Quiz Questions for w/e 10th May

Welcome to the Friday Quiz for 10th May, I hope you enjoy this week’s questions.

1. Which 1991 movie is described by IMDB as “With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a “wacky weatherman” tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles.“? 2. What is the chemical symbol for the element - Mercury? 3. Which 80’s pop song has the opening lines : “When I look back upon my life It’s always with a sense of shame I’ve always been the one to blame For everything I long to do” 4. What is the capital of Finland? 5. Who is the author of the book “Gulliver’s Travels”?

6. US city of Cleveland has been much in the news this week - which state is Cleveland in? 7. Which US tv series (2002 - 2008) follows the Baltimore drug scene, seen through the eyes of drug dealers, and law enforcement.? 8. In the Australian NBL what are the nicknames of the following teams; a) Perth b) Cairns c) Wollongong 9. What is the medical name of the knee cap? 10. On the 10th May 1975 in Japan, Sony introduces the video cassette recorder - how was the format known?

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L.A Story

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It's A Sin (Pet Shop Boys)

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Helsinki

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Jonathan Swift

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Ohio

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The Wire

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a) Wildcats b) Taipans c) Hawks

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Patella

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Betamax