Quiz 020507
Round One - Your Turn To Do The Washing
1. In the printing trade, which word is used to describe text that is thicker than usual in order to give it prominence?
Bold
2. Newquay in Cornwall is labelled the … what capital of England?
Surf
3. What is the name for a naturally occurring ring of mushrooms on a lawn?
FAIRY Rings
4. What is the Latin word for Light, which is also a measure of illumination?
Lux
5. Who represented the UK at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest?
Daz Sampson
Round Two - GMTV
6. Who spoke the first ever words on GMTV?
Eamon Holmes
7. What was the TV stage name of Derrick Errol Evans a fitness instructor who first appeared on GMTV in 1993?
Mr Motivator
8. Which former British tennis professional is now on the sofa at GMTV?
Andrew Castle
9. Who went from Blue Peter to GMTV In 1995?
Anthea Turner
10. Who moved to GMTV after his ‘The Time The Place’ was axed?
John Stapleton
Round Three - Visiting Somerset
11. Which Somerset town is said to be the burial place of King Arthur?
Glastonbury
12. What is the only football league team from Somerset?
Yeovil Town
13. Which city wouls you visit in Somerset to see the famous 12th century cathedral?
Wells
14. What is the name of the range of hills that lie in the county of Somerset?
Quantocks
15. Which Somerset city has a Spa railway station?
Bath
- What article of clothing is Yeovil in Somerset famous for manufacturing?
Gloves
- What Somerset village is famous for its cheese and its limestone caves?
Cheddar
Round Four - Art Gallery
16. What great work of art did Leonardo Da Vinci paint on the refectory wall for the dominican monks of Santa Marie Delle Grazie?
The Last Supper (In Milan)
17. Which painting style was practised by Renoir and Monet?
Impressionism - and Degas
18. Frans Hals painted his most famous work in 1624 what was it called?
The Laughing Cavalier
19. Which Dutch painter is well known for his self-portraits?
Rembrandt
20. Which artist said: "I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them"?
Pablo Picasso
Round Five - Cryptic Pop Acts
21. Avoid TNT - Ms Dynamite
22. Hard of hearing wildcat - Def Leppard
23. Golf Peg King - T Rex
24. Not out too much - INXS
25. Raincoats found in a cemetery - Max Bygraves
Round Six - Sports Desk
26. Fundraiser Lloyd Scott, who set a record in 2002 for the slowest London Marathon dressed in a deep sea diving suit, completed this years race in just under 22 hours dressed as which character pursued by a giant boulder’?
Indiana Jones
27. Who recently set a new English Premiership record of 142 clean sheets, surpassing David Seaman’s record?
David James
28. The grandfather of which F1 star drives a school bus in Grenada?
Lewis Hamilton
29. Which two field events are in the Decathlon but not in the Heptathlon?
Discus & Pole Vault
30. Jacqui Oatley recently made TV history by becoming the first woman commentator on which long-running BBC show?
Match Of The Day
Round Seven - Something Fishy
31. What is the name of the world’s largest fish?
Whale Shark
32. What type of fish has a variety called ‘Albacore’?
Tuna
33. What is the world’s most poisonous fish?
Stonefish, direct contact with the spines of it’s fins which contain a strong toxic poison can prove fatal
34. Which fish, growing to a length of over 6ft, is the largest of the flatfish?
Halibut
35. A coarse fish can be defined as any freshwater fish other than which two species?
Salmon and Trout
Round Eight - Give Us A Kiss
36. Which sculptors work includes a piece called "The Kiss?"
Rodin
37. Which 60’s song includes the lyrics "Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, Tomorrow I’ll miss you; Remember I’ll always be true"?
All My Loving - The Beatles
38. In the The Empire Strikes Back who or what did Princess Leia say she would rather kiss than Han Solo?
A Wookie
39. Which pop group were "kissing in the back row of the movies"?
The Drifters
40. Which Disney animation featured the song "Kiss The Girl"?
The Little Mermaid
Round Nine - Connections
41. What do astronomers call an exploding star?
A superNOVA
42. In which film does Marlon Brando become president of Mexico?
VIVA Zapata
43. Who were the supporters of Charles 1st during the English Civil War?
CAVALIERS
44. What is the name of the satellite used by Sky Television?
ASTRA
45. What is the connection?
Models of Vauxhall Cars
Round Ten - Cryptic Sweetshop
46. Gentle wave? - Ripple
47. Gesticulating at the races? - Tic Tac
48. Barbie’s assortment? - Dolly Mixtures
49. Nutty way to urge on a horse? - Walnut Whip
50. Gentler than a shock? - Kinder Surprise
