General Knowledge
This Author wrote “Pride & Prejudice.”
Who is Jane Austen ?
“To be or not to Be” is a famous line from this Shakespeare play.
what is “Hamlet”?
The “Harry Potter” series was written by this author.
Who is J.K Rowling?
The year is 1950, What TV sitcom was the first scripted TV program to be filmed before a studio Audience?
I LOVE LUCY!
The song ”White Christmas“ was sung by Bing Crosby first in what featured film?
Holiday Inn.
This city is the Capital of France.
What is Paris?
This city is the capital of Japan.
What is Tokyo?
Canberra is the capital of this country ?
What is Australia?
The year is 1960, In the opening of this show you saw an animated shoe tapping in time with the theme song.
My Three Sons.
“Puttin on the Ritz” sung and danced to by Fred Astaire, was featured in what paramount picture that only featured Irving Berlin songs ?
Blue Skies
Newton is Famous for this law of motion?
What is the law of universal gravitation?
The study of life is known as this ?
What is Biology?
The planet known as the red planet?
What is Mars?
The year is 1972, you are at the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. What surgeon can operate on you?
Who is Captain Benjamin’s Franklin Pierce ?
Bob Hope and Shirley Ross sang this in “The Big Broadcast of 1938”.
“Thanks for the Memory“
This Russian author wrote “War & Peace”
Who is Leo Tolstoy?
Known for his magical realism, this Colombian wrote “One hundred Years of Solitude”
Who is Gabriel Garcia Marquez ?
This French novelist is famous for “Les Miserables”
Who is Victor Hugo?
It’s the 80s, On the Cosby Show, what were Cliff & Clair’s occupations ? (Cliff’s first, Clair’s Second)
Doctor and Lawyer
The pessimistic character with “the ____ apple face” featured in the movie “If I Had my Way” with Bing Crosby. What is the missing lyric ?
Crab
Located in Jordan, this ancient city is known for its rock-cut architecture.
What is Petra?
This tower is known for its unintended tilt? (Where is it located)
What is the leaning tower of Pisa? (Italy)
This ancient temple complex in Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the world.
What is Angkor Wat?
The year is 1996, What is the cats name in “Sabrina, the teenage Witch?”
Who is Salem?
Meet me in St. Louis featured in the movie with the same name, but who sang it ?
Who is Judy Garland?( Fun Fact: Judy met her soon-to-be- husband Vincent Minnelli on the MGM movie set)
This invention by Alexander Graham Bell was patented in 1876?
What is the telephone?
Known as the father of the computer, he conceptualized the first mechanical computer in the early 19th century.
Who is Charles Babbage?
This revolutionary product, released in 2007, reshaped mobile communications and technology.
What is the iPhone?
What was the name of this early 50s children TV show known for its lively host with the plaid suit and baggy checkered pants?
The Pinky Lee show
“The Road to Morocco” was sung by which comedy duo ?
Who is Bing Crosby & Bob Hope ?
This British Prime Minister gave a speech in 1940 known for the phrase “We shall fight on the beaches”
Who was Winston Churchill?
This Speech was delivered by Queen Elizabeth II on her 21st birthday, making a lifelong pledge to her people.
What is “A Life of Service”?
Delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War, this speech is known for the phrase “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
What is the Gettysburg Address?
Lloyd Bridges starred in ” Sea Hunt” as an underwater investigator after serving in what military branch ?
The Navy
“You’re Easy to Dance With” was sung and danced to by Fred Astaire, but in which paramount film?
Holiday Inn
In what year were the Academy awards first presented?
1929
What was the first film to release a soundtrack?
Snow White (1944)
What is Scarlett O’Hara’s first name in Gone with the Wind?
Katie
In the 70s, Which TV undercover cop had a cockatoo named Fred?
Who is Baretta?
Who sang the famous southern song “Dixie” in the film “Dixie” ?
Who is Bing Crosby?