Quiz 72

1

In the fairy tale Cinderella, what kind of slipper does Cinderella lose at the ball? 

2

In poetry, how many lines in a couplet? 

3

According to the the Dr. Seuss book, what food stuff goes with ‘ham’?

4

Name these four US states all starting with the letter A.

5

What according to Mark Twain, which sport was ”a good walk wanted”? 

6

North Korea shares a land border with three countries, the longest one is around 1400km long, which country has that land border with North Korea? 

7

What German car company advertised itself as ”the ultimate driving machine”?

8

Name these six French desserts.

9

The Thule US Air Force base , now called the Pituffik Space Base, can be found on what non US island?

10

100 people were given 100 seconds to name as many member nations of NATO as they could. There are 32 correct answers. Write down one answer only. Your points will be determined by  the number of people who gave the same answer, the fewer of the 100 that said it the more points you get. There are up to five marks available if you name one od the two countries that none of the 100 people said

You will get one point for a correct answer, two points for any answer where less than fifty said, three points for any answer less than 20 said, four points for any answer less than ten said and five points for one of the two correct answers that nobody said 

11

Four big hits but using only mediaeval instruments. Name the four songs

12

In terms of land area,what is the largest country that has a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea? 

13

InThe first Disneyland park was opened in Anaheim, California and was the only one designed under the leadership of Walt Disney. Plus or minus three years, in what year did it open?

14

Name the six musicals from their redacted movie posters.

15

In 1902 Harry Jackson was sent to prison for seven years by the Old Bailey in London for stealing billiard balls. He was the first person in the UK convicted because the prosecutor used what kind of forensic evidence for the first time in a trial, ten years after Francisco Rojas was convicted in Argentina for murder by using the same kind of evidence.

16

As it stands, there are three movies released in the 1990s that are part of the billion-dollar movie club in terms of box office collections worldwide. If Titanic and Jurassic Park are two of these, which 1999 movie was the third? 

17

Richard Connell’s 1924 short story is The Most Dangerous Game. Which very popular YouTube creator whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, co-wrote the similarly titled 2026 survival thriller The Most Dangerous Games, his first novel, with James Patterson? 

18

Name these four famous Australians.

19

Who was the last Democrat  to be president of the USA before Barack Obama? 

20

What profession would traditionally wear a ‘toque blanche’ on their head?

21

Which is taller, The Eiffel Tower or the Great Pyramid in Giza?

22

Six hits that all charted in Sweden by all girl groups, for each clip name the group