Quiz 110307
1. What is the most common street name in Britain?
High Street
2. How many of Snow White’s seven dwarfs had beards?
Six - Dopey did not have one
3. Who owns the largest private art collection in the world?
The Queen
4. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Amelia Earheart
5. What name is given to a male elephant?
Bull
6. Which holiday island is home to the Aphrodite Water Park that attracts 100,000 visitors each year?
Cyprus
7. Which of these is a city in Turkey: Batman, Robin, Superman, Joker?
Batman
8. How many Concordes were made, 16, 20 or 24?
Sixteen
9. What dish is made from Italian Pasta stuffed with meat or cheese in cheese sauce?
Cannelloni
10. What is the only US State not to contain any of the letters of `George W Bush`?
Indiana
11. At which ground were both semi-finals of the 2005 FA Cup played?
Millennium Stadium Cardiff
12. Which of the Canary Islands is noted for its "Mountains of Fire"
Lanzarote
13. True or False - Croissants were first made by French bakers to celebrate a victory in battle over the Turks?
True
14. Was Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ originally painted on a wall, a ceiling or on canvas?
A wall
15. On what common object would you find a Sleeve and a Tray?
Matchbox
16. The mascot of which band is Eddie, a zombie, who appears on the cover of every album and single?
Iron Maiden
17. What colour cap is worn by an English cricketer capped for his country?
Blue
18. Which river was the northern boundary of the Saxon Kingdom of Mercia?
The Mersey
19. True or False - A spicy sausage called Welsh Dragon has had to be renamed after trading standards’ officers warned the manufacturers could face prosecution because it does not contain dragon?
True
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Something that has bubbles?
Champagne / Bubble bath or Soap / Fizzy drink / Jacuzzi / Fish tank
21. Which Year - Princess Anne, the daughter of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, escaped unhurt after an armed man tried to kidnap her in London, The Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris was opened, Glenda Jackson won the Oscar for best actress for her role in ‘A Touch Of Class’, Golda Meir resigned as Prime Minister of Israel and A Japanese soldier was found in hiding on Lubang Island in the Philippines. He believed World War II was still being fought, and was waiting to be relieved by his own forces. Told the good news, he then awaited a potentially massive payoff from his war pension?
1974
22. Tod is an old, alternative name for which wild animal of the British countryside?
Fox
23. Which New York Street is famous for its fashion stores?
Fifth Avenue
24. Which form of everyday transport is spelled the same in French, English, German & Swedish?
Taxi
25. About which game have most books been written?
Chess
26. Which Coronation Street star made a fitness video called Rapid Results?
Beverly Callard
27. France, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Belgium were five of the original member states of the Common market - which was the sixth?
Italy
28. Which Grand National winning horse of the 1980s was named after a lighthouse?
Corbiere
29. What was the very first James Bond movie of the 1980’s?
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
30. Which model of Ford car was named after a hunter in Greek mythology?
Orion
31. How many ways can you throw a 7 with two dice?
Six
32. Which athlete became MP for Falmouth & Cambourne in 1992?
Seb Coe
33. By what name is the TV character Robert McCall better remembered?
The Equaliser
34. Which British bank was the first to appoint a woman manager?
Barclay’s Bank
35. For over a quarter of a century, which tobacco company has produced a football yearbook?
Rothmans
36. Who was the human companion of Spit the Dog on TISWAS?
Bob Carolgees
37. On a motor insurance policy what do the initials SDP stand for?
Social Domestic and Pleasure (use of the motor vehicle)
38. In which TV series did Frank Thornton play Herbert Truelove?
Last of the Summer Wine
39. True or False - Jasper Vinall was the first person to die as a direct result of playing cricket when he was accidentally struck on the head with a bat on Aug 28th 1624?
True - by Edward Tye at Horsted Keyes
40. Who was the first person to be buried in the present St Paul’s Cathedral?
Sir Christopher Wren, the architect who designed it
Tiebreaker - Not including assistants, how many football referees officiate matches in
the 2006-2007 English Premiership?
19
How many rooms in the Las Vegas Hotel ‘MGM’?
5,034
How many rooms in the Las Vegas Hotel ‘LUXOR’?
4,408
How many shirts did Charles I wear for his execution?
Two
