QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. According to a British Survey, what is the most popular location for a Sunday Family outing?
The Supermarket!
2. Which two countries can offer Dead Sea Beach holidays?
Israel & Jordan
3. Which bird is known worldwide as the symbol of wisdom?
The Owl
4. What word can go before "beans", "quartet" and "vest"?
String
5. Which Yorkshire town was the birthplace of Rugby League?
Huddersfield
6. What do badgers mainly eat?
Earthworms
7. Which Italian city is still threatened by Mount Vesuvius?
Naples
8. What was the name of the ill-fated 1960’s Stereo Cartridge System?
8-Track
9. Which musical duo could have been billed as Hodges & Peacock?
Chas & Dave
10. If an item of gold jewellery has an anchor in its hallmark it would have been stamped in Birmingham, where would it have been stamped if it has a castle in the hallmark?
Edinburgh
11. Which Sweets were advertised with the slogan ‘Taste the Rainbow’?
Skittles
12. If you lived in Burnley, (god help you!) which 2 letters would your postcode begin with?
BB - Blackburn
13. What connected all five cars in the first International Motor Race, held in June 1900 - all female navigators, all failed to finish or all ran over dogs?
All Ran over Dogs!
14. If a beach is declared clean and free of pollution what colour flag would fly on it?
Blue - with gold stars
15. Which technical instrument has parts called a foot, a mirror, a slide and a stage?
Microscope
16. What was Frank Sinatra’s big 1966 hit, a number one in 13 countries?
Strangers in the Night
17. Which two ingredients would you add to Spaghetti to make Spaghetti Alla Carbonara?
Ham or Bacon & Eggs
18. What were first added to the doors of London houses in 1764?
Numbers
19. Which European country offers twice the chance of getting your car stolen than any other, Italy, Spain, Wales or Germany?
Wales
20. One point each - name 5 of the 7 Deadly Sins?
Anger, Pride, Envy, Avarice, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust

21. BBC Children’s TV showed the first episode of Phil Redmond’s Grange Hill in which year, 1973, 1975 or 1978?
1978
22. Is a Rasbora a bird, fish or insect?
A fish
23. In a motorcycle Grand Prix, how many points are awarded for first place?
Twenty
24. Which expensive spice is traditionally used to dye the robes of Buddhist monks?
Saffron - spice is obtained from the flower of the cultivated Crocus
25. Which TV series was credited with using more stunt men than any other TV series in history, the show would use as many as eight cars per episode when the crash sequences got complicated?
The Dukes of Hazzard - Waylon Jennings did the theme song - The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys)
26. What did Americans prohibit the drinking of in 1775?
Tea
27. On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder is the sequel to which story?
Little House on the Prairie
28. Lime-Glint, Lead-Flint, Bohemian and Jena are all types of what?
Glass
29. Which was the first TV Theme to be a chart-topper?
Eye Level / Van der Valk
30. The sexual term ’screw’ comes from which animals?
Pigs - while mating the male’s penis actual rotates, like a screw!
31. Which US state gets its name from a Spanish phrase meaning reddish coloured?
Colorado
32. Charles the Bald, Charles the Wise and Charles the Affable were all kings of which European country?
France
33. Which 1939 film role went to a Cairn Terrier called Terry?
Toto in the Wizard of Oz
34. In which country did the ancient language of Sanskrit originate?
India
35. What was introduced in 1857 by John Gayetty as a preventative against piles?
Lavatory Paper
36. How many nations contributed to the construction of the International Space Station, 6, 16 or 60?
Sixteen
37. Poldark Mine is a tourist attraction in which English county?
Cornwall
38. ‘Destroying Angel’ is a poisonous species of what?
Toadstool / Fungi
39. What has the classifications of White, Golden, Amber & Dark?
Honey
40. In nature, Palm Oil is obtained from the fruit of which tree?
Palm Tree

Tiebreaker - How long was the longest Sausage ever made?
29 miles / 46km