Champion’s League Winners Quiz

Wednesday 3rd July 2008

General Knowledge Subjects

Forty questions, eyes down, and good luck!!!!

Name Three….
1. What are the correct medical names for the following bones – a. Kneecap; Shoulder Bone; c. Ankle bone?
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2. In which film does Russell Crowe play – a. A washed up boxer; b. A Nazi skinhead; and c. A research biologist for a cigarette company?
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3. Who painted – a. “Going To The Match”, b. “The Lady Of Shallott; c. “The Resurrection, Cookham”?
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4. Which sports are played by the following teams – a. Eastbourne Eagles; b. Worthing Thunder; c. Sussex Sharks?
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5. Name the capitals of these countries which all begin with the letter “V” – a. Malta; b. Lithuania; c. Austria
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Comedy…
6. What is Julian Barrett’s name in the “Mighty Boosh?
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7. What is the name of Steve Coogan’s retired roadie?
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8. What is the name of Andy Millman’s sitcom in “Extras”?
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9. Which two comedians have played the roles of “Sir Digby Chicken-Caesar and Ginger” and “Two Anxious Nazis”?
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10. Who played Dayffd;’s Thomas’s mother in the second series of Little Britain?
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A continental quiz; one question from each of the five major continents.
11. Africa: What is the capital of Rwanda?
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12. Australia: In Australia, Warning, Barney, Earnest, Lofty & Norman are all types of what?
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13. Asia: What is the capital of Cambodia?
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14. Europe: The river Lune flows through which northern English city?
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15. America: The largest city in Alabama shares its name with an English city. Which one?
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Decades…
16. Decades 50’s: Who was British prime minister from 1951-1955?
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17. Decades 60’s: Where were Marlon Brando, Oscar Wilde, Bob Dylan and Aleister Crowley seen together in 1967??
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18. Decades 70’s: Which actor’s remains were stolen from his grave in March 1978?
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19. Decades 80’s: Which Soviet President died in February 1984?
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20. Decades 90’s: Who committed suicide in Winsom Green Prison in January 1995?
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Anagrams - What are the only one-word English anagrams of the following words;
21. Tragedy
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22. Hustling
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23. Mountaineers
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24. Shattering
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25. Kitchens
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Which band named themselves after…?
26. A medieval torture implement?
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27. A sports centre in Swindon?
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28. The answer to the meaning of life in “The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy”?
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29. An early 20th century form of mime and dance?
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30. A South African football team?
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Kids TV…
31. Who was the Wombles’ chef?
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32. Which custodian of the law was outsmarted by Top Cat?
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33. Which authoritarian Grange Hill teacher wore a toupee?
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34. What was Captain Pugwash’s Christian name?
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35. Who owned the Magic Roundabout?
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Film Roles – Which actor or actress has played the following roles?
36. Virginia Woolf, Dr Chase Meridian, Satine?
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37. Al Capone, Max Cady, Jake La Motta?
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38. Vlad The Impaler; Lee Harvey Oswald, Sid Vicious?
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39. Iris Murdoch, Queen Victoria, M?
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40. The Sherrif Of Nottingham, Hans Gruber, Rasputin?
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