The Quiz Part 16

Greetings, welcome back to another iteration of the annual quiz which has returned for its 16th year. As hard as it is to believe the quiz has been a yearly tradition for this long, I’m also finding it difficult to wrap my head around the fact that it is also exactly one month to Christmas Day. As part of the run up to the festive season, I’ve come up with 10 questions to test your knowledge on a wide range of subjects. Last year Mark and Jordan tied in first place with 8 points while Aaron scored 6 but he could pull of an upset and come first again like he last did in 2019. So have a crack at it but don’t forget to avoid the spoilers below and put your score in the comments. Best of luck!

1. Which American entertainment personality created and narrated the seminal TV show ‘The Twilight Zone’ and later went on to do the same for another horror anthology show called ‘Night Gallery’ in the 1970s?

2. Who said this? – “Evacuate? In our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances.”

3. Which United States President was the first person to hold two non-consecutive terms in the Oval Office from 1885 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897?

4. Place these generations of games consoles in order of their North American release dates – A. Xbox 360 B. PlayStation 1 C. Nintendo Game Cube D. Atari 2600 E. Dreamcast

5. In the 1957 Science Fiction film ‘The Incredible Shrinking Man’, the protagonist Robert Scott Carey battles against what type of creepy-crawly in the climactic conclusion?

6. In the card game of Uno, what happens if a player sets down a card that contains a circle with a slanted line running through it?

7. Name the character.

8. Unscramble the letters to reveal an actress - DAREUY PRENUHB

9. Which iconic comedic duo are referenced throughout the ‘Imposter Series’ as a statue outside of McMenamin’s Movie Theatre (Saoirse), when Eamon Quayle mockingly refers to their bowler hats (The Curse) and with one of their movies playing in the Picture House (Sinner’s Paradise)?

10. The Conservative and Unionist Party lost the 2024 UK general election in a major electoral blow but for how many years had they been the governing party of Great Britain until they were ousted from power?

Spoilers!

1. Rod Serling

2. Grand Moff Whiluff Tarkin

3. Grover Cleveland

4. D. Atari 2600 (1977) B. PlayStation 1 (1995) E. Dreamcast (1999) C. Nintendo Game Cube (2001) A. Xbox 360 (2005)

5. A spider

6. The next player is forced to skip their turn

7. Gabriel Van Helsing

8. Audrey Hepburn

9. Laurel and Hardy

10. 14 years

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