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QUIZ 151 - 21.11.05
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
1. Scientists claim that every minute, about 900 million
tons of what hits the Earth?
WATER (Rain / Snow)
2. What part of a woman shrinks when she is pregnant?
THE BRAIN
3. Who vowed after being sworn in as President that his country
would never again be 'the skunk of the World'?
NELSON MANDALA
4. In a stained glass window, which metal is traditionally
used to separate the different pieces of glass?
LEAD
5. Which piece of Harry Potter memorabilia was stolen from
film studios in Cornwall recently?
THE BLUE FORD ANGLIA
6. In which London Street would you find Hamley's, the largest
toy store in the world?
REGENT STREET
7. Which car manufacturers logo represents a spinning propeller?
BMW (who once made aeroplanes)
8. What does a square with three vertical lines inside it
mean on a clothing label?
DRIP DRY
9. In which sport can you be left with 'bed posts'?
10 PIN BOWLING (when two pins are left on either side
of the alley)
10. What book introduced the phrase 'Yo Ho Ho and a bottle
of Rum'?
TREASURE ISLAND
MUSIC
1. Which famous singer was born David Jones in 1947?
DAVID BOWIE
2. What was Elvis Presley's last UK Number One, during his
lifetime?
THE WONDER OF YOU
3. When did Will Young suggest that you leave?
(LEAVE) RIGHT NOW
4. In which year was the Woodstock musical festival held?
1969
5. Based on the Beggar's Opera by John Gay, which opera premiered
in 1928 with words by Berthold Brecht and music by Kurt Weil?
THE THREEPENNY OPERA
6. Which artist recently became the first to have a platinum
hit single with a million downloads rather than conventional sales, with Hollaback
Girl?
GWEN STEFANI
7. According to the title of his hit record, what did Perry
Como advise you to keep out of your eyes?
STARS (don't let the stars get in your eyes)
8. Name the members of the rock super group, Cream?
ERIC CLAPTON - JACK BRUCE - GINGER BAKER
9. Which group named themselves after a 1956 John Wayne film?
THE SEARCHERS
10. Language, Sex, Violence. Other? Is a recent album release
by who?
THE STEREOPHONICS
1. How were Dean Martin, Sammy Davis JR, Frank Sinatra, Joey
Bishop and Peter Lawford known in the 50's?
THE RAT PACK
2. Which British cathedral was badly damaged by fire after
it was hit by lightening in 1984?
YORK MINSTER
3. The first arcade video game was released in 1978, what
was it called?
SPACE INVADERS
4. What came to an end in Britain in 1954?
FOOD RATIONING
5. Who won the Men's Singles at Wimbledon in 1997?
PETE SAMPRAS
6. How many people watched the funeral of Diana, Princess
of Wales on TV in 1997 +/- 1m?
19 MILLION
7. What Black Muslim leader was assassinated on February
21, 1965?
MALCOLM X
8. What actresses' attention was John Hinckley trying to
get when he shot Ronald Reagan?
JODI FOSTER
9. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall, precipitating
the city's restoration as Germany's capital?
1989
10. What country did the USA invade in 1983?
GRENADA
1. In the film Toy Story, what type of 'toy' was Hamm?
PIGGY BANK
2. What actor played the character Ian Malcolm in the 2000
movie Jurassic Park?
JEFF GOLDBLUM
3. What is the name of the jewel thief in The Pink Panther?
THE PHANTOM (Sir Charles Lytton)
4. In which film did Tom Cruise play a sport star agent?
JERRY MAGUIRE
5. In the film A Weekend At Bernie's, what was wrong with
Bernie?
HE WAS DEAD
6. From which classic film does the quote "First you
trade the Cadillac for a microphone. Then you lie to me about the band. Now
you're gonna put me right back in the joint!" come?
THE BLUES BROTHERS
7. Which actor played a drug addict in Trainspotting and
a coal miner in Brassed Off?
EWAN McGREGOR
8. In which film did Harrison Ford search for his kidnapped
wife in Paris?
FRANTIC
9. Who played the role Of Bill The Butcher in the film Gangs
Of New York?
DANIEL DAY LEWIS
10. What country was setting for the Bond film You Only Live
Twice?
JAPAN
1. Which teletext service was the first to be introduced
in the UK, was it the BBC's Ceefax or ITV's Oracle?
ITV's ORACLE
2. Who drives a Fire Engine called Jupiter?
FIREMAN SAM
3. What is the name of Doctor Who's current assistant?
ROSE TYLER (Billie Piper)
4. In The Weakest Link, how much do contestants win for answering
the first question of the round?
£20
5. Which sit-com set in a Mancunian council house was conceived
by and co-starred Caroline Aherne?
THE ROYLE FAMILY
6. Who owned the Magic Roundabout?
MR RUSTY
7. Which comedian played the character Tony Ferrino, Portugal's
answer to Tom Jones?
STEVE COOGAN
8. In which London borough is East Enders set?
WALFORD
9. Beatrice Arthur, Betty White and Rue McClanahan were collectively
known as what?
THE GOLDEN GIRLS
10. Which popular children's television programme featured
The Biggest Spotty Dog you ever did see?
THE WOODENTOPS
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2
1. What are Mumps in Oldham, Connelly in Dublin and Marine
in Dover?
RAILWAY STATIONS
2. In the culinary world what does En Croute mean?
IN PASTRY
3. Which sci-fi novel by Frank Herbert is set on the planet
Arrakis, inhabited by giant sandworms?
DUNE
4. Born in 1933, which English cartoonist created 'The Fosdyke
Saga'?
BILL TIDY
5. The seven spikes on which famous statue represent the
seven seas and seven continents of the world?
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY (atop her head)
6. In the world of computing what does RAM stand for?
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
7. What name is given to the ferocious fish shaped like a
torpedo that is found in warm seas and is closely related to the sea-perch?
THE BARRACUDA
8. Who was the Captain of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar?
CAPTAIN HARDY
9. What is the name of London's famous meat market?
SMITHFIELD
10. By what name is the Society of Friends more commonly
known?
THE QUAKERS
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