Quiz 030808
1. At the start of a game of chess, does the White King stand on a black or white square?
Black
2. From which language does the word ‘ketchup’ come?
Chinese - ‘catsup’
3. Who was in charge of the Trumpton Fire Brigade?
Captain Flack
4. Which letter of the alphabet do more capital cities of the world start with?
B - 25
5. After running out of ammunition at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, with what did the Turks pelt Austrian Soldiers?
Oranges & Lemons
6. In which African country is Dallol, the hottest place in the world?
Ethiopia
7. In which English county will you find the villages of Great Snoring and Little Snoring?
Norfolk
8. At which London railway station will you arrive if travelling from Swindon?
Paddington
9. Who solved crimes in St Mary Mead?
Miss Marple
10. In horse racing, what is the fillies’ version of the Derby?
The Oaks
11. Named after a famous female singer, what is Miss Piggy’s surname?
Lee
12.What bodily function can exceed speeds of 200mph?
Sneeze
13. Where will you find the Marsh of Decay?
On the Moon
14. Who were the only US group to have had UK Number One hits in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s?
Blondie
15. Which Europ[ean Airport is nearest to a city centre?
Gibraltar
16. In which country was fingerprinting first used to identify crime suspects?
India
17. Lindum was the Roman name for which British City?
Lincoln
18. Which Coronation Street actress, whose character met an untimely end in 2001, was born Shirley Ann Broadbent?
Amanda Barrie
19. Which chat show host had a cameo role as a postman on Neighbours?
Clive James
20. True or False - Des O’Connor was once a lively winger for Northampton Town?
True
21. Which actor had a UK hit in 1971 with ‘The Way You Look Tonight’?
Edward Woodward
22. What is the home of a Fox called?
An Earth
23. Which city is graced by Michelangelo’s David?
Florence
24. Sable is the heraldic name for which colour?
Black
25. In the 1988 film ‘Scandal’ which real life person was played by Bridget Fonda?
Mandy Rice-Davies
26. What colour is the gemstone Lapiz Lazuli?
Deep Blue
27. What name is given to the playing objects in the sport of Curling?
Stones or Granites
28. Who was the Aztec Emperor when the Spanish invaded Mexico?
Montezuma
29. The 900th anniversary of which book was celebrated in 1986?
Domesday Book
30. What is the chief port of Iraq?
Basra
31. The first of the Great Western Railway’s mainlines was completed in 1841, between which two cities did it run?
London & Bristol
32. Mount Kosciusko is the highest mountain in which country?
Australia
33. What is processed germinated barley called?
Malt
34. Which city’s underground railway system is called the Metropolitana?
Rome
35. What nationality was Marie Antoinette?
Austrian
36. Which sport’s ruling body is FIBA?
Basketball
37. How many engines does a Boeing 737 have?
Two
38. The soap opera ‘Park Avenue’ was unique as it could only be found where?
On Teletext
39. Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space but what was his spacecraft called?
Vostok I
40. True or False - The collective name for a group of magpies is an exhaltation?
False - a Tiding of Magpies / an exhaltation of Larks
Tiebreaker - In which century were first reports of a Loch Ness Monster?
15th Century
