MIXED QUIZ 3.

[magpie in the 80's]

1. 30% of people doing this job in the USA quit, every year, due to stress. What job is it? SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS
2. In the UK they are "butter beans" what are they called in the USA? LIMA BEANS
3. "Boothby blonde", "China long" and "Straight 8" are all varieties of what? CUCUMBERS
4. Siddhartha Gautama became better known as who? BUDDHA
5. In western palmistry the index finger is linked to which planet? JUPITER
6. Which group govern in a plutocracy? THE MOST WEALTHY
7. Who said "I've had a talent for irritating women since I was 14"? MARILYN MONROE8. Which Shakespeare play ends in marriage of Benedict Beatrice? MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
9. What is the Latin word for to roll? VOLVO
10. In music who decided that an octave should have eight notes? PYTHAGORAS
11. "Woodpusher", "fish" and "patzer" are all derogatory words for a bad what? CHESS PLAYER
12. Who played the doctor in the rock opera Tommy? JACK NICOLSON
13. Virginia Patterson Hensley became more famous as who? PATSY CLINE
14. Collective nouns: A glint of what? GOLDFISH
15. Ophidiophobia is the fear of what? SNAKES
16. Parcheesi is the national game of which country? INDIA
17. How was Boris Karloff listed in the credits 1931 Frankenstein? LISTED AS "?"
18. Ronald MacDonald is the mascot of MacDonalds worldwide with the exception of in Japan, how is he better known in Japan? DONALD MCDONALD
19. Staying with Japan, in Japan what is jigai?]FEMALE SUICIDE
20. The Chinese call it "little mouse", the Danes and Swedes call it "elephants trunk", what is it? THE @ SYMBOL (AT)
21. How many kilometers does a world-class footballer run or walk during a game, is it:
a: 4km, b: 8km, c: 14km d: 20km ? C) 14KM
22. In which book and film would you find the character Kunte Kinte? ROOTS
23. Who were not allowed to play for the Brazilian national football team until 1921? BLACK PLAYERS
24. Bondye is the highest God in which religion? VOODOO
25. On which floor does "you" live in the song "Luka"? 1ST FLOOR
26. 80% of all footballs in the world are made in which Asian country? PAKISTAN
27. Which three African countries are monarchies? LESOTHO/SWAZILAND/MOROCCO
28. Who was Lisa Gherardini? MODEL FOR THE MONA LISA
29. President François Mitterand's last supper was illegal. What did he eat? SMALL BIRDS (ORTOLAN BUNTING)
30. Since 1960, which five oscar winning films have a real historical figures' name in the movie title? 1) LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 2) GHANDI 3) SCHINDLERS LIST 4) SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE 5) AMADEUS

[Psyber]

22. In which book and film would you find the character Kunte Kinte? Roots
The rest are totally unfamiliar!!

[magpie in the 80's]

22. In which book and film would you find the character Kunte Kinte? Roots
The rest are totally unfamiliar!!

correct on roots psyber.
has the quizmaster stumped the star pupil

[JAS]

Happy days

Q3 I've actually heard of the first one and the others kinda sound right...Cucumbers
Q4 I know that Buddha had the same first name so I'll go for that.
Q6 The rich people
Q8 Much Ado About Nothing
Q11 Woodpusher rings a bell...might be connected with chess but no idea what it is.
Q29 There was a secret club that Jeremy Clarkson dined with on his show that eat illegal wild birds like Thrushes...so I'll say that.
Q30 Madness of King George ? Elizabeth ? JFK ?

Thats it for now...have to think about the others...not a clue on most of them without resorting to my little reference library (shelf). But might think of some more films etc.

Great as always Maggie
Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Happy days

Q3 I've actually heard of the first one and the others kinda sound right...Cucumbers
Q4 I know that Buddha had the same first name so I'll go for that.
Q6 The rich people
Q8 Much Ado About Nothing
Q11 Woodpusher rings a bell...might be connected with chess but no idea what it is.
Q29 There was a secret club that Jeremy Clarkson dined with on his show that eat illegal wild birds like Thrushes...so I'll say that.
Q30 Madness of King George ? Elizabeth ? JFK ?

Thats it for now...have to think about the others...not a clue on most of them without resorting to my little reference library (shelf). But might think of some more films etc.

Great as always Maggie
Regards
JAS

JAS CORRECT ON Q3, 4, 6, 8,
AND I'LL GIVE YOU Q11, AND 29
INCORRECT ON Q30

[godoubleblues]

25 - 2nd floor

[magpie in the 80's]

25 - 2nd floor

incorrect GDB

[JAS]

Hmmm...had some more sustenance lets try some more

Q7 No idea but wouldn't be surprised if he's a member of the forum. After reading the chat-up lines thread could it be Mal
Q9 A mate used to drive one...Volvo
Q17 Guessing maybe he wasn't listed
Q28 Could be Mona...Lisa
Q30 Lawrence of Arabia

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Hmmm...had some more sustenance lets try some more

Q7 No idea but wouldn't be surprised if he's a member of the forum. After reading the chat-up lines thread could it be Mal ......didnt think of that JAS but incorrect
Q9 A mate used to drive one...Volvo........correct
Q17 Guessing maybe he wasn't listed........close he was listed as "?"
Q28 Could be Mona...Lisa........correct
Q30 Lawrence of Arabia......correct
Regards
JAS

the sustenance paid off

[brod]

13. Patsy Cline

[magpie in the 80's]

13. Patsy Cline

correct brod

[Pseudo]

25. On which floor does "you" live in the song "Luka"? 2ND FLOOR

WRONG!

As the song goes like this:
My name is Luka
I live on the second floor
I live upstairs from you
Yes I think you've seen me before

Luka lives on the second floor, upstairs from "you". Therefore "you" lives on the first floor.

[magpie in the 80's]

25. On which floor does "you" live in the song "Luka"? 2ND FLOOR

WRONG!

As the song goes like this:
My name is Luka
I live on the second floor
I live upstairs from you
Yes I think you've seen me before

Luka lives on the second floor, upstairs from "you". Therefore "you" lives on the first floor.

correct pseudo my mistake i wrote done the 2nd floor as correct even when i have the first floor down on my answer list
ANSWER-First - "My Name is Luka, I live on the second floor, I live upstairs from you" - (Suzanne Vega)

[spell_check]

25. On which floor does "you" live in the song "Luka"? 2ND FLOOR

WRONG!

As the song goes like this:
My name is Luka
I live on the second floor
I live upstairs from you
Yes I think you've seen me before

Luka lives on the second floor, upstairs from "you". Therefore "you" lives on the first floor.

correct pseudo my mistake i wrote done the 2nd floor as correct even when i have the first floor down on my answer list
ANSWER-First - "My Name is Luka, I live on the second floor, I live upstairs from you" - (Suzanne Vega)

That question is a favourite of mine. You can do the "fist" for that one.

26 - I'll say India.

[magpie in the 80's]

incorrect spelly

[Leaping Lindner]

12. The doctor (specialist) in The Tommy movie was Jack Nicholson.

[magpie in the 80's]

12. The doctor (specialist) in The Tommy movie was Jack Nicholson.

correct LL

[JAS]

Can see this one driving me nuts...haven't stopped trying to think of film titles

Q30 Never seen it but I think this was a real person...Shindlers List (spelling?)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Hope this was post 1960...Cleopatra (the Liz Taylor one)
Gandhi...must have got at least one Oscar
Patton
Have a feeling that Judi Dench got one for Shakespeare in Love
Spartacus
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf


Phew...taken all day to think of those...got more than five now though...be gentle

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Can see this one driving me nuts...haven't stopped trying to think of film titles

Q30 Never seen it but I think this was a real person...Shindlers List.........CORRECT (spelling?)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid..........INCORRECT
Hope this was post 1960...Cleopatra......INCORRECT (the Liz Taylor one)
Gandhi...must have got at least one Oscar..........CORRECT
Patton........INCORRECT
Have a feeling that Judi Dench got one for Shakespeare in Love.........CORRECT
Spartacus...........INCORRECT
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.........INCORRECT


Phew...taken all day to think of those...got more than five now though...be gentle THAT'S WHAT A GIRL HAS TO DO

Regards
JAS

[Kahuna]

Q30 Patton?