THE QUARANTINE QUIZVOLUME ONE
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QUARANTINEQUIZ
VOLUME ONE
ROUND 1: FILM & TV
ROUND 2: SPORT
ROUND 3: GEOGRAPHY
ROUND 4: MUSIC
ROUND 5: SCOTLAND AND ITS PEOPLE
ROUND 6: GENERAL NONSENSE
ROUND ONE: FILM & TV
1/ WHAT IS THE NAME OFALAN RICKMAN'S CHARACTER
IN DIE HARD?
2/ TOM HANKS HAS BEENNOMINATED FOR THE BEST ACTOR
OSCAR ON FIVE OCCASIONS,WINNING TWICE FOR
"PHILADELPHIA" & "FORREST GUMP".
NAME THE THREE FILMS FOR WHICHHE WAS UNSUCCESSFULLY
NOMINATED IN 1989, 1999 AND 2001.
3/ NAME THE TWO CLASSICBBC POLICE DRAMA SERIES OF
THE LAST TWO DECADES,TAKING THEIR NAMES FROM
POPULAR DAVID BOWIESONGS.
4/ IN THE YEARS SPANNING1966 (BATMAN: THE MOVIE) TO
2017 (JUSTICE LEAGUE), SIXACTORS HAVE PORTRAYED
BATMAN ON THE BIG SCREEN.NAME THEM.
5/ NAME THE PUBS OFTENVISITED IN EACH OF THESE
FAMOUS TV SERIES:
CORONATION ST, STILL GAME,EMMERDALE, THE SIMPSONS,EASTENDERS, FAMILY GUY
ROUND TWO: SPORT
1/ NINE NON-EUROPEANCOUNTRIES HAVE HOSTEDGAMES IN THE FIFA MEN'S
WORLD CUP.
NAME FIVE, WITH A BONUSPOINT FOR ANY CORRECT
ANSWER NOT MENTIONED BYANOTHER TEAM.
2/ WHICH ONE OF THESE FOURSPORTS WILL NOT BE
CONTESTED IN THE UPCOMINGTOKYO OLYMPICS?
A/ SKATEBOARDING
B/ SURFINGC/ CLIMBINGD/ SQUASH
3/ TORVILL AND DEAN WONMEDALS AT TWO OLYMPIC
GAMES.
NAME THE LOCATION ORYEAR FOR EACH MEDAL.
4/ IN WHICH CITY IS EUROPE'SLARGEST SPORTS STADIUM?
FOR A BONUS POINT, NAME
THE STADIUM.
A SECOND BONUS POINT ISAVAILABLE TO WHOEVER CAN
GUESS CLOSEST TO ITSOFFICIAL CAPACITY.
5/ IN HOW MANY GRAND SLAMSINGLES FINALS HAVESERENA AND VENUS
WILLIAMS FACED EACHOTHER?
FOR A BONUS POINT, HOWMANY OF THESE WERE AT
WIMBLEDON?
ROUND THREE: GEOGRAPHY
1/ WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITYOF AUSTRALIA?
2/ WHICH ONE OF THEFOLLOWING COUNTRIES IS
NOT OFFICIALLY RECOGNISEDBY THE UNITED NATIONS?
A/ KOSOVO
B/ SOUTH SUDANC/ MONTENEGRO
D/ TONGA
3/ INDIA HAS LAND BORDERSWITH SEVEN COUNTRIES.
NAME THEM.
4/ IDENTIFY THE CITIES FROMTHEIR FAMOUS SILHOUETTES
5/ WHICH CITY (INCLUDINGITS GREATER METROPOLITAN
AREA) IS THE MOSTPOPULOUS ON THE PLANET?
ROUND FOUR: MUSIC
1/ ACCORDING TO THEOFFICIAL UK CHARTS, HOWMANY NO.1 SINGLES HAVE
BEEN RELEASED BY (ORFEATURED) QUEEN?
2/ WHICH WELL-KNOWNRECORDING ARTISTS WERE
ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS:
1/DAVID ROBERT JONES2/ REGINALD DWIGHT
3/ NORMAN COOK4/ PAUL HEWSON
3/ COMPLETE THE FOLLOWINGMUSICAL EQUATION:
(MAIDS A MILKING) MINUS (GOLD RINGS)
MULTIPLIED BY
(ORIGINAL SPICE GIRLS) PLUS (BOB MARLEY'S LITTLE BIRDS)
4/ ELVIS PRESLEY HOLDS THEALL TIME RECORD FOR WEEKS
SPENT AT NO.1 ON THE UKSINGLES CHART - 80 WEEKS.
WHO IS THE TOP RANKING
SCOTTISH ARTIST (31 WEEKS)?
5/ LISTEN TO THESE 5NOVELTY UK CHART HITS.
NAME THE ARTISTS AND SONGTITLES FOR ONE POINT EACH
ROUND FIVE: SCOTLAND ANDITS PEOPLE
1/ WHAT HEIGHT MUST AMOUNTAIN IN SCOTLAND BE
IN ORDER TO BE CATEGORISEDAS A MUNRO?
2/ DONALD TRUMP'S MOTHER MARY ANNE MACLEOD WASBORN ON WHICH SCOTTISH
ISLAND?
3/ WHO WON SCOTLAND'SONLY ACTING OSCAR IN 1987?
4/ THE INAUGURAL OPENCHAMPIONSHIP WAS PLAYEDIN WHICH AYRSHIRE TOWN?
5/ NAME SCOTLAND'S SEVENCITIES.
ROUND SIX: GENERALNONSENSE
1/ WHICH SPIRIT ISGENERALLY DISTILLED FROM
POTATOES?
2/ WHICH VIDEO GAMECHARACTER MADE HIS FIRST
APPEARANCE AS THE HERO IN1981'S "DONKEY KONG"?
3/ MATCH THE FOLLOWINGCOLLECTIVE TERMS TO THECORRECT SPECIES OF BIRD:
ARMY CROWSMURDER. RAVENSPARLIAMENT CUCKOO
ASYLUM. OWLSCONSPIRACY EAGLES
4/ WHICH COMPANY'SFLAGSHIP DEVICE WAS FIRSTSOLD TO THE PUBLIC IN 1976FOR THE PRINCELY SUM OF
$666 EACH?
5/ WHICH SHAKESPEARE PLAYSINSPIRED THE FOLLOWING FILMS:
A/ LION KING
B/ WEST SIDE STORYC/ 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU
THE END!
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