Quiz 300406
1. What was stolen on March 20,1966 that made world news headlines?
The World Cup
2. Which US president was described by the American novelist Gore Vidal as ‘A triumph of the embalmer’s art’?
Ronald Regan
3. In what year did British garages begin selling petrol by the litre?
1981
4. What was the showgirls name in Barry Mannilow’s hit Copacabana?
Lola
5. With which sport would you associate Clive Everton?
Snooker - Commentator for the BBC
6. On an Ordinance Survey map, which part of which animal denotes a wildlife park?
A Stag’s Head
7. Published in 1932, which fictional flying ace first appeared in the novel The Camels Are Coming?
Biggles (James Bigglesworth)
8. Famous for its stilton cheese and pork pies, Melton Mowbray is a market town in which county?
Leicestershire
9. The opening line of which story is "The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring cleaning his little home."?
Wind In the Willows
10. What can you hold in your right hand but never in your left?
Your left elbow or left hand
11. Where, according to the Beatles, did somebody keep his fire engine clean with a clean machine?
Penny Lane
12. Who is the compare in Phoenix Nights - character name?
Jerry Sinclair - played by Dave Spikey
13. Which footballer, in the first round of the 2002 World Cup, admitted: "Obviously the ball didn’t hit me in the face, but I was still the victim. I’m not a player who fakes things"?
Rivaldo (After the ball hit him in the leg and he collapsed to the ground holding his face)
14. What colour is the outer ring on an archery target?
White
15. Which book of the Bible has the shortest name?
Job
16. What do the Americans call curtains?
Drapes
17. RED ROSE OIL LIDS is an anagram of which TV series?
Soldier Soldier
18. Which country is home to the greatest number of Buddhists?
Japan
19. Who’s catchphrase was "It’s Good But it’s not Right"?
Roy Walker
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name something found in Hawaii?
Beach or Sands / Palm Trees / Grass Skirts / Volcanoes / Pineapples
The World Cup
2. Which US president was described by the American novelist Gore Vidal as ‘A triumph of the embalmer’s art’?
Ronald Regan
3. In what year did British garages begin selling petrol by the litre?
1981
4. What was the showgirls name in Barry Mannilow’s hit Copacabana?
Lola
5. With which sport would you associate Clive Everton?
Snooker - Commentator for the BBC
6. On an Ordinance Survey map, which part of which animal denotes a wildlife park?
A Stag’s Head
7. Published in 1932, which fictional flying ace first appeared in the novel The Camels Are Coming?
Biggles (James Bigglesworth)
8. Famous for its stilton cheese and pork pies, Melton Mowbray is a market town in which county?
Leicestershire
9. The opening line of which story is "The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring cleaning his little home."?
Wind In the Willows
10. What can you hold in your right hand but never in your left?
Your left elbow or left hand
11. Where, according to the Beatles, did somebody keep his fire engine clean with a clean machine?
Penny Lane
12. Who is the compare in Phoenix Nights - character name?
Jerry Sinclair - played by Dave Spikey
13. Which footballer, in the first round of the 2002 World Cup, admitted: "Obviously the ball didn’t hit me in the face, but I was still the victim. I’m not a player who fakes things"?
Rivaldo (After the ball hit him in the leg and he collapsed to the ground holding his face)
14. What colour is the outer ring on an archery target?
White
15. Which book of the Bible has the shortest name?
Job
16. What do the Americans call curtains?
Drapes
17. RED ROSE OIL LIDS is an anagram of which TV series?
Soldier Soldier
18. Which country is home to the greatest number of Buddhists?
Japan
19. Who’s catchphrase was "It’s Good But it’s not Right"?
Roy Walker
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name something found in Hawaii?
Beach or Sands / Palm Trees / Grass Skirts / Volcanoes / Pineapples
21. Which Year - A KLM Boeing 747 collides during takeoff with a Pan Am 747 still on the ground at Tenerife in the Canary Islands, The first Laker ‘Skytrain’ flies from London to New York for $102 a ticket, Australian publisher Rupert Murdoch acquires The New York Post, Spain holds its first general election since 1936 and Political parties are banned in Chile and censorship is tightened under General Augusto Pinochet?
1977
22. What four letter word can precede stone, light, walk?
Moon
23. How many counties border Oxfordshire?
Six
24. What sort of creature is a Greylag?
A goose
25. Who was the first cricketer to captain, coach and manage the England cricket team?
Ray Illingworth
26. What parts of the body are examined with an otoscope?
Ears
27. What is the only capital city mentioned in the book of Genesis that is still in existence today?
Damascus
28. In the nursery rhyme, what line is next after "How does your garden grow"?
With silver bells and cockleshells
29. Which TV Sitcom was set in the town of Nouvion?
Allo Allo
30. Which famous zoological park is situated three miles south of Dunstable?
Whipsnade
31. Who did Estelle Skornik play in a series of car adverts?
Nicole in the Renault Clio ads
32. On which Caribbean Island did the Calypso originate?
Trinidad
33. Which was the first company to develop waterproof watches?
Rolex
34. Which castle would you find at the west end of the Royal Mile?
Edinburgh Castle
35. Who was the only female singer to have three UK No1 hits in the 1960s?
Sandie Shaw
36. Which comedian was the sidekick of the Monkey in the adverts for the ill-fated ITV Digital?
Johnny Vegas
37. Which river rises in the Rockies and flows into the Bering Sea?
Yukon
38. In which sport would you serve, dig and spike?
Volleyball
39. If you scored an Albatross on a par 4 hole whilst playing golf, what would you have scored?
A hole in one!
40. In the Addams Family, what is the middle name of Wednesday Addams?
Thursday
1977
22. What four letter word can precede stone, light, walk?
Moon
23. How many counties border Oxfordshire?
Six
24. What sort of creature is a Greylag?
A goose
25. Who was the first cricketer to captain, coach and manage the England cricket team?
Ray Illingworth
26. What parts of the body are examined with an otoscope?
Ears
27. What is the only capital city mentioned in the book of Genesis that is still in existence today?
Damascus
28. In the nursery rhyme, what line is next after "How does your garden grow"?
With silver bells and cockleshells
29. Which TV Sitcom was set in the town of Nouvion?
Allo Allo
30. Which famous zoological park is situated three miles south of Dunstable?
Whipsnade
31. Who did Estelle Skornik play in a series of car adverts?
Nicole in the Renault Clio ads
32. On which Caribbean Island did the Calypso originate?
Trinidad
33. Which was the first company to develop waterproof watches?
Rolex
34. Which castle would you find at the west end of the Royal Mile?
Edinburgh Castle
35. Who was the only female singer to have three UK No1 hits in the 1960s?
Sandie Shaw
36. Which comedian was the sidekick of the Monkey in the adverts for the ill-fated ITV Digital?
Johnny Vegas
37. Which river rises in the Rockies and flows into the Bering Sea?
Yukon
38. In which sport would you serve, dig and spike?
Volleyball
39. If you scored an Albatross on a par 4 hole whilst playing golf, what would you have scored?
A hole in one!
40. In the Addams Family, what is the middle name of Wednesday Addams?
Thursday
Tiebreaker - In which year were the first gold sovereign coins were issued in Britain?
1817
1817
If all the UK number one hit singles were listed alphabetically which song would come last?
You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling
You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling
