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QUIZ 149 - 07.11.05
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1.
The opposite sides of a dice always add up to what?
7
2.
Why are the zip codes 10047 and 10048 in New York no longer used?
WORLD TRADE CENTRE CODES - ONE FOR EACH BUILDING
3.
Who killed one thousand Philistines with the jawbone of an ass?
SAMSON
4. Which term in chess means The King is dead?
CHECKMATE
5.
Which sport is played over four periods of 15 minutes and only two of the players
on each team can score?
NETBALL
6.
What is a Zucchini known as in the UK?
COURGETTE
7.
4 of the 50 States of the USA are Commonwealths and not States at all, name
any 2 of them?
KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, PENNSYLVANIA AND VIRGINIA
8.
What is the name of the secret street filled with wizarding shops in the Harry
Potter books?
DIAGON ALLEY
9.
What does a discophile collect?
PHONOGRAPH RECORDS
10.
What date is the middle day of the year in a non leap year?
JULY 2nd
MUSIC
1.
What was the title of Jason Donovan's hit from Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour
Dreamcoat?
ANY DREAM WILL DO
2.
British singer/ rapper Niomi McLean Daly is better known as whom?
Ms DYNAMITE
3.
Larry Mullen is the drummer with which group?
U2
4.
In the song the Twelve Days of Christmas what did my true love give to me on
the twelfth day?
12 DRUMMERS DRUMMING
5.
Who had a 1997 hit with 'Barbie Girl'?
AQUA
6.
Whose albums include Beggar's Banquet and Exile on Main Street?
THE ROLLING STONES
7.
A concert called Africa Unite was held in Abbis Abbia earlier this year to commemorate
which famous singer?
BOB MARLEY
8.
The Coconuts were the backing band of which singer?
KID CREOLE
9.
Which member of the Manic Street Preachers disappeared without trace?
RICHEY EDWARDS
10.
Which group was fronted by guitarists Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir for three decades?
THE GRATEFUL DEAD
EITHER OR
1.
Which position did Pope John Paul II play in the Polish amateur soccer team
- goalkeeper or striker?
GOAL KEEPER
2.
Did the Chinese Ming Dynasty start in the 10th or the 14th century?
14th
3.
Breathalyser tests were introduced to Britain in 1967, who was Transport Minister
at the time - Ron Clarke or Barbara Castle?
BARBARA CASTLE
4.
Which English jockey had a record 221 National Hunt wins in 1988 - Peter Scudamore
or Willie Carson?
PETER SCUDAMORE
5.
Dutch scientists have predicted that which Netherlands symbol may disappear
due to climate change - Dykes or Windmills?
WINDMILLS
6.
Are you legally obliged to fasten your safety belt in the back of a London Hackney
Cab - yes or no?
NO
7.
How old was Edith Piaf when she died - 48 or 58?
48
8.
Which pop singer has the same name as a mythical Princess of Tyre who was the
legendary founder of Carthage - Dido or Melanie?
DIDO
9.
What first appeared on London streets on September 19th 1960 - Traffic Wardens
or Parking Meters?
TRAFFIC WARDENS
10.
In which year did the Pound note cease to be legal tender - 83 or 89?
1983
FILM
1.
In the 1998 movie ANTZ', who provided the voice of 'Z'?
WOODY ALLEN
2.
Who played Ray Charles in the 2004 bio-pic Ray?
JAMIE FOXX
3.
In which 1989 film do urban shenanigans turn Tom Hanks against his neighbours?
THE BURBS
4.
Who links Kill Bill, Ali McBeal and Charlies Angels?
LUCY LIU
5.
Who stars as a maid mistaken for a guest in Maid In Manhattan?
JENNIFER LOPEZ
6.
Which actor was swindled by Paul Newman & Robert Redford in The Sting?
ROBERT SHAW
7.
In The Wizard of Oz, what 2 words did The Wicked Witch of the West write in
the sky over the Emerald City?
SURRENDER DOROTHY
8.
Which 1995 film based on a classic novel was directed by Ang Lee and starred
Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet as sisters?
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
9.
In which film Does Dustin Hoffman play Benjamin Braddock?
THE GRADUATE
10.
What 1982 movie holds the record for the most extras ever used in a film at
3,000?
GANDHI
TRUE OR FALSE
1. Master criminal Feathers McGraw appeared in the animated film Chicken Run?
FALSE (WALLACE & GROMIT)
2. The characters of Homer, Marge, Lisa, and Maggie were given the same first names as Simpsons creator Matt Groening's real-life father, mother, and two sisters?
TRUE
3. McDonald's operates only kosher restaurants in Israel?
FALSE (BOTH KOSHER & NON-KOSHER)
4. The language in Gibralter is known as Rock English?
TRUE
5. The streets of Wildwood, New Jersey, were used in the original version of Monopoly?
FALSE (ATLANTIC CITY)
6. In 1471, a chicken in Basel, Switzerland, was accused of being 'a devil in disguise' after laying a brightly coloured egg. The chicken stood trial, was found guilty and burned at the stake?
TRUE (today it would be called a bar-b-que)
7. The song Up Where We Belong from the film Top Gun won the best song Oscar in 1982?
FALSE (AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN)
8. American rock musician, Terry Kath, died in 1978 while playing Russian Roulette. His last words were 'Don't worry it's not loaded'?
TRUE
9. Amy Johnson was the 1st woman to fly the Atlantic single-handed?
FALSE (AMELIA EARHART)
10. A hunter in Uganda is being sought by local authorities for illegally hunting gorillas. He shoots them with a tranquilliser gun and dresses them in clown suits. So far six gorillas have been found wandering around in this condition?
TRUE
TELEVISION
1.
Who links Bergerac and Tom Barnaby (Midsomer Murders)?
JOHN NETTLES
2.
What is the name of ITV's new Thursday evening fishing programe?
TROUT 'N' ABOUT
3.
What is Sarah Jessica Parker's character name in the T.V. show Sex And The City?
CARRIE BRADSHAW
4.
In Sesame Street, which character had a pet worm named Slimey?
OSCAR THE GROUCH
5.
In Doctor Who, which alien's conquered the Earth in 2064?
THE DALEKS
6.
Who's two best friends were Louby-Lou and Teddy?
ANDY PANDY
7.
Who said to the Sex Pistols on live television: "Go on, you've got another
10 seconds, say something outrageous"?
BILL GRUNDY
8.
Which cartoon character's close friends get to call him TC?
TOP CAT
9.
In the TV series Happy Days, what was the Fonz's Christian name?
ARTHUR (Fonzarelli)
10.
Which still running BBC current affairs programme began in 1953?
PANORAMA
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1.
Which river flows over Niagara Falls?
THE NIAGARA RIVER
2.
In which country are the 2006 Winter Olympics going to be held?
ITALY (TURIN)
3.
What was the first magazine to publish a hologram on its cover?
THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
4.
Which European country produces the beers Carlsberg and Tuborg?
DENMARK
5.
What Black Muslim leader was assassinated on Februray 21, 1965?
MALCOLM X
6.
What do you get when you combine Petrol and Napthenic and Palmatic acids?
NAPALM
7.
What did it become illegal to burn on August 31, 1965?
DRAFT CARDS
8.
In what state is the largest Casino in the United States located?
CONNECTICUT (Foxwoods Casino)
9.
What river is known as The Big Muddy?
MISSOURI
10.
What is the nickname given to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
THE BRICKYARD
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