Part 10 Flashcards
Name of dwarf in Old Curiosity Shop
Quilp
Which planet is closest in size to earth?
Venus
Eileen Regina Edwards
Shania Twain
Which river is the Hoover dam on?
Colorado river
Which president served in both Ww1 and Ww2
Eisenhower
In which country was Martina Hingis born
Switzerland
Headquarters of WHO
Geneva
Otalgia is known as
Earrache
Father Ted last name
Crilly
Who wrote I will always love you
Dolly Parton
First black man to win an Oscar
Sidney Poitier in Lillies of the Field
Panama Canal opened
1914 world war 1
Heavy metal coined where
Soft machine by William s Burroughs
39 canyon way address for which cartoon character
Flintstones
In what year did Iraq invade Kuwait
1990
Name of country and film directed by terry Gilliam in 1985
Brazil
Lead singer of 30 odd foot of grunts
Russel Crowe
In which film does main character befriend a dog he calls two socks
Dances with Wolves
Hispaniola is a ship in which novel
Treasure island
In which country is mt Kilimanjaro
Tanzania
Which musical features the song I could have danced all night
?
`
`My Fair Lady
Richard Starkey is the real name of which famous musician?
Ringo Starr
Which five countries border Argentina?
.
Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Paraguay; Uruguay
How many American states have the letter x
in their name?
2 (New Mexico, Texas)
Which island lies in the centre of Niagara Falls?
Goat Island
Who was Arthur Conan Doyle writing about when he said He is the Napoleon of crime
?
Professor Moriaty
Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams and Beyonce Knowles make up which band?
Destiny`s Child
Who realeased the 1985 hit album Reckless
?
Bryan Adams
Which actress, also known for her singing, played the character Alexandra Medford in the film The Witches of Eastwick
?
Cher
What is the more common name for the scapula?
The shoulder blade
To the nearest whole number, what percentage of the world`s surface is land?
29%
What 1973 film starred Ron Howard, Harrison Ford and Richard Dreyfuss?
`
American Graffiti`
In Planet of the Apes
, which planet does astronaut Charlton Heston actually find himself on?
Earth
Whos debut album was called
Left Of The Middle`?
Natalie Imbruglia
Which of Disney`s Seven Dwarfs wore glasses?
Doc
Who is Amelia Fieldmouse`s famous cartoon brother?
Mickey Mouse
U2 band name from
Spy plane
In the book Huckleberry Finn
, what was the first name of Huckleberry`s best friend?
Tom Sawyer
Which two metals make up the alloy bronze?
Copper and Tin
What colour is the diamond on the Brazilian flag?
Yellow
Edina’s gay son on Ab Fab
Serge
Dancing in the dark by Bruce Springsteen featured which friends actor
Courtney cox (Matt Leblanc was in. Night moves by bob Seger and the silver bullet band
Which actress plays Kevin Spaceys wife in the film
American Beauty`?
Annette Bening, who is warren beatty’s wife
What does the acronym LASER
stand for?
Light Amplification through Stimulated Emission of Radiation
What historic event happened on Monday, December 9, 1980?
John Lennon was killed.
What is the name of the Orang-utan King in the 1967 film The Jungle Book
?
King Louis
Which 1999 film featured a sequence in which 7,900 rubber frogs were used?
Magnolia
What Batman
film features Jim Carrey and Nicole Kidman?
`
`Batman Forever starring Val Kilmer as Batman and Chris Odonnel as Robin, directed by Joel Shumacher and produced by Tim Burton
In which town in Mississippi is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain set?
St Petersburg
Which actor has the real name of Maurice Micklewhite?
Michael Caine
Who played Louise in the film Thelma and Louise
?
Susan Sarandon
In which two cities would you find Cleopatra`s needles?
London and New York (ancient obelisks)
How many miles long is the river Nile?
4160
In which American state is Death Valley?
California
In what building in London is Poets Corner?
Westminster Abbey
Sooner Or Later and
You Must Love Me` were Oscar winning songs performed by which singer?
Madonna
which of R.E.M.s albums would you find the songs Man On The Moon
and Everybody Hurts
?
Automatic For The People
What character was Henry Winkler best known for playing?
Fonzie (in Happy Days
)
What is 73 miles long and stretches from Solway Firth to Wallsend on Tyne?
Hadrian`s Wall
In The Simpsons
, what is the name of Ned Flanders wife?
Maude
Who was Prsident of the USA from 1974-1977?
Gerald Ford
As at 2009, what is the last Best Picture Oscar winning film to also win Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars?
The Silence Of The Lambs
In computing, what does MS-DOS stand for?
Microsoft Disk-Operating System
Which three South American countries does the Equator cross?
Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador
With what did the CIA reputedly try to assassinate Fidel Castro?
An exploding cigar
Located in Russia near the border with Georgia, what is the highest mountain in Europe?
Mount Elbrus
According to the Bible, how long was Jonah said to have spent in the belly of the whale?
3 days and nights.
What group with a palindromic name had a hit single that was also a palindrome?
ABBA (with SOS)
Which European state became two separate states in January 1993?
Czechoslovakia
Sir Mulberry Hawk appears in what Charles Dickens novel?
Nicholas Nickleby
What was the surname of Wendy and her brothers in Peter Pan
?
Darling
According to the Hitchikers
Guide To The Galaxy`, the name of which country is the foulest word in the universe?
Belgium
What position does Harry Potter play in Quidditch?
Seeker
Which artist was known as the prince of shadows
?
Rembrandt
What was the name of the marooned mariner on “Treasure Island”?
Ben Gunn
Adapted to become a successful film, which James Ellroy novel was the third in a series which also included The Black Dahlia
, The Big Nowhere
and White Jazz
?
`
L.A. Confidential`
The owl and the pussycat bought their wedding ring from which animal?
A pig
Which painters works include
The Bathers and
La Loge`?
.
Renoir
How many stories make up the Canterbury Tales
?
24
The TV series Sex and the City
is based on a book by which author?
Candace Bushnell
Scientists took the word
quark` from the work of which authour?
James Joyce, Finnegans Wake
In books and films, by what name was John Clayton better known?
Tarzan
What was Giovanni Bellini best known for? Painting, Scuplting or Writing?
.
Painting
What is the name of the land of giants in the book Gulliver
s Travels`?
Brobdingnag
Which author and poet famously wrote the line The female of the species is more deadly than the male
?
Rudyard Kipling
Whose paintings include Man With A Clarinet
, Still Life With Biscuits
and Woman With A Book
?
Pablo Picasso
What is the name of Garlfield, the cartoon cat`s girlfriend? Arlene, Cheryl or Ma?
Arlene
Weir of Hermiston
is the unfinished work of which author?
Robert Louis Stevenson
How much did the Owl and the Pussy Cat pay for their wedding ring?
One shilling
Which famous artist designed the dream sequences in Alfred Hitchcocks film
Spellbound`?
Salvador Dali
Which character from a famous poem brought a curse on his crew after killing an albatross?
The Ancient Mariner
Which female detective featured in the books The Hidden Staircase
, The Bungalow Mystery
and The Secret Of The Old Clock
?
Nancy Drew
In which art gallery can the Venus De Milo
be found?
The Louvre (in Paris).
How old was William Shakespeare when he died?
52
In what story by Hugh Lofting do we find the characters Jib, Dab Dab and Pushmi Pullyu?
Dr Doolittle
Which 1952 Agatha Christie play ran in London for over 35 years?
The Mousetrap
Who was the author of the book The Constant Gardener
?
John Le Carre
In Literature, how is the character of Oliver Mellors better known?
Lady Chatterly`s Lover
In which city is The Phantom of the Opera
set?
Paris
How did Captain Hook die in Peter Pan?
Killed by a crocodile
Which twentieth century artist had a studio called The Factory
?
Andy Warhol.
Which literary character travelled around the world in 80 days with Pass Partout?
Phileas Fog
The 1949 film The Third Man
was based on whose novel?
Graham Greene`s
Who wrote the Christmas story, The Snowman
?
Raymond Briggs
Which Charles Dickens novel featured the character of Tiny Tim?
A Christmas Carol
Which artist, sculptor and architect designed the Dome of St Peter`s in Rome?
Michaelangelo
In which book do you meet the characters Holly, Dandelion, Fiver and Hazel?
`
Watership Down`
Which author wrote the novels The Odessa File
, The Fourth Protocol
and The Fist Of God
?
Frederick Forsyth
Which actor played the leading role in Alfred Hitchcocks
North by north-west`?
Cary Grant
What name is given to the Southernmost point in South America?
Cape Horn
What 1976 film about a boxer won an Oscar for Best Picture?
``
Rocky
In the film Carlito
s Way`, who played Carlito?
Al Pacino
Which dickens character describes the law as an ass
Bumble the beadle