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Summer Quiz
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General Knowledge
1Livarot, Comté and St Nectaire are French varieties of what?
2Who wrote "Jane Eyre"?
3Who was the last woman hanged in Britain?
4Where was Jesus' first miracle performed?
5Who was the Roman god of war?
6Which former Poet Laureate was married to Sylvia Plath?
7If Donald McLean, Guy Burgess and Kim Philby were three, who was the "Fourth Man"?
8Who painted "The Haywain"?
9What did my true love send eight of on the eighth day of Christmas?
10What salad dressing is made by emulsifying egg yolks and olive oil?
11Where does a car displaying an "E" sticker come from?
12What name is given to the ancient Egyptian pictorial form of writing?
13What colour is the gemstone lapis lazuli?
14"Venta Belgarum" is the Roman name for which city?
15How is Prince Siddhartha Gautama better known?
16Who murdered Jean Paul Marat in the bath?
17Artist César Manrique is particularly associated with which Spanish island?
18What did William Webb Ellis famously invent while still at school?
19In what field of the arts are Merce Cunningham and Christopher Bruce well known names?
20What was the name of the diver who saved Winchester Cathedral from sinking?
21Who was the last British monarch to lead an army into battle?
22Who is the patron saint of Chile?
23In what year was Charles I beheaded?
24Where is the seat of the European Parliament?
25In what year was the battle of Agincourt?
26Which king was the father of the Black Prince?
27Which English county is home to the Eden Project?
28Who wrote "Interview with the Vampire"?
29In glass blowing, what is the name of the oven where glass is put to cool?
30Kung fu is said to originate from which temple in China?
31Who is recognised as the first Christian martyr?
32Arborio and patna are varities of what?
33What is the starsign of a person born on New Year's Day?
34According to legend, who is the father of King Arthur?
35What spirit is used to make a Bloody Mary?
First Aid
36What is the best position to put someone in if they are feeling faint?
37The Heimlich manoeuvre is used when a person is what?
38A person having a severe allergic reaction is said to be suffering from what type of shock?
39A burn can cause the loss of which part of the blood?
40Greenstick, spiral and closed are types of what injury?
Children's
41Which children's TV character had a hit with "Mambo Number 5"?
42How are Milo, Jake, Bella and Fizz collectively known?
43Which member of the Famous Five is a dog?
44Who teaches Potions at Hogwarts?
45Of which pop group was Paul Cattermole a member?
46Which doll has a boyfriend called Ken?
47Who did the dish run away with?
48Whose nose grew when he lied?
49Who wrote "The Cat in the Hat"?
50Which alien has a best friend called Elliott?
Film and Television
51Patrick Troughton, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann have all played which TV character?
52Who won an Oscar for his performance in "The African Queen"?
53Who composed the music for Star Wars and Schindler's List?
54Which Clint Eastwood film is based on the Japanese film "Yojimbo"?
55Which singer starred in Lars von Trier's film "Dancer in the Dark" and won a best actress award at Cannes?
56What TV competition did Will Young win?
57In which country was Russell Crowe born?
58Which character was buried under the patio in Brookside?
59Who presents "Never Mind the Buzzcocks"?
60By what name is Maurice Micklewhite better known?
Geography
61Upper Volta is now known by what name?
62Bratislava is the capital of which country?
63In which country are the Angel Falls?
64Which English county has a border with only one other?
65On which river does Guildford stand?
66Which lake in Siberia is the world's deepest?
67The Volga empties into which sea??
68To which country do the Lofoten islands belong?
69What is the largest country in Africa?
70Which country has an official population of 1?
Science and Nature
71Which element has the symbol Ag?
72The Pleiades form part of which constellation?
73Edward Jenner discovered a vaccine against which disease?
74What is Britain's largest wild mammal?
75Bee, burnt, fly and frog are wild varieties of which plant?
76Ganymede is a moon of which planet?
77James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of what?
78Pertussis is another name for which illness?
79Sulphuric, hydrochloric and formic are types of what?
80Which island is home to lemurs?
Sport
81At which Grand Prix track was Ayrton Senna killed?
82Who was the first player to score 100 goals in the F.A. Premiership?
83Who, in 1995, was Britain's first rally cross world champion?
84In the 1990s, Frenchwoman Surya Bonaly was a European Champion in which sport?
85Skiing is one sport which uses a piste. Which indoor sport is the other?
86In which sport did Briton Sean Kerley win a gold medal at the Seoul Olympics?
87On 10 June 1996 Alex Greaves was the first woman to participate in what?
88Who won the 2002 Superbowl?
89What was the real name of wrestler Big Daddy?
90Who was the first golfer to win the British Open, the US Open and the US Masters in the same year?
Music
91Which female singer posthumously had a Number 1 single and starred in "The Queen of the Damned"?
92Who composed the Nutcracker Suite?
93Which country did Céline Dion represent when she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988?
94Pete Best was famously replaced in a 60s band by whom?
95Which musical features the characters Cosette and Éponine?
96To which family of musical instruments does the saxophone belong?
97In the 1980s, by what name was Stuart Goddard better known?
98Which composer's last words were said to be "I shall hear in Heaven"?
99What does a natural trumpet not have that a modern trumpet does?
100Which singer had his first UK Number 1 single with "Three Coins in the Fountain"?