QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - Injuries
1. Many computer workers suffer from RSI – what does it stand for?
Repetitive Strain Injury
2. Which England Goalkeeper’s Career Was Ended By An Eye Injury In 1972?
Gordon Banks
3. Who recieved bionic parts after serious injury from a parachute accident?
Jamie Sommers - Bionic Woman
4. Despite having a hip injury and a double bypass in June 2003, which 59 year old became the first person to run seven marathons in as many days?
Sir Ranulph Feinnes
5. According to history, what injury did John Wilkes Booth suffer after shooting President Abraham Lincoln?
He broke his leg while leaping from the balcony to the stage
- In what sport are bacon, hamburgers, chips, prunes and spuds terms?
Mountain Biking (injury / damage)  

Round Two - Sports Bag
6. With which F1 team did Michael Schumacher win his first championship?
Benetton
7. What is the yacht race from the Solent to the Southern tip of Ireland and back called?
The Fastnet
8. In American football what name is given to the area of the pitch that attacking teams try to enter and score a touchdown?
End Zone
9. What tournament offers a trophy inscribed with the words "The Gentleman’s single-handed Championship of The World"?
Wimbledon’s Men’s Singles
10. In Show Jumping, how many penalty points are awarded if the rider falls off?
Eight Faults

Round Three - Costume Department
11. What is the name of the traditional skirt worn by men and women in Indonesia?
Sarong
12. Western men wearing evening dress sometimes add a brightly coloured sash around their waist, but what is this called?
Cummerbund
13. What colour are the robes of a Buddhist monk in Thailand?
Orange
14. The riding of bicycles encouraged women to wear what type of garment?
Bloomers
15. Which garment did the ancient Greeks regard as the infallible mark of a barbarian?
Trousers

Round Four - Watching The Clock
16. According to the nursery rhyme, what time was it when the mouse ran up the clock?
One O’clock
17. On which confectionary product is does a clock always-read 8.03pm?
After Eight Mints
18. The Eastgate Clock is the most photographed time-piece in the world after Big Ben. Which English city is it in?
Chester
19. In which famous London shop in Piccadilly, is an animated clock on the facade, where the original owners turn on the hour to bow to each other?
Fortnum and Mason
20. The song ‘Rock Around The Clock’, by Bill Haley And The Comets was on the soundtrack of which 1955 film?
Blackboard Jungle  

Round Five - What Age?
21. Supervise A Learner Driver?
21
22. Women Receive State Pension?
60
23. Serve On A Jury?
18
24. Donate Blood?
17
25. Qualify for a Pilots Licence?
17

Round Six - Drinks Round
26. With what is the Belgian beer Kriek flavoured?     
Cherries
27. Which fortified wine is named after the largest of a group of five Portuguese islands off the west coast of Africa?     
Madeira
28. What is the name of the liqueur made from whisky and heather honey?     
Drambuie
29. How many stars would be awarded to a quality cognac that has been in the barrel for between 5 and 8 years?
Three
30. By what name do the English call the light red wines of Bordeaux?     
Claret

Round Seven - Conservation
31. In conservation, what do the letters FOE stand for?
Friends Of The Earth
32. In 1961 an international organisation was established to raise funds for conservation and was called The World Wildlife Fund, but what is it called now?
World Wide Fund for Nature
33. What type of Mountain animals inhabit the forests of the Virunga range of extinct volcanoes along the borders of Zaire, Rwanda and Uganda?
Gorillas
34. In which country did operation Tiger begin, with the object of creating a nature reserve for tigers?
India
35. What is the name of the outer London suburb and part conservation area that is used in rhyming slang as part of the male genitalia?
Hampton Wick

Round Eight - Chocoholics
36. Which two countries are generally said to produce Europe’s best quality chocolate?
Belgium and Switzerland
37. What is the name of the village built by George Cadbury to house his Birmingham workforce?
Bourneville
38. Which chocolate bar was advertised on TV by Mel Smith & Griff Rhys-Jones?
Wispa
39. In which city was the chocolate company Terry’s originally based?
York
40. Which popular chocolates are named after a play by J.M. Barrie?
Quality Street

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which U.S. golfer won five British Open championships between 1975 and 1983?
TOM Watson
42. What is Crème Anglaise?
Vanilla CUSTARD
43. Who wrote the book Swallows and Amazons in 1930?
ARTHUR Ransome
44. According to the song, what leaves the Pennsylvania station ’bout a quarter to four?
Chattanooga CHOO CHOO
45. What is the connection?
Screen Cats - TOM & Jerry, Roobarb & CUSTARD, ARTHUR (Spillers Foods Ad), CHOO CHOO from Top Cat
Spare - Which U.S. president did Charles J. Gaiteau assassinate?    
James Garfield, GARFIELD

Round Ten - Anagrams
46. CLOCK HIM MID EAR
Charlie Dimmock
47. UKTV BLIND DATE
David Blunkett
48. MARK A BITCH VOICE
Victoria Beckham
49. MOORLAND CARVER
Carol Vorderman
50. CHARM THAT SNAIL
Alan Titchmarsh