 May 2002 (Questions 21 to 40 of 124) |
According to surveys in the 1990s, what was the most common New Year resolution? To lose weight, get fit, or stop biting fingernails?
Lose weight |
In what year was the first Miss World contest held?
1951 |
In computing, what word comes from a contraction of the words `by eight`?
Byte |
What war began on 10 October, 1899?
The Boer War |
Who was the first American President to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Theodore Roosevelt |
Which county cricket team play at Trent Bridge?
Nottinghamshire |
Why was Louise Brown famous in 1978?
She was the first test-tube baby |
Which team beat Brazil 3-2 in the 1982 soccer World Cup finals?
Italy |
Who wrote `Winnie The Pooh`?
A. A. Milne |
In Roman numerals, what is CC?
200 |
Cameron Diaz and Julia Roberts appear as love rivals in which 90’s romantic comedy?
`My Best Friends Wedding` |
Who in 1961 made the first space flight?
Yuri Gagarin |
Who was the female judge on the first of ITV`s `Pop Idol` series?
Nicki Chapman |
St. Anne`s lies to the south of which holiday resort?
Blackpool |
In which English county is Plymouth?
Devon |
Which song begins `When you`re weary, feeling small; when tears are in your eyes`?
`Bridge over troubled water` by Simon and Garfunkel |
What colour is the cross on the flag of Denmark?
White |
Which football team scored the first goal to be conceded by Fabian Barthez in the English Premiership?
Ipswich |
What 1974 film features a character called Leatherface, who was based on real-life mass murderer Ed Gein?
`The Texas Chainsaw Massacre` |
In which American city is the film `Minority Report` set?
Washington D.C. |
