Pauls Quiz 281 (Questions only)

1. Which popular fruit; with variety names such as Bing, Lambert, Royal Ann and Empress; was apparently first introduced into England by Henry VIII?

2. What were the two most produced German World War II tanks named after an animal? One point for each correct answer.

3. Which reclusive Hollywood star of both the silent and talking film era was known as 'The face of the century'?

4. The English names for which two letters in the Greek alphabet start with the letter 'O'? One point for each correct answer.

5. Frank Zappa and the Mothers "were at the best place around" in which popular hit song?

6. 'The Death of Marat' by Jacques-Louis David is a famous painting depicting the French revolutionist Jean-Paul Marat after his assassination. Where is Marat found in this painting?

7. Who created each of the following fictional detectives? One point for each correct answer.
a. Sam Spade
b. Philip Marlowe
c. Kurt Wallander

8. Which name for a horseman in the light cavalry stems from the Hungarian language?

9. Which contraction of a Latin word means 'nothing' or 'the absence of something'?

10. Which bruising athlete was the first dollar millionare in sport?