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Quiz Answers
– 1st June 2008 |
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1 |
Which
country’s motto is “In God We Trust” |
USA |
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2 |
What was the
name of the first cloned sheep |
Dolly |
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3 |
How many
different topics of questions are there in Trivial Pursuit |
6 |
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4 |
Which Internet
company is to be sued by the Film/TV Company Viacom over copyrighted material
being shown on their Site |
Youtube
(Google) |
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5 |
Which actor
played Rodney in Only Fools and Horses? |
Nicholas
Lyndhurst |
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6 |
Who is the
current world record holder for the women's marathon |
Paula
Radcliffe |
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7 |
Which rapper
Sampled Dido on his Hit Stan in 2000 |
Eminem |
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8 |
How many
states are there in the United States |
50 |
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9 |
Which element
has the symbol Sn, short for STANNUM |
Tin |
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10 |
Which Actress
won a Poll for Worst American Accent this week |
Michelle Ryan |
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11 |
The Sphinx has
the head of a human and the body of a what |
Lion |
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12 |
What was the
name of the Roman god of War |
Mars |
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13 |
At which
department store was 'Are You Being Served' Set |
Grace Brothers |
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14 |
What is the
name of the new Indiana Jones Film |
The Kingdom of
the Crystal Skull |
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15 |
Name the 3
Teams Promoted in the Football League via the Play-Offs |
Hull City /
Doncaster Rovers / Stockport |
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16 |
Which Tudor
ship was raised and placed in dry dock in Portsmouth in 1982 |
Mary Rose |
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17 |
In which UK
Building is the famous Whispering Gallery |
St Paul’s Cathedral |
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18 |
Pokemon is
short for what |
Pocket
Monsters |
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19 |
What was the
Bee Gees’ 1st No 1 in the UK? |
Massachusetts |
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20 |
(anagram) FOR
TECHNICAL HEALTHY COCOA TRADE (Film) |
Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory |
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21 |
How old was
Tony Blair when he became Prime Minister (2pts=Correct / 1pt=+-2yrs) |
43 |
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22 |
In Which Novel
Does Fletcher Christian Appear |
Mutiny on the
Bounty |
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23 |
Which of Henry
VIII wives had 11 fingers |
Anne Boleyn |
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24 |
Which Actress
played the lead role in Filth: the Mary Whitehouse story shown on BBC 2 last
Week |
Julie Walters |
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25 |
Which car
manufacturer makes a model called the Picnic |
Toyota |
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26 |
Which Song by
Kool & the Gang hit Number 7 in the charts and was covered by Kylie
Minogue in 1992 reaching Number 20 |
Celebration |
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27 |
What was the
Al short for in Al Capone’s first name |
Alphonse |
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28 |
On which two
roads did the Fuel Protests take place on Tues 27th May |
A40 & M4 |
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29 |
Who Scored a
Century for England in the 2nd Test Match played at Old Trafford last Weekend |
Andrew Strauss
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30 |
On which
island was King Kong found? |
Skull Island |
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31 |
What in the
capital of Nepal |
Kathmandu |
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32 |
In Pantomime
who is the servant of Cinderella's stepfather |
Buttons |
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33 |
The song
Getting To Know You comes from which musical |
The King &
I |
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34 |
What is the
name of the Lion in the Addams Family |
Kitty Kat |
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35 |
Name the only
English Pope (2pts Papal Name / Real Name) |
Adrian IV /
Nicholas Breakspear |
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36 |
In computing
what is PDF short for |
Portable
Document Format |
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37 |
What was the
name of Tracey Ulmans Debut Single released in 1983 in which she sings into a
hairbrush in the video |
Breakaway |
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38 |
With which
sport do you associate Smith’s Lawn? |
Polo |
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39 |
What type of
wood was Noah’s Ark was built from |
Gopher |
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40 |
Word – LAMMER
– is it Scots for a) a defaulter, b) amber, c) a body blow or d) a Caber |
b) Amber |
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Tie |
On 16th March
1990, Roger Hickey of California recorded the highest speed recorded on a
skateboard, what was it (mph) |
78 MPH |
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