Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Questions - (Almost League)


As promised earlier in the week here are some of the unused questions from the latest League set I produced for the Sunderland Echo Quiz League. If you would like the full set please email me at fully234@hotmail.com


1. What is the title of the novel written under the pen name of Robert Galbraith that shot to the top of the bestsellers chart in 2013 after revelations that the real author was JK Rowling?

2. “Where Do You Want To Go Today” is an advertising slogan that has been used by which international company?

3.  Which golfer who was inducted into the Golf World Hall of Fame in 2013 holds the record for the most number of European tour event victories with 31 despite never winning a major championship?

4. Who comes next in this sequence  - Justin Welby, Rowan Williams, George Carey, Robert Runcie?

5. In which Jim Carey movie does he play a character called Joel who discovers that his girlfriend, played by Kate Winslet, has had their relationship scientifically erased from her memory?

6. Which former male TV Soap star is responsible for the “Standard Issue” clothing Range?

7. What is the name of the “intelligent personal assistant” which appears on Apple phones and tablets which requires the user to simply speak into the device in order to carry out tasks?

8. In 2011, Osama Bin Laden was located and killed in which town named after a 19th Century British Army officer?

9. Which actor, comedian and writer is the current host of “The Unbelievable Truth” on BBC Radio 4?

10. Which former Prime Minister wrote a history of cricket entitled “More Than a Game: The Story of Crickets Early Years”?




Answers
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1. The Cuckoos Calling
2. Microsoft
3. Colin Montgomerie
4. Donald Coggan
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
6. Ross Kemp
7. Siri
8. Abbottobad
9. David Mitchell
0. John Major

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