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RINGWOOD BOWLING CLUB PRESENTATION NIGHT QUIZ – 27 th OCTOBER 2017 RHYME TIME This is a round of 24 general knowledge questions and, just to make things really easy for you, each pair of 12 answers rhyme with each other; the answer to No. 1 rhymes with the answer to No. 2, the answer to No. 3 rhymes with the answer to No. 4 and so on. The numbers of the pairs of questions are alternately coloured red and black. So that’s even easier for you! 1. Paddington Bear came from which South American country? Peru 2. What was the name of the bear who befriended Mowgli in The Jungle Book ? Baloo 3. Which territory was handed back to China in 1997 after 100 years in British hands? Hong Kong 4. What is the board game that usually uses sets of 144 tiles depicting Chinese characters and is based on the Western card game of rummy? Mahjong 5. Who currently dishes out the letters on the Channel 4 game show Countdown ? Rachel Riley 6. In 2011 Gary Oldman played the part made famous on TV by Alec Guinness, both in adaptations of John Le Carre’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy . What was the name of the character? George Smiley 7. Which TV crime series set in Oxford starred John Thaw, who was ably assisted by Sergeant Lewis, played by Kevin Whateley? Inspector Morse 8. What device was used by the Greeks to enter the city of Troy? Wooden Horse 9. What is the proper name for a smith who shoes horses?

RINGWOOD BOWLING CLUB PRESENTATION NIGHT QUIZ – 27 th OCTOBER 2017 Farrier 10. What is the name commonly given to a large family car which looks similar to a van and has three rows of seats for passengers? People carrier 11. Valletta is the capital of which Mediterranean island? Malta 12. What is the British Overseas Territory that is located at the foot of the Iberian Peninsula and whose sovereignty has been a major bone of contention with Spain for some considerable time? Gibraltar 13. Which Irish actor, who starred in the film Lawrence of Arabia was nominated eight times for an Oscar and never won? Peter O’Toole 14. Which animal string puppet made its first TV appearance on an edition of For the Children in 1946 with the sister of the actor John Mills, Annette? Muffin The Mule 15. What is the name of the Roman God of Wine? Bacchus . 16. What is the name of the character played by Mr T in the TV series The A Team ? B.A. Baracus 17. What was the name of the Canadian-born American director and actor who was known as an innovator of slapstick comedy in film, probably most famous for the Keystone Cops? Mack Sennett 18. What is the name of the enzyme added to milk in the manufacture of most hard cheeses? Rennet

RINGWOOD BOWLING CLUB PRESENTATION NIGHT QUIZ – 27 th OCTOBER 2017 19. What substance is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen which has the chemical formula NH3? Ammonia 20. In which country was Mother Theresa born? Macedonia . 21. What is the slang term for a small, often roadside, café specialising in quickly prepared fried foods? Greasy spoon 22. What is the famous golf course in South Ayrshire, Scotland, which has hosted the Open Championship nine times? Royal Troon 23. What word describes a railway, especially one on a mountainside, operating by cable with ascending and descending cars counterbalanced. Funicular 24. What is the word that describes a straight line at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface? Perpendicular