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Random Trivia Quiz No. 56

Posted: 02 Sep 2021 21:10
by Carl
  • 1. Kinpaku-iri sake contains what unusual ingredient ?
  • 2. How many girls were in the pop group Steps ?
  • 3. Who had a hit with the song 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go' in 1984 ?
  • 4. A ball that is 38mm in diameter and weights 2.5g is found in what sport ?
  • 5. Who played the father of Freddy Kruger in the film 'A Nightmare On Elm Street ? Was it Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, Marilyn Manson or Alice Cooper
  • 6. What 'K' is slang for commotion ?
  • 7. Which tennis player announced they were to quit the sport after it emerged that they tested positive for cocaine at Wimbledon ?
  • 8. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote the novel 'Kidnapped' (1886). What was the sequel ?
  • 9. Who was the first black footballer to represent England at full international level ?
  • 10. What childhood word game was the inspiration for TV's very popular Wheel of Fortune ?
  • 11. What was the TV show that featured Mick Jagger as a ringmaster ?
  • 12. In 2006, who played the role of Chris Gardner in the film titled 'The Pursuit of Happyness' ?
  • 13. Which US boy band 1990 chart toppers had five entries in the album charts at Christmas the same year ?
  • 14. Whom did author Ian Fleming suggest for the role of Agent 007 in the 1962 movie Dr. No, the first of Hollywood's James bond films ?
  • 15. What kind of creature is Tuppenny in the Beatrix Potter story 'The Tale of Tuppenny' ?

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

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 56

Posted: 02 Sep 2021 21:45
by stowie39
3. Wham

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 56

Posted: 03 Sep 2021 00:22
by elcarretero
4 Table tennis
10 Hangman

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 56

Posted: 04 Sep 2021 20:24
by LucindaC
2 3
5 alice cooper

Re: Random Trivia Quiz No. 56

Posted: 09 Sep 2021 21:11
by Carl
ANSWERS
  • 1. Kinpaku-iri sake contains what unusual ingredient ? Flakes of gold
  • 2. How many girls were in the pop group Steps ? 3 - Lisa, Claire and Faye
  • 3. Who had a hit with the song 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go' in 1984 ? Wham
  • 4. A ball that is 38mm in diameter and weights 2.5g is found in what sport ? Table Tennis
  • 5. Who played the father of Freddy Kruger in the film 'A Nightmare On Elm Street ? Was it Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, Marilyn Manson or Alice Cooper ? Alice Cooper
  • 6. What 'K' is slang for commotion ? Kerfuffle
  • 7. Which tennis player announced they were to quit the sport after it emerged that they tested positive for cocaine at Wimbledon ? Martina Hingis
  • 8. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote the novel 'Kidnapped' (1886). What was the sequel ? Catriona
  • 9. Who was the first black footballer to represent England at full international level ? Viv Anderson
  • 10. What childhood word game was the inspiration for TV's very popular Wheel of Fortune ? Hangman
  • 11. What was the TV show that featured Mick Jagger as a ringmaster ? Rock N Roll Circus
  • 12. In 2006, who played the role of Chris Gardner in the film titled 'The Pursuit of Happyness' ? Will Smith
  • 13. Which US boy band 1990 chart toppers had five entries in the album charts at Christmas the same year ? New Kids On The Block
  • 14. Whom did author Ian Fleming suggest for the role of Agent 007 in the 1962 movie Dr. No, the first of Hollywood's James bond films ? Composer-entertainer Hoagy Carmichael
  • 15. What kind of creature is Tuppenny in the Beatrix Potter story 'The Tale of Tuppenny' ? Hedgehog