Quiz week three commencing 6 April
Round One ….. Pot luck
1 How many aircraft feature in a Red Arrow Display?
Nine
2 What is the most common pub name in Britain?
The Red Lion
3 On which night of the year would you eat parkin, a molasses-rich gingerbread from Yorkshire?
Guy Fawkes night
4 Which department store has the slogan ‘ Never knowingly undersold?
John Lewis
5 What is the distinctly British pastime of campanology?
Bell ringing
6 What is the name for a small British village without a church?
A Hamlet
7 Place the following British titles in order of seniority (low to high)
Viscount Earl Duke8 When a scout says dyb, dyb, dyb, what does dyb mean?
Do your best
Round two ….. Sport
1 Who scored the winning drop goal in the 2003 Rugby world cup final?
Jonny Wilkinson
2 Which football team plays at ‘The Stadium of Light’?
Sunderland
3 In basketball, a shot made outside the arc is worth how many points?
Three
4 What are four consecutive strikes in tenpin bowling known as?
A four bagger
5 In darts what is the maximum check out score?
170
6 In speedway racing how many laps of a track does a race consist of?
4
7 Is an own goal allowed for in the rules of hockey?
Yes
8 In which country is this years Ryder Cup due to be held?
USA
Round three ….. Around Britain
1 The skyscraper at 32 London Bridge, London is known as what?
The Shard
2 Which popular seaside resort is referred as London-by-the-Sea?
Brighton
3 In which county is the PM’s country residence ‘Chequers’?
Buckinghampshire
4 Which is Englands largest National Park?
The Lake District
5 Which UK seaside town has 3 piers one of which houses a Venetian Carousel?
Blackpool
6 Which Scotish castle affords a location for spotting the Loch Ness Monster?
Urquhart
7 From which British city did the 2014 Tour de France start?
Leeds
8 Where would you be if your geographical coordinates were 0 Longitude and 51 Latitude?
Greenwich
Round four ….. T/V and film
1 Which British sitcom stars Tamsin Greig, Simon Bird and Paul Ritter?
Friday night dinner
2 In which North East City was ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ set?
Newcastle
3 Name one of the worlds top three watched films in 2019.
Avengers, end game The LIon King Frozen 2
Give yourself a point because these are the most watched films of 20194 Which superhero works at the Daily Bugle
Spiderman
5 The plot of which James Bond film features a stolen Faberge egg?
Octopussy
6 Which US singer played Von Ryan in ‘Von Ryans Express’?
Frank Sinatra
7 Where were the characters in ‘Porridge’ kept?
Slade Prison
8 Who was told ‘it aint half hot’ in a 1980’s sitcom?
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