LJ Daily Quiz: 24 May 2011
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ljdqHere's another super-sized quiz, just to help make up for the dearth of activity this month. Enjoy!
1. What was the stage name of Farrokh Bulsara?
2. Before 2007, the Wimbledon tournament awarded male tennis players greater prize money than female tennis players. Who was the first woman to receive the same prize money as a man at Wimbledon?
3. What tale follows the adventures of Professor Otto Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans?
4. What actor starred in both the X-Men series of films and the movie "Superman Returns"?
5. In the graphic novel "Watchmen", who were the mother and daughter crimefighters who used the moniker "Silk Spectre"?
6. What Roman holiday featured a week-long festival in honor of the titan Cronus?
7. What was the codename for the military operation that the Soviets enacted to drive Axis forces out of Stalingrad in November 1942?
8. A large amount of financing for the construction of the battleship Illinois were the result of a fundraising campaign featuring a pig. What was the name of the pig?
9. What Eddie Murphy film features Randy Quaid as an android and Eddie Murphy as a smuggler (and his own clone)?
10. You're the proud owner/ruler of one (1) planet. What's it called, and what's it famous for?
1. What was the stage name of Farrokh Bulsara?
2. Before 2007, the Wimbledon tournament awarded male tennis players greater prize money than female tennis players. Who was the first woman to receive the same prize money as a man at Wimbledon?
3. What tale follows the adventures of Professor Otto Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans?
4. What actor starred in both the X-Men series of films and the movie "Superman Returns"?
5. In the graphic novel "Watchmen", who were the mother and daughter crimefighters who used the moniker "Silk Spectre"?
6. What Roman holiday featured a week-long festival in honor of the titan Cronus?
7. What was the codename for the military operation that the Soviets enacted to drive Axis forces out of Stalingrad in November 1942?
8. A large amount of financing for the construction of the battleship Illinois were the result of a fundraising campaign featuring a pig. What was the name of the pig?
9. What Eddie Murphy film features Randy Quaid as an android and Eddie Murphy as a smuggler (and his own clone)?
10. You're the proud owner/ruler of one (1) planet. What's it called, and what's it famous for?
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