Quiz 170607
1. How does a cricketer qualify for the primary club?
Being Out First Ball
2. What cargo did the Cutty Sark carry?
Tea
3. What are bought and sold at the annual fair in the Cumbrian town of Appleby?
Horses
4. In which British city are the inhabitants known as Novacastrians?
Newcastle
5. Wimbledon is famous for its tennis courts, but which other game is played on the grass there?
Croquet
6. Which common tree disperses winged seeds that spin through the air?
Sycamore
7. Which Government Minister is the only one allowed to annually drink alcohol in the House of Commons?
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
8. Who was the first West Indian cricketer to play in 100 Test Matches?
Clive Lloyd
9. What nationality was Christopher Columbus?
Italian
10. Which coin replaced the shilling in 1971?
Five Pence Piece
11. After Coronation Street, what is the second longest running soap on British television?
Emmerdale
12. Which screen monster lived on Odo Island?
Godzilla
13. The Borg Warner Trophy is awarded annually for which event in motor sport?
Indianpolis 500
14. Which British sausage is traditionally sold in a coil?
Cumberland Sausage
15. Who played Dr Philip Chandler in the series ‘St Elsewhere’ and went on to become a major Hollywood star?
Denzel Washington
16. Which car manufacturer was the first to record 100 Grand Prix wins in Formula One?
Ferrari
17. What is the name of a small European falcon, also known as a pigeon hawk and often used in falconry?
Merlin
18. How many hours are there in a fortnight?
336
19. Which British fighter plane shot down the most German planes in the Battle of Britain?
Hurricane
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name something that is black & white?
Newspaper / Zebra Crossing / Barcode / Penguin / Football Strip
21. Which Year - The first PC virus, Brain, starts to spread - The Soviet Union launches the Mir space station - The European Community adopts the European flag - British pop group Five Star top the charts for the first and only time with their million plus selling album Silk And Steel - Bus deregulation goes into effect in the United Kingdom and Welsh soprano Charlotte Church is born?
1986
22. Which British Prime Minister also wrote film scripts?
Winston Churchill
23. What was the name of the British submarine that sank the Argentinian flagship The General Belgrano during the Falklands War?
HMSM Conqueror
24. How many states of the United States of America have a Pacific coast?
Five
25. Who is the surviving member of the “Two Fat Ladies”?
Clarissa Dickson Wright
26. What is the term for the basic personnel unit in the military system, usually consisting of four or five companies?
Battalion
27. What nationality is the actor Donald Sutherland?
Canadian
28. Around which large city can Swan Valley, the famous Australian wine-growing region, be found ?
Perth
29. In ‘The Poseidon Adventure’ how many passengers escaped from the ship?
Six
30. Which was the first battle in which tanks were used?
Somme
31. Which film features the main character “Connor McCleod”?
Highlander
32. Which is the largest port in France?
Marseille
33. What is the senior regiment of the army created in 1669?
Royal Grenadier Guards
34. Of which food fish is the bonito a small variety?
Tuna
35. Who in Roman mythology was the goddess of flowers and springtime?
Flora
36. Mumbles cricket club in Swansea once offered £100 to the first batsman to hit a six into the home of which Hollywood actress?
Catherine Zeta Jones
37. What kind of marine creatures are Flotsam and Jetsam in ‘The Little Mermaid’?
Eels
38. Which two people have a film production company called Madguy?
Madonna & Guy Ritchie
39. Which Welsh International footballer played for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Chelsea and Sheffield United?
Vinnie Jones
40. What was the first word in the original theme song for ‘Neighbours’?
Neighbours!
Tiebreaker - How long is the Belgium coastline in kilometres?
66
