QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. Which country was green peace founded in?
Canada
2. Who had the 1998 hit album entitled ‘Life Thru A Lens’?
Robbie Williams
3. In 1991 whose statue was removed from Red Square?
Lenin
4. Which word can mean a ladies undergarment; a loss of footing or a cricket fielder?
Slip
5. Which is Britain’s oldest cathedral?
Canterbury
6. Which film star has a statue in Leicester Square?
Charlie Chaplin
7. What colour is the Ferrari emblem?
Yellow
8. Which film company took over MGM in the 1970s?
United Artists
9. Which snooker player won TV’s first Pot Black series?
Ray Reardon
10. Red iron oxide is more commonly known as what?
Rust
11. Who’s name is an anagram of "So I’m Cuter"?
Tom Cruise
12. When did Kate Barton become the first Bus Conductress, was it 1909, 1920 or 1933?
1909
13. Which four men have presented the game show Family Fortunes?
Les Dennis, Bob Monkhouse, Max Bygraves and Vernon Kay with the celebrity version
14. What word meaning "I forbid" in Latin means the right to prevent an action being taken?
Veto
15. What two trees receive the most mentions in the Bible?
Fig & Cedar
16. What is the connection between Larry, Mike, Conrad, Eddie, Michael, Richard and John?
The names of the husbands of Liz Taylor
17. On what kind of animal does Britain’s largest flea live?
Mole
18. Which chef wrote a book called Hot Wok?
Ken Hom
19. Which TV quiz show was 35 years old in October 2005?
A Question Of Sport
20. Which three European countries lie on the shores of Lake Constance?
Germany, Austria and Switzerland

21. In what year of the 90’s was the Nintendo game boy voted toy of the year?
1991
22. In which country do red onions originate?
Italy
23. Which band in 1990’s, were fronted by Delores O’Rearden?
Cranberries
24. What is the longest-lasting, non-motorized sporting event in the world?
Tour De France
25. Aconghagua is the tallest peak in which country?
Argentina
26. Which famous museum opened in London in April 1928?
Madam Tussauds
27. On which English ground did Barry McGuigan win his 1985 world featherweight title?
Loftus Road (QPR’s ground)
28. Where was the Rosetta stone found?
Rosetta, Egypt
29. Give two names for a horse with a reddish brown coat?
Chestnut or Sorrel
30. Which is the only bird capable of flying all day without flapping its wings?
Albatross
31. In ‘Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire’ how many students did the goblet churn out to enter the Tri Wizard tournament?
Four
32. In which English county is Brie made?
Somerset
33. In which city did Harrison Ford search for his kidnapped wife in the film ‘Frantic’?
Paris
34. What number on the Beaufort scale represents a "Calm" wind?
Zero
35. What is the official language of Fiji?
English
36. Where was the Royal Mint until 1810?
Tower of London
37. What was rationed in the UK in 1946 that was not rationed during the War?
Bread
38. What is the minimum number of degrees in a reflex angle?
181
39. Who did Steve Davis defeat in his very first World Championship Snooker final in 1981?
Doug Mountjoy
40. What was Queens first EP called?
Queens first EP

Tiebreaker - In what year did Erik Rotheim invent the Aerosol?
1926

Which TV character was born in Baghdad in 64 BC?
Jeannie - from ‘I Dream Of Jeannie’