T306 A GROUP MEETING QUIZ
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:04 pmThe answers to the next 25 questions all contain the name of a pop group
1 Which film earned Humphrey Bogart his only Best Actor Oscar?
THE AFRICAN QUEEN
2 Completed in 1725, what links the Bourbon Spanish Embassy to the Holy See?
SPANISH STEPS
3 Which 2004 film starred Jim Carrey as Joel Barish?
THE ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
4 What is the name of the prison in the sitcom Porridge?
SLADE
5 Which 1996 action thriller starred Geena Davis as a ruthless secret agent recovering from amnesia?
THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT
6 Which Christian festival day is also known as Hallowmas?
ALL SAINTS DAY
7 Who married Lenny Henry in 1984?
DAWN FRENCH
8 In which film did Laurence Olivier play the Greek god Zeus?
CLASH OF THE TITANS
9 Jonathan Buttall is the subject of which painting by Thomas Gainsborough?
THE BLUE BOY
10 What nickname was bestowed upon the serial killer Albert de Salvo?
THE BOSTON STRANGLER
11 Which 60s TV sci fi series featuring the Robinson family was adapted into a 1998 film?
LOST IN SPACE
12 Which song contains the line, “Did you ever know that you’re my hero”?
WINDS BENEATH MY WINGS
13 Who created the fictional detective Adam Dalgliesh?
PD JAMES
14 Which 1974 horror movie featured a murderous villain known as Leather face?
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
15 In which film did John Wayne play Ethan Edwards?
THE SEARCHERS
16 Who did Laurence Harvey play in the 1960 film The Alamo?
COLONEL WILL TRAVIS
17 Flora Poste is the central character in which novel by Stella Gibbons?
COLD COMFORT FARM
18 What was sunk in Auckland harbour on July 10, 1985?
RAINBOW WARRIOR
19 In Buddhism what is defined as, the culmination of the yogi’s pursuit of liberation?
NIRVANA
20 Who invented the seed drill?
JETHRO TULL
21 Which film earned Clint Eastwood a Best Director Oscar and Hillary Swank a Best Actress Oscar?
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
22 Which US medical drama featured the character of Dr Aaron Shutt?
CHICAGO HOPE
23 What is the first day of Lent?
ASH WEDNESDAY
24 Which 1966 film told the story of Elsa the lioness?
BORN FREE
25 Billy Pilgrim is the central character in which novel?
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE
1 Which film earned Humphrey Bogart his only Best Actor Oscar?
THE AFRICAN QUEEN
2 Completed in 1725, what links the Bourbon Spanish Embassy to the Holy See?
SPANISH STEPS
3 Which 2004 film starred Jim Carrey as Joel Barish?
THE ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
4 What is the name of the prison in the sitcom Porridge?
SLADE
5 Which 1996 action thriller starred Geena Davis as a ruthless secret agent recovering from amnesia?
THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT
6 Which Christian festival day is also known as Hallowmas?
ALL SAINTS DAY
7 Who married Lenny Henry in 1984?
DAWN FRENCH
8 In which film did Laurence Olivier play the Greek god Zeus?
CLASH OF THE TITANS
9 Jonathan Buttall is the subject of which painting by Thomas Gainsborough?
THE BLUE BOY
10 What nickname was bestowed upon the serial killer Albert de Salvo?
THE BOSTON STRANGLER
11 Which 60s TV sci fi series featuring the Robinson family was adapted into a 1998 film?
LOST IN SPACE
12 Which song contains the line, “Did you ever know that you’re my hero”?
WINDS BENEATH MY WINGS
13 Who created the fictional detective Adam Dalgliesh?
PD JAMES
14 Which 1974 horror movie featured a murderous villain known as Leather face?
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
15 In which film did John Wayne play Ethan Edwards?
THE SEARCHERS
16 Who did Laurence Harvey play in the 1960 film The Alamo?
COLONEL WILL TRAVIS
17 Flora Poste is the central character in which novel by Stella Gibbons?
COLD COMFORT FARM
18 What was sunk in Auckland harbour on July 10, 1985?
RAINBOW WARRIOR
19 In Buddhism what is defined as, the culmination of the yogi’s pursuit of liberation?
NIRVANA
20 Who invented the seed drill?
JETHRO TULL
21 Which film earned Clint Eastwood a Best Director Oscar and Hillary Swank a Best Actress Oscar?
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
22 Which US medical drama featured the character of Dr Aaron Shutt?
CHICAGO HOPE
23 What is the first day of Lent?
ASH WEDNESDAY
24 Which 1966 film told the story of Elsa the lioness?
BORN FREE
25 Billy Pilgrim is the central character in which novel?
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE
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