Movies & Music
''I found my thrill ... . .'' where?
What is the only fruit with the seeds on the outside?
Strawberry
What famous landmark was built to be one the main attractions at the Paris World's Fair in 1889?
The Eiffel Tower
What has one head, one foot and four legs?
Which animal features in the logo for Lamborghini?
A bull
Who was known as Old Blue Eyes?
Frank Sinatra
Lox is a fillet of the brined version of what type of sea critter? We're looking for a specific type of fish, not just the word "fish."
Salmon
The Great Sphinx sits guard over what other famous landmarks?
The Pyramids of Giza
What gets bigger and bigger as you take more away from it?
In the late 1920s, dirigibles were known as...
Zeppelins
Where does the group ABBA come from?
Stockholm, Sweden
Retired in the 21st century, "it's finger lickin' good" had been the slogan for over 50 years for what restaurant chain? The slogan had been conceived by a franchise owner rather than an ad agency.
KFC - Kentucky Fried Chicken
What is the name of the rectangular park in New York that is a famous landmark?
Central Park
What breaks when you say it?
Silence
What does supersonic mean?
''Please turn on your magic beam, _____ _____ bring me a dream,''
If you take a cabbage, cut it finely, and ferment it with various lactic acid bacteria, the output is typically what German side dish?
Sauerkraut
Christ the Redeemer is a statue which looks over which city?
Rio de Janeiro
What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Who invented the kite about 2,000 years ago? (people group)
Who was it who said in a movie "a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down"?
Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana produce over 50 percent of the world's supply of what bean?
Cocoa (Cacao)
Which valley, and famous landmark, is home to 63 tombs, most notably that of Tutankhamun?
The Valley of the Kings
How many books can you put into an empty backpack?
One! After that it's not empty.
When was the first successful powered airplane invented, and by who?
Wilbur and Orville Wright spent four years of research and development to create the first successful powered airplane, the 1903 Wright Flyer. It first flew at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, with Orville at the controls.
Which Canadian musician has won the most Junos?
1. Anne Murray Wins:25 Nominations:52
2. The Weeknd W:22 Nom: 41
3. Bryan Adams W:21 Nom: 63
4. Céline Dion W:20 Nom: 75
One of Andy Warhol's most famous artworks is a set of 32 canvases, each bearing an image of a red-and-white can of what from what company?
Campbell's Soup
What iconic bridge is located next to the Tower of London?
Tower Bridge
What is able to travel around the globe, but stays in a corner the whole time?
The first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean was performed by:
Charles Lindbergh
What does the musical term staccato mean?
Performed with each note sharply detached or separated from the others.
Dramatically different from today's sweet fruit associated with summertime, what large fruit was cultivated for hundreds of years simply for hydration purposes rather than food?
Watermelon
In which country would you find Chichen Itza?
Mexico
What starts with a P and ends with an E and has a million letters in it?
The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) is known to Canadians as CP Rail. Owned and operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway Limited., this Class 1 Railway has a vast rail network extending from Vancouver to Montreal in Canada. When was it built? (Spanned 5 years)
Built between 1881 and 1885
Who were the brothers that sang Bye Bye Love, Wake up Little Susie, All I have to do is Dream?
Bonus points for knowing their first names
What distilled alcoholic spirit has an English name derived from a diminutive form of the Slavic word for water? In essence, this means the word can be interpreted as "little water," which makes some sense as the beverage is said to originate from Poland or Russia.
Vodka
What is the name of the huge palace complex in Beijing which used to be home to the Emperor of China?
The Forbidden City
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper
What is the world’s all-time best selling car?
Toyota Corolla
When was the term "Rock n'Roll" first coined? Bonus points if you know by who.
Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, introduced the phrase “rock 'n' roll” on mainstream radio in the early 1950s.
The WFP is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations and it provides food assistance to over 90 million people across more than 80 countries each year. What do the initials WFP stand for?
The World Food Programme
In what country would you find the Wadi Rum known also as the Valley of the Moon?
Jordan
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
What kinds of feathers are used to clean Jaguar cars before they are painted?
Emu feathers. Before a Jaguar is painted, the car is brushed with ionized emu feathers because they hold an electrostatic charge. This means the bare metal won't attract dust between the final cleaning and painting.