Colin's Web From Belfast - Pats Bar Quiz 247

QUIZ 247 - 05.12.07

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PICTURE ROUND 247

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1

1. In Baseball how far is it in yards between bases?

2. Who invented the Wind Up Torch and Wind Up Radio?

3. Polliwog is North American dialect for what?

4. In which City did The Spice Girls begin their World Tour?

5. In which town are the Headquarters of the CIA?

6. Which Company produced a chocolate bar first - Fry's or Cadburys?

7. What is the name of the cartoon cat Garfield's 'master'?

8. When an American police car knocks the bad guys off the road it is called a PIT Manoeuvre, what do the initials PIT stand for?

9. Schoolgirls Suzanne Salley and Joanne Catherall sang with which band?

10. Which singer's daughter was crowned Miss World in 2003?

FILM

1. The 2004 film, Man About Dog is set in which City?

2. Who played drug addict Frankie Machine in the 1955 film The Man With The Golden Arm, for which he was nominated for an academy award?
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3. Which actor died in Malta in May 1999 whilst making the film Gladiator?

4. Which tennis star had a role in the Bond film Octopussy?

5. Morgan Freeman plays detective and psychologist, Alex Cross searching for a Senator's daughter in which 2001 film?

6. Which 1953 Ealing Comedy features Stanley Holloway and John Gregson fighting to preserve a backwater railway line?

7. Will Smith plays the character James Darrell Edwards in which film?

8. What is the name of the recent film based on the Phillip Pullman series of books, His Dark Materials?

9. Who composed the music for the 1953 film Call Me Madam, in which Ethel Merman plays a US Ambassador?

10. Jean Claude Van Damme plays Luc Deveraux in which film/s?

FOOD & DRINK

1. In the USA what name is given to fried potatoes, mashed in a pan and crisped on both sides?

2. The Greek dish moussaka contains layers of minced lamb, what is the other main ingredient?

3. Which cartoon duo share their name with a cocktail of rum, brandy, nutmeg, egg and milk?

4. In which US state did McDonald's open their first restaurant?

5. Which Jamaican rum liqueur is based on coffee extracts and local spices?

6. What are gambas on a Spanish menu?

7. Which cocktail contains 2 parts vodka, 6 parts orange juice, crushed ice and 1 part Galliano?

8. In Japanese cookery, what is nori?

9. In which German City would you find the Headquarters of Beck's Beer?

10. Which dish comprises stale white bread, smoked cods roe, olive oil, lemon and a slice of onion?

TELEVISION

1. Which company replaced Thames TV in the 1990s?

2. If Des Lynam is Setanta Claus, what is the name of his attractive, yellow-suited assistant?

3. How many helicopters are used to carry the Five Movies logo on Ch 5?

4. What was Lily Munster's maiden name?

5. Oceanic Flight 815 features in which TV series?

6. What is the name of the Mosad agent seconded to NCIS?

7. Which sitcom featured a restaurant called Le Châteaux Anglais?

8. Who got out of jail and headed for Weatherfield?

9. Who won the 2007 I'm A Celebrity get Me Out Of Here contest?

10. Which cartoon series opened every week with Commander Shore declaring, "Stand by for action, anything can happen in the next half hour"?

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2

1. If the elephant is the largest land mammal, what is the second largest?

2. Why did toilet fittings have to be returned to the manufacturers from the new Wembley stadium?

3. The St Leger is run at which English racecourse?

4. King Faisal 2nd was the last King of where?

5. What nickname is given to people with red hair in Australia?

6. What branch of medicine (if any) was practiced by Doc Holliday?

7. Since 1946 two horses which have won the Grand National have been named after Scottish mountains. Name either.

8. If you see a mariposa in Spain, what would you see in the UK?

9. What was Rod Stewart's first solo number 1 hit single in the UK?

10. What was the name of the British nanny who stood trial in Boston USA for murder?