Quiz Number #259

The Chase

Which bear claimed to be “Smarter Than The Average Bear”?
Rupert
Yogi <
Paddington

Who played the title role in the film “Saving Private Ryan”?
Leonardo DiCaprio
Matt Damon <
Tom Hanks

Where is the province of Nova Scotia?
New Zealand
India
Canada <

The Spanish Steps is a tourist attraction in which city?
Paris
Barcelona
Rome <

Which of these events at Ayr Races takes place 1st in the year?
Ayr Gold Cup
Ladies Night
Scottish Grand National <

Focus
Gravity
Atonement
Benji
Cocktail

Lees Mosh

Homeless

A rabbit without a warren

Which of these animals should live in a Sett?
Badger <
Rabbit
Panda
Squirrel

What was the name of Morgan Freeman’s character in The Shawshank Redemption?
Red <
Blue
Yellow
Green

Which of these was a Beatles hit ?
Ticket To Leave
Ticket For The Boat
Ticket To Ride <
Ride On A Train

Paco is a Spanish nickname for what name?
Francisco <
Paulo
Pedro
Juan

James Joyce was a famous Irish what?
Writer <
Farmer
Actor
Explorer

The Russians sold Alaska to who in 1867?
Ukraine
USA <
British Empire
Norway

Which celebrity has been engaged at some point to Robbie Williams and also Liam Gallagher?
Nicole Appleton <
Patsy Kensit
Meg Mathews
Melanie Blatt

In 1997 Mike Tyson bit a chunk out of whose ear?
Evander Holyfield <
Frank Bruno
Lennox Lewis
Michael Spinks

Which of these groups had a hit with “Im So Excited”?
Pointer Sisters <
Sister Sledge
Scissor Sisters
Shakespears Sister

What kind of weather might be described as “clement”?
Wild
Pleasant <
Cold
Drizzly

Arboreal animals spend the majority of their lives where?
Sea
Desert
Trees <
Snow

According to the proverb “He who sups with the devil should have a long…” what?
Life
Knife
Fork
Spoon <

Where on this map is the Panama Canal?
A
B
C
D

The Martian atmosphere contains about 95.3% what?
Carbon dioxide <
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Argon

In athletics the Four-minute mile was first achieved by a runner when?
1944
1954 <
1964
1974