Quiz 091207
1. From which country do Venetian Blinds originally come?
Japan
2. Which latin word associated with the Christmas period means ‘coming’ when translated into English?
Advent
3. What in the human body are True, False and Floating?
Ribs
4. What name is given to the person who is the custodian of the exhibits in a museum or art gallery?
Curator
5. What is the most common pet in Great Britain?
Goldfish
6. Is an icicle a stalagmite or stalagtite?
Stalagtite
7. A native of S Africa, what type of creature is a marabou?
Bird - Stork
8. Which letters describe a website’s address?
URL
9. What animal appears on the flag of Sri Lanka?
Lion
10. What is the real name of Batman’s sidekick Robin?
Dick Grayson
11. What would you do with a Muumuu - eat it, wear it or play it?
Wear it - Loose fitting dress worn by natives of Hawaii
12. In what Olympic event are you penalized 50 points if you stop smiling?
Synchronized Swimming
13. What drink is made from “DEMON ALE”?
Lemonade
14. If it’s noon GMT, what time is it in Helsinki?
2pm
15. What position does Harry Potter play in the game of Quidditch?
Seeker
16. In the novel Peter Pan what is the name of the Indian Princess rescued by Peter?
Tiger Lily
17. What is the better known name of “Simpsons” character Armen Tamzarian?
Seymour Skinner
18. De Beers manages the central selling system for which product?
Diamonds
19. Pinewood Film Studio’s are located in which English county?
Buckinghamshire (Iver Heath)
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answer Required - Name something you can do with an egg?
Boil - Fry - Scramble - Poach - Break
21. Which Year - Leeds won the FA Cup, Jane Fonda caused controversy by broadcasting live from Hanoi against America’s involvement in the Vietnam and Slade had a number one hit with Mama We’re All Crazy Now?
1972
22. What is most common method of murdering women in Britain?
Strangulation
23. In which U.S city can you find the Wrigley Building?
Chicago
24. Which league football team has spent the longest time at their ground (they have been there since 1881)?
Preston North End - the first to win the League and Cup double in 1889
25. In which city is the former Royal yacht Britannia now moored?
Edinburgh
26. What name is given to a layer of mortar finishing off a floor of a base layer of plaster on a wall?
Screed
27. Which David Bowie video was censored because of nudity?
China Girl
28. Which cake is said to have been named by an exiled Polish king after his favourite character in The Thousand and One Nights?
Rum Baba
29. Which TV presenter represented Wales in rhythmic gymnastics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games?
Gabby Logan (nee Yorath)
30. Brainteaser - Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! How?
Because they were all married and not single
31. Which animal (whose name begins with the letter ‘c’) is the only one with oval blood cells?
Camel
32. What type of precious stone is the “Star of India”?
Sapphire
33. Whose only tune was over the hills and far away?
Tom, Tom the piper’s son
34. What was Gerry Andersons first TV series without puppets?
UFO
35. Where will you see a clock face which is always stuck at three minutes past 8:00?
On a box of After Eight mints
36. Of the five coloured Olympic rings which colour represents Europe?
Blue
37. Which Andrew Lloyd Weber musical featured a train called “Rusty”?
Starlight Express
38. Who is associated with the phrase ‘Live long and Prosper’?
Spock from Star Trek
39. How many times do you sing Jingle in a chorus of Jingle Bells?
Six
40. According to statistics, around 80 thousand Britains are likely to go where over the Christmas period?
Hospital - accidents in the home vastly increase over the Christmas period
Tiebreaker - In the 1983 general election B C Wedmore (Finchley) recorded the lowest number of votes cast for a single candidate, but how many?
13
- What weight (in pounds), according to the Guinness Book of Records is the heaviest Turkey ever recorded?
86lbs
