Quiz 150407
1. In which Bond film does the character of Q appear for the first time?
From Russia With Love
2. How many bonus points does a ‘Scrabble’ player receive when playing all seven of his tiles in a single turn?
Fifty
3. Which of the nine types of cream commonly on offer in supermarkets has the highest butterfat content?
Clotted Cream
4. Which company are looking for 5,000 people to test their products in the UK in a similar scheme that attracted 14,000 people in France?
Durex
5. Which current Premiership manager won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award in 1985?
Mark Hughes
6. In what sport is a series of events called a barrage?
Fencing
7. A Vision Clearance Executive, that was recently voted the most stupid job title of all time, is better known by what name?
Window Cleaner
8. Which band performed the theme tune to the tv show "Friends"?
The Rembrandts
9. Which artist was known as the "prince of shadows"?
Rembrandt
10. Which British newspaper was the first to sell over one million copies daily?
Daily Mail
11. What is the heaviest object ever created by man used for?
An oil platform - The Statfjord B is the heaviest object created at 824,000 tons. It is a huge oil platform west of Norway in the North Sea
12. Which port is 171 miles from Newport (Gwent), 50 miles from Southport and 37 miles from Ellesmere Port?
Stockport
13. A Bogle is the name given to a cross between which two breeds of dog?
Boxer and Beagle
14. Which Lancashire town was the birthplace of the footballer brothers Phil and Gary Neville?
Bury
15. Girls Aloud were formed from the TV programme ‘Pop Stars - The Rivals’, what was the name of the boy group formed at the same time that split up?
One True Voice
16. Which novel features the character Leigh Teabing?
Da Vinci Code
17. What creatures are affected by ‘Newcastle disease’ - Cows, Poultry or Zebras?
Poultry / Wild birds
18. The Veyron motor car is capable of 252 mph, and is one of the world’s most expensive - which company produces it?
Bugatti
19. Which South American town, named after a monk, gave its name to a popular food brand?
Fray Bentos
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Name an English Seaside Resort?
Blackpool, Scarborough, Bournemouth, Skegness, Torquay
21. In which year was the Superman comic first issued; the steam locomotive "Mallard" set a world speed-record;-nylon was discovered by Du Pont?
1936
22. What began in 1567, was outlawed in 1826, and re-introduced in 1994?
The Lottery
23. The Rock of Gibraltar is part of which mountain range?
Atlas Mountains
24. Which radio and TV personality, well known for his Everest double glazing adverts in the 1980’s, was the first guest on "Dictionary Corner" on TV’s "Countdown"?
Ted Moult
25. Which member of the Royal Family spent a term at Geelong Grammar School, Australia, in 1966?
Prince Charles
26. Which tennis player writes novels with Liz Nickles about a tennis champion turned sleuth, called Jordan Myles?
Martina Navratilova
27. In TV’s "Are You Being Served", Trevor Bannister played which character?
Mr. Lucas
28. The Cockney slang term ‘Vera’ refers to which drink?
Gin (Vera Lynn)
29. Who is the only Dutch footballer to have been voted World Footballer of the Year?
Marco Van Basten
30. Which 1977 Steven Spielberg film ends at Devil’s Tower, Wyoming?
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
31. Which British bird, known as "The Clown of the Sea" is the only one to moult its beak?
Puffin
32. The White Rose express train used to run from King’s Cross in London and terminate at which City?
Leeds
33. Which real-life character was played by John Wayne in the film ‘The Alamo’?
Davy Crockett
34. The advert for which manufacturer’s cars describes them as having, "The Power to Surprise"?
Kia
35. Which UK town or city is served by Eastleigh airport?
Southampton
36. Which animals intestines, after stewing are battered and fried and called Chitterlings?
Pig
37. According to the proverb, what can’t you do by looking at the tracks?
Tell which way the train went
38. The Brockenbahn is a narrow gauge railway in which European country?
Germany
39. What member of the falcon family is the smallest native to Britain?
Merlin
40. What kind of animal is the resident of Barcelona Zoo that is nicknamed ‘Snowflake’?
Gorilla (it’s albino)
Tiebreaker - At what age did Otto Butcher become the oldest golfer to hit a hole in one?
99
- At what age did a great gran become the oldest person ever to sink-ahole in one?
102
- How much does the World’s Largest Hockey Stick weigh?
5 tons and is 110 feet long (Eveleth, Minnesota)
- How many were killed at the Pentagon as a result of the 2001 terrorist attack?
184
Mystery Word - Titubate - is it A - To rock and roll in a stumbling manner, B - To abuse and torture hostage victims or C - To feel around in the dark?
A - To rock and roll in a stumbling manner
