Quiz 180207
1. What engine number did Thomas The Tank Engine have?
Number One
2. If you used the prefix 00357 to dial abroad, which holiday island in the sun would you be calling?
Cyprus - 00 is the international prefix used to dial somewhere outside of U.K - 357 is the international code used to dial to Cyprus
3. One point each - Apart from the UK, which three other countries in Europe keep Greenwich mean time?
Ireland, Portugal, Iceland
4. In chess the opening move can be made by either a pawn or which other piece?
A Knight
5. In which TV series did Michelle Collins play a holiday Rep called Vikki?
Sunburn
6. Who presented Sale of the Century on TV in the 70’s & 80’s and now present ‘Just a Minute’ on Radio 4?
Nicholas Parsons
7. What sort of creature is a John Dory?
Fish
8. The lyrics "Fill my heart with song, Let me sing for ever more, You are all I long for, All I worship and adore" come from which song?
Fly Me To The Moon
9. I’M ONLY A DRONE is an anagram of which actor?
Leonard Nimoy
10. How many gates are there on the Thames Flood Barrier?
Ten
11. How many substitutes are there now allowed in international friendly football matches?
Six
12. One point each - name the three oldest Weekly TV Programmes on UK Television that still Broadcast weekly Now?
Panorama / What the Papers Say / Grandstand (Note - Grandstand is coming to an end & Sky At Night is monthly)
13. True or False - It is illegal to cross the Iowa state boundaries wearing a Duck on your head?
True
14. Which annual race was co-founded in 1829 by Christopher Wordsworth, nephew of the poet?
University Boat Race
15. What are the Jack Sugden’s Two Sons (one adopted) called in Emmerdale?
Robert & Andy
16. Who presented the Saturday Superstore on Children TV between 1982 & 1987?
Mike Read
17. Which University awarded it’s first degrees in 1973?
Open University
18. Marie MacDonald McLaughlin Lawrie is the real name of which singer?
Lulu
19. Who was the Greek goddess of sexual love, said to have been born from the sea-foam in Cyprus?
Aphrodite
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name a London Railway Station?
King’s Cross / Euston / Victoria / Waterloo / Marylebone
21. One point each - Which five European countries remained neutral during WWII?
Switzerland / Spain / Sweden / Ireland / Portugal
22. Alphabetically what is the first book in the Bible?
Acts
23. A slate rip, foam aspirators and BA sets are carried on which specific type of vehicle?
Fire Engines
24. Which MASH character did actor Gary Burgoff play?
Radar - Radar O’Reilly
25. What were the six Dorset labourers transported in 1834 for forming a trade union known as?
The Tolpuddle Martyrs
26. In which film did one of the characters repeatedly type the line ‘all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’?
The Shining
27. Why were drummers used in public executions?
To Drown Out The Screams Of The Victims
28. Which detective got his name from a Glasgow gravestone?
Taggart
29. What colour are the double world scores on a Scrabble board?
Pink
30. Barberskum is the Norwegian word for what bathroom product?
Shaving Foam
31. Who in 1980 aged 14, from Bolton, became the youngest International Master in the history of chess?
Nigel Short
32. In which film does the following exchange take place "do you expect me to talk?" "No Mr. Bond I expect you to Die?
Goldfinger
33. One point each - name the three Lord of the Rings films?
Fellowship of the Ring / The Two Towers / Return of the King
34. How many time zones are there in China?
One
35. Who is the comedian father of Office star Lucy Davis?
Jasper Carrott
36. To which of his wives did Henry VIII have the shortest marriage?
Anne of Cleves
37. In which film would you have found the characters Bobba Fett and his father Jango Fett?
Star Wars
38. What did Janice say whenever she saw Chandler in the TV series Friends?
Oh! My God!
39. Whose catchphrase was ‘It’s Good But It’s Not Right’?
Roy Walker - not your Quizmaster then?
40. What do you call a female duck?
Duck
Tiebreaker - How many episodes of Prisoner Cell Block H was Broadcast?
692
- How many Calories per 100g are there in Sharwoods Chinese Fine Egg Noodles?
343
- In which year were the Scots Guards formed?
1642
