Quiz Questions for w/e 11th July

Here we go again. [Apologies for those who got the email - including the answers - I made a boo boo]

Q1. Which actor has had roles in all of the following; The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and TV show Sherlock (2010 - 201?)?

Q2. What is the chemical symbol for the element Zinc?

Q3. Which 1995 song has the following memorable verse?

A traffic jam when you’re already late A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break It’s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife It’s meeting the man of my dreams And then meeting his beautiful wife

Q4. Brazil seems to be in the news a lot at the moment - what is the capital city?

Q5. This year marks 40 years since which artist or band won the Eurovision Song Contest and with what song?

Q6. Renamed from Petrograd to Leningrad in 1924 which city has now reverted to its original name it had in 1703?

Q7. How many red balls are there on a standard snooker table?

Q8. Which team did Argentina defeat to advance to the World Cup Final (2014)?

Q9. How many people are registered to vote in Indonesia? a) 150 million b) 170 million c) 190 million d) 210 million

Q10. On the 11th July 1960 Harper Lee’s famous novel is first published - what was the title?

Answers

Question 1

Benedict Cumberbatch

Question 2

Question 3

Ironic - Alanis Morissette

Question 4

Brasilia

Question 5

ABBA - Waterloo

Question 6

Saint Petersburg

Question 7

Question 8

The Netherlands

Question 9

c - ~ 190 Million

Question 10

To Kill A Mockingbird