Quiz 290306
Round One - Dirty Start
1. Which actor was one of "The Dirty Dozen" and "The Magnificent Seven"?
Charles Bronson
2. In which film did Patrick Swayze play Johnny Castle?
Dirty Dancing
3. Which actor said the line ‘Dirty humans, damn them, damn them all to hell’ in the original ‘Planet of the Apes’ movie?
Charlton Heston - He said the same line in the remake!
4. Wich seventies hit record contains the lyrics "Well you’re dirty, sweet, clad in black, don’t look back and I love you?
Get It On - T-Rex
5. How many Dirty Harry movies have been made?
Five
1. Which actor was one of "The Dirty Dozen" and "The Magnificent Seven"?
Charles Bronson
2. In which film did Patrick Swayze play Johnny Castle?
Dirty Dancing
3. Which actor said the line ‘Dirty humans, damn them, damn them all to hell’ in the original ‘Planet of the Apes’ movie?
Charlton Heston - He said the same line in the remake!
4. Wich seventies hit record contains the lyrics "Well you’re dirty, sweet, clad in black, don’t look back and I love you?
Get It On - T-Rex
5. How many Dirty Harry movies have been made?
Five
Round Two - The Bells, The Bells
6. What is the name of a Ernest Hemmingway novel, that was also the title of a top 10 hit for the Bee Gees in 1993?
For whom the bells toll
7. Which "ology" is the art of ringing bells?
Campanology
8. Where would you find the Lutine Bell?
Lloyds of London
9. Where is the worlds largest bell?
The Kremlin - Moscow
10. The march entitled Liberty Bell, by Sousa was the title music for which TV comedy programme?
"Monty Python’s Flying Circus"
6. What is the name of a Ernest Hemmingway novel, that was also the title of a top 10 hit for the Bee Gees in 1993?
For whom the bells toll
7. Which "ology" is the art of ringing bells?
Campanology
8. Where would you find the Lutine Bell?
Lloyds of London
9. Where is the worlds largest bell?
The Kremlin - Moscow
10. The march entitled Liberty Bell, by Sousa was the title music for which TV comedy programme?
"Monty Python’s Flying Circus"
Round Three - Flight Path
11. On the last day of Dec 1968 the world’s first supersonic aircraft made its maiden flight. In which country did this take place?
Russia - Tupolov Tu 144
12. If you were an Apache pilot in the airforce, what sort of aircraft would you be flying?
Helicopter
13. What do the letters DC stand for in the names of aircraft such as the DC-10?
Douglas Commercial
14. Who manufactured the Merlin engines, used to power the Spitfire fighter aircraft?
Rolls Royce
15. What is the name given to the maximum altitude at which an aircraft can safely fly at?
Ceiling
11. On the last day of Dec 1968 the world’s first supersonic aircraft made its maiden flight. In which country did this take place?
Russia - Tupolov Tu 144
12. If you were an Apache pilot in the airforce, what sort of aircraft would you be flying?
Helicopter
13. What do the letters DC stand for in the names of aircraft such as the DC-10?
Douglas Commercial
14. Who manufactured the Merlin engines, used to power the Spitfire fighter aircraft?
Rolls Royce
15. What is the name given to the maximum altitude at which an aircraft can safely fly at?
Ceiling
Round Four - Through The Window
16. Which TV programme began ‘Here is a house, here is a door, Windows One Two Three Four’?
Playschool
17. Who had a number one hit in 1953 with the song ‘How Much Is That Doggie In The window’?
Lita Roza
18. Who played the window cleaner ‘Sammy the shammy’ in Noel’s house party on TV?
Neil Morrissey
19. See through windows were legalised for what kind of shops in 1995?
Betting Shops
20. Which London building has four miles of corridors, four thousand windows, and one man working full time just cleaning clocks?
Buckingham Palace
16. Which TV programme began ‘Here is a house, here is a door, Windows One Two Three Four’?
Playschool
17. Who had a number one hit in 1953 with the song ‘How Much Is That Doggie In The window’?
Lita Roza
18. Who played the window cleaner ‘Sammy the shammy’ in Noel’s house party on TV?
Neil Morrissey
19. See through windows were legalised for what kind of shops in 1995?
Betting Shops
20. Which London building has four miles of corridors, four thousand windows, and one man working full time just cleaning clocks?
Buckingham Palace
Round Five - USA Cops - 1
21. Cagney & Lacey
22. Hawaii 5-0
23. LA Law
24. Hill St Blues
25. A Man Called Ironside
21. Cagney & Lacey
22. Hawaii 5-0
23. LA Law
24. Hill St Blues
25. A Man Called Ironside
Round Six - Snakes Alive
26. What type of snake is depicted on the crowns of Egyptian pharaohs?
Cobra
27. What is the largest poisonous snake in Africa?
Black Mamba
28. In which adventure movie will you hear the line "Snakes! Why does it always have to be snakes"?
Indiana Jones & The Raiders Of The Lost Ark
29. Which pop group, who had six number one hits, were originally called Angel And The Snakes?
Blondie
30. On which countries national flag is there an eagle and a snake?
Mexico
26. What type of snake is depicted on the crowns of Egyptian pharaohs?
Cobra
27. What is the largest poisonous snake in Africa?
Black Mamba
28. In which adventure movie will you hear the line "Snakes! Why does it always have to be snakes"?
Indiana Jones & The Raiders Of The Lost Ark
29. Which pop group, who had six number one hits, were originally called Angel And The Snakes?
Blondie
30. On which countries national flag is there an eagle and a snake?
Mexico
Round Seven - Comic Papers
31. Dan Dare and his archenemy, the Mekon appeared in which comic?
Eagle
32. The comic strip character ‘Odie the dog’ was the side kick of which cat?
Garfield
33. In which daily newspaper does the comic strip ‘Beau Peep’ appear?
Daily Star
34. What is the name of Snoopy’s yellow bird friend in the comic strip Peanuts?
Woodstock
35. In which town does the comic hero Desperate Dan live?
Cactusville
31. Dan Dare and his archenemy, the Mekon appeared in which comic?
Eagle
32. The comic strip character ‘Odie the dog’ was the side kick of which cat?
Garfield
33. In which daily newspaper does the comic strip ‘Beau Peep’ appear?
Daily Star
34. What is the name of Snoopy’s yellow bird friend in the comic strip Peanuts?
Woodstock
35. In which town does the comic hero Desperate Dan live?
Cactusville
Round Eight - Gone Fishing
36. To which fish family does the goldfish belong?
Carp
37. Which freshwater fish, found commonly throughout Britain, has the latin name Rutilus rutilus?
Roach
38. Which fish is the largest of the mackerel family?
Tuna
39. Which fish, if caught in British waters, must be given to the Queen?
Sturgeon
40. What is Britain’s largest freshwater fish?
The Pike
36. To which fish family does the goldfish belong?
Carp
37. Which freshwater fish, found commonly throughout Britain, has the latin name Rutilus rutilus?
Roach
38. Which fish is the largest of the mackerel family?
Tuna
39. Which fish, if caught in British waters, must be given to the Queen?
Sturgeon
40. What is Britain’s largest freshwater fish?
The Pike
Round Nine - Connections?
41. Black Bess was the horse ridden by which infamous Highwayman?
Dick TURPIN
42. Whose official residence is Fulham Palace?
BISHOP of London
43. Who was British Prime Minister during the abdication of King Edward VIII and the coronation of King George VI?
Stanley BALDWIN
44. Which Car Manufacturer gave us the Minx and Imp models?
HILLMAN
45. What is the connection?
Coronation Street Characters
41. Black Bess was the horse ridden by which infamous Highwayman?
Dick TURPIN
42. Whose official residence is Fulham Palace?
BISHOP of London
43. Who was British Prime Minister during the abdication of King Edward VIII and the coronation of King George VI?
Stanley BALDWIN
44. Which Car Manufacturer gave us the Minx and Imp models?
HILLMAN
45. What is the connection?
Coronation Street Characters
Round Ten - USA Cops - 2
46. Miami Vice
47. NYPD Blue
48. Police Squad
49. Perry Mason
50. Kojak
46. Miami Vice
47. NYPD Blue
48. Police Squad
49. Perry Mason
50. Kojak
Tiebreaker - Garfield, created by Jim Davis and circulated by Universal Press Syndicate, is the world’s most syndicated comic strip. How many journals worldwide does Garfield appear in?
2,570
2,570
