GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1

1. What, thanks to satellite photographs, was seen for the first time in 1959?
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

2. Which Norse God gave his name to a day of the week?
WODEN (WEDNESDAY)

3. Which Empire was destroyed by Francisco Pizzaro in S America in the 1530's?
INCA (Aztecs 1518 -1521 were destroyed by Cortez)

4. In the game of golf, what term means being ahead by as many holes as remain?
DORMIE

5. What is the traditional Egyptian dance form rakahaki called in the Western World?
BELLY DANCING

6. The Spinx is made up of various creatures, what form does its head take?
HUMAN

7. What does the 'c' in E = mc2 represent?
SPEED OF LIGHT

8. What is an ankh?
EGYPTIAN CROSS / AMULET

9. To which island was King Arthur's body taken after he was mortally wounded?
AVALON

10. What was Joe Namath's reply when asked if he preferred Astroturf to grass?
"I DON'T KNOW, I NEVER SMOKED ASTROTURF"

GEOGRAPHY

1. What is the name of the cold wind that blows in the winter, through Southern France to the Mediterranean?
THE MISTRAL

2. Which is the smallest of the Balearic Islands?
FORMENTERA

3. Which two oceans are joined by the Suez Canal?
ATLANTIC & INDIAN

4. On which island would you find Gozo and Comino?
MALTA

5. How are the group of 6 States on the N E coast of the USA collectively known?
NEW ENGLAND

6. In which country would you find Hammerfest the most northernly town in the world?
NORWAY

7. In which EU country is the City of Utrecht?
THE NETHERLANDS

8. Which part of the Scottish mainland is closest to Ireland?
MULL OF KINTIRE

9. What is the capital of the Canadian Province of Manitoba?
WINNIPEG

10. What is the name of the hot southernly wind that blows from the Sahara across Southern Italy?
THE SIROCCO

FILM

1. Who was the first non-Englishman to play James Bond on screen?
SEAN CONNERY (SCOTSMAN)

2. Who played Mel Gibson's partner in the Lethal Weapon films?
DANNY GLOVER

3. Which actors play the 'gay' cowboys in the film Brokeback Mountain?
HEATH LEDGER & JAKE GYLLENHAAL

4. What was Nelly Forbush's occupation in the musical South Pacific?
(ARMY) NURSE

5. Who wrote the screenplay, produced and directed the classic film A Clockwork Orange?
STANLEY KUBRICK

6. In the 1992 film Sweet Tooth, who played the Tooth Fairy?
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

7. Nicholas Cage and Holly Hunter play a couple that steal a baby in which Cohen Brothers' film?
RAISING ARIZONA

8. Which singer stars in the new film Mrs Henderson Presents?
WILL YOUNG

9. Which 1999 Tim Burton film stars Johnny Depp as a 19th century police constable?
SLEEPY HOLLOW

UH OH! another error brought to my attention - this time thanks to Lars in Norway

There may be a minor error. According to IMDB, the film seems to take place in 1799..

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162661/plotsummary

“Constable Ichabod Crane of the New York police arrives in the small village of Sleepy Hollow in 1799 to solve a mystery of murders.”

10. Which stuttering Warner Brothers character is aged 70 this year?
PORKY PIG

SPORT

1. The Horse Guards Parade in London is to be the venue for which sport at the 2012 Olympic Games?
BEACH VOLLEYBALL

2. What is the most prestigious horse race in Australia?
THE MELBOURNE CUP

3. Which F1 Grand Prix has been cancelled for the 2006 season?
BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (SPA FRANCORCHAMPS)

4. In which City would you find the Roland Garros Stadium?
PARIS

5. In which sport might you use a 'Silver Wilkinson'?
ANGLING (IT'S A FISHING FLY)

6. In which sport are the shoes made entirely of metal?
HORSE RACING

7. Brian Barwick is the Chief Executive for which sporting organisation?
THE F.A. (FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION)

8. What Olympic distinction does pole-vaulter, Carl Schumann of Germany, hold?
WON THE 1st GOLD MEDAL (ATHENS - 1896)

http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp (see page 2, close to the bottom)

From http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=58111

“Carl Schumann won three events in gymnastics (individual horse vault and horizontal bar and parallel bars team competitions) en 1896. He also won the Greco-Roman wrestling tournament in a major upset. Schumann also competed in three events in athletics (long jump, triple jump and shot put) and in weightlifting”

Also:

“The first final of the Games is the triple jump, which is won by American James Connolly, thereby becoming the first Olympic Champion since the fourth century CE.”

http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/articles/content/1/18/1896_summer_olympics.html

Another reference:

http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ol1896.shtml

9. Alan Shearer scored his 201st goal for Newcastle Utd on Saturday, setting a new club record. Whose record did he beat?
JACKIE MILBURN

10. What unfortunate happening occurred during the Wimbledon match between Sampras and Krajicek in the early 90's?
CLIFF RICHARD SANG DURING A BREAK FOR RAIN

ODD FOOD ROUND

1. Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of which US town?
CARMEL

2. Which special manufacturing plant moved from London to Llantrissant in South Wales in 1968?
THE ROYAL MINT

3. For fifteen years, 1962 - 1977, Heather MacKay was British Women's Open Champion in which sport?
SQUASH

4. Who was the first boxer to win world titles at 5 officially recognised weights?
SUGAR RAY LEONARD

5. What name is given to the wafer of silicon that carries miniaturised circuits?
A SILICON CHIP

6. In which Gilbert & Sullivan opera does Pooh-Bah appear?
THE MIKADO

7. Who played the part of C.C. Baxter in the classic comedy 'The Apartment'?
JACK LEMMON

8. A quartet of what sort of cartoon birds danced with Dick Van Dyke in the film Mary Poppins?
PENGUINS

9. What is the national bird of New Zealand?
KIWI

10. Which is the only 60's No1 to have a soft fruit in the title?
BLACKBERRY WAY

David and I had a bit of to and fro via e-mail over this one

David - You missed - Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles

Me - Strawberry Fields Forever (a double A side with Penny Lane) only reached No 2 on 23rd Feb 1967

David - 2 other answers I was given were - I heard it through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye & The Good, the bad and the Ugli - Hugo Montenegro

Me - Hugo is easy - the title being UGLY and the fruit being UGLI I could get away with that - but Marvin is a bit trickier - Grapevine is not a fruit but the fruit bearing stem - but of couse the word grape DOES appear in the word

I think David wins on points LOL

IRELAND

1. Where in N Ireland would you find a full scale mock-up of the Gemini spacecraft?
THE ARMAGH PLANETARIUM

2. Where was the 1st cricket club in N Ireland founded?
WARINGSTOWN

3. RTE's Aertel is the equivalant to the BBC's what?
CEEFAX

4. There are 23 World Heritage sites in the UK, but only 1 in N Ireland, what is it?
THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY

5. Which Irish writer died in Nov 1950 at the age of 94?
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

6. Which N Ireland village did William Waring found in the early 17th century?
WARINGSTOWN

7. Which river flows into Strangford Lough close to Downpatrick?
THE QUOILE

8. By what name did the Romans know Ireland?
HIBERNIA

9. Which King of Munster defeated the Danes in 1002 AD and became King of All Ireland?
BRIAN BORU

10. Which popular Irish folk song begins "I've met some folks who say that I'm a dreamer, and I've no doubt there's truth in what they say"?
THE ISLE OF INNISHFREE

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2

1. What does USB stand for in computer hardware?
UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS

2. Which noisy bird do Australians call 'the bushman's clock' or the 'laughing jackass'?
THE KOOKABURRA

3. What are the odds of rolling any combination totalling 7 with 2 dice?
5 - 1

4. Which two objects are held in the hands of The Statue of Liberty?
BOOK (of laws) & TORCH

5. What company sold the first toothpaste in a tube?
COLGATE

6. Which term for militant moslems means holy warrior in Afghanistan?
MUJHADEEN

7. What name was given to the carts used to transport prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution?
TUMBRILS

8. What travels a 'mean free path'?
A MOLECULE

9. Where does castor oil come from?
THE CASTOR OIL PLANT

10. Who said in an interview for Rolling Stone magazine, "In horse vernacular, Roy has always given me my head and I have tried to do the same for him"?
DALE EVANS (MRS ROY RODGERS)

 

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