GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO. 68 A TO Z MIXED

[magpie in the 80's]

(A) Who won the men's London Marathon in 2000? (full name
ANTONIO PINTO
(B) What was the stage name of the horror movie star William Henry Pratt? (full name)
BORIS KARLOFF
(C) What is the state capital of Wyoming?
CHEYENNE
(D) Who wrote about the amorous adventures of Moll Flanders? (full name)
DANIEL DEFOE
(E) 350 Fifth Avenue, New York is the official address of what? (3 words)
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
(F) What did Charles Dickens refer to as a London particular?
FOG
(G) Which screen monster lived on Odo Island?
GODZILLA
(H) The word amen originated in which language?
HEBREW
(I) Which is the 14th wedding anniversary?
IVORY
(J) When Edward Harwicke played Dr Watson, who played Sherlock Holmes? (full name)
JEREMY BRETT
(K) In the song Waltzing Matilda, what is a matilda?
KNAPSACK
(L) In which Egyptian city would you find the Valley of the Kings?
LUXOR
(M) What did Robert Burns refer to as a "wee sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie"?
MOUSE
(N) Who did Robert Vaughan play in the The Man From UNCLE? (full name)
NAPOLEON SOLO
(O) Where are the Bislett Games held?
OSLO
(P) What name is given to a field that rice grows in?
PADDY
(Q) Doha is the capital city of which country?
QATAR
(R) Who was the leader of the Gunpowder Plot? (full name)
ROBERT CATESBY
(S) Which Beatles song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song of the last forty years?
SOMETHING
(T) What is the name of the Famous Five’s dog?
TIMMY
(U) Which film company took over MGM in the 1970s?
UNITED ARTISTS
(V) What name is given to rust on copper?
VERDIGRIS
(W) What is the official national sport of Bulgaria?
WEIGHTLIFTING
(X) What is the chemical symbol for xenon?
XE
(Y) What five-letter word is the name given to a country bumpkin?
YOKEL
(Z) Which pop duo hit the top of the charts with the song In The Year 2525?
ZAGER AND EVANS

[Interceptor]

(G) Which screen monster lived on Odo Island? Godzilla
(P) What name is given to a field that rice grows in? paddy
(S) Which Beatles song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song of the last forty years? Something
(U) Which film company took over MGM in the 1970s? Universal
(X) What is the chemical symbol for xenon? Xe

[Mythical Creature]

Empire State Building
Qatar
Yobbo

[magpie in the 80's]

(G) Which screen monster lived on Odo Island? Godzilla
(P) What name is given to a field that rice grows in? paddy
(S) Which Beatles song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song of the last forty years? Something
(U) Which film company took over MGM in the 1970s? Universal INCORRECT
(X) What is the chemical symbol for xenon? Xe

ALL OTHERS CORRECT INTERCEPTOR

[magpie in the 80's]

Empire State Building
Qatar
Yobbo........NOT THE ONE IM AFTER

ALL OTHERS CORRECT MC

[Kahuna]

Fog
Hebrew
Ivory
Knapsack
Mouse
Napoleon Solo
United Artists
Verdigris
Wife Beating
Yokel
Zager & Evans

[magpie in the 80's]

Fog
Hebrew
Ivory
Knapsack
Mouse
Napoleon Solo
United Artists
Verdigris
Wife Beating..........INCORRECT
Yokel
Zager & Evans

ALL OTHERS CORRECT K

[JAS]

B Boris Karloff
D Daniel Defoe
J Jeremy Brett
L Luxor
W Weightlifting

Regards
JAS

[FattyLumpkin]

T Timmy??

[Turkeywizz]

w wrestling

[magpie in the 80's]

B Boris Karloff
D Daniel Defoe
J Jeremy Brett
L Luxor
W Weightlifting

Regards
JAS

all correct jas

[magpie in the 80's]

T Timmy??

correct FL

[magpie in the 80's]

w wrestling

correct TW

[magpie in the 80's]

STILL A FEW TO ANSWER HERE

[Leaping Lindner]

R - Robert Catesby

[magpie in the 80's]

R - Robert Catesby

correct LL

[magpie in the 80's]

(A) Who won the men's London Marathon in 2000? (full name
ANTONIO PINTO
(B) What was the stage name of the horror movie star William Henry Pratt? (full name)
BORIS KARLOFF
(C) What is the state capital of Wyoming?
CHEYENNE
(D) Who wrote about the amorous adventures of Moll Flanders? (full name)
DANIEL DEFOE
(E) 350 Fifth Avenue, New York is the official address of what? (3 words)
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
(F) What did Charles Dickens refer to as a London particular?
FOG
(G) Which screen monster lived on Odo Island?
GODZILLA
(H) The word amen originated in which language?
HEBREW
(I) Which is the 14th wedding anniversary?
IVORY
(J) When Edward Harwicke played Dr Watson, who played Sherlock Holmes? (full name)
JEREMY BRETT
(K) In the song Waltzing Matilda, what is a matilda?
KNAPSACK
(L) In which Egyptian city would you find the Valley of the Kings?
LUXOR
(M) What did Robert Burns refer to as a "wee sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie"?
MOUSE
(N) Who did Robert Vaughan play in the The Man From UNCLE? (full name)
NAPOLEON SOLO
(O) Where are the Bislett Games held?
OSLO
(P) What name is given to a field that rice grows in?
PADDY
(Q) Doha is the capital city of which country?
QATAR
(R) Who was the leader of the Gunpowder Plot? (full name)
ROBERT CATESBY
(S) Which Beatles song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song of the last forty years?
SOMETHING
(T) What is the name of the Famous Five’s dog?
TIMMY
(U) Which film company took over MGM in the 1970s?
UNITED ARTISTS
(V) What name is given to rust on copper?
VERDIGRIS
(W) What is the official national sport of Bulgaria?
WEIGHTLIFTING
(X) What is the chemical symbol for xenon?
XE
(Y) What five-letter word is the name given to a country bumpkin?
YOKEL
(Z) Which pop duo hit the top of the charts with the song In The Year 2525?
ZAGER AND EVANS

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

END OF QUIZ