Country Dissolution/Renaming
The Human Condition
Valentines Day
60's Movies
The Wives of Henry VIII
100

In 1992 Czechoslovakia went through a velvet divorce and became which two new countries?

Czech Republic and Slovakia

100

What is wrong with your vision if you are myopic?

You are nearsighted, can not see things clearly at a distance

100

What do the x and o in the term xoxo mean?

hugs and kisses

100

Dustin Hoffman starred in this 1967 film about a young man that is seduced by his parents friend, played by Anne Bancroft. 

The Graduate 

100

How many wives did Henry VIII have? 

six

200

When was the Berlin Wall taken down?

November 1989-December 1990

200

What is a fontenelle, found on a newborn baby?

A fontanelle is a soft spot on a baby's head where the skull bones haven't fused together yet. 

200

In 1913 this popular card company started selling valentines cards.

Hallmark

200

1967's Cool Hand Luke is an American prison drama that earned many Oscar nods. Who was the male lead?

200

How many wives were beheaded?

two 

300

What was Iran formerly known as?

Persia

300

If someone undergoes a rhinoplasty, what kind of surgery have they had?

A nose job, for esthetics or function

300

Which ancient culture believed chocolate was a gift from the gods?

The Aztecs

300

In 1963, Alfred Hitchcock produced and directed a horror movie starring Tippi Hedren in her film debut. What was this movie called?


Hint: ornithophobics beware

300

Which of Henry's wives gave him his only legitimate son?

Jane Seymour,  Edward

400

What was Myanmar formerly known as?

Burma

400

What is the scientific name for the bones of the fingers and toes? Hint: NOT carpals or tarsals

phallanges 

400

What romantic movie is based on a book by Nicholas Sparks and features Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as the leads? (Hint: It’s named after an object.)

The Notebook

400

1962 saw Peter O'Toole, Alec Guiness and Omar Sharif star in a movie set in the desert, based on a true story. What was it called?

400

Who was Queen Elizabeth's mother?

Anne Boleyn

500

What was Sri Lanka formerly known as?

Ceylon

500

How many teeth in a childs dentition?

20 

500

In 1929 what notorious gangster orchestrated the St. Valentine's Day massacre?

Al Capone

500

This film stars Omar Sharif in the title role as Yuri, a married physician and poet whose life is altered by the Russian Revolution and subsequent civil war, and Julie Christie as his love interest Lara Antipova.

500

How many legitimate children did Henry VIII have that survived infancy? 

3

600

What was Thailand formerly known as?

Siam

600

How many teeth in an full adult dentition?

32 

600

What brain chemical is known as the "cuddle" or  "love hormone?"

Hint: can be used to induce labour and lactation

Oxytocin

600

1963's Cleopatra starred which real life couple?

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor

600

Three of Henry's wives he met because of their job in the castle. What was their duty?

Ladies-in waiting to the queen 

700

The Soviet Union had a dissolution in 1991, name four countries that gained independence. (There are 15.) 

Armenia, Estonia, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Maldova, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Taijikistan, kyrgyzstan, Russia

700

Where in the body would you find the bone called a scapula?

Upper back 

700

What 1987 romantic film features Cher and Nicolas Cage? (Hint: The movie was so successful that it received six nominations at the 60th Academy Awards.)

Moonstruck

700

1961 saw Natalie Wood starring in a musical romantic drama. Set in New York, two teenage gangs compete for control of the area. 


700

Married to Henry for 24 years, his first wife survived the marriage. Who was she?

Katherine of Aragon

800

February 4, 2003 Yugoslavia dissolved into 6 countries. Name three. 

Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Slovenia 

800

In what part of the body would you find a tympanic membrane, a eustachian tube and cochlea?

The ear


800

Which English king declared Valentine’s Day a holiday in 1537?

King Henry VIII

800

In 1978 Clint Eastwood starred with an orangutan in what movie?

800

Which wife died of post natal complications?

Jane Seymour

900

April 1999 Canada got a new Territory. What is it called and what is the capital?

Nunavut, Iqaluit

900

Vitiligo is a disease that causes what?

Vitiligo (vit-ih-LIE-go) is a disease that causes loss of skin color in patches. The discolored areas usually get bigger with time. The condition can affect the skin on any part of the body. It can also affect hair and the inside of the mouth.

900

Cupid is the Roman counterpart to which Greek god?

Eros, the god of love

900

This film stars Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, and Sharon Tate as three young women who become friends as they struggle to forge careers in the entertainment industry. As their careers take different paths, all three descend into barbiturate addiction.

900

The Church of England was created in 1534 by Henry VIII, in the midst of the Protestant Reformation, but with a primary motivation being what?


Hint: he had a wandering eye

Henry wished to divorce his first wife to marry Anne Boleyn, the Pope would not allow it

1000

In July 2011, Sudan split into two countries after decades of civil war. What is the new country called?

South Sudan

1000

What part of the body would you find a patella?

knee cap

1000

What Asian country has a tradition in which women give men chocolate on Valentine’s Day?


Japan

1000

1960 had Kirk Douglas portraying a slave/gladiator set in the Roman empire. Tony Curtis as supporting actor.

 

1000

How many of Henry's legitimate children sat on the throne? 

All three : Edward VI (1547-53), Mary I (1553-58) and Elizabeth I (1558-1603) 

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