QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - General Ignorance
1. Name the Scottish author of the adventure story `Where Eagles Dare’, who died in 1987?
Alistair Maclean
2. Born in 1928, which singer had fifties hits with `Green Door’ and ‘Garden of Eden’ and is famous for his high kicks?
Frankie Vaughan
3. In 1913, the largest railway station in the world opened in New York. What is its name?
Grand Central Station
4. In 1873 Lord Trenchard was born. He was known as the `father’ of which armed service?
The Royal Air Force - he founded it
5. Name the notorious punk rocker, who died in 1979 and was the subject of the film `Sid and Nancy’?
Sid Vicious

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

Round Four - Myths & Legends
16. Which bird, in Greek legend, was given the 100 eyes of Argus?
The Peacock
17. In Hindu mythology, the symbol of fertility is ‘Nandini’, but what sort of animal is ‘Nandini’?
A Cow
18. What remained at the bottom of Pandora’s Box?
Hope
19. How many heads had the Hydra?
He had 9 heads
20. In Norse mythology who had a magic hammer?
Thor

Round Five - 5 B.C. - The answers all have names with the intials B.C.
21. Who merited an entry in the Guiness book of records in 1983 for writing 26 novels in one year?
BARBARA CARTLAND
22. Who played Captain Billy Bones in Muppets Treasure Island in 1996?
BILLY CONNOLLY
23. Which singer left the Go-Go’s to forge a solo career?
BELINDA CARLISLE
24. Who appeared on tv along side Larry the Loafer?
BRIAN CONLEY
25. Who coached Torvill and Dean to an Olympic gold medal?
BETTY CALLOWAY

Round Six - Colours
26. On a Monopoly board, what colour is Bond Street?
Green
27. What colour is a 5-amp fuse?
Black
28. What colour are French pillar-boxes?
Yellow
29. What colour is the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli?
Blue
30. What colour was Queen Elizabeth I’s hair?
Red / Ginger

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

Round Eight - Cars
36. Classic cars - Which British sports car’s chassis is still made out of wood?
Morgan
37. The Ranger is a pick-up truck made by which company?
Ford
38. Which supercar manufacturer makes a model called the Diablo?
Lamborghini
39. Those funny small Smart cars are part of which major international motor manufacturing group?
Daimler Chrysler
40. The A Class is a small car from which motor manufacturer?
Mercedes Benz
Spares - The Signum was a 2003 model from which carmaker?
Vauxhall
- The Land Cruiser is a bloody great 4x4 made by which company?
Toyota
- Which car manufacturer makes a model called the Camargue?
Rolls Royce

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 - Streets
46. Which cartoon superhero had his base in a post box in baker street?
Dangermouse
47. In which European capital city would you find the train station called Tara Street?
Dublin
48. Designed by John Nash what monument was relocated at the top end of Oxford Street in 1851?
Marble Arch
49. Which american singer has a backing band called the E Street band?
Bruce Springsteen
50. Name the Motown group who were dancing in the street during the sixties?
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

TIEBREAKER - How many million dollars worth of golf balls do golfers use annually?
800