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QUIZ 177 - 22.05.06
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
If pregnancy makes a woman's brain smaller, what makes a man's brain smaller?
SEX
2.
Which song opens with the words: "Hey man, oh leave me alone you know/
Hey man, oh Henry, get off the phone"?
SUFFRAGETTE CITY (David Bowie)
3.
Which popular cocktail was so named because oilmen stirred it with their tools?
THE SCREWDRIVER
4.
At what temperature does water freeze on the Fahrenheit scale?
32
5.
In what year (allegedly) did Christopher Columbus discover America?
1492
6.
During which 1854 battle did the famous Charge of the Light Brigade occur?
BATTLE OF BALACLAVA
7.
Pierre Boulle wrote the novel on which The Bridge on the River Kwai was based,
but for which sci-fi story is he also known?
PLANET OF THE APES
8.
Which iconic singer celebrated her 47th birthday in hospital with three cracked
ribs, a broken collarbone and a broken hand?
MADONNA (she fell off a horse)
9.
What was the name of Vivien Westwood's 'punk' clothes shop?
SEX
10.
Who upset the nation's balls last Saturday (20th May)?
FATHERS 4 JUSTICE (who delayed the National Lottery)
GEOGRAPHY
1.
What is the westernmost province of Canada?
BRITISH COLUMBIA
2.
In which country is the world`s longest outdoor skating rink?
CANADA (Rideau Canal, Ottawa)
3.
Name either of the two landlocked countries in South America?
PARAGUAY & BOLIVIA
4.
On which Scots island would you find a rock stack nicknamed The Old Man of Hoy?
ORKNEY
5.
Olympia is the State Capital of which US State?
WASHINGTON
6.
How many acres to the square mile?
640
7.
What stretches from The Tyne to the Solway Firth?
HADRIAN'S WALL
8.
Agadir is in which which country?
MOROCCO
9. Zanzibar lies in which ocean?
INDIAN OCEAN
10.
The entrance to which sea is flanked by rocks known as the Pillars of Hercules?
THE MEDITERRANEAN
TELEVISION
1.
Who has just finished 'The Worst Jobs In History' on Ch 4?
TONY ROBINSON
2.
Who has replaced the late Richard Whiteley on Countdown?
DES LYNHAM
3.
What was the name of Ricky Gervais' character in The Office?
DAVID BRENT
4.
In which programme did Carl grow cannabis for the Maguire brothers?
SHAMELESS
5.
What were the Christian names of Starsky & Hutch?
DAVE & KEN
6.
In Mary, Mungo & Midge, what was Midge?
A MOUSE
7.
Who did Estelle Skornik play in a series of car adverts?
NICOLE (Renault Clio ads)
8.
What was the name of cartoon character Garfield's canine companion?
ODIE
9.
Who played the Saxophone in the Muppet Show Band?
ZOOT
10.
Which car company are 'Taking You to the Movies' on Ch 5?
PEUGEOT
MUSIC
1.
What was Abba's last No 1 hit in the UK?
SUPER TROOPER
2.
Who presents the music quiz Counterpoint on BBC Radio 4?
NED SHERRIN
3.
From which musical does the song 'You'll never walk alone' come?
CAROUSEL
4.
Which song opens with the words: I wish you could swim/ like the dolphins/ like
the dolphins can swim/ though nothing/ though nothing will keep us together?
HEROES (David Bowie)
5.
Who composed the string quartet Death and the Maiden?
SCHUBERT
6.
Who was a Sunshine Superman in 1966?
DONOVAN (LEECH)
7.
Which musical film takes place in Denton, Ohio?
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
8.
By what name is former Housemartin Norman Cook better known?
FATBOY SLIM
9.
On which Caribbean Island did the Calypso originate?
TRINIDAD
10.
What song did Candle in the Wind (The dead Diana mix) over take as best-selling
single in the world ever?
WHITE CHRISTMAS (BING CROSBY)
FOOD & DRINK
1.
What are Pontefract cakes made from?
LIQUORICE
2.
The juice of which fruit is added to champagne to make a Bellini?
PEACH
3.
What is the principal vitamin obtainable from potatoes?
VITAMIN C
4.
Literally meaning slipper, what name is given to the moist aerated Italian bread,
made with olive oil?
CIABATTA
5.
In which City is the Southern Comfort distillery situated?
St LOUIS
6.
What sort of fruit is a Bartlett?
A PEAR
7.
What is the smallest member of the onion family?
THE CHIVE
8.
Which savoury dish from South-East Europe is based on sliced aubergines and
minced lamb?
MOUSSAKA
9.
Which vegetable is known in the USA as rutabaga?
SWEDE / TURNIP
10.
A Tangelo is a hybrid of the tangerine and which other fruit?
GRAPEFRUIT
FILM
1.
What is the full title of the newly released film starring Halle Berry and Patrick
Stewart?
X MEN - THE LAST STAND
2.
Which series of horror films take place in the fictional town of Springwood,
Ohio?
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
3.
Which Roman Catholic group has asked for a disclaimer to be placed on the Da
Vinci Code film?
OPUS DEI
4.
Which 1956 sci-fi classic stars Walter Pidgeon and Leslie Nielson and is loosely
based on Shakespeare's The Tempest?
FORBIDDEN PLANET
5.
In which Oscar winning film does Hilary Swank play female boxer Maggie?
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
6.
Tom Hanks & Bruce Willis appeared in which unsuccessful 1990 film?
THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
7.
Laurence Olivier produced, directed and starred in which Shakespeare adaptation
to boost wartime morale in 1944?
HENRY V
8.
How many Oscars did Gone With The Wind win?
TEN
9.
What is Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase in Toy Story?
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
10. In which film does James Bond's Lotus famously turn into a submarine?
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
Which TV Personality and author is a director of Norwich City?
DELIA SMITH (Who ate all the Mediterranean casserole!)
2.
The Dolomite Sprint was a 'sporty' car made by which firm?
TRIUMPH (The Dolomite was the only car of the time to
have a square steering wheel - and it drove like a pig)
A correction from K Jones (I think - no name on the e mail)
THE TRIUMPH DOLOMITE DID NOT HAVE A SQ STEERING WHEEL IT WAS THE AUSTIN ALLEGRO (WHICH DID DRIVE LIKE A PIG)
you are quite correct - the body shape was similar but there was a world of difference
sorry - my mind is going
3.
In which kids comic strip would you have found Snitchy and Snatchy and Aunt
Matilda?
LORD SNOOTY
4.
What is a score of 2 over par in golf known as?
DOUBLE BOGIE
5.
Which author is the current Children's Laureate?
JACQUELINE WILSON
6.
Which car firm did Colin Chapman found?
LOTUS
7.
What four-letter word can precede stone, light, walk?
MOON
8.
What sort of creature is a Greylag?
A GOOSE
9.
The Comet was the world's first passenger jet - what was the 2nd?
BOEING 707
10.
Who celebrated her 38th birthday in 1997 with a little 'plastic' surgery?
BARBIE
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