QUIZTIME QUIZZES

July 3, 2008

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1. In Iraq, are there more Sunni Muslims or more Shiite Muslims?
Shiite
2. Which Scottish Sport star is the owner of the luxurious Columbus Hotel in Monaco?
David Coulthard
3. In which English seaside town might an organisation hold its conference at the Spa Centre?
Scarborough
4. According to Daniel Defoe, how many years did Robinson Crusoe spend on his island, 8, 18 or 28?
28 years
5. Which 1977 hit record had a French title meaning ‘Love Poem’?
Chanson d’amour by Manhattan Transfer
6. In which country is the ancient city of Dubrovnik?
Croatia
7. Who circled the world in just 1 hour and 29 minutes in April 1961?
Yuri Gagarin
8. In Mythology, who was the father of Jupiter?
Saturn
9. What is the name of the black terrier in the Fred Bassett cartoon strip?
Jock
10. Which Italian football club is sometimes referred to as the ‘Grand Old Lady’?
Juventus
11. In which English county is the Watford Gap service station?
Northamptonshire
12. Who narrated the classic children’s TV series Chigley, Trumpton and Camberwick Green?
Brian Cant
13. Which European city has a famous street called Las Ramblas?
Barcelona
14. Which branch of the armed forces was founded in 1918?
R.A.F.
15. How is the National Campaign for the Homeless more commonly known?
Shelter
16. Which country’s two main political parties are the Congress Party and the B.J.P?
India
17. One point each, name the three female Cluedo murder suspects?
Mrs Peacock, Miss Scarlet and Mrs White
18. Which Cheshire town was traditionally the base of Britain’s Silk industry?
Macclesfield
19. Who climbed the Eiger in 1962 and was awarded the CBE in 1975?
Chris Bonnington
20. Rampant Rabbitt is one of the best selling items in Ann Summers shops, what is it?
A Vibrator!

21. Which country has the International car registration PNG?
Papua New Guinea
22. Which small European country is home to 611 breweries?
Belgium
23. What is the largest species of British beetle?
Stag Beetle
24. Mythology, on which Greek Island did Sappho write poems for her female admirers?
Lesbos
25. What was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and originally known as K6?
Red Telephone Box
26. In home buying, what does GCH stand for?
Gas Central Heating
27. What was the surname of the first man to fit pneumatic tyres to a car?
Michelin (1895)
28. For what was Operation Z the codename in World War II?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour
29. Which English man played on the losing side in the 1980 European Cup Final?
Kevin Keegan (Hamburg)
30. Which company, who make toy cars and other models, won the first toy of the year award in 1965 for a model Aston Martin from the first James Bond film?
Corgi
31. In 1941, the Rainbow Bridge was opened over which waterfalls?
Niagra Falls
32. What started with Singapore in 1940 and ended with Hong Kong in 1962?
Road Movies starring Bing Crosby & Bob Hope
33. What type of ball did Nolan Ryan once throw at a record speed of 100.9 mph?
Baseball
34. What links the English towns of Barton and Hessle?
The Humber Bridge
35. Which TV Chef plays drums in the pop group Scarlet Division?
Jamie Oliver
36. The phrase ‘mind your p’s and q’s’ originally meant to watch how much you had to drink, but what did the letters p & q stand for?
Pints & Quarts
37. When the TV sitcom Fawlty Towers was sold to Spanish television, what nationality did they make the character Manuel?
Italian
38. Which pop duo was made up of Colin Routh and Alan Barton?
Black Lace
39. Who was the famous widow of the oil billionaire J Howard Marshall?
Anna Nicole Smith
40. Which animal can help give you the temperature in Fahrenheit by adding the number of noises it makes in 14 seconds and adding 40?
A Cricket

TIEBREAKER – How many different languages and dialects are spoken throughout India?
1,652

June 30, 2008

Quiz 290608

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1. Britain’s first electric advertising sign was erected in Piccadilly Circus in 1890; did it advertise Bovril or Guinness?
Bovril
2. In which war did the Battle of Brandywine take place?
American War of Independence
3. Which gruff voiced entertainer has the real name Michael Pennington?
Johnny Vegas
4. Which Spanish city is the capital of the Basque Region?
Bilbao
5. What was the name of the TV Sitcom that starred Paul O’Grady and was set in a Northern bingo hall?
Eyes Down
6. Which is the tallest fence on the Grand National Course?
The Chair
7. Name the famous American Whiskey maker who was born in Swansea in the 19th century?
Jack Daniels
8. Which former England Captain was nicknamed ‘Mighty Mouse’?
Kevin Keegan
9. What surname links a former Wimbledon champion, a Blues Guitarist and an author of horror stories?
King
10. What did the Goodies hit each other with in the Lancastrian art of ‘Ecky Thump?
Black Puddings
11. Who was Swiftnick’s more famous partner?
Dick Turpin
12. Who played the shortsighted forger in the film ‘The Great Escape’?
Donald Pleasance
13. Which Golfer holds the record for the most post-war appearances in the Open?
Gary Player
14. Which winner of TV’s New Faces went on to present the show in the late eighties?
Marti Caine
15. Which animal is the national emblem of Canada?
Beaver
16. Which sport star went on to become Amazon on ITV’s Gladiators?
Sharon Davies
17. In which country are the Plains of Jericho?
Jordan
18. Which children’s TV programme spawned the minor hit ‘Minuetto Allegretto’ in 1974?
The Wombles
19. Which city is famous for its Vaporetti buses?
Venice
20. What type of animal is a Black Suffolk?
Pig

21. Who played the Captain of the ship in the 1998 blockbuster film ‘The Titanic’?
Bernard Hill
22. What do the Royal Navy refer to as Mark 7 & 8 Mammal Marine Systems?
Dolphins
23. What are there ‘miles & miles’ of in the closing theme to Only Fools and Horses?
Carpet Tiles
24. In which 1963 film did Michael Caine first find fame?
Zulu
25. Before the 2001 tournament. Who were the ball boys at Wimbledon warned not to stare at?
Anna Kournikova
26. Which British city has an Ice-hockey team named the Jesters?
Newcastle
27. Which TV Sitcom had the theme tune ‘It’s Cold Outside’?
Red Dwarf
28. The Clumber is a type of which breed of dog?
Spaniel
29. Who was Britain’s first £1 million pound Goalkeeper?
Nigel Martyn
30. Which former British female Olympic gymnast appeared in the Bond film Octopussy?
Suzanne Dando
31. What were made compulsory on cars in Britain in 1954?
Flashing Indicator Lights
32. Which 1960’s series featured the scientists Davy Phillips and Tony Newman?
The Time Tunnel
33. Born in Bolton, how is the singer Damon Gough better known?
Badly Drawn Boy
34. After the USA, which country has the second longest road network in the world?
India
35. How many people didn’t come back from the woods in the movie ‘The Blair Witch Project’?
Three
36. Which team were champions of football’s old Division Two in 1975?
Manchester Utd
37. Which car company make the CR-V 4-wheel drive vehicle?
Honda
38. Matilda of Flanders was the wife of which King of England?
William the Conqueror
39. Which South American country has an Inca name meaning ‘Cold Winter’?
Chile
40. What were the first four words of Andy Pandy’s ‘Goodbye’ song?
Time to Go Home

TIEBREAKER – How many litres of water can a Camel drink in half an hour?
113 litres

June 23, 2008

Quiz 220608

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1. What is the name of the Italian sausage often flavoured with garlic and whose name is derived from the Latin for salted?
Salami
2. Which U.S holiday was first observed in Philadelphia in 1776 although it was not declared a legal holiday until 1941?
Independence Day / 4th of July
3. The first edition of Action Comics issued in 1938 introduced which famous comic character?
Superman
4. By what name were the toffees Minstrels formerly known?
Treets
5. In which city was the Titanic built?
Belfast
6. The London monument near London Bridge was built to comemorate what?
The great fire of London
7. In the Shakespearean play who kills Macbeth?
Macduff
8. With Which book would you associate the ship The Hispaniola?
Treasure Island
9. In the book The Wind In The Willows Toad has 3 companions name them?
Ratty, Mole and Badger
10. Which 1969 film starred Rozzano Brazzi, Noel Coward, Benny Hill and Michael Caine?
The Italian Job
11. Which legendary film star died in a car called The Little Bastard?
James Dean
12. In which European City are the Luxembourg Gardens?
Paris
13. Where are the most expensive seats at a bullfight?
In the shade
14. Which company first introduced Travellers cheques?
American express
15. How high is a table tennis net?
6 inches
16. Who took the world Heavy Weight title from Muhammad Ali in 1978?
Leon Spinks
17. The GRA is the governing body of which sport?
Greyhound racing
18. Which Wild West Outlaw’s real name was Henry Patrick McCarty?
Billy the Kid
19. Which heavy metal band had hits in the 1980’s with the following songs : Run to the hills, Can I play with madness, The evil that men do?
Iron Maiden
20. True or False : The Egyptian God Osiris was the son of Nut?
True

21. What colour eggs are the Chinese symbol of luck and new life?
Red
22. In which decade of the 20th century did Harry Ramsden open his first fish & chip shop?
1920’s (20/12/1928)
23. Which two properties are the same in American and British Monopoly?
Water & Electricity
24. Americans call them ‘pigs in blankets’, what do we call them?
Sausage Rolls
25. Which is the most popular ‘kissogram’ character in Britain?
Policewoman
26. Who is the older - Paul McCartney or Delia Smith?
Delia Smith
27. Who was American president when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour?
Franklin D Roosevelt
28. Which form of transport was perfected in 1839 by Kirkpatrick MacMillan, and hasn’t changed much since?
Pedal Cycle
29. Which 3 days of the week are not named after Norse gods?
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
30. In Germany, he is known as Tim, and his dog is called Struppi - who is he?
Tin Tin
31. In which decade of the 20th century did Britain’s first 24 hour cash dispenser appear?
1960’s (1967 - Barclays)
32. Which now regular items first appeared in the FA Cup final of 1891?
Nets in the Goalmouth
33. According to the proverb, if you lie down with dogs you’ll rise with what?
Fleas
34. Which country is home to 60% of the world’s tigers?
India
35. In which war did the battle of Marston Moor take place?
English Civil War
36. In which decade of the 20th century did Kellogs launch their cereal Rice Krispies?
1920’s - 1929
37. In sport, what can be a maximum of 38 inches long and 4 inches wide?
Cricket Bat
38. What are Madonnas, Madisons, Christinas and Prince Alberts?
Body Piercings (Madonna: top lip, Madison: near collar bone, Prince Albert: foreskin, Christina: clitoris)
39. Lord Snooty was removed from which comic in 1992?
Beano
40. If the gatecrasher at Prince William’s 21st party had been a terrorist who killed all of the Royal Family present, who would be monarch today (name and number)?
Edward IX

TIEBREAKERS - According to a recent survey, what percentage of women over 80 enjoy regular sex with a partner?
30%
- According to a recent survey, what percentage of men would rather have sex with some kind of artificial aid than their wives?
30%
- What percentage of men who have heart attacks while having sex are cheating on their wives?
85%

June 13, 2008

Quiz 150608

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1. What was abolished in Britain on 31st December 1960
National Service
2. Which common kind of beetle has species called two spot, seven spot and fourteen spot?
Ladybird
3. Which was the first woman to be shot and killed by the American agency the FBI?
Bonney Parker
4. The ample forth the leap-frog and the gallant hussar are all types of which dance?
Morris Dances
5. On which island is the main base of the French foreign legion?
Corsica
6. The Christian names of the 4 leading actresses of which TV comedy series all begin with the letter "J"?
Absolutely Fabulous
7. The Orinoco forms a 200 mile border between Venezuela and which other S.American country?
Colombia
8. What natural phenomenon is measured on the torro scale?
Tornados
9. Who was Liverpool’s captain when they won soccer’s European cup final for the first time in 1977?
Emlyn Hughes
10. Which part of the body consumes 40 percent of the blood’s oxygen?
The Brain
11. Which male pop star had more duet partners in the 20th century than any other chart artist?
Elton John
12. What form of death takes its name from the Greek for "easy death"?
Euthanasia
13. In which sport would you use a do, a kote and a hakama?
Kendo
14. In which part of the body can the "cochlea" be found?
The Ear
15. On what channel four show does Amanda Lamb help viewers to buy a home abroad?
A Place In The Sun
16. Which body of water, the largest lake in the alps, lies on the border of France and Switzerland?
Lake Geneva
17. What colour is the beak of a mature mute swan?
Orange
18. Which member of the royal family is the president of the Commonwealth Games Federation?
Prince Edward
19. Which country house in Wiltshire is owned by the Marquess of Bath?
Longleat
20. What was the first condom made of, a)Leather, b)Linen, c)Goat Skin or d)Tree Bark
Linen

21. Which classic French soup is served with melted cheese and croutons?
Onion Soup
22. In speedway, what is the maximum number of gears allowed on a motorcycle?
One
23. Which is the only Olympic event in which the competitors have to wear a top hat?
Dressage
24. Trit-a-trot, Tom-tit-tot, Ricdin-Ricdon & Whuppity-Stoorie are all variant names for which well-known fairy tale character?
Rumpelstiltskin
25. How many pounds do you have if you have a million pennies?
£10,000
26. Which is taller Canary Warf Tower or the Eiffel Tower?
Canary Wharf Tower
27. What is another name for the purple-skinned fruit sometimes called granadilla?
Passion Fruit
28. Which hotel had Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed just left when they were involved in the fatal car crash?
The Ritz
29. In Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, what was Gulliver’s job aboard ship before he was shipwrecked?
Surgeon
30. What does the expression ‘The Old Woman Is Plucking Her Goose’ mean?
It’s Snowing!
31. According to a folk tale, Whose "queer long coat from heel to head was half of yellow and half of red"?
Pied Piper
32. Which of Henry VIII’s wives gave him the male heir he wanted?
Jane Seymour
33. Name the native Australian rainforest nut now exported around the world?
Macadamia
34. Which of these foods has the most calories by weight: - Turnip, Celery or Melon?
Melon
35. Which well known saying was coined from raccoon hunting with dogs?
Barking Up The Wrong Tree
36. On which African river would you find the Stanley Falls?
The Congo
37. Which Sioux Indian was killed in 1877 after surrendering to American troops?
Crazy Horse
38. In Greek legend, which Nymph faded away until only her voice remained?
Echo
39. Which European country has 482 islands?
Denmark
40. Other than Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, name the only person in the original trilogy to be seen using a light saber?
Han Solo

TIEBREAKER - How many months pregnant was Nancy Davis when she married Ronald Reagan?
Two

June 8, 2008

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1. Who is the happy-sounding chap who lends his name to the pirates’ flag that displays the skull and crossbones?
Jolly Roger
2. A famous female film star-from the 1930’s made her last film appearance in a film called ‘Sextette’ in 1978. Who is she?
Mae West
3. A palace built by the Moors, in Granada, Spain, in the 13th century, has the same name as that given in modern times to a number of theatres and cinemas throughout England. What is it?
Alhambra
4. With which pastime, hobby, or habit are all the following terms associated; billiard, bent, apple, bulldog, pot?
Pipe-smoking (they are types of pipe)
5. What was the first Christian name of Field Marshal Montgomery, the wartime army commander; Benjamin, Bernard, Bruce, or Byron?
Bernard
6. Is St Andrews golf course on the east or west coast of Scotland?
East
7. In the words of the song "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, what month is it?
September
8. The village of Haworth where the Brontes lived: is it in the borough of Keighley, Otley, or Skipton?
Keighley
9. Who introduced the BBC TV quiz show called "The Chair", shown on Saturday evenings in the autumn of 2002?
John McEnroe
10. The pop group Beautiful South was formed from the break-up of which other group?
The Housemartins
11. Which football team does the singer Robbie Williams support?
Port Vale
12. Which DJ announced his resignation from the BBC ‘live on air’ in August 1993?
Dave Lee Travis
13. In the world of horserace betting, how many horses are chosen to fulfil a "Yankee" bet?
Four
14. Frankie Howard died on April 19th 1992. Which other famous comedian was found dead the next day?
Benny Hill
15. Which English king was called ‘The Lionheart’? Richard I, Richard II or Richard III?
Richard I
16. Which name is missing from the following sequence: Bill Brewer, Peter Gurney, Peter Davy, Dan’l Widdon, Harry Hawk, and Uncle Tom Cobbleigh?
Jan Stewer
17. In which year were duty free allowances at airports abolished for UK citizens travelling within the European Union?
1999
18. William Ashton is the real name of which 1960’s pop star?
Billy J.Kramer
19. The national lottery started in 1994. In which year did the regular midweek draw start?
1997
20. In which of Elvis Presley’s films was the song ‘Return To Sender’ featured. Was it (a) Blue Hawaii, (b) Viva Las Vegas, or (c) Girls Girls Girls ?
(c) Girls Girls Girls

21. If you landed at Benito Juarez International Airport, what city would you be in?
Mexico City
22. How many volts in an AA battery?
One and a half
23. What was the nationality of Hans Geiger, who invented the Geiger counter to measure radioactivity?
German
24. Which turbo-jet airliner is the most common worldwide?
Boeing B-737
25. What is the most common food allergy?
Nuts
26. Which Sci-fi TV series featured Apollo and Starbuck?
Battlestar Galactica
27. Which country has mounted the most challenges for the America’s Cup?
Great Britian
28. What term is used to describe a reddish- brown racehorse?
Bay
29. What material is the famous painting, Mona Lisa, painted on?
Wood
30. What is considered to be the worlds fastest team Game?
Ice Hockey
31. What colour are telephone boxes in Hull, White, Blue or Yellow?
White
32. Which company’s trade mark is nipper the dog?
His Masters Voice / HMV
33. Which is the only dead language that has been totally resurrected for every day use?
Hebrew - dead for 2,300 years
34. In the Bible, who cut off Samson’s hair?
A Soldier acting under orders from Delilah
35. What did artist Salvador Dali want to do with his wife when she died?
Eat Her!
36. Who Has Used Alias’s Of Paul Raven, Rubber Bucket and Paul Monday?
Gary Glitter - real name Paul Gadd
37. Whom Did The Mad Hatter And The March Hare Push Into The Teapot?
The Dormouse
38. The Wolves, Curlews, Bulls and Ravens Were The First Groups Of What?
Boy Scouts
39. In which industry do NATSOPA and SOGAT operate?
Printing
40. Who said he made his fortune from what was left on the side of plates?
George Colman - Mustard

TIEBREAKERS - How long was Terry Waite held as a hostage in the Lebanon?
4 years 10 months
- What was the age of consent for marriage for a girl before 1929?
12
- When was the first legal cremation in England?
1885 - in Woking, Surrey

May 30, 2008

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1. Which fruit got its name from the way it hangs in bunches like grapes?
Grapefruit
2. The pharmaceutical drug ’sildenafil citrate’ is much better known by what name?
Viagra
3. The Korean soup ‘Poshintang’ is a popular item on summertime menus, but is made from what?
Dogs
4. The blood of mammals is red and the blood of lobsters is blue, but what colour is the blood of insects?
Yellow
5. When Blackburn Rovers won the premiership in 1994/95, which sponsors name was on their shirts?
Mckewans lager
6. Which TV comedian took his stage name from his mothers maiden name?
Lily Savage
7. What is the name of the underground city in the Matrix films?
Zion
8. Alex Tremayne was the boss of which superhuman trio on TV?
The Champions
9. What british public service ceased on June 12th, 1921?
Sunday post deliveries
10. Which shirt number do Italian clubs reserve for their star player?
Ten
11. In football history, what was John Aldridge the first player to do in a FA cup final?
First player to miss an FA cup final penalty
12. Which male person has the most monuments erected in his name?
Buddha
13. Apart from the eyes and the fingers what is the other part of the body has patterns unique to each person?
Tongue
14. In which daily newspaper will you find the cartoon series "Rupert the bear"?
Daily express
15. What name is given to the member of a film crew who moves the film equipment?
Grip
16. What was the name of the BBC’s 90’s sci-fi detective show that starred Jesse Birdsall & Craig McLauchlan?
Bugs
17. From which material is an ice-hockey puck made?
Rubber
18. What country do the football team FC Jazz originate from?
Finland
19. Which F1 driver played in a band called Sex Hitler & the Hormones?
Damon Hill
20. How many capsules or pods are there on the London eye big wheel, located on the banks of the river Thames?
32

21. Which British city has an underground railway system that is nicknamed "The Clockwork Orange"?
Glasgow
22. Name the three Top Ten hits for the Beach Boys that contained a first name in the title of the song?
Barbara Ann, Sloop John B and Lady Lynda
23. Cricket, Which county plays its home matches at the Rose Bowl?
Hampshire
24. Snooker, Which former world snooker champion had previously been an apprentice jockey?
Alex Higgins
25. Horse Racing, Which racecourse was established by Queen Anne in 1711?
Ascot
26. What breed of dog was Lady in the Disney animation Lady and The Tramp?
Cocker Spaniel
27. What was the title of the Beatles last single released while they were still together?
Let It Be
28. Scientists claim that every minute, about 900 million tons of … what… hits the earth?
Rain
29. Charles Taze Russell is credited with founding what religious group, whose members number approximately 2.5 million worldwide?
Jehovah’s Witnesses
30. William Morgan was a YMCA physical director who invented what sport in 1895 as a substitute to basketball?
Volleyball
31. What part of Paris is named for the mythological place of supreme happiness and bliss where souls of the good go after death?
Champs Elysees
32. What organ in your body lies between the cardiac and pyloric sphincters?
Stomach
33. What 1955 movie musical used the vast cornfields of Arizona for location footage after producers were disappointed with the obvious site?
Oklahoma
34. Which Asian country has a green flag, for the fertility of the land, with a central red disc as the Sun of Independence?
Bangladesh
35. What event in history prompted the infamous phrase, "My God, what have we done?"
Dropping the first Atomic Bomb
36. On a movie set, what is the name of the person who is the assistant or apprentice to the head handyman?
Best Boy
37. What word does the "C" stand for in CAT scan?
Computerized - Axial Tomography
38. The founder of what airline was ordered by Hitler to build the Luftwaffe?
Lufthansa
39. By what name was the actor Lee Yuen Kam better known?
Bruce Lee
40. Who has smaller balls, British or American - golfers?
Brits can use balls as small as 4.11cm, and Americans 4.27cm

TIEBREAKER - What is the population of the US?
281 million

May 23, 2008

Quiz 250508

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1. Which three spaghetti westerns did director Sergio Leone make that starred Clint Eastwood as the cowboy with no name?
Fistful of dollars; For A Few Dollars More; The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
2. Whose father was Uther Pendragon?
King Arthur
3. In which classic film does gunfighter Frank Williams arrive on the midday train?
High Noon
4. Which British athlete’s autobiography is entitled A Time To Jump?
Jonathan Edwards
5. Who is the only actor from the original Magnificent Seven still alive?
Robert Vaughn - Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughan, Brad Dexter, and James Coburn made up the original Magnificent Seven
6. Which town on the South coast of England became a city as part of the millennium celebrations?
Brighton
7. The ancient Chinese artists never painted one part of a women’s body in their pictures. Which part?
Feet
8. Which English monarch had a horse called White Surrey?
Richard III
9. What film was advertised with the slogan "an adventure 65 million years in the making"?
"Jurassic Park"
10. In 1996, Paul Hogan starred in which film that was based on a 1960’s children’s TV series?
Flipper
11. Who ended Bjorn Borg’s five-year winning streak in the mens’ singles title in 1981?
John McEnroe
12. What Is Indiana Jones’s Real First Name?
Henry
13. True or False - The inventor of Vaseline, Robert Chesebrough, believed that you should eat a spoonful a day of the stuff to ensure good health, which he did everyday until his death at the age of 96?
True!
14. Who is the oldest Billy Joel, Billy Ocean or Billy Idol?
Billy Joel
15. "The Cage" was the 1964 pilot episode of which successful series?
Star Trek
16. ‘Through early morning fog I see visions of the things to be’ are the first words in which TV series’ theme tune?
Mash
17. Which three Scottish league team feature on a compass?
Queen of the south, East Fife, East Stirling
18. Which two animals appear on the Australian Coat of Arms?
Kangaroo and Emu
19. Which TV police series began as a one off programme called "Woodentop"?
The Bill
20. How Many Different Prime Ministers Have There Been During The Present Queen’s Reign?
11 - Churchill, Eden, Macmillan, Douglas-Home, Wilson, Heath, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown

21. On which gameshow could you go from gold to gold in 60 seconds to win?
Blockbusters - on the Gold Run
22. What was the only type of wood used by Thomas Chippendale?
Mahogany
23. "A Man Advised" is an anagram of which famous footballer?
David Seaman
24. Whose love rival was two ton Ted from Teddington?
Ernie (the fastest milkman in the west)
25. In which film does a dog called Two Socks befriend Kevin Costner?
"Dances With Wolves"
26. According to the nursery rhyme, who put pussy in the well?
Little Johnny Green
27. How old was Tiger Woods when he first won the British Open Golf Tournament?
24
28. With which 80’s pop duo would you associate Theresa Bazaar and David Van Day?
Dollar
29. How old was Mike Tyson when he won his first World Heavyweight title?
20
30. Whose ghost is said to haunt the White House?
Abraham Lincoln’s
31.Which motor racing driver said "When a man holds you round the throat, I don’t think he has come to apologise" after a collision with Nigel Mansell in 1987?
Ayrton Senna
32. How is the fictional "Charles Townsend Associates Private Detective Agency" better known?
Charlie’s Angels
33. What was the name of the old Naval punishment that involved dragging the victim underwater from one side of the ship to the other?
Keel-hauling
34. This week’s very sad question! - What was the name of the Walton’s Pet Dog?
Reckless
35. In which American state is Harvard University?
Massachusetts
36. Only two nuts are mentioned in the Bible. One is the cashew, what is the other?
Almond
37. Which English comedian was awarded the freedom of the capital city of Albania?
Norman Wisdom
38. Which 1980’s pop duo named themselves after a form of Greek dance and mime?
The Eurythmics
39. Who scored the last goal at Wembley, the goal that ended Kevin Keegan’s reign as England manager?
Dietmar Hamman
40. What do men take seven minutes to do in bed, on average?
Fall Asleep!

TIEBREAKERS - For how many years was the decimal halfpenny legal tender in the UK?
14 (71-85)
What Is The Number Of Coca Cola Soft Drinks Consumed Every Second, Worldwide?
10,450
In which year did the first bungee jump in Britain take place?
1979
In what year will Halley’s Comet next appear?
2062
In which year was a World Cup final first decided on penalties?
1994
How many people does the Terminator played by Arnold Schwarzenegger kill in the film "Terminator 2"?
None!

May 17, 2008

Quiz 180508

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1    Who did Margaret Thatcher succeed as leader of the Conservative Party in 1975?
    Edward Heath
2    What is the scientific name for the bone commonly referred to as the thigh bone?
    Femur
3    What type of fruit is a Kumquat?
    An orange
4    Which unit of currency ceased to legal tender in England on March 11th 1988?
    One Pound Note
5    In what year did Yuri Gagarin make his historic space flight?
    1961
6    Which of the  Blackadder series was set in Elizabethan Times?
    Second
7    How many athletic throwing events are there in the Olympics?
    Four - Shot Put, Discus, Javelin and Hammer Throw
8    Where in London has the postcode SW1 1AA?
    Buckingham Palace
9    What name is given to the cry of a sheep or goat?
    Bleat
10    Who was British King throughout World War One?
    George V
11    In the books by Enid Blyton, what is the occupation of Noddy?
    Taxi Driver
12    What are the four herbs mentioned in the song ‘Scarborough Fair’?
    Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, Thyme
13    Which Disney film featured the character of Uncle Remus?
    Song of the South
14    Donald F. Duncan introduced in 1929 a toy based on a weapon used by 16th-century Filipino hunters. What is it called?
    Yo Yo
15    In a game of monopoly how many different sets of coloured properties are there?
    Eight
16    What is the name of The Secret Seven’s dog?             
    Scamper
17    Liverpudlians come from Liverpool, Mancunians from Manchester, where do LOYNERS come from?
    Leeds
18    What name is given to the alloy of tin & lead?
    Pewter
19    On a UK roadsign, what does a Red Car and a Black car inside a red Circle mean?
    No overtaking
20    One point each - Which five countries other than Germany use German as their official or one of their official languages?
    Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Leichtenstein

21    One point each - Stoke On Trent is officially made up of six towns, name them?
    Tunstall / Burslem / Hanley / Stoke-upon-Trent / Fenton / Longton
- alternative - Which five counties of England have a name beginning with the letter S?
    Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Shropshire
22    In which TV show did you find the character Stringfellow Hawke?
    Airwolf
23    What are the three Cardinal Virtues?
    Faith, Hope and Charity
24    What is the largest denomination of the Euro currency that is available as a coin?
    Two Euros
25    Which one metal is contained in both brass and bronze?
    Copper
26    If you flew into Palma airport, where would you be on your holidays?
    Majorca
27    Which is the only song to have been number one in the UK charts for four different artists in four separate decades?
    Unchained Melody (Jimmy Young, The Righteous Brothers, Robson and Jerome and Gareth Gates)
28    How are War, Famine, Death and Pestilence collectively known?
    Four Horse Men of the Apocolypse
29    What name is given to a four sided geometrical figure, with only one pair of sides parallel?
    Trapezium
30    What type of hat did Sherlock Holmes wear?
    Deerstalker
31    Which was the first company to introduce the widget into beer cans?
    Guiness
32    Who was the super hero alter-ego of Linda Lee, and who was the alter-ego of Barbara Gorden?
    Supergirl, and Batgirl
33    Which widespread medical disorder includes grand mal and petit mal forms?
    Epilepsy
34    What are the christian names of Dalziel and Pascoe?
    Andy Daziel and Peter Pascoe
35    In Welding what does TIG stand for?
    Tungsten Inert Gas
36    Which actor played the man from Atlantis?
    Patrick Duffy
37    In the Hobbit who was the leader of the Dwarves that travelled with Bilbo?
    Thorin Oakenshield
38    Which city hosted the 1992 Olympic Games?
    Barcelona
39    What shape is the head of an allen Key?
    Hexagonal
40    Which of these is the odd one out Tom Jones, Queen, Garbage, A-Ha?
    Queen - The others have sung Bond themes

Tiebreaker - In which year did Charlotte Bronte write Jane Eyre
1847

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Quiz 110508

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1. In a Disney film, which character is befriended by Timothy Q. Mouse?
Dumbo
2. What type of plant is tequila made from?
Cactus
3. In which decade could you have first used a ATM in this country?
1960’s
4. Which BBC Sports Presenter was formerly a leading amateur flat jockey and Champion Lady Rider of 1990?
Clare Balding
5. Verdana, Tahoma and Courier are examples of what?
Typefaces or Typing Fonts
6. How many pieces of wood make up a complete set of cricket wickets?
10 pieces - (3 stumps & 2 bails at both ends)
7. Cyclophobia - is the fear of bicycles, waves or one-eyed beings?
Bicycles
8. Which building is situated at 10 Broadway London SWI?
New Scotland Yard
9. Which Blue Peter presenter was fired in 1998 for snorting cocaine?
Richard Bacon - now on Radio 5 Live
10. Anagram - LIES - LET’S RECOUNT (8,7)?
Election Results
11. In which 1993 film did Robin Williams pretend to be a female housekeeper for his ex wife, in order to spend time with his children?
Mrs Doubtfire
12. Used in technical drawing, what shape is a ’set square’?
Triangle
13. ‘The World of Crinkley Bottom’, a tourist attraction based on Noel Edmund’s TV show opened and closed within 13 weeks in 1994, in which seaside resort?
Morecambe
14. Which formula one Grand Prix saw Lewis Hamilton’s first winner’s podium?
Canadian
15. What are known as ‘zeppelins in a fog’ in an American diner?  
Sausage & mash
16. Benidorm and Alicante are on which Spanish Costa?
Blanca
17. On a computer keyboard you need to press ’shift’ and which number to produce the ‘&’ sign?
Seven
18. In Greek Mythology who was the father of Hercules?
Zeus
19. In the Rocky films, starring Sylvester Stallone, who played the part of Mickey Goldmill, Rocky’s Manager?
Burgess Meredith
20. Which Year - Wearing of seatbelts became compulsory. Neil Kinnock elected leader Labour Party. Cecil Parkinson admitted affair with secretary, Sir Ralph Richardson died. Shergar kidnapped, Ghandi won 8 Oscars, Tories won general election. World record speed of 663.5 mph by Richard Noble?
1983

21. Quiztime Survey Question - Name a Foreign Cheese?
Gouda / Gruyere / Brie / Edam / Gorgonzola
22. Which National Park includes the Black Mountains used by the SAS for their training?
Brecon Beacons
23. By what name is the Dutch East Indies now known?  
Indonesia
24. "Leigh Delamere" and "Sarn Park" service areas can be found on which of Britain’s motorways?
M4
25. Which Russian dancer gave his name to a famous racehorse?
Nijinsky
26. North Yorkshire in terms of area is England’s largest county. Which is the second largest?
Cumbria
27. Who once said, "I am not anorexic. I eat five packets of crisps almost every day"?
Victoria Beckham
28. From which race of people does the word ‘chocolate’ originate?
Aztecs
29. Which village does Inspector Wexford live in?
Kingsmarkham
30. By what name was the pop star Mark Feld better known?
Marc Bolan (T.Rex)
31. What was the last number in the Triumph TR range of sports cars?
TR 8
32. In the song "The Deadwood Stage" sung by Doris day in the film, "Calamity Jane", how many miles had the stage travelled that day?
Twenty-Three
33. Fuggles’, ‘Styrian Goldings’ and ‘Target’ are all varieties of which plant?
Hops
34. Which US singer was born Alecia Moore in 1979, her hits include ‘Get the Party Started’, ‘Family Portrait’, ‘Stupid Girls’ and ‘Who Knew’?
Pink
35. In which TV programme does Bruce Parry live with, and in the style of, various remote native peoples?
The Tribe
36. In Indian cuisine, what is the main vegetable ingredient in a saag dish?
Spinach
37. In the United Kingdom what is the shortest distance a flat Race can be over?
Five Furlongs
38. On which Scottish Island is Laphroaig whisky distilled?
Islay
39. Who wrote the classic county and western song "Crazy"?
Willie Nelson
40. Which European country claims it has no dogs, trains or trees?
Iceland

Tiebreaker - In which year did Fidel Castro come to power in Cuba?
1959

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May 2, 2008

Quiz 040508

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1. What was the name of the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed to America in 1620?
The Mayflower
2. Housing around 25,000 workers, which is the world’s largest office building?
The Pentagon
3. What name is given to the list of matters to be dealt with at a meeting?
Agenda
4. "Strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his words" were the opening line of what hit song?
Killing Me Softly
5. Palermo is the capital of which Mediterranean island?
Sicily
6. On a restaurant menu describing the dish ’surf and turf’ which word is the meat element?
Turf
7. In which country would you find the world renowned Winter Sports resort of St Moritz?
Switzerland
8. What is the larval stage of a butterfly or moth called?
Caterpillar
9. How many players in an Ice Hockey Team?
Six
10. The seeds from the garden flower Helianthus Annus, often provide oil for culinary use. How is it usually known?
Sunflower
11. Who played Popeye in the 1980 film?
Robin Williams
12. Which type of dog has varieties including Japanese, Sussex & King Charles?
Spaniel
13. In English, what is the only anagram of the word English?
Shingle
14. Who won Great Britain’s only gold medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?
Steve Redgrave & Matthew Pincent
15. Who is the only ‘James Bond’ to have presented ‘Sunday Night At The London Palladium’?
Roger Moore
16. What type of bird is a Bookbook?
Owl
17. What is the worlds flattest continent?
Australia
18. Which game originated in India and was originally called Caturanga?
Chess
19. Which word is the most searched for on the internet?
Sex
20. Which Year - Bill Gates, aged 19, and his friend found Microsoft, A British scientist produces the first clone of a rabbit, Gillette launches the first disposable razors made of plastic, The film Monty Python and the Holy Grail is released in the UK and The first ‘drive-thru’ McDonald’s hamburger restaurant is opened?
1975

21. Quiztime Survey Question - Name something you jump on?
Trampoline / Bus / Bed / Train / Scales
22. Which 1989 film cast Tom Cruise as real-life paralysed Vietnam War veteran Rob Kovic?
Born On The Fourth Of July
23. In 2003, Penny Lancaster, became the fourth woman to give birth to a child , fathered by what rock singer?
Rod Stewart
24. Which farmyard creature has breeds including, ‘Large Black’, ‘Berkshire’ and ‘Landrace’?
Pig
25. What is the official language of San Marino?
Italian
26. Which king of Wessex and defeater of the Danes, lived from 849AD to 901AD?
Alfred The Great
27. Lycanthropy involves men changing into what?
Wolves
28. For which English county did West Indian, Brian Lara, score a record 501 not out in 1994?
Warwickshire
29. Which Spanish dance in triple time is usually accompanied by a guitar and castanets?
Fandango
30. The male of which large member of the seal family has a large snout which can be inflated in times of anger or sexual provocation?
Elephant Seal
31. Which car manufacturer produced the Volante and Vanquish models?
Aston Martin
32. "The art of kicking and punching". Which Korean martial art has that literal meaning?
Taekwondo
33. If you suffered from Alektorophobia, of which sort of animals would you be afraid?
Chickens
34. Which American President married a lady named Mary Todd?
Abraham Lincoln
35. The Botany Bay colony eventually became which city?
Sydney
36. Al-Lubnan is the official, albeit abbreviated name of which Middle-Eastern country?
Lebanon
37. Which radio and TV star lost his fight against AIDS in April 1995?
Kenny Everett
38. Which Shakespearean play features the line, "The evil that men do, lives after them"?
Julius Caesar
39. Which barbarian animal fighting was banned in Britain in 1848?
Cock Fighting
40. The Parthenon, in Athens, was built as a temple to who?
Athena

Tiebreaker - How many miles is it from Manchester to Baghdad?
2,614

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