Quiz 110606
1. From which airport did the England squad fly out to Germany?
Luton
2. How many hoops are there in a crocquet set?
Six
3. Which football club may be barred from next year’s Champions League after it was discovered they secretly gave money to a Belgian club, Beveren?
Arsenal
4. Who is top of the charts with "I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker"?
Sandi Thom
5. In which German city are England based for their group games?
Baden-Baden
6. Which pretty woman is set to sign a £2.2m deal to be the new face of Avon Cosmetics?
Julia Roberts
7. Which snack’s name comes from the Turkish for rotating?
Doner Kebab
8. What word can go before ’shot’ and after ‘cauliflower’?
Ear
9. A rock-opera has opened in Mongolia celebrating the life of which individual?
Genghis Khan
10. Brazil have been world football champions more times than any other nation. Whom did they beat to become World Champions the first time?
Sweden
11. Which company recently revealed record losses for a British company?
Vodaphone
12. The Government is considering introducing legislation to once again allow people to hunt which large creature?
Wild Boar
13. In the 2005/06 season how many of the 92 managers in the Football League were sacked - 20, 30 or 40?
Forty
14. In which European country is spa which gave its name to health resorts?
Belgium
15. Who is the youngest footballer ever to have played for England?
Theo Walcott
16. In which sport did one originally receive a new hat for performing a hat-trick?
Cricket
17. Everybody has to sit down and play a game, where you draw things and everyone tries to guess what it is, what is this game called?
Pictionary
18. Which animals have recently tested positive for bird flu on the Indonesian island of Sumatra?
Pigs
19. At which ground do St Helens play their home rugby?
Knowesley Road
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name a game most people play in everyday clothes?
Darts / Cards / Chess / Snooker or Pool / Golf / Bingo
Luton
2. How many hoops are there in a crocquet set?
Six
3. Which football club may be barred from next year’s Champions League after it was discovered they secretly gave money to a Belgian club, Beveren?
Arsenal
4. Who is top of the charts with "I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker"?
Sandi Thom
5. In which German city are England based for their group games?
Baden-Baden
6. Which pretty woman is set to sign a £2.2m deal to be the new face of Avon Cosmetics?
Julia Roberts
7. Which snack’s name comes from the Turkish for rotating?
Doner Kebab
8. What word can go before ’shot’ and after ‘cauliflower’?
Ear
9. A rock-opera has opened in Mongolia celebrating the life of which individual?
Genghis Khan
10. Brazil have been world football champions more times than any other nation. Whom did they beat to become World Champions the first time?
Sweden
11. Which company recently revealed record losses for a British company?
Vodaphone
12. The Government is considering introducing legislation to once again allow people to hunt which large creature?
Wild Boar
13. In the 2005/06 season how many of the 92 managers in the Football League were sacked - 20, 30 or 40?
Forty
14. In which European country is spa which gave its name to health resorts?
Belgium
15. Who is the youngest footballer ever to have played for England?
Theo Walcott
16. In which sport did one originally receive a new hat for performing a hat-trick?
Cricket
17. Everybody has to sit down and play a game, where you draw things and everyone tries to guess what it is, what is this game called?
Pictionary
18. Which animals have recently tested positive for bird flu on the Indonesian island of Sumatra?
Pigs
19. At which ground do St Helens play their home rugby?
Knowesley Road
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name a game most people play in everyday clothes?
Darts / Cards / Chess / Snooker or Pool / Golf / Bingo
21. Which Year - Underwater adventurer Jaques Cousteau died, During a boxing match Mike Tyson bit a chunk out of Evander Holyfield’s ear, Willaim Hague was elected as the new leader of the Tory Party, Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to die by lethal injection and Hong Kong was handed back to the Chinese after almost a century of British rule?
1997
22. Which Englishman scored a hat-trick at the 1986 World Cup?
Gary Lineker
23. What nationality was aviator Amy Johnson?
British
24. On which English course is the Lancashire Oaks run?
Haydock Park
25. According to the ad, what put the T in Britain?
Typhoo
26. In which film did Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito star as Julius and Vincent Benedict?
Twins
27. Which animal has the longest tail?
Asian elephant
28. Who wrote "Journey to the Centre of the Earth?"
Jules Verne
29. Which Channel 5 quiz show had no host?
100 per cent
30. Which country was the first to win a World Cup final on penalties?
Brazil
31. How many colours represent all the properties on a Monopoly board?
Eight
32. Where is your cuboid bone?
In the foot
33. Of all the countries to have previously won the World Cup, which is the only one not competing in the 2006 finals?
Uruguay
34. What is cured by Zantac, the world’s biggest selling drug brand?
Ulcers
35. Gordon Banks made arguably the greatest ever save in England’s match against Brazil at the 1970 World Cup, from whose header?
Pele
36. Which orders 22nd and final Grand Master was burned at the stake in 1314?
Knight Templars
37. In the sport of Tennis, what follows the score of Deuce?
Advantage
38. Which very famous ship was captained by Christopher Jones?
The Mayflower
39. Which World Cup country claims to be the oldest country in the world, having become Independent in the 6th century BC?
Iran
40. A very good looking, well rounded, tall, fair, beautiful lady with excellent figure, wearing mini skirt and tight top is walking towards a wall with her eyes closed, which part of her body will hit the wall first?
Since her eyes are closed - instinctively anyone will put their hand out - so her hands
1997
22. Which Englishman scored a hat-trick at the 1986 World Cup?
Gary Lineker
23. What nationality was aviator Amy Johnson?
British
24. On which English course is the Lancashire Oaks run?
Haydock Park
25. According to the ad, what put the T in Britain?
Typhoo
26. In which film did Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito star as Julius and Vincent Benedict?
Twins
27. Which animal has the longest tail?
Asian elephant
28. Who wrote "Journey to the Centre of the Earth?"
Jules Verne
29. Which Channel 5 quiz show had no host?
100 per cent
30. Which country was the first to win a World Cup final on penalties?
Brazil
31. How many colours represent all the properties on a Monopoly board?
Eight
32. Where is your cuboid bone?
In the foot
33. Of all the countries to have previously won the World Cup, which is the only one not competing in the 2006 finals?
Uruguay
34. What is cured by Zantac, the world’s biggest selling drug brand?
Ulcers
35. Gordon Banks made arguably the greatest ever save in England’s match against Brazil at the 1970 World Cup, from whose header?
Pele
36. Which orders 22nd and final Grand Master was burned at the stake in 1314?
Knight Templars
37. In the sport of Tennis, what follows the score of Deuce?
Advantage
38. Which very famous ship was captained by Christopher Jones?
The Mayflower
39. Which World Cup country claims to be the oldest country in the world, having become Independent in the 6th century BC?
Iran
40. A very good looking, well rounded, tall, fair, beautiful lady with excellent figure, wearing mini skirt and tight top is walking towards a wall with her eyes closed, which part of her body will hit the wall first?
Since her eyes are closed - instinctively anyone will put their hand out - so her hands
Tiebreaker - How many throw-ins did England win during the 1966 World Cup Final?
36
36
