QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

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