Quiz 280506
1. Which Premiership football team are nicknamed the Addicks?
Charlton Athletic
2. What is the title of Leo Sayer’s only UK No 1 single?
When I Need You
3. In which cult TV programme would you hear the catch-phrases "I love it when a plan comes together" and “You crazy fool”?
A-Team
4. Which country does the wine Blue Nun come from?
Germany
5. Which financial institution sponsors ITV1’s ‘The Bill’?
The Co-Operative Bank
6. Which cartoon character lives in Bikini Bottom?
Spongebob Squarepants
7. Ricky Wilson, Andrew "Whitey" White, and Nick "Peanut" Baines are amongst the members of which indie band?
Kaiser Chiefs
8. In which 2000 comedy film would you find Robert De Niro starring as Ben Stiller’s potential father-in-law?
Meet the Parents
9. In which UK county would you find the towns of Camborne and Redruth?
Cornwall
10. Which country is represented by the international car registration letter of P?
Portugal
11. Which car manufacturer produces the Sorento and Sedona models?
Kia
12. To which Spanish city can you travel by ferry from Portsmouth?
Bilbao
13. What word is used to describe a male squirrel?
Buck
14. Which brand of coffee was "good to the last drop" according to the advertisement?
Maxwell House
15. In which New England state was George W. Bush born?
Connecticut
16. What was the name of the character played by David Hasselhoff in ‘Baywatch’?
Lt./Capt. Mitch Buchannon
17. How many contestants take part in each edition of the TV gameshow Deal or Now Deal?
Twenty Two
18. The national lottery started in 1994, In which year did the Wednesday draw start?
1997
19. If you wrote the num 0 to 100, how many times would you write down the number 3?
Twenty
20. Family Fortunes Question - One point each - Top Seven Answers Required - Name an animal which appears in the name of a public house?
Lion / Bull / Dog / Horse / Fox / Stag / Pig (what happened to the Slug & Lettuce?)
Charlton Athletic
2. What is the title of Leo Sayer’s only UK No 1 single?
When I Need You
3. In which cult TV programme would you hear the catch-phrases "I love it when a plan comes together" and “You crazy fool”?
A-Team
4. Which country does the wine Blue Nun come from?
Germany
5. Which financial institution sponsors ITV1’s ‘The Bill’?
The Co-Operative Bank
6. Which cartoon character lives in Bikini Bottom?
Spongebob Squarepants
7. Ricky Wilson, Andrew "Whitey" White, and Nick "Peanut" Baines are amongst the members of which indie band?
Kaiser Chiefs
8. In which 2000 comedy film would you find Robert De Niro starring as Ben Stiller’s potential father-in-law?
Meet the Parents
9. In which UK county would you find the towns of Camborne and Redruth?
Cornwall
10. Which country is represented by the international car registration letter of P?
Portugal
11. Which car manufacturer produces the Sorento and Sedona models?
Kia
12. To which Spanish city can you travel by ferry from Portsmouth?
Bilbao
13. What word is used to describe a male squirrel?
Buck
14. Which brand of coffee was "good to the last drop" according to the advertisement?
Maxwell House
15. In which New England state was George W. Bush born?
Connecticut
16. What was the name of the character played by David Hasselhoff in ‘Baywatch’?
Lt./Capt. Mitch Buchannon
17. How many contestants take part in each edition of the TV gameshow Deal or Now Deal?
Twenty Two
18. The national lottery started in 1994, In which year did the Wednesday draw start?
1997
19. If you wrote the num 0 to 100, how many times would you write down the number 3?
Twenty
20. Family Fortunes Question - One point each - Top Seven Answers Required - Name an animal which appears in the name of a public house?
Lion / Bull / Dog / Horse / Fox / Stag / Pig (what happened to the Slug & Lettuce?)
21. Which Year - Ian Botham was banned from playing first class cricket for two months after admitting smoking cannabis, Irishman Bob Geldof was made an Honorary Knight by the Queen for his fund-raising events, Richard Branson’s powerboat, Virgin Atlantic Challenger II, completed the fastest Atlantic crossing in a time of 3 days, 8 hours and 31 minutes, British newspapers were banned from printing extracts from former M15 officer Peter Wright’s book ‘Spycatcher’ and Kurt Waldheim was elected President of Austria, despite growing evidence that he collaborated with the Nazis in World War II?
1986
22. What is the bony substance in a tooth just beneath the enamel?
Dentine
23. Which Somerset town has a “Grand Pier”?
Weston Super Mare
24. What ran for less than two years between St Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California?
Pony Express
25. San Miguel is the largest of which group of Portuguese-owned islands?
Azores
26. Which company hope to be offering “Galactic” sub orbital space cruises by 2008?
Virgin Galactic
27. In the world of film, whose prime directives were to “Serve the Public Trust”, “Protect the Innocent” and “Uphold the Law” as well as a fourth “Classified” directive?
Robocop’s
28. Which fishing village in France became a Mecca for the jet set after Bridgette Bardot moved there?
St Tropez
29. Who is Chairman of Selectors on England’s Cricket Board?
David Graveney
30. At which underground station will passengers alight for Olympic Park in 2012?
Stratford International
31. What was the name of the theme tune to the film "Bridge Over The River Kwai"?
Colonel Bogey
32. Where is Admiral Lord Nelson buried?
St Paul’s Cathedral
33. True or False – ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev was born on a ship?
False – he was born on a train
34. Which TV entertainer often used the catchphrase, ‘seems like a nice boy’?
Larry Grayson
35. The numbers board on Channel 4’s Countdown is known as CECIL, what does CECIL stand for? Countdown Electronic Calculator In Leeds
36. Who were the two captains in the first series of "Question of Sport"?
Cliff Morgan / Henry Cooper
37. Which female singer’s first two albums were entitled The Kick Inside and Lionheart?
Kate Bush
38. The first ever Lottery Draw on Saturday November 19th 1994, was presented by which famous celebrity?
Noel Edmunds
39. Which well known fruit juice drink brand is the Maori word for "Good Health"?
Kia Ora
40. Who invented the Kenwood Chef electric food mixer?
Ken Wood
1986
22. What is the bony substance in a tooth just beneath the enamel?
Dentine
23. Which Somerset town has a “Grand Pier”?
Weston Super Mare
24. What ran for less than two years between St Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California?
Pony Express
25. San Miguel is the largest of which group of Portuguese-owned islands?
Azores
26. Which company hope to be offering “Galactic” sub orbital space cruises by 2008?
Virgin Galactic
27. In the world of film, whose prime directives were to “Serve the Public Trust”, “Protect the Innocent” and “Uphold the Law” as well as a fourth “Classified” directive?
Robocop’s
28. Which fishing village in France became a Mecca for the jet set after Bridgette Bardot moved there?
St Tropez
29. Who is Chairman of Selectors on England’s Cricket Board?
David Graveney
30. At which underground station will passengers alight for Olympic Park in 2012?
Stratford International
31. What was the name of the theme tune to the film "Bridge Over The River Kwai"?
Colonel Bogey
32. Where is Admiral Lord Nelson buried?
St Paul’s Cathedral
33. True or False – ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev was born on a ship?
False – he was born on a train
34. Which TV entertainer often used the catchphrase, ‘seems like a nice boy’?
Larry Grayson
35. The numbers board on Channel 4’s Countdown is known as CECIL, what does CECIL stand for? Countdown Electronic Calculator In Leeds
36. Who were the two captains in the first series of "Question of Sport"?
Cliff Morgan / Henry Cooper
37. Which female singer’s first two albums were entitled The Kick Inside and Lionheart?
Kate Bush
38. The first ever Lottery Draw on Saturday November 19th 1994, was presented by which famous celebrity?
Noel Edmunds
39. Which well known fruit juice drink brand is the Maori word for "Good Health"?
Kia Ora
40. Who invented the Kenwood Chef electric food mixer?
Ken Wood
Tiebreaker - The number of bananas in the world’s biggest ever banana split?
11,333
11,333
