Sunday 11th August 2007
Thanks to Graham for hosting this week's quiz.
Round One – General Knowledge
1. Which dance has a name meaning, “to rub two navels together”?
2. Which bone of the body takes its name from the Latin for “small key”?
3. How is New York rapper Shawn Carter better known?
4. In July, which actress released her second fragrance, entitled “Covet”?
5. The single, longest land border in the world is between which two countries?
6. Which dish on an Indian restaurant menu has a name meaning, in Bengali, “dry fry”?
7. Which six letter culinary term derives from the French meaning, “to melt”?
8. Which religion was based on the ideas of Marcus Garvey?
9. The film The Future is Unwritten chronicles the life and death of which rock star?
10. Which classic story was given a new twist by Jim Henson’s Muppets in a 1996 film?
11. On film and TV, who are Chloe, Jade, Sasha & Jasmine?
12. What did Tokyo replace as the capital of Japan?
13. What did Cairo replace as the capital of Egypt?
14. Who is the unruly hero in a series of seventeen books for children written by Francesca Simon?
15. Radha Raman and Uri Fruchtmann are the two former husbands of which pop star?
16. What is the name of the restaurant chain started by Jamie Oliver to train unemployed young people to become chefs?
17. Who plays late-night radio talk-show host Mitch Moore?
18. Which comedian married his partner Kevin McGee in a civil ceremony in 2006?
19. The Sunderland Empire Theatre is said to be haunted by the ghost of which actor, who died in the theatre’s dressing room in 1976?
20. In 1993, which comedienne looked at life “Through The Cake Hole”?
Round Two – British Films
1. Which dance has a name meaning, “to rub two navels together”?2. Which bone of the body takes its name from the Latin for “small key”?
3. How is New York rapper Shawn Carter better known?
4. In July, which actress released her second fragrance, entitled “Covet”?
5. The single, longest land border in the world is between which two countries?
6. Which dish on an Indian restaurant menu has a name meaning, in Bengali, “dry fry”?
7. Which six letter culinary term derives from the French meaning, “to melt”?
8. Which religion was based on the ideas of Marcus Garvey?
9. The film The Future is Unwritten chronicles the life and death of which rock star?
10. Which classic story was given a new twist by Jim Henson’s Muppets in a 1996 film?
11. On film and TV, who are Chloe, Jade, Sasha & Jasmine?
12. What did Tokyo replace as the capital of Japan?
13. What did Cairo replace as the capital of Egypt?
14. Who is the unruly hero in a series of seventeen books for children written by Francesca Simon?
15. Radha Raman and Uri Fruchtmann are the two former husbands of which pop star?
16. What is the name of the restaurant chain started by Jamie Oliver to train unemployed young people to become chefs?
17. Who plays late-night radio talk-show host Mitch Moore?
18. Which comedian married his partner Kevin McGee in a civil ceremony in 2006?
19. The Sunderland Empire Theatre is said to be haunted by the ghost of which actor, who died in the theatre’s dressing room in 1976?
20. In 1993, which comedienne looked at life “Through The Cake Hole”?
Round Two – British Films
Round Three
Around The World….
1. The Trans-Siberian railway links Moscow with which coastal city?
2. Which English city is home to theatres called the Haymarket and De Montfort Hall?
3. Franz Joseph Strauss airport serves which German city?
4. Prior to becoming a TV host, of what American city was Jerry Springer mayor?
5. What is the most populated urban area in the Southern Hemisphere?
Animals…(Or, Things I Learnt At Drusillas, this week!!!)
6. What are the male and female donkeys called?
7. The collective name for which insect is an intrusion?
8. What is the alternative canine name for a marmot?
9. What animal has a name that means little thief in Latin?
10. The Prussian naturalist and explorer Alexander Von Humboldt gave his surname to a variety of which bird which he discovered in 1834?
Which products are advertised with the following slogans….
11. “The trouble is they taste too good…”?
12. “Solutions for a small planet…”?
13. “A drink’s too wet without one…”?
14. “Every time feels like the first time…”?
15. “Isn’t it great when things just work…”?
TV Programmes (write down the name of the programme!!)
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