Steve
Saturday 1st November 2003, 12:26
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QUESTIONS
1. Who was the Roman goddess of wisdom?
2. Who painted “The Execution of the Emperor Maximillian”?
3. Whose children are named Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Belle?
4. Who won the 1980 FA Cup?
5. Which Book of the Bible has only one chapter?
6. What is the capital of Togo?
7. What is formed by the meeting of The Strand, The Mall, and Whitehall?
8. By what name is Robert Weston Smith better known?
9. What animals did Basil Fawlty ask a hotel guest if she expected to see from her Torquay bedroom window?
10. Who was born on 18 Feb 1933?
11. What was the name of Dr. Samuel Johnson’s cat?
12. Which song was Roy Orbison's first No. 1 UK hit?
13. Which baddie in a James Bond movie was played by Christopher Lee?
14. What significant event occurred on 16 Dec 1773?
15. Who played Eliza's father in the movie My Fair Lady?
16. Who sang the line “So when the night falls, my lonely heart calls”?
17. Which capital city’s name means “muddy waters”?
18. Which radioactive isotope is used to determine the date of pre-historic material?
19. In 1990 who knocked out Mike Tyson to become undisputed World Heavyweight champion?
20. What was the title of the book on which the movie The Dambusters was based?
21. Who was the motor racing World Champion in 1980?
22. Who said "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity"?
23. What do Ada Love, Christina Drayton, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Ethel Thayer have in common?
24. Where is the Eden Project?
25. Which movie won the Best Picture Oscar in 1987?
26. Who was the only actor to appear in both the film and the TV series of M.A.S.H.?
27. Which horse did Brian Fletcher ride to his (Brian Fletcher’s) first Grand
National victory?
28. Name both South American countries that have no coastline.
29. Who wrote the play Moon for the Misbegotten?
30. In which sport is the Corbillon Cup awarded for women?
31. Who succeeded Dag Hammarskjold as Secretary General of the United Nations?
32. Which city was the capital of Spain before Madrid?
33. Which king abdicated in 1951?
34. Who are Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy?
35. Which lake was created by the building of the Aswan High Dam?
36. Who sang the line “Better make it fast or else I'm gonna get pissed”?
37.How many tiles are there in a Mahjong set?
38. Which movie contains the line “I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life”?
39. Which cheese from the Auvergne region is made from ewe's milk?
40. Who thought he was Julius Caesar and so they put him in a home?
41. What is the name of Fireman Sam's fire engine?
42. Who created Rip Van Winkle?
43. What is the term for a floor made by setting marble or stone chips in mortar and polishing when dry?
44. Red Burgundy wine is produced principally from which grape?
45. From which album was the Billy Joel hit single "Allentown" taken?
46. Who is the last King of England to die in battle?
47. What is the common name of the gas comprising two atoms of nitrogen and one atom of oxygen?
48. Who was the female star of the movie "The China Syndrome"?
49. What is the geometrical term for a figure with four sides with only one pair of sides parallel?
50. In his mansion in the mountains, scran has two clocks. One gains 6 seconds in every hour, while the other loses 9 seconds in every hour. He set them to show the same time, and then set them going. How long will it be before they are exactly one hour different?
you are allowed ONLY ONE POST (containing answers to as many questions as you like).
Additional posts (within the first 24 hours) will be ignored.
Edited posts (within the first 24 hours) will be disqualified.
Complete answers will take precedence over earlier partial answers
After the first 24 hours there is no restriction on posts ( free for all ). It is better not to edit your posts. If you want to add or correct something post a new reply. The points go to the first person to get the correct answer. "First" is taken as the posting time. If you edit a post, the editing time will be used as the posting time for all answers in the post.
2 points for each correct answer. Multi-part questions require all parts answered correctly for the 2 points. 1 point will be awarded for answers that are significantly on the right track. The 2nd point will be awarded to the first person to “fill in the gaps”. Bonus points may be awarded additional relevant information
See if you can do this without google!!
Good luck!!
QUESTIONS
1. Who was the Roman goddess of wisdom?
2. Who painted “The Execution of the Emperor Maximillian”?
3. Whose children are named Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Belle?
4. Who won the 1980 FA Cup?
5. Which Book of the Bible has only one chapter?
6. What is the capital of Togo?
7. What is formed by the meeting of The Strand, The Mall, and Whitehall?
8. By what name is Robert Weston Smith better known?
9. What animals did Basil Fawlty ask a hotel guest if she expected to see from her Torquay bedroom window?
10. Who was born on 18 Feb 1933?
11. What was the name of Dr. Samuel Johnson’s cat?
12. Which song was Roy Orbison's first No. 1 UK hit?
13. Which baddie in a James Bond movie was played by Christopher Lee?
14. What significant event occurred on 16 Dec 1773?
15. Who played Eliza's father in the movie My Fair Lady?
16. Who sang the line “So when the night falls, my lonely heart calls”?
17. Which capital city’s name means “muddy waters”?
18. Which radioactive isotope is used to determine the date of pre-historic material?
19. In 1990 who knocked out Mike Tyson to become undisputed World Heavyweight champion?
20. What was the title of the book on which the movie The Dambusters was based?
21. Who was the motor racing World Champion in 1980?
22. Who said "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity"?
23. What do Ada Love, Christina Drayton, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Ethel Thayer have in common?
24. Where is the Eden Project?
25. Which movie won the Best Picture Oscar in 1987?
26. Who was the only actor to appear in both the film and the TV series of M.A.S.H.?
27. Which horse did Brian Fletcher ride to his (Brian Fletcher’s) first Grand
National victory?
28. Name both South American countries that have no coastline.
29. Who wrote the play Moon for the Misbegotten?
30. In which sport is the Corbillon Cup awarded for women?
31. Who succeeded Dag Hammarskjold as Secretary General of the United Nations?
32. Which city was the capital of Spain before Madrid?
33. Which king abdicated in 1951?
34. Who are Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy?
35. Which lake was created by the building of the Aswan High Dam?
36. Who sang the line “Better make it fast or else I'm gonna get pissed”?
37.How many tiles are there in a Mahjong set?
38. Which movie contains the line “I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life”?
39. Which cheese from the Auvergne region is made from ewe's milk?
40. Who thought he was Julius Caesar and so they put him in a home?
41. What is the name of Fireman Sam's fire engine?
42. Who created Rip Van Winkle?
43. What is the term for a floor made by setting marble or stone chips in mortar and polishing when dry?
44. Red Burgundy wine is produced principally from which grape?
45. From which album was the Billy Joel hit single "Allentown" taken?
46. Who is the last King of England to die in battle?
47. What is the common name of the gas comprising two atoms of nitrogen and one atom of oxygen?
48. Who was the female star of the movie "The China Syndrome"?
49. What is the geometrical term for a figure with four sides with only one pair of sides parallel?
50. In his mansion in the mountains, scran has two clocks. One gains 6 seconds in every hour, while the other loses 9 seconds in every hour. He set them to show the same time, and then set them going. How long will it be before they are exactly one hour different?