Part 10 Flashcards
(113 cards)
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Name of dwarf in Old Curiosity Shop
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Quilp
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Which planet is closest in size to earth?
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Venus
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Eileen Regina Edwards
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Shania Twain
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Which river is the Hoover dam on?
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Colorado river
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Which president served in both Ww1 and Ww2
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Eisenhower
6
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In which country was Martina Hingis born
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Switzerland
7
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Headquarters of WHO
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Geneva
8
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Otalgia is known as
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Earrache
9
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Father Ted last name
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Crilly
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Who wrote I will always love you
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Dolly Parton
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First black man to win an Oscar
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Sidney Poitier in Lillies of the Field
12
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Panama Canal opened
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1914 world war 1
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Heavy metal coined where
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Soft machine by William s Burroughs
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39 canyon way address for which cartoon character
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Flintstones
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In what year did Iraq invade Kuwait
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1990
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Name of country and film directed by terry Gilliam in 1985
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Brazil
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Lead singer of 30 odd foot of grunts
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Russel Crowe
18
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In which film does main character befriend a dog he calls two socks
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Dances with Wolves
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Hispaniola is a ship in which novel
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Treasure island
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In which country is mt Kilimanjaro
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Tanzania
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Which musical features the song I could have danced all night?
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`My Fair Lady
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Richard Starkey is the real name of which famous musician?
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Ringo Starr
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Which five countries border Argentina?
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Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; Paraguay; Uruguay
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How many American states have the letter x in their name?
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2 (New Mexico, Texas)
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Which island lies in the centre of Niagara Falls?
Goat Island
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Who was Arthur Conan Doyle writing about when he said `He is the Napoleon of crime`?
Professor Moriaty
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Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams and Beyonce Knowles make up which band?
Destiny`s Child
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Who realeased the 1985 hit album `Reckless`?
Bryan Adams
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Which actress, also known for her singing, played the character Alexandra Medford in the film `The Witches of Eastwick`?
Cher
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What is the more common name for the scapula?
The shoulder blade
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To the nearest whole number, what percentage of the world`s surface is land?
29%
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What 1973 film starred Ron Howard, Harrison Ford and Richard Dreyfuss?
`
American Graffiti`
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In `Planet of the Apes`, which planet does astronaut Charlton Heston actually find himself on?
Earth
34
Who`s debut album was called `Left Of The Middle`?
Natalie Imbruglia
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Which of Disney`s Seven Dwarfs wore glasses?
Doc
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Who is Amelia Fieldmouse`s famous cartoon brother?
Mickey Mouse
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U2 band name from
Spy plane
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In the book `Huckleberry Finn`, what was the first name of Huckleberry`s best friend?
Tom Sawyer
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Which two metals make up the alloy bronze?
Copper and Tin
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What colour is the diamond on the Brazilian flag?
Yellow
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Edina's gay son on Ab Fab
Serge
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Dancing in the dark by Bruce Springsteen featured which friends actor
Courtney cox (Matt Leblanc was in. Night moves by bob Seger and the silver bullet band
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Which actress plays Kevin Spacey`s wife in the film `American Beauty`?
Annette Bening, who is warren beatty's wife
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What does the acronym `LASER` stand for?
Light Amplification through Stimulated Emission of Radiation
45
What historic event happened on Monday, December 9, 1980?
John Lennon was killed.
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What is the name of the Orang-utan King in the 1967 film `The Jungle Book`?
King Louis
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Which 1999 film featured a sequence in which 7,900 rubber frogs were used?
Magnolia
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What `Batman` film features Jim Carrey and Nicole Kidman?
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`Batman Forever starring Val Kilmer as Batman and Chris Odonnel as Robin, directed by Joel Shumacher and produced by Tim Burton
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In which town in Mississippi is `The Adventures of Tom Sawyer` by Mark Twain set?
St Petersburg
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Which actor has the real name of Maurice Micklewhite?
Michael Caine
51
Who played Louise in the film `Thelma and Louise`?
Susan Sarandon
52
In which two cities would you find Cleopatra`s needles?
London and New York (ancient obelisks)
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How many miles long is the river Nile?
4160
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In which American state is Death Valley?
California
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In what building in London is Poets Corner?
Westminster Abbey
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Sooner Or Later` and `You Must Love Me` were Oscar winning songs performed by which singer?
Madonna
57
which of R.E.M.s albums would you find the songs `Man On The Moon` and `Everybody Hurts`?
Automatic For The People
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What character was Henry Winkler best known for playing?
Fonzie (in `Happy Days`)
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What is 73 miles long and stretches from Solway Firth to Wallsend on Tyne?
Hadrian`s Wall
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In `The Simpsons`, what is the name of Ned Flanders wife?
Maude
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Who was Prsident of the USA from 1974-1977?
Gerald Ford
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As at 2009, what is the last Best Picture Oscar winning film to also win Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars?
The Silence Of The Lambs
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In computing, what does MS-DOS stand for?
Microsoft Disk-Operating System
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Which three South American countries does the Equator cross?
Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador
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With what did the CIA reputedly try to assassinate Fidel Castro?
An exploding cigar
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Located in Russia near the border with Georgia, what is the highest mountain in Europe?
Mount Elbrus
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According to the Bible, how long was Jonah said to have spent in the belly of the whale?
3 days and nights.
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What group with a palindromic name had a hit single that was also a palindrome?
ABBA (with SOS)
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Which European state became two separate states in January 1993?
Czechoslovakia
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Sir Mulberry Hawk appears in what Charles Dickens novel?
Nicholas Nickleby
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What was the surname of Wendy and her brothers in `Peter Pan`?
Darling
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According to the `Hitchikers` Guide To The Galaxy`, the name of which country is the foulest word in the universe?
Belgium
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What position does Harry Potter play in Quidditch?
Seeker
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Which artist was known as the `prince of shadows`?
Rembrandt
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What was the name of the marooned mariner on "Treasure Island"?
Ben Gunn
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Adapted to become a successful film, which James Ellroy novel was the third in a series which also included `The Black Dahlia`, `The Big Nowhere` and `White Jazz`?
`
L.A. Confidential`
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The owl and the pussycat bought their wedding ring from which animal?
A pig
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Which painter`s works include `The Bathers` and `La Loge`?
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Renoir
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How many stories make up the `Canterbury Tales`?
24
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The TV series `Sex and the City` is based on a book by which author?
Candace Bushnell
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Scientist`s took the word `quark` from the work of which authour?
James Joyce, Finnegans Wake
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In books and films, by what name was John Clayton better known?
Tarzan
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What was Giovanni Bellini best known for? Painting, Scuplting or Writing?
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Painting
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What is the name of the land of giants in the book `Gulliver`s Travels`?
Brobdingnag
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Which author and poet famously wrote the line `The female of the species is more deadly than the male`?
Rudyard Kipling
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Whose paintings include `Man With A Clarinet`, `Still Life With Biscuits` and `Woman With A Book`?
Pablo Picasso
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What is the name of Garlfield, the cartoon cat`s girlfriend? Arlene, Cheryl or Ma?
Arlene
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`Weir of Hermiston` is the unfinished work of which author?
Robert Louis Stevenson
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How much did the Owl and the Pussy Cat pay for their wedding ring?
One shilling
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Which famous artist designed the dream sequences in Alfred Hitchcock`s film `Spellbound`?
Salvador Dali
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Which character from a famous poem brought a curse on his crew after killing an albatross?
The Ancient Mariner
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Which female detective featured in the books `The Hidden Staircase`, `The Bungalow Mystery` and `The Secret Of The Old Clock`?
Nancy Drew
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In which art gallery can the `Venus De Milo` be found?
The Louvre (in Paris).
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How old was William Shakespeare when he died?
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In what story by Hugh Lofting do we find the characters Jib, Dab Dab and Pushmi Pullyu?
Dr Doolittle
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Which 1952 Agatha Christie play ran in London for over 35 years?
The Mousetrap
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Who was the author of the book `The Constant Gardener`?
John Le Carre
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In Literature, how is the character of Oliver Mellors better known?
Lady Chatterly`s Lover
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In which city is `The Phantom of the Opera` set?
Paris
100
How did Captain Hook die in Peter Pan?
Killed by a crocodile
101
Which twentieth century artist had a studio called `The Factory`?
Andy Warhol.
102
Which literary character travelled around the world in 80 days with Pass Partout?
Phileas Fog
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The 1949 film `The Third Man` was based on whose novel?
Graham Greene`s
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Who wrote the Christmas story, `The Snowman`?
Raymond Briggs
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Which Charles Dickens novel featured the character of Tiny Tim?
A Christmas Carol
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Which artist, sculptor and architect designed the Dome of St Peter`s in Rome?
Michaelangelo
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In which book do you meet the characters Holly, Dandelion, Fiver and Hazel?
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Watership Down`
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Which author wrote the novels `The Odessa File`, `The Fourth Protocol` and `The Fist Of God`?
Frederick Forsyth
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Which actor played the leading role in Alfred Hitchcock`s `North by north-west`?
Cary Grant
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What name is given to the Southernmost point in South America?
Cape Horn
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What 1976 film about a boxer won an Oscar for Best Picture?
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Rocky
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In the film `Carlito`s Way`, who played Carlito?
Al Pacino
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Which dickens character describes the law as an ass
Bumble the beadle
