Málfríður - 15.09.1997, Page 26

Team
Team
1 What well known - some say notorious - leader comes to mind if the clue is
“man of steel”?
2 Translate into three English words, Rio de Janeiro.
3 With what sport do you associate Nadia Comaneci & Mary-Lou Retton?
4 Of what big city is Staten Island a borough?
5 Give me the first names of film stars Laurel & Hardy.
6 What's the German word for black?
7 How many strings are there on a classical Spanish guitar?
8 In the Bible, when Eve is tempting Adam, the fruit of what tree is mentioned?
9 What vitamin was needed by sailors suffering from scurvy?
10 Why did the Pied Piper lead the children from Hamelin?
11 What's the English word for a baby whale?
12 What's the plural of moose?
13 What are the past participles of the verbs flee and flow?
14 What creature is the zodiac sign of Taurus?
15 What civil war was fought between 1936 & 1939?
16 Where, in Europe, other than a zoo, will you find wild apes?
17 Name the first ever pope.
18 Which planet is just slightly smaller than Earth?
19 Who painted The Last Supper?
20 What two seas are joined by the Suez Canal?
21 In what country was the Ottoman Empire based?
22 Name the film actor who played Inspector Clouseau.
23 What is the family name of a father and daughter who have been prime minis-
ters of Pakistan?
24 By what name do we better know Reginald Kenneth Dwight?
25 Give me an 8 letter English word for the Icelandic „Hlé“.
26 What is the official language of Brazil?
27 Name two of the British Channel Islands.
28 Who was the shot putt champion of Europe of 1946?
29 What was it that early American Indians called “an iron horse”?
30 What and where in Iceland is Hnitbjörg?
31 What is Iceland's national emergency phone number?
32 Road number 1, 47 or 51: which will go through the Hvalfjörður tunnel?
33 Name six plays by William Shakespeare.
34 Prime Minister Tony Blair: What's his wife's name?
35 Who in the Bible had a multi-coloured coat?
36 Speaking of colours: what do R.O.Y.G.B.I.V. help you to remember?
37 Which English month is named for a two-faced Roman god?
38 What is the main ingredient of a dish called fondue?
39 Two cokes will help answer this question. What dance was banned in Paris in
the nighteenth century?
40 What on earth is a balalaika?
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