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QUIZ 163- 13.02.06
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
What is the chemical symbol for Ozone?
O3
2.
In which country is the headquarters of N.A.T.O.?
BELGIUM
3.
What type of flower is a 'Lady's Slipper'?
ORCHID
4.
Aboard which vessel did Charlie Allnut and Rose go to Lake Tanganyika?
THE AFRICAN QUEEN
5.
Anita Dobson married which 'rocker' in 2000?
BRIAN MAY (QUEEN GUITARIST)
6.
What are Peace, Wendy Cousins and Ena Sharples are examples of?
ROSES
7.
According to the Book of Revelation, upon what type of horse does Death ride?
A PALE HORSE
8.
Which church in Jerusalem marks the spot where Joseph of Arimathea buried Jesus?
THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE
9.
If the French has 25, the Russian 33 and the Greek 24, how many does the English
have?
26 (letters of the alphabet)
10.
What is the length (+/- 1 foot) of the tube of a French Horn?
12'
BOOKS & ART
1.
Which famous writer was known as Boz?
CHARLES DICKENS
2.
Which Shakespearean character said "That which we call a rose, by any other
name would smell as sweet"?
JULIET
3.
How is the Spanish immigrant artist 'The Greek' better known?
EL GRECO
4.
In which City is the Prado Art Gallery?
MADRID
5.
Aramis and Porthos were 2 of the Three Musketeers, who was the 3rd?
ATHOS
6.
When the Owl and the Pussycat went to sea, who married them?
THE TURKEY WHO LIVED ON THE HILL
7.
Who painted 'The Adoration of the Magi'?
LEONARDO DA VINCI or RUBENS
8.
What name is given to the liquid clay used in pottery?
SLIP
9.
Who wrote the novel 'The Quiet American'?
GRAHAM GREENE
10.
Which 4 children were the subjects of a series of books by Laura Lee Hope?
THE BOBSEY TWINS (2 sets - Bert & Nan and Freddie
& Flosssie)
FILM
1.
What is the title of the 2002 film set in the 1930's, in which 3 Aboriginal
girls escape and set off on a journey across the Australian Outback?
RABBIT-PROOF FENCE
2.
Who plays the part of Frank Sinatra in the recent film, The Night We Called
It A Day?
DENNIS HOPPER
3.
Which film about a mysterious law company starred Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman?
THE FIRM
4.
Which singer played a bored New Jersey housewife in Union City?
DEBBIE HARRY
5.
Whose uncles were Stretch, Fatso and Stinkie?
CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST
6.
Name the 1952 film that starred John Wayne as Sean Thornton?
THE QUIET MAN
7.
Pygar the angel, Professor Ping and the Black Queen are characters in which
classic 1968 film?
BARBARELLA
8.
In the 1985 film, if Arnold Schwarzenneger was Lord Kalidor who was Brigette
Neilson?
RED SONIA
9.
Which Redford/Newman film won the Best Film Oscar in 1974?
THE STING
10.
In which film does Count Basie's Orchestra appear in the middle of a desert?
BLAZING SADDLES
TRUE OR FALSE
1.
Philology is the study of language?
TRUE
2.
The 1947 F.A. Cup final was stopped because the ball burst?
TRUE
3.
David Beckham has his wife's name in Hindi tattooed on his forearm?
TRUE
4.
The 'Giro' system of transferring money originated in Australia?
TRUE
5.
In pre-decimal currency, 2/- was 10% of a pound?
TRUE (10p)
6.
Birmingham is the home of the famous Halle Orchestra?
FALSE (MANCHESTER)
7.
The Mini was the first British car to sell over one million models?
FALSE (MORRIS MINOR)
8.
Singer Paul Weller released the album Stanley Road named after a street in Manchester?
FALSE (WOKING)
9.
In Boise Idaho it is forbidden to make popcorn in a public place after 10pm?
FALSE
10.
In 1995, Alison Hargreaves became the 1st woman to win 3 BAFTA Awards?
FALSE (CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST ALONE/WITHOUT OXYGEN)
TELEVISION
1.
'Mr Brown goes to town on the 8.21' comes from the theme song to which long
running TV comedy series?
DAD'S ARMY
2.
What shape is the hot air balloon in the Abbey National TV commercial?
HOUSE SHAPED
3.
In which series would you find Mark Benton and Robson Green?
NORTHERN LIGHTS
4.
What was the name of John Steed's partner played by Honor Blackman in The Avengers?
CATHY GALE
5.
Which bar is next door to King Toots music shop?
MOE'S TAVERN (THE SIMPSONS)
6.
What was the name of John Thaw's character in The Sweeny?
JACK REGAN
7.
What is the name of the judge played by Martin Shaw?
JOHN DEED
8.
What are the surnames of Garath and Norman, famous for playing characters such
as The Two Rons?
HALE & PACE
9.
According to its sign, which famous TV bar was established in 1895?
CHEERS
10.
What was the name of dipsy assistant played by Jane Horrocks in Absolutely Fabulous?
BUBBLE
FOOD & DRINK
1.
Which food of the Gods was said to bestow immortality?
AMBROSIA
2.
Dorset Blue Vinny is a type of which foodstuff?
CHEESE
3.
From which country does 'Blue Mountain' coffee come?
JAMAICA
4.
In the world of cookery, what expression means "firm when bitten"?
AL DENTE
5.
Which drink is named after the German for 'to store'?
LAGER
6.
What is the foodstuff TVP usually made from?
SOYA (TEXTURISED VEGETABLE PROTEIN)
7.
Which beer sponsors the NFL on ITV?
COORS
8.
The root of which plant is used to make horseradish sauce?
THE HORSE RADISH
9.
What name is given to a small puff of choux pastry with a cream filling?
PROFITEROLE
10.
Which edible plant has hands and fingers?
A BANANA PLANT
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
How many sides does a tetrahedron have?
FOUR
2.
The Egyptian God Anubis had the body of a man and the head of what?
JACKAL
3.
What is the French equivalent of the Stock Exchange?
THE BOURSE
4.
Which major planet in our solar system was discovered in 1846?
NEPTUNE
5.
In New Zealand and Australia, what is nicknamed 'A dead marine'?
EMPTY BEER BOTTLE
6.
Which actress said that kissing Brad Pitt in Interview With The Vampire was
"Like kissing your brother"?
KIRSTEN DURST
7.
What is the national currency of Indonesia?
RUPIAH
8.
A car with the international registration letters IL comes from which country?
ISRAEL
9.
Of which element is cinnabar the ore?
MERCURY
10.
In Greek mythology, which creature was half man half bull?
THE MINOTAUR
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