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What 'B'...

2012-01-21T18:20:00.000Z

Questions

Ten general knowledge questions with answers starting with the letter “B”…

1. Which of the two surviving species of camel has two humps?

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2. Who, born in 1910 and 1909 respectively, were Miss Parker and Mr Barrow better known as?

3. In chess what white pieces start on squares described when using algebraic notation as c1 & f1?

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4. Who had a US number 1 in 1972 and a UK top twenty entry in 1973 with Me and Mrs Jones?

5. What country is officially known as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar?

6. What birth name did Barbra Streisand change her name from?

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7. What star, also called Alpha Orionis, is the brightest star in the constellation Orion?

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8. What is the surname of the author who created the fictional secret agent Major-General Sir Richard Hannay, KCB, OBE, DSO, Legion of Honour?

9. Who was the holder of the 500cc world motor cycling racing championship in 1976 and 1977?

10. What was the surname of the pilot who, on 25th July 1909, made the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier than air aircraft, winning the prize of £1,000 offered by the Daily Mail newspaper?

Crossing the Channel on 25 July 1909. Picture from Wikipedia

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Answers

1. Bactrian

2. Bonnie and Clyde

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3. Bishops

4. Billy Paul

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5. Burma

6. Barbara Streisand
(in full Barbara Joan Streisand) (she simply dropped the middle ‘A’ from Barbara to become Barbra)

7. Betelgeuse

The location of Betelgeuse near the famous Belt of Orion. Picture from Wikipedia

8. Buchan (John Buchan)

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. Picture from Wikipedia

9. Barry Sheene

Barry Sheene. Picture from Wikipedia

10. Blériot (Louis Blériot)

Blériot and aeroplane shortly after landing in England. Picture from Wikipedia

What 'A'...

2012-01-11T21:12:00.000Z

Questions

Ten general knowledge questions with answers starting with the letter "A"...

1. Who, in February 1971, 'played golf' on the Moon and on what mission did this happen?

2. Who was the lead singer with The Corrs at their debut in 1990?

The Corrs. Picture from Wikipedia

3. To what were German Shepherd dogs officially renamed by the British Kennel Club after the end of the First World War?

4. What was the surname of the second and sixth Presidents of the U.S.A.?

The White House. Picture from Wikipedia

5. What, in South America, is the world's longest continental mountain range and what mountain is its highest peak?

6. What is the fruit of Solanum melongena, an ingredient of ratatouille?

7. Who, having reigned as monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland since 1702, was monarch on 1st May, 1707 when the Acts of Union became law?

8. What is the capital city of Nigeria?

9. Who starred as Jane Austen in the 2007 film Becoming Jane?

Jane Austen. Picture from Wikipedia

10. What, released in November 1976, was the Sex Pistols debut single?

Sex Pistols. Picture from Wikipedia

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Answers

1. Alan Shepard on Apollo 14

2. Andrea Corr

3. Alsatian Wolf Dog

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4. Adams
5. Andes and Aconcagua

Aconcagua. Picture from Wikipedia

6. Aubergine

7. Anne

8. Abuja

9. Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway. Picture from Wikipedia

10. Anarchy In The UK

'C' here

2011-12-06T13:39:00.001Z

All ten answers start with the letter 'C'

1 What two words follow ‘20^th…’ in the title of the song withthe opening line “This is the age of machinery”, which was released by The Kinks in November 1971?

2 In the novels by James Fenimore Cooper who was the father of Uncas?

3 What is the capital city of the U.S. State of Ohio?

4 What character did Humphrey Bogart play in The African Queen?

5 In what building do both the United States Senate and House ofRepresentatives meet?

6 What Atlantic islands have a name deriving from Latin meaning "Islandof the Dogs”?

7 Bornin New York in 1942 who is singer / songwriter Carol Klein better known as?

8 Namethe four U.K. Cabinet members, as at 1^st December, 2011, withsurnames beginning with a ‘C’?

9 What were Charlie Sheen’s respective character names in Spin City andTwo and a Half Men?

10 Who wrote the 1941 novel The Monarch of the Glen?

Answer

Consonant Capitals

2011-12-01T22:11:00.001Z

Identify the following ten cities and the country where each isthe capital. All vowels, punctuation and spaces have beenremoved.

For example: lndnntdkngdm would be London, United Kingdom

1 prsfrnc

2 dmscssyr

3 lsbnprtgl

4 crcsvnzl

5 lmpr

6 bkzrbjn

7 mnlphlppns

8 ddsbbthp

9 brlngrmny

10 rykjvíkclnd

Answers

Oscar Winners

2011-12-01T16:17:00.001Z

Identify the following ten films which have won the BestPicture Academy Award (Oscar). All vowels, punctuation and spaces havebeen removed.

For example 'thkngsspch'is 'The King's Speech'.

1	btflmnd
2	chcg
3	gldtr
4	mrcnbty
5	ncntryfrldmn
6	shksprnlv
7	slmdgmllnr
8	thhrtlckr
9	thlrdfthrngsthrtrnfthkng
10	thnglshptnt Answers

What 'B'...

2011-10-31T22:35:00.005Z

Five questions about fictional characters with answers starting with B

Who celebrates his 111th birthday with a party at the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring?

Which recurring character first appears in Ian Fleming's 1961 novel Thunderball?

What character created by Captain W.E. Johns first appeared in a story titled The White Fokker, which was published in a 1932 magazine?

What is the surname of Sir Toby, the drunken knight in Twelfth Night?

What fictional character was a workhorse in George Orwell's Animal Farm?

Answers

What 'A' ...

2011-10-17T19:14:00.000+01:00

Five questions with answers starting with A

What 'A' was the last of the US missions to the moon which lifted of the Lunar surface on 14th December, 1972 (name & number)?

What 'A' was the King of Wessex from 871 to 899?

What 'A' is the fruit of Solanum melongena, which is used in cooking?

What 'A' is a mountain range which runs from Newfoundland, Canada south-westward to Central Alabama, United States?

What 'A' is a name in English for an animal which is also known as the antbear, anteater or Cape anteater?

Answers

Vowels

2011-10-16T14:35:00.000+01:00

Five questions about places where the answers start with one of the five English vowels, all five vowels are used once, but not necessarily in the correct order!

Where has a passion play been performed every ten years since 1634?

What place was claimed by Native Americans on 20th November 1969 under the provisions of the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie?

Of what country are the Galápagos Islands a part?

What sacred site is situated at 25°20′42″S 131°02′10″E?

Name an European peninsula which contains three sovereign states and one overseas territory?

Answers here

28/07/2011 An A to Z Quiz

2011-07-28T23:46:00.000+01:00

The answers to this A to Z are in alphabetical order but to make it more interesting there are a few duplicates thrown in (i.e. there may be two or even three answers beginning with the same letter) making not 26 but 30 questions in total. Answers are here.

No	Question
1	For what is the northern lights a common name?
2	Of what ship was William Bligh in command on 28th April 1789?
3	What Pete was replaced by Ringo Starr in August 1962?
4	After which of New York City's five boroughs was a baby Beckham named?
5	What 1977 Steven Spielberg film is about UFOs?
6	What character at the tea-party in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland often fell asleep while sitting between the March Hare and the Hatter?
7	Who wrote The Owl and the Pussycat?
8	What was President Kennedy's middle name?
9	What sea is also known as Lake Tiberias or Lake Kinneret?
10	What gas ignited in the 1937 Hindenburg disaster?
11	With what song did Sonny & Cher have a U.K. number 1 hit in 1965?
12	Who starred as the title character in the TV adaptation of Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse novels?
13	What was a 1969 film which misplaced its location to East of java?
14	What Nobel Prize was awarded to Winston Churchill?
15	In which of New York City's five boroughs were the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center?
16	In which U.S. state did 1969's Woodstock Festival take place?
17	Name the operation that launched the Allied invasion of German-occupied western Europe during the Second World War?
18	What John Steinbeck novel of 1937 took its name from a Robert Burns' poem?
19	Of what motor torpedo boat was future U.S. President Kennedy in command in 1943?
20	Situated on Long Island what is the easternmost of New York City's five boroughs?
21	Who was the Men's Singles Champion at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships?
22	What is the least populated of New York City's five boroughs?
23	What New York City borough is the only one remaining after answering questions 4, 15, 20 and 22?
24	Who was 'umble in Charles Dickens' David Copperfield?
25	Who was the composer of the soundtrack for the 1981 film Chariots of Fire?
26	In what did the character Dick Dastardly first appear?
27	In what section of an orchestra is an oboe found?
28	What Roman numerals are missing from the official name of the London 2012 Olympics: Games of the ... Olympiad?
29	In snooker what coloured ball has a value of two points?
30	What was the stage name of the youngest of the five Marks Brothers? Answers are here.

27/07/2011 Connections

2011-07-27T10:46:00.001+01:00

Try to answer the first nine questions in this quiz and try to find a connecting link between parts of the answers, for example if you had these three questions...

1 What is a classic 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne?

2 In tennis, who won the Ladies singles in both 2007 and 2008??

3 What is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland which was first presented in 1992?

the answers would be as follows...

1 Journey to the Centre of the Earth

2 Venus Williams

3 Mercury Music Prize or Mercury Prize

the connection would be PLANETS as EARTH, VENUS & MERCURY are all planets

Connections: answer the first nine and then find a connection

1	What film role did Pierce Brosnan first play in 1995?
2	Who, when wife of the President of the Philippines, became infamous for her extravagance including a collection of 2,700 pairs of shoes?
3	Who wrote 20 Carry On films between 1963 and 1974?
4	Who was both presenter of television's Zoo Time and author of The Naked Ape?
5	What character was portrayed by Lauren Lee Smith in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation?
6	Who was the narrator in the 2005 film War of the Worlds?
7	Who is the eldest daughter of a former Governor of Alaska who became a single mother at the age of 18 and then began to publicly advocate sexual abstinence for unmarried teens?
8	What Canadian-born, British radio DJ is known as 'Kid'?
9	Which fictional film character, who first appeared in 1997, was created and portrayed by Mike Myers?
10	What is the connection between the nine answers, or at least part of each answer? Answers are here

And Another A to Z Quiz

2011-07-25T16:09:00.000+01:00

No	Question
1	On what river does the city of Iquitos stand?
2	What name was shared by the wife of Ivan the Terrible and a daughter of Nicholas II of Russia?
3	In tennis the French Open is played at the Stade de Roland Garros, what was the occupation of Roland Garros after whom the stadium was named?
4	What fictional animal provided instantaneous language translation in Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
5	On what surface is tennis played at the Stade de Roland Garros?
6	What U.S. state, of which the capital is Dover, was the first to be admitted in to the Union?
7	Who wrote the narrative-poem The Battle of Marathon: A Poem in 1820?
8	By what English name is the Italian city of Firenze known?
9	Who, in 1838, along with her father, saved 13 people from the wreck of the SS Forfarshire?
10	What Caribbean island is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti?
11	What is defined as 'a global computer communications network providing almost instant transfer of electronic data from one computer to another'?
12	What was the surname of both the men who became U.S. President following the respective assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy?
13	What is the surname of the Bombay born poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907?
14	What is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner?
15	Who was born in December 1542 at Linlithgow Palace, Scotland and died in February 1587 at Fotheringhay Castle, England?
16	In Moby Dick at what port does Ishmael sign on with the Pequod?
17	What is the surname of the 37th President of the U.S.?
18	What is the capital of Burkina Faso?
19	What is the surname of the British Prime Minister assassinated in 1812?
20	What word is missing from this line from The Owl and the Pussycat 'They dined on mince, and slices of ...,'?
21	What fictional character is a white bear who lives with his parents in a house in Nutwood, England?
22	What 34 letter word is the title of a song sung by Mary and Bert in Mary Poppins?
23	Complete the surname of the character played by Ian McKellen in the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code : Sir Leigh ...?
24	What capital city of a landlocked country has a name which means literally 'Red Hero'?
25	What letter in International Morse Code is represented by 3 dots & a dash?
26	What is another name for the beluga?
27	What battle on mainland Europe was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815?
28	What type of craft were used in Second World War attacks to neutralise the German warships Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Lutzow in northern Norway?
29	What organisation, began in 1855, out of the General Female Training Institute and the Prayer Union?
30	What is a Latin-inspired dance fitness program?

Another A to Z Quiz

2011-05-30T13:56:00.000+01:00

No	Question
1	What pop group comprised Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog?
2	The Charge of the Light Brigade, is a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson which commemorates the heroism of a brigade of British soldiers during which battle?
3	Complete this English title of Scotland's Duke of Rothesay: Duke of ...?
4	What fish eating bird, of the family Phalacrocoracidae, is an accomplished underwater swimmer which is often seen standing with wings spread out to dry in the sun?
5	What U.S. city, founded in 1701 by a French trader, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, is located on the river which connects Lakes Erie and St. Clair and is opposite Windsor, Ontario, Canada?
6	In what role did William Hartnell first appear on 23 November 1963?
7	In Greek Mythology to what paradise were heroes, on whom the gods had conferred immortality, sent?
8	Who was the Formula 1 World Drivers Champion in 2005?
9	What is the Skye Terrier, which, in 19th-century Edinburgh, spent 14 years guarding the grave of his owner, known as?
10	In the original Star Wars films what smuggler was captain of the Millennium Falcon?
11	What is a river horse?
12	What civilisation, according to myth, began with Manco Capac?
13	What is the only member of the Panthera species to be found in the Americas?
14	What mountain has three volcanic cones named Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira?
15	Who was an eighteenth century British garden designer who shared a name with a Knight of the Round Table?
16	What is a small species of falcon from the Northern Hemisphere and the name of a wizard featured in Arthurian legend?
17	At what village on the Tweed did Edward I of England meet Scots nobility in 1292 to decide on the future king of Scotland?
18	Who, in 1932, founded the British Union of Fascists?
19	On what river does the Canadian capital city stand?
20	In golf, what is the par 3, eighth hole at Royal Troon known as?
21	What role did Desmond Llewelyn play in 17 James Bond films?
22	What short story in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book is about a young mongoose?
23	What was the 1980 album released by the group in question 1 above?
24	What was the name of the vehicle used by the answer to question 6 above?
25	Which Pope launched the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont?
26	Who, in the Harry Potter stories, was born Tom Marvolo Riddle?
27	For what product are Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Bruichladdich and Bunnahabhain on the Scottish island of Islay best known?
28	For the discovery of what was Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen awarded the first Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901?
29	Where did British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt & Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin meet for a conference in February, 1945?
30	What river flows over the Victoria Falls? Answers are here.

An A to Z quiz

2011-05-26T21:14:00.000+01:00

This A to Z is in alphabetical order but to make it more interesting there are a few duplicates thrown in (i.e. there may be two or even three answers beginning with the same letter) making not 26 but 30 questions in total. Answers are here.

No	Question
1	What future king of Macedonia was born in 356BC and died 13th June, 323BC?
2	Where did the person who is the answer to question 1 above die?
3	Complete the name of the venue for the U.S. Open Tennis Championship: the USTA .... National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York?
4	Who, in approximately AD60, was the queen of a British tribe, who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire?
5	The 'Rock of ...' is also known as St. Patrick's Rock and is a historic site in Ireland's province of Munster. What word is missing?
6	In what city was singer-songwriter Bob Dylan born ?
7	What monarch's army was defeated at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314?
8	What 'Dr' had a 1979 U.K. Top ten hit with Milk and Alcohol?
9	What is the large number where the digit 1 is followed by one hundred zeros known as?
10	At what circuit was former formula 1 world champion Jim Clark's fatal accident?
11	In what country is the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano?
12	Of what tribe was the answer to question 4 above the queen?
13	Who was the author of the 1873 novel Around the World in Eighty Days?
14	Who, in tennis, won the ladies singles title at the 2011 Australian Open?
15	Whose 1995 debut album Ocean Drive sold more than 1.8 million copies in the U.K.?
16	At what Formula 1 venue do Mirabeau, Loews Hairpin and the Rascasse all feature?
17	Who was a fictional character created by writer Robert Bloch and portrayed by Anthony Perkins in a 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock?
18	What, in English, was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?
19	Where was the person who is the answer to question 1 above born?
20	What is a fictional sport in the Harry Potter books and films?
21	From which location does the main character and his servant set out in the novel Around the World in Eighty Days?
22	Who was the first American woman to travel into outer space?
23	At what venue did Australia's Greg Norman win the 1986 Open Championship?
24	Who was the last king of Italy reigning briefly from 9 May to 12 June 1946?
25	Who, some 20 years and 2 days prior to the answer to question 22 above, was the first woman in space?
26	What feature in Scotland's Strait of Corryvreckan is the third largest of its type in the world?
27	In the world of Marvel Comics which professor recruited Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman and Marvel Girl to use their special powers for mankind's good?
28	Who was the Jedi master who trained Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars series of films?
29	Who in 1849 became the 12th President of the United States of America?
30	What is an 18th-century coronation anthem composed by Handel?

Answers

Amelia Earhart

2011-05-20T13:07:00.000+01:00

Amelia Earhart set out on her record breaking flight across the Atlantic Ocean on 20th May, 1932. Where did she set out from; where did she land and what was the duration (time) of her flight? Answer

Long Journey

2011-05-14T16:50:00.000+01:00

Question: What 890,000,000 mile journey links southern Florida on 14th May, 1973 to Western Australia on 11th July, 1979? Answer

Titles

2011-05-07T16:58:00.000+01:00

Question: What three titles were given to Prince William of Wales by Queen Elizabeth II on 29th April 2011, his wedding day? Answer

East African merger

2011-04-26T21:15:00.000+01:00

What two territories merged on 26th April, 1964 leading to the founding of Tanzania?
Answer

Manned Space Flight

2011-04-24T11:29:00.000+01:00

Who, on 24th April, 1967, became the first man known to have died during a space mission?
Answer

Canada

2011-04-20T18:42:00.000+01:00

Question: Who became prime minister of Canada on 20th April, 1968?
Answer

Connections 12

2009-09-28T11:01:00.002+01:00

Another batch of questions with a Connection running through the answers.

Answer these ten questions and see if you can find the Connection?

1. What 1984 Arnold Schwarzenegger film co-starred Grace Jones as Zula?

2. What one word can mean both "to have the flavour of" and "to slap" but can also be slang for heroin?

3. What musical tells the story of a Scottish village that only appears and comes to life one day every 100 years?

4. What do the initials R.N.L.I., a British and Irish charity, stand for?

5. What, with the initials "JC", is Wesley Snipes character name in the film Passenger 57?

6. What "S" is a type of folk music influenced by jazz and blues?

7. What sport, which was in the Olympic Games between 1900 and 1920, features two teams of eight and a rope approximately 4 inches (10cm) in circumference?

8. What one word can mean both "rubbish" and "old or second-hand articles sold cheaply" but can also be slang for drugs especially heroin?

9. Who released Dylanesque, an album of Bob Dylan covers, in 2007?

10. What in Britain is a large sherry glass but in the U.S.A. a large beer glass?

What is the Connection?

For Connection answer and explanation see Connections 12

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Connections 11

2009-09-23T15:10:00.002+01:00

Yet another Connections challenge. Answer 10 questions and then try to find a connection running through all of the 10 answers.

Firstly here are the ten questions

1. Name the late singer Michael Jackson's three children?

2. In motor racing what Formula 1 World Championship race took place at Imola, Italy annually from 1981 until 2006?

3. What character appearing in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation between 2004 and 2007 was played by Louise Lombard?

4. If, in the NATO phonetic alphabet, SAS is Sierra Alpha Sierra what is KLM?

5. In To the Manor Born what were the names of the characters played by Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles?

6. What ocean liner, nicknamed the Great White Whale, provided transport for Royal Marines and Parachute Regiment during the Falklands War in 1982?

7. Who played Dr. Elizabeth Corday in ER?

8. Who wrote Rip Van Winkle?

9. Who directed the films 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999)?

10. What dish is this describing: beef tenderloin coated with pate and a paste made from onions, shallots, mushrooms and butter - all of which is then wrapped in pastry and baked?

Now what is the Connection?

For Answers and Connection see Connections 11

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Connections 10

2009-09-22T15:18:00.002+01:00

Another set of questions where the answers, or part of each answer, have a Connection. Can you find that Connection?

Start by answering these 10 questions

1. A cover of what 1960 Brian Hyland song was released by Bombalurina with Timmy Mallett in 1990?

2. What mountains which run north to south in western Russia are considered a natural border between Europe and Asia?

3. In men's tennis, and in the week starting Monday 14th September 2009, who was ranked as No.3 in the world?

4. Name the members of Take That in 1990?

5. Of what country is Asuncion the capital?

6. Who wrote and released the single American Pie in 1971?

7. Who was the heroine from Longstone Lighthouse who rescued survivors from the shipwreck of the SS Forfarshire in 1838?

8. What substance is associated with a 30th wedding anniversary?

9. Name three of The Wombles, one with a name starting with a 'T', one with an 'O' and one with a 'W'?

10. What is both a ballet, which was danced by Anna Pavlova about 4,000 times, and the title of a Tennyson poem?

What is the Connection?

For answers and Connection see Connections 10

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Connections Nine

2009-09-22T14:46:00.003+01:00

Some more general knowledge questions to answer, and as before there is a link running through the answers forming a connection – see if you can solve it!

Start by answering these ten questions

1. Who won the World Snooker Championships in 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987,1988 and 1989?

2. What two breeds of dogs are crossbred to create a labradoodle?

3. What is the name of an island in Indonesia and a computer software platform?

4. Who was the first U.S. President to be assassinated?

5. By what name is The Beatles‘ninth album, a double album self-titled The Beatles and released in 1968, commonly known?

6. If silver represents a 25th and gold represents a 50th what represents a 35th wedding anniversary?

7. What two Scottish Football teams are collectively known as the ‘Old Firm‘?

8. Which British admiral created a wind force scale in 1805?

9. What was Supergirl’s original Kryptonian name?

10. What German battleship, sunk in the North Atlantic on 27th May 1941, shares its name with a U.S. State capital?

What is the Connection?

For Answers and Connection see Connections Nine

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Connections: Part Eight

2009-09-22T14:45:00.002+01:00

Another quiz with a Connection between the answers or at least between part of each answer.

Firstly some general knowledge questions to answer...

1. What direction is to the left if facing the rising sun?

2. What, first formed in May 1940 and disbanded in December 1945, was originally known as Local Defence Volunteers and became affectionately known as Dad's Army?

3. Where according to the Book of Genesis was the place where Adam and Eve first lived?

4. What is a British flat horse race for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies?

5. Who played Juan Trippe in the The Aviator (2004)?

6. Who is the narrator and main character of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped?

7. Which of The Wombles was the clever, scientific one?

8. What novel by John Godey (pen name of Morton Freedgood) was made into films starring Walter Matthau in 1974 and Denzel Washington in the 2009 remake?

9. What band released Hoots Mon, which included the line "Hoots mon, there's a moose loose aboot this hoose!", and was a U.K. number one for three weeks in 1958?

10. Who played Ennis del Mar in the film Brokeback Mountain?

What is the Connection?

For answers and connection see Connections: Part Eight

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Connections: Part Seven

2009-09-09T14:41:00.002+01:00

As with the previous Connections in this series there is a link running through the answers of ten general knowledge questions providing a Connection. The link may relate to the entire answer or just part of it.

Ten questions to get you started - answer these and try to find a theme connecting the various answers

1. What was the title character's name in the TV series Frasier?

2. Who, a music producer born in 1926, was often called the fifth Beatle?

3. What were the names of the three brothers in the Bee Gees?

4. Who was the author of Beau Geste?

5. Who released these albums: Reasonable Doubt in 1996 and Kingdom Come in 2006?

6. What country has land borders with all of the following: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, and Syria?

7. Who is the longest serving broadcaster on BBC Radio 1?

8. Who wrote Gulliver's Travels?

9. What fruit is also known as the Chinese gooseberry?

10. Who was Jodie Foster's character in The Silence of the Lambs?

What is the connection?

For answer see Connections: Part Seven

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Connections - Part 6

2009-09-03T10:38:00.003+01:00

Another little connecting mind game to solve. Answer ten questions on various subjects then try to identify a connection running through the answers.

The first thing to do is answer these ten questions

1. Who had U.K. number one hits with "Saving All My Love for You" (1985) and "I Will Always Love You" (1992)?

2. What "A", regarded as one of the greatest National Hunt horses of all time, won three consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cups between 1964 & 66?

3. Who played Lincoln Rhyme in the 1999 film "The Bone Collector" and Ben Marco in the 2004 film "The Manchurian Candidate"?

4. What "R" is a member of the House of Grimaldi who ruled Monaco from 1949 until his death in 2005?

5. In what country is Nairobi the largest city and capital?

6. What "S" on Merseyside is home to the rugby league club that won the World Club Challenge in February 2007?

7. Which "E" was the English nurse shot by the Germans in 1915 for helping hundreds of allied soldiers escape from occupied Belgium?

8. Who was the European who during the eighteenth century made the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand?

9. What "L" is the largest inland body of water in Great Britain?

10. In what sport are Wang Hao and Zhang Yining respectively the reigning men's and women's world champions?

What is the connection?

For answer see Connections - Part 6

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Connections - Part 5

2009-09-02T14:01:00.003+01:00

Another set of questions with a connecting link running through the answers. Again the questions themselves have nothing to do with the connection.

Firstly ten general knowledge questions

1. What book written by Charlotte Bronte opens with this line: "There was no possibility of taking a walk that day."?

2. Who replaced John F. Kennedy as the president of the U.S.A.?

3. What type of animal describes the fictional Cupid, Comet, Dancer, Dasher, Prancer, Vixen, Donner and Blitzen?

4. What 1982 musical comedy film was directed by Blake Edwards and starred Julie Andrews and James Garner?

5. Who was the captain of the England cricket team for 45 Test matches from 1999 to 2003?

6. What Italian-American singer made Christmas Specials for television from 1948 until 1994, many of which were filmed in various locations throughout North America and Europe?

7. What role was played by Maggie Smith in both the 1992 film "Sister Act" and "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit" the following year?

8. What is the English name of the constellation Ursa Major?

9. What Canadian province has Toronto as its capital?

10. What role did Kevin Costner play in "The Untouchables"(1987)?

What is the connection?

For answer see here Connections - Part 5

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Connections Part 4

2009-08-28T10:30:00.004+01:00

As with my other connection postings you have to answer ten questions on various subjects and then try to find a connection between those answers, or at least between part of each answer. The connection is not necessarily anything to do with the initial ten questions simply a theme or link running through the original answers.

So here we go, in the first instance simply try to answer these ten questions

1. Which singer was born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. in 1943?

2. The current Member of Parliament for the British constituency of Hampstead and Highgate has two Academy Awards, who is this MP?

3. Which US president was assassinated in 1865 in Washington DC?

4. At what London Palace did Queen Elizabeth I die?

5. What singer had a UK number one in 1966 with 'You Don't Have to Say You Love Me'?

6. What 1997 film tells the story of a 1960s secret agent who is brought out of cryogenic freezing to fight his greatest enemy?

7. Who played Mike Waters in 'My Own Private Idaho' in 1991 and then two years later died of drug-induced heart failure at the age of 23?

8. What navigator and explorer set sail from Spain in 1492 with the Santa Maria, the Nina, and the Pinta?

9. What name was shared by the Apollo 11 command module and the first space worthy space shuttle which disintegrated during re-entry over Texas, on its 28th mission?

10. Which Frenchman is often described as the 'Founder of the Modern Olympics'?

Now what is the connection?

For answers see Connections Part 4

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Connections Revisited

2009-08-26T15:46:00.003+01:00

Start by trying to answer these questions, once you have done that try to FIND THE CONNECTION between the answers (or at least between parts of all the answers)

1. What 'S' is an 8 letter word for the yarmulka worn by Jews or the Zucchetto worn by catholic clergy?

2. What four plants are the national symbols of Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales?

3. What TV cook's father was British Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1983 and 1989?

4. Who used the alias 'The Joan Collins Fanclub'?

5. What 'G' was the name of a character in both 'Just William' and the 'Biggles' stories?

6. What UK executive agency, which was once in the Tower of London, is now based at Llantrisant, South Wales?

7. What was Julia Sawalha character's full name in 'Absolutely Fabulous'?

8. What ceremonial item is carried in front of the Speaker when he enters or leaves the House of Commons?

9. What was John Cleese's character name in 'Fawlty Towers'?

10. What 'R' is a 1968 American horror film written and directed by Roman Polanski, which was based on a novel of the same name by Ira Levin?

Now what is the connection?

(Hint as to how this works: if you had three answers as follows:
1) President James Garfield,

2) Sylvester Stallone and

3) Uranus, Neptune and Pluto

The connection could be cartoon characters as GARFIELD, SYLVESTER and PLUTO are all CARTOON CHARACTERS.)

So what is the connection?

For answer see Connections Revisited

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Who is Commonest?

2009-08-26T14:30:00.002+01:00

The holder of what British post is also referred to as the First Commoner of the Land, and who is the current incumbent of that post?

For answer see Who is Commonest?

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Connections Three

2009-08-26T13:00:00.003+01:00

Answer ten general knowledge questions and then try to solve what connects the answers (or parts of the answers) to each other.

So start by trying to find answers to these ten questions...

1. What group's first album, released in 1970, was called 'Very 'eavy...Very 'umble'?

2. What surname is shared by an Irish snooker player, a onetime manager
of Liverpool FC and a 1982 intruder to the Queen's bedroom in Buckingham Palace?

3. The author and star of the 1967 silent comedy 'The Plank' shares his surname with the bikini-clad girl from the Boddingtons beer adverts of the 1990s, what is the name?

4. Who was Stan Laurel's comedy partner?

5. Who had a hit record with 'Tiptoe Through The Tulips', sung in a distinctive high falsetto voice?

6. Who is David Seth Kotkin, who has apparently walked through the Great Wall of China and made the Statue of Liberty disappear, better known as?

7. What had a sixties hit with 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin' '?

8. What 'B' which is a type of bee also means "to move or do something in an awkward or clumsy way" or "to speak in a confused or confusing way"?

9. What 'S' is a seven letter word meaning "a miserly person"?

10. What was the title of Pink Floyd's second single which reached number 6 in the UK charts in 1967?

Now you have answers to the above questions what is the connection?
(By way of an example if your answers were Ford Capri, Lewis Carroll and New Jersey your connection could by ISLANDS as CAPRI, LEWIS and JERSEY are all ISLANDS)

For answer see Connections

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Connections

2009-08-25T10:40:00.003+01:00

Answer these eight general knowledge questions and then find a connection between the answers (the correct connection is slightly more than it at first seems!).

Firstly answer these questions

1. Who was the U.S. astronaut, one of the three to die in the Apollo 1 launch pad fire, who was the first American to perform a space walk?
2. What is the county flower of Lancashire?
3. The Huang He is the second longest river in China, what is it known as in English?
4. What was Jennifer Aniston's character name in the early episodes of Friends?
5. What senior British government figure is Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath?
6. What type of parrot featured in Monty Python's Dead Parrot Sketch?
7. Who released the albums I'm Not Dead and Funhouse in 2006 and 2008 respectively?
8. What 1999 book and 2001 film based on that book related the events of 3rd and 4th October 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia?

Secondly What is the connection?

The answers to the above eight questions have, at least in part, a fairly obvious connection but it is more specific than it perhaps first appears.

For answers see Connections

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Connect Four

2009-08-21T14:43:00.002+01:00

What one name can connect all of the following:
1. An African lake also known as Nalubaale & Ukerewe
2. A provincial capital on an island overlooking the Pacific’s Juan de Fuca Strait
3. The Roman version of the Greek goddess Nike
4. A spectacular water feature which is known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya.

For answer see Connect Four

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Sagarmatha: The Ocean Mother

2009-08-16T17:03:00.001+01:00

What is also known as Sagarmatha, Chomolungma, Zhumulangma Feng, or Chu-mu-lang-ma Feng / Qomolangma Feng?

For answer see Sagarmatha: The Ocean Mother

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Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay

2009-08-16T17:00:00.002+01:00

What poem began with the above line?

For answer see Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay

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Hitchcock's Princess

2009-07-25T12:53:00.003+01:00

What actress appeared as the leading lady in three of Alfred Hitchcock’s films which were released in 1954 and 1955, and what were the film titles?

For answer see Hitchcock's Princess

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The Roaring Game

2009-07-24T22:41:00.002+01:00

A sport, known as the roaring game, suffered a setback in Australia recently when more than one-third of the nation’s entire supply of a vital piece of equipment was stolen. What sport was involved and what equipment was stolen?

For answer see The Roaring Game

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5-4-3-2-1

2009-07-24T22:40:00.003+01:00

What one name can be all of the following:
1. Surname of the bass player who was a founder member of Manfred Mann
2. A commonwealth capital
3. Palace where England’s Elizabeth I died
4. First name of an actor born in 1963, the brother of Alexis, David, Patricia & Rosanna Arquette, & 5. A Yorkshire castle.

For answers see 5-4-3-2-1

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What is the Second Highest Mountain in Great Britain?

2009-07-22T14:18:00.003+01:00

This is a question that seems to cause a lot of problems for some people. They know Ben Nevis is the highest but what comes next?

For answer see What is the Second Highest Mountain in Great Britain?

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Mississippi or Missouri

2009-07-20T19:28:00.003+01:00

What is the longer?

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One Small Step For Buzz Lightyear

2009-07-20T14:26:00.001+01:00

One Small Step For Buzz Lightyear

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Ten Elect Male

2009-07-10T16:13:00.002+01:00

Who was the British Prime Minister 60 years ago today (10/07/2009)?

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Yelps or ...

2009-07-01T11:17:00.004+01:00

By what other name is Hansen's Disease known?

Answer

Tower Bridge

2009-06-30T10:43:00.003+01:00

London's Tower Bridge opened on 30th June, in what year did this occur?

A. 1794
B. 1844
C. 1894

Answer

Scots Wha Hae

2009-06-24T12:29:00.003+01:00

Who were the monarchs commanding the Scottish and English armies at the Battle of Bannockburn on 23rd and 24th June 1314?

Answer

Crown Job Eh!

2009-06-23T17:12:00.004+01:00

Who became the Speaker of the House of Commons on 22nd June 2009?

Answer

Farewell Taboo Tot

2009-06-18T19:02:00.004+01:00

What battle, which took place on 18th June 1815, was Napoleon Bonaparte's final defeat?

Answer

Anaconda Preferred Slung Minx

2009-06-17T12:28:00.002+01:00

What race takes place annually on the Circuit de la Sarthe?

Answer

Enjoy Juiced Lambs

2009-06-16T17:47:00.002+01:00

What city celebrates Bloomsday on 16th June annually and what writer is commemorated by it?

Answer

A Patient Blend

2009-06-13T12:32:00.003+01:00

Three answers needed to 'A Patient Blend'...

1. At 29,035 ft (8,850 m) the summit of what mountain is the highest point on the surface of the earth?

2. On what border does the mountain sit?

3. What were the names and nationalities of the first two men to reach the summit?

Answer

Sobriety Nils

2009-06-12T08:27:00.002+01:00

Who did Russians elect as president of the republic on 12th June 1991?

Answer

Martin Writhed

2009-06-11T16:03:00.003+01:00

On the 11th June 1987 Margaret Thatcher became the first British Prime Minister in 160 years to do what?

Answer

Long Leases

2009-06-05T10:23:00.004+01:00

Where was New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy assassinated on 5th June 1968?

Answer

Swaps Millions

2009-06-03T13:42:00.002+01:00

Who did Edward, Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, marry on 3rd June 1937?

Answer

Scottish Goodie Two Shoes

2009-05-29T15:08:00.004+01:00

What member of The Goodies, whose first name is actually David, was born in the city of Aberdeen?

Answer

Lord, Love a Duck!

2009-05-28T14:49:00.000+01:00

Who is the Tory MP for Gosport who claimed expenses for a duck house?

Answer

Monk's Foot Cladding

2009-05-27T11:17:00.003+01:00

Of what country did Malcolm IV become king on 27th May 1153?

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Sworn Citadels

2009-05-22T07:15:00.000+01:00

What is both the largest inhabited castle in the world and the oldest with continuous occupation?

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First Across the Pond

2009-05-21T21:03:00.002+01:00

The first solo non-stop transatlantic flight concluded at Le Bourget Airport, Paris on 21st May 1927. Who was the pilot and what was the name given to the plane?

Answer

Panama Chisels Trench

2009-05-21T20:17:00.002+01:00

What canal, which opened on 21st May 1894, was the largest navigable canal in the world at that time?

Answer

Latin Ilium

2009-05-20T17:30:00.002+01:00

What secret society features in the 2009 film Angels & Demons?

Answer

Riveting Idea

2009-05-20T12:45:00.003+01:00

On 20th May in what year were Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis granted a patent for the use of copper rivets on the denim work wear they manufactured?

Answer

Damn! A Goldenness

2009-05-20T11:23:00.003+01:00

What 2009 film features the leading characters Patrick McKenna and Vittoria Vetra, and who played these roles?

Answer

2009-05-18T11:20:00.001+01:00

What four constituent states of the U.S.A. officially designate themselves as Commonwealths?

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Mississippi v Missouri

2009-05-16T14:45:00.006+01:00

A thought rather than a question but lets start with a question:"What is the longest river in the U.S.A.?"

I feel pretty certain that the answer is the Mississippi but it is not as simple as that, some very reliable sources say it is the Missouri.

According to Encyclopædia Britannica I am correct it is the Mississippi (see here & here), but...

...the US Geological Survey say I am wrong and hand it to the Missouri by a clear 200 miles! I feel you have to believe the USGS but Britannica is also a very reputable and normally reliable source.

The figures quoted are as follows:
Encyclopædia Britannica list the Mississippi at 2350 miles whereas the USGS says 2340 miles
& Britannica has the Missouri at 2315 miles while the USGS say 2540 miles!

So, bearing in mind the simplicity of the question - i.e. "What is the longest river in the U.S.A.?" - what do you think / know / believe?

Kingdom Had its Day

2009-05-16T12:56:00.001+01:00

What kingdom abolished its monarchy and became India's 22nd state on 16th May 1975?

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Oscar I

2009-05-16T12:48:00.002+01:00

The first Academy Awards were presented in Los Angeles on 16th May, in what year did this occur?

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CommonSense

2009-05-15T11:28:00.003+01:00

Who, in the U.K., is the First Commoner of the Land?

Answer

New World

2009-05-14T10:12:00.002+01:00

What became the first permanent English settlement on mainland North America 402 years ago today?

Answer

Strike Off

2009-05-12T15:46:00.003+01:00

The General Strike in Great Britain was called off by the TUC on 12th May 1926, how many days had it lasted?

Answer

HST - High Speed Telescope?

2009-05-11T21:47:00.004+01:00

Who is the 'HST', a space telescope put into orbit by the Space Shuttle Discovery in April 1990, named after?

Answer

Murder in Parliament

2009-05-11T17:21:00.004+01:00

The only British Prime Minister to be assassinated was shot on 11th May 1812, who was he?

Answer

The Gurkha's Point

2009-05-06T23:28:00.002+01:00

What is the name of the knife associated with Gurkha soldiers?

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Abraham, Martin & John

2009-05-02T12:12:00.001+01:00

Who are the four men mentioned in the 1968 Dick Holler song Abraham, Martin & John?

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Mutiny on the Bounty

2009-04-28T15:12:00.004+01:00

28th April 1789: Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against William Bligh on the Royal Navy's HMS Bounty.

Ewe Who

2009-04-16T13:51:00.001+01:00

What was the name if the sheep cloned in 1996, the world's first clone of an adult animal?

Answer coming shortly.

Faces of Stone

2009-04-16T11:19:00.002+01:00

Name the U.S. Presidents depicted on South Dakota's Mount Rushmore?

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Unsinkable but Sunk

2009-04-15T11:31:00.002+01:00

RMS Titanic sank on 15th April on a voyage from Southampton to New York.

1. In what year did she sink? and

2. Where had the final quota of passengers embarked on the ship?

A. Southampton, England
B. Cherbourg, France
C. Queenstown, Ireland

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Say it Properly

2009-04-14T11:45:00.001+01:00

What is the study of correct pronunciation, especially the connection between pronunciation and spelling; and accepted or usual pronunciation?

A. Orthogonal
B. Orthodox
C. Orthoepy
D. Orthogenesis

ANSWER

Ironclad

2009-04-12T16:37:00.002+01:00

What in the 19th century was an ironclad?

A. Warship
B. Aeroplane
C. Military Elephant

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Italian Backbone

2009-04-11T13:18:00.001+01:00

What 1200km mountain range is the 'backbone' of Italy?

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Back after a long break

2009-04-11T13:13:00.001+01:00

There have been no questions etc for several months owing to other work commitments, hopefully I will start posting more regularly now.

The Midas Touch

2008-11-17T10:30:00.002Z

What song contains this line: "He's the man, the man with the Midas Touch...", and which singer reached number 21 in the 1964 U.K. charts with it?

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Four square meals

2008-11-12T10:56:00.002Z

What poem includes these lines:

"So munch on, crunch on, take your nuncheon
Breakfast, supper, dinner, luncheon!"

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Yesterday’s question

2008-10-25T13:18:00.002+01:00

A lot of people apparently think the answer to yesterday’s question is the Welsh mountain Snowdon. In actual fact Snowdon at 1085m in height making it about the 63 highest mountain in Great Britain with Ben Nevis and approximately 61 other Scottish mountains all of a greater height. Snowdon can be properly described as the highest mountain in Wales, or the highest mountain in Great Britain excluding Scotland (i.e. England & Wales) but it is not by any stretch of the imagination the second highest mountain in Great Britain. Ben Macdui at 1309m in height is the second highest mountain in Great Britain.

Second Highest

2008-10-24T10:51:00.002+01:00

What is the second highest mountain in Great Britain? (Scotland, England & Wales)

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Where on Earth

2008-10-23T12:07:00.002+01:00

In the Second World War General Montgomery launched his Battle of El Alamein on 23rd October 1942, in what country is El Alamein?

ANSWER

Non-Italian Pope

2008-10-16T17:26:00.003+01:00

Karol Józef Wojtyła became Pope John Paul II on 16 October 1978. , A cardinal from Kraków, Poland he became the first-ever pope from a Slavic country and was the first non-Italian pope since the death of Adrian VI in 1523.

Capital Question

2008-09-16T14:32:00.002+01:00

Here is an alphabetical list of ten countries, followed by an alphabetical list of ten capitals; match each country to its respective capital?

Countries: Albania, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Ghana, Hungary, Indonesia & Jordan

Capitals: Accra, Amman, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dhaka, Jakarta, Phnom Penh, Suva, Talinn & Tirana

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London's Burning

2008-09-02T09:17:00.002+01:00

The great fire of London began in Pudding Lane on 2nd September 1666 and lasted for three days.

Citius Altius Fortius - to 2016

2008-08-28T08:51:00.004+01:00

The four candidate cities for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, the 2016 Summer Olympics, are Chicago, United States; Madrid, Spain; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Tokyo, Japan. The final selection will be made on 2nd October 2009.

East is East and West is West

2008-08-27T12:12:00.003+01:00

A 1969 film was titled Krakatoa, East of Java; Krakatoa is in fact west of Java!

On 27th August 1833 the final cataclysmic stage of the Krakatoa volcanic eruption which was one of the most catastrophic in history.

See Krakatoa in Encyclopædia Britannica

Keirin & Madison

2008-08-20T14:59:00.003+01:00

What sport featured at the 2008 Olympic games features events named 'Keirin' and 'Madison'?

A. Archery
B. Badminton
C. Cycling

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"I'm going on down to Yasgur's farm - I'm going to join in a rock 'n' roll band"

2008-08-15T09:59:00.005+01:00

The music event known as the Woodstock Festival took place in New York State between the 15th and 17th August 1969. As the town of Woodstock refused to let the festival take place where did it actually occur?

A. Babel
B. Bethel
C. Bethlehem

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A to B: Athens to Beijing

2008-08-07T10:19:00.003+01:00

If the Los Angeles summer Olympics in 1932 were the Xth Olympiad what number Olympiad relates to Beijing 2008?

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Second Tee

2008-07-15T19:01:00.000+01:00

Where is The Open Golf Championship being played in July 2008, and in what town is the course situated?

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Tee Placement

2008-07-12T23:50:00.000+01:00

After a very long break here's another question...

On what golf course is the Barclays Scottish Open Golf Tournament played between 10 & 13th July 2008?

A. The Belfry
B. Old Man of Hoy
C. Loch Lomond

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Wee Beastie

2008-04-26T17:19:00.002+01:00

What is Britain's smallest native mammal?

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Neptune's Staircase

2008-04-24T17:27:00.003+01:00

Which of these is not part of the Caledonian Canal?

Loch Lochy
Loch Lomond
Loch Oich
Loch Ness

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The Red Baron

2008-04-22T01:05:00.001+01:00

The Red Baron was a German flying ace in the Firsrt World War; what was his name and how many confirmed air combat victories or 'kills' was he credited with?

Manfred von Richthofen; 80

The Red Baron was a German flying ace in the First World War; what was his name and how many confirmed air combat victories or 'kills' was he credited with?

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