QM Quiz #19

Not written one of these for ages, so I'll do so now - hope you enjoy:

1 Which term in Islam describes the collection of teachings, deeds, and sayings of the prophet Muhammad which constitute the primary source of guidance for Muslims aside from the Koran?
2 Starring Norman Beaton, Isabelle Lucas, and a young Lenny Henry, what was the first British sitcom to have an entirely black cast?
3 Which French king ordered the building of the Bastille fortress in 1370?
4 2014's G20 summit concluded last week. In which city was it held?
5 The director David Lean's first four films were adaptations of works by which English playwright?
6 Which former Conservative MP became UKIP's second directly elected MP on the early hours of Friday morning after a victory in the Rochester and Strood by-election?
7 Home to the country's most successful football club of recent years, what is Hungary's second-largest city?
8 The Kuvendi is the parliament of which European country?
9 The organisation Greenpeace was founded after protests against US plans for a nuclear weapon test on which Alaskan island?
10 The chemical element hassium is named after a state in which country?
11 In which country was Elizabeth II when she heard that her father, George VI, had died and that she was queen?
12 The episode "An Unearthly Child" marked the first appearance of which famous TV character?
13 The first official US flag was flown during which 1777 engagement of the American Revolutionary War?
14 The M57 motorway is a ring road around which major UK city?
15 Which passenger steamship became known in 1912 as the ship that came to the aid of Titanic survivors when it sank, and was subsequently sank herself in 1918 off the Isles of Scilly?
16 The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe horse race is run at which French racecourse at the beginning of October each year?
17 Who, alongside Calvert Vaux, designed New York City's Central Park?
18 Butser Hill is the highest point of which English range of chalk hills?
19 Which US journalist (1887-1920) is best remembered for his account of the October Revolution, Ten Days That Shook the World?
20 The Church of the Holy Rude, where James VI of the Scots was crowned in 1567, is in which Scottish city?




Answers:
1 Hadith
2 The Fosters
3 Charles V
4 Brisbane
5 Noel Coward
6 Mark Reckless
7 Debrecen
8 Albania
9 Amchitka
10 Germany
11 Kenya
12 The Doctor (Doctor Who)
13 Siege of Fort Stanwix
14 Liverpool
15 Carpathia
16 Longchamp
17 Frederick Law Olmsted
18 South Downs
19 John Reed
20 Stirling

A connections quiz

Trying something different here - well, it's been done before, and no doubt it will go tits-up, but here goes...

Four different questions, and the answer to each question is linked in some way. Three different sets, with each hopefully becoming more difficult. Answers at the end.

ONE

1 What was the title of the Coen brothers' second film, starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter?

2 Who wrote the short story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

3 Orpheus Descending, Sweet Bird of Youth, and The Glass Menagerie are all plays by whom?

4 Steve McGarrett was the head of a police task force in which US police procedural?

TWO

1 Alongside Stavanger, which city was the 2008 European Capital of Culture?

2 Which three brothers comprised most of The Beach Boys' line-up?

3 What was the surname of "Dirty" Harry, the title character of Clint Eastwood's 1971 film?

4 Which Australian-born actor was the first person to win a posthumous Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category. Who is he?

THREE

1 What is Mikhail Kalashnikov most famous for developing?

2 Which is the only mythical creature featured in the Chinese calendar?

3 Among the five D-Day landing beaches, which is the nearest to Caen?

4 Owing to his nationality, what is the nickname of darts player John Part?

ANSWERS

ONE

1 Raising Arizona

2 Washington Irving

3 Tennessee Williams

4 Hawaii Five-O

Connection - US states

TWO

1 Liverpool

2 Wilson

3 Callahan

4 Heath Ledger

Connection - UK prime ministers

THREE 

1 AK47

2 Dragon

3 Sword

4 Darth Maple

Connection - Items featured on national flags

Might do more of these in the future...