1/12/10 - Pot Luck - Moustache

Moustache Quiz 1-12-2010

Current Affairs

1. Which legendary comic actor died this week at age 84?
2. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh attended the royal film performance of which fantasy 3D film this week?
3. This weeks X Factor saw a double eviction in the lead up to the semi final round. But which two acts were sent walking?
4. In Coronation Streets 50^th anniversary episode, what is going to cause the explosion?
5. Which prize in literature did novelist Rowan Somerville win, beating Alastair Campbell in the process, this week?
6. Why have Prince William, David Beckham and David Cameron gone to Zurich this week?
7. From which North American Airline has a sexy calendar made the news in order to revive the airline from bankruptcy?
8. During the festive period, the number of drivers caught having drunk alcohol rises. What is the most common excuse heard by Police?
9. Which international company is under scrutiny from the EU over their market share?
10. Director Irvin Kerchner has died this week, but which one of the Star Wars films was he famous for directing?

General Knowledge

1. In 1778 which country introduced the first state controlled brothels?
2. Which south coast English town was made a city as part of the celebrations for the new millennium?
3. The leader of an orchestra plays which instrument?
4. “People’s car” is the literal translation for which brand?
5. Garlic belongs to which flower family?

Moustache trivia

6. People at the Guinnes Brewery have worked out how much beer you loose in a moustache or beard whilst drinking 1 pint. If you raise the drink to lips 10 times per pint, how many ml is lost in facial hair (to the nearest 0.1 ml)?
7. The world beard and moustache championships take place each year. Which one of these is NOT a category in the competition.  Fu Manchu b) Garibaldi c) Porn star d) Musketeer
8. Which English batsman has been showing off his moustache in the Ashes this year?
9. Which character in Hanna-Barbera’s Wacky Races had a moustache?
10. Movember is all about raising money for Prostate Cancer, but what country did the idea start from?