Colin's Web From Belfast - Pats Bar Quiz 242

QUIZ 242 - 31.10.07

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HALLOWEEN

1. What name was given to witches pets, which were believed to be evil spirits that resembled the witch?

2. Who died outside Jonny Depp's club on 31st October 1993?

3. If your Birthday was on Halloween what would your star sign be?

4. What is the name given to a group of witches?

5. Who released the singles, I Love The Dead, Call It Evil and Prince Of Darkness?

6. If armed with a silver bullet what mythical creature must you be expecting to meet?

7. According to Bram Stoker, in which English town did Count Dracula arrive by ship, packed in a coffin?

8. In which modern-day country would you find Transylvania?

9. Pointing upwards so the lucky power cannot run out, what should be nailed to a house door to keep witches away?

10. The bundled twigs of which tree are used to make witches besoms?

TELEVISION

1. In which US TV series did the Fisher family run a funeral parlour?

2. Who was the Muppet with the extra-long nose?

3. How many points are scored for getting the Countdown Conundrum?

4. Who is Mr Burn's affectionate and loyal subordinate?

5. Who took over from Mulder in the X-Files?

6. What is the name of the local pub in Hollyoaks?

7. Dead Belgians Don't Count was the original title for which 1990's comedy?

8. Which Casualty star played an IRA assassin in Harry's Game?

9. Wheelchair bound Brian Potter runs a Bolton nightclub with his sidekick Jerry "The Saint" Sinclair. What is the name of the show?

10. Peter, Lois, Meg, Stewie and Brian the dog, what is the title of the cartoon?

SPORT

1. With which team did Michael Schumacher win his first World Drivers Championship?

2. In horse racing, what name is given to a male horse under the age of 4?

3. In which year did Steve Redgrave win his first Olympic gold medal?

4. What is the nickname of the Australian rugby union team?

5. Which Country were Ireland's 1st opponents in this year's Rugby World Cup finals?

6. Which football Club became the first in the UK to have an all-seater stadium?

7. For the 1st time in history a regular NFL game was held outside the USA, it was played at the new Wembley Stadium, name the two teams who played?

8. Which country is to host the 2010 football World Cup?

9. Which Horse recorded the biggest winning margin ever, when he won the 1981 Derby?

10. What sport has four different colour codes for the balls, ranging from yellow for hot conditions to blue for cold conditions?

THE ARTS & LITERATURE

1. What term is used to describe a person who undertakes literary work for another who takes the credit?

2. Leonard Bernstein wrote the music for West Side Story, but who wrote the words?

3. In which City was the artist Francis Bacon born?

4. In which H.G. Wells novel are invading aliens killed by the common cold?

5. Who painted The Last Supper?

6. Which cartoonist created The Fosdyke Saga?

7. Which Italian artist painted Birth of Venus?

8. From which musical does the song Ol' Man River come?

9. Which Shakespearean play starts with the question 'When shall we three meet again'?

10. Who wrote the book Wuthering Heights?

HALLOWEEN MOVIES

1. Which three actresses played The Witches of Eastwick?

2. In which film did Mia Farrow give birth to the Devil's son?

3. Who was the star of the 1998 film Blade, in which he played a half-human, half-vampire?

4. Which 1990 film is based around the characters Sam Wheat & Molly Jensen?

5. With which horror film would you associate the character of Leatherface?

6. Kiefer Sutherland played a vampire in which 1987 movie?

7. What was the name of Peter Cushing's character in the Hammer, Dracula films?

8. Which film features monsters called Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan?

9. Who played the title role in the 1994 film Frankenstein?

10. Who plays Kerry Tate in the film Halloween 20 years later (H20)?

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. In which town would you find Britain's largest theatre?

2. Labyrinthitis is an inflammation of what?

3. Rome's Flavian Amphitheatre is better known by what name?

4. Which famous musical son has a backing group called The Melody Makers?

5. Which element has the chemical symbol Cu?

6. Which country was previously called Abyssinia?

7. What colour is the light displayed on the starboard side of a ship?

8. How many noble gases are there?

9. In which English county is the port of St Ives?

10. Who said "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know"?