Quiz 040207
1. Which African leader gave himself the title of "Conqueror of the British Empire"?
Idi Amin
2. In which city is Europe’s largest brewery?
Dublin (Guinness)
3. Which children’s author wrote about Squirrel Nutkins and Tom Kitten?
Beatrix Potter
4. Which actor has "Scotland Forever" tattooed on his right arm, although he lives in the Bahamas?
Sean Connery
5. What is the minimum number of shots required to score 147 in a game of snooker?
Thirty-Six
6. In which American city would you find the headquarters of MacDonalds?
Chicago
7. Which broadcaster said "The British motor industry is owned by Nazis and South Koreans are too busy eating dogs to design a decent car"?
Jeremy Clarkson
8. Which sporting event made the front pages after the chaotic events of 3rd April 1993?
The Grand National
9. If you bought a bottle of "Old Git" in your off licence, what would you be drinking?
Wine (red)
10. Which word can prefix Agent, Flash or Reader?
News
11. In which city will you find Britain’s tallest residential building?
Manchester (47 storeys - 520ft)
12. CHICK? I’M OLD MARE! is an anagram of which TV celebrity?
Charlie Dimmock
13. On the national flag of Wales, how many feet does the dragon have on the ground?
Three
14. If and when Prince William becomes king, what number will he be, assuming he keeps the name William?
William V
15. How many points do you get for a field goal in American Football?
Three
16. Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha are all characters in which TV series?
Sex In The City
17. On car number plates the letters OA to OY represent which area?
Oxford
18. Which country, in 1994, was the first to lose a World Cup Final on penalties?
Italy
19. If you wrote down the numbers 1 to 100, how many times would you write the figure 3?
Twenty
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Name a "Carry On" film that has a title including a boy or girls name?
Jack, Cleo, Henry, Dick, Emmanuelle
21. Which Year - Mark Thatcher disappears in the Sahara during the Paris-Dakar rally, The DeLorean Car factory in Belfast is put into receivership, The German singer Nicole wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Germany, The first Rubik’s Cube World Championships is held, Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player and The Thames Barrier is first publicly demonstrated?
1982
22. In the game of scrabble how many points are awarded for the letter J?
Eight Points
23. How many of Henry VIII’s wives had been married before?
Two (Catherine of Aragon - 1st wife, and Catherine Parr - last wife)
24. Which gas makes up 95% of the planet Mars’ atmosphere, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, or Sulphur Dioxide?
Carbon Dioxide
25. Carrots are especially rich in which vitamin?
Vitamin A
26. Who played the inventive Q in the film "Die Another Day"?
John Cleese
27. If you were walking in an English woodland and came across a "Destroying Angel", what would you have found?
Toadstool (poisonous fungus)
28. "Ben" and "Always There" were hit singles for which female vocalist in the 80s?
Marti Webb (1985 & 1986) - Biggest hit was "Take That Look Off Your Face - No 3 in 1980
29. Wendy, Scoop, Muck and Dizzy are friends of whom?
Bob The Builder
30. In which sport could you compete for the "Golden Helmet"?
Speedway
31. Which Scottish football team play in Kirkcaldy?
Raith Rovers
32. Which American state shares its name with a former Soviet republic?
Georgia
33. What was the name of Jim Royle’s wife in "The Royle family"?
Barbara
34. What sport do the New Jersey Devils, Phoenix Coyotes and the Detroit Red Wings play?
Ice Hockey
35. Which car manufacturer produced a model called "Persona"?
Proton
36. After becoming 70 years old, how often do you have to re-apply for you driving licence?
Every Three Years
37. What are the young of squirrels called?
Kittens
38. Who, when he first appeared on our television screens, was 720 years old and had two hearts?
Doctor Who
39. In which American city are the headquarters of ABC Television?
New York
40. In which year did Prince Charles become Heir Apparent to the throne?
1952 (the year his mother became Queen)
Tiebreaker - How many different number one singles were there in the UK charts in the 1980s? 191
- The first man to be fined for speeding was traveling at what speed? 8mph
- Tom Baker played Doctor Who in how many episodes of the TV series? 172
- In the film "The Great Escape", how many got out in the mass breakout? 76 (50 were shot, 12 recaptured, 3 escaped home, 11 not accounted for in the film)
