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Daily Quiz anyone?
Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.
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Top scores gents.
WW1 Quiz
1. The trigger for World War One was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria; in which European city was he assassinated?
2. Which years did World War I begin and end? Point for each
3. Particularly associated with WWI, which man's name (first and last) were slang for a common soldier in the British Army?
4. Britain declared war on Germany and its allies after Germany attacked which country?
5. How was the German fighter pilot ace Manfred von Richthofen better known?
6. In which year did the U.S. declare war on Germany?
7. In May 1915, the sinking of which ship (with the death of 128 U.S. citizens) helped shift public opinion in America against Germany?
8. The Gallipoli peninsula is in which modern day country?
9. And the Gallipoli Campaign was also known by which other name?
10. Whose image is featured on the iconic British WWI 'Join Your Country's Army!' poster, was it George V, Field Marshal Haig or Lord Kitchener?
11. Who was American president during the whole four years of the war?
11. Which empire joined Germany and Austria-Hungary to form the Central Powers?
12. What was the name of the British-led offensive in 1916, which resulted in enormous casualties? It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916.
13. Which naval battle was the largest of World War I, involving the British Royal Navy?
14. Who was the German Emperor (Kaiser) during World War I?
15. T.E. Lawrence was a British officer is famous for his role in the Arab Revolt. How is he better known?
16. Which country exited World War I after a revolution in 1917?
17. What was the nickname given to the German air raids on British cities during World War I?
18. Who was British Prime Minister at the start of the First World War? And who was Prime Minister in 1918 when the war ended? Point for each
19. What date is Armistice Day each year?
20. What was the name of the agreement that ended the war?
WW1 Quiz
1. The trigger for World War One was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria; in which European city was he assassinated?
2. Which years did World War I begin and end? Point for each
3. Particularly associated with WWI, which man's name (first and last) were slang for a common soldier in the British Army?
4. Britain declared war on Germany and its allies after Germany attacked which country?
5. How was the German fighter pilot ace Manfred von Richthofen better known?
6. In which year did the U.S. declare war on Germany?
7. In May 1915, the sinking of which ship (with the death of 128 U.S. citizens) helped shift public opinion in America against Germany?
8. The Gallipoli peninsula is in which modern day country?
9. And the Gallipoli Campaign was also known by which other name?
10. Whose image is featured on the iconic British WWI 'Join Your Country's Army!' poster, was it George V, Field Marshal Haig or Lord Kitchener?
11. Who was American president during the whole four years of the war?
11. Which empire joined Germany and Austria-Hungary to form the Central Powers?
12. What was the name of the British-led offensive in 1916, which resulted in enormous casualties? It took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916.
13. Which naval battle was the largest of World War I, involving the British Royal Navy?
14. Who was the German Emperor (Kaiser) during World War I?
15. T.E. Lawrence was a British officer is famous for his role in the Arab Revolt. How is he better known?
16. Which country exited World War I after a revolution in 1917?
17. What was the nickname given to the German air raids on British cities during World War I?
18. Who was British Prime Minister at the start of the First World War? And who was Prime Minister in 1918 when the war ended? Point for each
19. What date is Armistice Day each year?
20. What was the name of the agreement that ended the war?
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WW2 Quiz
1. The conflict began when Germany invaded which neighbouring country?
Poland
2. Who was the British Prime Minister at the outbreak of WWII?
Neville Chamberlain
3. The Geheime Staatspolizei is more commonly known as what?
The Gestapo
4. What was the name of the main site for British codebreakers during World War II?
Bletchley Park
5. Who invented the bouncing bomb?
Barnes Wallis – (My mother worked with him later, a tad eccentric he was apparently)
6. Can you give the month in 1941 of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7th
7. Can you name the Emperor that led Japan during World War Two?
Emperor Hirohito
8. Who was appointed commander-in-chief of the German Airforce (Luftwaffe) in 1935?
Hermann Göring/ or Goering
9. The Ardennes Offensive was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during WW2. What is the battle better known as?
Battle of the Bulge
10. Which British single-seat RAF fighter aircraft accounted for 60 percent of the RAF air victories in the Battle of Britain?
The Hawker Hurricane (even though the Spitfire was perceived by the public to be the main RAF fighter and had a higher victory-to-loss ratio)
11. Early in the war, in his first address to the British House of Commons, Prime Minister Winston Churchill said, “I have nothing to offer but……………………………”?
“Blood, toil, tears and sweat.”
12. Which German soldier was popularly known as the Desert Fox?
Erwin Rommel
13. Which then future U.S. president won the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and the Purple Heart for his heroism during World War II?
John F. Kennedy
14. What was code-named Operation Dynamo?
Dunkirk evacuation
15. What was the operational codename for the Normandy landings often referred to as D-Day?
Operation Neptune
16. What were the nicknames of the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Point for each
Little Boy and Fat Man
17. With the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history, Winston Churchill called the Fall/Loss of where the "worst disaster" in British military history?
Singapore
18. In 1942, which island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea was awarded the George Cross by the United Kingdom for its peoples' endurance and bravery?
Malta
19. The Enola Gay was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, but what was the name given to the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki 3 days later?
Bockscar
20. On D-Day, the Normandy coast was divided into five sectors by the Allies - can you name these sectors (beaches)? 5 points on offer.
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword.
1. The conflict began when Germany invaded which neighbouring country?
Poland
2. Who was the British Prime Minister at the outbreak of WWII?
Neville Chamberlain
3. The Geheime Staatspolizei is more commonly known as what?
The Gestapo
4. What was the name of the main site for British codebreakers during World War II?
Bletchley Park
5. Who invented the bouncing bomb?
Barnes Wallis – (My mother worked with him later, a tad eccentric he was apparently)
6. Can you give the month in 1941 of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7th
7. Can you name the Emperor that led Japan during World War Two?
Emperor Hirohito
8. Who was appointed commander-in-chief of the German Airforce (Luftwaffe) in 1935?
Hermann Göring/ or Goering
9. The Ardennes Offensive was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during WW2. What is the battle better known as?
Battle of the Bulge
10. Which British single-seat RAF fighter aircraft accounted for 60 percent of the RAF air victories in the Battle of Britain?
The Hawker Hurricane (even though the Spitfire was perceived by the public to be the main RAF fighter and had a higher victory-to-loss ratio)
11. Early in the war, in his first address to the British House of Commons, Prime Minister Winston Churchill said, “I have nothing to offer but……………………………”?
“Blood, toil, tears and sweat.”
12. Which German soldier was popularly known as the Desert Fox?
Erwin Rommel
13. Which then future U.S. president won the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and the Purple Heart for his heroism during World War II?
John F. Kennedy
14. What was code-named Operation Dynamo?
Dunkirk evacuation
15. What was the operational codename for the Normandy landings often referred to as D-Day?
Operation Neptune
16. What were the nicknames of the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Point for each
Little Boy and Fat Man
17. With the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history, Winston Churchill called the Fall/Loss of where the "worst disaster" in British military history?
Singapore
18. In 1942, which island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea was awarded the George Cross by the United Kingdom for its peoples' endurance and bravery?
Malta
19. The Enola Gay was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, but what was the name given to the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki 3 days later?
Bockscar
20. On D-Day, the Normandy coast was divided into five sectors by the Allies - can you name these sectors (beaches)? 5 points on offer.
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword.
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
After VE Day yesterday.
WW2 Quiz
1. The conflict began when Germany invaded which neighbouring country?
2. Who was the British Prime Minister at the outbreak of WWII?
3. The Geheime Staatspolizei is more commonly known as what?
4. What was the name of the main site for British codebreakers during World War II?
5. Who invented the bouncing bomb?
6. Can you give the month in 1941 of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
7. Can you name the Emperor that led Japan during World War Two?
8. Who was appointed commander-in-chief of the German Airforce (Luftwaffe) in 1935?
9. The Ardennes Offensive was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during WW2. What is the battle better known as?
10. Which British single-seat RAF fighter aircraft accounted for 60 percent of the RAF air victories in the Battle of Britain?
11. Early in the war, in his first address to the British House of Commons, Prime Minister Winston Churchill said, “I have nothing to offer but……………………………”?
12. Which German soldier was popularly known as the Desert Fox?
13. Which then future U.S. president won the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and the Purple Heart for his heroism during World War II?
14. What was code-named Operation Dynamo?
15. What was the operational codename for the Normandy landings often referred to as D-Day?
16. What were the nicknames of the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Point for each
17. With the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history, Winston Churchill called the Fall/Loss of where the "worst disaster" in British military history?
18. In 1942, which island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea was awarded the George Cross by the United Kingdom for its peoples' endurance and bravery?
19. The Enola Gay was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, but what was the name given to the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki 3 days later?
20. On D-Day, the Normandy coast was divided into five sectors by the Allies - can you name these sectors (beaches)? 5 points on offer.
WW2 Quiz
1. The conflict began when Germany invaded which neighbouring country?
2. Who was the British Prime Minister at the outbreak of WWII?
3. The Geheime Staatspolizei is more commonly known as what?
4. What was the name of the main site for British codebreakers during World War II?
5. Who invented the bouncing bomb?
6. Can you give the month in 1941 of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
7. Can you name the Emperor that led Japan during World War Two?
8. Who was appointed commander-in-chief of the German Airforce (Luftwaffe) in 1935?
9. The Ardennes Offensive was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during WW2. What is the battle better known as?
10. Which British single-seat RAF fighter aircraft accounted for 60 percent of the RAF air victories in the Battle of Britain?
11. Early in the war, in his first address to the British House of Commons, Prime Minister Winston Churchill said, “I have nothing to offer but……………………………”?
12. Which German soldier was popularly known as the Desert Fox?
13. Which then future U.S. president won the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and the Purple Heart for his heroism during World War II?
14. What was code-named Operation Dynamo?
15. What was the operational codename for the Normandy landings often referred to as D-Day?
16. What were the nicknames of the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Point for each
17. With the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history, Winston Churchill called the Fall/Loss of where the "worst disaster" in British military history?
18. In 1942, which island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea was awarded the George Cross by the United Kingdom for its peoples' endurance and bravery?
19. The Enola Gay was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, but what was the name given to the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki 3 days later?
20. On D-Day, the Normandy coast was divided into five sectors by the Allies - can you name these sectors (beaches)? 5 points on offer.
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13 thanks Zico, Away to the coast myself tomorrow, but not this country. My Sister lives in the Canaries, which means it is definitely a cheap, cheap break.
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Bank Holiday Seaside Quiz
1. For which famous holiday camp company did TV personalities Brian Conley, Shane Richie and Bradley Walsh once work?
Pontins
2. Where was the sitcom Fawlty Towers set?
Torquay
3. Which British author wrote the 1938 novel, "Brighton Rock"?
Graham Greene
4. Blackpool is home to how many Victorian piers?
Three Victorian piers: North Pier, Central Pier and South Pier.
5. The Nelson's Monument, a commemorative column built in memorial to Admiral Nelson, is in which British seaside town?
Great Yarmouth
6. The opening scenes of which film were taken at West Sands, St Andrews?
Chariots of Fire
7. In August 2015, the artist Banksy opened the temporary art installation ‘Dismaland’ at the Tropicana in which seaside town?
Weston-Super-Mare
8. Which Norfolk town has the motto "Gem of the Norfolk Coast" highlighted on its road signs?
Cromer
9. Which town was given the nickname "Bradford on Sea" and between 1956 and 1989, was the host of the Miss Great Britain beauty contest?
Morecambe
10. Which town is the largest holiday resort on the Yorkshire coast?
Scarborough
11. At 1.34 miles, where is the longest pleasure pier in the UK?
Southend
12. Which beach near Rye in East Sussex is the only sand dune system in the local area?
Camber Sands
13. Which resort's Victorian pier was largely destroyed by a storm in 1978 and these days the Thanet Offshore Wind Project can be seen from its seafront?
Margate
14. Which town sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset" is noted for its Fossil Beach and harbour wall, known as The Cobb?
Lyme Regis
15. Sandown Beach and its traditional British seafront is one of the most popular places to visit in which county?
Isle of Wight
16. In 1936, Billy Butlin set up his first holiday camp in Skegness. Where did he set up his second camp a year later?
Clacton
17. What seaside resort was the 'Carry On Girls' Beauty contest filmed at?
Brighton
18. Which famous seaside resort is actually at the mouth of the Humber?
Cleethorpes
19. In 1929, George V spent several months recuperating from a serious illness in which seaside resort, and as a result renamed it?
Bognor Regis
20. During the 1950s some of Donald McGill's work was banned, but what was he responsible for?
The saucy seaside postcard (he was a graphic artist)
1. For which famous holiday camp company did TV personalities Brian Conley, Shane Richie and Bradley Walsh once work?
Pontins
2. Where was the sitcom Fawlty Towers set?
Torquay
3. Which British author wrote the 1938 novel, "Brighton Rock"?
Graham Greene
4. Blackpool is home to how many Victorian piers?
Three Victorian piers: North Pier, Central Pier and South Pier.
5. The Nelson's Monument, a commemorative column built in memorial to Admiral Nelson, is in which British seaside town?
Great Yarmouth
6. The opening scenes of which film were taken at West Sands, St Andrews?
Chariots of Fire
7. In August 2015, the artist Banksy opened the temporary art installation ‘Dismaland’ at the Tropicana in which seaside town?
Weston-Super-Mare
8. Which Norfolk town has the motto "Gem of the Norfolk Coast" highlighted on its road signs?
Cromer
9. Which town was given the nickname "Bradford on Sea" and between 1956 and 1989, was the host of the Miss Great Britain beauty contest?
Morecambe
10. Which town is the largest holiday resort on the Yorkshire coast?
Scarborough
11. At 1.34 miles, where is the longest pleasure pier in the UK?
Southend
12. Which beach near Rye in East Sussex is the only sand dune system in the local area?
Camber Sands
13. Which resort's Victorian pier was largely destroyed by a storm in 1978 and these days the Thanet Offshore Wind Project can be seen from its seafront?
Margate
14. Which town sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset" is noted for its Fossil Beach and harbour wall, known as The Cobb?
Lyme Regis
15. Sandown Beach and its traditional British seafront is one of the most popular places to visit in which county?
Isle of Wight
16. In 1936, Billy Butlin set up his first holiday camp in Skegness. Where did he set up his second camp a year later?
Clacton
17. What seaside resort was the 'Carry On Girls' Beauty contest filmed at?
Brighton
18. Which famous seaside resort is actually at the mouth of the Humber?
Cleethorpes
19. In 1929, George V spent several months recuperating from a serious illness in which seaside resort, and as a result renamed it?
Bognor Regis
20. During the 1950s some of Donald McGill's work was banned, but what was he responsible for?
The saucy seaside postcard (he was a graphic artist)
Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
Bank Holiday Seaside Quiz
1. For which famous holiday camp company did TV personalities Brian Conley, Shane Richie and Bradley Walsh once work?
2. Where was the sitcom Fawlty Towers set?
3. Which British author wrote the 1938 novel, "Brighton Rock"?
4. Blackpool is home to how many Victorian piers?
5. The Nelson's Monument, a commemorative column built in memorial to Admiral Nelson, is in which British seaside town?
6. The opening scenes of which film were taken at West Sands, St Andrews?
7. In August 2015, the artist Banksy opened the temporary art installation ‘Dismaland’ at the Tropicana in which seaside town?
8. Which Norfolk town has the motto "Gem of the Norfolk Coast" highlighted on its road signs?
9. Which town was given the nickname "Bradford on Sea" and between 1956 and 1989, was the host of the Miss Great Britain beauty contest?
10. Which town is the largest holiday resort on the Yorkshire coast?
11. At 1.34 miles, where is the longest pleasure pier in the UK?
12. Which beach near Rye in East Sussex is the only sand dune system in the local area?
13. Which resort's Victorian pier was largely destroyed by a storm in 1978 and these days the Thanet Offshore Wind Project can be seen from its seafront?
14. Which town sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset" is noted for its Fossil Beach and harbour wall, known as The Cobb?
15. Sandown Beach and its traditional British seafront is one of the most popular places to visit in which county?
16. In 1936, Billy Butlin set up his first holiday camp in Skegness. Where did he set up his second camp a year later?
17. What seaside resort was the 'Carry On Girls' Beauty contest filmed at? (1973 Film)
18. Which famous seaside resort is actually at the mouth of the Humber?
19. In 1929, George V spent several months recuperating from a serious illness in which seaside resort, and as a result renamed it?
20. During the 1950s some of Donald McGill's work was banned, but what was he responsible for?
1. For which famous holiday camp company did TV personalities Brian Conley, Shane Richie and Bradley Walsh once work?
2. Where was the sitcom Fawlty Towers set?
3. Which British author wrote the 1938 novel, "Brighton Rock"?
4. Blackpool is home to how many Victorian piers?
5. The Nelson's Monument, a commemorative column built in memorial to Admiral Nelson, is in which British seaside town?
6. The opening scenes of which film were taken at West Sands, St Andrews?
7. In August 2015, the artist Banksy opened the temporary art installation ‘Dismaland’ at the Tropicana in which seaside town?
8. Which Norfolk town has the motto "Gem of the Norfolk Coast" highlighted on its road signs?
9. Which town was given the nickname "Bradford on Sea" and between 1956 and 1989, was the host of the Miss Great Britain beauty contest?
10. Which town is the largest holiday resort on the Yorkshire coast?
11. At 1.34 miles, where is the longest pleasure pier in the UK?
12. Which beach near Rye in East Sussex is the only sand dune system in the local area?
13. Which resort's Victorian pier was largely destroyed by a storm in 1978 and these days the Thanet Offshore Wind Project can be seen from its seafront?
14. Which town sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset" is noted for its Fossil Beach and harbour wall, known as The Cobb?
15. Sandown Beach and its traditional British seafront is one of the most popular places to visit in which county?
16. In 1936, Billy Butlin set up his first holiday camp in Skegness. Where did he set up his second camp a year later?
17. What seaside resort was the 'Carry On Girls' Beauty contest filmed at? (1973 Film)
18. Which famous seaside resort is actually at the mouth of the Humber?
19. In 1929, George V spent several months recuperating from a serious illness in which seaside resort, and as a result renamed it?
20. During the 1950s some of Donald McGill's work was banned, but what was he responsible for?
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19 today thanks zico.
I have been skiing a fair few times and have never heard the phrase bunny hill once.
Oh and Therapods are still with us now albeit smaller and more feathery than T Rex.
I have been skiing a fair few times and have never heard the phrase bunny hill once.
Oh and Therapods are still with us now albeit smaller and more feathery than T Rex.
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Random Trivia Quiz 2
1. What is the only number spelled out in English that has the same number of letters as its meaning?
Four
2. The Marcels, Elvis, Sinatra, and a bunch of others have sung about standing alone, without a dream in their heart, without a love of their own in their versions of what song about a rare, colourful celestial event?
Blue Moon
3. Ralph Samuelson didn't know what he was doing when he took a pair of boards and a rope out on Lake Pepin in Minnesota in the summer of 1922. After a couple days of experimenting, he ended up inventing what recreational activity?
Waterskiing
4. What famous filmmaker behind "Patton" and "The Godfather" received his middle name because of the car company that sponsored the radio show where his father worked?
Francis Ford Coppola
5. The world capital cities of Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest all lie along what river, the second-longest in Europe?
The Danube
6. Who is the only singer to win the Grammy Awards for Album, Record, and Song of the Year twice? Both of the winning albums had titles that were two-digit numbers.
Adele – Albums 21 and 25
7. What is the metric unit, consisting of 10,000 square meters, that is the primary measure of land in most countries?
Hectare
8. Looking to stimulate a stagnant Soviet economy in the '80s, Mikhail Gorbachev introduced what P-word political movement that's just Russian for "reconstruction" or "restructuring"?
Perestroika
9. French President Charles de Gaulle is quoted as saying "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of ______?" Give the word that completes this quote.
Cheese
10. The Cowboy and The Spaceman was a rejected title for what movie that eventually won an Academy Award for Special Achievement?
Toy Story
11. The most abundant sulfide mineral is pyrite. But this mineral's lustrous appearance is more commonly known by what two-word phrase?
Fool's gold
12. What informal term for a rabbit is used for a gentle ski slope suitable for beginners?
Bunny – Bunny hill
13. Now displayed in Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History, 90 percent of the fossils from what massive theropod dinosaur was unearthed in South Dakota in 1990 and was nicknamed “Sue” after it was discovered by palaeontologist Susan Hendrickson?
Tyrannosaurus Rex
14. According to a popular theory, dinosaurs got wiped out by the Chicxulub crater impact in what back-half-of-the-alphabet Mexican peninsula?
Yucatán
15. One of Andy Warhol's most famous artworks is a set of 32 canvases, each bearing an image of a red-and-white can of soup from what company?
Campbell's
16. If 80 critics review a movie and at least 75% of those reviews are positive, then a movie is deemed "Certified Fresh" according to what website?
Rotten Tomatoes
17. What are Cohiba, Hoyo de Monterrey, Montecristo, Partagas, Romeo y Julieta and Quintero?
Cuban cigars = will accept just cigars
18. Which term with Greek and Italian roots describes a collection or chain of islands, such as the Bahamas, the Maldives, and the Galápagos?
Archipelago
19. Israel and which other country border the Dead Sea?
Jordan
20. His name lives on in the form of an oath of ethics taken by medical practitioners. Which ancient Greek physician is known as the "Father of Medicine"?
Hippocrates
1. What is the only number spelled out in English that has the same number of letters as its meaning?
Four
2. The Marcels, Elvis, Sinatra, and a bunch of others have sung about standing alone, without a dream in their heart, without a love of their own in their versions of what song about a rare, colourful celestial event?
Blue Moon
3. Ralph Samuelson didn't know what he was doing when he took a pair of boards and a rope out on Lake Pepin in Minnesota in the summer of 1922. After a couple days of experimenting, he ended up inventing what recreational activity?
Waterskiing
4. What famous filmmaker behind "Patton" and "The Godfather" received his middle name because of the car company that sponsored the radio show where his father worked?
Francis Ford Coppola
5. The world capital cities of Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest all lie along what river, the second-longest in Europe?
The Danube
6. Who is the only singer to win the Grammy Awards for Album, Record, and Song of the Year twice? Both of the winning albums had titles that were two-digit numbers.
Adele – Albums 21 and 25
7. What is the metric unit, consisting of 10,000 square meters, that is the primary measure of land in most countries?
Hectare
8. Looking to stimulate a stagnant Soviet economy in the '80s, Mikhail Gorbachev introduced what P-word political movement that's just Russian for "reconstruction" or "restructuring"?
Perestroika
9. French President Charles de Gaulle is quoted as saying "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of ______?" Give the word that completes this quote.
Cheese
10. The Cowboy and The Spaceman was a rejected title for what movie that eventually won an Academy Award for Special Achievement?
Toy Story
11. The most abundant sulfide mineral is pyrite. But this mineral's lustrous appearance is more commonly known by what two-word phrase?
Fool's gold
12. What informal term for a rabbit is used for a gentle ski slope suitable for beginners?
Bunny – Bunny hill
13. Now displayed in Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History, 90 percent of the fossils from what massive theropod dinosaur was unearthed in South Dakota in 1990 and was nicknamed “Sue” after it was discovered by palaeontologist Susan Hendrickson?
Tyrannosaurus Rex
14. According to a popular theory, dinosaurs got wiped out by the Chicxulub crater impact in what back-half-of-the-alphabet Mexican peninsula?
Yucatán
15. One of Andy Warhol's most famous artworks is a set of 32 canvases, each bearing an image of a red-and-white can of soup from what company?
Campbell's
16. If 80 critics review a movie and at least 75% of those reviews are positive, then a movie is deemed "Certified Fresh" according to what website?
Rotten Tomatoes
17. What are Cohiba, Hoyo de Monterrey, Montecristo, Partagas, Romeo y Julieta and Quintero?
Cuban cigars = will accept just cigars
18. Which term with Greek and Italian roots describes a collection or chain of islands, such as the Bahamas, the Maldives, and the Galápagos?
Archipelago
19. Israel and which other country border the Dead Sea?
Jordan
20. His name lives on in the form of an oath of ethics taken by medical practitioners. Which ancient Greek physician is known as the "Father of Medicine"?
Hippocrates
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Back so here is
Random Trivia Quiz 2
1. What is the only number spelled out in English that has the same number of letters as its meaning?
2. The Marcels, Elvis, Sinatra, and a bunch of others have sung about standing alone, without a dream in their heart, without a love of their own in their versions of what song about a rare, colourful celestial event?
3. Ralph Samuelson didn't know what he was doing when he took a pair of boards and a rope out on Lake Pepin in Minnesota in the summer of 1922. After a couple days of experimenting, he ended up inventing what recreational activity?
4. What famous filmmaker behind "Patton" and "The Godfather" received his middle name because of the car company that sponsored the radio show where his father worked?
5. The world capital cities of Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest all lie along what river, the second-longest in Europe?
6. Who is the only singer to win the Grammy Awards for Album, Record, and Song of the Year twice? Both of the winning albums had titles that were two-digit numbers.
7. What is the metric unit, consisting of 10,000 square meters, that is the primary measure of land in most countries?
8. Looking to stimulate a stagnant Soviet economy in the '80s, Mikhail Gorbachev introduced what P-word political movement that's just Russian for "reconstruction" or "restructuring"?
9. French President Charles de Gaulle is quoted as saying "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of ______?" Give the word that completes this quote.
10. The Cowboy and The Spaceman was a rejected title for what movie that eventually won an Academy Award for Special Achievement?
11. The most abundant sulfide mineral is pyrite. But this mineral's lustrous appearance is more commonly known by what two-word phrase?
12. What informal term for a rabbit is used for a gentle ski slope suitable for beginners?
13. Now displayed in Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History, 90 percent of the fossils from what massive theropod dinosaur was unearthed in South Dakota in 1990 and was nicknamed “Sue” after it was discovered by palaeontologist Susan Hendrickson?
14. According to a popular theory, dinosaurs got wiped out by the Chicxulub crater impact in what back-half-of-the-alphabet Mexican peninsula?
15. One of Andy Warhol's most famous artworks is a set of 32 canvases, each bearing an image of a red-and-white can of soup from what company?
16. If 80 critics review a movie and at least 75% of those reviews are positive, then a movie is deemed "Certified Fresh" according to what website?
17. What are Cohiba, Hoyo de Monterrey, Montecristo, Partagas, Romeo y Julieta and Quintero?
18. Which term with Greek and Italian roots describes a collection or chain of islands, such as the Bahamas, the Maldives, and the Galápagos?
19. Israel and which other country border the Dead Sea?
20. His name lives on in the form of an oath of ethics taken by medical practitioners. Which ancient Greek physician is known as the "Father of Medicine"?
Random Trivia Quiz 2
1. What is the only number spelled out in English that has the same number of letters as its meaning?
2. The Marcels, Elvis, Sinatra, and a bunch of others have sung about standing alone, without a dream in their heart, without a love of their own in their versions of what song about a rare, colourful celestial event?
3. Ralph Samuelson didn't know what he was doing when he took a pair of boards and a rope out on Lake Pepin in Minnesota in the summer of 1922. After a couple days of experimenting, he ended up inventing what recreational activity?
4. What famous filmmaker behind "Patton" and "The Godfather" received his middle name because of the car company that sponsored the radio show where his father worked?
5. The world capital cities of Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest all lie along what river, the second-longest in Europe?
6. Who is the only singer to win the Grammy Awards for Album, Record, and Song of the Year twice? Both of the winning albums had titles that were two-digit numbers.
7. What is the metric unit, consisting of 10,000 square meters, that is the primary measure of land in most countries?
8. Looking to stimulate a stagnant Soviet economy in the '80s, Mikhail Gorbachev introduced what P-word political movement that's just Russian for "reconstruction" or "restructuring"?
9. French President Charles de Gaulle is quoted as saying "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of ______?" Give the word that completes this quote.
10. The Cowboy and The Spaceman was a rejected title for what movie that eventually won an Academy Award for Special Achievement?
11. The most abundant sulfide mineral is pyrite. But this mineral's lustrous appearance is more commonly known by what two-word phrase?
12. What informal term for a rabbit is used for a gentle ski slope suitable for beginners?
13. Now displayed in Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History, 90 percent of the fossils from what massive theropod dinosaur was unearthed in South Dakota in 1990 and was nicknamed “Sue” after it was discovered by palaeontologist Susan Hendrickson?
14. According to a popular theory, dinosaurs got wiped out by the Chicxulub crater impact in what back-half-of-the-alphabet Mexican peninsula?
15. One of Andy Warhol's most famous artworks is a set of 32 canvases, each bearing an image of a red-and-white can of soup from what company?
16. If 80 critics review a movie and at least 75% of those reviews are positive, then a movie is deemed "Certified Fresh" according to what website?
17. What are Cohiba, Hoyo de Monterrey, Montecristo, Partagas, Romeo y Julieta and Quintero?
18. Which term with Greek and Italian roots describes a collection or chain of islands, such as the Bahamas, the Maldives, and the Galápagos?
19. Israel and which other country border the Dead Sea?
20. His name lives on in the form of an oath of ethics taken by medical practitioners. Which ancient Greek physician is known as the "Father of Medicine"?
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