QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. Between which two cities did the train, the Golden Arrow run?
London and Paris
2. What was Prince Phillip’s surname before his marriage?
Mountbatten
3. What film introduced the song ‘The First Time ever I saw your Face’?
Play Misty for me
4. Which city boasts the world’s oldest casino?
Monte Carlo
5. The Big Brother format was first successful in which country, France, Holland or Italy?
Holland
6. Bonnie Prince Charlie is said to have provided the recipe for which liqueur?
Drambuie
7. What computer term evolved when an early computer had a moth get inside it causing it to crash?
Bug
8. Heinz, as in Mr 57 varieties, what was his first name, Harry, Hubert or Henry?
Henry
9. Which car manufacturer has a badge featuring a St George’s Cross and a serpent?
Alpha Romeo
10. Five Points available - Which five venues have staged Formula 1 British Grand Prix races?
Brands Hatch, Silverstone, Brooklands, Aintree & Donnington
11. A river in South Africa, a town in France and an area of Southern California all share which name?
Orange
12. Which film producer, whose biggest success was ‘FX - Murder by illusion’ in 1985, died in a car crash in 1997?
Dodi Fayed
13. True or False - Enorma was a huge bearded lady who, at the turn of the century had a circus act which involved pulling a gun carriage with her teeth whilst juggling 4 china plates?
False - Enorma = type of runner bean!
14. What is the country of origin of Aldi supermarkets?
Germany
15. Which two main weapons were carried by the starship Enterprise?
Phasers & Photon Torpedoes
16. What is the minimum number of people in a police identity parade?
Nine
17. What did John Hawkins of England start selling to the Americans in 1562?
Slaves
18. From which country does the beer Duvel come?
Belgium
19. In a long running TV series, first broadcast in 1963, who originally lived with his grand-daughter at a junkyard with the address 76 Totters Lane?
Dr Who
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name something you would keep secret?
Affair / Weight / Age / Lottery Win / Number of Shoes!

21. Which Year - A Japanese soldier was found in hiding on Lubang Island in the Philippines. He believed World War II was still being fought, The Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris was opened, Princess Anne escaped unhurt after an armed man tried to kidnap her in London, US spacecraft Mariner 10 took close-up photographs of the planet Mercury, Golda Meir resigned as Prime Minister of Israel and Glenda Jackson won the Oscar for best actress for her role in ‘A Touch Of Class’?
1974
22. Which three Scottish league football teams have a part of the body mentioned in their name?
Hearts, Peterhead and Brechin
23. Who did the Simpson’s replace as the longest running cartoon family in 1997?
The Flintstones
24. What is the name of the grossly obese Little Britain character portrayed by Matt Lucas, who spends all her time being pampered at a heath spa?
Bubbles
25. Nimrod was the great grand son of which famous Biblical person?
Noah
26. The spirit ‘Absolut Vodka’ is a product of which country?
Sweden
27. Which Latin American revolutionary was born in Argentina, came to prominence in Cuba then fought in the Congo and died in Bolivia?
che gueverra
28. Prostitutes from which ancient civilization invented lipstick, Greek, Roman or Egyptian?
Egyptian
29. Who or what is the biggest employer for the people of Hounslow in Middlesex?
Heathrow Airport
30. If you used the word QUIZ in Scrabble, how many points do you score?
22 - 10 each for Q & Z, 1 each for U & I - Assuming no double / treble letter / word squares and no blanks
31. What was the name of the first Wallace and Gromit film?
A grand day out
32. In a second hand car advert what do the initials FFSR stand for?
Factory fitted sunroof
33. What would you do with a nan prick in Thailand, Eat it, Put a plaster on it or Smoke it?
Eat it - It’s a hot sauce
34. Which movie featured the line “please put down you weapon, you have 20 seconds to comply”
Robocop
35. True or False - Burger King introduced a new a “left-handed Whopper” in the US in 1998 designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. The new burger had the same ingredients as the original but all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees?
False
36. Which liqueur is added to coffee to make a “Kentucky Coffee”?
Southern Comfort
37. If you had a Cyberphobic secretary what would be her problem?
Fear of Computers
38. Which organisation has its headquarters at Langley, Virginia in the USA?
CIA
39. In 1983, breakfast television came to Britain. Who was the regular weatherman on BBC’s’ Breakfast Time’, now to be found on Sky News?
Francis Wilson
40. According to the Highway Code, Some of your friends have just committed an armed robbery and you have agreed to be the getaway driver. What should you do before making the first right turn as you flee the bank?
Check your blind spot over your right hand shoulder

Tiebreaker - The weight in pounds of an average male aardvark?
150

1. On which London thoroughfare is the Cenotaph?
Whitehall
2. OFF-HAND I’M NUTS is an anagram of which actor?
Dustin Hoffman
3. Which ancient Greek word meant “I’ve found it”?
Eureka
4. Name the four characters from the TV series Men Behaving Badly?
Gary, Tony, Deb, Dorothy
5. It is 230 feet long and 20 inches high, it portrays 626 people, 202 horses and 55 dogs, what is it?
The Bayeux Tapestry
6. What word describes a wine made from the produce of a single year?
Vintage
7. What is the feminine version of the word Gaffer - Is it Gaffette, Gammer, Giffer, or Gadder?
Gammer
8. Who reigned in England between 1509 & 1547?
Henry VIII
9. What is a tiddy-oggie - is it a Cornish pasty, a Welsh stew or a Norfolk fish pie?
Cornish Pasty
10. Which is the largest of these islands: Zanzibar, Sri Lanka or Madagascar?
Madagascar
11. What name is given to the spreading of ideas and opinions, often by giving one sided information?
Propaganda
12. Which Roman goddess appeared in the title of hit singles by Frankie Avalon, Mark Wynter & Bananarama?
Venus
13. What colour is the semi precious stone Amethyst?
Purple
14. The Union Jack is flown over government buildings on the 20th November to celebrate what?
The wedding anniversary of the Queen and Prince Philip
15. In which series of adventure stories and John Clayton and Jane Porter the leading characters?
Tarzan
16. Which two Scrabble letters have eight point values?
J & X
17. What bone is between your femur and your tibia?
Patella
18. Who pioneered frozen food production – Clarence Birdseye, Henry Walls, Olaf Findus or Robert Falcon Scott?
Clarence Birdseye
19. Where was the first ever formula one grand prix held – Brands Hatch, Le Mans, Silverstone or Imola?
Silverstone
20. There were four British kings in the 20th century, which was the only one not to have been the Prince of Wales beforehand – Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI?
George VI

21. In which season were play-offs first used to decide promotion and relegation issues in the English Football League - 85/86, 86/87, 87/88, or 88/89?
86/87
22. Apart from England, N. Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which three islands in the UK are allowed to issue their own stamps?
Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man
23. Which fruit did Columbus discover on Guadaloupe island in 1493, the pineapple, banana or melon?
Pineapple
24. Which word means to gulp down food, to fasten and to break away?
Bolt
25. Whose first album in 1975 was called “One Fing ‘n’ Anuvver”?
Chas & Dave
26. Which once common disease was known as the White Death?
Tuberculosis
27. What is a chicken called that is less than a year old?
Pullet
28. In American Football, how many points are awarded for a field goal?
Three (Six for a Touchdown)
29. Which planet has moons called Miranda, Umbriel, Titania, Ariel & Oberon?
Uranus
30. Which four European Countries have reached a football World Cup final but have never won it?
Czechoslovakia, Holland, Hungary and Sweden
31. What is the nickname of British Boxer Jane Couch?
The Fleetwood Assassin
32. In which modern country is the site of the ancient city of Troy?
Turkey
33. What is a Grackle - is it a fish, a lizard or a bird?
Bird
34. What does the Australian word ‘dinkum’ mean?
Honest
35. What was Madonna’s first single to enter the UK charts?
Holiday
36. What is the English name for the vegetable that is called a Rutabaga in the USA?
Swede
37. On a German wine bottle, was does ‘sekt’ mean?
Sparkling
38. What was the malfunctioning penguin in Toy Story 2 called?
Wheezy
39. Which two acts had a hit record with ‘The Floral Dance’?
Terry Wogan and The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band
40. If you have two coins totalling 11p and one of the coins is not a 10p piece, what are the two coins?
10p & 1p
- A farmer has some animals. They are all pigs except two of them, all goats except two of them and all chickens except two of them – How many animals does he have?
Three, a pig, a goat & a chicken

Tiebreaker - According to scientific research, what is the optimum time in seconds for dunking a chocolate digestive biscuit into tea?
8 seconds

1. Which animal appears on the road sign ‘Beware, Wild Animals’?
Deer
2. Which cereal is used in Scotch broth?
Barley
3. What is the total number of players who get down in a standard scrum in Rugby Union?
Sixteen
4. Is a Hurricane Wind Force 10, 11 or 12?
12 – 10 = Storm / 11 = Violent Storm
5. Which European country has the largest vine growing area?
Spain
6. "Angels on horseback" is a savory dish served on toast, what are the two major ingredients?
It is a savoury dish of oysters wrapped in bacon and served on toast
7. Which television series took its name from the Japanese word for ‘Roll Call’?
Tenko
8. Noted for its inquisitiveness, which small grey-headed crow typically nests in tall buildings and chimneys?
Jackdaw
9. Which country won the first ever Rugby Union World Cup?
New Zealand
10. Which expensive vinegar is aged in wooden barrels?
Balsamic
11. Which was the first manufacturer to have over 100 Grand Prix wins?
Ferrari
12. What name do northwest Americans call the brown bear?
Grizzly
13. One point each - Name the four American states whose name begins with a vowel but does not end with a vowel?
Utah, Oregon, Arkansas and Illinois
14. In The Weakest Link, how much do contestants win for answering the first question of the round?
£20
15. How many points does a Sycamore leaf have?
Five
16. Often combined with spinach, what cheese is used as a filling for Canelloni?
Ricotta
17. Which landmark is at Benelong point in Australia?
The Sydney Opera House
18. Which slender long-legged wild dog feeds on carrion, game, and fruit, often hunts in packs, and is found in Africa and southern Asia?
Jackal
19. Does a Steatopygous person have Long arms, Fat buttocks or a Big head?
Fat buttocks
20. Quiztime Survey Question – Top Answers required – A fictional character famous for wearing a cape?
Superman / Batman / Dracula / Zorro / Little Red Riding Hood

21. Which Year - The world’s largest hovercraft was launched at Cowes, Isle of Wight, The Royal Navy’s first Polaris missile was successfully tested in the Atlantic, The guardians of Wimbledon’s hallowed turf at last agreed to the unthinkable - allowing professional tennis players to compete in the world’s oldest amateur tennis tournament and The Beatles (John and George) went to India for some meditation with the Maharishi, Paul and Ringo joined them later?
1968 - The 10th Winter Olympic games opened in Grenoble, France
22. True or False - There is a famous magic shop in London called The Golden Secret?
False
23. Sapsago is a hard green cheese from which European country?
Switzerland
24. Which american group had a top ten hit with Love Train in 1973?
The O’Jays
25. What was Rumpole’s first name in the legal TV series Rumpole of the Bailey?
Horace
26. What name describes a creature that is lacking in melanin?
Albino
27. What is at the junction of Broadway and Wall street in New York?
New York stock exchange
28. Which band lines up with the initials VB / MB / MC / EB / GH?
Spice Girls
29. Which animals became extinct in Britain in the 1760’s?
Wolves
30. From which musical, first performed in 1964, do the songs Matchmaker Matchmaker and If I Were a Rich Man originally come?
Fidler on the Roof
31. From which ship was the shot fired that killed Nelson at Trafalgar?
Redoubtable
32. Which specialist type of singing links Frank Ifield & Slim Whitman?
Yodelling
33. Newspaper cartoonist Reg Smythe, who died in 1998 aged 80, was best known for creating which working-class comic strip character?
Andy Capp
34. What do we call the ripe fruit of the Capsicum plant?
Red Pepper
35. What was the name of the school where Buffy The Vampire Slayer, slayed on?
Sunnydale High
36. What is the female equivalent of the Ryder Cup?
Solheim Cup
37. Which 1995 film set in Las Vegas co-starred John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Danny Devito and Rene Russo?
Get Shorty
38. Which songbird with a strong sharply hooked bill, often impaling its prey of small birds, lizards, and insects on thorns is also known as the butcher-bird?
Shrike
39. Hillhead, Maryhill and Pollock are parliamentary constituencies in which city?
Glasgow
40. When a post mortem was carried out on Oliver Cromwell, one of his organs was found to be twice its normal size, Which one?
His brain!

Tiebreaker - In What year did Alanson Crane patent the fire Extinguisher?
1863

1. What type of creature is a Thickhead?
A bird
2. Which car did Commander Caractacus Potts drive?
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
3. How many eyelids do camels have on each of their eyes?
Three - The eyelids protect their eyes from blowing sands
4. Which ‘Dads Army’ actor had a number one hit record?
Clive Dunn - ‘Grandad’
5. On which Mediterranean island was Napoleon Bonaparte born?
Corsica
6. Which character had a valet called Kato?
Inspector Clousseau
7. True or False - In 1386, a cow in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child?
False - It was not a cow, it was a pig
8. Who chairs the BBC TV debating programme "Question Time"?
David Dimbleby
9. Which North American city is served by Louis Armstrong International Airport?
New Orleans
10. One point each - Name the 7 events that make up the Women’s Heptathlon?
100m Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Putt, 200m, Long Jump, Javelin, 800m
11. What animals multiply so quickly that in 18 months they can have over million descendants?
Rats - The average life span of rats is 2-3 years
12. In which European city is the HQ of the World Health Organisation?
Geneva
13. In 1999, which US singer sold 1.7 million copies of a record single, the most ever by a female vocalist?
Cher
14. The world’s first jetliner passenger service flew from London to where - Paris, Madrid or Rome?
Rome
15. Which American President was born with the surname ‘Blythe’?
Bill Clinton
16. In which city in Missouri is the Southern Comfort distillery?
St Louis
17. What are the scientists who study dinosaur fossils called?
Palaeontologists
18. Who wrote the Royal Firework Music?
George Friedric Handel
19. What is the major export of Liechtenstein - False Teeth, Wooden Legs or Glass Eyes?
False Teeth
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name Something Horses Do?
Gallops or Trots / Neigh / Race / Jumps / Manure

21. Which Year - The first version of MSN Messenger is released by Microsoft / Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France / Sega releases the Dreamcast video game console worldwide / Thirty-one people die in the Ladbroke Grove rail crash, west of London and Jimmy Glass scores the goal that keeps Carlisle United in the Football League?
1999
22. In which book of the bible does the story of Samson & Delilah appear?
Judges
23. What have you purchased if you have taken out a mortgage known as bottomry?
A Ship or a boat
24. What is the name of the Sri Lankan militant group responsible for terrorist acts on the island?
Tamil Tigers
25. In the English nobility a countess would be married to want rank of noble?
Earl
26. The first nuclear-powered surface ship was designed for what specific purpose?
Ice-breaking
27. Which author had the middle names Ronald Reuel?
JRR Tolkien
28. What species of fish is caught the most?
Anchovetta - Anchovy
29. Who wrote and directed the 1975 film "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother"?
Gene Wilder
30. With what type of food are juniper berries most often used?
Game
31. Tux the Penguin is the logo of which computer operating system?
Linux
32. E-numbers 500 to 599 are what kind of additives?
Salts
33. In 1998, which female singer became the first to sell one million copies of two separate singles in a year in the UK?
Celine Dion
34. Who designed the dome of St. Peter’s, Rome?
Michelangelo
35. Which car company produced the "Renown" and the "Mayflower" models?
Triumph
36. Which Mexican cocktail gets its red glow from the grenadine in it?
Tequila Sunrise
37. ‘The Search for Spock’ was which number in the sequence of Star Trek films?
Three
38. What was the title of the hit duet between Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson?
"Tonight I Celebrate My Love"
39. What is Cassata - a) Aromatic herb b) Italian Ice Cream c) Cheese?
b) Italian Ice Cream
40. Which is the only country that competes in the Eurovision Song Contest, that has compulsory military service for women?
Israel

Tiebreaker - On average each year how many insects will we swallow while we are asleep?
14

1. What is the most popular indoor sport for women?
Swimming
2. What ‘B’ is the name for toasted Italian bread soaked in olive oil and usually served with garlic and tomatoes?
Bruschetta
3. Which Premiership football club’s motto when translated means Strength in Battle?
Manchester City
4. In South America, the River Plate lies between Argentina and which other country?
Uruguay
5. In the official Conker rules, how many strikes per turn are allowed?
Three
6. In which stage musical does ‘prisoner number 24601’ feature?
Les Misérables
7. What is the most radiation senstive part of your body?
Blood
8. On TV’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ who is the only female judge?
Arlene Phillips
9. What would you grind in bed if you suffered from Bruxism?
Your Teeth
10. Published in 2006, ‘The Sound of Laughter’ is the autobiography of which Bolton-born comedian?
Peter Kay
11. Anagram - Looking for a TV presenter - ‘CHARM THAT SNAIL’?
Alan Titchmarsh
12. In `Star Trek`, Kronos is the home world of which warrior race?
The Klingons
13. True or False - Men in Japan can have their fortunes read, by having their private parts felt by a fortune-teller?
It’s true - I can see a tall dark stranger……..
14. Which UK soul singer had ’90s hits with ‘Give Me A Little More Time’ and ‘Walk On By’?
Gabrielle
15. One Point Each - Name the Six Racecourses beginning with the letter ‘W’?
Wincanton / Wetherby / Worcester / Warwick / Wolverhampton / Windsor
16. Elstree Film and Television Studios are in which English county?
Hertfordshire
17. In which country was the white rum ‘Bacardi’ originally produced?
Cuba
18. What was the surname of the ’80s pop duo Mel and Kim?
Appleby
19. Mrs Gary Lough (pronounced Lock) is the married name of a British sportswoman, By what name is she better known?
Paula Radcliffe
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Something you put in your ear?
Cotton Buds / Ear Drops / Ear Plugs / Hearing Aid / Finger

21. Which Year - Pop tarts were introduced by Kelloggs, The USSR launched Venus III, an unmanned spacecraft that successfully landed on Venus, "The Wizard" recorded by Marc Bolan was released by Decca Records, it was his first single, and Cassius Clay - now Mohammed Ali - knocked out Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas?
1965
22. In the West End of London, the Lyric, Apollo and Gielgud Theatres are all located on which Avenue?
Shaftesbury Avenue
23. Which Vegetable requires one million gallons of running water daily, to cultivate just two and a half acres?
Watercress
24. What `J` is a type of coal that can be cut and polished for use as a black ornament in jewellery?
Jet
25. How many main lines are there in Palmistry?
4 - Life, Heart, Fate, and Head
26. In the UK in which century was the last person executed by beheading, 16th, 17th or 18th?
18th Century
27. Where, other than in Arthurian legend, would you find Merlin, Arthur and Guinevere?
National LOTTERY Machines
28. The meat from which animal is used in the Asian dish Nasi Goreng?
Pig
29. Which metal is added to Gold to make White Gold?
Silver
30. One point each - Apart from Wigan, name four teams beginning with W who have been Rugby League Champions?
Wakefield / Widnes / Warrington / Workington
31. What name is given to the sauce made from mayonnaise to which is added capers, olives or chopped pickles?
Tartare
32. “Get Out of Here, Curse You!” was the title of whose novel that was due to go on sale on March 20th 2003?
Saddam Hussein
33. Who is the first character to speak in the film "Star Wars"?
C3P0
34. The name of which Spanish wine means ‘bleeding’?
Sangria
35. How high, in metres, from the ground, is the crossbar used in Rugby Union?
3 - Three
36. Which vehicles, now readily available to purchase on Ebay, weigh 8.4 tonnes, have four wheel drive, room for six inside and a top speed of 50mph?
Green Goddess Fire Engines
37. Which organ in the body recycles old blood cells?
Spleen
38. Which sport is divided into 3 diferent catagories, One is above waist only, another is whole body and the last is metallic jacket only?
Fencing
39. Which member of the ginger family is used to colour curries?
Turmeric
40. What are you if you have three Grandfathers?
A Clock Collector!

Tiebreaker - How long was the Longest Hair on a living human, it belonged to Yogini Mata Jagdamba of India?
13 foot 10 inches long