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Chef Extraordinaire
Sunday Special – Either / Or
1. Which actor, born Issur Danielovitch in 1916, has portrayed Vincent van
Gogh (1956), Doc Holliday (1957) and George Patton (1966) on film?
a. – Burt Lancaster
b. – Kirk Douglas
2. Who was the woman in Greek Mythology who was given the power of prophecy
but no one believed her?
a. - Cassandra
b. - Calliope
3. What was the first spacecraft to cross the asteroid belt?
a. - Voyager 1
b. - Pioneer 10
4. While in office, US president George W. Bush lost consciousness, and
almost his life, after choking on what seemingly innocuous object?
a. a grape
b. - a pretzel
5. Who were the belligerents in the Battle of Bannockburn?
a. - Scotland vs Ireland
b. - Scotland vs England
6. According to the popular Christmas carol, what does your true love give
to you on the sixth day of Christmas?
a. - Six maids a-milking
b. - Six geese a-laying
7. From the start of each year, in what order are the four "Grand Slam"
tournaments played in tennis?
a. - Australian, French, Wimbledon, U.S. Open
b. -Wimbledon, French, Australian, U.S. Open
8. Which was the first Canadian city to host the Winter Olympics?
a. - Vancouver
b. - Calgary
9. Which Roman general defeated Vercingetorix in the Battle of Alesia in 52
BCE?
a. - Marcus Antonius
b. - Julius Caesar
10. Tunisia has land borders with two countries. Libya is one, what is the
other?
a. Algeria
b. Ethiopia
11. Which of these suspenseful titles did NOT come from the pen of Stephen
King?
a. - Desperation
b. - Mr. Murder
12. What class of rock is quartzite?
a. - Metamorphic
b. - Igneous
13. Kodiak Island Borough also includes some land on the mainland?
a. - Yes
b. - No
14. Which actor's first film role was in 'The Brothers' Karamazov' in 1958 ?
He later became a famous TV captain...
a. - Patrick Stewart
b. - William Shatner
15. Which Scottish city is the "Capital of the Highlands", and one of the
fastest growing cities in Europe?
a. - St. Andrews
b. - Inverness
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1. - b
2. - a
3. - b
4. - b
5. - b
6. - b
7. - a
8. - b
9. - b
10. - a
11. - a
12. - a
13. - a
14. - b
15. - b
1. Which actor, born Issur Danielovitch in 1916, has portrayed Vincent van
Gogh (1956), Doc Holliday (1957) and George Patton (1966) on film?
a. – Burt Lancaster
b. – Kirk Douglas
2. Who was the woman in Greek Mythology who was given the power of prophecy
but no one believed her?
a. - Cassandra
b. - Calliope
3. What was the first spacecraft to cross the asteroid belt?
a. - Voyager 1
b. - Pioneer 10
4. While in office, US president George W. Bush lost consciousness, and
almost his life, after choking on what seemingly innocuous object?
a. a grape
b. - a pretzel
5. Who were the belligerents in the Battle of Bannockburn?
a. - Scotland vs Ireland
b. - Scotland vs England
6. According to the popular Christmas carol, what does your true love give
to you on the sixth day of Christmas?
a. - Six maids a-milking
b. - Six geese a-laying
7. From the start of each year, in what order are the four "Grand Slam"
tournaments played in tennis?
a. - Australian, French, Wimbledon, U.S. Open
b. -Wimbledon, French, Australian, U.S. Open
8. Which was the first Canadian city to host the Winter Olympics?
a. - Vancouver
b. - Calgary
9. Which Roman general defeated Vercingetorix in the Battle of Alesia in 52
BCE?
a. - Marcus Antonius
b. - Julius Caesar
10. Tunisia has land borders with two countries. Libya is one, what is the
other?
a. Algeria
b. Ethiopia
11. Which of these suspenseful titles did NOT come from the pen of Stephen
King?
a. - Desperation
b. - Mr. Murder
12. What class of rock is quartzite?
a. - Metamorphic
b. - Igneous
13. Kodiak Island Borough also includes some land on the mainland?
a. - Yes
b. - No
14. Which actor's first film role was in 'The Brothers' Karamazov' in 1958 ?
He later became a famous TV captain...
a. - Patrick Stewart
b. - William Shatner
15. Which Scottish city is the "Capital of the Highlands", and one of the
fastest growing cities in Europe?
a. - St. Andrews
b. - Inverness
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1. - b
2. - a
3. - b
4. - b
5. - b
6. - b
7. - a
8. - b
9. - b
10. - a
11. - a
12. - a
13. - a
14. - b
15. - b
