‘Think you know it all?’ Answers
- What new gymnastics event made its first appearance at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney?
Trampolining - What was the name of the song that gave the Bloodhound Gang a UK hit in summer 2000?
‘The Bad Touch’ - What was the Bounty’s work in the South Seas before the mutiny?
Collecting breadfruit - What is the average life expectancy of a tortoise?
80-150 years - What type of headdress was traditionally worn by triumphant Roman generals?
A wreath of laurel leaves - Who played the title role in the classic BBC drama, ‘I Claudius’?
Derek Jacobi - According to the Book of Genesis, who first bought Joseph as a slave in Egypt?
Potiphar - Which of these Dubliners did not win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, George Shaw - Where might you find a shovel hat?
Sitting on a clergyman’s head - What was the name of Bing Crosby’s boat in High Society?
‘The True Love’ - In theatrical terms, what were ‘groundlings’?
Those standing in the cheap section of the theatre - Which of Britain’s intelligence services is known as the Secret Intelligence Service?
MI6 - What foreign hit in the British chart had the line, ‘I’m not a sailor, I’m the captain’?
La Bamba - What TV show gave Danny de Vito his big break?
Taxi - What film saw Jeremy Brett serenade Audrey Hepburn outside her house?
My Fair Lady - What is Charles Goodyear credited with inventing in 1839?
Vulcanised rubber - Where is the Giant’s Causeway?
North coast of Ireland - Who was the first person the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen - What African country did Ian Smith once rule?
Rhodesia - Cocaine was one an ingredient of what popular drink?
Coca-Cola - What media mogul’s personal plane, the Spruce Goose, had the largest wingspan in the world?
Howard Hughes - According to George Bernard Shaw’s play, what was John Bull’s Other Island?
Ireland - What is dried in an oast?
Hops - In what sport is the Thomas Cup a prize?
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