QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - Quiz & Games
1. Who presented Family Fortunes immediately prior to Les Dennis?
Max Bygraves
2. Who was the female half of the first husband and wife team to present the Generation Game?
Anthea Redfern
3. Who did Bob Monkhouse relace on Wipeout?
Paul Daniels
4. Which ex-Blue Peter presenter took over Wheel Of Fortune?
John Leslie
5. Who was the subject of an entire show of 100% in August 1998?
Princess Diana

Round Two - Animal World
6. Which animals are the principal prey of the sperm whale?
Squids
7. On which continent would you find the Goliath Frog, the largest in the world?
Africa (West)
8. Which bird is also known as the Sea Parrot because of the shape of its beak?
Puffin
9. What is the largest living member of the cat family?
Siberian Tiger
10. Real Italian salami is made from the flesh of which animal?
Donkey

Round Three - Diseases
11. Which disease killed more people in 1918 than had died in the First World War?
Flu
12. What is the only human disease to have been completely eradicated from the population?
Smallpox
13. What common insect helped to spread the ‘black death’ throughout the Middle Ages?
Flea
14. Which viral disease is characterised by a violent fear of water?
Rabies (hydrophobia)
15. What is the oldest known infection?
Leprosy (first described in Ancient Egypt in 1350 BC)

Round Four - Action Movies
16. Which English Oscar winner was the villain in Die Hard III?
Jeremy Irons
17. Patriot Games was the sequel to which film with Alec Baldwin?
The Hunt For Red October
18. Who played the defrosted villain in Demolition Man?
Wesley Snipes
19. Where was the French Connection II set?
Marseilles
20. Who played two roles in the 90’s version of The Man In The Iron Mask?
Leonardo DiCaprio

Round Five - County Towns
21. Somerset = Taunton
22. Hampshire = Winchester
23. Wiltshire = Trowbridge
24. Cornwall = Truro
25. Devon = Exeter

Round Six - Food & Drink
26. What colour is the flesh of a cantaloupe melon?
Orange
27. What type of pastry is used to make a Steak & Kidney pudding?
Suet
28. Which seafood, usually fried in breadcrumbs, is the italian name for shrimps?
Scampi
29. Tartrazine colours food which colour?
Yellow
30. Which vegetable is Passata made from?
Tomatoes

Round Seven - History On Film
31. Which historical figure was portrayed by Errol Flynn in the 1941 film They Died With Their Boots On?
General George Custer
32. Which revolutionary was played by Antonio Banderas in the 1996 musical Evita?
Che Guevara
33. Who played the title role in the 1992 film Carry On Columbus?
Jim Dale
34. Who was played on film by Telly Savalas in The Greatest Story Ever Told and by Richard Boone in The Robe?
Pontius Pilate
35. Which composer’s life story was chronicled on the big screen in A Song to Remember?
(Frederic) Chopin

Round Eight - Around Britain
36. Where is the National Spinal Injuries Unit located?
Stoke Mandeville
37. In which county is the Sizewell Nuclear Power station?
Suffolk
38. Which Somerset town is said to be the burial place of King Arthur?
Glastonbury
39. Which animals are kept in the Royal Mews near Buckingham Palace?
Horses
40. Holy Loch is an inlet of which river?
Clyde

Round Nine - Connections
41. Who organised his first continental holiday tour in 1855?
THOMAS Cook
42. Who retired as Taoiseach, or Prime Minister, of the Irish Republic in 2008?
BERTIE Ahern (Ireland’s second longest-serving taoiseach)
43. Who presented BBC TV’s Gardener’s World from 1969 to 1976?
PERCY Thrower
44. Who pilots Thunderbird 4?
GORDON Tracy
45. What is the connection?
Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends  

Round Ten - Sports Bag
46. In which athletic event do none of the starters ever reach the finishing line?
All Relay Events
47. Who captained England to an Ashes Victory in 1970-71?
Ray Illingworth
48. In which sport would you score a point for an Ippon?
Judo or Karate
49. Which is the longest course - The Derby, An Olympic Rowing event or The Steeplechase?
Steeplechase at 3,000m
50. Who was the best known player with the Blue Devils polo team in the 1980’s?
Prince Charles

Tiebreaker - The record for attendance at the final game of World Cup Soccer tournaments was set in 1950 at the Maracana Stadium in Brazil. What was the official attendance?
199,854

Round One - Seeing Red
1. Traditionally finishing with a Vixen Break, and often using a Concorde Roll which 9 strong team have been entertaining the public for years?
Red Arrows
2. Which is the only real animal to have switched on the Blackpool Illuminations?
Red Rum
3. Which cult British TV comedy, written by Doug Naylor and Rob Grant, was first screened on 15th February 1988?
Red Dwarf
4. According to the advert what product ‘gives you wings’?
Red Bull
5. What symbol was introduce by the NFU to food packaging in June 2002 as an assurance of independently inspected food?
Little Red Tractor

Round Two - Mixing Drinks
6. Which brewery produces Abbot Ale?
Greene King
7. What is the main alcoholic ingredient of a ‘Horse’s Neck’?
Brandy
8. The sweet red wine Commandaria is produced on which mediterranean island?
Cyprus
9. What is the main alcoholic ingredient of a ‘Planter’s Punch’?
Rum
10. Which brewery produces Spitfire Kentish Ale?
Shepherd Neame

Round Three - Children’s TV
11. On which programme did Timothy Claypole appear?
Rentaghost
12. Bagpuss was a cat but what was the ragoll called?
Madeline (Emily owned Bagpuss)
13. What is the name of the "lion" in The Herbs?
Parsley
14. Who was Captain Pugwash’s arch enemy?
Cut Throat Jake
15. What is the name of Kermit the Frog’s little nephew?
Robin

Round Four - Exploring Derbyshire
16. Dennis Skinner is the MP for which Derbyshire town?
Bolsover
17. In which town are the Heights Of Abraham?
Matlock Bath
18. Which TV series was set in the fictional Derbyshire town of Cardale?
Peak Practice
19. Which stately home is nicknamed ‘The Palace of the Peak’?
Chatsworth House
20. Which Derbyshire town has a famous crooked spire?
Chesterfield

Round Five - Food Anagrams
21) Chopins Trays
Cornish Pasty
22) Athletic Harpoons
Lancashire Hotpot
23) Horrid Gipsy Nuked
Yorkshire Pudding
24) Casual Burned Games
Cumberland Sausage
25) Class Sucked Lemons
Cockles and Mussels

Round Six - Football On TV
26. Who was the first footballer to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award?
Bobby Moore
27. Which TV series is based around Earl’s Park Football Club?
Footballers Wives
28. Which football club did the character Alf Garnett support?
West Ham Utd
29. Which former England footballer was always mentioned in the Fast Show’s Channel 9 foreign TV channel?
Chris Waddle
30. and - in the Fast Show, what was the name of the football pundit allegedly based on former Luton Town boss Alec Stock?
Ron Manager

Round Seven - Harry Potter
31. What is the name of the wizard’s prison?
Azkaban
32. At which shop did Harry Potter buy his wand?
Ollivanders
33. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, who had won Witch Weekly’s ‘Most Charming Smile Award’ five times in a row?
Gilderoy Lockhart
34. What was the name of the giant spider that Hagrid kept as a student?
Aragog
35. What is the name of Harry Potter’s house at Hogwarts School?
Gryffindor

Round Eight - The Hills Are Alive
36. Which comedian appeared in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as the toy maker?
Benny Hill
37. Who was Formula 1 world motor racing champion in 1962 and 1968?
Graham Hill
38. Which singer had a flowery number two hit in 1967?
Vince Hill
39. Who invented the adhesive postage stamp?
Roland Hill
40. Who took over from Kenneth Wolstenholme as presenter on BBC TV’s Match Of The Day?
Jimmy Hill

Round Nine - Connections
41. What is the name of Elvis Presley’s daughter?
Lisa Marie
42. Madonna topped the British singles chart with which Don Mclean song?
American Pie
43. Set during the Second World War, which 1990 film starred Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz and Tate Donovan?
Memphis Belle
44. What was the title of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s first top ten hit in the UK singles chart?
Enola Gay
45. What is the connection?
Famous Aircraft

Round Ten - Around The World
46. Land of ‘The Free’?
U S A
47. Land of the ‘Long White Cloud’?
New Zealand
48. Land of ‘Mystery’?
India
49. Land of ‘Opportunity’?
Canada
50. Land of ‘Dance’?
Cuba 

Round One - General Ignorance
1. Born in 1912 which singer had a UK Number One hit in 1958 with ‘Magic Moments’?
Perry Como
2. Which Oueen of England was beheaded on Tower Hill in 1536?
Anne Boleyn
3. Which English footballing hero won the first of his 108 caps in 1962?
Bobby Moore
4. In 1927, Norma Talmadge became the first celebrity to take part in an impressive Hollywood tradition. What was she required to do?
Preserve her hands and foot prints in cement outside Mann’s Chinese Theatre
5. Name the organiser of the world’s first package holiday, which set in 1861?
Thomas Cook

Round Two - Wimbledon
6. What is the name given to the electronic line judge at Wimbledon?
Cyclops
7. Which tennis player was runner up in the mens singles final at Wimbledon in both 2000 and 2001?
Pat Rafter
8. Since WWII, who has won the most consecutive singles titles at Wimbledon?
Martina Navratilova
9. Who was the first to break Fred Perry’s record of 3 consecutive Mens Wimbledon Titles?
Bjorn Borg
10. Which British tennis player’s greatest achievement was, arguably, to marry Chris Evert?
John Lloyd
Spare - In April 2003, who became the oldest man to be rated number one in the World Tennis Association rankings at the age of 33?
Andre Agassi

Round Three - Is The Chemist Open?
11. An Antipyretic drug is used to treat what?
Fever
12. Which vitamin would you need if you were suffering from Blood Clotting Disorder?
Vitamin K
13. True or False - in medieval England, if you broke your leg you would call out the local carpenter?
False - you would call out the Blacksmith!
14. Which type of drug would you require to treat an allergy?
Antihistamine
15. What would you be doing if you suffered from Nocturnal Enuresis?
Bed Wetting

Round Four - Around Britain
16. In which county are the Mendip Hills, an area of outstanding beauty?
Somerset
17. The Grand Union Canal was built to link London with which other city?
Birmingham
18. On which river does Chepstow stand?
Wye
19. What is the only county in England to have two separate coastlines?
Devon
20. Of Blackpool’s three piers, which is the longest?
North Pier

Round Five - Wizards
21. What was the name of King Arthur’s Wizzard?
Merlin
22. Who was nicknamed ‘The Welsh Wizzard’?
Lloyd George
23. Which film wizard was played by Frank Morgan?
Wizard of Oz
24. Who formed the pop group Wizard?
Roy Wood
25. Who was nicknamed ‘The Wizard Of Dribble’?
Sir Stanley Matthews

Round Six - Famous People
26. Who was the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia?
Amy Johnson
27. Which former Prime Minister is buried in Blaydon churchyard in Oxfordshire?
Winston Churchill
28. In the world of showbiz how are Cyril Mead and Edward McGuinness better known?
Little & Large
29. Who was the last white President of South Africa, elected in 1989?
FW de Klerk
30. What did Paul Neal change his name to when he took up Firefighting?
Red Adair

Round Seven - Sporting Chance
31. Which country had a goalkeeper named Mustapha Kamel at the 1934 World Cup Finals?
Egypt
32. What was the name the last player from outside the British Isles to reach the final of snookers World Championship?
Cliff Thorburn - first snooker player to score a maximum 147 break in a televised snooker match
33. Who was the first overseas player to captain a team to victory in the FA Cup Final?
Eric Cantona
34. Who carried the Union Jack at the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympics?
Steve Redgrave
35. Who was the first left-arm bowler to take 400 Test Wickets?
Wasim Akram  

Round Eight - Animal Kingdom
36. What colour head does a male Mallard usually have?
Green
37. What type of animal is a Suffolk Punch?
Horse
38. Of which family of fish is the mackerel a member?
Tuna
39. Spectacled, Brown, Cinnamon and Kodiak are all types of what animal?
Bear
40. How do Ants recognise each other?
By Smell

Round Nine - Connections
41. Anthony Hopkins won an Oscar in 1991, what was the name of the character he portrayed?
HANNIBAL Lecter
42. Which Humphrey Bogart film featured a character called Charlie Allnut?
The AFRICAN Queen
43. Which song was a number 1 hit for Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder in 1982?
Ebony and IVORY
44. What alternative name is given to the Sepoy rebellion of 1857/8?
The INDIAN Mutiny
45. What is the connection?
Elephants
Spare - Which Emmerdale Farm character died after accidentally shooting himself with his own shotgun?
Jackie MERRICK (John Merrick was known as the Elephant Man)

Round Ten - Celebrity True or False
46. Eddie Murphy once had to remove two pounds of jewellery to get through an airport metal detector?
TRUE
47. Sheena Easton has two very fat thumbs which means her coats have to buttoned up by someone else?
FALSE
48. Valerie Singleton was caught by an airship sunbathing topless on the secluded balcony of her flat?
TRUE
49. Alfred Hitchcock loved train timetables so much that he used to memorise them?
TRUE
50. Sammy Davis Jnr was blinded during a fight with Frank Sinatra when Sinatra thrust a biro into his eye?
FALSE

Tiebreaker - Largest number of custard pies thrown in one film sequence?
300 in Laurel & Hardy’s Battle Of The Century

Round One - Colour It In
1. What color is the flag flown on a ship where disease has broken out?
Yellow
2. What color belt does an improving judo practitioner trade in for brown?
Blue
3. What color is the slowest Pac-man ghost?
Orange
4. A dark shade of what color is called ‘hunter’?
Green
5. What color is the Lone Ranger’s bandana?
Red

Round Two - Spuds, Glorious Spuds
6. Who is said to have been the first to bring potatoes back to England in 1588?
Sir Walter Raleigh
7. What is the principal vitamin obtainable from potatoes?
Vitamin C
8. Which former leading American politician was mocked for his public inability to spell the word potatoes?
Dan Quayle
9. What is the name for the Irish dish consisting of mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, milk and butter?
Colcannon
10. Which state of North America is called the Potato State?
Idaho

Round Three - Olympic Rings
11. In which sport did Shaun Curlly compete for Great Britain in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics?
Hockey
12. An Olympic swimming team medley relay starts with which stroke?
Backstroke
13. Which nine times Olympic gold medalist was voted athlete of the last century?
Carl Lewis
14. Who, in the 1976 Olympics, won Britain’s first skating medal for 24 years?
John Curry
15. The Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" means what?
Faster, Higher, Stronger

Round Four - Sporting Chance
16. 1984 is the only year that more than one person won the BBC Sports personality Of The Year Award, who were they?
Torville And Dean
17. What is the nickname of the Australian rugby union team?
The Wallabies
18. Which soccer team became the first team of the 20th century to do the league and FA Cup double?
Tottenham Hotspur - 1961
19. Which annual race is 4 miles and 374 yards long?
The University Boat Race
20. Which jockey rode Shergar when it won the 1981 Derby?
Walter Swindburn

Round Five - It’s In The Song
21. In Dancing Queen how old is the dancing queen?
Seventeen
22. In The House Of The Rising Sun in which city was the house located?
New Orleans
23. In The Leader Of The Pack, what is the name of the leader?
Jimmy
24. In Lucille how many children did Lucille have?
Four
25. In the song The Coward Of The County what is the name of the coward?
Tommy

Round Six - Telly Addicts
26. Which TV series is described as - Dave Myers and Si King hit the road in search of culinary experience and cultural adventure all over the world?
The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook
27. Which TV programmes is described as - Series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past?
Who do you think you Are?
28. Which TV programme is described as - Quiz show in which everyone should know the answers because they were taught them at school?
Schools Out
29. Which TV Show sees Antony Worrall Thompson joined by Guest Chefs for a live interactive food show?
Saturday Kitchen
30. Which TV series features home improvement mishaps remedied by Nick Knowles?
DIY SOS

Round Seven - Go For Your Guns
31. Who played demolition expert in The Guns of Navaronne?
David Niven
32. In guns, what word is used to define the internal diameter of the barrel?
Calibre
33. Which James Bond theme was covered by Guns and Roses?
Live and Let Die
34. In the army what collective name is given to large guns?
Artillery
35. Which of Hitler’s associates is paraphrased as saying, in a 1936 broadcast: "Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat"?
Goering

Round Eight - Human Body
36. In the human body, how is the soft substance called myeloid tissue better known?
Bone marrow
37. Which organs of the body are affected by the condition emphysema?
The lungs
38. What name is given to the veins which drain blood from the head?
Jugular veins
39. What is the name of the membranous sac enclosing the heart?
Pericardium
40. Where in the human body are the ossicles?
In the ears

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which character in children’s fiction was stalked by a crocodile?
Captain HOOK
42. Which two puppets were friendly with a panda called Sue?
Sooty and SWEEP
43. What was the title of the last hit for Wham before they split?
EDGE Of Heaven
44. What is the closely cropped hairstyle so named because it was originally worn by teams of rowers?
Crew CUT
45. What is the connection?
Strokes in the game of CRICKET

Round Ten - Musical Anagrams
46. Eggs A Threat – Gareth Gates
47. Cow Soldiers – So Solid Crew
48. Felt Wise – Westlife
49. Jean Built Me Skirt – Justin Timberlake
50. An Upset Ballad – Spandau Ballet  

Tiebreaker - In which year was the smoke detector invented?
1969

Round One - Your Starter For Ten
1. Who did Jeremy Paxman replace as questionmaster on TV’s University Challenge?
Bamber Gascoigne
2. Who won this years (2008) Annual University Boat Race?
Oxford
3. In which English University city are there open spaces called Midsummer Common, Parker’s Piece and Jesus Green?
Cambridge
4. Who was the first ever member of the Royal Family to graduate from university?
Prince Charles
5. After which famous engineer is the university situated at Uxbridge named?
Brunel

Round Two - Classic Cars
6. Which British sports car’s chassis is still made out of wood?
Morgan
7. The Signum was a 2003 model from which carmaker?
Vauxhall
8. Which supercar manufacturer makes a model called the Diablo?
Lamborghini
9. What model did West Bromwich based car manufacturer Jensen launch in 1966?
Interceptor
10. The A Class is a small car from which motor manufacturer?
Mercedes Benz

Round Three - Away With The Fairies
11. Who penned the fairytale Hansel And Gretel?
Brothers Grimm
12. Who played the Green Fairy in the film Moulin Rouge?
Kylie Minogue
13. Which foodstuff was originally called Fairy Fluff?
Candy Floss
14. Which play features fairies called Peaseblossom, Mustardseed and Cobweb?
A Midsummer Nights Dream
15. Which metal is said to be a fairy repellent?
Iron

Round Four - Food & Drink
16. In which country did chutney originate?
India
17. What is the principal flavouring of a brandy snap?
Ginger
18. What type of meat is used to make pastrami?
Beef
19. How many gallons are in a kilderkin?
Eighteen
20. What is the essential flavour to the liqueur Tia Maria?
Coffee

Round Five - Numbers In Films
e.g. Death Race = 2000
21. Fahrenheit = 451
22. Charing Cross Road = 84
23. Rillington Place = 10
24. The Taking Of Pelham = 123
25. Plan From Outer Space = 9

Round Six - Sports Zone
26. What is the first event in a Triathlon?
Swimming
27. In showjumping, what name is given to the event in which the horse who jumps the highest fence is the winner?
Puissence
28. How many minutes does a player have to return to the pitch after going to the blood bin in rugby union?
15 mins - if not he must be replaced permanently
29. In which marshal art could you do a roundhouse kick?
Taikwondo
30. Which English football team has just eight letters in its name, four of which are the same letter?
Millwall

Round Seven - History Class
31. In which year did Japan launch its attack on the US fleet in Pearl Harbour?
1941
32. Who committed suicide in Winsome Green Prison in January 1995?
Fred West
33. Who was the first stepmother of Queen Elizabeth I?
Jane Seymour
34. Which actor’s remains were stolen from his grave in March 1978?
Charlie Chaplin
35. What colour are the history questions in the game of Trivial Pursuit?
Yellow

Round Eight - Siesta Time
36. What is the name of the greek god of dreams?
Morpheus
37. In which children’s TV show are Bert and Ernie often seen sharing a bed?
Sesame Street
38. In which film was Julia Roberts terrorised by Patrick Bergin?
Sleeping With The Enemy
39. Allegedly, who left his wife his second best bed in his will?
William Shakespeare
40. Which five letter word of far east origin translates into english as round bed?
Futon

Round Nine - Connections
41. Who played the two lead roles in ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’?
Roseanne Arquette & MADONNA
42. Name Rod Stewart’s model and photographer wife who is probably best known for her modeling work for designer lingerie brand Ultimo?
PENNY Lancaster-Stewart
43. Who played Michael Cain’s roll in the remake of ‘Alfie’?
JUDE law
44. Who played Cindy Beale in Eastenders?
MICHELE Collins
45. What is the connection?
Beatles songs

Round Ten - Official Languages
What are the official languages of these countries?
46. URUGUAY - SPANISH
47. IRAQ - ARABIC
48. GHANA - ENGLISH
49. LUXEMBOURG - FRENCH
50. THAILAND - THAI