Pauls Quiz 461
1. In which 2009 Hollywood movie is the language Na'vi spoken?
2. Which American was crowned the world's first billionaire in 1916?
3. The 2004 marriage of which celebrity couple lasted 55 days?
4. Which number was the best selling album on both sides of the Atlantic in the year 2000?
5. The following was the movie poster tag line to which 1966 film?
"For three men the Civil War wasn't hell. It was practice."
6. Winston and Julia lead a doomed romance in which cult novel?
7. In which popular television series is the martial art Anbo-Jytsu practiced?
8. Who was the only 14 year old to have been ranked in the top 10 in women's tennis?
a. Monika Seles b. Chris Evert c. Jennifer Capriati d. Stefi Graf
9. Which three countries in the world have the highest prison populations?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Road" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song?
a. The screen door slams, Mary's dress sways
b. This ain't no technological breakdown
c. Every lock that ain't locked when no one's around
d. It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics to set you on your feet again
11. Which popular 1964 children's book did Ian Flemming write?
12. Plus or minus 4, in which year did Mattel announce that Barbie and Ken were splitting?
13. Which ancient ethnic group and or tribe was a 1969 number one hit single in the UK charts (no. 9 in the US charts)?
14. Which luxury car uses a modified lemniscate symbol as its logo?
15. In American football, which one of the following is not a major US college bowl game?
a. Sugar Bowl, b. Cotton Bowl, c. Orange Bowl, d. Corn Bowl, e. Sun Bowl
16. Plus or minus 5, in which year did the WHO claim that smallpox was eradicated?
17. What are the names of the two most populated cities in Russia that end with the letter "g"?
18. According to the party in the novel 1984, "Ignorance is" what?
19. Translated, orchid and avacado both stem from words that mean what?
20. It is said that the last words of which famous 16th century Frenchman were "Tomorrow, at sunrise, I shall no longer be here."?
ANSWERS
1. Avatar
2. J D Rockefeller
3. Britney Spears and Jason Alexander
4. 1 (Beatles)
5. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
6. 1984 (George Orwell)
7. Star Trek: The Next Generation
8. Answer c. Jennifer Capriati
9. In order: USA, China and Brazil
10. Four answers.
a. Thunder Road (Bruce Springsteen)
b. The Road To Hell (Chris Rea)
c. King Of The Road (Roger Miller)
d. Good Bye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John)
11. Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang
12. 2004
13. The Israelites (Desmond Dekker and the Aces)
14. Infiniti (lemniscate is the inverted figure eight symbol for infinity)
15. Answer d. Corn Bowl
16. 1980
17. Saint Petersburg and Yekaterinburg
18. "Ignorance is Strength"
19. Testicle
20. Nostradamus