QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. In what year did the London Eye open?
2000
2. Who was the original presenter of "Family Fortunes"?
Bob Monkhouse
3. Founded in Switzerland in 1866 by a German pharmacist, what is the world’s largest food company?
Nestle
4. How much liquid does a flagon hold?
Two pints
5. By law, Stilton cheese can only be made in which three counties?
Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire
6. What was the surname of the American sisters Kim, Debbie, Joni, and Kathy, who together had a hit single called "We Are Family"?
Sledge (the band was called Sister Sledge)
7. Which of the following does not appear on the flag of the Czech Republic - A white star, a blue triangle or the colour red?
A white star
8. Which series of horror films take place in the fictional town of Springwood, Ohio?
Nightmare On Elm Street
9. Which three footballers won the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Award in the 20th century?
Bobby Moore, Paul Gasgoine and Michael Owen
10. Which is not a real `Bottom` - Pratt`s Bottom (Greater London), Six Mile Bottom (Cambridgeshire), Kettlesing Bottom (North Yorkshire) or Tiny Bottom (Cornwall)?
Tiny Bottom (Cornwall)
11. Created by author Ian Fleming, which James Bond villain had his heart on the right side of his body?
Dr No
12. What two metals are the most commonly used to conduct electricity in homes?
Copper and Aluminium
13. What is the only property on a Monopoly board that contains all of the letters in the word `Monopoly`?
Electric Company
14. Alicante, Cardinal, Cassidy, Niagara and Palamino are all varieties of which fruit?
Grape
15. How many funnels did Titanic have?
Four
16. At the 2002 World Cup, Fevernova was the official name for what?
The football used in all the matches
17. From which country does the drink Stella Artois originate?
Belgium
18. What dance was named after the Portuguese phrase meaning `snapping of a whip`?
Lambada
19. In what year was `Pong`, the first ever video game released?
1972
20. Which four British cities have hosted the Commonwealth Games?
London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Cardiff

21. Which five elements in the periodic table contain only 4 letters in their name?
Gold, Iron, Lead, Neon and Zinc
22. What is the official language of Chile?
Spanish
23. What is the only fish to have a prehensile tail?
A Seahorse
24. Who wrote the TV series `Only Fools And Horses`?
John Sullivan
25. Which footballer holds the record for the fastest hat-trick, scoring 3 goals in less than 5 minutes?
Robbie Fowler
26. Where in New York is the largest stained-glass window in the world?
At Kennedy International Airport
27. The first single to sell over two million copies in Great Britain was written as a tribute to where in Great Britain?
Mull Of Kintyre
28. What is the significance of the dates August 9th 1902, June 23rd 1911, May 12th 1937 and June 2nd 1953?
Coronation dates
29. In judo, what colour belt follows yellow?
Orange
30. Which of the following is not a real place name - Tarring Neville (East Sussex), South Flobbets (Aberdeenshire), Wham (North Yorkshire) or Booby (Tyne and Wear)?
Booby (Tyne and Wear)
31. In the film `The Life Of Brian`, who played Biggus Dickus?
Graham Chapman
32. Which Queen had been pregnant at least 18 times, but only gave birth to one child who lived to be at least 2 years old?
Queen Anne
33. In the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, where does Roger Rabbit live?
ToonTown
34. Whose paintings include `Man With A Clarinet`, `Still Life With Biscuits` and `Woman With A Book`?
Pablo Picasso
35. What is the only river which flows both north and south of the equator?
The Congo
36. Who is the only footballer to have scored in every round of a World Cup including the Final?
Gerd Muller
37. In which overseas country did The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh live when they were newly married?
Malta
38. In maths what name is given to the series of numbers where each number is the sum of the previous two?
Fibonacci Series
39. Which country has the world’s third-largest film industry, after the US and India?
Nigeria
40. Which famous American sports star, was nicknamed `the Juice`?
O. J. Simpson

Tiebreaker - In which year did Bugs Bunny first ask Elmer Fudd "What’s Up Doc"?
1940

1. In which film would you hear the immortal words ‘Mother’s not quite herself today!’?
Psycho
2. What is the first name of President George W Bush’s mother?
Barbara - Laura is his wife
3. Who was the mother of Liza Minelli?
Judy Garland
4. Julie Walters and Lulu have both played the mother of which literary character on TV?
Adrian Mole
5. What is the name of the mother of Michael Jackson’s children?
Debbie Rowe
6. Who played Forrest Gump’s mother in the film “Forrest Gump”?
Sally Field
7. Who was the last Empress of India?
Queen Mother
8. In which Beatle song does "…Mother Mary come to me"?
Let It Be
9. Which of these comedians was a preferred choice to play Frank Spencer in ‘Some Mothers Do Have ‘Em’, before the role went to Michael Crawford a) Benny Hill b) Dick Emery or c) Ronnie Barker?
c – Ronnie Barker
10. If A Horse’s Father Is A Sire, What Is It’s Mother Called?
A Dam
11. Nacre is more commonly known as what?
Mother of Pearl
12. Who played Jennifer Saunders mother in “Absolutely Fabulous”?
June Whitfield
13. Who had a hit with Sylvia’s Mother in 1972?
Dr Hook
In the Doctor Hook hit Sylvia’s Mother, what is mother’s surname?
Abraham
14. Which famous actress is the mother of actress Joely Richardson?
Vanessa Redgrave
15. According to the proverb, what is "the mother of invention"?
Necessity
16. Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I?
Anne Boleyn
17. What do Tibetans refer to as ‘The goddess mother’?
Mount Everest
18. Which TV spy series featured a spymaster named Mother?
The Avengers
19. In the Pantomime, who is Aladdin’s mother?
Widow Twanky
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name a man who is famous for wearing women’s clothes?
Danny La Rue / Barry Humphries / Dame Edna / Lilly Savage alias Paul O’Grady / Eddie Izzard / Boy George

21. Which almond cake is traditionally made for Mothering Sunday?
Simnel Cake
22. True or False - Neil Armstrong’s mother’s maiden name was moon?
False - Buzz Aldrins was!
23. Which Blue String Pudding eating family consisted of Major, Mother, Granny, Small And Tiny?
The Clangers
24. Who is the mother of actress Melanie Griffith who made her screen debut in the Hitchcock’s 1963 suspense thriller The Birds?
Tippi Hedron
25. What is the name of the Diamond, which was the centrepiece of the crown that The Queen Mother wore for her Coronation in 1937? The Koh i Noor
26. According to Beatrix Potter, what were the names of the four rabbits that lived with their mother in a sandbank underneath the root of a very big fir tree?
Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, Peter
27. Which Catholic missionary and Nobel laureate died in 1997?
Mother Teresa - born in Albania - Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, born Skopje 1910
28. Which artist painted a famous portrait of his mother?
James Whistler
29. In fiction, who’s mother Monique Delacroix, died when he was 11?
James Bond
30. The name of Spock’s mother in the TV series “Star Trek” was also the name of a late 1980’s pop group, what was it?
T’Pau
31. Which alcoholic spirit is affectionately known as “mother’s ruin”?
Gin
32. Which famous Hollywood actress is the mother of film star Kate Hudson?
Goldie Hawn
33. Elizabeth Fry was known as the Mother of Prison Reform, where can everyone regularly see her picture?
On the back of a £5 note - issued May 2002
34. Whenever Reginald Perrin thought of his mother-in-law, what vision came up on the TV screen?
A Hippopotamus
35. Which actress played the part of Elvis Presley’s mother in the film Blue Hawaii and later went on to play a TV detective?
Angela Landsbury
36. What was the name of Superman’s mother?
Lara
37. Who is Pebble’s mother in the Flintstones?
Wilma
38. In song, where was ‘Mother Kelly’s Doorstep’?
Down Paradise Row
39. Which actress, born in 1927, is the famous mother of Jamie Lee Curtis and famous for the shower scene in ‘Psycho’?
Janet Leigh
40. On December 17th 1972, “lets get this mother out of here” were the last words spoken where?
The Moon
Tiebreaker - Mrs Vassilyev is entered into the Guinness Book of Records as the most prolific mother ever, how many babies did she give birth to?
69