Pascals Quiz 1 (Questions only)

The following quiz questions and answers were submitted by Pascal (from the team "Evolution") from Freiburg, Germany. Thanks Pascal, Great job!

1. Who or what is "Allen Smithee"?

2. Which sound effect has been used since 1951 in over 100 films, tv-shows and video games?

3. In his essay "Eureka" from 1849 the American literate Edgar Allen Poe anticipates which astronomic theory 80 years ahead?

4. True or false: More U.S. Vietnam veterans have committed suicide than U.S. soldiers were actually killed in the Vietnam War. (Not counting soldiers wounded or missed)

5. Which Acadamy Award winning director (best original screenplay) played the baby being baptized in The Godfather (Part 1)?

6. What was Albert Einstein sure about?

7. What was the name of Charles Darwins famous tortoise? (1 Point) The tortoise died on 23 June 2006. Plus/Minus 10, at what age? (1 Point)

8. Which disease did Julius Cesar suffer from?

9. What was the only world city unconditionally open to Jewish refugees during the second world war?