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QUIZ 196 - 18.10.06
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PICTURE ROUND 196
1. THE DOORS (LA WOMAN ALBUM SLEEVE)
2. WILLIAM HURT
3. KIRSTY YOUNG
4. REVEREND LOVEJOY (THE SIMPSONS)
5. JONI MITCHELL
6. FOOTBALLER'S WIVES
7. MARGARET BECKETT
8. DAVID WALLIAMS
9. ANNA KOURNAKOVA
10. ANT & DEC
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
John Entwistle was a founder member of which group?
THE WHO
2.
What name is given to the book in which a sea captain charts events on a voyage?
SHIP'S LOG
3.
Who carried the spirits of dead warriors to Valhalla?
THE VALKYRIES
4.
Which animal is associated with Paddy McGinty?
A GOAT
5.
What is a zonda?
A WARM MOIST WIND IN ARGENTINA
6.
What is the name of the white crystalline alkaloid derived from opium?
MORPHINE
7.
Which Belfast playwright wrote The Hidden Cirruculum about a West Belfast school?
GRAHAM REID
8.
What would you expect to get if you ordered 'white steak' in an Israeli restaurant?
PORK
9.
Which animal is the mascot of the US Republican Party?
AN ELEPHANT
10.
The poets Shelly & Keats are buried in which City?
ROME (ITALY)
FILM
1.
Which award winning 1972 film was based on a novel by Mario Puzo?
THE GODFATHER
2.
What was the name of the policeman played by Dan Ackroyd in the film Dragnet?
JOE FRIDAY
3.
Who played Dr Zhivago's wife in the 1965 film?
GERALDINE CHAPLIN
4.
Which French actor directed and starred in Monsieur Hulot's Holiday?
JACQUES TATI
5.
In the world of cinema, how were Albert, Harry, Jack and Samuel collectively
known?
WARNER BROTHERS
6.
If Kurt Russell was Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer was Doc Holliday what was the
title of the film?
TOMBSTONE
7.
Who played Henry VIIIth in the film Carry On Henry?
SID JAMES
8.
Who wrote and starred in, LA Story?
STEVE MARTIN
9.
In which film did Kim Basinger play Honey Hornee?
WAYNE'S WORLD II
10.
Who made his US debut opposite Andie MacDowll in the film Green Card?
GERARD DEPARDIEU
GEOGRAPHY
1.
Which range of hills lie on the border between England and Scotland?
THE CHEVIOT HILLS
2.
Which Irish County has the shortest coastline?
LEITRIM
3.
What is the largest province in Canada?
QUEBEC
4.
Botany Bay is on the coast of which Australian State?
NEW SOUTH WALES
5.
Which sea lies between Greece and Turkey?
AEGEAN
6.
What is the capital City of Denmark?
COPENHAGEN
7.
In which country is Mount Pernassus?
GREECE
8.
Which is the nearest Commonwealth country to the UK?
MALTA
9.
On which river does the market town of Settle in N.Yorkshire lie?
THE RIBBLE
10.
What is the capital of the Canadian Province, Alberta?
EDMONTON
TELEVISION
1.
Andy Millman is the central character in which TV comedy series?
EXTRAS
2.
Who had purple hair and a dog called Alistair?
CRYSTAL TIPPS
3.
According to the title of the new BBC comedy series who is the Leader of the
Purple Democratic Allance Party?
(THE AMAZING) MRS PRITCHARD
4.
Harry S Truman was the local sheriff in which series?
TWIN PEAKS
5.
Whose 'Bigger Picture' is aired on BBC?
GRAHAM NORTON
6.
Who plays the Sheriffof Nottingham in the new BBC series Robin Hood?
KEITH ALLEN
7.
Who is the host of the RTE arts programme The View?
JOHN KELLY
8.
Who were the two stars of Not Only But Also?
PETER COOK & DUDLEY MOORE
9.
What was the title of the strange series that featured Gary Cole as Lucas Buck,
Sheriff of the small town of Trinity?
AMERICAN GOTHIC
10.
What was the US President's name in the series The West Wing?
JED BARTLET
HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY
1.
Who was Michail Gorbachev's predecessor?
KONSTANTIN CHERNENKO
2.
The USA's 1st woman in space returned to Earth on June 24th 1983, what was her
name?
SALLY RIDE
3.
Which organisation was set up after the Dunbarton Oaks conference of 1944?
THE UNITED NATIONS
4.
In which year was Tony Blair elected leader of the Labour Party?
1994 (July)
5.
Why was John Hinckley in the news in 1981?
HE ATTEMPTED TO ASSASSINATE RONALD REGAN
6.
What happened near Cheddington, Buckinghamshire on Aug 7th 1963?
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY
7.
Which country seized the USS Pueblo on Jan 23rd 1968?
NORTH KOREA
8.
In which Alabama City was Rosa Parks arrested for sitting in the 'wrong' part
of a bus?
MONTGOMERY
9.
Which South African won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984?
DESMOND TUTU
10.
Who became King of Spain in 1975?
KING JUAN CARLOS
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
Who released a 1981 album entitled Hedgehog Sandwich?
CAST OF NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS
2.
Which sport was first observed by Captain Cook in Polynesia?
SURFING
3.
Which wood are violins mostly made from?
SYCAMORE
4.
What in 1938 was named after Dr David Anderson?
THE ANDERSON (AIR-RAID) SHELTER
5.
What is a drupe?
A STONE BEARING FRUIT
6.
What kind of stone is marble?
LIMESTONE
7.
Which theme park is built on the former home of the Earl of Shrewsbury?
ALTON TOWERS
8.
What is a Ha Ha?
A DEFENSIVE DITCH
9.
Jocasta was the wife of Laius and the mother of whom?
OEDIPUS
10.
What is the name of the West-End musical based on Monty Python's Holy Grail?
SPAMALOT
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