013-2009
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
quiz 13-2009, question 21, Richmond is not one of NY’s five districts, answer should read Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, brooklyn and Staten Island
Comment by jockanderson — April 8, 2009 @ 5:14 pm
Quiz 13-2009 Question 12 Northern Territory not a state
Tasmania is the sixth state.
Question 21 Staten Island not Richmond
Comment by Peter — May 14, 2009 @ 5:19 pm