"Pop" Quiz
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Potpourri
100

Which "Episcopal" soft drink was invented in New Bern, NC, and trademarked in 1903?

Pepsi Cola

100

Many people call her the "mother of the modern-day Civil Rights movement."

Rosa Parks

100

The physical characteristics of what famous duo known to preschoolers everywhere are modeled after an orange and a banana?

Bert & Ernie

100

What's a 12-letter word for a lavish or spectacular entertainment?

Extravagant

100

In "Jaws" (1975), what is the name of the boat that hunts the shark?

The Orca

200

What caffeine-intensive, fruity soft drink did Coca-Cola invent in 1979 to go up against Pepsi's Mountain Dew?

Mello Yello

200

Peggy Wood played "Mother Abbess" in The Sound of Music. By what name was she most often called in the film?

Mother Superior

200

The name of this comedy team comes from on partner's first name, and the "silent" partners last name.

Penn & Teller

200

There are two possible words for a theater with multiple screens.  Name one.... or both?

Cineplex / Multiplex

200

Which country is home to the Galapagos Islands?

Ecuador

300

Which major soft drink brand, a combination of 23 soda fountain fruit flavors, was developed at Morrison's Corner Drug Store in Waco, Tx in 1885?

Dr Pepper

300

This is the title of a nursery rhyme for the lady who went to the cupboard to fetch her dog a bone.

Old Mother Hubbard

300

What comedy team of the 1940s/50s is known for the skit "Whose on First?" that plays continuously at the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Abbott & Costello

300

What's the name of the mythical sword of King Arthur?

Excalibur

300

What is the maximum number of clubs a golfer can carry in a bag during a round?

14

400

Wet Planet Beverages introduced this novelty cola in 1985, which has over 50 percent more than Mountain Dew.  Yikes!

Jolt

400

She's the archetypal woman of nursery rhymes... or the title of a 1971 song by Jethro Tull.

Mother Goose

400

The two-headed monster in the 1988 movie Willow was named "Eborsisk" after what dynamic duo who had been scaring moviemakers since 1975?

Siskel & Ebert
400

Corning Glass Works introduced heat-resistant glass in 1915.  What's the brand name of the product?

Pyrex

400

What item does the main character steal in "Ocean's Eleven" (2001) that leads to the heist?

a diamond necklace

500

In contrast to a hard drink, what does a soft drink imply a lack of?

alcohol

500

What Roman Catholic nun founded the Missionaries of Charity and won the Nobel Peace prize in 1979?

Mother Teresa

500

"The hills are alive with" the sound of these two composers of popular Broadway musicals.  Who are they?

Rodgers & Hammerstein

500

What passenger train famed for luxury and intrigue now runs from Strasbourg to Vienna?

Orient Express

500

What was the name of the first permanent English colony in America?

Jamestown