Quiz 261106
1. Which modern day country was known in ancient times as Mesopotamia?
Iraq
2. How many players are there to begin with at the start of the TV quiz show "The Weakest Link"?
Nine
3. Close to the coast of which Australian state would you find the Great Barrier Reef?
Queensland
4. Mossad is the name given to the secret service of which country?
Israel
5. How many players are there in a rugby union team?
Fifteen
6. In Australian slang what is a "wowser", is it: a drunkard or a teetotaller?
Teetotaller
7. One point each, which two chemical elements were first discovered by Polish scientist Marie Curie?
Radium & Polonium
8. The TV commercial for which popular confectionery product ended with the phrase "Wotalot-I-got"?
Smarties
9. Where might you wear a pampootie, is it: on your feet, on your head, on your hands or around your neck?
On your feet, it’s a type of slipper
10. Which of these cities is furthest west: Chester, Bath, Cardiff or Liverpool?
Chester
11. Who has had hit albums entitled "Songs In The Key of Life", "Music of My Mind" and "Talking Book"?
Stevie Wonder
12. When John Logie Baird invented the television in 1926, what was his profession at the time, was he: a doctor, an electrical engineer, a university lecturer or a pharmacist?
An electrical engineer
13. True or False - Kenneth Bradley, an Australian Test cricketer scored over 2000 runs in his international career in the 1950’s and early 1960’s despite having a wooden leg?
False
14. Which American outlaw was killed by gang member Robert Ford for a £10,000 reward?
Jesse James
15. Which popular TV puppet was sad because he couldn’t fly, right up to the sky?
Orville the Duck
16. Between which two planets in our solar system would you find the asteroid belt?
Mars & Jupiter
17. From the milk of which animal do we get Edam Cheese?
Cow
18. The word "honcho" meaning boss, is derived from which language?
Japanese
19. Which 1970’s Chuck Berry UK number one hit was banned by the BBC?
My Ding-a-ling
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Name something that is pulled?
Leg / A Pint / Caravan or Trailer / Cracker /Curtain
21. Bob Geldolf is awarded an honoury knighthood, Spain and Portugal join the EEC, Mike Tyson wins the WBC heavyweight title and "Lady in Red" by Chris De Burgh was a UK number one hit?
1986
22. Which day of the week is called Domingo in Spanish and Dimanche in French?
Sunday
23. Which car manufacturer has produced all of the following models: Crown, Paseo, Picnic and Previa?
Toyota
24. The name of which martial art means "Beautiful springtime" in its own language?
Kung Fu
25. For which famous French fashion house was Stella McCartney, daughter of ex-Beatle Paul, appointed head designer in 1997?
Chloe
26. "Dubris" was the former Roman name for which English town, was it: Darlington, Doncaster, Dover or Durham?
Dover
27. Which 1970’s sci-fi TV series centred on the activities of the anti-alien organisation SHADO?
UFO
28. Which song title has been a UK top 20 hit for many artistes including Love Affair in 1968, Robert Knight in 1974, Gloria Estefan in 1996 and the cast from " Casaulty" in 1998?
Everlasting Love
29. What name is given to the fruit that is a cross between a plum and a peach?
Nectarine
30. In the children’s comic "The Beano", the character Dennis the Menace has a famous pet dog called Gnasher but what kind of animal is his pet called Rasher?
Pig
31. How many English counties are there that begin with the letter "N"?
Five - Northamptonshire, Norfolk, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire and North Yorkshire
32. Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone, but what was his original profession, was it: a teacher, an architect, a marine engineer or a journalist?
A teacher - of deaf and dumb children
33. True or False - in 1995, Wilma Mankiller became the first female leader of New Zealand’s Maori people?
False
34. What country’s flag has a garden hoe and a Kalashnikov rifle inside a star, is it: Mozambique, Angola or Somalia?
Mozambique
35. Which group recorded all of the following albums: "Exile on Main Street", "Let It Bleed" and "Beggars Banquet"?
Rolling Stones
36. Which former Wimbledon tennis champion was born in Weisbaden, Germany in 1959?
John McEnroe
37. Officers of which US organization are known as G-men?
FBI
38. What type of creature is a marabou, is it: a bird, a lizard, a monkey or a deer?
Bird - South African
39. In the famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci, what colour eyes does the Mona Lisa have?
Brown
40. Hooker, Bummerville and Clapper Gap are all towns in which state of the USA, is it: California, Texas or Arizona?
California
Tiebreaker - According to the Office of National Statistics, Jack was the most common name given to boys born last year with 7961 being given this name in England and Wales - how many registered newborn baby boys were called Mohammed last year?
2527
