QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. What ‘V’ is a cycle-racing arena?
Velodrome
2. How many U.S. states have only FOUR letters in their name?
Three (Ohio, Iowa, Utah)
3. Which fatty-acid known to be beneficial for a healthy heart, is present in fish especially mackeral and tuna?
omega-3
4. Which group from Denmark had a hit with ‘Barbie Girl’ in 1997?
Aqua
5. Name the town in North Holland which gave its name to the sweet-milked cheese produced there?
Edam
6. What name is given to the blue and red hazards on a skiing slalom course?
Gates
7. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty’s torch?
Right
8. What "B" means to cook foods surrounded by hot, dry air?
Bake  -  barbecue - to cook over coals or wood, broil - have heat from above, boil - to cook in liquid that is bubbling rapidly
9. Who is Barney married to in the cartoon series The Flintstones?  
Betty
10. Which Apollo mission decented to within 10 miles of the moon’s surface before returing?
Apollo 10
11. In what year was the Channel Tunnel completed?
1994
12. What Military vehicle was invented by Sir Ernest Swinton in 1914?
Tank
13. In the U.S.A. what product is sold by someone called ‘A Good Humor Man’?
Ice Cream
14. In the movie ‘Notting Hill’ who plays the film star Anna Scott?
Julia Roberts
15. What song took us through "tangerine trees and marmalade skies’?
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
16. What color is the flesh of a Brazil nut?
White
17. Who sang the main theme to the Petter Sellers film ‘What’s New Pussycat’?
Tom Jones
18. In Spain they are swords, batons, cups and coins, In Germany they have bells, hearts, leaves and acorns, what do we have?
Hearts, Spades, Diamonds & Clubs
19. How many metres do olympic highboard divers fall before they get wet?
Ten
20. Which Year - The wife of the former Russian leader, Raisa Gorbachev, died at the age of 67 / David Bowie became the first pop artist to release the first e-album “Hours” on the Internet, two weeks before being released in the shops / The Bank of Scotland revamped its bid of £20billion for NatWest Bank / Florida’s Disney World was closed for the first time in its history as the State prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Floyd and A cat called Modhu was elected leader of the Monster Raving Looney Party following the death earlier that year of Screaming Lord Sutch?
1999

21. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers required - Name something that annoys you in a supermarket?
Long Queues / Wonky Trollys / No price shown / Moving everything about / Special Offers Empty
22. A word used a lot on TV’s CSI, Exsanguuination is a severe loss of what?
Blood
23. What neighbouring country do the Russians call Khitai?
China
24. In the Rocky films, what city was Rocky Balboa’s hometown?
Philadelphia
25. Apart from the various kinds of beans, which vegetable has the highest protein content?
Mushrooms
26. How is the brilliant scientist Griffin described in the title of and H.G.Wells’ novel of 1897?
The Invisible Man
27. What chemical is released in the body of a hayfever sufferer which generates a runny nose and other allergy symptoms?
Histamine
28. Which country uses a stylized reproduction of a chrysanthemum on its stamps?
Japan
29. If you add salt to water what happens to its boiling point?
Rises
30. In Norse Mythology which god was Sif’s husband?
Thor
31. What James Bond film did Nancy Sinatra sing the theme song for?
You Only Live Twice
32. Kurt, Friedrich, Marta, Louisa, Liesl, Gretl - who is missing?
Brigitta - Children of the Von Trapp family in The Sound of Music
33. In what branch of Mathematics would you find Mandebrot Sets, Julia Sets, and Koch Curves?
Fractals
34. What kind of bird is the beanie baby "Honks"?
A Goose
35. Who painted ‘Girl Before a Mirror’?
Pablo Picasso
36. What "C" is evidence of a person’s achievements or trustworthiness?
Credential
37. The Kelvin is the basic scientific unit for measuring what?
Temperature
38. In which city would you find the ‘Trevi Fountain’ which was built in 1762 by Nicola Salvi?
Rome
39. Winston, Spartan, Crispin, Monarch, Liberty and Fiesta are all varieties of which fruit?
Apples
40. What is Canada’s national anthem called?
O Canada

Tiebreaker - What year was whipping children made illegal in Britain?
1932 - so that’s when it all started going wrong! 

1. What’s the title of the person who gives the results of elections?
Returning Officer
2. How many Olympic games have been cancelled because of war and for extra points give the years?
Three - 1916, 1940 & 1944
3. When Manchester United achieved their historic treble, in which European city did they beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in the European Champions Cup Final?
Barcelona
4. Ski jumper ‘Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards, allegedly had two inches taken off his what?
Chin
5. In which country is Monopoli?
Italy
6. Who wrote the novel, "The World is Full of Married Men"?
Jackie Collins
7. Who played the title role in TV Series, Yes Minister?
Paul Eddington
8. What is a "bluffie" in archery?
Practice arrow
9. Through which Euro capital does the River Sava flow?
Belgrade
10. In rhyming slang what is a battle cruiser?
Boozer
11. Which Elvis Presley song includes "..you ain’t never caught a rabbit.."?
Hound Dog
12. "Did you hear that? They shut down the main reactor. We’ll be destroyed for sure!" This was the first line from which film?
Star Wars
13. True or False - Dat Bastid is a rap singer from Puerto Rico?
True
14. Who does the charity Gingerbread represent?
Single Parent Families
15. Who was the first act to put his first 11 hits into the UK top 10?
Gary Glitter
16. Which plant of the olive family is used in perfumery and often as a scent for tea?
Jasmine
17. What was the sequel to the film "One million BC"?
When Dinosaurs ruled the World
18. Which series of films featured a police detective called Martin Riggs?
Lethal Weapon
19. Which singer was in top 10 in 1952, number one in 1968 and back in the charts in 1994?
Louis Armstrong
20. One point each - What are the five largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea?
Cyprus, Sardinia, Sicily, Crete, Corsica

21. One point each - Name the six nations that have competed in every Commonwealth Games?
Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales
22. Vladimir Ulyanov was a famous Russian - how was he better known?
Lenin
23. Released in 1967, what was the title of ‘Englebert Humperdink’s’ first British number one?
Release Me
24. Which type of weapon fires a quarrel?
Crossbow
25. Which Australian state has the shortest shoreline?
Victoria
26. Which Venetian palace does The Bridge of Sighs link to the state prison?
Doges Palace
27. OCHOPHOBIA is a) fear of snakes b) fear of cars or c) fear of bright colours?
B - fear of cars
28. In which Town or City did the German Sixth Army surrender in early 1943?
Stalingrad
29. Which tennis palyer was the subject of the Pretenders song "Don’t get me wrong"?
John McEnroe
30. Whose Headquarters are located at Sidi ben Abbas?
French Foreign Legion
31. Which country was ruled by William the Lion?
Scotland
32. What’s the neighbouring town of Springfield in the TV series the Simpsons?
Shelbyville
33. Which British team won the UEFA cup in 1976?
Liverpool
34. In medieval England, murage was a tax levied for the upkeep of what?
Town Walls
35. Who is the most common composer played at the Proms?
Wagner
36. What did Lindsay Dracass do for Britain in 2001?
Represented Britain in Eurovision song contest
37. The writer Peter Ellis created which fictional detective?
Cadfael
38. Why were drummers used in public executions?
To drown out the last noises (screams) of the condemned man
39. Which direction does the Sphinx face?
East
40. What sport do you get 1 for a behind?
Aussie Rules Football

Tiebreaker - Out of his 10 year reign how long did Richard I spend in England?
Six months

1. What was Prince Phillip’s surname before his marriage?
Mountbatten
2. How long are the cooks allocated to make the food on TV’s Ready Steady Cook?
Twenty minutes
3. Which was the first human organ to be successfully transplanted?
Kidney
4. Carlsberg lager began using the tagline ‘probably the best lager in the world’ in a TV campaign in 1973 - who provided the voice for the original commercials?
Orson Welles
5. What Grand Slam event did Jack Nicklaus win the most, with six victories?
The Masters
6. What is the name given to a machine which transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy?
Dynamo
7. In the Manchester version of Monopoly, what is the most expensive property?
The Lowry
8. In the Manfred Mann song, Do Wah Diddy Diddy, she was "snapping her fingers" and doing what with her feet?
Shuffling
9. Alphabetically which is the first of the English county cricket teams?
Derbyshire
10. Which sport is played in an area 78 ft by 27 ft wide, unless twice the number of people are involved, in which case the width increases to 36 ft?
Tennis
11. Which two main weapons were carried by the starship Enterprise?
Phasers & Photon Torpedoes
12. Her surname is Bournet but this Supermodel is known professionally by her first name only, what is it?
Caprice
13. A survey by a US tourism website found that almost one in four US visitors to Scotland went there in the belief they could hunt and catch which prey?
A Haggis
14. Which European capital city, situated on the Vltava River, is dominated by the medieval Hradcany Castle and St Vitus’ Cathedral?
Prague / Praha
15. GONGOOZLER – is it a) someone who stands and stares at things, b) The 18th century English version of the word Gondolier, c) a cheese seller in Scotland, or d) another name for a champion conker?
a) someone who stands and stares at things
16. What type of undressed leather derives its name from the European country where it was first used in the 19th century for the manufacture of gloves?
Suede - from Sweden
17. What is the only form of gambling legally allowed to be played by members of the British armed forces?
Bingo
18. In Peter Pan, Captain Hook had been educated at which school?
Eton
19. Which south Wales town was formed by the amalgamation of Aberavon and Margam in 1921?Port Talbot
20. In which year did all of the following events occur: Britain’s first nudist beach was opened in Brighton, Space Invader machines were first exhibited in the UK at a trade show, Not The Nine O Clock News was first shown on British TV?
1979

21. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required – An Occupation that needs a steady hand?
1 – Surgeon / 2 – Diamond Cutter / 3 – Artist / 4 – Dentist / 5 - Welder
22. Of which predominantly granite mountain range in south-east Ireland is Lugnaquillia the highest point at 927 metres?
Wicklow Mountains
23. The three part TV series "Killer" introduced which detective inspector in 1983?
Taggart
24. What was the name of the rear engined car brought out by the Rootes Motor Company in the 1960’s to compete with the Mini?
Hillman Imp
25. Which country star had the top selling single of 1997 with “How Do I Live?
Leanne Rimes
26. In cockney rhyming slang what is a ‘fat and wide’?
Bride
27. Which movie “Sequel” featured a Cameo by Michael Jackson?
Men in Black II
28. If Dreamers are to Freddie, Hermits are to Herman and Pacemakers are to Gerry, what are Pirates to?
Johnny Kidd
29. What name is given to the small chunk of wood, on which short actors stand to bring them up to the correct height for their role?
Pancake
30. Disney World, the world’s largest amusement park was opened in the USA but in which year 1970, 1971 or 1973?
1971
31. Who played the villain Harvey Two Face, in the 1995 film ‘Batman Forever’?
Tommy Lee Jones
32. What was the name of mass murderer Harold Shipman’s wife?
Primrose
33. In the Wizard of Oz, who did Dorothy meet first, Tinman, Scarecrow or the Lion?
Scarecrow
34. What is an "ocular contusion" more commonly known as?
Black eye
35. Which singer had their only chart hit in 1991 with the theme to the Rugby World Cup?
Kiri Te Kawana
36. On which Saturday evening TV show did Rebel, Rio and Ace appear?
Gladiators
37. South Mimms and Clacket Lane are service areas on which British motorway?
M25 or London Orbital
38. Antonio was the title character in which shakespeare play?
The Merchant Of Venice
39. Feltham First, Histon Mini & Little Marvel are all varieties of what vegetable?
Peas
40. 48 extras from which Oscar winning film all died within a year of filming?
Babe

Tiebreaker - The weight in pounds of an average male aardvark?
150