Quiz Number #130
True or false
The modern Olympic torch relay was invented as a Nazi propaganda tool.
TRUE
This is the correct spelling of the word “Abbreviation”.
TRUE
The River Severn is the longest river in the UK?
TRUE
The maximum sentence for killing seagulls is 12 years imprisonment.
FALSE
Daniel Craig has starred as James Bond in more films than Sean Connery.
FALSEĀ
IOC country codes
CAN
Canada
INA
Indonesia
JAM
Jamaica
MAD
Madagascar
KSA
Saudi Arabia
Movies
The Dark Knight Rises
Layer Cake
Basic Instinct
Poltergeist
Liar Liar
Heat Magazine
Sheryl Crow
Jason Donovan
Stella McCartney
Katie Holmes
Dizzee Rascal
William Shatner
Aston Merrygold
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
EASY
Which actor has played Ken Barlow on Coronation Street for over 40 years?
William Roache <
Michael Le Vell
Bill Tarmey
Simon Gregson
Who played Edmund Blackadder in the BBC comedy series Blackadder?
Rowan Atkinson <
Stephen Fry
Hugh Laurie
Rik Mayall
Who won the 2012 Tour de France?
Bradley Wiggins <
Lance Armstrong
Andy Schleck
Chris Hoy
In which country was the Sony Corporation founded?
South Korea
Japan <
USA
China
John Lennon was tragically shot during which decade?
1960’s
1970’s
1980’s
1990’s
MEDIUM
Who was American president when Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon?
Richard Nixon <
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Where were the 1992 Summer Olympic Games held?
Barcelona <
Paris
Los Angeles
Atlanta
What colour light is displayed from the starboard side of a ship?
Green <
Red
Amber
White
Which newspaper featured comic strips called “Oor Wullie” & “The Broons”?
Sunday Post <
Sunday Mail
Sunday Times
Sunday Express
Ben Johnson (sprinter) represented which country at the Olympics before being disqualified for doping?
USA
Canada <
Great Britain
Australia
HARD
Which of these countries is the biggest in area?
Sudan <
South Africa
Egypt
Afghanistan
What is the official name of the bottom 9 miles (15 KM) of the Earth’s atmosphere?
Troposphere <
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
History: Which year was The Battle of Trafalgar?
1655
1705
1755
1805 <
Alan Reed famously provided the voice of which animated character?
Bugs Bunny
Fred Flinstone <
Scooby Doo
Yogi Bear
Olympic swimming: How long is the Marathon event?
1 km
10 km <
20 km
26 miles
Who’s That Girl
Elizabeth Hurley