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TV & Film Quiz (Round 2)

 

Starring Dominic West and Idris Elba amongst many others, which crime drama was set in Baltimore, and often featured the use of electronic surveillance by the police?
The Wire

 

Which film tells the story of an American post-apocalyptic event, starring Will Smith, who plays US Army virologist Robert Neville?
I Am Legend

 

Which actor links the films, The Da Vinci Code, X-Men, and the TV soap Coronation St?
Ian McKellen

 

The Father of Craggy Island (Round 109)

 

Which river flows through or forms the border of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.
Zambezi

 

What is the syndrome that causes hostages to develop sympathetic sentiments towards their captors, often sharing their opinions and acquiring romantic feelings for them as a survival strategy during captivity?
Stockholm syndrome

 

The Wimbledon Championships were first held in which year?

a) 1857 b) 1867 c) 1877
c) 1877

 

The Father of Texas (Round 108)

 

The hymn 'Amazing Grace' was first sung in which century? a 18th b) 19th c) 20th
a) 18th

 

Llandaff Cathedral was severely damaged by German bombing during WWII. In which city if the cathedral?
Cardiff

 

Which leader defeated the British General, Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton?
George Washington

 

Who is known as the "Father of Texas", and the founder of Texas?
Stephen Fuller Austin

 

It Happened in February

The following questions are about events that have their anniversary in February

 

Which spaceship disintegrated on re-entry killing all 7 crew members in 2003?
Space Shuttle Columbia

 

In 1709, which sailor, who provided the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe, was rescued after spending 4 years as a castaway on an uninhabited island?
Alexander Selkirk

 

In 1807 the United Kingdom captured Montevideo from the Spanish during which wars?
Napoleonic Wars

 

The Human Body Quiz (Round 3)

 

What is the name of the light sensitive panel of cells at the rear of the eye?
Retina

 

What is the technical name for the shoulder blade?
Scapula

 

Where in the human body would you find the Latissimus Dorsi muscle?
The back

 

What is the body's second largest organ after the skin?
Liver

 

What is the name of the walnut sized gland found only in men which often becomes a source of cancer?
Prostate

 

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