QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - General Ignorance
1. The musical `Fiddler on the Roof’ opened in London in 1967. What was the title of Topol’s top ten hit from the show?
‘If I Were A Rich Man’
2. In 1926, director John Schlesinger was born. Which film, starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, won him an Oscar?
`Midnight Cowboy’
3. John McEnroe was born in 1959. In which year did he first win the Men’s Singles Championship at Wimbledon?
1981
4. Knighted in 1993 which TV celebrity and interviewer has the middle name `Paradine’?
Sir David Frost
5. In 1973, Frank Spencer first appeared in TV’s `Some Mothers Do `Ave `Em’. What was the name of the character’s daughter?
Jessica

Round Two - Sporting Chance
6. What nationality is motorcyclist Troy Bayliss?
Australian
7. Which racecourse hosts the Champion Hurdle?
Cheltenham
8. Who was runner up in the BBC Sports Personality of the year in both 1998 and 2000?
Denise Lewis
9. What sport has a ball that has six sets of three stripes on each side?
Basketball
10. A game of netball is played over four periods of how many minutes each?
15 minutes

Round Three - Human Body
11. Which organ is responsible for the production of glucose?
Pancreas
12. The intercostals muscles lie between your what?
Ribs
13. What is the medical term for the shoulder blade?
Scapula
14. Which is the largest tendon in the human body?
Achilles
15. What part of the Mona Lisa’s face did Leonardo da Vinci spend 12 years painting?
Lips or mouth

Round Four - Bird Brains
16. The Sea Parrot is more usually known by which more common name?
Puffin
17. The nests from which type of birds are used in Bird’s Nest Soup?
Chinese Swallows
18. What do we call a chicken when it is under one year old?
Pullet
19. How many claws does a Golden Eagle have on each foot?
Four
20. Which black and white wader bird is the symbol for the RSPB?
Avocet

Round Five - History
21. Which king was defeated at Battle of Bosworth, 22nd-Aug-1485 (the last battle of the Wars of the Roses)?
Richard III
22. What was Britain’s prize gain from the Treaty of Nanking, 1842?
Hong Kong
23. What term was used for the men recruited by the British government in 1920, to help fight the Irish Republican Army?
Black and Tans
24. Which ancient wonder of the world did Nebuchadnezzar build for his wife?
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
25. What was the codename of Hitler’s planned invasion of Britain, across the English Channel?
Operation Sea Lion

Round Six - Who Said That
16. Which broadcaster said "The British motor industry is … owned by Nazis" and South Koreans are "too busy eating dogs to design a decent car"?
Jeremy Clarkson
17. Who said; ‘For years politicians have promised the moon; I am the first one to be able to deliver it’?
Richard Nixon
18. Which cricketer said "Nobody’s perfect. You know what happened to the last man that was - they crucified him"?
Geoff Boycott
19. Which page-3 girl once said; "I have 10 pairs of trainers, one for each day of the week"?
Samantha Fox
20. Who said "If Everton were playing in my garden, I’d draw the curtains!"?
Bill Shankly

Round Seven - Deal Or No Deal
31. In which TV quiz show would you have seen Dolly Dealers?
Play Your Cards Right
32. A Business Situation, where an Individual takes advantage of Information about a Company before it is made Public in order to make a Profit, is known by what Term?
Insider Dealing
33. What was the name of the Sitcom staring Windsor Davies & Donald Sindon as Antique Dealers?
Never the Twain
34. In which TV sitcom does Charlie Higson play an eccentric second-hand car dealer?
Swiss Toni 
35. How many red boxes are there in TV’s Deal or No Deal?
Twenty Two

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

Round Nine - Connections
41. A character called CJ said,  "I didn’t get where I am today" in which classic TV Series?
The FALL & Rise of Reginald Perrin
42. What did Red Indians generally smoke to cement their relationships with other tribesmen?
Peace PIPE
43. What is the name of the snooker based quiz show hosted by Jim Davidson?
Give us a BREAK
44. Which Birmingham TV studios produced Good Morning with Anne and Nick, and also produced a lunchtime chat show at one O clock daily, which ran from 1973 to 1986?
Pebble MILL
45. What is the connection?
WIND (windfall, windbreak, windpipe & windmill)

Round Ten - Rubber Goods
46. What type of transport has rubber skirts?
Hovercraft
47. Which rubber soled canvas shoes are named after the MP who invented the load line on the side of a ship?
Plimsolls
48. Which group had a No.1 Hit in 1973 with Rubber Bullets?
10 CC
49. What was the call sign of Kris Kristofferson in the film ‘Convoy’?
Rubber Duck
50. Which rubber-based product was patented in the United States in 1869?
Chewing gum

TIEBREAKER - In 1925, how many restaurants were in New York City?
In 1925 a New Yorker had 17,000 restaurants to choose from