General Thomas

GENERAL 1. Which two fictional aviators famously said, 'I feel the need - the need for speed'? – Maverick and Goose (Top Gun) 2. The Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water on Earth, by which two continents is it landlocked? - Europe and Asia 3. What is celebrated on July 14 in France? - Bastille Day 4. Which of Snow White's dwarfs has the longest name? - Bashful 5. What type of bird has the largest wingspan of all surviving species? - Albatross 6. Which country is nicknamed the 'Cockpit of Europe'? - Belgium 7. Coven is the collective name for a group of what? - Witches 8. Which famous movie character said, 'Close your mouth please, Michael. We are not a codfish'? -Mary Poppins 9. What is Australia’s largest export? – Iron Ore 10. What type of metal has the lowest melting point? – Mercury THOMAS 1. Name the fictional anthropomorphised steam locomotive Thein Railway Series books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher, published from 1945. – Thomas the Tank Engine 2. Which American inventor of the phonograph who once said “"I haven't failed -- I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."? – Thomas Edison 3. Who wrote Under Milkwood? – Dylan Thomas 4. Karen Dotrice, Jane in Disney’s Mary Poppins, had previously starred in which 1963 movie? – The Three Lives of Thomasina 5. Which now famous Hollywood actor began his career in the low budget movie He Knows You’re Alone? – Tom Hanks 6. Who wrote of Schindler’s Ark? – Thomas Keneally 7. What suburb of Melbourne is approximately 17km north of the CBD? – Thomas- town 8. What was the occupation of Thomas Livingstone Mitchell?– surveyor/explorer 9. Which 18th century British artist painted The Blue Boy? – Thomas Gainsborough 10. Which Welsh singer is famous for his rendition ofDelilah ? – Tom Jones INDIA 1. What city is the financial capital, known formerly as Bombay, and the centre of India's film industry? – Mumbai 2. What was Gandhi’s (Father of the Indian Nation) first name? – Mohandas 3. What symbol is in the centre of Indian’s flag?– The Wheel of Law (Chakra) 4. What is the name of the mountain chain that crosses northern Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Bhu- tan? – The Himalayas 5. How were Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru related? – Father and daughter 6. Chefs are reputed to wear a gas mask when preparing which Indian curry? – Phaal curry 7. The Karni Mata Temple at Deshnoke has 25,000 kabbas in residence. What are kabbas? – holy rats 8. Which film industry's nickname was admitted into the Oxford English Dictionary? – Bollywood 9. What type of instrument is a sitar? – stringed 10. What are the two official languages of India?– Hindi and English LARGEST 1. What is the largest desert in the world? – Antarctica 2. What is the largest tree in the world? – Giant Sequoia 3. What is the largest dog breed? – Great Dane 4. What is the largest city in the world? – Tokyo 5. What is the largest country in the world? – Russia 6. What is the largest single rock in the world? – Uluru 7. What is the largest wild cat in the world? – Tiger 8. What is the largest palace in the world? – Forbidden City, Beijing 9. What is the largest statue in the world? – Statue of Unity, India. 10. What is the largest mountain range in the world? – Andes AUSTRALIAN SOAPS 1. A number in Paddo – Number 96 2. Pre-orange is the new black – Prisoner 3. Dr Elliott isn’t an urban medico – A Country Practice 4. The poms LOVE them in close proximity. - Neighbours 5. The police think they’re barking mad. - Blue Heelers 6. A Scotsman’s progeny – McLeod’s Daughters 7. Cornelia (Frances) fell down a lift well so goodbye to the nasty matron.- Young Doctors 8. Pat the Rat and a group of siblings – Sons and Daughters 9. Family of Irish heritage cope with war. – The Sullivans 10. One of the earliest of its type this soapie shared its name with an ornithological campanologist. - Bellbird .

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