QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - General Ignorance
1. Which London cricket ground was used for the first time in 1814?
Lord’s
2. Which airline began flights from Gatwick to New York in 1984?
Virgin Atlantic
3. Born in 1949, who played the Danish author Karen Blixen in the film ‘Out of Africa’?
Meryl Streep
4. Which former Liberal Party leader was acquitted of conspiracy to murder charges in 1979?
Jeremy Thorpe
5. The Beatles’ ‘Paperback Writer’ reached Number One in the UK pop charts in 1966. Which newspaper is mentioned in the song?
The Daily Mail

Round Two - Rock On
6. Devil’s Tower, a volcanic rock in the American state of Wyoming was used as the main setting for which famous Sci-Fi film?
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7. What name is given to loose rocks on a mountainside?
Scree
8. The entrance to which sea is guarded by rocks called the ‘Pillars of Hercules’?
The Mediterranean
9. What name is given to the chalk rocks situated in the Solent off the coast of the Isle of Wight?
The Needles
10. Which group of rocks, and site of four famous lighthouses built between 1698 and 1882 is in the English Channel?
Eddystone

Round Three - History
11. Which world leader was given the nickname ‘The Beard’ by the US Intelligence Service?
Fidel Castro
12. What rank was Dam Buster Guy Gibson, when he led the raid?
Wing Commander
13. What was the name of the last Russian Royal Family?  
Romanov
14. Who founded the New Model Army during the English Civil War?
Oliver Cromwell
15. What name was applied by the Christians to their Muslim enemies during the Middle Ages?
Saracens

Round Four - Fruit Bowl
16. Which fruit is often served with Parma Ham as a starter?
Melon
17. What fruit is also called an alligator pear?
Avocado
18. What fruit appears on the badge of Worcestershire County Cricket Club?
Pear
19. Hercule Poirot’s secretary had the same name as which fruit?
Lemon
20. What type of fruit stands on top of the men’s singles tennis trophy for Wimbledon?
Pineapple

Round Five - Oil Slick
21. Which comedy duo lived in Oil Drum Lane?
Steptoe and Son
22. What type of oil is used in Oil Paintings?
Linseed Oil
23. Which popular cocktail was so named because oilmen stirred it with their tools?
Screwdriver
24. Which country produces over 70% of the world’s olive oil?
Greece
25. Murphy’s Oil Soap is used to clean which large animals?
The Elephant
Spare - Which American state produces the most oil?
Alaska

Round Six - Nursery Rhymes
26. What is gathered in May on a cold and frosty morning?
Nuts
27. When did the Knave of Hearts steal the tarts?
On a summers day
28. Who was awarded a supper of brown bread and butter?
Little Tommy Tucker
29. At what time did Wee Willie Winkle run through the town?
Eight o’clock
30. Who did Simple Simon meet on his way to the fair?
A Pieman

Round Seven - Return Of The Muppets
31. What was the name of the drummer in the children’s series the Muppets?
Animal - in a band called Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
32. Which of the Muppets regularly used the catch phrase Kissy Kissy?
Miss Piggy
33. What was the name of the piano-playing dog in The Muppets?
Rowlf
34. Which member of the Muppets always told bad jokes?
Fozzie Bear
35. What was Zoot’s instrument in the Muppets Show Band?
Saxaphone

Round Eight - Seconds Out! Round Eight
36. Who bills himself as the ‘World’s Greatest Boxing Promoter’?
Don King
37. In which year did Mike Tyson become the youngest Heavyweight Boxing Champion?
1986
38. Who managed Frank Bruno through most of his boxing career?
Terry Lawless
39. Who was the only Heavyweight boxing champion to remain undefeated throughout his entire professional carear?
Rocky Marciano
40. Who drew up the rules of boxing in 1867?
Marquess of Queensbury

Round Nine - Catching A Train
41. The world famous steam engine ‘The Flying Scotsman’ used to depart from which London Station en route to Edinburgh?
Kings Cross
42. Which native of Wylam in Northumberland is credited with the invention of the locomotive?
George Stephenson
43. From which London station would you catch the Euro star train?
St Pancras
44. What was The King of Trains and The Train of Kings?
The Orient Express
45. Which engineer’s statue watches over the trains at Paddington Station?
Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Round Ten - Water Water Everywhere
46. Donald Campbell’s Bluebird was recovered from which stretch of water in the Lake District?
Coniston Water
47. What Is The Boiling Point Of Water In Farenheit?
212F
48. In what water based sport might you do a forward sweep or a draw stroke?
Canoeing
49. Which Scottish Loch contains more water than all the lakes of England & Wales combined?
Loch Ness - contains more water than in all of the lakes and rivers of England and … It also has the greatest volume of water than any other Scottish Loch.
50. Which soup on an Indian menu has a name that literally means "pepper water"?
Mulligatawny 

Round One - On Your Marks
1. Which Mark fell in love with Cleopatra?
Mark Antony
2. Who player Luke Skywalker in " Star Wars"?
Mark Hamill
3. Which singer do you associate the songs Clemintine and Child?
Mark Owen
4. Who wrote "The Prince and the Pauper"?
Mark Twain
5. Who shot John Lennon?
Mark Chapman

Round Two - Around The World
6. The capital of Western Australia shares its name with which Scottish city ?
Perth
7. Which country has most neighbouring countries ?
China
8. Which South American city is overlooked by a statue called Christ the Redeemer?
Rio de Janeiro
9. In which country is the largest expanse of sand in the world ?
Saudi Arabia
10. What is the name of the major Russian naval base found on the pacific coast?
Vladivostok

Round Three - Blasts From The Past
11. Which hit from Billy Ocean, came from the movie "The Jewel Of The Nile"?
When the going gets tough
12. Who’s first UK number 1 was Mambo No 5?
Lou Bega
13. Who was lead singer with "The Clash"?
Joe Strummer
14. In 1998 which band implored Scotland’s football team "Don’t come home too soon"?
Del Amitri
15. How is country-pop singer Eileen Regina Edwards better known?
Shania Twain

Round Four - Rubber Goods
16. What type of transport has rubber skirts?
Hovercraft
17. Which rubber soled canvas shoes are named after the MP who invented the load line on the side of a ship?
Plimsolls
18. Which group had a No.1 Hit in 1973 with Rubber Bullets?
10 CC
19. What was the call sign of Kris Kristofferson in the film ‘Convoy’?
Rubber Duck
20. Which rubber-based product was patented in the United States in 1869?
Chewing gum

Round Five - City Nicknames
21. Forbidden City - Beijing (and Lhasa) China
22. Granite City - Aberdeen, Scotland
23. City of the Angels - Los Angeles
24. City of Dreaming Spires - Oxford
25. City of Peace and Justice - The Hague, The Netherlands

Round Six - Human Body
26. True or False - A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner, than you would from starvation?
True
27. How is the Tympanum better known as?
Ear Drum
28. What appear when the Sun activates your Melanocytes?
Freckles
29. What sense is most closely linked to memory?
Smell
30. What does a polyorchid man have at least three of?
Testicles

Round Seven - Famous Quotes
31. Which male pop star once said… "In the early 80’s, I was pretty innocent and confused. I was like Marie Osmond, only with bigger eyelashes"?
Boy George
32. Which painter said… "The only difference between me and a madman is that I’m not mad"?
Salvador Dali (NOT Pablo Picasso as originally published)
33. Which actor/director said in 1989… "I don’t go around saying: Hello, did you know I’m the new Olivier"?
Kenneth Branagh
34. Who said… "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind"?
Albert Einstein
35.  Which animated TV character once said… "I’m not normally a religious man, but if you’re up there, save me, Superman"?
Homer Simpson

Round Eight - Keep Off The Grass
36. Which type of plant, is the largest member of the grass family?
Bamboo
37. Which sport uses a Stimp Meter to measure its surface?
Golf (measures the Speed of the Greens)
38. In which TV series did Bill Maynard play a character called ‘Green Grass’?
Heartbeat
39. Which duo had a UK number one hit with "Whispering Grass" in 1975?
Windsor Davies and Don Estelle
40. Wimbledon is famous for its tennis courts, but which other game is played on the grass there?
Croquet (It’s the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club)

Round Nine - Connections?
41. Who played the part of Vincent Van Gogh in the film ‘Lust for life’?
KIRK Douglas
42. Who wrote the Rocky Horror Picture Show and later went on to present the TV game show "The Crystal Maze"?
Richard O’BRIEN
43. Which act of 1986 requires a register of all personal information held in computer files?
DATA protection act
44. Who was the BBC presenter who conducted the famous Princess Diana interview?
Martin BASHIR
45. What is the connection?
Star Trek characters

Round Ten - Missing Link
46. Rick, Vivien, Neil & ?
Mike (Young Ones)
47. W.B.A., W.B.C., W.B.O. & ?
I.B.F. (Boxing)
48. Murdock, Peck, Smith & ?
Baracus (A Team)
49. Molars, Premolars, Canines & ?
Incisors (Teeth)
50. Burgess, Maclean, Philby & ?
Blunt (Cambridge Spies)

Tiebreaker - For how many years did the gollywog appear on Roberstons jam jars?
91 years

Round One - General Ignorance
1. Born in 1738, who was known as the ‘Mad King of England’?
George III
2. Best known for his suite, ‘The Planets’, which English composer died in 1934?
Gustav Holst - Born in Cheltenham in 1874
3. Which religious movement was formed in 1738, following John Wesley’s conversion?
Methodism
4. Singing trio Wilson Phillips made their chart debut in 1990. Name the two groups to which their parents belonged?
The Beach Boys and The Mamas and the Papas
5. Born in Lancashire in 1904 which toothy comedian became a jockey and was later awarded the Order of Lenin?
George Formby

Round Two - Around England By Beer
6. In which English county is the highest pub, The Tan Hill Inn, to be found?
North Yorkshire
7. In which city will you find J W Lees & Co Brewery?
Manchester
8. Which town is regarded as the brewing capital of England?
Burton-on-Trent
9. Which brewery brews London Pride?
Fullers
10. Which independent brewery can be found in Burnley?
Moorhouses

Round Three - The Bear Facts
11. According to the song, which hero ˜killed him a bear when he was only three"?
Davy Crockett
12. The only South American bear is the Andean bear, which has white circles around its eyes. By what other name is it known?
Spectacled Bear
13. After whom is the teddy bear named?
Theodore Roosevelt
14. What is the collective noun for a group of bears?
Sloth
15. Archibald Ormsby Gore was the much-loved bear of which famous English poet?
John Betjeman

Round Four - Time For A Dance
What dance are you doing if you do a …
16. Copperhead Road or a Cowboy Cha Cha?
Line Dancing
17. Promenade Walk and Chasse or a Forward Lock Step?
Ballroom Dancing
18. Plie en Premiere or a Sur les Pointes?
Ballet
19. Toe Slides or Paddle Turns?
Tap Dancing
20. Strip the Willow or an Eightsome Reel?
Country Dancing

Round Five - Living On An Island - Flags Handout
21.    GIBRALTAR
22.    MALDIVES
23.    BARBADOS
24.    TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
25.    MALTA

Round Six - Telly Addicts
26. In which sitcom did a song called ‘My Lovely Horse’ enter the Eurovision song contest?
Father Ted
27. In ‘ER’ what was the name of the doctor played by George Clooney?
Doug Ross
28. Brian Capron who played killer Richard Hillman in ‘Coronation Street’ began his television career as a teacher in which childrens series?
Grange Hill
29. What was the name of the BBC drama series that starred Pauline Quirke as a Detective Inspector?
Maisie Raine
30. Who connects ‘The Hustle’ to ‘The Man From Uncle’?
Robert Vaughan

Round Seven - Sports Mix
31. Who was the first driver to record 50 Formula One Grand Prix victories?
Alain Prost
32. In which sport would you find a team known as The Scottish Eagles?
Ice Hockey
33. Which British athlete achieved a World, a European and a Commonwealth 1500 metres treble in 1982/83?
Steve Cram
34. In which sport was Tony Allcock crowned World Champion in 2002?
Bowls
35. Which two premiership football clubs have been managed by the 1987 European footballer of the year?
Chelsea And Newcastle - Ruud Gullit

Round Eight - At The Movies
36. Which American actress starred with John Cleese in A Fish Called Wanda?
Jamie Lee Curtis
37. Who was the bungling Sherlock Holmes in Without A Clue in 1988?
Michael Caine
38. What was Nicole Kidman’s job in To Die For?
Weather Girl
39. Which Carry On film was set on board the SS Happy Wanderer?
Carry On Cruising
40. In which city does Sister Act 2 take place?
Las Vegas

Round Nine - Connections
41. What were the pirates of the Caribbean and North America, who attacked mainly Spanish ships, more commonly known as?
Buccaneers
42. What celestial body was included on the Bayeux Tapestry and was seen by people right before the Battle of Hastings?
Haley’s Comet
43. What is a violent whirling wind, characteristically accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud and commonly known as a cyclone or twister?
Tornado
44. What were the two Houses that fought in the War of the Roses?
York and Lancaster
45. What is the connection?
Types of Aircraft

Round Ten - Living On An Island - Flags Handout  
46.    BERMUDA
47.    CUBA
48.    HAITI
49.    SEYCHELLES
50.  ICELAND

Round One - A Little Bird Told Me
1. Leighton Buzzard is in which English County?
Bedfordshire
2. Who had a top ten hit with a song called Happy Hour in 1986?
The Housemartins
3. Robert James Lee Hawke was Prime Minister of which country from 1983 to 1991?
Australia
4. Which author wrote "Gulliver’s Travels"?
Jonathan Swift
5. John Parrot has only won the Embassy World Snooker Championship once - in which year did he win it?
1991

Round Two - Posh Nosh
6. What type of filling is used when making an Omelette Arnold Bennett?
Fish (Smoked Haddock)
7. What dish is traditionally served at a ‘Burns Night’ Supper?
Haggis with Tatties & Neaps
8. In cookery a baked Alaska features ice cream on the inside and what on the outside?
Meringue
9. What do you get if you boil sugar above 115% Centigrade?
Caramel
10. Which European nation, on average, takes the longest time over its meals?
French

Round Three - Matrons Away
11. Which actress played a Matron in five Carry On films?
Hattie Jacques
12. Mainly known for her TV roles in Butterflies (Ria Parkinson) 1978 The Nanny (Barbara Gray) 1981 more recently as Matron in the Royal 2003 who is she?
Wendy Craig
13. Whose catchphrase was ‘Oooh Matron’?
Kenneth Williams
14. By what name are the duo Ana Matronic and Jake Shears known?
Scissor Sisters
15. What is the male equivalent of matron?
Patron

Round Four - 1900s - 1910s
16. Which British King opened his first parliament in 1911?
George V
17. 1914 who was assassinated causing the start of WWI?
Arch Duke Ferdinand
18. 1918 Iceland became independent of which Scandinavian country?
Denmark
19. What was the name of the uprising that took place in China in 1900?
The boxer rising / rebellion
20. 1912 the Titanic sunk, which shipping line was it with?
White Star Line

Round Five - Pops The Question - Handout Round
21.    K D LANG
22.    WYCLEFF
23.    CORRINE BAILEY RAE
24.    GNARLS BARKLEY
25.    THE CHARLATANS
 
Round Six - Win A T-Shirt
26. What do the initials GA stand for on a netball shirt?
Goal Attack
27. What colour shirt was the emblem of Fascism in Italy?
Black
28. Who wore the number seven shirt in England’s World Cup Victory against West Germany in 1966?
Alan Ball
29. Acrington Stanley were the first team to have what displayed on their shirts?
A web site
30. In which year were numbers added to shirts in the football league, a) 1933 b) 1943 c) 1953?
a) 1933

Round Seven - Family Fortunes
31. What was the name of the family which featured in ‘The Darling Buds Of May’?
The Larkins
32. What was the name of the last Russian Royal family?
Romanov
33. Mary Poppins looked after the children of which family?
Banks
34. The Grimaldi family rules which European country?
Monaco
35. What is the largest member of the pig family?
Hippopotamus

Round Eight - Eye Eye
36. Which of the "Rocky" films featured "The Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor?
Rocky III
37. What ingredient causes the shine in expensive eye shadow?
Fish Scales
38. Who was the first female singer to have a No 1, while wearing an eye patch?
Gabrielle
39. Name the actor who played Hawkeye Pierce in "MASH"?
Alan Alda
40. Which band took Cotton Eye Joe to number one in 1994?
Rednex

Round Nine - In The Pink
41. Who composed the theme tune to the "The Pink Panther" films?
Henry Mancini
42. What is the title of Pink Floyd’s only UK No.1 single?
Another Brick in the Wall (1979)
43. In Thunderbirds ‘FAB 1′ was a pink Rolls Royce, what was ‘FAB 2′?
A Yacht
44. The Pink ladies are one of the two gangs in which film musical?
Grease
45. In which film, originally made in 1967, does the central character go in search for The Great Pink Sea Snail?
Doctor Doolittle

Round Ten - Pops The Question - Handout Round
46.    TIMBALAND
47.    DUFFY
48.    GOLDFRAPP
49.    MICHAEL BUBLE
50.    MIKE OLDFIELD