Quiz 140107
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
