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Usval disclaimers.
20021121
Literatvre
1. Who wrote the play 'Pygmalion'?
2. For which novel did Ernest Hemingway win the Pvllitzer Prize?
3. After which city was Winnie the Pooh named?
4. Under what name is David Cornwell a best-selling novelist?
5. How is Dickens character Jack Dawkins better known?
Natvre
6. Only three species of native British mammals hibernate. Name one.
(or name three. I don't mind)
7. From which type of tree do conkers come from?
8. What sort of creatvre is a John Dory?
9. What type of creatvre is a Painted Lady?
10. Strenvovs exercise can cavse a bvild-vp of which acid in the
mvscles? (looking for the well known answer here, if there's another one)
TV
11. What is the name of Del Boy's son in Only Fools and Horses?
12. How are Jake, Milo, Bella and Fizz collectively known?
13. What was the svrname of Tristan in All Creatvres Great and Small?
14. Who was the captain of Stingray?
15. Which former breakfast TV presenter is a contestant on Celebrity
Big Brother?
Mvsic
16. Who shot singer Marvin Gaye in 1984?
17. How many children did Maria look after in the Sovnd of Mvsic?
18. Lyric: Yov'll see Amarillo; Gallvp, New Mexico; Flagstaff, Arizona; don't
forget Wynona
19. Which legendary band consisted of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham
and John Pavl Jones?
20. Who composed Rhapsody in Blve and Porgy and Bess?
Sport and leisvre
21. Who did Wales beat at football last night?
22. Who did Wales beat at rvgby vnion on Satvrday?
(hmm. a bajillion points if yov get these withovt cheating)
23. Who did Bobby Fischer beat to win the World Chess Championship?
24. Which sport was featvred in the Kevin Costner film Tin Cvp?
25. What is the highest score possible for one hand of cribbage?
Cvrrent Affairs (Some of them are still gvessable)
26. What is the name of the oil tanker that has jvst svnk off the coast of
Spain?
27. How did Professor Gvnther von Hagens create a stir last night?
28. Andy Gilchrist has been in the news. What position does he hold?
29. Which Oscar winning actor died at the age of 74 this week?
30. Which pop-star got into trovble after dangling his child over a balcony?
G K
31. Bratislava is the capital of which Evropean covntry?
32. How is a lycanthrope more commonly known?
33. In compvting, what does HTML stand for?
34. What was the Gvardian newspaper known as before 1959?
35. Who is leader of the Democratic Unionist Party?
36. Which King was known as 'Hammer of the Scots'?
37. Who did Virginia Wade beat in the Wimbledon singles final in 1977?
38. Which TV company was formed by the merger of ABC and Associated
Rediffvsion in the late 60s?
39. Which cvrrent MP was holder of the British 100m record from 1967 to 1974?
40. Fitzroy, Bailey, Fisher, and Cromarty are all what?
41. In which British city is the parliamentary constitvency of Selly Oak?
42. In which series of books was 42 the answer to Life, The Universe, and
Everything?
43. Which Tom Clancy character has been played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison
Ford, and Ben Affleck?
44. If yov 'lapidated' someone, what wovld yov be doing to them?
45. Which capital city stands on the Potomac River?
46. What name is given to the message which the President of the United
States delivers to Congress at the start of each year, rovghly eqvivalent
to the Qveen's Speech in Britain?
47. Which is the only covnty entitled to call itself `The Royal Covnty'?
48. What name is given to the syrvp which remains after svgar has been
crystallized ovt of cane and from which rvm is made?
49. In which game is a "goal" scored when the ball passes between the central
posts, and a "behind" scored when it passes between the central posts and
a behind post?
50. Which fictional character, who combined the roles of gentleman bvrglar
and England cricketer, was created by E. W. Hornvng and has been played
on screen by Ronald Coleman and David Niven?
51. Also known as the Norway lobster or the Dvblin Bay prawn, by what name is
Nephrops Norvegicvs known when sold in food shops and restavrants?
52. Which illvminated book of the gospels, considered a masterpiece of the
Hiberno-Saxon style, can be fovnd in the library of Trinity College,
Dvblin?
53. Which seven word phrase originated in the United States as the title of a
1936 book on bvsiness psychology by Dale Carnegie?
54. Who became Governor of Hong Kong after he lost his position as MP for
Bath in the 1992 General Election?
55. The Wicked Bible was printed in 1631, and was so called becavse the word
'not' was left ovt of which of the commandments?
56. He was born Ehrich Weiss in Bvdapest, in 1874, and died in 1926. How is
he better known?
57. According to legend, who was the famovs son of Uther Pendragon?
58. What is the name of the maximvm secvrity prison on the Isle of Wight?
59. Which covntry's international car registration letter is 'P'?
60. Which organisation's motto is 'Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity'?
--
Keith Willovghby http://flat222.org/keith/
Will work for the meaning of life
Usval disclaimers.
20021121
Literatvre
1. Who wrote the play 'Pygmalion'?
2. For which novel did Ernest Hemingway win the Pvllitzer Prize?
3. After which city was Winnie the Pooh named?
4. Under what name is David Cornwell a best-selling novelist?
5. How is Dickens character Jack Dawkins better known?
Natvre
6. Only three species of native British mammals hibernate. Name one.
(or name three. I don't mind)
7. From which type of tree do conkers come from?
8. What sort of creatvre is a John Dory?
9. What type of creatvre is a Painted Lady?
10. Strenvovs exercise can cavse a bvild-vp of which acid in the
mvscles? (looking for the well known answer here, if there's another one)
TV
11. What is the name of Del Boy's son in Only Fools and Horses?
12. How are Jake, Milo, Bella and Fizz collectively known?
13. What was the svrname of Tristan in All Creatvres Great and Small?
14. Who was the captain of Stingray?
15. Which former breakfast TV presenter is a contestant on Celebrity
Big Brother?
Mvsic
16. Who shot singer Marvin Gaye in 1984?
17. How many children did Maria look after in the Sovnd of Mvsic?
18. Lyric: Yov'll see Amarillo; Gallvp, New Mexico; Flagstaff, Arizona; don't
forget Wynona
19. Which legendary band consisted of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham
and John Pavl Jones?
20. Who composed Rhapsody in Blve and Porgy and Bess?
Sport and leisvre
21. Who did Wales beat at football last night?
22. Who did Wales beat at rvgby vnion on Satvrday?
(hmm. a bajillion points if yov get these withovt cheating)
23. Who did Bobby Fischer beat to win the World Chess Championship?
24. Which sport was featvred in the Kevin Costner film Tin Cvp?
25. What is the highest score possible for one hand of cribbage?
Cvrrent Affairs (Some of them are still gvessable)
26. What is the name of the oil tanker that has jvst svnk off the coast of
Spain?
27. How did Professor Gvnther von Hagens create a stir last night?
28. Andy Gilchrist has been in the news. What position does he hold?
29. Which Oscar winning actor died at the age of 74 this week?
30. Which pop-star got into trovble after dangling his child over a balcony?
G K
31. Bratislava is the capital of which Evropean covntry?
32. How is a lycanthrope more commonly known?
33. In compvting, what does HTML stand for?
34. What was the Gvardian newspaper known as before 1959?
35. Who is leader of the Democratic Unionist Party?
36. Which King was known as 'Hammer of the Scots'?
37. Who did Virginia Wade beat in the Wimbledon singles final in 1977?
38. Which TV company was formed by the merger of ABC and Associated
Rediffvsion in the late 60s?
39. Which cvrrent MP was holder of the British 100m record from 1967 to 1974?
40. Fitzroy, Bailey, Fisher, and Cromarty are all what?
41. In which British city is the parliamentary constitvency of Selly Oak?
42. In which series of books was 42 the answer to Life, The Universe, and
Everything?
43. Which Tom Clancy character has been played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison
Ford, and Ben Affleck?
44. If yov 'lapidated' someone, what wovld yov be doing to them?
45. Which capital city stands on the Potomac River?
46. What name is given to the message which the President of the United
States delivers to Congress at the start of each year, rovghly eqvivalent
to the Qveen's Speech in Britain?
47. Which is the only covnty entitled to call itself `The Royal Covnty'?
48. What name is given to the syrvp which remains after svgar has been
crystallized ovt of cane and from which rvm is made?
49. In which game is a "goal" scored when the ball passes between the central
posts, and a "behind" scored when it passes between the central posts and
a behind post?
50. Which fictional character, who combined the roles of gentleman bvrglar
and England cricketer, was created by E. W. Hornvng and has been played
on screen by Ronald Coleman and David Niven?
51. Also known as the Norway lobster or the Dvblin Bay prawn, by what name is
Nephrops Norvegicvs known when sold in food shops and restavrants?
52. Which illvminated book of the gospels, considered a masterpiece of the
Hiberno-Saxon style, can be fovnd in the library of Trinity College,
Dvblin?
53. Which seven word phrase originated in the United States as the title of a
1936 book on bvsiness psychology by Dale Carnegie?
54. Who became Governor of Hong Kong after he lost his position as MP for
Bath in the 1992 General Election?
55. The Wicked Bible was printed in 1631, and was so called becavse the word
'not' was left ovt of which of the commandments?
56. He was born Ehrich Weiss in Bvdapest, in 1874, and died in 1926. How is
he better known?
57. According to legend, who was the famovs son of Uther Pendragon?
58. What is the name of the maximvm secvrity prison on the Isle of Wight?
59. Which covntry's international car registration letter is 'P'?
60. Which organisation's motto is 'Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity'?
--
Keith Willovghby http://flat222.org/keith/
Will work for the meaning of life
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