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General Knowledge Quiz No. 10
Posted: 27 Feb 2020 21:07
by Carl
- 1. Which writers novels include "The Big Sleep" and "The Long Goodbye" ?
- 2. Which female singer featured on Take That's "Relight My Fire" ?
- 3. On which day of the week are General Elections in the UK generally held ?
- 4. On how many Caribbean islands use Spanish as their main language ?
- 5. Who played Lord Summerisle in the 1973 version of "The Wicker Man" ?
- 6. What is a "muggle" according to the Harry Potter books ?
- 7. Who played the toymaker in the 1968 film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" ?
- 8. What is the name given to the extinct volcano that overlooks Edinburgh ?
- 9. Which movies featured the following 70s hits, (i)"Staying alive" - The Bee Gees, (ii)"Bright Eyes" - Art Garfunkel, (iii)"The Entertainer" - Marvin Hamlisch, (iv)"Sandy" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, and (v)"Nobody Does It Better" - Carly Simon ?
- 10. Which river flows through Glasgow ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
Re: General Knowledge Quiz No. 10
Posted: 05 Mar 2020 21:06
by Carl
ANSWERS
- 1. Which writers novels include "The Big Sleep" and "The Long Goodbye" ? Raymond Chandler
- 2. Which female singer featured on Take That's "Relight My Fire" ? Lulu
- 3. On which day of the week are General Elections in the UK generally held ? Thursdays
- 4. On how many Caribbean islands use Spanish as their main language ? Three (Cuba, The Dominican Republic & Puerto Rica)
- 5. Who played Lord Summerisle in the 1973 version of "The Wicker Man" ? Christopher Lee
- 6. What is a "muggle" according to the Harry Potter books ? A "normal" person with no magical powers
- 7. Who played the toymaker in the 1968 film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" ? Benny Hill
- 8. What is the name given to the extinct volcano that overlooks Edinburgh ? Arthur's Seat
- 9. Which movies featured the following 70s hits, (i)"Staying alive" - The Bee Gees, (ii)"Bright Eyes" - Art Garfunkel, (iii)"The Entertainer" - Marvin Hamlisch, (iv)"Sandy" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, and (v)"Nobody Does It Better" - Carly Simon ? (i)Saturday Night Fever, (ii)Watership Down, (iii)The Sting, (iv)Grease and (v) The James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me
- 10. Which river flows through Glasgow ? River Clyde