Quiz 260706
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)
