QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - Famous People
1. Who was the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia?
Amy Johnson
2. Which former Prime Minister is buried in Blaydon churchyard in Oxfordshire?
Winston Churchill
3. In the world of showbiz how were Cyril Mead and Edward McGuinness better known?
Little & Large
4. Who was the last white President of South Africa, elected in 1989?
FW de Klerk
5. What did Paul Neal change his name to when he took up Firefighting?
Red Adair

Round Two - TV Detectives
6. Whose boss is "Horn-rimmed Harry"?
Frost
7. Which magical sleuth lives in a windmill?
Jonathan Creek
8. Joe Beck was a dependable sergeant in which cop show?
Juliet Bravo
9. Who worked for the Bureau des Estrangers?
Bergerac
10. Henry Crabbe opened a restaurant after retiring from the police in which TV series?
Pie in The Sky

Round Three - Craft Workshop
11. What is the Japanese name for the art of paper folding?
Origami
12. Thomas Sheraton and George Hepplewhite lived in the 18th century, they were two of the three most renowned what?
English furniture makers
13. Rene Lalique was a famous designer, renowned for his stunning creations in what material?
Glass
14. In which European country did Delft ware originate?
Holland
15. What name is given to the Art of fine writing to write decoratively?
Calligraphy

Round Four - Around Britain
16. In which county are the Mendip Hills, an area of outstanding beauty?
Somerset
17. The Grand Union Canal was built to link London with which other city?
Birmingham
18. On which river does Chepstow stand?
Wye
19. What is the only county in England to have two separate coastlines?
Devon
20. Of Blackpool’s three piers, which is the longest?
North Pier

Round Five - Around The World
21. What is the largest city in the Sierra Madre mountains?
Mexico City
22. The name of which area in the Pacific means "many islands"?
Polynesia
23. In which country would one find 8 of the world’s 10 highest mountains?
Nepal
24. Which country beginning with a ‘T’ has a shoreline on the Andaman Sea?
Thailand
25. The island of Bahrain is connected by a causeway to which country?
Saudi Arabia

Round Six - Horses For Courses
26. In a nursery rhyme where would you go to see "a fine lady on a fine horse"?
Banbury Cross
27. Which ancient city fell to The Wooden Horse?
Troy
28. Which magazine uses the mythological winged horse Pegasus for its logo?
Readers Digest
29. On the TV show The Lone Ranger, what was the name of Tonto’s horse?
Scout
30. Allegedly this horse pulled the fastest milk-cart in the west, what was his name?
Trigger

Round Seven - History Class
31. Who was Aristotle’s most famous student?
Alexander the Great
32. Who was Cleopatra’s lover before she married Marc Anthony?
Caesar
33. Which country defeated the Persians in the 5th Century BC?
Greece
34. How many Catherines did Henry VIII marry?
Three - Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Parr, and Catherine Howard
35. Who was Socrates’s most famous student?
Plato

Round Eight - Keep Your Nose Out
36. What land animal has the longest nose?
Elephant
37. Which English company first made a ‘bull nosed’ car?
Morris
38. What spirit is mixed with beer to make the drink a "Dog’s Nose"?
Gin
39. The name of which animal derives from the Greek for ‘nose horn’?
Rhinoceros
40. In which comedy series was Elizabeth Montgomery constantly twitching her nose?
Bewitched

Round Nine - Connections
41. What do Americans call a pack of playing cards?
DECK
42. True Cockneys are born within the sound of the bell of which church?
St Mary le BOW
43. The movie Private Parts starred which controversial American radio DJ as himself?
Howard STERN
44. Which brand of butter is advertised on TV by dancing cows?
ANCHOR
45. What is the connection?
Parts of a ship

Round Ten - Call My Bluff
46. Taphephobia - A) Dread of being buried alive, B) The fear of extreme cold C) The fear of an invasion by the Welsh?
A) Dread of being buried alive
47. Samogon - A) Any combination of vitamins, B) A Japanese bodyguard C) Illicitly-distilled vodka?
C) Illicitly-distilled vodka
48. Bardolatry - A) Excessive worship of public houses B) An expert in medieval musical instruments C) Excessive worship of Shakespeare and his works
C) Excessive worship of Shakespeare and his works
49. Decatize - A) To release pressure suddenly B) Cause to uncurl by steaming or damping C) The removal of reflectors used to indicate the middle of a road
B) Cause to uncurl by steaming or damping
50. Gelogenic - A) Producing laughter B) Producing gelatine C) Producing glue
A) Producing laughter

TIEBREAKER - What year were taximeters first used in London Cabs?
1907