QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - It’s A Secret
1. Who were Janet, Pam, Barbara, Jack, Peter, George and Colin?
The Secret Seven
2. In the military what name is given to a secret store of weapons, which takes its name from the French for ‘to hide’?
Cache
3. Which world famous beverage has a secret ingredient called 7X?
Coca Cola
4. Sir Percy Blakeney was the secret identity of which fictional character?
Scarlet Pimpernel
5. What is the world’s largest secret society?
Freemasons

Round Two - English Translation
6. The French call it La Manche, what is it called in English?
English Channel
7. What is the English name of the Welsh national anthem?
Land Of My Fathers
8. Volkswagen, translates into what in English?
People’s Car
9. The Gaelic name of which major Irish city translates in English as ‘Blackpool’?
Dublin
10. Which Italian composer’s English name would be Joseph Green?
Giuseppe Verdi

Round Three - Which Company?
11. Which insurance company would like to ‘quote you happy’?
Norwich Union
12. Which sports company’s logo is called ‘The Swoosh’?
Nike
13. Which company is the world’s largest user of silver?
Kodak
14. Which European electronics company invented the compact disc?
Phillips
15. Which publishing company introduced the first mass-market paperback in 1935?
Penguin

Round Four - Demon Drink
16. What is the name of the Greek wine flavoured with pine resin?
Retsina
17. What’s The Name Of The Cocktail That’s A Mixture Of Guinness And Champagne?
Black Velvet
18. What does the Spanish phrase ‘vino de casa’ mean?
House Wine
19. Which premium lager was first brewed in Leuven in 1366?
Stella Artois
20. What is Homer Simpson’s favourite brand of beer in the Simpsons?
Duff

Round Five - Which Sport
21. Basketball
22. Squash
23. Baseball
24. Football
25. Hockey

Round Six - Bob’s Your Uncle
26. Which game show host starred in the very first ‘Carry On’ movie?
Bob Monkhouse
27. Which 1970’s television show was hosted by Whispering Bob Harris?
The Old Grey Whistle Test
28. Which singer appeared on a Jamaican postage stamp in 1982?
Bob Marley
29. Robert Alan Zimmerman is the real name of whom?
Bob Dylan
30. Which Bob was Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991?
Bob Hawke

Round Seven - Advertising
31. Brains, Brian, Bixie, Crunch and Dunk are the characters in the TV Advert for which breakfast cereal?
Weetabix
32. Which exotic holiday company is currently using the song "The Time of My Life" from "Dirty Dancing" to advertise its holidays?
Sandals
33. With which product do you associate the phrase ‘plink, plink, fizz’?
Alka-Seltzer
34. Which chocolate was once advertised with the slogan "Tap it, Unwrap it"?
Terry’s Chocolate Orange
35. Which Car Advert Featured Four Dogs Driving In A Car Singing "Who Let The Dogs Out"?
Renault Scenic

Round Eight - Down Mexico Way
36. Which Elvis Presley film was set in Mexico?
Fun In Acapulco
37. The River which forms part of the border between Texas and Mexico is called the Rio Grande by the Americans, what do the Mexicans call it?
Rio Bravo (del Norte)
38. Which British Actor Played Nothing But Mexicans In His First 27 Films?
David Niven
39. Which female singer was killed by a speedboat in Mexico in 2000?
Kirsty MacColl
40. What Is The Mexican Dish Consisting Of A Tortilla Filled With Meat Or Cheese, Served In A Chili Sauce?
Enchilada

Round Nine - Connections
41. What is the name of the extinct volcano in the centre of Edinborough?
Arthurs Seat
42. Which form of folk dance, often seen on village greens in the springtime, is first recorded to have existed in the 15th Century?
Morris Dancing
43. Who, aged 19, was hanged in 1953 for a murder he did not commit, and was finally pardoned in 1998 after a campaign by newspapers and relatives?
Derek Bentley
44. Which the letter abbreviation is used by the military to describe a death on the battlefield?
KIA (Killed In Action)
45. What is the connection?
Car Manufacturers

Round Ten - Which Sport
46. Tennis
47. American Football
48. Badminton
49. Netball
50. Rugby Union

Round One - Holiday Destinations
1. Dalaman, Alanya and Side are holiday resorts in which country?
Turkey
2. Which two countries can offer Dead Sea Beach holidays?
Israel & Jordan
3. If you went on holiday to Agadir, which country would you be in?
Morocco
4. In what city is main airport for holidays to the Costa del Sol?
Malaga
5. Which ocean would you paddle in, if you were holidaying in Zanzibar?
Indian Ocean

Round Two - No Smoking
6. Which country smokes the most cigarettes per head of population?
China
7. What capital city means ‘Bay of Smoke’ in the local language?
Reykjavik
8. In which US state will you find ‘the valley of ten thousand smokes’?
Alaska
9. What do Americans call a chimney?
Smoke Stack
10. Which female solo singer in 1998 had a top ten hit with “Smoke”?
Natalie Imbruglia

Round Three - Olympic Rings
11. In which sport did Shaun Curlly compete for Great Britain in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics?
Hockey
12. An Olympic swimming team medley relay starts with which stroke?
Backstroke
13. Which nine times Olympic gold medalist was voted athlete of the last century?
Carl Lewis
14. Who, in the 1976 Olympics, won Britain’s first skating medal for 24 years?
John Curry
15. The Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" means what?
Faster, Higher, Stronger

Round Four - Cowboys & Indians
16. Which 1992 western starred Clint Eastwood as William Mooney?
Unforgiven
17. What 1881 Wild West incident has been the subject of 29 movies?
Gunfight at the OK Corral
18. What was the name of the western series that ran for 20 years (1955-75) starring James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon?
Gunsmoke
19. In which TV western series did the Chinese cook Hop Sing appear?
Bonanza
20. Which western TV series featured the characters Jed “Kid” Curry and Hannibal Heyes?
Alias Smith And Jones

Round Five - Telly Addicts
21. Which TV celebrity has a cottage in Mill Water Gardens in Romsey, Hampshire?
Charlie Dimmock (it’s in a water garden centre)
22. In which series did Robson Green launch his TV career?
Casualty (hospital porter)
23. Who had ‘Weird Weekends’ on TV?
Louis Theroux
24. In which show did Angus Deayton show potentially embarrassing clips of celebrities in their early days?
Before they were famous
25. What did Wonder Woman’s lasso always make people do?
Tell the truth

Round Six - WWII Flying Display
26. By what name is the DC-3 aircraft better known?
Dakota
27. By what name was the German Junkers JU87 dive-bomber known?
Stuka
28. The Fairey Swordfish generally carried which type of bomb?
Torpedoes
29. The De Havilland DH98 was built entirely of wood – how was it more commonly known?
The Mosquito
30. Which bomber was adapted to take the ‘bouncing bomb’?
Avro Lancaster

Round Seven - Go For Your Guns
31. Who played demolition expert in The Guns of Navaronne?
David Niven
32. In guns, what word is used to define the internal diameter of the barrel?
Calibre
33. Which James Bond theme was covered by Guns and Roses?
Live and Let Die
34. In the army what collective name is given to large guns?
Artillery
35. Which of Hitler’s associates is paraphrased as saying, in a 1936 broadcast: "Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat"?
Goering

Round Eight - Birdwatch
36. The Teal belongs to which family of birds?
Ducks
37. Which part of a Redshank is red?
Legs
38. What can the Hummingbird do that other birds can’t?
Fly backwards
39. Which birds are associated with the Tower of London?
Ravens
40. What is the correct name for a birds feathers?
Plumage

Round Nine - Connections?
41. Which BBC motoring magazine has been presented by Angela Rippon and Noel Edmonds?
Top GEAR
42. Which crude explosive device was named after a Soviet statesman who organised their production during WWII?
Molotov COCKTAIL
43. In which film did Susan Sarandon play a nun and Sean Penn a convicted murderer on death row?
Dead Man WALKING
44. In popular music, what does R and B stand for?
RHYTHM and Blues
45. What is the connection?
Types of Stick

Round Ten - This Round’s A Flop!
46. Which American company invented the computer floppy disc in 1970?
IBM
47. Who is the brother of Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail?
Peter Rabbit
48. Which two Hollywood stars played the male leads in the 1990 flop "The Bonfire Of The Vanities"?
Tom Hanks & Bruce Willis
49. My first single release “Chills and Fever” in late 1964 was a flop but my next release went to Number One in the UK singles charts. Who am I?
Tom Jones
50. What was the name of the flop British soap opera that was located in Manchester and lasted barely a year from its launch in August 1985?
Albion Market

Tiebreaker - In which year was the smoke detector invented?
1969

Round One - Starter Questions
1. Which TV quiz offers starters for ten?
University Challenge
2. In Britain they are ’starters’, what are they called in Italy?
Antipasto
3. Who had a Top Ten hit in 1981 with ‘Start me up’?
Rolling Stones
4. What are the little dumplings or fried items served as starters in Chinese restaurants called?
Dim Sum
5. Which presenter used to say "I’ve started so I’ll finish"?
Magnus Magnessun

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 - Cartoon Time
11. What is the name of the hunter who never catches the rabbit in Bugs Bunny cartoons?
Elmer Fudd
12. Who is the smallest of the characters in the Peanuts cartoons?
Woodstock
13. Which cartoon features the Pickles family?
Rugrats
14. Which popular cartoon character lives on the island of Sweetwater?
Popeye
15. Which cartoon pop group had a UK No. 1 hit in 1969?
The Archies

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 - Destination Cyprus
26. What is the capital city of Cyprus?
Nicosia
27. In Cyprus, what is Commandaria - the local police, a type of wine or a chemist shop?
Wine - a desert wine made for over 800 years
28. Which commonly used metallic element, atomic number 29, takes its name from the island of Cyprus?
Copper
29. In Cyprus, what is Kimgazer - a newspaper, a beer or an ancient statue?
Newspaper
30. Two branches of which tree appear on the national flag of Cyprus?
Olive (flag shows a gold map of an island with two olive branches underneath)

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?
Waterloo
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 Lomond
50. Which soup on an Indian menu has a name that literally means "pepper water"?
Mulligatawny

Round One - The First Round
1. Which food is mentioned first in the ‘Food, glorious food’ song from Oliver?
Sausage
2. What was the first ever feature length cartoon with sound and colour?
Snow White and the seven dwarfs
3. Which was Britain’s first tabloid daily newspaper?
Daily Mirror - 1903
4. The first branch of which supermarket chain was a small dairy in London’s Drury Lane, opened in 1864?
Sainsbury’s
5. Which North-West team won the first ever FA cup final to be held at Wembley stadium?
Bolton Wanderers

Round Two - Mushroom Soup
6. What collective name is given to organisms such as moulds, mildews and mushrooms?
Fungi
7. The worlds most deadly mushroom is called Amanita Phalloides, but what is its common name?
Death Cap - it dissolves blood corpuscles
8. Which U.K. comedian had his first hit record with ‘Gather in the Mushrooms’?
Benny Hill
9. How many Mushrooms are there on a Bar Billiards table?
Four
10. Which little blue cartoon characters live in mushroom houses?
The Smurfs

Round Three - A Trip To Devon
11. Which city is home to Devonport Dockyard?
Plymouth
12. Which ornamental fabric is named after the Devon village in which it has been produced since the 17th century?
Honiton Lace
13. Which Devon town has given its name to a type of carpet with a long soft pile and complex patterns?
Axminster
14. In which Devon port is the Britannia naval college?
Datmouth
15. What is the County Town of Devon?
Exeter

Round Four - Fishy Tales
16. What is the worlds most widely eaten fish ?
Herring
17. Which film character was inspired by the real life serial killer Albert Fish?
Hannibal Lecter
18. In fishing would you catch a black bass in salt water or fresh water?
Fresh Water
19. In the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” what type of fish is put into the ear in order to make all the spoken languages of the galaxy understandable?
Babel Fish - also a translation service on the internet
20. What species of fish is caught the most?
Anchovetta - Anchovy

Round Five - Sporting Joes
21. In which European country was ex-boxer Joe Bugner born?
Hungary
22. Who did Joe Mercer succeed as manager of the England football team?
Sir Alf Ramsey
23. Which ‘Joe’ was the 1986 World Professional Snooker Champion?
Joe Johnson
24. With which sport do you associate Joe Montana?
American Football
25. Which Joe plays for Chelsea & England?
Joe Cole

Round Six - TV Series
26. What Is The World’s Longest Running TV Sci-Fi Series?
Dr Who
27. Which Classic British Comedy Series Features The Characters Miss Tibbs And Miss Gatsby?
Fawlty Towers
28. In which cartoon series did Mr Peevley, the zoo warden appear?
The Hair Bear Bunch
29. Who played conman Ralph Gorse in the 1980’s mini TV series The Charmer?
Nigel Havers
30. Which actor played the character of Simon Templar in the 1978-9 TV series Return Of The Saint?
Ian Ogilvy

Round Seven - Going Underground
31. What is Britain’s longest tunnel?
Severn Tunnel
32. Which two people cut the ribbons to open the Channel Tunnel in 1994?
Queen Elizabeth & President Mitterand (one point each)
33. On which motorway would you find the Dartford Tunnel?
M25
34. In which country is the world’s longest road tunnel?
Norway - Laerdal at 24.510m (http://home.no.net/lotsberg/data/norway/laerdal/tunnel.html)
(longest rail tunnel is in Japan)
35. On which London Underground Line is the longest tunnel?
Northern Line

Round Eight - Movie Plots
36. When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge –?
“Ben Hur”
37. A Victorian doctor comes to care for a man catastrophically deformed with Proteous Syndrome –?
“Elephant Man”
38. A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets in this stylish musical, with music drawn from familiar 20th century sources –?
“Moulin Rouge”
39. In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker –?
“The Sting”
40. Epic story of a woman who can cope with everything in the US Civil War except losing the love of the man she wants to another –?
“Gone With The Wind”

Round Nine - You Muppets!
41. Who created the Muppets?
Jim Henson
42. Which character in The Muppets once warned ‘Never eat more than you can lift’?
Miss Piggy (I got a pig into the quiz again!)
43. What were the names of the 2 old men who sat in the box and heckled?
Statler and Waldorf
44. In which show for the under fives did The Muppets first appear?
Sesame Street
45. Which spin off from the Muppets was set in a Lighthouse?
Fraggle Rock
Note - Watch out for ‘The Return Of The Muppets! - Coming soon to a quiz near you!!!

Round Ten - The Last Round
46. What are the last three words heard on the Jolly Green Giant Sweet corn adverts?
Ho Ho Ho
47. The Battle of Bosworth Field fought in 1485 was the last battle of which war?
War of the Roses
48. Who died before work on her last film “Something Gotta Give” was completed?
Marilyn Monroe
49. Who Was The Last Person To Join The Rolling Stones?
Ron Wood (1976)
50. Who Were The Last Team To Win The F. A. Cup At The Old Wembley Stadium?
Chelsea

Tiebreaker - Born in Devon, In what year did Sir Francis Drake die?
1596

Round One - Telly Addicts
1. In which TV series were Mike Stone and Steve Keller the lead characters?
The Streets Of San Francisco
2. Who owned a hamster called ‘Special Patrol Group’ on TV?
Vivian in The Young Ones
3. Who was the chief navigator on the USS Enterprise in the original series of Star Trek?
Sulu
4. In Only Fools and Horses what was the name of Boycies wife?
Marlene
5. Which TV family had a dog called Duke?
The Clampetts in The Beverly Hillbillies

Round Two - Animal World
6. Which highly venomous snake is able to dilate its neck into a hood like shape when exited?
Cobra
7. Which noisy bird do Australians call ‘the bushman’s clock’?
The Kookaburra, or laughing jackass
8. What is the young of a hippo called?
Calf
9. Which wading bird has crowned, whooping and sandhill varieties?
Crane
10. What animal’s fat was a main ingredient in explosives throughout WWII?
Pigs

Round Three - Court Cases
11. Who were jailed for murdering Jack the Hat McVitie & George Cornell?
The Krays
12. Barry George was jailed for mudering which personality?
Jill Dando
13. Who was tried for the death of baby Matthew Eappen?
Louise Woodward
14. Who was tried for the murder of Ronald Goldman?
O J Simpson
15. What kind of punishment added to a prison sentence was abolished in 1948?
Hard Labour

Round Four - Alright Jack
16. In swimming, what is the name of the dive in which the body is first bent at the waist and then straightened?
Jack-Knife
17. What title is often given to a person who climbs tall structures such as chimneys in order to carry out repairs?
Steeplejack
18. 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
19. What name is given to a personification of winter weather?
Jack Frost
20. Which slender long-legged wild dog feeds on carrion, game, and fruit, often hunts cooperatively, and is found in Africa and southern Asia?
Jackal

Round Five - Musicals - 1
21. Hello Dolly
22. Cabaret
23. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
24. The King and I
25. 7 Brides for 7 Brothers

Round Six - Sports Round
26. In the 2012 Olympic Games, Horse Guards Parade in London will be the venue for which sport?
Beach Volleyball
27. Who in 1989 became the first Englishman to win the US Masters golf title?
Nick Faldo
28. Who was the first person to play over one hundred singles matches at Wimbledon?
Billie Jean King
29. In 1988, the tallest gold medalist recorded in the Olympic Games was in which sport?
Basketball
30. One point each, what are the two racecourses near Chichester in West Sussex?
Goodwood & Fontwell

Round Seven - Smells Nice
31. Which Small London perfumier, became a giant in the cosmetics industry when they launched their London look range in the 1960’s?
Yardley
32. "Beautiful" "Body Power" was a turn-of-the-century perfume, released only a couple of years ago, and "Pleasures" are perfumes by whom?
Estee Lauder
33. Which perfume company produces the range ‘Today’ Tomorrow’ and ‘Always’?
Avon
- Envy, Rush and Kanon are all fragrances made by whom?
Gucci
34. "Farenheit" designed specifically for men, made by whom?
Christian Dior
35. Marylin Monroe was famously quoted as saying she wore nothing to bed except?
Channel No.5

Round Eight - Terrorists
36. What nationality is Osama Bin Laden?
Saudi Arabian
37. Which terrorist group took responsibility for murdering eleven Israelis at the 1972 Olympics?
Black September
38. What is the name of the islamic militant group based in the Lebanon?
Hezbollah
39. What is the name of the Sri Lankan militant group responsible for terrorist acts on the island?
Tamil Tigers
40. Which supporters of Terrorist Acts have just won the elections in Palestine?
Hammas
- Which term for militant moslem anti communists means holy warrior in Afghanistan?
Mujhadeen

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which building did King Kong climb in the final scene of the classic 1933 movie?
EMPIRE State Building
42. Liverpool hold the record for the most wins of the League cup with 7 wins, which team are next with 5 wins?
Aston VILLA
43. Which ecclesiastical sounding term is used to describe the fatty flesh at the rump of cooked fowl?
Parson’s NOSE
44. What name is generally given to the main seaside promenade at Blackpool?
Golden MILE
45. What is the connection?
The ROMANS

Round Ten - Musicals - 2
46. Grease 2
47. My fair Lady
48. Yentl
49. Fiddler on the roof
50. The Wiz

Tiebreaker - How long can an ant survive underwater?
Two Days

Round One – The Burns Unit
1. Who was the presenter of ITV’s Krypton Factor?
Gordon Burns
2. Which bizarre rock / pop singer, who had a hit with ‘Wot’ has the real name Ray Burns?
Captain Sensible
3. Sally Allbright And Harry Burns Are The Leading Characters In Which Romantic Comedy?
When Harry Met Sally
4. What facial fashion did General Ambrose Burnside start in the American Civil War?
Sideburns
5. In January 1984, Michael Jackson suffered second-degree burns while making a commercial for which company?
Pepsi

Round Two - Made With Girders
6. Which of these is the longest bridge, Sydney Harbour, Humber or Golden Gate?
Humber
7. Which bridge, spanning the River Avon in Bristol was designed by Brunel and opened in 1864?
The Clifton Suspension Bridge
8. Which river flows under the bridge linking Scotland and England at Cold stream?
River Tweed
9. Which is the only London mainline rail terminus to share its name with a bridge over the Thames?
Waterloo
10. Which is the widest and heaviest arch bridge in the world?
Sydney Harbour Bridge

Round Three - Haggis, Tatties & Neaps
11. Haggis is made using oatmeal and which animal’s stomach?
Sheep
12. What item is made in shapes called finger, petticoat and thistle?
Scottish Shortbread
13. In Porridge, what was the name of the Scottish prison warder?
Mr MacKay
14. In which Scottish City, famed for its cakes, are the comics “The Beano” and “The Dandy” published?
Dundee
15. What would a Scotsman stir with a spurtle?
Porridge (it’s a spoon used whilst cooking)

Round Four - I’ll Take The High Road
16. DESIRABLE KIT is an anagram of which Scottish town?
East Kilbride
17. Which Scottish city is situated at the mouths of the rivers Dee and the Don?
Aberdeen
18. In which building are the Scottish Crown Jewels kept?
Edinburgh Castle
19. Scotland and England are separated by which range of hills?
The Cheviots
20. Which Scottish loch covers the largest area?
Loch Lomond

Round Five - Scot Of The Pops
21. By what name were the singing Scottish twins Craig and Charlie Reid better known?
The Proclaimers
22. Which Scottish group, who had hits with ‘Dignity’ and ‘Real Gone Kid’, are named after a Steely Dan song?
Deacon Blue
23. Which Scottish group had a number one hit after splitting up thanks to airplay from a Volkswagen ad in 1993?
The Bluebells
24. Which Scottish singer won an Oscar for "Into the west" featured in the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
Annie Lennox
25. Who were the first Scottish group in the UK singles chart to have three Number One Hits?
Wet Wet Wet (Marmalade were the first Scottish group to have a number one)

Round Six - Highland Games
26. In Scottish Football, which two teams play each other in the local derby in Edinburgh?
Hearts of Midlothian / Hibernians*
27. On which racecourse is the Scottish Grand National run?
Ayr
28. What Sport Is A Scottish Version Of Hockey?
Shinty
29. Scotland has won the world championships of which sport for the last two years?
Elephant Polo
30. Who was the manager of the Scottish football team before they failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup finals?
Craig Brown
*In the 1979/1980 season, George Best made 27 appearances for which Scottish football club?
Hibernian
- ‘Hurley-hacket’ is an old Scottish sport based on what winter sport?
Toboganning

Round Seven - A Wee Dram Of The Hard Stuff
31. To be called Scotch whisky, the spirit must be distilled in Scotland from barley malt and matured for at least three years in casks made from which wood?
Oak
32. Which Whisky is handcrafted by the sixteen men of Tain?
Glenmorangie
33. The Scottish town of Perth appears on the label of which famous Scottish Whisky?
Bells
34. What is the world’s most popular bottled malt whisky?
Glenfiddich
35. What is mixed with Whisky to make Whisky Mac?
Ginger Wine
- Which painting by Landseer is owned by John Dewar and Sons and features on the labels of their whisky bottles?
Monarch of the Glen

Round Eight - Hoots Mon!
36. In Scottish folklore, a ‘kelpie’ is a ghost in what form?
A Horse
37. After Guilty and Not Guilty what is the third verdict in Scottish Law?
Not Proven
38. Which feature length Disney cartoon had a Scottish terrier called Jock in it?
Lady and the Tramp
39. There are 12 members in an English criminal jury. How many members are there in a Scottish criminal jury?
Fifteen
40. Which Scottish school did Prince Charles go to?
Gordonstoun

Round Nine - Scotch Corner
41. Who united the English & Scottish Crowns in 1603?
James I
42. Three Scottish kings and eight Popes share what name?
Alexander
43. Which Scottish clan were traitors and caused the Glencoe massacre?
Campbells
44. In 1839, what was added to bicycles by a Scottish blacksmith, which made them easier to get about on?
Pedals
45. Which Scottish King defeated the English at Bannockburn?
Robert the Bruce

Round Ten - You’re Bard
46. In theatres, what is referred to as ‘The Scottish play’?
Macbeth
47. Which Scottish actor played the part of the undertaker in Dads army?
John Laurie
48. Which Scottish novelist wrote Ivanhoe?
Sir Walter Scot
49. Which Scottish city is the setting for Irvine Welsh’s novel Trainspotting?
Edinburgh
50. Which musical tells the story of a Scottish village that appears once every century?
Brigadoon

Tiebreaker - In which year did the Forth Road Bridge open?
1964
- Devised to punish Pirate William Maurice in 1241, a man could be hanged, drawn and quartered under Scottish law until which century?
20th - 1950

Round One - Turkey Trivia (A Case of the Bird Flu)
1. From which country does the Turkey originate - Turkey, Mexico or China?
Mexico
2. What is a baby Turkey called - A Poult, A Gobbler or A Turk?
A Poult
3. What is a Turkey’s FURCULA better known as?
Wishbone
4. What is the collective noun for a group of Turkeys - A Gaggle, A Flock or A Gobble?
A Flock
5. Which country eats most Turkey per head of population - UK, Israel, France or USA?
Israel
Spare - What weight (in pounds), according to the Guiness Book of Records is the heaviest Turkey ever recorded?
86lbs

Round Two - O When The Saints…
6. In which country would you find the world renowned Winter Sports resort of St Moritz?
Switzerland
7. Who wrote the books around which the TV series "The Saint" was based?
Leslie Charteris
8. It is said that if it rains on St Swithin’s Day it will rain for 40 days and 40 nights, in which month is St Swithins Day?
July
9. The Brand Name for Marks & Spencer is taken from the Christian name of one of the founders, but which one - Marks or Spencer?
Marks - Michael
10. What was the name of the first Christian Martyr who also gave his name to a City in Hertfordshire?
St Alban

Round Three - Telly Addicts
11. Who was the first female presenter of The National Lottery?
Anthea Turner
12. Which Eastender’s actress played the role of Saucy Nancy in the television series Worzel Gummidge?
Barbara Windsor
13. Which actor played the role of television cop Nash Bridges?
Don Johnson
14. In the television series Kavanagh QC, what was Kavanagh’s first name?
James
15. Nick Frost plays Comamnder Michael Henderson in which new BBC 2 series?
Hyperdrive

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

Round Five - Famous Headgear 1 - Handout

Round Six - Question Of Sport
26. Which TV presenter represented Wales in rhythmic gymnastics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games?
Gabby Logan (nee Yorath)
27. On which famous golf course is the 17th called the Road Hole?
St Andrews
28. Leicester knocked Spurs out of the FA Cup 3-2, who is the current Leicester manager?
Craig Levine
29. Which Formula One team were sponsored by Yardley before Marlboro took over and James Hunt became champion in 1976?
Maclaren Formula One team
30. Which ex-England International player is the Newcastle Falcons director of rugby?
Rob Andrew

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

Round Eight - 1900s - 1910s
36. Which British King opened his first parliament in 1911?
George V
37. 1914 who was assassinated causing the start of WWI?
Arch Duke Ferdinand
38. 1918 Iceland became independent of which Scandinavian country?
Denmark
39. What was the name of the uprising that took place in China in 1900?
The boxer rising / rebellion
40. 1912 the Titanic sunk, which shipping line was it with?
White Star Line

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which Premiership player moved from Liverpool to Portsmouth in the 2003/2004 season?
Patrick Berger (BURGER)
42. Which author created the character ‘Tarzan’?
Edgar RICE Burroughs
43. Which Olympic gold medal winner in 1976 was also named BBC sports personality of the year in 1976?
John CURRY
44. In which country was the 1962 football World Cup held?
Chile (CHILLI)
45. What is the connection?
Types of food

Round Ten - Famous Headgear 2 - Handout