QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One – Ashes To Ashes
1. Who had a hit record in 1980 with Ashes To Ashes?
David Bowie
2. What was burned in 1883 to produce ‘ The Ashes ‘ kept in an Urn at Lords, for which the England and Australia Cricket teams regularly compete?
A Bail
3. Since been made into a movie, what is the title of the novel for which Frank McCourt won the Purlitzer Prize in 1997?
Angela’s Ashes
4. Which 2001 film stars Bob Hoskins and Michael Caine as part of a gang of drinking friends who scatter their friend’s ashes off Margate pier?
Last Orders
5. Which mythical creature is said to live for 500 years before killing itself on a funeral pyre only to be reborn from the ashes?
Phoenix

Round Two - Sizzling Sausages
6. What is the name of the Italian sausage often flavoured with garlic and whose name is derived from the Latin for salted?
Salami
7. What type of Smoked Sausage took its name from a German City?
Frankfurter
8. What sausage gets it’s name from the Italian for Onion?
Chipolata
9. What is the name of the seasoned red pork sausage often sold in chip shops?
Saveloy
10. What is the main ingredient in Glamorgan sausages?
Cheese

Round Three - Poisoned Questions
11. H14 N2 is a poisonous alkaloid consumed daily by millions of people worldwide, by what name is it more commonly known?
Nicotine
12. Which villainess did Uma Thurman play in Batman and Robin which could be found in some gardens?
Poison Ivy - Dr. Pamela Isley
13. Because of its common use in poisoning people in the 19th century, what was known as inheritance powder? Arsenic
14. What other use does the anti-coagulant drug Warfarin have?
Rat Poison
15. What is the medical term for blood poisoning?
Septicaemia

Round Four - Idiots Around
16. Which film centres on two idiots from Rhode Island driving to Colorado to return a foxy lady’s briefcase?
Dumb and Dumber
17. What is known to TV presenters as an ‘Idiot Board’?
Autocue
18. Which pantomime features the character of Idiot Jack?
Dick Whitington
19. Which politician has branded parents who drive to school in Jeep style 4X4’s as ‘idiots’?
Ken Livingstone
20. Which Scandinavian country made an idiot of itself by sending snowploughs and de-icing equipment to its troops in Iraq?
Denmark
- Which is less intelligent, an idiot, a moron, or an imbecile?
An Idiot (Idiot mental age of three or less, Imbecile 4 to 7, Moron 8 to 12)
- Simple truths: Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot!

Round Five - Puzzling People 1
21. ROBIN HOOD
22. SANDIE SHAW
23. PENELOPE PITSTOP
24. ROBBIE WILLIAMS
25. STEVE REDGRAVE

Round Six - Virgin On The Ridiculous!
26. Whose autobiography is entitled "Losing my virginity"?
Richard Branson
27. Who was known as “the Virgin Queen”?
Elizabeth I
28. Causing a stir in 2004, whose dummy represented the Virgin Mary in Madame Tussaud’s Nativity scene?
Victoria Beckham
29. Which Famous married couple appeared naked on the cover of their album “Two Virgins” which was only made for and distributed to employees of Capitol Records?
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
30. Which female pop icon said "Losing my virginity was a career move"?
Madonna
- In Tennessee age of consent is at 16 unless the girl is a Virgin then its 12!!!

Round Seven - Underwater
31. How was the TV character of Mark Harris otherwise known when swimming underwater?
Man From Atlantis
32. After diving off in competition swim, how many underwater strokes are allowed?
Two
33. In which James Bond film does a Lotus Car convert into an underwater craft?
The Spy Who Loves Me
34. Which of the Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World was found underwater?
The Pharoes of Alexandria
35. The island of Vanuatu opened an underwater kiosk in 2003 selling what - Plastic-coated postcards, Fishing spears, Waterproof cameras or Snorkels and masks?
Plastic-coated postcards

Round Eight - So You Want To Be A Spy?
In October 1909, Captain Vernon Kell of the South Staffordshire regiment and Captain Mansfield Cumming of the Royal Navy jointly established MI5 (K) & MI6 (C)
36. In the organisations MI5 MI6 what do the initials MI stand for?
Military Intelligence
37. Which former MI5 officer wrote ‘Spycatcher’?
Peter Wright
38. Who was the first female boss of MI5 whose autobiography is called Open Secret?
Stella Rimmington (then Eliza Manningham-Buller)
39. Which government department is responsible for MI5?
Home Office
40. Who plays a former spy on the run from a group of CIA assassins in The Bourne Identity?
Matt Damon

Round Nine - Connections?
41. What does the acronym SETI mean?
Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence
42. What was the custom of settling disputes between two people, usually fought with pistols in secluded spots known as?
Duel
43. What are mandibles more commonly known as in mammals?
Lower Jaws
44. What American State, whose nickname is the Hoosier State, has the capital Indianapolis?
Indiana
45. What is the connection?
Steven Spielberg films

Round Ten - Puzzling People 2
46. ROGER MOORE
47. KATE BECKINSALE
48. ELIZABETH TAYLOR
49. VICTORIA WOOD
50. FERN BRITTON

Round One - Which Character
1. Which character was described as ‘part man, part machine, all cop’?
Robocop
2. In the Mister Men stories which character is always confused?
Mr. Muddle
3. Which Character designed all of the Thunderbirds?
Brains
4. Which character has been played on film by Errol Flynn, John Cleese, and Kevin Costner?
Robin Hood
5. Which TV Character Was Dr Rudy Wells’ Most Famous Reconstruction?
Bionic Man

Round Two - On The Phone
6. The Worlds Largest Mobile Phone Maker Is Based In Which Country?
Finland (Nokia)
7. What is the UK’s most dialed number?
1471
8. Colin Farrell was in the booth but who played ‘The Caller’ in the 2003 film Phone Booth?
Keifer Sutherland
9. In 1958 STD was first introduced in England, what does STD stand for?
Subscriber Trunk Dialling
10. According to BT on which day of the year are the most telephone calls made?
Mothers Day

Round Three - Famous Voices
11. Condoleeza Rice
12. George Michael
13. Paul McCartney
14. Ricky Gervais
15. John Travolta

Round Four - All Square
16. What is the Italian word for a square or marketplace?
Piazza
17. In Which Famous Square Is St Basil’s Cathedral?
Red Square (Moscow)
18. In which small town did Mrs. Corbett sell flowers in the market square?
Trumpton
19. Where would you find Landseer’s Lions?
At the foot of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square
20. Which English comedy actor played the double of a German general in the 1958 film "The Square Peg"?
Norman Wisdom
- Which of the Mr. Men is shaped like a Red Square, and wears a green hat?
Mr. Strong

Round Five - Satellite Surveillance - 1
21. St Mark’s Square - Venice
22. Pyramids at Giza
23. Blackpool Tower
24. Notre Dame
25. Sydney Opera House

Round Six - Sports Bag
26. Who Was The First Boxer To Beat Lennox Lewis In A Professional Fight?
Oliver McCall
27. Which County Cricket Club Plays At Home At The St Lawrence Ground?
Kent
28. What Is The Final Throwing Event In The Decathlon?
Javelin
29. In 1990 Which Tennis Star At The Age Of 19 Became The Youngest Man To Win The US Open?
Pete Sampras
30. Who Did Bobby Robson Manage Directly After Leaving The England Job?
PSV Eindoven

Round Seven - Border Lines
Which country has a land border with the following countries?
31. Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda?
Kenya
32. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru?
Bolivia
33. Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia?
Zimbabwe
34. Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, & Montenegro?
Albania
35. Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia?
Latvia

Round Eight - Name the Instrument
36. What is the name for an instrument for measuring walking distances?
Pedometer
37. Which musical instrument appears on the Queens Royal Standard Flag?
Harp
38. Which musical instrument was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep?
Bagpipes
39. What Instrument Does A Surveyor Used To Measure Angles?
Theodolite
40. Which navigational instrument is also a sixth of a circle?
Sextant

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which US actor died in a 1955 car crash having made only three films?
James DEAN
42. In which TV show did the character Alan B’stard appear?
The NEW Statesman
43. In which British city is there an annual goose fair?
NOTTINGHAM
44. Which type of large sausage is made from pork and pig’s blood?
BLACK Pudding
5 What is the connection?
Names of well-known FORESTS

Round Ten - Satellite Surveillance - 2
46. Petronas Twin Towers
47. The White House
48. The Colosseum
49. Buckingham Palace
50. Statue Of Liberty

Round One - Get The Beers In
1. Which is Britain’s biggest selling lager?
Carling
2. Which international brand proclaims itself as the ‘King Of Beers’?
Budweiser
3. Which beer uses the strap line ‘We only let you drink it when its ready’
Grolsh
4. Which lager advertises itself as ‘Belgium’s Original Beer’?
Stella Artois - first brewed in Leuven in 1366
5. Which of the following is the name of a strong beer in Sweden - Is it Orang-utan, Gorilla, Gibbon, Baboon or Chimp?
Gorilla

Round Two - Sport & Games
6. In 1988 who became the first footballer to be transferred for £2 million between British clubs?
Paul Gascoigne - Newcastle to Spurs
7. Which game was formerly known as whiff-waff?
Table Tennis
8. How many riders are on each Tour de France team?
Nine
9. Who broke Muhhamed Ali’s jaw in 1973?
Ken Norton
10. Who ended the Roger Federer’s run of 55 straight hard-court wins?
Andy Murray

Round Three - Bookworm
11. Which novel features a pig called Napoleon?
Animal Farm
12. What was Emily Bronte’s only novel?
Wuthering Heights
13. Which author began, but didn’t finish writing the Mystery of Edwin Drood?
Charles Dickens
14. What do the initials JK stand for in the name JK Rowling?
Joanne Kathleen
15. Which ex soldier wrote the novel Bravo-two-zero?
Andy McNabb

Round Four - Telly Addicts
16. Who is the host of All Star Family Fortunes?
Vernon Kay
17. What is the name of the sitcom featuring homeless Sheldon and wheel chair bound Paul?
I’m With Stupid
18. Which of Doctor Who’s enemies came from the planet Mondas?
Cybermen
19. Which chef is ‘In Search of Perfection’ according to the title of his BBC2 series?
Heston Blumenthal
20. How are Zaf, Ruth, Adam and Harry collectively known in the title of their BBC series?
Spooks

Round Five - The Name’s Bond
21. If James Bond was to dial 007 he would be using the dialling code for which country?
Russia
22. In which film did Roger Moore make his debut as 007?
Live and Let Die
23. What make of car did 007 drive in the first James Bond novel?
Bentley  
24. What film followed Goldfinger in the 007 series?
Thunderball
25. Which former Olympic gymnast appeared in the Bond film ‘Octopussy’?
Suzanne Dando

Round Six - Around The World
26. In which Country does Waterways Airways operate - Canada, Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand
27. What is the unit of currency in Bermuda?
The dollar
28. In which country would you find the tourist resort of Hurghada?
Egypt
29. In which European country is Castillian an official language?
Spain
30. In which Country would you find the train known as The Indian-Pacific?
Australia

Round Seven - At The Movies
31. Who played Professor Donald Kessler in the film Mars Attacks!?
Pierce Brosnan
32. Who played Dan Ackroyd’s partner in the film ‘Dragnet’?
Tom Hanks
33. In which film do Jane Fonda and George Segal play a couple who resort to armed robbery when he loses his job?
Fun With Dick And Jane
34. Ben Afflick plays an engineer whose memory is erased in which 2003 film?
Paycheck
35. Who played 006, codename Janus, real name Alec Trevelyan in the film Goldeneye?
Sean Bean

Round Eight - Animal World
36. What type of creature lives in a holt?
Otter
37. Which animal is the mascot of the US Republican Party?
Elephant
38. How many humps does a bactrain camel have?
Two
39. Which blood sucking African insect causes sleeping sickness in humans?
Tsetse Fly
40. Gatophobia is the fear of which creatures?
Cats

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which two puppets were friendly with a panda called Sue?
Sooty and SWEEP
42. What was the title of the last hit for Wham before they split?
EDGE Of Heaven
43. What is the closely cropped hairstyle so named because it was originally worn by teams of rowers?
Crew CUT
44. Which character in children’s fiction was stalked by a crocodile?
Captain HOOK
45. What is the connection?
Strokes in the game of CRICKET

Round Ten - Sporting Anagrams
46. Flown finer, daft = Andrew Flintoff
47. Bike on a beer = Robbie Keane
48. Cry to kingpin = Ricky Ponting
49. Now ‘n’ slinky join = Jonny Wilkinson
50. He’d shag dirty men! = Teddy Sheringham

Round One - The Originals
1. What Chain Of Shops Were Originally Called The Great 5-Cent Stores?
Woolworth’s
2. The original Porsche was a sporty version of which car?
VW Beetle
3. Who Provided The Original Voice For The Cartoon Character Mickey Mouse?
Walt Disney
4. A sporran was originally made from the fur of which animal?
Badger
5. Who was the chief navigator on the USS Enterprise in the original series of Star Trek?
Sulu

Round Two - Way Out West
6. What is the most westerly point of England?
Land’s End
7. Which rifle was nicknamed "The Gun That Won The West"?
Winchester
8. In mainland Europe which country contains the most westerly point?
Portugal
9. The first of the Great Western Railway’s mainlines was completed in 1841, between which two cities did it run?
London & Bristol
10. Which Landmark Stands At The Western end Of The Champs Elysees in Paris?
The Arc De Triomphe

Round Three - Famous Ladies
11. Who succeeded Barbara Bush as First Lady of the USA?
Hilary Clinton
12. Who took over as landlady of the Rovers Return when Bet Lynch left Coronation Street?
Vera Duckworth
13. Who did the "Lady of the Lake" kidnap, educate and send to serve King Arthur?
Sir Lancelot
14. Who played Billie Holliday in the 1972 film Lady Sings The Blues?
Diana Ross
15. Which film company has Lady Liberty at the start of each of its films?
Colombia

Round Four - Pop Quiz
16. Which pop duo of the 80’s & 90’s took their name from a popular form of exercise of the 1920’s?
Eurythmics
17. Which of the Gallagher brothers is the oldest; Liam or Noel?
Noel
18. Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson recorded the theme song to which 1992 Disney film?
Beauty and the Beast
19. Who are the most successful family act of all-time in the British singles chart?
Bee Gees
20. According to Tina Turner, what was the speed limit in Nutbush?
Twenty Five

Round Five - World Landmarks 1 (Handout)

Round Six - Mellow Yellow
26. What type of bird is the Yellow Headed Amazon?
Parrot
27. Which of the Tellytubby’s was yellow?
Laa-Laa
28. Which country’s flag is a yellow cross on a blue background?
Sweden
29. Piccadilly is one of the Yellow Properties in Monopoly - name the others?
Coventry Street & Leicester Square
30. Waving A Yellow Flag Is An International Symbol For What?
Infectious Disease  

Round Seven - Food & Drink
31. What was the first foodstuff sold in an aerosol can?
Cream
32. Which Seafood Is Named From The Italian For Shrimps?
Scampi
33. From what two words did SPAM take its name?
Spiced Ham
34. If You Mix Eggs, Mustard, Oil And Vinegar, What Do You Get?
Mayonnaise
35. Which Soft Drink Was first Introduced In Waco, Texas In 1885?
Dr Pepper

Round Eight - Replacements
36. Which coin replaced what on 20th November, 1970?
Fifty pence replaced the ten shilling note
37. Bruce Forsyth was the original presenter on TV’s The Generation Game. Who first replaced him?
Larry Grayson
38. In the early 90’s, which TV company replaced Thames Television?
Carlton
39. In the Enid Blyton Noddy stories what characters were replaced by the goblins?
Golliwogs
40. Who Replaced Colin Baker As Dr Who?
Sylvester McCoy

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which Queen of Ancient Egypt had four children, one by Julius Caesar and three by Marc Anthony?
CLEOPATRA
42. Which Birmingham-born comedian became the first TV artist to be paid more than £1,000 for a half-hour show?
TONY HANCOCK
43. Who was charged in 1978 with the murder of Nancy Spungen?
SID VICIOUS
44. Whose only child was named Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily?
MICHAEL HUTCHENCE
45. What is the connection?
They all committed suicide

Round Ten - World Landmarks 2 (Handout)

Round One – It’s A Dirty Job
1. What was the name of the detective who was famous for his dirty raincoat?
Columbo
2. In shipping what name is given to the dirty water that collects in the hull of a ship?
Bilge
3. In which city is Dirty Harry set?
San Francisco
4. Which song featured the lyrics "Well you’re dirty, sweet, clad in black, don’t look back and I love you"?
Get It On (T-Rex/Power Station)
5. Who starred opposite Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing?
Jennifer Gray

Round Two - Assistant Needed
6. Who Was The Cowardly Assistant Of Dangermouse?
Penfold
7. Who did the investigative journalist Maddy Magellan assist?
Jonathan Creek
8. What’s the name of Mr. Burns’s assistant in the Simpsons?
Smithers
9. What is the character name of Inspector Morse’s assistant?
Sergeant Robbie Lewis
10. Who Was Dr Bunsen Honeydew’s Accident-Prone Muppet Show Assistant?
Beaker

Round Three - Hairy Moments
11. What commercial was Michael Jackson singing for when his hair caught on fire?
Pepsi
12. What Was Medusas Hair Made From?
Snakes
13. Which Footballer Joined Jennifer Aniston In TV Commercials For Elvive Hair Products?
David Ginola
14. What Cloth Is Produced From Tangled Moistened Fibres Of Hair And Wool, Heated And Rolled Together?
Felt
15. The average person grows how many inches of hair in a year 6", 10" or 15"?
Six Inches

Round Four - Food & Drink
16. What name is given to the cocktail of vodka, Tia Maria and Coke?
Black Russian
17. Which desserts name, French in origin, literally means "white food"?
Blancmange
18. What four-letter word can mean both a joint of ham and a German white wine?
Hock
19. How many noggins are in a pint?
Four
20. What two fruits are crossed to make an ugli fruit?
Grapefruit & Tangerine

Round Five - Miniature Footballers
21. Maradonna
22. Ronaldo
23. Ronaldinho
24. Bobby Charlton
25. Pierre Luigi Collina

Round Six - Quiz Links
26. What links a Religious Festival celebrated on November 1st with A Group of singing girls?
All Saints
27. What Name Links A Shakespeare King, A Nineteenth Century Poet And A Jet Aircraft?
Lear
28. What name links John Wayne, The title of a Genesis Album and the name of the dog in The Beverley Hillbillies?
Duke
29. What names links the Magic Roundabout and the father of the disciples James & John?
Zebedee
30. Which name links a Stephen King novel, a Cliff Richard single and Princes Leia in Star Wars?
Carrie

Round Seven - Take a Butchers
31. In Which 2002 Film Did Daniel Day Lewis Play The Role Of Bill The Butcher?
Gangs Of New York
32. What is the name for meat killed in the prescribed Muslim manner?
Halal
33. Which Nazi was tried as the Butcher of Lyon in 1987?
Claus Barbie
34. What is the name of the famous meat market in London?
Smithfield
35. What does a butcher call the streaks of fat running through a piece of meat?
Marbling

Round Eight - Through The Window
36. In a stained glass window, which metal is traditionally used to separate the different pieces of glass?
Lead
37. Which Nursery Rhyme Character "Rapped At The Window And Cried Through The Locks"?
Wee Willie Winkie
38. What name is given to a window or door with a series of outward sloping slats?
Louvre
39. What was the first UK #1 in which the title posed a question?
How Much Is That Doggy In The Window?
40. What is a vertical divider in a window called?
Mullion

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which Tamla Motown megastar was shot dead by his own father?
MARVIN Gaye
42. Which chatshow format has the son as the main presenter with the family also asking questions from the sofa?
The Kumars at No. 42
43. On Countdown what is the name of the woman who is the regular in ‘Dictionary Corner’?
Susie DENT
44. What is the 2-word catchphrase, sometimes repeated in quick succession, shouted out by Corporal Jones of Dad’s Army in times of a crisis?
DON’T PANIC
45. What is the connection?
THE HITCH HIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY

Round Ten - A Commercial Break
Which products or brands are advertised on TV with the following slogans?
46. Because I’m worth it = L’Oreal
47. They’ll be around forever = Hula Hoops
48. For all those little important places = Johnson’s Baby Powder
49. Good things come to those who wait = Guinness
50. Has there ever been a better way of ending the day? = Ovaltine