Quiz 17 - Questions and Answers

 

For those of you who follow the blog and joined in with the Quiz on Tuesday I promised that on Fridays you would have the answers. 

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1. Text Language

1. BRB

Be right Back

2. IDC

I don’t care

3. LOL 2 meanings a point each

Lots of love and laugh out loud

4. RBTL

Read between the lines

5. 2G2BT

Too good to be true

2. Kids TV and Film

1. Which 1981 british animated series was relaunched last year?

Danger Mouse

2. Which 1967 Disney film is coming to cinemas this week using CGI and not featuring songs?

Jungle Book

3. Justin Fletcher aka Mr Tumble stars in which cbeebies how?

Something Special

4. Ant and Dec starred in which Saturday morning childrens show as hosts?

SMTV Live

5. What was the name of the cat that He-Man rode?

Battle Cat

3. Bonfire Night

1. What is the name of the firework that made up of spiral tubed rockets mounted through the centre and once ignited rotates quickly?

Catherine Wheel

2. Which King did Guy Fawkes try to blow up?

King James the 1st

3. Finish the sentence of the famous Bonfire night Rhyme: Remember, remember the 5th of November…..?

Gunpowder, treason and plot.

I see no reason, why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.

4. How many barrels of Gun powder were placed to be used?

36

5. What was Guy Fawkes real first name? Guido, Gaundry, Guilderoy, Gary or John?

Guido

4. Film plots described badly

1. A Garbage man takes up gardening to impress a girl. Upon her kidnap he sets off to rescue her potentially killing thousands of people.

Walli

2. A teenage girl is groomed whilst on holiday. She is pulled into an underground lifestyle that feature abortions, alcohol, sex and theft. Despite this by the end of the film her parents support the relationship.

Dirty dancing

3. A spoilt child is abandoned by his parents and left to fend for himself. Not once was child service called.

Home Alone

4. US government spends millions of dollars in rescuing an isolated man before he runs out of potatoes?

The Martian

5. A man with special needs has a midlife crisis. He leaves his family to go thrill seeking. Later his wife finds out and takes herself and her children off to rescue him.

The incredibles
 

5. Repeats

1. Hippology is the study of what?

Horses

2. What type of fish is smoked to make a kipper?

Herring

3. In Harry Potter what is Lord Voldermorts real name?

Tom Riddle

4. Karma is a practised concept by which 3 main religions? Point each

Hinduism, Silkhism and buddaism

5. Paraguay has borders with which 3 countries?

Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina

 
6. General Knowledge

1. Who played the character known as ‘Lukewarm’ in the 70s sitcom ‘Porridge’?

Christopher Biggins

2. Which of Disney’s seven dwarves does not have a beard?

Dopey

3. Which British monarch was famously imprisoned at Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight?

Charles I

4. In which year did India gain independence from Britain?

1947

5. Which 1978 animated childrens film caused outrage for being aired yesterday afternoon?

Watership down

Bonus question

‘Ratburger’ and ‘Billionaire Boy’ are books written by which well-known comedian?

David Walliams