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The USA's Second Largest City (Round 87)

The questions and answers within this quiz were verified and updated in July 2020.

 

A margarita cocktail has which spirit as it's base?
Tequila

 

Which is the second largest city in the U.S.A? a) Philadelphia b) Chicago c) Los Angeles
c) Los Angeles

 

Which Englishman won the U.S. Open in 2013?
Justin Rose

 

Which is the fastest? a) Greyhound b) Lion c) Horse
b) Lion

 

Coffee (Round 1)

Dating back to 1654, Queen's Lane Coffee House claims to be the oldest in Europe. In which English city can it be found?

a) Oxford b) London c) York

a) Oxford

 

As of 2016, which country produces the most coffee beans?

a) Colombia b) Brazil c) Guatemala

b) Brazil

 

The Costa brothers, two Italian immigrant opened their first store in which 1978, in London. What were the brothers' names?

Tom Hanks Films (Round 1)

Tom Hanks took the 1994 'Best Actor' Academy Award for his portrayal of Andrew Beckett in which movie?

Philadelphia

 

Tom Hanks then starred alongside Robin Wright and Gary Sinise in which film that won the 1995 Academy Award for Best Picture?

Forrest Gump

 

Which French actress known for Amelie starred alongside Tom Hanks as Agent Sophie Neveu in the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code?

a) Marion Cotillard b) Melanie Laurent c) Audrey Tautou

c) Audrey Tautou

 

British Crime Writers (Round 1)

Dame Agatha Christie is best known for her detective novels centred around Hercule Poirot but she also wrote six romance novels under a pen name. What was it?

a) Mary Westmacott b) Julia Austen c) Geraldine Woodbridge

a) Mary Westmacott

 

Born in Cardenden, Fife, which Scottish crime writer is best known for his Inspector Rebus novels?

Ian Rankin

 

Ruth Rendell created which police detective who made his debut in 1964's 'From Doon With Death'?

Altostratus or Cirrostratus (Round 86)

The questions and answers within this quiz were verified and updated in July 2020.

 

Which clouds would be higher, Altostratus or Cirrostratus
Cirrostratus

 

Victoria Wood wrote and starred in 'Dinnerladies', but what was the name of the character she played?
Brenda

 

What is the name of the longest river in Europe?
Volga

 

The largest battleships ever built belonged to which country?
Japan

 

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