Gal's Quiz Time

Sport

100

1. The Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks play which sport?

Basketball

200

1. What is the biggest capacity cricket ground in England?

Lord's

300

1. Which English Football League team was given the nickname The Gas?

Bristol Rovers

400

1. How many balls are in total are there on the table at the start of a game of snooker?

1. 22

500

1. Which sport involves tucks and pikes?

Diving

Geography

100

Which river flows through Paris?

Seine

200

Name the continents of the world

Antartica, Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania

300

Which South American country has 10 bordering countries?

Brazil

400

Which is the largest US state?

Alaska

500

What is the ‘newest’ nation in the world?

South Sudan

Film

100

What is a nickname for the Academy Awards?

The Oscars

200

Which actor danced his way to fame in the original version of Footloose?

Kevin Bacon

300

What popular Disney character makes an appearance as a stuffed animal in the film Frozen?

Micky Mouse

400

How many children are in the von Trapp family in The Sound of Music?

7

500

What is Stephen King’s top-grossing movie?

The Shining

Music

100

For which music group “Sound of the Underground” was the first No.1?

Girls Aloud

200

In the year 2016, what is the name of the musician who won the Nobel Prize for Literature?

Bob Dylan

300

The album of Nirvana debut is known as?

Bleach

400

Which rap act the Gorillaz’ single “Feel Good Inc” are the featured members?

Del La Soul

500

On a live performance of Jools Holland, what kind of unconventional instruments that one of backing Noel Gallagher band plays?

Scissors 

Pot Luck

100

What destroyed the Italian city of Pompeii?

A volcano - Vesuvius

200

• What animal often symbolizes peace in art?

Dove

300

Which author wrote the ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ books?

A. A. Milne

400

According to Greek mythology who was the first woman on earth?

Pandora

500

What is the tiny piece at the end of a shoelace called?

An Aglet