Pauls Quiz 474
1. Bobby Rydell High School is a focal point in which popular film?
2. What kind of "Band" was a number one UK hit single (No. 3 in the US) in 1970?
3. Until recently, which company built the Mirja, the largest airplane in the world?
4. In which best selling novel, first published in 2001, is there a floating carnivorous island?
5. Which two US states have the longest coastlines? One point for each correct answer.
6. What can be divided into nine choirs?
7. From which country does the variety of breadcrumbs known as 'Panko' originate?
8. Many merchant navies in the world use so called flags of convenience. Which two countries flags are the most common?
9. What are the four countries in the world with the most Christians? (total number) One point for each correct answer.
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Son" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Well the key to my survival was never much in doubt
b. Some folks are born made to wave the flag, ooh, they're red white and blue
c. Stealin kisses from me on the sly, takin time to make time, tellin me he's all mine
d. There's a five minute break and that's all you take, for a cup of cold coffee and a piece of cake
11. The longest professional tennis match in history was an 11 hour and 5 min marathon between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut during the 2010 Wimbledon Championship. Plus or minus 10, how many games did Isner win in the 5th set in order to emerge victorious?
12. Gourde is the standard monetary unit in which Caribbean country?
13. What colour is the semi-precious stone Lapis Lazuli?
14. "You don't get 500 million friends without making a few enemies" was the move poster tag line to which film?
15. Which part of the human body is also known as the cilium?
16. Now that the UK has left, which E.U. country has the longest coastline?
17. Who was met by an estimated 150,000 estatic admirers at Le Bourget Field on Saturday, May 21, 1927?
18. Mondoshawan is an alien race and language sometimes spoken in which popular 1997 film?
19. Which five countries in the world have four letters in their name and end with a vowel? One point for each correct answer.
20. Which Hollywood superstar sang "I Talk To The Trees"?
ANSWERS
1. Grease
2. Band Of Gold (Freda Payne)
3. Antonov (An-225 Mriya)
4. Life Of Pi
5. Two answers. Alaska and Florida
6. Angels
7. Japan
8. Panama and Liberia
9. Four answers. USA, Brazil, Mexico and Russia
10. Four answers.
a. No Son Of Mine (Genesis)
b. Fortunate Son (CCR)
c. Son Of A Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield)
d. Matthew And Son (Cat Stevens)
11. 70 (70-68)
12. Haiti
13. Deep blue
14. The Social Network
15. Eyelash
16. Greece
17. Charles Lindbergh
18. The Fifth Element
19. Five answers. Cuba, Fiji, Mali, Peru, Togo.
20. Clint Eastwood