A quick quiz

[macrae1234]

1. Which American actress played Carrie in Four Weddings And A Funeral?

2. Who starred as Mary Poppins in the 1964 film of the same name?

3. What did Russia sell to America in 1867?

4. Which country was the first to win the soccer World Cup three times?

5. Which author first coined the phrase ‘heavy metal‘?

6. What number on the Beaufort scale represents a moderate wind?

7. Which musical style has a name which means ‘in the style of the chapel‘ in Italian?

8. What does the Mohs scale measure?

9. Which band provided the main theme song for the film Mission Impossible 2?

10. What name is given to the lightest weight category in Olympic boxing?

11. What was the name of the fort in Texas where a group of Americans fought a large Mexican force in 1836?

12. According to the Bible, what would have come first, the chicken or the egg?

13. Which two metals are the most commonly used to conduct electricity in homes?

14. Which member of the Royal Family was born on February 19 1960?

15. In what 1971 film did Roy Kinnear play Mr Salt?

16. Who won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes Of Wrath?

17. Which is the only country to have played in every World Cup since it started in 1930?

18. Which of the following colours does not appear on the flag of Afghanistan? Green, red or yellow?

19. What colour is the top stripe on the flag of Hungary?

20. How is the medical condition dyspepsia better known?

21. What defines the measurement of a light year?

22. What is the second largest planet in the Solar System?

23 What colour is the bottom stripe on the flag of Germany?

24. In which 1993 film is the main character called Phil Connors?

25. Who did Muhammad Ali fight in ‘the thriller In Manila’?

26. Which is the southernmost of the North American Great Lakes?

27. David Cornwell is the real name of which author?

Spoiler

1. Andie MacDowell; 2. Julie Andrews; 3. Alaska; 4. Brazil; 5. William Burroughs; 6. 4; 7. A Cappella; 8. The hardness of solids; 9. Limp Bizkit; 10. Light Flyweight; 11. Alamo; 12. The chicken; 13. Copper and aluminium; 14. Prince Andrew; 15. Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory; 16. John Steinbeck; 17. Brazil; 18. Red; 19. Red; 20. Indigestion; 21. The distance that light travels in a year; 22. Saturn; 23 Yellow; 24. Groundhog Day; 25. Joe Frazier; 26 Lake Erie; 27. John Le Carre

[christie1111]

Spoiler

1. Which American actress played Carrie in Four Weddings And A Funeral?

2. Who starred as Mary Poppins in the 1964 film of the same name?

Julie Andrews

3. What did Russia sell to America in 1867?

Alaska

4. Which country was the first to win the soccer World Cup three times?

Brazil?

5. Which author first coined the phrase ‘heavy metal‘?

6. What number on the Beaufort scale represents a moderate wind?

3

7. Which musical style has a name which means ‘in the style of the chapel‘ in Italian?

accopela (but I can't spell)

8. What does the Mohs scale measure?

Hardness ( I'll take Number 9 please)

9. Which band provided the main theme song for the film Mission Impossible 2?

10. What name is given to the lightest weight category in Olympic boxing?

Flyweight (got this wrong in FNGD)

11. What was the name of the fort in Texas where a group of Americans fought a large Mexican force in 1836?

Alamo

12. According to the Bible, what would have come first, the chicken or the egg?

Chicken, me thinks

13. Which two metals are the most commonly used to conduct electricity in homes?

Copper and hmmmm zinc?

14. Which member of the Royal Family was born on February 19 1960?

15. In what 1971 film did Roy Kinnear play Mr Salt?

16. Who won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes Of Wrath?

Steinbeck

17. Which is the only country to have played in every World Cup since it started in 1930?

WAG Great Britian

18. Which of the following colours does not appear on the flag of Afghanistan? Green, red or yellow?

Yellow

19. What colour is the top stripe on the flag of Hungary?

Red

20. How is the medical condition dyspepsia better known?

Heartburn

21. What defines the measurement of a light year?

Distance to the sun from earth

22. What is the second largest planet in the Solar System?

Saturn

23 What colour is the bottom stripe on the flag of Germany?

Green

24. In which 1993 film is the main character called Phil Connors?

25. Who did Muhammad Ali fight in ‘the thriller In Manila’?

Goerge Foreman (NFC really)

26. Which is the southernmost of the North American Great Lakes?

Michigan

27. David Cornwell is the real name of which author?

Spoiler

1. Andie MacDowell; 2. Julie Andrews; 3. Alaska; 4. Brazil; 5. William Burroughs; 6. 4; 7. A Cappella; 8. The hardness of solids; 9. Limp Bizkit; 10. Light Flyweight; 11. Alamo; 12. The chicken; 13. Copper and aluminium; 14. Prince Andrew; 15. Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory; 16. John Steinbeck; 17. Brazil; 18. Red; 19. Red; 20. Indigestion; 21. The distance that light travels in a year; 22. Saturn; 23 Yellow; 24. Groundhog Day; 25. Joe Frazier; 26 Lake Erie; 27. John Le Carre

[andrewjackson]

Spoiler

1. Andie McDowell? Not sure of the character's name

2. Julie Andrews

3. Russia

4. Brazil

5. William S. Burroughs

6. Let's see. 1-12 so 3, final answer.

7. A cappella

8. Hardness of minerals

9. Metallica?

10. Flyweight but I don't think the Olympics uses those terms any more.

11. Americans? Fort? No idea.

12. Chicken

13. Copper and aluminum

14. Prince Andrew

15. Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

16. Steinbeck

17. Brazil

18. yellow

19. red

20. indigestion

21. The distance that light travels through a vacuum in a year.

22. Saturn

23 yellow

24. Nope

25. Frazier

26. Lake Erie

27. Nope

[andrewjackson]

Spoiler

11. Alamo.

Hah!

The Alamo was not a fort and lots of the people who fought the Mexicans there were not Americans. It was the Texian Army.

[andrewjackson]

Here's another one.

Spoiler

18. Which of the following colours does not appear on the flag of Afghanistan? Green, red or yellow?

Red?

Looks red to me:

[frogman042]

Spoiler

1. Which American actress played Carrie in Four Weddings And A Funeral?
Andie McDowell

2. Who starred as Mary Poppins in the 1964 film of the same name?
Julie Andrews

3. What did Russia sell to America in 1867?
Alaska

4. Which country was the first to win the soccer World Cup three times?
Brazil

5. Which author first coined the phrase ‘heavy metal‘?
William Burroughs

6. What number on the Beaufort scale represents a moderate wind?
0

7. Which musical style has a name which means ‘in the style of the chapel‘ in Italian?
Acapella

8. What does the Mohs scale measure?
Hardness of minerals/rocks

9. Which band provided the main theme song for the film Mission Impossible 2?
No idea - Barenaked Ladies

10. What name is given to the lightest weight category in Olympic boxing?
Flyweight

11. What was the name of the fort in Texas where a group of Americans fought a large Mexican force in 1836?
Alamo (wasn't really a fort - at least not its intended purpose)

12. According to the Bible, what would have come first, the chicken or the egg?
Chicken - animals created in situ

13. Which two metals are the most commonly used to conduct electricity in homes?
Copper and Aluminum

14. Which member of the Royal Family was born on February 19 1960?
Prince Andrew

15. In what 1971 film did Roy Kinnear play Mr Salt?
Shaft

16. Who won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes Of Wrath?
John Steinbeck

17. Which is the only country to have played in every World Cup since it started in 1930?
Brazil

18. Which of the following colours does not appear on the flag of Afghanistan? Green, red or yellow?
Red

19. What colour is the top stripe on the flag of Hungary?
Green

20. How is the medical condition dyspepsia better known?
Stomach Ache

21. What defines the measurement of a light year?
Distance light travels in one earth year in a vacuum

22. What is the second largest planet in the Solar System?
Saturn

23 What colour is the bottom stripe on the flag of Germany?
Gold

24. In which 1993 film is the main character called Phil Connors?
Groundhog Day

25. Who did Muhammad Ali fight in ‘the thriller In Manila’?
George Forman

26. Which is the southernmost of the North American Great Lakes?
Lake Michigan

27. David Cornwell is the real name of which author?
Ellery Queen

---Jay (Elvis Presley's concert in Hawaii is watched by over a billion people live worldwide - if you know how many years ago this was then you know the rest)

[ulysses5019]

Spoiler

11. Alamo.

Hah!

The Alamo was not a fort and lots of the people who fought the Mexicans there were not Americans. It was the Texian Army.

Were they the first Dynamo fans?

[etaoin22]

Spoiler

1. Which American actress played Carrie in Four Weddings And A Funeral?

2. Who starred as Mary Poppins in the 1964 film of the same name? julie andrews

3. What did Russia sell to America in 1867? blini

4. Which country was the first to win the soccer World Cup three times?

5. Which author first coined the phrase ‘heavy metal‘? burroughs

6. What number on the Beaufort scale represents a moderate wind? 2

7. Which musical style has a name which means ‘in the style of the chapel‘ in Italian? acapella

8. What does the Mohs scale measure? hardness of rocks

9. Which band provided the main theme song for the film Mission Impossible 2?

10. What name is given to the lightest weight category in Olympic boxing?

11. What was the name of the fort in Texas where a group of Americans fought a large Mexican force in 1836? Alamo

12. According to the Bible, what would have come first, the chicken or the egg? chicken

13. Which two metals are the most commonly used to conduct electricity in homes? Al and Cu

14. Which member of the Royal Family was born on February 19 1960? eddie

15. In what 1971 film did Roy Kinnear play Mr Salt? last picture show

16. Who won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes Of Wrath? steinbeck

17. Which is the only country to have played in every World Cup since it started in 1930?

18. Which of the following colours does not appear on the flag of Afghanistan? Green, red or yellow? red

19. What colour is the top stripe on the flag of Hungary? red

20. How is the medical condition dyspepsia better known? probably looking for heartburn

21. What defines the measurement of a light year? distance travelled light in one year

22. What is the second largest planet in the Solar System? saturn

23 What colour is the bottom stripe on the flag of Germany? black

24. In which 1993 film is the main character called Phil Connors?

25. Who did Muhammad Ali fight in ‘the thriller In Manila’? Frazier



26. Which is the southernmost of the North American Great Lakes? michigan

27. David Cornwell is the real name of which author? lecarré