ILHS January Crew Trivia Competition

Question 1

What is sushi traditionally wrapped in?

Accepted Answer

edible seaweed

Question 2

Who is the author who created James Bond in novels like "Dr. No", and "Thunderball"?

Accepted Answer

Ian Fleming

Question 3

Nothing Rhymes with "Orange"

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

In what film did Humphrey Bogart say "We'll always have Paris"?

Accepted Answer

Casablanca

Question 5

What is the painting La Gioconda more usually known as?

Accepted Answer

The Mona Lisa

Question 6

What is the captial city of Spain?

Accepted Answer

Madrid

Question 7

When did Margaret Thatcher become the first female Prime Minister of the UK?

Accepted Answer

1979

Question 8

The Euro was introduced as legal currency on the world market on January 1 of what year?

Accepted Answer

1999

Question 9

What are the three primary colors?

Accepted Answer

Red, Blue, Yellow

Question 10

May Queen, Wisely Crab, Foxwhelps, and Lane's Prince Albert are all varietals of what?

Accepted Answer

Apples

Question 11

What is the world's biggest island?

Accepted Answer

Greenland

Question 12

What country won the very first FIFA World Cup in 1930?

Accepted Answer

Uruguay

Question 13

If you were painting with tempera, what would you be using the bind together color pigments?

Accepted Answer

Egg Yolks

Question 14

What is the name of the world's most ancient forest, and where is it located?

Accepted Answer

Daintree Forest, Australia

Question 15

Which author wrote "The Vampire Chronicles" series, including "Interview with the Vampire"

Accepted Answer

Anne Rice

Question 16

Which actress's career includes films such as Contact and The Silence of the Lambs?

Accepted Answer

Jodie Foster

Question 17

What is someone who shoes horses called?

Accepted Answer

Farrier

Question 18

What does the musical term "piano" mean?

Accepted Answer

Play softly

Question 19

What is the circumference of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

25,000 mi

Question 20

Which actress has won the most Oscars?

Accepted Answer

Katherine Hepburn

Question 21

Which country is Prague in?

Accepted Answer

Czech Republic

Question 22

Who was the Spanish artist and sculptor famous for co-founding the Cubist movement?

Accepted Answer

Picasso

Question 23

Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world. That's because it's made of:

Accepted Answer

The stamens of a flower that only grows in Spain

Question 24

Which Heavyweight boxing champion was the only one to finish his career of 49 fights without ever being defeated?

Accepted Answer

Rocky Marciano

Question 25

What is the name of the train service started between Britain and France in 1994?

Accepted Answer

Eurostar

Question 26

Which Shakespeare play features the famous character Shylock?

Accepted Answer

The Merchant of Venice

Question 27

Roundhay Garden Scene, the first film ever made, was produced in what year?

Accepted Answer

1888

Question 28

Which famous battle between the British, French, and Spanish navies took place on Oct 21, 1805?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Trafalgar

Question 29

What is the oldest surviving printed book in the world?

Accepted Answer

The Diamond Sutra

Question 30

What is another word for lexicon?

Accepted Answer

Dictionary

Question 31

What is the largest freshwater lake in the world?

Accepted Answer

Lake Superior

Question 32

What color jersey is worn by the winner of each stage at the Tour de France?

Accepted Answer

Yellow

Question 33

Who holds the record for the most Major golf championships won?

Accepted Answer

Jack Nickalaus

Question 34

When Michael Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls, how many NBA Championships did he and his teammates win?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 35

What is the world's largest ocean by volume?

Accepted Answer

Pacific

Question 36

When was the ebook invented?

Accepted Answer

1971

Question 37

When did the Cold War end?

Accepted Answer

1991

Question 38

In what year was Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

1564

Question 39

How many times did Bjorn Borg win the men's tennis singles title at Wimbledon?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 40

Which actor starred in 142 films, including The Quiet Man, The Shootist, The Searchers, and Stagecoach?

Accepted Answer

John Wayne

Question 41

Rudolf Nureyev changed the face of what art form?

Accepted Answer

Ballet

Question 42

What is the world's longest river?

Accepted Answer

Nile

Question 43

Henry VIII had a number of wives. Who was his first?

Accepted Answer

Catherine of Aragon

Question 44

Allspice is another name for:

Accepted Answer

Dried Pimento

Question 45

How many soccer players should be on the field at the start of each match?

Accepted Answer

22

Question 46

Who directed the Lord of the Rings Trilogy?

Accepted Answer

Peter Jackson

Question 47

Who invented the rabies vaccine?

Accepted Answer

Louis Pasteur

Question 48

What is the seventh planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 49

Which country is home to the Cresta Run?

Accepted Answer

Switzerland

Question 50

Which chess piece can only move diagonally?

Accepted Answer

Bishop

Question 51

Where would you find the Sea of Tranquility?

Accepted Answer

The Moon

Question 52

In publishing, what does POD mean?

Accepted Answer

Print on Demand

Question 53

Who was the legendary Benedictine monk who invented champagne?

Accepted Answer

Dom Perignon

Question 54

How many valves does a trumpet have?

Accepted Answer

Three

Question 55

In needlework, what does UFO refer to?

Accepted Answer

Unfinished Object

Question 56

What NHL Hockey team did Wayne Gretzky play for in the 1980's?

Accepted Answer

Edmonton Oilers

Question 57

What kind of weapon is a falchion?

Accepted Answer

Sword

Question 58

Before he was hired to work on the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo was famous as a:

Accepted Answer

Sculptor

Question 59

Which Williams sister has won more Grand Slam titles?

Accepted Answer

Serena

Question 60

Who played Neo in The Matrix?

Accepted Answer

Keanu Reeves

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