Colin's Web From Belfast - Pats Bar Quiz 246

QUIZ 246 - 28.11.07

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PICTURE ROUND 246

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1

1. Wilfred, Toots, Danny & Plug have been pupils since 1954 at which school?

2. Who was the youngest (and favourite) daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and his 1st wife Khadijia?

3. Who wrote the classic children's story The Wind in The Willows?

4. What is the meaning of the Latin prefixes Deci and Deca?

5. Why has Madonna incurred the wrath of animal rights activists this week?

6. In which part of the human body would you find the talus?

7. Which Motorway runs between London and Birmingham?

8. The 1878 Cup Final referee was called Mr Bastard - true or false?

9. Which bush produces the flowers commonly known as May Blossom?

10. If you were driving down Alligator Alley, in which US State would you be?

TELEVISION

1. Fleagle, Droopy, Bingo and Snork were collectively known as whom?

2. What was the name of the programme that had Pete Waterman, Louis Walsh and Geri Halliwell as a panel of judges?

3. What actress played The Bionic Woman on TV?

4. What was the name of Ricky Gervais' character in The Office?

5. Which of Doctor Who's companions wore a Blue Peter badge?

6. Which Sesame Street character had a pet worm named Slimey?

7. What was TV cook Fanny Cradock's real first name?

8. Which show does this tagline belong to 'Escape is Just the Beginning'?

9. Diana Rigg's daughter Rachael Stirling played Nan Astley in which BBC drama?

10. Who was the first presenter of Crackerjack?

HISTORY

1. Which ship was built on the River Mersey for the Confederate Navy but was sunk by a US ship off Cherbourg?

2. In which year was the Battle of Stamford Bridge?

3. Who was drowned in a butt of malmsey in 1478?

4. Which country was invaded on Good Friday 1939?

5. Which country suffered the greatest civilian losses in World War II?

6. In what year did the first Mini (car) hit the roads of the UK?

7. In which year did it become an offence to use a mobile phone whilst driving?

(it doesn't seem to have stopped many Belfast drivers though, but then again neither do red traffic lights!)

8. John Flamsteed was the first what?

9. What was the name of the German Republic from 1919 until Hitler's accession in 1933?

10. Who was the second President of the United States?

FILM

1. What country was the setting for the 1967 James Bond movie You Only Live Twice?

2. Who played Bilbo Baggins in the Lord Of The Rings?

3. The films Get Shorty, Out Of Sight and Jackie Brown are all based on whose novels?

4. Who co-starred with Gene Hackman in The Crimson Tide?

5. What is the subtitle of the second Austin Powers movie?

6. Which Oscar-winning movie starred Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster and Frank Sinatra?

7. What was the name of Walter Matthau's character in the 1968 movie The Odd Couple?

8. What 1992 Whoopi Goldberg movie did she play a character named Deloris Van Cartier?

9. W.C. Fields and Mae West only made one film together, what is the title of the 1940 film?

10. Kevin Spacey portrayed what crooner in the 2004 film Beyond The Sea?

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2

1. Whose twin brothers are George & Fred in the Harry Potter books?

2. Which county cricket club play their home games at Grace Road?

3. What is varicella?

4. What does the Japanese term Hari-Kiri literally mean?

5. Who stepped down as chief of his country's army this week?

6. What is the Latin word for light, which is also a measure of illumination?

7. Who wrote the novel Patriot Games?

8. Which natural fruit ingredient causes jam to set?

9. In which country did tulips originate?

10. Who performed the Dance Of The 7 Veils for King Herod?