General Knowledge Quiz No. 116

[Carl]

• 1. Which of the following elements has a chemical symbol which does not begin with 'P' ? Europium, Lead or Phosphorus ?

• 2. What is the chemical symbol for the element Platinum ?

• 3. In which 1988 film would you find the character of Hans Gruber ?

• 4. Which group sang the song 'Take My Breath Away' which featured in the film 'Top Gun' ?

• 5. What is the capital of Hong Kong ?

• 6. Who was British poet laureate between 1972 and 1984 ?

• 7. Who played General George Custer in the film 'They Died With Their Boots On' ?

• 8. What was the name of Paul Eddington's character in the TV shows 'Yes, Minister' and 'Yes, Prime Minister' ?

• 9. On a movie set, who or what is the gaffer ?

• 10. Which fruit is also known by the scientific name of 'Malus pumila' ?

• 11. Who provided the voice of the baby in the film 'Look who's talking' ?

• 12. What is the real name of the comedian who plays the character of Ali G ?

• 13. Nicole won the Eurovision Song Contest for which country in 1982 ?

• 14. Which American President ordered the dropping of the first Atomic Bomb ?

• 15. In which US city is the record company Motown based ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

[elcarretero]

1 Europium (lead Pb plumbum, Phosphorus P)
3 Die Hard (played by Alan Rickman)

[reddragon]

6. john betjeman
8. jim hacker

[elcarretero]

15 Detroit

[freddo]

5 Hong Kong does not have a capital city it is part of China so Beijing is capital
10 Paradise Apple

[LucindaC]

11 Bruce willis
13 Germany

[Carl]

ANSWERS

• 1. Which of the following elements has a chemical symbol which does not begin with 'P' ? Europium, Lead or Phosphorus ? Europium

• 2. What is the chemical symbol for the element Platinum ? Pt

• 3. In which 1988 film would you find the character of Hans Gruber ? Die Hard

• 4. Which group sang the song 'Take My Breath Away' which featured in the film 'Top Gun' ? Berlin

• 5. What is the capital of Hong Kong ? Victoria

• 6. Who was British poet laureate between 1972 and 1984 ? John Betjeman

• 7. Who played General George Custer in the film 'They Died With Their Boots On' ? Erroll Flynn

• 8. What was the name of Paul Eddington's character in the TV shows 'Yes, Minister' and 'Yes, Prime Minister' ? Jim Hacker

• 9. On a movie set, who or what is the gaffer ? The chief electrician

• 10. Which fruit is also known by the scientific name of 'Malus pumila' ? The apple

• 11. Who provided the voice of the baby in the film 'Look who's talking' ? Bruce Willis

• 12. What is the real name of the comedian who plays the character of Ali G ? Sacha Baron Cohen

• 13. Nicole won the Eurovision Song Contest for which country in 1982 ? Germany

• 14. Which American President ordered the dropping of the first Atomic Bomb ? Harry Truman

• 15. In which US city is the record company Motown based ? Detroit