QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

July 27, 2006

Quiz 260706

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Round One - All Free
1. In which country is the world’s only beef-free Mcdonalds?
India
2. The video for which 80s hit featured Freddie Mercury dressed in a black leather mini skirt?
I want to break free
3. From what age can you now receive a free television licence?
75
4. Who said: "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free"?
Michelangelo
5. What G is the Latin word for ‘free of charge’?
Gratis

Round Two - Blue Is The Colour

6. Which Rugby League Team Are The Blue Sox?
Halifax
7. Who Wrote And Sang Blue Suede Shoes?
Carl Perkins
8. The 1950 film The Blue Lamp was the inspiration for which long-running TV series?
Dixon Of Dock Green
9. Who Played The Music Shop Owner In The Blues Brothers?
Ray Charles
10. What breed was the dead parrot in the famous Monty Python sketch?
Norwegian Blue

Round Three - Driving Test
11. Which car is advertised as the ‘Ultimate Driving Machine’?
BMW
12. When you reach 70 years old, how often do you have to re-apply for your driving Licence?
Every Three Years
13. Are you breaking the law by driving at 64km an hour in a 50 mph limit?
No, you’re only doing 40 mph
14. How many years must a person have held a full driving Licence before they can supervise a learner?
3 years
15. Speeding is the most common motoring offence in the UK, what is the second most common?
Driving Without Insurance

Round Four - Telly Addicts
16. In which sitcom did a song called ‘My Lovely Horse’ enter the Eurovision song contest?
Father Ted
17. In ‘ER’ what was the name of the doctor played by George Clooney?
Doug Ross
18. Brian Capron who played killer Richard Hillman in ‘Coronation Street’ began his television career as a teacher in which childrens series?
Grange Hill
19. What was the name of the BBC drama series that starred Pauline Quirke as a Detective Inspector?
Maisie Raine
20. Who connects ‘The Hustle’ to ‘The Man From Uncle’?
Robert Vaughan

Round Five - Name The Film - 1

(Handout)

Round Six - Measure By Measure
26. What land measurement was originally the amount that a team of oxen could plough in a day?
Acre
27. In Which Unit Is Domestic Gas Consumption Measured?
Therms (BTUs)
28. What Instrument Would You Use To Measure The Diameter Of A Cylinder?
Calipers
29. The ‘Yard’ is a measurement introduced by Henry 1st as the distance between which 2 parts of the body?
Nose to Finger
30. Which precious stone is measured in ‘grains’?
Pearl

Round Seven - Sports Mix
31. Who was the first driver to record 50 Formula One Grand Prix victories?
Alain Prost
32. In which sport would you find a team known as The Scottish Eagles?
Ice Hockey
33. Which British athlete achieved a World, a European and a Commonwealth 1500 metres treble in 1982/83?
Steve Cram
34. In which sport was Tony Allcock crowned World Champion in 2002?
Bowls
35. Which two premiership football clubs have been managed by the 1987 European footballer of the year?
Chelsea And Newcastle - Ruud Gullit

Round Eight - Write It Down
36. Which cricket umpires autobiography is entitled ‘White Cap And Bails’?
Dickie Bird
37. In which Roald Dahl novel was the central character tormented by two evil aunts called Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker?
James And The Giant Peach
38. Who wrote the book ‘A Royal Duty’?
Paul Burrell
39. Who created the fictional detective Mike Hammer?
Micky Spillane
40. In childrens literature, who lived in a house for one?
Noddy

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which steam train was driven by Casey Jones?
CANNONBALL Express
42. From which city does the Croatian football club Hadjuk come?
SPLIT
43. Who completed a TV trio with Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor?
Graeme GARDEN
44. Funny Funny was a 1971 Top Twenty hit for which pop band?
SWEET
45. What is the connection?
Varieties of Peas

Round Ten - Name The Film - 2
(Handout)

July 24, 2006

Quiztime Flowers Quiz

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1. Which garden flower comes in varieties called damask, tea and climbing?
Rose
2. What name is given to the Japanese art of flower arranging?
Ikebana
3. What is the male reproductive organ of a flower called?
A Stamen
4. What is Australia’s national flower?
Wattle
5. Which Mexican plant is called the Flower of the Holy Night?
Poinsettia
6. Vanilla comes from a variety of which flower?
Orchid
7. What colour are the flowers of St Johns Wort?
Yellow
8. In which month of the year is the Chelsea Flower Show held?
May
9. Which country’s national symbol is a Lotus flower?
India
10. Which organ in a flower produces pollen?
The Stigma
- Which part of the flower contains the pollen?
The Anther
11. Which flower is used as the Imperial Crest of Japan?
The Chrysanthemum
12. Capers are pickled flower seeds of what plant?
Nasturtium
13. What flowers name translates from the Greek as Water Vessel?
Hydrangea
14. What is the national flower of Mexico?
Dahlia
15. Myosotis is the Latin name for what blue flower?
Forget me Not
16. To which flower family does garlic belong?
Lily
17. In the making of beer, do the brewers use the male or the female flowers of the hop plant?
Female
18. What is the national flower of Austria?
Edelweiss
19. The name of which flower is from the French for “lion’s tooth”?
Dandelion
20. What is the common name of the flower Bellis Perennis?
Daisy

21. Tulips usually flower in which season?
Spring
22. What is the national flower of Spain?
Carnation
23. Calypso,Cattleya and Pogonia are all types of which flower?
Orchid
24. Veronica is the cultivated name for which wild flower?
Speedwell (Blue flowers)
25. Which shrub produces the flowers commonly known as ‘may blossom’?
Hawthorn
26. Which spring flower is sometimes known as the Lent Lily?
Daffodil
27. What flower is the symbol of secrecy?
Rose
28. Which two flowers are associated with artist Vincent Van Gogh?
Irises & Sunflowers
29. Which flower takes its name from the Turkish word for turban?
Tulip
30. What is the common name for the evergreen plant with white or purplish winter-blooming flowers, Hellebores Niger?
Christmas rose
31. From which flower do we obtain morphine?
Poppy
32. What colour are the flowers of the Lily of the Valley?
White
33. Which flower is noted for its large black spotted red or orange flowers?
Tiger Lily
34. What colour are the flowers of wild garlic?
White
35. Which flower is also known as the sword lily?
Gladioli
36. What colour are the flowers of the shrub forsythia?
Yellow
37. From which flowering plant is the heart drug Digitalis obtained?
Foxglove
38. Bachelor’s buttons are a variety of which yellow wild flower?
Buttercups
39. What collective name is given to plants that flower once in two years?
Biennial
40. Which singer has an entire garden of flowers tattooed on her bum?
Cher

Tiebreaker - How many flowering plants grow in Antarctica?
Two

Quiztime Trees Quiz

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1. From which sort of tree do you get conkers?
Horse Chestnut
2. By what other name is the Chilean Pine tree commonly known?
Monkey Puzzle
3. Which trees leaves are used in the symbol of the national trust?
Oak
4. Which type of paintbrush cleaner is found in the resin of a conifer tree?
Turpentine
5. What is the common name for the tree, salix babylonica?
Weeping Willow
6. Which kind of nut comes from a hickory tree?
Pecan
7. What name is given to the flowers of willow and poplar trees?
Catkins
8. Which tree appears on the Lebanese flag?
Cedar
9. What do ‘Robber Crabs’ climb trees to steal?
Coconuts
10. Which trees loose their leaves in winter?
Deciduous
11. What type of vegetable is a tree ear?
Mushroom
12. In which country does the cow tree grow - where the sap looks and tastes like milk?
Venezuela
13. Which US state is nicknamed the ‘Pine Tree’ state?
Maine
14. For which flowering tree is Japan famous?
Cherry
15. What is the edible fruit of the tree with the Latin name Castanea Sativa, often associated with Christmas?
Chestnut
16. Which part of the tree is cork made from?
Bark
17. A popular pancake syrup is extracted from the sap of which variety of tree?
Maple
18. To which plant family does the apple tree belong?
Rose
19. ‘The Golden Rain’ is the common name of which tree?
Laburnum
20. What is the leading cause of death in Papua New Guinea?
Falling out of Trees

21. What is Britain’s most commonly planted tree?
Sitka Spruce
22. In Norse mythology, women were made from a tree - which tree?
Elm
23. From which tree were bows originally made?
Yew
24. What can be types called chordate, needle and cruciform?
Tree Leaves
25. What is manufactured from the sapodilla tree?
Chewing gum
26. Juglans Regia is the real name of what type of nut tree?
Walnut
27. The branch of which tree appears on the flag of the United Nations?
Olive
28. Aspirin was originally obtained from the bark of which tree?
Willow
29. The linden tree is also called what?
Lime tree
30. In 1987, U2 won Grammy for best album of year, name it?
The Joshua Tree
31. Which tree disease was first discovered in Holland?
Dutch Elm Disease
32. What name is given to the fossilised resin of coniferous trees?
Amber
33. On what type of tree do dates grow?
Palm
34. Which fruit is picked from the citrus paridisi tree?
Grapefruit
35. Which Canadian province is the world’s largest exporter of Christmas trees?
Nova Scotia
36. Which Spice, a native of Sri Lanka, is the dried inner bark of a bushy evergreen tree and is used to spice desserts throughout the world?
Cinnamon
37. Which tree can be white, black, blue or green?
Ash
38. Which fruit is obtained from the tree ‘Prunus Persica’?
Peach
39. Which birch tree gets its name for the distinctive colour of its bark?
Silver Birch
40. Bizzare but True! - What did a Deer Hunter find in a tree near Star Lake, New York in 1987, was it a) an aeroplane, b) a vintage car or c) a dead moose?
a) an aeroplane - it had taken off 65 miles away after its pilot had cranked the propeller to start it but failed to get on board!

July 20, 2006

Quiztime Spain Quiz

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1. What is the capital of Spain?
Madrid
2. Who ruled Spain from 1939 to 1975?
General Franco
3. Which is nearest to mainland Spain, Majorca, Minorca, or Ibiza?
Ibiza
4. In which sport is the ‘Vuelta’ contested in Spain?
Cycling
5. Which colours make up the flag of Spain?
Red and Gold with an eagle in its crest
6. Which language, spoken in northern Spain and south-west France, is unrelated to any other language?
Euskara (accept Basque)
7. In which country was King Juan Carlos of Spain born?
Italy
8. In Spain which is the “golden coast”?
Costa Dorado
9. Which region of Spain has Barcelona as its capital?
Catalonia
10. Which English Queen married Philip 2nd of Spain?
Mary I
11. Who is the Patron Saint of Spain?
St James
12. In the nursery rhyme, whose daughter "came to visit me, all for the sake of my little nut tree"?
The King of Spain
13. The cities of Seville and Cadiz are located in which region of Spain?
Andalucia
14. Which insect in Spain is known as La Cucaracha?
The Cockroach
15. In Spain what are Paradors?
State owned tourist hotels
16. In Spain, what is manchego?
Sheep’s cheese
17. Which range of mountains lies between Granada and the south coast of Spain?
Sierra Nevada
18. What is the national flower of Spain?
Carnation
19. Which important port in Spain was known to the Romans as Brigantium?
La Coruna OR Corunna
20. What is the most popular spectator sport in Spain?
Football of course… not Bullfighting!

21. Name the five largest cities in Spain (in population terms)?
Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza
22. The town of Jerez in Spain gave its name to which drink?
Sherry
23. Which dance (in which dancers make abrupt turns and perform complicated steps in syncopated rhythms) is considered to be the national dance of Spain?
Bolero
24. Born in Malaga, Andalusia in 1881, name the Spanish painter who, after 1901, simply signed his paintings with his mother’s maiden name?
Picasso
25. The most famous Spanish festival is the running of the bulls in July in which city?
Pamplona
26. Name the main city of the Basque region which has its own language and cultural identity?
Bilbao
27. If you were served ‘el helado’ in Spain, what would you have?
Ice Cream
28. Which famous sailor said that he ‘Singed the King of Spain’s beard’?
Sir Francis Drake
29. Which two groups of islands belong to Spain?
Balearic and Canary Islands
30. Which mountain range lies along the boundary of France and Spain?
Pyrenees
31. Who were Spain’s opponents in the War of Jenkins Ear?
Britain
32. Which town in Central Spain is famous for it’s swords and knives?
Toledo
33. Which form of Spanish is the official language of Spain?
Castillian
34. Born near Saragossa, who became court painter to Charles III of Spain in 1786?
Goya
35. Which fruit is the national symbol of Spain?
Pomegranate
36. Which area of Spain literally translates as the "Sunshine Coast"?
Costa del Sol
37. Which institution, founded in 1231 by Pope Gregory 9th, was revived in Spain in 1478 against Jews, Muslims and later Protestants?
Inquisition
38. What is Spain’s National Airline called?
Iberia
39. Madrid stands on which river?
Manzanares
40. What is Spain’s highest mountain?
Mount Teide - (Tenerife – 12,190 ft)

Tiebreaker - In which year did Spain become the first European country outside Britain to stage the Ryder Cup?
1997

Quiz 190706

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Round One - Seeing Green
1. Most people associate the colour green with which flavour?
Mint
2. Which country’s national flag is a green rectangle?
Libya
3. In which song does Mary have hair of gold and lips like cherries?
The Green Green Grass Of Home
4. What is added to pasta to make it green?
Spinach
5. Which English artist is supposed to have used 1000 greens in painting?
John Constable

Round Two - Which Company?
6. Which company manufactures the Dual Cyclone Vacuum?
Dyson
7. Which company makes the breakfast cereal Ready Brek?
Weetabix Ltd
8. Which Japanese company is the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles?
Honda
9. What is the name of the holiday company that specifically caters for the over-50s?
Saga
10. Which company produce the Quizmaster’s favourite fragrance Opium?
Yves St Laurent

Round Three - Top Of The Pops R.I.P.
11. Who as the very first presenter of TOTP?
Jimmy Saville
12. Which were the first group to appear on the programme?
Rolling Stones (I Wanna Be Your Man)
13. Which group, in 1982, were seen performing in front of a projection of the darts player Jocky Wilson?
Dexys Midnight Runners - "Jackie Wilson Said"
14. Which dance troupe replaced Pan’s People on TOTP?
Legs & Co
15. Who has performed the most on Top Of The Pops, recording over 150 performances?
Cliff Richard

Round Four - Windy Weather
16. What are the winds that originate in the Sahara desert called?
Scirroco
17. What was the highest wind speed ever recorded on the surface of the Earth - Was it (A) 165 mph, (B) 195 mph, (C) 225 mph?
C - 225 mph
18. Which strong wind, which blows off the lee side of a mountain range, is named after a native American people?
Chinook
19. In which year did Southern Britain suffer hurricane force winds?
1987
20. Beginning with Z, What name is the west wind or any soft, gentle wind?
Zephyr

Round Five - Paint Quiz (Handout)

Round Six - Sports Bag
26. What are the two longest distances contested on the track in a decathlon event?
1500m and 400m
27. Which two British drivers were Formula One world champions in the 1970s?
James Hunt and Jackie Stewart
28. Which two types of canoeing events are contested in rough waters?
Slalom and Wild Water
29. Who were the first two Canadian snooker players to score a 147 break in a ranking tournament?
Kirk Stevens and Cliff Thorburn
30. Who were the first two German football clubs to win the European Cup?
Bayern Munich and SV Hamburg

Round Seven - Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

31. Which pop group recorded the song "Dreadlock Holiday"?
10CC
32. What type of animal is a Mexican hairless?
Dog
33. Which actress had her hair plaited into beads in the film "10"?
Bo Derek
34. Which song opens with the line "Take the ribbon from your hair"?
Help Me Make It Through The Night, written by Kris Kristofferson
35. What is the name of the completely bald singer of Hot Chocolate?
Errol Brown

Round Eight - Who Married Who
36. Who was married to Dan Donovan, Jim Kerr and Liam Gallagher?
Patsy Kensit
37. Which actress member of the cast of Fawlty Towers was married to John Cleese?
Connie Booth (who played Polly Sherman)
38. Who got married to German music engineer Renate Blauel on Valentines Day 1984?
Elton John
39. Who married Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh and Joan Plowright?
Laurence Olivier
40. Who was married to Burhan Belge, Conrad Hilton, George Sanders, Herbert Hutner, Joshua S Cosden Jnr., Jack Ryan, Michael O’Hara, Felipe de Alba and Prince Frederick von Anhalt?
Zsa Zsa Gabor

Round Nine - Connections
41. Who first won the World Heavyweight crown in 1993 when champion Riddick Bowe refused to fight him?
Lennox LEWIS
42. Which former England cricket captain was Chairman of selectors between 1989 and 1993?
Ted DEXTOR
43. Which football team play at the Kassam Stadium?
OXFORD United
44. What was the name of Captain James Cook’s ship?
ENDEAVOUR
45. What is the connection?
INSPECTOR MORSE

Round Ten - Cryptic Telly
46. Ruler of The Valley - Monarch of The Glen
47. Label Painting - Taggart
48. German Spaniel - Jerry Springer
49. Crowning thoroughfare - Coronation Street
50. Earth energy - Ground Force

July 15, 2006

Quiztime Green Quiz

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1. In the 1992 general election, which party lost its deposits in all 253 seats that it contested?
Green Party
2. Which chemical element that’s name is derived from the Greek for green is at number 17 on the Periodic Table?
Chlorine
3. Which English author wrote “Our Man In Havana” and “Brighton Rock”?
Graham Greene
4. Which childrens tv programme is set in a place called Greendale in Cumbria?
Postman Pat
5. Which town in Italy shares its name with a type of cheese, which is pierced with copper needles to produce a greenish blue mould?
Gorgonzola
6. In which city’s harbour did the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior sink?
Auckland
7. The Green Goblin is the arch enemy of which superhero?
Spiderman
8. In the game of Monopoly which three properties are coloured green?
Bond Street, Regent Street and Oxford Street
9. On the map of the London Underground, which line is green?
District
10. In which TV series would you have found Sgt Andy Crawford?
Dixon of Dock Green
11. What demonination Euro note is coloured green?
100 Euros
12. During which war did the battle of Goose Green take place?
Falklands War
13. In which sport is the “warning card” used coloured green?
Field Hockey
14. What was the real name of TV’s Green Goddess?
Diane Moran
15. Sapsago is a hard green cheese from which European country?
Switzerland
16. In which Golf tournament does the winner receive a Green Jacket?
US Masters
17. What is the worlds most popular green vegetable?
Lettuce
18. In which city was Graham Greene’s novel “The Third Man” set?
Vienna
19. In the Mario bros. series of games, what is the name of Mario’s green dinosaur pal?
Yoshi
20. What metal impurity makes rubies red and emeralds green?
Chromium

21. Who wrote the children’s classic Ann of Green Gables?
L M Montgomery
22. What happened to golfer Lee Trevino on green 13 on 27 June 1975?
Hit by Lightning
23. In Star Trek, Mr Spocks blood was green - but what group?
T - Negative
24. Which children’s TV program began with the words ‘here is a box, a musical box, wound up and ready to play’?
Camberwick Green
25. What was the only film about Vietnam made during the war?
The Green Berets
26. What Shakespeare play mentions "The Green Eyed Monster"?
Othello
27. Ward Green wrote the story for which famous film?
Lady and the Tramp
28. Andy Green first broke the sound barrier on land in what car?
Thrust SSC
29. True or False - The first colour mentioned in the Bible is green?
True
30. Which artist is supposed to have used 1000 greens in painting?
John Constable
31. Baron Silas Greenback was the enemy of which character?
Dangermouse
32. In 1950 the Minnesota valley canning company became what?
Jolly Green Giant
33. Hal Jordan was the original alter ego of which comic super hero?
Green Lantern - now Kyle Rayner
34. Cape Farewell lies at the southern tip of which country?
Greenland
35. In which song does Mary have hair of gold and lips like cherries?
The Green Green Grass Of Home   
36. Which country’s national flag is a green rectangle?
Libya
37. In which London Park was Handel’s famous Fireworks music played by The Royal Philharmonic orchestra in 1749?
Green Park
38. What is added to pasta to make it green?
Spinach
39. What would you be doing if you were ‘pooing’ in a shop in Russia? (particularly in a greengrocers)
Weighing something
40. Most people associate the colour green with which flavour?
Mint

- When did Green shield stamps come into use in Britain?
1958
- In the game of Monopoly, what would it cost to buy all three green properties ?
£920 (£300, £300 & £320)

Quiztime ‘Free’ Quiz

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1. What speed must a rocket achieve escape velocity and break free from the earths gravity is it a.40,000 kph or 24,856 mph b.50,000 kph or 31,069 mph or c 60,000 kph or 37,283 mph?
a.40,000 kph or 24,856 mph
2. Holidaymakers were not very happy as what was abolished on June 30th 1999?
Duty Free Allowance
3. Who was the leader of the free French forces in WWII?
Charles De Gaulle
4. Adolf Hitler abolished what, in Germany, in 1933: (a) foreign films (b) freedom of speech (c) public holidays?
(b) freedom of speech
5. True or false - Free vasectomies were given out to celebrate the birthday of King Bjumbal of Thailand in 1983?
True
6. What was the name of the killer whale which played Willie in Free Willie?
Keiko
7. On a Monopoly board what is between Vine Street and the Strand?
Free Parking
8. Who played the character of God in the 2003 film “Bruce Almighty”?
Morgan Freeman
9. Which song are the following lyrics from - I took her home to my place, watching every move on her face. She said look, what’s your game baby. Are you tryin’ to put me in shame?
All Right Now by Free
10. What name is given to an air-free space?
Vacuum
11. If a beach is declared clean and free of pollution what colour flag would fly on it?
Blue - with gold stars
12. What was the name of the ferry that capsized off Zeebrugge in 1987?
Herald of Free Enterprise
13. Which disc jockey used to say "all right, right, stay bright"?
Alan "Fluff" Freeman
14. Who said: "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free"?
Michelangelo  
15. Which group had minor hits with The day the world turned day glo and Germ Free Adolescence in the 1970’s?
X Ray Spex
16. Who wrote the book that was the basis for the film “Born Free”?
Joy Adamson
17. In which country is the world’s only beef-free Mcdonalds?
India
18. What was the title of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography?
Long Walk to Freedom
19. The video for which 80s hit featured Freddie Mercury dressed in a black leather mini skirt?
I want to break free
20. What did an announcement on January 3rd 1938 say that all British schoolchildren would be given free of charge?
Gas masks

21. Which Australian Aboriginal female 400 metre runner lit the flame at the Sydney Olympics?
Cathy Freeman
22. Which Soap featured the ‘Free George Jackson’ campaign?
Brookside
23. In which country was the sitcom ‘Duty Free’ set?
Spain - at the San Remo Hotel in Marbella
24. Johnny Wilkinson was granted the freedom of which city?
Newcastle upon tyne
25. In which African country was the novel and film Born Free set?
Kenya
26. What G is the Latin word for ‘free of charge’?
Gratis
27. Which sport has two main styles, called freestyle and Greco-Roman?
Wrestling
28. From what age can you now receive a free television licence?
75
29. What was everyone free to wear in the song by Baz Luhrmann?
Sunscreen
30. Anagram – BUILT TO STAY FREE – Clue = Landmark or Tourist Atraction?
Statue of Liberty
31. The spray WD-40 is often used to help cars start and to free locks. What does WD stand for?
Water Dispersant
32. How many minutes long is the free dance section in ice-skating?
Four Minutes
33. What name is given to a branch of the Free Masons?
Lodge
34. In 1993 which football manager was awarded the freedom of the city of Nottingham?
Brian Clough
35. Which is the world’s only completely car free city centre?
Venice
36. Which Sunday newspaper features a free entertainment CD entitled “The Month”?
Sunday Times
37. On 15th June 1971, which Education Secretary announced an end to free school milk?
Margaret Thatcher
38. By what name is ‘uluru’, the world’s largest free standing rock, more commonly known?
Ayers rock
39. In consumer retailing what does the acronym BOGOF stand for?
Buy One Get One Free
40. What recent invention promises to keep men odour free?
‘Pong-proof’ pants!

Quiztime UK 2006
 

July 13, 2006

Quiz 120706

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Round One - Down Under
1. Which Australian bird does not fly?
Emu
2. Which is Australia’s largest state?
Western Australia
3. In which kind of tree does a koala bear spend almost its entire life?
Eucalyptos / gum tree
4. What is the name of the long chain of coral off the coast of Queensland?
Great barrier reef
5. What is the word for a baby kangaroo?
Joey

Round Two - Waving Flags
6. Which botanical emblem appears on the flag of Canada?
Maple leaf
7. How many stars appear on the national flag of Australia?
Six
8. What colour is the cross on the national flag of Finland?
Blue
9. Which country’s national flag shows the Union Jack in the top left corner and four red stars on a dark blue background?
New Zealand
10. On which country’s national flag is there an image of a cedar tree?
Lebanon

Round Three - Sports’ Bag
11. Which sport is governed by the BDA?
Darts - British Darts Association
12. Which ex-Liverpool manager was born in Bootle in October 1948?
Roy Evans
13. Which country does golfer Ian Baker-Finch come from?
Australia
14. Which Spanish football club did Mark Hughes play for?
Barcelona
15. Which county cricket club has its home at Grace Road?
Leicestershire

Round Four - Food & Drink
16. Cambridge Favourite and Cambridge Vigour are types of what?
Strawberries
17. What colour wine goes into sangria?
Red
18. What is the outer layer of a Baked Alaska made from?
Meringue
19. Mozarella cheese is used on top of which snack food?
Pizza
20. Is ‘green bacon’ smoked or unsmoked?
Unsmoked

Round Five - Catchphrases Handout Round
21.    Rock star
22.    Caught red handed
23.    Kick the bucket
24.    Brainwashing
25.    Safe sex

Round Six - Movie Madness
26. 1983 film, Shirley Maclaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Danny Devito, about a feuding mother and daughter?
Terms of endearment
27. 1993 film, Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones, a man returns from the civil war?
Sommersby
28. 1992 film, Mel Gibson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Elijah Wood, test-pilot from 1939 is frozen in suspended animation?
Forever young
29. 1994 film, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Gwyneth Paltrow, icy tale of a serial killer?
Se7en
30. 1955 film, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Darren Mcgavin, Eleanor Parker, card dealing and heroin addiction?
Man with the golden arm

Round Seven - Great Britain
31. Fort William is at one end of which canal?
Caledonian
32. In which county is East Midlands airport?
Derbyshire
33. Which port is connected to London by the A3?
Portsmouth
34. Over which river does the Clifton suspension bridge cross?
River Avon - Somerset
35. Off which English county are the Goodwin Sands?
Kent

Round Eight - Human Body
36. What name is given to the four small bones at the base of the spine?
The coccyx
37. Which part of the body is affected by glaucoma?
The eyes
38. What name is informally given to the spot where the ulna nerve lies over the humerus?
Funny bone
39. What is produced by lacrimal glands?
Tears
40. What is the scientific name for the upper jaw?
Maxilla

Round Nine - Connections
41. In which well-known musical were there gangs named The Jets and The Sharks?
West SIDE Story
42. Which was the first film to feature the character Marty McFly?
BACK to the Future
43. Which singer songwriter formed the vocal group The Miracles in the 1950s?
SMOKEY Robinson
44. What name is given to the area west of India which includes the countries of the Arabian peninsula?
MIDDLE East
45. What is the connection?
Cuts or Types of BACON  

Round Ten - Brands Handout
46. Stella Artois
47. McVities
48. Ikea
49. Doc Martens
50. Good Year

July 5, 2006

Quiztime’s Cold 25 Quiz

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Quiztime’s Cold 25 Quiz

1. Which is colder the North Pole or the South pole? 
South
2. What is the name of the Spanish tomato-based soup served cold?
Gazpacho
3. Jenny, Karen, Rachel, Pete, Adam and David are the central characters in which award-winning TV series?
COLD Feet
4. Which river flows under the bridge linking Scotland and England at Cold stream  
River Tweed
5. What letter is on the cold water taps in French hotels?
F
6. In which novel by Stella Gibbons does Ada Doom see "something nasty in the woodshed"?
Cold Comfort Farm
7. In which 19th century conflict were the battles of Cold Harbour, Pea Ridge, and Cross Keys fought?
American Civil War
8. Coldplay’s Chris Martin is married to which famous actress?
Gwyneth Paltrow
9. ‘Its Cold Outside There’s No Kind Of Atmosphere’ Is The Opening Line To Which TV Show’s Theme Tune?
Red Dwarf
10. The coldest capital city in the world is Ulan Bator which is in which country?
Mongolia
11. Who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film “Cold Mountain”?
Renee Zellweger
12. What term is given to the fear of the cold?
Frigophobia
13. INTO COLD SWEAT is an anagram of which famous actor & director?
Clint Eastwood
14. What name is traditionally given to the process of being weaned off hard drugs?
Cold Turkey
15. "It is cold at six-forty in the morning of a March day in Paris, and seems even colder when a man is about to be executed by firing squad" are the opening lines of which famous novel, by Frederick Forsyth?
The Day of the Jackal
16. Which is the coldest planet in our solar system?
Pluto
17. What is the study of matter at temperatures much colder than than those which occur naturally on earth called?
Cryogenics
18. What word connects COLD, CIVIL, LOCK, and LORD?
War
19. According to the proverb, what R is a dish best served cold?
Revenge
20. Which is colder -40C or -40F?
At this point they are both the same
21. Who Wrote The Novel ‘The Spy Who Came In From The Cold?
John Le Carre
22. herpes labalias is another name for what?
A Cold Sore (Acute Nasopharyngitis is a cold)
23. From which song doe these lyrics come - You here a door slam and realise there’s nowhere left to run, you feel the cold hand and wonder if you’ll ever see the sun, you close your eyes and hope that this is just imagination”?
Thriller – Michael Jackson – 1983
24. What term describes an animal which cannot control its body temperature and has to rely on its environment? Cold blooded
25. If you only have one match and it is freezing cold in a room with an oil lamp, a wood burning stove and a candle, which should you light first?
The match!

This Quiz took the place of the normal ‘Joker’ Quiz and was played on Printed Bingo Sheets owing to the World Cup.
£5 for 5 in a line & £10 for Top Score.

July 1, 2006

Quiztime Phobias Quiz

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1. Which of the following is at the heart of the UK’s most common phobia. A: Cancer B: Flying C: Spiders or D: Dentists?
C: Spiders
2. If you suffer from ‘demo-phobia’ of what are you afraid?
Crowds
3. Hippophobia is the fear of what?
Horses
4. Photophobia is the fear of what?
Light
5. Which phobia is a fear of foreign things, individuals or groups?  
Xenophobia  
6. Which of the following phobias does Madonna suffer from: Spiders, thunder, or men?
Thunder
7. What is Nebulaphobia the fear of?  
Fog  
8. Which smelly phobia is Alliumphobia the fear of?
Garlic
9. What do we call the fear of death?
Necrophobia  
10. Bromidrosiphobia is the fear of what type of smells?
Body  
11. What do we call the fear of gaining weight?
Obesophobia  
12. Coulrophobia is the fear of something funny. What?
Clowns  
13. What is coimetrophobia (coi-met-o-phobia) the fear of - Unconsiousness, Cemeteries or Caves?
Cemeteries
14. Somniphobia is the fear of?
Sleep  
15. Mnemophobia is the fear of?
Memories  
16. Papaphobia is the fear of which person?
The Pope
17. What is Ranidaphobia the fear of?
Frogs  
18. Toxiphobia is the fear of?
Poisons  
19. Xerophobia is not the fear of photocopiers. Starting with D, what is it the fear of?
Dryness
20. Cyber phobia is the fear of what?
Fear of computers

21. Thomas Edison had a phobia, what was it?
The Dark
22. Xanthophobia is the fear of which color?
Yellow  
23. Nosophobia is the fear of what?
Disease
24. Zoophobia is the fear of?
Animals  
25. What is the fear of vomiting?
Emetophobia  
26. What kind of weather does an astraphobic person fear?
Lightning
27. Frigophobia is the fear of?
Cold  
28. What is the fear of rape called?
Virginitophobia  
29. Galeophobia and Gatophobia and Ailurophobia are all names for the fear of what?  
Cats  
30. Wiccaphobia is the fear of?
Witches  
31. What is ichthyophobia the fear of which creatures?
Fish  
32. What number does a triskaidekaphobic person fear?
Thirteen
33. Kleptophobia is the fear of?
Stealing  
34. What is mysophobia the fear of?
Dirt
35. Limnophobia is the fear of which type of water?  
Lakes  
36. Is autophobia the fear of being alone, the fear of cars or the fear of being dirty?
Being Alone
37. Is methyphobia the fear of poetry, the fear of alcohol or the fear of being tied up?
Alcohol
38. Uranophobia is the fear of?
Heaven  
39. Hadephobia is the fear of?
Hell  
40. If you suffered from sesquipededaliophobia (ses-quip-i-dead-ali-o-phobia), which of these would you be afraid of, is it: long words, electricity, cracks in the pavement or flushing toilets?
Long words






















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