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QUIZ 238 - 03.10.07 This page was last modified: |
PICTURE ROUND 238
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1. Why did the Franciscan monks
in Assisi have an extra pocket sewn into their traditional habits in 2001?
2. Kensington Gardens are a part
of which London Park?
3. What is a skiff?
4. Which motor manufacturer makes
the Caliber 5-door hatchback model?
5. What is the capital city of Jordan?
6. Before forming the Apple label,
The Beatles had most of their hits on which label?
7. What is the world's best selling
book?
8. Of what game is F.I.D.E the international
regulatory body?
9. Brothers Leonard, Adolph, Julius,
Henry and Herbert all shared which surname?
10. Who was the King of the Egyptian
Gods?
FILM
1. Who directed The Nightmare Before
Christmas?
2. What is the title of the remake
of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol starring Bill Murray as a tight-fisted
TV executive?
3. Irish actor Brendan Gleeson plays
which character in the Harry Potter films?
4. Which American actress starred
opposite Hugh Grant in the 1994 hit Four Weddings And A Funeral?
5. What is the cinematic connection
between Enya, Emiliana Torrini and Annie Lennox?
6. In which film does Kevin Spacey
portray the serial killer John Doe?
7. What is the name of the character
played by Sigourney Weaver in Alien?
8. In which 2 films did Timothy
Dalton play James Bond?
9. In which 2003 film does Johnny
Depp as a CIA agent have his eyes put out by a drug dealer?
10. Which cinematic brothers are
nicknamed the two-headed director?
SPORT
1. In swimming, what is the name
of the dive in which the body is first bent at the waist and then straightened?
2. The ancient Chinese ball game
cuju is believed to be the forerunner of which sport?
3. In which City did this year's
(2007) Tour de France cycle race start?
4. In which City will the next Winter
Olympic Games be held?
5. Which annual event takes place
in the grounds of the Duke of Beaufort's Gloucestershire home?
6. How many laps around a standard-sized
athletics track must runners travel in a 10,000 metres race?
7. With 7 appearances each, which
2 countries have been in the most soccer World Cup final matches?
8. Susan Brown was the 1st female
to take part in which race?
9. What colour flag is displayed
in F1 to tell a driver to let a faster driver past?
10. In which sport are you not allowed
to wear white?
TELEVISION
1. What was broadcast on UK TV for
the 1st time in November 1994?
2. Who played the sadistic PE teacher
Doug Digby, in the TV series The Grimleys?
3. Who plays the part of Sydney
Anne Bristow in Alias?
4. Chris Tarrant, Sally James &
Lenny Henry all together, so what was the programme called?
5. What sort of inspector is Ruth
Watson?
6. Freddie, Jack, Billy, Joey and
Adrian, what is their surname?
7. In which Ch 5 series is a garden
center transformed into a brothel staffed by a Belarussian dance troupe?
8. Daniel J. Travanti played the
role of Captain Furillo in which crime show?
9. What is the name of René's
wife in the sitcom "'Allo 'Allo"?
10. What is the name of the character
played by Michael Chiklis in The Shield?
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1. What title did Oliver Cromwell
adopt when he ruled over England between 1653 and 1660?
2. Who shot Lee Harvey Oswald?
3. Who was the first person to sing
in German on a UK No 1 record?
4. Which Irish brand of lager was
the first to be mass-produced?
5. If oxygen is O2, what is O3?
6. The City of Rome is built on
the banks of which river?
7. What was the name of the No.10
Downing Street cat adopted by an uncharacteristically kind PM Maggie Thatcher
and booted out by Cherie Blair?
8. Who is the lead singer with the
pop band Texas?
9. Which is the hottest planet in
our solar system?
10. Which broadcaster, raconteur,
writer, director died earlier this week?
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