Quiz 300806
Round One – Your Starter For Ten
1. Who did Jeremy Paxman replace as questionmaster on TV’s University Challenge?
Bamber Gascoigne
2. Who won this years (2006) Annual University Boat Race?
Oxford
3. In which English University city are there open spaces called Midsummer Common, Parker’s Piece and Jesus Green?
Cambridge
4. Who was the first ever member of the Royal Family to graduate from university?
Prince Charles
5. After which famous engineer is the university situated at Uxbridge named?
Brunel
Cleverly Hint - a genius! is an anagram of University Challenge
Round Two - Around The World
6. The capital of Western Australia shares its name with which Scottish city ?
Perth
7. Which country has most neighbouring countries ?
China
8. Which South American city is overlooked by a statue called Christ the Redeemer?
Rio de Janeiro
9. In which country is the largest expanse of sand in the world ?
Saudi Arabia
10. What is the name of the major Russian naval base found on the pacific coast?
Vladivostok
Round Three - Telly Addicts
11. Which actor played the part of Neville Hope in “Auf Wiedersehen Pet”?
Kevin Whateley
12. Murphy’s Law” has returned to our screens who is the title character played by?
James Nesbitt
13. In which show did Brenda and Malcolm enjoy ornithology?
Watching
14. Dr Iain Stewart recently presented ‘Journeys into…’ where?
The Ring Of Fire
15. Which show’s theme song was “Holiday Rock” ?
Hi-De-Hi
Round Four - Match Of The Day
16. Liverpool qualified for the Champions League group stages after drawing with Maccabi Haifa in which city?
Kiev
17. Which team inflicted the first Premiership defeat of the season on Chelsea?
Middlesbrough
18. Which two British teams have been drawn against each other in the Champions League group stages?
Celtic and Manchester United
19. Who is the new manager of Sunderland?
Roy Keane
20. Which club scored a shock victory over four-times winners Nottingham Forest in the first round of the Carling Cup?
Accrington Stanley
Round Five - Pop Duos
21. Marcella Detroit and Siobhan Fahey?
Shakespears Sister
22. Maria Mendiola and Mayte Mateos?
Baccara
23. Gabriella and Monica Irimia?
Cheeky Girls
24. Izora Armstead and Martha Wash?
Weather Girls
25. Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes?
Buggles
Round Six - Rubber Goods
26. What type of transport has rubber skirts?
Hovercraft
27. Which rubber soled canvas shoes are named after the MP who invented the load line on the side of a ship?
Plimsolls
28. Which group had a No.1 Hit in 1973 with Rubber Bullets?
10 CC
29. What was the call sign of Kris Kristofferson in the film ‘Convoy’?
Rubber Duck
30. Which rubber-based product was patented in the United States in 1869?
Chewing gum
Round Seven - Famous Quotes
31. Which male pop star once said… "In the early 80’s, I was pretty innocent and confused. I was like Marie Osmond, only with bigger eyelashes"?
Boy George
32. Which painter said… "The only difference between me and a madman is that I’m not mad"?
Pablo Picasso
33. Which actor/director said in 1989… "I don’t go around saying: Hello, did you know I’m the new Olivier"?
Kenneth Branagh
34. Who said… "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind"?
Albert Einstein
35. Which animated TV character once said… "I’m not normally a religious man, but if you’re up there, save me, Superman"?
Homer Simpson
Round Eight - Stiff Upper Lip Chaps
36. What is the name of the RAF free fall parachute team?
The Falcons
37. In which county is the RAF College at Cranwell?
Lincolnshire
38. In the RAF, which rank is next below Wing Commander?
Squadron Leader
39. Located in the county of Oxfordshire, what is the name of the RAF’s largest air station?
Brize Norton
40. How many aircraft are there in The RAF Red Arrows display team?
Nine
Round Nine - Connections?
41. Who played the part of Vincent Van Gogh in the film ‘Lust for life’?
KIRK Douglas
42. Who wrote the Rocky Horror Picture Show and later went on to present the TV game show "The Crystal Maze"?
Richard O’BRIEN
43. Which act of 1986 requires a register of all personal information held in computer files?
DATA protection act
44. Who was the BBC presenter who conducted the famous Princess Diana interview?
Martin BASHIR
45. What is the connection?
Star Trek characters
Round Ten - Surnames
46. Daryl & John?
Hall & Oates
47. Evadne & Hilda?
Hinge & Brackett
48. Susannah & Trinny?
Constantine & Woodall
49. Mary Kate & Ashley?
Olsen
50. Paul & Art?
Simon & Garfunkel
Tiebreaker - How many different varieties of Kiwi Fruit are frown in China?
There are over 400 different varieties of kiwifruit (Yangtao) in China where they have been used for over 700 years
