Arts and Culture Flashcards
What was the name of the diner in Happy Days?
Arnold’s
What was the first soft drink in space?
Coca-cola
What does the USS stand for in the name of Captain Kirk’s Enterprise?
United Star Ship
What was the band Cold Chisel originally called?
Orange
What is the name of Bilbo’s home in the The Hobbit?
Bag End
Which book begins with the sentence ‘Marley was dead, to begin with’?
A Christmas Carol
Which Andrew Lloyd Webber play won the 1983 Tony for Best Musical?
Cats
In what city did Bill gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft in 1975?
Alberqueque, New Mexico
Which Disney princess was originally intended to be a villain?
Elsa
What happens to Veruca Salt during her tour of Willy Wonka’s factory?
She goes down a garbage chute
Karim Kharbouch, also known as French Montana, was born in which country?
Morocco
What was the name of Jay-Z’s debut album?
Reasonable Doubt
What was director Spike Lee’s first feature film?
She’s Gotta Have It
What rock singer briefly succeeded Bon Scott as the lead singer of the ban fraternity in 1974?
Jimmy Barnes
What are the names of Tony Stark’s parents?
Howard and Maria
What is Australia’s most famous literary hoax, involving 16 deliberately bad poems ‘written’ in 1943 by a nonexistent dead poet?
The Ern Malley hoax
Which 20th century Australian modern artist is most famous for his patinings of Australian historical icons, particularly Ned Kelly’s armour?
Sidney Nolan
What classic 1985 film does the phrase ‘hey You Guys’ come from?
The Goonies
What is Australia’s equivalent to the American Bigfoot myth?
Yowie
What is Bill Murray’s character’s name in the Ghostbusters franchise?
Peter Venkman
What is the name of the family dog in Full House?
Comet
What were the Kelly Gang’s armour suits made from?
Plough mouldboards
