OCTAQUIZZY BY HRISHI VARMA

ONE OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE SETS ON QUIZNET.




[Q1] Hugh Hefner bought a crypt for Anna Nicole Smith at the Westwood
Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.Who is the
world famous occupant of the crypt next to it?

Answer is.... Marilyn Monroe



[Q2]This person suffered a hemorrhage and died at the age of 50. An
unconfirmed legend in history states that Russian scientists
preserved his brain and it supposedly was much larger than a normal
human brain, which the scientists took as a sign of genius.He is
buried at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.Who?


Answer is.....Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein


[Q3]According to the 1996 A&E Network ________ biography, the
__________ strip was smuggled by boats into the Nazi-occupied
Norway during World War II. The Nazis controlled almost everything in
the Norwegian newspapers, and continued to publish fake news about
the United States' fall. However, Norwegians knew better, as they knew
___________, still seen in the papers, was an American creation,
therefore giving them hope in a difficult time. The word "_______" was
also used as a password for the Norwegian Resistance.
Had to remove a word to keep it from being obvious.All the blanks
are the same word.Identify


Answer is.... The Phantom



[Q4]What was facetiously observed by Murray Gell-Mann (of quark fame)
in the New York Times,as:

1. write down the problem;
2. think very hard;
3. write down the answer.?


Answer is....The Feynman Problem Solving Algorithm




[Q5]Quite a sitter.Gene Sarazen is arguably the least famous of the
five people to have achieved this feat.What sporting feat am I talking
of?


Answer is......The Career Grand Slam in Golf



[Q6]In preparation for an event for the great Pat Cash,a fourteen
year-old player was arranged to play with him in a match. Cash was
reluctant to play against such a unknown opponent, whom he believed to
be a cakewalk and took this arranged match as an offence. In the
end, he was surprised to find himself losing by a close margin.The 14
year old boy is one of today's most celebrated sporstpersons.Who?


Answer is .....Rafael Nadal


[Q7]What is the following a list of?Ahnooie-4,Gloob,Mysterio 5 and
Mysterio 6,Quorg,Zog,Gorzarg-5 (Note: As always, the list is NOT
exhaustive).Had to leave out a few obvious ones.



Answer is....The names of planets visited by Calvin's alter-ego,Spaceman Spiff




[Q8]I really must apologise for this sitter, but I simply loved it and
couldnt resist putting it in.
In one of rapper Eminem's songs, "Role Model", he states, "Me and
Marcus Allen went over to see Nicole when we heard a knock at
the door, must have been Ron Gold. Jumped behind the door, put the
orgy on hold killed 'em both and smeared blood in a white
Bronco."
What is this a not-so-subtle reference to?


Answer is...The OJ Simpson Murder case



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