Quiz 160706
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)
