QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

ROUND ONE: POT-LUCK
1. HOW MANY OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS TELL YOU NOT TO DO THINGS (EIGHT)
2. WHAT IS VISBLE IN A CROCODILE THAT DISTINGUISHES IT FROM AN ALLIGATOR (TOOTH - 4TH IN LOWER JAW)
3. WHAT NATIONALITY WAS FATHER ABRAHAM WHO HAD HIT RECORDS WITH THE SMURFS (DUTCH)
4. WHICH TOWN GAVE ITS NAME TO AN OVERCOAT, A SOFA AND A CIGARETTE (CHESTERFIELD)
5. WHAT WAS THE TOP SPEED OF A SINCLAIR C5, 15, 20 OR 25MPH (15MPH)

ROUND TWO: TELLY-TRIVIA
6. WHO WAS THE MOST INTELLIGENT MEMBER OF THE THUNDERBIRDS TEAM (BRAINS)
7. WHO WAS DR BUNSEN HONEYDEW’S ACCIDENT-PRONE MUPPET SHOW ASSISTANT (BEAKER)
8. WHICH TV CHARACTER WAS DR RUDY WELLS’ MOST FAMOUS RECONSTRUCTION (BIONIC MAN)
9. WHICH KID’S TV SHOW FEATURED ZELDA, IMPERIAL QUEEN OF PLANET GUK (TERRAHAWKS)
10. WHICH CENTURY WERE THE ORIGINAL TV STARTREKKERS TREKKING THROUGH (23RD)

ROUND THREE: SPORTS TRIVIA
11. WHO IS THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE WON 18 MAJOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS (JACK NICKLAUS)
12. WHO SAID HE PRACTICED AGAINST HIS WIFE IN THE KITCHEN FOR HIS FIVE DARTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WINS (PHIL TAYLOR)
13. WHO WAS THE FIRST SNOOKER STAR TO MAKE 350 CENTURY BREAKS (STEPHEN HENDRY)
14. WHICH SKATER DIED IN 1994 AFTER WINNING OLYMPIC GOLD FOR BRITAIN AT INNSBRUK IN 1976 (JOHN CURRY)
15. WHICH AMERICAN ATHLETE WON FOUR GOLD MEDALS AT THE 1984 OLYMPICS (CARL LEWIS)

ROUND FOUR: MOVIES
16. WHICH TRAINING SCHOOL WAS UNDER THE CONTROL OF COMMANDANT LASSARD (POLICE ACADEMY)
17. WHAT WAS THE TITLE OF THE FOURTH ALIEN MOVIE (ALIEN - THE RESURRECTION)
18. WHICH GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE BECAME DISNEY’S BIGGEST ANIMATED HIT OF 1997 (HERCULES)
19. WHICH MOVIE HEARS ANGELICA HUSTON VAMP TO RAUL JULIA, ‘YOU FRIGHTENED ME, DO IT AGAIN (ADDAMS FAMILY)
20. WHICH MOVIE SAW COMPUTER TERRORISTS CHANGING SANDRA BULLOCK’S IDENTITY (THE NET)

ROUND FIVE: TRUE OR FALSE
21. THERE IS A MODEL OF AUSTRIAN VIDEO RECORDER CALLED A ‘HORNYPHON’ (TRUE)
22. IN ELEPHANT DENTISTRY, ZOOLOGISTS OFTEN USE DYNAMITE TO EXTRACT THEIR TEETH (FALSE)
23. CHARLIE CHAPLIN SUFFERED FROM BRITTLE ELBOWS, WHICH MEANT HE COULD NEVER ROW A BOAT (FALSE)
24. THE FATHER OF BLOCKBUSTERS PRESENTER, BOB HOLNESS, TAUGHT KING SOLOMON OF THE ZULUS HOW TO DRIVE (TRUE)
25. THERE IS A BRAND OF JAPANESE TOILET PAPER CALLED ‘MY FANNY’ (TRUE)

ROUND SIX: AROUND THE WORLD
26. IN WHICH MOUNTAIN RANGE CAN YOU MOUNT THE JUNGFRAU (THE ALPS)
27. WHICH VOLCANO RAINED ASH ON WASHINGTON STATE IN 1980 (MOUNT ST HELENS)
28. WHAT IS THE ENGLISH NAME FOR MOSCOW’S COLOURFUL TOURIST ATTRACTION KNOWN LOCALLY AS KRASNAVA PLOSCHAD (RED SQUARE)
29. WHICH SEASONAL KIDDY ATTRACTION IN THE FINNISH TOWN OF ROVANIEMI RECEIVED A £125,000 EU GRANT (SANTA’S GROTTO)
30. WHICH TURKISH MOUNTAIN RANGE SHARES ITS NAME WITH A SIGN OF THE ZODIAC (TAURUS)

ROUND SEVEN: MUSIC TRIVIA
31. IN 1982, MADNESS HAD THEIR ONLY NUMBER ONE HIT SINGLE, TITLE ? (HOUSE OF FUN)
32. WHICH GROUP HAD THEIR FIRST HITS IN 1980, WITH ‘KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER’ AND ‘DOG EAT DOG’ (ADAM AND ANTS)
33. THE SONG ‘SPIRIT IN THE SKY’ HAS REACHED NUMBER ONE TWICE, 1 POINT EACH FOR BOTH ARTISTS (NORMAN GREENBAUM . 1970 / DR. AND MEDICS . 1986)
34. VINCE CLARKE HAD HITS WITH THREE GROUPS BEFORE FORMING ERASURE, NAME TWO OF THEM (DEPECHE MODE, YAZOO, THE ASSEMBLY)
35. BY WHAT BESTIAL NAME IS BRITISH SOUL-ROCK SINGER HENRY SAMUEL BETTER KNOWN (SEAL)

ROUND EIGHT: SURNAMES
36. SURNAME OF THE LEADER OF THE MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (CHRISTIAN)
37. SURNAME OF THE SCOTS GIRL WHO RESCUED BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE (MACDONALD)
38. SURNAME OF THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY (WINDSOR)
39. SURNAME OF ‘BILLY THE KID’ (BONNEY)
40. SURNAME OF THE FIRST BLACK ACTOR TO WIN AN OSCAR (POITIER)

ROUND NINE: FOOD AND DRINK
41. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE HARD, DRY ITALIAN CHEESE WHICH IS USUALLY SERVED GRATED (PARMESAN)
42. WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO BRANDY MADE FROM CHERRY JUICE (KIRSCH)
43. WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO ALMONDS FRIED IN BOILING SUGAR SYRUP, OFTEN FOUND IN BELGIAN CHOCOLATES (PRALINE)
44. WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO A FROZEN DESSERT MADE FROM FRUIT JUICE (SORBET)
45. AND WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO A GREEK LAYERED DISH CONTAINING AUBERGINES (MOUSSAKA)

ROUND TEN: POT-LUCK
46. IN THE NURSERY RHYME, MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB, WHERE DID IT FOLLOW HER TO (SCHOOL)
47. WHEN WAS THE FRUIT MACHINE INVENTED, 1905, 1925, OR 1945 (1905)
48. IN BOOKIES’ SLANG, HOW MUCH DOES A ‘MONKEY’ AND A ‘PONY’ ADD UP TO (~525)
49. WHICH BUILDING STANDS ON 5TH AVENUE AND 34TH STREET IN NEW YORK (EMPIRE STATE BUILDING)
50. WHICH DANCE TEAM REPLACED ‘PAN’S PEOPLE’ ON TOP OF THE POPS (LEGS AND CO) 

Round One - General Ignorance
1. Born in 1913 who was leader of the British Labour Party from 1980 to 1983?
Michael Foot
2. Born in 1953, who was the first cricketer to bowl left- and right-armed in a test match?
Graham Gooch
3. Who was the best man when Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson in 1986?
Prince Edward
4. Who was the first man to swim the English Channel, but later drowned during an attempt to swim across Niagara Falls in 1883?
Captain Matthew Webb
5. Against which newspaper did novelist Jeffrey Archer win a libel action in 1987?
The Daily Star

Round Two - Food and Drink
6. What type of food is "Monterey Jack"?
Cheese
7. What item of confectionary was advertised with the slogan, "just enough to give your kids a treat"?
A finger of Fudge
8. What is the flavour of the liqueur Kahlua?
Coffee
9. Beef Wellington is fillet of steak wrapped in what?
Puff Pastry
10. Which 12 letter word is a foodstuff where every other letter is an A?
Taramasalata

Round Three - In The Ring
11. Which boxer got a chunk or his ear bit off by Mike Tyson?
Evander Hollyfield
12. Who starred as Ali in the movie Ali?
Will Smith
13. Who did Ali fight in the rumble in the jungle?
George Foreman
14. Who was the first person to knock Mike Tyson out?
Buster Douglas
15. Which boxer was known as The Dark Destroyer?
Nigel Benn  

Round Four - 80’s Song Lyrics (One point each - Name Title & Artist)
16. And mama always told me be careful what you do, don’t go around breaking young girls’ hearts
"Billie Jean," Michael Jackson
17. Buying bread from a man in Brussels, he was 6 foot 4 and full a muscles
"Down Under," Men At Work
18. Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
"What’s Love Got to Do With It," Tina Turner
19. No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away
"I Just Called To Say I Love You," by Stevie Wonder
20. I’m gonna buy me a one way ticket, nothin’s gonna hold me back. Your love’s like a slow train comin and I can feel it comin down the track- whoah
"When The Going Gets Tough," Billy Ocean

Round Five - The Highway Code
21. On traffic lights what does the amber light mean if it is on by itself?
Stop
22. What does the abbreviation MSM stand for?
Mirror Signal Manoevre
23. In the highway code there are two types of drivers exempt from wearing a seat belt give both?
Under medication and making deliveries
24. According to the highway code children under which age should wear a helmet whilst using the road on a bike?
14
25. What shape is the road sign for no overtaking?
Round

Round Six - Historical
26. Between which two towns was the railway for Stephenson’s first locomotive?
Stockton and Darlington
27. Which publishing company introduced the first mass-market paperback in 1935?
Penguin
28. Who was killed in the world’s first televised murder in 1963?
Lee Harvey Oswald
29. What was the invention of Robert Fulton, which was tried out in the River Seine in 1801?
First submarine
30. Who was Ronald Reagan’s Vice President?
George Bush Snr.

Round Seven - Sports
31. Who was the first person to hold the world record for the mile, 1500m and 800m at the same time?
Sebastian Coe
32. I’m sitting on the strip, watching the Christmas tree - what sport am I taking part in?
Drag Racing
33. Which annual race is 4 miles and 374 yards long?
The University Boat Race
34. How many players are there in a baseball team?
Nine
35. What is the perfect score in 10 pin bowling?
300

Round Eight - Bird Brains
36. What is the only bird from which leather is obtained?
Ostrich - lays the largest egg & is the fastest running creature on two legs
37. Canvasback and Khaki Campbell are both species of what bird?
Duck
38. What bird lays the smallest egg?
Hummingbird - Bee Hummingbird
39. Which bird was regarded as sacred and accordingly venerated in ancient Egypt?
Ibis
40. What does the syrinx help a bird to do?
Sing  

Round Nine - Connections
41. Who reigned over England for only nine days?
Lady Jane GREY
42. Who played the Jackal in the Day of the Jackal?
Edward FOX
43. What was the title of the first Rambo film?
First BLOOD
44. Which England football manager was played in a movie by Ricky Tomlinson?
Mike BASSETT
45. What is the connection?
Hounds  

Round Ten - Remember 1966
46. Which major TV series was created by Gene Roddenberry and was first aired in Canada in 1966?
Star Trek
47. Which West Bromwich based car manufacturer launched the Interceptor model in 1966, changing from fibreglass to steel bodywork?
Jensen
48. At the end of a tour of Australia and Europe in 1966 and at a concert in Manchester Free Trade Hall a member of the audience, John Cordwell, angrily shouted ‘Judas’ at the performer on stage, because he had forsaken the acoustic guitar for an electric one. Who was the performer?
Bob Dylan
49. Which Irish racehorse won the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the third year running in 1966?
Arkle
50. From which London prison did Soviet spy George Blake escape in 1966?
Wormwood Scrubs

Tie Break Questions
In Which Year In which year was the film Casino Royale released? 1966
Politics How many MP’s sit in the Scottish Parliament? 129
Football How many goals did Eusebio score for Benefica in his 294 league games? 316 

Round One - General Ignorance
1. Who became Henry VIII’s first wife in 1509?
Catherine of Aragon
2. In 1953, who became the first professional cricketer to captain England?
Sir Len Hutton
3. Who played the title role in the musical ‘Barnum’, first performed in London in 1981?
Michael Crawford
4. Born in 1910, which French explorer invented the aqualung?
Jacques Cousteau
5. Who won an Oscar for his performance in `True Grit’ and died in 1979?
John Wayne

Round Two - Women
6. Which female is highest in line to the throne?
Princess Beatrice
7. Lady Haden-Guest is better known as which actress?
Jamie Lee Curtis
8. On the roof of which building in the City of London is there a 12 foot bronze statue of a woman by FW Pomeroy?
The Old Bailey
9. In which country was Florence Nightingale born?
Italy
10. In 1980 who became the first British Solo Female to have a UK number one album?
Kate Bush  

Round Three - Nature
11. What name is given to a Fox’s home?
An Earth
12. Which bird can be little, pygmy or burrowing?
Owl
13. What sort of creature is a water moccasin?
Snake
14. Apple, Pepper and Spear are types of which plant?
Mint
15. Leather, Mirror, Golden, Black, Bighead and Common are all types of which fish?
Carp  

Round Four - Telly Trivia
16. Squadron Leader Clive Dempster took over from Geoffrey Fairbrother as entertainments manager in which TV Sitcom?
Hi-De-Hi
17. In which TV game show do contestants do The Walk Of Wealth?
Deal or No Deal
18. Who replaced Trevor MacDonald to present the ITN News?
Mark Austin
19. The cast of which comedy series had to convince the BBC that they were fit to work?
Last Of The Summer Wine
20. How are Dave Myers and Si King better known on TV?
Hairy Bikers

Round Five - Art Gallery
21. What nationality was Salvador Dali?
Spanish
22. In which British city is the Baltic Art Gallery?
Newcastle
23. What is the name of the sculptor who cut created ‘The Kiss’?
Rodin
24. Which famous artist wrote in "mirror" writing?
Leonardo da Vinci
25. In which city did Tintoretto do most of his painting?
Venice

Round Six -  Sports Bag
26. Which team has won the County Cricket Championships the most often?
Yorkshire
27. Kevin Keegan made his last international appearance against which European country?
Spain
28. Which female tennis star co-authored a novel called "The Total Zone" in 1995?
Martina Navratilova
29. Which football club effectively held the English Football League Championship throughout both world wars?
Everton
30. What sport do the New York Rangers play?
Ice Hockey

Round Seven - At The Movies
31. What is the name of the dolphin that Jim Carey had to find in "Ace Ventura Pet Detective"?
Snowflake
32. In which film did Mel Gibson play an advertising executive with the ability to read the minds of the female sex?
What Women Want
33. Which 2000 film starred Nicholas Cage and Vinnie Jones as car thieves?
Gone In Sixty Seconds
34. In which Bond film did Vijay Amritraj play the part of a tennis player?
Octopussy
35. What type of creature is Poomba in Disney’s Lion King?
Warthog

Round Eight - Astronomy
36. Who was the first person to observe the heavens using a telescope?
Galileo Galilei in 1609
37. The Asteroid Belt lies between which two planets?
Mars and Jupiter
38. What is the term used by astronomers to measure star brightness?
Magnitudes
39. Which planet has moons called Deimos and Phobos?
Mars
40. What do we call a huge cloud of gas and dust found in the space between the stars- some glow?
Nebulas

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which group reach number eight in the charts in 1973 with Stuck In the Middle With You? Stealer’s WHEEL
42. Which 1968 Olympics event was won by Dick Fosbury with a radical new technique?
HIGH Jump
43. Where in the human body is the humerus bone?
ARM
44. What was the profession of Ed Crane, the main character in the 2001 film `The Man Who Wasn`t There`?
BARBER
45. What is the connection?
CHAIRS  

Round Ten - Rock Bottom
46. Which footballer wrote an autobiography called Rock Bottom after his battle with drink and drugs?
Paul Merson - If you rearrange the phrase ‘Footballer, Paul Merson’, you get ‘Repent, foul amoral slob’!
47. How many vowels are on the bottom row of a standard typewriter keyboard?
None
48. Horse Racing - on which famous course is Swinley Bottom?
Ascot
49. Which film featured the character Dusty Bottoms?
The Three Amigos
50. In what year did Queen have a hit with Fat Bottomed Girls?
1978