Quiz 200507
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
