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Question 1

In 1864 this general got generally trounced in thr presidential Election

Answer 1

General McClellan
212 to 21 to Abe

Question 2

Beats a full house

Answer 2

Royal flush
Straight flush
Four of a kind

Question 3

First US counts minted here

Answer 3

Philadelphia
Capital at the time

Question 4

US bureau of these 2 activities can produce over 500 M in notes in a day

Answer 4

Printing and engraving
Part of treasury department

Question 5

National animal of Canada

Answer 5

Beaver

Question 6

National bird of Bahamas

Answer 6

Flamingo
Scarlet avian

Question 7

80s movie theme songs
Movie title: What a feeling
83

Answer 7

Flash dance
Irene cara

Question 8

80s movie theme songs
Movie title R good enough
85

Answer 8

Cyndi lauper
The goonies

Question 9

80s movie theme songs
Burning heart
85

Answer 9

Survivor
Rocky 4 -

East vs west ?

Question 10

80s movie theme songs
glory of love
86

Answer 10

Peter suh ter uh
Karate kid 2

Question 11

80s movie theme songs
The touch

86

Answer 11

Transformers the movie
Stan bush
Order wells final movie ? No rosebud

Question 12

She’s so high song

Answer 12

Tal Bachman
Canadian
14 on billboard 100

Question 13

80s movie theme songs
UHF

89

Answer 13

Weird Al yank uh vick (real name George Newman )

UHF - also name of movie

UHF (released internationally as The Vidiot from UHF) is a 1989 American comedy film starring “Weird Al” Yankovic, David Bowe, Fran Drescher, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards, Stanley Brock, Gedde Watanabe, Billy Barty, Anthony Geary, Emo Philips and Trinidad Silva

Question 14

Element 21

Answer 14

Scandium
Sc
Transition metal

Question 15

Element 22

Answer 15

Titanium
Ti

Transition metal

Question 16

Element 25

Answer 16

Manganese
mn

Transition metal

Question 17

Element 24

Answer 17

Chromium cr

Transition metal

Question 18

Element 23

Answer 18

Vuh nay d um
Transition metal

Question 19

Element 31

Answer 19

Gallium ga

Question 20

Element 32

Answer 20

Germanium ge

Question 21

Italy’s first capital :

Answer 21

TURIN
Turin (“Torino” in Italian) is a major city in the north of Italy that sits on the Po River. Back in 1861, when the Kingdom of Italy was formed, Turin was chosen as the first capital of the country.

Question 22

is Spanish for “Do you speak Spanish?” “Aquí se habla español” translates as “Spanish is spoken here”.

Answer 22

Habla español?”

Question 23

We usually associate the cultivation of this flower with the Netherlands, but they were first grown commercially in the Ottoman Empire.

Answer 23

tulips - spring bloom

The name “tulip” ultimately derives from the Ottoman Turkish word “tulbend” that means “muslin, gauze”.

Question 24

Nero Wolfe is a fictional detective and the hero of many stories published by this author. There are 33 Nero Wolfe novels for us to read, and 39 short stories.

Answer 24

Rex Stout

There are also movie adaptations of two of the novels: “Meet Nero Wolfe” (1936) which features a young Rita Hayworth, and “The League of Frightened Men” (1937). One of Wolfe’s endearing traits is his love of good food and beer, so he is a pretty rotund character.

Question 25

This ” is one of those brand names that has become so much associated with the product that it is often assumed to be a generic term.

The “hydrotherapy product” took off in the fifties with some astute marketing towards “worn-out housewives” and the use of celebrity spokesman Jack Benny.

Answer 25

Jacuzzi

The Jacuzzi company was founded in 1915 by the seven(!) Jacuzzi brothers in Berkeley California. The brothers, who were Italian immigrants

Question 26

He got his big break in movies with a supporting role in “Raging Bull” starring Robert De Niro, earning Pesci an Oscar nomination early in his career. There followed a string of gangster roles played alongside De Niro, namely “Once Upon a Time in America”, “Goodfellas” and “Casino”.

Answer 26

Joe Pesci

But I like Pesci’s comedic acting best of all. He was marvelous in the “Home Alone” films, the “Lethal Weapon” series, and my personal favorite, “My Cousin Vinny”. Pesci gets a mention in the stage musical “Jersey Boys”, which isn’t too surprising as he is one of the show’s producers.

Question 27

” is a comedy drama TV show created by and starring comedian Peter Davidson, supported by Edie Falco and Joe Pesci. Apparently, episodes are inspired by Davidson’s own life.

Answer 27

Bupkis

Question 28

We use this term “” to describe a film director with a distinctive style, and someone who is distinguished enough to overcome the influence of a movie studio and other commercial pressures. Examples often cited are Akira Kurosawa, Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks and Jean Renoir. “

Answer 28

auteur

Auteur” is a French word meaning “author”.

Question 29

The San Francisco Bay Area is served by three major airports:

Answer 29

San Francisco (SFO), Oakland (OAK) and San Jose (SJC).

Question 30

is located just south of Yellowstone NP, and a must-see if you are visiting the latter.

Answer 30

Grand Teton National Park (NP)

The park is named after the tallest peak in the magnificent Teton Range known as Grand Teton. The origins of the name “Teton” is not very clear, although one story is that it was named by French trappers, as the word “tetons” in French is a slang term meaning “breasts”.

Question 31

She is a restaurateur and TV personality from South Africa. She has a very colorful demeanor, which no doubt helped her take over from the marvelous Mary Berry as a judge of the hit UK show “The Great British Bake Off” (“The Great British Baking Show” in the US).

Answer 31

Prue Leith

Question 32

Ty Cobb’s first cousin, Robert H. Cobb, owned this chain of restaurants. One of his regular customers was the famous Sid Grauman, who ran Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Late one night, Grauman asked for a snack, and Cobb came up with a chopped salad simply made from ingredients he happened to have in the refrigerator. Grauman liked it so much that he continued to request it, and the Cobb salad was born.

Answer 32

Brown Derby

Question 33

Something described as this is related to a bear.

Answer 33

ursine

The term “ursine” comes from “ursus” (plural “ursi”), Latin for “bear”.

Question 34

Turner memoir :

Answer 34

“I, Tina” is a 1986 autobiography by Tina Turner. The book was so successful it was adapted into a movie called “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” The film version was released in 1993 and stars Angela Bassett as Tina Turner. The first chapter of the biography is called “Nut Bush”, a reference to the small farming community of Nutbush, Tennessee where Turner was born (as Anna Mae Bullock).

Question 35

Jeweler to the Romanovs :

Answer 35

FABERGE
Fabergé eggs are beautiful jeweled eggs made by the House of Fabergé from 1885 to 1917. The tradition of fabricating the eggs started when Tsar Alexander III commissioned Fabergé to create a jeweled egg for his wife in 1885. After this, the House of Fabergé produced more and more elaborate designs, year after year.

Question 36

Where Ferrari is RACE :

Answer 36

NYSE
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) can give some quite descriptive ticker symbols to companies, for example:

Anheuser-Busch (BUD, for “Budweiser”)
Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP, as in “beer tap”)
Steinway Musical Instruments (LVB, for “Ludwig van Beethoven”)
Sotheby’s (BID, for the auction house)
The Italian sports car company Ferrari was founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1939. Ferrari built the most expensive car ever sold: a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO that exchanged hands for over $38 million in 2012.

Question 37

became Governor of New York in 2021, making her the first woman to assume the office. As a native of Buffalo, she also became the first governor from Upstate New York since 1920.

Answer 37

Kathy Hochul

Question 38

is a former Mayor of San Francisco (2004-2011) who took over as the Governor of California in 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and a very outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump. From 2001 to 2006, was married to Kimberley Guilfoyle, a former attorney and fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. Guilfoyle is a very outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump.

Answer 38

Gavin Newsom

Question 39

is a broad cultural movement that incorporates science-fiction and futuristic elements with the history and identity of the African diaspora.

Answer 39

Afrofuturism
The term “Afrofuturism” was coined in 1994 by author and cultural critic Mark Dery.

Question 40

True Grit” filmmakers :
Also star of original and new

Answer 40

COENS
The classic 1969 Western movie “True Grit” starring John Wayne is a screen adaptation of a 1968 novel by Charles Portis. The Coen brothers released another big screen adaption of the novel using the same title in 2010 starring Jeff Bridges in the Rooster Cogburn role previously played by John Wayne.