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QUIZ 173- 24.04.06
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
Which song gave John Lennon his first solo UK No 1?
IMAGINE
2.
What was the name of England`s wartime code breaking station?
BLETCHLEY PARK
3.
Which is the only vitaman not to be found in an egg?
VITAMIN C
4.
How is the Russian Wolfhound better known?
BORZOI
5.
Rene Laennac invented which aid for doctors in 1810?
THE STETHOSCOPE
6.
Which product has been advertised for many years by a jolly fellow called Bibendum?
MICHELIN TYRES (he is the Michelin Man)
7.
Which American State is the home of Southern Comfort whisky?
LOUISIANA
8.
In which sport does Team Europe compete against Team USA for the annual Weber
Cup?
TEN-PIN BOWLING
9.
What type of animal is a guanaco?
LLAMA
10.
Which Nestle cereal consists of circles of corn, oats, wheat and rice?
CHEERIOS
1.
On the national flag of which country is there an eagle and a snake?
MEXICO
2.
What is the longest river entirely in England?
THE THAMES
3.
What is the name of the largest island of Denmark?
ZEALAND
4.
The Iguazu Falls sit on the border between which two South American countries?
BRAZIL & ARGENTINA
5.
In which country would you find Great Slave Lake?
CANADA
6.
Which Arab nation shares borders with Israel, Sudan and Libya?
EGYPT
7.
Which country other than England, has a City called London on a river called
the Thames?
CANADA
8.
The peninsula of Cape Verde is the westernmost part of which continent?
AFRICA
9.
In which Ocean would you find Tristan da Cunha?
THE ATLANTIC
10.
What is the capital of Belarus?
MINSK
SPORT
1. What is the maximum length permitted by
the jockey club for a horses name?
SEVENTEEN LETTERS
A correction from Dave
Colin, in your last quiz No 173 under
the section of sport you say that the
maximum number of letters in a horses name is Seventeen, I believe under
jockey club rules that this is Eighteen
It turns out that I forgot to update this page so the incorrect answer has been there for some time sorry. Thanks to Kev for pointing it out to me and sending this link
http://archives.stupidquestion.net/sq111501.html
2. How heavy in kilograms is the disc used
in the men's discus throw?
2
3. Which two teams will play in this year's
FA Cup final?
LIVERPOOL & WEST HAM
4. To the nearest metre, what is the height
of the current men's pole vault world record held by Ukrainian Sergei Bubka?
6 M (6.14m)
5. How many people competed in Sunday's London
Marathon?
40,000
6. Tracey Hallam is a leading British player
in which sport?
BADMINTON
7. Which horse won the Derby at Epsom this
year?
MOTIVATE
8. Which sport is played over four periods
of 15 minutes where only two of the seven players can score?
NETBALL
9. For which Formula One team does Nick Heidfeld
drive?
BMW-SAUBER
10. What type of animal ran on to the pitch
during Arsenal and Villarreal's Champions League match?
A SQUIRREL
1.
Who played the title role in the 1986 film The Fly?
JEFF GOLDBLUM
2.
Who sang the theme tune for the film Goldeneye?
TINA TURNER
3.
Who played Achilles in the 2004 blockbuster, Troy?
BRAD PITT
4. Who starred opposite Brendan Fraser in Dudley Do Right and alongside Bruce
Willis in the film Striking Distance?
SARAH JESSICA PARKER
5.
In the Wizard Of Oz, what is Dorothy`s surname?
GALE
6.
What was the name of the band on The Muppet Show?
DOCTOR TEETH & THE ELECTRIC MAYHEM
7.
In the TV series Andy Pandy, Andy`s sister was called Mandy Pandy - true or
false?
TRUE
8.
Who is currently tackling the 'Worst Jobs In History' on Ch4?
TONY ROBINSON
9.
Which Veron had a moving death on TV recently?
MIKE (VERNON) BALWIN (CORONATION STREET)
10.
What was the name of the housekeeper in Father Ted?
MRS DOYLE
CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. Which supermarket recently announced that it is allowing its staff
to take unpaid leave during the World Cup?
ASDA
2. Who recently performed their first reunion tour gig in Newcastle?
TAKE THAT
3. The media are banned from taking photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
in which African country?
NAMIBIA
4. Which Labour minister is on a visit to Kabul?
JOHN REID
5. The much beleagured King Gyanendra is the current king of where?
NEPAL
6. Which celebrity couple have named their new baby daughter Suri?
TOM CRUISE & KATIE HOLMES
7. Which car manufacturer is closing one of its plants near Coventry resulting
in the loss of 2,300 jobs?
PEUGOT
8. What is the name of the White House spokesman who last week resigned
from his post?
SCOTT McCLELLAN
9. Which actor has been injured filming his movie, Blood Diamond?
LEONARDO DI CAPRIO
10. Which Beatle's book of childhood sketches has just sold for £126,500
at auction?
JOHN LENNON
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
Which pop band named itself after an American firetruck?
REO SPEEDWAGON
2.
In the Gregorian calendar, how many months have 31 days?
SEVEN
3.
What US City, in Kansas, promotes itself as the 'air capital of the world' because
it produces more aircraft than any other city?
WICHITA
4.
Tim Booth was the lead singer of which indie band until 2001?
JAMES
5.
Who wrote the 1927 novel To the Lighthouse?
VIRGINIA WOOLF
6.
The Night Watch and The Hundred Guilders Print are both works by which famous
painter?
REMBRANT
7.
Where is the worlds largest bell?
THE KREMLIN - MOSCOW
8.
What is the name given to the maximum altitude at which an aircraft can safely
fly?
CEILING
9.
Which national newspaper has a Crusader as its logo?
DAILY EXPRESS
10.
Who created the famous Tongue logo for the Rolling Stones?
ANDY WARHOL
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