Post by Lonely on Mar 8, 2021 13:59:43 GMT
A Grey Matter matters Quiz
iQ1/- Who wrote the play Popcom?
A. Alan Bennett
B. Ben Elton
C. Rowan Atkinson
D. Stephen Fry
Q2/- Which Scottish rock group released an album entitled Some Other Sucker’s Parade?
A. Del Amitri
B. Garbage
C. Rod Stewart
D. The Bay City Rollers
Q3/- Which Hobbit in Lord of the Rings is given the ring only to find out that he must destroy it?
A. Bilbo
B. Frodo
C. Merry
D. Sam
Q4/- What is a John Dory?
A. A fish
B. A butterfly
C. A breed of dog
D. A beetle
Q5/- Which French General and prime minister signed an armistice with Germany in 1940?
A. Georges Clemenceau
B. Charles de Gaulle
C. Henri Philippe Petain
D. Albert Schweitzer
Q6/- Which British prime minister began privatising nationalised industries in the 1980s?
A. Tony Blair
B. Frank Dobson
C. Margaret Thatcher
D. John Major
Q7/- Which new film stars Milla Jovovich as Captain Natalie Artemi, whose military force falls through a portal into a world inhabited by giant hostile creatures?
A. Monster Hunter
B. The Hunter
C. Monster’s Ball
D. Headhunters
Q8/- On which date is the Christian feast of Epiphany celebrated?
A. February 18th
B. August 24th
C. January 6th
D. June 13th
Q9/- Which British music-hall comedian was known as “the prime minister of mirth”?
A. Sir Robert Phoney
B. Sir George Robey
C. Sir Edward Roberts
D. Sir Richard Miles
Q10/- Which Only Fools and Horses star played Blanco in the comedy series Porridge?
A. David Janson
B. David Jason
C. David Johnson
D. David Jules
Q11/- Which Canadian novelist wrote The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz?
A. Mordecai Trisler
B. Mordecai Worcei
C. Mordecia Proslie
D. Mordecai Richler
Q12/- What is the most commonly language spoken in Quebec?
A. English
B. French
C. Portuguese
D. Spanish
Q13/- Which dramatist, composer and actor wtote the plays Blithe Spirit and The Vortex?
A. Tennessee Williams
B. Oscar Wilde
C. George Bernard Shaw
D. Sir Noel Coward
Q14/- In cricket, what does LBW stand for?
A. Leg Before Wicket
B. Leg Break Wicket
C. Leg Bowled Wicket
D. Leg Broken Wicket
Q15/- What name is given to the Roman Catholic dogma stating that the Virgin Mary was conceived free from original sin?
A. The Devine Conception
B. The Immaculate Conception
C. The Deic Implantation
D. The Perfect Birth
Answers:
Q1/- B Q4/- A Q7/- A Q10/- B Q13/- D
Q2/- A Q5/- C Q8/- C Q11/- D Q14/- A
Q3/- B Q6/- C Q9/- B Q12/- B Q15/- B
iQ1/- Who wrote the play Popcom?
A. Alan Bennett
B. Ben Elton
C. Rowan Atkinson
D. Stephen Fry
Q2/- Which Scottish rock group released an album entitled Some Other Sucker’s Parade?
A. Del Amitri
B. Garbage
C. Rod Stewart
D. The Bay City Rollers
Q3/- Which Hobbit in Lord of the Rings is given the ring only to find out that he must destroy it?
A. Bilbo
B. Frodo
C. Merry
D. Sam
Q4/- What is a John Dory?
A. A fish
B. A butterfly
C. A breed of dog
D. A beetle
Q5/- Which French General and prime minister signed an armistice with Germany in 1940?
A. Georges Clemenceau
B. Charles de Gaulle
C. Henri Philippe Petain
D. Albert Schweitzer
Q6/- Which British prime minister began privatising nationalised industries in the 1980s?
A. Tony Blair
B. Frank Dobson
C. Margaret Thatcher
D. John Major
Q7/- Which new film stars Milla Jovovich as Captain Natalie Artemi, whose military force falls through a portal into a world inhabited by giant hostile creatures?
A. Monster Hunter
B. The Hunter
C. Monster’s Ball
D. Headhunters
Q8/- On which date is the Christian feast of Epiphany celebrated?
A. February 18th
B. August 24th
C. January 6th
D. June 13th
Q9/- Which British music-hall comedian was known as “the prime minister of mirth”?
A. Sir Robert Phoney
B. Sir George Robey
C. Sir Edward Roberts
D. Sir Richard Miles
Q10/- Which Only Fools and Horses star played Blanco in the comedy series Porridge?
A. David Janson
B. David Jason
C. David Johnson
D. David Jules
Q11/- Which Canadian novelist wrote The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz?
A. Mordecai Trisler
B. Mordecai Worcei
C. Mordecia Proslie
D. Mordecai Richler
Q12/- What is the most commonly language spoken in Quebec?
A. English
B. French
C. Portuguese
D. Spanish
Q13/- Which dramatist, composer and actor wtote the plays Blithe Spirit and The Vortex?
A. Tennessee Williams
B. Oscar Wilde
C. George Bernard Shaw
D. Sir Noel Coward
Q14/- In cricket, what does LBW stand for?
A. Leg Before Wicket
B. Leg Break Wicket
C. Leg Bowled Wicket
D. Leg Broken Wicket
Q15/- What name is given to the Roman Catholic dogma stating that the Virgin Mary was conceived free from original sin?
A. The Devine Conception
B. The Immaculate Conception
C. The Deic Implantation
D. The Perfect Birth
Answers:
Q1/- B Q4/- A Q7/- A Q10/- B Q13/- D
Q2/- A Q5/- C Q8/- C Q11/- D Q14/- A
Q3/- B Q6/- C Q9/- B Q12/- B Q15/- B