Quiz 140307
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
