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QUIZ 158 - 09.01.06
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
What is the name of Islam's holiest city and Mohammed's birthplace?
MECCA
2.
In 2003, which entertainer sparked interest by apparently cutting off his ear
during a press conference?
DAVID BLAINE
3.
What is the official language of the Vatican City?
LATIN
4.
What was stored in a castle buttery in mediaeval times; armour, butter or beverages?
BEVERAGES
(from the French boterie, a place for storing butts casks or barrels)
5.
Which boxer was nicknamed the Brockton Blockbuster?
ROCKY MARCIANO
6.
What sort of animal is the common zorro?
A FOX
7.
What can be found on a roof, on public transport and in front of a stage?
A CONDUCTOR
8.
Which bowler hatted character lived at 52 Festive Road, Putney?
MR BENN
9.
What is the name given to the filmy substance that makes up a spider's web?
GOSSAMER
10.
Why is FIDO used on an airport runway?
DISPERSING FOG
(Fog Investigation Dispersal Operation)
CINEMA
1.
Who directed the film Dune?
DAVID LYNCH
2.
How is actress Ilyena Lydia Mironoff better known?
HELEN MIRREN
3.
Who directed the film Crash?
DAVID KRONENBERG
4.
Who played the character 006, codename Janus, real name Alec Trevelyan, in Goldeneye?
SEAN BEAN
5.
Which actor links Die Hard, Harry Potter and Love Absolutely?
ALAN RICKMAN
6.
What was the first film directed by Kevin Costner?
DANCES WITH WOLVES
7.
Which sport is the subject of the films Big Wednesday and Point Break?
SURFING
8.
Which cinema chain was named after the Greek word for theatre?
ODEON
9.
The Octopus is the baddie in which 2004 movie?
SPIDERMAN II
10.
What 1980 film musical had appearances from Aretha Franklin, Twiggy, James Brown,
Cab Calloway and Ray Charles?
THE BLUES BROTHERS
GEOGRAPHY
1.
What is the Capital of Columbia?
BOGOTA
2.
How many contiguous states are there in the USA?
48 (all except Hawaii & Alaska)
3.
In which ocean would you find the Isle of Male?
IN THE INDIAN OCEAN, OFF THE COAST OF INDIA
4.
What is the name of the river that forms the boundary, between Cornwall and
Devon?
THE TAMAR
5.
What name is given to the large expanses of grassland in S. Africa?
VELDT
6.
In which European country is the region of Picardy?
FRANCE
7.
From which country does a car bearing the international registration letter
E come?
SPAIN
8.
What is the state capital of Louisiana?
BATON ROUGE
9.
In which county are the Mendip Hills, an area of outstanding beauty?
SOMERSET
10.
What is a more common name for the Aurora Borealis?
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
MUSIC
1.
Whose 'goal' was it to be the UK's Xmas No 1?
SHAYNE WARD (That's My Goal)
2.
Who wrote and sang the original version of Blue Suede Shoes?
CARL PERKINS
3.
What is the smallest size of a grand piano?
BABY GRAND
4.
Whose 1999 debut album was titled Baby One More Time?
BRITNEY SPEARS
5.
What does Moby have on the back of his neck?
A TATTOO OF A CROSS
6.
The song, Ain't Misbehavin' was written by which famous jazz musician?
FATS WALLER
7.
Who wrote the song Knockin On Heaven's Door?
BOB DYLAN
8.
Amelle Berrabah has replaced Mutya Buena in which girl group?
SUGABABES
9.
Who released an album called Automatic For The People?
REM
10.
Who wrote the opera Turandot?
PUCCINI
CURRENT/ISH AFFAIRS
1.
Who has recently been charged with assaulting a police officer and disorderly
conduct allegedly punching a female officer in the face?
MS DYNAMITE (NAOMI McLEAN-DALEY)
2.
Why was the start of 2006 a little later this year?
SCIENTISTS ADDED A 'LEAP SECOND'
3.
Which singer is to become a consultant to a new Tory policy group?
BOB GELDOF
4.
Which Manchester City midfielder will be out for at least six weeks with a broken
ankle?
CLAUDIO REYNA
5.
Who has taken over from Charles Kennedy as Lib-Dem leader?
SIR MENZIES (MING) CAMPBELL
6. Tony Banks died after suffering a stroke in the US, what was his last post
in the Govt before joining the House of Lords?
SPORTS MINISTER
7.
Who had the Christmas No1 album with Curtain Call - The Hits?
EMINEM
8.
What is the name of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's deputy who has taken
over as acting Prime Minister of Israel?
EHUD OLMERT
9.
Who has just returned from a skiing break with girlfriend Kate Middleton in
Switzerland, where he was photographed kissing her in public for the 1st time?
PRINCE WILLIAM
10.
New Horizons has to set off to where, before Feb 2nd?
PLUTO
TELEVISION
1.
At what time would you expect to see Richard Hammond on ITV?
5 O'CLOCK (he presents the new ITV 5 o'clock show)
2.
What does Paul Martin expect you to do with 'it' on a daily programme?
FLOG (IT!)
3.
What is the name of the new BBC2 programme exploring the origin of words?
BALDERDASH & PIFFLE
4.
Who has replaced Trevor MacDonald to present the ITN News at 10-30?
MARK AUSTIN
5.
Before her stint as a morning TV host, which cookery show did Fern Britton present?
READY STEADY COOK
6.
What is the name of Ian Rankin's Edinburgh detective played by Ken Stott?
REBUS
7.
Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson co-wrote the 1st series of what?
BLACK ADDER
8.
In which BBC TV series did Jean Alexander play Auntie Wainwright?
LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE
9.
Alison Hannigan plays which character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
WILLOW
10.
Who wrote the TV comedy series Father Ted?
GRAHAM LINEHAM & ARTHUR MATTHEWS
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
What were the first names of the characters played by John Travolta and Olivia
Newton-John in Grease?
DANNY & SANDY
2.
What does 3G stand for in mobile phone technology?
THIRD GENERATION
3.
Which part of the body is studied by a phrenologist?
SKULL
4.
In Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus', what is Venus standing on?
A (CLAM) SHELL
5.
What type of hog-nosed mammal is only two centimetres long?
THE BAT
6.
There are two European Union countries in which the Head of State has the title
of Chancellor; Germany is one, what is the other?
AUSTRIA
7. What does the 'mp' stand for in mp3 players?
MOVING PICTURE
8.
Which vegetable is the national emblem of Wales?
THE LEEK
9.
Nick Jarvis was the main character in which daily newspaper comic strip?
STRIKER
10.
Which physical feature do women most commonly have altered?
HAIRSTYLE
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