Sunday Special - Potpourri
1. What breed of dog was Toto in the 1939 cinema classic "The Wizard of Oz"?
a. - Cairn Terrier
b. - Airedale Terrier
c. - Pembroke Welsh Corgi
d. - Cardigan Welsh Corgi
2. Brainteaser:
Find the lost hat in this sentence;
While sitting in the cafe, Dora found her father's lost hat.
3. Which American actor is best known for his roles in the movies "Young
Frankenstein" (1974) and "Joe" (1970.
4. This entertainer is probably best known for being the host of the Miss
America Pageants from 1955 to 1979.
a. - Jack Parr
b. - Wink Martindale
c. - Bert Parks
d. - Bob Hope
5. What kind of unusual animal is Perry, the pet of the main characters in the
children's cartoon "Phineas and Ferb"?
a. - Platypus
b. - Peacock
c. - Python
d. - Pony
6. Where did Marlboro cigarettes get their name?
a. - Viscount Armand Von Marlboro
b. - Marlborough Street in London
c. - City of Marlybone in Wales
d. - No one knows
7. While I know it is a long way to Tipperary, to which country should I plan
to travel if I want to take this trip?
8. Quetzalcoatl was the serpent god of which ancient Mesoamerican culture?
9. What makes pink champagne pink?
a. - Pink food coloring is added at bottling
b. - The skins of black grapes are left in the wine while aging
c. - Cranberries are mixed with the grapes
d. - Pink cork is used in the neck of the bottle
10. According to Scottish mythology, kelpies were mythical figures who often
appeared in the shape of which of the following animals?
a. - Platypus
b. - Horse
c. - Okapi
d. - Lion
11. Which British novel published in 1877 attempted to teach the world how to
treat animals and one other with kindness and empathy?
a. - Rin Tin Tin
b. - White Fang
c. - Beautiful Joe
d. - Black Beauty
12. In 1998, Christopher Reeve played a voyeuristic, wheelchair-bound character
named Jason Kemp in a made-for-TV remake of which classic 1954 Alfred
Hitchcock classic?
13. At which event would you be most likely to hear a dirge?
14. Which of these women was the first to run for president of the United
States?
a. - Susan B. Anthony
b. - Eleanor Roosevelt
c. - Victoria Woodhull
d. - Shirley Chisholm
15. Lutheranism is a branch of western Christianity that got its start from the
writings of whom ?
16. Pluto, Ceres, Eris, and Haumea are all examples of which type of celestial
object?
17. Jean-Claude Killy is considered to be one of the greatest athletes of all
time in which of the following sports?
a. - Downhill Skiing
b. - Alpine Skiing
c. - Cross-Country Skiing
d. - Ski Jumping
18. Which heartthrob played the character of Pappy Boyington on the television
show "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (1976-1978)?
19. What legendary action-adventure Nintendo game had a sequel game named "A
Link to the Past"?
20. The Zloty is the currency of which European nation?
a. - Poland
b. - Andorra
c. - Romania
d. - Sweden
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1. - a
2. Fedora
3. Peter Boyle
4. - c
5. - a
6. - b
7. Ireland
8. Aztec
9. - b
10. - b
11. - d
12. Rear Window
13. Funeral
14. - c
15. Martin Luther
16. Dwarf planets
17. - b
18. Robert Conrad
19. The Legend of Zelda
20. - a
1. What breed of dog was Toto in the 1939 cinema classic "The Wizard of Oz"?
a. - Cairn Terrier
b. - Airedale Terrier
c. - Pembroke Welsh Corgi
d. - Cardigan Welsh Corgi
2. Brainteaser:
Find the lost hat in this sentence;
While sitting in the cafe, Dora found her father's lost hat.
3. Which American actor is best known for his roles in the movies "Young
Frankenstein" (1974) and "Joe" (1970.
4. This entertainer is probably best known for being the host of the Miss
America Pageants from 1955 to 1979.
a. - Jack Parr
b. - Wink Martindale
c. - Bert Parks
d. - Bob Hope
5. What kind of unusual animal is Perry, the pet of the main characters in the
children's cartoon "Phineas and Ferb"?
a. - Platypus
b. - Peacock
c. - Python
d. - Pony
6. Where did Marlboro cigarettes get their name?
a. - Viscount Armand Von Marlboro
b. - Marlborough Street in London
c. - City of Marlybone in Wales
d. - No one knows
7. While I know it is a long way to Tipperary, to which country should I plan
to travel if I want to take this trip?
8. Quetzalcoatl was the serpent god of which ancient Mesoamerican culture?
9. What makes pink champagne pink?
a. - Pink food coloring is added at bottling
b. - The skins of black grapes are left in the wine while aging
c. - Cranberries are mixed with the grapes
d. - Pink cork is used in the neck of the bottle
10. According to Scottish mythology, kelpies were mythical figures who often
appeared in the shape of which of the following animals?
a. - Platypus
b. - Horse
c. - Okapi
d. - Lion
11. Which British novel published in 1877 attempted to teach the world how to
treat animals and one other with kindness and empathy?
a. - Rin Tin Tin
b. - White Fang
c. - Beautiful Joe
d. - Black Beauty
12. In 1998, Christopher Reeve played a voyeuristic, wheelchair-bound character
named Jason Kemp in a made-for-TV remake of which classic 1954 Alfred
Hitchcock classic?
13. At which event would you be most likely to hear a dirge?
14. Which of these women was the first to run for president of the United
States?
a. - Susan B. Anthony
b. - Eleanor Roosevelt
c. - Victoria Woodhull
d. - Shirley Chisholm
15. Lutheranism is a branch of western Christianity that got its start from the
writings of whom ?
16. Pluto, Ceres, Eris, and Haumea are all examples of which type of celestial
object?
17. Jean-Claude Killy is considered to be one of the greatest athletes of all
time in which of the following sports?
a. - Downhill Skiing
b. - Alpine Skiing
c. - Cross-Country Skiing
d. - Ski Jumping
18. Which heartthrob played the character of Pappy Boyington on the television
show "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (1976-1978)?
19. What legendary action-adventure Nintendo game had a sequel game named "A
Link to the Past"?
20. The Zloty is the currency of which European nation?
a. - Poland
b. - Andorra
c. - Romania
d. - Sweden
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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1. - a
2. Fedora
3. Peter Boyle
4. - c
5. - a
6. - b
7. Ireland
8. Aztec
9. - b
10. - b
11. - d
12. Rear Window
13. Funeral
14. - c
15. Martin Luther
16. Dwarf planets
17. - b
18. Robert Conrad
19. The Legend of Zelda
20. - a
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