QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - In The Navy
1. What is the name of the flag flown by all ships in the Royal Navy?
White Ensign
2. In the Royal Navy, what types of vessels are Vanguard, Vengeance, Victorious and Vigilant?
Submarines
3. Which Frenchman invented the “aqualung” in 1944 for use by the French Navy?
Jacques Cousteau
4. The U.S. Navy SEALs are a highly-trained special warfare force for unconventional missions. What does SEAL stand for?
Sea-Air-Land
5. The Admiral of the Fleet, the highest rank in the Royal Navy, wears how many gold rings on the sleeve of his uniform?
Five  

Round Two - The Bells, The Bells
6. What is the name of a Ernest Hemmingway novel, that was also the title of a top 10 hit for the Bee Gees in 1993?
For whom the bells toll
7. Which "ology" is the art of ringing bells?
Campanology
8. Where would you find the Lutine Bell?
Lloyds of London
9. Where is the worlds largest bell?
The Kremlin - Moscow
10. The march entitled Liberty Bell, by Sousa was the title music for which TV comedy programme?
"Monty Python’s Flying Circus"

Round Three - Lets GO
11. Which pop duo had a 1985 hit with the song "We Close Our Eyes"?
Go West
12. On film which creature has battled against the Smog Monster, King Kong and Monster Zero?
Godzilla
13. What animal provides the state nickname of Minnesota?
Gopher
14. In Greek mythology, Medusa was what type of mythical beast?
Gorgon
15. Which 1997 film earned Robin Williams a Best Supporting Actor Oscar?
Good Will Hunting

Round Four - Under The Umbrella
16.  In the television series, Batman, umbrellas were the trade mark of which criminal?
The Penguin
17. Umbrella means ‘little shade’ in which European language?
Italian
18. What is the piece that protrudes from the top end of an umbrella called?
Ferrule - rubber or metal tip of a walking stick or umbrella
19. Which insurance company has a multi-coloured umbrella as its logo?  
Legal & General  
20. What is the name of the poison that was used to murder the Bulgarian defector Georgi Markov, via the tip of an umbrella?
Ricin
- spare - Who, on children’s TV, hopped around on a duck-headed, talking pogostick umbrella, called Jefferson?
Doctor Snuggles

Round Five - Pop Duos
21. Marcella Detroit and Siobhan Fahey?
Shakespears Sister
22. Maria Mendiola and Mayte Mateos?
Baccara
23. Gabriella and Monica Irimia?
Cheeky Girls
24. Izora Armstead and Martha Wash?
Weather Girls
25. Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes?
Buggles

Round Six - Dog Breeds
26. The Clumber is a type of which breed of dog?
Spaniel
27. What breed of dog is named after the largest island of the Inner Hebrides?
Skye Terrier
28. Which dog breed gets its name from German meaning ‘to splash’?
The Poodle
29. What is generally regarded as the tallest breed of dog?
Irish Wolfhound
30. What is the most popular breed of dog in Britain?
Labrador

Round Seven - Where Eagles Dare
31. Which is the largest of the British Birds of Prey?
Golden Eagle
32. Which is the smallest Falcon?
Merlin
33. Which is the largest of the Harrier family?
Marsh Harrier
34. Which is the commonest Bird of Prey?
Kestrel
35. Which is the largest Falcon?
Peregrine

Round Eight - Chop! Chop!
36. Name the salad made from chopped apple, celery, walnuts and mayonnaise?
Waldorf
37. Which chopsticks are longer, Chinese or Japanese?
Chinese
38. The guillotine was invented for chopping off which part of the human body?
Hands
39. Which lamb chops come from the part of the animal between best end of neck and chump?
Loin chops
40. Which country does ‘chop~suey’ come from?
USA - California (Chop-Suey literally means bits and pieces)

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which fictional character lived at the address 221b Baker Street, London?
Sherlock HOLMES
42. Who used the words ‘Open sesame’ to gain entrance to a secret cave?
ALI Baba
43. Who played Martin Shaw’s partner in the TV action series The Professionals?
LEWIS Collins
44. What name is given to the person who leads and delivers the verdict of a jury?
FOREMAN
45. What is the connection?
Surnames of World Boxing Champions   

Round Ten - Surnames
46. Daryl & John?
Hall & Oates
47. Evadne & Hilda?
Hinge & Brackett
48. Susannah & Trinny?
Constantine & Woodall
49. Mary Kate & Ashley?
Olsen
50. Paul & Art?
Simon & Garfunkel

Tiebreaker - How many different varietis of Kiwi Fruit are frown in China?
There are over 400 different varieties of kiwifruit (Yangtao) in China where they have been used for over 700 years