QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One – Telly Addicts
1. Which animated TV programme begins with a warning that it is "not to be viewed by anyone"?
South Park
2. What is the name of the original presenter of BBC TV’s Tomorrow’s World, who died earlier this year?
Raymond Baxter
3. Which TV comedy series sometimes featured a policeman called Roy Slater?
Only Fools & Horses
4. How are Blossom, Bubbles & Buttercup collectively known on children’s TV?
Power Puff Girls
5. Which TV comedy show featured the characters Jesse, Bob Fleming and Competitive Dad?
The Fast Show

Round Two - Classic Cars
6. Which British sports car’s chassis is still made out of wood?
Morgan
7. The Signum was a 2003 model from which carmaker?
Vauxhall
8. Which supercar manufacturer made a model called the Diablo?
Lamborghini
9. What model did West Bromwich based car manufacturer Jensen launch in 1966?
Interceptor
10. The A Class is a small car from which motor manufacturer?
Mercedes Benz

Round Three - Away With The Fairies
11. Who penned the fairytale Hansel And Gretel?
Brothers Grimm
12. Who played the Green Fairy in the film Moulin Rouge?
Kylie Minogue
13. Which foodstuff was originally called Fairy Fluff?
Candy Floss
14. Which play features fairies called Peaseblossom, Mustardseed and Cobweb?
A Midsummer Nights Dream
15. Which metal is said to be a fairy repellent?
Iron

Round Four - Food & Drink
16. In which country did chutney originate?
India
17. What is the principal flavouring of a brandy snap?
Ginger
18. What type of meat is used to make pastrami?
Beef
19. How many gallons are in a kilderkin?
Eighteen
20. What is the essential flavour to the liqueur Tia Maria?
Coffee

Round Five - Numbers In Films
e.g. Death Race = 2000
21. Fahrenheit = 451
22. Charing Cross Road = 84
23. Rillington Place = 10
24. The Taking Of Pelham = 123
25. Plan From Outer Space = 9

Round Six - Sports Zone
26. What is the first event in a Triathlon?
Swimming
27. In show jumping, what name is given to the event in which the horse who jumps the highest fence is the winner?
Puissence
28. How many minutes does a player have to return to the pitch after going to the blood bin in rugby union?
15 mins - if not he must be replaced permanently
29. In which marshal art could you do a roundhouse kick?
Taikwondo
30. Which English football team has just eight letters in its name, four of which are the same letter?
Millwall

Round Seven - History Class
31. In which year did Japan launch its attack on the US fleet in Pearl Harbour?
1941
32. Who committed suicide in Winsome Green Prison in January 1995?
Fred West
33. Who was the first stepmother of Queen Elizabeth I?
Jane Seymour
34. Which actor’s remains were stolen from his grave in March 1978?
Charlie Chaplin
35. What colour are the history questions in the game of Trivial Pursuit?
Yellow

Round Eight - Siesta Time
36. What is the name of the Greek god of dreams?
Morpheus
37. In which children’s TV show are Bert and Ernie often seen sharing a bed?
Sesame Street
38. In which film was Julia Roberts terrorised by Patrick Bergin?
Sleeping With The Enemy
39. Allegedly, who left his wife his second best bed in his will?
William Shakespeare
40. Which five-letter word of far east origin translates into English as round bed?
Futon

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which is the only pop group to top the UK singles charts in the 1960s, 70s and 80s?
BEE Gees
42. Which sporting projectile weighs between five and a half and five and three quarter ounces?
CRICKET Ball
43. What was the name of the yacht in which Francis Chichester circumnavigated the globe?
Gypsy MOTH
44. What did Stuart Goddard change his name to when he took up a singing career?
Adam ANT
45. What is the connection?
Insects

Round Ten - Official Languages
What are the official languages of these countries?
46. URUGUAY - SPANISH
47. IRAQ - ARABIC
48. GHANA - ENGLISH
49. LUXEMBOURG - FRENCH
50. THAILAND - THAI

Round One - Follow That Car
1. Which member of the public found fame in The TV documentary ‘Driving School’?
Maureen Rees
2. In which 1990 film does Tom Cruise play a stock car driver?
Days Of Thunder
3. What Vehicle Did Penelope Pitstop Drive In Wacky Races?
The Compact Pussycat
4. What make and model of car did Steve McQueen drive in "Bullitt", famous for its car chase sequence?
Ford Mustang
5. What Make Of Car Did Inspector Morse Drive?
Jaguar

Round Two - Cheese & Biscuits
6. In which county is Stilton cheese traditionally made?
Leicestershire
7. What name is given to a chewy biscuit, made of oats, sugar, butter and golden syrup?
Flapjack
8. 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
9. What is the name of the fancy biscuits or cakes that are taken from the french for Little Oven?
Petits Four
10. What type of cheese do we get from the milk of the Buffalo?
Mozzarella

Round Three - Family Fortunes
11. What was the name of the family which featured in ‘The Darling Buds Of May’?
The Larkins
12. What was the name of the last Russian Royal family?
Romanov
13. Mary Poppins looked after the children of which family?
Banks
14. The Grimaldi family rules which European country?
Monaco
15. What is the largest member of the pig family?
Hippopotamus

Round Four - Eye Eye
16. Which of the "Rocky" films featured "The Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor?
Rocky III
17. What ingredient causes the shine in expensive eye shadow?
Fish Scales
18. Who was the first female singer to have a No 1, while wearing an eye patch?
Gabrielle
19. Name the actor who played Hawkeye Pierce in "MASH"?
Alan Alda
20. Which band took Cotton Eye Joe to number one in 1994?
Rednex

Round Five - Landmarks - 1 (Handout Round)
21. Empire State Building, New York
22. Arc De Triomphe, Paris
23. Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur
24. Little Mermaid, Copenhagen
25. Banbury Cross, Oxfordshire

Round Six - What’s The Score?
26. Who was the first snooker player to score a maximum 147 break in World Championship snooker?
Cliff Thorburn
27. In tennis what score follows Deuce?
Advantage
28. What is the maximum possible score in a game of ten pin bowling?
300
29. In Which Game Do You Score ‘One For His Nob’?
Cribbage
30. In darts, what is the lowest score from three different trebles?
Eighteen

Round Seven - Hello Sailor
31. What is the name of the sailor who appears in many of the Arabian Nights stories?
Sinbad
32. Which shipwrecked sailor settled a war between King Bombo and King Little?
Gulliver
33. What name is given to the carving of bone or ivory often done by sailors?
Scrimshaw
34. Who was the marooned sailor of Treasure Island?
Benn Gunn
35. REMOTELY PIANO SHAPE is an anagram of which famous sailor’s name?
Popeye The Sailorman

Round Eight - In The Pink
36. Who composed the theme tune to the "The Pink Panther" films?
Henry Mancini
37. What is the title of Pink Floyd’s only UK No.1 single?
Another Brick in the Wall (1979)
38. In Thunderbirds ‘FAB 1′ was a pink Rolls Royce, what was ‘FAB 2′?
A Yacht
39. The Pink ladies are one of the two gangs in which film musical?
Grease
40. In which film, originally made in 1967, does the central character go in search for The Great Pink Sea Snail?
Doctor Doolittle

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which of Shakespeare’s plays feature Shylock and Portia?
The MERCHANT Of Venice
42. What was the first Beatles number one on which neither John or Paul sang the lead vocal?
Yellow SUBMARINE(sung by Ringo)
43. What was the nickname of boxer Nigel Benn?
The Dark DESTROYER
44. Who played Jerry in the 1996 film `Jerry Maguire`?
Tom CRUISE
45. What is the connection?
Ships or Boats

Round Ten - Landmarks - 2 (Handout Round)
46. North Pole, Arctic
47. Angel Falls, Venezuela
48. Natwest Tower, London
49. Leaning Tower of Pisa
50. The Sphinx, Egypt

Round One – The Lions Share
1. What name is given to a group of lions?
Pride
2. Which company’s advertising slogan is "The Lion Goes From Strength to Strength"?
Peugeot
3. In the Old Testament who was thrown into a lion’s den and survived?
Daniel
4. Which female singer released the album Lionheart in 1978?
Kate Bush
5. What was the name of the king lion in C. S. Lewis’s Narnia?
Aslan

Round Two - Going Bananas
6. On TV how are Fleegle, Snorky, Bingo and Drooper better known collectively?
The Banana Splits
7. Which mammal is responsible for the pollination of most bananas in the wild?
The Bat
8. Who directed and starred in the 1971 film Bananas?
Woody Allen
9. Which band had a hit with Banana Republic in 1980?
The Boomtown Rats
10. In which African country is the seaport of Banana?
The Democratic Republic Of The Congo (formerly Zaire)

Round Three - Money Money Money
11. What is the name given to a person who collects coins?
Numismatist
12. Which British coin was first issued in 1982?
Twenty Pence piece
13. What is the name of the Hong Kong stock exchange?
Hang Seng
14. What do the initials of the HSBC stand for?
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
15. The portrait of Sir John Houblon was put on the back of £50 notes in 1990 because of him having held what position?
The Bank Of England’s first governor

Round Four - Food & Drink
16. What type of dishes are presented to restaurant customers on a conveyor belt?
Sushi
17. Which Italian food consists of small pieces of meat put in small packets of pasta?
Ravioli
18. What type of beef is first pickled in brine then boiled?
Corned Beef
19. What herb is used to flavour ouzo?
Aniseed
20. What provides the base of the desserts Pavlova and Baked Alaska?
Meringue

Round Five - Romantic Films - 1
21. African Queen
22. Brief Encounter
23. From Here To Eternity
24. Ghost
25. Gone With The Wind

Round Six - Americanisms
26. What is the name for undertakers in the USA?
Morticians
27. What do the Americans call what we call curtains?
Drapes
28. We call it jam. What do the Americans call it?
Jelly
29. What do the Americans call a handbag?
Purse
30. Our drawing pins, in the USA, are what?
Thumb Tacks

Round Seven - Soap Operas
31. The broadcasting of which soap was rescheduled by the BBC so that Michael Grade’s daughter could watch it after school?
Neighbours
32. Which British soap featured a baddie called Marcus Tandy?
Eldorado
33. Which British soap was first broadcast in 1972?
Emmerdale (then Emmerdale Farm)
34. Which UK television soap opera was launched in 1985 as a rival to Eastenders but barely made 100 episodes?
Albion Market
35. What is Eric Spear’s contribution to Coronation Street?
He composed the theme music

Round Eight - Getting On A Bit
36. Who was the oldest person in the Bible?
Methuselah
37. Who is the oldest man to go into space?
John Glenn (at the age of 77 in 1998)
38. Who was the oldest of The Beatles?
Ringo Starr
39. Which is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world?
Damascus (Syria)
40. Which country in Europe has the oldest parliament?
Iceland

Round Nine - Connections
41. Who was the only Australian to win the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon in the 80s?
Pat CASH
42. Which song opens with the line " They paved paradise and put up a parking lot"?
Big YELLOW Taxi
43. In 1978 Louise Brown became the worlds first what?
TEST Tube Baby
44. Allegedly, what was the first song sung on the moon?
Happy BIRTHDAY To You
45. What is the connection?
All Types Of CARDS

Round Ten - Romantic Films - 2
46. Casablanca
47. Titanic
48. When Harry Met Sally
49. Love Story
50. Pretty Woman

Round One – Up On The Roof
1. Which Country Is Sometimes Referred To As The Roof Of The World?
Tibet
2. Which Motown group had a UK Top 10 Hit in 1970 with the song ‘Up The Ladder To The roof’?
Supremes
3. Who played Bert the Chimney Sweep in the film “Mary Poppins”?
Dick Van Dyke
4. Which duo achieved a UK No. 1 in 1995 with the song ‘Up on the Roof?
Robson and Jerome
5. Which entertainer died in 1999 after falling from his roof while attempting to adjust his TV aerial?
Rod Hull

Round Two - Dukes
6. On which Mediterranean island was the Duke of Edinburgh born?
Corfu
7. Which Duke led the British forces at the Battle of Waterloo?
Wellington
8. In Which English County Is Chatsworth House, The Home Of The Duke Of Devonshire?
Derbyshire
9. If you were to speak to a Duke, what would be the correct way of addressing him?
Your Grace
10. What was the character name of the Sheriff in “The Dukes Of Hazard”?
Roscoe P Coltrane

Round Three - Tool Box
11. Which every day tool is one of the murder weapons in the game of Cluedo?
Spanner
12. Which machine tool shapes material by rapidly turning it against a stationary cutting device?
Lathe
13. What is the No. 1 best selling DIY tool bought in Britain?
Cordless Drill
14. The Distance Between Each Thread In A Screw Is Known As What?
Pitch
15. What kind of tool is a Glasgow Screwdriver?
Hammer

Round Four - Exploring Hampshire
16. Which King fist used Hampshire’s New Forest as a Royal Hunting ground?
William The Conqueror
17. Which famous aircraft flew from a Hampshire airfield for the first time on March 5th 1936?
Spitfire
18. Which Hampshire City was the capital of England before London?
Winchester
19. Which ex-Labour Prime Minister was born in Portsmouth in 1912?
James Callaghan
20. Which famous ship made its maiden voyage from Southampton on May 2nd 1969?
QEII (QEI - 16/10/1946)

Round Five - American Sports
21. FLORIDA MARLINS - Baseball
22. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES - Basketball
23. CAROLINA PANTHERS - American Football
24. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS - Basketball
25. SAN JOSE SHARKS - Ice Hockey

Round Six - Towers
26. In which US city is the Sears Tower?
Chicago
27. Who was the last man to be locked up in the Tower of London?
Rudolph Hess
28. What was ruled out of bounds to tourists for safety reasons in 1990, the first time it had been closed since around 1275?
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
29. Which organisation produces a magazine called the Watchtower?
Jehovah’s Witnesses
30. According to The Beatles’ song ‘I Am The Walrus’, up what is semolina pilchard climbing?
The Eiffel Tower

Round Seven - Sunday Best
31. Which long running TV series was first broadcast in 1969 and was created and presented by Jess Yates?
Stars On Sunday
32. For how many Sundays must the bans be read for a forthcoming marriage?
Three
33. What is the fourth Sunday in Lent called?
Mothering Sunday
34. Which famous European horse race is run annually on the first Sunday in October?
The Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe
35. In which year did Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Safeway, Asda and Gateway first open on a Sunday?
1991

Round Eight - All Electric
36. Who invented the electric light bulb?
Thomas Edison
37. What name is given to the chief electrician on a film set?
Gaffer
38. How Many Volts Is A Standard Car Battery?
Twelve
39. ‘Old Sparky’ Has Killed More Than 200 People In Florida, What Is It?
Electric Chair
40. What trade name was given to the first synthetic plastic developed in 1909, and widely used for electrical appliances?
Bakelite

Round Nine - Connections
41. In which 1970 film did Clint Eastwood sing I Talk To The Trees?
Paint Your WAGON
42. Which 1986 film had the tag line “Be afraid. Be very afraid”?
The FLY
43. What were the surnames of Bonnie and Clyde?
Parker and BARROW
44. Who was the most borrowed author from British libraries for twenty years before losing the title to Jacqueline Wilson in 2004?
CATHERINE Cookson
45. What is the connection?
Types of Wheel

Round Ten - Historical Figures
46. LOW MILL COVERER - Oliver Cromwell
47. A WEATHER GRILL - Walter Raleigh
48. CASUAL JURIES - Julius Caesar
49. CHRONIC TWIN HULLS - Winston Churchill
50. CRANKED FAIRS - Francis Drake

TIEBREAKER - If you took all the blood vessels in the human body and laid them end to end, what would be the combined length, in miles?
60,000 miles