QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. Which legendary pirate was born in Greenock?
Captain Kidd
2. Which one of the following is a real place - Auchenshuggle, Auchenturroch, Auchenshaver or Auchternethy?
Auchenshuggle in Glasgow
3. We all know the alphabet has 26 letters, but which Scottish football club’s name also has 26 letters?
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
4. What special role does The Royal Company of Archers have in Scotland?
They’re the Queen’s official bodyguards
5. Which Scottish county is a boy’s name?
Angus
6. What are Prince Charles and his wife’s official Scottish titles?
The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay
7. What are Belties in the countryside?
Belted Galloway cattle
8. How many football clubs make up the Highland League?
Fifteen
9. What is the Scottish name for the wood grouse?
The capercaillie
10. Rearrange SO SAY NICE BARD FOLK to recall a popular TV and radio drama set in Scotland?
Dr Finlay’s Casebook
11. In 1978 Scotland got its first all-seater football stadium. Name it?
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
12. Which man’s name comes from the Gaelic meaning "spear" or "javelin" - Barry, Bernard, Brendan or Brian?
Barry
13. Is Gowkthrapple something you should see a doctor about?
No, it’s a place in North Lanarkshire
14. What was Rob Roy MacGregor’s legitimate occupation?
He was a cattle dealer
15. Complete the name of this famous Scottish beach, The white sands of?
Morar
16. If a Scot was convicted of hamesucken in days gone by would he be guilty of selling property he didn’t own, assaulting someone in their own home, letting out sub-standard accommodation or squatting?
Assault on someone in their own home
17. Who is the marching leader of a pipe band - the pipe major or the drum major?
The drum major
18. If you’re a "gable endie" you come from which Scottish town?
Montrose - from when the streets were lined with gable-ended houses
19. Which Royal Bank of Scotland note has an illustration of Brodick Castle - £5, £10, £20 or £50?
£20
20. Name four Scottish place names that begin and end with the same letter?
Helensburgh, Alloa, Elie, Kilmarnock, Wishaw, Nairn, etc (Quizmaster’s Geographical Knowledge!)
21. Which coat of arms features a bell, a tree, a fish and a bird?
Glasgow
22. What was the occupation of a Baxter in days gone by?
Baker
23. What was a dominie in Scotland in days gone by?
A schoolmaster
24. What’s the difference between a skean-dhu and a skean-occle?
The first is a dagger carried in the stocking in full Highland dress, the second is a dagger carried in the sleeve
25. What’s a Donald in the Scottish countryside?
A lowland hill with a height above 2000 feet (609.6m).
26. What is the Hielander’s Umbrella in Glasgow?
The bridge carrying the railway over Argyle Street. It was a favourite meeting place for people arriving from the Highlands
27. What is a roup in Scotland?
An auction
28. Which top Scottish rock band’s name means "from the womb" in Greek?
Del Amitri
29. Which Scottish banknote features Robert the Bruce on horseback against a background of Stirling Castle?
The Clydesdale Bank £20
30. Rearrange I BRING SALT LION to reveal a well-known Scottish football club?
Stirling Albion
31. Who owns Candacraig House in Aberdeenshire?
Billy Connolly
32. American rock star Prince had a chart hit with a song containing which Scottish town?
Paisley, as in Paisley Park
33. Does Cowcaddens in Glasgow have anything to do with cows?
Yes, it was once common grazing ground for cattle
34. Which boy’s name means "dark water" in Gaelic - David, Douglas, Derek, Damien or Darren?
Douglas
35. Which modern day Scottish county takes its name from the Gaelic meaning "Coastland or boundary of the Gael"?
Argyll (Earra Ghaidheal)
36. In which sport do teams compete for the Camanachd Cup?
Shinty - Camanachd is another name for shinty, from the stick or caman used
37. Which is taller - The Wallace Monument or The Scott Monument?
The Wallace Monument is taller at 220 feet. The Scott Monument is 200 feet tall
38. The Isle of Lewis takes it name from a Gaelic word meaning - a) rocky, b) barren, c) marshy or d) beautiful?
Marshy, from Leodhas
39. Which Royal Bank of Scotland note has Edinburgh Castle on the back?
£1
40. Why was Rabbie Burns thrown out of the pub?
Because he was Bard!!!

1. In 1939, who announced that Britain was at war with Germany?
Neville Chamberlain
2. What is the term for a person who has assets of over a thousand million dollars?
Billionaire
3. Born in 1940, who received an Oscar nomination for her role as ‘Shirley Valentine’?
Pauline Collins
4. How many old pennies were there in a groat?
Four
5. One point each - What are the 5 countries in the world that end in the letter L?
Nepal, Israel, Portugal, Brazil and Senegal
6. What does a conchologist collect?
Shells
7. Which drink was marketed by Bulmers as champagne cider?
Pomagne
8. Which city’s harbour is dominated by a famous arch called the Gateway to India?
Bombay - Mumbai
9. Who defeated the Scots at the second Battle of Dunbar in 1650?
Oliver Cromwell
10. In 1976, Viking II relayed the first pictures of which planet’s surface?
Mars
11. You’ve probably seen ’surf & turf’ on a menu but what is ‘cluck & grunt’?
"Cluck and grunt" is eggs and bacon
12. Which famous singer went solo in 1942, having sung previously with the Tommy Dorsey Band?
Frank Sinatra
13. Which company built the World War II Spitfire?
Supermarine
14. Who played the title role in `Remington Steele’, first seen on British TV in 1983?
Pierce Brosnan
15. How Is Diamorphine Hydrochloride Better Known?
Heroin
16. What colour is the upholstery in the House of Lords?
Red
17. Which famous youth movement was founded by Sir William Alexander Smith in Glasgow in 1883?
The Boys Brigade
18. Which of the X-Men characters has the mutant power to control the weather?
Storm
19. What sort of animal is ‘Spammy’ the mascot on a tin of Spam?
A miniature Pig
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name somewhere you might find a stud?
Ear – Boot/Shoe – Jeans – Farm - Collar

21. Which Year - Libyan Colonel Gaddafi seized power after the monarchy was overthrown, Ho Chi Minh, president of North Vietnam during the Vietnam war, died after a heart attack, The Daily Mirror published a story stating that Paul McCartney had died, The sound barrier was broken by Concorde 001 for the first time and ITV began broadcasting in colour?
1969
22. Which sport takes place on a triangular course?
Sailing (Yachting)
23. Which precious metal is also a London Theatre?
Palladium
24. Who was the Manchester United manager when they were last relegated?
Tommy Docherty
25. What name is given to the art of cutting bushes and hedges into ornamental shapes?
Topiary
26. In Greek mythology which creature sprang from the blood of Medusa when she died?
Pegasus
27. What name is given to a senior scout over the age of 16?
Venture
28. Which former Mayor of New York received a knighthood from the Queen in February 2002?
Rudolph Giuliani
29. In the children’s program called the "Magic roundabout" what was the characters name that owned the roundabout?
Mr Rusty
30. What would your job be if you used a queen excluder?
Beekeeper
31. What is the name of the Container port for London?
Tilbury
32. Which TV series was a spin off from a TV film called Panic at Malibu Beach?
Baywatch
33. In Greek mythology, which island was home to the labyrinth where the minotaur lived?
Crete
34. Which snooker star was born on August 22 1957 in Plumstead?
Steve Davis
35. What type of snakes appeared on the crowns of Egyptian Pharaohs?
Cobra
36. Who were the only side to beat England over 90 minutes when Terry Venables was Manager?
Brazil
37. Which children’s TV series featured a schoolteacher called Mr Onion?
The Herbs
38. What is the national airline of Israel?
EL AL
39. Which species of female spider kills the male after mating?
Black Widow
40. What links Richard the Third, Queen Elizabeth the 1st, George III & WW1?
Blackadder

Tiebreaker - When did the first soft-drink vending machines appear?
1937

1. How many Olympic Games have been cancelled because of World Wars?
Three (1916,  1940,  1944)
2. Which vessel has become a floating hotel permanently berthed at a new man-made island off the coast of Dubai?
QEII
3. Which breakfast cereal was advertised on TV as being knitted by a group of OAP’s?
Shreddies
4. In Japan, a Sensei is a teacher of what?
Martial Arts
5. How many consecutive wins did Bjorn Borg have in the men’s singles at Wimbledon?
Five
6. The Battle for where took place between 28th and 29th May 1982?
Goose Green
7. In which year was F1 Driver Lewis Hamilton born?
1985
8. Who introduced the Bagpipes to the British Isles?
Romans
9. Which animal appeared on British eggs for the first time in 1957?
The crowned lion
10. Which item of clothing was Queen Elizabeth I the first Englishwoman to wear a bra, silk stockings or high heeled shoes?
Silk Stockings
11. Mirka Vavrinec is the girlfriend and manager of which sports star?
Roger Federer
12. Which two sides fought the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644?
The Roundheads and the Cavaliers (Parliamentarians)
13. What is the science that deals with the motion of projectiles called?
Ballistics
14. Which planet in the solar system has a Great Red Spot?
Jupiter
15. Which former member of Squeeze now has his own Rhythm and Blues Orchestra?
Jools Holland
16. In which sport do teams compete for the Carnegie Challenge Cup?
Rugby League
17. Grand Duke Henri I is the current ruler of which European country?
Luxembourg
18. Which channel will be the first to switch to Digital TV?
BBC2
19. What do Tiggers do best?
Bounce
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Name a Way of Giving Up Smoking?
Patches / Hypnosis / Chewing Gum / Will Power / Don’t Buy Any

21. Which Year - Prime Minister John Major unveiled the government’s ‘Citizen’s Charter’ aimed at improving public services, Hostage John McCarthy came home, five years and three months after being kidnapped and held hostage in Beirut, At a superpower summit in Moscow, Presidents Bush and Gorbachev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, The International Olympic Committee lifted a 21-year-old boycott on South Africa, the Japanese translator of Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses, was found stabbed to death in Tokyo and The public lavatories in Charing Cross Road were sold for £335,000?
1991
22. True or False - The original name of Trafalgar Square was to have been King William the Fourth’s Square?
True
23. One point each - which three European countries have hosted football’s World Cup but have never won it?
Spain, Sweden & Switzerland
24. Which ocean was formerly known as El Mar de Sur?
Pacific
25. What would a judo player do with a judogi?
Wear it (Its a suit)
26. Wallace and Gromit live at 62 West Wallaby Street in which Lancashire town?
Wigan
27. What is the title given to the ruler of Oman?
Sultan
28. In which year did the BBC first show Neighbours?
1986
29. Which country was commonly called “Little Russia” before independence?
Ukraine
30. ‘Piper at the Gates of Dawn’ was the title of the first LP by which group?
Pink Floyd (1967)
31. ‘The Secret of the Ooze’ was the subtitle of the second film in which series?
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II” released in 1991
32. What is the name of the Australian firm that built the new Wembley stadium?
Multiplex
33. A tarboosh is a type of headgear also known by what three-letter word?
Fez
34. Some of the largest trees on Earth are to be found in the Redwood National Park. In which Us state can this be found?
California
35. What kind of car did Charlie Hungerford drive in Bergerac?
White Rolls Royce
36. What often used computer term is short for picture element?
Pixel
37. In which science fiction TV series did Fred Astaire play Captain Dimitri?
Battlestar Galactica
38. Which England Cricketer had a 2005 Autobiography entitled ‘Calling the Shots’?
Michael Vaughan
39. Who is the MP for the Oxfordshire town of Witney?
David Cameron (born 1966)
40. Valenica is the capital of which Spanish province?
Valencia

Tiebreaker - How many recorded injuries involving toilet seats were there during 2006?
322

There are 6 Central Asia landlocked countries, name them?
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

There are 4 host nations for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, name them.
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Which four parts of the bionic woman were bionic?
Both Legs, her right arm and an ear 

1. Who slept for 20 years in the Catskill Mountains?
Rip Van Winkle
2. What is the Chemical Symbol for Mercury?
Hg
3. What’s the third part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the RIngs’ trilogy?
The Return of the King
4. The construction of which famous New York City builing was completed in 1931?
Empire State Building
5. Which French composer wrote the music to the opera Carmen?
Georges Bizet
6. Who had a top ten hit single in 1986 with ‘Dancing on the Ceiling’?
Lionel Richie
7. The 1988 film ‘Hellbound’ was a sequel to which horror movie?
Hellraiser
8. How many strings on a cello?
Four
9. What is the name given to the Jewish festival of New Year?
Rosh Hashanah
10. What colour is the cross of the Swedish National Flag?
Yellow
11. What spirit gives a Sinapore Sling its kick?
Gin
12. In which of these years was Isaac Newton alive A)1601 B)1701 C)1801 D)1901 ?
B) 1701
13. What is the substance that the human body over produces in an allergic reaction to pollen ?
Histamine
14. Which fruit comes from the tree prunus armeniaca?
Apricot
15. Which country won the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest?
Ireland
16. From which language does the word shampoo come from?
Hindi
17. Which cult TV series began each episode with "There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to men"?
The Twilight Zone
18. Musically speaking, what does R & B stand for?
Rhythm and blues
19. Which flower is the emblem of Holland?
Tulip
20. In which year was the Quartz Digital Watch invented?
1971 - George Theiss & Willy Crabtree

21. Which line makes a diagonal pass across the Bering Sea?
The International Date Line
22. Which Bee Gees UK number one hit had a question in the title?
How deep is your love?
23. Who was America’s 40th president?
Ronald Regan
24. How many octaves above a flute is a piccolo?
One
25. What is your sport if you rub kilster on your equipment?
Skiing
26. Which mythological Greek hunter gave his name to a famous star constellation?
Orion
27. What was the name of Pugsley and Wednesday’s mother in ‘The Adams Family’?
Morticia
28. How many pipes stick out of a bagpipe bag?
Five
29. What can be ‘up’ ‘down’, are sometimes ’strange’ and sometimes ‘charmed’?
Quarks (atomic particles)
30. What colour is the Hope Diamond?
Blue
31. Which bit of your body sticks out further than that of the average man if you are prognathous?
Your jaw
32. "On A Dark Desert Highway, Cool WInd In My Hair" is the beginning words of what song?
Hotel California
33. Who are more likely to be colour-blind, men or women?
Men
34. In 1880, Louis Pasteur invented which disease fighting process?
Vaccination
35. What has a gardner grown if he proudly shows you his Early Horn?
A carrot
36. What close-fitting garment worn by dancers is named after a 19th century French trapeze artist?
The Leotard
37. Which country is immediately south of Egypt?
Sudan
38. How many toes does Bugs Bunny have on each foot?
Three
39. Which war hero gave his name to a type of footwear?
The Duke of Wellington
40. What ready-made object did Marcel Duchamp exhibit under the title ‘Fountain’?
A Urinal

Tiebreaker - How many millionaires were aboard the ill-fated Titanic?
57

1. What type of building has sails?
Windmill
2. In Roman Numerals what number is represented by XX?
20
3. What classification runs  M,K,G,F,A,B,O ?
Star Types (spectral classification)
4. Which Guilbert & Sullivan opera is set in Venice?
The Gondoliers
5. What flag combined the cross of St. George with that of St. Andrew in 1707?
The Union Jack
6. Who had a hit in 1999 with the song My Love Is Your Love?
Whitney Houston
7. How many wisdom teeth does the average adult have?
Four
8. Which one of the Seven Drawf’s didn’t have a beard?
Dopey
9. What kind of meat is properly used to make a Wiener Schnitzel?
Veal
10. What was the name for the ancient egyptian good luck charm in the shape of a beetle?
The Scarab
11. What was invented in 1880 by a physician who prescribed a ‘nutritious, easily digested high protein food’ for some of his patients?
Peanut Butter
12. The Italians might call it Monte Cervino, but do most others call it?
The Matterhorn
13. Which US male vocal group’s first hit for Motown was called "This Old Heart Of Mine"?
Isley Brothers
14. Which country first produced brandy for widescale commercial sale?
France
15. Which Canadian city was founded in 1793 by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe?
Toronto
16. Which part did Anthony Daniels play in the Star Wars films?
C3PO
17. Which of the following terms indicates the fastest musical tempo? (A)moderato   (B)allegro   (C)presto   (D)allegretto
(C)presto
18. In the movie, ‘Notting Hill,’ who plays the film star Anna Scott?
Julia Roberts
19. Which meat on a roast turkey has more calories, white or dark?
Dark
20. Which South American country produces Maracaibo coffee?
Venezuela

21. Which of the constellations represents a goat?
Capricorn
22. Who was the little boy brought up by wolves in The Jungle Book?
Mowgli
23. Who sang with both Bronski Beat and The Communards?
Jimmy Sommerville
24. Elephant garlic is not a true garlic, but in fact a form of what vegetable?
Leek
25. What part of the body does lacrimal fluid lubricate?
The eyes
26. Q’s name in the James Bond Novels is?
Major Boothroyd
27. Haggis is traditionally served in Scotland at Hogmanay (new Year’s Eve) and which other date?
Burns night (Jan 25th)
28. In Greek Mythology who was the God of Nature & Wild Passion?
Pan
29. What sort of animal is called a Lippizaner?
A Horse
30. Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt received Oscars for Best Actor and Actress in which 1997 movie?
As Good as it Gets
31. What is the forth book of The Old Testament?
Numbers
32. What is the French fabric "Serge de Nimes" better known as?
Denim
33. Which rock group had a hit with ‘Seven Seas of Rhye’?
Queen
34. What is added to wine to make a drink called Caudle?
Eggs
35. Of which group of islands is Alderney the third largest?
The Channel Islands
36. In which year was the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station disaster?
1986
37. Which scientific term describes the bending of a beam of light as is passed from one medium to another?
Refraction
38. On new Year’s Day in 1660 who made the first entry in a famous diary?
Samuel Pepys
39. Which country does snooker player James Wattana represent?
Thailand
40. Who painted ‘Sofe Self-Portrait with Grilled Bacon’?
Salvador Dali