Quiz 220407
1. Which TV quiz was inspired by the Gestapo’s grilling of prisoners-of-war?
Mastermind
2. Cynthia Payne spent her first day in prison today in 1980. What was used for currency at her infamous parties?
Luncheon vouchers
3. In what sport would you find ‘a point’, ‘a barrel’ and ‘a flight’?
Darts
4.What is the name of the rock opera, performed live by The Who in its entirety for the first time today in 1969?
`Tommy’
5. Which has the higher alcohol content, Port or Bacardi?
Bacardi
6. King Henry VII died today in 1509. To which Royal House did he belong?
Tudor
7. Actor George Cole was born today in 1925. How did his best known character, Arthur Daley, often refer to his wife in TV’s `Minder’?
‘Er indoors
8. Car pioneer Henry Royce died today in 1933. What name was given to the first Rolls-Royce, produced in 1906?
`Silver Ghost’
9. Who was the first sovereign to be addressed as "Your Majesty"?
Henry VIII
10. On this day in 1500, on his way to India with 13 ships, Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovered which South American country and claimed it for Portugal?
Brazil
11. In a Cricket Match, what is the maximum number of people that can be on the pitch when the ball is in play?
17 - eleven fielders, two batsmen, two umpires & two runners
12. Which value coin was introduced in Britain on this day in 1983?
£1
13. True or False - Ex-Rolling Stone Bill Wyman has launched his own Metal Detector and his website, Billwymandetector.co.uk, includes his top ten locations for metal-detecting?
True - The press release for the Bill Wyman Signature Detector says it’s a "lightweight and adjustable implement and comes with a free informational DVD"
14. BBC 2 began broadcasting on this day in which year?
1964
15. How many points are awarded to the winner of a Grand Prix motor racing event?
Ten
16. In which town was the first Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opened today in 1879?
Stratford-upon-Avon
17. If a dog barks and a cow moos, what animal gibbers?
Apes and monkeys
18. The song `Ebony and Ivory’ reached the top of the UK pop charts today in 1982. Who performed it?
Stevie Wonder with Paul McCartney
19. What do you do after you masticate?
Swallow
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Name a buiding associated with the Royal Family?
Buckingham Palace / Windsor Castle / Balmoral / Sandringham / Tower of London
21. Which Year - An eighteen-month-old baby boy became the first British child to die of AIDS, British Telecom announces it is going to phase out its famous red telephone boxes, Mike Tyson makes his professional debut in New York, Mohammed Al Fayed buys the London-based department store company Harrods and on her 27th birthday Madonna marries actor Sean Penn?
1985
22. What were the first two game shows hosted by Bob Monkhouse on TV?
The Golden Shot and Celebrity Squares
23. On which 38-mile course are Kate’s Cottage and Ginger Hall?
The Isle of Man TT course
24. Who was the monarch when Britain last hosted the Olympic games?
George VI - 1948
25. In which TV series might you have heard the phrase "Smoke me a Kipper, I’ll be back before breakfast"?
Red Dwarf
26. What can be ribbon, rocket, streak or sheet?
Lightning
27. Which romantic novelist who died in May 2000 told the press in 1997, aged 95, "I Have The Body Of A Young Girl, I Often Think I Should Be Photographed Naked"?
Dame Barbara Cartland
28. Where is Lord Nelson buried?
St Paul’s cathedral
29. What is indicated by a flag on an Ordnance Survey map?
Golf Course
30. What does the acronym TIP (the TIP you give a waitress) stand for?
To Insure Promptness
31. Which song contains the line, "You can’t start a fire without a spark"?
Dancing In The Dark
32. In which English county is Wellington, from where the Duke of Wellington took his title?
Somerset
33. In which Tchaikovsky ballet would you find a scene set in the kingdom of the sugar plum fairy?
The Nutcracker Suite
34. Which fish pursued by anglers may be in bronze or silver varieties?
Bream
35. What is the name of the pig in Toy Story?
Hamm
36. Which European country ceased being a monarchy in 1974?
Greece
37. What line follows "and did those feet in ancient time"?
Walk Upon England’s Mountains Green
38. Who was Britains first worlds strongest man?
Geoff Capes
39. In the television series, Batman, umbrellas were the trade mark of which criminal?
The Penguin
40. Who played for both Scotland and England the last time they met at Hampden Park?
The Band that played the National Anthems
- On which planet did a man-made object first land?
Earth
- A man went into a café, sat down and ordered a cup of coffee, a glass of orange juice and a bacon and egg roll. ‘Ah’ said the waitress, ‘you must be a Policeman’. How did she know?
He was wearing his uniform
- A man is shipwrecked on a desert island. The only things he has in his possession are a flint, a can of lighter fuel, a penknife and a packet of cigarettes. How could he make a cigarette lighter?
Take some tobacco out of it / cut it in half etc. etc
Tiebreaker - How many full time staff are employed by Man Utd?
462
- In which year did Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers last dance together?
1966 (Oscar Ceremony)
