Colin's Web From Belfast - Pats Bar Quiz 243

QUIZ 243 - 07.11.07

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PICTURE ROUND 243

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1

1. If you were playing a violin pizzicato, what would you be doing?

2. What dominates Heinz Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers - a can of baked beans, a tin of tomato soup or a giant ketchup bottle?

3. Which film star has a statue in Leicester Square?

4. Which artist said, "I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them"?

5. Which gangs are named after the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica?

6. According to safe drinking guidelines, a man should not exceed how many units of alcohol per week?

7. Pandora Braithwaite is which fictional schoolboy's girlfriend?

8. Who was the commander of Italy's Red Shirts?

9. Which reptile, native to tropical America, is very similar in appearance to alligators, except for the bony plates on its belly instead of scales?

10. What is a John Dory?

FILM

1. In which film does Johnny Depp play an expert in rare books?

2. What is the name of Steven Segal's character in the Under Siege films?

3. Toni Collette is Mum and Greg Kinnear is Dad, add a grumpy brother and a suicidal uncle, who then is Abigail Breslin according to the title of the 2006 film?

4. What was the title of the motor-racing film that starred real life speed freak, Steve McQueen?

5. Who went down with his ship in Titanic and died in battle in The Return Of The King?

6. Who plays the eponymous Mildred Pierce in the classic 1945 film?

7. In Toy Story, which character has the catch phrase "to infinity and beyond"?

8. Which US City is the setting for The Untouchables?

9. In which James Bond film would you meet a butler called Nick Nack?

10. In which 2006 film is Special Agent Michael Douglas framed for treason?

GEOGRAPHY

1. In which country is Lake Balaton, the largest lake in central Europe?

2. What is the capital of Morocco?

3. Which is Europe's largest port in terms of tonnage?

4. In which US State is the space exploration centre Cape Canaveral?

5. What is the scientific name for the Northern Lights?

6. What is the longest river in Europe?

7. Which London Underground line is coloured Green?

8. Which mountainous forest State of the USA has a settlement of Crow Indians?

9. The tenge is the basic monetary unit of which country?

10. Which river flows through Bagdad?

TELEVISION

1. Who is Ewan McGregor's motorcycling companion heading 'A Long Way Down' to S Africa?

2. If Victoria Coren is a pundit, what is the game?

3. There have been a plethora of TV weddings recently, but which 1988 affair is most often voted by viewers as the top TV wedding ever?

4. Speaking of weddings which medic failed to tie the knot with Louisa this week?

5. Who played the role of Robin in the 60's TV version of Batman?

6. Who is Bruce Forsythe's sexy sidekick on Strictly Come Dancing?

7. Ian Bleasdale aka Josh Griffiths is retiring from which show after 18 years?

8. What was the name of the butler in the TV series The Adams Family?

9. What is the name of Chris Tarrent's new daytime game show?

10. Which ageing ornithologist has gone red for the autumn?

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2

1. Who is the Roman Goddess of War?

2. What colour are the flowers of the harebell?

3. What is the framework of the Statue of Liberty made from?

4. Which Russian town was reported to be the site of mutant giant trees in 1989?

5. Which song title links Phil Collins, Cindy Lauper and Go West?

6. The 'Dream Number' Lottery draw replaced what?

7. Who was the first British monarch to circumnavigate the World?

8. What do we call a person who carries out the instructions of a will?

9. Who wrote: 'Fame, like a wayward girl, will still be coy. To those who woo her with too slavish knees'?

10. Moonlight Serenade was the signature tune of which dance band leader?