Quiz night revived!
Tonight was the first quiz night in 3 weeks, so naturally we went. Unfortunately, we only came in 2nd this time, but oh well. We'll be back.
General Knowledge
1. What is the abbreviation for the International Criminal Police Organization?
2. What is the Decalogue better known as?
3. In the Nintendo games, what is the name of Mario's brother?
4. How many characters are in the Russian alphabet?
5. What country do enchiladas come from?
Geography
1. Which European country became 2 separate states in January 1993?
2. In which country is San Salvador?
3. Which small European country has the capital of Vaduz?
4. What is the capital of Syria?
5. Which 3 colors are featured on the flag of Chile?
Science and Nature
1. What are the 4 categories of tastes detected by the tongue?
2. What name is given to someone who studies plants?
3. If a cheetah is the fastest thing on 4 legs, what is the fastest thing on 2?
4. What is tocophobia a fear of? Traveling by train, drowning, or childbirth?
5. By what other name is a mountain lion known? (3 possible answers)
History
1. Which English explorer introduced the potato and tobacco to England?
2. In which year was Adolf Hitler born? 1879, 1889, or 1899?
3. What nationality was the explorer Dr. Livingston?
4. Which is older - Stonehenge or the Coliseum?
5. Who is/was the only American President to have been seen wearing a Nazi uniform?
Entertainment
1. What was the name of the last James Bond film starring Roger Moore?
2. Which actor plays the villain in Die Hard: With a Vengeance?
3. In which city is the Golden Bear Film Festival held?
4. Who did the voice of the baby in Look Who's Talking?
5. Name the actor/actress featured in these 3 movies: Jerry Maguire (1996), Payback (1999), and Chicago (2002).
Bonus Round
1. Make a song title out of this anagram: DANCED WITH LINEN
5. Using the following numbers, find a math formula that equals 283. 3 4 4 8 15 75
Answers are in white underneath .
Answers!! Highlight below to read.
General Knowledge: 1. Interpol, 2. 10 Commandments, 3. Luigi, 4. 33, 5. Mexico.
Geography: 1. Czechoslovakia, 2. El Salvador, 3. Liechtenstein, 4. Damascus, 5. red, white, and blue
Science and Nature: 1. bitter, sweet, sour, and salt, 2. a botanist, 3. ostrich, 4. childbirth, 5. puma, cougar, or panther (though I thought just the first 2 were right - panther seems so general)
History: 1. Sir Walter Raleigh, 2. 1889, 3. Scottish (British was also accepted), 4. Stonehenge, 5. Ronald Reagan
Entertainment: 1. A View to a Kill, 2. Jeremy Irons, 3. Berlin, 4. Bruce Willis, 5. Lucy Liu
Bonus questions: 1. Candle in the Wind, 5. One equation that works is (75 x 4) - (8/4 + 15) = 283
General Knowledge
1. What is the abbreviation for the International Criminal Police Organization?
2. What is the Decalogue better known as?
3. In the Nintendo games, what is the name of Mario's brother?
4. How many characters are in the Russian alphabet?
5. What country do enchiladas come from?
Geography
1. Which European country became 2 separate states in January 1993?
2. In which country is San Salvador?
3. Which small European country has the capital of Vaduz?
4. What is the capital of Syria?
5. Which 3 colors are featured on the flag of Chile?
Science and Nature
1. What are the 4 categories of tastes detected by the tongue?
2. What name is given to someone who studies plants?
3. If a cheetah is the fastest thing on 4 legs, what is the fastest thing on 2?
4. What is tocophobia a fear of? Traveling by train, drowning, or childbirth?
5. By what other name is a mountain lion known? (3 possible answers)
History
1. Which English explorer introduced the potato and tobacco to England?
2. In which year was Adolf Hitler born? 1879, 1889, or 1899?
3. What nationality was the explorer Dr. Livingston?
4. Which is older - Stonehenge or the Coliseum?
5. Who is/was the only American President to have been seen wearing a Nazi uniform?
Entertainment
1. What was the name of the last James Bond film starring Roger Moore?
2. Which actor plays the villain in Die Hard: With a Vengeance?
3. In which city is the Golden Bear Film Festival held?
4. Who did the voice of the baby in Look Who's Talking?
5. Name the actor/actress featured in these 3 movies: Jerry Maguire (1996), Payback (1999), and Chicago (2002).
Bonus Round
1. Make a song title out of this anagram: DANCED WITH LINEN
5. Using the following numbers, find a math formula that equals 283. 3 4 4 8 15 75
Answers are in white underneath .
Answers!! Highlight below to read.
General Knowledge: 1. Interpol, 2. 10 Commandments, 3. Luigi, 4. 33, 5. Mexico.
Geography: 1. Czechoslovakia, 2. El Salvador, 3. Liechtenstein, 4. Damascus, 5. red, white, and blue
Science and Nature: 1. bitter, sweet, sour, and salt, 2. a botanist, 3. ostrich, 4. childbirth, 5. puma, cougar, or panther (though I thought just the first 2 were right - panther seems so general)
History: 1. Sir Walter Raleigh, 2. 1889, 3. Scottish (British was also accepted), 4. Stonehenge, 5. Ronald Reagan
Entertainment: 1. A View to a Kill, 2. Jeremy Irons, 3. Berlin, 4. Bruce Willis, 5. Lucy Liu
Bonus questions: 1. Candle in the Wind, 5. One equation that works is (75 x 4) - (8/4 + 15) = 283