Pauls Quiz 494
1. A US state and the family name of the hitman in the film Leon "The Professional".
2. What is the name given to a person who drives a team of sled dogs? Six letters.
3. What is the only insect that is endemic to the Antarctic continent?
a. beetle, b. cockroach, c. midge, d. ant
4. What is the only Beatles song with the word "number" in the song title?
5. Fukushima daiichi. The word "Fuku" has several meanings, one of which is "fortunate". What does
a. "shima" mean, and what does
b. "daiichi" mean?
6. Which two Tv series hold the US records for most watched final episode? One point for each correct answer.
7. What % of the human brain is water?
a. 25-30%, b. 55-60%, c. 75-80%
8. The American avant-garde photographer Emmanuel Radnitzky (1890-1976) is better known under which name?
9. Which three countries in the world have the most nuclear reactors? One point for each correct answer.
10. Taco had a global hit with the song 'Puttin' on the Ritz' in 1982. Which famous American composer wrote the original in 1929?
11. Which popular white wine made with the Glera grape is named after a village near Trieste?
12. Which famous fictional character dies in the arctic onboard Captain Walton's ship?
13. What are the 2 least populated US states?
14. Who spoke the words "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you." on the 10th of March 1876?
15. Who are the only three men to have scored 10 or more goals during a single FIFA World Cup tournament? One point for each correct answer.
16. Which 2014 Hollywood blockbuster ends with the words "Hey, you're a hero buddy, you know that?"?
17. What was the name of George Gershwin's song writing brother?
18. Who plays the devil or satan in each of the following films? One point for each correct answer.
a. End Of Days
b. The Witches Of Eastwick
c. Bedazzled (2000 remake))
d. Mister Frost
e. Bedazzled (1967)
f. The Devils Advocate
g. Angel Heart
19. Which duo had hit songs in the US charts with "Surf City" and "Dead Man's Curve"?
20. Which man directed the 1923 silent film 'The Ten Commandments' and the 1956 remake?
ANSWERS
1. Montana
2. Musher
3. Answer c. midge
4. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
5. Two answers.
a. island
b. number one (or first)
6. Two answers. In order: MASH (105.9 million viewers), Cheers (80.4 mllion viewers)
7. Answer c. 75-80%
8. Man Ray
9. Three answers. In order: USA (99), France (58), Japan (43)
10. Irving Berlin
11. Prosecco
12. Victor Frankenstein
13. Wyoming and Vermont
14. Alexander Graham Bell
15. Three answers. Just Fontaine (13 goals in 1958), Sandor Kocsis (11 goals in 1954), Gerd Müller (10 goals in 1970)
16. Fury
17. Ira
18. Seven answers.
a. Gabriel Byrne
b. Jack Nicholson
c. Elizabeth Hurley
d. Jeff Goldblum
e. Peter Cook
f. Al Pacino
g. Robert De Niro
19. Jan and Dean
20. Cecil B DeMille