Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2008 20:57:26 GMT
Another 30 to test your skills. A few difficult ones thrown in this time.
1 From what condition does Dustin Hoffman’s character suffer in the 1988 film Rain Man ?
2 Which state unilaterally declared independence from Nigeria in 1967 ?
3 Which atoll in the Marshall Islands gave its name to a form of swimwear ?
4 Which joint is formed by the meeting of the humerus, radius and ulna ?
5 Which actor plays William Forrester in the film Finding Forrester ?
6 Of which US state is Frankfort the capital ?
7 Which English novelist wrote The Children of the New Forest ?
8 Which was the first Sunday newspaper to be published in Britain ?
9 Let the River Run was the 1988 Oscar-winning song fro which film ?
10 The film The Claim is based on which Thomas Hardy novel ? (tommo bonus)
11 Who was known as ‘the lady with the lamp’ ?
12 In the computer abbreviation ASCII, for what does the letter ‘C’ stand ?
13 Of which US state is Lansing the capital ?
14 Which of the British Isles has three legs on its flag ? (Sav bonus)
15 What sort of creature is a ‘piddock’ ?
16 Which Oscar-winning actor starred in the film What Women Want ?
17 On which river does the city of Manchester stand ?
18 What is the meaning of the title Fidei Defensor belonging to English monarchs ?
19 Which US football team won Superbowl XLI ?
20 Who wrote The Day of the Triffids ?
21 Which actor appeared in TV’s Ally McCeal as attorney Larry Paul, after serving time in prison ?
22 In which country was landscape painter John La Farge born in 1835 ?
23 How was actress Grace Kelly killed ?
24 What is the meaning of the word ‘karate’ ?
25 Who did Muhammad Ali beat in 1975 to retain his World Heavyweight crown ?
26 In which game might you use a ‘bonce’ ?
27 St Boniface is a suburb of which Canadian city ?
28 What is a ‘bulace’: is it a type of bird or is it a tree ?
29 Of what quantity is the ampere the SI unit ?
30 In which Asian country is the city of Suwon ?
No more than 10 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck
1 From what condition does Dustin Hoffman’s character suffer in the 1988 film Rain Man ?
2 Which state unilaterally declared independence from Nigeria in 1967 ?
3 Which atoll in the Marshall Islands gave its name to a form of swimwear ?
4 Which joint is formed by the meeting of the humerus, radius and ulna ?
5 Which actor plays William Forrester in the film Finding Forrester ?
6 Of which US state is Frankfort the capital ?
7 Which English novelist wrote The Children of the New Forest ?
8 Which was the first Sunday newspaper to be published in Britain ?
9 Let the River Run was the 1988 Oscar-winning song fro which film ?
10 The film The Claim is based on which Thomas Hardy novel ? (tommo bonus)
11 Who was known as ‘the lady with the lamp’ ?
12 In the computer abbreviation ASCII, for what does the letter ‘C’ stand ?
13 Of which US state is Lansing the capital ?
14 Which of the British Isles has three legs on its flag ? (Sav bonus)
15 What sort of creature is a ‘piddock’ ?
16 Which Oscar-winning actor starred in the film What Women Want ?
17 On which river does the city of Manchester stand ?
18 What is the meaning of the title Fidei Defensor belonging to English monarchs ?
19 Which US football team won Superbowl XLI ?
20 Who wrote The Day of the Triffids ?
21 Which actor appeared in TV’s Ally McCeal as attorney Larry Paul, after serving time in prison ?
22 In which country was landscape painter John La Farge born in 1835 ?
23 How was actress Grace Kelly killed ?
24 What is the meaning of the word ‘karate’ ?
25 Who did Muhammad Ali beat in 1975 to retain his World Heavyweight crown ?
26 In which game might you use a ‘bonce’ ?
27 St Boniface is a suburb of which Canadian city ?
28 What is a ‘bulace’: is it a type of bird or is it a tree ?
29 Of what quantity is the ampere the SI unit ?
30 In which Asian country is the city of Suwon ?
No more than 10 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck
