MIXED QUIZ 3.
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:25 pm1. 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
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
