GK quiz world - 2015 by Amith AK

1. THE GK QUIZ WORLD
AMITH AK

2. IT’S HARD
NUTS…!!

3. Who was made to carry the sky in
punishment for his part in the war between
zeus and the olympian gods against his
father cronos and the titans?

4. Atlas

5. Which historical event is said to be
commemorated in the nursery rhyme ‘ring-
a-ring o’ roses?

6. The great plague

7. Which american had brothers called baxter,
jim, morgan and virgil?

8. Wyatt Earp

9. Which author was the grandson of thomas,
who was the president of the royal society
from 1883-1885, and the brother of julian,
who became the first director-general of
UNESCO in 1946?

10. Aldus Huxley

11. In 1986 which compact disc was the first to
sell a million copies worldwide?

12. Brothers in arms by dire straits.

13. Who, in the 1980’s, became the first
cricketer since W.G.Grace to have his
portrait commisioned by the national
portrait gallery?

14. Ian Botham

15. How is the fictional hero Roy Race better
known?

16. Roy of the Rovers.

17. Which P.L.Travers’ book about the Banks
family was made Into a film in 1964, for
which the person playing the title character
won an oscar?

18. Mary poppins

19. Who owns Lundy island?

20. National Trust

21. Who played the titled role in the 1994 film
forrest Gump?

22. Tom hanks

23. Which fictional detective has been played on
the film by dick powell,humphrey bogart,
robert mitchum and james garner?

24. Philip Marlowe

25. Which famous actress was born Camille
javal?

26. Brigitte bardot

27. Which director’s last film was family plot in
1976?

28. Alfred hitchcock

29. In the 1994 film four weddings and a
funeral which actor played the part whose
death led to the funeral?

30. Simon callow

31. Which 1993 film starring richard gere and
jodie foster was a remake of the 1982 french
film the return of martin guerre starring
gerard depardieu and nathalie baye?

32. Sommersby

33. THANK YOU