GK Quiz 10

Which two characters did John Thaw and Dennis Waterman play in the 1970s' hit The Sweeney?
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Which two characters did John Thaw and Dennis Waterman play in the 1970s' hit The Sweeney?
.Jack Regan and George Carter
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26. Which professional sport did bank robber John Dillinger play?
Baseball
Image: 26. Which professional sport did bank robber John Dillinger play?
27. Which year on 2 November was the UK's Channel 4 launch?
1982
Image: 27. Which year on 2 November was the UK's Channel 4 launch?
Buddy Holly, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens were killed in ?
February 3 1959 near Clear Lake, Iowa,
Image: Buddy Holly, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens were killed in ?
29. Who played Darth Vader in the 1977 Star Wars film?
29. Dave Prowse
30. True or false: The state of Florida is bigger than England?
True
Image: 30. True or false: The state of Florida is bigger than England?
31. Which two words is 'MODEM' a contraction of?
MOdulate and DEModulate
Image: 31. Which two words is 'MODEM' a contraction of?
32. What was the Eastern part of the state of Tennessee known as before 1796?
Franklin
Image: 32. What was the Eastern part of the state of Tennessee known as before 1796?
33. Name the four members of the 1960s pop group 'The Monkees'?
Davey Jones, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork
Image: 33. Name the four members of the 1960s pop group 'The Monkees'?
Buddy Holly's real name?
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 - February 3, 1959)
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35. What is the 70th Wedding Anniversary called?Platinum36. How many of the months of the Muslim calendar have 31 days?None. They all have 30 days and 29 days respectively37. What name is Lesley Hornby better known as?Twiggy38. What is the Gaelic for 'family'?Clannad39. Which 1970s' pop group was originally known as the Nightlife Thugs?Boomtown Rats40. Which is the second largest state in the United States of America?Texas41. At which siege in 1836 was Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie killed?Alamo42. Which two American states are not bordered by any of the others?Alaska and Hawaii43. Where in America would you find the John Wayne international airport?Texas44. The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, made the first ever powered flight but which of the brothers was at the controls while the other observed?Orville

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