Quiz 070307
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
