Quiz Questions for your Pub Quiz

The theme for this quiz was Theodore. It happened to be a best of, where I picked some of my favorite questions for the year 2010 and put them all in one big quiz.

Round 1
1. (2.10) Which of the following was not a member of the original Planet of the Apes film franchise?
  A. Battle for the Planet of the Apes
  B. Beneath the Planet of the Apes
  C. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
  D. Return to Planet of the Apes
    A. (D) Return to Planet of the Apes
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_of_the_apes#Films

2. (4.14) On the US flag, are the more red stripes? Or white stripes?
    A. Red stripes
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_flag

3. (5.12) When setting the table for a formal dinner, does the fork(s) go on the left or the right of the plate?
    A. Left
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_setting

4. (3.10) March 9, 1959 saw the introduction of what Mattel favorite, an 11.5 inch tall fashion doll which saw controversy when a later talking model exclaimed such phrases as Will we ever have enough clothes?, and Math class is tough!?
    A. Barbie
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie

5. (12.8) The current IMDB rating for what 1984 movie is a solid 8.0 out of 11?
    A. This is Spinal Tap
    C. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/

6. (1.13) On January 16, 2001, President Bill Clinton awarded what former president a posthumous Medal of Honor, the only president to have received one?
    A. Theodore Roosevelt
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt

7. (1.20) January 17, 1929 saw the pride of Chester, Il, Elzie Segar debut what iconic cartoon character in a Thimble Theater strip?
    A. Popeye the Sailor Man
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thimble_Theatre

8. (8.11) November 11, 1889 saw the great state of Washington formed from what territory?
    A. Washington Territory
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Territory

9. (7.7) Name the artist and the title of this 1978 classic that remains popular today: We were at the beach Everybody had matching towels Somebody went under a dock And there they saw a rock It wasnt a rock
    A. Rock Lobster by the B-52s
    C. http://www.lyrics007.com/The%20B-52%27s%20Lyrics/Rock%20Lobster%20Lyrics.html

10. (11.24) November 23, 1963 saw the introduction of what TV show, the worlds longest running science fiction drama, which originally starred William Hartnell?
    A. Doctor Who
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who

11. (5.26) What is the name of the stick used by a conductor to control an orchestra?
    A. Baton
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baton_%28conducting%29

12. (8.18) What was the password that Ali Baba used to open the cave of the 40 thieves?
    A. Open, OSimsim, or Open Sesame
    C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Baba#Story

Round 2
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