MUSIC, FILM AND BOOKS
In which book was the main character called Scarlett O’Hara?
A. Gone with the Wind
B. Of Mice and Men
C. The Last of the Mohicans
A. Gone with the Wind
What company has the TV commercial slogan; ‘Roll up the Rim’?
A. Dairy Queen
B. Harvey’s
C. Tim Horton’s
C. Tim Horton’s
Mount Fuji is the highest mountain peak in Africa.
True or False
(False – it is Mount Kilimanjaro.)
What sport has the Grey Cup?
A. boxing
B. football
C. trampoline
B. football
The Bay of Pigs was a failed invasion of which island in 1961?
A. Cuba
B. Haiti
C. Jamaica
A. Cuba
In the movie The Wizard of Oz, what is the name of Dorothy’s dog?
A. Benji
B. Lassie
C. Toto
C. Toto
Initially airing as a television show in 1976, how many Angels are typically represented by "Charlie's Angels?"
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
C. 3
Gordon Lightfoot wrote and performed the song ‘If You Could Read my Mind’.
True or False
(True)
What is Winnie the Pooh’s favourite food?
A. ants
B. willow bark
C. hunny (honey)
C. hunny (honey)
Which of these countries lies furthest north in Europe?
A. France
B. Italy
C. Norway
C. Norway
What blockbuster did Anthony Perkins first appear as Norman Bates?
A. Scream II
B. Pee Herman’s Big Adventure
C. Psycho
C. Psycho
Jay Silverheels, an indigenous Canadian actor from Ontario's Six Nations on the Grand River Reserve, is probably best remembered today for playing what trusty TV sidekick in the 1950s?
A. Tonto
B. Robin
C. Kato
A. Tonto
The city of Chicago is located on Lake Michigan.
True or False
(True)
Finish the line from the nursery rhyme; Peas Porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot, ____ ____ .
A. ready to be sold
B. 9 days old
C. don’t be bold
B. 9 days old
What famed auto race is run through the streets of Monte Carlo each year?
A. the Indianapolis 500
B. the Tour de France
C. The Grand Prix of Monaco
C. The Grand Prix of Monaco
What movie (there were several made) is about a dashing hero who battles against an evil prince and sheriff?
A. the Little Mermaid
B. Robin Hood
C. Braveheart
B. Robin Hood
How many kids were in the blended Brady family when "The Brady Bunch" premiered in 1969?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
B. 6
The word conceal means to hide something.
True or False
(True)
What does "veto" in Latin mean?
A. for the rate
B. great work
C.I forbid
C.I forbid
In November 1959, the Kilauea volcano on which island group started to erupt?
A. Hawaii
B. Madagascar
C. Philippines
A. Hawaii
Who sang the song; "I've Got to Get a Message to You" during the 1960s?
A. Bee Gees
B. James Brown
C. Manfred Mann
A. Bee Gees
What Boston-based television show began its 11-year run on September 30, 1982?
A. Cheers
B. Dynasty
C. St. Elsewhere
A. Cheers
Carnivorous animals live on plants only.
True or False
(False – they live on meat.)
What does it mean if you are ‘Madder than a wet hen?
A. You are happy buying things.
B. You are careful.
C. You are really angry.
C. You are really angry.
Thieves stole the head of the Little Mermaid statue from which European city in 1964?
A. London
B. Madrid
C. Copenhagen
C. Copenhagen