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Trivia Quiz Week 33 2012

TriviaQuiz      Week 33     2012     www.mikeprincedj.com

1. Which Coronation Street character was known as the Weatherfield One ? (DIERDRE)

 

2. What creatures were featured in the 2006 film ‘Snakes on a Plane’ ?        (SNAKES)

 

3. What type of weapon is a blunderbuss ?                                                    (GUN)

 

4. What do the Americans call what we call the ground floor of a building ?    (FIRST FLOOR)

 

5. What 3-number prefix is used for fictitious telephone numbers in American TV shows ? (555)

 

6. Which Dutch football club shares its name with a mythical Greek god ?     (AJAX)

 

7. What is the full name of the hospital in Eastenders ?            (WALFORD GENERAL) hospital.

 

8. Which actor played the main character in the 2002 film Spiderman ?        (TOBEY MAGUIRE)

[alias Peter Parker]

9. What is the name of the dog in Punch & Judy ?                                         (TOBY)

 

10. Which Hollywood actor is the nephew of Film director Francis Ford Coppola ?

(NICHOLOAS CAGE)

11. Which country is nearest to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus ?            (TURKEY)

 

12. What is currently the UK’s longest continuous running game show ?                   (COUNTDOWN)

 

13. How many men have managed the England football club on a permanent basis since 1966 ? (13)

 

14. Englishman Alexander McQueen was a leading name in the world of what ? (FASHION)

15. What is the lowest number on a standard dartboard that cannot be scored with one dart ? (23)

16. Which blind musician was played by Jamie Foxx in a 2004 film ?               (RAY CHARLES) Ray.

 

17. Hundreds of cyclists recently joined which Olympic cyclist on a 99-mile (160km) bike ride on the

routes he trains on in Lancashire ?                                                                   (BRADLEY WIGGINS)

18. What letter do you always find on a snooker table ?                                 (D) (not a Q)

 

19. Who are the 2 permanent female judges (full names) on the new series of the X Factor ?

(NICOLE SCHERZINGER & TULISA CONTOSTAVIOS)

20. How many American presidents are still alive ?                                        (5)

[Carter, Bush snr, Clinton, Bush jnr, Obama ]

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