QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - General Ignorance
1. Which volunteer corps was founded in 1831 to serve in France’s African colonies?
The French Foreign Legion
2. In 1937, ‘The Road to Wigan Pier’ was published. Who wrote it?
George Orwell
3. Born Reginald Truscott Jones who starred in the Hitchcock film ‘Dial M For Murder’ and died in 1986?
Ray Milland
4. Born in 1881, who was appointed minister of labour and national service during the Second World War?
Ernest Bevin
5. Which singer & actor reached the top of the UK pop charts in 1960 with ‘Poor Me’?
Adam Faith

Round Two - Crime & Punishment
6. How many murders have to be committed to be classed as a serial killer?
Three
7. Mary Ann Nichols was the first known victim of whom?
Jack The Ripper
8. Who was arrested in Will Rogers Memorial Park in Beverly Hills in 1998?
George Michael
9. Which type of punishment was abolished in the UK in 1948?
Hard Labour
10. What is the real name of the criminal dubbed The Yorkshire Ripper?
Peter Sutcliffe

Round Three - Science
11. What name is given to the electrical unit of resistance?
Ohm
12. An alloy referred to as an amalgam must contain what material?
Mercury
13. If you wished to borrow a cup of H2CO3 what would you be after?
Sugar
14. Hydrated Magnesium Silicate is most commonly known in the home as what?
Talcum Powder
15. Quicklime is an alkaline powder obtained by strongly heating which other material?
Chalk

Round Four - Underground Railways
16. In which city is the only underground rail system in Africa?
Cairo
17. What is the Underground Railway system called in Paris?
The Metro
18. Which European capital city’s underground system is called the Metropolitana?
Rome
19. What colour is the Picadilly Line on the London Underground Map?
Dark Blue
20. The U-Bahn is the underground system in which city?
Berlin

Round Five - Warped Faces - Handout Round
21. SANDRA BULLOCK
22. BEYONCE KNOWLES
23. ANGELIA JOLIE
24. GWYNNETH PALTROW
25. BARBRA STREISAND

Round Six - World Capitals
(In the answer to each question there will be a World Capital - Find that Capital!)
26. What name is given to a dish of crumb-coated chicken filled with garlic butter?
Chicken Kiev - KIEV
27. What structure of intertwined molecules is found in the nucleus of human cells?
Chromosomes - ROME
28. Which British Army rank is above the rank of Colonel?
Brigadier - RIGA
29. Which Italian Actress was jailed for tax evasion?
Sophia Loren - SOPHIA
30. What is another name for the Butter Bean?
Lima Bean - LIMA

Round Seven - Sports Where Am I?
31. I have just left Bramhall Lane and am on my way to watch the World Snooker Championships at the Crucible?
Sheffield
32. The Dragons are playing cricket at Sophia Gardens whilst the Bluebirds are playing at Ninian Park?
Cardiff
33. In this city I could watch a Rugby Union club called the Saints and a Cricket side known as the Steelbacks?
Northampton
34. Ian Rush began his career here and the Jets play basketball in this city?
Chester
35. The highest football ground above sea level is here where the Saddlers might meet the Villains in a local derby?
Birmingham

Round Eight - Wine Tasting
36. Which is the largest quality wine growing area in France?
Bordeaux
37. Roughly, what percentage of German Wine is white, 40%, 65% or 85%?
85%
38. How many ordinary bottles are there in a magnum?
Two
39. True or False - the bigger the bubbles, the better the Champagne?
False
40. What is the staple grape of all the fine white Burgundies?
Chardonnay

Round Nine - Connections
41. In a well-known song, who spent all his money on whisky and beer?
The Wild Rover
42. Who were the last brother and sister to win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon?
John and Tracy Austin
43. Who rescued Arthur Dent when the Earth was unexpectedly destroyed?
Ford Prefect
44. In which activity might the participants wear bells and carry sticks or handkerchiefs?
Morris Dancing
45. What is the connection?
Car Manufacturers
Spare - Which character did Claude Raines play in the film ‘Casablanca’?
Louis Renault

Round Ten - Warped Faces - Handout Round
46. MEL GIBSON
47. BRAD PITT
48. EMINEM
49. BILL GATES
50. GEORGE BUSH

Round One - General Ignorance
1. In 1983, Samantha Fox made her first appearance on Page Three of the Sun. What was the pop hit she had three years later?
‘Touch Me (I Want Your Body)’
2. Which Texan mission fortress was besieged by Mexicans in 1836?
The Alamo
3. In 1969, Mariner 6 was launched in America to take photographs of which planet?
Mars
4. The Dalai Lama was enthroned in 1940. He’s the head of the main Buddhist order in which Himalayan region?
Tibet
5. Tennis star Helena Sukova was born in 1965. What is her nationality?
Czech

Round Two - Hobbies
6. What would you be looking up if you referred to a book by Leslie Halliwell?
Films or Videos
7. What does a lepidopterist collect?
Butterflies or Moths
8. What season runs from 16th June to the 7th March?
Coarse Fishing
9. What are listed in Millers Price Guide?
Antiques
10. What would you buy from a Stanley Gibbons catalogue?
Stamps

Round Three - Castles
11. Which castle is on the island of Anglesey?
Beaumaris
12. At which castle was Mary, Queen of Scots executed?
Fotheringhay
13. Which is the biggest castle in Britain that is still in use?
Windsor
14. At which castle was Prince Charles made Prince of Wales?
Caernarfon
15. Which castle, originally part of England’s coastal defences, was shot at by the Germans in World War II?
Dover

Round Four - Clothes Line
16. What is the correct name for the short, braced trousers traditionally worn by men in Bavaria and Austria?
Lederhosen
17. What head covering is named after a battle?
Balaclava
18. For which group of people were the original jeans made?
Gold Miners in the 49 gold rush
19. Where would you wear a mantilla?
On you head
20. Where would a Japanese wear his or her Obi?
Around the waist - it’s a sash
Spare - What colour hats do ordinary Smurfs wear?
White

Round Five - Handout Round
21. HAMAS
22. HALIFAX
23. HYDROGEN
24. HUMBER BRIDGE
25. HELIOS

Round Six - Assassins
26. Who was the subject of the attempted assassination in The Eagle has landed?
Winston Churchill
27. Who killed J.R. Ewing in Dallas?
Kristen Shepard (Mary Crosby)
Or "who did Kristen Shepard kill in 1981?
28. Who killed John Lennon?
Mark Chapman
29. James Earl Ray was jailed for killing which American?
Martin Luther King
30. Who allegedly shot President Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald

Round Seven - Egyptology
31. The ancient temple of Karnak is in which Egyptian town?
Luxor
32. Egypt had at one time 2 of the 7 wonders of the world - one was the Pyramids, what was the other?
The Pharos of Alexandria - or a bloody great lighthouse!
33. On which bank of the Nile do the Pyramids stand - East or West?
West
34. The word Pharaoh literally means a) Noble King, b) Great God, c) Great House, or d) Son of the Sun
c) Great House
35. Who was the jackal headed god of ancient Egypt, who guarded tombs?
Anubis

Round Eight - Captains
36. Who was captain of the Trumpton Fire Brigade?
Captain Flack
37. Captains McIntyre and Pierce appeared in which TV series?
MASH
38. Who is captain of the Starship Voyager?
Janeway
39. Who was captain of the Titanic when it sank?
John Smith
40. Which captain was a floorwalker at Grace Brothers?
Peacock

Round Nine - Connections
41. In which US city was the TV series Cheers set?
BOSTON
42. Which artist painted the Blue Boy?
Thomas GAINSBOROUGH
43. Who plays Dirty Den Watts in Eastenders?
Leslie GRANTHAM
44. Which US President did John Wilkes Booth assassinate?
Abraham LINCOLN
45. What is the Connection?
Lincolnshire

Round Ten - Handout Round
46. HEZBOLLAH
47. HINDENBERG
48. HYUNDAI
49. HAITI
50. HOT CHOCOLATE

Round One - General Ignorance
1. Which aircraft had its first trial flight in America in 1969?
The Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’
2. Born in 1942 who had a top ten chart hit with her song `It Might As Well Rain Until September’?
Carole King
3. In 1540, Britain’s first recorded horse race meeting was held at the Roodee Fields in which English city?
Chester
4. In 1999 The Actor Brian Moseley died six weeks after his Coronation Street character who was?
Alf Roberts
5. In 2004, an operation began to recover which famous German warship, scuttled 64 years earlier in Uruguayan waters?
The Graf Spee  

Round Two - Sports Desk (News @ 100208)
6. Which former Olympic and world 100m champion has recently announced his retirement from athletics?
Maurice Greene
7. Plaxico Buress caught the crucial pass to enable which team to win this years Superbowl?
New York Giants - Superbowl XLII
8. The former McLaren racing star Fernando Alonso returns to F1 this season with which team?
Renault
9. The Commonwealth lightweight champion Amir Khan won his latest match against which challenger?
Gairy St Clair
10. The veteran Finnish forward Jari Litmanen has returned to the Premiership for which team?
Fulham

Round Three - Fishing For Answers
11. What is the most widely eaten fish in the world?
Herring
12. A Smolt is the name given to which fish when it is two years old?
Salmon
13. From what fish is finnan-haddie obtained?
Haddock
14. What is the largest species of flatfish?
Halibut
15. What is the anglerfish often called when served as a food?
Monkfish

Round Four - Transport
16. What word describes cars built prior to 1919?
Veteran
17. What is the name of Hong Kong’s national airline?
Cathay Pacific
18. What made its first journey in 1883, travelling from Paris to Constantinople?
The Orient Express
19. What was the name of the cruise liner in the TV show The Love Boat?
Pacific Princess
20. MRS is the airport code for which European city?
Marseilles

Round Five - Handout Round
21. AARDVARK
22. ASTON VILLA
23. ANGKOR WAT
24. ARRAN
25. ANDY WARHOL

Round Six - Bird Brains
26. The Sea Parrot is more usually known by which more common name?
Puffin
27. The nests from which type of birds are used in Bird’s Nest Soup?
Chinese Swallows
28. What do we call a chicken when it is under one year old?
Pullet
29. How many claws does a Golden Eagle have on each foot?
Four
30. Which black and white wader bird is the symbol for the RSPB?
Avocet

Round Seven - French Wines
31. What colour are most of the wines from France’s Anjou region?
Rose
32. Claret wine is produced in the region surrounding which French city?
Bordeaux
33. What would be the term to describe dry champagne?
Brut
34. Along which river is most of France’s Sauvignon Blanc cultivated?
Loire
35. Would a French wine described, as ‘doux’ be medium sweet or medium dry?
Medium sweet
Spare - Which red wine is drunk when young and is called ‘nouveau’?
Beaujolais

Round Eight - 90’s Song Lyrics
36. So when I’m lying in my bed, thoughts running through my head?
Angels / Robbie Williams
37. She’s into superstitions, black cats and voodoo dolls?
Livin’ La Vida Loca / Ricky Martin
38. And all the men are gargoyles dipped long in Irish stout?
Rotterdam / The Beautiful South
39. Rita Hayworth gave good face?
Vogue / Madonna
40. So hurry up and bring your jukebox money?
Love Shack / B52s

Round Nine - Connections
41. A character called CJ said, "I didn’t get where I am today" in which classic TV Series?
The FALL & Rise of Reginald Perrin
42. What did Red Indians generally smoke to cement their relationships with other tribesmen?
Peace PIPE
43. What is the name of the snooker based quiz show hosted by Jim Davidson?
Give us a BREAK
44. Which Birmingham TV studios produced Good Morning with Anne and Nick, and also produced a lunchtime chat show at one O clock daily, which ran from 1973 to 1986?
Pebble MILL
45. What is the connection?
WIND (windfall, windbreak, windpipe & windmill)

Round Ten - Handout Round
46. ALBANIA
47. ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO. (NOW WHITE SANDS)
48. APOCALYPSE NOW
49. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
50. ARK ROYAL

Round One - General Ignorance
1. Which pop group reached the top of the UK pop charts in 1975 with ‘Down Down’?
Status Quo
2. Born in 1736, which Scottish engineer gave his name to a unit of power?
James Watt
3. English physician and scholar Peter Roget was born in 1779. Which famous work of reference did he compile?
His ‘Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases’
4. Which American President was inaugurated in 1969?
Richard Nixon
5. In 1809, the author of ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’ and other macabre stories was born. Who was he?
Edgar Allan Poe

Round Two - Food & Drink
6. What was the first fresh fruit to carry a trademark?
Oranges - in 1919 the California Fruit Growers Exchange burned ‘Sunkist’ on their oranges. ‘Sunkist was burned into the skin of the first orange with a heated flyswatter
7. Roquefort cheese is made from the milk of which animal?
Sheep - (ewes’ milk) - All true Roquefort cheese has a red sheep brand on the foil label
8. More than 75% of the world’s supply of maple syrup comes from which country?
Canada
9. Which was first to be sold in bottles, beer or milk?
Beer - Milk was first sold in bottles in 1879 when Echo Farms Dairy began to deliver them in Brooklyn, New York. English brewer Francis Manning-Needham first sold Beer in bottles in 1869
10. Name this vegetable: In ancient Egypt, paintings of this vegetable appear on the inner walls of the pyramids and in the tombs. It is mentioned as a funeral offering and they are depicted on the banquet tables of the great feasts. They were shown upon the altars of the gods. King Ramses IV, who died in 1160 B.C. was entombed with this vegetable in his eye sockets?
Onion

Round Three - Human Body
11. Which organ is responsible for the production of glucose?
Pancreas
12. The intercostals muscles lie between your what?
Ribs
13. What is the medical term for the shoulder blade?
Scapula
14. Which is the largest tendon in the human body?
Achilles
15. What part of the Mona Lisa’s face did Leonardo da Vinci spend 12 years painting?
Lips or mouth

Round Four - 80’s Song Lyrics (One point each - Name Title & Artist)
16. And mama always told me be careful what you do, don’t go around breaking young girls’ hearts
"Billie Jean," Michael Jackson
17. Buying bread from a man in Brussels, he was 6 foot 4 and full a muscles
"Down Under," Men At Work
18. Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
"What’s Love Got to Do With It," Tina Turner
19. No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away
"I Just Called To Say I Love You," by Stevie Wonder
20. I’m gonna buy me a one way ticket, nothin’s gonna hold me back. Your love’s like a slow train comin and I can feel it comin down the track- whoah
"When The Going Gets Tough," Billy Ocean

Round Five - Puzzling People - Handout Round
21. ROBIN HOOD
22. SANDIE SHAW
23. PENELOPE PITSTOP
24. ROBBIE WILLIAMS
25. STEVE REDGRAVE

Round Six - Sports Bag
26. Which darts double is known as The Basement?
Double Three
27. At which 38-mile course would you find Ginger Hall and Kate’s Cottage?
Isle of Man TT
28. Who was the only Englishman to be crowned Snooker World Champion in the 1970s?
John Spencer
29. Which sport do the San Diego Padres play?
Baseball
30. What article of clothing was banned from Ascot in 1971?
Hot Pants

Round Seven - Bird Brains
31. What is the only bird from which leather is obtained?
Ostrich - lays the largest egg & is the fastest running creature on two legs
32. Canvasback and Khaki Campbell are both species of what bird?
Duck
33. What bird lays the smallest egg?
Hummingbird - Bee Hummingbird
34. Which bird was regarded as sacred and accordingly venerated in ancient Egypt?
Ibis
35. What does the syrinx help a bird to do?
Sing

Round Eight - The Highway Code
36. On traffic lights what does the amber light mean if it is on by itself?
Stop
37. What does the abbreviation MSM stand for?
Mirror Signal Manoevre
38. In the highway code there are two types of drivers exempt from wearing a seat belt give both?
Under medication and making deliveries
39. According to the highway code children under which age should wear a helmet whilst using the road on a bike?
14
40. What shape is the road sign for no overtaking?
Round

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which Gloucestershire wicket keeper played 54 times for England between 1988 and 1998?
JACK Russell
42. Danny Baker, Shane Richie and Bob Mills have hosted which TV game show based on sketch charades?
Win lose or DRAW
43. Who founded the famous Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall?
Henry WOOD
44. Who first came to prominence when he played hospital porter Jimmy Powell in Casualty in 1986?
Robson GREEN
45. What is the Connection?
Bowls   

Round Ten - Puzzling People - Handout Round
46. ROGER MOORE
47. KATE BECKINSALE
48. ELIZABETH TAYLOR
49. VICTORIA WOOD
50. FERN BRITTON