Quiz - Week 24 - 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. Film

1. Who has starred as James bond the most?

Roger more

2. Which group had the soundtrack the highlander movies?

Queen

3. Which actor stars in these 3 films. Con Air, Gone in 60 seconds and National Treasure?

Nicholas Cage

4. What year did the first Nightmare on Elm street come out? Exact 2 -/+ 2 years 1.

1984

5. In Star Wars what is Darth Vaders real name?

Anikin Skywalker

2. Food and Drink

1. UK Eggs are usually stamped with a picture of which animal?

Lion

2. What is an ‘angel on horseback’?

An oyster wrapped in bacon

3. What was ‘Little Miss Muffet’ eating in the nursery rhyme?

Curds and whey

4. Sake is a Japanese alcoholic drink made from fermented what?

Rice

5. Which soft fizzy drink was invented by Charles Alderton in Texas in 1885?

Dr Pepper

3. Science and Nature

1. Where in its body are a lobster’s teeth?

In its stomach

2. What is the primary function of red blood cells?

To carry oxygen around the body

3. What is the largest artery in the human body called?

The Aorta

4. What is the centre of an atom called?

Nucleus

5. What type of lens is a magnifying glass; concave or convex?

Convex

4. Anagrams - Prime ministers

1. Churlish Nit Clown

Winston Churchill

2. Brainy Lot

Tony Blair

3. Recharge That Tram

Margaret Thatcher

4. Hollow Drains

Harold Wilson

5. Darn Mad Voice

David Cameron

5. The 1990s

1. What were the names of the four different ‘zones’ in the original series of ‘The Crystal Maze’?

Aztec, Futuristic, Medieval and Industrial (Ocean zone replaced the industrial zone in series 4)

2. In which year did Princess Diana die?

1997

3. Who won the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of the UK in May 1997 and with which song? Point each.

Katrina and the Waves (Love Shine a Light)

4. In which year did Bill Clinton become the 42nd President of the United States? Exact 2 points -/=2 years 1 point

1993

5. In 1998 Ant and Dec co hosted which Saturday morning tv show on ITV?

Smtv live

6. General Knowledge

1. What was the name of the pet dog on the US TV sitcom ‘Frasier’?

Eddie

2. Which part of Charlie Chaplin’s body did he get insured?

His feet

3. In Dickens’s ‘Oliver Twist’, Jack Dawkins was the real name of which character?

Artful Dodger

4. Which musical is based on a novel written by Victor Hugo?

Les Misérables

5.  In the tour de france there are 4 coloured jerseys that represent the overall winner, highest placed rider under 25, riders who consistently finish high in positions and the leader of the competition. But what colours are they?

Yellow, white, green and white and red poka dots.

Bonus

Known as 'The Lost Boys'; Tootles, Nibs, Slightly, Curly and The Twins all fell out of what?

Their Prams