Friday 10 July 2009

Friday Quiz Issue 39

Issue 39 of the Quizarvo Friday Trivia Quiz is below! There are 15 questions spread accross three rounds. Good luck! The answers will be posted in the comments section around 3pm!

Answers now available, click 'comments' at bottom of this page to view.

Round 1: Name the year in which the following events occured

1. The Exxon Valdez oil spill; The Berlin Wall is brought down; Seiral killer Ted Bundy is executed.

2. George W Bush succeeds Bill Clinton as President of the USA; Enron files for bankruptcy.

3. The Winter Olympics open in Innsbruck, Austria; Apple Computer company is founded.

4. The New York Giants win Superbowl XXV; Mike Tyson charged with rape; Body of Robert Maxwell found floating in Atlantic Ocean.

5. Bjorn Borg retires from tennis; Michael Jackson performs the ‘moonwalk’ publicly for the first time at the Motown 25 Awards show; The Brinks Mat robbery takes place.

Round 2: TV & Movies

6. Who played Harvey Milk in the 2008 biographical movie ‘Milk’ ?

7. Who was the first actor to portray The Doctor in ‘Doctor Who’ ?

8. Which rock star played Victor Morrison in the TV series ‘Ally McBeal’ ?

9. Name two of the four judges on ‘American Idol’.

10. What is the name of the fictional movie star played by Adrian Grenier in ‘Entourage’ ?

Round 3: General Knowledge

11. Martha Lane Fox & Brent Hoberman founded which popular internet based travel company?

12. In which city would you find the neighbourhood known as ‘TriBeCa’ ?

13. Which British crime author wrote ‘The Take’, ‘The Jump’ and ‘The Business’ ?

14. What is the capital of Chile?

15. What is the 6th planet from the sun in our solar system?

1 comment:

Quizarvo said...

Answers to Issue 39:

1. 1989
2. 2001
3. 1976
4. 1991
5. 1983
6. Sean Penn
7. William Hartnell
8. Jon Bon Jovi
9. Any 2 of Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul & Kara DioGuardi.
10. Vincent Chase
11. Lastminute.com
12. New York City
13. Martina Cole
14. Santiago
15. Saturn

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