Quiz Number #078
True or false
The letters HP on HP Sauce stands for Houses Of Parliament.
TRUE
The Canary Islands are named after a type of dog.
TRUE
The Hollywood sign used to read HOLLYWOODLAND. The last 4 letters were removed in 1949.
TRUE
Robert Burns’ middle name was Scot.
FALSE
Mel Gibson provided the voice of Woody in Toy Story.
FALSE
News of The World
What nationality is Rupert Murdoch?
Australian
Which former NOTW editor became David Cameron’s Communications Director, resigning from that post earlier this year.
Andy Coulson
Which former NOTW editor now presents a program on CNN that replaced Larry King.
Piers Morgan
Who is this woman?
Rebekah Brooks
Which former president of the FIA was the subject of a NOTW scandal involving sexual acts with five prostitutes in 2008?
Max Mosley
Movies
Beverly Hills Cop II
Kindergarten Cop
Shakespeare in Love
Ratatouille
Citizen Kane
Larry Crowne 2011
Sport
Summer Transfers
Heat Magazine
Ryan Reynolds
Kelly Osbourne
Larry Hagman
P Diddy
Liza Minnelli
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
EASY
Dog & Bone is cockney rhyming slang for what?
Telephone <
Cat
Piano
Loan
What nationality is F1 racing driver Sebastian Vettel?
German <
Brazillian
Finnish
French
Ozzy Osbourne was the lead singer of which heavy metal band?
Black Sabbath <
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
AC/DC
With what would you associate Penn & Teller?
Magic <
Accounting
Insurance
Clothing Brand
In boxing, what does the letter T stand for in TKO?
Technical <
Tired
Thirsty
Tested
MEDIUM
TV documentaries made a star of Fred Dibnah in the 70s & 80s. What was his profession?
Chef <
Gardener
Hairdresser
Steeplejack <
What colour is a male blackbird’s beak?
White
Grey
Black
Yellow <
How many wives did Henry VIII of England have?
5
6 <
7
8
Who became leader of the Conservative Party directly after John Major?
Iain Duncan Smith <
Michael Howard
William Hague <
John Brown
What was the name of the 1st manned spacecraft to land on the moon?
Apollo
Eagle <
Odyssey
Enterprise
HARD
Which UK city has a large shopping and commercial centre known as the Bullring?
Newcastle
Birmingham <
Leeds
Swansea
Which of these English counties lies furthest south?
East Sussex <
Bucks
Herts
Suffolk
What is the largest and capital city of Montenegro?
Podgorica <
Belgrade
Tirana
Zagreb
Where is the annual Festival of Speed event held?
Goodwood <
Silverstone
Donington
Knockhill
What is the name of Nick Clegg’s wife?
Miriam <
Marie
Alandra
Maricella