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QUIZ 252 - 13.02.08 This page was last modified: |
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1. Who was
the first American president to be photographed at his inauguration?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
2. If Tony
Hawkes went Round Ireland With A Fridge and Played The Moldovians At Tennis,
what did he have in the Pyrenees?
A PIANO
3. Which
notorious prison, a jail for the most hardened criminals, closed after 54
years service in 1963?
ALCATRAZ PRISON
4. By law
every Swiss citizen must have access to a bomb shelter - true or false?
TRUE
5. After
U.S.A. and Russia name the third country to launch a rocket into outer space?
FRANCE
6. What name
was given to the New York vigilantes who began patrolling the London Underground
in 1989?
THE GUARDIAN ANGELS
7. Which
football club moved from the Baseball Ground to Pride Park?
DERBY COUNTY
8. Which
is the only US state with a capital city of the same name?
OKALAHOMA
9. Which
British islands are separated by a stretch of water called Little Minch?
INNER & OUTER HEBRIDES
10. What
colour are Chinese coffins painted to give the dead a happy after life?
WHITE
TELEVISION
1. Catherine
Zeta Jones came to fame in which TV drama?
THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY
2. Who played
the role of Mike Gambit in the TV show The New Avengers?
GARETH HUNT (is that Cockney rhyming slang?)
3. If William
Petersen and Jorja Fox act the part of lovers, what is the series?
C.S.I. (Sara & Grissom)
4. Ian Lavender
played which character in Dad's Army?
PRIVATE (FRANK) PIKE
5. Which
'medical soap' was centred on Seattle Grace Hospital?
GREY'S ANATOMY
6. In which
series did the spaceship Liberator appear?
BLAKES SEVEN
7. What was
the name of Edina's daughter in Absolutely Fabulous?
SAFFRON (SAFFY)
8. In a poll
of viewers of Channel 4 and Sunday Times readers, 'Horses & Surfers' was
#1 what?
ADVERT (For Guinness)
9. The Rembrandts
sang the theme to which long-running sit-com?
FRIENDS (I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU)
10. A long
anticipated showdown between Jack and Locke with an extremely significant
outcome ended series 3 of which drama?
LOST
THE ARTS & LITERATURE
1. The Colour
of Magic was the first in which series of Sci-Fi / Fantasy books?
THE DISCWORLD SERIES (TERRY PRATCHETT)
2. Which
seventeenth century painter painted Girl Reading A Letter?
JAN VERMEER
3. We use
'nom de plume' to mean penname or pseudonym. But what similar phrase do the
French use to mean penname or pseudonym?
NOM DE GUERRE
4. Who wrote
the novel Journey To The Centre Of The Earth?
JULES VERNE
5. Which
British conductor (1879 - 1961) said, "Brass bands are all very well
in their place - outdoors, and several miles away"?
SIR THOMAS BEECHAM
6. In Greek
mythology, who were Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos?
THE FATES (aka MOIRAI)
7. What is
the biggest selling copyrighted book?
THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS
8. Who was
considered to be the inspiration for Machiavelli's work, The Prince?
(CESARE) BORGIA
9. Alan Bleasdale
wrote a play that included a character called Yosser Hughes. What is the play
called?
THE BOYS FROM THE BLACK STUFF
10. Which
art movement was named after the French children's name for a horse?
DADA
CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. At which
New York venue did Elton John recently play for the 60th time, to celebrate
his 60th birthday?
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
2. Which
M P is to contest the Mayor of London election for the Conservatives?
BORIS JOHNSON
3. What historic
milestone for women was passed in Venice recently?
THE 1ST FEMALE GONDOLIER
4. Which
group of islands was hit by a tsunami at the beginning of February?
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
5. What was
the name of the children's bedroom furniture Woolworths recently withdrew
from its stores after complaints about the name?
LOLITA
6. French
President Nicholas Sarkosy is suing which airline for using photos of him
without his consent?
RYANAIR
7. A man
was jailed for stealing a squirrel monkey from Chessington World of Adventure,
what was the monkey called?
SPONGEBOB
8. What was
the name of the Heysham ferry that ran aground off Blackpool?
RIVERDANCE
9. Which
City turned all the lights off to raise awareness of global warming?
SYDNEY - AUSTRALIA
10. Prescription charges rose in the UK (with the exception of Wales which
scrapped them) to what?
£6.85
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1. What is
Ireland's longest beach?
MAGILIGAN STRAND
2. Which
British City is known as the 'City of jute, jam and journalism'?
DUNDEE
3. What word
describes cars built prior to 1919?
VETERAN
4. Which
Prime Minister took the UK into the EEC?
EDWARD HEATH
5. Which
capital City has a name that translates into English as 'Our Lady of Peace'?
LA PAZ (BOLIVIA)
6. What name
is given to a chicken under one year old?
A PULLET
7. Who is
the only sportsman to break both legs at Wembley Stadium?
EVIEL KINEIVEL
8. When did
the Euro banknotes and coins officially become currency in Europe?
JAN 1ST 2002
9. Where
in the UK did the Queen unveil the J.F.K. Memorial?
RUNNYMEDE (1965)
10. Old Fred
was the captain of which famous vessel?
THE BEATLES' YELLOW SUBMARINE
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