Quiz 150106
1. Which company lost a 350 year "monopoly" from 1st January 2006?
Royal Mail
2. Today in 1559, Elizabeth I was crowned. Who were her parents?
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
3. Which Conference football club are known as the Brewers?
Buton Albion
4. Which actor and singer reached the top of the UK pop charts today in 1977 with `Don’t Give Up On Us’?
David Soul
5. Which tennis player said recently - “I want to get into the top 10 - then maybe I can get a date with Maria Sharapova!”?
Andy Murray
6. Today in 1943 America’s Pentagon was completed. In which state is the complex?
Virginia
7. According to a recent survey what is the safest car colour?
Silver
8. What is the name for an eagles nest?
Eyrie
9. The world’s largest retailer has been ordered to pay $172m (£99m) in compensation to workers who were refused lunch breaks. Who is the world’s largest retailer?
Wal-Mart
10. Which type of fat can increase the cholesterol level in your blood?
Saturated
11. How many cars competed in the Wacky Races?
Eleven
12. Which low-cost flyer has bought 20 new Airbus A319 jet planes for its fleet at a cost of £505m?
Easyjet
13. Celebrity Big Brother 4 is well under way, who are the previous 3 winners?
1 - Jack Dee / Claire Sweeney, 2 - Mark Owen / Les Dennis, 3 - Bez / Kenzie
14. What does the common mole normally feed upon?
Worms
15. Which crisp manufacturer has been placed in administration?
Golden Wonder
16. What is the most famous guide to the best restaurants in France called?
Michelin Guide
17. What title should you use when talking to a Cardinal?
Emminence
18. In the night sky, Americans call it the big dipper, what do we Correctly call it?
The Plough
19. From which film does this line come - "I do wish we could chat longer but I’m having an old friend for dinner"?
Silence Of The Lambs
20. In a recent survey by UK interactive TV firm Home Media Networks, Name the top 5 most missed series on TV?
Star Trek / Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Friends / Fawlty Towers / Blake’s 7
21. Which Year - Britain sweeps the Oscars. Julie Andrews wins Best Actress in film debut for Mary Poppins, The Beatles receive MBEs at Buckingham Palace, US Black leader Malcolm X shot to death at Harlem rally in New York City by rival Black Muslims and Qantas Boeing jet ‘City of Townsville’ completes first non-stop Pacific flight from San Francisco to Sydney?
1965
22. What was the challenging method of catching a fly in ‘Karate Kid’?
With Chopsticks
23. If you were watching the Atlanta Falcons play the Arizona Cardinals what sport would you be watching?
American Football
24. Carrots are rich in which vitamin?
Vitamin A
25. What illness killed Oliver Cromwell?
Malaria
26. What is the christian name of the Man who founded Ferrari?
Enzo
27. What can you enjoy in the evening, from December till March in Wengen, Kitzbuhel, Val D’Isere and Val Gardena?
Apres Ski
28. What technical term is given for the middle of an earthquake?
Epicentre
29. Which 1994 western starred Mel Gibson & Jodie Foster?
Maverick
30. What tern was given for the measurement of quality of petrol?
Octane rating
31. In Knitting, what yarn is thicker, double knitting or four ply?
Double Knitting
32. Which plant takes it’s name from the Italian phrase for Beautiful women?
Belladonna
33. Which TV series was set mainly at 34 Claremont Avenue, London, W11 4BS?
Absolutely Fabulous
34. What name is given to an actor covering for a star in case of illness?
Understudy
35. What treatment is based upon the idea that there are energy channels in the feet that relate to every organ and function of the body?
Reflexology
36. Who was Liverpool manager for their 1984 European cup triumph?
Joe Fagan
37. Actor Frank Thornton was born today in 1921. Which character did he play in TV’s ‘Are You Being Served?’?
Captain Stephen Peacock
38. Athlete Chris Akabusi competed mainly in which distance?
400m
39. What was the surname of the principle couple in "The Good Life"?
Good
40. Where can February come before January, August come before May and December come before October?
In a dictionary
Tiebreaker - Enid Blyton, writer of the ‘Famous Five’ had how many stories published in 1959?
Fifty Nine
