Pauls Quiz 256 (Questions only)

1. Name the two countries in the world with the most nuclear reactors.

2. Which former European Footballer of the year and FIFA World Player of the year played in a record 25 World Cup matches?

3. In a 1984 song composed by Bjorn and Benny of ABBA fame, "the world's your oyster" after one what?

4. In which city did the first self-sustaining controlled nuclear chain reaction take place?

5. What is apple brandy called in Normandy?

6. Which director with the initials W W was nominated a record 12 times for the Oscar for Best Director?

7. Plus or minus 25,000 km, what is the average distance from the Earth to the moon?

8. What kind of volcano, like the one found in Yellowstone Park, takes its name from a Latin word meaning 'cooking pot'?

9. In which film does a character played by the following actors lose their head? (Literally lose their head)
a. Pierce Brosnan
b. Gwyneth Paltrow

10. The name of which West African country stems from the Portuguese word for 'shrimp'?