Quiz #028

Mythical Green Lore, Libraries, Melbourne Cup, Cockney Slang, Sporting Film Buffs

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Mythical Green Lore

This category is all about plant based fictional questions. 

1.

In the “Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy and scarecrow encounter trees that talk and do what?

2.

What plant does Harry Potter use to breathe underwater during the Triwizard Tournament?

3.

The Golden Bough, a token needed to visit the underworld in Roman myth, was a branch from which sacred tree?

4.

In the legend of King Arthur, which magical figure is said to have been born of a union between a woman and the spirit of an elder tree?

5.

In Homer’s Odyssey, which plant made Odysseus’s men forget their homes and want to stay on an island forever?

Libraries

For all the book worms out there!

6.

Which library is considered the most famous in ancient history and was located in Egypt?

7.

What is the term for a collection of maps, either in book or electronic form?

8.

Which system, widely used by libraries, classifies books by subject into 10 main classes?

9.

The Bodleian Library, one of the oldest libraries in Europe, is located where?

10.

Which institution, located in Washington, D.C., is the largest library in the world by shelf space and holds millions of books?

Melbourne Cup

The race that stops the nation!

11.

Who was the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup?

12.

What is the distance of the Melbourne Cup race?

13.

In 2003, which celebrity famously attended the Melbourne Cup and caused a stir with her choice of fashion?

14.

What was the name of the horse who won this year’s Melbourne Cup (2023)?

15.

Which famous Australian chef was the official 2023 Melbourne Cup Carnival’s hospitality partner to set the Birdcage menu?

Cockney Slang

It’s all a bit of bubble bath, so let’s have a butcher’s hook and see how well you know your Cockney slang!”

16.

If you are “Hank Marvin”, what are you?

17.

What might you do with a “dog and bone”?

18.

If you’re feeling a bit “cream crackered”, what are you?

19.

What is someone if they are getting into a “two and eight”?

20.

What are you doing if you are making a “box of toys”?

Sporting Film Buffs

Deep dive into these sports film related questions!

21.

Which 1976 film, starring Sylvester Stallone, tells the story of a struggling boxer given a shot at the world heavyweight title?

22.

Which 2000 film, based on a true story, portrays a high school football team’s journey during the early 1970s, addressing issues of racial integration?

23.

In the 2005 movie “Cinderella Man,” who played the role of real-life boxer James J. Braddock?

24.

Who directed the 2004 sports drama film “Million Dollar Baby,” which follows the story of a female boxer named Maggie Fitzgerald?

25.

In the movie “Moneyball,” which Major League Baseball team does Brad Pitt’s character, Billy Beane, manage?

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