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QUIZ 188 - 23.08.06
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PICTURE ROUND 188
1. NATASHA BEDINGFIELD
2. THE DIXIE CHICKS
3. KATE MOSS
4. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
5. (DAME) ELLEN McARTHUR
6. CALISTA FLOCKHART
7. ANDY RODDICK
8. DONNY OSMOND
9. BURT REYNOLDS
10. BILL BAILEY
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1. Which vehicle
manufacturer produced the first successful front wheel drive vehicle?
CITROEN
2. Where is the
Via Dolorosa?
JERUSALEM (THE OLD CITY)
3. What sort of
creature is a hoopoe?
A BIRD (A CRANE)
4. In Iraq, what
are the 2 main Muslim sects
SUNNI - SHIITE
5. Who wrote the
horror book 'The Shining'?
STEPHEN KING
6. Which country
is closest to the island of Cyprus?
TURKEY
7. Cock's foot,
Sheep's fescue and Meadow foxtail are all species of what?
GRASSES
8. How many slices
of bread are used to make a proper Club Sandwich?
THREE
9. What material
forms the centre of the balls used in Test Match cricket?
CORK
10. Which American
comedienne once said: "I don't work out. If God wanted us to bend over,
he'd put diamonds on the floor"?
JOAN RIVERS
GEOGRAPHY
1. Which US State
is nicknamed The Diamond State?
DELAWARE
2. Vilnius is the
capital of which former Soviet State?
LITHUANIA
3. If you landed at Dalcross airport, what Scots City would you be near?
INVERNESS
4. Liguria, Puglia
and Veneto are all regions of which country?
ITALY
5. What is the
capital City of Costa Rica called?
SAN JOSE
6. On which island
would you find the Danish City of Copenhagen?
ZEALAND
7. Which river
flows through the Yorkshire town of Halifax?
THE RIVER CALDER
8. What is the
capital of the island of Sicily?
PALERMO
9. In which Australian
State would you find Brisbane?
QUEENSLAND
10. What is the
only country in the English language to begin with the letter O?
OMAN
FILM
1. If Reese was
June, who was Johnny?
JOAQUIN PHOENIX (Johnny Cash in Walk The Line)
2. In which film
does Richard Gere play Navy recruit Zack Mayo?
AN OFFICER & A GENTLEMAN (1982)
3. What is the
title of the 2003 film starring George Clooney as a divorce lawyer and Catherine
Zeta Jones as a divorcee?
INTOLERABLE CRUELTY
4. Who played the
part of Sir Lancelot Spratt in the 'Doctor' films?
JAMES ROBERTSON JUSTICE
5. On what, were
the doors in the title of the movie Sliding Doors?
A TUBE TRAIN (LONDON UNDERGROUND)
6. Who played the
bored wife to Fred McMurray's insurance agent in the 1944 film Double Indemnity?
BARBARA STANWYCK
7. Who plays the
'squid faced' Davy Jones, captain of The Flying Dutchman in Pirates Of The
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest?
BILL NIGHY
8. What was the
name of James Stewart's character in the classic film, Harvey?
ELWOOD P DOWD
9. Who played Princess
Leia in Star Wars?
CARRIE FISHER
10. Which 2000
comedy set in modern day Northern Ireland stars Billy Connolly as a wig-salesman?
AN EVERLASTING PIECE
BOOKS & SUCH
1. What did the
'M' in William M Thackerary's name stand for?
MAKEPIECE
2. Which British
poet has his own national day?
ROBERT BURNS
3. Name the down-to-earth
peasant who accompanies Don Quixote on his quest?
SANCHO PANZA
4. Which famous
novel, completed in 1928, is set in Wragby Hall, in the Midlands?
LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER
5. Who wrote the
Brer Rabbit stories?
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS
6. Who wrote the
novel on which the Oscar-winning movie The Godfather was based?
MARIO PUZO
7. Who wrote the
novel, The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall?
ANNE BRONTE
8. Who wrote Finnegan's
Wake?
JAMES JOYCE
9. Which fictional
character lived at Carfix Abbey?
COUNT DRACULA
10. Where would
you find Peaseblossom, Moth and Mustardseed & Cobweb?
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (the 4 fairies)
TELEVISION
1. Which cult British
TV comedy, written by Doug Naylor and Rob Grant, was first screened on 15th
February 1988?
RED DWARF
2. Which car is
advertised superimposed over an episode of Happy Days?
CITROEN C3
3. In which TV
series did Ronnie Corbett played Timothy Lumsden?
SORRY
4. What was the
name of the character played by Sarah Clarke in the first three seasons of
TV show 24?
NINA MYERS
5. Who presented
the very first edition of Top of the Pops?
JIMMY SAVILLE
6. In earlier episodes
of The Simpsons which pop star helped save Bart when he fell down a well?
STING
7. Who presented
Rock School on Channel 4?
GENE SIMMONS (KISS)
8. Which opera
singer has sung on Kenco Coffee and Renault car ads?
LESLEY GARRETT
9. Which Channel
5 quiz show had no visible host?
100 PER CENT
10. Who played
Taggart when the series first started?
MARK McMANUS
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1. How many legs
does a butterfly have?
SIX
2. Which cereal
is used in Scotch broth?
BARLEY
3. Which animal,
is known as the Sand Rat or Desert Kangeroo?
THE GERBIL
4. Where in the
human body is the Carotid Artery situated?
IN THE NECK
5. A working model
of the planets was built by Rowley in 1715. What was it called?
AN ORRERY (after the Earl of Orrery who commissioned
it)
6. Which 60s singer's
real name was Ronald Wycherley?
BILLY FURY
7. What nickname
was given to the 1973 tennis match between Billy Jean King and Bobby Riggs?
THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES
8. What shape is
the DNA molecule?
A DOUBLE HELIX
9. Who wrote the
book `Taken On Trust` about his time as a hostage?
TERRY WAITE
10. In which London
street is Madam Tussaud's?
MARYLEBONE ROAD
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