Quiz Number 052

True or false

Biscuitness is listed in the Oxford Dictionary with the definition “the quality or state of being crunchy.”
FALSE

The word vodka comes from the Slavic word for water, voda.
TRUE

This is how you spell Mississippi.
TRUE

Looking down from the north pole we would see the Moon orbiting counterclockwise from west to east.
TRUE

The original name for boy band Take That was Kick It.
TRUE

Movies

The Social Network

Rocky 2

Witness

True Lies

The Dirty Dozen

Alfie

Sport

Ashley Cole
Arsenal
Crystal Palace (on loan)
Chelsea

John Hartson
Luton Town and Arsenal
West Ham United
Wimbledon and Coventry City
Celtic
West Bromwich Albion (on loan)

Madjid Bougherra
Gueugnon
Crewe Alexandra (on loan)
Sheffield Wednesday
Charlton Athletic
Rangers

Carlos Tevez
Boca Juniors
Corinthians
West Ham United
Sheffield United controversy
2007 transfer saga
Manchester United
Manchester City

Rio Ferdinand
West Ham United
Bournemouth (on loan)
Leeds United
Manchester United

HEAT

Scarlett Johansson
Georgie Thompson
Sigourney Weaver
Natalie Portman
Jason Orange

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

EASY

Who wrote the novel “The Lord Of The Rings”?
J. R. R. Tolkien
JR Hartley
JR Ewing
Bilbo Baggins

What was the name of Hugh Laurie’s character in Black Adder Goes Forth?
George <
Melchett
Darling
Baldrick

At which Olympic games did Steve Redgrave win his 5th consecutive Olympic Gold?
Atlanta
Sydney <
Athens
Beijing

Which company use the advertising slogan… “Together. We Are…”?
Santander <
Boots
Staples
Scottish Widows

A Silver Wedding anniversay celebrates how many years of marraige?
20
25 <
30
40

MEDIUM

For Your Eyes Only was a Bond theme recorded by which singer?
Sheena Easton <
Rita Coolidge
Shirley Bassey
Lulu

An 18 day festival called Oktoberfest is held every year in which city?
Munich <
Berlin
Stuttgart
Hamburg

Which of these singers was the youngest at his time of death?
Michael Jackson
John Lennon
Elvis Presley
Bob Marley <

Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit?
Apple <
Orange
Plum
Pear

Judo is a martial art which originates from where?
Japan <
China
Thailand
Korea

HARD

Which city is the official capital of the Netherlands?
Den Haag
Amsterdam <
Haarlem
Noord-Holland

Who wrote the poem “The Owl and the Pussycat”?
Edward Lear <
Marie Howe
Kenneth Goldsmith
Thomas Merton

The Declaration of Arbroath was signed in which century?
13th
14th < (1320)
15th
16th

What ws the name of Tonto’s horse?
Scout <
Silver
Trigger
White Flash

Food and drink: What is mannish water?
Jamaican Soup <
Indian Spirit
Canadian Yoghurt
German Vinegar