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QUIZ 251 - 06.02.08 This page was last modified: |
PICTURE ROUND 251
1. WHICH CITY? - PARIS
2. ANGELINA JOLIE
3. JULIE CHRISTIE
4. FERGIE (BLACK EYED PEAS)
5. CHRISTINA AGUILERA
6. REMBRANT (SELF PORTRAIT)
7. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
8. ELIZABETH BOWES LYON (QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER)
9. DENZEL WASHINGTON
10. CATHERINE ZETA JONES
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
What did a President & a Queen officially open on May 6th, 1994?
THE CHANNEL TUNNEL
2.
By what name is a plane's automatic pilot commonly known?
GEORGE
3.
Who lives at 1313 Webfoot Walk, Duckburg, Calisota?
DONALD DUCK
4.
Which film star did Madness sing about?
MICHAEL CAINE
5.
What is the telephone number for the speaking clock?
123
6.
Which pedal on a piano should you press to play more quietly - left or right?
LEFT
7.
Who designed the first British jet aeroplane the Gloster E28/39 1st flown
in 1941?
SIR FRANK WHITTLE
8.
How long is a cable in yards?
200 YARDS
9.
What is the meaning of the single letter signal flag O in the International
Code?
MAN OVERBOARD
10.
What is currently the record distance for a person being fired from a cannon?
57 Metres (apx 185 Feet)
FILM
1.
Complete the line from The Silence of the Lambs: "A census taker once
tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice…"
CHIANTI
2.
Who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 film Ray?
JAMES (JAMIE) FOXX
3.
What is the assistant to the chief electrician of a film crew called?
BEST BOY
4.
Who directed the 1980 film Fame?
ALAN PARKER
5.
Who plays the headmistress, Miss Fritton in the 21st century version of St
Trinian's?
RUPERT EVERETT
6.
..And who played her in the original 1950's film?
ALAISTER SIM
7.
If Julia Roberts is a legal clerk taking on a big corporation, what is her
name?
ERIN BROCKOVICH
8.
In which film are Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner married 'hit-persons'?
PRIZZI'S HONOR
9.
Jeff Bridges plays a radio host saved from suicide by a homeless Robin Williams
in which film?
THE FISHER KING
10.
Which movie trilogy finished up At World's End?
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
FOOD & DRINK
1.
What do Americans call rosé wine?
BLUSH
2.
Dahl is an Indian stew made with which vegetable?
LENTILS
3.
With which fruit is the drink Southern Comfort flavoured?
PEACH
4.
The milk from which animal is used to make authentic Italian Mozzarella cheese?
THE WATER BUFFALO
5.
What is the main ingredient of the liqueur Creme de Cassis?
BLACKCURRANT
6.
What drink can be sweet, dry or rough?
CIDER
7.
If you ordered canard on a French menu, what would you be served?
DUCK
8.
What are the ingredients of a rusty nail?
WHISKEY & DRAMBUIE
9.
Which type of pasta has a name that translates as little worms?
VERMICELLI
10.
From what fruit is the drink slivovitz made?
PLUMS
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
What was the slogan emblazoned on the Anya Hindmarch £5 shopping bags
that sold out at Sainsbury's within a few hours of going on sale, and were
then selling on eBay at 30 times their original price?
I'M NOT A PLASTIC BAG
2.
What is the name of Playboy magnate Hugh Hefner's super jet?
BIG BUNNY
3.
Which country joined the EEC at the same time as Britain and Ireland?
DENMARK
4.
Which famous English writer was named after a lake in Staffordshire?
RUDYARD KIPLING
5.
Who was born in Dudley in 1954, played for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the early
80's before moving to Limerick as a player / manager?
SAM ALLARDYCE
6.
What is barophobia?
FEAR OF GRAVITY
7.
Which term for militant Moslem anti-communists means holy warrior in Afghanistan?
MUJHADEEN
8.
Which sports manufacturer had to apologise for its logo, as its design is
identical to the Arabic symbol for Allah?
NIKE
9.
On which island were the Bee Gees born?
ISLE OF MAN
10.
What is the fastest swimming bird?
THE PENGUIN
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