Quiz 070107
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
