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Rosatos quiz questions and answers 24/9/9

Posted Friday, September 25, 2009

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Rosatos Quiz 24/9/9

There are 6 rounds of 10 questiosn each followed by a Guess Who? round.

The rules are:-

1. You get two points per question right.
2. You are allowed one Joker and can play it on just one of the first 6 rounds. You get double points for the round. However, you must play it straight after the round. You can't wait till the end to see which round you get most points in.
3. In the last round you have to guess who the person is from the clues. With each clue you get less points. It starts at 30 and goes down by 2 points for each clue given.

The winning team got 128 points, the runners up 126 points and the third team 104 points.

See how you would have done.

Current Affairs

1. A spaceship from which country recently found evidence of water on the moon?

2. In which year is Pope Benedict coming to Britain?

3. Who was the last Pope to come to Britain?

4. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain before Tony Blair?

5. Which major country recently promised to cut its emissions of greenhouse gasses despite its rapidly growing economy?

6. The Attorney General of which country was recently fined for breaking an immigration law that she had created?

7. Who is the Chancellor of Germany?

8. Who is the current Israeli Prime Minister?

9. Which leading airline recently spent €500,000 on a campaign to boost the Lisbon Treat Yes Vote?

10. In which Eastern European country did their national lottery draw come up with the same six numbers two weeks on the trot, though in different order?

 

 

 

 

Answers

1. India

2. 2010

3. Pope John Paul in 1982

4. John Major

5. China

6. Baroness Scotland of Scotland

7. Angela Merkel

8. Benjamin Netenyahu

9. Ryanair

10. Bulgaria

 

Sport

1. Which Formula 1 grand prix racing manager has just been kicked out of the Sport for cheating

2. Who was the racing driver who deliberately crashed to let his team mate win?

3. Who scored the winner in the recent Man Utd v Man City match

4. Which horse won the Epsom Derby this year?

5. Who won the men’s US Open at tennis recently?

6. Who won the women’s US Open at tennis recently?

7. Where do Rangers Football Club play?

8. Who is the current number 1 men’s golfer in the world

9. In which sport is the Bledisloe Cup played for?

10. Which sport is played at Cowdray Park?

 

 

 

Answers

1. Flavio Briatore of Renault

2. Nelson Piquet Junior

3. Michael Owen

4. Sea the Stars

5. Juan Del Potro

6. Kim Clijsters

7. Ibrox Stadium

8. Tiger Woods

9. It’s played for every year at Rugby between Australia and New Zealand

10. It’s the home of Polo

 

History & Geography

1. In which modern day country did the Aztecs live?

2. From which Greek state was Alexander the Great?

3. What was the first name of The Great Khan?

4. Which is the only one of the Five Great Lakes which is entirely in the United States?

5. Which is the highest mountain in Wales?

6. Who was the US President at the start of World War Two?

7. Who was British Prime Minister at the start of WW2 and declared war on Germany?

8. In which part of Germany is Hamburg, north, middle or south?

9. When did King Herod, who massacred the Innocents, die, 4BC or 4AD?

10. Of which country is Ankara the capital?

 

 

 

Answers

1. Mexico

2. Macedonia

3. Genghis

4. Lake Michigan

5. Mount Snowdon

6. Franklin D Roosevelt

7. Neville Chamberlain

8. North

9. 4BC

10. Turkey

 

Children’s TV

1. In which children’s cartoon does Mammy Two Shoes appear?

2. Who is Norville Rogers better known as?

3. In which TV series do Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer appear?

4. W ho wears a sailor shirt, a cap and a tie but no trousers?

5. In which sitcom do Kevin James, Leah Remini and Jerry Stiller star?

6. In which cartoon series would you find Patrick Star and Sheldon Plankton?

7. What was the name of Andy Pandy and Teddy’s female friend?

8. Who played Spock in Start Trek?

9. In which cartoon movie were Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and John Lithgow the main voices?

10. In which cartoon movie were Thumper and Great Prince of the Forest among the main characters?

 

 

Answers

1. Tom and Jerry

2. Shaggy in Scooby Doo

3. Two and a Half Men

4. Donald Duck

5. King of Queens

6. Sponge Bob Square Pants

7. Looby Loo

8. Leonard Nimoy

9. Shrek

10. Bambi

 

Fashion

From which country are the following fashion labels?

1. Jimmy Choo

2. Rene Lacoste

3. Hugo Boss

4. Calvin Klein

5. Max Mara

6. Kenzo Takada

7. Paco Rabanne

8. Dolce & Gabanna

9. Coco Chanel

10. Tommy Hilfiger

 

 

Answers

1. Britain or Malaysia

2. France

3. Germany

4. USA

5. Italy

6. Japan

7. Spain

8. Italy

9. France

10. USA

 

General

1. What’s the main vitamin we get from the sun?

2. What’s a better known name for the Chinese gooseberry?

3. Who is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta better known as?

4. What colour is cartoon character Betty Boo’s hair?

5. What does the abbreviation WPM mean in typing?

6. Who wrote and was the original singer of the hit song Hallelujah?

7. Who wrote the Da Vinci Code

8. What is a palindrome?

9. What did the Indian city of Mumbai use to be called?

10. In which US state is Moville?

 

 

 

Answers

1. Vitamin D

2. Kiwi Fruit

3. Lady Gaga

4. Black

5. Words Per Minute

6. Leonard Cohen

7. Dan Brown

8. A word, phrase or sentence that spells the same backwards or forwards

9. Bombay

10. Iowa

 

Guess who?

30 – Boxer, born 1943

28 – Won Olympic Gold Medal for USA

26 – Won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division

24 – Was brought up as a Baptist

22 – Changed his religion later

20 – Became world heavyweight champion

18 – Also changed his name

16 – Fought Joe Frazier

14 – Fought George Foreman

12 - Original name Cassius Clay