Quiz 190807
1. What was introduced for the first time at the 1986 Wimbledon Tennis Championships, was it ball girls, serving speed recorder or yellow tennis balls?
Yellow Tennis Balls
2. EastEnders star Mike Reid recently died, aged 67. But what was the name of the children’s gameshow he hosted in the 1970s?
Runaround
3. In the United States of America, what was banned from 1917 to 1933 by the 18th amendment?
Alcohol
4. Which Spice Girl recently became a mum for the first time after giving birth to Baby Beau?
Emma Bunton
5. Which UK Airport began life as the Great Western Aerodrome?
Heathrow
6. England spin bowling hero, Monty Panesar, plays his county cricket for which team?
Northamptonshire
7. Who is the presenter of the new BBC1 series “Mountain”?
Griff Rhys-Jones
8. Which famous organisation was first called ” The Committee for Wounded Soldiers”?
Red Cross
9. Which ‘Coronation Street’ character is currently serving life in prison for the murder of Jez Quigley?
Jim McDonald
10. In which film did General Hammond take over Alcatraz and threaten the city of San Francisco?
The Rock
11. What sort of food is a speciality at Rick Stein’s restaurant?
Seafood
12. Which country recently won football’s Asia Cup?
Iraq
13. Which is the most popular Kissogram character in England?
A Policewoman
14. What is the biggest selling copyrighted book?
Guinness Book Of Records
15. How much is the first question worth in the new re-vamped ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’?
£500
16. Which US city is home to Hugh Hefner’s famous Playboy Mansion?
Los Angeles
17. About whom did Ken Livingstone recently say “He makes Norman Tebbit look like a cuddly liberal”?
Boris Johnson
18. Famous for its astronomical clock, which European capital city was recently in the news after it was revealed it has become a hotspot for British stag and hen parties behaving badly?
Prague
19. Samantha Janus, who recently joined the cast of ‘EastEnders’ as Ronnie Mitchell, represented the UK in 1990 in which competition?
Eurovision Song Contest
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answer Required - Name something else you might get when you get a dog?
Lead, Collar, Dog food, Bowl, Kennel/Basket
21. Which Year - The Soviet Union begins its program of economic restructuring (perestroika) with legislation initiated by Premier Mikhail Gorbachev / 200th Anniversary of Australia being a nation / Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States / The Last Emperor wins 9 Oscars / Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leader Nelson Mandela / The Iran-Iraq war ends, with an estimated 1 million lives lost?
1988
22. The White House is the most visited house in the USA. What is the second?
Graceland
23. According to the proverb, you can’t shake hands with what?
A Clenched Fist
24. What is the most expensive UK postage stamp in terms of face value?
£10
25. Who played the role of God in ‘Bruce Almighty’ and more recently ‘Evan Almighty’?
Morgan Freeman
26. Rupert Murdoch recently bought which well-respected American newspaper?
Wall Street Journal
27. Which seventies harmony quintet was fronted by the falsetto-voiced Russell Thompkins Jr.?
The Stylistics
28. Which manufacturer produces the Sprinter and the Vito vans?
Mercedes Benz
29. What name is given to the passenger area or basket of an airship or hot air balloon?
Gondola
30. Which 1996 film starring Keanu Reeves shares its name with a Diana Ross Hit?
Chain Reaction
31. The British Army’s longest continuous engagement ended officially on 1st August. Where?
Northern Ireland
32. Who was the first person to win a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony and to have a Number 1 hit in both the UK and the USA?
Barbra Streisand
33. Which Coca-Cola Championship team play their home matches at the Ricoh Arena?
Coventry City FC
34. Who wrote the book The Two Of Us; My Life With John Thaw, published in 2004?
Sheila Hancock
35. In which film did Tom Cruise play wheelchair bound Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic?
Born On The Fourth Of July
36. Which Emmerdale character, played by the soap’s longest serving cast member, is to be killed off in October to mark the programme’s 35th anniversary?
Jack Sugden
37. Which Johnny Cash hit shares its name with the Indian restaurant frequented by Del Boy in “Only Fools & Horses”?
Ring Of Fire
38. Who plays the President of the USA in The Simpsons - The Movie?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
39. Which four-letter word for having sexual intercourse first appeared in a dictionary in 1986?
Bonk
40. In which Olympic event is there a minimum age requirement of 7 years?
Equestrianism/3 Day Event/Show Jumping
Tiebreaker - In which year did Skegness adopt the motto, “Its So Bracing”?
1909
- In which year did Sugar Puffs first go on sale in the UK?
1954
- How many top ten singles did Cliff Richard have during the 1960’s?
33
- In metres, what is currently the record distance for a person being fired from a cannon?
57
