Pauls Quiz 486
1. Which kind of facial expression was a number one hit single around the world in 2009? Two words
2. Detective Axel Foley, played by Eddie Murphy in the film Beverly Hills Cop, is a street wise cop from which city?
3. Queen Anne's Revenge was which man's flagship?
4. The Sami people of Europe are better known in English as what?
5. Which colourful room, once known as "the 8th wonder of the world" and estimated to be worth more than 800 million US dollars, disappeared in World War II?
6. In which country were the bandits Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid supposedly killed by soldiers on November 6, 1908?
7. Which famous author originally wrote under the pseudonym 'Boz'?
8. According to Forbes Magazine, who was the 1st billionaire musician?
a. Paul McCartney, b. Beyonce, c. Justin Bieber, d. Jay-Z
9. "The true story of a long shot who became a legend" was a 2003 movie poster tag line. Name the American national sporting hero and underdog.
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with the word "Life" somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. Here comes Johnny Yen again with his liquor and drugs
b. Here comes Johnny singing I gotta woman, down in the tunnels trying to make it pay
c. Take a look at the lawman beating up the wrong guy
d. And though the holes were rather small they had to count them all
11. Which new name was the city of Stalingrad given in 1961?
12. The 15th century guru Nanak was the founder of which religion?
13. What was the name of the man who captured the 1963 Kennedy assassination on his hand held 8 mm camera?
14. Which stadium is nicknamed "The house that Ruth built"?
15. The following is the first line to which Stephen King novel?
"From two thousand feet, where Claudette Sanders was taking a flying lesson, the town of Chester's Mill gleamed in the morning light like something freshly made and just set down."
16. In which city is the world famous Rijksmuseum?
17. Which sport was dominated by Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1950s?
18. "I never knew the old Vienna before the war ...." is the opening line to which classic 1949 film?
19. Nobel Peace Prize winner Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th what?
20. Which amount of time was a UK number one hit single (number 3 in the US) in 2008? Two words
ANSWERS
1. Poker Face (Lady Gaga)
2. Detroit
3. Blackbeard
4. Laplanders (Lapps)
5. The Amber Room
6. Bolivia
7. Charles Dickens
8. Answer d. Jay-Z
9. Seabiscuit
10. Four answers.
a. Lust For Life (Iggy Pop)
b. Walk Of Life (Dire Straits)
c. Life On Mars (Bowie)
d. A Day In The Life (Beatles)
11. Volgograd
12. Sikhism
13. Zapruder (Abraham)
14. Yankee Stadium
15. Under The Dome
16. Amsterdam
17. Formula One racing
18. The Third Man
19. Dalai Lama
20. Four Minutes (Madonna and Justin Timberlake)