Читать книгу The Times Quiz Book: 4000 challenging general knowledge questions - Olav Bjortomt - Страница 92
Оглавление1 The city of Swakopmund is a beach resort in which African country?
2 Which English jazz musician released the 1986 debut album Journey to the Urge Within?
3 Introduced in 1965, which geometric drawing toy was invented by the engineer Denys Fisher?
4 Horace Walpole’s tortoiseshell tabby Selima inspired which 1748 Thomas Gray poem?
5 The Khan Shatyr in Astana, Kazakhstan has been billed as the world’s biggest type of what structure?
6 Who wrote, directed and starred in the sci-fi films Primer and Upstream Color?
7 Which energy drink was originally manufactured in 1927 by Newcastle chemist William Owen?
8 The 311 and 353 or Knight were models made by which East German carmaker?
9 Appearing in numerous TV shows, Finder-Spyder is a fictional brand of what?
10 Which 1884 Tchaikovsky opera was inspired by Alexander Pushkin’s poem Poltava?
11 Which 1964 novel by Gore Vidal is about a Roman emperor and nephew of Constantine I?
12 Which grilled marinated beef dish derives its name from the Korean for ‘fire meat’?
13 Which US state was named in honour of Charles I’s queen consort?
14 Who duetted with George Michael on the 1987 no.1 I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)?
15 Which country’s national oil company is popularly known as Aramco?
16 Sharing his name with a planet, which Greek god was the father of the Titans?
17 Which London Zoo gorilla (1946–78) inspired an Ian Botham nickname?
18 Which duo won their first Ice Dancing world title in 1981?
19 Which US golfer gives his name to a lemonade-iced tea beverage?
20 Which Chicago sculpture is pictured?
