Quiz 120907
Round One - Fruit Cocktail
1. Who wrote the children’s book "James and the Giant Peach’?
Roald Dahl
2. Miss Lemon is the secretary of which fictional detective?
Hercule Poirot
3. Which fruit gave its name to ex-model Debbie Moore’s dance studio?
Pineapple
4. What kind of exotic fruit did Baloo the bear sing about in The Jungle Book?
Paw Paw (Prickly Pear)
5. Which Famous Orange Seller Was The Mistress Of Charles The Second?
Nell Gywn
Round Two - A Life On The Ocean Wave
6. What was the name of England’s first off shore Pirate Radio Station that began broadcasting in 1964?
Radio Caroline
7. What nautical term is used for a ship tilting to one side?
Listing
8. Where is the former Royal Yacht Britannia now a tourist attraction?
Edinburgh
9. What title is given to the officer in charge of finance and passenger welfare on a cruise ship?
Purser
10. The schooner Charlotte Rhodes featured in which nautical TV drama?
The Onedin Line
Round Three - Movie Menagerie
Identify the films in which each actor played the given role. Each film has an animal in the title
11. In which film did Bruce Willis play James Cole?
Twelve Monkeys
12. In which film did Sigourney Weaver play Dian Fossey?
Gorillas In The Mist
13. In which film did Clint Eastwood play Hogan?
Two Mules For Sister Sara
14. In which film did Bill Murray play Phil Connors?
Groundhog Day
15. In which film did Jeff Goldblum play Seth Brundle?
The Fly
Round Four - You Need A Shave
16. Which historical figure is said to have singed the King of Spain’s beard in 1587?
Sir Francis Drake
17. Which famous song includes the line "my shavin’ razor’s cold and it stings"?
Daydream Believer (by The Monkees)
18. Who was the bearded creator and leader of the ‘The Smurfs’?
Father Abraham
19. What were the coloured stripes on a barber’s pole supposed to symbolize?
Blood and Bandages
20. What name is given to a traditional men’s razor with a long blade that fold into the handle?
Cut Throat
Round Five - Eye Eye
21. What is the hard membrane covering the front of your eye called?
Cornea
22. Which Colourful Lizard Has Eyeballs That Work Independently Of Each Other?
Chameleon
23. Which one of Popeye’s eyes is permanently shut?
Right Eye
24. Who sang the theme tune to the Bond film "Golden Eye"?
Tina Turner
25. Which planet appears brightest to the naked eye?
Venus
Round Six - Rock On Tommy
26. Which Comedian Used The Catchphrase Rock On Tommy?
Bobby Ball
27. In which TV Programme was Tommy Walsh first seen?
Ground Force
28. What was the only tune that ‘Tom. Tom the piper’s son’ could play?
Over The Hills and Far Away
29. How was the midget Charles Stratton better known?
General Tom Thumb
30. Which famous British singer was once billed as Tommy Scott The Twisting Vocalist?
Tom Jones
Round Seven - Pilots
31. In Which 1996 film does John Travolta play an air force pilot trying to steal a nuclear warhead?
Broken Arrow
32. Who was the pilot of Thunderbird Two?
Virgil
33. What is the name of the pilot played by Honor Blackman in "Goldfinger"?
Pussy Galore
34. What might an Air Force pilot refer to as a "laundry bag"?
Parachute
35. Which RAF pilot scored 49 tries for England between 1984 and 1996?
Rory Underwood
Round Eight - The Creators
36. Who created the character of Chief Inspector Wexford?
Ruth Rendell
37. Who is the creator and original presenter of the TV show The Crystal Maze?
Richard O’Brien
38. Who created the character "Inspector Morse"?
Colin Dexter
39. In which country was the creator of the jeans, Levi Strauss born?
Germany
40. Name the creator of the Muppets who died in 1990?
Jim Henson
Round Nine - Connections
41. Who is the only British monarch to have voluntarily relinquished the throne?
KING EDWARD 8th
42. What is the name of the Miss Black America beauty contestant that Mike Tyson was convicted of raping?
DESIREE Washington
43. Which of the Bronté sisters wrote Jane Eyre in 1847?
CHARLOTTE
44. Which crisp manufacturer went into administration in January 2006?
GOLDEN WONDER
45. What is the connection?
Potatoes
Round Ten - In The Song
46. Which four plants are named in the song Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
47. In which US State is Tulsa, as in the song 24 hours from Tulsa?
Oklahoma
48. Who did Don McLean sing about in the song which begins ‘Starry, Starry Night’?
Vincent van Gogh
49. In the song Three Steps To Heaven, what is step one?
You Find A Girl To Love
50. In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck?
Sheep
