Quiz Questions - 12th August - General Questions

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Q1. From which 1992 movie is this dvd cover taken?

Q2. Bujumbura is the capital city of the Republic of Burundi - is it in the Northern or Southern hemisphere?

Q3. Which 1977 song (from a movie) has the following opening lines (song title please, not the movie) ?

<Title> makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, you’re the best
I wasn’t lookin’ but somehow you found me
I tried to hide from your love light
But like heaven above me the spy who loved me
Is keepin’ all my secrets safe tonight

Q4. At a whopping 8,611 metres high which is the world’s second highest mountain?

Q5. What is the term for a victory that involves such terrible losses for the victor that it is almost as bad as defeat?

Q6. Who is this Olympian/member of the royal family ?

Q7. MSG is a flavour enhancer, what does MSG stand for?

Q8. Approximately how long is the Bayeux tapestry? a) 7 metres b) 28 metres c) 35 metres d) 70 metres

Q9. Recently, to avoid problems at airports, Michael Caine legally changed his name from what to his stage name , Michael Caine?

Q10. On August 12th 2000 a terrible tragedy struck an Oscar class Russian submarine which ended up sinking - what was the name of that submarine?

Answers

Question 1

White Men Can't Jump

Question 2

South

Question 3

Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon

Question 4

Question 5

Pyrrhic victory

Question 6

Zara Phillips

Question 7

Mono sodium glutamate

Question 8

70 Metres

Question 9

Maurice Joseph Micklewhite

Question 10

Kursk