Pauls Quiz 495
1. Rediscovered in 1799, what is the British Museum's most visited single object?
2. In a mega Euro disco hit from 1978, who "drank it all and said I feel fine"?
3. The collective noun for which clumsy and endearing mammal, listed as a vulnerable species, is 'embarrassment'? 5 letters
4. Which revolutionary 1927 Hollywood film begins with the words "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet"?
5. Pulque (pull-kay) is a fermented sap with a milky white colour. In which country is it a traditional drink?
6. Which nation that does not exist today were runners-up at the 1962 FIFA World Cup?
a. USSR, b. West Germany, c. Yugoslavia, d. Czechoslovakia
7. What was the most populated US state capital from 1630-1965?
8. A type of warning issued by weather forecasters and Dorothy's last name in The Wizard of Oz.
9. Vanessa Redgrave first met her husband Franco Nero on the set of which film?
10. What is the most commonly fractured bone in the human body?
11. According to an ACDC song title, what do you get when you ring "3-6 2-4 3-6"?
12. Which four letter Japanese word is used to describe a place where martial arts is practiced?
13. Each of the following films are set in which city? One point for each correct answer.
a. The Third Man
b. Dirty Harry
c. Victor Victoria
d. To Be Or Not To Be
e. Rosemary's Baby
f. A Room With A View
14. The gusty wind known as a 'Bora' blows over which of the following seas?
a. Barents, b. Irish, c. Red, d. Adriatic
15. A song on the Rod Stewart album 'Gasoline Alley' and the nickname for Billie Holliday. Two Words.
16. Which woman is the only qualifier to have won a Grand Slam singles title in tennis?
17. The United States has the most gold reserves. Which five countries come next on the list? One point for each correct answer.
18. "Leave no man behind" was a movie poster tag line for which 2001 film nominated for four Oscars?
19. Which art style stems from the French for "the wild beasts"?
20. Which 1977 British-Italian television mini series had an all star cast which included, amongst others, James Mason, Laurence Olivier, Anthony Quinn, Peter Ustinov, Michael York, Rod Steiger, Ernest Borgnine, Stacy Keach, Olivia Hussey, Ian Holm, Anne Bancroft and Robert Powell?
ANSWERS
1. The Rosetta Stone
2. Rasputin (Boney M)
3. Panda
4. The Jazz Singer
5. Mexico
6. Answer d. Czechoslovakia
7. Boston
8. Gale
9. Camelot
10. Clavical (collarbone)
11. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
12. Dojo
13. Six answers.
a. Vienna
b. San Fransisco
c. Paris
d. Warsaw
e. New York
f. Florence
14. Answer d. Adriatic
15. Lady Day
16. Emma Raducanu
17. Five answers. In order: Germany, Italy, France, Russia and China.
18. Blackhawk Down
19. Fauvism
20. Jesus of Nazareth