Quiz (05. 06. 2005)
Hosted by Sam & Richard
General Knowledge
1. What Sort of Animal is an Orange - Tip? Butterfly
2. Which planet features the great red spot? Jupiter
3. How many countries did Gulliver visit on his travel? 4
4. Which film star was born Harold Leek? Howard Keel
5. Of which element is diamond a form? Carbon
6. In which American state is Fort Knox? Kentucky
7. Who was Prime Minister between 1970 & 1974? Edward Heath
8. How old was Buddy Holly when he died? 22 years
9. What is gynophobia? A fear of women?
10. In which sport is the Stanley Cup contested? Ice Hockey
Sport
11. Who are the team captains in A Question of Sport? Ally McCoist, Matt Dawson
12. And who is the female presenter? Sue Barker
13. Who is Charlotte Church’s current boyfriend? Gavin Hensen
14. How much was Ashley Cole fined this week? £100,000
15. Which three Italian clubs have won the Champions League (European Cup)? AC Milan,
Inter Milan and Juventus
16. Which horse won this year’s Derby? Motivator
17. Which Rugby player broke his ankle yesterday? Lawrence Dallaglio
18. Which F1 driver has been warned to keep off the booze? Kimi Raikkonen
19. And for which team does he drive? McClaren
20. Who is Hope Powell? England Women’s Football Manager
Music
21. Who wrote Meatloaf’s Bat Out of Hell? Jim Steinman
22. In which year was Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody? 1975
23. Name the four original members of Queen? John Deakin, Roger Taylor, Brian May and Freddie Mercury
24. Name the song that won Abba the Eurovision Song Contest? Waterloo
25. In which year was Michael Jackson’s Thriller released? 1982
TV
26. Who plays Murphy in Murphy’s Law? James Nesbitt
27. Who plays Kat Slater in Eastenders? Jessie Wallace
28. Who is presenting the current series of Strictly Come Dancing? Graham Norton
29. Who played Bodie and Doyle? Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins
30. Who played Rigsby in Rising Damp? Leonard Rossiter
Current Affairs
31. Who has abandoned his attempt to climb Everest? Sir Ranulph Fiennes
32. Name the title of the copy of the Harry Potter book that gunman were demanding £50 K for? Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
33. Which faith has Jennifer Aniston turned to? Buddism
34. Which toy manufacturer this week recorded record profits of 45 million? Hornby
35. Which Bridge was jammed and caused chaos on Thursday? Tower Bridge
TV and Entertainment
36. What is the favourite food of the Mutant Ninja Turtles? Pizza
37. Who played Rene in Allo Allo? Gordon Kaye
38. What does EMI stand for? Electrical & Musical Industries
39. Who sang Sultans of Swing in the 1970s? Dire Straits
40. Who played Tommy in the 1975 film? Roger Daltrey
41. For which film did Humphrey Bogart win his only Oscar? The African Queen
42. Who left Take That in 1995? Robbie Williams
43. What type of alien was Spock in Star Trek? Vulcan
44. In which city was Byker Grove set? Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
45. Which composer was the film Amadeus about? Mozart
Mixture
46. Who was the 1st to be evicted from BB this year? Mary 0’Leary
47. Who did Mark Chapman assassinate in 1980? John Lennon
48. What is the highest mountain in Africa? Killimanjaro
49. What is the 2nd largest island in the Mediterranean? Sardinia
50. What is Louise Brown’s claim to fame? 1st test-tube baby
51. First held in 1776, what is the oldest English classic horse race? St. Ledger
52. On which mountain did Moses receive the ten commandments? Mount Sinia
53. Who wrote The Day of The Jackal? Frederick Forsyth
54. What does VTOL stand for in Aviation? Vertical Take Off and Landing
55. Which southern European country borders just one other? Portugal
56. On which street is Neighbours set on? Ramsey Street
57. Who invented the jet engine in 1930? Sir Frank Whittle
58. Who is the younger brother: Jack or Bobby Charlton? Bobby
59. Who was the 1st footballer to be knighted? Stanley Matthews
60. What is the longest river in Scotland? The Tay

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