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Quiz Unknown 6.2
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Question | Answer |
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The cartoon show Top Cat was developed in the formula of which existing sitcom? | The Phil Silvers Show |
Which actress has starred in the films Swing Shift, Protocol and There’s A Girl In My Soup? | Goldie Hawn |
Inspector Japp appears in several crime novels by which writer? | Agatha Christie |
For Esme, With Love And Squalor is a short story published in a 1953 collection entitled Nine Stories by which US writer? | JD Salinger |
In which sport might one be most likely to make a move called a body check? | Ice hockey |
Chris Read played which sport for England? | Cricket (wicketkeeper) |
Antonio is the middle name of which snooker world champion? | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
The US runner Gwen Torrence won her last Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Games in which event? | 4 x 100m relay |
At the Winter Olympics, what is the shortest distance over which a short-track speed-skating race is run? | 500m |
Grangemouth in East Stirlingshire is home to one of the biggest examples of what in Europe? | Oil refinery |
Tepui is the name for the kind of tabletop mountains that are found on which continent? | South America |
The 13km-long Fox Glacier is in which country? | New Zealand |
What is the French name for the month of March? | Mars |
Fleapit is a term most commonly applied to an old, rundown example of what? | Cinema |
In Greek mythology, what was Talos, the giant that protected the island of Crete, made from? | Bronze |
The village of Adlestrop, immortalised in a poem by Edward Thomas, is in which traditional English county? | Gloucestershire |
In which city in 1978 did Jarvis Cocker found the group that became Pulp? | Sheffield |
Merald Knight, William Guest and Edward Patten were members of which group? | The Pips |
What is the title of The Beatles’ second studio album? | With The Beatles |
In 1970, the British government announced an indefinite ban on the importation of domestic pets, following an outbreak of which disease? | Rabies |
During the Roman Empire, what was a sesterius? | Brass coin |
Two civil wars were fought in which country between 1944 and 1949? | Greece |
Richie Woodall has won an Olympic medal and a world title in which sport? | Boxing |
What is the technical term for the net at the top of a lacrosse stick? | |
Which US professional basketball team can trace its origins back to the 1940s, when it was known as the Syracuse Nationals? | Philadelphia 76ers |
The Cesarewitch Handicap is run each year at which racecourse? | Newmarket |
What would you be most likely to do in a French train carriage known as a wagon-lit? | Sleep |
Caracol is a large ancient Maya archaeological site in which country? | Belize |
Who is the host of Selling Houses Australia? | Andrew Winter |
Who played the character of Walter Reilly in the Crocodile Dundee films? | John Meillon |
In which city was Anthony Warlow born? | Wollongong |
Scott Engel, John Maus and Gary Leeds made up which pop trio? | Walker Brothers |
In which Australian state or territory is the town of Oatlands? | Oatlands |
Who played Harry Kelly (the father) in the 1966 film They’re A Weird Mob? | Chips Rafferty |
Which club won the FA Cup in 1972? | Leeds United |
What is the name of Lesley Joseph’s character in the TV sitcom Birds of a Feather? | Dorien |
In the 2006 film The Queen, who played Cherie Blair? | Helen McCrory |
Helena Bonham Carter was Oscar-nominated for Best Actress for her role in which film? | The Wings of the Dove |
Louise Redknapp (nee. Nurding) became famous with which pop group? | Eternal |
Damien Hirst’s acceptance speech for his 1995 Turner Prize featured the line “It’s amazing what you can do with an E in A-level art, a twisted imagination and a…” what? | Chainsaw |
Which historical figure had an older sister called Francis Parthenope, who was often known as Pop? | Florence Nightingale |
Robert Falcon Scott’s last expedition was on which ship, that left Cardiff docks in June 1910? | Terra Nova |
Which British aviation engineer born in 1887 designed the bomb known as the tall boy? | Barnes Wallis |
What was the name of Richard Branson’s first business, a magazine launched in 1968? | Student |
What are described in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 as being “nothing like the sun”? | My mistress' eyes |
The Romanian-born sculptor Constantin Brancusi made his career in which country? | France |
The wealthy Hugo Mallinger is a character in which George Eliot novel? | Daniel Deronda |
What is the approximate melting point in degrees Celsius of lead? | 327 |
Which member of the crew of Apollo 17 had earlier flown on the Apollo 10 mission? | Eugene Cernan |
Turquoise is an opaque blue to green mineral that is a hydrated phosphate of aluminium and which other metal? | Copper |
The constellation Horologium, one of the 88 modern constellations, is so-called because it’s said to resemble what object? | Clock |
In the categorisation of the three primary types of lightning, IC, CC and CG, what does the CG stand for? | Cloud-to-ground |
The dance music known as acid house first became popular at the end of which decade? | 1980s |
Which female singer had three songs in the Top 10 of the very first UK Official Singles Chart, published in November 1952? | Vera Lynn |
Which song by the folk singer Ewan MacColl has been covered on record by many singers and groups, including Rod Stewart, The Dubliners and The Pogues? | Dirty Old Town |
Which group released the greatest hits album Snap in 1983, one year after they disbanded? | The Jam |
In 1939, Dmitri Shostakovich was commissioned to write a celebratory piece of music to be played as the marching bands of the Red Army paraded through the capital of which country? | Finland |
Which band had a UK Top 10 hit in 1987 with True Faith? | New Order |
Which Ed Sheeran song begins “White lips, pale face, breathing in snowflakes”? | The A Team |
In order to take their seat in the Commons, MPs must swear by Almighty God that “I will be faithful and bear true allegiance” to whom? | The monarch |
In what year did Jean Chretien became Canadian PM? | 1993 (until 2003) |
In 1991, Leonid Kravchuk became the first president of which country? | Ukraine |
Which expression from the French for “cold blood” is used to describe someone who is cool and composed? | Sang-froid |
Which US state is known as The Natural State? | Arkansas |
The British nickel brass threepence coin, introduced in 1937, had how many sides? | 12 |
Where can the megalithic monument Maeshowe be found? | Orkney |
Which country is the ninth largest in the world by area? | Kazakhstan |
In which US state is the almost-deserted town of Centralia where underground coal seams have been burning since being accidentally ignited in 1962? | Pennsylvania |
“When the rain is blowing in your face, and the whole world is on your case” are the opening lines to which song? | Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan) |
Gregorian chant is a style of music named after a Pope who came into office in which century? | 6th |
The influential jazz musician Dexter Gordon was famous as a soloist on which instrument? | Tenor saxophone |
A term relating to a historical bravery award in the British Armed Forces is “mentioned in” what? | Dispatches |
Historically the term “knob-thatcher” referred to which profession? | Wigmaker |
Which year saw the Battles of Brentford, Turnham Green and Powick Bridge, among others? | 1642 |
What was the name of the nurse who survived the Titanic sinking, the sinking of the sister ship Britannic, and was on board the other sister ship Olympic during a major collision? | Violet Jessop |
Which social reformer became known for her report on conditions in the concentration camps set up by the British during the Boer War of 1899 to 1902? | Emily Hobhouse |
The Royal House of Bruce supplied how many kings of Scotland? | Two |
The pre-decimal two shilling coin continued to be used until 1993 as which decimal UK coin? | 10p |
Irina Shayk, born in 1986 in Yemanzhelinsk in the Urals, became famous in which field? | Fashion |
Which type of bird can be referred to by the term tercel? | Male falcon |
Which device is used to measure angles between facets of gemstones? | Goniometer |
In 2016, Antonio Conte became manager of which Premiership football team? | Chelsea |
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares won which two Grand Slam men’s doubles titles in 2016? | Australian Open, US Open |
The swimmer David Wilkie won an Olympic gold medal for Great Britain in which city? | Montreal |
Andrew Caddick played which sport for England? | Cricket |
What was developed in 1887 by Adolf Fick? | Contact lens |
Alfred Nobel died in 1896 in which country? | Italy |
What common name is given to the deep sea octopuses from the genus Grimpoteuthis, due to their resemblance to a Disney character? | Dumbo octopus |
Who became the First Minister of Northern Ireland in January 2016 - the first time a woman has held the title? | Arlene Foster |
Korky the Cat appeared on the front page of which British comic from 1937 until 1984, when he was replaced by Desperate Dan? | Dandy |
The actress Pamela Lane was the first wife of which playwright? | John Osborne |
What is the capital of the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia? | Trieste |
Who voices the main canine character Max in the 2016 film The Secret Life of Pets? | Louis CK |
Who co-wrote the screenplay to The Empire Strikes Back, wrote the screenplay to The Bodyguard, and also wrote and directed Body Heat, The Big Chill and The Accidental Tourist? | Lawrence Kasdan |
Who played Marty McFly’s father George, in Back to the Future? | Crispin Glover |
In which sci-fi TV series from the 70s and 80s did the heroes battle against the totalitarian forces of the Terran Federation? | Blake's 7 |
Who directed the 2016 film Nocturnal Animals, starring Amy Adams? | Tom Ford |
Vesuvio’s restaurant is a frequently used location in which TV series? | The Sopranos |