QUIZTIME QUIZZES

March 26, 2006

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1. In which film would you hear the immortal words ‘Mother’s not quite herself today!’?
Psycho
2. What is the first name of President George W Bush’s mother?
Barbara - Laura is his wife
3. Who was the mother of Liza Minelli?
Judy Garland
4. Julie Walters and Lulu have both played the mother of which literary character on TV?
Adrian Mole
5. What is the name of the mother of Michael Jackson’s children?
Debbie Rowe
6. Who played Forrest Gump’s mother in the film “Forrest Gump”?
Sally Field
7. Who was the last Empress of India?
Queen Mother
8. In which Beatle song does "…Mother Mary come to me"?
Let It Be
9. Which of these comedians was a preferred choice to play Frank Spencer in ‘Some Mothers Do Have ‘Em’, before the role went to Michael Crawford a) Benny Hill b) Dick Emery or c) Ronnie Barker?
c – Ronnie Barker
10. If A Horse’s Father Is A Sire, What Is It’s Mother Called?
A Dam
11. Nacre is more commonly known as what?
Mother of Pearl
12. Who played Jennifer Saunders mother in “Absolutely Fabulous”?
June Whitfield
13. Who had a hit with Sylvia’s Mother in 1972?
Dr Hook
In the Doctor Hook hit Sylvia’s Mother, what is mother’s surname?
Abraham
14. Which famous actress is the mother of actress Joely Richardson?
Vanessa Redgrave
15. According to the proverb, what is "the mother of invention"?
Necessity
16. Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I?
Anne Boleyn
17. What do Tibetans refer to as ‘The goddess mother’?
Mount Everest
18. Which TV spy series featured a spymaster named Mother?
The Avengers
19. In the Pantomime, who is Aladdin’s mother?
Widow Twanky
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name a man who is famous for wearing women’s clothes?
Danny La Rue / Barry Humphries / Dame Edna / Lilly Savage alias Paul O’Grady / Eddie Izzard / Boy George
21. Which almond cake is traditionally made for Mothering Sunday?
Simnel Cake
22. True or False - Neil Armstrong’s mother’s maiden name was moon?
False - Buzz Aldrins was!
23. Which Blue String Pudding eating family consisted of Major, Mother, Granny, Small And Tiny?
The Clangers
24. Who is the mother of actress Melanie Griffith who made her screen debut in the Hitchcock’s 1963 suspense thriller The Birds?
Tippi Hedron
25. What is the name of the Diamond, which was the centrepiece of the crown that The Queen Mother wore for her Coronation in 1937?
The Koh i Noor
26. According to Beatrix Potter, what were the names of the four rabbits that lived with their mother in a sandbank underneath the root of a very big fir tree?
Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, Peter
27. Which Catholic missionary and Nobel laureate died in 1997?
Mother Teresa - born in Albania - Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, born Skopje 1910
28. Which artist painted a famous portrait of his mother?
James Whistler
29. In fiction, who’s mother Monique Delacroix, died when he was 11?
James Bond
30. The name of Spock’s mother in the TV series “Star Trek” was also the name of a late 1980’s pop group, what was it?
T’Pau
31. Which alcoholic spirit is affectionately known as “mother’s ruin”?
Gin
32. Which famous Hollywood actress is the mother of film star Kate Hudson?
Goldie Hawn
33. Elizabeth Fry was known as the Mother of Prison Reform, where can everyone regularly see her picture?
On the back of a £5 note - issued May 2002
34. Whenever Reginald Perrin thought of his mother-in-law, what vision came up on the TV screen?
A Hippopotamus
35. Which actress played the part of Elvis Presley’s mother in the film Blue Hawaii and later went on to play a TV detective?
Angela Landsbury
36. What was the name of Superman’s mother?
Lara
37. Who is Pebble’s mother in the Flintstones?
Wilma
38. In song, where was ‘Mother Kelly’s Doorstep’?
Down Paradise Row
39. Which actress, born in 1927, is the famous mother of Jamie Lee Curtis and famous for the shower scene in ‘Psycho’?
Janet Leigh
40. On December 17th 1972, “lets get this mother out of here” were the last words spoken where?
The Moon
Tiebreaker - Mrs Vassilyev is entered into the Guinness Book of Records as the most prolific mother ever, how many babies did she give birth to?
69

March 25, 2006

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1. What is the name given to the area where horses are paraded in front of the public before a race?
Paddock
2. In which sport does the biggest jerk win?
Weightlifting
3. Whose current garden - which is 24 acres - contains a full-size football pitch, golf course, Buddhist shrine, rugby posts, swimming pool, replica ruined castle, playground and trampoline?
David Beckham
4. The correct response to which Irish greeting, is ‘the rest of the day to yourself’?
Top of the morning to you
5. A statue of which three-time Gold Cup winner was unveiled at the Cheltenham festival?
Best Mate
6. Which brand of cosmetic cream gets it’s name from the Latin for Snow White?
Nivea
7. What US city, in Kansas, promotes itself as the ‘air capital of the world’ because it produces more aircraft than any other city?
Wichita
8. ‘Wavering Down’ a country house in the Cotswolds is to open to the public for the first time this summer, it was the former home of which comedian?
Frankie Howerd
9. On what colour square does a white king begin a game of chess?
Black
10. Off which islands was Robert Maxwell cruising when he disappeared in 1991?
Canary Islands
11. The Ancient Olympics were held in honour of which god?
Zeus
12. What word is added to the title of the show when repeats of the satirical news quiz Have I Got News For You are shown?
Old
13. True or False - during the height of their success, Abba’s income exceeded Swedish motor company Volvo’s?
True
14. Which American mystery series has the tagline “Scary just got sexy”?
“Supernatural”
15. Which of the lakes in the Lake District has the villages of Glenridding and Patterdale on its shores?
Ullswater
16. Which popular TV sitcom was set in the village of Cricket St Thomas?
To The Manor Born
17. What is the maximum length permitted by the jockey club for a horses name?
Seventeen
18. Water, Madonna and Marco Polo are all varieties of which flower?
Lily
19. Who died of smallpox in 1617 and became the subject of a Disney film in 1995?
Pocohontas
20. One point each - Name the six nations that have competed in every Commonwealth Games?
Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales

21. One point each - What are the five largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea?
Cyprus, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Corsica
22. Which insect lives in a nest called a vespiary?
Wasp
23. Which town in Central Spain is famous for it’s swords and knives?
Toledo
24. Which animal symbolises strength and restraint in Buddhism?
Elephant
25. Who is the only female character in the “Winnie the Pooh” stories?
Kanga
26. What is the name of the dog in the ‘More Than’ Insurance TV advert?
Lucky
27. Which Arab nation shares borders with Israel, Sudan and Libya?
Egypt
28. What is the metal most commonly used to make a set of darts?
Tungsten
29. Who was the first woman to produce, direct, write and star in a major Hollywood film?
Barbra Streisand (the film was “Yentl”)
30. If a ship has enough food to last the crew of 250 men for 6 months how long would it last a crew of 600 men?
Two and a half months
31. What tree is nicknamed the Buckeye in America and provides the ammunition for the game known as conkers?
Horse Chestnut
32. The comedy series, ‘It aint half hot , mum’ was set in which country?
India
33. Where in the human body would you find the Palantine Bones, the ear, the nose, or the jaw?
The Jaw
34. Of the 30 Carry On films, which had the longest main title (in terms of number of letters)?
Carry On At Your Convenience (2nd = Don’t lose your head)
35. From which country does Franconia wine come?
Germany
36. In which Tv series was there a company called Barnes Wentworth?
Dallas
37. What should be awarded in football if a goal is scored directly from an indirect free kick?
Goal kick
38. What was Gerry Andersons first TV series without puppets?
UFO
39. Which gemstone is a symbol of virginity?
Pearl
40. When did April 25th fall on March 13th?
In the Cheltenham Gold Cup

Tiebreaker - How many pints of Guinness were expected to be served at this years Cheltenham Festival?
170,000 pints
- How many teams are taking part in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne?
71

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1. How is H5N1 better known?
Bird Flu - a strain of…
2. Actor Jack Wild has died at the age of 53. What in 1968 was his most famous film role?
The Artful Dodger in Oliver!
3. Which book opens "Renowned curator Jacques Sauniere staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum’s Grand Gallery. He lunged for the nearest painting he could see, a Caravaggio. Grabbing the gilded frame he tore it from the wall and collapsed backwards in a heap beneath the canvass"?
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
4. Chelsea and Southampton legend Peter Osgood has died at the age of 59. How many times did he play for England?
Four
5. The Admiral of the Fleet, the highest rank in the Royal Navy, wears how many gold rings on the sleeve of his uniform?
Five
6. In which month of the year is the Chelsea Flower Show held?
May
7. How old will the new leader of the Lib-Dems Menzies Campbell be this year?
65
8. Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?
Sir Galahad
9. In a sporting sense what is WADA?
The World Anti-Doping Agency
10. The first pair of which brand of boot were made from tyres?
Doc Martens
11. Who has been chosen as the UK’s entry for the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest after winning a live public vote on BBC One?
Daz Sampson
12. Which palace on the Thames, built for Cardinal Wolsey, was later home and a ‘prison’ to Charles I?
Hampton Court
13. In addition to his prison sentence, Gary Glitter has been ordered to pay 5m Vietnamese dong to his victims’ families. How much is this in £’s - £180, £1,800 or £18,000?
£180
14. Boobook, Horned and Screech are all kinds of which creature?
Owl
15. A giant crater made by a meteorite impact millions of years ago has been discovered in which country?
Egypt
16. What is the national cheese of Greece?
Feta
17. What is the only animal with retractable horns?
Snail
18. Trinidad lies off the coast of which South American country?
Venezuela
19. Who endeavoured to solve the crime in the story The Dead of Jericho?
Inspector Morse
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Something You Toss!
Ball / Salad / Coin / Pancake / Frisbee

21. Who won the 4 main acting Oscars at the 2006 ceremony?
Philip Seymour-Hoffman, Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney and Rachel Weisz
22. What ancient roman buildings name means ‘place for a giant’?
Coliseum
23. True or false - in Alabama it is illegal for a woman to drive if her husband is not in the car with her? False!!!
24. In 1993, having described his own goods as "crap", to what did Gerald Ratner change the name of his jewellery business?
Signet
25. Which islands discovered by John Davis in 1592 made world news headlines 390 years later?
Falklands
26. Formed in 1944, the German ‘Volkssturm’ was the equivalent of which British organisation?
Home Guard
27. Which Roman emperor was assassinated on the Ides of March?
Julius Caesar
28. Which cake is said to have been named by an exiled Polish king after his favourite character in The Thousand and One Nights?
Rum Baba
29. What legend are scientists trying to dismiss by claiming it was probably a circus elephant having a bath?
The Loch Ness Monster
30. What game of chance is physically the most demanding for the loser?
Russian Roulette
31. On 4th August, 1954, Britain’s first supersonic fighter plane, made its maiden flight, What was its name?
The English Electric Lightning P-1
32. Which amphibian lived next door to Hector in Hector’s House?
Miss Kiki Frog
33. On 13th March 1996, Thomas Hamilton shot dead 17 people, where?
Dunblane Primary School
34. Which pop star was ordained as Mother Bernadette Maria?
Sinead O’Connor
35. In which sport are you not allowed to wear white?
Table tennis
36. Which spin-off from Dallas saw the action move from Dallas to California?
Knot’s Landing
37. Which Vegetable requires one million gallons of running water daily, to cultivate just two and a half acres?
Watercress - which is probably why it is 98p a bag in Asda
38. Cape Farewell lies at the southern tip of which country?
Greenland
39. Name the profession most often late for doctors appointments?
Doctors
40. At the recent Razzie Awards Tom Cruise won "most tiresome tabloid target" but who did he beat in to 2nd place?
Tom Cruise (yes he we 1st and 2nd)

Tiebreaker - On 16th March 1990, Roger Hickey of California recorded the highest speed recorded on a skateboard, what was it?
78.37 mph / 126.12 kph
- The Sport of Cockfighting was banned in England in which year?
1849

Recently Ronnie Barker received a memorial service at Westminster Abbey, he is the third comic to receive such an honour. Name the other 2 who received the same honour in 1980 and 1994.
Joyce Grenfell and Les Dawson

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1. Which month is named after the Roman god of war?
March - from Mars
2. Who is the marching leader of a pipe band — the pipe major or the drum major?
The drum major
3. London’s High Court heard a claim that which best-selling novel copied ideas from a book written in 1982?
The Da Vinci Code
4. Scousers come from Liverpool but where do Maccams come from?
Sunderland
5. What type of food is a Pomme D’Amour?
Tomato
6. In which country is the opening Formula One grand prix of the 2006 season set to take place?
Bahrain
7. Which children’s TV character calls one of his colleagues a diseasal?
Thomas The Tank Engine
8. The body of the Egyptian Sphinx was based on which animal?
Lion
9. Which company makes a model called the Meriva?
Vauxhall
10. When were the Winter and Summer Olympics last held in the same year?
1992
11. What did Britain`s roads first acquire in 1914?
White Lines
12. Which country other than England, has a city called London on a river called the Thames?
Canada
13. KISS NO JOURNAL is an anagram of which TV personality?
Ulrika Jonsson
14. Who was the most famous passenger on HMS Beagle from 1831 to 1836?
Charles Darwin
15. Who had a hit with the song “You Make Me feel Like Dancing” in 1976?
Leo Sayer
16. It used to be called the Local Defence Volunteers until on 23rd August, 1940, Winston Churchill changed the name of them to what?
The Home Guard
17. What colour cap is worn by an English cricketer capped for his country?
Blue
18. Which TV music show had Whispering Bob Harris as the presenter helped by Anne Nightingale?
The Old Grey Whistle Test (Alice Cooper, Jimmy Hendrix, Bob Dylan and Bill Hayley all appeared on the first edition)
19. What is the only US State not to contain any of the letters of `George W Bush`?
Indiana
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answers required - Name a Kind of Tank?
Fish / Water / Army or Military / Petrol / Think

21. One point each - New York is composed of five districts, what are their names?
Manhattan, Richmond, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx
22. Whch short word is defined as - A depression in the bottom of the crankcase of an internal-combustion engine, which serves as a reservoir of lubricating oil?
Sump
23. How does Fred Flintstone start his car?
With his feet
24. Which cricket commentator made his debut against the West Indies in January 1952?
Ritchie Benaud
25. In the 60’s puppet series, which Thunderbird launches from the swimming pool?
Thunderbird 1
26. Which musical instrument has dampers, hammers and strings?
Piano
27. In which city is Taggart set?
Glasgow
28. How long does a boxer have to make the weight if he fails to make it for the weigh in?
One hour
29. Which Italian city is still threatened by Mount Vesuvius?
Naples
30. Who answered Batman and Robin’s phone when they were out together?
Alfred - the butler
31. Which bridge across the Thames is between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge?
Waterloo Bridge
32. Bachelor’s buttons are a variety of which yellow wild flower - are they Buttercups, Dandelions or Daffodils?
Buttercups
33. In Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and who else were having a mad tea party?
The Dormouse
34. What tax were London taxi drivers demonstrating against when they brought parts of the city to a standstill in 1972?
VAT
35. In which country is Europe’s last mainline steam railway service?
Poland
36. On which children’s TV show would you have found the Melody Angels?
Captain Scarlett
37. In which sport are competitors required to change lanes after every lap?
Speed Skating
38. Who has won more Oscars than anyone else in movie history?
Walt Disney
39. On TV’s ‘Jimmy’s Farm’ what sort of animals are Essex Black & Whites?
Pigs
40. Why don`t Spaniards sing along when their national anthem is played after winning gold medals at the Olympic Games?
It has no words

Tiebreaker - Eight people have shared the largest jackpot in the US lottery, how much was it?
$365m

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1. On which mediteranean island will you find the Troodos Mountains?
Cyprus
2. Which advert currently advertises its product with a game of hide and seek between cars?
Vauxhall Corsa
3. Inventor Richard Gatling died today in 1903. His Gatling gun consists of how many barrels?
Ten
4. Who will be Britain’s number one male tennis player in the next published rankings?
Andrew Murray
5. Which Grand National jump is named after a rider who fell there during the first race on this day in 1839?
Becher’s Brook (after Captain Becher)
6. In curling, what name is given to the target area called where the “stones” need to land?
House
7. Born today in 1802, who was the French author of the classic works `Les Miserables’ and `The Hunchback of Notre Dame’?
Victor Hugo
8. A new version of The Pink Panther has topped the North American box office charts. Who plays Clouseau in this version?
Steve Martin
9. British general Orde Wingate was born today in 1903. What name was given to his specially trained jungle fighters in Burma in World War Two?
The Chindits (or `Wingate’s Riders’)
10. Which team beat the Ivory Coast to win the African Nations Cup?
Egypt
11. He died in 1723, His tomb in St. Paul’s Cathedral says: ‘Reader, if you seek a monument, look around’. Who is he?
Sir Christopher Wren
12. The great England manager Ron Greenwood recently died aged 84, with which team did he win a Championship medal in 1955?
Chelsea
13. In 1983, Samantha Fox made her first appearance on Page Three of the Sun. What was the pop hit she had three years later?
`Touch Me (I Want Your Body)’
14. Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon are the current leader and deputy leader of which political party?
Scottish National Party (SNP)
15. Which planet is named after the Roman god of the Dead?
Pluto
16. What is the title of the new series with Stephen Tompkinson and Amanda Holden set in South Africa?
Wild at Heart
17. Knighted in 1993 which TV celebrity and interviewer has the middle name `Paradine’?
Sir David Frost
18. Who plays the character Professor Hood in the TV series “Eleventh Hour”?
Patrick Stewart
19. What motoring aids were first introduced in Britain in 1928 after a one-day trial in Wolverhampton?
Traffic lights
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name Something You Grind?
Coffee - Teeth - Meat - Pepper - Nuts

21. Which Year - The FA sacked Glenn Hoddle as manager of the England soccer team following his comments that disabled people were paying for sins in a past life, After 122 years, the Queen withdrew the Royal Warrant from Gallaher’s who make Benson and Hedges cigarettes, King Hussein of Jordan died, aged 63, The Actor Brian Moseley died six weeks after his Coronation Street character, Alf Roberts and The producers of Vanessa Feltz’s chat show were accused of using fake guests on the programme?
1999
22. Who is to host the new series of ‘The Price Is Right’ on ITV?
Joe Pasquale
23. Which musical instrument with 4 or 5 pairs of strings is descended from the lute and so called because of its almond shaped body?
Mandolin (Italian mandola = almond)
24. Which British cheese is the only one that has its name registered as a trademark and can only be produced in Notts, Derbys and Leics?
Stilton
25. Which naval base is on the Hawaiian island of Oahu?
Pearl Harbor
26. Which DJ was famous for presenting ‘Our Tune’ on Radio 1?
Simon Bates
27. Which haulage company began its own fan club in 1992?
Eddie Stobart
28. How many people make up an Olympic Curling team?
Four
29. In which North Wales resort are the Sky Tower and the Ocean Beach Amusement Park?
Rhyl
30. True or False - Kenny Everett did the strangulated cat voice in the Charley Says Public Information Films?
True
31. The Taj Mahal in India is built from which material?
Marble
32. By what nickname are the Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London known?
Beefeaters
33. Of what did the town of Raudhatain in Kuwait start to pump out 5 million gallons a day, after a valuable 1961 discovery?
Water
34. Which Asian country was divided into North and South in 1954?
Vietnam
35. What name is given to the flesh of a mature sheep used as food?
Mutton
36. In cockney Rhyming slang what are dustbin lids?
Kids
37. By what name did Leonard, Adolphe, Julius, Milton and Herbert make a fortune?
Marx Brothers
38. On what was millionaire John Jacob Astor standing at the time of his death?
The Titanic
39. What did Leofric the Earl of Mercia’s wife have between her legs when she made her most famous historical gesture?
A Horse
40. Why don’t cars ever run out of petrol when travelling through the Simplon Tunnel?
It is a Railway Tunnel

Tiebreaker - The Bank of England issued the first ever pound note in which year?
1791

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1. Which Mediterranean Island is divided by the ‘Green Line’?
Cyprus
2. Which Roman emperor had a wife called Calpurnia?
Julius Caesar
3. True or False - Forget 5-A-Side football, there is a new championship called 5-A-Side Pigball, which involves teams of pigs?
True
4. What letter painted on the road lets you know you must pay to drive into London?
C (congestion charge)
5. Which is America’s oldest soft drink brand?
Dr Pepper
6. Karak, the South-eastern Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo is the official mascot for which sporting event?
2006 Commonwealth Games
7. What did Lord Admiral Nelson lose at Tenerife?
His Arm (not his luggage!)
8. ‘Grooviest tune is not chosen’ is an anagram of which annual event?
The Eurovision Song Contest
9. In which film did Humphrey Bogart say: “I don’t know why the Germans would want this God-forsaken place”?
The African Queen
10. What is the Russian word for peace and also the name of the Soviet space station that was launched in 1986?
Mir
11. In which 70’s song will you find the lyrics “Why do the birds suddenly appear every time you are near”?
Close to you - Carpenters
12. Which of the following is the odd one out - Honey Rider, Foxy Cleopatra, Solitaire, May Day?
Foxy Cleopatra - she is a character from Austin Powers, the rest are James Bond
13. True or False - In 1924, convict 2599 in Pennsylvania state prison was a dog doing life for killing a cat?
True
14. Which TV drama was set in the fictional town of Tarrant?
Howard’s Way
15. Which two towns does the Ffestinog Railway connect?
Blaenau Ffestiniog and Porthmadog
16. Which country made it’s final appearance in the Commonwealth Games in 1994?
Hong Kong
17. What is the profession of OTTO in "The Simpson’s"?
School Bus Driver
18. How many points are scored in Olympic archery for a Bulls eye?
Ten
19. In which country will the 2006 Tour De France start?
England
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name Something That Dries Up When It Gets Old?
Fruit – Flower – Cheese – Paint - Bread

21. Which Year - In the world of Rugby Union, Wales beat England 11-3 to secure the British Gas Challenge Cup at Twickenham, Boxing commentator Henry Cooper was overcome by fumes when two CS gas canisters were thrown into the crowd before a world middleweight title fight between Tony Sibson and Frank Tatte at Stafford, Steve Cram returned to action after a bout of food poisoning with an appearance in the Chester-le-Street road race and Esther Rantzen was named Woman of the Year?
1988
22. Which famous Irish writer’s real name is Fingal O’Flaherty Wills?
Oscar Wilde
23. During the Second World War, who were said to be "Overpaid, oversexed and over here"?
American troops
24. The Cape of Trafalgar is off the coast of which country?
Spain
25. Who wrote the TV shows: "The Young ones" "The Thin Blue Line" & "Blackadder"?
Ben Elton
26. What is the official sport of Bulgaria?
Weightlifting
27. In Bingo lingo, what number was nicknamed "Trombones"?
Seventy Six
28. True or False - Japanese chop sticks are longer than Chinese chopsticks?
False - other way around
29. Which seaside Football team is nicknamed the "Cherries"?
Bournemouth
30. Who was the first company to produce paper handkerchiefs?
Kleenex
31. Who took over as landlady of the Rover Return when Bet Lynch left the street?
Vera Duckworth
32. Which Royal House ruled England and Scotland from 1603 to 1714?
Stuarts
33. What is the correct term for a native of Sardinia?
Sard (not sardine!)
34. Cardiff has the second largest population of what creature in the UK?
Seagulls
35. Who did the voiceover for the Princess in Shrek?
Cameron Diaz
36. Outside Germany, which country has the most German speakers?
Austria
37. Agent Jack Bauer is the lead character in which series?
24
38. What is the main Ingredient in Palestine Soup?
Jerusalem Artichokes
39. What three words were printed on 1984’s best selling T-shirt?
Frankie Say Relax
40. What was the name of the planet in "The Planet of the Apes?"
Monkey planet – of course!

Tiebreaker - The highest pile of Beermats was 48 feet high, How many Beermats were used?
76,000 - and now you know where they all went!!!

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1. Of which country is Nicosia the capital?
Cyprus
2. In which Bond movie did Grace Jones play a baddie called May Day?
A View To A Kill
3. The Philippines were named in honor of Prince Philip of which country?
Spain
4. What was launched on TV in 1978 by a long distance lorry driver called Martin Fisk?
Yorkie Bars
5. King Edward I of England set what unit of land measurement as 40 rods by 4 rods?
Acre
6. Who replaced Bruce Forsyth on TV’s The Generation Game?
Larry Grayson
7. What is the term for a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept?
Sacristy
8. On which show did Ian Woodley become the first TV quiz show millionaire?
TFI Friday
9. The larvae of the fly is a maggot, what is the larvae of a beetle called?
Grub
10. In which programme were Leslie Grantham and Don Henderson brothers?
Paradise club
11. The smallest muscle in the human body is located where?
Ear
12. What was the location of the real-life shop at which the Open All Hours episodes were filmed?
Doncaster
13. What letter do you always find on a snooker table?
D
14. In which German city was the first series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet located?
Dusseldorf
15. Which country was created for the Muslim minority in India?
Pakistan
16. Which of the four Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles would come first alphabetically?
Donatello
17. What word can go before bath, shower and delight?
Turkish
18. How many players on a Netball Team are allowed to score?
Two
19. What would you be paid if you held an honorary post?
Nothing
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name Something in fact or fiction connected with an apple?
William Tell / Sir Isaac Newton / Adam & Eve / Snow White / The Beatles

21. Which Year - The World Trade Center in New York is completed, Pink Floyd releases the album The Dark Side of the Moon, The British government introduces a child-benefit scheme and Full-scale war erupts in the Middle East, as Egypt and Syria attack Israel?
1973
22. Which fictional character has been played on screen by Julie Newmar, Ertha Kitt and Michelle Pfeiffer? Catwoman
23. With which sport is Gentleman Jim Corbett associated?
Boxing
24. Two Britons successfully defended their Olympic titles in Los Angeles in 1984, Sebastian Coe was one, who was the other?
Daley Thompson
25. Which is the lowest pitched of the violin family?
Double Bass
26. Which German football team did Kevin keegan join after leaving Liverpool in 1977?
FC Hamburg
27. Which Swiss resort holds an annual Golden Rose festival?
Montreux
28. Which car manufacturer designed cyclist Chris Boardman’s Gold Medal winning bike?
Lotus
29. Which crime novelist also writes under the name Barbara Vine?
Ruth Rendell
30. Which film had four sequels with these prefixes to the original title - Beneath, Escape from, Conquest of, and Battle for?
Planet of the apes
31. Which bone lies between the femur and the tibia?
The patella
32. Christopher Chittell plays which character in ‘Emmerdale’?
Eric Pollard
33. Which Turkish empire was founded by Osman?
Ottoman Empire
34. What sort of creature is a klipspringer?
An antelope
35. Dry ice is the solid form of which gas?
Carbon dioxide
36. Who are the ceremonial royal bodyguards?
The Yeomen of the Guard
37. In which sport was Giacomo Agostini a superstar?
Motorcycle racing
38. On which island did mutineers from the Bounty settle?
Pitcairn
39. On which side of the road do they drive in Cyprus?
Left
40. How many puppies featured in the film 101 Dalmatians?
99 – the other 2 were parents!

Tiebreaker - How many MP’s sit in the Scottish Parliament?
129

Quiz 050206

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1. Who are the host nation for the 2006 African Cup of Nations?
Egypt
2. In the film "Groundhog Day", which song is always playing on the radio when Bill Murray wakes up every morning?
I Got You Babe
3. In which capital city are the ancient remains of the Pantheon, the Forum, and the Coliseum?
Rome
4. Which car is advertised with the slogan “Big Small”?
Toyota Yaris
5. Who does a ‘nuncio’ act as an ambassador for?
The Pope
6. Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Andy Nicholson and Matthew “the cat” Helders are the members of which group?
Arctic Monkeys
7. Which herb is used to flavour the sauce on pizzas?
Oregano
8. Who presents the Channel 4 TV show “8 out of 10 Cats”?
Jimmy Carr
9. Which country will host this years Eurovision Song Contest?
Greece - 20th May
10. How much did Chantelle win for winning Celebrity Big Brother?
£25,000
11. Middlesborough stands at the mouth of which river?
The Tees
12. Nations with populations of what animal have met in Kuala Lumpur to discuss conservation of the species?
Elephants
13. Which golfer has agreed a £15 million divorce settlement with former wife?
Colin Montgomerie
14. Which character in the Arabian Nights was the son of Mustafa the Tailor?
Aladdin
15. Where in Yorkshire was announced as the "fattest city" in the UK - according to obesity figures?
Bradford
16. What name is given to a covered walkway to the side of an open courtyard in a convent or monastery?
Cloister
17. Which Sunday newspaper features a free entertainment CD entitled ‘The Month’?
Sunday Times
18. Europe’s largest oil port, Sullom Voe, is found in which group of islands off the Scottish coast?
Shetlands
19. In which musical do they sing about a ‘Jellicle Ball’?
Cats
20. Sven-Goran Eriksson has been the manager of four Italian teams name them?
AS Roma, Fiorentina, Sampdoria and Lazio

21. Name the other teams in England’s group for Euro 2008?
Croatia, Russia, Israel, Estonia, Macedonia and Andorra
22. In bingo lingo, which number is ’snakes alive’?
Fifty Five
23. What was the surname of Charles, the dog expert, who organised the first annual dog show in London in 1886?
Cruft
24. In which war was the siege of Sebastopol?
Crimean War
25. Which Dutch city was the scene of an airborne invasion of allied forces in September of 1944, the incident being the subject matter of the film The Longest Day?
Arnhem
26. What is missing, Dog, Boot, Ship, Car, Top Hat?
Iron - Monopoly
27. Which British airport was the first have its own Railway Station?
Gatwick
28. In which film does the leading character Don Lockwood gets a good soaking?
Singing In The Rain
29. Habanero is the hottest type of what in the world?
Chilli Pepper
30. Which British university has the most students?
Open University
31. Who in Greek Mythology was the brother of Zeus and God of the sea?
Poseidon
32. Which country was the first to use rockets in warfare?
China
33. Which slang word for prostitutes came from the name of an American General - Hooker, Slapper or Tart?
Hooker
34. E-numbers 500 to 599 are what kind of additives?
Salts
35. What is the most popular sport played in American Nudist Camps?
Volleyball
36. What is the nationality of the pop group A-Ha, who had eight top-ten hits in the 1980’s and are back in the charts again?
Norwegian
37. In which Asian country would you find the Salt range of mountains?
Pakistan
38. Doodles the dog appears in which children’s television program?
The Tweenies
39. What is the usual main meat ingredient of ‘Shish Kebab’?
Lamb
40. The President of the USA, what was his name in 1962?
George W Bush - he was called that in 1962!

Quiz 290106

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1. Prince Harry is to join the which army regiment when he leaves Sandhurst?
Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry
2. Which breed of dog takes its name from the former capital of China?
Pekinese
3. The TV licence fee to rise to what for a colour television?
£131.50
4. Who the first ever British pop group to tour China?
Wham!
5. Which F1 Grand Prix has been cancelled for the 2006 season?
Spa-Francorchamps (or Belgian)
6. In China what colour does the bride traditionally wear?
Red
7. What is the title of the house buying programme on Channel 4 presented by Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer?
Relocation, Relocation
8. In China if you order white tea - what do you get?
Boiled Water
9. Which of the teams currently competing for the African Cup of Nations in Alexandria are nicknamed the Indomitable Lions?
Cameroon
10. Who had a No 1 hit in 1987 with “China In Your Hand”?
T’Pau
11. Which actress has given birth to her first child Alexa Louise Florence Hughes?
Amanda Holden
12. In China, what type of animals are the Meishan breed, the most popular?
Pigs - They reach puberty at less than 3 months of age, and generally have litters of 15-17 pigs. Many have 2 litters per year
13. Manfred Stohl is a rally driver from which country?
Austria
14. White Fungus is the best selling canned what in China?
Soup
15. What has been accused of causing Britons to waste the equivalent of around two power stations’ worth of electricity each year?
Leaving TV sets and other gadgets on standby
16. How many stars are there on the flag of the Peoples Republic of China?
Five
17. Brian Barwick is the Chief Executive for which organisation?
Football Association
18. True or False - By law in China, to go to school you must be Intelligent?
True
19. Which is your ‘China’ wedding anniversary?
20th
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name another word for Laugh?
Giggle / Chuckle / Guffaw / Titter / Chortle

21. Which Year - Star Trek: The Next Generation starts on British television, The space shuttle Discovery placed the Hubble Space Telescope in Earth orbit, The Japanese company Sony launches the first DAT recorder for domestic use, the British Conservative government announces the entry of sterling into the European Exchange Rate Mechanism and The telephone prefix of London changes from 01 to 071 and 081?
1990
22. In Cockney slang what is a ‘china’?
Mate (China plate)
23. In what series would you find Charliemouse, Eddiemouse and Lizziemouse?
Bagpuss
24. What is the worlds largest sea in area?
South China Sea
25. Which four letter word in the English language reads the same read forwards, backwards and upside down?
NOON
26. What country does China have its longest land border with?
Mongolia
27. Which company made the original "Coal Tar" soap?
Wright’s
28. Which is China’s most populous city?
Shanghai
29. What article of clothing was a Billycock - a jacket, a waistcoat or a hat?
A Hat - A round, low-crowned felt hat
30. Which is China’s longest river?
Yangtze
31. True or False - a ‘China long’ is a variety of cucumber?
True
32. Which large desert is located in Northern China and South East Mongolia?
Gobi
33. Which member of Top Cat’s gang was in to jazz?
Spook
34. Who was the first President of the USA to visit China?
Richard Nixon
35. In BBC radio’s "The Archers", what is the name of the local pub?
The Bull
36. Which country did China invade, with very little world notice, in October 1950?
Tibet
37. Which British singer was Fred Astaire’s last screen dancing partner?
Petula Clark
38. Within which city is China’s Forbidden City?
Beijing (aka Peking)
39. What colour are the stars on the Chinese flag?
Yellow
40. What is the language of the Ghurkha people?
Ghurkhali

Tiebreaker - In the catholic churches long turbulent 2000 year history, how many popes have been either murdered or assassinated?
26

Quiz 220106

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1. What is the name of the 16-year old footballer who has chosen to sign for Arsenal rather than Chelsea in a £12.5m deal?
Theo Walcott
2. Who became the first World Snooker Champion in 1927?
Joe Davis
3. Which popstar has been accused of animal cruelty by American animal rights organisation, PETA?
Michael Jackson
4. One Point Each - Tony Blair is now facing his fifth Tory Leader across the dispatch box in the commons with David Cameron, name the other four?
Michael Howerd, Ian-Duncan Smith, William Hague and John Major
5. In the animal kingdom, which large rodent is also known as the ‘Quill Pig”?
The Porcupine
6. A current advert for which car shows angels looking after people (a la “Wings of Desire”) with the strap line “Built to protect”?
VW Polo
7. Which Japanese electronics firm is named after a word meaning sound?
Sony
8. Which former Baywatch star has filed for divorce from actress Pamela Bach, his wife of 16 years?
David Hasselhoff
9. Which ‘must have’ girl’s dolls have names such as Yasmin, Meygan, Jade and Sasha?
Bratz
10. Which film won Best motion picture - Drama at the recent Golden Globe awards?
Brokeback Mountain
11. With which city do you associate Royal Doulton, Spode, Wedgwood and Minton?
Stoke-On-Trent
12. Which presenter is the face of the recent advertisements to encourage people to get their tax returns in by the end of January?
Adam Hart-Davis
13. The model of car JFK was travelling in when he was assassinated bore the name of which former US president?
Lincoln
14. In which building is the Koh-i-noor Diamond kept?
The Tower of London
15. Sarah, Nicola, Nadine, Kimberley and Cheryl are the members of which pop group?
Girls Aloud
16. The name of which European country means “land of the eagle”?
Albania
17. NASA has launched its New Horizons mission, where is its destination?
Pluto
18. Who has been appointed as the new Republic of Ireland football manager?
Steve Staunton
19. In the TV quiz show family fortunes, how many members are in each team?
Five
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answers Required - What is the first thing a man does after he finishes making love?
Goes to sleep / Smokes a cigarette / Gets dressed and goes home / Goes to the bathroom / Kisses and cuddles his partner

21. As ‘Freddie’ Flintoff was made a freeman of the City of Preston last Friday, One Point Each - Which Eight counties that play first class cricket have names that don’t end in shire?
Kent, Surrey, Somerset, Durham, Glamorgan, Essex, Middlesex, Sussex
22. What is the name of the brown bear from cult kid’s TV show ‘Rainbow’?
Bungle
23. In which cult TV programme would you hear the catch-phrases “I love it when a plan comes together” and “You crazy fool”?
The A Team
24. Which member of the Royal Family is nicknamed Princess Pushy?
Princess Michael of Kent
25. Ronaldinho is only the third player to have been voted world player of the year more than once, name the other two?
Ronaldo (1996, 1997 and 2002) and Zinedine Zidane (1998, 2000 and 2003)
26. Which type of institution for young offenders derived its name from a town in Kent?
Borstal
27. Which cartoon character lives in Bikini Bottom?
Spongebob Squarepants
28. Which goalkeeper returned to the Premiership in the 1999-2000 season for Bradford City aged over 40?
Neville Southall
29. Which fish is the largest of the mackerel family?
Tuna
30. If you are mysophobic, what are you afraid of?
Dirt and germs
31. Which actress played the part of Clark Kent’s girlfriend Lois Lane in the films Superman and Superman III?
Margot Kidder
32. In which English county is Epping Forest?
Essex
33. Which 80’s pop song includes the lyrics “Hop in my Chrysler, it’s as big as a whale and it’s about to set sail!, I got me a car, it seats about 20, So come on and bring your jukebox money”?
Love Shack - The B52’s
34. Which 70s pop star, the son of an East End docker, was born David Cook in July 1947?
David Essex
35. In what year was the World Cup first transmitted in colour in the UK?
1970
36. The ‘Intelligent Whale’ was the nickname of an early type of what?
Submarine
37. Which country will host the next Rugby World Cup, in 2007?
France
38. In the film Jaws what are the surnames of the three characters that hunt down the great white shark aboard a boat called The Orca?
Brody, Quint & Hooper
39. Which was the first country in the world to impose a ban on smoking in the workplace?
Ireland
40. What is the first name of Miss Moneypenny of Bond fame?
Penny

Tiebreaker - How many places separated Manchester United and their FA Cup opponents Burton Albion?
104
- The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons announced a 34.6% rise in operations from 2004 to 2005. How many were performed?
22,041
- California has carried out the execution of its oldest Death Row inmate, Clarence Ray Allen. How old was he?
76






















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