Quiz 160907
1. What was the Scarecrow missing in The Wizard Of Oz?
A Brain
2. Whose headquarters are located in London at Lancaster Gate?
Football Association
3. Which tree features in the Conservative Party logo?
The Oak
4. What colour are the roofs of Pizza Hut restaurants?
Red
5. What is David Beckham’s middle name?
Robert
6. On an Ordinance Survey map what do the letters T H indicate?
Town Hall
7. How is the fictional character Professor Henry Jones Junior better known?
Indiana Jones
8. What variety of cheese is also the name of a long-haired breed of sheep?
Wensleydale
9. Which BBC TV series centred around a fictional company called Wernham-Hogg?
The Office
10. How is the London based Society Of Conjurors and Magicians better known?
Magic Circle
11. In which Building would you find the Lincoln Bedroom?
The White House
12. Jack Straw is MP for which Northern Town?
Blackburn
13. Who is the only Smith to have a solo UK number one?
Will Smith
14. The Winds, The Sand Dunes and The Cave are three of the chapters in which holy book?
The Koran
15. In which school would you find the room of requirement?
Hogwarts
16. In which northern city was Eddie Stobbart’s haulage founded?
Carlisle
17. What is the name given to American whiskey made from at least 51 per cent corn?
Bourbon
18. Add the value of X in Roman numerals to the value of X in the game of scrabble?
Eighteen
19. Every ship in the Royal Navy has customised what?
Zippo Lighters
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answer Required - Name something in the house that is very difficult to move?
Cooker, Washing Machine, Bed, Settee, Wardrobe
21. Which Year - The first McDonald’s in Moscow, USSR opens, In South Africa, President F.W. de Klerk allows the African National Congress to legally function again and promises to free Nelson Mandela, James “Buster” Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson to win the World Heavyweight Boxing crown, Police seal off Brixton in South London after another night of protests against the poll tax and The largest prison riot in Britain’s history begins at Strangeways Prison in Manchester?
1990
22. Which is the only European country not to have film censorship - Belgium, Holland or Denmark?
Belgium
23. What are the first words of Winnie The Pooh after he wakes up each morning?
What’s For Breakfast
24. Which island, Italy’s third largest, lies between Corsica and mainland Italy?
Elba
25. To whom were the nicknames “The Bouncing Czech” and “Captain Bob” given?
Robert Maxwell
26. Who famously had an unfortunate encounter with Divine Brown on Sunset Boulevard in 1995?
Hugh Grant
27. Which salad dressing is named after a region of upstate New York?
Thousand Island
28. Who was the timid medieval knight with the French sounding name in The Dandy comics?
Sir Coward de Custard
29. In which city was the actor Russell Crowe born?
Wellington, New Zealand
30. Which word means an LP holder, part of a garment and a straight beer glass?
Sleeve
31. On what sport would you normally see Jerry The King Lawler commentating?
Wrestling
32. Who preceded John Prescott as Deputy Prime Minister?
Michael Heseltine
33. The character Animal in The Muppet Show is modelled on which rock drummer?
Keith Moon (The Who)
34. What name is given to the archipelago consisting of about 1,700 islands lying about 15 miles south of Miami?
Florida Keys
35. What is the title of the Monty Python musical that opened in London’s West End in 2006?
Spamalot
36. Nicky Campbell, Bradley Walsh and John Leslie have all been hosts of which game show?
Wheel of Fortune
37. What piece of sports equipment has a head, face, heel and toe?
Golf Club
38. Albuquerque is the largest city of which US state?
New Mexico
39. Which Animal Is Also Known As The Quill Pig?
Porcupine
40. Who is the eponymous (ip-pon-im-uss) hero of the novel Oliver Twist?
Oliver Twist
Tiebreaker - What year was the first Porsche sports car produced?
1948
