Quiz 111006
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
