Mixed Trivia: Movies, Currencies & Language Facts

James P. 'Sulley' Sullivan is the main character in Pixar's Monsters Inc. (2001), voiced by John Goodman. Wall-E is from Wall-E, Nemo from Finding Nemo, and Woody/Buzz from Toy Story.

The Riel is the official currency of Cambodia, used since 1980. Philippines uses Peso, Singapore uses Singapore Dollar, and Comoros uses Comorian Franc.

Ghana's currency is the Cedi (GHS). Zambia uses the Kwacha, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) uses the Congolese Franc, and Nicaragua uses the Cordoba.

Nigeria's currency is the Naira (NGN). Nauru uses the Australian dollar, Niger uses the West African CFA franc, and Norway uses the Krone.

Sin City (2005) is a neo-noir anthology film shot in a distinctive black-and-white style with selective color. Blood and other elements are highlighted in vivid red against the monochrome background.

Papua New Guinea's currency is the Kina (PGK). Indonesia uses the Rupiah, Fiji uses the Dollar, and Palau uses the US dollar.

All four films listed (Aliens, True Lies, The Abyss, Terminator) were directed by James Cameron. Therefore 'None of the above' is the correct answer, meaning none of these films was NOT directed by Cameron.

Romania's currency is the Leu (RON). Portugal uses the Euro, Senegal uses the West African CFA franc, and Sierra Leone uses the Leone.

Hugh Jackman played the title role in the 2004 film 'Van Helsing'. Note: The option has a typo spelling it as 'Jachman' instead of 'Jackman'. Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, and Brendan Fraser did not play this character.

Sweden's currency is the Krona (SEK). Somalia uses the Shilling, Ukraine uses the Hryvnia, and Tuvalu uses the Australian dollar.

Vietnam's currency is the Dong (VND). Honduras uses the Lempira, Malawi uses the Kwacha, and Fiji uses the Dollar.

Sixth Sense was directed by M. Night Shyamalan, not Steven Spielberg. All other options are Spielberg films: Saving Private Ryan (misspelled as 'Pirate'), Artificial Intelligence, Schindler's List (misspelled as 'Schinder's'), Catch Me If You Can, and The Terminal.

True. From 'THEREIN', we can extract: the, there, here, heir, her, ere, rein, ten, in (9 words). The claim says 'ten words' - the tenth might be 'hee' (archaic) or 'erin' (proper noun/mythological). Either way, the spirit of the claim is correct - it contains multiple embedded words.

This linguistic curiosity is true: the word 'queue' is pronounced /kjuː/. When you remove the last four letters ('euee'), you're left with 'q', which is also pronounced /kjuː/. This makes 'queue' a unique example of English orthography where most letters are silent.

William Harvey, an English physician, discovered the circulation of blood in 1628 through his work 'De Motu Cordis' (On the Motion of the Heart), demonstrating that blood is pumped around the body by the heart. Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine, and Joseph Lister pioneered antiseptic surgery.

William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781 using a telescope he built himself, making it the first planet discovered in recorded history. Galileo and Copernicus were earlier astronomers who studied the known planets but did not discover Uranus.

Charles Babbage is considered the 'father of the computer' for designing the Difference Engine (1822) and the Analytical Engine (1837), which contained the essential elements of modern computers. Thomas Edison was an inventor known for the light bulb and phonograph, not computers.