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QUIZ 171- 10.04.06
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PICTURE ROUND 171
1. KYLIE MINOGUE
2. FRANZ FERDINAND
3. LEMMY
4. GERI HALLIWELL
5. EMINEM
6. PETE DOHERTY
7. THE WHITE STRIPES
8. SAMUEL L JACKSON
9. JENNY ECLAIR
10. JOHNNY DEPP
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
Which month is named after the Roman god of war?
MARCH (from Mars)
2.
What is the national cheese of Greece?
FETA
3.
What colour are Bow Street and Vine Street on a Monopoly board?
ORANGE
4.
Which poet had an unrequited love for Miss Maude Gonne, who told him: "The
world will thank me for not marrying you"?
W B YEATS
5.
Very much in the news last summer, Haley Barbour is the Governor of which US
State?
MISSISSIPPI
6.
Complete this song lyric Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say ...?
PLEASE SHARE MY UMBRELLA (THE HOLLIES)
7.
Which cricket commentator made his debut against the West Indies in Jan 1952?
RITCHIE BENAUD
8.
Which comedy series featured the characters Moriarty, Eccles and Bluebottle?
THE GOON SHOW
9.
In what US State was travel writer Bill Bryson born?
IOWA
10.
Who is the only female character in the Winnie the Pooh stories?
KANGA
MUSIC
1.
What was the title of the 1973 David Bowie album of some of his favourite songs
by other people?
PIN-UPS
2.
Which tenor was the 1st performer to sell a million records?
ENRICO CARUSO
3.
Whose 'backing band' between 1956 - 62 was called The Jordanaires?
ELVIS PRESLEY
4.
In 2003 who became the first Russian act to have a No 1 in the UK?
TATU
5.
What was the name of the triple LP box-set released by George Harrison in 1970?
ALL THINGS MUST PASS
6.
What is the next line 'Oh give me land, lots of land under starry skies above'?
DON'T FENCE ME IN (Roy Rogers & The Sons Of The Pioneers)
7.
Emily Erwin, Martie Erwin, Laura Lynch and Robin Macy are collectively known
as who?
THE DIXIE CHICKS
8.
What do we call the hole on an acoustic guitar?
SOUNDHOLE
9.
How did singer Otis Redding die?
KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH
10.
Which pop star was ordained as Mother Bernadette Maria?
SINEAD O'CONNOR
FILM
1.
Which Coen Brothers film of 1987 starred Holly Hunter and Nicholas Cage?
RAISING ARIZONA
2.
What was the name of the character played by Alec Guinness in the famous 1957
film 'Bridge Over The River Kwai'?
COL. NICHOLSON
3.
Which film sees John Hurt as a Catholic Priest in Rwanda?
SHOOTING DOGS
4.
In which 1946 movie would you find the character George Bailey?
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
5.
Who stars in, and makes his directorial debut with the film The Three Burials
Of Melquiades Estrada?
TOMMY LEE JONES
6.
In which film did Arnold Schwarzenegger play a man who becomes pregnant?
JUNIOR
7.
Which famous lawman is played by Henry Fonda in the 1946 film My Darling Clementine?
WYATT EARP
8.
Who plays the evil White Witch in the recent Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion
The Witch And The Wardrobe?
TILDA SWINTON
9.
In which classic 1973 film does Michel Lonsdale play Inspector Lebel?
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
10.
If Superman works for the Daily Planet who works for the Daily Bugle?
SPIDERMAN (Peter Parker)
CHOICES
1.
Bachelor's buttons are a variety of which yellow flower - Buttercup; Dandelion
or Daffodil?
BUTTERCUP
2.
Which poison was used to murder Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov - Thallium;
Ricin or Arsenic?
RICIN
3.
In 1845 Boston, it was illegal to do what without a doctors note - Bathe; Smoke
or Have Sex?
BATHE
4.
Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller is currently what - Head of MI5; Chief Cashier
of the Bank of England or President Elect of the Royal Society?
HEAD OF MI5
5.
Where in the body would you find the Palantine Bones - Ear; Nose, Jaw?
THE JAW
6.
Which capital City was badly damaged by an earthquake in 1923 - Belgrade; Mexico
or Tokyo?
TOKYO
7.
Wensleydale cheese traditionally comes from which county - Yorkshire; Lancashire
or Derbyshire?
YORKSHIRE
8.
When estate agent Suzy Lamplugh disappeared, she had gone to show a house to
whom - Mr Kipper; Mr Pike or Mr Fish?
MR KIPPER
9.
In which Dickens novel is there a case of spontaneous combustion - Dombey &
Son; Bleak House or The Old Curisioty Shop?
BLEAK HOUSE
10.
What is the title of George Best's autobiography - Best Of United; All The Best
or The Good, The Bad And The Bubbly?
THE GOOD THE BAD & THE BUBBLY
TELEVISION
1.
Known for his eccentric manner when presenting programmes about conservation,
which British writer and broadcaster was nicknamed Botanic Man?
DAVID BELLAMY
2.
An octopus called Aristotle and a black widow spider called Homer were pets
kept by which dysfunctional TV family in their home at Cemetery Ridge?
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
3.
Which classic British comedy series featured the characters Miss Tibbs and Miss
Gatsby?
FAWLTY TOWERS
4.
In which American State was the 1980's detective series Magnum P. I. set?
HAWAII
5.
Who appears with Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson as the third regular judge on
American Idol?
PAULA ABDUL
6.
In which children's TV show would you meet Farmer Pickles and Spud the scarecrow?
BOB THE BUILDER
7.
Who 'endeavored' to solve the crime in the story The Dead of Jericho?
INSPECTOR MORSE
8.
Who took over as landlady of the Rovers Return when Bet Lynch left the street?
VERA DUCKWORTH
9.
John Barrowman plays Captain Jack Harkness in which sci-fi series?
DOCTOR WHO
10.
Which TV series featured Commander Jeffrey Sinclair and Lt Commander Ivanova?
BABYLON 5
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
She was born Sharon Rachel Levy but by what name is she better known to TV viewers?
SHARON OSBOURNE
2.
Which island has two official languages, Greek and Turkish?
CYPRUS
3.
Lake Taupo is the largest lake in which country?
NEW ZEALAND
4.
Which Queen was at one time erroneously thought to have been buried under Platform
9 at King's Cross station?
BOADICEA
5.
Who did Vladamir Putin succeed as Russian leader?
BORIS YELTSIN
6.
What is the metal most commonly used to make a set of darts?
TUNGSTEN
7.
What is equinophobia the fear of?
HORSES
8.
Who won the 2005 US PGA championship?
PHIL MICKELSON
9.
What is the name of the Edinburgh class light battle cruiser, moored on the
Thames?
H.M.S. BELFAST
10.
What, in 1934, connected the Coliseum, the Louvre Museum, a symphony by Strauss,
a Shakespeare sonnet, and Mickey Mouse?
SONG LYRICS (You're the Top by Cole Porter)
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