Index : B : Being Rejected

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Being Rejected

• What recording company rejected the Beatles? ( goto )



• Who was first offered, and rejected, the role of Indiana Jones in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark?' ( goto )



• In what Strindberg play is the captain driven to insanity by his wife and rejected by his own daughter? ( goto )



• Which current Australian Test player was rejected by the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide because "we are only interested in players capable of playing first class cricket"? ( goto )



• What is the difference between being disabled and being handicapped? ( goto )



• What is the difference between being on probation and being on parole? ( goto )



• In the past, which club offered Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a move from Man Utd which he rejected so that he could try and break for a place in the first team? ( goto )



• Which advert - "Being there is everything?" ( goto )



• 'Being there is everything' - Which advert? ( goto )



• Sometime in the first century, a certain group of provincials, led by a one-eyed commander, revolted against the Roman Empire. Almost 1600 years later, a great old master commemorated this event in a painting that was ultimately rejected but originally intended for a public building in a European city with reason to care about the subject. Who were the rebels, who was the artist, and what is the painting? (Extra credit if you can explain why the painting was rejected.) ( goto )



• Destroyed in World War II (or so we think), this painting was the first version of the subject produced by a great artist for a specific commission, but was rejected for its putative lack of dignity. What was it, and can you provide an illustration? ( goto )



• In 2002 a US state legislature authorised a new licence plate. Ultimately the Department of Motor Vehicles rejected the concept, noting that "the inappropriate use of weapons of mass destruction would offend our citizens." What state was this and what was the plate depicting? ( goto )



• Who said "It's not easy being green?" ( goto )



• When did Pakistan come into being? ( goto )



• Who lamented, "It's not easy being green"? ( goto )



• On "Average Joe: Hawaii" Larissa was rejected by Gil because she once dated Fabio. Who is Fabio, and why did Gil say that every US man would understand why he dumped her? Has Fabio done something wrong? ( goto )



• It was once displayed in a prominent US museum which paid well over 2 million dollars for it. Later accounts reveal that it was rejected at another prominent museum in the 1930's for its authenticity. What was the object, which museum suffered the blunder and where did the 'copy' originate from? ( goto )



• Any particular advantages to fishes' tails being vertical and whales' flukes being horizontal? ( goto )



• What is the name given to the fear of being robbed? ( goto )



• Who was hung in Boston Common in 1660 for being a quaker? ( goto )



• What was the name of the chimp in 'Being John Malkovich'? ( goto )



• Besides being a contributor to this site, what is a gnomon? ( goto )



• How is the blood type of a human being determined? ( goto )



• Where are the Olympic Games being held this year? ( goto )



• Why is the Turkish Lira being phased out? ( goto )



• What is the longest time for a movie being in theaters? ( goto )



• Why is the number 666 commonly associated with being satanic? ( goto )



• This ancient item was introduced to the United States over 120 years ago and during that time has been revered and adored, but also reviled, rejected and held as an object of horror. It was coddled and encouraged in its infancy, yet now in its maturity, approximately 50 million dollars are expended yearly to legally kill it. Hint: It’s not Disco. ( goto )



• With nymphomaniac being female, what would the male equivalent be? ( goto )



• What is the scientific name for the fear of being in a relationship or commitment? ( goto )