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General Knowledge CCXCI 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 Who won a Best Actor Oscar for his role in the film Gladiator ?
2 Which literary villain robbed the widow Douglas in The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer ?
3 Christiania was the former name of which capital city ?
4 Which musical term means, 'gradually play louder'?
5 Who wrote The Murders In The Rue Morgue ?
6 Which American state is nicknamed the Potato State ?
7 What was the title of the first James Bond film ?
8 Which olympic gold medallist of 1980 became the personal trainer of William Hague ?
9 In chapter 9 in the Book og Genesis, Noah is said to have been the first man to look upon a what ?
10 In which 7-a-side team sport did Hungary win six Olympic gold medals between 1932 and 1976 ?
Part B
11 What name is given to a female dog ?
12 In which London borough was the Millennium Dome erected ?
13 Which 1955 film starring Marilyn Monroe was based on a play by George Axelrod ?
14 Which C & W singer had hits with Behind Closed Doors and The Most Beautiful Girl In The World ?
15 What five-letter word is the name of a sticky black substance and also a position of a note in a musical scale ?
16 A football team from which town was guided to FA Cup glory by Bobby Robson in 1978 ? (Daveuk1 bonus)
17 Leaf, fan, spider and cross are all types of what ?
18 The trial of which former Yugoslav president began in The Hague on February 12, 2002 ?
19 Which 1960s pop group had hits with the songs 'The Legend Of Xanadu' and 'Zabadak' ?
20 Which game played with four balls is contested by Harry Potter at Hogwarts School ?
Part C
21 In equine terms, what is the male equivalent of a dam ?
22 What is the title of the fourth novel in the series of Harry Potter books ?
23 Who co-starred with Gene Wilder in the films, Stir Crazy and See No Evil, Hear No Evil ?
24 What name is given to one twenty-fifth of a ream of paper ?
25 In which 1999 film comedy did Mel Gibson co-star with Goldie Hawn ?
26 Which rugby star is nicknamed 'Chariots Of Fire'?
27 In which US TV show based on the Robert Parker novels did Robert Urich play the title role ?
28 What was the title of the 1997 film in which Jim Carrey played a lawyer who was forced to tell the truth for 24 hours ?
29 What was the name of the plane in which the Wright Brothers made their first historic flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina ?
30 In which 1996 film based on a true story did Meg Ryan play a helicopter pilot killed in the Gulf War ?
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 Who won a Best Actor Oscar for his role in the film Gladiator ?
2 Which literary villain robbed the widow Douglas in The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer ?
3 Christiania was the former name of which capital city ?
4 Which musical term means, 'gradually play louder'?
5 Who wrote The Murders In The Rue Morgue ?
6 Which American state is nicknamed the Potato State ?
7 What was the title of the first James Bond film ?
8 Which olympic gold medallist of 1980 became the personal trainer of William Hague ?
9 In chapter 9 in the Book og Genesis, Noah is said to have been the first man to look upon a what ?
10 In which 7-a-side team sport did Hungary win six Olympic gold medals between 1932 and 1976 ?
Part B
11 What name is given to a female dog ?
12 In which London borough was the Millennium Dome erected ?
13 Which 1955 film starring Marilyn Monroe was based on a play by George Axelrod ?
14 Which C & W singer had hits with Behind Closed Doors and The Most Beautiful Girl In The World ?
15 What five-letter word is the name of a sticky black substance and also a position of a note in a musical scale ?
16 A football team from which town was guided to FA Cup glory by Bobby Robson in 1978 ? (Daveuk1 bonus)
17 Leaf, fan, spider and cross are all types of what ?
18 The trial of which former Yugoslav president began in The Hague on February 12, 2002 ?
19 Which 1960s pop group had hits with the songs 'The Legend Of Xanadu' and 'Zabadak' ?
20 Which game played with four balls is contested by Harry Potter at Hogwarts School ?
Part C
21 In equine terms, what is the male equivalent of a dam ?
22 What is the title of the fourth novel in the series of Harry Potter books ?
23 Who co-starred with Gene Wilder in the films, Stir Crazy and See No Evil, Hear No Evil ?
24 What name is given to one twenty-fifth of a ream of paper ?
25 In which 1999 film comedy did Mel Gibson co-star with Goldie Hawn ?
26 Which rugby star is nicknamed 'Chariots Of Fire'?
27 In which US TV show based on the Robert Parker novels did Robert Urich play the title role ?
28 What was the title of the 1997 film in which Jim Carrey played a lawyer who was forced to tell the truth for 24 hours ?
29 What was the name of the plane in which the Wright Brothers made their first historic flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina ?
30 In which 1996 film based on a true story did Meg Ryan play a helicopter pilot killed in the Gulf War ?
No more than 6 answers per person in any one 4-hour period, please. Good luck !
