Shaun of the Dead
Gone with the Wind
Gandhi
The Blair Witch Project
Slumdog Millionaire
Name five film sequels that fell horribly short of the original(s).
Shaun of the Dead
Gone with the Wind
Gandhi
The Blair Witch Project
Slumdog Millionaire
Name five film sequels that fell horribly short of the original(s).
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The Matrix: Reloaded
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Men in Black II
Batman & Robin
Spiderman 3
Name 5 non-talking animal characters in movies.
Hooch, from Turner &
Marley, from & Me
Kangaroo Jack
Benji
King Kong
Name five famous trees.
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Banyan
Sequoia
Oak
Elm
Maple
Name 5 divided islands - that is, islands that contain more than one country. (Hint: there are several in my neck of the woods.)
Hispaniola (Dominican Republic / Haiti)
Papua (Indonesia / Papua New Guinea)
Ireland (Ireland / Northern Ireland)
Borneo (Indonesia / Malaysia)
Tierra del Fuego (Argentina / Chile)
Name five rulers who were killed in uprisings by their own people.
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Charles I of England
Louis XVI of France
Montezuma of the Aztecs
Macbeth of Scotland
Richard III of England
Name five states the U.S. could afford to lose, and why.
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Kansas
Arizona
Vermont
Delaware
North Dakota
If only because they sound the most boring of all the states, that I can even remember
Name 5 English Counties without looking them up
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It's amazing how quickly they started to come to me once I thought of one or two; I could probably name 15-20 more, which I would never have guessed I could do.
Surrey
Devon
Cornwall
Sussex
York
Name five entertainers who have been knighted during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Paul McCartney
Elton John
Keith Richards
Judi Dench
David Bowie
And I object to Vermont's inclusion on CIAS's list! My wife's from there. It's a very nice place.
Name five people whom the Queen should posthumously honour, if Parliament authorized it.
Alan Turing (Yes, I know he's OBE, but he should be a knight. Hell, he should be king.)
Rosalind Franklin
Freddie Mercury
Oscar Wilde
Mick Ronson
Name five holidays that you find silly or senseless.
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Arbor Day
International Talk Like a Pirate Day (purposefully so, of course)
Sweetest Day
Administrative Professionals Day
Evacuation Day
Name five other people whom the Queen should posthumously honour, if Parliament authorized it.
Here, I'll get you started:
J.R.R. Tolkien
William Wilberforce
William Shakespeare
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Charles Darwin
Charles Dickens
Name 5 "cures" for the common cold
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
That's a great list, CIAS! Add Tolkien and Isaac Newton, and I think you've pretty much swept the field.
Chicken soup
Bed rest
Gargling warm salt water
Hanging a cold key on the back of your neck
Eat a lot ("Feed a cold....")
Name five movies you hope to see before the end of the year
the new Spider-Man
the new Batman
Ted
the Total Recall remake
the new Bourne movie
Name five things you'd find on the menu at a German restaurant.
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Spaetzle.
Wiener Schnitzel.
Sauerbraten.
Liver dumpling soup.
Apfelstrudel.
Name five Polish foods.
mmm...Polish food...
pierogi
sledz
golabki
kielbasa
bigos
Name five people competing in these Olympic games.
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Alexandr Vinokurov
Mariel Zagunis
Brendan Hansen
Wojdan Shaherkani
Guor Marial
Name five sports you only get interested in once every four years.
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women's gymnastics (sorry fellas)
men's power lifting (sorry ladies)
platform diving
judo
curling (seriously!)
Name five sports that could disappear from the Olympics and you wouldn't miss.
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With apologies to their fans....
curling
beach volleyball
synchronized diving
synchronized swimming
table tennis
Name five more stunts Her Majesty should do in the next five years
Base jump off of Big Ben.
Dress up as Boudica and yell at some Roman reenactors.
Pull a sword out of a stone.
Swim the English Channel.
Race Prince Charles on dirtbikes somewhere around Balmoral.
Name five non-British royals.
Emperor Akihito of Japan
King Mohammed VI of Morocco
King Abdullah II of Jordan
King Juan Carlos of Spain
Prince Albert II of Monaco
Name five cities that should've hosted an Olympics, but haven't yet.
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Cairo, Egypt
Nairobi, Kenya
Lima, Peru
Istanbul, Turkey
Jakarta, Indonesia
Name five world records beaten this year.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
Time for a different category, maybe?
I'm changing it up!
Name 5 things you like about autumn.
Crisp air
Leaves changing colors
Apple cider
Halloween
Beautiful clear nights
Name five things you'll regret about summer ending.
Long Summer Days ending
Schools start again screwing up public transport
Having to sweep up leaves
he fact it vanished into nowhere yet again.
The Christmas countdown starts
Name 5 things you would not want to find in a sandwich
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Toenail clippings
Hair
Carrots
Phlegm
Jimmy Hoffa
Name five places you're pretty sure Jimmy Hoffa isn't
In London Bridge
At the bottom of the Marianas Trent
Under Grand Central Station
Atop the Empire State Building
In the Ark of the Covenant
Name five dangerous animals that look cute
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Dingo
Lion cub
Tiger cub
Chimp
The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog:
Name five good reasons to vote
A few women went to some trouble so that I could
It makes more sense than yelling at the TV new
It's a useful reaction to learning where politicians stand on issues of importance
I know far too many people who shouldn't be in the majority
I like the little sticker
Name five published parodies of the Fifty Shades trilogy.
So, I'll whisper in the dark, hoping you'll hear me.
Fifty Shames of Earl Grey
Fifty Sheds of Grey
50ShadesOfAndyGray
The Christian Grey
50 Shades of Shit
Name five things no Thanksgiving meal should be without
Turkey (or a reasonable facsimile thereof for the vegetarians)
Pumpkin pie
Green bean casserole
Eggnog
Stuffing
Name five classic Christmas specials
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Frosty the Snowman
Olive the Other Reindeer
Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Name five holiday specials that must never, ever be made.
The Star Wars Holiday Prequel
A Christmas Carol II: Scrooge Was Right
The Boxing Day Sioux Executions
Christmas with Honey Boo Boo
Yuletide Animal Sacrifices
Name five beverages best consumed in winter.
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Eggnog
Hot mulled cider
Hot cocoa
Earl Grey tea
More eggnog
Name five gifts you'd rather not get this Christmas... but that you just might.
Socks
Undies
Deodorant
Shower gel
After shave
Name 5 animals native to Australia (try not to cheat).
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I'd forgotten all about this game!
duckbill platypus
kangaroo
dingo
koala bear
drop bear
Name five U.S. Vice Presidents who did not become President
Sarah Palin
Donald Rumsfeld
Mitt Romney
Glen Beck
Homer Simpson
Name 5 shades of blue
Vermilion
Sky
Onyx
Ash
Flesh
Name the fivemost adjectives and/or substantives used by a symbolist poet
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Oh grief, let's give this a go.
Joe Biden
Dick Cheney
Dan Quayle
Al Gore
Walter Mondale
How did I do??
Name five landlocked European countries.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Very nice, although it might be too soon to say for Biden....
Switzerland
Belarus
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Andorra
Name five classical composers.
Beethoven
Mozart
Bach (take your pick)
Haydn
Rachmaninov
Name 5 pieces of Aussie slang.
G'day
barbie
prawns
sheila
tucker
Name 5 stereotypes (accurate or not) about Aussies.
surfing
all bloody drongoes/convicts
all alcoholics
bouncing around in a kangaroo's pouch
strange relations with NZ
Name 5 stereotypes (accurate or not) about Americans.
uncultured
eat Velveeta
love guns
hate subtitles
loathe Frenchmen
Name 5 stereotypes (accurate or not) about the British.
Polite
Bad food
Bad teeth
At best when things are desperate
Love tea
Name 5 famous sports figures from 50 years ago or more.
Babe Didrickson
Jim Thorpe
Moses Fleetwood Walker
Babe Ruth
Sonja Henie
Name 5 stereotypes (accurate or not) about the French.
rude
dandies
perfectionists with food
obsessed with cheese
nation of boozers
Name 5 stereotypes (accurate or not) about the Russians.