WELCOME TO THE TERRIBLE, TERRORISM QUIZ

 (THE ONE YOU WERE TO HAVE HAD IN OCTOBER)

 ** REMEMBER, BEWARE THE WHITE POWDERS **

1.

How was the period between September 1793 to July 1794, known in France?

2.

Who was leader of the committee of public safety in France at this time?

3.

Oprichnina was a reign of terror in which European country?

4.

Give a year in the life of Ivan the Terrible.

5.

Where is the 10,750 ft Mount Terror?

6.

Which author wrote, The Angel of Terror, The Devil Man and Sanders of the River?

7.

Whose real name was Ioseb Dzhugashvili?

8.

Whose real name was Nguyen Al Quoc?

1.

In which region are the Euzkadi Ta Azkatasuna terrorist group fighting for independence?

2.

In which country in the late 1980's were the Tupaca Maru (Shining Path) terrorist group active?

3.

What were the foreign volunteers fighting in the Spanish Civil war known as?

4.

In which conflict were mass concentration camps first deployed?

5.

Hamida Djandoubi was the last person to be executed, in 1977, in what terrible manner?

6.

Which scientist, the discoverer of oxygen, was guillotined in the French Revolution?

7.

Who wrote the novel, The Good Terrorist?

8.

Which terrible poet wrote The Tay Bridge Disaster?

1.

Who created and starred in the recent TV series, Dr Terrible's house of Horrible?

2.

Which elite fighting force was set up to fight the evil androids of the planet Guk and their despicable leader the witch-like Zelda?

3.

What was Che Guevara's real first name?

4.

Ilich Ramirez Sanchez is the real name of which 20th century terrorist?

5.

Who played The Jackal in the film, The Day of the Jackal?  

6.

Which British actor played the German Terrorist, Simon, in the film Die Hard, with a Vengeance?

7.

Which poet, made Poet Laureate in 1813, wrote the poem, The Terrible Knitters of Dent?

8.

Which English poet penned the line "Come friendly bombs, and fall on Slough"?

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2.

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6.

7.

8.

1.

2.

The anti biotic Terramycin is most often used to treat which teenage ailment?

3.

Amyl nitrate and sodium thiosulphate are used as an antidote to which terrible poison?

4.

Where would a terrorist find his 'Bowman's Capsules'? 

5.

Which American singer/songwriter penned, Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner and Werewolves of London?

6.

Which Bradford band has had top 10 hits in the 1990's that included, Tequila and Alice What's the  Matter?  

7.

The name of which group of animals translates as 'terrible Lizards?

8.

What is the literal translation of the name of the dinosaurs known as pterosaurs? 

1.

2.

What prefix comes next in this series: mega, giga, tera?

3.

What animals have varieties called Diamond back, Yellow bellied & Red Eared?      

4.

Ichthyophobia, is having a terrible fear of what?   

5.

Which American president said "I've signed legislation to outlaw Russia forever, the bombing starts in 5 minutes"?

6.

Which former Israeli Prime Minister led the Zionist 'Irgun Zvai Leumi' (a.k.a. Etzel) terrorism group that fought against British rule in Palestine from the 1940s?

7.

What was the name of the terrorist organisation that kidnapped Patty Hearst in 1974?    

8.

1.

Which 19th century British terrorist organisation was noted for destroying textile machine?

2.

Which word derives from an 11th Century Muslim sect renowned for murdering officials for their political ends?  

3.

Who is the terrible leader of the Daleks?

4.

Who is Flash Gordon's terrible enemy? 

5.

What was the name of the Italian Cruise ship hijacked in 1985 by Palestinian terrorists?  

6.

What was the name of the Bulgarian diplomat murdered by a ricin-tipped umbrella on Waterloo Bridge in 1979?

7.

How is the Islamic resistance group, 'Harakat al-mugewama al-islamiya' better known?

8.

What Arabic word meaning 'uprising' is used to describe the Palestinian campaign against Israel?

1.

Which Northern Ireland Prime Minister introduced internment without trial in 1971?  

2.

What is the literal translation of 'Sinn Fein'?

3.

In which modern day country was Attila the Hun born, and where he ruled?  

4.

Give a year in the life of Attila the Hun.

5.

In which Lancashire town was Terylene invented by J R  Whinfield in 1941?

6.

Which British explorer located the north magnetic pale and failed to find the South Pole in the ship Terror?

7.

At which battle was the last of the Viking invasions of Britain finally repelled in 1066.

8.

What is the literal translation of the word 'Viking'?

1.

To whom did Benito Mussolini refer to as, "That Garrulous monk"?  

2.

How was Edward Teach better known?  

3.

Which 20th century terroriser of his people was also known as Saloth Sar?  

4.

Gowron is the leader of which terrible empire?  

5.

How was Vlad Tapes more commonly known?

6.

On which Caribbean island has the USA just interred the first batch of Al Q'aeda terrorists?

7.

Name the 4 London clubs that Terry Venables played professional football for.

8.

Six English cities/towns have been the home of more than one football club that has won the FA cup.  Name them.

THANK YOU AND SLEEP WELL

1.

How was the period between September 1793 to July 1794, known in France?

The Reign of Terror

2.

Who was leader of the committee of public safety in France at this time?

Maximilien Robespierre

3.

Oprichnina was a reign of terror in which European country?

Russia

(led by Ivan the Terrible)

4.

Give a year in the life of Ivan the Terrible.

1530 - 1584

5.

Where is the 10,750 ft Mount Terror?

Ross Island, Antarctica

6.

Which author wrote, The Angel of Terror, The Devil Man and Sanders of the River?

Edgar Wallace

7.

Whose real name was Ioseb Dzhugashvili?

Joseph Stalin

8.

Whose real name was Nguyen Al Quoc?

Ho Chi Minh

1.

In which region are the Euzkadi Ta Azkatasuna terrorist group fighting for independence?

The Basque region

(ETA)

2.

In which country in the late 1980's were the Tupaca Maru (Shining Path) terrorist group active?

Peru

3.

What were the foreign volunteers fighting in the Spanish Civil war known as?

International Brigade

4.

In which conflict were mass concentration camps first deployed?

The Boer War  

5.

Hamida Djandoubi was the last person to be executed, in 1977, in what terrible manner?

The Guillotine

(must be more specific than beheading)

6.

Which scientist, the discoverer of oxygen, was guillotined in the French Revolution?

Antoine Lavoisier

7.

Who wrote the novel, The Good Terrorist?

Doris Lessing

8.

Which terrible poet wrote The Tay Bridge Disaster?

William (Topaz) McConagall

1.

Who created and starred in the recent TV series, Dr Terrible's house of Horrible?

Steve Coogan

2.

Which elite fighting force was set up to fight the evil androids of the planet Guk and their despicable leader the witch-like Zelda?

Terrahawks

3.

What was Che Guevara's real first name?

Ernesto

4.

Ilich Ramirez Sanchez is the real name of which 20th century terrorist?

Carlos the Jackal

5.

Who played The Jackal in the film, The Day of the Jackal?  

Edward Fox

6.

Which British actor played the German Terrorist, Simon, in the film Die Hard, with a Vengeance?

Jeremy Irons

7.

Which poet, made Poet Laureate in 1813, wrote the poem, The Terrible Knitters of Dent?

Robert Southey

8.

Which English poet penned the line "Come friendly bombs, and fall on Slough"?

Sir John Betjeman

1.

Andreas Baader

2.

The Hood

(Thunderbirds)

3.

Timothy McVeigh

4.

Bobby Sands

5.

Shoki Asahara

(of the Aum cult and sarin gas fame)

6.

Patty Hearst

7.

Captain Black

(from Captain Scarlet)

8.

Leila Khaled

(P.F.L.P.)

1.

A chemical compound that causes defects in the unborn foetus

(birth defects - e.g.Thalidomide)

2.

The anti biotic Terramycin is most often used to treat which teenage ailment?

Acne

3.

Amyl nitrate and sodium thiosulphate are used as an antidote to which terrible poison?

Cyanide

4.

Where would a terrorist find his 'Bowman's Capsules'? 

In his kidneys

5.

Which American singer/songwriter penned, Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner and Werewolves of London?

Warren Zevon

6.

Which Bradford band has had top 10 hits in the 1990's that included, Tequila and Alice What's the  Matter?  

Terrorvision

7.

The name of which group of animals translates as 'terrible Lizards?

Dinosaurs

8.

What is the literal translation of the name of the dinosaurs known as pterosaurs? 

Flying lizards

(e.g. pterodactyl)

1.

1024

(not 1000)

2.

What prefix comes next in this series: mega, giga, tera?

peta

3.

What animals have varieties called Diamond back, Yellow bellied & Red Eared?      

Terrapins

4.

Ichthyophobia, is having a terrible fear of what?   

Terrapins

(accept fish)

5.

Which American president said "I've signed legislation to outlaw Russia forever, the bombing starts in 5 minutes"?

Ronald Reagan

6.

Which former Israeli Prime Minister led the Zionist 'Irgun Zvai Leumi' (a.k.a. Etzel) terrorism group that fought against British rule in Palestine from the 1940s?

Menachim Begin

(not Yitzhak Shamir - who was in the Stern Gang a.k.a Lehi group)

7.

What was the name of the terrorist organisation that kidnapped Patty Hearst in 1974?    

Symbionese Liberation Army

8.

Aldo Mori

1.

Which 19th century British terrorist organisation was noted for destroying textile machine?

The Luddites

2.

Which word derives from an 11th Century Muslim sect renowned for murdering officials for their political ends?  

Assassin

3.

Who is the terrible leader of the Daleks?

Davros

4.

Who is Flash Gordon's terrible enemy? 

Ming The Merciless

5.

What was the name of the Italian Cruise ship hijacked in 1985 by Palestinian terrorists?  

The Achille Lauro

6.

What was the name of the Bulgarian diplomat murdered by a ricin-tipped umbrella on Waterloo Bridge in 1979?

Georgi Markov

7.

How is the Islamic resistance group, 'Harakat al-mugewama al-islamiya' better known?

Hammas

8.

What Arabic word meaning 'uprising' is used to describe the Palestinian campaign against Israel?

Intifada

1.

Which Northern Ireland Prime Minister introduced internment without trial in 1971?  

Brian Faulkner

2.

What is the literal translation of 'Sinn Fein'?

Ourselves alone

3.

In which modern day country was Attila the Hun born, and where he ruled?  

Hungary

4.

Give a year in the life of Attila the Hun.

406-453 AD

5.

In which Lancashire town was Terylene invented by J R  Whinfield in 1941?

Accrington

6.

Which British explorer located the north magnetic pale and failed to find the South Pole in the ship Terror?

James Ross

7.

At which battle was the last of the Viking invasions of Britain finally repelled in 1066.

Stamford Bridge

8.

What is the literal translation of the word 'Viking'?

'One who lurks in a Vik' (i.e. bay)

(effectively a pirate - so accept 'pirate')

1.

To whom did Benito Mussolini refer to as, "That Garrulous monk"?  

Adolph Hitler

2.

How was Edward Teach better known?  

Blackbeard (the Pirate)

3.

Which 20th century terroriser of his people was also known as Saloth Sar?  

Pol Pot

4.

Gowron is the leader of which terrible empire?  

The Klingon Empire

5.

How was Vlad Tapes more commonly known?

Vlad the Impaler

6.

On which Caribbean island has the USA just interred the first batch of Al Q'aeda terrorists?

Cuba

7.

Name the 4 London clubs that Terry Venables played professional football for.

Chelsea, QPR, Spurs, Crystal Palace

8.

Six English cities/towns have been the home of more than one football club that has won the FA cup.  Name them.

London

(Arsenal, Reading, etc.)

Manchester

(although we all know there is only 1 FA Cup winning team from Manchester - 1904, '34, '56, '69)

Liverpool

(Liverpool, Everton)

Sheffield

(Wednesday & United)

Nottingham

(County & Forest)

Blackburn

(Olympic & Rovers)