Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2009 0:31:32 GMT
Pot Pourri XVI
Here is another Mixed Bag-themed quiz with two subsections. 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
a)
1 Who succeeded Leslie Crowther as the host of Stars In Their Eyes ?
2 What colour were Coldplay in 2001 ?
3 Who is the Naked Chef ?
4 Which city in Florida is home to Disneyworld ?
5 Who wrote the series of portraits in music, Enigma Variations ?
6 Which disgraced peer was sentenced to four years for perjury in 2001 ?
7 Stamford Raffles founded what in 1819 ?
8 Who became Ireland's first Prime Minister in 1921 ?
9 Who was the leader of the Shi'ite administration in Iran after the overthrow of the Shah in 1979 ?
10 In which year was Margaret Thatcher first elected Prime Minister ?
11 John Steed and Emma Peel were better known as what ?
12 Which year saw the start of the Interregnum in English history ?
13 By what colloquial name is the Japanese ritual seppuku better known ?
14 Which is the longest river flowing entirely in Europe, and into which sea does it empty ?
15 Who was the blonde in Abba ?
b)
16 Which charismatic football manager was known as Ol' Big Head ?
17 In 1969, which cricketer was the first black person to be awarded a peerage by the British ?
18 In 1856, the island of Van Diemen's Land was renamed as what ?
19 What would you expect to buy from a milliner ?
20 Where were 66 people killed at a football match in January, 1971 ?
21 Who was the main anchor of Channel 4 News when the channel launched in 1982 ?
22 Which famous London landmark has a Clock Tower and a Victoria Tower ?
23 By what name are the stewardships of Stoke, Burnham and Desborough better known ?
24 Which English tenor's voice prompted Britten to create the role of Peter Grimes especially for him ?
25 UK elections normally take place on which day of the week ?
26 Who was the inventor of the whirlpool bath ?
27 Who is 'bonny and blithe and good and gay' ?
28 What was the pioneering science programme first shown on the BBC in 1965 ?
29 The book and film Cry Freedom concerned the anti-apartheid activities of which white South African journalist ?
30 What is the name of Cherie Blair's father ?
........bonus question.........
31 Who led the Referendum Party in the 1997 election, and against which sitting Tory, the MP for Putney, did he choose to stand in person ?
No more than 8 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
Here is another Mixed Bag-themed quiz with two subsections. 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
a)
1 Who succeeded Leslie Crowther as the host of Stars In Their Eyes ?
2 What colour were Coldplay in 2001 ?
3 Who is the Naked Chef ?
4 Which city in Florida is home to Disneyworld ?
5 Who wrote the series of portraits in music, Enigma Variations ?
6 Which disgraced peer was sentenced to four years for perjury in 2001 ?
7 Stamford Raffles founded what in 1819 ?
8 Who became Ireland's first Prime Minister in 1921 ?
9 Who was the leader of the Shi'ite administration in Iran after the overthrow of the Shah in 1979 ?
10 In which year was Margaret Thatcher first elected Prime Minister ?
11 John Steed and Emma Peel were better known as what ?
12 Which year saw the start of the Interregnum in English history ?
13 By what colloquial name is the Japanese ritual seppuku better known ?
14 Which is the longest river flowing entirely in Europe, and into which sea does it empty ?
15 Who was the blonde in Abba ?
b)
16 Which charismatic football manager was known as Ol' Big Head ?
17 In 1969, which cricketer was the first black person to be awarded a peerage by the British ?
18 In 1856, the island of Van Diemen's Land was renamed as what ?
19 What would you expect to buy from a milliner ?
20 Where were 66 people killed at a football match in January, 1971 ?
21 Who was the main anchor of Channel 4 News when the channel launched in 1982 ?
22 Which famous London landmark has a Clock Tower and a Victoria Tower ?
23 By what name are the stewardships of Stoke, Burnham and Desborough better known ?
24 Which English tenor's voice prompted Britten to create the role of Peter Grimes especially for him ?
25 UK elections normally take place on which day of the week ?
26 Who was the inventor of the whirlpool bath ?
27 Who is 'bonny and blithe and good and gay' ?
28 What was the pioneering science programme first shown on the BBC in 1965 ?
29 The book and film Cry Freedom concerned the anti-apartheid activities of which white South African journalist ?
30 What is the name of Cherie Blair's father ?
........bonus question.........
31 Who led the Referendum Party in the 1997 election, and against which sitting Tory, the MP for Putney, did he choose to stand in person ?
No more than 8 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
