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QUIZ 174- 01.05.06
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
Who wrote the controversial novel The Da Vinci Code?
DAN BROWN
2.
According to the proverb, what does the Devil make work for?
IDLE HANDS
3.
Which toy was voted Toy of the 20th Century?
LEGO
4.
Which brand of cosmetic cream gets it's name from the Latin for Snow White?
NIVEA
5.
Where did April 25th fall on March 13th?
CHELTENHAM (during the Gold Cup race April 25th was a
horse)
6.
Rene Lalique was a famous designer, renowned for his objects made from what
material?
GLASS
7.
Which magazine uses the mythological winged horse Pegasus for its logo?
THE READERS DIGEST
8.
In the famous hymn what line follows 'Abide with me'?
FAST FALLS THE EVENTIDE (as I had to explain at the quiz
- a hymn is like a pop song sung in church)
9.
By what name is the radical Basque Separatist Party usually known?
ETA
10.
What is a Robertson screw?
A SCREW WITH A SQUARE HOLE IN THE HEAD (and NOT jam related
bedtime activities)
GEOGRAPHY
1.
To which Spanish City can you travel by ferry from Portsmouth?
BILBAO
2.
What is the capital of North Korea?
PYONGYANG
3.
On which island will you find the towns of Malia and Sitia?
CRETE
4.
In which US City is the Sears Tower skyscraper?
CHICAGO
5.
What country lies closest to Trinidad?
VENEZUELA
6.
Which Scottish City is often referred to as The Fair City?
PERTH
7.
The flag of which country is red, yellow and green with a large R in the centre?
RWANDA
8.
What is the major river flowing through Washington DC?
POTOMAC
9.
In which European country is the City of Split?
CROATIA
10.
Nicaragua is bordered by which two Central American countries?
HONDURAS & COSTA RICA
FOOD & DRINK
1.
Which bakery product is a pastry roll filled with fruit that takes it's name
from the German word for whirlpool?
STRUDEL
2.
Which alcoholic drink is flavoured with star anise and vanilla and is named
after an Italian war hero?
GALLIANO
3.
Which product has been advertised for 75 years by Cornelius the Cockerel?
KELLOG'S CORN FLAKES (he's on every box)
4.
What name is given to the popular fried ball or patty of spiced fava beans or
chickpeas?
FALAFEL
5.
What is crossed with a tangerine to produce a clementine?
AN ORANGE
6. What is added to mineral water to make tonic water?
QUININE
7.
Often combined with spinach, what cheese is used as a filling for Cannelloni?
RICOTTA
8.
What desert wine is a normal ingredient of zabaglione (and Iceland Tiramisu
which is very yummy)?
MARSALA
9.
What part of the cinnamon tree does the spice cinnamon come from?
THE BARK
10.
What would you be chewing if you had part of a Home Guard in your mouth?
A POTATO
FILM
1.
If Kenau Reeves was Ted - who was Bill (S Preston Esq)?
ALEX WINTER
2.
Who played the controversial 'sexpert' Alfred Kinsey in the '04 film Kinsey?
LIAM NEESON
3.
In which film did Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman appear together?
SLEEPERS
4.
Who played the eponymus Jarhead?
JAKE GYLLENHAAL
5.
In the film The Blues Brothers, who played the owner of the music shop?
RAY CHARLES
6.
In which US State was the musical Oklahoma! (1955) filmed?
ARIZONA
7.
Which film company has a mountain as its logo?
PARAMOUNT
8.
Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later is usually described as a zombie movie, but why
do strict zombie-philes insist it is not?
THE HUMANS ARE NOT DEAD BUT INFECTED WITH A VIRUS
9. In which 1961 movie with a 'colourful' title did Elvis Presley play the character
Chad Gates?
BLUE HAWAII
10.
Which actor starred in The Time Bandits, A Fish Called Wanda and Splitting Heirs?
JOHN CLEESE
TRUE OR FALSE
1.
In July 1981 Tribal leaders in an eastern Kenyan village sentenced a tortoise
to death for murdering six people by magic?
TRUE
2.
Tessenjutsu is a martial art based on the use of a fan?
TRUE
3.
In 1778, fashionable Parisian women never went out in windy weather unless they
had a lightning rod attached to their hats?
TRUE
4.
In the first ever motor race in 1895, the first car over the line was disqualified?
TRUE
5.
Paddy Ashdown's real first name is Jeremy?
TRUE
6.
Craig Evans is the partner of the woman with whom John Prescott had an affair?
FALSE (The Welsh man punched by John Prescott in the run
up to the 2001 General Election)
7.
And is the most commonly used word in the English language?
FALSE (The)
8.
Kirkpatrick MacMillan invented the 4 ring gas cooker in 1840?
FALSE (He invented the bicycle)
9.
The Rock of Gibralter is the only place on mainland Europe where apes can be
found in the wild?
FALSE (they are not apes but monkeys)
10.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is a famous Pakistani Rap artist?
FALSE (Sadly deceased Qawwal (traditional) singer)
TELEVISION
1.
Who teamed up with The Doctor again after nearly 30 years?
K9 & SARAH JANE SMITH (ELISABETH SLADEN 1973 - 1976)
2.
The two cartoon mice Pixie and Dixie were pursued by a cat called what?
MR JINX
3.
What is the name of the clinical psycologist who runs The House Of Tiny Tearaways?
DR TANYA BYRON
4.
What is the name of the X-files spin-off named after an e-zine in the original
programme?
THE LONE GUNMEN
5.
Which character was played by Helen Baxendale in the ITV comedy series Cold
Feet?
RACHEL
6.
Who played the part of General Pinochet in the made-for-TV drama Pinochet In
Suburbia?
DEREK JACOBI
7.
On TV, how were Fleagle, Snork, Bingo and Drooper better known?
THE BANANA SPLITS
8.
How is TV personality Steve Irwin more commonly known?
THE CROCODILE HUNTER
9.
What is the title of the series starring Ross Kemp as Henno Garvey?
ULTIMATE FORCE
10.
Who created the Daleks on the Dr Who programme?
TERRY NATION (if anyone writes Davros - tell them to get
out more often)
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
How are Clio, Thalia, and Melpomene collectively known?
THE THREE MUSES (NOT the 3 Renaults)
2.
Who wrote The Devil Rides Out?
DENNIS WHEATLEY
3.
What is an arbalest?
A CROSSBOW
4.
Now the subject of a film, in what year was Pierrepoint's last hanging in Britain?
1956
5.
Where was King Arthur taken after being mortally wounded?
AVALON (does that mean he had to listen to bloody Bryan
Ferry)
6.
What name is given to the passenger/crew compartment suspended from an airship?
A GONDOLA
7.
Which famous house in Elstree is overlooked by 38 cameras?
THE 'BIG BROTHER' HOUSE
8.
Sir Alec Guinness, Sir Charlie Chaplin, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Robert Carlyle
have all played which real life character?
ADOLF HITLER
9.
In which Olympic event are competitors required to wear a top hat?
DRESSAGE / EQUESTRIAN
10.
What were the more famous stage names of George Logan and Patrick Fyffe?
(Dr Evadne) HINGE & (Dame Hilda) BRACKET
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