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QUIZ 240 - 17.10.07 This page was last modified: |
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1. What are the 1st
three words in the Book of Genesis?
2. Which wading bird has crowned,
whooping and sandhill varieties?
3. Who painted The Potato
Eaters, famously stolen in 1988?
4. What type of flower is
a ladies slipper?
5. What name is given to goods
that are washed overboard from a shipwreck?
6. Who was the last Empress
of India?
7. Which car manufacturer
made the first front-wheel-drive vehicle?
8. Who wrote Around the World
in 80 Days?
9. What is the name of the
Sacred River in the poem Kubla Khan?
10. In Monopoly, how much
must each player pay you if it's your birthday?
FILM
1. Who plays the role of the evil
Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films?
2. Who played Sid Vicious in the
film Sid and Nancy?
3. How many films were there in
the Poltergeist series?
4. In The Lord Of The Rings trilogy
what is Gandalf´s horse called?
5. In which film did Marlene Dietrich
sing Falling in Love Again?
6. What car did James Bond drive
in the film Goldeneye?
7. Dorothy Gale is the main character
in which film?
8. Which superheroine did Mr Incredible
marry?
9. Who played the villain Hans Gruber
in Die Hard?
10. What is the one-word piece of
advice that Mr. McGuire offers Benjamin Braddock at a party in The Graduate?
GEOGRAPHY
1. In which Indian City would you
find the Taj Mahal?
2. The River Mersey flows into which
sea?
3. In which English county is the
Lake District?
4. To the nearest whole number,
what percentage of the world's surface is land?
5. What is the capital of Liberia?
6. What is Canada's easternmost
province?
7. Which continent is second largest
in populaton?
8. What is the highest mountain
in Western Europe?
9. Which two seas are connected
by the Keil canal?
10. Which member Country of the
EU has the smallest population?
TELEVISION
1. Which pop star played Beth in
Neighbours between 1991 and 1993?
2. Which 'American' was voted number
1 in Channel 4's 100 Greatest TV Characters poll of 2001?
3. What TV comedy series was set
in the offices of the Globelink News Company?
4. Who did Cheryl Ladd replace in
Charlie's Angels?
5. Which aging one-time chart topper
is currently annoying the neighbours in an Argos advert?
6. In which American City is the
Jerry Springer show filmed?
7. Who starred alongside Roger Moore
in the Persuaders?
8. Who taught Lisa Simpson how to
play the Saxophone?
9. Which town did Ali G come from?
10. In which series is Hank Moody
suffering a mid-life crisis?
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1. How was pirate Edward Teach
better known?
2. In which year did Elvis
Presley die?
3. In inches, what is the
diameter of a standard dart board?
4. What is the name given
to a baby squirrel?
5. Which small muscular sac
stores bile from the liver?
6. What was the name of the
police officer that travelled to Brazil seeking to apprehend the Great Train
robber, Ronald Biggs?
7. Under what name did Priscilla
White achieve fame?
8. Where did the famous Witch
Trials of New England take place?
9. What was the cult called
whose members precipitated the 1993 Waco, Texas, siege and shoot-out?
10. Who was the father of
the disciples James and John?
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