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QUIZ 157 - 02.01.06
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1. Who said, "When the President does it that means it is not illegal?
RICHARD NIXON
2. What creature did Florence Nightingale supposedly carry in her pocket?
AN OWL
3. George W Bush was Governor of which State before becoming President?
TEXAS
4. Where would you find Poets Corner?
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
5. What is the Boy Scout’s motto?
BE PREPARED
6. How many bones are there in an Elephants trunk?
NONE
7. What links sheep, geese and seagulls?
FLOCKS
8. How many Christmas Islands are there?
3
9. Who are Fat Freddie, Freewheelin’ Franklin and Phineas Phreak?
THE FABULOUS FURRY FREAK BROTHERS
10. "None of the clever men at Oxford know one half as much as Intelligent Mr … whom?
TOAD
MUSIC
1. True/False The B52’s were named after the famous American Bomber?
FALSE (A 60’s HAIR-DO)
2. Who wrote The Planets Suite?
GUSTAV HOLST
3. What was the last album the Beatles recorded together?
ABBEY ROAD
4. Who had albums in the 60’s called Ummagumma and A Saucerful of Secrets?
PINK FLOYD
5. What band does Gail Porter's husband play guitar with?
TOPLOADER
6. What names did Ant & Dec go under during their incarnation as pop stars?
P J & DUNCAN
7. With which band did Jools Holland have a host of hits in the '80s?
SQUEEZE
8. Who wrote The Sound of Music?
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
9. In which year did Robbie Williams leave Take That?
1995
10. Which yellow puppet reached #1 in the UK in 1999?
FLAT ERIC
FOOD & DRINK
1. Red and Green curries are associated with which Country?
THAILAND
2. Which pulse is made to make tahini?
CHICK PEAS
3. What is Perry made from?
PEARS
4. Turkish Dolmas are minced lamb and rice enclosed in what?
VINE LEAVES
5. What ingredient turns double cream into sour cream?
LEMON JUICE
6. Kippers are made from which fish?
HERRING
7. What meat are you served if you order Murghi in an Indian restaurant?
CHICKEN
8. How many calories are in a Quality Street Chocolate Strawberry Crème, 45, 50, or 55?
45
9. What nut is made into Butter?
PEANUT
10. What was unique about the gobstopper invented by Willy Wonka in the 'Charlie and Chocolate Factory?
IT LASTED FOREVER
TELEVISION
1. What are the forenames of Channels 4’s Drs Crane?
FRAZIER AND NILES
(I almost forgot about Lilith - must be a bonus point there somewhere!)
2. Which show ended with Carrie, walking the Streets of Paris with Big, and then returning to New York to start a new chapter in her life?
SEX AND THE CITY
3. Which Friend is a palaeontologist?
ROSS GELLAR
4. Which actor played the 8th Doctor Who in a one-off TV Movie in 1996?
PAUL McGANN
5. Which duo foiled master criminal Feathers McGraw?
WALLACE & GROMIT
6. Which comedy duo lived in Oil Drum Lane?
STEPTOE & SON
7. The Scottish village of Tobermory, on the Isle of Mull has been the setting of which colourful children’s programme?
BALAMORY
8. Which TV character says "yeah but no but" continually?
VICKY POLLARD
9. Which newsreader's brother has played a famous Belgian detective?
JOHN SUCHET (BROTHER DAVID PLAYED HERCULE POIROT)
10. Which children’s TV character lived in Ponty Pandy?
FIREMAN SAM
IRELAND
1. In which year did Belfast become a City, was it 1872, 1888, 0r 1896?
1888
2. In which county did the battle of Enniscorthy take place?
WEXFORD
3. What is the surname of the ‘Belfast son’ born with the forenames Clive Staples and known to his friends as Jack?
LEWIS (C. S. LEWIS – AUTHOR)
4. In which county is the Hill of Tara?
MEATH
5. Soon to compete in the World Championships, Brian Irwin is currently Ireland’s.... what?
STRONGEST MAN
6. Who did Bertie Ahern succeed as Taoiseach?
JOHN BRUTON
7. Which local guy hosted the Krypton Factor?
GORDON BURNS
8. Which month will be the longest in N. Ireland in 2006?
OCTOBER (Because of the extra hour when the clocks go back)
9. How many Gold medals did Ireland win at the 1996 Olympic games?
3
10. What was opened in Belfast in 1966 to help speed traffic across the City?
QUEEN ELIZABETH II BRIDGE
FILM
1. In which Tom Conti movie does a dog knock him off a stool and hang him?
REUBEN-REUBEN
2. Frances "BABY" Houseman was the name of the female character in which movie?
DIRTY DANCING
3. Who used to be known as Tom Marvolo Riddle but discarded it when he turned to the dark side?
LORD VOLDEMORT
4. Who played the title role in Rob Roy (1995)?
LIAM NEESON
5. In which movie do 3 Drag Queens head off on a tour bus across Australia?
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
6. "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley." is a quote from which film?
AIRPLANE!
7. From which platform does the train for Hogwarts leave?
9 ¾
8. In the film "Bringing up Baby" co-starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant, who or what was the baby?
LEOPARD
9. Which Best Actor Academy Award winner is convinced he’s a vampire in "Vampires Kiss"?
NICHOLAS CAGE
10. Who played the little girl who befriended Beetlejuice?
WINONA RYDER
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1. What is the first sign of the Zodiac?
ARIES
2. How many countries joined the European Union in 2004?
10
3. The Coliseum in Rome is overrun with which animal?
CATS
4. In which dance does the male represent a bullfighter and the female his cloak?
PASO DOBLE
5. Which BBC radio 4 programme is normally broadcast at 2.03pm and 7.03pm Monday to Friday and 10.00am and 7.03 on Sundays?
THE ARCHERS
6. Which is the Worlds’ smallest ocean?
THE ARCTIC
7. Who has more ribs, man or woman?
NEITHER – BOTH THE SAME 24 (Don’t believe all you read!)
8. What name is given to the leading male character in a pantomime - usually played by a girl?
THE PRINCIPAL BOY
9. Which UK newspaper used the slogan: It is, Are you?
THE INDEPENDENT
10. True or false, Russian football team Moscow Dynamo* play in Blue and White because the club was founded by two Blackburn Rovers supporters?
TRUE
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