Quiz 081106
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 A sporran was originally made from the fur of which animal?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)
