Quiz 050907
Round One - Gone With The Wind
1. Which American female singer/actress had a 1989 hit with ‘The Wind Beneath My Wings?
Bette Midler
2. The scale for measuring wind speed is named after the 19th Century British Admiral who devised it, what is it called?
The Beaufort Scale
3. Which hot dry wind in the Sahara shares its name with a model of a car?
Sirocco
4. Which Japanese Word Literally Means Divine Wind?
Kamikaze
5. What Device Is Normally Used To Measure Wind Direction?
Weather Vane
Round Two - Commercial Break
Which products or brands are advertised on TV with the following slogans?
6. Good things come to those who wait?
Guinness
7. Has there ever been a better way of ending the day?
Ovaltine
8. The finest butter in the world?
Lurpak
9. A glass and a half of full cream milk in every half pound?
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk
10. They’ll be around forever?
Hula Hoops
Round Three - Against The Law
11. What was the name given to illegal drinking clubs during prohibition in the U.S.A.?
Speakeasies
12. A Recording Made Illegally In Breach Of Copyright Is Called what?
Bootleg
13. In America which police department deals with illegal gambling and pornography?
Vice Squad
14. What is the name given to a person who gains illegal entry into a computer?
Hacker
15. What became illegal in 1984 on the London underground?
Smoking
Round Four - Roar Of The Lion
16. The four lions at the base of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square are made from which metal?
Bronze
17. Which European beer’s name translates as Lions Brew?
Lowenbrau
18. In Roman Legend. Who Removed A Thorn From A Lions Paw?
Androcles
19. What Is Another Name For The Mountain Lion?
Puma
20. Madame Pauline de Vere was the first female circus performer to do what?
Head in Lions Mouth
Round Five - The French Connection
21. What was the name of the first French singer to have a No.1 hit in the UK charts?
Charles Aznavour (She in 1974)
22. Which French town is famous for its mustard?
Dijon
23. Who played the male role in The French Lieutenant’s Woman?
Jeremy Irons
24. What is the French equivalent of James?
Jacques
25. What type of missile takes its name for the French for flying fish?
Exocet
Round Six - Streets Of London
26. On which famous London Street is Selfridges?
Oxford Street
27. Who had a UK hit in 1974 with the song ‘Streets of London”?
Ralph McTell
28. In which London street was Dangermouse’s post box HQ located?
Baker Street
29. In which London street does ‘The Cenotaph’ stand?
Whitehall
30. How Is London’s Middlesex Street Market Better Known?
Petticoat Lane
Round Seven - What A Sauce
31. What Is The Creamy Italian Sauce With Bacon And Eggs As Its Base?
Carbonara
32. What name is given to the mayonnaise based sauce traditionally served with fish?
Tartare
33. If A Dish Is Described As Mornay What Is It Served With?
Cheese Sauce
34. What sauce is made from basil, olive oil and pine nuts?
Pesto
35. A word often used in English, what is the Tamil word for sauce?
Curry
Round Eight - It’s A Dirty Job
36. What was the name of the detective who was famous for his dirty raincoat?
Columbo
37. In shipping what name is given to the dirty water that collects in the hull of a ship?
Bilge
38. Which actor, famous for gangster roles, had the catchphrase ‘You dirty rat!’?
James Cagney
39. In which city is Dirty Harry set?
San Francisco
40. Where in Europe Was The Setting For The 1988 Film ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ Starring Steve Martin & Michael Caine?
French Riviera
Round Nine - Connections
41. What was the name of the singer/guitarist in the 60s pop group Small Faces?
Steve MARRIOTT
42. Of which Anglo-Dutch group is the former British Steel Company a member?
CORUS
43. Rick Salomon leaked a sex video of himself and which former girlfriend, a model, onto the internet in 2004?
Paris HILTON
44. What is the national flower of Scotland?
THISTLE
45. What is the connection?
Hotel Chains
Round Ten - The Rat Pack
46. What was the first No.1 for the Boomtown Rats?
Rat Trap (1978)
47. What is another name for the water rat?
Vole
48. What was the number of the British Armoured Division known as the Desert Rats in WWII?
7th
49. Which animal, often kept as a pet, is also known as the Sand Rat or Desert Kangaroo?
Gerbil
50. What was the title of Michael Jackson’s song about a rat?
Ben
