Thursday, 15 October 2009

Quiz Archive 13th October

Round 1 – General Knowledge ….#twubquiz

R1 Q1 Sabena is the national airway of which country? #twubquiz

R1 Q2 What is a baby rat called? #twubquiz

R1 Q3 Mars was the Roman God of War and what else? #twubquiz

R1 Q4 What is the national currency of Equador? #twubquiz

R1 Q5 In which decade was the biro invented, and the office of President of Ireland was created? #twubquiz

R1 Q6 Three US states have five letters in their names. Name them. #twubquiz

R1 Q7 The William Webb Ellis trophy is awarded in which sport? #twubquiz

R1 Q8 Selenology is the study of what? #twubquiz

R1 Q9 Which jazz singer was known as ‘The first lady of song’? #twubquiz

R1 Q10 In Victorian times, what was a Spittleman? #twubquiz

Round 2 – Movies…..#twubquiz

R2 Q1 In what year was the first full-length talking movie? #twubquiz

R2 Q2 For which film did Sean Penn win the best actor Oscar in 2003? #twubquiz

R2 Q3 Who is the last person to be listed in the opening credits of a movie? #twubquiz

R2 Q4 Who co-wrote and directed ‘The Dark Knight’? #twubquiz

R2 Q5 Who starred as Richard Nixon in the 2008 film Frost/Nixon? #twubquiz

R2 Q6 Which SciFi author wrote ‘Total Recall’ and ‘Minority Report’? #twubquiz

R2 Q7 The 2007 movie ‘There will be blood’ was loosely based upon which Upton Sinclair novel? #twubquiz

R2 Q8 Who plays Private Adrian Caparzo in the 1998 film ‘Saving Private Ryan’? #twubquiz

R2 Q9 Which actor played Brian Clough in this years film ‘The Damned United’? #twubquiz

R2 Q10 How many official AND unofficial James Bonds have there been? #twubquiz

Round 3 Pictures Name the place


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Round 4 – Famous last words & Epitaphs…#twubquiz

R4 Q1 “Bugger Bonor” #twubquiz

R4 Q2 “Here lies one whose name was writ on water” #twubquiz

R4 Q3 “I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis” #twubquiz

R4 Q4 “Hurrah boys! Let’s get these last few reds then head on back to camp. Hurrah!” #twubquiz

R4 Q5 “I told you I was ill” #twubquiz

R4 Q6 “Drink drink, fan fan, rub rub” #twubquiz

R4 Q7 “I’ve had eighteen straight whiskies, I think that’s the record…” #twubquiz

R4 Q8 “Either that wallpaper goes, or I do” #twubquiz

R4 Q9 “Do not walk on the grass” #twubquiz

R4 Q10 “Die, my dear? Why, that’s the last thing I’ll do!” #twubquiz

Round 5 What's the Connection?

R5 Q1 The Spanish-American war of 1898 was fought over what piece of real estate? #twubquiz

R5 Q2 What cocktail is made from tequila, triple sec and lime? #twubquiz

R5 Q3 Which award have John F. Kennedy, Harper Lee and Stephen Sondheim all won? #twubquiz

R5 Q4 Which famous musical is based upon work by T. S. Elliot? #twubquiz

R5 Q5 Which term is given to a group that secretly undermines a larger group from within? #twubquiz

R5 Q6 What violent bloodsport is also known as Tauromachy? #twubquiz

R5 Q7 The attempted overthrowing of President Manuel Azaňa sparked which conflict? #twubquiz

R5 Q8 Which sport involves trolling and chunking? #twubquiz

R5 Q9 Which 1997 WWI movie starred Chris O’Donnell and Sanrda Bullock? #twubquiz

R5 Q10 Who wrote ‘The Dangerous Summer’ and ‘The Garden of Eden’? #twubquiz

Answers

Round 1

Q1 Belgium

Q2 Kitten

Q3 Vegetables/farming

Q4 US Dollars

Q5 1930’s

Q6 Maine, Texas, Idaho

Q7 Rugby Union

Q8 The moon

Q9 Ella Fitzgerald

Q10 Hospital attendant

Round 2

Q1 1927

Q2 Mystic River

Q3 The director

Q4 Christopher Nolan

Q5 Frank Langella

Q6 Phillip K. Dick

Q7 Oil!

Q8 Vin Diesel

Q9 Micheal Sheen

Q10 8

Round 3

Q1 Edinburgh Castle

Q2 Capitol Hill

Q3 Suez Canal

Q4 Gibraltar

Q5 Anfield

Q6 Acropolis

Q7 Pisa

Q8 Monaco

Q9 Nurburgring

Q10 Red Square

Round 4

Q1 King George V

Q2 John Keats

Q3 Humphrey Bogart

Q4 General Custer

Q5 Spike Milligan

Q6 Admiral Lord Nelson

Q7 Dylan Thomas

Q8 Oscar Wilde

Q9 Peter Ustinov

Q10 Groucho Marx

Round 5

Q1 Cuba

Q2 Marguerita

Q3 Won a Pulitzer

Q4 Cats

Q5 Fifth columnist

Q6 Bullfighting

Q7 Spanish civil war

Q8 Big game fishing

Q9 ‘In Love and War’

Q10 Ernest Hemingway

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