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