QUIZTIME QUIZZES

1. Which UK pop group had a hit in 1982 with "Come On Eileen"?
Dexy’s Midnight Runners
2. Marco Polo is most associated with the exploration of which continent?
Asia
3. Which letter is worth 8 points in Scrabble?
J
4. Which colour is next in this sporting sequence White, Green, Purple, Brown?
Black (karate belts)
5. What would you commonly call Nymphae if you had them floating on your pond?
Water lillies
6. Where in your body would you find bronchioles and alveoli?
In the lungs
7. The characters Lister and Rimmer appeared in which TV sitcom?
Red Dwarf
8. What is the colour of the precious stone citrine?
Yellow
9. What city is home to the Metropolitan Opera Company?
New York
10. Which actor played Officer Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon movie series?
Danny Glover
11. Which European capital has a Franklin D Roosevelt underground station?
Paris
12. In which Stephen King novel do hedges carved into shapes of animals come to life and chase the hero?
The Shining
13. What do bruxomaniacs grind together?
Their teeth
14. On which Greek island is Heraklion the largest town?
Crete
15. What is the art of cutting fancy shapes out of shrubs and hedges called?
Topiary
16. Which words gave Ali Baba access to the cave of the 40 thieves?
‘Open Sesame’
17. If you are baking rye bread, what seed is used for the customary and traditional flavoring?
Caraway
18. Which game is played on a board marked with 24 triangular points?
Backgammon
19. In what year was the Channel Tunnel completed?
1994
20. Which Year - Film composer Henry Mancini received a gold disc for the soundtrack to the movie "The Pink Panther", Britain’s new tallest building, the Post Office Tower in London, opened, The evil Red Baron made his first appearance in the "Peanuts" comic strip, The song "Yesterday" by the Beatles went gold in the U.S. but was never released as a single in Britain and British and French forces started to land in Egypt during fighting between Egyptian and Israeli forces around the Suez Canal?
1965 - Capital punishment was abolished in Britain

21. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name an animal that has no legs?
Fish / Snake / Worm / Seal / Slug
22. Which planet in our solar system is sometimes referred to as ‘The Evening Star’?
Venus
23. Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic were admitted to which organisation in 1997?
NATO
24. What was Patrick Swayze’s characters name in Dirty Dancing?
Johnny Castle
25. Which commonly-eaten fruit grows pointing upwards?
The banana
26. Who sang ‘Desperado’ and ‘One of These Night’s’?
The Eagles
27. Which German city was the birthplace of the composers Mendlessohn and Brahms?
Hamburg
28. Sound reflections that reach the ears more than 50 milliseconds after the original sound are called what?
Echoes
29. Which American state has the blossom of the saguaro cactus as its official flower?
Arizona
30. Who said ‘I’ve got a rumbely in my tumbely’?
Winnie the Pooh
31. The Thomas Cup is an international team event in which sport?
Badminton
32. Which animal appears on the national flag of Sri Lanka?
Lion
33. Which West African country was formerly known as the Gold Coast?
Ghana
34. What cartoon character is actually a Geococcyx Californianus?
Roadrunner
35. The 19th century landscape architect Andrew Downing is principally remembered for having designed the grounds of which major state institution?
The White House
36. What is the name of a type of animal that feeds only on plants?
Herbivore
37. Which organisation, founded in 1946 by two Oxford barristers, has a name that is Latin for "Table" ?
MENSA
38. Where was the singer Gloria Estefan born?
Cuba
39. What compound gives the carrot its colour?
Carotene
40. Which country singer said: "Do I lift weights? Of course I do - every time I get up"!?
Dolly Parton

Tiebreaker - How many times per second does a mosquito flap its wings?
587

1. The Bank of England was founded by act of parliament in which century?
(17th - 1694)
2. In which English county are the highest cliffs?
(Devon)
3. Who am I - This famous singer was born in 1932 and early in his show-business career, He performed as a jazz guitarist.  His mother was captured and imprisoned By the Gestapo, In 1963 he married an Olympic skiing champion after a romance with Bridget Bardot fizzled out, At the age of 68 he took the male lead in the West End stage production of Chicago, In the year 2000 he was impersonated on the TV show ‘Stars in their Eyes’ By David Ginola?
(Sacha Distel)
4. In ‘Stingray’ which evil sea lord was Troy’s arch enemy?
(Titan)
5. How many different flavours are there in a packet of Fruit Gums?
(Five)
6. ‘Light Sussex’, ‘Dark Cornish’ and ‘Dorking’ are all breeds of which farmyard creature?
(Chicken)
7. If an American is eating ‘English Muffins’ what do we call them?
(Crumpets)
8. What kind of animal is a peccary?
(Pig)
9. What is the most radiation senstive part of your body?
(Blood)
10. ‘Not Worth Fire Engine’ is an Anagram of which 1974 Blockbuster Movie?
(The Towering Inferno)
11. Nancy Cartwright is the voice of which famous cartoon character?
(Bart Simpson)
12. Which former Formula I world champion has also played golf in the Australian Open?
(Nigel Mansel)
13. In a standard pack of playing cards what do the Queens hold in their hands?
(Flowers)
14. Which cricket county has a running fox in its emblem?
(Leicestershire)
15. How many lines are there on a wide-screen TV set?
(625 -same as any other!)
16. In which sport is a piece of wood exactly 17ft long used?
(Tossing the Caber)
17. In Monopoly, what other two streets form a set with Trafalgar Square?
(Fleet Street & Strand)
18. How many triple word squares are there on a Scrabble board?
(Eight)
19. According to a sex survey, Which is the household appliance most commonly misused by men?
(Vacuum cleaners)
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answer required - Something, besides food that you might find in a picnic basket?
(Napkins / Plates / Cutlery / Cups / Ants)

21. Multiply the number of legs a flea has by the number of feet in a fathom, divide by the number of strings on a violin and add how many stars there are on the American flag?
(59 - 6 x 6 = 36 / 4 = 9 + 50 = 59)
22. "NALOPKT" is an abbreviation used in text messages.  What does it mean ?
("Not a lot of people know that")
23. Which Briton is an Admiral in the Navy, a Field Marshal in the Army and Marshal of the RAF?
(Prince Philip)
24. Which horror story character was the result of the author’s nightmare after eating crabs?
(Dracula)
25. Where are you - You’re in an English town, which has a van named after it, and where Glenn Miller played his last concert?
(Bedford)
26. Which TV show featured the serial ‘Pigs in space’?
(The Muppet Show)
27. Which famous sportsman’s father took part in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest?
(Barry McGuigan)
28. How many helicopter’s landed during the opening credits of M.A.S.H.?
(Two)
29. What does the word DONGLE mean - is it a) An Australian slang term for a horse’s erection, b) The up-movement in Bungee Jumping, c) a device for protecting computer programs from being copied or d) A breed of dog from India, resembling a Greyhound?
(c - a device for protecting computer programs from being copied)
30. Apart from a lion which other creature appears on the British royal coat of arms?
(Unicorn)
31. Which Premiership football club’s motto when translated means Strength in Battle?
(Manchester City)
32. Which fictional borough is sun hill set in?
(Canley)
33. Jonnie, Gaz, Donna, & Janet appear in which TV sitcom?
(Two pints of lager & a packet of crisps)
34. The tail hairs from which mammal are used to make so-called sable artist’s brushes?
(Squirrel)
35. What’s the name for pop music derived from traditional Punjabi music, and popular amongst Indian teenagers in England?
(Bhangra)
36. Where in the world would you find Queen Maud Land, Marie Byrd Land, Enderby Land and the American Highlands?
(Antarctica)
37. One Point each - What did the 6 members of the Village People represent?
(Cowboy, Construction worker, Red Indian, Hell’s Angel, Policeman and Soldier)
38. True or False - Bronwyn Eagles are a Welsh ice hockey team?
(False - she’s an Australian high jumper)
39. Where in England was the world’s first Iron bridge built?
(Ironbridge!)
40. Who sang the theme tune to the first James Bond film, Dr No?
(Nobody - it was an instrumental!)

Tie-Breaker - How many words did Arnold Schwazenegger have in ‘Terminator’?
(65) 

1. What’s the maximum cash prize on Noel Edmonds’s game show Deal Or No Deal?
£250,000
2. What is the only capital city mentioned in the book of Genesis that is still in existence today?
Damascus
3. Which famous zoological park is situated three miles south of Dunstable?    
Whipsnade
4. What word can be a light two-wheeled carriage or a pop concert?
Gig
5. Published in 1932, which fictional flying ace first appeared in the novel The Camels Are Coming?
Biggles (James Bigglesworth)
6. Which book of the Bible has the shortest name?   
Job
7. Who’s had most No.1 singles — Blur, Oasis or McFly?
Oasis with eight. Blur have had two and McFly four
8. Who’s catchphrase was "It’s Good But it’s not Right"?
Roy Walker
9. DAB radios are the latest thing. What do the initials stand for?
Digital Audio Broadcasting
10. In the nursery rhyme, what line is next after "How does your garden grow"?
With silver bells and cockleshells
11. Where, according to the Beatles, did somebody keep his fire engine clean with a clean machine?
Penny Lane
12. How long does a human taste bud live for, 10 minutes, 10 hours or 10 days?
10 Days
13. Who did Estelle Skornik play in a series of car adverts?  
Nicole in the Renault Clio ads
14. ‘Single’ and ‘Double Entry’ are methods of what?
Book Keeping  
15. Other than Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, name the only person in the original Star Wars trilogy to be seen using a light saber?
Han Solo
16. Where would you find a Daglock, in a canal, on a sheep’s rear end or in a safe?
Sheep’s rear end - dirt covered clump of wool
17. How many Chance squares are there on a standard Monopoly board?
Three
18. Who was Liverpool’s captain when they won soccer’s European cup final for the first time in 1977?
Emlyn Hughes
19. By what name is the chaparral cock better known?
Road Runner
20. Which Year - Fax machines become an established feature in offices, In Britain, the first suspect to be convicted by evidence derived from genetic fingerprinting is convicted of two murders, Satellite television channel MTV is launched in Europe, The Conservative government introduces Personal Equity Plans (PEPs), The Japanese electronics company Sony introduces the DAT (Digital Audio Tape) recorder and The first advertisements for condoms appear on British television?
1987

21. How many contestants take part in each edition of the TV gameshow Deal or Now Deal?
Twenty Two
22. In which 2000 comedy film would you find Robert De Niro starring as Ben Stiller’s potential father-in-law?
Meet the Parents
23. What type of Kryptonite takes away Superman’s powers temporarily?
Green
24. Which country is represented by the international car registration letter of P?
Portugal
25. What ran for less than two years between St Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California?
Pony Express
26. The numbers board on Channel 4’s Countdown is known as CECIL, what does CECIL stand for?
Countdown Electronic Calculator In Leeds
27. Which number on a standard computer keyboard would be pressed with shift to produce the ‘asterisk’ sign (*)?
8 (eight Key)
28. Which soccer first was achieved by Jack Gordon of Preston North End F.C. on 8/9/1888?
First League Goal
29. Which frozen confection was originally called Eskimo Pie?
Choc-ice
30. Which dance gets its name from a word meaning ‘to rub navels together’?
Samba
31. In which London street would you find Hamley’s, the largest toy store in the world?
Regent Street
32. In gardening, ‘checkerboard’ is a variety of which flower?
Fuchsia
33. According to Mythology, what did Perseus’s Helmet do for him?
It made him Invisible
34. At which British sporting venue would you find the Valley of Sin?
The Old Course at St. Andrews
35. Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond, Travis and The Move all had chart hits with songs about what?
Flowers - You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, Flowers In The Window and Flowers In The Rain
36. Which creatures suffer from Isle of Wight disease, Cats, Cows or Bees?
Bees
37. Which of Henry VIII’s wives held the title of Marchioness of Pembroke?
Anne Boleyn
38. One Point Each - Name three films in which Sean Connery has died?
The Untouchables, Dragonheart, Family Business, First Knight, Highlander, The Avengers
39. Which of these has the highest Calorie Count, Crumpets, Éclairs or Eccles Cakes?
Eccles Cakes
40. Experts have claimed that which word was the first spoken by around 71% of babies throughout the world over the last 50,000 years, as it means father in over 700 languages?
Papa

Tiebreaker - How long is the Suez Canal in kilometers?
161.9km

Who Am I? - Born in Derbyshire in 1932, this actor and MBE’s father was a doctor, After public school, he did his National service in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, where he rose to the rank of captain, On returning from the Persian Gulf, he appeared in several films, and then went into repertory in Clacton, Nottingham, and finally Oldham, where he also worked for Granada TV in Ivanhoe, and Biggles amongst others,
He’s a keen golfer and sponsors his own charity golf competition – and has regularly appeared on TV, he is also a Druid?
William Roache – Ken Barlow

Between 1216 and 1553, the 14 ruling monarchs of England had one of three names.
What were the names and - for a bonus - how many of each?
Henry (III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII); Edward (I; II; III; IV; V; VI); Richard (II; III)

1. In which TV series was there ‘a local shop for local people’?
The League Of gentlemen
2. The Lord’s Taverners are a fundraising organisation that raises money by competing in which sport?
Cricket
3. Richard III was the last English King to die in battle but who was the last English King to lead his troops into battle?
George II
4. Which BBC radio station also broadcasts on 198 Long Wave?
Radio 4
5. In 1970 who won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for the second time, the first person to win twice?
Henry Cooper
6. Which rare species of water bird has one of its few breeding sites at Leighton Moss in Lancashire?
Bittern
7. Where in the human body would you find the ‘oval window’ and the ’round window’?
In the Ear
8. Luxury versions of which items are made by Jimmy Choo?
Shoes
9. Who played Simon Templar in TV’s `The Return of the Saint’, first screened in 1978?
Ian Ogilvy
10. Canadian Terry Sawchuck was one of the all time greats in which sport?
Ice Hockey
11. If the sky was full of nimbostratus clouds, what type of weather would you expect?
Rain. They are rainclouds
12. How many states is Australia divided into?
Six - Northern territory, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales & Victoria
13. Which pair of crime writers have the forenames Andy & Peter?
Dalziel & Pascoe
14. What does the "F.W." stand for in FW Woolworth?
Frank Winfield
15. What was built as the centrepeice of the British empire exhibition of 1924?
Wembley stadium
16. In which European city did the world’s first motorway open in 1921?
Berlin
17. Is an icicle a stalagmite or stalagtite?
Stalagtite
18. Which musical instrument has dampers, hammers and strings?
Piano
19. What does a Union Jack flying upside down signify?
Distress
20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers required - Name a Kind of Tank?
Fish / Water / Army or Military / Petrol / Think

21. One point each - New York is composed of five districts, what are their names?
Manhattan, Richmond, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx
22. Who answered Batman and Robin’s phone when they were out together?
Alfred - the butler
23. How many lines to a picture were there in the first television sets used in the UK?
405
24. Who is the Australian tennis player known as the Scud?
Mark Philippoussis
25. Which group of islands does Fair Isle belong to?
Shetlands
26. Who wrote"The Hunt For Red October"?
Tom Clancy
27. Which Yorkshire racecourse never stages flat racing?
Wetherby
28. Which English city is known as the "City of Spires"?
Oxford
29. Who won the Oscar for best actor in 1957 for his part in "Bridge on the river Kwai"?
Alec Guinness
30. What is the only active volcano on mainland Europe?
Vesuvius
31. Still popular as presents, how many "Power Rangers" are there?
Six (Billy, Jason, Tommy, Zak, Kimberley & Trini)
32. In fiction, which animal faded away until nothing remained but his grin?
The Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland
33. Wilnelia Merced, Miss World in 1975 became which British television personality’s third wife in 1983?
Bruce Forsythe’s
34. What is the name for a baby eagle?
An Eaglet
35. What is the name of the jewel thief Inspector Clouseau chases in "The pink panther"?
The phantom
36. On which children’s TV show would you have found the Melody Angels?
Captain Scarlett
37. Which is Britain’s oldest cathedral?
Canterbury
38. Which TV commentator won the PGA championships in 1957, 1962 & 1965?
Peter Allis
39. Which fruit is grown by viticulturists?
Grapes
40. Where can a plane fly further below sea level, than some submarines can dive?
Over the Dead sea, which is 1300ft below sea level

Tiebreaker - What was the price tag of the first JVC VHS video recorder sold at Dixons?
£798.75
- How many miles is it from London to Sydney Australia.
10,558