Quiz 080306
1. Who Provided The Original Voice For The Cartoon Character Mickey Mouse?
Walt Disney
2. What were the names of the two cartoon mice pursued by the cat Mr. Jinx?
Pixie and Dixie
3. Which Great Secret Agent, Who Wore An Eye-Patch, Had His Base In A Baker Street Postbox?
Danger Mouse
4. In the film Dumbo what is the name of the mouse that befriends Dumbo?
Timothy
5. Which mice are proverbially poor?
Church Mice
Round Two - Russian Roulette
6. Who did Vladamir Putin succeed as Russian leader?
Boris Yeltsin
7. In 2003 who became the first Russian act to have a No 1 in the UK?
Tatu
8. What Is Another Name For The Russian Wolfhound?
Borzoi
9. Which Russian leader eliminated all opposition between 1936 and 1938 in the ‘Great Purge’?
Joseph Stalin
10. Which Russian dancer gave his name to a famous racehorse?
Nijinsky
Round Three - D.I.V.O.R.C.E
11. Which Royal Couple Divorced On 30th May 1996?
Duke and Duchess Of York
12. Which city in the US state of Nevada is famous for ‘quickie’ divorces?
Reno
13. Who is the only US president to have been divorced?
Ronald Reagan
14. In Coronation Street, Who did Mike Baldwin marry after he was divorced from Alma?
Linda
15. Which famous Australian actress after her divorce said "At least I can wear high heels now"?
Nicole Kidman
Round Four - Five Alive
16. Who was the first man to set foot on all five continents?
Captain James Cook
17. What Was The Name Of Dog In The Famous Five Stories?
Timmy
18. Which English football club name begins with five consonants?
Crystal Palace
19. In the Rhyme, What do five magpies stand for?
Silver
20. In December 1990, Who Became The Only Act To Top The Charts In Five Decades?
Cliff Richard
Round Five - Rain Or Shine 1 - Handout
Round Six - The Devil You Know
26. What Is The Devil’s Picture Book?
Pack Of Playing Cards
27. What Kind Of Devil Did Novelist Fay Weldon Write About?
A She-Devil
28. According to the proverb, what does the devil make work for?
Idle hands
29. What Insect Can Also Be Known As The Devil’s Darning Needle?
Dragonfly
30. Who plays the character of the Devil in the 1997 film "The Devils Advocate"?
Al Pacino
Round Seven - Doctor’s Orders
31. Rene Laennac invented which aid for doctors in 1810?
Stethoscope
32. In sailing ship days, who often acted as the ships doctor?
The Cook
33. If a doctor gave you an Ishihara test, what is he testing for?
Colour blindness
34. According to doctors, people with what pets fall asleep the easiest?
Fish
35. In 1845 Boston, it was illegal to do what without a doctors note - Bathe, Smoke or have sex?
Bathe
Round Eight - The L It Is
36. At which ground does Ireland play their home International Rugby Union matches?
Lansdowne Road
37. What Do You Call A Revolving Tray In The Centre Of A Table?
Lazy Susan
38. Which Car Company Make The Defender?
Landrover
39. In what language was The Magna Carta written?
Latin
40. Which Toy Was Voted Toy Of The 20th Century?
Lego
Round Nine - Connections
41. Which group reach number eight in the charts in 1973 with Stuck In the Middle With You?
Stealer’s WHEEL
42. Which 1968 Olympics event was won by Dick Fosbury with a radical new technique?
HIGH Jump
43. Where in the human body is the humerus bone?
ARM
44. What was the profession of Ed Crane, the main character in the 2001 film `The Man Who Wasn`t There`? BARBER
45. What is the connection?
CHAIRS
Round Ten - Rain Or Shine 2 - Handout
