Quiz 130108
Celtic
2. In music, who’s real name is Richard Starkey?
Ringo Starr
3. What are the three Alpine skiing events?
Downhill, Slalom, and Giant Slalom
4. On which TV game show have Stephen Fry, Magnus Magnusson, Michael Parkinson and Gabby Yorath all made guest appearances?
Countdown
5. In the movie, what word was intentionally omitted from The Godfather?
Mafia
6. Which boxer had a minor hit single in 1995 with ‘Eye of the Tiger’?
Frank Bruno
7. What key is directly left of "A" on a standard computer QWERTY keyboard?
Caps Lock
8. Dalaman, Alanya and Side are holiday resorts in which country?
Turkey
9. Americans call it a "Skillet" what do we call it?
Frying pan
10. Who’s piano was auctioned for 1.45 million pounds in October, 2000?
John Lennon
11. In which religion would you come across a legal expert known as "a Mufti"?
Islam
12. Who had hit singles in the 1990s including ‘A Change Would Do You Good’ and ‘My Favourite Mistake’?
Sheryl Crowe
13. Which British King was the first to write a Government health warning about Tobacco?
James I
14. What 1881 Wild West incident has been the subject of 29 movies?
Gunfight at the OK Corral
15. What famous year is MLXVI in Roman numerals?
1066
16. The Nepalese call it Sagamartha and in Tibet it is Mi-ti gu-ti cha-pu long na what is its English name?
Mount Everest
17. Queen Elizabeth II opened the oil pipeline that brought Britain’s first North sea oil ashore in what year?
1975
18. In a stained glass window, which metal is traditionally used to separate the different pieces of glass?
Lead
19. Mars and Murrie developed were the developers of which sweet in 1943?
M&M’s
20. What links Porridge with Pearl Harbour?
Beckinsale (Richard & Kate)
21. Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Hampshire, New York, Missouri and Arizona, use their first letters to find another State?
Montana
22. Which organisation came into existence following a famous meeting at the Freemason’s Tavern in London on 26th October 1863?
English Football Association
23. Why in most watch advertisements are the watches always either ten to two or ten past ten?
Looks like the watch is smiling
24. Which highly venomous snake is able to dilate its neck into a hood like shape when exited?
Cobra
25. What mode of transport was invented by an American Baptist minister in Japan in 1888?
Rickshaw
26. Which Small London perfumier, became a giant in the cosmetics industry when they launched their London look range in the 1960’s?
Yardley
27. In which decade did the Roswell incident take place, in which wreckage from a UFO was said to be discovered?
1940’s
28. Which two stations on the London Underground are closest together?
Leicester Square and Covent Garden
29. Which song starts with the line ‘I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour’?
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Know by The Smiths
30. Which is the longest event in the Olympic Games?
50K Walk
31. Which band finished seventh with the song ‘Mary Ann’ for the UK in the 1979 Eurovision song contest, before later going on to have a massive party hit in the UK several years later?
Black Lace
32. Which ocean would you paddle in, if you were holidaying in Zanzibar?
Indian Ocean
33. Kissing the Pope’s what, was abolished in 1773?
Toe
34. In which TV series were Mike Stone and Steve Keller the lead characters?
The Streets Of San Francisco
35. What sport do the New Jersey Devils and the Detroit Red Wings play?
Ice Hockey
36. The De Havilland DH98 was built entirely of wood - how was it more commonly known?
The Mosquito
37. Which celebrity couple who divorced in October 2000, have children called Rumer, Scout and Tellelah Belle?
Demi Moore and Bruce Willis
38. Which American company invented the computer floppy disc in 1970?
IBM
39. Who were the first married couple to guest star in an episode of ‘The Simpsons’?
Paul and Linda McCartney
40. What is the last thing to be done at Westminster palace prior to the opening of a new Parliament?
Check the cellars for gunpowder!
Tiebreaker - In which year did Leonardo Da Vinci design the first parachute?
1480
- To be considered as a Category 5 Hurricane (the strongest category), how many miles per hour must the hurricane winds exceed?
155mph
