QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. What is the most popular sport to feature in films?
Boxing
2. Who became the UK’s first travel agent after taking fare-paying passengers on an excursion from Leicester to Loughborough and back?
Thomas Cook
3. Which soap opera is set in the fictional county of Borsetshire?
The Archers
4. Who is Secretary of State for Defence?
Des Browne
5. Ali Carter and Stuart Bingham are names in which sport?
Snooker
6. Which country is the world’s largest producer and largest consumer of whisky?
USA
7. Which journalist and former “Smash Hits” editor hosts the X-Factor on TV?
Kate Thornton
8. Which F1 team recently unveiled their new car the TF107?
Toyota
9. In which city is the hotel Burj al-Arab, which markets itself as "the world’s first seven-star hotel"?    
Dubai  
10. Ban Ki-moon is the eighth UN Secretary General, in which country was he born?
South Korea
11. Which vegetable popular in Chinese dishes is obtained from the stems of the bulrush?
Water Chestnuts
12. Which city was the destination of the "Orient Express" which completed its first run from Paris in 1883?
Constantinople / Istanbul - the journey took almost 78 hours
13. True or false, penguins can jump?
True
14. HE’S A RICH TV PERSON (11,5) is an anagram of which presenters full name?
Christopher Evans
15. Which country are currently President of the EU?
Austria
16. In which unlikely sport was Salford born Frank Evans involved?
He was a bullfighter was known as El Ingles and the Lancashire Toreador
17. If you are driving a Ford Crown Victoria in the USA, of which profession are you likely to be?
Policeman - over 50% of all marked police cruisers in the US
18. Which husband and wife team wrote the theme music to TV’s Neighbours?
Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent
19. Which West Midlands comedian was born Chris Collins in 1957 and sang on a number one hit single in 1996?
Frank Skinner
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Something a man does more than a woman?
Shaves / Goes to the Pub / Moans / Swears / Watches Sport

21. One point each - name the judges on TV’s “Strictly Come Dancing”?
Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Bruno Tonioli or Craig Revel Horwood
22. What links: Rigsby, Sabrina the teenage witch, Postman Pat and Mrs Slocum?
Cat Owners
23. What is the real first name of Prince Harry?
Henry
24. Which endangered species can be Black, White or Indian?
Rhinoceros
25. Which record label was based at a building called Hitsville USA?
Motown
26. One point each - which three Beatles number ones had the word ‘Love’ in the title?
She Loves You, Can’t Buy Me Love, All You Need Is Love
27. Which actress once wrote an article called "The Alien In Me?"
Sigourney Weaver
28. The summit ridge of Mount Everest marks the border between which two Asian countries?
China and Nepal
29. The larvae of the fly is a maggot, what is the larvae of a beetle called?
Grub
30. What was the mission of the ship, which sailed from England in November 1790 under Captain Edward Edwards, reaching its destination of Tahiti four months later?
To find the Bounty & its mutineers
31. Which US State has the most miles of road?
Texas
32. What is Australian cricketer Shane Warne’s middle name, Keith, Kevin or Kermit?
Keith
33. Extensors, constrictors, and flexors are all types of what?
Muscles
34. Which sport, do you associate Pitsburg Penguins, Toronto Mapleleafs, and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim?
Ice Hockey
35. How many gold stars are there on the EU flag?
Twelve
36. Designed by Wernher von Braun what was the name of the rocket that launched Apollo 11?
Saturn V
37. How long is a French Presidential term?
Five years (used to be 7 prior to the 2002 election)
38. Who plays the cat stroking Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the Bond film ‘You Only Live Twice?
Donald Pleasance
39. Doodling is an old term for playing which musical instrument once called ‘doodle-sacks’?
Bagpipes
40. What are the names of George Foreman’s five sons?
George
- On a clear day, from the top of Ben Nevis, what is the furthest thing you can see?
The sun

Tiebreaker - How many times in the past year were RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept passenger planes in UK airspace?
Six
- The first floodlit rugby match took place, Broughton v Swinton, at Broughton, Lancs in which year?
1878
- How many UK number one hits has Elvis Presley had?
Twenty One

1. Which TV channel was the first to broadcast in colour in the UK?
BBC-2
2. Who came seconded to Tony Blair in the 1994 labour leadership election?
Margaret Becket
3. Representing their three original outlets, which food company’s logo features three dots?
Domino’s Pizza
4. What is the shape of a Viagra tablet?
Diamond
5. What term is used to describe a plant growing in high altitude mountainous areas?
Alpine
6. What keeps growing until you are 35 then starts to shrink?
Your Skeleton
7. England is one of only two countries in the European Union without an official second language, which is the other one?
Portugal
8. The trade name of which brand of bread is taken from the Latin for "strength of man"?
Hovis
9. On which holiday island are the resorts of Puerto de la Cruz and Los Cristianos?
Tenerife
10. In Britain how many albums need to be sold to achieve a Gold Disc?
100,000
11. What name is given to a cow which has had no calves?
Heifer
12. According to the Riot Act how many people can be regarded as an unlawful assembly?
Twelve
13. True or False - The Army still trains carrier pigeons to send messages from the front?
False
14. What have Elvis Presley, Henry Cooper and Mark Thatcher in common?
All Twins
15. What was the score after 90 minutes in the 1966 World Cup Final?
2-2
16. Which county refers to itself as ‘Shakespeare’s County’?
Warwickshire
17. In Weightlifting, how many judges must be satisfied in order for it to be a good lift?
Two (out of three)
18. Which slang term derives from olden day smugglers who hid brandy in their thigh boots?
Bootleggers
19. Which two consecutive months in a year total the most days?
July & August
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answers Required - Name a chore that husbands do badly?
Ironing / Making the bed / Cooking / Shopping / Polishing

21. Which Year - During which year did government health warnings appear on British cigarettes?
1989
22. What forms the Buckingham Palace garden party lawn that could be turned into a cup of tea?
Camomile
23. What animal is used as the symbol for Britain’s Wildlife Trust?
Badger
24. Which Japanese sportsmen were banned, in 1994, from having head implants to bring them up to regulation height?
Sumo Wrestlers
25. What part of the human body contains an average of 550 hairs?
Eyebrows
26. Who was on the British throne when both Laurel and Hardy were born?
Queen Victoria
27. What name is given the baseball equivalent of a wicketkeeper in cricket?
Catcher
28. Who was the Roman God of the Sea?
Neptune
29. What colour fire extinguisher contains dry powder?
Blue
30. Which animal is on top of Rugby’s Calcutta Cup?
Elephant
31. Four dictators led countries during the second world war - Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin and Franco - but which one came to power first?
Mussolini
32. The law of the sea divides it into three zones. The first is Internal Waters, the second is Territorial Waters, name the third?
High Seas
33. How many laps of the track are needed to complete the ten thousand metres event in athletics?
Twenty Five
34. What name is given to a covered walkway to the side of an open courtyard in a convent or monastery?
Cloister
35. Which electrical goods manufacturer takes its name from the Japanese for "three oceans", Sony, Sanyo, Mitsubishi, or Toshiba?
Sanyo
36. In which sport are penalties awarded for slashing, holing and spearing?
Ice Hockey
37. In knitting abbreviations, what is meant by the letters ‘BH’?
Button Hole
38. What is the red outer covering of Edam cheese made from?
Wax
39. According to a survey, what percentage of men say they would prefer to go to the pub than shop with their wives: 70, 80 or 90%?
Ninety percent (I just push the trolley and keep my mouth shut!)
40. True or False - Two men went to the electric chair in Florida in 1941, their names were Willburn and Frizzel?
True

Tiebreaker - How many bullets were found in the bodies of Bonnie & Clyde?
104

1. In the Chinese calendar the year 2006 was represented by a dog, which animal represents 2007?
A Pig
2. Four Weddings And A Funeral made which song a No.1 hit?
Love Is All Around
3. In which country did the 2007 Dakar rally start?
Portugal
4. Which city is 88 miles from Birmingham, 71 miles from York and 43 miles from Leeds?
Manchester
5. Who has presented “Watchdog” with Anne Robinson and “The Heaven and Earth Show”?
Alice Beer
6. In the orginal series of Star Trek,what was the maximum number of people that could be "beamed up" into the Starship Enterprise in one go?
Three
7. Which actress has appeared in “Coronation Street”, “Emmerdale” and “Crossroads”?
Sherri Hewson
8. In what country does the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin take place?
Germany
9. Which famous street in the French Quarter of New Orleans is home to many bars, restaurants and jazz clubs?
Bourbon Street
10. The best film oscars for 1990 and 1991 were awarded to two films that mentioned animals in their titles. Name the films?
Silence of the Lambs & Dances with Wolves
11. What colour was James Brown’s coffin?
Gold
12. Which Mediterranean island is named after a metal?
Cyprus (Copper)
13. True or False - Turbo and Stuttgarter are giant types of German sausage?
False - Onions
14. Which was the first company to introduce the widget into beer cans?
Guinness
15. What is Victoria Beckham’s maiden name?
Adams
16. In Sport, it first happened in 1982 and in 1997 took a record 5 minutes 20 seconds, what is it?
147 break in Snooker
17. What is the name of the beer made from heavily roasted malts?
Stout
18. Traditionally, what is a hula skirt made from?
Grass
19. What is Frigophobia the fear of?
The Cold
20. One Point Each - Celebrity Big Brother is back for a new series, how many of the very first six celebrities to take part in the show can you remember?
Jack Dee, Claire Sweeney, Keith Duffy, Anthea Turner, Vanessa Feltz and Chris Eubank

21. Which Year - British Airways is privatised, Australian singer Kylie Minogue releases her first hit, a remake of Little Eva’s The Locomotion, Rudolf Hess is found dead in his cell in Spandau Prison, Michael Ryan kills 16 in Hungerford with an assault rifle and Champion English jockey Lester Piggott is jailed for 3 years after being convicted of tax evasion?
1987
22. What breed of dog is Knightsfollies Ladiesman - the dog with the world’s longest ears (for a dog!)?
Basset Hound
23. Which food may come as a Coburg or a Huffkin?
Loaves of bread
24. What is the name of the church in the Vicar of Dibley?
St. Barnabus’s
25. What nationality was chemist and inventor, Alfred Nobel?
Swedish
26. Which former world boxing champion has been is stripped of his MBE after being jailed for dangerous driving?
Naseem Hamed
27. What does a bodger make?
Chairs
28. From which country’s coast could you have witnessed the battle of Trafalgar?
Spain
29. McFly’s “Sorry’s Not Good Enough” is the theme song to which Ben Stiller film?
Night At The Museum
30. Charlie Drake died recently aged 81, what was his catchphrase?
Hallo My Darlings
31. Which plant has the largest leaves?
Giant Waterlily
32. Which two countries joined the EU on New Years Day 2007?
Romania and Bulgaria
33. On a fishing hook, what is the name of the sharp point that faces away from the main tip?
Barb
34. Who is the only puppet to win the Weakest Link?
Bail Brush
35. Which Scottish League football club took its name from the secondary school which its original members attended?
Hamilton Academical
36. What is the title of the seventh and last Harry Potter novel?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
37. In horse racing, which Grand National winner was named after Alistair, David, Nicola and Timothy, the grand children of his breeder Tommy Barron?
Aldaniti
38. Shane Warne has announced he will retire from international cricket after the Ashes, which English County side does he play for?
Hampshire
39. Which tree features most frequently in London street names?
Elm
40. Which bridge over the Thames leads to Kew Gardens?
Kew Bridge

Tiebreaker - In which year did Imperial Airways show the worlds first In-flight movie?
1925 (Conan Doyles "The Lost World")
- How Many Films Did John Wayne Appear In?
175

1. What does the male figure stand on, on the Oscar statuette?
A Roll of Film
2. Apart from cricket, which other game is played on Melbourne Cricket Ground?
Australian Rules Football
3. The song ‘Getting to Know You’ comes from which musical?
The King and I
4. In which British city was Tony Blair born?
Edinburgh
5. What is the most photographed, painted and climbed mountain in the world?
Mount Fuji
6. By what name was Manchester Airport originally known?
Ringway
7. How many pins form the back row in ten pin bowling?
Four
8. In the Harry Potter stories, what kind of establishment is Gringotts?
Bank
9. What do Australian call Trousers?
Strides
10. HELLO SNORTING SET is an anagram of which pop group?
The Rolling Stones
11. Which European country produces the greatest volume of wine?
Italy
12. From which 1980’s hit record do these lyrics come from - "Only when I’m dancing can I feel this free, at night I lock the door, so no one else can see"?
Into The Groove / Madonna
13. True or false, Benny Hill (who wrote and sang about “Ernie, the Fastest Milkman in the West”) once worked as a milkman?
True
14. During which war was ‘The Battle of Marston Moor’?
English Civil War
15. Which word can precede Opera, Relief, and Strip?
Comic
16. What name is given to a female badger?
Sow
17. In the "Star Wars" films, who was the only officer in the Imperial Forces who didn’t have a rank?
Darth Vader
18. Which company makes Quavers?
Walkers
19. In which Disney film did Anita and Roger Radcliffe appear?
101 Dalmatians
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Name five Shakespeare plays that are most commonly known to start with the word ‘The’?
The Merchant of Venice / The Tempest / The Taming of the Shrew / The Merry Wives of Windsor / The Comedy of Errors / The Two Gentlemen of Verona

21. In which year did The Soviet Lunik II become the first spacecraft to land on the Moon and In which year was the first launch of the Space Shuttle?
1959 / 1981
22. What is the theatre equivalent of the film industry’s Oscar?
Tony
23. Which horse, with the same name as a Steve McQueen film, has won a Grand National?
Papillon
24. From what part of the pig is brawn made?
Brain (accept head)
25. Which two bones meet at the hip joint?
Pelvis / Femur
26. What type of bird is a "Green Leek"?
Parrot
27. Which country is the world’s largest cheese exporter?
The Netherlands (Holland)
28. In which film does Sandra Bullock find herself hunted by the police as a result of a computer error?
The Net
29. In which city are the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund?
Washington
30. Which Royal House consisted of Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI?
House of Lancaster
31. What type of insect is a Viceroy?
Butterfly
32. Madonna has the signature of which screen idol tattooed on her bottom?
Marilyn Monroe
33. How many rooms are there on a Cluedo board?
Nine
34. What sport do the St Louis Blues play?
Ice Hockey
35. Which comedian has written novels called ‘Gridlock’, Popcorn’ & ‘Stark’?
Ben Elton
36. What was Sony’s video recording system called when it was launched in 1975?
Betamax
37. Which bank paid £26 million in 2003 to shorten it’s name?
Abbey (National)
38. Which actress starred in the film "Captain Corelli’s Mandolin"?
Penelope Cruz
39. Which strong smelling herb, which tastes of aniseed, is most often used in fish dishes?
Fennel
40. Which movie star appeared in almost thirty movies and always wore the same coat?
Lassie

Tiebreaker - In which year did James Plimpton invent the 4 Wheel Roller Skates?
1863