SPORTS IN THE MOVIES
FOOD
ODD WORDS
THE BRITISH INVASION
RELIGION
Players
100
This 1989 film stars Kevin Costner as a farmer who builds a baseball field in his cornfield that attracts the ghosts of baseball legends
Field of Dreams
100
What is the world's most expensive spice, by weight?
Saffron
it takes more than 80,000 flowers, all picked by hand, to equal one pound of saffron. 370 to 470 hours of labor are needed to harvest one pound of saffron
100
What is the word for:
The piece that you remove when you punch a hole in a piece of paper or a card
chad
100
This song, which went to No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts in January 1964, marks the start of the real British invasion. What was it?
I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles
100
On which mountain did God give Moses the ‘Ten Commandments’?
Mount Sinai
200
A 1974 movie, starring Burt Reynolds. Redone in 2005, starring Adam Sandler.
A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards.
The Longest Yard
200
What is the only fruit with it's seeds on the outside?
The Strawberry
200
What is the word for:
A small sheath, often made of plastic or metal, attached at each end of a shoelace or drawstring. It keeps the fibers of the lace or cord from unraveling, and makes it easier to lace the shoe.
An Aglet
200
This British group invaded in 1964 with the song "Time Is on My Side."
The Rolling Stones
200
What is the holy book of the Islamic religion called?
The Quran
300
In 1908 Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer wrote this still popular sports song. Sung by Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly in the film of the same name.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
300
What is the only U.S. state where coffee is grown?
Hawaii
300
What is a Tiddle?
The little dot on top of a lower case i or j.
300
Name the song and the singers
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
by Gerry & The Pacemakers
300
In Buddhism and Hinduism, what is the highest state that someone can attain, a state of enlightenment, meaning a person's individual desires and suffering go away.
Nirvana (Moksha)
400
1993 movie about the Jamaican Olympic Bobsled Team. Starring John Candy
Cool Runnings
400
The technical name for the white part of an egg is known as what?
Albumen
400
What is your Hallux?
Your big toe!
400
This band, featuring brothers Ray and Dave Davies, had early success with songs including "You Really Got Me" and "All Day and All of the Night"
The Kinks
400
Which Christian religious order was founded by Ignatius of Loyola?
Jesuits
500
Starring Sean Astin, this movie is about a boy that has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.
500
Which vegetable is also known as a “courgette”?
Zucchini
500
What is Borborygmus?
The rumbling and grumbling of your digestive system
500
During their 8 years as a band, how many Beatles songs reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart?
The Beatles had 20 No. 1 hits, and 34 Top 10 hits on the Billboard chart.
- Hey Jude
- Come Together
- I Want to Hold Your Hand
- She Loves You
- Let it Be
- Love Me Do
- Help!
- A Hard Day's Night
- We Can Work it Out
- Get Back
- All You Need is Love
- Yesterday
- Ticket to Ride
- Hello Goodbye
- I Feel Fine
- The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue
- Penny Lane
- Can't Buy Me Love
- Paperback Writer
- Eight Days a Week
500
What is the Indigenous religion of Japan?
Shinto
