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QUIZ 189 - 30.08.06
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PICTURE ROUND 189
1. ALISTAIR COOKE
2. K D LAING
3. MAYA ANGELOU
4. ROBERT MUGABE
5. MARY PETERS
6. VIV RICHARDS
7. BONNIE TYLER
8. MARTINA HINGIS
9. DR JOHN (THE NIGHT TRIPPER)
10. ROBERT DUNLOP
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
In car manufacturing what does the abbreviation ABS stand for?
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM
2.
Jason Donovan's hit Any Dream Will Do, came from which musical?
JOSEPH AND HIS AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
3.
Which famous British statesman was born in ladies' room during a dance?
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL http://www.snopes.com/history/world/churchill.asp
4.
Which non-alcoholic cordial is made from pomegranates?
GRENADINE
5. Which famous artist also invented the scissors?
LEONARDO DA VINCI
6.
In which sport are you required to ride, fence, shoot, swim and run?
THE MODERN PENTATHLON
7.
What are wood blewits, dog stinkhorns and tawny funnel-caps?
FUNGI (types of mushroom)
8.
Which 3 Scottish League soccer teams have compass points in their names?
EAST FIFE - EAST STIRLING - QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
9.
What is the title of Nelson Mandela's autobiography?
THE LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
10.
Coca-Cola was once considered anti-Semitic for refusing to do business in
Israel - true or false?
TRUE http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/israel.asp
COWBOYS
1.
Who was known as 'The King of the Cowboys'?
ROY ROGERS
2.
By what name is a cowboy known as in Brazil?
GAUCHO
3.
What sort of cowboys were James Garner, Clint Eastwood and Tommy Lee Jones
in 2000?
SPACE COWBOYS
4.
The Paniolo is a cowboy in which State of the USA?
HAWAII
5.
If Roy Rogers' horse was called Trigger, what was Buttermilk?
DALE EVANS' HORSE
6.
Where is the world's richest cash rodeo held?
CALGARY (THE CALGARY STAMPEDE)
7.
Who was known as 'The Singing Cowboy'?
GENE AUTRY
8.
What is the correct name for the tightly twisted stiff rope with a loop at
one end sometimes called a lasso, especially in the East?
A LARIAT
9.
In barrel racing, a rodeo event, do the competitors jump over the barrels
or ride round them?
RIDE ROUND THEM (in a cloverleaf pattern - usually a
women's event)
10.
Who was known as 'The Queen of the West'?
DALE EVANS (the 3rd Mrs. Roy Rogers)
TELEVISION
1.
Which TV series began each episode with the voice over, "Return with
us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear"?
THE LONE RANGER
2.
What is the name of Mr. Burns' assistant in the Simpsons?
SMITHERS
3.
Which insurance company are currently being asked to "quote me happy"?
NORWICH UNION
4.
Where does Hank work in King of the Hill?
STRICKLAND PROPANE
5.
Which of the Teletubbies is black and cool?
DIPSY
6.
Which TV Superhero came from Paradise Island?
WONDER WOMAN
7.
Which cult sci-fi series began on UK TV in 1978?
BLAKE'S SEVEN
8.
What was the name of The Saint?
SIMON TEMPLAR
9.
Veteran actor Arnold Ridley played which character in Dad's Army?
PRIVATE GODFREY
10.
What was the name of the comedy series in which Mel Smith played a disgruntled
British Rail worker?
COLIN'S SANDWICH
GEOGRAPHY
1.
What geographical features in Scotland are known as Munros?
MOUNTAINS HIGHER THAN 3000 FEET (c 1,000 MTRS)
2.
Which Scandinavian country has the longest North Sea coastline?
NORWAY
3.
On which river does the German City of Cologne lie?
THE RHINE
4.
What is the nearest English City to the northern end of the M1 motorway?
LEEDS
5.
Which country has the world's longest coastline?
CANADA
6.
Santa Fe is the State Capital of which US State?
NEW MEXICO
7.
In which country would you find the Negev desert?
ISRAEL
8.
What is the capital of Venezuela?
CARACAS
9.
The River Rhine passes through how many countries?
3 (SWITZERLAND - GERMANY - THE NETHERLANDS)
10.
From which part of the British Isles does a car bearing the international
registration letters GBJ belong?
JERSEY
FILM
1.
Set in New York City, which 1991 film stars Jeff Bridges as a radio host and
Robin Williams as a deranged destitute?
THE FISHER KING
2.
What specifically links the films The Untouchables, Dragonheart, Family Business,
First Knight, Highlander and The Avengers?
SEAN CONNERY DIES IN THEM ALL
3.
Kiefer Sutherland played a vampire in which cult 1987 movie?
THE LOST BOYS
4.
Who directed Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels?
GUY RITCHIE
5.
During which decade is the 1997 film LA Confidential set?
1950's
6.
Which was the 1st film to be directed by Kevin Costner?
DANCES WITH WOLVES
7.
Who won an Oscar in 2003 for her part in the film Chicago?
CATHERINE ZETA JONES
8.
What is the name of the film starring Bruce Willis, where he blows up a rogue
asteroid which is about to crash onto Earth?
ARMAGEDDON
9.
In which film does Anthony Hopkins play record-breaking Burt Munro?
THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN
10.
Name the three actresses who played the roles of the Witches of Eastwick?
CHER - SUSAN SARANDON - MICHELLE PFIEFFER
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
In Greek mythology, what name is given to the three-headed dog that guards
the gates of Hades?
CERBERUS
2.
Who topped the British singles charts in May 1988 with Perfect?
FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION
3.
Who wrote the historical novel Barnaby Rudge?
CHARLES DICKENS
4.
In the summer of 2005 the Guardian adopted a smaller format, the old style
was called broadsheet what is the new format called?
BERLINER
5.
Who wrote the Opera Madam Butterfly?
GIACOMO PUCCINI
6.
What type of creature is an Indian Runner?
A BIRD (type of duck)
7. The month of January is named after which God?
JANUS (two faced Greek god of gates and doors)
8.
In the world of conservation, which organisation is known by the letters FOE?
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
9.
The Dirty Pretty Things debut album was entitled Waterloo to .... where?
ANYWHERE
10.
Why did 50 replace 10 on 20th Nov 1970?
50 PENCE PIECE REPLACED THE 10 SHILLING NOTE
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