Quiz 75

1

What city was the capital of East Germany until its unification with the west?

2

What dinosaur’s name translates as “Tyrant Lizard King”?

3

By UK and Scottish law, how many years must scotch be aged?

4

Name these four languages

5

What term for a natural disaster comes from the Japanese for ‘harbour wave’?

6

By what nickname do we normally call the unidentified person responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888?

7

In 1911, which famous artwork was stolen from the Louvre by museum employee Vincenzo Peruggia?

8

Name the dog breed. 

9

The American Kennel Club dictates that two is the perfect number of curls in the tail of what toy dog breed?

10

100 people were given 100 seconds to name as many countries that are members of the Schengen area and fully implement it at their borders. In this case the 100 people were in Ireland and the UK

You will get one point for a correct answer, two points for any answer where less than fifty said, three points for any answer less than 20 said, four points for any answer less than ten said and five points for one of the two correct answers that nobody said 

11

Four songs inspired by the news this week from Manchester City in the Premier League. Name the four songs

12

Ras Al Khaimah was the only one that was not a member of the federation on its foundation day, 2 December 1971. It is one of the seven sovereign territories of which country? 

13

The third longest river in Asia and the twelfth longest in the world is the Mekong River. This river enters the sea in which country?  

14

Name these six famous musicians

15

Which Japanese city hosted both the 2002 FIFA World Cup final and the 2019 Rugby World Cup final? Both the finals took place in the same stadium, making it the second venue, along with the Stade de France, to host the finals of both tournaments

16

What is the only NFL team or organisation to play their home games in the state of New York?

17

A dog was the first living creature to orbit the Earth in 1957 aboard Sputnik 2, what was the name of the dog?

18

Name these four fictional characters from their hands

19

Speaking outside 10 Downing Street in 1938, Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister declared “I Believe it is Peace in our time!!”, he was referring to an agreement after a conference took place with Hitler in which German city?

20

What name for the first US nuclear submarine came from 20,000 leagues under the sea?

21

Due to the fact that your feet are bigger, when is the best time to buy shoes;n: In the morning or in the afternoon?

22

Six songs that all won best song at the Oscars, name the movies