Latchmere quiz 11^th Oct 2012 round 1

A colour is part of the answer

1.How was King William III of England, who ruled from 1689-1702 also known.   

                                                                                                                            William of Orange

2.In 1974, Ian Gillian was replaced by David Coverdale in which band?             Deep Purple 

3. Who wrote the novel Our Man In Havana?                                                  Graham Greene  

4. Name the 2001 Ridley Scott film about the US Army's incursion into Somalia in 1993, starring Josh Hartnett and Ewan MacGregor?                                                     Black Hawk Down   

5. Blutwurst is the German equivalent of which British food.                    Black Pudding  

Geography

6. Samarkhand is the second-largest city in this former member of the Soviet socialist republic in which country. It is also the only doubly landlocked country in Central Asia.          Uzbekistan

7. In which county are the Gog Magog Hills?                                                             Cambridgeshire

8. Name the only country, which has a national flag that is square. The Vatican city also has a square flag but is a state?                                                                                     Switzerland

9. In Pennsylvania, USA, the port of Pittsburgh stands on which river that shares its name with another state?                                                                                                              Ohio

10. In which country is the River Kwai, probable known to us because of the film Bridge over the river Kwai. It is actually the Khwae Yai River?                                                Thailand

Film

11.Which 2009 film was nominated for nine Oscars in 2010, and won six?           The Hurt Locker

12.How many Golden Tickets in total did Willy Wonka conceal inside his Wonka bars?     Five

13.In 1999 Sean Connery played the gentleman thief in Entrapment. Who was the actress that played the female insurance investigator?                                             Catherine Zeta Jones               

14. Name the actor The Green Mile. As John Coffey  1999 Daredevil as Kinpin /Fisk 2003 Sin City as Manute 2005 sadly passed away 2012.                                 Michael Clarke Duncan

15. 2012 film plot A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man's work. Stars are Dennis Quaid as Clay Hammond Bradley Cooper as Rory Jansen.                                                                                                           Words

Potluck

16.Who was Flash Gordon’s archenemy?                                                  Ming The Merciless

17. What is the name of the world’s largest computer chip producer?           Intel Corporation

18 Which Greek letter also means a very small amount in English.                           Iota

19. Started in France now the name given to the second in command and direct assistant of the Chef in a top Kitchen.                                                                         The Sous-Chef de Cuisine

20. Which organisation is responsible for the maintenance of Lighthouses in England and Wales?

                                                                                                                           Trinity House

Quiz Link

1.By what other name is a Tower Block referred to two words beginning HR .        High Rise

2. The Hippocratic what is historically taken by physicians, physician assistants and other healthcare Professionals.                                                                                       Oath

3. Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter round 1610 first name only needed.                                  Galileo Galilei

4.Title and full name of the everyday foppish persona of  The Scarlet Pimpernel. 

                                                                                                                         Sir Percy Blakeney

5. Legendary castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur.             Camelot

All Derby winners 1998 High Rise 1999 Oath 2001 Galileo 2006 Sir Percy 2012 Camelot

 Latchmere quiz 11^th Oct 2012 round 2

Pop

1. Lilly the Pink was a hit for Scaffold in1968 a member of the group Mike McGear, has a famous brother name him                                                                                                 Paul McCartney   

2.What nationality was Euro-dance star Whigfield who had a UK no1 the song: Saturday Night 1994 and a no4 hit with. "Givin' All My Love" 1998.                                               Danish

3. 2009 no2 single lyrics keep off the by Alexandra Burke’s "Bad Boys”. Opening lines God gave me the sunshine, Then showed me my lifeline I was told it was all mine.                   Bodies

4. Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson were founder members of which American band in 1976 still going but without Ricky Wilson.                      B 52’s   

5. Beyoncé Knowles has had four no1 singles in UK as the main artist name two of them.

2002 "Crazy in Love" (featuring Jay-Z) 2006 "Déjà Vu" (featuring Jay-Z) 2007 "Beautiful Liar" (with Shakira) 2008 "If I Were a Boy"

Food and drink

6. Having originated in Dijon, Burgundy, Cassis A liqueur is made from which fruit.   Blackcurrants 

7.Name given to a thick soup containing fish or shellfish, especially Clams and Vegetables like Potatoes and Onion in milk or tomato base.                                          Chowder

8.Specifically what is James Bond’s favourite drink and how does it like it prepared

                                                                                                Vodka Martini / Shaken not stirred   

9. How would you expect your eggs to be cooked if they were order Des Oeufs Sur Le Plat. Scrambled eggs Fried eggs Poached eggs or Soft- boiled eggs.                             Fried       

10.What confectionary was advertised as helping you work rest and play.   Mars bar

Myths

11. Which roman God the was the father of Romulus & Remus.                   Mars

12. What was the name of the Gorgon who could turn men to stone with just a look who was slain by Perseus?                                                                                                                         Medusa

13. Who married Jocasta after he solving the riddle of the Sphinx?                    Oedipus.

14. Who was the father of Icarus who created Labyrinth of the Minotaur at Knossos?        Daedalus.

15. What was the first name of Ulysses faithful dog it is also the name of a catalogue merchant based in the United Kingdom.                                                                 Argos

Find a part of the body

All the answers are (or contain) parts of the body the letters are continuous but maybe across two words

16. Which group who had the original hit of Rivers of Babylon.                       Boney M   (Bone)

17.Which member of this trio is missing from Last of the Summer Wine. Compo Foggy and who.                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                Clegg.    (Leg)

18. Name the central French defender who scored 20 league goals for Chelsea between 1996 and 2000.                                                                                                          Frank Leboeuf    (Ankle)

19. In Gulliver’s travels after he was Shipwreck what was the name Island on which Gulliver came into contact with its tiny people.                                                                                     Lilliput (Lip)    

20.What is the name of the actor that connects these films The Long Good Friday (1980) Mermaids (1990) and Last Orders (2001). Made in Dagenham   (2010).                                                             

Bob Hoskins (Skin)

Quiz link

1.In 1985 Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Emmett Brown were the stars and characters in the first of three films with the same title name it .   

                                                                                                                             Back to the Future

2.The Mammogram is used extensively to screen for what.                                       Breast cancer

3. Giacomo Puccini opera featured the central characters Cio-Cio San and B. F. Pinkerton, Lieutenant in the United States Navy.                                                         Madama Butterfly

Quiz Link answers  Swimming Strokes Back Breast  & Butterfly