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QUIZ 176 - 15.05.06
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
To what part of the body can you assign the adjective retrousse?
THE NOSE - IT MEANS TURNED UP
2.
Which Queen of England had eleven fingers?
ANNE BOYLEN
3.
What was the showgirl's name in Barry Mannilow's hit record Copacabana?
LOLA
4.
Who 1st appeared in the novel 'The Camels Are Coming' published in 1932?
BIGGLES (James Bigglesworth - Capt W.E. Johns)
5.
In which country did the final of 2002 FIFA World Cup take place?
JAPAN
6.
What is optophobia a fear of?
OPENING YOUR EYES
7.
Which play starts with the line: 'To begin at the beginning, it is spring, moonless
night in the small town, starless and bible-black'?
UNDER MILK WOOD (Dylan Thomas)
8.
What is the name of Paul McCartney's fashion designer daughter?
STELLA McCARTNEY
9.
Which Roman Emperor's name means 'little boot'?
CALIGULA
10.
According to a survey by radio station Gaydar, which south coast location is
the UK's gay wedding capital?
BRIGHTON
FILM
1.
Who won Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1972 for his role in Cabaret?
JOEL GRAY
2.
Who has replaced Colin Farrell, in the Bob Dylan inspired film, 'I'm Not There'?
HEATH LEDGER
3.
In which film did Jim Carey play bank assistant Stanley Ipkiss?
THE MASK
4.
In which City does most of the action in 'Sister Act 2' take place?
LAS VEGAS
5.
In which film did Peter Ustinov play the Emperor Nero?
QUO VADIS
6.
In which US City did Dave Spritz (Nicholas Cage) forecast the weather?
CHICAGO
7.
Which 1987 film takes its name from New Orleans' nickname?
THE BIG EASY
8.
In which Bond movie did Grace Jones play the assassin Mayday?
A VIEW TO A KILL
9.
Who stars opposite Ingrid Bergman as an American agent in the Hitchcock film
Notorious?
CARY GRANT
10.
What was the title of the sequel to The Addams Family called?
ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES
GEOGRAPHY
1.
Montevideo is the capital of which South American country?
URUGUAY
2.
What is signified by a red triangle on an Ordnance Survey map?
A YOUTH HOSTEL
3.
On which river does the German City of Cologne lie?
THE RHINE
4.
Kipros in Greek or Kibris in Turkish are the local names of which European Island?
CYPRUS
5.
The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of which Australian State?
QUEENSLAND
6.
Which is the largest landlocked African nation?
CHAD
7.
Which country is bordered by Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma and China?
LAOS
8.
The country of 'Lesotho' lies entirely within which other country?
SOUTH AFRICA
9.
The largest lake in the world is the Caspian Sea but what is the second largest
lake?
LAKE SUPERIOR
10.
Which City lies furthest away from Dublin, Cape Town or Tokyo?
CAPETOWN (6336 miles, Tokyo - 5953 miles)
CURRENT AFFAIRS
1.
What was named UK Station of the Year at the Sony Radio Academy Awards?
BBC RADIO 1
2.
Who were laid low by too much lasagne?
10 MEMBERS OF TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR SOCCER TEAM (with food
poisoning)
3.
What is the name of the world's largest cruise liner soon to arrive in New York?
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS
4.
Who did Tony Blair appoint as Defence Secretary in his Cabinet reshuffle?
DES BROWNE
5.
What is the name of the South African politician who was this week cleared of
a rape charge?
JACOB ZUMA
6.
David Blaine failed in his attempt to break the world record for holding his
breath under water, for how long did he manage to hold his breath?
7mins 8 secs
7.
Porter Goss announced that he is stepping down as head of what?
THE CIA
8.
Why was Tracey Temple in the news recently?
JOHN PRESCOTT'S FORMER DIARY SECRETARY (Who he was shagging
during office hours)
9.
How many teenagers are in England's 23-man squad for the World Cup?
2
10.
What paraded through central London last week - a 40ft mechanical elephant,
a string of vintage Rolls Royce's collectively worth over £160M or a giant
gherkin?
40 ft ELEPHANT (see
story here)
TRUE OR FALSE
1.
Macromania is a delusion that one's body parts are bigger than they actually
are?
TRUE
2. Jasper Vinall was the first person to die as a direct result of playing cricket
when he was accidentally struck on the head with a bat on Aug 28th 1624?
TRUE (by Edward Tye at Horsted Keyes)
3. The cartoonist Brian Bolland was the first to draw Judge Dredd?
TRUE
4.
In August 1993, Salman Rushdie made a surprise stage appearance at Wembley,
with The Rolling Stones?
FALSE (U2)
5. William Kemmler was the first person to be executed by the electric chair?
TRUE (it took 8 minutes - and that is a humane form of
execution?)
6.
Althorp is the name of the home of the Duchess of Cornwall's family?
FALSE (DIANA PRINCESS OF WALES)
7.
A statue of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher stands in front of the British
Embassy in Washington DC?
FALSE (Sir Winston Churchill)
8.
The world record for putting a golf ball the longest distance is held by Suggs
of the Pop Group Madness?
TRUE (on Concord his putt went from one end of the plane
to the other, the plane had traveled 5 miles)
9.
BMW designed Chris Boardman's Gold-medal winning bicycle?
FALSE (Lotus)
10.
New Zealand invented the wide toothed sheep shearing comb?
TRUE
TELEVISION
1.
What was the name of 'The Hand' in The Adams Family?
THING
2.
Johnny Vegas and his 'partner' Monkey appeared in advertisements for which ill-fated
company?
ITV DIGITAL
3.
Jerry Sinclair played by Dave Spikey is the compare in which comedy?
PHOENIX NIGHTS
4.
Which actress played Major Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan in the TV series M*A*S*H?
LORETTA SWIT
5.
Which member of 'Dad's Army' had sisters called Dolly & Cissy?
PRIVATE GODFREY
6.
Who won the 1st series (2004) of Strictly Come Dancing?
NATASHA KAPLINSKY
7.
In which programme does Emily Howard continually insist "I'm A Lady"?
LITTLE BRITAIN
8.
Who is Spongebob Squarepants' best friend?
PATRICK
9.
Which TV Sitcom was set in the town of Nouvion?
'ALLO 'ALLO
10.
Which program was named Best Drama Series at the BAFTAs?
DR WHO
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
Which US president was described by the American novelist Gore Vidal as 'A triumph
of the embalmer's art'?
RONALD REGAN
2.
Where did Charles Dickens succeed Florence Nightingale?
BANK OF ENGLAND £10 NOTE
3.
In what year did British garages begin selling petrol by the litre?
1981
4.
What was name of the Prime Minister of Israel who was assassinated in 1995?
YITZHAK RABIN
5.
Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are the principal gods of which religion?
HINDUISM
6.
Which novel and film opens with the words: "What can you say about a 25
year old girl who died"?
LOVE STORY (Erich Segal)
7.
Which former Spice Girl has revealed she has never read a book?
VICTORIA BECKHAM
8.
The Flag of which country consists of three horizontal bands of blue, white
and blue with an emblem known as the 'Sun of May' in the centre?
ARGENTINA
9.
In World War II, what was operation Dynamo?
THE EVACUATION OF TROOPS FROM DUNKIRK
10.
Which British philosopher "was particularly ill after half a pint of shandy?
JOHN STUART MILL (Monty Python Philosopher's song)
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