Pauls Quiz 463
1. Which actor has played both Adolf Hitler and John Lennon on screen?
2. Which Beatle does not wear a moustache in the film Yellow Submarine?
3. Clinomania is an excessive desire to stay where?
4. Which three cities were the most popular destinations on transatlantic flights from London Heathrow in 2023?
5. Which four digit number is the last year mentioned in the Zager and Evans song 'In The Year 2525'?
6. Founded in 1585 and sometimes known as "The Lost Colony", what was the name of the first English settlement in the New World?
7. Jeepney's are the most popular means of public transport in which country?
8. Which actor had a 1989 top ten hit in the US music charts with a cover of the song 'Save the Last Dance For Me'?
a. Bruce Willis, b. Don Johnson, c. John Travota, d. David Hasselhoff
9. How many miles of rope were needed to rig the HMS Victory?
a. 6, b. 26, c. 126
10. What do the national anthems of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Spain and San Marino all have in common?
11. In the world of sport, which trophy has been nicknamed the "Auld Mug"?
12. In the world of Marvel Comics, what is the name of the metal from which Thor's hammer is made?
13. In the October of which year did Bobby 'Boris' Pickett release his hit song The Monster Mash?
14. In which film, an epic historical drama from the year 1984; do Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox, Liam Neeson, Daniel Day-Lewis and Bernard Hill all have minor roles? (clue; it isn't Gandhi)
15. Which popular Bengali curry dish translated means "hot-fry"?
16. How many people have walked on the moon?
17. What is the smallest country in continental Africa?
a. Djibouti, b. Eswatini, c. Benin, d. The Gambia
18. The world's population increases by how many people each day?
a. 50,000, b. 100,000, c. 200,000, d. 400,000
19. The name for which ancient form of brain surgery stems from the Greek word for "borer" or "auger"?
20. Which isolated location was the best selling song of the year in the UK in 1977?
ANSWERS
1. Robert Carlyle
2. Paul
3. In bed
4. Three answers. In order: New York, LA, Toronto (as of 2023)
5. 9595
6. Roanoke
7. Philippines
8. Answer a. Bruce Willis
9. Answer b. 26 miles
10. No lyrics
11. The America's Cup
12. Uru
13. 1962
14. The Bounty
15. Jalfrezi
16. 12
17. Answer d. The Gambia
18. Answer c. 200,000
19. Trepanation (trepanning)
20. Mull of Kintyre