QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. Which English king was the target of The Gunpowder Plot?
James 1st
2. What colour is diamond dust?
Black
3. Who is the UK’s highest earning dead celebrity?
John Lennon - estate raked in £12.6m in last year
4. Which inventions earliest model utilised two tin cans and a vacuum cleaner?
Hovercraft
5. Noel Edmonds is reuniting with Keith Chegwin, Maggie Philbin and John Craven for a one-off Christmas Special of which show?
Swapshop
6. Which is the only African country with both French & English as official languages?
Cameroon
7. Which aircraft, that shot to fame in the film Top Gun, was retired by the US Navy last month?
F-14 Tomcat
8. How many women did Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, plead guilty to killing?
Thirteen
9. Who was the first member of Take That to have a number one hit single in Britain?
Gary Barlow
10. Who was the original ‘A Question Of Sport’ quizmaster?
David Vine
11. What type of food is served at the US fast-food chain ‘El Pollo Loco’?
Chicken
12. Who was the first child born to a reigning British sovereign in the 20th century?
Prince Andrew
13. What was Guy Fawkes occupation a) Mercenary b) Farmer c) Money Lender?
a) Mercenary - Guy Fawkes learned his gunpowder skills serving in the Spanish army
14. Which have better eyesight - Sheep, Pigs or Cows?
Sheep
15. In WWII, which country raised the largest volunteer army in history?
India
16. What religion was followed by Fry’s, Cadbury’s and Rowntrees who set up Britain’s chocolate industry?
Quaker
17. In which Country were fireworks invented?
China
18. What was Lawrence of Arabia riding at the time of his death?
Motorcycle
19. Oolong, Ping Suey And Gunpowder are varieties of what?
Tea
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Name a type of powder?
Talcum / Gun / Face / Custard / Baking

21. Which Year - Shooting began on the new James Bond movie "The Man With The Golden Gun" / An Italian newspaper received the right ear of John Paul Getty III through the post / Bobby Moore made his 108th (and final) international appearance for England, against Italy at Wembley and The Boston Strangler was murdered in his cell in Massachusetts?
1973
22. What colour shirts were worn by Star Trek science officers?
Blue
23. What is the name for an individual sweet corn?
Kernel
24. What name is given to the full moon that falls closest to the Autumn Equinox?
Harvest Moon
25. "The ships company will remember that I am your captain, your judge and your jury" is a line from which film?
Mutiny On The Bounty
26. Where did the funeral procession for Princess Diana start?
Kensington Palace
27. Which composer wrote music for the Royal Fireworks?
Handel
28. Which group had their first top 20 hit in 1963 with the Lennon & McCartney song ‘ I wanna be your man’?
Rolling Stones
29. Which foreign political leader was awarded a honary knighthood in 1989?
Ronald Reagan
30. Which country was invaded by Israel in 1982?
Lebanon
31. What is the minimum age at which you may legally purchase fireworks in Britain?
Sixteen
32. In which jail did prisoners stage a 24 day rebellion in 1990?
Strangeways
33. True or false - London Zoo’s Guy the Gorilla was named after Guy Fawkes?
True (He arrived in November)
34. Snooker player James Wattana was born in which country?
Thailand
35. What did National Airlines suffer the very first of on May 1st 1961?
A Hijacked plane
36. How is the soul - rock singer Henry Samuel better known?
Seal
37. Magnesium in fireworks gives what colour flame / flash?
Green - Strontium provides red colour
38. Which 1996 film was advertised with the slogan ‘ Earth, take a good look - it may be your last’?
Independence Day
39. How did Guy Fawkes die a) He was shot trying to escape b) He was hanged c) He died under torture?
b) He was hanged - Hung, Drawn & Quartered!
40. In terms of Games, what items have men played with for longer than anything else?
Dice

Tiebreaker - How many Littlewoods Pools collectors are there nationwide?
70,000