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Sponsor |  xyzzyplugh | Jul 27, 2007 5:34am | xyzzyquiz2 with answers july2007
1. From which Shakespeare play does the Somerset Maugham novel Cakes and
Ale take its title?--twelfth night
2. who famously transformed sunny Spain into snowbound Russia and Wales
into China?--John Box
3. Which company makes the perfumes Charlie and Intimate?--revlon
4. What type of
creature was the Egyptian God Sobek?--crocodile
5.A fictional sidekick, an American psychologist and a former race car driver all
share which name (forename and surname)?--John Watson
6. Which stretch of water links the Celebes Sea to the Java Sea between
Borneo and Celebes?--Makassar Strait
7. Which Danish Physicist first described the structure of
the atom?--Niels Bor
8. How many pips are there in a standard set of
dominoes?--168
9. On which Indonesian island did an Earthquake kill
more than 1000 people in March 2005?--Nias sumatra
10. Avarua on Rarotonga is the capital of which pacific
island group?--Cook Islands
11. Which is Europe's largest rodent?--(Eurasian) Beaver
12. Coober Pedy in Australia is the largest source for which
precious stone?--Opal
13. Who was secretary of state to both John F Kennedy
and Lyndon B Johnson?--(Dean) Rusk
14. Which Irish dramatist wrote the plays The Beaux'
Stratagem, The Constant Couple and The Twin Rivals?--George Farquhar
15. The painter Raphael lived for exactly how many years?--37
Lyrics interlude.....................
16. What is the last name of Sylvia's Mother in the Dr Hook
and The Medicine Show song of that title?--(Mrs. Avery)
17. Who resprayed the van in Moonlighting?--Eddie
18. 'Boy Named Sue' - Johnny Cash. What did his daddy leave for them?--old
guitar and empty bottle of booze
19. 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer' - Beatles. What was Maxwell's surname?--Edison
20. Ernie (The Fastest Milkman)" - Benny Hill. UK No. 1. What was the baker's
name?-- two ton Ted.
21. 'Right Said Fred' - Bernard Cribbins. Who came up 'from the floor
below'?--Charlie
22. 'Rocky Raccoon' - Beatles. What was the surname of Rocky's
girlfriend?--McGill
23. Neil Diamond. Who or what is 'Cracklin' Rosie'?--Booze
back to the action............
24.. How many bits per pixel are required for an image with
a maximum colour depth of 256 colours?--8 (1 byte)
25. Which Danish-American historian and University of
Cambridge undergraduate wrote From Plato to Nato?--David Gress
26. The largest nominal value ever officially printed on a
banknote in Yugoslavian dinars was a 5 followed by
how many zeroes?--11 zeroes(500 Billion Dinars)
27. Where do Komodo Dragons mostly live?--Lesser Sunda or Nusa Tenggara
or flores or komodo islands
28. What does a lemniscate famously symbolise?--infinity
29. What is an Octothorpe?--Hash symbol
30. What is the first name of the boyfriend of Barbie's
African-American friend Christie(1988)?--Steven
31. What is the two letter Internet code for Antarctica?--aq
32. which actor was born Douglas Elton Ulman?--Douglas Fairbanks Senior
33. Why does the police officer in the Southpark episode
"Cartman's Incredible Gift" dismiss a man suspected as
the "cut off the left hand killer" despite this suspect
having a large collection of hands on his wall?--He thinks the hands are right
hands because the thumbs don't point in the direction he expects
34. Scientist Doc Brown set himself up in what trade when
he accidentally travelled back to 1885 in Back to the
Future part three?--Blacksmith
35. What was the name given to the often publicly held
ceremony of sentencing heretics under the Inquisition?--Auto da Fe
36. In the Mel Gibson films, what is Mad Max's surname?--Rockatansky
37. Name the character in Escape from New York played by Kurt
Russell--"Snake" Plissken
38. Thomas Edison patented his first invention on 1 June
1869. What was it?--An electronic voting machine
39. What is the heraldic term for a broad horizontal strip
across the middle of a shield?--Fesse
40. Who was "That Man" referred to in the title of the
wartime radio series It's That Man Again (ITMA)?--Adolf Hitler
41. In "The Simpsons" who supplies the voice for
Sideshow Bob's brother, Cecil Terwilliger?--David Hyde-Pierce
42. What name was given to a document written in
duplicate on a single sheet and torn in half so that the
edges of the two resulting copies could be matched to
prove authenticity?--Indenture
43. Which tiny island in the South Western Pacific, capital
Yaren, has an economy virtually dependent on seabird
guano?--Nauru
44. The name of which precious stone derives from the
Greek word smaragdos and is formed by rising magma
and metamorphism?--Emerald
45. Which Swiss physician, born in 1493 and real name
Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, introduced
iatrochemistry, the idea that minerals and chemicals
might have medical uses?--Paracelsus
46. Named from the family who originally owned it, what is
the alternative name for the Portland Vase?--Barberini Vase
47. He has written over 80 wildly popular children's books,
mostly illustrated by his wife, Jill. They include `Lizard
Music' `Blue Moose' and several books about Irving
and Muktuk, 2 dim-witted, blueberry muffin-stealing
polar bears. Who is this 400-pound American author?--Daniel Pinkwater
48. Chateau Musar is a prestigious wine brand from which
country?--Lebanon
49. Who invented the steam hammer?--James Naysmith
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Barbie interlude;
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50. Who are Bopsy, Belinda and Becky?--Sensations
51. What toy company produces the Barbie doll?--Mattel.
52. What famous Hollywood fashion designer created the "Jewel Essence
Collection"?--Bob Mackie
53. Who are Dana Dee Dee and Diva--Rockers
54. Who created the Barbie doll?--Ruth Handler
55. Who was the first Barbie celebrity doll?--Twiggy
56. The "Limited Edition Sunflower Barbie" was inspired by the work of what
artist?--Van Gogh
57. What artist was commissioned in 1986 to paint a portrait of Barbie?--
Andy Warhol
58. What famous person turned down an offer to have a Barbie modeled after
her?--Cindy Crawford
59. What's the name of Barbie's brother?--Todd
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general knowdledge continued;
60. It was used as an `eerie' background noise in countless
films, notably Spellbound, The Lost Weekend, The Day
the Earth Stood Still and Mars Attacks!, but probably its
most famous use was in the Beach Boys' hit Good
Vibrations. Named for its inventor, what is this musical
instrument?--Theremin (or Thereminvox)
61. Which American comedian was the voice of Mr Potato
Head in the 1995 film Toy Story?--Don Rickles
62. Ereuthrophobia is the fear of doing what?--Blushing
63. The monument to Victor Emmanuel the Second, the
last King of Italy, in Rome's Piazza Venezia is known to
Italians by what nickname?--The Wedding Cake
64. Situated north east of St Pet |
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Sponsor | | xyzzyplugh | Jul 27, 2007 6:42am | 64. Situated north east of St Petersburg, which is the
largest lake in Europe?--Lake Ladoga
65. In Norse Mythology, who defends the rainbow bridge
connecting the heavens to the Earth?-- Heimdall
66. The only way to find one's way out of the labyrinth
built by Daedalus was by using a skein of thread. The
name for this ball of thread is now a commonly used
word in the English language?--Clue
67. Sharing its name with a 1996 film, which city of just
over 90,000 people is the largest city in North Dakota?--Fargo
68. She was handicapped with a lame, brace-supported leg
as a child but through rehabilitation became a
champion sprinter. Her career culminated in the 1960
Olympics, where she was the single most successful
track and field competitor, winning both the 100m and
200m dashes. Who was she?--Wilma Rudolph
69. Which Dickens novel features a cricket match between
Dingley Dell and All-Muggleton?--The Pickwick Papers
70. Meat from which animal is traditionally sold in a
Charcuterie?--Pig
71. In which city are the headquarters of the European
Space Agency?--Paris
72. What does a Phillumenist collect?--Matchbox labels
73. The alcoholic drink Mirabelle is flavoured with which
fruit?--Plum
74. Which North American shrub with yellow flowers has
leaves and bark which are used to treat bruises?--Witch Hazel
75. Please be specific (i.e. two words will be necessary),
which is the worlds smallest bird?--Bee Hummingbird
76. Who plays Cornelius Fudge in the Harry
Potter films?--Robert Hardy
77. In Cluedo, which room lies between the Billiard Room
and the Ball Room?--Conservatory
78. Which acid is also known as Muriatic acid?--Hydrochloric acid
79. What is the four-letter word, 57007 in base
10, converted into in Hexadecimal (base 16)?--DEAF
80. Hans Langsdorff was the captain of which ship during
the Battle of the River Plate?--The Graf Spee
81. One Malagasy Ariary is divided into how many
Iraimbilanja?--Five
82. Who played Father Barry in On the Waterfront?--Karl Malden
83. who did MAD Magazine
name as "Man of the Year" in September 1982?--PacMan
84. Of the five countries to border Argentina, which comes
last alphabetically?--Uruguay
85. Royston Vasey is the real name of which English
comedian?--Roy "Chubby" Brown
86. In Norse mythology, what word was used to describe
the twilight or destruction of the Gods?--Ragnaroc
87. "The Slave of Duty" is the subtitle to which Gilbert and
Sullivan Operetta?--The Pirates of Penzance
88. What word describes writing material which has been
used a second time, after the original writing has been
erased?--Palimpsest
89. What activity were women banned from pursuing in
Denmark in the 16th Century because it "reduced
them to a trance-like state"?--Knitting
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PictureQuiz finale;
90.
album cover answers;
1, David Bowie, Scary Monsters (supercreeps)
2, The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico
3, Beatles, Revolver,
4, Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin [IV]
5, Emerson Lake and Palmer (E.L.P.) Brain Salad Surgery
6, ZZTop, Eliminator,
7, Rolling Stones, Some Girls
8, Meatloaf, Bat out of Hell
9, Deep Purple, Deep Purple in Rock
10, King Crimson, In the Court of the Crimson King
11, Blondie, Parallel Lines
12, Talking Heads, Little Creatures
13, Nirvana, Nevermind
14, Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here
15, Black Sabbath, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
16, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Weasels Ripped my Flesh
2 points per Q. total available 32 points.
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91.
Famous paintings answers--
twenty paintings answers
1. Van Gogh: Starry Night
2. Bruegel: Dutch Proverbs
3. Botticelli: Birth of Venus
4. Rembrandt: Belshazzar's Feast
5. Paolo Uccello: Saint George and the Dragon
6. Renoir: Le Dejeuner des Canotiers (the Boating Party)
7. Rembrandt: Militia Company or night watch
8. Bruegel: The Battle Between Carnival and Lent
9. Van Gogh: Potato Eaters
10. Dali: Metamorphose de Narcisse (The Metamorphosis of Narcissus)
11. Leonardo Da Vinci, The Last Supper
12. Velasquez: Las Meninas (Maids of Honour)
13. Leonardo da Vinci: Gioconda (Mona Lisa)
14. Van Gogh: Cypresses
15. Van Eyck: Madonna in the Church
16. Dieric Bouts the Elder, Hell
17. Renoir: Bal du Moulin de la Galette (Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette)
18. Seurat: Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
19. Rousseau: Sleeping Gypsy
20. Rousseau: The Dream
40 points
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92. In what country was the 1959 film Green Mansions,
starring Audrey Hepburn and Anthony Perkins mostly
filmed? --Guyana any south america
93. What connects years 1229, 1259, 1303, 1763, 1783,
1810, 1814, 1815, 1856, 1898, 1920 and 1951?--Treaties of Paris
94. The name of what western African country means "The
land of the honest people."? --Burkina Faso
95. What is the preoccupation of the wolf called Skoll?--in Norse mythology, Skoll chases the horses Įrvakr and Alsvišr, that drag the chariot which contains the sun
96. Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, shot
and killed which man in 1955? --David Blakely
97. The Squalicorax, Helicoprion and Cladoselache are
extinct species of what creature? --Shark (superorder Selachimorpha)
98. When joined together, the Braille symbol where dots 1,
2, 3 and 6 are raised resembles a capital L. What letter
is this in Braille? 'V'
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Barbie revisited;
99. What is the Barbie doll's last name?--Roberts
100. Barbie is from what small town?--Willows
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Finito, the End, All text Questions score 1 point each (98 points).
plus the picture answers (32 points and 40 points)
that's (170 points available in total.) |
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