QUIZTIME QUIZZES

February 28, 2009

Welsh Quiz

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1. Which alcoholic drink is named after a Welsh Pirate?
Captain Morgan’s Rum
2. Which Welsh band released the album “International Velvet”?
Catatonia
3. What does the dish ‘buck rarebit’ have that ‘welsh rarebit’ does not?
A poached egg on it
4. Which is the only Welsh county to have a first class cricket team?
Glamorgan
5. Which Welsh town was awarded city status to mark the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002?
Newport
6. Which Cheese was the traditional lunch of Welsh miners?
Caerphilly - another name for Caerphilly is Eppynt
7. Which British River did the Romans call Sabrina and the Welsh name Hafren?
Severn
8. What’s the main ingredient in the Welsh delicacy laver bread?
Seaweed
9. Which Welsh Rugby Union team play at Stradey Park?
Llanelli
10. True or False - In Chester, it is still legal to cut off a Welshman’s head if you catch him there after dark?
True
11. Dylan Thomas died today in 1953. His play ‘Under Milk Wood’ is set in which fictional Welsh seaside town?
Llareggub
12. In the Welsh language Cwrw (pronounced koo roo) is what kind of beverage?
Beer
13. Who was the first Welsh female singer to top the singles charts in the USA?
Bonnie Tyler
14. Which Welshman won the world snooker championship in his first season as a professional?
Terry Griffiths
- Which Welshman won the first BBC Pot Black tournament in 1969?
Ray Reardon
15. Which river runs through Cardiff, giving a common Welsh nickname?
Taff
16. Which one of the eight Welsh counties has none of the five vowels in its name?
Clywd
17. Who in 1991 became the youngest ever welsh football international?
Ryan Giggs
18. How is the Welsh island Ynys Mon better known ?
Anglesey
19.  Which Welsh town, in Mid-Glamorgan, is home to the second largest castle in Britain?
Caerphilly
20. Which Welsh rebel burnt down most of the town of Cardiff in 1404?
Owen Glendower

21. In late 1999, who became the manager of the Welsh International football team?
Mark Hughes
22. Who commentated on television, on Gareth Edwards’ famous try for the Barbarians v New Zealand in 1973?
Cliff Morgan
23. Which Welsh band released the album “The Holy Bible” in 1994?
Manic Street Preachers
24. Who is the Colonel-In-Chief of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers?
The Queen
25. Which football club used to play home matches at Somerton Park?
Newport County
26. Which actor won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Ben Hur?
Hugh Griffith
27. Which Rhondda town gave Richard Llewellyn the setting for How Green Was My Valley?
Gilfach Goch
28. Name The Welsh Village Made Famous By The Prisoner?
Portmeirion
29. What mountain range lies between Aberystwyth and Rhayader?
Cambrian Mountains
30. Broadhaven, Little Haven and Newgale lie in which bay?
St. Brides
31. What is the English name for the South Wales town of Y Bont-Faen?
Cowbridge
32. What is the Welsh equivalent of the girl’s name Jane?
Sian
33. Who was the Welsh born detective monk about whom Ellis Peters wrote?
Brother Cadfael
34. Which famous Welshman’s real name was David Ivor Davies?
Ivor Novello
35. Which former Wales outside half had the nickname of Majid?
Gareth Davies
36. Now owned by Welsh Historic Monuments, in which century was Harlech Castle built?
13th century - 1283 to 1289
37. Which Welsh county is ‘Snowdon’ in?
Gwynedd
- In which Welsh county are the Brecon Beacons?
Powys
38. Which Welsh town’s name means “Valley of the Crow”?
Cwmbran
39. On which racecourse is the Welsh Grand National run?
Chepstow
- Which Welsh jockey won the Grand National in 1992 on Party Politics?
Carl Llewellyn
40. Which quiz show featured a “Welsh Special” in 2001?
The Weakest Link

Nos Da!

Attachment: Quiztime WELSH Quiz.txt

Wales Quiz

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1. What is the Welsh word for Wales?
Cymru
2. What’s the national flower of Wales?
Daffodil
3. Which south Wales town was formed by the amalgamation of Aberavon and Margam in 1921?
Port Talbot
4. Which famous dyke separates England from Wales?
Offa’s Dyke
5. Which place name in North Wales is named after a Welsh saint?
St Asaph
6. What did the Romans call Wales?
Cambria
7. Who is the patron Saint of Wales?
Saint David (Patron Saint of Doves)
- On which date is Feast Day of St.David, patron saint of Wales?
1st March
8. From which London train station do you catch a train to South Wales from?
Paddington
- What motorway runs from London to South Wales?
M4
9. Which village in Wales did a sliding slagheap engulf in 1966?
Aberfan
10. How old was Prince Charles when he was made Prince of Wales a) 18 b) 20 c) 21?
b) 20
11. What was the nickname of Edward Prince of Wales, son of Edward III?
The Black Prince
12. Which National Hunt racecourse is near to Wrexham in North Wales?
Bangor(-on-Dee)
13. Which industry is represented at the Llechwedd (say "Lek-wed") museum in Blaenau Ffestiniog (say "Bligh-now Fest-in-ee-og") north Wales ?
Slate (Mining)
14. What is the name of the Seaweed that is a national delicacy in Wales, where it is fried with bacon and eaten at breakfast?
Laver bread
15. What stretch of water divides Wales from Anglesey?
Menai Straits
16. Near which city will you find the Welsh Industrial Museum and the Museum of Welsh Life?
Cardiff
- What is the capital city of Wales?
Cardiff
17. Which channel replaces Channel 4 in Wales?
S4C
18. What is the name of the Italian style village in North Wales where the cult TV programme Prisoner was filmed?
Portmeirion
19. What is the title of the Welsh National anthem?
Land Of My Fathers
20. Which welsh ferry port can you catch a ferry to Rosslare from?
Fishguard

21. Do you pay a toll on the Severn bridge when you enter Wales, leave Wales, or both?
When you enter
22. What is the highest mountain in Wales?
Snowdon
23. What is the name of Wales’ first commercial radio station?
Swansea Sound
24. What moved from Tower Hill, London to Llantrisant in Wales in 1968?
The Royal Mint
25. Which Prime Minister from Wales initiated the Old Age pension?
David Lloyd George
26. Who through a punch after being splatted by an egg in Rhyl, North Wales in May 2001?
John Prescott
27. On the national flag of Wales, how many feet does the dragon have on the ground?
Three
28. Who was the only male monarch of the 20th century not to have been Prince of Wales?
George VI
29. Learner drivers in Britain have to display the letter L except in Wales when which other letter can be used?
D
30. Which English football league club play their home games on a pitch that theoretically has one corner flag situated in Wales?
Chester City
31. At which castle was Prince Charles made Prince of Wales?
Caernarfon
32. Which vegetable is the national emblem of Wales?
Leek
33. In Wales many places begin with Llan, what does Llan mean?
Church
34. In which city is the University of Wales situated?
Aberystwyth - often referred to as the unofficial capital of Mid Wales!
35. What are the names of the 3 national parks in Wales?
Snowdonia, Brecon Beacons & Pembrokeshire Coast
36. Which market town in Wales, 15 miles north-east of Brecon, is known as the "town of books", because of its proliferation of second-hand book shops?
Hay-on-Wye
37. Who was the first English Prince of Wales?
Edward II
38. Who lived in the top left-hand corner of Wales?
Ivor The Engine
39. What is the name of the most famous annual festival in Wales which originated in the 14th century and is held in August with competitions in music, poetry, arts and crafts?
Eisteddfod
40. On which TV show did Anne Robinson’s comments make her the most loathed women in Wales?
Room 101

Tiebreaker - What percent of the people of Wales speak Welsh today?
20% (Population approx 3 million)

Attachment: Quiztime WALES Quiz.txt

February 24, 2009

008-2009

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1. Where in the World does the wind blow only from the north?
At the South Pole
2. In a game of Polo, how many horses are there on the field during play?
10 - Four on each side and Two Umpires
3. An Eskimo male, even if his family are starving, will not attempt to eat a Penguin’s Egg, Why?
Eskimos live near the North Pole and Penguins live at the South Pole
4. In a standard Horseshoe, how many nail holes are there?
Eight
5. Which football player and member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning team, was the first player to be sent off twice whilst playing for England?
Alan Ball - 1965 & 1973
6. What kind of animal was Napoleon terrified of?
Cats
7. In which country will you find the towns of Lower Bum-Bum and Higher Bum-Bum?
Australia / Queensland
8. Which Inert Gas is used in Flourescent Lights?
Argon
9. In the Tour de France, who would wear a polka dot jersey?
King of the Mountains
10. Which flavour of Ice-cream is used in making a Peach Melba?
Vanilla
11. Dad-Dab the duck and Gub-Gub the pig were friends of whom?
Dr Doolitle
12. What type of wood are cricket stumps usually made of?
Ash - Cricket Bats are made of Willow
13. Dating back to the 9th Century, which country has the oldest national anthem?
Japan
14. From which country does the wine Mateus Rose come?
Portugal
15. What is the name of the Russian Parliament building?
The White House
16. Which word appears 46,227 times in the bible?
And
17. In the nursery rhyme, what did the Crooked man buy with his crooked sixpence?
A Crooked Cat
18. Which is the only Arab country without a desert?
Lebanon
19. Which ingredient, vital to choux pastry, is missing from puff pastry?
Eggs
20. What kind of clothing is a Ghillie - a glove, a belt or a shoe?
A Shoe

21. Blowing, Casting and Floating are different ways of making what?
Glass
22. Which member of the Camel family has no hump?
Llama
23. Which leg, Left or Right, had Long John Silver lost?
Right Leg
24. In which TV Quiz show was 433 the highest possible, but unlikely, score?
15 to 1
25. If you ordered Potage Portugaise in a French restaurant, what would you get?
Tomato soup
26. What is a Hare’s home called?
A Form
27. Who read Edward VIII’s abdication speech?
He read it himself!
28. Which guerrilla fighter had a biscuit named after him?
Garibaldi
29. Who has been the only divorced President of the USA?
Ronald Reagan
30. Which sport saw England contest its first Test Match against Australia, in 1930 at Wimbledon?
Speedway
31. What would you keep in a Humidor?
Cigars
32. What is Tocophobia the fear of - Mexican food, Time or Children?
Children
33. Ridge, Frame, Bell and Dome are all types of what?
Tent
34. In the cartoon Wacky Races, who drove the Compact Pussycat?
Penelope Pitstop
35. If R=1, Y=2 and G=3, what letter is equal to 6?
P=6 - Snooker ball values - Pink
36. Which is the only English county to have two separate coastlines?
Devon
37. Who, on TV, has had assistants called Jo, Melanie and Ace?
Dr Who
38. What is Faggoting - Decorative Needlework, A tradition in public schools or an over consumption of meatballs?
Decorative Needlework
39. Were Baked Beans invented in the 1700’s, 1800’s or 1900’s?
1800’s - 1891
40. What would a Japanese Tourist mean if you bumped into him at the races and he said FUKU?
Good Luck!

Attachment: Quiztime 008-2009.txt

February 20, 2009

007-2009

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1. Spy writer David J Cornwell writes under which name?
John Le Carre
2. The 38th parallel is the dividing line between which two countries?
North And South Korea
3. The film, ‘They died with their boots on’ was Hollywood’s 1941 depiction of which Famous American Battle?
The Battle Of Little Big Horn
4. The gulf of Suez is an arm of what sea?
The Red Sea
5. The market town of Chesterfield is famous for its crooked spire, which county is it in?
Derbyshire
6. The Simplon Pass tunnel links Switzerland to which other European country?
Italy  
7. To which section of the orchestra does the Cor Anglais belong?
Woodwind (A Member Of The Oboe Family)
8. To which flower family does garlic belong?  
Lily  
9. Tunku Abdul Ramen was the first prime minister of where?
Malaysia
10. What is the Italian equivalent of a French ‘Vin de Table’?
Vino da Tavola
11. Which body of water forms Turkey’s northern Border?
Black sea
12. How many ‘downs’ does each team have to travel ten yards in American Football?
Four
13. Of what other metal can sterling silver contain 7.5%?
Copper
14. Which US city was named after the first president of the Republic of Texas?
Houston
15. Which clock-making city is served by Cointrin Airport?
Geneva
16. Lutra Lutra is the latin name of which creature?
Otter
17. What kind of bank cools down its deposits to minus 196.5 degrees Centigrade?
A sperm bank
18. Which annual American holiday celebrates the lean harvest of 1621?
Thanksgiving
19. Who murdered Police Officer Tippit in Dallas on November 22nd 1963?
Lee Harvey Oswald
20. Which is known as the ‘horned’ planet?
Venus

21. Which gas is produced by the explosion of a hydrogen bomb?
Helium
22. Which eastern country has the world’s biggest pig population?
China
23. How many noses does an ant have?
Five
24. Which American band is always at the bottom of any alphabetical list of hit record makers?
ZZ Top
25. Which American state has an element named after it?
California (californium)
26. What Scottish loch is overlooked by Urquhart Castle?
Loch Ness
27. What are sticking out over the end of the board if a surfer ‘Hangs five’?
His toes
28. What is your sport if you perform a Tsukahara Tuck?
Gymnastics
29. Which band’s first album had a picture of the Hindenburg airship on its sleeve?
Led Zeppelin’s
30. Which planet was ‘Mystic’ according to Gustav Holst?
Neptune
31. What is the main ingredient in felafel?
Chick peas
32. What name is given to the easiest route between Peshawar and Kabul?
The Khyber Pass
33. What does HTML stand for?
Hypertext markup language
34. What was first given a human name by Clement Wragge of Australia in 1887?
A hurricane
35. In Greek Mythology who was the Blacksmith of the Gods ?
Hephaestus
36. Which game can feature the Roy Lopez opening?
Chess
37. What did Hansel and Gretel use to leave a trail to get back?
Bread Crumbs
38. What is a philogynist?
An admirer of women
39. What Shakespears character’s final words are "The rest is silence"?
Hamlet’s
40. How many incisor teeth does a fully-grown elephant have?
None

Attachment: Quiztime 007-2009.txt

February 12, 2009

Quiztime LOVE Quiz

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1. Who was the Greek god of passion and romance?
Eros
2. What was the name of the lovesick young hero in the movie Titanic?
Jack Dawson
3. Who was the lover of the Duke of Buckingham in "The Three Musketeers"?
Anne of Austria
4. Which Beatles song begins ‘There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done’?
All You Need is Love
5. What illness kills Jenny in ‘Love Story’?
Leukaemia
6. In which 80’s TV series did Kevin Arnold fall in love with Winnie Cooper?
The Wonder Years
7. What was the number painted on the side of Herbie in the Love Bug?
Fifty-Three
8. What 70’s hit by the Osmonds gave Boyzone a hit in 1994?
Love me for a reason
9. At what sport did James Hewitt, one-time lover of Princess Diana, excel?
Polo
10. According to the song, love and marriage go together like what?
A horse and carriage
11. Which D.H. Lawrence novel became a best -seller in the summer of 1959?
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
12. In 1986, which group reached Number One in the UK pop charts with ‘Caravan of Love’?
The Housemartins
13. Born in Italy in 1895 who was known as the cinemas first great lover?
Rudolph Valentino
14. The song Love Changes Everything can be heard during which stage musical?
Aspects Of Love
15. Who were "Standing in the shadow of love" in 1967?
The Four Tops
16. If Clare Danes was Juliet in the 1996 film “Romeo & Juliet” who was Romeo?
Leonardo Di Caprio
17. Which Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta is subtitled ‘The Lass That Loved a Sailor’?
HMS Pinafore
18. From which film does this line come - ‘The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return’?
Moulin Rouge
19. In which TV series would you have found the Pacific Princess?
Love Boat
20. "Ti Amo" means "I Love You" in which language?
Italian

21. Who was the Roman goddess of love?
Venus
22. Which US city is known as “The city of brotherly love”?
Philadelphia
23. Which song from the film Buster was a No 1 hit for Phil Collins?
A Groovy Kind of Love
24. Which flower was name after a mythological character who fell in love with his own reflection?
Narcissus
25. According to his 1972 song, Jimmy Osmond was the Long-Haired Lover from where?
Liverpool
26. Which 1998 film earned Gwyneth Palthrow a Best Actress Oscar?
Shakespeare In Love
27. The heroine of which opera had a bullfighter lover called Escamillo?
Carmen
28. What was the first Motown number one in Britain?
Baby Love by the Supremes
29. Who are you in love with if you have an electra complex?
Your father - (female oedipus)
30. What was Lovejoy’s first name?
Lothario
31. Who gave birth th the love child of Cecil Parkinson?
Sarah Keays
32. Which winners of the talent show New Faces went on to top the charts in 1976 with the song Under The Moon Of Love?
Showaddywaddy
33. What was the name of the mad monk, who was given cyanide-laced wine and cakes, shot three times, and was thrown in a river?
Rasputin - Ra Ra Rasputin was Russia’s greatest love machine!
34. In which film did Doris Day sing “Secret Love”?
Calamity Jane
35. Which salad ingredient is traditionally known as the ‘love apple’?
Tomato
36. Who was the love of Quasimodo’s life?
Esmeralda  
37. Which well-known actor played himself in ‘The Love Lottery’?
Humphrey Bogart
38. In which 1982 film set in Paris in 1934 does a girl singer become successful when she poses as a female impersonator, which causes problems with her love life?
Victor/Victoria
39. Who had a top 20 hit in the UK in 1984 with "Love Me Tender"?
Roland Rat (Superstar)
40. Would a man love an ODALISQUE - Yes or No?
Yes - a female slave!

February 11, 2009

006-2009

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1. What percentage of your brain is water — 45, 55, 65 or 75?
Around 75 per cent
2. Born in 1566, who became the first Stuart King of England?
James I
3. What is 2009 in Roman numerals?  
MMIX
4. Which country is home to the telecommunications company Nokia?
Finland
5. Which is the only vitamin not present in eggs?
Vitamin C
6. In 1968, which pop group topped the UK pop charts with ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’?
The Rolling Stones
7. Miranda Richardson played Queen Elizabeth I in which TV series?
Blackadder II
8. What can be an industry, a cheese or a loaf?
Cottage
9. In literature, who is the character Oliver Mellors better known?
Lady Chattersly’s Lover
10. Which battle, fought in 1815, finally defeated the aims of Napoleon?
Waterloo
11. True or False - mountain biking is an Olympic sport?
True - since 1996
12. Anagram - WHEN I’M IN CLEAR is a well known British film director and producer?
Michael Winner
13. Which actor, who once appeared in Dynasty, had a father who played for Manchester United?
Ian McShane
14. What common plant’s name literally means lion’s tooth?
Dandelion
15. Who won rugby’s first World Cup in 1987?
The New Zealand All Blacks
16. What is a bindi to a Hindu?
An ornamental dot worn on the forehead
17. In which sport do you “clean the bar”?
Weightlifting
18. Which musician had a hit in 1978 with the instrumental version of ‘Annie’s Song’?
James Galway
19. Which honour did Lester Piggott lose when he went to jail?
OBE
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name something husbands borrow from wives?
Money / Comb / Hairdryer / Car Keys / Deodorant

21. Who was the first Yorkshire captain to tour Australia?
Captain James Cook!
22. In the Roadrunner cartoons which company supplies Wile E. Coyote with equipment?
Acme
23. Which area of France is known as the ‘land of Quiches’?
Lorraine
24. What colour is the geography questions in trivial pursuit?
Blue
25. Coming from the Norse for a landslide what word is given to a collection of rocks on slopes or at the bottom of cliffs?
Scree
26. Which king in a standard pack of playing cards doesn’t have a sword?
King of Diamonds
27. Which African Country’s Name Means Lion Mountain In Portuguese?
Sierra Leone
28. Which Australian state is the country’s Sunshine State?
Queensland
29. Sunlight is responsible for the production of which vitamin in the human body?
D
30. In the children’s books, whose favourite food is “haycorns”?
Piglet in Winnie The Pooh
31. True or False - Colonel Sanders of KFC restaurant fame was a real military colonel?
False - the title was honorary. The Governor of Kentucky, who enjoyed eating at his restaurant, made him a Kentucky Colonel
32. Which country has compulsive military service for women?
Israel
33. Which best selling book runs to 1,189 chapters?
The Bible
34. PIA is the national airline of which country?
Pakistan
35. What team did Martin O’Neill manage before Celtic?
Leicester City
36. What word for a hollow on a Scottish hillside is also a term of affection for a popular TV soap?
Corrie (Coronation Street)
37. Which Bond actor played Professor Donald Kessler in Mars Attacks!?
Pierce Brosnan
38. What’s the smallest brass instrument in an orchestra?
Trumpet
39. How often is a census taken?
Every 10 years
40. We call the edge of the pavement the kerb. What do they call it in the USA?
The curb

Which 13 football league teams all have unique second names?    
Rushden & Diamonds / Kidderminster Harriers / Aston Villa / Port Vale / Crystal Palace / Crewe Alexandra / Leyton Orient / Nottingham Forrest / Queen Park Rangers / Preston North End / Plymouth Argyle / Tottenham Hotspur / Sheffield Wednesday

What was the date and time when all the digits on a standard 10 digit watch were displayed in the order you would find them on a standard keyboard?
12.34 and 56 seconds on the 7th August 1990

Spare - Who played Dangerous Davies in ‘The Last Detective’?
Peter Davidson

Attachment: Quiztime 006-2009.txt

February 5, 2009

Valentine’s Quiz II

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1. Which sign of the zodiac would you be if born on St Valentines Day?
Aquarius
2. In which century was the first Valentine’s Card sent?
13th (1415 from Charles, Duke Of Orleans to his wife, whilst he was imprisoned in the Tower Of London)
3. Born in 1940, who received an Oscar nomination for her role as ‘Shirley Valentine’?
Pauline Collins
4. Which famous explorer was murdered by natives of Hawaii on Valentine’s Day in 1779?
Captain James Cook
5. Which flower is associated with Valentine’s Day?
A Red Rose
6. In which 1993 film does a boy called Jonah write to a woman called Annie, asking her to meet his father at the Empire State building on St. Valentine’s Day?
"Sleepless In Seattle"
7. Of which actress did Canadian movie star Christopher Plummer once say: “Playing opposite her is like being hit over the head with a Valentine card”?
Dame Julie Andrews
8. Born in Italy in 1895 who was known as the cinemas first great lover?
Rudolph Valentino
9. What was the title of Heart’s biggest UK hit, which made No.3 in 1987?
Alone
10. In the nursery rhyme – who kissed the girls and made them cry?
Georgie Porgie
11. Who discovered Penicillin on St Valentines Day 1929?
Alexander Fleming
12. With whom does Quasimodo fall in love in the novel “Notre Dame de Paris”?
Esmerelda
13. Romance is the name of a fragrance by which famous designer?
Ralph Lauren
14. During the St Valentine’s Day massacre, in Cicago 1929, what were the hitmen dressed as?
Policemen
15. Valentine Island is off which Australian state?
Western Australia
16. Containing the lines "You’re asking me will my love grow, I don’t know, I don’t know", which Beatles’ song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written?
Something
17. According to Roman mythology, Cupid is the son of which goddess?
Venus
18. Which romantically named actor played Raffles?
Anthony Valentine
19. According to the proverb, what is “the food of love”?
Music
20. Which bishop’s death officially occurred in Rome on 14th February 270AD?
St Valentine

21. How did sailors send messages to their loved ones while at sea in the middle ages?
In a bottle
22. Which fruit is also known as the love apple?
Tomato
23. “The Kiss” is a well-known work of art by which painter?
Gustav Klimt
24.  What financial measure became compulsory on Valentine’s Day 2006?
Chip & Pin
25. Which extremely shy person with a very long nose, wrote letters on behalf of his friend to the fair Roxanne?
Cyrano DeBergerac
26. According to the lyrics, “Love and Marriage go together like…” what?
A Horse & Carriage
27. King Arthur’s Queen fell in love with which knight of the Round Table?
Lancelot
28. “Wise men say only fools rush in” is the first line from which Elvis Love song?
Can’t Help Falling In Love
29. In which country was the first heart transplant performed?
South Africa
30. What part of the body must Cupid’s arrow hit to be effective? What is the Greek equivalent for Cupid?
Heart / Eros
31. Which year saw the death of romantic novelist Barbara Cartland?
2001
32. Sandy Olsen and Danny Zuko are two star-crossed lovers from which 70’s musical?
Grease
33. True or false - The Love Canal is located in the body, just below the heart?
False - it’s in the USA
34. On which Greek island was Shirley Valentine largely set?
Mykonos
35. In Wallace and Gromits “A Close Shave”, with whom did Wallace fall in love?
Wendolene
36. Which ’50’s singer had a hit with "Finger of Suspicion"?
Dickie Valentine
37. Who had a top ten hit in 1988 with “Valentine”?
T’Pau
38. Two of Shakespeare’s plays mention St Valentine. Name them?
Hamlet / A Midsummer Nights Dream
39. Arizona is called the Valentine State because it entered the union on the 14th February. True or false?
True
40. In what year were “Love Affair” topping the UK singles chart with “Everlasting Love”?
1968

Tiebreakers - In which year did Pope Gelasius declare February 14th to be St. Valentine’s Day?
498 A.D.

- How many sexual positions, described as “The Arts”, are set out in the Sanskrit Hindu classic the Kama Sutra?
64

- According to a recent survey, what percentage of women sends themselves flowers on Valentines Day?
15%

The following three phrases all mean ‘I Love You’ (honest) in three languages of the European Union. Which three languages:
‘S Tough Learn ort / Kocham Cie / Ik Hou Van Jou
i) Scots Gaelic / ii) Polish / iii) Dutch

Valentine’s Quiz I

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1. If your birthday fell on Valentines Day what would your star sign be?
Aquarius
2. In which year did the St Valentine’s Day Massacre take place and in which city?
1929 / Chicago
3. Who discovered penicillin on Valentine’s Day in 1929?
Sir Alexander Fleming
4. Who had Christmas top ten hits in two consecutive years with Christmas Alphabet in 1955 & Christmas Island in 1956?
Dickie Valentine
5. Valentine and Proteus were the names of two gentlemen from where?
Verona
6. In which 1993 film does a boy called Jonah write to a woman called Annie, asking her to meet his father at the Empire State building on St. Valentine’s Day?
"Sleepless In Seattle"
7. Who got married to German music engineer Renate Blauel on Valentines Day 1984?
Elton John
8. According to superstition, if a woman sees a robin on Valentines day it means she will marry who?
A Sailor
9. Who played the title role in the film Shirley Valentine?
Pauline Collins
10. On which Greek island was Shirley Valentine largely set?
Mykonos
11. Who had a top ten hit in 1988 with “Valentine”?
T’Pau
12. Which nickname did Johnny Cash share with British actor Valentine Dyall?
The Man In Black
13. True or false, more diamonds are sold at Christmas time than on Valentine’s Day?
True
14. Who played the rogue Raffles in the T.V series?
Anthony Valentine
15. Which American Gangster was behind the Saint Valentines Day Massacre?
Al Capone
16. ”The St Valentine’s Day Massacre” was the name given to the 6th fight between which two boxers in 1951?
Sugar Ray Robinson & Jake La Motta
17. Which British playwright wrote Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine?
Willie Russell
18. Name the two brooks on Aintree’s Racecourse?
Beachers and Valentines
19. In the St Valentine’s Day massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as?
Policemen
20. True or False: St Valentine was born on the 14th February hence St Valentines day?
False - He died on 14th February - the bishop’s death officially occurred in Rome on 14th February 270AD

21. In what type of building did the St Valentine’s Day Massacre take place?
Garage
22. In which TV series did Anthony Valentine lock up David McCallum and Robert Wagner?
Colditz
23. In which English county will you find the Cricket Ground Valentine’s Park?
Essex - Ilford
24. In which century was the first valentines card sent?
15th (1477 - Margery Brews to John Paston in Norfolk)
25. The song My Funny Valentine was co-written by Richard Rodgers and which lyricist?
Lorenz Hart - born in New York in 1895
26. What author with a romantic first name wrote the novel Miracle on 34th Street?
Valentine Davies
27. Everyone knows that Valentine is the patron saint of love but which other pastime falls under his patronage?
Bee Keeping
28. In which European Country did Saint Valentine live?
Italy
29. Was Saint Valentine was beheaded because - he secretly married young couples when marriage was outlawed,     he refused to marry the emperor to more than one woman or he was found to be secretly married to a young woman?
(a) He secretly married young couples
30. The son of the Goddess Venus is associated with Valentine’s Day – what is his name?
Cupid - Eros is the Greek God of Love
31. Was the oldest surviving Valentines card sent from - a) A soldier on a battlefield, b) The Whitehouse
or c) The Tower of London?
c) tower of London (1415)
32. What fruit was sacred to Venus – the goddess of Love?
Apple (Aphrodite is the Greek Goddess of Love)
33. Louis Winthrop III and Billy Ray Valentine are the guinea pigs for the Duke brothers in which 1983 film?
Trading places
34. What do the Initials “SWALK” stand for, on the back of a Valentines Day envelope?
Sealed with a loving kiss!
35. In which European city is St Valentine buried?
Dublin
36. In the film Shirley Valentine, who played the part of her husband?
Bernard Hill (she is married to John Alderton)
37. Which movie’s tag line was “Love Means Never Having to Say you’re sorry”?
Love Story
38. Which film, which premiered in 1959, told the story of two unemployed musicians who accidentally witness the St Valentine’s Day massacre and flee to Miami disguised as girl musicians?
Some Like It Hot
39. What is the theme song for the TV sitcom Married with Children?
Love and Marriage
40. What was the surname of Al Capone’s top "hit man", nicknamed "Machine Gun", who was arrested (and later released) in the wake of the "St. Valentine’s Day Massacre"?
McGurn (60) Jack McGurn. Definitely not "Kelly" who was nothing to do with Capone although admittedly better known than McGurn.

Tiebreaker - How many people actually died in The Saint Valentines Day Massacre?
Seven

005-2009

Filed under: Quiz
1. One point for title / artist - On August 1st 1988 MTV broadcast its first video, what was it?
Video Killed the Radio Star / Buggles
2. In which TV series did the children Primrose, Petunia, Zinnia and Montgomery appear?
Darling Buds Of May
3. Which part of the body consumes 40% of the blood’s oxygen?
The Brain
4. In chess, what is the move called whereby the King may move two squares?
Castling
5. The British military refers to them as "blue on Blue" incidents - what does the US military call them?
Friendly Fire
6. Which Beatle spent weeks in a coma and almost died at the age of six?
Ringo
7. What was the name of the British ship sunk by a German submarine on 7th May 1915?
Lusitania
8. What is the nickname of New Orleans and also the title of a 1987 film?
The Big Easy
9. CLEAR RUN AT HELM is an anagram of which sports person?
Ellen Macarthur
10. Which word can precede all of the following: day, fly, flower, oral and pole?
MAY - Mayday, mayfly, mayflower, mayoral and maypole
11. Which dance was once described as "stubbing out cigarettes with both feet, whilst drying your back with a towel"?
The Twist
12. Who played Lord Flashheart in the TV series "Blackadder the Second"?
Rik Mayall
13. One point each - In Britain, name the four cities that may hallmark gold and silver?
London, Birmingham, Edinburgh & Sheffield
14. Who played Bernardo May in Seven and Danny Valinski in the great escape?
Charles Bronson
15. Which mighty German airship burst into flames in May 1937 in New Jersey?
Hindenberg (36 lives lost)
16. What swimming stroke uses the dolphin leg kick?
Butterfly
17. What was the name of Jed Clampett’s daughter in The Beverly Hillbillies?
Elly May - played by Donna Douglas
18. Which Manchester pop group were originally called the Frantic Elevators?
Simply Red
19. What is the name of Doctor Who’s home planet?
Gallifrey
20. One point each - Name the seven clubs that have been ever-present in the English Premiership since it began in 1992?
Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester Utd, Spurs

21. Which Year - Nurse Alison Sparrow made legal history by becoming the first person to win a “Passive Smoking” case, Singer Frank Sinatra died, it was announced that Geri Halliwell was to leave the Spice Girls, There were ten mile tailbacks on the recently re-named M60 and Manchester City were relegated to the Second division (previously division three)?
1998
22. If you mix Eggs, Mustard, Oil and Vinegar, what do you get?
Mayonnaise
23. What part of a Roman Legionnaire’s uniform was a balteus?
A belt
24.  Marlborough, Guiseland and Hawkeshead are wine producing districts in which country?
New Zealand
25. Executioners, Harry, Thomas and Albert all shared the same surname, what was it?
Pierrepoint
26. At which race track was Ayrton Senna killed in May 1994?
Imola (San Marino Grand Prix)
27. Which Roman Catholic group have asked for a disclaimer to be placed on the “The Da Vinci Code” film?
Opus Dei
28. Which Asian capital lies on the river Barada, thought to derive from the local word for “cold”?
Damascas
29. What does the Koran name as the forbidden fruit - A- banana, B- apple, or C-peach?
A- banana
30. Under English law, a person may be declared dead if they cannot be traced after how many years?
Seven
31. On a Map of the London Underground, what colour is the Hammersmith & City Line?
Pink
32. The bay leaf is obtained from the leaves of which tree?
Laurel
33.  Cats are feline, dogs are canine, what animals are caprine?
Goats
34. "It’s late September and I really should be back at school" are lyrics to be found in which number one hit record?
Maggie May - Rod Stewart ("I laughed at all of your jokes. My love you didn’t need to coax.")
35. What was the name of the comic character played on TV by Bill Maynard whose catchphrase was ‘Magic our Maurice’?
Selwyn Froggit
36. The Flag of which country consists of three horizontal bands of blue, white and blue with an emblem known as the ‘Sun of May’ in the centre?
Argentina
37. In which sport might you have a "hog", "kiggle kaggle" and "pot lid"?    
Curling
38. In a 1950’s advert, which famous actor said “Take it easy driving, the life you save may be mine”?
James Dean
39. A rooster named Cornelius is on the packaging of what product?
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes
40. The 1999 FA cup final between Man Utd & Newcastle Utd made history by achieving which first in FA cup history?
First time two ‘United’s’ had met in the final!

Tiebreaker - A cognac produced during the French revolution is said to be the most expensive drink on sale in Britain. How much would a glass of the 1790 cognac cost at the Lanesborough in London?
£1,700

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