Quiz 180606
1. Which side of the brain is responsible for logic and rational thought, the left or the right?
Left
2. The tarantula spider is named after a town in which country?
Italy (Taranto)
3. Who has scored a number one hit in the charts with "Maneater"?
Nelly Furtado
4. Which food product features a man with a handlebar moustache on the packaging?
Pringles
5. Which team in the current World Cup has a player called Pinpong?
Ghana
6. One Point Each - The first five letters of a British football manager’s name and his team are the same, what are they?
Arsene Wenger & Arsenal
7. In Formula 1 racing, which colour flag is used to mean “A hazard has been cleared up and the cars can proceed at racing speed”?
Green
8. Which country used to be called Mesopotamia?
Iraq
9. In which 2000 film did Liz Hurley play the devil?
Bedazzled
10. Which great Dutch striker is Holland’s current manager?
Marco van Basten
11. In which London borough is the Royal Albert Hall located?
Kensington
12. When a grasshopper is picked up, it will most likely do which of the following - urinate, rub its legs together or spit?
Spit
13. RAW BRAINS BROAD is an anagram of which British Actress?
Barbara Windsor
14. Which male pop star had more duet partners in the 20th century than any other chart artist?
Elton John
15. Which England footballer is currently being seen in adverts for the new Hyundai?
Peter Crouch
16. How many legs does a shrimp have?
Ten
17. What company was founded by Adolph Dassler?
Adidas
18. Which Leicester band, who are currently back on tour, had nine top ten singles between 1975 and 1978, all cover versions?
Showaddywaddy
19. If you travelled due south from Rome what would be the first African country you would come to?
Libya
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name a famous Tom?
Jones / Cruise / Hanks / Selleck / Clancy
21. Which Year - Shergar won the Derby by a record ten lengths, Blanks were fired at the Queen during the Trooping the Colour ceremony, John McEnroe beat Bjorn Borg to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon for the first time, The Humber Estuary Bridge, the world’s longest single-span structure, was officially opened by the Queen and Shakin’ Stevens was at No.1 with `Green Door’?
1981
22. Of the twenty official languages spoken by the European Union, which one has the most native speakers?
German (90 Million)
23. What is the seasoned jellied loaf made from the head of a pig or calf known as?
Brawn
24. Which car manufacturer makes the IS200, RX300 & GS430?
Lexus
25. Which fashion and fragrance company makes Allure Sensuelle?
Chanel
26. Which sitcom character was the Chairman of Cavendish Foods?
Richard De Vere (in "To The Manor Born")
27. Which vehicle manufacturer produced the first successful front wheel drive vehicle?
Citroen
28. Since the year 2000, the original Tate Art Gallery in London has been known as what?
Tate Britain
29. Which is the first planet mentioned in the lyrics of the song "Fly me to the moon"?
Jupiter (Fly me to the moon, And let me play among the stars, Let me see what spring is like, On Jupiter and Mars, In other words hold my hand, In other words darling kiss me)
30. What was introduced to the Indianapolis 500 in 1911, that no other previous auto race had - Pit stops were made for the first time for refueling, Rubber tyres with air were introduced or Rear-view mirrors were fitted to the racecars?
Rear-view mirrors - instead of a passenger acting as lookout!
31. If you were on a boat called "Maid of the Mist" which famous tourist attraction and natural phenomena can you see?
Niagara Falls
32. Betz cells are found in which part of the human body Brain, Heart, Lungs or Stomach?
Brain
33. In the steak dish Tournedos Rossini what is spread on top of the steak?
Pate
34. Who was the first Beatle who could accurately sing When I’m Sixty Four?
Ringo Starr
35. True or False - In Saudi Arabia most of the telephone boxes in the desert are solar powered?
True
36. In which 2005 movie does Naomi Watts play the character Ann Darrow?
King Kong
37. Which precious metal is the best conductor of electricity?
Silver
38. Who won the 1972 Miss World competition but was disqualified for being a man?
Was it Miss China, Miss Hong Kong, or Miss India?
Miss Hong Kong
39. In the Beatrix Potter books what kind of animal is Aunt Dorcas?
A Pig
40. Who is the only American President to have been seen wearing a NAZI uniform?
Ronald Reagan - in a movie!
Tiebreaker - What year was the first VCR made?
1956
- In which year was the first patent made on the Ouija Board?
1892
