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QUIZ 168- 20.03.06
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
Which aid to water transport did Norwegian-born engineer Ole Evintrude invent
in 1906?
THE OUTBOARD MOTOR
2.
Who did Winston Church describe as "A sheep in sheep's clothing"?
CLEMENT ATLEE
3.
In the Hindu religion, what type of creature is the God Ganesh?
AN ELEPHANT
4.
Which part of the British Isles is divided into six parts called sheadings?
THE ISLE OF MAN
5.
How did the famous American abolitionist John Brown die on December 2nd 1859?
HE WAS HANGED
6.
Whose official residence is #12 Downing Street?
THE GOVERNMENT CHIEF WHIP
An e-mail from Lars about this one "I know wikipedia isn’t too trustworthy, but the claim that the chief whip lives in number 9"
Colin says "I simply don't know who is right on that one _ I know Tony & Cherie kicked the Chancellor out of No 11"
7.
Who scored his first win for Team McLaren Mercedes at the 2005 British Grand
Prix?
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
8.
What rank did actor James Stewart reach in the US forces during WW II making
him the highest ranking actor ever?
BRIGADER GENERAL
9.
What colour berets are worn by the SAS (Special Air Service)?
BEIGE
10.
What colour is Noddy's hat?
BLUE
ART & LITERATURE
1.
What is the name of a ballet movement where the dancer spins round completely
on one foot?
PIROUETTE
2.
What, according to the poet Robert Browning, 'split open the kegs of salted
sprats and made nests inside men's Sunday hats'?
RATS (THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN)
3.
In which field of the arts did the French born Englishman Ford Maddox Brown,
born in 1821 and died in 1893, achieve fame?
PAINTING
4.
In Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet', how do the two lovers die?
ROMEO POISONS HIMSELF & JULIET STABS HERSELF
5.
For what is the Dutch town of Delft famous?
POTTERY
6.
Who are Harry's two best friends in the Harry Potter novels?
RON (WEASLEY) & HERMIONE (GRANGER)
7.
Which Dutch painter painted the Garden of Earthly Delights?
HIERONYMUS BOSCH
8.
Who is the author of The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts, The Troublesome
Offspring of Cardinal Guzman and Captain Corelli's Mandolin?
LOUIS de BERNIERES
9.
With which instrument was the late Jacqueline Du Pre associated?
CELLO
10.
My life as a ten-year-old boy is the autobiography of which middle-aged woman?
NANCY CARTWRIGHT (BART SIMPSON)
FILM
1.
In which film does Denzil Washington play a bedridden forensic expert hunting
for a serial killer?
THE BONE COLLECTOR
2.
A Colonial lawman played by Ray Winstone has to bring a gang of Irish brothers
to justice in which recent film?
THE PROPOSITION
3.
Who played the title role in the 1982 film Gandhi?
BEN KINGSLEY
4.
In which film did Helen Mirren play the part of Queen Charlotte?
THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE
5.
How is Benjamin Martin known in the title of the 2000 film starring Mel Gibson?
THE PATRIOT
6.
Which musical features the songs Bless Your Beautiful Hide and Goin' Courtin?
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
7.
Who played Brad Pitt's wife in the film Se7en?
GWYNETH PALTROW
8.
Who plays the part of the disgraced Nazi officer who leads the mission to
kidnap Winston Churchill in The Eagle Has Landed?
MICHAEL CAINE
9.
Which actress was dumped by Colin Firth in Pride & Prejudice, and left
at the altar by Hugh Grant in 4 Weddings & A Funeral?
ANNA CHANCELLOR
10.
How many frames are there in 1 second of cinema film?
24
YET ANOTHER BUNCH OF B'S
1.
Who plays the part of 'Jinx' in the Bond film, Die Another Day?
(HALLE) BERRY
2.
Which Southern African country has a currency called the pula?
BOTSWANA
3.
Rothesay is the chief town on which island?
BUTE
4.
What country is home to Anderlecht football club?
BELGIUM
5.
Which children's character married his cousin Celeste?
BARBAR THE ELEPHANT
6.
In Germany it is called Der Schwartzwald, what is it called in the UK?
THE BLACK FOREST
7.
Thimpu is the capital of which Asian Kingdom?
BHUTAN
8.
How is the sport of tauromancy better known?
BULL FIGHTING
9.
What is the name given to the green alkaline fluid produced by the liver?
BILE
10.
What word describes substances that can be broken down by biological action?
BIODEGRADABLE
CURRENT AFFAIRS
1.
Which politician sprained his wrist after falling off his bike?
BORIS JOHNSON
2.
Who has been chosen as the UK's entry for the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest?
DAZ SAMPSON
3.
What is the name of the hospital where six men were given the drug TGN 1412
earlier this week?
NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL
4.
Which team won the 2006 Triple Crown?
IRELAND (wonderful finish at Twickenham)
5.
Israeli forces this week stormed a Jericho jail to capture Ahmed Saadat. Saadat
is the leader of which organisation?
POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE
6.
Two people were killed and two injured in a shooting near the Brass Handles
pub, where is it situated?
SALFORD - MANCHESTER
7.
Police sources say that Vietnamese gangs are setting up a vast network of
what in the UK?
CANABIS GROWING 'FACTORIES'
8.
There have been several demonstrations against Thaksin Shinawatra who is the
Prime Minister of which country?
THAILAND
9.
How is H5N1 better known?
BIRD FLU
10.
In addition to his prison sentence, Gary Glitter has been ordered to pay 5m
Vietnamese dong to his victims' families. How much is this in £ stg
- £180, £580 or £1,080?
£180
TELEVISION
1.
Miss Kiki Frog lived next door to which cartoon character?
HECTOR (HECTOR'S HOUSE)
2.
Which company sponsors the ITV national weather forecast?
POWERGEN
3.
Who played the eccentric second-hand car dealer Swiss Toni in the Fast Show?
CHARLIE HIGSON
4.
How many red boxes are there in Ch 4's Deal or No Deal?
22
5.
Alice Cooper, Jimmy Hendrix, Bob Dylan and Bill Hayley all appeared on the
first edition of which TV programme?
THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST
6.
In Coronation Street, Who did Mike Baldwin marry after he was divorced from
Alma?
LINDA
7.
Who links Coronation Street, Harbour Lights and Holby City?
TINA HOBLEY
8.
What is the name of Dr Who's home planet?
GALLIFREY
9.
Uptight cop Sam Tyler is struck by a car and transported back in time to 1973
in which BBC drama series?
LIFE ON MARS
10.
What was the third channel to appear on British TV ?
BBC 2
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
Which ship was found unmanned near the Azores in 1872?
MARY CELESTE
2.
Who or what was 'The little gentleman in velvet' in the Jacobite toast?
A MOLE
3.
Who are actress Jamie Lee Curtis's mother and father?
JANET LEIGH & TONY CURTIS
4.
Who forged 'The One Ring' in the Lord of the Rings?
SAURON
5.
How long is a 10-pin bowling alley, from foul line to head pin?
60 FEET
6.
Which phrase is taken from the French meaning 'blank piece of paper'?
CARTE BLANCHE
7.
From which London station do Eurostar trains leave?
WATERLOO INTERNATIONAL
8.
What is the main ingredient of a 'rosti'?
POTATOES
9.
Which licences were introduced in 1796 and abolished in the UK in 1988?
DOG LICENCES (just right too - how do they see over
the wheel?)
An e-mail from Margaret about this one - I did an internet search and the answer, according to the parliament website is "The dog licence was abolished in 1987, at which time it stood at 37.5p. However, the Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 still provides for a licence system in Northern Ireland."
Colin says "I'm sorry the question should read in 'Great Britain' as opposed to in the UK"
10.
What do we call the computer stimulation that creates 3D images with sounds?
VIRTUAL REALITY
Tiebreak - how far in miles is it from Sydney to London? -- 10,600
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