Quiz 020907
1. What was Elvis’ middle name?
Aaron
2. Who in 1994 said to Ron Dennis “I’m going to drive for you one day”?
Lewis Hamilton
3. Which insurance company employs the “super annoying” Michael Winner to advertise their products on TV?
Esure
4. Which capital city is located at 51º30′N 00º10′W?
London
5. How are Kevin Ashman, C J De Mooi, Daphne Fowler, Chris Hughes and Judith Keppel collectively known?
The Eggheads
6. In Liverpool how are the Liver Building, Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building collectively known?
The Three Graces
7. On which lane do the Desperate Housewives live?
Wisteria Lane
8. From which plant is snuff made?
Tobacco
9. Which is the UK’s most common mammal?
Rat (Brown)
10. Which British WW11 aircraft was nicknamed “The Wooden Wonder”?
The Mosquito - 7,781 were made
11. What will the area around Whitehaven in Cumbria be the first to experience on the 17th. October this year?
Switch from Analogue to Digital TV
12. What is the legal drinking age throughout the USA?
Twenty-One
13. If you asked for cwrw (koo-roo) in Wales what would you be served?
Beer
14. True or false? The Mexican Hat Dance is the official dance of Mexico?
True
15. Which company sponsor the ITV national weather forecast?
Powergen
16. Which animal is Africa’s biggest people killer?
Hippopotamus
17. Which attraction is sited in an old china clay pit just outside St. Austell, Cornwall?
Eden Project
18. Which airline shares its name with an army regiment?
SAS
19. How is the manufacturing company Fabrica Italiana Automobili Torino better known?
Fiat
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name somewhere people exchange gossip?
Shops / Pub / Over Fence / At Work / Street
21. Which Year - Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles into Israel, Massive demonstrations are held against Slobodan Miloševic’ in Belgrade, the "Birmingham Six" are freed when a court determines that the police fabricated evidence, the Republic of Georgia declares independence, In Madras, India, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated and Boxer Mike Tyson is arrested and charged with raping Miss Black America contestant Desiree Washington?
1991
22. Which organization in this country has responsibility for foreign intelligence and security?
MI6
23. Which is the only US state to begin with the letter R?
Rhode Island
24. In the Royal Navy which is the only type of naval vessel on which Wrens are not allowed to serve?
Submarines
25. “Above us only sky” is on the Logo of Liverpool airport. From which John Lennon song is this line taken?
Imagine
26. If the winning country in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest stage next year’s event in their Capital city, where will it be held?
Belgrade (Serbia)
27. Who are the only mother and daughter to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award? (Separate years)
Princess Anne & Zara Phillips (1971/2006)
28. What is the more common name for the Fish Eagle?
Osprey
29. Where in the world would you be if you were flying from Chep Lap Kok airport?
Hong Kong
30. Which TV and radio host’s autobiography is entitled “Mustn’t Grumble”?
Terry Wogan
31. Where in the USA would you find a tourist attraction called The Skywalk?
Over The Grand Canyon
32. What was the colour of Inspector Morse’s car?
Maroon - Red
33. Which American based store chain is named after a character in Moby Dick?
Starbucks (First mate in Moby Dick)
34. In which South Coast resort was it once suggested that a visitor might expect to see, amongst other things, The Sydney Opera House or The Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Torquay
35. Which is the only Central American country to have English as its official language?
Belize
36. Which creature can be Red-Bellied, Yellow-Bellied, or Common?
Toads
37. What type of creature is a Shad? Is it A. A fish B. A goat C. A sheep?
A Fish
38. Who is the most famous resident of the suburb of Mooney Ponds in Melbourne?
Dame Edna Everage
39. What were Rowntrees’ “Chocolate Beans” renamed in 1937?
Smarties
40. Which Duke had Buckingham Palace built in 1703?
Buckingham
With which football club did Roy Race spend the majority of his career?
Melchester Rovers (Roy of the Rovers)
Tiebreaker - During 2006 how many people required hospital treatment after too close an encounter with a toilet seat?
322
- How many watchtowers were there on the Berlin Wall?
302
- What was the population of Liverpool in 1700?
5,714
- What was the population of Liverpool in 1800?
77,708
- How many episodes of “Dangermouse” were made?
275
- How many species of spiders inhabit the UK?
582
