Colin's Web From Belfast - pat's quiz 185

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1

1. Which pop star of the 60's & 70's auctioned his material possessions in 1981?
CAT STEVENS (now known as Yussef Islam)

2. Which fictional castaway wrote in his diary, "I was exceedingly surprised with the print of man's naked foot on the shore"?
ROBINSON CRUSOE

3. Which is the biggest castle in Britain that is still in use?
WINDSOR CASTLE (for when HRH needs a break in different surroundings)

4. What is the most requested 'luxury' in the programme Desert Island Discs?
WRITING MATERIALS

5. Tegucigalpa is the capital of which country?
HONDURAS

6. Which British bank note has the most money in circulation?
£10 NOTE

7. Which southern state of India gave its name to a curry before its name was changed to Tamil Nadu?
MADRAS

A correction from Lars for this one - Thaks Lars

(Which southern state of India gave its name to a curry before its name was changed to Tamil Nadu? Your answer is Madras. According to wikipedia (which is getting better, almost trustworthy) Madras is/was the capital of Tamil Nadu, and is now known as Chennai. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras “Chennai pronunciation (help·info) (Tamil:??????, formerly known as Madras pronunciation (help·info), is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu “Chennai, which was known until 1996 as Madras, is the fourth largest city of India and the state capital” I will use the following question in my quiz; “I’m looking for a city, 6,9 mill inhabitants, capital of the Indian province Tamil Nadu, an was until 1996 known as Madras” - Chennai.)

8. To where, were The Rolling Stones 'exiled' in 1972?
MAIN STREET

9. What is the name of Superman's secret hideaway in the Arctic?
THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE

10. An upmarket brand of tequila -- 100 percent blue Agave lovingly aged for six years and sold in a limited edition platinum bottle went on sale in Mexico, how much did it cost per bottle - $2,250, $22,500 or $225,000?
$225,000 (read about it here)

CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Currys is the 1st 'Main Street' store to sell what, over the counter?
SOLAR PANELS

2. A British woman has been ordered by police to take down a sign on her garden gate, which read "Our dogs are fed on .... what"?
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES

3. Paddy Power (online bookmakers) has organized what sort of contest, which will be held in London on August 19th?
STRIP POKER

4. Democratic senators renewed their opposition to extending the tenure of John Bolton as US Ambassador to what?
THE UNITED NATIONS

5. If a second drugs test confirms the results, who may be stripped of his Tour de France championship?
FLOYD LANDIS

6. Where did Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began her trip to the Middle East in a surprise visit?
BEIRUT

7. Attractive parents are said to be more likely to give birth to which sex of baby?
GIRL

8. How many squirrel monkeys escaped from London Zoo last week?
4

9. What percentage of emails are junk, according to research?
95%

10. Why was David (The Hoff) Hasslehoff reportedly 'staggering around' and 'mumbling' at Heathrow airport last week, according to his publicist?
HE WAS ON ANTIBIOTICS (aye - right!)

MOSTLY ASSASSINATIONS

1. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
JOHN WILKES BOOTH

2. Who shot John Lennon?
MARK CHAPMAN

3. What was the name of the broadcaster, novelist and playwright who was stabbed to death with a poison-tipped umbrella on Waterloo Bridge?
GEORGI MARKOV

4. Who fatally fell off the Lady Ghislaine in 1992?
ROBERT MAXWELL (did he jump or was he pushed?)

5. Which Prime Minister was assassinated by their own bodyguards in 1984?
INDIRA GANDHI

6. Who did Mehmet Agca, shoot not far from the victim's home, in May 1981?
POPE JOHN PAUL II

7. Who was assassinated in the USA on Apr 4th 1968?
MARTIN LUTHER KING

8. How many Presidents of the USA have been assassinated to date?
4 (KENNEDY; LINCOLN; GARFIELD; McKINLEY)

9. What was the name of the Romanian leader who was executed along with his wife at Christmas 1989?
NICOLAI CEAUSESCU (We wish you a merry christmas etc)

10. Who was assassinated with an ice-pick in Mexico in 1940?
LEON TROTSKY

FILM

1. Which rock star played the Stray Cats' drummer in the film Stardust?
KEITH MOON

2. Who directed The Fifth Element (1997), Nikita (1990) and Leon (1994)?
LUC BESSON

3. What is the name of the recently released film featuring 14-year-old schoolboy cum secret agent Alex Rider?
STORMBREAKER (from the novels by Anthony Horowitz)

4. Which film set in 1958 Soho and Notting Hill starred Eddie O'Connell, Patsy Kensit, David Bowie and James Fox?
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS

5. In the film Demolition Man, what did Sylvester Stallone use as toilet paper?
CITATIONS FOR SWEARING

6. Which musical film ended with the line "I now pronounce you men and wives"?
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS

7. Which 'real life' couple star in the recently released film The Break-Up?
JENNIFER ANISTON & VINCE VAUGHN

8. Tom Selleck, and Ted Danson were two but who was the 3rd of the Three Men And A Baby?
STEVE GUTTENBERG

9. What was the title of Timothy Dalton's second outing as James Bond?
LICENCE TO KILL

10. Name the character played by Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now?
MAJOR WALTER S. KURTZ

BIRDS

1. Native to New Guinea and neighbouring islands, which bird's male species is famed for its bright and elaborate plumage which caused it to be hunted almost to extinction but are now subject to conservation?
THE BIRD OF PARADISE

2. Becoming the most influential performer in post-war modern jazz, which American alto saxophonist was known as Bird?
CHARLIE PARKER

3. Which 1966 Beatles album includes the track And Your Bird Can Sing?
REVOLVER

4. By what nickname was the ornithologist Robert Stroud better known?
THE BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ

5. The Canaries is the nickname of which English football club?
NORWICH CITY

6. Which bird was regarded as sacred and, accordingly, venerated in ancient Egypt?
IBIS

7. On which quiz show was former World Snooker Champion, John Parrot, a team captain?
A QUESTION OF SPORT

8. Who wrote the book on which the Hitchcock film The Birds was based?
DAPHNE DU MAURIER

9. Who invented the modern process of freezing food?
CLARENCE BIRDSEYE

10. Before she joined Fleetwood Mac, Christine Perfect was a member of which British group?
CHICKEN SHACK

TELEVISION

1. Which 'singer' is to star in EastEnders after telling BBC bosses it was her dream to be in the soap?
GERI HALLIWELL

2. What was the name of the comedy series in which Ronnie Barker and Patricia Brake played husband and wife?
GOING STRAIGHT

Thanks to Gerald for this correction- mea culpa - ronnie barker and patricia brake played father and daughter in going straight.

3. What is the maximum cash prize on the 'game show' Deal Or No Deal?
£250,000

4. Who was assisted by Eric and Tinker?
LOVEJOY

5. The current series of Big Brother is now well into its stride, including this one, how many series have there been?
SEVEN

6. Ron Atkinson, Marcus Brigstock, and Esther Rantzen are currently asking you to do what according to the name of their BBC 2 programme?
EXCUSE MY FRENCH

7. With which tv programme do you associate the phrase "I didn't get where I am today"?
THE FALL AND RISE OF REGINALD PERRIN

8. Nicholas Witchell succeeded Jenny Bond as what for the BBC in 2003?
ROYAL CORESPONDENT

9. What is the occupation of ITV's 'Jane Hall'?
BUS DRIVER

10. Which show got its final TV outing last Sunday, after 42 years?
TOP OF THE POPS

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2

1. What word connects a swan, a horse, maize and a bread roll?
COB (male swan, type of pony, corn on the cob and a loaf)

2. The song "June is busting out all over" comes from which musical?
CAROUSEL

3. What London market moved to Nine Elms?
COVENT GARDEN

4. What is the monetary unit of Vietnam?
THE DONG

5. What is the name of Bob the Builder's cement mixer?
DIZZY

6. The French what, is now larger than the British, for the first time since the 17th century?
NAVAL FLEET (WARSHIPS - GB -28 FR- 32)

7. What is bounded by Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico?
THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE

8. In which country was Ernesto "Che" Guevara born?
ARGENTINA

9. What is the term for a body of shallow salt water separated from the deeper sea by a sandbank or coral reef?
LAGOON

10. What name is given to the almond cake traditionally made at Easter?
SIMNEL CAKE