“Fight Against Stupidity And
Bureaucracy”
Let’s start
off the new week with a little bit lighter post than yesterday.
If it’s
Monday it must be time for another selection of answers from television quiz
shows, the programs where ordinary members of the general public are given the
chance to show the world what they know – often it isn’t very much as you will
see from the list below.
Enjoy!
Q: What was the principal language used by the ancient
Romans?
A: Greek
Q: Alderney and Sark – are they part of the Channel
Islands?
A: Ooooh!
Is that the English Channel? I don't know, are there islands in the English
Channel? I've never heard of any. France – that's near the English Channel,
isn't it?
Q: "Which Duke resides at Woburn Abbey?
A: Hazzard
Q: What name does Cat Stevens go under now? I'll give
you a clue, he became a Muslim...
A: Abu Hamza
Q: What kind of
dozen is 13?
A: Half a
dozen
Q: Who was the Prime Minister before Tony Blair?
A: George
Bush
Q: Of all Beatrix Potter's books, which is the only one
to feature a human in the title?
A: Peter
Rabbit
Q: Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
A: Leonardo
Di Caprio
Q: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which
jungle-swinging character clad only in a loincloth did he play?
A: Jesus
Q: What was Hitler's first name?
A: Heil
Q: Beethoven was the first composer to use what sliding
brass instrument in a symphony?
A: Violin
Q: After a 76-year absence, what comet last appeared in
1986?
A: Spider-Man
Q: What is both a Chinese appetizer and a traditional
Easter event?
A: Wonton Dim
sum
Q: What city bills itself as the entertainment capital
of the world?
A: Universal
Studios
Q: What "U" are the Eastern Europeans who
originated the tradition of painting Easter eggs?
A: Yugoslavians
Q: What "S" is the nearest star to the earth?
A: Saturn
Q: What "R" was named for its ability to
erase or rub out pencil marks?
A: Eraser
Q: What "W" has a brain the size of a cherry
and can impact a tree at 1300 MPH?
A: Water
buffalo (Correct answer:
Woodpecker)
Q: What "T" can travel at speeds of up to 900
feet per second?
A: Turtle
Q: What "E" is the world's highest mountain?
A: Everglades
Q: What "W" is Ronald Reagan's middle name?
A: We-publican
Q: What "S" is the US's number one import
from Manchuria?
A: Spaghetti
Q: What is the Asian practice of temporary tattooing,
used for special occasions?
A: Hentai
Q: What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
A: Pterodactyl
Q: In botany, what is the scientific term for a plant
that lives for more than two years?
A: A tree
Q: In Star Wars, what peacekeeping force includes the
ranks Padawan and Knight?
A: Space
Invaders
Q: In 2002, C. Ray Nagin, Jr. succeeded Marc Morial as
the mayor of what city?
A: New
Jersey (Correct answer: New Orleans)
Q: A wild animal that can be found
roaming the suburbs
A: Lion
Q: Something a husband and wife should
have separate of
A: Parents
Q: A drink you recognize by its smell
A: Potatoes
Q: An occupation where you can make a
lot of money without a lot of brains
A: A drug dealer
Q: Something you'd hate to find out
about the guy you almost married (100 women)
A: He's a she
Q: A planet you recognize just by
looking at a picture of it
A: The Moon
Q: A way to make bathing a sexy
experience
A: In the nude
Q: Where you were the first time you
saw the person you married
A: District Attorney's
office
Q: A month of spring
A: Summer
Q: The month of pregnancy where a woman
begins to look pregnant
A: September
Q: Something you squeeze
A: Peanut butter
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