T237 A CAPITALS IDEA QUIZ
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 12:05 pmThe following questions all contain the name of a capital city in the answer
1 What was the title of the second film in which Michael Caine played the spy Harry Palmer?
FUNERAL IN BERLIN
2 Which singers biggest chart hit came courtesy of the 1998 song, My One Temptation?
MICA PARIS
3 Who was the first African American actor to win two acting Oscars?
DENZEL WASHINGTON
4 Which song topped the charts for Simple Minds in 1989?
BELFAST CHILD
5 In 1979, Genestier and Terbiaut became the first winners of which race?
PARIS TO DAKAR RALLY
6 Which was the first football club to win the European Cup?
REAL MADRID
7 Which song opens with the line, “The light seems to fade, but the moonlight lingers on”?
KINGSTON TOWN
8 Who wrote the novel White Fang?
JACK LONDON
9 In a 1968 hit, Dionne Warwick asked for directions to which city?
DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE
10 The title of which Shakespeare play ends with the name of a capital city?
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
11 What name is given to the dish of rolled chicken fillet filled with herb butter and fried until crisp?
CHICKEN KIEV
12 What nickname was given to the boxing bout contested by Ali and Frazier in the Araneta Coliseum?
THE THRILLER IN MANILA
13 Which song contains the line, “like the windmill keeps on turning”?
TULIPS FROM AMSTERDAM
14 Which private investigator created by Marvin H Albert was played in a 1967 film by Frank Sinatra?
TONY ROME
15 Which was the only film of the 20th century to win Best Film Oscar that contains the name of a capital city in its title?
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
16 Which novel by Graham Greene features a vacuum cleaner salesman called Jim Wormold?
OUR MAN IN HAVANA
17 What name is given to the syndrome whereby hostages develop a loyalty towards their captors?
ATOCKHOLM SYNDROME
18 Which song a hit for Murray Head features in the musical Chess?
ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK
19 In which film did Charlton Heston play General Gordon?
KHARTOUM
20 Who did Rod Stewart marry in April 1979?
ALANA HAMILTON
21 What is the name of Rigsby’s cat in Rising Damp?
VIENNA
22 Which breed of dog was named after the capital of Tibet?
LHASA APSO
23 Which song contains the line, “and did those feet in ancient time”?
JERUSALEM
24 Which of the Wombles wears a school cap and glasses?
WELLINGTON
25 Who played the role of Mary Corleone in The Godfather Part III?
SOFIA COPPOLA
1 What was the title of the second film in which Michael Caine played the spy Harry Palmer?
FUNERAL IN BERLIN
2 Which singers biggest chart hit came courtesy of the 1998 song, My One Temptation?
MICA PARIS
3 Who was the first African American actor to win two acting Oscars?
DENZEL WASHINGTON
4 Which song topped the charts for Simple Minds in 1989?
BELFAST CHILD
5 In 1979, Genestier and Terbiaut became the first winners of which race?
PARIS TO DAKAR RALLY
6 Which was the first football club to win the European Cup?
REAL MADRID
7 Which song opens with the line, “The light seems to fade, but the moonlight lingers on”?
KINGSTON TOWN
8 Who wrote the novel White Fang?
JACK LONDON
9 In a 1968 hit, Dionne Warwick asked for directions to which city?
DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE
10 The title of which Shakespeare play ends with the name of a capital city?
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
11 What name is given to the dish of rolled chicken fillet filled with herb butter and fried until crisp?
CHICKEN KIEV
12 What nickname was given to the boxing bout contested by Ali and Frazier in the Araneta Coliseum?
THE THRILLER IN MANILA
13 Which song contains the line, “like the windmill keeps on turning”?
TULIPS FROM AMSTERDAM
14 Which private investigator created by Marvin H Albert was played in a 1967 film by Frank Sinatra?
TONY ROME
15 Which was the only film of the 20th century to win Best Film Oscar that contains the name of a capital city in its title?
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
16 Which novel by Graham Greene features a vacuum cleaner salesman called Jim Wormold?
OUR MAN IN HAVANA
17 What name is given to the syndrome whereby hostages develop a loyalty towards their captors?
ATOCKHOLM SYNDROME
18 Which song a hit for Murray Head features in the musical Chess?
ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK
19 In which film did Charlton Heston play General Gordon?
KHARTOUM
20 Who did Rod Stewart marry in April 1979?
ALANA HAMILTON
21 What is the name of Rigsby’s cat in Rising Damp?
VIENNA
22 Which breed of dog was named after the capital of Tibet?
LHASA APSO
23 Which song contains the line, “and did those feet in ancient time”?
JERUSALEM
24 Which of the Wombles wears a school cap and glasses?
WELLINGTON
25 Who played the role of Mary Corleone in The Godfather Part III?
SOFIA COPPOLA
