Quiz 270408
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!
