QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

May 6, 2008

Quiz 20-2008

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Round One - General Ignorance
1. Which West Indian island, a leading producer of rum, was discovered by Christopher Columbus in May 1494?
Jamaica
2. Which classic horse race was first run on Epsom Downs in May 1780?
The Derby
3. In May 1896, Lord Rothermere published the first edition of which right-wing tabloid newspaper?
The Daily Mail
4. Born in May 1929, which British actress raised money for the Belgian Resistance by dancing during World War Two?
Audrey Hepburn
5. In May 1994, who beat Parma to win football’s European Cup Winners’ Cup?
Arsenal

Round Two - Against the Grain
6. Who in a Beatles song picks up the rice where a wedding has been?
Eleanor Rigby
7. Who played the part of Mandy Rice Davis is the 1989 film Scandal?
Bridget Fonda
8. Who played the part of Mr Mackay in the TV series Porridge?
Fulton Mackey
9. Where did Lawrence Oates die after saying that he may be gone some time?
Antarctica / South Pole
10. Which famous fictional character was created by Edgar Rice Boroughs?
Tarzan

Round Three - Sun and Rain
11. Which saints day is associated with rain?
St Swithen
12. What is the name given to the signalling device that uses reflected flashes of sunlight?
Heliograph
13. ‘Its raining men’ was sung by Geri Halliwell for which film?
Bridget Jones Diary
14. Which sport is associated with Sunningdale?
Golf
15. Who wrote and sang ‘You are the sunshine of my life’?
Stevie Wonder

Round Four - Rise and Fall
16. Who played the title role in the rise and fall of Reginald Perrin?
Leonard Rossiter
17. Who wrote The fall of the house of Usher?
Edgar Allen Poe
18. Who sang with Craig David on his single Rise and Fall?
Sting
19. Which biblical character was instructed to Rise, take up thy bed and walk?
Lazarus
20. Who had a great fall and couldn’t be put back together again?
Humpty Dumpty

Round Five - Stand-Ins - Handout Round
21.    JUDY GARLAND (JUDGE JUDY)
22.    BRUCE WILLIS (WALLACE & GROMIT)
23.    JANET LEIGH (BRUCE LEE)
24.    BEETHOVEN (BEETHOVEN)
25.    ANGELA MERKEL (ANGELINA JOLIE)

Round Six - Food Glorious Food
26. A combination of cumin, black mustard, fennel, fenugreek and nigella seeds is known as what?
Five-spice
27. What are mortadello, chipolata and boudin blanc?
Type of sausage
28. Redcurrant jelly, port and orange juice are the basis of which sauce?
Cumberland
29. Oval balls of minced fish, meat or poultry are called what?
Quenelles
30. Which popular spice is made from the bark of a Ceylon laurel tree?
Cinnamon

Round Seven - Fabricate the Answer
31. Which biblical character had a coat of many colours?
Joseph
32. Who directed the 1993 film Robin hood men in tights?
Mel Brooks
33. What does the phrase to take the silk mean?
To become a QC
34. What is the unit of measurement conventionally used to define the fineness of stockings?
Denier
35. ‘Nights in white satin’ was a hit several times for which group?
Moody Blues

Round Eight - Sporting Chance
36. Which sport causes the most deaths in Britain?
Horse Riding
37. What distance is the Olympic steeplechase contested over?
3000 M
38. Which Scot, now a football manager, scored Scotland’s only goal in the 1986 World cup?
Gordon Strachen
39. In boxing 53.5kg is the maximum weight to qualify for which category?
Bantamweight
40. In which bat and ball game is it illegal to volley?
Table Tennis

Round Nine - Connections
41. In which sport are Chris Boardman and Eddie Merkx well known?
CYCLING
42. What name is given to the area off the coast of Florida where ships and aircraft mysteriously disappear?
BERMUDA triangle
43. Subbuteo is a table top version of which game?
SOCCER or FOOTBALL
44. Which uprising took place in China in 1900?
BOXER rebellion
45. What is the connection?
Types of Shorts

Round Ten - Stand-Ins - Handout Round 
46.    MICHAEL J FOX (MEGAN FOX)
47.    HUEY LEWIS (JERRY LEE LEWIS)
48.    ROBBIE WILLIAMS (ROBIN WILLIAMS)
49.    MARADONNA (MADONNA)
50.    KATIE HOLMES (SHERLOCK HOLMES)

Tiebreak - How long do Duck Eggs take to hatch?
27 days

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 020-2008.txt
Attachment: Stand - Ins Picture Board.pdf
Attachment: Joker 50Q Answer Sheet.xls

 

 

April 29, 2008

Quiz 019-2008

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Round One - General Ignorance
1. Which London cricket ground was used for the first time in 1814?
Lord’s
2. Which airline began flights from Gatwick to New York in 1984?
Virgin Atlantic
3. Born in 1949, who played the Danish author Karen Blixen in the film ‘Out of Africa’?
Meryl Streep
4. Which former Liberal Party leader was acquitted of conspiracy to murder charges in 1979?
Jeremy Thorpe
5. The Beatles’ ‘Paperback Writer’ reached Number One in the UK pop charts in 1966. Which newspaper is mentioned in the song?
The Daily Mail

Round Two - Rock On
6. Devil’s Tower, a volcanic rock in the American state of Wyoming was used as the main setting for which famous Sci-Fi film?
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7. What name is given to loose rocks on a mountainside?
Scree
8. The entrance to which sea is guarded by rocks called the ‘Pillars of Hercules’?
The Mediterranean
9. What name is given to the chalk rocks situated in the Solent off the coast of the Isle of Wight?
The Needles
10. Which group of rocks, and site of four famous lighthouses built between 1698 and 1882 is in the English Channel?
Eddystone

Round Three - History
11. Which world leader was given the nickname ‘The Beard’ by the US Intelligence Service?
Fidel Castro
12. What rank was Dam Buster Guy Gibson, when he led the raid?
Wing Commander
13. What was the name of the last Russian Royal Family?  
Romanov
14. Who founded the New Model Army during the English Civil War?
Oliver Cromwell
15. What name was applied by the Christians to their Muslim enemies during the Middle Ages?
Saracens

Round Four - Fruit Bowl
16. Which fruit is often served with Parma Ham as a starter?
Melon
17. What fruit is also called an alligator pear?
Avocado
18. What fruit appears on the badge of Worcestershire County Cricket Club?
Pear
19. Hercule Poirot’s secretary had the same name as which fruit?
Lemon
20. What type of fruit stands on top of the men’s singles tennis trophy for Wimbledon?
Pineapple

Round Five - Oil Slick
21. Which comedy duo lived in Oil Drum Lane?
Steptoe and Son
22. What type of oil is used in Oil Paintings?
Linseed Oil
23. Which popular cocktail was so named because oilmen stirred it with their tools?
Screwdriver
24. Which country produces over 70% of the world’s olive oil?
Greece
25. Murphy’s Oil Soap is used to clean which large animals?
The Elephant
Spare - Which American state produces the most oil?
Alaska

Round Six - Nursery Rhymes
26. What is gathered in May on a cold and frosty morning?
Nuts
27. When did the Knave of Hearts steal the tarts?
On a summers day
28. Who was awarded a supper of brown bread and butter?
Little Tommy Tucker
29. At what time did Wee Willie Winkle run through the town?
Eight o’clock
30. Who did Simple Simon meet on his way to the fair?
A Pieman

Round Seven - Return Of The Muppets
31. What was the name of the drummer in the children’s series the Muppets?
Animal - in a band called Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
32. Which of the Muppets regularly used the catch phrase Kissy Kissy?
Miss Piggy
33. What was the name of the piano-playing dog in The Muppets?
Rowlf
34. Which member of the Muppets always told bad jokes?
Fozzie Bear
35. What was Zoot’s instrument in the Muppets Show Band?
Saxaphone

Round Eight - Seconds Out! Round Eight
36. Who bills himself as the ‘World’s Greatest Boxing Promoter’?
Don King
37. In which year did Mike Tyson become the youngest Heavyweight Boxing Champion?
1986
38. Who managed Frank Bruno through most of his boxing career?
Terry Lawless
39. Who was the only Heavyweight boxing champion to remain undefeated throughout his entire professional carear?
Rocky Marciano
40. Who drew up the rules of boxing in 1867?
Marquess of Queensbury

Round Nine - Catching A Train
41. The world famous steam engine ‘The Flying Scotsman’ used to depart from which London Station en route to Edinburgh?
Kings Cross
42. Which native of Wylam in Northumberland is credited with the invention of the locomotive?
George Stephenson
43. From which London station would you catch the Euro star train?
St Pancras
44. What was The King of Trains and The Train of Kings?
The Orient Express
45. Which engineer’s statue watches over the trains at Paddington Station?
Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Round Ten - Water Water Everywhere
46. Donald Campbell’s Bluebird was recovered from which stretch of water in the Lake District?
Coniston Water
47. What Is The Boiling Point Of Water In Farenheit?
212F
48. In what water based sport might you do a forward sweep or a draw stroke?
Canoeing
49. Which Scottish Loch contains more water than all the lakes of England & Wales combined?
Loch Ness - contains more water than in all of the lakes and rivers of England and … It also has the greatest volume of water than any other Scottish Loch.
50. Which soup on an Indian menu has a name that literally means "pepper water"?
Mulligatawny 

Attachment: Joker 50Q Answer Sheet.xls
Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 019-2008.txt

 

 

April 21, 2008

Quiz 018-2008

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Round One - On Your Marks
1. Which Mark fell in love with Cleopatra?
Mark Antony
2. Who player Luke Skywalker in " Star Wars"?
Mark Hamill
3. Which singer do you associate the songs Clemintine and Child?
Mark Owen
4. Who wrote "The Prince and the Pauper"?
Mark Twain
5. Who shot John Lennon?
Mark Chapman

Round Two - Around The World
6. The capital of Western Australia shares its name with which Scottish city ?
Perth
7. Which country has most neighbouring countries ?
China
8. Which South American city is overlooked by a statue called Christ the Redeemer?
Rio de Janeiro
9. In which country is the largest expanse of sand in the world ?
Saudi Arabia
10. What is the name of the major Russian naval base found on the pacific coast?
Vladivostok

Round Three - Blasts From The Past
11. Which hit from Billy Ocean, came from the movie "The Jewel Of The Nile"?
When the going gets tough
12. Who’s first UK number 1 was Mambo No 5?
Lou Bega
13. Who was lead singer with "The Clash"?
Joe Strummer
14. In 1998 which band implored Scotland’s football team "Don’t come home too soon"?
Del Amitri
15. How is country-pop singer Eileen Regina Edwards better known?
Shania Twain

Round Four - Rubber Goods
16. What type of transport has rubber skirts?
Hovercraft
17. Which rubber soled canvas shoes are named after the MP who invented the load line on the side of a ship?
Plimsolls
18. Which group had a No.1 Hit in 1973 with Rubber Bullets?
10 CC
19. What was the call sign of Kris Kristofferson in the film ‘Convoy’?
Rubber Duck
20. Which rubber-based product was patented in the United States in 1869?
Chewing gum

Round Five - City Nicknames
21. Forbidden City - Beijing (and Lhasa) China
22. Granite City - Aberdeen, Scotland
23. City of the Angels - Los Angeles
24. City of Dreaming Spires - Oxford
25. City of Peace and Justice - The Hague, The Netherlands

Round Six - Human Body
26. True or False - A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner, than you would from starvation?
True
27. How is the Tympanum better known as?
Ear Drum
28. What appear when the Sun activates your Melanocytes?
Freckles
29. What sense is most closely linked to memory?
Smell
30. What does a polyorchid man have at least three of?
Testicles

Round Seven - Famous Quotes
31. Which male pop star once said… "In the early 80’s, I was pretty innocent and confused. I was like Marie Osmond, only with bigger eyelashes"?
Boy George
32. Which painter said… "The only difference between me and a madman is that I’m not mad"?
Salvador Dali (NOT Pablo Picasso as originally published)
33. Which actor/director said in 1989… "I don’t go around saying: Hello, did you know I’m the new Olivier"?
Kenneth Branagh
34. Who said… "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind"?
Albert Einstein
35.  Which animated TV character once said… "I’m not normally a religious man, but if you’re up there, save me, Superman"?
Homer Simpson

Round Eight - Keep Off The Grass
36. Which type of plant, is the largest member of the grass family?
Bamboo
37. Which sport uses a Stimp Meter to measure its surface?
Golf (measures the Speed of the Greens)
38. In which TV series did Bill Maynard play a character called ‘Green Grass’?
Heartbeat
39. Which duo had a UK number one hit with "Whispering Grass" in 1975?
Windsor Davies and Don Estelle
40. Wimbledon is famous for its tennis courts, but which other game is played on the grass there?
Croquet (It’s the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club)

Round Nine - Connections?
41. Who played the part of Vincent Van Gogh in the film ‘Lust for life’?
KIRK Douglas
42. Who wrote the Rocky Horror Picture Show and later went on to present the TV game show "The Crystal Maze"?
Richard O’BRIEN
43. Which act of 1986 requires a register of all personal information held in computer files?
DATA protection act
44. Who was the BBC presenter who conducted the famous Princess Diana interview?
Martin BASHIR
45. What is the connection?
Star Trek characters

Round Ten - Missing Link
46. Rick, Vivien, Neil & ?
Mike (Young Ones)
47. W.B.A., W.B.C., W.B.O. & ?
I.B.F. (Boxing)
48. Murdock, Peck, Smith & ?
Baracus (A Team)
49. Molars, Premolars, Canines & ?
Incisors (Teeth)
50. Burgess, Maclean, Philby & ?
Blunt (Cambridge Spies)

Tiebreaker - For how many years did the gollywog appear on Roberstons jam jars?
91 years

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 018-2008.txt
Attachment: Joker 50Q Answer Sheet.xls

April 14, 2008

Quiz 017-2008

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Round One - General Ignorance
1. Born in 1738, who was known as the ‘Mad King of England’?
George III
2. Best known for his suite, ‘The Planets’, which English composer died in 1934?
Gustav Holst - Born in Cheltenham in 1874
3. Which religious movement was formed in 1738, following John Wesley’s conversion?
Methodism
4. Singing trio Wilson Phillips made their chart debut in 1990. Name the two groups to which their parents belonged?
The Beach Boys and The Mamas and the Papas
5. Born in Lancashire in 1904 which toothy comedian became a jockey and was later awarded the Order of Lenin?
George Formby

Round Two - Around England By Beer
6. In which English county is the highest pub, The Tan Hill Inn, to be found?
North Yorkshire
7. In which city will you find J W Lees & Co Brewery?
Manchester
8. Which town is regarded as the brewing capital of England?
Burton-on-Trent
9. Which brewery brews London Pride?
Fullers
10. Which independent brewery can be found in Burnley?
Moorhouses

Round Three - The Bear Facts
11. According to the song, which hero ˜killed him a bear when he was only three"?
Davy Crockett
12. The only South American bear is the Andean bear, which has white circles around its eyes. By what other name is it known?
Spectacled Bear
13. After whom is the teddy bear named?
Theodore Roosevelt
14. What is the collective noun for a group of bears?
Sloth
15. Archibald Ormsby Gore was the much-loved bear of which famous English poet?
John Betjeman

Round Four - Time For A Dance
What dance are you doing if you do a …
16. Copperhead Road or a Cowboy Cha Cha?
Line Dancing
17. Promenade Walk and Chasse or a Forward Lock Step?
Ballroom Dancing
18. Plie en Premiere or a Sur les Pointes?
Ballet
19. Toe Slides or Paddle Turns?
Tap Dancing
20. Strip the Willow or an Eightsome Reel?
Country Dancing

Round Five - Living On An Island - Flags Handout
21.    GIBRALTAR
22.    MALDIVES
23.    BARBADOS
24.    TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
25.    MALTA

Round Six - Telly Addicts
26. In which sitcom did a song called ‘My Lovely Horse’ enter the Eurovision song contest?
Father Ted
27. In ‘ER’ what was the name of the doctor played by George Clooney?
Doug Ross
28. Brian Capron who played killer Richard Hillman in ‘Coronation Street’ began his television career as a teacher in which childrens series?
Grange Hill
29. What was the name of the BBC drama series that starred Pauline Quirke as a Detective Inspector?
Maisie Raine
30. Who connects ‘The Hustle’ to ‘The Man From Uncle’?
Robert Vaughan

Round Seven - Sports Mix
31. Who was the first driver to record 50 Formula One Grand Prix victories?
Alain Prost
32. In which sport would you find a team known as The Scottish Eagles?
Ice Hockey
33. Which British athlete achieved a World, a European and a Commonwealth 1500 metres treble in 1982/83?
Steve Cram
34. In which sport was Tony Allcock crowned World Champion in 2002?
Bowls
35. Which two premiership football clubs have been managed by the 1987 European footballer of the year?
Chelsea And Newcastle - Ruud Gullit

Round Eight - At The Movies
36. Which American actress starred with John Cleese in A Fish Called Wanda?
Jamie Lee Curtis
37. Who was the bungling Sherlock Holmes in Without A Clue in 1988?
Michael Caine
38. What was Nicole Kidman’s job in To Die For?
Weather Girl
39. Which Carry On film was set on board the SS Happy Wanderer?
Carry On Cruising
40. In which city does Sister Act 2 take place?
Las Vegas

Round Nine - Connections
41. What were the pirates of the Caribbean and North America, who attacked mainly Spanish ships, more commonly known as?
Buccaneers
42. What celestial body was included on the Bayeux Tapestry and was seen by people right before the Battle of Hastings?
Haley’s Comet
43. What is a violent whirling wind, characteristically accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud and commonly known as a cyclone or twister?
Tornado
44. What were the two Houses that fought in the War of the Roses?
York and Lancaster
45. What is the connection?
Types of Aircraft

Round Ten - Living On An Island - Flags Handout  
46.    BERMUDA
47.    CUBA
48.    HAITI
49.    SEYCHELLES
50.  ICELAND

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 017-2008.txt
Attachment: Living On An Island - Flags Handout.pdf
Attachment: Joker 50Q Answer Sheet.xls

Quiz 016-2008

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Round One - A Little Bird Told Me
1. Leighton Buzzard is in which English County?
Bedfordshire
2. Who had a top ten hit with a song called Happy Hour in 1986?
The Housemartins
3. Robert James Lee Hawke was Prime Minister of which country from 1983 to 1991?
Australia
4. Which author wrote "Gulliver’s Travels"?
Jonathan Swift
5. John Parrot has only won the Embassy World Snooker Championship once - in which year did he win it?
1991

Round Two - Posh Nosh
6. What type of filling is used when making an Omelette Arnold Bennett?
Fish (Smoked Haddock)
7. What dish is traditionally served at a ‘Burns Night’ Supper?
Haggis with Tatties & Neaps
8. In cookery a baked Alaska features ice cream on the inside and what on the outside?
Meringue
9. What do you get if you boil sugar above 115% Centigrade?
Caramel
10. Which European nation, on average, takes the longest time over its meals?
French

Round Three - Matrons Away
11. Which actress played a Matron in five Carry On films?
Hattie Jacques
12. Mainly known for her TV roles in Butterflies (Ria Parkinson) 1978 The Nanny (Barbara Gray) 1981 more recently as Matron in the Royal 2003 who is she?
Wendy Craig
13. Whose catchphrase was ‘Oooh Matron’?
Kenneth Williams
14. By what name are the duo Ana Matronic and Jake Shears known?
Scissor Sisters
15. What is the male equivalent of matron?
Patron

Round Four - 1900s - 1910s
16. Which British King opened his first parliament in 1911?
George V
17. 1914 who was assassinated causing the start of WWI?
Arch Duke Ferdinand
18. 1918 Iceland became independent of which Scandinavian country?
Denmark
19. What was the name of the uprising that took place in China in 1900?
The boxer rising / rebellion
20. 1912 the Titanic sunk, which shipping line was it with?
White Star Line

Round Five - Pops The Question - Handout Round
21.    K D LANG
22.    WYCLEFF
23.    CORRINE BAILEY RAE
24.    GNARLS BARKLEY
25.    THE CHARLATANS
 
Round Six - Win A T-Shirt
26. What do the initials GA stand for on a netball shirt?
Goal Attack
27. What colour shirt was the emblem of Fascism in Italy?
Black
28. Who wore the number seven shirt in England’s World Cup Victory against West Germany in 1966?
Alan Ball
29. Acrington Stanley were the first team to have what displayed on their shirts?
A web site
30. In which year were numbers added to shirts in the football league, a) 1933 b) 1943 c) 1953?
a) 1933

Round Seven - Family Fortunes
31. What was the name of the family which featured in ‘The Darling Buds Of May’?
The Larkins
32. What was the name of the last Russian Royal family?
Romanov
33. Mary Poppins looked after the children of which family?
Banks
34. The Grimaldi family rules which European country?
Monaco
35. What is the largest member of the pig family?
Hippopotamus

Round Eight - Eye Eye
36. Which of the "Rocky" films featured "The Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor?
Rocky III
37. What ingredient causes the shine in expensive eye shadow?
Fish Scales
38. Who was the first female singer to have a No 1, while wearing an eye patch?
Gabrielle
39. Name the actor who played Hawkeye Pierce in "MASH"?
Alan Alda
40. Which band took Cotton Eye Joe to number one in 1994?
Rednex

Round Nine - In The Pink
41. Who composed the theme tune to the "The Pink Panther" films?
Henry Mancini
42. What is the title of Pink Floyd’s only UK No.1 single?
Another Brick in the Wall (1979)
43. In Thunderbirds ‘FAB 1′ was a pink Rolls Royce, what was ‘FAB 2′?
A Yacht
44. The Pink ladies are one of the two gangs in which film musical?
Grease
45. In which film, originally made in 1967, does the central character go in search for The Great Pink Sea Snail?
Doctor Doolittle

Round Ten - Pops The Question - Handout Round
46.    TIMBALAND
47.    DUFFY
48.    GOLDFRAPP
49.    MICHAEL BUBLE
50.    MIKE OLDFIELD

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 016-2008.txt
Attachment: Pops The Question - Handout Round.pdf
Attachment: Joker 50Q Answer Sheet.xls
Attachment: Pops The Question - Handout Round.doc

March 31, 2008

Quiz 015-2008

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Round One - Fancy A Goose?
1. During which war did the Battle of Goose Green take place?
Falklands War
2. Which English city has an annual Goose Fair?
Nottingham
3. Which cartoon character is hunted by Doctor Von Goosewing?
Count Duckula
4. Which millionaire built The Spruce Goose flying boat?
Howard Hughes
5. What is the name of the pate made from goose or duck liver?
Pate de Foie Gras

Round Two - Which Is Not?
6. Which is not a sheep - Tamworth, Jacob or Herdwick?
Tamworth is a pig
7. Which is not a fish - Shad, Finfoot or Grunt?
Finfoot is a bird
8. Which is not a shell fish - Prickly Helmet, Arthritic Spider or Stargazer?
Stargazer is a fish
9. Which is not a bird - Noddy, Shag or Cardy?
Cardy is a sheep
10. Which is not a plant - Townhall Clock, Creeping Jenny or Butcher’s Broom?
Butcher’s broom is a tree

Round Three - Organisations
11. Which organisation is responsible for the running of the annual Crufts Dog Show?
The Kennel Club
12. What organisation do the initials "PCC" stand for?
Press Complaint Commission
13. What organisation publishes a journal called ‘Rucksack’?
The Ramblers’ Association
14. Which Organisation Began Life As The Brighton Motor Road Patrol?
The AA
15. Which organisation is responsible for the care of all lighthouses in England, Wales, The Channel Islands and Gibraltar?
Trinity House  

Round Four - Ships & Boats
16. In which city could you see Isambard Kingdom Brunels ship, The Great Britain?
Bristol
17. From which musical does the song ‘Ol’ Man River’ come?
Show Boat
18. The oldest ship currently still on the British Naval list is in dry dock at Portsmouth, what is it called?
HMS Victory
19. What colour was the owl & pussycats boat?
Pea Green
20. What is the name of the legendary ghost ship which is allegedly sighted off the coast of Africa during bad weather?
Flying Dutchman

Round Five - African Countries - Handout Round
21.    NIGERIA
22.    UGANDA
23.    MAURITANIA
24.    ZAMBIA
25.    CHAD

Round Six - Sports Challenge
26. In which sport, which event do competitors cover 1000 meters, but the time is only recorded over the last 200 m?
Cycling
27. Which Welsh rugby union club are nicknamed "The Blues"?
Cardiff
28. What animal appears on the badges of both Dumbarton and Coventry FC?
Elephant
29. Who did Nikki Lauda drive for when he won the World Championship in 1975 and 1977?
Ferrari
30. In what olympic event are you penalized 50 points if you stop smiling?
Synchronized Swimming

Round Seven - Food & Drink
31. What type of food is John Montagu credited with inventing in 1765, who said that he liked this food because be could continue to gamble at the same time as eating it?
Sandwich (he was the Earl of Sandwich)
32. Which company makes the chocolate sweets Smarties?
Nestle
33. From which animal does Haggis come?
Sheep
34. Which famous drinks company’s name originates from a medical condition concerning stomach pains that it was initially intended to cure?
Pepsi (from dyspepsia)
35. What is the most popular fruit in the world?
The tomato

Round Eight - Magic Moments
36. Which film contains the magic words ‘Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo’?
Cinderella
37. Who Was The First British Magician To Become A TV Star?
David Nixon
38. In Norse Mythology who had a magic hammer?
Thor
39. What nationality was the famous magician and illusionist Harry Houdini?
American
40. Which film with an animated sequence featured Angela Lansbury using her magic powers against the Nazis?
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which U.S. golfer won five British Open championships between 1975 and 1983?
TOM Watson
42. What is Crème Anglaise?
Vanilla CUSTARD
43. Who wrote the book Swallows and Amazons in 1930?
ARTHUR Ransome
44. According to the song, what leaves the Pennsylvania station ’bout a quarter to four?
Chattanooga CHOO CHOO
45. What is the connection?
Screen Cats - TOM & Jerry, Roobarb & CUSTARD, ARTHUR (Spillers Foods Ad), CHOO CHOO from Top Cat
Spare - Which U.S. president did Charles J. Gaiteau assassinate?    
James Garfield, GARFIELD

Round Ten - African Countries - Handout Round
46.    CAMEROON
47.    TUNISIA
48.    GHANA
49.    SENEGAL
50.   DJIBOUTI

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 015-2008.txt
Attachment: African Countries - Handout Round.pdf
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March 23, 2008

Quiz 014-2008

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Round One - Supermodels & Fashion
1. Whom did Naomi Campbell replace in a yoghurt ad because she was younger?
Joanna Lumley
2. Who became engaged to rock musician Tico Torres from Bon Jovi in 1995?
Eva Hertzogova
3. Which German fashion designer designed the German army’s and SS Uniforms?
Hugo Boss
4. Which cosmetic house did Liz Hurley become the face of in 1995?
Estee Lauder
5. Which model was famous for the ad in which she returned all her man’s gifts but kept the car keys?
Paula Hamilton

Round Two - Famous Lovers
6. Which 18th century Russian Queen was reputed to have had 3,000 lovers?
Catherine the Great
7. What is the family surnames of Romeo and Juliet?
Montague and Capulet
8. Who played Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara in the film ‘Gone with the Wind’?
Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh
9. Which novel of D.H. Lawrence is based on his own love-life?
Sons and Lovers
10. What is the title of the novel about the lovers called Cathy and Heathcliff?
Wuthering Heights
Spare - Which of the world’s greatest lovers was a spy in the Venetian police service?
Cassanova

Round Three - War
11. Which English King was nicknamed ‘The Hammer of the Scots’?
Edward I
12. A meeting took place between Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt during the Second World War to decide the fate of Europe after the fall of Hitler. Where was it held?
Yalta
13. When Army pay-books were first issued in 1815 a name was filled in to show the soldiers how the book should be signed.  This resulted in a nickname being given to British Troops.  What was the Christian name that lead to this nickname?
Tommy Atkins
14. Who commanded the Indian forces at the battle of Little big horn?
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
15. Which war was brought to an end by the surrender of forces under the command of General Cornwallis?
American War of Independence

Round Four - French Quiz
11. What is Coquille St. Jacques a fancy name for?
Scallops
12. What did the Romans call France?
Gaul
13. Who led the Free French Army in the WWII and later became President?
General Charles De Gaulle.
14. What river in Northern France was the setting for one of the bloodiest battles of WWI?
Somme
15. Which French city was the popes seat in the middle ages?
Avignon
Spare - What name is given to a ham & cheese sandwich dipped in beaten egg and deep fried?
Croque Monsieur

Round Five - Old Photos - Handout Round
21. Liz Hurley
22. Bjork
23. Angelina Jolie
24. Brittney Spears
25. Catherine-Zeta Jones

Round Six - Myth & Magic
26. Who killed Achilles by shooting him in the heel with an arrow?
Paris
27. Which A according to mythology, what was the food of the gods, now also the brand name of a famous UK food producer?
Ambrosia
28. Which Anglo-Saxon warrior prince died from a dragon’s poisonous breath?
Beowulf
29. What monastic order was disbanded in 1314 when its Grand Master was burned at the stake?
The Knights Templar
30. Which Knight of the Round Table succeeded in his quest for the Holy Grail?
Sir Galahad
Spare - Who was the Greek equivalent of the Roman goddess of wisdom, Minerva?
Athena

Round Seven - Ideas & Beliefs
31. Who is the head of the Shi’ite sect of Islam?
Ayatollah
32. Which astronomer said "Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the centre of the Universe"?
Copernicus
33. What in Hinduism is the sum of a persons actions, which affects his or her fate in their next life?
Karma
34. Which country do Rasterfarians regard as the promised land?
Ethiopia
35. What is the stage before full sainthood?
Beatification
Spare - Which religion has two sects Red hat and yellow hat?
Lamaism

Round Eight - Disaster
36. In the 1980s, fans of Liverpool FC were involved in which two Stadium tragedies?
Heysel & Hillsborough
37. Which oil platform was devastated by fire in 1988?
Piper Alpha
38. In 1545, Henry VIII’s new flagship sank before his eyes. What was her name?
The Mary Rose
39. Which cross-channel car ferry capsized in 1987, after leaving Zeebrugge harbour?
Herald of Free Enterprise
40. Where in Alaska in 1989, did the oil tanker Exxon Valdez strike Bligh Reef?
Prince William Sound

Round Nine - Travel
41. In which country is the city of Haarlem?
Netherlands
42. Mount Godwin-Austen is better known as what?
K2
43. In which country do the locals speak Sinhalese?
Sri Lanka
44. On which island off Cape Town, was Nelson Mandela, imprisoned for 18 years?
Robben Island.
45. In which city is England’s oldest cathedral?
Canterbury

Round Ten - Old Photos - Handout Round
46. Helen Hunt
47. Sarah Jessica-Parker
48. Danni Minogue
49. Sarah Michelle-Geller
50. Vladimir Putin

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 014-2008.txt
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March 13, 2008

Quiz 013-2008

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Round One - Geographical Trivia
1. Which holiday islands belonging to Portugal have the same name as a type of rich sponge cake?
Madeira Islands
2. Which island country in the Indian Ocean lies off the coast of east Africa about 400 miles from Mozambique?
Madagascar
3. Calcutta is the Indian city built on the westernmost mouth of the delta of which river?
Ganges
4. Where in the world is the Kruger National park?
South Africa
5. Which British island in the South Atlantic takes its name from the day of the year on which it was discovered in 1501?
Ascension

Round Two - Movies
6. Which video game and film takes place in Racoon City?
Resident Evil
7. In the 1938 film `Going Places`, Louis Armstrong sung the song `Jeepers Creepers`. Who or what was `Jeepers Creepers`?
A racehorse
8. What was the name of the dog that befriended Kevin Costner in `Dances With Wolves`?
Two Socks
9. What was the name of Courtney Cox`s news reporter in the `Scream` films?
Gale Weathers
10. Which James Bond film caused controversy over the spelling of it`s title, when Americans wanted a letter `c` where the British wanted a letter `s`?
`License To Kill`

Round Three - Science
11. What is oncology?
Cancer Study
12. Who developed the general theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein
13. Camera films bear an ISO number.  What does ISO stand for?
International Standards Organisation
14. Ascorbic acid is which vitamin?
Vitamin C
15. Where in the Human body would you find the Vitreous Humour?
Eye
Spare - What name is given to the lowest layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere

Round Four - History
16. What has been the most used Papal name?
John
17. In which century did James VI of Scotland become James I of England?
17th (1603)
18. Which country was the first to have two successive elected female heads of state?
Ireland
19. The throne of which country has been occupied by the same family since the sixth century?
Japan
20. In Greek mythology, what was the name of the river which rendered Achilles invincible, apart apart from his heel, when his mother dipped him in it?
The Styx

Round Five - Heroes - Handout Round
21. Thermoman
22. Earthworm Jim
23. The Tick
24. HellBoy
25. Mr Fantastic

Round Six - Bigger or the Same
For each of the following which is the larger or are they the same size…
26. The air distance from London to Delhi or London to Chicago?
London to Delhi
27. 1 mile or 1.61 kilometres?
The same
28. A4 or B4 paper size?
B4 (A4 - 210 x 297, B4 - 250 x 353)
29. The atomic weight of Lithium or the atomic weight of carbon?
Carbon (approx. Twice as heavy)
30. The population of the United Kingdom or the population of Spain?
UK (a 1/3 larger)

Round Seven - Sport
31. Whose motto is "Nil Satis Nisi Optimum" Nothing but the best is good enough?
Everton F.C.
32. Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 1954, 1974 and 1990?
West Germany
33. What is the maximum score possible with 6 darts?
360
34. Of what are "Dog nobbler", "Hare’s Ear Nymph" and "Greenwell’s Glory" all examples?
Flies (for fishing)?
35. Who beat Tim Henman in the semi-final of the 2004 French Open?
Guillermo Coria

Round Eight - Literature
36. What was the first book of the trilogy that ended with Pitcairns Island?
Mutiny on the Bounty
37. What story features Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail?
Tales of Peter Rabbit
38. In which Dickens novel did Miss Havisham appear?
Great Expectations
39. What was the name of the of the title character of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice?
Antonio
40. Huxley’s Brave New World was set in the year 632 AF.  What did AF stand for?
After Ford
Spare - What was the name of the Utopian city built in the sky by the birds in Aristophanes’ comedy The Birds, which has since come to refer to visionary schemes in general?
Cloud Cuckoo Land

Round Nine - Random 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
41. Which 5 James Bond films have just one word in their title?
Goldfinger, Thunderball, Octopussy, Moonraker, GoldenEye,
42. Which 4 football teams appear on a monopoly board?
Liverpool, Oxford, Coventry & Leicester
43. Which 3 cities are the terminals for the Eurostar service?
London, Paris and Brussels
44. Which 2 royal houses fought the Wars of the Roses?
York and Lancaster
45. What was Cliff Richards first number one in the UK?
Living Doll

Round Ten - Heroes - Handout Round
46. Ace Rimmer
47. Daredevil
48. Radioactive Man
49. Darkwing
50. Dash

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 013-2008.txt
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March 9, 2008

Quiz 012-2008

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Round One - Doctors & Nurses
1. Which Doctor did the author Hugh Lofting write about in a series of children’s books?
Doctor Doolittle
2. International Nurses Day is held on May 12, the anniversary of the birth of which famous nurse?
Florence Nightingale
3. Which "Doctor" was arrested in 1910 on board the SS Montrose for the murder of his wife and is regarded as the first criminal to be arrested with the help of radio comunication?
Dr. Crippen
4. Which Italian motorcycle racer is nicknamed "The Doctor"?
Valentino Rossi
5. What is the first name of Sherlock Holmes’ sidekick Doctor Watson?
John
Spare - Which Oscar winning actress played the title role in the 2000 film "Nurse Betty"?
Renee Zellweger

Round Two - Islands
6. What is the largest and also most southern of the Greek islands?
Crete
7. St Mary`s, St Martins and Tresco are main islands in which group?
Scilly Isles
8. What major city is on an island in the St Lawrence river?
Montreal
9. What is the name of the group of 1196 islands in the North Indian Ocean, none of which are bigger than 5 square miles?
The Maldives
10. The island of Gotland belongs to which country?
Sweden

Round Three - Science
11. How many inches of Mercury equal 1 Bar (1000 millibars) - 9.5, 19.5 or 29.5?
29.5
12. What are the three parts of the spine called?
Cervical, thoracic and lumbar
13. What is a molluscs tongue called - a chippel, a radula or an andilla?
Radula
14. What is the only bird in the world to have its nostrils at the tip of its long beak, just like a nose?
Kiwi
15. Who is known as the father of geometry?
Euclid

Round Four - Entertainment
16. What two things are fake on Sheryl Crow?
Front two teeth are fake - she had them knocked out when she tripped on the stage earlier in her career.
17. Who is the most nominated actor for an Oscar?
Jack Nicholson, nominated 12 times, winning 3
18. In Silence of the Lambs, what is the full name of the FBI agent played by Jodie Foster?
Clarice Starling
19. What are the five main male characters in American Pie?
Jim, Oz, Kevin, Finch, Stifler
20. In which movie do you see a man sitting in a shed, wrapped in Cling Film, eating a Mars Bar?
The Full Monty, 1997

Round Five - Rampant Rabbits - Handout Round
21. Frank, Donnie Darko
22. Peter Rabbit. Beatrix Potter
23. Hutch, Were-Rabbit, Wallace & Grommit
24. Killer Rabbit, Monty Pythons search for the holy grail
25. Quickie, Nesquick

Round Six - History
26. Which British Prime Minister, in 1938, returned from Germany with a paper signed by Hitler, declaring that it meant `peace for our time`?
Neville Chamberlain
27. On the 16th April 1746, the last pitched land battle to have taken place in Britain took place, in which the hopes of ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’ came to an end. What was the name of this battle?
Culloden
28. Which famous person in history was born in 356 BC and had a horse called Bucephalus?
Alexander the Great
29. On which side did Japan fought in the First World War?
With the United Kingdom against Germany
30. The Battle of the Coral Sea was most crucial for the Allies in defending which country in WWII?
Australia
Spare - After being released from prison in 1953, to which country was Fidel Castro exiled?
Honduras

Round Seven - Geography
31. If your geographical position was 0° latitude, 0° longitude, where in the world would you be?
Options: Greenwich, Ghana, The Atlantic Ocean
Answer: The Atlantic Ocean   
32. Name the two landlocked countries in South America.
Paraguay and Bolivia
33. In which two countries is the third-highest mountain in the world?
India and Nepal - Kanchenjunga
34. Lusitania was the Roman name for which EU country?
Portugal
35. In which country is Timbuktu?
Mali

Round Eight - Art
36. What name is given to the art of clipping hedges into artistic shapes.
Topiary
37. By what nickname, meaning little barrel, is the artist born Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi better known?
Botticelli
38. Which twentieth century artist had a studio called `The Factory`?
Andy Warhol.
39. The painter Caneletto is famous for painting landscapes of which two European cities?
Venice and London.
40. What style of painting has a name meaning `fresh` in Italian?
Fresco

Round Nine - Sport 5-4-3-2-1
41. Name the last 5 sponsors of the League Cup (football, include the current one) Carling, Worthington, Coca-Cola, Rumbelows and Littlewoods (Milk Marque was the first sponsor)
42. At the 2007 bWimbledon Championships, who were the British top 4 male tennis players?
Andy Murray, Greg Rusedski, Tim Henman and Alex Bogdanovic
43. Who competes in rubgy union’s tri-nations tournament?
South Africa, Austalia and New Zealand
44. Which two events did Kelly Holmes win in the 2004 olympics?
800m and 1500m running.
45. Which is the only non-league football team to have won the FA Cup since the league began? (clue 1: in 1901, clue 2: they are currently in the premiership) Tottenham Hotspur
 
Round Ten - Rampant Rabbits - Handout Round
46. Rabbit, Pooh
47. Swift Heart, Carebear Cousins
48. Thumper, Bambi
49. General Woundwart, Watership Down
50. Jackalope

How many minutes does it take the Hubble Space Telescope to complete one orbit around the earth?
97

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 012-2008.txt
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March 4, 2008

Quiz 011-2008

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Round One - Food and Drink
1. What is another name for ground almond paste?
Marzipan
2. In uht milk what does uht stand for?
Ultra high temp
3. What fruit does the hawthorne produce?
Sloe
4. What was the first line of the Italian song "O Sole Mio" altered to in a long series of TV adverts for a food brand?
"Just One Cornetto"
5. Which two popular fruits are anagrams of each other?
Lemon and Melon

Round Two - Four of a Kind
6. Which four American Presidents have their faces scultped on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
7. What are the names of the four stations on a Monopoly board?
Kings Cross, Marylebone, Fenchurch Street and Liverpool Street
8. What are the names of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse?
War, Famine, Pestilence and Death
9. In four colour process printing, which is also known as CMYB, which are the only four colours that are used?
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black
10. Which four American states begin with the letter I?
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa
 
Round Three - Entertainment
11. Which two films that have won best picture Oscar`s in the 1990s have types of animals in their title?
`Silence of the Lambs` and `Dances with Wolves`
12. What are the first names of `The Blues Brothers`?
Jake and Elwood
13. Who played Rene Artois in `Allo Allo`?
Gordon Kaye
14. In which movie did Vincent Price make his last appearance?
Edward Scissorhands
15. Which film was the first to use Dolby surround sound?
`Star Wars`
Spare - In `Star Wars`, what do the letters `TIE` stand for in `TIE Fighter`?
Twin Ion Engine

Round Four - TV Locations
16. Which series took place at the New York high school for performing arts?
Fame
17. In which American city does Alley Mcbeal work?
Boston
18. What was the name of the beach where Baywatch was set?
Malibu beach
19. Where does postman Pat deliver letters?
Greendale
20. Where is Eastenders filmed?
Elstree Studios

Round Five - Robots & Androids - Handout Round
21. Iron Giant from the Iron Giant
22. Data from Star Trek
23. Rosie from the Jetsons
24. T-800 from The Terminator
25. Bender from Futurama

Round Six - War
26. Which battle of 1746 ended the Jacobite revolution?
Culloden
27. Which country declared war on both Germany and the Allies in World War II?
Italy
28. In which city was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated leading to the World War I?
Sarajevo
29. In which war was the Victoria Cross first awarded?
Crimean
30. The Battle of Bosworth in 1485 was the last battle of which series of wars?
The Wars Of The Roses

Round Seven - Quotes of 2005
31. In April 2005, who said "I think I need to apologise to the nation for having to stop like that, but I was losing 10 seconds every time my stomach cramped up"?
Paula Radcliffe
32. To what was Tony Blair referring to when he said "It is not often in this job that you get to punch the air and do a little jig and embrace the person standing next to you"?
London winning the Olympic Bid
33. After being given the freedom of his home town, who said in 2005 "That means I can drive a flock of sheep through the town centre, drink for free in no less than 64 pubs and get a lift home with the police when I become inebriated - what more could you want" and which town was he talking about?
Andrew Flintoff - Preston
34. In 2005, which actor said that he celebrated with "a couple of Martinis" after being chosen to play a high profile role?
David Craig (to play James Bond)
35. After his side were beaten by a controversial goal, which football manager said "Liverpool scored, if you can say that they scored, because maybe you should say the linesman scored"?
Jose Mourinho

Round Eight - Beer
36. Which Beer boasts the oldest registered trademark in the world?
Bass
37. Other than the United States which other country produces Budweiser, also known as Budvar?
Czech Republic
38. Which country brews a beer called Steinlager?
New Zealand
39. What beer uses the communist star on their label?
Heineken
40. The saying ‘Mind your P’s and Q’s’ originally meant to be careful how much you drank.
From what words does the saying originate?
Pints and Quarts
A popular saying comes from the time when alcoholic beverages were sold only in pints and quarts. So what is the phrase that originally meant: "Be careful how much you drink."

Round Nine - 5-4-3-2-1 Sports & Games
41.  Which five English league football teams have names which start and end with the same letter?
Aston Villa, Liverpool, Northampton Town, Charlton Athletic and York City
42. Which 4 letters have a tile value of 3 in Scrabble?
B, C, M and P
43. In horse racing, which three racecourses stage the five English "classics"?
Doncaster, Epsom and Newmarket
44. Of the four different athletic jumping events included in the Olympics, which two are only performed by men?
Pole vault, triple jump
45. How many columns are their in the game Connect 4?
7

Round Ten - Robots & Androids - Handout Round
46. Johnny 5 from Short Circuit
47. Marvin the Paranoid Android from Hitchikers
48. Twiki from Buck Rogers
49. Cybermen from Dr Who
50. ED-209 from Robocop

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 011-2008.txt
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