Quiz 010707
1. How many Olympic Games have been cancelled because of World Wars?
Three (1916, 1940, 1944)
2. Which vessel is to become a floating hotel permanently berthed at a new man-made island off the coast of Dubai?
QEII
3. Which product is currently advertised as being knit by a group of OAP’s?
Shreddies
4. Which EastEnders actor, who plays Jim Branning, was taken to hospital recently following a suspected stroke?
John Bardon
5. How many consecutive wins did Bjorn Borg have in the men’s singles at Wimbledon?
Five
6. The Battle for where took place between 28th and 29th May 1982?
Goose Green
7. In which year was F1 Driver Lewis Hamilton born?
1985
8. Who are the sponsors of the 8th series of Big Brother?
Virgin Media
9. Which animal appeared on British eggs for the first time in 1957?
The crowned lion
10. Which item of clothing was Queen Elizabeth I the first Englishwoman to wear a bra, silk stockings or high heeled shoes?
Silk Stockings
11. Mirka Vavrinec is the girlfriend and manager of which sports star?
Roger Federer
12. Which two sides fought the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644?
The Roundheads and the Cavaliers (Parliamentarians)
13. One point each - Which three stadiums will be hosting English Premiership football next season after winning promotion of the Coca Cola Championship?
Stadium Of Light, St Andrews & Pride Park
14. Which planet in the solar system has a Great Red Spot?
Jupiter
15. Which former member of Squeeze now has his own Rhythm and Blues Orchestra?
Jools Holland
16. In which sport do teams compete for the Carnegie Challenge Cup?
Rugby league
17. Grand Duke Henri I is the current ruler of which European country?
Luxembourg
18. Which channel will be the first to switch to Digital TV?
BBC2
19. What do Tiggers do best?
Bounce
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Name a Way of Giving Up Smoking?
Patches / Hypnosis / Chewing Gum / Will Power / Don’t Buy Any
21. Which Year - Prime Minister John Major unveiled the government’s ‘Citizen’s Charter’ aimed at improving public services, Hostage John McCarthy came home, five years and three months after being kidnapped and held hostage in Beirut, At a superpower summit in Moscow, Presidents Bush and Gorbachev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, The International Olympic Committee lifted a 21-year-old boycott on South Africa, the Japanese translator of Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses, was found stabbed to death in Tokyo and The public lavatories in Charing Cross Road were sold for £335,000?
1991
22. True or False - The original name of Trafalgar Square was to have been King William the Fourth’s Square?
True
23. One point each - which three European countries have hosted football’s World Cup but have never won it?
Spain, Sweden & Switzerland
24. England cricketer Matthew Prior is wicket keeper for which county side?
Sussex
25. What would a judo player do with a judogi?
Wear it (Its a suit)
26. Wallace and Gromit live at 62 West Wallaby Street in which Lancashire town?
Wigan
27. What is the title given to the ruler of Oman?
Sultan
28. In which year did the BBC first show Neighbours?
1986
29. Which country was commonly called “Little Russia” before independence?
Ukraine
30. ‘Piper at the Gates of Dawn’ was the title of the first LP by which group?
Pink Floyd (1967)
31. ‘The Secret of the Ooze’ was the subtitle of the second film in which series?
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II” released in 1991
32. What is the name of the Australian firm that built the new Wembley stadium?
Multiplex
33. One point each - which three teams are still above England in their Euro qualifying group?
Croatia, Israel and Russia
34. Some of the largest trees on Earth are to be found in the Redwood National Park. In which Us state can this be found?
California
35. What kind of car did Charlie Hungerford drive in Bergerac?
White Rolls Royce
36. Which Five-time Open winner will miss this year’s championship at Carnoustie because his daughter Meg is getting married?
Tom Watson (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, and 1983)
37. In which science fiction TV series did Fred Astaire play Captain Dimitri?
Battlestar Galactica
38. Which England Cricketer had a 2005 Autobiography entitled ‘Calling the Shots’?
Michael Vaughan
39. Who is the MP for the Oxfordshire town of Witney?
David Cameron (born 1966)
40. Valenica is the capital of which Spanish province?
Valencia
Tiebreaker - How much is the overall fund for the 2007 Wimbledon Tournament?
£11,282,710
- How many recorded injuries involving toilet seats were there during 2006?
322
