Quiz 050807
1. How many bottles make up one case of wine?
Twelve
2. Which European city has the highest mileage of canals?
Birmingham
3. In the RAF, how many Squadrons make up a “Wing”?
Three
4. Which actor is famous for having the exploding stomach in the film Alien?
John Hurt
5. What was the name of the first Space Shuttle launched by the USA in 1981?
Columbia
6. Which peninsular on the south coast of Cyprus is the site of a military base?
Akrotiri
7. Gustav Holst did NOT include two of the nine planets in his Planet Suite, Earth was one, which was the other?
Pluto
8. Who made enemies of the Orgons, the Zygons and the Kroll?
Dr Who
9. On which island was the Minoan civilisation based?
Crete
10. Last Bus to Woodstock, in 1975, was the first novel to feature which detective?
Inspector Morse
11. What colour is cartoon character Marge Simpson’s hair?
Blue
12. What was the name of Richard Drefuss’s character in “Jaws”?
Hooper
13. In which country is the Medoc wine growing region?
France
14. Coombe Hill is the highest point in which range of British hills?
Chilterns
15. Who played the Goalkeeper in the 1981 film “Escape to Victory”?
Sylvester Stallone
16. For every seven white keys on a piano, how many black keys are there?
Five
17. Devil’s Apron and Purple Laver are both types of what?
Seaweed
18. Which 1980’s number One was sung entirely in a foreign language?
La Bamba
19. What type of animal co-stars with Michael Palin in the 1985 film A Private Function?
Pig
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name an electrical item with a bulb in it?
Lamp / Torch / Fridge / Microwave / Projector
21. Which Year - Stonewashed denim jeans appear on the market, The News of the World is relaunched in Britain as a tabloid Sunday paper, The Dutch company Philips and Japanese firm Sony introduce the CD-ROM, The Filofax, a portable looseleaf filing system, emerges as the indispensable yuppie accessory, Bailiffs are brought in to clear the women’s peace camp at Greenham Common and The US rock singer Bruce Springsteen releases the album Born in the USA?
1984 (used in quiz 19/06/05)
22. Which colour denotes an entertainment question in Trivial Pursuit?
Pink
23. How many dots are there on a pair of dice?
Forty Two
24. What is the name of the island off the north Devon coast noted for its colonies of puffins?
Lundy
25. What is the largest county in the Republic of Ireland?
Cork
26. Who was the leading Male actor in the film “The Horse Wisperer”?
Robert Redford
27. What nationality are the audio and visual manufacturers Bang and Olufsen?
Danish
28. In cloth terms, if Lincoln was green and Coventry was blue, what colour was York?
Grey
29. Which Bond film did Nancy Sinatra sing the theme song to?
You Only Live Twice
30. In which English County is Highgrove House, the home of Prince Charles?
Gloucestershire
31. Who played the tramp in the 1986 film Down and out in Beverly Hills?
Nick Nolte
32. Which current Premiership team won the FA Cup in the same year that England won the World Cup?
Everton
33. Which animals were Dachshunds originally bred to hunt?
Badgers
34. Which British Island was called “Mona” by the Romans?
Anglesey
35. Who had a 1980’s UK No. 1 with “A Good Heart”?
Feargal Sharkey
36. What relation was Queen Victoria to her predecessor on the throne?
Niece
37. Carnophobia is a fear of what?
Meat
38. Which 14 year old school girl topped the charts in 1961?
Helen Shapiro
39. In which South American country is the volcano Chimborazo?
Ecuador
40. What is the main river in the Yukon Territory in Canada?
The Yukon
- In Morse code, which number is represented by 5 dots?
Five
- If the temperature in Centigrade is minus 40 degrees, what is the temperature in Fahrenheit?
Minus 40
Tiebreaker - In which year did Native American Indians fist get the vote in the USA?
1924
