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Quiz Answers
- May 11th 2008 |
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1 |
In which hand
is the Statue of Liberty's torch |
Right |
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What sort of
confectionary would you associate with Kendal? |
Mint Cake |
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3 |
What's the
title of the person who gives the results of elections |
Returning
Officer |
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4 |
Which Violent
game was released with record sales |
Grand Theft
Auto Four |
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5 |
In which TV
series did Bill Maynard play a character called 'Green Grass' |
Heartbeat |
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6 |
Ronnie O'Sullivan
won the Snooker World Championship Final beating who by what score |
Ali Carter
18-8 |
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7 |
Which group
from Denmark had a hit with 'Barbie Girl' in 1997 |
Aqua |
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In which city
would you find the 'Trevi Fountain' which was built in 1762 by Nicola Salvi |
Rome |
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The Tate
Gallery was founded by art collector and businessman Sir Henry Tate, who made
his money from what? |
Sugar (Tate of
Tate & Lyle) |
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10 |
On a
restaurant menu describing the dish 'surf and turf' which word is the meat
element |
Turf |
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What
"C" is evidence of a person's achievements or trustworthiness |
Credential |
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12 |
Which farmyard
creature has breeds including, 'Large Black', 'Berkshire' and 'Landrace |
Pig |
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13 |
On which
Saturday evening TV show did Jet, Rio and Ace appear |
Gladiators |
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14 |
Which 1989
film cast Tom Cruise as real-life paralysed Vietnam War veteran Rob Kovic |
Born On The
Fourth Of July |
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15 |
What name is
given to the blue and red hazards on a skiing slalom course |
Gates |
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16 |
What was the
name of the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed to America in 1620 |
Mayflower |
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17 |
Name the three
U.S. states have only Four letters in their name |
Ohio, Iowa,
Utah |
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18 |
Italian
egg-shaped tomatoes are named after which fruit |
Plum |
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19 |
"Strumming
my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his words" were the
opening line of what hit song |
Killing me
Softly |
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20 |
(Anagram) A NAG TO FORCE AN HEIR (historical Person) |
Catherine of
Aragon |
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21 |
In what year
was the Channel Tunnel completed (2pts=correct / 1pt+-2years) |
1994 |
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22 |
Which
fatty-acid known to be beneficial for a healthy heart, is present in fish
especially mackerel and tuna |
Omega 3 |
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23 |
Why were
drummers used in public executions |
To drown out
the last noises (screams) of the condemned man |
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24 |
Who was the
BBC presenter who conducted the famous Princess Diana interview |
Martin Bashir |
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25 |
Which car
manufacturer produced the Volante and Vanquish models |
Aston Martin |
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26 |
Released in
1967, what was the title of 'Englebert Humperdink's' first British number one |
Please Release
Me |
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27 |
What type of
pea can be eaten whole including the pod |
Mange tout |
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28 |
Which
Talksport host was fired last week and for what reason |
James Whale
for telling listeners to vote for Boris Johnson |
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29 |
Which British
team won the UEFA cup in 1976 |
Liverpool |
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30 |
In the Rocky
films, what city was Rocky Balboa's hometown |
Philadelphia |
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31 |
In
Thunderbirds 'FAB 1' was a pink Rolls Royce, what was 'FAB 2' |
A Yacht |
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What is the
male equivalent of matron |
Patron |
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Which singer
was in top 10 in 1952, number one in 1968 and back in the charts in 1994 |
Louis
Armstrong |
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34 |
Which South
American city is overlooked by a statue called Christ the Redeemer |
Rio de Janeiro |
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35 |
Which king of
Wessex and defeater of the Danes, lived from 849AD to 901AD |
Alfred the
Great |
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36 |
In the dish
Lapin Chasseur, what is the lapin |
Rabbit |
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37 |
Who, other
than Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta recorded "You’re the one that
I want"? |
Arthur Mullard
/ Hylda Baker & Craig McLachlan / Debbie Gibson |
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38 |
For which
English county did West Indian, Brian Lara, score a record 501 not out in
1994 |
Warwickshire |
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39 |
48 extras from
which Oscar winning film all died within a year of filming |
Babe |
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40 |
OCHOPHOBIA is
a) fear of snakes b) Fear of smoking
c) fear of bright colours or d) fear of cars |
d) fear of
cars |
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How many
Medals did Great Britain win in the Athens 2004 Paralympics |
94 |
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