QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. Who founded the Amstrad company?
Alan Sugar
2. What is the branch of biology that specifically studies plants?
Botany
3. In which country is the People’s Daily a top selling paper?
China
4. There are 16 ounces in a pound, but what are there 16 of in an ounce?
Drams
5. What is the maximum number of players that can play a game of poker?
Eight
6. If you have a strong desire to travel you are said to have itchy what?
Feet
7. Cheryl Tweedy, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Sarah Harding are collectively known as which band?
Girls Aloud
8. In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland what animals were used fot the balls in the game of croquet?
Hedgehogs
9. Which was the only country to finish below the UK in the voting for the recent Eurovision Song Contest?
Ireland
10. The snow leopard is called the ounce. The hunting leopard is the cheetah. What name is given to the American leopard?
Jaguar - El Tigre
11. In which war did jet fighters first fight each other?
Korean War
12. What name is given to aching in the lower back?
Lumbago
13. Which movie was advertised with the tag line, “Protecting the earth from the scum of the universe”?
Men In Black
14. ‘These vagabond shoes are longing to stray’ is a line from which song?
New York New York
15. In the University Boat Race - which team wears Dark Blue?
Oxford
16. In the Beatrix Potter tales what kind of animal is Aunt Pettitoes?
Pig
17. What four-letter word is purported to have been the result of a wager by James Daly, the manager of a Dublin Theatre, that he would introduce into the language, within 24 hours, a new word with no meaning?
Quiz
18. What is the name of the Paris hotel that Diana, Princess of Wales, had left shortly before her fatal accident?
Ritz
19. How many time outs are permitted per side during an American Football match?
Six (three per half)
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name something in the garden which does not grow any bigger?
Shed / Greenhouse / Fence / Bird Table / Gnome

21. Which Year - The comet Hale-Bopp makes its closest approach to Earth, The British House of Commons votes for a total ban on handguns, Mother Theresa of Calcutta dies of heart failure, The domain Google is registered, Wales votes in favour of devolution and the formation of a National Assembly and British au pair Louise Woodward is found guilty of the baby-shaking death of 8-month-old Matthew Eappen?
1997
22. Which car is the 2007 European Car Of The Year?
Ford S-Max
23. One Point Each - what are the names of the three children born to Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne?
Aimee, Kelly and Jack
24. What do the letters BRB in texting mean?
Be Right Back
25. Which TV show featured the character of DS Jane Penhaligon?
Cracker
26. What is the largest annual international team competition in sport?
Davis Cup (Tennis)
27. What does the fastest moving muscle in the body operate?
Eyelids - blinking
28. Which TV channel will become the new home of ‘Neighbours’ from 2008 after the BBC recently lost out in a biding war despite screening the soap for the last 21 years?
Five
29. Which is the most easterly racecourse in England?
Great Yarmouth
30. Which TV character worked for the Gateman, Goodbury & Graves Funeral Home?
Herman Munster
31. Which chemical element’s name is derived from the Greek word for violet?
Iodine
32. In the world of popular music how was John Robert Parker Ravenscroft better known?
DJ John Peel
33. Which is the world’s oldest surviving airline?
KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines
34. Which American City is regarded as the wedding capital of the world, with an average of 8,400 marriages each month?
Las Vegas
35. Which computer accessory was invented in 1963 with the impressive name, ‘The X-Y Position Indicator For A Display System’?
Mouse
36. On the outskirts of which city is the University of East Anglia?
Norwich
37. The film and book ‘Ring of Bright Water’ told the story of which kind of creature?
Otter
38. What was the name of Iran until 1935?
Persia
39. Which sportswear manufacturers took their name from a breed of African Gazelle?
Reebock
40. Who sang the theme tune to the first James Bond film, Dr No?
Nobody - it was an instrumental!

Tiebreaker - In what year was the first coin-operated jukebox produced?
1927

1. With which football team would you associate the song "I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles"?
West Ham United
2. What name is given to a person who is bringing an action in a court of law?
Plaintiff
3. Bosnia and Croatia used to be parts of which country?
Yugoslavia
4. In 1979, a song by Blondie provided the first ever instance of a No.1 in the charts having a day of the week in its title, what was it called?
Sunday Girl
5. What is the largest office building in the World with an area of around six and a half million square feet?
Pentagon
6. In which film did James Bond chase a car through the streets of a Russian city in a tank?
Goldeneye
7. In which country did tarot cards originate?
Italy
8. Who was king of Britain during World War I?
George V
9. Which African leader gave himself the title of "Conqueror of the British Empire"?
Idi Amin
10. CRUNCH TO MINCEMEAT is an anagram of which singer?
Martine McCutcheon
11. In which film did Whoopi Goldberg win an Oscar playing the character of Oda May?
Ghost (1990 - Best Supporting Actress)
12. What name is given to the study of religious doctrine?
Theology
13. Which invaders introduced cock fighting into Britain, a) Romans b) Vikings or c) Normans?
a) Romans
14. What dog breed takes its name from an area of eastern France famous for its perfumed white wines?
Alsation
15. One point each - Name the brothers of Wyatt Earp?
Morgan, Jim, Virgil & Baxter
16. Which sleuth is pictured on book covers as a matchstick man with a halo?
The Saint
17. Formed in the 70’s, whose hits include "Long Train Running" & "Listen to the music"?
Doobie Brothers
18. What does the Statue of Liberty wear on her feet?
Sandals
19. Research shows that doing what excessively could shrink men’s testicles and give them breasts, and women grow beards and develop deeper voices?
Drinking
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name an ugly bird?
Vulture / Ostrich / Pelican  / Crow / Turkey

21. Which Year - King Hussein of Jordan dies from cancer, The Matrix, first episode of the Matrix trilogy movies, is released, A nail bomb explodes in the middle of a busy market in Brixton, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is released, Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France and Jill Dando was murdered?
1999
22. Which disease derives its name from the Italian for bad air?
Malaria
23. One point each - Name the three English kings who are reputed to have been shot by arrows?
Harold, William II, Richard I
24. What breed of cat was named after the former name of Ethiopia?
Abyssinian
25. Which female singer sang "Better The Devil You Know" in the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest?
Sonia
26. More commonly known as the thighbone, what is the medical name for the longest bone in the human body?
Femur
27. If in a game of Monopoly, you owned Pall Mall and Whitehall, which other property would you need to complete the set?
Northumberland Avenue
28. Which Sauce is made from Basil, Olive Oil & Pine Nuts?
Pesto
29. What name was adopted by the followers of Oliver Cromwell?
Roundheads
30. Which Spice Girl once appeared in an episode of Eastenders as a Mugger?
Emma Bunton - Baby Spice
31. Which wartime Fascist leader was executed and hanged upside down?
(Benito) Mussolini
32. What name is given to a frozen dessert made from fruit juice?
Sorbet
33. In literature, how are the famous duo Charles and Gerard better known?
Mills & Boon
34. Which is the largest island of Indonesia?
Sumatra
35. Which French vegetable dish is based on aubergine, courgette, pepper and tomato?
Ratatouille
36. Which World Championships are held at the Egremont Crab Fair, where challengers place their heads in a horses collar?
Gurning (Pulling extremely contorted faces)
37. Which famous artist said: "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free."?
Michaelangelo
38. What sport is played by the Carolina Panthers & the Jacksonville Jaguars?
American Football - currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL)
39. What is the favourite food of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’s?
Pizza
40. What happened in England on the 13th September 1752?
Nothing - the date doesn’t exist do to calendar change over Julian to Gregorian

Tiebreaker - How many different No 1 singles were there in the UK charts in the 1980s?
191

1. On which date will Tony Blair stand down as Prime Minister?
June 27th 2007 - Wednesday
2. What famous artist could write with both his left and right hand at the same time?
Leonardi da Vinci
3. Which came first, airplanes or submarines?
Submarines. (first sub, 1747; first plane, 1903)
4. How many laps do drivers race in the Indianapolis 500?
Two Hundred
5. What is the most common species of domesticated bird?
Chicken
6. What name is given to the study of dates and time?
Chronology
7. Which drink, invented in 1886, was first marketed as the “Esteemed Brain Tonic and Intellectual Beverage”?
Coca Cola - sold 25 bottles in its first year for $50 having cost $75!
8. What is the name of the character played by Tom Cruise in the Mission Impossible series?
Ethan Hunt
9. In which American state did the first Englishman settle today in 1607?
Virginia
10. Which word can precede all of the following: hand, house, land and yard?
Farm
11. According to the Wall Street Journal, the average American male does what 5.33 times a week?
Shaves
12. Which comedian, born in 1961, created the characters Stavros and Loadsamoney?
Harry Enfield
13. Who famously once said “I’ve never had an accident worth talking about”?
Captain E J Smith of the Titanic
14. One Point Each - What four events make up the Tennis Grand Slam?
The French Open, Australian Open, U.S. Open and Wimbeldon
15. What is the family motto of James Bond’s family?
The World Is Not Enough
16. Born today in 1950, which singer had hits with `Happy Birthday To You’ and ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’?
Stevie Wonder
17. Studies show that 80 percent of the world’s population wears shoes made in what country?
China (4 billion pairs a year)
18. At what weight did Amir Khan fight when winning his Olympic silver medal?
Lightweight (60 k)
19. The average human uses which muscles most?
Eye muscles
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name a tea-growing country?
India / Sri Lanka / China / Kenya / South Africa

21. Which Year - The Solar Challenger, piloted by Steve Ptacek, became the first solar-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel, US tennis player John McEnroe beat Bjorn Borg to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon for the first time, The Humber Estuary Bridge, the world’s longest single-span structure, was officially opened by the Queen, Blanks were fired at the Queen during the Trooping the Colour ceremony and Shergar owned by the Aga Khan, won the Derby by a record ten lengths?
1981
22. Who is the leader of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Leonardo
23. What country is surrounded by Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia?
Paraguay
24. Who narrated the Blue Planet series on TV?
David Attenborough
25. Which Catholic saint is associated with the pilgrimage site of Lourdes in France?
St Bernadette
26. In cricket, what distance, in feet, is the white line called the ‘Popping Crease’ painted in front of the stumps?
Four
27. Which top British comedian provided the voice for the fairy godmother in Shrek 2?
Jennifer Saunders
28. Which of the following is not a directory enquiries number - 118 119 / 118 192 / 118 500 / 118 811?
118 192
29. Hopefully returning to our small screens very soon, in which TV show did George Doors keep the scores?
Shooting Stars
30. Where would you find a gilt - on a farm, in an optician’s shop, at the dentist or in an aquarium?
On a farm — it’s a female pig
31. True or False - In Vancouver, a city law says all cars must carry an anchor as an emergency brake?
True
32. What sort of animal was Hector, in “Hectors House”?
Dog
33. You probably have some in your kitchen but in Aussie slang what are ‘Bum Nuts’?
Eggs
34. What sort of creature is a Pygmy Blue?
Butterfly
35. In The News - What have US scientists said is more of a cause of some throat cancers than tobacco or alcohol use?
Oral sex
36. What was the stage name of the Sharon Cohen [born Yaron Cohen], the Israeli transsexual pop singer who won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 with the song Diva?
Dana International
37. According to the Book of Etiquette, How long should you delay dinner for a late guest - 10, 15, 20 or 30 minutes?
15 minutes
38. What singer’s radio theme song was “When the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day”?
Bing Crosby
39. What food are astronauts prohibited before a mission?
Beans - Farts damage spacesuits
40. What product sells best in U.S. supermarkets?
98.2% of shoppers use toilet paper

Tiebreaker - What is the record for the world’s longest kiss?
17 days, 10-1/2 hours

1. Which famous professor recently enjoyed 25 seconds of weightlessness on-board NASA’s zero-gravity plane, G Force One?
Stephen Hawkins
2. Which was the first chocolate bar created by Forest Mars in 1923, a) Mars Bar b) Bounty or c) Milky Way?
c) Milky Way
3. Which veteran actress has been offered a big-bucks deal to become Emmerdale’s latest queen of mean?
Joan Collins
4. What is the American equivalent of May Day?
Labour Day
5. Who was born in Dudley in 1954, played for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the early 80’s before moving to Limerick as a player / manager?
Sam Allardyce
6. Catherine Zeta Jones came to fame in which TV drama?
The Darling Buds Of May
7. How many of the 1966 England World Cup winning squad have died?
Two - Alan Ball & Bobby Moore
8. What was officially opened on May 6th, 1994 by a President & a Queen?
Channel Tunnel
9. An arrest warrant was recently issued in India for which US actor for publicly kissing Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty during an aids awareness rally?
Richard Gere
10. Who was sacked as the England soccer team manager in May 1974?
Sir Alf Ramsey
11. What was the slogan emblazoned on the Anya Hindmarch £5 shopping bags that recently sold out at Sainsbury’s within a few hours of going on sale, then selling on eBay at 30 times their original price?
I’m Not A Plastic Bag
12. In which Bond movie did Grace Jones play a baddie called May Day?
A View To A Kill
13. True or False - St Mirren is the Patron Saint of tartan makers?
False
14. Which country’s embassy was stormed by the SAS in May 1980?
Iran
15. Which is the most watched daytime telly show other than the BBC’s One o’clock news?
Neighbours
16. At which race track was Ayrton Senna killed in May 1994?
Imola (San Marino Grand Prix)
17. What was the name of the famous German airship, which crashed today in 1937?
The Hindenburg
18. Which British Crown Dependencies celebrate May 9th as Liberation Day?
The Channel Islands
19. True or False - Wine Advertising is banned on French TV?
True - banned in 1991
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name A Fruit You Put In A Drink?
Lemon / Orange / Cherry / Lime / Olive

21. Which Year - Space exploration entered a new era as the US space station Skylab 1 blasted off for orbit, The world’s tallest building, Sears Tower, Chicago, was completed, America watched in fascination as televised Senate hearings on the Watergate affair opened, The engagement of Princess Anne and Lieutenant Mark Phillips was officially announced and The Greek Government abolished the monarchy and proclaimed the country a republic?
1973
22. In 1991, a VAT tribunal ruled that which McVities product wasn’t a biscuit and gave it a zero VAT rating?
Jaffa Cakes
23. Which current member of the England football team has a dad that also played for England?
Frank Lampard
24. Which reconnaissance aircraft is named after the biblical figure described as the mighty hunter?
Nimrod
25. Which country has won the Eurovision Song Contest the most times?
Ireland
26. The world’s first submarine was propelled through the water by what means - by propeller, by oars or by jets of water?
Oars
27. Who is the Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoon’s most famous officer?
Prince William
28. Which daily newspaper, still going today, first appeared on 5th May, 1896?
Daily Mail
29. Which film featured Geri Halliwell’s version of the song It’s Raining Men?
Bridget Jones’s Diary
30. What was the name written on the side of the Scooby Doo van?
The Mystery Machine
31. What is the official march tune for the Royal Marines?
A Life On The Ocean Waves
32. What was the name of the mouse that appeared with Tom Hanks in the film The Green Mile?
Mr Jangles
33. True or False - Asda’s buttock-slap is one of the few gestures to have been trademarked?
True
34. How many Presidents of the USA have used the first name George?
Three - Washington, Bush and Bush
35. Which football team does Postman Pat support?
Pencaster United
36. Which car manufacturer uses a badge consisting of four interlocked circles?
Audi
37. In the UK, Who were the most successful comedy recording group with 13 hits in over 19 years?
The Barron Knights
38. What part of the human body is divided into hemispheres?
Brain
39. Which sign of the Zodiac covers from the 20th of April to the 20th of May?
Taurus
40. What do birds have two of, bees have five of, and spiders have eight of?
Eyes

Tiebreaker - In the 2007 London Marathon how many people did St John Ambulance Brigade treat?
5,032
- On average, how many babies are born every minute in China?
Thirty-Seven