Quiz 210107
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
