Trivia Answers

Here are the answers to the Trivia questions I asked yesterday

(#1; TV; 8 points) On the Pilot episode of CSI, what was the name of the brand new agent? Holly Gribbs
(#2 GEOGRAPHY; 7 points) What is the longest River in Canada? Mackenzie River
(#3 NAMES; 9 points) I’m going to give you three names; you need to tell me where they come from: Jester, Merlin, and Goose. All pilots in the movie TOP GUN
(#4 HISTORY; 8 points) What decade did the Concorde make its first commercial flight? April 9, 1969
(#5 LITERATURE; 7) What is the first line of Moby Dick? “Call Me Ishmael”
(#6 CANDY; 6) What color Smarties are you supposed to eat last? Red
(#7 SPORTS; 8) In the 2002 Winter Olympics, two Canadian figure skaters were first robbed and then awarded gold medals. What are their names? Jamie Sale and David Pelletier
(#8 FOOD; 8) At Denny’s, what comes on the Original Grand Slam Breakfast? 2 eggs, 2 pancakes, 2 bacon strips, and 2 sausauge links
(#9 COMICS; 8) In the comic strip Peanuts, Snoopy has a brother who lives out in the desert. What is his name? Spike
(#10 MOVIES; 8) What was the name of the diamond in the movie TITANIC Heart of the Ocean
(#11 PEOPLE; 8) Who lives at 21 Baker St.? Sherlock Holmes
(#12) TV; 9) on the show Law & Order, how many partners did Detective Lenny Briscoe have? (Original) 3: Mike Logan, Rey Curtis, Ed Green
(#13 HISTORY 9) What famous event happened in the world on September 1, 1939? Germany invaded Poland/start of WWII
(#14 ENTERTAINMENT; 8) What was the original color of Oscar the Grouch? Orange
(#15 MOVIES; 10) In the Movie IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, What was the Angel’s name, and what was the name of the town when George saw what it would be like if he’d never been born? Clarence/Potterville
(#16 HISTORY; 9) What was Alfred Nobel famous for before he founded the Nobel Prize? Inventor of Dynamite
(#17 SPORTS; 7) Who won the last World Cup in 2002, held in Korea and Japan? Brazil
(#18 SPACE; 7) What is Canada’s most noteworthy contribution to NASA’s space program? Canadarm
(#19 NAMES; 9) Helena, Lysander, Puck all charcters in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
(#20 GEOGRAPHY; 8) What continent has the most countries? Africa (53 countries; over 25% of the world)

Bonus: Movies
I’m going to give you four movie characters. You need to give me the movie they come from.

Sonny Corleone - Godfather
Ashley Wilkes – Gone with the Wind
Lt. John Dunbar – Dances with Wolves
Kit de Luca – Pretty Woman

Timeline
I’m going to give you four historical events, you have to put them in order from longest ago to most recent

Charlemagne: Christmas Day, AD 800
Millennium: January 1, 1000
Battle of Hastings: October 14, 1066
Magna Carta: June 15, 1215