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QUIZ 181 - 21.06.06 This page was last modified: |
PICTURE ROUND 181
1. JAGUAR E TYPE (1968)
2. BLACK EYED PEAS
3. TOMMY TRINDER
4. SHARON STONE
5. JAGUAR SPECAT
6. JOHNNY DEPP
7. DERRY (FOYLE BRIDGE)
8. A JAGUAR
9. HEATHER MILLS (McCARTNEY)
10. POPE BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
Which number president of the USA is George W Bush?
43RD
2.
What multi-purpose tool did Karl Elsener invent in 1884?
THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE
3.
Who was the 'Ken' in the radio series Beyond Our Ken - Kenneth Williams, Kenneth
Horne or Kenneth Connor?
KENNETH HORNE
4.
US writer F. Scott Fitzgerald was the first to describe the 1920s as the Jazz
age - true or false?
TRUE
5.
Who wrote the poem Kubla Khan?
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE
6.
Which country has the highest population - Israel or New Zealand?
ISRAEL
7.
In which country did the final of 2002 FIFA World Cup take place?
JAPAN
8.
After which famous engineer is the university at Uxbridge named?
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL
9. In which sport could you compete for the Golden Helmet?
SPEEDWAY
10.
Who was the Prime Minister when England won the World Cup?
HAROLD WILSON
(looks like that question will stand for a while yet lol)
FILM
1.
David Niven played characters of which nationality in his first 27 films?
MEXICANS
2.
If Jude Law played Bosie, who played Oscar?
STEPHEN FRY (WILDE 1997)
3.
Who played the goalkeeper in the film Escape To Victory?
SYLVESTER STALLONE
4.
Which American actress played the 12 stone, chain-smoking Bridget Jones?
RENEE ZELLWEGER
5.
Who plays The Juggernaut in the new X-Men 3 film?
VINNIE JONES
6.
In which film do a group of children mistake an escaped convict for Jesus?
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
7.
What classic mob movie starts with the line: 'As far back as I can remember,
I always wanted to be a gangster'?
GOODFELLAS
8.
Which film character was inspired by the real life serial killer Albert Fish?
HANNIBAL LECTER
9.
Which 1954 film starred Alaistair Sim, George Cole and Joyce Grenfel?
THE BELLES OF ST TRINIANS
10.
In which '03 film does Ben Affleck play blind New York Lawyer, Matt Murdock?
DAREDEVIL
CURRENT AFFAIRS
1.
Students stripped off in the main Sotomayor Square in which country to protest
against poor quality education?
CHILE
2.
Conservationist Richard Peirce is offering people the chance to dive with what
creatures off the coast of Cornwall?
SHARKS
3.
Art graduate Lauren Porter knitted what for her honours degree at University?
A FERARRI
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1879263.html
4.
Dating back to 1640 the oldest surviving what in the world has gone on display
in an Austrian museum?
CONDOM
5.
What cost the taxpayers £200,000 and had to be cancelled because, athough
there was an "absolutely clear indication" there was no no way to
tell what it was?
KATE MOSS DRUG BUST
6.
Who was dragged back to jail screaming his innocence last Thursday?
GARY GLITTER
7.
Which rich Harvard drop-out is about to 're-order his priorities'?
BILL GATES
(announcing his retirment from Microsoft)
8. Which world leader apologised to a reporter for making fun of his glasses?
GEORGE W BUSH
9.
Who was told to 'shut up' by a former chief inspector of prisons?
TONY BLAIR
10.
Who will be sweeping the New York streets if Judge Anthony Ferrara has his way?
BOY GEORGE
CREATURES
1.
The toucan is native to which part of the world?
SOUTH AMERICA
2.
Which creatures do students at Hogwarts use to communicate with the outside
world?
TRAINED OWLS
3.
What is the strange small toe above a dog's front paws called?
THE DEWCLAW
4.
What was the name of the horse that 'pulled the fastest milk-cart in the west'?
TRIGGER
5.
Which rare breed of animal has been discovered alive in Virunga National Park
- forest giraffes, forest antelopes or forest squirrels?
FOREST GIRAFFES
6.
What are the young of squirrels called?
KITTENS
7.
Which creature features in the logo of Toys 'R Us?
GIRAFFE
8.
What is Britain's largest freshwater fish?
THE PIKE
9.
Which German band had a 1991 Top Ten hit with Wind of Change?
THE SCORPIONS
10.
Which publishing company introduced the first mass-market paperback in 1935?
PENGUIN
TELEVISION
1.
Who played P.J. in Byker Grove?
ANTHONY McPARTLIN
(YES ANT of ANT & DEC)
2.
Robert Lindsay is furious that which big budget detective drama has been axed
by ITV bosses after disappointing viewing figures?
JERICHO
3.
What name was given to the 2001 sequel to Walking With Dinosaurs?
WALKING WITH BEASTS
(bit like strolling round Shaftsbury Square late on a Saturday night!)
4.
Which Coronation Street character (with a local connection) is played by Alan
Halsall?
TYRONE DOBBS
5.
Which pop legend is to play a role in Ricky Gervais' new series of Extras?
DAVID BOWIE
6.
What 1970s TV puppet is heading back to the screens with Toby Hullis.?
EMU
(i could never understand why people wrestled with the puppet when a smack in the mouth to Rod Hull would have gladdened the nation's hearts - Hullis is Rod Hull's son)
7.
Which sport is to get the pro-celebrity treatment on a Ch 5 show this summer?
CROQUET
8.
In which TV series would you find Mrs Goggins and Reverend Timms?
POSTMAN PAT
9.
Sean Yazbeck was the winner of the US version of which show?
THE APPRENTICE
10.
Which character has friends called Anna, Clarabel and Percy?
THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
What links Dublin, a lake of oil and an amazing light show?
BLACKPOOL
(the Gaelic name of Dublin in English is Blackpool)
2.
What name is given to the rare illness that causes a problem with the nerves
in a person's face?
BELL'S PALSY
3.
In Spain they serve Tapas, what is the closest Greek equivalent?
MEZE
4.
How many members are there in a Scottish criminal jury?
15
5.
The US Supreme Court recently ruled unanimously that condemned prisoners can
challenge the humaneness of the lethal blend of chemicals that are to be used
to execute them - true or false?
TRUE
6.
Which sporting goods logo is a naked man and woman back to back?
KAPPA
7.
What is Murphy's Oil Soap is used to clean?
ELEPHANTS
some dispute over this one - so I wouldn't use it if I were you
8.
What is the official language of Iran?
PERSIAN (FARSI)
9.
Taking a supplement of which vitamin could help stop the early signs of cancer?
FOLIC ACID
10.
Which animals are the main causes of power failures in Nigeria?
GIRAFFE
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