Quiz 240906
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)
