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QUIZ 228 - 06.06.07 This page was last modified: |
PICTURE ROUND 228
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1. What would
a soldier keep in his frog?
2. What is the
name of the Japanese floor-mat made from rice stalks?
3. Which drink
was named after its inventor rejected the first six names offered?
4. James Fennimore
Cooper, Thomas Edison, Paul Robeson and Frank Sinatra were all born in which
U.S. State?
5. On average,
how many eggs does the female frog lay during spawning, is it 10,000, 15,000
or 20,000
6. Who is the
Labour MP for Sedgefield?
7. Who resigned
from the British government in 1988 after saying most eggs were unsafe to
eat?
8. What everyday
monetary item is called the anoctothorpe?
9. What can
be found between Gower Street and La Brea Avenue, and on Vine Street from
Yucca Avenue to Sunset Boulevard?
10. What is
Pluvious Insurance?
FILM
1. Which Tom
Cruise and Cameron Diaz film is a virtual reality dream, to keep the hero's
mind occupied while he's cryogenically frozen?
2. In which
1955 film does Spencer Tracy play a one-armed war veteran?
3. Tim Robbins
played the character of the banker, Andy Dufresne, in which classic 1994 film?
4. Which of
the X-Men has the power to control the weather?
5. What giant
animal terrorised Bill Pullman and Bridget Fonda in the 1999 film Lake Placid?
6. Endor was
the home planet of which furry creatures?
7. Which US
disc jockey is the subject of the 1996 film Private Parts?
8. In which
1971 film does Albert Finney play Eddie Ginley, a bingo caller from Liverpool,
who sees himself as a tough detective?
9. In which
film was Marilyn Monroe's skirt famously blown up around her waist?
10. Who plays
Captain Teague in the film Pirates Of The Caribbean 3: At World's End?
ART, MUSIC & LITERATURE
1. Which artist
gave up a stock broking career and moved to sunnier climes to devote himself
to painting?
2. The musical
instruction Lento means what?
3. Who wrote
'East is east and west is west and never the twain shall meet'?
4. A pair of
crossed swords on the base identifies which porcelain?
5. During World
War II, forged paintings by which artist were produced by Jan Van Meegeren?
6. Whose orchestral
works include The Enigma Variations?
7. In Italian
art the Virgin Mary is usually depicted wearing what colour?
8. Whose autobiography
is entitled Citizen Jane?
9. A picture
called Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I) brought the second-highest price
for a post-World War II painting when it sold at auction for $71.7 million
recently, who painted it?
10. In the world
of best-selling books how are the famous duo Charles and Gerard better known?
TELEVISION
1. What is the
name given to Graham Norton's search for Joseph?
2. What programme
was first broadcast on Saturday 22nd August 1964?
3. Sarah Clarke
played Nina Myers in the first three seasons of which TV show?
4. Alan Reed
most famously voiced which animated TV character from 1960 onwards?
5. What programme
was known as 'Loft Story' in France?
6. Who represented
the UK at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest?
7. Which cartoon
character is hunted by Doctor Von Goosewing?
8. Which 'furry'
character came from the planet Melmac?
9. Who is currently
telling us the story of the Monarchy on Ch4?
10. Pam Dawber
played the female lead in which American comedy series?
FOOD & DRINK
1. Which beer
is marketed as 'The Pride Of Manchester'?
2. What name
is given to the excrement produced by bacteria that feed on yeast cells and
then defecate?
3. What fruit
is a cross between a Raspberry and a Blackberry?
4. From which
country do Rioja Wines come?
5. What does
the word spumante mean on a bottle of Italian wine?
6. Zipfer beer
originates from which country?
7. What is the
main herb in a Pesto sauce?
8. In which
town in Lancashire would you find the Thwaites brewery?
9. Which country
is the home of Kronenbourg beer?
10. Which herb
is sometimes known as Chinese parsley?
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1. In New Orleans,
the Mardi Gras festival occurs each year in which month?
2. What name
is given to a naturally occurring circle of mushrooms on a lawn?
3. How is 555
displayed in Roman Numerals?
4. Which garden
plant has the Latin name, Galanthus Nivalis?
5. Who made
Who's Who for the first time in 1991, listing his hobbies as football, snooker,
pigeon racing and darts?
6. In Greek
mythology, whom did Persephone challenge for the love of Adonis?
7. What was
the name of the report that appeared in July 2004 and dealt with intelligence
reports of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq?
8. Why were
a number of stingrays found dead in Australia in Oct 2006?
9. The Queen
employs a 'fendersmith' at Windsor Castle, what is his job?
10. Which King
of England is shown on a packet of King Edward cigars?
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