Quiz 261008
1. Who, on film, were Chris, Lee, Vin, Chico, Harry, Britt and O’Reilly?
The Magnificent Seven
2. What was Hamlet’s fathers name?
Hamlet
3. Which is the largest British wild bird?
Mute Swan
4. Which London road shares its name with the first ever King Size Cigarette?
Pall Mall
5. In which country did Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid end their bank robbing days, being hopelessly outnumbered by government troops?
Bolivia
6. What do Flamenco Dancers hold in their hands?
Castanets
7. In which range of hills in Gloucestershire will you find the source of the River Thames?
Cotswolds
8. Which German city has more bridges than Amsterdam and Venice combined?
Hamburg
9. Which Irish city has a Gaelic name meaning ‘the town of the ford of the hurdles’?
Dublin
10. In 1876, Wyatt Earp became an Assistant Marshall in which lawless frontier town?
Dodge city
11. In religion, in which month of the Gregorian Calendar is Christmas Day celebrated annually?
December!
12. In which Olympic throwing event are the longest distances achieved?
Javelin
13. What aid to smelly feet did Dr Lapidus introduce in 1975?
Odor-eaters
14. With over 1,160,000 staff, who is the World’s largest employer?
Indian Railways
15. How long do Golfers have to find their ball before it is declared lost?
Five Minutes
16. The World’s longest reigning Monarch, during the 20th Century, was known as ‘The Keeper of the twenty four golden umbrellas’, he was King of which country?
Thailand
17. Trinity Hall, Sidney Sussex and Emmanuel are all colleges at which University?
Cambridge
18. Which seaside town was the first to have its name running through a stick of rock, Blackpool, Brighton or Bognor?
Blackpool
19. Who, in 1990, became the first female television sports presenter when she presented Grandstand?
Helen Rollason - after she died of Cancer the Sports Personality of the Year awards a Trophy in her honour
20. What point of a Dartboard stands 5 feet 8 inches from the ground?
Bullseye
21. On which Hebridean Island is Talisker Whiskey produced?
Skye
22. In which religious country were Hamsters bred in captivity before being introduced as domestic pets into the UK?
Israel
23. How many chimes are heard just before Big Ben tolls the hour?
Sixteen
24. What did the singer Al Johnson use to make his face black?
Burnt Cork
25. Which yellow fibrous root tastes strong and sweet and can be chewed to clean the teeth and relieves constipation?
Liquorice
26. Which idea won George Musgrave a £2 prize in a road safety competition in 1947, that he eventually fell victim to some 50 years later and received a £20 fixed penalty fine?
Double Yellow Lines
27. Which famous road runs from Union Station in Los Angeles, through Beverly Hills to Pacific Palisades?
Sunset Boulevard
28. On which TV programme does Kent Brockman present the news?
The Simpsons
29. At what age is a child responsible for fastening its own car seat belt?
14 years old
30. Prior to his death in 1931, a record number of 1,093 patents were issued to which famous inventor by the American Patent office?
Thomas Edison
31. Which household product, that was first advertised on British TV in 1972, has had the longest running television advertising campaign?
Andrex Toilet rolls
32. Which group of Islands off the North West coast of Africa take their name from the latin word for dog?
Canary Islands
33. Julius, Adolph, Leonard, Herbert and Milton were the real names of which comedy acting brothers?
Marx Brothers
34. In which English county is Styhead Tarn, with an average of 170 inches of rain each year, it is the wettest place in Britain?
Cumbria
35. What nationality was Roald Amundsen, who, in 1911, led the first successful attempt to reach the South Pole?
Norwegian
36. What type of wood, used for furniture, gets its name from its sweet scent?
Rosewood
37. What registration letter is given to a vehicle that has been registered abroad and imported into the UK?
The letter Q
38. How long did it take Charles Lindburgh to make the first non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris in 1927, was it 33, 44 or 55 hours?
33 hours
39. The data supplied by B.A.R.B. is used to compile which charts?
TV Viewing figures
40. By what name was the bald actor Taidje Khan Jnr better known?
Yul Brynner
TIE-BREAKER - How many daily newspapers are there in the USA?
1,600
