Quiz Number #360

Blockbusters

On TV which BG launched the careers of Ant & Dec?
Byker Grove

In music which SP were Chasing Cars or would Just Say Yes?
Snow Patrol

Which AA is another name for the Oscars?
Academy Awards

In Science the law of refraction is known as which SL?
Snells Law

TV: Former Top Gear presenters now front which GT on Amazon?
Grand Tour

 

Movies

Fifty Shades Darker
Notorious
Blade
Internal Affairs
Hamlet

 

Countdown

Pictures
Ice Spurt
Some call is “the cinema”

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

EASY

Mister Geppetto was a woodcarver in which fairy tale / story?
Pinocchio <
Peter Pan
Little Red Riding Hood
Three Little Pigs

Who has held the role of Speaker of House of Commons since 2009?
John Bercow <
Andrew Mitchell
David Dimbleby
Bernard Weatherill

Which Roald Dahl novel did Danny DeVito direct and star in a film version of in 1996?
Matilda <
The Witches
Esio Trot
James & The Giant Peach

Which of these animals is not in the Chinese New Years?
Rat
Goat
Bear <
Dog

Which Moroccan city gives its name to a brimless hat?
Fez <
Rabbat
Beanie
Kap

MEDIUM

How many wisdom teeth do most average adults have?
2
4 <
6
8

Who wrote a serial novel called “The Green Mile”?
Stephen King <
Tom Clancy
Dan Brown
Lee Child

Which English language loan phrase from French has the literal translation “according to the card”?
à la carte <
bric-a-brac
déjà vu
que sera

Which of these presidents did’nt Forrest Gump meet?
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Jimmy Carter <

The late Stuart Adamson was lead vocalist and guitarist of which 1980’s rock band?
Big Country <
Iron Maiden
Genesis
Joy Division

HARD

“Anything You Can Do” is a song composed by Irving Berlin for which 1946 Broadway musical?
Annie Get Your Gun <
Something for the Boys
Carousel
Oklahoma

Excluding any islands, how many countries in the Americas (N, S, C) regard the Queen as their monarch?
1
2 <
3
0

Which country are the only country to host the Summer Olympics and not win any gold medals?
Canada <
South Korea
Greece
Brazil

Who is BBC Scotland’s chief sports writer?
Tom English <
Tom Welsh
Tom French
Tom Turk

Which Episode number was given to the Star Wars film called Return of the Jedi?
Episode I
Episode III
Episode V
Episode VI <