Sunday 28th February 2008
Round One – General Knowledge
1. Which newly formed European state has the capital Pristina?
2. Which European county’s flag is a white band across the middle of a red background?
3. Which European country has the longest coastline?
4. The wife of King Juan Carlos of Spain shares her name with a European capital city; which one?
5. What did the Euro replace in Portugal?
6. Which Italian city is home to Christopher Columbus Airport?
7. In 1919 which French artist created L.H.O.O.Q. by adding a moustache and goatee to a portrait of the Mona Lisa??
8. From which European language do we get the word “coleslaw”?
9. Which city hosts the annual Golden Bear film festival?
10. Which Danish band had nineties Top Ten hits in the UK with “Turn Back Time”, “Cartoon Heroes” and “Doctor Jones”?
11. Finnish company Nokia makes one in three of the world’s mobile phones; what does the word Nokia mean in Finnish?
12. What was the strange crime of German computer engineer Armin Meiwes, who was brought to trial in 2003?
13. What was the Russia Valentina Tereshkova the first woman to do in 1963?
14. The Caucasus range of mountains stretches between the Black Sea in the West and which other sea in the East?
15. What is the name of that part of the Atlantic Ocean that borders northern Spain and western France?
16. From which Language do we get the word “muesli”?
17. At which town in Bosnia-Herzegovina was the famous 16th century bridge destroyed by warring factions in 1993?
18. Which Swedish fashion model, singer and actress was a popular guest presenter on Channel 4’s “Eurotrash”?
Round Two – European Artists
1. Which newly formed European state has the capital Pristina?2. Which European county’s flag is a white band across the middle of a red background?
3. Which European country has the longest coastline?
4. The wife of King Juan Carlos of Spain shares her name with a European capital city; which one?
5. What did the Euro replace in Portugal?
6. Which Italian city is home to Christopher Columbus Airport?
7. In 1919 which French artist created L.H.O.O.Q. by adding a moustache and goatee to a portrait of the Mona Lisa??
8. From which European language do we get the word “coleslaw”?
9. Which city hosts the annual Golden Bear film festival?
10. Which Danish band had nineties Top Ten hits in the UK with “Turn Back Time”, “Cartoon Heroes” and “Doctor Jones”?
11. Finnish company Nokia makes one in three of the world’s mobile phones; what does the word Nokia mean in Finnish?
12. What was the strange crime of German computer engineer Armin Meiwes, who was brought to trial in 2003?
13. What was the Russia Valentina Tereshkova the first woman to do in 1963?
14. The Caucasus range of mountains stretches between the Black Sea in the West and which other sea in the East?
15. What is the name of that part of the Atlantic Ocean that borders northern Spain and western France?
16. From which Language do we get the word “muesli”?
17. At which town in Bosnia-Herzegovina was the famous 16th century bridge destroyed by warring factions in 1993?
18. Which Swedish fashion model, singer and actress was a popular guest presenter on Channel 4’s “Eurotrash”?
Round Two – European Artists
Identify the artist and their country of origin...
Round Two-And-A-Half – Who Am I?
Five clues to a famous European...
5 point clue- I was born in 1947 and am married to Maria Shriver; in 2007 I was named one of Time magazine’s Top 100 people who shape the world. Who Am I?
4 point clue- Johnny Weissmuller is my cinematic hero whose acting footsteps I aspired to follow; Early film roles came for me in Stay Hungry, The Villain and The Long Goodbye. I moved to the USA in 1968 aged 21. Who am I?
3 point clue- I am married to the niece of John F Kennedy. In 1979 I graduated from the University Of Wisconsin with a BA in Business. Who am I?
2 point clue- I acquired the nickname of the Austrian Oak. My home town of Graz named their football stadium in my honour. Who am I?
1 point clue- I am currently serving as the 38th Governor of California. Who am I?
4 point clue- Johnny Weissmuller is my cinematic hero whose acting footsteps I aspired to follow; Early film roles came for me in Stay Hungry, The Villain and The Long Goodbye. I moved to the USA in 1968 aged 21. Who am I?
3 point clue- I am married to the niece of John F Kennedy. In 1979 I graduated from the University Of Wisconsin with a BA in Business. Who am I?
2 point clue- I acquired the nickname of the Austrian Oak. My home town of Graz named their football stadium in my honour. Who am I?
1 point clue- I am currently serving as the 38th Governor of California. Who am I?
Round Three
Europe In Film…
1. Which film of 2006 starring Penelope Cruz was the best-selling foreign language film of the year?
2. Which Communist politician features in the title of Wolfgang Becker’s 2003 German-language film about a boy protecting his fragile mother from the shock of discovering that her beloved nation of East Germany is no more after a long coma?
3. Which Danish film director’s American trilogy features the films Dogville and Mandelay and the yet-to-be-made Washington?
4. Which French actress starred in the film Amelie and Dirty Pretty Things, and also played opposite Tom Hanks in the Da Vinci Code?
5. Which 5-time married European actor has starred in the action films “Universal Soldier” and “Timecop”?
6. In which city do the students in Bertolucci's 2003 film 'The Dreamers' study?
Eurovision Songs…
7. Where will the Eurovision Song Contest be held this year (2008)?
Europe In Film…
1. Which film of 2006 starring Penelope Cruz was the best-selling foreign language film of the year?
2. Which Communist politician features in the title of Wolfgang Becker’s 2003 German-language film about a boy protecting his fragile mother from the shock of discovering that her beloved nation of East Germany is no more after a long coma?
3. Which Danish film director’s American trilogy features the films Dogville and Mandelay and the yet-to-be-made Washington?
4. Which French actress starred in the film Amelie and Dirty Pretty Things, and also played opposite Tom Hanks in the Da Vinci Code?
5. Which 5-time married European actor has starred in the action films “Universal Soldier” and “Timecop”?
6. In which city do the students in Bertolucci's 2003 film 'The Dreamers' study?
Eurovision Songs…
7. Where will the Eurovision Song Contest be held this year (2008)?
8. Which country holds the dubious honour of being awarded nul points on the most occasions (four so far)?
9. Which English "singer" came second in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 with the song "Better The Devil You Know"?
10. Which "Pop Idol" contestant represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002?
11. Which group gave the UK its first "Nul Points" result in 2003?
12. Which country has won the contest most times?
Foreign Food…
13. In which Spanish city did Paella originate?
14. Which two ingredients together with filo pastry are essential in the production of the Turkish sweet pastry Baklava?
15. What is the general term for any Greek dish, which includes a vegetable that has been hollowed out and stuffed usually with rice or meat?
16. What is in the traditional Scandinavian appetiser “gravlax”?
17. What does “sekt” mean on a bottle of German wine?
18. From which European country does the sweet sparkling rose wine Mateus Rose come?
Round Four - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
European Edition
Answers under "Comments" below...
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Round One:
1. Kosovo
2. Austria
3. Norway
4. Sofia
5. Escudo
6. Genoa
7. Marcel Duchamp
8. Dutch
9. Berlin
10. Aqua
11. It is the name of the town where the factory is based
12. Cannibalism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armin_Meiwes)
13. Go into space (aboard Vostok 6)
14. Caspian
15. Bay Of Biscay
16. Swiss German
17. Mostar
18. Victoria Silvstedt
Round 2
1. Picasso - Spain
2. Monet - France
3. Van Gogh - Holland
4. Cezanne - France
5. Magritte - BElgium
6. Matisse - France
7. Klee - Germany
8. Munch - Norway
9. Klimt - Austria
10. Modigliani - Italy
11. Kandinski - Russia
12. Chagall - Russia/France
Round 3
1. Volver
2. (Goodbye) Lenin
3. Lars Von Trier
4. Audrey Tatou
5. Jean Claude Van Damme
6. Paris
7. Serbia
8. Norway (3 times)
9. Sonia
10. Jessica Garlick
11. Jemini
12. Ireland (7 wins)
13. Valencia
14. Chopped nuts and honey
15. Dolma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolmas)
16. Raw Salmon
17. Sparkling
18. Portugal
Round 4
1. D
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. D
11. A
12. C
13. C
14. A
15. B
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