Post by Lonely on Feb 4, 2022 8:09:29 GMT
A wee bit of this, mixed with a wee bit of that = brain teaser time. 
Q 1/- What colour are the hottest stars in the universe?
a/- Blue
b/- Orange and yellow
c/- Red
d/- White
Q 2/- A pair of trainers worn by Michael Jordan in 1984 were auctioned at Sotheby’s. How much did they sell for?
a/- $14,720
b/- $147,200
c/- $1,472,000
d/- $14,720,000
Q 3/- Timothée Chalamet plays Paul Atreides in the current cinema adaptation of Dune. Who played the character in David Lynch’s 1984 version?
a/- Jack Nance
b/- Sting
c/- Brad Dourif
d/- Kyle McLachlan
Q 4/- Naval warfare was revolutionised in the 1850s and 1860s as countries scrambled to launch ironclad and iron-hulled warships. But who had the first ironclad warship?
a/- France
b/- Spain
c/- United Kingdom
d/- United States
Q 5/- 30th December is the anniversary of the murder of adviser to the Tsar Grigori Rasputin. In which year was Boney M's all-time disco banger Rasputin released?
a/- 1975
b/- 1978
c/- 1980
d/- 1983
Q 6/- Scream queens Jamie Lee Curtis and her mother Janet Leigh have co-starred in two horror movies. What were they?
a/- Halloween and Psycho
b/- The Fog and Halloween
c/- The Fog and Halloween: Resurrection
d/- Halloween: H20 and The Fog
Q 7/- The Doctor Who New Year's Day special this year was called Eve of the Daleks. But who created the Daleks?
a/- Sydney Newman
b/- Terry Nation
c/- Nigel Kneale
d/- Douglas Adams
Q 8/- The Great Barrier Reef has experienced five mass bleaching events. What percentage of its 3,000 individual reefs, were severely bleached in the most recent, in 2020?
a/- 15%
b/- 25%
c/- 35%
d/- 50%
Q 9/- Which ancient city was the setting for the opening scenes in the Bond film No Time to Die?
a/- Plovdiv
b/- Messina
c/- Matera
d/- Cadiz
Q10/- The Turkish free diver Sahika Ercumen, has set a new record. How deep did she dive on one breath?
a/- 25 metres
b/- 50 metres
c/- 75 metres
d/- 100 metres
Q11/- Who recited her poem The Hill We Climb at Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony?
a/- Alice Walker
b/- Pam Ayres
c/- Amanda Gorman
d/- Rita Dove
Q12/- At the 2020 Summer Olympics, postponed until 2021, at which event was there a tie for first place and two gold medals awarded?
a/- Men’s high jump
b/- Women’s high jump
c/- Men’s triple jump
d/- Women’s long jump
Q13/- Which author’s estate announced that it would cease publishing six of his books after taking “a moral decision of choosing not to profit from work with racist caricature in it”.
a/- Dr Seuss
b/- Ian Fleming
c/- JRR Tolkien
d/- Roald Dahl
Q14/- Of the 12 football teams – from England, Spain and Italy – to sign up to the European Super League, which was the first to withdraw?
a/- Arsenal
b/- Tottenham
c/- Chelsea
d/- Manchester City
Q15/- In September, the base of the world’s biggest tree, General Sherman in Sequoia national park, was wrapped in a fire blanket to protect it from intense heat during the latest California wildfires. What did the tree used to be called?
a/- John F. Kennedy
b/- Karl Marx
c/- Robert E. Lee
d/- Ulysses S Grant
Q16/- Which celebrity announced the launch of a new film school designed to help young people who do not enjoy nepotistic connections?
a/- Elisabeth Murdoch
b/- Gretel Packer
c/- Princess Anne
d/- Siobhan Roy
Q17/- Who was Omar Sy’s character in Netflix’s Lupin based on?
a/- A cartoon rabbit
b/- A detective from a 1992 action film
c/- A gentleman thief from 1905
d/- A folk song from the 1700s
Q18/- In October 2021, the World Health Organization endorsed the first vaccine for what?
a/- Cancer
b/- Covid-20
c/- HIV
d/- Malaria
Q19/- For what reason did SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission to space make the news?
a/- The crew wore Star Trek costumes
b/- William Shatner was on board
c/- It was the first to send an all-civilian crew into space
d/- The rocket was powered by leftover cheese and wine
Q20/- In May 2021, it was announced that MGM, the studio that gives us James Bond, is to be bought by an online colossus. Which one?
a/- Amazon
b/- eBay
c/- Netflix
d/- Uber
Bonus Question: Which of the following is a song by the German heavy metal band “Scorpions”?
a/- Stairway to Heaven
b/- Wind of Change
c/- Don’t Stop Me Now
d/- Hey Jude
Answers:
Q 1/- A Q 6/- D Q11/- C Q16/- A
Q 2/- C Q 7/- B Q12/- A Q17/- C
Q 3/- D Q 8/- B Q13/- A Q18/- D
Q 4/- A Q 9/- C Q14/- C Q19/- C
Q 5/- B Q10/- D Q15/- B Q20/- A
Bonus Q/- B
Q 1/- What colour are the hottest stars in the universe?
a/- Blue
b/- Orange and yellow
c/- Red
d/- White
Q 2/- A pair of trainers worn by Michael Jordan in 1984 were auctioned at Sotheby’s. How much did they sell for?
a/- $14,720
b/- $147,200
c/- $1,472,000
d/- $14,720,000
Q 3/- Timothée Chalamet plays Paul Atreides in the current cinema adaptation of Dune. Who played the character in David Lynch’s 1984 version?
a/- Jack Nance
b/- Sting
c/- Brad Dourif
d/- Kyle McLachlan
Q 4/- Naval warfare was revolutionised in the 1850s and 1860s as countries scrambled to launch ironclad and iron-hulled warships. But who had the first ironclad warship?
a/- France
b/- Spain
c/- United Kingdom
d/- United States
Q 5/- 30th December is the anniversary of the murder of adviser to the Tsar Grigori Rasputin. In which year was Boney M's all-time disco banger Rasputin released?
a/- 1975
b/- 1978
c/- 1980
d/- 1983
Q 6/- Scream queens Jamie Lee Curtis and her mother Janet Leigh have co-starred in two horror movies. What were they?
a/- Halloween and Psycho
b/- The Fog and Halloween
c/- The Fog and Halloween: Resurrection
d/- Halloween: H20 and The Fog
Q 7/- The Doctor Who New Year's Day special this year was called Eve of the Daleks. But who created the Daleks?
a/- Sydney Newman
b/- Terry Nation
c/- Nigel Kneale
d/- Douglas Adams
Q 8/- The Great Barrier Reef has experienced five mass bleaching events. What percentage of its 3,000 individual reefs, were severely bleached in the most recent, in 2020?
a/- 15%
b/- 25%
c/- 35%
d/- 50%
Q 9/- Which ancient city was the setting for the opening scenes in the Bond film No Time to Die?
a/- Plovdiv
b/- Messina
c/- Matera
d/- Cadiz
Q10/- The Turkish free diver Sahika Ercumen, has set a new record. How deep did she dive on one breath?
a/- 25 metres
b/- 50 metres
c/- 75 metres
d/- 100 metres
Q11/- Who recited her poem The Hill We Climb at Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony?
a/- Alice Walker
b/- Pam Ayres
c/- Amanda Gorman
d/- Rita Dove
Q12/- At the 2020 Summer Olympics, postponed until 2021, at which event was there a tie for first place and two gold medals awarded?
a/- Men’s high jump
b/- Women’s high jump
c/- Men’s triple jump
d/- Women’s long jump
Q13/- Which author’s estate announced that it would cease publishing six of his books after taking “a moral decision of choosing not to profit from work with racist caricature in it”.
a/- Dr Seuss
b/- Ian Fleming
c/- JRR Tolkien
d/- Roald Dahl
Q14/- Of the 12 football teams – from England, Spain and Italy – to sign up to the European Super League, which was the first to withdraw?
a/- Arsenal
b/- Tottenham
c/- Chelsea
d/- Manchester City
Q15/- In September, the base of the world’s biggest tree, General Sherman in Sequoia national park, was wrapped in a fire blanket to protect it from intense heat during the latest California wildfires. What did the tree used to be called?
a/- John F. Kennedy
b/- Karl Marx
c/- Robert E. Lee
d/- Ulysses S Grant
Q16/- Which celebrity announced the launch of a new film school designed to help young people who do not enjoy nepotistic connections?
a/- Elisabeth Murdoch
b/- Gretel Packer
c/- Princess Anne
d/- Siobhan Roy
Q17/- Who was Omar Sy’s character in Netflix’s Lupin based on?
a/- A cartoon rabbit
b/- A detective from a 1992 action film
c/- A gentleman thief from 1905
d/- A folk song from the 1700s
Q18/- In October 2021, the World Health Organization endorsed the first vaccine for what?
a/- Cancer
b/- Covid-20
c/- HIV
d/- Malaria
Q19/- For what reason did SpaceX’s Inspiration4 mission to space make the news?
a/- The crew wore Star Trek costumes
b/- William Shatner was on board
c/- It was the first to send an all-civilian crew into space
d/- The rocket was powered by leftover cheese and wine
Q20/- In May 2021, it was announced that MGM, the studio that gives us James Bond, is to be bought by an online colossus. Which one?
a/- Amazon
b/- eBay
c/- Netflix
d/- Uber
Bonus Question: Which of the following is a song by the German heavy metal band “Scorpions”?
a/- Stairway to Heaven
b/- Wind of Change
c/- Don’t Stop Me Now
d/- Hey Jude
Answers:
Q 1/- A Q 6/- D Q11/- C Q16/- A
Q 2/- C Q 7/- B Q12/- A Q17/- C
Q 3/- D Q 8/- B Q13/- A Q18/- D
Q 4/- A Q 9/- C Q14/- C Q19/- C
Q 5/- B Q10/- D Q15/- B Q20/- A
Bonus Q/- B
