BRAINtest

Today’s theme is the US.

1. Outside which major city would you find the film mecca of Hollywood?

2. Who played the lead role in the 2019 bio pic “Judy” about the life of Judy Garland?

3. Name the celebrity father of Jaden Smith and Willow Smith.

4. What vegetable follows “couch” to refer to someone who is lazy and spends much time in front of the television?

5. Which American president won a Pulitzer Prize for Biography? His book was titled “Profiles in Courage”. A) John F Kennedy,

B) Bill Clinton, C) Harry Truman, D) Franklin D Roosevelt

6. Name the Tom Clancy book that relates the story of a Russian submarine officer considering defecting to the US. It was made into a film starring Sean Connery.

7. Which city is home to the NFL franchise the 49ers?

8. At 116m, the tallest tree in the world is what species?

9. Name the composer of the opera “Porgy and Bess”.

10. What is the name of America’s first national park?

11. Which New England state is bigger than the other five combined (land area)?

12. In which city would you find a portion of subway that is above ground and is known as “The Loop”? A) New York City,

B) Atlanta, C) Chicago, D) Houston 13. In 1898, after the destruction of the battleship Maine, the US declared war on which country? A) France, B) Great Britain, C) Mexico, D) Spain

14. Who was the second president of the US and father of the sixth president?

15. In which modern state would you find “The Alamo” — scene of Davy Crockett’s last stand? A) Tennessee, B) California, C) Texas, D) Montana

16. With which band would you associate the album “Dookie”? A) Smashing Pumpkins, B) Greenday, C) Guns n’ Roses, D) Metallica

17. Which American had a band called the “4 Seasons”? A) Dion Dimucci. B) Buddy Holly, C) Frankie Valli, D) Richie Valens

18. Where is the Lyndon B Johnson Space centre? A) Pasadena, B) Houston, C) Washington D.C., D) Cape Canaveral

19. Which golfer, winner of all four majors, was known as the Hawk? 20. What “G” was America’s longest-running drama series, broadcast from 1952-2009? It helped launch the careers of Kevin Bacon and James Earl Jones. Answers on this page