QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

July 13, 2009

027-2009

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Round One - Gone To The Gods
1. Who was the King of the Gods?
Jupiter / Zeus
2. Who was the God of the Underworld?
Pluto
3. The Greek Gods lived on which mountain?
Olympus
4. How many ‘Labours’ did Hercules complete?
Twelve
5. Who was Cupid’s mother?
Venus

Round Two - At The Movies
6. What is the robots name in the movies "Short Circuit 1 and 2"?
Johnny
7. In Blazing Saddles, what is the last name of everybody in the town of Rock Ridge?
Johnson
8. In Halloween, Michael Meyers wore a Halloween mask of what famous character?
Captain Kirk
9. In Jumanji, a stampede is released. What is the slowest animal?
Rhinoceros
10. What was the very first James Bond movie that was shown in the 80’s?
For Your Eyes Only

Round Three - Sports Mix
11. What is considered to be the worlds fastest team game?
Ice Hockey
12. Where was the first British Grand Prix held in 1926?
Brooklands
13. In athletics which event has styles called scissors and western roll?
High Jump
14. Which sport uses the most muscles in the body?
Swimming
15. Which Olympic sport has world records broken most often?
Weight Lifting

Round Four - THE "L" IT IS!
16. Which L is a British funk-rock band who burst on the scene in 1987 with a hit whose title was also the name of the band?
Living In A Box - Other hits include "Blow the house down" & "Room in your heart"
17. Which L is the American equivalent of May day?
Labour Day
18. Which L is a landlocked country in SE Asia?
Laos
19. Which L is a natural dye used in chemistry to test whether a liquid is acidic or alkaline?
Litmus
20. Which L is an American southern rock band whose biggest hits include, "Sweet Home Alabama" & "Freebird"?
Lynyrd Skynyrd

Round Five - What’s Cooking
21. Which country features Sukiyaki as its most famous national dish?
Japan
22. Crottin de Chavignol, Roquefort en Tranche and Petit Munster are all varieties of which type of food?
Cheese
23. What species of fish is used to produce bloaters?
Herring - smoked
24. If you ordered an oyster in a butcher’s shop, what kind of meat would he serve you?
Veal - shoulder with the knuckle removed
25. What would you be eating if you had been served with a portion of lamb’s fries?
Testicles - from 2-3 month old animals!

Round Six - Animal World
26. Which is the largest web-footed bird?  
Albatross
27. What is a female ferret called?
A jill
28. What is a group of crocodiles called - a snap, a float or a swim?
A float
29. What is the most common bird of prey in Britain?
The Kestrel
30. Which is the only bird to give us leather?  
Ostrich

Round Seven - Killers
31. In which song will you hear the line: "Dynamite with a laser beam, guaranteed to blow your mind"?
Killer Queen - by Queen
32. According to Greek mythology, who killed Achilles by shooting him in the heel with a poisoned arrow?
Paris
33. Which rock ‘n’ roll singer’s biography was titled "Killer"?
Jerry Lee Lewis
34. In which film starring Tom Hanks does a 7 foot tall convicted killer bring an inmates pet mouse back to life?
Green Mile
35. Killed by lightning in 1964, the Scottish international John White played for which English football club?
Spurs
Spare - From which ship was the shot fired that killed Nelson at Trafalgar?
Redoubtable

Round Eight - Food and Drink
36. What is the usual shape of a Camembert cheese?
Round
37. What flavour is the liqueur Midori?
Melon
38. What colour wine is Beaujolais Nouveau?
Red
39. Picholine, sevillana and cerignola are all types of what?
Green Olives
40. What are Northern Ireland’s fadge cakes made from?
Potatoes

Round Nine - Round Of Golf
41. What nationality is Reief Goosen?
South African
42. What is the number of Majors played in a year?
Four
43. Which course was Europe’s choice of location for the first Ryder Cup to be played outside the UK?
Valderama
44. On which golf course would you find The Coffin, The Grave, The Valley of Sin, Hell Bunker and the Road Hole?
St Andrews
45. Which golfer has won the World Matchplay five times, was the youngest ever Masters champion in 1980 and won the British Open in 1979, 1984 and 1988?
Seve Ballesteros

Round Ten - POLITICAL ANAGRAMS
46) Vote re perversion - fancy accent - (12 / 5 / 10) - Conservative Party Conference
47) Some treachery - (4 / 9) - Home Secretary
48) Cut ties to the Union! - (3 / 2 / 12) - The EU Constitution
49) Am I not boastful here? - (3 / 6 / 9) - The Labour Manifesto
50) Fine memorable tramps - (7 / 2 / 10) - Members Of Parliament

Attachment: Quizerama Quiz 027-2009.txt
Attachment: Quizerama 50Q Answer Sheet.xls

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