BIBLE FACTS
The Christian Bible, as we know it today, was written on three different continents. Can you name the three continents?
Africa, Asia, Australia
Europe, Australia, South America
Asia, Africa, Europe
Asia, Africa, South America
Answer: Asia, Africa, Europe
The Christian Bible was written on three different continents -- Asia, Africa and Europe. With Israel being part of the Middle East, it only stands to reason a vast majority of the content of the Bible was penned in Asia. However, it must be remembered some passages of Jeremiah were written in Egypt, part of Africa, while Paul wrote a number of New Testament books when he was in Europe.
What do chicken parts dressed in hot sauce served with blue cheese dressing, the NHL hockey team in Detroit, Michigan, and an American TV sitcom from the 1990s set at an airport called "Tom Nevers Field" in Nantucket, Massachusetts, have in common?
ailerons
wings
flight
stick
Answer: wings
The name "buffalo wings" does not suggest that these chicken wings taste or look like they came from a bison, but rather that they originated in Buffalo, New York. The Detroit Red Wings have played in the National Hockey League since 1926. Their red-and-white uniforms reinforce the team name. "Wings" was part of a trio of television programmes (with "Cheers" and "Fraser") created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee.
The initial one to arrive, the initial one to be assisted
First come, first served.
What two rivers meet in St. Louis?
Mississippi and Ohio
Missouri and Ohio
Ohio and Illinois
Mississippi and Missouri
Answer: Mississippi and Missouri
St. Louis is also home to the Gateway Arch and was once known as the Gateway to the West.
Musician Henry Mancini won four Oscars in his life-time. Two of them arose from one particular film, and that film "starred" a cat. Name the film.
"Days of Wine and Roses" (1962)
"Victor/Victoria" (1982)
"Charade" (1963)
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961)
Answer: "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961)
Henry "Hank" Mancini wrote "Moon River" with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. They won the "Music, Song" Oscar for it and Hank also won the "Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture" Oscar. The cat is the catalyst that brings two young people together in this classic "boy meets girl" film.
The Christian Bible, as we know it today, was originally written in three different languages. Can you name the three languages?
Russian, German, English
Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek
Japanese, Hindu, Swedish
Hebrew, Spanish, French
Answer: Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek
The Christian Bible as we know it today was written in three languages -- Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. The vast majority of the content in the Old Testament was written in Hebrew, the language the original readers spoke. However, some parts of the Old Testament were written in Aramaic with Ezra and Daniel being two examples.
What word can indicate men's underwear, a prize fighter or a breed of dog?
champion
boxer
dalmatian
jockey
Answer: boxer
The word boxer can also mean someone who boxes items or makes boxes or a Chinese secret society.
A single palm and fingers cleanses the second one.
One hand washes the other.
What is the capital of New Hampshire?
Answer: (One Word)
Answer: Concord
An Academy Award for "Screenplay - based on material from another medium" was awarded to Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson posthumously. The plot was based on prisoners of war working in a constructive way for their captors, but with a twist in the tail. Which film won the Oscar?
"Paths of Glory" (1957)
"Stalag 17" (1953)
"The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957)
"Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949)
Answer: "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957)
Foreman (d. June 1984) and Wilson (d. April 1978) wrote the screenplay based on Pierre Boulle's novel "The Bridge Over the River Kwai". Foreman and Wilson were blacklisted by Hollywood for not co-operating with the House Un-American Activities Committee.
John Wycliffe is credited with making the first English translation of the Bible. In what year did this historic event take place?
1682
1382
1782
1982
Answer: 1382
In 1382, a team of scholars, led by John Wycliffe, translated the Old and New Testaments into English with the version now known as Wycliffe's Bible. Wycliffe was born in 1320 and was, among other things, a seminary professor at the University of Oxford. He was known as a strong opponent of the privileged status of the clergy as well as the "luxury and pomp of local parishes and their ceremonies," according to Wikipedia.
What do the site of the original Olympic Games, a German Opel motorcar mass-produced 1935-40, 1947-1953 and 1976-1970, and a brewery in Tumwater, Washington, have in common?
Pabst
Schlitz
Olympia
Troy
Answer: Olympia
The original Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. They were both religious and athletic in nature. The modern Olympics resumed in 1890 or 1894 or 1896, depending upon who one asks. The Opel Olympia was a family car produced by the German automaker Opel from 1935 to 1940, from 1947 to 1953 and again from 1967 to 1970. Unibody construction reduced the weight of the car compared to others.
The victor seizes everything.
Winner takes all.
In what state is Devil's Tower located?
Washington
Colorado
Wyoming
South Dakota
Answer: Wyoming
The Tower and the surrounding 1,347 acres were designated as our nation's first National Monument by President Teddy Roosevelt in 1906.
Cliff Robertson played the lead in two separate T.V. dramas that were later made into classic films. Without Cliff! After appearing in a T.V. adaptation of a short story ("Flowers for Algernon") he bought the rights to ensure he got the film role. It paid off. What was the screen title of this Oscar winning film?
"Charly" (1968)
"Shane" (1953)
"Marty" (1955)
"Madigan" (1968)
Answer: "Charly" (1968)
Cliff received the "Best Actor" Oscar for his role as a retarded man who was turned into a genius after medical intervention. It took nearly ten years for "Charly" to be produced. Previously, Cliff had starred in "The Hustler" and "The Days of Wine and Roses" on T.V. but lost the film leads to Paul Newman and Jack Lemmon respectively.
As of October, 2017, how many different languages had the FULL Protestant Bible been translated into?
77
5
49
More than 670
Answer: More than 670
It boggles the mind, but the full Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, has been translated into more than 670 languages. However, this number pales in comparison to the New Testament alone being translated into 1,521 languages.
What do Charlie Chan's creator Earl Derr Biggers, a classic list of deadly sins, and a former-Borg character played by Jeri Ryan on "Star Trek: Voyager," have in common?
five
seven
ten
six
Answer: seven
Earl Derr Biggers wrote the Charlie Chan mystery series. He also wrote a much different novel, "Seven Keys to Baldpate," which George M. Cohan turned into a successful stage play in 1913, Lux Radio Theatre turned into a radio play in 1938, and Lew Landers turned into a motion picture in 1947. It involves a cast of characters stranded in a snowed-in country lodge.
Conversation is inexpensive
Talk is cheap.
On what lake does the city of Chicago have a shoreline?
Superior
Michigan
Huron
Ontario
Answer: Michigan
There is one other great lake not mentioned here, Erie.
001: A Space Odyssey" is (in my view) a classic film. How did the script writers, who also wrote the book, meet?
They never met. All contact was via phone or letter.
A friend of both men brought them together.
They were both married to same woman at one stage.
Their fathers were both at Cambridge in 1925-6.
Answer: A friend of both men brought them together.
The writers were Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick. In a Clarke biography, Roger Caras (a Columbia publicist) described how he met Clarke in 1959 and they became friends. Caras also knew Kubrick well. In 1964, Kubrick told Caras he was going to do an E.T. movie. Caras asked, "Who is the writer?" As Kubrick was still to decide, Caras said, "Don't bother, start with the best: Arthur Clarke." Caras arranged their meeting and the rest is history. Incidentally, sketches of aliens drawn on a napkin by Kubrick in 1964 were kept by Caras.
The first major book ever printed in Europe with a movable-type printing press was the Bible. The historic event took place almost forty years before Columbus, excluding the Vikings, became the first European to visit the New World. In what year was the first Bible printed?
1654
1754
1554
1454
Answer: 1454
The Bible was first printed in 1454 by Johannes Gutenberg, the German inventor of the printing press. (Some historians cite 1455 as the year the first Bible was printed by Gutenberg.)
If you were given a pitaya, what would you do with it?
Play it. It's a drum.
Eat it. It's a fruit.
Read it. It's a newspaper.
Avoid it. It's a venomous spider.
Answer: Eat it. It's a fruit.
Maturity earlier than good looks.
Age before beauty.
What river creates the boundary between the United States and Mexico?
Rio Grande
Mississippi
Missouri
California
Answer: Rio Grande
This means Great or Grand River in Spanish.
German actor, Gert Frobe, was cast as a James Bond villain. Gert rolled up to start the shoot yet couldn't speak English. Despite this impediment, he went on to play the evil villain called?
Dr. Julius No
Ernst Stavro Bloefeld
Emilio Largo
Auric Goldfinger
Answer: Auric Goldfinger
The Goldfinger character was, like all Bond villains, a nasty piece of work. His intent was to contaminate the gold in Fort Knox, thereby increasing the value of his own not inconsiderable pile. "Goldfinger" was the only movie I can recall where the villain arranges a death by painting. To overcome Gert's speech problem, the director had him learn the lines phonetically, and Michael Collins, a U.K. actor, spoke the part for the actual released film. Collins was uncredited.
Some people have the mistaken belief the Bible was written by one man; however, nothing could be further from the truth. How many different authors' works are featured in the Protestant Bible we know today?
Hint
7
3
13
More than 40
Answer: More than 40
The works of at least forty different authors are featured in the Old and New Testaments of the Protestant Bible. The writers come from an extremely diverse backgrounds, including shepherds, tent-makers, kings and fishermen.
High-speed photography, conducted at MIT in 2020, showed that particulates from a sneeze can be projected how far?
Over a mile (1.61 km)
Exactly 6 feet (1.83 m)
As far as the nearest tissue factory
Up to 27 feet (8.23m)
Answer: Up to 27 feet (8.23m)
There exists security in numerical digits.
There is safety in numbers.
Which sports team's city is located the farthest west?
Broncos, football
Avalanche, hockey
Red Wings, hockey
Diamondbacks, baseball
Answer: Diamondbacks, baseball
Diamondbacks play in Arizona, whereas the Broncos in Denver, {Colorado;} the Redwings in Detroit, {Michigan;} and the Avalanche in Denver, Colorado.
Small town boy meets small town girl. They fall in love. They decide to rob rather than work. The male lead also produced this well-rewarded film.
"The Thomas Crown Affair" (1969)
"Bonnie and Clyde" (1967)
"Anatomy of a Murder" (1959)
"The Italian Job" (1969)
Answer: "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967)
Warren Beatty produced and starred in this film which received ten Oscar nominations. Two Oscars were awarded to it, "Cinematography" to Burnett Guffey and "Actress in a Supporting Role" to Estelle Parsons. Bonus trivia; this was Gene Wilder's first credited film.
In addition to having a number of different authors, the Bible was written over a period of time that spans about 1,500 years.
True
False
Answer: True
It might come as a surprise to some, but the Old and New Testaments of the Bible were written over a period of time that spans about 1,500 years. In other words, scholars believe the first five books of Old Testament were written by Moses in about 1,450 BC while some books in the New Testament were written about 100 AD, following the death and and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Which number is associated with the element hydrogen, Commander Riker on "Star Trek: The Next Generation", Billy Martin's number for the Yankees, and songs from "A Chorus Line"?
1 (one)
3 (three)
2 (two)
4 (four)
Answer: 1 (one)
No earlier articulated than completed.
No sooner said than done.
What is the name of the geographical feature that separates water flow in the United States? It splits water courses into those flowing either into the Pacific Ocean, or into the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico.
Answer: (Two Words)
Answer: continental divide
The divide begins in British Columbia, Canada.
"Rebel Without a Cause", a classic teen film from 1955, has a dubious distinction. Only one of the top four credited players reached 50 years of age. Who lasted the longest?
James Dean
Natalie Wood
Sal Mineo
Jim Backus
Answer: Jim Backus
Who could forget "Mr. Magoo" or "Gilligan's Island"? That was Jim (b. 1913), who died of an illness at age 76. He was 42 when he played the role of James Dean's father in "Rebel". James Dean died in a road accident in September 1955 (age 24); Sal Mineo was stabbed to death in February 1976 (age 37), and Natalie Wood (age 43) drowned in November 1981.
At the start of the 21st century, what country was the world's largest supplier of Bibles?
Denmark
United States
New Zealand
China
Answer: China
China, officially an atheist country, was the world's largest supplier of Bibles, according to various Websites. 'Christianity Today' reported, in October, 2014, that Amity Printing Company was China's only government approved Bible publisher and was making a major impact on the world as the majority of its Bibles are exported.
What do Malbec, Barbarossa and Schönburger have in common?
They are varieties of wine grapes.
They are breeds of cattle.
They are composite flooring materials.
They are colours of oil paint.
Answer: They are varieties of wine grapes.
Refrain from caressing sodium chloride in the laceration
Don’t rub salt in the wound
From what state did Harry S Truman hail?
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Answer: Missouri
The star of this classic '60s detective film wanted Robert Vaughn to play opposite him. (They had met on the set of "The Magnificent Seven".) But Vaughn took some persuading before he finally agreed. The film was about a witness protection watch that goes wrong. Very wrong. Name the film.
"Coogan's Bluff" (1968)
"Harper" (1966)
"The Detective" (1968)
"Bullitt" (1968)
Answer: "Bullitt" (1968)
Robert Vaughn was a friend of Steve McQueen, the star of "Bullitt". Vaughn had read (but did not understand) the script, so he refused the part. McQueen thought Vaughn was playing hard to get and kept upping the offer. Finally the offer was too good to refuse, so Vaughn accepted, jokingly saying, "Suddenly the script made sense."
A record price for the sale of a Bible was set in 1987 when a Japanese bookseller purchased a Gutenberg Bible. What was the price paid for the Bible? (All figures in U.S. dollars.)
$540
$5,400
$5.4 million
$54,000
Answer: $5.4 million
The most expensive Bible is the Gutenberg Bible which sold for $5.4 million in 1987, according to Readers Digest. (https://www.rd.com/culture/most-expensive-books/) As of September 2019, it holds the record for the most expensive Bible. (Additional information can be found at https://www.womansday.com/life/g25633063/bible-trivia/?slide=12)
What surname is shared by rapper Kendrick Lamar, cricket statistician Frank, and fictional "Coronation Street" couple Vera and Jack?
Bishop
Sharples
Duckworth
Ogden
Answer: Duckworth
You are able to utter those words for a second time.
You can say that again.
In which state is Chaminade University located?
California
Texas
Arizona
Hawaii
Answer: Hawaii
A private university located in the capital, Honolulu.
This film's plot revolved around a search for gold. Will they find it? Will they keep it? Well, two people connected with the film certainly struck gold. There can't be many films that can boast having a father and son win separate Oscars, but it has happened. And in one of these classics.
"Key Largo" (1948)
"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1948)
"The Asphalt Jungle" (1950)
"Moulin Rouge" (1952)
Answer: "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1948)
The director was John Huston and he won the Oscar for directing "Sierra". His father (Walter Huston) won the best supporting actor Oscar playing an old gold prospector. Bonus trivia 1: The film was one of the first American films to be shot outside the USA (in Mexico), although Warner Studios demanded it be finished in Hollywood because of budget over-runs. Bonus trivia 2: It featured a young Robert Blake selling lottery tickets.
More than two billion copies of the Bible have been distributed worldwide by Gideons International.
True
False
Answer: True
True. According to Wikipedia, Gideons International has distributed two billion copies of the Bible worldwide. The distribution of the historic two billionth Bible took place in late April, 2015.
A logophile has a great passion for what?
symbols and trademarks
trees
words
mathematics
Answer: words
Allow your tresses to descend.
Let your hair down
What is the most densely populated state by persons per square mile?
Rhode Island
New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
Answer: New Jersey
New Jersey has 1134 persons per square mile, while Rhode Island has 1003, Massachusets has 809, and New York has 401. If the District of Columbia were a state it would win easily with 9316 persons per square mile.
The final scene of this classic comedy/satire film was to be a pie fight in the War Room. However, the man who directed, produced and co-wrote it cut the scene before the release of this ripper. Which film was this?
"The Russians are Coming" (1966)
"The Americanization of Emily" (1964)
"Dr. Strangelove" (1964)
"Mr. Roberts" (1955)
Answer: "Dr. Strangelove" (1964)
Simple plot. Someone loses the plot, hits the red button. Now the whole world will soon know there is no such thing as 'failsafe'. For the 1964 film "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb", Stanley Kubrick (who directed, produced and co-wrote it) filmed a pie fight in the War Room as the intended final scene.