QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

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