Quiz (delayed from Friday)

[Bob's Orange]

1.   Which major international sporting competition begins today?  Women’s Rugby World Cup 
2.   According to a UK court ruling this week, which foodstuff has to be made in Greece in order for it to be labelled ‘Greek’?  Yoghurt
3.   Which Johnny Cash song shares its title with a name given to the active volcanoes encircling the Pacific Ocean ?  Ring of Fire           
4.   What kind of snake is this?       Anaconda

5.   Which region forms the ‘toe’ of Italy?  Calabria                                                                     
6.   Which French word is used for an additional song or piece at the end of an artist’s performance?  Encore
7.   Steve McQueen and Pierce Brosnan have both played which movie character?  Thomas Crown   
8.   What was the name of the agreement signed in Scotland in the 1970s that banned sporting links with South Africa?  Gleneagles Agreement 
9.   What links these pictures?        Lichfield (Lord Lichfield & Lichfield Cathedral)
 
10.   Who is this?      Pete Tong
11.   In which small Asian country does the government take into account  the happiness of the general population before deciding on government policy?  Bhutan 
12.   In the croquet game in Alice in Wonderland what animal was used for the mallets?  Flamingoes   
13.   Name the film.      Fast & Furious (will allow slight variations on this.  I know the franchise is called The Fast & The Furious)
14.   In Parliament, what name is given to either of the corridors, entered from each side of the Speaker’s Chair, through which MPs pass to register votes?  Division lobby  (1/2 mark for lobby or division)
15.   The sound effects on which Beatles chart-topper were produced partly by John Lennon blowing through a straw while the group’s chauffeur rattled chains in the bath?  Yellow Submarine 
16.   What general term is used for the philosophical doctrine that all knowledge and beliefs are to be accepted only if based on personal experience?  Empiricism
17.   Which renowned 16th century Venetian painter’s name could be translated as ‘little dyer’?
   Tintoretto
18.   Andrew and Janet can write a book together in 90 days. Andrew writes at half the speed that Janet does.  How many days does it take the each to write a book on their own?  Andrew 270 days and Janet  135 days
 
19.   What links these pictures:  Steps (Ang LEE; Alice FAYE; CLAIRE Sweeney; LISA Kudrow; H g Wells)

         

20.   Unscramble the two words:  A A A D F I M T Z  FIAT & MAZDA