Pauls Quiz 475
1. Which 1971 hit song spent the first four weeks of January 1981 at the top of the UK singles charts?
2. 'The Third Rome' is a nickname for which capital city?
3. Which fictional character, born on the battlefield, wields the Atlantean sword?
4. Plus or minus 5, how many steps did Usain Bolt need to complete the 100 metres in his record time of 9.63 seconds?
5. What is a Nick and Nora?
6. How many times did Scarlett O'Hara marry?
7. "He saw the world in a way no one could have imagined" was the movie poster tagline for which biopic that won 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture?
8. Translated, which Islamic religious term means "struggle" or "resistance"?
9. In Kipling's 'The Jungle Book', what kind of animal is Hathi?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Summer" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Saved her life, she nearly drowned
b. Jimmy quit, Jody got married
c. It lingered there to touch your hair and walk with me
d. See the curtains hangin' in the window in the evening on a Friday night
11. Which three countries in the world have the most active volcanoes? One point for each correct answer.
12. Which English actor was Uma Thurman's first husband?
13. Plus or minus 2, how many bones are there in an adult human skull?
14. What name was given to a liberated woman in the roaring 20's who, amongst other things, smoked, drank, wore short skirts and drove automobles? Seven letters.
15. Which Greek god responsible for causing earthquakes fathered both the Cyclops and the horse Pegasus?
16. Name the country in which each of the following musicians were born. One point for each correct answer.
a. Freddie Mercury
b. Joe Strummer
c. Engelbert Humperdinck
d. Manfred Mann
e. Eddie Van Halen
17. Which girl is also known as Kara Zor-El?
18. Robert Haillet was the original name for which Adidas shoes?
19. It is said that "Here thou art, then" were which alluring woman's last words?
20. A large city and the name given to the flu pandemic that killed an estimated 1 million people in 1968-69.
ANSWERS
1. Imagine (John Lennon)
2. Moscow
3. Conan the Barbarian
4. 41
5. A type of glassware/cocktail glass
6. Three times (Hamilton, Kennedy, Butler)
7. A Beautiful Mind
8. Jihad
9. Elephant
10. Four answers.
a. Summer Love (Grease)
b. Summer of 69 (Bryan Adams)
c. Summer Wind (Frank Sinatra)
d. Summer Breeze (Seals and Croft)
11. Three answers. Indonesia USA Japan
12. Gary Oldman
13. 22
14. Flapper
15. Poseidon
16. Five answers.
a. Zanzibar
b. Turkey
c. India
d. South Africa
e. Netherlands
17. Supergirl
18. Stan Smith tennis shoes
19. Cleopatra
20. Hong Kong