QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. What starts with `T`, ends with `T` and has `T` in it?
A Teapot
2. Under British Law, what is the maximum amount of time a sentence can be suspended for?
Two Years
3. One point each - This weekend, which three Royal residences are being featured in Time Team programmes?
Holyrood House, Buckingham Palace, and Windsor Castle
4. What fruit is used to make a traditional Black Forest Gateau?
Cherries
5. Anagram - A GRANNIE KNOT is an anagram of which well known singer?
Ronan Keating
6. Which Bond film features the villain Dr Kananga?
Live And Let Die
7. Which scientist wrote "A Brief History Of Time" and "The Universe In A Nutshell"?
Stephen Hawking
8. Ulaanbaatar is the capital of which country currently being visited by the Dalai Llama?
Mongolia
9. Which theme park is built on the former home of the Earl of Shrewsbury?
Alton Towers
10. Where did Charles Darwin succeed Charles Dickens?
On the back of a ten pound note
11. Who played the leads Crocket and Tubbs in the original TV series of Miami Vice?
Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas
12. True or false - The Chairman of the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association is a vegetarian?
True
13. Which entertainer is suing the former owners of Elvis Presley’s first home, claiming breach of contract, after he thought he had bought the house by bidding on eBay?
Uri Geller
14. In May 2006, Belfast Airport officially changed its name in honour of which famous Irishman?
George Best
15. Which Train Operating Company runs the trains known as Pendolinos?
Virgin - West Coast
16. Which sporting star has a line of designer clothing called Aneres?
Serena Williams (Aneres is Serena spelt backwards)
17. What surname is shared by an England footballer and the police officer who pursued `The Fugitive`?
Gerard (Steve and Lieutenant)
18. Carson City is the capital of which American state?
Nevada
19. How much does a colour Television Licence currently cost in the UK?
£131.50
20. One point each - In which five films did Clint Eastwood play Harry Callaghan?
Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, The Dead Pool

21. Which Year - Niki Lauda was seriously burned in an accident in the German Grand Prix, In Northern Ireland, a rally of 20,000 Protestants and Roman Catholics launched the Women’s Peace Movement, The American spacecraft ‘Viking II’ landed on Mars, Mao Tse-Tung died after a series of strokes and The Bee Gees reach number 1 in the U.S. charts with the song "You Should Be Dancing" after the song has been featured in the movie "Saturday Night Fever"?
1976
22. Which modern motor manufacturer was originally known as Laurin & Klement?
Skoda
23. In which European country is the world`s highest road bridge?
France
24. In the Disney film “Lady and the Tramp” what breed is Lady?
Cocker Spaniel
25. Which World War II action had the code name Operation Chastise?
The Dambusters Raid - 617 Squadron
26. What is the name of the American actor who played Ike Turner in `Whats Love Got to Do With It` and Morpheous in `The Matrix`?
Laurence Fishburne
27. With which band did the TV presenter Jools Holland play?
Squeeze
28. `Question or Nominate` was a phrase commonly heard on which UK TV quiz show?
Fifteen-to-one
29. Which country is bordered by Costa Rica and Columbia?
Panama
30. Which player scored England`s first goal in the 2006 World Cup?
Carlos Gamarra (own goal)
31. In which county is the Lyth Valley, renowned for its damsons?
Cumbria
32. What was the first film that Nick Park made featuring Wallace and Gromit?
A Grand Day Out
33. In English law, what is deemed to be the first priority for payment from the estate of a deceased person?
The funeral expenses
34. The Pulmonary Artery carries blood from the heart to which organ?
Lung
35. What colour is the dye cochineal?
Red
36. What type of fish takes it’s name from the Portuguese for "Fish With Teeth"?
Piranha
37. In Chinese cuisine, what is the essential or main ingredient in a Foo Yung dish?
Eggs
38. Who owns and runs the London Eye?
British Airways
39. Who had hits in the 90s with "Rotterdam", "My Book", and "I’ll Sail This Ship Alone"?
Beautiful South
40. Which group had a hit record in the 1970s, the 1980s and the 1990s and each time they had a completely different line up?
The England World Cup Squad
- Why was the 2006 Superbowl larger than usual?
As it was the 40th Superbowl it was called `Superbowl XL`

Tiebreaker - According to the AA handbook, what is the distance between Sheffield and London in miles?
169 miles

1 Which political party are dumping their blue flaming torch logo in favour of a green tree?
CONSERVATIVE
2 Which letters are written on comedian Jimmy Cricket’s wellies?
L & R (FOR LEFT & RIGHT)
3 Wearing which two articles of clothing together has recently been voted the worst fashion mistake a man can make?
SANDALS AND SOCKS
4 Which is the oldest club in the Premiership?
READING
5 In 1894, the first public striptease was performed in which European city?
PARIS
6 Will Smith topped the UK charts 9 years ago this week, with the theme tune to which film?
‘MEN IN BLACK’
7 Which country is staging the World Rowing Championships?
ENGLAND
8 Which is the greater - The number of test matches played by Allan Border, (with 158) the maximum speed in mph of a human body in free fall, or the number of verses in the Greek national anthem?
NUMBER OF VERSES IN THE GREEK NATIONAL ANTHEM
9 In the game of pool, what colour is the 9 ball?
YELLOW
10 Who ended the Roger Federer’s run of 55 straight hard-court wins?
ANDREW MURRAY
11 Which Brit was recently named the world’s ninth highest earner, raking-in £77 a-minute over the last twelve months?
J K ROWLING
12 At which racecourse does the Shergar Cup take place?
ASCOT
13 Who did Lisa Marie Presley marry just a few days prior to the 25th Anniversary of her father’s death?
NICOLAS CAGE
14 Colchester United fans chanted, “You only need two more” as Kem Izzet was yellow carded by which referee officiating his first match since his World Cup nightmare?
GRAHAM POLL
15 According to Paris Hilton’s latest single what are the stars?
BLIND
16 One Point Each - Athletics - Name the quartet of who won European gold in the 4 x 100m in Gothenburg?
DWAIN CHAMBERS, DARREN CAMPBELL, MARLON DEVONISH AND MARK LEWIS-FRANCIS
17 Gene Simons, the bass guitarist with Kiss, is just as famous for which 13” part of his body as he is for his music?
TONGUE
18 Which banknote features a view of the west face of Worcester Cathedral?
A £20 NOTE
19 Norse explorer, Erik The Red, gave which country its optimistic name to encourage his countrymen to settle there?
GREENLAND
20 Quiztime Survey Question - Name a famous British Inventor?
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL / GEORGE STEVENSON / JAMES WATT / BARNES WALLIS / FRANK WHITTLE / CHRISTOPHER COCKRIL / CLIVE SINCLAIR

21 Which Year - Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein vowed to take over Kuwait, The French Riviera suffered its biggest art robbery when thieves stole paintings worth £25 million, It was announced that an average employee wasted a week and a half a year waiting for the kettle to boil, Actor Harrison Ford signed a record breaking five movie deal which would earn him £26 million, Snap! were at No.1 with `Rhythm Is A Dancer’, In Budapest, Nigel Mansell won the Hungarian Grand Prix to become the Formula One World Champion and In Tombstone, Arizona, a cowboy was fined £100 for riding his horse without lights?
1992
22 Which famous architect designed London’s St Paul’s Cathedral?
CHRISTOPHER WREN
23 Which team has the largest ground capacity in the Scottish Premier League?
CELTIC
24 Wellington is one of the characters in which Daily Mirror strip cartoon?
THE PERISHERS
25 Natasha Hamilton, Liz McLarnon and Jenny Frost were collectively known as which pop trio?
ATOMIC KITTEN
26 In Greek mythology, what did Paris use to kill Achilles?
A BOW AND ARROW
27 One Point Each - Name the five men who have captained England at football the most times?
BILLY WRIGHT (90), BOBBY MOORE (90), BRYAN ROBSON (65), DAVID BECKHAM (58) AND ALAN SHEARER (34)
28 In which role did Derek Young make regular appearances on ‘The Golden Shot’?
BERNIE (The bolt)
29 A PSV licence is required to drive what type of vehicle?
PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE
30 What is the name of the drama about John Prescott’s love affair commissioned by ITV?
PREZZA
31 Veteran actor, Patrick Allen, who died last week at the age of 79, starred in which TV ads during the 70’s and 80’s when he arrived on a housing development by helicopter?
BARRATT
32 What type of establishment would you find at Shepton Mallet, Armley and Belmarsh?
PRISONS
33 Which vegetable is added to green pasta to give it that colour?
SPINACH
34 What colours are on the Russian flag?
WHITE, BLUE AND RED
35 In cricket, which Twenty20 Cup competition team are called the Dragons?
GLAMORGAN
36 Which London building once answered their telephone calls with the greeting ‘Whitehall 1212’?
SCOTLAND YARD
37 ‘Tokyo Joe’ gave which singer a 1977 hit single?
BRIAN FERRY
38 In which 1992 film did Mr White, Mr Orange and Mr Pink take part in a botched jewellery raid?
‘RESERVOIR DOGS’
39 Which former coin is also the name of the second most popular pub name in Britain?
THE CROWN
40 Mrs Brown’s bungalow is decorated entirely in pink. The carpet, lampshades, ceiling, walls etc are all pink. What colour are her stairs?
Bungalows don’t have stairs!
Tiebreaker - What is the New Premiership Attenance Record?

75,115

- How many toilet rolls were used by the housemates during ‘Big Brother 5’? 245
- How many days is the gestation period of a sheep?
175
- According to a recent survey how long did the average commuter spend a year travelling to and from work?
139 hours
Extra -
Name the 3 new planets in our solar system.
CERES, CHARON AND 2003 UB313

1. The Aircraft designer R.J.Mitchell, who died in 1938, was responsible for which WWII fighter plane?
Spitfire
2. Which planet in our solar system is more than twice as big as all the others put together?
Jupiter
3. Which drink consists of Pineapple Juice, Rum and Coconut?
Pina Colada
4. In which US city did ‘House’ music originate?
Chicago
5. What profession would be followed by a FRCVS?
Vet
6. Which US President pardoned around 10,000 Vietnam War draft dodgers in 1977?
Jimmy Carter
7. In the scoring of a cricket match, what do the initials h.w. stand for?
Hit Wicket
8. What are Large Whites, Pinkies & Squats?
Maggots
9. How many people partake in a game of Mahjong?
Four
10. How many sides has a Prism?
Five
11. How many trial throws is each Javelin competitor allowed - 2, 4 or 6?
Six
12. What name is given to the halo of gas that surrounds the sun?
Corona
13. What was Marconi’s 1,616 Valve-operated Otophone an early portable version of?
A Hearing Aid
14. Which acid gives nettles their sting?
Formic
15. In which sport might you use a ’suplex’?
Wrestling
16. In which English county are the Clee Hills?
Shropshire
17. Which novel begins "The great fish moved silently through the night water"?
Jaws
18. What sort of creature is a Bufflehead - a snake, an insect or a bird?
Bird - type of Duck
19. By what more common name is Triatomic Oxygen known?
Ozone
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Other than the Moon and Stars, name something that comes out a night?
Owls / Bats / Hedgehogs / Cats / False Teeth

21. Which Year - Bob Geldof and Paula Yates married, Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto was arrested by President Zia and detained in prison for 30 days, Princess Anne recorded her first victory in her 13th ride as an amateur jockey, riding Gulfland at Redcar, After 23 UK singles Madness spilt up, Bishop Desmond Tutu was enthroned as Archbishop of Cape Town and In the English Channel, Manchester United and West Ham `fans’ fought a pitched battle aboard a cross-Channel ferry?
1986
22. From what age does a person summoned for jury service have the right to decline?
Sixty-Five
23. Which ancient Egyptian goddess is usually depicted as having a cows head?
Isis
24. What sort of crop is Burley which is grown especially in the American state of Kentucky?
Tobacco
25. Which Shakespeare play is thought to be based on a 1609 shipwreck in Bermuda?
The Tempest
26. Off which English county do the Manacle Rocks, a dangerous reef lie?
Cornwall
27. Which American sport employs clowns to protect the spectators?
Rodeo
28. What is the more common name of the ‘butterfly bush’?
Buddleia
29. What were all Englishmen with property worth more than £40 given in 1626?
A Knighthood
30. Mentioned in many sea shanties, in which South American country is the port of Valparaiso?
Chile
31. Which came first, the Jig-Saw or the Jigsaw Puzzle?
The Jig-Saw
32. Which sea were the Guns of Navarone pointed at?
The Aegean
33. Who made their first appearance in ‘The Mysterious Affair At Styles’?
Hercule Poirot
34. What two colours are the sponge sections of a Battenburg Cake?
Yellow and Pink
35. What term describes the depth of water needed to float a ship?
Draught
36. Which country originated the Shish Kebab?
Turkey
37. What title is given to the officer in charge of finance and passenger welfare on a cruise ship?
Purser
38. Albert Bridge, Victoria Bridge and King George V Bridge all cross which major river and in which British City?
Clyde in Glasgow
39. Malt Vinegar is made from which other liquid?
Beer
40. Which Island gave the vote to its women in 1880, thirteen years before anywhere else in the world?
Isle Of Man

Tiebreaker - How many weather observation stations has the Met. Office got in the British Isles?
3,000

1. One point for title / artist - On August 1st 1988 MTV broadcast its first video, what was it?
Video Killed the Radio Star / Buggles
2. What is special about the glue on Israeli postage stamp?
A- it’s non-fattening, B- it tastes of oranges, or C- it’s guaranteed kosher
C- it’s guaranteed kosher
3. What Summer Olympic sport would come first on an alphabetical list?
Archery
4. The British military refers to them as "blue on Blue" incidents - what does the US military call them?
Friendly Fire
5. Which famous movie was known in Mexico as the Rebel Novice Nun?
Sound Of Music
6. Formula I racing, In which country is the A1-Ring?
Austria
7. What swimming stroke uses the dolphin leg kick?
Butterfly
8. What Looney Tunes cartoon character has the middle name Ethelbert?
Wile E. Cotyote
9. In the five Rugby Union World Cups to-date which is the only country to be in the top four every time?
New Zealand
10. What was the first number one song on the Pop charts sung entirely in Spanish?
La Bamba - Los Lobos
11. The Austin A 7 was the initial name of which model of car?
Mini
12. What might you find in a SHIPPON?
A- ships, B- Japanese cars, or C- cows
C- cows. (another name for a byre)
13. True or False - an american couple are claiming a miracle has occurred on their daughters face. John & Regina Salter, who are both blind, claim the acne spots on their 15 year old daughters forehead spell ‘virgin mary’ in braille?
False
14. "Little hope around"  is an anagram of which football team?
Hartlepool United
15. What is the title of Kate Bush’s  only number one hit in the UK charts?
Wuthering Heights
16. Which was the first TV soap to bore us with Sunday repeats?
Eastenders
17. Whose whisky distillery in Lynchberg, Tennessee has been declared a US national historic place?
Jack Daniels
18. Who once described a wine on TV as like "sweaty gym shoes on hot tarmac"?
Jilly Goolden
19. Marlborough, Guiseland and Hawkeshead are wine producing districts in which country?
New Zealand
20. One point each - Name the seven clubs that have been ever-present in the English Premiership since it began in 1992?
Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester Utd, Spurs

21. Which Year - A British Rail announcer bungled by telling three hundred people that their mystery trip from Hull would end at Knaresborough, Buckingham Palace opened its doors for the first time to tourists, Flight Lt, Nicky Smith became the armed forces’ first female pilot, George Bush and Boris Yeltsin signed the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, James Bulger is killed in Liverpool, All the members of the Zambia national football team lost their lives in a planecrash and Lorena Bobbitt cuts off the penis of her husband John Wayne Bobbitt?
1993
22. According to folklore, what does the sandman help children to do?
Sleep
23. Who was the American president when the Berlin wall was constructed?
John F Kennedy
24. What does the Koran name as the forbidden fruit?
A- banana, B- apple, or C-peach
A- banana
25. In darts, what is the lowest score from three different trebles?
Eighteen
26. Which country introduced the world’s first ambulance service - France, England or Switzerland?
France
27. Where will you find a Unique Resource Locator?
Internet or Worldwide Web - URL is a website address
28. The bay leaf is obtained from the leaves of which tree?
Laurel
29. If you sail due east from Scarborough, in which country will you arrive?
Germany
30. On a cruise ship, what are held by davits?
Lifeboats
31. Where in England was the British Grand Prix held in 1955,1957,1959,1961,and 1962?
Aintree
32. According to the lyrics in a song from My Fair Lady, in which three places do hurricanes hardly ever happen?
Hertford, Hereford & Hampshire
33. Cats are feline, dogs are canine, what animals are caprine?
Goats
34. What is chyme?
A– a stuffed pork joint, B– partially digested food in your stomach, or C– a type of bell rope
B– partially digested food in your stomach
35. One point each - Name Britain’s three high security hospitals for the criminally insane?
Broadmoor, Rampton, Ashworth
36. In which sport might you have a "hog", "kiggle kaggle" and "pot lid"?    
Curling
37. What film features the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad?
Kill Bill - Volumes 1 & 2
38. A rooster named Cornelius is on the packaging of what product?
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes
39. What was written on the cake that makes Alice in Wonderland grow big?
Eat Me
40. What is the next number in the following sequence 1, 2, 5, 10, 20?
50 - coins in circulation

Tiebreaker - What year was whipping children made illegal in Britain?
1932 - so that’s when it all started going wrong!
- The largest ever teddy bears picnic was held in Dublin in 1995. How many bears were there?
33,573

Bonus - What TV show, each week, featured the crash of an M2-F2?
The Six Million Dollar Man