... born into this world it has no concept of the tone the skin is living in c. Inside outside leave me alone, inside outside nowhere is home d. Starring blindly into space, getting up to splash my face, wa ...

... ms from an Arabic word meaning 'palm of hand'? 12. Who are Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Mustardseed and Moth? 13. The cosmic entity known as Cthulhu appears in stories from which cult horror fiction writer?  ...

1. Who was the star in the 1926 silent film 'The General'? 2. Which American singer who had a recording career spanning 59 years was nicknamed the 'First Lady of Song'? 3. Which well known Russian wo ...

... r Adolf Hitler's death? a. The Vatican b. Spain c. Ireland d. Switzerland 13. Name the six Commonwealth countries that start with the letter 'B'. One point for each correct answer. 14. Name the two  ...

... duced during The Beatles sessions; a demo from the Esher Sessions can be found on Anthology 3. Lennon would describe this song, along with "Mean Mr. Mustard", in The Beatles Anthology as "a bit of crap ...

... ania 'Bobby soxers' were the screaming teenage fans of which superstar? 9. Which two countries in the world have the greatest number of reported leprosy cases? 10. What were the last two letters ad ...

... ia Franzero. The film starred Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall, and Martin Landau. In all of cinema history, Cleopatra is one of the most expensive films ever made (adjus ...

... Photograph of skeleton 16. Which punk band was fronted by the singer Polly Styrene? 17. Who had a hit with Making Plans for Nigel 18. The Star Wars Series featured what kind of fighter aircraft 19. ...

... ve? 14. Who starred in both Minder and Stay Lucky 15. Who was the last Irish driver to win the British Grand Prix?(1981) 16. Who had a No 2 in 1984 with ‘It’s Raining Men’’? 17. Which cereal manufact ...

...  the "Omen" trilogy featuring the character of Damian? 13. Aristotle claimed that all matter on Earth was made of which four elements? . 14. Which band had a number one hit single called "Star Trekki ...

... sp;  d. Billy Idol     e. Bee Gees     f. SNAP     g. T Rex 18. Spicy heat (or piquance) of a chili pepper. (Scoville Heat Units) 19. C3PO, ...

... song? One point for each correct answer.     a. You got a hubcap diamond star halo     b. I don't know how you were inverted     c. Paul is a real estate n ...

... thanks Sue et al, great work. 1. In 1920 which international organisation was formed to prevent wars? 2. Who starred as the lawyer Atticus Finch in the film To Kill a Mockingbird ? 3. What name ...

... casualties, starting with the highest number:     a: Vietnam War (1959 - 1975)     b: Qing dynasty conquest of the Ming Dynasty (1616 - 1662)     c: Russian ...

... top flight league. 2. The sex scenes in which 1992 movie were apparently so choreographed that Sharon Stone referred to herself and co-star Michael Douglas as 'the horizontal Fred Astaire and Ginger Roger ...

... , played Queen Amidala in the Star Wars prequels? 10. What is the connection? ANSWERS 1. Pte Walker 2. Statue of Liberty 3. St. James 4. Pride and Prejudice 5. Jack London 6. Home Service  ...

The following quiz round was submitted by Cricketer from the UK. Many thanks Cricketer, a great round once again. 1. List the following four inventions in order starting with the earliest,      ...

... . United We Stand (as backing vocalist) 3. The original name of Sir Francis Drake's flagship Golden Hind was which kind of bird? 4. Bellus, a rogue red star and its companion planet Zyra threaten  ...

... a year to appease their sun god, Huitzilopochtli. Most of the victims were prisoners taken in wars, which were sometimes started solely to round up sacrificial victims. The military salute originated ...

... the sun would be visible only under a microscope, and the nearest star would be 300 feet away. Male bears are called boars. The smallest species of bears is called sun or Malayan bears. The driest p ...

...  100 8. Who connects 'High Fidelity', 'About a Boy' and 'Fever Pitch'? 9. Put the following countries in order of population, starting with the most populated:      a: Sudan ...

...  tour? 8. In Star Wars, what is the name of the home planet of the Ewoks? 9. And what about the Wookiee, Chewbacca, what was his home world called? (Extra point for correct spelling). 10. Don Dieg ...

... s of Queen Elizabeth I? 19. Which London landmark marks the starting point for the Great Fire of London? 20. Which pair of renowned body snatchers stole bodies for Dr. Knox? ANSWERS 1. Abrah ...

1. What year? Idi Amin expels non-Africans from Uganda. Gordon Banks is voted Footballer of the Year and loses an eye. Marlon Brando stars in "The Godfather". 2. Are there more days in the ...

...  18. Connie Booth, John Cleese?s then wife, played which character in Fawlty Towers? 19. Name either of Bart Simpson?s sisters? 20. What nationality is opera star Placido Domingo? Answers 1 ...

The following quiz round was submitted by John Smyth from the UK. Many thanks John, much appreciated and a great quiz round. Put these wars in chronological order starting with the oldest. 1. 100 ...

... own a stake in which football club? 6. By what name is Star Wars: Episode V better known? 7. Which UK national newspaper was first published in 1785 and switched from broadsheet to tabloid size in ...

... for their performance in a film, which they appeared on screen for only 8 minutes? 4. Peter Mayhew is best known for playing what Star Wars character? 5. What was the first female monster to appear ...

... on Sea? 4. Which Coronation Street character did Philip Middlemiss play? 5. Who hosted Stars in Your Eyes before Matthew Kelly? 6. What do David Vine, David Coleman and Sue Barker have in common? ...

1. What do the Americans call the constellation of stars that we refer to as 'The Plough'? 2. The Star Chamber was created in 1487 by Henry VII after the Wars of the Roses. What was its function? 3. Whic ...

... in Out of Africa? 5. In which film did Tom Cruise play a character called Charlie Babbitt? 6. Which rock star played The Man Who Fell To Earth? 7. What was the name of the young boy played by ...

...  Whisperer 4. The African Queen 5. The Full Monty 6. Star Wars 7. Dead man walking 8. El Cid 9. Flashdance 10. Interview with a vampire    ...

... named George clocks, due to being started at the precise time that King George V was crowned on 22 June 1911. In 1953, electronic chimes were installed to serve as a memorial to the members of the Royal ...

... c3h8? 9. Of the six star wars movies, how many were not directed by George Lucas? 10. What is turpentine manufactured from? (it?s main product)   ANSWERS 1. Santa Fe, New Mexico, at 7000 feet ...

... liflower is said to have been a reference to her elaborate powdered wigs. Sole Dubois ? named for the 19th-century French chef Urbain Dubois. Sole Dugl?r? ? Adolf Dugl?r? (1805?1884), starting a ...

...  in the Star Wars films? 6. Bon Scott died today in 1980, with which Australian heavy rock band was he the singer? 7. The King of Norway is 70 today (2007), what is his name? 8. WH Auden was born 10 ...

... of the Lambs? 7. Who had hits with Splish Splosh, Volare and My Boomerang won?t come back? 8. Which novel by Ken Kesey was set in a mental institution? 9. In Star Wars what was the name of Han Solo?s ...

... for over (more) ?       Both have five letters. 7. Name the four countries in the world starting with the letter "N" that drive on the left-hand side of the ...

1. Who played the title role in Father Goose? 2. From which film does the song Bright Eyes come? 3. Who wrote and starred in the film ?The Plank?? 4. Who played the title role in The Cincinnati ...

... and ?My Boomerang Won?t Come Back?? 9. Which novel by Ken Kesey was set in a mental institution? 10. In ?Star Wars? what was the name of Han Solo?s spaceship? ANSWERS   1. ROOK 2. ROBIN ...

... m. It has been used for example in all parts of the Indiana Jones Trilogy, all Star Wars movies except Episode 1, part 2 and 3 of The Lord of the Ring. Usually someone falls off of a horse or a car beca ...

...  Star Wars 2. Amnesty International 3. Spain 4. South Vietnam 5. Skytrain 6. Graceland 7. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 8. Appointed his son-in-law Peter Jay to be Ambassador of Britain 9 ...

... of a Shakespeare play did Michael Keaton and Denzel Washington appear? 4. In which movie did Sean Penn star with Michael Douglas? 5. Name the character played by Harrison Ford in Patriot Games and ...

...  of 1455 marked the start of which war? 20. What was the name of the Argentine cruiser sunk off the Falklands in May 82? 21. During which short war/conflict did the Battle of Goose Green take place ...

... what car does Michael J Fox go back to the future? 5. Which pop star played "The man who fell to earth"? 6. Which character makes a series of quantum leaps? 7. In which book do you meet a characte ...

... t 40,000 years to come near another star, 'near' meaning in this case within around 1.7 light-years' distance; hence, if other beings do not come in the direction of the spacecraft to meet them, it will t ...

1. Which actor stormed to stardom in 1964 as the lethal Man With No Name? 2. Which role did Michael Caine play in the film The Ipcress File? 3. Who starred opposite Madonna in the title role of the ...

...  Gibraltar (in 'The Living Daylights') The Living Daylights, released in 1987, is the fifteenth spy film of the James Bond series, and the first to star Timothy Dalton as the fictional British secret age ...

... Leia in the Star Wars films? 4) Born on this day 1940, the sportsman who won?t really be celebrating his birthday this year because he is currently fighting a court case in France, who? 5) On this ...

... 1988 restaurateur Peter Langan, from a fire deliberately started at his home, who was his business partner?   ANSWERS 1) Composer (Of Operas) 2) Captain Bligh 3) Robert Graves 4) Covent Garden ...