Pauls Quiz 460
1. "He did it! Hobbs did it!" are the last words to which popular 1984 film?
2. Which popular 1960s UK band took their name from a Jack Kerouac term for tramps that hung around rail freight depots?
3. What was St Petersburg called during the 1917 October Revolution?
4. With 6 gold medals, the West German Kristin Otto was the most successful athlete at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. In which discipline did she excell?
5. Who was the second man in space?
a. Alan Shepard b. Scott Carpenter c. Gordon Cooper d. Gus Grissom
6. Alex Leamus was the central character in which best selling 1965 novel?
7. Shegjin, Durres, Sarande and Vlore are the four most important harbour cities in which European country?
8. Which pseudonym did Mark Feld use when he and his band had a string of 14 top twenty UK hits in the 1970s?
9. Which of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments was first played in 1925?
10. Which colour was a number one hit single in the UK charts in 1999 (number 6 in the US charts)?
11. Which city was once known as "The Paris of the Middle East"?
12. What was the name of the popular British film production company run by the director duo Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger between 1943 and 1957?
13. Which two countries border the Gulf of Bothnia?
14. With one word complete the title of each of the following Elvis Presley films. One point for each correct answer.
a. King
b. Blue
c. Kid
d. Girl
15. What was the sixth country to officially test the atom bomb in 1974?
16. Which musician is credited with the guitar solo on Michael Jackson's "Beat It"?
17. Which four US Presidents in the 20th century had first and last names that began with the same letter? One point for each correct answer.
18. Plus or minus one year, when did the US pilot Chuck Yeager break the sound barrier?
19. What was the name of the 1948 and 1953 reports based on thousands of interviews that shocked the US public?
20. What kind of fruit liqueur is needed to make the Porn Star Martini?
ANSWERS
1. The Natural
2. Yard Birds
3. Petrograd
4. Swimming
5. Answer a. Alan Shepard
6. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
7. Albania
8. Marc Bolan (T Rex)
9. French Open
10. Blue (Da Ba Dee) (Eiffel 65)
11. Beirut
12. The Archers
13. Finland and Sweden
14. Four answers.
a. King Creole
b. Blue Hawaii
c. Kid Galahad
d. Girl Happy
15. India
16. Eddie Van Halen
17. Four answers. Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover and Ronald Reagan.
18. 1947
19. Kinsey
20. Passion Fruit (also used as garnish)