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Sample Quiz Answers - Nov / Dec 2007 |
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1 |
True or False
- On a ship starboard is Left |
FALSE |
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2 |
Which King
turned everything he touched to Gold |
King Midas |
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3 |
Who said “I am
a bear of very little brain and long words bother me” |
Winnie the
Pooh |
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4 |
Which Saudi
Arabian Leader arrived in the UK on Monday for the first state visit by a
Saudi monarch for 20 years |
King Abdullah |
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5 |
Which
Character is to be killed off in a tear-jerking Coronation Street storyline
to be screened early next year? |
Vera Duckworth |
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6 |
Formula One
superstar Lewis Hamilton is to move to which Country to escape the excessive
public and media attention |
Switzerland |
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7 |
Who had a
Number 1 this week in 1973 with the song 'Blockbuster' |
Sweet |
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8 |
What’s the
capital of Lebanon |
Beirut |
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9 |
What type of
music is sung without instruments |
A-Capella |
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10 |
Who was the
captain of the pirate ship in Peter Pan |
Captain Hook |
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11 |
What is the
name of the latest Disney / Pixar film about an animal Chef |
Ratatouille |
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12 |
What is the
name of Pinocchio’s Father |
Geppeto |
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13 |
What was
Raquel Trotter in Only Fools & Horses profession when she first met Del
Boy |
Kissagram Girl |
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14 |
The first atom
bomb was dropped on Hiroshima – where was the second dropped? |
Nagasaki |
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15 |
What was
Martina Navratalova's original Nationality |
Czcheckoslovakian |
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16 |
In which book
are the characters of Napoleon & Snowball |
Animal Farm |
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17 |
Which is the
worlds smallest sovereign State/Country |
Vatican City |
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18 |
What was the
name of the Greenpeace ship sunk in New Zealand in 1985 |
Rainbow
Warrior |
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19 |
Who had 60's
hits with - Sugar & Spice / Sweets for my Sweet / Needles & Pins |
The Searchers |
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20 |
(Anagram) SUCH A CRICKET STORM (Sportsman) |
Marcus
Trescothick |
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21 |
In Which year
did Blue Peter Start (2pts=Correct /
1pt=+-2yrs) |
1958 |
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22 |
In which Ship
did the Pilgrim Father Sail |
Mayflower |
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23 |
In the Gulf
War of 1991 – who was the Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces? |
Norman
Schwarzkopf |
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24 |
Which
Character & Actress is going to return to Eastenders next year |
Bianca Jackson
/ Patsy Palmer |
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25 |
What is the
most common pub name in England |
The Red Lion |
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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 |
Howard Donald |
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27 |
What is a Nine
sided figure called |
Nonagon |
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28 |
Who was voted
the Most Northern Male in a Poll run online by the Lowry Art Gallery this
week |
Morrissey |
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29 |
Who won the
1st Wembley F.A. Cup Final |
Bolton
Wanderers |
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30 |
What was the
theme song from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
Raindrops Keep
Falling On My Head |
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31 |
What was the
name of Magnum PI's Manservant played by John Hillerman |
Higgins |
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32 |
What are
Leghorn, Orpington & Sussex |
Poultry /
Breeds of Hen |
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33 |
What element
has the symbol Na |
Sodium |
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34 |
The Grand
Union Canal links which 2 cities |
London & Birmingham |
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35 |
The Relief of
Ladysmith was in which war? |
Boer War |
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36 |
What is the
name of the bell that hangs in Lloyds of London, and is rung when a ship is
sunk |
The Lutine
Bell |
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37 |
Name Two of
Prince's Backing Bands |
Revolution
& New Power Generation |
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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 |
Boston Red Sox
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39 |
What can be
Complex, Vulgar or Mixed |
Fractions |
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40 |
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 |
a) Scots word
for inside the house |
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Tie |
In which year
did the 'Chicago Tribune' first start publishing Newspapers |
197 |
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