QUIZERAMA QUIZ FILES

Round One - Q For Answers
1. What was the first drug ever used to treat malaria?
Quinine
2. In which film did Peter Ustinov play Emperor Nero?
Quo Vadis
3. What is the smallest member of the partridge family?
Quail
4. Which eight-letter word describes marshy, boggy ground?
Quagmire
5. Which dish could be described as an egg tart?
Quiche Lorraine

Round Two - Dukes
6. On which Mediterranean island was the Duke of Edinburgh born?
Corfu
7. Which Duke led the British forces at the Battle of Waterloo?
Wellington
8. In Which English County Is Chatsworth House, The Home Of The Duke Of Devonshire?
Derbyshire
9. If you were to speak to a Duke, what would be the correct way of addressing him?
Your Grace
10. What was the character name of the Sheriff in "The Dukes Of Hazard"?
Roscoe P Coltrane

Round Three - Sunday Best
11. Which long running TV series was first broadcast in 1969 and was created and presented by Jess Yates?
Stars On Sunday
12. For how many Sundays must the bans be read for a forthcoming marriage?
Three
13. What is the fourth Sunday in Lent called?
Mothering Sunday
14. Which famous European horse race is run annually on the first Sunday in October?
The Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe
15. In which year did Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Safeway, Asda and Gateway first open on a Sunday?
1991

Round Four - Exploring Hampshire
16. Which King fist used Hampshire’s New Forest as a Royal Hunting ground?
William The Conqueror
17. Which famous aircraft flew from a Hampshire airfield for the first time on March 5th 1936?
Spitfire
18. Which Hampshire City was the capital of England before London?
Winchester
19. Which ex-Labour Prime Minister was born in Portsmouth in 1912?
James Callaghan
20. Which famous ship made its maiden voyage from Southampton on May 2nd 1969?
QEII (QEI - 16/10/1946)

Round Five - Cryptic Scottish Football Teams
example - Prison Clock = CELTIC
21. What son might say after parent’s illness
MOTHERWELL
22. Speechless, refuses the weight
DUMBARTON
23. Murder mother? I’ll pass
KILMARNOCK
24. It’s a home for sub-machine guns Frank
STENHOUSEMUIR
25. Not a low Berni Inn
HIBERNIAN

Round Six - All Electric
26. Who invented the electric light bulb?
Thomas Edison
27. What name is given to the chief electrician on a film set?
Gaffer
28. How Many Volts Is A Standard Car Battery?
Twelve
29. ‘Old Sparky’ Has Killed More Than 200 People In Florida, What Is It?
Electric Chair
30. What trade name was given to the first synthetic plastic developed in 1909, and widely used for electrical appliances?
Bakelite

Round Seven - Famous Animals
31. In which city will you find a statue to a dog called Greyfriar’s Bobby?
Edinburgh
32. Burmese, a black mare, was a favoured mount of Queen Elizabeth 2nd at which annual state event?
Trooping The Colour
33. What was Guy, a famous inhabitant of London Zoo, who died in 1978?
Gorilla
34. What sort of animal was Socks, an inhabitant of the White House?
A cat
35. What sort of animal was Chi-Chi, a gift from China to London Zoo in 1958?
Giant Panda

Round Eight - Risings and Revolutions
36. In which city did the Easter Rising of 1916 take place?
Dublin
37. Against whom did Hereward the Wake lead a fenland revolt?
The Normans
38. Who was the leader of the 1917 Communist revolution in Russia?
Lenin
39. Which gladiator led a rising against Rome?
Spartacus
40. Which warrior race fought the British during an uprising in New Zealand in 1845?
Maoris

Round Nine - Connections
41. What is the first property you pass on a standard Monopoly board?
Old KENT Road
42. The US lawyer Francis Scott Key wrote a poem about a flag. This poem was later set to music. By what title is it now known?
"The Star Spangled BANNER"
43. Which US jazz musician was nicknamed ‘Bird’?
Charlie PARKER
44. Who played The Ringo Kid in the 1939 film Stagecoach and won an Oscar for his role in True Grit?
John WAYNE
45. What is the connection?
Aliases used by SUPERHEROES - Clark Kent (Superman) / David Banner (The Incredible Hulk) / Peter Parker (Spiderman) / Bruce Wayne (Batman)

Round Ten - Call My Bluff
46. A QUEAN is a) a brick used as a keystone to an arch, b) a fallen woman, c) an African deer?
b) a fallen woman
47. Other than the nickname for a World War II flying bomb, is a DOODLEBUG a) a divining rod, b) a parasite of chickens or c) a type of carp?
c) a type of carp
48. LIGULATE means a) to throttle, b) to truss up like a chicken, or c) strap-shaped?
a) to throttle
49. A BLUFFIE is a) a type of dog, b) an amateur card player or c) a practice arrow at archery?
c) a practice arrow at archery
50. MILSEY – is Scots dialect for a) a milk-strainer, b) homosexual, c) a young salmon?
a) a milk-strainer

Tiebreaker - How may horses in the Bayeux Tapestry?
202

Round One - It’s A Dirty Job
1. What was the name of the detective who was famous for his dirty raincoat?
Columbo
2. In shipping what name is given to the dirty water that collects in the hull of a ship?
Bilge
3. In which city is Dirty Harry set?
San Francisco
4. Which song featured the lyrics "Well you’re dirty, sweet, clad in black, don’t look back and I love you"?
Get It On (T-Rex/Power Station)
5. Who starred opposite Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing?
Jennifer Gray

Round Two - Read All About It
6. Which country boasts the World’s best selling Newspaper, with up to 14 million sales per day?
Japan
7. In 2005, which British newspaper sacked its editor and admitted that the photographs he published of British soldiers apparently abusing an Iraqi detainee were fake?
Daily Mirror - Piers Morgan
8. Which national daily newspaper has "The crusader" as it’s logo?
Daily Express
9. The New York World newspaper started offering this feature in December 1913 and soon newspapers throughout the world began copying their success. What was the feature?
Crossword puzzles
10. ‘Stick It Up Your Punter’ is the title of a history of which newspaper?
The Sun

Round Three - Hairy Moments
11. What commercial was Michael Jackson singing for when his hair caught on fire?
Pepsi
12. What Was Medusas Hair Made From?
Snakes
13. Which Footballer Joined Jennifer Aniston In TV Commercials For Elvive Hair Products?
David Ginola
14. What Cloth Is Produced From Tangled Moistened Fibres Of Hair And Wool, Heated And Rolled Together?
Felt
15. The average person grows how many inches of hair in a year 6", 10" or 15"?
Six Inches

Round Four - Royal Family
16. Who is the eldest of Prince Andrew’s daughters: Beatrice or Eugenie?
Beatrice
17. What is Prince Charles’s country home called?
Highgrove
18. Which member of the Royal Family said "Constitutionally, I don’t exist"?
Prince Philip
19. On what occasion was it when the Queen Elizabeth II last curtsied officially?
Father’s funeral
20. Who are the parents of Lady Helen Taylor?
Duke and Duchess of Kent

Round Five - Telly Addicts
21. Which TV celebrity has a cottage in Mill Water Gardens in Romsey, Hampshire?
Charlie Dimmock (it’s in a water garden centre)
22. In which series did Robson Green launch his TV career?
Casualty (hospital porter)
23. Who had ‘Weird Weekends’ on TV?
Louis Theroux
24. In which show did Angus Deayton show potentially embarrassing clips of celebrities in their early days?
Before they were famous
25. What did Wonder Woman’s lasso always make people do?
Tell the truth

Round Six - Sports Round
26. In the 2012 Olympic Games, Horse Guards Parade in London will be the venue for which sport?
Beach Volleyball
27. Who in 1989 became the first Englishman to win the US Masters golf title?
Nick Faldo
28. Who was the first person to play over one hundred singles matches at Wimbledon?
Billie Jean King
29. In 1988, the tallest gold medalist recorded in the Olympic Games was in which sport?
Basketball
30. One point each, what are the two racecourses near Chichester in West Sussex?
Goodwood & Fontwell

Round Seven - Bet You Know
31. What does ‘Super Bertha’ in Las Vegas claim to be the largest example of?
Fruit Machine
32. In which American state is Las Vegas?
Nevada
33. What is the name of the first major resort built on the Las Vegas Strip in 1947 - El Dorado, El Bingo or El Rancho?
El Rancho
34. What is never shown in a Las Vegas Casino?
The Time - No Clocks
35. The World Series of which game takes place annually in Las Vegas?
Poker
- An average of 8,400 what take place each month in Las Vegas?
Marriages

Round Eight - Through The Window
36. In a stained glass window, which metal is traditionally used to separate the different pieces of glass?
Lead
37. Which Nursery Rhyme Character "Rapped At The Window And Cried Through The Locks"?
Wee Willie Winkie
38. What name is given to a window or door with a series of outward sloping slats?
Louvre
39. What was the first UK #1 in which the title posed a question?
How Much Is That Doggy In The Window?
40. What is a vertical divider in a window called?
Mullion

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which Tamla Motown megastar was shot dead by his own father?
MARVIN Gaye
42. Which chatshow format has the son as the main presenter with the family also asking questions from the sofa?
The Kumars at No. 42
43. On Countdown what is the name of the woman who is the regular in ‘Dictionary Corner’?
Susie DENT
44. What is the 2-word catchphrase, sometimes repeated in quick succession, shouted out by Corporal Jones of Dad’s Army in times of a crisis?
DON’T PANIC
45. What is the connection?
THE HITCH HIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY  

Round Ten - Swinging Sixties
46. What was the name of the teenage showgirl who caused MP John Profumo to resign?
Christine Keeler
47. Whose report led to massive cuts on the railways?
Dr Beeching
48. Where was the big British pop festival held in 1969?
Isle of Wight
49. Who did Lulu marry in 1969?
Maurice Gibb
50. What was ITV’s live pop music show called?
Ready Steady Go

Round One - Telly Addicts
1. In which TV series were Mike Stone and Steve Keller the lead characters?
The Streets Of San Francisco
2. Who owned a hamster called ‘Special Patrol Group’ on TV?
Vivian in The Young Ones
3. Who was the chief navigator on the USS Enterprise in the original series of Star Trek?
Sulu
4. In Only Fools and Horses what was the name of Boycies wife?
Marlene
5. Which TV family had a dog called Duke?
The Clampetts in The Beverly Hillbillies

Round Two - Animal World
6. Which highly venomous snake is able to dilate its neck into a hood like shape when exited?
Cobra
7. Which noisy bird do Australians call ‘the bushman’s clock’?
The Kookaburra, or laughing jackass
8. What is the young of a hippo called?
Calf
9. Which wading bird has crowned, whooping and sandhill varieties?
Crane
10. What animal’s fat was a main ingredient in explosives throughout WWII?
Pigs

Round Three - Sports Round
11. Which boxer was nicknamed the Brockton Blockbuster?
Rocky Marciano
12. In which year did George Best last play for Man Utd?
1974
13. What is baseballs equivalent of the cup final?
The World Series
14. Who was the first professional cricketer to captain England?
Len Hutton
15. What did the football club Kettering do before any other club in the 1970’s?
They had advertising on shirts during a match

Round Four - Alright Jack
16. In swimming, what is the name of the dive in which the body is first bent at the waist and then straightened?
Jack-Knife
17. What title is often given to a person who climbs tall structures such as chimneys in order to carry out repairs?
Steeplejack
18. In sailing what is the name of a small rope extending vertically from the topping lifts to the boom for holding a fore-and-aft sail when taking it in?
Lazy Jack
19. What name is given to a personification of winter weather?
Jack Frost
20. Which slender long-legged wild dog feeds on carrion, game, and fruit, often hunts cooperatively, and is found in Africa and southern Asia?
Jackal

Round Five - Food & Drink
21. What name is given to the cocktail of vodka, Tia Maria and Coke?
Black Russian
22. Which desserts name, French in origin, literally means "white food"?
Blancmange
23. What four-letter word can mean both a joint of ham and a German white wine?
Hock
24. How many noggins are in a pint?
Four
25. What two fruits are crossed to make an ugli fruit?
Grapefruit & Tangerine

Round Six - Assistant Needed
26. Who Was The Cowardly Assistant Of Dangermouse?
Penfold
27. Who did the investigative journalist Maddy Magellan assist?
Jonathan Creek
28. What’s the name of Mr. Burns’s assistant in the Simpsons?
Smithers
29. What is the character name of Inspector Morse’s assistant?
Sergeant Robbie Lewis
30. Who Was Dr Bunsen Honeydew’s Accident-Prone Muppet Show Assistant?
Beaker

Round Seven - Smells Nice
31. Which Small London perfumier, became a giant in the cosmetics industry when they launched their London look range in the 1960’s?
Yardley
32. "Beautiful" "Body Power" was a turn-of-the-century perfume, released only a couple of years ago, and "Pleasures" are perfumes by whom?
Estee Lauder
33. Which perfume company produces the range ‘Today’ Tomorrow’ and ‘Always’?
Avon
- Envy, Rush and Kanon are all fragrances made by whom?
Gucci
34. "Farenheit" designed specifically for men, made by whom?
Christian Dior
35. Marylin Monroe was famously quoted as saying she wore nothing to bed except?
Channel No.5

Round Eight - Terrorists
36. What nationality is Osama Bin Laden?
Saudi Arabian
37. Which terrorist group took responsibility for murdering eleven Israelis at the 1972 Olympics?
Black September
38. What is the name of the islamic militant group based in the Lebanon?
Hezbollah
39. What is the name of the Sri Lankan militant group responsible for terrorist acts on the island?
Tamil Tigers
40. Which supporters of Terrorist Acts have just won the elections in Palestine?
Hammas
- Which term for militant moslem anti communists means holy warrior in Afghanistan?
Mujhadeen

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which building did King Kong climb in the final scene of the classic 1933 movie?
EMPIRE State Building
42. Liverpool hold the record for the most wins of the League cup with 7 wins, which team are next with 5 wins?
Aston VILLA
43. Which ecclesiastical sounding term is used to describe the fatty flesh at the rump of cooked fowl?
Parson’s NOSE
44. What name is generally given to the main seaside promenade at Blackpool?
Golden MILE
45. What is the connection?
The ROMANS

Round Ten - A Commercial Break
Which products or brands are advertised on TV with the following slogans?
46. Because I’m worth it = L’Oreal
47. They’ll be around forever    = Hula Hoops
48. For all those little important places    = Johnson’s Baby Powder
49. Good things come to those who wait = Guinness
50. Has there ever been a better way of ending the day? = Ovaltine

Tiebreaker - How long can an ant survive underwater?
Two Days

Round One - Up On The Roof
1. Which Country Is Sometimes Referred To As The Roof Of The World?
Tibet
2. Which Motown group had a UK Top 10 Hit in 1970 with the song ‘Up The Ladder To The roof’?
Supremes
3. Who played Bert the Chimney Sweep in the film "Mary Poppins"?
Dick Van Dyke
4. Which duo achieved a UK No. 1 in 1995 with the song ‘Up on the Roof?
Robson and Jerome
5. Which entertainer died in 1999 after falling from his roof while attempting to adjust his TV aerial?
Rod Hull

Round Two - At The Movies
6. In which Bond film would you find Thumper and Bambi?
Diamonds Are Forever
7. Which was the first film directed by Kevin Costner?
Dances With Wolves
8. Who provided the voice of the main ant in Antz?
Woody Allen
9. Which sport is the subject of the films ‘Big Wednesday’ and ‘Point Break’?
Surfing
10. Which cinema chain was named after the greek word for theatre?
Odeon

Round Three - Tool Box
11. Which every day tool is one of the murder weapons in the game of Cluedo?
Spanner
12. Which machine tool shapes material by rapidly turning it against a stationary cutting device?
Lathe
13. What is the No. 1 best selling DIY tool bought in Britain?
Cordless Drill
14. The Distance Between Each Thread In A Screw Is Known As What?
Pitch
15. What kind of tool is a Glasgow Screwdriver?
Hammer

Round Four - Music Music Music
16. Who wrote "Knockin on heavens door"?
Bob Dylan
17. What 1980 film musical had appearances from Aretha Franklin, Twiggy, James Brown, Cab Calloway and Ray Charles?
The Blues Brothers
18. Who released an album called "Automatic for the people"?
REM
19. Amelle Berrabah replaced Mutya Buena in which girl group?
Sugarbabes
20. Who had a 2006 chart hit with a song called ‘Even God Can’t Change The Past’?
Charlotte Church

Round Five - American Sports
21. FLORIDA MARLINS - Baseball
22. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES - Basketball
23. CAROLINA PANTHERS - American Football
24. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS - Basketball
25. SAN JOSE SHARKS - Ice Hockey

Round Six - Towers
26. In which US city is the Sears Tower?
Chicago
27. Who was the last man to be locked up in the Tower of London?
Rudolph Hess
28. What was ruled out of bounds to tourists for safety reasons in 1990, the first time it had been closed since around 1275?
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
29. Which organisation produces a magazine called the Watchtower?
Jehovah’s Witnesses
30. According to The Beatles’ song ‘I Am The Walrus’, up what is semolina pilchard climbing?
The Eiffel Tower

Round Seven - Animal World
31. What sort of animal is the common zorro?
Fox
32. What name is given to the fleshy lobe that hangs down from the neck or head of a turkey?
Wattle
33. What is a young eel called?
Elver
34. What type of hog-nosed animal is only two centimetres long?
Bat
35. What is the name of the only big cat that cannot draw it’s claws back fully?
Cheetah

Round Eight - European Union
36. What is the official language of the Vatican City?
Latin
37. Who became King of Spain in 1975?
Juan Carlos
38. What is the longest river in Europe?
Volga
39. One point each - In which two European Union countries does the Head of State have the title of ‘Chancellor’?
Germany & Austria
40. Which is Europe’s largest port?
Rotterdam

Round Nine - Connections
41. In which 1970 film did Clint Eastwood sing I Talk To The Trees?
Paint Your WAGON
42. Which 1986 film had the tag line "Be afraid. Be very afraid"?
The FLY
43. What were the surnames of Bonnie and Clyde?
Parker and BARROW
44. Who was the most borrowed author from British libraries for twenty years before losing the title to Jacqueline Wilson in 2004?
CATHERINE Cookson
45. What is the connection?
Types of Wheel

Round Ten - Anagrams - Historical Figures
46. LOW MILL COVERER - Oliver Cromwell
47. A WEATHER GRILL - Walter Raleigh
48. CASUAL JURIES - Julius Caesar
49. CHRONIC TWIN HULLS - Winston Churchill
50. CRANKED FAIRS - Francis Drake

Round One - Taking the Mickey
1. What was the name of the famous TV detective created by Mickey Spillane?
Mike Hammer
2. Who has managed Millwall, Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland?
Mick McCarthy
3. Name the missing link: Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork and?
Mickey Dolenz - The Monkees
4. For which film did Michael Douglas win Best Actor Oscar in 1988?
Wall Street
5. Of which group was Mick The Marmaliser a member?
The Diddy Men

Round Two - Cereal Questions
6. What was the first boxed cereal?
Shredded Wheat - invented by H.D. Perky, who happened to be an American lawyer
7. Which company makes the breakfast cereal ‘Sugar Puffs’?
Quaker
8. Which breakfast cereal was advertised as “Central heating for kids?
Ready Brek
9. In 1970, Johnathan Ross first appeared on TV advertising which breakfast cereal, which he might have had difficulty pronouncing?
Rice Krispies
10. Which breakfast cereal ‘keeps hunger locked up?
Shreddies

Round Three - Toys & Games
11. What item of food inspired the idea for the computer game pac man?
Pizza (with a slice missing)
12. How many points would the word "Scrabble" score in the game of Scrabble?
Fourteen
13. Which company who make toy cars and other models won the first toy of the year award in 1965 for a model Aston Martin from the first James Bond film?
Corgi
14. Walter Fredrick Morrison sold the rights to his "Pluto Platter" in 1955, but under what name did this toy become popular?
Frisbee
15. What was the name of the Japanese virtual pets that became very popular throughout the world in 1997?
Tamagotchi

Round Four - Blue Is The Colour
16. Name the Italian semi soft cheese with blue veins in it?
Gorgonzola
17. Which composer is famous for his Rhapsody in Blue?
George Gershwin
18. Which football team are known as ‘The Sky Blues’?
Coventry City
19. How many blue triangles are there on the Union Jack?
Eight
20. Who had a Top Twenty hit in 1991 with the song Blue Hotel?
Chris Isaak

Round Five - Telly Addicts Challenge 1
21. Which TV drama does Ross Kemp play SAS leader Henno Garvie?
Ultimate Force
22. Which 1980’s TV series featured teachers called Miss Sherwood and Mr Shorofsky?
Fame
23. Which singer won the 2002 Celebrity Big Brother contest?
Mark Owen
24. Which TV show have Boris Johnson, William Hague and Charlotte Church all presented?
Have I got news for you
25. Which BBC 1990’s Sci-Fi Detective show starred Jesse Birdsall & Craig McLauchlan?
Bugs

Round Six - Failures
26. Diabetes is caused by the failure of which insulin- secreting gland in the human body?
Pancreas
27. Which animals are the main causes of power failures in the African country Nigeria?
Giraffes
28. Which organs are affected by renal failure?
The kidneys
29. What is the name of the luxury ship which had to abandon its maiden Round The World cruise, due to engine failure?
Aurora (it was built in Germany)
30. Following several failures to show despite being booked, which politician was in 1993 replaced by a tub of lard on the TV show Have I Got News for You?
Roy Hattersley  

Round Seven - The Smiths
31. Of Which Ship Was Edward J. Smith Captain When He Died In 1912?
The Titanic
32. Who were the two stars of the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith?
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
33. In Which 1960’s Science Fiction Series Did The Character Dr. Zachary Smith Feature?
Lost In Space
34. Which Actor Born Michael Dumble-Smith Took His Stage Name From A Passing Biscuit Lorry?
Michael Crawford
35. Which Actor Provided The Voice For Captain John Smith In The 1995 Film "Pocohontas"?
Mel Gibson

Round Eight - Exploring Cheshire
36. Who put the small Cheshire village of Elton on the map in 1996?
Louise Woodward (Nanny in the Matthew Eappen Murder Trial)
37. The Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratory in Cheshire is better known by which name?
Jodrell Bank
38. Which Cheshire river flows through Nantwich, Winsford and Northwich before loining the Mersey just before Runcorn?
River Weaver
39. Which Cheshire town was traditionally the base of Britain’s Silk industry?
Macclesfield
40. Which 18th century mill forms the centrepiece of the preserved industrial site at Styal, Cheshire?
Quarry Bank

Round Nine - Connections
41. In computing terms what does CPU stand for?
CENTRAL Processing Unit
42. Who wrote the 1990s TV Sitcom Dinnerladies?
VICTORIA Wood
43. What name is given to the line of latitude that marks the Northern extremity of the Northern Temperate Zone?
Arctic CIRCLE
44. In The X-Men who is regarded as Wolverine’s unofficial sidekick?
JUBILEE
45. What is the connection?
London Underground Lines

Round Ten - Telly Addicts Challenge 2
46. The Christian names of the 4 leading actresses of which TV comedy series all begin with the letter "J"?
Absolutely Fabulous
47. Which TV comedy was set in Crimpton-on-Sea?
Hi-De-Hi
48. What was Father Ted’s surname?
Crilly
49. Which cast member of ‘Friends’ also starred in the movie ‘Scream’?
Courtney Cox
50. Who played the character of Margaret Meldrew?
Annette Crosbie

Tiebreaker - What is the greatest number of miles ridden backwards on a Uni cycle without stopping?
53 miles

Round One - Ashes To Ashes
1. Who had a hit record in 1980 with Ashes To Ashes?
David Bowie
2. What was burned in 1883 to produce ‘ The Ashes ‘ kept in an Urn at Lords, for which the England and Australia Cricket teams regularly compete?
A Bail
3. Since been made into a movie, what is the title of the novel for which Frank McCourt won the Purlitzer Prize in 1997?
Angela’s Ashes
4. Which 2001 film stars Bob Hoskins and Michael Caine as part of a gang of drinking friends who scatter their friend’s ashes off Margate pier?
Last Orders
5. Which mythical creature is said to live for 500 years before killing itself on a funeral pyre only to be reborn from the ashes?
Phoenix

Round Two - Idiots Around
6. Which film centres on two idiots from Rhode Island driving to Colorado to return a foxy lady’s briefcase?
Dumb and Dumber
7. What is known to TV presenters as an ‘Idiot Board’?
Autocue
8. Which pantomime features the character of Idiot Jack?
Dick Whitington
9. Which politician has branded parents who drive to school in Jeep style 4X4’s as ‘idiots’?
Ken Livingstone
10. Which Scandinavian country made an idiot of itself by sending snowploughs and de-icing equipment to its troops in Iraq?
Denmark
- Which is less intelligent, an idiot, a moron, or an imbecile?
An Idiot (Idiot mental age of three or less, Imbecile 4 to 7, Moron 8 to 12)
- Simple truths: Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot!

Round Three - Poisoned Questions
11. H14 N2 is a poisonous alkaloid consumed daily by millions of people worldwide, by what name is it more commonly known?
Nicotine
12. Which villainess did Uma Thurman play in Batman and Robin which could be found in some gardens?
Poison Ivy - Dr. Pamela Isley
13. Because of its common use in poisoning people in the 19th century, what was known as inheritance powder? Arsenic
14. What other use does the anti-coagulant drug Warfarin have?
Rat Poison
15. What is the medical term for blood poisoning?
Septicaemia

Round Four - Underwater
16. How was the TV character of Mark Harris otherwise known when swimming underwater?
Man From Atlantis
17. After diving off in competition swim, how many underwater strokes are allowed?
Two
18. In which James Bond film does a Lotus Car convert into an underwater craft?
The Spy Who Loves Me
19. Which of the Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World was found underwater?
The Pharoes of Alexandria
20. The island of Vanuatu opened an underwater kiosk in 2003 selling what - Plastic-coated postcards, Fishing spears, Waterproof cameras or Snorkels and masks?
Plastic-coated postcards

Round Five - Comic Papers
21. Dan Dare and his archenemy, the Mekon appeared in which comic?
Eagle
22. The comic strip character ‘Odie the dog’ was the side kick of which cat?
Garfield
23. In which daily newspaper does the comic strip ‘Beau Peep’ appear?
Daily Star
24. What is the name of Snoopy’s yellow bird friend in the comic strip Peanuts?
Woodstock
25. In which town does the comic hero Desperate Dan live?
Cactusville

Round Six - Virgin On The Ridiculous!
26. Whose autobiography is entitled "Losing my virginity"?
Richard Branson
27. Who was known as “the Virgin Queen”?
Elizabeth I
28. Causing a stir in 2004, whose dummy represented the Virgin Mary in Madame Tussaud’s Nativity scene?
Victoria Beckham
29. Which Famous married couple appeared naked on the cover of their album “Two Virgins” which was only made for and distributed to employees of Capitol Records?
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
30. Which female pop icon said "Losing my virginity was a career move"?
Madonna
- In Tennessee age of consent is at 16 unless the girl is a Virgin then its 12!!!

Round Seven - So You Want To Be A Spy?
In October 1909, Captain Vernon Kell of the South Staffordshire regiment and Captain Mansfield Cumming of the Royal Navy jointly established MI5 (K) & MI6 (C)
31. In the organisations MI5 MI6 what do the initials MI stand for?
Military Intelligence
32. Which former MI5 officer wrote ‘Spycatcher’?
Peter Wright
33. Who was the first female boss of MI5 whose autobiography is called Open Secret?
Stella Rimmington (now Eliza Manningham-Buller)
34. Which government department is responsible for MI5?
Home Office
35. Who plays a former spy on the run from a group of CIA assassins in The Bourne Identity?
Matt Damon

Round Eight - Stiff Upper Lip Chaps
36. What is the name of the RAF free fall parachute team?
The Falcons
37. In which county is the RAF College at Cranwell?
Lincolnshire
38. In the RAF, which rank is next below Wing Commander?
Squadron Leader
39. Located in the county of Oxfordshire, what is the name of the RAF’s largest air station?
Brize Norton
40. How many aircraft are there in The RAF Red Arrows display team?
Nine

Round Nine - Connections?
41. What does the acronym SETI mean?
Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence
42. What was the custom of settling disputes between two people, usually fought with pistols in secluded spots known as?
Duel
43. What are mandibles more commonly known as in mammals?
Lower Jaws
44. What American State, whose nickname is the Hoosier State, has the capital Indianapolis?
Indiana
45. What is the connection?
Steven Spielberg films

Round Ten - Sizzling Sausages
46. What is the name of the Italian sausage often flavoured with garlic and whose name is derived from the Latin for salted?
Salami
47. What type of Smoked Sausage took its name from a German City?
Frankfurter
48. What sausage gets it’s name from the Italian for Onion?
Chipolata
49. What is the name of the seasoned red pork sausage often sold in chip shops?
Saveloy
50. What is the main ingredient in Glamorgan sausages?
Cheese

Round One - In The Navy
1. What is the name of the flag flown by all ships in the Royal Navy?
White Ensign
2. In the Royal Navy, what types of vessels are Vanguard, Vengeance, Victorious and Vigilant?
Submarines
3. Which Frenchman invented the “aqualung” in 1944 for use by the French Navy?
Jacques Cousteau
4. The U.S. Navy SEALs are a highly-trained special warfare force for unconventional missions. What does SEAL stand for?
Sea-Air-Land
5. The Admiral of the Fleet, the highest rank in the Royal Navy, wears how many gold rings on the sleeve of his uniform?
Five  

Round Two - The Bells, The Bells
6. What is the name of a Ernest Hemmingway novel, that was also the title of a top 10 hit for the Bee Gees in 1993?
For whom the bells toll
7. Which "ology" is the art of ringing bells?
Campanology
8. Where would you find the Lutine Bell?
Lloyds of London
9. Where is the worlds largest bell?
The Kremlin - Moscow
10. The march entitled Liberty Bell, by Sousa was the title music for which TV comedy programme?
"Monty Python’s Flying Circus"

Round Three - Lets GO
11. Which pop duo had a 1985 hit with the song "We Close Our Eyes"?
Go West
12. On film which creature has battled against the Smog Monster, King Kong and Monster Zero?
Godzilla
13. What animal provides the state nickname of Minnesota?
Gopher
14. In Greek mythology, Medusa was what type of mythical beast?
Gorgon
15. Which 1997 film earned Robin Williams a Best Supporting Actor Oscar?
Good Will Hunting

Round Four - Under The Umbrella
16.  In the television series, Batman, umbrellas were the trade mark of which criminal?
The Penguin
17. Umbrella means ‘little shade’ in which European language?
Italian
18. What is the piece that protrudes from the top end of an umbrella called?
Ferrule - rubber or metal tip of a walking stick or umbrella
19. Which insurance company has a multi-coloured umbrella as its logo?  
Legal & General  
20. What is the name of the poison that was used to murder the Bulgarian defector Georgi Markov, via the tip of an umbrella?
Ricin
- spare - Who, on children’s TV, hopped around on a duck-headed, talking pogostick umbrella, called Jefferson?
Doctor Snuggles

Round Five - Pop Duos
21. Marcella Detroit and Siobhan Fahey?
Shakespears Sister
22. Maria Mendiola and Mayte Mateos?
Baccara
23. Gabriella and Monica Irimia?
Cheeky Girls
24. Izora Armstead and Martha Wash?
Weather Girls
25. Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes?
Buggles

Round Six - Dog Breeds
26. The Clumber is a type of which breed of dog?
Spaniel
27. What breed of dog is named after the largest island of the Inner Hebrides?
Skye Terrier
28. Which dog breed gets its name from German meaning ‘to splash’?
The Poodle
29. What is generally regarded as the tallest breed of dog?
Irish Wolfhound
30. What is the most popular breed of dog in Britain?
Labrador

Round Seven - Where Eagles Dare
31. Which is the largest of the British Birds of Prey?
Golden Eagle
32. Which is the smallest Falcon?
Merlin
33. Which is the largest of the Harrier family?
Marsh Harrier
34. Which is the commonest Bird of Prey?
Kestrel
35. Which is the largest Falcon?
Peregrine

Round Eight - Chop! Chop!
36. Name the salad made from chopped apple, celery, walnuts and mayonnaise?
Waldorf
37. Which chopsticks are longer, Chinese or Japanese?
Chinese
38. The guillotine was invented for chopping off which part of the human body?
Hands
39. Which lamb chops come from the part of the animal between best end of neck and chump?
Loin chops
40. Which country does ‘chop~suey’ come from?
USA - California (Chop-Suey literally means bits and pieces)

Round Nine - Connections
41. Which fictional character lived at the address 221b Baker Street, London?
Sherlock HOLMES
42. Who used the words ‘Open sesame’ to gain entrance to a secret cave?
ALI Baba
43. Who played Martin Shaw’s partner in the TV action series The Professionals?
LEWIS Collins
44. What name is given to the person who leads and delivers the verdict of a jury?
FOREMAN
45. What is the connection?
Surnames of World Boxing Champions   

Round Ten - Surnames
46. Daryl & John?
Hall & Oates
47. Evadne & Hilda?
Hinge & Brackett
48. Susannah & Trinny?
Constantine & Woodall
49. Mary Kate & Ashley?
Olsen
50. Paul & Art?
Simon & Garfunkel

Tiebreaker - How many different varietis of Kiwi Fruit are frown in China?
There are over 400 different varieties of kiwifruit (Yangtao) in China where they have been used for over 700 years

Round One - Quiz & Games
1. Who presented Family Fortunes immediately prior to Les Dennis?
Max Bygraves
2. Who was the female half of the first husband and wife team to present the Generation Game?
Anthea Redfern
3. Who did Bob Monkhouse relace on Wipeout?
Paul Daniels
4. Which ex-Blue Peter presenter took over Wheel Of Fortune?
John Leslie
5. Who was the subject of an entire show of 100% in August 1998?
Princess Diana

Round Two - Animal World
6. Which animals are the principal prey of the sperm whale?
Squids
7. On which continent would you find the Goliath Frog, the largest in the world?
Africa (West)
8. Which bird is also known as the Sea Parrot because of the shape of its beak?
Puffin
9. What is the largest living member of the cat family?
Siberian Tiger
10. Real Italian salami is made from the flesh of which animal?
Donkey

Round Three - Diseases
11. Which disease killed more people in 1918 than had died in the First World War?
Flu
12. What is the only human disease to have been completely eradicated from the population?
Smallpox
13. What common insect helped to spread the ‘black death’ throughout the Middle Ages?
Flea
14. Which viral disease is characterised by a violent fear of water?
Rabies (hydrophobia)
15. What is the oldest known infection?
Leprosy (first described in Ancient Egypt in 1350 BC)

Round Four - Action Movies
16. Which English Oscar winner was the villain in Die Hard III?
Jeremy Irons
17. Patriot Games was the sequel to which film with Alec Baldwin?
The Hunt For Red October
18. Who played the defrosted villain in Demolition Man?
Wesley Snipes
19. Where was the French Connection II set?
Marseilles
20. Who played two roles in the 90’s version of The Man In The Iron Mask?
Leonardo DiCaprio

Round Five - County Towns
21. Somerset = Taunton
22. Hampshire = Winchester
23. Wiltshire = Trowbridge
24. Cornwall = Truro
25. Devon = Exeter

Round Six - Food & Drink
26. What colour is the flesh of a cantaloupe melon?
Orange
27. What type of pastry is used to make a Steak & Kidney pudding?
Suet
28. Which seafood, usually fried in breadcrumbs, is the italian name for shrimps?
Scampi
29. Tartrazine colours food which colour?
Yellow
30. Which vegetable is Passata made from?
Tomatoes

Round Seven - History On Film
31. Which historical figure was portrayed by Errol Flynn in the 1941 film They Died With Their Boots On?
General George Custer
32. Which revolutionary was played by Antonio Banderas in the 1996 musical Evita?
Che Guevara
33. Who played the title role in the 1992 film Carry On Columbus?
Jim Dale
34. Who was played on film by Telly Savalas in The Greatest Story Ever Told and by Richard Boone in The Robe?
Pontius Pilate
35. Which composer’s life story was chronicled on the big screen in A Song to Remember?
(Frederic) Chopin

Round Eight - Around Britain
36. Where is the National Spinal Injuries Unit located?
Stoke Mandeville
37. In which county is the Sizewell Nuclear Power station?
Suffolk
38. Which Somerset town is said to be the burial place of King Arthur?
Glastonbury
39. Which animals are kept in the Royal Mews near Buckingham Palace?
Horses
40. Holy Loch is an inlet of which river?
Clyde

Round Nine - Connections
41. Who organised his first continental holiday tour in 1855?
THOMAS Cook
42. Who retired as Taoiseach, or Prime Minister, of the Irish Republic in 2008?
BERTIE Ahern (Ireland’s second longest-serving taoiseach)
43. Who presented BBC TV’s Gardener’s World from 1969 to 1976?
PERCY Thrower
44. Who pilots Thunderbird 4?
GORDON Tracy
45. What is the connection?
Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends  

Round Ten - Sports Bag
46. In which athletic event do none of the starters ever reach the finishing line?
All Relay Events
47. Who captained England to an Ashes Victory in 1970-71?
Ray Illingworth
48. In which sport would you score a point for an Ippon?
Judo or Karate
49. Which is the longest course - The Derby, An Olympic Rowing event or The Steeplechase?
Steeplechase at 3,000m
50. Who was the best known player with the Blue Devils polo team in the 1980’s?
Prince Charles

Tiebreaker - The record for attendance at the final game of World Cup Soccer tournaments was set in 1950 at the Maracana Stadium in Brazil. What was the official attendance?
199,854

Round One - Seeing Red
1. Traditionally finishing with a Vixen Break, and often using a Concorde Roll which 9 strong team have been entertaining the public for years?
Red Arrows
2. Which is the only real animal to have switched on the Blackpool Illuminations?
Red Rum
3. Which cult British TV comedy, written by Doug Naylor and Rob Grant, was first screened on 15th February 1988?
Red Dwarf
4. According to the advert what product ‘gives you wings’?
Red Bull
5. What symbol was introduce by the NFU to food packaging in June 2002 as an assurance of independently inspected food?
Little Red Tractor

Round Two - Mixing Drinks
6. Which brewery produces Abbot Ale?
Greene King
7. What is the main alcoholic ingredient of a ‘Horse’s Neck’?
Brandy
8. The sweet red wine Commandaria is produced on which mediterranean island?
Cyprus
9. What is the main alcoholic ingredient of a ‘Planter’s Punch’?
Rum
10. Which brewery produces Spitfire Kentish Ale?
Shepherd Neame

Round Three - Children’s TV
11. On which programme did Timothy Claypole appear?
Rentaghost
12. Bagpuss was a cat but what was the ragoll called?
Madeline (Emily owned Bagpuss)
13. What is the name of the "lion" in The Herbs?
Parsley
14. Who was Captain Pugwash’s arch enemy?
Cut Throat Jake
15. What is the name of Kermit the Frog’s little nephew?
Robin

Round Four - Exploring Derbyshire
16. Dennis Skinner is the MP for which Derbyshire town?
Bolsover
17. In which town are the Heights Of Abraham?
Matlock Bath
18. Which TV series was set in the fictional Derbyshire town of Cardale?
Peak Practice
19. Which stately home is nicknamed ‘The Palace of the Peak’?
Chatsworth House
20. Which Derbyshire town has a famous crooked spire?
Chesterfield

Round Five - Food Anagrams
21) Chopins Trays
Cornish Pasty
22) Athletic Harpoons
Lancashire Hotpot
23) Horrid Gipsy Nuked
Yorkshire Pudding
24) Casual Burned Games
Cumberland Sausage
25) Class Sucked Lemons
Cockles and Mussels

Round Six - Football On TV
26. Who was the first footballer to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award?
Bobby Moore
27. Which TV series is based around Earl’s Park Football Club?
Footballers Wives
28. Which football club did the character Alf Garnett support?
West Ham Utd
29. Which former England footballer was always mentioned in the Fast Show’s Channel 9 foreign TV channel?
Chris Waddle
30. and - in the Fast Show, what was the name of the football pundit allegedly based on former Luton Town boss Alec Stock?
Ron Manager

Round Seven - Harry Potter
31. What is the name of the wizard’s prison?
Azkaban
32. At which shop did Harry Potter buy his wand?
Ollivanders
33. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, who had won Witch Weekly’s ‘Most Charming Smile Award’ five times in a row?
Gilderoy Lockhart
34. What was the name of the giant spider that Hagrid kept as a student?
Aragog
35. What is the name of Harry Potter’s house at Hogwarts School?
Gryffindor

Round Eight - The Hills Are Alive
36. Which comedian appeared in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as the toy maker?
Benny Hill
37. Who was Formula 1 world motor racing champion in 1962 and 1968?
Graham Hill
38. Which singer had a flowery number two hit in 1967?
Vince Hill
39. Who invented the adhesive postage stamp?
Roland Hill
40. Who took over from Kenneth Wolstenholme as presenter on BBC TV’s Match Of The Day?
Jimmy Hill

Round Nine - Connections
41. What is the name of Elvis Presley’s daughter?
Lisa Marie
42. Madonna topped the British singles chart with which Don Mclean song?
American Pie
43. Set during the Second World War, which 1990 film starred Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz and Tate Donovan?
Memphis Belle
44. What was the title of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s first top ten hit in the UK singles chart?
Enola Gay
45. What is the connection?
Famous Aircraft

Round Ten - Around The World
46. Land of ‘The Free’?
U S A
47. Land of the ‘Long White Cloud’?
New Zealand
48. Land of ‘Mystery’?
India
49. Land of ‘Opportunity’?
Canada
50. Land of ‘Dance’?
Cuba 

Round One - General Ignorance
1. Born in 1912 which singer had a UK Number One hit in 1958 with ‘Magic Moments’?
Perry Como
2. Which Oueen of England was beheaded on Tower Hill in 1536?
Anne Boleyn
3. Which English footballing hero won the first of his 108 caps in 1962?
Bobby Moore
4. In 1927, Norma Talmadge became the first celebrity to take part in an impressive Hollywood tradition. What was she required to do?
Preserve her hands and foot prints in cement outside Mann’s Chinese Theatre
5. Name the organiser of the world’s first package holiday, which set in 1861?
Thomas Cook

Round Two - Wimbledon
6. What is the name given to the electronic line judge at Wimbledon?
Cyclops
7. Which tennis player was runner up in the mens singles final at Wimbledon in both 2000 and 2001?
Pat Rafter
8. Since WWII, who has won the most consecutive singles titles at Wimbledon?
Martina Navratilova
9. Who was the first to break Fred Perry’s record of 3 consecutive Mens Wimbledon Titles?
Bjorn Borg
10. Which British tennis player’s greatest achievement was, arguably, to marry Chris Evert?
John Lloyd
Spare - In April 2003, who became the oldest man to be rated number one in the World Tennis Association rankings at the age of 33?
Andre Agassi

Round Three - Is The Chemist Open?
11. An Antipyretic drug is used to treat what?
Fever
12. Which vitamin would you need if you were suffering from Blood Clotting Disorder?
Vitamin K
13. True or False - in medieval England, if you broke your leg you would call out the local carpenter?
False - you would call out the Blacksmith!
14. Which type of drug would you require to treat an allergy?
Antihistamine
15. What would you be doing if you suffered from Nocturnal Enuresis?
Bed Wetting

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 - Wizards
21. What was the name of King Arthur’s Wizzard?
Merlin
22. Who was nicknamed ‘The Welsh Wizzard’?
Lloyd George
23. Which film wizard was played by Frank Morgan?
Wizard of Oz
24. Who formed the pop group Wizard?
Roy Wood
25. Who was nicknamed ‘The Wizard Of Dribble’?
Sir Stanley Matthews

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

Round Seven - Sporting Chance
31. Which country had a goalkeeper named Mustapha Kamel at the 1934 World Cup Finals?
Egypt
32. What was the name the last player from outside the British Isles to reach the final of snookers World Championship?
Cliff Thorburn - first snooker player to score a maximum 147 break in a televised snooker match
33. Who was the first overseas player to captain a team to victory in the FA Cup Final?
Eric Cantona
34. Who carried the Union Jack at the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympics?
Steve Redgrave
35. Who was the first left-arm bowler to take 400 Test Wickets?
Wasim Akram  

Round Eight - Animal Kingdom
36. What colour head does a male Mallard usually have?
Green
37. What type of animal is a Suffolk Punch?
Horse
38. Of which family of fish is the mackerel a member?
Tuna
39. Spectacled, Brown, Cinnamon and Kodiak are all types of what animal?
Bear
40. How do Ants recognise each other?
By Smell

Round Nine - Connections
41. Anthony Hopkins won an Oscar in 1991, what was the name of the character he portrayed?
HANNIBAL Lecter
42. Which Humphrey Bogart film featured a character called Charlie Allnut?
The AFRICAN Queen
43. Which song was a number 1 hit for Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder in 1982?
Ebony and IVORY
44. What alternative name is given to the Sepoy rebellion of 1857/8?
The INDIAN Mutiny
45. What is the connection?
Elephants
Spare - Which Emmerdale Farm character died after accidentally shooting himself with his own shotgun?
Jackie MERRICK (John Merrick was known as the Elephant Man)

Round Ten - Celebrity True or False
46. Eddie Murphy once had to remove two pounds of jewellery to get through an airport metal detector?
TRUE
47. Sheena Easton has two very fat thumbs which means her coats have to buttoned up by someone else?
FALSE
48. Valerie Singleton was caught by an airship sunbathing topless on the secluded balcony of her flat?
TRUE
49. Alfred Hitchcock loved train timetables so much that he used to memorise them?
TRUE
50. Sammy Davis Jnr was blinded during a fight with Frank Sinatra when Sinatra thrust a biro into his eye?
FALSE

Tiebreaker - Largest number of custard pies thrown in one film sequence?
300 in Laurel & Hardy’s Battle Of The Century