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Quiz Number #079

True or false



A Golden wedding anniversary is celebrated on 50 years of marraige.
TRUE

A nautical mile is longer than a land mile.
TRUE

Winston Churchill was Prime Minister at the time of the Queen’s coronation.
TRUE

** The M74 is now the longest motorway in the UK.
FALSE

Campbeltown Airport has the longest runway in Scotland.
TRUE

Movies

Quadrophenia

Saving Private Ryan

Miami Vice

Dragnet

Judge Dredd

Sport

Summer Transfers

Heat Magazine



Courteney Cox

Ashton Kutcher

Matt Baker

Russell Howard

Christopher Eccleston

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

EASY

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation are better known as what?
HSBC <
TSB
RBS
Clydesdale

In which harbour did the liner ‘Queen Elizabeth’ catch fire in 1972?
Hong Kong <
New York
Portsmouth
Las Palmas

In the RAF, which of these 4 ranks is the highest?
Pilot Officer
Squadron Leader
Wing Commander
Group Captain <

Which of the following is not a Robert Burns Poem?
To A Haggis
Bonnie Jean
Tam O’Shanter
McDonald Clan <

If something is cooked “Au Gratin”, what must it contain?
Cheese <
Cucumber
Onion
Tomato

MEDIUM

Rowan Atkinson provided the voice of Zazu in which Disney film?
Lion King <
Aladdin
Pocahontas
Beauty and the Beast

What is the capital city of Turkey?
Istanbul
Ankara <
Casablanca
Bursa

Which of these is not a station on the Glasgow Subway?
Kelvinhall
Cowcaddens
West Street
Bath Street <

Which of these tourist attractions is located furthest south?
Alton Towers
Stonehenge <
Hadrian’s Wall
Chester Zoo

How many cities in the UK have been named European Capital of Culture?
1
2 <
3
4

HARD

Which team won the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
Japan <
France
USA
Sweden

In which city is the famous “Spanish Riding School”?
Vienna <
Rome
Avignon
Zurich

Who designed the contemporary sculpture “The Angel Of The North”?
Antony Gormley <
Alberto Ascari
Timothy Healy
Ray Galton

Sky News began broadcasting on 5 February in which year?
1991 <
1993
1997
1999

In terms of surface area, what is the largest lake in Wales?
Llyn Tegid <
Llyn Alaw
Llyn Brenig
Llyn Clywedog

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