7 Bysshe
12 Oklahoma
20 The Merry wives of Windsor
26 1815
by trev » Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:33 pm
by magpie in the 80's » Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:55 pm
Mr Beefy wrote:28 panama city
by magpie in the 80's » Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:55 pm
Mr Beefy wrote:47 well done
by magpie in the 80's » Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:56 pm
trev wrote:7 Bysshe
12 Oklahoma
20 The Merry wives of Windsor
26 1815
by magpie in the 80's » Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:23 pm
magpie in the 80's wrote:1 Name the four Gospels in the New Testament.
MATTHEW - LUKE - JOHN - MARK
2 Name the Greenpeace ship sunk in Auckland harbour by operatives of the French intelligence service in 1985.
RAINBOW WARRIOR
3 Which Australian bank reported a $5.664 billion annual profit on August 11?
COMMONWEALTH BANK
4 How many watts are in a kilowatt?
1000
5 What is homophobia?
FEAR OF HOMOSEXUALS
6 What is “the devil’s own job”?
A DIFFICULT EXPERIENCE
7 What was the middle name of English poet Percy Shelley?
BYSSHE
8 According to the nursery rhyme, what was Little Miss Muffet eating?
CURDS AND WHEY
9 Deep square leg, deep fine leg and forward short leg are all fielding positions in which sport?
CRICKET
10 Maverick, Iceman, Goose and Viper were the nicknames of fighter pilots in which 1986 film?
TOP GUN
11 What is the star sign of a person born on November 1?
SCORPIO
12 The song People Will Say We’re In Love comes from which musical?
OKLAHOMA
13 What does the colloquial word “hooroo” mean?
GOODBYE
14 In which country is the northernmost point in Africa?
TUNISIA
15 In the Harry Potter series of books by JK Rowling, what is a Cleansweep 7?
A BROOMSTICK
16 According to British author Somerset Maugham, to eat well in England you should have what three times a day?
BREAKFAST
17 Who is the new coach of the Socceroos?
HOLGER OSIECK
18 Who was the first Stuart king of England?
JAMES I
19 Violence in the streets impeded the Democratic National Convention in which US city in 1968?
CHICAGO
20 Mistress Quickly is a servant to Dr Caius in which play by William Shakespeare?
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
21 King Rat was the first novel by which Australian-born author?
JAMES CLAVELL
22 In which country was the final port of call for the doomed liner Titanic?
IRELAND
23 What is the title of teenage solo sailor Jessica Watson’s book?
TRUE SPIRIT
24 Which horse won the 1930 Melbourne Cup?
PHAR LAP
25 What does the musical direction grandioso mean?
INA GRAND, NOBLE STYLE
26 In which year was the Battle of Waterloo?
1815
27 Proverbially, one man’s meat is another man’s what?
POISON
28 What is the capital of Panama?
PANAMA CITY
29 Which former world middleweight champion boxer is nicknamed the Raging Bull?
JACK LA MOTTA
30 In which sport is the Bledisloe Cup contested between Australia and New Zealand?
RUGBY UNION
31 How many degrees are in 13 right angles?
1170
32 What do the letters CSIRO stand for?
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
33 Which town in Queensland is the centre of Australia’s largest peanut-producing area?
KINGAROY
34 What is the second most traded currency in the world after the US dollar?
THE EURO
35 Who played Don Vito Corleone in the 1972 film The Godfather?
MARLON BRANDO
36 Sapporo beer originated in which country?
JAPAN
37 For what did the letters in the World War II postal acronym SWALK stand?
SEALED WITH A LOVING KISS
38 In which country were the Winter Olympic Games held in 1976?
AUSTRIA
39 Who is the president of AFL club Port Adelaide?
BRETT DUNCANSON
40 Who composed the opera Faust?
CHARLES GOUNOD
41 What is the official residence in Sydney of the Governor-General of Australia?
ADMIRALTY HOUSE
42 What is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar?
RAMADAN
43 What was the first hit for Canadian-born singer Paul Anka?
DIANA (1957)
44 Which was the first Australian state to give women the vote?
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
45 Name the pet basset hound of Mr Haney (Pat Buttram) in the 1960s television situation comedy series Green Acres.
CYNTHIA
46 What does defenestrate mean?
TO THROW OUT OF A WINDOW
47 If a steak is ordered “ben cotto” in Italy, how is it cooked?
WELL DONE
48 What is chionophobia?
A FEAR OF SNOW
49 Name the four suits into which playing cards are divided.
HEARTS - SPADES - CLUBS - DIAMONDS
50 Who is the coach of SANFL team Norwood?
NATHAN BASSETT
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