Friday 20 Question Quiz – 29/09/2023 Round 1: Language - Connected Words 10 questions where you need to work out the word which is the answer from the clues provided. None This 8 letter word, a tempestuous character, sounds like he'll do well, if he's so proper. This 5 letter word has bite and starts a faking disorder, but it's cute if it's kin. This 9 letter word is known for ash and woe, and a macabre fictional child. This 5 letter word contains a measure of failure, add L to get a slight reaction. It's found in a director for the birds. This 7 letter word starts off in prison on a ship and ends up as a bandit. This 5 letter word has a face, has had drifters and shadows behind him, on the heath he has reached literary heights. A lonely 4 letter word found in a biblical wiseman, a Dahl book, and Star Wars. This 6 letter word keeps the furnace going with vampire stories. This 8 letter word links birds, bishops, and compasses. This 5 letter word is divided. It links a marked American writer and a Canadian singer who will never meet. Round 2: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None What was Tom Clancy's blockbuster first novel, published in 1984? The largest living bird, by what name is the Struthio Cameus better known? Which 1985 film directed by Robert Zemeckis follows Marty McFly, a teenager accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time-travelling DeLorean? Mishmahig Island, was a peninsula located in the southern half of the middle section of the Persian Gulf, what country is it currently known as? What element was named after a German word meaning "goblin" or "evil spirit," as it was believed to be associated with troublesome ores? Rower Sir Steve Redgrave won gold medals at how many consecutive Olympic Games? Hint "Rapper's Delight", was released by which group the same year they were formed, and was the first rap single to become a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100? "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾” released in 1982 has sold an estimated 20 million copies; who was the author? The two main ingredients you would find in the Indian dish Aloo Gobi are potato and what else? Which explorer and writer is known for her travels in the Middle East and her book "Travels in Syria and the Holy Land"? Time's up
