QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. What’s the maximum cash prize on Noel Edmonds’s game show Deal Or No Deal?
£250,000
2. Lisa Armstrong was the bride, Declan Donnelly was the best-man and guests included Robbie Williams and Cat Deeley, but who was the groom?
Ant McPartlin
3. Which popular fruit takes its name from the Arabic for finger?
Banana - the most popular fruit in the UK
4. What is the subtitle of the second Pirates of the Caribbean film?
Dead Man’s Chest (The first was -  The Curse of the Black Pearl)
5. Who’s had most No.1 singles — Blur, Oasis or McFly?
Oasis with eight. Blur have had two and McFly four
6. Which country produces Leerdammer cheese?
Holland
7. Is the current series of Big Brother the fifth, sixth or seventh?
Seventh
8. If you end a mobile phone text message with CWYL what are you saying?
Chat with you later
9. What facial feature is missing from Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa?
Eyebrows
10. What’s the minimum age at which a child can have a part time job in the UK?
14 years old, although local authority by-laws vary
11. One point each - Name the three stars of the new BBC2 celebrity programme “Excuse My French”?
Ron Atkinson, Marcus Brigstock, and Esther Rantzen
12. A club formed by World War II pilots who underwent pioneering plastic surgery is named after which animal?
Guinea Pig
13. Would you find baby’s breath in a health food shop, toy shop, a garden centre or public house?
In a garden centre. It’s a tall flowering plant also known as gypsophila
14. Who is the current Great Britain Rugby League captain?
Paul Sculthorpe
15. What word can be a light two-wheeled carriage or a pop concert?
Gig
16. Experts recently claimed that which word was the first spoken by around 71% of babies throughout the world over the last 50,000 years, as it means father in over 700 languages?
Papa
17. What gadget in our homes uses the Phase Alternating Line format?
Television. It’s a colour TV encoding system
18. The first match recently played at north London’s new Emirates Stadium was testimonial of which Arsenal legend?
Dennis Bergkamp
19. True or False - Halle Berry’s stunt double in the ‘Catwoman’ film was a man?
True
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name a well-known singer whose name contains a geographical feature?
Glen Campbell, Gracie Fields, Vince Hill, Billy Ocean, Garth Brooks, Greg Lake, Kym Marsh

21. Which Year - In Rome, Pope Paul VI died of a heart attack, England cricketer David Gower scored his first Test century, Kenya’s President Jomo Kenyatta died, Jack Nicklaus won the British Open golf title for the third time, The first test-tube baby in Britain was born - Louise Joy Brown, at Oldham General Hospital, Lancashire and Martina Navratilova won the women’s singles title at Wimbledon for the first time?
1978
22. How many great-great grandparents can you have?
Sixteen
23. Which BT service recently celebrated it’s 70th birthday?
Speaking Clock
24. What kind of missile takes its name from Latin meaning “numbness”?
Torpedo
25. In Greek mythology, when Argus was killed, his 100 eyes were transplanted into the tail feathers of which bird?
Peacock
26. The skin infection tinea pedis is more commonly known as what?
Athlete’s foot
27. In the British Army, which is Scotland’s only cavalry regiment?
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
28. If someone gave you barm brack, what would you do with it - eat it, plant it or smoke it?
Eat it, it’s a kind of Irish bread
29. Which board game was rejected by Waddingtons when it was first designed, because they claimed it had 52 fundamental playing errors?
Monopoly
30. What type of Kryptonite takes away Superman’s powers temporarily?
Green
31. The name of which Japanese car and motorbike manufacturer means “bell tree” in Japanese?
Suzuki
32. Which literary monster was created when the author was inspired by a nightmare after eating crabs?
Dracula
33. Specifically, in which sport might you use nymphs?
Fly Fishing
34. What is Britain’s most visited tourist attraction?
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, which draws over six million visitors each year
35. If a golfer returns a score for any hole lower than he really scored he’s disqualified. What happens if he returns a score higher than the proper score?
The higher score stands
36. In France what would you buy in a charcuterie?
Cooked Meats
37. What’s the total number of spots on the three lowest dominoes?
Three. One and blank, one and one and double blank
38. DAB radios are the latest thing. What do the initials stand for?
Digital Audio Broadcasting
39. What is the tallest variety of grass in the world?
Bamboo, which can reach 130 feet and more
40. Which girl always has her name displayed on a banner?
Anne - B’ANNE’R

Tiebreaker - If you put all the Skoda cars made in 2004 end to end, how many miles would they stretch?
1,750

1. Helios was the Greek god of what?
The Sun
2. What material forms the centre of the best cricket balls?
Cork
3. Who did Vladimir Putin succeed as President of Russia?
Boris Yeltsin
4. In which city was Gary Linekar born?
Leicester
5. Whose secret hideaway in the Arctic is called The Fortress of Solitude?
Superman
6. What was the original trophy in 1860 for winning the Open, a glove, a jacket or a belt?
A Belt
7. Which is the world’s only completely car-free city centre?
Venice
8. Who in 2003 succeeded Jenny Bond as Royal reporter for the BBC?
Nicholas Witchell
9. Which government department is responsible for MI5?
Home Office
10. According to the Pentagon, each US Soldier in Iraq is equipped with a ‘combat emplacement evacuator’ - what would a normal person call it?
A Shovel
11. How many legs does a butterfly have?
Six
12. What was the first name of Ronnie Barkers character Arkright in the TV series Open All Hours?
Albert
13. If seven people meet each other and each shakes hands only once with each of the others how many handshakes will there have been?
Twenty One
14. What is the name of the bay near Glasgow that is home to Britain’s Trident Nuclear submarines?
Faslane
15. Admiral Horatio Nelson lost an eye and an arm during battles - which did he lose first his eye or his arm?
Eye in 1794 at Calvi during French Revolutionary war, Arm in 1797 at battle of Cape St. Vincent
16. Which wine is named after the range of hills in N. Central Italy between Florence and Siena?
Chianti
17. Which people were led by Genghis Khan?
Mongols
18. What in criminal slang are ‘Darbies’?
Handcuffs
19. Which African animal kills the most people?
Crocodile
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answer Required - Name a non-living object which has feet?
Table / Statue / Chair or Stool / Tape Measure or Ruler / Socks

21. Which Year - 22-year-old Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros became only the second golfer from continental Europe to win the British Open championship, Broadcast music was banned in Iran by the Ayotallah Khomeini who said that it corrupted youth, Britain’s first nudist beach was established in Brighton, Sebastian Coe broke his third world record in six weeks at Zurich when he set a new best for the 1500 metres and America’s Skylab 1 returned to earth after 34,981 orbits and six years in space?
1979
22. How Many Different Euro Banknotes Are There?
Seven (5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 & 500)
23. What event is baker Thomas Fairylore associated with?
Started great fire of London
24. What job does an ‘optical illuminator enhancer’ do?
Window Cleaner
25. What do the letters TIR on the rear of heavy goods vehicles stand for?
Transport International Routiers
26. What relation is Super-Hero ‘Supergirl’ to ‘Superman’?
Cousin
27. Who was the first sponsor of the football league in 1983?
Canon
28. If you were born on the date that Britain and France declared war on Germany to start World War Two, what sign of zodiac would you be?
Virgo (3rd September 1939)
29. Which animal, often kept as a pet, is known as the Sand Rat or Desert Kangeroo?
Gerbil
30. How much did the watch sell for in the episode of Fools and Horses when they became rich?
£6 million
31. At a depth of 12,391 ft, which country is the home to the World’s deepest mine?
South Africa
32. Who was pictured on the reverse of the last English pound notes?
Sir Isaac Newton
33. If you sailed the River Rhine, how many countries would you travel through?
Three - Switzerland, Germany & Holland
34. Which insurance company are currently being asked to "quote me happy"?
Norwich Union
35. What type of creature is an ‘Indian Runner’ - a bird, an insect or a reptile?
A Bird - type of duck
36. Which three items does Bob The Builder carry in his belt?
Spanner, Hammer and Screwdriver
37. On which Mediterranean island is the seaport of Famagusta?
Cyprus
38. In literature, who owned The Spyglass Inn?
Long John Silver
39. How many Carry On Films did Barbara Windsor star in - 6, 7 or 8?
Eight
40. Where would you find 5 pieces of wood at each end of a chain?
Cricket pitch

Tiebreaker - How long is the world record for juggling 3 objects without dropping any of them?
Terry Cole of the UK juggled 3 objects for 11hours 4min 22 sec in 1995

What did Sir Peter Teazle do in 1787, that Cardinal Beaufort did in 1805 and Captain Cuttle did in 1922? - Won the Derby - they were all horses!

1. Which novel is associated with the phrase ‘big brother is watching you’?
1984
2. What colour are the robes of a Buddhist monk in Thailand?
Orange
3. Dogs have sweat glands in their nose and where else?
Paws
4. Who was the first grandchild of King George VI?
Prince Charles
5. What does a belly man do - a) Adjust sound boards in pianos, b) carves pigs carcasses in a butchers or c) he is the anchorman in a tug-of-war team?
a) Adjust sound boards in pianos
6. Elton John wrote the music for which acclaimed musical that opened in London in 2005?
Billy Elliott
7. Which of the tropics passes through Australia?
Tropic of Capricorn
8. Which actress played a Matron in five Carry On films?
Hattie Jacques
9. In what sport might you run into ‘brush and rails’, ‘hog’s back’ and a ‘double oxer’?
Show Jumping - types of fences
10. In furniture what name is given to a set of tables, graduated in size so that they fit beneath each other?
Nest
11. ‘I am a nice shark, not a mindless eating machine’ is a line from which film?
Finding Nemo
12. How many riders are on each Tour de France team?
Nine
13. On which island was the Mafia founded in the 1400s?
Sicily
14. What is the largest denomination of the Euro currency that is available as a coin?
Two Euros
15. Which is more northerly - The Mendip Hills, The New Forest or The Vale Of The White Horse?
Vale of the White Horse
16. In which popular TV series did Ray Daley replace Terry McCann?
Minder
17. Which of the following teams were not involved in the first football league in 1888? Wolverhampton Wanderers, Blackpool or Everton?
Blackpool
18. How many counties have a border with Oxfordshire?
Six (Bucks, Wilts, Warwicks, Berks, Gloucs and Northants)
19. Even though he retired from UK athletics in 1980, who still holds the record for the most capped British male athlete of all time?
Geoff Capes
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name A Sign You Might See Outside A Guest House?
Vacancies - B & B - No Vacancies - No Pets - En-Suite

21. Which Year - For the first time in ten years, both the mens’ and ladies’ Wimbledon finals were played on the same day, Nick Leeson, the man who broke Barings Bank, was released from jail in Singapore, Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood was shot in a drive-by shooting incident after ignoring gangland threats and The funeral of the actor Bill Owen, best-known as the scruffy Compo Simanite in “Last Of The Summer Wine”, took place in Holmfirth, the home of the programme?
1999
22. Which motor car manufacturer produces the ‘Puma ‘model?
Ford
23. In which TV show did the Aliens look like lizards?
V
24. At the start of a game of draughts, how many squares are empty?
Forty
25. In which European country did the sport of speed skating originate?
Holland
26. Sue Johnson and Ricky Tomlinson who play husband and wife in The Royle Family previously played husband and wife in which series?
Brookside
27. What title is given to the wife of a Knight?
Dame
28. Which American comedienne once said: “I don’t work out. If God wanted us to bend over, he’d put diamonds on the floor”?
Joan Rivers
29. Where in England would you find ‘The All England Jumping Course’?
Hickstead
30. Which former Eurovision Song Contest winner became an MEP in the 1999 elections?
Dana
31. How many candles were carried by the vergers at Ronnie Barker’s memorial service at Westminister Abbey?
Four (fork handles)
32. On the 14th August 1893 France became the first country to introduce what for motor vehicles: Windscreen Wipers, Number Plates or Wing Mirrors?
Number Plates
33. What is the shortest track event in which runners can move out of their lanes?
800m
34. Where in Wales did Billy Butlin build his last, and smallest, holiday camp, which opened in 1966?
Barry Island
35. Number 1 Snoopy Place, Santa Rosa, California was the home address of which cartoonist?
Charles Shultz
36. Which musical ended with the line "I now pronounce you men and wives"?
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
37. How many slices of bread are used to correctly make a Club Sandwich?
Three
38. Which steam train was driven by Casey Jones?
Cannonball Express
39. The credits on all Bond films finish with which same four words?
James Bond will return
40. Which double act won seven Oscars between 1943 and 1953?
Tom & Jerry

You are driving in a car at a constant speed. On your left side is a valley and on your right side is a fire engine traveling at the same speed as you. In front of you is a galloping pig which is the same size as your car and you cannot overtake it. Behind you is a helicopter flying at ground level. Both the giant pig and the helicopter are also traveling at the same speed as you. What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?
Get off the children’s "Merry-Go-Round", you’re drunk!

Tiebreaker - In order to satisfy an adults daily nutritional requirements it would, theoretically, be possible to drink the following 1 glass of orange juice, 2 glasses of milk and how many pints of Guinness?
Forty Seven (47)

1. Who is the only member of the British royal family ever to have competed in a first-class tennis tournament when he entered the men’s doubles event at Wimbledon in 1926?
George VI
2. According to superstition, which shoulder should you throw spilt salt over to avoid bad luck?
Left
3. Which is the nearest city to Chernobyl?
Kiev
4. Which tennis player was ranked in the world top ten continuously from 1973 to 1988; in his career, he won 109 singles titles - more than any other man?
Jimmy Connors
5. Which of the British bank notes has the most money in circulation?
Ten Pound
6. Which tennis player took over from Anneka Rice in C4’s "Treasure Hunt"?
Annabel Croft
7. Which Scandinavian country has the longest North Sea coast?
Norway
8. In which year were male tennis players first tested for drugs at Wimbledon, 1984, 1986, 1988 or 1990?
1986
9. Who was the leader of the US Air Force band in Europe during WWII?
Glenn Miller (still missing!)
10. What is the nationality of tennis player Kim Clijsters?
Belgian
11. How many pins can be seen in full when viewing ten-pins face on?
Seven
12. In a tie breaker in tennis, after how many points do players change ends?
Six
13. What is 190 feet long, 66 feet high and had its nose shot off by Napolean’s troops?
The Sphinx
14. Which tennis player was beaten by Pat Cash in the final of the 1987 Wimbledon men’s singles tournament?
Ivan Lendl
15. What colour is the 15 on a roulette wheel?
Black
16. Which woman, in 1988, completed the first “Golden Slam,” winning all of tennis’ grand slam events and an Olympic gold medal?
Steffi Graf
17. Which 1965 film theme is always listed last in lists of British pop songs?
Zorba’s Dance
18. A winner of all four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, who’s father competed for Iran at the Olympic Games?
Andre Agassi
19. Which Football League club has the postal address of ‘Liverpool, L4 4EL’?
Everton
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name a plant from a modern garden that Adam could use as a fig leaf?
Cabbage leaf / Rhubarb leaf / Dock leaf / Rubber plant / Fern leaf / Conifer!!!

21. Which Year - The Queen began paying Income Tax, Tennis champion Monica Seles was stabbed on a tennis court, The Government announced plans to privatise British Rail and Nelson Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize with South African President FW de Klerk?
1993
22. Which southern state of India gave its name to a curry before its name was changed to Tamil Nadu?
Madras
23. Which was the 1967 sports champion Gay Brewer - a golfer, a horse or a tennis player?
A Golfer
24. Which pop star of the sixties and seventies auctioned off all his material possessions in 1981?
Cat Stevens
25. Which London park features a drive called The Ladies Mile?
Hyde Park
26. Which country is closest to Cyprus?
Turkey
27. Which scientist’s actual finger is mounted pointing skyward in the Florence Museum of the History of Science?
Galileo’s
28. Which sex should your truffle-seeking pig be - male, female or either?
Female
29. How many rounds of the Open Golf Championship are played before the first cut of players is made?
Two
30. Which animal provides the polar bear with the major portion of its carnivorous diet?
Seal
31. Who is the only fictional character to be awarded a degree in sleuthing by Colorado State University?
Sherlock Holmes
32. What do you get 32 of in a Monopoly game?
Houses
33. Which Scottish winner of The Open was actually born in Shropshire?
Sandy Lyle
34. Which European country produces Manchego cheese?
Spain
35. What is HANDFASTING – is it a) a font used in printing , b) counting on your fingers c) an Anglo Saxon marriage ceremony, or d) a technique of building walls without mortar?
c) an Anglo Saxon betrothal ceremony
36. What is an upward striking ‘flaschenblitz’ an unusual form of?
Lightning
37. When a post mortem was carried out on Oliver Cromwell one of his organs was found to be twice its normal size, Which one?
His brain
38. What prevented the playing of the third test at Old Trafford in 1890?
Rain!
39. What was the name of the police detective palyed by Helen Mirren in the Prime Suspect dramas?
Jane Tennison
40. Which bay does Table Mountain in South Africa overlook?
Table Bay

Tiebreaker - How many goals did David Beckham score in his career with Man Utd?
Beckham scored 86 goals in 397 games
- Sam Widdowson was the first footballer to wear shinguards in which year?
1874

Do any Pubs still have Harvey Wallbangers on their sweets menu?