Quiz 060607
Round One - General Knowledge
1. What sexy item of women’s clothing went on sale for the first time in the UK in 1940?
Nylon stockings
2. The first British jet aeroplane ‘the Gloster E28/39′ had its test flight in 1941. Who designed it?
Sir Frank Whittle
3. Who represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 with ‘Better The Devil You Know’?
Sonia
4. Which powerful weapon was patented in 1718 by James Puckle?
The machine gun
5. What name was given to the New York vigilantes who began patrolling the London Underground in 1989?
The Guardian Angels
Round Two - Animal World
6. What is unique about the two mammals, the spiny anteater and the duck billed platypus?
The lay eggs
7. What is the present name for what used to be called the Camelopard?
Giraffe
8. Which insect is popular with gardeners because it feeds on aphids?
Ladybird
9. What is the only carnivore native to Australia?
Dingo
10. What is the largest wild mammal native to Britain?
Red Deer
Round Three - Sport
11. With which team did Michael Schumacher win his first World Drivers Championship?
Benetton
12. Which sport, governed by the ICF, was introduced into the Calgary Olympics as a demonstration sport in 1988?
Curling
13. Which Scottish footballer is the only player to have scored 100 goals in both the English and Scottish football leagues?
Kenny Daglish
14. What is the nickname of the Australian rugby union team?
The Wallabies
15. Which left handed batsman has scored most runs for England?
David Gower
Round Four - Geography
16. In which country is Cotapaxi, the worlds highest volcano?
Ecuador
17. Which US sate lies between California and Utah?
Nevada
18. Which country has the most European neighbours?
Germany - 6
19. Which Turkish city was formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople?
Istanbul
20. In which ocean are the Maldives?
Indian
Round Five - Anagrams - INDIAN CUISINE
ACCORDION HIT KEN = TANDOORI CHICKEN
CHAIN BY ICERINK = CHICKEN BIRYANI
HOBO JEANNIE = ONION BHAJEE
GUM THE CANYON = MANGO CHUTNEY
HAS AMOROUS MOMS = MUSHROOM SAMOSA
Round Six - Proverbially Speaking!
According to the Proverb…………………
26. What do five magpies stand for?
SILVER
27. What will a drowning man clutch at?
A STRAW
28. To where do ‘all roads lead’?
ROME
29. What did a faint heart never win?
FAIR LADY
30. What grow from little acorns?
MIGHTY OAKS
Round Seven - Pop Music
31. ‘All You Can Eat’ was an album title for which Canadian singer?
kd lang
32. Which Sheffield band made the Top 10 twice with ‘Temptation’?
Heaven 17
33. Which Australian band had the hit ‘Taste It’?
INXS
34. Tim Booth is lead singer of which Band?
James
35. Which band had a No. 1 UK hit album titled ‘Automatic To the People’?
REM
Round Eight - Blue Films
36. Who played the headmistress in “Blue Murder at St Trinians “?
Alistair Sim
37. Which actress played the part of Elvis Presley’s mother in the film Blue Hawaii and later went on to play a TV detective?
Angela Landsbury
38. The inspiration for the long running TV series “Dixon of Dock Green” was called what?
The Blue Lamp
39. What was the second film in which Bing Crosby co-starred with Fred Astaire?
Blue Skies
40. What was the method of transport featured in the 1986 film “Blue Thunder”?
Helicopters
Round Nine - Food & Drink
41. Which spirit is used in a Manhattan?
Whiskey
42. What type of meat is used in moussaka?
Lamb
43. Everards beers were originally based near which city?
Leicester
44. What colour is the flesh of an avocado?
Green
45. What type of milk has a bottle with a blue & silver checked cap?
Skimmed
Round Ten - CRYPTIC FOOTBALL TEAMS
HURRY TO FOX’S HOUSE WITH PRECIOUS GEMS = RUSHDEN AND DIAMONDS
PROMINENT HILL WITH A JETTY = TORQUAY
IT’S A HOME FOR SUB-MACHINE GUNS FRANK = STENHOUSEMUIR
FOUND BETWEEN THE WHEELS = CARDIFF
COTTON FACTORY’S OWN BARRIER = MILLWALL
