Quiz Questions for w/e 27th September

Grand Final weekend - will there be a sneaky footy question?

Q1. Which actor played both Sirius Black (in the Harry Potter movies) and Commissioner Gordon (Batman Begins)?

Q2. Brass is an alloy of which two metals?

Q3. Which 1980’s song has the following opening two lines?

That’s great, it starts with an earthquake

Birds and snakes, an aeroplane, and Lenny Bruce is not afraid

Q4. The following are US state capitals, can you arrange them from largest population to smallest ?

a) Atlanta b) Austin c) Columbus d) Denver

Q5. 54 African states formed an organisation in May 2001 - what is this group called?

Q6. What is the most famous novel written by Louisa May Alcott?

Q7. Which 1990’s TV show was about a New York physician, Dr. Joel Fleischman, who is sent to practice in the (fictional) town of Cicely, Alaska?

Q8. What score do the following balls have in snooker? a) Red b) Brown c) Pink

Q9. How many pairs of chromosomes is normal for a human?

Q10. Which popular internet company currently claims 27th September 1998 as it’s birthday? (they have changed it once or twice)

## Answers ##

Question 1

Gary Oldman

Question 2

Copper and Zinc

Question 3

It's The End of The World as We Know It - REM

Question 4

Atlanta, Denver, Columbus, Austin

Question 5

African Union

Question 6

Little Women

Question 7

Northern Exposure

Question 8

a) 1 b) 4 c) 6

Question 9

23 pairs - 46 chromosomes all together

Question 10

Google