QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round Two - Telly Addicts
6. On which TV show did Les Dawson say "My prizes are so bad, some people leave them in the foyer"?
Blankety Blank
7. How many programmes of C4’s "Countdown" can you win before going on to the final stages?
Eight
8. Which TV series is set in the village of Skelthwaite?
Where The Heart Is
9. David Jason once auditioned for which part in "Dad’s Army"?
Corporal Jones
10. Eric McCormack and Debra Messing play the title characters in which American TV sitcom?
Will And Grace

Round Three - Coughs And Sneezes
11. Which disease killed more people in 1918 than had died in the First World War?
Flu
12. What is commonly called ‘the kissing disease’?
Glandular Fever (Infectious Mononucleosis)
13. What sort of virus causes cold sores and shingles?
Herpes
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 - Pussy Galore
16. Which I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Winner is nicknamed ‘The Cat’?
Phil Tufnell
17. Who wrote poems about Skimbleshanks, Bustopher Jones and Macavity?
TS Eliot
18. Which actress plays Kat Slater in Eastenders?
Jessie Wallace
19. Which was the first cartoon cat film star - in 1927?
Felix
20. What is the name of the cat, along with Ripley, who survives in the film Alien?
Jones

Round Five - Music Maestro Please
21. Which two singers duetted on the 1987 hit I Knew You Were Waiting For Me?
George Michael and Aretha Franklin
22. Which word appears in the title of a Police hit in 1981, a Queen hit in 1986 and a Take That hit in 1992?
Magic (Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, A Kind of Magic, Could It Be Magic)
23. Which female singer became famous after starring in the BBC TV documentary The Cruise?
Jane MacDonald
24. What was the title of Madonna’s first UK Number One single?
Into The Groove (1985)
25. Harry Wayne Casey, a record store worker in Miami, formed which group in 1973?
K. C. & The Sunshine Band

Round Six - ‘T’ Anyone?
26. Which French word is used in the sport of fencing as an acknowledgement of a scoring hit?
Touche
27. What is the name of the Chinese secret criminal society, their equivalent of the Mafia?
Triads
28. What is the name the large wooded valley located in central Scotland?
Trossachs
29. What name is given to a person who prepares, stuffs and mounts animal skins so that they have a lifelike appearance?
Taxidermist
30. In which sport is a single front somersault with two-and-a-half twists called a Randolph?
Trampolining

Round Seven - Retail Therapy
31. Tesco has it’s Loyalty card, but what shop has an Advantage Card?
Boot’s
32. Which shop in Regent Street, London is the largest toy shop in the world?
Hamleys
33. Which giant Watchman with 100 eyes from Greek Mythology has given his name to a chain of High Street Shops?
Argos
34. In which decade of the 20th century did Harry Ramsden open his first fish & chip shop?
1920’s (20/12/1928)
35. On TV’s home shopping channel, what does the acronym QVC mean?
Quality, value and convenience

Round Eight - The Oldest Profession!
36. What did Van Gogh famously give to a prostitute?
His Ear
37. Which popular actor was arrested after being caught with prostitute Divine Brown?
Hugh Grant
38. In which film does Richard Gere play the part of a male prostitute?
American Gigolo
39. The Police’s first top ten single was a song about a prostitute, what was it called?
Roxanne
40. Which actor played a black prostitute’s minder in the film “Mona Lisa”?
Bob Hoskins - Cathy Tyson played the prostitute
- An 18th century french prostitute could be spared punishment if she were willing to do what?
Join the opera!
- Usually better known for more jolly things, who is the patron saint of virgins and prostitutes?
St Nicholas

Round Nine - Connections
41. What name is given to the metal identification plate worn on a chain round the neck by members of the armed forces?
DOG Tag
42. Who, according to the Bible, led the Israelites out of Egyptian captivity?
MOSES
43. Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world stood in modern day Iraq?
HANGING Gardens of Babylon
44. In 1970 Make It With You was the only British top ten hit for which well-known group?
BREAD
45. What is the connection?
Baskets

Round Ten - O When The Saints…
46. In which country would you find the world renowned Winter Sports resort of St Moritz?
Switzerland
47. Who wrote the books around which the TV series "The Saint" was based?
Leslie Charteris
48. It is said that if it rains on St Swithin’s Day it will rain for 40 days and 40 nights, in which month is St Swithins Day?
July
49. The Brand Name for Marks & Spencer is taken from the Christian name of one of the founders, but which one - Marks or Spencer?
Marks - Michael
50. What was the name of the first Christian Martyr who also gave his name to a City in Hertfordshire?
St Alban

Round Two - Sports Bag
6. 1988 saw the first British golfer to win the US Masters, what was his name?
Sandy Lyle
7. Which female tennis star played in 22 Wimbledons in 23 years, winning 6 singles, 10 doubles and four mixed doubles titles?
Billie Jean King
8. To the nearest mile, what is the length of the marathon?
26 miles
9. In which year was the first Soccer World Cup?
1930
10. What are the small indentations on a golf ball called?
Dimples

Round Three - Around The World
11. What is the largest city in the Sierra Madre mountains?
Mexico City
12. The name of which area in the Pacific means "many islands"?
Polynesia
13. In which country would one find 8 of the world’s 10 highest mountains?
Nepal
14. Which country beginning with a ‘T’ has a shoreline on the Andaman Sea?
Thailand
15. The island of Bahrain is connected by a causeway to which country?
Saudi Arabia

Round Four - A Few Drinks
16. The name of which Spanish wine means ‘bleeding’?
Sangria
17. What is the spirit base of Blue Curacao [pr. "coora-sow"]?
Gin
18. In terms of the amount of alcohol you get, which is the most expensive: whiskey, beer, or wine?
Beer
19. In which region in France are Chardonnay wines produced?
Burgundy
20. From which country does Sherry originate?
Spain
- What does a sommelier do?
Taste Wine

Round Five - Actorgrams
21. SO I’M CUTER (3,6) TOM CRUISE
22. OLD WEST ACTION (5,8) CLINT EASTWOOD
23. FINE IN TORN JEANS (8,7) JENNIFER ANISTON
24. GENUINE CLASS (4,8) ALEC GUINNESS
25. ANESTHETIZE JAR ONCE (8, 4-5) CATHERINE ZETA-JONES

Round Six - History Class
26. Who was Aristotle’s most famous student?
Alexander the Great
27. Who was Cleopatra’s lover before she married Marc Anthony?
Caesar
28. Which country defeated the Persians in the 5th Century BC?
Greece
29. How many Catherines did Henry VIII marry?
Three - Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Parr, and Catherine Howard
30. Who was Socrates’s most famous student?
Plato

Round Seven - Animal Magic
31. Which is the fastest land mammal?
Cheetah
32. How many pairs of legs has the crab?
Five
33. What name is given to a badger’s dwelling?
Set
34. Which breed of animal is the chinchilla?
Cat
35. What name is given to the male swan?
Cob

Round Eight - Connections
36. Which British MP relinquished the title of Viscount Stansgate in 1963 so that he could enter the House of Commons as an MP?
Tony BENN
37. Which author first introduced us to Humpty Dumpty?
LEWIS Carroll (In Alice Through The Looking Glass)
38. Which actress played a prostitute protected by Bob Hoskins in the film Mona Lisa?
Cathy TYSON
39. Which motorcycle manufacturer made the models Atlas and Commando?
NORTON
40. What is the connection?
Surnames of BOXERS

Round Nine - Flying Around
41. What is the name of the legendary ghost ship which is allegedly sighted off the coast of Africa during bad weather?
Flying Dutchman
42. What sort of creature is a flying fox?
A bat
43. In which sport could you see a flying camel?
Ice Skating
44. If you were flying ‘Marco Polo Class’ with which airline would you be flying?
Cathay Pacific
45. How is Chris Beardshaw better known in the title of his TV programme?
The Flying Gardener  

Round Ten - Connecting Answers
46. Name the famous footballer that connects adverts for Brut Aftershave, Patrick Boots, Shredded Wheat, and Sugar Puffs?
Kevin Keegan
47. Who connects the films Independence Day, The Fly, and Jurasic Park?
Geoff Goldblum
48. If the knee bone is connected to the thigh bone, what is the thigh bone connected to?
The Hip Bone
49. Which actress connects, The Colour Purple, Ghost & Sister Act?
Whoopi Goldberg
50.  What football event connects Leeds, Liverpool, Leicester, Blackpool, Fulham, Huddersfield, Manchester United and West Ham?
The clubs of the players in the England 1966 World Cup winning team