Latchmere quiz 15th Nov and 22 Nov 2012 Quizzes

Latchmere quiz 15th Nov 2012 round 1

Lit

1.What is the only world national capital to appear in the title of Shakespearean play?  (Timon of Athens)

2.What is the name of J K Rowlings new book,  a fictional novel of small town life? The Casual Vacancy

3. Camp David is which comedian’s autobiography.                                           David Walliams

4. In which Charles Dickens novel does Esther Summerson Richard Carstone Inspector Bucket appear?                                                         

                                                                                                                                          Bleak House

5 Authoress who wrote 23 tales the first in 1902 The Tale of Peter Rabbit the last The Tale of Little Pig Robinson in 1930?                                                                                                          Beatrix Potter

Geography

6. Livorno, Grosetto and Arezzo are provinces of which Italian region?                     Tuscany

7. Lomé, is the capital and largest city of which African country beginning with T?  Togo.

8. In which English county would you find the Bolsover Castle and the Blue John Cavern / Mines?            Derbyshire

9. What is the name of the central American country that has borders with Nicaragua and Panama?                                                                          Costa Rica

10. Kimberley Peel and Wheatbelt are three region in which of Australia’s states? Western Australia

Pop

11.With what Indian instrument is Nora Jones Father famously associated and what is his name?

                                                                                                                                    Sitar / Ravi Shankar

12.Her four studio albums to date are   Odds & Ends (1995) No Angel (1999)  Life for Rent (2003) and Safe Trip Home (2008)                                                                                                                    Dido

13. A pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Its original line-up consisted of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren.  Most popular in 92/93 in UK?                                                                                                                                  Ace of Base

14. Since its inception in 2004, which artist has had the most number-ones on the UK Official Download chart, a total of 9 so far?                                                                                                    Rhianna

15. "Everything I Own" is a song written by David Gates who had the 1973 no1 hit version in a sweet reggae style.                                                                                                                     Ken Boothe

Sport

16. Whom did Andy Murray beat to win The Olympic gold medal in 2021 and his opponent at the US open

in the final? Make sure you answer in right order.                              Roger Federer / Novak Djokovic

17. Which sport do the Oklahoma City Thunder play?                                              Basketball

18. Apart from champion Sebastian Vettel, who was the next highest-placed German in the Formula 1 drivers' championship 2011 finishing seventh?                                                      Nico Rosberg  

19. In which city is the Maracana football stadium?                                         Rio de Janerio

20. At which Test cricket ground would you be if you were at one time or another at the Kirkstall Lane End or Football Stand End?                                 Headingley Stadium Leeds

Quiz link

1. Plot to a 1997 film starring Robin Williams and Matt Damon. A janitor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has a gift for mathematics but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life?

                                                                                                                                 Good Will Hunting

2.Complete opening line to the song Vincent. Starry, starry, night. Paint your. Next four words?                                

                                                                                                                             Palette blue and grey,

3.Name the brand of sour mash Tennessee whiskey that is the best selling whiskey in the world?                                            

                                                                                                                            Jack Daniel’s

4. What two words have the meaning something that seems as threatening, but is really harmless.

Also a 1975 British film starring David Niven. Initials PT?                                   Paper Tiger

5. A hit for the pretenders opening lyrics Gonna use my legs Gonna use my style Gonna use my sidestep

Gonna use my fingers Gonna use my, my, my imagination.                              Brass in pocket

Quiz link all types of Knife Hunting Palette Jack Paper and Pocket

Latchmere quiz 15th Nov 2012 round two

History.

1.Which Roman Emperor sentenced St Peter to be crucified?                                  Nero.

2. Which king ordered the construction of the Tower of London?                     William the 1st.

3.Who deposed Milton Obote of Uganda and expelled the Asian community.     Idi Amin.

4.What year did China regain possession of the crown colony Hong Kong.            1997.

5.Who was the American president at the end of WW2?                                   Harry S Truman

Film

6. In which 1986 film would you come across the characters, Lucky Day, Dusty Bottoms and Ned Nederlander?                                         Three Amigos Steve Martin (Chevy Chase), (Martin Short)

7. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays the Younger Joe in the 2012 film Looper what actor plays the Old Joe.

                                                                                                                                               Bruce Willis

8. For his performance in what film did Adrien Brody win Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2003?

                                                                                                                                             The Pianist.

9. Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood Donald O'Connor as Cosmo Brown and Debbie Reynolds as           

Kathy Selden were the stars and the characters they played which 1952 musical film.

                                                                                                                                  Singin' in the Rain

10.Which actress played Mrs Gump in the 1994 film Forest Gump?                    Sally Field

Food and drink

11. If you were served 'el helado' in Spain, what would you have?                                Ice Cream

12. What type of pastry is used in profiteroles                                                                    Choux

13. From which country did soda bread originate?                                                             Ireland

14. Which coffee drink gets its name from a town on the Red Sea coast of Yemen?         Mocha

15.What is the style of cooking native to Jamaica in which meats and poultry are dry-rubbed with a

fiery spice mixture?                                                                                                                    Jerk

Potluck

16.The word Coney refers to which animals?                                                              Rabbits.

17. What is the sixth planet from the sun in our solar system?                                   Saturn

18.What are dried in a Oast houses?                                                                               Hops

19.What nationality was the Psychologist DR Carl Gustav Jung.                                Swiss

20. TV. Give the character name of the first Landlord of the Woolpack in Emmerdale?  Amos Brearley

Quiz link

1.1953 film it starred Burt Lancaster as Sgt. Milton Deborah Kerr as Karen Holmes and

Frank Sinatra in his Oscar winning role as  Pvt. Angelo Maggio the initial of which are F H T E.

                                                                                                                 From Here to Eternity

2.Which product had the words? Now hands that do dishes can be soft has your face ?                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                                            Fairy Liquid

3. Graham Chapman John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones and Michael Palin were all members of which TV comedy from 69-74 The series' theme song is the first segment of John Philip

Sousa's The Liberty Bell ?                  Monty Pythons Flying Circus

Quiz Link all types of Ring, Eternity Fairy and Circus           

  

  

Latchmere quiz 22nd Nov 2012 round 1

Food

1. This traditional English dessert consists of a mixture of strawberries, pieces of meringue and cream.  Cryptic clue You might just get a higher education at the same time if you can sort this out?     Eton Mess

2.Brochan is a Scottish word for which type of food?                                                            Porridge

3.The name of which Italian cheese means `recooked`?                                                           Ricotta

4. In Australia what is the name of the dark brown food paste made from yeast extract?  Vegemite

5.A dance and a  sauce  name share the same name .What are they?                                         Salsa

Geography

6.Through what world capital city does the river Tagus flow through?                                            Lisbon

7.St Mary's, Tresco, St Martin's, Bryher, St Agnes are islands that are part of which group?    Scilly Isles

8.In which two countries  is K2, the world’s second highest mountain?                              Pakistan / China

9.Lake Disappointment is an ephemeral salt lake in Australia in which of the Aussie states is it located.

                                                                                                                                     Western Australia

10.Salem is the capital of which of the American states?                                                    Oregon

|Film

11.Which Oscar-nominated film of 1987 was set during the London Blitz of the 1940s and was a semi-autobiographical account of the early life of the film’s director John Boorman?       Hope and Glory

12. Horror film 2012. Plot. Found footage helps a true-crime author realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home. It stars Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance.     Sinister

13 Which actress is the most Oscar nominated of all time 19 in all? She has won three to date.                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                   Meryl Streep

14 Name the actors who play Silva the villain and the new Q in the film Skyfall?

                                                                                                                             Javier Bardem / Ben Whishaw

15.Which actor won the Oscar as Best Supporting Actor as the Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret in 1972?                                                                Joel Grey

Potluck

16.Which of the Queen's children was the first to get married?                                         Princess Anne 1973

17.Catch phrases Which TV presenter coined the catchphrase 'Cheap as Chips'?          David Dickinson

18.Formerly known as the Marriage Guidance Council to what did they change their name?       Relate

19. If you were `Doing Leap Frog` or `Walking The Dog` what toy would you be using?                 A yo-yo

20. In money slang, if I were to loan you a `Pavarotti` how much would you have received?    £10 (a tenor)

Quiz link

1.Name the song and the band Cause' I'm a picker I'm a grinner I'm a lover And I'm a sinner playin'my music in the sun?                                                                                     The Joker / Steve Miller Band

2. What creature is Mumble voiced by Elijah Wood in the film Happy Feet?      A Penguin                     

3.Whose tea party does Alice attend in Alice in Wonderland?                                 The Mad Hatter

4 What was Worzel Gummidge as played by actor Jon Pertwee in the TV program of that name?

                                                                                                                                            A Scarecrow

5. Plot 2004 film. Ten years ago, after being accused of a hideous murder of a mother and her twin daughters, Sean Veil became paranoid... Sean Veil is played by Lee Evans.  It is also a cinematographic technique.                                                                                                                      Freeze Frame

Quiz link all Batman villains

Latchmere quiz 22nd Nov 2012 round 1 Round two

Pop

1. Opening lyrics give song and group. Was walkin' down the street Concentratin' on truckin' right I heard a dark voice beside of me And I looked round in a state of fright.    Dreadlock Holiday / 10 CC

2.Which singers last three albums are Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) Hard Candy (2008)

 MDNA (2012).                                                                                                                        Madonna

3. The Specials had two no1 hits in UK name both ½ pt each

                                                                                    "Too Much Too Young" 79 "Ghost Town" 81

4. Name the singer who has had these top ten hits in UK in 2011 and 2012 "The A Team" "You Need Me, I Don't Need You"    "Drunk”?                                                                                     Ed Sheeran

5. Two of the members of the band The Darkness British glam rock band are brothers what is their surname?                 Hawkins the band are Justin Hawkins Dan Hawkins Ed Graham Frankie Poullain

Famous UK Castles

6.Name the castle where Mary queen of Scots was executed                   Forthringay

7.Which castle in England is the biggest still in use                                Windsor

8. Rudolf Hess, deputy leader of the Nazi Party, was the last state prisoner to be held in which world famous castle.                                                                                             The Tower of London

9. At which castle did the investiture of Prince Charles take place?       Caernarfon

10.In which county would you locate Leeds Castle?                                    Kent.

                                

Literature

11 Name the actor who was the subject of the Biography “Neither shaken or stirred”?     Sean Connery

12.Who is the authoress of the Gothic novels Interview with a Vampire 1976 and The Wolf Gift 2012?                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                   Anne Rice

13.In which Shakespeare play do Shylock and Portia?                                       The Merchant of Venice

14.What is the title of J.K. Rowling first adult book that was released in Sept. 2012? The Casual Vacancy

 15.What Sherlock Holmes novel is set mainly set largely on Dartmoor in Devon?

                                                                                                                    The Hound of the Baskervilles

Potluck

16. Which Japanese car manufacturer features a logo with three red diamonds arranged in the shape of a triangle?                                                                                                                           Mitsubishi

17. Which make-up brand is advertised as ‘The make-up of make-up artists’?        Max Factor

18. Car batteries usually have what voltage?                                                                   12 volts

19. Old Fred" was the captain of which famous vessel?                                  The Yellow Submarine

20.The USA has 50 stars on it national flag the next largest amount is 27 on which countries flag are they?                                                                                                                 Brazil

Quiz link

1.Also known as the Chinese gooseberry.                                                                                      Kiwi fruit

2.Name the daughter of Uranus, the sky God, and Gaia, the earth mother, in Greek mythology.  Rhea

3.Don't think me unkind Words are hard to find They're only cheques I've left unsigned opening words to what Police hit.                                                                                                       De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

Quiz link Flightless birds