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    Who wrote the dustbowl epic novel

    Who wrote the dustbowl epic novel "The Grapes of Wrath"?

    • Jack Kerouac
    • John Steinbeck
    • Jeanette Winterson
    • Pierre Boulle
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Hello. Welcome to this week's quiz. There is no theme, just a random assortment of trivia (11 questions). Have fun and good luck.
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  • 2. 

    WPP is the world's largest communications services group. What do the letters WPP stand for?  

    • Wire + Plastic Products

    • Woolly Planning Practices

    • Wily Profiteering Prosecutor

    • Waddle, Peters + Perryman

    Correct Answer
    A. Wire + Plastic Products
    Explanation
    When Sir Martin Sorrell bought the firm in 1985, it was making shopping trolleys. By 2007, global revenues exceeded £6 billion.
    Not bad for a shortarse.

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  • 3. 

    I walk due south for one minute, then turn and walk due east for one minute, I then turn again and walk due north for one minute. I find myself back at the same place I started from 3 minutes ago. Where am I?

    • Alice Springs

    • The North Pole

    • The Equator

    • The South Pole

    Correct Answer
    A. The North Pole
    Explanation
    If you were anywhere else you'd have walked 3 sides of a square.

    From the north pole, everywhere is south. After walking east for one minute, walking north will return you back to the pole.

    At the south pole you can't walk south - everywhere is north.

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  • 4. 
    Many believe the greatest recording by the King of Rock 'n' Roll to be the 1969 album

    Many believe the greatest recording by the King of Rock 'n' Roll to be the 1969 album "From Elvis...  

    • ...in Memphis"

    • ...in Hazzard County"

    • ...in the cookie jar"

    • ...in Electric Ladyland"

    Correct Answer
    A. ...in Memphis"
    Explanation
    All killer, no filler!

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  • 5. 
    Where does this flag represent? - ProProfs

    Where does this flag represent?

    • Lebanon

    • India

    • Italy

    • The Duchy of Cornwall

    Correct Answer
    A. India
    Explanation
    This flag represents India.

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  • 6. 

    To kick off, a music intro round...Fill in the "XXXX" to complete the intro:"Tank fly boss walk XXXX nitty gritty You're listening to the boy from the big bad city This is XXXX hot This is XXXX hot"  

    • Generator

    • Jam

    • SEO

    • Data

    Correct Answer
    A. Jam
    Explanation
    "Dub be good to me", by Beats International (4 weeks at #1, 1990).

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  • 7. 

    What have the following people all got in common?Sports TV presenter Ray StubbsPope John Paul IIErstwhile kids TV presenter and serial sex pest John LeslieCrooner Julio Iglesiasi-level's Mark Creighton

    • Former soldiers

    • Owners of a Blue Peter badge

    • Have a rose named after them

    • Former goalkeepers

    Correct Answer
    A. Former goalkeepers
    Explanation
    The commonality among the mentioned individuals is that they are all former goalkeepers.

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  • 8. 
    Champagne is produced according to the strict méthode champenoise. What colour are the grapes that are used?  - ProProfs

    Champagne is produced according to the strict méthode champenoise. What colour are the grapes that are used? 

    • Only white grapes

    • Either white or red grapes

    • Only red grapes

    • Special fizzy orange grapes

    Correct Answer
    A. Either white or red grapes
    Explanation
    Can be either or, but typically 60/40 blend of Chardonnay (white) and Pinot Noir (red). Occasionally other grape types are used too.

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  • 9. 

    Where is the sea of Marmaris?

    • The Mediterranean sea

    • The Sonora desert

    • The Moon

    • Middle Earth

    Correct Answer
    A. The Mediterranean sea
    Explanation
    It's off the coast of Turkey

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  • 10. 

    "I know half my advertising is working, I just don't know which half."  Which magnate is celebrated with coining this phrase?

    • Baron Rothschild

    • Lord Leverhulme

    • Sir Alan Sugar

    • Lord Heseltine

    Correct Answer
    A. Lord Leverhulme
    Explanation
    Leverhulme was founder of Lever Brothers (now Unilever). This quote is also attributed to John Wanamaker.

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