A quiz for 19th October

Happy quiz day!

Q1. What movie won this year’s Best Movie Oscar ( 2018 )?

Q2. What is the name of the journalist who was last seen entering the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey?

Q3. Which 1986 song opens with these lines:

Once upon a time not so long ago Tommy used to work on the docks, union’s been on strike He’s down on his luck, it’s tough, so tough Gina works the diner all day working for her man She brings home her pay, for love, for love

Q4. Lincoln is the state capital of which Mid-Western U.S state?

Q5. Who was famous female, born in 1412, who lead the French army to a famous victory over the English at the age of 18?

Q6. Who is this?

Q7. E.B. White wrote a famous children’s book in 1952 about Wilbur, a livestock pig, who befriends a barn spider - what was the book called?

Q8. The desk in the Oval Office of the White House is called the Resolute Desk, is this because; a) It’s where resolutions are made b) the wood was a gift from the town of Resolute, Kentucky c) the wood was from a ship of the same name d) the wood was from a tree called “Old Resolute” in Sequoia County, California

Q9. What type of pasta is this?

Q10. On 19th October 1987 the Dow Jones industrial Average dropped by 22% - how is this day more commonly known?

Answers

Question 1

The Shape of Water

Question 2

Jamal Kashoggi

Question 3

Livin' on a prayer - Bon Jovi

Question 4

Nebraska

Question 5

Joan of Arc

Question 6

Simon Cowell

Question 7

Charlotte's Web

Question 8

C - the wood was from HMS Resolute

Question 9

Linguine

Question 10

Black Monday