General Knowledge
Quiz 53
1. FALSETTO LAMPOONER (a sporting anagram. Canadian) - Toronto Maple Leafs
2. What is the name of the poltergeist which haunts Hogwarts School in the Harry Potter series of novels - Peeves
3. What does the Rankine scale measure - Temperature
4. Who played the title character in the US TV medical drama House - Hugh Laurie
5. Sticks and stones will break my bones (complete the proverb) - But names will never hurt me
6. What did actor Ian Hendry choose as his luxury on Desert Island Discs - Brandy
7. In medicine what does MRI stand for - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
8. Who was the main presenter on the TV series Monitor - Huw Weldon
9. In the farce Charlie's Aunt where did Charlie's Aunt come from - Brazil
10. Who played Kim Tate in Emmerdale - Claire King
11. According to superstition: If a woman sees a robin on Valentine’s day she will marry a man with what job - Sailor
12. Who had a hit in 1955 with Cool Water - Frankie Laine
13. Which philosopher's last resting place is inside a glass case in University College London - Jeremy Bentham
14. What type of bomb would you be making if you were using hydrogen sulphide - Stink bomb
15. Who played Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted - Ardal O'Hanlon
16. What news magazine boldly claimed: "There's no substitute" - Time Magazine
17. These lyrics are from which TV theme: Riding the trail to who knows where, Luck is his companion, gambling is his game - Maverick
18. In Christian tradition what day is known as the festival of lights - Candlemas
19. What does amen mean - So be it
20. Luz de Otono, Perla and Robin Hood are varieties of which vegetable - Broad bean