Quiz Questions - Week Ending 27th May

And so Friday rolls around again and so I have gathered another ten trivia \ quiz questions .

Questions

Q1. Who is this actor and from which 1995 movie is this taken?

Q2. Following on from last week’s Harry Potter question, what are the houses at Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

Q3. Which 1989 song has the following lines in it?

She calls out to the man on the street ‘Sir, can you help me? It’s cold and I’ve nowhere to sleep, Is there somewhere you can tell me?’

He walks on, doesn’t look back He pretends he can’t hear her Starts to whistle as he crosses the street Seems embarrassed to be there

Q4. New York or Madrid - which city is further north?

Q5. Who is Chelsea Manning and how did she gain notoriety ?

Q6. Which tv channel has this logo?

Q7. What is the currency of South Korea?

Q8. A fromologist is someone who loves what type of food?

Q9. In the Bering Strait are two islands, Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (USA); how far apart are they? a) 1.7 km b) 3.8 km c) 7.1 km d) 8.3 km

Q10. On 27th May 1986 the game credited as setting the template for role playing video games was released in Japan its name was Quest?

Answers

Question 1

Mel Gibson - Braveheart

Question 2

Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin and Gryffindor

Question 3

Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins

Question 4

New York - but only by 17 miles apparently

Question 5

According to Wikipedia : Chelsea Elizabeth Manning is a United States Army soldier who was convicted in July 2013 of violations of the Espionage Act and other offenses, after disclosing to WikiLeaks nearly three-quarters of a million classified or unclassified but sensitive military and diplomatic documents.

Question 6

NBC

Question 7

Won

Question 8

Cheese

Question 9

3.8 km

Question 10

Dragon Quest