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1. "Well, a wiser fellow than myself once said, sometimes you eat the bear, and much obliged, sometimes the bear, well, he eats you". This line was quoted (and badly misquoted in the title of this quiz) in which Coen brothers movie?
2. Andres Escobar scored an own goal in the 1994 World Cup against the USA. On his return home, his bad luck continued when he was shot dead. What was his nationality?
3. Donald Campbell's luck ran out on 4 January 1967 when he died attempting to break his own water speed record. Curiously, Campbell, who was very superstitious, was said to have predicted his own doom the night before. During a game of cards, he drew a hand which he considered bad luck. What were the cards?
4. As always, I like to take the quiz title at face value. So, around 24-25 April 2009 a man jumped into a bear enclosure and, unsurprisingly, was mauled. At which animal park did this occur?
5. On the subject of bears and luck...The Care Bears were a very popular children's phenomenon that started in the early '80s. In the original line-up there was one called Good Luck Bear. What was the emblem on its chest?
6. Anyone who got their hands on this famous diamond must have thought they were "eating the bears". However, they soon found that "the bears ate them" as they suffered untold catastrophes. What is the name of this famously unlucky jewel?
7. To tie in with luck, bears and the team's Scottish heritage, what is the name of the lucky polar bear that moved from Edinburgh Zoo to the Highland Wildlife Park in October 2009?
8. No bears this time, just a bit of good fortune. Which 007 actor landed lucky on the roulette wheel in 1963?
9. If you are a bear in some parts of Asia, your luck will be out if you are captured. This is a case of "they eat the bears, the bears don't eat them". What part of the bear is considered to be the tastiest tidbit and can cost a diner up to 1000 American dollars a portion when eating in an illegal Asian restaurant?
10. "You've got to ask yourself do I feel lucky; well do you, punk?" This quote comes from the film "Dirty Harry", starring Clint Eastwood. Do you know the name of Eastwood's character in the movie? What was it?
11. Bad luck for a politician happened when he got caught talking. In the run-up to the 2010 general election in the UK, what did Prime Minister Gordon Brown call pensioner Gillian Duffy, which may have contributed to his party's defeat and his ultimate resignation?
12. Bad luck can be brought on by not heeding advice. Icarus was having a wonderful time soaring above the clouds, with the wings his very talented father had made for him. Alas, in his excitement he forgot the warning his father had given about flying too near the sun. The foolish boy did so and the wax on the wings melted, the feathers fell off and Icarus came quickly down to earth--literally. Who was Icarus's father?
13. "Bull and bear" are expressions often heard in relation to the stock market. Bear with me now...A financial crisis started on 9 October 2007, caused by the sub-prime fiasco which created mayhem on the markets. Between then and May 1, 2010, on what date did the Dow Jones Index reach its low point of 6440.08?
14. Once upon a time there was a bear who was adopted by a man and his wife. This bear proved to be lucky for them, as it made them a fortune. But there was an unlucky end to the story. They didn't all live happily ever after, because the bear died. What was the name of this bear who appeared on TV and in films, caddied for Bob Hope, appeared on the cover of "Time" and received a telegram from Ronald Reagan?
15. Bear with me one last time. Of the movie bears listed below, which is the odd one out? Don't know the answer? Take a guess--you might be lucky!
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