Pauls Quiz 229 (Questions only)

1. Contestants from which two countries have won the most Miss Universe titles?

2. Which Beatles song title is mentioned in Don McLean's hit song 'American Pie'?

3. Which word, used in the world of espionage, stems from John Le Carre's 1974 novel 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'?

4. Who played the role of 'The Ace Face' in the film Quadrophenia?

5. Name the country from which each of the following types of soup originated? One point for each correct answer.
a. Miso
b. Gazpacho
c. Cullen Skink
d. Waterzooi

6. The name of which world famous ship translated means 'short chemise' or 'short undergarment'?

7. When the definition of a desert is 'an area with an average annual percipitation of less than 250 millimetres per year'; on which continent is the largest desert in the world?

8. In the opening scene of the cult TV series 'The Prisoner', the agent in the Lotus 7 was followed by which type of vehicle?

9. What was Sir Percy Blakeney's colourful nickname?

10. Who released each of the following number one UK albums in 1980? One point for each correct answer.
a. No Sleep Till Hammersmith
b. Double Fantasy
c. Abacab
d. The Visitors
e. Ghost In The Machine