QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

May 26, 2008

Quiz 023-2008

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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)

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