The Perfect Quiz Night

ROUND 1 - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Which religion has a larger number of followers, Buddhism or Hinduism?
   A) Hinduism
   B) Buddhism
   C) There is no way to measure this
   D) The number of followers is equal

2. Which language is NOT Indo-European?
   A) Greek
   B) Russian
   C) Latvian
   D) Hungarian

3. What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary?
   A) A thesaurus
   B) Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
   C) Smart Pants
   D) Dino from the Flintstones

4. Which of the following surnames is not of German origin?
   A) Fischer
   B) Hoffmann
   C) Roux
   D) Meyer

5. What is the astrological sign for a person born between August 23 and September 22?
   A) Virgo
   B) Libra
   C) Aries
   D) Capricorn

6. What type of meat is used to prepare the popular Arab dish "Shish Taouk"?
   A) Duck
   B) Chicken
   C) Lamb
   D) Beef

7. What plastic toy, invented by George Lerner in 1949, was the first toy to be advertised on television?
   A) Mr. Potato Head
   B) Barbie
   C) Mrs. Potato Head
   D) Raggedy Ann Doll

8. How do you say "apple" in Spanish?
   A) apio
   B) arroz
   C) uva
   D) manzana

9. Which of these words refers to something made, distributed, or sold illegally?
   A) Bootleg
   B) Bootlace
   C) Bootblack
   D) Bootstrap

10. What is the meaning of the Chinese proverb, "A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring"?
   A) Small things can lead to big results.
   B) A small investment will pay back generously.
   C) You should respond to small favor with a larger one.
   D) Seemingly insignificant things can grow with time.

ROUND 2 - FILM
11. What was the first monster to appear alongside Godzilla?
   A) King Ghidora
   B) Anguirus
   C) King Kong
   D) Mothra

12. What does Max wish for when blowing out the candles on his birthday cake in the 1997 comedy film "Liar Liar"?
   A) He wishes his dad would stop lying for a day
   B) He wishes for a new daddy
   C) He wishes for a motorbike
   D) He wishes his parent would get back together

13. Why is Mr. Johnson, one of the convicts in the 2003 comedy "The Fighting Temptations," teased by others?
   A) Because he sings falsely, but he considers himself a great vocalist.
   B) Because of his ridiculous hairstyle.
   C) Because of his very small stature.
   D) Because of his very high voice.

14. In which "Jason Bourne" film does Matt Damon not appear?
   A) The Bourne Legacy
   B) The Bourne Ultimatum
   C) The Bourne Supremacy
   D) The Bourne Identity

15. Brian Helgeland won a 1997 Razzie and a 1997 Oscar for different movies. In which category did he win?
   A) Best /Worst Actor
   B) Best/ Worst Song
   C) Best/Worst  Screenplay
   D) Best/Worst Director

16. Who directed the movie "Dreamgirls"?
   A) James Krasinski
   B) Michael Bennett
   C) Tom Eyen
   D) Bill Condon

17. What kind of animals does the G-Force team primarily consist of?
   A) Guinea pigs
   B) Rats
   C) Hamsters
   D) Moles

18. In which movie did Michael Douglas portray unemployed defense engineer William "D-Fens" Foster?
   A) Falling Down
   B) The Beautiful Country
   C) King of California
   D) Disclosure

19. What actor portrayed Thomas Edward Lawrence in the 1962 film "Lawrence of Arabia"?
   A) Alec Guinness
   B) Omar Sharif
   C) Anthony Quinn
   D) Peter OToole

20. What was the nickname of Betty Horn, who played left field for the Rockford Peaches in the film "A League of Their Own"?
   A) Betty Machete
   B) Betty Spaghetti
   C) Betty Shoe Horn
   D) Betty Confetti

ROUND 3 - MUSIC
21. Whose signature guitar technique is called the "windmill"?
   A) Jimmy Page
   B) Eddie Van Halen
   C) Jimi Hendrix
   D) Pete Townshend

22. In what year did Billy Idol release his first solo album?
   A) 1984
   B) 1980
   C) 1982
   D) 1986

23. Which Doja Cat recording was nominated for a "Record of the Year" Grammy but did not win?
   A) Say So
   B) Kiss Me More
   C) Paint The Town Red
   D) Woman

24. What was the original name of "Destiny's Child" long before they became famous?
   A) Young Sistaz
   B) Dollah House
   C) The Coolers
   D) Girls Tyme

25. What Spanish duo sang the smash hit "Macarena" in the summer of 1996?
   A) Los Del Rio
   B) Minuedo
   C) Santana
   D) Los Del Rias

26. Which Pink Floyd album has more songs, "The Dark Side of the Moon" or "The Wall"?
   A) The Wall
   B) The Dark Side of the Moon
   C) Animals
   D) Wish You Were Here

27. "The Genius" is the original and secondary name of which Wu-Tang Clan member?
   A) GZA
   B) Ghostface Killah
   C) Raekwon the Chef
   D) Ol' Dirty Bastard

28. What band performed the 1978 song "Wheel in the Sky"?
   A) The Police
   B) Kansas
   C) Boston
   D) Journey

29. To whom was Beethoven's "Third Symphony" originally dedicated?
   A) Hayden
   B) Napoleon
   C) Bach
   D) Wellington

30. Which of these is NOT a song featured on Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown album?
   A) Before The Lobotomy
   B) Know Your Enemy
   C) ¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)
   D) She's A Rebel

ROUND 4 - HISTORY
31. How did Nazi leader Adolf Hitler take his own life?
   A) He shot himself.
   B) He injected poison in his veins.
   C) He jumped from a building.
   D) He hanged himself.

32. During which of these wars was there an epidemic of opium addiction among American soldiers?
   A) Korean War
   B) World War I
   C) World War II
   D) Vietnam war

33. What is the name of the Spanish explorer who conquered the Inca Empire?
   A) Francisco Pizarro
   B) Ferdinand Magellan
   C) Amerigo Vespucci
   D) Vasco da Gama

34. Which Carthaginian general invaded Italy in 218 BC but was unable to achieve final victory?
   A) Hasdrubal Barca
   B) Scipio Africanus
   C) Hannibal
   D) Hamilcar Barca

35. Where and when was the first cardboard box made for industrial use?
   A) England, 1917
   B) England, 1817
   C) United States, 1917
   D) United States, 1817

36. On what street did the 1666 Great Fire of London start?
   A) Baker Street
   B) St Paul's Cathedral
   C) Houses of Parliament
   D) Pudding Lane

37. Which U.S. President never married?
   A) Millard Fillmore
   B) James K. Polk
   C) Andrew Johnson
   D) James Buchanan

38. Where was the late medieval Kingdom of Aragon situated?
   A) Eastern Spain, major islands on the Mediterranean Sea and southern Italy
   B) Syria, Turkey and northern Iraq
   C) Ireland and parts of Scotland
   D) Tolkiens fiction

39. Which cities were the original endpoints of the "Orient Express" railway?
   A) Paris and Istanbul
   B) Tokyo and Kyoto
   C) Moscow and Vladivostok
   D) Chicago and Los Angeles

40. Which Roman Emperor wrote "Meditations" as a personal diary?
   A) Julius Caesar
   B) Marcus Aurelius
   C) Hadrian
   D) Constantine

ROUND 5 - GEOGRAPHY
41. What is the capital city of Algeria?
   A) Niamey
   B) Bamako
   C) Algiers
   D) Tripoli

42. Which 54-floor office building is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
   A) Emirates Tower One
   B) Flatiron Building
   C) Hopewell Center
   D) Burj al-Arab

43. Which country has the most European Union neighbors?
   A) Austria
   B) Germany
   C) Poland
   D) France

44. What is the official language of Colombia?
   A) English and Spanish
   B) Spanish
   C) French, Spanish and English
   D) Portuguese

45. In Washington, D.C. what does the "C" stand for?
   A) Corinthia
   B) Columbia
   C) Caledonia
   D) City

46. Nelson's Column, built to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson's death, is a monument in which famous London square?
   A) Leicester Square
   B) Trafalgar Square
   C) Soho Square
   D) Piccadilly Circus

47. What is the name of rocky region that spans most of eastern Canada?
   A) Canadian Shield
   B) Appalachian Mountains
   C) Himalayas
   D) Rocky Mountains

48. Where are the Pitcairn Islands located?
   A) in the Arctic Ocean
   B) in the Indian Ocean
   C) in the Pacific Ocean
   D) in the Atlantic Ocean

49. The Great Pyramid of Giza was the world's tallest man-made structure for around four millennia. Along which river is the monument located?
   A) Amazon
   B) Mississippi
   C) Nile
   D) Volga

50. What is the climate in the Dominican Republic?
   A) Continental
   B) None of these
   C) Mediterranean
   D) Tropical

ROUND 6 - POP CULTURE
51. Which celebrity had a twin brother who died at birth?
   A) Michael Jackson
   B) Madonna
   C) Elvis Presley
   D) Elton John

52. Which singer was born in Tappahannock, Virginia, and was accused of assaulting Rihanna?
   A) Trey Songz
   B) Drake
   C) Usher
   D) Chris Brown

53. In 1985, which actor and director became the first man to be named "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine?
   A) Sylvester Stallone
   B) Mel Gibson
   C) Bruce Willis
   D) Arnold Schwarzenegger

54. Which female artist's signature beehive hairdo is widely spoofed and copied?
   A) Christina Aguilera
   B) Amy Winehouse
   C) Janet Jackson
   D) Beyonce

55. In what year was the film "Clueless" released in theaters?
   A) 1995
   B) 1994
   C) 1993
   D) 1996

56. In 2005, which Toronto-born actor, who appeared in the TV series "SCTV," released an album titled "The Agoraphobic Cowboy" featuring country songs?
   A) Jim Gaffigan
   B) Eugene Levy
   C) Leslie Nielsen
   D) Rick Moranis

57. What is Barbie's full name?
   A) Barbie Mary Doe
   B) Barbara Monroe Jones
   C) Barbara Millicent Roberts
   D) Barbie Madonna Smith

58. Dawn Moore donated, at her father's request, an item worn by her father's most famous character, John Reid. John Reid is described as a combination of Zorro, Robin Hood, and the Texas Rangers. By what name is John Reid better known?
   A) The Rifleman
   B) Johnny Ringo
   C) Paladin
   D) Lone Ranger

59. Jim Carrey is known to be a fan of which of these bands?
   A) Cannibal Corpse
   B) ACDC
   C) Reo Speedwagon
   D) Atreyu

60. In the "Friends" episode "The One with the Halloween Party," what is the name of Ross's girlfriend who attends the party dressed as a nurse?
   A) Brittany
   B) Aida
   C) Mona
   D) Janice

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