QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - General Ignorance
1. Born in 1866 which American outlaw was portrayed by Paul Newman in a film?
Butch Cassidy- the film was ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ with Robert Redford playing the Sundance Kid
2. Actor and singer Howard Keel was born in 1917. Which character did he play in the TV series ‘Dallas’?
Clayton Farlow
3. Launched in 1981, what was the name of the world’s first space shuttle?
Columbia
4. Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy hit the top of the UK pop charts in 1967 with which song?
‘Somethin’ Stupid’
5. In 1950 a character dubbed ‘The Pilot of the Future’ appeared in the first ‘Eagle’ comic. What was his name?
Dan Dare

Round Two - Chocoholics
6. Which chocolate uses the phrase "How do you eat yours"?
Cadburys Creme Egg
7. What is the world’s best-selling chocolate bar?
Kit Kat - Dairy Milk is the most popular bar in Britain
8. Which country is the world’s biggest chocolate consumer, Switzerland, United States or Mexico?
Switzerland - an average of 10 kg per person per year
9. Which of the following is not a genuine chocolate dish, Italian chocolate pizza, Mexican spicy chocolate sauce for meat or Austrian chocolate squid?
Austrian chocolate squid
10. Which chocolate uses the phrase "Tap it - unwrap it"?
Chocolate Orange

Round Three - What Happened Next?
11. 11 Feb 1990, a gate opens and a frail 73-year-old man walks towards a small crowd of people?
Nelson Mandela walks free from prison
12. It’s 1969 and Lulu has just entered a BBC television studio?
…and relieves herself all over the Blue Peter Studio because she’s an elephant!
13. April 1985, Ten minutes past midnight, he places his hand on the table after a very tiring night’s work…?
Denis Taylor’s last pot in the 1985 World Snooker final
14. June 1988 and a bell rings in Atlantic City?
91 seconds later (at a pay rate of $219,780 per second) Mike Tyson has destroyed Michael Spinks
15. A young orphan who witnessed his parents’ murder returns from self imposed exile in the Orient and discovers a cavern under his home…?
Batman begins!

Round Four - Sports Bag
16. In which annual sporting event, founded in 1829 was Susan Brown the first woman to take part in 1981?
The University Boat Race
17. What sport is played by the Montreal Canadians?
Ice Hockey
18. Who was approached by the Irish FA in February 1986 and took over the Irish team which eventually went on to beat England 1-0 and was followed by qualification for the 1990 World Cup?
Jackie Charlton
19. Alex Greaves was the first female jockey to ride in which horse race?
The Derby
20. Who were the defending champions at the start of the 1966 World Cup?
Brazil

Round Five - Mystery Round -  ANAGRAMS OF ELVIS SONGS
21. OR RENT DENTURES = RETURN TO SENDER
22. HOGTIE TENTH = IN THE GHETTO
23. GIDDIES LIVE IN US = DEVIL IN DISGUISE
24. REMODEL EVENT = LOVE ME TENDER
25. RUB ALCHEMISTS = BLUE CHRISTMAS

Round Six - About Britain
26. Which of the Channel Islands is the furthest south?
Jersey
27. Which river flows through the city of Bath?
Avon
28. What is the only Shakespeare play with a British town in the title?
The Merry Wives of Windsor
29. Which island was originally known as Vectis?
Isle of Wight
30. Which canal runs from just north of Wolverhampton to Ellesmere Port?
Shropshire Union

Round Seven - At The Movies
31. In which film did Kevin Spacey play a serial killer?
Seven
32. Who was the female star in "Notting Hill"?
Julia Roberts
33. Which actor played the role of Paul Sheldon, held captive by Kathy Bates in Misery?
James Caan
34. In which film based on Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’ did Martin Sheen seek Marlon Brando?
Apocalypse Now
35. Which musical did "Shakin at the High School Hop" come from?
Grease

Round Eight - True or False?
36. According to the book of Genesis, it was the fourth day God created the sun, moon and stars?
TRUE
37. Hawks Champagne and Prince Albert are all types of Rhubarb?
TRUE
38. Paul McCartney was the only Beatle to be left handed?
FALSE - Ringo was as well
39. Garidaldi the biscuit is named after a Mexican revolutionary?
FALSE - it’s named after a Italian revolutionary
40. Albert Einstein’s eyes were put up for sale at an auction in 1994?
TRUE (They were actually removed during his autopsy in 1955 and stored in a safety deposit box)
Spare - The world’s longest running soap opera is Coronation Street?
FALSE - The Archers

Round Nine - Connections
41. Name the Elton John single said to have been about Maryln Monroe, which he also rearranged and sang at Princess Diane’s funeral?
CANDLE in the wind
42. Which building did King Kong climb in the final scene of the classic 1933 movie?
EMPIRE state building
43. Which Ecclesiastical sounding term is used to describe the fatty flesh at the rump of cooked fowl?
Parson’s NOSE
44. Located in New York Harbour, it was a gift of international friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States?
The STATUE of Liberty
45. What is the connection?
ROMAN

Round Ten - Mystery Round - CRYPTIC FOOTBALL TEAMS
HURRY TO FOX’S HOUSE WITH PRECIOUS GEMS = RUSHDEN AND DIAMONDS
PROMINENT HILL WITH A JETTY = TORQUAY
IT’S A HOME FOR SUB-MACHINE GUNS FRANK = STENHOUSEMUIR
FOUND BETWEEN THE WHEELS = CARDIFF
COTTON FACTORY’S OWN BARRIER = MILLWALL

TIEBREAKER - How many Cameras did CBS have on course to cover the Masters Golf?
52