Quiz 230406
1. In which month is Queen Elizabeth II’s official birthday?
June (Actual Birthday is April 21st, 1926)
2. What two words appear on the George Cross?
For Gallantry
3. According to the old saying, what do `April showers bring`?
May Flowers
4. One point each - Name the four teams remaining in the Champions League?
AC Milan, Barcelona, Arsenal and Villareal
5. Who was Queen Elizabeth II first Prime Minister?
Winston Churchill
6. What were Ant and Dec’s character names in Byker Grove under which they started their pop career? PJ and Duncan
7. Which British city is 402 miles from Cardiff, 156 miles from Newcastle and 149 miles from Aberdeen? Glasgow
8. Which airport has the code BHX?
Birmingham
9. Which major high street retailer started life as "The Penny Bazaar" in Leeds market in 1904?
Marks and Spencer
10. What is the number of Prince Philips’ Passport – 0001, 0002 or 0003?
0001 – the Queen does not require a passport!
11. What is the pope’s, Pope Benedict XVI, real name?
Joseph Ratzinger
12. How is Glitter Gulch in the USA better known?
Las Vegas
13. What bird of fast-flowing streams is so-named from its habit of immersing itself under water to find food?
Dipper
14. In the Royal Navy, what types of vessels are Vanguard, Vengeance, Victorious and Vigilant?
Submarines
15. Which racehorse trainer was known as the Queen of Aintree?
Jenny Pitman
16. If a car was registered on 1st August 1974, what letter would follow the numbers?
N
17. We’ve all seen pubs called the’ White Hart’, but what type of animal is a Hart?
Male Red Deer
18. Who is the current leader of the British National Party (BNP)?
Nick Griffin
19. Who told the Queen that Snow White was the ‘fairest of them all’?
The Mirror
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name something scrubbed after use?
Pans / Bath / Hands / Chopping Board / Oven
June (Actual Birthday is April 21st, 1926)
2. What two words appear on the George Cross?
For Gallantry
3. According to the old saying, what do `April showers bring`?
May Flowers
4. One point each - Name the four teams remaining in the Champions League?
AC Milan, Barcelona, Arsenal and Villareal
5. Who was Queen Elizabeth II first Prime Minister?
Winston Churchill
6. What were Ant and Dec’s character names in Byker Grove under which they started their pop career? PJ and Duncan
7. Which British city is 402 miles from Cardiff, 156 miles from Newcastle and 149 miles from Aberdeen? Glasgow
8. Which airport has the code BHX?
Birmingham
9. Which major high street retailer started life as "The Penny Bazaar" in Leeds market in 1904?
Marks and Spencer
10. What is the number of Prince Philips’ Passport – 0001, 0002 or 0003?
0001 – the Queen does not require a passport!
11. What is the pope’s, Pope Benedict XVI, real name?
Joseph Ratzinger
12. How is Glitter Gulch in the USA better known?
Las Vegas
13. What bird of fast-flowing streams is so-named from its habit of immersing itself under water to find food?
Dipper
14. In the Royal Navy, what types of vessels are Vanguard, Vengeance, Victorious and Vigilant?
Submarines
15. Which racehorse trainer was known as the Queen of Aintree?
Jenny Pitman
16. If a car was registered on 1st August 1974, what letter would follow the numbers?
N
17. We’ve all seen pubs called the’ White Hart’, but what type of animal is a Hart?
Male Red Deer
18. Who is the current leader of the British National Party (BNP)?
Nick Griffin
19. Who told the Queen that Snow White was the ‘fairest of them all’?
The Mirror
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name something scrubbed after use?
Pans / Bath / Hands / Chopping Board / Oven
21. Which Year - Lenox Lewis became undisputed World Heavyweight Champion, Sophie Rhys-Jones married Prince Edward, Screaming Lord Sutch died and Charles Kennedy became leader of the Liberal Democrats? 1999
22. In which city did Concorde land after its first supersonic flight?
Bristol
23. Tracey Hallam is a leading British player in which sport?
Badminton
24. One point each - Four English football league teams appear on a standard English monopoly board, name them?
Coventry, Leicester, Liverpool and Oxford
25. Who was the first British monarch to be photographed?
Queen Victoria
26. What is the name is given to the US army’s part-time military force that is called out in times of emergency?
National Guard
27. Against which country did Gary Lineker score two penalties in the 1990 World Cup?
Cameroon
28. In Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Treasure Island’, what is the name of the sinister blind pirate?
Pew
29. In which year was the first Guinness Book of Records published was it: 1935, 1945 or 1955?
1955
30. What type of animal is an Oribi?
Antelope
31. Which English cathedral has been used in the film “The Da Vinci Code” instead of Westminster Abbey?
Lincoln Cathedral
32. Alfred Worden flew over the summit of Mount Hadley, as David Scott and James Irwin drove past its base, where is Mount Hadley?
On the Moon - Apollo 15
33. Four flags were raised above the summit of Mount Everest by Hillary and Tensing in 1953; Great Britain, Nepal, India were three, what was the fourth?
United Nations
34. Which film saw Roger Moore’s first big screen appearance as James Bond?
Live and Let Die
35. Which river runs through Glasgow?
The Clyde
36. How old are horses running in a nursery event?
Two years old
37. Which was the first human organ to be successfully transplanted?
Kidney
38. Often combined with spinach, what cheese is used as a filling for Canelloni?
Ricotta
39. ‘The story you have just seen is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent’ was always stated at the end of which TV series?
Dragnet
40. Which motorway would you use if the Queen wanted a lift on the back of your tandem from London to Windsor?
Tandems are NOT allowed on motorways!
22. In which city did Concorde land after its first supersonic flight?
Bristol
23. Tracey Hallam is a leading British player in which sport?
Badminton
24. One point each - Four English football league teams appear on a standard English monopoly board, name them?
Coventry, Leicester, Liverpool and Oxford
25. Who was the first British monarch to be photographed?
Queen Victoria
26. What is the name is given to the US army’s part-time military force that is called out in times of emergency?
National Guard
27. Against which country did Gary Lineker score two penalties in the 1990 World Cup?
Cameroon
28. In Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Treasure Island’, what is the name of the sinister blind pirate?
Pew
29. In which year was the first Guinness Book of Records published was it: 1935, 1945 or 1955?
1955
30. What type of animal is an Oribi?
Antelope
31. Which English cathedral has been used in the film “The Da Vinci Code” instead of Westminster Abbey?
Lincoln Cathedral
32. Alfred Worden flew over the summit of Mount Hadley, as David Scott and James Irwin drove past its base, where is Mount Hadley?
On the Moon - Apollo 15
33. Four flags were raised above the summit of Mount Everest by Hillary and Tensing in 1953; Great Britain, Nepal, India were three, what was the fourth?
United Nations
34. Which film saw Roger Moore’s first big screen appearance as James Bond?
Live and Let Die
35. Which river runs through Glasgow?
The Clyde
36. How old are horses running in a nursery event?
Two years old
37. Which was the first human organ to be successfully transplanted?
Kidney
38. Often combined with spinach, what cheese is used as a filling for Canelloni?
Ricotta
39. ‘The story you have just seen is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent’ was always stated at the end of which TV series?
Dragnet
40. Which motorway would you use if the Queen wanted a lift on the back of your tandem from London to Windsor?
Tandems are NOT allowed on motorways!
Tiebreaker - Soon to be retired, how many caps did Matt Dawson win for England?
77
77
