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General Knowledge CCLXXXVII Quiz
Here is another themed quiz. You will find that each set of 10 contains 10 answers that rhyme with each other ! 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
Part A
1 Which major hit for Don McLean was a tribute to Buddy Holly ?
2 Who played the playwright Oscar Wilde in the 1997 film entitled Wilde ?
3 In which book, the first of the Karla Trilogy, did John Le Carre introduce the character of George Smiley ?
4 Which Oscar-winning film of 1957 was directed by David Lean and co-starred Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins ?
5 Which Beatles hit opens with the line, "You say yes, I say no" ?
6 Which film was originally made in 1958 starring Vincent Price and was remade in 1986 starring Jeff Goldblum ?
7 Which novel was John Lennon's assassin Mark Chapman carrying when he killed Lennon ?
8 In which film did Yul Brynner boast that he had fathered 67 children ?
9 What name is given to the bamboo sword used in the sport of kendo ?
10 In which 2001 film did Tom Cruise co-star with Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz ?
Part B
11 What is the alternative name for a caribou ?
12 In which film remake did Robert De Niro play a psychotic killer called Max Cady ?
13 Where in the body are the vestibules of the semi-circular canals ?
14 Which creature in Greek mythology possessed the tail and ears of a horse and the legs and horns of a goat ?
15 What was the title of the song with which Johnny Logan won his first Eurovision Song Contest ?
16 Which territory in the country of India was the cause of wars between India and Pakistan in 1948 and 1965 ? (Led Zep bonus)
17 Which actor died after falling from a horse whilst making a Three Musketeers film in 1998 ?
18 Which celebrated feminist wrote the book, The Female Eunuch ?
19 Which Shakespeare play features the characterrs of Goneril and Cordelia ?
20 What is an assegai ?
Part C
21 What G word is the name given to the kitchen on a ship ?
22 Which professional community founded by Fred Terman is located in the Bay of San Francisco ?
23 Who played Rebecca Howe in the sitcom, Cheers ?
24 Which dance hall was built in London in 1919 ?
25 What is the name of the male tabby cat that captured the heart of Duchess in the Disney film, The Aristocats ?
26 Which new romantic pop group was founded by the Kemp brothers ?
27 What nickname was given to West 28th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue in New York ?
28 Which race won in 1998 by Colin McRae was first contested in 1932 ?
29 Who, beheaded in 1618, is said to have laid his cloak over a puddle for Queen Elizabeth I ?
30 Who, born in 1656, invented the diving bell and was the first scientist to calculate the orbit of a comet ?
No more than 6 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
Here is another themed quiz. You will find that each set of 10 contains 10 answers that rhyme with each other ! 1pt for each answer unless stated otherwise.
Part A
1 Which major hit for Don McLean was a tribute to Buddy Holly ?
2 Who played the playwright Oscar Wilde in the 1997 film entitled Wilde ?
3 In which book, the first of the Karla Trilogy, did John Le Carre introduce the character of George Smiley ?
4 Which Oscar-winning film of 1957 was directed by David Lean and co-starred Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins ?
5 Which Beatles hit opens with the line, "You say yes, I say no" ?
6 Which film was originally made in 1958 starring Vincent Price and was remade in 1986 starring Jeff Goldblum ?
7 Which novel was John Lennon's assassin Mark Chapman carrying when he killed Lennon ?
8 In which film did Yul Brynner boast that he had fathered 67 children ?
9 What name is given to the bamboo sword used in the sport of kendo ?
10 In which 2001 film did Tom Cruise co-star with Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz ?
Part B
11 What is the alternative name for a caribou ?
12 In which film remake did Robert De Niro play a psychotic killer called Max Cady ?
13 Where in the body are the vestibules of the semi-circular canals ?
14 Which creature in Greek mythology possessed the tail and ears of a horse and the legs and horns of a goat ?
15 What was the title of the song with which Johnny Logan won his first Eurovision Song Contest ?
16 Which territory in the country of India was the cause of wars between India and Pakistan in 1948 and 1965 ? (Led Zep bonus)
17 Which actor died after falling from a horse whilst making a Three Musketeers film in 1998 ?
18 Which celebrated feminist wrote the book, The Female Eunuch ?
19 Which Shakespeare play features the characterrs of Goneril and Cordelia ?
20 What is an assegai ?
Part C
21 What G word is the name given to the kitchen on a ship ?
22 Which professional community founded by Fred Terman is located in the Bay of San Francisco ?
23 Who played Rebecca Howe in the sitcom, Cheers ?
24 Which dance hall was built in London in 1919 ?
25 What is the name of the male tabby cat that captured the heart of Duchess in the Disney film, The Aristocats ?
26 Which new romantic pop group was founded by the Kemp brothers ?
27 What nickname was given to West 28th Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue in New York ?
28 Which race won in 1998 by Colin McRae was first contested in 1932 ?
29 Who, beheaded in 1618, is said to have laid his cloak over a puddle for Queen Elizabeth I ?
30 Who, born in 1656, invented the diving bell and was the first scientist to calculate the orbit of a comet ?
No more than 6 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
