Pauls Quiz 208 (Questions only)

1. Why did many radio stations around the world observe two minutes of silence in late July, 1937?

2. Which word meaning uproarious is derived from the nickname that was given to the psychiatric institution The Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem in London?    

3. Which two Disney 'characters' appear in the Bond film Diamonds Are Forever? 

4. Why did many Americans turn off their lights for one minute on the 21st of October 1931?

5. Robert, Aurore, Apple, White, Mornay, Ivory and Reform are all examples of what?

6. Burnt at the stake 18th March 1314, Jacques de Molay was the 23rd and last what?

7. In song, which famous historical figure preceeds the following words?
    a. ... plays the mamba, listen to the radio
    b. ... read a book on Marx
    c. ... do you remember the bills you have to pay
    d. ... tried to make that town his own

8. Many people considered FBI director J. Edgar Hoover a shady character.  Hoover once ordered his aides to watch their step and not do what?

9. Which large vehicle is also a name for Krishna meaning 'Lord of the Universe'?

10. Which frightening 1963 film set in Bodega Bay has no music score?