Good Sunday morning all! Thank you for stopping by my trivia weekend and here are your twenty questions for Sunday:
1. Which European country contains the historic region of Transylvania?
2. Which 1988 film featured a character named Raymond Babbitt, played by Dustin Hoffman?
3. Which country has the world's only national flag featuring a modern firearm?
4. Which country was the birthplace of the famous painter Pablo Picasso?
5. Which famous American businessman began his career selling newspapers and sweets on trains?
6. Which actor played the villainous Hans Gruber in the 1988 film Die Hard?
7. Which country has a city called Christchurch, named after a college at the University of Oxford?
8. Which American state is nicknamed the Land of Enchantment?
9. Which instrument did the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes famously play?
10. Which actor played the original Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory?
11. Which British rock band took its name from a 1963 horror film starring Boris Karloff?
12. Which English king ordered the compilation of the Domesday Book in 1086?
13. Which famous French writer was imprisoned in the Bastille in 1717 before becoming known by his pen name?
14. Which actress played the character of Mrs. Doubtfire's wife, Miranda Hillard, in the 1993 film?
15. Which famous actress was the first to receive an Academy Award for playing a character of the opposite sex?
16. Which European country has a town where residents traditionally dress as devils and jump over babies during an annual festival?
17. Which famous American president was once a licensed bartender?
18. Which famous American author reportedly wrote standing up at a specially designed desk?
19. Which country has a town called Batman, named long before the comic-book superhero was created?
20. Which famous actor was once a competitive diver, representing Britain in diving at the 1990 Commonwealth Games before becoming a Hollywood action star?
1. Romania
2. Rain Man
3. Mozambique
4. Spain
5. Thomas Edison
6. Alan Rickman
7. New Zealand
8. New Mexico
9. Violin
10. Gene Wilder
11. Black Sabbath
12. William the Conqueror
13. Voltaire
14. Sally Field
15. Linda Hunt
16. Spain
17. Abraham Lincoln
18. Ernest Hemingway
19. Turkey
20. Jason Statham
So which was easier, Saturday or Sunday's trivia? How did you do, leave me a comment and let me know. We are back to cards tomorrow. All for now, Sue x
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