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QUIZ 169- 27.03.06
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PICTURE ROUND 169
1. DOWN WITH LOVE
2. THE WEATHER GIRLS
3. BLACK BOOKS
4. JONNY WILKINSON
5. CHUCK NORRIS
6. JANIS JOPLIN
7. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE
8. ALEX HIGGINS
9. DAVID WALLIAMS
10. BOD
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
What is a Pomme D'Amour?
TOMATO (LOVE APPLE)
2.
What name is given to the depression in the bottom of the crankcase of an internal-combustion
engine, which serves as a reservoir of lubricating oil?
SUMP
3.
What colour is the middle stripe on the flag of Italy?
WHITE
4.
Whose headquarters are situated at 150 Walworth Road?
THE LABOUR PARTY
5.
According to the Bible, which was the first bird sent out from Noah's Ark?
A RAVEN
6.
What is the name of the Cambridge University student newspaper?
VARSITY
7.
For what philosophy are John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham famous for being
exponents?
UTILITARIANISM
8.
Name the astronaut who returned to space in 1998 aged 77?
JOHN GLENN
9.
What was the name of the dog in The Secret Seven stories?
SCAMPER
10.
Which car company make The Defender?
LAND ROVER
FILM
1.
Who plays the hobbit Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings films?
ELIJAH WOOD
2.
In the film Summer Holiday Cliff and his mates drive a bus from Hertfordshire
to which European Capital City?
ATHENS (GREECE)
3.
In which film does Bob Hoskins play Vivian Van Damn?
MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS
4.
Benjamin Buford Blue is the central character in which film?
FORREST GUMP (HIS REAL NAME)
I'm wrong on this one as well - this is why I urge you to check stuff before you ask it in your quiz
Actually it is the name of his Vietnam friend Bubba played by Mykelti Williamson.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/
See also under conversations:
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Forest_Gump
Bubba: My given name is Benjamin Buford Blue, but people call me Bubba. Just like one of them ol' redneck boys. Can you believe that?
Forrest Gump: My name's Forrest Gump. People call me Forrest Gump.
Cheers,
Lars W
5.
Which UK chart-topper appears in the new Pink Panther film?
BEYONCE KNOWLES
6.
What are the 3 'encounters' in the film Close Encounters Of The 3rd Kind?
1st - SIGHTING A UFO - 2nd - PHYSICAL EVIDENCE - 3rd -
CONTACT
7.
Judy Bernly, Doralee Rhodes and Violet Newstead were characters in which movie?
NINE TO FIVE
8.
What is the title of the 4th Harry Potter film?
HARRY POTTER & THE GOBLET OF FIRE
9.
Which British film studio was famous for its horror movies?
HAMMER (House of Horrors)
10.
Who plays the masked 'V' in V For Vendetta?
HUGO WEAVING
FOOD & DRINK
1.
With which country do you associate Gorgonzola cheese?
ITALY
2.
Nothing fishy about them, what are 'Berwick cockles'?
BOILED SWEETS (OLD FASHIONED AND MINTY apparently)
3. Which soft-drink uses the slogan: 'Obey Your Thirst'?
SPRITE
4.
What spice is made from the carapace (outer shell) of a nutmeg?
MACE
5.
What is the spirit base of Blue Curacao?
GIN
6.
Which desert's main two ingredients are banana and toffee?
BANOFFEE PIE
7.
Which drink was known as Dutch Courage and Mother' Ruin?
GIN
8.
What was advertised as 'the slag of all snacks'?
POT NOODLE
9.
What beans are used to make baked beans?
HARICOT BEANS
10.
Mexican fried, stuffed pancakes, cooked with a chilli-flavoured sauce are known
as what?
ENCHILADAS
TELEVISION
1.
Tony Blair, Carmen Electra, Mel Gibson, Richard Gere, Ian McKellan, Aerosmith
and The Red Hot Chili Peppers have all appeared on which TV series?
THE SIMPSONS
2.
Rear Guard was the American version of which UK TV series?
DAD'S ARMY
3.
Which TV programme is known by the initials BBLB?
BIG BROTHER'S LITTLE BROTHER
4.
In which BBC drama series does Trevor Eve run a fertility clinic?
THE FAMILY MAN
5.
On which show did Ian Woodley become the first UK TV game show millionaire?
TFI FRIDAY
6.
Who played chat show host Mrs Merton?
CAROLINE AHERNE
7.
Who played the title role in the 80's TV show T J Hooker?
WILLIAM SHATNER
8.
Mick Aston, Phil Harding and Tony Robinson are part of which team?
CH 4's TIME TEAM
9.
Which US sitcom is based on the youth of comedian Chris Rock?
EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS
10.
Bamboo Harvester was better known as which TV character?
MR ED (The Talking Horse)
CURRENT AFFAIRS
1.
It has been found that what can influence alcohol use amongst adolescents and
young adults?
GENES
2.
Which rock singer has turned down an invitation to meet Tony Blair to discuss
climate change?
THOM YORKE - RADIOHEAD
3.
What charges do 27 people face after a joint investigation by the U.S., Australia,
Canada and Britain?
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
4.
Scientists have discovered two new types of what?
ICE
5.
Who is to host a new TV gameshow offering a guaranteed £1 million prize
on ITV?
ANT & DEC
6.
Footballer Wayne Rooney has been photographed in what situation?
HOLDING THE WORLD CUP TROPHY
7.
Who has been voted Britain's sexiest footballer's wife by FHM?
CHERYL TWEEDY
8.
Workers in Wales who have lost their jobs at Walkers are furious at which popstar
for supporting the crisp company?
CHARLOTTE CHURCH
9.
Which celebrity is reportedly pregnant?
DEMI MOORE
10.
Which broadcaster will launch an English-language offspring in late May?
AL JAZEERA
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
Founded in Belfast by Henry Joy in 1737, it is the oldest what in Europe?
NEWSHEET / NEWSPAPER (THE BELFAST NEWSLETTER)
2.
Which religion celebrates the festival of Vesak?
BUDDHISM
3.
Which famous railway engine was designed & built by Sir Nigel Greasley in
Doncaster, in 1923 and clocked up 2,076,000 miles by the time it was withdrawn
from service in 1963?
THE FLYING SCOTSMAN
4.
Which Russian writer was killed in a duel?
ALEXANDER PUSHKIN
5.
Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?
SIR GALAHAD
6.
What is the only creature with retractable horns?
SNAIL
7.
To what is an oenophile partial?
WINE
8.
The police detective Bergerac was based in Jersey, but he was named after a
town in which French Department?
DORDOGNE
9.
What is the framework of the Statue of Liberty made from?
COPPER
10.
What word is derived from a modern plural of the Latin for 'the place where
three roads meet'?
TRIVIA
Tiebreak - How many times was the 'f-word' used in the film Goodfellas? - 212
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