INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 82 RIVER

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1 Which Australian city stands on the River Yarra?
MELBOURNE
2 Which chart topping song features the line, “Lonely rivers flow to the sea”?
UNCHAINED MELODY
3 Britain’s highest waterfall is the Cauldron Snout. On which river does it stand?
TEES
4 Which of the Wombles was named after a South American river?
ORINOCO
5 Which city has a name that translates into English as, River of January?
RIO DE JANEIRO
6 Which river was spanned by the bridge in the film A Bridge Too Far?
RHINE
7 On which river does the city of Dublin stand?
LIFFEY
8 Which company replaced Thames TV in 1993?
CARLTON
9 Which American Indian chief has a name that translates as, He makes rivers?
HIAWATHA
10 For which film did Billy Ocean record, “When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going”?
THE JEWEL OF THE NILE
11 The rivers Rea, Tame and Cole all run through which British city?
BIRMINGHAM
12 What is the name of the 61-mile river that runs along the border of Cornwall and Devon?
TAMAR
13 Into which ocean does the Amazon empty?
ATLANTIC
14 What major city is found at the mouth of the River Nile?
ALEXANDRIA
15 Which 1957 film saw Alec Guinness marching to the tune of “The Colonel Bogey March”?
BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI

[godoubleblues]

Q1 - melbourne
Q5 - rio de janeiro

[FlyingHigh]

2/ Unchained Melody

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Q1 - melbourne
Q5 - rio de janeiro

gdb

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2/ Unchained Melody

fh

[Footy Chick]

10. The Jewel of the Nile

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10. The Jewel of the Nile

correct FC

[Hazbeen]

13. Pacific
14. Cairo

[magpie in the 80's]

13. Pacific
14. Cairo

both incorrect hb

[fish]

7 - Liffey
13 - Atlantic
14 - Alexandria

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7 - Liffey
13 - Atlantic
14 - Alexandria

all correct fish

[magpie in the 80's]

last days for this quiz

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Which Australian city stands on the River Yarra?
MELBOURNE
2 Which chart topping song features the line, “Lonely rivers flow to the sea”?
UNCHAINED MELODY
3 Britain’s highest waterfall is the Cauldron Snout. On which river does it stand?
TEES
4 Which of the Wombles was named after a South American river?
ORINOCO
5 Which city has a name that translates into English as, River of January?
RIO DE JANEIRO
6 Which river was spanned by the bridge in the film A Bridge Too Far?
RHINE
7 On which river does the city of Dublin stand?
LIFFEY
8 Which company replaced Thames TV in 1993?
CARLTON
9 Which American Indian chief has a name that translates as, He makes rivers?
HIAWATHA
10 For which film did Billy Ocean record, “When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going”?
THE JEWEL OF THE NILE
11 The rivers Rea, Tame and Cole all run through which British city?
BIRMINGHAM
12 What is the name of the 61-mile river that runs along the border of Cornwall and Devon?
TAMAR
13 Into which ocean does the Amazon empty?
ATLANTIC
14 What major city is found at the mouth of the River Nile?
ALEXANDRIA
15 Which 1957 film saw Alec Guinness marching to the tune of “The Colonel Bogey March”?
BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI

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

END OF QUIZ