QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - General Ignorance
1. Born in 1912 which singer had a UK Number One hit in 1958 with ‘Magic Moments’?
Perry Como
2. Which Oueen of England was beheaded on Tower Hill in 1536?
Anne Boleyn
3. Which English footballing hero won the first of his 108 caps in 1962?
Bobby Moore
4. In 1927, Norma Talmadge became the first celebrity to take part in an impressive Hollywood tradition. What was she required to do?
Preserve her hands and foot prints in cement outside Mann’s Chinese Theatre
5. Name the organiser of the world’s first package holiday, which set off in 1861?
Thomas Cook

Round Two - The FA Cup
6. Which goalkeeper played in five F.A.Cup finals between 1971 and 1987?
Ray Clemence
7. With which club did (Sir) Matt Busby win an F.A.Cup winners medal as a player?
Manchester City
8. In which year did Arsenal beat Manchester United 3-2 with a last gasp winner?
1979
9. Who holds the record for the fastest F.A.Cup Final goal?
Roberto de Matteo (Chelsea)
10. Called "The Best Cup Final Goal Ever", it was scored for Tottenham against Manchester City in 1981 - by whom?
Ricardo Villa

Round Three - Food & Drink
11. In cookery what type of food is the Italian " Frittata"?
Omelette
12. Which Dutch beer features a five pointed red star in it’s logo?
Heineken
13. Lobster Thermadore is a dish of lobster served with which type of sauce?
Cheese
14. On a Spanish menu, what are gambas?
Prawns
15. Which cartoon duo share their name with a cocktail of rum, brandy, nutmeg, egg and milk?
Tom & Jerry

Round Four - Around Britain
16. In which county are the Mendip Hills, an area of outstanding beauty?
Somerset
17. The Grand Union Canal was built to link London with which other city?
Birmingham
18. On which river does Chepstow stand?
Wye
19. What is the only county in England to have two separate coastlines?
Devon
20. Of Blackpool’s three piers, which is the longest?
North Pier

Round Five - Name The Sport - Handout Round
21. Basketball
22. Squash
23. Baseball
24. Football
25. Hockey

Round Six - Famous People
26. Who was the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia?
Amy Johnson
27. Which former Prime Minister is buried in Blaydon churchyard in Oxfordshire?
Winston Churchill
28. In the world of showbiz how are Cyril Mead and Edward McGuinness better known?
Little & Large
29. Who was the last white President of South Africa, elected in 1989?
FW de Klerk
30. What did Paul Neal change his name to when he took up Firefighting?
Red Adair

Round Seven - Transport
31. Which mode of transport first crossed the English Channel on 25/07/59?
Hovercraft
32. Which British Airline collapsed in 1982?
Laker Airlines / Skytrain
33. In which decade of the 20th century was the Volkswagen Beetle first launched?
Thirties / 1938
34. Which was the first railway station to be built in London?
Euston
35. In which country did Steve Fosset land following his successful Circumnavigation of the World in a hot air balloon in 2002?
Australia

Round Eight - Animal Kingdom
36. What colour head does a male Mallard usually have?
Green
37. What type of animal is a Suffolk Punch?
Horse
38. Of which family of fish is the mackerel a member?
Tuna
39. Spectacled, Brown, Cinnamon and Kodiak are all types of what animal?
Bear
40. How do Ants recognise each other?
By Smell

Round Nine - Connections
41. What do Americans call a pack of playing cards?
DECK
42. True Cockneys are born within the sound of the bell of which church?
St Mary le BOW
43. The movie Private Parts starred which contraversial American radio DJ as himself?
Howard STERN
44. Which brand of butter is advertised on TV by dancing cows?
ANCHOR
45. What is the connection?
Parts of a ship  

Round Ten - Name The Sport - Handout Round
46. Tennis
47. American Football
48. Badminton
49. Netball
50. Rugby Union

Tie - How many Paintings and Drawings did Vincent Van Gough produce?
2057 (Watercolours 150 / Oil Paintings 870 / Drawings 1037)

Round One - General Ignorance
1. The pop group Cockney Rebel made its chart debut in 1974. Who was the lead singer?
Steve Harley
2. What nickname was given to hairdresser and racehorse owner Raymond Bessone, born in 1911?
‘Teasie-Weasie’
3. Which British Prime Minister was assassinated in the House of Commons in 1812?
Spencer Perceval
4. Born in 1888, who composed the song ‘There’s No Business Like Show Business’?
Irving Berlin
5. Born in 1892, who played Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple in a series of sixties films?
Dame Margaret Rutherford

Round Two - Television
6. Which actor plays Vernon Scripps in ITV’s Heartbeat"?
Geoffrey Hughes
7. "Charisma", "Bayleaf", and "Vaseline" were all characters in which TV series?
London’s Burning
8. Played by Jonathan Frakes, who is jean-Luc Picard’s Number One in "Star Trek: The Next Generation"?
William Riker
9. Name the actor who played Hawkeye Pierce in "MASH" and Dr Gabriel Lawrence in "ER"?
Alan Alda
10. What was the name of the drama set in competing hairdressing salons starring Amanda Holden and Sarah Parrish?
Cutting It

Round Three - Pop Music
11. What was Wham’s first No 1?
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
12. Who was the first person to top the British singles charts as a solo artist, and as part of a duo, trio, quartet, and quintet?
Paul McCartney
13. Which Canadian singer is the youngest in a family of 12?
Celine Dion
14. Which seaside resort did Chas and Dave sing about in 1982?
Margate
15. Atomic Kitten’s 2001 number one "Eternal Flame" was a 1989 hit for which other girl band?
The Bangles

Round Four - Sports Bag
16. Which team has won the County Cricket Championships the most often?
Yorkshire
17. Kevin Keegan made his last international appearance against which European country?
Spain
18. Which female tennis star co-authored a novel called "The Total Zone" in 1995?
Martina Navratilova
19. Which football club effectively held the English Football League Championship throughout both world wars?
Everton
20. Who is the first choice jockey to the Godolphin Empire?
Frankie Dettori

Round Five - Famous Scots - Handout Round 1
21. Robert Burns
22. Sir Walter Scott
23. Mary Queen of Scott’s
24. Andrew Carnegie
25. Big Country

Round Six - About Britain
26. In which county is the cathedral city of Wells?
Somerset
27. Which large marsh, once a haunt of smugglers, lies between Hythe and Rye on the south coast?
Romney Marsh
28. In which county is the RAF College at Cranwell?
Lincolnshire
29. The rivers Tavy, Torridge and Tone are all in which English county?
Devon
30. The longest place name in England is Sutton-Under-Whitestonecliffe. Which county is it in?
North Yorkshire (just outside Thirsk)

Round Seven - Nicknames and Aliases
31. Who was William Frederick Cody better known as?
Buffalo Bill
32. Who has as one of his titles ‘Patriarch of the West’?
The Pope
33. By what name is Brown Owl (the leader of Brownies) now officially known?
Brownie Guider
34. What other name is the fruit ‘Bramble’ better known as?
Blackberry
35. I’m the urban spaceman, a hit for the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band was produced by Apollo C. Vermouth. Whose alias is this?
Paul McCartney

Round Eight - History Class
36. In WWII, how was the Japanese aircraft, the Mitsubishi A6M known to the allies?
Zero
37. Who was Prime Minister at the time of the abdication of Edward VIII?
Stanley Baldwin
38. In what year was the first maritime SOS signal sent?
1912 (Titanic)
39. In 1965 Douglas Englebart invented which computer accessory?
Mouse
40. Which battle took place on 21st October 1805?
Battle of Trafalgar

Round Nine - Connections
41. Who was the origonal presenter of A Question of Sport?
David VINE
42. What was Elvis Presley’s first ever Uk hit single?
Heartbreak HOTEL
43. Which TV series featured the Ingal family of Walnut Grove?
Little HOUSE on the prarie
44. Which song topped the charts for Abba in 1978?
Take a CHANCE on me
45. What is the connection?
Monopoly

Round Ten - Famous Scots - Handout Round 2
46. Robbie Colthrane
47. Annie Lennox
48. Louise White
49. Chris Hoy
50. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Tie - How much did a colour TV licence cost in 1974?
£12

Round One - Bookworm
1. What was Muhammad All’s autobiography called?
The Greatest
2. Which Dorothy L Sayers’ creation was Harriet Vane’s husband?
Lord Peter Wimsey
3. Which children’s classic was written to encourage adults to be kinder to horses?
Black Beauty
4. Which book by ex intelligence agent Peter Wright, did the British government try to have banned?
Spycatcher
5. What was the subject of Benjamin Spock’s most famous books?
Childcare

Round Two - Telly Addicts
6. Who starred as Rodney Blackstock in Emmerdale & also starred in Taggart & Special Branch?
Patrick Mower
7. Which reporter found fame during her reporting of the Iranian Embassy siege in 1980?
Kate Adie
8. Roger Lloyd Pack played trigger in Only Fools & Horses and Owen Nesbitt in which comedy?
Vicar of Dibley
9. Which TV programme had a character called Bulldog, and a dog-named Eddie?
Frasier
10. Who did Richard Gibson play in Allo Allo?
Herr Flik of the Gestapo

Round Three - Food & Drink
11. Which sauce/salad shares its name with Latin big band music?
Salsa
12. Where did satsumas originate?
Japan
13. What are cornichons?
Gherkins (pickled cucumbers)
14. Puerto Rico and Jamaica are the main producers of which spirit?
Rum
15. What colour is cayenne pepper?
Red

Round Four - Basic Body Facts
16. What is the medical name for the longest bone in your body?
Femur
17. What in centigrade is the standard body temperature?
36 degrees
18. How is your Trachea better known?
Windpipe
19. What name is given to your pits of which hair grows from?
Folicules
20. Where in your body is your Cochlea and your Stirrup?
Ear

Round Five - Stars Without Makeup 1
21. Christina Aguilera
22. Pam Anderson
23. Alicia Silverstone
24. Demi Moore
25. Britney Spears

Round Six - Pop Blockbusters
26. T T N - a number five hit in 1976 for Rod Stewart
Tonight’s The Night
27. T O M P - a number one hit in 1990 for Kylie Minogue
Tears On My Pillow
28. T A T - a number three hit in 1984 for Cindi Lauper
Time After Time
29. I H A D - a number two hit in 1979 for Abba
I Have A Dream
30. M O T - a number seven hit in 1988 for Mica Paris
My One Temptation

Round Seven - Stoned
31. Which member of The Rolling Stones married Mandy Smith in 1989?
Bill Wyman
32. What name is given to the ancient stones situated on Salisbury Plain?
Stonehenge
33. What is the name is given to the stone located in a castle in Ireland, that legend has it when kissed it gives you the gift of the gabb?
Blarney Stone
34. Which metal takes its name from the Swedish for ‘heavy Stone’?
Tungsten
35. Oliver Stone won an Oscar for directing which 1986 film?
Platoon

Round Eight - Up and Down
36. Which British female singer was "Downtown" at No. 2 in 1964?
Petula Clark
37. Which author wrote "Down and Out in Paris and London"?
George Orwell
38. Which British comedy actor played the character Lurchio in The BBC TV series "Up Pompeii?
Frankie Howerd
39. Which English actress starred as Mrs Kate Bridges who in the very last episode of "Upstairs Downstairs" married The Butler Angus Hudson played by Gordon Jackson?
Angela Baddeley
40. David Chappellet, played by American superstar actor Robert Redford, clashes with US Skiing coach Eugene Claire, played by Gene Hackman, in which 1969 film?
Downhill Racer

Round Nine - Connections
41. Where in London is the tomb of the unknown warrior?
Westminster ABBEY
42. What is the name of the oldest soft drink that was created in Wacko in Texas?
Dr PEPPER
43. What was the subject of the film The Hunt For Red October in 1990?
SUBMARINE
44. Which weapon in Cluedo starts with the same letter that it ends with?
REVOLVER
45. What is the connection?
The Beatles - Albums

Round Ten - Stars Without Makeup 2
46. Cameron Diaz
47. Christina Ricci
48. Lisa Kudrow
49. Charlize Theron
50. Calista Flockhart

Tiebreakers - Name the Year
Which year did Kurt Cobain commit suicide?
1994
Which year was Ceylong renamed Sri Lanka?
1972
Which year did Coka Cola create diet coke?
1985
Which year did Allenson patent the fire extinguisher?
1863
Which year did Sir Arthur conan Doyle write first Sherlock holmes Book?
1891
When did Edward Healy discover Haley’s comet?
1682
When was Walt Disney born?
1901
When was the first F1 world champion?
1969
When did the first FA Charity Shield match take place?
1908
When was the first London Marathon?
1981

Round One - Around The World
1. Which Central-American country is known as "the land of lakes and volcanoes"?
Nicaragua
2. Which stretch of water separates the north & south islands of New Zealand?
The Cook Strait
3. Which country has sovereignty over Greenland?
Denmark
4. By what name is the world’s largest salt-water lake known?
The Caspian Sea
5. In which us state will you find the river Thames, and the towns of Norwich Essex and Colchester?
Connecticut

Round Two - Couples & Pairs
6. Who was Peter Seller’s co-star in the film "The Millionairess"?
Sophia Loren
7. Which two countries joined the EEC at the same time as Britain?
Denmark and Eire
8. Which tennis pair won a record 109 consecutive ladies doubles matches?
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver
9. Which two woodwind instruments are classified as double reeds?
Oboe and Bassoon
10. In the hit 80’s cop series Miami vice, what parts were played by Don Johnson & Philip Michael Thomas?
Crockett & Tubbs

Round Three - Clothes Show
11. What apparel is designer David Shilling famous?
Hats
12. Which river gives its name to a woollen fabric?
Tweed
13. What’s the name given to the veil worn by Moslem women in public?
Yashmak
14. Which product, patented in 1937 in New York and London became the height of women’s fashion for several decades?
Nylons - Ny(New York) -lon(London)
15. If you were at a village fete, and you are taking part in ‘dwyle-flonking’, what would you be doing?
Throwing a wellington boot

Round Four - Story Time
16. What did ‘peter pan’ say were made from every new baby’s first laugh?
Fairies
17. In which Dickens novel does Bill Sykes and a dog called Bullseye appear?
Oliver Twist
18. Which author created the character Captain Nemo?
Jules Verne
19. Who in Enid Blyton’s fiction collectively owned a dog called ’scamper’?
The Secret Seven
20. What was the first James Bond novel to be written by Ian Fleming?
Casino Royale

Round Five - Looney Tunes - Handout
21. Daffy Duck
22. Speedy Gonzales
23. Foghorn Leghorn
24. Pepe Le Pew
25. Porky Pig

Round Six - Connections
26. In which film did Cliff Richard drive a red double-decker bus?
SUMMER Holiday
27. Which Shakespeare play features King Leontes of Sicilia?
A WINTERS Tale
28. Which song taken from the album War of the Worlds, was a hit for Justin Hayward?
Forever AUTUMN
29. Which now deceased women sang the first song on Top of The Pops?
Dusty SPRINGfield
30. What is the connection?
The Four Seasons

Round Seven - Black Or White
31. In which song did Procal Harem sing about 16 vestal virgins?
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
32. Which rock group led by Ozzy Osbourne took their name from a Dennis Wheatley novel?
Black Sabbath
33. How is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue better known?
The White House
34. Who shared a home with Ginger and Merrylegs?
Black Beauty
35. The Nawab of Bengal was responsible for establishing which Indian prison?
Black hole of Calcutta

Round Eight - All At Sea
36. Which British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland on may 7, 1915?
SS Lusitania
37. Who wrote the enduringly popular poems ‘Sea Fever’ and ‘Cargoes’?
John Masefield
38. What type of vessel was the main theme of the film "Grey Lady Down?
Submarine
39. What was the name of Christopher Columbus’s flagship?
The Santa Maria
40. Which nuclear powered submarine passed under the north pole in august 1958?
USS Nautilus

Round Nine - Same Initials
41. Which very famous novel features the character Philip Pirrip?
Great Expectations
42. Which unpleasant inflammation of the stomach is usually caused by eating contaminated food?
Gastro Enteritis
43. Which well known bird of prey has the scientific name aquila chrysaetos?
Golden Eagle
44. For Which event of 1851 was the Crystal Palace constructed in Hyde Park?
Great Exhibition
45. Who had hits during the 1980s as lead singer with the Miami sound machine?
Gloria Estefan

Round Ten - Looney Tunes - Handout
46. Elmer Fudd
47. Yosemite Sam
48. Bugs Bunny
49. Taz (Tasmanian Devil)
50. Sylvester

Round One - The Baddies
1. Name either of the two James Bond films that the villain Jaws appeared in?
Moonraker & The Spy Who Loved Me
2. What type of insects were the baddies in the film A Bugs Life?
Grasshoppers
3. Which actor played the lead villain in the films Die Hard and Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves?
Alan Rickman
4. Which villainous creatures did Terry Nation invent in 1963?
Daleks
5. Stromboli was a villain in which Disney film?
Pinocchio

Round Two - A Walk in the Park
6. Dartmoor National Park is in which English county?
Devon
7. What is the world famous geyser in the Yellowstone National Park called?
Old Faithful
8. The Serengeti National Park can be found in which African country?
Tanzania
9. Which Florida national park has a highway called Alligator Alley?
Everglades
10. Donnington Park is in which English County?
Leicestershire

Round Three - Da Doo Ron Ron
11. Which religious movement did L. Ron Hubbard found in 1954?
Scientology
12. What was the name of the shopkeeper played by Ronnie Barker in Open All Hours?
Albert Arkwright
13. Who was the first soccer manager to manage all three Birmingham clubs - Aston Villa, Birmingham and West Brom?
Ron Saunders
14. From which London Jail did Ronnie Biggs escape in 1965?
Wandsworth
15. Tom Cruise played Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in which movie?
Born on the 4th July

Round Four - My Four Legged Friend
16. What type of horse has a yellowish coat and a silver or white mane and tail?
Palomino
17. Which British military tradition began on the 4th June in 1805 in Horse Guards Parade?
Trooping the Colour
18. What was the name of the winged horse in Greek legends?
Pegasus
19. If a filly is a young female horse, what is a young male horse called?
Colt
20. Which group sang ‘Crazy Horses’ in 1972?
The Osmonds

Round Five - Logos (Handout Round)
21. Lowenbrau Lager
22. Apple Macintosh
23. The Scout Association
24. Diners Club
25. West Ham United

Round Six - Beneath The Waves
26. Which TV family had a pet octopus called Aristotle?
Addams Family
27. The name Walrus derives from which two words?
Whale Horse
28. A Quiver is the collective name for which sea creature?
Jellyfish
29. What was sharks skin once used for on a commercial basis?
Sandpaper
30. What is the name of the bay near Glasgow that is home to Britain’s Trident Nuclear submarines?
Faslane

Round Seven - The Other Half
31. In Britain, from 1923, Wives were finally allowed to do what to their husbands?
Divorce Them
32. Which actress married her 7th husband in the grounds of Michael Jackson’s house?
Elizabeth Taylor
33. What was the name of Dame Edna Everadge’s husband?
Norman
34. Penelope Keith played Margot Ledbetter in the ‘Good Life’ who played her husband?
Paul Eddington
35. What is the name of Princes Anne’s second husband?
Tim Lawrence

Round Eight - Roar Of The Lion
36. A lion and a sword appear on what countries flag?
Sri Lanka
37. What is the name of the mythical creature, which is said to be the offspring of a lion and an eagle?
Griffin
38. Which film studio had a lion as its symbol?
MGM
39. What hybrid is produced by a male Lion and a female Tiger?
Liger
40. In the Wizard of Oz what was the lion hoping to find?
Courage

Round Nine - Where’s The Beef?
41. What type of beef is first pickled in brine then boiled?
Corned Beef
42. In which country did the beef stew called ‘Stifado’ originate?
Greece
43. Popular in sandwiches with the Americans, what is highly seasoned smoked shoulder beef more commonly called?
Pastrami
44. What is beef fillet cooked in puff pastry called?
Beef Wellington
45. Which hot drink was originally known as Johnston’s Fluid Beef?
Bovril

Round Ten - Logos (Handout Round)
46. British Telecom
47. Centro
48. Ferrari
49. SAS
50. Saab Cars

 

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