TRUE OR FALSE
Men in Green’ is the film that features Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as undercover secret agents who police extraterrestrials.
True or False
(False – it is Men in Black.)
What word means a measurement of heat?
A. temperature
B. sedimentary
C. cirrus
A. temperature
Name the 2002 musical starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere?
A. Chicago
B. Les Miserables
C. Rent
A. Chicago
In which circle does a third of Iceland lie?
A. Antarctic
B. Arctic
C. Bermuda
B. Arctic
What vegetable does a parsnip look like?
A. carrot
B. pepper
C. radish
A. carrot
Magellan was a Chinese explorer who discovered a passage that connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
True or False
(False – he was an European.)
The Beaufort scale describes the effects of various wind speeds. What is the highest speed called?
A. hurricane
B. breeze
C. cirrus
A. hurricane
How long has the singer been away in "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree"?
A. 1 months
B. 3 months
C. 3 years
C. 3 years
What country is NOT a Middle Eastern country?
A. Lebanon
B. Israel
C. Denmark
C. Denmark
Pommes frites are better known as what?
A. fried potatoes
B. mashed potatoes
C. shredded potatoes
A. fried potatoes
The pioneering English woman is considered the founder of modern nursing is Florence Nightingale.
True or False
(True)
Which company was once called the Tabulating Machine Company?
A. Apple
B. Swanson
C. IBM
C. IBM
Who wrote the Byrds' hit 'Mr Tambourine Man'?
A. Bob Dylan
B. Donovan
C. Joni Mitchell
A. Bob Dylan
Which social movement, associated with peace, love, and psychedelic music, emerged in the mid-to-late 1960s?
A. The Hippie movement
B. The Punk movement
C. The Goth movement
A. The Hippie movement
One well-known traditional folk song is called ‘99 Bottles on the Wall’. What is in the bottles?
A. rum
B. wine
C. beer
C. beer
. Hadrian’s Wall marks the northern boundary in Roman Britain.
True or False
(True)
A "Peekapoo" dog is a cross between a poodle and which other breed?
A. Chihuahua
B. Labrador
C. Pekingese
C. Pekingese
Which author wrote "Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them."?
A. A.A. Milne
B. O. K. Milne
C. O.H. Milne
A. A.A. Milne
In 1969, which landmark music festival in the United States became a symbol of the counterculture movement?
A. Glastonbury
B. Isle of Wight Festival
C. Woodstock
C. Woodstock
A traditional British spread that might be put on toast is made from citrus fruit. What is it?
A. peanut butter
B. marmalade
C. honey
B. marmalade
The Dead Sea is located between Canada and the USA. This body of water is known for its high salt content, making it uninhabitable for most life forms.
True or False
(False – it is between Israel and Jordan.)
What last name do all of these people have? Jackie (movie star), Peter (inventor of J-ello), Gary (actor) and Melville (British actor)
A. Smith
B. Chang
C. Cooper
C. Cooper
Who did the Kinks say walked like a woman but talked like a man in their song?
A. Annie
B. Kelly
C. Lola
C. Lola
In which country did 'the 'War of the Three Henrys' take place?
A. France
B. Iceland
C. Kenya
A. France
Panna cotta is a dessert from which country?
A. Denmark
B. Greece
C. Italy
C. Italy