GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
Which European explorer discovered a passage that connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans?
A. Marquette
B. Vancouver
C. Magellan
C. Magellan
Which British actor played 'Mr. Bean' in the 1997 film, 'Bean'?
A. Hugh Laurie
B. Jeremy Irons
C. Rowan Atkinson
C. Rowan Atkinson
Basketball games are played on a court.
True or False
(True)
What would you call a Hawaiian feast that has music with it besides good food?
A. a luau
B. a loofah
C. a luge
A. a luau
What do you call a person who is a softie in the heart but looks intimidating on the outside?
A. a yellow belly sap sucker
B. a teddy bear
C. sugar daddy
B. a teddy bear
What geyser in Yellowstone National Park is known for erupting roughly every 90 minutes?
A. Old Faithful
B. Old Man
C. Old Dependable
A. Old Faithful
Even if this actor is more famous for playing Perry Mason on TV he also starred in movies such as ‘A Place in the Sun’ and ‘Pitfall’. Who is he?
A. Max Factor
B. Michael Landon
C. Raymond Burr
C. Raymond Burr
The film Doctor Zhivago takes place during a revolutionary period in Russia.
True or False
(True)
In the nursery rhyme; how many blackbirds were baked into the pie set before the king?
A. Two and one
B. three and two
C. four and twenty
C. four and twenty
What delivery service ended once the telegraphy line came to be?
A. Federal Express
B. the Pony Express
C. the Canada Post
B. the Pony Express
What is the capital of Japan?
A. Taipei
B. Shanghai
C. Tokyo
C. Tokyo
What is the correct number in this 1995 space drama?
A. Apollo 25
B. Apollo 27
C. Apollo 13
C. Apollo 13
Catherine II – Empress of Russia better known as Catherine the Dragon Slayer
True or False
(False – she was known as Catherine the Great.)
What is a walleye?
A. an egg cake
B. freshwater fish
C. pork sausage
B. freshwater fish
Which bird is known for its colourful feathers and ability to mimic sounds?
A. a robin
B. a parrot
C. a chicken
B. a parrot
Where was William Shakespeare born?
A. Stratford-upon-Avon
B. Barcelona
C. Cardiff
A. Stratford-upon-Avon
Who wrote the Chronicles of Narnia series?
A. C. S. Lewis
B. Anne Rice
C. Dan Brown
A. C. S. Lewis
The "miracle on the ice" was an Olympic event that was the USA win over Finland in hockey.
True or False
(False – it was over Soviet Union.)
Which G is the first name of Chef Ramsay?
A. Gary
B. George
C. Gordon
C. Gordon
Which actor famously says 'I'll be back' in the film ‘the Terminator’?
A. Hunter Jackson
B. Arnold Schwarzenegger
C. Sylvester Stallone
B. Arnold Schwarzenegger
What country did the Dalai Lama use to rule and live in?
A. Tibet
B. Bolivia
C. Spain
A. Tibet
Which musical instrument for the 1942 film, ‘Casablanca’ sold at auction once for $600,000 US?
A. guitar
B. drum
C. piano
C. piano
A possessed car is the main evil character in the Stephen King book called ‘It’.
True or False
(False – it a clown that is evil while the car was in the book Christine.)
How many different colours of jelly feature in 'traffic light jelly'?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
C. 3
What does the name of the constellation DRACO mean?
A. duck
B. dragon
C. deer
B. dragon