And once again, I’ve co-hosted a pub quiz with a friend. We used PowerPoint to create a set of slides for the questions. Here are the questions and answers.
When was the film “Hackers” first shown in cinemas? - September 15, 1995
Who was the second person on the Moon? - Buzz Aldrin (Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.)
In which country did the 2008 Summer Olympics take place? - China (Beijing)
What is the currency of South Korea? - Won
How many chambers does the human heart have? - 4
What does the acronym UNIVAC stand for? - Universal Automatic Computer
Which film contains the famous quote “I see dead people”? - The Sixth Sense (1999)
How many times does Idina Menzel sing “let it go” in the song “Let It Go” from the movie Frozen? - 12 times
Which planet in our solar system has the largest number of moons? – Saturn (274 – NASA)
Which gas is the most common in Earth’s atmosphere? - Nitrogen
What is currently the most streamed song on Spotify? - Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
What are the lyrics to this excerpt from “Walking On A Dream” by “Empire of the Sun”? - Is it real now, when two people become one. I can feel now, when two people become one.
When was Netflix founded? - 1997
What is the largest city in Australia? - Sydney
In what year was the film Titanic released in cinemas? - 1997
Mauve is a shade of which color? - Purple
Which country has the most gold medals in tennis? - Great Britain
How many teeth does an adult human typically have? - 32 (16 upper & 16 lower jaw)
Which bar in New York was the site of an uprising in 1969, considered a catalyst for the modern LGBTQIA+ movement? - The Stonewall Inn
What is the more common name for the portrait officially titled “La Gioconda,” painted in Florence in 1503? - Mona Lisa
What is the fermented cabbage dish considered a staple in Korean cuisine? - Kimchi
Which command do you use on a Commodore 128 to switch to Commodore 64 mode? - GO64
What color do you get when you mix the two colors that appear twice in the Google logo? - Purple (red and blue)
Which actor plays the antagonist Eugene Belford (aka The Plague) in “Hackers”? - Fisher Stevens
What is the currency of Hungary? - Forint
What color is a giraffe’s tongue? - Purple
What is the name of the supercomputer in War Games? - WOPR (War Operation Plan Response)
Which element has the chemical symbol “Rg”? - Roentgenium
Which planet in our solar system has the highest surface temperature? - Venus