QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

October 25, 2009

Halloween

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Round One - Halloween Happenings
1. Which Prime Minister of India was assassinated on 31 October in 1984?
Indira Gandhi
2. Which escapologist died on 31st October 1926?
Harry Houdini
3. Who died outside Jonny Depp’s club on 31st October 1993?
River Phoenix
4. On 31st October 1997, which British nanny was found guilty of manslaughter in a Boston court?
Louise Woodward
5. Which pedestrian road safety innovation came into being on 31st October 1951?
Zebra crossings

Round Two - Monsters
6. What monster supposedly roams the Himalayas?
Yeti or Abominable Snowman
7. What was the name of the imaginary creature that was described by Lewis Caroll as having "jaws that bite and claws that catch"?
Jabberwocky
8. A lake demon called Ogapogo is said to inhabit Okanagan Lake, but in which country would you find this lake?
Canada
9. In Greek mythology, what name is given to the three-headed dog who guards the gates of Hades?
Cerberus
10. Which ugly creatures in the form of men, are said to lurk in the northern forests of Scandinavia?
Trolls

Round Three - Ghosts
11. The ghost of which wife of Henry VIII has been seen many times gliding through the Tower of London, where she was beheaded in 1536?
Anne Boleyn
12. What is the name of Shakespeare’s ghost that haunts Macbeth?
Banqo
13. Which ‘A’ is another word for ghost?
Apparition
14. According to Irish folklore, what name is given to a female spirit whose wailing warns of an impending death?
Banshee
15. What name is given to a ghost that throws objects around?
Poltergeist

Round Four - Witches
16. What name was given to witches pets, which were believed to be evil spirits that resembled the witch?
Familiars
17. The bundled twigs of which tree are used to make witches besom brooms?
Birch
18. The last witchcraft trial to take place in England was that of Jane Wenham, (she was found innocent) in which year did it take place, was it 1512, 1612, 1712 or 1812?
1712  
19. On which night of the week do witches traditionally hold their meetings?
Friday
20. The world’s largest collection of witchcraft related artefacts are located in the Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, in which county is Boscastle?
Cornwall

Round Five - Mystery Round - Halloween Anagrams
21) Retractor Kit = Trick Or Treat
22) I’m Pipe Punk = Pumpkin Pie
23) Pam Bit Vera = Vampire Bat
24) Egos Thirst So = Ghost Stories
25) Hulls Lost Gain = All Souls Night

Round Six - Vampires
26. What is the best-known way to kill a Vampire until it was made illegal in 1823?
Drive a stake through it’s heart
27. Bats, when leaving a cave, will always exit in which direction?
Left
28. Is "Dracula", Hungarian for Son of the Dragon, Vampires Son, Werewolf or Member of Parliament?
Son of the Dragon
29. David Jason was the voice for which television vampire, who turned out to be vegetarian, after a mix-up when tomato sauce was used to make him instead of blood?
Count Duckula
30. Kiefer Sutherland played a vampire in which 1987 movie?
The Lost Boys

Round Seven - Myths & Legends
31. In which part of the world did Voodoo’ magic originate?
West Africa (Note - The Caribbean Island of Haiti is regarded as the centre of the voodoo cult)
32. Which British island is the home of the giant ghost dog, Moddy Dhu?
Isle of Man
33. If armed with a silver bullet what mythical creature must you be expecting to meet?
Werewolf
34. From which countries folklore do we get the character Jack O’Lantern which now describes a carved out pumpkin with a light inside?
Ireland - Originating from a story about an Irish blacksmith, who ran into the Devil in a pub - name is given to a pumpkin if it has a face carved into it and is illuminated by a candle
35. Dia de los Muertos - The Day of the Dead - is celebrated in which Latin American country?
Mexico - which includes the tradition of passing a live person in a coffin through streets

Round Eight - Horror Movies
36. In which film does Mia Farrow give birth to the Devil’s son?
Rosemary’s Baby
37. With which horror film would you associate the character of Leatherface?
"Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
38. In the film, Little Shop Of Horrors, the distinctive voice of the infamous man-eating plant was that of Levi Stubbs, the lead singer of which Motown group, was it: - The Miracles, The Four Tops or The Temptations?
The Four Tops
39. Which 1999 horror film was promoted with the following tagline "In October of 1994, three student film makers disappeared in the woods near Burkittesville, Maryland. One year later, their footage was found"?
The Blair Witch Project
40. Which film, based around the characters ‘Sam Wheat & Molly Jensen was the most popular ’spooky’ film of 1990?
Ghost

Round Nine - All Hell Breaks Out!
41. Which religious group first celebrated what we’ve come to know as Halloween?
The Druids  
42. What is the common job description of someone who practices Prestidigitation?
Magician
43. The mask in the film "Scream", which became a popular costume for dressing up in at Halloween, was based on a painting by which artist?
Edvard Munch
44. Which group of people considered Halloween to be the last day of the year?
The Celts
45. If you were a Haitian with a zombie sister, what would you do for her - a) Ignore her b) Call a doctor c) Ask for the mercy of the spirits or d) Avenge her by turning someone else into a zombie?
a) Ignore her

Round Ten - Mystery Round - Halloween Numbers
46) In ancient Egypt, how many demons were present at the judgement of a dead persons soul - a) 22 b) 32 or c) 42?
c) 42
47) According to ‘Voodoo’ religion how many souls does each person have, a) 2 b) 3 or c) 7?
a) 2
48) How many films have been made in the Halloween series, a) 6 b) 8 or c) 13?
b) 8
49) Are there 38, 58 or 78 Tarot cards in a full pack?
c) 78
50) How many films were there in the ‘Poltergeist’ series, a) 3 b) 4 or c) 5?
a) 3

Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Five things associated with Halloween?
Witches / Pumpkin / Trick or Treat / Masks / Dressing Up 

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October 19, 2009

041-2009

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Round One - First or Last
1. The first elevator in England was seen in which London Department store in 1898?
Harrods
2. What was the name of the last woman to be hung in Britain in 1955?
Ruth Ellis
3. Flowers in the Rain was the first song ever played on Radio 1, who sang it?
The Move
4. In which year did Concorde make it’s last flight?
2003
5. Which actor is the last surviving member of the Magnificent Seven?
Robert Vaughan

Round Two - Food & Drink
6. Which London based brewery makes a beer called London Pride?
Fullers
7. Pegasus, Rhapsody and Bolero are all varieties of which fruit a) Strawberry b) Blackberry c) Grape?
a) Strawberry
8. What drink is added to vodka to make a Moscow Mule?
Ginger Beer
9. Celeste, Sunburst and Stella are all varieties of which fruit a) Peach b) Gooseberry c) Cherries?
c) Cherries
10. If you bought the following items packaged and did not open them which would last the longest - Custard powder, Plain flour or Ground Coffee?
Ground Coffee

Round Three - Telly Addicts
11. What is the name of the café in Coronation Street?
Roy’s Rolls
12. Which television crime series set in rural Warwickshire saw a country GP assist the police in solving the crimes?
Dangerfield
13. What were the names of the other two priests who regularly shared the house with Father Ted on Craggy Island?
Father Dougal and Father Jack
14. Which TV sitcom was about the Solomon family?
3rd Rock from the Sun
15. What is the name of the vicar who appears in Postman Pat?
Reverend Timms

Round Four - Sporting Chance
16. Durham County Cricket Club and Middlesbrough Football Club both have stadiums called what?
The Riverside
17. What is the highest score a judge can award in figure skating?
Six
18. Which three horse races make up the Triple Crown?
2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby and St Leger
19. In which famous race is the slowest man of the day given a red lantern?
Tour de France
20. In golf, what is referred to as a ‘golden ferret’?
Holing out from the bunker

Round Five - Mums the Word
21. What year did the Queen Mother sadly die?
2002
22. Who was the Mother of Elizabeth I?
Anne Boleyn
23.  Who had a 1997 number one song with Mama?
Spice Girls
24. Which mother would drop her baby six feet to the ground immediately after giving birth?
A Giraffe
25. Complete this well know World War II slogan - Be like Dad?
Keep Mum!

Round Six - Ask The DJ
26. Which Madonna song has the lyric line "Hey Mr DJ put a record on"?
Music
27. Which much loved British DJ became the first DJ to ever use twin turntables after paying a welder to fuse two decks together in 1947?
Jimmy Saville
28. Which popular Radio breakfast time DJ was married to Anthea Turner in the 90’s?
Peter Powell
29. Radio 1 DJ Michael Pasternak was better known under which name?
Emperor Rosko
30. Which DJ joined forces with Will Smith on many of their 90’s hits?
DJ Jazzy Jeff

Round Seven - Housey Housey
31. What is the usual name for the game of Housey Housey?
Bingo
32. Who had hit songs "Our House" and "House of Fun"?
Madness
33. In which city would you visit Anne Frank’s house?
Amsterdam
34. Which company’s website is www.house.co.uk?
British Gas
35. According to the proverb people in glass houses shouldn’t do what?
Throw Stones

Round Eight - Taking A Nap
36. Who fell asleep for 20 years in the Caitskill Mountains?
Rip Van Winkle
37. What does a Somnabulist do?
Sleep Walk
38. Who composed the music for the ballet Sleeping Beauty?
Tchaikovsky
39. In a nursery rhyme, who fell asleep under a Haystack?
Little Boy Blue
40. Who had a hit song called Sleeping Satelite?
Tamsin Archer

Round Nine - In the Box
41. What was left in Pandora’s Box after she released misery and evil?
Hope
42. In which sport would you have a Planting Box?
Pole Vaulting
43. Which bank released a series of money boxes in the shape of a pig in the 80’s which are now collectible items?
NatWest
44. In the Mr Men series what colour is Mr Chatterbox?
Pink
45. Who manufactures the X Box?
Microsoft

Round Ten - Ooodles & Ooodles
46. What is the main food ingredient of a noodle?
Flour
47. In the term Kit and Caboodle, what does caboodle mean?
Everything
48. What are the three main types of Poodle?
Standard Miniature and Toy
49. In the nursery rhyme Cock a doodle doo what have the dame and master lost?
A shoe and a fiddling stick
50. In which TV show would you find a dog called Doodle?
Tweenies

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Round One - Famous Addresses
1. Which famous building will you find at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?
The White House
2. According to the Beatles, where is there a barber showing photographs and a banker sitting waiting for a trim?
Penny Lane
3. Who lived at 263 Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, which is now a museum?
Anne Frank
4. What is at the junction of Broadway and Wall street in New York?
New York stock exchange
5. Which landmark is at Benelong point in Australia?
The Sydney opera house

Round Two - Football Nicknames - 1 point for the answer & 1 point for the team
6. Which orange, named after a port in Morocco, is a cross between the mandarin and bitter oranges?
Tangerine - Blackpool
7. What type of animal was Robin in the Disney film Robin Hood?
Fox - Leicester City
8. Lanzarote and Tenerife are part of which group of islands?
The Canaries - Norwich
9. Which animals became extinct in Britain in the 1760’s?
Wolves - Wolverhampton
10. Published in 1928, Meet The Tiger by Leslie Charteris was the first book to feature which character?
The Saint - Southampton
Spare - Which ITV magazine show ran from 1968 to 1980 and featured presenters including Jenny Hanley, Mick Robertson and Tommy Boyd?
Magpie - Newcastle

Round Three - Windy Weather
11. What are the winds that originate in the Sahara desert called?
Scirroco
12. What was the highest wind speed ever recorded on the surface of the Earth - Was it (A) 165 mph, (B) 195 mph, (C) 225 mph?
C - 225 mph
13. Which strong wind, which blows off the lee side of a mountain range, is named after a native American people?
Chinook
14. In which year did Southern Britain suffer hurricane force winds?
1987
15. Beginning with Z, What name is the west wind or any soft, gentle wind?
Zephyr

Round Four - Music Power
16. With which band did Mike Rutherford of Mike and the Mechanics fame originally make his name?
Genesis
17. Who released the 1996 album ‘Older’?
George Michael
18. Of which band was Richard Ashcroft the lead singer?
The Verve
19. Which band had a huge 70s hit with ‘Take It Easy’?
The Eagles
20. From which country did Eurovision Song Contest winner Gina G originate?
Australia

Round Five - Sports Doubles
21. What are the two longest distances contested on the track in a decathlon event?
1500m and 400m
22. Which two British drivers were Formula One world champions in the 1970s?
James Hunt and Jackie Stewart
23. Which two types of canoeing events are contested in rough waters?
Slalom and Wild Water
24. Who were the first two Canadian snooker players to score a 147 break in a ranking tournament?
Kirk Stevens and Cliff Thorburn
25. Who were the first two German football clubs to win the European Cup?
Bayern Munich and SV Hamburg

Round Six - Around The World
26. What country provides only overland exit from S America?
Panama
27. What Euro capital is 208 miles from London by air?
Paris
28. What is the official language of Cuba?
Spanish
29. What is Santa Clara Valley in California better known as?
Silicon Valley
30. What European country colonised Mozambique and Angola?
Portugal

Round Seven - Movie Taglines
e.g. In space no one can hear you scream - Alien
31. Collide with destiny
Titanic
32. She walked off the street, into his life and stole his heart
Pretty Woman
33. Protecting the earth from the scum of the universe
Men In Black
34. A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood
A Fish Called Wanda
35. A man sent to a mental hospital finds the head nurse a lot more dangerous than the other patients
One flew over the cuckoo’s nest

Round Eight - The Bear Facts
36. According to the song, which hero ˜killed him a bear when he was only three"?
Davy Crockett
37. 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
38. After whom is the teddy bear named?
Theodore Roosevelt
39. What is the collective noun for a group of bears?
Sloth
40. Archibald Ormsby Gore was the much-loved bear of which famous English poet?
John Betjeman

Round Nine - Connections
41. Who played the two lead roles in ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’?
Roseanne Arquette & MADONNA
42. Name Rod Stewart’s current blonde girlfriend?
PENNY Lancaster
43. Who played Michael Cain’s roll in the remake of ‘Alfie’?
JUDE law
44. Who played Cindy Beale in Eastenders?
MICHELE Collins
45. What is the connection?
Beatles songs

Round Ten - Who Married Who
46. Who was married to Dan Donovan, Jim Kerr and Liam Gallagher?
Patsy Kensit
47. Which actress member of the cast of Fawlty Towers was married to John Cleese?
Connie Booth (who played Polly Sherman)
48. Who got married to German music engineer Renate Blauel on Valentines Day 1984?
Elton John
49. Who married Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh and Joan Plowright?
Laurence Olivier
50. Who was married to Burhan Belge, Conrad Hilton, George Sanders, Herbert Hutner, Joshua S Cosden Jnr., Jack Ryan, Michael O’Hara, Felipe de Alba and Prince Frederick von Anhalt?
Zsa Zsa Gabor

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Round One - General Ignorance
1. Born in 1786, who was referred to in the song as the ‘King of the Wild Frontier’?
Davy Crockett
2. Which high-ranking Nazi died in 1987 after 46 years in prison?
Rudolf Hess
3. Which pop group reached Number One in the US charts in 1974 with ‘The Night Chicago Died’?
Paper Lace
4. Name the creator of Sooty, who died in 1989?
Harry Corbett
5. Born in 1892, who spoke the line: ‘Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?’ in the film ‘She Done Him Wrong’?
Mae West

Round Two - All Action Movies
6. What nationality cop did Sean Connery play in The Untouchables?
Irish
7. Which English Oscar winner was the villain in Die Hard III?
Jeremy Irons
8. Who played two roles in the 90’s version of The Man In The Iron Mask?
Leonardo DiCaprio
9. Who played Bernado in The Magnificent Seven and Danny Velinki in The Great Escape?
Charles Bronson
10. Which Oliver Stone film with Kevin Costner was about events prior to Kennedy’s assassination?
JFK

Round Three - Food & Drink
11. In cookery what type of food is the Italian " Frittata"?
Omelette
12. Which Dutch beer features a five pointed red star in it’s logo?
Heineken
13. Lobster Thermadore is a dish of lobster served with which type of sauce?
Cheese
14. On a Spanish menu, what are gambas?
Prawns
15. Which cartoon duo share their name with a cocktail of rum, brandy, nutmeg, egg and milk?
Tom & Jerry

Round Four - Wildlife
16. What type of hog-nosed animal is only two centimetres long?
Bat
17. Which American native has a black masked face and a distinctive ringed tail?
Racoon
18. What is the largest rodent in the world?
Capybara
19. What is the skin on a deer’s antlers called?
Velvet
20. What is a fully-grown male gorilla called?
Silverback

Round Five - Countdown Conundrums
21. NIGIMSORP = PROMISING
22. ALBUMHINT = THUMBNAIL
23. ANGLEHOAX = HEXAGONAL
24. LATINBOAT = BATTALION
25. ATRIMACUT = TRAUMATIC

Round Six - By The Rivers Of…
26. The Oubangi, Lulonga and Lamami rivers are tributaries of which river?
Congo
27. On which river does Washington DC stand?
Potomac
28. The Puni, Jari and Xingu rivers are tributaries of which river?
Amazon
29. Which Cheshire river flows through Nantwich, Winsford and Northwich before joining the Mersey just outside Runcorn?
Weaver
30. Which river has its source in Western Switzerland and enters the sea at the Camargue delta?
Rhone
Spare - Which area of India has a name, which means ‘Five-Rivers’?
The Punjab

Round Seven - Transport
31. Which mode of transport first crossed the English Channel on 25/07/59?
Hovercraft
32. Which British Airline collapsed in 1982?
Laker Airlines / Skytrain
33. In which decade of the 20th century was the Volkswagen Beetle first launched?
Thirties / 1938
34. Which was the first railway station to be built in London?
Euston
35. In which country did Steve Fosset land following his successful Circumnavigation of the World in a hot air balloon in 2002?
Australia

Round Eight - Famous Suicides
(Guess who from the method and / or circumstances)
36. Walked into blizzard so as not to slow down Scott’s expedition?
Lawrence Oates
37. To avoid capture by the Romans (183 BC)?
Hannibal
38. Killed himself by hanging whilst in custody in 1995?
Fred West
39. Stabbed himself after Roman senate sentenced him to death (AD 68)?
Nero
40. Overdose of barbiturates 1962?
Marilyn Monroe

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which Novel by Jules Verne features the character Professor Challenger?
Journey to the CENTRE of the Earth
42. Where according to the film title did Marty McFly go?
BACK to the Future
43. Which US Cop was played on TV by William Shatner?
TJ HOOKER
44. Which US Actress recieved an acadamy award nomination for her role in yhe 1983 film Terms of Endearment?
Debra WINGER
45. What is the connection?
Rugby (Positions)

Round Ten - 90’s Song Lyrics
46. So when I’m lying in my bed, thoughts running through my head?
Angels / Robbie Williams
47. She’s into superstitions, black cats and voodoo dolls?
Livin’ La Vida Loca / Ricky Martin
48. And all the men are gargoyles dipped long in Irish stout?
Rotterdam / The Beautiful South
49. Rita Hayworth gave good face?
Vogue / Madonna
50. So hurry up and bring your jukebox money?
Love Shack / B52s

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September 29, 2009

038-2009

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Round One - JACKS-OF-ALL-TRADES
1. Which slender long-legged wild dog feeds on carrion, game, and fruit, often hunts in packs, and is found in Africa and southern Asia?
Jackal
2. In swimming, what is the name of the dive in which the body is first bent at the waist and then straightened?
Jack-Knife
3. Noted for its inquisitiveness, which small grey-headed crow typically nests in tall buildings and chimneys?
Jackdaw
4. In sailing what is the name of a small rope extending vertically from the topping lifts to the boom for holding a fore-and-aft sail when taking it in?
Lazy Jack
5. What name is given to a stupid person or a male donkey?
Jackass

Round Two - Musicals
6. From which musical, first performed in 1951, do the songs I Whistle a Happy Tune and Getting to Know You originally come?
The King & I
7. From which musical, first performed in 1960, do the songs If Ever I Would Leave You and How to Handle a Woman originally come?
Camelot
8. From which musical, first performed in 1964, do the songs Matchmaker Matchmaker and If I Were a Rich Man originally come?
Fidler on the Roof
9. From which musical, first performed in 1950, do the songs Sit down You’re Rockin’ the Boat and Luck Be a Lady originally come?
Guys & Dolls
10. From which musical, first performed in 1943, do the songs Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ and People Will Say We’re in Love originally come?
Oklahoma

Round Three - What Katie Did!
11. What is the name of Goldie Hawn’s actress daughter?
Kate Hudson
12. Who was the female lead in the movie "Pearl Harbour"?
Kate Beckinsale
13. Which singer had hit albums named "The Kick inside" and "The Hounds of Love"?
Kate Bush
14. What is Jordan’s real name?
Katie Price
15. Which singer reached number 1 in the UK album charts with "Call off the Search"?
Katie Melua

Round Four - Sports Round
16. Which sporting hero from the 1970s was born in Kilkenny in Ireland in 1965 with a Daddy called Quorum and a Mommy called Mared and died in 1995?
Red Rum
17. Which famous golf course is located at Virginia Water, Surrey, England?
Wentworth
18. In which Spanish city does the Spanish Premiere Liga team Real Betis play their home matches?
Seville
19. In which sport is a single front somersault with two-and-a-half twists called a Randolph?
Trampolining
20. What company are the principal sponsors of the Rugby Union Premiership?
Guinness

Round Five - The Body
21. Where in the body is the Hallux?
Foot
22. How is your Trachea better known?
Windpipe
23. What is the medical name for the longest bone in your body?
Femur
24. Where in your body is your Cochlea and your Stirrup?
Ear
25. What name is given to your pits of which hair grows from?
Folicules

Round Six - Music in Literature
26. ‘Stairway To Heaven’ was the title for a book about which band?
Led Zeppelin
27. ‘Life Is A Rollercoaster’ is the biography of which ex-Boyzone star?
Ronan Keating
28. Whose autobiography was entitled ‘Moonwalk’?
Michael Jackson
29. Which ex-Spice told her side of the story in ‘If Only’?
Geri Halliwell
30. Which female icon brought out a book entitled ‘Sex’?
Madonna
 
Round Seven - Can I Have A P Bob?
31. According to the poem what had poet John Milton lost?
Paradise
32. In which street did the great fire of London start?
Pudding lane    
33. What is the capital of Majorca?
Palma
34. Which two books of the Old Testament begin with the letter P?
Psalms and Proverbs
35. How many times does the letter "P" occur in the first line of the tongue twister Peter Piper?
Nine

Round Eight - Spud Missiles
36. Who is said to have been the first to bring potatoes back to England in 1588?
Sir Walter Raleigh
37. The French name for the potato is Pomme de Terre? What is the literal translation of this term?
Earth Apple
38. What is the principal vitamin obtainable from potatoes?
Vitamin C
39. Which comedian was the voice of Mr Potato Head in the 1995 film Toy Story?
Don Rickles
40. What is the name for the Irish dish consisting of mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, milk and butter?
Colcannon

Round Nine - Around the World
41. Which U.S. city is named after an ancient capital of Egypt?
Memphis
42. Which country’s national symbol is a Lotus flower?
India
43. Which of the four main Balearic Islands is closest to Spain?
Ibiza
44. Based on the height above sea level, which South American city is the highest capital city in the world?
La Paz (in Bolivia)
45. How many American states begin with the letter ‘M’?
Eight

Round Ten - Alcohol
46. Which US state is Jim Beam distilled?
Kentucky
47. Which spirit is contained in the drink little devil used with molasses?
Rum
48. Which movie featured a mouse in a bottle of beer?
Strangebrew
49. How many seconds does it cost to pour the perfect pint of Guinness?
19.5
50. Which cartoon character said, "I would like to kill everyone in the room for a drop of sweet beer"?
Homer Simpson

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Round One - General Ignorance
1. Which volcano erupted in 79AD, burying the city of Pompeii?
Vesuvius
2. Born in 1957, who played General Hogmanay Melchett in the TV comedy ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’?
Stephen Fry
3. Now a broadcaster which footballer made his debut for Chelsea in 1957 at the age of 17?
Jimmy Greaves
4. Born in 1724, which artist is renowned for his paintings of animals, especially horses?
George Stubbs
5. Who reached Number One in the UK pop charts in 1980 with ‘Ashes to Ashes’?
David Bowie

Round Two - Animated Films
6. What is Simba’s uncle called in the Lion King?
Scar
7. What were the names of the parents of the 101 Dalmatians?
Pongo and Perdita
8. Which birds take part in the ballet in Fantasia?
Ostriches
9. "I am a nice shark, not a mindless eating machine" is a line from which film?
Finding Nemo (Bruce the friendly shark)
10. What is the princess called in Aladdin?
Jasmine

Round Three - A Round Of Beers
11. Which country is the home of Kronenbourg beer?
France
12. Which Dutch river is also the name of a beer?
Amstel
13. What was the first nationally distributed beer in the US?
Budweiser
14. Which product was advertised as ’smooth enough to sell itself’?
John Smith’s Bitter
15. If you were drinking Castle beer in what country would you be?
South Africa

Round Four - 80’s Song Lyrics (One point each - Name Title & Artist)
16. And mama always told me be careful what you do, don’t go around breaking young girls’ hearts
"Billie Jean," Michael Jackson
17. Buying bread from a man in Brussels, he was 6 foot 4 and full a muscles
"Down Under," Men At Work
18. Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
"What’s Love Got to Do With It," Tina Turner
19. No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away
"I Just Called To Say I Love You," by Stevie Wonder
20. I’m gonna buy me a one way ticket, nothin’s gonna hold me back. Your love’s like a slow train comin and I can feel it comin down the track- whoah
"When The Going Gets Tough," Billy Ocean

Round Five - Around Britain
21. What is Britain’s longest tunnel?
Severn Tunnel
22. The Goodwin Sands are at the entrance to which straights?
Straights of Dover
23. Which city has a famous Royal Crescent?
Bath
24. Which castle is at the west end of the Royal Mile?
Edinburgh
25. The Old Bailey is on the site of which former prison?
Newgate
 
Round Six - American English
26. We have bumpers on our cars, but what do American cars have?
Fenders
27. In this country we reverse the charges on a phone call - what’s the term for the same thing in the US?
Collect Call
28. In England we grill steak etc, but what is the American word for it?
Broiling
29. At a fairground we ride on the Big Wheel - what’s the American equivalent?
Ferris Wheel
30. Hooters is American slang for what?
Breasts (of the large female variety)

Round Seven - Sports Bag
31. Who is the only footballer to have played for Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool & Everton?
Peter Beardsley
32. Who is the only Olympian to have won gold medals in five different summer Olympic Games?
Sir Steve Redgrave
33. Who, in 1980, was the first overseas player to win the World Snooker Championship?
Cliff Thorburn
34. Brad Friedel of the USA was the first goalkeeper in the 2002 world cup to do what?
Save a penalty
35. When a referee in karate calls ’shobu sanbon hajime’, what happens?
The match begins

Round Eight - The Highway Code
36. On traffic lights what does the amber light mean if it is on by itself?
Stop
37. What does the abbreviation MSM stand for?
Mirror Signal Manoevre
38. In the highway code there are two types of drivers exempt from wearing a seat belt give both?
Under medication and making deliveries
39. According to the highway code children under which age should wear a helmet whilst using the road on a bike?
14
40. What shape is the road sign for no overtaking?
Round

Round Nine - Flying Around
41. What is the name of the legendary ghost ship which is allegedly sighted off the coast of Africa during bad weather?
Flying Dutchman
42. What sort of creature is a flying fox?
A bat
43. In which sport could you see a flying camel?
Ice Skating
44. If you were flying ‘Marco Polo Class’ with which airline would you be flying?
Cathay Pacific
45. How was Chris Beardshaw better known in the title of his TV programme?
The Flying Gardener

Round Ten - Food & Drink
46. What was the first fresh fruit to carry a trademark?
Oranges - in 1919 the California Fruit Growers Exchange burned ‘Sunkist’ on their oranges. ‘Sunkist was burned into the skin of the first orange with a heated flyswatter
47. Roquefort cheese is made from the milk of which animal?
Sheep - (ewes’ milk) - All true Roquefort cheese has a red sheep brand on the foil label
48. More than 75% of the world’s supply of maple syrup comes from which country?
Canada
49. Which was first to be sold in bottles, beer or milk?
Beer - Milk was first sold in bottles in 1879 when Echo Farms Dairy began to deliver them in Brooklyn, New York. English brewer Francis Manning-Needham first sold Beer in bottles in 1869
50. Name this vegetable: In ancient Egypt, paintings of this vegetable appear on the inner walls of the pyramids and in the tombs. It is mentioned as a funeral offering and they are depicted on the banquet tables of the great feasts. They were shown upon the altars of the gods. King Ramses IV, who died in 1160 B.C. was entombed with this vegetable in his eye sockets?
Onion
 

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 037-2009.txt
Attachment: Quizerama 50Q Answer Sheet.xls

September 21, 2009

036-2009

Filed under: Quiz
Round One - Famous People
1. Who was the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia?
Amy Johnson
2. Which former Prime Minister is buried in Blaydon churchyard in Oxfordshire?
Winston Churchill
3. In the world of showbiz how were Cyril Mead and Edward McGuinness better known?
Little & Large
4. Who was the last white President of South Africa, elected in 1989?
FW de Klerk
5. What did Paul Neal change his name to when he took up Firefighting?
Red Adair

Round Two - TV Detectives
6. Whose boss is "Horn-rimmed Harry"?
Frost
7. Which magical sleuth lives in a windmill?
Jonathan Creek
8. Joe Beck was a dependable sergeant in which cop show?
Juliet Bravo
9. Who worked for the Bureau des Estrangers?
Bergerac
10. Henry Crabbe opened a restaurant after retiring from the police in which TV series?
Pie in The Sky

Round Three - Craft Workshop
11. What is the Japanese name for the art of paper folding?
Origami
12. Thomas Sheraton and George Hepplewhite lived in the 18th century, they were two of the three most renowned what?
English furniture makers
13. Rene Lalique was a famous designer, renowned for his stunning creations in what material?
Glass
14. In which European country did Delft ware originate?
Holland
15. What name is given to the Art of fine writing to write decoratively?
Calligraphy

Round Four - Around Britain
16. In which county are the Mendip Hills, an area of outstanding beauty?
Somerset
17. The Grand Union Canal was built to link London with which other city?
Birmingham
18. On which river does Chepstow stand?
Wye
19. What is the only county in England to have two separate coastlines?
Devon
20. Of Blackpool’s three piers, which is the longest?
North Pier

Round Five - Around The World
21. What is the largest city in the Sierra Madre mountains?
Mexico City
22. The name of which area in the Pacific means "many islands"?
Polynesia
23. In which country would one find 8 of the world’s 10 highest mountains?
Nepal
24. Which country beginning with a ‘T’ has a shoreline on the Andaman Sea?
Thailand
25. The island of Bahrain is connected by a causeway to which country?
Saudi Arabia

Round Six - Horses For Courses
26. In a nursery rhyme where would you go to see "a fine lady on a fine horse"?
Banbury Cross
27. Which ancient city fell to The Wooden Horse?
Troy
28. Which magazine uses the mythological winged horse Pegasus for its logo?
Readers Digest
29. On the TV show The Lone Ranger, what was the name of Tonto’s horse?
Scout
30. Allegedly this horse pulled the fastest milk-cart in the west, what was his name?
Trigger

Round Seven - History Class
31. Who was Aristotle’s most famous student?
Alexander the Great
32. Who was Cleopatra’s lover before she married Marc Anthony?
Caesar
33. Which country defeated the Persians in the 5th Century BC?
Greece
34. How many Catherines did Henry VIII marry?
Three - Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Parr, and Catherine Howard
35. Who was Socrates’s most famous student?
Plato

Round Eight - Keep Your Nose Out
36. What land animal has the longest nose?
Elephant
37. Which English company first made a ‘bull nosed’ car?
Morris
38. What spirit is mixed with beer to make the drink a "Dog’s Nose"?
Gin
39. The name of which animal derives from the Greek for ‘nose horn’?
Rhinoceros
40. In which comedy series was Elizabeth Montgomery constantly twitching her nose?
Bewitched

Round Nine - Connections
41. What do Americans call a pack of playing cards?
DECK
42. True Cockneys are born within the sound of the bell of which church?
St Mary le BOW
43. The movie Private Parts starred which controversial American radio DJ as himself?
Howard STERN
44. Which brand of butter is advertised on TV by dancing cows?
ANCHOR
45. What is the connection?
Parts of a ship

Round Ten - Call My Bluff
46. Taphephobia - A) Dread of being buried alive, B) The fear of extreme cold C) The fear of an invasion by the Welsh?
A) Dread of being buried alive
47. Samogon - A) Any combination of vitamins, B) A Japanese bodyguard C) Illicitly-distilled vodka?
C) Illicitly-distilled vodka
48. Bardolatry - A) Excessive worship of public houses B) An expert in medieval musical instruments C) Excessive worship of Shakespeare and his works
C) Excessive worship of Shakespeare and his works
49. Decatize - A) To release pressure suddenly B) Cause to uncurl by steaming or damping C) The removal of reflectors used to indicate the middle of a road
B) Cause to uncurl by steaming or damping
50. Gelogenic - A) Producing laughter B) Producing gelatine C) Producing glue
A) Producing laughter

TIEBREAKER - What year were taximeters first used in London Cabs?
1907

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 036-2009.txt
Attachment: Quizerama 50Q Answer Sheet.xls

September 11, 2009

035-2009

Filed under: Quiz
Round One - General Ignorance
1. Terry Wogan was born in 1938. What was his pop hit of the seventies?
‘The Floral Dance’
2. What is the name of Milan’s opera house, opened 1778?
La Scala
3. What footballing first was achieved by John Charles in 1957?
He was the first British player to be transferred to a foreign club (Juventus)
4. Which English king was killed in the New Forest in 1100 after being mistaken for a deer?
William II (William Rufus)
5. Fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen died in 1875. What was his nationality?
Danish

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

Round Three - Top Of The Pops
11. Who has recorded with Cliff Richard, Steve Harley and Jose Carreras?
Sarah Brightman
12. Who was the lead singer of the Bay City Rollers?
Les McKeown
13. Who were the next Irish group to top the British charts after the Bachelors?
Boomtown Rats
14. Who was the first British female to have two consecutive No.1’s?
Helen Shapiro
15. Who wrote the hits for the Electric Light Orchestra?
Jeff Lynne

Round Four - Sports Round
16. In an Olympic swimming final, the two fastest qualifiers race in which lanes?
4 and 5
17. In which sport do you have a 100-metre transition zone, which you have to enter twice to change footwear?
Triathlon
18. In which sport do you use balls weighing from 6lbs to 16lbs?
Ten pin bowling
19. What piece of sporting equipment is 5 metres long and just 4 inches wide?
Balance Beam
20. Which famous sports commentator once said "Fred Davies is getting on a bit, but he can’t get his right leg over, so he prefers to use his left arm instead"?
‘Whispering’ Ted Lowe

Round Five - Movies
21. What is the name of the dolphin that Jim Carey had to find in "Ace Ventura Pet Detective"?
Snowflake
22. In which film did Mel Gibson play an advertising executive with the ability to read the minds of the female sex?
What Women Want
23. Which 2000 film starred Nicholas Cage and Vinnie Jones as car thieves?
Gone In Sixty Seconds
24. In which Bond film did Vijay Amritraj play the part of a tennis player?
Octopussy
25. What type of creature is Poomba in Disney’s Lion King?
Warthog

Round Six - Historical
26. Between which two towns was the railway for Stephenson’s first locomotive?
Stockton and Darlington
27. Which publishing company introduced the first mass-market paperback in 1935?
Penguin
28. Who was killed in the world’s first televised murder in 1963?
Lee Harvey Oswald
29. What was the invention of Robert Fulton, which was tried out in the River Seine in 1801?
First submarine
30. Who was Ronald Reagan’s Vice President?
George Bush Snr.

Round Seven - Water Water Everywhere
31. What is the name of the stretch of water that separates the Isle of Wight from mainland Britain?
The Solent
32. Which is the world’s busiest ship canal?
The Panama
33. In which country is the River Kwai?
Thailand
34. Which is the world’s largest freshwater lake?
Lake Superior
35. Of all the rivers in the world which contains the greatest amount of water?
The Amazon, the flow of the Amazon is sixty times greater than that of the Nile and at it’s deepest point it is 407 feet deep

Round Eight - First Names
36. In Rising Damp what was Rigsby’s first name a) John b) Robert c) Rupert?
c) Rupert
37. In the films what was Rambo’s first name?
John
38. What is singer Shaggy’s real first name, a)Orville b) Alvin c) Martin?
a) Orville
39. What was the first name of Dad’s Army’s Captain Mainwaring?
Arthur
40. What was Ivanhoe’s first name a) Alexander b) Wilfred c) William?
b) Wilfred
Spare -What was Rumpole’s first name in the legal TV series Rumpole of the Bailey?
Horace
 
Round Nine - Connections
41. What is the former name of the country now known as Ghana?
GOLD Coast
42. Which plant has the scientific name Trifolium?
CLOVER
43. What is the name of the famous English ceramic design created by the potter Thomas Minton in the late 18th century?
WILLOW Pattern
44. Which Scottish heroine is remembered for her part in the escape of Bommie Prince Charlie in 1746?
FLORA Macdonald
45. What is the connection?
Names of MARGARINES or SPREADS

Round Ten - Back to School
46. What was the name of the school that was attended by Billy Bunter?
Greyfriars
47. Where did Tom Brown spend his schooldays?
Rugby
48. What was the name of the school where Buffy The Vampire Slayer, slayed on?
Sunnydale High
49. Which title character of a film attended Crunchem Hall Primary and was eventually adopted by one of the teachers, Miss Honey?
Matilda
50. In which school would you find Togger Johnson in year 7; Maddie Gilks in year 9 and Calvin Braithwaite in year 11?
Grange Hill
Spare - Which school did Danny, Toots, Erbert, Plug, Wilfred, Smiffy, Spotty and Sydney attend?
Bash Street 

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 035-2009.txt
Attachment: Quizerama 50Q Answer Sheet.xls

September 4, 2009

034-2009

Filed under: Quiz
Round One - General Ignorance
1. The musical `Fiddler on the Roof’ opened in London in 1967. What was the title of Topol’s top ten hit from the show?
‘If I Were A Rich Man’
2. In 1926, director John Schlesinger was born. Which film, starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, won him an Oscar?
`Midnight Cowboy’
3. John McEnroe was born in 1959. In which year did he first win the Men’s Singles Championship at Wimbledon?
1981
4. Knighted in 1993 which TV celebrity and interviewer has the middle name `Paradine’?
Sir David Frost
5. In 1973, Frank Spencer first appeared in TV’s `Some Mothers Do `Ave `Em’. What was the name of the character’s daughter?
Jessica

Round Two - Sporting Chance
6. What nationality is motorcyclist Troy Bayliss?
Australian
7. Which racecourse hosts the Champion Hurdle?
Cheltenham
8. Who was runner up in the BBC Sports Personality of the year in both 1998 and 2000?
Denise Lewis
9. What sport has a ball that has six sets of three stripes on each side?
Basketball
10. A game of netball is played over four periods of how many minutes each?
15 minutes

Round Three - Human Body
11. Which organ is responsible for the production of glucose?
Pancreas
12. The intercostals muscles lie between your what?
Ribs
13. What is the medical term for the shoulder blade?
Scapula
14. Which is the largest tendon in the human body?
Achilles
15. What part of the Mona Lisa’s face did Leonardo da Vinci spend 12 years painting?
Lips or mouth

Round Four - Bird Brains
16. The Sea Parrot is more usually known by which more common name?
Puffin
17. The nests from which type of birds are used in Bird’s Nest Soup?
Chinese Swallows
18. What do we call a chicken when it is under one year old?
Pullet
19. How many claws does a Golden Eagle have on each foot?
Four
20. Which black and white wader bird is the symbol for the RSPB?
Avocet

Round Five - History
21. Which king was defeated at Battle of Bosworth, 22nd-Aug-1485 (the last battle of the Wars of the Roses)?
Richard III
22. What was Britain’s prize gain from the Treaty of Nanking, 1842?
Hong Kong
23. What term was used for the men recruited by the British government in 1920, to help fight the Irish Republican Army?
Black and Tans
24. Which ancient wonder of the world did Nebuchadnezzar build for his wife?
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
25. What was the codename of Hitler’s planned invasion of Britain, across the English Channel?
Operation Sea Lion

Round Six - Who Said That
16. Which broadcaster said "The British motor industry is … owned by Nazis" and South Koreans are "too busy eating dogs to design a decent car"?
Jeremy Clarkson
17. Who said; ‘For years politicians have promised the moon; I am the first one to be able to deliver it’?
Richard Nixon
18. Which cricketer said "Nobody’s perfect. You know what happened to the last man that was - they crucified him"?
Geoff Boycott
19. Which page-3 girl once said; "I have 10 pairs of trainers, one for each day of the week"?
Samantha Fox
20. Who said "If Everton were playing in my garden, I’d draw the curtains!"?
Bill Shankly

Round Seven - Deal Or No Deal
31. In which TV quiz show would you have seen Dolly Dealers?
Play Your Cards Right
32. A Business Situation, where an Individual takes advantage of Information about a Company before it is made Public in order to make a Profit, is known by what Term?
Insider Dealing
33. What was the name of the Sitcom staring Windsor Davies & Donald Sindon as Antique Dealers?
Never the Twain
34. In which TV sitcom does Charlie Higson play an eccentric second-hand car dealer?
Swiss Toni 
35. How many red boxes are there in TV’s Deal or No Deal?
Twenty Two

Round Eight - The Highway Code
36. On traffic lights what does the amber light mean if it is on by itself?
Stop
37. What does the abbreviation MSM stand for?
Mirror Signal Manoevre
38. In the highway code there are two types of drivers exempt from wearing a seat belt give both?
Under medication and making deliveries
39. According to the highway code children under which age should wear a helmet whilst using the road on a bike?
14
40. What shape is the road sign for no overtaking?
Round

Round Nine - Connections
41. A character called CJ said,  "I didn’t get where I am today" in which classic TV Series?
The FALL & Rise of Reginald Perrin
42. What did Red Indians generally smoke to cement their relationships with other tribesmen?
Peace PIPE
43. What is the name of the snooker based quiz show hosted by Jim Davidson?
Give us a BREAK
44. Which Birmingham TV studios produced Good Morning with Anne and Nick, and also produced a lunchtime chat show at one O clock daily, which ran from 1973 to 1986?
Pebble MILL
45. What is the connection?
WIND (windfall, windbreak, windpipe & windmill)

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

TIEBREAKER - In 1925, how many restaurants were in New York City?
In 1925 a New Yorker had 17,000 restaurants to choose from

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 034-2009.txt
Attachment: Quizerama 50Q Answer Sheet.xls

August 30, 2009

033-2009

Filed under: Quiz
Round One - French Cuisine
1. What is the headwaiter in a French restaurant called?
Maitre D’Hotel
2. How is a drink served when it’s described as frappe?
Iced
3. What have you ordered if a thin pancake is cooked in butter, sugar, orange juice and Curaco, and then flambeed at your table?
Crepe Suzette
4. Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand was a novelist, poet and politician.  What type of food was name after him?
Fillet of Beef
5. At what stage of the meal would you eat a charlotte?
Dessert

Round Two - Art Gallery
6. What nationality was Salvador Dali?
Spanish
7. In which British city is the Baltic Art Gallery?
Newcastle
8. What is the name of the sculptor who cut created ‘The Kiss’?
Rodin
9. Which famous artist wrote in "mirror" writing?
Leonardo da Vinci
10. In which city did Tintoretto do most of his painting?
Venice

Round Three - Human Body
11. How many chambers are there in the heart?
Four
12. What are the tiny air sacs in the lungs called?
Alveoli
13. Which vitamin is required in blood clotting?
Vitamin K
14. Which is the human body’s largest organ?
The Skin
15. Where in the human body would you find the thalamus gland?
Front of the brain

Round Four - Famous Freds
16. What was Freddie Mercury’s real second name?
Bulsara
17. Freddie Powell is the real name of which comedian?
Freddie Starr
18. From which city did 60s group Freddie and the Dreamers come from?
Manchester
19. With which branch of science do you associate Fred Hoyle?
Astronomy
20. Which Fred famously won Mastermind?
Fred Housego

Round Five - Locations
In which modern country would you locate the following -
21) The world’s largest pyramid?
Mexico - "Pyramid of Tipanipa" at Cholula
22) The game of snooker was first devised in 1875?
India
23) The source of the River Rhine?
Switzerland
24) The world’s largest monolith?
Australia - Uluru (Ayers Rock)
25) The birthplace of John McEnroe?
Germany - Wiesbaden, Hessen

Round Six - Astronomy
26. Who was the first person to observe the heavens using a telescope?
Galileo Galilei in 1609
27. The Asteroid Belt lies between which two planets?
Mars and Jupiter
28. What is the term used by astronomers to measure star brightness?
Magnitudes
29. Which planet has moons called Deimos and Phobos?
Mars
30. What do we call a huge cloud of gas and dust found in the space between the stars- some glow?
Nebulas

Round Seven - In The Ring
31. Which boxer got a chunk or his ear bit off by Mike Tyson?
Evander Hollyfield
32. Who starred as Ali in the movie Ali?
Will Smith
33. Who did Ali fight in the rumble in the jungle?
George Foreman
34. Who was the first person to knock Mike Tyson out?
Buster Douglas
35. Which boxer was known as The Dark Destroyer?
Nigel Benn

Round Eight - Rock Bottom
36. Which footballer wrote an autobiography called Rock Bottom after his battle with drink and drugs?
Paul Merson
37. How many vowels are on the bottom row of a standard typewriter keyboard?
None
38. Horse Racing - on which famous course is Swinley Bottom?
Ascot
39. Which film featured the character Dusty Bottoms?
The Three Amigos
40. In what year did Queen have a hit with Fat Bottomed Girls?
1978

Round Nine - Connections
41. Who was director of the FBI from 1924 to 1972?
J Edgar HOOVER
42. Before joining the Police, Stewart Copeland had chart success with which group?
Curved AIR
43. The ‘Fred Basset’ cartoon strip appears in which daily newspaper?
Daily MAIL
44. On ‘The Fast Show’ what was the catchphrase of the insecure girl played by Arabella Weir?
‘Does my BUM look big in this?’
45. What is the connection?
BAGS
 
Round Ten - Locations
In which modern country would you locate the following -
46) The birthplace of Mohammed?
Saudi Arabia
47) First battle in which tanks were used?
France
48) The Kalahari Desert?
Botswana
49) The country at the other end of the Brenner pass from Austria?
Italy
50) The ruins of Carthage?
Tunisia

TIEBREAKER - For how many years did the golliwog appear on Robertson’s jam jars?
91 years 

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 033-2009.txt
Attachment: Joker 50Q Answer Sheet.xls






















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