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The Pursuit of Happiness
100

True or False: Americans were the first to land on Mars.

False: no humans have stepped foot on Mars yet.

100

Who was the first Chinese Emperor?

Who is Qin Huangdi.

100

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

SpongeBob SquarePants

100

What is a person who takes on the risk of business?

Entrepreneur.

100

During the interview Martin Frohm asked Chris 'What would you say if a guy walked in for an interview without a shirt on, and I hired him! What would you say?

'He must have had on some really nice pants.'

200

Two of the planets in our Solar System begin with the letter M, can you name them?

Mars and Mercury

200

This event in December of 1941 brought the U.S into WWII

The Japanese attack on the U.S naval base at Pearl Harbor.

200

Is movie 'The Pursuit of Happyness' based on the true story?

Yes. 'The Pursuit of Happyness' tells Real-Life Rags to Riches Story of Successful Businessman Chris Gardner who went from homeless to successful businessman.

200

The pupils had little _______ with the language.

1. Desire

2. Knowledge

3. Acquaintance.

4. Tradition.

Acquaintance.

200

True or False: 

The title of the movie misspells the word "happiness" due to the mistake made by the marketing department.

False. The title is intentionally misspelled. It is a subtle metaphor for the movie in that happiness, however you spell it, comes from the pursuit of it, rather than the word itself.

300

What planet did we send the rover Curiosity to, which recently lost power for good?

To Mars.

300

This continent was thought to be India by the first explorers.

What is South America.

300

Which of these is not a continent?

1. Alaska

2. Africa

3. South America

4. Antarctica

Alaska, the 50th state in the United States, has a large land mass but it's not a continent.

300

The discussions continued late into the night, but nothing was _________.

1. Defended.

2. Concluded.

3. Embarked.

4. Particular

Concluded.

300

What did Chris say he was good at, when he was in school?

Maths.

400

Name a use for human-made satellites?

Navigation, weather tracking, map making, scientific research and communication.

400

The pope lives in the world's smallest country.

Vatican City.

400

Which country produces the most coffee in the world?

Brazil

400

The peasants who _____ the land became its owners.

Cultivated.

400

Finally, Chris's final interview for the internship arrives -- and he is forced to arrive unshowered, unshaven and half-dressed. Why?

While he was painting the day before, he'd been arrested for failure to pay parking tickets and held overnight in jail.

500

If werewolves were real, how often would they be transformed into wolves and why do you think so?

Once a month, because that is how often we have a full moon.

500

The Olympic Games originated from which country?

Greece.

500

New York is ______ for high rent and shoe box-sized apartments for multiple people.

Notorious.

500

Victims of the crash will be ________ for their injuries.

Compensated.

500

What is the job that Chris wants and pursues throughout the entire movie?

1. Software engineer

2. Truck driver

3. Movie director

None of the mentioned. Chris wanted to be a stock broker.