QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. What is the most common symptom of a hangover?
Headache
2. Which drink is advertised as the ‘King Of Beers’?
Budweisser
3. What is the drink slivovitz made from?
Plums
4. Which drink was created when Indian army officers added quinine to soda water to help fight malaria?
Tonic Water
5. With which fruit is the drink ‘Southern Comfort’ flavoured?
Peaches
6. What is the basic ingredient of the drink Mead?
Honey
7. Which drink was advertised by Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins?
Cinzano
8. What do the letters ABV stand for on a beer pump or wine bottle?
Alcohol by Volume
9. What are the ingredients of the drink a ‘rusty nail?
Whiskey and Drambuie
10. What vegetable is used in the making of the drink schnapps?
Potato
11. A TV advert for which drink featured a cat called Tom going clubbing?
Bacardi Breezer
12. What drink is properly served in a schooner?
Sherry
13. Which alcoholic spirit is mixed with beer to make the drink called a "dog’s nose"?
Gin
14. What does the word Spumante mean on a wine bottle?
Sparkling
15. Which Lager was advertised with the slogan, Reassuringly expensive?
Stella Artois
16. What does the brewing abbreviation "O.G." stand for?
Original gravity
17. What nickname is given to an alcoholic drink of vodka and orange juice?
Screwdriver
18. According to the TV Advert which City is the Home to Carlsberg Lager?
Copenhagen
19. What drink was advertised by Paul Hogan?
Fosters Lager
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answer Required - Name a fruit you put in a drink?
Olive / Lime / Cherry / Orange / Lemon

21. True or False - During the reign of William III, a garden fountain was once used as a giant punch bowl. The recipe included 560 gallons of brandy, 1200 pounds of sugar, 25,000 lemons, 20 gallons of lime juice, and five pounds of nutmeg. The bartender rowed around in a small boat, filling up guests’ punch cups?
True
22. What is the drink perry made from?
Pears
23. What J is a refreshing drink, especially in the southern states of the USA?
Julep
24. What drink’s secret formula is 7x?
Coca Cola
25. The drink Kirsch is flavoured with what?
Cherries
26. Which highly alcoholic drink is made from a precise combination of pressed grapes and herbs and berries including aniseed, liquorice, mint, wintergreen, fennel and hazelnut?
Ouzo
27. What drink can be sweet, dry or rough?
Cider
28. Which alcoholic drink is distilled from the agave plant?
Tequila
29. What name is given to the Spanish drink that consists of sweetened red wine and lemonade or soda water and decorated with fruit?
Sangria
30. The name of which Scottish liqueur is derived from the Gaelic for ’satisfying drink’?
Drambuie
31. Which drink was advertised on TV with the tag line, "The little drink with the big kick"?
Pony
32. Which Californian surf beach is also the name of a popular brand of drink?
Malibu
33. What A is an alcoholic drink tasting of aniseed, made illegal in the early 1900’s which was said to drive you mad?
Absinthe
34. What is added to whisky to make a whisky Mac?
Ginger Wine
35. Which alcoholic drink can be vintage or ruby?
Port
36. Which liqueur comes in three colours, green, yellow and white?
Chartreuse
37. Which alcoholic drink derives its name from the Dutch for "burnt wine"?
Brandy
38. Which alcoholic drink is nicknamed ‘Nelson’s Blood’?
Rum
39. Which liqueur is added to vodka to make a Black Russian?
Tia Maria
40. If you drink alcohol in an extremely cold place, what would you get?
Frostbite

Tiebreaker - In which year was beer first sold in bottles?
1850

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Quiztime

1. Who wrote the children’s book “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”?
Roald Dahl
2. What do gardeners call the grass clippings or straw they put around the base of plants?
Mulch
3. In Shakespeare’s play who dies first Romeo or Juliet?
Romeo
4. What in Olympic competition measures 164 feet by 68 feet 11 inches?
The swimming pool
5. What is the secret identity of Kathy Kane?
Batwoman
6. In which country is Chittagong a seaport?
Bangladesh
7. What animal’s head is pictured on the label of Gordon’s London Gin?
A boar’s head
8. What cosmetics giant got started in 1886 as the California Perfume Company?
Avon
9. Which car manufacturer took over Rover in 1994?
BMW
10. What English town claims the world’s largest fish market?
Grimsby
11. Which erstwhile rock singer and fringe politician died in 1999?
Screaming Lord Sutch
12. Who was delivered to the Mount at York on 7th April 1739, to be hanged for his bad deeds?
Dick Turpin
13. In the novel Peter Pan what is the name of the Indian princess rescued by Peter?
Tiger Lily
14. What in Blackpool’s Opera House is the largest in Britain?
The Stage
15. To which Monmouthshire town did Marty Wilde take a trip during the 1960s?
Abergavenny
16. What is the name of the world’s largest department store, at Broadway and 34th street, New York?
Macy’s - (R.H. Macy & co Inc)
17. Which condition will an antitussive help alleviate?
A Cough
18. What game is said to have been invented when Kingston Harbour, Ontario, froze over in 1860?
Ice Hockey
19. Which SE Asian capital city is at the mouth of the Menam river?
Bangkok
20. In which long running TV series did the character of Colonel Sherman Potter appear?
M*A*S*H
21. What name is given to a mound of rocks used as a marker or memorial?
A Cairn
22. There is a sign in the Bronx Zoo that reads "The only creature that has ever killed off entire species of other animals ". What does the sign hang beneath?
A Mirror
23. In which part of the human body is the solar plexus?
The Stomach
24. In what century did Attila the Hun live?
The 5th (406 to 453 ad)
25. Which company publishes the handbook ‘All The World’s Aircraft’?
Janes
26. How many musical instruments may accompany a woman gymnast’s floor exercise?
One
27. How many wives did the long suffering Mormon leader Brigham Young have, which coincidentally is the same number as the number of books in the New Testament?
Twenty Seven
28. What was the first scheduled route for the British Concorde in 1976?
London to Bahrain
29. What legal term is given to any articles, coins etc, found hidden and of unknown ownership?
Treasure Trove
30. What is the epicarp of an orange?
The Peel

1. What is the name given to a regulation requiring a person to be indoors by a certain hour of the night?
Curfew
2. From which song do the following lyrics come, "Don’t carry the world upon your shoulders. For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it cool. By making his world a little colder"?
Hey Jude - The Beatles
3. What type of dwelling has same name as group of camels?
Caravan
4. Which planet is associated with the Great Red Spot?
Jupiter
5. In which city did the ‘Yorkshire Ripper’ Peter Sutcliffe live?
Bradford
6. One point each - name the six states of the USA that make up New England?
Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Massachusetts
7. The Chinese dish Bean Sprouts are, sprouts of which bean?
Mung Bean
8. What was the earliest known building to stand on the site of Downing Street - a Brewery, a Church or a Prison?
Brewery - Axe Brewery
9. ‘Above us only sky’ is the slogan of which British airport?
John Lennon International Airport - Liverpool
10. Which religion features The Four Noble Truths?
Buddhism
11. What number in Coronation Street is the Rovers return?
Eleven
12. What type of creature is a ‘rail’?
Bird
13. Apart from Wales which other country uses a dragon as its national symbol?
China
14. True or false, Sean Connery has never ‘died’ in any of the films he has appeared in?
False - Five!
15. In which culture might a visitor be greeted with a ‘Hongi’ - which involves the pressing together of noses?
Maori
16. In computing if a vertical printed page layout is called portrait what is a horizontal printed layout called?
Landscape
17. What name was given to a woman whose job it was to educate children in a private household?
Governess
18. Who was the most famous person to work at the Donnybrook Medical Centre?
Harold Shipman - in Hyde, Manchester
19. In a maximum snooker break of 147, how many points are Scored on the black ball?
One Hundred and Twelve
20. Encyclopaedia Galactica is the chief rival to which other book?
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
21. What colour would litmus paper turn if you rubbed it on damp washing powder?
Blue
22. Which piece of farm equipment takes its name from the Latin for ‘to drag’?
Tractor
23. Which Politician took part in a Play called ‘The Accused’ in the year 2000?
Jeffrey Archer
24. On a confidential document what do the letters F Y E O stand for?
For Your Eyes Only
25. Which game show has been presented by Danny Baker & Dale Winton?
Pets Win Prizes
26. Which country introduced the world’s first ambulance service - France, England or Switzerland?
France
27. In which city is Bollywood?
Bombay - now Mumbai
28. True or false, The New Zealand national football team are called the ‘All Whites’?
True
29. Rear Guard was the American version of which UK TV series?
Dad’s Army
30. Which member state of the European Union comes first alphabetically?
Austria

1 In France all motorways begin with which letter of the alphabet?
2 What does the Blue Cross Charity provide aid to?
3 Where does a Hydrophyte plant live?
4 In the song "Rule Britannia" what is Britannia told to rule?
5 Which soccer side won four championships in a row with Johan Cruyff as boss?
6 All in the Family was a US spin off from which UK sitcom?
7 In which western classic did John Wayne play The Ringo Kid?
8 What is the qualification to be Father of the House in the House of Commons?
9 In music, which note is written on the bottom line of the treble clef?
10 The Copacabana beach is in which South American city?
11 Whose first No 1 single used the title of a novel by one of the Bronte sisters?
12 In which TV series did you meet the characters Egg, Milly, Anna and Miles?
13 How many years before Star Wars is the action of The Phantom Menace, 22, 32 or 42?
14 Which band became the most successful I 990s Scandinavian act on the US singles chart?
15 If you were an LLD what subject would you have studied?
16 What was US President Lyndon johnson’s middle name?
17 Joe Royle and Mike Walker have both managed which soccer club?
18 In Coronation Street what type of pet was Mavis’s Beauty?
19 Which Napoleonic battle gave its name to a famous chicken dish?
20 In which decade of last century were BBC TV programmes first broadcast?
21 The Beautiful South were formed after the break up of which group?
22 What was Hetty Wainthropp’s young assistant sleuth called?
23 What was the first name of Eva Peron’s husband?
24 Who used Marx Brothers film titles as album titles?
25 When was US hospital drama St Elsewhere first screened in the UK?
26 Giovanna Gassion sang under which name?
27 How many states were in the original union of the United States?
28 What would a Palaeontologist study?
29 R.E.M. sang about "Shiny Happy" what?
30 What do the words post mortem actually mean? 

Answers
1 A. 2 Animals. 3 In water. 4 The waves. 5 Barcelona. 6 Till Death Us Do Part.
7 Stagecoach. 8 Longest serving MP. 9 E. 10 Rio de janeiro. 11 Kate Bush.
12 This Ufe. 13 32. 14 Roxette. 15 Law. 16 Baines. 17 Everton. 18 Budgie.
19 Marengo. 20 1930s. 21 The Housemartins. 22 Geoffrey. 23 juan. 24 Queen.
25 1983. 26 Edith Piaf. 27 13. 28 Fossils. 29 People. 30 After death.

1 Which of these words is made from letters on the top row of a keyboard - part, pile or pour?
2 The aria “One Fine Day” comes from which opera?
3 Where were satsumas originally grown?
4 Who was famous for his Theory of Evolution?
5 How many faces does a pyramid with a triangular base have?
6 George Ferris gave his name to which fairground attraction?
7 On which group of islands is Mount Fuji?
8 In music how many lines are there for notes to be written on?
9 Which building was constructed on the orders of Shah Jehan?
10 Lacrosse was invented in which country?
11 Which was London’s first railway station?
12 What was the name of Jim Hacker’s wife in Yes Minister?
13 In blackjack the maximum score is equivalent to potting how many blacks at snooker?
14 Who was the first Scot to be voted European Footballer of The Year?
15 Where would you find your ventricle and atrium?
16 Which creatures live in a formicary?
17 What does the M stand for in the radio abbreviation FM stand for?
18 What was the first name of the commentator who famously said, “They think it’s all over:’?
19 The Derby at Epsom is run in which month?
20 Which fellow guitarist joined Brian May for a 1990s version of “We Are the Champions”?
21 The movie The China Syndrome deals with what type of accident?
22 A male fencer needs how many hits for a victory?
23 Maddy Magellan is the partner of which fictional detective?
24 Whose 1990s greatest hits album was modestly called Modern Classics?
25 How many bytes are there in a kilobyte?
26 In which country did speed skating originate?
27 Which ship sent out the first S.O.S?
28 Richie Richardson captained which country at cricket?
29 Which office machine can be flat bed or hand held?
30 What song does Elton John sing on the tribute album Tammy Wynette Remembered?

Answers
I Pour. 2 Madam Butterfly. 3 Japan. 4 Charles Darwin. 5 Four. 6 Big wheel.
7 Japan. 8 Five. 9 Taj Mahal. 10 Canada. 11 Euston. 12 Annie. 13 Three.
14 Denis law. 15 Heart. 16 Ants. 17 Modulation. 18 Kenneth. 19 June.
20 Hank Marvin. 21 Nuclear. 22 Five. 23 Jonathan Creek. 24 PaulWeller.
25 1024. 26 Holland. 27 “Titanic”. 28 West Indies. 29 Scanner.
30 “Stand Bye Your Man”

1     If you mix blue and yellow paint what colour is made?
2     What is usually eaten with Tartare Sauce?
3    Who was Robin Hood’s priest?
4    What is normally kept at home in a bunker?
5    Which sign of the Zodiac is normally shown as a lion?
6    Which sport is associated with Silverstone and Brands Hatch?
7    What do the initials pic stand for after a company name?
8    Berne is the capital of which European country?
9    What type of creature was Baloo in The Jungle Book?
10    Which London palace is also called ‘Ally Pally’?
11    St George’s Day is in which month?
12    How many trombones led the big parade according to the song?
13    What are Crepes Suzettes a type of?
14    Where does a purser usually work?
15    What is a black mamba?
16    Which member of Wings died in 1998?
17    What colour is ochre?
18    What kind of fruit is a russet?
19    Who wrote Animal Farm?
20    On which island is Osborne House, home of Queen Victoria?
21    In which decade did Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space?
22    When must you not count your chickens, according to the praverb?
23    Which country makes Gouda cheese?
24    What day of the week is the Jewish Sabbath?
25    What name is given to a young seal?
26    Which island was awarded the George Cross in 1942?
27    Kenneth Starr produced a report about which famous American?
28    What does a koala have for its main source of food?
29    What is cafe au lait?
30    Where are the Crown Jewels kept?

1 Green. 2 Fish. 3 Friar Tuck. 4 Coal. 5 Leo. 6 Motor racing. 7 Public Limited Company. 8 Switzerland.
9 Bear. 10 Alexandra. 11 April. 12 76. 13 Pancakes. 14 On board ship, 15 A snake. 16 Linda McCartney.
17 Yellow/orange, 18 Apple. 19 George Orwell. 20 Isle of Wight. 21 60s. 22 Before they’re hatched.
23 Holland. 24 Saturday. 25 A pup. 26 Malta. 27 Bill Clinton. 28 Eucalyptus leaves. 29 White coffee-
3O The Tower of London.

1    Pongo and Perdita appear in which canine film?
2    Who composed the opera The Marriage of Figaro?
3    What type of fruit is a nectarine?
4    Which of the four Channel Islands is the smallest?
5    What colour is sepia?
6    Who, according to the proverb, laughs longest?
7    In which year was Everest conquered?
8    Which house furnishing is associated with the town of Kidderminster?
9    How does a bishop move in chess?
10    The drink sangria comes from which European country?
11    Who wrote The Old Curiosity Shop?
12    What two colours other than red appear on the Belgian flag?
13    What is a female fox called?
14    What is sold in a patisserie?
15    When You Wish Upon A Star comes from which Disney film?
16    In which sport would you need a foil or epee?
17    What can a chameleon lizard change?
18    The rocks called The Needles are close to which island?
19    What is a barracuda?
20    How many steps were there in the title of the novel by John Buchan?
21    A loganberry is a cross between a raspberry and what?
22    Which river are the Victoria Falls on?
23    Sardines and pilchards are part of which fish family?
24    Which French Queen was executed in the French Revolution?
25    What name was spiced ham given during wartime?
26    Who wrote The Hunchback of Notre Dame?
27    Which seabird is associated with Lundy Island?
28    What are the three primary colours in art?
29    How many wings does a moth have?
30    From which country does the football team Juventus come from?

1 101 Dalmatians. 2 Mozart. 3 A peach. 4 Sark. 5 Brown. 6 He who laughs last. 7 1953. 8 Carpets.
9 Diagonally. 10 Spain. 11 Charles Dickens. 12 Black/Yellow. 13 A vixen. 14 Cakes. 15 Pinocchio.
16 Fencing. 17 Colour. 18 Isle of Wight. 19 A fish. 20 39. 21 Blackberry. 22 Zambezi. 23 Herring.
24 Marie Antoinette. 25 Spam. 26 Victor Hugo. 27 Puffin. 28 Red, yellow & blue. 29 Four. 30 Italy.

1    How many wings does a butterfly have?
2    Which river is the longest in France?
3    Who is older - Kristin Scott Thomas or Kate Winslet?
4    In which county is Bodmin Moor?
5    Which compass point is opposite North-north-west?
6    Which Thomas wrote The Mayor of Casterbridge?
7    Which trade was abolished in 1807 in the British Empire?
8    Which chess piece should be protected at all costs?
9    What two colours are on the Austrian flag?
10    In which country was there a North v South civil war from 1861-65?
11    How many players are in a netball team?
12    Where in Britain are the Royal Botanic Gardens?
13    Which ancient wall crosses England from Wallsend to Solway?
14    What colour is an aubergine?
15    Which mountain is the highest in the Alps?
16    The artist Canaletto was associated with which Italian city?
17    In which month is the Trooping of the Colour?
18    Which island is also called the George Cross Island?
19    Which children’s show did Anthea Turner present?
20    Cox, Braeburn and Gala are all kinds of which fruit?
21    In legal terms, what do the initials QC stand for?
22    Which disaster struck England in the 1340s?
23    Where, in America, is jazz supposed to have been born?
24    What is the opposite of a neap tide?
25    Which country lies immediately east of Chile?
26    Who was asked to ride "a bicycle made for two" in the song?
27    In which English county is the town of Telford?
28    The National Homing Union is involved with which leisure pursuit?
29    What kind of fruit can be cantaloupe?
30    Which country as well as France is Lake Geneva in?

1. Four 2. Loire 3. Kristin Scott Thomas 4. Cornwall 5. South-south-east 6. Thomas Hardy 7. Slavery 8.King
9. Red/White 10. USA 11. Seven 12. Kew 13. Hadrians Wall 14. Purple 15. Mont Blanc 16. Venice 17. June
18. Malta 19. Blue Peter 20. Apple 21. Queens Council 22. The Black Death /Bubonic Plague 23. New Orleans
24. A Spring Tide 25. Argentina 26 Daisy 27 Shropshire. 28.Pidgeon Racing 29. Melon 30. Switzerland

1    What name, used to describe army uniforms means dust coloured in Hindi?
2    Which cartoonist was the creator of The Snowman?
3    How many are there in a baker’s dozen?
4    What would you find in a punnet?
5    In which county are Britain’s Royal Botanic Gardens?
6    What is a speech or scene with only one actor called?
7    Douglas is the capital town of which Isle?
8    Who was wife to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha?
9    The Spanish city of Seville is famous for which fruit?
10    What is the nationality of pianist Richard Clayderman?
11    Where does the Trooping of the Colour take place in London?
12    Pharmacology is the study of what?
13    Where, according to the song, should you pack up your troubles?
14    What is usually kept in a band-box?
15    What is the main ingredient in the drink mead?
16    In music, how many lines are there in a stave?
17    What name is given to the building where whisky is made?
18    According to the proverb, a bad workman always blames what?
19    Jesus Christ was baptised in which river?
20    What are inserted into the body during acupuncture?
21    According to rhyme which bird pecked off the maid’s nose?
22    Which King was known as the ‘Lionheart’?
23    Beluga, Sperm and Blue are all types of what?
24    Which sport is played on a grid iron?
25    Which Zodiac sign is known as the sign of the goat?
26    What is perry made from?
27    In which month is the State Opening of Parliament in England?
28    Who created sleuth Miss Marple?
29    With which sport do we associate Larry Holmes?
30    Which musical instrument is a national emblem of Ireland?

 1 Khaki. 2 Raymond Briggs. 3 13. 4 Soft fruit. 5 Surrey.
6 A monologue. 7 Isle of Man. 8 Queen Victoria. 9 Oranges. 1O French.
II Horse Guards Parade. 12 Drugs. 13 Your Old Kit Bag. 14 Hats.
15 Honey. 16 Five. 17 Distillery. 18 His tools. 19 The Jordan. 20 Needles.
21 Blackbird. 22 Richard I. 23 Whales. 24 American Football. 25 Capricorn.
26 Pears. 27 November. 28 Agatha Christie. 29 Boxing. 30 Harp.