Quiz 74a - Halloween

Quiz 74a - Halloween

1. On which day is Halloween celebrated? - 31st October
2. What other common name is used for Halloween? - All Hallows Eve
3. What name was given to a popular Halloween drink in the 1700's, made from milk and apples? - Lamb's Wool
4. If you Suffer from Samhainophobia, what do you fear? - Halloween
5. What does the 'Hallow' in Halloween stand for? - Priest
6. Who wrote the screenplay for the film 'The Exorcist'? - William Peter Blatty
7. What was name of the sequel to the film Scream called? - Scream 2
8. What is a group of witches called? - Coven
9. Who wrote Frankenstein? - Mary Shelly
10. Which priests first celebrated Halloween? - Druids
11. Who was Samhain? -  Lord of the Dead
12. Who played the title role in Carrie? - Sissy Spacek
13. Which famous actor in the film 'Ghostbusters' also co-wrote the film? - Dan Aykroyd
14. Which Yorkshire fishing/seaside town features in the 1897 novel, Dracula? - Whitby
15. In which year did Gaston Leroux write the novel The Phantom of the Opera? - (1909)
16. Who played 'Countess Dracula' in the 1971 film of the same name? - Ingrid Pitt
17. Who played Doctor Watson in the 1959 Hammer Horror classic The Hound of The Baskervilles? - Andre Morell
18. In what year did the infamous Jack the Ripper terrify the population of east London? - 1888
19. Who was burnt at the stake for witchcraft in 1431? - Joan of Arc
20. Dame Maggie Smith played which character in Hogwarts? - Minerva McGonagall
    
    
    
     

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Quiz 73a

Quiz 73a

1. Which famous Irish author, wrote a book that was described by a critic as ‘the foulest book ever printed' (give book title also)? - Ulysses by James Joyce.
2. Who was Sir Henry Morton Stanley? - The journalist and explorer who went to Africa in search of David Livingstone.
3. Who wrote Of Mice and Men? - John Steinbeck.
4. Which author wrote a series of essays called Virginibus Puerisque? - Robert Louis Stevenson.
5. Who wrote Republic and Phaedo? - Plato. (Ancient Greek thinker)
6. Which 1978 movie featured two gangs called the T Birds and the Pink Ladies? - Grease
7. Can you name the author of the novel My Brother Jonathan, written in 1928? - Francis Brett Young.
8. Who played Jim Morrison  in the film The Doors? - Val Kilmer
9. Who was the author who at the age of nine, wrote The Young Visiters? - Daisy Ashford
10. Which actress played Mrs Overall in Acorn Antiques? - Julie Walters.
11. Who wrote Moll Flanders? - Daniel Defoe.
12. Which of the Brontë sisters wrote The Tenant of Wildfell Hall in 1848? - Anne Brontë.
13. Who starred in the title role in the 2002 film, Mr Deeds? - Adam Sandler.
14. Edward Gibbon was famed for which great historical work? - The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
15. Who was the author of Erewhon and Erewhon Revisited? - Samuel Butler, in 1872 and 1901. (For a bonus point give the years of each work)
16. What is the first name of the character Crocodile Dundee? - Mick.
17. Marmalade is which bear’s favourite sandwich filling? - Paddington Bear.
18. In which year did Tom Hanks fall in love with a mermaid in the film Splash? - 1984
19. Which famous actor has played a scarecrow and a Time Lord on TV? - Jon Pertwee.
20. Which former Neighbours star played soon to be Edward V111 in 'The King's Speech'? - Guy Pearce.

 

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Quiz 70a

1. In mythology, who was 'Pax'? - Roman goddess of peace
2. From what plant is 'tapioca' obtained? - The roots of the cassava plant
3. Who was the 18th President of the USA from 1869 - 1877? - Ulysses S. Grant
4. What is the name of the canal linking Lake Erie and Lake Ontario in Canada? - Welland Ship Canal
5. What name is given to the sea stretching from Australia to New Zealand? - The Tasman Sea
6. Which British Prime Minister died whilst in office in 1865 aged 80 years? - Lord Palmerston
7. Who fronted the band Culture Club? - Boy George
8. Which is more substantial, Afternoon Tea or High Tea? - High Tea
9. What does a bad workman always blame? - His tools
10. In which soap would you find a garage known as The Arches? - Eastenders
11. What is an Alto Cumulus? - Cloud
12. In which European country would you find Tuscany? - Italy
13. Which is the busiest passenger ferry port in England? - Dover
14. What weapons are used in fencing? - Swords
15. What is the German word for 'one' (spelling must be correct)? - Ein
16. Which golfer Jack was nicknamed 'The Golden Bear'? - Jack Nicklaus
17. In which Scottish City would you find Sauchiehall Street? - Glasgow
18. Which musician was known as 'Satchmo'? - Louis Armstrong
19. Which royal was once married to Lord Snowden? - Princess Margaret
20. What do the initials MEP stand for? - Member of the European Parliament
     

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What fruit has both “meat” and “milk”? Coconut
Joseph Smith founded what religion? The Mormons
In 1971, what movie star participated in the Le Mans auto race? Steve McQueen
Who directed ‘When Harry Met Sally’? Rob Reiner
What drink was Dennis the Menace's favorite? Root beer
Fledermaus is the german word for what creature? Bat
What was William Cody's popular nickname? Buffalow Bill
What army bugle call is used to wake up the troops? Reveille
If you asked for "pomme frites" at a French restaurant, what would you get? Chips (French fries)
In the 1975 movie "Jaws", what kind of shark is the title character? Great White Shark

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4. Who directed ‘When Harry Met Sally’?
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7. What was William Cody's popular nickname?
8. What army bugle call is used to wake up the troops?
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2. Sapphire.

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4. Japan.

5. A horse race.

6. South Korea.

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8. Symbiosis.

9. China.

10. d. Vostock I.

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