QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - Piggin’ Quiz Questions
1. What three materials did the ‘Thee Little Pigs’ use to make their houses?
Straw, Sticks and Bricks
2. In ‘The Good Life’, what were the names of Tom and Barbara’s pigs?
Pinky & Perky
3. What is the collective term for a group of pigs?
Drove
4. The ‘Bay of Pigs’ forms part of the coastline of which country?
Cuba
5. What is the name given to the smallest in a litter of pigs?
Runt

Round Two - Music Maestro Please
6. Which two singers duetted on the 1987 hit I Knew You Were Waiting For Me?
George Michael and Aretha Franklin
7. Which word appears in the title of a Police hit in 1981, a Queen hit in 1986 and a Take That hit in 1992?
Magic (Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, A Kind of Magic, Could It Be Magic)
8. Which female singer became famous after starring in the BBC TV documentary The Cruise?
Jane MacDonald
9. What was the title of Madonna’s first UK Number One single?
Into The Groove (1985)
10. Harry Wayne Casey, a record store worker in Miami, formed which group in 1973?
K. C. & The Sunshine Band

Round Three - Coughs And Sneezes
11. Which disease killed more people in 1918 than had died in the First World War?
Flu
12. What is commonly called ‘the kissing disease’?
Glandular Fever (Infectious Mononucleosis)
13. What sort of virus causes cold sores and shingles?
Herpes
14. Which viral disease is characterised by a violent fear of water?
Rabies (hydrophobia)
15. What is the oldest known infection?
Leprosy (first described in Ancient Egypt in 1350 BC)

Round Four - Telly Trivia
16. Which ITV company is based in Aberdeen?
Grampian
17. What shape were the blocks on the quiz show Blockbusters?
Hexagonal (six-sided)
18. What was the surname of both The Bionic Woman and Buffy The Vampire Slayer?
Summers
19. Which actor played Howard Cunningham in Happy Days and Father Frank Dowling in The Father Dowling Mysteries?
Tom Bosley
20. What was the name of the product that was advertised on TV with the slogan "A drink’s too wet without one"?
McVitie’s Rich Tea Biscuits

Round Five - Creature Comforts - 1
21. Kiwi
22. Llama
23. Aardvark
24. Anteater
25. Tasmanian Devil

Round Six - ‘T’ Anyone?
26. Which French word is used in the sport of fencing as an acknowledgement of a scoring hit?
Touche
27. What is the name of the Chinese secret criminal society, their equivalent of the Mafia?
Triads
28. What is the name the large wooded valley located in central Scotland?
Trossachs
29. What name is given to a person who prepares, stuffs and mounts animal skins so that they have a lifelike appearance?
Taxidermist
30. In which sport is a single front somersault with two-and-a-half twists called a Randolph?
Trampolining

Round Seven - Pussy Galore
31. Which I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Winner is nicknamed ‘The Cat’?
Phil Tufnell
32. Who wrote poems about Skimbleshanks, Bustopher Jones and Macavity?
TS Eliot
33. Which actress plays Kat Slater in Eastenders?
Jessie Wallace
34. Which was the first cartoon cat film star - in 1927?
Felix
35. What is the name of the cat, along with Ripley, who survives in the film Alien?
Jones

Round Eight - The Oldest Profession!
36. What did Van Gogh famously give to a prostitute?
His Ear
37. Which popular actor was arrested after being caught with prostitute Divine Brown?
Hugh Grant
38. In which film does Richard Gere play the part of a male prostitute?
American Gigolo
39. The Police’s first top ten single was a song about a prostitute, what was it called?
Roxanne
40. Which actor played a black prostitute’s minder in the film “Mona Lisa”?
Bob Hoskins - Cathy Tyson played the prostitute
- An 18th century french prostitute could be spared punishment if she were willing to do what?
Join the opera!
- Usually better known for more jolly things, who is the patron saint of virgins and prostitutes?
St Nicholas

Round Nine - Connections
41. In which 1967 film did Paul Newman play the character Lucas Jackson?
Cool HAND Luke
42. What name is given to a report which shows the financial state of a business at a given date?
BALANCE Sheet
43. What is the name of the Chinese snack consisting of a pancake filled with vegetables, rolled up, and then fried?
SPRING Roll
44. Which 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film starred Ray Milland and Grace Kelly?
DIAL M For Murder
45. What is the connection?
Parts of a WATCH or CLOCK

Round Ten - Creature Comforts - 2
46. Manatee
47. Dormouse
48. Duckbilled Platypus
49. Praying Mantis
50. Chinchilla

Round One - Firing Missiles
1. In the world of weaponry, what do the initials ICBM stand for?
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
2. What was the name of the anti-missile missiles used by the Americans during The Gulf war to shoot incoming scuds?
Patriot
3. The name of which subsonic tactical missile is the French word for a flying fish?
Exocet
4. Name the movie starring Kevin Costner which was about the Cuban missile crisis?
Thirteen Days
5. What is the name of the isolated spot on the North York Moors national park which became the site of the government’s Ballistic Missile Early Warning Station in the early 1960’s?
Fylingdales
- Which US general was nicknamed Black Jack, and gave his name to a nuclear missile?
Pershing
- Which 1993 Michael Douglas movie has “kid with missile launcher” amongst the cast credits?
Falling Down

Round Two - Let It Snow
6. How many points are there on every snowflake?
Six
7. Which Jim Carey film stars a dolphin called ’snowflake’?
Ace Ventura Pet Detective
8. According to a Christmas Song who comes dressed in her snow white gown and tap tap taps at your window pane?
Suzy Snowflake
9. Is an ‘Atomic Snowflake’ a winter cocktail, a herb with mauve flowers or the name of a Japanese pop group?
Herb - ‘Atomic Snowflake’ H.H.P. 25 cm. Mauve flowers May/October. An attractive green/white variegated leaf. Scent almost like Lemon Verbena
10. What name is given to a violent snowstorm?
Blizzard

Round Three - Juicy Juices
11. What name is given to a frozen dessert made from fruit juice?
Sorbet
12. Which well known fruit juice drink brand is the Maori word for “Good Health”?
Kia Ora
13. Gin, lemon Juice, Sugar and soda water make what cocktail?
Tom Collins
14. In Indian cookery, what dish literally translates as Red Juice?
Rogan Josh
15. In sport what substances are known as ‘Gorilla Juice’?
Steroids

Round Four - Supermarket Shopping
16. What is the country of origin of Aldi supermarkets?
Germany
17. In which year were bar codes introduced into supermarkets was it 1974, 1978 or 1982?
1974
18. Which Supermarket chain has run a series of "Computers for Schools" voucher schemes?
Tesco
19. Netto owns thousands of supermarkets worldwide, but where did it originate?
Denmark
20. Which supermarket chain took over Safeways in 2004?
Morrisons

Round Five - Gone In 2006 - 1
21.    JACK WILDE
22.    SHELLEY WINTERS
23.    HUMPHREY - Downing Street Cat
24.    PAUL HUNTER
25.    EARL WOODS - Tiger’s Father

Round Six - Winter Sports
26. True or False – A Skiier losing a Ski on his way down is automatically disqualified?
False – Two Ski’s Yes!!!
27. What is the name of the famous bobsleigh track at St. Moritz?
Cresta Run
28. Which winter sport comprises Cross Country Skiing with small-bore rifle shooting?
Biathlon
29. In which Winter Olympic Sport was the 5000 metres event won in a time of 6m 59.97secs?
Speed Skating
30. In which sport has the fastest speed been achieved without mechanical assistance?
Downhill Skiing

Round Seven - Freezing Cold
31. How many degrees Fahrenheit are there between freezing and boiling points?
180 (212-32)
32. Who first perfected freezing food commercially?
Clarence Birdseye
33. What is the study of very low temperatures called? (as in freezing things)
Cryogenics
34. What name is given to the permanent freezing of the ground in areas bordering ice sheets?
Permafrost
35. Which area of Russia, famous for its freezing winter conditions, was used to exile political and criminal prisoners?
Siberia

Round Eight - You’ve Got Soul
36. Who is known as "the hardest working man in show business" and "the godfather of soul"?
James Brown
37. Which US soul singer was shot dead by his father in 1984?
Marvin Gaye
38. Name the American soul singer who died in 2005 at the age of 54 after suffering a stroke?
Luther Vandross
39. Who is called, The Queen Of Soul?
Aretha Franklin
40. Benjamin Earl Nelson was the real name of which soul singer?
Ben E King

Round Nine - Connections
41. What were first classified by the Galton-Henry system in 1901?
FINGER prints
42. Which type of traditional English sauce contains molasses, vinegar, garlic, onions and anchovies?
Worcester SAUCE
43. Which famous TV role did 9-year-old Terry Brooks don specs & a Stetson for?
The Milky BAR Kid
44. What word can go after post and before office?
BOX
45. What is the connection?
Chocolate (Yummy!)  

Round Ten - Gone In 2006 - 2
46.    CHARLES HAUGHEY - Taoiseach of Ireland
47.    LYNNE PERRIE
48.    DESERT ORCHID
49.    SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC
50.   FREDDIE GARRITY

Tiebreaker - How long does an average-sized snowflake take to fall to earth from 1,000 feet?
8 to 10 minutes

Round One - Taking the Mickey
1. What was the name of the famous TV detective created by Mickey Spillane?
Mike Hammer
2. Who has managed Millwall, Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland?
Mick McCarthy
3. Name the missing link: Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork and?
Mickey Dolenz - The Monkees
4. For which film did Michael Douglas win Best Actor Oscar in 1988?
Wall Street
5. Of which group was Mick The Marmaliser a member?
The Diddy Men

Round Two - Call The Cops
6. Who is credited with founding the modern police force?
Sir Robert Peel
7. What name is given to the legal document, which allows the police to enter a suspect’s home?
Search Warrant
8. What Was The Name Of The Policeman In ‘Allo ‘Allo?
Officer Crabtree
9. What Was The Name Of The Policeman That Top Cat And His Gang Were Always Trying To Avoid?
Officer Dibble
10. Which comic police force was invented by Mack Sennett?
Keystone Cops

Round Three - Sound Round (Musical Instruments)

Round Four - Blue Is The Colour
16. Name the Italian semi soft cheese with blue veins in it?
Gorgonzola
17. Which composer is famous for his Rhapsody in Blue?
George Gershwin
18. Which football team are known as ‘The Sky Blues’?
Coventry City
19. How many blue triangles are there on the Union Jack?
Eight
20. Who had a Top Twenty hit in 1991 with the song Blue Hotel?
Chris Isaak

Round Five - Picture Handout Round

Round Six - Telly Fun
26. The Christian names of the 4 leading actresses of which TV comedy series all begin with the letter "J"?
Absolutely Fabulous
27. Which TV comedy was set in Crimpton-on-Sea?
Hi-De-Hi
28. What was Father Ted’s surname?
Crilly
29. Which cast member of ‘Friends’ also starred in the movie ‘Scream’?
Courtney Cox
30. Who Plays The Character Of Margaret Meldrew?
Annette Crosbie

Round Seven - The Smiths
31. Of Which Ship Was Edward J. Smith Captain When He Died In 1912?
The Titanic
32. Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith?
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
33. In Which 1960’s Science Fiction Series Did The Character Dr. Zachary Smith Feature?
Lost In Space
34. Which Actor Born Michael Dumble-Smith Took His Stage Name From A Passing Biscuit Lorry?
Michael Crawford
35. Which Actor Provided The Voice For Captain John Smith In The 1995 Film "Pocohontas"?
Mel Gibson

Round Eight - Chicken Run
36. What name is given to a dish of chicken, bacon and red wine?
Coq au Vin
37. What is the collective noun for a group of chickens?
Brood
38. In 1970 who had a hit single with "Do The Funky Chicken"?
Rufus Thomas
39. What is the name for a chicken less than one year old?
Pullet
40. Which children’s TV program featured the Iron Chicken?
The Clangers

Round Nine - Connections
41. In computing terms what does CPU stand for?
CENTRAL Processing Unit
42. Who wrote the 1990s TV Sitcom Dinnerladies?
VICTORIA Wood
43. What name is given to the line of latitude that marks the Northern extremity of the Northern Temperate Zone?
Arctic CIRCLE
44. In The X-Men who is regarded as Wolverine’s unofficial sidekick?
JUBILEE
45. What is the connection?
London Underground Lines

Round Ten - Picture Handout Round