What was the full name given on Marilyn Monroe's birth certificate?
Norma Jean Mortenson
She was later baptised as Norma Jean Baker
Tags: AKA,Which of these distances is the longest?
- 1 mile
- 100,000 cm
- 2km or 2000 yards
2km
if all others turned into miles - 100,000cm = 0.62miles, 2km= 1.24miles and 2000 yards= 1.14 miles
Whose gravestone carries the epitaph 'I told you I was ill.'?
Spike Milligan
In astrology, which 3 signs of the zodiac are known as 'air signs'?
Aquarius, Libra and Gemini
Tags: Zodiac,What has been the most common first name for an American First Lady?
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Truman, Elizabeth Monroe and Elizabeth 'Betty' Ford
Which philosopher stated 'I think therefore I am'?
Descartes
By what name was Charles I, the King of the Franks (who united most of Western Europe during the early Middle Ages) better known as?
Charlemagne
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In computer terminology, what does the acronym RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
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In George Orwell's 'Animal Farm', what kind of creatures are Napoleon and Snowball?
Pigs
Which letter of the alphabet is represented in Braille as a single raised dot in the upper left-hand corner of the cell?
- A
- B
- C
- D
A
What Japanese word translates into English as 'harbor wave'?
Tsunami
In 1824, which country changed its name, having previously been known as New Holland?
Australia
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Whose non violent protests during the 1920s lead to the independence of their country from the British Empire?
Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
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Which leader of the Odawa native american tribe had the same name as an American car brand?
Chief Pontiac
he was the most prominent leader in a group of tribes at the time and the Pontiac war from 1763-1766 was named for him too.
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What was the name of the fictional land where the books of CS Lewis were set, which featured protagonists including the children Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy?
Narnia
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In 1997, Houston Intercontinental Airport was renamed to honour which former President of the USA?
George H W Bush
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Which Olympics did the US boycott?
1980
The Olympics were held in Moscow that year
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What now world famous invention of chemist, John Pemberton, went on sale in 1886 advertised as an esteemed brain tonic and intellectual beverage?
Coca Cola
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Zorro is a famous swordsman, but his name is the name of an animal in Spanish - What is the animal?
Fox
Tags: Language,In which long running American sitcom would you follow the exploits of the Dunphy Family?
Modern Family
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In which mainland European country is the time the same as it is in the United Kingdom?
Portugal
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Facebook was founded in which year?
2004
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Where would you find major and minor arcana?
In a deck of tarot cards