QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of Love; who was the Roman goddess of Love?
Venus - Cupid inspired feelings of love
2. Who is the Voice of Top Of The Pops 2?
Steve Wright
3. In 1973, Frank Spencer first appeared in TV’s ‘Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em’. What was the name of the character’s daughter?
Jessica
4. Which car manufacturer has a logo of a red griffin’s head pointing left with a gold crown on its head?
Saab
5. Which city was the home to Shakespeare’s lovers Romeo and Juliet?
Verona
6. Britain went decimal in 1971. How many old pennies were there in a Guinea?
One Guinea = £1 & 1s = 252d
7. What game’s name comes from the French for "little wheel"?
Roulette
8. In which American city did the St. Valentine’s Day massacre take place, where seven rival gangsters of Al Capone were killed?
Chicago
9. Born in 1929, which British racing driver won the World Championship in 1962 and 1968?
Graham Hill - Died 1975
10. Who discovered penicillin on Valentine’s Day in 1929?
Sir Alexander Fleming
11. 192 replacements, 118118 was advertised by the runners but what number is BT yellow pages?
118-247
12. In 1907, the actor Cesar Romero was born. Which villain did he play in the ‘Batman’ TV series?
The Joker
13. Which popular film sequel used the promotional line "Same Planet, New Scum"?
Men in Black II
14. Which word connects a falcon, an engine and a wizard?
Merlin
15. Alistair "Ali" Campbell, 45, was born in 1959, Member of UB40, what was their biggest UK hit?
‘(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love With You’
16. One point each - name the two captains on TV’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks?
Bill Bailey & Phil Jupitus
17. Which WWE wrestler and star of the film Scorpion King has the real name of Dwayne Douglas Johnson?
The Rock
18. Which Leicester band had nine top ten singles between 1975 and 1978, all cover versions?
Showaddywaddy
19. In a motorcycle Grand Prix, how many points are awarded for first place?
Twenty
20. Six Points available - Name the six main characters in the original "Auf Wiedersehen Pet"?
Dennis / Tim Healey, Wayne / Gary Holton, Oz / Jimmy Nail, Bomber / Pat Roach, Barry / Timothy Spall, Neville / Kevin Whately

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. Who is the patron saint of travellers?
St. Christopher
23. What type of farmyard creature is a markhor?
Goat
24. Four Points available - Name the four English racecourses whose names begin with New?
Newmarket, Newcastle, Newbury, Newton Abbott
25. Name the two carriages pulled by Thomas The Tank Engine?
Annie And Clarabelle
26. Which company’s name is short for Durability, Reliability and Excellence?
Durex
27. Who said on the 4th Feb 1982, "I’m flying high and couldn’t be more confident about the future" three days before his company collapsed?
Sir Freddie Laker - Skytrain
28. Which Cadbury’s product was advertised as being a people magnet?
Miniature Heroes
29. In the X files what is Scully’s first name?
Dana
30. The first Model T Ford made outside the US was made in which country?
England
31. In golf, how many strokes are you penalized for playing with your opponent’s ball?
Two shot penalty
32. Which 1997 movie featured man sized cockroaches in the NYC subway system?
Mimic
33. In Alice in Wonderland, when she visited the Duchess, the baby wouldn’t stop howling so the Duchess hurled it at Alice and turned it into a what?
Pig - So Alice put it down, and let it trot away into the wood. And she said to herself "It was a very ugly Baby: but it makes a rather handsome Pig, I think."
34. On which TV show would you find the characters of Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, and Samantha?
Sex and the City
35. Who was the first animated character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
Mickey Mouse
36. What toy, when it was first introduced, was called Automatic Binding Bricks?
Lego
37. What nationality is the actor Donald Sutherland?
Canadian
38. In the world of DIY, what do the letters ‘MDF’ stand for?
Medium Density Fireboard
39. What is Dolly Parton’s theme park in Tennessee called?
Dollywood
40. Who is the only US President to have worn a Nazi uniform openly?
Ronald Reagan - in the movies!!!
TIE-BREAKER - Italian mathematician, astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei - how old would he be if he were still alive?
444 - born 1564 / died 1642