Quiz 74a - Halloween

Quiz 74a - Halloween

1. On which day is Halloween celebrated? - 31st October
2. What other common name is used for Halloween? - All Hallows Eve
3. What name was given to a popular Halloween drink in the 1700's, made from milk and apples? - Lamb's Wool
4. If you Suffer from Samhainophobia, what do you fear? - Halloween
5. What does the 'Hallow' in Halloween stand for? - Priest
6. Who wrote the screenplay for the film 'The Exorcist'? - William Peter Blatty
7. What was name of the sequel to the film Scream called? - Scream 2
8. What is a group of witches called? - Coven
9. Who wrote Frankenstein? - Mary Shelly
10. Which priests first celebrated Halloween? - Druids
11. Who was Samhain? -  Lord of the Dead
12. Who played the title role in Carrie? - Sissy Spacek
13. Which famous actor in the film 'Ghostbusters' also co-wrote the film? - Dan Aykroyd
14. Which Yorkshire fishing/seaside town features in the 1897 novel, Dracula? - Whitby
15. In which year did Gaston Leroux write the novel The Phantom of the Opera? - (1909)
16. Who played 'Countess Dracula' in the 1971 film of the same name? - Ingrid Pitt
17. Who played Doctor Watson in the 1959 Hammer Horror classic The Hound of The Baskervilles? - Andre Morell
18. In what year did the infamous Jack the Ripper terrify the population of east London? - 1888
19. Who was burnt at the stake for witchcraft in 1431? - Joan of Arc
20. Dame Maggie Smith played which character in Hogwarts? - Minerva McGonagall
    
    
    
     

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Quiz 73a

Quiz 73a

1. Which famous Irish author, wrote a book that was described by a critic as ‘the foulest book ever printed' (give book title also)? - Ulysses by James Joyce.
2. Who was Sir Henry Morton Stanley? - The journalist and explorer who went to Africa in search of David Livingstone.
3. Who wrote Of Mice and Men? - John Steinbeck.
4. Which author wrote a series of essays called Virginibus Puerisque? - Robert Louis Stevenson.
5. Who wrote Republic and Phaedo? - Plato. (Ancient Greek thinker)
6. Which 1978 movie featured two gangs called the T Birds and the Pink Ladies? - Grease
7. Can you name the author of the novel My Brother Jonathan, written in 1928? - Francis Brett Young.
8. Who played Jim Morrison  in the film The Doors? - Val Kilmer
9. Who was the author who at the age of nine, wrote The Young Visiters? - Daisy Ashford
10. Which actress played Mrs Overall in Acorn Antiques? - Julie Walters.
11. Who wrote Moll Flanders? - Daniel Defoe.
12. Which of the Brontë sisters wrote The Tenant of Wildfell Hall in 1848? - Anne Brontë.
13. Who starred in the title role in the 2002 film, Mr Deeds? - Adam Sandler.
14. Edward Gibbon was famed for which great historical work? - The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
15. Who was the author of Erewhon and Erewhon Revisited? - Samuel Butler, in 1872 and 1901. (For a bonus point give the years of each work)
16. What is the first name of the character Crocodile Dundee? - Mick.
17. Marmalade is which bear’s favourite sandwich filling? - Paddington Bear.
18. In which year did Tom Hanks fall in love with a mermaid in the film Splash? - 1984
19. Which famous actor has played a scarecrow and a Time Lord on TV? - Jon Pertwee.
20. Which former Neighbours star played soon to be Edward V111 in 'The King's Speech'? - Guy Pearce.

 

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Quiz4FREE.com -Quiz 67a - General Knowledge - Answers

Quiz 67a
1. Which pop group took their name from a Herman Hess novel? - Steppenwolff
2. How often does a Hebdomadal Council meet? - Weekly
3. What was unusual about Tyrell's car in the 1976 Spanish G Prix? - It had six wheels
4. Where would you find the Eucumbene Dam? - Australia - New South Wales
5. Females are outnumbered by males by 5 to 1 in what addiction? - Alcoholism
6. For what would an Edgar be awarded or won? - Mystery Writing
7. What are salopettes? - Snow proof Dungaree trousers or ski pants
8. Which society cared for the 'Plague Victims' when the physicians left 1665? - Apothecaries
9. Who was Domenikos Theotocopoulos better known as? - El Greco
10. Which nation apparently takes the most time to eat meals? - The French
11. Who invented Disc Brakes? - Dr F Lanchester in 1902
12. Halophobia is the fear of what? - Speaking
13. What was Stan Laurel's real name? -Arthur Jefferson
14. Why is the city La Paz in Bolivia safe from fire? - To high - Not enough air to burn (The capital of Bolivia is naturally fire-resistant. At a height of 11,811 feet above sea level, La Paz, Bolivia is naturally one of the most fireproof cities in the world.)
15. What is the national drink of Yugoslavia? - Slivovitz
16. Agnes the girls name means what? - Chaste
17. What were the wicks in the Vestal Virgins lamps made from? - Asbestos
18. Who is the Patron Saint of France? - St Denis
19. What are you supposed to give/get for 40 years of marriage? - Ruby
20. What is the Roman Numeral for 1000? - M

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Quiz4free.com - Quiz 66a - Sport - Questions

Quiz 66a - Sport - Questions
1 - What is an Olympiad?
 2 - Which US sports team fell under the 'Curse of the Bambino' causing it to have an 86 year drought of championship trophies after its star player was sold in 1919 to its major rival?
 3 - Who is the only professional heavyweight boxer to have retired undefeated?
 4 - Which sport was founded by Japanese master Kano Jigoro?
 5 - In which football competition is the Henri Delaunay trophy awarded?
 6 - Which martial art, when translated, originally meant 'Chinese hand' and now means 'empty hand'?
 7 - Which former Olympic sport required the athletes to move backwards to win?
 8 - Which baseball team has won the World Series most often?
 9 - Which sport has the highest ratio of officials to players?
 10 - Which sport invented at the Outrigger Canoe Club in Waikiki, Hawaii, and popularised in Santa Monica, California, since the 1920s became an Olympic sport in 1996?
 11 - In which Olympic sport do players slide stones to houses? Curling
 12 - In Judo, what is a judogi?
 13 - Which NBA player, son of an NBA player, was named after a steak his parents saw on a restaurant menu just before he was born?
 14 - In Mogul skiing, what are moguls?
 15 - At the 'Parade of Nations' of the opening ceremony of the modern Olympic Games, which countries march first and last?
 16 - Whose ears did Mike Tyson bite in 'The Sound and the Fury' fight held in Las Vegas in 1997?
 17 - Where were the Harlem Globetrotters formed?
 18 - From which city is the Gimnastic football (soccer) team?
 19 - Who are the two racers to have won the most Grand Prix motorcycling titles in history?
 20 - Since 1975, what sport must be played right-handed even if you are left-handed?

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What fruit has both “meat” and “milk”? Coconut
Joseph Smith founded what religion? The Mormons
In 1971, what movie star participated in the Le Mans auto race? Steve McQueen
Who directed ‘When Harry Met Sally’? Rob Reiner
What drink was Dennis the Menace's favorite? Root beer
Fledermaus is the german word for what creature? Bat
What was William Cody's popular nickname? Buffalow Bill
What army bugle call is used to wake up the troops? Reveille
If you asked for "pomme frites" at a French restaurant, what would you get? Chips (French fries)
In the 1975 movie "Jaws", what kind of shark is the title character? Great White Shark

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7. What was William Cody's popular nickname?
8. What army bugle call is used to wake up the troops?
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