Friday 16 August 2013

The Friday Question Set — 16-8-2013

Oh, thank heavens for that.

It’s Friday … !

Hmmm … 

Although, I HAVE to say … it’s been a quiet week.

Quiet … and boring … 

This is where the lack of a job does twang: no money, means no social life.   Or, at least, a very limited one.

Here’s hoping SOMETHING turns up.

I’m starting to get frustrated about it.

~≈^≈~

At any rate: it’s Friday.

Which means, of course, that it’s time for this weeks Friday Question Set: covered, as ever, by the Creative Commons License* … 

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Round 1. General Knowledge.

Q1) The warmth of which bedroom item is measured in togs?
A1) Duvets.

Q2) Rene Artois, Madam Edith and Mimi La Bonq appears in which comedy series?

Q3) Which version of the Bible is known as the NEB?

Q4) A fiftieth wedding anniversary is symbolised by which metal?
A4) Gold.

Q5) The Beatles had a hit with Eleanor … who?

Q6) Who was Senator Joseph McCarthy trying to identify, during the 1950s?
A6) Communist.

Q7) Who recorded The Irish Rover, during the 1980s, with the Dubliners?
A7) The Pogues.

Q8) Joseph Priestly discovered which gas, in 1774, Oxygen, or Nitrogen?
A8) Oxygen.

Q9) Sisters Patty, Maxine and Laverne were better known as which wartime group … ?
A9) The Andrews Sisters.

Q10) In Moonlighting, David Addison is played by which Hollywood star?

Round 2. Soap and Flannel.

Q11) Henry Ramsey appears in which Aussie soap? 
A11) Neighbours.

Q12) Which soap is set in Borsetshire? 
A12) The Archers.

Q13) What US soap is Knot’s Landing a spin off from? 
A13) Dallas.

Q14) Dynasty character, Alexis Carrington, was played by which British actress?
A14) Joan Collins.

Q15) That same actress made her first US TV appearance in which science fiction series?
A15) Star Trek.

Q16) Peggy Mitchell is played by which former Carry On actress? 
A16) Barbara Windsor.

Q17) In which soap does the character of Sinbad appear? 
A17) Brookside.

Q18) Which EastEnders character has an affair with his mother in law? 
A18) Grant Mitchell.

Q19) What soap was originally going to be called Florizel Street?
Q19) Coronation Street.

Q20) The Campbells, and the Tates feature in which US series? 
A20) Soap.

Round 3. Round the World.

Q21) The Black Forest is in which European country?
A21) Germany.

Q22) Which colour is the middle stripe of the French flag?
A22) White.

Q23) What is the capital of Bulgaria?
A23) Sofia.

Q24) Prior to the introduction of the Euro, what was the currency of Italy?
A24) The Lira.

Q25) Which two colours make up the Greek flag?
A25) Blue and White.

Q26) Nero fiddled: whilst which European city burnt?
A26) Rome.

Q27) The Pope is the head of which European state?
A27) Vatican City.

Q28) What are the only armed forces in Monaco?
A28) The Palace Guard.

Q29) Which country is home to the European Investment Bank?
A29) Luxembourg.

Q30) Name one of the two heads of state of Andorra.
A30) The President of France, or the Spanish Bishop of Urgel.

Round 4. Music and Lights.

Q31) Which teenage girl band shares its name with an Egyptian queen?
A31) Cleopatra.

Q32) Which respected bluesman was born was christened as McKinley Morganfeld?
A32) Muddy Waters.

Q33) Graeme McPherson is better known as which member of Madness?
A33) Suggs, the lead singer.

Q34) How many girls are in Alisha’s Attic?
A34) Two.

Q35) Colonel Tom Parker was the manager of which star?
A35) Elvis Presley.

Q36) True or False: Blind Lemon Jefferson a genuine bluesman?
A36) True.

Q37) Vanessa Mae plays which musical instrument?
A37) The violin.

Q38) Wendy James was the lead singer for which band?
A38) Transvision Vamp.

Q39) Who sang about Babouska, Wuthering Heights and Army Dreamers?
A39) Kate Bush.

Q40) Alanis Morrisette is from which country?
A40) Canada.

Round 5. At The Movies.

Q41) Which Disney film featured songs called The Circle of Life, and Hakuna Mutata.
A41) The Lion King.

Q42) Susan Sarandon played a nun in which film?
A42) Dead Man Walking.

Q43) Complete the following title: Teenage Mutant Ninja… what?
A43) Turtles.

Q44) In which film did Nigel Hawthorne play an English monarch?
A44) The Madness of King George.

Q45) How many James Bond films did George Lazenby star in?
A45) 1.

Q46) Anthony Hopkins played which US president?
A46) Richard Nixon.

Q47) Which 1993 Spielberg film is largely shot in black and white?
A47) Schindler’s List.

Q48) Which Bond film shares its name, with Ian Fleming’s Jamaican home?
A48) Goldeneye.

Q49) Which was the third Oliver Stone film about Vietnam?
A49) Platoon.

Q50) In the film of the same name, who played Buster?
A50) Phil Collins.

Round 6 General Ignorance.

Q51) What kind of dancing was Nijinsky famed for?
A51) Ballet.

Q52) Which vegetable is said to help you see in the dark?
A52) Carrots.

Q53) How many legs does an arachnid have?
A53) 8. (It’s the class of animals that includes spiders.)

Q54) Dolcelatte, Brotzu and Pecorino are both types of what?
A54) Cheese.   Italian ones, if you want to be picky.

Q55) Along with white and red, what colour appears on the Italian flag?
A55) Green.

Q56) Tinned Haricot beans, in tomato sauce are better known as what?

Q57) John Goodman played which character, in the film version of “The Flintstones?”

Q58) Biblically, how many diners were present at the last supper?
A58) 13.

Q59) Tom Thumb, Winter Density and Tennis Ball, are all types of what?
A59) Lettuce.

Q60) What’s thew modern name for a natatorium?
A60) A swimming pool.

Enjoy those.











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