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Random Trivia 4

1.  St. Paul's cathedral in London is an example of which architectural style?   Hint – It begins with the letter “B”

2.  In which film is corn bread, meat loaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, okra and peach cobbler the last meal request of condemned prisoner 

3.  What is the main difference between Libel and Slander?

4.  Eric Claudin is the disfigured genius in which classic 1943 film?

5.  What did Elvis never give at a concert?

6.  Turks Head, Flemish Flake, Dutch Cringle and Granny are all examples of what?

7.  Which medical emergency term stems from the French verb meaning 'to separate'?

8.  Who wrote the science fiction thrillers 'The Day Of The Triffids', 'The Midwich Cuckoos' and 'The Kraken Wakes'?

9.  Which famous Hitchcock horror film takes place in the sleepy little coastal town Bodega Bay?

10. The scientific name for which well-known extinct dinosaur means 'rapid/swift/speedy thief' when translated? 

11.  Josip Simunic unintentionally broke a FIFA record on June 22nd 2006, when he received three cautions in the same match.  Which Referee made this embarrassing error?

12.  Which company used the slogan 'Because I'm worth it'?

13. In which sovereign city-state were Grace Kelly films banned after April 18, 1956? 

14.  In the Sinéad O'Connor /Prince song 'Nothing Compares 2 U', how long has it been "since you took your love away"?

15. Which Italian word for 'bottle' means a complete and utter failure when used in the English language? 

16.  David Bowie, Sherlock Holmes, Michael Faraday, Joseph Conrad, Paul Scofield, Aldous Huxley, Trevor Howard, Albert Finney, Stephen Hawking, Robert Morely, William Butler Yeats and Rudyard Kipling are some examples of men who have declined what? (Ten letters)

17.  Which six letter word can precede each of the following? Ship, Russia, lode, board and courage.

18.  What was the name of the high priest played by Boris Karloff in the 1932 film 'The Mummy'?  Extra point if you spell it correctly

19.  Which legendary male tennis player lost a record four US Open singles finals in 1976, 78, 80 and 81?

20.  Which three words are found on the helmet in Stanley Kubrick's film 'Full Metal Jacket'?

 

11 today.

Cheers Zico 

17 today thanks zico.

No better today just 10 again thanks Zico

10 thanks Zico 

13. Thanks Zico.

Random Trivia 3

1.  Which ancestor of Noah is also the name of an oversized Champagne bottle that holds six litres?
Methuselah

2.  Which Apollo 11 astronaut did not set foot on the moon?
Michael Collins

3.  Liverpool's signature song 'You'll Never Walk Alone' stems from which Rogers and Hammerstein musical?
Carousel

4.  Which cocktail, named after a city, was invented by the Raffles Hotel barkeeper Ngiam Tong Boon in 1915?
Singapore Sling

5.  Which national team introduced 'Total Football' at the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany?
The Netherlands/Holland

6.  According to legend, which man rode horses named Llamrei, Hengroen and Passelande?
King Arthur

7.  Which Dutch footballer earned the nickname 'Llama' after spitting on the West German striker Rudi Völler during a 1990 FIFA World Cup game?
Frank Rijkaard

8.  In which US state, starting with the letter “M”, did the Battle of Little Big Horn take place in 1876?
Montana

9.  The ghost town Pripyat is found in which country?
Ukraine (Pripyat was built to house the Chernobyl nuclear power plant workers)

10.  Mariposa, Motyl, Farfalla, Borboleta, Papillon and Sommerfugl are all European words for what?
Butterfly. Mariposa (Spanish), Motyl (Polish), Farfalla (Italian), Borboleta (Portugese), Papillon (French), Sommerfugl (Danish)

11.  The Andrea Gail is an ill-fated ship in which Hollywood film?
The Perfect Storm

12.  The name of which American rock band was also the term used by Allied pilots in WW II to describe UFO's?
Foo Fighters

13.  In film. who has played characters named John Smith, Aldo Raine, Tyler Durden and Rusty Ryan?
Brad Pitt (John Smith [Mr. & Mrs. Smith], Aldo Raine [Inglourious Basterds], Tyler Durden [Fight Club] and Rusty Ryan [Oceans 11, 12, 13])

14.  Which colour of blue has been named after a mecca for surfers in Australia?
Bondi Blue

15. Which country's capital city is an anagram of (according to Wiki) its ninth-most populous city (also its former capital city)?
Japan (Tokyo // Kyoto)

16.  Duffel bags and Duffel coats. In which EU country is the town Duffel located?
Belgium

17.  A bicycle manufacturer, a US state capital and a county in West Virginia are all named after which Englishman?
Sir Walter Raleigh

18.  What was the name of the beguiling gypsy dancer in The Hunchback of Notre Dame?  
Esmeralda

19. Formed in 1748/49 what name was given to the first body of fleet footed professional constables formed in England?
Bow Street Runners

20.  What was the name of Sonny Crockett's pet alligator in the cult TV series Miami Vice?
Elvis




 

zico wrote: ↑20 May 2025, 10:06 Sorry East, should have got rid of all my film questions whislt you were away.    Hope you had a good break.  

Random Trivia 3

1.  Which ancestor of Noah is also the name of an oversized Champagne bottle that holds six litres?

2.  Which Apollo 11 astronaut did not set foot on the moon?

3.  Liverpool's signature song 'You'll Never Walk Alone' stems from which Rogers and Hammerstein musical?

4.  Which cocktail, named after a city, was invented by the Raffles Hotel barkeeper Ngiam Tong Boon in 1915?

5.  Which national team introduced 'Total Football' at the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany?

6.  According to legend, which man rode horses named Llamrei, Hengroen and Passelande?

7.  Which Dutch footballer earned the nickname 'Llama' after spitting on the West German striker Rudi Völler during a 1990 FIFA World Cup game?

8.  In which US state, starting with the letter “M”, did the Battle of Little Big Horn take place in 1876?

9.  The ghost town Pripyat is found in which country?

10.  Mariposa, Motyl, Farfalla, Borboleta, Papillon and Sommerfugl are all European words for what?

11.  The Andrea Gail is an ill-fated ship in which Hollywood film?

12.  The name of which American rock band was also the term used by Allied pilots in WW II to describe UFO's?

13.  In film. who has played characters named John Smith, Aldo Raine, Tyler Durden and Rusty Ryan?

14.  Which colour of blue has been named after a mecca for surfers in Australia?

15. Which country's capital city is an anagram of (according to Wiki) its ninth-most populous city (also its former capital city)?

16.  Duffel bags and Duffel coats. In which EU country is the town Duffel located?

17.  A bicycle manufacturer, a US state capital and a county in West Virginia are all named after which Englishman?

18.  What was the name of the beguiling gypsy dancer in The Hunchback of Notre Dame?  

19. Formed in 1748/49 what name was given to the first body of fleet footed professional constables formed in England?

20.  What was the name of Sonny Crockett's pet alligator in the cult TV series Miami Vice?



 

20 for the Movie Quiz

Q.11 reminded me of the interaction with Gareth and the IT guy in The Office

Sorry East, should have got rid of all my film questions whislt you were away.    Hope you had a good break.  

Random Trivia 3

1.  Which ancestor of Noah is also the name of an oversized Champagne bottle that holds six litres?

2.  Which Apollo 11 astronaut did not set foot on the moon?

3.  Liverpool's signature song 'You'll Never Walk Alone' stems from which Rogers and Hammerstein musical?

4.  Which cocktail, named after a city, was invented by the Raffles Hotel barkeeper Ngiam Tong Boon in 1915?

5.  Which national team introduced 'Total Football' at the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany?

6.  According to legend, which man rode horses named Llamrei, Hengroen and Passelande?

7.  Which Dutch footballer earned the nickname 'Llama' after spitting on the West German striker Rudi Völler during a 1990 FIFA World Cup game?

8.  In which US state, starting with the letter “M”, did the Battle of Little Big Horn take place in 1876?

9.  The ghost town Pripyat is found in which country?

10.  Mariposa, Motyl, Farfalla, Borboleta, Papillon and Sommerfugl are all European words for what?

11.  The Andrea Gail is an ill-fated ship in which Hollywood film?

12.  The name of which American rock band was also the term used by Allied pilots in WW II to describe UFO's?

13.  In film. who has played characters named John Smith, Aldo Raine, Tyler Durden and Rusty Ryan?

14.  Which colour of blue has been named after a mecca for surfers in Australia?

15. Which country's capital city is an anagram of (according to Wiki) its ninth-most populous city (also its former capital city)?

16.  Duffel bags and Duffel coats. In which EU country is the town Duffel located?

17.  A bicycle manufacturer, a US state capital and a county in West Virginia are all named after which Englishman?

18.  What was the name of the beguiling gypsy dancer in The Hunchback of Notre Dame?  

19. Formed in 1748/49 what name was given to the first body of fleet footed professional constables formed in England?

20.  What was the name of Sonny Crockett's pet alligator in the cult TV series Miami Vice?


 

21 today thanks zico.
It took me ages to drag the name Eli Wallach from my fading memory.

16.

Cheers Zico 

17. Thanks Zico.

Tough one for me to come back to. Films ☹
Anyway, it was 10, thanks Zico (only 7 up to question 20, Westerns being my favourite genre)

Apologies for late answers.

Film Fights Quiz

1.  Who won the first fight between Rocky and Apollo Creed, or was it a draw?
Apollo Creed won (by judges' decision)

2.  Which actor portrayed the SPECTRE assassin 'Red Grant', who battles with Sean Connery's 007 on the Orient Express in From Russia With Love (1963)?
Robert Shaw

3.  The success of the 2008 film, The Wrestler, revitalized the career of which actor?
Mickey Rourke

4. "Right turn Clyde!" Who or what is Clyde?
An orangutan (in both Every Which Way but Loose and Any Which Way You Can)

5.  Who returns to a life of violence after his dog Daisy was murdered by a gang of Russian gangsters?
John Wick

6.  In which Clint Eastwood film does Maggie fight women's welterweight champion, Billie the Blue Bear?
Million Dollar Baby (2004)

7.  Private Stanley 'Fish' Mellish fought a Waffen SS soldier to the death in which 1988 war film?
Saving Private Ryan

8.  What is the name of the boxer played by Robert De Niro in Raging Bull?
Jake LaMotta

9.  John McClane takes on two villains on the wing of a moving plane in which 1990 film?
Die Hard 2

10.  In which 2000 Guy Ritchie film does One Punch Mickey fight Horace Goodnight Anderson in a brawl he's supposed to throw?
Snatch

11. Of all the clashes between classic kung-fu and martial arts movie legends, few are as notorious as the fight between Bruce Lee and which other martial arts icon in the 1972 film Way of the Dragon?
Chuck Norris

12.  A fistfight between John Wayne and Victor McLagan lasted for nine-minutes in which 1952 film?
The Quiet Man

13.  From which 1971 British gangster film does the following line come from: "You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full-time job. Now behave yourself."?
Get Carter

14.  In Kill Bill: Volume 1, The Bride battles the 'Crazy' what, Crazy 66, Crazy 77 or Crazy 88?
Crazy 88

15.  Tyler Durden is the fighter featured in what 1999 David Fincher movie?
Fight Club

16.  Maximus’ defeat of which Roman Emperor in the Colosseum provides a dramatic conclusion to Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic Gladiator?
Commodus

17.  In which film do we first see duel by lightsaber between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader? 
Empire Strikes Back

18.  Ripley takes on the Xenomorph Queen in a unconventional catfight, with a souped-up forklift truck finally triumphing over the snapping jaws and razor-sharp tail in Aliens.  What was Ripley’s first name?
Ellen

19. Patrick Swayze rules the roost in his most badass role, as Dalton, the doorman with an unhealthy appetite for violence. The climactic fight with Jimmy is the icing on the cake in which 1989 film?
Roadhouse

20.  Arguably the most iconic moment from all of Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Westerns is the three-way duel between Blondie, “The Good”, Angel Eyes “The Bad” and Tuco “The Ugly” For three points name the actors?
Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach 


 

Film Fights Quiz

1.  Who won the first fight between Rocky and Apollo Creed, or was it a draw?

2.  Which actor portrayed the SPECTRE assassin 'Red Grant', who battles with Sean Connery's 007 on the Orient Express in From Russia With Love (1963)?

3.  The success of the 2008 film, The Wrestler, revitalized the career of which actor?

4. "Right turn Clyde!" Who or what is Clyde?

5.  Who returns to a life of violence after his dog Daisy was murdered by a gang of Russian gangsters?

6.  In which Clint Eastwood film does Maggie fight women's welterweight champion, Billie the Blue Bear?

7.  Private Stanley 'Fish' Mellish fought a Waffen SS soldier to the death in which 1988 war film?

8.  What is the name of the boxer played by Robert De Niro in Raging Bull?

9.  John McClane takes on two villains on the wing of a moving plane in which 1990 film?

10.  In which 2000 Guy Ritchie film does One Punch Mickey fight Horace Goodnight Anderson in a brawl he's supposed to throw?

11. Of all the clashes between classic kung-fu and martial arts movie legends, few are as notorious as the fight between Bruce Lee and which other martial arts icon in the 1972 film Way of the Dragon?

12.  A fistfight between John Wayne and Victor McLagan lasted for nine-minutes in which 1952 film?

13.  From which 1971 British gangster film does the following line come from: "You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full-time job. Now behave yourself."?

14.  In Kill Bill: Volume 1, The Bride battles the 'Crazy' what, Crazy 66, Crazy 77 or Crazy 88?

15.  Tyler Durden is the fighter featured in what 1999 David Fincher movie?

16.  Maximus’ defeat of which Roman Emperor in the Colosseum provides a dramatic conclusion to Ridley Scott’s 2000 epic Gladiator?

17.  In which film do we first see duel by lightsaber between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader? 

18.  Ripley takes on the Xenomorph Queen in a unconventional catfight, with a souped-up forklift truck finally triumphing over the snapping jaws and razor-sharp tail in Aliens.  What was Ripley’s first name?

19. Patrick Swayze rules the roost in his most badass role, as Dalton, the doorman with an unhealthy appetite for violence. The climactic fight with Jimmy is the icing on the cake in which 1989 film?

20. Arguably the most iconic moment from all of Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Westerns is the three-way duel between Blondie, “The Good”, Angel Eyes “The Bad” and Tuco “The Ugly” For three points name the actors?




 

19 thanks zico.

12 Thanks Zico
 

15.

Cheers Zico.

 

Westside wrote: ↑16 May 2025, 17:54 16. Thanks Zico. Was hoping there would be room for "Do ya feel lucky? Well do ya punk?"

16. Thanks Zico. Was hoping there would be room for "Do ya feel lucky? Well do ya punk?"

Famous Catchphrase Quiz

1.  Complete Bruce Forsyth’s famous catchphrase: ‘Nice to see you, to see you ….’ 
Nice

2.  On board which spacecraft were the words ‘Houston, we’ve had a problem’ first spoken? 
Apollo 13

3.  Which British comedian is famous for the phrase ‘am I bovvered?’ 
Catherine Tate

4.  Which of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles popularised the phrase ‘Cowabunga?’ 
Michelangelo

5.  Which incarnation of the Doctor in Dr. Who had the catchphrase ‘would you like a jelly baby?’
Tom Baker (the Fourth Doctor)

6.  Humphrey Bogart uttered the immortal words ‘Here’s looking at you, kid’ while playing which character in Casablanca?  Full name for full point.
Rick Blaine

7. ‘Everybody lies’ is the personal motto of which fictional doctor? 
Dr Gregory House

8.  What year are Doc, Marty and Jennifer heading to when Doc utters the immortal line ‘Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.’ 
2015

9.  Which comic actor’s camp character used to say: ‘Hello, Honky Tonk’?
Dick Emery

10.  Legend has it that whilst on holiday OFAH writer John Sullivan saw the phrase ‘bonnet de douche’ on an item in the bathroom so he included it in the script as one of Del’s many misuses of French phrases.  What item was this famous phrase written on?
Shower cap

11. The catchphrase "what'chu talkin' 'bout Willis" was popularised by Gary Coleman's character, Arnold Jackson on which US TV show?
Diff'rent Strokes - For such an innocent show there was an awful lot of tragedy involving the child actors in the family with Gary Coleman and Dana Plato no longer with us.

12.  Name the fictional character who is the villainous antihero protagonist of the British political thriller television serial House of Cards (1990) who was characterised by his catchphrase, "You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment", or a variation thereon?  For a bonus point name the actor who played him?
Francis Urquhart played by Ian Richardson

13.  "I don't believe it" was uttered many a time by Victor Meldrew played by Richard Wilson.  Name the actress who played long suffering wife Margaret?
Annette Crosbie

14.  Running from 1967 for eight years, Bob Monkhouse hosted most of the shows. His catchphrase was: "Bernie, the bolt, please!", spoken when a bolt was to be loaded in the crossbow. What show featured the crossbow?
The Golden Shot

15.  Alf Garnett regularly accused his wife of being a "Silly Moo" in "Til Death Do Us Part".  Who created and wrote the show?
Johnny Speight

16.  "Beam me up Scotty" is an all-time famous quote from “Star Trek”, despite never having been said on the show with those exact words. Name the actor who played Chief Engineer Scott?
James Doohan

17.  Finish the TV catchphrase by “Line of Duty’s” Superintendent Ted Hastings “Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the ___”?
Wee donkey

18.  "Book 'em, Danno!" was what we heard near the end of every episode of what TV drama?
Hawaii Five-O

19.  Nessa’s catchphrase “What's occurring?” is uttered many a time on “Gavin & Stacey”.  Name the co-writer and actress who plays Nessa on the show?
Ruth Jones

20.  British games show “Catchphrase” has had four regular presenters since its start in 1986.  Point for each name of the four hosts?
Roy Walker (1985–1999) - Nick Weir (2000–2004) - Mark Curry (2002) - Stephen Mulhern (2013–)

 

Famous Catchphrase Quiz

1.  Complete Bruce Forsyth’s famous catchphrase: ‘Nice to see you, to see you ….’ 

2.  On board which spacecraft were the words ‘Houston, we’ve had a problem’ first spoken? 

3.  Which British comedian is famous for the phrase ‘am I bovvered?’ 

4.  Which of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles popularised the phrase ‘Cowabunga?’ 

5.  Which incarnation of the Doctor in Dr. Who had the catchphrase ‘would you like a jelly baby?’

6.  Humphrey Bogart uttered the immortal words ‘Here’s looking at you, kid’ while playing which character in Casablanca?  Full name for full point.

7. ‘Everybody lies’ is the personal motto of which fictional doctor? 

8.  What year are Doc, Marty and Jennifer heading to when Doc utters the immortal line ‘Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.’ 

9.  Which comic actor’s camp character used to say: ‘Hello, Honky Tonk’?

10.  Legend has it that whilst on holiday OFAH writer John Sullivan saw the phrase ‘bonnet de douche’ on an item in the bathroom so he included it in the script as one of Del’s many misuses of French phrases.  What item was this famous phrase written on?

11. The catchphrase "what'chu talkin' 'bout Willis" was popularised by Gary Coleman's character, Arnold Jackson on which US TV show?

12.  Name the fictional character who is the villainous antihero protagonist of the British political thriller television serial House of Cards (1990) who was characterised by his catchphrase, "You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment", or a variation thereon?  For a bonus point name the actor who played him?

13.  "I don't believe it" was uttered many a time by Victor Meldrew played by Richard Wilson.  Name the actress who played long suffering wife Margaret?

14.  Running from 1967 for eight years, Bob Monkhouse hosted most of the shows. His catchphrase was: "Bernie, the bolt, please!", spoken when a bolt was to be loaded in the crossbow. What show featured the crossbow?

15.  Alf Garnett regularly accused his wife of being a "Silly Moo" in "Til Death Do Us Part".  Who created and wrote the show?

16.  "Beam me up Scotty" is an all-time famous quote from “Star Trek”, despite never having been said on the show with those exact words. Name the actor who played Chief Engineer Scott?

17.  Finish the TV catchphrase by “Line of Duty’s” Superintendent Ted Hastings “Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the ___”?

18.  "Book 'em, Danno!" was what we heard near the end of every episode of what TV drama?

19.  Nessa’s catchphrase “What's occurring?” is uttered many a time on “Gavin & Stacey”.  Name the co-writer and actress who plays Nessa on the show?

20.  British games show “Catchphrase” has had four regular presenters since its start in 1986.  Point for each name of the four hosts?


 

11 thanks Zico

13 today thanks zico and i got Brigitte Bardot by accident.