Pauls Quiz 98 (Questions only)

1. What did the well lubricated Captain Matthew Webb accomplish for the first time on the 24th and 25th of August 1875?

2. What do Merlin, Barbarossa, Desmond of Kilmallock and Charlemangne all have in common?

3. Eccentric US billionare Howard Hughes ate nothing but what (with a few exceptions) in the last years of his life?

4. Which Beatle was born in Madras, India? (Clue, if needed: many thought his musical talent was not up to par but he was better than good)

5. What was the name of the prison camp in the film The Great Escape?

6. A refreshing drink from India and a dog.

7. Founded more than 3,000 years ago in Persia, this religion is one of the oldest in the world. What is the name of the religion?

8. What are the first two words in each of the following songs? 
    a: Me and Bobbie Magee 
    b: Cuts like a knife 
    c: Piano man

9. In which film does Charlie Chaplin eat:
    a: shoe laces 
    b: metal bolts?

10. Which car makers name is also the Persian god of light? 5 letters