2008_08_06_Pub_Quiz

General Knowledge 1

Charles Bennett of Sharp & Smith invented what item that was sold by the Bike Webb company? [ANSWER] Bike Jockey Strap / Jock Strap
What book declares that one must have either a heart or a penis to escape being a Bolshevist or a God, which means the protagonist's paralyzed husband could be either and that Oliver Mellors is neither? [ANSWER] Lady Chatterly's Lover
What rap collaboration between Z-Ro and Juvenile affectionately refers to the title organ as a farm animal? [ANSWER] The Mule
What character played by Nathan Fillion says to Billy in a laundromat that his name doesn't come from his fists? [ANSWER] Captain Hammer
What artist of many views of Mt. Fuji presaged tentacle porn with his Dream of the Fisherman's Wife? [ANSWER] Hokusai
What author of Feminine Psychology adapted a concept of Freud into Womb Envy? [ANSWER] Karen Horney
In what 1982 movie would you find the character Elliot insulting his sister Gertie with the appellation "penis-breath"? [ANSWER] E.T.
What man's penis, supposedly severed when he was killed in 1916 by Prince Felix Yusupov and Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, was revealed to be a sea cucumber when it was put up for auction? [ANSWER] Grigori Rasputin
What son of Aphrodite is depicted with a permanently erect penis? [ANSWER] Priapus
What photographer of Andy Warhol and Patti Smith created self-portraits with a bull-whip and cock rings before dying of AIDS in 1989? [ANSWER] Robert Mapplethorpe

[ANSWER] What is the largest number in the Cantor set?
[ANSWER] What Austrian-Hungarian composer wrote many operettas for Richard Tauber, but is best remembered for his Merry Widow?
[ANSWER] What is the name of the protagonist of Breakfast at Tiffany's?
[ANSWER] The house of Braganza ruled what two nations?
[ANSWER] What Western Athletic Conference University plays in Bronco Stadium and Taco Bell Arena?
[ANSWER] Elmer Gantry and The Job are works by what author?
[ANSWER] The Treaty of Portsmouth ended Russia's war with what nation?
[ANSWER] Shelby Forthright is the CEO of what fictional corporation, as played by Fred Willard in a 2008 movie?
[ANSWER] Which Catholic sacrament occurs when an individual has reached the age of reason?
[ANSWER] What animal appears in both Las Mininas and The Arnolfini Wedding?

A Few Good Men [ANSWER] Who was the winner of this year's Tour de France?
Batman [ANSWER] Which veteran of the American Civil War campaigned for president under the slogan "Let Well Enough Alone"?
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest [ANSWER] Last month an opera premiered in Paris based upon what 1986 David Cronenberg film?
Mars Attacks [ANSWER] In Norse mythology, who has a spear named Gungnir, a throne called Hildskjalf, and a pair of pet wolves named Geri and Freki?
The Shining [ANSWER] Harold Dieterle, Ilan Hall, Hung Huynh, and Stephanie Izard were all previous winners on what reality television show?
Chinatown [ANSWER] Which Shakespearean comedy features characters named Vincentio, Lucentio, and Petruchio?
About Schmidt [ANSWER] What 1964 song by the Shangri-Las describes how a girl named Betty is forced by her parents to break up with her boyfriend who in turn dies soon after in a motorcycle accident?
Little Shop of Horrors [ANSWER] In computer science, what graph search algorithm frequently used in routing solves the single-source shortest path problem for a graph with non-negative edge path costs?
Five Easy Pieces [ANSWER] What was the final animated feature produced by Walt Disney Studios prior to the death of its founder?
As Good as it Gets [ANSWER] Name any one of the three "starter pokemon" players receive from Professor Oak at the start of the original 1998 American GameBoy release.

Much of which 2000 movie directed by Tarsem Singh takes place in the mind of serial killer Carl Rudolph Stargher? [ANSWER] The Cell (movie)
A 1969 album by Sly and the Family Stone, a 1989 single by R.E.M., and a 2003 song by Jewel all share what one-word title? [ANSWER] Stand (music)
Errol Morris' 1978 documentary Gates of Heaven centers around Floyd McClure's efforts to open what kind of business? [ANSWER] pet cemetery (wild card)
What artifact, traditionally made by members of the Ojibwa nation, consists of a net woven on top of a willow hoop which is then decorated with other sacred objects? [ANSWER] dreamcatcher (cultural)
What Progressive-era crusader for temperance was famous for smashing up establishments that served alcohol with a hatchet? [ANSWER] Carrie Nation (history)
Which Toronto Maple Leafs goalie is easily recognized on the ice thanks to his masks, which feature the face of a snarling dog? [ANSWER] Curtis Joseph (Actual nickname: Cujo)
What hunting method, also known as spotlighting, makes use of off-road vehicles with high powered lights to reveal animals by their apparent nocturnal eye color? [ANSWER] Shining (sports)
Who was the only member of the Addams Family who did not appear in Charles Addams' original cartoons? [ANSWER] Cousin Itt (TV)
The music video for what 1996 song by Prodigy was filmed in black and white in an abandoned London Underground tunnel? [ANSWER] Firestarter (music)
THEME [ANSWER] Steven King Novels