Pauls Quiz 493
1. The five members of which supergroup sometimes recorded under the pseudonyms Lucky, Nelson, Otis, Lefty and Charlie T Jr?
2. The famous 19th century North American frontier knife nicknamed "toothpick" is associated with which US state?
3. The name for which sport/recreational activity stems from a word meaning "split piece of firewood"?
4. The Phlegraean Fields is a super volcano located under which city?
5. Which liqueur is made with 130 alpine plants and herbs?
6. "Easy, tiger" was a movie poster tagline for which Hollywood comedy?
7. In which year was sliced bread first sold in the US? Plus or minus 5
8. Name the subject/person behind each of the following biographies or autobiographies. One point for each correct answer.
a. Long Walk To Freedom
b. The Moon's A Balloon
c. Freedom In Exile
d. The Seven Pillars Of Wisdom
e. Dreams From My Father
9. NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston is named after which man?
10. What is the name of the remake film in which Matt Damon plays the same character as Glen Campbell once did?
11. On which 1972 concept album from a British band do the sleeve notes claim all the lyrics were written by an eight year old boy named Gerald Bostock?
12. Until the mid 20th century, what was the name of the most commonly used plastic in the world?
13. Plus or minus 4, how many points in total was the longest tennis tie-break in a Grand Slam singles event?
14. In which country was the first known case of the Spanish Flu observed in 1918?
15. Alvy Singer is romantically involved with the titular figure in which Oscar winning film?
16. Bing, Van, Penny, Lapins and Napoleon are all varieties of what?
17. The last fomal public execution in Britain took place in 1868. Plus or minus 10, in which year did the last public execution in France take place?
18. In which US state is the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin?
19. Where are buildings known as 'Gloriettes' located?
20. Film director Joel Coen was once married to which woman who is now a 4 time winner of an Academy Award?
ANSWERS
1. The Travelling Wilburys
2. Arkansas (the 'Arkansas Toothpick')
3. Skiing
4. Naples
5. Chartreuse
6. The Hangover
7. 1928
8. Five answers.
a. Nelson Mandela
b. David Niven
c. The Dalai Lama
d. T E Lawrence
e. Barack Obama
9. Lyndon B Johnson
10. True Grit
11. Thick As A Brick (Jethro Tull)
12. Bakelite
13. 42 (Blinkova vs Rybakina, Australian Open 2024)
14. USA (Fort Riley, Kansas)
15. Annie Hall
16. Cherries
17. 1939
18. Florida (St. Augustine)
19. In a garden
20. Frances McDormand