Quiz 011106
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
