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QUIZ 166- 06.03.06
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
Which car manufacturer makes the Octavia?
SKODA
2.
Who might enjoy a 'butterbeer' at the 3 Broomsticks Inn?
HARRY POTTER
3.
Which faithful dog kept watch at his master's grave in Edinburgh?
GREYFRIARS BOBBY
4.
How many passengers can the Airbus A380, the biggest airliner in history hold?
555
5.
Which building would you find at 34th Street and 5th Avenue, New York?
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
6.
Why was Michael Ryan in the news in 1987?
THE GUNMAN WHO MURDERED 14 PEOPLE AT HUNGERFORD
7.
What are The Steel Phantom, The Ultimate and The Desperado?
ROLLERCOASTERS
8.
In the game of Monopoly, if you owned Pall Mall and Whitehall, which other property
would you need to complete the set?
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE
9.
According to a recent sex survey, which household appliance is most commonly
'misused' by men?
THE VACUUM CLEANER
10.
Why did former It's A Knockout presenter, Stuart Hall change the name of his
International Travel business?
BECAUSE OF THE ABBREVIATION OF STUART HALL INTERNATIONAL
TRAVEL
1.
If Leonardo Di Caprio was Romeo who was Juliet?
CLARE DANES
2.
In which film does the character Don Lockwood get a good soaking?
SINGING IN THE RAIN (played by GENE KELLY)
3.
Who provides the voice of Chicken Little in the animated film Chicken Little?
ZACH BRAFF
4.
Which actor provided the voice for the animated mouse Stuart Little?
MICHAEL J FOX
5.
Who played the eponymous Constantine?
KEANU REEVES
6.
Which country singer was John Wayne's co-star in the film True Grit?
GLEN CAMPBELL
7.
The documentary Murderball revolves around which sport?
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL
8.
Which cartoon features the Pickles family?
RUGRATS
9.
Who played Dr Iannis in the film Captain Correlli's Mandolin?
JOHN HURT
10.
Who had the prime directives - 'Serve The Public Trust, Protect The Innocent,
Uphold The Law' and a fourth 'Classified' directive?
ROBOCOP
1.
What name is given to the confection of almonds fried in boiling sugar syrup
and covered with chocolate?
PRALINE
2.
What name is given to a frozen desert made from fruit juice?
A SORBET
3.
The British call it a biscuit, what do the Americans call it?
A COOKIE
4.
Which herb is usually put on the base of a true Italian pizza?
OREGANO
5.
The name of which soup literally means pepper water in the local dialect?
MULLIGATAWNY
6.
Which cereal is used in Scotch broth?
BARLEY
7.
Habanero is the hottest type of what in the world?
CHILLI PEPPER
8.
E-numbers 500 to 599 are what kind of additives?
SALTS
9.
What name is given to young herrings or sprats, coated in flour and deep-fried?
WHITEBAIT
10.
What is Britain's biggest Biscuit Company called?
McVITIE'S
1.
Which country house in Buckinghamshire was the centre of the British code-breaking
activities, led by Alan Turin in WW II?
BLETCHLEY PARK
2.
What was the name of Bruce Springsteen's backing band?
E STREET BAND
3.
Who wrote the TV series Butterflies?
CARLA LANE
4.
Which Scots explorer (b. 1771) died in West Africa in 1806?
MUNGO PARK
5.
What is the Muslim equivalent of the Red Cross?
RED CRESCENT
6.
Which Jane Austen novel tells the story of shy Fanny Price who marries Edmund
Bertram?
MANSFIELD PARK
7.
Which song by the Cars entered the charts in 1984 and reached number 4 when
re-released in 1985?
DRIVE
8.
Which TV programme is brought to you by letters and numbers?
SESAME STREET
9.
Which British explorer died at the age of 48 in his seaside cottage near Capetown
on March 26th 1902?
CECIL RHODES
10.
On which English course is the Lancashire Oaks run?
HAYDOCK PARK
1.
In 1588, who was the Lord High Admiral in charge of the British Fleet that faced
the Spanish Armada?
LORD HOWARD OF EFFINGHAM
2.
What began on June 25th 1950?
THE KOREAN WAR
3.
John Bellingham shot and killed which leader in 1812?
SPENCER PERCIVAL (only British PM to be assassinated -
so far)
4.
During which war was the Battle of Inkerman fought?
THE CRIMEAN
5.
Which country became an independent nation in 1971, following a nine month long
Independence war with Pakistan?
BANGLADESH
6.
Who declared war on Britain and France in June 1940?
GENERAL BENITO MUSSOLINI
7.
What was the Underground Railway in the US during the 19th Century?
ESCAPE ROUTE FOR SLAVES FROM THE SOUTH
8.
Which major European conflict was initiated by the 'Defenestration of Prague'
in 1618?
THE THIRTY YEARS WAR
9.
To which island was Napoleon ultimately exiled?
ST. HELENA
10.
Which 20th cent leader was known as The Lion of Judah?
HAILE SELASSIE
1.
How were Tom Wopat and John Schneider known in the title of their TV series?
THE DUKES OF HAZARD
2.
What was the name of the family who lived in The Little House On The Prairie?
INGALLS
3.
Who played Gideon in Stephen Poliakoff's Gideon's Daughter?
BILL NIGHY
4.
What was the name of the enigmatic doorkeeper played by Lorenzo Music in Rhoda?
CARLTON
5.
In Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the space station (DS9) is in orbit around which
planet?
BEJOR
6.
Who links Shooting Stars and Little Britain?
MATT LUCAS
7.
Which big screen star played Susan in the Ch 4 series Suddenly Susan?
BROOKE SHIELDS
8.
Which well-known comedy actor played Blanco in Porridge?
DAVID JASON
9.
In Dad's Army, what was Private Frazer's day job?
UNDERTAKER
10.
During which TV game show were the contestants invited to go 'wild in the aisles'?
SUPERMARKET SWEEP
1.
Blue Imperial, New Zealand and Angora are breeds of which animal?
RABBIT
2.
What is the American equivalent of a British hospital's A & E facility?
E R - EMERGENCY ROOM
3.
What name is given to a member of the US army's Special Forces division?
A GREEN BERET
4.
What type of oil do artists use in Oil Painting?
LINSEED OIL
5.
Which country has the most German speakers, outside Germany?
AUSTRIA
6.
There are 5 chemical elements with names of only 4 letters, gold, iron and lead
- name either of the others?
ZINC & NEON
7.
In 2005, which celebrity said, "I am the closest thing to American royalty"?
PARIS HILTON
8.
By what more common name do we call the woodchuck?
GROUNDHOG
9.
In which City would you find the Kelvingrove Art Gallery?
GLASGOW
10.
In which religion is 'Nirvana' the attainment of perfect serenity?
BUDDHISM
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