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Quiz Answers
- May 18th 2008 |
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Which World
Statesman is to have a concert celebrating his 90th birthday soon |
Nelson Mandela |
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2 |
Which artist
was famous for his paintings of Sunflowers |
Vincent Van
Gogh |
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3 |
What was the
Name given to 'Florence Nightingale' |
Lady with the
Lamp |
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4 |
How much money
will basic Rate Payers Receive this year extra in their pay it was announced
this/last week in a mini budget |
£120 |
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5 |
Which
characters were the neighbours in 'Man About the House' |
George &
Mildred |
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6 |
Which Team won
the first ever European Cup Final |
Real Madrid |
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7 |
American Pie
was a hit in 1971 for which male Singer |
Don McLean |
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In which
county are Chelmsford & Colchester |
Essex |
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9 |
Cornflower is
a shade of which colour |
Blue |
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10 |
What’s the
national flower of Wales? |
Daffodil |
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11 |
In a standard
pack of playing cards what do the queens hold in their hands |
Flowers |
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12 |
What liquid is
made by a flower to attract insects? |
Nectar |
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13 |
What
characters did Ant & Dec play in the children's TV series Byker Grove |
PJ &
Duncan |
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14 |
Which Actor
plays the role of Iron Man in the new Movie |
Robert Downey
Jr. |
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15 |
What was the
score in the Middlesbrough v Man City match last week in the final
premiership match of the season |
8 - 1 |
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16 |
Which Roman
general became Cleopatra’s lover, and died just before her? |
Mark Anthony |
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17 |
What’s the
name of the maximum security prison on the Isle of Wight |
Parkhurst |
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18 |
What was
banned for the first time at the Chelsea Flower show in 1983 |
Gnomes |
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19 |
Who was the
lead singer of East 17 |
Brian Harvey |
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20 |
(Anagram) SWAY LAST, NET THEM (Sportsman) |
Stanley
Matthews |
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21 |
In which year
was Nelson Mandela released from Prison (2pts=correct / 1pt=+-1 year) |
1990 |
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22 |
Who solved the
murder in Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile |
Hercule Poirot |
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23 |
Name the
Titanic’s sister ships? |
Olympic/Britannic |
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24 |
What were the
Christian names of the lead characters in Hart to Hart |
Jonathon &
Jennifer |
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25 |
On the subject
of words – spell the flower Foosha |
FUCHSIA |
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26 |
Which seaside
resort provided Chas and Dave with a 1982 hit |
Margate |
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27 |
Who was the
Roman God of Flowers & Spring |
Flora |
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28 |
What’s the
proper name for a female ferret |
Jill |
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29 |
In the FA Cup
this year Which Non League Team took the Lead Twice against Liverpool before
losing 5-2 |
Havant and
Waterlooville |
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30 |
What was the
name of the character played by Leonard di Caprio in Titanic? –extra point if
you get the name of Kate Winslet’s character right as well |
Jack
Dawson/Rose DeWitt Bukater |
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Loretta Swit
from M*A*S*H played a Cop in a pilot episode of which TV Series |
Cagney &
Lacey |
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32 |
Who Invented
the first Astronomical Telescope |
Galileo |
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Who was at No
1 in 1960 with 'Tell Laura I Love Her' |
Ricky Valance |
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Which country
consists of North Island and South Island? |
New Zealand |
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Which English
King succeeded Henry III |
Edward I |
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36 |
Of which wild
flower is polyanthus a garden variety? |
Primrose |
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Which German
techno group knocked Madonna off the number one spot in the UK album chart
last week |
Scooter |
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38 |
Who did
Liverpool Beat in the 1976 UEFA Cup Final |
Club Brugge |
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39 |
Which Car
maker made a famous Bullnose model |
Morris |
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40 |
GAUJO – is it
a) A South American cowboy, b) A Portuguese 5 stringed musical instrument, c)
Arabic for Gerbil or d) Gypsy dialect for non-gypsy |
d) Gypsy
dialect for non-gypsy |
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Tie |
What is the
gestation period of an elephant (pregnancy) |
624 days |
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