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A bumper quiz of 46 questions with rounds on general knowledge, film, animals, and wimbledon all taken from around the site. Good luck.

 

Animals

1) What type of animal is a Caiman?

 

2) To what part of the world is the Capybara native?

 

3) African Bush Elephants have 4 molar teeth each of which weighs how much? a) 1-2kg b) 3-4kg c) 5kg

 

4) Which is the largest type of penguin?

 

5) What is the largest bird native to Australia?

 

6) Which type of Falcon is found most commonly around the world? a) Common kestrel b) Brown falcon c) Peregrine falcon

 

7) The Fossa is a cat-like mammal related to the Mongoose and is found only in which country?

 

8) Which common British bird is a colourful mix of blue, yellow, white and green and weighs about the same as a one pound coin?

 

General Knowledge

9) Which member of the British royal family was born on 10th June, 1921 in Corfu?

 

10) In Texas Hold 'Em, what are the first three community cards better known as?

 

11) Mervyn King served as Governor of which organisation between July 2003 and July 2013?

 

12) The IIHF is the world governing body for which sport?

 

13) Which city has the largest cathedral in the UK? a) Liverpool b) Manchester c) London

 

14) Which 'FW" is a style of coffee which originated in Australia? It is served as steamed milk poured over two shots of espresso, topped with microfoam.

 

15) Which 'A' is a unit of electric current which is equal to a flow of one coulomb per second?

 

16) Bodiam Castle is in which county? a) Surrey b) Sussex c) Somerset

 

17) 'Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy' is a 1971 piece of work by which British artist?

 

18) Which US actor played Private Ryan in the blockbuster film Saving Private Ryan?

 

Wimbledon

19) In what year was the Championship first televised? a) 1937 b) 1947 c) 1957

 

20) The match between Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka on 29 June 2009 was the first to do what?

 

21) How many men contest the Men's Singles at Wimbledon?

 

22) As of 2016 who is the only wild card to win the Gentlemen's Singles Championship?

 

23) How many wild cards are invited into the Ladies Singles Championship?

 

24) Since 2001 the Wimbledon courts have been sown with which type of grass? a) Bluegrass b) Fine Fescue c) Perennial Ryegrass

 

25) What is the capacity of the Centre Court? a) 15000 b) 17000 c) 19000

 

26) What is the principal responsibility of the 'Court Attendants' at all outside courts at Wimbledon?

 

Film

27) Which actor known for his collaboration with director Steven Spielberg starred in Saving Private Ryan, Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal and Bridge of Spies?

 

28) Born in Chicago, Illinois in July 1942, which actor married Ally McBeal actress Calista Flockhart in 2010?

 

29) Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Eddie Murphy played Sherman Klump in which 1996 film?

 

30) Which actor who died in August 2014 said 'You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.'

 

31) Mimi Rogers married which American actor in 1987, only for the couple to divorce three years later?

 

32) The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy and John and Mary are 1960s films starring which actor?

 

33) Never Say Never Again was the final James Bond appearance for which actor?

 

34) Which actor received Oscar nominations for Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus?

 

35) Which actor rose to international fame with his role as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s?

 

36) Which actor received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal as Vincent Vega in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction?

 

General Knowledge

37) Songwriter Billy Steinberg spent more than a year attempting to find someone to record which song before it became a huge hit for Madonna? a) Like a Virgin b) Vogue c) Papa Don't Preach

 

38) Which archipelago that takes its name from the Spanish for 'Land of Fire' is situated on the southernmost tip of the South American mainland?

 

39) Damask, a reversible figured fabric of silk, wool, linen or cotton with a pattern formed by weaving, takes its name from which Syrian city?

 

40) Which U.S. born aviator made the first solo transatlantic flight in 1927? a) Amelia Earhart b) Babe Ruth c) Charles Lindbergh

 

41) Tunde Baiyewu is a vocalist best known for performing with which group that had chart success with 'Lifted', 'High' and 'Ocean Drive'?

 

42) True or false: Cornwall's South West Path came into being as a working path used by Revenue Officers to patrol the coast near Polperro in search of smugglers?

 

43) Though often associated with John Barry, can you name the film composer who wrote the music to the first James Bond movie, 'Dr. No'?

 

44) A 'Kri-kri' is a feral goat now found on which island?

 

45) Operation Ten-Go was the last major Japanese naval operation of which war?

 

46) Which London hotel was the first in the world to offer a private bathroom for each guest?

 

 

 

Answers

 

Animals

1) What type of animal is a Caiman?

An aquatic reptile related to alligators and crocodiles

 

2) To what part of the world is the Capybara native?

Central and South America

 

3) African Bush Elephants have 4 molar teeth each of which weighs how much? a) 1-2kg b) 3-4kg c) 5kg

c) 5kg

 

4) Which is the largest type of penguin?

Emperor Penguin

 

5) What is the largest bird native to Australia?

Emu

 

6) Which type of Falcon is found most commonly around the world? a) Common kestrel b) Brown falcon c) Peregrine falcon

c) Peregrine falcon

 

7) The Fossa is a cat-like mammal related to the Mongoose and is found only in which country?

Madagascar

 

8) Which common British bird is a colourful mix of blue, yellow, white and green and weighs about the same as a one pound coin?

Blue Tit

 

General Knowledge

9) Which member of the British royal family was born on 10th June, 1921 in Corfu?

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

 

10) In Texas Hold 'Em, what are the first three community cards better known as?

The Flop

 

11) Mervyn King served as Governor of which organisation between July 2003 and July 2013?

Bank of England

 

12) The IIHF is the world governing body for which sport?

Ice Hockey

 

13) Which city has the largest cathedral in the UK? a) Liverpool b) Manchester c) London

a) Liverpool

 

14) Which 'FW" is a style of coffee which originated in Australia? It is served as steamed milk poured over two shots of espresso, topped with microfoam.

Flat white

 

15) Which 'A' is a unit of electric current which is equal to a flow of one coulomb per second?

Ampere

 

16) Bodiam Castle is in which county? a) Surrey b) Sussex c) Somerset

b) Sussex

 

17) 'Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy' is a 1971 piece of work by which British artist?

David Hockney

 

18) Which US actor played Private Ryan in the blockbuster film Saving Private Ryan?

Matt Damon

 

Wimbledon

19) In what year was the Championship first televised? a) 1937 b) 1947 c) 1957

a) 1937

 

20) The match between Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka on 29 June 2009 was the first to do what?

Be played entirely with the retractable roof closed

 

21) How many men contest the Men's Singles at Wimbledon?

128

 

22) As of 2016 who is the only wild card to win the Gentlemen's Singles Championship?

Goran Ivanišević in 2001.

 

23) How many wild cards are invited into the Ladies Singles Championship?

8

 

24) Since 2001 the Wimbledon courts have been sown with which type of grass? a) Bluegrass b) Fine Fescue c) Perennial Ryegrass

c) Perennial Ryegrass

 

25) What is the capacity of the Centre Court? a) 15000 b) 17000 c) 19000

a) 15000

 

26) What is the principal responsibility of the 'Court Attendants' at all outside courts at Wimbledon?

To ensure that the courts are quickly covered when it begins to rain

 

Film

27) Which actor known for his collaboration with director Steven Spielberg starred in Saving Private Ryan, Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal and Bridge of Spies?

Tom Hanks

 

28) Born in Chicago, Illinois in July 1942, which actor married Ally McBeal actress Calista Flockhart in 2010?

Harrison Ford

 

29) Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Eddie Murphy played Sherman Klump in which 1996 film?

The Nutty Professor

 

30) Which actor who died in August 2014 said 'You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.'

Robin Williams

 

31) Mimi Rogers married which American actor in 1987, only for the couple to divorce three years later?

Tom Cruise

 

32) The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy and John and Mary are 1960s films starring which actor?

Dustin Hoffman

 

33) Never Say Never Again was the final James Bond appearance for which actor?

Sean Connery

 

34) Which actor received Oscar nominations for Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus?

Morgan Freeman

 

35) Which actor rose to international fame with his role as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s?

Clint Eastwood

 

36) Which actor received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal as Vincent Vega in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction?

John Travolta

 

General Knowledge

37) Songwriter Billy Steinberg spent more than a year attempting to find someone to record which song before it became a huge hit for Madonna? a) Like a Virgin b) Vogue c) Papa Don't Preach

a) Like a Virgin

 

38) Which archipelago that takes its name from the Spanish for 'Land of Fire' is situated on the southernmost tip of the South American mainland?

Tierra del Fuego

 

39) Damask, a reversible figured fabric of silk, wool, linen or cotton with a pattern formed by weaving, takes its name from which Syrian city?

Damascus

 

40) Which U.S. born aviator made the first solo transatlantic flight in 1927? a) Amelia Earhart b) Babe Ruth c) Charles Lindbergh

c) Charles Lindbergh

 

41) Tunde Baiyewu is a vocalist best known for performing with which group that had chart success with 'Lifted', 'High' and 'Ocean Drive'?

Lighthouse Family

 

42) True or false: Cornwall's South West Path came into being as a working path used by Revenue Officers to patrol the coast near Polperro in search of smugglers?

True

 

43) Though often associated with John Barry, can you name the film composer who wrote the music to the first James Bond movie, 'Dr. No'?

Monty Norman

 

44) A 'Kri-kri' is a feral goat now found on which island?

Crete, Greece

 

45) Operation Ten-Go was the last major Japanese naval operation of which war?

World War II

 

46) Which London hotel was the first in the world to offer a private bathroom for each guest?

The Ritz