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1. Which historic Frenchman was known as Monseigneur le Grand Dauphin?

From Quiz "Grand" Central (Track 5)

Answer: Louis de France

Although he was prepped and groomed to take over one day, Louis de France, known as "Le Grand Dauphin" or "Monseigneur", died before his father, King Louis XIV, and so Louis de France never inherited the throne. He was the eldest son of Louis XIV, born in 1661, and dying in 1711. He did in his lifetime hold political office and various military posts as well.

From Quiz Great Goodness!

Answer: Battle of Edington

The Battle of Edington was fought between Alfred the Great and the Great Heathen Army led by the Danish Viking king Guthrum. The victory of Alfred led to the Treaty of Wedmore. A clear distinction was established between Danelaw, ruled by the Danes, and the territory controlled by the Anglo-Saxons. Danelaw mainly consisted of the region of East Anglia. Guthrum converted to Christianity and was christened Aethelstan, as the adopted son of Alfred.

From Quiz Great Balls of Fire!

Answer: To keep invaders out

It is a myth that the Great Wall is the only man-made object visible from the moon. In fact, no man-made objects are visible from the moon. Even from a low orbit in space, the Great Wall is not visible to the naked eye.

From Quiz "Fun" Trivia

Answer: We Are Young

They became the first rock band to have a song hit Number One on the Hot 100 singles chart with its first entry since Nickelback did it with "How You Remind Me" in 2001.

From Quiz It's High Time

Answer: John Denver

In 1973, John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" peaked at Number One on the Billboard Top pop 40 chart. Denver was flying high piloting a plane when he lost his life in a crash in 1997.

From Quiz Going in the Wrong Direction

Answer: Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan

Douglas Corrigan earned this dubious nickname in 1938 when he flew from Long Beach, California, to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York. He filed a flight plan to fly back to Long Beach, but flew to Ireland instead. He claimed it was due to a "navigation error" caused by clouds and a faulty compass. But many believe the flight was intentional as he had previously been denied permission to fly across the Atlantic to Ireland. "Wrong Way" Feldman was a character in some "Gilligans Island" episodes. He was played by the highly underrated character actor Victor Buono. Despite Ginger's seductive powers of persuasion he still refused to help the castaways get off the island. Wiley Post was the pilot of the plane that crashed and killed Will Rogers and him. As for Charles Hughes...he's just a fictional mashup of Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes, two storied aviators themselves!

From Quiz Out of Your Depth

Answer: vision

The loss of an eye has a definite adverse effect on depth perception because two eyes are essential to perceiving an object or scene in three dimensions as well as estimating the distance of an object. When I played amateur baseball, the fact that I had vision in only one eye frequently caused me to swing late at pitches until I trained myself to adjust.

From Quiz "General" Knowledge

Answer: Q.I.

Q.I. (Quite Interesting) is a British TV quiz show. "General Ignorance" is the final round in the show. The title "General Ignorance" addresses misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings in 'common knowledge'. It is therefore known not as 'General Knowledge', but as 'General Ignorance'. The questions are deliberately misleading, and the obvious answers are incorrect. Incorrect answers are penalised and it is possible for panelists to win with a negative score. This segment has spawned "The Book of General Ignorance", written by series-creator John Lloyd and head-researcher John Mitchinson.

From Quiz A Lot About A Little

Answer: Little Brown Jug

The Old Oaken Bucket, among other things, is the trophy presented to the winner of the Indiana-Purdue football game. The Ryder Cup is the trophy awarded to the biennial winner of the male team professional golf tournament between the USA and Europe. The Dirty Little Sneaker is, I think, not a trophy.

From Quiz A General Quiz About "General"

Answer: General paresis

General paresis, also known as general paralysis, is the final stage of syphilis. An infection of the brain or spinal column, it results in dementia, progressive muscular weakness, and paralysis. None of the other ailments use the term "General".

From Quiz All's Well That Ends (or Begins with) Well

Answer: Roswell

While it might otherwise be known as a major producer of mozzarella cheese, or as the home of the New Mexico Military Institute, or as the home of the International Law Enforcement Academy, Roswell is best known for its connection to UFOs. The local Roswell professional baseball team is known as the Invaders. Folk singer John Denver was born in Roswell, which may explain a lot.

From Quiz Hot Dog

Answer: Horse

Some supermarkets found that Irish supplied beefburgers contained large amounts of horsemeat. The British government ordered a full investigation and results indicate that the problem extends to meat imported from countries such as France, Ireland and Romania. Anyone getting the trots should see their doctor.

From Quiz Who's on Second?

Answer: Michael Wilding

Elizabeth's second husband was Michael Wilding. They were married from February 21, 1952 - January 26, 1957. She followed this up with a hitch to director Michael Todd who was killed in an airplane crash. Eddie Fisher, a popular singer and entertainer was next. She married fellow actor Richard Burton twice making him husband 5 and 6. John Warner followed in 1976 and her last hubby was Larry Fortensky.

From Quiz 'Fair' Crack of the Whip!

Answer: An Affair To Remember

This film was referenced several times in the movie 'Sleepless in Seattle'. 'An Affair To Remember' was a remake of an earlier film called 'Love Affair'.

From Quiz East Is East

Answer: Occidental

The word occidental originally comes from the Latin "occidentem", meaning western sky. the perception of what constitutes "The Orient" has changed over time, and also changes based on where the person using the term comes from. From personal experience I come from New Zealand and when we use the term "Asian" we are making a collective reference to people from countries such as China, Japan and Korea. When I first moved to the UK I had to adjust to the fact that the term "Asian" collectively refers to people from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

From Quiz FRENCH Is the First Word

Answer: french braid & braid & french plait & plait & French Pleat & pleat

There is also a reverse /french braid, where you put the strands behind each other (underhand technique) instead of over each other (overhand technique). With this reverse style, the braid actually "pops" out.

From Quiz Vera's "Best" Quiz

Answer: Ringo Starr

Pete Best was the Beatles' drummer, replaced by Ringo Starr. Keith Moon was the irreplaceable drummer for The Who. Steven Stills almost became a Monkee and Sammy Hagar replaced David Lee Roth in Van Halen.

From Quiz You're in Big Trouble

Answer: Big Ben

Big Ben also refers to the clock in the same tower. The bell weighs 3.5 tons.

From Quiz Looks Fine To Me

Answer: The Beatles

"I Feel Fine" was written by John Lennon and was released by the Beatles in 1964. It was the 'A' side of their eighth single. It reached the top of the UK charts in December and stayed there for five weeks.

From Quiz Today's Word is "Easy"

Answer: Go

James Hadley Chase, birth name Rene Brabazon Raymond, was born in London on December 24th 1906 and died on February 6th, 1985. He was a prolific author of mystery thrillers, publishing his first, "No Orchids For Miss Blandish" in 1939 and his last, "Hit Them Where It Hurts" in 1984. "Come Easy - Go Easy" was published in 1960. Many of his stories were set in the USA, though he only briefly lived there.

From Quiz A FUNomenal Quiz!

Answer: an amusement park

Worlds of Fun is an amusement park located in Kansas City, Missouri. It houses six roller coasters, dozens of thrill rides as well as live shows. Worlds of Fun also houses an area called, Oceans of Fun, where you'll find many water rides and attractions.

From Quiz Easy Quiz

Answer: easyJet

Established in 1995, EasyJet serves 103 destinations in 27 countries and has made Sir Stelios an estimated, mind-boggling £1.29 billion.

From Quiz It's All About Ease!

Answer: cake

This question was a piece of cake! In the antebellum 19th century there was a Southern black custom of mocking the stiff ballroom dances of the whites by exaggerating all movements into the grotesque. Probably not knowing this, whites actually liked these dances and held "dance" contests for Blacks (mostly slaves of course) where the prize was traditionally: a cake! Cakewalk contests were hugely popular during the later 19th century. The moves of a cakewalk are not particularly easy, but it was something done on weekends, in a leisurely way, and therefore received the meaning "being easy".

From Quiz Mixed Doubles

Answer: James M. Cain

"Double Indemnity" is the story of an insurance salesman who becomes involved with a married woman. She not only convinces him to help her take out a life insurance policy with a double indemnity clause, but also to help murder her husband in a staged accident in order to collect the money. The story was loosely based on a real case, the Snyder/Gray case of 1927, in which Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray murdered Albert Snyder. Cain used elements of the Snyder/Gray case in two novels - "Double Indemnity" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice".

From Quiz 'Fun' Quiz

Answer: Casimir Funk

He combined the Latin word "vita" for life and the chemical word "amin". He realised the importance of vitamins in maintaining good health.

From Quiz It's Big

Answer: Ben

Named after Sir Benjamin Hall, Commissioner of Works in 1856 when the bell was cast, Big Ben was installed in October 1858 and weighs about 13 tons.

From Quiz It's Little!

Answer: Corporal

In 1796, following the Battle of Lodi, Napoleon I was given this nickname. He had many nicknames during the course of his life, one of which was 'Corporal Violet' given to him following his exile to Elba in 1814, having said that he would "return with the violets."

From Quiz 'Bald'ness, Not The Quiz You Think It Is

Answer: Henry Baldwin

Andrew Jackson appointed him, and he served from 1830 to 1844. The first Supreme Court Justice was John Jay, appointed by Washington.

From Quiz The 'Hard'est Quiz in Quizzyland

Answer: nails & a nail

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