The Brandon Quiz

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The Brandon Quiz
JUNE 13

Questions:

  1. Which musical tells the story of two friends named Elphaba and Galinda?

  2. Which animal holds the record for the most powerful bite force in the world?

    A) Great white shark
    B) Saltwater crocodile
    C) Nile crocodile
    D) Hippopotamus

  3. In The Chronicles of Narnia, what does Edmund ultimately betray his family and Aslan in exchange for after meeting the White Witch?

  4. Which popular fruit is mildly radioactive?

  5. What US city’s name translates to “the meadows” in Spanish?

  6. What animal has striped skin, in addition to striped fur?

  7. What is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

  8. Who was originally cast as Indiana Jones before Harrison Ford took over the role?
    A. Kurt Russell
    B. Mel Gibson
    C. Tom Selleck
    D. Jeff Bridges

  9. "Pluto Platter" was one of the names originally given to which popular toy?

  10. True or False: The World Toe Wrestling Championship is an actual annual event.

  11. In Greek mythology, who flew too close to the sun?

  12. What was the name of the Benedictine monk who invented champagne?

  13. Which spice gives the German liqueur Jägermeister its distinctive flavor?

  14. What is the highest-grossing holiday movie of all time?

  15. Who was the oldest man to win People Magazine’s sexiest man alive?

  16. Which iconic outfit, first introduced in a private members club, became the first service uniform to be officially patented in the United States?

  17. Which two cities represent letters in the phonetic alphabet?

  18. What were clocks missing before 1577?

  19. What is the main ingredient of Bombay Duck?

  20. True or False: The Daintree Rainforest is older than the Amazon Rainforest.

    RIDDLE ME THIS

    I start with an “e” and end with an “e”
    But I contain only one letter.
    What am I?

answers:

  1. Wicked

  2. C) Nile Crocodile

  3. Turkish Delight

  4. Banana (contains potassium-40, a radioactive isotope)

  5. Las Vegas

  6. The tiger

  7. The fear of long words

  8. C) Tom Selleck

  9. The frisbee. Inventor Walter Morrison named it those things before Arthur Melin and Richard Knerr bought the rights to the toy in 1955 and renamed it "Frisbee."

  10. True

  11. Icarus

  12. Dom Pérignon (Dom Pierre Pérignon)

  13. Star Anise

  14. The Grinch

  15. Sean Connery (at age 59, in 1989).

  16. The Playboy Bunny uniform

  17. Lima and Quebec

  18. Minute hands

  19. Fish – bummalo to be precise, a small dried fish from India and Bangladesh.

  20. True

    RIDDLE ME THAT

    An envelope


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