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Postby panthergurl » Mon May 26, 2008 3:45 pm

33. Sunnydale
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon May 26, 2008 4:37 pm

Falcon Chick wrote:9 What female name was given to the hurricane that lashed the East coast in September 2003? Katrina?
3rd time this has been answered as katrina. i'll let you know katrina was in 2005 :wink:

14 LBJ

29 Los Angeles........incorrect

33 Sunnyville............close enough...........sunnydale
36 I love Lucy

39 The West Wing

all others correct FC
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Re: THE U.S.A. QUIZ

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon May 26, 2008 4:37 pm

panthergurl wrote:33. Sunnydale

correct PG
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Postby Turkeywizz » Mon May 26, 2008 4:37 pm

oops it was meant to be 35 barry White
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Postby Peterxtc » Mon May 26, 2008 5:31 pm

28. Nick Faldo?
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon May 26, 2008 5:38 pm

Turkeywizz wrote:oops it was meant to be 35 barry White

CORRECT TW
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon May 26, 2008 5:38 pm

Peterxtc wrote:28. Nick Faldo?

INCORRECT PETE
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Postby JAS » Tue May 27, 2008 12:12 am

Q4 It's not Pittsburgh is it...thinking William Pitt the Younger.

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Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue May 27, 2008 10:42 am

JAS wrote:Q4 It's not Pittsburgh is it...thinking William Pitt the Younger.

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Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue May 27, 2008 12:40 pm

only 14 Q's left in this quiz :D
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Wed May 28, 2008 12:11 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:only 14 Q's left in this quiz :D

LAST DAYS FOR THIS QUIZ :shock:
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Postby Mr66 » Thu May 29, 2008 11:10 pm

5/ Sacramento
12/ Barrow
16/ Virginia
24/ Pop Warner
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Postby godoubleblues » Thu May 29, 2008 11:15 pm

Q7 - Boston
Q25 - Carl Lewis
Q28 - Ernie Els
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu May 29, 2008 11:41 pm

Mr66 wrote:5/ Sacramento
12/ Barrow
16/ Virginia
24/ Pop Warner........incorrect

all others correct MR66
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Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu May 29, 2008 11:42 pm

godoubleblues wrote:Q7 - Boston
Q25 - Carl Lewis
Q28 - Ernie Els

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Re: THE U.S.A. QUIZ

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri May 30, 2008 10:40 am

magpie in the 80's wrote:USA Places

1 Which American city is nicknamed The Big Easy?
NEW ORLEANS
2 What is the name of the Californian town that houses a Disney theme park?
ANAHEIM
3 Alphabetically which is the first US state?
ALABAMA
4 Which is the only American city to be named after a British Prime Minister?
PITTSBURGH
5 In which city was Arnold Schwarzenegger inaugurated as Governor of California in November 2003?
SACREMENTO
6 O’Hare Airport, the largest airport in the USA, serves which city?
CHICAGO
7 Which major US city was formerly called Trimontaine?
BOSTON
8 Which US state, nicknamed the Gem State, has Boise as its state capital and the mountain bluebird as its state bird?
IDAHO
9 What female name was given to the hurricane that lashed the East coast in September 2003?
ISOBEL
10 Which is the only American state capital that has three words in its name?
SALT LAKE CITY

USA People

11 Of which city is Jerry Springer a former mayor?
CICINNATI
12 What was the surname of Clyde with regard to the criminal duo Bonnie & Clyde?
CLYDE BARROW
13 Which famous US author was the first ever author to send a publisher a type written manuscript?
MARK TWAIN
14 Which former US President died on January 23, 1973?
LYNDON B. JOHNSON
15 Which astronaut was played by Tom Hanks in the film Apollo 13?
JIM LOVELL
16 In which state of the USA was George Washington born?
VIRGINIA
17 Which pop superstar married Guy Ritchie in Skibo Castle?
MADONNA
18 Which author links the books The Firm, The Pelican Brief and The Client?
JOHN GRISHAM
19 Who was arrested in Dallas on November 22, 1963 and shot dead two days later?
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
20 Who was the only US President to die at sea?
WARREN HARDING

USA Sport

21 Which city hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics?
LOS ANGELES
22 In the game of baseball, what is a can of corn?
NAME GIVEN TO AN EASY CATCH
23 The Borg Warner Trophy is awarded annually to the winner of which motor race?
INDIANAPOLIS 500
24 What is the name of the rules that govern the sport of American football?
HARVARD RULES
25 At the end of the 20th century who was named Athlete Of The Century by the IAAF?
CARL LEWIS
26 Which baseball star is mentioned in the lyrics of the Simon & Garfunkel hit “Mrs Robinson”?
JOE DE MAGGIO
27 Which US boxer is nicknamed The Real Deal?
EVANDER HOLYFIELD
28 Who was the only non-American golfer to win the US Open in the 1990s?
ERNIE ELS
29 Which American city hosted the football World Cup final in 1994?
PASADENA
30 Nicknamed The Kentucky Kid, who was the first jockey to win the Epsom Derby and the Kentucky Derby?
STEVE CAUTHEN

Entertainment USA

31 What did the American pop group REO Speedwagon name themselves after?
AN AMERICAN FIRETRUCK
32 Name the two actresses who played the Banger Sisters in a 2002 film.
GOLDIE HAWN AND SUSAN SARANDON
33 What is the name of the hometown of Buffy The Vampire Slayer?
SUNNYDALE
34 Which film ended with Cher singing “The Shoop Shoop Song”?
MERMAIDS
35 Which legendary recording artist, who founded the Love Unlimited Orchestra, died in 2003?
BARRY WHITE
36 Which was the first US sitcom to be screened in front of a live studio audience?
I LOVE LUCY
37 Which director links the films, Platoon, JFK and The Doors?
OLIVER STONE
38 In 2003 which rock star became a co-owner of the American football team Philadelphia Storm?
JON BON JOVI
39 At the 2003 Emmy Awards which series won the award in the Best Drama category?
THE WEST WING
40 Who is the only male actor to appear in all three Godfather films?
AL PACINO


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