Fifteen Minutes and "Count"ing

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin was a German general who founded one of the first companies to make which of the following? Telescopes Motorcycles Dirigibles Antibiotics

2. "The Count of Monte Cristo" was written by which 19th century French writer? Victor Hugo Louis-Jacques Daguerre Alexandre Dumas François Voltaire

3. While the title of Count is usually bestowed upon someone by a ruling monarch, which powerful person can declare you to be a member of the "Order of the Golden Spur" and bestow the title of Count upon a person? The Dali Lama Buddha The President of the United States The Pope

4. Count Basie was a well-known 20th century pianist, composer and orchestra leader specializing in which type of music? Country Jazz Folk Religious

5. The title of "Count" comes from the Latin word "comitem", which means which of the following? Companion of the Emperor Hunter of the mighty wolf Rich landowner Funny horseman of the King's army

6. In which of these comics would you find Count Marzo? Peanuts Beetle Bailey The Green Hornet Masters of the Universe

7. Which one of these men was a prominent German-Prussian statesman who played an important role in the unification of German Empire in 1871, as well as bearing the title of Count? Fyodor Blinov Max Ernst Otto Von Bismark Georg Friedrich Händel

8. For which of the following reasons did Count Fleet become famous during World War II? He was the first to climb K2 He was a Triple-Crown winning race horse He married Greta Garbo He won two Olympic gold medals in archery

9. Which of the following choices is the name of a real General Mills cereal marketed towards children? Count Chocula Count Candy Apple Count Caramellow Count Choco-nuts

10. Count Baltar was an antagonistic character in which of the following futuristic 1970s American television shows? "Star Trek" "Lost in Space" "The Jetsons" "Battlestar Galactica"

11. On which childrens television show would you see Count Von Count? "Sesame Street" "Romper Room" "The Electric Company" "Sponge Bob Squarepants"

12. Which Russian author of "Anna Karenina" bore the hereditary title of Count? Fydor Dostoyevsky Georgy Ivanov Ayn Rand Leo Tolstoy

13. Known as "the Blood Countess", the infamous Countess Elizabeth Bathory de Ecsed was a member of which country's nobility? England Bulgaria Russia Hungary

14. The Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi, found himself typecast after playing which infamous Count in a 1931 film? Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

15. Countess Szechenyi is the name of which of the following inanimate objects? An island of off the coast of Monaco An award winning red wine A painting by Picasso A large pear-shaped diamond