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venusbluejeans
23-03-13, 22:26
These are the questions that were asked at tonight's quiz night.

The theme of the first half was body parts, each question had either a body part in the question or the answer.

We will post the answers in a few days time


BODY PARTS

Q1....THE BAND "SURVIVOR" WROTE A SONG FOR THE ROCKY MOVIES CALLED "____ OF THE TIGER”?

Q2....WHAT DOES THE TERM "LBW" MEAN IN THE GAME OF CRICKET?

3....HOW MANY INCHES ARE THERE IN A FOOT (UNIT OF LENGTH)?

4....WHAT WORD COMES BEFORE "FILE", "VARNISH" AND "GUN" TO MAKE 3 NEW WORDS?

5....HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IS USED TO CHANGE THE COLOUR OF WHAT ON YOUR BODY?

6....IF YOU PLAY TOO MUCH OF THIS RACKET GAME YOU MAY DEVELOP A CONDITION CALLED "TENNIS _______"

7....WHAT WORD IS USED TO DESCRIBE SOMEONE WHO IS NEITHER LEFT OR RIGHT HANDED, BUT CAN USE BOTH HANDS WITH EQUAL EASE?

8....THIS SWIMMING STYLE IS SAID TO RESEMBLE A FROG SWIMMING IN THE WATER

9....HOW LONG CAN AN ADULT GIRAFFE'S NECK BE? 1) 3 FEET 2) 6 FEET 3) 9 FEET

10....PROVERB: WHICH BODY PART SHOULDN'T YOU CUT OFF TO "TO SPITE YOUR FACE"

11....A PNEUMOTHORAX WOULD EFFECT WHICH BODY PART?

12....THIS IS AN EPIC/CLASSIC/VERY ANNOYING SONG THAT IS THE MAIN THEME TUNE TO THE 1997 BLOCKBUSTER FILM TITANIC. CAN YOU NAME THE SONG AND ARTIST?

13....A "BEANIE", "BOATER" AND "BUSBY" WOULD GO WHERE ON THE BODY?

14....WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO A MEAL CONSISTING OF FOOD SUCH AS SMALL SANDWICHES, COCKTAIL SAUSAGE ROLLS, CANAPÉS, ETC WITHOUT ANY NEED FOR A KNIFE AND FORK?

15....WHEN A BOY LEARNS THAT A BELOVED KILLER ORCA WHALE IS TO BE KILLED BY THE AQUARIUM OWNERS, THE BOY RISKS EVERYTHING TO FREE THE WHALE. NAME THE FILM.

venusbluejeans
23-03-13, 22:28
Questions 16-30 were then General knowledge


Q16....WHAT WAS THE PROFESSION AT THE CENTRE OF THE FILM `BACKDRAFT`?

Q17....WHICH SPORT ARE THE BROTHERS GARY AND PHILIP NEVILLE ASSOCIATED WITH?

Q18....WHAT WAS THE NAME OF GEORGE LUCAS DOG, WHICH GAVE ITS NAME TO A FAMOUS FILM CHARACTER?

Q19....WHICH CHILDREN`S TELEVISION SHOW FEATURED THE CHARACTERS OF GEORGE, ZIPPY AND BUNGLE?

Q20....WHY DON`T SPANIARDS SING ALONG WHEN THEIR NATIONAL ANTHEM IS PLAYED AFTER WINNING GOLD MEDALS AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES?

Q21....WHAT IS PAUL MCCARTNEYS MIDDLE NAME?

Q22....WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR SURNAME IN THE WORLD?

Q23....WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COULD YOU USE TO MEASURE HOW FAR YOU HAD WALKED? PEDOMETER, CRYOMETER OR MICROMETER?

Q24....WHO HAD A NUMBER ONE HIT IN 1994 WITH `MMM MMM MMM MMM`?

Q25....IN THE FILM AND TV SERIES, WHAT DOES THE LETTER “A” STAND FOR IN M*A*S*H?

Q26....A DUCKBILL PLATYPUS IS VENOMOUS TRUE OR FALSE?

Q27....WHAT WORD CONNECTS SOMETHING A GOALKEEPER WOULD DO AND SOMETHING THAT YOU DO TO A DOCUMENT ON A COMPUTER WHILE YOU ARE TYPING IT SO YOU DO NOT LOSE IT?

Q28....IF CAT = 3, 1, 20 AND DOG = 4, 15, 7 WHAT WORD IS 22, 5, 14, 21, 19?

29....FROGGY IS EATING SOME CADBURYS HEROES; HE HAS A BOX WITH 36 CHOCOLATES IN IT.
AS HE IS A KIND FROGGY HE GIVES RICARDO 4 CHOCOLATES, ALEX FOUR CHOCOLATES, LISA 7 CHOCOLATES AND ANNE 3 CHOCOLATES…… HE EATS THE REST.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE CHOCOLATES DOES FROGGY EAT HIMSELF??

Q30....WHICH UK SOAP OPERA HAS A PUB CALLED “THE WOOLPACK”?

oh no_1
23-03-13, 22:54
good quiz questions.... got my answers ready....

venusbluejeans
27-03-13, 15:23
answers will be posted tomorrow

venusbluejeans
28-03-13, 17:48
Body Parts

1.eye
2.leg before wicket
3.12 inches
4.nail
5.hair
6.elbow
7.ambidextrous
8.breast stroke
9.2) 6 feet (a giraffes neck can be approximately 5 to 8 feet long)
10.nose (cut off your nose to spite your face)
11.lung
12.my heart will go on - céline dion
13.head
14.finger buffet
15.free willy


General Knowledge

16.FIREFIGHTING
17.FOOTBALL
18.INDIANA JONES
19.RAINBOW
20.IT HAS NO WORDS
21.PAUL (JAMES PAUL MCCARTNEY)
22.CHANG
23.PEDOMETER
24.CRASH TEST DUMMIES
25.ARMY
26.TRUE…. IT HAS A SPUR ON ITS HIND FOOT THAT CAN DELIVER A TOXIN CAPABLE OF CAUSING SEVERE PAIN IN HUMANS.
27.SAVE
28.VENUS (EACH LETTER CORRESPONDS TO ITS NUMERICAL PLACE IN THE ALPHABET)
29.50%.... 18 CHOCOLATES…. GREEDY FROGGY!!!
30.EMERDALE