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1. The film "There Will Be Blood", which gives its title to this quiz, was released in 2007. What great British actor won his second Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Daniel Plainview, the film's main character?

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Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood" is loosely based on the 1927 novel "Oil!" by Upton Sinclair. The story, set at the turn of the 20th century during the Southern California oil boom, is centred on the character of Daniel Plainview, a former silver prospector whose ruthless quest for wealth and power leads to all sorts of mayhem - as implied by the film's title. Anderson wrote the screenplay with Daniel Day-Lewis in mind for the role of Daniel Plainview - a choice that turned out to be a very fortunate one. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards, and won two: Day-Lewis for Best Actor, and longtime Anderson collaborator Robert Elswit for Best Cinematography. "There Will Be Blood" was both a commercial and a critical success, and is often listed as one of the best films of the first decade of the 21st century. Daniel Day-Lewis won his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 1990 for "My Left Foot", and his third in 2013 for "Lincoln"; he was also nominated three other times (in 1994, 2003, and 2018). At the time of writing, he is the only male actor to have won three Best Actor awards. His performance in "There Will Be Blood" earned him a number of other accolades, including a BAFTA and a Golden Globe in the Best Actor category. Day-Lewis announced his retirement from acting in June 2017. The three English actors listed as wrong answers have all won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

From Quiz It's A Bloody Quiz

Answer: Scotland

The precise date of the Battle of Bloody Bay, between John MacDonald of Islay, the Lord of the Isles and chief of Clan Donald, and his bastard son, Angus Og MacDonald, is unknown, other than it was late 15th century. What is known, is that although Angus defeated his father and took the title Lord of the Isles, his influence and power were greatly diminished, as he lost a huge number of men and most of his fleet in the battle. Angus felt the need to engage after his father agreed to assist King Edward IV of England in his plan to invade mainland Scotland. In a cruel twist, Angus was murdered a decade or so after winning the battle, resulting in all of his titles passing to the crown. The battle is regarded by some historians as the greatest sea battle Scotland has ever seen and by many as being the beginning of the end of the clan system. The battle site can be found off the coast of Tobermory on the Isle of Mull.

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Answer: William Harvey

William Harvey studied at Padua, Italy. Upon his return to England he married the daughter of Queen Elizabeth I's physician. He became court physician to her successor James I and to his son Charles I. He also was one of the first to suggest that human reproduction occurred when the sperm fertilized an egg.

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Answer: Australia

"Bloody hell" is a mild oath of British origin, and though it enjoys common usage it is not always considered appropriate in polite company. When this ad campaign was launched, the initial response of the British TV regulator was to ban it from the airwaves. Ultimately, the agency relented and the ad was eventually broadcast in Great Britain.

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Answer: poppy

The only species in the genus Sanguinaria (Latin for "bloody"), bloodroot belongs to the family Papaveraceae, also known as the poppy family. This plant, which is also called by the common names of bloodwort, redroot, and Canada puccoon, is a flowering perennial that produces beautiful (though short-lived) white flowers in the early spring. As its names imply, the plant's rhizome and its sap are red in colour. Both the rhizome and the leaves are toxic because of their high alkaloid content; in addition, applying bloodroot extracts to the skin causes disfiguring lesions, and its home use to treat certain skin cancers is discouraged. In spite of that, the medicinal use of bloodroot was widespread in the past, especially among Native American peoples. Bloodroot juice is also used to make red, pink, and orange dyes, often used by Native American craftspeople; gloves should always be worn when handling these plants. Since World War I, the common, or corn, poppy (Papaver rhoeas) has been a symbol of remembrance for those fallen in war - a tradition inspired by Canadian poet John McRae's poem, "In Flanders Fields".

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Answer: Slytherin

Nearly Headless Nick is the Gryffindor house ghost, the Fat Friar is Hufflepuff's and the Grey Lady takes on the role for Ravenclaw, leaving the Bloody Baron as the Slytherin ghost. Strenger became a Hogwarts' ghost following a crime of passion involving Helena Ravenclaw with whom he was madly in love. When she stole her mother's tiara and fled to Albania, Rowena Ravenclaw sent Strenger to find her, knowing his love would not allow him to rest until he had done so. He located Helena, but when she refused to return with him, in a fit of rage, he murdered her before, overcome with remorse, he turned the blade on himself.

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Answer: Rolling Stones

Voted 69th best album in the Billboard "Best Albums of All Time", this classic set opens with "Gimme Shelter", includes the live favourites "Love In Vain" and "Midnight Rambler", and closes with "You Can't Always Get What You Want". It was Brian Jones' last outing with the Stones (he died the same year) and the first for his replacement, Mick Taylor.

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Answer: Tony Hancock

Hancock was the comic genius of his generation and appeared on radio and television. His 'Hancock's Half Hour' was one of the most watched shows on TV in the 1960s and 'The Blood Donor' was one of its best remembered sketches. Fans will cheerfully quote passages of script, including arguably the most famous line: when told he must donate a pint of blood, Hancock's character protested: "I don't mind giving a reasonable amount, but a pint! That's very nearly an armful!" Hancock often played troubled characters and he was a troubled man in his personal life. Hancock took his own life on 24 June 1968. He was aged just 44.

From Quiz Bloody Hell!

Answer: Bloody Mary

Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, reigned England from 1553-1558. A staunch Catholic from birth, her foremost goal was the reestablishment of Catholicism following the Protestant legislation of her brother, Edward VI. Her religious fervor led to persecution of Protestants resulting in some 300 people being burned at the stake, thus earning her the moniker of 'Bloody Mary'.

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Answer: Latvia

In heraldry, sanguine is a stain, or non-standard tincture - denoting a blood-red colour deeper than the standard "gules" (red). The most notable example of sanguine on a national flag is the flag of Latvia, which is used as a reference for the colour - which is officially described as "carmine-red". According to Latvian literary tradition, the flag's peculiar shade of red represents the readiness of the Latvians to give their blood for their country's freedom (represented by the white band). A moving legend about the origin of the flag tells of the leader of a Latvian tribe who, mortally wounded in battle, was wrapped in a white sheet, whose outer edges were stained red by his blood. The current Latvian flag is believed to date from 1279. It was first officially adopted on 18 November 1918, when Latvia became independent. During the Soviet occupation that started in 1940, the flag was made illegal, and was not reintroduced until 27 February 1990, prior to the country's regaining its independence the following year. All the flags of the countries mentioned as wrong answers have a red-and-white colour scheme. There is a similar, blood-related legend regarding the origins of the flag of Austria, which is almost identical to the Latvian one, though it uses a standard shade of red.

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Answer: Geranium

The bloody crane's-bill, also known as the bloody geranium, is native to, and found in, most of Europe. It is extremely attractive to bumblebees and can be found in abundance on the many cliffs and dunes of Northumberland where, when in full bloom, it provides an eye catching purple carpet.

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Answer: 1901

Karl Landsteiner, an Austrian biologist, received the 1930 Nobel Prize for Medicine for his lifesaving work in identifying blood groups. After World War I he lived in the Netherlands and then in the USA, where he died in 1943.

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Answer: Sheep

The transfusion was performed by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denis, physician to the French king, King Louis XIV. The boy survived.

From Quiz Bloody Hell!

Answer: Duncan

Although it was Macbeth himself who actually killed Duncan to clear the way to the throne, Lady Macbeth was behind this foul deed, urging him on and incriminating the guards to allay suspicion. She did not sleep well in the nights following this act; her lady-in-waiting observed her sleepwalking, rubbing her hands in a vain attempt to remove the stain of guilt from them.

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Answer: Angela Carter

The ten short stories included in Angela Carter's collection "The Bloody Chamber" are all based on mostly well-known folk or fairy tales. The story that gives the collection its title (which is also the longest in the book) is based on Charles Perrault's "Bluebeard" - the bloody chamber being a reference to the forbidden room where Bluebeard keeps the corpses of his murdered wives. Other stories in the collection are also adaptations of Perrault's tales, which Carter had translated into English a few years earlier. In particular, three stories are based on "Little Red Riding Hood": in 1984, one of them, "The Company of Wolves", was adapted into a film (titled "In the Company of Wolves") by Irish director Neil Jordan; Carter and Jordan co-wrote the screenplay. Like most of Carter's works, the stories in "The Bloody Chamber" have a strong feminist bias, challenging the depiction of female characters in traditional fairy tales and Gothic fiction. The novel "Nights at the Circus" referenced in the question was published in 1984; Carter sadly passed away in 1992, at the age of 51. Of the three authors mentioned as wrong choices, only Mary Stewart is also English, while Ursula K. Le Guin and Anne Rice are American.

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Answer: Kevin "Bloody" Wilson

"Your Average Australian Yobbo" (1984) from Kevin "Bloody" Wilson was a top ten hit on the Kent Music Report in Australia and in 1985, he followed it with "Kev's Back (The Return of the Yobbo)" which went top 20, and was the first ever winner of the ARIA Award for "Best Comedy Release". Wilson is one of the most well known, and most irreverent and non politically correct, comedians to hail from Australia with many of his song titles unable to be mentioned here. He did however co-write "The Genie In The Bottle" (2007) which was a huge hit on the Australian country charts.

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Answer: Rhesus factor

The rhesus factor is a particular problem if the mother is rhesus negative and the father is rhesus positive. The conflict can cause death or serious illness in infants. The overwhelming majority of humans are rhesus positive. However, the European Basques have the lowest proportion, approximately 65%.

From Quiz Bloody Hell!

Answer: Hydrogen peroxide

I wonder if this would have removed the stain from Lady Macbeth's hands? Soaking in cold water is usually effective for fresh bloodstains, and rubbing with Ivory soap is also recommended. Hydrogen peroxide may cause bleaching of colored fabrics, so it's always a good idea to test it first on an inconspicuous part of the garment.

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Answer: jasper

Jasper is an opaque form of quartz (a variety of silica) that comes in various shades, though red, brown and green are the most common. Bloodstone is a kind of dark green jasper (which can also occur in translucent form, known as chalcedony) characterized by red spots or streaks of hematite - hence its name; each specimen of bloodstone has its own unique patterns. The name "heliotrope" (Greek for "toward the sun") is based on the ancient belief - related by Pliny the Elder in his "Natural History" - that, if immersed in water and reflecting sunlight, the stone turned red as blood. There are also a number of legends related to bloodstone, one of them associating its red spatters with the blood of Jesus Christ. Like other kinds of jasper, bloodstone is often used for pieces of personal jewelry such as signet rings or cufflinks, or for ornamental objects. Today most bloodstone comes from India, though deposits have been found in the US, Australia, Brazil, and China. Jasper National Park (named after a person, not the stone) is located in the province of Alberta, in the Canadian Rockies.

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Answer: Absinthe

A Bloody Mary consists of vodka and tomato juice, seasoned with ground black pepper, celery salt, paprika, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce and garnished with a celery stalk and green olives. The origins of the Bloody Mary are unclear, but it has spawned many variations besides the absinthe-based Bloody Fairy. When gin is used as a base, the cocktail is usually called a Red Snapper or Ruddy Mary and a Bloody Geisha uses a sake base. The popular Canadian drink, the Caesar, uses the same vodka base as a Bloody Mary, but utilises Clamato juice instead of tomato juice. My favourite term is the Australian term for the virgin Bloody Mary, containing no alcohol, simply called a Bloody Shame.

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Answer: U2

The opening track of the album "War", it was the third single released from the album, but failed to chart in the UK. It is about the infamous Bloody Sunday incident in Derry, Northern Ireland when British soldiers shot 27 civil rights protestors in 1972. Thirteen of the victims died immediately.

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Answer: Pelican

By 2008, the The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service was collecting, testing and distributing more than 75,000 donations a year at 1,000 donation sessions. Its newsletter was called 'The Pelican Post'. [www.nibts.org]

From Quiz Bloody Hell!

Answer: Ron Weasley

The use of "bloody" as an oath was considered quite mild during the 1600s, but around 1750 or so it assumed more profane connotations in the UK. In recent times it has once again become acceptable in common speech, even to the point of being spoken by young people in popular children's literature.

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Answer: The Italian Job

"You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!", delivered by Michael Caine in his role as Charlie Croker, was voted favourite film one-liner in a 2003 poll of movie fans. Tribute was paid to "The Italian Job" by rock band the Stereophonics in the video for their hit, "Pick A Part That's New" (1999). The band played gold guitars and drums, seemingly performing in a bus which was teetering on the edge of a cliff interspersed with much Mini action. "Hang on a minute, lads - I've got a great idea."

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Answer: an arm full

Although he eventually gave an entire pint of his rare blood group, it was given back to him at the end of the episode. In that episode, he had an accident and needed a transfusion of the same rare blood group. This was one of the very best scripts by Galton and Simpson who went on to write the equally successful "Steptoe and Son".

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Answer: 16

The American Red Cross also insisted that donors weighed at least 110lbs and met reasonable health standards. They could give blood every 56 days.

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Answer: oxpecker

Found mostly in the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, the two species of birds in the family Buphagidae ("ox-eaters") are among the vampires of the bird world, since blood is by far their favourite food. As their name suggests, oxpeckers perch on the bodies of large herbivores - such as cattle, buffalo, rhinos, zebras, and antelopes - where they prey on ticks, flies and other parasites. While feeding on these parasites, they also eat the flesh and blood of any open wounds on the animals' backs, occasionally opening wounds with their beaks. Though this relationship has been described as mutualism - as it is beneficial to both parties - wounding the animals in order to feed on their blood would qualify as parasitism. Oxpeckers are smallish, olive-brown birds with brightly coloured bills and red eyes; the yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) is the most widespread of the two species, while the red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorynchus) is found mostly in East Africa. The three incorrect answers are all common names of bird species, though none of them are blood-drinkers. Other birds that occasionally or regularly feed on blood are the aptly-named vampire finches, hood mockingbirds, and the Tristan thrush.

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Answer: Sailor

In the novel, set in the 19th century, eight year old Mary Faber, having lost her entire family to disease, is forced to join a gang of street orphans. She quickly befriends the group's leader Rooster Charlie, but on discovering his body after he has been murdered, she is left with few options. Mary takes Rooster Charlie's clothes, assumes the identity of Jack and joins a ship's crew as cabin boy. On a voyage off the coast of North Africa, the ship engages with a pirate ship, and when sent aboard as part of the boarding party, "Jack" shoots and kills a pirate, earning her the nickname, "Bloody Jack". "Bloody Jack" (2002) is the first in a series of novels that cover Mary's life and adventures as she matures and are a most entertaining read.

From Quiz To Bleed Or Not To Bleed, That Is The Question!

Answer: orange

The most common types of blood orange are the moro, tarocco, and the sanguinello. The red colouration is caused by anthocyanin or lycopene.

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Answer: 14th June

World Blood Donor Day was devised by the World Health Organisation. This date was the birthday of the Austrian scientist Karl Lansteiner, who developed the ABO blood group system in 1901.

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