Quiz 111107
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
