Pauls Quiz 484
1. Whch popular movie and winner of eight Oscars ends with the following words?
"We have no troubles here. Here, life is beautiful. The girls are beautiful. Even the orchestra is beautiful. Auf wiedersehen. A bientot."
2. What do astronaut Gordon Cooper and actor James Doohan have in common?
3. Red and Red 2 were Hollywood action films with an allstar cast. What does R E D stand for?
4. Which Hollywood icon was the voice of the Grinch in Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas!?
5. Which belt did the US satellite Explorer 1 discover in 1958?
6. What is, based on seating capacity, the largest MLB stadium?
7. Little Mix had a UK No 1 hit with the song Cannonball in 2011. Whch other weapon of destruction reached number one in both the UK and US charts in 2011?
8. What was the largest empire in the world in 1750?
a. Mongol b. Russian c. Spanish d. British
9. What is the name of the tavern owned by Mr. Szyslak?
10. The following lyrics are all from songs with a city somewhere in the song title. Can you name the song? One point for each correct answer.
a. She'll find the note I left hangin on her door and she'll laugh when she reads the part that says I'm leavin
b. Back in the USA, back in the bad old days
c. Now it's a mighty long way down the dusty trail and the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails
d. Night time would find me in Rosa's cantina
11. In the Lord of the Rings mythology, the Istari are also known as the five what?
12. Purple Sweet Potato, Red Bean Sandwich, Blueberry Cheesecake, French Salt, White Peach, Muscat of Alexandria, Apricot Seed and Soybean are just a few of the many different flavours of Kit Kat available in which country?
13. With 37 years of age, who was the oldest man to have won an open era Grand Slam singles title in tennis?
a. Boris Becker b. Arthur Ashe c. Andre Agassi d. Ken Rosewall
14. Name the films in which each of the following cats play a role?
a. Mr. Bigglesworth
b. Mr. Jinx
c. Buttercup
d. Church
15. Which famous opera was first performed in Cairo on Christmas Eve 1871?
16. Walter Clopton Wingfield is known as the 'father' of which sport?
17. The unfinished novel 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' was the last book of which famous 19th century author?
18. "What if one of life's great mysteries moved in upstairs" was the movie poster tag line for which film starring Anthony Hopkins?
19. Spell the capital of Iceland.
20. The recording of which benifit concert became a number one best selling double album in 1972?
ANSWERS
1. Cabaret
2. Their remains have been 'buried' in space
3. Retired and Extremely Dangerous
4. Boris Karloff
5. Van Allen radiation belt
6. Dodger Stadium
7. Grenade (Bruno Mars)
8. Answer c. Spanish
9. Moe's (The Simpsons)
10. Four answers.
a. By The Time I Get To Phoenix (Glen Campbell)
b. The Night Chicago Died (Paper Lace)
c. All The Way From Memphis (Mott the Hoople)
d. El Paso (Marty Robbins)
11. Five Wizards
12. Japan
13. Answer d. Ken Rosewall
14. Two answers.
a. Austin Powers
b. Meet the Parents
c. The Hunger Games
d. Pet Sematary
15. Aida
16. Lawn Tennis
17. Charles Dickens
18. Hearts in Atlantis
19. Reykjavik
20. The Concert For Bangladesh (George Harrison and friends)