Quiz 291208
1. Who succeeded Richard the Lionheart to the throne?
King John
2. Which British bird has the shortest lifespan?
Robin
3. Ron Healy played the part of which TV hero?
Tarzan
4. Who sang "I Feel Like Buddy Holly"?
Alvin Stardust
5. What was the name of the moslem warrior who defended the holy land during the 3rd crusade?
Saladin
6. Which TV programme was originally narated by Eric Thompson?
Magic Roundabout
7. In the USA, persons born under the star sign of cancer are called what?
Moon Children
8. The Contras were the rebels in which country?
Nicaragua
9. Which catoon series featured the voices of the Goodies?
Bananaman
10.Nanook of the North depicts the life of which race of people?
Eskimos
11. Which current TV Soap was created by Kevin Laffan and began in 1972?
Emmerdale
12. What is a badger’s home called?
A Set
13. Which TV series, set in California, featured the Walsh family?
Beverly Hills 90210
14. Who was christened Genevieve and is nicknamed Alf?
Alison Moyet
15. In which country was the game of Trivial Pursuit invented?
Canada
16. Who wrote the screenplay of Chariots Of Fire?
Collin Welland
17. What was South Pacific’s magical island called?
Bali Ha’I
18. Who accompanied Sir Ranulph Fiennes on his Antarctic Expedition?
Dr Michael Stroud
19. Where in your body is your Satorious Muscle?
Thigh
20. Which famous artist was born in East Bergholt, Suffolk in 1776?
Constable
21. Which coin weighs exactly 5 grams?
20 pence
22. Who had been Britain’s youngest cabinet member before William Hague?
Harold Wilson - became leader of the English Labour Party in 1963
23. In which English county is Charnwood Forest?
Leicestershire
24. What strange phenomenon do Cereologists study?
Crop circles
25. What is inscribed on the reverse of the Military Medal?
For Bravery In The Field
26. The "Little Nipper" is Britain’s best selling what?
Mousetrap
27. In which British newspaper are the adventures of Rupert the Bear featured?
Daily Express
28. What do you fear if you are cyberphobic?
Computers
29. Which stringed instrument takes its name from the Hawaiian for jumping flea?
Ukulele
30. In which country did General Pinochet seize power in 1973?
Chile
31. What word means a radio-controlled plane, a deep humming sound and a male bee?
Drone
32. What is the most popular surname in Spain?
Garcia
33. What is the name of the largest cut diamond in the world?
Star of Africa
34. Which word can precede all of the following: back, line, nose, ship and top?
Hard
35. What do the Aboriginal people call their creation stories?
Dreamtime
36. In mythology, what fire-breathing female monster has a lion’s head, a goat’s body and a serpent’s tail?
Chimera
37. In Britain, what is the maximum time there can be between general elections?
Five Years
38. Who composed the opera The Magic Flute?
Mozart
39. Why do cinema usherettes have reason to be grateful to the British Mutoscope and Biograph Company?
They introduced the Ever Ready Number One Torch to Britain in 1900
40. True or False - Everytime there is a new British Prime minister, the key to Number 10 Downing Street is changed?
False - there is no keyhole
Tiebreaker - In which year was the first Royal Variety Show held at the London Palladium?
1930
