FunTrivia General Knowledge Mix: Vol 16 Quiz

Answer: Eagle

Albania's flag features a double-headed eagle, Mexico's flag has an eagle holding a snake and Eagle was the name of the first craft to make a landing on the moon in 1969.

Question by player gme24

Answer: Time Zones

GMT is Greenwich Mean Time, the time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.
BST is British Summer Time, which is one hour ahead of GMT, and the time used in the UK between the end of March and the end of October each year.
EDT is Eastern Daylight Time, which is five hours behind GMT, and is used in Eastern Canada, Eastern USA, and parts of Central and South America, during the months in which Daylight Savings Time is in effect.

Question by player ClarkyB

Answer: Man

"The Man Who Came To Dinner" is a 1939 play by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman (and a 1942 comedy film starring Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, and Monty Wooley) about a show business personality, Sheridan Whiteside, who slips on the ice outside the Stanley's home, breaks a leg, and insists on recuperating at their home during the Christmas holidays. Whiteside soon dominates the household and everyone who visits. "The Man Who Fell To Earth" is a 1963 novel by Walter Tevis, and a 1976 science fiction film directed by Nicholas Roeg, about an extraterrestrial who crash lands on Earth and becomes extremely wealthy. "The Man Who Knew Too Much" is a suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

A British couple vacationing in Switzerland with their daughter receive from a dying agent some vital information to be given to the British government.

The killers kidnap their daughter to insure their silence. The original 1934 film starred Peter Lorre, Leslie Banks, and Edna Best; in 1956, Hitchcock remade the film with James Stewart and Doris Day (the two versions are different in many plot details, tone, and setting). "The Man Who Would Be King" is a 1975 film adapted from Rudyard Kipling's novella of the same name. Directed by John Huston, it stars Sean Connery, Michael Caine, and Christopher Plummer, and traces the adventures of two former non-commissioned officers in the Indian Army who go in search of adventure and become kings of Kafirstan.

Question by player lowtechmaster

Answer: Jessica

Hebrew in origin, the name Jessica means 'watchful', and is widely believed to have been created by William Shakespeare, who used it in his play "The Merchant of Venice". Jessica Fletcher is a fictional character who was the main focus of the television series "Murder, She Wrote", on which she wrote crime novels to keep her occupied during her retirement, while also solving crimes on the side. Finally, Jessica Rabbit is the cartoon character who was married to Roger Rabbit, the star of the 1988 film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". Known for her curvaceous figure, Jessica Rabbit went on to become quite a sex symbol, and even rivalled the legendary Betty Boop.

Question by player poshprice

Answer: St. Joseph

There is even a specific prayer to enhance the benefit of the procedure. Some vendors sell kits of various paraphernalia used during the superstition.

Question by player lrjensen

Answer: Pip

The seeds of an orange are called pips, as are the spots on dice. The Greenwich Time Signals broadcast by BBC radio stations are known as pips. Pips can be used on military uniforms to denote rank, notably on British Army Officer uniforms (although the proper term is stars). Pip was also the name of the main character in Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations".

Question by player Flamis

Answer: Mustang

The US armed services use the term 'mustang' for officers who started their careers within enlisted ranks; a mustang did not attend a Military Academy. "Mustang Sally" has become a rhythm and blues staple covered by bands as diverse as The Coasters, Phish and Bruce Springsteen. And lastly, Nevada's well-known (and now defunct) Mustang Ranch, the first legal house of ill repute in the state.

Question by player uscgx2

Answer: Magnificent

Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Dominique Dawes, Kerri Strug, Amy Chow, Jaycie Phelps, and Amanda Borden were dubbed the Magnificent Seven during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta Georgia and subsequently won the women's first team gold medal in US Olympic history.

The Magnificent Mile is Chicago's largest shopping district containing over 400 stores, more than 250 restaurants, and dozens of hotels and other attractions and historical buildings.

Carson introduced Carnac the Magnificent, a clumsy fortune-teller dressed in a long cape and large turban, in 1964.

Question by player bmrsnr

Answer: Juan dela Cruz

In the early 1900s, a journalist from Scotland named Robert McCulloch Dick worked as an editor and publisher for the Philippines free press ("Manila Times"). He coined the name "Juan dela Cruz" because it was the most common name in the country during his time.

Question by player euab

Answer: Swivel chair

Thomas Jefferson created the first swivel chair by modifying an English-style Windsor chair to add movement. It is believed that he drafted the US Declaration of Independence while using this chair. Jefferson's creation is now in the possession of the American Philosophical Society.

Question by player zorba_scank