QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - The First Round
1. Which food is mentioned first in the ‘Food, glorious food’ song from Oliver?
Sausage
2. What was the first ever feature length cartoon with sound and colour?
Snow White and the seven dwarfs
3. Which was Britain’s first tabloid daily newspaper?
Daily Mirror - 1903
4. The first branch of which supermarket chain was a small dairy in London’s Drury Lane, opened in 1864?
Sainsbury’s
5. Which North-West team won the first ever FA cup final to be held at Wembley stadium?
Bolton Wanderers

Round Two - Mushroom Soup
6. What collective name is given to organisms such as moulds, mildews and mushrooms?
Fungi
7. The worlds most deadly mushroom is called Amanita Phalloides, but what is its common name?
Death Cap - it dissolves blood corpuscles
8. Which U.K. comedian had his first hit record with ‘Gather in the Mushrooms’?
Benny Hill
9. How many Mushrooms are there on a Bar Billiards table?
Four
10. Which little blue cartoon characters live in mushroom houses?
The Smurfs

Round Three - A Trip To Devon
11. Which city is home to Devonport Dockyard?
Plymouth
12. Which ornamental fabric is named after the Devon village in which it has been produced since the 17th century?
Honiton Lace
13. Which Devon town has given its name to a type of carpet with a long soft pile and complex patterns?
Axminster
14. In which Devon port is the Britannia naval college?
Datmouth
15. What is the County Town of Devon?
Exeter

Round Four - Fishy Tales
16. What is the worlds most widely eaten fish ?
Herring
17. Which film character was inspired by the real life serial killer Albert Fish?
Hannibal Lecter
18. In fishing would you catch a black bass in salt water or fresh water?
Fresh Water
19. In the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” what type of fish is put into the ear in order to make all the spoken languages of the galaxy understandable?
Babel Fish - also a translation service on the internet
20. What species of fish is caught the most?
Anchovetta - Anchovy

Round Five - Sporting Joes
21. In which European country was ex-boxer Joe Bugner born?
Hungary
22. Who did Joe Mercer succeed as manager of the England football team?
Sir Alf Ramsey
23. Which ‘Joe’ was the 1986 World Professional Snooker Champion?
Joe Johnson
24. With which sport do you associate Joe Montana?
American Football
25. Which Joe plays for Chelsea & England?
Joe Cole

Round Six - TV Series
26. What Is The World’s Longest Running TV Sci-Fi Series?
Dr Who
27. Which Classic British Comedy Series Features The Characters Miss Tibbs And Miss Gatsby?
Fawlty Towers
28. In which cartoon series did Mr Peevley, the zoo warden appear?
The Hair Bear Bunch
29. Who played conman Ralph Gorse in the 1980’s mini TV series The Charmer?
Nigel Havers
30. Which actor played the character of Simon Templar in the 1978-9 TV series Return Of The Saint?
Ian Ogilvy

Round Seven - Going Underground
31. What is Britain’s longest tunnel?
Severn Tunnel
32. Which two people cut the ribbons to open the Channel Tunnel in 1994?
Queen Elizabeth & President Mitterand (one point each)
33. On which motorway would you find the Dartford Tunnel?
M25
34. In which country is the world’s longest road tunnel?
Norway - Laerdal at 24.510m (http://home.no.net/lotsberg/data/norway/laerdal/tunnel.html)
(longest rail tunnel is in Japan)
35. On which London Underground Line is the longest tunnel?
Northern Line

Round Eight - Movie Plots
36. When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge –?
“Ben Hur”
37. A Victorian doctor comes to care for a man catastrophically deformed with Proteous Syndrome –?
“Elephant Man”
38. A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets in this stylish musical, with music drawn from familiar 20th century sources –?
“Moulin Rouge”
39. In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker –?
“The Sting”
40. Epic story of a woman who can cope with everything in the US Civil War except losing the love of the man she wants to another –?
“Gone With The Wind”

Round Nine - You Muppets!
41. Who created the Muppets?
Jim Henson
42. Which character in The Muppets once warned ‘Never eat more than you can lift’?
Miss Piggy (I got a pig into the quiz again!)
43. What were the names of the 2 old men who sat in the box and heckled?
Statler and Waldorf
44. In which show for the under fives did The Muppets first appear?
Sesame Street
45. Which spin off from the Muppets was set in a Lighthouse?
Fraggle Rock

Round Ten - The Last Round
46. What are the last three words heard on the Jolly Green Giant Sweet corn adverts?
Ho Ho Ho
47. The Battle of Bosworth Field fought in 1485 was the last battle of which war?
War of the Roses
48. Who died before work on her last film “Something Gotta Give” was completed?
Marilyn Monroe
49. Who Was The Last Person To Join The Rolling Stones?
Ron Wood (1976)
50. Who Were The Last Team To Win The F. A. Cup At The Old Wembley Stadium?
Chelsea

Tiebreaker - Born in Devon, In what year did Sir Francis Drake die?
1596

Round One - Christmas Stuffing
1. What fruity sauce is traditionally served with turkey?
Cranberry Jelly
2. What sort of pudding is demanded in the song ‘We Wish You A Merry Christmas’?
Figgy Pudding
3. Which Victorian cook wrote a definitive guide to Christmas?
Mrs Beeton
4. What spice is used to flavour the traditional Christmas eggnog?
Cinnamon
5. If a turkey can evade the oven what is its average lifespan a) 8 years b) 10 years c) 12 years
c) 12 Years
Spare - If you didn’t want Turkey for Christmas, what is the biggest bird you can buy for the festive lunch?
Ostrich!

Round Two - Xmas wouldn’t be the same without….
6. Something invented in 1847 by Tom Smith, a baker of wedding cakes from Clerkenwell, London?
Christmas cracker
7. Something designed in 1840 by John Callcott Horsley, a British narrative painter and a member of the Royal Academy?
Christmas Cards
8. An idea started by Saint Boniface, a monk from Crediton, Devon and then brought to England in 1841, by Queen Victoria’s German husband, Prince Albert?
Christmas Trees
9. The inspiration of Edward Johnson in 1882, a colleague of Thomas Edison?
Christmas Tree Lights
10. A 19th century tradition in Protestant Germany for chalking a line on the wall for each day to Christmas?
Advent Calendar

Round Three - Christmas Songs
11. In the song "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth", why do I want my two front teeth?
So I could Wish You A Happy Christmas
12. According to the song, "Frosty The Snowman" what kind of soul does Frosty have?
A Jolly Happy Soul
13. In the song "Winter Wonderland", who do we pretend the snowman is?
Parson Brown
14. What did Frosty The Snowman do when they placed the magic hat on his head?
He Began To Dance Around
15. It would of been a laugh to see Mommy doing what last night?
Kissing Santa Claus
Spare - Who was seated next to me a day or two ago in the song Jingle Bells?
Miss Fanny Bright!

Round Four - It’s Behind You!
16. In the pantomime Aladdin what was the name of Aladdin’s brother?
Wishy Washy
17. Fe Fi Fo Fum I smell the blood of an Englishman is a classic line from which Xmas pantomime?
Jack and the Beanstalk
Spare - What is the name of the cow in the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk?
Old Buttercup
18. In Panto, what is the name of Prince Charming’s friend?
Dandini
19. Which Pantomime character slaps his thigh every time he speaks his name?
Dick Whitington
20. Which Pantomime features the character Baron Hardup?
Cinderella
Spare - What is the name of the Princess that Aladdin marries?
Jasmine

Round Five - The Twelve Days of Christmas
21. Which chat show host is found in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
Alan Partridge
22. Which sporting venue is found in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
Lords
23. Which comedienne is found in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
Dawn French
24. Which wedding anniversary is found in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
Golden
25. Which brand of soap is found in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
Dove

Round Six - Christmas Cracker Blockbusters
26. SG - When the salt and pepper say “Hi” to each other they are passing on?
Seasons Greetings
27. BH - When you cross a sheep with a insect whose forgotten the words you get?
Bah Humbug
28. CE - On December 24th Adams wife is known as?
Christmas Eve
29. NP - It could be an Opinion Survey in Alaska?
North Pole
30. SK - A Quiet Medieval armour wearer?
Silent Knight!

Round Seven - Snowballs
31. In which sport has the fastest speed been achieved without mechanical assistance?
Downhill Skiing
32. In which war did British and German forces play football during a temporary cease-fire?
First World War (The Leeds Rifles)
33. Which Skating Blade is thinnest, Ice Hockey or Ice Skating?
Ice Hockey
34. For what can you win the Peter Pan Cup on Christmas Day?
Bathers traditionally go for a swim in The Serpentine, Hyde Park, London
35. What was the first sport to be televised on British TV?
Boxing

Round Eight - Christmas Around The World
36. Which seaside town does the Snowman fly over in the famous musical animated cartoon?
Brighton
37. From which Scandinavian country do most of are Christmas trees come from?
Denmark
38. Which country invented the tradition of kissing under the Mistletoe – Great Britain, Germany or France?
Great Britain
39. The tradition of decorating fir trees at Christmas started in which European country - Holland, Germany or Norway?
Germany
40. In which country were turkeys first found?
North America
Spare - Which Pacific Island did Capt. James Cook discover on Christmas Eve, 1777?
Christmas Island

Round Nine - Connections?
41. What is the more common name for the Chilean Pine tree?
Monkey Puzzle
42. Which 80’s female singer recorded ‘Eigth day’ and ‘Will you’?
Hazel O’connor
43. Which is the only South American country that has Portugese as its official language?
Brazil
44. Which former member of Soft Cell recorded a hit record with Gene Pitney?
Marc Almond
45. What is the connection?
All types of NUT

Round Ten - QI Christmas
46. True or False - The Wise Men were three Kings from the Orient?
False (They weren’t Kings at all)
47. True or False - Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem because of a decree by Caesar Augustus?
True (Luke 2:1-5)
48. True or False - Mary rode on a donkey from Nazareth to Bethlehem?
False (A donkey does not appear any where in the Biblical account. She probably walked)
49. True or False - Shepherding in the Bible was considered a very noble occupation?
False (In first century B.C., shepherding was close to what we would consider garbage collecting)
50. True or False - There are no records of Joseph speaking in the Christmas Story?
True (He must have said something but the Bible doesn’t recount it)

Tiebreaker - In which year was the first pantomime produced in Britain?
1717
When was the first charity Christmas card produced?
1949 - for UNICEF

In total, how many birds are given as gifts in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?
1 Partridge on 12 days = 12
2 Turtle Doves on 11 days = 22
3 French Hens on 10 days = 30
4 Calling Birds on 9 days = 36
6 Geese on 7 days = 42
7 Swans on 6 days = 42 Total = 184

Round One - Let It Snow
1. How many points are there on every snowflake?
Six
2. Which Jim Carey film stars a dolphin called ’snowflake’?
Ace Ventura Pet Detective
3. According to a Christmas Song who comes dressed in her snow white gown and tap tap taps at your window pane?
Suzy Snowflake
4. Is an ‘Atomic Snowflake’ a winter cocktail, a herb with mauve flowers or the name of a Japanese pop group?
Herb - ‘Atomic Snowflake’ H.H.P. 25 cm. Mauve flowers May/October. An attractive green/white variegated leaf. Scent almost like Lemon Verbena
5. What name is given to a violent snowstorm?
Blizzard

Round Two - Television
6. Which actor plays Vernon Scripps in ITV’s Heartbeat"?
Geoffrey Hughes
7. "Charisma", "Bayleaf", and "Vaseline" were all characters in which TV series?
London’s Burning
8. Played by Jonathan Frakes, who is jean-Luc Picard’s Number One in "Star Trek: The Next Generation"?
William Riker
9. Name the actor who played Hawkeye Pierce in "MASH" and Dr Gabriel Lawrence in "ER"?
Alan Alda
10. What was the name of the drama set in competing hairdressing salons starring Amanda Holden and Sarah Parrish?
Cutting It

Round Three - Firing Missiles
11. In the world of weaponry, what do the initials ICBM stand for?
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
12. What was the name of the anti-missile missiles used by the Americans during The Gulf war to shoot incoming scuds?
Patriot
13. The name of which subsonic tactical missile is the French word for a flying fish?
Exocet
14. Name the movie starring Kevin Costner which was about the Cuban missile crisis?
Thirteen Days
15. What is the name of the isolated spot on the North York Moors national park which became the site of the government’s Ballistic Missile Early Warning Station in the early 1960’s?
Fylingdales
- Which US general was nicknamed Black Jack, and gave his name to a nuclear missile?
Pershing
- Which 1993 Michael Douglas movie has “kid with missile launcher” amongst the cast credits?
Falling Down

Round Four - Supermarket Shopping
16. What is the country of origin of Aldi supermarkets?
Germany
17. In which year were bar codes introduced into supermarkets was it 1974, 1978 or 1982?
1974
18. Which Supermarket chain has run a series of "Computers for Schools" voucher schemes? Tesco
19. Netto owns thousands of supermarkets worldwide, but where did it originate?
Denmark
20. Which supermarket chain took over Safeways in 2004?
Morrisons

Round Five - Winter Sports
21. True or False – A Skiier losing a Ski on his way down is automatically disqualified?
False – Two Ski’s Yes!!!
22. What is the name of the famous bobsleigh track at St. Moritz?
Cresta Run
23. Which winter sport comprises Cross Country Skiing with small-bore rifle shooting?
Biathlon
24. In which Winter Olympic Sport was the 5000 metres event won in a time of 6m 59.97secs?
Speed Skating
25. In which sport has the fastest speed been achieved without mechanical assistance?
Downhill Skiing

Round Six - Car Spotting
26. Which car manufacturer uses a badge consisting of four interlocked circles?
Audi
27. Which Ford motor car was named after the Spanish word for a high jagged peaked mountain range?
Sierra
28. Which American car firm made the Corvette?
Chevrolet
29. Which motor car manufacturer makes the Leon and the Toledo?
Seat
30. Which car manufacturer makes the model called "Octavia"?
Skoda

Round Seven - Food & Drink
31. What type of food is John Montagu credited with inventing in 1765, who said that he liked this food because be could continue to gamble at the same time as eating it?
Sandwich (he was the Earl of Sandwich)
32. Which company makes the chocolate sweets Smarties?
Nestle
33. From which animal does Haggis come?
Sheep
34. Which famous drinks company’s name originates from a medical condition concerning stomach pains that it was initially intended to cure?
Pepsi (from dyspepsia)
35. What is the most popular fruit in the world?
The tomato

Round Eight - You’ve Got Soul
36. Who is known as "the hardest working man in show business" and "the godfather of soul"?
James Brown
37. Which US soul singer was shot dead by his father in 1984?
Marvin Gaye
38. Name the American soul singer who died in 2005 at the age of 54 after suffering a stroke?
Luther Vandross
39. Who is called, The Queen Of Soul?
Aretha Franklin
40. Benjamin Earl Nelson was the real name of which soul singer?
Ben E King

Round Nine - Connections
41. Who was the origonal presenter of A Question of Sport?
David VINE
42. What was Elvis Presley’s first ever Uk hit single?
Heartbreak HOTEL
43. Which TV series featured the Ingal family of Walnut Grove?
Little HOUSE on the prarie
44. Which song topped the charts for Abba in 1978?
Take a CHANCE on me
45. What is the connection?
Monopoly  

Round Ten - Freezing Cold
46. How many degrees Fahrenheit are there between freezing and boiling points?
180 (212-32)
47. Who first perfected freezing food commercially?
Clarence Birdseye
48. What is the study of very low temperatures called? (as in freezing things)
Cryogenics
49. What name is given to the permanent freezing of the ground in areas bordering ice sheets?
Permafrost
50. Which area of Russia, famous for its freezing winter conditions, was used to exile political and criminal prisoners?
Siberia

Tie - How long does an average-sized snowflake take to fall to earth from 1,000 feet?
8 to 10 minutes
- How much did a colour TV licence cost in 1974?
£12

Round One - Fancy A Goose?
1. During which war did the Battle of Goose Green take place?
Falklands War
2. Which English city has an annual Goose Fair?
Nottingham
3. Which cartoon character is hunted by Doctor Von Goosewing?
Count Duckula
4. Which millionaire built The Spruce Goose flying boat?
Howard Hughes
5. What is the name of the pate made from goose or duck liver?
Pate de Foie Gras

Round Two - On The Telly
6. Who starred in Eastenders, Albion market and Sunburn?
Michelle Collins
7. What was the name of the Hippo in Rainbow?
George
8. Who starred in the Liver Birds, Are you being served and That’s my boy?    
Mollie Sugden
9. What was the first name of the TV character Blackadder?
Edmund
10. Who starred in Heartbeat, Yes Prime Minister and The Basil Brush show?
Derek Foulds

Round Three - Around The World
11. In which country would you find both the rivers Oder and Vistula, which flow into the Baltic Sea?
Poland
12. What is the largest of the Greek Islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea?
Crete
13. What, in population terms, is the largest Spanish speaking country in the world?
Mexico
14. What are the two crown dependencies of the British Isles?
Isle of Man & Channel Isles
15. In which ocean would you be if you were at the geographical position 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude?
Atlantic

Round Four - Questions Of Sport
16. What is the maximum number of dogs that can run in a Greyhound Race?
Eight
17. In which sport would you find Snake and Horseshoe corners?
Bob Sleighing
18. What do cricketers call a ball that flies over the batsman’s head without bouncing?
Beamer
19. In 1988 who became the first footballer to be transferred for £2 million between British clubs?
Paul Gascoigne (Newcastle to Spurs)
20. In Rugby Union, Against which team did England record a 134-0 win in 2001?
Romania

Round Five - Food & Drink
21. What type of dishes are presented to restaurant customers on a conveyor belt?
Sushi
22. Which Italian food consists of small pieces of meat put in small packets of pasta?
Ravioli
23. What type of beef is first pickled in brine then boiled?
Corned Beef
24. What herb is used to flavour ouzo?
Aniseed
25. What provides the base of the desserts Pavlova and Baked Alaska?
Meringue

Round Six - Sports Challenge
26. In which sport, which event do competitors cover 1000 meters, but the time is only recorded over the last 200 m?
Cycling
27. Which Welsh rugby union club are nicknamed "The Blues"?
Cardiff
28. What animal appears on the badges of both Dumbarton and Coventry FC?
Elephant
29. Who did Nikki Lauda drive for when he won the World Championship in 1975 and 1977?
Ferrari
30. In what olympic event are you penalized 50 points if you stop smiling?
Synchronized Swimming

Round Seven - At Home In Lancashire
31. In which town in Lancashire would you find the Thwaites brewery?
Blackburn
32. Which Lancashire town was designated a new town in 1961 to relieve overcrowding on Merseyside?
Skelmersdale
33. Which Lancashire town became future leader Winston Churchill’s first seat as an MP in 1900?
Oldham
34. From which Lancashire town do the pop group Verve come from?
Wigan
35. In which Lancashire town was the Cooperative Movement founded?
Rochdale

Round Eight - Hug A Tree
36. Which trees leaves are used in the symbol of the national trust?
Oak
37. By what other name is the Chile Pine tree commonly known?
Monkey Puzzle
38. For which flowering tree is Japan famous?
Cherry
39. Two branches of which tree appear on the national flag of Cyprus?
Olive
40. What name is given to the flowers of willow and poplar trees?
Catkins

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which Premiership player moved from Liverpool to Portsmouth in the 2003/2004 season?
Patrick Berger (BURGER)
42. Which author created the character ‘Tarzan’?
Edgar RICE Burroughs
43. Which Olympic gold medal winner in 1976 was also named BBC sports personality of the year in 1976?
John CURRY
44. In which country was the 1962 football World Cup held?
Chile (CHILLI)
45. What is the connection?
Types of food

Round Ten - A Round Of Beers
46. Which country is the home of Kronenbourg beer?
France
47. Which Dutch river is also the name of a beer?
Amstel
48. What was the first nationally distributed beer in the US?
Budweiser
49. Which product was advertised as ‘smooth enough to sell itself’?
John Smith’s Bitter
50. If you were drinking Castle beer in what country would you be?
South Africa