Pauls Quiz 480
1. The movie poster tag line to which famous MGM musical was "What a Glorious Feeling"?
2. The name of which famous military leader (1829-1909) translated means "the one who yawns"?
3. In which Lane did the 1666 'Great fire of London' start?
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. What is Buffy's last name?
5. Who is the actress mother of each of the following Hollywood actresses?
a. Gwyneth Paltrow
b. Kate Hudson
6. With an estimated 1,700 deaths, the worst rail disaster in history occured shortly after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. In which country did this tragedy take place?
7. What kind of "Breakdown" was a number one album on both sides of the Atlantic in 2009?
8. With 1,670 km in length, what is the longest river in the world named after an animal?
a. Snake, b. Moose, c. Fly, d. Bear
9. "Sour grapes", "One good turn deserves another", "Look before you leap" and "Honesty is the best policy" are just a few examples of expressions which stem from which ex slave?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the name of a bird somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. I'd rather be a forest
b. The wise old owl, the big black crow, flapping their wings singin go bird go
c. Feed the babies, who don't have enough to eat, shoe the children, with no shoes on their feet
d. There's a fog upon L.A., and my friends have lost their way
11. Sometimes called the "Great White Shark Capital of the World", Gansbaai Beach is located in which country?
12. Which notorious bullets are named after a British arsenal in colonial India?
13. What are the four most populated cities in the E.U. that end with the letter "t"? One point for each correct answer.
14. What was the name given to the once most abundant bird in North America that became extinct September 1, 1914?
15. Which popular English musician's first single was titled "I Love My Dog"?
16. Which two female tennis players battled Bobby Riggs in the so called "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973?
17. Which 20th century English writer said "In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act."?
18. Which actor played the "Scrounger" in the film The Great Escape?
19. Lapine is a fictional language in which best selling 1972 novel?
20. Who rode a war horse named Marengo?
ANSWERS
1. Singin In The Rain
2. Geronimo
3. Pudding Lane
4. Summers
5. Two answers.
a. Blythe Danner
b. Goldie Hawn
6. Sri Lanka
7. 21st Century Breakdown (Green Day)
8. Answer a. Snake
9. Aesop
10. Four answers.
a. El Condor Pasa (Simon and Garfunkel)
b. Rockin Robin (Jackson Five)
c. Fly Like An Eagle (Steve Miller)
d. Blue Jay Way (Beatles)
11. South Africa
12. Dum Dum
13. Four answers. Bucharest, Budapest, Frankfurt, Stuttgart
14. Passenger Pidgeon
15. Cat Stevens
16. Margret Smith Court and Billie Jean King
17. George Orwell
18. James Garner
19. Watership Down
20. Napoleon