Quiz 180707
Round One - In The News
1. Which supermarket chain has recently gone into administration?
Kwik-Save
2. Breaking with tradition, French President Nicolas Sarkozy ruled out pardoning prisoners on which day?
Bastille Day
3. In which North American cty was the new Boeing 787 unveiled?
Seattle
4. Which English City has received the biggest payout from government aid aimed at helping communities recover from last month’s devastating floods?
Hull - Doncaster has received the second highest sum
5. The Bank of England has expressed concern at the low volumes of which note in circulation?
£5 notes
Round Two - Telly Addicts
6. Which actors played Jack Regan and George Carter in the TV series The Sweeney?
John Thaw and Dennis Waterman
7. Who are the two presenters of “The One Show” on BBC1?
Adrian Chiles and Mylene Klass
8. Which BBC TV sitcom is set in The Grapes Pub in Stockport, Manchester?
Early Doors
9. “He’s the ace, he’s amazing, he’s the strongest, he’s the quickest, he’s the best”. Who is he?
Dangermouse
10. What piece of equipment is Dizzy in the Bob The Builder TV series?
Cement Mixer
Round Three - A Bunch Of Fairies
11. Which British singer guested with The Pogues in their 1987 hit Fairytale Of New York?
Kirsty MacColl
12. Which fairytale has been filmed the most?
Cinderella
13. Which British actress played The Fairy Godmother in Shrek 2?
Jennifer Saunders
14. Which children’s TV show featured a fairy called Mavis Cruet?
Willo The Wisp
15. In Disney’s Pinocchio what is the name of the fairy that tries to keep the puppet in order?
Blue Fairy
Round Four - Mashed, Boiled or Fried
16. Who is said to have been the first to bring potatoes back to England in 1588?
Sir Walter Raleigh
17. Which state of North America is called the Potato State?
Idaho
18. Which company once used tin space people to advertise their mashed potatoes?
Cadbury (Smash)
19. What is the principal vitamin obtainable from potatoes?
Vitamin C
20. Chalky is the normal nickname for somebody with the surname White. What is the usual nickname for a person with the surname Murphy?
Spud
Round Five - Billy’s Round
21. Which football legend is commemorated by a bronze statue outside Elland Road Football ground?
Billy Bremner
22. Which group had a 1974 hit with Billy Don’t Be a hero?
Paper Lace
23. Which teenage ballet dancer was played on film by Jamie Bell?
Billy Elliot
24. What was the name of the school that Billy Bunter attended?
Greyfriars
25. What is the name of the first commercial steam locomotive, built in 1814 by William Hedley and now on display in London’s Science Museum?
Puffing Billy
Round Six - Sports Bag
26. How many riders are taking part in the 2007 Tour de France - 159, 189, 219?
189
27. In which sport did the veteran Geoff Billington recently win a big event?
Showjumping - won the British Jumping Derby at Hickstead
28. Which 4x world heavyweight champion scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Lou Savarese in El Paso?
Evander Holyfield
29. Which is the only British league football team whose name contains no letters that can be filled in with a pen?
Hull City
30. Which BBC Sports Presenter was formerly a leading amateur flat jockey and Champion Lady Rider of 1990?
Claire Balding
Round Seven - At The Movies
31. In which 1998 film does Robin Williams portray a medical doctor who became famous for his unconventional approach to medicine?
Patch Adams
32. Which current release is the true story of celebrated Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree, a former world champion, who broke the world one-hour record on a bike of his own design?
The Flying Scotsman
33. Who was the first female monster to appear on the big screen?
The Bride of Frankenstein
34. What type of bird is Wheezy in the Toy Story films?
Penguin
35. Which film contains the line, “Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries”?
Monty Python And The Holy Grail
Round Eight - Body Parts
36. Who played a Geordie detective on TV, a moron from outer space on film and had a Number 1 hit in 1992 with Ain’t No Doubt?
Jimmy NAIL
37. In motorcycle manufacture, what do the letters BSA stand for?
Birmingham Small ARMS
38. Where in 1890 were 150 North American Indians massacred by the US Army under the command of Colonel James Forsyth?
Wounded KNEE (Creek)
39. Which group had a top ten hit in 1985 with The Road To Nowhere?
Talking HEADS
40. Which Peter Benchley novel became a blockbuster Steve Spielberg film?
JAWS
Round Nine - Connections
41. Which is the most southerly capital city in the world?
Wellington
42. What name is given to a score of 111 in cricket?
Nelson
43. What is the capital of the US state of Alabama?
Montgomery
44. What was the name of Hilda Ogden’s cat in Coronation Street?
Rommel
45. What is the connection?
Famous Military Leaders
Round Ten - Gone To The Dogs
46. What is the name of Superman’s pet dog?
Krypto
47. What is the name of the piano playing pooch in The Muppet Show?
Rowlf
48. Ruby, Teddy, Offa, Lucy and Sadie were associated with which politician?
David Blunkett (His Guide Dogs)
49. Which group originally comprised of four siblings called Ruth, Anita, Bonnie and June?
The Pointer Sisters
50. Who is the only TV cartoon dog to have an Antarctic island named after him?
Huckleberry Hound
Tiebreaker - The world record for traveling by pogo stick is held by American Ashrita Furman who bounced 23.11 miles.
It took him 12 hours 27 minutes
