Friday 20 Question Quiz – 25/08/2023 Two NASA space shuttle orbiters were named after ships used by Capt. James Cook. One was Discovery, what was the other? From which musical is the song "There’s No Business Like Show Business"? This city was chosen as the capital in 1913 because politicians couldn’t agree where it should be. It is roughly halfway between the two largest cities on this continent. In a standard pack of cards, which king is the only one to not have a moustache? Who was the first actress to receive one million dollars for a film? Which book apparently inspired Mark David Chapman to murder John Lennon? From the Greek for 'all the devils', which uproarious name did 17th century English poet John Milton give to the capital city in Hell? What was the name of the legendary city of gold which inspired the Spanish conquest of South and Central America? Who was the first African American actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor? Who collaborated with Karl Marx to produce "The Communist Manifesto"? Which boxer inflicted Muhammad Ali's first defeat in professional boxing? What were dung beetles called in ancient Egypt? The name of which Swiss hotel owner from the late 19th century later became a synonym for good taste and elegance? Three people were famed for assassinating Julius Caesar. One was Brutus, another was Albinous. Name the third. In which book did Sherlock Holmes first appear? What’s the fourth largest planet in our solar system? A croque monsieur is a baked or fried sandwich made with cheese and ham. What type of additional ingredient is in a croque madame? Set in Burkittsville in Maryland in the USA, which film pioneered the use of found footage as a way of structuring a film? In Greek mythology, what river do you need to cross to enter into Hades? Detective comics (published by DC) number 27 marked the first appearance of which famous character? Time's up
