 December 2001 (Questions 1 to 20 of 133) |
In which Scottish city is the book `Trainspotting` based?
Edinburgh |
Which singer came third in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest with the song `Power To All Our Friends`?
Cliff Richard |
Seoul is the capital of which country?
South Korea |
What is the name of the one-legged sailor with a parrot on his shoulder, and who is the main character in the book `Treasure Island`?
Long John Silver |
Which of the following authors wrote most recently? Jonathon Swift, Rudyard Kipling or Daniel Defoe?
Rudyard Kipling |
Which American state first declared Labor Day a legal holiday? Colorado, Connecticut or California?
Colorado |
Who was the first person to Captain and Manage a World Cup winning Football team?
Franz Beckenbauer |
Alvin Stardust had a number one in 1974 called `Jealous ...` what?
Mind |
In which year did Arthur Conan Doyle publish the first of his `Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes`?
1891 |
In which South American country are the Glass waterfalls?
Brazil |
Igor Sikorsky designed and flew the first practical version of what flying machine?
The helicopter |
Which Beatle was the youngest? John, Paul, George or Ringo?
George |
Which animals become the leaders in the novel `Animal Farm` by George Orwell?
Pigs |
Which actress sang with Peter Sellers on the 1960 hit `Goodness Gracious Me`?
Sophia Loren |
How many funnels did the Titanic have?
4 |
In miles per hour, what is the land speed record on the moon as at 1st January 2000?
10.56 miles per hour |
How does a python snake kill its prey?
By constricting them |
Which famous inventor was born in Scotland in 1847 and became a US citizen 35 years later?
Alexander Graham Bell |
When asked if he would be going to Marilyn Monroe`s funeral, who said `Why should I go? She won`t be there`? Arthur Miller, Joe Di Maggio or John F Kennedy?
Arthur Miller |
Which two planets are the only ones in our solar system to have no moons?
Venus and Mercury |
