PH unused questions 2019

Question 1

Name the two countries that border both Algeria and Libya

Answer 1

Tunisia; Niger

Question 2

Usually made from goose or chicken fat, this butter substitute is commonly used in Jewish cuisine. However, its name is also used as a slang term meaning “excessively emotional or sentimental”

Answer 2

Schmaltz

Question 3

Who was the Italian composer whose work inspired Miss Saigon and Rent

Answer 3

Puccini (Madam Butterfly and La Boheme)

Question 4

What is the memorable movie quote that immediately followed the line “Look it may take a while. If you wanna wait, there’s a bench over there?

Answer 4

“I’ll Be Back”

Question 5

Who coached the Seattle Supersonics to the 1979 NBA championship

Answer 5

Lenny Wilkens

Question 6

Who wrote the 1985 dystopian novel Handmaid’s Tale?
Bonus: What is the fictional setting and who is the main character?

Answer 6

Margaret Atwood
Bonus: Republic of Gilead; Offred

Question 7

What is the longest river in Italy?

Answer 7

Po River

Question 8

CLUE 1: This American gangster was born in 1908 with the real name of Lester Gillis.
CLUE 2: He killed three FBI agents before being gunned down by in 1934 at the age of 25.

Answer 8

Baby Face Nelson

Question 9

What is the name of the German federal parliament?

Bonus: In what year was it established?

Answer 9

Bundestag
Bonus: 1949

Question 10

Who wrote Music for the Royal Fireworks?

Bonus: It was composed to celebrate the signing of the treaty ending what war?

Answer 10

George Handel
Bonus: War of Austrian Succession

Question 11

In which three years did the Miami Heat win the NBA championship?

Answer 11

2006, 2012, 2013

Question 12

What is the name of South Park character Herbert Garrison’ puppet?

Answer 12

Mr. Hat

Question 13

What was the name of the character played by Christine Baranski on The Good Wife?

Answer 13

Diane Lockhart

Question 14

What is the name of the playing court in Jai Alai?

Answer 14

Fronton

Question 15

What area (historically a county) of Northern England lends its name to a type of pudding?

Bonus: What is its most populous city?

Answer 15

Yorkshire
Bonus: Leeds

Question 16

In the French language, the abbreviation “MME” is short for what word

Answer 16

Madame

Question 17

Founded in 1989 to protest the opening of a McDonald’s in Rome, what movement has stated that its goals are to prevent the disappearance of local food cultures and traditions, and to combat people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat?

Answer 17

Slow Food

Question 18

Excluding variety shows (such as “Saturday Night Live”), name the most Emmy-nominated comedy series of all-time and the most Emmy-nominated drama series of all-time.

Answer 18

Cheers; Game of Thrones

Question 19

Which king signed the Magna Carta?

Bonus: In what year was it signed?

Answer 19

King John
Bonus: 1215

Question 20

CLUE 1: In 2008, the Hall of Fame for this sport relocated from Milwaukee to Arlington, Texas.
CLUE 2: It is currently governed by a body known as the USBC.

Answer 20

Bowling

Question 21

Which winner of the Best Picture Oscar included no credited speaking roles for women?

Answer 21

Lawrence of Arabia

Question 22

What country formally withdrew from the Warsaw Pact in 1968?

Answer 22

Albania

Question 23

Identify respective countries in which the following books were primarily set: Black Hawk Down; The Pianist; The Things They Carried

Answer 23

Somalia; Poland; Vietnam

Question 24

Prior to 2018 winner Mookie Betts, who was the most recent player to win the American League MVP Award while playing for the Boston Red Sox?

Answer 24

Dustin Pedroia

Question 25

This word can refer to a pleasant shady place under trees or the name of the highest card in a game of Euchre.

Answer 25

Bower

Question 26

Which dynasty immediately preceded the Ming dynasty?

Answer 26

Yuan dynasty