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general
|
What does querulous mean?
|
[
"Always mystical",
"Always complaining",
"Always dishonest",
"Always asking questions"
] |
Always complaining
|
general
|
Who was the first US President to have vetoed over 600 pieces of legislation?
|
[
"Andrew Johnson",
"Richard M. Nixon",
"Franklin Delano Roosevelt",
"Andrew Jackson"
] |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
|
general
|
He was the first person to portray James Bond in a visual medium, thus eliminating actors who voiced James Bond on radio.
|
[
"Peter Sellers",
"David Niven",
"Woody Allen",
"Barry Nelson"
] |
Barry Nelson
|
general
|
The worlds oldest lake is also the worlds deepest lake. Where would it be found?
|
[
"Siberia",
"Between Europe and Asia",
"Israel",
"Brazil"
] |
Siberia
|
general
|
What did H. Taylor Howard invent in 1976?
|
[
"The QWERTYU keyboard",
"Windows XP",
"The cell phone",
"Satellite dish"
] |
Satellite dish
|
general
|
What was the first meal eaten on the moon?
|
[
"Tang, rib roast, peas and carrots, and sugar cookies",
"Milk, eggs with cheese, and blueberries",
"Bacon, sugar cookies and peaches",
"Tang, chicken breast, and ice cream"
] |
Bacon, sugar cookies and peaches
|
general
|
Which of the following Steven Spielberg movies broke box office records at its release becoming the highest-grossing movie at the time?
|
[
"All of these",
"Jurassic Park",
"Jaws",
"E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"
] |
All of these
|
general
|
What American actor portrayed Private First Class James Francis Ryan in Steven Spielbergs 1998 movie masterpiece Saving Private Ryan?
|
[
"Ben Affleck",
"Tom Hanks",
"Matt Damon",
"Jeremy Davies"
] |
Matt Damon
|
general
|
What is the name of Oprah Winfreys character in the 1985 drama movie The Color Purple directed by Steven Spielberg?
|
[
"Celie",
"Sofia",
"Miss Millie",
"Nettie"
] |
Sofia
|
general
|
What is the color of the little girls coat that catches the eye of Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielbergs 1993 movie Schindlers List?
|
[
"Green",
"Red",
"White",
"Black and white"
] |
Red
|
general
|
What kind of shark is the scary man-eating monster in the 1975 horror movie Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg?
|
[
"Tiger shark",
"Great white shark",
"Whale shark",
"Grey shark"
] |
Great white shark
|
general
|
What kind of dead life form does E.T. revive in the 1982 science fiction movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial directed by Steven Spielberg?
|
[
"A dead mouse",
"A cut tomato",
"A dead fish",
"A dead flower"
] |
A dead flower
|
general
|
What kind of animal is seen in the dumbwaiter in one of the funniest scenes from the 1986 comedy movie The Money Pit, produced by Steven Spielberg?
|
[
"Rat",
"Koala",
"Cat",
"Raccoon"
] |
Raccoon
|
general
|
The breathing sound of what animal was used for the breathing of the horrifying Tyrannosaurus rex in Steven Spielbergs 1993 science fiction thriller Jurassic Park?
|
[
"Alligator",
"Rhinoceros",
"Hippopotamus",
"Whale"
] |
Whale
|
general
|
Which President of the United States does Anthony Hopkins portray in Steven Spielbergs historical drama Amistad?
|
[
"John Adams",
"John Quincy Adams",
"Abraham Lincoln",
"Martin Van Buren"
] |
John Quincy Adams
|
general
|
Frank William Abagnale, Jr., whose real story inspired the 2002 Spielberg movie Catch Me If You Can, appeared as what character in the movie?
|
[
"His characters father",
"A police officer arresting Frank Abagnale, Jr.",
"The FBI agent who is after his character",
"Himself"
] |
A police officer arresting Frank Abagnale, Jr.
|
general
|
What is the name of the Great Lion who is a central character in C. S. Lewis series of fantasy novels The Chronicles of Narnia?
|
[
"Saraf",
"Aslan",
"Sarabi",
"Sabor"
] |
Aslan
|
general
|
In what childrens novel, written by L. Frank Baum, did the Cowardly Lion make his first appearance?
|
[
"Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens",
"The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe",
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz",
"Alice in Wonderland"
] |
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
|
general
|
What song composed by Elton John for the movie The Lion King won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Original Song?
|
[
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight",
"Circle of Life",
"I Just Cant Wait to Be King",
"Youll Be in My Heart"
] |
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
|
general
|
Leo the Lion is the mascot of what Hollywood film studio, founded in 1924?
|
[
"MGM",
"Warner Bros.",
"Paramount Pictures",
"Dreamworks"
] |
MGM
|
general
|
Who wrote the novel Young Lions which was adapted into a movie starring Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and Dean Martin?
|
[
"Theodore Dreiser",
"Irwin Shaw",
"Truman Capote",
"Norman Mailer"
] |
Irwin Shaw
|
general
|
What novel by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy opens with this often quoted line: Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.?
|
[
"War and Peace",
"Doctor Zhivago",
"Crime and Punishment",
"Anna Karenina"
] |
Anna Karenina
|
general
|
What King of England was nicknamed the Lionheart because of his reputation as a brave military leader and warrior?
|
[
"Richard I of England",
"Richard III of England",
"William I of England",
"Henry II of England"
] |
Richard I of England
|
general
|
Who killed the Nemean Lion, one of the most vicious monsters in Greek mythology?
|
[
"Zeus",
"Cronus",
"Heracles",
"King Eurystheus"
] |
Heracles
|
general
|
What historical drama, set during Christmas 1183, stars Peter OToole as King Henry II and Katharine Hepburn as Queen Eleanor?
|
[
"Lion of the Desert",
"The Young Lions",
"The Lion in Winter",
"The Wind and the Lion"
] |
The Lion in Winter
|
general
|
Name Simbas daughter who is a central character in the Disney film The Lion King II: Simbas Pride.
|
[
"Nala",
"Sarafina",
"Kiara",
"Sarabi"
] |
Kiara
|
general
|
A shade of what color is the color called jazzberry jam?
|
[
"Mint green",
"Golden brown",
"Fuchsia",
"Red-violet"
] |
Red-violet
|
general
|
The color called pistachio is a shade of this general color.
|
[
"Green",
"Brown",
"Red",
"Blue"
] |
Green
|
general
|
This color is the national color of the Netherlands. In Canada and the United States it is associated with the field of engineering.
|
[
"Purple",
"Black",
"Blue",
"Orange"
] |
Orange
|
general
|
The color byzantium is a shade of this color.
|
[
"Brown",
"Green",
"Purple",
"Black"
] |
Purple
|
general
|
A variation of what color is the shade called Harlequin?
|
[
"Blue",
"Orange",
"Red",
"Green"
] |
Green
|
general
|
Which of these terms is used to describe one of the scenarios concerning the end of the world?
|
[
"Red goo",
"Brown goo",
"Yellow goo",
"Grey goo"
] |
Grey goo
|
general
|
This term, denoting an internal organ, also refers to a color which is a mixture of dark brown and grey?
|
[
"Liver",
"Lung",
"Kidney",
"Spleen"
] |
Liver
|
general
|
Which of these colors has the following connotations: warning, fall, warmth, hope, summer, electricity?
|
[
"Red",
"Blue",
"Yellow",
"White"
] |
Yellow
|
general
|
What type of color is the color named thistle?
|
[
"Green",
"Brown",
"Purple",
"Yellow"
] |
Purple
|
general
|
The color coquelicot is a shade of this basic color.
|
[
"Blue",
"Green",
"Yellow",
"Red"
] |
Red
|
general
|
What actress, nicknamed The Divine Sarah, supposedly slept in a coffin, claiming it helped her understand her tragic roles?
|
[
"Sarah Brightman",
"Sarah Bernhardt",
"Sarah Silverman",
"Sarah Paulson"
] |
Sarah Bernhardt
|
general
|
This comedienne, writer and actress, nicknamed Big S, is famous for performing her act as a caricature of a Jewish-American princess.
|
[
"Sarah Jessica Parker",
"Sarah Michelle Gellar",
"Sarah Paulson",
"Sarah Silverman"
] |
Sarah Silverman
|
general
|
Sarah Jessica Parkers popular character Carrie Bradshaw writes a weekly column called Sex and the City for this newspaper.
|
[
"The New York Glamour",
"The New York Fashionista",
"The New York Observer",
"The New York Star"
] |
The New York Star
|
general
|
What popular nursery rhyme was written by author and editor Sarah Josepha Hale, who campaigned for making Thanksgiving a national holiday in the US?
|
[
"Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater",
"Baa Baa Black Sheep",
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star",
"Mary Had a Little Lamb"
] |
Mary Had a Little Lamb
|
general
|
One of the US First Ladies was named Sarah Childress. Who was she married to?
|
[
"John Quincy Adams",
"John Tyler",
"Zachary Taylor",
"James K. Polk"
] |
James K. Polk
|
general
|
What actress, named Sarah, is not correctly matched with the TV show in which she appeared?
|
[
"Sarah Chalke - Scrubs (Dr. Elliot Reid)",
"Sarah Paulson - All My Children (Kendall Hart)",
"Sarah Michelle Gellar - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Buffy)",
"Sarah Joy Brown - General Hospital (Carly Corinthos)"
] |
Sarah Paulson - All My Children (Kendall Hart)
|
general
|
Sarah Brightman, who became the first artist to hold #1 spots on the Billboard Classical and Dance charts simultaneously, has what type of singing voice?
|
[
"Alto",
"Soprano",
"Contralto",
"Mezzo Soprano"
] |
Soprano
|
general
|
What title did Sarah Ferguson assume upon marrying Queen Elizabeth IIs second son, Prince Andrew?
|
[
"Duchess of Edinburgh",
"Princess Royal",
"Duchess of York",
"Princess of York"
] |
Duchess of York
|
general
|
Whose wife was Sarah according to the Hebrew Bible and the Quran?
|
[
"Ishmaels",
"Noahs",
"Isaacs",
"Abrahams"
] |
Abrahams
|
general
|
What actress and comedienne won an Emmy Award for her satirical portrayal of Sarah Palin in a guest appearance on SNL?
|
[
"Sarah Silverman",
"Ellen DeGeneres",
"Tina Fey",
"Amy Poehler"
] |
Tina Fey
|
general
|
What actor depicted King Xerxes in the 2007 American action movie 300?
|
[
"Rodrigo Santoro",
"Dominic West",
"Gerard Butler",
"David Wenham"
] |
Rodrigo Santoro
|
general
|
What was written with fingerprints on the wall behind the upside-down abstract painting in the 1995 thriller movie Seven?
|
[
"Help me",
"Close!",
"Greed",
"Death"
] |
Help me
|
general
|
What actress portrayed the unforgettable Cruella de Vil in the 1996 Walt Disney movie 101 Dalmatians?
|
[
"Kathleen Turner",
"Meryl Streep",
"Anjelica Huston",
"Glenn Close"
] |
Glenn Close
|
general
|
What is the nickname of Nicolas Cages character Randal Raines in the 2000 action movie Gone in 60 Seconds?
|
[
"Casablanca",
"Memphis",
"Sway",
"Twister"
] |
Memphis
|
general
|
What plant symbolized the love between Andie and Benjamin in the 2003 romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days?
|
[
"Fern",
"Geranium",
"Thornapple",
"Rose"
] |
Fern
|
general
|
What is the function the Fifth Element according to the 1997 science fantasy movie The Fifth Element?
|
[
"It unites the other four elements into organic life.",
"It joins space and matter.",
"It destroys the universe when activated.",
"It creates a bridge between space and time."
] |
It unites the other four elements into organic life.
|
general
|
In the 1999 movie The 13th Warrior, Wendol appears as this animal to frighten his enemies.
|
[
"Snake",
"Bear",
"Wolf",
"Lion"
] |
Bear
|
general
|
Which of these schemes from the 2004 movie Oceans Twelve requires a trained cat to be carried out?
|
[
"Bakers Dozen",
"Crazy Larry",
"Hell in a Handbasket",
"Soft Shoulder"
] |
Hell in a Handbasket
|
general
|
The government of this country condemned the 1997 movie Seven Years in Tibet and the director and the starring actors were banned from ever visiting the country.
|
[
"India",
"China",
"North Korea",
"Vietnam"
] |
China
|
general
|
What nickname did the priest and the cemetery gardener give to Ned, the dog in the 2007 suspense movie The Number 23?
|
[
"The Nightmare",
"The Spectral Dog",
"The Devils Pooch",
"The Guardian of the Dead"
] |
The Guardian of the Dead
|
general
|
Who was the British ruler at the time of the American Revolution?
|
[
"Henry VIII",
"George I",
"George III",
"George II"
] |
George III
|
general
|
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain is allowed by law to go practically anywhere she wants to in Great Britain.
|
[
"True",
"False"
] |
False
|
general
|
The term piggy bank derives from the word pygg, an orange type of clay that used to be made into jars in which people kept their money.
|
[
"True",
"False"
] |
True
|
general
|
Who usually is in charge of a US Army infantry company?
|
[
"A sargent",
"A one-star general",
"A colonel",
"A captain"
] |
A captain
|
general
|
What was the value of the smallest valued coin ever issued by the US Treasury?
|
[
"one half of a cent",
"one cent",
"one eighth of a cent",
"one quarter of a cent"
] |
one half of a cent
|
general
|
The show Mad Money aired CNBC cable/satellite TV channel on Monday, March 14, 2005 with what host?
|
[
"Jim Cramer",
"Joel Kramer",
"Jack Aronsohn",
"Jim Aronsohn"
] |
Jim Cramer
|
general
|
What do the children do with their obese mothers dead body in the 1993 drama movie Whats Eating Gilbert Grape?
|
[
"Lift it with a helicopter",
"Desert it",
"Bury it in the back yard",
"Burn it along with the house"
] |
Burn it along with the house
|
general
|
Who does Ken accidentally kill instead of the witness in the 1988 comedy movie A Fish Called Wanda?
|
[
"A whale",
"Wanda",
"His mother",
"Three dogs"
] |
Three dogs
|
general
|
What popular female singer and actress played Elsa Morganthall Strauss-Almerson in the 1999 movie Tea with Mussolini?
|
[
"Tina Turner",
"Barbra Streisand",
"Cher",
"Madonna"
] |
Cher
|
general
|
The 2005 movie Pizza My Heart was loosely based on this play by William Shakespeare.
|
[
"Twelfth Night",
"Much Ado About Nothing",
"Romeo and Juliet",
"Othello"
] |
Romeo and Juliet
|
general
|
What kind of movie is the 1988 British film The Fruit Machine, also known as Wonderland in the United States?
|
[
"Animated movie",
"A biographical account",
"Comedy movie",
"Thriller movie"
] |
Thriller movie
|
general
|
What Academy Award did the 1962 movie Days of Wine and Roses, directed by Blake Edwards, win in 1963?
|
[
"Best Actress",
"Best Art Direction",
"Best Actor",
"Best Original Song"
] |
Best Original Song
|
general
|
What is the special prize that will be given to one of the golden ticket holders in the 2005 movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
|
[
"They will inherit the factory.",
"A chocolate statue",
"Eternal life",
"A life supply of chocolate"
] |
They will inherit the factory.
|
general
|
What American female singer and actress makes a brief appearance in the 1999 comedy American Pie?
|
[
"Fergie",
"Mariah Carey",
"Christina Milian",
"Cassie"
] |
Christina Milian
|
general
|
What legendary actress played Holly Golightly in the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffanys?
|
[
"Grace Kelly",
"Ginger Rogers",
"Marilyn Monroe",
"Audrey Hepburn"
] |
Audrey Hepburn
|
general
|
What is the funny name of Judy Greers character in the 1999 comedy-drama movie Jawbreaker?
|
[
"Fern Mayo",
"Germ Apes",
"Hump Scratchington",
"Perm Pistachio"
] |
Fern Mayo
|
general
|
Retsina, sometimes referred to as the wine of the Gods, is produced in which country?
|
[
"Germany",
"France",
"Greece",
"Italy"
] |
Greece
|
general
|
The Polish food specialties, oscypek and bryndza are what type of food?
|
[
"Soups",
"Salads",
"Cheeses",
"Cakes"
] |
Cheeses
|
general
|
This French soccer player, who in 2001 was transferred from Italian team, Juventus to Spanish club, Real Madrid, won the 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year Award.
|
[
"Thierry Henry",
"Zinedine Zidane",
"Jean-Pierre Papin",
"Robert Pires"
] |
Zinedine Zidane
|
general
|
American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol, a major figure in the Pop Art movement, is of Slovakian origin.
|
[
"True",
"False"
] |
True
|
general
|
Does Luxembourg, a small landlocked country situated in the north-west of continental Europe, have three official languages: French, German and Luxembourgish?
|
[
"Yes",
"No"
] |
Yes
|
general
|
This film style, generally used by film-makers with low budgets, originated in Denmark.
|
[
"Dogma",
"Comedy",
"Surrealism",
"Film Noir"
] |
Dogma
|
general
|
This bloody battle, a turning point in World War II, was won by the Soviets in 1943.
|
[
"Battle of Leningrad",
"Battle of Stalingrad",
"Battle of Moscow",
"Battle of Kiev"
] |
Battle of Stalingrad
|
general
|
This modern-day European country, once ruled by Khan Asparuh, was acknowledged by the Byzantine Empire in 681.
|
[
"Republic of Macedonia",
"Republic of Bulgaria",
"Republic of Romania",
"Czech Republic"
] |
Republic of Bulgaria
|
general
|
The Bigfoot of Florida is known by this name.
|
[
"Ocala Beast",
"Skunk Ape",
"Swamp Beast",
"Miami Monster"
] |
Skunk Ape
|
general
|
Hairy man-apes seem to be everywhere. Which of these names is not used for them?
|
[
"Yowie",
"Yeti",
"Sasquatch",
"Hairyman"
] |
Hairyman
|
general
|
The film The Legend of Boggy Creek was the tale of this creature.
|
[
"Abominable Swampman",
"The Fouke Monster",
"The Creek Thing",
"Arkansas Beast"
] |
The Fouke Monster
|
general
|
The study of unknown animals is known as Cryptozoology.
|
[
"False",
"True"
] |
True
|
general
|
A plaster cast of a reclining Bigfoot was taken in September of 2000. What is the cast called?
|
[
"The Mud Mark",
"The Skookum Cast",
"The Sasquatch Impression",
"The Greenville Ape Wallow"
] |
The Skookum Cast
|
general
|
In 1958, this man discovered huge footprints left by a mysterious creature around a construction site.
|
[
"Tom Slick",
"Jerry Crew",
"Red Heart",
"Bob Gimlin"
] |
Jerry Crew
|
general
|
In Bigfoot Lore, who was Albert Ostman?
|
[
"The first scientist to declare Bigfoot a hoax",
"A man who claimed to be kidnapped by a Bigfoot",
"Owner of the Bigfoot restaurant in Portland, Oregon",
"The first man to see Bigfoot"
] |
A man who claimed to be kidnapped by a Bigfoot
|
general
|
Which United States President related a story about a murderous Bigfoot in a Wilderness Magazine?
|
[
"Harry Truman",
"U.S. Grant",
"Billy Carter",
"Teddy Roosevelt"
] |
Teddy Roosevelt
|
general
|
Which of these men has not written a book about Bigfoot/Sasquatch?
|
[
"Grover Kranz",
"Lawrence Hayden",
"Jeff Meldrum",
"Peter Byrne"
] |
Lawrence Hayden
|
general
|
In December, 1968, the corpse of an alleged Bigfoot, encased in a block of ice was examined by cryptozoologists. What was the name given to the specimen in the ice?
|
[
"Snow Gnome",
"The Minnesota Iceman",
"The caveman",
"Chilly Will"
] |
The Minnesota Iceman
|
general
|
In 2008s Iron Man, Iron Mans suit is made of iron.
|
[
"False",
"True"
] |
False
|
general
|
Which of the following powers does Hancock, from the self-titled movie, not have?
|
[
"Super sharp nails",
"X-Ray vision",
"None of the Above",
"Super Strength"
] |
X-Ray vision
|
general
|
What was the name of Spider Mans main nemesis in Spider Man 2?
|
[
"Venom",
"The Sandman",
"Doc Oc",
"The Goblin"
] |
Doc Oc
|
general
|
What comic book is The Human Torch from?
|
[
"X-Men",
"Fantastic Four",
"Daredevil",
"The Incredible Hulk"
] |
Fantastic Four
|
general
|
What is the name of the Pixar-created family of superheroes?
|
[
"The Incredibles",
"X-Men",
"The Justice League",
"Fantastic Four"
] |
The Incredibles
|
general
|
What superhero does Hugh Jackman play in the X-Men series?
|
[
"The Wolverine",
"Professor Charles Xavier",
"Iceman",
"Colossus"
] |
The Wolverine
|
general
|
Which company filed for bankruptcy in May 2009 and was partially bought by the US Government to keep production?
|
[
"General Electric",
"General Beton",
"General Motors",
"General Paper"
] |
General Motors
|
general
|
What is the head of the United Nations called?
|
[
"General Commissioner",
"UN General",
"President General",
"Secretary General"
] |
Secretary General
|
general
|
What navy rank corresponds to the rank of land army General in the US military?
|
[
"Marshal",
"Commodore",
"Admiral",
"Commander"
] |
Admiral
|
general
|
What sport are the Washington Generals associated with?
|
[
"American Football",
"Basketball",
"Baseball",
"Soccer"
] |
Basketball
|
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