Quiz 200108
Nicotine
2. The bat is the registered trademark of which drinks company?
Bacardi
3. Which country has a land border with the following countries - Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda?
Kenya
4. How many years comprise a vicennial period?
Twenty
5. What is known to TV presenters as an ‘Idiot Board’?
Autocue
6. The cinematic monster Godzilla, originated in 1954 in which country?
Japan
7. Which word appears in the title of a Police hit in 1981, a Queen hit in 1986 and a Take That hit in 1992?
Magic (Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, A Kind of Magic, Could It Be Magic)
8. What Chain Of Shops Were Originally Called The Great 5-Cent Stores?
Woolworth’s
9. Which animal is the mascot of the US Republican Party?
Elephant
10. What is the most westerly point of England?
Land’s End
11. What is the name of the Italian sausage often flavoured with garlic and whose name is derived from the Latin for salted?
Salami
12. Which film company has Lady Liberty at the start of each of its films?
Colombia
13. Is an ‘Atomic Snowflake’ a winter cocktail, a herb with mauve flowers or the name of a Japanese pop group?
Herb - ‘Atomic Snowflake’ H.H.P. 25 cm. Mauve flowers May/October. An attractive green/white variegated leaf. Scent almost like Lemon Verbena
14. Which pop duo of the 80’s & 90’s took their name from a popular form of exercise of the 1920’s?
Eurythmics
15. The Worlds Largest Mobile Phone Maker Is Based In Which Country?
Finland (Nokia)
16. What was the first foodstuff sold in an aerosol can?
Cream
17. Which English comedy actor played the double of a German general in the 1958 film "The Square Peg"?
Norman Wisdom
18. Which coin replaced what on 20th November, 1970?
Fifty pence replaced the ten shilling note
19. Which 1993 Michael Douglas movie has “kid with missile launcher” amongst the cast credits?
Falling Down
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name something you can do with bread?
Toast / Feed the ducks / Fry / Sandwich / Bread pudding
21. The Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989 by the people of Berlin but what year was it put up?
1961
22. Which chef is ‘In Search of Perfection’ according to the title of his BBC2 series?
Heston Blumenthal
23. What theatrical musical begins with "Sold! Your Number Sir? Thank You"?
The Phantom Of The Opera
24. In which Country would you find the train known as The Indian-Pacific?
Australia
25. A sporran was originally made from the fur of which animal?
Badger
26. Ben Afflick plays an engineer whose memory is erased in which 2003 film?
Paycheck
27. Waving A Yellow Flag Is An International Symbol For What?
Infectious Disease
28. What is the Italian word for a square or marketplace?
Piazza
29. What Is The Final Throwing Event In The Decathlon?
Javelin
30. Which of the following is the name of a strong beer in Sweden - Is it Orang-utan, Gorilla, Gibbon, Baboon or Chimp?
Gorilla
31. Because of its common use in poisoning people in the 19th century, what was known as inheritance powder?
Arsenic
32. How many riders are on each Tour de France team?
Nine
33. Which musical instrument was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep?
Bagpipes
34. In which James Bond film does a Lotus Car convert into an underwater craft?
The Spy Who Loves Me
35. In sport what substances are known as ‘Gorilla Juice’?
Steroids
36. In which year were bar codes introduced into supermarkets was it 1974, 1978 or 1982?
1974
37. CLEVERLY HINT A GENIUS is an anagram of which long running TV programme?
University Challenge
38. In which year did British weather reports start giving temperatures in Centigrade as well as Fahrenheit, 1958,1960 or 1962?
1962
39. What is Prince William’s second name?
Arthur
40. Usually better known for more jolly things, who is the patron saint of virgins and prostitutes?
St Nicholas
Tiebreaker - How many miles is it from London to Sydney Australia.
10,558
