Quiz 171206
1. Which British rocket was first launched in 1964?
Blue Streak
2. Which sportsman was interviewed by Playboy Magazine under different names in Sept 64 and Nov 75?
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
3. What two vegetables go into a Aloo Sag Bhajee?
Spinach & Potato
4. Which symbol appears on sixty of the world’s flags?
Star
5. What colour is a St Bernard’s nose?
Black
6. Which voluntary organisation has the Maltese Cross as its emblem?
St John’s Ambulance Brigade
7. What was Snow White’s coffin made from?
Glass
8. How many O’s are there in a game of Scrabble?
Eight
9. What does a square with a circle inside it indicate on a clothes label?
Tumble Dry
10. Which cartoon character has the full name of Verwood Frederick of Ticehurst?
Fred Bassett
11. How many stories high is the Pentagon building?
Five
12. What country’s name means ‘Land Of The Pure’ in Urdu?
Pakistan
13. What is the thick end of a snooker cue called?
The Butt
14. Which sport uses the terms, lead, second, third and skip for a team of four players?
Bowls
15. Which city is furthest south on the US mainland?
Miami
16. Who gave up the right to accede to the throne of Denmark when he became a naturalized British Citizen in 1947?
Prince Philip
17. What is the closest bridge to the Houses Of Parliament?
Westminster Bridge
18. Where must a boxer stand when his opponent is knocked down?
In A Neutral Corner
19. What was Swindon Town’s football ground used as in WWII?
Prisoner-of-war camp
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Name something you jump on?
Trampoline / Bus / Bed / Train / Scales
21. Which Year - Bill Gates, aged 19, and his friend found Microsoft, A British scientist produces the first clone of a rabbit, Gillette launches the first disposable razors made of plastic, The film Monty Python and the Holy Grail is released in the UK and The first ‘drive-thru’ McDonald’s hamburger restaurant is opened?
1975
22. What gem represents purity and virginity?
Pearl
23. Which middle eastern city is Giza a suburb of?
Cairo
24. What type of wood do Rolls Royce traditionally put on their dashboards?
Walnut
25. How many rings make up an arm on a Michelin Man?
Four
26. What title character of a best selling novel, first published in 1912, has a name meaning ‘White Skin’?
Tarzan
27. Which cricket ground has the Mound, Grand and Warner Stands?
Lords
28. What kind of baths are recommended to be two and a half inches deep?
Birdbaths
29. What animal could invoke the death penalty for anyone who killed one in Ancient egypt?
Cat
30. Which Beatle was the first to become a grandad?
Ringo
31. What type of grouse has a blackcock?
Black Grouse!
32. Which European country invented the cross-bow, Austria, Italy or Switzerland?
Italy
33. Which city is ‘Little John’ Strong Ale produced in?
Nottingham
34. Which member of Dad’s Army was the voice of the Homepride chief flour grader on TV adverts?
John Le Mesurier
35. How many target arrows are there on a tenpin bowling lane?
Seven
36. Which national daily newspaper holds the record for the most misprints on one page?
The Times
37. Which Olympic event is competed for by contestants who kneel thrioughout the race?
Canoeing
38. What make of green-bottled mixer is advertised as the champagne of ginger ales?
Canada dry
39. Who made his last flight aboard a C64 Norseman?
Glenn Miller
40. Which sport witnessed a Beef Cutlet notch up a British record speed of 39.13mph?
Greyhound Racing
- In which Mexican city did the actor Anthony Quin hear his first dog bark?
Chihuahua
Tiebreaker - How often does a Bamboo plant flower?
Every 120 years
