POP CULTURE TRIVIA
QUESTIONS #57
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1> Which of the following video "computer" games has sold the most copies?
a. World of Warcraft
b. Minecraft
c. Half-Life 2
d. Diablo III
2> In its fourth season as of 2014, which TV show is an anthology series that focuses on
different characters and settings each season, including a haunted house, an insane
asylum, a witch's coven and a freak show?
a. Tales From the Crypt
b. Supernatural
c. American Horror Story
d. Tales From the Darkside
3> Which of the following songs was not recorded by Australian hard rock band AC/DC?
a. For Those About to Rock
b. Thunderstruck
c. Back in Black
d. Whole Lotta Love
4> Released in 1957, which Second World War film won seven Academy Awards
including Best Picture at the 30th Academy Awards?
a. A Bridge Too Far
b. The Bridge on the River Kwai
c. The Guns of Navarone
d. Cross of Iron
5> Airing from 2001 to 2006, who was the host for the popular American reality game
show "Fear Factor"?
a. Bas Rutten
b. Carlos Mencia
c. Joe Rogan
d. Mike Goldberg
6> Popular in the early nineties, what was the best-selling game for the Nintendo video
game machine "Game Boy"?
a. Super Mario Land
b. Tetris
c. Pokemon Yellow
d. The Legend of Zelda
7> What is the number one song on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Country Songs of All
Time" list?
a. Crazy - Patsy Cline
b. Mama Tried - Merle Haggard
c. I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
d. Jolene - Dolly Parton
8> Listed at number 11 on AFI's list of the 100 most memorable movie lines, "What
we've got here is failure to communicate" is a quote from which movie?
a. Casablanca
b. Citizen Kane
c. Gone with the Wind
d. Cool Hand Luke
9> Playing 20 seasons in the NFL, which former football wide receiver holds the NFL
record for most career touchdowns at 208?
a. Randy Moss
b. Michael Irvin
c. Tim Brown
d. Jerry Rice
10> Two hundred year-old Dr. Henry Morgan works at the New York City morgue in an
effort to unravel the mystery of his own immortality in which 2014 TV series?
a. Body of Proof
b. Unforgettable
c. Castle
d. Forever
11> Which British progressive rock band released their fifteenth and final studio album
entitled "The Endless River" in November of 2014?
a. Queen
b. Pink Floyd
c. Black Sabbath
d. Deep Purple
12> Considered one of the best movies of all time, which movie stars Tim Robbins as
Andy Dufresne, a banker who is sentenced to life for murder?
a. The Shawshank Redemption
b. Stand by Me
c. Dead Man Walking
d. The Green Mile
13> Which of the following professional boxers was never defeated during his entire
career?
a. Muhammad Ali
b. George Foreman
c. Sugar Ray Leonard
d. Joe Calzaghe
14> One of the most popular social networks for photo sharing, in what year was the
social networking service Instagram founded?
a. 2010
b. 2009
c. 2008
d. 2011
15> With its final episode in 2014, which TV series features David Duchovny and
Natascha McElhone as Hank Moody and Karen Van Der Beek?
a. Weeds
b. Mad Men
c. Shameless
d. Californication
Answers:
1> Minecraft - As of 2014, Minecraft has sold 17 million copies.
2> American Horror Story - American Horror Story was created and produced by Ryan
Murphy and Brad Falchuk.
3> Whole Lotta Love - Whole Lotta Love was released by Led Zeppelin on the LP Led
Zeppelin II in October of 1969.
4> The Bridge on the River Kwai - The Bridge on the River Kwai is based on an
eponymous 1952 novel by Pierre Boulle.
5> Joe Rogan - The show was revived in 2011 for an additional eight episodes.
6> Tetris - Tetris sold 35 million copies.
7> I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line was on the record charts for over 43
weeks, and sold over 2 million copies.
8> Cool Hand Luke - 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn' from Gone With the Wind is
listed as the number one movie line of all time.
9> Jerry Rice - As of 2014, Jerry holds over 100 NFL records, more than any other player.
10> Forever - The series is airing on ABC.
11> Pink Floyd - Pink Floyd was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
12> The Shawshank Redemption - The film was adapted from the Stephen King story
titled Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption.
13> Joe Calzaghe - Joe retired undefeated with a record of 46-0.
14> 2010 - Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and sold to
Facebook in 2012.
15> Californication - Californication ran for seven seasons.
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