Quiz Club Week 11

TV&Movies

100

Name Dora the Explorer's monkey companion.

Boots

200

Complete the title of the 1971 Disney movie: Bedknobs and __________.

Broomsticks

300

What is the surname of Andy, the owner of famous characters such as Woody, Buzz and Jessie?

Davis

400

The film The War Horse, directed by Steven Spielberg, was adapted into a movie based on the novel by which popular children's author?

Michael Murpurgo

500

Name the Irish actor from Ballymena in Antrim who played a role in movies such as Taken, Star Wars the Phantom Menace and Michael Collins?

Liam Neeson

Geography

100

The internet country code for France is '.fr'. What is the internet country code for Ireland? 

.ie

200

Which Asian country was formerly known as Persia?

Iran

300

Name the sea in Northern Europe which shares a boundary with Scandinavia, Danish Islands and mainland Europe.

Baltic Sea

400

How many African countries begin with the letter T?

3 (Togo, Tanzania, Tunisia)

500

Beirut is the capital of which country?

Lebanon

Science & Maths

100

Two sets of twins have a combined age of 34. If the combined age of one set is 14, what is the individual age of each of the remaining children?

10

200

What is one twenty fifth (1/25) as a decimal?

0.04

300

What is the name of the comet which was last seen in 1986 and will be seen again from Earth in 2061?

Halley's Comet

400

Starting with the letter 'I', what does an entomologist study?

Insects

500

The cylindrical type was invented by Edwin Budding in 1827. This piece of outdoor equipment can be cylindrical, rotary or hover. What is it?

Lawnmower

Literature

100

What is the name of the donkey in the Winnie the Pooh series?

Eeyore

200

'Readers Beware, You're in for a Scare' is the slogan of which book series by R.L. Stine?

Goosebumps

300

According to Roald Dahl, who concocted a 'Marvellous Medicine'? 

George

400

Beginning with the letter 'B', who was the main character of the novel 'The Hobbit' by JRR Tolkien?

Bilbo (Baggins)

500

What is the name of the lion from the Narnia books series, who shares his name with an Irish music band.

Aslan

General Knowledge

100

Which sign of the zodiac is represented by a bull?

Taurus

200

What do you call the winged stallion from Greek mythology?

Pegasus

300

What name is given to the indigenous people of Australia?

Aboriginees

400

Ice hockey is the official winter sport of Canada. Which sport is the official summer sport of Canada, originating from Native Amercican Indians?

Lacrosse

500

St Nicholas of Myra is the patron saint of children. Which modern day country is Myra?

Turkey