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QUIZ 24 – Film Music (#ulink_5688b740-3c8a-52ca-94b8-15a6f6bd6dcd)
1 Who sang Gangsta’s Paradise, featured in the 1995 film Dangerous Minds?
2 Who won an Oscar for the score to the film ET: the Extra-Terrestrial?
3 Who sang the theme song to the 1984 film Ghostbusters?
4 The song Bright Eyes was the theme tune to which 1978 animated film?
5 The 1945 film Brief Encounter featured which composer’s Concerto No 2 in C Minor?
6 Which film theme song was a hit for Phil Collins in 1984 and Steve Brookstein in 2005?
7 Who had a second hit with Unchained Melody in 1990 as a result of the film Ghost?
8 Who composed The Pink Panther theme?
9 Which group topped the charts for 15 weeks in 1994 with Love is All Around, from Four Weddings and a Funeral?
10 Who wrote I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston’s hit from The Bodyguard?
11 Which song used in Despicable Me 2 was a 2014 hit for Pharrell Williams?
12 Who sang My Heart Will Go On, the theme song to Titanic…?
13 …and who composed the score?
14 Berlin’s Take My Breath Away featured in which 1986 film?
15 Which 2002 James Bond film had a theme tune performed by Madonna?
16Let It Go is a song from which 2013 animated film?
17 Who composed the score for the 1966 film The Good, The Bad and The Ugly?
18Everything is Awesome by Tegan and Sara was from which 2014 film?
19 Which song used in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves topped the UK charts for 16 weeks?
20 Vangelis won an Oscar for which 1981 British film’s soundtrack?
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QUIZ 25 – Pot Luck (#ulink_7450aa16-20e7-52a4-a22e-99430e9b8cd2)
1 Which ship famously sank off the Portsmouth coast in 1545?
2 In which country was Russell Crowe born?
3 What was the name of the first “talkie” film, released in 1927?
4 What modern measurement of length is equivalent to just over a yard?
5 The city of Hull lies on which estuary?
6 What term describes lines lying in the same plane and not intersecting?
7 What is the French term for the South of France?
8 The Gurkhas hail from which mountainous Asian country?
9 What is the collective noun for a group of owls?
10 Of which European country is The Hague the seat of government?
11 Which group had a hit in 1992 with November Rain?
12 Which author created the character of Tom Sawyer?
13 What name is given to a female horse?
14 In which city is Central Park?
15 Who was the god of war in Roman mythology?
16 What is the common name for the tiny piece of silicon used in circuits?
17 Who was the lead singer with The Jam?
18 Of which country is Budapest the capital?
19 Which salad is made from tuna, French beans, olives and eggs?
20 Which screen legend starred in the film The Seven Year Itch?
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QUIZ 26 – Maths (#ulink_d81f11a5-eb52-5993-be50-866c38250106)
1 How many sides does an octagon have?
2 What unit of time is 1440th of a day?
3 What term is given to the distance from the centre of a circle to its outside edge?
4 What is 0.025 expressed as a fraction?
5 What unit of land is ten thousand square metres?
6 Which mathematical diagram of intersecting circles was invented by British logician, John?
7 What term is given to the mathematics of shapes?
8 What name is given to a triangle that has two equal sides?
9 Which imperial length measurement is equal to 2.54 centimetres?
10 How many degrees are there in a right angle?
11 What term is given to an angle of between 90 and 180 degrees?
12 What is the square root of 169?
13 Which metric unit of weight is equivalent to 1000 kilograms?
14 How many sides are there on a rhombus?
15 Which branch of mathematics is concerned with theoretical rather than practical aspects?
16 Which shape has long straight sides and two equal-sized circular ends?
17 What term is given to a graph shown as a circle divided into sections?
18 What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number 110?
19 Which unit of quantity is equal to twelve dozen?
20 What term is given to the top line of a fraction?
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QUIZ 27 – Pot Luck (#ulink_7cde618b-5186-5be2-b74c-506bb3a19f7a)
1 Who was the original host of the TV series QI?
2 Proverbially, what is it that blows nobody any good?
3 Bangkok is the capital of which south-east Asian country?
4 Which syrupy liqueur is an ingredient of the cocktail Kir Royale?
5 What is the modern name for Ceylon?
6 What is the term for money paid to the courts as security?
7 The Blockheads were the backing band for which singer?
8 Which town in Warwickshire is associated with Shakespeare?
9 Who was the Greek god of pastures and nature?
10 In rounders, which player stands behind the batter?
11 Which is the largest cathedral in the world?
12 Which English conflict lasted from 1642 to 1646?
13 Who was the director of 2001: A Space Odyssey?
14Mrs Brown’s Boys was created by which comedian?
15 The Serpentine is in which area of London?
16 What was Jack’s surname in the TV series 24?
17 What is the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival?
18 Who won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon in 1974 and again in 1982?
19 Which motor-racing circuit is situated near Swanley in Kent?
20 What is a solution of water strongly impregnated with salt called?
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QUIZ 28 – Art (#ulink_91777c7d-127b-5e9a-8cfb-4c3d5e933a14)
1 Which art museum is located in London’s Bankside area?
2 Who decorated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the 16th century?
3 Who created the art installation My Bed in 1998?
4 Which pop artist said that everyone would be famous for 15 minutes?
5 Which 18th-century artist painted the satirical sketches A Rake’s Progress?
