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QUESTIONS

  1. According to the bible, how many Horsemen of the Apocalypse were there?
  2. In Greek mythology, who fell in love with his shadow?
  3. Live & let die was which actor’s first James Bond movie?
  4. Which cosmetic house did Liz Hurley become the face of in 1995?
  5. What was the first name of Che Guevarra?

 

ANSWERS

  1. 4
  2. Narcissus
  3. Roger Moore
  4. Estee Lauder
  5. Ernesto

1. When did the Bronze Age begin?
2. For each of the following Beatles, give the first name of their first wife.
a. Paul
b. John
c. George
d. Ringo
3. Where is Timbuktu?
4. In which city was Joan of Arc burnt to death for being a witch?
5. What U.S. stadium hosted the first World Cup game to be held indoors in 1994?

 

ANSWERS
1. About 4500 BC
2. Four Answers:
a. Linda
b. Cynthia
c. Patti
d. Maureen
3. Mali
4. Rouen
5. Pontiac Silverdome

1. Which snake is responsible for the greatest number of human deaths?
2. In which country is ‘The King and I’ set?
3. What kind of “home” is not allowed in Beverly Hills? (The last home you’d ever visit)
4. Since medieval times, name the patron saint of the following European countries.
a. Wales
b. Italy
c. England
d. Spain
e. Ireland
f. Scotland
g. France
5. In the 2010-2011 season Kenneth Faried of Morehead State broke the NCAA men’s Division I basketball record for most career rebounds. Whose record, which had lasted 15 years, did he break?

ANSWERS

1. Cobra
2. Siam
3. A funeral home (hospitals and cemeteries are also not welcome)
4. Seven Answers:
a. St. David
b. St. Anthony
c. St. George
d. St James
e. St. Patrick
f. St. Andrew
g. St. Denys
5. Tim Duncan

  1. Emerald City is the capital of which country & and name the four countries that border it.
  2. In which song does the following appear: Al Capone (tried to make that town his own)
  3. The Khyber Pass joins which two countries?
  4. Apart from Mad George, which kinder nickname did George III have?
  5. How many quarterbacks were taken in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft?  Name them

 

ANSWERS

  1. Oz. Munchkin, Winkie, Quadling and Gillikin
  2. The Night Chicago Died
  3. Afghanistan and Pakistan
  4. Farmer George
  5. Four. Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert and Christian Ponder
  1. The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews on screen, told the story of which real-life family?
  2. What does pumpernickel bread mean translated: hardworking boy, fart boy or lazy boy?
  3. Which royal house consisted of Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI?
  4. This Cleveland Browns quarterback threw an interception in the last game of the 1990 season and didn’t throw another until game 11 the next year after throwing 308 passes in a row without an interception…a then NFL record. Who is he?
  5. As of the 1990 Census what are the ten most common last names in the USA?

 

 

ANSWERS

  1. Von Trapp
  2. Fart boy
  3. House of Lancaster
  4. Bernie Kosar
  5. Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, Brown, Davis, Miller, Wilson, Moore and Taylor
  1. Who played the sadistic sheriff in Clint Eastwood’s ‘Unforgiven’?
  2. Which musical hailed the dawning of the Age of Aquarius?
  3. Which US state is known as the “Land of Enchantment”?
  4. World War II: What year did Adolph Hitler rise to power in Germany?
  5. In 1920 the American Professional Football Association was formally organized. The league’s name was changed in 1922 to the National Football League. Only two teams remain in existence today that competed in the APFA in its inaugural season. Who are they?

 

 

ANSWERS

  1. Gene Hackman
  2. Hair
  3. New Mexico
  4. 1933
  5. Cardinals and Bears

 

What is the name of the company that gave us the Frisbee, the Hula Hoop, the SuperBall, and the Boogie Board?

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  ANSWER: ( Wham-O.)

  1. Who starred as Capone in the 1959 biopic Al Capone?
  2. Who played the title role in the 1965 film Dr Zhivago?
  3. Which 1994 Robert Altman film is a satire about the fashion business?
  4. What carnivorous mammal is renowned for catching snakes?
  5. The following are the first words to which books ?
    1. Mr. Jones, of the manor farm….
    2. My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip….
    3. When Gregor Samsa awoke….
    4. Call me Ishmael…..
    5. The sweat wis lashing oafay Sick Boy….

 

  1. Rod Stieger
  2. Omar Sharif
  3. Pret A Porter
  4. Mongoose
  5. Five Answers:
    1. Animal Farm (Orwell)
    2. Great Expectations (Dickens) 
    3. Metamorphosis (Kafka)
    4. Moby Dick (Melville)
    5. Trainspotting (Welsh)

1.How many yards are there in a chain?

2.Which mountain on the France/Switzerland border was first climbed in1865 by the British mountaineer Edward Whymper?

3.Who was the twin brother of Artemis?

4.Who played the part of Garth Algar in the Wayne’s World films?

5.How did the Bikini get its name?

 

1.22

2.Matterhorn

3.Apollo

4.Dana Carvey

5.From The pacific Atoll where bombs were tested

1. What is the number of the unit that appears in the TV series of MASH?

2. Which controversial islands are, depending on the tongue in which they are spoken, named after adventurous French sailors from St. Malo?

3. Who was dipped by the heel in the River Styx to give him invulnerability?

4. Why did the Government in 1947 urge women to wear short skirts?

5. Name the two brothers in each of the following bands. One point for each brother

  1. Radiohead
  2. Kinks
  3. Spandau Ballet
  4. Creedence Clearwater Revival
  5. Oasis
  6. Allmann Brothers Band

 

1. 4077

2. Malvinas  The Falklands to some

3. Achilles

4. To save cloth

5. Six Answers:

  1. Jonny and Colin Greenwood 
  2. Ray and Dave Davies 
  3. Gary and Martin Kemp 
  4. John and Tom Fogerty
  5. Liam and Noel Gallagher 
  6. Gregg and Duane Allmann