GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 59

[Kahuna]

4/ Dakota
20/ Sounds too similar not to be Elke Brooks
33/ Nigeria

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4/ Dakota.........INCORRECT
20/ Sounds too similar not to be Elke Brooks
33/ Nigeria

OTHER 2 CORRECT K

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NOT MANY LEFT IN THIS QUIZ

[Brock Landers]

8. Blackpool?

[magpie in the 80's]

8. Blackpool?

INCORRECT BL

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DOWN TO JUST 11 Q'S TO ANSWER GUYS

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1 What is the capital of Guernsey?
SAINT PETER PORT
2 In which country is the Istrian Peninsular?
CROATIA
3 If Mach 1 equals supersonic, what does Mach 5 equal?
HYPERSONIC
4 In which US state is Dr Quinn Medicine Woman set?
COLARADO
5 Which UK TV quiz show was 25 years old in October 1995?
A QUESTION OF SPORT
6 Which famous movie was released in Mexico under the title of Rebel Novice Nun?
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
7 How is iron pyrites more commonly known?
FOOL'S GOLD
8 Which English seaside resort is located next to Flamborough Head?
BRIDLINGTON
9 Which TV series followed the lives of Trude Mostue and others after their graduation?
VETS IN PRACTISE
10 Whose business card read "Second Hand Furniture Dealer"?
AL CAPONE
11 What are there 23 pairs of in the human body?
CHROMOSOMES
12 What was the first film in which Tom Hanks co-starred alongside Meg Ryan?
JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO
13 Who played Shirley Valentine’s Greek lover on film?
TOM CONTI
14 Which city in Nevada is famed for “quickie “ divorces?
RENO
15 What was the first Asian city to host the Summer Olympics?
TOKYO
16 What word for a Japanese ruler is also the title of a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta?
MIKADO
17 Which visual method of communication involves the use of two flags?
SEMAPHORE
18 Who played Jim Phelps in the TV series Mission Impossible?
PETER GRAVES
19 Fran Healey provides lead vocals for which Glaswegian band?
TRAVIS
20 Which singer was born Elaine Bookbinder?
ELKIE BROOKS
21 Who was Roman Emperor at the time of Jesus’ death?
TIBERIUS
22 Whose backing group is called The Paramount Jazz Band?
ACKER BILK
23 What name is shared by mountain ranges in Scotland and Australia?
THE GRAMPIANS
24 In what year did Princess Anne become the Princess Royal?
1987
25 Laurence Olivier was created Baron Oliver of which town?
BRIGHTON
26 What is the capital of Sicily?
PALERMO
27 What name is given to the pupa of a butterfly?
CHRYSALIS
28 What name is used for the 21 books of the New Testament that were written in the form of letters?
EPISTLES
29 Which race was first run on March 29, 1981?
LONDON MARATHON
30 In which US TV series did Sorrel Booke play Boss Hogg?
DUKES OF HAZZARD
31 On which river does the city of Derby stand?
DERWENT
32 Who wrote the novel Jurassic Park?
MICHAEL CRICHTON
33 Which was the only African football nation that progressed to the last 16 in the 1998 World Cup?
NIGERIA
34 Who became leader of the PLO in 1968?
YASSER ARAFAT
35 Which jazz violinist died in 1997 aged 89?
STEPHAN GRAPELLI
36 What name is given to the liquid part of the blood?
PLASMA
37 In what year did the Barings Bank collapse?
1995
38 In 1892 which football club were the first Scottish League champions?
DUMBARTON
39 What is the native religion of Japan?
SHINTO
40 What is blennophobia the fear of?
SLIME
41 In which 1997 film did John Travolta play an angel?
MICHAEL
42 In which Texan city is the Alamo?
SAN ANTONIO
43 What C word is the name for an assembly of cardinals?
CONCLAVE
44 What is the largest women’s prison in Britain?
HOLLOWAY
45 At which sport do the Oldham Celtics compete?
BASKETBALL
46 In which city was Christopher Columbus born?
GENOA
47 What is a lazy Susan?
A REVOLVING TABLE
47 In which city is Romeo And Juliet set?
VERONA
48 In which bay does the island of Capri lie?
NAPLES
49 What was John Lennon’s first No1 as a solo artist?
STARTING OVER
50 Who played Pamela Lynch in the sitcom Watching?
LIZ TARBUCK

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ