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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who played the main role in the movie The Godfather ?
Robert Duvall
Marlon Brando
James Dean
Dustin Hoffman
- 2. Multiple Choice
What famous movie role did Rowan Atkinson play in his career ?
Zorro
Mr. Bean
Scooby Doo
Benny Hill
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who was famously forgotten alone at home on Christmas ?
Bruce Willis
Macaulay Culkin
Joe Pesci
Robert de Niro
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the longest river in Europe ?
The Danube river
The Rhin river
The Volga river
The Tiber river
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who was the first president of the USA ?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Ulysses Grant
Benjamin Franklin
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the famous gift that France gave to the USA in 1886 ?
The Eiffel Tower
The key to the gates of Paris
A steam train
The Statue of Liberty
- 7. Multiple Choice
How many months in a year have 28 days ?
1
2
6
all
- 8. Multiple Choice
Where is the Palme d'Or awarded for the best film ?
Saint Pancras in London
Ashford International in the UK
Calais-Frethun in France
Cannes in France
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who is the popular hero born on Planet Krypton and sent on Earth to survive ?
Wolverine
Spiderman
Batman
Superman
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who was the first man sent into Space ?
Louis Armstrong
Alan Bean
Neil Amstrong
Yuri Gagarin
- 11. Multiple Choice
In what country is Santa Claus called Babbo Natale ?
Italy
Croatia
Spain
Russia
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who played the main female role in the movie Casablanca ?
Marilyn Monroe
Ingrid Bergman
Ginger Rogers
Jane Fonda
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the international symbol for Portugal ?
PR
PG
PT
PL
- 14. Multiple Choice
What's the stage name of singer-songwriter Billy Ray Cyrus' daughter ?
Lady Gaga
Miley Cyrus
Cardi B
Cypress Hill
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which country from the EU has the longest network of highways ?
France
The Netherlands
Italy
Spain
- 16. Multiple Choice
Who invented the filament light bulb ?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Edison
Thomas Muller
Thomas Gustaffson
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which country won the most FIFA World Cup Final tournaments ?
France
Spain
Brazil
Italy
- 18. Multiple Choice
Where was the chess game invented ?
Asia
Europe
Africa
South America
- 19. Multiple Choice
Where can we see the famous painting of Gioconda ?
Paris
Rome
London
Venice
- 20. Multiple Choice
Who's the actor that played the main role in the Die Hard movies ?
Jean Claude van Damme
Sylvester Stallone
Bruce Willis
Chuck Norris
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following has never been an Olympic event?hot air ballooningcroquetten pin bowlingmotorcycle racing
- 22. Multiple Choice
What percentage of an Olympic gold medal is actually gold?76-100%26-50%51-75%0-25% - 23. Multiple ChoiceThe Muses are some of the most beautiful inspirations of Ancient Greece. But Dionysus is also considered to have contributed to the birth of one of the ancient arts at least. Which of the following is an art is attributed to him?TheaterDanceDithirambic poetryTroubadours’ music
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which is one of the Greek goddesses fell in love with the god of wine, though she did so while she was married to another god, namely Hefaistos ?
Athens
Cibele
Aphrodites
Hera
- 25. Multiple ChoiceEven though he was a true God in all his might, after his second birth, Dionysus was not loved by all the other gods. A goddess even tried to kill him. What goddess is thought to have tried to kill him in his childhood?DianaHeraAphroditesAthena
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are considered followers of Dionysus?
Satyrs
Lycanthrops
Vestals
Corinthians
- 27. Multiple Choice
Even in ancient times, wine was transported outside Greece in amphorae covered with tar and the supplier's stamp. Often, the wine turned into a kind of jam and was always diluted with water. Who was the last man to taste ancient Greek wine in the last century ?
French explorer J-Y Cousteau
Stalin
Archaeologist H. Schliemann
H. Arendt
- 28. Multiple ChoiceIt seems that the Greeks preferred sweet and aromatic wine. The Romans most probably preferred to drink hot wine and kept it in places where it could be easily heated. In what recipient was the local wine held in?Ancient DamigeneIn goatskin bellowsIn special vessels, called cratersIn pools specially arranged in cellars
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat was wine often mixed with in ancient Greece (along with honey)?CinnamonOlive oilClovesLaurels
- 30. Multiple Choice
Dionysus, besides the God of Wine, was considered to be the God of...
Fire
Sex
Arts
Night
- 31. Multiple Choice
What is the relationship between Hercules and Dionysus ?
cousins
step-brothers from their mother
step-brothers from their father
in-laws
- 32. Multiple Choice
The Romans took over from the Greeks both the gods and the liquid obtained from the grapes, considered kind of a mortal ambrosia, associated with the mighty warriors and vows between them (in the War of Troy are frequently mentioned the huge quantities of drinking wine). Possible from here the Roman saying of “in vino veritas”. What's one of Dionysus's Roman names?
Vulcan
Pluto
Alcoolis
Bachus
- 33. Multiple Choice
Who was the mother of Dionysus, the one of his second birth ? The legend says that Zeus is his father and the mother a mortal, the daughter of King of Thebes?
Persephone
Europe
Semele
Danae
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhose God was Dionysus given to be raised after childbirth?PriapusPoseidonHermesTyresias
- 35. Multiple ChoiceAs a god of sex and orgies, Dionysus, as his father, Zeus, had adventures with mortal women. Which of the women who loved Theseus married Dionysus?MedeaAriadneCirceQueen of Crete
- 36. Multiple Choice
Who played the role of young Paris in the movie Troy (2004) ?
Brad Pitt
Orlando Bloom
Peter O'Toole
Eric Bana
- 37. Multiple Choice
For Nietzsche, Dionysus is the Greek God at the origin of tragedy. What does “tragos” mean ad literam?
Sweet wine
Scapegoat
Goat Skin
Sadness
- 38. Multiple Choice
What was wine often mixt with in ancient Greece (alongside with honey)?
Pepper
Mint
Eucalyptus
Agaves
- 39. Multiple Choice
It seems that the wine God is one of Greece's oldest deities. Most historians consider today that the origin of Dionysus is:
Egyptian
Mesopotanian
Thracian
Scyt
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the gods below is considered the son of Dionysus?ZagreusSabaiosPriapusPerseus
- 41. Multiple Choice
Dionysus is one of the gods who die and then come back to life, thus symbolizing the revival of nature, though different from the Egyptian counterpart Osiris. In the orfic tradition, the god of wine was dismembered and killed by:
The Titans
The Piper
The Gods of the Sea
Apollon and Athena
- 42. Multiple Choice
What is Ulysses (the ancient hero) most famous for ?
his musical abilities
his cunning spirit
his mother complex
his bravery in battle
- 43. Multiple Choice
Which of these wines are white wines?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Rioja
Merlot
Pinot Grigio
- 44. Multiple Choice
How do you call a wine made of different grapes?
Wine mix
Blend
Cuvée
Cocktail
- 45. Multiple Choice
What is an ice wine?
a very bitter dessert wine
wine served with ice cubes
frozen wine popsicle
wine made of grapes harvested after the first frost
- 46. Multiple Choice
Which wine would you drink with fish?
White
Red
Green
Rose
- 47. Multiple Choice
Which wine would you drink with red meat?
Shiraz
Chardonay
Riesling
Traminer
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