Trivia Test

Which South Pacific nation that markets itself as the last place to see the sun set will advance the clock by one hour on December 29?

Jersey Boys (photo credit: Joan Marcus/Boneau Bryan Brown/Bloomberg)
Jersey Boys
(photo credit: Joan Marcus/Boneau Bryan Brown/Bloomberg)
1. Which South Pacific nation that markets itself as the last place to see the sun set will advance the clock by one hour on December 29 and thus become the first country to greet the new day?
2. Jean Bastien-Thiry’s assassination attempt on Charles de Gaulle in 1962 is the main inspiration behind what 1971 all-time great thriller?
3. Called the deadliest conflict worldwide since World War II, the African war that lasted from 1998 to 2003 and claimed 5.4 million lives bears the name of what country?
4. Bran Castle, located on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia in Romania, is marketed as the home of which sinister figure?
5. Estimating that an average inch of hair weighs 50 micrograms, animators of what 2010 movie said that the hair of the lead character weighs 4.2 kg.?
6. What is the better-known name of the Mawlawi followers of Sufism who are known for their “rotating” motion during a ceremony called Seema?
7. What is the term given to a musical that uses previously released popular songs as its musical score, examples of which are Mamma Mia! and Jersey Boys?
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