Quiz 210307
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
