Quiz 170906
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)
