Colin's Web From Belfast - pat's quiz 184

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1

1. Which is the most abundent metal on the Earth's surface?
ALUMINIUM

2. Which company makes Allure Sensuelle?
CHANEL

3. In the Beatrix Potter books what kind of animal is Aunt Dorcas?
A PIG

4. Which figure skater was shadowed by the East German spy agency, Stasi, after winning gold in 1988?
KATARINA WITT

5. Eric Coates' 'By The Sleepy Lagoon' has introduced which programme since 1942?
DESERT ISLAND DISCS

6. In which country did Bob Marley die?
USA - FLORIDA

7. What name is given to the process whereby a caterpillar becomes a butterfly?
METAMORPHOSIS

8. Whom did God command through an ass?
BALAAM

9. Which singer, who died in 1996, had a posthumous best selling album entitled Songbird?
EVA CASSIDY

10. Which creature is depicted on the Alfa-Romeo badge?
A SERPENT

TELEVISION

1. What is the name of Ross Kemp's character in Ultimate Force?
HENNO GARVIE

2. In which TV show did lizard-like Aliens who looked human eat rodents?
V (VISITORS)

3. Who took over from Terry McCann in Minder?
RAY DALEY

4. Which 1980's TV series featured teachers called Miss Sherwood and Mr Shorofsky?
FAME

5. Which BBC detective show starred Jesse Birdsall & Craig McLauchlan?
BUGS

6. Who was the original narrator of The Wombles?
BERNARD CRIBBINS

7. In which sitcom did the character Richard De Vere, the Chairman of Cavendish Foods appear?
TO THE MANOR BORN

8. Sue Johnson and Ricky Tomlinson who play husband and wife in The Royle Family previously played husband and wife in which series?
BROOKSIDE

9. What was the name of the police detective palyed by Helen Mirren in the Prime Suspect dramas?
JANE TENNISON

10. Which very popular character always has a spanner, a hammer and a screwdriver in his belt?
BOB THE BUILDER

IRELAND

1. What annual Belfast event was founded by Michael Emmerson in the 1960's?
THE QUEEN'S FESTIVAL (KNOW KNOWN AS THE BELFAST FESTIVAL AT QUEENS)

2. What was the last passenger liner to be built at Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast?
THE CANBERRA (1960)

3. How many light houses are there on Rathlin Island?
3

4. In which county is the most southernly point in Northern Irteland?
CO DOWN (CRANFIELD POINT)

5. What name is given to the 500 mile footpath running around Northern Ireland?
THE ULSTER WAY

6. By what name is June 16th known in Dublin literary circles?
BLOOMSDAY

7. What is the name given to the centre of many of N. Ireland's plantation settlements where Main Street meets Market Street?
THE DIAMOND

8. What is the longest beach in Ireland?
MAGILIGAN STRAND

9. Who was the first sportsman to become a Freeman of Dublin?
STEPHEN ROCHE

10. If you were to head due north from Oviedo (Spain), which is the first Irish City you would reach?
BELFAST

CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Which famous piece of transport is been auctioned off?
THE POPE MOBILE

2. What theme park had a ride accident where 29 people were hurt?
ALTON TOWERS

3. A powerful undersea earthquake struck off the south coast of which country, creating a tsunami that killed more than 500 people on shore?
INDONESIA (THE ISLAND OF JAVA)

4. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded more than a quarter of a billion dollars to speed the development of a vaccine for what?
H.I.V.

5. Which Airline is the sponsor of the newly opened Arsenal Football stadium?
EMIRATES AIRLINES

6. Which 44-year-old singer kept fans waiting an hour and 15 minutes in sweltering heat while caterers rushed to prepare him a roast dinner?
AXL ROSE (GUNS 'N' ROSES)

7. Former Sunderland defender Gary Breen signed for which Championship team last week?
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS

8. The UK leg of Kylie Minogue's comeback tour sold out in how long?
SIX MINUTES

9. The space shuttle Discovery has returned safely, how many shuttles, including the just-completed mission, have flown since the Columbia disaster?
2

10. In Arizona a proposal to award $1M in every general election to one lucky resident, chosen by lottery, simply for voting has qualified for the November ballot - true or false?
TRUE

FILM

1. In which film did Sandra Bullock play FBI Agent Gracie Hart?
MISS CONGENIALITY

2. Paul McCartney wrote the theme for which James Bond film?
LIVE & LET DIE

3. Which stand-up comedian played the leader of 'the Scraps' in the film Demolition Man?
DENIS LEARY

4. Who directed and starred in Little Man Tate?
JODIE FOSTER

5. Who played the boundlessley optomistic, Pollyanna in the 1960 Disney film?
HAYLEY MILLS

6. Who played the husband and wife lawyers on opposing sides in the 1949 film Adam's Rib?
KATHERINE HEPBURN & SPENCER TRACY

7. Bruce Willis plays NYPD detective Jack Mosley in which recent film?
16 BLOCKS

8. What was the name of the angel in Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life?
CLARENCE

9. Who plays supernatural detective John Constantine in the film Constantine?
KEANU REEVES

10. The sub-title of which sequel is Armed and Fabulous?
MISS CONGENIALITY II

HISTORY

1. Which 19 year-old, was hanged in 1953 for a murder he did not commit, and was finally pardoned in 1998 after a campaign by newspapers and relatives?
DEREK BENTLEY

2. In the summer of which year was the Battle of Britain fought?
1940

3. Which two people cut the ribbons to open the Channel Tunnel in 1994?
QUEEN ELIZABETH II & PRESIDENT MITTERAND

4. What was sold to France in 1768 just in time to make one of its greatest citizens a Frenchman?
CORSICA (NAPOLEON BONAPARTE)

5. During WW II how was William Joyce better known?
LORD HAW HA

6. Which gangster was shot dead by the FBI on July 22nd 1934 outside the Biograph Cinema in Chicago?
JOHN DILLINGER

7. What was the job of Grace Darling's father?
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER

8. Which volcano destroyed St Pierre in Martinique in 1902?
MOUNT PELEE

9. What was the name of the balloon used for the first transatlantic crossing by hot-air balloon?
VIRGIN ATLANTIC FLYER (Richard Branson & Per Lindstrand - 1987)

10. On August 15th 1987 the world's biggest ever mushroom was found in Co Kerry, how big was it; 8lbs, 14lbs or 24lbs?
24

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2

1. Which British City has an underground railway that is nicknamed 'The Clockwork Orange'?
GLASGOW

2. Which country used to be called Mesopotamia?
IRAQ

3. What are male ice dancers prohibited from wearing?
TIGHTS (they are required to wear trousers)

4. What nationality was aviator Amy Johnson?
BRITISH

5. Which composer was known as the "Red Priest"?
ANTONIO VIVALDI

6. Which is the smallest (by area) State of the USA?
RHODE ISLAND

7. Which hot drink was originally known as Johnston's Fluid Beef?
BOVRIL

8. Which Irish rock band only had one UK top 20 hit with Don't Go?
THE HOTHOUSE FLOWERS

9. If you were on a boat called The Maid of the Mist, which natural phenomena are you viewing?
NIAGARA FALLS

10. Disc Jockey Alan Freed popularized and helped to name which type of music from 1951?
ROCK & ROLL