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Daily Quiz anyone?
Thanks to the guys for getting this great new site up and running and here is a brand new quiz thread. You know the rules. Please don't post your answers before the quizzer does. Don't forget to post your scores.
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Went bankrupt didn't he Zeb? Always find that bizarre after all the money they make. Benn went at least three too far as well. Eubank was never the same after the Watson fight and Benn after McClellan.
Gents, the other half fancies a few days in Sorrento at the end of the month, so my wallet will be in counselling for a while, so no quiz for a week beginning 28th April. So probably a good time for an
Italy Quiz - If you get only half a name, it’s half a point
1. Which Italian artist painted the Mona Lisa?
2. Which Italian city is famous for its canals?
3. What is the longest river in Italy?
4. Who is the patron saint of Italy?
5. Which Italian scientist formulated the law of falling bodies?
6. What is the famous Italian dessert made of ladyfingers, coffee, and mascarpone cheese?
6. What is the name of Italy’s most famous opera house?
7. Which island is the largest in the Mediterranean Sea?
8. Which Italian fashion designer was assassinated in 1997?
9. What is the famous Italian car brand with a prancing horse logo?
10. Which Italian city is known for its Renaissance art?
11. What is the Italian term for ‘ice cream’?
12. What is the largest lake in Italy?
13. Which Italian composer is known for the ‘Four Seasons’?
14. Which Italian director is famous for the film ‘La Dolce Vita’?
15. Which Roman gladiator led a slave uprising?
16. Which Italian city is famous for its Shroud?
17. Which Italian car company produces the luxury car model ‘Quattroporte’?
18. Which famous race takes place annually in the Italian city of Siena?
19. What does the Italian phrase ‘La Dolce Vita’ mean?
20. Which Roman emperor ordered the construction of the Colosseum? 5 points if you guess this
Gents, the other half fancies a few days in Sorrento at the end of the month, so my wallet will be in counselling for a while, so no quiz for a week beginning 28th April. So probably a good time for an
Italy Quiz - If you get only half a name, it’s half a point
1. Which Italian artist painted the Mona Lisa?
2. Which Italian city is famous for its canals?
3. What is the longest river in Italy?
4. Who is the patron saint of Italy?
5. Which Italian scientist formulated the law of falling bodies?
6. What is the famous Italian dessert made of ladyfingers, coffee, and mascarpone cheese?
6. What is the name of Italy’s most famous opera house?
7. Which island is the largest in the Mediterranean Sea?
8. Which Italian fashion designer was assassinated in 1997?
9. What is the famous Italian car brand with a prancing horse logo?
10. Which Italian city is known for its Renaissance art?
11. What is the Italian term for ‘ice cream’?
12. What is the largest lake in Italy?
13. Which Italian composer is known for the ‘Four Seasons’?
14. Which Italian director is famous for the film ‘La Dolce Vita’?
15. Which Roman gladiator led a slave uprising?
16. Which Italian city is famous for its Shroud?
17. Which Italian car company produces the luxury car model ‘Quattroporte’?
18. Which famous race takes place annually in the Italian city of Siena?
19. What does the Italian phrase ‘La Dolce Vita’ mean?
20. Which Roman emperor ordered the construction of the Colosseum? 5 points if you guess this
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16 - I just had to Google Cheetahs racing at Romford
’On the first night, three races were included on the race card and the stadium was packed to capacity. The first race, over 265 yards, was between Helen and two greyhounds. She bounded out of her cage leaving the dogs standing, reaching 50mph within two seconds and finishing the tack in 15.86 seconds, breaking the course record.’
FMOB!!
’On the first night, three races were included on the race card and the stadium was packed to capacity. The first race, over 265 yards, was between Helen and two greyhounds. She bounded out of her cage leaving the dogs standing, reaching 50mph within two seconds and finishing the tack in 15.86 seconds, breaking the course record.’
FMOB!!
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True or False in Sport Quiz – Simple, just answer True or False
1. Paul Gascoigne has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
TRUE - in 1990
2. Swimmer Michael Phelps has won more Summer Olympics gold medals than Belgium.
FALSE - Michael Phelps has 23 gold medals, and Belgium has 49 gold medals
3. In the 2022/23 season Arsenal Women boasted a higher average attendance than the Premier League's Bournemouth.
TRUE - Arsenal women boasted an average attendance of 17,501
4. Sue Barker has won a tennis Grand Slam tournament.
TRUE - the 1976 French Open
5. Cheetahs were raced at Romford Greyhound Stadium in 1937 in an effort to increase attendances.
TRUE - the idea failed, with just two races held
6. The Indy 500 automobile race is actually raced over 300 miles.
FALSE - it's raced over 500 miles, hence the name
7. Steve Cram has never won an Olympic gold medal.
TRUE - Cram only won an Olympic silver medal behind Seb Coe in the 1,500 metres at the 1984 Olympic Games
8. North Korea beat Italy in the finals of the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
TRUE - North Korea beat Italy 1-0 in group D, which knocked Italy out of the 1966 World Cup
9. Basketball player Michael Jordan was 6 feet 1 inches tall.
FALSE - Jordan was 6 feet 5 inches tall
10. Rugby coach Eddie Jones played in the position of scrum-half during his playing career.
FALSE - Jones played as a hooker for Sydney club Randwick and New South Wales
11. Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield on both ears.
TRUE - the referee in charge, Mills Lane, disqualified Tyson for biting Holyfield in both ears
12. Gary Lineker never got a yellow card in his entire senior career.
TRUE - never ever, over 567 competitive games
13. During a recognised tournament, Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled a maximum 147 break at the age of 15.
TRUE - at the final of the 1991 English Amateur Championship
14. Golf's Walker Cup is named after the great-grandfather of President George W. Bush.
TRUE - George Herbert Walker who was president of the USGA in 1920
15. Leicester won the Premier League in the 2016-17 season.
FALSE - it was a year earlier, in the 2015–16 season
16. Peter Shilton played in the same senior England international football team as Bobby Moore.
TRUE - Shilton made his debut in November 1970 and appeared 12 times alongside Bobby Moore
17. Fatima Whitbread won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
FALSE - Tessa Sanderson won gold, with Whitbread gaining a bronze medal
18. The 2008 Wimbledon final between Federer and Nadal was 5 hours 48 minutes
FALSE – It was 4 hours and 48 minutes
19. USA, Canada and Mexico will be co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals
TRUE
20. Nigel Benn had more boxing losses than Chris Eubank
FALSE – They both retired with five losses apiece
1. Paul Gascoigne has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
TRUE - in 1990
2. Swimmer Michael Phelps has won more Summer Olympics gold medals than Belgium.
FALSE - Michael Phelps has 23 gold medals, and Belgium has 49 gold medals
3. In the 2022/23 season Arsenal Women boasted a higher average attendance than the Premier League's Bournemouth.
TRUE - Arsenal women boasted an average attendance of 17,501
4. Sue Barker has won a tennis Grand Slam tournament.
TRUE - the 1976 French Open
5. Cheetahs were raced at Romford Greyhound Stadium in 1937 in an effort to increase attendances.
TRUE - the idea failed, with just two races held
6. The Indy 500 automobile race is actually raced over 300 miles.
FALSE - it's raced over 500 miles, hence the name
7. Steve Cram has never won an Olympic gold medal.
TRUE - Cram only won an Olympic silver medal behind Seb Coe in the 1,500 metres at the 1984 Olympic Games
8. North Korea beat Italy in the finals of the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
TRUE - North Korea beat Italy 1-0 in group D, which knocked Italy out of the 1966 World Cup
9. Basketball player Michael Jordan was 6 feet 1 inches tall.
FALSE - Jordan was 6 feet 5 inches tall
10. Rugby coach Eddie Jones played in the position of scrum-half during his playing career.
FALSE - Jones played as a hooker for Sydney club Randwick and New South Wales
11. Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield on both ears.
TRUE - the referee in charge, Mills Lane, disqualified Tyson for biting Holyfield in both ears
12. Gary Lineker never got a yellow card in his entire senior career.
TRUE - never ever, over 567 competitive games
13. During a recognised tournament, Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled a maximum 147 break at the age of 15.
TRUE - at the final of the 1991 English Amateur Championship
14. Golf's Walker Cup is named after the great-grandfather of President George W. Bush.
TRUE - George Herbert Walker who was president of the USGA in 1920
15. Leicester won the Premier League in the 2016-17 season.
FALSE - it was a year earlier, in the 2015–16 season
16. Peter Shilton played in the same senior England international football team as Bobby Moore.
TRUE - Shilton made his debut in November 1970 and appeared 12 times alongside Bobby Moore
17. Fatima Whitbread won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
FALSE - Tessa Sanderson won gold, with Whitbread gaining a bronze medal
18. The 2008 Wimbledon final between Federer and Nadal was 5 hours 48 minutes
FALSE – It was 4 hours and 48 minutes
19. USA, Canada and Mexico will be co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals
TRUE
20. Nigel Benn had more boxing losses than Chris Eubank
FALSE – They both retired with five losses apiece
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Nice easy one to finish the week!
True or False in Sport Quiz – Simple, just answer True or False
1. Paul Gascoigne has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
2. Swimmer Michael Phelps has won more Summer Olympics gold medals than Belgium.
3. In the 2022/23 season Arsenal Women boasted a higher average attendance than the Premier League's Bournemouth.
4. Sue Barker has won a tennis Grand Slam tournament.
5. Cheetahs were raced at Romford Greyhound Stadium in 1937 in an effort to increase attendances.
6. The Indy 500 automobile race is actually raced over 300 miles.
7. Steve Cram has never won an Olympic gold medal.
8. North Korea beat Italy in the finals of the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
9. Basketball player Michael Jordan was 6 feet 1 inches tall.
10. Rugby coach Eddie Jones played in the position of scrum-half during his playing career.
11. Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield on both ears.
12. Gary Lineker never got a yellow card in his entire senior career.
13. During a recognised tournament, Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled a maximum 147 break at the age of 15.
14. Golf's Walker Cup is named after the great-grandfather of President George W. Bush.
15. Leicester won the Premier League in the 2016-17 season.
16. Peter Shilton played in the same senior England international football team as Bobby Moore.
17. Fatima Whitbread won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
18. The 2008 Wimbledon final between Federer and Nadal was 5 hours 48 minutes
19. USA, Canada and Mexico will be co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals
20. Nigel Benn had more boxing losses than Chris Eubank
True or False in Sport Quiz – Simple, just answer True or False
1. Paul Gascoigne has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
2. Swimmer Michael Phelps has won more Summer Olympics gold medals than Belgium.
3. In the 2022/23 season Arsenal Women boasted a higher average attendance than the Premier League's Bournemouth.
4. Sue Barker has won a tennis Grand Slam tournament.
5. Cheetahs were raced at Romford Greyhound Stadium in 1937 in an effort to increase attendances.
6. The Indy 500 automobile race is actually raced over 300 miles.
7. Steve Cram has never won an Olympic gold medal.
8. North Korea beat Italy in the finals of the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
9. Basketball player Michael Jordan was 6 feet 1 inches tall.
10. Rugby coach Eddie Jones played in the position of scrum-half during his playing career.
11. Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield on both ears.
12. Gary Lineker never got a yellow card in his entire senior career.
13. During a recognised tournament, Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled a maximum 147 break at the age of 15.
14. Golf's Walker Cup is named after the great-grandfather of President George W. Bush.
15. Leicester won the Premier League in the 2016-17 season.
16. Peter Shilton played in the same senior England international football team as Bobby Moore.
17. Fatima Whitbread won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
18. The 2008 Wimbledon final between Federer and Nadal was 5 hours 48 minutes
19. USA, Canada and Mexico will be co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals
20. Nigel Benn had more boxing losses than Chris Eubank
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Must confess I can't believe I missed out the film Seven in the questions!
Films with Numbers in the Title Quiz
1. Steve Carell film about a geeky guy who's never "done the deed".
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
2. Edmund Gwenn plays Santa Claus at Macy's in this 1947 film.
Miracle on 34th Street
3. 2009 British film starring Ray Winstone in which a successful car salesman discovers his wife is having an affair.
44 Inch Chest
4. Tom Hanks film in which a spacecraft undergoes internal damage putting the lives of the astronauts in jeopardy.
Apollo 13
5. 1957 courtroom drama starring Henry Fonda in the trial of a teenager charged with murder.
12 Angry Men
6. 2001 film starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, and Matt Damon.
Ocean's Eleven
7. 1953 American war film starring William Holden about a group of American airmen confined in a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp.
Stalag 17
8. Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt film set in a post-apocalyptic future devastated by an unknown disease.
12 Monkeys
9. Billy Wilder film starring Marilyn Monroe. A faithful husband is tempted by a beautiful neighbour.
The Seven Year Itch
10. 1979 Blake Edwards film starring Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Robert Webber, and Bo Derek.
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11. 1986 Western comedy film starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short in which a trio of American silent film stars accept an invitation to a Mexican village to perform their bandit fighter act.
Three Amigos!
12. Denzel Washington and John Travolta in a 2009 film in which armed men hijack a New York City subway train. Remake of the 1974 classic with Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
13. A spacecraft is sent to Jupiter manned by two men and the supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.
2001: A Space Odyssey
14. 2001 film in which a gang of ex-cons rob a casino during Elvis convention week. Starring Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner.
3000 Miles to Graceland
15. John Sturges 1960 remake – in an Old West-style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai.
The Magnificent Seven
16. A child psychologist treats a young boy who encounters dead people in a 1999 film.
The Sixth Sense
17. Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin find a way to turn the tables on their sexist boss?
9 to 5
18. 1984 John Hughes movie, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, and a birthday?
Sixteen Candles
19. What 1954 Howard Keel and Jane Powell vehicle was later made into a television series and Broadway musical?
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
20. 1971 British film of the famous John Christie, Timothy Evans murder case that rocked Great Britain in the late 1940's.
Ten Rillington Place
Films with Numbers in the Title Quiz
1. Steve Carell film about a geeky guy who's never "done the deed".
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
2. Edmund Gwenn plays Santa Claus at Macy's in this 1947 film.
Miracle on 34th Street
3. 2009 British film starring Ray Winstone in which a successful car salesman discovers his wife is having an affair.
44 Inch Chest
4. Tom Hanks film in which a spacecraft undergoes internal damage putting the lives of the astronauts in jeopardy.
Apollo 13
5. 1957 courtroom drama starring Henry Fonda in the trial of a teenager charged with murder.
12 Angry Men
6. 2001 film starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, and Matt Damon.
Ocean's Eleven
7. 1953 American war film starring William Holden about a group of American airmen confined in a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp.
Stalag 17
8. Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt film set in a post-apocalyptic future devastated by an unknown disease.
12 Monkeys
9. Billy Wilder film starring Marilyn Monroe. A faithful husband is tempted by a beautiful neighbour.
The Seven Year Itch
10. 1979 Blake Edwards film starring Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Robert Webber, and Bo Derek.
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11. 1986 Western comedy film starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short in which a trio of American silent film stars accept an invitation to a Mexican village to perform their bandit fighter act.
Three Amigos!
12. Denzel Washington and John Travolta in a 2009 film in which armed men hijack a New York City subway train. Remake of the 1974 classic with Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
13. A spacecraft is sent to Jupiter manned by two men and the supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.
2001: A Space Odyssey
14. 2001 film in which a gang of ex-cons rob a casino during Elvis convention week. Starring Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner.
3000 Miles to Graceland
15. John Sturges 1960 remake – in an Old West-style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai.
The Magnificent Seven
16. A child psychologist treats a young boy who encounters dead people in a 1999 film.
The Sixth Sense
17. Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin find a way to turn the tables on their sexist boss?
9 to 5
18. 1984 John Hughes movie, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, and a birthday?
Sixteen Candles
19. What 1954 Howard Keel and Jane Powell vehicle was later made into a television series and Broadway musical?
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
20. 1971 British film of the famous John Christie, Timothy Evans murder case that rocked Great Britain in the late 1940's.
Ten Rillington Place
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Maybe you will have better luck today Billy. Only fair gents to give the film buffs a chance as well.
Films with Numbers in the Title Quiz
1. Steve Carell film about a geeky guy who's never "done the deed".
2. Edmund Gwenn plays Santa Claus at Macy's in this 1947 film.
3. 2009 British film starring Ray Winstone in which a successful car salesman discovers his wife is having an affair.
4. Tom Hanks film in which a spacecraft undergoes internal damage putting the lives of the astronauts in jeopardy.
5. 1957 courtroom drama starring Henry Fonda in the trial of a teenager charged with murder.
6. 2001 film starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, and Matt Damon.
7. 1953 American war film starring William Holden about a group of American airmen confined in a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp.
8. Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt film set in a post-apocalyptic future devastated by an unknown disease.
9. Billy Wilder film starring Marilyn Monroe. A faithful husband is tempted by a beautiful neighbour.
10. 1979 Blake Edwards film starring Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Robert Webber, and Bo Derek.
11. 1986 Western comedy film starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short in which a trio of American silent film stars accept an invitation to a Mexican village to perform their bandit fighter act.
12. Denzel Washington and John Travolta in a 2009 film in which armed men hijack a New York City subway train. Remake of the 1974 classic with Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw.
13. A spacecraft is sent to Jupiter manned by two men and the supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.
14. 2001 film in which a gang of ex-cons rob a casino during Elvis convention week. Starring Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner.
15. John Sturges 1960 remake – in an Old West-style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai.
16. A child psychologist treats a young boy who encounters dead people in a 1999 film.
17. Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin find a way to turn the tables on their sexist boss?
18. 1984 John Hughes movie, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, and a birthday?
19. What 1954 Howard Keel and Jane Powell vehicle was later made into a television series and Broadway musical?
20. 1971 British film of the famous John Christie, Timothy Evans murder case that rocked Great Britain in the late 1940's.
Films with Numbers in the Title Quiz
1. Steve Carell film about a geeky guy who's never "done the deed".
2. Edmund Gwenn plays Santa Claus at Macy's in this 1947 film.
3. 2009 British film starring Ray Winstone in which a successful car salesman discovers his wife is having an affair.
4. Tom Hanks film in which a spacecraft undergoes internal damage putting the lives of the astronauts in jeopardy.
5. 1957 courtroom drama starring Henry Fonda in the trial of a teenager charged with murder.
6. 2001 film starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, and Matt Damon.
7. 1953 American war film starring William Holden about a group of American airmen confined in a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp.
8. Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt film set in a post-apocalyptic future devastated by an unknown disease.
9. Billy Wilder film starring Marilyn Monroe. A faithful husband is tempted by a beautiful neighbour.
10. 1979 Blake Edwards film starring Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Robert Webber, and Bo Derek.
11. 1986 Western comedy film starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short in which a trio of American silent film stars accept an invitation to a Mexican village to perform their bandit fighter act.
12. Denzel Washington and John Travolta in a 2009 film in which armed men hijack a New York City subway train. Remake of the 1974 classic with Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw.
13. A spacecraft is sent to Jupiter manned by two men and the supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.
14. 2001 film in which a gang of ex-cons rob a casino during Elvis convention week. Starring Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner.
15. John Sturges 1960 remake – in an Old West-style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai.
16. A child psychologist treats a young boy who encounters dead people in a 1999 film.
17. Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin find a way to turn the tables on their sexist boss?
18. 1984 John Hughes movie, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, and a birthday?
19. What 1954 Howard Keel and Jane Powell vehicle was later made into a television series and Broadway musical?
20. 1971 British film of the famous John Christie, Timothy Evans murder case that rocked Great Britain in the late 1940's.
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18 today thanks zico. It helped that we did Dystopian fiction for the English Literature O-Level. Thomas More's Utopia was anything but.
One hundred years of solitude is one of my favourites as well.
One hundred years of solitude is one of my favourites as well.
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Books with Numbers in the Title Quiz
1. In which dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury were books banned?
Fahrenheit 451
2. Which historical novel by Charles Dickens was set in London and Paris during the French Revolution?
A Tale of Two Cities
3. In which book was Great Britain known as Airstrip One?
Nineteen Eighty-Four (by George Orwell)
4. Which 1969 science fiction, anti-war novel, was written by Kurt Vonnegut?
Slaughterhouse-Five
5. Which French historical adventure novel was written in 1844 by author Alexandre Dumas?
The Three Musketeers
6. Which Ken Kesey novel was set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital?
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
7. Which World War II novel follows the life of U.S. Army Captain John Yossarian?
Catch-22 (by American author Joseph Heller)
8. Which novel tells the story of Phileas Fogg and his newly employed valet Passepartout?
Around the World in Eighty Days (by the French writer Jules Verne)
9. Which Jerome K. Jerome book is about a boating holiday on the Thames?
Three Men in a Boat
10. Which well-known 1956 children's novel was written by Dodie Smith?
The Hundred and One Dalmatians
11. Which John Buchan novel is one of the earliest examples of the "man-on-the-run" thriller?
The Thirty-Nine Steps
12. Which book tells the deepening relationship between Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey?
Fifty Shades of Grey
13. What is the title of the second novel to feature Sherlock Holmes?
The Sign of the Four
14. A collection of amazing stories about djinns, seven voyages, and forty thieves are woven together by Scheherazade?
A Thousand and One Arabian Nights
15. Jules Verne classic where Captain Nemo leads his crew against the threats of a sea monster and asphyxiation under the arctic ice?
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
16. Thriller novel by Alistair McLean. This novel combines the genres of spy novel and detective novel and involves the hijacking of some cargo ships in the Irish Sea. What is the name of this book?
When Eight Bells Toll
17. Second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This epic novel follows Frodo and Sam’s quest as they continue their way to mount doom to destroy the Ring of Power?
The Two Towers
18. Came to the forefront when it aired as a Netflix TV series in 2017. The book is a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story about a boy learning the truth behind his friend’s suicide?
Thirteen Reasons Why
19. Memoir by Solomon Northup, telling the true story of his life in 1853 and how he was born free and kidnapped into slavery for many years?
Twelve Years A Slave
20. Which 1967 novel by Gabriel García Marquez tells the story of the Buendía family?
One Hundred Years of Solitude
1. In which dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury were books banned?
Fahrenheit 451
2. Which historical novel by Charles Dickens was set in London and Paris during the French Revolution?
A Tale of Two Cities
3. In which book was Great Britain known as Airstrip One?
Nineteen Eighty-Four (by George Orwell)
4. Which 1969 science fiction, anti-war novel, was written by Kurt Vonnegut?
Slaughterhouse-Five
5. Which French historical adventure novel was written in 1844 by author Alexandre Dumas?
The Three Musketeers
6. Which Ken Kesey novel was set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital?
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
7. Which World War II novel follows the life of U.S. Army Captain John Yossarian?
Catch-22 (by American author Joseph Heller)
8. Which novel tells the story of Phileas Fogg and his newly employed valet Passepartout?
Around the World in Eighty Days (by the French writer Jules Verne)
9. Which Jerome K. Jerome book is about a boating holiday on the Thames?
Three Men in a Boat
10. Which well-known 1956 children's novel was written by Dodie Smith?
The Hundred and One Dalmatians
11. Which John Buchan novel is one of the earliest examples of the "man-on-the-run" thriller?
The Thirty-Nine Steps
12. Which book tells the deepening relationship between Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey?
Fifty Shades of Grey
13. What is the title of the second novel to feature Sherlock Holmes?
The Sign of the Four
14. A collection of amazing stories about djinns, seven voyages, and forty thieves are woven together by Scheherazade?
A Thousand and One Arabian Nights
15. Jules Verne classic where Captain Nemo leads his crew against the threats of a sea monster and asphyxiation under the arctic ice?
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
16. Thriller novel by Alistair McLean. This novel combines the genres of spy novel and detective novel and involves the hijacking of some cargo ships in the Irish Sea. What is the name of this book?
When Eight Bells Toll
17. Second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This epic novel follows Frodo and Sam’s quest as they continue their way to mount doom to destroy the Ring of Power?
The Two Towers
18. Came to the forefront when it aired as a Netflix TV series in 2017. The book is a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story about a boy learning the truth behind his friend’s suicide?
Thirteen Reasons Why
19. Memoir by Solomon Northup, telling the true story of his life in 1853 and how he was born free and kidnapped into slavery for many years?
Twelve Years A Slave
20. Which 1967 novel by Gabriel García Marquez tells the story of the Buendía family?
One Hundred Years of Solitude
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Books with Numbers in the Title Quiz
1. In which dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury were books banned?
2. Which historical novel by Charles Dickens was set in London and Paris during the French Revolution?
3. In which book was Great Britain known as Airstrip One?
4. Which 1969 science fiction, anti-war novel, was written by Kurt Vonnegut?
5. Which French historical adventure novel was written in 1844 by author Alexandre Dumas?
6. Which Ken Kesey novel was set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital?
7. Which World War II novel follows the life of U.S. Army Captain John Yossarian?
8. Which novel tells the story of Phileas Fogg and his newly employed valet Passepartout?
9. Which Jerome K. Jerome book is about a boating holiday on the Thames?
10. Which well-known 1956 children's novel was written by Dodie Smith?
11. Which John Buchan novel is one of the earliest examples of the "man-on-the-run" thriller?
12. Which book tells the deepening relationship between Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey?
13. What is the title of the second novel to feature Sherlock Holmes?
14. A collection of amazing stories about djinns, seven voyages, and forty thieves are woven together by Scheherazade?
15. Jules Verne classic where Captain Nemo leads his crew against the threats of a sea monster and asphyxiation under the arctic ice?
16. Thriller novel by Alistair McLean. This novel combines the genres of spy novel and detective novel and involves the hijacking of some cargo ships in the Irish Sea. What is the name of this book?
17. Second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This epic novel follows Frodo and Sam’s quest as they continue their way to mount doom to destroy the Ring of Power?
18. Came to the forefront when it aired as a Netflix TV series in 2017. The book is a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story about a boy learning the truth behind his friend’s suicide?
19. Memoir by Solomon Northup, telling the true story of his life in 1853 and how he was born free and kidnapped into slavery for many years?
20. Which 1967 novel by Gabriel García Marquez tells the story of the Buendía family?
1. In which dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury were books banned?
2. Which historical novel by Charles Dickens was set in London and Paris during the French Revolution?
3. In which book was Great Britain known as Airstrip One?
4. Which 1969 science fiction, anti-war novel, was written by Kurt Vonnegut?
5. Which French historical adventure novel was written in 1844 by author Alexandre Dumas?
6. Which Ken Kesey novel was set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital?
7. Which World War II novel follows the life of U.S. Army Captain John Yossarian?
8. Which novel tells the story of Phileas Fogg and his newly employed valet Passepartout?
9. Which Jerome K. Jerome book is about a boating holiday on the Thames?
10. Which well-known 1956 children's novel was written by Dodie Smith?
11. Which John Buchan novel is one of the earliest examples of the "man-on-the-run" thriller?
12. Which book tells the deepening relationship between Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey?
13. What is the title of the second novel to feature Sherlock Holmes?
14. A collection of amazing stories about djinns, seven voyages, and forty thieves are woven together by Scheherazade?
15. Jules Verne classic where Captain Nemo leads his crew against the threats of a sea monster and asphyxiation under the arctic ice?
16. Thriller novel by Alistair McLean. This novel combines the genres of spy novel and detective novel and involves the hijacking of some cargo ships in the Irish Sea. What is the name of this book?
17. Second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This epic novel follows Frodo and Sam’s quest as they continue their way to mount doom to destroy the Ring of Power?
18. Came to the forefront when it aired as a Netflix TV series in 2017. The book is a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story about a boy learning the truth behind his friend’s suicide?
19. Memoir by Solomon Northup, telling the true story of his life in 1853 and how he was born free and kidnapped into slavery for many years?
20. Which 1967 novel by Gabriel García Marquez tells the story of the Buendía family?
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Re: Daily Quiz anyone?
Ok I'll give you a point for that East. I based the question on the fact that Henrietta Maria was "queen consort" of Charles I of England and daughter of King Henry IV of France rather than "ruling" Queen so to speak but indeed some sites just put her down as a Queen!