Lisa
2 - Whose Progress did William Hogarth paint?
The Rake's
3 Which Egyptian sculpture is more than 73 metres long?
Sphinx
4 - What is paint applied to in a fresco?
Wet Plaster
5 - Which sculpture did Auguste Bartholdi give to the United States?
Statue Of Liberty
6 -Of which school of painting was Claude Monet a leading exponent?
Impressionist
7 - For which art style is David Hockney famous?
Pop Art
8 - Where would you find the art treasure Venus de Milo?
The Louvre
9 -Which famous Spaniard painted the picture "The Persistence of Memory"?
Salvador Dali
10 - In a stained glass window, which metal is traditionally used to
separate the different pieces of glass?

Lead

general knowledge 42

1. What name is given to the chief electrician on a film set?
Gaffer
2. What colour is the earth wire in modern electrical wiring?
Yellow/Green
3. Which rock band is named after two types of electricity?
AC/DC
4) What is the colour of the cross on the Swedish flag
Yellow
5) Which fresh water fish shares its name with a body position in diving
Pike
6) Which of the Beatles was the shortest in height
Ringo Starr
7) Who was the lead singer with the 1990's group Pulp
Jarvis Cocker
8)What bird of prey shares its name with the middle name of the famous explorer Robert Scott of
the Antartic
Falcon
9)What was the name of the FBI agent played by Jodie Foster in The Silence Of the Lambs
Clarice Starling
10) In which comic will you see Lord Snooty and his friends
The Beano

Geography 8

Geography
1. What colour does the bride wear in China?
RED
2. What does a Sinophobis Russian fear?
CHINA
3. What country's capital is Lagos?
NIGERIA
4. What is the capital of Majorca?
PALMA
5. What country would you visit to see the ruins of Troy?
TURKEY
6. What country is Angel Falls in?
VENEZUELA
7. What country is 'klutz' an insult in?
YIDDISH
8. What country lies 45 miles from th U.S mainland?
RUSSIA
9. Where's the bar on a river?
AT THE MOUTH
10 What two countries are linked by the Simplon Pass?
SWITZERLAND & ITALY

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1. In which US city is the Sears Tower?
Chicago
2. On what type of building would you find a tower called a Minaret?
Mosque
3. Who began his acting career under the name Duke Morrison?
John Wayne
4. On which Mediterranean island was the Duke of Edinburgh born?
Corfu
5. Which famous adventure story features "The Black Spot"?
Treasure Island
6. What Is The Name Of The Black Township, South Of Johannesburg, Where 69
Demonstrators Were Killed In 1960?
Sharpeville
7. Which French word is used to describe the rules of personal and professional behaviour?
Etiquette
8. What type of meat is used in the italian dish Osso Bucco?
Veal
9. What does a butcher call the streaks of fat running through a piece of meat?
Marbling
10. What are reputed to be Nelson's last words?
Kiss me HARDY

Science and Nature 5

Science
1.What is the common name for sodium hydroxide?
Caustic soda
2.What are the three primary colours?
Blue, red and yellow
3.What is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale?
212
4.Which part of the body is affected by Bright's disease?
The kidney
5.Which metal is the best conductor of electricity?
Silver
6.What is the chemical name of aqua fortis?
Nitric acid
7.What type of animal is a fritillary?
A moth
8.Which element forms the most compounds?
Carbon
9.Which gas has the chemical formula NH3?
Ammonia
10.Which rock can float?
Pumice

Where in the world?

Where in the world would you find….
1 -Battle of El Alamein (1942)?
egypt
2 - The Birthplace of John McEnroe?
Germany
3 - The Hanging gardens of Babylon?
Iraq
4 - The first modern Olympic games?
Greece
5 - Battle of Dien Bien Phu (1952)?
Vietnam
6 - The birthplace of Adolph Hitler?
Austria
7 - The World’s largest monolith?
Australia
8 - The world’s largest Pyramid
Tunisia
9 - The Kalahari Desert?
Botswana
10 - The birthplace of Mohammed
Saudi Arabia

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General knowledge
1.From which creature is lanolin obtained?
Sheep
2.What type of animal is a harlequin?
A duck
3.Which Italian invented the electric battery?
Allesandro Volta
4.Which metal is obtained from the mineral bauxite?
Aluminium
5. What is the most photographed, painted and climbed mountain in the world?      
MOUNT FUJI
6. What is the more popular name for the thyroid cartilage?
Adam's Apple
7. A cavy is a popular pet. What's it better known as?
Guinea Pig
8. Jill Monroe, Kelly Garrett And Sabrina Duncan Were Better Known As Whom?
Charlie's Angels
9. Who won an Oscar as the Colonel in 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'?
Alec Guinness
10. Which organisation produces a magazine called the Watchtower?
Jehovah's Witnesses

terrible films

terrible films
1 - Where is Macaulay Culkin separated from his parents in 'Home Alone 2'?
New York
2 - Who was the baby's voice in 'Look Who's Talking'?
Bruce Willis
3 - What was the subtitle of 'Police Academy 6'?
City Under Siege
4 - Which film was about the activities of unemployed parapsychologists in New York?
Ghostbusters
5 - Who co-starred with Robert Redford in 'The Sting'?
Paul Newman
6 - In which area of New York is 'Crocodile Dundee' set?
Manhattan
7 - Which movie with Warren Beatty was based on a strip cartoon?
Dick Tracy
8 - Which English actor starred in 'The Muppet Christmas Carol'?
Michael Caine
9 - What was the profession of the Patrick Swayze character in 'Ghost'?
Stockbroker
10 - What was the sequel to 'Three Men and a Baby'?
Three Men and a Little Lady

Insects 2

- Insects
1. What type of insect is a Whirligig?
Water beetle
2. The daddy-longlegs is the popular name for which insect?
Crane fly
3. An insect’s body is divided into three main parts, the head, the abdomen and which other?
Thorax
4. What is the most commonly consumed insect in the world?
Grasshopper
5. According to the nursery rhyme, which insect is advised urgently to ‘fly away home’?
Ladybird, Ladybird, Fly away home
6. Which insect is the symbol of female potency?
The Honey Bee
7. What insect has a king as well as a queen?
Termites
8. An aggregation of any insect is usually referred to as what?
A Colony
9. What insect can live up to nine days without its head?
Cockroach
10. What is the only insect that can turn its head?
Praying Mantis

General Knowledge 39

1. From which plant is snuff made?
Tobacco
2. Which is the only US state to begin with the letter R?
Rhode Island
3. What is the last line of the Flintstone's theme song?
We'll Have A Gay Old Time
4. Who is believed to be the most sued man in British legal history?
Ian Hislop (Private Eye)
5. What is the correct name for the device used by Boy Scouts to fasten a tie or scarf?
Woggle
6. What kind of steel is manufactured by adding chromium to ordinary steel?
Stainless
7. Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Jupiter (at least 63)
8. During the 'Gulf War', what was the name of the missiles used by the coalition to shoot down
Iraqi 'Scud' missiles?
Patriot Missiles
9. What is the milky sap obtained from the rubber tree called?
Latex
10. In Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist how did Fagin die?
He was hanged

Insects

Insects
1. In the insect world, what are brimstones, small coppers and commas?
Butterflies
2. Which common garden insect gets its scientific name from the latin for ‘little scissors’?
Earwig – (forficula)
3. What insect can also be known as the devil's darning needle?
Dragonfly
4. What do female mosquitoes feed on?
Blood
5. What name is given to a male non-working bee?
Drone
6. The Bombyx Mori produces in its cocoon a fine, lustrous fibre used to make a certain high
quality cloth. Which cloth?
Silk – The Bombyx Mori is the silkworm
7. By what common name are headlice known?
Nits
8. What is the worlds longest insect?
Borneo stick insect
9. 'Garden Tiger' and 'Hornet Clearwing' are species of which insect?
Moth
10. The female of which insect frequently bites off the head of the male during reproduction?
Praying Mantis 6 -

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GENERal knowledge
1.    What type of hat is Sherlock Holmes famous for wearing?
Deerstalker
2.    What was John Merrick otherwise known as?
The Elephant Man
3.    What name is given to an insincere display of grief?
Crocodile Tears
4.    What is the name of the children's game played on the fingers with looped string?
Cats Cradle
5.    What name is given to a double one on a pair of dice?
Snake Eyes
6.     How many digits do the Simpsons have on each hand?
Four
7.    Which popular cartoon character lives on the island of Sweetwater?
Popeye
8. Which lake is the source of the White Nile?
Victoria
9. What colour are the flowers of St Johns Wort?
Yellow
10. Who was the fortieth president of The United States?
Ronald Reagan

Money Money Money

MONEY MONEY MONEY
1 - What do you call the process of imprinting a blank coin with a design?
Minting
2 -In what country would you be able to spend a Zloty?
Poland
3 -In the US, how many cents is a dime worth?
Ten
4 - What is the basic unit of currency in Morocco?
Dirham
5 -The Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey use a different currency from the UK. True or
False?
TrUe
6 -What is the name of the famous gambling centre situated on the Mediterranean coast?
Monte Carlo
7 - What is the name of the study or collection of money?
Numismatics
8 - What material was a sovereign made from?
Gold
9 -Prior to decimalization, how many old pennies was an English Shilling worth?
Twelve
10What is the basic unit of currency in Hungary?
Forint

80S AND 90S HISTORY

1 Who was found not guilty of the murders of Ronald and Nicole in 1995?
1 OJ Simpson
2 What was Washington National Airport renamed in February 1998?
2 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
3 In which country did Abdullah II inherit the throne of King Hussein in 1999?
3 Jordan
4 Who was defeated by a computer called Deep Blue?
4 Gary Kasparov
5 In 1997, who became the first female Secretary of State for the USA?
5 Madeline Allbright
6 On which island did Oliver Reed die in 1999?
6 Malta
7 In 1990, who became the first female President of Ireland?
7 Mary Robinson
8 In 1986, what became the first city in the world to be completely evacuated?
8 Chernobyl
9 In 1986, who became the first black leader of the Anglican Church in South
9 Desmond Tutu
Africa?
10 Who was elected as Pakistan's first female Prime Minister in 1988?
10 Benazir Bhutto

Human Body 2

2 - HUMAN BODY:
1 Q : THE COMMA BACILLUS CAUSES WHAT DISEASE?
A : CHOLERA
2 - Q : IN ANATOMY, WHAT NAME, DERIVED FROM LATIN MEANING 'HAIR', IS GIVEN TO
THE FINEST BLOOD VESSELS?
A : CAPILLARIES
3 - Q : WHAT TYPES CAN BE SADDLE, PLANE OR PIVOTAL?
A : BODY JOINTS
4 - Q : IN WHICH PART OF THE BODY IS THERE A BONE CALLED THE COCHLEA?
A : IN THE EAR
5 - Q : WHAT WOULD BE HAPPENING IF YOU SUFFERED FROM CANITIS?
A : GREYING HAIR
6 - Q : WHAT IS THE TECHNICAL NAME FOR A SQUINT?
A : STRABISMUS
7 - Q :  IF YOU SUFFERED FROM OZOSTOMIA WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
A :  BAD BREATH  (HALITOSIS)
8 - Q : WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THE PYRAMIDS OF MALPIGHI?
A : IN YOUR KIDNEYS
9 -Q : WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE OPIATE-LIKE SUBSTANCES PRODUCED IN THE
BRAIN BY PITUARY GLANDS?
A : ENDORPHINS
10 Q : WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE GULLET?
A : OESOPHAGUS

Films and Entertainment

1.Jack Ryan, is the name of the character played by Ben Afflek, in; The
Sum of all fears, but which other actor played the same character in a
different film?
HARRISON FORD
2.In which television series did Katie Holmes star, between 1998 and
2003?
DAWSON’S CREEK
3.Who directed The Da Vinci code?
RON HOWARD
4. In which television soap would you find the character, Sally Webster?
CORONATION STREET
5.Who directed Platoon?
OLIVER STONE
6.In which 90s group? would you have found singer Richard Ashcroft?
THE VERVE
7.Which television detective series starred Cybil Shepard and Bruce
Willis?
MOONLIGHTING
8.Which 1978 Vietnam war film ends with the surviving cast sitting around
the table singing America the Beautiful?
THE DEERHUNTER
9.In the 1997 L.A. Confidential, who played the role of officer Wendell Bud
White?
RUSSELL CROWE
10.How many episodes of Fawlty Towers were made in total?
TWELVE

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6 - Odds and sods
1.Who wrote the novel; Our Man In Havana?
GRAHAM GREENE
2.Tashkent, is the capital of which country?
UZBEKISTAN
3.In astrology, which two star signs cover the month of January?
Capricorn or Aquarius
4.What is the capital of Latvia?
RIGA
5.Name any two of the four instruments in the brass section of an
orchestra?
TRUMPET – TROMBONE – HORN - TUBA
6.Researchers at the Australian National university have discovered that,
which group of people are better at sport, driving in traffic and in general
quicker thinkers. Left or right handed people?
LEFT HANDED
7.The subject of several investigations recently, who is Henri Paul?
DRIVER OF awesome ACCIDENT IN WHICH PRINCESS DIANA WAS
KILLED
8.What is the capital of Kazakhstan? ASTANI OR ASTANA?
ASTANA
9.What did astronaut Alan Shepard hit, on the moon?
A GOLF BALL
10.Can you lead a cow; upstairs but not down stairs, or is it downstairs but
not upstairs?
UPSTAIRS BUT NOT DOWNSTAIRS

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general knowledge
1. Which Russian town was reported to be the site of mutant giant trees in
1989?
Chernobyl
2. Which Boxer Advertises The Lean, Mean, Fat Reducing Grilling Machine?
George Foreman
3. How many 'downs' does each team have to travel ten yards in American
Football?
Four
4. Which is the lowest toned brass instrument in an orchestra?
The Tuba
5. Which body of water forms Turkey's northern Border?
Black sea
6. What was the name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame's girlfriend?
Esmeralda
7. Around 25% of the milk consumed in the UK is used for what?
Cups Of Tea
8. What main ingredient have I missed from this cocktail - Tabasco
sauce, worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, vodka, lots of ice?
Tomato juice - Bloody Mary
9. Who murdered Police Officer Tippit in Dallas on November 22nd 1963?
Lee Harvey Oswald
10. Which gas is produced by the explosion of a hydrogen bomb?
Helium

People 6

4 - people
1.  What did Samuel Colt invent?
† †The colt revolver



2.††Who claimed to "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee?"
† †Muhammad Ali


3.††Who said, "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?"
† †
†Mae West

4.††Who was the jazz saxophonist whose improvisations were known
as "sheets of sound"?

†John Coltrane


5.††What group showed their ultimate coolness with the phrase, "ring a ding
ding"?
† †
†Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack

6.††Eva Braun was:
† ††Hitler's girlfriend

7.††Who called himself "the Godfather of soul" and "the hardest working man
in show business"?
† †James Brown


8.††How did gangster Al Capone die?
† ††Syphilis



9.††Who is the namesake of teddy bears?
† †
†Theodore Roosevelt


10. How did Marvin Gaye die?
† †He was murdered by his father

places 7

PLACES
1. From which country does the lager Grolsch originate? 

NETHERLANDS
2. One of the world's worst environmental disasters, killing 20,000
people, occurred in Bhopal on 23.12.1984. In which country is Bhopal? 

INDIA
3. In which city were the 1980 Summer Olympics held? 

MOSCOW 

4. Which European country is the home of Stella Artois?

BELGIUM
5. Which city hosted the 2004 Summer Olympic Games?

ATHENS 


6. In which ocean are the Maldives?

INDIAN 

7. I am the coldest, windiest, driest and highest continent on earth.
What is my name?

ANTARCTICA

8. If a citizen of The Netherlands is called Dutch, what would a citizen
of Jupiter be called?

A JOVIAN

9. In terms of population which is the largest state in the USA? 

CALIFORNIA 

10. Please give the next letter in the following sequence. M, V, E, M, ? 

J (Jupiter)

Arts

- ARTS
1. How long did it take the Beatles to record their first album - 12
hours, 12 days or 12 months? 

(Twelve Hours)
2. Who is the author of the books ‘Digital Fortress’ ‘Deception Point’
and ‘Angels & Demons’?

(Dan Brown - author of The Da Vinci Code) 

3 Which US TV series ended after 275 episodes with the words, "Sorry
we're closed"?
(CHEERS) 

4 Who did Dr Banner turn into when he got angry?
(THE INCREDIBLE HULK) 

5 Which TV duo drove a Ford Torino?
(STARSKY & HUTCH)
6 With regard to the record label what do the initials RCA stand for?
(RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA)
7 In which city was Motown Records founded?
(DETROIT)
8 Which pop group took their name from an unemployment benefit
form?
(UB 40)
9. 3.In the 1993 film, This Boy’s Life, who starred alongside Robert De
Neiro and Ellen Barkin?
LEONARDO DE CAPRIO
10. A film by Clint Eastwood; Flags Of Our Fathers, tells the story of a
second world war battle that resulted in the loss of 46 thousand lives and
centres on the raising of the Stars and stripes flag by six soldiers. But on
which pacific Island did the battle take place?
IWO JIMA

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7 - Gen know:
1. So at last in 2006 scientists from three English Univeristy’s reached the same conclusion. Which came first the chicken or the egg?

THE EGG

2.In January 2006, British spies were uncovered after a fake rock, was used as a spying device in which city?

MOSCOW

3.Which pop performer has a tour called; ‘THE 2007 FUTURE SEX/LOVESHOW UK TOUR’

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

4.Which two countries most recently joined the EU?

ROMANIA AND BULGARIA

5.Who had his autobiography (If I Did It) cancelled in 2006 due to public outrage?

O.J.SIMPSON

6.In English rhyming slang, what is meant by;GOLD WATCH?

SCOTCH (WHISKY)

7.Of what is Sinophobia the fear? (pronounced sin – o phobia) Russians or Chinese?

CHINESE

8.What is the capitol of Angola?

LUANDA

9.In cockney, what is meant by, Berlin Wall’s?

BALLS

10.What is the gestation [je-stey-shuh n] period for a cat? Eight or eleven weeks?

EIGHT WEEKS

History 2

6 - History
1 -

Named after a French minister of the 20th century, what effort is considered one of the great failures of military history, and is now used as a metaphor for something that is confidently relied upon but which ended up being ineffective?

Answer

The Maginot Line
The Maginot Line named after French minister of defence André Maginot was a line of concrete fortifications, tank obstacles, machine gun posts and other defenses which France constructed along its borders with Germany and with Italy, in the light of experience from World War I, and in the run-up to World War II. However, the fortification system utterly failed to contain the invading German forces in World War II, who largely manuevered around it.

2.

The name of which symbol means 'well-being' in Sanskrit, though it became associated with men of dubious repute in history?

Answer

The Swastika (from Sanskrit 'svasti')
The use of the swastika was associated by Nazi theorists with their conjecture of Aryan cultural descent of the German people. Following the Nordicist version of the Aryan invasion theory, the Nazis claimed that the early Aryans of India, from whose Vedic tradition the swastika sprang, were the prototypical white invaders.



3 - The current queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom belongs to which royal house?

Answer

The House of Windsor
The name of the house was originally the House of Wettin but in 1917, during World War I, anti-German feeling among the people resulted in the Royal Family exchanging use of all of their German titles and house names for English-sounding versions.



4 -.

If 'Little Boy-Enola Gay' is to Hiroshima, what is to Nagasaki?

Answer

Fatman - Bockscar
An implosion-type weapon with a plutonium core, 'Fat Man' was detonated at an altitude of about 1,800 feet (550 m) over the city, and was dropped from a B-29 bomber Bockscar, piloted by Major Charles Sweeney. Because of Nagasaki's hilly terrain, the damage was somewhat less extensive than that in relatively flat Hiroshima. An estimated 40,000 people were killed outright by the bombing ,and about 25,000 were injured. Many thousands more would die later from related injuries, and radiation sickness from nuclear fallout.


5 - One of the mottos of which lethal 20th century regime was "To keep you is no benefit. To destroy you is no loss." in reference to civilian Cambodians?

Answer

Khmer Rouge
It was the ruling political party of Cambodia -- which it renamed to Democratic Kampuchea -- from 1975 to 1979. The Khmer regime is remembered mainly for the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million people (estimates range from 850,000 to 3 million) under its regime, through execution, starvation and forced labor.



6.

Julius Caesar crossed this river in 49 BC as an act of war where he supposedly said "the die is cast", giving rise to a popular idiom. Which river?

Answer

The Rubicon
"Crossing the Rubicon" is a popular idiom meaning to go past a point of no return because it was an ancient boundary between Gaul and Italy. The river is notable as Roman law forbade any general from crossing it with an army.
.

7 After hearing what news did Winston Churchill write "Being saturated and satiated with emotion and sensation, I went to bed and slept the sleep of the saved and thankful."?

Answer

Attack on Pearl Harbor drawing the US into WWII

This battle has had history-altering consequences. It only had a small strategic military effect because the Japanese Navy failed to sink U.S. aircraft carriers or destroy the Submarine Base, but even if this had been achieved, it would not have helped Japan in the long term. The attack firmly drew the United States and its massive industrial and service economy into World War II.



8.

What name was given to the man-portable anti-tank rocket launcher which saw widespread use during World War II?

Answer

Bazooka

It was nicknamed "bazooka" from a vague resemblance to the musical instrument of the same name invented and used by Bob Burns. The word "bazooka" is often incorrectly used to refer to any shoulder-launched missile weapon.



9.

Which city in central Spain was renowned throughout the middle ages as an important center for the production of swords and other bladed instruments?

Answer

Toledo





10 - The transfer of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1997 from Great Britian is well-known. But at around the same time (in 1999), which country relinquished its claim on Macau and handed it over to China?

Answer

Portugal

Portugal and China agreed in 1979 to regard Macau as "a Chinese territory under (temporary) Portuguese administration". Negotiations between the Chinese and Portuguese governments on the question of Macau started in June 1986. In 1987, an international treaty, known as the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration, was signed to make Macau a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The Chinese government assumed sovereignty over Macau on December 20, 1999, ending 329 years of Portuguese rule.

Crash

5 - Crash
1) What artist, famed for splattering paint across canvases, was splattered across the pavement when he crashed his car in 1956?

2) “Crash” is the collective noun for what large land mammal found in Africa and Asia?

3) A beloved princess was killed in a car crash 25 years ago this month. Who was she?

4) In 2006, Crash won the Oscar for Best Picture instead of critical favorite Brokeback Mountain. Who won Best Director that same year?

5) In 2004 Jason Allen Alexander spent 55 memorable hours married to whom?

6) In 1993, the band Crash Test Dummies had a hit with what song that didn’t actually feature any vowels in its title?

7) In Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger snarls “Consider that a divorce” after he shoots who in the head?

8) The original Crash Bandicoot was released in 1996 exclusively on what video game platform?

9) “When I watch you eat. When I see you asleep. When I look at you lately, I just want to smash your face in,” says Kathleen Turner to Michael Douglas in what 1989 film?

10) “Crash into Me,” the biggest hit for the Dave Matthews Band, was released on what 1996 album?


Answers:

1) Jackson Pollock

2) rhinoceros

3) Grace Kelly/Princess Grace

4) Ang Lee, for Brokeback Mountain

5- Britney spears

6) “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm”

7) Sharon Stone

8) Sony PlayStation

9) The War of the Roses

10) Crash

Stinking Rich

4 - Filthy Stinking Rich
1) John D. Rockefeller, by most measures the richest man in American history, earned his money in what industry?

2) What slang term based on sound effects from dental commercials was popularized in the late 1990s by hip-hop artists like the Cash Money Millionaires, Lil Wayne, and B.G.?

3) Who’s been the only African American listed on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans every year since 1995?

4) According to Forbes magazine, who is the wealthiest: the richest person in Canada, Japan, Mexico, or Russia?

5) What fictional character’s wealth was once calculated as “one multiplujillion, nine obsquatumatillion, six hundred twenty-three dollars and sixty-two cents”?

6) What 1987 movie paraphrases a speech made by Ivan Boesky before he was jailed for insider trading?

7) At the end of every episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Robin Leach wished the viewer “champagne wishes” and what kind of dreams?

8) In 2004, Bill Rancic became the first person to win what television show?

9) Republican pollster Fred Luntz popularized what alternate name for the estate tax?

10) According to Forbes magazine, what British archaeologist is the wealthiest fictional woman in the world?


Answers:

1) oil / petroleum

2) bling-bling (or just bling)

3) Oprah Winfrey

4) Mexico

5) Scrooge McDuck

6) Wall Street (”Greed is good.”)

7) caviar

8) The Apprentice

9) the death tax

10) Lara Croft

Triangulation

Triangulation
example: a Roman goddess, a Canadian music award, and one of this year’s Best Picture nominees = Juno
1) something you might find on a map, part of a telegraph, and a Florida island

2) a fictional duck, a program used in computer networking, and a noise your car’s engine might make

3) something that can kill an unprepared hiker, magicians’ slang for revealing secrets to non-magicians, and something to keep in mind when you’re taking a picture

4) a symbol for heat, a James Bond character, and the fictional avenue where Gary Coleman lives

5) a shade of black, a musical gang member, and a hit song by Wings

6) a briefcase, Condé Nast’s business magazine, and a collection of your best work

7) a secret agent on TV, a Michael Jackson role, and an iconic local retail store

8) a John Coltrane tune, part of the NATO phonetic alphabet, and a country

9) a film studio mascot, a zodiac sign, and any of 13 popes

10) an Italian motorcycle, an R.E.M. album, and a common last name on Sesame Street
Answers:

1) key

2) ping

3) exposure

4) Q

5) jet

6) portfolio

7) scarecrow

8) India

9) Leo

10) monster

movies 2

2 -movies

1) What 1997 comedy, which shares its name with a fast food restaurant, includes an Academy Awards ceremony where the Best Actor nominees include Paul Newman in “Coot”, Clint Eastwood in “Codger”, Michael Douglas in “Primary Urges” and Steven Seagal in “Snowball in Hell”?

2) In Ocean’s Twelve, Topher Grace says he “totally phoned in that Dennis Quaid movie.” What 2004 movie is he talking about?

?

3) What 2001 comedy was adapted into a musical starring Laura Bell Bundy, which debuted last year in San Francisco before opening at the Palace Theater on Broadway?

4) What 2002 Cameron Diaz comedy, which shares its name with a U2 song, did film critic Charles Taylor declare “one of the flattest, stupidest, unfunniest sex comedies — as well as one of the worst all-round pictures — I’ve ever seen”?

5) What 2004 film based on a comic book character did Guillermo del Toro direct between Blade II and Pan’s Labyrinth?

6) Who appeared in all 5 of these movies?

7) What 1998 indie film about a romantic kidnapping begins with the main character desperately searching for a place to pee?

Answers:

8) In 1977, Pauline Kael wrote: “The film is enjoyable in its own terms, but it’s exhausting, too: like taking a pack of kids to the circus. There’s no breather in the picture, no lyricism; the only attempt at beauty is in the image of a double sunset.” What film was she dissecting?

9 What grape variety is favoured by the main character in 'Sideways'?

10 Which fictional character played by Gene Hackman, Kevin Spacey, and John Shea among many others supposedly owns Beethoven's 10th Symphony, the Venus de Milo's arms, Gainsborough's 'Yellow Boy' and a full-body portrait of the Mona Lisa?

1) In & Out

2) In Good Company

3 Legally Blonde

4) The Sweetest Thing

5) Hellboy

6) Selma Blair

7 – buffalo 66

8 – Star Wars

9 Pinot Noir

10 Lex Luthor