Quiz 240506
Round One - In The News
1. Who interviewed Prince Charles, Prince William & Prince Harry this week for a 30th Anniversary TV show about the Princes Trust?
Ant & Dec
2. Which country won this years Eurovision Song Contest?
Finland
3. What was the name of the man who was mistakenly interviewed by BBC news as an expert on a subject he knew nothing about?
Guy Goma
4. What unusual item was removed from the top pf Ben Nevis this week?
A Piano
5. Which city came top of a list of the most crime ridden places in England and Wales?
Nottingham
Round Two - Music Trivia
6. Which song spent most of 1984 on the UK single charts despite being banned by the BBC?
Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
7. Which Radio 1 DJ announced his resignation on air in August 1993?
Dave Lee Travis
8. Which song, this year, became Madonna’s 12th number one hit?
Sorry
9. Which band described their own music as "Scrumpy and Western"?
The Wurzels
10. Who is the eldest of the Spice Girls?
Geri Halliwell
Round Three - Diseases
11. Which disease killed more people in 1918 than had died in the First World War?
Flu
12. What is the only human disease to have been completely eradicated from the population?
Smallpox
13. What common insect helped to spread the ‘black death’ throughout the Middle Ages?
Flea
14. Which viral disease is characterised by a violent fear of water?
Rabies (hydrophobia)
15. What is the oldest known infection?
Leprosy (first described in Ancient Egypt in 1350 BC)
Round Four - Telly Trivia
16. Squadron Leader Clive Dempster took over from Geoffrey Fairbrother as entertainments manager in which TV Sitcom?
Hi-De-Hi
17. In which TV game show do contestants do The Walk Of Wealth?
Deal or No Deal
18. Who has replaced Trevor MacDonald to present the ITN News at 10-30?
Mark Austin
19. The cast of which comedy series had to convince the BBC that they were fit to work?
Last Of The Summer Wine
20. How are Dave Myers and Si King better known on TV?
Hairy Bikers
Round Five - County Towns
21. Somerset = Taunton
22. Hampshire = Winchester
23. Wiltshire = Trowbridge
24. Cornwall = Truro
25. Devon = Exeter
Round Six - All The B’s
26. Who played Dr Banner in the 1980s TV series The Incredible Hulk?
Bill Bixby
27. Which actress was born Camille Javal?
Brigitte Bardot
28. Who played Richard IV in Blackadder?
Brian Blessed
29. Which footballer is depicted in a statue outside Leeds Elland Road ground?
Billy Bremner
30. Which lady has a gay nightclub in Belfast named after her?
Betty Boothroyd
Round Seven - History On Film
31. Which historical figure was portrayed by Errol Flynn in the 1941 film They Died With Their Boots On? General George Custer
32. Which revolutionary was played by Antonio Banderas in the 1996 musical Evita?
Che Guevara
33. Who played the title role in the 1992 film Carry On Columbus?
Jim Dale
34. Who was played on film by Telly Savalas in The Greatest Story Ever Told and by Richard Boone in The Robe?
Pontius Pilate
35. Which composer’s life story was chronicled on the big screen in A Song to Remember?
(Frederic) Chopin
Round Eight - The Germans
36. What was the capital of West Germany prior to reunification in 1990?
Bonn
37. In which city was the first series of Auf Wiedersehen Pet chiefly set?
Dusseldorf
38. Which is the longest river wholly in Germany?
Elbe
39. Which has been Germany’s most successful football club?
Bayern Munich
40. Tegel is the largest airport serving which German city?
Berlin
Round Nine - Connections
41. Who organised his first continental holiday tour in 1855?
THOMAS Cook
42. Who is Taoiseach, or Prime Minister, of the Irish Republic?
BERTIE Ahern
43. Who presented BBC TV’s Gardener’s World from 1969 to 1976?
PERCY Thrower
44. Who pilots Thunderbird 4?
GORDON Tracy
45. What is the connection?
Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends
Round Ten - Preston Pubs - use http://www.anagramsite.com/
46. AKIN OCTANE - Ancient Oak
47. ALCOHOL IN TENT TEN - Continental Hotel
48. ROXY AND SCOTT - Doctor Syntax
49. IGNORE HARLOTS - Garrison Hotel
50. WHARTON PIG MEN - Phantom Winger
Tiebreaker - The record for attendance at the final game of World Cup Soccer tournaments was set in 1950 at the Maracana Stadium in Brazil. What was the official attendance?
199,854
