Quiz 221106
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
