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Lightning Round





BY GEORGE!-These questions concern famous George's. Identify:

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Question 43. The actor who won an Academy Award for his role in PATTON.

Answer: George C. Scott
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Question 44. The controversial owner of the New York Yankees.

Answer: George Steinbrenner
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Question 45. The Russian-born choreographer of the New York City Ballet.

Answer: George Balanchine
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EARTH

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Question 46. Within 5 years, when was the great San Francisco earthquake?

Answer: 1906
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Question 47. The setting for Tolkien's LORD OF THE RINGS.

Answer: Middle Earth
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Question 48. In what month is the earth closest to the sun?

Answer: January
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CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

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Question 49. What did Jack get for his cow?

Answer: Bag of beans
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Question 50. According to Aesop, which insect starved when winter came?

Answer: Grasshopper
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Question 51. How many thieves did Ali Baba have to hide from?

Answer: 40
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WINTER & SUMMER

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Question 52. In which month do we celebrate Father's Day?

Answer: June
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Question 53. In ancient England, it was believed that birds chose their mates on what day?

Answer: St. Valentine's Day
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Question 54. How did August get its name?

Answer: Emperor Augustus
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Question 55. What is special about December 21?

Answer: The first day of winter
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MEN WHO MEASURE UP- These men all have first or last names which sound the same as a unit of measure.

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Question 56. The man who invented the telephone.

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell
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Question 57. The Virginia patriot who cried, “If this be treason, make the most of it.”

Answer: Patrick Henry
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Question 58. The English physicist who formulated the Laws of Motion; he is said to have discovered gravity.

Answer: Isaac Newton
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FOREIGN WORDS-Many foreign words have entered the English language. Identify these.

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Question 59. The Hindi word for a spiritual leader.

Answer: Guru
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Question 60. The French expression used during revolutions.

Answer: Coup d'etat
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Question 61. A French phrase meaning love of life; joy of living.

Answer: Joie de vivre
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M & M- Here are some mental mysteries for masterminds. All answers are common two-word names or phrases each beginning with the letter M.

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Question 62. Changing horses in mid-sentence

Answer: Mixed metaphor
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Question 63. Great Yankee slugger

Answer: Mickey Mantle
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Question 64. Famous for song “Wild Fire”

Answer: Michael Murphy
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Question 65. Cartoon character famous for “Here I come to save the day.”

Answer: Mighty Mouse
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ANATOMY-You've got 60 seconds and 10 guesses to give me three-letter words for parts of the human body. No slang allowed.

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Question 66. List in any order:

Answer: arm, ear, eye, gum, hip, jaw, leg, lip, rib, toe
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