Sunday 20th July 2008
Round One – General Knowledge
1. What is the name given to a two-coloured oblong cake covered with almond paste?
2. Which American developed the light bulb?
3. Who played thre title role in Oliver Stone’s film “Alexander”?
4. What name is given to a site for watching astronomical phemomena?
5. Which comedian wrote the novel “Gridlock”?
6. Blackburn’s Ewood Park stands by which river?
7. Who played the title role in the Spielberg film “Saving Private Ryan”?
8. In which gameshow of the 90’s would you have heard the cry “Top, middle or bottom”?
9. Which of Roger Hargreaves’ Little Misses is purple with a green bow in her hair?
10. Which animals congregate in sleuths?
11. Who created the character Paddington Bear?
12. Which Beano character has a pet crow called Joe?
13. What is the coastline to the south of Brisbane usually known as?
14. The Return Of Jafar is the sequel to which cartoon film?
15. Which game uses flattened iron rings thrown at a hob?
16. Which craft takes its name from the Arabic for “striped cloth”?
17. Which astronaut said “Houston, we have a problem”?
18. Which country is known as “the land of the long white cloud”?
Round Two: Picture Round
1. What is the name given to a two-coloured oblong cake covered with almond paste?2. Which American developed the light bulb?
3. Who played thre title role in Oliver Stone’s film “Alexander”?
4. What name is given to a site for watching astronomical phemomena?
5. Which comedian wrote the novel “Gridlock”?
6. Blackburn’s Ewood Park stands by which river?
7. Who played the title role in the Spielberg film “Saving Private Ryan”?
8. In which gameshow of the 90’s would you have heard the cry “Top, middle or bottom”?
9. Which of Roger Hargreaves’ Little Misses is purple with a green bow in her hair?
10. Which animals congregate in sleuths?
11. Who created the character Paddington Bear?
12. Which Beano character has a pet crow called Joe?
13. What is the coastline to the south of Brisbane usually known as?
14. The Return Of Jafar is the sequel to which cartoon film?
15. Which game uses flattened iron rings thrown at a hob?
16. Which craft takes its name from the Arabic for “striped cloth”?
17. Which astronaut said “Houston, we have a problem”?
18. Which country is known as “the land of the long white cloud”?
Round Two: Picture Round
This week its holiday destinations...
Round Three
Literature
1. Who was the co-author of the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?
2. The Adi Granth is the holy book of which religion?
3. Whose birth date of April 2 is celebrated as International Children’s Book Day?
4. What type of book derives its name from the Greek for circle of learning?
5. In 2007 who topped the Best Sellers non fiction list with Born to be Riled?
TV Comedy
6. What are the character names of Julian Barrett and Noel Fielding in The Mighty Boosh?
7. Which 31 year old was elected Conservative MP for the constituency of Haltemprice?
8. In which village is the League of Gentlemen set?
9. Which comedy show had a theme song entitled, It’s Cold Outside?
10. What was the title of the episode of Fawlty Towers that sees Basil attempting to hide a dead guest?
Four Of A Kind…
11. What are the names of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
12. Sunday Girl was Blondie’s first number one hit in the UK and Maria their sixth. Name the four number one hits in between.
13. What are collectively known as the four great rivers of Africa?
14. Which four cities beginning with A have hosted the Summer Olympics?
15. In 1999 which four supermodels opened the Fashion Café?
1990’s
16. Which TV presenter was killed outside her Fulham home?
17. According to the UN, the world’s population reached how many billion in October 1999?
18. How was US terrorist Theodore Kaczynski known?
19. What was the name of the film starring Ewan MacGregor based on the autobiography of Nick Leeson?
20. Which European country split in two in 1993?
Round Four – Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
1. (£100) Which game is played on a diamond?
a - Basketball, b - Aussie rules football, c - Basebal, d - Ice hockey
2. (£200) What was the name of the world's first test-tube baby?
a - Louise Brown, b - Sarah Evans, c - Lucy Bryant, d - Sharon Fuller
3. (£300) Which group was the subject of the film "The Great Rock'N'Roll Swindle"?
a - The Clash, b - The Sex Pistols, c - The Doors, d - The Who
4. (£500) Which of these people lived at Dove Cottage in the Lake District?
a - William Wordsworth, b - Charles Darwin, c - George Bernard Shaw, d - John Keats
5. (£1000) Which musical features the song: "I Could Have Danced Alll Night"?
a - The King & I, b - My Fair Lady, c - The Sound Of Music, d - Oklahoma
6. (£2000) Which trained professional uses "theodoloyte" in the course of their work?
a - Sea captain, b - Surgeon, c - Graphic designer, d - Surveyor
7. (£4000) Which artist died in Polynesia in 1903?
a - Gaugin, b - Monet, c - Degas, d - Chagall
8. (£8 000) What is the subtitle of the film, "Nightmare On Elm Street 4"?
a - Dream Warriors, b - Freddy's Revenge, c - The Dream Master, d - The Dream Child
9. (£16000) Which of these spices comes from tree bark?
a - Turmeric, b - Cinnammon, c - Nutmeg, d - Ginger
10. (£32000) What did a "chandler" originally make?
a - Rope, b - Linen, c - Candles, d - Shoes
11. (£64000) What is the world's largest species of frog?
a - Goliath, b - Hercules, c - Atlas, d - Samson
12. (£125000) What does a "numismatist" collect?
a - Stamps, b - Fossils, c - Teddy Bears, d - Coins
13. (£250000) What would a person suffering "sitophobia" fear?
a - Glass, b- Pins, c - Food, d - Hair
14. (£500000) Which country's highest point is Mount Korab?
a - Albania, b - Jordan, c - Belarus, d - Morocco
15. (£1000000) The fall in pitch of a vehicle's siren as it passes, is associated with which scientist?
a - Corioli, b - Newton, c - Doppler, d - Hooke
1 comment:
What are the answers to the quiz with the holiday destinations?
Sue
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