Sample Quiz - Nov / Dec 2007

 

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True or False - On a ship starboard is Left

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Which King turned everything he touched to Gold

3

Who said “I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me”

4

Which Saudi Arabian Leader arrived in the UK on Monday for the first state visit by a Saudi monarch for 20 years

5

Which Character is to be killed off in a tear-jerking Coronation Street storyline to be screened early next year?

6

Formula One superstar Lewis Hamilton is to move to which Country to escape the excessive public and media attention

7

Who had a Number 1 this week in 1973 with the song 'Blockbuster'

8

What’s the capital of Lebanon

9

What type of music is sung without instruments

10

Who was the captain of the pirate ship in Peter Pan

11

What is the name of the latest Disney / Pixar film about an animal Chef

12

What is the name of Pinocchio’s Father

13

What was Raquel Trotter in Only Fools & Horses profession when she first met Del Boy

14

The first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima – where was the second dropped?

15

What was Martina Navratalova's original Nationality

16

In which book are the characters of Napoleon & Snowball

17

Which is the worlds smallest sovereign State/Country

18

What was the name of the Greenpeace ship sunk in New Zealand in 1985

19

Who had 60's hits with - Sugar & Spice / Sweets for my Sweet / Needles & Pins

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(Anagram)  SUCH A CRICKET STORM   (Sportsman)


 

 

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In Which year did Blue Peter Start  (2pts=Correct / 1pt=+-2yrs)

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In which Ship did the Pilgrim Father Sail

23

In the Gulf War of 1991 – who was the Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces?

24

Which Character & Actress is going to return to Eastenders next year

25

What is the most common pub name in England

26

Which Take That star was forced to miss a show on the band's European tour after suffering a chest injury while on stage

27

What is a Nine sided figure called

28

Who was voted the Most Northern Male in a Poll run online by the Lowry Art Gallery this week

29

Who won the 1st Wembley F.A. Cup Final

30

What was the theme song from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

31

What was the name of Magnum PI's Manservant played by John Hillerman

32

What are Leghorn, Orpington & Sussex

33

What element has the symbol Na

34

The Grand Union Canal links which 2 cities

35

The Relief of Ladysmith was in which war?

36

What is the name of the bell that hangs in Lloyds of London, and is rung when a ship is sunk

37

Name Two of Prince's Backing Bands

38

Which Baseball team have won the World Series, beating Colorado Rockies 4-3 in the fourth game for a sweep in the best-of-seven series

39

What can be Complex, Vulgar or Mixed

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 Is INBY a) the Scots word for inside the house b) A baby alligator, c) The proper name for a hat like Napoleon wore, or d) A small French chapel

Tie

In which year did the 'Chicago Tribune' first start publishing Newspapers

 

 

 

 

 

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