Quiz Questions for w/e 30th August

Hello everyone, hope you are all well.

Q1. According to IMDB which blockbuster 1999 movie is described as “A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.”?

Q2. What are the colours of the rainbow, in order?

Q3. Which 1980’s supergroup’s song has the following opening verse?

I must’ve dreamed a thousand dreams

Been haunted by a million screams

But I can hear the marching feet

They’re moving into the street.

Now did you read the news today

They say the danger’s gone away

But I can see the fire’s still alight

There burning into the night.

Q4. The following are American cities, can you arrange them from largest population to smallest ?

a) Chicago b) Dallas c) Miami d) New York

Q5. Who are the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council ?

Q6. Diamonds are made from which element?

Q7. What were the surnames of the Two Ronnies?

Q8. What international sporting competition is currently being played at Flushing Meadows?

Q9. What, in layman’s terms, is sleep apnea\apnoea?

Q10. Born on 30th August 1972, who is an American actress and former model, star of “There’s Something about Mary”?

## Answers ##

Question 1

The Matrix

Question 2

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

Question 3

Land of Confusion / Genesis (check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU9lv_WqK6k)

Question 4

New York (8.3m), Chicago (2.7m), Dallas (1.2m), Miami (413k)

Question 5

China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States

Question 6

Carbon

Question 7

Corbett & Barker

Question 8

U.S Tennis Open

Question 9

Sleep disorder characterised by pauses in breathing or instances of shallow or infrequent breathing during sleep

Question 10

Cameron Diaz