QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. What is the name of the hangover cure which consists of a raw egg and Worcester Sauce?
Prairie Oyster
2. Where is the worlds largest permanent circus?
Las Vegas
3. What decides the winner on Mastermind if contestants are level on points at the end of the quiz?
Least number of passes
4. What symbol is used by Paramount at the start of their productions?
A snow covered mountain
5. Who played the leader of the gang in the film ‘The Dirty Dozen’?
Lee Marvin
6. What traditionally rectangular British apeture did Brussels want to change to a 26cm square to fit with the French?
Letterbox
7. True or False - The Roman leap year had the same number of days as ordinary years but January 23rd lasted for 48 hours?
True
8. What was Princess Diana’s second name?
Frances
9. The London tube station Gillespie Road was renamed in the 1930’s in honour of the local football club, by what name is it now known?
Arsenal
10. Who was the first boxer to beat Mike Tyson in a professional fight and by doing so won the world heavyweight title?
James ‘Buster’ Douglas
11. Which was the only chocolate bar supplied to British troops during WWII?
Mars Bar
12. What form of transport is a Sea Wasp?
Helicopter
13. What sort of creature is an Eggar - a bird, a fish or an insect?
Insect - type of Moth
14. In which district of London is the south end of the Thames Barrier?
Woolwich
15. What does the red polka-dot jersey signify in the Tour de France?
King of the mountains
16. Devil’s Tower codenamed ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ was used to contact UFO’s in which film?
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
17. Other than tennis, at which other sport is Martina Navratilova proficient?
Skiing
18. What hallmark indicates English Sterling Silver?
A Lion
19. Which car manufacturer ended the Porsche domination of sports car events in 1987?
Jaguar
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Name a food that does not go well with kissing?
Garlic / Onions / Curry / Kippers / Chillies

21. Which Year - J. R. R. Tolkien, Oxford scholar of mediaeval English, died aged 81 / Former dictator Juan Perón was re-elected president of Argentina after nearly 20 years’ exile whilst Chile’s democratically elected Marxist government was overthrown in a US-backed military coup / Death of Gustav VI, King of Sweden / Three astronauts landed in the Pacific having spent 59 days aboard Skylab II Space Laboratory?
1973
22. Which animal has been the symbol of medecine since ancient times?
Snakes
23. In which dance is the main step a frenzied kicking in the air from the knee?
Charleston
24. In which game can you not raise a blind man?
Brag
25. Merullus Lacrymans is the least popular domestic fungus - how is it better known?
Dry Rot
26. Could a woman high jumper clear a volleyball net?
No - 2.24m is above high jump record
27. From noon to midnight, how many times does the minute hand overtake the hour hand on a clock? Eleven - big hand overtakes the little hand 23 times a day
28. What was the most expensive form of anti-siege warfare in medieval times?
Hot Oil
29. What is the common name for your Buccal Cavity?
Mouth
30. Which game is known as Tric Trac in France, Puff in Germany and Tavola Reale in Italy?
Backgammon
31. From what age were Morecambe & Wise in partnership - 14, 17 or 20?
Fourteen
32. What game was forbidden by James II of Scotland because it interfered with military training?
Golf
33. What is a female hedgehog called?
Sow
34. If you spotted the Raven Flag from a cliff top in around 878ad why would you run?
The Vikings are coming!
35. Which element can be 235 or 238?
Uranium - U238 is the more active isotope
36. Which sport was first observed by Captain Cook in Polynesia?
Surfing
37. Brookfield, Home Farm, Bridge Farm and Grange Farm can all be found in which soap?
The Archers
38. In which well known game does one of the players use nothi9ng all of the time?
Noughts & Crosses
39. Tango music originated in which South American country?
Argentina
40. What do Steptoe Jnr, Eliza Doolitle and Lonnie Donegan have in common?
Their Dads collected Rubbish!!!

Tiebreaker - Record distance for a woman to throw a rolling pin?
175ft 5ins (1979)

1. Which is England’s wettest county?
Cumbria
2. According to the AA, which part of a car is the main cause of call-outs?
Battery
3. In which country is The Great Bear Lake?
Canada
4. What colour is pure molten gold?
Green
5. Who was the father of the Greek hero Hercules?
Zeus - King of the Gods
6. On TV, which secret agent used a special pair of glasses after a visit to the Brain Impulse Galvanoscope (B.I.G.)?
Joe 90
7. What sort of creature is a MINIVET - a bird, a fish or an insect?
A Bird
8. Which North-West football team were replaced in the league by Wigan in 1978?
Southport
9. In the late 19th century, Aaron Kosminski, James Maybrick and Dr Frances Tumblety were all suspected of what?
Being Jack the Ripper
10. What colour wine is produced by Merlot & Syrah grapes?
Red
11.Which Wiltshire town was developed around the workshops of the Great Western Railway?
Swindon
12. Which musical instrument is traditionally held between the knees?
Bongos
13. Stromboli was a villain in which Disney film?
Pinocchio
14. What word describes any horse that does not exceed 1.47m in height at maturing?
Pony
15. Which two motorways meet just SW of Leicester?
M1 & M69
16. Which French king was married to Marie Antoinette?
Louis XVI
17. A HISTORIC OFFER is an anagram of which 1981 film?
Chariots Of Fire
18. By what name is the actress Caryn Johnson better known?
Whoopi Goldberg
19. What do the numbers 1, 11, 69 and 101 have in common?
Read same upside down
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Name a Foreign Cheese?
Gouda / Gruyere / Brie / Edam / Gorgonzola

21. Which Year - President Gerald Ford escaped an assassination attempt on his life by one of Charles Manson’s "disciples" in Sacramento, California / Martina Navratilova who was playing tennis in New York requested political asylum / Pink Floyd received their third gold disc for the album "Wish You Were Here" / The first all-British team reached the summit of Mount Everest and Jamaica’s big reggae stars, Bob Marley and the Wailers, had their first European hit as "No Woman No Cry" entered the UK Charts?
1975
22. Which make of car has won the most Le Mans 24 hour races?
Porche
23. Which former Yale graduate shared his adventures with his female companion Dale Arden aboard Dr Zarkov’s home made rocket ship?
Flash Gordon
24. Donny Osmond, Anthony Newley, Carly Simon, Annie Lennox and Bronski Beat have all had top ten hits with which song title?
Why
25. What is the name of the four wheel equivalent of the Robin Reliant?
Reliant Kitten
26. From which London station does the high speed Heathrow Express rail link run?
Paddington
27. In which comedy film would you have found the Spanish holiday resort of Elsbells?
Carry On Abroad
28. Which Cornish village claims to be the birthplace of King Arthur?
Tintagel
29. Honeycomb and Blanket are the two main types of which northern delicacy?
Tripe
30. According to the song, on which road did Nellie the Elephant meet the head of the herd?
Road to Mandalay
31. What is the smallest mammal in the world?
Bat - Hog-nosed
32. What returned to Picadilly Circus in 1947 after being in hiding during the war?
Statue of Eros
33. Where would you find the Moscow Sea, a lowland area that was flooded with lava around 3.5m years ago?
On the Moon
34. Which composers ‘Song Of Joy’ is the Anthem of the European Union?
Beethoven
35. Which British sports car went on sale in March 1961 with a price tag of £2,196?
E-type Jaguar
36. Which animal is becoming scarce in Ireland because of European demands for its meat?
Donkey
37. Once voted the World’s best looking man, Thomas Mapother IV is better known by what name?
Tom Cruise
38. On TV, whenever trouble threatened the Coral Key Marine Preserve, who was on hand to help out?
Flipper
39. What letter was removed from Welsh postage stamps in 1977?
p for pence
40. How do Airline Pilots know when the queen is in residence at Windsor Castle?
They are told not to fly over it!
Tiebreaker - How many people are employed at Heathrow Airport?
78,000 (the same number as ammount of shipwrecks around the British coastline)

1. According to statistics, which creature are you more likely to be attacked by - a Crocodile, a Shark or a Cow?
A Cow
2. Which film opens with George Clooney reassuring a prison board of his detemination to go straight?
Ocean’s Eleven
3. Calvados is a type of Brandy made from which fruit?
Apples
4. Which book and film character lives at Little Whinging, Surrey?
Harry Potter
5. Five Points / One point each - Name the five largest islands in the mediterranean?
Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, Corsica, Crete
6. In which European city did the world’s first motorway open today in 1921?
Berlin
7. Which African countries name translates into English as ‘farthest west’?
Morocco
8. Who played Simon Templar in TV’s `The Return of the Saint’, first screened today in 1978?
Ian Ogilvy
9. Who holds the record for the most matches played in the Ryder Cup competition?
Nick Faldo
10. Who became the youngest Formula 1 motor racing world champion today in 1972?
Emerson Fittipaldi
11. Which rare species of water bird has one of its few breeding sites at Leighton Moss in Lancashire?
Bittern
12. In Michelin travel guides, what item of furniture is put beside the name of a hotel to indicate that the guide considers it to be peaceful?
Rocking Chair
13. Richard III was the last English King to die in battle but who was the last English King to lead his troops into battle?
George II
14. Which BBC radio station also broadcasts on 198 Long Wave?
Radio 4
15. Which country were the first to ban the movie ‘The Da Vinci Code’ - Saudi Arabia, Iran or Pakistan?
Pakistan
16. Which singer & actor played Che Guevara in the original London production of Evita?
David Essex
17. Where in the human body would you find the ‘oval window’ and the ’round window’?
In the Ear
18. Which motorway runs from Rotherham to Goole?
M18
19. For which sport is the Eisenhower Trophy awarded?
Golf
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers required - Name something that annoys you in a supermarket?
Long Queues / Wonky Trollys / No price shown / Moving everything about / Special Offers Empty

21. Which Year - The wife of the former Russian leader, Raisa Gorbachev, died at the age of 67 / David Bowie became the first pop artist to release the first e-album “Hours” on the Internet, two weeks before being released in the shops / The Bank of Scotland revamped its bid of £20billion for NatWest Bank / Florida’s Disney World was closed for the first time in its history as the State prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Floyd and A cat called Modhu was elected leader of the Monster Raving Looney Party following the death earlier that year of Screaming Lord Sutch?
1999
22. In which TV series was there ‘a local shop for local people’?
The League Of gentlemen
23. In Modern Pentathlon, how long is the cross-country course?
4,000m
24. On TV, whose phone number is 0161 - 715 - 1515?
Streetcars - Coronation Street
25. Cowley Street, London is the HQ of which political party?
Liberal Democrats
26. Luxury versions of which items are made by Jimmy Choo?
Shoes
27. Queen Alia Airport serves which middle-east city?
Amman, Jordan
28. The plot of which James Bond film centres around a stolen Faberge Egg?
Octopussy
29. What sort of animal is a Bettsville - an insect, a bird or a fish?
Bird - type of Turkey
30. Where was Europe’s biggest US Air Force Base in the 1940’s & 50’s?
Burtonwood, Lancashire
31. In which TV series would you find PC Mike Bradley?
Heartbeat - played by Jason Durr
32. Which athlete was known as the ‘Jarrow Arrow’?
Steve Cram
33. One point each - name the two wives of Henry VIII that survived him?
Anne of Cleeves & Catherine Parr
34. Which radio station would you listen to on 1089kz on Medium Wave?
Talk Sport
35. Which Yorkshire racecourse never stages flat racing?
Wetherby
36. Which pair of crime fighters have the forenames Andy & Peter?
Dalziel & Pascoe
37. Canadian Terry Sawchuck was one of the all time greats in which sport?
Ice Hockey
38. Where in London will you hear the cry "Queen Elizabeth’s Keys"?
Tower of London
39. By what nickname are the Newcastle Rugby Union side known?
The Falcons
40. According to official regulations, 9mg of what substance is allowed per kilo of wheat?
Rat Droppings

Tiebreaker - Frank Sinatra’s FBI file was how many pages long?
2,403

1. Today in 1939, who announced that Britain was at war with Germany?
Neville Chamberlain
2. What is the term for a person who has assets of over a thousand million dollars?
Billionaire
3. Born today in 1940, who received an Oscar nomination for her role as ‘Shirley Valentine’?
Pauline Collins
4. How many old pennies were there in a groat?
Four
5. One point each - What are the 5 countries in the world that end in the letter L?
Nepal, Israel, Portugal, Brazil and Senegal
6. What does a conchologist collect?
Shells
7. Which drink was marketed by Bulmers as champagne cider?
Pomagne
8. Which city’s harbour is dominated by a famous arch called the Gateway to India?
Bombay - Mumbai
9. Who defeated the Scots at the second Battle of Dunbar in 1650?
Oliver Cromwell
10. Today in 1976, Viking II relayed the first pictures of which planet’s surface?
Mars
11. You’ve probably seen ’surf & turf’ on a menu but what is ‘cluck & grunt’?
"Cluck and grunt" is eggs and bacon
12. Which famous singer went solo, on this day in 1942, having sung previously with the Tommy Dorsey Band?
Frank Sinatra
13. Which company built the World War II Spitfire?
Supermarine
14. Who played the title role in `Remington Steele’, first seen on British TV today in 1983?
Pierce Brosnan
15. How Is Diamorphine Hydrochloride Better Known?
Heroin
16. What colour is the upholstery in the House of Lords?
Red
17. Which famous youth movement was founded by Sir William Alexander Smith in Glasgow in 1883?
The Boys Brigade
18. Which of the X-Men characters has the mutant power to control the weather?
Storm
19. What sort of animal is ‘Spammy’ the mascot on a tin of Spam?
A miniature Pig
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name somewhere you might find a stud?
Ear - Boot/Shoe - Jeans - Farm - Collar

21. Which Year - Libyan Colonel Gaddafi seized power after the monarchy was overthrown, Ho Chi Minh, president of North Vietnam during the Vietnam war, died after a heart attack, The Daily Mirror published a story stating that Paul McCartney had died, The sound barrier was broken by Concorde 001 for the first time and ITV began broadcasting in colour?
1969
22. Which sport takes place on a triangular course?
Sailing (Yachting)
23. Which precious metal is also a London Theatre?
Palladium
24. Who was the Manchester United manager when they were last relegated ?
Tommy Docherty
25. What name is given to the art of cutting bushes and hedges into ornamental shapes?
Topiary
26. In Greek mythology which creature sprang from the blood of Medusa when she died?
Pegasus
27. What name is given to a senior scout over the age of 16?
Venture
28. Which former Mayor of New York received a knighthood from the Queen in February 2002?
Rudolph Giuliani
29. In the children’s program called the "Magic roundabout" what was the characters name that owned the roundabout?
Mr Rusty
30. What would your job be if you used a queen excluder?
Beekeeper
31. What is the name of the Container port for London?
Tilbury
32. Which TV series was a spin off from a TV film called Panic at Malibu Beach?
Baywatch
33. In Greek mythology, which island was home to the labyrinth where the minotaur lived?
Crete
34. Which snooker star was born on August 22 1957 in Plumstead ?
Steve Davis
35. What type of snakes appeared on the crowns of Egyptian Pharaohs?
Cobra
36. Who were the only side to beat England over 90 minutes when Terry Venables was Manager?
Brazil
37. Which children’s TV series featured a schoolteacher called Mr Onion?
The Herbs
38. What is the national airline of Israel?
EL AL
39. Which species of female spider kills the male after mating?
Black Widow
40. What links Richard the Third, Queen Elizabeth the 1st, George III & WW1?
Blackadder

Tiebreaker - When did the first soft-drink vending machines appear?
1937

- Trivia - The origin of the expression "bringing home the bacon" is uncertain. It might come from the English custom, which originated in the 12th century, of giving a young couple bacon if they were still happy after a year of marriage. Maybe it comes from the ‘greased pig’ competition at fairs, the winner bringing home the bacon (the pig). Or maybe bacon is meant to represent all food since it is very ancient, having been a favorite of the early Romans and Greeks