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)