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general
|
What actor portrayed rebellious slave Spartacus in Stanley Kubricks 1960 historical movie Spartacus?
|
[
"Kirk Douglas",
"Laurence Olivier",
"Omar Sharif",
"Tony Curtis"
] |
Kirk Douglas
|
general
|
What catchy tagline was used for the theatrical poster of the 1962 movie Lolita, directed by Stanley Kubrick?
|
[
"How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?",
"What on earth were they thinking?",
"Most scandalous film of all time",
"She was only a child. Until..."
] |
How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?
|
general
|
What type of movie is the 1987 Stanley Kubrick film Full Metal Jacket?
|
[
"Sports movie",
"War movie",
"Horror movie",
"Comedy movie"
] |
War movie
|
general
|
What movie directed by Stanley Kubrick was nominated for seven Academy Awards?
|
[
"Fear and Desire",
"2001: A Space Odyssey",
"Barry Lyndon",
"Spartacus"
] |
Barry Lyndon
|
general
|
What actor starred in Stanley Kubricks 1980 psychological horror movie The Shining?
|
[
"Dustin Hoffman",
"Jack Nicholson",
"Robert De Niro",
"Christopher Walken"
] |
Jack Nicholson
|
general
|
What is the last statement made by Alex at the end of the 1971 Stanley Kubrick movie A Clockwork Orange?
|
[
"I was cured, all right!",
"Everything looks blurred...",
"Nothing on this planet is what it seems to be.",
"I see the tunnel clearly now."
] |
I was cured, all right!
|
general
|
In which of these areas is stretching the neck with neck rings practiced?
|
[
"Australia",
"North America",
"Africa and South America",
"Africa and Asia"
] |
Africa and Asia
|
general
|
Which of these terms denotes an insertion of an object underneath the skin to create a raised design?
|
[
"All of these",
"3-D implantation",
"Subdermal implantation",
"Pocketing"
] |
All of these
|
general
|
Which of these methods is used in tongue splitting, an example of extreme body modification?
|
[
"Using a scalpel",
"Using a surgical laser",
"Tightening of a nylon bind around a tongue piercing",
"All of these"
] |
All of these
|
general
|
Trepanation is a term that denotes making a hole in this part of the body.
|
[
"Hand",
"Skull",
"Eyelid",
"Foot"
] |
Skull
|
general
|
In what part of the body is the cosmetic procedure known as corneal tattooing done?
|
[
"Inside of the lower lip",
"Genitals",
"Eyeball",
"Tongue"
] |
Eyeball
|
general
|
In which country was eyeball jewelry, or extraocular implantation, developed in 2002?
|
[
"The United Kingdom",
"The U.S.A.",
"India",
"The Netherlands"
] |
The Netherlands
|
general
|
In what geographic area is tooth filing practiced?
|
[
"The Philippines",
"All of these",
"Africa",
"Indonesia"
] |
All of these
|
general
|
Which of these procedures is done as a form of ear shaping, which often results in a non-human appearance of the ear?
|
[
"Pointing",
"All of these",
"Amputation",
"Cutting and cropping"
] |
All of these
|
general
|
In which of these countries was foot binding practiced?
|
[
"Vietnam",
"India",
"Peru",
"China"
] |
China
|
general
|
What type of body modification is the artificial cranial deformation, in which a part of the body is reshaped by applying force?
|
[
"Deformation of the fingers",
"Deformation of the skull",
"Deformation of the ribs",
"Deformation of the toes"
] |
Deformation of the skull
|
general
|
Which of these actors starred in the 2009 movie Angels Demons?
|
[
"Nicolas Cage",
"Tom Hanks",
"Robert De Niro",
"Dustin Hoffman"
] |
Tom Hanks
|
general
|
Who wrote and performed the 1997 hit song Angels?
|
[
"Sting",
"Robbie Williams",
"George Michael",
"Elton John"
] |
Robbie Williams
|
general
|
What kind of plant is the Angelica?
|
[
"Herb",
"Tree",
"Fern",
"Shrub"
] |
Herb
|
general
|
Basketball has always been a physical sport. This player is a record breaker for the most personal fouls in one NBA season.
|
[
"Darryl Dawkins",
"Moses Malone",
"Joe Dumars",
"Wilt Chamberlin"
] |
Darryl Dawkins
|
general
|
In 1951, this city set a new record for the most fans at a basketball game.
|
[
"New York City",
"Melbourne",
"Berlin",
"Los Angeles"
] |
Berlin
|
general
|
Which is the largest active volcano on Earth?
|
[
"Mount Rainier",
"Mount Etna",
"Mauna Loa",
"Merapi"
] |
Mauna Loa
|
general
|
In 2007, where was a new record for the biggest country flag set?
|
[
"North Korea",
"Venezuela",
"Mexico",
"Israel"
] |
Israel
|
general
|
Which was the first music album to sell at least 20 million units?
|
[
"Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV",
"Pink Floyd - The Wall",
"Billy Joel - Greatest HitsVolumes I and II",
"AC/DC - Back in Black"
] |
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
|
general
|
In 2005, Danny Way became the first person to do this. In the process he attained a speed of over 50 mph. What did he do?
|
[
"Eject from an SST",
"Skateboard over the Great Wall of China",
"High dive from the Eiffel Tower",
"Shoot out of a submarine torpedo tube"
] |
Skateboard over the Great Wall of China
|
general
|
This was the largest active passenger airplane for 2007.
|
[
"Sukhoi 27",
"Boeing 757",
"Airbus A380",
"Boeing 747"
] |
Airbus A380
|
general
|
The Freedom of the Seas was the largest cruise ship for 2007. It is owned by Royal Caribbean. Which statement is NOT true about this ship?
|
[
"It displaces about 160,000 tons.",
"It can carry 3,634 passengers.",
"It is about 1,112 feet (340 m) long by 184 feet (56 m) wide.",
"It is about as tall as the CN Tower."
] |
It is about as tall as the CN Tower.
|
general
|
Sportsman Jerry DePoyster is a record breaker in this category.
|
[
"Fastest 100 yard dash on roller skates",
"Longest field goal in an NBA game",
"Shortest punt in the NFL",
"Worst pass completion record in an NFL season"
] |
Shortest punt in the NFL
|
general
|
The worlds largest swimming pool in 2007 was in this country.
|
[
"Chile",
"Morocco",
"North Korea",
"Venezuela"
] |
Chile
|
general
|
Who is the first performer/band to have at least 36 Billboard Top Ten albums?
|
[
"The Beatles",
"Elvis Presley",
"The Rolling Stones",
"Frank Sinatra"
] |
The Rolling Stones
|
general
|
In 1963 this soundtrack broke the record for the most weeks as the number one album on the Billboard charts.
|
[
"The Body Guard",
"West Side Story",
"Saturday Night Fever",
"South Pacific"
] |
West Side Story
|
general
|
Which of these performers/bands has had the number one and number two albums on the Billboard chart twice?
|
[
"The Rolling Stones",
"Guns n Roses",
"Pink Floyd",
"Frank Sinatra"
] |
Guns n Roses
|
general
|
Who was the first performer to have both the Billboard number one and number two album?
|
[
"Willie Nelson",
"Frank Sinatra",
"Bob Newhart",
"Johnny Mathis"
] |
Bob Newhart
|
general
|
This was the worldâs largest university for 2007 (considering total active enrollment.)
|
[
"Allama Iqbal Open University",
"The Ohio State University",
"Indira Gandhi National Open University",
"Islamic Azad University"
] |
Allama Iqbal Open University
|
general
|
This luxury U.S. car make was founded in 1902 from what had remained from the Henry Ford Company, and in 1909 it was bought by General Motors.
|
[
"Hummer",
"Cadillac",
"Ford",
"Chevrolet"
] |
Cadillac
|
general
|
The first passenger car of this Japanese car make was built in 1936. The brand also operates Lexus and Scion.
|
[
"Honda",
"Toyota",
"Nissan",
"Yamaha"
] |
Toyota
|
general
|
In 1889, this French car brand produced its first automobile, a three-wheeled car powered by steam and designed by Leon Serpollet.
|
[
"Renault",
"Bugatti",
"Peugeot",
"Citroen"
] |
Peugeot
|
general
|
This Italian car make, founded in 1963, has a bull on its emblem.
|
[
"Lamborghini",
"Ferrari",
"Maserati",
"Alfa Romeo"
] |
Lamborghini
|
general
|
The founder of this German car brand produced the first petrol-powered motorcycle in the world, as well as the first gasoline-powered automobile.
|
[
"BMW",
"Porsche",
"Mercedes-Benz",
"Opel"
] |
Mercedes-Benz
|
general
|
This British car make was founded under the name Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922, and is known for its elegant sports cars and luxury saloons.
|
[
"Jaguar",
"Bentley",
"Rolls-Royce",
"Land Rover"
] |
Jaguar
|
general
|
This American car make was founded in 1911, and was purchased by General Motors in 1917.
|
[
"Hummer",
"Ford",
"Chevrolet",
"Cadillac"
] |
Chevrolet
|
general
|
The slogan of this Japanese car make, founded on September 24, 1948, is The Power of Dreams.
|
[
"Nissan",
"Suzuki",
"Honda",
"Yamaha"
] |
Honda
|
general
|
What German car make, founded in 1931, is famous for its high performance luxury automobiles?
|
[
"Volkswagen",
"Mercedes-Benz",
"BMW",
"Porsche"
] |
Porsche
|
general
|
This Italian car brand was founded on June 24, 1910 in Milan. Its badge features a red cross and a serpent devouring a human.
|
[
"Lancia",
"Fiat",
"Ferrari",
"Alfa Romeo"
] |
Alfa Romeo
|
general
|
Where did the first reported attacks of the legendary blood-sucking creature called Chupacabra occur?
|
[
"Puerto Rico",
"Brazil",
"Texas, USA",
"Nicaragua"
] |
Puerto Rico
|
general
|
In February 2004, In Romania the relatives of a dead man called Toma Petre were terrified of the thought that he had become a vampire. What did they do?
|
[
"They exhumed his corpse.",
"They hired a priest to keep an eye on his grave at night.",
"All of these",
"They planted garlic on his grave and all around the graveyard."
] |
They exhumed his corpse.
|
general
|
What cruel punishment did Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, who inspired Bram Stokers 1897 novel Dracula, like to impose?
|
[
"Skinning alive",
"Impalement",
"Burning alive",
"Blood draining"
] |
Impalement
|
general
|
A popular method of finding a vampires grave involved this animal that would supposedly balk at the grave.
|
[
"Horse",
"Chicken",
"Black cat",
"Wolf"
] |
Horse
|
general
|
Which of these plants was believed to scare off vampires and keep them at bay?
|
[
"Hyacinth",
"Wild rose",
"Dandelion",
"Parsley"
] |
Wild rose
|
general
|
In 2006 a female corpse dating from the 16th century was found near Venice. According to archaeologists the presence of this object in the corpses mouth was the result of a vampire-slaying ritual.
|
[
"An animal bones",
"A glass piece",
"A crucifix",
"A brick"
] |
A brick
|
general
|
The African vampiric creature, known as Adze, was believed to take the form of this animal in order to hunt children.
|
[
"Lizard",
"Firefly",
"Snake",
"Bat"
] |
Firefly
|
general
|
According to Slavic belief, what type of death caused the soul to become unclean and potentially transformed a corpse into a vampire?
|
[
"Early death",
"Violent death",
"Death of an unbaptized person",
"All of these"
] |
All of these
|
general
|
Which of these diseases has been connected with vampires, as some of the symptoms were interpreted as vampirism?
|
[
"Plague",
"Epilepsy",
"Rabies",
"Neurosis"
] |
Rabies
|
general
|
Which of these serial murderers was nicknamed The Vampire of Sacramento, as he drank the blood and ate the remains of his victims?
|
[
"Joseph Paul Franklin",
"Joe Ball",
"Richard Chase",
"Jeffrey Dahmer"
] |
Richard Chase
|
general
|
Name the famous (infamous?) philosopher who posited the concept of The Superman(Der Ubermensch).
|
[
"Marx",
"Kant",
"Hegel",
"Nietzche"
] |
Nietzche
|
general
|
Name the young actor who starred in 2006s Civic Duty and whose nicknames include Superman and Dodi.
|
[
"Peter Krause",
"Khaled Abol Naga",
"Richard Schiff",
"Ian Tracy"
] |
Khaled Abol Naga
|
general
|
This concept was popularized in Dostoevskys Notes from the Underground, Pushkins Eugene Onegin and in many of the works of Turgenev.
|
[
"The Super-Tribe",
"The Superfluous Man",
"The Total Man",
"The Super Race"
] |
The Superfluous Man
|
general
|
Who played Clark Kent/Superman in the 1948 Superman movie?
|
[
"Jack Larsen",
"George Reeves",
"Christopher Reeves",
"Kirk Alyn"
] |
Kirk Alyn
|
general
|
What does C.W. Ettingers book Man into Superman deal with?
|
[
"Putting computers into humans",
"Cryogenics",
"Transplanting animal organs into humans",
"Transplanting human organs"
] |
Cryogenics
|
general
|
Which of the following starred in the movie Superfly?
|
[
"Ron ONeal",
"Louis Gossett",
"Richard Roundtree",
"Levar Burton"
] |
Ron ONeal
|
general
|
What phobia means fear of making decisions?
|
[
"Deipnophobia",
"Defecaloesiophobia",
"Dementophobia",
"Decidophobia"
] |
Decidophobia
|
general
|
What phobia is referred as fear of houses?
|
[
"Dishabiliophobia",
"Dysmorphophobia",
"Domatophobia",
"Doraphobia"
] |
Domatophobia
|
general
|
What term means fear of skin diseases?
|
[
"Dextrophobia",
"Dermatosiophobia",
"Dermatophobia",
"Dentophobia"
] |
Dermatosiophobia
|
general
|
Dinophobia is defined as fear of stories about dinosaurs.
|
[
"True",
"False"
] |
False
|
general
|
What does demophobia mean?
|
[
"Fear of insanity",
"Fear of crowds",
"Fear of demons",
"Fear of trees"
] |
Fear of crowds
|
general
|
Elurophobia means fear of cats.
|
[
"False",
"True"
] |
True
|
general
|
What is the word for fear of horses?
|
[
"Equinophobia",
"Ereuthrophobia",
"Eremophobia",
"Epistemophobia"
] |
Equinophobia
|
general
|
This phobia is known as the fear of criticism.
|
[
"Ephebiphobia",
"Entomophobia",
"Enosiophobia",
"Eosophobia"
] |
Enosiophobia
|
general
|
Fear of riding a taxi is referred as epistaxiophobia.
|
[
"True",
"False"
] |
False
|
general
|
What is known as the fear of electricity?
|
[
"Eleutherophobia",
"Electrophobia",
"Emetophobia",
"Enetophobia"
] |
Electrophobia
|
general
|
What do the male name Thomas and its derivatives Tom, Thom, Tomas, Tomm all mean?
|
[
"Brave",
"Doubt",
"Soldier",
"Twin"
] |
Twin
|
general
|
What is the meaning of the names Paul, Paula, Paulina, Pablo, Paulo, Paolo?
|
[
"Small, humble",
"Sacred, hallowed",
"Gtreat",
"Stubborn, obstinate"
] |
Small, humble
|
general
|
What do the names Matthew, Mathew, Matt and Mat mean?
|
[
"Preacher",
"God is merciful",
"Holy star",
"Gift of God"
] |
Gift of God
|
general
|
The popular female names Alice, Alicia and Alisha, all mean what?
|
[
"Spite",
"Whole",
"Incarnation",
"Nobility"
] |
Nobility
|
general
|
What is the meaning of the female names Anastasia, Anastacia, Stacy, Nastassja, Nastia?
|
[
"Martyr",
"Angelic",
"Resurrection",
"River"
] |
Resurrection
|
general
|
The names Robert, Robbie, Rob, Robin, Robyn, Roberto, Bert, refer to what?
|
[
"Long way",
"Honorable master",
"Mighty warrior",
"Bright fame"
] |
Bright fame
|
general
|
What is the meaning of the names Emily, Emma, Amelie, Amelia, Em, Emmie?
|
[
"Spice",
"Sympathy",
"Justice",
"Rival"
] |
Rival
|
general
|
What do the names Henry, Harry, Harrison, Hal, Hank, Enrique mean?
|
[
"Home ruler",
"Victorious warrior",
"Active in battle",
"Abundant land"
] |
Home ruler
|
general
|
What is the origin of the popular feminine names Susanna, Susan, Sue, Suzie, Sanna?
|
[
"Greek",
"Persian",
"Hebrew",
"Old Germanic"
] |
Persian
|
general
|
What is the meaning of the popular names Joseph, Josephine, Jose, Josef, Joe, Joey?
|
[
"The Lord is merciful.",
"The Lord will add.",
"The Lord is with us.",
"The Lord loves us."
] |
The Lord will add.
|
general
|
Which set of numbers is most significant to baseball?
|
[
"3,4,9",
"1,83,26",
"9,13,26",
"1,7,17"
] |
3,4,9
|
general
|
Which year is most significant to Napoleon Bonaparte?
|
[
"1700 AD",
"1600 AD",
"1800 AD",
"2525 AD"
] |
1800 AD
|
general
|
Do all of the U.S. Armed Forces have the rank of General?
|
[
"No",
"Yes"
] |
No
|
general
|
There is no limit to how many persons with rank General can be in service in the U.S. Armed Forces at one time.
|
[
"True",
"False"
] |
False
|
general
|
This U.S. general, born in Little Rock Arkansas, fought in 3 major wars (World War I, World War II, Korean War) and was one of the few men ever to rise to the rank of General of the Army.
|
[
"Omar Bradley",
"Dwight Eisenhower",
"Colin Powell",
"Douglas MacArthur"
] |
Douglas MacArthur
|
general
|
Before 2008 a female had not attained the rank of a 4-Star General in U.S. history.
|
[
"False",
"True"
] |
True
|
general
|
This General, born in Wynnewood Oklahoma, was the U.S. general leading the attack on the Taliban in Afghanistan in response to the September 11th 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon.
|
[
"Matthew Ridgeway",
"Donald Rumsfeld",
"Tommy Franks",
"Colin Powell"
] |
Tommy Franks
|
general
|
This famous general is considered to be one of the most gifted tactical commanders in United States history. He excelled at the First Battle of Bull Run (where he received his famous nickname), Antietam, and Fredericksburg. Who is he?
|
[
"Robert E Lee",
"Ulysses S. Grant",
"Tommy Richardson",
"Thomas Jonathon Jackson"
] |
Thomas Jonathon Jackson
|
general
|
Which general born in New York in 1954 was elected the 10th Commander of the U.S. Central Command?
|
[
"George Patton",
"Lloyd Wright",
"Wesley Clark",
"David Petraeus"
] |
David Petraeus
|
general
|
What was the cause of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 653 crash on 4 December 1977?
|
[
"Storm",
"All of these",
"Engine malfunction",
"Hijacking"
] |
Hijacking
|
general
|
What caused the tragedy with the Saudia Flight 163 on August 19, 1980?
|
[
"The pilot fell asleep.",
"Fog",
"A bird",
"Fire"
] |
Fire
|
general
|
Which of these statements is true about the Pan Am Flight 759 disaster that happened on July 9, 1982?
|
[
"All of these",
"153 people were killed.",
"There was only one survivor.",
"It was flying from Miami to Las Vegas."
] |
All of these
|
general
|
Where did the South African Airways Flight 295 crash on 28 November 1987?
|
[
"Madagascar",
"Mediterranean sea",
"Indian ocean",
"Morocco"
] |
Indian ocean
|
general
|
What was the cause of one of the deadliest airplane disasters in history that happened on 26 April 1994 with China Airlines Flight 140?
|
[
"Overload",
"Fire",
"Pilot error",
"All of these"
] |
Pilot error
|
general
|
What did the American Airlines Flight 965 crash into on December 20, 1995 in Colombia?
|
[
"Another plane",
"Mountain",
"Village",
"Skyscraper"
] |
Mountain
|
general
|
In which of these New York City neighborhoods did the American Airlines Flight 587 crash on November 12, 2001?
|
[
"Queens",
"The Bronx",
"Brooklyn",
"Manhattan"
] |
Queens
|
general
|
What was the reason for the crash of West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 in Venezuela on August 16, 2005?
|
[
"Running out of fuel",
"Engine trouble",
"Bomb explosion",
"Hijacking"
] |
Engine trouble
|
general
|
Where did the TAM Airlines Flight 3054 deadly accident from July 17, 2007 occur?
|
[
"Jamaica",
"Brazil",
"United States",
"Tahiti"
] |
Brazil
|
general
|
What was the destination of the Air France Flight 447 that crashed on June 1, 2009 in the Atlantic Ocean?
|
[
"Los Angeles, California, USA",
"Ottawa, Canada",
"Rio de Janeiro, Brazil",
"Paris, France"
] |
Paris, France
|
general
|
The birthstone of this month is the emerald, and its birth flower is Lily of the Valley.
|
[
"May",
"July",
"September",
"November"
] |
May
|
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