Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2008 23:57:48 GMT
Another 30 to test your skills. A few difficult ones thrown in this time.
1 In 1992, which Canadian baseball team became the first non-US team to win baseball’s coveted World Series ?
2 In North American slang, what is a ‘sky bear’ ?
3 Which bird makes its first appearance on the seventh day of Christmas in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas ?
4 What type of creature is a ‘nilgai’ ?
5 Which island of the Mediterranean Sea is separated from Italy by the Straits of Messina ?
6 What is ‘lincrusta’ ?
7 What might you do in East Africa if you had a ‘kanzu’?
8 Which comedian thinks he has only two weeks to live in the 1939 comedy Never Say Die ?
9 Which city is the setting for the 1973 film The Sting ?
10 What nationality was WBC Super-Featherweight Boxing Champion Cornelius Boza Edwards ?
11 Which French fashion designer launched the first ‘ready-to-wear’ collection for men, in 1960 ?
12 Who was the first black officer to hold the highest military post in the USA ?
13 Which novel by Jeffrey Archer describes the competition between four men to become prime minister ?
14 The powerful defoliant sprayed by US forces in Vietnam was known by what name ?
15 Which animal is also called a honey-badger ?
16 Which pop star bought a piano which belonged to John Lennon for more than £1 million at auction in 2000 ?
17 Who was the Greek goddess of agriculture ?
18 Which food additive is also known as MSG ?
19 What kind of animal was Flipper in the 1960s TV series of that name ?
20 Which US author wrote The Catcher In The Rye ?
21 Which girl group had a 1966 hit with the song Sweet Talking Guy ?
22 Which actor directed and starred in the 1973 film Antony and Cleopatra ?
23 Who was the first husband of actress Brigitte Bardot ?
24 In 1989, Burma changed its name to what ?
25 What did the Dutch East Indies become in 1945 ?
26 In which month is the horserace Le Prix de l’Arc de Triomph run ?
27 Which island in Indonesia is the lesser of the Sunda Islands ?
28 In Hindu mythology, what is the food of the gods that bestows immortality ?
29 What are the names of the rival gangs in the 1961 film West Side Story ?
30 Which rock star produced the 2001 film Enigma ?
No more than 10 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
1 In 1992, which Canadian baseball team became the first non-US team to win baseball’s coveted World Series ?
2 In North American slang, what is a ‘sky bear’ ?
3 Which bird makes its first appearance on the seventh day of Christmas in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas ?
4 What type of creature is a ‘nilgai’ ?
5 Which island of the Mediterranean Sea is separated from Italy by the Straits of Messina ?
6 What is ‘lincrusta’ ?
7 What might you do in East Africa if you had a ‘kanzu’?
8 Which comedian thinks he has only two weeks to live in the 1939 comedy Never Say Die ?
9 Which city is the setting for the 1973 film The Sting ?
10 What nationality was WBC Super-Featherweight Boxing Champion Cornelius Boza Edwards ?
11 Which French fashion designer launched the first ‘ready-to-wear’ collection for men, in 1960 ?
12 Who was the first black officer to hold the highest military post in the USA ?
13 Which novel by Jeffrey Archer describes the competition between four men to become prime minister ?
14 The powerful defoliant sprayed by US forces in Vietnam was known by what name ?
15 Which animal is also called a honey-badger ?
16 Which pop star bought a piano which belonged to John Lennon for more than £1 million at auction in 2000 ?
17 Who was the Greek goddess of agriculture ?
18 Which food additive is also known as MSG ?
19 What kind of animal was Flipper in the 1960s TV series of that name ?
20 Which US author wrote The Catcher In The Rye ?
21 Which girl group had a 1966 hit with the song Sweet Talking Guy ?
22 Which actor directed and starred in the 1973 film Antony and Cleopatra ?
23 Who was the first husband of actress Brigitte Bardot ?
24 In 1989, Burma changed its name to what ?
25 What did the Dutch East Indies become in 1945 ?
26 In which month is the horserace Le Prix de l’Arc de Triomph run ?
27 Which island in Indonesia is the lesser of the Sunda Islands ?
28 In Hindu mythology, what is the food of the gods that bestows immortality ?
29 What are the names of the rival gangs in the 1961 film West Side Story ?
30 Which rock star produced the 2001 film Enigma ?
No more than 10 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
