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Comment by Chris Knight on December 19, 2011 at 14:27

hmmm ... 2 right. Total 22. Falling behind the pack here.

Comment by Richard Roman on December 19, 2011 at 14:25

!.Which writer established the three laws of robotics

Sorry forgot about that one - Isaac Asimov

Comment by Chris Knight on December 19, 2011 at 14:21

So ... the answer to questions 1 and 2 are the same?

Comment by Richard Roman on December 19, 2011 at 14:16

captain Yossarian - Catch 22

Comment by Chris Knight on December 19, 2011 at 13:54

Richard, what's the answer for Literature question 1?

Comment by Sebastien Bossard on December 19, 2011 at 12:44

total 28

Comment by Sebastien Bossard on December 19, 2011 at 12:43

6 on this one, a seventh number 5 not sure

Comment by Richard Roman on December 19, 2011 at 12:23

Now - history

1. Who was the first US president born in the twentieth century?

2.  Who was the first person pictured on a postage stamp?

3.Which country has been ruled by the Chakri dynasty since 1782?

4.  Into which royal family/dynasty was the unfortunate Marie Antoinette born?

5. Poland was the first country occupied by Nazi Germany in World War II. Which was the last?

6. (one for Sebastien) During which battle did the charge of the Light Brigade take place?

7. What is the modern name of ancient Mesopotamia?

8. In which country did Che Guevara die?

9. Sitting Bull belonged to which tribe?

10.  What was the name of Haile Selassie before he was crowned in 1930?

Comment by Richard Roman on December 19, 2011 at 12:09

Here are the answers

2. Captain Yossarian is the main character in which twentieth century novel? Catch 22

3.  Which novel, published in 1949 and originally to be called 'The Last Man in Europe' has the opening line: 'It was bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen' 1984

3.1Which Shakespeare play concerns the two old friends Valentine and Proteus' love for the beautiful Julia? two Gentlmen of Verona

4.  Which French poet born in 1821 was described by Rimbaud as 'The first seer, king of poets, a true god"? Baudelaire

5.  How many syllables in a Haiku?17

6.  Which bi-lingual Spanish-French author was held in Buchenwald during the Second World War?Jorge Semprun

7. Who was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature? Tagore

8. 'Workers of the world, unite!' is the last line of which work? Communist manifest

9.  Which French writer and philosopher, author of 'Nausea' among many others, declined the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964? Sartre

10.  Don Diego de la Vega is a fictional character in books, TV series, cartoons, and over forty films. He is the secret identity of which hero - Zorro

Comment by Vinz on December 19, 2011 at 10:09

Geography was too easy, 10 more points = 30points total

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