Quiz 230507
Round One - General Knowledge
1. A statue of which J.M.Barrie hero was unveiled in London’s Kensington Gardens in 1912?
Peter Pan
2. Born in 1937, who played Alf Garnet’s daughter in TV’s ‘Till Death Do Us Part’?
Una Stubbs
3. In which London Park did the Great Exhibition open in 1891?
Hyde Park
4. What type of plane was being flown by Gary Powers when he was shot down over the USSR
in 1960?
The U2 - Spy plane
5. What gambling facility was opened for the first time in Britain in 1961?
Betting Shops
Round Two - Dogs
6. Which short-legged dog is named after an English parson who developed the breed in the 18th century?
Jack Russell
7. In the musical Annie what is orphan Annie’s dog called?
Sandy
8. What is the name of the three headed dog, which guards the trap door in Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone?
Fluffy
9. Roy Rogers had a horse named Trigger and a dog named what - Bullet, Rebel, Flash or Duke?
Bullet
10. What is the meaning of the Roman motto ‘Cave Canemm’ mean?
Beware of the Dog
Round Three - Elvis Presley
11. In which town was Elvis born on 8 January 1935?
Tupelo, Mississippi
12. What was Elvis’s first British top ten hit in May 1956?
Heartbreak Hotel
13. In which city did Elvis marry Priscilla on 1 May 1967?
Las Vegas
14. What was Elvis’s first UK number one single?
All Shook Up
15. How old was Elvis Presley when he died - 42, 43 or 44?
42
Round Four - Catastrophe
16. One of the worst fires in American history gutted the 26 storey MGM Grand hotel in
1980. In which town was the hotel situated?
Las Vegas
17. In 1989, the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army crushed a student protest in Beijing. In
which large square did the massacre take place?
Tiananmen Square
18. In the 14th century a plague killed up to one third of Europe’s population, what was it called?
The Black Death
19. How many voyages had the Titanic made when it hit an iceberg and sank in 1912?
None
20. The worst oil spill ever known in the US Occurred when the Exxon Valdez ran aground, where did the spill occur?
Alaska
Round Five - Pop Blockbusters
21) T O W F Y - a number one hit in 1965 for The Kinks
Tired Of Waiting For You
22) S H W G - a number three hit in 1982 for Soft Cell
Say Hello Wave Goodbye
23) T T A B E F B O U - a number two hit in 1974 for Sparks
This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us
24) C T W - a number one hit in 2003 for Busted
Crash The Wedding
25) N S O M - a number six hit in 1991 for Genesis
No Son Of Mine
Round Six - Children’s TV
26. Which children’s TV program began with the words ‘here is a box, a musical box, wound up and ready to play’?
Camberwick Green
27. Which children’s series was set on a canal barge called the Ragdoll?
Rosie and Jim
28. What was the name of the Woodentops cow?
Buttercup
29. In Mary, Mungo and Midge, what kind of animal was Midge?
A Mouse
30. Gary Coleman played the character of Arnold Jackson in which American children’s sitcom?
Different Strokes
Round Seven - Colours
31. Which lake is the source of the White Nile?
Victoria
32. What colour are the flowers of St Johns Wort?
Yellow
33. Which state of America is known as the Bluegrass state?
Kentucky
34. Which English artist painted the picture "The Blue Boy"?
Thomas Gainsborough
35. Which sea separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and the Sudan?
The Red Sea
Round Eight - Conservation
36. In 1961, an international organisation was established to raise funds for conservation, what was it called?
World wildlife fund
37. The number of rhinos has been dramatically reduced because their horn is so highly prized in the Gar East, what is it used for?
Medicine
38. Which colour flag is flown on beaches that have been declared clean and free of avoidable pollution?
Blue
39. The ‘crown of thorns’ starfish is responsible for the depletion of coral at which world heritage site?
The Great Barrier Reef
40. Which gas is produced by the rotting of household waste in landfill sites?
Methane
Round Nine - Double Initials
41. Which cartoon character gets dumped outside his front door by the cat?
Fred Flintstone
42. By what name do we know Doris Van Kapplehoff?
Doris Day
43. Which artists’ works include a painting inspired by the bombing of a town called Guernica in the Spanish Civil War?
Pablo Picasso
44. Who was the fortieth president of The United States?
Ronald Reagan
45. Which character was played by Shelley Duvall opposite Robin Williams in a film of the adventures of a popular cartoon character?
Olive Oyl
Round Ten - Options
46) In which country will you find the headquarters of the Fairy Investigation Society a) Ireland b) Scotland c) Wales?
a) Ireland (Dublin)
47) Is Brussels Lace a) a fabric made in Belgium, b) the froth left on the inside of a beer glass, c) The neck covering worn by barristers in English courts?
b) Froth left on the inside of a beer glass
48) According to insurance companies, what is regarded as the most hazardous occupation a) Racing Driver b) Policeman c) Fireman?
c) Fireman
49) Which animal provides us with more by-products than any other and is included in the production of buttons, glass, paintbrushes, crayons, chalk and insulation a) Pig b) Cow c) Horse?
a) Pig
50) In what country did bongo drums originate, a) Haiti b) Botswana or c) Cuba?
c) Cuba
