QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - Emblems & Logos
1. The Emblem Of Which Film Studio Is A Mountain Surrounded By Stars?
Paramount
2. Which car manufacturer’s logo represents a spinning propeller?
BMW - who once made aeroplanes
3. Which Sportswear Firms Logo Is A Naked Man And Woman Sat Back-To-Back?
Kappa
4. Which aid organisation’s emblem is the Swiss flag with its colours reversed?
Red Cross
5. Which animal features in the logo of Toys ‘R Us?
Giraffe

Round Two - Around The World
6. What country provides only overland exit from S America?
Panama
7. What Euro capital is 208 miles from London by air?
Paris
8. What is the official language of Cuba?
Spanish
9. What is Santa Clara Valley in California better known as?
Silicon Valley
10. What European country colonised Mozambique and Angola?
Portugal

Round Three - Ring My Bell
11. What is the piece of metal that swings inside a bell called?
Clapper
12. Which metal are Church bells traditionally made from?
Bronze
13. In The nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons which bells say “When will you pay me”?
The bells of The Old Bailey
14. The Mike Oldfield album Tubular Bells was the first major success for which record company?
Virgin
15. Church bells of Maralnello in Italy ring on Sundays, Public Holidays and on which sporting occasion?
When the Ferrari team win

Round Four - Music Mix
16. With which band did Mike Rutherford of Mike and the Mechanics fame originally make his name?
Genesis
17. Who released the 1996 album ‘Older’?
George Michael
18. Of which band was Richard Ashcroft the lead singer?
The Verve
19. Which band had a huge 70s hit with ‘Take It Easy’?
The Eagles
20. From which country did Eurovision Song Contest winner Gina G originate?
Australia

Round Five - Six Of The Best
21. In which Carry On film was Sid James married six times?
Carry on Henry
22. Which British woman was the first track and field athlete to compete in six Olympic games?
Tessa Sanderson
23. Which of James Bond’s arch enemies has appeared in a record six Bond films?
Ernest Stavro Blofeld
24. What game is played with six packs of cards dealt from a shoe?
Blackjack
25. Which River Flows Through Six Different European Countries?
Danube

Round Six - Name The Sequels
26. What was the title of the first sequel to the 1968 film Planet of the Apes?
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
27. Which TV Programme, shown in autumn 2001, was the sequel to "Walking With Dinosaurs"?
Walking With Beasts
28. What is the title of the first sequel to the film Raiders Of The Lost Ark?
Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom
29. What is the title of the 1994 sequel to Patriot Games once more starring Harrison Ford as CIA agent Jack Ryan?
Clear And Present Danger
30. What was the sequel to the TV series "Porridge"?
Going Straight

Round Seven - Telly Addicts
31. Which TV detective drives a car with the registration number 243 RPA?
Inspector Morse
32. What was the theme tune to the TV comedy/drama Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
That’s Livin Alright
33. Who is the presenter of BBC’s Junior Mastermind?
John Humphrys
34. What is the full name of the Vicar in ‘Emmerdale’?
Reverend Ashley Thomas
35. What is the name of the Police Station in the TV Series "A Touch of Frost"?
Denton

Round Eight - All Square
36. After which Saint is the main square in Venice named?
St Mark
37. What is located at 24/31 Grosvenor Square in London?
The US Embassy
38. Which New York square is formed by the intersection of Seventh Avenue, 42nd Street, and Broadway?
Times Square
39. What is the name of the square outside of the Kremlin in Moscow?
Red Square
40. What is the name of the square in front of the Palace of Westminster?
Parliament Square

Round Nine - Connections
41. In which well-known film do a group of children mistake an escaped convict for Jesus?
Whistle DOWN The Wind
42. Who did Brian McFadden marry in 2002?
KERRY Katona
43. Which character in Coronation Street is played by Alan Halsall?
TYRONE Dobbs
44. What was Dom Perignon the first to insert in a bottle?
A CORK
45. What is the connection?
Counties in Ireland

Round Ten - Viva Espana
46. In Spain, What Name Is Given To A Wine Cellar Or Wine Shop?
Bodega
47. What is the closest Spanish equivalent to the Greek meze?
Tapas
48. Which animal’s name is derived from the Spanish for "the lizard”?
The Alligator - el lagarto
49. Which Spanish football club, once managed by Ron Atkinson, plays home matches at the ‘Vincente Calderon’ stadium?
Athletico Madrid
50. Which Swedish singer sold a million copies of ‘Y Viva Espana’, a song written by two Belgians?
Sylvia (Vrethammer)

Round One - Holiday Destinations
1. Dalaman, Alanya and Side are holiday resorts in which country?
Turkey
2. Which two countries can offer Dead Sea Beach holidays?
Israel & Jordan
3. If you went on holiday to Agadir, which country would you be in?
Morocco
4. In what city is main airport for holidays to the Costa del Sol?
Malaga
5. Which ocean would you paddle in, if you were holidaying in Zanzibar?
Indian Ocean

Round Two - No Smoking
6. Which country smokes the most cigarettes per head of population?
China
7. What capital city means ‘Bay of Smoke’ in the local language?
Reykjavik
8. In which US state will you find ‘the valley of ten thousand smokes’?
Alaska
9. What do Americans call a chimney?
Smoke Stack
10. Which female solo singer in 1998 had a top ten hit with “Smoke”?
Natalie Imbruglia

Round Three - Court Cases
11. Who were jailed for murdering Jack the Hat McVitie & George Cornell?
The Krays
12. Barry George was jailed for mudering which personality?
Jill Dando
13. Who was tried for the death of baby Matthew Eappen?
Louise Woodward
14. Who was tried for the murder of Ronald Goldman?
O J Simpson
15. What kind of punishment added to a prison sentence was abolished in 1948?
Hard Labour

Round Four - Cowboys & Indians
16. Which 1992 western starred Clint Eastwood as William Mooney?
Unforgiven
17. What 1881 Wild West incident has been the subject of 29 movies?
Gunfight at the OK Corral
18. What was the name of the western series that ran for 20 years (1955-75) starring James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon?
Gunsmoke
19. In which TV western series did the Chinese cook Hop Sing appear?
Bonanza
20. Which western TV series featured the characters Jed “Kid” Curry and Hannibal Heyes?
Alias Smith And Jones

Round Five - Quiz Links
21. What links a Religious Festival celebrated on November 1st with A Group of singing girls?
All Saints
22. What Name Links A Shakespeare King, A Nineteenth Century Poet And A Jet Aircraft?
Lear
23. What name links John Wayne, The title of a Genesis Album and the name of the dog in The Beverley Hillbillies?
Duke
24. What names links the Magic Roundabout and the father of the disciples James & John?
Zebedee
25. Which name links a Stephen King novel, a Cliff Richard single and Princes Leia in Star Wars?
Carrie

Round Six - WWII Flying Display
26. By what name is the DC-3 aircraft better known?
Dakota
27. By what name was the German Junkers JU87 dive-bomber known?
Stuka
28. The Fairey Swordfish generally carried which type of bomb?
Torpedoes
29. The De Havilland DH98 was built entirely of wood – how was it more commonly known?
The Mosquito
30. Which bomber was adapted to take the ‘bouncing bomb’?
Avro Lancaster

Round Seven - Take a Butchers
31. In Which 2002 Film Did Daniel Day Lewis Play The Role Of Bill The Butcher?
Gangs Of New York
32. What is the name for meat killed in the prescribed Muslim manner?
Halal
33. Which Nazi was tried as the Butcher of Lyon in 1987?
Claus Barbie
34. What is the name of the famous meat market in London?
Smithfield
35. What does a butcher call the streaks of fat running through a piece of meat?
Marbling

Round Eight - Birdwatch
36. The Teal belongs to which family of birds?
Ducks
37. Which part of a Redshank is red?
Legs
38. What can the Hummingbird do that other birds can’t?
Fly backwards
39. Which birds are associated with the Tower of London?
Ravens
40. What is the correct name for a birds feathers?
Plumage

Round Nine - Connections?
41. Which BBC motoring magazine has been presented by Angela Rippon and Noel Edmonds?
Top GEAR
42. Which crude explosive device was named after a Soviet statesman who organised their production during WWII?
Molotov COCKTAIL
43. In which film did Susan Sarandon play a nun and Sean Penn a convicted murderer on death row?
Dead Man WALKING
44. In popular music, what does R and B stand for?
RHYTHM and Blues
45. What is the connection?
Types of Stick

Round Ten - This Round’s A Flop!
46. Which American company invented the computer floppy disc in 1970?
IBM
47. Who is the brother of Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail?
Peter Rabbit
48. Which two Hollywood stars played the male leads in the 1990 flop "The Bonfire Of The Vanities"?
Tom Hanks & Bruce Willis
49. My first single release “Chills and Fever” in late 1964 was a flop but my next release went to Number One in the UK singles charts. Who am I?
Tom Jones
50. What was the name of the flop British soap opera that was located in Manchester and lasted barely a year from its launch in August 1985?
Albion Market 

Round One - General Ignorance
1. Which historic document was sealed by King John at Runnymede in 1215?
The Magna Carta
2. Born in 1330, what nickname was given to Edward, the eldest son of King Edward III?
‘The Black Prince’
3. Who opened her school for nurses in 1860?
Florence Nightingale
4. In 1963, who became the first woman in space?
Valentina Tereshkova
5. Which pop group formally renounced its association with the Maharishi Yogi in 1968?
The Beatles

Round Two - Middle Names
6. What are the two middle names of our Queen?
Alexandra &  Mary
7. What was Elvis Presley’s middle name?
Aaron
8. Give me either of Tony Blair’s middle names?
Charles or Lynton
9. Which post-war US President had the middle name "Jefferson"?
Bill Clinton
10. What is Paul McCartney’s middle name?
Paul, his 1st name is James
Spare - George W Bush- what does the W stand for?
Walker
Prize Question - Which Film Stars Middle Name Is Tiffany?
Richard Gere

Round Three - Famous Castles
11. At which castle was Prince Charles made Prince of Wales?
Caernarfon
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. Which castle, originally part of England’s coastal defences, was shot at by the Germans in World War II?
Dover
15. Which castle is on the island of Anglesey?
Beaumaris

Round Four - Around The World
16. Which mountain range includes 54 peaks over 20,000 feet in its range?
Andes
17. In which Australian state would you find the Koombooloomba dam?
Queensland
18. What is the Egyptian town where the temple of Karnak can be found?
Luxor
19. In which European city are the ‘Pitti’ and Uffizi’ art galleries?
Florence
20. In which country is the ancient city of Petra, a World Heritage site?
Jordan

Round Five - Sports Round
21. Which heavyweight boxer is nicknamed `The Real Deal`?
Evander Holyfield
22. Which sport do you play if you if you compete in the Mosconi cup?
Pool
23. Which English football club used to call themselves `Garibaldi Reds` after being inspired by Guiseppe Garibaldi?
Nottingham Forest
24. With which sport would you associate the Eisenhower trophy?
Golf - golf trophy awarded to the winner of a biennial international amateur competition open to teams of three or four players from all nations
25. Which football team lost both the 1982 and 1986 World Cup finals?
West Germany

Round Six - Telly Addicts
26. The comedy series, ‘It aint half hot , mum’ was set in which country?
India
27. In the ‘Kung Fu’ TV series, who was Cain Looking for?
His brother (Daniel)
28. Who was the original narrator of The Wombles?
Bernard Cribbins
29. What is the name of the Football Team featured in Footballers Wives?
Earls Park
30. On TV how is Hershel Krustofsky better known?
Krusty The Clown

Round Seven - Movie Roles
In which filmdid -
31. Julie Walters play June Edwards?
Buster
32. Bruce Willis play Butch Coolidge?
Pulp fiction
33. John hurt play Mr Olivander?
Harry potter and the sorcerers stone
34. Julia Roberts play Anna Scott?
Notting hill
35. Ben afflek play A J Frost?
Armageddon

Round Eight - Ships At Sea
36. What class of ship was the Sheffield which was sunk in the Falklands conflict?
Destroyer
37. What does RMS on British liners stand for?
Royal Mail Ship or Royal Mail Steamer
38. The sinking of which ship by Germany in 1915 was instrumental in bringing the USA into the first world war?
Lusitania
39. At the Battle of Pearl Harbour only two ships were totally lost, one was the Oklahoma, what was the other one?
The Arizona
40. What signal did Vice Admiral Nelson send to all Engish ships at Trafalagar?
England expects every man will do his duty

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which TV show was originally concerned with the lives of the Sugden family?
Emmerdale FARM
42. Which famous London church was consecrated by King Edward the Confessor in 1065?
Westminster ABBEY
43. Which group had a hit with Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
Culture CLUB
44. Whose is the most famous tomb in Canterbury Cathedral?
Thomas a BECKET
45. What is the connection?
Silverstone Racing Circuit

Round Ten - Food & Drink
46. In cookery what type of food is the Italian " Frittata"?
Omelette
47. Which Dutch beer features a five pointed red star in it’s logo?
Heineken
48. Lobster Thermadore is a dish of lobster served with which type of sauce?
Cheese
49. On a Spanish menu, what are gambas?
Prawns
50. Which cartoon duo share their name with a cocktail of rum, brandy, nutmeg, egg and milk?
Tom & Jerry