Quiz Questions for w/e 24th Feb

1. Which island in San Francisco Bay was the site of an American federal prison?

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Alcatraz

2. Where were the following summer Olympic games: a) 1960

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Rome

b) 1972

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Munich

c) 1980

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Moscow

d) 1988

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Seoul

3. Acronyms: What does the acronym YMCA stand for?

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Young Men's Christian Association

4. Which planet which rotates on it’s axis (the equivalent of our day) once every 243 Earth days is the slowest spinning planet in our solar system?

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Venus

5. Which band had a best selling album “The dark side of the moon”?

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Pink Floyd

6. According to IMDb what film is being described: “The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.”

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Pulp Fiction

7. Who is the current President of France?

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Sarkozy

8. What golfing term is used for completing a hole in three under par?

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Albatross

9. What does the term flambé mean in cooking?

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to set alight with alocohol

10. On 24th Feb 1981 Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana - but what was her maiden name?

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Spencer