Quiz 101007
Round One - Body-parts
1. What name is given to the flap of cartilage which prevents food from entering your windpipe?
Epiglottis
2. Where in your body would you find a fontanelle?
In the skull
3. Which acid builds up in the muscles during strenuous excercise?
Lactic acid
4. What part of your body would interest a rhinologist?
Nose
5. What is the membranous sac enclosing the heart called?
Pericardium
Round Two - At The Movies
6. What is the robots name in the movies "Short Circuit 1 and 2"?
Johnny
7. In Blazing Saddles, what is the last name of everybody in the town of Rock Ridge?
Johnson
8. In Halloween, Michael Meyers wore a Halloween mask of what famous character?
Captain Kirk
9. In Jumanji, a stampede is released. What is the slowest animal?
Rhinoceros
10. What was the very first James Bond movie that was shown in the 80’s?
For Your Eyes Only
Round Three - Bashing The Bishops
11. What Is The Name Of A Bishops Head Dress?
Mitre
12. Ed Bishop Was The Leading Actor In Which Cult Sc-Fi T.V. Series?
U.F.O
13. Which City’s Bishop Signs His Name As Lindum?
Lincoln
14. What Was Emily Bishop’s Maiden Name In Coronation Street?
Nugent
15. Off The Coast Of Which County Is Bishops Rock Light House?
Cornwall
Round Four - Blood and Guts
16. What is the medical term for an obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot or air bubble?
Embolism
17. Which military leader acquired the nickname of "Old Blood and Guts"?
General Patton
18. What word is the name given to the smallest blood vessels in the body?
Capillaries
19. Who was the first member of the British royal family to donate blood?
Prince Charles in 1985
20. Which organization’s motto is "Blood and Fire"?
The Salvation Army
Round Five - Call The Fire Brigade
21. Which disaster movie was about a fire in the world’s tallest building?
Towering Inferno
22. What was the name Of the Fire Station on TV’s London’s Burning?
Blackwall
23. In which film did Robert DeNiro play a fire chief called Donald Rimgale?
Backdraft
24. Which London tube station was destroyed by fire in 1987, killing 27 people?
King’s Cross
25. What Is The Name Of Fireman Sam’s Fire Engine?
Jupiter
Round Six – Its Very Froggy!
26. To what classification/group of animals does the frog belong?
Amphibian
27. Which Florida-born writer’s first success was the 1865 book ‘The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County’?
Mark Twain
28. What is the name of Kermit the Frog’s nephew who appeared on The Muppets singing ‘Halfway Down The Stairs Is The Stair Where I Sit’?
Robin
29. In which part of a horses body is there a frog?
Foot
30. Name the Paul McCartney hit that featured The Frog Chorus?
We All Stand Together
Round Seven – Gone To The Gods
31. Who was the King of the Gods?
Jupiter / Zeus
32. Who was the God of the Underworld?
Pluto
33. The Greek Gods lived on which mountain?
Olympus
34. How many ‘Labours’ did Hercules complete?
Twelve
35. Who was Cupid’s mother?
Venus
Round Eight - Connections
36. Which film introduced us to the horrific character called Freddy Kruger?
Nightmare On ELM street
37. Cousin It, Uncle Fester and Morticia were all members of what?
The Addams FAMILY
38. Which song did Laurel and Hardy sing in the film "Way Out West"?
"The Trail Of The Lonesome PINE"
39. Which six-letter word is defined as neat and tidy?
SPRUCE
40. What is the connection?
TREES
Round Nine - Sports - True or False
41. Horses in an Olympic Equestrian event need to have a passport to compete?
True
42. Snooker player Terry Griffiths once played pantomine in Aladdin in Rhyl?
False
43. Racehorse Shergar once turned on the Christmas lights in Wolverhampton?
False
44. One handed weightlifting featured in the 1896 Olympics?
True
45. Charlton Athletic manager Alan Curbishley starred in a TV commercial for Heinz Spaghetti hoops?
False
Round Ten - Food & Drink
46. What is an opaque jelly made from cornflour and milk that has been sweetened and flavoured called?
Blancmange
47. How many gallons are there in one Firkin of beer?
Nine
48. What is the name for split pulse, a common foodstuff in India?
Dhal
49. Marian, Purple Top and Acme are all varieties of which vegetable?
Swede
50. From which country does Arborio rice come?
Italy
