Pauls Quiz 468
1. Which Lennon and McCartney composition was a number one hit song on both sides of the Atlantic for Peter and Gordon ?
2. According to Forbes Magazine, which G.B. was the highest paid fashion model in the year 2015?
3. The House of Bernadotte is the name given to the royal dynasty of which European country?
4. What is known as "Country's most famous stage" and the "Home of American music"?
5. Six actors have won both the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. Can you name them? One point for each correct answer.
6. The target in which team sport is called "the tee"?
7. Which country's alphabet is known as Hangul?
8. Name the book from each of the following authors that has been translated into more than 200 different languages.
a. Carlo Collodi
b. Antoine de Saint Exupery
c. John Bunyan
9. In which country is the recently discovered 6,000 km long Hamza River?
10. King Charles VI ruled France from 1380-1422. During the last 30 years of his reign he suffered bouts of insanity and often believed he was made of what?
a. wax, b. gold, c. wood, d. glass
11. The following was a movie poster tag line for which Oscar winning film?
"The funny, touching and totally irresistable story of a working relationship that became a 25 year friendship"
12. What was the last European country to relinquish its overseas territory in India?
13. In song, where did Betty meet "The Leader of the Pack"?
14. Hallux is the medical term for which body part?
15. Starbuck is a doomed character in which famous novel?
16. Fennel pollen excluded, what are the 2 most expensive spices?
17. Which European city has a record 2,500 bridges?
a. Hamburg, b. Venice, c. Stockholm, d. Amsterdam
18. The following line is from which 1994 film?
"Forty years I been asking permission to piss. I can't squeeze a drop without say so."
19. The all star band consisting of John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Mitch Mitchell called themselves "The Dirty" what?
a. Mac, b. Pac, c. Sac, d. Nac
20. In which country is French President Emmanuel Macron a prince?
ANSWERS
1. A World Without Love
2. Gisele Bundchen
3. Sweden
4. Grand Ole Opry
5. Six answers. Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Kevin Spacey, Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, Jack Lemmon
6. Curling
7. South Korea
8. Three answers.
a. Pinocchio
b. The Little Prince
c. Pilgrim's Progress
9. Brazil (an underground river)
10. Answer d. glass
11. Driving Miss Daisy
12. Portugal
13. "at the candy store"
14. Big toe
15. Moby Dick
16. Saffron and vanilla
17. Answer a. Hamburg
18. The Shawshank Redemption
19. Answer a. The Dirty Mac
20. Andorra