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QUIZ 195 - 11.10.06 This page was last modified: |
PICTURE ROUND 195
1. TV PROGRAMME - HOGAN'S HEROES
2. BILL BAILEY
3. ADAM ANT
4. ISSABELLA ROSSILINI
5. GARY BARLOW
6. CHRISTINA AGULIERA
7. MICHELLE PFEIFFER
8. ATOMIC KITTEN
9. KERRY McFADDEN (KATONA)
10. JACK WHITE
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
What did Cordwainer do?
MADE SHOES
2.
What type of animal is a macaque?
A MONKEY
3.
In Scotland, what is a haar?
WET MIST / SEA FOG
4.
Which country do Sinologists study?
CHINA
5.
An excess of bile pigment in the bloodstream causes what?
JAUNDICE
6.
Which cat was "The bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair"?
MACAVITY
7.
What hobby or skill would you practice on a tabour?
EMBROIDERY
8.
Which actor, who played Dr, Who collapsed and died at a Dr, Who convention in
1987?
PATRICK TROUGHTON
9.
What gift is traditionally given on a fifth wedding anniversary?
WOOD
10.
Filipino prisoners have shaved their heads and given the hair to be used to
soak up the Guimaras oil spill - true or false?
TRUE
GEOGRAPHY
1.
In which Country would you find the train known as The Indian-Pacific?
AUSTRALIA
2.
Ferro and Gomero are islands in which island group?
THE CANARIES
3.
What colours are on the Russian flag?
WHITE, BLUE AND RED
4.
What is the name of the main town in the Falkland Islands?
PORT STANLEY
5.
Where is the Bridge of Sighs?
VENICE
6.
In which country would you find the tourist resort of Hurghada?
EGYPT
7.
In which country is the Masai Mara game reserve?
KENYA
8.
Luzon is the largest island in which island group?
THE PHILIPPINES
9.
What is the capital and chief port of Nigeria?
LAGOS
(A correction from Karin out there in Germany - Lagos is not the capital of Nigeria, that would be Abuja. The main harbour-city is Lagos, but it is separated in ports called Apapa and Tincan Island, so exporters and shipping line agents rather talk about Apapa or Tincan)
10.
What is the longest river in its own right in Australia?
THE DARLING (The Murray-Darling is a river system) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_river
FILM
1.
In which 2002 film does Robin Williams play an obsessed photo lab technician?
ONE HOUR PHOTO
2.
Which U.S. comic played God in three films in the 1980's?
GEORGE BURNS
3.
What happened to Wanda, in A Fish called Wanda?
SHE WAS EATEN (by Kevin Kline)
4.
Who plays blind lawyer Matt Murdock aka Daredevil in the 2003 film?
BEN AFFLECK
5.
The 1959 film Pork Chop Hill starring Gregory Peck is set during which war?
THE KOREAN WAR
6.
Name the man responsible for films such as, Polyester, Hairspray, Mondo Trasho
and Serial Man, amongst others?
JOHN WATERS
7.
In the 1987 film Overboard, which actress went overboard?
GOLDIE HAWN
8.
The 2004 film subtitled The Edge Of Reason was the sequel to what?
THE DIARY OF BRIDGET JONES
9.
Who played Oscar Wilde in the 1997 biopic, Wilde?
STEPHEN FRY
10.
What were Dorothy's aunt and uncle called in The Wizard of Oz?
AUNTIE EM & UNCLE HENRY
HISTORY
1.
Who led the 1911 revolt in Mexico under the slogan 'Land & Liberty'?
EMILIANO ZAPATA
2.
During which war was the Battle of Ebro River fought?
SPANISH CIVIL WAR
3.
Who overthrew King Idris to gain power in 1971?
MADAMAR GADDAFI
4.
In which Virginian village did the Confederate forces surrender in 1865?
APPOMATTOX
5.
Which English monarch died mysteriously at Pontefract Castle?
RICHARD II
6.
Which Jewish rock was the scene of a mass suicide in 72 AD?
MASADA
7.
Which Country left the British Commonwealth in 1949?
EIRE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
8.
Who attempted to assassinate Pope John Paul II in 1981?
MEHMET ALI AGA
9.
Who became President of Afghanistan in December 2004?
HAMID KARZAI
10.
What did Englishman John Hawkins begin selling to 'The New World' colonists
in 1562?
SLAVES
TELEVISION
1.
In the long running series Cheers, what was Sam's surname?
MALONE
2.
Who was replaced by Edd The Duck on Children's BBC in 1992?
GORDON THE GOPHER
3.
What was the name of the character played by Bernard Hill in The Boys From The
Blackstuff?
YOSSER HUGHES
4.
What is the name of the detective played by John Nettles in the whodunit series
Midsomer Murders?
D.C.I. TOM BARNABY
5.
On the TV show Beverly Hills 90210 who plays David Silver?
BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN
6.
Which Simpsons' character has the surname Syslack?
MOE
7.
What is the title of the 1970's sci-fi series based on Moonbase Alpha?
SPACE 1999
8.
How are Zaf, Ruth, Adam and Harry collectively known in the title of their BBC
series?
SPOOKS
9.
Agent Dale Cooper featured in which series?
TWIN PEAKS
10.
What is the one hour long investigative newsmagazine by CBS News called?
60 MINUTES
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
Who was the father of the Greek hero Hercules?
ZEUS
2.
The word ombudsman derives from which European language?
SWEDISH
3.
What is the largest living lizard?
THE KOMODO DRAGON
4.
What is fescue?
A TYPE OF GRASS
5.
In which month is the Notting Hill Carnival held each year in London?
AUGUST
6.
Which precious metal has the same name as a famous London Theatre?
PALLADIUM
7.
Who married the actress Annette Bening in 1992?
WARREN BEATTY
8.
Helios was the Greek God of what?
THE SUN
9.
Brass is an alloy composed of copper and which other metal?
ZINC
10.
The name of which Japanese car manufacturer means "bell tree" in Japanese?
SUZUKI
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