The World of Clubs Twice Monthly Quiz
This new service provides a way for clubs or organisations to run a regular quiz using my questions. E-mail your answers or ask about how to run a quiz and how much it costs to use my questions - (mjjcunning ... that's hotmail).
Note: This quiz page should be printed in landscape. I will separate the quizzes into a more print-friendly setup when I have done 3 or 4 quizzes. Return to WorldofClubsI will not be putting up more new questions until the New Year - e-mail me if you are interested in seeing more. The answers to the December 12, 2004 quiz (and others) are below.
1. What kind of fruit has varieties named Tulameen, Glen Ample, Glen Prosen, Autumn bliss, and Joan Squire? Raspberry
2. In the 2004 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, what country was assessed to be the least corrupt in the world? Finland
3. Which famous singer's daughter has written a story for a Christmas book which was launched in November 2004 to aid the Teenage Cancer Trust in the UK? Madonna (Lourdes Leon)
4. The banjo tune Foggy Mountain Breakdown, written by Earl Scruggs was popularized in which 1967 film starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway? Bonnie and Clyde
5. On which river is the controversial Three Gorges hydroelectric dam? Yangtze river (China)
6. Who is the voice of Puss in Boots in the 2004 movie "Shrek 2"? Antonio Banderas
7. What author, who wrote thrillers including 'Hotel', 'The Moneychangers', 'Final Diagnosis' and 'Airport', died on November 26, 2004 in the Bahamas? Arthur Hailey
8. What does a lapidary work with? Stones/precious stones/jewels
9. In metres, how tall is the statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro? 30 metres
10. Myopia is also known as near sightedness. What "opia" is also known as farsightedness? Hyperopia
Answers for November 28th, 2004
1. Which town was the Overall National Winner in the 2004 Irish Tidy Towns competition? Lismore (Co. Waterford)
2. Who ran as an independent candidate in the recent US presidential election? Ralph Nader
3. What are the first names of the 2 sisters pictured below? Selma and Patti
4. What county will Kildare play in the first (preliminary) round of the Leinster football championship in 2005? Wicklow
5. What 2004 movie is the follow-up to "The Bourne Identity"? The Bourne Supremacy
6. The Sea of Tiberias is also called the Sea of Gennesaret. What other name is it also known as in the New Testament? Sea of Galilee
7. In what year did Ryanair first go on the Dublin and New York (NASDAQ) Stock exchanges? 1997
8. What is a bird's "furculum" more commonly known as? Wishbone
9. Released in October 2004, what is the name of the first volume of Bob Dylan's autobiography? Chronicles
10. On what musical instrument might you find an S.S. Stewart or a "common sense" tailpiece? A banjo
Answers for November 14th, 2004
1. Who wrote the GAA-related essay "Gut yer man"? Patrick Kavanagh
2. What type of creature is a kookaburra? Bird (Kingfisher family)
3. Who is the current National President of the Irish Countrywomen's Association? Anne Murray
4. What is the tile value of either the letter "F" or "H" in the board game Scrabble? 4
5. In the 80's TV series, what was the fist name of all round handy man "MacGyver"? Angus
6. Which pair of golfers won the 1997 World Cup golf championship for Ireland? Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley
7. Helen Clark is Prime Minister of which country? New Zealand
8. What club team won the 2004 men's senior football championship in County Roscommon? Roscommon Gaels
9. At the 2004 American Academy Awards, the third part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy - The Return of the King - was nominated for 11 Oscars. How many did it win? 11
10. Fred Hale Snr. from New York became the oldest man in the world on March 5, 2004. How many years old (or young if you prefer) is he? 113 years (he would have been 114 on December 1, 2004 but died in November)
Answers for October 31st, 2004
1. Which author won the 2004 Booker Prize on October 19? Alan Hollinghurst (for The Line Of Beauty)
2. How many dice are rolled each turn by a player in the game of Yahtzee? 5
3. Which country music singer was born Virginia Patterson Hensley, in Winchester, Virginia in 1932? Patsy Cline
4. In what year did Bishop Eamonn Casey resign as Bishop of Galway? 1992
5. In what city is the San Siro stadium? Milan, Italy
6. What are the following all types of: garter, selvage, purl, reverse stockinette? Stitches
7. Which English actress recorded the album "Everything I've Got In My Pocket", released in October 2004? Minnie Driver
8. What French term is used to describe either a mixed collection of stories or poems, or a mixture of dried flower petals or spices used to scent the air? Pot pourri
9. What is Donald Duck's middle name? Fauntleroy
10. What medal did boxer Barry McGuigan win at the European Junior Championships in Rimini in 1980? Bronze