T45 A GEM OF A QUESTION QUIZ
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:06 pm1 Who sang the theme for the Bond film Diamonds Are Forever?
SHIRLEY BASSEY
2 Which daughter of Mick Jagger was born in Paris in 1971?
JADE
3 Who topped the charts in 1984 with I Should Have Known Better?
JIM DIAMOND
4 Which capital city is nicknamed The Pearl of the Desert?
DAMASCUS
5 The name of which car company translates into English as three diamonds?
MITSUBISHI
6 Which Scottish football club are nicknamed The Diamonds and The Waysiders?
AIRDRIE UNITED
7 Who played the role of Shelley Dupont in the TV comedy Girls on Top?
RUBY WAX
8 Who plays the drums for the Stranglers?
JET BLACK
9 Which US state is nicknamed the Gem State?
IDAHO
10 What was the original name of Starburst toffees?
OPAL FRUITS
11 Who enjoyed chart success in 1991 with Diamonds and Pearls?
PRINCE
12 Which football club play their home matches at Nene Park?
RUSHDEN AND DIAMONDS
13 Which beer was advertised on TV with the slogan, Works Wonders?
DOUBLE DIAMOND
14 Which TV show first screened in 1979 co-starred Joanna Lumley and David McCallum?
SAPPHIRE AND STEEL
15 Which historical event was chronicled in the film Tora Tora Tora?
THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOUR
16 Which country star charted with the song, Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town?
KENNY ROGERS
17 Which film features the song, Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend?
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
18 Which 1982 number one hit featured backing by the Emerald Express?
COME ON EILEEN
19 Who won the baseball World Series in 2001?
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
20 In which 1963 film did Sir Charles Lytton steal a priceless diamond?
THE PINK PANTHER
21 Which author created the Emerald City and the Land of Oz?
L. FRANK BAUM
22 The song Pearl’s a Singer was a tribute to which female rock star?
JANIS JOPLIN
23 Who was born Noah Kaminsky?
NEIL DIAMOND
24 What is cockney rhyming slang for curry?
RUBY MURRAY
25 Which US state is nicknamed the Diamond State and the First State?
DELAWARE
SHIRLEY BASSEY
2 Which daughter of Mick Jagger was born in Paris in 1971?
JADE
3 Who topped the charts in 1984 with I Should Have Known Better?
JIM DIAMOND
4 Which capital city is nicknamed The Pearl of the Desert?
DAMASCUS
5 The name of which car company translates into English as three diamonds?
MITSUBISHI
6 Which Scottish football club are nicknamed The Diamonds and The Waysiders?
AIRDRIE UNITED
7 Who played the role of Shelley Dupont in the TV comedy Girls on Top?
RUBY WAX
8 Who plays the drums for the Stranglers?
JET BLACK
9 Which US state is nicknamed the Gem State?
IDAHO
10 What was the original name of Starburst toffees?
OPAL FRUITS
11 Who enjoyed chart success in 1991 with Diamonds and Pearls?
PRINCE
12 Which football club play their home matches at Nene Park?
RUSHDEN AND DIAMONDS
13 Which beer was advertised on TV with the slogan, Works Wonders?
DOUBLE DIAMOND
14 Which TV show first screened in 1979 co-starred Joanna Lumley and David McCallum?
SAPPHIRE AND STEEL
15 Which historical event was chronicled in the film Tora Tora Tora?
THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOUR
16 Which country star charted with the song, Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town?
KENNY ROGERS
17 Which film features the song, Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend?
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
18 Which 1982 number one hit featured backing by the Emerald Express?
COME ON EILEEN
19 Who won the baseball World Series in 2001?
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
20 In which 1963 film did Sir Charles Lytton steal a priceless diamond?
THE PINK PANTHER
21 Which author created the Emerald City and the Land of Oz?
L. FRANK BAUM
22 The song Pearl’s a Singer was a tribute to which female rock star?
JANIS JOPLIN
23 Who was born Noah Kaminsky?
NEIL DIAMOND
24 What is cockney rhyming slang for curry?
RUBY MURRAY
25 Which US state is nicknamed the Diamond State and the First State?
DELAWARE
