Quiz 170107
Round One - Lets Play Darts
1. What is the lowest number of darts required to score 501?
Nine
2. Which darts players nickname is “The Viking”?
Andy Fordham
3. Traditionally, flights on Darts were made from feathers from which bird, a) Turkey, b) Peacock or c) Pheasant?
a) Turkey
4. Which top darts player is nicknamed "The Count"?
Ted Hankey
5. If you were playing darts and got a ‘Shanghai’ score of 72 with three darts which number have you scored on?
Twelve
Round Two - Pickup-a-Penguin
6. At which Pole are penguins found?
The South Pole - Antarctic
7. What is the collective name for a group of penguins?
Rookery
8. Where do Emperor penguins keep their eggs?
Balanced on their feet
9. In which film does Dick Van Dyke dance with Penguins?
Mary Poppins
10. Who insisted on ‘no penguins’ in a John Smiths Bitter TV ad?
Jack Dee
Round Three - Movie Time
11. In which Sylvester Stallone movie, set in the future, are all the restaurants Taco Bells?
Demolition Man
12. What sort of cowboys were James Garner, Clint Eastwood and Tommy Lee Jones in 2000?
Space Cowboys
13. Who played Snake Plissken in the 1981 film “Escape From New York” and again in 1996 in “Escape From LA”?
Kurt Russell
14. Who plays the part of The Queen in the 2006 film?
Helen Mirren
15. The Last King Of Scotland about Idi Amin stars which actor?
Forest Whitaker
Round Four - Sports Mix
16. In which sport could you be awarded a ‘16 yard hit’?
Hockey
17. In the Six Nations Rugby Tournament which cup is played for when England and Scotland meet?
Calcutta Cup
18. With 31 to his name, which British driver has most Formula One Grand Prix victories?
Nigel Mansell
19. In Which Sport Did Ben Ainslie Win Gold For Britain In The 2000 Sydney Olympics?
Yachting / Sailing
20. Which British woman was the first track and field athlete to compete in six Olympic games?
Tessa Sanderson
Round Five - Golden Oldies - 1
21. Rudolph Valentino
22. Liz Taylor
23. Angela Lansbury
24. Joseph Stalin
25. Franklin D Roosevelt
Round Six - Stress Levels
26. Which actor’s name (first name & surname) is an anagram of "ONLY AT STRESS LEVEL"?
Sylvester Stallone
27. According to a study, what activity produces stress levels in men similar to those experienced by fighter pilots in emergency situations?
Shopping
28. From which TV programme does this quote originate "Always keep your bowler on in time of stress, and watch out for diabolical masterminds"?
The Avengers
29. What eight-letter name is given to a fissure or crack in a glacier, resulting from stress produced by movement?
Crevasse
30. What allegedly causes the most stress: Pregnancy, moving home, marriage or retirement?
Retirement
Round Seven - Telly Addicts
31. How is Dr. Andrew Hall better known in the world of TV comedy?
Harry Hill
32. In the TV Series Frazier, what was the name of Frazier’s brother?
Nyles
33. Which Sci-Fi TV series featured Apollo and Starbuck?
Battlestar Galactica
34. Geoffrey Fairbrother was replaced by Squadron Leader Clive Dempster in which TV comedy?
Hi-De-Hi
35. What was the name of the painting that was the subject of forgery in TV’s Allo Allo?
The Fallen Madonna With The Big Boobies
Round Eight - Snakes Alive!
36. Which snake kills most humans?
Cobra
37. With which part of its body does a snake detect sounds?
Its tongue
38. Cleopatra used a snake to commit suicide, what type of snake was it?
Asp
39. What is the only venomous snake in Britain?
Adder or Viper
40. Which snake of the Cobra family shares its name with a Cuban ballroom dance?
Mamba
Round Nine - Connections
41. Which seaside resort in West Sussex has a name which means "Of the king" in Latin?
Bognor REGIS
42. Which American painter is credited with the creation of the action painting style?
JACKSON Pollock
43. What name has subsequently been given to the date of 19th October 1987 on which the British stock market crashed?
BLACK Monday
44. Yellow River was the biggest hit for which group?
CHRISTIE
45. What is the connection?
British Athletics / Runners
Round Ten - Golden Oldies - 2
46. Al Capone
47. Johnny Cash
48. Buffalo Bill (William F Cody)
49. Charlie Chaplin
50. Dean Martin
