GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 59

[magpie in the 80's]

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

[Footy Chick]

11 Chromosomes

12 Sleepless in Seattle



14 Vegas



17 Sempahore

23 Pyrnees

24 1954


29 London Marathon

30 Dukes of Hazzard

32 Michael Creighton

33 Senegal

36 Plasma

39 Buddism

41 Micheal

46 a round thing that spins around and you put food or scrabble boards on it

47 Tuscany?

[Dogwatcher]

2 - croatia
4 - oklahoma
6 - the sound of music/flying nun
14 - vegas
15 - tokyo
16 - mikado
17 - semaphoring
19 - travis
26 - palermo
30 - dukes of hazzard
32 -michael crichton
34 - arafat

[JAS]

Morning Mags and Mags mum

Q1 Oh dear hope your mum isn't going to kill us if we get this wrong ...St Peters Port...I hope
Q3 Hypersonic
Q5 Countdown
Q7 Fool's gold
Q8 Scarborough
Q9 Something like Vet's Practice...not into reality tv stuff...I know they were trainee vets...remember hearing about how bad Trude was at injecting cats
Q10 I'd guess either Steptoe or Lovejoy
Q13 Tom Conti
Q14 Reno
Q18 Peter Graves
Q21 Tiberius
Q22 Do you have the Cairngorms or Grampians? They are the ones a few miles inland from me (1st is part of the 2nd )
Q39 Shinto
Q46 Isn't it one of those round serving trays you get in some restaurants that sits in the centre of the table and revolves so nobody has to reach across for things.
Q47 Verona

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

11 Chromosomes

12 Sleepless in Seattle



14 Vegas



17 Sempahore

23 Pyrnees

24 1954


29 London Marathon

30 Dukes of Hazzard

32 Michael Creighton

33 Senegal

36 Plasma

39 Buddism

41 Micheal

46 a round thing that spins around and you put food or scrabble boards on it

47 Tuscany?

ALL OTHERS CORRECT FC

[magpie in the 80's]

Morning Mags and Mags mum

Q1 Oh dear hope your mum isn't going to kill us if we get this wrong ...St Peters Port...I hope
Q3 Hypersonic
Q5 Countdown
Q7 Fool's gold
Q8 Scarborough
Q9 Something like Vet's Practice...not into reality tv stuff...I know they were trainee vets...remember hearing about how bad Trude was at injecting cats
Q10 I'd guess either Steptoe or Lovejoy
Q13 Tom Conti
Q14 Reno
Q18 Peter Graves
Q21 Tiberius
Q22 Do you have the Cairngorms or Grampians? They are the ones a few miles inland from me (1st is part of the 2nd )
Q39 Shinto
Q46 Isn't it one of those round serving trays you get in some restaurants that sits in the centre of the table and revolves so nobody has to reach across for things.
Q47 Verona

Regards
JAS

ALL OTHERS CORRECT JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

2 - croatia
4 - oklahoma
6 - the sound of music/flying nun
14 - vegas
15 - tokyo
16 - mikado
17 - semaphoring
19 - travis
26 - palermo
30 - dukes of hazzard
32 -michael crichton
34 - arafat

ALL OTHER CORRECT DW

[Interceptor]

33 Which was the only African football nation that progressed to the last 16 in the 1998 World Cup? Cameroon

[magpie in the 80's]

33 Which was the only African football nation that progressed to the last 16 in the 1998 World Cup? Cameroon

INCORRECT INTERCEPTOR

[magpie in the 80's]

PLENTY STILL TO ANSWER HERE QUIZZERS

[Thiele]

12. Joe Versus the Volcano

[magpie in the 80's]

12. Joe Versus the Volcano

correct thiele

[Dogwatcher]

Is 35 vivaldi Mags?

[magpie in the 80's]

Is 35 vivaldi Mags?

INCORRECT DW

[Dogwatcher]

Doh! Nigel Kennedy's the only othre violinist I know and it defly aint him - as much as we would wish him to be dead and all!

[Leaping Lindner]

4 Montana (?)
10 Al Capone
22 Acker Bilk
44 Holloway (?)
49 Whatever gets you through the night (US); Starting Over (UK)

[magpie in the 80's]

Doh! Nigel Kennedy's the only othre violinist I know and it defly aint him - as much as we would wish him to be dead and all!

YEP NOT HIM DW

[magpie in the 80's]

4 Montana (?) .....INCORRECT
10 Al Capone
22 Acker Bilk
44 Holloway (?)
49 Whatever gets you through the night (US); Starting Over (UK)

ALL OTHERS CORRECT LL

[Turkeywizz]

27 Chrysalis
33 Cameroon
31 Derwent
35 Stephane Grappelli
42 San Antonio
43 A college
46 Genoa
48 Naples

[magpie in the 80's]

27 Chrysalis
33 Cameroon...............incorrect
31 Derwent
35 Stephane Grappelli
42 San Antonio
43 A college.....................incorrect
46 Genoa
48 Naples

all others TW