Friday 23 January 2009

About Last Night

Mornin’ All!

Before I post last night’s question set a quick bit for all my reader’s who are Doctor fans. The BBC’s made the announcement, here, that Michelle Ryan’s gonna be in the next DW special, “Planet of the Dead”. I’m not complaining, she is rather a good actress.

And, just in case your reading, Suze, Lee Evens is turning up in it, as well.

But, anyway, here’s the questions; –number fifteen, in a series of eighteen … so far.

I’ll be adding links later, so you’ll see updates added, by RSS! Enjoy! But I have thrown in a linkk to a definition of dipsophobia, it did cause discussion …

ROUND ONE: – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.


Q1) According to a survey in February, 2007, what North-eastern town was declared England’s noisiest?

A1) Newcastle.


Q2) In that same survey, which Devon town was named England’s quietist?

Q2) Torquay.


Q3) Which “Doctor Who” actor was the 1st guest on the 1st episode of “Swop Swap”?

A3) Tom Baker.


Q4) Dipsophobia is an unreasoning fear of what?

A4) Drinking.


Q5) Agar-agar is a type of gelatine made from what; – seaweed, algæ, or lichen?

A5) Seaweed.


Q6) What do you add to rum, to make grog?

A6) Water.


Q7) What device is used over a guitar’s fretboard, to raise the pitch of the strings?

A7) A capo.


Q8) What is another name for a ships load mark?

A8) Plimsoll Line


Q9) Astrologically speaking, two of the fire signs are LEO and ARIES. Which is the third?

A9) Sagittarius


Q10) On board ship, where would you find the Scuppers?

A10) On deck. They’re the holes that allow water to run off.




ROUND TWO: – FOOD AND DRINK.


Q11) Which catchphrase of tv chef Jamie Oliver’s comes from a Sanskit word, meaning simply –and rather ironically–‘…cooked’?

A11) Pukka


Q12) With the aid of a civets digestive tract, Kopi Luwak sells for anything between 120 and 600 US dollars per pound making it the most expensive what in the world?

A12) Coffee.


Q13) What six letter name is given to the substance used as a setting agent in many jams and marmalades?

A13) Pectin


Q14) What type of food advertising was banned on January 1st, 2008?

A14) Junk food ads.


Q15) What sort of meat is used in the Greek dish Kleftiko?

A15) Lamb.


Q16) From which continent does Couscous originate?

A16) (North) Africa


Q17) What distinguishes Gruyere cheese from most other cheeses; – holes, a wax coating, or blue veins?

A17) Holes


Q18) What general name is given to Indian food cooked in a clay oven?

A18) Tandoori


Q19) What was the very first cargo to be regularly transported by train in Germany?

A19) Beer


Q20) Pork from which European country was withdrawn in 2008?

A20) The Republic of Ireland.




ROUND THREE: – ALL THROUGH HISTORY.


Q21) Of which people was Atahualpa the last leader; – the Inca, Aztec, or Toltec?

A21) The Incas.


Q22) Which battle of 1805 is sometimes referred to as The Battle of the Three Emperors; – the Battle of Austerlitz, the Battle of Bunker Hill, of the Battle of Waterloo?

A22) Battle of Austerlitz.


Q23) Henry 8th got married in the Chapel Of The Observance Friars on June 11, 1509; – to which of his wives?

A23) Catherine of Aragon


Q24) The Rye House Plot was a plot to kill which British monarch?

A24) Charles II


Q25) Which delivery service operated in the USA from April 1860 to November 1861?

A25) The Pony Express


Q26) Who is the oldest British Monarch to have ascended to the throne?

A26) William IV, aged 64


Q27) Who, according to the opening lines of the book of the same name, was born in York in 1632?

A27) Robinson Crusoe. (Written by Daniel Dafoe)


Q28) Who was the leader of France’s Vichy government during WWII?

A28) Marshal Henri Petain


Q29) What name was given to the process of killing every tenth man in a mutinous Roman Legion?

A29) Decimation


Q30) Which famous mutiny took place in 1789?

A30) The Mutiny on the Bounty.




ROUND FOUR: – SPORTING CHANCES.


Q31) What do the letters P.B. stand for after an athlete’s time?

A31) Personal Best


Q32) Which Briton set a world 10,000 metre record in 1973?

A32) David Bedford


Q33) Frank Evans and Henry Higgins achieved fame at which controversial Spanish sport?

A33) Bullfighting


Q34) Which sport has been the subject of most films; – boxing, football, or baseball?

A34) Boxing


Q35) In which European country was Sussex and England’s former captain Ted Dexter born?

A35) Italy (Milan)


Q36) Who was World Heavyweight Boxing Champion from 1937 to 1949?

A36) Joe Louis


Q37) Who was the first overseas manager to win the F.A. Cup?

A37) Ruud Gullit


Q38) Which World Light Heavyweight boxing champion was known as ‘The Old Mongoose’?

A38) Archie Moore


Q39) Which swimmer won 3 gold medals for Ireland at the 1996 Olympics?

A39) Michelle Smith


Q40) How many feathers are there on a normal Badminton shuttlecock?

A40) 16.




ROUND FIVE: – MUSIC AND LIGHTS.


Q41) Which pop duo topped the charts with an EP entitled Abbaesque?

A41) Erasure


Q42) Which Scottish singer was born Shirley Orr?

A42) Sheena Easton


Q43) In March 2003 who made his first live appearance on Top Of The Pops for seventeen years singing an anti-war song called “The Grave”?

A43) George Michael


Q44) What surname connects group members of Slade, ZZ Top and The Fugees?

A44) Hill; – Dave, Dusty and Lauryn


Q45) By what name was jazz singer, Clementina Campbell, better known?

A45) Cleo Laine


Q46) Who is Stevie Wonder song, “Happy Birthday” a tribute to?

A46) Dr Martin Luther King


Q47) Sam Phillips founded, and Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash recorded for, which legendary record label; – Sun, Chess, or Motown?

A47) Sun Records


Q48) Which song-writing duo penned the only No 1 hit for The Overlanders?

A48) Lennon & McCartney, the song being Michelle


Q49) What type of song is a berceuse; – a lullaby, a hymn, or a Carol?

A49) A lullaby


Q50) Which Bob Dylan song contains the line, “Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone”?

A50) The Times They Are A Changin’




ROUND SIX: – GENERAL KNOWLE IGNORANCE.


Q51) What was the nickname of President Dwight Eisenhower?

A51) Ike.


Q52) What planet is nearest the sun?

A52) Mercury.


Q53) The Dallas Cowboys, & Washington Redskins, play which sport?

A53) American Football.


Q54) For how long had David Cameron been an MP, before becoming Conservative party leader?

A54) Four years.


Q55) Cu is the chemical symbol for which metal?

A55) Copper.


Q56) Which country singer’s life story was filmed as “Sweet Dreams”?

A56) Patsy Cline.


Q57) What is the African country of Abyssinia now called?

A57) Ethiopia.


Q58) Which tv show features two main characters called Christine & Mary Beth?

A58) Cagney & Lacey”.


Q59) What was the colourful nickname of WW1 flying Ace, Baron Manfred von Richofen?

A59) The Bloody Red Baron


Q60) What word can go before “ground”, “pedal”, & “water”?

A60) Back”.

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