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QUIZ 214 - 28.02.07 This page was last modified: |

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1. In
a knitting pattern, what is meant by the letters BH?
2. The
law of the sea divides it into three zones, Internal Waters, Territorial
Waters, and what?
3. A Bogle
is the name given to a cross between which two breeds of dog?
4. Who
succeeded Clement Attlee as leader of the Labour Party?
5. On
which date is St David's Day celebrated in Wales?
6. Which
darts player is nicknamed The Viking?
7. What
is the collective name for a group of penguins?
8. What
is faggoting?
9. What
links Paul, formerly Saul and Manfred Man?
10. The
star Centaurus A is in what Constellation?

GEOGRAPHY / HISTORY
1. Who
was the runner-up to Tony Blair in the 1994 Labour leadership election?
2. There are only two countries in the European Union without an official
second language, the UK and where?
3. In
which year were the unsuccessful assassination attempts on the lives of
Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan?
4. Where
is the valley of 10,000 smokes?
5. Who
was the last Tudor monarch of Britain?
6. What
is the State Capital of Oregon?
7. Bunker
Hill was a battle during which war?
8. Which
Country is known to its inhabitants as The Roof Of The World?
9. What
region of France did Eleanor bring to Henry IInd?
10. What
is the Capital City of Trinidad?

FILM
1. Who
played Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film/s?
2. What
was the name of Cliff Richard's character in the film Summer Holiday -
Don, Tom or John?
3. In
which films did the character Samwise Gamgee appear?
4. What
was the name of Dustin Hoffman's character in The Graduate?
5. Who
played Garp's mother in The World According To Garp?
6. Following
in the footsteps of Manhunter, Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal and Red
Dragon, what is the name of the latest Lecter film?
7. What
was the name of the tanker that formed the home of the smokers in Waterworld?
8. Who
played the eponymous Wedding Planner in the 2001 film?
9. What
was Catwoman's (aka Michelle Pfiffer) alter identity in Batman Returns?
10. Which
film won the 2007 Oscar for Best Film?

FOOD & DRINK
1. What
type of food is a persimmon?
2. Which
fast food company's logo features three dots said to represent their three
original outlets?
3. In
a Spanish supermarket it is naranja, what is it in English?
4. What
vegetable is also called Lady's Fingers?
5. Clamato
is a drink is made by mixing tomato juice with the juice of clams - true
or false?
6. A Crown
Roast would contain which meat?
7. What,
in the Welsh language is Cwrw (pronounced koo roo)?
8. Which
type of rice should be used to make the Italian dish risotto?
9. Which
pirate perhaps most well known for his bold raid on Panama, gives his
name to a rum?
10. Navel
and Blood are two types of which fruit?

HUMAN BODY
1. How
are the third molars more commonly known?
2. Which
is the hardest bone in the human body?
3. What
colour are your eyes if you have comparatively little pigment in your
iris?
4. How
many types of muscles are there in the human body?
5. What
are the small round bones found in the fingers & toes called?
6. How
many layers of skin are there on the human body?
7. What
part of the body is examined using an Otoscope?
8. What
are teeth made of?
9. How
many bones are there in the human body?
10. What
is the anatomical name for the breastbone?

TELEVISION
1. In
which current TV advert would you find a 'Stupid Dogbot'?
2. Carol
Smiley made her TV debut as a hostess on which game show?
3. In
The X Files what is Agent Mulder's nickname?
4. Which
Sci-Fi TV series featured the characters Apollo and Starbuck?
5. What
was the name of He-man's legless, wizard friend?
6. Who
has now got his own 'Oxford Patch'?
7. What
movie star made a cameo appearance on the first Late Show with David Letterman
when he stood up in the audience and said, "Where the hell are the
dancin' cats?"
8. Jane
Turner plays a divorcée whose lifestyle is often cramped by the
presence of her spoiled twenty-something daughter played by Gina Riley
in which 'sitcom'?
9. Which
BBC series stars Conor Mullenn and Stanley Townsend as rival racehorse
trainers in The Republic of Ireland?
10. Tribioni,
Greene, Geller, Geller and Bufet, what name is missing?

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1. Elmer
J. Fudd is the archenemy of which cartoon character?
2. Which
reggae star was shot dead in 1987?
3. What
Spanish dance is said to have been invented in Cadiz around 1780?
4. Who
was the mythological ferryman who transported the dead across the river
Styx to Hades?
5. Speaking
of mythological figures, what was the name of Michael Jackson's famous
chimpanzee?
6. Bird
and Bat droppings are called what?
7. What
is the minimum number of bars on an Abacus?
8. Who
wrote the opera Lakme?
9. What
is the more common name for a Comedo?
10. Cocos
Nucifera is the Latin name for what?

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