"Grand" Central (Track 3) Trivia Quiz

Answer: Belgian Grand Prix

In 1925, the first Belgian Grand Prix was held at the 9-mile Spa-Francorchamps circuit located in the Ardennes region of eastern Belgium. That race was won by the Italian works Alfa driver Antonio Ascari, whose son Alberto would also win the race almost two decades later in 1952 and 1953.

On April 14th, 1929, Prince Pierre introduced the the 1st Grand Prix of Monaco with a lap of honor by a Torpedo Voisin car driven by the director of the circuit, Charles Faroux.
The first Portuguese Grand Prix was held on the Boavista street course in Porto on June 17, 1951. The Grand Prix was moved to Monsanto Park, Lisbon, in 1954.
The A1 Grand Prix was a "single make" open wheel car auto racing series. It was different from most racing series, in that the drivers represented their respective nations as opposed to themselves or a team. The series was ratified by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), and races were held in the traditional Formula One off-season, winter the northern hemisphere. The series was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai in 2003.

Answer: crunchy peanut butter

This candy bar used to be called the $100,000 Bar, which when you think about could conceivably be pronounced the same way, although I think most people opted for the "One Hundred Thousand Dollar Bar." The Nestle company trademarked this candy back back in 1964, but sold it to Ferrero SpA in 2018.

Answer: Cayo Arena

Cayo Arena is located on Paradise Island in the Dominican Republic. It's a Caribbean resort and it specializes in beginners' scuba diving and snorkeling lessons. This is good strategy for it helps visitors get a better view of the outstanding marine life, corals, and sponges in the surrounding waters.

Answer: Australian rugby league

The event is one of the most popular sporting events in Australia. It has been played in Stadium Australia, located in Sydney, since 1999. For ten years prior to that it was played in Sydney Football Stadium. Much like the Super Bowl or perhaps the Olympics, there is a lot of celebration beforehand including the NRL Grand Final Breakfast, an opening ceremony with entertainment, musical acts, and the singing of the national anthem.

Answer: Zbigniew Brzezinski

Mr. Brzezinski's notion was that although the United States does hold a dominating influence in Western Europe, Southwest Asia and even the Far East, there was the strong possibility that still, a global rival could likely develop in Eurasia. He cautioned that the U.S. should work to study the geopolitical conditions and try to determine which rival would be most likely to tilt this balance-of-power, and he pointed at Germany, Russia, France, but also China and Japan as likely candidates.

Answer: England

The British racing team was founded by Sir Frank Williams and Sir Patrick Head, an automotive designer, whose most notable work perhaps was in Williams World Drivers and Constructors, building the chassis for the Formula One racing cars. The team was founded in 1977, when they debuted in the 19777 Spanish Grand Prix.

Answer: Stephen Hawking

And what are some of those issues that Mr. Hawking and Mr. Mlodinow tackle? Just some simple stuff like what is reality vs. nonreality? How did beings such as ourselves come to be? --and that leads to the question of whether there is indeed some grand design leading to a belief in the existence of a benevolent power. And of course what book about the universe would be complete without examining the Big Bang Theory and other notions about how the universe began and where it is heading.

Answer: ice

During the late 18th century in Korea, ice has become more valuable than even gold. One can imagine why--without refrigeration it must be collected from frozen over rivers during the winter. There is a nobleman however who wants to seize all claims to the ice that has been put in storage. To do so he plans to banish a rival named Duk-Moo and also another nobleman who oversees the ice. To fight back, Duk-Moo then recruits a team of specialists in various fields to pull off a heist--a heist to steal back the ice.

Answer: Ford Motors

Ford's Mercury Grand Marquis was a sedan model with an estimated 20 MPG. The model was discontinued in 2011 along with the rest of the Mercury division. The Grand Marquis was the longest-produced Mercury model, spanning 36 years.

Answer: Sergio Leone

Sergio Leone's protege Giancarlo Santi directed this film, his first Spaghetti Western, and cast Lee Van Cleef as a former sheriff pursuing a man who has escaped after being found guilty of murder. He is pursuing him because he claims the man is innocent, and so he must try and find him before the bounty hunters do.