Monday 1 November 2010

Quiz Questions from Wednesday 6th October

Current affairs
How long, to the nearest hour, did it take the tickets for Glastonbury 2011 to sell out?
What was the final score in the Ryder Cup?
Which tube line was the least disrupted by Monday’s industrial action?
In which city is the Commonwealth Games taking place?
Which X Factor contestant has been revealed to already have a record contract in the US (first name only)?
In which city is the Tory party conference being held?
Who will play Freddie Mercury in an upcoming film about Queen?
Who won cricket's County Championship in the last hour's play of the 2010 season?
Which BBC drama series reappeared for its 9th series on 20th September 2010?
Which of the following words did Ed Miliband use most in his Labour conference speech: Generation, Country or Government?

Picture Round
The theme was Clapham Residents, past and present, and included Jack Dee, Leslie Ash, and Kingsley Amis

Music Round
The theme was songs or artists with foreign words in them, including Depeche Mode, Scritti Politti, and the song Living La Vida Loca.

British Foods
What Midlands town is associated more than any other with pork pies?
What name is given to a small, round cake filled with currants and made from flaky pastry?
What name is given to a bun made from yeast dough, mixed with eggs, fruit peel, sugar and currants and wrapped into a roll?
Arbroath Smokies are made from which kind of fish?
in which century did Britain's first fish & chip shops open?

Celebrity Perfumes
Match these 5 celebrities - Beyonce, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton, & Sarah Jessica Parker,
To these 5 scents - Can Can, Circus Fantasy, Heat, Glow, & NYC

General Knowledge
In which state is the city of Denver?
Which road connects Tottenham Court Road to Leicester Square?
What does the acronym Quantas stand for?
Which medical procedure did Dr Christian Barnard perform for the first time?
Who is a made up character out of: Captain Birdseye, maker of frozen food, Mr Kellogg, maker of breakfast cereal, and Mr Kipling, maker of baked goods?
Which superhero is the alter-ego of Little Eric (of 29 Acacia Road)?
Which of Canada and Australia has the greater land area?
Which tube line is the busiest, in terms of passenger journeys per year?
Which peninsula forms the southernmost point of England?
Paintings by which deceased criminal were sold at a London auction in August 2010?

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