QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - Monsters
1. What famous monster climbed to the top of the Empire State Building?
King Kong
2. With which product would you associate ‘The Honey Monster’?
Sugar Puffs
3. Who was the Rock and Roller who was the leader of the Monster Raving Looney Party?
Screaming Lord Sutch
4. What monster supposedly roams the Himalayas?
Yeti or Abominable Snowman
5. Which nickname did the monsters give the little girl in the film ‘Monsters Inc’?
Boo

Round Two - Telly Trivia
6. On which children’s TV show could you have seen the Cookie Monster?
Sesame Street
7. Which popular TV series was set in One million and forty B.C?
The Flintstones
8. In The TV Series, What Is The Surname Of ‘Buffy’ The Vampire Slayer?
Summers
9. In which prison is Bad Girls set?
Larkhall
10. Which detective is based at Kingsmarkham?
Inspector Wexford

Round Three - Food and Drink
11. Claret wine is produced in the region surrounding which French city?
Bordeaux
12. What is the main carbohydrate in Jambalaya?
Rice
13. What name is given to the popular Spanish drink made from red wine, sugar and orange juice?
Sangria
14. Cutatella and Pancetta are from what animal?
Pig
15. If you are baking rye bread, what seed is used for the customary and traditional flavoring?
Caraway

Round Four - Sports Bag
16. Which sport takes place on a court 9.75m long by 6.4m wide, using an approximate 24 gram ball?
Squash
17. In motor racing what name is given to tyre’s with no tread?
Slicks
18. Ian Botham made his England debut while playing for which county?
Somerset
19. In Which Sport Would You Compete For The Silver Broom?
Curling
20. Which soccer team became the first team of the 20th century to do the league and FA Cup double in 1961?
Tottenham Hotspur

Round Five - Return Of The TV Themes - 1
21. Channel 4 News
22. Wheel Of Fortune
23. Sex In The City
24. Five News
25. CSI Miami

Round Six - At The Movies
26. Heather, Joshua And Michael Were The Three Main Characters In Which 1999 Film?
The Blair Witch Project
27. Who Played Al Capone In Kevin Costner’s Film The Untouchables?
Robert Di Niro
28. Which actor played the title role in the 2002 film "Spiderman"?
Toby Macguire
29. Which 1998 film saw Leonardo DiCaprio playing twin brothers?
The Man In The Iron Mask
30. In ‘Goldfinger’ What Was The Name Of The Villain With A Dangerous Hat?
Odd Job

Round Seven - Famous People
31. Who was the creator of the Muppets who died in 1990?
Jim Henson
32. Which world leader refused to shake the hand of Olympic winner Jesse Owen in 1936?
Hitler
33. Who is the author of the Adrian Mole books?
Sue Townsend
34. Who was elected Mayor of London in 2000?
Ken Livingstone
35. Who wrote the book ‘Diana Her True Story’?
Andrew Morton

Round Eight - Around The World
36. Which country would you visit to see the ancient Lion Gate at Mycenae?
Greece
37. Which US state celebrates Lei Day on the first of May?
Hawaii
38. In which country was the WWII concentration camp of Auschwitz?
Poland
39. Which US city was named after the first president of the Republic of Texas?
Houston
40. Which US tourist attraction is known as the ‘Shrine of Democracy’?
Mount Rushmore

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which is the highest mountain in the British Isles?
BEN NEVIS
42. Which breed of dog is nicknamed ‘The Butterfly Dog’?
PAPILLON
43. Which TV comedy set in the clothes industry starred Peter Jones and Miriam Karlin?
The RAG TRADE
44. What is the French translation of ‘the snail’?
L’ESCARGOT
45. What is the connection?
Names of horses which have won the Grand National

Round Ten - Return Of The TV Themes - 2
46. Blockbusters
47. Thomas The Tank engine
48. Changing Rooms
49. Pop Idol
50. Big Brother

Round One - Living World
1. Which type of creatures comes in the varieties rock and spiny?
Lobster
2. Which black and yellow beetle is highly destructive to the potato plant?
Colorado Beetle
3. Which type of creatures comes in the varieties Ribbon and Harp?
Seal
4. How many petals does an Iris usually have?
Three
5. On which continent were bananas first grown?
Asia
- Which mammal is known by the most names?
Puma - also known as cougar, mountain lion - over 40 different names

Round Two - Watch The Birdies
6. Which pirate did Johnny Depp portray in Pirates of the Caribbean?
Jack Sparrow
7. Which group recorded the album, "Now That’s What I Call Quite Good"?
The Housemartins
8. In which film did Clint Eastwood play Lt Morris Schaffer?
Where Eagles Dare
9. Other than monarchs, who was the first woman to be depicted on a British banknote?
Florence Nightingale
10. Which actor plays Jim Trott in The Vicar of Dibley?
Trevor Peacock

Round Three - Around The World
11. Which Caribbean country is considered to be the birthplace of rum?
Barbados (mount gay and Malibu)
12. Which country is the world’s largest oil producer?
Saudi Arabia
13. Which cities underground system has the most stations is it (a) New York (b) Moscow (c) London?
New York
14. Which South American country has a flag which has the words ‘Order E Progresso’ written on it?
Brazil
15. Which is the nearest mainland country to Japan?
South Korea

Round Four - Food & Drink
16. Which crisp manufacturer produces spicy flavours including ‘Flamed Grilled Steak’, ‘Firecracker Chicken’ and ‘Balti Curry’?
McCoys
17. Is Champagne produced in one of the most northerly or southerly wine regions?
Northerly
18. What ingredient has been described as the diamond of cookery, black queen, fragrant nugget, black pearl?
The truffle
19. What does the word ’spumante’ mean on a bottle of wine?
Sparkling
20. What is the better-known name of the culinary herb ‘Chinese Parsley’?
Coriander

Round Five - Conservative Party
21. On November 27, 1990 who was elected leader of the Conservative Party?
John Major
22. Which leading Conservative politician lost two consecutive General Elections standing as a candidate for Edge Hill, Liverpool?
Michael Howard
23.  Which British Conservative Prime Minister took the UK into the EEC in 1973?
Edward Heath
24. In 2003, A Conservative advertising campaign compared Tony Blair with which Disney character?
Pinocchio
25. How many General Elections did Margaret Thatcher win as leader of the Conservative Party?
Three

Round Six - Sports Bag
26. Which player has won the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match in Rugby leagues Challenge Cup Final on three out of four occasions between 2002 to 2006?
Sean Long
27. Which football league club are known as the shakers?
Bury
28. The King George V Gold Cup is awarded in which sport?
Show Jumping
29. Which sporting event starts at the Tea Olive and culminates at The Holly?
The US Masters- all the holes at the tournaments venue, Augusta, are named after plants or flowers     
30. Which football league club have been managed by Tommy Scoular, Alan Durban, Russel Osman, Bobby Gould and Lennie Lawrence?
Cardiff City

Round Seven - Transport
31. Who designed the three steamships, Great Western, Great Eastern and Great Britain?
Brunel
32. In which year did steam trains last serve on London’s underground - 1951, 1961 or 1971?
1971
33. What was the name of the first commercial jet aircraft to see service in 1949?
Comet
34. Which car manufacturer owns Europe’s most productive car plant situated in Sunderland?
Nissan
35. What is the world’s largest passenger jet in the world is set to enter commercial service in 2007 / 2008?
Airbus A380

Round Eight - Medical Attention
36. On what part of the body would a tracheotomy be performed?
The Throat
37. What is the medical term for the study of the brain and nervous system?
Neurology
38. What is the more common name for a myocardial infarction?
Heart Attack
39. The name of which medical aid is derived from the French for "a turning instrument"?
Tourniquet
40. Which organ does silicosis affect?
The Lungs

Round Nine - Connections
41. In which well known British film, do a group of children; mistakenly think an escaped convict is Jesus?
Whistle DOWN the Wind     
42. Which British singer has appeared in the film ‘Gregory’s Girl’ and the TV series ‘Red Dwarf’?  
CLAIRE Grogan                 
43. Which Democratic candidate lost the 2004 US Presidential Elections to George W Bush?
John KERRY     
44. Which 60’s TV medical drama series, took its name from the central character played by Richard Chamberlain?
Dr KILDARE   
45. What is the connection?
Counties in Ireland
Which swashbuckling actor played the lead role in the 1940 film ‘The Mask of Zorro’?
TYRONE Power    

Round Ten - Labour Party
46. Who was the leader of the Labour Party from 1980-1983?
Michael Foot
47. Who came seconded to Tony Blair in the 1994 labour leadership election?
Margaret Becket
48. Who became leader of the Labour Party when Neil Kinnock resigned?
John Smith
49. Prior to Tony Blair who was the last Labour Prime Minister?
James Callaghan
50. Tony Blair has become the longest-serving Labour Prime Minister. Who held the record previously?
Harold Wilson

Round One - Money, Money, Money
1. Who were the first people to use paper money?
The Chinese
2. If you won a monkey at the bookmaker’s how much money would you have?
£500
3. Old UK money - How many old pennies were in ten bob?
120
4. Which is the only game that can legally be played for money in an English pub?
Cribbage
5. Which soap powder used the slogan "Cleans 99% of all known stains or your money back"?
Ariel

Round Two - Wildlife
6. What is the fastest running British bird?
Pheasant (up to 21 mph)
7. What type of flower is a ladies slipper?
Orchid
8. Which tree has the varieties California Live, Cork, English, and Common?
Oak
9. Which bird has varieties, Arctic, Common and little?
Tern
10. What is another name for the pupa of an insect?
Chrysalis

Round Three - Sports Mix
11. What did all these players win between 1989 and 1997: Paul Merson, Matt Le Tissier, Lee Sharpe, Ryan Giggs, Andy Cole, Robbie Fowler and David Beckham?
The (PFA) Young Player of the Year award, 1989-97
12. Who in 1977 was the first snooker player to win the World Championship with a two piece cue?
John Spencer
13. How many times did Steffi Graf win the Womens Ladies Single title at Wimbledon?
Seven
14. At which British Sports venue is the Paddock hill grandstand?
Brands Hatch
15. In which town does the Rugby League team known as the Tigers play?
Castleford
- On the amalgamation of Neath and Swansea Welsh Rugby Union sides, what nickname did they adopt?
Ospreys

Round Four - Under The Microscope
16. What is the most famous Bulgarian product, the result of the effect a bacteria, Bacilus Bulgaricus on milk?
Yoghurt - Lactobacillus Bulgaricus and Streptococcus Acidophilus
17. Which 1967 invention made use of bacteria to help brighten the washing of clothes?
Biological washing powder
18. What is the singular form of the word "bacteria"?
Bacterium
19. Which fluid surrounds and removes bacteria from organisms?
Lymph
20. Bacteria doubles every minute inside a large sealed jar. An hour after the first bacterium was put into the jar and sealed in, the jar is full. When was it half full?
At one minute before the hour

Round Five - Telly Time
21. Which programme is presided over by restaurateur John Torode & food writer Gregg Wallace?
Masterchef Goes Large
22. What do the initials of the TV programme N.C.I.S. stand for?
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
23. Who presents BBC-2’s Wild Food, a series about what our ancestors were eating?
Ray Mears
24. On which TV show will you find Lieutenant Horatio Caine?
CSI Miami
25. Simon Atwell is the host of which comical panel game?
Never Mind The Buzzcocks - captains Phil Jupitus & Bill Bailey

Round Six - On Yer Bike
26. Which two men from a bicycle repair shop became famous in 1903?
Wilbur & Orville Wright
27. What is a one-wheeled bicycle called?
Unicycle
28. Who is the young lady mentioned in the old music hall song “A Bicycle made for Two”?
Daisy
29. What country has a regiment of bicycle mounted soldiers - Switzerland, Holland or Belgium?
Switzerland
30. Which car manufacturer designed Chris Boardman’s Gold-medal winning bicycle?
Lotus

Round Seven - Food & Drink
31. Originating from Provence, what is the name of the rich fish soup or stew made from mixed fish and shellfish, flavoured with tomato, onion, garlic, celery and herbs?
Bouillabaisse
32. What word describes the preserving of fish, meat or poultry by salting, drying or smoking?
Cure or Curing
33. Maris Bard, Ulster Sceptre and Home Guard are all varieties of which vegetable?
Potato
34. What is the name of the freshwater crustacean which is similar to but smaller than a lobster?
Crayfish
35. Which pleasant bitter aperitif is made from a hydroalcoholic infusion of aromatic plants, fruit and herbs using an old classic Milanese recipe?
Campari

Round Eight - Its All Greek To Me
36. What did the Euro replace in Greece?
Drachma
37. Who is the most famous child of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg?
Prince Philip
38. What is the traditional musical instrument of Greece?
The Bazuki
39. What is the name of the highest mountain in Greece?
(Mount) Olympus
40. What is the national cheese of Greece?
Feta

Round Nine - Connect The Clues
41. Who is the connection between Thermoman and Craggy Island?
Ardal O’Hanlon
42. Who is the connection between Bonanza and Battlestar Gallactica?
Lorne Greene
43. What is the connection between the characters played by Ross Kemp in Eastenders and Craig Maclachlin in Home and Away?
Both called Mitchell
44. What is the connection between Joyce Frankenberg from Wimbledon, a wife of Henry VIII and Solitaire, the Bond girl in the film Live and Let Die?
Jane Seymour (actress, her real name and where she got her film name)
45. In the 1990’s, Bob killed 17, Andrew 88, Gordon 1,130, Fran 37, Pauline 217 and Linda 3,500. What is the connection?
All are hurricanes

Round Ten - Martial Arts
46. Which martial art do people fight using bamboo swords?
Kendo - means "way of the sword"
47. What martial arts name means ‘gentle way’?
Judo
48. Which martial art translates literally as ‘Kick Art Way’?
Taekwondo - Tai quon do
49. Which martial art literally means empty hand?
Karate
50. The name of which martial art means "Beautiful springtime" in its own language?
Kung Fu
- Tessenjutsu is a martial art based on the use of what item?
A Fan

Round One - Bridge That Gap
1. At 1,410 metres in length, which is the longest bridge in the UK?
Humber Suspension Bridge
2. A set of stamps was issued in the UK in 1964 to commemorate the opening of which bridge?
Forth Road Bridge
3. Which Bridge, across the River Thames, designed by John Wolfe-Barry & Sir Horace Jones and constructed between 1881 & 1894?
Tower Bridge
4. The Clifton Suspension bridge spans which river?
Avon
5. Which Bridge is the World’s most popular suicide site?
Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco (on average once every two weeks)

Round Two - Sporting Nicknames
6. The Kangaroos represent Australia at which sport?
Rugby League
7. Of which National football team would you be cheering "Come on Bafana Bafana"?
The South African National Football Team - "The Boys, The Boys"
8. Los Galacticos is the nickname of which Spanish Soccer side?
Real Madrid
9. Which countries National Rugby Team are called The Cherry Blossoms?
Japan - who play in pink stripes!
10. Which sport is played by the Tall Blacks?
Basketball - New Zealand National Basketball Team

Round Three - Telly Addicts
11. In which year was the first Comic relief?
1986
12. Which game show has a round called Feel the Sportsman?
They Think Its All Over
13. Steed and Gambit were the male stars in which TV adventure series?
New Avengers
14. The theme tune of which TV series is a version of the 23rd Psalm?
The Vicar of Dibley
- Which children’s duo sailed aboard the SS Melodymaker?
Pinky & Perky
15. The very first episode of which TV series was entitled If I Were a Carpenter?
Auf Wiedersehen Pet
- How many friends does each contestant have to chose from in the “Phone a friend” option on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Five

Round Four - Food & Drink
16. Which Italian city gave its name to a type of cheese and a type of ham?
Parma
17. Which soft drink was invented by the Nicholls family of Wythenshawe, near Manchester, during the 1900’s and is sold in both still and sparkling forms?
Vimto
18. What is added to Yorkshire pudding to make toad in the hole?
Sausages
19. Which contains more caffeine – coffee beans or tea leaves?
Tea Leaves
20. What type of soup was traditionally made from the saliva of a swiftlet?
Birds Nest Soup

Round Five - Cryptic Towns
21. Jam Makers Go Swimming - Hartlepool
22. Industrial Lift for Mrs Ranzen - Winchester
23. Mothers Garden Entrance - Margate
24. People’s Rock - Folkstone
25. Seated when Life Began - Sittingbourne

Round Six - Around The UK
26. The Glenmore Valley is home to which famous expanse of water?
Loch Ness
27. Which moor was named after Cornwall’s former county town?
Bodmin Moor
28. Which range of hills stretches from Bristol to Chipping Camden?
Cotswolds
29. Which county lies immediately north of the Isle of Wight?
Hampshire
30. The Cauldron Snout is the name of England’s highest what?
Waterfall

Round Seven - Luck Of The Irish
31. Who were the next Irish group to top the British charts after the Bachelors?
Boomtown Rats
32. Which breed of dog was originally a cross of an Irish Wolfhound and an English Mastiff?
Great Dane
33. Which is the main cereal used to make Irish whisky?
Barley
34. What term was used for the men recruited by the British government in 1920, to help fight the Irish Republican Army?
Black and Tans
35. What is the name for the Irish dish consisting of mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, milk and butter?
Colcannon

Round Eight - Bringing Back Beckham
36. In which language does David Beckham have his wife’s name tattooed on his forearm?
Hindi
37. Which ex-Man Utd player said about Beckham "He Can’t Head The Ball, Tackle Or Kick With His Left Foot, And He Doesn’t Score Enough Goals"?
George Best
38. Against which football club did David Beckham make his premiership debut was it a) Newcastle, b) Coventry or c) Leeds?
Leeds
39. In which country did David Beckham score his first goal for Real Madrid?
Japan
40. How old will David Beckham be on his next birthday in May 2007?
32 (1975)

Round Nine - Connections
41. Who was sacked from his job on This Morning following rape allegations in a book by Ulrika Johnnson?
JOHN LESLIE
42. Who was the first female presenter of BBC’s National Lottery Show?
ANTHEA TURNER
43. What was the name of Gloria Hunniford’s daughter who died in April 2004?
CARON KEATING
44. Who is Chief Scout of The Scout Association in the UK?
PETER DUNCAN
45. What is the Connection?
Former presenters of BLUE PETER
 
Round Ten - Who Said…
46. Drat and double drat - Dick Dastardly
47. Blistering barnacles - Captain Haddock in the Adventures of Tin Tin
48. I have a cunning plan - Baldrick in Blackadder
49. Plundering porpoises - Captain Pugwash
50. Drink! Feck! Arse! Girls! - Father Jack in Father Ted

Round One - Get Knotted
1. What name is given to the brittle glazed salty biscuit usually made in the form of a knot?
Pretzel
2. Who played the role of Debbie Porter in Knot’s Landing and went on to become an Oscar winning actress?
Halle Berry
3. ‘The Sealed Knot Society’ recreate battles from which war?
English Civil War
4. A GRANNIE KNOT is an anagram of which singer?
Ronan Keating
5. What is the name of the knot used to shorten a rope to save cutting it?
Sheepshank
- Which type of knot is used to secure a rope to a post?
Clove Hitch

Round Two - Short Skirts
6. Which famous British ship`s name means `The Short Skirt`?
The Cutty Sark
7. Men from which country often wear a traditional stiff white skirt called a Fustanella?
Greece
8. Which designer is credited with inventing the mini-skirt?
Mary Quant
9. The video for which 80s hit featured Freddie Mercury dressed in a black leather mini skirt?
I Want To Break Free
10. In which film was Marilyn Monroe’s skirt famously blown up around her waist?
The Seven Year Itch
- What is the skirt like Malaysian outfit made popular by David Beckham?
Sarong

Round Three - Shipwrecked
11. What name is given to goods that are washed overboard from a shipwreck?
Flotsam, as opposed to jetsam which are goods thrown overboard
12. What was the title of the 1980 shipwreck film starring Brooke Sheilds and Christopher Atkins?
Blue Lagoon
13. Who received a medal for helping her lighthouse keeper father to rescue five people from a shipwreck in 1838?
Grace Darling
14. ‘The Shipwreck’, is a typical work by which English painter?
J.M.W.Turner
15. In which Shakespeare play does Prospero use magic to shipwreck Antonio?
The Tempest  
- Which Book of the New Testament describes Paul’s shipwreck in Malta?
Acts of the Apostles

Round Four - Old Father Thames
16. Who rescued Captain John Smith, married John Rolfe and is buried in England near the River Thames?
Pocahontas
17. Boris Johnson MP represents which constituency?
Henley on Thames
18. Which palace on the Thames built for Cardinal Wolsey was later home and a ‘prison’ to Charles I?
Hampton Court
19. Which horseracing venue would you find at Sunbury-on-Thames?
Kempton Park
20. One point each - What are the names of the three road tunnels under the river Thames?
Dartford, Blackwall and Rotherhithe

Round Five - Absolutely Quackers
21. Which cartoon character constantly derided his enemies as ‘despicable’?
Daffy Duck
22. What was the call sign of Kris Kristofferson in the film Convoy?
Rubber Duck
23. What is the smallest British duck?
Teal – also a shade of dark greenish-blue
24. True or False - A duck only lays eggs in the morning?
True
25. Who lives at 1313 Webfoot Walk, Duckburg, Calisota?
Donald Duck

Round Six - Truck Stop
26. How many axles does an 18 wheeler truck have?
Five - one at the front with 2 wheels on, 4 others with 4 wheels on
27. Which pop band named itself after an American fire truck?
REO Speedwagon
28. Actor Martin Fisk achieved fame in a 1977 advert as a truck driver eating what?
A Yorkie
29. In which sport was ‘The Dump Truck’ a professional competitor?
Sumo Wrestling
30. DAF are truck manufacturers originally from which country?
Holland

Round Seven - A Trip To Sweden
31. Which country has the longest border with Sweden?
Norway
32. A hotel in Sweden is rebuilt every year with a totally new design every twelve months, what material is used?
Ice - The Ice Hotel
33. What is the chief seaport of Sweden?
Gothenburg
34. One point each - In the 1970’s, what were Sweden’s two largest export earners?
Volvo Cars & Abba
35. Which two colours are on the Swedish flag?
Yellow & Blue - yellow cross on a blue background

Round Eight - A Load Of Balls
36. The secret policeman’s ball was staged in aid of which organisation?
Amnesty International
37. Who had a number one hit in 1958 with ‘Great Balls Of Fire’?
Jerry Lee Lewis
38. Whose opera ‘A Masked Ball’ was premiered in 1859?
Verdi - Giuseppe Verdi
39. Which American singer had his first British hit in 1961 with ‘Rubber Ball’?
Bobby Vee
40. Add the number of balls in billiards to the number of balls needed for a game of pool?
19 (3 + 16)

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which long-running Alastair Cooke radio show had the same title as a hit song for the Proclaimers?
LETTER From America
42. What was the name of the series of 134, 25-minute science fiction TV shows made by CBS between 1959 and 1963?
The Twilight ZONE
43. What name is given to the famous speech made by Abraham Lincoln on 19th November 1863?
Gettysbury ADDRESS
44. In which 1981 film did Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange have an erotic encounter on a kitchen table?
The POSTMAN Always Rings Twice
- Which informal term refers to a computer that is able to perform extremely lengthy and difficult mathematical calculations?
NUMBER Cruncher  
45. What is the connection?
The Elvis Presley song - ‘Return To Sender’

Round Ten - Telly Anagrams
46. BLAME HIS WOEFUL WIN - When Will I Be Famous
47. CHATTER FOX - The X-Factor
48. IN TRIBAL TITLE - Little Britain
49. ITEM IN QUOTES - Question Time
50. SHARE QUAINT WOODS - Antiques Roadshow