THE 63rd QUIZ - MORE RANDOM STUFF

SPANISH AUTONOMOUS REGIONS

1. What is the capital of the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon?
2. What is the capital of the Spanish autonomous community of Navarre?
3. What is the capital of the Spanish autonomous community of Asturias?
4. What is the capital of the Spanish autonomous community of Cantabria?



1. ZARAGOZA
2. PAMPLONA
3. OVIEDO
4. SANTANDER



ACADEMY AWARDS

1. Who was nominated for successive Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in An Unmarried Woman (1978) and Starting Over (1979)?
2. Who was nominated for successive Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in Heaven Knows, Mr Allison (1957) and Separate Tables (1958)?
3. Who was nominated for successive Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in Caged (1950) and Detective Story (1951)?
4. Who was nominated for successive Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in Country (1984) and Sweet Dreams (1985)?



1. JILL CLAYBURG
2. DEBORAH KERR
3. ELEANOR PARKER
4. JESSICA LANGE



PAINTINGS

1. Which title, referring to episode in the legendary history of early Rome, is shared by paintings by Nicolas Poussin, Peter Paul Rubens and Pablo Picasso?
2. Which title, the name of a Biblical King, is shared by sculptures by Donatello, Andrea del Verrocchio and Gian Lorenzo Bernini?
3. Which title, referring to an important Roman Catholic scene, is shared by paintings by Antonio da Correggio and Anabale Carracci?
4. Which title, referring to a story from Greek mythology, is shared by paintings by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Alexandre Cabanel and Sandro Botticelli?



1. RAPE OF THE SABINE WOMEN
2. DAVID
3. ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY
4. THE BIRTH OF VENUS



ELEMENTS

1. Which scientist is credited as the discoverer of xenon, neon, krypton and (with Lord Raleigh) argon?
2. Which scientist is credited as the discoverer of rhodium and palladium?
3. Which scientist is credited as the discoverer of uranium, zirconium, strontium, titanium and (with others) cerium?
4. Which scientist is credited as the discoverer of americium, curium and (with others) plutonium, berkelium and californium?



1. WILLIAM RAMSAY
2. WILLIAM HYDE WOLLASTON
3. MARTIN HEINRICH KLAPROTH
4. GLENN T SEABORG



TENNIS PLAYERS

1. Losing in 1997, who was the last Frenchman to reach the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final?
2. Losing in 1973, who was the last Soviet to reach the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final?
3. Losing in 2002, who was the last Argentinian to reach the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final?
4. Losing in 1985, who was the last South African to reach the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final?



1. CÉDRIC PIOLINE
2. ALEX METREVELI
3. DAVID NALBANDIAN
4. KEVIN CURREN



NOVELS

1. Although never published and now lost, The Poor Man and the Lady (1867) was the first novel written by which author?
2. Although only published posthumously, The Professor (1840s) was the first novel written by which author?
3. Although he was frustrated by its misinterpretation, Almayer’s Folly (1895) was the first novel written by which author?
4. Although he virtually disowned the book in later life, Watch and Ward (1871) was the first novel written by which author?



1. THOMAS HARDY
2. CHARLOTTE BRONTE
3. JOSEPH CONRAD
4. HENRY JAMES



ASSASSINATIONS

1. Who was assassinated by Mohammed Bouyeri in November 2004?
2. Who was assassinated by François Ravaillac in May 1610?
3. Who was assassinated by Mijailo Mijailović in September 2003?
4. Who was assassinated by Dimitri Tsafendas in September 1966?



1. THEO VAN GOGH
2. KING HENRI IV OF FRANCE
3. ANNA LINDH
4. HENDRIK VERWOERD



FIRST TOP TENS

1. Released in 1965, ‘I Can’t Explain’ was which group’s first top 10 hit?
2. Released in 1970, ‘Black Night’ was which group’s first top 10 hit?
3. Released in 1985, ‘Johnny Come Home’ was which group’s first top 10 hit?
4. Released in 1996, ‘Sandstorm’ was which group’s first top 10 hit?



1. THE WHO
2. DEEP PURPLE
3. FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS
4. CAST



PILLARS OF ISLAM

1. Which of the Five Pillars of Islam requires a Muslim to pray five times a day at fixed time?
2. Which of the Five Pillars of Islam requires a Muslim to testify that there is no god but Allah?
3. Which of the Five Pillars of Islam requires a Muslim to fast?
4. Which of the Five Pillars of Islam requires a Muslim to give alms?



1. SALAT
2. SHAHADAH
3. SAWM
4. ZAKAT



PHOBIAS

1. Of what is paraskavedekatriaphobia the fear?
2. Of what is tokophobia the fear?
3. Of what is lalophobia the fear?
4. Of what is coulrophobia the fear?



1. FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH
2. CHILDBIRTH
3. SPEAKING
4. CLOWNS



EUROPEAN CITIES

1. Helsinki is the largest city in Finland. What is the second largest?
2. Bratislava is the largest city in Slovakia. What is the second largest?
3. Tirana is the largest city in Albania. What is the second largest?
4. Budapest is the largest city in Hungary. What is the second largest?



1. ESPOO
2. KOSICE
3. DURRES
4. DEBRECEN

THE 62nd QUIZ - RANDOM STUFF

Here are some random questions:


FLAGS

1. What species of tree appears on the flag of Lebanon?
2. What species of bird appears on the flag of Uganda?
3. Which mammal appears on the flag of Wyoming?
4. Two examples of which mammal appear on the flag of Belize?



1. LEBANESE CEDAR
2. RED CRESTED CRANE
3. AMERICAN BISON (BUFFALO)
4. HUMAN



ACADEMY AWARDS

1. For his role in which 1987 film did Michael Douglas win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Gordon Gecko?
2. For his role in which 1995 film did Nicholas Cage win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Ben Sanderson?
3. For his role in which 1985 film did William Hurt win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Luis Molina?
4. For his role in which 1997 film did Jack Nicholson win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Melvin Udall?



1. WALL STREET
2. LEAVING LAS VEGAS
3. KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
4. AS GOOD AS IT GETS



ART MOVEMENTS

1. Its name coined by Ezra Pound, the painters Wyndham Lewis, David Bomberg and Lawrence Atkinson are associated with which artistic movement?
2. Its name coined by Guillaume Apollinaire, the painters Robert Delaunay, Sonia Terk and Frantisek Kupka are associated with which artistic movement?
3. Its name coined by Naum Gabo, the painters Alexander Rodchenko, Liubov Popova and Varvara Stepanova are associated with which artistic movement?
4. Its name coined by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, the painters Umberto Boccione, Carlo Carra and Luigi Russolo are associated with which artistic movement?




1. VORTICISM
2. ORPHISM
3. CONSTRUCTIVISM
4. FUTURISM



ADVERTISING SLOGANS

1. What is the missing brand name in this famous advertising slogan? “Did you … your teeth today”.
2. What is the missing brand name in this famous advertising slogan? “… guards against night starvation”.
3. What is the missing brand name in this famous advertising slogan? “… - made to make your mouth water”.
4. What is the missing brand name in this famous advertising slogan? “… puts the ‘T’ in Britain”.




1. MACLEAN
2. HORLICKS
3. OPAL FRUITS
4. TYPHOO



ELEMENTS

1. Which of the transition metals takes its name from the Persian for ‘gold-like’?
2. Which of the halogens takes its name from the Greek for ‘unstable’?
3. Which of the transition metals takes its name from the Swedish for ‘heavy stone’?
4. Which of the poor metals takes its name from the German for ‘white mass’?



1. ZIRCONIUM
2. ASTATINE *
3. TUNGSTEN
4. BISMUTH



FOOTBALLERS

1. Which Premiership footballer made his competitive debut for Welling United in 1993 and played for Birmingham City, Notts County and Fulham before joining his current club in 2003?
2. Which Premiership footballer made his competitive debut for Cardiff City in 1998 and played for Greenock Morton, West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City before joining his current club in 2007?
3. Which Premiership footballer made his competitive debut for Nottingham Forest in 1998 and played for FC Haka, Ipswich Town and West Ham United before joining his current club in 2007?
4. Which Premiership footballer made his competitive debut for Crewe Alexandra in 1994 and played for Liverpool, Charlton Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur before joining his current club in 2007?



1. STEVE FINNAN
2. ROBERT EARNSHAW
3. MARLON HAREWOOD
4. DANNY MURPHY



SYMPHONIES

1. The Schoolmaster and The Palindrome are the popular names given to symphonies by which composer?
2. The First of May and Leningrad are the popular names given to symphonies by which composer?
3. Spring and Rhenish are the popular names given to symphonies by which composer?
4. Italian and Reformation are the popular names given to symphonies by which composer?



1. JOSEPH HAYDN
2. DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
3. ROBERT SCHUMANN
4. FELIX MENDELSSOHN



NOVELS

1. The duplicitous Julien Sorel, the son of a carpenter, is the protagonist of which 1831 novel?
2. Dr Primrose, whose seemingly idyllic life is rocked by sudden impoverishment, is the protagonist of which 1765 novel?
3. Harry Haller, who struggles to reconcile his noble aspirations with his baser instincts, is the protagonist of which 1927 novel?
4. Isabel Archer, a beautiful young American in Europe, is the protagonist of which 1881 novel?



1. LE ROUGE ET LE NOIR
2. THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
3. STEPPENWOLF
4. THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY



PRIME MINISTERS

1. Who was British Prime Minister at the time of the Boston Tea Party?
2. Who was British Prime Minister at the time of the Peterloo Massacre?
3. Who was British Prime Minister at the time of Victoria’s ascension to the throne?
4. Who was British Prime Minister at the time of the Easter Rising?



1. LORD NORTH
2. EARL OF LIVERPOOL
3. VISCOUNT MELBOURNE
4. HERBERT ASQUITH



NUMBER 1S

1. “I, I love the colourful clothes she wears and the way the sunlight plays upon her hair” is the opening line of which UK number 1 hit of 1966?
2. “Friday night and the lights are low, looking out for the place to go” is the opening line of which UK number 1 hit of 1976?
3. “When I die and they lay me to rest, gonna go to the place that's the best” is the opening line of which UK number 1 hit of 1986?
4. “Slip inside the eye of your mind, don’t you know you might find a better place to play” is the opening line of which UK number 1 hit of 1996?



1. GOOD VIBRATIONS
2. DANCING QUEEN
3. SPIRIT IN THE SKY
4. DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER



PRIMORDIAL GREEK DEITIES

1. In Greek mythology, who was the primordial god of the heavens?
2. In Greek mythology, who was the primordial god of the upper air?
3. In Greek mythology, who was the primordial god of eternal time?
4. In Greek mythology, who was the primordial goddess of the Earth?



1. URANUS
2. AETHER
3. CHRONOS
4. GAIA



ENGLISH LOAN WORDS

1. From which European language did we take the words ‘coach’ and ‘sabre’?
2. From which European language did we take the words ‘galore’ and ‘bard’?
3. From which European language did we take the words ‘gauntlet’ and ‘mink’?
4. From which European language have we taken the words ‘buoy’ and ‘easel’?



1. HUNGARIAN
2. IRISH
3. SWEDISH
4. DUTCH



THE SIMPSONS

1. In ‘The Simpsons’ what is the name of the family’s doctor?
2. In ‘The Simpsons’, what is the name of the reverend of the First Church of Springfield?
3. In ‘The Simpsons’, what is the name of the school bus driver?
4. In ‘The Simpsons’, what is the name of the news anchorman for KBBL-TV Channel 6?



1. DR JULIUS HIBBERT
2. REV. TIM LOVEJOY
3. OTTO MANN
4. KENT BROCKMAN



BABY ANIMALS

1. What name is given to the young of an alligator?
2. What name is given to the young of a platypus?
3. What name is given to the young of a jellyfish?
4. What name is given to the young of a hedgehog?



1. HATCHLING
2. PUGGLE
3. EPHYRA
4. HOGLET



AMERICAN STATES

1. Charlotte is the largest city in the Tar Heel state. Which state?
2. Wilmington is the largest city in the Blue Hen state. Which state?
3. Bridgeport is the largest city in the Nutmeg state. Which state?
4. Manchester is the largest city in the Granite state. Which state?



1. NORTH CAROLINA
2. DELAWARE
3. CONNECTICUT
4. NEW HAMPSHIRE


* Many thanks to Chris for spotting the mistake - I had said actinium, which, incidentally, takes its name from the Greek for 'ray' or 'beam'.