QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

1. Which cartoonist created "Andy Capp"?
Reg Smythe
2. Which cartoon character constantly derided his enemies as ‘despicable’?
Daffy Duck
3. Which basketball player starred alongside cartoon characters in the film Space Jam?
Michael Jordan
4. Which french theme park is named after a cartoon character?
Asterix
5. For many years Fred Basset has been a regular cartoon in which UK newspaper?
Daily Mail
6. What now famous cartoon character was born on April 1st, 1980?
Bart Simpson
7. Which cartoon dog had companions called Vince the Gopher and Musky the Muskrat?
Deputy Dawg
8. Captain Haddock is the nautical companion of which cartoon adventurer?
Tintin
9. Which cartoon cats worst enemy is Tweetie Pie?
Sylvester
10. Who was the producer of the Tom and Jerry cartoons until 1956?
Fred Quimby
11. In which Cartoon series has an Evil Character called ‘The Hooded Claw’ + 1 Point for his Alter Ego?
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop / Sylvester Sneekly
12. What is the name of the Switchboard Operator in the Cartoon ‘Hong Kong Phooey’?
Rosemary
13. What is the name of the bulldog in the Tom and Jerry cartoons?
Spike
14. What was the name of the first cartoon to star Mickey Mouse?
Steamboat Willie
15. What was the name of the two annoying cartoon chipmunks?
Chip-n-Dale
16. Which cartoon character ate spinach for strength?
Popeye
17. After which cartoon character did the chart topping artist born Orville Burrell take his stage name?
Shaggy
18. Peter Perfect drove the Turbo Terrific in which cartoon?
Wacky Races
19. What type of creature is Thumper in the Disney classic cartoon, Bambi?
Rabbit
20. Which series is in the Guinness book of records with the most episodes of a cartoon comedy series. Is it A: The Simpsons B: Scooby Doo C: Tom & Jerry or D: The Flintstones?
B: Scooby Doo

21. Name the two cartoon show spin-offs that came as a direct result of Wacky Races?
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop and Dastardly & Muttley (in their Flying Machines)
22. PETS PORING is an anagram of which children’s cartoon character?
Preston Pig
23. What sort of creature was Rex The Runt in the BBC2 cartoon series of the same name?
A wobbly, bobbly, dribbly, squiggly, dog
24. In the strip cartoon, what is the name of Snoopy’s brother?
Spike
25. Petunia is the girlfriend of which cartoon character?
Porky pig
26. Which Cartoon crimefighter was accompanied by a striped cat named Spot?
Hong Kong Phooey
27. Who provided the voice for the cartoon character Daffy Duck?
Mel Blanc
28. Which cartoon character was described as the roughest, toughest hombre in the wild west?
Yosemite Sam
29. Which cartoon character drove a camper van and solved crime with the Teen Angels?
Captain Caveman
30. What is the name of the dog in the Garfield cartoon strip?
Odie
31. Geococcyx Californicus is what cartoon animal?
Road Runner
32. Which cartoon character is hunted by Doctor Von Goosewing?
Count Duckula
33. What was the first ever feature length cartoon with sound and colour?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
34. Name the cartoon character who was ‘the fastest mouse in all Mexico?
Speedy Gonzales
35. What was Walt Disney’s first cartoon character?
Oswald the Rabbit
36. What book was made into the first feature length British cartoon?
Animal Farm in 1954
37. Pat Sullivan created which cartoon character?
Felix the Cat
38. What short sighted cartoon character had a nephew called Waldo?
Mr Magoo
- What was the first name of the cartoon character Mr Magoo?
Quincy
39. When a famous cartoon Cat and Mouse made their debut in 1939, what was the Cat’s name?
Jasper
40. Who was the voice of Dumbo in the Disney cartoon?
NO-ONE HE DIDN’T SPEAK!

1. Statistically speaking, every day 110 golfers do what?
Make a hole-in-one
2. The ‘R and A’ rule book of golf was written in 1897. What do the initials R and A stand for?
Royal and Ancient
3. Which Golfer was nicknamed ‘The Great White Shark’?
Greg Norman
4. What is generally accepted to be the world’s oldest golf course?
St Andrews in Scotland - known as “The Old Lady of Golf”
5. Who is the leading left-hander in the world rankings?
Phil Mickelson
6. Who was the first european player to win the US Masters golf championship?
Seve Ballesteros
7. Who is the only person to have won 18 major golf tournaments?
Jack Nicklaus
8. What country does the golfer Vijay Singh come from?
Fiji
9. Who currently holds the record as the youngest player ever to appear in the ryder cup golf tournament?
Sergio Garcia
10. What do the initials GUR stand for with regard to a golf course?
Ground under repair
11. Which Golfer holds the record for the most post-war appearances in the Open?
Gary Player
12. Which famous golf course is located at Virginia Water, Surrey, England?
Wentworth
13. After "Putting" in a game of Golf, how long must a Player wait, to see if a Ball, balancing on the edge of a hole, drops in?
10 Seconds (2-Stroke Penalty for a longer wait!)
14. Who was the first pro golfer to earn over $100,000 dollars a year?
Arnold Palmer - the first golfer to win the Masters Tournament four times
15. What is the golfing term for a shot that is three under par?
An Albatross
16. What nationality is the golfer Trevor Immelman?
South African
17. What are the small indentations on a golf ball called?
Dimples
18. At what age can a player join the Seniors’ Tour?
Fifty
19. What colour did Rudyard Kipling paint his balls to play golf in the winter?
Red
20. What is the lowest par golf hole that you can shoot a double-eagle on?
Par-Five

21. Who is to captain Europe’s Ryder Cup team in Ireland in 2006?
Ian Woosnam
22. Who is to captain the USA in the Ryder Cup 2006?
Tom Lehman
23. How many strokes are you penalized for playing with your opponent’s ball?
Two shot penalty
24. 1988 saw the first British golfer to win the US Masters, what was his name?
Sandy Lyle
25. How many times has Nick Faldo won the British Open golf championship?
Three
26. What is the first name of the golfer nicknamed “The Big Easy”?
Theordore – Ernie Els
27. On which British Golf Course is there a hole called the Postage Stamp?
Troon
28. In 1967, which golfer made the first televised hole-in-one?
Tony Jacklin
29. How many minutes does a golfer have to find a lost ball?
Five
30. Who made history in 1997 by becoming the youngest ever US Masters Golf Champion?
Tiger Woods
31. In golf, what is a mulligan?
When a player is allowed to repeat any one shot per hole in a friendly game
32. What is the maximum number of golf clubs that a player is permitted to carry in his bag ?
Fourteen
33. What name is given to a golf course next to the sea?
Links
34. In which way does the US Masters differ from the other major golf championships?
Entry is by invitation only
35. Tom Watson won The British Open golf championship on how many occasions?
Five
36. Which island has more golf courses per square mile than anywhere in the world?
Bermuda
37. How many players are there in a Ryder Cup golf team?
Twelve
38. Which golf course has holes called Tom Morris, Bobby Jones, and Ginger Beer?
St Andrews
39. Who famously played a memorable shot from a broken bottle during the 1949 British Open Golf Championship?
Harry Bradshaw
40. Who gave golf caddies their name?
Mary, Queen of Scots - Early in the 16th century James IV, king of Scotland, took up the game of golf. His granddaughter Mary, later Mary, Queen of Scots, played the game in France, where she was educated. The young men who attended her on the golf links were known as cadets (pupils); the term was adopted later in Scotland and England and became caddy or caddie

Writer G K Chesterton described golf as "an expensive way to play marbles"?

1. In which year did Virginia Wade become the last British woman to win the Wimbledon singles title and who did she beat?
1977 / Bette Stove
2. A statue of who was unveiled at Wimbledon in 1984?
Fred Perry (the last Briton to win a men’s singles title at Wimbledon)
3. Which woman won the Wimbledon singles title seven times between 1988 and 1996?
Steffi Graf
4. Which country provided both of the mens singles finalists at Wimbledon in 1991 and who were they?
Germany / Boris Becker and Michael Stich
5. What is the name of the electronic ‘eye’ used at Wimbledon?
Cyclops
6. Which Spanish tennis player beat Martina Navratilova in her last ladies singles final at Wimbledon?
Conchita Martinez
7. Between 1990 & 1998 all Wimbledon Ladies Singles champions were born on which continent?
Europe
8. Who won the 1998 Wimbledon lawn tennis mens singles ?
Pete Sampras
9. Martina Navratilova Won The Ladies Singles Title At Wimbledon How Many Times?
Nine
10. how many times has Goran Ivanisevic played in the final of the Wimbledon mens singles final?
Four
11. What, in the 90’s, was nicknamed ‘Cliffstock’ by the papers?
Cliff Richard’s impromptu concert at Wimbledon during the rain
12. Who ended Bjorn Borg’s five-year Wimbledon winning streak in the mens’ singles title in 1981?
John McEnroe
13. Pete Sampras won seven Wimbledon singles titles between 1993 and 2000. Who broke his run of success, winning the title in 1996?
Richard Kraichek
14. Which former Australian Wimbledon Men’s Singles tennis champion was nicknamed “The Rockhampton Rocket”?
Rod Laver
15. Who were the last British pair to win the Wimbledon Doubles title in 1987?
Jo Durie & Jeremy Bates
16. When Jack Kramer won at Wimbledon in 1947, he became the first tennis player to win Wimbledon wearing what?
Shorts (Note - In 1933 Bunny Austin became the first man to wear shorts on the Wimbledon centre court)
17. How old was Boris Becker when he became Wimbledon champion?
Seventeen
18. Who did Bjorn Borg beat to win his first Wimbledon mens title?
Ilie Nastase
19. Who was known as ‘The Voice of Wimbledon’?
Dan Maskell
20. Where is the only digital Rolex watch in the world?
Wimbledon centre court

21. Which female tennis star played in 22 Wimbledon’s in 23 years, winning 6 singles, 10 doubles and four mixed doubles titles?
Billy Jean King
22. Who did Goran Ivanisevic beat in the men’s singles final at Wimbledon in 2001?
Pat Rafter
23. When Virginia Wade won the Wimbledon Ladies singles title in 1977, which other Briton lost in the semi-finals?
Sue Barker
24. Which Brazilian tennis player won the women’s singles at Wimbledon in 1959, 1960 and 1964?
Maria Bueno
25. Who won five mens doubles titles at Wimbledon between 1962-1978?
Bob Hewitt
26. Who won the most Wimbledon men’s singles titles during the 20th century?
Pete Sampras (7 times, Borg 5 times)
27. Which 16 year old won the 1997 Ladies single title at Wimbledon?
Martina Hingis
28. Who partnered Martina Navratilova to four successive women’s doubles titles at Wimbledon?
Pam Shriver
29. Which British male got to three Wimbledon semi-finals in the 60s and 70s?
Roger Taylor
30. Who in 1977 became the youngest player ever, at age 14, to win a Wimbledon tennis match?
Tracy Austin - She defeated Elly Vessies-Appel of the Netherlands
31. Which three US tennis stars were beaten by Bjorn Borg in Wimbledon finals?
John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Roscoe Tanner
32. Goran Ivanisevic was the first ever what to win Mens title at Wimbledon?
Wild card player
33. Who was the last left-hander to win Wimbledon Men’s Singles title during the 20th century?
John McEnroe
34. What type of fruit stands on top of the men’s singles tennis trophy for Wimbledon?
A Pineapple
35. How many times has John McEnroe won the Men’s Singles title at Wimbledon?
Three / 81,83,84
36. Which male tennis player won the US Open in 1985, 86 and 87 but never won Wimbledon?
Ivan Lendl
37. Which three Lloyd brothers have played at Wimbledon?
David, John and Tony
38. Which blonde won Wimbledon in 1974, 76 and 1981?
Chris Evert
39. Who am I? I am 47 years old, I was awarded an MBE in 2000, Wimbledon is my favourite two weeks of the year, I first appeared on ‘A Question of Sport’ as a Mystery Guest dressed as a cat?
Sue Barker
40. Which tennis player in 1995 became the first player to be thrown out of Wimbledon after hitting a ball-girl with a ball launched in temper?
Tim Henman

Tiebreaker - In which year did the BBC first televise Wimbledon ?
1937

Round One - On Your Marks
1. Which Mark fell in love with Cleopatra?
Mark Antony
2. Who player Luke Skywalker in " Star Wars"?
Mark Hamill
3. Which singer do you associate the songs Clemintine and Child?
Mark Owen
4. Who wrote "The Prince and the Pauper"?
Mark Twain
5. Who shot John Lennon?
Mark Chapman

Round Two - At The Movies
6. How many Mini’s drove through the sewers in, The Italian Job?
Three
7. In which spoof movie was Fluffy Bunny Feet needed on Operation Sleepy Weasle?                                                                                     Hot Shots
8. What was the name of The Robot in the Short Circuit films?
Johnny Five
9. Dream Warriors , dream Master and Dream Child were all sequels to which movie?                                                                         A Nightmare On Elm Street
10. What was the nationality of Mrs Doubtfire in the film of the same name?
Scottish

Round Three - Blasts From The Past
11. Which hit from Billy Ocean, came from the movie "The Jewel Of The Nile"?
When the going gets tough
12. Who’s first UK number 1 was Mambo No 5?
Lou Bega
13. Who was lead singer with "The Clash"?
Joe Strummer
14. In 1998 which band implored Scotland’s football team "Don’t come home too soon"?
Del Amitri
15. How is country-pop singer Eileen Regina Edwards better known?
Shania Twain

Round Four - Sports Bag
16. Over what distance is the 1000 Guineas horse race run?
One Mile
17. Which country has won most Commonwealth Games medals?
Australia
18. In which country would you find a rugby club called Garryowen?
Ireland
19. Who became Brazil’s Minister of Sport in 1994?
Pele
20. Who was the first track athlete to hold World Olympic, European and Commonwealth titles at the same time? Linford Christie

Round Five - City Nicknames
21. Forbidden City - Beijing (and Lhasa) China
22. Granite City - Aberdeen, Scotland
23. City of the Angels - Los Angeles
24. City of Dreaming Spires - Oxford
25. City of Peace and Justice - The Hague, The Netherlands

Round Six - Human Body
26. True or False - A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner, than you would from starvation?
True
27. How is the Tympanum better known as?
Ear Drum
28. What appear when the Sun activates your Melanocytes?
Freckles
29. What sense is most closely linked to memory?
Smell
30. What does a polyorchid man have at least three of?
Testicles

Round Seven - On The Telly
31. In which cartoon series would you have been attacked by the Vulture Squadron?
Stop The Pigeon - Dastardly & Mutley
32. What was Rigsby’s first name in Rising Damp?
Rupert
33. Who sings the theme tune for the BBC series " A Life Of Grime"?
Louis Armstrong
34. What song ended every episode of "It Ain’t Half Hot Mum"?
Land Of Hope And Glory
35. What was the name of the deaf old lady played by Joan Sanderson in Fawlty Towers?                                                                                                Mrs Richards

Round Eight - Keep Off The Grass
36. Which type of plant, is the largest member of the grass family?
Bamboo
37. Which sport uses a Stimp Meter to measure its surface?
Golf (measures the Speed of the Greens)
38. In which TV series did Bill Maynard play a character called ‘Green Grass’?
Heartbeat
39. Which duo had a UK number one hit with "Whispering Grass" in 1975?
Windsor Davies and Don Estelle
40. Wimbledon is famous for its tennis courts, but which other game is played on the grass there?
Croquet (It’s the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club)

Round Nine - Connections
41. What name is given to the metal identification plate worn on a chain round the neck by members of the armed forces?
DOG Tag
42. Who, according to the Bible, led the Israelites out of Egyptian captivity?
MOSES
43. Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world stood in modern day Iraq?
HANGING Gardens of Babylon
44. In 1970 Make It With You was the only British top ten hit for which well-known group?
BREAD
45. What is the connection?
Baskets

Round Ten - Missing Link
46. Rick, Vivien, Neil & ?
Mike (Young Ones)
47. W.B.A., W.B.C., W.B.O. & ?
I.B.F. (Boxing)
48. Murdock, Peck, Smith & ?
Baracus (A Team)
49. Molars, Premolars, Canines & ?
Incisors (Teeth)
50. Burgess, Maclean, Philby & ?
Blunt (Cambridge Spies)

Tiebreaker - For how many years did the gollywog appear on Roberstons jam jars?
91 years