Quiz 010206
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
