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QUIZ 187 - 16.08.06
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PICTURE ROUND
187
1. BRAD PITT
2. ROBERT PLANT
3. MARIA CAREY
4. JENNIFER ELLISON
5. MEATLOAF
6. ELTON JOHN
7. HELEN MIRREN
8. MORRISEY
9. HELENA PAPARIZOU (EUROVISION SONG CONTEST WINNER)
10. SHANE RITCHIE
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1. Which entertainer is in the Guinness Book of Records for telling 1,500
jokes non stop in three and a half minutes, Ken Dodd, Bob Monkhouse or Jimmy
Tarbuck?
KEN DODD
2. What are the fruits of the wild rose called?
(ROSE) HIPS
3. What type of cosmetic product derives its name from the Italian word for
mask?
MASCARA
4. Arctic, Caspian, and Sandwich are all types of what sort of bird?
TERN
5. Which car manufacturer makes the IS200, RX300 & GS430?
LEXUS
6. Who drove the Cannonball Express?
CASEY JONES
7. Which creature provides the polar bear with the major portion of its diet?
THE SEAL
8. Which country was the first to win a World Cup final on penalties?
BRAZIL
9. How many houses are there in a Monopoly game?
32
10. According to the Pentagon, each US Soldier in Iraq is equipped with a
'combat emplacement evacuator' - what would a normal person call it?
A SHOVEL
GEOGRAPHY
1. What is the capital of Jersey?
ST. HELIER
2. In which European country would you find the deepest caves in the world?
FRANCE
3. In which US State is Death Valley?
CALIFORNIA
4. What river flows through the City of Cardiff?
THE TAFF
What river flows through the City of Cardiff? THE TAFF Correct... but there are actually 3 rivers that flow through Cardiff, The Taff, The Ely and The Rhymney. They are all well known full size rivers that flow directly through Cardiff! (granted the Taff is the biggest and is nearest the City Centre) ...Steve
5. Which is China's longest river?
THE YANGTZE
6. The Spanish flag consists of which two colours?
RED & YELLOW
7. Which of the tropics passes through Australia?
TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
8. In which Australian State were miners recently trapped in the Beaconsfield
gold mine following an earthquake?
TASMANIA
9. Which is China's most populous City?
SHANGHAI
10. On which continent is Lake Titicaca?
SOUTH AMERICA
MUSIC
1. Who released his first single `I Confess` when he was 14 and had written
over 200 songs by the time he was 21?
PAUL ANKA
2. Which male pop star had more duet partners in the 20th century than any
other chart artist?
ELTON JOHN
3. Which is the lowest of the male vocal ranges?
BASS
4. Which Colombian chart-topper has just released the album Oral Fixation
Vol. 2?
SHAKIRA
5. Which band had a 1974 hit with 'Longlegged Woman Dressed In Black'?
MUNGO JERRY
6. In which city is Bizet's Carmen set?
SEVILLE
7. Which song gave John Lennon his first solo UK No 1 in 1975?
IMAGINE
8. Who replaced Ian Gillan as lead vocalist of Deep Purple in 1973?
DAVID COVERDALE
9. Who wrote and composed the opera Oedipus Rex?
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Who wrote and composed the opera Oedipus Rex? The answer is Igor Stravinsky.
He certainly composed it, but the “writing” (meaning libretto) was done by Jean Cocteau.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_Rex (verified on several other sources)
THANKS LARS
10. "All the leaves are brown, and the skies are grey" begins which
song?
CALIFORNIA DREAMING (MAMAS & THE PAPAS)
LITERATURE
1. Which Irish writer wrote At Swim Two Birds?
FLANN O'BRIEN
2. Who wrote the comic novels Popcorn, Stark and Gridlock?
BEN ELTON
3. Which name, used by Milton in the book Paradise Lost for the capital of
Hell, is now used to mean a tumultuous uproar?
PANDEMONIUM
4. What substance takes away Superman's powers temporarily?
GREEN KRYPTONITE
5. Which Dickens' novel takes its name from the home of John Jarndyce?
BLEAK HOUSE
6. Which play by George Bernard Shaw dealing with the amorous pursuit of the
hero John Tanner by Anne Whitefield was inspired by the story of Don Juan?
MAN AND SUPERMAN
7. What is the name of Alice's cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland?
DINAH
8. Which famous sci-fi author penned the novels on which the films Total Recall,
Minority Report and Paycheck were based?
PHILLIP K DICK
9. The works of Mrs. Darrell Waters have been translated into 128 languages,
by what name is she better known?
ENID BLYTON
10. Which fictional character owned The Spyglass Inn?
LONG JOHN SILVER (TREASURE ISLAND)
FOOD & DRINK
1. Which food's name comes from the Turkish for rotating?
DONOR KEBAB
2. Which wine is named after the range of hills in N. Central Italy between
Florence and Sienna?
CHIANTI
3. By what name is a steak spread with pate listed on a menu?
TOURNEDOS ROSSINI
4. What is the name for meat killed in the prescribed Muslim manner?
HALAL
5. 7X is kept locked away because it is the secret formula for what?
COCA COLA
6. Which country produces 70% of the world's olive oil?
GREECE
7. Which premium lager was first brewed in Leuven in 1366?
STELLA ARTOIS
8. What is the name for potatoes mashed in butter and egg, shaped and then
baked?
DUCHESSE POTATOES
9. Which alcohol advert claimed it "refreshes the parts that other beers
cannot reach"?
HEINEKEN
10. What is Homer Simpson's favourite brand of beer in the Simpsons?
DUFF
FILM
1. Who play Crockett and Tubbs in the recent Miami Vice film?
COLIN FARRELL & JAMIE FOXX
2. Who plays the cult 50's pin-up star in the recent film The Notorious Bettie
Page?
GRETCHEN MOL
3. Gene Kelly plays which character in Singing in the Rain?
DON LOCKWOOD
4. In the 1988 film Frantic, who plays Dr Richard Walker's (Harrison Ford)
kidnapped wife?
EMMANUELLE SEIGNER
5. Who played McLintock in the 1963 film of the same name?
JOHN WAYNE
6. A former FBI agent (Arnold Schwarzzennegger) is offered a chance to regain
his job if he infiltrates the Chicago underworld in which 1986 film?
RAW DEAL
7. Jim Carrey and Tia Leoni star in the 2006 remake of which 1977 classic?
FUN WITH DICK AND JANE
8. In which 1961 movie did Elvis Presley play the character Chad Gates?
BLUE HAWAII
9. Who played Jack Browning in the 1964 movie The Killers?
RONALD REGAN
10. Who plays the eponymous Alfie in the 2004 remake of the 1966 classic?
JUDE LAW
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1. Who is president of the IOC (International Olympic committee)?
JAQUES ROGGE (BELGIUM)
2. In both the Old and New testaments, which book has the shortest title?
JOB
3. After WW2, the British Commandos became part of which military corps?
THE ROYAL MARINES
4. First
performed in 1925, who wrote the play Hay Fever?
SIR NOEL COWARD
5. Often known as mad cow disease, what do the initials BSE actually stand
for?
BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY
6. What does the text abbreviation CWYL mean?
CHAT WITH YOU LATER
7. What in Scandinavian mythology was Bifrost?
THE RAINBOW BRIDGE CONNECTING HEAVEN AND EARTH
What in Scandinavian mythology was Bifrost?” The correct term would be Norse mythology.
Lars is from Norway - so I suppose Scandanavian is not accurate enough for our friends in the frozen north lol
8. Which country is known as 'The Land of the Long White Cloud?
NEW ZEALAND
9. Who made an uninterrupted eight and a half hours reading on BBC Radio Four
of Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone?
STEPHEN FRY
10. Which planet in our solar system has an orbital period of 687 days?
MARS
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