480154st's Series Trivia

1. RELIGION. Which book of the King James Bible is found between Deuteronomy and Judges?

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Answer: Joshua

According to the Bible, Joshua became leader of the Israelites following the death of Moses and led them in their conquest of Canaan. The book of Joshua describes how the waters of the River Jordan parted to allow him to lead the Israelites across the river. At the city of Jericho, the Israelites carried the Ark of the Covenant for six days and on the seventh, when Joshua rallied them for battle, the city walls collapsed, allowing the Israelites to destroy the city and its inhabitants.

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Answer: Marie

Marie Tussaud is famous for the wax museum she opened in London in 1835. She originally came to UK in 1802 to exhibit her sculptures in a traveling show, and was then unable to return to France due to the Napoleonic Wars. Marie Curie was the Polish born French scientist who pioneered research into radioactivity and became the first person to win a Nobel prize in two different fields. Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France prior to the French revolution, and was executed by guillotine for the crime of high treason.

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Answer: Sherrin

Ned Sherrin was a wonderful wit and raconteur, much missed following his death in 2007. He actually qualified as a barrister before deciding that a life in theatre was much more appealing than a life in the court room. As well as being the man behind TV shows such as "That Was the Week That Was" (1962-63), "Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life" (1964-65) and "We Interrupt This Week" (1978), he was also the man that produced and directed the musical, "Side by Side by Sondheim" (1976) which has played to packed houses the world over. Probably my favourite Ned Sherrin fact though is that he was educated at a school in Somerset, named after royal auditor, Hugh Sexey. Who wouldn't want to go to Sexey School?

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Answer: Moon

Keith Moon was the drummer for the Who before his death in 1978. While he is often remembered for his decadent party lifestyle, about which there are many stories, he was also a supremely talented drummer, who also worked on tracks with the Yardbirds and the Beatles. The song, "Moon River" which became well known as Andy Williams' theme song was written for, and originally performed by, Audrey Hepburn in the movie "Breakfast At Tiffany's" (1961). The song was a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in USA in 1961 for Henry Mancini and his orchestra, while in UK, it reached number one in the same year, recorded by Danny Williams. Sun Myung Moon was the founder of the Unification Church, commonly referred to as the Moonies. He attracted wide spread interest for officiating at church blessing ceremonies, also referred to as "mass weddings" at which he would personally match couples together. One of the largest of these ceremonies occurred in Washington D.C. in 1997, when Moon presided over 30,000 couples.

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Answer: Ambrosia

Although the terms ambrosia and nectar are often used interchangeably, in the works of Homer, nectar is a beverage, while ambrosia is a food. In Greek myth it is a food with remarkable properties, capable of bestowing longevity or immortality upon those who consume it, as well as having rejuvenating abilities. In Homer's Odyssey, Athena uses ambrosia to beautify Penelope in order to make her look younger and arouse desire for her in her suitors.

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Answer: West

West are a German cigarette brand, whose sales were strong in Europe before the deal with McLaren Mercedes took them to new heights and opened up new markets in Africa and China. With the West livery, McLaren Mercedes enjoyed great success, coming third in the constructors championship twice, finishing as runner up three times and winning the title in 1998 thanks to drivers David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen.

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Answer: Erin

Drennan's poem begins with, "When Erin first rose from the dark swelling flood, God bless'd the green island and saw it was good; The em'rald of Europe, it sparkled and shone, In the ring of the world the most precious stone." Although he is well known for "When Erin Rose" he is probably as well remembered for "Wake of William Orr" (1797) about a farmer from Antrim who was hanged for administering the oath of the United Irishmen.

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Answer: Major

A major in the British army is the equivalent of a lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy or a squadron leader in the Royal Air Force. The shoulder insignia for a major is a single crown and in being promoted from captain to major, one moves from being a junior officer to a senior officer. In order to secure this promotion, a candidate must have served for a minimum of ten tears, at least two of which must have been as captain.

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Answer: Alonso

Fernando Alonso broke into Formula One in 2001 driving an unreliable and under performing Minardi, which he managed to get the best out of by sheer talent. His skills were noticed and a move to Renault happened in 2003, where he earned his first win at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Four podium finishes the next season saw him finish fourth in the driver's championship and then in 2005, he had a glorious season, finishing in the top three in 15 out of 19 races to take the title beating Kimi Raikkonen by 21 points. In 2006, he won seven races and finished on the podium in a further seven, to take the crown again, beating Michael Schumacher by 13 points.

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Answer: Toothbrush

Addis was the first to mass produce the toothbrush, an item of which there are recorded accounts dating back to 1223, used by Chinese monks. Brushes made by Addis used pig bristles for their standard brushes and badger hair for their more expensive brushes. Toothbrushes were not mass produced in USA until 1885 and used bristles from Siberian boars, although teeth brushing didn't become popular in USA until after WWII, around the same time that toothbrushes started being mass produced with synthetic bristles.

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Answer: Gnocchi

Gnocchi is often eaten as a pasta or soup replacement in the first course of a meal, but can also be used as a side dish for a main course. Although traditionally an Italian dish, gnocchi is very popular in South America, initially made so by early Italian immigrants and then spreading and gaining fans even in areas that have no Italian history.

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Answer: Busby

Busby played club football for Manchester City and Liverpool before his career was interrupted by WWII. He turned down the position of assistant manager at Liverpool to take the manager's job at Manchester United where he created the team known as the Busby Babes, several of whom perished in the well publicised Munich air disaster of 1958. Busby rebuilt the team and in 1968 became the first manager of an English team to win the European Cup when Manchester United beat Benfica 4-1.

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Answer: Lobsters

Larry is the bodybuilding lobster on "SpongeBob" who also acts as lifeguard on Bikini Bottom. Dali's famous piece entitled "Lobster Telephone" featured a regular rotary dial phone with a lobster as the receiver. Both telephones and lobsters have strong sexual undertones for Dali and he is well remembered for his 1939 multi media piece, "The Dream of Venus", in which nude models wore 'costumes' made of fresh seafood, with a lobster used by the artist to cover the female sexual organs of his models.

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Answer: Rainbow Warrior

"Rainbow Warrior" had been used by environmental group Greenpeace since 1978 in their campaigns against seal hunting, whale hunting and the dumping of nuclear waste. In 1985, Greenpeace travelled to New Zealand to monitor nuclear testing being carried out by the French in the French Polynesian islands. While she was docked at the Port of Auckland, members of the French intelligence service (DGSE) planted two bombs on her hull, which sank her and killed photographer Fernando Pereira, who was on board at the time. Following a murder trial, two French intelligence officers were briefly imprisoned, and after a tribunal in Switzerland, France had to pay Greenpeace compensation of US$8.1 million. In 1989, Greenpeace took delivery of a new ship, also named "Rainbow Warrior", while the original now serves as an artificial reef for marine life.

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Answer: Tate

Tate Modern is one of four art museums that operate under the Tate name, the others being Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St. Ives. While Tate Britain and Tate Liverpool exhibit artefacts dating back to 1500, Tate St. Ives primarily exhibits artists with a Cornish connection and Tate Modern is devoted to modern artists and their works.

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Answer: Trojan

Most trojans allow a hacker backdoor access to sensitive information stored on the computer, such as banking details. They take their name from the Ancient Greek tale of how a harmless looking wooden horse actually allowed the Greeks to enter the city of Troy.

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Answer: Picnic

"Picnic at Hanging Rock" was a much acclaimed Australian movie, based on the book of the same name by Joan Lindsay.

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Answer: Crickets

Although the eating of insects is relatively rare in North America and most of Europe, it is common in about 80% of the the world's countries with a variety of 1000 insects regularly eaten. Amusingly, EXO's advertising slogan is "All you can eat wings."

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Answer: Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the capital, although it is not the seat of government which is in The Hague. Amsterdam is home to The Rijksmuseum, which houses Rembrandt van Rijn's "Night Watch" and the House of Bols, which is the oldest distillery in the world.

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Answer: Christmas

Saturnalia, called "the best of days" by the poet Catullus, was an ancient Roman festival honouring the god Saturn, which was held from 17th -23rd December. Festivities involved the giving of gifts, large banquets and much partying. The date for Christmas was decided upon by Pope Julius I, probably in order to to create a Christian alternative to the pagan festival, and as more people converted to Christianity, they brought their pagan practices associated with Saturnalia with them.

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Answer: Graham

Bill Graham was born Wulf Grajoncain in Germany, from where he fled as a child to escape the persecution of Jews. During his career, he either managed or promoted artists such as Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan and Santana. He was a keen promoter of benefit concerts, and died when his helicopter crashed following a meeting to organise acts for a benefit concert for the victims of the Oakland firestorm of 1991.

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Answer: Britney Spears

"Baby One More Time" was written by Max Martin who has also written songs for Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Maroon 5 among others. He won ASCAP Songwriter of the Year every year between 2011 and 2017.

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Answer: John Humphrys

Icelander Magnus Magnusson was presenter from the show's inception in 1972 until 1997 when it was axed by BBC TV. The show then ran on radio and satellite TV for a few years, until BBC2 revived it in 2003. Clive Anderson was presenter when it was on Discovery Channel and Ronnie Barker played the part of the question master in a hilarious spoof version on "The Two Ronnies".

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Answer: Duke

Wayne's real name was Marion Morrison. He was nicknamed Duke after the family dog.

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Answer: Stephenson

Now a clinical psychologist, Pamela Stephenson first found fame on TV sketch show "Not The Nine O'Clock News" alongside Griff Rhys-Jones, Mel Smith and Rowan Atkinson.

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Answer: Full House

Poker is a big money sport. In 2006, World Series winner Jamie Gold collected $12 million in prize money.

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Answer: January

January may not be the best month for world leaders. Roman emperor Caligula, King George V, King Henry VIII, King Charles I, Queen Victoria, Winston Churchill, King Louis XVI of France, Russian leader Vladimir Lenin, Mahatma Gandhi and Emperor Hirohito of Japan all died in this month. It was also the month in which Bill Clinton uttered the line "I did not have sexual relations with that woman".

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Answer: Hammer

1990 was quite the year for MC Hammer as he followed "U Can't Touch This" with two further big hits, "Have You Seen Her" and "Pray". Although he continued to have hits with varying degrees of success over the following five years, none matched his 1990 high point. In 1984, Hammer formed a gospel rap group called The Holy Ghost Boys and collaborated with fellow member Jon Gibson on his hit, "The Wall" (1988) which was the first ever rap hit on the Contemporary Christian music chart. In 1997, he became an ordained minister and began a TV ministry called "M.C. Hammer and Friends" and officiated at the weddings of Corey Feldman and Susie Sprague in 2002 and Vince Neil and Lia Gerardini in 2005.

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Answer: Fingers

The fingers are complimented by the thumb and in some cultures, the little finger is referred to as the "pinkie". This is derived from the Dutch word "pinkje", which also means the little finger.

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Answer: Molten

The word "molten" can be used to describe many things, such as metal used in foundries or when carrying out arc welding, and rock which when made molten by a volcano is termed lava. My own favourite molten example though is molten chocolate cake, which is a chocolate cake with a liquid chocolate centre. Not much use for arc welding but much tastier than any metal.

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