QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

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