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Published 7th June 2021

 

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Questions

1) Which organisation was led by Yasser Arafat between 1969 and 2004?

 

2) Which Hollywood film producer is quoted as saying ‘A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it’s written on’?

 

3) According to the proverb, ‘Enough is as good as a ….’ what?

 

4) ‘Barnacle Bill the Sailor’ is the theme tune to which long running TV programme?

 

5) The United Nations, established in 1945, replaced which organisation?

 

6) What is the Tynwald?

 

7) If dogs bark and lions roar what do eagles do?

 

8) Nightlife Thugs was a previous name of which Irish band?

 

9) In medicine what does the term Vascular relate to?

 

10) What is the name of the world’s largest peninsula?

 

 

 

Answers

1) Which organisation was led by Yasser Arafat between 1969 and 2004?

Palestine Liberation Organisation

 

2) Which Hollywood film producer is quoted as saying ‘A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it’s written on’?

Samuel Goldwyn

 

3) According to the proverb, ‘Enough is as good as a ….’ what?

Feast

 

4) ‘Barnacle Bill the Sailor’ is the theme tune to which long running TV programme?

Blue Peter

 

5) The United Nations, established in 1945, replaced which organisation?

League of Nations

 

6) What is the Tynwald?

The Parliament of the Isle of Man

 

7) If dogs bark and lions roar what do eagles do?

Scream

 

8) Nightlife Thugs was a previous name of which Irish band?

Boomtown Rats

 

9) In medicine what does the term Vascular relate to?

Blood vessels

 

10) What is the name of the world’s largest peninsula?

Arabian