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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

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