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QUIZ 172- 17.04.06
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PICTURE ROUND 172
1. ADAM ANT
2. CHARLOTTE CHURCH
3. MICHAEL J FOX
4. ELIZABETH HURLEY
5. KIERA KNIGHTLEY
6. J R R TOLKIEN
7. KELLY BROOK
8. HALLE BERRY
9. JESSICIA SIMPSON
10. SCARLETT JOHANSSON
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
What title links a series of engravings by William Hogarth to an opera by Igor
Stravinsky?
THE RAKE'S PROGRESS
2.
Which Irish dramatist wrote the play Riders to the Sea?
J M SYNGE (JOHN MILLINGTON)
3.
In which game do players toss a rubber ring back and forth over a 1.4m high
net?
DECK TENNIS
4.
Which car, that was manufactured in the midlands was unkindly nicknamed the
Plastic Pig?
RELIANT ROBIN
5.
Which letter is represented in Morse code by dot-dash?
A
6.
If the result of a cricket match had the letters BLSP printed next to it, what
would have happened?
BAD LIGHT STOPPED PLAY
7.
In Greek mythology, the winged horse Pegasus is reputed to have sprung from
the slain blood of whom?
MEDUSA
8.
Varig is the leading international airline of which country?
BRAZIL
9.
Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical has been the subject of films made in 1925,
1943 and 1962?
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
10.
What is the only miracle mentioned in all four gospels?
FEEDING THE 5,000
FILM
1.
Who played agent Smith in The Matrix?
HUGO WEAVING
2.
What is the name of the British agent played by Cate Blanchette in the 2001
film based on a novel by Sebastian Faulks?
CHARLOTTE GRAY
3.
In which 1995 film is Denzil Washinton (a penniless war veteran) hired to fin
a politician's missing lover in 1940's LA?
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS
4.
Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell played the title roles in which 1989 film?
TANGO & CASH
5.
Who played the bungling Sherlock Holmes in the 1988 film Without A Clue?
MICHAEL CAINE
6.
Who played John Cusack's mother in the film The Grifters?
ANJELICA HUSTON
7.
What is the name of Andy Serkis' character in The Lord Of The Rings?
GOLLUM
8.
What is the title of director Sean Walsh's 2006 film based on James Joyce's
novel Ulysses?
BLOOM
9.
The film 8 Mile marked the film debut of which chart topper?
EMINEM
10.
Which Disney movie features the song Whistle While You Work?
SNOW WHITE & THE 7 DWARFS
CURRENT AFFAIRS
1.
A plaque was unveiled last week outside the Ulster Hall in memory of which legendary
Belfast singer?
RUBY MURRAY (1935 - 1996 R.I.P.)
2.
A Ryan Air flight had to make an emergency landing at which UK mainland airport
last Wednesday?
PRESTWICK
3.
Which footballer recently won £100,000 in damages for false claims by
a newspaper of him slapping his girlfriend?
WAYNE ROONEY (accept SHREK)
4.
April 13th was the 100th anniversary of the birth of which famous Irish author?
SAMUEL BECKETT
5.
Which former Alliance party deputy leader will be the speaker at the first session
of the Northern Ireland Assembly when it is recalled on 15th May?
EILEEN BELL
6.
Which famous bear has recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
WINNIE THE POOH
7.
Who is the head of Forza Italia still contesting the Italian elections?
SILVIO BERLUSCONI
8.
Who is stepping down as presenter of Desert Island Discs after 19 years?
SUE LAWLEY
9.
Which sports legend has just had the rights to his name bought for £29
M?
MUHAMMAD ALI
10.
Which group will be headlining concert to celebrate 50 years of the Duke of
Edinburgh Award at Windsor Castle?
THE SUGABABES
GEOGRAPHY / HISTORY
1.
Who did Nathuram Godse assassinate on January 30, 1948?
MAHATMA GANDHI
2.
The Petronas Towers are widely considered to be the world's tallest buildings,
in which Asian City are they located?
KUALA LUMPUR
3.
What is the capital City of Libya?
TRIPOLI
4.
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought during which war?
THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
5.
What is the capital City of the Australian State of South Australia?
ADELAIDE
6.
By what name do we commonly call the Greek islands Zakynthos?
ZANTE
7.
Which Portuguese navigator discovered the sea route to India?
VASCO da GAMA
8.
In which country would you find the coastal City of Santander?
SPAIN
9.
Montezuma II was the ruler of which civilization at the time the Spanish colonization
of the Americas began?
AZTECS
10.
Which disease struck Britain in 1975 killing millions?
DUTCH ELM DISEASE (which killed millions of trees!)
TELEVISION
1.
During which decade does the sit-com Everybody Hates Chris take place?
THE 1980's
2.
Which BBC 2 presenter is going Around The World In 80 Treasures?
DAN CRUICKSHANK
3.
What was Gerry Anderson's first TV series without puppets?
UFO
4.
Who provides the voice for Sideshow Bob in The Simpsons?
KELSEY GRAMMAR
5.
Who is making a Grand Tour on Ch 5?
BRIAN SEWELL
6.
Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding perform together in which surreal series?
THE MIGHTY BOOSH
7.
Who live at 1313 Mockingbird Heights?
THE MUNSTERS
8.
How are Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith collectively known?
THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN
9.
How much is the prize money for the winning couple in BBC 1's Strictly Dance
Fever?
£50,000
10.
In the children's TV series Portland Bill, what type of building did the title
character live in?
A LIGHTHOUSE
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
In which romantic novel would you meet the character Catherine Earnshaw?
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
2.
If 3 is 22, 5 is 30 and 9 is 50, what sport are we talking about?
GOLF (angles of clubheads)
3.
In which county is Glastonbury?
SOMERSET
4.
Which food item did American Gail Borden Jr invent in 1856?
CONDENSED MILK
5.
In which British City would you find the head office of the supermarket chain
Asda?
LEEDS
6.
Which town is the administrative headquarters of Suffolk?
IPSWITCH
7.
The Haber process is a scientific reaction of nitrogen and hydrogen to produce
which gas?
AMMONIA
8.
Lingon berries are better known as cranberries - true or false?
TRUE
9.
Which soccer team is based in Dumfries?
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
10.
What type of bird is the largest in the parrot family in terms of length and
wingspan?
THE MACAW
Tiebreaker - On Average, How many mountaineers scale Everest each year - 750
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