Category: Quiz

Quiz number 10 … week beginning 25 May

1 In the film Shrek, who voiced the part of Shrek?

2 In what year was Cilla Black born?

3 How long is the Suez Canal?

                    40 miles                  120 miles                150 miles

4 In what year was Selfridge & Co founded?

                    1898                       1908                       1918

5 What item of clothing is an obi?

6 Which world river discharges the most water?

7 Which European flag has a chequerboard of red and white?

8 What is the largest country in the Caribbean?

9 Columbia has the second largest number of Spanish speakers, which country has the first?

10 In what year did a man first go into orbit?

11 Gulf Air is the flag-carryier airline of which nation?

12 In what year was the UN founded?

13 What colour of tea is ‘English Breakfast Tea?

14 In what year did London host it’s second Olympic games?

15 In what year was The Big Mac introduced to the world?

                    1958                       1963                       1968

16 What are the two main colours on the Spanish flag?

17 In golf what is a “toe”?

18 What year did Tony Blair become Prime Minister?

19 By what nickname is Elle Macpherson known?

20 What colour is the inside of a coconut?

21 What is the major religion of India?

22 How long did the Industrial Revolution last?

20 years                                     50 years                                     70 years      

23 The M40 runs from London to which other city?

24 Which London palace has a maze?

25 How many Oscars has Tom Cruise won?

26 Which UK monarch was the first to be photographed?

27 What was the name of the celtic tribe in Scotland?

28 Name one of the two landlocked countries in South America?

29 What year did the Wall Street Crash occur?

30 By which Scotish Islands is Scarpa Flow?

31 Which country did footballer Eusabio play for?

32 What year did Lord Lucan disappear?

33 How many locks are there on the Suez Canal?

34 What city in the UK is known as the Athens of the North?

35 Where did Billy Butlin open his first holiday camp?

Skegness                                    Minehead                          Bognor Regis

36 Where did Christopher Columbus come from?

37 When did Bjorn Borg win his last Wimbledon title?

          1976                                 1980                                 1984

38 What was the Rolling Stones first top 20 hit?

39 With which sport do you associate Graeme Dott?

40 What was the name of Clive Sinclairs electric trike?

THAT’S ALL FOLKS!

Quiz nine ….. week beginning 18 May

Round one ……. Around the world

1 Where were the 2004 Olympic games held?

Athens

2 What is the oldest and largest city in Australia?

Sydney

3 After Asia which is the second largest continent?

Africa

4 In which country would you find the capital Ankara?

 Turkey

5 In which country is Luxor airport?

Egypt

6 The Great Barrier Reef is situated off which Australian State?

Queensland

7 On which continent is Swahili spoken?

 Africa

8 In which US state is Dallas?

Texas

9 Where is the Elephant House Cafe where J K Rowling is said to have written most of the Harry Potter books?

Edinburgh

10 In which London Royal Park features an open air theatre that is home  to the New Shakespeare Company?

Regents Park

Round Two ….. Through the decades (there are ‘repeats’)

1 In which decade was Margaret Thatcher born?

1920’s (1925)

2 In which decade did India get it’s independence from Britain?

1940’s (1947)

3 In which decade did the original Dr Finlay’s casebook appear?

 1960’s (1962)

4 In which decade did books first appear on CD Rom’s?

 1990’s

5 In which decade was Eva Cassidy born?

1960’s (1963)

6 In which decade did the Pony Express last run, 1860’s or 1920’s?

1860’s (1861)

7 In which decade did Cher celebrate her 60th birthday?

2000’s (2006)

8 In which decade was Stanley Baldwin Prime Minister?

 1930’s (1933)

9 The Olmpics were held in Paris …. ‘Chariots of Fire Connection’?

 1920’s (1924)

10 Roger Bannister ran the first 4 minute mile?

 1950’s (1954)

Round three ……. Music

1 ‘Dancing in the streets’ is based on which Detroit record label?

Motown

2 What is the surname of all the ‘Corrs’?

Corr

3 In which decade did Wet Wet Wet sing ‘Love is all around’?

1990’S

4 Whose third No 1 hit in the UK was ‘Oops I did it again?

Britney Spears

5 Rihanna released which song, Rude Boy or Bad Boy or Good Boy?

Rude Boy

6 In which year did Elton John have his best ever selling song, 1974 or 1997?

1997

7 Was the musical ‘Cat’ based on poems or paintings?

Poems

8 Who released the LP ‘No jacket required?

Phil Collins

9 Which music radio show started in 1942 an early participant was Arthur Askey?

Desert Island Discs

10 What was the Beatles last No1 hit?

The Ballard of John and Yoko

Round Four …… Pot Luck

1 What letter is to the right of Y on a key board?

U

2 David Cameron was MP for where, Windsor, Witney or Woking?

Witney

3 What country did the founder of the Red Cross come from?

Switzerland

4 What is the surname of the Ryanair CEO, Michael ……….. ?

O’Leary

5 Penicillin was the first what?

Antibiotic

6 In which country did the first Womens Institute open, Wales, Canada or New Zealand?

Canada

7 In which country were ambulances first used, Scotland or France?

France

8 What was Frank Sinatra’s second name?

Albert

9 What was the first name of George Harrison’s widow?

Olivia

10 What is the shape of a Pie Chart?

A circle

Quiz nine ….. week beginning 18 May

Round one ……. Around the world

1 Where were the 2004 Olympic games held?

2 What is the oldest and largest city in Australia?

3 After Asia which is the second largest continent?

4 In which country would you find the capital Ankara?

5 In which country is Luxor airport?

6 The Great Barrier Reef is situated off which Australian State?

7 On which continent is Swahili spoken?

8 In which US state is Dallas?

9 Where is the Elephant House Cafe where J K Rowling is said to have written most of the Harry Potter books?

10 In which London Royal Park features an open air theatre that is home to the New Shakespeare Company?

Round Two ….. Through the decades (there are ‘repeats’)

1 In which decade was Margaret Thatcher born?

2 In which decade did India get it’s independence from Britain?

3 In which decade did the original Dr Finlay’s casebook appear?

4 In which decade did books first appear on CD Rom’s?

5 In which decade was Eva Cassidy born?

6 In which decade did the Pony Express last run, 1860’s or 1920’s?

7 In which decade did Cher celebrate her 60th birthday?

8 In which decade was Stanley Baldwin Prime Minister?

9 The Olmpics were held in Paris …. ‘Chariots of Fire Connection’?

10 Roger Bannister ran the first 4 minute mile?

Round three ……. Music

1 ‘Dancing in the streets’ is based on which Detroit record label?

2 What is the surname of all the ‘Corrs’?

3 In which decade did Wet Wet Wet sing ‘Love is all around’?

4 Whose third No 1 hit in the UK was ‘Oops I did it again?

5 Rihanna released which song, Rude Boy or Bad Boy or Good Boy?

6 In which year did Elton John have his best ever selling song, 1974 or 1997?

7 Was the musical ‘Cat’ based on poems or paintings?

8 Who released the LP ‘No jacket required?

9 Which music radio show started in 1942 an early participant was Arthur Askey?

10 What was the Beatles last No1 hit?

Round Four …… Pot Luck

1 What letter is to the right of Y on a key board?

2 David Cameron was MP for where, Windsor, Witney or Woking?

3 What country did the founder of the Red Cross come from?

4 What is the surname of the Ryanair CEO, Michael ……….. ?

5 Penicillin was the first what?

6 In which country did the first Womens Institute open, Wales, Canada or New Zealand?

7 In which country were ambulances first used, Scotland or France?

8 What was Frank Sinatra’s second name?

9 What was the first name of George Harrison’s widow?

10 What is the shape of a Pie Chart?

Quiz eight … week beginning 11 May

Round one ………….. Pot Luck

1 How many sides did an old threepenny bit have?

                                                       12

2 In what year was the Suez crisis?

                                                     1956

3 Which is the first country in Europe alphabetically?

                                                   Albania

4 What appeared on UK roads for the first time in 1914?

                                                 White lines

5 Who had Britains first Eurovision win?

                                              Sandie Shaw

6 How many tarot cards are there?

                                                      78

7 Who said ‘Most Britains have never had it so good’?

                                            Harold McMillan

8 How many tentacles does a squid have?

                         It has TWO tentacles and eight arms

9 In monopoly, how much money do players start with?

                                                 £1500

10 In what year were the Olympic games held in Berlin?

                                                  1936

Round two ………. Food and Drink

1 Rakia is what type of drink?

                                     Fruit brandy

2 From what is the chinese staple Hoi-sauce made?

                                        Soya

3 What are the main ingredients of sag aloo?

                              Potato and spinach

4 Which chain of chicken restaurents was founded in South Africa in 1987?

                                        Nandos

5 If bread is left to ‘prove’ what does it do?

                                          Rise

6 Passata is pureed what?

                                        Tomatoes

7 What herb is usually used in pesto sauce?

                                            Basil

8 What spice is used in a whiskey sling?

                                          Nutmeg

9 When would antipasto be served?

                                        Before a meal

10 What is chanterelle?

                                        Mushroom

Round three ………….. Around the world

1 In which county is Carlisle Castle in?

                                        Cumbria

2 Which is furthest north, Egypt or the Phillippines?

                                          Egypt

3 What is the official language of Uganda?

                                         English

4 San Marino is completely surrounded by what other country?

                                            Italy

5 Fiji is considered to be part of what continent?

                                        Australasia

6 The WW1 Battle of Ypres  took place in which country?

                                         Belguim

7 What is the capital of Hungary?

                                        Budapest

8 Which country lies immediately to the east of Iraq?

                                           Iran

9 Corona beer comes from which country?

                                        Mexico

10 What type of venue is the Liverpool  Empire?

                                          A theatre

Round four ………………..  T/V and film

1 Who played Sam in the T/V comedy series ‘Cheers’?

                                        Ted Danson

2 How many ‘Roads to …’  films were made?

                                           Seven

3 ‘Just one more thing’ was the catchphrase of which detective?

                                          Columbo

4 In ‘Rising damp’ what was the name of Rigsby’s cat?

                                             Vienna

5 Which was the first ‘Carry On’ film?

                                     Carry on Sergeant

6 What was the name of the school in ‘Please sir’?

                                     Fenn Street School

7 In which year did  ITV start broadcasting?

                                               1955

8 Which comedy series married David Jason and Gwen Taylor?

                                        A bit of a do

9 In which city was Taggart set?

                                        Glasgow

10 Where did ‘The Munsters’ keep their telephone?

                                        In a coffin

Quiz eight week beginning 11 May

Round one ………….. Pot Luck

1 How many sides did an old threepenny bit have?

2 In what year was the Suez crisis?

3 Which is the first country in Europe alphabetically?

4 What appeared on UK roads for the first time in 1914?

5 Who had Britains first Eurovision win?

6 How many tarot cards are there?

7 Who said ‘Most Britains have never had it so good’?

8 How many tentacles does a squid have?

9 In monopoly, how much money do players start with?

10 In what year were the Olympic games held in Berlin?

Round two ………. Food and Drink

1 Rakia is what type of drink?

2 From what is the chinese staple Hoi-sauce made?

3 What nationality is the lager giant Grolsch?

4 Which chain of chicken restaurents was founded in South Africa in 1987?

5 If bread is left to ‘prove’ what does it do?

6 Passata is pureed what?

7 What herb is usually used in pesto sauce?

8 What spice is used in a whisky sling?

9 When would antipasto be served?

10 What is chanterelle?

Round three ………….. Around the world

1 In which county is Carlisle Castle?

2 Which is furthest north, Egypt or the Phillippines?

3 What is the official language of Uganda?

4 San Marino is completely surrounded by what other country?

5 Fiji is considered to be part of which continent?

6 The WW1 Battle of Ypres  took place in which country?

7 What is the capital of Hungary?

8 Which country lies immediately east of Iraq?

9 Corona beer comes from which country?

10 What type of venue is the Liverpool  Empire?

Round four ………………..  T/V and film

1 Who played Sam in the T/V comedy series ‘Cheers’?

2 How many ‘Roads to …’     films were made?

3 ‘Just one more thing’ was the catchphrase of which detective?

4 In ‘Rising damp’ what was the name of Rigsby’s cat?

5 Which was the first ‘Carry On’ film?

6 What was the name of the school in ‘Please sir’?

7 In which year did  ITV start broadcasting?

8 Which comedy series married David Jason and Gwen Taylor?

9 In which city was Taggart  set?

10 Where did ‘The Munsters’ keep their telephone?

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

Quiz seven …. week beginning 4 May

Round one …… Pot Luck

1 With which sport was Jack Dempsey associated with?

2 What name was given to the girlfriend of an American gangster?

3 What is the Capital of Canada?

4 What type of bird is an eider?

5 In 1999 Prince Edward was created Earl of where?

6 Lady Godiva was said to have ridden naked through which town?

7 What sort of drink is Marsala, cognac or wine?

8 Which number do the letters MD represent in Roman numerals, 1050 or 1500?

9 Who wrote the novel ‘ Gullivers Travels’?

10 Which of these colours is one of the colours of the Olympic rings, white purple, green or brown?

Round two ….. Around the world

1 Which tree appears on the flag of Lebanon, a cedar tree or pine tree?

2 In which country was ‘Hamlet’ set?

3 In which county is Chatsworth House?

4 In which ocean would you find the Java Trench, the Indian or Pacific?

5 In which country is Casablanca?

6 Where would you find the ruins of Carthage, Tunisia or Jordan?

7 Which river runs through the Grand Canyon?

8 In which country would you find the Mountains of Mourne?

9 Minsk is the capital of which country, Lithuania or Belarus?

10 With is furthest west, Basildon or Tiptree?

Round three ……. T/V and film

1 Who starred in the film ‘The Hustler’?

2 Who plays the Commissioner in ‘Death in Paradise’?

3 Who co-starred with Julia Roberts in the film ‘Notting Hill’?

4 What was the name of the camp host in ‘Hi De Hi’?

5 What was Ruth Rendells CI Wexford’s christian name, Reg or Simon?

6 What was the characters name played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1997 film ‘Titanic’?

7 What was the colour of Mr Spock’s blood in Star Trek?

8 In the childrens programme, Rag, Tag and Bobtail, which one was the hedgehog?

9 In which year was the film ‘Jaws’ released, 1970, 1975 or 1980?

10 Who was the long suffering Liverpudlian lorry driver in Only Fools and horses?

Round four …. Yet more pot luck! (It’s better than sport?)

1 Which organ in the body is associated with the word Hapatic?

2 Who was the Greek god of love?

3 From which station in London would you depart from to get to Liverpool?

4 Which is the longest instrument, the bassoon or clarinet?

5 Who was Britains last PM of the 1960’s?

6 What three colours are on the Australian flag?

7 What type of animal is found in a dish of ‘Bombay duck’?

8 How many sides does a hexagon have?

9 When was the GLC formed, 1955, 1960 or 1965?

10 On what sort of tree are dates found?

Quiz six … week beginning 27 April

Round one ……. Around Britain

1 Arthurs Seat provides panoramic views of which British city?
Edinburgh

2 Which London concert venue was opened by Queen Victorai in 1871?
The Royal Albert Hall

3 In which city were the bands The Stone Roses and The Smiths formed?
Manchester

4 Where would you find Britains only natural thermal spa?
Bath

5 What’s the name of the waterway that divides the Isle of Wight from England?
The Solent

6 Where in Cornwall is the most southerly point of the UK?
Lizard Point

7 Where in London was the original Poets Corner?
Westminster Abbey

8 Which is furthest north Hoddesdon or Clacton?
Clacton

9 What is the area around Stoke on Trent known as?
The Potteries

10 How many square miles is the City of London?
One

Round two ………. Pot luck

1 What is the term in cricket where no runs are scored in an over?
A maiden

2 Which Turner Prize-winning artist has an alter ego called Claire?
Grayson Perry

3 What is the name of the hats worn by guards at Buckingham Palace?
Bearskins

4 Which childrens author wrote the screenplay of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
Roald Dahl

5 Which animal is it considered lucky to refer to before saying anything else on the first day of the month?
Rabbits (white rabbits said three times)

6 The name of which sauce is the same as the first two letters of all postcodes in Hemel Hempstead?
HP

7 What is the name of the pouch worn by scotsmen in front of their kilts?
Sporran

8 Where were the 1984 Olympic Games held?
Los Angeles

9 How many notes are there in an Octave?
Eight

10 What is the outer layer of skin called?
Epidermis

Round three …….. T/V

1 Who hosted the popular game show Blockbusters?
Bob Holness

2 Who played Lord Melchett in the comedy series Blackadder ll?
Stephen Fry

3 Which 1980’s police drama starred William Shatner?
T J Hooker

4 What was the name of Super Ted’s sidekick?
Spotty

5 Which super hero was Diana Prince better known as?
Wonder Woman

6 Which childrens series featured Spectrum and Colonel White?
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

7 Which show ended ruefully ‘Bye Bye, everybody, bye bye?
Sooty

8 What was the registration number of Lady Penelope’s Rolls Royce?
FAB 1

9 In ‘my friend Flicka’ who or what was Flicka?
A horse

10 In which Australian city is ‘Neighbours’ set?
Melbourne

Round four ……… sport (sorry!)

1 Which county cricket team was captained by Grahame Gooch?
Essex

2 In which sport did Maria Bueno excel?
Tennis

3 In which sport is the Webber Cup played for between Europe and the USA?
Tenpin Bowling

4 Which country did boxer Lennox Lewis represent at the Olympics?
Canada

5 Who are presently top of English football’s Championship League?
Leeds United

6 Who became a world snooker champion wearing ’upside-down’ glasses?
Dennis Taylor

7 In golf, which Sandy won the 1988 US Masters?
Lyle

8 Who fought back from cancer to win the Grand National?
Bob Champion

9 Which country does motor racings Nelson Piquet hail from?
Brazil

10 In which sport did Tessa Sanderson compete in?
The javelin

Quiz six … week beginning 27 April

Round one ……. Around Britain

1 Arthurs Seat provides panoramic views of which British city?

2 Which London concert venue was opened by Queen Victorai in 1871?

3 In which city were the bands The Stone Roses and The Smiths formed?

4 Where would you find Britains only natural thermal spa?

5 What’s the name of the waterway that divides the Isle of Wight from England?

6 Where in Cornwall is the most southerly point of the UK?

7 Where in London was the original Poets Corner?

8 Which is furthest north Hoddesdon or Clacton?

9 What is the area around Stoke on Trent known as?

10 How many square miles is the City of London?

Round two ………. Pot luck

1 What is the term in cricket where no runs are scored in an over?

2 Which Turner Prize-winning artist has an alter ego called Claire?

3 What is the name of the hats worn by guards at Buckingham Palace?

4 Which childrens author wrote the screenplay of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?

5 Which animal is it considered lucky to refer to before saying anything else on the first day of the month?

6 The name of which sauce is the same as the first two letters of all postcodes in Hemel Hempstead?

7 What is the name of the pouch worn by scotsmen in front of their kilts?

8 Where were the 1984 Olympic Games held?

9 How many notes are there in an Octave?

10 What is the outer layer of skin called?

Round three …….. T/V

1 Who hosted the popular game show Blockbusters?

2 Who played Lord Melchett in the comedy series Blackadder ll?

3 Which 1980’s police drama starred William Shatner?

4 What was the name of Super Ted’s sidekick?

5 Which super hero was Diana Prince better known as?

6 Which childrens series featured Spectrum and Colonel White?

7 Which show ended ruefully ‘Bye Bye, everybody, bye bye?

8 What was the registration number of Lady Penelope’s Rolls Royce?

9 In ‘my friend Flicka’ who or what was Flicka?

10 In which Australian city is ‘Neighbours’ set?

Round four ……… sport (sorry!)

1 Which county cricket team was captained by Grahame Gooch?

2 In which sport did Maria Bueno excel?

3 In which sport is the Webber Cup played for between Europe and the USA?

4 Which country did boxer Lennox Lewis represent at the Olympics?

5 Who are presently top of English football’s Championship League?

6 Who became a world snooker champion wearing ’upside-down’ glasses?

7 In golf, which Sandy won the 1988 US Masters?

8 Who fought back from cancer to win the Grand National?

9 Which country does motor racings Nelson Piquet hail from?

10 In which sport did Tessa Sanderson compete in?