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Lucky Dip Bag-O Questions
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100
What 1970 movie marked the feature debut of Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Hercules in New York
100
Which Scottish singer-songwriter had a 2019 hit with 'Someone You Loved'?
a) Calvin Harris b) Lewis Capaldi c) Paolo Nutini
Lewis Capaldi
100
Dylan Thomas and Sir Harry Lewis both won what Irish sporting prize?
The Irish Derby. They are both horses.
Sir Harry Lewis won it in 1987 and Dylan Thomas won it in 2006
100
What does the "SD" in SD card stand for?
Secure Digital
100
What is the third longest river in the world?
<bonus - 300 pts What are the first and second longest - 150 pts per answer>
The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia which flows 6,300 km in a generally easterly direction.
the Nile and the Amazon
200
For what is Nancy Cartwright best known?
Being the voice of Bart Simpson in the Simpsons
200
The biggest selling single of 1994 was Wet Wet Wet’s ‘Love Is All Around’ from the Four Weddings and a Funeral soundtrack. Which English rock band first released the song in October 1967?
The Troggs
200
Which team has won more trophies since the first Ryder Cup golf tournament in 1927 – USA or Great Britain/Europe?
USA have won it 26 times
Great Britain/Great Britain & Ireland have won it 3 times while Europe has won it 11 times so even combining those wins the USA have won the most times.
200
What two elements make up the title of Breaking Bad? <100 pts each>
Bromine and Barium (Br and Ba)
200
Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?
Corsica, is where Napoleon born in 1769, a year after the French took over the island from the Genoese.
300
The song 'How Far I'll Go' features in which Disney film?
Moana
300
In which year did the following songs reach number one in the UK single chart? Mr Blobby with 'Mr Blobby', Mariah Carey with ‘Without You’ and Take That with ‘Sure’
1994
300
Which country’s rugby team is called The Springboks?
South Africa
300
Who are the two celebs mixed in this pic?
Katy Perry and Zooey Deschanel
300
In the United States of America, which is the only state to have a one syllable name?
Maine
400
Which actor portrayed Inspector Morse?
<bonus - 200 pts name the two spin-offs from the show (100 pts each)>
John Thaw
Lewis
and
Endeavour
400
‘Children’ was a 1996 instrumental hit for which DJ?
Robert Miles
400
Muhammad Ali retired from boxing in 1981, what was his career record?
55 wins, 5 defeats
400
What is the name of the character Jem and Scout are afraid of in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Boo Radley portrayed by Robert Duvall in the movie adaptation
400
In which country is the Bay of Pigs?
Cuba - It was the site of a failed attempt by a group of Cuban émigrés, with the backing of the US government, to invade the island in 1961.
500
What is the name of the spaceship in Alien?
USCSS Nostromo
500
Which group released 'We Built This City' in 1985?
<Bonus, 300 pts what was their name previously>
Starship
Previously they were Jefferson Starship and before that Jefferson Airplane
500
How many MMA fights has UFC star Conor McGregor lost during his career?
<bonus 400 pts - 100 each - Who beat him?>
Four
Artemij Sitenkov
Joseph Duffy
Nate Diaz
& Khabib Nurmagomedov
500
How many novels did Emily Brontë write?
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<bonus 400 pts name & list them in order of release>
One - Wuthering Heights
Charlotte wrote at least 7 though it is suspected she may have either ghost written or co-written others without credit
Anne wrote 2 - 'Agnes Grey' & 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'
500
What is Europe's longest river?
The Volga - Flows from Central Russia to Southern Russia and then into the Caspian Sea, it has a length of 3,531 km
