Colin's Web From Belfast - Spaniard Quiz 230

QUIZ 230 - 20.06.07

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THE FIRST QUIZ IN THE SPANIARD

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1

1. What was unusual about the body of the Delorean sports car?

2. What is the name of John Arbuckle's feline companion?

3. Americans call it the big dipper, what do we call it?

4. In the world of computing, what does WYSIWYG stand for?

5. Which mammal has the heaviest brain?

6. Name this speaker (sound clip 01)?

7. Which is the only sign of the Zodiac represented by an inanimate object?

8. What model of plane is this (picture 1)?

9. How many millilitres are there in one cubic centimeter?

10. What kind of punishment added to a prison sentence was abolished in 1948?

GEOGRAPHY / HISTORY

1. Frenchman Louis Bleriot was the first person to do what?

2. In which country is Simon Bolivar International Airport?

3. Who assassinated Robert Kennedy?

4. Which is the only borough of New York City to lie on the American mainland?

5. Who received a medal for helping her lighthouse keeper father to rescue five people from a shipwreck in 1838?

6. What is the collective name for the resorts of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham?

7. Which Country seized the USS Pueblo on Jan 23rd 1968?

8. Which country's flag is this (picture 2)?

9. What nickname was given to Edward, Prince of Wales, son of Edward III, the nickname possibly being given posthumously and referring to armour worn at the Battle of Crecy?

10. What is the easternmost of the United States?

ENTERTAINMENT 1

1. Which character in the Wizard Of Oz held his chopper in his hand?

2. Which David Jason role was a character created by the novelist H. E. Bates?

3. Who is this well-known comedian (sound clip 02)?

4. In which long-running series did detectives Petrie and Isbecki appear?

5. Which kitchen appliance do Wallace and Gromit encounter on the moon in A Grand Day Out?

6. Who is this pop group (picture 3)?

7. What is the highest sounding male singing voice?

8. Name this top 40 group (sound clip 03)?

9. Which film is this picture from (picture 8)?

10. Who played Janet Weiss in The Rocky Horror Picture Show?

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2

1. What is a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulphur?

2. By what method were the first messages transmitted by air?

3. Which operetta is this taken from (sound clip 05)?

4. What is the USA Internal Revenue Service's 'Dinah Shore ruling'?

5. What do gardeners call the grass clippings, leaves or straw they put around the base of plants?

6. Which county cricket side play their home matches at the Oval?

7. Who is this (picture 4)?

8. What was the only type of wood that Thomas Chippendale used in his furniture making?

9. What type of animal is a quagga?

10. The mythological Griffin was made up of which two creatures?

TRUE OR FALSE

1. True or False - It is illegal to cross the Iowa state boundaries wearing a Duck on your head?

2. True or False - The Hounds Of Hell took Kate Bush into the top 20 in 1985?

3. True or False - The pop group Black Diamond invited you to take them Dancing Naked In The Rain?

4. True or False - Wine Advertising is banned on French TV?

5. True or False - The HQ of the Greenpeace organization is in Geneva?

6. True or False - Scrabble was invented 2 years before Monopoly?

7. True or False - A 'Beefalo' is a cross between a cow and a buffalo?

8. True or False - A NASA employee bought 6 plastic owls from Wal-Mart to protect the Space Shuttle from woodpeckers?

9. True or False - When the Sony Walkman was introduced in the US in 1979 it was called the Sound about?

10. True or False - Accrington Stanley were the first team to have a web site address displayed on their shirts?

ENTERTAINMENT 2

1. What was the name of the diner in the TV series Happy Days?

2. Who were in the single charts in 2001 with a song called Clint Eastwood?

3. Which film musical is this song taken from (sound clip 04)?

4. What was the name of Tom Hanks' dog in the film You've Got Mail?

5. Name this famous actor (picture 5)?

6. Who is this singer (sound clip 06)?

7. Which duo starred in the film Up In Smoke?

8. Who is this singer (picture 6)?

9. To which section of the orchestra does the saxophone belong?

10. Sister Bliss and friends have just announced that they are changing record labels, but what is the name of their group?

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 3

1. What was Napoleon's native language?

2. What does the 'C' in E = MC2 represent?

3. Who is this (picture 7)?

4. What are aglets?

5. From which animal does Cashmere wool come?

6. Where are the Pyramids of Malpighi and the Pyramids of Ferrein?

7. Who is this well-known radio broadcaster (sound clip 07)?

8. Mountain had a hit with Nantucket Sleigh ride, but what is a Nantucket Sleigh ride?

9. Who made his debut in the novel A Study In Scarlet?

10. What is known in poker as 'The Dead Man's Hand'?

Tiebreak - The Royal Cork Yacht Club was the World's first sailing club, when was it formed?---- 1720