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What sexy cinema septuagenarian published a book in 2010 with the subtitle Beyond the Cleavage?

ANSWER: (Raquel Welch. Her book’s full title is Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage.)

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1. The “9 days Queen” and a Rolling Stones song title

Lady Jane. Lady Jane Grey

2. Who wrote the novel “A Clockwork Orange”?

Anthony Burgess

3. In which city did John & Yoko hold their honeymoon bed-in?

Amsterdam

4. Why were women forbidden to watch the Olympic Games in ancient Greece?

Because the men were naked

5. Which country is home of hurling?

Ireland

1. Max Scmeling, Ezzard Charles and Rocky Marciano were the only 3 men to beat which heavyweight boxer?

Joe Louis

2. What everyday item did John Walker invent in 1826?

Matches

3. From what terrible disease did Robert the Bruce suffer?

Leprosy

4. The 18th Amendment introduced Prohibition in the United States, but which amendment abolished it?

21st Amendement

5. What is the chemical symbol for silver?

AG

1. In which city is a Midsummer Night’s Dream set?

Athens

2. The arts recognize two kinds of opera, what are they?

Comic and Grand

3. Name the ten countries or empires the USA has officially declared war on.

British Empire,  Mexico, Spain, Germany (2x), Austria-Hungary, Japan, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania

4. Which liner was torpedoed by the germans, bringing the usa into ww1?

Lusitania

5. Which boxer added the term marvelous to his name?

Marvin Hagler

1. Plus or minus 50 years, when was the last legal execution of a witch in Scotland?

1727

2. Who is the only person with a last name beginning with the letter X to appear on a US postage stamp?

Malcom X

3. Who was the last Beatle to marry?

Paul McCartney

4. Whom did James earl ray assassinate?

Martin Luther King

5. How many frames are there in a game of tenpin bowling?

10

1. In which song, or one of its many versions, would you find at least one of the following people:

Louis Miller, Jenny Diver, Jenny Towler or Schmul Meier?

Mack the Knife

2. How much beer is equivalent to 2 British units of alcohol?

A Pint

3. What is the nickname of the state of Missouri?

Show Me State or Bullion State

4. Who was considered the greatest of violin makers?

Stradivari

5. What is added to pasta to make it green?

Spinach

 

Who was the first cartoon character to be featured posing sexily on the cover of Playboy magazine?

(Marge Simpson in November 2009.)
 
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What did Saint Patrick do to achieve sainthood?

Converted Ireland to Christianity – The druids often had a tattoo of a snake
eating its own tail.

Harley Davidson came out with its first bike in? And what was it called?

1909 – It was called the Model 5.

What biblical name means ‘pleasure’?

Eden

If a ship’s captain orders you to furl the sails, you would?

Rail them to the yard arm – You would furl the sails during bad storms.

The series of films starring character Jason Bourne are based on the novels of
what author?

Robert Ludlum – Jason Bourne was played by Matt Damon on the silver
screen.

Who shares a spring training facility with the Arizona Diamondbacks?

Colorado Rockies – Both of these teams share the Salt River Fields at Talking
Stick. This stadium is the first MLB facility to be built on Native American Indian
lands.

Colorado Kool-Aid is a slang term for what?

Coors Beer – Johnny PayCheck has a song entitled Colorado Kool-Aid.

On the TV show Friday Night Lights who plays the head coach?

Kyle Chandler

How deep is a fathom?

6 feet

The movie Stand by Me was based on what Stephen King novella?

The Body – The Body was published in 1982.

In what year did MLB start presenting the Major League Baseball Comeback
Player of the Year Award?

2005 – The final vote for this award is decided by an online poll.  

In what year was Elvis found dead in his bathroom and how old was the King?

1977 and 42 years old

Abby Sciuto is a forensic expert on which television show?

NCIS – Abby is a quirky character who is addicted to Caf-Pow. She names and
talks to all the machines in her lab.

How long is a league?

3 miles – There are 5280 yards in a league.

What author wrote the novel that the 2005 movie “Be Cool” was based on?

 Elmore Leonard – Be Cool was the sequel to Get Shorty. 

In 2008, Minnesota had to play a tiebreaker to get into the play-offs. What
team did they face in this one game contest? What was the record of the teams before the tiebreaker game?

Chicago – The Twins lost the game and were out of the play-offs. Both teams
finished the season with an 88-74 score.