QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - General Ignorance
1. Born in 1786, who was referred to in the song as the ‘King of the Wild Frontier’?
Davy Crockett
2. Which high-ranking Nazi died in 1987 after 46 years in prison?
Rudolf Hess
3. Which pop group reached Number One in the US charts in 1974 with ‘The Night Chicago Died’?
Paper Lace
4. Name the creator of Sooty, who died in 1989?
Harry Corbett
5. Born in 1892, who spoke the line: ‘Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?’ in the film ‘She Done Him Wrong’?
Mae West

Round Two - All Action Movies
6. What nationality cop did Sean Connery play in The Untouchables?
Irish
7. Which English Oscar winner was the villain in Die Hard III?
Jeremy Irons
8. Who played two roles in the 90’s version of The Man In The Iron Mask?
Leonardo DiCaprio
9. Who played Bernado in The Magnificent Seven and Danny Velinki in The Great Escape?
Charles Bronson
10. Which Oliver Stone film with Kevin Costner was about events prior to Kennedy’s assassination?
JFK

Round Three - Food & Drink
11. In cookery what type of food is the Italian " Frittata"?
Omelette
12. Which Dutch beer features a five pointed red star in it’s logo?
Heineken
13. Lobster Thermadore is a dish of lobster served with which type of sauce?
Cheese
14. On a Spanish menu, what are gambas?
Prawns
15. Which cartoon duo share their name with a cocktail of rum, brandy, nutmeg, egg and milk?
Tom & Jerry

Round Four - Wildlife
16. What type of hog-nosed animal is only two centimetres long?
Bat
17. Which American native has a black masked face and a distinctive ringed tail?
Racoon
18. What is the largest rodent in the world?
Capybara
19. What is the skin on a deer’s antlers called?
Velvet
20. What is a fully-grown male gorilla called?
Silverback

Round Five - Countdown Conundrums
21. NIGIMSORP = PROMISING
22. ALBUMHINT = THUMBNAIL
23. ANGLEHOAX = HEXAGONAL
24. LATINBOAT = BATTALION
25. ATRIMACUT = TRAUMATIC

Round Six - By The Rivers Of…
26. The Oubangi, Lulonga and Lamami rivers are tributaries of which river?
Congo
27. On which river does Washington DC stand?
Potomac
28. The Puni, Jari and Xingu rivers are tributaries of which river?
Amazon
29. Which Cheshire river flows through Nantwich, Winsford and Northwich before joining the Mersey just outside Runcorn?
Weaver
30. Which river has its source in Western Switzerland and enters the sea at the Camargue delta?
Rhone
Spare - Which area of India has a name, which means ‘Five-Rivers’?
The Punjab

Round Seven - Transport
31. Which mode of transport first crossed the English Channel on 25/07/59?
Hovercraft
32. Which British Airline collapsed in 1982?
Laker Airlines / Skytrain
33. In which decade of the 20th century was the Volkswagen Beetle first launched?
Thirties / 1938
34. Which was the first railway station to be built in London?
Euston
35. In which country did Steve Fosset land following his successful Circumnavigation of the World in a hot air balloon in 2002?
Australia

Round Eight - Famous Suicides
(Guess who from the method and / or circumstances)
36. Walked into blizzard so as not to slow down Scott’s expedition?
Lawrence Oates
37. To avoid capture by the Romans (183 BC)?
Hannibal
38. Killed himself by hanging whilst in custody in 1995?
Fred West
39. Stabbed himself after Roman senate sentenced him to death (AD 68)?
Nero
40. Overdose of barbiturates 1962?
Marilyn Monroe

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which Novel by Jules Verne features the character Professor Challenger?
Journey to the CENTRE of the Earth
42. Where according to the film title did Marty McFly go?
BACK to the Future
43. Which US Cop was played on TV by William Shatner?
TJ HOOKER
44. Which US Actress recieved an acadamy award nomination for her role in yhe 1983 film Terms of Endearment?
Debra WINGER
45. What is the connection?
Rugby (Positions)

Round Ten - 90’s Song Lyrics
46. So when I’m lying in my bed, thoughts running through my head?
Angels / Robbie Williams
47. She’s into superstitions, black cats and voodoo dolls?
Livin’ La Vida Loca / Ricky Martin
48. And all the men are gargoyles dipped long in Irish stout?
Rotterdam / The Beautiful South
49. Rita Hayworth gave good face?
Vogue / Madonna
50. So hurry up and bring your jukebox money?
Love Shack / B52s