Quiz 050306
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
