Quiz 040606
1. Who was the Prime Minister when England won the World Cup?
Harold Wilson
2. In The News - As an antidote to the World Cup, any guest at a Lake District hotel who hears a member of staff mention football will receive a free what?
Glass of champagne
3. What are the young of squirrels called?
Kittens
4. Which town in Central Spain is famous for it’s swords and knives?
Toledo
5. In The News - Geraint Roberts, a farmer in Wales, was mauled this week by a 47-stone what?
Pig
6. In which sport could you compete for the "Golden Helmet"?
Speedway
7. Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, Beast, and Iceman are characters in which movie?
X-Men
8. In The News - A Zambian magistrate has sentenced a British businessman to 15 days of what after he overstayed his visa - Decorating, Cleaning or Gardening?
Gardening
9. In Arthurian legend, who was the son of Sir Lancelot?
Sir Galahad
10. Which car manufacturer produces the Eos?
Volkswagen
11. Which word can precede "Jerk", "Cap" and "Trembler"?
Knee
12. Which British golfer has said that he wants golf ball manufacturers to limit the distances modern-day players are able to achieve off the tee?
Colin Montgomerie
13. In The News - Rochdale borough council’s computer system detected e-mails containing which word opposing a planning application - deeming them as sexually offensive?
"erection"
14. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have named their first child what?
Shiloh - a biblical term for Messiah
15. Who are top of the album charts with ‘Stadium Arcadium’?
Red Hot Chili Peppers
16. Denmark has a land border with only one other country. Which country?
Germany
17. Which sport is to get the ‘pro-celebrity’ treatment on a Channel 5 show this summer?
Croquet
18. Which brand of disinfectant took it’s name from the London Sanitary Engineer Harry Pickup?
Harpic
19. By what name is the set of general guidelines for the creation of beautiful architecture adopted in the East known in Britain, its name being a translation of “wind-water”?
Feng Shui
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Five Answers required for one point each - Other than a Birth Certificate, name something on which you would find your date of birth?
Driving Licence / Passport / Insurance Policy / Medical Records / Tombstone!
21. Which Year - Three Russians cosmonauts who had spent a record-breaking 24 days in space were found dead, despite a safe landing, It was announced by the government that crash helmets were to be made compulsory for motor-cyclists, Hundreds of topless women on the French Riviera were ordered by riot police to put their bikini tops back on, Harvey Smith won the British Showjumping Derby but was disqualified for making a two-finger gesture and In London, Manchester United’s George Best was sent off for persistently arguing with the referee?
1971
22. The oldest man-made building of any kind still existing is in which country?
Egypt - the central edifice of the 4,600-year-old mastaba built at Sakkara, Egypt
23. If it takes three three-year-olds three minutes to build three sandcastles, how long would it take four three-year-olds to build eight sandcastles?
Six Minutes
24. Which 1970s TV comedy series was originally going to be called "Super Chaps Three"?
The Goodies
25. What creatures do the Galapagos Islands take their name from?
Tortoises
26. Which was the first non-British Eurovision Song Contest winner to top the British charts?
Dana / All Kinds Of Everything - 1970 (Abba was 1974)
27. After which famous engineer is the university at Uxbridge named?
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
28. Which Boney M song ends with the line "Oh Those Russians"?
Rasputin
29. In which English county is Glastonbury?
Somerset
30. What sport do the Phoenix Coyotes play?
Ice Hockey
31. Which organs in the body are connected to the adrenal glands?
Kidneys
32. What was the surname of Howard, Marion, Ritchie and Joannie in "Happy Days"?
Cunningham
33. MYTHICAL RADAR is an anagram of which London Landmark?
Admiralty Arch
34. What is the main alcoholic ingredient in the cocktail "Horse’s Neck"?
Brandy
35. Which Persian word in English usage describes a market area or a charity sale?
Bazaar
36. Rowan Atkinson appeared alongside Sarah Michelle Geller in which film?
Scooby-Doo
37. Which city is home to more Irish than Dublin, more Italians than Rome, and more Jews than Tel Aviv?
New York
38. Which Rogers and Hammerstein musical features the songs "June Is Busting Out All Over"?
Carousel
39. If Sooty is a Teddy Bear and Sweep is a Spaniel, what is Soo?
Panda
40. Port Said lies at one end of the Suez Canal. Which city is at the other end?
Suez
Tiebreaker - Between 1931 and 1969 Walt Disney collected how many Oscars?
35
The number of possible ways of playing just the first four moves on each side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000!
