The Joy Of Knowledge 4

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. In what American state are the Blue Ridge Mountains located? Utah Virginia Washington Alaska

2. How did Sitting Bull allegedly die? Killed by the Indian police Drowned near the Grand River, South Dakota Killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn Natural old age

3. Which American humorous writer wrote, "The two most beautiful words in the English language are 'check enclosed'."? Oscar Wilde Dolly Parton Dorothy Parker Bob Hope

4. Lucy Davis played Dawn in the UK hit comedy series, 'The Office'. She married in style to Welsh actor, Owain Yeoman, at St Paul's Cathedral, where the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer were married in 1981. How was this made possible? Her father has an OBE Anyone can now marry there Owain's father helped build the cathedral Lucy was made a Dame in last year's Honours

5. Who said, "When I was young I used to think that money was the most important thing in life, now that I am old, I know it is"? Groucho Marx Ebeneezer Scrooge Oscar Wilde Fagin

6. What is called the second full moon which occurs in the same calendar month? Gibbous moon Set moon Harvest moon Blue moon

7. Which word can go before all of the following words: ____bell, ____found, ____struck, ____waiter? Answer: (4 letters)

8. Which British comedian said, "I told the Inland Revenue I didn't owe them a penny because I live near the seaside"? Billy Connolly Lester Piggott Ken Dodd Bob Monkhouse

9. Name the island which is shaped like a fish hook. Madagascar Sardinia Iceland Bermuda

10. What did Orson Welles describe as the biggest train set a boy ever had? The striking set of 'Citizen Kane' The Central Railroad of Casey Jones The London Underground The Paris Metro

11. Who lives at 124 Conch Street, Bikini Bottom, Pacific Ocean? Disney's Ariel SpongeBob SquarePants Donald Duck Stingray

12. Where is the Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, buried? Vladivostok, Russia The Palace of Versailles Within the Kremlin walls Highgate Cemetery, London

13. Which American novelist and humorist said: "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it"? Louisa May Alcott Mark Twain Herbert George Wells Margaret Mitchell

14. Name the North American bird famous for its vocal imitation. Frogmouth Mockingbird Nutcracker Hooded crow

15. Who said, "Some people say that I must be a terrible person, but it's not true. I have the heart of a young boy in a jar on my desk"? Stephen King Vincent Price Peter Lorre Anne Rice