Quiz 180106
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
