PEOPLE QUIZ NO. 45
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:19 pm1 Who was played on TV by Frank Gorshin and John Astin and on film by Jim Carrey?
THE RIDDLER
2 Which monarch introduced the guinea to Britain?
CHARLES II
3 Which movie star was born Jeanette Morrison?
JANET LEIGH
4 In which city was the film star Natalie Portman born?
JERUSALEM
5 By what five letter name is Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov better known?
LENIN
6 Which 1967 film marked the screen farewell of Spencer Tracy?
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER
7 Which critic wrote the novel Master Of Mandrake?
BARRY NORMAN
8 Which organisation was established by Henri Dunant in 1864?
INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS
9 Which capital city was founded in the 1560s by the Knights Of St John?
VALETTA - CAPITAL OF MALTA
10 Which world champion did a computer called Deep Blue defeat in 1997?
GARY KASPAROV
11 Which author's first mystery novel was entitled Cover Her Face?
PD JAMES
12 Which TV presenter was once a member of a spoof pop group called The Hee Bee Gee Bees?
ANGUS DEAYTON
13 Which comedian was nicknamed The Prime Minister of Mirth?
GEORGE ROBEY
14 Which West Indian fast bowler acquired the nickname of Big Bird?
JOEL GARNER
15 In the film Monsters Inc which larger than life actor provides the voice of Sulley?
JOHN GOODMAN
16 What is Demi short for with regard to the name of the film star Demi Moore?
DEMETRIA
17 From which prison did Ronnie Biggs escape in 1965?
WANSWORTH
18 Which singer better known by a one-word name was born with the surname of Safka?
MELANIE
19 Who was the first ever actor to be knighted?
SIR HENRY IRVING
20 Which actor made his directorial debut with the film Nil By Mouth?
GARY OLDMAN
THE RIDDLER
2 Which monarch introduced the guinea to Britain?
CHARLES II
3 Which movie star was born Jeanette Morrison?
JANET LEIGH
4 In which city was the film star Natalie Portman born?
JERUSALEM
5 By what five letter name is Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov better known?
LENIN
6 Which 1967 film marked the screen farewell of Spencer Tracy?
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER
7 Which critic wrote the novel Master Of Mandrake?
BARRY NORMAN
8 Which organisation was established by Henri Dunant in 1864?
INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS
9 Which capital city was founded in the 1560s by the Knights Of St John?
VALETTA - CAPITAL OF MALTA
10 Which world champion did a computer called Deep Blue defeat in 1997?
GARY KASPAROV
11 Which author's first mystery novel was entitled Cover Her Face?
PD JAMES
12 Which TV presenter was once a member of a spoof pop group called The Hee Bee Gee Bees?
ANGUS DEAYTON
13 Which comedian was nicknamed The Prime Minister of Mirth?
GEORGE ROBEY
14 Which West Indian fast bowler acquired the nickname of Big Bird?
JOEL GARNER
15 In the film Monsters Inc which larger than life actor provides the voice of Sulley?
JOHN GOODMAN
16 What is Demi short for with regard to the name of the film star Demi Moore?
DEMETRIA
17 From which prison did Ronnie Biggs escape in 1965?
WANSWORTH
18 Which singer better known by a one-word name was born with the surname of Safka?
MELANIE
19 Who was the first ever actor to be knighted?
SIR HENRY IRVING
20 Which actor made his directorial debut with the film Nil By Mouth?
GARY OLDMAN
