Quiz seven …. week beginning 4 May
Round one …… Pot Luck
1 With which sport was Jack Dempsey associated with?
Boxing
2 What name was given to the girlfriend of an American gangster?
Moll
3 What is the Capital of Canada?
Ottawa
4 What type of bird is an eider?
Duck
5 In 1999 Prince Edward was created Earl of where?
Wessex
6 Lady Godiva was said to have ridden naked through which town?
Coventry
7 What sort of drink is Marsala, cognac or wine?
Wine
8 Which number do the letters MD represent in Roman numerals, 1050 or 1500?
1500
9 Who wrote the novel ‘ Gullivers Travels’?
Jonathan Swift
10 Which of these colours is one of the colours of the Olympic rings, white purple, green or brown?
Green
Round two ….. Around the world
1 Which tree appears on the flag of Lebanon, a cedar tree or pine tree?
Cedar Tree
2 In which country was ‘Hamlet’ set?
Denmark
3 In which county is Chatsworth House?
Derbyshire
4 In which ocean would you find the Java Trench, the Indian or Pacific?
Indian
5 In which country is Casablanca?
Morocco
6 Where would you find the ruins of Carthage, Tunisia or Jordan?
Tunisia
7 Which river runs through the Grand Canyon?
Colorado
8 In which country would you find the Mountains of Mourne?
Northern Ireland
9 Minsk is the capital of which country, Lithuania or Belarus?
Belarus
10 With is furthest west, Basildon or Tiptree?
Basildon
Round three ……. T/V and film
1 Who starred in the film ‘The Hustler’?
Paul Newman
2 Who plays the Commissioner in ‘Death in Paradise’?
Don Warrington
3 Who co-starred with Julia Roberts in the film ‘Notting Hill’?
Hugh Grant
4 What was the name of the camp host in ‘Hi De Hi’?
Ted Bovis
5 What was Ruth Rendells CI Wexford’s christian name, Reg or Simon?
Reg
6 What was the characters name played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1997 film ‘Titanic’?
Jack Dawson
7 What was the colour of Mr Spock’s blood in Star Trek?
Green
8 In the childrens programme, Rag, Tag and Bobtail, which one was the hedgehog?
Rag
9 In which year was the film ‘Jaws’ released, 1970, 1975 or 1980?
1975
10 Who was the long suffering Liverpudlian lorry driver in Only Fools and horses?
Denzil
Round four …. Yet more pot luck! (It’s better than sport?)
1 Which organ in the body is associated with the word Hapatic?
The Liver
2 Who was the Greek god of love?
Eros
3 From which station in London would you depart from to get to Liverpool?
Euston
4 Which is the longest instrument, the bassoon or clarinet?
Bassoon
5 Who was Britains last PM of the 1960’s?
Harold Wilson
6 What three colours are on the Australian flag?
Red, white and blue
7 What type of animal is found in a dish of ‘Bombay duck’?
Fish
8 How many sides does a hexagon have?
Seven
9 When was the GLC formed, 1955, 1960 or 1965?
1965
10 On what sort of tree are dates found?
Palm trees