Vaguely Interesting Quiz Questions Heard Recently

  1. What rock band’s name comes from a term used by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II to describe various UFOs or mysterious aerial phenomena seen in the skies over Europe and the Pacific theatre?
    Answer:  the Foo Fighters.
    That question totally threw us and it speaks volumes that my suggested answer was considered the best:  the Buzzcocks.
  2. Who was Clint Eastwood’s role in ‘Dirty Harry’ originally offered to?
    Answer: Frank Sinatra.
  3. Hell was sometimes depicted in medieval art as what geographical feature?
    Answer: a lake (of fire).

Published 1 March 2008 . Filed under: QuizMaster