tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68827310626631729012024-03-15T18:09:57.423-07:00BOOK OF KNOWLEDGERamjosefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565329701912027202noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882731062663172901.post-58536318444109393072009-06-21T18:47:00.000-07:002009-06-21T21:37:13.669-07:00replyquiztimeuk wrote on May 28<br />1 What was the last ruling dynasty of China?Manchu or Qing ('Ching'). <br />2 The Isle of Man belonged to which two countries before it came under UK administration in 1765? Norway & Scotland. <br />3 What name meaning 'achievement of universal peace' is given to the reign of Emperor Akihito?<br />4 How did the former Princess Alix of of Hessen meet her death?<br />5 Who did not seek re-election as Austrian President in 1991 after revelations about his activities in WWII?<br />6 Who was the first President of Israel?<br />7 How many days after Waterloo did Napoleon resign?<br />8 Which governor of Sumatra was responsible for the founding of Singapore?<br />9 What did the Rarotonga Treaty secure in 1987?<br />10 What does Rasputin mean, as a name given to Grigory Efimovich?<br />11 Where were all but six French kings crowned?<br />12 Which country had a secret police force called the securitate which was replaced in 1990?<br />13 Which President Roosevelt was Republican?<br />14 What name was given to the incorporation of Austria into the Third Reich?<br />15 What did Haile Selassie's title Ras Tafari mean?<br /><br /><br />1 Manchu or Qing ('Ching'). <br />2 Norway & Scotland. <br />3 Heisei. <br />4 Shot with her husband Tsar Nicholas II. <br />5 Kurt Waldheim. <br />6 Chaim Weizmann. <br />7 four. <br />8 Thomas Stanford Raffles. <br />9 Nuclear-free South Pacific. <br />10 Dissolute.<br />11 Reims. <br />12 Romania. <br />13 Theodore. <br />14 Anschluss. <br />15 Lion of Judan.<br /> <br /><br /> replyquiztimeuk wrote on May 28<br />1 Who was Nazi minister of eastern occupied territories from '41-44?<br />2 Who was secretary of state to Kennedy and Johnson?<br />3 Who was the first president of an independent Mozambique?<br />4 In which country was the Rosetta Stone found in in 1799?<br />5 What name was given to the socialist movement which carried out the Nicaraguan Revolution?<br />6 Which Conference drew up the United Nations Charter?<br />7 Where was the explosive Semtex manufactured?<br />8 Which city has the oldest university in the world?<br />9 Who succeeded Ian Smith as Prime Minister of Rhodesia which then became known as Zimbabwe?<br />10 Where was the first Marxist state in Africa created?<br />11 Where was the Maoist guerrilla group Sendero Luminoso active in the 80s?<br />12 Who became New Zealand PM in December 1997?<br />13 Who was joint secretary general of the ANC with Mandela in 1964?<br />14 Who were the first three states to break away from Yugoslavia in '91?<br />15 Where did the Hundred Flowers Movement encourage government criticism in the 50s? <br /><br /><br />1. Alfred Rosenberg. <br />2. Dean Rusk. <br />3. Samora Machel. <br />4. Egypt.<br />5. Sandanista. <br />6. San Francisco Conference. <br />7. Czechoslovakia. <br />8. (ElAzhar). <br />9. Bishop Abel Muzorewa. <br />10. Congo. <br />11. Peru. <br />12. Jenny Shipley. <br />13. Walter Sisulu. <br />14. Slovenia, Macedonia & Croatia. <br />15 China<br /> <br /><br /> replyquiztimeuk wrote on May 28<br /><br />1. What is the total number of Oscars won by Errol Flynn, Peter Gushing and Richard Burton?<br />2. Who once had her name changed to Frances Dean by Goldwyn?<br />3. Who is mentioned by name in A1 Stewart's song The Year of the Cat?<br />4. Which Bond film did Sean Connery make prior to Hitchcock's Marnie?<br />5. Eric Porter played Soames on TV but who played Soames in That Forsyte Woman<br />6. Which was the first US studio Richard Burton worked for?<br />7. Who is known in Italy as 'II Brutto'?<br />8. Who changed Bernie for Tony in his first film Criss Cross?<br />9. Bette Midler recreated whose 30s role in Stella?<br />10. Which screen great did Martin Landau play in Ed Wood?<br />11. Who was lent to Columbia by MGM for Cover Girl?<br />12. Sean Ferrer was the son of which Hollywood Oscar winner?<br />13. Whose first Oscar was for playing Terry Malloy in a 50s classic?<br />14. Who was the mother of actress Isabella Rosseilini?<br />15. Whose pin up was pinned to the atomic bomb dropped on Bikini?<br /><br /><br />1 None. <br />2 Betty Grable. <br />3 Peter Lorre. <br />4 Goldfinger. <br />5 Errol Flynn. <br />6 20th Century Fox. <br />7 Charles Branson. <br />8 Tony Curtis. <br />9 Barbara Stanwyck's. <br />I0 Bela Lugosi. <br />II Gene Kelly. <br />12 Audrey Hepburn. <br />13 Marlon Brando. <br />14 Ingrid Bergman. <br />15 Rita Hayworth. <br /> <br /><br /> replyquiztimeuk wrote on May 28<br /><br />1. What was Hitchcock's first Hollywood film?<br />2. Who was the first performer to win an Oscar for a performance entirely in a foreign language?<br />3. What was Abbot and Costello's first feature film?<br />4. Who played Sean Connery's son in Family Business?<br />5. Who was the first actor ever to refuse an Oscar?<br />6. Who was the first British born British actress of British parents to win an Oscar?<br />7. What was the name of Marlene Dietrich in The Blue Angel?<br />8. Whose death in 1942 spurred Clark Gable to join the US Air Corps?<br />9. Whose first film was Campus Sweethearts with Rudy Vallee?<br />10. Which author did Olivia de Havilland play in Devotion?<br />11. How old was Debbie Reynolds when she made Singin' in the Rain?<br />12. What was the first film which teamed Gene Kelly with Frank Sinatra?<br />13. In which film did Bob Hope find his theme tune?<br />14. In which 1949 film were Rogers and Astaire reunited after a 10 year break?<br />15. In which film did Chaplin make his screen debut, in 1914?<br />1. Rebecca. <br />2. Sophia Loren. <br />3. One Night in the Tropics. <br />4. Dustin Hoffman. <br />5. 2O George C Scott. <br />6. Julie Andrews. <br />7. Lola-Lola. <br />8. His wife Carole Lombard. <br />9. Ginger Rogers. <br />10. Charlotte Bronte. <br />11. Twenty. <br />12. Anchors Aweigh. <br />13. The Big Broadcast. <br />14. The Barkleys of Broadway. <br />15. Making A Living.<br /><br />Round One - General Ignorance<br />1. Scheduled for its start in 1964, what TV event had to be postponed because of power failure?<br />Opening of BBC2<br />2. Who wrote the first modern detective story, The Murders in the Rue Morgue' published in 1841?<br />Edgar Allan Poe<br />3. Who played the title role in Woody Allen's film 'Annie Hall' released in 1977?<br />Diane Keaton<br />4. Which armless statue was discovered by a peasant on the Aegean island of Melos?<br />The Venus de Milo<br />5. Born in 1957, which legendary horse won the Cheltenham Gold Cup three times?<br />Arkle<br /><br />Round Two - Sporting Chance<br />6. Which Olympic events have a course of one mile, 427 yards?<br />Rowing events<br />7. After how many points do players change service in table tennis?<br />Five<br />8. In which sport could you see a flying camel?<br />Ice Skating<br />9. Which player stands on the mound in the middle of the diamond in baseball?<br />The Pitcher<br />10. In which sport would you find a 'kissing button'?<br />Archery - on a bowstring<br /><br />Round Three - Metal Work<br />11. What is the Earth's most abundant metal? <br />Aluminium<br />12. Which metal is obtained from the minerals haematite and magnetite? <br />Iron<br />13. What is the lightest (least dense) metal? <br />Lithium<br />14. Which metal is obtained from the mineral cinnabar? <br />Mercury<br />15. Which metal is obtained from the mineral galena? <br />Lead<br /><br />Round Four - F-Words<br />Which F-Word can be...<br />16. Floating wreckage at sea? <br />Flotsam<br />17. Small deer with white spotted reddish brown summer coat? <br />Fallow<br />18. Former Royal coat of arms of France? <br />Fleur-de-lis<br />19. A narrow crack or split? <br />Fissure<br />20. Seasoned smoked sausage? <br />Frankfurter<br /><br />Round Five - Doctor Who?<br />21. In Doctor Who, what was the name of the leader of the Daleks?<br />Davros<br />22. The Scandanavian pop group Aqua had a hit single about which doctor?<br />Doctor Jones<br />23. Who wrote the novel about Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde?<br />Robert Louis Stevenson<br />24. Who had a eighties hit with the song 'Doctor Doctor'?<br />Thompson Twins<br />25. Which number is referred to as 'doctors orders' in bingo?<br />Nine<br />Spare - Which cult TV show featured the character of Doctor Jacobi?<br />Twin Peaks<br />Spare - In chronological order, who was the fourth actor to play Doctor Who in the famous TV series?<br />Tom Baker<br /><br />Round Six - Call My Bluff<br />26. CROVEY - it's Yoof Slang for a) someone who tries too hard to be cool, b) Hopelessly unfashionable, c) a swot, or d) really cool?<br />27. GOSSOON - is it a) An idiot, b) a boy-servant, c) A type of cloth or d) an dialect word for gooseberry?<br />28. RAMMY - Scottish - is it a) another word for randy, b) a small drink, like a nip, c) a free-for-all fight, or d) a narrow passage between two rows of houses?<br />29. OBANG - is it a) a brand of Irish fireworks, b) A Japanese coin, c) a hardwood tree from the Congo, or d) A Chinese board game?<br />30. MILSEY - again is Scots dialect for a) a milk-strainer, b) homosexual, c) misty or d) a young salmon?<br />ANS = D / B / C / B / A<br /><br />Round Seven - Telly Addicts<br />31. Which two men co-ran the Woolpack in Emmerdale Farm during the 70's & 80's<br />Amos Brearley and Henry "Mr" Wilkes<br />32. In which Cartoon series has an Evil Character called 'The Hooded Claw' + 1 Point for his Alter Ego<br />The Perils of Penelope Pitstop / Sylvester Sneekly<br />33. In which TV series did Stephanie Cole play the aging character 'Diana Trent'<br />Waiting for God<br />34. Name Rita's 4 Different Surnames in Coronation Street<br />Bates / Littlewood / Fairclough / Sullivan<br />35. Who wrote the Stories in the TV series 'Tales of the Unexpected'<br />Roald Dahl<br /><br />Round Eight - Snookered<br />36. Born in 1957, this player has won the World Championship six times, currently ranked 13th, won the World Trick shot competition in 1994, 96 & 97 and first won Pot Black on TV in 1982, who is it?<br />Steve Davis<br />37. Hitting one ball first, which in turn (possibly indirectly) causes another ball to be potted is called a what?<br />Plant<br />38. Jimmy White is nicknamed the Whirlwind but which player has the nickname of the Tornado?<br />Tony Drago - from Malta<br />39. Which player beat seven times world champion Stephen Hendry 18-17 in the 2002 World Championship final?<br />Peter Ebdon<br />40. The highest possible score in a break that can be achieved without receiving penalty points is 147 but what is the highest possible score achievable in a single break?<br />155 points - happens when an opponent fouls before any balls are potted and leaves every red ball at least partially obscured by a colour. The player nominates and sinks a colour which is scored as a red, then sinks the black for a total of 8 points. He then clears the table to score the 147 points maximum, and adds that to his 8 points for a total of 155<br /><br />Round Nine - Connections<br />41. The Dewey Decimal System is used to catalogue which items?<br />BOOKS<br />42. In Doctor Who the time travelling TV programme apart from a time machine what actually is the Tardis? <br />Police BOX<br />43. What device was traditionally used to secure a babies nappy?<br />SAFETY Pin <br />44. In connection with sport what do the initials MCC stand for?<br />Marylebone CRICKET Club<br />45. What is the connection?<br />The word MATCH<br /><br />Round Ten - Newspapers<br />46. Which current Sunday newspaper used to be called the Sunday Pictorial, before it adopted its current name in 1963?<br />Sunday Mirror<br />47. The Daily Sketch was merged into which other daily newspaper in 1971? <br />Daily Mail<br />48. Which Sunday newspaper did Rupert Murdoch take over in 1969?<br />News of the World<br />49. In which year was the Sunday Sport newspaper first published, 1983, 1986, 1989, or 1992?<br />1986 <br />50. Which current daily newspaper was first published in 1978? <br />Daily Star<br />Spare - Which man bought the Mirror group newspapers in 1984? <br />Robert Maxwell<br />Spare - Newspaper cartoonist Reg Smythe, who died in 1998 aged 80, was best known for creating which working-class comic strip character?<br />Andy Capp<br />Spare - Which daily newspaper was first published on 7th October 1986?<br />The Independent<br />Spare - Which national daily paper has 'The Crusader' as its logo?<br />Daily Express<br /> Which gender-bender name did rock star Vincent Furnier adopt?<br />Alice Cooper<br />Which German prison camp did Pat Reid try to escape from?<br />Colditz<br />Which island hosts a TT Motor Cycle race in June?<br />Isle Of Man<br />What measure is used for sound or noise?<br />Decibel<br />Farouk was king of which country?<br />Egypt<br />Which county used to be divided into Ridings?<br />Yorkshire<br />Who charted with 'Virginia Plain'?<br />Roxy Music<br />Which sport is played at Sunningdale?<br />Golf<br />Who composed the '1812 Overture'?<br />Tchaikovsky<br />Which royal residence is in Norfolk?<br />Sandringham<br />By what name is Bruce Wayne also known?<br />Batman<br />Marrakesh is in which country?<br />Morocco<br />In which fair city did Molly Malone sell cockles and mussels?<br />Dublin<br />What is the official residence of the French president?<br />Elysee Palace<br />How many square inches in a square foot?<br />144<br />In which sport are there wild water - sprint - and slalom events?<br />Canoeing<br />In which month is the longest day in Britain?<br />June<br />Smack and sampan are types of what?<br />Boat<br />Which flag is raised on a ship when it is about to leave port ?<br />Blue Peter<br />What type of heavenly body is named after Edmund Halley?<br />Comet<br />Which book records debates in Parliament?<br />Hansard<br />In which part of the body is the cornea located?<br />Eye<br />Which singer was born in Rochdale and lived on the Isle of Capri?<br />Gracie Fields<br />Which film star gave her name to a life jacket?<br />Mae West <br /><br />POP QUIZ<br />Q1 : WHICH GROUP TOOK THEIR NAME FROM A 17TH CENTURY AGRICULTURALIST BEST KNOWN FOR INVENTING THE SEED DRILL?<br />A : JETHRO TULL<br />Q2: LYRICS: "LONG NIGHTS CRYING BY THE RECORD MACHINE, DREAMING OF MY CHEVY AND MY OLD BLUE JEANS"?<br />A : CROCODILE ROCK<br />Q3 : WHAT WAS THE ROLLING STONES FIRST NO 1 HIT?<br />A : ITS ALL OVER NOW<br />Q4: LYRICS: " THEY'RE GONNA PUT ME IN THE MOVIES - THEY'RE GONNA MAKE A BIG STAR OUT OF ME"?<br />A : ACT NATURALLY - BEATLES<br />Q5 : OF WHICH GROUP WERE ROGER WATERS AND RICK WRIGHT BOTH MEMBERS?<br />A : PINK FLOYD<br />Q6: LYRICS: " I THINK YOU MOVE ME, BUT I WANT TO KNOW FOR SURE. COME ON AND HOLD ME TIGHT"?<br />A : WILD THING<br />Q7 : WHICH GROUP COMPRISED JIMMY SOMERVILLE AND RICHARD COLES?<br />A : THE COMMUNARDS<br />Q8: LYRICS: " WOULD YOU MARRY ME ANYWAY, WOULD YOU HAVE MY BABY"?<br />A : IF I WERE A CARPENTER<br />Q9 : ABOUT WHOM WAS ROBERTA FLACK'S "KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG" WRITTEN?<br />A : DON MCLEAN<br />Q10: LYRICS: "YOU KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE UNTRUE, YOU KNOW THAT I WOULD BE A LIAR"?<br />A : LIGHT MY FIRE<br />10<br />Q11 : HOW IS THE SINGER MICHAEL BARRATT BETTER KNOWN?<br />A : SHAKIN' STEVENS<br />Q12: LYRICS: "I'M LOST IN A SWEET DREAM, THINKIN' ABOUT MY BUNDLE OF JOY"?<br />A : WHAT A DAY FOR A DAYDREAM - LOVIN' SPOONFUL<br />Q13 : THE "JORDANAIRES" WERE THE ORIGINAL BACKING BAND FOR WHICH SINGER?<br />A : ELVIS PRESLEY<br />Q14: LYRICS: "STARS SHINING BRIGHT ABOVE YOU, NIGHT BREEZES SEEM TO WHISPER I LOVE YOU"?<br />A : DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME<br />Q15 : WHICH FEMALE SINGER HAS RECORDED WITH ELTON JOHN, GEORGE MICHAEL AND GEORGE BENSON?<br />A : ARETHA FRANKLIN<br />Q16: LYRICS: "AND YOU TELL ME, YOU DON'T BELIEVE, WE'RE ON THE EVE "?<br />A : EVE OF DESTRUCTION<br />Q17 : ABOUT WHOM WAS THE SONG "HEY JUDE" WRITTEN?<br />A : JULIAN LENNON <br />Q18: LYRICS: "AND ALL THE BELLS WERE RINGIN' NA.. NA NA, NA NA - NA -NA"?<br />A : THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN<br />Q19 : BUSTER BLOODVESSEL WAS FRONTMAN OF WHICH 80S GROUP?<br />A : BAD MANNERS<br />Q20: LYRICS: " SOMEDAY WHEN I'M LONELY, WISHING YOU WEREN'T SO FAR AWAY"?<br />A : THINGS WE SAID TODAY - BEATLES<br />20<br />Q : WHICH 60S BAND FEATURED ERIC CLAPTON AND JIMMY PAGE?<br />A : THE YARDBIRDS<br />Q: LYRICS: " BABY, BABY I'D GET DOWN ON MY KNEES FOR YOU"?<br />A : YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING<br />Q : THE SONGS "GOOD MORNING STARSHINE" AND " LET THE SUNSHINE IN" FEATURED IN WHICH MUSICAL?<br />A : HAIR<br />Q: LYRICS: " ALL THE LEAVES ARE BROWN, AND THE SKY IS GREY"?<br />A : CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'<br />Q: WHAT WAS JOHN LENNON'S MIDDLE NAME?<br />A : WINSTON (LATER ONO)<br />Q: LYRICS: " WELL WE DRANK CHAMPAGNE AND DANCED ALL NIGHT, UNDER ELECTRIC CANDLELIGHT"?<br />A : LOLA - KINKS<br />Q : WHO WAS BEHIND THE 70S SMASH HIT " IN THE SUMMERTIME"?<br />A : MUNGO JERRY<br />Q: LYRICS: " I SWEAR I LEFT HER BY THE RIVER, I SWEAR I LEFT HER SAFE AND SOUND"?<br />A : HAZARD - RICHARD MARX<br />Q : WHO SANG THE JAMES BOND THEME "THUNDERBALL"?<br />A : TOM JONES<br />Q: LYRICS: " I THOUGHT LOVE WAS ONLY TRUE IN FAIRYTALES"?<br />A : I'M A BELIEVER - MONKEES<br /><br />Q : WHO SANG THE TITLE TRACK FOR THE BOND FILM "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY"?<br />A : SHEENA EASTON<br />Q: LYRICS: " YOU'LL FIND A GOD IN EVERY GOLDEN CLOISTER AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY THEN THE GOD'S A SHE"?<br />A : ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK<br />Q: WHICH MUSICIANS REAL NAME IS STEVEN DEMETRE GEORGIOU?<br />A : CAT STEVENS<br />Q: LYRICS: " DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HISTORY, DON'T KNOW MUCH BIOLOGY"?<br />A : WONDERFUL WORLD - SAM COOKE<br />Q : WHICH ROCK LEGEND STARRED IN THE FILM "LABYRINTH"?<br />A : DAVID BOWIE<br />Q: LYRICS: " YOU GET A SHIVER IN THE DARK, IT'S BEEN RAINING IN THE PARK"?<br />A : SULTANS OF SWING - DIRE STRAITS<br />Q: LYRICS: " ALL ACROSS THE NATION, SUCH A STRANGE VIBRATION"?<br />A : IF YOU'RE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO<br />Q : FROM WHICH MUSICAL DOES THE SONG "LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING" COME FROM?<br />A : ASPECTS OF LOVE<br />Q: LYRICS: " SLOW DOWN, YOU MOVE TOO FAST. WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THE MORNING LAST"?<br />A : THE 59TH STREET BRIDGE SONG (FEELIN' GROOVY)<br />Q : WHAT WAS THE SEMOLINA PILCHARD DOING IN THE BEATLES SONG "I AM THE WALRUS"?<br />A : CLIMBING UP THE EIFFEL TOWER<br /><br />Q: LYRICS: " ALL I'M TAKING IS YOUR TIME"?<br />A : HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT<br />Q : WHICH MEMBER OF CROSBY,STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG WAS A MEMBER OF "THE HOLLIES"?<br />A : GRAHAM NASH<br />Q: LYRICS: " AND THE SIGN SAID, " THE WORDS OF THE PROPHETS ARE WRITTEN ON THE SUBWAY WALLS & TENEMENT HALLS"?<br />A : SOUNDS OF SILENCE<br />Q : IN 1999 PETER NOON OF HERMENS HERMITS PLAYED AT WINDSOR CASTLE FOR THE QUEEN AND SANG A SONG THAT OFFENDED HER. WHICH ONE?<br />A: HENRY THE 8TH<br />Q: LYRICS: "THE LIGHTS ARE MUCH BRIGHTER THERE, YOU CAN FORGET ALL YOUR TROUBLES, FORGET ALL YOUR CARES"?<br />A : DOWNTOWN<br />Q : WHO APPEARED ON THE FIRST ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE COVER?<br />A : JOHN LENNON<br />Q: LYRICS: " AND BOUGHT HIM STRINGS AND SEALING WAX AND OTHER FANCY STUFF"?<br />A : PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON<br />Q: WHICH MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DID KAREN CARPENTER PLAY?<br />A : THE DRUMS<br />Q: LYRICS: " REMEMBER TO LET HER INTO YOUR HEART, THEN YOU CAN START TO MAKE IT BETTER"?<br />A : HEY JUDE<br />Q : WHO RECORDED THE ORIGINAL "WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED"?<br />A : JIMMY RUFFIN<br /><br />GENERAL KNOWLEDGE<br />Q : WHAT IS THE MODERN NAME FOR THE OLD COLONY OF FRENCH SUDAN? <br />A : MALI<br />Q : WHO WROTE THE 'GAME, SET AND MATCH' SERIES OF NOVELS?<br />A : LEN DEIGHTON<br />Q : IN THE BLOOD, HAEMOGLOBIN CONTAINS IRON, WHAT METAL DOES CHLOROPHYLL CONTAIN?<br />A : MAGNESIUM<br />Q : ALL INHABITANTS OF PITCAIRN ISLAND BELONG TO WHAT US RELIGION?<br />A : SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS<br />Q : WHICH US NOVELIST WROTE "THE DHARMA BUMS" AND "BIG SUR"? <br />A : JACK KEROUAC<br />Q : WHICH LIFE SAVING DEVICE WAS ACCIDENTALLY INVENTED BY JOHN HOPPS IN 1950?<br />A : CARDIAC PACEMAKER<br />Q : WHAT ARTIST WAS NICKNAMED "JACK THE DRIPPER" ACTION PAINTING?<br />A : JACKSON POLLOCK<br />Q : AESCULUS IS THE LATIN NAME OF WHAT TYPE OF TREE ?<br />A : HORSE CHESTNUT<br />Q : IN WHICH JAMES BOND FILM DOES ORSON WELLES APPEAR? <br />A : CASINO ROYALE<br />Q : WHAT BRANCH OF MEDICINE IS CONCERNED WITH DISEASES OF THE MOUTH?<br />A : STOMATOLOGY<br />10<br />Q : WHICH FAMILY FOUGHT THE EARP BROTHERS AT THE OK CORRAL?<br />A : CLANTONS<br />Q : WHICH ELEMENT, ATOMIC NUMBER 37, IS A SOFT SILVERY WHITE ALKALI METAL THAT REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER AND HAS A MELTING POINT OF 39 DEGREES C?<br />A : RUBIDIUM<br />Q : IN WHICH SHAKESPEARE PLAY DO DOGBERRY AND THE COMIC CONSTABLES APPEAR?<br />A : MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING<br />Q : WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE POISON THAT WAS USED TO MURDER THE BULGARIAN DEFECTOR GEORGI MARKOV, VIA THE TIP OF AN UMBRELLA?<br />A : RICIN<br />Q : WHICH EUROPEAN CAPITAL CITY IS BUILT ON A SERIES OF ISLANDS INCLUDING RIDDAR, STADS, AND HELGEANDS?<br />A : STOCKHOLM<br />Q : WHAT WAS THE MIDDLE NAME OF PABLO PICASSO?<br />A : RUIZ<br />Q : WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC TERM FOR THE RESISTANCE OF FLUIDS TO FLOW CAUSED BY INTERNAL RESISTANCE? <br />A : VISCOSITY<br />Q : WHAT IS THE ACTUAL NAME OF "SHE" IN THE BOOK BY H RIDER HAGGARD?<br />A : AYESHA<br />Q : WHO IS THE ROMAN GODDESS OF FLOCKS AND HERDS ?<br />A : PALES<br />Q : NAME DEF LEOPARDS ONE ARMED DRUMMER?<br />A : RICK ALLEN<br />20<br />Q : MR MYBUG WAS ONLY INTERESTED IN SEX WITH FLORA IN WHAT BOOK?<br />A : COLD COMFORT FARM<br />Q : JOHN QUINCY ADAMS WAS THE ONLY US PRESIDENT TO DO WHAT?<br />A : MARRY A NON AMERICAN WOMAN<br />Q : WHOSE ONLY NOVEL WAS ENTITLED 'SAVROLA'? <br />A : WINSTON CHURCHILL<br />Q : THE FIVE NATIONS OF NATIVE AMERICANS, COMPRISING THE MOHAWK, SENECA, ONONDAGA, CAYUGA AND ONEIDA PEOPLES WERE ALSO KNOWN COLLECTIVELY BY WHAT TITLE? <br />A : THE IROQUOIS LEAGUE<br />Q : WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE WORLD'S ONLY SEA-GOING PADDLE STEAMER? <br />A : WAVERLEY<br />Q : IN WHICH COUNTRY DID THE CHINDITS FIGHT IN WWII? <br />A : BURMA<br />Q : IF PEAS ARE SERVED 'A LA PAYSANNE', HOW ARE THEY PRESENTED? <br />A : PUREED<br />Q : SPUD, SICK BOY & RENTON ARE CHARACTERS IN WHICH BEST-SELLING BOOK, ALSO TURNED INTO A FILM?<br />A : TRAINSPOTTING<br />Q : WHAT IS THE MAIN INGREDIENT OF CHEWING GUM? <br />A : CHICLE<br />Q : WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE AMALIENBORG PALACE AS ITS ROYAL RESIDENCE? <br />A : DENMARK<br />30<br />Q : NAME THE AUTHOR WHO CREATED BRER RABBIT AND BRER FOX?<br />A : JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS<br />Q : WHICH CHEMICAL ELEMENT HAS THE SYMBOL SB? <br />A : ANTIMONY<br />Q : JOHN SPILBURY, IN 1760, INVENTED WHICH HOME RECREATIONAL ITEM? <br />A : THE JIGSAW PUZZLE<br />Q : WHO WAS THE FEMALE STAR OF THE FILM MUSICAL 'SINGIN' IN THE RAIN'?<br />A : DEBBIE REYNOLDS<br />Q : LAUDS PRIME TIERCE SEXT NONES WHAT COMES NEXT ? <br />A : VESPERS<br />Q : WHO COMMANDED THE UNION ARMY AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG? <br />A : GENERAL MEADE<br />Q : RAT-TAIL, ORGAN PIPE AND EASTE ARE EXAMPLES OF WHICH TYPE OF PLANT?<br />A : CACTUS<br />Q : WHAT WORD MEANS AN ABNORMAL ENLARGEMENT OR WEAKENING OF AN ARTERY? <br />A : ANEURYSM<br />Q : ISABELA (ALBERMARLE) AND SAN CRISTOBAL (CHATHAM) ARE THE LARGEST ISLANDS IN WHICH PACIFIC GROUP? <br />A : GALAPAGOS ISLANDS (COLON ARCHIPELAGO)<br />Q : IN JAPANESE COOKERY, WHAT DOES 'SUSHI' ACTUALLY MEAN? <br />A : (VINEGARED OR SWEET PICKLED) RICE<br />40<br />Q : WHEN WOULD THE BODY PRODUCE KELOID TISSUE? <br />A : TO FORM A SCAR<br />Q : THE ELEMENTS MANGANESE AND MAGNESIUM BOTH TAKE THEIR NAME FROM THE TOWN OF MAGNESIA IN WHICH COUNTRY? <br />A : TURKEY<br />Q : ORNAMENTS DESCRIBED AS TREEN ARE MADE FROM WHICH MATERIAL?<br />A : WOOD<br />Q : WHO SANG FOR LAUREN BACALL IN TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT <br />A : ANDY WILLIAMS<br />Q : WHAT ELEMENT DOES A VENUS FLY-TRAP MOST NEED FROM FLIES? <br />A : NITROGEN<br />Q : THE COUNTRY OF ERITREA WAS FORMERLY A PART OF WHICH OTHER COUNTRY?<br />A : ETHIOPIA<br />Q : WHO WON THE OSCAR FOR BEST DIRECTOR IN 1973 FOR THE FILM 'CABARET'?<br />A : BOB FOSSE<br />Q : IF YOU HAVE A RHYTIDECTOMY WHAT PROCEDURE HAS OCCURRED ?<br />A : A FACE LIFT<br />Q : WHO NICKNAMED HIS GUN LUCRETTIA BORGIA COS IT KILLED EVERYTHING?<br />A : BUFFALO BILL<br />Q : WHICH ANIMALS LATIN NAME IS CRICETUS-CRICUTUS? <br />A : THE HAMSTER<br /><br />GEOGRAPHY<br />Q : WHAT BAY FORMS THE NORTHERN BORDER OF SPAIN AND THE WESTERN BORDER OF FRANCE? <br />A : BISCAY<br />Q : WHAT TYPE OF CREATURE IS A KATYDID? <br />A : A GRASSHOPPER<br />Q : OF WHICH ISLAND COUNTRY IN THE WEST INDIES IS ROSEAU THE CAPITAL?<br />A : DOMINICA<br />Q : WHICH STARCHY STAPLE FOOD OF AFRICA, USED TO MAKE FAROFA FLOUR, IS ALSO KNOWN AS MANIOC? <br />A : CASSAVA<br />Q : WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF CALIFORNIA WHICH IS MEXICAN ?<br />A : BAJA CALIFORNIA<br />Q : TO WHICH FAMILY OF BIRDS DOES THE CROSSBILL BELONG? <br />A : FINCH<br />Q : THE ISLAND GROUP KNOWN AS THE NICOBARS, IN THE BAY OF BENGAL, BELONG TO WHAT COUNTRY? <br />A : INDIA<br />Q : THE EXPRESSION, "TO EAT HUMBLE PIE", IS A PUN ON THE WORD UMBLE. WHAT WERE UMBLES? <br />A : DEER OFFAL<br />Q : BAKU, THE CAPITAL OF AZERBAIJAN, LIES ON THE SHORES OF WHAT SEA? <br />A : CASPIAN<br />Q : CARELESS AND INVICTOR ARE TYPES OF WHICH FRUIT?<br />A : GOOSEBERRY<br />10<br />Q : IN WHICH COUNTRY IS AFRICA'S LOWEST POINT?<br />A : DJIBOUTI<br />Q : WHAT IS THE COLLECTIVE NOUN FOR A GROUP OF COOTS? <br />A : A COVERT <br />Q : WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LARGEST OF THE ISLANDS IN THE BAY OF NAPLES? <br />A : ISCHIA<br />Q : A SPORRAN WAS ORIGINALLY MADE FROM THE FUR OF WHICH ANIMAL? <br />A : BADGER<br />Q : SAN MIGUEL IS THE MAIN ISLAND OF WHICH GROUP?<br />A : AZORES<br />Q : WHICH BIRD CAN WALK UNDERWATER? <br />A : DIPPER<br />Q : WHAT IS MALAWI'S LARGEST CITY?<br />A : BLANTYRE<br />Q : WHAT IS THE ENGLISH NAME FOR THE VEGETABLE THAT IS CALLED A RUTABAGA IN THE USA?<br />A : SWEDE<br />Q : CABRERA IS A SMALL ISLAND OFF THE SOUTH COAST OF WHICH LARGER ISLAND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN? <br />A : MAJORCA<br />Q : THE DRAGOON, THE POUTER AND THE TUMBLER ARE ALL TYPES OF WHAT? <br />A : PIGEON<br />20<br />Q : WHERE ARE A STARFISH'S EYES? <br />A : AT THE ENDS OF ITS ARMS <br />Q : THE FLAG OF WHICH ASIAN COUNTRY IS RED WITH A YELLOW FIVE-POINTED STAR IN THE CENTRE? <br />A : VIETNAM<br />Q : WHICH BIRD HAS THE LATIN NAME HIRUNDA RUSTICA?<br />A : SWALLOW<br />Q : WHICH MAJOR PACIFIC COAST US CITY WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED YERBA BUENA? <br />A : SAN FRANCISCO<br />Q : WHAT TWO MALE FISH GIVE BIRTH TO YOUNG?<br />A : THE SEA HORSE AND THE PIPE FISH<br />Q : NEW BRITAIN, THE LARGEST ISLAND OF THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, IS PART OF WHICH COUNTRY? <br />A : PAPUA NEW GUINEA<br />Q : THE FAEROE ISLANDS TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH AS WHAT (FROM THE DANISH)? <br />A : THE SHEEP ISLANDS<br />Q : MANAMA IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH COUNTRY? <br />A : BAHRAIN <br />Q : WHAT WORD OF SPANISH ORIGIN IS USED IN SW AMERICA TO DESCRIBE A ROCKY RAVINE OR DRY WATER COURSE?<br />A : ARROYO<br />Q : WHAT IS CANADA'S HIGHEST CITY?<br />A : KIMBERLY, BC<br />30<br />Q : WHAT KIND OF LIVING THING IS A GINGKO? <br />A : TREE<br />Q : NAME THE TWO COUNTRIES IN WHICH 'THE MOSQUITO COAST' IS SITUATED?<br />A : HONDURAS OR NICARAGUA<br />Q : WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO A FEMALE RED DEER? <br />A : HIND<br />Q : IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE NULLABOR PLAIN?<br />A : AUSTRALIA<br />Q : SMOOTH, PALMATE AND GREAT CRESTED ARE ALL BRITISH SPECIES OF WHAT TYPE OF CREATURE?<br />A : NEWT<br />Q : IN WHICH COUNTRY IS MOUNT SINAI? <br />A : EGYPT<br />Q : WHAT IS A TURNSOLE? <br />A : A PLANT (IT FACES THE SUN)<br />Q : WHAT WAS VANUATU, AN ISLAND COUNTRY IN THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN EAST OF NORTHERN AUSTRALIA, FORMERLY CALLED?<br />A : NEW HEBRIDES<br />Q : WHAT IS THE COMMON NAME FOR THE TREE FAGACAE SYLVATICUS?<br />A : BEECH<br />Q : AMERICA'S FIRST-EVER OIL FIND IN 1859 WAS AT TITUSVILLE - IN WHICH US STATE? <br />A : PENNSYLVANIA<br />40<br />Q : WOLF ZEBRA WASP AND WATER ARE SPECIES OF WHICH COMMON CREATURE?<br />A : SPIDER <br />Q : THE ANCIENT CAPITAL CITY OF THEBES IS NOW WHICH EGYPTIAN CITY?<br />A : LUXOR<br />Q : THE LARVAE OF THE FLY IS A MAGGOT, WHAT IS THE LARVAE OF A BEETLE CALLED? <br />A : GRUB<br />Q : WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF BERMUDA? <br />A : HAMILTON <br />Q : WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE CREATURE THE AXOLOTL?<br />A : SALAMANDER<br />Q : UP UNTIL 1918, TRANSYLVANIA WAS PART OF WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY ?<br />A : HUNGARY <br />Q : WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO THE HUGE EMPTY SCRUBLAND PLAINS OF CENTRAL SOUTH AMERICA, WHICH LIE NORTH OF THE PAMPAS?<br />A : CHACO<br />Q : SITED IN BRITTANY, WHERE IS EUROPE'S LARGEST SITE OF STANDING STONES, COVERING MANY SQUARE KILOMETRES?<br />A : CARNAC<br />Q : WHAT IS THE COLLECTIVE NAME FOR A GROUP OF BLOODHOUNDS?<br />A : SUTE<br />Q : IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE FAMOUS BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI?<br />A : THAILAND<br /><br />FILM QUIZ<br />Who played the role of mother in Mermaids?<br />Cher<br />What was the name of the actor who starred in Naked Gun 2½ and The Towering Inferno?<br />OJ Simpson<br />What character did Alan Rickman play in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves?<br />Sheriff of Nottingham<br />What was the character's name that John Travolta played in Pulp Fiction?<br />Vince Vega<br />Who directed the film Pretty Baby?<br />Louis Malle<br />Who played the Saint in the 90's film?<br />Val Kilmer<br />Which actress played Mrs Jack Somersby in Somersby?<br />Jodie Foster<br />Which famous actor appeared for only 2 minutes at the end of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves?<br />Sean Connery<br />What was Jack Lemmon's characters name in The Odd Couple? (full name)<br />Felix Unger<br />Which actor played a harassed executive in How To Get Ahead In Advertising?<br />Richard E Grant<br />What is the name the star of Men In Black who brought out a single for the film?<br />Will Smith<br />Who played Robin William's wife in Mrs Doubtfire?<br />Sally Field<br />Who wrote the screenplay for The Crucible? (full name)<br />Arthur Miller<br />Who was once known as BK 4454813 OG 2795?<br />Hugh Grant<br />Who produced the Hugh Grant film Extreme Measures? <br />Liz Hurley<br />Who won an Oscar for his role in Philadelphia?<br />Tom Hanks<br />Who directed Pulp Fiction?<br />Quentin Tarantino<br />What colour was in the title of Whoopi Goldberg's first major film?<br />Purple<br />Who was the male star of The Prince Of Tides?<br />Nick Nolte<br />Which actor danced with Princess Diana at the Whitehouse?<br />John Travolta<br /> <br />BOOK QUIZ<br />In the book and film The Great Gatsby, what was Gatsby's first name?<br />Jay<br />Who wrote the crime novels with Inspector Jack Frost as their central character? (surname)<br />Wingfield<br />According to Lewis Carroll, which creature "came wiffling through the tugley wood"?<br />Jabberwock<br />Who wrote crime novels with Dalziel and Pascoe as their central characters? (full name)<br />Reginald Hill<br />What pseudonym did Mary Clarissa Miller adopt as a writer? (full name)<br />Agatha Christie<br />What is the name of the house at the centre of the novel Rebecca?<br />Manderley<br />What was the name of William's dog in the Just William stories?<br />Jumble<br />What is the name of the main character of George Orwell’s novel 1984, who "began" his secret diary in that year? (full name)<br />Winston Smith<br />Who wrote the novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? (full name) @Think James Bond<br />Ian Fleming<br />In Lord of the Rings, what was the name of Gandalf's horse?<br />Shadowfax<br />How are Anne, Dick, Julian, George and Timmy better known?<br />Famous Five<br />First Impression was the original title for which novel?<br />Pride and Prejudice<br />In Treasure Island, which sailor dreamt of toasted cheese? (full name)<br />Ben Gunn<br />Which novel by Michael Crichton was "best selling paperback" in 1993?<br />Jurassic Park<br />In Rudyard Kipling's If, what are the two impostors to meet and treat the same: Triumph and ?<br />Disaster <br /><br />ANIMAL QUIZ<br /><br />Which big cat lives in the cold north of Europe, Asia and North America?<br />Lynx<br />What would you expect to see a gudgeon doing?<br />Swimming<br />What kind of leaves provide the staple diet of a silkworm?<br />Mulberry<br />Which sea creature possesses three hearts and eight tentacles?<br />Octopus<br />Long-eared, snowy and barn are all species of which bird?<br />Owl<br />What animal does the adjective equine refer to?<br />Horse<br />What species of spider has varieties called goliath and cobalt blue?<br />Tarantula<br />A male pig and a male bear share the same name, what is it?<br />Boar<br />How many teeth does an aardvark have? (word)<br />None<br />Which pace comes between a trot and a gallop?<br />Canter<br />Which shark is named after the shape of its head and a DIY tool?<br />Hammerhead<br />Complete this saying: Every ___ has its day<br />Dog<br />What is the only bird that possesses nostrils?<br />Kiwi<br />What is a basilisk?<br />Lizard<br />What four-letter word is the name given to the home of a wolf?<br />Lair<br />What shape are honeycomb cells in a beehive?<br />Hexagonal<br />What four-letter word can follow blue, black, love and butcher?<br />Bird<br />What mammal, native to Alaska, has a body covered with hair and barbed quills?<br />Porcupine<br />What is the name give to a young elephant, a young cow and a young whale?<br />Calf<br />What four-letter F word is given to a large pointed tooth?<br />Fang <br /><br />A TO Z QUIZ<br />(A) In which city would you visit the Taj Mahal?<br />Agra<br />(B) What name is given to an open-air night-time entertainment for soldiers?<br />Bivouac<br />(C) Which unit of measurement is equivalent to one tenth of a sea mile?<br />Cable<br />(D) Which section of equestrianism is concerned with obedience?<br />Dressage<br />(E) Who acquired the nickname of the First Lady of Jazz? (full name)<br />Ella Fitzgerald<br />(F) What name is given to a workshop for casting metal?<br />Foundry<br />(G) Which island is the most southerly of the Windward Islands?<br />Grenada<br />(H) Which of Shakespeare's plays was set in Agincourt? <br />Henry V<br />(I) What was the name of the Red Indian tribe led by Hiawatha?<br />Iroquois<br />(J) Which African city was founded in 1886?<br />Johannesburg<br />(K) What name is given to the centre of a nut?<br />Kernel<br />(L) Which five-letter word is the name given to a doctor's deputy?<br />Locum<br />(M) What name is given to volcanic molten rock?<br />Magma<br />(N) What name is given to a cloud that is produced by a cluster of stars?<br />Nebula<br />(O) Which drug is obtained from the poppy?<br />Opium<br />(P) What is the collective name given to the colours of red, yellow and blue?<br />Primary<br />(Q) What is the smallest member of the partridge family?<br />Quail<br />(R) Which famous novel was based on the life of Alexander Selkirk? (full name)<br />Robinson Crusoe<br />(S) Who became the Men's Wimbledon Singles Champion in 1990? (full name)<br />Stefan Edberg<br />(T) What is the name of the principal male hormone in the human body?<br />Testosterone<br />(U) What is the name of the range of mountains located in Central Asia?<br />Urals<br />(V) Who composed the Four Seasons?<br />Vivaldi<br />(W) What is the largest member of the weasel family? @Think X Men<br />Wolverine<br />(X) What word describes an object shaped like a sword?<br />Xiphoid<br />(Y) What is the official name for a Tower of London guard? <br />Yeoman<br />(Z) What is the four-letter name of a humped Indian Ox?<br />Zebu <br /><br />FOUR LETTER QUIZ<br />What is the name of the eldest Tracy brother in Thunderbirds?<br />John<br />What is the name of the river that flows through the city of Lancaster?<br />Lune<br />Elephant, fur and crabeater are all species of which animal?<br />Seal<br />Laverock was an old-fashioned name for which bird?<br />Lark<br />Which spice is obtained from the outer shell of nutmeg?<br />Mace<br />Nanny goat is cockney rhyming slang for what in the world of horse-racing?<br />Tote<br />What name is given by photographers, to the lotion in which they develop their films?<br />Soup<br />Where in the human body are the metatarsal arches located?<br />Feet<br />In the world of physics what does a capital letter V indicate?<br />Volt<br />Name the pop group fronted by Midge Ure in the 1970s that topped the chart with Forever And Ever?<br />Silk<br />What name is given to the family groups that dolphins travel in?<br />Pods<br />What kind of meat is used to make pastrami?<br />Beef<br />What is the highest volcano in Europe?<br />Etna<br />Which animated film featured the voices of Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman?<br />Antz<br />What is the name of the canal that connects the Baltic Sea to the North Sea?<br />Kiel<br />Which first name for a boy is also the Italian word for eight?<br />Otto<br />What name is given to the highest point of a triangle?<br />Apex<br />Ash Wednesday is the first day of what?<br />Lent<br />What sort of marine creature is a quahog some of which can live for up to 200 years?<br />Clam<br />In which card game is a prial of threes the top hand?<br />Brag <br /><br />QUIZ QUEST<br /><br /> 1 What is the first book of the Old Testament?<br /><br /> 2 What is the name of the comic strip character married to Dagwood Bumstead?<br /><br /> 3 In which 60s comedy did Elizabeth Montgomery play Samantha Stephens?<br /><br /> 4 Which musical features the songs, Funny Honey and All That Jazz?<br /><br /> 5 What was the name of the character played by Milo O'Shea in the 1968 sci-fi comedy Barbarella?<br /><br /> 6 What denomination of American banknote features a picture of the White House?<br /><br /> 7 Laver and Kastenbrote are both types of what?<br /><br /> 8 Which 1960 supernatural film was based on the John Wyndham novel The Midwich Cuckoos?<br /><br /> 9 In which 1994 film did Bruce Willis play a boxer called Butch Coolidge?<br /><br /> 10 What, also known as the Piazza di Spagna, was constructed by the architect Alessandro Specchi in 18th century Rome?<br /><br />Answers<br />GENESIS<br />BLONDIE<br />BEWITCHED<br />CHICAGO<br />DURAN DURAN<br />20 DOLLAR bill<br />BREAD<br />Village Of THE DAMNED<br />PULP Fiction<br />Spanish STEPS<br /><br />ANSWER LINKS - THE GOOD BOOK<br />The answers to the following ten questions all contain the name of a book in the Bible<br /><br /><br /> 1 Which Polish born film producer won the Irving Thalberg Memorial Award in 1974?<br /><br /> 2 Who married the model Christie Brinkley in 1985?<br /><br /> 3 Who played the role of Gladys Pugh in Hi-De-Hi?<br /><br /> 4 Which actor connects the films A.I. and The Road To Perdition?<br /><br /> 5 Prince Caspian and The Magician's Nephew are two of the titles in which series of novels?<br /><br /> 6 What was the former name of the rock group The Who?<br /><br /> 7 Which Devon born artist's works include Dr Samuel Johnson and Sarah Siddons as The Tragic Muse?<br /><br /> 8 Set in the 19th century which 1972 film saw Robert Redford surviving in the solitude of the American wilderness?<br /><br /> 9 Who wrote the novels A Journal Of The Plague Year and Roxana?<br /><br /> 10 Name the actor who plays the role of Barry in Auf Wiedersehen Pet.<br /><br />Answers<br />SAMUEL Goldwyn<br />Billy JOEL<br />RUTH Madoc<br />JUDE Law<br />The Narnia CHRONICLES<br />The High NUMBERS<br />Sir JOSHUA Reynolds<br />JEREMIAH Johnson<br />DANIEL Defoe<br />TIMOTHY Spall<br /><br />CRYPTOLOGY - SONG LINKS<br />The following ten songs all contain the name of an animal in the title. Can you identify them from their initials e.g. F on the R = Fox On The Run<br /><br /><br /> 1 HMITD in the W?<br /><br /> 2 WNP?<br /><br /> 3 PG the W<br /><br /> 4 R the RNR<br /><br /> 5 AHWNN<br /><br /> 6 The LST<br /><br /> 7 N the E<br /><br /> 8 HL the W<br /><br /> 9 E of the T<br /><br /> 10 SS and HADB<br /><br /><br />Answers<br />How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?<br />What's New Pussycat?<br />Pop Goes The Weasel<br />Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer<br />A Horse With No Name<br />The Lion Sleeps Tonight<br />Nellie The Elephant<br />Hungry Like The Wolf<br />Eye Of The Tiger<br />Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear<br /><br />CRYPTOLOGY - SONG LINKS<br />The following ten songs all contain the name of a city in the title. Can you identify them from their initials? Eg NYNY = New York New York<br /><br /><br /> 1 T from A<br /><br /> 2 ILMH in SF<br /><br /> 3 The S of L<br /><br /> 4 The NCD<br /><br /> 5 LHL from L<br /><br /> 6 IB to G<br /><br /> 7 ON in B<br /><br /> 8 M in M<br /><br /> 9 ILP<br /><br /> 10 W in M<br /><br /><br />Answers<br /> Tulips From Amsterdam<br />I Left My Heart In San Francisco<br />The Streets Of London<br />The Night Chicago Died<br />Long Haired Lover From Liverpool<br />I Belong To Glasgow<br />One Night In Bangkok<br />Midnight In Moscow<br />I Love Paris <br />Walking In Memphis<br /><br />LITERALLY LOGICAL<br /><br /><br /> 1 According to William Shakespeare who is "the noblest Roman of them all"?<br /><br /> 2 What species of owl is Hedwig in the Harry Potter books?<br /><br /> 3 What did Dr Griffin discover the secret of in a story by HG Wells?<br /><br /> 4 In which novel did the character of Humpty Dumpty make his literary debut?<br /><br /> 5 In the novel Gone With The Wind how many times did Scarlett O'Hara marry?<br /><br /> 6 Which John Steinbeck novel was adapted into a film that gave James Dean his first starring role on the big screen?<br /><br /> 7 Which biblical character shares his name with the raven in Animal Farm?<br /><br /> 8 Have Bible Will Travel, is the motto of which literary hero?<br /><br /> 9 During which English King's reign was the novel Ivanhoe set?<br /><br /> 10 What is the name of the central family in the classic novel Pride And Prejudice?<br /><br /><br />Answers<br />Brutus<br />Snowy Owl<br />Invisibility, in the story of The Invisible Man<br />Through The Looking Glass<br />Three times<br />East Of Eden<br />Moses<br />Father Brown<br />Richard the Lionheart<br />Bennet<br /><br />LITERALLY LOGICAL<br /><br /><br /> 1 Which TV presenter is the author of the book, The New Guide To The Moon?<br /><br /> 2 Ginger and Algy are the best friends of which literary hero?<br /><br /> 3 In the nursery rhyme Polly put the kettle on. Who took it off?<br /><br /> 4 Which fictional character created by EB White was voiced on film by Michael J Fox?<br /><br /> 5 In which novel was King Rudolph incarcerated by Duke Michael?<br /><br /> 6 Good Wives was a sequel to which classic novel?<br /><br /> 7 In which novel did the character of George Smiley make his literary debut?<br /><br /> 8 The sci-fi film 2001 Space Odyssey was based on whose novel?<br /><br /> 9 Which work by the Greek poet Homer tells the story of the siege of Troy?<br /><br /> 10 In the Old Testament who married Sarah and Keturah?<br /><br /><br />Answers<br />Patrick Moore<br />Biggles<br />Sukey<br />Stuart Little<br />The Prisoner Of Zenda<br />Little Women<br />Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy<br />Arthur C Clarke<br />The Iliad<br />Abraham<br /><br />TASTY TRIVIA<br /><br /><br /> 1 The town of Blairgowrie in Scotland is famed for the cultivation of which fruit?<br /><br /> 2 What was the former name of Hawaii?<br /><br /> 3 Which US city is nicknamed, The Beer Capital of the World?<br /><br /> 4 What type of meat is used in the preparation of wiener schnitzel?<br /><br /> 5 Which French town is famed for its manufacture of nougat?<br /><br /> 6 From which language does the word coffee derive?<br /><br /> 7 What drink comprises of a mixture of brandy, egg yolks and vanilla?<br /><br /> 8 According to an old saying what is one only supposed to eat when there is an R in the month?<br /><br /> 9 Born Noah Kaminsky, who wrote the song Red Red Wine?<br /><br /> 10 What C word is a name shared by the frills on a dress shirt and the small intestine of animals prepared for food?<br /><br /><br />Answers<br />Raspberry<br />Sandwich Islands<br />Milwaukee<br />Veal<br />Montelimar<br />Turkish<br />Advocaat<br />Oysters<br />Neil Diamond<br />Chitterlings<br /><br /><br />TASTY TRIVIA<br /><br /><br /> 1 According to an old proverb what should not be put in old bottles?<br /><br /> 2 What F word is the name given to ribbon shaped pasta?<br /><br /> 3 Indicating the strength of a drink, what do the initials ABV stand for?<br /><br /> 4 Whose autobiographical novel was entitled Cider With Rosie?<br /><br /> 5 The wine Vino Verde originated in which country?<br /><br /> 6 If a dish is described as chantilly, what is it served with?<br /><br /> 7 What cocktail consisting of whisky, vermouth and angostura bitters was named after the New York club where it was first made?<br /><br /> 8 What does a cucumber become when it is pickled?<br /><br /> 9 Which Italian city gave its name to a sausage and a sauce?<br /><br /> 10 What dessert is made from the starch extracted from the pith of a palm tree? <br /><br />Answers<br />New wine<br />Fettuccine<br />Alcohol by volume<br />Laurie Lee<br />Portugal<br />Whipped cream<br />Manhattan<br />Gherkin<br />Bologna<br />Sago<br /><br /><br />QUEST - Some research may be needed to answer these questions<br /><br /><br /> 1 Who was the first actor to be awarded a Best Actor Oscar posthumously?<br /><br /> 2 What connects a ballet skirt in 1984, the title of a monarch in 1964 and Peter Benenson in 1977?<br /><br /> 3 What does an Australian Aborigine carry in a magra?<br /><br /> 4 Which town was named after a man who was born in 1757 and nicknamed The Colossus of Roads?<br /><br /> 5 Which country was invaded by Italy in 1935 and assisted by Bob Geldof in 1985?<br /><br /> 6 Cholula de Rivadabia in Mexico is the worlds largest what?<br /><br /> 7 How are Blondie, Angel Eyes and Tuko otherwise known in the title of a film?<br /><br /> 8 What connects the biblical character of Lot with the chemical symbol NaCl?<br /><br /> 9 What was originally built in 1698 by Henry Winstanley and has been rebuilt three times since after being damaged by fire, storm and erosion?<br /><br /> 10 Which film starring Harrison Ford took its title from a region of Nicaragua?<br /><br /><br />Answers<br />Peter Finch for the film Network<br />Nobel Peace Prize winners, Desmond Tutu, Martin Luther King and Amnesty International founded by Benenson<br />A baby<br />Telford after Thomas Telford<br />Ethiopia<br />Pyramid<br />The Good, The Bad And The Ugly<br />NaCl is the symbol for salt, Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt<br />Eddystone Lighthouse<br />The Mosquito Coast<br /><br /><br />QUEST - Some research may be needed to answer these questions<br /><br /><br /> 1 What connects the song Anyone Who Had A Heart, the 42nd Highland Regiment of Scotland and Anna Sewell?<br /><br /> 2 Melvin Kaminsky married Anna Maria Italiano. How are they better known?<br /><br /> 3 How are Franklin D Roosevelt, St Paul, Charles de Gaulle, George V and Victor Hugo connected in France?<br /><br /> 4 The poem The Defence Of Fort McHenry was adapted into which song?<br /><br /> 5 What is the origin of the word Pommie, a derogatory nickname used by Australians for the British?<br /><br /> 6 Which epic movie told the story of Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar?<br /><br /> 7 What was the title of the only painting that Van Gogh sold in his lifetime?<br /><br /> 8 In the Bible a passage in Exodus reads, "Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth". What part of the body comes next?<br /><br /> 9 The famed Hard Rock Café's were named after a song by which rock group?<br /><br /> 10 Umberto II was the last King of Italy. Which royal dynasty did he belong to?<br /><br /><br />Answers<br />The word black. Cilla Black sang the song, the regiment's alternative name is The Black Watch and Anna Sewell's only novel is Black Beauty<br />Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft<br />All have stations named after them on the Paris Metro<br />Star Spangled Banner<br />Pommie is derived from the words Property Of His Majesty which were printed on convicts shirts<br />El Cid<br />Red Vineyard<br />Hand for a hand<br />The Doors<br />Savoy<br /><br />ALPHABET QUIZ<br /><br />A What A is the last word in the New Testament?<br />B What B is water that collects in the bottom of a boat?<br />C What C is the opposite of agoraphobia?<br />D What D is a district under the jurisdiction of a bishop?<br />E What E is the first name of Inspector Morse?<br />F What F is the American counterpart of a bathroom tap?<br />G What G was replaced by the Euro in the Netherlands?<br />H What H is the name of the home of an otter?<br />I What I is the coloured part of the eye?<br />J What J is the national flower of Indonesia?<br />K What K was invaded by Iraq in 1990?<br />L What L is a sticky wax obtained from sheep?<br />M What M is the state capital of Wisconsin?<br />N What N is the control centre of a cell?<br />O What O is the science of correcting deformities of the skeleton?<br />P What P is collected by a deltiologist?<br />Q What Q was built in 1936 and is now a floating hotel in California?<br />R What R is the musical that features the song "Time Warp"?<br />S What S is the heraldic name for black?<br />T What T did Formosa change its name to?<br />U What U is a pop group founded by Ali and Robin Campbell?<br />V What V is to host the Winter Olympics in 2010?<br />W What W is the symbol for the star sign Aquarius?<br />X What X is the fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet?<br />Y What Y is the name of the sorcerer in Disney's Fantasia?<br />Z What Z is the German word for two?<br /><br />An Alphabet Quiz<br />A-Amen B-Bilge C-Claustrophobia D-Diocese E- Endeavour F- Faucet G- Guilder H- Holt I- Iris J- Jasmine K- Kuwait L- Lanolin M- Madison N- Nucleus O- Orthopaedics P- Postcards Q- Queen Mary R-Rocky Horror Picture Show S- Sable T- Taiwan U- UB40 V- Vancouver W- Water carrier X- Xi Y- Yensid Z- Zwei<br /><br />QUIZZERAMA<br />Round One - Going for a Song<br />Song Lyrics - One point title / One point artist<br />(example - "She looks like a sugar in a plum" / "Brown Girl In The Ring" - Boney M)<br />1. "Why do I find it hard to write the next line"?<br />"True" - Spandau Ballet<br />2. "And I would have liked to have known you, but I was just a kid"?<br />"Candle In The Wind" - Elton John<br />3. "Take a look up the railtrack from Miami to Canada"?<br />"Letter To America" - The Proclaimers<br />4. "Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty"?<br />"Downtown" - Petula Clark<br />5. "The disco is migrating, the sound is loud and grating, it's truly nausiating"?<br />"The Chicken Song" - Spitting Image<br /><br />Round Two - Science<br />6. What dye is obtained from lichens and used as an indicator to distinguish between acid and alkali solutions?<br />Litmus<br />7. What do we call the electromagnetic waves between radio waves & infra red. They are actually higher frequencies of radio waves? <br />Microwaves<br />8. What name is given to the device that increases or decreases a voltage?<br />Transformer<br />9. What was Thomas Edison's sound recording apparatus called?<br />Phonograph<br />10. Is a Hurricane Wind Force 10, 11 or 12?<br />12 - 10 = Storm / 11 = Violent Storm<br /><br />Round Three - Sports Round<br />11. What is always the first event in the three day equestrian eventing? <br />Dressage<br />12. Which club was Kevin Keegan with when he was the leading First division goal scorer in 1981-82?<br />Southampton<br />13. Which country is Fairyhouse racecourse in?<br />Republic of Ireland<br />14. What sport is run by the ITTF?<br />Table Tennis<br />15. What sport do you get 1 for a behind?<br />Aussie Rules Football<br />Spare - In which sport do you use balls weighing from 6lbs to 16lbs?<br />Ten Pin Bowling<br /><br />Round Four - Nature<br />16. Wolf, zebra, wasp and water are species of which common creature?<br />Spider<br />17. What name is given to an animal that eats both meat and vegetable matter?<br />Omnivore<br />18. What is another name for the snow leopard that is also an old weight?<br />Ounce<br />19. What type of creature is a white throat?<br />Bird<br />20. What farmyard animal is used to search for truffles?<br />Pig<br /> <br />Round Five - Oscar Winning Blockbusters<br />21. TBOTRK - THE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI<br />22. ITHOTN - IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT<br />23. OFOTCN - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST<br />24. TSOTL - THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS<br />25. SIL - SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE<br /><br />Round Six - Play your Cards<br />26. Who was the only Australian to win the men's singles final in the 1980's?<br />Pat CASH - Beat Lendl 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 7-5<br />27. Which song opens with the line "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot"?<br />Big YELLOW Taxi<br />28. In a TV sitcom of the 1960's, who owned a talking horse called Mister Ed, played by Alan Young?<br />Wilbur POST<br />29. What name is given to a series of Rugby or Cricket games played between international teams?<br />TEST match<br />30. "God bless everyone" are the closing words of which Dickens novel?<br />A CHRISTMAS Carol<br /><br />Round Seven - For Sale<br />How many of these places from literature, myth, and legend can you recognize? Descriptions are written in the format of real estate want-ads<br />(example - To let: large tract of wooded land in Nottinghamshire, perfect for hunting and jousting. Tenants' association holds banquets and tournaments - Sherwood Forest)<br />31. To let: one acre of land near rabbit hole. Close to recreation, such as croquet games. No smoking permitted, except for giant caterpillars. Ask for Mr. Hare<br />Wonderland<br />32. To let: large castle, fit for a king. Furnishings include one very large round table, can seat twelve. Ask for Arthur<br />Camelot<br />33. To let: One acre golden land of opportunity, located somewhere in South America. Must sell: owner covered with so much gold dust, he can no longer keep up property. Greedy conquistadors need not apply<br />El Dorado<br />34. To let: Holy bargain! House in bustling city. Located one block from Pink Sandbox Club and What a Way to Go-Go. Ask for Bruce Wayne<br />Gotham City<br />35. For sale: large waterfront vacation property on Mediterranean island; previous owners killed in earthquake. Great view of Pillars of Heracles. Close to horse racing track and hot springs. Small pets permitted; no elephants<br />Atlantis<br /><br />Round Eight - Chessgame<br />36. Sir Galahad, Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad were all members of which order of chivalry?<br />KNIGHTS of the round table<br />37. Who does Eileen Derbyshire play in Coronation Street?<br />Emily BISHOP<br />38. Three suspended metal balls are the traditional symbol for what type of shop?<br />PAWN Broker<br />39. Which Liner, built in 1936, became a floating hotel in Long Beach, California in 1967?<br />QUEEN Mary<br />40. Which band provided backing vocals for the singer Emile Ford?<br />CHECKMATES<br /><br />Round Nine - Whats the Link?<br />41. Who, in 1954, became a sporting legend in the city of Oxford, in less than four minutes?<br />ROGER Bannister<br />42. Which programme first aired in 1958, is the longest running children's programme on British TV?<br />Blue PETER<br />43. Who wrote the song "Mr Tambourine Man", that was a hit for "The Byrds"?<br />Bob DYLAN<br />44. Name the BBC's 90's Sci-Fi Detective show that Starred Jesse Birdsall & Craig McLauchlan?<br />BUGS<br />45. What is the link?<br />Famous Rabbits<br /><br />SPAIN QUIZ<br /><br />1. What is the capital of Spain? <br />Madrid<br />2. Who ruled Spain from 1939 to 1975? <br />General Franco<br />3. Which is nearest to mainland Spain, Majorca, Minorca, or Ibiza? <br />Ibiza<br />4. In which sport is the 'Vuelta' contested in Spain?<br />Cycling <br />5. Which colours make up the flag of Spain?<br />Red and Gold with an eagle in its crest<br />6. Which language, spoken in northern Spain and south-west France, is unrelated to any other language?<br />Euskara (accept Basque)<br />7. In which country was King Juan Carlos of Spain born?<br />Italy<br />8. In Spain which is the “golden coast”?<br />Costa Dorado<br />9. Which region of Spain has Barcelona as its capital?<br />Catalonia <br />10. Which English Queen married Philip 2nd of Spain?<br />Mary I<br />11. Who is the Patron Saint of Spain?<br />St James<br />12. In the nursery rhyme, whose daughter "came to visit me, all for the sake of my little nut tree"? <br />The King of Spain<br />13. The cities of Seville and Cadiz are located in which region of Spain? <br />Andalucia<br />14. Which insect in Spain is known as La Cucaracha?<br />The Cockroach<br />15. In Spain what are Paradors?<br />State owned tourist hotels<br />16. In Spain, what is manchego?<br />Sheep's cheese<br />17. Which range of mountains lies between Granada and the south coast of Spain?<br />Sierra Nevada<br />18. What is the national flower of Spain?<br />Carnation <br />19. Which important port in Spain was known to the Romans as Brigantium? <br />La Coruna OR Corunna <br />20. What is the most popular spectator sport in Spain?<br />Football of course… not Bullfighting!<br /><br />21. Name the five largest cities in Spain (in population terms)?<br />Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza<br />22. The town of Jerez in Spain gave its name to which drink?<br />Sherry<br />23. Which dance (in which dancers make abrupt turns and perform complicated steps in syncopated rhythms) is considered to be the national dance of Spain? <br />Bolero <br />24. Born in Malaga, Andalusia in 1881, name the Spanish painter who, after 1901, simply signed his paintings with his mother's maiden name? <br />Picasso <br />25. The most famous Spanish festival is the running of the bulls in July in which city?<br />Pamplona <br />26. Name the main city of the Basque region which has its own language and cultural identity? <br />Bilbao<br />27. If you were served 'el helado' in Spain, what would you have?<br />Ice Cream <br />28. Which famous sailor said that he ‘Singed the King of Spain’s beard’?<br />Sir Francis Drake<br />29. Which two groups of islands belong to Spain?<br />Balearic and Canary Islands<br />30. Which mountain range lies along the boundary of France and Spain? <br />Pyrenees<br />31. Who were Spain’s opponents in the War of Jenkins Ear?<br />Britain<br />32. Which town in Central Spain is famous for it’s swords and knives? <br />Toledo<br />33. Which form of Spanish is the official language of Spain? <br />Castillian<br />34. Born near Saragossa, who became court painter to Charles III of Spain in 1786? <br />Goya<br />35. Which fruit is the national symbol of Spain? <br />Pomegranate<br />36. Which area of Spain literally translates as the "Sunshine Coast"?<br />Costa del Sol<br />37. Which institution, founded in 1231 by Pope Gregory 9th, was revived in Spain in 1478 against Jews, Muslims and later Protestants?<br />Inquisition<br />38. What is Spain's National Airline called?<br />Iberia<br />39. Madrid stands on which river? <br />Manzanares<br />40. What is Spain’s highest mountain?<br />Mount Teide - (Tenerife – 12,190 ft) <br /><br />Tiebreaker - In which year did Spain become the first European country outside Britain to stage the Ryder Cup?<br />1997 <br /><br />QUIZ LEAGUE<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which actress, better known for a famous comedy role, has played both Queen Victoria and Catherine of Aragon in major television drama series' ?<br /><br />A. ANNETTE CROSBIE (who played Margaret Meldrew in 'One Foot In The Grave').<br /><br />2. What name is given to a vertical bar dividing lights in a window, especially in 'Gothic' architecture ?<br /><br />A. MULLION.<br /><br />3. Who in 1903, founded the Women's Social and Political Union and launched the militant Suffragette campaign two years later ?<br /><br />A. EMMELINE PANKHURST.<br /><br />4. Which comedian and entertainer played serious roles in 'Lipstick On Your Collar' and 'Common As Muck' ?<br /><br />A. ROY HUDD (as 'Harold Atterbow' and 'John Parry').<br /><br />5. In architecture, what is a structure of wood, stone or brick, built against a wall to strengthen or support it ?<br /><br />A. BUTTRESS.<br /><br />6. In which European city is the 'Spanish Riding School' based ?<br /><br />A. VIENNA.<br /><br />7. Which German city is the home of the European Central Bank ?<br /><br />A. FRANKFURT.<br /><br />8. In Greek mythology, what monster was kept in a 'Labyrinth' by King Minos, on the island of Crete ?<br /><br />A. MINOTAUR.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. in 1953, which well known figure, one of the youngest players, missed a short putt on the final green to deny Great Britain a memorable Ryder Cup victory against the USA ?<br /><br />A. PETER ALLIS.<br /><br />2. At the 1968 Olympics, which American jumped a creditable 26'-9", but was totally eclipsed by the amazing effort of fellow countryman, Bob Beamon ?<br /><br />A. RALPH BOSTON.<br /><br />3. Normanton, Allenton and New Zealand are suburbs of which Midlands city ?<br /><br />A. DERBY.<br /><br />4. Who remained in the command module when astronauts, Armstrong and Aldrin made the first moon landing ?<br /><br />A. MICHAEL COLLINS.<br /><br />5. Which wild animal is known as 'volpe' in Italy and as 'zorro' in Spain ?<br /><br />A. FOX.<br /><br />6. Which British city has major roads called Trongate, Candleriggs and Saltmarket ?<br /><br />A. GLASGOW.<br /><br />7. Which French balloonist, with American John Jeffries, made the first aerial crossing of the English Channel ?<br /><br />A. JEAN-PIERRE BLANCHARD.<br /><br />8. Which farm creature do the Italians know as 'pecora' and the Germans as 'schaf' ?<br /><br />A. SHEEP.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. 'I.T.A.' are the initial letters of which top ten hit by Bon Jovi ?<br /><br />A. 'IN THESE ARMS'.<br /><br />2. Which state, the most northeasterly of the USA, is also the largest of the 'New England' states ?<br /><br />A. MAINE.<br /><br />3. Baroness Margaret Jay is the daughter of which former Prime Minister ?<br /><br />A. JAMES CALLAGHAN.<br /><br />4. What name is given to the point on the earth's surface immediately above the seismic focus of an earthquake ?<br /><br />A. EPICENTRE.<br /><br />5. What type of energy is extracted from natural steam, hot water or dry rocks in the earth's crust ?<br /><br />A. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.<br /><br />6. The father of which former Prime Minister was a 'funambulist' ?<br /><br />A. JOHN MAJOR (a tightrope walker).<br /><br />7. Which of America's 'New England' states shares borders with Canada, New Hampshire and Massachusetts ?<br /><br />A. VERMONT.<br /><br />8. Which top ten hit by A-Ha has the initial letters 'T.L.D.' ?<br /><br />A. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which book of the Bible refers to two censuses, and covers the history of the people of Israel, from the 'Exodus' to just before the crossing of the Jordan ?<br /><br />A. NUMBERS.<br /><br />2. America's 20th. President was assassinated in Washington railway station in 1881, who was he ?<br /><br />A. JAMES GARFIELD.<br /><br />3. Which English monarch is said to have incited the murder of Thomas-a-Becket with his "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest" outburst ?<br /><br />A. HENRY II.<br /><br />4. Which pair of books of the Bible give an account of the history of the Jews, from the death of Saul, to the return from exile ?<br /><br />A. CHRONICLES.<br /><br />5. Which year saw English and Welsh pubs open all day, and three members of the IRA killed in Gibraltar ?<br /><br />A. 1988.<br /><br />6. Postmen in 'Victorian' England wore a bright red uniform. What was their nickname ?<br /><br />A. ROBINS.<br /><br />7. Why is the last Sunday after 'Trinity Sunday' traditionally known as 'Stir-Up Sunday' ?<br /><br />A. THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING MIX WAS TRADITIONALLY STIRRED ON THIS DAY.<br /><br />8. Which year saw Netanyahu elected as Israel's Prime Minister, and the divorce of the Duke and Duchess of York ?<br /><br />A. 1996.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What was the occupation of 'Willy Loman' in a famous novel by Arthur Miller ?<br /><br />A. TRAVELLING SALESMAN (in 'Death Of A Salesman').<br /><br />2. Of which summer visitor did Wordsworth write, " Shall I call thee bird, or but a wandering voice" ?<br /><br />A. CUCKOO.<br /><br />3. Which team did legendary Rugby League star, Alex Murphy captain to a Challenge Cup Final win in 1966 ?<br /><br />A. ST. HELENS.<br /><br />4. Which French composer's best-known work was produced only months before his death in 1875 ?<br /><br />A. BIZET ('Carmen').<br /><br />5. The 1924 funeral of which Italian composer was said to have brought Rome to a standstill ?<br /><br />A. PUCCINI.<br /><br />6. Which Greek island, a popular retreat for holidaymakers, can be viewed from the south of Kefalonia ?<br /><br />A. ZAKINTHOS (or Zante).<br /><br />7. The Romanian city of Braila is the limit for ocean going ships, on which river ?<br /><br />A. DANUBE.<br /><br />8. Jose Altafini scored both goals to beat Benfica in football's 1963 European Cup Final. Who did he play for ?<br /><br />A. A.C. MILAN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. If the father rode the winner of the 2000 Guineas in 1975, and son repeated the feat in 1996, what is their surname ?<br /><br />A. DETTORI (Gianfranco on 'Bolkonski' and Frankie on 'Mark Of Esteem').<br /><br />2. On seeing his plight on the way to the cross, which saint is said to have offered a cloth to Christ to wipe his brow ?<br /><br />A. VERONICA.<br /><br />3. Which future British Prime Minister married the niece of Sir Winston Churchill in August 1952 ? <br /><br />A. ANTHONY EDEN.<br /><br />4. What father and son rode the winners of the 1959 Grand National and the 1988 Cheltenham Gold Cup ?<br /><br />A. SCUDAMORE (Michael on 'Oxo' and Peter on 'Celtic Shot').<br /><br />5. Which American humourist and writer of short stories, created 'the Secret Life Of Walter Mitty' ?<br /><br />A. JAMES THURBER.<br /><br />6. Which British writer, the son of an Anglo-Irish clergyman, penned 'The Vicar Of Wakefield' in 1764, some seven years before his much more famous work ?<br /><br />A. OLIVER GOLDSMITH (author of 'She Stoops To Conquer').<br /><br />7. Which saint, whose name means 'honoured by God', was a disciple of Paul ?<br /><br />A. TIMOTHY.<br /><br />8. Which future President of the USA became Dwight Eisenhower's "running-mate" in July 1952 ?<br /><br />A. RICHARD NIXON.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Africa's, Lake Nyasa is also known by the name of the land-locked country in which it lies. What is it ?<br /><br />A. LAKE MALAWI.<br /><br />2. Which African country lies south of the equator and begins and ends with the same letter ?<br /><br />A. ANGOLA.<br /><br />3. What name is given to the hybrid citrus fruit, a cross between a Grapefruit and a Tangerine ?<br /><br />A. UGLI FRUIT.<br /><br />4. What variety of cabbage, with a turnip-like stem, rejoices in the name Brassica oleracea ?<br /><br />A. KOHL RABI.<br /><br />5. The career of which criminal was romanticised in 'Rockwood', a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth ?<br /><br />A. DICK TURPIN.<br /><br />6. Which notorious criminal features in 'Lulu', an unfinished opera by Alban Berg ?<br /><br />A. 'JACK THE RIPPER'.<br /><br />7. Who in 1921, became the first Prime Minister to occupy 'Chequers' as a country retreat ?<br /><br />A. DAVID LLOYD GEORGE.<br /><br />8. In 1945, 'Camp David' was made an official Presidential retreat by whom ?<br /><br />A. PRESIDENT TRUEMAN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. "'Imagine" is the first word of John Lennon's memorable song, but what three words complete the line ?<br /><br />A. "THERE'S NO HEAVEN".<br /><br />2. The River Witham flows through which English city, where it is overlooked by one of our most impressive cathedrals ?<br /><br />A. LINCOLN.<br /><br />3. Who is the only non-American golfer to have won all four Major titles ?<br /><br />A. GARY PLAYER.<br /><br />4. Which foreign footballer is the only player to appear in 'Derby' matches in Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow ?<br /><br />A. ANDREI KANCHELSKIS.<br /><br />5. What name is given to the upright column around which steps of a circular staircase unwind ?<br /><br />A. NEWEL POST.<br /><br />6. A 'Caryatid' is used instead of a column as an architectural support. What form does it take ?<br /><br />A. A FEMALE FIGURE.<br /><br />7. Which English cathedral city lies at the confluence of the Avon and Wiley rivers ?<br /><br />A. SALISBURY.<br /><br />8. What four words complete the first line of John Lennon's hit, "Woman" ?<br /><br />A. "..I CAN HARDLY EXPRESS".<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. Which Irish river flows in a roughly north-easterly direction from the Wicklow Mountains to Dublin Bay ?<br /><br />A. LIFFEY.<br /><br />2. Which American trio achieved their last UK hit in1976 with, 'No Regrets' ?<br /><br />A. THE WALKER BOTHERS.<br /><br />3. What was the name of the Paratrooper, who in March 1999, was cleared of the murder of a Belfast 'joyrider' in 1990 ?<br /><br />A. LEE CLEGG.<br /><br />4. For their roles in which company's scandal were Ernest Saunders and Gerald Ronson convicted ?<br /><br />A. GUINESS.<br /><br />5. Which fine white powder, an ingredient of Baking Powder, is obtained from the bottom of casks in which grapes have been fermented ?<br /><br />A. CREAM OF TARTAR. <br /><br />A TO Z QUIZ<br /><br />(A) Which famous Greek philosopher was according to Monty Python "a bugger for the bottle"?<br />Aristotle<br />(B) Which rich soup is often made from shellfish?<br />Bisque<br />(C) This could be part of the sun's atmosphere, a cigar or a soft drink, but what is it?<br />Corona<br />(D) What is the first part of the small intestine called that is found immediately beyond the stomach, leading to the jejunum?<br />Duodenum<br />(E) What is the name of the Road that is the home ground of Leeds United?<br />Elland<br />(F) What is the name of the dish that can be stewed or fried pieces of meat served in a thick white sauce?<br />Fricassee<br />(G) What was the surname of Freddie of the Dreamers?<br />Garrity<br />(H) What is the capital of Zimbabwe?<br />Harare<br />!(I) Which English architect and stage designer introduced the Palladian style to England? (full name)<br />Inigo Jones<br />(J) Which dance was an early form of the jive?<br />Jitterbug<br />(K) Which cat used to appear regularly on the front page of the Dandy for many years?<br />Korky<br />(L) What is another name for Satan?<br />Lucifer<br />(M) Which song was a No 1 in 1966 for The Overlanders?<br />Michelle<br />(N) What is the name for the central supporting pillar of a spiral or winding staircase?<br />Newel<br />(O) Which system of complementary medicine involves the treatment of medical disorders through the manipulation and massage of the skeleton?<br />Osteopathy<br />(P) What is the name of the small flute that sounds an octave higher than an ordinary one?<br />Piccolo<br />(Q) What is the name of the food stuff that is sold in supermarkets as a replacement for meat?<br />Quorn<br />(R) What was the name of Kermit the Frog's nephew in the Muppet Show?<br />Robin<br />(S) Which playwright wrote the play Pygmalion? (full name)<br />George Bernard Shaw<br />(T) Which song was a No 1 in 1983 for the group Spandau Ballet?<br />True<br />(U) Which mountain range in northern Russia extends 1,600km southward from the Arctic Ocean to the Aral Sea?<br />Urals<br />(V) Which town in France is a noted spa town famous for its source of mineral water?<br />Vichy<br />(W) Which word can be used to describe a person who has no one to dance with or feels shy and awkward at a party?<br />Wallflower<br />(X) What would you be suffering from if you had an intense fear of people from other countries?<br />Xenophobia<br />(Y) Which informal term is used in the US for a loud hearty laugh?<br />Yock<br />(Z) What was the name of the hill on which the city of David was built?<br />Zion <br /><br />A TO Z FILMS QUIZ<br /><br />A Which film featured an oil driller called Harry Stamper? <br />B Which film contains the line, “tell our enemies that they may take our lives but they’ll never take our freedom”? <br />C In which film did Veruca Salt sing, I Want it Now? <br />D Lieutenant John Dunbar is the lead character in which Oscar winning film? <br />E In which film did Michael Caine play the teacher and Julie Walters the pupil? <br />F Which 1956 sci-fi movie was based on the Shakespeare play The Tempest? <br />G Which was the first colour film to win Best Film Oscar? <br />H Which series of films feature the seemingly indestructible character of Michael Myers? <br />I In which film did Daniel Day Lewis play Gerry Conlon? <br />J Pam Grier played the title role in which Tarantino movie? <br />K In which 1970 film did Clint Eastwood lead a troop of soldiers on a bank robbery? <br />L In which film did David Bowie play the role of King Jareth, the leader of the goblins? <br />M Which film featured the Knights who say Ni? <br />N Which 1994 Oliver Stone film spawned several copycat killings in Louisiana? <br />O In which 2001 film did Brad Pitt play Rusty Ryan? <br />P Which musical features the song They Call the Wind Mariah? <br />Q Peter Ustinov played Emperor Nero in which movie epic? <br />R Which film saw Tom Hanks playing a Mafia hit man called Michael Sullivan? <br />S Which film earned Al Pacino his first Best Actor Oscar? <br />T Never Say Never Again was a remake of which earlier Bond film? <br />U Which Clint Eastwood film was partly set in the town of Big Whiskey? <br />V In which film did Tom Cruise play the role of David Aames? <br />W Which 1969 film featured a nude wrestling scene involving Oliver Reed and Alan Bates? <br />X In which film did Olivia Newton John dance with Gene Kelly? <br />Y Emilio Estevez played Billy the Kid in which film? <br />Z Which film starring Michael Caine and Stanley Baker was narrated by Richard Burton? <br /><br />Armageddon<br />Braveheart<br />Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<br />Dances With Wolves<br />Educating Rita<br />Forbidden Planet<br />Gone With the Wind<br />Halloween<br />In the Name of the Father<br />Jackie Brown<br />Kelly’s Heroes<br />Labyrinth<br />Monty Python and the Holy Grail<br />Natural Born Killers<br />Ocean’s Eleven<br />Paint Your Wagon<br />Quo Vadis<br />Road to Perdition<br />Scent of a Woman<br />Thunderball<br />Unforgiven<br />Vanilla Sky<br />Women in Love<br />Xanadu<br />Young Guns<br />Zulu <br /><br />QUIZ LEAGUE 2<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who was the American President at the end of the 19th. century ?<br /><br />A. WILLIAM McKINLEY.<br /><br />2. In the fashion label FCUK, what does the F or the C stand for ?<br /><br />A. FRENCH - CONNECTION.<br /><br />3. In which north western town is 'Garth' prison ?<br /><br />A. PRESTON. <br /><br />4. Which film star's autobiography was called, "What's It All About" ?<br /><br />A. MICHAEL CAINE.<br /><br />5. In pop music, who charted with "Twist And Shout" in the 90's ?<br /><br />A. DEACON BLUE.<br /><br />6. What was Sean Connery's occupation before he became famous ?<br /><br />A. COFFIN POLISHER.<br /><br />7. Salem is the capital city of which American state ?<br /><br />A. OREGON.<br /><br />8. Monet painted many pictures of his garden, where is it ?<br /><br />A. GIVERNY.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. Which car manufacturer is based in Hethel, Norfolk ?<br /><br />A. LOTUS.<br /><br />2. What does a 'Vexicolgolist' study ?<br /><br />A. FLAGS. <br /><br />3. Which famous bridge, completed in 1345, crosses the River Arno in Florence ?<br /><br />A. PONTE VECCHIO.<br /><br />4. Ronald Ross won the 1902 Nobel Prize for Medicine, for his work on which disease ?<br /><br />A. MALARIA.<br /><br />5. In telecommunications, what does the letter 'S' stand for in the acronym SIM ?<br /><br />A. SUBSCRIBER (Identity Module).<br /><br />6. Before the 'Euro', the Portugese Escudo was split into 100 what ?<br /><br />A. CENTAVOS.<br /><br />7. What was the name of the monk who is said to have invented 'champagne' ?<br /><br />A. DOM PERIGNON.<br /><br />8. Which creatures belong to the order 'Cervidae' ?<br /><br />A. DEER.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What name is given to those days when there are equal hours of daytime and nighttime ?<br /><br />A. EQUINOXES.<br /><br />2. Malaga airport serves which of the 'Costa's' ?<br /><br />A. COSTA DEL SOL.<br /><br />3. Which Manchester brewery produces 'Jekyll's Gold' ?<br /><br />A. HYDE'S<br /><br />4. In which cathedral can you see the 'Mappa Mundi' ?<br /><br />A. HEREFORD.<br /><br />5. In the Bible, which still well-known general led 300 men against the Midianites ?<br /><br />A. GIDEON.<br /><br />6. In pop music, who had a 90's hit with 'Dedicated To The One I Love' ?<br /><br />A. BITTY MCLEAN.<br /><br />7. The publication of which forged document in 1924, four days before the General Election, led to the defeat of the Labour Government in the UK ?<br /><br />A. ZINOVIEV LETTER.<br /><br />8. Which religious festival or event does 'Lady Day' celebrate ?<br /><br />A. ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LADY (the Virgin Mary).<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which politician was the famous son of American heiress, Jennie Jerome ?<br /><br />A. SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL.<br /><br />2. The descendants of Adam in the Bible, were very long lived. How old was Noah at the time of the flood ?<br /><br />A. 600 years old.<br /><br />3. Which savoury dish from South-East Europe is based on sliced Aubergines and minced Lamb ?<br /><br />A. MOUSSAKA.<br /><br />4. Valerie Solaris attempted to kill which artist in 1968 ?<br /><br />A. ANDY WARHOL.<br /><br />5. Which film star's autobiography was called, "Tall, Dark and Gruesome" ?<br /><br />A. CHRISTOPHER LEE.<br /><br />6. Who directed the film 'American Beauty' ?<br /><br />A. SAM MENDES.<br /><br />7. In which country could you travel on the 'Golden Panoramic Express' ?<br /><br />A. SWITZERLAND.<br /><br />8. What name is given to the longest day of the year ?<br /><br />A. SUMMER SOLSTICE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What is the lowest commissioned rank in the RAF ?<br /><br />A. PILOT OFFICER.<br /><br />2. Who directed the film 'Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels' ?<br /><br />A. GUY RITCHIE.<br /><br />3. In which south eastern town is 'Cookham Wood' prison ?<br /><br />A. ROCHESTER.<br /><br />4. Name either of the cathedrals in which there is a copy of the 'Magna Carta' ?<br /><br />A. LINCOLN / SALISBURY.<br /><br />5. Which northern comedian used the catchphrase "Right Monkey" ?<br /><br />A. AL READ.<br /><br />6. Who was the British Prime Minister when Queen Victoria died ?<br /><br />A. MARQUIS OF SALISBURY.<br /><br />7. In another tv ad' for lager, what was Paul Hogan's answer to the question, "What's the way to Cockfosters" ?<br /><br />A. SERVE IT WARM.<br /><br />8. What name is given to the dark gap between the rings of Saturn ?<br /><br />A. CASSINI'S DIVISION.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Who invented the aqualung ?<br /><br />A. JACQUES COUSTEAU.<br /><br />2. Robert Koch won the 1905 Nobel Prize for Medicine, for his work on which disease ?<br /><br />A. TUBERCULOSIS.<br /><br />3. Which car manufacturer is based in Malvern, Worcestershire ?<br /><br />A. MORGAN.<br /><br />4. Before the 'Euro', the Greek Drachma was split into 100 what ?<br /><br />A. LEPTAE.<br /><br />5. Which suspension bridge famously shook and collapsed in the USA in 1940 ?<br /><br />A. TACOMA NARROWS.<br /><br />6. 'Plasterers' and 'Diggers' are types of which insect ?<br /><br />A. WASP.<br /><br />7. In telecommunications, what does the letter 'A' stand for in the acronym WAP ?<br /><br />A. (Wireless) APPLICATION (Protocol).<br /><br />8. What does a 'Tegestologist' collect ?<br /><br />A. BEER MATS.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which Stoke-on-Trent brewery produces 'Lifeboat', 'White Star' and 'Captain Smith's' beer ? <br /><br />A. TITANIC.<br /><br />2. In the fashion label DKNY, what does the DK stand for ?<br /><br />A. DONNA KARAN (New York).<br /><br />3. In which US state did the airship 'Hindenburg' crash in May 1937 ?<br /><br />A. NEW JERSEY.<br /><br />4. What rank in the Royal Artillery corresponds to corporal in other regiments ?<br /><br />A. BOMBADIER.<br /><br />5. What name is given to the brilliant points of light seen around the Moon before or after a total eclipse ?<br /><br />A. BAILY'S BEADS.<br /><br />6. 'Oak Apple Day' commemorates which event ?<br /><br />A. RESTORATION OF THE MONARCHY.<br /><br />7. What is the capital city of Nevada, USA ? <br /><br />A. CARSON CITY.<br /><br />8. Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme attempted to assassinate which American politician in 1975 ?<br /><br />A. GERALD FORD.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Monet's 'Impression Of Sunrise' is a painting of which harbour ?<br /><br />A. LE HAVRE.<br /><br />2. In which country did the airship R101 crash in October 1930 ?<br /><br />A. FRANCE.<br /><br />3. Who sent the telegram in January 1917 exhorting Mexico to enter World War I, on the German side in return for a promise of US territory ? <br /><br />A. (Arthur) ZIMMERMAN.<br /><br />4. What was Rod Stewart's occupation before he became famous ?<br /><br />A. GRAVE DIGGER.<br /><br />5. In which country could you travel on the 'Great South Pacific Express' ?<br /><br />A. AUSTRALIA.<br /><br />6. If you flew into Schipol airport, in which country would you be in ?<br /><br />A. NETHERLANDS.<br /><br />7. What French vegetable dish is based on Aubergine, Courgette, Pepper and Tomato ?<br /><br />A. RATATOUILLE.<br /><br />8. Which northern comedian used the catchphrase "Daft As A Brush" ?<br /><br />A. KEN PLATT.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. Which is Britain's commonest bird ?<br /><br />A. WREN.<br /><br />2. Who painted 'The White Horse' in 1819 ?<br /><br />A. JOHN CONSTABLE.<br /><br />3. Which book by Michael Ondaatje became an 'Oscar' winning film ?<br /><br />A. 'THE ENGLISH PATIENT'.<br /><br />4. In which city is St. John Lateran, the world's largest cathedral ?<br /><br />A. NEW YORK, USA.<br /><br />5. In which Swiss town or city is the International Olympic Museum ?<br /><br />A. LAUSANNE. <br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 2<br /><br />Round One - DISHES OF THE WORLD<br />1. In France, Carbonade is a beef stew made with which type of drink?<br />Beer<br />2. Parmentier means cooked or garnished with which vegetable?<br />Potato<br />3. What is the name of the pate made from goose or duck liver?<br />Pate de Foie Gras<br />4. In Indonesia, What name is given to grilled marinated meat kebabs with a peanut sauce?<br />Satay<br />5. Which Indian Curry style is described as having been cooked dry in curd with spices and vegetables?<br />Khorma<br /><br />Round Two - SE7EN<br />6. Aphabetically, Which of the Seven Deadly Sins comes first?<br />Anger<br />7. After the seven year war in 1763, which Caribbean country did Britain give to Spain in an exchange deal where Spain gave Florida to Britain?<br />Cuba<br />8. Who wore the number seven shirt in England's World Cup Victory against West Germany in 1966?<br />Alan Ball<br />9. Which day of the week do Seventh Day Adventists observe as the Sabbath?<br />Saturday<br />10. The Commonwealth Games have been held in seven different countries around the world, which country has hosted the games the most times?<br />Canada<br /><br />Round Three - COME ON YOU REDS!<br />11. What is the most common name for British Pubs?<br />Red Lion<br />12. Which athlete did Sharon Davis divorce in 2000?<br />Derek Redmond<br />13. Which Manchester pop group were originally called the Frantic Elevators?<br />Simply Red<br />14. What was the title of the 1984 film which starred a young Patrick Swayze as the leader of a gang of rebels fighting against a Russian Invasion of America?<br />Red Dawn<br />15. What did Paul Neal change his name to when he took up Firefighting?<br />Red Adair<br /><br />Round Four - CHEESE & WINE<br />16. What gives Windsor Red Cheese both its colour and flavour?<br />Red Wine<br />17. Rioja comes from which country?<br />Spain<br />18. Which Cheese was the traditional lunch of Welsh miners?<br />Caerphilly - another name for Caerphilly is Eppynt<br />19. In which country is the wine making area of Stellenbosch?<br />South Africa<br />20. A great companion to Stilton Cheese, which drink comes in Ruby, Tawny and Vintage varieties?<br />Port<br /><br />Round Five - SAY IT WITH FLOWERS<br />21. In 1993, Which pop group had a number one hit with the song 'Young ar heart'?<br />The Bluebells<br />22. What is the name of Donald Duck's girlfriend?<br />Daisy Duck<br />23. Which famous racehorse won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1989?<br />Desert Orchid<br />24. In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of the rainbow?<br />Iris<br />25. Which novel by Umbert Eco told the story of a priest who was also a medieval detective?<br />The Name of the Rose<br /><br />Round Six - MODEL CARS<br />26. What is the name of the Paris Underground Railway system?<br />Metro<br />27. What name is given to an eminent musical composer, teacher or conductor?<br />Maestro<br />28. What name can be an Army Horseman or a Gallant Gentleman escorting a Lady?<br />Cavalier<br />29. Which Constellation in the night sky is supposed to depict a hunter from Greek Mythology?<br />Orion<br />30. In which TV series did Richard Chamberlain play the Captain of a ship that was wrecked on the shores of Japan during a storm?<br />Shogun<br /><br />Round Seven - IT'S THE SIZE THAT COUNTS!<br />31. What do the initials BFG stand for in the title of the Roald Dahl novel?<br />Big Friendly Giant<br />32. When Shirley Crabtree met Luke McMasters, which two wrestlers were in the ring?<br />Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks<br />33. Which 1995 film set in Las Vegas co-starred John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Danny Devito and Rene Russo?<br />Get Shorty<br />34. In the world of showbiz how are Cyril Mead and Edward McGuinness better known?<br />Little & Large<br />35. In 1999 Michael J Fox provided the voice for which screen rodent?<br />Stuart Little<br /><br />Round Eight - EUROTOUR<br />36. Which country has no armed forces and its capital city is Vaduz?<br />Liechstenstein<br />37. Which sea lies to the north of Poland?<br />Baltic<br />38. Albert II became King of which country in 1993?<br />Belgium<br />39. Which county is also called Elleniki Dimokratia or the Hellenic Republic?<br />Greece<br />40. In which country is the Po the chief river?<br />Italy<br /><br />Round Nine - CREEPY CRAWLIES<br />41. Which Disney animated film featured a hero called Flik?<br />A Bug's Life<br />42. What did Master Po call the young Cain in the TV series Kung Fu?<br />Grasshopper<br />43. In Coronation Street, What was the name of Emily Bishop's nephew?<br />Spider Nugent<br />44. What was the name of the yacht in which Francis Chichester circumnavigated the globe?<br />Gypsy Moth<br />45. Which sporting projectile weights between five and a half and five and three quarter ounces?<br />A Cricket Ball<br /><br />Round Ten - DOWN ON THE FARM<br />46. Which glove puppet was the partner of the ventriloquist Shari Lewis?<br />Lamb Chop<br />47. What is the nickname of Bradford Football Club?<br />The Bantams<br />48. In which TV gameshow was Jim Bowen assisted by Tony Green?<br />Bullseye<br />49. What name is given to the small island at the southern tip of the Isle of Man?<br />Calf of Man<br />50. What name was given to the disastrous 1961 invasion of Cuba that forced John F Kennedy to issue a grovelling apology?<br />Bay of Pigs<br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 3<br /><br />1. Which Bank calls itself 'The world's local bank'?<br />HSBC<br />2. The Queen was given her first one in 1945 but it was recently revealed that she does want anymore. What?<br />Corgis<br />3. Across Europe, 736 European parliament seats were up for grabs. Germany has the most – 99 seats. Which country has the fewest?<br />Malta<br />4. What is the purpose of the black stripe on a school crossing warden`s `lollipop`?<br />To write in chalk the registration number of traffic offenders<br />5. What was Frank Whittle's most famous invention?<br />Jet Engine<br />6. What has been named asperatus?<br />A new cloud<br />7. Which biting insect is also known as a cleg?<br />Horsefly<br />8. In Rugby Union which team are Guinness Premiership Champions 2008/9?<br />Leicester Tigers - 6th Premiership title in just 11 years<br />9. Much to the annoyance of a farmer, what has been found in an Oxfordshire field?<br />A 600ft jellyfish crop circle<br />10. Igor Sikorsky created the first workable what?<br />Helicopter<br />11. Which David Jason TV series was based on novels by R D Wingfield?<br />A Touch Of Frost<br />12. Robin Barr recently announced that he is to step down as boss of the company A.G. Barr. But of what is he one of only two people to know the secret recipe?<br />Irn Bru<br />13. HAZE STERN RENT is an anagram of which celebrity who has been in the news recently?<br />ESTHER RANTZEN - she is intending to stand as an anti-expenses sleaze candidate at the next general election<br />14. Daniel Patrick Carroll died recently. He was better known under which name?<br />Danny La Rue<br />15. What means of transport was invented by Christopher Cockerell for which many gardeners are grateful?<br />Hovercraft - leading to the Flymo<br />16. What invention came into common use in supermarkets in 1974?<br />Bar Code Readers<br />17. What foodstuff, eaten twice weekly, may help ward off dementia according to a new US study?<br />A Curry<br />18. When Tom Baker played Doctor Who what were his favourite sweets?<br />Jelly Babies<br />19. Catherine Zeta-Jones is getting £3,700 per second for an ad shown only in Asia selling what?<br />Shampoo<br />20. What was the name of the blind Benedictine monk who invented Champagne?<br />Dom Perignon<br /><br />21. One Point Each - For the UK Shipping Forecast the English Channel is divided into which four areas?<br />Plymouth / Portland / Wight / Dover<br />22. What colour are the flowers of the gorse bush?<br />Yellow<br />23. What title is given to the sovereign's representative in a county?<br />Lord Lieutenant<br />24. From which french region does Camembert cheese oringinally come. It was first made in the late 18th century?<br />Normandy<br />25. Which actress plays the long suffering wife of Reggie in the new TV series Reggie Perrin?<br />Fay Ripley<br />26. Which American cosmetics company shares its name with an English river?<br />Avon<br />27. Which country won the recent Eurovision Song Contest?<br />Norway<br />28. How is nitrous oxide better known?<br />Laughing Gas<br />29. Which is the largest academic institution in the UK in terms of student numbers?<br />Open University<br />30. What is the tasty-sounding popular name for the government's car scrappage scheme?<br />Bangers For Cash<br />31. Recently in the news, which country is sometimes referred to as The Teardrop Of India?<br />Sri Lanka<br />32. What colour flag is awarded to a recreational beach which has met stringent quality standards?<br />Blue<br />33. In which country did David and Victoria Beckham get married in July 1999?<br />Ireland<br />34. Which tennis player holds the record for the fastest serve struck by a woman in a main event at 130 miles per hour?<br />Venus Williams<br />35. Nigel Farage is the leader of which political party?<br />UKIP<br />36. Khaldoon Al Mubarak is the Chairman of which Premier League football club?<br />Manchester City<br />37. According to the Guinness Book Of Records in the late 1990s which dancer danced at a record of 35 taps per second and was the highest paid dancer in the world?<br />Michael Flatley (Riverdance)<br />38. Which team won this year's Rugby Union Heineken Cup Final?<br />Leinster (beat Leicester Tigers)<br />39. What colour are Superman's shorts?<br />Red<br />40. What is the principal language of Denmark?<br />Danish<br /><br />Tiebreaker - There wasn't exactly a stampede towards the ballot boxes last week. How many turned up in the first two hours at Streatham, south London?<br />52<br />What is the world record for the number of pickled onions eaten in one minute?<br />91<br /><br />GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GUEST QUIZ<br /><br />SECTION 1 - The 1900's ROUND.<br />1. In 1903 a new speed limit was introduced in Britain; what was the maximum speed for cars? 20mph.<br /> <br />2. To the nearest 100 how many people died in the sinking of the 'Titanic'? 1513.<br /> <br />3. Which group of Atlantic Islands ended 300 years of British colonial rule in 1973? The Bahamas.<br /> <br /> 4. In 1995 two former British Prime Ministers died. Name either? Sir Alec Douglas Home; <br />Harold Wilson.<br /> <br />5. Mary Nutter died in 1928; for what had she become notorious in the 19th. century? She was allegedly a witch.<br /> <br />6. In 1919 which American President was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? Woodrow Wilson<br /> <br />7. According to 1909 figures which country had the largest Jewish population in the world? Russia.<br /> <br />8. In which year did Inflation in Britain reach 25% for the first time ever? 1975.<br /> <br />9. In 1982 Charlie Brooks became the first American murderer to be Executed by what method? Lethal Injection.<br /> <br />10.What everyday bathroom appliance was invented by Jacob Schick in 1931? The Electric Razor.<br /> <br />11. Which Prime Minister introduced Life Peerages 1958? Harold Macmillan<br /> <br />12. The worlds largest single span bridge was opened in Britain in 1981; What body of water does it cross? The Humber Estuary.<br /> <br />13. What name was given to the deregulation & computerisation of the London Stock Exchange in 1986? The Big Bang.<br /> <br />14. Who served as general secretary of the United Nations twice; being chosen in 1971 & again in 1976? Kurt Waldheim<br /> <br />15. Which 16th. Century French Soldier was officially declared a saint by the Pope in 1920? Joan of Arc<br /><br />SECTION 2 - PEOPLE<br />1. What was Labour M.P. Helen Hayman the first woman to do in the house of Commons in 1976? Breast fed her baby.<br /> <br />2. Which Australian Lady swimmer won 100m freestyle Gold at three successive Olympics? Dawn Fraser<br /> <br />3. On which Island was Lilly Langtree (a mistress of Edward VII) Born? Jersey<br /> <br />4. Which Ballerina did Ludovic Kennedy marry in 1950? Moira Shearer<br /> <br />5. Under what name did Mrs John Bigg win an Olympic Gold Medal? Sally Gunnell<br /> <br />6. Whose middle names were Wallis Warfield? The duchess of Windsor (Mrs. Simpson)<br /> <br />7. What is the Christian name of Muhammad Ali's daughter, who has recently fought her first 'Pro' boxing contest? Laila<br /> <br />8. In which English County was Diana Princess of Wales Born? Norfolk (Sandringham)<br /> <br />9. Which Minister 'Presided' over wholesale closure of railway lines in the early 60's? Lord Beeching<br /> <br />10. Name the Israeli Prime Minister who was shot dead in 1995. Yitzhak Rabin<br /> <br />11. Who was caught in a compromising position with Divine Brown? Hugh Grant<br /> <br />12. Famous as Rigsby and Reginald Perrin, he advertised 'Cinzano' with Joan Collins. Name Him. Leonard Rossiter.<br /> <br />13.Which famous Cricketer is nicknamed 'Guy the Gorilla'? Ian Botham<br /> <br />14. Who said in 1954 @An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last'? Winston Churchill.<br /> <br />15. What does Eban & Sarah Kents son become when he wants to? Superman<br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 3<br /><br />Round One - Q For Answers<br />1. What was the first drug ever used to treat malaria?<br />Quinine<br />2. In which film did Peter Ustinov play Emperor Nero?<br />Quo Vadis<br />3. What is the smallest member of the partridge family?<br />Quail<br />4. Which eight-letter word describes marshy, boggy ground?<br />Quagmire<br />5. Which dish could be described as an egg tart?<br />Quiche Lorraine<br /><br />Round Two - Spuds, Glorious Spuds<br />6. Who is said to have been the first to bring potatoes back to England in 1588?<br />Sir Walter Raleigh<br />7. What is the principal vitamin obtainable from potatoes?<br />Vitamin C<br />8. Which former leading American politician was mocked for his public inability to spell the word potatoes?<br />Dan Quayle<br />9. What is the name for the Irish dish consisting of mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, milk and butter?<br />Colcannon<br />10. Which state of North America is called the Potato State?<br />Idaho<br /><br />Round Three - It's In The Song<br />11. In Dancing Queen how old is the dancing queen?<br />Seventeen<br />12. In The House Of The Rising Sun in which city was the house located?<br />New Orleans<br />13. In The Leader Of The Pack, what is the name of the leader?<br />Jimmy<br />14. In Lucille how many children did Lucille have?<br />Four<br />15. In the song The Coward Of The County what is the name of the coward?<br />Tommy<br /><br />Round Four - Sporting Chance<br />16. 1984 is the only year that more than one person won the BBC Sports personality Of The Year Award, who were they?<br />Torville And Dean<br />17. What is the nickname of the Australian rugby union team?<br />The Wallabies<br />18. Which soccer team became the first team of the 20th century to do the league and FA Cup double?<br />Tottenham Hotspur - 1961<br />19. Which annual race is 4 miles and 374 yards long?<br />The University Boat Race<br />20. Which jockey rode Shergar when it won the 1981 Derby?<br />Walter Swindburn<br /><br />Round Five - Attracting Flies!<br />21. In the game of poker, what name is given to a hand consisting of three card of one denomination and two of another?<br />Full HOUSE<br />22. Who is the religious character in the board game Cluedo?<br />Reverend GREEN<br />23. Which group had their first chart successes with the songs "Digging your scene" and "It doesn't have to be this way" in the middle 80s?<br />BLOW Monkeys<br />24. What is the name of Frasier's brother in the TV series?<br />Niles CRANE<br />25. In which film was Richard Harris captured by Red Indians?<br />A Man Called HORSE<br /><br />Round Six - Put Your Jackets On!<br />26. In which 1967 film does Sidney Poitier share an evening meal with Spenser Tracy and Katherine Hepburn?<br />Guess who's coming to DINNER<br />27. What was the nickname of the boxer Joe Louis?<br />The Brown BOMBER<br />28. In which Monty Python film is the title role played by Graham Chapman?<br />The LIFE of Brian<br />29. Which TV show was set in the studios of Globelink News?<br />Drop the Dead DONKEY<br />30. What was the first top ten hit for The Jam?<br />ETON Rifles<br /><br />Round Seven - Famous Animals<br />31. In which city will you find a statue to a dog called Greyfriar's Bobby?<br />Edinburgh<br />32. Burmese, a black mare, was a favoured mount of Queen Elizabeth 2nd at which annual state event?<br />Trooping The Colour<br />33. What was Guy, a famous inhabitant of London Zoo, who died in 1978?<br />Gorilla<br />34. What sort of animal was Socks, an inhabitant of the White House?<br />A cat<br />35. What sort of animal was Chi-Chi, a gift from China to London Zoo in 1958?<br />Giant Panda<br /><br />Round Eight - Risings and Revolutions<br />36. In which city did the Easter Rising of 1916 take place?<br />Dublin<br />37. Against whom did Hereward the Wake lead a fenland revolt?<br />The Normans<br />38. Who was the leader of the 1917 Communist revolution in Russia?<br />Lenin<br />39. Which gladiator led a rising against Rome?<br />Spartacus<br />40. Which warrior race fought the British during an uprising in New Zealand in 1845?<br />Maoris<br /><br />Round Nine - Connections<br />41. What is the first property you pass on a standard Monopoly board?<br />Old KENT Road<br />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?<br />"The Star Spangled BANNER"<br />43. Which US jazz musician was nicknamed 'Bird'?<br />Charlie PARKER<br />44. Who played The Ringo Kid in the 1939 film Stagecoach and won an Oscar for his role in True Grit?<br />John WAYNE<br />45. What is the connection?<br />Aliases used by SUPERHEROES - Clark Kent (Superman) / David Banner (The Incredible Hulk) / Peter Parker (Spiderman) / Bruce Wayne (Batman)<br /><br />Round Ten - The Wheels Go Round<br />46. What do Americans call what we know as an estate car?<br />Station WAGON<br />47. Which horror film starred Vincent Price in the original and Jeff Goldblum in the remake?<br />The FLY<br />48. Who was the first wife of King Henry VIII?<br />CATHERINE Of Aragon<br />49. Which Charles Kingsley novel is about a young chimney sweep called Tom?<br />The WATER Babies<br />50. Who played Ma Larkin in the TV show The Darling Buds of May?<br />Pam FERRIS <br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 4<br />Round One - General Ignorance<br />1. Name the Scottish author of the adventure story `Where Eagles Dare', who died in 1987?<br />Alistair Maclean<br />2. Born in 1928, which singer had fifties hits with `Green Door' and 'Garden of Eden' and is famous for his high kicks?<br />Frankie Vaughan<br />3. In 1913, the largest railway station in the world opened in New York. What is its name?<br />Grand Central Station<br />4. In 1873 Lord Trenchard was born. He was known as the `father' of which armed service?<br />The Royal Air Force - he founded it<br />5. Name the notorious punk rocker, who died in 1979 and was the subject of the film `Sid and Nancy'?<br />Sid Vicious<br /><br />Round Two - Women<br />6. Which female is highest in line to the throne?<br />Princess Beatrice<br />7. Lady Haden-Guest is better known as which actress?<br />Jamie Lee Curtis<br />8. On the roof of which building in the City of London is there a 12 foot bronze statue of a woman by FW Pomeroy?<br />The Old Bailey<br />9. In which country was Florence Nightingale born?<br />Italy<br />10. In 1980 who became the first British Solo Female to have a UK number one album?<br />Kate Bush<br /><br />Round Three - Sports <br />11. Who was the first person to hold the world record for the mile, 1500m and 800m at the same time?<br />Sebastian Coe <br />12. I'm sitting on the strip, watching the Christmas tree - what sport am I taking part in?<br />Drag Racing<br />13. Which annual race is 4 miles and 374 yards long? <br />The University Boat Race<br />14. How many players are there in a baseball team?<br />Nine<br />15. What is the perfect score in 10 pin bowling?<br />300<br /><br />Round Four - Myths & Legends<br />16. Which bird, in Greek legend, was given the 100 eyes of Argus? <br />The Peacock<br />17. In Hindu mythology, the symbol of fertility is 'Nandini', but what sort of animal is 'Nandini'?<br />A Cow<br />18. What remained at the bottom of Pandora's Box?<br />Hope<br />19. How many heads had the Hydra?<br />He had 9 heads<br />20. In Norse mythology who had a magic hammer?<br />Thor<br /><br />Round Five - 5 B.C. - The answers all have names with the intials B.C.<br />21. Who merited an entry in the Guiness book of records in 1983 for writing 26 novels in one year?<br />BARBARA CARTLAND<br />22. Who played Captain Billy Bones in Muppets Treasure Island in 1996?<br />BILLY CONNOLLY<br />23. Which singer left the Go-Go's to forge a solo career?<br />BELINDA CARLISLE<br />24. Who appeared on tv along side Larry the Loafer?<br />BRIAN CONLEY<br />25. Who coached Torvill and Dean to an Olympic gold medal?<br />BETTY CALLOWAY<br /><br />Round Six - Colours<br />26. On a Monopoly board, what colour is Bond Street?<br />Green<br />27. What colour is a 5-amp fuse?<br />Black<br />28. What colour are French pillar-boxes?<br />Yellow<br />29. What colour is the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli?<br />Blue<br />30. What colour was Queen Elizabeth I's hair?<br />Red / Ginger<br /><br />Round Seven - Nature<br />31. What name is given to a Fox's home?<br />An Earth<br />32. Which bird can be little, pygmy or burrowing?<br />Owl<br />33. What sort of creature is a water moccasin?<br />Snake<br />34. Apple, Pepper and Spear are types of which plant? <br />Mint<br />35. Leather, Mirror, Golden, Black, Bighead and Common are all types of which fish?<br />Carp<br /><br />Round Eight - Cars<br />36. Classic cars - Which British sports car's chassis is still made out of wood?<br />Morgan<br />37. The Ranger is a pick-up truck made by which company?<br />Ford<br />38. Which supercar manufacturer makes a model called the Diablo?<br />Lamborghini<br />39. Those funny small Smart cars are part of which major international motor manufacturing group?<br />Daimler Chrysler<br />40. The A Class is a small car from which motor manufacturer?<br />Mercedes Benz<br />Spares - The Signum was a 2003 model from which carmaker?<br />Vauxhall<br />- The Land Cruiser is a bloody great 4x4 made by which company?<br />Toyota<br />- Which car manufacturer makes a model called the Camargue?<br />Rolls Royce<br /><br />Round Nine - Connections<br />41. Who reigned over England for only nine days? <br />Lady Jane GREY<br />42. Who played the Jackal in the Day of the Jackal? <br />Edward FOX<br />43. What was the title of the first Rambo film? <br />First BLOOD<br />44. Which England football manager was played in a movie by Ricky Tomlinson? <br />Mike BASSETT<br />45. What is the connection?<br />Hounds<br /><br />Round Ten - Streets<br />46. Which cartoon superhero had his base in a post box in baker street?<br />Dangermouse<br />47. In which European capital city would you find the train station called Tara Street?<br />Dublin<br />48. Designed by John Nash what monument was relocated at the top end of Oxford Street in 1851?<br />Marble Arch<br />49. Which american singer has a backing band called the E Street band?<br />Bruce Springsteen<br />50. Name the Motown group who were dancing in the street during the sixties?<br />Martha Reeves and the Vandellas<br /><br />TIEBREAKER - How many million dollars worth of golf balls do golfers use annually? <br />800 <br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 5<br /><br />ROUND ONE - GENERAL IGNORANCE<br />1. Which singer was born Annie Mae Bullock in 1938?<br />TINA TURNER<br />2. Born in 1923 who played Elsie Tanner in `Coronation Street'?<br />PAT PHOENIX - died 1986<br />3. Which bandleader and trombonist of the swing era formed an orchestra with his brother Jimmy and died in 1956?<br />TOMMY DORSEY<br />4. What is the name of the American cartoonist who created the highly successful Peanuts strip who was born in 1922?<br />CHARLES SCHULTZ<br />5. The Sex Pistols released their first single in 1977, what was its title?<br />ANARCHY IN THE UK<br /><br />ROUND TWO - AROUND THE HOUSE<br />6. Who does the Monarch send to summon the Commons to her State opening of Parliament?<br />BLACK ROD<br />7. What name is given to the longest serving member in the House of Commons?<br />FATHER OF THE HOUSE<br />8. Who gave up the title Viscount Stansgate, so he could sit in the House of Commons?<br />TONY BENN<br />9. Who did Margret Thatcher replace as conservative leader?<br />TED HEATH<br />10. Of which party were Will Rogers and Roy Jenkins founder members?<br />THE SOCIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY<br /><br />ROUND THREE - LETS PLAY DOCTORS<br />11. Which part of the body is inflamed by Hepatitis?<br />LIVER<br />12. What is the common name for the Tympanic Membrane?<br />EAR DRUM<br />13. Where could you find your medulla and your cortex?<br />KIDNEYS<br />14. Which of the five senses develops first?<br />SMELL<br />15. If you were diagnosed as suffering from ACUTE NASOPHARYNGITIS what would you have?<br />A COLD<br /><br />ROUND FOUR - BELIEFS & CUSTOMS<br />16. What form did the Egyptian god Anubis take?<br />A JACKAL OR DOG<br />17. Which Tor in England is one of the reputed resting places of the Holy Grail?<br />GLASTONBURY TOR<br />18. What colour are Chinese coffins painted-to give the dead a happy life?<br />WHITE<br />19. In which river was Jesus baptized?<br />JORDAN<br />20. What colour dress do Hindu brides wear?<br />RED<br /><br />ROUND FIVE - DRESSING UP<br />21. Who designed Liz Hurley's famous 'safety pin' dress?<br />VERSACE<br />22. Which 1966 UK hit song contains the lyrics "Crimson dress that clings so tight, She's out of reach and out of sight"?<br />PRETTY FLAMINGO<br />23. Which designer is best remembered for 'The Little Black Dress'?<br />COCO CHANNEL<br />24. In which film was Marilyn Monroe's skirt famously blown up around her waist?<br />THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH<br />25. What is the name of the short skirts worn by cheerleaders?<br />Rah Rah <br /><br />ROUND SIX - THE DEMON DRINK<br />26. Which fortified wine takes its name from a Portuguese island?<br />MADEIRA<br />27. Which alchoholic drink is advertised using the following slogan - we only let you drink it when its ready?<br />GROLSH<br />28. Tokay and Bull's Blood are wines from which country?<br />HUNGARY<br />29. Which alcoholic spirit has a name which translated into English means 'water' or 'little water'?<br />VODKA<br />30. A cocktail known as a TNT comprises of Tia Maria and Neapolitan Brandy. What does the second T stand for?<br />TEQUILA <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - THE BLUES<br />31. Which American state is known as the Bluegrass State?<br />KENTUCKY<br />32. Which Spanish artist is famous for his Blue Period?<br />PICASSO<br />33. In which Turkish city is the Blue Mosque?<br />ISTANBULL<br />34. What is the name of the character in European folklore whose seventh wife enters a forbidden room in their house to discover the bodies of his six previous wives?<br />BLUEBEARD<br />35. What kind of creature is a Russian Blue?<br />CAT<br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - CARTOON TIME!<br />36. Which national daily newspaper features the cartoons 'Striker', 'Badlands' and 'George & Lynne'?<br />THE SUN<br />37. What is the cartoon character Mr Magoo's first name?<br />QUINCY<br />38. Spaceman First Class Albert Digby is the companion of which spage-age comic hero?<br />DAN DARE<br />39. Which famous cartoon dog was created by the late Alex Graham and has been featured in the Daily Mail since 1963?<br />FRED BASSET<br />40. What type of animal was the cartoon character "Chilly Willy"?<br />PENGUIN<br /><br />ROUND NINE - KIDDIES CORNER<br />41. What are the names of the Lion King and the evil Lion in Disney's The Lion King?<br />SIMBA & SCAR<br />42. How do the dogs disguise themselves to escape the evil Cruella De Ville in 101 Dalmatians?<br />THEY ROLL IN COAL DUST<br />43. What is the name of Ariel's lobster friend in The Little Mermaid?<br />SEBASTIAN<br />44. Which 1996 film was based on a book by Dick King-Smith entitled The Sheep Pig?<br />BABE<br />45. Which two animals led Pinnochio astray as he made his way to school?<br />THE FOX AND THE CAT<br /><br />ROUND TEN - BOB'S YOUR UNCLE<br />46. Who played Napoleon Solo in "The Man From UNCLE"?<br />ROBERT VAUGHAN<br />47. Who was head of the Wombles family?<br />GREAT UNCLE BULGARIA<br />48. In the film of the same name who played "Uncle Buck"?<br />JOHN CANDY<br />49. Which mischievous character did Uncle Remus tell tales about?<br />BRER RABBIT<br />50. Where were 'Old Uncle Tom Cobbleigh and All' going? <br />WIDDECOMBE FAIR<br /><br />TIE-BREAKER - In what year did Heinz tomato sauce first go on sale?<br />1886 <br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 6<br /><br />Round One - General Ignorance<br />1. Which singer was born Marie McDonald McLaughlin in 1948?<br />Lulu<br />2. In 1903, Panama proclaimed its independence from which South American country?<br />Colombia<br />3. Born in 1954, which singer had UK Number One chart hits with `Prince Charming' and 'Stand and Deliver'?<br />Adam Ant<br />4. Born in 1921, which craggy-faced American actor once said: "I look like a rock quarry that someone has dynamited"?<br />Charles Bronson - (Died 2003) American actor who appeared in films such as The Magnificent Seven and Death Wish<br />5. Nicknamed `Little Sure Shot', which member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show died in 1926?<br />Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Anne Oakley Moses)<br /><br />Round Two - You Can Call Me AL<br />6. In the Earth's crust which metal is the most abundant?<br />Aluminium<br />7. Which woman climber perished on K2 in 1995?<br />Alison Hargreaves<br />8. What name was given to the practice which tried to turn lead into silver and gold?<br />Alchemy<br />9. Who had a horse called Bucephalus?<br />Alexander the Great<br />10. Which TV sitcom, starring Derek Nimmo, was set in and around St Ogg's Cathedral?<br />All Gas and Gaiters<br /><br />Round Three - Sport & Leisure<br />11. In Rugby Union which two countries can win the Six Nations Trophy but not the Triple Crown?<br />France & Italy<br />12. What is the most northerly racecourse in the UK?<br />Perth<br />13. In golf what is the American term for a bunker?<br />Sandtrap<br />14. A Morgan, A Small Dog, A Liner and an Iron, where will you find them together?<br />Monopoly Board<br />15. What kind of animal stands on top of Rugby Unions Calcutta Cup?<br />Elephant<br /><br />Round Four - Technicolour<br />16. During which war was the 1968 film The Green Berets set?<br />Vietnam War<br />17. In which building is the American TV drama series The West Wing set?<br />The White House<br />18. In which 1990 film did Sean Connery play a defecting Soviet submarine commander?<br />The Hunt For Red October<br />19. Which 1970's children's animated series narrated by Richard Briars featured a green dog and pink cat?<br />Roobarb & Custard<br />20. In which 1990 film did Jamie Lee Curtis play a rookie cop hunting a serial killer?<br />Blue Steel<br />Spare - Which 1986 film featured Eddie Murphy as the bodyguard to an infant with supernatural powers?<br />The Golden Child<br /><br />Round Five - Choose Your Weapon<br />21. What name is given to a red Indians war axe?<br />Tomahawk<br />22. How many bullets does a Colt .45 revolver hold?<br />Six<br />23. What did the British army first use in Belfast in 1971?<br />Rubber Bullets<br />24. What type of weapon is a Claymore?<br />Sword<br />25. What Is The Murder Weapon In The Film Basic Instinct?<br />Ice Pick<br /><br />Round Six - Connections<br />26. Which actor did Jennifer Anniston marry in July 2000?<br />Brad Pitt<br />27. Who had a top 40 hit in 1966 with Mustang Sally?<br />Wilson Pickett<br />28. What is the name of the botanical gardens situated in Cornwall sometimes dubbed the 8th Wonder of the World?<br />The Eden Project<br />29. Which English cathedral has the highest spire?<br />Salisbury<br />30. What is the Connection?<br />British Prime Ministers - William Pitt, Harold Wilson, Anthony Eden & Marquess of Salisbury<br /><br />Round Seven - Around The World<br />31. If you travelled due west from Melbourne in Australia, what is the first country you would hit?<br />Argentina <br />32. The State capital of Missouri is named after which American President?<br />Jefferson - Jefferson City<br />33. Which European country has the greatest consumption of beer per capita in the world?<br />The Czech Republic (Ireland is second)<br />34. How many countries are there in Central America - 7, 10 or 13?<br />Seven - Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica<br />35. The Stanley Falls can be found on which river, which is the second longest river in Africa?<br />The Congo<br /><br />Round Eight - Great Questions<br />36. Which breed of dog was originally a cross of an Irish Wolfhound and an English Mastiff?<br />Great Dane<br />37. Which book tells the story of Philip Pirrip, known as Pip?<br />Great Expectations <br />38. What is the nickname of the rugby player Martin Offiah?<br />Great Balls Offiah! <br />39. Which large flightless seabird that was native to the north atlantic coast became extinct in 1844?<br />Great Auk<br />40. Which is the principal seaside resort in the county of Norfolk?<br />Great Yarmouth<br /><br />Round Nine - Young And Old<br />41. Which financial institution is nicknamed the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street?<br />The Bank of England<br />42. By what other nickname was Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart) also known?<br />The Young Pretender - note, James Edward Stuart - Old Pretender 1688-1766<br />43. What do the Americans call Old Glory?<br />The Flag<br />44. Which 1974 Mel Brooks film starred Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman as his sidekick Igor?<br />Young Frankenstein <br />45. which organisation was founded in London in 1844 by George Williams?<br />YMCA<br /><br />Round Ten - Famous Buildings<br />46. In which building are the Scottish Crown Jewels kept?<br />Edinburgh Castle<br />47. Which building in Paris houses a 7,800-pipe organ?<br />Notre Dame Cathedral<br />48. Which building in London contains a slab on the floor marking the tomb of an Unknown Warrior of World War One?<br />Westminster Abbey<br />49. What is the name of the building where WW II German codes were broken?<br />Bletchley Park<br />50. Which is the oldest Royal palace in England?<br />Windsor Castle<br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 7<br /><br />Round One - General Ignorance<br />1. What song replaced "Bohemian Rhapsody" at number one in the UK Charts in 1975, the title of which can be found in the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody?<br />Mamma Mia<br />2. Which synthetic material was named by combining the French words for Velvet and Hook?<br />Velcro<br />3. With which game would you use a "squidger"? <br />Tiddly Winks<br />4. In 1970 - What did Football Referees get that they hadn't had before?<br />Red & Yellow Cards<br />5. The Melody for which famous song was written by sisters and school teachers Patty and Mildred Hill in Kentucky in 1893?<br />Happy Birthday<br /><br />Round Two - Food & Drink<br />6. In which century was chocolate introduced in the UK?<br />Seventeenth<br />7. From which country does Dao wine come?<br />Portugal<br />8. Caraway is related to which family of vegetables?<br />Carrot<br />9. In which country did satsumas originate?<br />Japan<br />10. Which traditional pudding ingredient comes from the cassava plant?<br />Tapioca<br /><br />Round Three - Sporting terms<br />In which sport would you ---<br />11. Throw stones at houses<br />Curling <br />12. Sit in a sulky<br />Harness Racing<br />13. Employ the O'Brien shift<br />Shot Putt<br />14. Trim your sheets<br />Yachting<br />15. Abide by the Cartwright Rules<br />Baseball<br /><br />Round Four - The Four Seasons<br />16. Who had a 1950's hit with "Summertime Blues"?<br />Eddie Cochran<br />17. Who received an Oscar for her performance in the film "The Lion In Winter"?<br />Katherine Hepburn<br />18. Which spring flower has the Latin name " Narcissus pseudonarcissus "?<br />Daffodil<br />19. From which play does the line "Now is the winter of our discontent" come?<br />Richard the Third<br />20. Autumn is generally reckoned to start from the equinox in which month of the year?<br />September<br /><br />Round Five - Around Britain <br />21. In which English county is most of the Forest of Dean?<br />Gloucestershire<br />22. What are the canals in Cambridge called?<br />The Backs<br />23. Which English county with a sea border has the shortest coastline?<br />Durham <br />24. The Orkney's are separated from mainland Britain by which body of water?<br />Pentland Firth<br />25. Which English Football League club's ground is farthest away from any other?<br />Carlisle<br /><br />Round Six - Letter Sandwiches<br />All answers start and end with the same letter<br />26. Which detective did George C Scott think he was in the film They Might be Giants?<br />Sherlock Holmes<br />27. In which country would you find the Cape York Peninsula?<br />Australia<br />28. Who had top 10 hits with Going Back, All I See Is You, and Losing You?<br />Dusty Springfield<br />29. Which breed of dog is also known as the badger-dog?<br />Dachshund<br />30. Who dresses up as Herne the Hunter in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor?<br />Falstaff<br /><br />Round Seven - Name the Monkey<br />31. In the film The Jungle Book<br />King Louie<br />32. That raised Tarzan in the novel<br />Kala<br />33. That gives its names to a blood group<br />Rhesus<br />34. Played by Roddy McDowell in the film The Planet of the Apes<br />Cornellius<br />35. In the film The Lion King<br />Rafiki<br /><br />Round Eight - Movie Links<br />36. Who links The Witches of Eastwick and Batman Returns?<br />Michelle Pfeiffer (NOT Jack Nicholson - Batman)<br />37. Who links Twelve Monkey's and Thelma and Louise?<br />Brad Pitt<br />38. Which actor links The Beach and The World Is Not Enough?<br />Robert Carlysle<br />39. Which director links A Clockwork Orange and Spartacus?<br />Stanley Kubrick<br />40. Who links Trainspotting and Rogue Trader?<br />Ewan McGregor<br /><br />Round Nine - Totaliser<br />41. If you started a game of scrabble by laying down the word QUIZ on the empty board, how many points would you score?<br />44<br />42. The binary number 1010 is equivalent to which decimal number?<br />10<br />43. How many old pence were there in a Guinea?<br />252<br />44. How many EDGES are there on a cube?<br />12<br />45. In cricket, what score is described as a Nelson?<br />111 <br /><br />Round Ten - Science Fiction <br />46. Who is the captain of the USS Voyager?<br />Catherine Janeway<br />47. Which programme starred Scott Bakula as Sam Beckett?<br />Quantum Leap<br />48. Who narrated "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"?<br />Peter Jones<br />49. Which series featured Moonbase Alpha?<br />Space 1999<br />50. Which series featured Tweaky?<br />Buck Rogers<br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 8<br /><br />Round One - General Ignorance<br />1. Scheduled for 20th April 1964, what TV event had to be postponed because of power failure?<br />Opening of BBC2<br />2. Who wrote the first modern detective story, The Murders in the Rue Morgue' published in 1841?<br />Edgar Allan Poe<br />3. Who played the title role in Woody Allen's film 'Annie Hall' released in 1977?<br />Diane Keaton<br />4. Which armless statue was discovered by a peasant on the Aegean island of Melos?<br />The Venus de Milo<br />5. Born in 1957, which legendary horse won the Cheltenham Gold Cup three times?<br />Arkle<br /><br />Round Two - Sporting Chance<br />6. Which Olympic events have a course of one mile, 427 yards?<br />Rowing events<br />7. After how many points do players change service in table tennis?<br />Five<br />8. In which sport could you see a flying camel?<br />Ice Skating<br />9. Which player stands on the mound in the middle of the diamond in baseball?<br />The Pitcher<br />10. In which sport would you find a 'kissing button'?<br />Archery - on a bowstring<br /><br />Round Three - Metal Work<br />11. What is the Earth's most abundant metal? <br />Aluminium<br />12. Which metal is obtained from the minerals haematite and magnetite? <br />Iron<br />13. What is the lightest (least dense) metal? <br />Lithium<br />14. Which metal is obtained from the mineral cinnabar? <br />Mercury<br />15. Which metal is obtained from the mineral galena? <br />Lead<br /><br />Round Four - F-Words<br />Which F-Word can be...<br />16. Floating wreckage at sea? <br />Flotsam<br />17. Small deer with white spotted reddish brown summer coat? <br />Fallow<br />18. Former Royal coat of arms of France? <br />Fleur-de-lis<br />19. A narrow crack or split? <br />Fissure<br />20. Seasoned smoked sausage? <br />Frankfurter<br /><br />Round Five - Options<br />21. According to legend how old was Arthur when he pulled the sword from the stone a) 15 b) 16 c) 17<br />a) 15<br />22. What kind of creature is a 'slippery dick' a) A Bird b) A Fish c) A Bat<br />b) A Fish<br />23) According to recent American research the average woman speaks how many words per day a) 5,000 b) 6,000 c) 7,000<br />c) 7,000 (Average man speaks 2,000 - because he cant get a word in)<br />24. How many brothers and sisters does Michael Jackson have a) 7 b) 8 c) 9<br />b) 8 (Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Randy, Rebbie, Janet, and La Toya)<br />25. The Medical term 'bursitis' is better known as what a) Tennis Elbow b) Frozen Shoulder c) Housemaids Knee<br />c) Housemaids Knee<br /><br />Round Six - Call My Bluff<br />26. CROVEY - it's Yoof Slang for a) someone who tries too hard to be cool, b) Hopelessly unfashionable, c) a swot, or d) really cool?<br />ANSWER = D<br />27. GOSSOON - is it a) An idiot, b) a boy-servant, c) A type of cloth or d) an dialect word for gooseberry?<br />ANSWER = B<br />28. RAMMY - Scottish - is it a) another word for randy, b) a small drink, like a nip, c) a free-for-all fight, or d) a narrow passage between two rows of houses?<br />ANSWER = C<br />29. OBANG - is it a) a brand of Irish fireworks, b) A Japanese coin, c) a hardwood tree from the Congo, or d) A Chinese board game?<br />ANSWER = B<br />30. MILSEY - again is Scots dialect for a) a milk-strainer, b) homosexual, c) misty or d) a young salmon?<br />ANSWER = A<br /><br /><br />Round Seven - Telly Addicts<br />31. Which two men co-ran the Woolpack in Emmerdale Farm during the 70's & 80's<br />Amos Brearley and Henry "Mr" Wilkes<br />32. In which Cartoon series has an Evil Character called 'The Hooded Claw' + 1 Point for his Alter Ego<br />The Perils of Penelope Pitstop / Sylvester Sneekly<br />33. In which TV series did Stephanie Cole play the aging character 'Diana Trent'<br />Waiting for God<br />34. Name Rita's 4 Different Surnames in Coronation Street<br />Bates / Littlewood / Fairclough / Sullivan<br />35. Who wrote the Stories in the TV series 'Tales of the Unexpected'<br />Roald Dahl<br /><br />Round Eight - Snookered<br />36. Born in 1957, this player has won the World Championship six times, currently ranked 13th, won the World Trick shot competition in 1994, 96 & 97 and first won Pot Black on TV in 1982, who is it?<br />Steve Davis<br />37. Hitting one ball first, which in turn (possibly indirectly) causes another ball to be potted is called a what?<br />Plant<br />38. Jimmy White is nicknamed the Whirlwind but which player has the nickname of the Tornado?<br />Tony Drago - from Malta<br />39. Which player beat seven times world champion Stephen Hendry 18-17 in the 2002 World Championship final?<br />Peter Ebdon<br />40. The highest possible score in a break that can be achieved without receiving penalty points is 147 but what is the highest possible score achievable in a single break?<br />155 points - happens when an opponent fouls before any balls are potted and leaves every red ball at least partially obscured by a colour. The player nominates and sinks a colour which is scored as a red, then sinks the black for a total of 8 points. He then clears the table to score the 147 points maximum, and adds that to his 8 points for a total of 155<br /><br />Round Nine - Connections<br />41. The Dewey Decimal System is used to catalogue which items?<br />BOOKS<br />42. In Doctor Who the time travelling TV programme apart from a time machine what actually is the Tardis? <br />Police BOX<br />43. What device was traditionally used to secure a babies nappy?<br />SAFETY Pin <br />44. In connection with sport what do the initials MCC stand for?<br />Marylebone CRICKET Club<br />45. What is the connection?<br />The word MATCH<br /><br />Round Ten - Monkey Business<br />46. Which cricketer was nicknamed 'Guy The Gorilla'<br />Ian Botham<br />47. What was the name of the Orang-utan who appeared in 'Every Which Way But Loose' starring Clint Eastwood<br />Clyde<br />48. What kind of monkeys would you associate with Gibraltar<br />Barbary Apes<br />49. King Kong comes from which island<br />Skull Island<br />50. In slang how much money is a monkey<br />£500<br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 9<br /><br />Round One - General Ignorance<br />1. Scheduled for 20th April 1964, what TV event had to be postponed because of power failure?<br />Opening of BBC2<br />2. Who wrote the first modern detective story, The Murders in the Rue Morgue' published in 1841?<br />Edgar Allan Poe<br />3. Who played the title role in Woody Allen's film 'Annie Hall' released in 1977?<br />Diane Keaton<br />4. Which armless statue was discovered by a peasant on the Aegean island of Melos?<br />The Venus de Milo<br />5. Born in 1957, which legendary horse won the Cheltenham Gold Cup three times?<br />Arkle<br /><br />Round Two - Sporting Chance<br />6. Which Olympic events have a course of one mile, 427 yards?<br />Rowing events<br />7. After how many points do players change service in table tennis?<br />Five<br />8. In which sport could you see a flying camel?<br />Ice Skating<br />9. Which player stands on the mound in the middle of the diamond in baseball?<br />The Pitcher<br />10. In which sport would you find a 'kissing button'?<br />Archery - on a bowstring<br /><br />Round Three - Metal Work<br />11. What is the Earth's most abundant metal? <br />Aluminium<br />12. Which metal is obtained from the minerals haematite and magnetite? <br />Iron<br />13. What is the lightest (least dense) metal? <br />Lithium<br />14. Which metal is obtained from the mineral cinnabar? <br />Mercury<br />15. Which metal is obtained from the mineral galena? <br />Lead<br /><br />Round Four - F-Words<br />Which F-Word can be...<br />16. Floating wreckage at sea? <br />Flotsam<br />17. Small deer with white spotted reddish brown summer coat? <br />Fallow<br />18. Former Royal coat of arms of France? <br />Fleur-de-lis<br />19. A narrow crack or split? <br />Fissure<br />20. Seasoned smoked sausage? <br />Frankfurter<br /><br />Round Five - Options<br />21. According to legend how old was Arthur when he pulled the sword from the stone a) 15 b) 16 c) 17<br />a) 15<br />22. What kind of creature is a 'slippery dick' a) A Bird b) A Fish c) A Bat<br />b) A Fish<br />23) According to recent American research the average woman speaks how many words per day a) 5,000 b) 6,000 c) 7,000<br />c) 7,000 (Average man speaks 2,000 - because he cant get a word in)<br />24. How many brothers and sisters does Michael Jackson have a) 7 b) 8 c) 9<br />b) 8 (Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Randy, Rebbie, Janet, and La Toya)<br />25. The Medical term 'bursitis' is better known as what a) Tennis Elbow b) Frozen Shoulder c) Housemaids Knee<br />c) Housemaids Knee<br /><br />Round Six - Call My Bluff<br />26. CROVEY - it's Yoof Slang for a) someone who tries too hard to be cool, b) Hopelessly unfashionable, c) a swot, or d) really cool?<br />ANSWER = D<br />27. GOSSOON - is it a) An idiot, b) a boy-servant, c) A type of cloth or d) an dialect word for gooseberry?<br />ANSWER = B<br />28. RAMMY - Scottish - is it a) another word for randy, b) a small drink, like a nip, c) a free-for-all fight, or d) a narrow passage between two rows of houses?<br />ANSWER = C<br />29. OBANG - is it a) a brand of Irish fireworks, b) A Japanese coin, c) a hardwood tree from the Congo, or d) A Chinese board game?<br />ANSWER = B<br />30. MILSEY - again is Scots dialect for a) a milk-strainer, b) homosexual, c) misty or d) a young salmon?<br />ANSWER = A<br /><br /><br />Round Seven - Telly Addicts<br />31. Which two men co-ran the Woolpack in Emmerdale Farm during the 70's & 80's<br />Amos Brearley and Henry "Mr" Wilkes<br />32. In which Cartoon series has an Evil Character called 'The Hooded Claw' + 1 Point for his Alter Ego<br />The Perils of Penelope Pitstop / Sylvester Sneekly<br />33. In which TV series did Stephanie Cole play the aging character 'Diana Trent'<br />Waiting for God<br />34. Name Rita's 4 Different Surnames in Coronation Street<br />Bates / Littlewood / Fairclough / Sullivan<br />35. Who wrote the Stories in the TV series 'Tales of the Unexpected'<br />Roald Dahl<br /><br />Round Eight - Snookered<br />36. Born in 1957, this player has won the World Championship six times, currently ranked 13th, won the World Trick shot competition in 1994, 96 & 97 and first won Pot Black on TV in 1982, who is it?<br />Steve Davis<br />37. Hitting one ball first, which in turn (possibly indirectly) causes another ball to be potted is called a what?<br />Plant<br />38. Jimmy White is nicknamed the Whirlwind but which player has the nickname of the Tornado?<br />Tony Drago - from Malta<br />39. Which player beat seven times world champion Stephen Hendry 18-17 in the 2002 World Championship final?<br />Peter Ebdon<br />40. The highest possible score in a break that can be achieved without receiving penalty points is 147 but what is the highest possible score achievable in a single break?<br />155 points - happens when an opponent fouls before any balls are potted and leaves every red ball at least partially obscured by a colour. The player nominates and sinks a colour which is scored as a red, then sinks the black for a total of 8 points. He then clears the table to score the 147 points maximum, and adds that to his 8 points for a total of 155<br /><br />Round Nine - Connections<br />41. The Dewey Decimal System is used to catalogue which items?<br />BOOKS<br />42. In Doctor Who the time travelling TV programme apart from a time machine what actually is the Tardis? <br />Police BOX<br />43. What device was traditionally used to secure a babies nappy?<br />SAFETY Pin <br />44. In connection with sport what do the initials MCC stand for?<br />Marylebone CRICKET Club<br />45. What is the connection?<br />The word MATCH<br /><br />Round Ten - Monkey Business<br />46. Which cricketer was nicknamed 'Guy The Gorilla'<br />Ian Botham<br />47. What was the name of the Orang-utan who appeared in 'Every Which Way But Loose' starring Clint Eastwood<br />Clyde<br />48. What kind of monkeys would you associate with Gibraltar<br />Barbary Apes<br />49. King Kong comes from which island<br />Skull Island<br />50. In slang how much money is a monkey<br />£500<br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 10<br /><br />Round One - General Ignorance<br />1. Born in 1866 which American outlaw was portrayed by Paul Newman in a film?<br />Butch Cassidy- the film was 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' with Robert Redford playing the Sundance Kid<br />2. Actor and singer Howard Keel was born in 1917. Which character did he play in the TV series 'Dallas'?<br />Clayton Farlow<br />3. Launched in 1981, what was the name of the world's first space shuttle?<br />Columbia<br />4. Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy hit the top of the UK pop charts in 1967 with which song?<br />'Somethin' Stupid'<br />5. In 1950 a character dubbed 'The Pilot of the Future' appeared in the first 'Eagle' comic. What was his name?<br />Dan Dare<br /><br />Round Two - Chocoholics<br />6. Which chocolate uses the phrase "How do you eat yours"?<br />Cadburys Creme Egg<br />7. What is the world's best-selling chocolate bar?<br />Kit Kat - Dairy Milk is the most popular bar in Britain<br />8. Which country is the world's biggest chocolate consumer, Switzerland, United States or Mexico?<br />Switzerland - an average of 10 kg per person per year <br />9. Which of the following is not a genuine chocolate dish, Italian chocolate pizza, Mexican spicy chocolate sauce for meat or Austrian chocolate squid? <br />Austrian chocolate squid<br />10. Which chocolate uses the phrase "Tap it - unwrap it"?<br />Chocolate Orange<br /><br />Round Three - What Happened Next?<br />11. 11 Feb 1990, a gate opens and a frail 73-year-old man walks towards a small crowd of people?<br />Nelson Mandela walks free from prison<br />12. It's 1969 and Lulu has just entered a BBC television studio?<br />...and relieves herself all over the Blue Peter Studio because she's an elephant!<br />13. April 1985, Ten minutes past midnight, he places his hand on the table after a very tiring night's work...?<br />Denis Taylor's last pot in the 1985 World Snooker final<br />14. June 1988 and a bell rings in Atlantic City?<br />91 seconds later (at a pay rate of $219,780 per second) Mike Tyson has destroyed Michael Spinks<br />15. A young orphan who witnessed his parents' murder returns from self imposed exile in the Orient and discovers a cavern under his home...?<br />Batman begins!<br /><br />Round Four - Sports Bag<br />16. In which annual sporting event, founded in 1829 was Susan Brown the first woman to take part in 1981?<br />The University Boat Race<br />17. What sport is played by the Montreal Canadians?<br />Ice Hockey<br />18. Who was approached by the Irish FA in February 1986 and took over the Irish team which eventually went on to beat England 1-0 and was followed by qualification for the 1990 World Cup?<br />Jackie Charlton<br />19. Alex Greaves was the first female jockey to ride in which horse race?<br />The Derby<br />20. Who were the defending champions at the start of the 1966 World Cup?<br />Brazil<br /><br />Round Five - Mystery Round - ANAGRAMS OF ELVIS SONGS<br />21. OR RENT DENTURES = RETURN TO SENDER<br />22. HOGTIE TENTH = IN THE GHETTO<br />23. GIDDIES LIVE IN US = DEVIL IN DISGUISE<br />24. REMODEL EVENT = LOVE ME TENDER<br />25. RUB ALCHEMISTS = BLUE CHRISTMAS <br /><br />Round Six - About Britain<br />26. Which of the Channel Islands is the furthest south?<br />Jersey<br />27. Which river flows through the city of Bath?<br />Avon<br />28. What is the only Shakespeare play with a British town in the title?<br />The Merry Wives of Windsor<br />29. Which island was originally known as Vectis?<br />Isle of Wight<br />30. Which canal runs from just north of Wolverhampton to Ellesmere Port?<br />Shropshire Union<br /><br />Round Seven - At The Movies<br />31. In which film did Kevin Spacey play a serial killer?<br />Seven<br />32. Who was the female star in "Notting Hill"?<br />Julia Roberts<br />33. Which actor played the role of Paul Sheldon, held captive by Kathy Bates in Misery?<br />James Caan<br />34. In which film based on Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' did Martin Sheen seek Marlon Brando?<br />Apocalypse Now<br />35. Which musical did "Shakin at the High School Hop" come from?<br />Grease<br /><br />Round Eight - True or False?<br />36. According to the book of Genesis, it was the fourth day God created the sun, moon and stars?<br />TRUE<br />37. Hawks Champagne and Prince Albert are all types of Rhubarb?<br />TRUE<br />38. Paul McCartney was the only Beatle to be left handed?<br />FALSE - Ringo was as well<br />39. Garidaldi the biscuit is named after a Mexican revolutionary?<br />FALSE - it's named after a Italian revolutionary <br />40. Albert Einstein's eyes were put up for sale at an auction in 1994?<br />TRUE (They were actually removed during his autopsy in 1955 and stored in a safety deposit box)<br />Spare - The world's longest running soap opera is Coronation Street?<br />FALSE - The Archers<br /><br />Round Nine - Connections<br />41. Name the Elton John single said to have been about Maryln Monroe, which he also rearranged and sang at Princess Diane's funeral?<br />CANDLE in the wind<br />42. Which building did King Kong climb in the final scene of the classic 1933 movie?<br />EMPIRE state building<br />43. Which Ecclesiastical sounding term is used to describe the fatty flesh at the rump of cooked fowl?<br />Parson's NOSE<br />44. Located in New York Harbour, it was a gift of international friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States?<br />The STATUE of Liberty<br />45. What is the connection?<br />ROMAN<br /><br />Round Ten - Mystery Round - CRYPTIC FOOTBALL TEAMS<br />HURRY TO FOX'S HOUSE WITH PRECIOUS GEMS = RUSHDEN AND DIAMONDS<br />PROMINENT HILL WITH A JETTY = TORQUAY<br />IT'S A HOME FOR SUB-MACHINE GUNS FRANK = STENHOUSEMUIR<br />FOUND BETWEEN THE WHEELS = CARDIFF<br />COTTON FACTORY'S OWN BARRIER = MILLWALL<br /><br />TIEBREAKER - How many Cameras did CBS have on course to cover the Masters Golf?<br />52 <br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 11<br /><br />Round One - Famous People<br />1. Who was the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia?<br />Amy Johnson<br />2. Which writer created the character of 'Jeeves'?<br />P. G. Wodehouse<br />3. David Ben Gurion became prime minister of which country in 1948?<br />Israel<br />4. Whose controversial radio broadcast of H G Wells the War of the Worlds in 1938 caused widespread panic in the US?<br />Orson Welles<br />5. Which scottish poet was also employed as an excise officer?<br />Robert Burns<br /><br />Round Two - Music In The Calendar<br />6. Who had a No.3 hit in 1967 with “Autumn Almanac”? <br />The Kinks <br />7. Which Canadian, who opened the U.S. segment of 1985’s ‘Live-Aid’ concert, had a U.S. Top-5 hit with Summer of ‘69? <br />Bryan Adams <br />8. Which former singer with Manchester band, The Smiths, scored a solo hit with November Spawned A Monster? <br />Morrissey <br />9. Which group, formerly called The Iveys, recorded the million-selling song “Day after Day” for The Beatles’ label Apple Records in 1971? <br />Badfinger <br />10. Who enjoyed a hit in 1961 with a song entitled Calendar Girl? <br />Neil Sedaka<br /><br />Round Three - Scientific<br />11. What is the common name for the chemical with the formula NaCl?<br />Common tablesalt<br />12. What name is given to the study of the origin, evolution and structure of the universe?<br />Cosmology<br />13. Of what disease did Marie Curie die in 1934?<br />Leukaemia<br />14. What is O3 (O three) better known as?<br />Ozone<br />15. What element has the chemical symbol K?<br />Potassium<br /><br />Round Four - Murders & Assasinations<br />16. Who was killed by a bomb at an election rally near Madras?<br />Rajiv Ghandi<br />17. Which country's royal family was killed at Ekaterinburg?<br />Russia<br />18. In which city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated in 1914?<br />Sarajevo<br />19. What weapon was used to kill Leon Trotsky?<br />Ice Pick<br />20. What was the profession of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln?<br />Actor<br /><br />Round Five - Cricket<br />21. Which team won the first two World Cup tournaments in 1975 and 1976?<br />West Indies<br />22. Which cricketer was born with an extra finger on each hand?<br />Gary Sobers<br />23. Who is the only player to score a century and take 10 or more wickets in the same test match?<br />Ian Botham <br />24. Who was the first English test cricketer to be fined for misconduct during a test match?<br />Mike Atherton<br />25. The earliest English cricket festival was established in 1842, but in which Kent town?<br />Canterbury<br /><br />Round Six - Female Authors<br />Who wrote the following books?<br />26. Bridget Jones' Diary<br />HELEN FIELDING<br />27. Hollywood Wives<br />JACKIE COLLINS<br />28. Persuasion<br />JANE AUSTEN<br />29. Polo<br />JILLY COOPER<br />30. How Was It For You?<br />MAUREEN LIPMAN<br /><br />Round Seven - Movie Comedy<br />31. In which city does Sister Act 2 take place? <br />Las Vegas <br />32. Who starred opposite Michelle Pfeiffer in One Fine Day? <br />George Clooney <br />33. Who wrote and starred in L.A. Story? <br />Steve Martin <br />34. What is Nicole Kidman's job in To Die For? <br />Weather Girl<br />35. Which Pink Panther sequel mentions nothing about the Pink Panther nor Inspector Clouseau in the title? <br />A Shot In The Dark <br /><br />Round Eight - Telly Trivia<br />36. Which ITV company is based in Aberdeen?<br />Grampian<br />37. What shape were the blocks on the quiz show Blockbusters?<br />Hexagonal (six-sided)<br />38. What was the surname of both The Bionic Woman and Buffy The Vampire Slayer?<br />Summers<br />39. Which actor played Howard Cunningham in Happy Days and Father Frank Dowling in The Father Dowling Mysteries?<br />Tom Bosley<br />40. What was the name of the product that was advertised on TV with the slogan "A drink's too wet without one"?<br />McVitie's Rich Tea Biscuits<br /><br />Round Nine - Connections<br />41. In which 1967 film did Paul Newman play the character Lucas Jackson?<br />Cool HAND Luke<br />42. What name is given to a report which shows the financial state of a business at a given date?<br />BALANCE Sheet<br />43. What is the name of the Chinese snack consisting of a pancake filled with vegetables, rolled up, and then fried?<br />SPRING Roll<br />44. Which 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film starred Ray Milland and Grace Kelly?<br />DIAL M For Murder<br />45. What is the connection?<br />Parts of a WATCH or CLOCK <br /><br />Round Ten - General Ignorance <br />46. How many teaspoons make a tablespoon?<br />Three<br />47. What is the better known identity of minus 273 point 15 degrees celsius?<br />Absolute Zero<br />48. How many minutes does it take sunlight to reach earth?<br />Eight<br />49. How many years old is a town celebrating its sesquicentennial?<br />150<br />50. How many Australian states are there?<br />Six<br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 12<br /><br />Round One - Dogs<br />1. What is the name of the dog in the 'Peanuts' cartoon?<br />Snoopy<br />2. Which 70 year old dog trainer became a cult figure through her 1980's Tv show?<br />Barbara Woodhouse<br />3. Which breed of dog takes its name from the Russian word for swift?<br />Borzoi<br />4. What was the name of the dog that found the stolen World Cup in 1966?<br />Pickles<br />5. Susan was a gift to Queen Elizabeth II on her 18th birthday, what type of dog was Susan?<br />Corgi<br /><br />Round Two - Allo Allo<br />6. What was Rene's surname?<br />Artois<br />7. Who played the undertaker, Monsieur Alphonse?<br />Kenneth Connor<br />8. Who painted "The Fallen Madonna With The Big Boobies"?<br />Van Clomp<br />9. What was the first name of Herr Flick's female assistant?<br />Helga<br />10. What were the names of the British Airmen hidden by Rene?<br />Fairfax & Carstairs<br /><br />Round Three - I love Paris in the Spring Time<br />11. Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is set in the Paris Opera House?<br />The Phantom of the Opera<br />12. The Tour De France traditionally finishes on which Paris road?<br />Champs Elysee<br />13. What type of structure is the Pont Neuf?<br />Bridge - oldest Bridge in Paris<br />14. In the 1980's and 90's the Louvre underwent major renovations and a very controversial structure now stands at the entrance of the Louvre - what shape is it?<br />Pyramid<br />15. A famous musician was buried in Paris's Pere Lachase cemetery in 1971 - who is that famous musician?<br />Jim Morrison<br /><br />Round Four - Old Blue Eyes<br />16. Which US cities feature in two of Sinatra's hit singles titles?<br />Chicago And New York<br />17. In which film did Sinatra sing the song with the lines 'Have you heard, it's in the stars, next July we collide with Mars'?<br />High Society<br />18. Which famous Sinatra song was the first to become a hit after being featured in a TV show?<br />Love And Marriage<br />19. In which musical did he co-star with Gene Kelly?<br />On The Town<br />20. Which album did he release three years after announcing his retirement?<br />Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back<br />Spare - What was the last film that Sinatra appeared in?<br />Cannonball Run II <br /><br />Round Five - Famous Middle Names<br />21. WHICH IS THE CORRECT MIDDLE NAME FOR BRITNEY SPEARS? / A) JEAN OR B) JOANNE<br />22. WHICH IS THE CORRECT MIDDLE NAME FOR NICOLAS CAGE? / A) KEN OR B) KIM<br />23. WHICH IS THE CORRECT MIDDLE NAME FOR AUSTIN POWERS (THE MOVIE CHARACTER)? / A) DANGER OR B) MYSTERY<br />24. WHICH ARE THE CORRECT MIDDLE NAMES FOR MEL GIBSON? / A) COLUMCILLE GERARD OR B) HUNTER GERARD<br />25. WHICH IS THE CORRECT MIDDLE NAME FOR MIKHAIL GORBACHEV? / A) NICOLAE OR B) SERGEYEVICH<br />Answers A / B / A / A / B<br /><br />Round Six - Iraq<br />26. The Iran-Iraq war started in which year?<br />1980<br />27. Which was the largest city to be 'liberated' by British troops during the recent conflict?<br />Basra<br />28. Who was Saddam Hussein's deputy leader?<br />Tariq Aziz<br />29. What was the name of the political party of which Saddam Hussein was the leader?<br />Baath Party<br />30. Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were situated in what is now Iraq?<br />Hanging Gardens of Babylon <br /><br />Round Seven - Wine<br />31. What is the name of the French wine sold each November?<br />Beajolais Nouveau<br />32. What is the name of Australia's biggest selling brand of wine?<br />Jacob's Creek<br />33. Which is Hannibal Lecter's favourite wine?<br />Chianti<br />34. The rose wine Mateus is produced in which country?<br />Portugal<br />35. Two brands of white wine that were produced in the 1970's were rebranded in the late 90's to boost sales?<br />Blue Nun & Black Tower<br /><br />Round Eight - Cornwall<br />36. Which river forms part of the border between Cornwall & Devon?<br />Tamar<br />37. Who starred as Cornish Cop 'Wycliffe'?<br />Jack Shepherd<br />38. Which daphne Du Maurier novel features a tavern high on Bodmin Moor?<br />Jamaica Inn<br />39. Which cornish resort is famous for its art galleries?<br />St Ives<br />40. What is the name of Cornwall's most southerly point?<br />Lizard Point<br /><br />Round Nine - Connections<br />41. In Which Film Did John Hurt act almost the entire film with a paper bag on his head?<br />The ELEPHANT Man<br />42. Bob Monkhouse, Anne Aston & Bernie the bolt starred in which quiz show?<br />The Golden SHOT<br />43. In which movie remake did vinny Jones take the part formally played by Burt Reynolds?<br />The Mean MACHINE<br />44. What is Eric Clapton's nickname?<br />Slow HAND<br />45. What is the connection?<br />Connections GUNS - elephant gun, shotgun, machinegun and handgun <br /><br />Round Ten - The anagrams are ILLNESSES<br />46. OPINIONS OF DOG (4,9) FOOD POISONING<br />47. SIP ICED PAINT / APPENDICITIS<br />48. WOO GUNGHO CHIP (8,5) WHOOPING COUGH<br />49. FRUGAL LAVENDER (9,5) GLANDULAR FEVER<br />50. ULCEROUS BITS / TUBERCULOSIS<br /><br />TIEBREAKER - 1983 the first £1 coin to be struck was auctioned for how much by Spink & Son at the Cavendish Hotel in London<br />£2,310 <br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 13<br /><br />Round One - General Ignorance<br />1. In 1940, who claimed "Never in the field of human conflict..."?<br />Sir Winston Churchill<br />2. At which site was Britain's first nuclear power generated in 1956?<br />Calder Hall<br />3. Who wrote the `1812 Overture', first performed in 1882?<br />Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky<br />4. Born in 1937 which comedian has the catchphrase "Super! Smashing! Great!"?<br />Jim Bowen<br />5. Which film, released in 1993, stars Sharon Stone and William Baldwin as her landlord?<br />'Sliver'<br /><br />Round Two - Food & Drink<br />6. What was the first fresh fruit to carry a trademark?<br />Oranges - in 1919 the California Fruit Growers Exchange burned 'Sunkist' on their oranges. 'Sunkist was burned into the skin of the first orange with a heated flyswatter<br />7. Roquefort cheese is made from the milk of which animal?<br />Sheep - (ewes' milk) - All true Roquefort cheese has a red sheep brand on the foil label<br />8. More than 75% of the world's supply of maple syrup comes from which country?<br />Canada<br />9. Which was first to be sold in bottles, beer or milk?<br />Beer - Milk was first sold in bottles in 1879 when Echo Farms Dairy began to deliver them in Brooklyn, New York. English brewer Francis Manning-Needham first sold Beer in bottles in 1869<br />10. Name this vegetable: In ancient Egypt, paintings of this vegetable appear on the inner walls of the pyramids and in the tombs. It is mentioned as a funeral offering and they are depicted on the banquet tables of the great feasts. They were shown upon the altars of the gods. King Ramses IV, who died in 1160 B.C. was entombed with this vegetable in his eye sockets?<br />Onion <br /><br />Round Three - Disc Jockeys<br />11. What nationality if the former Radio 1 DJ David "Kid" Jensen?<br />Canadian<br />12. Who presented the "Our Tune" segment on Radio 1?<br />Simon Bates<br />13. Who is the current presenter of Radio 2's Pick Of The Pops?<br />Dale Winton<br />14. Who was nicknamed "The Hairy Cornflake"?<br />Dave Lee Travis<br />15. Who has replaced Johnny Walker on Radio 2?<br />Chris Evans<br /><br />Round Four - Australia<br />16. What is the capital city of Australia?<br />Canberra<br />17. What in Australia has the aboriginal name of Ulura?<br />Ayers Rock<br />18. In Neighbours, Erinsborough is a fictional suburb of which Australian city?<br />Melbourne<br />19. Rolf Harris was once a junior Australian champion at which sport?<br />Swimming<br />20. Who first claimed Australia for Britain in 1770?<br />Captain James Cook <br /><br />Round Five - Chocolate <br />21. Which two countries are generally said to produce Europe's best quality chocolate?<br />Switzerland & Belgium<br />22. What is the name of the village built by George Cadbury to house his Birmingham workforce?<br />Bourneville<br />23. In which city was chocolate company Terry's based?<br />York<br />24. Which chocolate bar was advertised on TV by Mel Smith & Griff Rhys-Jones?<br />WISPA<br />25. Which popular chocolates arenamed after a play by J M Barrie?<br />Quality Street<br /><br />Round Six - Sports Bag<br />26. Which darts double is known as The Basement?<br />Double Three<br />27. At which 38-mile course would you find Ginger Hall and Kate's Cottage?<br />Isle of Man TT<br />28. Who was the only Englishman to be crowned Snooker World Champion in the 1970s?<br />John Spencer<br />29. Which sport do the San Diego Padres play?<br />Baseball<br />30. What article of clothing was banned from Ascot in 1971?<br />Hot Pants <br /><br />Round Seven - Movie Taglines<br />e.g. In space no one can hear you scream - Alien<br />31. Collide with destiny<br />Titanic<br />32. She walked off the street, into his life and stole his heart<br />Pretty Woman<br />33. Protecting the earth from the scum of the universe<br />Men In Black<br />34. A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood<br />A Fish Called Wanda<br />35. A man sent to a mental hospital finds the head nurse a lot more dangerous than the other patients<br />One flew over the cuckoo's nest<br /><br />Round Eight - Coronation Street<br />36. In which year was Coronation Street first broadcast?<br />1960<br />37. What is the name of the Baldwin's factory?<br />Underworld<br />38. What was the name of the actor who played Len Fairclough who was sacked in 1983?<br />Peter Adamson<br />39. What is the name of the park that is often mentioned?<br />The Red Rec<br />40. What was the name of the character who framed Deidre for credit card fraud?<br />Jon Lindsay<br /><br />Round Nine - Connections<br />41. Which Gloucestershire wicket keeper played 54 times for England between 1988 and 1998?<br />JACK Russell<br />42. Danny Baker, Shane Richie and Bob Mills have hosted which TV game show based on sketch charades?<br />Win lose or DRAW<br />43. Who founded the famous Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall?<br />Henry WOOD<br />44. Who first came to prominence when he played hospital porter Jimmy Powell in Casualty in 1986?<br />Robson GREEN<br />45. What is the Connection?<br />Bowls <br /><br />Round Ten - Madness <br />46. What is the real name of lead singer Suggs?<br />Graham McPherson<br />47. Which Madness hit was written by Labi Siffre?<br />It Must Be Love<br />48.Which Madness hit mentions Primrose Hill & Selsey Bill?<br />Driving In My Car<br />49. In the video for which Madness hit is a piano thrown out of an aeroplane?<br />Wings Of a Dove<br />50. Madness enjoyed their only number one hit in 1982, what was the title?<br />House Of Fun <br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 14<br /><br />ROUND ONE: POT-LUCK<br />1. HOW MANY OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS TELL YOU NOT TO DO THINGS (EIGHT)<br />2. WHAT IS VISBLE IN A CROCODILE THAT DISTINGUISHES IT FROM AN ALLIGATOR (TOOTH - 4TH IN LOWER JAW)<br />3. WHAT NATIONALITY WAS FATHER ABRAHAM WHO HAD HIT RECORDS WITH THE SMURFS (DUTCH)<br />4. WHICH TOWN GAVE ITS NAME TO AN OVERCOAT, A SOFA AND A CIGARETTE (CHESTERFIELD)<br />5. WHAT WAS THE TOP SPEED OF A SINCLAIR C5, 15, 20 OR 25MPH (15MPH)<br /><br />ROUND TWO: TELLY-TRIVIA<br />6. WHO WAS THE MOST INTELLIGENT MEMBER OF THE THUNDERBIRDS TEAM (BRAINS)<br />7. WHO WAS DR BUNSEN HONEYDEW’S ACCIDENT-PRONE MUPPET SHOW ASSISTANT (BEAKER)<br />8. WHICH TV CHARACTER WAS DR RUDY WELLS’ MOST FAMOUS RECONSTRUCTION (BIONIC MAN)<br />9. WHICH KID’S TV SHOW FEATURED ZELDA, IMPERIAL QUEEN OF PLANET GUK (TERRAHAWKS)<br />10. WHICH CENTURY WERE THE ORIGINAL TV STARTREKKERS TREKKING THROUGH (23RD)<br /><br />ROUND THREE: SPORTS TRIVIA<br />11. WHO IS THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE WON 18 MAJOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS (JACK NICKLAUS)<br />12. WHO SAID HE PRACTICED AGAINST HIS WIFE IN THE KITCHEN FOR HIS FIVE DARTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WINS (PHIL TAYLOR)<br />13. WHO WAS THE FIRST SNOOKER STAR TO MAKE 350 CENTURY BREAKS (STEPHEN HENDRY)<br />14. WHICH SKATER DIED IN 1994 AFTER WINNING OLYMPIC GOLD FOR BRITAIN AT INNSBRUK IN 1976 (JOHN CURRY)<br />15. WHICH AMERICAN ATHLETE WON FOUR GOLD MEDALS AT THE 1984 OLYMPICS (CARL LEWIS)<br /><br />ROUND FOUR: MOVIES<br />16. WHICH TRAINING SCHOOL WAS UNDER THE CONTROL OF COMMANDANT LASSARD (POLICE ACADEMY)<br />17. WHAT WAS THE TITLE OF THE FOURTH ALIEN MOVIE (ALIEN - THE RESURRECTION)<br />18. WHICH GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE BECAME DISNEY’S BIGGEST ANIMATED HIT OF 1997 (HERCULES)<br />19. WHICH MOVIE HEARS ANGELICA HUSTON VAMP TO RAUL JULIA, ‘YOU FRIGHTENED ME, DO IT AGAIN (ADDAMS FAMILY)<br />20. WHICH MOVIE SAW COMPUTER TERRORISTS CHANGING SANDRA BULLOCK’S IDENTITY (THE NET)<br /><br />ROUND FIVE: TRUE OR FALSE<br />21. THERE IS A MODEL OF AUSTRIAN VIDEO RECORDER CALLED A ‘HORNYPHON’ (TRUE)<br />22. IN ELEPHANT DENTISTRY, ZOOLOGISTS OFTEN USE DYNAMITE TO EXTRACT THEIR TEETH (FALSE)<br />23. CHARLIE CHAPLIN SUFFERED FROM BRITTLE ELBOWS, WHICH MEANT HE COULD NEVER ROW A BOAT (FALSE)<br />24. THE FATHER OF BLOCKBUSTERS PRESENTER, BOB HOLNESS, TAUGHT KING SOLOMON OF THE ZULUS HOW TO DRIVE (TRUE)<br />25. THERE IS A BRAND OF JAPANESE TOILET PAPER CALLED ‘MY FANNY’ (TRUE)<br /><br />ROUND SIX: AROUND THE WORLD<br />26. IN WHICH MOUNTAIN RANGE CAN YOU MOUNT THE JUNGFRAU (THE ALPS)<br />27. WHICH VOLCANO RAINED ASH ON WASHINGTON STATE IN 1980 (MOUNT ST HELENS)<br />28. WHAT IS THE ENGLISH NAME FOR MOSCOW’S COLOURFUL TOURIST ATTRACTION KNOWN LOCALLY AS KRASNAVA PLOSCHAD (RED SQUARE)<br />29. WHICH SEASONAL KIDDY ATTRACTION IN THE FINNISH TOWN OF ROVANIEMI RECEIVED A £125,000 EU GRANT (SANTA’S GROTTO)<br />30. WHICH TURKISH MOUNTAIN RANGE SHARES ITS NAME WITH A SIGN OF THE ZODIAC (TAURUS)<br /><br />ROUND SEVEN: MUSIC TRIVIA<br />31. IN 1982, MADNESS HAD THEIR ONLY NUMBER ONE HIT SINGLE, TITLE ? (HOUSE OF FUN)<br />32. WHICH GROUP HAD THEIR FIRST HITS IN 1980, WITH ‘KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER’ AND ‘DOG EAT DOG’ (ADAM AND ANTS)<br />33. THE SONG ‘SPIRIT IN THE SKY’ HAS REACHED NUMBER ONE TWICE, 1 POINT EACH FOR BOTH ARTISTS (NORMAN GREENBAUM . 1970 / DR. AND MEDICS . 1986)<br />34. VINCE CLARKE HAD HITS WITH THREE GROUPS BEFORE FORMING ERASURE, NAME TWO OF THEM (DEPECHE MODE, YAZOO, THE ASSEMBLY)<br />35. BY WHAT BESTIAL NAME IS BRITISH SOUL-ROCK SINGER HENRY SAMUEL BETTER KNOWN (SEAL)<br /><br />ROUND EIGHT: SURNAMES<br />36. SURNAME OF THE LEADER OF THE MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (CHRISTIAN)<br />37. SURNAME OF THE SCOTS GIRL WHO RESCUED BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE (MACDONALD)<br />38. SURNAME OF THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY (WINDSOR)<br />39. SURNAME OF ‘BILLY THE KID’ (BONNEY)<br />40. SURNAME OF THE FIRST BLACK ACTOR TO WIN AN OSCAR (POITIER)<br /><br />ROUND NINE: FOOD AND DRINK<br />41. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE HARD, DRY ITALIAN CHEESE WHICH IS USUALLY SERVED GRATED (PARMESAN)<br />42. WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO BRANDY MADE FROM CHERRY JUICE (KIRSCH)<br />43. WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO ALMONDS FRIED IN BOILING SUGAR SYRUP, OFTEN FOUND IN BELGIAN CHOCOLATES (PRALINE)<br />44. WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO A FROZEN DESSERT MADE FROM FRUIT JUICE (SORBET)<br />45. AND WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO A GREEK LAYERED DISH CONTAINING AUBERGINES (MOUSSAKA)<br /><br />ROUND TEN: POT-LUCK<br />46. IN THE NURSERY RHYME, MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB, WHERE DID IT FOLLOW HER TO (SCHOOL)<br />47. WHEN WAS THE FRUIT MACHINE INVENTED, 1905, 1925, OR 1945 (1905)<br />48. IN BOOKIES’ SLANG, HOW MUCH DOES A ‘MONKEY’ AND A ‘PONY’ ADD UP TO (~525)<br />49. WHICH BUILDING STANDS ON 5TH AVENUE AND 34TH STREET IN NEW YORK (EMPIRE STATE BUILDING)<br />50. WHICH DANCE TEAM REPLACED ‘PAN’S PEOPLE’ ON TOP OF THE POPS (LEGS AND CO) <br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 15<br /><br />Round One - General Ignorance<br />1. Born in 1913 who was leader of the British Labour Party from 1980 to 1983?<br />Michael Foot<br />2. Born in 1953, who was the first cricketer to bowl left- and right-armed in a test match?<br />Graham Gooch<br />3. Who was the best man when Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson in 1986?<br />Prince Edward<br />4. Who was the first man to swim the English Channel, but later drowned during an attempt to swim across Niagara Falls in 1883?<br />Captain Matthew Webb<br />5. Against which newspaper did novelist Jeffrey Archer win a libel action in 1987?<br />The Daily Star<br /><br />Round Two - Food and Drink<br />6. What type of food is "Monterey Jack"?<br />Cheese<br />7. What item of confectionary was advertised with the slogan, "just enough to give your kids a treat"?<br />A finger of Fudge<br />8. What is the flavour of the liqueur Kahlua?<br />Coffee<br />9. Beef Wellington is fillet of steak wrapped in what?<br />Puff Pastry<br />10. Which 12 letter word is a foodstuff where every other letter is an A?<br />Taramasalata <br /><br />Round Three - In The Ring<br />11. Which boxer got a chunk or his ear bit off by Mike Tyson?<br />Evander Hollyfield<br />12. Who starred as Ali in the movie Ali?<br />Will Smith<br />13. Who did Ali fight in the rumble in the jungle?<br />George Foreman<br />14. Who was the first person to knock Mike Tyson out?<br />Buster Douglas<br />15. Which boxer was known as The Dark Destroyer?<br />Nigel Benn <br /><br />Round Four - 80's Song Lyrics (One point each - Name Title & Artist)<br />16. And mama always told me be careful what you do, don't go around breaking young girls' hearts<br />"Billie Jean," Michael Jackson<br />17. Buying bread from a man in Brussels, he was 6 foot 4 and full a muscles<br />"Down Under," Men At Work<br />18. Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?<br />"What's Love Got to Do With It," Tina Turner<br />19. No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away<br />"I Just Called To Say I Love You," by Stevie Wonder<br />20. I'm gonna buy me a one way ticket, nothin's gonna hold me back. Your love's like a slow train comin and I can feel it comin down the track- whoah<br />"When The Going Gets Tough," Billy Ocean <br /><br />Round Five - The Highway Code<br />21. On traffic lights what does the amber light mean if it is on by itself?<br />Stop<br />22. What does the abbreviation MSM stand for?<br />Mirror Signal Manoevre<br />23. In the highway code there are two types of drivers exempt from wearing a seat belt give both?<br />Under medication and making deliveries<br />24. According to the highway code children under which age should wear a helmet whilst using the road on a bike?<br />14<br />25. What shape is the road sign for no overtaking?<br />Round <br /><br />Round Six - Historical<br />26. Between which two towns was the railway for Stephenson's first locomotive?<br />Stockton and Darlington<br />27. Which publishing company introduced the first mass-market paperback in 1935?<br />Penguin<br />28. Who was killed in the world's first televised murder in 1963?<br />Lee Harvey Oswald<br />29. What was the invention of Robert Fulton, which was tried out in the River Seine in 1801?<br />First submarine<br />30. Who was Ronald Reagan's Vice President?<br />George Bush Snr. <br /><br />Round Seven - Sports<br />31. Who was the first person to hold the world record for the mile, 1500m and 800m at the same time?<br />Sebastian Coe<br />32. I'm sitting on the strip, watching the Christmas tree - what sport am I taking part in?<br />Drag Racing<br />33. Which annual race is 4 miles and 374 yards long?<br />The University Boat Race<br />34. How many players are there in a baseball team?<br />Nine<br />35. What is the perfect score in 10 pin bowling?<br />300<br /><br />Round Eight - Bird Brains<br />36. What is the only bird from which leather is obtained?<br />Ostrich - lays the largest egg & is the fastest running creature on two legs<br />37. Canvasback and Khaki Campbell are both species of what bird?<br />Duck<br />38. What bird lays the smallest egg?<br />Hummingbird - Bee Hummingbird<br />39. Which bird was regarded as sacred and accordingly venerated in ancient Egypt?<br />Ibis<br />40. What does the syrinx help a bird to do?<br />Sing <br /><br />Round Nine - Connections<br />41. Who reigned over England for only nine days?<br />Lady Jane GREY<br />42. Who played the Jackal in the Day of the Jackal?<br />Edward FOX<br />43. What was the title of the first Rambo film?<br />First BLOOD<br />44. Which England football manager was played in a movie by Ricky Tomlinson?<br />Mike BASSETT<br />45. What is the connection?<br />Hounds <br /><br />Round Ten - Remember 1966 <br />46. Which major TV series was created by Gene Roddenberry and was first aired in Canada in 1966? <br />Star Trek<br />47. Which West Bromwich based car manufacturer launched the Interceptor model in 1966, changing from fibreglass to steel bodywork? <br />Jensen <br />48. At the end of a tour of Australia and Europe in 1966 and at a concert in Manchester Free Trade Hall a member of the audience, John Cordwell, angrily shouted ‘Judas’ at the performer on stage, because he had forsaken the acoustic guitar for an electric one. Who was the performer? <br />Bob Dylan <br />49. Which Irish racehorse won the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the third year running in 1966? <br />Arkle <br />50. From which London prison did Soviet spy George Blake escape in 1966? <br />Wormwood Scrubs<br /><br />Tie Break Questions<br />In Which Year In which year was the film Casino Royale released? 1966<br />Politics How many MP’s sit in the Scottish Parliament? 129<br />Football How many goals did Eusebio score for Benefica in his 294 league games? 316 <br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 16<br />Round One - General Ignorance<br />1. Who became Henry VIII's first wife in 1509?<br />Catherine of Aragon<br />2. In 1953, who became the first professional cricketer to captain England?<br />Sir Len Hutton<br />3. Who played the title role in the musical 'Barnum', first performed in London in 1981?<br />Michael Crawford<br />4. Born in 1910, which French explorer invented the aqualung?<br />Jacques Cousteau<br />5. Who won an Oscar for his performance in `True Grit' and died in 1979?<br />John Wayne <br /><br />Round Two - Women<br />6. Which female is highest in line to the throne?<br />Princess Beatrice<br />7. Lady Haden-Guest is better known as which actress?<br />Jamie Lee Curtis<br />8. On the roof of which building in the City of London is there a 12 foot bronze statue of a woman by FW Pomeroy?<br />The Old Bailey<br />9. In which country was Florence Nightingale born?<br />Italy<br />10. In 1980 who became the first British Solo Female to have a UK number one album?<br />Kate Bush <br /><br />Round Three - Nature<br />11. What name is given to a Fox's home?<br />An Earth<br />12. Which bird can be little, pygmy or burrowing?<br />Owl<br />13. What sort of creature is a water moccasin?<br />Snake<br />14. Apple, Pepper and Spear are types of which plant?<br />Mint<br />15. Leather, Mirror, Golden, Black, Bighead and Common are all types of which fish?<br />Carp <br /><br />Round Four - Telly Trivia<br />16. Squadron Leader Clive Dempster took over from Geoffrey Fairbrother as entertainments manager in which TV Sitcom?<br />Hi-De-Hi<br />17. In which TV game show do contestants do The Walk Of Wealth?<br />Deal or No Deal<br />18. Who replaced Trevor MacDonald to present the ITN News?<br />Mark Austin<br />19. The cast of which comedy series had to convince the BBC that they were fit to work?<br />Last Of The Summer Wine<br />20. How are Dave Myers and Si King better known on TV?<br />Hairy Bikers <br /><br />Round Five - Art Gallery<br />21. What nationality was Salvador Dali?<br />Spanish<br />22. In which British city is the Baltic Art Gallery?<br />Newcastle<br />23. What is the name of the sculptor who cut created 'The Kiss'?<br />Rodin<br />24. Which famous artist wrote in "mirror" writing?<br />Leonardo da Vinci<br />25. In which city did Tintoretto do most of his painting?<br />Venice<br /><br />Round Six - Sports Bag<br />26. Which team has won the County Cricket Championships the most often? <br />Yorkshire <br />27. Kevin Keegan made his last international appearance against which European country? <br />Spain<br />28. Which female tennis star co-authored a novel called "The Total Zone" in 1995? <br />Martina Navratilova<br />29. Which football club effectively held the English Football League Championship throughout both world wars? <br />Everton<br />30. What sport do the New York Rangers play? <br />Ice Hockey<br /><br />Round Seven - At The Movies<br />31. What is the name of the dolphin that Jim Carey had to find in "Ace Ventura Pet Detective"?<br />Snowflake<br />32. In which film did Mel Gibson play an advertising executive with the ability to read the minds of the female sex?<br />What Women Want<br />33. Which 2000 film starred Nicholas Cage and Vinnie Jones as car thieves?<br />Gone In Sixty Seconds<br />34. In which Bond film did Vijay Amritraj play the part of a tennis player?<br />Octopussy<br />35. What type of creature is Poomba in Disney's Lion King?<br />Warthog<br /><br />Round Eight - Astronomy<br />36. Who was the first person to observe the heavens using a telescope?<br />Galileo Galilei in 1609<br />37. The Asteroid Belt lies between which two planets?<br />Mars and Jupiter<br />38. What is the term used by astronomers to measure star brightness?<br />Magnitudes<br />39. Which planet has moons called Deimos and Phobos?<br />Mars<br />40. What do we call a huge cloud of gas and dust found in the space between the stars- some glow?<br />Nebulas<br /><br />Round Nine - Connections<br />41. Which group reach number eight in the charts in 1973 with Stuck In the Middle With You? Stealer’s WHEEL<br />42. Which 1968 Olympics event was won by Dick Fosbury with a radical new technique? <br />HIGH Jump <br />43. Where in the human body is the humerus bone?<br />ARM <br />44. What was the profession of Ed Crane, the main character in the 2001 film `The Man Who Wasn`t There`? <br />BARBER<br />45. What is the connection?<br />CHAIRS <br /><br />Round Ten - Rock Bottom<br />46. Which footballer wrote an autobiography called Rock Bottom after his battle with drink and drugs?<br />Paul Merson - If you rearrange the phrase 'Footballer, Paul Merson', you get 'Repent, foul amoral slob'! <br />47. How many vowels are on the bottom row of a standard typewriter keyboard?<br />None<br />48. Horse Racing - on which famous course is Swinley Bottom?<br />Ascot<br />49. Which film featured the character Dusty Bottoms?<br />The Three Amigos<br />50. In what year did Queen have a hit with Fat Bottomed Girls?<br />1978 <br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 17<br /><br />Round One - General Ignorance<br />1. Born in 1935, by what name is the scriptwriter, actor and director Allen Stewart Konigsberg better known?<br />Woody Allen<br />2. In 1844, the future Queen Alexandra was born. She became the wife of which British monarch?<br />Edward VII<br />3. In 1990, an historic meeting took place between Graham Fagg and Philippe Cozette. Where?<br />In the Channel Tunnel - the British and French engineers met when the two parts of the service tunnel were finally linked<br />4. Magician David Nixon died in 1978. Which puppet found fame on his television shows?<br />Basil Brush<br />5. What is its capital city of Portugal?<br />Lisbon<br /><br />Round Two - Sporting 50-50<br />6. How many clay birds are released per shooter in an Olympic trap shooting event - 200 or 300?<br />200<br />7. Which is the oldest of the Glasgow football giants - Rangers or Celtic?<br />Rangers<br />8. Which cricketer had the most test match appearances - Kapil Dev or Ian Botham?<br />Kapil Dev<br />9. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has a degree in what - Psychology or Economics?<br />Economics<br />10. Over how many laps is the Monaco Grand Prix raced - 68 or 78?<br />78<br /><br />Round Three - British Wildlife <br />11. What type of creature can be red eft, crested & common ? <br />Newt<br />12. What animal eats rests and sleeps on its back? <br />Sea Otter <br />13. What sort of creature is a fluke? <br />Worm <br />14. Which is the commonest British bat and also the smallest?<br />Pipistrelle Bat - Common in woodland and farmland but also often seen in towns where it roosts in lofts and buildings<br />15. Which is the most common and familiar owl in Britain, found mainly in woodlands but also in urban parks and gardens with mature trees?<br />Tawny Owl<br /><br />Round Four - At The Movies<br />16. There have been two versions of the film the Thomas Crown Affair, one in 1968 the other in 1999, who were the leading ladies in both versions?<br />Faye Dunaway / Rene Russo <br />17. Which Academy award winning film of the mid 90's had the Tagline "What kind of man would defy a king?"?<br />Braveheart<br />18. Which cast member from TV's Friends starred in the movie Scream?<br />Courtney Cox <br />19. Who played Dr Tinkle in Carry on Doctor?<br />Kenneth Williams<br />20. Who composed the sound track for the Disney film Tarzan?<br />Phil Collins <br /><br />Round Five - Who was first?<br />21. - Jamaican act to have a number one hit in the UK?<br />Desmond Decker<br />22. - French act to have a number one hit in the UK?<br />Charles Aznavour<br />23. - Norwegian act to have a number one hit in the UK?<br />A-Ha<br />24. - German act to have a number one in the UK?<br />Kraftwerk<br />25. - Italian act to have a number one in the UK?<br />Black Box<br /><br />Round Six - Colourful Questions<br />26. Which sweets have colours, orange, green, purple, red and yellow?<br />Skittles<br />27. Discovered in 1665 which planet famously has The Great Red Spot?<br />Jupiter<br />28. Which Mr. Man is shaped like a Red Square, and wears a green hat?<br />Mr. Strong<br />29. What is the name of the editor of the Daily Planet in Superman?<br />Perry White<br />30. In which TV series might you have heard the phrase "Smoke me a Kipper, I'll be back before breakfast"?<br />Red Dwarf<br /><br />Round Seven - Around Britain<br />31. In which range of hills are the Cheddar caves?<br />Mendips<br />32. From the coast of which county does the Padstow lifeboat get launched?<br />Cornwall<br />33. What is the low-lying area of East Anglia called?<br />The Fens<br />34. In which county are all ten of England's highest peaks?<br />Cumbria<br />35. Which English county has the smallest perimeter?<br />Isle of Wight<br />(Where is there a Nelson's column other than the one in London - Great Yarmouth)<br /><br />Round Eight - Gardeners World<br />36. If you saved a poinsettia plant from the holidays and kept it growing outside through the summer, what would you have to do to make it turn red again next Christmas?<br />Keep it in darkness<br />37. What is the common name for the Antirrhinum?<br />Snapdragon<br />38. Which hanging basket favourite is also called Pelargonium?<br />Geranium<br />39. What is the term for plants that are resistant to pests and diseases, are often more vigorous and<br />productive and can withstand cold winters?<br />Hardy Plants<br />40. What is the common name for Impatiens?<br />Busy Lizzie<br /><br />Round Nine - Connections<br />41. What boxing weight is between flyweight and featherweight, which Barry Mcguigan was before he went on to box as featherweight?<br />Bantamweight<br />42. What word links the Israeli politician, Sharon (surname), the type of photograph taken from an aeroplane, or another name for an antenna, although spellings are different?<br />Aerial or Ariel<br />43. What are the salt flats called that cover a part of northwest Utah, where many speed records were set? <br />Bonneville Salt flats<br />44. Who were the two stars of Kevin and Perry Go Large, about two hormonally challenged lads on a quest to lose their virginity and become the world's top DJ mix-masters?<br />Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke<br />45. What is the connection?<br />Motorbikes; Bantam, Ariel, Bonneville and Enfield <br /><br />Round Ten - The Numbers Game<br />46. How many number one hits did Take That have in the UK before they split?<br />Nine<br />47. According to the lyrics of the song, how old is Abba's dancing queen?<br />Seventeen<br />48. Which group topped the charts in 2000 with the song 'Never Had A Dream Come True'?<br />S Club 7<br />49. Which song, a chart topper for the Commodores features the line 'and now that we've come to the end of our rainbow'?<br />Three Times A Lady<br />50. Sheila Ferguson provided lead vocals for which trio?<br />The Three Degrees<br /><br />TIEBREAKER - THE MOST HORSES IN A RACE WAS IN THE GRAND NATIONAL IN 1929, HOW MANY HORSES WERE THERE?<br />66 <br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 18<br /><br />Round One - General Ignorance<br />1. Australian singer Kylie Minogue was born in 1968. What does Kylie mean in Aborigine?<br />Boomerang <br />2. Born in 1759 who was Britain's youngest ever Prime Minister?<br />William Pitt the Younger<br />3. Where did Mathias Rust manage to land his plane in 1987?<br />In Red Square, Moscow<br />4. Which rocker starred in the film `Performance', premiered in New York in 1970?<br />Mick Jagger<br />5. Founded in 1656, what is the senior regiment of the British Army?<br />The Grenadier Guards<br /><br />Round Two - At The Movies <br />6. In the Harry Potter movies what is the name of the Professor played by Alan Rickman? <br />Severus Snape <br />7. Which 1998 movie told the story of a comet on collision course with Earth? <br />Deep Impact <br />8. In which 1995 movie did James Cromwell play farmer Arthur Hoggett? <br />Babe <br />9. Which movie character had a pet Elephant called Shep who thought he was a dog? <br />George Of The Jungle <br />10. In which movie did Judi Dench make her Bond debut as the character ' M '? <br />Goldeneye <br /><br />Round Three - Football <br />11. Football, who received a Yellow Card, for Chelsea, against his former Club "Sheffield United", in a 1992 F.A. Cup Match, after only 3 seconds? <br />Vinnie Jones <br />12. Alan Shearer was the first player to score 200 Premiership goals. Who was the second? <br />Andy Cole <br />13. Who captained Arsenal when they won the League and Cup in 1970-71? <br />Frank McLintock <br />14. Which team first won an FA Cup semifinal on a penalty shoot-out? <br />Liverpool <br />15. Which football commentator used to play for Corinthian Casuals? <br />Martyn Tyler <br /><br />Round Four - History <br />16. Which king was defeated at Battle of Bosworth, 22nd-Aug-1485 (the last battle of the Wars of the Roses)? <br />Richard III <br />17. What was Britain's prize gain from the Treaty of Nanking, 1842? <br />Hong Kong <br />18. What term was used for the men recruited by the British government in 1920, to help fight the Irish Republican Army? <br />Black and Tans <br />19. Which ancient wonder of the world did Nebuchadnezzar build for his wife? <br />Hanging Gardens of Babylon <br />20. What was the codename of Hitler's planned invasion of Britain, across the English Channel? <br />Operation Sea Lion <br /><br />Round Five - Gangster's Paradise <br />21. What was nicknamed A Chicago Piano by gangsters in the 1930's? <br />A Machine Gun <br />22. John Dillinger was shot dead in 1934 outside what type of building, was it a Cinema, an ice cream parlour or an undertakers? <br />Cinema <br />23. In which 1980 film did Bob Hoskins play an East End gangster? <br />The Long Good Friday <br />24. Which American gangster was nicknamed Legs? <br />John Diamond <br />25. In what year did Coolio a Number 1 hit with Gangsta's Paradise? <br />1995 <br /><br />Round Six - Around Essex <br />26. The Romans called it Camulodunum & it claims to be the oldest town in England. Which Essex town? <br />Colchester <br />27. Three what appear on the badge of Essex County Cricket Club? <br />Swords <br />28. What is the County town of Essex? <br />Chelmsford <br />29. From which port do you take the SEACAT to the Hook of Holland? <br />Harwich (Not Felixstowe which is across the river in Suffolk) <br />30. As well as Greater London, Essex borders which Four counties? <br />Herts, Cambs, Suffolk & Kent (via an imaginary line in the middle of the Thames) <br />Spare - Which Essex town contains the name of the most expensive spice? <br />Saffron Walden <br /><br />Round Seven - Breakfast Quiztime <br />31. The Scottish word for it is Brochan, what do the English know it as? <br />Porridge <br />32. Who co-starred with Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 Blake Edwards-produced film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'? <br />George Peppard <br />33. What is the name given to the husked coarse oatmeal that, when boiled, is served with breakfast in some regions of the U.S.A.? <br />Grits <br />34. Who, in 2006, became the longest serving presenter on breakfast TV before moving to Sky? <br />Eamonn Holmes <br />35. Name the group that enjoyed worldwide success with the album 'Breakfast in America'? <br />Supertramp <br /><br />Round Eight - A Piece Of The Action <br />36. Which children's television puppet series began with the words - 'Stand by for action - anything can happen in the next half hour'? <br />Stingray <br />37. Which Bank advertised itself on television as The Action Bank? <br />National Westminster <br />38. Who claimed that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction? <br />Sir Isaac Newton <br />39. What is the Action Man doll called in the USA? <br />GI Joe <br />40. Which group had a hit with Love Action in 1981? <br />Human League <br /><br />Round Nine - Connections <br />41. Which mythical bird is said to rise from its own ashes? <br />Pheonix <br />42. Who is credited with introducing the potato to Britain? <br />Sir Walter Raleigh <br />43. What was the character name of televisions Six Million Dollar Man? <br />Steve Austin <br />44. Between June 14, 1962 and January 4, 1964, thirteen single women in America were strangled by Albert De Salvo, by what nickname was he known? <br />The Boston Strangler <br />45. What is the Connection? <br />USA State Capitals - Arizona, North Carolina, Texas & Massachusetts <br /><br />Round Ten - Music Round <br />46. Which Madonna number one gave Kelly Osborne her first big chart hit? <br />Papa Don't Preach <br />47. Who sings the opening line in the Band Aid 20 'Do they Know Its Christmas' song? <br />Chris Martin (Coldplay) <br />48. The song ' Brass In Pocket ' was the first UK number one for which group? <br />The Pretenders <br />49. What was Roxy Music's first No.1? <br />Jealous Guy <br />50. Whose 1979 debut album was entitled ' Signing Off '? <br />UB40 <br /><br />QUIZZERAMA 19<br /><br />The Bible<br />Q 1 What do Obadiah, Philemon and Jude have in common in the bible?<br />Answer They are all books of only one chapter.<br />Q 2 In the bible, what was a publican's job?<br />Answer He collected taxes, he did NOT serve drinks.<br />Q 3 According to the Bible, where did Noah's Ark come to rest after the flood ?<br />Answer On Mount Ararat, Turkey.<br />Q 4 Which two books in the Old Testament of the Bible are named after women?<br />Answer Ruth and Esther.<br />Q 5 According to the Bible, what is the 'Number of the Beast'?<br />Answer 666.<br /> <br />TV Soaps<br />Q 6 What hyped but ill-fated BBC 'soap for Europe' sank without trace in 1993?<br />Answer Eldorado.<br />Q 7 Which village near Bradford, used as the setting for 'Emmerdale', was threatened with the axe in 1996?<br />Answer Esholt.<br />Q 8 In the TV soap 'Home and Away', how did Bobby receive her fatal injury?<br />Answer Speed boat accident.<br />Q 9 Cliff Richard sang the theme song of which horsey BBC soap which galloped into the sunset in 1992?<br />Answer 'Trainer'.<br />Q 10 What 1980s TV series featuring boats, and boardrooms was described as 'the first Thatcherite soap'?<br />Answer 'Howards Way'.<br /> <br />FA Cup<br />Q 11 In what year was the first FA cup tie played that was decided by penalties?<br />Answer 1991, Rotherham V's Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe won 7-6.<br />Q 12 In 1997 which second division side reached the semi-final of the FA Cup?<br />Answer Chesterfield.<br />Q 13 Which manager won three FA Cups in the 1960's with Tottenham Hotspur?<br />Answer Bill Nicholson.<br />Q 14 Dave Whelan broke a leg in an FA Cup Final. To what rule change did this lead?<br />Answer The permitting of substitutes.<br />Q 15 Who was Southampton's manager when they lifted the FA Cup in 1976?<br />Answer Lawrie McMenemy.<br /> <br />Ships and the Sea<br />Q 16 What does the inhabitant of the crow's nest on a ship keep?<br />Answer Look out or watch.<br />Q 17 Name the Penlee lifeboat, lost in 1981 with all hands?<br />Answer The Solomon Browne.<br />Q 18 What did the Soviets call their first nuclear-powered ship?<br />Answer Lenin.<br />Q 19 What was the name of Germany's largest World War II battleship?<br />Answer The Bismarck.<br />Q 20 Relating to cruise ships, what do the letters P & O stand for?<br />Answer Peninsular & Oriental.<br /> <br />The Beatles<br />Q 21 Where did the Beatles last all play together?<br />Answer On top of the Apple building, in Savile Row, London.<br />Q 22 Who did Ringo Star replace in the Beatles?<br />Answer Pete Best.<br />Q 23 Which priest writes 'the words of a sermon that no-one will hear' in a Beatles song?<br />Answer Father Mackenzie, in Eleanor Rigby.<br />Q 24 How many British No. 1 hits had the Beatles?<br />Answer Seventeen.<br />Q 25 The Beatles founded their own record label. What was it called?<br />Answer Apple.<br /><br />Collective Names<br />Q 26 A collection of what creatures is called a 'bed'?<br />Answer Oysters.<br />Q 27 What is the collective name for a group of bees?<br />Answer A swarm.<br />Q 28 A collection of what creature is called a rabble?<br />Answer Rats.<br />Q 29 What collective noun is used to describe a group of widows?<br />Answer An Ambush.<br />Q 30 What collective noun is used to describe a group of boys?<br />Answer A blush.<br /> <br />The 1990s<br />Q 31 Which two nurses were pardoned by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in May 1998?<br />Answer Lucille McLauchlan and Deborah Parry.<br />Q 32 Prince Albert of Liege succeeded to which throne in 1993?<br />Answer Belgium.<br />Q 33 'A Clown Too Many' is the autobiography of which British comedian who died in 1993?<br />Answer Les Dawson.<br />Q 34 On what exact date did Hong Kong revert to Chinese rule?<br />Answer 1st July 1997.<br />Q 35 What was the name of the IBM chess playing computer that challenged Kasparov in 1995/96?<br />Answer Deep Blue.<br /><br />Trees<br />Q 36 What is the common name for the tree Salix Babylonica?<br />Answer Weeping willow.<br />Q 37 What name is given to the flower truss of the willow tree?<br />Answer Catkin.<br />Q 38 How often does a deciduous tree shed its leaves?<br />Answer Once a year.<br />Q 39 What are cone-bearing trees called?<br />Answer Conifers.<br />Q 40 A bristlecone pine tree in California has what distinction?<br />Answer That of being the oldest known living thing in the world.<br /> <br />History<br />Q 41 Which monarch lost the Battle of Actium?<br />Answer Cleopatra.<br />Q 42 What in the early 1940s was the Manhattan Project?<br />Answer The plan to build the atomic bomb.<br />Q 43 In what year was the Great Fire of London?<br />Answer 1666.<br />Q 44 At whom were the 1913 'Cat and Mouse' Acts aimed?<br />Answer The Suffragettes.<br />Q 45 What took place in 1897 at Bonanza Creek, Alaska?<br />Answer The Klondike gold rush.<br /><br />Words<br />Q 46 Which German word for 'lightning war' was used for 'air raid' in Britain?<br />Answer Blitzkrieg or Blitz.<br />Q 47 From which language does the word 'cherub' originate?<br />Answer Hebrew.<br />Q 48 What is the only English anagram of ALARMING?<br />Answer Marginal.<br />Q 49 'Vox populi' means what?<br />Answer Voice of the people.<br />Q 50 What do the Chinese words 'Kung Fu' actually mean?<br />Answer 'Leisure time'. <br /><br /><br />QUIZTIME 1<br /><br />1. What is the birthstone for the month of June?<br />Pearl<br />2. What kind of guns are targeted in the violent crimes bill 2006? <br />Replica<br />3. Who became Henry VIII's first wife in 1509?<br />Catherine of Aragon<br />4. Who rocketed past established old rivals to become the world's biggest media company by stock market value at 44bn pounds in 2006?<br />Google<br />5. The Keukenhof, which claims to be the world's largest flower garden, is located in which country?<br />Netherlands - Holland<br />6. Born in 1910, which French explorer invented the aqualung?<br />Jacques Cousteau<br />7. Who kicked off one of sport's highest profile libel actions by claiming his name had been "blackened" by football pundit Gary Lineker?<br />Harry Kewell<br />8. In which European country is Dalmatia, from where the Dalmation dog gets its name?<br />Croatia<br />9. Who played the title role in the musical 'Barnum', first performed in London in 1981?<br />Michael Crawford<br />10. What is the name of the baked, light, sweet or savoury, dish whose name derives from the French 'to puff up'?<br />Souffle<br />11. How is the medical condition of Lateral Epicondylitis more commonly known?<br />Tennis Elbow<br />12. In 1953, who became the first professional cricketer to captain England?<br />Sir Len Hutton<br />13. True or False - In 1916, Jones Wister of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania invented a rifle for shooting around corners. It had a curved barrel and periscopic sights?<br />True<br />14. If a culinary dish has been devilled what has been done to it?<br />Spiced heavily<br />15. Born in 1819, who wrote the children's story 'The Water Babies'?<br />Charles Kingsley<br />16. What computer term evolved when an early computer had a moth get inside it causing it to crash?<br />Bug<br />17. A river in South Africa, a town in France and an area of Southern California all share which name?<br />Orange<br />18. Known as Hitler's 'secret weapon', which missile first landed in England in 1944?<br />The V-1 (also known as the flying bomb, the buzz bomb or the doodle bug)<br />19. Which keyboard symbol is the octothorpe more commonly known as?<br />Hash<br />20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answer Required - Name something you collect?<br />(Top Five Answers required - one point each)<br />Stamps / CD's / Teddy Bears / £2 Coins / Keyrings<br />(other answers included - Parking Tickets / Rubbish / Elephants / Rugby Shirs & (worryingly) Guns!<br /><br />21. Which Year - Bacofoil, the first aluminium kitchen foil, is launched on the British market, Iron City Beer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, produces the first aluminium can with a ring-pull, The Australian tennis player Rod Laver achieves the Grand Slam, Golden Wonder introduces the flavoured potato crisp into the British market when it launches cheese and onion crisps and The Gentlemen v. Players cricket match, established in 1806, is played for the last time at Lord's, London, as the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) votes to abolish the distinction between amateurs ('gentlemen') and professionals ('players')?<br />1962<br />22. Following the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, the US Army produced a set of playing cards featuring its 52 most wanted Iraqis. Which card was assigned to Saddam Hussein?<br />Ace of Spades<br />23. Which was the first colour film to win an Oscar?<br />Gone with the Wind<br />24. Prostitutes from which ancient civilization invented lipstick, Greek, Roman or Egyptian?<br />Egyptian<br />25. Who was the first Tudor monarch?<br />Henry VII<br />26. Denmark is connected to which country by a tunnel to and a bridge from Peppar Island?<br />Sweden<br />27. Which heavyweight boxer appears on the cover of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's album?<br />Sonny Liston<br />28. It means Aunt Mary in English, but by what name do we usually know this drink?<br />Tia Maria<br />29. Which English cathedral is associated with a Devilish Imp?<br />Lincoln<br />30. The song 'Never smile at a crocodile' comes from which animated movie?<br />Peter Pan<br />31. Which of Boeing's , passenger jets were first launched in 1958 seating 189 passengers?<br />Boeing 707<br />32. On which Greek island would you find the Acropolis of Lindos?<br />Rhodes<br />33. During which decade did Christian Dior introduce narrow shoulder and long billowing skirts as the New Look?<br />1940's - 1947<br />34. Which two sides fought the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644?<br />The Roundheads and the Cavaliers<br />35. Which Australian man made structure is longer than the Great Wall of China?<br />The Dingo Fence<br />36. What is the Italian word for a square or marketplace?<br />Piazza<br />37. If you had a Cyberphobic secretary what would be her problem?<br />Fear of Computers<br />38. In Medieval England what name was given to the area presided over by a Lord?<br />Manor<br />39. What is the name of the metal covers that can be swung over portholes?<br />Deadlights<br />40. Farmer Higgs owns three pink pigs, four brown pigs, and one black pig. How many of Higgs' pigs can say that it is the same color as another pig on Higgs' farm?<br />Pigs can't talk!<br /><br />Tiebreaker - Longest Fall Survived In An Elevator?<br />Betty Lou Oliver (USA) an elevator operator, survived a plunge of how many stories in an elevator in the Empire State Building, New York, USA, on July 28, 1945. <br />75 - (over 300 m or 1,000 ft)<br /><br />QUIZTIME 2<br /><br />1. Which star sign falls between Feb 20th and March 20th?<br />Pisces<br />2. In bullfighting, what name is given to the men who ride on horses carrying long lances?<br />Picadors<br />3. Three points - Other than London, three other British cities can hallmark gold and silver - point each for the three?<br />Edinburgh, Birmingham and Sheffield<br />4. Which Russian football team was the first to reach a European Final?<br />Moscow Dynamo<br />5. In 1974, singer Cher filed for divorce from her husband. Who was he?<br />Sonny Bono<br />6. What was the first decimal coin to be issued in Britain?<br />50p piece<br />7. In 1962, who became the first man to orbit the earth?<br />John Glenn - he orbited three times<br />8. By which river does Blackburn's Ewood Park stand?<br />Darwen<br />9. Which Kylie Minogue song reached the top of the UK pop charts in Feb 1988?<br />`I Should Be So Lucky'<br />10. Which mail-order company specialises in trivial things like nose-hair trimmers and electric mole scarers?<br />Innovations<br />11. The first episode of `EastEnders' was screened in which year?<br />1985<br />12. What was Helen Mirren's character called in Prime Suspect?<br />Jane Tennison<br />In 1994, who was the first cricketer to be fined for misconduct?<br />Mike Atherton<br />13. Song Lyrics - "On the waves of the air, there is dancin' out there. If it's somethin' we can share, we can steal it"?<br />Night Fever/ Bee Gees<br />14. Officially, how long was Prince Charles married?<br />14 years<br />15. Born in 1473 which Polish astronomer was considered the founder of modern astronomy?<br />Nicolaus Copernicus<br />16. What was the unlikely name of Dick Van Dyke's girlfriend in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?<br />Truly Scrumptious<br />17. Which footballer wrote an autobiography called "Hell Razor"?<br />Neil Ruddock<br />18. What part of the Horseradish plant is used to make horseradish sauce?<br />Root<br />19. What one word can go before beer, bread and nut to make other words?<br />Ginger<br />20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answer Required - Name a Sexy Actress?<br />Halle Berry / Sharon Stone / Sandra Bullock / Julia Roberts / Jennifer Lopez!<br /><br />21. Which Year - The first issue of the Sunday Telegraph was published, Danny Blanchflower became the first person to refuse appear on the television programme "This is Your Life", Russian dog Laika was launched into space aboard the spacecraft Sputnik 9 and Death of English entertainer George Formby?<br />1961 <br />22. In the Robin Hood stories, who was the Sheriff of Nottingham's chief henchman?<br />Guy of Gisburne<br />23. Which of the following foods has the lowest water content - carrots, tomatoes, whole milk or celery?<br />Milk<br />24. Who was the first royal after Henry VIII to marry after a divorce?<br />Princess Anne<br />25. With which sport would you associate the Newcastle Jesters?<br />Ice Hockey<br />26. How many Welsh teams are there in the 4 main football divisions?<br />Two<br />27. Which sportsman's fiancée is model Heidi Wichlinski?<br />David Coulthard<br />28. What's the top prize for the ultimate winner of Countdown?<br />Set of Oxford English Dictionary<br />29. Officially, between which two towns does the M6 run?<br />Rugby to Carlisle<br />30. Which herb is used to flavour the sauce on pizzas?<br />Oregano<br />31. How many Concordes were built?<br />Twenty<br />32. What sport takes place in an area 32ft by 21ft across, using a ball that weighs approximately 24 gms?<br />Squash<br />33. What colour are the berries of the Yew tree?<br />Red<br />34. If you were to fly to Los Angeles, what 3-letter code would be put on your luggage?<br />LAX<br />35. In Wales, many towns begin with Llan - what does it mean?<br />Church<br />36. Which famous author of spy stories was really an intelligence agent during World War II?<br />Ian Fleming<br />37. Which sea creature, beginning with a B, has sex organs 30 times its body length?<br />Barnacle<br />38. What penalty are you given in golf if you play with your opponent's ball?<br />2 strokes<br />39. What, according to Groucho Marx, begins with F, ends with K, and if you can't get one, you have to use your hand?<br />Fork<br />40. What was unique about the 1999 cup final?<br />It was the first time two Uniteds met in an FA Cup Final (Man Utd v Newcastle Utd)<br /><br />Tiebreaker - How many lakes are there in Finland?<br />60,000 <br /><br />QUIZTIME 3<br /><br />1. Which 1970's pop group had their own TV show called Shang - A - Lang?<br />The Bay City Rollers<br />2. Which book of the old testament is named because the opening chapters concern a census of Israelite tribes?<br />Numbers<br />3. Of the five coloured Olympic rings which colour represents Europe?<br />The Blue Ring<br />4. Which building in London contains a slab on the floor marking the tomb of an Unknown Warrior of World War One?<br />Westminster Abbey<br />5. Which singers name is Cockney rhyming slang for gin?<br />Vera Lynn<br />6. What was the name of IBM's computer which famously beat Gary Kasparov at Chess in 1997?<br />Deep Blue<br />7. Which comedian's autobiography is entitled And There's More?<br />Jimmy Cricket - I use the term comedian very loosely! <br />8. Which ABBA song features the lyrics, I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore,<br />if I tell you a joke , you've probably heard it before?<br />Thank You For The Music<br />9. In which country is the world's longest canal?<br />China<br />10. Little Jackie Paper was the human friend of which famous fictional character?<br />Puff the Magic Dragon - who lived in Honalee!<br />11. Which Cult Sci - Fi TV series featured a character called Servalan as an arch villainess?<br />Blakes 7<br />12. The capital of the American state of New Hampshire shares its name with which aeroplane?<br />Concorde<br />13. Who is the head of the organisation called Special Executive for Counter Intelligence,Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion?<br />Ernst Stavro Blofeld - SPECTRE <br />14. Other than The Beatles which Liverpool group had three No 1 hits in 1963? <br />Gerry & the Pacemakers<br />15. Which actress does Shakespeare fall in love with in the film Shakespeare In Love?<br />Gwyneth Paltrow<br />16. On the Beaufort Scale what comes between a whole gale and a hurricane?<br />Storm<br />17. By what name was the American business woman Florence Nightingale Graham, noted for her beauty salons and cosmetics, better known?<br />Elizabeth Arden<br />18. The colour supplement of which national Sunday newspaper is called You?<br />Daily Mail<br />19. Who was the first soloist to have a number one hit with the same name as himself?<br />Mr Blobby<br />20. Family Fortunes Question - Top answer required - Name a job that receives a lot of publicity?<br />Politician / Actor or Actress / Pop Star / Sporting Personality / Model<br /><br />21. Which Year - The Queen began paying Tax, Tennis champion Monica Seles was stabbed, Graham Taylor resigned as England manager, The Government announced plans to privatise British Rail and Nelson Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize with South African President FW de Klerk?<br />1993<br />22. Who were denounced by Mary Whitehouse when they made their debut on Top Of The Pops in 1967?<br />Pans People<br />23. Which Everton fan was expelled from the Labour Party in 1987? <br />Derek Hatton<br />24. What type of soup was traditionally made from the saliva of a swiftlet?<br />Birds Nest Soup<br />25. In which film does Denzil Washington play a bedridden Forensic expert hunting for a serial killer?<br />The Bone Collector<br />26. In American football what name is given to the area of the pitch that attacking teams try to enter and score a touchdown?<br />End Zone<br />27. Which television character gave Ken Barrie his only chart hit?<br />Postman Pat<br />28. What creatures live in a vespiary?<br />Wasps or Hornets<br />29. In which series of films does the character of Inspector Dreyfus appear?<br />The Pink Panther<br />30. Which was the first group beginning with the letter V to have a No 1 hit in the UK?<br />Village People<br />31. The opening sequence to the film Chariots Of Fire was filmed at which famous Golf Club?<br />St Andrews<br />32. Which fish's skin was once commercially used as sandpaper?<br />Shark<br />33. When Paddington Bear was left stranded on a station he had a label around his neck with seven words on it. The first five were Please look after this bear, What were the final two words?<br />Thank You<br />34. One Point each - Name the four brothers of Wyatt Earp?<br />Morgan, Jim, Virgil & Baxter<br />35. What was the Silver Streak in the 1976 film called The Silver Streak?<br />A Train<br />36. What type of fruit stands on top of the men's singles tennis trophy for Wimbledon?<br />A Pineapple<br />37. What was the name of the bank manager in The Beverly Hillbillies?<br />Mr Drysdale<br />38. What was advertised using the slogan "A drink's too wet without one"?<br />McVities Rich Tea biscuits<br />39. What was a hypocaust in a Roman building - A whirlpool Bath, A Heated seat or An Underfloor Heating System?<br />An Underfloor Heating System<br />40. What colour socks do the Barbarian Rugby team wear?<br />Each player wears his own club socks!<br /><br />TIEBREAKER - In the first New York Marathon of 1970 how many runners completed the course?<br />55<br />How many movies did Roy Rogers make in his film career?<br />86<br />In what year were women first allowed to compete at the Olympic games?<br />1900<br />How many Paintings and Drawings did Vincent Van Gough produce?<br />2057 - Watercolours 150, Oil Paintings 870, Drawings 1037<br /><br />QUIZTIME 4<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which football club is supported by comedian Frank Skinner ?<br /><br />A. WEST BROMWICH ALBION.<br /><br />2. The nineteenth century 'Opium Wars' were fought between China and which European country ?<br /><br />A. GREAT BRITAIN.<br /><br />3. Who is missing from this 'Game For A Laugh' lineup, Henry Kelly, Mathew Kelly, Jeremy Beadle ?<br /><br />A. SARAH KENNEDY.<br /><br />4. In classical music, for which instrument was Errol Garner famed for playing ?<br /><br />A. PIANO.<br /><br />5. Which far Eastern war of the mid-twentieth century is often called by the survivors "The forgotten war" ?<br /><br />A. KOREAN WAR.<br /><br />6. Former football manager, Brian Clough was given the freedom of which city in March 1993 ?<br /><br />A. NOTTINGHAM.<br /><br />7. Pablo Casals was an accomplished pianist, conductor and composer, but for which instrument did he have world wide acclaim ?<br /><br />A. CELLO.<br /><br />8. John Noakes, Valerie Singleton and Peter Purves have all been presenters on which children's tv programme ?<br /><br />A. 'BLUE PETER'.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. At 2.30am on 20th. January 2003 the police raided a mosque in which area of London ?<br /><br />A. FINSBURY PARK.<br /><br />2. Who directed the film 'Gangs Of New York' ?<br /><br />A. MARTIN SCORCESE.<br /><br />3. In which English county is Powderham Castle ?<br /><br />A. DEVON.<br /><br />4. Who in the Old Testament was the wife of King Ahab ?<br /><br />A. JEZEBEL.<br /><br />5. Who directed the tv series 'Taken' ?<br /><br />A. STEVEN SPIELBERG.<br /><br />6. Which English city houses Kirkstall Abbey and Temple Newsam ?<br /><br />A. LEEDS.<br /><br />7. Which biblical herd ran into the sea and was drowned after being driven mad ?<br /><br />A. THE GADARENE SWINE.<br /><br />8. Which major defence contractor announced on 21st. January 2003 the loss of one thousand jobs nationwide ?<br /><br />A. BAE SYSTEMS.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which pop group had a 1997 number one hit with the song 'Block Rockin Beats' ?<br /><br />A. THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS.<br /><br />2. Who in 1581 became Mayor of Plymouth ?<br /><br />A. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE.<br /><br />3. Abuja is the capital city of which West African republic ?<br /><br />A. NIGERIA.<br /><br />4. Complete the title of the 2000 film directed by Ang Lee, 'Crouching Tiger, .......' ?<br /><br />A. 'HIDDEN DRAGON'.<br /><br />5. Who became Governor of the US state of Georgia in 1971 ?<br /><br />A. JIMMY CARTER.<br /><br />6. Of which African country is Malabo, the capital ?<br /><br />A. EQUATORIAL GUINEA.<br /><br />7. Complete the title of the 2001 film starring Morgan Freeman as detective Alex Cross, 'Along Came ...!', what ?<br /><br />A. 'A SPIDER'.<br /><br />8. Which band recorded the 1999 single 'No Distance To Run' ?<br /><br />A. BLUR.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What is the name given to a young Salmon that returns to fresh water after one Winter at sea ?<br /><br />A. GRILSE.<br /><br />2. Which British boxer lost a world title fight to Roberto Duran in June 1972 ?<br /><br />A. KEN BUCHANAN.<br /><br />3. Which comic actor played the title role in the film 'Uncle Buck' ?<br /><br />A. JOHN CANDY.<br /><br />4. In which Thomas Hardy novel does the character 'John Loveday' appear ?<br /><br />A. 'THE TRUMPET MAJOR'.<br /><br />5. Who did Mohamed Ali beat in May 1975 to retain his world heavyweight crown ?<br /><br />A. RON LYLE.<br /><br />6. In which film did actor John Candy coach a Jamaican bob-sleigh team ?<br /><br />A. 'COOL RUNNINGS'.<br /><br />7. 'Simon Tappertit' appears in which novel by Charles dickens ?<br /><br />A. 'BARNABY RUDGE'.<br /><br />8. Which European freshwater fish is also called a 'Pope' ?<br /><br />A. RUFFE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. If a tree is baliniferous, what does it bear ?<br /><br />A. ACORNS.<br /><br />2. Which Rugby Union club side play at the Recreation Ground ?<br /><br />A. BATH.<br /><br />3. Which chemical element has the symbol V ?<br /><br />A. VANADIUM.<br /><br />4. What place near Lewes in Sussex was the site of a famous scientific forgery in 1912 ?<br /><br />A. PILTDOWN.<br /><br />5. What is the name of Gloucester Rugby Union team's home ground ?<br /><br />A. KINGSHOLM.<br /><br />6. Which chemical element has the symbol Ce ?<br /><br />A. CERIUM.<br /><br />7. From which British port did John Cabot set sail in the 'Mathew' in 1497 ?<br /><br />A. BRISTOL.<br /><br />8. If something is bacciform, what is it shaped like ?<br /><br />A. A BERRY.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Who sang the theme tune to the 'Bond film', 'The World Is Not Enough' ?<br /><br />A. GARBAGE.<br /><br />2. What might you do in Australia with a 'Durry' ?<br /><br />A. SMOKE IT (it is a type of cigarette).<br /><br />3. In which year did William Hague become leader of the Conservative Party ?<br /><br />A. 1997.<br /><br />4. Which actor played 'Al Capone' in the tv series 'The Untouchables' which began in 1959 ?<br /><br />A. NEVILLE BRAND.<br /><br />5. In Western Australia, what object might be known as a 'kylie' ?<br /><br />A. BOOMERANG.<br /><br />6. In which year did Tony Blair become leader of the Labour Party ?<br /><br />A. 1994.<br /><br />7. Who played the title role in the 1955 film 'Davy Crockett, King Of The Wild Frontier' ?<br /><br />A. FESS PARKER.<br /><br />8. Who sang the theme tune to the 'Bond film', 'Die Another Day' ?<br /><br />A. MADONNA.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What is prince Andrew's second name of four ?<br /><br />A. ALBERT.<br /><br />2. What type of foodstuff is a 'Red Savina Habanero' ?<br /><br />A. CHILLI PEPPER.<br /><br />3. The announcement of the impending divorce of which member of the 'Royal Family' was publicised in June 1978 ?<br /><br />A. PRINCESS MARGARET.<br /><br />4. Which car manufacturer makes the 'Imprezza' model ?<br /><br />A. SUBARU.<br /><br />5. What type of foodstuff is a 'Tanche' ?<br /><br />A. AN OLIVE.<br /><br />6. The announcement came in November 1978 that which member of the 'Royal Family' was to join the armed forces ?<br /><br />A. PRINCE ANDREW.<br /><br />7. Which vehicle manufacturer makes the 'Charade' model ?<br /><br />A. DAIHATSU.<br /><br />8. What is Prince William's second name of four ?<br /><br />A. ARTHUR.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which English county is home to RAF Cosford ?<br /><br />A. SHROPSHIRE.<br /><br />2. Which sports goods manufacturer signed a £100m contract with the Brazil Football Confederation in 1996 ?<br /><br />A. NIKE.<br /><br />3. What does the Latin phrase "Vox Populi", mean ?<br /><br />A. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.<br /><br />4. Who followed William Taft as US President ?<br /><br />A. WOODROW WILSON.<br /><br />5. Which company bought out the 'Patrick' sports label in 2002 ?<br /><br />A. JJB SPORTS.<br /><br />6. Which English county is home to RAF Mildenhall ?<br /><br />A. CAMBRIDGESHIRE.<br /><br />7. Who preceded Herbert Hoover as president of the USA ?<br /><br />A. JOHN CALVIN COOLIDGE.<br /><br />8. What does the Latin phrase "Ad Valorem" mean ?<br /><br />A. ACCORDING TO THE VALUE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. Who wrote the 1986 novel, 'The Bridge' ?<br /><br />A. IAIN BANKS.<br /><br />2. Who composed the 1836 opera, 'The Night Bell' ?<br /><br />A. DONIZETTI.<br /><br />3. Which female duo had a 1989 hit with 'Lolly, Lolly' ?<br /><br />A. WENDY & LISA.<br /><br />4. What type of creature is a 'Galah' ?<br /><br />A. COCKATOO.<br /><br />5. Which pop singer was born Marvin Lee Aday ?<br /><br />A. MEATLOAF. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 5 DRINKS<br /><br />1. What is the most common symptom of a hangover?<br />Headache<br />2. Which drink is advertised as the 'King Of Beers'?<br />Budweisser<br />3. What is the drink slivovitz made from?<br />Plums<br />4. Which drink was created when Indian army officers added quinine to soda water to help fight malaria? <br />Tonic Water<br />5. With which fruit is the drink 'Southern Comfort' flavoured?<br />Peaches<br />6. What is the basic ingredient of the drink Mead?<br />Honey<br />7. Which drink was advertised by Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins?<br />Cinzano<br />8. What do the letters ABV stand for on a beer pump or wine bottle? <br />Alcohol by Volume<br />9. What are the ingredients of the drink a 'rusty nail?<br />Whiskey and Drambuie<br />10. What vegetable is used in the making of the drink schnapps?<br />Potato<br />11. A TV advert for which drink featured a cat called Tom going clubbing?<br />Bacardi Breezer<br />12. What drink is properly served in a schooner?<br />Sherry<br />13. Which alcoholic spirit is mixed with beer to make the drink called a "dog's nose"?<br />Gin<br />14. What does the word Spumante mean on a wine bottle?<br />Sparkling<br />15. Which Lager was advertised with the slogan, Reassuringly expensive?<br />Stella Artois<br />16. What does the brewing abbreviation "O.G." stand for?<br />Original gravity <br />17. What nickname is given to an alcoholic drink of vodka and orange juice?<br />Screwdriver<br />18. According to the TV Advert which City is the Home to Carlsberg Lager?<br />Copenhagen<br />19. What drink was advertised by Paul Hogan?<br />Fosters Lager<br />20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answer Required - Name a fruit you put in a drink?<br />Olive / Lime / Cherry / Orange / Lemon<br /><br />21. True or False - During the reign of William III, a garden fountain was once used as a giant punch bowl. The recipe included 560 gallons of brandy, 1200 pounds of sugar, 25,000 lemons, 20 gallons of lime juice, and five pounds of nutmeg. The bartender rowed around in a small boat, filling up guests' punch cups?<br />True<br />22. What is the drink perry made from?<br />Pears<br />23. What J is a refreshing drink, especially in the southern states of the USA?<br />Julep<br />24. What drink's secret formula is 7x?<br />Coca Cola<br />25. The drink Kirsch is flavoured with what?<br />Cherries<br />26. Which highly alcoholic drink is made from a precise combination of pressed grapes and herbs and berries including aniseed, liquorice, mint, wintergreen, fennel and hazelnut?<br />Ouzo<br />27. What drink can be sweet, dry or rough?<br />Cider<br />28. Which alcoholic drink is distilled from the agave plant?<br />Tequila<br />29. What name is given to the Spanish drink that consists of sweetened red wine and lemonade or soda water and decorated with fruit? <br />Sangria<br />30. The name of which Scottish liqueur is derived from the Gaelic for 'satisfying drink'?<br />Drambuie<br />31. Which drink was advertised on TV with the tag line, "The little drink with the big kick"?<br />Pony<br />32. Which Californian surf beach is also the name of a popular brand of drink?<br />Malibu<br />33. What A is an alcoholic drink tasting of aniseed, made illegal in the early 1900's which was said to drive you mad?<br />Absinthe<br />34. What is added to whisky to make a whisky Mac?<br />Ginger Wine<br />35. Which alcoholic drink can be vintage or ruby?<br />Port<br />36. Which liqueur comes in three colours, green, yellow and white?<br />Chartreuse<br />37. Which alcoholic drink derives its name from the Dutch for "burnt wine"?<br />Brandy<br />38. Which alcoholic drink is nicknamed 'Nelson's Blood'?<br />Rum<br />39. Which liqueur is added to vodka to make a Black Russian?<br />Tia Maria<br />40. If you drink alcohol in an extremely cold place, what would you get?<br />Frostbite<br /><br />Tiebreaker - In which year was beer first sold in bottles?<br />1850 <br /><br />QUIZTIME 6<br /><br />1. In a plug, what colour is the neutral wire?<br /><br />2. Who is always the last person in a film's opening credits?<br /><br />3. What did British Telecom abolish in October 1982?<br /><br />4. What common phrase comes from when cricketers were presented with a top hat for taking 3 wickets?<br /><br />5. Which car company makes the Grand Vitara?<br /><br />6. How far from the coast must you be for a burial at sea?<br /><br />7. What was Ruth Madoc's character called in 'Hi-De-Hi'?<br /><br />8. Why wouldn't the BBC employ women newsreaders during World War 2?<br /><br />9. On which road did Nellie The Elephant meet the head of the herd?<br /><br />10. Who played Moses in the 1956 film 'The Ten Commandments'?<br /><br />11. What are the 6 official languages of the United Nations?<br /><br />12. In the news recently, what reason did an 86 year old great grandmother give for biting off most off her husband's penis?<br /><br />13. Which company was the biggest video game manufacturer of the 1980's?<br /><br />14. Where did most of Sweeny Todd's victims end up?<br /><br />15. A car with the international registration letters 'GBM', comes from where?<br /><br />16. Where is the smallest muscle in the human body?<br /><br />17. What did the cat food 'Arthurs' used to be called?<br /><br />18. According to Monty Python's 'Lumberjack Song', on which day does he go shopping?<br /><br />19. What was Elton John's wife called?<br /><br />20. Who was the first unseeded player to win the men's singles at Wimbledon?<br /><br />21. What are the discs called in Tiddlywinks?<br /><br />22. Which 1985 film featured an invention called the 'Flux Capacitor'?<br /><br />23. What is the alcoholic ingredient of a John Collins?<br /><br />24. Who connected 'Coronation Street' and 'Keeping Up Appearances'? (point for actors name, point each for the 2 characters)<br /><br />25. Which song contains the lyric: "For God's sake, turn around"?<br /><br />26. What did the 'Absent Minded Professor' invent?<br /><br />27. What were the only 3 top ten hits for 'The Scaffold'?<br /><br />28. Which English company first made a 'bull nosed' car?<br /><br />29. In an old radio show, whose assistant was 'Snowy White'?<br /><br />30. In which decade did Alcatraz close as a prison? (extra point for year)<br /><br />31. In which advert did a prisoner do 150 press ups in the nude?<br /><br />32. Who is the most capped Scottish footballer?<br /><br />33. Where did the dish 'Chili Con Carne' originate?<br /><br />34. India withdrew from the only World Cup Finals they ever reached, because they refused to wear what?<br /><br />35. Which 2 Scottish heroes guard the entrance to Edinburgh Castle?<br /><br />36. When Ian Hudson went in for do it yourself surgery, what did he use to remove his leg?<br /><br />37. How many feet tall is a double bass?<br /><br />38. Which musical features the song 'Any Dream Will Do'?<br /><br />39. What liquid is measured in Ankers?<br /><br />40. How many feet long is the unofficial world record flame in the activity of Fart Lighting? (naturally <br /> produced)<br /><br />41. What was the name of the witch in 'Emu's Pink Windmill'?<br /><br />42. Which company sponsors the speaking clock?<br /><br />43. Ozzy Osbourne was the original lead singer in which heavy rock band, from 1970?<br /><br />44. Which 4 US states border Mexico?<br /><br />45. Lalaphobia is the fear of doing what in public?<br /><br />46. Which is the longest race in the world?<br /><br />47. What is the most common spoken word?<br /><br />48. The play 'Trafford Tanzi' was about women in which sport?<br /><br />49. The TV documentary series 'Sailor', was set aboard which famous ship?<br /><br />50. What colour was Coca Cola originally?<br /><br />ANSWERS:<br />1. BLUE<br />2. THE DIRECTOR<br />3. TELEGRAMS<br />4. HAT TRICK<br />5. SUZUKI<br />6. 3 MILES<br />7. GLADYS PUGH<br />8. IN CASE THEY HAD TO READ BAD NEWS<br />9. THE ROAD TO MANDALAY<br />10. CHARLTON HESTON<br />11. ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, RUSSIAN,CHINESE, ARABIC<br />12. HER FALSE TEETH SLIPPED (she said "My teeth turned on me")<br />13. ATARI<br />14. IN MEAT PIES<br />15. ISLE OF MAN<br />16. IN THE EAR (1mm LONG)<br />17. KAT-O-MEAT<br />18. WEDNESDAY<br />19. RENATA<br />20. BORIS BECKER<br />21. WINKS<br />22. BACK TO THE FUTURE<br />23. GIN<br />24. GEOFFRY HUGHES (ONSLOW, EDDIE YATES)<br />25. RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN<br />26. FLUBBER<br />27. LILY THE PINK, LIVERPOOL LOU, THANKYOU VERY MUCH<br />28. MORRIS<br />29. DICK BARTON'S<br />30. 1960's 1963<br />31. POT NOODLE<br />32. KENNY DALGLISH<br />33. TEXAS / USA<br />34. FOOTBALL BOOTS (they wanted to play in their bare feet)<br />35. ROBERT BURNS, WILLIAM WALLACE<br />36. A TRAIN<br />37. 6<br />38. JOSEPH AND HIS AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT<br />39. WINE<br />40. 4 FEET<br />41. GROTBAGS<br />42. ACCURIST<br />43. BLACK SABBATH<br />44. CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA<br />45. SPEAKING<br />46. THE WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD YACHT RACE<br />47. I<br />48. WRESTLING<br />49. HMS ARK ROYAL<br />50. GREEN <br /><br />QUIZTIME 7<br /><br />1. What was the name of the prison in 'Porridge'?<br /><br />2. In World War II, what was the first country to be invaded by Germany?<br /><br />3. What is the main meat in a faggot?<br /><br />4. Concerning drinks, what were invented in 1963, and over 150 billion have been made since?<br /><br />5. Who played officer Norberg in the 'Naked Gun' movies?<br /><br />6. Which 2 animals got the most mentions in the Bible?<br /><br />7. Which American state does Jack Daniels come from?<br /><br />8. On which magazine cover does Alfred E Neuman appear?<br /><br />9. Which airline featured in Typically Tropical's hit 'Barbados'?<br /><br />10. True or false - Count Zeppelin invented the dirigible airship which bore his name?<br /><br />11. The river Ganges is holy for which religion?<br /><br />12. Who was the manager of Manchester United immediately before Sir Alex Ferguson?<br /><br />13. What was the only number one hit for the Austrian pop star Falco, who died in February 1998?<br /><br />14. Who have been the 3 presenters of 'Blanketty Blank'?<br /><br />15. What is Bogeyphobia the fear of?<br /><br />16. What is the last sign of the zodiac?<br /><br />17. Which 4 Mister Men begin with 'B'?<br /><br />18. Which stadium stages the Greyhound Derby?<br /><br />19. Who broadcasts from station KACL in Seattle?<br /><br />20. What was caught in a Fanny trap?<br /><br />21. Connected to the Royal Family, which couples well publicized divorce was finalized in March 1995?<br /><br />22. Which snooker player scored a 147 break in the 1997 World Championships?<br /><br />23. What is the term for mild weather in late Autumn?<br /><br />24. Which Prime Minister introduced the NHS?<br /><br />25. Which song contains the lyric:"On the sidewalk, Sunday morning, lies a body..."?<br /><br />26. How are you entertaining someone if you are 'Stomach speaking'?<br /><br />27. What is added to pasta to make it green?<br /><br />28. Which musical featured the song 'Getting to Know You'?<br /><br />29. On which TV show was the music always provided by 'Shep's Banjo Boys'?<br /><br />30. What drink is properly served in a schooner?<br /><br />31. What sort of fruit is a Laxton's Superb?<br /><br />32. Which Arabian Princess told stories for 1001 nights?<br /><br />33. What is the most common venereal disease in the world?<br /><br />34. What toy was first launched as 'The Magic Screen'?<br /><br />35. What musical instrument did Duke Ellington play?<br /><br />36. Which charge card was introduced by the Wells Fargo company?<br /><br />37. What begins at 66 degrees North?<br /><br />38. What world famous business is situated at St James's Gate, Dublin?<br /><br />39. What were the first three top 10 hits for the Commodores?<br /><br />40. What 70's group were named after a large metal sex aid?<br /><br />41. Which country does the wine Retsina come from?<br /><br />42. What common word means exactly one hundredth of a second?<br /><br />43. Who dined on mince and slices of quince?<br /><br />44. Which basketball team did Magic Johnson play for?<br /><br />45. Which BBC radio channel was launched in March 1994?<br /><br />46. What happened to Smarties in 1989?<br /><br />47. In the 17th Century, over half the women in England had which 3 names? (first names)<br /><br />48. Who was the subject of the film 'La Bamba'?<br /><br />49. Manchester United were the first team to score 9 goals in a Premiere match, against who?<br /><br />50. Which American prison is known as the Big Q?<br /><br />ANSWERS:<br /><br />1. SLADE<br />2. POLAND<br />3. LIVER<br />4. RING PULLS<br />5. O J SIMPSON<br />6. SHEEP (or lambs) AND LIONS<br />7. TENNESEE<br />8. MAD MAGAZINE<br />9. COCONUT AIRWAYS<br />10. TRUE<br />11. HINDU<br />12. RON ATKINSON<br />13. ROCK ME AMADEUS<br />14. TERRY WOGAN, LES DAWSON, LILY SAVAGE<br />15. DEMONS, MONSTERS, 'BOGEYMEN'<br />16. PISCES<br />17. BUMP, BRAVE, BUSY, BOUNCE<br />18. WIMBLEDON<br />19. FRASIER CRANE IN 'FRASIER'<br />20. FOXES (in th 16TH century, farmers called female foxes 'Fanny')<br />21. ANDREW AND CAMILLA PARKER BOWLES<br />22. RONNIE O'SULLIVAN<br />23. INDIAN SUMMER<br />24. CLEMENT ATLEE<br />25. THEME FROM THE 3 PENNY OPERA or MACK THE KNIFE<br />26. VENTRILOQUISM<br />27. SPINACH<br />28. THE KING AND I<br />29. THE COMEDIANS<br />30. SHERRY<br />31. APPLE<br />32. SCHEHEREZADE (say she-herr-a-zard)<br />33. GONORRHEA<br />34. ETCH-A-SKETCH<br />35. PIANO<br />36. AMERICAN EXPRESS<br />37. ARCTIC CIRCLE<br />38. ALFRED GUINNESS & SONS<br />39. EASY, SAIL ON, 3 TIMES A LADY<br />40. STEELY DAN<br />41. GREECE<br />42. JIFFY<br />43. THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT<br />44. LA LAKERS<br />45. RADIO FIVE LIVE<br />46. A BLUE ONE WAS INTRODUCED<br />47. ANNE, ELIZABETH, MARY<br />48. RICHIE VALENS<br />49. IPSWICH<br />50. SAN QUENTIN<br /><br />QUIZTIME 8<br /><br />1. What used to be called 'Father's Beard' at fairgrounds?<br /><br />2. Who were the 3 members of 'Police'?<br /><br />3. What is the only time it is legal for any driver not to wear a seat belt?<br /><br />4. What colour is a 13 amp fuse?<br /><br />5. On TV, who once had his thumb and 2 fingers insured for £20,000?<br /><br />6. Which is England's longest motorway?<br /><br />7. According to the saying, "If you pay peanuts, you get...." What?<br /><br />8. The word escalator is a combination of which 2 words?<br /><br />9. Who was the host of the TV show 'The Other Half', where contestants have to match up married couples?<br /><br />10. Who is the only artist to have a number one in 5 decades?<br /><br />11. Why did Casanova have numbered balls?<br /><br />12. What were the titles of the first 3 Indiana Jones films?<br /><br />13. Whose catchphrase was "What do you think of it so far"?<br /><br />14. 'Dead Cert' was which thriller writer's first novel?<br /><br />15. What is the capital of Algeria?<br /><br />16. Which hospital took in it's first infant patient in 1852?<br /><br />17. What is the scientific term for someone who will only have sex in the dark?<br /><br />18. Which disease killed Al Capone?<br /><br />19. Blue and Seal Point are which types of cat?<br /><br />20. Which man has had a hat trick of singles wins at Wimbledon in the 90's?<br /><br />21. Which country has the most people speaking English as a first language?<br /><br />22. Which TV programme began 'Here is a house, here is a door'?<br /><br />23. What do Americans call Ladybirds?<br /><br />24. Which female athlete was cleared of drug taking charges in March 1996?<br /><br />25. Which song contains the lyric: "You had a temper like my jealousy, too hot"?<br /><br />26. Which TV family live at 9764 Jeopardy Lane?<br /><br />27. Do fleas have wings?<br /><br />28. How old must a couple be to adopt a child?<br /><br />29. Who were the runners up in the 1994 World Cup?<br /><br />30. What sort of meat is Pastrami?<br /><br />31. What were the first 3 number ones for Frankie Laine?<br /><br />32. Once headed by Mary Whitehouse, what is the N.V.L.A.?<br /><br />33. Which soccer club is accepted as the oldest in England?<br /><br />34. A moped is defined as a motor cycle that can't exceed what speed?<br /><br />35. What is Michael Jackson's daughter called? (3 names - 3 points)<br /><br />36. At what age do children reach roughly half their adult height?<br /><br />37. Which musical featured the song "76 Trombones"?<br /><br />38. Who had a seventies number one with 'Whispering Grass'?<br /><br />39. Which spirit is used in a Daiquiri? ( say dackery)<br /><br />40. What sort of animal is 'King Louie' in Disney's 'Jungle Book'?<br /><br />41. In which advert does a dinosaur bite off a woman's head?<br /><br />42. Which TV programme allegedly originally featured 'Seaman Staines', 'Master Bates' and 'Roger the Cabin Boy'?<br /><br />43. Who were the 6 members of the Monty Python team?<br /><br />44. What is the difference between Libel and Slander?<br /><br />45. What is the only English anagram of the word 'organist'?<br /><br />46. Who was the first player to score 100 goals in the Premier League?<br /><br />47. What publication, founded in 1826, consists wholly of adverts?<br /><br />48. Whose diary did Sue Townsend write?<br /><br />49. Which country has the car index mark 'M'?<br /><br />50. In which decade were Premium Bonds introduced? (extra point for year)<br /><br />ANSWERS:<br />1. CANDY FLOSS<br />2. STING, ANDY SUMMERS, STUART COPELAND<br />3. WHEN REVERSING<br />4. BROWN<br />5. HARRY CORBETT (SOOTY)<br />6. M6<br />7. MONKEYS<br />8. ESCALATE, ELEVATOR<br />9. DALE WINTON<br />10. CLIFF RICHARD<br />11. HE WAS A LOTTERY DIRECTOR IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S FIRST LOTTERIES<br />12. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, I.J. AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, THE LAST CRUSADE<br />13. ERIC MORECAMBE<br />14. DICK FRANCIS<br />15. ALGIERS<br />16. GREAT ORMOND ST<br />17. NYCTOPHILE<br />18. SYPHILLIS<br />19. SIAMESE<br />20. PETE SAMPRAS<br />21. USA<br />22. PLAY SCHOOL<br />23. LADYBUGS<br />24. DIANE MODHAL<br />25. WUTHERING HEIGHTS<br />26. THE BUNDYS (MARRIED WITH CHILDREN)<br />27. NO<br />28. 21<br />29. ITALY<br />30. BEEF<br />31. ANSWER ME, HEY JOE, I BELEIVE<br />32. NATIONAL VEIWERS AND LISTENERS ASSOCIATION<br />33. NOTTS COUNTY<br />34. 30 mph<br />35. PARIS MICHAEL CATHERINE<br />36. BETWEEN 2 - 3<br />37. THE MUSIC MAN<br />38. WINDSOR DAVIS AND DON ESTELLE<br />39. RUM<br />40. ORANG UTAN<br />41. DAIRYLEA DIPPERS<br />42. CAPTAIN PUGWASH<br />43. JOHN CLEESE, MICHAEL PALIN, ERIC IDLE, GRAHAM CHAPMAN, TERRY JONES, TERRY GILLIAM<br />44. LILBEL'S WRIITEN, SLANDER'S SPOKEN<br />45. ROASTING<br />46. ALAN SHEARER<br />47. EXCHANGE AND MART<br />48. ADRIAN MOLE'S<br />49. MALTA<br />50. 1950's 1956 <br /><br />QUIZTIME 9 MUSIC<br /><br />Q. What type of animal is Michael Jackson's pet Bubbles?<br /> A. Chimpanzee<br /> <br />Q. Right Said Fred were Deeply what in 1992?<br /> A. Dippy<br /> <br />Q. Which bubbly drink gave the UK Eurovision success in 1981?<br /> A. Bucks Fizz<br /> <br />Q. Which member of the Stock, Aitken and Waterman trio's first name is Mike?<br /> A. Stock<br /> <br />Q. Who had a 70s No. 1 album with Slayed?<br /> A. Slade<br /> <br />Q. What do the letters HMV stand for?<br /> A. His Master's Voice<br /> <br />Q. Whose first hit was 'Apache' in 1960?<br /> A. The Shadows<br /> <br />Q. What Can't Barry Manilow do Without You according to his 1978 hit?<br /> A. Smile<br /> <br />Q. Which star was in the title of the hit Elton John had with George Michael?<br /> A. The Sun<br /> <br />Q. Which TV detective star's only album was called Telly?<br /> A. Telly Savalas<br /> <br />Q. Which Olivia had a hit with 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'?<br /> A. Newton-John<br /> <br />Q. How did the soul singer Otis Redding meet his early death?<br /> A. Plane crash<br /> <br />Q. Which Rhapsody was at No. 1 for two months when first released?<br /> A. Bohemian<br /> <br />Q. Which Collection album was made up of Madonna's greatest hits?<br /> A. Immaculate<br /> <br />Q. Which Night did the Drifters enjoy at the Movies?<br /> A. Saturday<br /> <br />Q. What type of institution is Johnny Cash performing in on Johnny Cash at San Quentin?<br /> A. Prison<br /> <br />Q. Which ex-Beatle formed Wings?<br /> A. Paul McCartney<br /> <br />Q. Which musical instrument does Eric Clapton play?<br /> A. Guitar<br /> <br />Q. Who was Jagger Dancin' in the Street with at the Live Aid concert?<br /> A. David Bowie<br /> <br />Q. Which Irish group includes the vocalist Ronan Keating?<br /> A. Boyzone<br /> <br />Q. Who did Ringo replace as drummer?<br /> A. Pete Best<br /> <br />Q. According to Adam Faith what was in a Christmas Shop in 1960?<br /> A. Lonely Pup<br /> <br />Q. Who is the sister of Peter from Peter and Gordon?<br /> A. Jane Asher<br /> <br />Q. Who was a Woman In Love according to her 1980 No. 1 hit?<br /> A. Barbra Streisand<br /> <br />Q. Which first No. 1 for Adam Faith was a question?<br /> A. 'What Do You Want?'<br /> <br />Q. Which 1990/91 conflict helped the fortunes of George Michael's 'Praying For Time' because of its lyric?<br /> A. The Gulf War<br /> <br />Q. Which film song begins 'From the day we arrive on the planet and blinking step into the sun'?<br /> A. 'The Circle of Life'<br /> <br />Q. What was the longest No. 1 single of the 60s?<br /> A. 'Hey Jude'<br /> <br />Q. Which David released David Live in 1974?<br /> A. David Bowie<br /> <br />Q. How is Terence Nelhams better known?<br /> A. Adam Faith<br /> <br />Q. Who in 1997 said drug taking was as normal as having a cup of tea?<br /> A. Noel Gallagher<br /> <br />Q. What is the main colour of the Brothers In Arms album cover?<br /> A. Blue<br /> <br />Q. Who was described as, 'the tacky tattooed terror of the 20th century'?<br /> A. Cher<br /> <br />Q. Whose backing group was the MG's?<br /> A. Booker T<br /> <br />Q. Which No. 1 was based on the Zulu folk tune 'Wimoweh'?<br /> A. The Lion Sleeps Tonight<br /> <br />Q. Which Eddie Cochran hit has been used?<br /> A. 'C'Mon Everybody'<br /> <br />Q. Who resigned as a Radio 1 DJ when he couldn't have Fridays off?<br /> A. Chris Evans<br /> <br />Q. In which decade was Suzi Quatro born?<br /> A. 1950s<br /> <br />Q. Who had the first hit with 'Walk On By'?<br /> A. Dionne Warwick<br /> <br />Q. Which band were All the Way From Memphis in 1973?<br /> A. Mott the Hoople<br /> <br />Q. What was special about the camera work on Elvis's up-tempo songs on the USA's 'Ed Sullivan Show'?<br /> A. Shown from the waist up<br /> <br />Q. Which Neil, famous for 'Oh Carol', started in the 50s and was still touring in the 90s?<br /> A. Sedaka<br /> <br />Q. Which summer month gave its name to an album by Eric Clapton?<br /> A. August<br /> <br />Q. Which Yellow Brick thoroughfare did Elton John say Goodbye to in 1973?<br /> A. Road<br /> <br />Q. Which 90s Radio 2 man had two consecutive No. 1s in the 50s?<br /> A. Jimmy Young<br /> <br />Q. Which Dartford-born grandfather has been lead singer in one of the most controversial pop groups for more than 30 years?<br /> A. Mick Jagger<br /> <br />Q. How many members of Bros were there?<br /> A. Two<br /> <br />Q. Which 80s singer was known as Shaky?<br /> A. Shakin' Stevens<br /> <br />Q. Which album was the follow-up to his 1982 massive success, which had a video showing Jackson in belts, buckles and straps?<br /> A. Bad<br /> <br />Q. What was Blondie's Heart made of on their 70s single?<br /> A. Glass<br /> <br />Q. How are Reginald Smith and his daughter Kim better known?<br /> A. Marty and Kim Wilde<br /> <br />Q. What did Bill Haley and the Comets do after 'Shake and Rattle'?<br /> A. Roll<br /> <br />Q. Which surname is shared by Martha of the Vandellas and the late country star Jim?<br /> A. Reeves<br /> <br />Q. Which Jackie hit the top with 'Reet Petite' nearly 30 years after the record was released?<br /> A. Wilson<br /> <br />Q. Which Donny sang professionally with his brothers from the age of six and had chart success with 'Puppy Love' and 'Too Young'?<br /> A. Osmond<br /> <br />Q. Which Beatles LP title was the name of a gun?<br /> A. Revolver<br /> <br />Q. Which Roger was Leavin' Durham Town in 1969?<br /> A. Whittaker<br /> <br />Q. Who had a single called 'Killer Queen'?<br /> A. Queen<br /> <br />Q. Which opera star did John Denver make an album with in 1981?<br /> A. Domingo<br /> <br />Q. Did Madonna give birth to a son or a daughter in autumn 1996?<br /> A. Daughter<br /> <br />QUIZTIME 10<br /><br />Which character did Joan Collins play in Dynasty? Alexis<br />Which country has the oldest Airforce? UK<br />Which English castle was badly damaged by fire in 1992? Windsor<br />Which famous landmark is in Pisa?<br />Which famous liner sank in Hong Kong harbour? Queen Elizabeth<br />Which French word indicates that a wine is dry? Brut<br />Which gas has the symbol He? Helium<br />Which is Japan's highest mountain? Fuji<br />Which is our body's largest organ? The skin<br />Which is the largest of the Balearic Islands? Majorca<br />Which is the largest of the continents? Asia<br />Which is the world's best selling book? The bible<br />Which is the world's longest railway line? Trans Siberian Railway<br />Which island was Napoleon exiled to after Waterloo? St Helena<br />Which Italian leader was known as Il Duce? Benito Mussolini<br />Which Italian navigator discovered America? Columbus<br />Which leader's final battle was at Waterloo? Napoleon<br />Which line of latitude runs through Ecuador?<br />Which musical involved mountain climbing? The Sound of Music<br />Which musical is set in the American West? Oklahoma<br />Which ocean is the setting for a musical? South Pacific<br />Which of Jesus' disciples were previously fishermen? Peter and Andrew<br />Which organisation did Robert Baden Powell found? Boy Scouts<br />Which part of the eye gives it colour? The iris<br />Which pole is in the arctic circle? North<br />Which queen gave her name to Hong Kong's capital? Victoria<br />Which racehorse was named after a Russian dancer? Nijinsky<br />Which railway runs from Moscow to Vladivostok? Trans-Siberian<br />Which religious mother won a Nobel Peace Prize? Mother Teresa<br />Which rules govern the sport of boxing? The Queensberry rules<br />Which satellite relayed the first TV pictures? Telstar<br />Which Scottish product is the "Water of Life?" Whisky<br />Which singer is nicknamed The Boss? Bruce Springsteen<br />Which soap produced the spin-off Knots Landing? Dallas<br />Which sportsman lit the 1996 Summer Olympic flame? Muhammed Ali<br />Which synthetic fibre came into use in 1938? Nylon<br />Which US state was bought from Russia? Alaska<br />Which Venetian bridge leads to prison? The Bridge of Sighs<br />Who "Just Called to say I Love You?" Stevie Wonder<br />Who achieved powered flight in 1903? The Wright brothers<br /><br />QUIZTIME 11<br /><br />What name is given to Russia's vast grassy plains? The steppes<br /> <br />What nationality was ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev? Russian<br /> <br />What sex was novelist George Eliot? Female<br /> <br />What sort of creature is a mandrill? Monkey<br /> <br />What sort of creature is a Samoyed? A dog<br /> <br />What sort of creature is a skate? A fish<br /> <br />What sort of creature is a yellowhammer? A bird<br /> <br />What sort of creature is an eland? Antelope<br /> <br />What sort of entertainer was Bojangles? A tap dancer<br /> <br />What sort of materials are usually made into ingots? Metals<br /> <br />What type of fish are plaice and sole? Flatfish<br /> <br />What type of food is consommé? Soup<br /> <br />What type of food is macaroni? Pasta<br /> <br />What use is Isaac Singer's major invention? For sewing <br /> <br />What was Christian Barnard's major success? First heart transplant<br /> <br />What was Stanley's greeting to Livingstone? Dr Livingstone I presume<br /> <br />What was the family name of the last Russian Royal Family? Romanov<br /> <br />What was the name of the Lone Ranger's horse? Silver<br /> <br />What was the ninth month of the Roman calendar? November<br /> <br />What word can follow bible, green and black? Belt<br /> <br />What word can go before auction, oven and courage? Dutch<br /> <br />What word describes a meat eating animal? Carnivore<br /> <br />What would a pharmacologist work with? Drugs<br /> <br />What would be written on a staff or stave? Music<br /> <br />What would you do with a John Collins? Drink it<br /> <br />Where in the body would you find a hammer and anvil? The ear<br /> <br />Where in the body would you find the retina? In the eye<br /> <br />Where in your body is your larynx? In the throat<br /> <br />Where would you find the Rialto Bridge? Venice<br /> <br />Where would you find Yogi Bear and Boo Boo? Jellystone Park<br /> <br />Where would you wear a Homburg? On the head <br /> <br />Which '60s group was formed by the Wilsons? The Beach Boys<br /> <br />Which acid is found in vinegar? Acetic acid<br /> <br />Which American animator created Mickey Mouse? Walt Disney<br /> <br />Which animal can be 6 feet tall at birth? The giraffe<br /> <br />Which animals might gather in a clowder? Cats<br /> <br />Which bird-like villain opposed Batman? The Penguin<br /> <br />Which brand of petrol comes from Standard Oil? Esso<br /> <br />Which canal links the Pacific and Atlantic oceans? Panama<br /> <br />Which cartoon character shares its name with a planet? Pluto<br /> <br />QUIZTIME 12<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. By what name was former US President, Lyndon B. Johnson's wife Claudia, better known ?<br /><br />A. LADY BIRD.<br /><br />2. What was the title of Steven Spielberg's first feature film ?<br /><br />A. DUEL.<br /><br />3. 'Caries' is an extremely common disease, by what name is it commonly known ?<br /><br />A. TOOTH DECAY.<br /><br />4. Which was the first single released by the Beatles on the 'Apple' label ?<br /><br />A. HEY JUDE.<br /><br />5. Which battle in the Pacific was fought between the 4th. and the 5th. June 1942 ?<br /><br />A. BATTLE OF MIDWAY.<br /><br />6. The father and grandfather of England's Dean Headley both played international cricket for which country ?<br /><br />A. WEST INDIES.<br /><br />7. In the 'Monty Python' sketches, what type of bird did John Cleese try to sell from a tray in the cinema ?<br /><br />A. AN ALBATROSS.<br /><br />8. Who had a hit in 1978 with, "Three Times A Lady" ?<br /><br />A. THE COMMODORES (NOT Lionel Ritchie).<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. Which film star of the 30's and 40's was born Lucille le Sueur ?<br /><br />A. JOAN CRAWFORD.<br /><br />2. Which Australian river forms most of the border between New South Wales and Victoria ?<br /><br />A. THE MURRAY RIVER.<br /><br />3. Written by Billy Strayhorn, what was the signature tune of the Duke Ellington band ?<br /><br />A. TAKE THE 'A' TRAIN.<br /><br />4. What was Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner the first man to achieve in 1980 ?<br /><br />A. FIRST MAN TO CLIMB EVEREST SOLO.<br /><br />5. Between 1981 and 1991 Ayrton Senna and which other Brazilian driver were jointly six times winners of the Formula One world title ?<br /><br />A. NELSON PIQUET.<br /><br />6. In which branch of medicine does an 'oncologist' work ?<br /><br />A. CANCER / TUMOUR TREATMENT.<br /><br />7. Which Pacific Ocean weather condition brings unusually high water temperature and was given its name by Peruvian fishermen ?<br /><br />A. EL NINO.<br /><br />8. Which soul singer had a heart attack on stage inn1975 and remained in a coma until his death in 1984 ?<br /><br />A. JACKIE WILSON.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who wrote the novel "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", on which the film was based ?<br /><br />A. KEN KESEY.<br /><br />2. The VHS video format was introduced in 1976, what do the letters VHS stand for ?<br /><br />A. VIDEO HOME SYSTEM.<br /><br />3. Which English manager once played his home games at the Volksparkstadion on the outskirts of Hamburg ?<br /><br />A. KEVIN KEEGAN.<br /><br />4. Name one of the two future 'Munsters' who starred in the 1960's comedy cop 'Car 54. Where Are You ?" ?<br /><br />A. FRED GWYNNE & AL LEWIS.<br /><br />5. Who was appointed dressmaker to the Queen in 1955 ?<br /><br />A. HARDY AMIES.<br /><br />6. Which politician enrolled in the law faculty of Havana University in 1945, at the age of 19 ?<br /><br />A. FIDEL CASTRO.<br /><br />7. Which curved-billed bird is the largest European wader ?<br /><br />A. CURLEW.<br /><br />8. Born James Osterburg, who is called the 'Godfather Of Punk' ?<br /><br />A. IGGY POP.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which Hollywood actor was charged with, and acquitted of, three rape charges in 1943 ?<br /><br />A. ERROL FLYNN.<br /><br />2. Where did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four-minute mile in 1954 ?<br /><br />A. OXFORD.<br /><br />3. Taking its cue from 'The Flintstones', which 1960's cartoon series featured a suburban US family of the late 21st. century ?<br /><br />A. THE JETSONS.<br /><br />4. On which planet is the 'Valles Marineris Chasm' ?<br /><br />A. MARS.<br /><br />5. Which woman flew from England to Australia in 1930 ?<br /><br />A. AMY JOHNSON.<br /><br />6. Who was the first Russian tennis player to win a Grand Slam event, when he won the French title in 1996 ?<br /><br />A. YEVGENY KAFELNIKOV.<br /><br />7. On whose tv show did The Beatles make their US television debut ?<br /><br />A. ED SULLIVAN'S.<br /><br />8. With Vishnu and Brahma, who is the third god of the Hindu Trimurti ?<br /><br />A. SHIVA.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In the 'Monty Python' sketches, what type of fish was 'Eric', as owned by John Cleese's character ?<br /><br />A. HALIBUT.<br /><br />2. Who had his only UK number one hit in 1960 with "Three Steps To Heaven" ?<br /><br />A. EDDIE COCHRANE.<br /><br />3. What is the more common name for 'Allergic Rhinitis' ?<br /><br />A. HAY FEVER.<br /><br />4. Both Michael Atherton and which other English player won their 100th. caps in the same match against the West Indies in the year 2000 ?<br /><br />A. ALEC STEWART.<br /><br />5. During World war II, what occurred between 26th.May and 2nd. June 1940 ?<br /><br />A. THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION.<br /><br />6. Who played lead guitar on George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" ?<br /><br />A. ERIC CLAPTON.<br /><br />7. Which American President's wife's maiden name was Rodham ?<br /><br />A. BILL CLINTON'S.<br /><br />8. Which film brought Steven Spielberg his second 'Oscar' for direction ?<br /><br />A. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Which female jazz singer was discovered in the 1930's, after winning a singing contest at Harlem's 'Apollo Theatre' ?<br /><br />A. ELLA FITZGERALD.<br /><br />2. What was special about the drive taken by Americans, David Scott and James Irwin on 31st. July 1971 ?<br /><br />A. FIRST MEN TO DRIVE ON THE MOON.<br /><br />3. Who retired from Formula One racing at the end of the 1993 season, having taken his fourth title ?<br /><br />A. ALAIN PROST.<br /><br />4. Which soul artist died at the very end of 1999, having been confined to a wheelchair since 1990 after stage lighting fell on him ?<br /><br />A. CURTIS MAYFIELD.<br /><br />5. Which Hollywood actress, whose face was praised by Madonna in the song 'Vogue', was born Margarita Carmen Cansino in 1918 ?<br /><br />A. RITA HAYWORTH.<br /><br />6. Which river flows between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie and forms part of the border between Canada and the USA ?<br /><br />A. THE NIAGRA.<br /><br />7. Which warm, dry wind, whose name means 'snow eater', is prevalent along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains ?<br /><br />A. CHINOOK.<br /><br />8. What name is given to a medical practitioner who specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases ?<br /><br />A. OPHTHALMOLOGIST (accept Oculist).<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In 1971, Doubleday publishers received an outline of a novel called "A Stillness In The Water". What was the book and film eventually called ?<br /><br />A. JAWS.<br /><br />2. What diameter 'floppy discs' were introduced by IBM in 1970 ?<br /><br />A. 8 inches.<br /><br />3. Which Scotsman managed Turkish club Galatasaray in the mid-1990's ?<br /><br />A. GRAEME SOUNESS.<br /><br />4. Name either of the actors who starred as Jon Baker or Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello in the tv cops series "Chips" ?<br /><br />A. LARRY WILCOX / ERIC ESTRADA.<br /><br />5. In 1947, whose first collection under his own name was dubbed the 'New Look' ?<br /><br />A. CHRISTIAN DIOR.<br /><br />6. Which former American Senator chaired the 'Good Friday Agreement' on Northern ireland ?<br /><br />A. SENATOR GEORGE MITCHELL.<br /><br />7. What is distinctive about the Bee Hummingbird ?<br /><br />A. THE SMALLEST OF ALL BIRDS (weighs only 2 grams).<br /><br />8. Who replaced Glen Matlock as bass player with the Sex Pistols ?<br /><br />A. SID VICIOUS.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which London-born tv presenter, a familiar face to UK and US television audiences, was once Mayor of Cincinnati ?<br /><br />A. JERRY SPRINGER.<br /><br />2. Which serpent haunted the caves of Parnassus, whose namelives on in one of the world's largest snakes ?<br /><br />A. PYTHON.<br /><br />3. Who was appointed to the position of 'Poet Laureate' in May 1930 ?<br /><br />A. JOHN MASEFIELD.<br /><br />4. Which woman won the US singles title in 1968, the Australian in 1972, and Wimbledon in 1977 ?<br /><br />A. VIRGINIA WADE.<br /><br />5. Which American 'T.V. Evangelist' was involved in a sex and money scandal in 1987 ?<br /><br />A. JIM BAKKER.<br /><br />6. At which Olympics, did Daley Thompson set his fourth and final world record for the Decathlon ?<br /><br />A. LOS ANGELES, 1984.<br /><br />7. 'Gilligan's Island' star Alan Hale Jr. appeared as an heroic train driver in which 1950's tv series ?<br /><br />A. CASEY JONES.<br /><br />8. here are the 'Epsilon Peak', the crater 'Copernicus' and the 'Straight Wall' ?<br /><br />A. ON THE MOON.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. From which group did The Beatles recruit Ringo Starr ?<br /><br />A. RORY STORM AND THE HURRICANES.<br /><br />2. What was Field Marshal Montgomery's first name ?<br /><br />A. BERNARD.<br /><br />3. In cricket, which country did Australia not play against between 1946 and 1973 ?<br /><br />A. NEW ZEALAND.<br /><br />4. What was the title of the 'Monty Python' theme tune ?<br /><br />A. THE LIBERTY BELL.<br /><br />5. Which Philadelphia vocal group were favourites of Prince Charles ?<br /><br />A. THE THREE DEGREES. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 13<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which craftsman would use a bolster ?<br /><br />A. STONEMASON or BRICKLAYER.<br /><br />2. Hedonophobia is a fear of what ?<br /><br />A. PLEASURE.<br /><br />3. In which poem by Walter de la Mare is the line, ""Is there anybody there?" said the traveller. knocking on the moonlit door" ?<br /><br />A. 'THE LISTENERS'.<br /><br />4. What name is given to French Civil Law ?<br /><br />A. CODE NAPOLEON.<br /><br />5. Which international event takes place each year on 10th. December ?<br /><br />A. NOBEL PRIZE AWARDS.<br /><br />6. What was the surname of the Indian brothers whose passport application led to the resignation of Peter Mandelson ?<br /><br />A. HINDUJA.<br /><br />7. Which British couple tried to buy the 'Internet Twins' in January 2001 ?<br /><br />A. THE KILSHAWS.<br /><br />8. Who was the British Prime Minister at the close of the 'Napoleonic Wars' ?<br /><br />A. EARL OF LIVERPOOL (Robert Banks Jenkinson).<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. In which city was the painter Francis Bacon born ?<br /><br />A. DUBLIN.<br /><br />2. Which sea area is adjacent to Sole, Plymouth and Biscay ?<br /><br />A. FITZROY.<br /><br />3. What is the name of Pluto's only moon ?<br /><br />A. CHARON.<br /><br />4. Which country's flag is a blue cross on a white background ?<br /><br />A. FINLAND.<br /><br />5. Inverary castle is the family home of which Duke ?<br /><br />A. ARGYLL.<br /><br />6. What were the white and mauve beads formerly used by North American Indians as money and ornaments called ?<br /><br />A. WAMPUM.<br /><br />7. Which multinational company has its HQ in Rochester, New York ?<br /><br />A. KODAK.<br /><br />8. Which dry red wine is made from the Gamay grape only ?<br /><br />A. BEAUJOLAIS.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. If you were born on American Independence day, what would be your star sign ?<br /><br />A. CANCER (4th. July).<br /><br />2. Appropriately enough, a soap powder is the sponsor of tv 'soap' "Emmerdale". Which soap powder is it ?<br /><br />A. DAZ.<br /><br />3. Which was the only event at the Sydney Olympic Games in which Britain won a Gold and Bronze medal ?<br /><br />A. WOMEN'S MODERN PENTATHLON.<br /><br />4. Which tv and radio personality, scriptwriter and homourist's biography was entitled 'A Kentish Lad' ?<br /><br />A. FRANK MUIR.<br /><br />5. Whose by then elderly dog, called Argus, recognised his master when he returned from his travels ?<br /><br />A. ODYSSEUS / ULYSSES.<br /><br />6. Who directed the films 'A Star Is Born' and 'My Fair Lady', amongst others ?<br /><br />A. GEORGE CUKOR.<br /><br />7. What is the medical name for the brittle bone disease in mature women ?<br /><br />A. OSTEOPOROSIS.<br /><br />8. In which trade is a 'loupe' used ?<br /><br />A. JEWELLERY or WATCHMAKING.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which fictional detective was created by Chester Gould for the NY Daily News in 1930 ?<br /><br />A. DICK TRACY.<br /><br />2. If you were born on St. Valentine's Day, what would be your star sign ?<br /><br />A. AQUARIUS (14th. February).<br /><br />3. Which fateful aircraft was piloted by Capt. Paul Tibbets in 1945 ?<br /><br />A. 'ENOLA GAY' (dropped first 'A Bomb').<br /><br />4. Steps had a hit in 1998 with 'Tragedy'. Who had the original hit with this song ?<br /><br />A. THE BEE GEES.<br /><br />5. Gymnophobia is the fear of what ?<br /><br />A. NUDITY.<br /><br />6. What acronym has been used for experimental trains which float above a magnetic track ?<br /><br />A. MAGLEV.<br /><br />7. Patrick Cargill played the doctor in which famous episode of 'Hancock's Half Hour' ?<br /><br />A. 'THE BLOOD DONOR'.<br /><br />8. What is the common name for the medical condition 'Candida' ?<br /><br />A. THRUSH.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Name the first successful manpowered aircraft, flown in 1979 by Brian Allen ?<br /><br />A. GOSSAMER ALBATROSS.<br /><br />2. What beat 'Novelty' and 'Sans Pariel' in a famous trial in Lancashire in 1829 ?<br /><br />A. 'THE ROCKET'.<br /><br />3. What was the popular name for the Locomotive Act of 1865, which put severe restrictions on the steam-powered road carriages then being developed ?<br /><br />A. THE RED FLAG ACT.<br /><br />4. The 13 stripes on the American flag commemorate the first 13 states, which state became the 14th to join the 'Union' ?<br /><br />A. VERMONT (1791).<br /><br />5. In Greek myth, who was given the job of catching the 'Cretan Bull' ?<br /><br />A. HERAKLES (accept Hercules).<br /><br />6. Who was the producer of the films 'A Star Is Born' and 'Gone With The Wind', amongst others ?<br /><br />A. DAVID O. SELZNICK.<br /><br />7. "Watch the wall, my darling, while the gentlemen go by" comes from a Kipling poem. What were the gentlemen doing ?<br /><br />A. SMUGGLING.<br /><br />8. Geri Halliwell had ahit in 2001 with 'Its Raining Men'. Who had the original hit with this song ?<br /><br />A. THE WEATHERGIRLS.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Shugborough is the family home of which Earl ?<br /><br />A. LICHFIELD.<br /><br />2. Which sea area is adjacent to Rockall, Malin and Fastnet ?<br /><br />A. SHANNON.<br /><br />3. Which multi-national company's HQ is situated in Battle Creek, Michigan ?<br /><br />A. KELLOGG.<br /><br />4. The black-wine grape Zinfandel is exclusive to which US region ?<br /><br />A. CALIFORNIA.<br /><br />5. Apart from Mercury, which other planet in the 'Solar System' has no moon ?<br /><br />A. VENUS.<br /><br />6. What is the name given to an intricate lattice work of gold and silver ?<br /><br />A. FILIGREE.<br /><br />7. In which city was the painter Lucien Freud born ?<br /><br />A. BERLIN.<br /><br />8. Which country's flag is a yellow cross on a blue background ?<br /><br />A. SWEDEN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which fictional space hero was created by Alex Raymond and widely syndicated in 1934 ?<br /><br />A. 'FLASH GORDON'.<br /><br />2. Where in the British Isles are two special judges appointed, known as 'Deemsters' ?<br /><br />A. ISLE OF MAN.<br /><br />3. Who won Britain's first Gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games ?<br /><br />A. JASON QUEALLY.<br /><br />4. 'Holi' is a Spring festival in which religion ?<br /><br />A. HINDUISM.<br /><br />5. In the Sikh religion, what is 'Kesh' ?<br /><br />A. UNCUT HAIR / BEARD.<br /><br />6. Who was British Prime Minister at the outbreak of the Crimean War ?<br /><br />A. EARL OF ABERDEEN (George Hamilton Gordon).<br /><br />7. In the game of 'Monopoly', how much does each player start with ?<br /><br />A. £1,500.<br /><br />8. Specific areas of Britain, eg the Broads, are designated as ESA's. for what does the 'S' stand ?<br /><br />A. (Environmentally) SENSITIVE (Areas).<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What is the more common name for the 'Antirrhinum' ?<br /><br />A. SNAPDRAGON.<br /><br />2. Considering the setting, which beverage was the obvious sponsor for the tv programme 'heartbeat' during the year 2000 ?<br /><br />A. YORKSHIRE TEA.<br /><br />3. Before Alaska and Hawaii which was the last US state to join the 'Union' ?<br /><br />A. ARIZONA (joined Feb 14th 1921).<br /><br />4. In the game of 'Solo Whist', how many tricks make an 'Abundance' ?<br /><br />A. NINE.<br /><br />5. In which year was the first National Health Prescription Charge made ?<br /><br />A. 1968.<br /><br />6. What is the more common name for the plant 'Impatiens' ?<br /><br />A. BUSY LIZZIE.<br /><br />7. Welsh actor, Philip Madoc, played which role in the episode of 'Dad's Army', voted the funniest ever on tv ?<br /><br />A. CAPTURED GERMAN U-BOAT CAPTAIN.<br /><br />8. Whose autobiographical writings include 'Owning Up' and 'Rum, Bum and Conceretina' ?<br /><br />A. GEORGE MELLY.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. Who is the manager of the Wales football team ?<br /><br />A. JOHN TOSHACK.<br /><br />2. Chester Carlson invented which piece of modern office equipment ?<br /><br />A. PHOTOCOPIER or XEROX.<br /><br />3. What date id 'Lammas Day' ?<br /><br />A. AUGUST 1st.<br /><br />4. Who composed 'Finlandia' ?<br /><br />A. JEAN SIBELIUS.<br /><br />5. What nationality was Erasmus ?<br /><br />A. DUTCH. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 14<br /><br />Begins with C<br /> 1. Thin clouds called "mares' tails"<br /> cirrus<br /> 2. Chemical that affects a chemical reaction without being affected itself<br /> catalyst<br /> 3. South Carolina city that was scene of first shots of Civil War<br /> Charleston<br /> 4. Scientist who shared Nobel for DNA structure with Watson<br /> Crick<br /> 5. Line segment connecting two points on a circle<br /> chord<br /> 6. French colonial governor and founder of Detroit<br /> Cadillac<br /> 7. Author of O Pioneers! and My Antonia<br /> Cather<br /> 8. Stephen Foster tune that encourages one to bet on a "bob-tail nag"<br /> Camptown Races<br /> 9. Largest portion of the brain<br /> cerebrum<br />10. Cereal, Latin name Zea Mays, that has no wild forms<br /> corn<br />11. Tennis line judge that whistles when a serve is out<br /> cyclops<br />12. Silent comedian who played The Little Tramp<br /> Chaplin<br />13. Saying that means a near miss is still a miss<br /> Close but no cigar<br />14. Newscaster who topped all 1995 MediaPoll categories except "Most <br />Attractive"<br /> Cronkite<br />15. Term for protoplasm outside the nucleus of a cell<br /> cytoplasm<br />16. Two-word phrase for products that are tested without using animals<br /> cruelty free<br />17. Paris's twin sister<br /> Cassandra<br />18. Place in Christ's life--Greek for "Place of Skulls"<br /> Calvary<br />19. This kind of insect was Pinocchio's conscience<br /> cricket<br />20. Outermost layer of a star<br /> corona<br />21. New Mexico limestone caves<br /> Carlsbad Caverns<br />22. Venetian adventurer, seducer<br /> Casanova<br />23. A noisy feature of the circus parade<br /> calliope<br />24. Emblem of the medical profession<br /> cadeuces<br />25. Ornamental ceremonial pipe; peace pipe<br /> calumet<br />26. Polyphemus was the king<br /> cyclops<br />27. 1920's ballroom dance, pivoting and kicking<br /> Charleston<br />28. Location of Knossos, palace of King Minos<br /> Crete<br />29. West Indes music style with lively meter<br /> calypso<br />30. Archaeological site of Mayan city in Mexico<br /> Chichen Itza<br />31. National anthem begins "Rush to combat, citizens of Bayamo"<br /> Cuba<br />32. Heraldry term: lying down, but head up<br /> couchant<br />33. Maker or mender of shoes<br /> cobbler<br />34. First honorary citizen of the US<br /> Churchill<br />35. Period of play in a polo match<br /> chukker<br />36. Parts of a motor vehicle not including the body<br /> chassis<br />37. Types include brain, staghorn, fan, organ-pipe<br /> coral<br />38. Teenage girl who does volunteer work in a hospital<br /> candy striper<br />39. Largest extant rodent<br /> capybara<br />40. Type of ship Columbus sailed to the New World<br /> caravel<br /><br />QUIZTIME 15<br /><br />Begins with F<br /> 1. Semicircular window over a door<br /> fanlight<br /> 2. The F stands for this in reference to an AF camera<br /> focus<br /> 3. Slang term for a receiver of stolen goods<br /> fence<br /> 4. Foot-stomping Spanish dance<br /> flamenco<br /> 5. Amateur-produced magazine for a subculture such as sci-fi<br /> fanzine<br /> 6. French officer who was commander in chief of all Allied armies during <br />WWI<br /> Ferdinand Foch<br /> 7. Weapons for this sport include the foil, the épée, and the saber<br /> fencing<br /> 8. A flourish of trumpets<br /> fanfare<br /> 9. Opera by Charles Gounod about one who sold his soul to the devil<br /> Faust<br />10. Term used for the PLANT and ANIMAL life of a specific area<br /> flora and fauna<br />11. Radioactive dust lingering after atomic and nuclear explosions<br /> fallout<br />12. Floral symbol used in the coat of arms of the royal house of France<br /> fleur de lis<br />13. Member of a religious order; a monk<br /> friar<br />14. "Where the poppies blow between the crosses, row on row"<br /> Flanders Field<br />15. British colony seized by Argentina in 1982 but won back in short order <br />Falkland Islands<br />16. She taught cooking and is known for the cookbook produced at the Boston <br />Cooking School<br /> Fannie Farmer<br />17. "Oi Maamme Suomi Synnylumaa" is the national song of this country<br /> Finland<br />18. A computer language, also known as formula translation<br /> Fortran<br />19. German-Dutch physicist who first used mercury in a thermometer<br /> Fahrenheit<br />20. A spirit attending a witch or demon<br /> familiar<br />21. Principles offered by FDR as basis for world peace--now part of UN <br />charter<br /> Four Freedoms<br />22. In 1790 a steamboat designed by this man carried paying passengers<br /> Fitch<br />23. A dangerously attractive woman, from the French<br /> femme fatale<br />24. June 14th in the United States: __ Day<br /> Flag<br />25. US Supreme Court Justice who helped found the American Civil Liberties <br />Union<br /> Frankfurter<br />26. Cat that was the hero of animated film cartoons in the 1920s<br /> Felix<br />27. Tempus __<br /> fugit<br />28. Ballroom dance alternating slow and quick steps<br /> foxtrot<br />29. Word for goods found floating on the sea<br /> flotsam<br />30. 15-letter word for a frivolous person--used in "How Do You Solve a <br />Problem Like Maria?"<br /> flibbertigibbet<br />31. Employment of a worker who is not necessary but kept on anyway<br /> featherbedding<br />32. A deliberately unnatural, high-pitched voice<br /> falsetto<br />33. Hat that used to be the national headdress of the Turks<br /> fez<br />34. Dish of hot dip with bread or crackers<br /> fondue<br />35. Small fast ship, usually armed, of the late 18th century<br /> frigate<br />36. An arm of the North Sea in Scotland<br /> Firth of Forth<br />37. Long-legged wading bird that feeds with its head upside down<br /> flamingo<br />38. Women's parallel to the Davis Cup<br /> Federation Cup<br />39. Flower-smelling bull in Munro Leaf's book<br /> Ferdinand<br />40. Fanciful name for a circle of mushrooms seen on grassy ground<br /> fairy ring<br /><br />QUIZTIME 16<br /><br />1<br /> Who wrote Swiss Family Robinson? <br /> Johanne Wyss<br /> <br />2<br /> What is the capital city of Cambodia?<br /> Phnom Penh<br /> <br />3<br /> Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?<br /> Edmund Barton<br /> <br />4<br /> What does an Actuary do?<br /> Calculates insurance premiums<br /> <br />5<br /> How many degrees in two complete revolutions?<br /> 720 <br /> <br />6<br /> What is the sixth book of the Old Testament?<br /> Joshua<br /> <br />7<br /> What does the XP stand for in Microsoft XP?<br /> Experience<br /> <br />8<br /> Cathay was the old name for which country?<br /> China<br /> <br />9<br /> How many sides does a nonagon have?<br /> Nine<br /> <br />10<br /> How many states in the United States of America?<br /> Fifty<br /> <br />11<br /> What profession did Dick Francis have before becoming a successful novelist?<br /> Jockey<br /> <br />12<br /> Which actor was born Marion Morrison?<br /> John Wayne<br /> <br />13<br /> Who invented Scuba?<br /> Jacques Cousteau<br /> <br />14<br /> What does the acronym SCUBA mean?<br /> Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus<br /> <br />15<br /> Which of Shakespeares plays has the line, “How every fool can play upon the word!”<br /> The Merchant of Venice<br /> <br />16<br /> Who isolated or discovered the gas we know call oxygen?<br /> Joseph Priestley<br /> <br />17<br /> What is the only gem composed of a single element?<br /> Diamond<br /> <br />18<br /> Which country in the world has the most libraries?<br /> Russia <br /> <br />19<br /> What was the first full length computer generated film?<br /> Toy Story<br /> <br />20<br /> What is the last book of the Old Testament?<br /> Malachi<br /> <br />21<br /> What is the capital city of Myanmar?<br /> Yangon <br /> <br />22<br /> In what year were the first Modern Olympic Games held?<br /> 1896<br /> <br />23<br /> There are 88 of them Some are Caelum, Bootes, Dorado and Crater? What are they?<br /> Constellations<br /> <br />24<br /> What kind of creatures are used to make cochineal?<br /> Beetles<br /> <br />25<br /> Botanically what kind of plant, starting with h, are bananas?<br /> Herbs <br /> <br />26<br /> In Greek mythology who slew Orion?<br /> Diana<br /> <br />27<br /> How many American footballers can play on the field at one time?<br /> Eleven per team<br /> <br />28<br /> A deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy?<br /> C<br /> <br />29<br /> Baronne Raymonde de Laroche became the first female qualified what, in 1910?<br /> Pilot<br /> <br />30<br /> Who discovered X Rays?<br /> Wilhelm Rontgen<br /> <br />31<br /> Who created Perry Mason?<br /> Erle Stanley Gardner<br /> <br />32<br /> Phillipe Sella played Rugby for which nation? 111 caps<br /> France<br /> <br />33<br /> What is the collective noun for hawks?<br /> Cast<br /> <br />34<br /> Two creatures Laska and Benjy went into Space. What type of creatures were they?<br /> Mice<br /> <br />35<br /> Titan is a moon of which planet?<br /> Saturn <br /> <br />36<br /> A breve is a musical note of how many beats?<br /> 8<br /> <br />37<br /> Napoleon probably died from poisoning. What poison killed him?<br /> Arsonic<br /> <br />38<br /> Where were the summer Olympics held in 1924? Setting of the film, Chariots of Fire.<br /> Paris<br /> <br />39<br /> Which of Shakespears plays features Solinus, Egeon, Balthazar and Angelo.<br /> The Comedy of Errors<br /> <br />40<br /> What is largest lake in the world?<br /> The Caspian Sea<br /> <br />41<br /> What is the name of Edina Monsoon’s daughter in Absolutely Fabulous?<br /> Saffron<br /> <br />42<br /> What is the currency unit of Bulgaria?<br /> Lev<br /> <br />43<br /> The sackbut was the predecessor of which modern instrument?<br /> Trombone <br /> <br />44<br /> Who invented the gramophone in 1887? <br /> Berliner<br /> <br />45<br /> Who wrote, Jurassic Park? <br /> Michael Crighton<br /> <br />46<br /> In the world of Internet, what does DNS stand for?<br /> Domain Name Server<br /> <br />47<br /> In the Phonetic alphabet I stands for India and K for Kilo. What does J stand for?<br /> Juliet<br /> <br />48<br /> Who had the Spruce Goose built?<br /> Howard Hughes<br /> <br />49<br /> What was the world’s first National Park- in 1870?<br /> Yellowstone<br /> <br />50<br /> In which National park does Yogi Bear live? <br /> Jellystone<br /> <br />51<br /> What is the symbol of Judaism?<br /> Star of David<br /> <br />52<br /> What are Banns?<br /> Notice of an intending marriage<br /> <br />53<br /> What first was achieved by the 1937 film Becky Sharp?<br /> First technicolour film<br /> <br />54<br /> William G Morgan devised which Olympic Sport?<br /> Volleyball<br /> <br />55<br /> On average how many litres of gas does your body expel each day?<br /> Two litres<br /> <br />56<br /> Which country was the first to use a decimal system?<br /> China<br /> <br />57<br /> How many yards in a mile?<br /> 1760<br /> <br />58<br /> Who wrote the shortest recorded play ever written. It was titled Breath and consisted of 35 seconds of human cries and breaths.<br /> Samuel Beckett<br /> <br />59<br /> How many Academy Awards did the film version of West Side Story win?<br /> Ten<br /> <br />60<br /> Whose real names were Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Longbaugh?<br /> Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid<br /> <br />QUIZTIME 17<br /><br />1 May<br /><br />Today in 1912, a statue of which J.M. Barrie hero was unveiled in London's Kensington Gardens?<br />-Peter Pan<br />In which London park did the Great Exhibition open today in 1851?<br />-Hyde Park<br />Born today in 1937 who played Alf Garnett's daughter in TV's 'Till Death Us Do Part'?<br />-Una Stubbs<br />What type of American plane was being flown by Gary Powers when he was shot down over the USSR today in 1960?<br />-The U2<br />What gambling facility was opened for the first time in Britain today in 1961?<br />-Betting shops<br /><br />2 May<br /><br />Name the first woman to take her seat as a British MP, who died today in 1964?<br />-Lady Astor<br />Born today in 1903, which crooner made a series of popular 'Road' films with Bob Hope?<br />-Bing Crosby<br />Which Argentinian battleship was controversially sunk today in 1982?<br />-General Belgrano<br />Which teams took part in the 'Matthews F.A. Cup Final' today in 1953?<br />-Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers<br />German airman Manfred von Richthofen was born today in 1892. What nickname was given to him by British pilots?<br />-'The Red Baron'<br /><br />3 May<br /><br />Born today in 1827 John Hanning Speke achieved fame in which field?<br />-Exploration<br />Born today in 1896, who wrote 'One Hundred and One Dalmations'?<br />-Dodie Smith<br />Which pop group made its chart debut today in 1980 and had hits with 'Mirror Man' and 'Love Action'?<br />-Human League<br />Which show, featuring the song 'Ole Man River', opened at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane today in 1928?<br />-'Show Boat'<br />On which island did Napoleon make his home today in 1814?<br />-Elba<br /><br />4 May<br /><br />Today in 1994, who beat Parma to win football's European Cup Winners' Cup?<br />-Arsenal<br />Born today in 1929, which British actress raised money for the Belgian Resistance by dancing during World War Two?<br />-Audrey Hepburn<br />Today in 1896, Lord Rothermere published the first edition of which right-wing tabloid newspaper?<br />-The Daily Mail<br />Which West Indian island, a leading producer of rum, was discovered by Christopher Columbus today in 1494?<br />-Jamaica<br />Which classic horse race was first run on Epsom Downs today in 1780?<br />-The Derby<br /><br />5 May<br /><br />Which emperor died today in 1821, allegedly poisoned by his wallpaper?<br />-Napoleon Bonaparte<br />The Damned made its chart debut today in 1979. Who was the group's bass player?<br />-Captain Sensible (real name Ray Burns)<br />Born today in 1943, which former member of the 'Monty Python' team travelled from 'Pole to Pole' for a TV series?<br />-Michael Palin<br />Which moralistic media pressure group held its first meeting today in 1964?<br />-Mary Whitehouse's 'Clean Up TV Campaign'<br />Today in 1994 who announced her engagement to Daniel Chatto?<br />-Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones (daughter of Princess Margaret)<br /><br />6 May<br /><br />Born today in 1913 which actor's real name was James Stewart?<br />-Stewart Granger<br />Which much-married actress walked up the aisle for the first time today in 1950?<br />-Elizabeth Taylor- she married Nick Hilton<br />Name the famous German airship, which crashed today in 1937.<br />-The Hindenburg<br />Born today in 1899, which bandleader had the catchphrase 'Wakey! Wakey!'?<br />-Billy Cotton<br />American novelist Frank Baum died today in 1919. Name his best loved children's story.<br />-'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'<br /><br />7 May<br /><br />Nicknamed 'The Cheeky Chappie', which comedian died today in 1963?<br />-Max Miller<br />TV's 'Man About the House' star Richard O'Sullivan, was born today in 1944. Name the two spin-off series.<br />-'George and Mildred' and 'Robin's Nest'<br />Which group reached the top of the American pop charts today in 1977 with 'Hotel California'?<br />-The Eagles<br />Which Balkan country became independent today in 1821 with Otto I as King?<br />-Greece<br />Which Cunard passenger liner was torpedoed by the Germans off the coast of Ireland today in 1915?<br />-The Lusitania<br /><br />8 May<br /><br />Released today in 1992 which controversial film stars Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone?<br />-'Basic Instinct'<br />Paul Gadd is the real name of which glam rocker, born today in 1944?<br />-Gary Glitter<br />Name the French painter who made the South Seas his home and died today in 1903.<br />-Paul Gauguin<br />What mode of transport ran in London for the last time today in 1962?<br />-The trolleybus<br />Born in Johannesburg today in 1913, who starred in the TV comedies 'George and the Dragon' and 'Bless this House'?<br />-Sid James<br /><br />9 May<br /><br />Who became the Monegasque ruler today in 1949?<br />-Prince Rainier III<br />In which seaside resort did the first Butlins holiday camp open today in 1936?<br />-Skegness<br />What did the adventurer Colonel Blood steal from the Tower of London today in 1671?<br />-The Crown Jewels<br />Which city replaced Melbourne as the capital of Australia today in 1927?<br />-Canberra<br />Name the second man to climb Mount Everest, who died today in 1986.<br />-Sherpa Tenzing-Norgay<br /><br />10 May<br /><br />Which force was formed today in 1940 to protect England?<br />-The Local Defence Volunteers<br />-later the Home Guard<br />Who resigned as leader of the British Liberal Party today in 1976?<br />-Jeremy Thorpe<br />Born today in 1946, which singer had hits with 'Mellow Yellow' and 'Sunshine Superman'?<br />-Donovan<br />Name the actress who died today in 1977, the subject of her adopted daughter's biography, 'Mommie Dearest'.<br />-Joan Crawford<br />In which country did the Sepoy Mutiny begin today in 1857?<br />-India<br /><br />11 May<br /><br />Which British Prime Minister was assassinated in the House of Commons today in 1812?<br />-Spencer Perceval<br />What nickname was given to hairdresser and racehorse owner Raymond Bessone, born today in 1911?<br />-'Teasie-Weasie'<br />The pop group Cockney Rebel made its chart debut today in 1974. Who was the lead singer?<br />-Steve Harley<br />Born today in 1888, who composed the song 'There's No Business Like Show Business'?<br />-Irving Berlin<br />Born today in 1892, who played Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in a series of sixties films?<br />-Dame Margaret Rutherford<br /><br />12 May<br /><br />Born today in 1907, which actress won four Oscars and had a long-term affair with Spencer Tracy?<br />-Katharine Hepburn<br />Today in 1870, rules were drafted for which aquatic sport?<br />-Water polo<br />The BBC's first major TV Outside Broadcast took place today in 1937. Which historic event was relayed?<br />-The Coronation procession of King George VI (TV cameras were not allowed in the Abbey)<br />The General Strike ended today in 1926. How long did it last?<br />-Nine days<br />Born today in 1924, who lived at 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam?<br />-Tony Hancock<br /><br />13 May<br /><br />Boxer Joe Louis was born today in 1914. At which weight did he fight?<br />-Heavyweight<br />In which American state did the first Englishman settle today in 1607?<br />-Virginia<br />Born today in 1950, which singer had hits with 'Happy Birthday To You' and 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'?<br />-Stevie Wonder<br />Born today in 1907, who wrote the novel 'Rebecca'?<br />-Daphne du Maurier<br />Who designed London's Regent Street and the Brighton Pavilion and died today in 1835?<br />-John Nash<br /><br />14 May<br /><br />To which American President was a memorial at Runnymede unveiled today in 1965?<br />-John F. Kennedy<br />Born today in 1926, John Bartholomew was the real name of which bespectacled comedian?<br />-Eric Morecambe<br />Author Sir Henry Rider Haggard died today in 1925. Which of his novels was made into a film starring Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr?<br />-'King Solomon's Mines'<br />Born today in 1934 which actress was once married to Peter O'Toole?<br />-Sian Phillips<br />Released today in 1993, which film tells the story of a man offering another man $1m to sleep with his wife?<br />-'Indecent Proposal'<br /><br />15 May<br /><br />What sexy item of women's clothing went on sale for the first time today in 1940?<br />-Nylon stockings<br />The first British jet aeroplane 'the Gloster E28/39' had its test flight today in 1941. Who designed it?<br />-Sir Frank Whittle<br />Who represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest today in 1993 with 'Better The Devil You Know'?<br />-Sonia<br />What powerful weapon was patented today in 1718 by James Puckle?<br />-The machine gun<br />What name was given to the New York vigilantes who began patrolling the London Underground today in 1989?<br />-The Guardian Angels<br /><br />16 May<br /><br />Which famous showbiz awards were first presented today in 1929?<br />-The Oscars<br />Born today in 1919, which flamboyant entertainer started his career as Walter Busterkeys?<br />-Liberace<br />Kim Carnes reached Number One in the American pop charts today in 1981 with a song about which Hollywood legend?<br />-Bette Davis<br />Born today in 1966, who released an LP called 'Rhythm Nation'?<br />-Janet Jackson<br />Born today in 1955, which popular Soviet gymnast won gold medals at the 1972 Olympics?<br />-Olga Korbut<br /><br />17 May<br /><br />Which famous London fast-food restaurant was opened with a star-studded party today in 1993?<br />-Planet Hollywood<br />Born today in 1961, which singer topped the UK pop charts with 'Orinoco Flow'?<br />-Enya<br />Born today in 1935, which English dramatist wrote 'The Singing Detective' and 'Lipstick On Your Collar'?<br />-Dennis Potter<br />Name the organiser of the world's first package holiday, which set off today in 1861.<br />-Thomas Cook<br />Comedian Arthur Lucan died today in 1954. What was the name of his popular character?<br />-Old Mother Riley<br /><br />18 May<br /><br />The foundation stone of which British financial institution was laid today in 1801?<br />-The Stock Exchange<br />Born today in 1912 which singer had a UK Number One hit in 1958 with 'Magic Moments'?<br />-Perry Como<br />Which Nobel Prize-winning philosopher, peer and pacifist was born today in 1872?<br />-Bertrand Russell<br />Today in 1927, Norma Talmadge became the first celebrity to take part in an impressive Hollywood tradition. What was she required to do?<br />-Preserve her hands and foot prints in cement outside Mann's Chinese Theatre<br />Born today in 1919, which ballerina received a record 89 curtain calls after a performance of 'Swan Lake' in 1964?<br />-Dame Margot Fonteyn<br /><br />19 May<br /><br />Which hero and traveller died today in 1935, six days after a motorcycle crash?<br />-Lawrence of Arabia (T.E. Lawrence)<br />Born today in 1942, which TV presenter was once a Labour MP?<br />-Robert Kilroy-Silk<br />Which Oueen of England was beheaded on Tower Hill today in 1536?<br />-Anne Boleyn<br />First seen today in 1985, which TV drama series features writer and super sleuth Jessica Fletcher?<br />-'Murder, She Wrote'<br />Born today in 1926, who presented the TV record review programme 'Juke Box Jury' in the sixties?<br />-David Jacobs<br /><br />20 May<br /><br />What unpopular fiscal policy was declared unconstitutional in the USA today in 1865?<br />-Income tax<br />Which English footballing hero won the first of his 108 caps today in 1962?<br />-Bobby Moore<br />Premiered today in 1970, what was the Beatles' last film?<br />-'Let It Be'<br />Born today in 1946, which singer and actress won an Oscar for her role in 'Moonstruck'?<br />-Cher<br />Born today in 1799, which French novelist, author of 'Comedie Humaine', always wrote on blue notepaper so as not to hurt his eyes?<br />-Honore de Balzac<br /><br />21 May<br /><br />Today in 1927, who became the first man to make a non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic?<br />-Charles Lindbergh<br />Born today in 1917 which actor was 'Perry Mason' and 'A Man Called Ironside' on TV?<br />-Raymond Burr<br />Today in 1979, who became the first Western rock star to play in the USSR?<br />-Elton John<br />Which tough guy movie star married Lauren Bacall today in 1945, and cried throughout the whole ceremony?<br />-Humphrey Bogart<br />Born today in 1688, which poet stood only 4' 6'' tall and was known as 'The Wasp of Twickenham'?<br />-Alexander Pope<br /><br />22 May<br /><br />Which famous series of wars started today in 1455 with the Battle of St Albans?<br />-The Wars of the Roses<br />Which Jewish poet and folksinger celebrated his bar mitzvah today in 1954?<br />-Bob Dylan<br />Today in 1849 who became the only American President to be awarded a patent?<br />-Abraham Lincoln (for a life-belt device)<br />Released today in 1992, which film features two heavy metal dudes presenting a TV show from a basement?<br />-'Wayne's World'<br />Born today in 1946, which footballer once remarked, 'If I'd been born ugly, you'd never have heard of Pele'?<br />-George Best<br /><br />23 May<br /><br />Name the Fascist and former Labour MP who was arrested and interred as a security risk today in 1940.<br />-Sir Oswald Mosley<br />Which two gangsters, nicknamed Texas Rattlesnake and Suicide Sal, were killed in a police ambush today in 1934?<br />-Bonnie and Clyde<br />Which long-serving soap actress received the Royal Television Society's Award for Best Performance today in 1985?<br />-Jean Alexander (Coronation Street's Hilda Ogden)<br />Which future American President had his first taste of World War Two action today in 1944?<br />-George Bush<br />Bandleader Artie Shaw was born today in 1910. Which instrument was he renowned for playing?<br />-The clarinet<br /><br />24 May<br /><br />What famous Midlands road system opened today in 1972?<br />-Spaghetti Junction<br />Which prison opened today in 1809 to house French prisoners of war?<br />-Dartmoor<br />Which religious movement was formed today in 1738, following John Wesley's conversion?<br />-Methodism<br />Which much-derided, but still popular musical contest was held for the first time today in 1956?<br />-The Eurovision Song Contest<br />Born today in 1738, who was known as the 'Mad King of England'?<br />-George III<br /><br />25 May<br /><br />The operetta 'HMS Pinafore' was first performed today in 1878. Who composed it?<br />-Gilbert and Sullivan<br />Best known for his suite, 'The Planets', which English composer died today in 1934?<br />-Gustav Holst<br />Today in 1850, an animal arrived in Britain, the first of its kind and a gift from Abbas Pasha. What type of creature was it?<br />-A hippopotamus (his name was Obaysch)<br />Born today in 1958, who was the lead singer of The Jam and The Style Council?<br />-Paul Weller<br />British press baron and politician, William Maxwell Aitken, was born today in 1879. What was his title?<br />-Lord Beaverbrook<br /><br />26 May<br /><br />Who won the last football Home Championship played today in 1984?<br />-Northern Ireland<br />Singing trio Wilson Phillips made their chart debut today in 1990. Name the two groups to which their parents belonged.<br />-The Beach Boys and The Mamas and the Papas<br />Which famous 24-hour race was first held today in 1923?<br />-Le Mans<br />Born in Lancashire today in 1904 which toothy comedian became a jockey and was later awarded the Order of Lenin?<br />-George Formby<br />Which actor married the actress Jill St. John today in 1990, his fourth wedding?<br />-Robert Wagner<br /><br />27 May<br /><br />Whose first record 'That'll Be The Day' was released today in 1957?<br />-The Crickets (although not credited on the records, Buddy Holly featured on the hit)<br />Which glamorous film star, the ex-wife of Orson Welles and star of 'Gilda', married Prince Aly Khan today in 1949?<br />-Rita Hayworth<br />Name the British company which issued its last newsreel today in 1979.<br />-Movietone<br />Born today in 1912, Sam Snead achieved fame in which sport?<br />-Golf<br />What is the name of San Francisco's most famous bridge, opened to traffic today in 1937?<br />-The Golden Gate Bridge<br /><br />28 May<br /><br />Today in 1934, 'The Marriage of Figaro' became the first opera to be staged at which venue?<br />-Glyndebourne<br />Australian singer Kylie Minogue was born today in 1968. What does Kylie mean in Aborigine?<br />-Boomerang<br />Born today in 1759 who was Britain's youngest ever Prime Minister?<br />-William Pitt the Younger.<br />Where did Mathias Rust manage to land his plane today in 1987?<br />-In Red Square, Moscow<br />Which rocker starred in the film 'Performance', premiered in New York today in 1970?<br />-Mick Jagger<br /><br />29 May<br /><br />Born Betty Perske, which actress was crowned Miss Greenwich Village today in 1942?<br />-Lauren Bacall<br />Which detective series starred Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd and first appeared on TV today in 1986?<br />-'Moonlighting'<br />Born in Eltham today in 1903, which comedian began his career impersonating Charlie Chaplin?<br />-Bob Hope<br />Which English monarch reclaimed the throne today in 1660, eleven years after his father lost it?<br />-Charles II<br />Today in 1961, who became the first member of the British Royal family to be interviewed on TV?<br />-Prince Philip<br /><br />30 May<br /><br />Which French heroine and saint was burned at the stake today in 1431?<br />-Joan of Arc<br />Born today in 1963, who was the first British woman in space?<br />-Helen Sharman<br />Born today in 1908, which American entertainer provided the voice for the cartoon characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck?<br />-Mel Blanc<br />Which English dramatist was killed in a tavern brawl today in 1593?<br />-Christopher Marlowe<br />Founded today in 1656, what is the senior regiment of the British Army?<br />-The Grenadier Guards<br /><br />31 May<br /><br />Born today in 1872, which British designer gave his name to a 'ludicrously impractical or elaborate machine'?<br />-William Heath Robinson<br />Which German city faced an aerial bombardment from 1,000 planes today in 1942?<br />-Cologne<br />Which massive timekeeper began operations today in 1859?<br />-Big Ben<br />Born today in 1930, who directed and starred in the film 'Play Misty For Me?'<br />-Clint Eastwood<br />Released today in 1991, which film featured the characters Buffalo Bill, Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter?<br />-'The Silence of the Lambs' <br /><br />QUIZTIME 17<br /><br />1.On which racecourse is the Derby run?<br />Epsom<br />2.Who was the Prime minister at the time of Edward the VIII's abdication?<br />Stanley Baldwin<br />3.Which company was involved in the tragedy the killed 2000 people in Bhopal India in 1987?<br />Union Carbide<br />4.Which seaport do sailors nickname "pompey"?<br />Portsmouth<br />5.In which year was the first stretch of motorway opened in the UK.51,59 or 63? <br />1959<br />6.Name the three books the make up "The Lord Of the Rings"?<br />The Two Towers, the Fellowship of the Ring and Return of the King<br />7.Which continent has the longer coastline, Africa or Europe?<br />Europe<br />8.The Moon's a Ballon is the autobiography of which debonair actor?<br />David Niven<br />9.What was Kojak's first name?<br />Theo<br />10.What do we call the range of hills which forms the border between England and Scotland?<br />The Cheviots<br />11.Which country hosted the first women's world cup in 1991, Italy, Brazil or China?<br />China<br />12.In the film "The Third Man" which character does Orsen Welles play?<br />Harry Lime<br />13.Which Democrat did Ronald Reagan defeat to become President in 1980?<br />Jimmy Carter<br />14.The Polish port of Gdansk was formerly known in Britain by what name?<br />Danzig<br />15.What is the official national anthem of the USA?<br />The Star Spangled Banner<br />16.Can you name the two other contries that joined the Common Market with Britain in 1973?<br />Denmark and The Republic of Ireland<br />17.From which film do we get the song "White Christmas"?<br />Holiday Inn<br />18.Which device in a car drives the water pump and the alternator?<br />The fan belt<br />19.Who became the president of Nationalist China on Taiwan in 1949.<br />Chan Kai-Shek<br />20.Exactly what type of feul do jet aircraft use?<br />Kerosene<br /><br />21.Which rare radioactive metal is used to provide energy in nulcear reactors?<br />Uranium<br />22.Which failed TV soap was set on the Costa Del Sol?<br />El Dorado<br />23.What name is give to solid carbon dioxide used in refrigeration?<br />Dry Ice<br />24.In which year was the battle of the Somme?<br />1916<br />25.What title is give to the Chairman or woman of the House of Commons?<br />The Speaker<br />26.Which doctor wrote The Common Sence Book of Baby and Child Care?<br />Dr Spock<br />27.Which Motorway links South Wales to London?<br />M4<br />28.Three countries boycotted the 1980 Olympic Games can you name them?<br />Kenya USA W Germany<br />29.When were the first parking meters installed.1951,58 or 62?<br />51<br />30.In the world of motorcycling what do the initials TT stand for?<br />Tourist Trophy<br />31.How many sides has a trapezium,4 9 or 12?<br />4<br />32.According to the nursery rhyme,what happened to the nose of the maid that put out the clothes?<br />It was snapped off by a blackbird<br />33.If you were on holiday in Capri,which country would you be in?<br />Italy<br />34.What do we call a period of play in Polo?<br />A Chukka<br />35.What is the bole of a tree,the roots,the trunk or the bark?<br />The trunk<br />36.What is the basic ingredient of the drink Mead?<br />Honey<br />37.What would you expect to find in a cruet?<br />Salt and pepper<br />38.What is 1/2 - 1/3?<br />1/6th<br />39.What do we call a young goose?<br />Gosling<br />40.With what do you play a Vibraphone,your fingers,a bow or small hammers?<br />Small hammers <br /><br />QUIZTIME 18<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which semi-retired 'super model' christened her son 'Mingis' in 2002?<br /><br />A. HELENA CHRISTIANSON.<br /><br />2. In the 194 film, 'The Lion King', which actor's voice was used for the evil lion 'Scar' ?<br /><br />A. JEREMY IRONS.<br /><br />3. In which now common day complaint, might you expect to experience an 'Hypoglycemic (say hypo-gly-see-mick) attack ?<br /><br />A. DIABETES.<br /><br />4. Which aid to pedestrian safety was introduced onto British roads in 1968 ?<br /><br />A. PELICAN CROSSING.<br /><br />5. In which state of the USA will you find the town/city of Tulsa ?<br /><br />A. OKLAHOMA.<br /><br />6. Which castle is home to the 'Earls of Groan' in Mervyn Peake's novels ?<br /><br />A. GORMANGHAST.<br /><br />7. Which Republican did John F. Kennedy defeat in the 1960 American Presidential elections ?<br /><br />A. RICHARD M. NIXON.<br /><br />8. What was special about the democratic elections held in South Africa in 1994 ?<br /><br />A. THEY WERE THE FIRST MULTI-RACIAL ELECTIONS HELD.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. Born in 1907, how old was John Wayne when he dies ?<br /><br />A. 72 years old (11th. June 1979).<br /><br />2. Which country lies south of the Victoria Falls on the south-west border of Zimbabwe ?<br /><br />A. BOTSWANA.<br /><br />3. Which English writer on cookery had the forenames Isabella Mary ?<br /><br />A. MRS. BEETON.<br /><br />4. The 'Bell Magpie' is the alternative name for three species of magpie from which continent ?<br /><br />A. AUSTRALIA.<br /><br />5. What name links a Californian University, a London square and a famous Broadway choreographer ?<br /><br />A. BERKLEY.<br /><br />6. The name of which prominent English seaman of his time, appears on a hostelry in R.L. Stevenson's, "Treasure Island" ?<br /><br />A. ADMIRAL BENBOW (after Admiral John Benbow 1653-1702).<br /><br />7. How many yachts named 'Morning Cloud', did former Prime Minister Edward Heath have ?<br /><br />A. THREE.<br /><br />8. In food, what name is used for a roast of lamb or pork where ribs are partially scraped and bent upward into an upright circle ?<br /><br />A. CROWN ROAST.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. On a UK road sign, what is indicated by a diagonal black line on a circular white background ?<br /><br />A. NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT APPLIES.<br /><br />2. In which month of 1945 did World War II end in Europe ?<br /><br />A. MAY (8th. May 1945).<br /><br />3. Who in 1980 became the first mother since 1914 to win a Wimbledon Singles title ?<br /><br />A. EVONNE CAWLEY.<br /><br />4. Which UK politician's memoirs are entitled, 'Life In The Jungle' ?<br /><br />A. MICHAEL HESELTINE.<br /><br />5. According to the proverb, what is the sincerest form of flattery ?<br /><br />A. IMITATION.<br /><br />6. The island of Rhodes lies nearest the mainland of which country ?<br /><br />A. TURKEY.<br /><br />7. In the opening sequence of the tv series 'Porridge', to what term of imprisonment is Norman Stanley Fletcher sentenced ?<br /><br />A. FIVE YEARS.<br /><br />8. In the UK, which material is traditionally associated with the fifth wedding anniversary ?<br /><br />A. WOOD.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which female sports presenter represented Wales as a gymnast ?<br /><br />A. GABBY LOGAN (nee Yorath).<br /><br />2. What is a mature horse below the height of fourteen and a half 'hands' called ?<br /><br />A. A PONY.<br /><br />3. In which English county is the Souter lighthouse ?<br /><br />A. TYNE AND WEAR.<br /><br />4. On the 'internet', what do the initials FTP stand for ?<br /><br />A. FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL.<br /><br />5. Which British actor won an 'Oscar' for the 1990 film "Reversal Of Fortune" ?<br /><br />A. JEREMY IRONS.<br /><br />6. What is the outer covering of the 'Statue of Liberty' made from ?<br /><br />A. COPPER.<br /><br />7. What rare mineral is mined in the Peak District National Park ?<br /><br />A. BLUE JOHN.<br /><br />8. Which South American country operates the world's highest cable car system ?<br /><br />A. VENEZUELA.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In which US state will you find the city of Huntsville. NASA's centre for space exploration and solar energy research ?<br /><br />A. ALABAMA.<br /><br />2. In what year did the wearing of seatbelts in the rear of a car become compulsory for adults /<br /><br />A. 1991.<br /><br />3. In medicine, what part of the abdomen would be inflamed if you had the disorder 'Colitis' ?<br /><br />A. COLON (accept large intestine).<br /><br />4. Lech Walesa was responsible for the overthrow of the Polish government led by which general ?<br /><br />A. GENERAL JARUSELSKI.<br /><br />5. Which Republican did James Earl Carter beat in the 1976 US Presidential elections ?<br /><br />A. GERALD FORD.<br /><br />6. In the 1994 film, "The Lion King", a young 'Simba' befriends a Meercat called 'Timon' and a Warthog called what ?<br /><br />A. PUMBAA.<br /><br />7. 'Spice Girl' Mel B's daughter shares her name with which mythical creature ?<br /><br />A. PHOENIX.<br /><br />8. Which 1994 Michael Crichton novel, about sexual harassment, was turned into a film starring Demi Moore ?<br /><br />A. DISCLOSURE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Which American Jazz musician had the forenames Leon Bismark ?<br /><br />A. 'BIX' BIEDERBECKE.<br /><br />2. In the animal kingdom, 'hooded', 'striped' and 'hog- nosed' are all varieties of which North American mammal, a member of the weasel family ?<br /><br />A. SKUNK.<br /><br />3. How old was the ex-professional boxer, better known as actor Robert Mitchum when he died on 1st. July 1997 ?<br /><br />A. 79 years old.<br /><br />4. Which African country has borders with Zaire, Zambia Botswana and Namibia ?<br /><br />A. ANGOLA.<br /><br />5. What name links a species of the genus Serinus, an area of London and a group of Atlantic islands ?<br /><br />A. CANARY.<br /><br />6. In food, which herb's name is derived from the Greek for King ?<br /><br />A. BASIL.<br /><br />7. In which yacht did Francis Chichester sail single handed around the world ?<br /><br />A. GIPSY MOTH IV.<br /><br />8. Which elephant first appeared in a book by Jean de Brunhoff, published in France in 1931 ?<br /><br />A. BARBAR.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. On a UK road sign what is indicated by a diagonal red line on a circular blue background edged with red ?<br /><br />A. WAITING RESTRICTIONS APPLY.<br /><br />2. The resorts of Sorrento and Amalfi lie close to which city ?<br /><br />A. NAPLES.<br /><br />3. Who prior to Virginia Wade, was the last British winner of the Wimbledon Women's Singles title ?<br /><br />A. ANN JONES (1969).<br /><br />4. In which month of 1945 did Japan officially sign the terms of surrender aboard the USS Missouri ?<br /><br />A. 2nd. SEPTEMBER 1945.<br /><br />5. In the tv series 'Porridge', which character's surname is the same as that of the actor who played him ?<br /><br />A. MR. MACKAY (as played by Fulton Mackay).<br /><br />6. Which UK political party has its headquarters at the 'Dog and Partridge' pub in Yately, Hampshire ?<br /><br />A. MONSTER RAVING LOONEY PARTY.<br /><br />7. According to the proverb, what is "the lowest form of wit and the highest form of intelligence" ?<br /><br />A. SARCASM.<br /><br />8. In the UK, which material is traditionally associated with the 'Tenth Wedding Anniversary' ?<br /><br />A. TIN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. His daughter appeared in the 80's tv programme 'Shoestring', he was a regular on 'Crackerjack' and later 'The Price Is Right', who is he ?<br /><br />A. LESLIE CROWTHER.<br /><br />2. Which metal is mixed with copper to produce brass ?<br /><br />A. ZINC.<br /><br />3. Which former 'High Security' prison, located in a National Park, was originally built to house French prisoners in the 'Napoleonic Wars' ?<br /><br />A. DARTMOOR.<br /><br />4. In computing, what does the acronym DOS, stand for ?<br /><br />A. DISC OPERATING SYSTEM.<br /><br />5. With which actress was Tom Hanks 'sleepless' with on a film ?<br /><br />A. MEG RYAN ("Sleepless In Seattle").<br /><br />6. What is the name of the large working horses, named after a district in northern France where they were first bred ?<br /><br />A. PERCHERON.<br /><br />7. In which English county might you cross 'The Stray' to reach 'The Valley Garden' ?<br /><br />A. YORKSHIRE (Harrogate).<br /><br />8. Which seaside resort is known as the 'Mexican Riviera' ?<br /><br />A. ACAPULCO.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. From whom did Sue Barker take over as host of the tv programme 'A Question Of Sport' ?<br /><br />A. DAVID COLEMAN.<br /><br />2. What was the name of the man-eating plant in 'Little Shop Of Horrors' ?<br /><br />A. AUDREY TWO (do not accept Audrey).<br /><br />3. In which US city will you find Carnegie Hall and Central Park ?<br /><br />A. NEW YORK.<br /><br />4. On the 'internet', what does IP stand for ?<br /><br />A. INTERNET PROTOCOL.<br /><br />5. Of which country is Bucharest the cxapital ?<br /><br />A. ROMANIA<br /><br />QUIZTIME 19<br /><br />(A) Gray-brown oval seed from pimpinella anisum<br />Aniseed<br />(B) From the mint family<br />Basil<br />(C) Made from the dried pods of pungent chili peppers<br />Cayenne<br />(D) Tall feathery annual from the parsley family<br />Dill<br />(E) Is indigenous in Central and Southern Mexico<br />Epazote<br />(F) From the parsley family<br />Fennel<br />(G) Member of the lily family<br />Garlic<br />(H) From the mint family<br />Hyssop<br />(I) Related to the magnolia family <br />Indian Anis<br />(J) A berry used to make gin<br />Juniper<br />(K) From the citrus family <br />Kaffir Lime<br />(L) Used in Thai cookery<br />Lemon Grass<br />(M) Used in cookery and in drinks<br />Mint<br />(N) Is the seed of Myristica fragans<br />Nutmeg<br />(O) A perennial herb in the mint family<br />Oregano<br />(P) Is a spice which comes from a mild red pepper in the family Capsicum annum<br />Paprika<br />(Q) From the laurel family<br />Qurfa<br />(R) Small evergreen shrub<br />Rosemary<br />(S) The stigma of crocus sativus<br />Saffron<br />(T) Small shrubby herb in the sunflower family<br />Tarragon<br />(V) From the orchid plant<br />Vanilla<br />(W) From the sunflower family <br />Wormseed<br />(Y) Is a herb, used to be applied to wounds and its old name was Soldier's Wound Wort<br />Yarrow<br />(Z) Bushy plant, with dahlia type blooms<br />Zinnia <br /> QUIZTIME 20 NAMES<br /><br />KNOWN BY ANOTHER NAME<br /><br />1 WHO WAS KNOWN AS "THE YORKSHIRE RIPPER"? <br /><br />2 WHO WAS KNOWN AS "THE DESERT FOX"?<br /><br />3 WHAT IS ALSO KNOWN AS "THE OLD LADY OF THREADNEEDLE STREET"?<br /><br />4 WHO WAS KNOWN AS "THE IRON DUKE"?<br /><br />5 WHICH FAMOUS VICTORIAN WAS KNOWN AS " THE LADY OF THE LAMP"?<br /><br />6 IN WORLD WAR 11 WHO WAS BETTER KNOWN AS "LORD HAW-HAW"?<br /><br />7 WHAT IS A "MAE-WEST"?<br /><br />8 WHO WAS KNOWN AS "THE FORCES SWEETHEART"?<br /><br />9 WHICH RUSSIAN WAS KNOWN AS "THE MAD MONK"?<br /><br />10 WHAT NICKNAME WAS GIVE TO A BRITISH "PRIVATE SOLDIER" IN WW 11 ?<br /><br />11 WHAT IS THE FORMER ISLAND OF "FORMOSA" CALLED NOW ?<br /><br />12 WHAT NICKNAME IS GIVEN TO A "CAMEL"?<br /><br />13 USED IN EMERGENCIES WHAT IS A "GREEN GODDESS"?<br /><br />14 WHO WAS KNOWN AS THE FIRST "SEX KITTEN"?<br /><br />15 WHICH AMERICAN STATE IS KNOWN AS " THE SAGEBRUSH STATE"?<br /><br />16 WHO IS "CLARK KENT" BETTER KNOWN AS ?<br /><br />17 WHO IS KNOWN AS "THE GREAT WHITE SHARK"?<br /><br />18 "RUBELLA" IS A DISEASE MORE COMMONLY CALLED WHAT ? <br /><br />19 "OPAL FRUITS" ARE NOW KNOWN AS WHAT ?<br /><br />20 WHO WAS ALSO KNOWN AS "SATCHMO"? <br /><br />ANSWERS<br /><br />1 PETER SUTCLIFFE<br />2 FIELD MARSHAL ERWIN ROMMEL <br />3 THE BANK OF ENGLAND <br />4 THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON <br />5 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE <br />6 WILLIAM JOYCE <br />7 IT'S AN INFLATABLE LIFEJACKET <br />8 VERA LYNN <br />9 RASPUTIN <br />10 THE TOMMY <br />11 TAIWAN <br />12 THE SHIP OF THE DESERT <br />13 IT'S AN ARMY FIRE ENGINE <br />14 BRIGITTE BARDOT <br />15 NEVADA <br />16 SUPERMAN <br />17 GREG NORMAN <br />18 GERMAN MEASLES <br />19 STARBURST <br />20 LOUIS ARMSTRONG <br /><br />QUIZTIME 21 FILM SYNOPSIS<br /><br />What are the titles of the films that are described with the following synopses …?<br /><br />1. Set in the weeks leading up to Christmas, this is the story of a group of people who find themselves surrounded by love. There's the new Prime Minister who falls for his personal assistant …<br />A. 'Love Actually' (2003)<br /><br />2. Jolly musical comedy about an unsuccessful inventor. Screenplay written by Roald Dahl with music by The Sherman Brothers …<br />A. 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' (1968)<br /><br />3. This is the tale of Chris Harper and Annie Clark, members of the Rylstone Women's Institute in North Yorkshire. When Annie's husband is diagnosed as having leukaemia, the members of the WI decide to raise money for a new leukaemia unit …<br />A. 'Calendar Girls' (2003)<br /><br />4. Set in the late 1890s this is the tale of the young poet Christian who travels to Paris to make his fortune in the Moulin Rouge. He meets the alcohol addicted Toulouse-Lautrec who introduces him to a seedy underground world full of drugs, sex and musical theatre<br />A. 'Moulin Rouge' (2001)<br /><br />5. Comic capers for two men who witness a gangland slaying and have to leave town in a hurry. They join a train full of travelling female musicians and become members of the band…<br />A. 'Some Like It Hot' (1959)<br /><br />6. Romantic comedy story about an eccentric playgirl, an enchanting neurotic living off the gifts of gentlemen, a bewitching figure in designer dresses and costume jewellery who becomes involved with a writer.<br />A. 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' (1961)<br /><br />7. A blind ex-army man, Lt. Colonel Frank Slade meets up with a young student and they both head off to New York for a weekend that will change their lives ... <br />A. 'Scent of a Woman' (1992)<br /><br />8. How do a couple of nice young home-loving ghosts get rid of a pack of pretentious, trendsetting humans who've taken over their house and threaten to make it unlivable - even for the dead? They enlist the help of a 'bio-exorcist' to scare the humans away …<br />A. 'Beetlejuice'<br /><br />9. A Motown production of 'The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz' with Michael Jackson as the scarecrow and Diana Ross as the kindergarten teacher …<br />A. 'The Wiz' (1978)<br /><br />10. This classic film is based on the true story of the brave defence of Rorke's Drift in 1879. One hundred men of the South Wales Borderers stood fast against the attacking Zulu warriors…<br />A. 'Zulu' (1964)<br /><br />******************************************************************************<br /><br />What are the titles of the films that are described with the following synopses …?<br />1. Two soldiers of fortune in 19th Century India carry out a plan to become rulers in the small isolated land of Kafiristan …<br />A. 'The Man Who Would Be King' (1975)<br /><br />2. Investigating the deaths of three British agents, 007 encounters Mr Big and Dr. Kananga, leaders of a vast crime network. Roger Moore's first film as James Bond …<br />A. 'Live and Let Die' (1973)<br /><br />3. A police inspector vists an upper class family in Victorian England to question them about the death of a young girl. As the inspector questions each family member it appears that they all had a hand in her suicide by "driving" her to do it by their treatment of her …<br />A. 'An Inspector Calls' (1954)<br /><br />4. A bodyguard is assigned the task of looking after a beautiful pop star. After a hostile start the inevitable happens and they fall in love ...<br />A. 'The Bodyguard' (1992)<br /><br />5. Highly acclaimed film made in the heyday of the Beatles musical career. The four lads from Liverpool are set to take on the world …<br />A. 'A Hard Day's Night' (1964)<br /><br />6. A Beverly Hills hairdresser tries to borrow money from an investment counsellor with whom he has a few things in common. The hairdresser is having an affair with the man's wife, mistress and daughter …<br />A. 'Shampoo' (1975)<br /><br />7. A musical version of Neil Simon's Broadway hit with Shirley Maclaine in the title role of a dance-hall hostess who dreams of old-fashioned romance but gives her heart to undeserving men …<br />A. 'Sweet Charity' (1969)<br /><br />8. A Rogers and Hammerstein musical story of life on a tropical island during World War 2. Songs include 'Some Enchanted Evening', 'I'm In Love With A Wonderful Guy' and 'Bali H'ai'…<br />A. 'South Pacific' (1958)<br /><br />9. The reign of Elizabeth I finds Will Shakespeare, a writer, broke and envious of a rival. Then, he meets a woman who wants to be an actor and who disguises herself as a man ...<br />A. 'Shakespeare In Love' (1998)<br /><br />10. A young prudish couple get stuck in a storm and end up taking shelter at an old castle. A Transylvanian party is taking place … <br />A. 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' (1975)<br /><br />******************************************************************************<br /><br />What are the titles of the films that are described with the following synopses …?<br /><br />1. The remarkable story of a man who lost both his legs in an air crash in 1931. He subsequently learnt to walk with two artificial limbs and flew again during the Battle Of Britain.<br />A. 'Reach For the Sky' (1956)<br /><br />2. Musical dealing with the life and times of George M. Cohan, playwright, entertainer and composer. The leading man won a Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of Cohan. Features 'Give My Regards To Broadway' and 'Yankee Doodle Boy'.<br />A. 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (1942)<br /><br />3. On the way to his first day at school a little clown fish is taken from the ocean by a scuba diver. He is placed in an aquarium in a dentist's office with lots of other fish. Marlin his over-protective father, sets out to find him. Along the way he makes friends with Dory, an absent minded Blue Tang fish and together they risk their lives in search of the little clown fish.<br />A. 'Finding Nemo' (2003)<br /><br />4. A nail-biting thriller about a California disc jockey, whose girlfriend finds it a terrifying experience when he is plagued by the unwanted, amorous advances of a beautiful, love-crazed, knife-wielding psychopath<br />A. 'Play Misty for Me' (1971)<br /><br />5. The true story of Sister Helen Prejean and her relationship with a convicted murderer on death row. Based on the book of the same name by Sister Helen Prejean.<br />A. 'Dead Man Walking' (1995)<br /><br />6. The story of an innocent and childlike man, who found himself present for many of the most memorable events in American history from the 1950s through to the 1970s, although he was, for the most part, totally oblivious to the significance of his actions ...<br />A. 'Forrest Gump' (1994)<br /><br />7. Robin of Locksley escapes death in a foreign land. Returning home to England with a Moor named Azeem he discovers that his father has been killed by the Sheriff of Nottingham who has seized power in the King's absence. Now he must fight for retribution....<br />A. 'Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves' (1991)<br /><br />8. When the Governor's daughter, Elizabeth Swann, is kidnapped by Captain Barbosa, her childhood friend and admirer teams up with a pirate to save her. However, Barbosa and the crew of his ship, the Black Pearl, are cursed …<br />A. 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' (2003)<br /><br />9. Highly original and suspense charged film about the macabre events which befall four city men out on a short canoeing holiday.<br />A. 'Deliverance' (1972)<br /><br />10. A story of urban violence and revenge, where one man turns vigilante after his wife and daughter are attacked by a gang of thugs.<br />A. 'Death Wish' (1974)<br /><br /><br />QUIZTIME 22 MYTHS AND LEGENDS<br /><br />Q : WHAT WAS IT THAT PRINCESS MARGARET WAS CHANGED INTO BY HER WICKED STEPMOTHER, THE WITCH-QUEEN OF BAMBOROUGH CASTLE?<br />A : THE LAIDLY WORM<br />Q : WHAT INGREDIENT DID CAP O' RUSHES ORDER OMITTED FROM THE WEDDING MEATS?<br />A : SALT<br />Q : WHO ARE THE TRADITIONAL INHABITANTS OF DOVRAFELL?"<br />A : THE TROLLS OF DENMARK<br />Q : WHAT WAS THE NAME OF CHILDE ROWLAND'S SISTER, WHOM HE RESCUED ?<br />A : BURD ELLEN<br />Q : WHAT WAS KEPT IN IDUNA'S MAGIC CASKET?<br />A : THE APPLES OF YOUTH WHICH KEPT THE AESIR YOUNG<br />Q : WHICH GIANT MYTHICAL BIRD, CARRIED OFF SINBAD THE SAILOR ?<br />A : THE ROC<br />Q : WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE NINE-HEADED MONSTER KILLED BY HERCULES?<br />A : HYDRA<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHAT SORT OF ANIMAL WAS ACTAEON TURNED INTO FOR SPYING ON THE GODDESS DIANA WHILST SHE WAS BATHING?<br />A : A STAG<br />Q : THE WINGED HORSE PEGASUS SPRUNG FROM THE BLOOD OF WHICH MYTHICAL CHARACTER?<br />A : MEDUSA<br />Q : WHO WAS THE BABYLONIAN YOUTH WHO MADE LOVE TO THISBE THROUGH A HOLE IN A WALL?<br />A : PYRAMUS<br /><br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY MENELAUS WAS THE KING OF WHAT CITY STATE?<br />A : SPARTA<br />Q : IN MYTHOLOGY, ARGOS THE DOG WAS THE ONLY ONE TO RECOGNIZE HIS MASTER AFTER A 20 YEAR ABSENCE - WHO WAS HIS MASTER? <br />A : ODYSSEUS <br />Q : THE GIANT KVASIR IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY HAS WHAT POWER?<br />A : WISDOM<br />Q : WHO DID PERSEUS TURN INTO STONE WITH THE GORGONS HEAD?<br />A : ATLAS<br />Q : WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL IS JORMANGARD IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY? <br />A : SERPENT<br />Q : OLD SUPERSTITION - A SNEEZING CAT MEANS WHAT?<br />A : IT WILL RAIN<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHO HIT ACHILLES IN HIS HEEL WITH A POISONED ARROW?<br />A : PARIS<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHAT SORT OF SPIRITS WERE NAIADS DRYADS AND NEREIDS? <br />A : NYMPHS<br />Q : WHO WAS ASSIGNED TO STEAL THE GIRDLE OF AMAZON QUEEN HIPPOLYTE?<br />A : HERCULES<br />Q : IN LEGEND WHO KILLED THE MOBSTER GRENDEL?<br />A : BEOWULF<br /><br />QUIZTIME 23 GEOGRAPHY AND NATURE<br /><br />Q1 : WHAT IS "OPHIOPHAGUS HANNAH"?<br />A : KING COBRA<br />Q2 : WHICH CITY IS THE CAPITAL OF THE REGION OF LOMBARDY?<br />A : MILAN<br />Q3 : WHAT IS MANUFACTURED FROM THE SAPODILLA TREE?<br />A : CHEWING GUM<br />Q4 : THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL SEPARATES WHICH LARGE ISLAND FROM THE MAINLAND?<br />A : MADAGASCAR<br />Q5 : WHICH MAMMAL HAS STRIPED, SPOTTED AND BROWN VARIETIES?<br />A : HYENA<br />Q6 : WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF GUYANA?<br />A : GEORGETOWN<br />Q7 : WHAT IS ANTHESIS?<br />A : PROCESS OF FLOWERING IN PLANTS<br />Q8 : WHICH EUROPEAN CAPITAL CITY STANDS ON THE RIVER SENNE?<br />A : BRUSSELS<br />Q9 : WHAT IS A HOUTING?<br />A : A FISH<br />Q10 : WHICH TWO LARGE MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS ARE SEPARATED BY THE STRAIT OF BONIFACIO?<br />A : CORSICA AND SARDINIA<br />10<br />Q11 : WHAT IS A FRIJOL?<br />A : A TYPE OF BEAN<br />Q12 : SHERPAS AND GHURKAS ARE NATIVE TO WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A : NEPAL<br />Q13 : WHAT IS A CHANTERELLE?<br />A : MUSHROOM/FUNGI<br />Q14 : THE ORINOCO FORMS A 200 MILE BORDER BETWEEN VENEZUELA AND WHICH OTHER SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY?<br />A : COLOMBIA<br />Q15 : WATER, PYGMY AND COMMON ARE ALL TYPES OF WHAT?<br />A : SHREW<br />Q16 : IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE HOLIDAY RESORT OF CANCUN?<br />A : MEXICO<br />Q17 : WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THE WATER INDUCTION PROCESS IN PLANTS?<br />A : OSMOSIS<br />Q18 : WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF ZIMBABWE?<br />A : HARARE<br />Q19 : WHAT CAN BE "BLUE IMPERIAL", "NZ WHITE" OR "ANGORA"?<br />A : RABBITS<br />Q20 : DUBAI IS IN WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A : UNITED ARAB EMIRATES <br /><br />QUIZTIME 24 POP QUIZ<br /><br />Q : "THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A DAME" ORIGINALLY FEATURED IN WHICH MUSICAL?<br />A : SOUTH PACIFIC<br />Q : LYRICS, NEXT LINE PLEASE: " LOVE HURTS, LOVE SCARS, LOVE WOUNDS AND MARS<br />ANY HEART NOT TOUGH OR STRONG ENOUGH"?<br />A : TO TAKE A LOT OF PAIN, TAKE A LOT OF PAIN<br />Q : WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE AEROSMITH SONG IN THE FILM 'CHARLIE'S ANGELS'?<br />A : ANGEL'S EYE<br />Q : LYRICS, NEXT LINE PLEASE: " CITY GIRLS JUST SEEM TO FIND OUT EARLY<br />HOW TO OPEN DOORS WITH JUST A SMILE. A RICH OLD MAN AND SHE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY"?<br />A : SHE'LL DRESS UP ALL IN LACE AND GO IN STYLE<br />(LYIN' EYES)<br />Q : BUSTER BLOODVESSEL WAS A MEMBER OF WHICH BAND?<br />A : BAD MANNERS<br />Q : LYRICS, NEXT LINE PLEASE: " I KNOW ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT THE CRYING GAME <br />I'VE HAD MY SHARE OF THE CRYING GAME . FIRST THERE ARE KISSES?<br />A : THEN THERE ARE SIGHS <br />Q : WHICH MUSICAL FEATURES THE SONGS PEOPLE AND DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE?<br />A : FUNNY GIRL<br />Q : LYRICS, NEXT LINE PLEASE: " AS LONG AS THE PLANETS ARE TURNING, AS LONG AS THE STARS ARE BURNING, AS LONG AS YOUR DREAMS "?<br />A : ARE COMING TRUE - YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT! <br />I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WONT DO THAT)<br />Q : WHICH GROUP WAS FRONTED BY JERRY GARCIA AND BOB WEIR?<br />A : GRATEFUL DEAD<br />Q : LYRICS, NEXT LINE PLEASE: " IF I LISTEN LONG ENOUGH TO YOU, I'D FIND A WAY TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S ALL TRUE. KNOWING, THAT YOU LIED, STRAIGHT-FACED"?<br />A : WHILE I CRIED<br />(REASON TO BELIEVE)<br /><br />Q : WHAT MUSICIAN WAS THE VOICE OF THE DODGER IN THE ANIMATED MOVIE, OLIVER & COMPANY? <br />A : BILLY JOEL <br />Q : LYRICS, NEXT LINE PLEASE: " LOOKING IN YOUR EYES, LOOKING IN YOU BIG BROWN EYES<br />OOH YEAH AND I'VE GOT THIS TO SAY TO YOU HEY! GIRL I WANT TO MAKE YOU SWEAT"?<br />A : SWEAT TILL YOU CAN'T SWEAT NO MORE<br />(SWEAT ( A LA LA LA LA LONG)<br />Q : WHICH MUSICAL FEATURED THE SONG "TONIGHT"?<br />A : WEST SIDE STORY<br />Q : LYRICS, NEXT LINE PLEASE: " ROWS AND FLOES OF ANGEL HAIR AND ICE CREAM CASTLES IN THE AIR, AND FEATHER CANYONS EVERYWHERE"?<br />A : I'VE LOOKED AT CLOUDS THAT WAY<br />(BOTH SIDES NOW - JONI MITCHELL)<br />Q : WHICH MUSICAL FEATURES THE TUNE 'THE BLACK HILLS OF DAKOTA'?<br />A : CALAMITY JANE<br />Q : LYRICS, NEXT LINE PLEASE: " IT'S JUST YOUR JIVE TALKIN'<br />YOU'RE TELLING ME LIES, YEAH. JIVE TALKIN' YOU WEAR A DISGUISE<br />JIVE TALKIN'"?<br />A : SO MISUNDERSTOOD, YEAH<br />Q : WHO DUETED ON 1983'S TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE FOR YOU?" <br />A : ROBERTA FLACK / PEABO BRYSON<br />Q : LYRICS, NEXT LINE PLEASE: " THE JEAN GENIE LIVES ON HIS BACK. THE JEAN GENIE LOVES CHIMNEY STACKS. HE'S OUTRAGEOUS, HE SCREAMS AND HE BAWLS"?<br />A : JEAN GENIE LET YOURSELF GO!<br />Q : DAVID BOWIE WROTE ' ALL THE YOUNG DUDES ' FOR WHICH ACT?<br />A : MOTT THE HOOPLE<br />Q : LYRICS, NEXT LINE PLEASE: " `CAUSE I LIVE AND BREATHE THIS PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM<br />FROM THE DAY THAT I WAS BORN I'VE WAVED THE FLAG. PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM TOOK ME KNEE-HIGH TO A MAN"?<br />A : YEAH GAVE ME PEACE OF MIND MY DADDY NEVER HAD <br /><br />QUIZTIME 25<br />1 How many queens have ruled France?<br />2 In which country is Baden-Baden?<br />3 Where in your body is the tibia?<br />4 What was a doublet?<br />5 Which English king was nicknamed Rufus?<br />6 Which county gives its name to a horse known as a Punch?<br />7 During how many days was Jesus tempted while in the wilderness?<br />8 Obstetrics is the study of what?<br />9 Which bird gave Fleetwood Mac a No 1 instrumental?<br />10 In proverb speech is silver but what is golden?<br />11 Who became known as 'The King of the Wild Frontier"?<br />12 What is the heavy rain of summer called in Asia ?<br />13 What is alopecia?<br />14 Which London station would you arrive at if you travelled from Ipswich?<br />15 What fruit are you said to be if you are accompanying a courting couple?<br />16 Frederick the Great was king of which country?<br />17 Who had a hit with "Positively Fourth Street"?<br />18 Which city was built on seven hills?<br />19 What type of creature is a painted lady?<br />20 What is a lift for food in a restaurant known as?<br /><br />Answers<br /><br />1 None. <br />2 Germany <br />3 The shin. <br />4 A man's jacket. <br />5 William II. <br />6 Suffolk. <br />7 40. <br />8 Childbirth. <br />9 Albatross. <br />10 Silence. <br />11 Davy Crockett. <br />12 Monsoon. <br />13 Baldness. <br />14 liverpool Street. <br />15Gooseberry <br />16 Prussia. <br />17 Bob Dylan.<br />18 Rome. <br />19 Butterfly <br />20 A dumbwaiter.<br /><br />1 Which Latin phrase means in good faith?<br />2 What does a misogynist hate?<br />3 Which American president had a wife known as Ladybird?<br />4 What name is given to animals that eat grass and plants?<br />5 What is Delft in Holland famous for?<br />6 In the Bible, which king had to decide which of two women was the<br /> mother of a child?<br />7 Fletcher Christian led a mutiny on which ship?<br />8 Who wrote "Under Milk Wood"?<br />9 What is the capital of Hawaii?<br />10 What is the post code known as in America?<br />11 What is the coloured part of the eye called?<br />12 With what type of entertainment is Marcel Marceau associated?<br />13 Which city was linked with gangster Al Capone in the 1920s?<br />14 Who stirred with Celia Johnson in "Brief Encounter"?<br />15 In which British city is the station Temple Meads?<br />16 What is a stinkhorn?<br />17 What was the name of John the Baptists mother?<br />18 Which Tudor figure is the main character in "A Man For All Seasons"?<br />19 Which American president had the first names John Fitzgerald?<br />20 In which country is Havana?<br /><br />Answers<br /><br />1 Bona fide. <br />2 Women. <br />3 Lyndon johnson. <br />4 Herbivore. <br />5 Pottery. <br />6 Solomon. <br />7 HMS Bounty.<br />8 DylanThomas. <br />9 Honolulu. <br />10 Zipcode.<br />11 Iris. <br />12 Mime. <br />13 Chicago. <br />14 Trevor Howard. <br />15 Bristol. <br />16 Fungus. <br />17 Elizabeth. <br />18 Thomas More. <br />19 Kennedy <br />20 Cuba<br /><br />1 Which Ancient British priests were associated with mistletoe?<br />2 What does a theodolite measure?<br />3 Which poisonous gas is given off from a car exhaust?<br />4 In Scotland, what are Eigg, Muck and Rhum?<br />5 What is ornithology?<br />6 Robert Menzies was prime minister of which country?<br />7 What is the currency of Poland?<br />8 Which radio show featured Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield?<br />9 In maths, what is meant by three dots in a triangular formation?<br />10 Traditionally, what does a cooper make?<br />11 Which motorway goes from east to west across the Pennines?<br />12 What are workers and drones types of?<br />13 What is the middle name of Winston S. Churchill?<br />14 On what calendar date is Burns Night?<br />15 What is the home of a beaver called?<br />16 How many railway stations are there on a Monopoly board?<br />17 Which spaceman appeared on the front page of the original "Eagle"<br /> comic?<br />18 What has the body of a lion and the head of a human?<br />19 Who invented the method by which the blind can read by touch?<br />20 Who sang the Bond theme "Goldfinger"?<br /><br />Answers<br /><br />1 Druids. <br />2 Angles. <br />3 Carbon monoxide. <br />4 Islands. <br />5 Study of birds. <br />6 Australia. <br />7 Zloty <br />8 Take It From Here. <br />9 Therefore. <br />10 Barrels. <br />11 M62. <br />12 Bees. <br />13 Spencer. <br />14 25th january <br />15 Lodge. <br />16 Four. <br />17 Dan Dare.<br />18 The Sphinx. <br />19 Louis Braille. <br />20 Shirley Bassey<br /><br />1 What does a costermonger sell?<br />2 What did the Italian soldier Garibaldi give his name to?<br />3 Who wrote "Lorna Doone"?<br />4 Which sea is north of Turkey?<br />5 What colour are the flowers of St John's Wort?<br />6 Segovia is associated with which musical instrument?<br />7 Cold meat and cold potatoes can produce what dish?<br />8 Which king is supposed to have hidden in a tree after the Battle of<br /> Worcester?<br />9 Which brothers flew the first manned, powered aeroplane?<br />10 The Heriot -Watt university is in which city?<br />11 What colour are gorse flowers?<br />12 In the 14th century, which two countries fought at Poitiers?<br />13 In music, a flat sign lowers a note but what sign raises a note?<br />14 What are the two main colours on the Vatican flag?<br />15 Chemically pure gold contains how many carats?<br />16 In chess, which piece always moves diagonally?<br />17 Are sea-urchins animal, vegetable or mineral?<br />18 Dexter and May have captained England in which sport?<br />19 Which artist painted "Sunflowers"?<br />20 In which county is Windsor Castle?<br /><br />Answers<br /><br />1 Fruit and vegetables.<br />2 A biscuit. <br />3 R. D. Blackmore. <br />4 Black Sea. <br />5 Yellow. <br />6 Guitar. <br />7 Bubble and squeak. <br />8 Charles II. <br />9 Wright Brothers. <br />10 Edinburgh.<br />11 Yellow. <br />12 England and France. <br />13 Sharp. <br />14 White and yellow. <br />15 24. <br />16 Bishop. <br />17 Animal. <br />18 Cricket. <br />19 Van Gogh. <br />20 Berkshire<br /><br />1 What term is given to the distance from the centre of a circle to the outer<br /> edge?<br />2 Which is the highest mountain in the Alps?<br />3 How many points are there on a snowflake?<br />4 Who wrote the story "The Invisible Man"?<br />5 On which island did King John set his seal to the Magna Carta?<br />6 How many degrees in a right angle?<br />7 Which Derbyshire town gives its name to a Tart?<br />8 Jonquil is a shade of which colour?<br />9 What is halitosis?<br />10 Who created the character Kiki the parrot?<br />11 Which sea does the River Rhone flow into?<br />12 In which card game can you stick and twist?<br />13 How is singer/songwriter John Henry Deutschendorf better known?<br />14 The Rio Grande separates which two countries?<br />15 In Latin, what does "Ave Marie" mean?<br />16 How many decades are there in two centuries?<br />17 How many stripes does a police sergeant have on his arm?<br />18 Which royal was quoted by the press as saying "Why don't you naff off"?<br />19 Which writer created Philip Marlowe, the private eye?<br />20 What is the name for the study of rocks and the earth's crust?<br /><br />Answers<br /><br />1 Radius. <br />2 Mont Blanc. <br />3 Six. <br />4 H. G. Wells. <br />5 Runnymede. <br />6 90 degrees. <br />7 Bakewell. <br />8 Yellow. <br />9 Bad breath. <br />10 Enid Blyton. <br />11 Mediterranean. <br />12 Pontoon. <br />13 John Denver. <br />14 Mexico and USA. <br />15 Hail, Mary <br />16 20. <br />17 Three. <br />18 Princess Anne. <br />19 Raymond Chandler. <br />20 Geology <br /><br />QUIZTIME 26 SPORTS AND LIESURE<br /><br />WHEN WAS THE FIRST FA CUP FINAL HELD IN,(A)1868, (B)1872 OR (C)1876?<br />1872<br />IN WHICH MONTH IS THE ASCOT RACE MEETING HELD?<br />JUNE<br />IN MOTOR RACING, WHAT IS THE COLOUR OF FLAG TO SIGNIFY 'DANGER, NO OVERTAKING', (A)RED, (B)BLUE, OR (C)YELLOW?<br />(C)YELLOW<br />WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL YACHTING EVENT COINCIDING WITH 'COWES WEEK'? <br />ADMIRAL'S CUP<br />HOW MANY PIECES DOES EACH PLAYER HAVE IN BACKGAMMON?<br />15<br />'BOSTON CRAB' IS A TERM USED IN WHICH SPORT?<br />WRESTLING<br />WHAT IS THE NAME OF CHICAGO'S AMERICAN FOOTBALL TEAM?<br />BEARS<br />HOW MANY PEGS OR MARBLES ARE THERE IN A SOLITAIRE BOARD GAME?<br />33<br />THE AUTHOR DICK FRANCIS WAS FORMERLY FAMOUS IN WHICH SPORT?<br />HORSE RACING<br />WHAT IS THE NAME OF FULHAM'S FOOTBALL GROUND?<br />CRAVEN COTTAGE<br />'LUTZ' IS THE TERM USED IN WHICH SPORT?<br />SKATING<br />'THE CURTIS CUP' IS AWARDED FOR WHICH SPORT?<br />GOLF<br />HOW MANY SQUARES ARE THERE ON A TRADITIONAL SNAKES AND LADDERS BOARD?<br />100<br />IN ICE HOCKEY, HOW MANY PLAYERS FROM EACH SIDE ARE ALLOWED ON THE ICE AT ANY ONE TIME?<br />6<br />IN ROWING, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY RESERVE TEAM?<br />ISIS<br />HOW MANY GOALS DID GEOFF HURST SCORE IN THE 1966 WORLD CUP FINAL?<br />3<br />IN WHICH OLYMPIC GAMES WERE WOMEN'S ATHLETIC EVENTS INCLUDED FOR THE FIRST TIME?<br />1928<br />'CANASTA' IS A CARD GAME. TRUE OR FALSE?<br />TRUE<br />WHO WAS THE MANAGER OF THE ENGLAND WORLD CUP WINNING TEAM IN 1966?<br />SIR ALF RAMSEY<br />WHICH LONDON CLUB PLAYS IN A RED AND BLUE STRIPED JERSEY? (FOOTBALL)<br />CRYSTAL PALACE <br /><br />QUIZTIME 27 <br /><br />Q: WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE DOG IN THE FAMOUS FIVE BOOKS?<br />A: TIMMY<br />Q: WHICH MURDERER LIVED AT 10, RILLINGTON PLACE?<br />A: JOHN CHRISTIE<br />Q: MYTHOLOGY, ON WHICH ISLAND DID THE MINOTAUR LIVE? <br />A: CRETE<br />Q: IN THE FILM 'WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT' WHAT WAS THE NAME OF ROGER'S WIFE? <br />A: JESSICA<br />Q: HOW LONG DID MARY POPPINS SAY SHE WOULD STAY WITH THE CHILDREN? <br />A: TILL THE WIND CHANGED<br />Q: WHO WROTE 'MOLL FLANDERS'?<br />A: DANIEL DEFOE<br />Q: IN WHICH COUNTRY IS MT POPOCATEPETL? <br />A: MEXICO<br />Q: HOW IS STALINGRAD NOW KNOWN?<br />A: VOLGOGRAD<br />Q: LJUBLJANA IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A: SLOVENIA<br />Q: WHICH ACTOR STARRED IN 'DOGDAY AFTERNOON' AND 'FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE'? <br />A: AL PACINO<br /><br />Q: URIAH HEAP IS A CHARACTER IN WHICH DICKENS' NOVEL? <br />A: DAVID COPPERFIELD<br />Q: WHAT NATIONALITY WAS THE COMPOSER GUSTAV HOLST?<br />A: BRITISH<br />Q: GIRAFFE, BLISTER, STAG AND HERCULES ARE ALL TYPES OF WHAT? <br />A: BEETLES<br />Q: IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE SIMPSON DESERT?<br />A: AUSTRALIA<br />Q: WHAT ARE ORIONIDS, LEONIDS AND PERSEIDS?<br />A: METEOR SHOWERS<br />Q: SPECTACLED, KODAK AND MALAYAN ARE ALL TYPES OF WHAT?<br />A: BEAR<br />Q: WHAT SORT OF CREATURE IS A FROGMOUTH? <br />A: A FISH<br />Q: WHO WROTE THE 3 MUSKETEERS ?<br />A: ALEXANDER DUMAS<br />Q: KISSING DISEASE IS THE COMMON NAME FOR WHICH ILLNESS? <br />A: GLANDULAR FEVER<br />Q: HOW DID MARY READ AND ANNE BONNY MAKE A LIVING IN THE 18TH CENTURY?<br />A: PIRATES<br /><br />Q: HAITIAN DICTATOR PAPA DOC'S REAL NAME IS WHAT? <br />A: FRANCOIS DUVALIER<br />Q: WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SICILY?<br />A: PALERMO<br />Q: ACCORDING TO LEGEND WHO WAS STRUCK BLIND AFTER WATCHING LADY GODIVA?<br />A: PEEPING TOM<br />Q: GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHICH CREATURE SPRANG FROM THE BLOOD OF MEDUSA WHEN SHE DIED? <br />A: PEGASUS<br />Q: WHO COMPOSED CARMINA BURANA?<br />A: CARL ORFF<br />Q: EXCLUDING THE UK, SUSSEX, MIDDLESEX AND CORNWALL ARE THE THREE COUNTIES OF WHICH ISLAND? <br />A: JAMAICA<br />Q: WHAT IS A GROUP OF CATS CALLED?<br />A: A CLOWDER<br />Q: NURSE, LEMON AND WHALE ARE ALL TYPES OF WHAT?<br />A: SHARK<br />Q: NAME THE 2 COUNTRIES WHO FOUGHT THE PASTRY WAR IN 1838?<br />A: MEXICO AND FRANCE<br />Q: WHAT IS A MALE KANGAROO CALLED?<br />A: A BOOMER<br /><br />Q: GREEK MYTHOLOGY. WHO KILLED ACHILLES? <br />A: PARIS<br />Q: MEDIEVAL CASTLES HAD A BUTTERY, WHAT WAS THIS ROOM USED FOR? <br />A: TO KEEP WINE AND ALE<br />Q: WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC NAME FOR THE JAWBONE?<br />A: THE MANDIBLE<br />Q: WHO WROTE THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY?<br />A: H.E. BATES<br />Q: IF I GAVE YOU A SUDATORY WHAT WOULD YOU DO ?<br />A: SWEAT, IT'S A VAPOUR BATH<br />Q: HOW DID AL CAPONE DIE? <br />A: SYPHILLIS<br />Q: WHICH ILLNESS KILLED OLIVER CROMWELL?<br />A: MALARIA<br />Q: WHAT SORT OF CREATURE IS A BOOMSLANG? <br />A: SNAKE<br />Q: WHAT SORT OF ANIMAL HAS A FEMALE CALLED A FLYER ? <br />A: KANGAROO<br />Q: WHAT IS GENIOPHOBIA THE FEAR OF?<br />A: CHINS<br /><br />Q: HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPPEDALIOPHOBIA IS THE FEAR OF?<br />A: LONG WORDS<br />Q: WHAT TYPE OF CREATURE IS A WOBBEGONG?<br />A: SHARK <br />Q: WHAT IS A SITOOTERIE? <br />A: A GAZEBO OR SUMMERHOUSE.<br />Q: WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SRI LANKA?<br />A: COLOMBO<br />Q: WHERE DOES DESPERATE DAN LIVE? <br />A: CACTUSVILLE<br />Q: WHICH OLYMPIC SPORT NEEDS A PLANTING BOX?<br />A: POLE VAULT<br />Q: CLINT EASTWOOD PLAYED WHO IN RAWHIDE?<br />A: ROWDY YATES<br />Q: WHICH TRAIN HOLDS THE WORLD SPEED RECORD FOR A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE? <br />A: THE MALLARD<br />Q: WHAT TYPE OF FRUIT IS A LAXTON SUPERB? <br />A: APPLE<br />Q: IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THERE A NATIONAL HOLIDAY CALLED 'DAY OF THE DEAD'?<br />A: MEXICO <br /><br /><br />QUIZTIME 28<br /><br />Q: WHAT IS A SHADUF (SHADOOF)?<br />A: A HAND OPERATED DEVICE FOR LIFTING WATER<br />Q: HOW IS THE DISEASE VARIOLA BETTER KNOWN?<br />A: SMALLPOX<br />Q: WITH WHICH FAMOUS BOOK WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE THE CHARACTERS OF MAGWITCH AND ESTELLA?<br />A: "GREAT EXPECTATIONS"<br />Q: WHO WROTE "MOBY DICK"?<br />A: HERMAN MELVILLE<br />Q: IN WHICH SHAKESPEARE PLAY DO THE CHARACTERS BEATRICE AND BENEDICK APPEAR?<br />A: "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING"<br />Q: MONTSERRAT IS AN ISLAND IN WHICH WEST INDIAN GROUP?<br />A: THE LEEWARD ISLANDS<br />Q: IN A STANDARD PACK OF CARDS, WHY IS THE KING OF HEARTS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE SUICIDE KING?<br />A: HE HAS A SWORD THROUGH HIS HEAD<br />Q: THE ROCK GROUP "SATAN'S JESTERS" LATER FOUND FAME WITH WHICH NAME?<br />A: THE ROLLING STONES<br />Q: WHICH FRUIT IS ALSO KNOWN BY THE SCIENTIFIC NAME OF "MALUS PUMILA"?<br />A: THE APPLE<br />Q: WHICH JAMES BOND VILLAIN HAD HIS HEART ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY?<br />A: DR NO<br /><br />Q: WHAT IS OMBROPHOBIA THE FEAR OF?<br />A: RAIN<br />Q: "CAMBRIDGE FAVOURITE", "ROYAL SOVEREIGN" AND "TALISMAN" ARE VARIETIES OF WHAT?<br />A: STRAWBERRIES<br />Q: IN WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY IS THE WORLDS LONGEST ROAD TUNNEL?<br />A: SWITZERLAND<br />Q: WHAT WAS THE TITLE OF BEETHOVEN'S ONLY OPERA?<br />A: "FIDELIO"<br />Q: WHAT IS A SUMO WRESTLING TOURAMENT CALLED?<br />A: A BASHO<br />Q: WHICH WAS THE FIRST FILM DIRECTED BY CLINT EASTWOOD?<br />A: PLAY MISTY FOR ME<br />Q: WHAT WAS HONG KONG PHOOEY'S CAT CALLED?<br />A: SPOT <br />Q: IN WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY IS THE PORT OF GALLIPOLI?<br />A: TURKEY<br />Q: WHAT METHOD OF TRANSPORT WAS INVENTED BY KARL D. SAUERBRONN?<br />A: THE BICYCLE (1816)<br />Q: IN WHICH SPORT ARE THERE DEFENSIVE POSITIONS CALLED PRIME, TIERCE AND OCTAVE?<br />A: FENCING<br /><br />Q: WHAT IS A RASBORA?<br />A: FISH<br />Q: WHO ORIGINALLY CREATED THE CHARACTER OF "BATMAN"?<br />A: BOB KANE<br />Q: WHO WROTE "THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER"?<br />A: FRANCIS SCOTT KEY<br />Q: WHAT IS SEPPUKO?<br />A:HARI KARI, OR RITUAL SUICIDE<br />Q: WHO WAS THE AUTHOR OF THE IPCRESS FILE AND THE BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN? <br />A: LEN DEIGHTON<br />Q: WHAT IS THE SI UNIT FOR CAPACITANCE?<br />A: FARAD<br />Q: WHICH DRUG IS OBTAINED FROM THE CINCHONA TREE?<br />A: QUININE<br />Q:WHICH GAS IS USED IN A REFRIGERATOR ?<br />A: FREON<br />Q: WHAT IS THE SINGULAR OF THE WORD SCAMPI?<br />A: SCAMPO<br />Q: WHAT WAS ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S LAST FILM CALLED?<br />A: "THE FAMILY PLOT"<br /><br />Q: JAKARTA IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH COUNTRY? <br />A: INDONESIA<br />Q: WHAT IS AN ISHIHARA TEST USED FOR?<br />A: TO DETERMINE IF SOMEONE IS COLOUR BLIND<br />Q: WHAT WAS THE NAME OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR'S WIFE?<br />A: MATILDA<br />Q: WHAT WAS THE NAME OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH'S SHIP IN THE BATTLE OF THE ARMADA?<br />A: THE ARK<br />Q: WHAT IS THE SMALLEST COUNTRY IN CENTRAL AMERICA?<br />A: EL SAVADOR<br />Q: WHAT COUNTRY DID THE ROMANS CALL LUSITANIA?<br />A: PORTUGAL<br />Q: WHICH ENGLISH WRITERS FIRST NOVEL WAS CALLED "THE LIGHT THAT FAILED"?<br />A: RUDYARD KIPLING<br />Q: WHO WROTE "THE CATCHER IN THE RYE"?<br />A: J.D. SALINGER<br />Q: WHO WROTE "LORD OF THE FLIES"?<br />A: WILLIAM GOLDING<br />Q: WHO'S BODY WAS STOLEN FROM ITS GRAVE IN 1978? <br />A: CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S<br /><br />Q:WHICH BIRD IS ON THE LOGO OF THE RSPB?<br />A: AN AVOCET<br />Q: WHAT IS THE ONLY DOMESTIC ANIMAL NOT MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE?<br />A: THE CAT<br />Q: WHAT IS A NECROGRAPHER?<br />A: AN OBITUARY WRITER<br />Q: WHAT IS A LEPRECHAUN'S PROFESSION?<br />A: A COBBLER (SHOEMAKER)<br />Q: WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE DOG IN PETER PAN?<br />A: NANA<br />Q: WHO WAS THE FIRST ANIMAL FILM STAR?<br />A: RIN TIN TIN<br />Q: MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE THE HARPY HAD THE HEAD OF WHAT? <br />A: AN OLD WOMAN<br />Q: WHERE IN YOUR BODY WOULD YOU FIND YOUR TALUS?<br />A: ANKLE<br />Q: WHAT ARE COMPLEX, VULGAR AND MIXED?<br />A: FRACTIONS<br />Q: BY WHAT OTHER NAME IS TUNGSTEN KNOWN?<br />A: WOLFRAM <br /><br />QUIZTIME 29<br /><br />Q: KERATITIS AFFECTS WHICH PART OF THE BODY?<br />A: THE EYES(INFLAMMATION OF CORNEA)<br />Q: AN ERG IS A UNIT OF WHAT?<br />A: ENERGY OR WORK<br />Q: WHAT CAN BE DIPOLE, LOOP AND HELICAL?<br />A: AERIALS<br />Q: IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM? <br />A: JORDAN<br />Q: WHICH VEGETABLE IS IN THE DISH EGG FLORENTINE?<br />A: SPINACH<br />Q: WHICH DICKENS CHARACTER IS BORN, BROUGHT UP AND MARRIED IN THE PRISON HER <br />FATHER WAS CONFINED TO FOR DEBT?<br />A: LITTLE DORRIT<br />Q: ON WHAT WOULD YOU FIND A BED,PRESSER FOOT, HAND WHEEL?<br />A: SEWING MACHINE<br />Q: WHAT IS STORED IN A BINNACLE? <br />A: A COMPASS<br />Q: WHICH CITY WAS THE CAPITAL OF JAPAN BEFORE 1868<br />A: KYOTO<br />Q: WHICH FILM WAS BASED ON THE JOHN WYNDHAM BOOK 'THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS'?<br />A: VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED<br /><br />Q: HOW MANY EYES DOES A BEE HAVE?<br />A: 5<br />Q: HOW WAS ETHIOPIA FORMERLY KNOWN?<br />A: ABYSSINIA<br />Q: WHICH SUBSTANCE CAUSES THE BLOOD TO CLOT?<br />A: FIBRIN<br />Q: IN WHICH CITY IS BIZET'S "CARMEN" SET?<br />A: SEVILLE<br />Q: BLONDIE'S "CALL ME" WAS ON THE SOUNDTRACK TO WHICH FILM?<br />A: AMERICAN GIGOLO<br />Q: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE UNLEAVENED BREAD EATEN BY JEWS DURING PASSOVER?<br />A: MATZO<br />Q: WHO COMPOSED THE SOUNDTRACK FOR THE DISNEY FILM 'TARZAN'?<br />A: PHIL COLLINS<br />Q: WHICH IS THE LARGEST BRITISH WILD BIRD?<br />A: THE MUTE SWAN<br />Q: VALLETTA IS THE CAPITAL OF WHERE?<br />A: MALTA<br />Q: WHICH ALCOHOLIC DRINKS MAKE A 'RUSTY NAIL'?<br />A: WHISKY AND DRAMBUIE<br /><br />Q: WHAT IS A TREBUCHET?<br />A: A GIANT CATAPULT<br />Q: WHICH POP GROUP WERE ORIGINALLY CALLED THE HOOTENANNY SINGERS?<br />A: ABBA<br />Q: OF WHAT IS SPHEKSOPHOBIA A FEAR OF?<br />A: WASPS<br />Q: BAGDHAD LIES ON THE BANKS OF WHICH RIVER?<br />A: TIGRIS<br />Q: KIGALI IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A: RWANDA<br />Q: WHICH IS THE PRINCIPAL TOWN OF GUERNSEY? <br />A: ST PETERPORT<br />Q: TO WHICH COUNTRY DO THE RABBIT ISLANDS BELONG?<br />A: TURKEY<br />Q:WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF ESTONIA? <br />A: TALLINN<br />Q: WHAT IS MAJOLICA?<br />A: ENAMELLED POTTERY<br />Q: WHICH RELIGIOUS ORGANISATION WERE ORIGINALLY CALLED THE RUSSELLITES?<br /> A: JEHOVA'S WITNESSES<br /><br />Q: WHICH IS THE LARGEST ISLAND OF THE WEST INDIES?<br />A: CUBA<br />Q: WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO THE KNIFE USED BY THE GHURKAS?<br />A: KUKRI<br />Q: WHO WAS THE HUSBAND OF HEBE?<br />A: HERCULES<br />Q: WHERE DO DOOZERS DO THEIR BUILDING?<br />A: FRAGGLE ROCK<br />Q: MAGELLAN, GALAPAGOS AND LITTLE BLUE ARE ALL TYPES OF WHAT?<br />A: PENGUIN<br />Q: WHICH VOLCANO DESTROYED POMPEII?<br />A: VESUVIUS<br />Q: WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF URUGUAY?<br />A: MONTEVIDEO<br />Q:WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO THE CULTIVATION OF PLANTS WITHOUT SOIL?<br />A: HYDROPONICS<br />Q: WHAT IS A NEMATODE?<br />A: A TYPE OF WORM<br />Q:WHAT IS MEASURED USING A PLUVIOMETER?<br />A: RAINFALL<br /><br />Q: GREY,RED,RAT AND TREE ARE ALL TYPES OF WHICH CREATURE?<br />A: KANGAROO<br />Q: DIANA, SPIDER AND BROWN HOWLER ARE ALL TYPES OF WHICH CREATURE? <br />A: MONKEY<br />Q: WHAT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF ARGENTINA'S FLAG?<br />A: THE SUN<br />Q: WHOSE BOOKS INCLUDE "A STONE FOR DANNY FISHER" AND "SPELLBINDER"?<br />A: HAROLD ROBBINS<br />Q: WHO COMPOSED "APPALACHIAN SPRING?<br />A: COPLAND<br />Q: ON WHICH MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND DID THE MINOAN CIVILISATION EXIST?<br />A: CRETE<br />Q: IN 1917 THE USA BOUGHT THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A: DENMARK<br />Q: WHO WAS THE AUTHOR OF "THE CLOCKWORK ORANGE"? <br />A: ANTHONY BURGESS<br />Q: IN THE FILM "TOMMY" WHO PLAYED THE ACID QUEEN?<br />A: TINA TURNER<br />Q: WHAT IS GHEE?<br />A: CLARIFIED BUTTER<br /><br />QUIZTIME 30<br />1. Which car company produces a model called the 'Charade' ?<br /><br />A. DAIHATSU.<br /><br />2. Who succeeded Edward heath as 'Father of the House of Commons' after the 2001 General Election ?<br /><br />A. TAM DALYELL.<br /><br />3. Which fruit is used to make 'Calvados' brandy ?<br /><br />A. APPLE.<br /><br />4. Which famous explorer is associated with the boat 'Vittoria' ?<br /><br />A. MAGELLAN.<br /><br />5. Lake Como and the city of Milan are situated in which region of Italy ?<br /><br />A. LOMBARDY.<br /><br />6. During which conflict did 69 year old William Raynor become the oldest winner of the Victoria Cross ?<br /><br />A. INDIAN MUTINY.<br /><br />7. Which US Admiral was commander of the US Pacific fleet 1942-45 ?<br /><br />A. CHESTER NIMITZ.<br /><br />8. Which famous singer released an album, which was short-listed for a Mercury Prize, called 'Heathen' ?<br /><br /> A. DAVID BOWIE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. Which small lake lies between Grasmere and Windermere ?<br /><br />A. RYDAL WATER.<br /><br />2. Which airline, taken over by B.O.A.C. in 1939 was formed by the amalgamation of the airline 'Air Transport and Travel' and four smaller companies ?<br /><br />A. IMPERIAL AIRWAYS.<br /><br />3. 'The Honourable Mrs. Graham' is by which 18th century English portrait painter ?<br /><br />A. THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH.<br /><br />4. Of which bird did Wordsworth write "While I am lying on the grass, thy two-fold shout I hear" ?<br /><br />A. CUCKOO.<br /><br />5. Which European city is served by Deurne airport ?<br /><br />A. ANTWERP.<br /><br />6. Footballer Chris Lawler made his name with Liverpool but with which club did he finish his playing career ?<br /><br />A. STOCKPORT COUNTY.<br /><br />7. How is Mrs. Hanna Glawari described in the tilte of the operetta about her fictionalised life ?<br /><br />A. 'THE MERRY WIDOW'.<br /><br />8. Which Victorian scientist said "Man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life" ?<br /><br />A. CHARLES DARWIN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In which sport was Scot Graeme Obree briefly world record holder in 1993, only to lose it to another Briton shortly afterwards ?<br /><br />A. CYCLING.<br /><br />2. In which city were French Kings crowned up till 1825 ?<br /><br />A. RHEIMS.<br /><br />3. What does the 'E' stand for in then acronym OECD ?<br /><br />A. ECONOMIC.<br /><br />4. In what year did the 'QEII' make her maiden voyage ?<br /><br />A. 1969.<br /><br />5. What is the main business of the internet sites 'qxl.com' and 'ebay.com' ?<br /><br />A. ON-LINE AUCTIONS.<br /><br />6. The cities of Seville and Cadiz are located in which region of Spain ?<br /><br />A. ANDALUCIA.<br /><br />7. In April 2001, who became the first "space tourist" ?<br /><br />A. DENNIS TITO.<br /><br />8. 'Mike Belker' and 'Frank Furillo' were characters in which US drama series ?<br /><br />A. 'HILL STREET BLUES'.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Originally called the daily Universal Register, what is it called today ?<br /><br />A. THE TIMES.<br /><br />2. What is the principle interest of the internet site 'bol.com' ?<br /><br />A. BOOK SELLING.<br /><br />3. Ruth Winters is the President of which Trade Union ?<br /><br />A. F.B.U. (Fire Brigades Union).<br /><br />4. The fourmart, or foul-marten, is an old name for which creature ?<br /><br />A. POLECAT.<br /><br />5. Which English explorer set sail in 1576 with two ships, the 'Michael' and the 'Gabriel' searching for the North West Passage ?<br /><br />A. MARTIN FROBISHER.<br /><br />6. What name is given to the vertical bar dividing a window ?<br /><br />A. A MULLION.<br /><br />7. Which future Best Actor 'Oscar' winner made his film debut "Up The River" in 1930 ?<br /><br />A. SPENCER TRACY.<br /><br />8. Who in 1994 was the first Briton since Tommy Simpson to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France ?<br /><br />A. CHRIS BOARDMAN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. By what name was King Edward VIII known to his family ?<br /><br />A. DAVID.<br /><br />2. What name is given to the central single wedge shaped block at the top of an arch ?<br /><br />A. KEYSTONE.<br /><br />3. 'Slivovitz' is a brandy made from which fruit ?<br /><br />A. PLUM.<br /><br />4. Which ship, the first ocean going vessel propelled by the turning of a screw was designed by Brunel and launched in 1843 ?<br /><br />A. THE 'GREAT BRITAIN'.<br /><br />5. Who became an international at 16 in 1956, won World Cup medals in 1958 and 1970, and scored his 1000th goal in first-class football in 1969 ?<br /><br />A. PELE.<br /><br />6. Which group had a massive world-wide hit with the album, 'Parachutes' ?<br /><br />A. COLDPLAY.<br /><br />7. Which magazine was formerly known as the 'London Charivari' ?<br /><br />A. PUNCH.<br /><br />8. Which product was advertised with the slogan "It's what your right arm's for" ?<br /><br />A. BEER (Courage).<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. "The School For Lovers" is the subtitle of which of Mozart's operas ?<br /><br />A. 'COSI FAN TUTI'.<br /><br />2. Which bird did Wordsworth describe as "Ethereal minstrel, pilgrim of the sky" ?<br /><br />A. SKYLARK.<br /><br />3. Near which Cumbrian lake is Aira Force ?<br /><br />A. ULLSWATER.<br /><br />4. Footballer Alan Ball made his name with Everton but with which club did he play his last league game ?<br /><br />A. BRISTOL ROVERS.<br /><br />5. "Water Lilies" is by which 19th-20th. century 'French Impressionist' painter ?<br /><br />A. CLAUDE MONET.<br /><br />6. Which French writer said "Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time" ?<br /><br />A. VICTOR HUGO.<br /><br />7. Grantley Adams airport serves which West Indian island ?<br /><br />A. BARBADOS.<br /><br />8. Which American airline, formed in 1930 by the amalgamation of Western Air Express and Transcontinental Air Transport, had Howard Hughes as principal stockholder from 1939-1960 ?<br /><br />A. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES (T.W.A.).<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What does the 'O' stand for in the acronym OPEC ?<br /><br />A. ORGANISATION.<br /><br />2. Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1964 to 1967 ?<br /><br />A. JAMES CALLAGHAN.<br /><br />3. What is the SI unit of electric capacitance ?<br /><br />A. FARAD.<br /><br />4. By what name was King George VI known to his family ?<br /><br />A. BERTIE.<br /><br />5. Which product was advertised with the slogan "Good to the last drop" ?<br /><br />A. COFFEE (Maxwell House).<br /><br />6. 'Arnie Becker' and 'Douglas Brackman Jr.' were characters in which US drama series ?<br /><br />A. L.A. LAW.<br /><br />7. During the Second World War which General commanded the US forces in China and Burma ?<br /><br />A. JOSEPH STILWELL.<br /><br />8. What is the distinctive feature of birds of the class 'ratites' ?<br /><br />A. FLIGHTLESS.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which car company produces a car called the 'Sonata' ?<br /><br />A. HYUNDAI.<br /><br />2. What is the SI unit of electric charge ?<br /><br />A. COULOMB.<br /><br />3. Which Russian, in 1982, became the second woman in space ?<br /><br />A. SVETLANA SAVITSKAYA.<br /><br />4. Who was the youngest winner of the Victoria Cross, prior to Jack Cornwall ?<br /><br />A. GEORGE PEACHMENT (soldier aged 18, post. 25.09.1915).<br /><br />5. "Ragtime" was which 'Oscar' winnin g actor's last film ?<br /><br />A. JAMES CAGNEY.<br /><br />6. In which French city was Joan of Arc burned at the stake ?<br /><br />A. ROUEN.<br /><br />7. Of which union is Mick Rix the General Secretary ?<br /><br />A. A.S.L.E.F.<br /><br />8. Who won the World Motor Racing Championship at the age of 46 in 1957 ?<br /><br />A. FANGIO.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. In cooking, the term 'Robert' denotes the use of what ?<br /><br />A. MUSTARD.<br /><br />2. Which element has the symbol Zn ?<br /><br />A. ZINC.<br /><br />3. Which architect designed the 'Bankside' and 'Battersea' power stations ?<br /><br />A. SIR GILES GILBERT SCOTT.<br /><br />4. Which author wrote the novels "Harry's Game" and "The Journeyman Tailor" ?<br /><br />A. GERALD SEYMOUR.<br /><br />5. Which group recorded the albums "Desperado", "One Of These Nights" and "The Long Run" ?<br /><br />A. THE EAGLES. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 31<br /><br />1. Which are the only two chess pieces that can make the first move?<br />Pawns & Knights <br />2. In an orchestra, do Celloists sit left or right of the conductor?<br />Right<br />3. What was the first craft to land on Mars called?<br />Viking I<br />4. Which country did Hannibal attack via the Alps?<br />Italy<br />5. Four Points - One Point Each - Which four nations fought in the Crimean war?<br />Britain, France, Russia & Turkey <br />6. Circus performer, Jules Leotard is immortalized in which well known song?<br />That Daring Young Man On The Flying Trapeze<br />7. William Cody died in 1917. What is his more familiar name?<br />Buffalo Bill<br />8. Which singer songwriter's autobiography was entitled 'Laughter in The Rain'?<br />Neil Sedaka<br />9. Name the cartoon character, described as a 'Belgian boy scout' who first appeared in a newspaper in 1929?<br />Tintin (created by Herge)<br />10. The heroine of which opera had a bullfighter lover called Escamillo?<br />Carmen<br />11. What was the name of Sir Clive Sinclair's electric trike, launched in 1985?<br />The C5<br />12. In which country would you find the Kramat Tunggak, the world's largest red-light district?<br />Indonesia <br />13. American actor Ray Bolger was born in 1904. Which character did he play in the classic film 'The Wizard of Oz'?<br />The Scarecrow<br />14. Rachel Miner is the estranged wife of which young actor?<br />Macauley Culkin<br />15. Which Snooker player had the nickname of the Romford Robot?<br />Steve Davis<br />16. In which country are over a quarter of the male population Buddhist monks?<br />Tibet <br />17. For how many years are children's passports valid?<br />Five Years<br />18. Which American city has 8 of the world's 10 largest hotels?<br />Las Vegas<br />19. Rolf Harris was once Australian Junior Champion at which sport?<br />Swimming - Backstroke<br />20. Family Fortunes Question - Top answer required - Something that is Black & White?<br />Newspaper / Zebra Crossing / Barcode / Penguin / TV<br /><br />21. Which Year - Fidel Castro declared himself a Marxist-Leninist who would lead Cuba to communism, Birth control pills became available on the NHS, The Elvis Presley album "Blue Hawaii" went to number one in the U.S and The Beach Boys played their first gig?<br />1961 - The Beatles were rejected for the first time by EMI Records, They later signed them!<br />22. What was the name of Inspector Clouseau' s unpredictable manservant in "The Pink Panther"?<br />Cato<br />23. Which famous building can be found at 350 Fifth Ave. New York?<br />Empire State Building<br />24. Which Scandinavian country has the longest north sea coast?<br />Norway<br />25. In which sport do sprinters go deliberately slow for most of the race?<br />Cycling<br />26. Roger Lloyd Pack played Trigger in "Only Fools and Horses" but in which comedy did he play Owen Newitt?<br />The Vicar of Dibley<br />27. How many spices and herbs go into Kentucky Fried Chicken, is it - 8, 11, or 15?<br />Eleven<br />28. Whose titles include Earl of Carrick, Baron Renfrew and Great Steward of Scotland?<br />Prince Charles / The Prince Of Wales<br />29. In "The Odyssey", into what did the witch Circe change the sailors?<br />Pigs<br />30. Which city in Siberia gives its name to a character in "The Wombles"?<br />Tomsk<br />31. Who was pictured on the reverse of the last English pound notes?<br />Sir Isaac Newton<br />32. Which was the first human organ to be successfully transplanted? <br />Kidney<br />33. From which country does the martial art Taekwondo originate?<br />Korea<br />34. What have Wayne from Wayne's world and Rodney from Only Fools and Horses got in common?<br />Both have a girlfriend / wife called Cassandra <br />35. In Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, which planet do the Mysterons come from?<br />Mars<br />36. In which American state is Jack Daniel's distilled?<br />Tennessee <br />37. On which TV show did Les Dawson say, 'My prizes are so bad, some people leave them in the foyer"?<br />Blankety Blank<br />38. What does Grumpy reply in Snow White & the Seven Dwarves' when she (SW) says to him 'How do you do'?<br />How do you do what?<br />39. Six out of the seven goals scored by England at the 1986 World Cup finals were scored by Gary Lineker, Who scored the other one?<br />Peter Beardsley<br />40. Who won the World Proffesional snooker Championship's between 1957 - 1964?<br />No - one - it was not held!<br />TIE-BREAKER - How many 30 minute episodes of Tv's Spitting Image were made?<br />122<br />Spare - In golf a warning shout of 'fore' may be heard. In which sport might you hear a shout of 'timber'?<br />Archery (Toxophily) <br /><br />QUIZTIME 32<br /><br />A. Eric Burdon was the lead singer with which British group of the 1960's? ANIMALS<br /><br />B. Sable is the heraldic name for which colour? BLACK<br /><br />C. What is the main ingredient in piri piri sauce? CHILLI<br /><br />D. Phobosis one of the two moons of Mars, what is the other? DEIMOS<br /><br />E. Which mammal is the only one with four knees? ELEPHANT<br /><br />F. Which device in a car drives the water pump and the alternator? FAN BELT<br /><br />G. What colour does copper give to a firework? GREEN<br /><br />H. Of what fish is rollmop an uncooked pickled fillet? HERRING<br /><br />I. The orchestra has a variety of them? INSTRUMENTS<br /><br />J. In which film did Roy Scheider play a character called Martin Brody? JAWS<br /><br />K. What are the young of Squirrels called? KITTENS<br /><br />L. What is a missive? LETTER<br /><br />M. Which animal depicts the Indian god Hanuman? MONKEY<br /><br />N. Nereid and Triton are satellites of which planet? NEPTUNE<br /><br />O. What is the main ingredient of Tapanade? OLIVES<br /><br />P. Which herb is used to make Gremolata garnish? PARSLEY<br /><br />Q. Its also a duvet? QUILT<br /><br />R. Who was the sun god of ancient Egypt? RA<br /><br />S. In cookery what is forcemeat used for? STUFFING<br /><br />T. What spice adds a yellow colour to curries? TUMERIC<br /><br />U. Living in a city or town? URBAN<br /><br />V. Where would you find the Swiss Guard? VATICAN CITY<br /><br />w. Which highly-infectious disease is caused by Bordetella pertussis? WHOOPING COUGH<br /><br />X. Copying machine? XEROX<br /><br />Y. A tropical plant? YUKKA<br /><br />Z. A fertilzed egg cell? ZYGOTE<br /><br />QUIZTIME 33<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which large work of art has 'Aesop's Fables', round its border ?<br /><br />A. BAYEUX TAPESTRY.<br /><br />2. In the USA during World War I, any reference to things German was considered to be unpatriotic; in order to avoid this problem which common foodstuff was called a 'Salisbury Steak' ?<br /><br />A. HAMBURGER.<br /><br />3. How many wooden objects are normally in full view on a cricket field, during play ?<br /><br />A. TWELVE (six stumps, four bails, two bats).<br /><br />4. Complete the name of the pop group, 'Harold Melvin and the ...' ?<br /><br />A. BLUE NOTES.<br /><br />5. What would a 'Wainwright' have made ?<br /><br />A. WAGONS.<br /><br />6. Who is Chairman of Aston Villa Football Club ?<br /><br />A. DOUG ELLIS.<br /><br />7. Who is Managing Director of Birmingham City Football Club ?<br /><br />A. KAREN BRADY.<br /><br />8. Name either of the writers of the tv series 'Yes, Minister' ?<br /><br />A. (Anthony) JAY and (Jonathan) LYNN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. Which independent family company is Britain's oldest brewer, having been brewing on the site in Faversham since 1698 ?<br /><br />A. SHEPHERD NEAME.<br /><br />2. What is the poisonous acid found in Rhubarb leaves ?<br /><br />A. OXALIC ACID.<br /><br />3. "All Time High", by Rita Coolidge was the theme tune to which 'Bond' movie ?<br /><br />A. 'OCTOPUSSY'.<br /><br />4. In 2001, what was the subject of the 'Phillips Report' ?<br /><br />A. B.S.E. (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or 'Mad Cow's Disease')<br /><br />5. What is the unit of Imperial measure equal to 1/10 of a Nautical Mile ?<br /><br />A. CABLE.<br /><br />6. In which European capital city would you find St. George's castle and The Tower of Belem ?<br /><br />A. LISBON.<br /><br />7. Which operatic heroine leaps to her death, after seeing her lover executed by firing squad ?<br /><br />A. 'TOSCA'.<br /><br />8. Which is the most northerly of the UK's racecourses ?<br /><br />A. PERTH.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which saint was the mother of the 'Virgin Mary' ?<br /><br />A. ST. ANNE.<br /><br />2. A figure in a bowler hat whose face is obscured by an apple, is the principal subject of the painting 'Le Grande Guerre', who painted it ?<br /><br />A. RENE MAGRITTE.<br /><br />3. Name either of the writers of the tv series 'The Good Life' ?<br /><br />A. (John) ESMONDE and (Bob) LARBEY.<br /><br />4. In the Bible, who was the father of the disciples James and John ?<br /><br />A. ZEBEDEE.<br /><br />5. What is the name of the fibrous protein present in the outer layer of the skin and in hair and nails ?<br /><br />A. KERATIN.<br /><br />6. The 'Balboa' is the currency of which country ?<br /><br />A. PANAMA.<br /><br />7. Which American company produces, 'Old Number Seven Whiskey' ?<br /><br />A. JACK DANIELS.<br /><br />8. By what name was the American World War II aircraft, the B 17, better known ?<br /><br />A. FLYING FORTRESS.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In fiction, who was ther arch-enemy of 'Dan dare' ?<br /><br />A. THE MEKON.<br /><br />2. Which one of 'Old Possum's Practical Cats' shares its name with a pop group ?<br /><br />A. MUNGO JERRY.<br /><br />3. An English philosopher (1561-1626) and an English painter born in 1909, both had the same name. What was it ? ( Fore and surname required.)<br /><br />A. FRANCIS BACON.<br /><br />4. Who in Greek myth, is depicted with winged sandals ?<br /><br />A. HERMES.<br /><br />5. The American World War II fighter plane, the P51, was more usually known as what ?<br /><br />A. MUSTANG.<br /><br />6. The playwright who wrote "Tis Pity She's A Whore" in 1633 and the director of the film 'Stagecoach' in 1939 had the same name, What was it ? (Fore and Surname required).<br /><br />A. JOHN FORD.<br /><br />7. What name was coined by American 'fast food' chefs to describe cooked potato chopped into small pieces, formed into small cakes, and then deep fried ?<br /><br />A. HASH BROWNS.<br /><br />8. How does Tracy Emin make her living ?<br /><br />A. SHE'S AN ARTIST.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which creature is used by the Bacardi company, as its symbol ?<br /><br />A. BAT.<br /><br />2. What is the highest commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force ?<br /><br />A. MARSHAL OF THE R.A.F.<br /><br />3. What is the highest commissioned rank in the Royal Navy ?<br /><br />A. ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET.<br /><br />4. What stretch of water separates South Yemen and Somalia ?<br /><br />A. GULF OF ADEN.<br /><br />5. There's a thirteenth wooden object in full view on the cricket field when Kent play at their St. Lawrence ground in Canterbury. What is it ?<br /><br />A. A TREE (in the field of play).<br /><br />6. Who composed the musical shows 'Swingtime' and 'Showboat' ?<br /><br />A. JEROME KERN. <br /><br />7. Who in fiction, was the arch-enemy of 'Flash Gordon' ?<br /><br />A. MING THE MERCILESS.<br /><br />8. In 'Private Eye', what is the column that deals with the press and related matters called ?<br /><br />A. STREET OF SHAME.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. 'Where Are You ?', by Shirley Bassey was the theme tune to which 'Bond' film ?<br /><br />A. 'MOONRAKER'.<br /><br />2. What is the most south-westerly of the UK racecourses ?<br /><br />A. NEWTON ABBOT. <br /><br />3. Which operatic heroine decides to share her lovers fate, being buried alive ?<br /><br />A. AIDA.<br /><br />4. In which European city would you find the Romanesque 10th century Church of St. George and the Cathedral of St. Vitus ?<br /><br />A. PRAGUE.<br /><br />5. Which company, based at Westgate Brewery, Burt St. Edmonds, produces Abbot Ale ?<br /><br />A. GREENE KING.<br /><br />6. In 2001, what was the subject of the 'Redfern Report' ?<br /><br />A. ALDER HEY ORGAN RETENTION SCANDAL.<br /><br />7. How many miles are there in a 'League' ?<br /><br />A. THREE.<br /><br />8. The excess of which acid in the body, causes 'Gout' ?<br /><br />A. URIC ACID.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What is the name of the stretch of water separating Mexico and Cuba ?<br /><br />A. THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.<br /><br />2. Which country's currency is the 'Bira' ?<br /><br />A. ETHIOPIA.<br /><br />3. In 'Private Eye', what is the column that deals with Local Government and related matters ?<br /><br />A. ROTTEN BOROUGHS<br /><br />4. Complete the name of the pop group, 'Kid Creole and the ...', what ?<br /><br />A. COCONUTS.<br /><br />5. Who directed the 1996 film, 'Evita' ?<br /><br />A. ALLAN PARKER.<br /><br />6. Who in Greek myth, is depicted with a thunderbolt ?<br /><br />A. ZEUS.<br /><br />7. 'Trappist' monks, belong to which order ?<br /><br />A. CISTERCIANS.<br /><br />8. 'Capuchin' monks, belong to which order ?<br /><br />A. FRANCISCANS.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What traditionally, would a 'Cordwainer' make ?<br /><br />A. SHOES.<br /><br />2. Berries from which shrub are used to flavour gin ?<br /><br />A. JUNIPER.<br /><br />3. What is the flavour of the liqueur 'Creme de Cassis' ? <br /><br />A. BLACKCURRANT.<br /><br />4. How does Darcy Bussell make her living ?<br /><br />A. SHE'S A BALLET DANCER.<br /><br />5. Who composed the musical shows, 'Kiss Me Kate' and 'Can Can' ?<br /><br />A. COLE PORTER.<br /><br />6. Who directed the film, 'The English Patient' ?<br /><br />A. ANTHONY MINGELLA.<br /><br />7. What is the name of the tube connecting the Middle Ear with the Pharynx ?<br /><br />A. THE EUSTACHIAN TUBE.<br /><br />8. Which one of 'Old Possum's Practical Cats' is named after a book in the Bible ?<br /><br />A. OLD DEUTERONOMY.<br /><br /> <br /><br />TIE-BREAK ONE: TEAM ROUND. (only to be used if match tied after Round Eight)<br /><br />1. Who became Prime Minister following the assassination of Spencer Percival in 1812 ?<br /><br />A. (Robert banks Jenkinson) 2nd. EARL OF LIVERPOOL.<br /><br />2. From which Shakespeare play does the following line come, "Farewell forever the tranquil mind" ?<br /><br />A. OTHELLO.<br /><br />3. From which Shakespeare play does the following line come, "Nothing in his life became him like the leaving of it" ? <br /><br />A. MACBETH.<br /><br />4. Name the Mexican actress who lived from 1905-83, who appeared in many silent films but her best role was in the 1960 Elvis Presley film 'Flaming Star' ?<br /><br />A. DOLORES DEL RIO.<br /><br />5. Of which English county is Leith Hill the highest point ?<br /><br />A. SURREY.<br /><br />6. Who became US President following the assassination of William McKinley in 1901 ?<br /><br />A. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.<br /><br />7. Born in 1914, she was brought to Hollywood after appearing in Austro-German films, she is famous for her 10 minute nude appearance in the 1933 film 'Ecstacy', name her ? <br /><br />A. HEDY LAMARR.<br /><br />8. Of which English county is Dunkery Beacon the highest point ? <br /><br />A. SOMERSET.<br /><br /> <br /><br />TIE-BREAK TWO: TEAM ROUND (only to be used in the event of a Tie after completion of the above round)<br /><br />1. Which is the only work by Dukas, most people have ever heard of ?<br /><br />A. 'THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE'.<br /><br />2. What was the former name of Harare before Zimbabwe gained independence<br /><br />A. SALISBURY.<br /><br />3. What was the former name of KInshasa before Zaire gained independence ?<br /><br />A. LEOPOLDVILLE.<br /><br />4. Later, the Speaker of the 'Commons, who was Foreign Secretary at the time of the 'Suez Crisis' <br /><br />A. SELWYN LLOYD.<br /><br />5. Name the first major battle of the American Civil War, fought approximately 30 miles from Washington ? The 'Confederates' won it.<br /><br />A. BULL RUN (accept Battle of Manassas).<br /><br />6. Which is the only work by Leoncavallo, most people have ever heard of ?<br /><br />A. I PAGLIACCI.<br /><br />7. Later having Washington International airport named after him, who was US Secretary of State at the time of the 'Suez Crisis' ?<br /><br />A. JOHN FOSTER DULLES.<br /><br />8. In 1861, just prior to the American Civil War, to which General did President Lincoln offer the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Union Army ? Hardly surprisingly, he refused it.<br /><br />A. ROBERT E. LEE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. Yosemite National Park lies within which US state ?<br /><br />A. CALIFORNIA.<br /><br />2. 'Scrivener's Palsy', is more commonly called what ?<br /><br />A. 'WRITER'S CRAMP'.<br /><br />3. How old was Elvis Presley, when he died ?<br /><br />A. 42.<br /><br />4. Which 'politically incorrect' event returned to tv screens in 1998 after a ten year absence ?<br /><br />A. MISS WORLD.<br /><br />5. During which war was the 'Battle of Oudenaarde' fought ?<br /><br />A. WAR OF SPANISH SUCCESSION (1708). <br /><br /><br />QUIZTIME 34<br /><br />1. Which UK pop group had a hit in 1982 with "Come On Eileen"?<br />Dexy's Midnight Runners<br />2. Marco Polo is most associated with the exploration of which continent?<br />Asia<br />3. Which letter is worth 8 points in Scrabble?<br />J<br />4. Which colour is next in this sporting sequence White, Green, Purple, Brown?<br />Black (karate belts)<br />5. What would you commonly call Nymphae if you had them floating on your pond?<br />Water lillies<br />6. Where in your body would you find bronchioles and alveoli?<br />In the lungs<br />7. The characters Lister and Rimmer appeared in which TV sitcom?<br />Red Dwarf<br />8. What is the colour of the precious stone citrine?<br />Yellow<br />9. What city is home to the Metropolitan Opera Company?<br />New York<br />10. Which actor played Officer Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon movie series? <br />Danny Glover <br />11. Which European capital has a Franklin D Roosevelt underground station?<br />Paris<br />12. In which Stephen King novel do hedges carved into shapes of animals come to life and chase the hero?<br />The Shining<br />13. What do bruxomaniacs grind together?<br />Their teeth<br />14. On which Greek island is Heraklion the largest town?<br />Crete<br />15. What is the art of cutting fancy shapes out of shrubs and hedges called?<br />Topiary<br />16. Which words gave Ali Baba access to the cave of the 40 thieves?<br />'Open Sesame'<br />17. If you are baking rye bread, what seed is used for the customary and traditional flavoring?<br />Caraway<br />18. Which game is played on a board marked with 24 triangular points?<br />Backgammon<br />19. In what year was the Channel Tunnel completed?<br />1994<br />20. Which Year - Film composer Henry Mancini received a gold disc for the soundtrack to the movie "The Pink Panther", Britain's new tallest building, the Post Office Tower in London, opened, The evil Red Baron made his first appearance in the "Peanuts" comic strip, The song "Yesterday" by the Beatles went gold in the U.S. but was never released as a single in Britain and British and French forces started to land in Egypt during fighting between Egyptian and Israeli forces around the Suez Canal?<br />1965 - Capital punishment was abolished in Britain<br /><br />21. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers Required - Name an animal that has no legs?<br />Fish / Snake / Worm / Seal / Slug <br />22. Which planet in our solar system is sometimes referred to as 'The Evening Star'?<br />Venus<br />23. Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic were admitted to which organisation in 1997?<br />NATO<br />24. What was Patrick Swayze's characters name in Dirty Dancing?<br />Johnny Castle<br />25. Which commonly-eaten fruit grows pointing upwards?<br />The banana <br />26. Who sang 'Desperado' and 'One of These Night's'?<br />The Eagles<br />27. Which German city was the birthplace of the composers Mendlessohn and Brahms?<br />Hamburg<br />28. Sound reflections that reach the ears more than 50 milliseconds after the original sound are called what?<br />Echoes<br />29. Which American state has the blossom of the saguaro cactus as its official flower?<br />Arizona<br />30. Who said 'I've got a rumbely in my tumbely'?<br />Winnie the Pooh<br />31. The Thomas Cup is an international team event in which sport?<br />Badminton<br />32. Which animal appears on the national flag of Sri Lanka?<br />Lion<br />33. Which West African country was formerly known as the Gold Coast?<br />Ghana<br />34. What cartoon character is actually a Geococcyx Californianus?<br />Roadrunner<br />35. The 19th century landscape architect Andrew Downing is principally remembered for having designed the grounds of which major state institution?<br />The White House<br />36. What is the name of a type of animal that feeds only on plants?<br />Herbivore<br />37. Which organisation, founded in 1946 by two Oxford barristers, has a name that is Latin for "Table" ?<br />MENSA<br />38. Where was the singer Gloria Estefan born?<br />Cuba<br />39. What compound gives the carrot its colour?<br />Carotene <br />40. Which country singer said: "Do I lift weights? Of course I do - every time I get up"!?<br />Dolly Parton<br /><br />Tiebreaker - How many times per second does a mosquito flap its wings?<br />587 <br /><br />QUIZTIME 35<br /><br />Which term describes a means of modifying a painting by applying a thin opaque coat of paint, to give a softer or duller effect, or to similarly modify a drawing with light pencilling etc.? <br /> Scumble <br /> <br />Acquired by the Tate in 1979, who in 1937 painted Metamorphosis of Narcissus? <br /> Salvador Dali <br /> <br />Who was Dr. Zhivago’s mistress? <br /> Lara <br /> <br />What is the colour of Noddy’s hat?<br /> Blue<br /> <br />What animal is the subject of the painting ‘Monarch Of The Glen’?<br /> Stag<br /> <br />A self-portrait painting was recently sold in the US for $70 million. Who was the artist?<br /> Vincent Van Gogh<br /> <br />The Watchtower is a magazine associated with which religious group?<br /> Jehovas Witnesses<br /> <br />Timmy George Dick Anne and Julian appear in what books?<br /> Famous five<br /> <br />In which season did the Queen of Hearts bake her tarts?<br /> Summer<br /> <br />What is the name of the Shrew in Shakespeare’s Taming Of The Shrew?<br /> Katherine<br /> <br />The Big Issue is the magazine for which group of people?<br /> The Homeless<br /> <br />What is the fear of crowds specifically called?<br /> Ochlaphobia<br /> <br />What does an Oeniphile love?<br /> Wines<br /> <br />Siderodromophobia is the fear of what type of transport?<br /> Railways<br /> <br />This Allan became notable for his short tales of the macabre and mysterious?<br /> Edgar Allan Poe<br /> <br />Which novelist wrote Billy Liar?<br /> Keith Waterhouse<br /> <br />Which inventor artist and engineer designed underwater ships, aircraft and a diving suit before the inventions were made to work?<br /> Leonardo Da Vinci<br /> <br />When The Daily Herald disappeared in 1960 which daily newspaper replaced it?<br /> The Sun<br /> <br />Which publication founded in 1868 consists wholly of adverts?<br /> Exchange and Mart<br /> <br />What acronym is used for people who don’t want things near where they live?<br /> NIMBY<br /> <br />QUIZTIME 36<br /><br />1. The Bank of England was founded by act of parliament in which century?<br />(17th - 1694)<br />2. In which English county are the highest cliffs?<br />(Devon)<br />3. Who am I - This famous singer was born in 1932 and early in his show-business career, He performed as a jazz guitarist. His mother was captured and imprisoned By the Gestapo, In 1963 he married an Olympic skiing champion after a romance with Bridget Bardot fizzled out, At the age of 68 he took the male lead in the West End stage production of Chicago, In the year 2000 he was impersonated on the TV show 'Stars in their Eyes' By David Ginola? <br />(Sacha Distel)<br />4. In 'Stingray' which evil sea lord was Troy's arch enemy?<br />(Titan)<br />5. How many different flavours are there in a packet of Fruit Gums?<br />(Five)<br />6. 'Light Sussex', 'Dark Cornish' and 'Dorking' are all breeds of which farmyard creature?<br />(Chicken)<br />7. If an American is eating 'English Muffins' what do we call them?<br />(Crumpets)<br />8. What kind of animal is a peccary? <br />(Pig)<br />9. What is the most radiation senstive part of your body?<br />(Blood)<br />10. 'Not Worth Fire Engine' is an Anagram of which 1974 Blockbuster Movie?<br />(The Towering Inferno)<br />11. Nancy Cartwright is the voice of which famous cartoon character?<br />(Bart Simpson)<br />12. Which former Formula I world champion has also played golf in the Australian Open?<br />(Nigel Mansel)<br />13. In a standard pack of playing cards what do the Queens hold in their hands?<br />(Flowers)<br />14. Which cricket county has a running fox in its emblem?<br />(Leicestershire)<br />15. How many lines are there on a wide-screen TV set?<br />(625 -same as any other!)<br />16. In which sport is a piece of wood exactly 17ft long used?<br />(Tossing the Caber)<br />17. In Monopoly, what other two streets form a set with Trafalgar Square?<br />(Fleet Street & Strand)<br />18. How many triple word squares are there on a Scrabble board?<br />(Eight)<br />19. According to a sex survey, Which is the household appliance most commonly misused by men?<br />(Vacuum cleaners)<br />20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answer required - Something, besides food that you might find in a picnic basket?<br />(Napkins / Plates / Cutlery / Cups / Ants)<br /><br />21. Multiply the number of legs a flea has by the number of feet in a fathom, divide by the number of strings on a violin and add how many stars there are on the American flag?<br />(59 - 6 x 6 = 36 / 4 = 9 + 50 = 59)<br />22. "NALOPKT" is an abbreviation used in text messages. What does it mean ?<br />("Not a lot of people know that")<br />23. Which Briton is an Admiral in the Navy, a Field Marshal in the Army and Marshal of the RAF?<br />(Prince Philip)<br />24. Which horror story character was the result of the author's nightmare after eating crabs?<br />(Dracula)<br />25. Where are you - You're in an English town, which has a van named after it, and where Glenn Miller played his last concert?<br />(Bedford)<br />26. Which TV show featured the serial 'Pigs in space'?<br />(The Muppet Show)<br />27. Which famous sportsman's father took part in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest?<br />(Barry McGuigan)<br />28. How many helicopter's landed during the opening credits of M.A.S.H.?<br />(Two)<br />29. What does the word DONGLE mean - is it a) An Australian slang term for a horse's erection, b) The up-movement in Bungee Jumping, c) a device for protecting computer programs from being copied or d) A breed of dog from India, resembling a Greyhound?<br />(c - a device for protecting computer programs from being copied)<br />30. Apart from a lion which other creature appears on the British royal coat of arms? <br />(Unicorn)<br />31. Which Premiership football club's motto when translated means Strength in Battle? <br />(Manchester City)<br />32. Which fictional borough is sun hill set in?<br />(Canley)<br />33. Jonnie, Gaz, Donna, & Janet appear in which TV sitcom?<br />(Two pints of lager & a packet of crisps)<br />34. The tail hairs from which mammal are used to make so-called sable artist's brushes? <br />(Squirrel)<br />35. What's the name for pop music derived from traditional Punjabi music, and popular amongst Indian teenagers in England?<br />(Bhangra)<br />36. Where in the world would you find Queen Maud Land, Marie Byrd Land, Enderby Land and the American Highlands?<br />(Antarctica)<br />37. One Point each - What did the 6 members of the Village People represent?<br />(Cowboy, Construction worker, Red Indian, Hell's Angel, Policeman and Soldier)<br />38. True or False - Bronwyn Eagles are a Welsh ice hockey team?<br />(False - she's an Australian high jumper)<br />39. Where in England was the world's first Iron bridge built?<br />(Ironbridge!)<br />40. Who sang the theme tune to the first James Bond film, Dr No?<br />(Nobody - it was an instrumental!)<br /><br />Tie-Breaker - How many words did Arnold Schwazenegger have in 'Terminator'?<br />(65) <br /><br />QUIZTIME 37<br /><br />A. It's the 49th state of America? ALASKA<br /><br />B. The name of the Famous Fish Market in London? BILLINGSGATE<br /><br />C. What do Americans call Reindeer? CARABOU<br /><br />D. The Faero Islands belong to this country? DENMARK<br /><br />E. What's the active volcano on Sicily? ETNA<br /><br />F. A person who makes arrows? FLETCHER<br /><br />G. 25 Cromwell St was an infamous address here? GLOUCESTER<br /><br />H. Which country do "Magyars come from? HUNGARY<br /><br />I. This place had the Roman name Hibernia ? IRELAND<br /><br />J. In Genesis the 12 tribes of Israel are said to come from who’s 12 sons? JACOBS<br /><br />K. The capital of Afghanistan? KABUL<br /><br />L. This Scottish explorer discovered the Zambesi river and Victoria Falls? LIVINGSTONE<br /><br />M. What was Yankee Doodles horse called? MACARONI<br /><br />N. What the Japanese call Japan? NIPPON<br /><br />O. In which month is Halloween? OCTOBER<br /><br />P. This is the name of the temple on the Acropolis? PARTHENON<br /><br />Q. An outdoor game where the aim is to encircle a peg in the ground with an Iron ring? QUOITS<br /><br />R. He composed the William Tell overture ? ROSSINI<br /><br />S. The TV family the Simpsons live here? SPRINGFIELD<br /><br />T. What Group of Islands are known as the Friendly Islands? TONGA<br /><br />U. This group backed the singer Gary Puckett? UNION GAP<br /><br />V. It's the capital of Malta? VALLETTA<br /><br />W. It's the Capital City of New Zealand? WELLINGTON<br /><br />X. Has the atomic number 54? XENON<br /><br />Y. The wood which longbows were traditionally made OF? YEW<br /><br />Z. Tanzania is a country formed from 2 countries. Tanganyika was 1 what was the other? ZANZIBAR <br /><br />QUIZTIME 38<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. The 'African White', the 'Javan' and the 'Sumatran', are amongst five existing species of which animal ?<br /><br />A. RHINOCEROS.<br /><br />2. How did the 'Bakerloo' underground line get its name ?<br /><br />A. IT RUNS FROM BAKER STREET TO WATERLOO.<br /><br />3. In which decade of the 20th. century was the first 'Filofax' sold ?<br /><br />A. 1920's (1921).<br /><br />4. What was the name of 'Bill Sykes' ' dog in "Oliver Twist" ?<br /><br />A. 'BULLSYE'.<br /><br />5. In which building does the French Senate meet ?<br /><br />A. PALAIS DU LUXEMBOURG.<br /><br />6. What is the name of the stretch of water separating Mexico and Cuba ?<br /><br />A. THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.<br /><br />7. What stretch of water separates south Yemen and Somalia ?<br /><br />A. GULF OF ADEN.<br /><br />8. Two sons of King William I became kings of England, William II was one, who was the other ?<br /><br />A. HENRY I.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. Oscar niemeyer is most closely associated with the design of which capital city ?<br /><br />A. BRASILIA.<br /><br />2. Who painted, 'The Death Of Sardanapalus' in 1827 ?<br /><br />A. DELACROIX.<br /><br />3. Where in the human body can you find the 'Cacaneus' ?<br /><br />A. HEEL.<br /><br />4. Which American artist was shot and wounded by Valerie Solanas in 1968 ?<br /><br />A. ANDY WARHOL.<br /><br />5. Which dessert is made of seasonal soft fruit in a bread mould ?<br /><br />A. SUMMER PUDDING.<br /><br />6. Who was the Egyptian god of the dead ?<br /><br />A. ANUBIS (accept Anpu).<br /><br />7. Which group had hit albums, 'OK Computer' and 'The Bends' ?<br /><br />A. RADIOHEAD.<br /><br />8. What was predicted by astronomer Percival Lowell in 1915, and found in 1930 ?<br /><br />A. PLUTO.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who wrote the thriller, 'The Guns Of Navarone' ?<br /><br />A. ALISTAIR MACLEAN.<br /><br />2. Which animal has varieties called, 'Cornish Rex', rag Doll' and 'Scottish Fold' ?<br /><br />A. DOMESTIC CAT.<br /><br />3. Which king was deposed by Henry Bolingbroke (Henry IV) in 1399 ?<br /><br />A. RICHARD II.<br /><br />4. Who wrote the thriller, 'The Eagle Has Landed' ?<br /><br />A. JACK HIGGINS.<br /><br />5. What is the unit of Imperial measure equal to 1/10 of a nautical mile ?<br /><br />A. CABLE.<br /><br />6. Which composer's Waltz in D Flat, No 1, is known as "The Minute Waltz" ?<br /><br />A. CHOPIN.<br /><br />7. Which musical features the song, 'Lonesome Polecat' ?<br /><br />A. SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS.<br /><br />8. Which surname connects the 36th. President of the USA, and a famous 'lexicographer' ?<br /><br />A. JOHNSON (Lyndon B. & Dr. Samuel).<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which explorer named the Pacific Ocean ?<br /><br />A. FERDINAND MAGELLAN.<br /><br />2. In which city would you find the very tall fre-standing structure, the 'C.N. Tower' ?<br /><br />A. TORONTO, Canada.<br /><br />3. Which plant is the result of a union between the Cowslip and the Primrose ?<br /><br />A. POLYANTHUS.<br /><br />4. Which Labour MP faked suicide by a supposed drowning in 1974 ?<br /><br />A. JOHN STONEHOUSE.<br /><br />5. Which surname connects the hero of the book 'Longitude' with two American Presidents ?<br /><br />A. HARRISON (English clockmaker John 1693-1776, US Presidents - William Henry 1773-1841 & Benjamin 1833-1901).<br /><br />6. Which shrub is also called 'The Butterfly Bush' ?<br /><br />A. BUDDELIA.<br /><br />7. London underground was the world's first under-ground railway, what line was opened first in 1863 ?<br /><br />A. METROPOLITAN.<br /><br />8. What is the modern name for the chemical element known in ancient times as 'Brimstone' ?<br /><br />A. SULPHUR.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which musical features the song, 'Getting To Know You' ?<br /><br />A. THE KING AND I.<br /><br />2. In the English Football League, who was the first player to earn £100.00 per week ?<br /><br />A. JOHNNY HAYNES.<br /><br />3. Who were the first club to win an FA Cup Final at Wembley ?<br /><br />A. BOLTON WANDERERS.<br /><br />4. In 'Eastenders'. what was the name of 'Robbie Jackson's' dog ?<br /><br />A. WELLARD.<br /><br />5. In which 20th. century decade was the first 'Anglepoise' lamp sold ?<br /><br />A. 1930's (1933).<br /><br />6. Which is the deepest lake in the Lake District ?<br /><br />A. WASTWATER.<br /><br />7. After which explorer is America named ?<br /><br />A. AMERIGO VESPUCCI.<br /><br />8. Which former US President died in 1972 ?<br /><br />A. HARRY S. TRUMAN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Where in the human body can you find the 'Choroid' ?<br /><br />A. EYE.<br /><br />2. Which of the Sun's planets is nearest in size to the Earth ?<br /><br />A. VENUS.<br /><br />3. Which artist designed the controversial cover for the Rolling Stones' "Sticky Fingers" album in 1971 ?<br /><br />A. ANDY WARHOL.<br /><br />4. In Egyptian mythology, which goddess was the mother of 'Horus' ?<br /><br />A. ISIS (accept Asat).<br /><br />5. Which capital city was designed and built by Edward Lutyens and Herbert Baker ?<br /><br />A. NEW DELHI.<br /><br />6. Who murdered playwright Joe Orton in 1967 ?<br /><br />A. KENNETH HALLIWELL.<br /><br />7. Which dessert made with egg, breadcrumbs, fruit or jam etc., is topped with meringue ?<br /><br />A. QUEEN OF PUDDINGS.<br /><br />8. The death of which Shakespeare character was painted by Millais in 1852 ?<br /><br />A. OPHELIA.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In 'Coronation Street', what was the name of 'Tyrone Dobbs' ' dog ?<br /><br />A. MONICA.<br /><br />2. Who composed, 'The Thieving Magpie' ?<br /><br />A. ROSSINI.<br /><br />3. Which former US President died in 1964 ?<br /><br />A. HERBERT HOOVER.<br /><br />4. What was the name of 'Dorothy's' dog in "The Wizard Of Oz" ?<br /><br />A. TOTO.<br /><br />5. In which year was the Battle of the Alamo ?<br /><br />A. 1836.<br /><br />6. Which Labour MP tried to ban 'Page Three girls' in 1992 ?<br /><br />A. CLARE SHORT.<br /><br />7. To what is 'Bibliophobia', an aversion ?<br /><br />A. BOOKS.<br /><br />8. Which English word comes from the Greek for 'empty tomb' ?<br /><br />A. CENOTAPH.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What is the official residence of the French Prime Minister ?<br /><br />A. HOTEL MATIGNON.<br /><br />2. What do American golfers call a 'hole-in-one' ?<br /><br />A. ACE.<br /><br />3. In golf, the Americans call it a 'double-eagle', what do we call it ?<br /><br />A. AN ALBATROSS.<br /><br />4. Which element has the lowest boiling point ?<br /><br />A. HELIUM.<br /><br />5. In which county would you find Kielder Water ?<br /><br />A. NORTHUMBERLAND.<br /><br />6. In which year was the Battle of Corunna ?<br /><br />A. 1809.<br /><br />7. how many miles are there in a 'League' ?<br /><br />A. THREE.<br /><br />8. What is the name of the great Moorish palace that stands on a rocky hill in Granada, Spain ?<br /><br />A. ALHAMBRA.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. In which card game are the terms 'Picque', 'Repicque' and 'Capot' used ?<br /><br />A. PIQUET.<br /><br />2. Which German city stands at the confluence of the Elbe and Alster rivers ? <br /><br />A. HAMBURG.<br /><br />3. Whose death was lamented in the song 'American Pie' ?<br /><br />A. BUDDY HOLLY.<br /><br />4. The Kremlin in Moscow is the seat of government in Russia, what does the Russian word "kremlin" mean ?<br /><br />A. CITADEL or FORT.<br /><br />5. In motoring, what do the nitials M.G. stand for ?<br /><br />A. MORRIS GARAGES. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 39 GAMES<br /><br />Which four chess pieces start on the four corners?<br /> Rooks or castles.<br /> <br />In Monopoly, how much is won for second prize in a beauty contest?<br /> £10.<br /> <br />How do players advance around the board in a game of Snakes and Ladders?<br /> On the roll of a dice.<br /> <br />A backgammon board is marked out in saw-tooth 'points' in two colours. How many points?<br /> 24.<br /> <br />By what name is 'Lexico' universally known today?<br /> Scrabble.<br /> <br />In which game do you have to deduce who committed a murder?<br /> Cluedo.<br /> <br />Flower Garden, Spite and Malice, and Napoleon at St Helena are all what?<br /> Games of patience.<br /> <br />How many draughts pieces are on one row at the beginning of a game?<br /> Four.<br /> <br />Which is the lowest card used in bezique?<br /> Seven.<br /> <br />How many double dominoes are there in a standard set?<br /> Seven.<br /> <br />How many points are scored at cribbage for making '15'?<br /> Two.<br /> <br />In mah jong, what combination of tiles is called a 'kong'?<br /> A set of four identical tiles.<br /> <br />Which chess piece can never be captured?<br /> The king.<br /> <br />Which is the lowest-ranked suit at bridge?<br /> Clubs.<br /> <br />In which card game would you 'meld'?<br /> Canasta.<br /> <br />Which is the only pub on a British Monopoly board?<br /> Angel at Islington.<br /> <br />On a dartboard what number comes between the 13 and 10?<br /> Six.<br /> <br />What game has a name that means 'I play' in Latin?<br /> Ludo.<br /> <br />In what game should you not knock down the skittles?<br /> Bar Billards.<br /> <br />What hand is five cards of the same suit in poker?<br /> A flush.<br /> <br />Which game has a board, cards and wedges?<br /> Trivial Pursuit.<br /> <br />What is a whist competition or tournament called?<br /> Whist drive.<br /> <br />Which British game is known as checkers in the USA?<br /> Draughts.<br /> <br />On a Monopoly board, what colour is Trafalgar Square?<br /> Red.<br /> <br />How many cards are needed for a game of canasta?<br /> 108 (2 packs).<br /> <br />How many cards do you deal to each player in rummy?<br /> Seven.<br /> <br />QUIZTIME 40 FISHES<br /><br />What is the principal food of the sperm whale?<br /> Squid.<br /> <br />Which continent is the home of the electric eel?<br /> South America.<br /> <br />Which fish can be horse, Spanish and king?<br /> Mackerel.<br /> <br />What is the young of an eel called?<br /> An elver.<br /> <br />Which popular tropical aquarium fish would light up your tank?<br /> A neon.<br /> <br />Which is the largest of the ray family?<br /> The manta ray.<br /> <br />Name the young salmon that has been to sea only once?<br /> The grilse.<br /> <br />What name is given to the ornamental form of the common carp?<br /> Koi.<br /> <br />What name is given to a pilchard less than one year old?<br /> Sardine.<br /> <br />What is a female trout called?<br /> Hen.<br /> <br />What kind of fish is a black-tipped whaler?<br /> A shark.<br /> <br />Which fish makes spectacular leaps to return to its birthplace?<br /> The salmon.<br /> <br />Which small fish hangs upright in the water, holding on to seaweed stems with its tail?<br /> The sea horse.<br /> <br />What colour are salmon eggs?<br /> Orange.<br /> <br />What is the name of the paralytic agent found in Puffer Fish?<br /> Tetrodotoxin.<br /> <br />Where does a fish have its dorsal fin?<br /> On its back.<br /> <br />Fish get oxygen from the water by breathing through what?<br /> Their gills.<br /> <br />True or false, the tuna fish has to keep swimming otherwise it suffocates?<br /> True.<br /> <br />The dab, plaice and Dover sole are examples of what type of fish?<br /> Flatfish.<br /> <br />True or false, an electric eel can produce 550 volts?<br /> True.<br /> <br />Which fish has the scientific name 'Anguilla anguilla'?<br /> The eel.<br /> <br />What does the basking shark, the second largest fish in the world, feed on?<br /> Plankton.<br /> <br />Which fish, thought to be extinct for 70 million years, was recognized by scientists in 1938?<br /> The coelacanth<br /> <br />Where do demersal fish live?<br /> At the bottom of the sea.<br /> <br />Which speckled freshwater fish belongs to the salmon family?<br /> The trout.<br /> <br />QUIZTIME 41 LAWS SILLY<br /><br />Q : IN ARKANSAS A MAN CAN ONLY DO WHAT LEGALLY ONCE A MONTH?<br />A : BEAT HIS WIFE<br />Q : AT THE ALAMO ITS ILLEGAL TO DROP WHAT NUT SHELLS ON THE GROUND? <br />A : PECAN <br />Q : IN BROOKINGS SOUTH DAKOTA ITS ILLEGAL FOR A CAT TO LIVE WHERE?<br />A : IN A DOGS HOUSE IF DOGS THERE<br />Q : JONES CHAPEL ALABAMA ILLEGAL FOR A GUY TAKE A GAL WHERE TILL 4TH DATE? <br />A : HORSEBACK RIDING<br />Q : IN OKALAHOMA CITY ITS ILLEGAL FOR A PRISONER TO WEAR WHAT? <br />A : PINK BIKINI UNDERWEAR<br />Q : IN BRISTOL RHODE ISLAND ITS ILLEGAL TO SMOKE DURING WHAT EVENT?<br />A : PUBLIC HANGING IN THE TOWN SQUARE<br />Q : IN KANSAS CITY ITS ILLEGAL TO DO WHAT WITH MORE THAN 12 POTATOES? <br />A : JUGGLE WITH THEM <br />Q : IN BEXLEY OHIO ITS ILLEGAL TO PUT WHAT IN AN OUTHOUSE? <br />A : SLOT MACHINES<br />Q : SILVERWOOD MICHIGAN ITS ILLEGAL TO KILL WHAT USING YOUR HANDS? <br />A : A BEAR TO IMPRESS A GIRL<br />Q : BUCKROE BEACH VIRGINIA ILLEGAL PUT WHAT IN SOMEONE'S SWIMSUIT? <br />A : A DEAD FISH<br /><br />Q : LANG KANSAS ILLEGAL RIDE A DONKEY IN PUBLIC UNLESS IT HAS WHAT? <br />A : A STRAW HAT ON<br />Q : IN HAIFA ISRAEL ITS ILLEGAL TO TAKE WHAT TO THE BEACH?<br />A : A BEAR<br />Q : IN ITALY A MAN CAN BE ARRESTED IF FOUND WEARING WHAT? <br />A : A SKIRT<br />Q : IN CALIFORNIA YOU CAN'T LEGALLY BUY A MOUSETRAP WITHOUT WHAT? <br />A : HUNTING LICENCE<br />Q : IDAHO FALLS IDAHO ITS ILLEGAL FOR OVER 88 YEAR OLDS TO DO WHAT?<br />A : RIDE A MOTORCYCLE<br />Q : WINSTON-SALEM N CAROLINA ITS ILLEGAL UNDER 7 YEAR OLDS DO WHAT? <br />A : GO TO COLLEGE<br />Q : IN MASSACHUSETTS ITS ILLEGAL TO PUT WHAT IN CLAM CHOWDER?<br />A : TOMATOES<br />Q : IN URBANA ILLINOIS ITS ILLEGAL FOR WHO/WHAT TO ENTER THE CITY LIMITS? <br />A : A MONSTER <br />Q : ELKHART, INDIANA IT'S ILLEGAL FOR BARBER TO THREATEN TO DO WHAT? <br />A : CUT OFF YOUNGSTERS EARS<br />Q : IN ALBANY NEW YORK WHAT'S IT ILLEGAL TO DO IN THE STREETS?<br />A : PLAY GOLF<br /><br />Q : BLUE EARTH MINNESOTA ILLEGAL UNDER 12S DO WHAT WITHOUT PARENT? <br />A : TALK ON TELEPHONE<br />Q : IN TAMPA BAY FLORIDA ITS ILLEGAL FOR WHO/WHAT TO LEAVE SHIPS? <br />A : RATS<br />Q : IN VIRGINIA ITS AGAINST THE LAW FOR PEOPLE TO BRIBE EXCEPT WHO?<br />A : POLITICAL CANDIDATES<br />Q : IN NEW JERSEY WHAT CAN'T BE SOLD ON A SUNDAY? <br />A : CABBAGE<br />Q : IN GEORGIA ITS ILLEGAL FOR A BARBER TO DO WHAT?<br />A : ADVERTISE PRICES<br />Q : IN NORTH CAROLINA ITS AGAINST THE LAW FOR WHO / WHAT TO FIGHT? <br />A : CATS AND DOGS<br />Q : IN PHOENIX ARIZONA YOU CANT WALK THROUGH A HOTEL WEARING WHAT? <br />A : SPURS<br />Q : BY LAW IN WASHINGTON STATE A CONCEALED WEAPON MUST BE WHAT?<br />A : UNDER 6 FOOT LONG BIGGER IS ILLEGAL<br />Q : IN MISSOURI A MAN MUST HAVE A PERMIT TO DO WHAT? <br />A : SHAVE<br />Q : IN TENNESSEE IT IS ILLEGAL TO SELL WHAT ON A SUNDAY? <br />A : BOLOGNA<br /><br />Q : IN TEXAS IT'S ILLEGAL FOR WHAT PROFESSION TO BE COMMUNISTS? <br />A : PHARMACISTS<br />Q : IT'S ILLEGAL IN USA FOR ANY CITIZENS TO HAVE CONTACT WITH WHO?<br />A : EXTRATERRESTRIALS OR THEIR VEHICLES<br />Q : IN KANSAS ITS ILLEGAL TO EAT WHAT ON SUNDAY? <br />A : SNAKES<br />Q : IN MADAGASCAR ITS ILLEGAL FOR PREGNANT WOMEN TO DO WHAT?<br />A : WEAR HATS OR EAT EELS<br />Q : IN FLORIDA IT'S ILLEGAL TO MOLEST WHAT? <br />A : A TRASH CAN<br />Q : BY LAW EVERY SWISS CITIZEN MUST HAVE ACCESS TO WHAT? <br />A : PERSONAL BOMB SHELTER<br />Q : IN DENVER COLORADO IT IS ILLEGAL TO MISTREAT WHO / WHAT?<br />A : RATS<br />Q : IN LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS MEN/WOMEN CAN GET 30 DAYS JAIL FOR WHAT? <br />A : PUBLIC FLIRTING<br />Q : IN BRAINARD MINNESOTA EVERY MAN MUST DO WHAT BY LAW?<br />A : GROW A BEARD<br />Q : IN PORTACELLO IDAHO CONCEALED WEAPONS ARE ILLEGAL UNLESS WHAT? <br />A : THEY ARE OPENLY DISPLAYED<br /><br />Q : IN CONNECTICUT IT IS SPECIFICALLY ILLEGAL TO DISPOSE OF WHAT? <br />A : USED RAZOR BLADES<br />Q : IN GUERNEE ILLINOIS WOMEN OVER 200LB ARE BANNED FROM WHAT?<br />A : RIDING HORSES WEARING SHORTS<br />Q : IN NORTH CAROLINA IT'S ILLEGAL FOR WHAT TO RACE DOWN THE STREET? <br />A : RABBITS<br />Q : IN LEBANON VIRGINIA ITS ILLEGAL TO DO WHAT TO YOUR WIFE? <br />A : KICK HER OUT OF BED<br />Q : IN 1919 IN THE USA YOU COULD BE JAILED FOR DOING WHAT IN PUBLIC?<br />A : SNEEZING<br />Q : IN VANCOUVER A CITY LAW SAYS ALL CARS MUST CARRY WHAT?<br />A : AN ANCHOR AS AN EMERGENCY BRAKE<br />Q : IN HUSTON ITS ILLEGAL TO SELL WHAT ON SUNDAY?<br />A : LIMBURGER CHEESE<br />Q : SAN FRANCISCO BY LAW YOU CAN'T CLEAN YOUR CAR WITH WHAT? <br />A : USED UNDERWARE<br />Q : IN LA BY LAW YOU CAN'T HUNT WHAT AT NIGHT IN STREETLIGHT?<br />A : MOTHS<br />Q : IN WEST VIRGINIA ITS ILLEGAL TO COOK WHAT - BECAUSE OF SMELL? <br />A : CABBAGE - CAN GO TO PRISON FOR IT <br /><br />QUIZTIME 42 WESTERN<br /><br />1) Which western writers' most famous novel is Riders of the Purple Sage? Zane Grey<br /><br />2) In which US State is Dodge City? Kansas<br /><br />3) Which event on 26 October 1881 saw the deaths of Billy Clanton and Frank and Tom McLaury? Gunfight at the O.K. Corral<br /><br />4) Which American frontiersman had a US State capital named in his honour? Kit Carson (Carson City - Nevada)<br /><br />5) A legendary figure of the American west and famous for his gambling, who served alongside Wyatt Earp before finally ending up as a columnist for a New York newspaper? Bat Masterson<br /><br />6) Which group reached number 6 in the UK singles chart in 1978 with Wild West Hero? Electric Light Orchestra<br /><br />7) Which 1985 film directed by Clint Eastwood concerns a small mining town terrorized by a local gangster until salvation arrives in the form of a gun-toting preacher? Pale Rider<br /><br />8) Which composer is most famous for his film scores of the Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good The Bad and the Ugly? Ennio Morricone<br /><br />9) Which 1952 film directed by Fred Zinneman is famously set in real time? High Noon <br /><br />10) Which battle of 1836 saw the death of Davy Crockett? Battle of the Alamo<br /><br />11) How are Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Longabaugh better known? Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid<br /><br />12) For his part in which film did John Wayne win his only 'Best Actor' Oscar? True Grit<br /><br />13) Doc Holliday wasn't actually a doctor by trade - what was his profession? Dentistry<br /><br />14) What was the name of Hopalong Cassidy's horse? Topper <br /><br />15) Who played Billy the Kid in the films Young Guns and Young Guns 2? Emilio Estevez<br /><br />16) Which 1962 classic film was directed by John Ford, Henry Hathaway, Richard Thorpe and George Marshall? How the West Was Won<br /><br />17) In which musical do the songs There's No Business Like Show Business and Anything You Can Do feature? Annie Get Your Gun<br /><br />18) Which television series concerned the adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons? Bonanza<br /><br />19) Which famous outlaw was shot dead by Bob Ford in 1882? Jesse James<br /><br />20) Romantically linked with Calamity Jane, who was shot dead by Jack McCall whilst playing cards in 1876? Wild Bill Hickok <br /><br />QUIZTIME 43 RIVERS<br /><br />1) Which US Rock singer had a hit album with The River? Bruce Springsteen<br /><br />2)Which politician delivered the famous 'Rivers of Blood' speech in 1968 when talking about Commonwealth immigration into Britain? Enoch Powell<br />3)Which song written by Henry Mancini featured in the 1961 film Breakfast At Tiffany's? Moon River<br /><br />4)The Waikato is the longest river in which Commonwealth country? New Zealand<br /><br />5) Who reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in 2003 with Cry Me A River? Justin Timberlake<br /><br />6)Who was Joan Rivers talking about when she said 'Is she fat? Her favourite food is seconds? Elizabeth Taylor<br /><br />7)Who directed the Oscar winning 2003 film Mystic River? Clint Eastwood<br /><br />8) Sharing its name with a colour, what is the principle river of Northern Vietnam? Red<br /><br />9)Which famous British actor won his only Academy Award for his portrayal of Colonel Nicholson in the 1957 film The Bridge on the River Kwai? Alec Guinness<br /><br />10)Which 1992 film about fly-fishing starred Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt? A River Runs Through It<br /><br />11)Which battle, the first major naval one of World War II, took place on December 13 1939 in the South Atlantic? River Plate<br /><br />12)Which large animal's name means River Horse in Greek? Hippopotamus<br /><br />13)Who wrote the book River God? Wilbur Smith<br /><br />14)What is the study of lakes and rivers called? Limnology<br /><br />15)Which is the longest river on the Isle of Man? Sulby<br /><br />16)Which Kenneth Graham creation said that "there's nothing quite like messing about with boats on a river"? Ratty in Wind In the Willows<br /><br />17)Which Premiership team play at the Riverside Stadium? Middlesbrough<br /><br />18)Who played young Indy in the 1989 film Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade? River Phoenix<br /><br />19)Rivers Cuomo is the lead singer of which band? Weezer<br /><br />20)It is also a girls name, which river flows along the border between Devon and Cornwall? Tamar <br /><br />QUIZTIME 44 POPES<br /><br />1) Who is the only pope to have abdicated? Celestine V<br /><br />2) Who was pope during World War Two? Pius XII<br /><br />3) What title did the only British pope Nicholas Breakspear take on becoming pope?Adrian IV<br /><br />4) Which pope was tried and executed after death? Formosus<br /><br />5) What name was given to the papacy split in 1378? The Great Schism<br /><br />6) Before John Paul II, who was the last non Italian Pope? Adrian VI (Dutch)<br /><br />7) Who attempted to assassinate John Paul II on May 13 1981? Mehmet Ali Agca<br /><br />8) Of where was John Paul II Archbishop before becoming Pope? Krakow<br /><br />9) Meaning to the city and the world, what name is given to the Special Blessing? Urbi et Orbi<br /><br />10) What name is given to the papal throne? Sedes Gestatoria<br /><br />11) What is indicated when white smoke comes from Vatican chimney? A new pope has been selected<br /><br />12) What name is given to a meeting held to elect a new pope? Conclave<br /><br />13) When he took office 1032, how old was the youngest pope Benedict IX? 12 <br /><br />14) At 32 years, which pope has had the longest reign? Pius IX<br /><br />15) According to medieval legend, who was the female pope who reigned from 855 to 858? Pope Joan<br /><br />16) What is the name of the pope's personal army? Swiss Guard<br /><br />17) Which pope is best known for starting the 1st Crusade? Urban II<br /><br />18) Which pope excommunicated King John in 1209? Innocent III<br /><br />19) Pedro Giuliano became John XXI in 1276 hence becoming the only pope of which nationality? Portuguese<br /><br />20) Which pope name is the most common; there have been 16 of them? Gregory <br /><br />QUIZTIME 45 KINGS<br /><br />1)Who was the first English King to sign his name? Richard II<br /><br />2)What was the Go West hit single in 1990 with King in the title? The King of Wishful Thinking<br /><br />3)Which former US President was a once a model and had the real name Leslie King? Gerald Ford<br /><br />4)Hakuna Matata comes from which Disney film and Musical? The Lion King<br /><br />5) Which one of the Monty Python team directed the 1991 film The Fisher King? Terry Gilliam<br /><br />6)Who wrote the novel King Solomon's Mines? Henry Rider Haggard<br /><br />7)Who hit 86 runs from just 66 balls for the West Indies to help them defeat England in the 1979 Cricket World Cup Final? Collis King<br /><br />8) Who was the last British King to lead his troops into battle? George II (Detingen 1743)<br /><br />9)Based on a Kipling story, which 1975 film starred Sean Connery, Michael Caine and Christopher Plummer? The Man Who Would Be King<br /><br />10)Who reached number one in the 1955 singles charts with King of the Road? Roger Miller<br /><br />11)Standing on the Great Ouse river in which English county is Kings Lynn? Norfolk<br />12)Simeon II was the last King of which country? Bulgaria<br /><br />13)Which Band Leader famous for his song Minnie The Moocher was nicknamed the King of Hi-De-Ho? Cab Calloway<br /><br />14)Which Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta is subtitled the King of Barataria ? The Gondoliers<br /><br />15)Where was Cymbeline King of in the Shakespeare play? Britain<br /><br />16)What name is shared by a top Darts professional and the Governor of the Bank of England? Mervyn King<br /><br />17)Who wrote the play, The Madness of King George III? Alan Bennett<br /><br />18)What sport do the Los Angeles Kings play? Ice Hockey<br /><br />19)Which unlikely player timed at ten seconds has scored the fastest goal in the Premiership? Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur)<br /><br />20)Who was the last British King to be succeeded by his daughter? George VI <br /><br />QUIZTIME 46 COMPUTER GAMES<br /><br />1) Alexey Pajitnov created one of the most popular computer games of all time, what was its name? Tetris <br /><br />2) Mascot of Nintendo for nearly two decades, name this barrel jumping plumber? Mario<br /><br />3) Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde are the nicknames of four classic computer game characters, in which game did they appear? Pacman<br /><br />4) The first commercially successful computer game was an adaptation of table tennis, what was its name? Pong<br /><br />5) Which cult football game, designed by Jon "Jops" Hare and Chris Yates, was released across many gaming platforms in 1992? Sensible Soccer<br /><br />6) Who is the lead character in the recent Half Life games? Gordon Freeman <br /><br />7) Which game was a pioneer for 'Bullet time' and BAFTA winner for 'best game' in 2001? Max Payne<br /><br />8) Which arcade classic allowed up to four players to join battle as the Elf, Valkyrie, Wizard or Warrior? Gauntlet <br /><br />9) Jet-Set Willy is the sequel to which game written by Matthew Smith in the early 1980's? Manic Miner<br /><br />10) Which game released on the Super Nintendo allowed you to race as characters including Yoshi, Bowser, Toad or Koopa Troopa? Super Mario Kart<br /><br />11) In which game must you defeat a mutant named Goro before reaching the boss Shang Tsung? Mortal Kombat<br /><br />12) Billy and Jimmy Lee (AKA Hammer and Spike), must defeat the savage street gang known as the Black Warriors to rescue Billy's girlfriend, Marian. Which game does this describe? Double Dragon<br /><br />13) In the platform game Bubble Bobble, what were the names of the two lead characters? Bub and Bob<br /><br />14) Originating on the X-box, which game would see you flying onboard the 'Pillar of Autumn' and fighting against the 'Covenant'? Halo<br /><br />15) Who was the 'boss' character in the original Street fighter game, whom also appeared in the sequel. Sagat<br /><br />16) An arcade racing game released in 1989 allowed up to 3 human drivers to race trucks against the ever-present 'Ivan Stewart', what was its name? Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off-Road Racer<br /><br />17) Which Swedish computer game developer created the ground breaking multiplayer shooter, Battlefield 1942? DICE (Digital Illusions)<br /><br />18) The popular BBC commander simulator 'Time Commanders' uses the game engine of a recent PC release, what is its name? Rome - Total War<br /><br />19) In 2003 the developers of 'The Simpsons Road Rage' were taken to court because of the games uncanny resemblance to which other title? Crazy Taxi<br /><br />20) Which sleazy computer game character appeared in 'The land of the lounge Lizards'? Leisure Suit Larry <br /><br />QUIZTIME 47 CASTLES<br /><br />1) The oldest inhabited one in Britain, in which Gloucestershire castle was Edward II murdered? Berkeley<br /><br />2) Which was the first stone-built British castle? Chepstow (Gwent)<br /><br />3) At which castle does the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports reside? Walmer <br /><br />4) At which castle is the Clive of India Museum? Powys <br /><br />5) Which is the largest castle in Scotland? Doune <br /><br />6) Which King was born in Fotheringhay Castle in 1452? Richard III<br /><br />7) In which castle was Henry VII born? Pembroke<br /><br />8) He was executed in 1618, who once owned Shelborne castle? Sir Walter Raleigh<br /><br />9) Mary I was proclaimed Queen whilst staying at which castle? Framlingham<br /><br />10) Which castle is known as the 'Key of England'? Dover<br /><br />11) Which Cornish castle is linked with Arthurian legend? Tintagel<br /><br />12) In which county are Tamworth and Tutbury castles? Staffordshire<br /><br />13) In which county are Allington, Lympne and West Malling castles? Kent<br /><br />14) In which castle was Edward II born? Caernarfon<br /><br />15) Where was Mary Queen of Scots imprisoned when she first entered England? Carlisle (not Fotheringhay Castle, where she was executed)<br /><br />16) The most northerly castle in Britain, Muness, is situated on which group of islands? Shetlands<br /><br />17) Located in Wales, which is the largest castle site in Britain? Castell Dinas<br /><br />18) Which castle has the tallest Norman Keep in England? Rochester<br /><br />19) Which is the only castle in England with a five sided keep? Mitford Castle<br /><br />20) Which was the first of the Edwardian castles to be built in Wales? Flint <br /><br />QUIZTIME 48 <br /><br />1 Who held the office of Speaker of the House of Commons immediately before Bernard Weatherill? <br />George Thomas<br />2 Which new country was formed in 1971 at the end of a nine month civil war between East and West Pakistan? <br />Bangladesh<br />3 Who defeated Aneurin Bevan in 1955 to succeed Clement Attlee as leader of the Labour Party? <br />Hugh Gaitskill<br />4 In 1847, Henri Sanson, a French public executioner, was sacked for pawning what to pay off his debts? Was it his axe, his sword or his guillotine? <br />His guillotine<br />5 In Greek mythology, Daedalus designed and built which structure for King Minos of Crete? <br />The labyrinth<br />6 How many victories did Lester Piggott achieve in English Classic races? Was it 26, 28 or 30? <br />30<br />7 Born in India in 1913, the actress Vivien Mary Hartley achieved success using what stage name? <br />Vivien Leigh<br />8 The Chancellor of the Exchequer traditionally ends his Budget speech with which seven words? I commend this budget to the House<br />9 In 1987, the prostitute Monica Coughlan was in the news after it was alleged that she had received money from which politician?<br />Jeffrey Archer<br />10 In newspaper car sales advertisements, the letters ESR are frequently used to indicate that a vehicle has what? <br />An electric sun roof<br />11 How many squares are there around the edge of a Monopoly board? Are there 36, 40 or 44? <br />40<br />12 What word can describe a device for transporting a sick person and a horizontal bar that joins the legs of furniture? <br />Stretcher<br />13 Which opera singer did Prince Charles invite to sing at his first wedding in 1981? Kiri Te Kanawa<br />14 According to legend, who bathed himself in the River Pactolus to rid himself of a dangerous gift and so became the source of the alluvial gold found there? <br />King Midas<br />15 OXFAM was founded in Oxford in 1942 to raise money to help feed the children of which country? <br />Greece<br />16 Inspired by a North American wild horse, what was the nickname of the World War II P-51 fighter plane? <br />Mustang<br />17 Who was the only man in the 20th century to become president of the USA without ever being elected to the office? <br />Gerald Ford<br />18 Usually known as the World Bank, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is based in which American city? <br />Washington DC<br />19 In English law, the term 'time immemorial' refers to the year 1189 AD which was the first year in the reign of which British monarch? <br />Richard I<br />20 Originally created to treat angina by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, which 'wonder' drug was launched onto the US market in April 1998 after users reported a beneficial side effect? <br />Viagra<br />21 Founded in 1951 as a travel business, Saga now provides a range of services for people who have reached what age? <br />50<br />22 Created by Heinz Guderian, what name was given to the German mechanised units in World War II? <br />Panzer<br />23 In 1992, trams made a return to the streets of which city with the opening of the first phase of the Metrolink scheme? <br />Manchester<br />24 Once found throughout the Sahara but now threatened with extinction, what kind of animal is an addax? <br />An antelope<br />25 Which Italian film director came to prominence with a series of spaghetti westerns<br />made in the 1960s? <br />Sergio Leone<br />26 With a population of around 180,000, what is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland? <br />Cork<br />27 Inappropriately called 'The Balance', which mixed drink was first mentioned in print in 1806 and defined as 'a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind'? <br />The cocktail<br />28 Often used as the name of Indian restaurants, which emperor ruled India from 1556 to 1605? <br />Akbar<br />29 In 1996, Madeleine Albright became the first woman to hold which top government post in the United States? <br />Secretary of state<br />30 According to the title of a Hollywood film, how many days elapsed between Anne Boleyn becoming queen and being executed by Henry VIII? 1,000 ( Anne of the Thousand Days)<br />31 The Tower of Babel, a monument intended to reach heaven, was built by descendants of which biblical figure? <br />Noah<br />32 Saddam Hussein and General Noriega were both customers of which bank that famously collapsed in 1991? BCCI (Bank of Credit and Commerce International)<br />33 Which politician did Michael foot once describe as a 'Semi-house-trained polecat'? Norman Tebbit<br />34 In the game of bingo, which number is sometimes described as 'that famous street in Manhattan'? <br />42<br />35 Prior to 1961, the island of Barbados was a colony of which European country? Great Britain<br />36 The full-length portrait of Jonathan Buttall painted by Thomas Gainsborough is known by what name? <br />The Blue Boy<br />37 Advection, radiation, coastal and hill are the four main types of what kind of hazard? Fog<br />38 In which seaside resort can visitors travel by cable car to visit St. Tudno's church on top of the Great Orme? <br />Llandudno<br />39 Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22 was based on his combat experiences in which war? World War II<br />40 Derived from a Japanese word meaning 'great prince', what word can describe a person who is influential in the business world?<br />Tycoon <br /><br />QUIZTIME 48<br />1 At the 1997 General Election, who was the Conservative Foreign Secretary who lost his seat? <br />Malcolm Rifkind<br />2 Which two words having the same spelling but pronounced differently mean 'to be constantly ill' and 'having no legal force'? <br />Invalid<br />3 What sport was P. G. Wodehouse describing when he said 'The peace beyond understanding which comes only to the man who has given up ……. what'? <br />Golf<br />4 Josip Broz controlled his country for 35 years but is better known by what other name? <br />Tito (Yugoslavia)<br />5 The former actress and now MP Glenda Jackson once worked as a shop assistant in Birkenhead. Did she work for Woolworth's, Debenhams or Boots? <br />Boots<br />6 Which famous person began life with the name Schicklegruber but was widely known by another name when he took his own life in 1945? <br />Adolf Hitler<br />7 The island of Sark in the Channel Islands has a policy of no motorised transport but makes an exception for what? <br />Tractors<br />8 What nickname did archaeologists give to the remains of an Iron Age man discovered in 1984 in a Cheshire peat bog? <br />Pete Marsh<br />9 Which former England cricket captain stood for parliament as a Tory candidate in 1964 but was defeated by James Callaghan? <br />Ted Dexter<br />10 The song Who Wants To Be A Millionaire featured in which 1956 film musical? High Society<br />11 In the mythology of which people does the Rainbow Snake confine Bunyip to a waterhole? <br />Australian Aborigines<br />12 When the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland opened in 1971 it was known by what other name? <br />Long Kesh<br />13 The English-born Australian soldier Harry Harbord Morant is better known by what nickname? <br />Breaker<br />14 Which one time acrobat, starred in the 1957 film Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the 1960 film Elmer Gantry? <br />Burt Lancaster<br />15 Evacuated in 1961 when threatened by a volcanic eruption, the island of Tristan da Cunha is in which ocean? <br />The Atlantic Ocean<br />16 Believed to have originated in India, the game of Shogi is a Japanese form of which other game? <br />Chess<br />17 Which English king was the last to have the title Emperor of India? Was it Edward VII, George V or George VI? <br />George VI<br />18 The newspapers Scotland on Sunday and The Scotsman are both printed in which city? <br />Edinburgh<br />19 Princess Daisy, Mistral's Daughter and Scruples are novels published by which American author? <br />Judith Krantz<br />20 First recorded at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1926, the highly contagious condition called Newcastle disease affects which animals?<br />Birds <br />21 Reportedly perfected after 39 failures, which product is now widely used to displace water? <br />WD 40 (Water Displacer)<br />22 Which writer died in exile in Paris in 1900 having adopted the name Sebastian Melmoth? <br />Oscar Wilde<br />23 An attempt was made on the life of which American president as he left the Washington Hotel on March 30th 1981? <br />Ronald Reagan<br />24 What colour medal did triple jumper Jonathan Edwards win at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games? <br />Silver<br />25 On 1st May 1999, which mountaineer's body was found on the North Face of Everest 75 years after going missing? <br />Gregory Mallory<br />26 Native to Central and South America, what is the world's largest living rodent? The capybara<br />27 In which London thoroughfare was the bankruptcy court once located, its name being still used today to describe a person who is destitute? <br />Carey Street<br />28 In which century did William Caxton publish the first book printed in English? 15th century<br />29 Which retailer founded a chain of shops from his home city, Nottingham and became the 1st Baron of Trent? <br />Jesse Boot<br />30 Gypsies were originally thought to have come from Egypt but are now believed to have originated in which other country? <br />India<br />31 Completed in 1803, which of Beethoven's symphonies did he originally dedicate to Napoleon? <br />Eroica (3rd)<br />32 What do the letters DC stand for in the names of aircraft such as the DC-10? Douglas Commercial<br />33 In 1995, 168 people died when the Alfred P. Murrah government building was bombed in which US city? <br />Oklahoma (Timothy McVeigh)<br />34 According to the 19th century writer Thomas Appleton, 'Good Americans, when they die, go ……. where'? <br />To Paris<br />35 Which actress was married to Mickey Rooney then to Artie Shaw and finally to Frank Sinatra? <br />Ava Gardner<br />36 Created by Mary Tourtel, which cartoon-strip character first appeared in the Daily Express on November 20th 1920? <br />Rupert the Bear<br />37 Aldhous Huxley's novel Brave New World was set in the year 632 AF. What do the letters AF represent? <br />After Ford<br />38 Which French term meaning 'flight in the wind' describes a small round puff pastry case with a savoury filling? <br />Vol-au-vent<br />39 In 1999, which Tory MP was jailed after impaling himself on 'the simple sword of truth'? Jonathan Aitken<br />40 In his first television acting role, which singer starred in the 1988 BBC series The River?<br />David Essex <br /><br />QUIZTIME 49<br /><br />1 Who produced and directed the 1964 film Dr. Strangelove and the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange? <br />Stanley Kubrick<br />2 Which two letters of the alphabet are not used to represent an element in the periodic table? <br />Q and J<br />3 In the game of bingo, which number is sometimes described as 'Smith and Wesson'? 38<br />4 Who opened 'The Great Five Cent Store' in New York in 1879 and went on to found a large chain of retail shops? <br />F. W. Woolworth<br />5 Which 1962 film starring James Mason and Sue Lyon was based on a book by Vladamir Nabokov? <br />Lolita<br />6 Convicted killers classified by the Home Office as IDOM are not allowed parole because they have not shown remorse. What do the letters stand for? <br />In denial of murder<br />7 When created a life peer in 1992, which Labour politician took the title Baron of Riddlesden? <br />Dennis Healey<br />8 What is the minimum number of points that a contestant can score to be a winner on television's 15 to 1? <br />One<br />9 Which now common stationery item was described as an 'inherently tacky, elastomeric polymer' when a patent was applied for? <br />The Post-it note<br />10 Located on the River Vltava, which capital city is often described as the 'City of a Hundred Spires'? <br />Prague<br />11 Which Canadian-born mariner told the story of his epic adventure in his book Sailing Alone Around The World published in 1899?<br />Joshua Slocum<br />12 In 1932 Proctor and Gamble sponsored a radio programme called The Puddle Family which is now accepted as being the first what?<br />Soap opera<br />13 Grand mal and petite mal are serious and mild forms of which medical disorder? Epilepsy<br />14 In literary theory, what term is used to describe the sudden descent from the sublime to the ridiculous? <br />Bathos<br />15 Which Texas businessman stood as an independent candidate in both the 1992 and 1996 US presidential elections? <br />Ross Perot<br />16 Who or what did the author Christopher Morley describe as '……. an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing'? <br />A human being<br />17 Derived from the words 'snort' and 'chuckle', which new word did Lewis Carroll invent and add to the English language? <br />Chortle<br />18 The Hatchet was a magazine produced for the supporters of which Lancashire football club? <br />Bury<br />19 Which actor and actress starred in the 1980s BBC TV comedy series Just Good Friends? <br />Paul Nicholas and Jan Francis<br />20 In 1987, the Herald Of Free Enterprise capsized at the entrance to which European port? <br />Zeebrugge<br />21 In Greek mythology, who was the king of Corinth punished in Hades by repeatedly having to roll a huge stone uphill? <br />Sisyphus<br />22 Which organisation was founded in 1971 by the Royal College of Physicians to campaign against smoking? ASH (Action on Smoking and Health)<br />23 In the run up to the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which player got into trouble when he described the selectors as '57 old farts'? <br />Will Carling<br />24 The name of which painting by Edwin Landseer is also the title of a TV series starring Richard Briars? <br />Monarch of the Glen<br />25 Now a series of sandbanks, 'Adam's Bridge' is believed to have once been a land connection between India and which other country? <br />Sri Lanka<br />26 Which American Spanish word meaning 'coffee house' is used to describe a self-service restaurant? <br />Cafeteria<br />27 In 1936, Bruno Richard Hauptman was executed after being found guilty of kidnapping and murdering whose son? <br />Charles Lindbergh<br />28 What did Robert Dougall start reading in 1970 and Peter Sissons finish reading on October 13th 2000? <br />The Nine O'clock News<br />29 Who or what was Stanley Baldwin describing in 1918 when he said 'A lot of hard-faced men who looked as if they had done very well out of the war'? <br />The House of Commons<br />30 Which large flightless South American bird shares its name with a Titan in Greek mythology? <br />Rhea<br />31 When Bernard Law Montgomery was elevated to the peerage in 1946 he became the first Viscount of where? <br />Alamein<br />32 Who joined Cliff Richard to take Living Doll to the top of the charts in March 1986? The Young Ones<br />33 On television, which diminutive investigator worked for the Finkerton Detective Agency? Inch-High Private Eye<br />34 In Scottish folklore, the water spirit called a kelpie takes the form of which animal? A horse<br />35 Native to Papua New Guinea, the Queen Alexandra's birdwing is the largest species of which creature? <br />Butterfly<br />36 Harijan is a term coined by Mahatma Gandhi to give dignity to which depressed class in Hindu society? The untouchables ('children of God')<br />37 Which former prime minister played first-class cricket and toured in South America with the MCC? <br />Sir Alec Douglas- Home<br />38 Patrick McGoohan played which English king in the 1995 Mel Gibson film Braveheart? <br />King Edward I<br />39 In Greek mythology, who tried and failed to bring back Eurydice from the underworld? <br />Orpheus<br />40 The name of which composer is used to describe a typewriter or computer keyboard laid out so as to minimise finger movement?<br />Dvorak <br /><br />QUIZTIME 50<br /><br />1 The sound made by a machine for measuring distance by the American military has given rise to what alternative word for a kilometre? <br />Click<br />2 How old was Red Rum when he won the Aintree Grand National for the last time? 12<br />3 Which American actor played Dr. Josef Mengele in the 1978 film The Boys From Brazil? Gregory Peck<br />4 Celebrated for its food products, which French city is the capital of the Burgundy region? <br />Dijon<br />5 The Dutch banking group ING purchased which bank for £1 following its collapse in 1995? <br />Barings<br />6 In 1983, which politician resigned from the Cabinet after it was reported that his mistress Sarah Keays was pregnant? <br />Cecil Parkinson<br />7 Which cutting device was originally called a 'Louisette' after Dr. Antoine Louis the French surgeon commissioned to design it? <br />The guillotine<br />8 Prior to 1974 it was called Estate Duty, between 1974 and 1986 Capital Transfer Tax and since 1986 it has been called what? <br />Inheritance Tax<br />9 Which aristocrat and former MP led the British Union of Fascists from 1932 to <br />1940? <br />Oswald Mosely<br />10 Syndicate members at Lloyds of London who do not underwrite insurance personally are known as what? <br />Names<br />11 On what did the UK government impose a tax of five shillings in 1797 but had to repeal it the following year because of its disastrous effect? <br />Clocks<br />12 Composed on April 24th 1792, which famous song was originally called War Song Of The Army Of The Rhine? <br />La Marseillaise<br />13 What was Samuel Johnson describing when he said 'A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people? <br />Oats<br />14 Who or what did the writer Konrad Lorenz claim was 'the missing link between anthropoid apes and human beings'? <br />Man<br />15 Which American golfer won the British Open Golf Championship three times in the 1980s? <br />Tom Watson<br />16 The name of which type of sailing-boat is taken from a Tamil word meaning 'tied wood'? Catamaran<br />17 Established in 1973 by the Fair Trading Act, which body is known by the initials MMC? The Monopolies and Mergers Commission<br />18 In 1928, Harry Ramsden opened his first fish and chip shop in the village of Guiseley on the outskirts of which northern city?<br />Leeds<br />19 Which founder member of the rock-group Genesis wrote the score for the controversial film The Last Temptation Of Christ? <br />Peter Gabriel<br />20 Following a ferry disaster in 1987, which company became the first in Britain to be charged with 'corporate manslaughter'? <br />Townsend Thorensen<br />21 Jupiter's four largest moons, Ganymede, Io, Europa and Callisto were discovered in 1610 by which astronomer? <br />Galileo<br />22 Completed in 1973, which world famous building is the best known work of the Danish architect Jorn Utzon? <br />Sydney Opera House<br />23 The name of which widely accepted currency is derived from the Germanic word Thaler? Dollar<br />24 In 1948, the civil rights leader Martin Luther King was ordained a minister of which religion? <br />The Baptist Church<br />25 Released in 1967, which album was described by Kenneth Tynan as 'A decisive moment in the history of Western civilisation'?Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band<br />26 Between 1920 and 1944, which European country was a kingdom without a king ruled by Miklos Horthy, an admiral without a navy? <br />Hungary<br />27 Which 1952 Gary Cooper film was promoted with the slogan 'the story of a man who was too proud to run!'? <br />High Noon<br />28 In May 1993, who became the first British woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest? <br />Rebecca Stevens<br />29 What goes through two Readings and a Committee Stage in parliament before becoming an Act of Parliament? <br />A Public Bill`<br />30 Heavily armed fighters called 'Hoplites' formed the core of the ancient armies of which country? <br />Greece<br />31 Born Roy Scherer Jnr., which actor once said 'I can't play a loser : I don't look like a loser'? <br />Rock Hudson<br />32 Which city in Texas is named in honour of the man who led the fight for the state's independence from Mexico? <br />Houston (Sam)<br />33 Loxodonta africana is the Latin name for which large land-dwelling animal? The African elephant<br />34 Published in 1980, a book entitled I Me Mine contained the thoughts, memories and lyrics of which of the Beatles? <br />George Harrison<br />35 Designed by James Hoban, which building was painted to cover marks left when it was burned by the British in 1814? <br />The White House<br />36 Which TV chef was elected to serve as Liberal MP for the Isle of Ely in a by-election held in 1973? <br />Clement Freud<br />37 Described as 'The longest suicide note in history', which organisation published a document called 'New Hope For Britain' in 1983? <br />The Labour Party (its Manifesto)<br />38 When Caligula reportedly intended to appoint Incitatus as a Roman consul, why might he have been thought of as poorly qualified for this position? <br />It was a horse<br />39 Which A.A. Milne character said 'My spelling is wobbly. It's good spelling but it wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong place'? <br />Winnie-the-Pooh<br />40 Broadcast from 1951 to 1960, which radio show was described by John Lennon as 'a conspiracy against reality, a coup d'etat of the mind'?<br />The Goon Show <br /><br />QUIZTIME 51<br /><br />1. What’s the maximum cash prize on Noel Edmonds’s game show Deal Or No Deal?<br />£250,000<br />2. What is the only capital city mentioned in the book of Genesis that is still in existence today? <br />Damascus<br />3. Which famous zoological park is situated three miles south of Dunstable? <br />Whipsnade<br />4. What word can be a light two-wheeled carriage or a pop concert?<br />Gig<br />5. Published in 1932, which fictional flying ace first appeared in the novel The Camels Are Coming?<br />Biggles (James Bigglesworth)<br />6. Which book of the Bible has the shortest name? <br />Job<br />7. Who’s had most No.1 singles — Blur, Oasis or McFly?<br />Oasis with eight. Blur have had two and McFly four<br />8. Who's catchphrase was "It's Good But it's not Right"?<br />Roy Walker<br />9. DAB radios are the latest thing. What do the initials stand for?<br />Digital Audio Broadcasting<br />10. In the nursery rhyme, what line is next after "How does your garden grow"?<br />With silver bells and cockleshells <br />11. Where, according to the Beatles, did somebody keep his fire engine clean with a clean machine?<br />Penny Lane <br />12. How long does a human taste bud live for, 10 minutes, 10 hours or 10 days? <br />10 Days<br />13. Who did Estelle Skornik play in a series of car adverts? <br />Nicole in the Renault Clio ads<br />14. ‘Single’ and ‘Double Entry’ are methods of what? <br />Book Keeping <br />15. Other than Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, name the only person in the original Star Wars trilogy to be seen using a light saber? <br />Han Solo<br />16. Where would you find a Daglock, in a canal, on a sheep's rear end or in a safe? <br />Sheep's rear end - dirt covered clump of wool<br />17. How many Chance squares are there on a standard Monopoly board? <br />Three<br />18. Who was Liverpool's captain when they won soccer's European cup final for the first time in 1977? <br />Emlyn Hughes<br />19. By what name is the chaparral cock better known? <br />Road Runner<br />20. Which Year - Fax machines become an established feature in offices, In Britain, the first suspect to be convicted by evidence derived from genetic fingerprinting is convicted of two murders, Satellite television channel MTV is launched in Europe, The Conservative government introduces Personal Equity Plans (PEPs), The Japanese electronics company Sony introduces the DAT (Digital Audio Tape) recorder and The first advertisements for condoms appear on British television?<br />1987<br /><br />21. How many contestants take part in each edition of the TV gameshow Deal or Now Deal?<br />Twenty Two<br />22. In which 2000 comedy film would you find Robert De Niro starring as Ben Stiller’s potential father-in-law? <br />Meet the Parents<br />23. What type of Kryptonite takes away Superman’s powers temporarily?<br />Green <br />24. Which country is represented by the international car registration letter of P? <br />Portugal<br />25. What ran for less than two years between St Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California? <br />Pony Express<br />26. The numbers board on Channel 4’s Countdown is known as CECIL, what does CECIL stand for? <br />Countdown Electronic Calculator In Leeds<br />27. Which number on a standard computer keyboard would be pressed with shift to produce the 'asterisk' sign (*)? <br />8 (eight Key)<br />28. Which soccer first was achieved by Jack Gordon of Preston North End F.C. on 8/9/1888? <br />First League Goal<br />29. Which frozen confection was originally called Eskimo Pie? <br />Choc-ice<br />30. Which dance gets its name from a word meaning 'to rub navels together'? <br />Samba<br />31. In which London street would you find Hamley's, the largest toy store in the world?<br />Regent Street<br />32. In gardening, ‘checkerboard’ is a variety of which flower? <br />Fuchsia<br />33. According to Mythology, what did Perseus's Helmet do for him? <br />It made him Invisible<br />34. At which British sporting venue would you find the Valley of Sin?<br />The Old Course at St. Andrews<br />35. Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond, Travis and The Move all had chart hits with songs about what?<br />Flowers - You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, Flowers In The Window and Flowers In The Rain<br />36. Which creatures suffer from Isle of Wight disease, Cats, Cows or Bees? <br />Bees <br />37. Which of Henry VIII's wives held the title of Marchioness of Pembroke?<br />Anne Boleyn<br />38. One Point Each - Name three films in which Sean Connery has died?<br />The Untouchables, Dragonheart, Family Business, First Knight, Highlander, The Avengers<br />39. Which of these has the highest Calorie Count, Crumpets, Éclairs or Eccles Cakes? <br />Eccles Cakes<br />40. Experts have claimed that which word was the first spoken by around 71% of babies throughout the world over the last 50,000 years, as it means father in over 700 languages?<br />Papa<br /><br />Tiebreaker - How long is the Suez Canal in kilometers? <br />161.9km<br /><br />Who Am I? - Born in Derbyshire in 1932, this actor and MBE’s father was a doctor, After public school, he did his National service in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, where he rose to the rank of captain, On returning from the Persian Gulf, he appeared in several films, and then went into repertory in Clacton, Nottingham, and finally Oldham, where he also worked for Granada TV in Ivanhoe, and Biggles amongst others, <br />He’s a keen golfer and sponsors his own charity golf competition – and has regularly appeared on TV, he is also a Druid?<br />William Roache – Ken Barlow <br /><br />Between 1216 and 1553, the 14 ruling monarchs of England had one of three names.<br />What were the names and - for a bonus - how many of each?<br />Henry (III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII); Edward (I; II; III; IV; V; VI); Richard (II; III) <br /><br />QUIZTIME 52 FOOD AND DRINKS<br /><br />Q : WHAT IS THE MAIN CARBOHYDRATE IN JAMBALAYA? <br />A : RICE<br />Q : WHAT FLAVOR IS THE LIQUEUR MIDORI? <br />A : MELON<br />Q : ARGENTEUIL, FRANCE, IS FAMOUS FOR GROWING WHAT VEGETABLE? <br />A : ASPARAGUS<br />Q : HOW MANY LITRES OF CHAMPAGNE DOES A SALMANAZAR HOLD? <br />A : NINE<br />Q : GAMMON, CUTATELLA AND PANCETTA ARE FROM WHAT ANIMAL? <br />A : PIG<br />Q : TO WHAT FAMILY DOES FENUGREEK BELONG? <br />A : PEA<br />Q : WHAT ARE AMARANTH, MALANGA AND BESAN? <br />A : FLOURS<br />Q : WHAT COLOR IS A MIRA BELLA PLUM? <br />A : YELLOW<br />Q : WHAT INGREDIENTS DO AIOLI, TAPENANDE AND PESTO ALL HAVE IN COMMON? <br />A : GARLIC AND OIL<br />Q : WHAT IS A CHRISTOPHINE? <br />A : A GREEN PEAR-SHAPED FRUIT<br /><br />Q : THE CAIPIRINHA COCKTAIL CONTAINS WHICH SPIRIT?<br />A : RUM<br />Q : WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR TREE TOMATO? <br />A : TAMARILLO<br />Q : PALM OIL COMES IN WHICH TWO COLORS?<br />A : WHITE AND RED<br />Q : WHAT FRUIT IS THE MOST FATTENING? <br />A : AVOCADO<br />Q : BARREL SIZE - WHAT WINE BARREL CONTAINS 126 GALLONS?<br />A : PIPE<br />Q : WHAT IS THE WORLDS OLDEST SNACK FOOD - 610 AD? <br />A : THE PRETZEL<br />Q : WHERE DID DOUGHNUTS ORIGINATE? <br />A : HOLLAND<br />Q : A CARPET BAG STEAK IS A STEAK STUFFED WITH WHAT?<br />A : OYSTERS<br />Q : WHAT FOOD WAS REGARDED AS AN APHRODISIAC IN THE MIDDLE AGES? <br />A : CHICKEN SOUP<br />Q : NONPARIEL MISSION CARAMEL NEPLUS PEERLESS TYPES OF WHAT?<br />A : ALMONDS<br /><br />Q : WHAT IS CHALLA? <br />A : BREAD - OFTEN PLAITED<br />Q : WHAT IS ABSINTHE TRADITIONALLY FLAVOURED WITH? <br />A : WORMWOOD<br />Q : CHAMPAGNE BOTTLES - 6 BOTTLES OF CHAMPAGNE ARE IN A WHAT? <br />A : RHEOBOAM<br />Q : WAKAME TENGUSA AND MOZUKU ARE JAPANESE WHAT? <br />A : EDIBLE SEAWEED <br /><br />QUIZTIME 53<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. From what kind of rock were the upright pillars of 'Stonehenge' created ?<br /><br />A. SANDSTONE (or Sarsen).<br /><br />2. Writer and former MP, Jeffrey Archer, is the President of which professional sporting association ?<br /><br />A. WORLD PROFESSIONAL SNOOKER AND BILLIARDS ASSOCIATION.<br /><br />3. Which wife of a former MP wrote, 'The Bumper Book Of British Battleaxes' ? <br /><br />A. CHRISTINE HAMILTON.<br /><br />4. Which black actor won an 'Oscar' for his part in 'Lilies Of The Field' ?<br /><br />A. SIDNEY POITIER.<br /><br />5. For her part in which film did Hattie McDaniel become the first black actress to win an 'Oscar' ?<br /><br />A. 'GONE WITH THE WIND'.<br /><br />6. In 1986, Clint Eastwood became Mayor of which Californian town ?<br /><br />A. CARMEL.<br /><br />7. Which American, the first to orbit the earth, later unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Presidential Nomination ?<br /><br />A. JOHN GLENN.<br /><br />8. The 'Pyramids of Giza', were mainly constructed from what rock ?<br /><br />A. LIMESTONE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. By staging the summer Olympic Games in 1924, which city became the first to stage the event twice ?<br /><br />A. PARIS, France.<br /><br />2. Born in 1662, which English Queen was the daughter of James II and Anne Hyde ?<br /><br />A. MARY II.<br /><br />3. In Puccini's opera 'La Boheme', what is the name of the girl who dies of tuberculosis in the arms of her lover ?<br /><br />A. MIMI.<br /><br />4. Besides humans, which is the only mammal to have fingerprints ?<br /><br />A. ORANG-UTAN.<br /><br />5. Which English monarch was the brother of George IV and son of George III and Charlotte ?<br /><br />A. WILLIAM IV.<br /><br />6. The 1916 Olympic Games were cancelled due to World War I, which city was the intended host ?<br /><br />A. BERLIN.<br /><br />7. Which common insect can live for nine days without its head due to its unique nervous system ?<br /><br />A. COCKROACH.<br /><br />8. What was the name of the lady 'Figaro' marries in a famous Mozart opera ?<br /><br />A. SUSANNA (in 'The Marriage Of Figaro').<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In 'Treasure Island', what is the name of the lady who keeps the 'Admiral Benbow Inn' ?<br /><br />A. MRS. HAWKINS (mother of the story's narrator, Jim Hawkins).<br /><br />2. Which former test captain and controversial Chairman of the England cricket selectors, once made a characteristic gaffe when blurting out, "And let's not forget Malcolm Devon !" ?<br /><br />A. TED DEXTER (when referring to fast bowler Devon Malcolm).<br /><br />3. Which major European river flows through Lake Constance ?<br /><br />A. RIVER RHINE.<br /><br />4. The drowning of 'James Steerforth' and the lunatic behaviour of 'Mr. Dick', are storylines from which classic novel ?<br /><br />A. 'DAVID COPPERFIELD'.<br /><br />5. What name is given to the ridge between the shoulder-blades of a horse ?<br /><br />A. WITHERS.<br /><br />6. Which Middle Eastern capital lies on the River Tigris ?<br /><br />A. BAGHDAD.<br /><br />7. Which winner of golf's (British) Open once said, "being left-handed is a big advantage. No one knows enough about your swing to mess you up with advice" ?<br /><br />A. BOB CHARLES.<br /><br />8. The density of what is measured with a 'Lactometer' ?<br /><br />A. MILK.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Known in France as 'pommes de terre soufflees', what do we call this packeted snack ?<br /><br />A. POTATO PUFFS.<br /><br />2. J.R.R. Tolkein's 'Lord Of The Rings' was published in three volumes, what was the title of the third ?<br /><br />A. 'THE RETURN OF THE KING'.<br /><br />3. With which song did Dean Martin top the charts on both sides of the Atlantic in 1956 ?<br /><br />A. 'MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS'.<br /><br />4. Who is the only Briton to win an Olympic gold medal for throwing the Javelin ?<br /><br />A. TESSA SANDERSON.<br /><br />5. Which American was defending champion when Arthur Ashe won his only Wimbledon singles title ?<br /><br />A. JIMMY CONNORS.<br /><br />6. Which song found the number one slot in the UK and US for 'Foreigner' in 1984 ?<br /><br />A. 'I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS'.<br /><br />7. If 'The Miller's Tale' was the second of Chaucer's, 'Canterbury Tales, what was the first ?<br /><br />A. 'THE KNIGHT'S TALE'.<br /><br />8. What cheese, traditionally made from goat's or ewe's milk, is a main ingredient of an authentic Greek salad ?<br /><br />A. FETA.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which African holiday destination has Banjul as its capital ?<br /><br />A. GAMBIA.<br /><br />2. The world's fastest growing grass is also the world's largest and does not flower for 120 years. What is it ?<br /><br />A. BAMBOO.<br /><br />3. The female of which venomous arachnid has a red, hour-glass shaped patch below the abdomen ?<br /><br />A. BLACK WIDOW SPIDER.<br /><br />4. On which Caribbean holiday island might you visit the capital town, St. Johns ?<br /><br />A. ANTIGUA.<br /><br />5. Which soap promised to, "make you a little lovelier each day" ?<br /><br />A. CAMAY.<br /><br />6. Which government minister is MP for Birmingham, Yardley ?<br /><br />A. ESTELLE MORRIS. <br /><br />7. Which senior Tory MP returned to Parliament by winning the Kensington and Chelsea seat in 1999 ?<br /><br />A. MICHAEL PORTILLO.<br /><br />8. Which soap, first produced in 1768 by Bayleys, is now manufactured by Cussons ?<br /><br />A. IMPERIAL LEATHER.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Which English monarch was deposed by his wife Isabella in 1327, and murdered in Berkeley Castle ?<br /><br />A. EDWARD II.<br /><br />2. Which hero of Greek mythology, was taught to fight by Castor and to play the lyre by Eumalpus ?<br /><br />A. HERACLES. <br /><br />3. In Greek mythology, who drowned on his way to meet his lover, Hero ?<br /><br />A. LEANDER.<br /><br />4. The white sauce 'Soubise', is distinctly flavoured with which pureed vegetable ?<br /><br />A. ONION.<br /><br />5. Whatbtype of beans are typically used in a can of 'Baked Beans' ?<br /><br />A. HARICOT BEANS.<br /><br />6. Which book of the Bible's, New Testament, is sandwiched between the Third Book of John and Revelations ?<br /><br />A. JUDE.<br /><br />7. In the Bible's, Old Testament, which book follows Psalms and precedes Ecclesiastes ?<br /><br />A. PROVERBS.<br /><br />8. Which Scottish king was assassinated in 1437 by a group of conspirators led by the Earl of Atholl ?<br /><br />A. JAMES I.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which animal takes its name from the Spanish, el lagarto, meaning 'the lizaed' ?<br /><br />A. ALLIGATOR.<br /><br />2. The Marine Offences Act of 1967, effectively put an end to what ?<br /><br />A. FLOATING 'PIRATE RADIO STATIONS'.<br /><br />3. With what is the alcoholic drink, 'Amoreto', flavoured ?<br /><br />A. ALMONDS.<br /><br />4. Introduced in Harold Macmillan's 1956 'Budget', what were described by Harold Wilson as "a squalid raffle" <br /><br />A. PREMIUM BONDS.<br /><br />5. What was the name of 'Audrey Forbes-Hamilton's' long suffering female companion in tv's, 'To The Manor Born' ?<br /><br />A. MARJORY.<br /><br />6. The name of which bird is derived from the Aborigine for 'good cockatoo' ?<br /><br />A. BUDGERIGAR.<br /><br />7. What was the name of 'Robbie Box's' girlfriend in the tv series 'Big Deal' ?<br /><br />A. JAN.<br /><br />8. 'Kirsch' is a type of brandy, distilled from what fruit ?<br /><br />A. CHERRY.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which former Prime Minister was created the first Earl of Avon ?<br /><br />A. ANTHONY EDEN.<br /><br />2. Which New Zealand cricketer hit the fastest ever double century in a test match, earlier this year ?<br /><br />A. NATHAN ASTLE.<br /><br />3. Which 1988 film sees Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin on a hectic chase across America ?<br /><br />A. 'MIDNIGHT RUN'.<br /><br />4. Which ex-Prime Minister became Baron Rievaulx ?<br /><br />A. HAROLD WILSON.<br /><br />5. The Alphonse XIII Canal, links which Spanish city with the Atlantic, via the Gulf of Cadiz ?<br /><br />A. SEVILLE.<br /><br />6. Which 1981 film follows a complex relationship between Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep ?<br /><br />A. 'THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN'.<br /><br />7. Great Britain's tennis team were knocked out of the Davis Cup this year, by which nation ?<br /><br />A. SWEDEN.<br /><br />8. Which American city staged the trial of child-killing nanny, Louise Woodward ?<br /><br />A. BOSTON.<br /><br /> <br /><br />TIE-BREAK ONE: TEAM ROUND. (only to be used if match tied after Round Eight)<br /><br />1. Which duo reached number six in the 1966 UK singles chart with, 'Lovers Of The World Unite' ? <br /><br />A. DAVID & JONATHAN. <br /><br />2. 'Love Sculpture' only had one UK hit, this reached number five in our charts i 1968, what was the title ?<br /><br />A. 'SABRE DANCE'.<br /><br />3. In July 2002, Maxime Brunerie, a member of a far-right student group, failed to assassinate who ?<br /><br />A. JACQUES CHIRAC.<br /><br />4. What was the name of the Dutch politician shot dead outside a radio station in 2002 ?<br /><br />A. PIM FONTUYN.<br /><br />5. What are the international registration letters for Bulgaria ?<br /><br />A. BG.<br /><br />6. A motor vehicle carrying the international registration letter 'BD', comes from which country ?<br /><br />A. BANGLADESH.<br /><br />7. In English measurements, what number of knitting needle has the smallest diameter ? <br /><br />A. 14.<br /><br />8. What colour is a 45 amp fuse, such as that used in a plug to a large household cooker ?<br /><br />A. GREEN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />TIE-BREAK TWO: TEAM ROUND (only to be used in the event of a Tie after completion of the above round)<br /><br />1. What are measured by a 'Galvanometer' ?<br /><br />A. ELECTRIC CURRENTS.<br /><br />2. The 'Becquerel' is the SI unit used to measure what ?<br /><br />A. RADIOACTIVITY.<br /><br />3. From what flower is the poison, 'Atropine', extracted ?<br /><br />A. DEADLY NIGHTSHADE (or Belladonna).<br /><br />4. In what type of environment do plants classed as 'xerophytes' grow ?<br /><br />A. VERY DRY CONDITIONS (cacti being a prime example).<br /><br />5. Which chemist discovered the elements, Potassium, Sodium, and Chlorine ?<br /><br />A. HUMPHRY DAVY.<br /><br />6. Which gas was isolated in 1772 by English chemist, Daniel Rutherford ?<br /><br />A. NITROGEN.<br /><br />7. National Hunt jockey Tony McCoy broke the record for number of winners ridden. At which racecourse did he achieve this feat ?<br /><br />A. UTTOXETER.<br /><br />8. Paula Radcliffe won gold at this year's European Athletics Championship. Who was the only other British lady to achieve this feat ?<br /><br />A. ASHIA HANSEN (in the Triple Jump).<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. Who made his directing debut in the 1969 anti-war musical, 'Oh! What A Lovely War' ?<br /><br />A. RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH.<br /><br />2. The bark and leaves of which tree are sometimes distilled in alcohol to make a lotion for treating bruises ?<br /><br />A. WITCH-HAZEL.<br /><br />3. What aviation 'first', occurred on 25th. July 1909 ?<br /><br />A. THE CROSSING OF THE ENGLISH CHANNEL (by Louis Bleriot).<br /><br />4. In football's 1978 World Cup, Argentina needed to beat which South American team by four goals to progress in the tournament, and did so amid rumours of bribery ?<br /><br />A. PERU.<br /><br />5. In October 2000, Jeremy Paxman received a parcel from a 'P. Smith', containing what stolen article ?<br /><br />A. 'ENIGMA' CODING MACHINE. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 54<br /><br />A. An emmet is which type of a creature in old language? ANT<br /><br />B. Traditionally, what sort of traders would be found working in a 'Shambles'? BUTCHERS<br /><br />C. Which material is used to make the traditional Scotch whisky stills? COPPER<br /><br />D. Which Scottish town is located on the River Nith? DUMFRIES<br /><br />E. Which oil tanker was wrecked off the coast of Brittany in 1999? ERICA<br /><br />F. Which part of the human body is affected by Bell's Palsy? FACE<br /><br />G. Which birth sign precedes Cancer? GEMINI<br /><br />H. What is the state capital of Montana, USA? HELENA<br /><br />I. Which Asian country is part of the phonetic alphabet? INDIA<br /><br />J. What is the name of Fireman Sam's fire engine? JUPITER<br /><br />K. Who sponsored Ellen McArthur's 2001-2002 round the world trip? KINGFISHER<br /><br />L. What is the national flower of India? LOTUS<br /><br />M. In which of New York's boroughs is Wall Street situated? MANHATTAN<br /><br />N. Five of the world's ten highest waterfalls are wholly or partly in which country? NORWAY<br /><br />O. From which drug are morphine and codeine derived? OPIUM<br /><br />P. What is the name of the carbohydrate that causes jam to gel? PECTIN<br /><br />Q. Tonic water contains this? QUININE<br /><br />R. Which herb is associated with remembrance? ROSEMARY<br /><br />S. In which European country is the winter resort of St. Moritz? SWITZERLAND<br /><br />T. What instrument did jazz musician, Chet Baker, play? TRUMPET<br /><br />U. He prepares dead bodies? UNDERTAKER<br /><br />V. Anne-Sophie Mutter is a virtuoso on which instrument? VIOLIN<br /><br />W. Which tree has the Latin name Salix? Willow<br /><br />X. What is the chemical symbol for xenon? XE<br /><br />Y. No. 1 hit for Georgie Fame in 1985? YEH YEH<br /><br />Z. One of the main towns of East Africa? ZANZIBAR <br /><br />QUIZTIME 55<br /><br />A. In which US state is the Painted Desert? ARIZONA<br /><br />B. To which saint is the cathedral in Red Square, Moscow dedicated? BASIL<br /><br />C. If you were born on American Independence Day, what would be your star sign? CANCER<br /><br />D. Which is the only character to appear in all of Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" novels? DEATH<br /><br />E. What was the name of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's ship? ENDURANCE<br /><br />F. What is the better known name of the plant Myosotis? FORGET-ME-NOT<br /><br />G. Which Mammal has the highest blood pressure? GIRAFFE<br /><br />H. Which US city has a baseball team nicknamed "The Astros"? HOUSTON<br /><br />I. What is the common name of the plant hedera? IVY<br /><br />J. What name is given to the short leather strap, attached to the leg of a hawk or falcon? JESS<br /><br />K. What company is the world's biggest user of silver? KODAK<br /><br />L. Which German city was the site of the 1813 Battle of the Nations? LEIPZIG<br /><br />M. Which musical instrument can have four or five pairs of strings? MANDOLIN<br /><br />N. In "Dad's Army", what did ARP warden Hodges call Captain Mainwaring? NAPOLEON<br /><br />O. In which month of the year does pheasant shooting begin? OCTOBER<br /><br />P. What is the name given to the three wars fought between Rome and Carthage? PUNIC WARS<br /><br />Q. What is the national airline of Australia? QUANTAS<br /><br />R. Which North American animal has black, mask-like stripe, across its eyes, and a bushy ringedtail? RACCOOn<br /><br />S. A gastroscope is used to examine what part of the human body? STOMACH<br /><br />T. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream what was the occupation of Snout? TINKER<br /><br />U. What does the U stand for in IOU? UNTO<br /><br />V. Which country's flag is red with a five pointed yellow star in the middle? VIETNAM<br /><br />W. What is the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba? WINNIPEG<br /><br />X. The name for the short birthday of christ? XMAS<br /><br />Y. The name given to the christmas season? YULETIDE<br /><br />Z. What is the international radio codeword for letter Z? ZULU <br /><br />QUIZTIME 56<br /><br />A. What is the fruit of the Prunus Armeniaca? APRICOT<br /><br />B. Which sport is named after the Duke of Beaufort's country estate in Avon? BADMINTON<br /><br />C. Which chemica1 element has the symbol Co? COBALT<br /><br />D. In which Scottish town or city is the soccer ground Dens Park? DUNDEE<br /><br />E. What name is given to a trembling or shaking movement of the earth's surface? EARTHQUAKE<br /><br />F. What is the inability to perform reasonable and necessary physical or mental activity? FATIGUE<br /><br />G. The Bereich is a wine producing region of which country? GERMANY<br /><br />H. A sufferer from hypertrichosis has an abnormal amount of what? HAIR<br /><br />I. Which chemical element derives its name from the Greek for "violet"? IODINE<br /><br />J. Which of the Channel islands is the largest and most southerly? JERSEY<br /><br />K. Jane Fonda won the 1971 Oscar for best actress in 1971 for her role in which film? KLUTE<br /><br />L. In Greek mythology, who was seduced by Zeus in the shape of a swan? LEDA<br /><br />M. What is the food of the silkworm? MULBERRY<br /><br />N. Which element (at. no. 28) is from the German for 'devil's copper'? NICKEL<br /><br />O. Which animal lives in a holt? OTTER<br /><br />P. Give the more usual name of the flower 'Love-in-idleness'? PANSY<br /><br />Q. A pointed implement introduced early in the Middle Ages? QUILL<br /><br />R. What is the pastime of a funambulist? ROPE-WALKING<br /><br />S. In which book of the Bible does the story of David and Goliath appear? SAMUEL<br /><br />T. A kohl-rabi is a cross between a cabbage and which other vegetable? TURNIP<br /><br />U. The name given to the inner bone of the forearm? ULNA<br /><br />V. What planet is known as the 'Horned Planet'? VENUS<br /><br />W. Which animal is the largest member of the weasel family? WOLVERINE<br /><br />X. In the Greek alphabet its the 14th letter? XI<br /><br />Y. The name of a major Japanese port? YOKOHAMA<br /><br />Z. In the Bible, wilderness through which the Israelites wandered? ZIN <br /><br />QUIZTIME 57<br /><br />A. In which country would you find Lake Disappointment? AUSTRALIA<br /><br />B. In which village did Mary, Martha & Lazarus live, according to the Bible? BETHANY<br /><br />C. Common salt is a compound formed from two elements; one is sodium, which is the other? CHLORINE<br /><br />D. Which art of an equestrian three day event is held first? DRESSAGE<br /><br />E. Where in the human body are the oval window and the round window? EAR<br /><br />F. Drill, poplin and velour are all types of what? FABRIC<br /><br />G. What type of fruit are “Lancashire Lad” & “Langley Gage”? GOOSEBERRIES<br /><br />H. Which chemical element is named after the Greek word for the sun? HELIUM<br /><br />I. In which country is Cape Comorin? INDIA<br /><br />J. What is the name of the Bond girl, played by Halle Berry in the Film, "Die Another Day"? JINX<br /><br />K. Which Russian submarine sank in August 2000 with the loss of 118 lives? KURSK<br /><br />L. Which European capital city suffered a disastrous earthquake in 1755? LISBON<br /><br />M. What branch of biology deals with the study of fungi? MYCOLOGY<br /><br />N. Which Roman Emperor sentenced St Peter to death? NERO<br /><br />O. Which is the only marsupial native to North America? OPOSSUM<br /><br />P. What, according to the poet Milton, is the capital of Hell? PANDEMONIUM<br /><br />Q. The name for a type of bet? QUINELLA<br /><br />R. The word 'Lapin' is the french word for what? RABBIT<br /><br />S. The Canary Islands belong to which country? SPAIN<br /><br />T. What creature is the subject of Roald Dahl's children's book Esio Trot? TORTOISE (Esio Trot spelt backwards is Tortoise)<br /><br />U. What do the inintals U.S stand for? UNITED STATES<br /><br />V. Jazz musician Lionel Hampton played which instrument? VIBRAPHONE<br /><br />W. Luxury items of what item are made by Raymond Weil? WATCHES<br /><br />X. Name a type of Chinese script? XINGSHU<br /><br />Y. Name the seaport of Tokyo? YOKOHAMA<br /><br />Z. What was invented by Whitcomb L.Judson in 1891? ZIP FASTENER <br /><br />QUIZTIME 58<br />A. The Timor sea and the Arafura sea are off the north coast of which country? AUSTRALIA<br /><br />B. Which islands way of life and culture is described as Bajun? BARBADOS<br /><br />C. In Russian cuisine, what is the main ingredient of the soup Solyanka? CUCUMBER<br /><br />D. Name the only mythical creature featured in the Chinese calendar? DRAGON<br /><br />E. What does'XP' stand for in Microsoft's Windows XP? EXPERIENCE<br /><br />F. "Tod" is a dialect word for which predatory animal? FOX<br /><br />G. What did Mark Twain famously describe as “a good walk spoiled”? GOLF<br /><br />H. What is the SI unit of frequency? HERTZ<br /><br />I. In which city would you find the Blue Mosque? ISTANBUL<br /><br />J. Which country is the base of the ANA Airline? JAPAN<br /><br />K. What name is given to the central single wedge shaped block at the top of an arch? KEYSTONE<br /><br />L. Pontiac Fever is a mild form of which disease? LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE<br /><br />M. In 1965 Douglas Englebart invented which computer accessory? MOUSE<br /><br />N. Which acid was given a Latin name meaning strong water, by medieval alchemists? NITRIC<br /><br />O. What kind of fruit is a kumquat? ORANGE<br /><br />P. Marie Osmond has only had one UK hit single as a solo artist name it? PAPER ROSES<br /><br />Q. Calcium oxide is better known as what? QUICKLIME<br /><br />R. Which flower is the symbol of secrecy? ROSE<br /><br />S. Which country's parliament is the 'Riksdag'? SWEDEN<br /><br />T. Which sauce has the same name as a state in Mexico ? TABASCO<br /><br />U. Which group provided the theme tune to the film "Tomb Raider"? U2<br /><br />V. Who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Nike? VICTORIA<br /><br />W. In children's literature, who was the sister of John and Michael Darling? WENDY<br /><br />X. Which inert gas is a fission product of uranium nuclear reactors? XENON<br /><br />Y. What name do we give to the primary work animal of Tibet? YAK<br /><br />Z. On which Danish island is the city of Copenhagen? ZEALAND <br /><br />QUIZTIME 59<br /><br />A. Which printing symbol is from the Greek for 'little star'? ASTERISK<br /><br />B. In the Bible, who was the wife of King David? BATHSHEBA<br /><br />C. Which element gets its name from the German for goblin (or demon)? COBALT<br /><br />D. Which word links the birthstone for April to a New York mobster? DIAMOND<br /><br />E. What is the middle name of ex-US President Jimmy Carter? EARL<br /><br />F. In which country was Richard I, the Lionheart, killed? FRANCE<br /><br />G. Which British city includes the constituencies of Maryhill, Shettleston and Springburn? GLASGOW<br /><br />H. What article of clothing was a Billycock? HAT<br /><br />I. Irina Rodnina won 23 World, Olympic and European Gold Medals in which sport? ICE SKATING<br /><br />J. ALIA (highflying) is the national airline of which country? JORDAN<br /><br />K. In which African county are the Kikuyu people mainly found? KENYA<br /><br />L. Which is the lightest metal, with atomic number 3? LITHIUM<br /><br />M. Which US city has a baseball team nicknamed "The Brewers"? MILWAUKEE<br /><br />N. In which part of the UK are the Sperrin Mountains? NORTHERN IRELAND<br /><br />O. Actress Mary Holland spent 18 years advertising which product? OXO<br /><br />P. Which European city did the Romans call Lutetia? PARIS<br /><br />Q. The stage show "We Will Rock You" is based on the hits of which group? QUEEN<br /><br />R. What is measured scientifically on a Hyetograph? RAINFALL<br /><br />S. In Australia, what type of creature is a Jumbuck? SHEEP<br /><br />T. Calabash, Powder puff and Tier's Claw are all tropical types of what? TREE<br /><br />U. In Holst's Planet Suite, which planet is "The Magician"? URANUS<br /><br />V. Which planet is known as Lucifer? VENUS<br /><br />W. In the animated film series, what was Wallace and Gromit's favourite cheese? WENSLEYDALE<br /><br />X. Which chemical element translates from the Greek as "stranger"? XENON<br /><br />Y. Which was the world's first National Park? YELLOWSTONE<br /><br />Z. Who was the father of the Apostles James and John? ZEBEDEE <br /><br />QUIZTIME 60<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which top ten hit by Status Quo has the initials "W.Y.W." ?<br /><br />A. 'WHATEVER YOU WANT'.<br /><br />2. In English history, what name was given to the Parliament that continued throughout the Civil War ?<br /><br />A. THE LONG PARLIAMENT.<br /><br />3. What was reveled in a letter to Lord Monteagle in November 1605 ?<br /><br />A. THE GUNPOWDER PLOT.<br /><br />4. The father of which American President was a former ambassador to Britain ?<br /><br />A. J.F. KENNEDY.<br /><br />5. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, was a cousin of which well known writer ?<br /><br />A. RUDYARD KIPLING.<br /><br />6. Which fairly recent entry to the Football League, play home matches at the Aggborogh Stadium ?<br /><br />A. KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS.<br /><br />7. Which county won three of English cricket's four major trophies in 2000 ?<br /><br />A. GLOUCESTERSHIRE.<br /><br />8. "Y.I.W", are the initials of which top ten hit for the Hollies ?<br /><br />A. 'YES I WILL'.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. "Estonia sinks in Baltic Sea tragedy", and "OJ Simpson trial opens amid media frenzy", are headlines from what year ?<br /><br />A. 1994.<br /><br />2. What were the forenames of nineteenth century American showman, PT Barnum ?<br /><br />A. PHINEAS TAYLOR.<br /><br />3. Which cathedral contains 'Bell Harry Tower' and tombs for Henry IV and Edward, The Black Prince ?<br /><br />A. CANTERBURY.<br /><br />4. Television viewers witnessed which historic moment in European history on November 13th. 1989 ?<br /><br />A. THE COLLAPSE OF THE 'BERLIN WALL'.<br /><br />5. What are the forenames of top writer JK Rowling ?<br /><br />A. JOANNE KATHLEEN.<br /><br />6. Headlines from which year include :- "Mass hysteria at Khomeini's funeral" and "The Guildford Four go free" ?<br /><br />A. 1989.<br /><br />7. Which historic moment (in the southern hemisphere) was captured by tv cameras on February 11th. 1990 ?<br /><br />A. NELSON MANDELA'S RELEASE FROM PRISON.<br /><br />8. The highest spire and oldest clock, one with no face, are features of which English cathedral ?<br /><br />A. SALISBURY.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. 'Von Stalhein' is the main opponent, and 'Ginger', 'Algy' and 'Bertie' the inseparable companions of which literary hero ?<br /><br />A. BIGGLES.<br /><br />2. Which outspoken Tory MP lost her seat of Derbyshire South at the 1997 General Election ?<br /><br />A. EDWINA CURRIE.<br /><br />3. What name is given to the species of fruit bats with huge wingspans and canine-like heads ?<br /><br />A. FLYING FOXES.<br /><br />4. Which Enid Blyton character was almost always accompanied by 'Anne', 'George', 'Julian' and 'Timmy the dog' ?<br /><br />A. DICK (as one of 'The Famous Five').<br /><br />5. Which Scottish town, at the northern end of a major loch, is the home of Porterfield Prison ?<br /><br />A. INVERNESS.<br /><br />6. What small thrush, a winter visitor to our shores, has a speckled breast, reddish flanks and a brown back ?<br /><br />A. REDWING.<br /><br />7. At the 1997 General Election, to whom did disgraced MP, Neil Hamilton lose his Tatton seat ?<br /><br />A. MARTIN BELL.<br /><br />8. Blundeston Prison stands in which Suffolk town, the most northerly coastal town of the county ?<br /><br />A. LOWESTOFT.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In a well known 'nursery rhyme', who came to visit the person with the little nut tree ?<br /><br />A. THE KING OF SPAIN'S DAUGHTER.<br /><br />2. In the story of 'Sleeping Beauty', what is the name of the princess, finally rescued by the handsome prince ?<br /><br />A. AURORA.<br /><br />3. Which Caribbean island has Scarborough as its capital and other English place names like Plymouth and Goodwood ?<br /><br />A. TOBAGO.<br /><br />4. Which French island of the Caribbean has the appropriately named Fort-de-France as its capital ?<br /><br />A. MARTINIQUE.<br /><br />5. Sarah Woodruff is the title character in which 1981 romantic film ?<br /><br />A. 'THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN'.<br /><br />6. Which musical tells the story of a Jewish milkman in pre-revolutionary Russia ?<br /><br />A. 'FIDDLER ON THE ROOF'.<br /><br />7. Born in 1940, which fashion designer first came to prominence when she opened the 'Fulham Road Clothes Shop' ?<br /><br />A. ZANDRA RHODES.<br /><br />8. Who became the first British fashion designer to show in Paris since Mary Quant, when her 'Buffalo Collection' caught the imagination in1982 ?<br /><br />A. VIVIENNE WESTWOOD.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which famous literary work was sub-titled 'Travels To Several Remote Nations Of The World' ?<br /><br />A. 'GULLIVERS TRAVELS'.<br /><br />2. Which popular drug is known medically as Acetylsalcylic Acid ?<br /><br />A. ASPIRIN.<br /><br />3. What instrument is used to measure horizontal and vertical angles in surveying ?<br /><br />A. THEODOLITE.<br /><br />4. On which Caribbean island did Princess Margaret suffer a 'stroke' ?<br /><br />A. MUSTIQUE.<br /><br />5. In which country did the mother of the Duchess of York die in an accident ?<br /><br />A. ARGENTINA.<br /><br />6. What name is given to the casing in which a ship's compass is housed ?<br /><br />A. BINNACLE.<br /><br />7. Which anti-malarial drug is extracted from the bark of the 'Cinchona Tree' ? <br /><br />A. QUININE.<br /><br />8. Which novel by Jack London, follows the fortunes of a dog called 'Buck' ?<br /><br />A. 'CALL OF THE WILD'.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Which prominent Tory MP held the 'Cabinet' posts of Secretary of State for Social Services, Industry and Education during the seventies and eighties and was regarded as the leading 'guru' of the Thatcherite right-wing ?<br /><br />A. KEITH JOSEPH.<br /><br />2. Which Dutch navigator gave his name to a sea which is part of the Pacific Ocean, and to a nearby island ?<br /><br />A. ABEL TASMAN.<br /><br />3. Which group of Pacific islands have Honiara as their capital ?<br /><br />A. SOLOMON ISLANDS.<br /><br />4. Who was a Tory leadership candidate in 1997 before becoming Deputy-leader of the party the following year ?<br /><br />A. PETER LILLEY.<br /><br />5. Which movie star has featured as :- a bullion robber in 1969, a tutor in 1983, and a business manager for rock stars in 1986 ?<br /><br />A. MICHAEL CAINE (in 'The Italian Job', 'Educating Rita' and 'Hannah And Her Sisters').<br /><br />6. give a year in thelife of naturalist and propounder of evolution, Charles darwin ?<br /><br />A. 1809 to 1882.<br /><br />7. Give a year in the life of electricity pioneer, Michael Faraday ?<br /><br />A. 1791 to 1867.<br /><br />8. The roles of which film star have included :- an undertaker in 1967, a scientist in 1974, and a deaf man in 1989 ?<br /><br />A. GENE WILDER (in 'Bonnie And Clyde'. 'Young Frankenstein' and 'See No Evil- Hear No Evil').<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In 'Lord Of The Rings', what is the name of 'Gandalf's' horse ?<br /><br />A. SHADOWFAX.<br /><br />2. What name does 'Sam' give to the biting insects of 'Midgewater' in ' Lord Of The Rings' ?<br /><br />A. NEEKERBREEKERS.<br /><br />3. Which summer-visiting, pigeon-like bird includes a reptile in its name ?<br /><br />A. TURTLE DOVE.<br /><br />4. Which strait links the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmora, and separates part of Asian Turkey from European Turkey ?<br /><br />A. THE BOSPHORUS STRAIT.<br /><br />5. A 'Daily Mirror' reporter allegedly bought cannabis from the son of which politician in 1997 ?<br /><br />A. JACK STRAW.<br /><br />6. Which senior MP left his wife for a secret lover in August 1997 ?<br /><br />A. ROBIN COOK.<br /><br />7. Which explorer gave his name to the strait that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, near the southern tip of Argentina ?<br /><br />A. FERDINAND MAGELLAN (the Magellan Strait).<br /><br />8. Which resident British bird of the bunting family, includes a tool in its name ?<br /><br />A. YELLOWHAMMER.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In 'Blackadder Goes Forth', Captain Blackadder is Court-Marshalled for shooting what ?<br /><br />A. A PIGEON (belonging to his commanding officer).<br /><br />2. Rising in the Pennines, which river flows 67 miles, past Bishop Auckland, to meet the North Sea at Sunderland ?<br /><br />A. RIVER WEAR.<br /><br />3. Which plant, native to the Seychelles, produces the largest seed in the world ?<br /><br />A. THE COCO-DE-MER PALM.<br /><br />4. Being neither plants or animals, and having about 100,000 known species, what are grouped into their own separate kingdom ?<br /><br />A. FUNGI.<br /><br />5. Which river rises in the Cairngorms and flows for about 85 miles to the North Sea, which it enters at Aberdeen ?<br /><br />A. RIVER DEE.<br /><br />6. What was the surname of the tv family, 'Joey', 'Aveline', 'Jack' and 'Billy' ?<br /><br />A. BOSWELL (in 'Bread').<br /><br />7. 'The Wings Of The Dove' and 'The Ambassadors', are major woks by which American novelist ?<br /><br />A. HENRY JAMES.<br /><br />8. Which American novelist wrote, 'Of Mice And Men' and 'The Winter Of Our Discontent' ?<br /><br />A. JOHN STEINBECK.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. What was the name of the defecating elephant which once caused chaos in an edition of 'Blue Peter' ?<br /><br />A. LULU.<br /><br />2. In which religion are Brahma and Vishnu the chief gods ? <br /><br />A. HINDUISM.<br /><br />3. Who wrote the best-selling novel, 'The Black Velvet Gown' ?<br /><br />A. CATHERINE COOKSON.<br /><br />4. In which American city is Arlington Cemetery ?<br /><br />A. WASHINGTON D.C. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 61 <br /><br />1. In which TV series was there 'a local shop for local people'?<br />The League Of gentlemen <br />2. The Lord’s Taverners are a fundraising organisation that raises money by competing in which sport?<br />Cricket<br />3. Richard III was the last English King to die in battle but who was the last English King to lead his troops into battle?<br />George II<br />4. Which BBC radio station also broadcasts on 198 Long Wave?<br />Radio 4<br />5. In 1970 who won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for the second time, the first person to win twice?<br />Henry Cooper<br />6. Which rare species of water bird has one of its few breeding sites at Leighton Moss in Lancashire?<br />Bittern<br />7. Where in the human body would you find the 'oval window' and the 'round window'?<br />In the Ear<br />8. Luxury versions of which items are made by Jimmy Choo?<br />Shoes<br />9. Who played Simon Templar in TV's `The Return of the Saint', first screened in 1978?<br />Ian Ogilvy<br />10. Canadian Terry Sawchuck was one of the all time greats in which sport?<br />Ice Hockey<br />11. If the sky was full of nimbostratus clouds, what type of weather would you expect?<br />Rain. They are rainclouds<br />12. How many states is Australia divided into?<br />Six - Northern territory, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales & Victoria<br />13. Which pair of crime writers have the forenames Andy & Peter?<br />Dalziel & Pascoe<br />14. What does the "F.W." stand for in FW Woolworth?<br />Frank Winfield<br />15. What was built as the centrepeice of the British empire exhibition of 1924?<br />Wembley stadium<br />16. In which European city did the world's first motorway open in 1921?<br />Berlin <br />17. Is an icicle a stalagmite or stalagtite?<br />Stalagtite<br />18. Which musical instrument has dampers, hammers and strings?<br />Piano<br />19. What does a Union Jack flying upside down signify?<br />Distress<br />20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answers required - Name a Kind of Tank?<br />Fish / Water / Army or Military / Petrol / Think<br /><br />21. One point each - New York is composed of five districts, what are their names?<br />Manhattan, Richmond, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx<br />22. Who answered Batman and Robin’s phone when they were out together?<br />Alfred - the butler <br />23. How many lines to a picture were there in the first television sets used in the UK?<br />405<br />24. Who is the Australian tennis player known as the Scud?<br />Mark Philippoussis<br />25. Which group of islands does Fair Isle belong to?<br />Shetlands<br />26. Who wrote"The Hunt For Red October"?<br />Tom Clancy<br />27. Which Yorkshire racecourse never stages flat racing?<br />Wetherby<br />28. Which English city is known as the "City of Spires"?<br />Oxford<br />29. Who won the Oscar for best actor in 1957 for his part in "Bridge on the river Kwai"?<br />Alec Guinness<br />30. What is the only active volcano on mainland Europe?<br />Vesuvius<br />31. Still popular as presents, how many "Power Rangers" are there?<br />Six (Billy, Jason, Tommy, Zak, Kimberley & Trini)<br />32. In fiction, which animal faded away until nothing remained but his grin?<br />The Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland<br />33. Wilnelia Merced, Miss World in 1975 became which British television personality's third wife in 1983?<br />Bruce Forsythe's<br />34. What is the name for a baby eagle?<br />An Eaglet<br />35. What is the name of the jewel thief Inspector Clouseau chases in "The pink panther"?<br />The phantom<br />36. On which children's TV show would you have found the Melody Angels?<br />Captain Scarlett<br />37. Which is Britain's oldest cathedral?<br />Canterbury<br />38. Which TV commentator won the PGA championships in 1957, 1962 & 1965?<br />Peter Allis<br />39. Which fruit is grown by viticulturists?<br />Grapes<br />40. Where can a plane fly further below sea level, than some submarines can dive?<br />Over the Dead sea, which is 1300ft below sea level<br /><br />Tiebreaker - What was the price tag of the first JVC VHS video recorder sold at Dixons? <br />£798.75<br />- How many miles is it from London to Sydney Australia.<br />10,558 <br /><br />QUIZTIME 62<br /><br />1. What was the title of Cliff Richard's first No.1 single in the UK?<br />LIVING DOLL<br />2. Vanilla comes from which flower?<br />ORCHID<br />3. Mariachi and Marimba are types of music from which country? <br />MEXICO<br />4. Plantain is a cooking variety of which fruit?<br />BANANA<br />5. Which motorway runs from the M6 to Colne in Lancashire?<br />M65<br />6. in "The Simpsons" TV programme, who is Marge Simpson's favourite singer?<br />TOM JONES<br />7. What is the state capital of Louisiana?<br />BATON ROUGE<br />8. What instrument was jazz musician Woody Herman famous for?<br />CLARINET<br />9. Which country's wine may be labelled DOCG?<br />ITALY (Denominazionne di Origine e Garantia)<br />10. In children's literature, who was the sister of John and Michael Darling?<br />WENDY<br />11. Which song contains the lyric "Strummin' my Pain with his Fingers"?<br />KILLING ME SOFTLY<br />12. The San Diego Padres play which sport?<br />BASEBALL<br />13. The word "tulip" comes from the word "tuliban", which means "turban" in which language?<br />TURKISH<br />14. How man sixpences were there in half a crown?<br />FIVE<br />15. Name the first British nuclear power station, which closed in March 2003?<br />CALDER HALL<br />16. Which famous contemporary artist, now a resident of California, was born in Bradford in 1937?<br />DAVID HOCKNEY<br />17. In the Bible, who was the wife of King David?<br />BATHSHEBA<br />18. Which country is the base of the ANA Airline? <br />JAPAN<br />19. Which company makes "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" for ITV?<br />CELADOR<br />20. In the "E" food classification, what do the numbers 100 to 199 cover?<br />COLOURS<br /><br />21. In the "E" food classification, what do the numbers 200 to 299 cover?<br />PRESERVATIVES<br />22. By what name is the singer Marie Lawrie better known? <br />LULU<br />23. What does the culinary term "farci" mean?<br />STUFFED<br />24. Which English rock group's name is also a medieval instrument of torture?<br />IRON MAIDEN<br />25. Which of the planets has the satellites Calypso, Phoebe, and Titan?<br />SATURN<br />26. The active PLO Islamic resistance movement is better known as what? <br />HAMAS<br />27. Which animal lives in a holt?<br />OTTER<br />28. The battles of Blore Heath, Ferrybridge and Hedgeley Moor were fought during which 15th century conflict?<br />WARS OF THE ROSES<br />29. Which European country's parliament is called the Storting; its national anthem being "We Love This Country"?<br />NORWAY<br />30. Which US state has the smallest population?<br />WYOMING<br />31. Which group recorded the albums "Duke" and "We Can't Dance"?<br />GENESIS<br />32. In which town are the HQ of Camelot, organisers of the Lotto?<br />WATFORD, HERTS.<br />33. Which herb is associated with remembrance?<br />ROSEMARY<br />34. Which Italian immigrant family to the USA give their name to a type of whirlpool bath?<br />JACUZZI<br />35. Which 60s singer returned to the charts in 1984 with the Smiths singing 'Hand In Glove'?<br />SANDIE SHAW<br />36. Who wrote detective novels based in the fictional town of Kingsmarkham?<br />RUTH RENDELL<br />37. Traditionally, what sort of traders would be found working in a 'Shambles'?<br />BUTCHERS<br />38. Which record company was founded by Berry Gordy Junior in 1959?<br />TAMLA MOTOWN<br />39. What was General Custer's first name?<br />GEORGE<br />40. Name the year: President de Gaulle resigned; Colonel Gadaffi assumed power in Libya; Manchester City win the FA Cup<br />1969<br /><br />Tiebreaker - In which year was Dick Whittington born?<br />1350 (-1423) <br /><br />QUIZTIME 63<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Mairead Corrigan and which other Northern Ireland mother founded the 'Peace Movement' in 1976 ?<br /><br />A. BETTY WILLIAMS.<br /><br />2. Member of a famous English acting family. Who in 1968 played the part of 'Isadora' on film ?<br /><br />A. VANESSA REDGRAVE.<br /><br />3. The life of which race of people is depicted in the novel, 'Nanook Of The North' ?<br /><br />A. ESKIMO or INUIT.<br /><br />4. In advertising, what claim was made by "fabulous pink Camay" ?<br /><br />A. "MAKE YOU A LITTLE LOVELIER EACH DAY".<br /><br />5. What have Margaret Kempson and Margaret Roberts in common ?<br /><br />A. BOTH MARRIED DENNIS THATCHER.<br /><br />6. How much would you have to pay for a monopoly on the railways in 'Monopoly' ?<br /><br />A. £800.00 (4 stations @ £200.00).<br /><br />7. Lady Godiva was the bareback riding wife of Leofric, Earl of where ?<br /><br />A. MERCIA.<br /><br />8. The first Dahlias were introduced into Europe in 1789 from Mexico, who were responsible for their introduction ?<br /><br />A. CONQUISTADORS (accept the Spanish).<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. Which British Prime Minister was elected MP for Birmingham, Ladywood 1918-29, and Birmingham, Edgebaston 1929-40 ?<br /><br />A. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN.<br /><br />2. A former foreign office official and liason officer at the British Embassy in Washington, and Russian spy, who's forenames were Harold Adrian Russell ?<br /><br />A. 'KIM' PHILBY.<br /><br />3. Who was the 'Lizard Kings', "Queen Of The Highway" ?<br /><br />A. PAMELA (wife of 'The Doors', Jim Morrison).<br /><br />4. Which son of a Spanish father, born in New York, became Ireland's longest serving Prime Minister ?<br /><br />A. EAMON DE VALERA.<br /><br />5. Which Premiership football club was formerly called 'St. Mary's' ?<br /><br />A. SOUTHAMPTON.<br /><br />6. Gefiltefisch is a Jewish speciality, which fish is used ?<br /><br />A. CARP.<br /><br />7. Flattened hedgehogs are often found on the roads of Britain, which armoured animals are often flattened on the roads of Texas, USA ?<br /><br />A. ARMADILLO.<br /><br />8. Which pop group took its name from the Arabic word meaning black ?<br /><br />A. ASWAD.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. If 'A' is Alpha and 'C' is Charlie, what is 'Q' ?<br /><br />A. QUEBEC.<br /><br />2. Why would the 'Vauxhall Nova' car have been a bad seller in Spain ?<br /><br />A. TRANSLATED (into Spanish) IT MEANS "NO GO".<br /><br />3. Which cocktail is made by mixing Vodka, orange juice and Galliano ?<br /><br />A. HARVEY WALLBANGER.<br /><br />4. According to the Chinese zodiac, 2002 is the year of what ?<br /><br />A. THE HORSE.<br /><br />5. 'Tamworth' and 'Berkshire' are both breeds of which animal ?<br /><br />A. PIG.<br /><br />6. With which type of television programme was Geoff Hamilton primarily associated ?<br /><br />A. GARDENING.<br /><br />7. In the proverb, what should you not throw out with the bathwater ?<br /><br />A. THE BABY.<br /><br />8. Where were the 1968 Olympics held ?<br /><br />A. MEXICO.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In which decade of the 20th century did Nikita Kruschev become leader of the USSR ?<br /><br />A. 1950's.<br /><br />2. Which award winning actor appeared in 'Coronation Street' as the character Ron Jenkins ?<br /><br />A. BEN KINGSLEY.<br /><br />3. Reading in Berkshire stands at the confluence of the Kennet and which other river ?<br /><br />A. THAMES.<br /><br />4. With which musical instrument do you associate Jazz musicians King Oliver, Bobby Hackett and Bix Biederbeck ?<br /><br />A. CORNET.<br /><br />5. The currencies of Algeria, Iraq and Kuwait all share the same name, what ?<br /><br />A. DINAR.<br /><br />6. To which English football club was Paul Gascoinge under contract between 1988 and 1992 ?<br /><br />A. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (accept 'Spurs).<br /><br />7. Ray Davies was lead singer with which British pop group ?<br /><br />A. THE KINKS.<br /><br />8. What links a mainline railway station, a bridge and a Napoleonic battle ?<br /><br />A. WATERLOO.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which of the native North American people, were mainly responsible for the death of US Cavalry legend George Armstrong Custer and his men ?<br /><br />A. SOUIX INDIANS.<br /><br />2. Sir Harold Wilson was responsible for the popularisation of which specific article of clothing ?<br /><br />A. GANNEX RAINCOAT.<br /><br />3. Who was the male model lover of former Liberal Leader, Jeremy Thorpe ?<br /><br />A. NORMAN SCOTT.<br /><br />4. On a 'Monopoly' board what comes next, Chance, Euston Road, Pentonville Road ?<br /><br />A. JAIL.<br /><br />5. In 1981 Francis Hughes, and which other Republican prisoner died in the Maze Prison as a result of a prolonged 'hunger strike' ?<br /><br />A. BOBBY SANDS.<br /><br />6. What plants were being transported by H.M.S. Bounty at the time of the infamous mutiny ?<br /><br />A. BREAD FRUIT PLANTS.<br /><br />7. Which British monarch was responsible for the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha becoming the House of Windsor ?<br /><br />A. KING GEORGE V.<br /><br />8. Part of a famous acting family, whose daughters appeared in the films 'Whistle Down The Wind', 'Swiss Family Robinson' and 'Tiger Bay' ?<br /><br />A. SIR JOHN MILLS (daughters Juliet & Hayley).<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Who were the Everly Brothers singing about in their 1958 hit "Claudette" ?<br /><br />A. ROY ORBISON'S WIFE (he wrote it).<br /><br />2. Quenelles de Brochet is a fish dish who's principal ingredient is which type of fish ?<br /><br />A. PIKE.<br /><br />3. According to their shirts, which Premiership football club, 'Fly Emirates' ?<br /><br />A. CHELSEA.<br /><br />4. A former German Chancellor, to avoid capture and arrest by the Gestapo, Karl Frahm changed his name. By what name is he now more widely known ?<br /><br />A. WILLY BRANDT.<br /><br />5. Which British Prime Minister became an MP for Limehouse (Stepney) 1922-50 and West Walthamstow 1950-55 ?<br /><br />A. CLEMENT ATTLEE.<br /><br />6. Hafiz Al-Assad was President of which country from 1971 until his death ?<br /><br />A. SYRIA.<br /><br />7. In which American state, whose capital is Madison, might you find road casualties 'Meles Meles' after which the state takes it's nickname ?<br /><br />A. WISCONSIN (The Badger State).<br /><br />8. Which pop group took its name from a make of steamroller ?<br /><br />A. BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. According to the proverb, who is soon parted from his money ?<br /><br />A. A FOOL.<br /><br />2. In which city were the 1976 Winter Olympic games held ?<br /><br />A. INNSBRUCK.<br /><br />3. 'Cheviots', 'Blackface' and 'Herdwick' are all breeds of which animal ?<br /><br />A. SHEEP.<br /><br />4. In the Chinese zodiac, the year 2001 was the year of what ?<br /><br />A. THE SNAKE.<br /><br />5. Which cocktail is obtained by mixing Tequila, Cointreau and Lemon or Lime juice ?<br /><br />A. MARGUERITA.<br /><br />6. Which type of tv programme was presenter Barry Bucknall primarily associated with ?<br /><br />A. DO-IT-YOURSELF.<br /><br />7. In the phonetic alphabet, if 'G' is Golf, 'H' is Hotel, what is the letter 'I' ?<br /><br />A. INDIA.<br /><br />8. Which car, manufactured by Triumph took its name from a Spanish town renowned for fine steel products ?<br /><br />A. TOLEDO.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Charlie Watts was the drummer with which famous English pop group ?<br /><br />A. ROLLING STONES.<br /><br />2. What name links a former England cricketer, a London square, and a breed of terrier dog ?<br /><br />A. RUSSELL.<br /><br />3. The currencies of Kenya, Uganda and Austria all share what name ?<br /><br />A. SHILLING.<br /><br />4. Who appeared in "Coronation Street" as 'Stanley Fairclough', 'Len Fairclough's' son. He later went on to front a successful sixties pop group ?<br /><br />A. PETER NOONE.<br /><br />5. The City of Salisbury stands at the confluence of the Wily and which other river ?<br /><br />A. THE AVON.<br /><br />6. Which which instrument are Jazz musicians Jack Teagarden, Kai Winding and Tommy Dorsey associated ?<br /><br />A. TROMBONE.<br /><br />7. In which decade of the 20th. century was Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichman caught, tried and executed /<br /><br />A. 1960's.<br /><br />8. In football, name the Arsenal manager who worked in Japan before coming to England ?<br /><br />A. ARSENE WENGER.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. Which soccer club was once called 'Small Heath' ?<br /><br />A. BIRMINGHAM CITY.<br /><br />2. In which country was Ray Milland born ?<br /><br />A. WALES (he took his name from some spare ground he used to play on as a boy called "The Millands").<br /><br />3. In the USA, which government organisation has the initials DEA ?<br /><br />A. DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. <br /><br />4. Which tv 'sitcom' starred Karl Howman as a womanising painter and decorator ?<br /><br />A. BRUSH STROKES.<br /><br />5. A 'Campanile' is a tower, that normally houses what ?<br /><br />A. BELLS. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 64<br /><br />A. Which European city has a bridge called the “Donkey Bridge”? AMSTERDAM<br /><br />B. Which element, atomic number 55, takes its name from the Greek for heavy? BARIUM<br /><br />C. Which musical features the song 'When the Children are Asleep'? CAROUSEL<br /><br />D. Lent Lily is an alternative name for which flower? DAFFODIL<br /><br />E. In which Scottish town or city is the soccer ground Easter Road? EDINBURGH<br /><br />F. "Destroying Angel", "Horn of Plenty" and "Purple Blewit" are all types of what? FUNGI<br /><br />G. Which family of birds has species called Little, Common and Glaucous ? GULL<br /><br />H. HCl is the chemical formula of what acid? HYDROCHLORIC<br /><br />I. In which country are the Zagros mountains? IRAN<br /><br />J. In the Bible, who was the wife of King Ahab? JEZEBEL<br /><br />K. What do Typewriters and computers have in common? KEYBOARDS<br /><br />L. Which country has regions named Cyreniaca, Tripolitania and Fezzan? LIBYA<br /><br />M. What is the name of the multimedia company owned by Madonna? MAVERICK (Entertainment)<br /><br />N. Which substance was known as "aqua fortis"? NITRIC ACID<br /><br />O. From which drug are morphine and codeine derived? OPIUM<br /><br />P. What is the name of the Flintstones’ daughter? PEBBLES<br /><br />Q. The name given to a group of Five instruments? QUINTET<br /><br />R. German Black and Tan working dog ? ROTTWEILER<br /><br />S. In the Lord of the Rings - who was Gandalf's horse? SHADOWFAX<br /><br />T. Which band recorded the live album 'Live and Dangerous'? THIN LIZZIE<br /><br />U. Four stringed musical instrument ? UKULELE<br /><br />V. Which element has an atomic number of 23 and the symbol V? VANADIUM<br /><br />W. What are a mammal's vibrissae? WHISKERS<br /><br />X. What was Microsoft's Windows operating system called before Vista? XP<br /><br />Y. A university in America? YALE<br /><br />Z. Large Swiss City ? ZURICH <br /><br />QUIZTIME 65<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. By what name is the 'Third Battle of Ypres' ,better known ?<br /><br />A. PASSCHENDAELE.<br /><br />2. In Judaism, what name is given to the first five books of the Old Testament ?<br /><br />A. TORAH (The Law).<br /><br />3. What was Jacqueline Kennedy's (later Onassis) maiden name ?<br /><br />A. BOUVIER.<br /><br />4. Ben Gill leads a Union that represents which group of people ?<br /><br />A. FARMERS.<br /><br />5. in which year was 'The Highway Code', first issued ?<br /><br />A. 1931.<br /><br />6. Who was the next Women's tennis singles Olympic champion after Helen Wills, who won gold at Paris in 1924 ?<br /><br />A. STEFFI GRAF (1988).<br /><br />7. Who eventually received the gold medal for the men's 100metres at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 ?<br /><br />A. CARL LEWIS.<br /><br />8. Which gas was produced in a 'carbide lamp', when water was added to calcium carbide ?<br /><br />A. ACETYLENE (accept Ethyne).<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. As seen from the earth, what is the brightest star in the constellation Scorpio ?<br /><br />A. ANTARES.<br /><br />2. Whose law states, "Expenditure rises to meet income" ?<br /><br />A. PARKINSON'S LAW.<br /><br />3. The churchyard of which Chilterns village is immortalised in 'Gray's Elegy' ?<br /><br />A. STOKE POGES.<br /><br />4. Who composed, 'Rule Britannia' ?<br /><br />A. THOMAS ARNE.<br /><br />5. 'Tokyo Slicer' and 'Pepita' are varieties of which vegetable ?<br /><br />A. CUCUMBER.<br /><br />6. In the Christian calendar, what date is given as the birthday of 'The Virgin Mary' ?<br /><br />A. SEPTEMBER 8th.<br /><br />7. Whose paintings include, 'The Boy In The Red Waistcoat' and 'The House Of The Hanged Man' ?<br /><br />A. Paul CEZANNE.<br /><br />8. In which play, is 'Mrs. Susan White' the eponymous character ?<br /><br />A. 'EDUCATING RITA'.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which former UK 'rock band' consisted of Weller, Foxton and Buckler ?<br /><br />A. THE JAM.<br /><br />2. Which Irish-born British diplomat was executed for High Treason in 1916 ?<br /><br />A. ROGER CASEMENT.<br /><br />3. Which gas (a compound of hydrogen and nitrogen) was once used as a refrigerant ?<br /><br />A. AMMONIA.<br /><br />4. Which former US 'rock band' consisted of Garcia, Weir, McKernan, Lesh and Kreutzmann ?<br /><br />A. THE GRATEFUL DEAD.<br /><br />5. What was the 'Oregon Pine' renamed, to honour its discoverer, a Scottish botanist ?<br /><br />A. DOUGLAS FIR.<br /><br />6. Name the oldest mountain range in the USA which rises to 1600 metres in New York State ?<br /><br />A. ADIRONDACKS.<br /><br />7. A memorial to which writer and critic stands on the shore of Derwentwater ?<br /><br />A. JOHN RUSKIN.<br /><br />8. In mythology, which King of Cyprus fell in love with a statue ?<br /><br />A. PYGMALION.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who wrote the song, "Anything Goes" ?<br /><br />A. COLE PORTER.<br /><br />2. The 'Schick Test' is used to determine the immunity to which disease ?<br /><br />A. DIPTHERIA.<br /><br />3. Which unit is defined as the power necessary to lift 33,000 pounds a distance of 1 foot in 1 minute ?<br /><br />A. (One) HORSEPOWER.<br /><br />4. Which eponymous hero of a Shakespeare play was "More sinned against than sinning" ?<br /><br />A. KING LEAR.<br /><br />5. In mythology, who tamed the winged horse 'Pegasus' ?<br /><br />A. BELLEROPHON.<br /><br />6. Which astronomical unit is equal to 3.26 light years ?<br /><br />A. PARSEC.<br /><br />7. The Latin phrase, "Cogito ergo sum", translates as what, in English ?<br /><br />A. 'I THINK, THEREFORE I AM'.<br /><br />8. Which King of England was married to Catherine de Valois, and died in 1422 ?<br /><br />A. HENRY V.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which famous person is buried in the churchyard at Bamburgh, Nothumberland ?<br /><br />A. GRACE DARLING.<br /><br />2. Which strait separates Tasmania from the mainland ?<br /><br />A. BASS STRAIT.<br /><br />3. Which strait separates Tierra del Fuego from the mainland of South America ?<br /><br />A. MAGELLAN'S STRAIT.<br /><br />4. Who directed the film, 'Out Of Africa' ?<br /><br />A. SYDNEY POLLACK.<br /><br />5. What was the first name of Argentinean revolutionary Che Guevara ?<br /><br />A. ERNESTO.<br /><br />6. Which terrorist group killed 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics ?<br /><br />A. BLACK SEPTEMBER.<br /><br />7. Who wrote the song, "There's No Business Like Show Business' ?<br /><br />A. IRVING BERLIN.<br /><br />8. With a daily circulation of 3.6 million copies, what is the best-selling newspaper in the UK ?<br /><br />A. THE SUN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Which is the last remaining Oxford college to maintain a 'women only' policy ?<br /><br />A. ST. HILDA'S.<br /><br />2. In which play are the eponymous characters 'Michael Johnstone' and 'Edward Lyons' ?<br /><br />A. 'BLOOD BROTHERS'<br /><br />3. Whose works include, 'The Gleaners' and 'The Jetty At Le Havre' ?<br /><br />A. Camille PISARRO.<br /><br />4. On which day of the year does 'All Souls Day' fall ?<br /><br />A. NOVEMBER 2nd.<br /><br />5. As seen from the Earth, what is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus ?<br /><br />A. ALDEBARAN.<br /><br />6. What famous song did Rouget de Lisle compose in April 1792 ?<br /><br />A. LA MARSEILLAISE.<br /><br />7. 'Alpha' and 'Snowcap' are varieties of which vegetable ?<br /><br />A. CAULIFLOWER.<br /><br />8. Whose law states, "Bad money, drives out good" ?<br /><br />A. GRESHAM'S LAW.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who directed the film, 'Saving Private Ryan' ?<br /><br />A. STEVEN SPIELBERG.<br /><br />2. Mount Marmolada, is the highest peak of which mountain range ?<br /><br />A. DOLOMITES.<br /><br />3. With a daily circulation of 1.7 million copies, which is the best selling newspaper in the USA ?<br /><br />A. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.<br /><br />4. The R.H.A. represents which group of people ?<br /><br />A. LORRY OPERATORS / HAULIERS (Road Haulage Association).<br /><br />5. Name the American radio reporter who famously broadcast from London during the height of the 'Blitz' ?<br /><br />A. ED MORROW.<br /><br />6. In Robert Bolt's work, who was "A Man For All Seasons" ?<br /><br />A. SIR THOMAS MORE.<br /><br />7. Where on the human skeleton, would you find the 'Parietal Bone' ?<br /><br />A. SKULL.<br /><br />8. Where on the human skeleton would you find then 'Ilium' ?<br /><br />A. PART OF THE PELVIS.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who first introduced, 'The Highway Code' and the 'Driving Test' ?<br /><br />A. LESLIE HORE-BELISHA.<br /><br />2. What is the name of the milky juice in some trees and plants, and is widely obtained by 'tapping' Rubber trees ?<br /><br />A. LATEX.<br /><br />3. What is manufactured by bone marrow ?<br /><br />A. BLOOD CELLS.<br /><br />4. Which king of England was the son of Edward, The Black Prince ?<br /><br />A. RICHARD II.<br /><br />5. in 1974, which heiress did the Simbionese liberation Army kidnap ?<br /><br />A. PATTY HEARST.<br /><br />6. Who, on CBS television, gave America the grim news of John F. Kennedy's assassination on 22nd. November 1963 ?<br /><br />A. WALTER KRONKITE.<br /><br />7. Which genus of redwood conifer was named to commemorate a great Cherokee Indian ?<br /><br />A. SEQUOIA.<br /><br />8. Which organ in the body regulates blood sugar levels ?<br /><br />A. PANCREAS.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. Apart from henry Cooper and Kevin Keegan, name either of the famous British sportsmen who advertised 'Brut 33, Splash-on Lotion' on tv in the 1970's ?<br /><br />A. BARRY SHEENE / DAVID HEMERY.<br /><br />2. The first five books of the Bible are, genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy and which other ?<br /><br />A. NUMBERS.<br /><br />3. Who was the architect who redesigned the Brighton Pavilion for the Prince Regent between 1815 and 1823 ?<br /><br />A. JOHN NASH.<br /><br />4. Which British airport has the identification code EMA ?<br /><br />A. EAST MIDLANDS.<br /><br />5. A Fox has a 'brush', which animal has a 'scut' ?<br /><br />A. HARE, RABBIT or DEER. <br /> QUIZTIME 66<br />1. IN 1950 A BISCUIT FACTORY WAS BUILT FOR THE MASS PRODUCTION OF JUST ONE PRODUCT. IT'S A CHOCOLATE BISCUIT STILL EXTREMELY POPULAR TODAY. WHAT IS IT? <br />2. YVONNE GOOLAGONG HAS WON WIMBLEDON TWICE. WHAT WAS HER NAME WHEN SHE WON IT FOR THE SECOND TIME? <br />3. WHO DID ANTHONY ARMSTRONG JONES MARRY ON 6TH MAY 1960<br />4. WHAT WAS TERRY GILLIAM'S CONTRIBUTION TO MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS? <br />5. VONDA SHEPHERD PLAYS THE PART OF THE BAR-ROOM PIANIST IN WHICH TV SHOW<br />6. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF SHERLOCK HOLMES' OLDER BROTHER<br />7. WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND FROZEN IN 1999 ON MOUNT EVEREST, 75 YEARS AFTER HE DISAPPEARED<br />8. WHO WAS THE FIRST DIRECT DESCENDANT OF THE QUEEN, NOT TO BEAR A TITLE<br />9. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF BRITISH RAIL'S REVOLUTIONARY TILTING TRAIN, WHICH MADE PASSENGERS SICK<br />10. WHAT IS THE LARGEST CARIBBEAN ISLAND? <br />11. WHICH IS THE MOST EASTERLY ISLAND OF THE WEST INDIES<br />12. WHICH NEWSPAPER AWARDED LOUIS BLERIOT £1,000 IN 1909, FOR BECOMING THE FIRST PERSON TO PILOT A PLANE ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL<br />13. WHEN FAWLTY TOWERS WAS SOLD TO SPAIN, WHAT NATIONALITY DID THEY MAKE MANUEL? <br />14. WHICH COMEDY DUO FIRST HIT THE TV SCREENS IN A COMIC STRIP FILM CALLED, "FIVE GO MAD IN DORSET"? <br />15. WHICH SPORT, ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS KITTEN·BALL, BEGAN IN CHICAGO IN 1887 AS AN INDOOR VERSION OF BASEBALL<br />16. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF BLUE PETER'S FIRST TORTOISE, THAT HAD TO CHANGE 'HIS' NAME<br />17. THE DVLA WERE SWAMPED WITH REQUESTS, IN 1999, FOR WHICH NUMBER PLATE, WHICH COULD IMPROVE A PERSONS PERFORMANCE<br />18. WHO WAS THE STAR, IN HIS FIRST HOLLYWOOD FILM, 'GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS' WITH NICHOLAS CAGE AND ROBERT DUVALL<br />19. FIVE OF THE TOP TEN MOST EXPENSIVE PAINTINGS EVER SOLD AT AUCTION WERE PAINTED BY WHICH ARTIST<br />20. LORD SALISBURY WAS THE FIRST IN 1900, MARGARET THATCHER BECAME THE SECOND, TO DO WHAT<br />21. WHICH CONTINENT INCLUDES THE WORLDS' LARGEST AND SMALLEST COUNTRIES BY AREA<br />22. WHICH FILM FESTIVAL HANDS OUT THE GOLDEN PALM AWARD<br />23. WHICH MOVIE CHARACTER WAS THE WORLDS' FASTEST TOPIARY ARTIST AND ICE SCULPTOR<br />24. WHO ONCE TOLD THE RUGBY UNION SELECTORS THAT THEY WERE 57 OLD FARTS<br />25. TRUE OR FALSE: IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCE OF NEWFOUNDLAND, THERE IS A TOWN CALLED 'DILDO'<br />26. WHO ALWAYS TALKED TO ORSON AT THE END OF THE DAY<br />27. WHAT WAS CHARLES (CHUCK) YEAGER THE FIRST MAN TO BREAK<br />28. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE MARTIANS WHO MADE CAPTAIN SCARLET SO HIGHLY STRUNG<br />29. MADE FROM THERMO·PLASTIC PAPER AND THE MANILA HEMP USED TO MAKE ROPE, IT IS DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND BOILING WATER, WHAT IS IT<br />30. WHICH MAP WAS 'ONGAR' DROPPED FROM IN 1994<br />31. WHICH DISNEY FILM FEATURED THE OSCAR WINNING SONG 'A WHOLE NEW WORLD'<br />32. WHICH SHAKESPEARE ROLE REQUIRES AN ACTOR TO LEARN 11,610 WORDS<br />33. WHICH FAMOUS BILLIONAIRE FILM ·MAKER WAS ONCE SMACKED BY A TEACHER FOR TAKING A LIVE MOUSE INTO THE CLASSROOM<br />34. WHAT LINKED 23 PEOPLE IN 1971, 40 MILLION PEOPLE IN 1997 AND 50 MILLION PEOPLE BY THE YEAR 2001<br />35. IN WHICH MOVIE DOES DANNY DE VITO SNARL AT MICHELLE PFEIFFER AND SAY YOU LOUSY MINX, I OUGHT TO HAVE YOU SPAYED"<br />36. WHICH SHIP'S 65 DAY JOURNEY IN 1620 SAW FIVE DEATHS AND TWO BIRTHS<br />37. WHO HAS 114 STREETS NAMED AFTER HER IN CENTRAL LONDON<br />38. WHICH COMMON NAME IS MENTIONED 1,064 TIMES IN THE BIBLE<br />39. WHAT WAS MATTHEW WEBB COVERED WITH WHEN HE BECAME THE FIRST TO SWIM THE CHANNEL, SHEEP FAT, DOLPHIN (PORPOISE) OIL OR ENGINE GREASE<br />40. WHICH COUNTRY BOASTED THE MOST FRENCH LANGUAGE SPEAKERS AT THE START OF 2009<br />T.B. HOW MANY WOMEN PLAYED IN THE FIRST LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP AT WIMBLEDON IN 1884<br /><br />QUIZTIME TRIVIA ANSWERS<br /><br />1. (PENGUIN)<br />2. (YVONNE CAWLEY)<br />3. PRINCESS MARGARET<br />4. (ANIMATOR)<br />5. ALLY MCBEAL<br />6. MYCROFT<br />7. GEORGE MALLORY<br />8. PETER PHILIPS<br />9. ADVANCED PASSENGER TRAIN / APT<br />10. (CUBA)<br />11. BARBADOS<br />12. THE DAILY MAIL<br />13. (ITALIAN)<br />14. (FRENCH & SAUNDERS)<br />15. SOFTBALL<br />16. FRED (CHANGED TO FREDA)<br />17. V14 GRA (VIAGRA)<br />18. VINNIE JONES<br />19. PABLO PICASSO<br />20. RE-ELECTED FOLLOWING A FULL TERM IN OFFICE<br />21. EUROPE<br />22. CANNES<br />23. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS<br />24. WILL CARLING<br />25. TRUE (IF A MANCUNIAN COMES FROM MANCHESTER / WHAT !!)<br />26. MORK (IN MORK AND MINDY)<br />27. SOUND BARRIER<br />28. MYSTERONS<br />29. TEA BAGS<br />30. LONDON UNDERGROUND MAP<br />31. ALADDIN<br />32. HAMLET<br />33. WALT DISNEY<br />34. INTERNET<br />35. BATMAN RETURNS<br />36. MAYFLOWER<br />37. QUEEN VICTORIA<br />38. DAVID<br />39. DOLPHIN (PORPOISE) OIL<br />40. FRANCE !!!<br />TIE - 13 <br /><br />QUIZTIME 67<br />ANIMAL<br /><br />What 'D' was a brontosaurus and a tyrannosaurus?<br />Dinosaur<br /><br />What 'U' is a sea creature?<br />Urchin<br /><br />What 'T' is missing from a Manx cat?<br />Tail<br /><br />What 'K' is a joey?<br />Kangaroo<br /><br />What 'M' travels at a mere 1.07 mph?<br />Millipede<br /><br />What 'J' is like a leopard but with a larger head?<br />Jaguar<br /><br />What 'B' is the hair-like structure attached to the shaft of a feather?<br />Barb<br /><br />What 'H' links basset, wolf and blood?<br />Hound<br /><br />What 'N' is either great or crested?<br />Newt<br /><br />What 'E' has four knees?<br />Elephant<br /><br />What 'A' wages war on its own kind?<br />Ant<br /><br />What 'R' has either one or two horns on its nose or snout?<br />Rhinoceros<br /><br />What 'W' links blue, sperm and killer?<br />Whale<br /><br />What 'G' is the largest man-like or anthropoid, ape?<br />Gorilla<br /><br />What 'F' are either contour, down or filoplumes?<br />Feathers<br /><br />What 'S' is a large aquatic bird, which is the property of the Crown?<br />Swan<br /><br />What 'L' is a baby hare?<br />Leveret<br /><br />What 'P' is the roof of the mouth in vertebrates?<br />Palate<br /><br />What 'O' symbolizes wisdom?<br />Owl<br /><br />What 'C' comes from sturgeon or salmon?<br />Caviare <br /><br />QUIZTIME 68<br /><br />Round 1<br />1) Which was the second country to issue Postage Stamps <br /> Brazil<br />2) What was written on the top of Sid Vicious's guitar <br /> All the notes<br />3) What was the Roman name for Guersney<br /> Sarnia<br />4) Who is the only Prime Minister to have served three Monarchs<br /> Stanley Baldwin<br />5) The Shakers were also famous for making what type of objects<br /> Hand crafted furniture<br />6) What is the term for the bending of the knee in Ballet<br /> Plie (pronounced Plee ay)<br />7) Which French General liberated Paris<br /> General Leclerc<br />8) What is the title of the heir to the Spanish throne<br /> Prince of the Asturias<br /><br />Round 2<br />1) Which is the longest of the Canterbury Tales<br /> The Knight's Tale<br />2) What is Fluoxetene Hydrochloride more commonly known as<br /> Prozac<br />3) Who created "The Man who……" cartoons<br /> Bateman<br />4) What is the Moro reflex in babies<br /> The ability to be startled<br />5) Which name was on the first passport issued for a dog<br /> Frodo Baggins<br />6) Who was the last leader of East Germany<br /> Egon Krenz<br />7) Which is the rarest natural occuring element<br /> Astatine<br />8) How wide is a hairsbreadth<br /> 1/48th of an inch<br /><br />Round 3<br />1) If an Oedipus complex is the name for a man who is in love with his mother, <br /> what is the name for a similar relationship between Step parent and Step child<br /> Phaedra Complex<br />2) What was the name for the staff used to drive cattle in ancient Rome<br /> Stimulus<br />3) Who first coined the terms Acids and Alkalis<br /> Robert Boyle<br />4) If you suffer from onchyophagia what do you do<br /> Bite your fingernails<br />5) What was known to its builders as "The Enterprise"<br /> The Spanish Armada<br />6) What does esurient mean<br /> Hungry<br />7) What is Cladistics<br /> The classification of animals from genetic data<br />8) In which city can you find the the Football Club Real Betis<br /> Seville<br /><br />Round 4<br /><br />1) Which form of transport would you use in the Devizes to Westminster <br /> Marathon<br /> Canoe<br />2) In the film "Saving Private Ryan" who played Private Ryan<br /> Matt Damon<br />3) Who does the charity Gingerbread represent<br /> Single Parent families<br />4) Which London Underground Line was the last to use steam trains<br /> The Metropolitan Line<br />5) Which is the oldest square in London<br /> Lincoln Inns Fields<br />6) Which was Wagner's last opera<br /> Parsifal<br />7) Who won the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize <br /> Jimmy Carter<br />8) What is a pelerine<br /> A cape<br /><br />Round 5<br />1) Which horse won the first Derby<br /> Diomed<br />2) Name either of the two animals whose meat is totally cholesterol free<br /> Kangaroo or opossum<br />3) Who is the originator of the F plan Diet<br /> Audrey Eyton<br />4) Which was the first printed book in the world<br /> The Diamond Sutra (A Buddhist Text) <br />5) In the PG Wodehouse stories, which club did Jeeves belong to<br /> The Junior Ganymede Club<br />6) When, exactly, did Winston Churchill become PM<br /> 10th May 1940<br />7) Which famous novel has the dedication "For Esme with love and squalor"<br /> A Catcher in the Rye (JD Salinger)<br />8) What is a Bridewell<br /> A woman's prison<br /><br />Round 6<br />1) Where in the UK can you find Napes Needle<br /> Great Gable<br />2) What rank does an RAF Officer have if he has one broad ring on his sleeve<br /> Air Commodore<br />3) Which is the nearest star to the earth after the Centaurii System<br /> Barnard's Star<br />4) In which country is Kakadu National Park<br /> Australia<br />5) Who first started the custom of putting lights on Christmas tree<br /> Martin Luther<br />6) Who was Britain's first heart transplant patient<br /> Frederick West (NO not that one)<br />7) Who was Lord Nelson's wife<br /> Frances Nisbet<br />8) What do Manxmen call all non-native inhabitants<br /> Came Over<br /><br />Round 7<br />1) Which festival follows the Chinese New Year<br /> The Lantern Festival<br />2) What famous institution was founded by William Patterson<br /> The Bank of England<br />3) What is the collective noun for Parrots<br /> Pandemonium<br />4) Which scriptwriters wrote "The Good Life"<br /> Esmond and Larbey<br />5) Where was the first FA Cup Final held<br /> The Oval<br />6) What does Lemur mean<br /> Ghost<br />7) Who was Sherlock Holmes actually based upon<br /> Dr Joseph Bell<br />8) Which is reputedly the world's slowest fish<br /> The Sea Horse<br /><br />Round 8<br /><br />1) In which city is the cricket ground Sabina Park<br /> Kingston Jamaica<br />2) What is the meaning of coup de foudre<br /> Love at first sight<br />3) Who first said "One swallow does not make a Summer"<br /> Aristotle<br />4) What is the name of a Scottish Mountain between 2,000 and 2,500 feet<br /> Corbett <br />5) Which is the longest Olympic Athletics event<br /> 50 Km Walk<br />6) Who is the author of "The Little Book of Calm"<br /> Paul Wilson<br />7) Which tree has the largest trunk<br /> Baobab<br />8) Which king trapped Daedalus and Icarus in the Labyrinth<br /> Minos<br /><br />Spares<br /><br />1) Which is the longest muscle<br /> Sartorius<br />2) Who is the Patron Saint of Computers<br /> St. Isidore<br />3) Which DJ is a direct descendant of RL Stevenson<br /> Kid Jenson<br />4) Which is the largest County in Ireland<br /> Cork<br />5) Who recorded the song Tiger Feet<br /> Mud<br />6) Where was Adolf Hiler born<br /> Branau<br /><br />QUIZTIME 69<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In the oil industry, the abbreviation b.p.d. is used, what does the initial 'b' stand for ?<br /><br />A. BARRELS (Per Day).<br /><br />2. By what name is the 'Kestrel' also known ?<br /><br />A. WIND HOVER.<br /><br />3. Where did two Boeing 747 aeroplanes collide on a runway in 1977, with 583 fatalities ?<br /><br />A. TENERIFE.<br /><br />4. Grosvenor is the family name of which English Duke ?<br /><br />A. WESTMINSTER.<br /><br />5. For what does the 'M.I.' stand in 'M.I.5.' and 'M.I.6.' ?<br /><br />A. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.<br /><br />6. Which large work of art has 'Aesop's Fables' round its border ?<br /><br />A. THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY.<br /><br />7. A bowler hatted figure whose face is obscured by an apple is the principal subject of the painting 'Le Grands Guerre', who painted it ?<br /><br />A. RENE MAGRITTE.<br /><br />8. Astrologically speaking, two of the 'fire signs' are Leo and Aries. Which is the third ?<br /><br />A. SAGITTARIUS.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. In which year was colour tv started, and Francis Chichester knighted ?<br /><br />A. 1967.<br /><br />2. Which is the main port of Kenya ?<br /><br />A. MOMBASA.<br /><br />3. In which English king's reign did the 'Peasant's Revolt' led by Wat Tyler take place ?<br /><br />A. RICHARD II.<br /><br />4. Who invented 'Meccano' in Liverpool in 1901 ?<br /><br />A. FRANK HORNBY.<br /><br />5. What is the common name for the shrub 'Pyracantha' ?<br /><br />A. FIRETHORN.<br /><br />6. Which opera contains the aria 'Che Gelida la Mano' meaning "Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen" ?<br /><br />A. LA BOHEME.<br /><br />7. Who composed the 'Warsaw Concerto' ?<br /><br />A. RICHARD ADDINSELL.<br /><br />8. Which pop singer and actor was born Terry Nelhams ?<br /><br />A. ADAM FAITH.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In which town or city is the administrative headquarters of the Welsh district Denbighshire ?<br /><br />A. RUTHIN.<br /><br />2. What does the letter 'M' stand for when used to describe a BMX bicycle ?<br /><br />A. (Bicycle) MOTO (Cross).<br /><br />3. Astrologically speaking, two of the 'water signs' are Cancer and Pisces, which is the third ?<br /><br />A. SCORPIO.<br /><br />4. In which town or city is the admnistrative headquarters of the Welsh district Flintshire ?<br /><br />A. MOLD.<br /><br />5. Which independent family company is Britain's oldest brewer having been brewing on the site in Faversham since 1698 ?<br /><br />A. SHEPHERD NEAME.<br /><br />6. Which British motor manufacturer produced a model called the 'Elf' ?<br /><br />A. RILEY.<br /><br />7. In fiction, who was the arch enemy of 'Dan Dare' ?<br /><br />A. THE MEKON.<br /><br />8. Which company, headed by John Towers, bought the Rover car company from BMW ?<br /><br />A. PHOENIX.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Apart from his ex-wife Nicole, who else was O.J. Simpson cleared of murdering in 1995 ?<br /><br />A. RONALD GOLDMAN.<br /><br />2. Which country's currency is the Bira ?<br /><br />A. ETHIOPIA.<br /><br />3. Which British comedian had a minor chart hits in the 50's and 60's with "Splish, Splash" and "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" ?<br /><br />A. CHARLIE DRAKE.<br /><br />4. What was the name of 'Steptoe and Son's', original horse ?<br /><br />A. HERCULES.<br /><br />5. Which company, the owner of a large estate of pubs, was for a long time front runner in the bid to buy the Rover car company ?<br /><br />A. ALCHEMY.<br /><br />6. Which Irish singer, popular in the mid 50's, and whose biggest hit was 'Softly, Softly', had at one time five records in the charts simultaneously ?<br /><br />A. RUBY MURRAY.<br /><br />7. What is the alternative name for the 'Jerboa' ?<br /><br />A. DESERT RAT.<br /><br />8. Which cricketer was nicknamed 'The Big Cat' ?<br /><br />A. CLIVE LLOYD.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who in fiction, was the arch enemy of 'Flash Gordon' ?<br /><br />A. MING THE MERCILESS.<br /><br />2. Which vegetable is known to Americans as 'Scallions' ?<br /><br />A. SPRING ONIONS.<br /><br />3. Which vegetable is known to Americans as 'Zucchini' ?<br /><br />A. COURGETTE.<br /><br />4. Which film, directed by Oliver Stone, won the best film 'Oscar' in 1986 ?<br /><br />A. PLATOON.<br /><br />5. What major British disaster occurred in Beauvais, France in 1930 ?<br /><br />A. CRASH OF THE R101 AIRSHIP.<br /><br />6. Which member of Margaret Thatcher's 'Cabinet' was once an airline pilot ?<br /><br />A. NORMAN TEBBIT.<br /><br />7. What was the nickname given to the murderer Donald Nielsen ?<br /><br />A. THE BLACK PANTHER.<br /><br />8. Which Greek island is featured in the story, 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' ?<br /><br />A. KEFALONIA.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. 'Wyatt's Rebellion' was an attempt to prevent the marriage of which queen to Phillip II of Spain ?<br /><br />A. MARY I.<br /><br />2. What was 'Capability' Brown's real first name ?<br /><br />A. LANCELOT.<br /><br />3. Whose seventh symphony was called 'Leningrad' ?<br /><br />A. SHOSTAKOVITCH.<br /><br />4. In which opera can we hear the aria 'La Donna Mbile' ?<br /><br />A. RIGOLETTO.<br /><br />5. In which year did radio broadcasts begin in Parliament and the Queen inaugurate first oil flow from the 'Forties Field' in the North Sea ?<br /><br />A. 1975.<br /><br />6. Who bought the rights to a cleaning machine from J. Murray Spangler ?<br /><br />A. W.H. HOOVER.<br /><br />7. Which common plant's name is derived from the French for a lion's tooth, referring to the shape of its leaves ?<br /><br />A. DANDELION.<br /><br />8. Of which country is Beira the chief port ?<br /><br />A. MOZAMBIQUE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Robert de Niro won best actor 'Oscar' for which film in 1980 ?<br /><br />A. RAGING BULL.<br /><br />2. Which British motor manufacturer produced a model called the 'Hunter' ?<br /><br />A. HILLMAN.<br /><br />3. Which area of France is the setting for three books by Peter Mayle ?<br /><br />A. PROVENCE.<br /><br />4. Which Duke's "family seat" is at Arundel in West Sussex ?<br /><br />A. DUKE OF NORFOLK.<br /><br />5. From which musical does the song "I Don't Know How To Love Him", come ?<br /><br />A. JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR.<br /><br />6. What name did 'Manuel' give to his pet rat in the tv series 'Fawlty Towers' ?<br /><br />A. BASIL.<br /><br />7. Who owns the land on which Dartmoor Prison is sited ?<br /><br />A. PRINCE CHARLES.<br /><br />8. Who is the only Englishman to be both knighted and canonised ?<br /><br />A. THOMAS MORE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What name is given to the Officer's Mess on a Royal Navy warship ?<br /><br />A. WARDROOM.<br /><br />2. Give either of the names by which Stalingrad has been known ?<br /><br />A. TSARITSIN or VOLGOGRAD.<br /><br />3. What does the word 'Punjab' mean ?<br /><br />A. (Land of) FIVE RIVERS.<br /><br />4. Which Nationwide Football league team are nicknamed 'The Canaries' ?<br /><br />A. NORWICH CITY.<br /><br />5. David Jason and Lech Walesa were once employed in which occupation ?<br /><br />A. ELECTRICIAN.<br /><br />6. From which musical does the song "Younger Than Springtime", come ?<br /><br />A. SOUTH PACIFIC.<br /><br />7. Which company, based at Westgate Brewery, Bury St. Edmonds, produces 'Abbot Ale' ?<br /><br />A. GREENE KING.<br /><br />8. The balboa is the currency of which country ?<br /><br />A. PANAMA.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. Which state of the USA is nicknamed the 'Peach State' ?<br /><br />A. GEORGIA.<br /><br />2. When Spanish television bought 'Fawlty Towers', what nationality did 'Manuel' become ?<br /><br />A. ITALIAN.<br /><br />3. Who wrote the play "Loot" ?<br /><br />A. JOE ORTON.<br /><br />4. Who did Bjorn Borg defeat to win his first Wimbledon in 1976 ?<br /><br />A. ILE NASTASE.<br /><br />5. Which liner held the 'Atlantic Blue Riband' almost continuously from 1907 to 1929 ?<br /><br />A. MAURETANIA. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 70 MYTHS AND LEGENDS<br /><br />Q : WHO WAS THE MUSE OF SACRED POETRY AND MIME? <br />A : POLYHYMNIA<br />Q : WHICH OLYMPIAN GOD WAS ALSO KNOWN AS PHOEBUS? <br />A : APOLLO<br />Q : THE MURDER OF WHICH KING OF MYCENAE WAS AVENGED BY HIS SON ORESTES? <br />A : AGAMEMNON<br />Q : WHO IS THE HINDU GOD OF FIRE?<br />A : AGNI<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHAT PIECE OF FURNITURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH PROCRUSTES?<br />A : A BED (WHICH HIS VICTIMS WERE MADE TO FIT BY PRUNING OR STRETCHING!)<br />Q : WHAT IS THE FEMALE EQUIVALENT OF THE OEDIPUS COMPLEX?<br />A : THE ELECTRA COMPLEX<br />Q : WHO WAS THE FATHER OF THE GREEK GOD ZEUS?<br />A : CRONUS<br />Q : IN ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, WHAT WAS A CADUCEUS?<br />A : THE STAFF CARRIED BY MERCURY<br />Q : WHICH GIANT HERO WITH A VAST APPETITE WAS CREATED BY RABELAIS?<br />A : GARGANTUA<br />Q : WHO WAS THE MONSTER OF THEBES WHO KILLED THOSE WHO COULD NOT ANSWER THE RIDDLE?<br />A : THE SPHINX<br /><br />Q : IN MYTHOLOGY, WHICH TRIO'S NAMES TRANSLATE AS SPLENDOUR, MIRTH, AND GOOD CHEER?<br />A : THE GRACES OR GRATAIEA OR CHARITIES<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTH WHO IS THE MUSE OF HISTORY? <br />A : CLIO<br />Q : IN ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, WHO WERE AGLAIA, EUPHROSYNE, AND THALIA? <br />A : THE THREE GRACES<br />Q : WHAT WAS BIFROST, THE BRIDGE WHICH LED TO ASGARD IN SCANDINAVIAN MYTHOLOGY? <br />A : A RAINBOW<br />Q : PRIAM WAS THE LAST MYTHICAL KING OF WHERE? <br />A : TROY<br />Q : WHO, IN LEGEND, WAS THE MIGHTY HUNTER, AND GREAT-GRANDSON OF NOAH? <br />A : NIMROD<br />Q : WHAT DID MELANION USE TO DEFEAT ATLANTA IN A FOOT RACE? <br />A : GOLDEN APPLES<br />Q : IN MYTHOLOGY IN WHICH LAND WAS THE GOLDEN FLEECE? <br />A : COLCHIS<br />Q : WHO WAS THE GREEK GODDESS OF THE MOON? <br />A : SELENE<br />Q : WHICH GREEK HERALD WAS SAID TO HAVE THE VOICE OF 50 MEN? <br />A : STENTOR<br /><br />Q : IN EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY, WHO WAS MOTHER OF HORUS. SHE WAS REGARDED AS A NATURE-GODDESS?<br />A : ISIS<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHO WERE OFTEN CALLED THE 'DIOSCURI' (OR SONS OF ZEUS)? <br />A : CASTOR AND POLLUX<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHAT NAME WAS GIVEN TO THE PERSONAL TROOPS OF ACHILLES DURING THE TROJAN WAR?<br />A : THE MYRMIDONS<br />Q : WHICH TROJAN PRINCE WAS CARRIED OFF TO BE THE CUP-BEARER TO ZEUS?<br />A : GANYMEDE<br />Q : IN MYTHOLOGY, WHO WAS POISONED WITH THE BLOOD FROM NESSUS TAINTED WITH TOXIN FROM THE HYDRA ?<br />A : HERCULES<br />Q : WHICH SORCERESS TURNED ULYSSES' (ODYSSEUS) MEN INTO SWINE? <br />A : CIRCE<br />Q : IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY, OF WHAT WAS AEGIR THE GOD? <br />A : THE SEA<br />Q : IN ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, WHO WAS THE MOTHER OF ROMULUS AND REMUS? <br />A : RHEA SILVIA (AKA ILIA)<br />Q : THE EGYPTIAN GODDESS BAST, (OR BASTET), HAD THE HEAD OF WHICH ANIMAL? <br />A : A CAT<br />Q : WHO WAS THE PHILISTINE "FISH-GOD", WHOSE TEMPLE IN GAZA, WAS DESTROYED BY SAMSON? <br />A : DAGON<br /><br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHO WAS GUIDED AND PROTECTED BY THE GODDESS HERA ON HIS EPIC JOURNEY THROUGH THE ‘CLASHING ROCKS’? <br />A : JASON<br />Q : IN LEGEND, UNFERTH GAVE HIS SWORD HRUNTING TO WHO? <br />A : BEOWULF <br />Q : LADA WAS THE MORTAL LOVED BY ZEUS WHEN TAKING THE FORM OF WHAT CREATURE?<br />A : A SWAN <br />Q : WHAT WERE HAMADRYADS?<br />A :TREE NYMPHS <br />Q : WHAT SAVED ARION WHEN THROWN OVERBOARD BY PIRATES?<br />A : A DOLPHIN<br />Q : WHO SLEW THE SERPENT PYTHON WHICH WAS BORN FROM SLIME LEFT BY DELUGE?<br />A : APOLLO <br />Q : WHO WAS THE MUSE OF CHORAL DANCE AND SONG?<br />A : TERPSICHORE <br />Q : WHO WAS THE PROPHETESS AND DAUGHTER OF PRIAM WHO WAS NEVER BELIEVED?<br />A : CASSANDRA <br />Q : AS ONE OF HIS LABOURS WHAT DID HERCULES HAVE TO DO TO THE AUGEAN STABLES?<br />A : CLEAN THEM <br />Q : WHO WAS THE MONSTER OF THEBES WHO KILLED THOSE WHO COULD NOT ANSWER HER RIDDLE?<br />A : THE SPHINX <br /><br />Q. IN 'THE ODYSSEY', INTO WHAT DID THE WITCH CIRCE CHANGE THE SAILORS?<br />A. PIGS<br />Q : WHO WAS THE ROMAN GOD OF WOODS AND FIELDS?<br />A : SILVANUS<br />Q : WHO WAS TOP GOD OF THE EGYPTIANS? <br />A : AMUN RA <br />Q : WHO, IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WAS THE DAUGHTER OF KING AGAMEMNON AND QUEEN CLYTEMNESTRA?<br />A : ELECTRA<br />Q : IN MYTHOLOGY, BELLEROPHON TAMED WHAT MYTHICAL CREATURE? <br />A : PEGASUS<br />Q : IN MYTHOLOGY, WHO WAS THE BELOVED OF PYRAMUS WHO KILLED HERSELF ON HIS DEATH?<br />A : THISBE<br />Q : MYTHOLOGY, AN INCUBUS IS A DEMON WHICH HAS INTERCOURSE WITH SLEEPING WOMEN, WHAT IS THE FEMALE VERSION CALLED?<br />A : SUCCUBUS<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTH WHO WAS THE TWIN SISTER OF APOLLO ?<br />A : ARTEMIS <br />Q : IN MYTHOLOGY, WHO BLINDED POLYPHEMUS?<br />A : ULYSSES<br />Q : WHO WAS NIOBE'S HUSBAND?<br />A : AMPHION<br /><br />Q : WHO RODE THE MYTHOLOGICAL HORSE PEGASUS ?<br />A : BELEROPHON<br />Q : WHAT PART OF PARIS IS NAMED FOR THE MYTHOLOGICAL PLACE OF SUPREME HAPPINESS AND BLISS WHERE SOULS OF THE GOOD GO AFTER DEATH? <br />A : CHAMPS ELYSEES<br />Q : THE EGYPTIAN GOD SEBEK TAKES THE FORM OF WHICH ANIMAL ?<br />A : CROCODILE<br />Q : FOR WHICH GREEK GODDESS WERE THE ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES ESTABLISHED IN ATTICA?<br />A : DEMETER <br />Q : WHICH SAINT NIPPED THE DEVILS NOSE WITH RED HOT TONGS?<br />A : ST DUNSTAN<br />Q : WHICH 11TH-CENTURY WIZARD BECAME TRAPPED IN THE 20TH CENTURY? <br />A : CATWEAZLE <br />Q : WHAT ARE THE VIRGINS WHO CONTROL THE FATES OF MEN CALLED IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY? <br />A : NORNS<br />Q : IN HINDU MYTHOLOGY, THE SYMBOL OF FERTILITY IS ‘NANDINI’, BUT WHAT SORT OF ANIMAL IS ‘NANDINI’ ?<br />A : A COW<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE FERRYMAN WHO CONVEYED THE DEAD OVER THE RIVER STYX?<br />A : CHARON <br />Q : IN EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY WHAT FORM DOES THE GOD OF DEATH AND EVIL TAKE? <br />A : CROCODILE<br /><br />Q : IN GREEK MYTH WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PLACE OF EVERLASTING TORTURE IN THE UNDERWORLD?<br />A : TARTARUS<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTH WHAT WAS THE JOB OF GANYMEDE?<br />A : CUP BEARER TO ZEUS<br />Q : WHAT IS THE NAME OF KING ARTHUR’S SHIELD?<br />A : PRIDWEN<br />Q : WHOM DID ZEUS SEDUCE WHEN HE ASSUMED THE GUISE OF A SWAN?<br />A : LEDA<br />Q : WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE FAITHFUL WIFE OF ODYSSEUS? <br />A : PENELOPE<br />Q : IN WHICH MYTHOLOGY DOES YGGDRASIL FEATURE?<br />A : SCANDINAVIAN<br />Q : WHICH GREEK GODDESS SPRANG FROM SEA FOAM? <br />A : APHRODITE<br />Q : IN EGYPTIAN MYTH WHO WAS THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS?<br />A : PTAH<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHICH GOD FELL IN LOVE WITH PSYCHE?<br />A : EROS<br />Q : FOR WHICH GREEK GODDESS WERE THE ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES ESTABLISHED IN ATTICA?<br />A : DEMETER (ROMAN CERES)<br /><br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHO WAS ARTEMIS'S TWIN?<br />A : APOLLO<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHO SLEW ORION? <br />A : DIANA<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHICH ETHIOPIAN PRINCESS WAS CHAINED TO A ROCK AS A SACRIFICE TO A SEA MONSTER? <br />A : ANDROMEDA<br />Q : IN ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY WHAT WAS A LAMIA ?<br />A : FEMALE DEMON <br />Q : IN FAIRY FOLKLORE WHAT WAS THE JOB OF MAB?<br />A : MIDWIFE<br />Q : IN GAELIC LEGEND WHO HAD A DOG CALLED BRAN?<br />A : FINGAL<br />Q : WHO IS THE GREEK EQUIVALENT OF THE ROMAN DEITY PAX?<br />A : IRENE <br />Q : WHO WAS THE NORSE GOD OF POETRY?<br />A : BRAGI<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVING FIRE TO MANKIND ? <br />A : PROMETHEUS <br />Q : WHO WAS THE GREEK GOD OF VEGETATION AND REBIRTH?<br />A : ADONIS<br /><br />Q : WHO IS THE ROMAN GODDESS OF WAR?<br />A : BELLONA<br />Q : EVE OF 1 MAY, BELIEVED IN GERMAN FOLKLORE TO BE THE NIGHT OF A WITCHES' SABBATH?<br />A : WALPURGIS NIGHT<br />Q : WHICH MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE COULD KILL WITH A GLANCE?<br />A : BASILISK <br />Q : WHO TURNED ODYSSEUS' MEN INTO PIGS?<br />A : CIRCE<br />Q : MONSTER SAID TO LIVE IN THE SWAMPS AND LAGOONS OF CENTRAL AUSTRALIA?<br />A : BUNYIP<br />Q : WHAT BIRD IN GREEK LEGEND WAS GIVEN THE 100 EYES OF ARGUS ? <br />A : THE PEACOCK<br />Q : WHO WAS THE GUZZLING AND GREEDY GIANT CREATED BY RABELAIS? <br />A : GARGANTUA<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHAT TYPE OF TREE WAS THE NYMPH DAPHNE CHANGED INTO?<br />A : LAUREL TREE<br />Q : WHAT CAPITAL CITY SHARES ITS NAME WITH THE SON OF THE MYTHOLOGICAL PRIAM AND HECUBA? <br />A : PARIS<br />Q : WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE HINDU GOD OF EROTIC LOVE?<br />A : KAMA<br /><br />Q : ST. AGNES EVE IS THE NIGHT WHEN A GIRL IS SUPPOSED TO DREAM OF WHOM?<br />A : THE MAN SHE WILL MARRY<br />Q : WHO, IN ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, WAS THE GODDESS OF THE DAWN? <br />A : AURORA <br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY ATTIS IS THE GOD OF WHAT ?<br />A : VENGEANCE<br />Q : ACCORDING TO NORSE MYTHOLOGY MAN WAS CREATED FROM WHICH TYPE OF TREE?<br />A : ASH<br />Q : IN WHAT BOOK WOULD YOU FIND A SORCERESS NAMED "THE WITCH OF ENDOR"?<br />A : THE BIBLE (KING SAUL ASKED HER TO CALL UP THE SPIRIT OF THE PROPHET SAMUEL SO HE COULD CONSULT HIM.)<br />Q : WHICH CORNISH VILLAGE IS SAID TO BE THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE LEGENDARY KING ARTHUR?<br />A : TINTAGEL<br />Q : WHO WAS THE SIREN WHO SAT ON A ROCK IN THE RHINE AND LURED SAILORS TO THEIR DEATH?<br />A : THE LORELEI <br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHO WAS THE LEGENDARY LOVER OF HERO WHO SWAM ACROSS THE HELLESPONT EACH NIGHT?<br />A : LEANDER<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHICH KING OF THESSALY WAS MARRIED TO ALCESTIS?<br />A : ADMETUS<br />Q : WHICH PEOPLE WORSHIPPED THE RAIN GOD APU ILAPU?<br />A : THE INCAS<br /><br />Q : WHAT FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED ON FEBRUARY 3RD IN SWITZERLAND WHICH EXULTS THE END OF WINTER WITH THE BURNING OF STRAW PEOPLE AS SYMBOLS OF THE END OF OLD MAN WINTER? <br />A : HOMSTROM<br />Q : WHICH BIRD WAS REGARDED AS SACRED AND, ACCORDINGLY, VENERATED IN ANCIENT EGYPT?<br />A : IBIS<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHICH CRAFTSMAN AND INVENTOR, WAS SAID TO HAVE BUILT THE LABYRINTH FOR KING MINOS OF CRETE IN WHICH THE MINOTAUR WAS KEPT?<br />A : DAEDALUS<br />Q : IN EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY, WHO WAS GOD OF THE NILE?<br />A : HAPI<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTH, WHO KILLED THE 2 HEADED DOG ORTHROS? <br />A : HERACLES <br />Q : WHO WAS PRIAPUS IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY?<br />A FERTILITY GOD<br />Q : WHICH GREEK GOD HAD THE HINDQUARTERS OF A GOAT? <br />A : PAN<br />Q : WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO IRISH GHOSTS SAID TO WAIL OUTSIDE HOUSE WHERE <br />DEATH IS IMMINENT ? <br />A : BANSHEES<br />Q : ACCORDING TO NORSE MYTHOLYGY WHERE DO SOULS OF FALLEN HEROES GO ?<br />A : VALHALLA<br />Q : IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY WHO HAD A MAGIC HAMMER ?<br />A : THOR <br /><br />Q : IN GREEK LEGEND, WHAT WAS EATEN ON THE ISLAND OF JERBA?<br />A : LOTUSES<br />Q : WHAT WAS THE NAME OF ULYSSES' SON, WHO GREW TO MANHOOD IN HIS ABSENCE?<br />A : TELEMACHUS<br />Q : WHICH KNIGHT CAUSED THE DEATH OF THE LADY OF SHALLOTT?<br />A : SIR LANCELOT<br />Q : WHO FOUGHT THE QUEEN OF THE FAIRIES FOR TAMLANE, HER LOVE..AND WON??<br />A : FAIR JANET<br />Q : WHICH FIEND TERRORIZED THE HALL OF HROTHGAR? <br />A : GRENDEL<br />Q : AND WHO FREED HROTHGAR'S HALL OF THIS MENACE?<br />A : BEOWULF <br />Q : NAME TWO FICTIONAL OR HISTORICAL CHARACTERS WHO FOUGHT WITH <br />QUARTERSTAFFS ON A LOG BRIDGE ?<br />A : ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN <br />Q: WHO WAS THE FAMOUS NEZ PERCE INDIAN CHIEF?<br />A : CHIEF JOSEPH<br />Q : WHICH WITCH TRAVELLED IN A MORTAR WHICH SHE DROVE ALONG WITH A PESTLE?<br />A : RUSSIA'S BABA YAGA<br />Q : WHO CAUGHT TOMMY GRIMES?<br />A : MR MIACCA<br /><br />Q : WHAT WAS IT THAT PRINCESS MARGARET WAS CHANGED INTO BY HER WICKED <br />STEPMOTHER, THE WITCH-QUEEN OF BAMBOROUGH CASTLE?<br />A : THE LAIDLY WORM<br />Q : WHAT INGREDIENT DID CAP O' RUSHES ORDER OMITTED FROM THE WEDDING MEATS?<br />A : SALT<br />Q : WHO ARE THE TRADITIONAL INHABITANTS OF DOVRAFELL?"<br />A : THE TROLLS OF DENMARK<br />Q : WHAT WAS THE NAME OF CHILDE ROWLAND'S SISTER, WHOM HE RESCUED ?<br />A : BURD ELLEN<br />Q : WHAT WAS KEPT IN IDUNA'S MAGIC CASKET?<br />A : THE APPLES OF YOUTH WHICH KEPT THE AESIR YOUNG<br />Q : WHICH GIANT MYTHICAL BIRD, CARRIED OFF SINBAD THE SAILOR ?<br />A : THE ROC<br />Q : WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE NINE-HEADED MONSTER KILLED BY HERCULES?<br />A : HYDRA<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHAT SORT OF ANIMAL WAS ACTAEON TURNED INTO FOR SPYING ON THE GODDESS DIANA WHILST SHE WAS BATHING?<br />A : A STAG<br />Q : THE WINGED HORSE PEGASUS SPRUNG FROM THE BLOOD OF WHICH MYTHICAL CHARACTER?<br />A : MEDUSA<br />Q : WHO WAS THE BABYLONIAN YOUTH WHO MADE LOVE TO THISBE THROUGH A HOLE IN A WALL?<br />A : PYRAMUS<br /><br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY MENELAUS WAS THE KING OF WHAT CITY STATE?<br />A : SPARTA<br />Q : IN MYTHOLOGY, ARGOS THE DOG WAS THE ONLY ONE TO RECOGNIZE HIS MASTER AFTER A 20 YEAR ABSENCE - WHO WAS HIS MASTER? <br />A : ODYSSEUS <br />Q : THE GIANT KVASIR IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY HAS WHAT POWER?<br />A : WISDOM<br />Q : WHO DID PERSEUS TURN INTO STONE WITH THE GORGONS HEAD?<br />A : ATLAS<br />Q : WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL IS JORMANGARD IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY? <br />A : SERPENT<br />Q : OLD SUPERSTITION - A SNEEZING CAT MEANS WHAT?<br />A : IT WILL RAIN<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHO HIT ACHILLES IN HIS HEEL WITH A POISONED ARROW?<br />A : PARIS<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHAT SORT OF SPIRITS WERE NAIADS DRYADS AND NEREIDS? <br />A : NYMPHS<br />Q : WHO WAS ASSIGNED TO STEAL THE GIRDLE OF AMAZON QUEEN HIPPOLYTE?<br />A : HERCULES<br />Q : IN LEGEND WHO KILLED THE MOBSTER GRENDEL?<br />A : BEOWULF <br /><br />Q : IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY WHAT WAS THE NAME OF ODINS WIFE?<br />A : FRIGG<br />Q : WHAT DO YOU CALL THE ART OF 'READING' A CRYSTAL BALL?<br />A : SCREEOLOGY<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHO WAS THE TWIN SISTER OF APOLLO?<br />A : ARTEMIS<br />Q : IN EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY, WHO WAS GOD OF THE NILE?<br />A : A. HAPI <br />Q : WHO WAS THE KING OF SPARTA WHO WAS HUSBAND TO HELEN OF TROY?<br />A : MENELAUS<br />Q : IN MYTHOLOGY, WHAT WERE ACHERON, LATHE AND PHELGETHON ?<br />A : RIVERS <br />Q : WHO, IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WAS PUNISHED BY HERA SO THAT SHE COULD ONLY REPEAT ANOTHER SPEAKER'S LAST WORDS?<br />A : ECHO <br />Q : IN LEGEND, WHO RODE A SEA-HORSE CALLED A HIPPOCAMPUS?<br />A : NEPTUNE<br />Q : IN GREEK LEGEND, WHICH PROPHETESS WAS THE FORETELLER OF DOOM?<br />A : CASSANDRA<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY ATTIS IS THE GOD OF WHAT ?<br />A : VENGEANCE<br /><br />Q : WHO WAS THE FATHER OF ROMULUS AND REMUS?<br />A : MARS<br />Q : WHICH SON OF ZEUS FUNCTIONED AS MESSENGER AND HERALD OF THE GODS?<br />A : HERMES<br />Q : WHAT REMAINED AT THE BOTTOM OF PANDORA'S BOX?<br />A : HOPE<br />Q : WHO KILLED MEDUSA?<br />A : PERSEUS<br />Q : WHICH KING AND QUEEN OF THEBES WERE GRANTED THEIR WISH TO BECOME SERPENTS THROUGHOUT ETERNITY?<br />A : CADMUS AND HARMONIA<br />Q : WHO WERE ACHILLES PARENTS?<br />A : PELEUS, A MORTAL, AND THE GODDESS THETIS<br />Q : WHO WAS CUPID'S EARTHLY LOVE?<br />A: PSYCHE<br />Q : WHO WAS CALLIOPE'S MUSICAL SON?<br />A : ORPHEUS<br />Q : WHO KILLED HIS GRANDFATHER WITH A QUOIT AT THE LARRISAN GAMES?<br />A : PERSEUS<br />Q : WHO WAS HERCULES' LAST MORTAL WIFE?<br />A : DETINARA, DAUGHTER OF KING OINEUS OF CALYDON<br /><br />Q : WHO WAS THE WIFE OF ULYSSES?<br />A : PENELOPE<br />Q : WHO WAS JASON'S BRIDE?<br />A : MEDEA<br />Q : WHO WAS NIOBE'S FATHER?<br />A : TANTALUS<br />Q : WHO WAS NIOBE'S HUSBAND?<br />A : AMPHION<br />Q : WHO WAS APOLLO'S MOTHER?<br />A : LETO<br />Q : WHO WAS FATHER OF ICARUS?<br />A : DAEDALUS<br />Q : WHO WAS WIFE OF PARIS, BEFORE HE WAS SMITTEN BY HELEN?<br />A : OENONE<br />Q : WHICH GIANT, MADE OF BRASS, GUARDED CRETE?<br />A : TALUS<br />Q : WHO WAS, BRIEFLY, THE WIFE OF ORPHEUS?<br />A : EURIDICE (SHE WAS FATALLY BITTEN BY A SNAKE ON HER WEDDING NIGHT)<br />Q : WHICH KING OF CRETE HIRED DAEDALUS TO CONSTRUCT THE LABYRINTH?<br />A : KING MINOS<br /><br />Q : WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE LABYRINTH?<br />A : TO CONFINE THE MINOTAUR<br />Q : WHO WAS HUSBAND OF LEDA?<br />A : TYNDAREUS<br />Q : WHO MARRIED JOCASTA AFTER SOLVING THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX?<br />A : OEDIPUS<br />Q : WHAT WAS UNUSUAL (AND ILLEGAL) ABOUT THE MARRIAGE OF JOCASTA TO OEDIPUS?<br />A : SHE WAS HIS MOTHER<br />Q : WHAT WAS THE HOME CITY OF HERO, BELOVED OF LEANDER?<br />A : SESTOS<br />Q : WHO IS DESCRIBED AS "THE DIOSCURI"?<br />A : CASTOR AND POLLUX, TWIN SONS OF ZEUS<br />Q : WHO WAS THE BROTHER WHOM EOTOCLES BANISHED FROM THEBES?<br />A : POLYNEICES<br />Q : WHO LED THE RETALIATORY ARMY FROM ARGOS AGAINST THEBES?<br />A : ADROSTUS <br />Q : WHICH KING'S DAUGHTER TOOK A SHIPWRECKED ULYSSES HOME TO HER FATHER'S COURT?<br />A : NAUSICAA, DAUGHTER OF ALCINOUS, KING OF THE PHAEACIANS<br />Q : WHO ALLOWED HERSELF TO BE DIVERTED BY THREE GOLDEN APPLES?<br />A : ARION<br /><br />Q : WHOSE SHIP HAD A BEAM HEWN FROM THE SPEAKING OAKS OF DODONA?<br />A : ATALANTA<br />Q : WHICH DAUGHTER OF OCEANUS WEPT TEARS OF AMBER?<br />A : ELECTRA<br />Q : WHO WAS THE WIFE OF POSIEDON, AND STILL ACCOMPANIES HIM ON OUR "CROSSING THE LINE" RITUALS?<br />A : AMPHITRITE<br />Q : WHO WAS THE ELDEST SON OF OCEANUS, AND BECAME GUARDIAN OF THE LARGEST GREEK RIVER?<br />A : ACHELOUS<br />Q : HOW MANY HEADS HAD THE HYDRA?<br />A : HE HAD 9 HEADS<br />Q : HOW DID THE GIANT, SCEIRON MEET HIS END?<br />A : THESEUS HURLED HIM OVER A CLIFF INTO THE SEA, WHERE HE WAS CHANGED INTO A ROCK<br />Q : NAME ULYSSES' OLD NURSE, NOW HEAD OF PENELOPE'S HOUSEHOLD, WHO FINALLY RECOGNIZED THE RETURNING HERO?<br />A : EURYCLEIA<br />Q : OVER WHICH ISLAND DID POLYCRATES RULE?<br />A : SAMOS<br />Q : FOR WHAT CRUEL DEED DID CLYTEMNESTRA NEVER FORGIVE HER HUSBAND, AGAMEMNON?<br />A : HE SACRIFICED HIS DAUGHTER, IPHIGENIA, TO THE GODDESS ARTEMIS<br />Q : WHICH KING ORDERED HIS SON'S BETROTHED TO BE WALLED UP IN A CAVE?<br />A : CREON OF THEBES (HIS SON HAEMON WAS BETROTHED TO ANTIGONE)<br /><br />Q : WHICH GIANT USED TO TRIM OR STRETCH HIS GUESTS TO FIT HIS GUESTBED?<br />A : PROCRUSTES ( SOMETIMES CALLED THE STRETCHER)<br />Q : WHAT WERE THE STYMPHALIDES, ENCOUNTERED BY THE ARGONAUTS?<br />A : FIERCE BIRDS, ABLE TO USE THEIR BRAZEN FEATHERS AS DART-LIKE WEAPONS<br />Q : WHAT WAS THE JOB OF THE TWO-HEADED DOG, ORTHRUS?<br />A : HE GUARDED THE HERD OF RED CATTLE BELONGING TO THE GIANT, GERYON, ON THE ISLAND OF ERYTHIA<br />Q : OEDIPUS UNWITTINGLY WED HIS OWN MOTHER, WHAT WAS HER NAME?<br />A : JOCASTA<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHICH CHARACTERS HAVE WOMENS FACES AND BODIES, BUT THE WINGS AND CLAWS OF BIRDS?<br />A : THE HARPIES<br />Q : WHO WAS THE RHINE SIREN OF GERMAN LEGEND WHOSE SINGING LURED SAILORS TO DESTRUCTION?<br />A : LORELEI <br />Q : ACCORDING TO MYTH, WHICH PEOPLE OWE THEIR EXISTENCE TO THE UNION OF THE OGRESS AND A MONKEY ON MOUNT GANGPO RI?<br />A : THE TIBETANS<br />Q : WHO RODE AN EIGHT LEGGED HORSE CALLED SLEIPNER?<br />A : ODIN<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTH, WHO STOLE FIRE FROM THE SUN?<br />A : PROMETHEUS<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHO WAS THE MOTHER OF EROS?<br />A : APHRODITE<br /><br />Q : WHO WAS THE FATHER OF ROMULUS AND REMUS?<br />A : MARS<br />Q : WHICH SON OF ZEUS FUNCTIONED AS MESSENGER AND HERALD OF THE GODS?<br />A : HERMES<br />Q : WHAT REMAINED AT THE BOTTOM OF PANDORA'S BOX?<br />A : HOPE<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE FERRYMAN WHO CONVEYED THE DEAD OVER THE RIVER STYX?<br />A : CHARON <br />Q : THE EGYPTIAN GOD SEBEK TAKES THE FORM OF WHICH ANIMAL ?<br />A : CROCODILE<br />Q : IN WHICH MYTHOLOGY DOES YGGDRASIL FEATURE?<br />A : SCANDINAVIAN<br />Q : WHICH GREEK GODDESS SPRANG FROM SEA FOAM? <br />A : APHRODITE<br />Q : IN FAIRY FOLKLORE WHAT WAS THE JOB OF MAB?<br />A : MIDWIFE<br />Q : IN GAELIC LEGEND WHO HAD A DOG CALLED BRAN? <br />A : FINGAL<br />Q : WHO IS THE GREEK EQUIVALENT OF THE ROMAN DEITY PAX?<br />A : IRENE <br /><br />Q : WHICH MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE COULD KILL WITH A GLANCE? <br />A : BASILISK <br />Q : WHO TURNED ODYSSEUS' MEN INTO PIGS?<br />A : CIRCE<br />Q : IN ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY WHAT WAS A LAMIA ?<br />A : FEMALE DEMON <br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHICH GODDESS MOONED OVER ENDYMION?<br />A : SELENE<br />Q : WHO KILLED MEDUSA?<br />A : PERSEUS<br />Q : WHO WAS CUPID'S EARTHLY LOVE? <br />A: PSYCHE<br />Q : WHO WAS CALLIOPE'S MUSICAL SON? <br />A : ORPHEUS<br />Q : WHO KILLED HIS GRANDFATHER WITH A QUOIT AT THE LARRISAN GAMES? <br />A : PERSEUS<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTH WHICH BAND OF WARRIORS DID ACHILLES LEAD? <br />A : MYRMIDONS<br />Q : WHAT WERE HAMADRYADS? <br />A : TREE NYMPHS <br /><br />Q : WHO, ACCORDING TO GREEK MYTH, CREATED PANDORA? <br />A : HEPHAESTUS<br />Q : WHO, IN GERMAN LEGEND, IS THE "KNIGHT OF THE SWAN"? <br />A : LOHENGRIN<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTH WHO WAS THE PERSONIFICATION OF THE HUMAN SOUL, USUALLY REPRESENTED BY A BUTTERFLY? <br />A : PSYCHE<br />Q : A CRIOSPHINX HAD THE HEAD OF WHICH CREATURE? <br />A : SHEEP<br />Q : WHO WAS THE GREEK EQUIVALENT OF THE ROMAN GOD CERES? <br />A : DEMETER<br />Q : THE THUGS OR THUGGEES COMMITTED THEIR MURDERS AS PART OF THE WORSHIP OF WHICH HINDU GODDESS? <br />A : KALI<br />Q : WHO IS THE GREEK EQUIVALENT OF THE ROMAN GOD SATURN? <br />A : CRONUS<br />Q : THETIS WAS THE MOTHER OF WHICH GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL HERO? <br />A : ACHILLES<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHO WAS CONDEMNED TO ROLL A STONE UPHILL ETERNALLY, WHERE IT CONTINUALLY ROLLED BACK DOWN AGAIN? <br />A : SISYPHUS<br />Q : WHO WAS THE GREEK GOD OF VEGETATION AND RE-BIRTH? <br />A : ADONIS<br /><br />Q : WHO WAS THE ROMAN GODDESS OF HORSES? <br />A : EPONA<br />Q : IN IRISH MYTHOLOGY, INTO WHICH BIRDS WERE THE CHILDREN OF LIR CHANGED, BY THEIR JEALOUS STEPMOTHER? <br />A : SWANS<br />Q : A GROUP OF 3 CYCLOPES MADE WHAT FOR THE GOD ZEUS? <br />A : THUNDERBOLTS<br />Q : WHO WAS THE ROMAN GOD OF WOODS AND FIELDS? <br />A : SILVANUS<br />Q : IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, WHICH FLUID WAS SUPPOSED TO FLOW THROUGH THE VEINS OF THE GODS? <br />A : ICHOR<br />Q : IN SCOTTISH FOLKLORE, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE WATER SPIRIT, USUALLY IN THE FORM OF A HORSE, THAT APPEARS AS A WARNING TO THOSE DESTINED TO BE DROWNED? <br />A : KELPIE<br />Q : IN NORSE LEGEND WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FINAL BATTLE BETWEEN THE GODS AND GIANTS? <br />A : RAGNAROK<br /><br />QUIZTIME 71<br /><br />Q : WHAT ARE COLOMBARD, MARSAN AND SEMILLON? <br />A : TYPES OF GRAPES <br />Q : THE TIMOR SEA SEPARATES INDONESIA FROM WHICH OTHER COUNTRY?<br />A : AUSTRALIA<br />Q : WHAT IS A SCINIPH?<br />A : A BITING OR STINGING INSECT <br />Q : THERE ARE 2 COUNTRIES IN SOUTH AMERICA THAT HAVE NO COASTLINE – NAME THEM?<br />A : PARAGUAY AND BOLIVIA<br />Q : TO WHICH CLASS OF PLANT DOES THE STRAWBERRY BELONG?<br />A : ROSE<br />Q : IF YOU WENT THROUGH THE SIMPLON TUNNEL IN EUROPE, BETWEEN WHICH 2 COUNTRIES WOULD YOU BE TRAVELLING?<br />A : SWITZERLAND AND ITALY<br />Q : A PERCHERON IS A BREED OF WHICH ANIMAL? <br />A : HORSE <br />Q : WHAT IS A CALDERA?<br />A : A CRATER FORMED BY THE COLLAPSE OF A VOLCANO<br />Q : FROM WHICH COUNTRY DO GERBILS ORIGINATE?<br />A : MONGOLIA/CHINA<br />Q : IF A PLANT IS DESCRIBED AS CEPACEOUS, WHAT WOULD IT BE?<br />A : ONION-LIKE <br /><br />Q : WHAT’S THE CAPITAL OF MALTA? <br />A : VALETTA <br />Q: WHAT DO POLLED CATTLE NOT HAVE?<br />A : HORNS <br />Q : WHAT CITY IS THE CAPITAL OF BAVARIA?<br />A : MUNICH<br />Q : SPRAINT IS THE TERM USED FOR WHICH ANIMALS DROPPINGS?<br />A : AN OTTER DROPPINGS<br />Q : WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ?<br />A : CHARLOTTE AMALIE <br />Q : WHAT’S THE MORE COMMON NAME FOR THE WOOD HYACINTH?<br />A : BLUEBELL<br />Q : IN WHICH COUNTRY IS TOBRUK?<br />A : LIBYA<br />Q : SCOPULA IS A TERM TO DESCRIBE WHAT ON INSECTS?<br />A : A DENSE BRUSHLIKE TUFT OF HAIRS, AS ON THE FEET OF CERTAIN INSECTS(ESP. SPIDERS) <br />Q : WHAT EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN IS ALSO KNOWN AS MONT CERVIN?<br />A : THE MATTERHORN<br />Q : WHAT IS HASLOCK?<br />A : WOOL ON SHEEP'S THROAT.<br /><br />Q : WHICH IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS?<br />A : GUADALCANAL<br />Q : WHAT SORT OF CREATURE IS AN OONT?<br />A: CAMEL (ESP IN INDIA)<br />Q : WHAT IS THE STATE CAPITAL OF IOWA?<br />A : DES MOINES<br />Q : WHAT CAN BE A BUSTER, PAMPERO, CHINOOK OR WILLIWAW? <br />A : WINDS <br />Q : BRECHOU AND JETHOU ARE TWO SMALL ISLANDS BELONGING TO WHICH ISLAND GROUP?<br />A : CHANNEL ISLANDS<br />Q : WHAT SORT OF CREATURE IS A GRIVET?<br />A : AN ABYSSINIAN MONKEY <br />Q : WHAT COUNTRY FORMS THE NORTHERN BORDER OF YEMEN? <br />A : SAUDI ARABIA<br />Q : WHICH FISH, GROWING TO A LENGTH OF OVER 6FT, IS THE LARGEST OF THE FLATFISH?<br />A : HALIBUT<br />Q : WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF MADEIRA?<br />A : FUNCHAL<br />Q : WHAT IS THE SEED BEARING ORGAN OF A FLOWER CALLED ?<br />A : PISTIL<br /><br />Q : THE ISLAND OF CAPRI IS SITUATED AT THE SOUTHERN ENTRANCE TO WHICH BAY?<br />A : THE BAY OF NAPLES<br />Q : WHAT IS A NESS?<br />A : A PROMONTORY<br />Q : WHAT PRESENT DAY COUNTRY DID COLUMBUS CALL ST. IAGO?<br />A : JAMAICA <br />Q : GIRAFFE, BLISTER, STAG AND HERCULES ARE ALL TYPES OF WHAT?<br />A : BEETLES<br />Q : WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SAINT VINCENT & GRENADINES? <br />A : KINGSTOWN <br />Q : ANIMAL WHICH HUNTS AT NIGHT IN SMALL GROUPS AND UTTERS A CRY, CALLED THE PHEAL?<br />A : JACKAL<br />Q : WHICH US STATE IS CALLED THE NUTMEG STATE?<br />A : CONNECTICUT<br />Q : WHICH ANIMAL IS THE LARGEST MEMBER OF THE PIG FAMILY?<br />A : THE HIPPOPOTAMUS<br />Q : IN WHICH COUNTRY WOULD YOU FIND THE LAURENTIAN MOUNTAINS?<br />A : CANADA<br />Q : WHICH YELLOW FLOWER IS NICKNAMED THE LENT LILLY?<br />A : DAFFODIL<br /><br />Q : KARTOUM IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A : SUDAN<br />Q : PIXIE, HISPI AND PRIMO ARE ALL TYPES OF WHICH VEGETABLE?<br />A : CABBAGE<br />Q : WHAT DID THE FORMER COLONY OF DUTCH GUYANA BECOME IN 1948?<br />A : SURINAM<br />Q : GREAT HORNED, SNOWY AND PYGMY ARE ALL SPECIES OF WHICH BIRD?<br />A : OWL<br />Q : WHAT COUNTRY BORDERS BOTH TUNISIA AND MALI? <br />A : ALGERIA <br />Q : WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CONGO? <br />A : BRAZZAVILLE <br />Q : THE SAILFISH IS SAID TO BE THE FASTEST FISH IN THE WORLD OVER SHORT DISTANCE'S. <br />WHICH FISH IS THE FASTEST OVER LONGER DISTANCE'S ?<br />A : MARLIN<br />Q : WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF OMAN? <br />A : MUSCAT <br />Q: WHAT DOES A SYRINX HELP A BIRD TO DO?<br />A : SING<br />Q : THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SEPARATES CUBA AND WHAT COUNTRY? <br />A : MEXICO <br /><br />Q : WHAT’S THE CAPITAL OF NOVA SCOTIA?<br />A : HALIFAX<br />Q : WHAT TYPE OF PLANT IS A PAPAVER?<br />A : POPPY<br />Q : WHERE IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU FIND QUEEN MAUD LAND, MARIE BYRD LAND, ENDERBY LAND AND THE AMERICAN HIGHLANDS?<br />A : ANTARCTICA<br />Q : WHICH DOMESTIC PEST HAS 7 PENISES OF ASSORTED SHAPES AND SIZES?<br />A : COCKROACH<br />Q : IN WHICH COUNTRY COULD YOU FIND THE OZARK MOUNTAINS?<br />A : USA<br />Q : WHAT TYPE OF ANIMAL IS A VICUNA?<br />A : A WILD LLAMA<br />Q : WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SERBIA? <br />A : BELGRADE <br />Q : IN NATURE, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FOSSIL THAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE FLATTENED SNAIL SHELL?<br />A : AMMONITE<br />Q: WHICH REGION OF SPAIN HAS BARCELONA AS ITS CAPITAL?<br />A : CATALONIA<br />Q : ALLIUM CEPA IS THE LATIN NAME FOR WHICH VEGETABLE?<br />A : ONION<br /><br />Q : 1 OF THE 2 STATES IN THE US THAT HAVE FJORDS IS ALASKA. WHAT IS THE OTHER?<br />A : MAINE <br />Q : WHAT IS THE NAME OF TINY SHRIMP THAT WHALES EAT?<br />A : KRILL<br />Q : THE BASS STRAIT LIES BETWEEN WHICH TWO ISLANDS?<br />A : AUSTRALIA AND TASMANIA<br />Q : WHAT IS THE USUAL NAME FOR THE ANIMAL AND ITS FUR ALSO KNOWN AS CONY?<br />A : RABBIT<br />Q : WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF GABON?<br />A : LIBREVILLE <br />Q : WHAT SORT OF CREATURE IS A COMMON SPADEFOOT?<br />A : TOAD (EUROPEAN)<br />Q : A SEA CONTAINING MANY ISLANDS IS CALLED WHAT?<br />A : ARCHIPELAGO<br />Q: WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE "BUTCHER BIRD"?<br />A : SHRIKE<br />Q : IN GEOGRAPHY, ABU SIMBEL IS THE SITE OF TWO ANCIENT TEMPLES ON THE BANKS OF WHICH RIVER?<br />A : NILE<br />Q : WHAT TYPE OF CREATURE IS A WIDGEON?<br />A : TYPE OF DUCK<br /><br />Q : WHAT DO YOU CALL A RING-SHAPED CORAL ISLAND SURROUNDING A CENTRAL LAGOON? <br />A : ATOLL<br />Q: WHAT TYPE OF ANIMAL IS A KINKAJOU?<br />A : S.AMERICAN RACCOON<br />Q : ALBANY IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH US STATE?<br />A : NEW YORK<br />Q : WHAT IS A JARGONELLE ?<br />A : A VARIETY OF PEAR<br />Q : MONROVIA IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH AFRICAN COUNTRY?<br />A : LIBERIA<br />Q : WHAT SORT OF CREATURES ARE RYUKIN, POMPOM AND CELESTIAL EYE?<br />A : FISH<br />Q : IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE FRASER RIVER?<br />A : CANADA<br />Q : WHICH FRUIT HAS THE MOST CALORIES?<br />A : AVOCADO<br />Q : WHICH ISLAND IS THE MOST EASTERLY OF THE WEST INDIES? <br />A : BARBADOS. <br />Q : WHAT IS AN ECHINOID?<br />A : A GENUS OF SEA URCHINS <br /><br />Q : WHICH RIVER FORMS PART OF THE FRONTIER BETWEEN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL?<br />A : THE GUADIANA. <br />Q : WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO A SMALL EUROPEAN FALCON, ALSO KNOWN AS A PIGEON HAWK AND OFTEN USED IN FALCONRY?<br />A : MERLIN <br />Q : WHICH IS THE LARGEST TOWN OR CITY IN THE CANARY ISLES?<br />A : LAS PALMAS <br />Q : WHAT IS THE MORE POPULAR NAME FOR THE WEED CONVOLVULUS?<br />A : BINDWEED<br />Q : TWO SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES ARE MEMBERS OF OPEC. VENEZUELA IS ONE. WHAT IS THE OTHER?<br />A : ECUADOR <br />Q : THE APPLE, CHERRY AND BLACKBERRY ALL BELONG TO WHICH FAMILY OF PLANTS?<br />A : ROSES <br />Q : WHAT DO BRITAIN, FRANCE, SPAIN, ALGERIA, MALI, BURKINA FASSO, TOGO AND GHANA HAVE IN COMMON THAT NO OTHER COUNTRY HAS? <br />A : ALL ON THE GREENWICH MERIDIAN <br />Q : IF A HORSE’S FATHER IS A SIRE, WHAT IS IT’S MOTHER CALLED? <br />A : A DAM <br />Q : INTO WHICH BODY OF WATER DOES THE RIVER LOIRE RUN? <br />A : BAY OF BISCAY <br />Q: WHAT’S THE WORLDS SMALLEST BREED OF DOG?<br />A : CHIHUAHUA<br /><br />Q : TIBLISI IS THE CAPITAL OF WHERE?<br />A : GEORGIA<br />Q : WHAT SORT OF ANIMAL IS A JENNET?<br />A : A SMALL SPANISH HORSE <br />Q : WHAT IS THE CURRENCY OF HONDURAS?<br />A : LEMPIRA<br />Q : WHAT COLOUR IS THE FLESH OF THE DATE NATURALLY?<br />A : WHITE<br />Q : THE FORMER SOVIET UNION HAS 2 INLAND SEAS – ONE IS THE CASPIAN THE OTHER IS ?<br />A : THE ARAL SEA<br />Q : WHAT IS LIMNOLOGY?<br />A : THE STUDY OF LAKES <br />Q : WHICH SEA CREATURE, BEGINNING WITH A B, HAS SEX ORGANS 30 TIMES IT’S BODY LENGTH?<br />A : BARNACLE<br />Q : WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THE ITAITINGA WATERFALL?<br />A : BRAZIL<br />Q : WHAT IS THE MAIN FOOD OF THE OYSTER CATCHER?<br />A : MUSSELS<br />Q : IN WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY IS THE SEAPORT OF MALMO?<br />A : SWEDEN<br /><br />Q : WHAT IS THE HOME OF A HARE CALLED?<br />A : FORM<br />Q : WHAT LAKE WAS FORMED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ASWAN HIGH DAM? <br />A : NASSER <br />Q : WHAT SORT OF MARINE CREATURE IS A QUAHOG, SOME OF WHICH CAN LIVE FOR UP TO 200 YEARS?<br />A : CLAM<br />Q : CURACAO IS AN ALCOHOLIC DRINK, BUT ALSO THE CAPITAL OF WHICH DUTCH TERRITORY OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA?<br />A : NETHERLANDS ANTILLES<br />Q : WHAT SORT OF CREATURE IS A POMPANO?<br />A : FISH<br />Q : WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS THE FRIENDLY ISLANDS?<br />A : TONGA <br />Q : WHAT IS ODD ABOUT THE GRIFFON BREED OF DOG?<br />A : IT’S HAIRLESS <br />Q : OF WHICH US STATE IS TRENTON THE CAPITAL?<br />A : NEW JERSEY<br />Q : WHAT COLOR ARE COFFEE BERRIES?<br />A : BRIGHT RED <br />Q : WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THE VOLCANO MT. HEKLA? <br />A : ICELAND <br /><br />Q : WHAT TYPE OF CREATURE IS A SATYRID?<br />A : A BUTTERFLY<br />Q : TO WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY DOES THE ISLAND OF MADEIRA BELONG?<br />A : PORTUGAL <br />Q : WHAT IS THE MORE COMMON NAME OF THE WILD YELLOW IRIS?<br />A : FLAGS<br />Q : MUSCAT IS THE CAPITAL OF WHAT MIDEASTERN COUNTRY? <br />A : OMAN <br />Q : WHAT ARE BLOMBERGS, OAK AND FIRE BELLIED TYPES OF?<br />A : TOADS<br />Q : WHICH FRUIT IS AKA GRANADILLA ?<br />A : PASSIONFRUIT<br />Q: MOUNT GROSSGLOCKNER IS THE HIGHEST PEAK IN WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY? <br />A : AUSTRIA<br />Q : PROBISCIDAE IS THE SCIENTIFIC NAME OF WHAT ANIMAL? <br />A : ELEPHANT <br />Q : WHAT SORT OF CREATURE IS AN ORIOLE?<br />A : BIRD - IT IS A WARBLER<br />Q : WHAT CAN BE TYPES CALLED CHORDATE, NEEDLE AND CRUCIFORM?<br />A : TREE LEAVES<br /><br />Q : ON WHICH ISLAND IS THE TOWN OF AJACCIO?<br />A : CORSICA<br />Q : WHAT SORT OF CREATURE IS A GLOW WORM, AS IT’S NOT A WORM?<br />A : A BEETLE<br />Q : THE BAHT IS THE MONETARY UNIT OF WHICH COUNTRY ?<br />A : THAILAND <br />Q : A WYANDOTTE IS WHAT SORT OF CREATURE? <br />A : A CHICKEN <br />Q : IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE HOLIDAY RESORT OF SOUSSE?<br />A : TUNISIA <br />Q : PISUM SATIVUM IS THE LATIN NAME FOR WHAT COMMON VEGETABLE? <br />A : PEA <br />Q : WHAT IS THE CITY OF SAIGON NOW CALLED? <br />A : HO CHI MINH CITY <br />Q : TO WHICH SEA DO EELS GO TO BREED?<br />A : SARGASSO<br />Q : IN WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY ARE THE WORLD’S TWO DEEPEST CAVES?<br />A : FRANCE<br />Q : WHAT BIRD IS KNOWN IN SCOTLAND AS A BUBBLY JOCK?<br />A : TURKEY<br /><br />Q : THE RUSSIAN CITY OF STALINGRAD IS NOW CALLED WHAT?<br />A : VOLGOGRAD<br />Q : BRENT, CANADA AND PINK FOOTED ARE ALL TYPES OF WHICH CREATURE?<br />A : GEESE<br />Q : CAPE YORK IS THE NORTHERNMOST POINT OF WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A : AUSTRALIA<br />Q : WHAT IS THE MORE COMMON NAME FOR THE FISH HAWK? <br />A : OSPREY <br />Q : NAME THE 3 EX-SOVIET BALTIC REPUBLICS?<br />A : LATVIA, LITHUANIA, ESTONIA<br />Q : WHAT ARE AWASSI, BAKHTIARI TYPES OF?<br />A : SHEEP BREEDS<br />Q : WHAT’S THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN?<br />A : SICILY<br />Q : WHAT IS A JABIRU ?<br />A : A KIND OF BRAZILIAN STORK<br />Q : THE ISLAND OF FORMENTERA IS PART OF WHICH ISLAND GROUP?<br />A : BALEARICS<br />Q : WHAT IS A PEKAN?<br />A : A CARNIVOROUS NORTH AMERICAN WEASEL<br /><br />Q : WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL NAME FOR TAIWAN?<br />A : FORMOSA<br />Q : WHAT IS THE MALE EQUIVALENT OF A EWE-LAMB?<br />A : WETHER-LAMB<br />Q : LONG ISLAND, CROOKED ISLAND, RUM CAY AND ABACO ARE ALL ISLANDS IN WHICH GROUP? <br />A : BAHAMAS <br />Q : WHAT IS A CHACMA?<br />A : A SOUTH AFRICAN BABOON <br />Q : IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE HOLIDAY RESORT OF CANCUN?<br />A : MEXICO<br />Q : TO WHICH COUNTRY IS THE BURROWING PARROT KNOWN AS A "KAKAPO" NATIVE?<br />A : NEW ZEALAND<br />Q : MARRAKESH IS IN WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A : MOROCCO<br />Q : WHAT ARE YOU DOING IF YOU ARE SNIGGLING?<br />A : FISHING FOR EELS <br />Q : WHICH DESERT IS ON THE US-MEXICO BORDER?<br />A : SONORAN<br />Q : WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF INDONESIA?<br />A : JAKARTA<br /><br />Q : WHAT IS KHAKI CAMBELL?<br />A : A DUCK <br />Q : ON WHICH RIVER IS THE GRAND COULEE DAM?<br />A : COLUMBIA RIVER<br />Q : THE NEUTERED MALE OF WHICH ANIMAL IS CALLED A ‘BARROW’, AND A YOUNG FEMALE CALLED A ‘GILT’? <br />A : PIG<br />Q : WHAT SORT OF CREATURE IS A LUMPSUCKER?<br />A : A FISH<br />Q : ON WHICH RIVER DOES ST. PETERSBURG STAND?<br />A : NEVA<br />Q : WHAT ANIMAL CAN ACTUALLY GO LONGER WITHOUT WATER THAN A CAMEL?<br />A : GIRAFFE<br />Q . IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE CITY OF MANDELAY<br />A. BURMA<br />Q : WHAT GROUP OF INSECTS INCLUDE GERMAN, AMERICAN AND COMMON?<br />A : COCKROACHES<br />Q : WHAT IS THE ONLY INSECT THAT CAN TURN ITS HEAD? <br />A : PRAYING MANTIS<br />Q : WHAT RIVER FEATURE IS OFTEN REFERRED TO IN NORTH AMERICA AS A BAYOU? <br />A : OXBOW LAKE<br /><br />Q : WHICH CREATURE ALWAYS GIVES BIRTH TO IDENTICAL TWINS?<br />A : ARMADILLO<br />Q : WHICH CROP HAS VARIETIES NAMED BURPEE HYBRID, ZEPPELIN AND MARION?<br />A : CUCUMBER <br />Q : WHICH MOUNTAIN RANGE FORMS THE BACKBONE OF ITALY? <br />A : THE APENNINES.<br />Q : WHICH BIRD HAS THE SCIENTIFIC NAME APUS APUS ?<br />A : THE SWIFT<br />Q : CAGLIARI IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND?<br />A : SARDINIA<br />Q. WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO A YOUNG HAWK TAKEN FROM ITS NEST FOR TRAINING? <br />A. EYAS<br />Q : WHITE PORTUGAL, WHITE SPANISH AND WHITE LISBON ARE ALL VARIETIES OF WHICH <br />VEGETABLE? <br />A : ONION<br />Q : WHAT COUNTRY IS COMPLETELY LANDLOCKED WITHIN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA?<br />A : LESOTHO<br />Q : WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO THE MATING SEASON OF DEERS ? <br />A : RUT<br />Q : WHICH RANGE OF HILLS SEPARATES SYRIA AND ISRAEL?<br />A : GOLAN HEIGHTS<br /><br />Q : BONNIE LAD,EXPRESS AND WHITE WINDSOR ARE VARIETYS OF WHICH VEGTABLE ?<br />A : THE BROAD BEAN<br />Q: WHAT DOES A MALE HORSE NOT HAVE THAT ALL OTHER MAMMALS HAVE?<br />A: MAMMARY STRUCTURES <br />Q : IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE VESTRE MARDOLA WATERFALL <br />A : NORWAY<br />Q : WHAT TWO NAMES CAN BE GIVEN TO A FEMALE DEER ?<br />A : DOE & HIND<br />Q : IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WHAT IS THE DRY WIND THAT IS WARM IN WINTER AND COOL IN SUMMER?<br />A : THE CHINOOK. <br />Q : WHAT IS A "JERBOA"?<br />A : A JUMPING RODENT <br />Q : BING,GRAN & NAPOLEON ARE ALL TYPES OF WHICH FRUIT ?<br />A : CHERRIES<br />Q : WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THE FAROE ISLANDS ?<br />A : TORSHAVN <br />Q : WHICH ANIMAL IS THE ONLY ONE WITH RETRACTABLE HORNS? <br />A : SNAIL<br />Q : THE PIPS OF WHICH FRUIT CONTAIN MEASURES OF CYANIDE ? <br />A : APPLES<br /><br />Q : ROSEAU IS CAPITAL OF WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A : DOMINICA <br />Q : THE ADJECTIVE MURINE REFERS TO WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL? <br />A : MOUSE<br />Q : IF CANINE REFERS TO DOGS WHICH WORD REFERS TO FOXES?<br />A : VULPINE<br />Q : THE LOCALS CALL IT KAAPSTAD WHAT DO WE CALL IT?<br />A : CAPETOWN<br />Q : CAPERS ARE THE PICKLED SEEDS OF WHICH FLOWERING PLANT? <br />A : NASTURTIUM<br />Q : IN WHAT COUNTRY IS AFRICA’S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN?<br />A : TANZANIA (KILAMANJARO) <br />Q : WHAT IS THE TECHNICAL NAME FOR A WHALE'S PENIS?<br />A : DORK<br />Q : WHAT COMES IN VARIETIES CALLED DUNCAN, BURGUNDY AND MARSH? <br />A : GRAPEFRUIT<br />Q : WHAT ASIAN COUNTRY’S CAPITAL IS, ON AVERAGE, THE COLDEST NATIONAL CAPITAL IN THE WORLD?<br />A : MONGOLIA (ULAN BATOR) <br />Q : WHAT IS A 'GERENUK'?<br />A : A GAZELLE <br /><br />Q : ALFRESCO, GOLDEN BOY, AND SHIRLEY ARE ALL TYPES OF WHAT ?<br />A : TOMATO<br />Q : OF WHICH OCEAN IS THE CORAL SEA A SECTION?<br />A : PACIFIC OCEAN<br />Q : THE MALE OF WHAT SPECIES EXPLODES ON MATING - THEN DIES?<br />A : HONEYBEE<br />Q : SERINE REFERS TO WHICH ANIMALS ?<br />A : DEER<br />Q : THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS ARE PART OF WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A : INDIA<br />Q : A WHOOPER IS WHAT TYPE OF BIRD?<br />A : SWAN<br />Q : THERE ARE FOUR US STATE CAPITALS THAT END WITH THE WORD CITY, NAME 3 OF THEM?<br />ANSWERS ON ONE LINE PLEASE!<br />A : CARSON CITY,(NEVADA) JEFFERSON CITY ,( MISSOURI ) SALT LAKE CITY ( UTAH ) AND <br />OKLAHOMA CITY (OKLAHOMA ) <br />Q : WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO A MALE SALMON ?<br />A : A COCK<br />Q : PORT MORESBY IS THE CAPITAL OF WHERE ?<br />A : PAPUA NEW GUINEA<br />Q : WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO A SHRUB OR TREE TRAINED TO GROW FLAT AGAINST A WALL OR TRELLIS ?<br />A : ESPALIER<br /><br />Q : BY WHAT OTHER NAME IS THE CHILE PINE TREE COMMONLY KNOWN?<br />A : MONKEY PUZZLE<br />Q : IN WHICH COUNTRY IS MOUNT ARARAT ? <br />A : TURKEY <br />Q : OROLOGY IS THE STUDY OF WHAT?<br />A : MOUNTAINS<br />Q : THE SOURCE OF THE AMAZON IS LOCATED IN WHAT COUNTRY?<br />A : PERU <br />Q : WHICH CREATURE PRODUCED THE LOUDEST RECORDED NOISE MADE BY AN ANIMAL, IT MEASURED AT A NOISY 188 DECIBELS?<br />A : BLUE WHALE<br />Q : IN WHAT COUNTRY DO THE BLUE AND WHITE NILE MEET? <br />A : SUDAN<br />Q : WHAT KIND OF PLANT IS AN "URTICA"?<br />A : A NETTLE<br />Q : NAME THE RIVER UPON WHICH SYDNEY STANDS? <br />A : PARRAMATTA<br />Q : WHICH INSECT TRANSMITS ENCEPHALITIS TO HUMANS?<br />A: THE MOSQUITO<br />Q : ON WHICH CONTINENT IS THE LIMPOPO RIVER?<br />A : AFRICA<br /><br />Q : IN WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU FIND THE WAX LIKE, ODORIFEROUS SUBSTANCE AMBERGRIS? <br />A : A WHALE<br />Q : WHICH MOUNTAIN RANGE RUNS FROM THE ARCTIC TO THE CASPIAN SEA?<br />A : THE URALS<br />Q : WHAT IS A DURIAN? <br />A : A TROPICAL FRUIT - FOUL SMELLING, BUT APPARENTLY DELICIOUS AS WELL AS REPORTEDLY AN APHRODISIAC<br />Q: IN WHICH TWO COUNTRIES DOES THE SEISTAN SAND WIND BLOW? <br />A: IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN<br />Q : WHAT IS A TERCEL?<br />A : A MALE HAWK<br />Q: WHICH WILD FLOWER IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE KNAPWEED? <br />A: CORNFLOWER<br />Q : WHAT IS THE MOST SOUTHERLY OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS IN THE CARIBBEAN?<br />A : GRENADA<br />Q : WHAT ARE WOOD BLEWIT, AMETHYST DECEIVERS AND WOOD WOOLYFOOT?<br />A : MUSHROOMS<br />Q : THE SAHARA DESERT IS THE LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD WHICH IS THE SECOND LARGEST ? <br /> A : ARABIAN<br />Q : WHAT KIND OF FISH IS A HIPPOGLOSSUS ?<br />A : HALIBUT<br /><br />Q : WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF MONSERRAT?<br />A : PLYMOUTH<br />Q : WHAT TYPE OF FISH IS A KELT ? <br />A : SALMON (WHICH HAS JUST SPAWNED)<br />Q : CAPITAL OF ZAIRE ? <br />A : KINSHASA<br />Q: EARLY PURPLE, GREEN WINGER AND PURPLE ROOT ARE ALL VARIETIES OF WHICH FLOWER?<br />A : ORCHID<br />Q : WHICH GROUP OF ISLANDS FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CAROLINE ISLANDS BECAME INDEPENDENT FROM THE USA IN 1991?<br />A : MICRONESIA<br />Q : WHICH BIRD HAS VARIETIES CALLED 'GOLDEN' AND 'ARGUS'?<br />A : PHEASANT<br />Q : WHICH REPUBLIC IS SURROUNDED BY THE UKRAINE AND RUMANIA ?<br />A : MOLDOVIA<br />Q : WHAT SORT OF CREATURE IS A GURNARD?<br />A : FISH (ALSO KNOWN AS SEA ROBIN)<br />Q : WHICH TWO SEAS ARE CONNECTED BY THE KEIL CANAL ?<br />A : NORTH AND BALTIC<br />Q: OF WHICH FAMILY IS THE LINSANG A MEMBER?<br />A : MONGOOSE<br /><br />Q. WHERE IS THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA? <br />A. NORTHERN AUSTRALIA<br />Q: WHICH ANIMAL HAS 3 EYELIDS (EACH EYE) TO PROTECT ITSELF FROM BLOWING SAND?<br />A : CAMEL<br />Q. WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF IRAN? <br />A. FARSI<br />Q : HOW IS THE PLANT WOODBINE BETTER KNOWN?<br />A : HONEYSUCKLE<br />Q. WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO A DRY WATERCOURSE IN A DESERT? <br />A. WADI<br />Q : WHAT TYPE OF CREATURE IS A PLECOSTOMUS? <br />A : A FISH <br />Q : WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE STRAIT SEPARATING NORWAY AND DENMARK ? <br />A : SKAGERRAK<br />Q : IN MARINE LIFE, THE TERMS ‘CYCLOID’ AND ‘PLACOID’ REFER TO WHICH PART OF A FISH?<br />A : SCALES<br />Q: THE NEGEV DESERT IS IN WHAT COUNTRY? <br />A : ISRAEL<br />Q : HORSESHOE, INDIAN AND LITTLE BROWN ARE ALL TYPES OF WHICH CREATURE?<br />A : BATS<br /><br />Q : WHAT WORD DESCRIBES ANY TWO PLACES THAT ARE ON DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE GLOBE? <br />A : ANTIPODES<br />Q : WHAT SORT OF ANIMAL IS A LIPPIZANER?<br />A : HORSE <br />Q: WHICH STATE IS MADE UP OF 700 ISLANDS, THE LARGEST OF WHICH IS ANDROS?<br />A: THE BAHAMAS<br />Q : WYANDOTTES AND PLYMOUTH ROCK ARE BREEDS OF WHICH CREATURE? <br />A : CHICKEN <br />Q: WHAT IS THE ONLY COUNTRY WHOSE NAME IN ENGLISH ENDS IN THE LETTER “H?”<br />A : BANGLADESH<br />Q : BONITO AND BLUEFIN ARE WHAT KIND OF FISH?<br />A : TUNA<br />Q : WHAT PORT IS AT THE ATLANTIC END OF THE PANAMA CANAL? <br />A : COLON<br />Q : YUCCA AND PUSS ARE TYPES OF WHICH INSECT?<br />A : MOTH<br />Q. MORNINGTON ISLAND IS SITUATED IN WHICH LARGE EXPANSE OF WATER OFF THE NORTH COAST OF AUSTRALIA?<br />A.THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA <br />Q : WHAT TYPE OF CREATURE IS A KARAKUL?<br />A : SHEEP <br /> QUIZTIME 72<br /><br />1.What are known as the 'Devil's Bones'? Dice<br /><br />2.In what sport do players compete for the Hurlingham Champions Cup? Polo<br /><br />3.Which computer games company produced 'Sonic the Hedgehog'? Sega<br /><br />4.Who had a hit album in 2003 with 'Life for Rent'? Dido<br /><br />5.The 'weight 'of a wine conveyed by flavour and alcohol is known as what? Body<br /><br />6.Sir Ernest Swinton invented which weapon of war in 1916? Tank<br /><br />7.Robert Wiseman was named UK Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003, with which foodstuff is he involved? Milk<br /><br />8.Antoine Domino is better known by what nickname? Fats<br /><br />9.What was the name of the dog that appeared on TV with Bob Carolgees? Spit<br /><br />10.What type of food is a 'John Dory'? Fish<br /><br />11.What name do equestrians give to their riding equipment? Tack<br /><br />12.Which metal comes from the ore haematite? Iron<br /><br />13.On which island is Talisker single malt whisk produced? Skye<br /><br />14.What word connects an animal, a shoe or slipper, and a drugs runner? Mule<br /><br />15.Which Roman god was the father of Romulus and Remus? Mars<br /><br />16.Which company is the world's largest furniture retailer? Ikea<br /><br />17.The film "Muriel's Wedding" focused on the hits of which pop group? Abba<br /><br />18.Which animal most regularly features in Minoan art? Bull<br /><br />19.What is dropping off if you start to desquamate? Skin (comes off in scales)<br /><br />20.Which animal appears on the flag of the US state of California? Bear<br /><br />QUIZTIME 73<br />1. ACCORDING TO THE TV ADVERT, AT WHAT TIME DID THE DIET-COKE BREAK TAKE PLACE (11-30 AM)<br />2. WHICH NORTHERN TOWN CALLS ITS SOCCER TEAM ‘THE TYKES’ (BARNSLEY)<br />3. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF WILL SMITH’S CHARACTER ON FILM IN ‘THE WILD WILD WEST’ (JIM WEST)<br />4. HOW DID WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR DIE (HE FELL OFF HIS HORSE)<br />5. WHICH SEASIDE RESORT IS HOME OF THE FAMOUS PALACE PIER, WITH OVER 3 MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR (BRIGHTON)<br />6. WHICH INTERNATIONAL BORDER CLAIMS 42,000 ARRESTS PER MONTH (USA/MEXICO)<br />7 WHICH NEWSPAPER’S WEEKEND COLOUR SUPPLEMENT IS CALLED ‘THE LOOK’ (DAILY MIRROR)<br />8. WHICH BRITISH PORT HAD THE WORLD’S FIRST RADAR STATION (LIVERPOOL)<br />9. WHAT IS THE NAME OF MICROSOFT’S E-MAIL SERVICE (HOTMAIL)<br />10. WHICH MANUFACTURER CALL THEIR CARS ‘THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE’ (BMW)<br />11. BOB NUDD, TOM PICKERING AND DAVE ROPER HAVE ALL BEEN WORLD CHAMPIONS IN WHICH SPORT (ANGLING / FISHING)<br />12. IN 1998, THE MANIC SREET PREACHERS BECAME THE FIRST WELSH ACT TO TOP THE CHARTS SINCE WHOM IN 1985 (SHAKIN’ STEVENS)<br />13. WHEN HAVING A FLUTTER ON THE HORSES, HOW MANY BETS ARE IN A YANKEE (ELEVEN)<br />14. WHY WAS 15TH FEBRUARY 1971 CALLED D-DAY (BRITAIN CHANGED TO DECIMAL CURRENCY)<br />15. WHAT NAME FOR CALCIUM OXIDE CAN ALSO BE A CITRUS FRUIT (LIME)<br />16. IN 1999, AN INFANT SCHOOL IN REIGATE, SURREY CHANGED ITS NAME TO ‘THE ORCHARDS’ FROM WHICH NAME OF A TV PROGRAMME (SOUTH PARK)<br />17. WHAT IS ‘POLLO’ ON AN ITALIAN MENU (CHICKEN)<br />18. WHO IS THE ONLY PRIME MINISTER TO HAVE BEEN HOME SECRETARY, CHANCELLOR AND FOREIGN SECRETARY (JAMES CALLAGHAN)<br />19. WHICH COUNTRY WAS THE FIRST TO SEE IN THE MILLENIUM AS THEY PUT THEIR CLOCKS FORWARD ONE HOUR IN NOVEMBER 1999 (TONGA)<br />20. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF QUINT’S BOAT IN THE FILM ‘JAWS’ (0RCA)<br />21. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF DICK TURPIN'S HORSE (BLACK BESS)<br />22. MUMBAI IS THE OFFICIAL NAME OF WHICH LARGE CITY IN THE WORLD (BOMBAY)<br />23. WHICH COUNTRY HAS HAD TWO KING CAROLS (ROMANIA)<br />24. MAGNESIUM IN FIREWORKS GIVES WHAT COLOUR FLAME / FLASH (GREEN)<br />25. WHICH ITALIAN CITY IS THE MAJOR SETTING FOR THE FILM 'THE ITALIAN JOB' (TURIN)<br />26. WHICH ‘CANAL’ IS A GREEK GOD ‘BACKWARDS’ (SUEZ)<br />27. WHAT HAS A ‘CURTAL’ HORSE HAD LOPPED OFF (ITS TAIL)<br />28. WHO SITS ON THE WOOLSACK (LORD CHANCELLOR)<br />29. WHY HAVE THERE NEVER BEEN ANY PHOTOGRAPHS OF AN AUSTRALIAN ‘WILLY~WILLY’ (IT’S A WIND)<br />30. BY WHAT NAME IS POP STAR NORMAN COOK, BETTER KNOWN (FATBOY SLIM)<br />31. WHO MADE HIS DEBUT IN ACTION COMICS NUMBER ONE (SUPERMAN)<br />32. WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO THE YELLOW CRISS.CROSS LINES PAINTED AT A ROAD JUNCTION, THAT VEHICLES SHOULD NOT ENTER UNLESS THEIR EXIT IS CLEAR (BOX JUNCTION)<br />33. WHICH MEMBER OF FLEETWOOD MAC HAD A SOLO HIT WITH ‘ROOMS ON FIRE’ (STEVIE NICKS)<br />34, WHICH VICTOR HUGO NOVEL FEATURES A PERSON WITH AN ABNORMAL CURVATURE OF THE SPINE (THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME)<br />35. WHICH TOURIST ATTRACTION IS CALLED ‘THE GASWORKS’ BY LONDON CABBIES (HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT)<br />36. WHICH PART OF A COCA PLANT PRODUCES COCAINE (THE LEAVES)<br />37. WHAT WAS THE GROUP ‘THE EAGLES’ ONLY UK TOP TEN HIT (HOTEL CALIFORNIA)<br />38. WHAT IS THE FASTEST CREATURE ON TWO LEGS (OSTRICH)<br />39. WHAT COLOUR OF INK DOES A LOTTO / NATIONAL LOTTERY PLAY~SLIP WARN YOU NOT TO USE (RED INK)<br />40. WHICH LEG IS BELOW HIS RIGHT ARM IF YOU STUDY A LEFT~HANDED VIOLINIST IN A MIRROR (RIGHT. OF COURSE!)<br /><br />QUIZTIME 74<br /><br />1. WHAT IS THE MAIN INGREDIENT OF THE CHINESE DISH FOO YUNG (EGGS)<br />2. AUSTRALIAN ACTOR, CRAIG MCLACHLAN, ONCE STARRED IN ‘HOME AND AWAY’ WHAT WAS THE PROFESSION OF HIS CHARACTER (A PLUMBER / HENRY)<br />3. TRUE OR FALSE: PENNSYLVANIAN MEN CAN’T BUY ALCOHOL WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THEIR WIVES (TRUE)<br />4. WHO ON TV PLAYED THE CHARACTER DR.QUINN - MEDICINE WOMAN (JANE SEYMOUR)<br />5. THE SWALLOW SIDECAR COMPANY BEGAN TRADING IN 1922, WHICH CARTOON CHARACTER RIDES IN A SIDECAR (GROMIT)<br />6. STRETCHING A DISTANCE OF AROUND 5,500 MILES, WHICH IS THE LONGEST RANGE OF MOUNTAINS ON EARTH (THE ANDES)<br />7. WHO PLAYED ‘MARY GOODNIGHT’ IN THE BOND FILM ‘THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN’ (BRITT EKLAND)<br />8. IN WHICH YEAR DID ROBERT MAXWELL DIE (1991)<br />9, MEL GIBSON PLAYED WILLIAM WALLACE IN ‘BRAVEHEART’, WHO PLAYED HIS WIFE (CATHERINE MCCORMACK)<br />10. THE BLUES AND ROYALS AND WHICH OTHER ARMY REGIMENT MAKE UP THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY (THE LIFE GUARDS)<br />11. TRUE OR FALSE: FORMULA ONE RACING DRIVER DAMON HILL ONCE PLAYED GUITAR IN A PUNK ROCK BAND (TRUE. ‘SEX HITLER AND THE HORMONES’)<br />12. WHICH POP BANDS GREATEST HITS ALBUM WAS CALLED ‘CARRY ON UP THE CHARTS’ (BEAUTIFUL SOUTH)<br />13. WHICH VEHICLES ARE INCLUDED UNDER GROUP 'K' ON A DRIVING LICENSE (MOWING MACHINES / VEHICLES CONTROLLED BY A PEDESTRIAN)<br />14. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE DOG IN ENID BLYTON’S FAMOUS FIVE (TIMMY)<br />15. WHICH FAMOUS AVIATOR PERFORMED THE FIRST EVER LOOP~THE~LOOP IN 1913 (LOUIS BLERIOT)<br />16. WHO PLAYED LEX LUTHER IN THE SUPERMAN MOVIE (GENE HACKMAN)<br />17. WHAT DO GREEKS CLAIM TO TENDERISE BY BEATING IT 99 TIMES (OCTOPUS)<br />18, WHAT LINKS THE PLAYING STYLES OF TENNIS PLAYERS JIMMY CONNORS, GREG RUSEDSKI, BJORN BORG, JOHN MCENROE, MARTINA NAVRATILOVA AND MONICA SELES<br />(LEFT-HANDED)<br />19. WHICH CORONATION STREET STAR APPEARED IN ‘CARRY ON ENGLAND’ AND ‘CARRY ON BEHIND’ (JOHNNY BRIGGS / MIKE BALDWIN)<br />20. IN WHICH YEAR DID WE SAY HELLO TO THE BREATHALYSER, POLICE HELICOPTERS, STAR GRADING SYSTEM FOR PETROL, COLOUR BROADCASTING BY THE BBC, CASSETTE TAPES, BEAN·BAG CHAIRS AND QUARTZ WRISTWATCHES (1967)<br />21. IN WHICH FILM DID PIERCE BROSNAN STAR WHERE HE PLAYED A BORED MILLIONAIRE WHO ADDS A LITTLE SPICE TO HIS LIFE BY STEALING PRICELESS WORKS OF ART (THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR)<br />22. WHICH ENGLISH NOVELIST WROTE ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’ ‘EMMA’ AND ‘MANSFIELD PARK’ (JANE AUSTIN)<br />23. WHICH DISNEY FILM FEATURED THREE FAIRIES CALLED FLORA, FAUNA AND MERIWEATHER (SLEEPING BEAUTY)<br />24. THE YEAR 1896 SAW MRS BRIDGET DRISCOLL OF CROYDEN BECOME THE FIRST STATISTIC OF WHAT IN BRITAIN (PEDESTRIAN KNOCKED DOWN AND KILLED BY A MOTOR VEHICLE / IT WAS TRAVELLING AT 4MPH AND DAZED HER!)<br />25. ON WHICH DAY OF THE WEEK MUST A MONTH START TO HAVE A FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH (SUNDAY)<br />26. WHICH ‘WORD’ CAN BE A MAN WHO DRESSES VERY SMART, A TYPE OF BRUSH FOR GROOMING HORSES OR A CHILDREN’S COMIC (DANDY)<br />27. WHICH WAS THE FIRST BBC-TV CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME (ANDY PANDY)<br />28. IF YOU WERE AT THE BRICKYARD, WHAT SPORT WOULD YOU BE WATCHING (MOTOR RACING / INDIANAPOLIS)<br />29. WHO WAS CROWNED KING OF ENGLAND ON 8TH SEPTEMBER 1831 (WILLIAM IV)<br />30. ‘ONLY I CAN THRILL’ IS AN ANAGRAM OF WHICH TOP AMERICAN WOMAN (HILLARY CLINTON)<br />31. WHICH COUNTRY HAS A CARIBBEAN AND A PACIFIC COAST, IS THE ONLY COUNTRY WITHOUT AN ARMY AND ITS NATIONAL SYMBOL IS AN OXCART<br />(COSTA RICA - MEANS ‘RICH COAST’)<br />32. WHICH GROUP WERE NUMBER ONE IN THE CHARTS, 1998 WITH ‘BOOTIE CALL’ (ALL SAINTS)<br />33. WHICH CAME FIRST, BLACKPOOL’S TOWER OR BLACKPOOL ILLUMINATIONS (ILLUMINATIONS SWITCHED ON FOR FIRST TIME 1879 / TOWER OFFICIALLY OPENED IN 1894)<br />34, UNDER WHICH HILLS ARE THE CHEDDAR CAVES (MENDIPS)<br />35. TRUE OR FALSE: THREE 25 WATT LIGHT BULBS GIVE MORE LIGHT THAN ONE 75 WATT (FALSE . ONE 75 WATT BULB GIVES MORE LIGHT)<br />36. WHAT WAS THE FIRST EVER SPORT TO BE BROADCAST ON BBC TELEVISION (BOXING . A TRAINING DEMONSTRATION)<br />37. AT THE LAST COUNT, HOW MANY COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD WERE HEADED BY A SOVEREIGN, 26, 46 OR 66<br />(46)<br />38. IN WHICH BEATLES SONG WILL YOU FIND THE LINE ~FATHER MACKENZIE WRITING THE WORDS OF A SERMON NO~ONE WILL HEAR” (ELEANOR RIGBY)<br />39. WHAT ANIMAL MUST STAND AT LEAST 17 HANDS TALL TO MEET THE BREED STANDARD (SHIRE HORSE)<br />40. WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR STREET NAME IN THE USA, 1ST STREET, 2ND STREET, ELM STREET OR INDEPENDENCE STREET (2ND STREET) <br /><br />QUIZTIME 75 COLLECTVE NOUNS<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of coots ?<br />Correct answer = A raft<br />A boat<br />A skiff<br />A yacht<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of cormorants ?<br />Correct answer = A flight<br />A gannet<br />A greed<br />A plop<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of courtiers ?<br />Correct answer = A threatening<br />An embarassment<br />A treachery<br />A condescencion<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of cattle ?<br />Correct answer = A drove<br />A hoof<br />A stamp<br />A plough<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of cows ?<br />Correct answer = A flink<br />A spy<br />A spelk<br />A pat<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of coyotes ?<br />Correct answer = A pack<br />A laugh<br />A rough<br />A circle<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of cranes ?<br />Correct answer = A sedge<br />A stand<br />A fish<br />A swallow<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of crocodiles ?<br />Correct answer = A bask<br />A mask<br />A murder<br />A cry<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of crows ?<br />Correct answer = A murder<br />A cloud<br />A skip<br />A wheel<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of curs ?<br />Correct answer = A cowardice<br />A slink<br />A beaten<br />A whip<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of curlews ?<br />Correct answer = A head<br />A curl<br />A lap<br />A fall<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of deer ?<br />Correct answer = A parcel<br />A packet<br />A pail<br />A bag<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of roes ?<br />Correct answer = A bevy<br />A round<br />A ring<br />A twist<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of hounds ?<br />Correct answer = A cry<br />A bark<br />A pleat<br />A spin<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of puppies ?<br />Correct answer = A litter<br />A tumble<br />A gripe<br />A lark<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of dolphins ?<br />Correct answer = A pod<br />A bottle<br />A bleat<br />A smile<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of doves ?<br />Correct answer = A piteousness<br />A lament<br />A screech<br />A sob<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of drummers ?<br />Correct answer = A fagot<br />A round<br />A roll<br />A bang<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of flying ducks ?<br />Correct answer = A plump<br />A target<br />A shot<br />A climb<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of dunlin ?<br />Correct answer = A fling<br />A dive<br />A divot<br />A claw<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of eagles ?<br />Correct answer = A convocation<br />A bleat<br />A hook<br />A school<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of eels ?<br />Correct answer = A swarm<br />A twist<br />A slither<br />A pie<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of elephants ?<br />Correct answer = A parade<br />A trumpet<br />A serenade<br />A trunk<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of elk ?<br />Correct answer = A gang<br />A pack<br />A troop<br />A corner<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of employees ?<br />Correct answer = A staff<br />A spirit<br />A chatter<br />A hut<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of experts ?<br />Correct answer = A panel<br />A telling<br />A beginning<br />A rule<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of fairies ?<br />Correct answer = A herd<br />A pack<br />A flight<br />A magic<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of falcons ?<br />Correct answer = A cast<br />A crew<br />A team<br />An attic<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of ferrets ?<br />Correct answer = A business<br />A squirm<br />A tale<br />A trouser<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of finches ?<br />Correct answer = A trimming<br />A chirruping<br />A meal<br />A singing<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of fish ?<br />Correct answer = A school<br />A reef<br />A bloat<br />A wave<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of flamingoes ?<br />Correct answer = A stand<br />A storm<br />A garden<br />A pool<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of flowers ?<br />Correct answer = A bouquet<br />A twist<br />A rambling<br />A pocketful<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of flies ?<br />Correct answer = A business<br />A bother<br />A stretch<br />A whisper<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of foxes ?<br />Correct answer = A skulk<br />A scabbard<br />A lingering<br />A ruff<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of friars ?<br />Correct answer = A scull<br />An apoplexy<br />A feast<br />A fasting<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of frogs ?<br />Correct answer = An army<br />A croak<br />A drive<br />A lane<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of mourners ?<br />Correct answer = A cortege<br />A moan<br />A blackness<br />A dirge<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of giraffes ?<br />Correct answer = A corps<br />A troupe<br />A tangle<br />A length<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of girls ?<br />Correct answer = A giggle<br />A gaggle<br />A goggle<br />A guggle<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of gnats ?<br />Correct answer = A horde<br />A sting<br />A sheet<br />A swirl<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of goats ?<br />Correct answer = A trip<br />A charge<br />A stirring<br />A chewing<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of goldfinches ?<br />Correct answer = A drum<br />A clatter<br />A mumble<br />A pocket<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of geese ?<br />Correct answer = A gaggle<br />A waggle<br />A woggle<br />A giggle<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of gorillas ?<br />Correct answer = A woop<br />A singing<br />A pealing<br />A barrage<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of goshawks ?<br />Correct answer = A flight<br />A flutter<br />A waking<br />A stealing<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of grasshoppers ?<br />Correct answer = A cloud<br />A wake<br />A watch<br />A desert<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of grouse ?<br />Correct answer = A covey<br />A hiding<br />A roundness<br />A settling<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of guillemots ?<br />Correct answer = A bazaar<br />A ruff<br />A twinkle<br />A loop<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of gulls ?<br />Correct answer = A screech<br />A circle<br />A dive<br />A gathering<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of hares ?<br />Correct answer = A leap<br />A circus<br />A dally<br />A boxing<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of harpers ?<br />Correct answer = A melody<br />A gallery<br />A chorus<br />A nesting<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of hawks ?<br />Correct answer = A kettle<br />A pan<br />A pie<br />A pint<br /><br />What is the collective noun for a group of hedgehogs ?<br />Correct answer = A prickle<br />A curl<br />A sleep<br />A dawdle<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of academics ?<br />Correct answer = a faculty<br />a study<br />a swot<br />a submission<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of actors ?<br />Correct answer = A company<br />a chatter<br />a chapter<br />a rehearsal<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of aircraft ?<br />Correct answer = A wing<br />A fly<br />A swoop<br />A thunder<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of angels ?<br />Correct answer = a chorus<br />a flock<br />a cherub<br />a float<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of ants ?<br />Correct answer = an army<br />a tramp<br />a steal<br />a snake<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of antelope ?<br />Correct answer = A herd<br />A leap<br />A horn<br />A musk<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of apes ?<br />Correct answer = A shrewdness<br />A swing<br />A parliament<br />A smack<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of arrows ?<br />Correct answer = A quiver<br />A shiver<br />A shimmy<br />A butt<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of arsonists ?<br />Correct answer = A conflagration<br />A torch<br />An ash<br />A starter<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of asses (donkeys / mules) ?<br />Correct answer = A pace<br />A stubborn<br />A nettle<br />A rough<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of asteroids ?<br />Correct answer = A belt<br />A rock<br />A space<br />An orbit<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of athletes ?<br />Correct answer = A team<br />A race<br />A competition<br />A record<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of baboons ?<br />Correct answer = A congress<br />A hill<br />A tree<br />A swim<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of bacteria ?<br />Correct answer = A culture<br />A venture<br />A multiplication<br />A slip<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of pipers ?<br />Correct answer = A poverty<br />A whistle<br />A drone<br />A pick<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of barons ?<br />Correct answer = A thought<br />A disagreement<br />A boiling<br />A fiefdom<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of bats ?<br />Correct answer = A colony<br />A shower<br />A bite<br />A wing<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of beans ?<br />Correct answer = A hill<br />A fill<br />A gill<br />A spill<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of bears ?<br />Correct answer = A sloth<br />A honey<br />A bark<br />A grizzle<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of beauties ?<br />Correct answer = A bevy<br />A glamour<br />A sparkle<br />An anthology<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of beavers ?<br />Correct answer = A lodge<br />A dam<br />A tail<br />A whet<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of bees ?<br />Correct answer = A grist<br />A flotilla<br />A bumble<br />A stripe<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of bills (paper receipts) ?<br />Correct answer = A wad<br />A spike<br />A ream<br />A flutter<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of birds ?<br />Correct answer = A volery<br />A flit<br />A song<br />A dive<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of bitterns ?<br />Correct answer = A sedge<br />A fling<br />A pipe<br />A blip<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of boars ?<br />Correct answer = A singular<br />A bounce<br />A grunt<br />A grass<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of bomblets ?<br />Correct answer = A cluster<br />A destruction<br />A devastation<br />A ringing<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of books ?<br />Correct answer = A library<br />A spinning<br />A plumbing<br />A rendering<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of bread ?<br />Correct answer = A batch<br />A rise<br />A yeast<br />A stove<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of buffalo ?<br />Correct answer = An obstinacy<br />A tide<br />A stamp<br />A blow<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of bullfinches ?<br />Correct answer = A bellowing<br />A gripe<br />A stain<br />A wheel<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of butterflies ?<br />Correct answer = A rainbow<br />A wafer<br />A sprig<br />A flap<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of buzzards ?<br />Correct answer = A wake<br />A glut<br />A bumble<br />A coffin<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of camels ?<br />Correct answer = A caravan<br />A spit<br />A spite<br />A dash<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of candidates ?<br />Correct answer = A slate<br />An interview<br />A slope<br />A slide<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of capons ?<br />Correct answer = A mews <br />A street<br />A road<br />A hedge<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of cards ?<br />Correct answer = A deck<br />A shuffle<br />A sheaf<br />A rack<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of caribou ?<br />Correct answer = A herd<br />A shuffle<br />A stumble<br />A sledge<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of cats ?<br />Correct answer = A clowder<br />A miaow<br />A slink<br />A betrayal<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of kittens ?<br />Correct answer = A kindle<br />A mewl<br />A milk<br />A sleep<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of caterpillars ?<br />Correct answer = An army<br />A crawl<br />A split<br />A march<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of cattle ?<br />Correct answer = A kine<br />A hoop<br />A swill<br />A swatch<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of chamois ?<br />Correct answer = A herd<br />A buff<br />A sweat<br />A stitch<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of chickens ?<br />Correct answer = A peep<br />A wren<br />A crack<br />A peal<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of chicks ?<br />Correct answer = A clutch<br />A wring<br />A crackle<br />A bed<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of eggs ?<br />Correct answer = A clutch<br />A hatch<br />A crack<br />A straw<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of hens ?<br />Correct answer = A brood<br />A gaggle<br />A skein<br />A crow<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of poultry ?<br />Correct answer = A run<br />A walk<br />A stride<br />A step<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of chinchillas ?<br />Correct answer = A colony<br />A wrap<br />A wool<br />A strap<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of choughs ?<br />Correct answer = A chattering<br />A smattering<br />A clattering<br />A pattering<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of circuits ?<br />Correct answer = A bank<br />A sparkle<br />A crackle<br />A short<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of clams ?<br />Correct answer = A bed<br />A bunk<br />A seat<br />A chair<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of cobblers ?<br />Correct answer = A drunken ship<br />A last<br />A stitch<br />A heel<br /><br />What is the collective term for a group of coins ?<br />Correct answer = A roll<br />A loaf<br />A bun<br />A baguette<br /><br />QUIZTIME 76<br /><br />A. In which wine producing country would you find the Padthaway region? AUSTRALIA<br /><br />B. The Atomium is a famous tourist attraction in which city? BRUSSELLS<br /><br />C. With which sport is "The Madison" associated? CYCLING<br /><br />D. What sort or creature is a Boto? DOLPHIN<br /><br />E. Where in the human body is the Malleus bone? EAR<br /><br />F. What name is given to the small sac or cavity from which a hair grows? FOLLICLE<br /><br />G. In which country would you find the Kremista Dam? GREECE<br /><br />H. From which sport does the phrase' to win hands down' come? HORSE RACING<br /><br />I. The Galliard is a 16th century dance originating from which country? ITALY<br /><br />J. What was invented by John Spilsbury, a London print-shop owner, in 1760? JIGSAW PUZZLE<br /><br />K. china clay, used in porcelain manufacture and in medicine? KAOLIN<br /><br />L. After which city is Haydn’s last symphony named? LONDON<br /><br />M. In the Bible, who was the sister of Moses? MIRIAM<br /><br />N. Which planet has moons called Nereid and Naiad? NEPTUNE<br /><br />O. What has three hearts and a skirt? OCTOPUS<br /><br />P. After which creature is the Californian island of Alcatraz named? PELICAN<br /><br />Q. severe inflammation of tonsils and throat? QUINCY<br /><br />R. In what class of animals is a Herpetologist interested? REPTILES<br /><br />S. The prefix ‘thio’ in chemical compounds indicates the presence of which element? SULPHUR<br /><br />T. Which foodstuff has types called "blanket" and "honeycomb"? TRIPE<br /><br />U. Pitchblende contains radium and is a common source of which other element? URANIUM<br /><br />V. VIASA is the national airline of which country? VENEZUELA<br /><br />W. By what name is the bird Troglodytes Troglodytes better known? WREN<br /><br />X. Fourteenth letter of Greek alphabet? XI<br /><br />Y. A hand of cards containing no card above a nine? YARBOROUGH<br /><br />Z. The humped ox of the East and E Africa? ZEBU <br /><br />QUIZTIME 77<br /><br />1. What word can go before 'shot' and after 'cauliflower'?<br />EAR <br />2. How many hoops are there in a crocquet set?<br />SIX<br />3. Which actor links Chancer, Chariots of Fire and The Whistle Blower?<br />NIGEL HAVERS<br />4. Which boxer has the Christian names Christopher Livingstone?<br />CHRIS EUBANK <br />5. Who wrote "Journey to the Centre of the Earth?" <br />JULES VERNE <br />6. A ship’s Captain would be very concerned over reports of Growlers in the vicinity of his/her ship. What is a Growler?<br />SMALL ICEBERG <br />7. Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus are villains in which superhero films?<br />SPIDERMAN<br />8. How many old threepenny bits were in a pound?<br />EIGHTY<br />9. Who is the writer of "Prime Suspect"?<br />LYNDA LA PLANTE <br />10. 'The last lighthouse keeper', 'Mr. Macgregor' and 'Only dad' are novels by which author?<br />ALAN TITCHMARSH <br />11. In which sport did one originally receive a new hat for performing a hat-trick?<br />CRICKET<br />12. The battleship USS Arizona is a designated US War Memorial. Where is it to be found?<br />PEARL HARBOUR <br />13. True or false? The character of Indiana Jones was named after George Lucas’s dog.<br />TRUE <br />14. To which British airport would you be flying if your bags were marked LBA?<br />LEEDS BRADFORD <br />15. In which film did Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito as Julius and Vincent Benedict?<br />TWINS <br />16. Which country claims to be the oldest country in the world, having become Independent in the 6th century BC?<br />IRAN<br />17. What is the currency of Japan?<br />YEN <br />18. Which organisation has its headquarters in a very distinctive cream and green building on the banks of the River Thames at 85, The Embankment, Vauxhall Cross, London?<br />MI6 <br />19. Where would an American wear a fanny pack?<br />ROUND THE WAIST (BUM BAG) <br />20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answer Required - Another name for a wife!<br />MISSUS, BETTER OR OTHER HALF, HER INDOORS, TROUBLE & STRIFE, SPOUSE<br /><br />21. Which Year - The finding of oil in the North Sea was announced by BP, "Cracklin' Rose" by Neil Diamond went gold, American dare-devil Gary Gavelich broke the world land speed record in his rocket-propelled car "Blue Flame", driving at 631.367 mph, Anwar Sadat became president of Egypt and Jimi Hendrix was buried in his home town of Seattle?<br />1970<br />22. Which English cricketer was the first in the world to score a century and take ten wickets in the same test match?<br />IAN BOTHAM <br />23. Which Stateley Home and safari park belongs to the Marquis of Bath?<br />LONGLEAT<br />24. Which country was the first to win a World Cup final on penalties?<br />BRAZIL<br />25. One point each, name the four main blood groups?<br />A, B, AB, O<br />26. Which aircraft safety device was invented by British engineer James Martin?<br />EJECTOR SEAT<br />27. Which English explorer was imprisoned in the Tower of London and beheaded in 1618?<br />SIR WALTER RALEIGH<br />28. What would North American Indians do with a calumet?<br />SMOKE IT - IT'S A PEACE PIPE<br />29. How many previous German popes have there been - 4, 6 or 8?<br />EIGHT<br />30. In what kind of shop might you or an assistant use a Brannock Device?<br />SHOE SHOP<br />31. Wesley Snipes appeared in which 1987 Michael Jackson video?<br />BAD <br />32. On which English course is the Lancashire Oaks run?<br />HAYDOCK PARK <br />33. True or false - Tony Blair is an only child?<br />TRUE <br />34. How many times has Michael Schumacher been World Champion?<br />SEVEN<br />35. Who plays the part of Detective Inspector Rebus on TV?<br />KEN STOTT<br />36. What Is The Alternative Name For Crane Fly?<br />DADDY LONG LEGS<br />37. According to the ad, what put the T in Britain?<br />TYPHOO<br />38. In which sport might you see the two teams defending goals of different sizes?<br />WATER POLO (the goal in the shallow end can be higher)<br />39. According to the insurance company Elephant.co.uk, is it men or women who are more likely to have an accident on a roundabout?<br />WOMEN (ALSO CAR PARKS & TRAFFIC LIGHTS) <br />40. What do you call a female duck?<br />DUCK<br /><br />Tiebreaker - In which year was the first Prime Suspect shown on ITV?<br />1991 <br /><br />QUIZTIME 78<br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In the American tv series 'Diff'rent Strokes', what was the surname of Phil, Arnold and Willis' stepfather ?<br /><br />A. DRUMMOND.<br /><br />2. Released in 1967, what was the title of 'Englebert Humperdink's' first British number one ? <br /><br />A. RELEASE ME.<br /><br />3. At the Battle of Waterloo, who was the commander of the Prussian forces ?<br /><br />A. BLUCHER.<br /><br />4. A museum to 'Florence Nightingale' is situated at which London hospital ?<br /><br />A. ST. THOMAS'.<br /><br />5. Which foodstuff do Americans call 'Graham Flour' ?<br /><br />A. WHOLEMEAL FLOUR.<br /><br />6. What does the acronym ACAS stand for ?<br /><br />A. ADVISORY, CONCILLIATION and ARBITRATION SERVICE.<br /><br />7. Which city is served by Cristoforo Coloumbo (Christopher Columbus) airport ?<br /><br />A. GENOA, Italy.<br /><br />8. What does the 'K' stand for in James K. Polk, the 11th. President of the USA ?<br /><br />A. KNOX.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. Born Harlean Carpentier in Kansas City, she became Hollywood's first 'sex goddess', who was she ?<br /><br />A. JEAN HARLOW.<br /><br />2. Which Yorkshire village is the heart of 'Herriot Country' ?<br /><br />A. ASKRIGG.<br /><br />3. In history, Stane Street was the name of the Roman road connecting London with which other city ?<br /><br />A. CHICHESTER.<br /><br />4. Name the year :- violent 'Boxer' uprising rocks China, Oscar Wilde dies disgraced in Paris, America wins first Davis Cup ?<br /><br />A. 1900.<br /><br />5. What was the name of the driver of the Mercedes limousine at the time of Diana Princess of Wales' death ?<br /><br />A. HENRI PAUL.<br /><br />6. When Manchester United achieved their historic treble, in which European city did they beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in the European Champions Cup Final ?<br /><br />A. BARCELONA.<br /><br />7. Which skater allegedly had rival Nancy Kerrigan attacked at the 1994 Winter Olympics?<br /><br />A. TONYA HARDING.<br /><br />8. What position did Madeline Albright hold before she became the first female US Secretary of State ?<br /><br />A. AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which tv 'weatherman', strongly criticised for his style of management, used to sign-off each forecast with a wink ?<br /><br />A. BILL GILES.<br /><br />2. Which archipelago stretches south of the bering Sea from Alska for 1200 miles, toward the Kamchatka peninsular ?<br /><br />A. ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.<br /><br />3. In 1957, Colin Chapman designed a new British sports car with a glass-fibre body, what was it ?<br /><br />A. THE LOTUS ELITE.<br /><br />4. Which order of monks is known as the 'Greyfriars' ?<br /><br />A. THE FRANCISCANS.<br /><br />5. Which boxer once shouted out in the middle of a world title fight, "Ma, he's killing me" ?<br /><br />A. MAX BAER.<br /><br />6. Who was the last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland ?<br /><br />A. BRIAN FAULKNER.<br /><br />7. Which aircraft manufacturer built the World War II fighter-bomber, the 'Mosquito' ?<br /><br />A. De HAVILLAND.<br /><br />8. Which fashion designer put 'Gorgeous Gussy' Moran into frilly knickers for the 1949 Wimbledon matches ?<br /><br />A. TEDDY TINLING.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What is the alternative name for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5 in E Flat ?<br /><br />A. EMPEROR.<br /><br />2. Gordon Lonsdale was exchanged at 'checkpoint Charlie' in April 1964, who did the Russians exchange for him ?<br /><br />A. GREVILLE WYNNE.<br /><br />3. Who was the first American 'astronaut' to walk in space ?<br /><br />A. MAJOR EDWARD WHITE.<br /><br />4. In September of what year was the Cunard liner QE2 launched on Clydebank ?<br /><br />A. 1967.<br /><br />5. Who in 1970, became acting President of Egypt, after the death of Gammel Abdel Nasser ?<br /><br />A. ANWAR SADAT.<br /><br />6. Who played the heroine in the 1943 film version of 'Jane Eyre' ?<br /><br />A. JOAN FONTAINE.<br /><br />7. Where would you begoing armed with thin paper and heelball ?<br /><br />A. BRASS RUBBING (Heelball is hard, black wax).<br /><br />8. 'Shaggy Parasol' and 'Lawyer's Wig' are types of what ?<br /><br />A. MUSHROOM.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What city is served by Benito Juarez International airport ?<br /><br />A. MEXICO CITY.<br /><br />2. What does the 'A' stand for, in James A. Garfield, 20th. President of the USA ?<br /><br />A. ABRAM (not Abraham).<br /><br />3. What kind of fish is an 'Arbroath Smokie' ?<br /><br />A. A SMOKED HADDOCK.<br /><br />4. What was the title of Chris Farlowe's one and only number one hit in the UK, it was released in 1966 ?<br /><br />A. 'OUT OF TIME'.<br /><br />5. In the American tv series 'Diff'rent Strokes', what is the name of Phil Drummond's daughter ?<br /><br />A. KIMBERLEY.<br /><br />6. What does the acronym MIRAS stand for ?<br /><br />A. MORTGAGE INTEREST RELIEF AT SOURCE.<br /><br />7. One of Napoleon Bonaparte's leading Generals, he was proclaimed Prince of Moscow by Napoleon on the retreat from Russia. Who was he ?<br /><br />A. MARSHALL MICHEL NEY.<br /><br />8. After studying at the Society of Apothecaries and practicing as a physician, she helped found the Marylebone Dispensary for Women and Children that took her name, who was she ?<br /><br />A. ELIZABETH GARRETT ANDERSON.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Who was Diana Princess of Wales' bodyguard, the only survivor of the tragic accident at the time of her death ?<br /><br />A. TREVOR REECE JONES.<br /><br />2. Name the year, Scottish Liberal Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman becomes Prime Minister, Cristabel Pankhurst and Annie Kenney become first Suffragettes to go to prison, Automobile Association is founded and 'Potemkin' mutineers kill their officers ?<br /><br />A. 1905.<br /><br />3. Who was the Secretary of Conservative MP Cecil Parkinson, with whom he had an affair ?<br /><br />A. SARA KEAYS.<br /><br />4. At which Test and County Cricket ground in 1998, did England beat South Africa by 23 runs to win the Test Series. The first since 1985 ?<br /><br />A. HEADINGLEY.<br /><br />5. In history, what was the name of the Roman road that ran from Dover via London and St. Albans to Chester ?<br /><br />A. WATLING STREET.<br /><br />6. Who was the USA's Secretary of State, who acted a peace negotiator during the 'Falklands Conflict' ?<br /><br />A. ALEXANDER HAIG.<br /><br />7. Born in 1902, how was actress marie Magdalene von Losch better known ?<br /><br />A. MARLENE DEITRICH.<br /><br />8. Around which Derbyshire village was 'Peak Practice' largely filmed<br /><br />A. CRICH.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which aircraft manufacturer built the World war II aircraft, the 'Halifax' bomber ?<br /><br />A. HANDLEY PAIGE.<br /><br />2. Who was the Governor-General of the Falkland Islands at the time of the Argentine invasion ?<br /><br />A. SIR REX HUNT.<br /><br />3. Which weather 'forecaster' used to describe clouds as "fluffy bits" ?<br /><br />A. FRANCIS WILSON.<br /><br />4. Which order of nuns did Mother Theresa found ?<br /><br />A. MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY.<br /><br />5. Howard Hughes designed and built the largest aircraft of its type, the 'Hercules', what was its more familiar nickname<br /><br />A. 'THE SPRUCE GOOSE'.<br /><br />6. Which archipelago consisting of some ninety two islands, lies 4 degrees south of the equator, and some 930 miles off the East African coast ?<br /><br />A. THE SEYCHELLES.<br /><br />7. Which British fighter took Muhamid Ali five rounds in 1976 ?<br /><br />A. RICHARD DUNNE.<br /><br />8. Who was the young fashion designer responsible for the gowns worn by the 'Maids of Honour' at the Coronation of King George VI ?<br /><br />A. NORMAN HARTNELL.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who, on stepping onto the moon, commented "Such magnificent desolation" ?<br /><br />A. EDWARD 'BUZZ' ALDRIN.<br /><br />2. Who played 'Jane' to Johnny Weismuller's 'Tarzan' in the 1930's and early 1940's ?<br /><br />A. MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN.<br /><br />3. What is the alternative name for Beethoven's Symphony No 9 in D Minor ?<br /><br />A. CHORAL SYMPHONY.<br /><br />4. Whom did Marcus Lipton name as the 'third man' in 1955 ?<br /><br />A. KIM PHILBY.<br /><br />5. What would you be doing if you used slip, grog and a wheel ?<br /><br />A. POTTERY (slip is liquid clay, grog is fired ground clay).<br /><br />6. On the 9th. April of what year did Britain's Concorde 002 first take to the air ?<br /><br />A. 1969.<br /><br />7. Who was King of Libya, before the military coup led by Muammar Gaddafi ?<br /><br />A. KING IDRIS.<br /><br />8. 'Pecorino' and 'Reblochon' are types of what ?<br /><br />A. CHEESES.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. In which organ of the body are the 'Hepatic arteries' ?<br /><br />A. LIVER.<br /><br />2. What is Paul McCartney's middle name ?<br /><br />A. PAUL (his forename is John).<br /><br />3. Who directed the film, 'The Third Man' ?<br /><br />A. CAROL REED. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 79<br /><br />1. In which seaside resort did the first Butlins holiday camp open in 1936?<br />Skegness<br />2. What is the US equivalent of the S.A.S.? <br />Delta Force <br />3. In which capital city are the ancient remains of the Pantheon, the Forum, and the Coliseum?<br />Rome<br />4. Which car is advertised with the slogan “Big Small”? <br />Toyota Yaris <br />5. Which short-lived conflict between Egypt and Israel began in 1967?<br />The Six Day War<br />6. Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Andy Nicholson and Matthew “the cat” Helders are the members of which group?<br />Arctic Monkeys<br />7. Which herb is used to flavour the sauce on pizzas?<br />Oregano<br />8. Which annual sports competition takes place on the grounds of the Beaufort Hotel in Gloucestershire?<br />Badminton horse trials <br />*9. Which country will host this years (2009) Eurovision Song Contest?<br />Russia <br />10. For a motorbike to carry a pillion passenger legally it must have a proper passenger seat and (a) a grab handle, (b) rear footrests, (c) an engine over 250cc? <br />Rear Footrests <br />11. Middlesborough stands at the mouth of which river?<br />The Tees<br />12. Which Latin American revolutionary was born in Argentina, came to prominence in Cuba then fought in the Congo and died in Bolivia?<br />che gueverra <br />13. True or False - Enorma was a huge bearded lady who, at the turn of the century had a circus act which involved pulling a gun carriage with her teeth whilst juggling 4 china plates?<br />False - Enorma = type of runner bean!<br />14. Which character in the Arabian Nights was the son of Mustafa the Tailor?<br />Aladdin<br />15. Which Welsh town was awarded city status to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002? <br />Newport <br />16. What name is given to a covered walkway to the side of an open courtyard in a convent or monastery?<br />Cloister<br />17. What is the name of the grossly obese Little Britain character portrayed by Matt Lucas, who spends all her time being pampered at a heath spa?<br />Bubbles<br />18. Europe's largest oil port, Sullom Voe, is found in which group of islands off the Scottish coast?<br />Shetlands<br />19. Which suffragette suffered fatal injuries in 1913 after throwing herself in front of the King's horse at the Derby?<br />Emily Davison<br />20. Quiztime Survey Question - Top Answer Required - Name a very popular TV Character?<br />Del Boy / Inspector Morse / Inspector Frost / Homer Simpson / Bart Simpson <br /><br />21. Which three flavours make up a Neapolitan ice cream? (Must have all 3 correct for 2 points)<br />Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry <br />22. In bingo lingo, which number is 'snakes alive'?<br />Fifty Five<br />23. What was the surname of Charles, the dog expert, who organised the first annual dog show in London in 1886?<br />Cruft<br />24. In which war was the siege of Sebastopol?<br />Crimean War<br />25. Which Dutch city was the scene of an airborne invasion of allied forces in September of 1944, the incident being the subject matter of the film The Longest Day?<br />Arnhem<br />26. What is missing, Dog, Boot, Ship, Car, Top Hat?<br />Iron - Monopoly<br />27. Which British airport was the first have its own Railway Station?<br />Gatwick<br />28. In which film does the leading character Don Lockwood gets a good soaking?<br />Singing In The Rain <br />29. Habanero is the hottest type of what in the world?<br />Chilli Pepper <br />30. On a Premier League football pitch what must be either a 'Thunderer' or 'Tornado' and made by ACME?<br />Referee's Whistle<br />31. Who in Greek Mythology was the brother of Zeus and God of the sea?<br />Poseidon <br />32. What mode of transport ran in London for the last time in 1962?<br />The trolleybus <br />33. Which slang word for prostitutes came from the name of an American General - Hooker, Slapper or Tart?<br />Hooker<br />34. Against which country did Gary Lineker score two penalties in the 1990 World Cup?<br />Camaroon <br />35. What is the most popular sport played in American Nudist Camps? <br />Volleyball <br />36. What is the nationality of the pop group A-Ha, who had eight top-ten hits in the 1980's? <br />Norwegian<br />37. In which Asian country would you find the Salt range of mountains? <br />Pakistan<br />38. Doodles the dog appears in which children's television program?<br />The Tweenies<br />39. Who or what is the biggest employer for the people of Hounslow in Middlesex?<br />Heathrow Airport <br />40. The President of the USA, what was his name in 1962?<br />Barack Obama - he was called that in 1962! (born August 4, 1961<br /><br />QUIZTIME 80<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which American tv police detective drives a Peugeot 403 Cabriolet ?<br /><br />A. 'COLUMBO'.<br /><br />2. What gives 'Earl Grey Tea' its characteristic flavour ?<br /><br />A. OIL OF BERGAMOT.<br /><br />3. Which Roman road became part of the A1 ?<br /><br />A. ERMINE STREET.<br /><br />4. Prestwick Airport is one of which city's airports ?<br /><br />A. GLASGOW.<br /><br />5. In which country were the 2002 African Nations Football Cup Finals held ?<br /><br />A. MALI.<br /><br />6. Which 'superhero's' alter ego is 'Peter Parker' ?<br /><br />A. 'SPIDERMAN'.<br /><br />7. Which animal is the offspring of a male Ass and a mare ?<br /><br />A. MULE.<br /><br />8. In which form did Zeus seduce Danae, resulting in the birth of Perseus ?<br /><br />A. A SHOWER OF GOLD.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. Of which African country, which gained full independence in 1993, is Asmara the capital ?<br /><br />A. ERITREA.<br /><br />2. The Ringitt is the currency of which Asian country ?<br /><br />A. MALAYSIA.<br /><br />3. Which West Sussex family seat is the home of the Dukes of Richmond and Gordon ?<br /><br />A. GOODWOOD HOUSE.<br /><br />4. In electronics, an RC circuit contains a resistor and which other component ?<br /><br />A. CAPACITOR (or Condenser).<br /><br />5. Who was leader of the Labour Party from 1931 to 1935, when he resigned because of his pacifist views ?<br /><br />A. GEORGE LANSBURY.<br /><br />6. Which magazine claims to be the world's best music magazine ?<br /><br />A. THE GRAMAPHONE.<br /><br />7. In which Irish city does the Salmon Weir Bridge span the River Corrib ?<br /><br />A. GALWAY.<br /><br />8. Which number one hit of 1969 tells the true story of a marriage in Gibraltar ?<br /><br />A. 'THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO'.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who had overall command of the Task Force sent to get the Argentineans out of the 'Falklands' ?<br /><br />A. ADMIRAL SANDY WOODWARD.<br /><br />2. What is Puck's alternative name in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" ?<br /><br />A. ROBIN GOODFELLOW.<br /><br />3. Which Supermarket chain has run a series of 'Computers For Schools' voucher schemes ?<br /><br />A. TESCO.<br /><br />4. Give a year in the life of Dick Whittington ?<br /><br />A. 1358 - 1423.<br /><br />5. Which poet wrote " Anthem For Doomed Youth" in 1917 ?<br /><br />A. WILFRED OWEN.<br /><br />6. Which country won the African Nations Football Cup in 2002 ?<br /><br />A. CAMEROON.<br /><br />7. Which major car company owns 'Seat' ?<br /><br />A. VOLKSWAGEN.<br /><br />8. Which Palestinian organisation murdered 11 Israeli's at the 1972 Olympics ?<br /><br />A. BLACK SEPTEMBER.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who did David succeed as King of Judah, and later the whole of Israel ?<br /><br />A. SAUL.<br /><br />2. Which poet longed to be in England, "Now That April's There" ?<br /><br />A. ROBERT BROWNING.<br /><br />3. Pd is the chemical symbol for which element ?<br /><br />A. PALLADIUM.<br /><br />4. What does the letter 'A' stand for in the computing acronym PDA ?<br /><br />A. (Personal Digital) ASSISTANT.<br /><br />5. By what name was Manchester Airport originally known ?<br /><br />A. RINGWAY.<br /><br />6. What word, from the Greek, is used to describe animals such as Elephants, Rhinoceroses etc. ?<br /><br />A. PACHYDERM.<br /><br />7. Which war was ended by the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 ?<br /><br />A. THE THIRTY YEARS WAR.<br /><br />8. Who was leader of the ruling Argentinean 'Junta' in 1982 ?<br /><br />A. GENERAL GALTIERI.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Give the full name of the villain from the 'Nightmare On Elm St.' series of movies ?<br /><br />A. 'FREDDIE KRUEGER'.<br /><br />2. Which Greek word means 'citadel' or 'highest city' ?<br /><br />A. ACROPOLIS.<br /><br />3. The Fosse Way runs southwest from Lincoln to which city ?<br /><br />A. EXETER.<br /><br />4. Give a year in the life of 'Ivan The Terrible', first Tsar of Russia ?<br /><br />A. 1530 - 1584.<br /><br />5. Which is the only state of the USA with an old royal palace ?<br /><br />A. HAWAII.<br /><br />6. Which heroine of Greek mythology refused to marry any man who could not beat her in a foot race ?<br /><br />A. ATALANTA.<br /><br />7. Sarah was the mother of Isaac and the wife of which Hebrew patriarch ?<br /><br />A. ABRAHAM.<br /><br />8. Andre Breton, Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy, Andre Masson were amongst the leading exponents of which style of painting founded in 1924 ?<br /><br />A. SURREALISM.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. In which Irish city can one stroll along the Mardyke Walk, between the north and south channels of the River Lee ?<br /><br />A. CORK.<br /><br />2. In computing, 'NOT', 'AND', and 'OR' are examples of what type of circuits ?<br /><br />A. GATES (Logic).<br /><br />3. Of which African country, the most populous in the continent, is Abuja the capital ?<br /><br />A. NIGERIA.<br /><br />4. Which magazine claims to be for "the grown up woman" ?<br /><br />A. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.<br /><br />5. Which Leicestershire family seat is home to the Duke of Rutland ?<br /><br />A. BELVOIR CASTLE.<br /><br />6. Which female singer was torn between two lovers in 1977 ?<br /><br />A. MARY MACGREGOR.<br /><br />7. Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer in Clement Atlee's government from 1947 to 1950 ?<br /><br />A. STAFFORD CRIPPS.<br /><br />8. What is the monetary unit of Morocco ?<br /><br />A. DIRHAM.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which company announced in early 2002 that it would be transferring production from its factory in Malmesbury. Wiltshire to Malaysia ?<br /><br />A. DYSON.<br /><br />2. What type of coffee traditionally comes from Yemen ?<br /><br />A. MOCHA.<br /><br />3. Which American writer said "If you don't like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes for it to change" ?<br /><br />A. MARK TWAIN.<br /><br />4. Give the full name of the villain from the 'Friday the 13th.' series of movies ?<br /><br />A. JASON VORHEES.<br /><br />5. Matisse, Andre Derain, Albert Marquet founded which art movement ?<br /><br />A. LES FAUVES.<br /><br />6. What was the name of the cruise ship hijacked by the PLO in 1985 ?<br /><br />A. ACHILLE LAURO.<br /><br />7. What is a female donkey called ?<br /><br />A. JENNY.<br /><br />8. What does the letter 'A' stand for in the computing acronym DAT ?<br /><br />A. (Digital) AUDIO (Transport).<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which tv detective was a reluctant George Cross recipient ?<br /><br />A. JACK FROST.<br /><br />2. Which comedian paraphrased mark Twain when he said "if you don't like the weather in Scotland, just wait a few minutes. It will change " ?<br /><br />A. BILLY CONNOLLY.<br /><br />3. Which other car company owns Ferrari ?<br /><br />A. FIAT.<br /><br />4. Which television 'superhero's' alter ego is 'David Banner' ?<br /><br />A. THE INCREDIBLE HULK. <br /><br />5. Which treaty, signed in May 1902, ended the Boer War ?<br /><br />A. VEREENIGING.<br /><br />6. 'Touchstone', a court jester, features in which Shakespeare comedy ?<br /><br />A. 'AS YOU LIKE IT'.<br /><br />7. Na is the chemical symbol for which element ?<br /><br />A. SODIUM.<br /><br />8. In which town in California is 'Disneyland' ?<br /><br />A. ANAHEIM.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTIONS.<br /><br />1. Which is the oldest college at Oxford University ?<br /><br />A. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.<br /><br />2. 'Sean Dillon' is an ex-IRA terrorist created by which author ? <br /><br />A. JACK HIGGINS.<br /><br />3. Who composed the opera 'Lakme' ?<br /><br />A. DELIBES.<br /><br />4. Which stretch of waterway separates Madagascar from the African mainland ?<br /><br />A. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL.<br /><br />5. The song, "Food, Glorious Food" comes from which musical ?<br /><br />A. 'OLIVER'. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 81 AVIATION<br /><br />1. Which company started as the Pacific Aero Products Company in 1916, was given its present name in 1917, and is today the largest aviation company in the world?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />2. What do the initials IATA stand for?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />3. Which term is used for electronic instruments for use in aviation?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />4. What acronym is used for the long-range radar surveillance and control centre for air defence developed originally in the USA?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />5. Which engine powered both the Spitfire and the Hurricane fighters of World War II?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />6. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? <br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />7. In 1997 there was a mid-air collision between a Saudi Boeing 747 and a Kazak airliner that claimed the lives of all 349 on board? Near which city did it occur?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />8. Which aircraft company produces the DC series of aircraft?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />9. What is Charles E 'Chuck' Yeager's claim to fame in aviation?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />10. In which country did Charles Lindbergh land after the first solo transatlantic flight in 1927?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />11. What was the name of the Java-born Dutch aircraft manufacturer who, during World War I, produced more than 40 types of airplanes for the German High Command?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />12. Which aircraft manufacturer produced the Spitfire?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />13. What was the family name of the French brothers who were pioneer developers of the hot-air balloon and who conducted the first untethered flights?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />14. Who was chief of aeronautical research and development at the British Aircraft Corporation 1945 to 1971, having previously designed the Wellington bomber of World War II?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />15. Which company produced the world's first commercial jet airliner?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />16. Who made the world's first over-the-ocean flight in a heavier-than-air craft?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />17. What name was given to the Boeing B-52 bomber that first flew in 1952?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />18. What is the name of the Russian-born US pioneer in aircraft design who is best known for his successful development of the helicopter?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />19. Who was dubbed 'Queen of the Air' by the British press in the 1930s after her solo flight from England to Australia?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />20. Sydney's main airport is named after which great Australian aviator?<br /><br /> ...............................................................................<br /><br />Aviation - Answers<br /><br />1 Boeing<br /><br />2 International Air Transport Association<br /><br />3 Avionics<br /><br />4 AWACS<br /><br />5 Rolls-Royce Merlin<br /><br />6 Amelia Erhart<br /><br />7 New Delhi<br /><br />8 McDonnell-Douglas<br /><br />9 First man to fly faster than the speed of sound?<br /><br />10 France<br /><br />11 Anthony Fokker<br /><br />12 Supermarine<br /><br />13 Montgolfier<br /><br />14 Barnes Wallis<br /><br />15 De Havilland (the Comet)<br /><br />16 Louis Bleriot<br /><br />17 Stratofortress<br /><br />18 Igor Sikorsky<br /><br />19 Amy Johnson<br /><br />20 Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith<br /><br />QUIZTIME 82 MUSIC<br /><br />1 Which member of The Bee Gees died in 2003? <br />MAURICE GIBB<br />2 Who was backed by The Blockheads on the song Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick?<br />IAN DURY <br />3 Which Hollies hit was used in a TV ad to promote Miller Lite Lager? <br />HE AINT HEAVY HES MY BROTHER<br />4 Which quartet was fronted by Frankie Valli? <br />THE FOUR SEASONS<br />5 Which member of The Monkees always wore a woolly hat? <br />MIKE NESMITH<br />6 Which song opens with the words, "Goodbye Norma Jean"? <br />CANDLE IN THE WIND<br />7 Which duo scored nil points for the UK in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest? <br />JEMINI<br />8 Which group won Eurovision for the UK with, Making Your Mind Up? <br />BUCKS FIZZ<br />9 Which group featured a lead singer called Victor Willis wearing a US police uniform?<br />VILLAGE PEOPLE<br />10 Cheryl Tweedy, found guilty of assault in 2003, is a member of which band?<br />GIRLS ALOUD<br /><br />Swinging 60s<br />These 10 questions are dedicated to the year of 1964.<br />1 Which group topped the charts in 1964 with the song Needles And Pins? <br />THE SEARCHERS<br />2 Who was backed by The Dakotas on a 1964 chart topper?<br />BILLY J KRAMER<br />3 The Animals released House Of The Rising Sun in 1964. According to the lyrics where is the house of the rising sun? NEW ORLEANS<br />4 Which quartet of coins hit the charts with the song Juliet? <br />THE FOUR PENNIES<br />5 The Rolling Stones topped the charts for the first time. What was the song?<br />ITS ALL OVER NOW<br />6 In 1964 which became the first all female group to top the UK charts? <br />SUPREMES<br />7 Have I The Right, featuring female drummer Anne Lantree, was a No 1 hit in 1964 for which group? THE HONEYCOMBS<br />8 Which group did Peter Noone front at the top of the 1964 charts?<br />HERMAN'S HERMITS<br />9 In 1964 which DJ presented the first ever edition of Top Of The Pops? <br />JIMMY SAVILE<br />10 Which couple married in 1964, had a No 1 hit in 1965 and divorced in 1974?<br />SONNY & CHER<br /><br />IRISH INFO<br />To celebrate St Patrick's Day 10 questions with an Irish theme<br />1 What is the hometown or city of The Corrs? <br />DUNDALK<br />2 Which Irish girl band features the Lynch twins in their line-up? <br />BEWITCHED<br />3 Which No 1 hit for The Boomtown Rats was inspired by a killer called Brenda Spencer?<br />I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS<br />4 Which group topped the charts with the song, Belfast Child? <br />SIMPLE MINDS<br />5 Which Irish band had a Christmas hit with The Fairytale Of New York? <br />THE POGUES<br />6 Which Irish rocker was born Paul Hewson, but is better known by a four-letter name?<br />BONO OF U2<br />7 Which hit for Billy Joel, was covered by the Irish boyband Westlife? <br />UPTOWN GIRL<br />8 Which member of Westlife is married to the winner of the 2004 I'm A Celebrity TV reality show? BRYAN MCFADDEN<br />9 Who acquired the nickname of The Man With The Golden Flute? <br />JAMES GALWAY<br />10 Which was the first Irish group to top the UK charts? <br />THE BACHELORS<br /><br />SOUNDS OF THE 70s<br />1 In what year did Abba win the Eurovision Song Contest? <br />1974<br />2 In the 70s, who became Radio 1's first female DJ? <br />ANNE NIGHTINGALE<br />3 What question did Rod Stewart ask at the top of the 1978 charts? <br />DO YA THINK I'M SEXY?<br />4 Who is the oldest of the Osmond Brothers? <br />ALAN<br />5 Which film featured the chart topping song, Wandrin' Star? <br />PAINT YOUR WAGON<br />6 Ernie was the fastest milkman in the west. What was the name of his horse? <br />TRIGGER<br />7 Which hit for The Buggles was the first ever song played on MTV?<br />VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR<br />8 Which hit for Don McLean was a tribute to the painter of Sunflowers? <br />VINCENT<br />9 Who was Kung Fu Fighting in 1974? <br />CARL DOUGLAS<br />10 Which Abba hit became the title of their West End stage show? <br />MAMMA MIA<br /><br />PAUL TO PAUL all the following 10 answers contain the name of Paul.<br />1 Who was the first Canadian to top the UK charts? <br />PAUL ANKA<br />2 Who did Mike D'Abo replace as the lead singer of Manfred Mann? <br />PAUL JONES<br />3 Who left The Q Tips to forge a solo career? <br />PAUL YOUNG<br />4 Who is the only person to win 20 Ivor Novello Awards? <br />PAUL MCCARTNEY<br />5 Who charted with Grandma's Party and went on to star in the comedy series Just Good Friends? PAUL NICHOLAS<br />6 Under what name did the trio of Yarrow, Travers and Stookey perform?<br />PETER, PAUL & MARY<br />7 Who claimed that the average age of the Vietnam soldier was 19? <br />PAUL HARDCASTLE<br />8 Who recorded the best selling album Gracelands? <br />PAUL SIMON<br />9 Which soul singer's biggest hit was Me And Mrs Jones? <br />BILLY PAUL<br />10 Who recorded the TV theme for No Honestly? <br />LYNDSEY DE PAUL<br /><br />ECHOES OF THE 80S<br />1 What was the nationality of the 80s band A-Ha? <br />NORWEGIAN<br />2 What was the only No 1 hit record for Madness? <br />HOUSE OF FUN<br />3 Which album was the follow up to Thriller for Michael Jackson? <br />BAD<br />4 Which 80s band named themselves after a group of 19th century Parisian revolutionaries?<br />THE COMMUNARDS<br />5 What year witnessed the Wembley Live Aid concert? <br />1985<br />6 Who duetted with Elaine Paige on the song I Know Him So Well? <br />BARBARA DICKSON<br />7 Which singer's name is mentioned in the first line of the lyrics in the 1982 hit, Come On Eileen? JOHNNY RAY<br />8 What was the surname of the 80s pop duo Mel and Kim? <br />APPLEBY<br />9 In the 80s, who provoked a public outcry by tearing up a picture of the Pope on live TV in the USA? SINEAD OCONNOR<br />10 Which 80s band took their name from a pair of siblings in the cartoon series The Adventures Of Tin Tin? THE THOMPSON TWINS<br /><br />THE FAB FOUR<br />10 questions on The Beatles<br />1 Which song title by Lennon & McCartney was inspired by a name that they found on a gravestone in a Liverpool cemetery? ELEANOR RIGBY<br />2 In what year were The Beatles heard on British radio for the first time? <br />1962<br />3 What are the names of John Lennon's two sons? <br />JULIAN & SEAN<br />4 Who did Ringo Starr replace in The Beatles? <br />PETE BEST<br />5 Which was the Beatle's first film? <br />A HARD DAY'S NIGHT<br />6 Which manager of the Beatles died in 1967? <br />BRIAN EPSTEIN<br />7 What was the name of the film company founded by George Harrison? <br />HANDMADE<br />8 Who killed John Lennon? <br />MARK CHAPMAN<br />9 In 1960, The Beatles failed an audition to become which pop star's backing band?<br />BILLY FURY<br />10 What connects Laurel & Hardy, Bob Dylan, Sonny Liston and Marlon Brando?<br />THEY ALL APPEAR ON THE COVER OF SERGEANT PEPPERS<br /><br />THE NAUGHTY 90S<br />1 What is the surname of Baby Spice? <br />BUNTON<br />2 Which group did Louise Nurding leave to pursue a solo career? <br />ETERNAL<br />3 In April 98, who was arrested in the Will Rogers Memorial Park? <br />GEORGE MICHAEL<br />4 What was the first UK solo No 1 hit for Robbie Williams? <br />MILLENNIUM<br />5 The Maria Mckee hit Show Me Heaven was the theme song for which Tom Cruise film?<br />DAYS OF THUNDER<br />6 Which rock star was found dead in a Sydney hotel in 1997? MICHAEL HUTCHENCE<br />7 Which 90s trio was founded by brothers Richard & Craig Fairbrass?<br />RIGHT SAID FRED<br />8 Whose autobiography is entitled Life Is A Rollercoaster? <br />RONAN KEATING<br />9 Which group collaborated with the comedians Baddiel & Skinner on the football hit, Three Lions? THE LIGHTNING SEEDS<br />10 Who was the first member of Take That to have a solo No 1 hit? <br />GARY BARLOW<br /><br />POP STARS ON FILM<br />1 Who sang the theme for the Bond movie Die Another Day? <br />MADONNA<br />2 Which outlaw was portrayed by Mick Jagger in a 1970 film? <br />NED KELLY<br />3 Which film saw Sting sitting astride a scooter in Brighton? <br />QUADROPHENIA<br />4 The Delinquents marked the screen debut of which female pop star? <br />KYLIE MINOGUE<br />5 Which film saw Harry Webb driving a bus to Athens? <br />SUMMER HOLIDAY<br />6 For which film did Frank Sinatra win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar? <br />FROM HERE TO ETERNITY<br />7 Which pair of brothers played the Kray brothers on film? <br />MARTIN & GARY KEMP OF SPANDAU BALLET<br />8 Which rock star played the armed robber John McVicar in a 1980 film? <br />ROGER DALTREY<br />9 What was Elvis Presley's first film?<br />LOVE ME TENDER<br />10 In which film did David Bowie play an alien with a detachable penis? <br />THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH<br /><br />STRICTLY FOR THE ANORAKS!!<br />1 Under what name did Welsh born singer Gaynor Hopkins top the charts in 1983?<br />BONNIE TYLER<br />2 The best selling album in the world in 2002 was entitled Escape. Who recorded it? <br />ENRIQUE IGLESIAS<br />3 Which villain from the Threepenny Opera became the subject of a popular song?<br />MACK THE KNIFE<br />4 In which city was Gloria Estefan born?<br />HAVANA<br />5 In 1997 Rosemary Scallion ran for the Irish presidency. By what name did she top the charts? DANA<br />6 Which group named themselves after a metallic dildo? <br />STEELY DAN<br />7 How are Charles & Craig Reid collectively known? <br />THE PROCLAIMERS<br />8 Which duo wrote the song, You'll Never Walk Alone? <br />RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN<br />9 By what name are Gabriela and Monica Irimia better known? <br />CHEEKY GIRLS<br />10 Who, with a 118-inch waist, topped the UK singles charts in 1993? <br />MR BLOBBY <br /><br />QUIZTIME 83<br /><br />1<br /> IN WHICH MODERN DAY COUNTRY IS THE ANCIENT CITY OF BABYLON<br /> IRAQ<br /> <br />2<br /> AT WHAT cc LEVEL WAS BARRY SHEEN WORLD MOTOR CYCLING CHAMPION<br /> 500 cc<br /> <br />3<br /> WHAT CAN BE TULIP, BALLOON OR FLUTE<br /> WINE GLASSES<br /> <br />4<br /> IN 1955, WHICH RECORD THAT WENT TO NUMBER ONE IN THE CHARTS AND SOLD OVER 7 MILLION COPIES, CAUSED A NEW RAGE OF WEARING RACOON SKIN HATS<br /> THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT<br /><br />(BILL HAYES)<br /> <br />5<br /> IN BULLFIGHTING, WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO THE MEN WHO RIDE ON HORSES CARRYING LONG LANCES<br /> PICADORS<br /> <br />6<br /> RELEASED IN CINEMAS IN 1979, WHAT WAS THE TITLE OF THE FILM ABOUT A NUCLEAR PLANT DISASTER THAT STARRED JANE FONDA, JACK LEMMON AND MICHAEL DOUGLAS<br /> THE CHINA SYNDROME<br /> <br />7<br /> WHAT IS 10 INCHES LONG, WEIGHS 7 POUNDS AND IS GOLD PLATED<br /> AN OSCAR<br /> <br />8<br /> WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS ALLOWED IN A GAME OF POKER<br /> 8 (EIGHT)<br /> <br />9<br /> WHICH JAMES BOND ACTOR USED TO COVER HIS TATOOS WITH MAKE UP DURING FILMING<br /> SEAN CONNERY<br /> <br />10<br /> TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY WAS BORN IN 1962, WHAT WAS THE TITLE OF HIS BIGGEST UK HIT RECORD<br /> SIGN YOUR NAME 2/88 WISHING WELL 4/87 IF YOU LET ME STAY 7/87<br /> <br />11<br /> TERRY NELHAMS WAS THE REAL NAME OF WHICH POP STAR AND ACTOR<br /> ADAM FAITH<br /> <br />12<br /> BORN IN 1949, THE ACTOR ERIK ESTRADA, IN WHICH U.S. POLICE SERIES DID HE CO-STAR WITH LARRY WILCOX<br /> C.H.I.P.S<br /> <br />13<br /> IF YOU WERE A COLLECTOR OF CLARICE CLIFF, WHAT WOULD YOU COLLECT<br /> POTTERY<br /> <br />14<br /> IN 1963, WHICH RECORD BY PETER, PAUL AND MARY WAS BANNED BY SEVERAL RADIO STATIONS AS THEY FIGURED OUT THAT IT WAS ABOUT SMOKING MARIJUANA<br /> PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON<br /> <br />15<br /> WHICH ORGANISATIONS MOTTO IS “LET THE DEEP NOT SWALLOW ME UP”<br /> R.N.L.I. (LIFEBOATS)<br /> <br />16<br /> WHAT NUMBER DO YOU DIAL FIRST, IF YOU DON’T WANT THE PERSON YOU ARE CALLING TO GET YOUR PHONE NUMBER<br /> 141<br /> <br />17<br /> IN THE MAKING OF BEER, DO THE BREWERS USE THE MALE OR THE FEMALE FLOWERS OF THE HOP PLANT<br /> FEMALE<br /> <br />18<br /> IN 44 BC, WHAT DID THE ANCIENT ROMAN CALENDAR CALL 15th MARCH<br /> THE IDE OR IDES<br /><br />(& EVERY 15th OF A MONTH)<br /> <br />19<br /> WHEN HE WAS AT SCHOOL, TONY BLAIR WAS NICKNAMED AFTER A WALT DISNEY CHARACTER, WHICH ONE<br /> BAMBI<br /> <br />20<br /> HOW MANY STRAIGHT LINES ARE THERE ON A FOOTBALL PITCH<br /> 17<br /> <br />QUIZTIME 84<br /><br />Q: WHICH AUSTRALIAN STATE ALLOWS THE CULTIVATION OF OPIUM POPPIES TO PRODUCE DRUGS?<br />A: TASMANIA<br />Q: WHO WROTE "LA MARSEILLAISE"?<br />A: CAPTAIN CLAUDE ROUGET DE LISLE<br />Q: WHERE WAS CANNED BEER INVENTED IN 1935?<br />A: CHICAGO <br />Q: THE VICTORIA FALLS LIES ON THE BOUNDARY OF WHICH TWO AFRICAN COUNTRIES?<br />A: ZIMBABWE AND ZAMBIA<br />Q: WHO IS THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE FIVE STARS ON HOLLYWOODS WALK OF FAME - ONE FOR EACH OF MOVIES, TV,THEATRE, RADIO AND MUSIC?<br />A: GENE AUTRY<br />Q: WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE CHARATER IN "WACKY RACES" WHO DROVE THE "TURBO TERRIFIC"?<br />A: PETER PERFECT<br />Q: WHAT IS THE ONLY VENOMOUS MAMMAL IN THE WORLD?<br />A: THE DUCKBILL PLATYPUS<br />Q: WHICH FILM DIRECTORS REAL NAME WAS TERRENCE NEZMAN?<br />A: STANLEY KUBRICK<br />Q: BEELZEBUB IS HEBREW FOR WHAT PHRASE, WHICH WAS ALSO USED AS THE TITLE FOR A FAMOUS NOVEL?<br />A: "LORD OF THE FLIES"<br />Q: WHAT IS THE ONLY BIRD WHICH HUNTS BY THE SENSE OF SMELL?<br />A: THE KIWI<br /><br />Q: WHICH BAND GOT THEIR NAME FROM A SEXUAL DEVICE DEPICTED IN THE BOOK "THE NAKED LUNCH"?<br />A: STEELY DAN<br />Q: WHAT POPULAR DRINK WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED "BRADS DRINK"?<br />A: PEPSI<br />Q: TOPEKA IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH AMERICAN STATE?<br />A: KANSAS<br />Q: WHAT IS THE NAME OF HERCULE POIROT'S BROTHER?<br />A: ACHILLE<br />Q: WHAT IS CHARLIE'S SURNAME IN "CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY"?<br />A: BUCKET<br />Q: WHICH FILM FEATURES THE CHARACTERS CARACTACUS POTTS AND TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS?<br />A: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG<br />Q: PINOCCHIO WAS FIRST WRITTEN IN 1882 BY WHICH AUTHOR?<br />A: CARLO COLLODI<br />Q: WHO WAS THE ONLY ENGLISHMAN TO BE ELECTED POPE?<br />A: NICHOLAS BREAKSPEAR (POPE ADRIAN IV)<br />Q: SONATRACH IS THE STATE OIL COMPANY IN WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A: ALGERIA<br />Q: DOVER IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH AMERICAN STATE?<br />A: DELAWARE<br /><br />Q: WHICH COUNTRY DID MARK TWAIN CALL "PARADISE ON EARTH"?<br />A: INDIA<br />Q: IN WHICH AFRICAN COUNTRY ARE THE NUBA MOUNTAINS?<br />A: SUDAN<br />Q: WHAT DANCE WAS NAMED AFTER A PORTUGUESE PHRASE MEANING "SNAPPING OF WHIP"?<br />A: LAMBADA<br />Q: IN GEOGRAPHY, WHAT IS RAPA NUI BETTER KNOWN AS?<br />A: EASTER ISLAND<br />Q: WHAT TYPE OF ANIMAL IS A "MOTMOT"?<br />A: A BIRD<br />Q: WHAT WAS THE FIRST MAN-MADE OBJECT TO MOVE FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND?<br />A: A WHIP<br />Q: WHICH ELEMENT IS USED IN VULCANISING RUBBER?<br />A: SULPHER<br />Q: WHICH ELEMENT SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITES IN NORMAL AIR?<br />A: PHOSPHOROUS<br />Q: AN UNPRODUCED PLAY "EVERYBODY COMES TO RICK'S" WAS MADE INTO WHICH FAMOUS FILM?<br />A: "CASABLANCA<br />Q: WHICH SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTER HAS THE LARGEST SPEAKING PART?<br />A: HAMLET<br /><br />Q: WHO WROTE "DR ZHIVAGO"?<br />A: BORIS PASTERNAK<br />Q: WHAT LEGENDARY ROCK STAR'S REAL NAME WAS JOHNNY ALLEN?<br />A: JIMI HENDRIX<br />Q: WHAT IS THE ONLY ANIMAL TO HAVE FOUR KNEES?<br />A: THE ELEPHANT<br />Q: WHAT IS MYRMECOLOGY THE STUDY OF?<br />A: ANTS<br />Q: WHAT DOES THE MOHS SCALE MEASURE?<br />A: THE HARDNESS OF SOLIDS<br />Q: WHO WROTE THE PLAYS "DEATH OF A SALESMAN" AND "THE CRUCIBLE"?<br />A: ARTHUR MILLER<br />Q: WHICH TV DETECTIVE KEPT HIS GUN IN A BISCUIT JAR?<br />A: JIM ROCKFORD<br />Q: IN MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS, WHAT TYPE OF ANIMAL WAS DINSDALE?<br />A: A GIANT HEDGEHOG<br />Q: WHICH CARTOON DOG IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "THE BIGGEST CLOWN IN TOWN"?<br />A: HUCKLEBERRY HOUND<br />Q: WHICH TWO ELEMENTS MAKE UP AMMONIA?<br />A: NITROGEN AND HYDROGEN<br /><br />Q: WHAT WAS ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE'S PROFESSION BEFORE BECOMING A WRITER?<br />A: A DOCTOR<br />Q: WHAT IS MELANOPHOBIA THE FEAR OF?<br />A: THE COLOUR BLACK<br />Q: WHAT WOULD A PHILLUMENIST COLLECT?<br />A: MATCHBOX LABELS<br />Q: THE CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS ARE IN WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A: SPAIN<br />Q: WHICH OF ALFRED HITCHOCKS FILMS WON A BEST FILM OSCAR?<br />A: "REBECCA"<br />Q: WHAT IS THE ONLY RIVER WHICH FLOWS BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR?<br />A: THE CONGO<br />Q: WHAT METALLIC ELEMENT IS THE BEST CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY?<br />A: SILVER<br />Q: WHERE IN YOUR BODY WOULD YOU FIND YOUR HYPOTHALAMUS?<br />A: BRAIN<br />Q: HARP, ELEPHANT AND LEOPARD ARE TYPES OF WHICH CREATURE?<br />A: SEAL<br />Q: WHAT ARE NEWBORN RABBITS CALLED?<br />A: KITTENS <br /><br />QUIZTIME 85<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What make of car was driven by police detective 'Lieutenant Columbo' ?<br /><br />A. PEUGEOT.<br /><br />2. Australia's 'Blue Mountains', a popular tourist centre, lie in which state ?<br /><br />A. NEW SOUTH WALES.<br /><br />3. In American politics, what is the symbol of the Republican Party ?<br /><br />A. ELEPHANT.<br /><br />4. What is the minimum distance over which a 'steeplechase' is run, in British horse racing ?<br /><br />A. TWO MILES.<br /><br />5. In which Australian state is one of the southern hemisphere's most remarkable sites, Ayers Rock ?<br /><br />A. NORTHERN TERRITORY.<br /><br />6. What is the name of 'Jim Hacker's' department in the tv comedy, 'Yes Minister' ?<br /><br />A. ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS.<br /><br />7. In British horse racing, what is the minimum distance over which a 'flat race' is run ?<br /><br />A. FIVE FURLONGS.<br /><br />8. What is the symbol of the democratic Party in American politics ?<br /><br />A. DONKEY.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. Now only used in the Isle of Man, a "deemster" is an old name for what ?<br /><br />A. A JUDGE.<br /><br />2. Britain's highest waterfall, Cauldron Snout, lies on a river that rises in the north Pennines. Which river ?<br /><br />A. TEES.<br /><br />3. Having risen in Plynlimmon, which is the only English city through which the River Wye flows ?<br /><br />A. HEREFORD.<br /><br />4. In which year did France withdraw from NATO, and Indira Ghandi become Prime Minister of India ?<br /><br />A. 1966.<br /><br />5. Which year saw Castro create the communist state of Cuba, and Makarios elected President of the newly independent Cyprus ?<br /><br />A. 1959.<br /><br />6. Which runner took the 100 metres gold at the Atlanta Olympics, only a year after she overcame Grave's Disease<br /><br />A. GAIL DEVERS.<br /><br />7. After failing to win his sixth Tour de France, who made up for his disappointment by winning the inaugural Olympic road time trial in 1996 ?<br /><br />A. MIGUEL INDURAIN.<br /><br />8. What cotton cloth, woven from coloured yarns into stripes or checks, takes its name from the Malay word for striped ?<br /><br />A. GINGHAM.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who suffered 'The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner' in the 1962 film of that name ?<br /><br />A. TOM COURTNEY.<br /><br />2. Who wrote 'Earthly Powers', a long and ambitious first-person novel, narrated by an octogenarian homosexual ?<br /><br />A. ANTHONY BURGESS.<br /><br />3. After whom is the international airport at Pisa in Italy, named ?<br /><br />A. GALILEO.<br /><br />4. Who played the leading roles in both 'Rebel Without A Cause' and 'West Side Story' ?<br /><br />A. NATALIE WOOD.<br /><br />5. Which greenish-yellow gas was discovered by Humphry Davy in 1810 ?<br /><br />A. CHLORINE.<br /><br />6. The international airport at Venice in Italy, is named after who ?<br /><br />A. MARCO POLO.<br /><br />7. 'The Sea, The Sea' a 1978 novel about a theatre director and his childhood love, was by which authoress <br /><br />A. IRIS MURDOCH.<br /><br />8. Which colourless and odourless gas was discovered by Daniel Rutherford in 1772 ?<br /><br />A. NITROGEN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Whose only UK chart-topping single was called 'Don't You Want Me' ?<br /><br />A. HUMAN LEAGUE.<br /><br />2. In football's European Championships, which was the first country to appear in two successive finals ?<br /><br />A. USSR.<br /><br />3. Which nation's record in the final of football's World Cup, reads "played one - lost one" ?<br /><br />A. SWEDEN.<br /><br />4. 'School's Out' was the only UK number one single for whom ?<br /><br />A. ALICE COOPER.<br /><br />5. Which Scottish city lies about twenty miles west of Dundee and 43 miles northwest of Edinburgh ?<br /><br />A. PERTH.<br /><br />6. 'Sir Leicester and Lady Dedlock' appear in which Charles Dickens novel ?<br /><br />A. 'BLEAK HOUSE'.<br /><br />7. Which of Dicken's' novels features 'Sir John and Edward Chester' ?<br /><br />A. 'BARNABY RUDGE'.<br /><br />8. Which famous fishing town of east Scotland lies roughly half-way between Montrose and Dundee ?<br /><br />A. ARBROATH.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What large, South American rodent is sometimes known as the 'water hog' ?<br /><br />A. CAPYBARA.<br /><br />2. Which huge seabird of the 'Tropics' is also known as the 'man-o-war bird' ?<br /><br />A. FRIGATE BIRD.<br /><br />3. What nationality is reigning Olympic decathlon champion, Erki Nool ?<br /><br />A. ESTONIAN.<br /><br />4. The reigning Olympic 5000 metres champion is Mamo Wolde. What nationality is he ?<br /><br />A. ETHIOPIAN.<br /><br />5. Which is the most northerly of America's "Great Lakes" ?<br /><br />A. SUPERIOR.<br /><br />6. Which of America's "Great Lakes" has the smallest surface area ?<br /><br />A. ONTARIO.<br /><br />7. Which sit-com starred Belinda Lang and Gary Olsen as 'Bill and Ben Porter' ?<br /><br />A. 'TWO POINT FOUR CHILDREN'.<br /><br />8. Charlotte Cornwell as 'Anna Wynd' and Julie Covington as 'Dee Rhodes', starred in which tv series ?<br /><br />A. 'ROCK FOLLIES'.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. What is the main ingredient of Duxelles sauce or Duxelles stuffing ?<br /><br />A. MUSHROOMS.<br /><br />2. Who was commander of the defeated French forces at the 'Battle of Trafalgar' ?<br /><br />A. VILLENEUVE.<br /><br />3. William, Duke of Gloucester, was the only one of which monarch's twelve children to survive infancy ?<br /><br />A. QUEEN ANNE.<br /><br />4. 'Masala Chai' is an Indian tea flavoured with which sweet spice ?<br /><br />A. CINNAMON.<br /><br />5. On the death of Horatio Nelson, who assumed command at the 'Battle of Trafalgar' ?<br /><br />A. LORD COLLINGWOOD.<br /><br />6. Which daughter of Laban and first wife of Jacob, bore him twelve sons ?<br /><br />A. LEAH.<br /><br />7. Which sister of Lazarus and Mary gave Jesus hospitality at her home in Bethany ?<br /><br />A. MARTHA.<br /><br />8. Who was the last British king to lead an army into battle ?<br /><br />A. GEORGE II.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Goldie Hawn literally fell 'Overboard' in a film of that name. In whose arms did she eventually find herself ?<br /><br />A. KURT RUSSELL.<br /><br />2. In 1542, whose last words were supposedly, "I die a queen, but I would rather die the wife of Culpepper" ?<br /><br />A. CATHERINE HOWARD.<br /><br />3. If the currency is the Peso, copper the major export and Valparaiso the major port, what is the country ?<br /><br />A. CHILE.<br /><br />4. What name is given to the first, horseshoe-shaped section of the human intestine ?<br /><br />A. DUODENUM.<br /><br />5. Which area of the human tongue is sensitive to sweet taste ?<br /><br />A. THE TIP.<br /><br />6. Which country, with crude petroleum as its chief export, has the Dinar as currency and Benghazi as a major port ?<br /><br />A. LIBYA.<br /><br />7. Spoken in 1883, "Last words are for fools who haven't said enough" were the final words of which philosopher ?<br /><br />A. KARL MARX.<br /><br />8. In the film 'Die Hard', the last view of which actor, was of him falling from a tower block with a gun in his hand ?<br /><br />A. ALAN RICKMAN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. "It's not the men in my life that counts - it's the life in my men" is a line attributed to which American actress ?<br /><br />A. MAE WEST.<br /><br />2. How many lumber vertebrae are there in the human spine ?<br /><br />A. 5.<br /><br />3. What jelly is traditionally served with roast lamb ?<br /><br />A. REDCURRANT JELLY.<br /><br />4. On her abortion, which American writer once said "It serves me right for putting all my eggs in one bastard" ?<br /><br />A. DOROTHY PARKER.<br /><br />5. In 1964, who became the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize ?<br /><br />A. MARTIN LUTHER KING.<br /><br />6. With which common fish is Gooseberry sauce most often served ?<br /><br />A. MACKEREL.<br /><br />7. The human spine includes how many cervical vertebrae ?<br /><br />A. 7.<br /><br />8. Which world leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 ?<br /><br />A. MIKHAEL GORBACHEV.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. Which company's advert, shot from the air in Utah, USA, starred 6300 people in coloured tracksuits ?<br /><br />A. BRITISH AIRWAYS.<br /><br />2. Who notched up his 4000th winner in Britain, by winning the 1997 St. Leger on a horse named 'Silver Patriach' ?<br /><br />A. PAT EDDERY.<br /><br />3. Much in the news during the 'Falklands Crisis', on which island is Wideawake Airfield ?<br /><br />A. SOUTH GEORGIA.<br /><br />4. What is meant by the suffix "-algia", as in neuralgia ?<br /><br />A. PAIN.<br /><br />5. Who wrote the play, 'Lady Windermere's Fan' ?<br /><br />A. OSCAR WILDE. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 86 SCIENCE<br />1. True Or False. A Mr Hoover Invented The Vacuum Cleaner?<br /> False<br /> <br />2. What Is The Standard International Unit Of Capacitance?<br /> The Farad<br /> <br />3. U Is The Chemical Symbol For What?<br /> Uranium<br /> <br />4. 10 How Many Feet Are There In A Fathom?<br /> 6<br /> <br />5. What Became Compulsory For Cars In 1921?<br /> Tax Discs<br /> <br />6. What Name Is Given To A Yacht With Two Hulls?<br /> Catamaran<br /> <br />7. Crohn’s Disease Affects Which Part Of The Body?<br /> The Digestive System<br /> <br />8. Which Is The Largest Planet In Our Solar System?<br /> Jupiter<br /> <br />9. By What Name Is Solid Carbon Dioxide Known?<br /> Dry Ice<br /> <br />10. How Many Carats Has Pure Gold?<br /> 24<br /> <br />11. What Is The Boiling Point Of Water In Farenheit?<br /> 212 Degrees<br /> <br />12. Which Clear Fluid Forms 55% Of Blood?<br /> Plasma<br /> <br />13. Which Gas Is Sometimes Called Marsh Gas?<br /> Methane<br /> <br />14. Who Invented Dynamite?<br /> Alfred Nobel<br /> <br />15. Who Was The First Man To Send A Radio Signal Across The Atlantic?<br /> Marconi<br /> <br />16. Who Invented The Wind Up Radio?<br /> Trevor Bayliss<br /> <br />17. Which Car Manufacturer Made The Cherry And The Sunny?<br /> Nissan<br /> <br />18. Rapist Robert Melias Was The First Criminal To Be Convicted On The Evidence Of What?<br /> DNA Fingerprinting<br /> <br />19. In Which Decade Was The Heart Pacemaker Developed?<br /> 1960’s<br /> <br />20. What Were The 1st False Teeth Mad Of?<br /> Ivory<br /> <br />QUIZTIME 87<br /><br />1. Where in the World does the wind blow only from the north?<br />At the South Pole<br />2. In a game of Polo, how many horses are there on the field during play?<br />10 - Four on each side and Two Umpires<br />3. An Eskimo male, even if his family are starving, will not attempt to eat a Penguin's Egg, Why?<br />Eskimos live near the North Pole and Penguins live at the South Pole<br />4. In a standard Horseshoe, how many nail holes are there?<br />Eight<br />5. Which football player and member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team, was the first player to be sent off twice whilst playing for England?<br />Alan Ball - 1965 & 1973<br />6. What kind of animal was Napoleon terrified of?<br />Cats<br />7. In which country will you find the towns of Lower Bum-Bum and Higher Bum-Bum?<br />Australia / Queensland<br />8. Which Inert Gas is used in Flourescent Lights?<br />Argon<br />9. In the Tour de France, who would wear a polka dot jersey?<br />King of the Mountains<br />10. Which flavour of Ice-cream is used in making a Peach Melba?<br />Vanilla<br />11. Dad-Dab the duck and Gub-Gub the pig were friends of whom?<br />Dr Doolitle<br />12. What type of wood are cricket stumps usually made of?<br />Ash - Cricket Bats are made of Willow<br />13. Dating back to the 9th Century, which country has the oldest national anthem?<br />Japan<br />14. From which country does the wine Mateus Rose come?<br />Portugal<br />15. What is the name of the Russian Parliament building?<br />The White House<br />16. Which word appears 46,227 times in the bible?<br />And<br />17. In the nursery rhyme, what did the Crooked man buy with his crooked sixpence?<br />A Crooked Cat<br />18. Which is the only Arab country without a desert?<br />Lebanon<br />19. Which ingredient, vital to choux pastry, is missing from puff pastry?<br />Eggs<br />20. What kind of clothing is a Ghillie - a glove, a belt or a shoe?<br />A Shoe<br /><br />21. Blowing, Casting and Floating are different ways of making what?<br />Glass<br />22. Which member of the Camel family has no hump?<br />Llama<br />23. Which leg, Left or Right, had Long John Silver lost?<br />Right Leg<br />24. In which TV Quiz show was 433 the highest possible, but unlikely, score?<br />15 to 1<br />25. If you ordered Potage Portugaise in a French restaurant, what would you get?<br />Tomato soup<br />26. What is a Hare's home called?<br />A Form<br />27. Who read Edward VIII's abdication speech?<br />He read it himself!<br />28. Which guerrilla fighter had a biscuit named after him?<br />Garibaldi<br />29. Who has been the only divorced President of the USA?<br />Ronald Reagan<br />30. Which sport saw England contest its first Test Match against Australia, in 1930 at Wimbledon?<br />Speedway<br />31. What would you keep in a Humidor?<br />Cigars<br />32. What is Tocophobia the fear of - Mexican food, Time or Children?<br />Children<br />33. Ridge, Frame, Bell and Dome are all types of what?<br />Tent<br />34. In the cartoon Wacky Races, who drove the Compact Pussycat?<br />Penelope Pitstop<br />35. If R=1, Y=2 and G=3, what letter is equal to 6?<br />P=6 - Snooker ball values - Pink<br />36. Which is the only English county to have two separate coastlines?<br />Devon<br />37. Who, on TV, has had assistants called Jo, Melanie and Ace?<br />Dr Who<br />38. What is Faggoting - Decorative Needlework, A tradition in public schools or an over consumption of meatballs?<br />Decorative Needlework<br />39. Were Baked Beans invented in the 1700's, 1800's or 1900's?<br />1800's - 1891<br />40. What would a Japanese Tourist mean if you bumped into him at the races and he said FUKU?<br />Good Luck!<br /><br />QUIZTIME 88<br /><br />1 Where in Asia would you find the city of Lahore? Pakistan<br />2 By what other name is the Society of Friends known? Quakers<br />3 What sort of animal was Moby Dick? A whale<br />4 Who would use an anvil? A blacksmith<br />5 Which American singer starred in A Star is Born? Barbara Streisand<br />6 Which part of New York was in a vocal quartets name? Manhattan<br />7 In which sport did Torvill and Dean win Olympic gold? Ice dance<br />8 How many tentacles has an octopus? Eight<br />9 Which gas makes popular drinks fizzy? Carbon dioxide<br />10 Which Oscar won an Oscar? Oscar Hammerstein<br />11 How was jazz musician Thomas Waller better known? Fats Waller <br />12 What sort of twins were Chang and Eng, born in 1811? Siamese<br />13 What sort of creature is a Wallaby? A marsupial<br />14 At which Pole are Polar Bears found? The North Pole<br />15 Scotch, Rye and Bourbon are all types of which drink? Whisky<br />16 Of which metal is steel an alloy? Iron<br />17 What is the home country of Bryan Adams? Canada<br />18 Morello is a variety of which fruit? Cherry<br />19 Which is the world's smallest ocean? Arctic ocean<br />20 Who invented the World War 2 bouncing bomb? Barnes Wallace<br /><br />1 If a sailor was in "the heads," where would he be? The toilet<br />2 At which naval battle was Nelson killed? Trafalgar<br />3 Who joined Lionel Richie on "Endless Love?" Diana Ross<br />4 Of which country is Damascus the capital? Syria<br />5 What was prohibited in the US in January 1920? Alcoholic drinks<br />6 Which metal is liquid at room temperature? Mercury<br />7 Who was the author of the third gospel in the New Testament? Luke<br />8 In which continent are ostriches found in the wild? Africa<br />9 Which organ is affected by hepatitis? The liver<br />10 What title was assumed by the rulers of ancient Egypt? Pharaoh<br />11 Where in Kentucky is the US gold depository? Fort Knox<br />12 Which country owns the land at the North Pole? There isn't any<br />13 What sort of creature is a barracuda? A fish<br />14 By what name are the Sandwich Islands now known? Hawaii<br />15 Whose first hit record was "Wuthering Heights?" Kate Bush<br />16 What type of machine was invented by Isaac Singer? The sewing machine<br />17 In which limb would you find the radius and ulna? The arm<br />18 How many cubic feet are there in a cubic yard? 27<br />19 How many wives did HenryVIII have? 6<br />20 What word describes an animal without a backbone? Invertebrate<br /><br />1 Where in the human body would you find the tibia? The leg<br />2 Where were the first Modern Olympic Games held? Athens<br />3 Which game sounds as if it should be played in water? Pool<br />4 Who played Eliza Doolittle in the film "My Fair Lady?" Audrey Hepburn<br />5 Christopher Cockerill is famous for what invention? The hovercraft<br />6 Which sculptors work includes a piece called "The Kiss?" Rodin<br />7 Who was the first President of the USA? George Washington<br />8 In which European country would you find Brugges? Belgium<br />9 Which winter sport is divided into Nordic and Alpine? Skiing<br />10 Where would you find Yogi Bear and Boo Boo? Jellystone Park<br />11 Which British novelist wrote "The Cruel Sea?" Nicholas Monserrat<br />12 For what are Aberdeen Angus cattle bred? Beef<br />13 What sort of numbers are 4, 9, 16 and 25? Square<br />14 How many furlongs make a mile? 8<br />15 Entymology is the study of what? Insects<br />16 In which country was the Klondike goldrush? Canada<br />17 Who had a top hit in 1988 with "One Moment in Time?" Whitney Houston<br />18 In the "Jungle Book" what sort of creature was Baloo? A bear<br />19 What does the word "Petrified" literally mean? Turned to stone<br />20 Which "Merchant of Venice" wanted his pound of flesh? Shylock<br /><br />1 In a calendar year, how many months have 30 days? 4<br />2 What sort of creature is a Percheron? A horse<br />3 Which country was home tp the Aztecs? Mexico<br />4 Which is the most recorded Beatles song? Yesterday<br />5 How many sides has a heptagon? 7<br />6 From which alphabet do the letters zeta and delta come? Greek<br />7 What are insulin and testosterone? Hormones<br />8 Who wrote "The Importance of being Earnest?" Oscar Wilde<br />9 To what did Elton John say "Goodbye?" The Yellow Brick Road<br />10 What is the value of the Roman symbol C? 100<br />11 In which mountain range are Annapurna and K2? Himalayas<br />12 How is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane better known? DDT<br />13 Which country is home to the duck billed platypus? Australia<br />14 In how many gods does a monotheist believe? One<br />15 In which city did Ann Frank write her diary? Amsterdam<br />16 Which constellations name means "The Water Carrier?" Aquarius<br />17 Who ruled Spain from 1939 to 1975? General Franco<br />18 Which UK royal was born on April 21st, 1926? The Queen<br />19 Which building houses the US Defence Department? The Pentagon<br />20 Which country hosted the 2006 Football World Cup? Germany<br /><br />1 In which city was Checkpoint Charlie? Berlin<br />2 What sort of creature is a pug? A dog<br />3 Which metal's symbol comes from the Latin plumbum? Lead<br />4 In which city did Ann Frank write her diaries? Amsterdam<br />5 Who played a mermaid in the film Splash? Daryl Hannah<br />6 What is the name of Elvis's mansion in Memphis? Graceland<br />7 Is an anode a positive or a negative electrode? Positive<br />8 A string quartet features 2 violins, a viola and what? Cello<br />9 What was the former name of Ho Chi Minh City? Saigon<br />10 Which satellite relayed the first TV pictures? Telstar<br />11 Name the Bascule bridge in London. Tower Bridge<br />12 What is the common name for the tympanic membrane? Eardrum<br />13 Which scientist discovered penicillin? Alexander Fleming<br />14 Which African country used to be called Abyssinia? Ethiopia<br />15 What is the name of Milan's Opera House? La Scala<br />16 Which planet lies between Jupiter and Uranus? Saturn<br />17 Which singer starred in the "Road" movies? Bing Crosby<br />18 How many tentacles has an octopus? 8<br />19 In which sport is Carl Fogarty a Superstar? World Superbikes<br />20 How many ways can you roll 7 with 2 dice? 6<br /><br />1 In which city was the first underground railway built? London <br />2 Who starred in the Lethal Weapon series? Mel Gibson<br />3 Which sport is played for the Davis Cup? Tennis<br />4 How is hydrophobia better known? Rabies<br />5 In which country did tequila originate? Mexico<br />6 What sort of animals live in a formicarium? Ants<br />7 What word is opposite to serious, dark and heavy? Light<br />8 Who was Tina Turner's first husband? Ike Turner<br />9 What can be hunter and half hunter? Pocket watches<br />10 Who was raised by animals in the Jungle Book? Mowgli<br />11 In which city were the 1948 Olympics held? London<br />12 What sort of creature is a lumpsucker? A fish<br />13 How is Frederick Bulsara better known? Freddie Mercury<br />14 What is dental caries? Tooth decay<br />15 Which bone covers the knee joint? The patella (kneecap)<br />16 Who were Athos, Porthos and Aramis? The 3 Musketeers<br />17 What instrument is played by the leader of an orchestra? Violin<br />18 Which country was first settled by the Maoris? New Zealand<br />19 According to the bible, what is the number of The Beast? 666<br />20 In the Old West, what were the cemetries called? Boot Hill <br /><br />1 Which WW2 leader was executed by his own people? Mussolini<br />2 What nationality was aviator Amy Johnson? British<br />3 Who led the Scottish at the battle of Bannockburn? Robert the Bruce<br />4 On which river are Victoria Falls? Zambesi<br />5 Vinegar is a dilute solution of which acid? Acetic acid<br />6 Who wrote "Journey to the Centre of the Earth?" Jules Verne<br />7 Who "used to be Snow White but drifted?" Mae West<br />8 Rabbits live in a system of tunnels called what? A warren<br />9 What sort of creature is a hoopoe? A bird<br />10 80% of the Earth's atmosphere is which gas? Nitrogen<br />11 Edmund Hillary was the first to reach which peak? Everest<br />12 Who was the first British monarch to be photographed? Queen Victoria<br />13 Who wrote and starred in "A fish called Wanda?" John Cleese<br />14 Of which country was Madoc a 12th century prince? Wales<br />15 Which respiratory organs are protected by the ribs? The lungs<br />16 At which Pole are penguins found? The South Pole<br />17 Name the white mausoleum found at Agra in India? The Taj Mahal<br />18 What is the "Denver Boot?" A wheel clamp<br />19 Which insect was a hit for Herb Alpert? Spanish Flea<br />20 Which Swede won 5 consecutive Wimbledon titles? Bjorn Borg <br /><br />1 Which is the largest artery in the body? The aorta<br />2 What is a balalaika? A musical instrument<br />3 How is refined sodium chloride better known? Table salt<br />4 Which instrument did David play, according to the bible? The harp<br />5 If you hold out an olive branch, what do you want? Peace<br />6 Who owned the Chocolate factory in Roald Dahl's story? Willie Wonka<br />7 Which capital city is heated by volcanic springs? Reykjavik<br />8 What is the name of the USA's National Cemetery? Arlington<br />9 Who was governor of the Bahamas during WW2? Duke of Windsor<br />10 Who were the backing group for B Bumble? The Stingers<br />11 Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Michelangelo<br />12 In which country is the Algarve? Portugal<br />13 In which film did "Oddjob" first appear? Goldfinger<br />14 Which artist famously painted a can of beans? Andy Warhol<br />15 Which country singer had a hit with "A boy named Sue?" Johnny Cash<br />16 Which film features Jamaica's bobsleigh team? Cool Runnings<br />17 What was Alfred Nobel's most famous invention? Dynamite<br />18 What sort of creature is a flying fox? A bat<br />19 Which antibiotic first came into use in 1941? Penicillin<br />20 How many American states begin with the letter W? 4<br /><br />1 Which country is ruled by the House of Grimaldi? Monaco<br />2 In the US it's the hood. What is it in the UK? The bonnet<br />3 After which saint is the heaviest breed of dog named? St Bernard<br />4 What is the collective name for a group of hounds? A pack<br />5 Which is the largest type of whale? The Blue Whale<br />6 With which meat is apple sauce traditionally served? Pork<br />7 Who wrote "Gulliver's Travels?" Jonathon Swift<br />8 What is the name of the Muppet frog? Kermit<br />9 Which religious day follows Shrove Tuesday? Ash Wednesday<br />10 How many minutes are there in 12.5 hours? 750<br />11 In which country was Elton John born? England<br />12 "N" is the symbol for which chemical element? Nitrogen<br />13 Of what is hippophobia a fear? Horses<br />14 Which Jewish state was founded in 1948? Israel<br />15 In which Scandinavian country would you find fjords? Norway<br />16 Which vegetable is the Welsh emblem? The leek<br />17 Which relatives are "kissin" in the 1964 Elvis song? Cousins<br />18 Which is the 8th planet from the sun? Neptune<br />19 Steve Biko died in prison in which country? South Africa<br />20 What is an Indian ladies traditional dress called? A sari<br /><br />1 On which coast of the USA is San Francisco? West<br />2 What type of creature is a Natterjack? A toad<br />3 What was pop artist Warhol's first name? Andy<br />4 Which musical instrument did Jimi Hendrix play? Guitar<br />5 Which monster was created by Mary Shelley? Frankenstein<br />6 On which mountain did Moses receive the Tablets of Law? Sinai<br />7 Who was king Solomon's father? David<br />8 Which star is roughly 93 million miles from Earth? The Sun<br />9 What colour wine gave Elkie Brookes chart success? Lilac<br />10 What does a seismometer measure? Earthquake strength<br />11 Which country introduced the guillotine in 1792? France<br />12 Which is the largest of the Canary Islands? Tenerife<br />13 Who led the Mutiny on the Bounty. Fletcher Christian<br />14 Who is the Adams family butler? Lurch<br />15 What colour is the background of the Japanese flag? White<br />16 On what day would you play "Trick or Treat?" Hallowe'en<br />17 Of which race was Montezuma the leader? The Aztecs<br />18 Which is bigger, a gene or a chromosome? Chromsome<br />19 What number is the black ball in pool? 8<br />20 What delicacy come from the sturgeon? Caviar <br /><br />QUIZTIME 89<br /><br />1. In 1983 Whom Did Ronald Reagan Describe As The Best Man In England?<br /> Margaret Thatcher<br /> <br />2. In Which Language Was The Magna Carta Written?<br /> Latin<br /> <br />3. Who Shot Martin Luther King?<br /> James Earl Ray<br /> <br />4. Which Special Envoy Of The Archbishop Of Canterbury Was Taken Hostage In 1987?<br /> Terry Waite<br /> <br />5. Who Was Head Of The FBI Between 1924 And 1972?<br /> J. Edgar Hoover<br /> <br />6. Who Was The 40th President Of The USA?<br /> Ronald Reagan<br /> <br />7. What Was The Nickname Of The British 8th Army In North Africa During World War 2?<br /> Desert Rats<br /> <br />8. Who Was The American President During The Gulf War?<br /> George Bush<br /> <br />9. In Which Year Did The Cuban Missile Crisis Occur?<br /> 1962<br /> <br />10. Who Led The Scots At The Battle Of Bannockburn?<br /> Robert The Bruce<br /> <br />11. How Many Tolpuddle Martyrs Were There?<br /> 6<br /> <br />12. In Which Building Did Prince Charles Marry Diana Spencer?<br /> St Paul’s Cathedral<br /> <br />13. Who Was Queen Elizabeth II’s Father?<br /> George VI<br /> <br />14. On Which Day Of The Week Are American Elections Always Held?<br /> Tuesday<br /> <br />15. Which Cult Were Involved In A Shootout With The FBI At Waco, Texas?<br /> Branch Davidians<br /> <br />16. What Is The Name Of John Major’s Daughter?<br /> Elizabeth<br /> <br />17. In Which Year Was Hong Kong Returned To China?<br /> 1997<br /> <br />18. Who Was The Infamous Daughter Of Pope Alexander Vi?<br /> Lucrezia Borgia<br /> <br />19. How did Herman Goering escape execution? <br /> He committed suicide<br /> <br />20. Who edited the Government propaganda newspaper The British Gazette during the General Strike of 1926?<br /> Sir Winston Spencer Churchill<br /> <br /><br />QUIZTIME 90<br /><br />1 Phil Read won several World Championships in which sport MOTOR CYCLING<br />2 In which country is the Mackenzie River CANADA<br />3 In entertainment, who was known as 'big hearted Arthur' ARTHUR ASKEY<br />4 Which singer had the first names Harry Lillis BING CROSBY<br />5 What was the name of Hilda Baker's silent friend CYNTHIA<br />6 Who was the first sportsman to appear on This Is Your life STANLEY MATTHEWS<br />7 In Red Rum's first Grand National triumph which 9 - 1 favourite had led the field until the final dash CRISP<br />8 Which of the English classics has Lester Piggott won the least times 1000 GUINEAS<br />9 Stop Me And Buy One was originally a slogan for what ICE CREAM<br />10 What is the name of the doctor played by Harrison Ford in The Fugitive RICHARD KIMBLE<br />11 SRN1 was the first what CROSS CHANNEL HOVERCRAFT<br />12 As a player, what was Alf Ramsey's first club SOUTHAMPTON<br />13 At what weight did Chris Eubank win the WBO title in 1990 MIDDLEWEIGHT<br />14 The expression Great White Hope was used to describe which black boxer's opponents JACK JOHNSON<br />15 Who created Bugs Bunny CHUCK JONES<br />16 To within five each way, how many England caps did Stanley Matthews win in 22 years 54<br />17 Which celebrity was born in Craighton Road, Eltham, Kent in 1903 BOB HOPE<br />18 Who had a UK No1 hit with The Final Countdown EUROPE<br />19 What is Osbert Lancaster best known for producing CARTOONS<br />20 From 1903 till 1958, all the Popes, bar one, had which name PIUS<br />21 Who hosted the quiz show Home Truths STEVE WRIGHT<br />22 Put a Tiger in Your Tank was originally an advertising slogan for what ESSO PETROL<br />23 Nice One Cyril was the slogan to advertise what WONDERLOAF BREAD<br />24 Which make of car had the slogan Vorsprung durch Technik AUDI<br />25 What does dyb dyb dyb mean DO YOUR BEST<br />26 Which boxer appeared in the film Carry On Constable FREDDIE MILLS<br />27 Who was on stage with Wogan in 1990 when George Best appeared to be drunk OMAR SHARIF<br />28 Who scored England's last goal under Graham Taylor IAN WRIGHT<br />29 To a year either way, which year did Freddy Mercury die 1991<br />30 As well as Red Rum, which other red did Brian Fletcher ride to a Grand National victory RED ALLIGATOR<br />31 What was Jack Dempsey's nickname MANASSA MAULER<br />32 What was the name of the horse on which Pat Eddery won his first derby GRUNDY<br />33 At which racing circuit did Ayrton Senna lose his life IMOLA<br />34 What was the name of the Italian cruise ship highjacked by Palestinian terrorists in October 1985 ACHILLE LAURO<br />35 Who had a UK no 1 with Pass The Dutchie MUSICAL YOUTH<br />36 What was the name of Ruth Ellis's lover whom she murdered DAVID BLAKEY<br />37 Within three years either way, what year did the long running stage play The Mousetrap open 1952<br />38 Richard Nixon was Vice President to which US President DWIGHT EISENHOWER<br />39 Who was defending champion when Virginia Wade won the Wimbledon singles CHRIS EVERT<br />40 What did Dennis Connor win three times in the 1980's AMERICA'S CUP<br />41 In which decade did Dennis the Menace start his menacing 50'S<br />42 In all, how many England managers did Kevin Keegan play for FOUR<br />43 Who played Monsieur Alphonse in the TV comedy 'Allo 'Allo KENNETH CONNOR<br />44 Which Hollywood film studio had the slogan 'more stars than there are in heaven' MGM<br />45 Which 50's film held the record for the most number of animals in a film (not herds of animals) AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS<br />46 Which transport minister introduced breathalyser tests in the UK BARBARA CASTLE<br />47 In which event did an individual first win four successive gold Olympic medals DISCUS<br />48 Who succeeded Brezhnev as president of the USSR ANDROPOV<br />49 Who beat England in their first home defeat in soccer IRELAND<br />50 The rationing of which non-food product ended in 1950 SOAP <br /><br />QUIZTIME 91 C WORDS<br />ALL ANSWERS BEGIN WITH C.<br /><br /><br />1.Which vegetable belongs to the same family as parsley and corriander? CARROT<br /><br />2.The ELO system is used to rate leading players of which game? CHESS<br /><br />3.The Korat plateau in, Thailand gives its name to what type of animal? CAT<br /><br />4.Which country hosted the first women’s world cup in 1991? CHINA<br /><br />5.What is the main element in Bronze? COPPER<br /><br />6.What’s the world’s most popular non-alcoholic drink? COFFEE<br /><br />7.In the harbour of which European capital city stands a statue of the Little Mermaid? COPENHAGEN<br /><br />8.In which war were the Battles of the Alma, Inkerman and Balaclava? CRIMEAN WAR<br /><br />9.The temple of Angkor Wat can be seen on the flag of which Asian country? CAMBODIA<br /><br />10.Which green pigment is the primary light absorber in photosynthesis? CHLOROPHYLL<br /><br />11.If Romeo is a Montague, what is Juliet? CAPULET<br /><br />12.Which 1965 Western film starred Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin? CAT BALLOU<br /><br />13.Which film star has a statue in Leicester Square? CHARLIE CHAPLIN<br /><br />14.What, in a castle, is a WARD? COURTYARD<br /><br />15.From which living creature is the coloured dye sepia obtained? CUTTLEFISH<br /><br />16.This is the edible fruit of the tree with the Latin name Castanea Sativa? CHESTNUT<br /><br />17.What kind of bread takes its name from the Italian for ‘slipper’ which it supposedly resembles? CIABATTA<br /><br />18.Which US motor manufacturer produced the Belle Air, Caprice and Impala models? CHEVROLET<br /><br />19.Which Roman emperor had a name meaning little boot? CALIGULA<br /><br />20.The wallflower is related to which vegetable? CABBAGE <br /><br />QUIZTIME 92<br />80' MUSIC<br /><br />1.Which '80s female artist starred with Warren Beaty in the movie "Dick Tracy"? Madonna<br /><br />2.Which late '80s rock band released the hit titled "Dr. Feelgood"? Motley Crue<br /><br />3.Which artist released a remake of the Beach Boys hit "California Girls"? David Lee Roth<br /><br />4.Which band had seven US Top 10 singles between 1980 and 1982? Air Supply<br /><br />5.What was Pat Benatar's last US Top 10 single of the 1980s? Invincible<br /><br />6.Michael Hutchence was the lead singer of which '80s band? INXS<br /><br />7.Which late '80s rock band released the hit titled "Youth Gone Wild"? Skid Row<br /><br />8.Which '80s group have often been called the spark that began the popular "boy bands" of the 1990s? Wham<br /><br />9.Which all female band of the 1980s became the first to have an album chart at #1 for four straight weeks? The Bangles<br /><br />10.Who stars in the music video for Tom Petty's "Into the Great Wide Open"? Johnny Depp<br /><br />11.Which hard rock band was formed in 1981 by Nikki Sixx? Motley Crue<br /><br />12.In 1987, which artist played Sonny Crocket's wife in a few episodes of "Miami Vice"? Sheena Easton<br /><br />13.Which band were originally called "Mammoth"? Van Halen<br /><br />14.Who is Alannah Myles referring to in her late '80s hit "Black Velvet"? Elvis Presley<br /><br />15.Who starred in the 1985 movie "Mad Max III"? Tina Turner<br /><br />16.Which band had previously been named "Flowers", switching names to avoid a lawsuit? Icehouse<br /><br />17.Which band released a spy movie called "Mantrap" in 1983? ABC<br /><br />18.Which band did Rolling Stone magazine call "Band of the 80s"? U2<br /><br />19.Who was the lead singer of Dire Straits? Mark Knopfler<br /><br />20.Which band released the theme song to the famous '80s movie "Pretty in Pink"? Psychedelic Furs<br /><br />QUIZTIME 93<br /><br />ALL ANSWERS START WITH E.<br /><br /><br />1.Alpine plant with white bracts|||edelweiss<br /><br />2.Kind of skin inflammation|||eczema<br /><br />3.Dutch cheese with red rind|||edam<br /><br />4.Selfcentered|||egocentric<br /><br />5.Northern species of duck with soft feathers|||eider<br /><br />6.Kind of white heron|||egret<br /><br />7.Run away to marry secretly|||elope<br /><br />8.Regular oval shape|||ellipse<br /><br />9.In Greek mythology the place of ideal happiness|||elysium<br /><br />10.Book of information on many subjects|||encyclopedia<br /><br />11.Boned steak cut off sirloin|||entrecote<br /><br />12.Dish served between fish and meat courses|||entree<br /><br />13.Person who undertakes commercial venture|||entrepreneur<br /><br />14.A person with refined taste in food and drink|||epicure<br /><br />15.Widespread occurrence of a disease|||epidemic<br /><br />16.Festival on January 6th commemorating the visit of the Magi to Christ|||epiphany<br /><br />17.A light canvas shoe with a plaited sole|||espadrille<br /><br />18.Coffee made under steam pressure|||espresso<br /><br />19.Conventional rules of social behaviour|||etiquette<br /><br />20.Christian sacrement in which bread and wine are consecrated and consummed|||eucharist <br /><br />QUIZTIME 94<br />ALL ANSWERS BEGIN WITH A<br /><br /><br />1.A long winged sea bird related to the petrel? Albatross<br /><br />2.A person or animal lacking pigment in skin hair and eyes? Albino<br /><br />3.Branch of mathematics using letters to represent numbers? Algebra<br /><br />4.Plant based compound often used as a drug? Alkaloid<br /><br />5.Whats the Muslim name of God? Allah<br /><br />6.Spice made from the berry of the pimento plant? Allspice<br /><br />7.A calander usually with astronomical data is called ..? Almanac<br /><br />8.Something that containing both letters and numbers? Alphanumeric<br /><br />9.Large dog of a breed of wolfhound? Alsatian<br /><br />10.Light silvery metallic element? Aluminium<br /><br />11.Mixture, blend alloy of any metal with mercury? Amalgam<br /><br />12.Mythical race of female warriors? Amazons<br /><br />13.Yellow translucent fossil resin? Amber<br /><br />14.Diplomat living abroad as representative of their country? Ambassador<br /><br />15.Someone able to use both hands equally well? Ambidextrous<br /><br />16.A Greek or Roman two handled jar? Amphora<br /><br />17.Synthetic hormone used to build muscle? Anabolic Steroid<br /><br />18.Large South American constrictor snake? Anaconda<br /><br />19.A belief that government and law should be abolished? Anarchism<br /><br />20.Instrument for measuring wind force? Anemometer <br /><br />QUIZTIME 95 4 LETTER <br /><br />What is the real first name of the rap star Puff Daddy?<br />Sean<br />What is the name of the strip, a disputed area of land that lies between Israel and Egypt?<br />Gaza<br />In which country does a sultanate rule in the capital city of Muscat?<br />Oman<br />What type of music was named in Chicago?<br />Jazz<br />Which two-word phrase, both words containing four letters, means "trusty scout" and was often uttered by Tonto?<br />Kemo sabe<br />In music LP signified which two four-letter words?<br />Long Play<br />What name for an inflatable brand of airbed was originally registered as a trade name by PB Cow and Company?<br />Lilo<br />Margaretha Zelle, the Dutch spy during World War I, adopted with pseudonym that consisted of two four-letter words?<br />Mata Hari<br />Which fruit provided the nickname of author PG Wodehouse?<br />Plum<br />Five US Presidents had four-letter names: Bush Snr, Bush Jnr, Polk, Tate and ?<br />Ford<br />What name is given to a group of leopards?<br />Leap<br />What is the surname of the American business-man who died in May 2001 aged 74, and became famous for saying "I liked the shaver so much I bought the company"?<br />Kiam<br />Which word is missing from the following proverb? Faint heart never won fair ____<br />Lady<br />Who did Mehmet Ali Agca attempt to assassinate in 1981?<br />Pope<br />By what name is Dave Evans of pop group U2 also known?<br />Edge<br />Which two types of patterns of fingerprints have four-letter names, Loop and ?<br />Arch<br />What is the name of the DIY expert in the TV programme Changing Rooms?<br />Andy<br />What is the name of the sacred river in the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge?<br />Alph<br />Candlestick, revolver, lead piping, knife and spanner. Which murder weapon is missing from the board game of Cluedo?<br />Rope<br />Which is the only room with a four-letter name in the board game of Cluedo?<br />Hall <br /><br />QUIZTIME 96<br /><br />What colour are gorse flowers?<br />Yellow<br />Alphabetical order - in the 14th century which two countries fought at Poitiers?<br />England and France<br />In music a flat sign lowers a note but what sign raises a note?<br />Sharp<br />Alphabetically what are the two main colours on the Vatican flag?<br />White and yellow<br />Chemically pure gold contains how many carats?<br />24<br />In chess which piece must always moves diagonally?<br />Bishop<br />Which artist painted 'Sunflowers'?<br />Van Gogh<br />In which county is Windsor Castle?<br />Berkshire<br />What term is given to the distance from the centre of a circle to the outer edge?<br />Radius<br />Which is the highest mountain in the Alps?<br />Mont Blanc<br />How many points are there on a snowflake?<br />Six<br />On which island did King John set his seal to the Magna Carta?<br />Runnymede<br />Jonquil is a shade of which colour?<br />Yellow<br />What is halitosis more commonly known as ?<br />Bad breath<br />Who created the character Kiki the parrot?<br />Enid Blyton<br />Which sea does the River Rhone flow into?<br />Mediterranean<br />In which card game can you stick and twist?<br />Pontoon<br />How is singer/songwriter John Henry Deutschendorf better known?<br />John Denver<br />In Latin what does 'Ave Marie' mean?<br />Hail Mary<br />In a word not a number - how many stripes does a police sergeant have on his arm?<br />Three<br />Which royal was quoted by the press as saying 'Why don't you naff off'?<br />Princess Anne<br />Which writer created Philip Marlowe the private eye?<br />Raymond Chandler<br />What is the name for the study of rocks and the earth's crust?<br />Geology<br />Which Ancient British priests were associated with mistletoe?<br />Druids<br />What does a theodolite measure?<br />Angles<br />Which poisonous gas is given off from a car exhaust?<br />Carbon monoxide<br />In Scotland what are Eigg - Muck - and Rhum?<br />Islands<br />What is ornithology the study of?<br />Birds<br />Of which country was Robert Menzies was prime minister ?<br />Australia<br />What is the currency of Poland?<br />Zloty<br />Which radio show featured Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield?<br />Take It From Here<br />In maths what is meant by three dots in a triangular formation?<br />Therefore<br />Traditionally what does a cooper make?<br />Barrels<br />Which motorway goes from east to west across the Pennines?<br />M62<br />What are workers and drones types of?<br />Bee<br />What is the middle name of Winston S Churchill?<br />Spencer<br />On what calendar date is Burns Night?<br />25th January<br />What is the home of a beaver called?<br />Lodge<br />Which spaceman appeared on the front page of the original 'Eagle' comic?<br />Dan Dare<br />Who sang the Bond theme 'Goldfinger'?<br />Shirley Bassey<br />What did the Italian soldier Garibaldi give his name to?<br />Biscuit<br />Which sea is north of Turkey?<br />Black<br />What colour are the flowers of St John's Wort?<br />Yellow<br />With which musical instrument is Segovia associated ?<br />Guitar<br />Which brothers flew the first manned powered aeroplane?<br />Wright<br />In which Scottish city is The Heriot-Watt university?<br />Edinburgh<br /><br />QUIZTIME 97 HISTORY<br /><br />From which country did the soldiers called Hoplites come?<br />Greece<br />What year did the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race first take place? @1900 - 71 =<br />1829<br />Which 16th century theologian wrote Institutes of the Christian Religion in 1536 and developed the philosophies of the Presbyterian Church? <br />John Calvin<br />Which legendary King was crowned when he pulled a sword from a stone?<br />Arthur<br />What was King Arthur's sword called?<br />Excalibur<br />Aborigines are the native people of which country?<br />Australia<br />What sporting event was revived in 1896 and is held every four years? <br />Olympic Games<br />In which country was the first cycle race held in 1868?<br />France<br />What was the name of Alexander the Greats horse?<br />Bucephalus<br />Spectacles were first hand held. True or False<br />True<br />Warrior and Dictator Hideyoshi, unified which Asian nation in 1590?<br />Japan<br />Which dynasty was in power throughout the 1500's in China?<br />Ming<br />Which European country has the oldest Parliament?<br />Iceland<br />Who was king of Spain in 1588 when the English defeated the Spanish Armada?<br />Philip II<br />Which Italian city has a famous leaning tower?<br />Pisa<br />It used to be called Constantinople what is it called today?<br />Istanbul<br />Alphabetically, between which two countries does Offa's Dyke run? <br />England and Wales<br />Ponce de Leon, discoverer of Florida 1513, was also Governor of what Carribean island?<br />Puerto Rico<br />What Mogul emporer of India from 1556-1605, took the throne at age 13 and was the grandson of Babar?<br />Akbar the Great<br />Who did Queen Elizabeth feel threatened by and had executed in 1587?<br />Mary Queen of Scots<br />In which century was the French Revolution?<br />18th<br />Spanish explorer Garcia Da Lopez de Cardenas was the first European to see what natural wonder located in North America in 1540?<br />Grand Canyon<br />Which Empire was ruled by Darius the Great?<br />Persian<br />Which state in ancient Greece forced its people to live a life without luxuries?<br />Sparta<br />Which fast food gets its name from a city in Germany?<br />Hamburger<br />Which was the last "single" number to be invented? <br />Zero<br />Which country was joined with England by the Act of Union in 1536?<br />Wales<br />What is the first name of Princes William and Harry's father?<br />Charles<br />What was a central market-place in ancient Greece called?<br />Agora<br />What did ancient Egyptians use to sweeten food?<br />Honey<br /><br />QUIZTIME 98<br /><br />What is the highest mountain in Africa?<br />Kilimanjaro<br />What does the Japanese word "karaoke" literally mean? <br />Empty Orchestra<br />Which "Rovers" did the veteran cartoon character Roy of the Rovers play for?<br />Melchester<br />Which of the Bronte sisters wrote Wuthering Heights?<br />Emily<br />Which Lord sits on the Wool Sack in the House of Lords?<br />Chancellor<br />In which European country would you find the region of Transylvania?<br />Romania<br />How many different words for "ice" do the Eskimos have? <br />16<br />What was the first manned US Space Station called? <br />Skylab<br />What is the name of the animated character in Tomb Raider?<br />Lara Croft<br />Meaning "before noon" what does the abbreviation A.M. stand for?<br />Ante Meridian<br />What are Fruit, Pipistrelle and Horsehoe types of?<br />Bat<br />Who is the first non-human to win an Oscar?<br />Mickey Mouse<br />How is the Collegiate Church of St Peter in London better known?<br />Westminster Abbey<br />The name of which Japanese martial art means "way of the sword"?<br />Kendo<br />What did the boy stand on in the poem Casabianca?<br />Burning deck<br />In 1984, which Indian Prime Minister was assassinated by members of her Sikh bodyguard? <br />Indira Gandhi<br />What is the central bank of the US called?<br />Federal Reserve<br />In 1863, what explosive invention was patented by Alfred Nobel?<br />Dynamite<br />Ammon is the chief god in which mythology?<br />Egyptian<br />The name of which car manufacturer is also the state capital of Texas?<br />Austin <br /><br />QUIZTIME 99 FILM<br /><br />Who played Hans Solo in Star Wars?<br />Harrison Ford<br />Who played Catwoman in Batman Returns?<br />Michelle Pfeiffer<br />How is Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra better known?<br />Meg Ryan<br />What was John Wayne's nickname?<br />Duke<br />What was the name of Patrick Swayze's co-star in Ghost?<br />Demi Moore<br />Who did Tom Cruise play in Born on the Fourth of July?<br />Ron Kovic<br />What line did Michael Douglas say in Wall Street? (3 words)<br />Greed is Good<br />Who has been married to Judy Carne and Loni Anderson?<br />Burt Reynolds<br />Which country was Sean Connery born in?<br />Scotland<br />Who won the Best Supporting Actress Award for Cactus Flower?<br />Goldie Hawn<br />For which film did Al Pacino win his first Oscar?<br />Scent of a Woman<br />What is Bob Hope's signature tune?<br />Thanks for the Memory<br />In whose garden did Elizabeth Taylor marry her 7th husband?<br />Michael Jackson<br />What was the name of the character played by Kevin Costner in JFK?<br />Jim Garrison<br />Who wrote the script for Rocky?<br />Sylvester Stallone<br />What was Katherine Hepburn's 1991 autobiography called? @Not you but ...<br />Me<br />Who did Cher play in Robert Altman's The Player?<br />Herself<br />Clark Gable, Marlon Brando and Mel Gibson have all played which sailor on film?<br />Fletcher Christian<br />What was the name of Elizabeth Taylor’s character in The Flintstones?<br />Pearl Slaghoople<br />Dustin Hoffman played which character in All The President's Men?<br />Carl Bernstein <br /><br />QUIZTIME 100<br />What name is given to a young beaver?<br />Kitten<br />Scrapie is a disease affecting which farm animal?<br />Sheep<br />What is the old name for a bat?<br />Rearmouse<br />Which carnivorous mammal has species called American, Eurasian and honey?<br />Badger<br />How many legs does a starfish have? (word)<br />Five<br />What is the canine equivalent of a fingerprint for identification purposes? (2 words)<br />Nose print<br />What is the world’s largest bird after the ostrich?<br />Emu<br />If cows moo, which animals are said to bell?<br />Deer<br />Which tall bird is usually pink?<br />Flamingo<br />Throstle is the poetic name for which bird?<br />Thrush<br />Which big cat is strong enough to drag large prey up into a tree?<br />Panther<br />What nine-letter word is the alternative name for a snow grouse?<br />Ptarmigan<br />A bloodworm is a young what?<br />Gnat<br />To which family of birds do mynah birds belong?<br />Starling<br />What species of beetle was considered sacred in ancient Egypt?<br />Scarab<br />What animal is the national symbol of South Africa?<br />Springbok<br />Which part of its body does a thresher shark use to stun its prey?<br />Tail<br />To which family of animals does the skunk belong?<br />Weasel<br />What is the French word for monkey?<br />Singe<br />To which animal does the adjective lupine apply?<br />Wolf <br /> QUIZTIME 101<br />(A) Which musical instrument was invented in Berlin in 1822?<br />Accordion<br />(B) What name is given to the study of plants?<br />Botany<br />(C) In the Roman Catholic Church what name is given to the cup containing the Mass wine?<br />Chalice<br />(D) Which airport serves the city of Aberdeen?<br />Dyce<br />(E) What race of people have a name that literally means "eater of raw flesh"?<br />Eskimo<br />(F) What kind of headgear favoured by Tommy Cooper was named after a Moroccan town?<br />Fez<br />(G) What is the birthstone for January?<br />Garnet<br />(H) In the Bible who was the stepfather of Salome?<br />Herod<br />(I) In which sitcom did Larry Hagman play the character of Tony Nelson? (4 words)<br />I Dream of Jeannie<br />(J) What was the name of Captain Hook's ship in Peter Pan? (2 words)<br />Jolly Roger<br />(K) What animal has a name that literally means "no drink"? <br />Koala<br />(L) What name is given to a picture made from a drawing on a stone?<br />Lithograph<br />(M) Which breed of cat would you associate with the Isle of Man?<br />Manx<br />(N) On TV who played the Charmer? (full name)<br />Nigel Havers<br />(O) What name is given to a sacred story that has been set to music?<br />Oratorio<br />(P) On TV who was the boss of Della Street? (full name)<br />Perry Mason<br />(Q) In which film did Peter Ustinov play Emperor Nero? (2 words)<br />Quo Vadis<br />(R) Who painted The Night Watch?<br />Rembrandt<br />(S) What is the seventh largest island in the world?<br />Sumatra<br />(T) What name is given to an appliance that regulates pressure and temperature?<br />Thermostat<br />(U) Feargal Sharkey was the lead singer of which band?<br />Undertones<br />(V) What name describes the process for hardening rubber?<br />Vulcanisation<br />(W) What were mistook for monsters by Don Quixote?<br />Windmills<br />(X) Which gas was discovered in 1898?<br />Xenon<br />(Y) What is the main currency of Japan?<br />Yen<br />(Z) What was the surname of the man who invented the airship?<br />Zeppelin <br /> QUIZTIME 102<br />1. John Piper was the designer of the stained glass window in which English Cathedral ?<br /><br />A. COVENTRY.<br /><br />2. Which boxer had the nickname "The Fighting Marine" ?<br /><br />A. GENE TUNNEY.<br /><br />3. Which country's flag comprises 'Red background with black double-headed eagle surmounted by a gold five-pointed star' ?<br /><br />A. ALBANIA.<br /><br />4. 'Beauty of Bath', 'Discovery', 'James Grieve' and 'Lord Lambourne' are all varieties of which fruit, grown outdoors in the UK ?<br /><br />A. APPLES.<br /><br />5. Which boxer had two nicknames, one of which was "The Motor City Cobra" ?<br /><br />A. THOMAS HEARNS ("Hitman" was the other).<br /><br />6. Which country's flag consists of a horizontal tricolour of orange, white and green with a blue Chakra in the middle of the central band ?<br /><br />A. INDIA (a Chakra is a prayer wheel).<br /><br />7. 'Sunburst', 'May Duke', 'Merchant' and 'Merton Glory' are all varieties of which fruit grown outdoors in the UK ?<br /><br />A. CHERRIES.<br /><br />8. Gilbert Scott was the architect of which English Anglican Cathedral ?<br /><br />A. LIVERPOOL.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. In Arthurian legend, of English source, which knight of the Round Table throws 'Excalibur' into the lake ?<br /><br />A. SIR BEDWERE or BEDIVERE (In the French vulgate it is Sir Girflet).<br /><br />2. In heraldry, if a creature is said to be 'Volant', what characteristic is it said to be in ?<br /><br />A. FLYING.<br /><br />3. Which Scottish football club play their home games at Pittodrie ?<br /><br />A. ABERDEEN.<br /><br />4. She and her alto ego first appeared in 1941 in All Star Comics, the creation of Chester Gould, who is she ?<br /><br />A. WONDER WOMAN (accept Diana Prince, her alto ego).<br /><br />5. In heraldry, if a creature is said to be 'Salient', what is said to be its characteristics ?<br /><br />A. SPRINGING.<br /><br />6. Which Scottish football club play their home games at Tannadice ?<br /><br />A. DUNDEE UNITED.<br /><br />7. Created by Alex Raymond, this futuristic character first appeared in 1934. who is he ?<br /><br />A. FLASH GORDON.<br /><br />8. In Arthurian legend of English source, three knights of Arthur achieved the Holy Grail, Sir Bors and Sir Galahad are two, who was the third ?<br /><br />A. SIR PERCIVAL.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. RAF Lakenheath is situated in which English county ?<br /><br />A. SUFFOLK.<br /><br />2. Specifically, what type of creatures are 'Elegants', 'Turquosines' and 'Splendids' ?<br /><br />A. AUSTRALIAN GRASS PARAKEETS.<br /><br />3. In which city did the assassination of Martin Luther King take place ?<br /><br />A. MEMPHIS, Tennessee.<br /><br />4. What name links the Apollo 15 space ship with that of seafarer Captain Cook ?<br /><br />A. ENDEAVOUR.<br /><br />5. Specifically, what type of creatures are 'Female Winter', 'Mottled Umber' and 'Vapourer' ?<br /><br />A. MOTHS.<br /><br />6. RAF Waddington is in which English county ?<br /><br />A. LINCOLNSHIRE.<br /><br />7. By what name was Sir Francis Drake's ship known before he circumnavigated the world ?<br /><br />A. THE PELICAN.<br /><br />8. Who assassinated Robert Kennedy ?<br /><br />A. SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who played the part of 'Valerie Barlow's' uncle in 'Coronation Street' ?<br /><br />A. JACK HOWARTH (Albert Tatlock).<br /><br />2. In which conflict did the Battle of Townton take place in 1461 ?<br /><br />A. WAR OF THE ROSES.<br /><br />3. In which athletics event did Bob Beaman hold the world record for 23 years ?<br /><br />A. LONG JUMP.<br /><br />4. Of which planet is 'Desdemona' a satellite ?<br /><br />A. URANUS.<br /><br />5. The War of Bavarian Succession was fought between Austria and which other country ?<br /><br />A. PRUSSIA.<br /><br />6. Who played the original landlord of the 'Rovers Return' in 'Coronation Street' ?<br /><br />A. ARTHUR LESLEY.<br /><br />7. 'Janus' was discovered in 1966, it is a moon of which planet ?<br /><br />A. SATURN.<br /><br />8. Cricket. Who in April 1994 scored a record 375 runs in one innings against England ?<br /><br />A. BRIAN LARA.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which Spaniard was the winner of the 'Tour de France' from 1991-1995 ?<br /><br />A. MIGUEL INDURAIN.<br /><br />2. On which Hawaiian island is Mount Tantalus ?<br /><br />A. OHAU.<br /><br />3. On which river is the city of Lincoln ?<br /><br />A. WITHAM.<br /><br />4. Who was the Shadow Foreign Secretary from 1987-92 ?<br /><br />A. GERALD KAUFMAN.<br /><br />5. The Whitsunday Islands lie off the coast of which Australian state ?<br /><br />A. QUEENSLAND.<br /><br />6. On which river is the market town of Welshpool ?<br /><br />A. SEVERN.<br /><br />7. Who was Foreign Secretary from 1989-95 ?<br /><br />A. DOUGLAS HURD.<br /><br />8. Hungarian athlete Balazs Kiss was the 1996 Olympic champion at which discipline ?<br /><br />A. HAMMER.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Who wrote the 1944 play, 'The Man Who Had All The Luck' ?<br /><br />A. ARTHUR MILLER.<br /><br />2. Which European river is spanned by the 'Ponte 25 de Abril Bridge' ?<br /><br />A. TAGUS.<br /><br />3. The Du Maurier Classic is competed for in which sport ?<br /><br />A. WOMEN'S GOLF.<br /><br />4. Which group recorded the 1976 album 'Rastaman Vibration' ?<br /><br />A. BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS.<br /><br />5. On which French river is the porcelain centre of Limoges ?<br /><br />A. VIENNE.<br /><br />6. In which sport is the Swaythling Cup contested ?<br /><br />A. TABLE TENNIS.<br /><br />7. Who was the drummer with the 1970's rock band Led Zeppelin ?<br /><br />A. JOHN BONHAM.<br /><br />8. Which English dramatist wrote 'Hobson's Choice' ?<br /><br />A. HAROLD BRIGHOUSE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which Nationwide League football team play their home games at Withdean Stadium ?<br /><br />A. BRIGHTON and HOVE ALBION.<br /><br />2. What is the Army rank equivalent to Rear Admiral in the Navy ?<br /><br />A. MAJOR GENERAL.<br /><br />3. With a Beaufort Scale number of 8, and a wind speed of 39-46 mph. How is this wind force described ?<br /><br />A. GALE.<br /><br />4. Which battle, the first of the 'War Of The Roses' took place in 1455 and saw the Yorkists victorious over the Lancastrians ?<br /><br />A. ST. ALBANS.<br /><br />5. What rank in the RAF is equivalent to Rear Admiral in the Navy ?<br /><br />A. AIR VICE MARSHALL.<br /><br />6. Which Nationwide League football team play their home games at the Bescot Stadium ?<br /><br />A. WALSALL.<br /><br />7. Which famous battle of 1645 took place when the Parliamentary Army led by Fairfax defeated the Royalist Army led by Prince Rupert ?<br /><br />A. NASEBY.<br /><br />8. With a Beaufort Scale number of 11 and a wind speed of 64-72 mph. How is this wind force described ?<br /><br />A. STORM.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which American actress was the elder sister of Joan Fontaine ?<br /><br />A. OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND.<br /><br />2. What is the highest pitched woodwind instrument in an orchestra ?<br /><br />A. PICCOLO.<br /><br />3. Who shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela ?<br /><br />A. F.W. DE KLERK.<br /><br />4. Who wrote the music for the hymn 'Onward Christian Soldiers' ?<br /><br />A. SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN.<br /><br />5. What is the lowest pitched string instrument in an orchestra ?<br /><br />A. DOUBLE BASS.<br /><br />6. Who in 1977 shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Miraid Corrigan ?<br /><br />A. BETTY WILLIAMS (it should have been awarded in 1976, but the nomination made by the German government arrived too late to be considered, it was awarded belatedly).<br /><br />7. Which British composer wrote 'On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring' ?<br /><br />A. FREDERICK DELIUS.<br /><br />8. Who was the brother of Irish actor Arthur Shields, both of whom appeared with John Wayne in the film 'The Quiet Man' ?<br /><br />A. BARRY FITZGERALD.<br /><br /> <br /><br />TIE-BREAK ONE, Individual Questions.<br /><br />1. Which singer had a top ten hit single in June 1974 with the song,'One Man Band' ?<br /><br />A. LEO SAYER.<br /><br />2. Who played the lead male role in the 1939 film western 'Dodge City' ?<br /><br />A. ERROL FLYNN.<br /><br />3. Which Greek hero of the Trojan War killed himself when the armour of Achilles was given to Odysseus ?<br /><br />A. AJAX.<br /><br />4. What nationality is Formula One driver Marc Gene ?<br /><br />A. SPANISH.<br /><br />5. Who played the lead male role in the 1960 film 'Ocean's Eleven' ?<br /><br />A. FRANK SINATRA.<br /><br />6. Which pop group recorded the 1975 number one single 'Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)' ?<br /><br />A. STYLISTICS.<br /><br />7. What nationality is long distance runner Antonio Pinto ?<br /><br />A. PORTUGUESE.<br /><br />8. What god roared like a bull after being wounded by a Greek hero at Troy ?<br /><br />A. ARES.<br /><br /> <br /><br />TIE-BREAK TWO, Individual Questions.<br /><br />1. Which car manufacturer makes the 'Impian' model ?<br /><br />A. PROTON.<br /><br />2. In which English county is the 'Eden Project' ?<br /><br />A. CORNWALL.<br /><br />3. What was the principal wood used by Thomas Chippendale during the eighteenth century ?<br /><br />A. MAHOGANY.<br /><br />4. Which was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic ?<br /><br />A. THE SIRIUS.<br /><br />5. What was the special feature of the British ship 'Vulcan', built in 1818 ?<br /><br />A. SHE WAS THE FIRST ALL IRON SAILING SHIP.<br /><br />6. Which car manufacturer makes the 'Colorado' model ?<br /><br />A. TOYOTA.<br /><br />7. In which English county was the first all ferrous bridge erected ?<br /><br />A. SHROPSHIRE.<br /><br />8. Thomas Bolsover invented an efficient substitute for silver in about 1745, what is it called ?<br /><br />A. SHEFFIELD PLATE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. Which tv show did the song 'Yellow Pearl' introduce in the 1980's ?<br /><br />A. 'TOP OF THE POPS'.<br /><br />2. What nationality is runner Paul Kergat ?<br /><br />A. KENYAN.<br /><br />3. Which country administers the Aleutian Islands ?<br /><br />A. THE U.S.A.<br /><br />4. Who was the second son of Adam and Eve in the Old Testament ?<br /><br />A. ABEL.<br /><br />5. Who starred as 'Jason Starbuck' in the 1954 film 'The Yankee Pasha' ?<br /><br />A. JEFF CHANDLER. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 103<br /><br />A. Which disease used to be called wool-sorter's disease? ANTHRAX<br /><br />B. The Eroica, Pastorale and Choral are symphonies by which composer? BEETHOVEN<br /><br />C. Which sport requires stones to be 'thrown' at houses? CURLING<br /><br />D. In The Simpsons, what is the occupation of Julius Hibbert? DOCTOR<br /><br />E. Which tea is flavoured with BERGAMOT? EARL GREY<br /><br />F. What name is given to the small sac or cavity from which a hair grows? FOLLICLE<br /><br />G. From which musical did the song Thank Heaven for little girls come from? GIGI<br /><br />H. Who wrote the opera Rodelinda? HANDEL<br /><br />I. Which country's parliament is the 'Althing'? ICELAND<br /><br />J. What was Groucho Mark’s real first name? JULIUS<br /><br />K. Nephritis affects which part of the body? KIDNEYS<br /><br />L. A black bull is the badge of which car company? LAMBORGHINI<br /><br />M. On which of the Great Lakes does Chicago stand? MICHIGAN<br /><br />N. Which European country's parliament is called the Storting; its national anthem being "We Love This Country"? NORWAY<br /><br />O. Bauxite is the principal ore of Aluminium, which other element is combined with the metal in this ore? OXYGEN<br /><br />P. Hannah Suchocka became which counties first woman Prime Minister when she was elected in 1992? POLAND<br /><br />Q. The hunchback of Notredame? QUASIMODO<br /><br />R. What is the chief town on the island of Bute? ROTHESAY<br /><br />S. The celebration of 45 years of marraige? SAPPHIRE<br /><br />T. For which 1999 Disney film did Phil Collins record the song You'll Be In My Heart? TARZAN<br /><br />U. Which of the planets has satellites called Titania and Oberon? URANUS<br /><br />V. Guyana has borders with Brazil, Surinam and which other country? VENEZUELA<br /><br />W. Harrison Ford's performance in which film earned him his only Best Actor nomination? WITNESS<br /><br />X. Meaning cross fertilization? XENOGAMY<br /><br />Y. Fermented milk food? YOGHURT<br /><br />Z. Sixth letter of the greek alphabet? ZETA<br /><br />QUIZTIME 104<br /><br />1. In which city would you find 'Commissioner Gordon' and 'Chief O'Hara' ?<br /><br />A. 'GOTHAM CITY'.<br /><br />2. Name the actress, she died in August 2002, who played the part of 'Madame Edith Artois' in the tv series 'Allo, Allo' ?<br /><br />A. CARMEN SILVERA.<br /><br />3. The 1920's art known as 'The Group of Seven' was formed in which country ?<br /><br />A. CANADA.<br /><br />4. Which film actress once claimed that "Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm too young to be in an institution" ?<br /><br />A. MAE WEST.<br /><br />5. In which opera do the brothers 'Fernando' and 'Guiglielmo' appear ?<br /><br />A. 'COSI FAN TUTI'.<br /><br />6. After which film star is the airport in Orange County, California named ?<br /><br />A. JOHN WAYNE.<br /><br />7. Name either of the films for which Jason Robards won a Best Supporting Actor 'Oscar' ?<br /><br />A. 'ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN' or 'JULIE'.<br /><br />8. Crockfords Directory is a reference book for which profession ?<br /><br />A. THE CLERGY.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. Which great composer's only ballets were, 'The Creatures Of Prometheus' and 'Ritterballet' ?<br /><br />A. BEETHOVEN.<br /><br />2. In the Bible, who was the first-born of Isaac ?<br /><br />A. ESAU.<br /><br />3. Which archipelago, off the coast of Newfoundland, is the last remaining French possession in North America ?<br /><br />A. ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON.<br /><br />4. Which English brewer produces 'Spitfire' Kentish ale ?<br /><br />A. SHEPHERD NEAME.<br /><br />5. What in law, does the term consanguinity mean ?<br /><br />A. RELATED BY BLOOD.<br /><br />6. With what area of manufacturing are the names of Audemars Piguet & Cie, Zenith and Ulysse Nardin associated ?<br /><br />A. WATCHMAKING.<br /><br />7. In which year was the £1 coin introduced into circulation ?<br /><br />A. 1983.<br /><br />8. What was the first name of the daughter of Pakistani politician Zulfiqir Ali Bhutto ?<br /><br />A. BENAZIR.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. From which island does 'Marsala' wine come ?<br /><br />A. SICILY.<br /><br />2. Which car manufacturer makes the 'Zetec' model ?<br /><br />A. FORD.<br /><br />3. Which is the most common element in the Earth's crust after oxygen ?<br /><br />A. SILICON.<br /><br />4. Footballer Dave Mackay, made his name with Tottenham Hotspur, but with which club did he finish his playing career ?<br /><br />A. SWINDON TOWN.<br /><br />5. With reference to a camera, what is meant by the abbreviation TTL ?<br /><br />A. THROUGH THE LENS.<br /><br />6. Which Puccini opera begins with 'Rodolfo' finishing writing an article while his friends go drinking ?<br /><br />A. 'LA BOHEME'.<br /><br />7. Who succeeded Kruschev as Soviet Prime Minister in 1964 ?<br /><br />A. KOSYGIN.<br /><br />8. Which US city is home to American Football team, 'the Browns' ?<br /><br />A. CLEVELAND.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In which county are 'Leeds castle' and the 'Isle of Sheppey' ?<br /><br />A. KENT.<br /><br />2. When applied to a camera, what does the abbreviation SLR stand for ? <br /><br />A. SINGLE LENS REFLEX.<br /><br />3. A 'theocracy' is government by whom ?<br /><br />A. THE CHURCH.<br /><br />4. Charlotte Dod was a fine skater, an international hockey player, the best woman archer in England, and a champion golfer; all after she gave up her first game for lack of effective opposition. What game was that ? <br /><br />A. TENNIS.<br /><br />5. Which film actor once claimed "Prohibition was so bad, I was once forced to live for days on nothing but food and water" ?<br /><br />A. W.C. FIELDS.<br /><br />6. In the sci-fi book and film, by what other name was the planet 'Arakis' known ?<br /><br />A. 'DUNE'.<br /><br />7. Which battle, near York, in 1644, saw the end of 'Royalist' resistance in the north of England ?<br /><br />A. MARSTON MOOR.<br /><br />8. 'Sack' is an old English name for wines from which island group ?<br /><br />A. CANARIES.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. "Is That It", is the autobiography of which musician and activist ?<br /><br />A. BOB GELDOF.<br /><br />2. In the sci-fi books, what was 'Dune's' principle export, making it so important to the 'Empire' ?<br /><br />A. 'SPICE'.<br /><br />3. Peter Blake, Richard Hamilton, Claes Oldenburg, and Jim Dine were amongst the leading exponents of which 1950's / 60's style of painting ?<br /><br />A. POP ART.<br /><br />4. Footballer George Best, made his name with Manchester United, but with which club did he finish his league career ?<br /><br />A. BOURNEMOUTH.<br /><br />5. Parr, Smolt Sprog, Skegger, Samlet, Mort, Grilse and Fingerling are all names used for the young of which fish ?<br /><br />A. SALMON.<br /><br />6. 'Fodor' produce books concerned with which activity ?<br /><br />A. TRAVEL.<br /><br />7. In which county are 'Corfe Castle' and the 'Isle of Purbeck' ?<br /><br />A. DORSET.<br /><br />8. Ring, Open and Box are all types of what ?<br /><br />A. SPANNER.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. In which year did the new halfpenny cease to be legal tender ?<br /><br />A. 1984.<br /><br />2. Which English brewery produces 'Abbots Ale' ?<br /><br />A. GREENE KING.<br /><br />3. Which great composer, composed so many songs between 1815 and 1828 that the Oxford Dictionary of Music doesn't attempt to list them all ?<br /><br />A. SCHUBERT.<br /><br />4. With which area of manufacturing are the names Linn, martin Logan and Krell associated ?<br /><br />A. HI-FI SYSTEMS.<br /><br />5. The islands of 'Ascencion' and 'Tristan da Cunha' in the South West Atlantic, are dependencies of which other British island colony ?<br /><br />A. ST. HELENA.<br /><br />6. Fulgencio was the first name of which dictator, overthrown in 1959 ?<br /><br />A. BATISTA.<br /><br />7. What is the legal term, used in law to describe the state of those related through marriage ?<br /><br />A. AFFINITY.<br /><br />8. In the Bible, what was the name of Cain's first-born son ?<br /><br />A. ENOCH.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. The largest man-made excavation in the world is a mine for which element ?<br /><br />A. COPPER.<br /><br />2. Which actress starred as 'Yvette', 'Rene's' employee and lover in the tv series 'Allo, Allo' ?<br /><br />A. VICKY MICHELLE.<br /><br />3. Joe Strummer and Mick Jones were singers and guitarists with which band ?<br /><br />A. CLASH.<br /><br />4. Which female singer released the autobiography, 'True' ?<br /><br />A. GERI HALLIWELL.<br /><br />5. Highlands, Kidneys and Poniards, are all types of what ?<br /><br />A. DAGGERS / KNIVES.<br /><br />6. Which US city is home to the American Football team, the 'Bengals' ?<br /><br />A. CINCINATTI<br /><br />7. Name either film for which Peter Ustinov won a Best Supporting Actor 'Oscar' ?<br /><br />A. 'SPARTACUS' or 'TOPKAPI'.<br /><br />8. In which sport were the competitors known as 'The Wolf', 'The Saltshaker' and 'The Sea Slug' familiar names a few years ago ?<br /><br />A. SUMO WRESTLING.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who created the girls school, 'St. Trinian's' ?<br /><br />A. RONALD SEARLE.<br /><br />2. 'Queen' named two of their albums after 'Marx Brothers' films. Name either ?<br /><br />A. 'A NIGHT AT THE OPERA' or 'A DAY AT THE RACES'.<br /><br />3. Who did Kruschev replace to become Soviet Prime Minister in 1958 ?<br /><br />A. BULGANIN.<br /><br />4. Named after a famous politician, what is the main airport of La Paz ?<br /><br />A. J.F. KENNEDY.<br /><br />5. Which battle near Moscow in 1812, turned the tide against the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte ?<br /><br />A. BOREDINO.<br /><br />6. Which car manufacturer makes the 'Corsa' model ?<br /><br />A. VAUXHALL.<br /><br />7. A 'plutocracy' is government by whom ?<br /><br />A. THE WEALTHY.<br /><br />8. By what name is the fledgling of a 'Grouse' known ?<br /><br />A. POULT.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTIONS.<br /><br />1. Which is the oldest college at Cambridge University ?<br /><br />A. PETERHOUSE.<br /><br />2. In cooking, what name is given to vegetables cut in fine strips ?<br /><br />A. JULIENNE.<br /><br />3. Who won his ninth 'Skol World Darts' title in January 2001 ?<br /><br />A. PHIL TAYLOR.<br /><br />4. Who was the youngest son of Jacob ?<br /><br />A. BENJAMIN.<br /><br />5. In which British town or city is the National Motorcycle Museum ?<br /><br />A. BIRMINGHAM. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 105<br /><br />GENERAL SPORT<br />1 Who was presented with the Golden Boot Award as the leading goal scorer at the 1978 World Cup? <br />2 In 1979 which European nation became the first country to be crowned World Champions at water polo? <br />3 For which constituency did Sebastian Coe become an MP in 1992? <br />4 What birds name is the tern given to three consecutive strikes in ten pin bowling? <br />5 In what type of event might participants compete in a wishbone ketch? <br />6 What was the French venue of the first Winter Olympics in 1924? <br />7 Which building witnessed the starting point of the marathon of the 1908 London Olympics? <br />8 In which sport did Tony Nash and Robert Dixon win a gold medal for Britain in the Winter Olympics? <br />9 For which team did Peter Beardsley make his football league debut? <br />10 What is the only horse racing course in County Durham?<br /><br />Mario Kempes<br />Hungary<br />Falmouth & Cambourne<br />Turkey<br />Yachting<br />Chamonix<br />Windsor Castle<br />Bobsleighing<br />Carlisle Utd<br />Sedgefield <br /><br />THE SUMMER OLYMPICS<br />1 What was the first city beginning with M to host the Summer Olympics? <br />2 Eric Liddell, immortalised in the film Chariots Of Fire, won an Olympic gold medal in which event? <br />3 In what event did Hilda Johnstone compete in the Olympics at the age of 70? <br />4 What is the nationality of the gold medal winning Olympian nicknamed, Yifter the Shifter? <br />5 In which two cities did Sebastian Coe win Olympic gold medals? <br />6 At which event was Al Oerter crowned Olympic champion in four successive games? <br />7 Which Olympic year witnessed the controversial collision between Mary Decker and Zola Budd? <br />8 Which sport was contested at the 1988 Olympics for the first time in 64 years? <br />9 Which was the first Olympic games to be televised? <br />10 Which city played host to the 1964 Summer Olympics?<br /><br />Melbourne<br />400 metres<br />Dressage<br />Ethiopian<br />Moscow and Los Angeles<br />Discus<br />1984<br />Tennis<br />1936 Berlin Olympics<br />Tokyo<br /><br />GENERAL SPORT<br />1 Which British boxer won a world title in 1983 when he defeated Eleoncio Mercedez? <br />2 Who was the only Englishman to be crowned World Snooker Champion in the 1970s? <br />3 In which sport is the Drysdale Cup contested? <br />4 The Toffir Stadium is the home ground of which small footballing nation? <br />5 What do the initials SSS signify in the game of golf? <br />6 Who won his 107th cap for England in 1973? <br />7 What nickname was given to England's controversial 1932 cricket tour of Australia? <br />8 Who is the only boxer to appear on the album cover of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band? <br />9 What does the term "sacked" mean during a game of American football? <br />10 Which Scottish football club are nicknamed The Parrs?<br /><br />Charlie Magri<br />John Spencer<br />Squash<br />The Faeroe Islands<br />Standard Scratch Score<br />Bobby Moore<br />Bodyline<br />Sonny Liston<br />That a quarterback is tackled when in possession of the ball<br />Dunfermline Athletic<br /><br />SNOOKER LOOPY<br />1 Which South African was the first left-handed player to reach the final of the snooker World Championships? <br />2 Which snooker world champion was born in Bradford in 1952? <br />3 How many times was Stephen Hendry crowned World Champion in the 1990s? <br />4 In 1993 who became the youngest player to be crowned UK Snooker Champion? <br />5 Joe Davis holds the record for winning the world title in consecutive years. For how many successive years was he World Champion? <br />6 How old was Steve Davis when he won his first world title? <br />7 Who was Cliff Thorburn playing when he made a 147 break in the snooker World Championships? <br />8 In which country was the first European Open held? <br />9 Who is the only Australian to be crowned World Snooker Champion? <br />10 What is a snooker ball made of?<br /><br />Peri Mans<br />Joe Johnson<br />Seven<br />Ronnie O'Sullivan<br />Fifteen<br />23<br />Terry Griffiths<br />France<br />Horace Lindrum in 1952<br />Crystallate<br /><br />GENERAL SPORT<br />1 What is the alternative name of the Spanish ball game pelota? <br />2 What is a natatorium? <br />3 At which golf venue would you find the Kings Course and the Wee Course? <br />4 Which French nobleman instigated the modern Olympics in 1896? <br />5 Who was the first footballer to miss a penalty in a Wembley FA Cup final? <br />6 What is the connection between Bolton Wanderers FC and Only Fools And Horses? <br />7 In what year were electronic score boards used in the Summer Olympics for the first time? <br />8 The headquarters of which sporting body is found at 42, Portman Square, London? <br />9 Which American sports star died in a plane crash in October 1999? <br />10 Who made his 110th and final Test appearance for the West Indies in 1985?<br /><br />Jai Alai<br />A swimming pool<br />Gleneagles<br />Pierre de Coubertin<br />John Aldridge<br />The Trotters, Bolton's nickname and the sitcom family<br />1960<br />The Jockey Club<br />Golfer, Payne Stewart<br />Clive Lloyd<br /><br />BOXER BEAT<br />1 Which former heavyweight world champion was nicknamed the Easton Assassin? <br />2 In 1987 who did Mike Tyson defeat to become the undisputed world champion? <br />3 Who was the second boxer to inflict a defeat upon Muhammed Ali? <br />4 Marco Antonio Barrera was the first man to defeat which British boxer? <br />5 Which boxing governing body was founded in 1983? <br />6 In which country was Joe Bugner born? <br />7 Who was the first boxer to defeat Frank Bruno in a professional fight? <br />8 Which boxer held the world title from 1937 to 1949? <br />9 Which boxer of the past was nicknamed The Cinderella Man? <br />10 Who were the only brothers to have been crowned World Heavyweight Champion? <br /><br />Larry Holmes<br />Tony Tucker<br />Ken Norton<br />Naseem Hamed<br />IBF<br />Hungary<br />James Bonecrusher Smith<br />Joe Louis<br />James J Braddock<br />Leon and Michael Spinks<br /><br />GENERAL SPORT<br />1 Of the twelve founder members of the football league, which comes first in an alphabetical list? <br />2 What nationality is Erki Nool, the decathlon gold medal winner at the 2000 Sydney Olympics? <br />3 At which football ground are the ashes of Sir Stanley Matthews buried? <br />4 Who is the only cricketer to be voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in the 1980s? <br />5 Which NHL hockey franchise is based in Colorado? <br />6 In which city do Boca Juniors FC play their home matches? <br />7 In which sport is an acrobatic manoeuvre known as hot-dogging? <br />8 In 2002 which Scottish boxer was crowned World Featherweight Champion? <br />9 Giraffe and boomerang are both styles of service in which game? <br />10 At which golf course is the second hole called Black Rock?<br /><br />Accrington Stanley<br />Estonian<br />The Britannia Stadium, home of Stoke City<br />Ian Botham<br />Colorado Avalanche<br />Buenos Aires<br />Skiing<br />Scott Harrison<br />Real tennis<br />Royal Troon<br /><br />THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP<br />1 How old was Pele when he scored in his first World Cup final? <br />2 In which city was the first match of the 2002 World Cup played? <br />3 Which nation lost in the final of successive World Cups in the 1980s? <br />4 Who presented the Jules Rimet Trophy to the 1934 World Cup winners? <br />5 Which country hosted the World Cup in 1982? <br />6 In which World Cup finals was the greatest number of goals scored, 171 in total? <br />7 Who scored for England after just 27 seconds of a World Cup match in 1982? <br />8 Which player holds the record for the most goals scored in a World Cup tournament? <br />9 Who is the only player to play in three World Cup winning sides? <br />10 Name the five African countries that took part in the 2002 World Cup finals.<br /><br />17<br />Seoul<br />West Germany<br />Benito Mussolini<br />Spain<br />The 1998 World Cup in France<br />Bryan Robson<br />Just Fontaine, with 13 goals in 1958<br />The great Pele again, in 58, 62 and 70<br />South Africa, Tunisia, Cameroon, Nigeria and Senegal<br /><br />GENERAL SPORT<br />1 How many Epsom Derbies did Lester Piggott win? <br />2 In which US city is the world renowned Kronk boxing gymnasium? <br />3 Other than Falkirk, which Scottish football league club play their home matches in Falkirk? <br />4 At which sporting venue do competitors travel down the Brabham Strait? <br />5 In which sport might competitors negotiate a hog's back and a double oxer? <br />6 Who scored England's second goal in the 1966 World Cup final? <br />7 Who defeated Frank Bruno when he fought for the world title for the first time? <br />8 At the 1998 Commonwealth Games which nation won the gold medal for cricket? <br />9 In 1981 who became the first West Indian born cricketer to play for England? <br />10 Who was the first British Formula One motor racing world champion?<br /><br />Nine<br />Detroit<br />East Stirling<br />Brands Hatch<br />Show jumping<br />Martin Peters<br />Tim Witherspoon<br />South Africa<br />Roland Butcher<br />Mike Hawthorn<br /><br />SPORT STATESIDE<br />1 What is the American football equivalent of a full back in association football? <br />2 In 1845 which team became the first ever organised baseball team? <br />3 What was the US venue of the 1995 Ryder Cup? <br />4 The World Series in baseball is won by the first team to win how many games? <br />5 In which city is American football played at the Joe Robbie Stadium? <br />6 What sport is played by the Phoenix Suns? <br />7 Which American football team are known as the Chargers? <br />8 In the 1970s which team won the World Series in three consecutive years? <br />9 Which businessman who bought Remington shavers, once owned the New England Patriots football team? <br />10 Which American football stadium acquired the nickname of the House of Pain?<br /><br />Safety<br />New York Knickerbockers<br />Oakhill<br />Four<br />Miami<br />Basketball<br />San Diego Chargers<br />Oakland Athletics<br />Victor Kiam<br />Houston Astrodome<br /><br />GENERAL SPORT<br />1 What was the first city outside of Europe to host the Summer Olympics? <br />2 In which country is the world's highest golf course? <br />3 Which Grand National winning horse of the 1980s was named after a lighthouse? <br />4 In 2000 Jackie Joyner Kersee set a new world record in which event? <br />5 In what year was the FA Cup final known as The White Horse Final played? <br />6 Johnny Leach and Fred Perry have both been world champions in which sport? <br />7 Who was the first bowler to take 400 test wickets in cricket? <br />8 Which weight category was introduced into boxing by the WBC in 1979? <br />9 Who scored all five goals when England beat Cyprus 5-0 in a 1975 international? <br />10 What make of car did Steve Davis receive as a prize for making the first ever televised 147 break?<br /><br />St Louis in the USA in 1904<br />Peru<br />Corbiere<br />Heptathlon<br />1923, the first played at Wembley<br />Table tennis<br />Richard Hadlee<br />Cruiserweight<br />Malcolm McDonald<br />A Lada, the tournament was the Lada Classic<br /><br />AND THEY'RE OFF<br />1 Who rode Shergar to victory in the Epsom Derby? <br />2 Who is the only English king to win the Epsom Derby as an owner? <br />3 Which race makes up America's Triple Crown with The Preakness Stakes and the Kentucky Derby? <br />4 In which county is Cartmel racing course? <br />5 Who won his only Epsom Derby on a horse called Pinza? <br />6 Which monarch founded Ascot racecourse? <br />7 Which jockey rode the winner in the 2002 Epsom Derby? <br />8 On which course is the Welsh Grand National run? <br />9 Which jockey came third in the 2002 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award? <br />10 Which race completes the Spring Double with the Grand National?<br /><br />Walter Swinburn<br />Edward VII<br />Belmont Stakes<br />Cumbria<br />Sir Gordon Richards<br />Queen Anne<br />Michael Kinane<br />Chepstow<br />Tony McCoy<br />The Lincoln<br /><br />GENERAL SPORT<br />1 What is the connection between Alex Higgins, Barry McGuigan and Jimmy White? <br />2 Who was the first cricketer to record forty ducks in Test Cricket? <br />3 Which city hosted the first World Athletics Championships? <br />4 Which team dropped out of the Football League in 1931 and had to wait until 1978 to return? <br />5 In which country did the game of ice hockey originate? <br />6 In which decade were women's track and field events introduced into the Olympics? <br />7 In which sport would you find a telltale, a service box and a tin? <br />8 The racehorse Brigadier Gerard was named after a literary character created by which author? <br />9 In 1991 that became the first boxer to win world titles in six different weight categories? <br />10 In the game of golf what is a mulligan? <br /><br />All have wind connected nicknames, The Hurricane, Clones Cyclone and Whirlwind<br />Courtney Walsh<br />Helsinki<br />Wigan Athletic<br />Canada<br />1920s, at the 1928 games<br />Squash, all parts of a squash court<br />Arthur Conan Doyle<br />Thomas Hearns<br />A free shot<br /><br />SPOT THE SPORTING CITY<br />1 In which city is the Ballymore Oval Cricket Ground? <br />2 Which city is to host the 2006 Winter Olympics? <br />3 In which French city would you find the sporting arena known as, The Stade Velodrome? <br />4 In which American city is the Pimlico horse racing track? <br />5 Which city is to host the 2008 Summer Olympics? <br />6 Which American city is home to the Veterans Stadium, a major league baseball venue? <br />7 In which European city is the San Siro Stadium? <br />8 Which footballer's bronze statue stands in the city centre of Newcastle? <br />9 Which city played host to the first Paralympics? <br />10 Name the four cities beginning with the letter A that have hosted the Summer Olympics.<br /><br />Brisbane<br />Turin<br />Marseilles<br />Baltimore<br />Beijing<br />Philadelphia<br />Milan<br />Jackie Milburn<br />Rome in 1960<br />Athens, Amsterdam, Antwerp and Atlanta<br /><br />GENERAL SPORT<br />1 Who was the first boxer to beat Lennox Lewis in a professional fight? <br />2 Which former Formula 1 World Champion has the middle names Ernest Deveraux? <br />3 Who was the first British female tennis player to win 8 Grand Slam titles? <br />4 For which English football club did Ally McCoist play as a teenager? <br />5 Which former European Footballer of the Year once played bass guitar for a pop group called Revelation Time? <br />6 In which sport did childcare expert Dr Benjamin Spock win an Olympic gold medal in 1924? <br />7 Which sport employs the Stableford scoring system? <br />8 In which sport do competitors begin playing in front of the south stake? <br />9 In which African city was the 1995 rugby union World Cup final played? <br />10 What is the most northerly city to have staged a football World Cup final?<br /><br />Oliver McCall<br />Damon Hill<br />Ann Jones<br />Sunderland<br />Ruud Gullit<br />Rowing<br />Golf<br />Croquet<br />Johannesburg<br />Stockholm in 1958<br /><br />ANYONE FOR TENNIS?<br />1 In which city is the Flinders Park tennis stadium? <br />2 At the 1990 Wimbledon championships which tennis star was seeded when she was just 14 years of age? <br />3 In 1969 who won the longest ever recorded match in the history of Wimbledon? <br />4 How old was Bjorn Borg when he announced his retirement in 1983? <br />5 How did Gunther Parche gain notoriety in 1993? <br />6 Who was the first man to win ten Grand Slam titles? <br />7 Which two nations contested the 2002 Davis Cup final? <br />8 After which American doubles champion was the Davis Cup named? <br />9 Who was the first female tennis player to achieve the Grand Slam? <br />10 What nationality is the tennis star Marcelo Rios?<br /><br />Melbourne<br />Jennifer Capriati<br />Ricardo Gonzales<br />26<br />He stabbed Monica Seles on court<br />Bill Tilden<br />Russia and France<br />Dwight Davis<br />Maureen Connolly<br />Chilean<br /><br />GENERAL THE KICK OFF<br />1 Who was the youngest golfer to compete in the 2002 Ryder Cup? <br />2 What is the connection between Charlton Athletic FC and the capital of Anguilla? <br />3 Who was the first boxer to receive a knighthood? <br />4 Which cricket legend was thanked by Sir Tim Rice during an Oscar acceptance speech? <br />5 What connects the death of Archduke Ferdinand and the 1984 Winter Olympics? <br />6 Which is the only country to host a Summer Olympic Games in consecutive decades of the 20th century? <br />7 In the world of sport what has maximum dimensions of 60 metres by 30 metres? <br />8 In which sport do the rules state that the water must be a minimum of 1 metre deep? <br />9 What is the official national sport of Bulgaria? <br />10 Which team were the opponents of Manchester United when Eric Cantona launched a kung fu style assault on a spectator? <br /><br />Sergio Garcia<br />The Valley is the capital of Anguilla and Charlton's home ground<br />Henry Cooper<br />Dennis Compton<br />Both took place in Sarajevo<br />The USA in the 80s and 90s<br />An ice skating rink<br />Water polo<br />Weightlifting<br />Crystal Palace<br /><br />THAT'S CRICKET!<br />1 What colour of caps are worn by the Australian national cricket team? <br />2 Which county plays at home at the St Lawrence Ground? <br />3 What kind of fruit is depicted on the badge of Worcestershire County Cricket Club? <br />4 In 2002 who announced his retirement from international cricket having amassed a career total of 8029 runs in 128 Tests? <br />5 Which king declared cricket illegal in 1477? <br />6 Which country won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975? <br />7 What connects the badges of Hampshire, Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire and Lancashire? <br />8 Which county did Graham Gooch represent throughout his cricket career? <br />9 In 1987 who was the last England captain of the 20th century to win an Ashes Series? <br />10 Whose autobiography is entitled Dazzler?<br /><br />Green<br />Kent<br />Pear<br />Mark Waugh<br />Edward IV<br />West Indies<br />All depict a rose<br />Essex<br />Mike Gatting<br />Darren Gough<br /><br />GENERAL SPORT<br />1 In which sport do competitors perform a J lean and a bell lean? <br />2 Who was Evander Holyfield fighting in a world title bout when a parachutist descended into the ring? <br />3 Which former captain of the England football team has the middle names of Emerson Carlyle? <br />4 Which famous ship do the runners pass after completing 10 km of the London Marathon? <br />5 Who was the first John to be crowned snooker World Champion? <br />6 Which singer performed at the opening ceremonies of the 1994 football World Cup and the 1995 rugby league World Cup? <br />7 Which was the third Asian country to play Test cricket? <br />8 What is the connection between a 1958 film starring Kirk Douglas and Minnesota's American football team? <br />9 Which German was voted European Sportsman of The Year in 1994? <br />10 Who captained the 1987 cricket world champions?<br /><br />Canoeing<br />Riddick Bowe<br />Paul Ince<br />Cutty Sark<br />John Pulman<br />Diana Ross<br />Sri Lanka<br />The Vikings<br />Michael Schumacher<br />Allan Border <br /><br />FOOTBALL NICKNAMES<br />Identify the famous footballers from their nicknames.<br />1 The Kaiser <br />2 Crazy Horse <br />3 The Galloping Major <br />4 The Preston Plumber <br />5 The White Feather <br />6 Der Bomber <br />7 The Fifth Beatle <br />8 The Wizard of Dribble <br />9 The Lion of Vienna <br />10 The Divine Ponytail<br /><br />Franz Beckenbauer<br />Emlyn Hughes<br />Ferenc Puskas<br />Tom Finney<br />Fabrizio Ravanelli<br />Gerd Muller<br />George Best<br />Stanley Matthews<br />Nat Lofthouse<br />Roberto di Baggio <br /><br />QUIZTIME 106<br /><br />A. A charm worn against evil? AMULET<br /><br />B. Plastic wrapping material in sheets containing numerous air filled bladders? BUBBLE WRAP<br /><br />C. Highly poisonous substance used in the extraction of gold and silver? CYANIDE<br /><br />D .Long tubular Australian Aboriginal musical instrument? DIDGERIDOO<br /><br />E. An anaesthetic injected close to the spinal cord? EPIDURAL<br /><br />F. Fragrant flowering African bulb? FREESIA<br /><br />G. Musical instrument of bells or metal bars played with hammers? GLOCKENSPIEL<br /><br />H. Picture representing word or syllable? HEIROGLYPH<br /><br />I. Where was the decimal system developed? INDIA<br /><br />J. In which month is the Le Mans 24 hour race held? JUNE<br /><br />K. The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for this Egyptian Pharaoh? KHUFU<br /><br />L. This is the only country in the world with a single coloured flag? LIBYA<br /><br />M. The exterior of the Taj Mahal is made from this? MARBLE<br /><br />N. What country did Abel Tasman discover in 1642? NEW ZEALAND<br /><br />O. Name for a large seawater aquarium for keeping sea animals? OCEANARIUM<br /><br />P. Pieces of vegetable coated in seasoned flour and deep fried? PAKORA<br /><br />Q. This is the European equivalnet of a Nonillion? QUINTILLION<br /><br />R. This was the nationallity of Rasputin? RUSSIAN<br /><br />S. This star is nearest the Earth? SUN<br /><br />T. Advocating or practising total abstinence from alcohol? TEETOTAL<br /><br />U. Europe's largest country after Russia? UKRAINE<br /><br />V. A female fox? VIXEN<br /><br />W. This device is normally used to measure wind direction? WEATHER VANE<br /><br />X. Meaning cross fertilization? XENOGAMY<br /><br />Y. What name is given to the abominable snowman? YETI<br /><br />Z. Sixth letter of the greek alphabet? ZETA <br /><br />QUIZTIME 107<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which ex-MP won undisclosed damages from the Daily Express after being referred to as Britain's "vilest lady" ?<br /><br />A. EDWINA CURRIE.<br /><br />2. If in 1985, Michael J. Fox was 'Marty McFly'' and Billy Zane was 'Match', what was the film ?<br /><br />A. 'BACK TO THE FUTURE'.<br /><br />3. If in 1973, Max von Syndow was 'Father Merrin' and Linda Blair was 'Regan', what was the film ?<br /><br />A. 'THE EXORCIST'.<br /><br />4. The world's smallest hummingbird is named after which insect ?<br /><br />A. BEE (the Bee Hummingbird).<br /><br />5. Which is the closest American state to Japan ?<br /><br />A. ALASKA.<br /><br />6. Which of Australia's states lies closest to New Zealand ?<br /><br />A. TASMANIA.<br /><br />7. The world's largest beetle shares its name with which Biblical character ?<br /><br />A. GOLIATH (the Goliath Beetle).<br /><br />8. Which US President survived two assassination attempts in September 1975 ?<br /><br />A. GERALD FORD.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. What are explored by a 'spelunker' ?<br /><br />A. CAVES & POTHOLES.<br /><br />2. What type of conveyance is known in the USA as a 'stroller' ?<br /><br />A. PUSHCHAIR.<br /><br />3. In the famous novel by Herman Melville, if 'Ahab' is the Captain and 'Ishmael' is the narrator, what is the name of the ship ?<br /><br />A. PEQUOD (in "Moby Dick").<br /><br />4. 'Known Fact' won the 2000 Guineas, 'Snow Bride' the Oaks and 'Rainbow Quest' the Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe. The connection please ?<br /><br />A. ALL WON ON DISQUALIFICATION.<br /><br />5. In a two hour period of golf's 1989 US Open, what coincidence linked Doug Weaver, Nick Price, Jerry Pate and Mark Wiebe ?<br /><br />A. THEY ALL RECORDED A 'HOLE-IN-ONE'.<br /><br />6. Valparaiso is the second largest city of which South American country ?<br /><br />A. CHILE.<br /><br />7. Ndola is which African country's second largest city ?<br /><br />A. ZAMBIA.<br /><br />8. In the highly-acclaimed novel 'Gone with The Wind', whom did Scarlett O'Hara marry before Frank Kennedy ?<br /><br />A. CHARLES HAMILTON.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who starred as the dotty old Doctor in 'Daleks-Invasion Earth 2150 AD', the film spin-off from tv's 'Dr. Who' ?<br /><br />A. PETER CUSHING.<br /><br />2. What was the codename for the air offensive launched by US-led forces against Iraqi targets in January 1991 ?<br /><br />A. DESERT STORM.<br /><br />3. What in the human body, is inflamed in a case of 'Phlebitis' ?<br /><br />A. A VEIN.<br /><br />4. Which former leader of the Liberal Party penned an autobiography called 'Against Goliath' ?<br /><br />A. DAVID STEEL.<br /><br />5. 'Fighting Talk' is the title of which member of the 'Cabinet's' autobiography ?<br /><br />A. JOHN PRESCOTT.<br /><br />6. 'Hepatitis' is an inflammatory disease of which organ of the human body ?<br /><br />A. LIVER.<br /><br />7. Which American anti-guerilla force is based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and modeled on Britain's SAS ?<br /><br />A. DELTA FORCE.<br /><br />8. Who played the intrepid 'Sir James Bond' in the sixties comedy film 'Casino Royale' ?<br /><br />A. DAVID NIVEN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which literary work chronicles the imprisonment of 'Edmond Dantes' in the 'Chateau D'if ?<br /><br />A. THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO.<br /><br />2. Which novel sees pupil 'Sandy Stewart', engage in an affair with art teacher, 'Teddy Lloyd' ?<br /><br />A. THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE.<br /><br />3. Uppingham Pate, adapted from an old English recipe, is based on which cheese ?<br /><br />A. STILTON.<br /><br />4. A 'Bellini' cocktail consists of peach juice mixed with which alcoholic drink ?<br /><br />A. CHAMPAGNE.<br /><br />5. December 7th. 1941 witnessed which event that changed the course of World War II ?<br /><br />A. THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR.<br /><br />6. Which battle of World War II was fought in Uruguayan waters and ended with the scuttling of the German battleship, the 'Graf Spee' ?<br /><br />A. THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE.<br /><br />7. Giovanni Giacamo were the real forenames of which eighteen-century womaniser ?<br /><br />A. CASANOVA.<br /><br />8. Which character of Spanish legend, renowned for his debauchery, supposedly lived in the 14th. century ?<br /><br />A. DON JUAN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which Elvis Presley hit was covered by 'The Pet shop Boys' and topped the charts in 1987 ?<br /><br />A. ALWAYS ON MY MIND.<br /><br />2. The father and grandfather of which Kent cricketer and recent England test player, both played for the West Indies ?<br /><br />A. DEAN HEADLEY.<br /><br />3. Which two countries mounted a surprise attack on Israel in the 'Yom Kippur War' of 1973 ?<br /><br />A. EGYPT & SYRIA.<br /><br />4. With which film star did Diana, Princess of Wales famously dance at the White House ?<br /><br />A. JOHN TRAVOLTA.<br /><br />5. What links Blakeney and Morston, two tiny villages in Norfolk, to the world of sport ?<br /><br />A. THEY WERE THE NAMES OF 'DERBY' WINNERS (of 1969 and 1973).<br /><br />6. A cover version of which 'Osmonds' hit reached number two in the 1994 charts for 'Boyzone' ?<br /><br />A. LOVE ME FOR A REASON.<br /><br />7. In which hospital was Princess Diana photographed observing a heart operation ?<br /><br />A. HAREFIELD.<br /><br />8. The 'Hundred Years War' was really a series of wars fought between which two countries ?<br /><br />A. ENGLAND & FRANCE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Who was President of the USA during the First World War ?<br /><br />A. WOODROW WILSON.<br /><br />2. What type of viewing is HDTV ?<br /><br />A. HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION.<br /><br />3. Germany, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic all share borders with Austria and which other country ?<br /><br />A. POLAND.<br /><br />4. Who was the American President for most of the 1920's ?<br /><br />A. CALVIN COOLIDGE.<br /><br />5. A Lieutenant in the British army should achieve what rank before becoming a Major ?<br /><br />A. CAPTAIN.<br /><br />6. Which is the only country with which Iran, Iraq and Syria all share a border /<br /><br />A. TURKEY.<br /><br />7. What type of weapon is an AAM ?<br /><br />A. AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE.<br /><br />8. If a Squadron Leader in the RAF was promoted directly to Group Captain, what rank would he have skipped ?<br /><br />A. WING COMMANDER.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. 'Bitter Sweet', 'Blithe Spirit' and 'Design For Living' are works by which famous playwright ?<br /><br />A. NOEL COWARD.<br /><br />2. Who was Prime Minister when VAT was introduced into this country ?<br /><br />A. EDWARD HEATH. <br /><br />3. Which British politician inaugurated the N.H.S. ?<br /><br />A. ANEURIN BEVAN.<br /><br />4. The 'Gavial', a long-snouted creature of Indian waters, belongs to which family of reptiles ?<br /><br />A. CROCODILE.<br /><br />5. A creature of British woodland, what member of the Weasel family is about one metre long ?<br /><br />A. BADGER.<br /><br />6. Who wrote the nonsensical poems, 'Jaberwocky' and 'The Walrus And The Carpenter' ?<br /><br />A. LEWIS CARROLL.<br /><br />7. Michael Caine starred as secret agent 'Harry Palmer', in "Funeral In Berlin". Of which film was this the first sequel ?<br /><br />A. 'THE IPCRESS FILE'.<br /><br />8. Clint Eastwood re-appeared as 'Dirty Harry' in which 1973 film sequel ?<br /><br />A. MAGNUM FORCE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. How do Spaniards say, "whatever will be, will be" ?<br /><br />A. "QUE SERA, SERA".<br /><br />2. What nazi salute, accompanied by the raising of the right arm, literally means "hail to victory" ?<br /><br />A. " SIEG HEIL".<br /><br />3. On 4th. July 1976, Israeli hostages were rescued from a hijacked plane at which African airport ?<br /><br />A. ENTEBBE.<br /><br />4. March 25th. 1975, saw a mentally deranged Arab prince assassinate his uncle, King Faisal, which country's leader ?<br /><br />A. SAUDI ARABIA.<br /><br />5. Much favoured in Indian cuisine, which herb, one of the oldest known to man, is mentioned in the Book of Exodus ?<br /><br />A. CORIANDER.<br /><br />6. Which edible member of the 'Nasturtium' family grows in fast flowing rivers and streams ?<br /><br />A. WATERCRESS.<br /><br />7. 202 is the Chinese year of which creature ?<br /><br />A. HORSE.<br /><br />8. What precious stone is an appropriate gift for one's 45th. wedding anniversary ?<br /><br />A. SAPPHIRE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. Puck, Portia, Cressida and Juliet were all discovered in the 1980's. What are they ?<br /><br />A. MOONS OF URANUS.<br /><br />2. The film, 'Muriel's Wedding' features the constant presence of which group on its soundtrack ?<br /><br />A. ABBA.<br /><br />3. Which was the only English club to win football's European Cup Winners Cup during the 1980's ?<br /><br />A. EVERTON.<br /><br />4. Which Welsh town has been made a city to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee ?<br /><br />A. NEWPORT.<br /><br />5. How is 'Benjamin Braddock' known, as the title character of a well known novel ?<br /><br />A. THE GRADUATE. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 108<br />A. Which metal is more abundant in the Earths crust? ALUMINIUM<br /><br />B. In which British town or city would you find Butcombe Brewery? BRISTOL<br /><br />C. In The Simpsons what is the first name of Chief of Police Wiggum? CLANCY<br /><br />D. Which breed of dog was known as The Coach Dog? DALMATION<br /><br />E. A Griffin had the body of a lion and the head and wings of what type of bird? EAGLE<br /><br />F. What is the nationality of the mobile phone company Nokia? FINNISH<br /><br />G. In which Lakeland village is Dove Cottage, home of William Wordsworth? GRASMERE<br /><br />H. To which family of fishes does the Sprat belong? HERRING<br /><br />I. Where in Britain would you find Norris Castle and Bembridge Windmill? ISLE OF WIGHT<br /><br />J. The Egyptian god Anubis had the head of which animal? JACKAL<br /><br />K. Name the gull who assisted the rabbits in Watership Down? KEHAAR<br /><br />L. Which U.S. city is served by McCarran Airport ? LAS VEGAS<br /><br />M. To which family of fishes does the Tuna belong? MACKEREL<br /><br />N. Belonephobia is a fear of what? NEEDLES<br /><br />O. What is the name given to a scientist who studies diseases of the eye? OPHTHALMOLOGIST<br /><br />P. Of which metal is sperrylite the ore ? PLATINUM<br /><br />Q. Extinct zebra-like wild ass of S Africa? QUAGGA<br /><br />R. Which is the only species of deer, where both male and female develop horns? REINDEER<br /><br />S. In The Simpsons, what is Principal Skinner’s Christian name? SEYMOUR<br /><br />T. Which element, atomic number 74, takes its name from the Swedish for Heavy Stone? TUNGSTEN<br /><br />U. Which band recorded the live album 'Strangers in the Night'? UFO<br /><br />V. What is the national airline of Brazil? VARIG<br /><br />W. Which British Railway station has the greatest number of platforms? WATERLOO<br /><br />X. Plant thriving in desert conditions? XEROPHYTE<br /><br />Y. What is the capital of North West Territories? YELLOWKNIFE<br /><br />Z. In voodoo worship, a corpse made by witchcraft to move and walk as if alive? ZOMBIE <br /><br />QUIZTIME 109<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which famous London station stands on Eversholt Street ?<br /><br />A. EUSTON.<br /><br />2. In which sport would you hear of a 'roundhouse', 'knuckler' and 'outcurve' ?<br /><br />A. BASEBALL.<br /><br />3. What is the name of the snail on the 'Magic Roundabout' ?<br /><br />A. BRIAN.<br /><br />4. What is a 'Dhow' ?<br /><br />A. AN ARAB SAILING SHIP.<br /><br />5. Who, in Greek mythology, was the god of marriage ?<br /><br />A. HYMEN.<br /><br />6. Which American President used the following campaign slogan, "The time is now" ?<br /><br />A. RONALD REAGAN.<br /><br />7. What is the common name for the infective fever 'Variola' ?<br /><br />A. SMALLPOX.<br /><br />8. Which international charity ensemble was number one in the charts in 1987 with 'Let It Be' ?<br /><br />A. FERRY AID.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. What do Buddhists cal the state of final and definitive enlightenment ?<br /><br />A. NIRVANA.<br /><br />2. Who played the legendary frontiersman 'Davy Crockett' on tv in the 1950's ?<br /><br />A. FESS PARKER.<br /><br />3. Which country contested three of the first four European Football Championship finals, losing them all ?<br /><br />A. YUGOSLAVIA.<br /><br />4. Which army put the city of Vienna under siege in 1529 ?<br /><br />A. THE TURKS.<br /><br />5. Which American newsman broke the news of President Kennedy's death to the world ?<br /><br />A. WALTER KRONKITE.<br /><br />6. Which famous actor, dancer and choreographer directed 'The Cheyenne Social Club' ?<br /><br />A. GENE KELLY.<br /><br />7. Which Australian state capital was bombed by the Japanese in February 1942 ?<br /><br />A. DARWIN.<br /><br />8. Who was the last man before 'Tiger' Woods to win three of the four majores in one year ?<br /><br />A. BEN HOGAN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which British boxer is known as 'The Fleetwood Assassin' ?<br /><br />A. JANE COUCH.<br /><br />2. How do procumbent plants, grow ?<br /><br />A. THEY SPREAD OVER THE GROUND.<br /><br />3. Where is Alum Bay, which is famous for it's many coloured sandstone cliffs ?<br /><br />A. ISLE OF WIGHT.<br /><br />4. In which country are the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and the Gemsbok National Park ?<br /><br />A. BOTSWANA.<br /><br />5. In the film 'Strangers On A Train', Alfred Hitchcock boards a train carrying which type of musical instrument ?<br /><br />A. DOUBLE BASS.<br /><br />6. Which member of the Royal Family participated in the 1926 Wimbledon men's doubles ?<br /><br />A. THE DUKE OF YORK (later King George VI).<br /><br />7. Who was responsible for the majority of the cartoon voices in the Warner Brothers cartoons ?<br /><br />A. MEL BLANC.<br /><br />8. What linked Anne Hayes, Britt Ekland, Miranda Quarry and Lynn Frederick ?<br /><br />A. ALL WERE MARRIED TO PETER SELLARS.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which model of Ferrari has a name which means 'redhead' ?<br /><br />A. TESTAROSSA.<br /><br />2. At which football club's 'School of Excellence', did Ryan Giggs train until he was fourteen ?<br /><br />A. MANCHESTER CITY.<br /><br />3. Which sometimes controversial American State Governor, was shot and paralysed by Arthur Bremer in 1972 ?<br /><br />A. Governor GEORGE WALLACE (of Alabama).<br /><br />4. What is the connection between Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' and U2's 'Pride (In The Name Of Love)' ?<br /><br />A. THEY ARE BOTH ABOUT DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr.<br /><br />5. Which group of islands lie approximately 300 miles southwest of India ?<br /><br />A. THE MALDIVES.<br /><br />6. Which 'siren' of the silent screen married Douglas fairbanks in 1920 ?<br /><br />A. MARY PICKFORD.<br /><br />7. What is the real name of the American 'rap' star Eminem ?<br /><br />A. MARSHALL MATHERS.<br /><br />8. What name is given to the immense hall of the glorious dead, in Norse mythology ?<br /><br />A. VALHALLA.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which organ of the body is affected by 'Hepatitis' ?<br /><br />A. THE LIVER.<br /><br />2. 'Kip', 'Crossgrasp' and 'Pike' are all movements in which sporting activity ?<br /><br />A. GYMNASTICS.<br /><br />3. Who, in Grek mythology, had a horse called 'Xanthus' ?<br /><br />A. ACHILLES.<br /><br />4. Which American President used the following campaign slogan, "Keep the peace, without surrender" ?<br /><br />A. RICHARD M. NIXON.<br /><br />5. In the 'Magic Roundabout', who was 'Ermintrude' ?<br /><br />A. A COW.<br /><br />6. Which very popular UK male vocal/instrumental group from the 60's onwards were previously called 'High Numbers' ?<br /><br />A. THE WHO.<br /><br />7. Which London railway station stands on York Way ?<br /><br />A. KINGS CROSS.<br /><br />8. What is a 'Umiak' ?<br /><br />A. A LARGE ESKIMO OPEN BOAT.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Who were the first Runners-Up in the Football League Cup Final in 1961, in the days when many top teams were not involved ?<br /><br />A. ROTHERHAM UNITED (lost 3-2 to Aston Villa).<br /><br />2. First transmitted in the late 1970's, who played the part of a transvestite in the US 'sitcom' "Soap" ?<br /><br />A. BILLY CRYSTAL.<br /><br />3. By what name are the followers of the Holy Spirit association for the Unification of World Christianity, better known ?<br /><br />A. MOONIES.<br /><br />4. Which city was besieged by the Turks in 1453 ?<br /><br />A. CONSTANTINOPLE.<br /><br />5. Which famous "rock 'n roll" disc jockey fell from grace during the 'Payola Scandal' of the late 1950's ?<br /><br />A. ALAN FREED.<br /><br />6. Who directed the film, 'The Unforgiven' ?<br /><br />A. JOHN HUSTON (Clint Eastwood's film was called 'Unforgiven').<br /><br />7. Who declared war on Japan the day before the bomb was dropped on Nagasaki ?<br /><br />A. SOVIET UNION.<br /><br />8. 'Tiger' Woods and Phil Mickelson are two of only three players to win twelve titles while in their twenties, who is the third ?<br /><br />A. DAVID DUVAL.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In which Hitchcock film does Doris day sing 'What Will be Will Be' ?<br /><br />A. THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH.<br /><br />2. What relation was Kaiser Wilhelm II to King Edward VII ?<br /><br />A. HIS NEPHEW.<br /><br />3. Which island in the English Channel was known as 'Sarnia' to the Romans ?<br /><br />A. GUERNSEY.<br /><br />4. During the 1960's, what connected Richard Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert Humphrey and Spiro Agnew ?<br /><br />A. THEY WERE THE FOUR ELECTED U.S. VICE-PRESIDENTS OF THE 1960's.<br /><br />5. Which British fighter's entrance into the ring prompted commentator Reg Gutteridge to announce, "the ego has landed" ?<br /><br />A. CHRIS EUBANK.<br /><br />6. In what type of conditions does a thermophilous plant grow ?<br /><br />A. IT GROWS IN A WARM OR SUNNY CONDITION.<br /><br />7. Which producer is best known for his association with 'Tom and Jerry' ?<br /><br />A. FRED QUIMBY.<br /><br />8. In which country is the Maasai-Mara Game Reserve ?<br /><br />A. TANZANIA.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What is the full name of the central character in Dickens' "Great Expectations" ?<br /><br />A. PHILIP PIRIP.<br /><br />2. In which country's mythology, is 'Yi' the divine order ?<br /><br />A. CHINA.<br /><br />3. Which Indonesian island lies off the east coast of Java ?<br /><br />A. BALI.<br /><br />4. Who played Rudolph Valentino in Ken Russell's 1977 biopic of the silent star ?<br /><br />A. RUDILPH NUREYEV.<br /><br />5. Marion Barry, the Mayor of which American city, a high profile politician, was caught on camera in 1990 by the FBI, crack-cocaine pipe in hand ?<br /><br />A. WASHINGTON D.C.<br /><br />6. Which song was recorded by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly, and Elton John and Kiki Dee ?<br /><br />A. 'TRUE LOVE'.<br /><br />7. Which Italian motor car manufacturer has a raging bull as its emblem ?<br /><br />A. LAMBORGHINI.<br /><br />8. Which former Manchester United player said of David Beckham, "He can't head a ball, tackle or kick with his left foot and doesn't score enough goals" ?<br /><br />A. GEORGE BEST.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. At which Olympics did Daley Thompson set his fourth and final world record for the Decathlon ?<br /><br />A. LOS ANGELES (1984).<br /><br />2. What was the dog in 'The Littlest Hobo' called ?<br /><br />A. LONDON.<br /><br />3. Which pasta dish has a name that means "little worms" ?<br /><br />A. VERMICELLI. <br /><br />4. Who was President of the USA at the time of the 1929 'Stock Market Crash' ?<br /><br />A. HERBERT HOOVER.<br /><br />5. What was the name of 'Quint's' boat in "Jaws" ?<br /><br />A. ORCA. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 110<br /><br />1. What percentage of your brain is water — 45, 55, 65 or 75? <br />Around 75 per cent<br />2. Born in 1566, who became the first Stuart King of England?<br />James I<br />3. What is 2009 in Roman numerals? <br />MMIX<br />4. Which country is home to the telecommunications company Nokia?<br />Finland<br />5. Which is the only vitamin not present in eggs?<br />Vitamin C<br />6. In 1968, which pop group topped the UK pop charts with 'Jumpin' Jack Flash'?<br />The Rolling Stones<br />7. Miranda Richardson played Queen Elizabeth I in which TV series?<br />Blackadder II<br />8. What can be an industry, a cheese or a loaf? <br />Cottage<br />9. In literature, who is the character Oliver Mellors better known?<br />Lady Chattersly’s Lover<br />10. Which battle, fought in 1815, finally defeated the aims of Napoleon?<br />Waterloo <br />11. True or False - mountain biking is an Olympic sport?<br />True - since 1996<br />12. Anagram - WHEN I’M IN CLEAR is a well known British film director and producer?<br />Michael Winner<br />13. Which actor, who once appeared in Dynasty, had a father who played for Manchester United?<br />Ian McShane<br />14. What common plant’s name literally means lion’s tooth?<br />Dandelion<br />15. Who won rugby's first World Cup in 1987?<br />The New Zealand All Blacks<br />16. What is a bindi to a Hindu? <br />An ornamental dot worn on the forehead<br />17. In which sport do you “clean the bar”? <br />Weightlifting<br />18. Which musician had a hit in 1978 with the instrumental version of ‘Annie’s Song’?<br />James Galway<br />19. Which honour did Lester Piggott lose when he went to jail?<br />OBE<br />20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name something husbands borrow from wives?<br />Money / Comb / Hairdryer / Car Keys / Deodorant<br /><br />21. Who was the first Yorkshire captain to tour Australia?<br />Captain James Cook!<br />22. In the Roadrunner cartoons which company supplies Wile E. Coyote with equipment?<br />Acme<br />23. Which area of France is known as the ‘land of Quiches’?<br />Lorraine<br />24. What colour is the geography questions in trivial pursuit? <br />Blue<br />25. Coming from the Norse for a landslide what word is given to a collection of rocks on slopes or at the bottom of cliffs? <br />Scree<br />26. Which king in a standard pack of playing cards doesn’t have a sword?<br />King of Diamonds<br />27. Which African Country's Name Means Lion Mountain In Portuguese? <br />Sierra Leone<br />28. Which Australian state is the country’s Sunshine State?<br />Queensland<br />29. Sunlight is responsible for the production of which vitamin in the human body? <br />D <br />30. In the children’s books, whose favourite food is “haycorns”?<br />Piglet in Winnie The Pooh<br />31. True or False - Colonel Sanders of KFC restaurant fame was a real military colonel?<br />False - the title was honorary. The Governor of Kentucky, who enjoyed eating at his restaurant, made him a Kentucky Colonel<br />32. Which country has compulsive military service for women?<br />Israel<br />33. Which best selling book runs to 1,189 chapters?<br />The Bible <br />34. PIA is the national airline of which country?<br />Pakistan<br />35. What team did Martin O'Neill manage before Celtic?<br />Leicester City <br />36. What word for a hollow on a Scottish hillside is also a term of affection for a popular TV soap?<br />Corrie (Coronation Street)<br />37. Which Bond actor played Professor Donald Kessler in Mars Attacks!? <br />Pierce Brosnan<br />38. What’s the smallest brass instrument in an orchestra? <br />Trumpet<br />39. How often is a census taken? <br />Every 10 years<br />40. We call the edge of the pavement the kerb. What do they call it in the USA?<br />The curb<br /><br />Which 13 football league teams all have unique second names? <br />Rushden & Diamonds / Kidderminster Harriers / Aston Villa / Port Vale / Crystal Palace / Crewe Alexandra / Leyton Orient / Nottingham Forrest / Queen Park Rangers / Preston North End / Plymouth Argyle / Tottenham Hotspur / Sheffield Wednesday<br /><br />What was the date and time when all the digits on a standard 10 digit watch were displayed in the order you would find them on a standard keyboard?<br />12.34 and 56 seconds on the 7th August 1990<br /><br />Spare - Who played Dangerous Davies in ‘The Last Detective’?<br />Peter Davidson <br /><br />QUIZTIME 112<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. The International airport at Genoa is named in who's honour ?<br /><br />A. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.<br /><br />2. Which is the lowest rank of the Peerage ?<br /><br />A. BARON.<br /><br />3. What is the capital of the former Russian state of Georgia ?<br /><br />A. TBILISI.<br /><br />4. Who was the manager of 'The Sex Pistols' ?<br /><br />A. MALCOLM MCLAREN.<br /><br />5. What is the English translation of the Italian word "paparazzi" ?<br /><br />A. LITTLE FLEAS.<br /><br />6. What is a computer called that controls access to a network, as well as acting as a file storage device ?<br /><br />A. SERVER.<br /><br />7. In which county is Naseby, scene of the English Civil War battle ?<br /><br />A. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.<br /><br />8. In 1958, "Graham's Continental Lager" was launched in Britain, by what shorter name do we know it today ?<br /><br />A. SKOL.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. Most hi-fi systems have a DDB button, what does the 'D' stand for ?<br /><br />A. DYNAMIC (Bass Boost).<br /><br />2. Castleford Rugby League team are known by the name of which animal ?<br /><br />A. TIGERS.<br /><br />3. Which distiller produces 'Famous Grouse' Whisky ?<br /><br />A. MATHEW GLOAG.<br /><br />4. Which animal has the scientific name 'dama dama' ?<br /><br />A. FALLOW DEER.<br /><br />5. Which English city has districts called Manningham, Horton and Heaton ?<br /><br />A. BRADFORD.<br /><br />6. Who was the wife of the Professor of Literature, John Bayley ?<br /><br />A. IRIS MURDOCK.<br /><br />7. Who won the 2001 Turner Prize for his exhibit of empty gallery space with lights turned on and off ?<br /><br />A. MARTIN CREED.<br /><br />8. Which classic poem's first line is "I met a traveler from an antique land" ?<br /><br />A. OZYMANDIUS OF EGYPT (Shelley).<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which town was the Roman soldier in the Victorian painting "Faithful Unto Death", guarding ?<br /><br />A. POMPEII.<br /><br />2. In the Bible, how long was Jonah in the belly of the whale ?<br /><br />A. THREE DAYS.<br /><br />3. Which newspaper does the cartoonist 'Matt' work for ?<br /><br />A. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH.<br /><br />4. Which Party leader was accused by Jeremy Paxton in 2002 of having a drink problem ?<br /><br />A. CHARLES KENNEDY.<br /><br />5. Who was pardoned 12 years after his execution for murders carried out by John Christie ?<br /><br />A. TIMOTHY EVANS.<br /><br />6. Which film director fist applied the word 'Paparazzi' to persistent newsmen ?<br /><br />A. FEDERICO FELLINI.<br /><br />7. The 1970's slogan, "Nice one, Cyril" advertised which loaf of bread ?<br /><br />A. WONDERLOAF.<br /><br />8. Philips and which other company developed the CD ?<br /><br />A. SONY.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What is the medical name for 'Jail Fever' ?<br /><br />A. TYPHUS.<br /><br />2. Who was hanged for the murder of a policeman because his cry of "Let him have it" was ambiguous ?<br /><br />A. DEREK BENTLEY.<br /><br />3. In architecture, what is the name given to a column in the form of a female figure ?<br /><br />A. CARYATID.<br /><br />4. Who won Best Actress 'Oscar' for the 1962 film "The Miracle Worker" ?<br /><br />A. ANNE BANCROFT.<br /><br />5. Tom Paton was the manager of which famous Scottish teeny-bop group in the 1970's ?<br /><br />A. BAY CITY ROLLERS.<br /><br />6. Which Belgian, in 1969, became the first man to win all three major prizes in the 'Tour de France' ?<br /><br />A. MERCXX (Eddy).<br /><br />7. Which Paris landmark has 282 steps, and was planned as a monument to the military success of Napoleon I ?<br /><br />A. ARC DE TRIOMPHE.<br /><br />8. Which historical event is illustrated by the Victorian painting "And When Did You Last See Your Father" ?<br /><br />A. THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. The 'Nimrod' used by the RAF for search and early warning purposes, was developed from which airliner ?<br /><br />A. DE HAVILLAND 'COMET'.<br /><br />2. Which athlete won Olympic gold medals in both the 5000 metres and 10000 metres in 1972 and 1976 ?<br /><br />A. LASSE VIREN.<br /><br />3. What is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea ?<br /><br />A. PYONGYANG.<br /><br />4. Which politician famously admitted to having smoked a joint but not having inhaled ?<br /><br />A. BILL CLINTON.<br /><br />5. Who co-presents BBC tv's "Home Front" with Diarmuid Gavin ?<br /><br />A. LAWRENCE LLEWELLYN-BOWEN.<br /><br />6. Which lager was first launched in England as "the new blonde in your bar" ?<br /><br />A. HARP.<br /><br />7. An excess of which acid in the body causes 'gout' ?<br /><br />A. URIC ACID.<br /><br />8. Whose law states that "the volume of a gas varies in proportion to its (Kelvin) temperature at a constant pressure ?<br /><br />A. CHARLES' LAW.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. Who won the 'Helen Rollason Award' at the 2001 BBC Sports Personality Awards ?<br /><br />A. ELLEN McARTHUR.<br /><br />2. Which animal has the scientific name 'Sciurus carolinensis' ?<br /><br />A. GREY SQUIRREL.<br /><br />3. Many radios now have a RDS function, what does the 'D' stand for ?<br /><br />A. Radio DATA System.<br /><br />4. Who is the wife of retired footballer Lee Chapman ?<br /><br />A. LESLEY ASH.<br /><br />5. Whose distillery produces 'Glenlivet' Malt Whisky ?<br /><br />A. GEORGE SMITH & SON.<br /><br />6. Which classic poem's first line is "A thing of beauty is a joy forever" ?<br /><br />A. ENDYMION (Keats).<br /><br />7. Which English city has districts named Belgrave, Stoneygate and Aylestone ?<br /><br />A. LEICESTER.<br /><br />8. Which Rugby League Team are known as the 'Bulldogs' ?<br /><br />A. BATLEY.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In the cartoon, what is the name of 'Calvin's' friend and confidante ?<br /><br />A. 'HOBBES'.<br /><br />2. Which Duke is the only person allowed by Royal Warrant, to keep a private army in Great Britain ?<br /><br />A. DUKE OF ATHOLL.<br /><br />3. Which car manufacturer produces a model called then 'Forester' ?<br /><br />A. SUBARU.<br /><br />4. The 'Lancaster' bomber of World War II was developed from which other aircraft ?<br /><br />A. AVRO MANCHESTER.<br /><br />5. The principle that "the volume of a given quantity of gas varies inversely with the pressure when the temperature is constant", is whose law ?<br /><br />A. BOYLE'S LAW.<br /><br />6. Which company developed the VHS cassette ?<br /><br />A. JVC.<br /><br />7. The battle of 'Flodden Field' took place in which English county ?<br /><br />A. NORTHUMBERLAND.<br /><br />8. Who won Best Actor 'Oscar' for the 1963 film "Lilies Of The Field" ?<br /><br />A. SIDNEY POITIER.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. After whom is the international airport at Venice named ?<br /><br />A. MARCO POLO.<br /><br />2. Which car manufacturer produces the model called 'Persona' ?<br /><br />A. PROTON.<br /><br />3. Which brand of cigarette had the slogan, "cool as a mountain stream" ?<br /><br />A. CONSULATE.<br /><br />4. What is a computer that links one network to another, called ?<br /><br />A. ROUTER or BRIDGE or GATEWAY.<br /><br />5. In which Paris landmark is the tomb of Napoleon I ?<br /><br />A. LES INVALIDES.<br /><br />6. In the Bible, who was asked to interpret the 'writing on the wall' ?<br /><br />A. DANIEL.<br /><br />7. What is the architectural term for a carved screen behind an altar ?<br /><br />A. REREDOS.<br /><br />8. Who succeeded Anne Robinson as presenter of BBC tv's "Watchdog" ?<br /><br />A. NICKY CAMPBELL.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. Who wrote novels featuring 'Inspector Lynley' ?<br /><br />A. ELIZABETH GEORGE.<br /><br />2. What is the food of the Silkworm ?<br /><br />A. MULBERRY.<br /><br />3. What breed of dog was Supreme Champion at Cruft's 2001 ?<br /><br />A. BASENJI.<br /><br />4. Who directed the film 'Gladiator' ?<br /><br />A. RIDLEY SCOTT.<br /><br />5. In heraldry, what shape is a mullet ?<br /><br />A. STAR. <br /> QUIZTIME 113<br /><br />ROUND ONE: CRIME & PUNISHMENT<br />1. THE YORKSHIRE RIPPER WAS THE GRUESOME NICKNAME GIVEN TO A MAN WHO CONFESSED TO 13 MURDERS IN 1987, WHAT’S HIS REAL NAME <br />(PETER SUTCLIFFE)<br />2. WHAT WERE THE LAST NAMES OF THE 1930’S AMERICAN CRIME PARTNERSHIP OF BONNIE AND CLYDE <br />(PARKER & BARROW)<br />3. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE GUNMAN WHO TRAGICALLY MURDERED 14 PEOPLE AT HUNGERFORD IN 1987 <br />(MICHAEL RYAN)<br />4. WHAT INNOCENT PART DID JACK MILLS AND DAVID WHITBY PLAY IN THE ANNALS OF BRITISH CRIME <br />(DRIVER & FIREMAN OF TRAIN IN GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY)<br />5. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE ‘ELITE’ AMERICAN CRIME TEAM LED BY ELLIOT NESS <br />(THE UNTOUCHABLES)<br /><br />ROUND TWO: GLUED TO THE BOX<br />6. WHICH TV WEATHER GIRL WAS THE DAUGHTER OF A FAMOUS FOOTBALLER <br />(SUZANNE CHARLTON)<br />7. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF FRANK SPENCER’S LONG·SUFFERING WIFE IN ‘SOME MOTHERS DO ‘AVE ‘EM’ <br />(BETTY I MICHELLE DOTRICE)<br />8. WHAT IS THE SURNAME OF THE FAMILY WHO ARE DEPICTED IN THE AMERICAN COMEDY SERIES ‘ROSEANNE’ <br />(CONNOR)<br />9. BARBARA MANDELL WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO DO IT ON BRITISH TV IN 1955, DO WHAT <br />(READ THE NEWS)<br />10. FROM WHICH CITY DID INCOMPETENT WAITER MANUEL OF FAWLTY TOWERS FAME ORIGINATE <br />(BARCELONA)<br /><br />ROUND THREE: ENGINEERING MARVELS<br />11. IN WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY IS THE WORLD’S LONGEST ROAD TUNNEL LOCATED <br />(SWITZERLAND)<br />12. WHAT WAS THE ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MEETING BETWEEN GRAHAM FAGG AND PHILIPE COZETTE IN 1990 <br />(FIRST MEETING OF ENGLISH & FRENCH TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION TEAMS)<br />13. IN WHICH LONDON ARTS AND RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IS THE SHAKESPEARE TOWER, BRITAINS TALLEST BLOCK OF FLATS <br />(THE BARBICAN)<br />14. THE ULTIMATE, THE STEEL PHANTOM AND DESPERADO ARE ALL TYPES OF WHAT <br />(ROLLERCOASTERS)<br />15. WHICH WAS THE WORLD’S THEN LONGEST UNDERWATER TUNNEL, COMPLETED IN ENGLAND AT A COST OF £7 MILLION IN 1932 <br />(LIVERPOOL / BIRKENHEAD - MERSEY TUNNEL)<br /><br />ROUND FOUR: FEATHERED FRIENDS<br />16. WHICH GROUP HAD A HIT WITH PRETTY FLAMINGO IN 1966 <br />(MANFRED MANN)<br />17. IN WHICH CARTOON SERIES WOULD YOU HAVE FOUND ‘THE VULTURE SQUADRON’ <br />(DASTARDLY & MUTTLEY)<br />18. WHAT DO EMPEROR PENGUINS MAKE THEIR NESTS FROM <br />(PEBBLES)<br />19. WHO PROVIDED THE VOICE ON THE WOODY WOODPECKER CARTOONS <br />(MEL BLANC)<br />20. WHICH IS THE WORLD’S SMALLEST BIRD <br />(HUMMINGBIRD)<br /><br />ROUND FIVE: TELLY-ADDICTS<br />21. WHICH TV DETECTIVE HAS THE FIRST NAME, ENDEAVOUR <br />(INSPECTOR MORSE)<br />22. WHO PLAYED THE OXO-MUM AND STARRED IN ‘ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL’ <br />(LYNDA BELLINGHAM)<br />23. IN WHICH AMERICAN CITY WAS ‘DUE SOUTH’ SET <br />(CHICAGO)<br />24. WHO PLAYED ‘MOTHER’ IN ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS <br />(JUNE WHITFIELD)<br />25. IN WHICH SERIES WOULD YOU FIND ALFRED PENNYWORTH, AUNT HARRIET COOPER & CHIEF OHARA <br />(BATMAN)<br /><br />ROUND SIX: TAKE YOUR PICK<br />26. IS THE DISTRICT LINE ON A LONDON UNDERGROUND MAP BROWN, GREEN, RED OR YELLOW <br />(GREEN)<br />27. WHAT GIFT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A 13TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, CRYSTAL, IVORY, LACE OR SILK <br />(LACE)<br />28. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PUBLICATIONS IS WEEKLY, CAR, COUNTRY LIFE, PRIVATE EYE OR READERS DIGEST <br />(COUNTRY LIFE)<br />29. WHICH SHOTGUN HAS THE SMALLEST BORE SIZE, 4 BORE, 12 BORE, 16 BORE OR 28 BORE <br />(28 BORE)<br />30. WHICH OF THESE LONDON GALLERIES IS SOUTH OF THE THAMES, HAYWARD, ROYAL ACADEMY, SEPENTINE OR TATE <br />(HAYWARD)<br /><br />ROUND SEVEN: SPORTSGEAR<br />31. FROM WHICH FAIRLY LIGHT-WEIGHT WOOD IS A CRICKET BAT MADE <br />(WILLOW)<br />32. HOW MANY RED BALLS ARE THERE IN A GAME OF SNOOKER <br />(15)<br />33. ‘KENDO’ IS A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MARTIAL ART, FROM WHAT IS THE SWORD MADE <br />(STRIPS OF BAMBOO)<br />34. WHICH SPORT USES ‘STONES’ AND A ‘HOUSE’ <br />(CURLING)<br />35. WHICH SPORT HAS FOUR DIFFERENT COLOUR CODES FOR THE BALLS, RANGING FROM YELLOW FOR HOT CONDITIONS TO BLUE FOR COLD CONDITIONS (SQUASH)<br /><br />ROUND EIGHT: SUPERHEROES<br />36. MR FANTASTIC, THE INVISIBLE GIRL, THE HUMAN TORCH AND THE THING ARE COLLECTVELY KNOWN BY WHAT NAME <br />(FANTASTIC FOUR)<br />37. WHO WAS THE LEADER OF MARVEL’S INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, THE AVENGERS <br />(CAPTAIN AMERICA)<br />38. WHICH MANIACAL SUPERHERO CAVORTS THROUGH THE STREETS OF EDGE CITY (THE MASK)<br />39. WHO PLAYED SUPERHERO ‘CONDORMAN’ IN A 1981 FILM <br />(MICHAEL CRAWFORD)<br />40. WHAT IS DON DIEGO VEGA’S SECRET IDENTITY <br />(EL ZORRO I THE FOX)<br /><br />ROUND NINE: WHAT’S IN A NAME<br />41. BORN JOYCE FRANKENBERG SHE CHANGED HER NAME TO ONE OF KING HENRY VIII’S WIVES, WHICH ACTRESS IS IT <br />(JANE SEYMOUR)<br />42. FRANCES GUMM AND JOE YULE JUNIOR WERE FAMOUS CHILD ACTORS OF THE 30’S, WHAT WERE THEIR STAGE NAMES <br />(JUDY GARLAND I MICKEY ROONEY)<br />43. CHARLES WESTOVER HAD HITS WITH SWISS MAID, LITTLE TOWN FLIRT, HATS OFF TO LARRY, WHO WAS HE <br />(DEL SHANNON)<br />44. WHICH DIMPLE~CHINNED SCREEN HERO WENT TO HOLLYWOOD UNDER THE GUISE OF ISSUR DANIELOVITCH DEMSKY <br />(KIRK DOUGLAS)<br />45. ANNEMARIE ITALIANO FAMOUSLY SEDUCED DUSTIN HOFFMAN IN 1967, WHAT IS HER STAGE NAME <br />(ANNE BANCROFT . MRS ROBINSON)<br /><br />ROUND TEN: FOOD AND DRINK<br />46. FROM WHICH FISH DOES CAVIAR COME <br />(STURGEON)<br />47. WHAT IS THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE SPICE <br />(SAFFRON)<br />48. WHICH FRUIT IS OFTEN SERVED WITH PARMA HAM AS A FIRST COURSE <br />(MELON)<br />49. WHAT DO WE CALL YOUNG HERRINGS AND SPRATS, WHEN COATED IN FLOUR AND DEEP-FRIED UNTIL CRISP AND BROWN <br />(WHITEBAIT)<br />50. BEEF-STROGANOFF WAS FIRST MADE IN THE 1700’S FOR COUNT ALEXANDER STROGANOFF, AFTER THE MEAT IS COOKED, WHAT IS ADDED <br />(SOUR CREAM) <br /><br />QUIZTIME 114<br />Q1: WHAT DO THE LETTERS "TT" STAND FOR IN THE ISLE OF MAN TT RACE?<br />A: TOURIST TROPHY<br />Q2: WHAT NATIONALITY WAS THE ARTIST GUSTAV KLIMT?<br />A: AUSTRIAN<br />Q3: IN WHICH SPORT ARE COMPETITORS NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY LEFT HANDED?<br />A: POLO<br />Q4: IN WHICH COUNTRY WAS MOTHER THERESA BORN?<br />A: ALBANIA<br />Q5: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LAND OF GIANTS IN THE BOOK "GULLIVER'S TRAVELS"?<br />A: BROBDINGNAG<br />Q6: WITH WHICH DICKENS NOVEL WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE THE CHARACTER OF THOMAS GRADGRIND?<br />A: "HARD TIMES"<br />Q7: WHO HAD A NUMBER ONE HIT IN 1992 WITH "I'M DOING FINE NOW"?<br />A: THE PASADENAS<br />Q8: WHICH FAMOUS DUO BEGAN IN A 1940 MGM SHORT CALLED "PUSS GETS THE BOOT"?<br />A: TOM AND JERRY<br />Q9: WHICH FAMOUS ACTREE PROVIDED THE VOICE OF MAGGIE IN THE TV SHOW "THE SIMPSONS" WHEN SHE UTTERED HER FIRST WORD?<br />A: ELIZABETH TAYLOR<br />Q10: WHICH OSCAR WINNING ACTOR PROVIDED THE VOICE OF HOPPER IN THE FILM "A BUG'S LIFE"?<br />A: KEVIN SPACEY<br /><br />Q11: WHICH ACTOR PROVIDED THE VOICE FOR CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH IN THE 1995 FILM "POCOHONTAS"?<br />A: MEL GIBSON<br />Q12: WHICH AUTHORS NAME WAS CHARLES DODGSON?<br />A: LEWIS CARROLL<br />Q13: WHICH AMERICAN PRESIDENT WAS SHOT IN 1901 AND DIED 8 DAYS LATER?<br />A: MCKINLEY<br />Q14: WHAT WAS THE FIRST PRODUCT TO HAVE A BARCODE?<br />A: CHEWING GUM<br />Q15: WHO'S 1981 DEBUT ALBUM WAS CALLED "BOY"?<br />A: U2<br />Q16: IN FOLKLORE, WHO IS THE KING OF THE ELVES AND FAIRIES?<br />A: OBERON<br />Q17: THE EXPLORER SIR EDMUND HILARY WAS FROM WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A: NEW ZEALAND<br />Q18: IN WHICH JAMES BOND FILM DID THE INDIAN TENNIS PLAYER, VIJAY AMRITRAJ APPEAR?<br />A: "OCTOPUSSY"<br />Q19: SAND CONSISITS OF WHAT TWO CHEMICAL ELEMENTS?<br />A: OXYGEN AND SILICON<br />Q20: WHO BECAME THE ONLY RACING DRIVER TO WIN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BY DRIVING HIS OWN CAR IN 1966?<br />A: JACK BRABHAM<br /><br />Q21: WHO HAD A HIT IN 1987 WITH THE SINGLE "TONIGHT,TONIGHT,TONIGHT"?<br />A: GENESIS<br />Q22: IN THE TV PROG "FRIENDS" WHERE DOES JOEY KEEP HIS FAVOURITE BOOK?<br />A: IN THE FREEZER<br />Q23: IN WHICH SPORT MIGHT YOU ADOPT THE "EGG" POSITION?<br />A: SKIING<br />Q24: WHO WROTE THE BOOK "HEIDI"?<br />A: JOHANNA SPYRI<br />Q25: ON WHICH PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM DOES IT CONSTANTLY RAIN ACID?<br />A: VENUS<br />Q26: WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY BEGAN THE TRADITION OF EXCHANGING GIFTS AT CHRISTMAS TIME?<br />A: ITALY<br />Q27: WHICH CHEMICAL ELEMENT IS DERIVED FROM THE GREEK WORD FOR "MALE"?<br />A: ARSENIC<br />Q28: OTHER THAN CRICKET, WHAT SPORT IS PLAYED REGULARLY AT LORD'S CRICKET GROUND?<br />A: REAL TENNIS<br />Q29: WHICH EUROPEAN CAPITAL CITY WAS KNOWN AS LUTECIA BY THE ROMANS?<br />A: PARIS<br />Q30: IN WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY DID THE MAZURKA DANCE ORIGINATE?<br />A: POLAND<br /><br />Q31: WHAT IS THE ONLY COUNTRY WHICH IS CROSSED BY BOTH THE EQUATOR AND THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN?<br />A: BRAZIL<br />Q32: WHAT IS THE MOST ABUNDANT METAL ON EARTH?<br />A: ALUMINIUM<br />Q33: IN 1901, WHO BECAME THE ONLY US PRESIDENT NOT TO BE SWORN IN ON A BIBLE?<br />A: THEODORE ROOSEVELT<br />Q34: IN THE SONG, THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, WHAT ARE THE 10 LORDS-A-LEAPING SAID TO SYMBOLISE?<br />A: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS<br />Q35: IN WHICH FILM DID HUMPHREY BOGART AND LAUREN BACALL FIRST STAR TOGETHER?<br />A: "TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT"<br />Q36: WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE BEAM PLACED ABOVE A WINDOW OR DOOR?<br />A: LINTEL<br />Q37: WHAT IS SOLD BY A COSTERMONGER?<br />A: FRUIT<br />Q38: WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE CULT THAT CHARLES MANSON WAS HEAD OF WHICH KILLED AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE?<br />A: HELTER SKELTER<br />Q39: WHICH CHARACTER HAS BEEN PLAYED ON SCREEN BY TYRONE POWER AND ALAIN DENOIN?<br />A: ZORRO<br />Q40: WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE SHOT BY THE FBI?<br />A: BONNIE PARKER<br /><br />Q41: LITTLE JACKIE PAPER WAS THE HUMAN FRIEND OF WHICH FAMOUS FICTIONAL CHARACTER?<br />A: PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON<br />Q42: POINT BARROW IS THE NORTHERNMOST POINT OF WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A: USA<br />Q43: WHO WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO DIE WHILE IN OFFICE?<br />A: WILLIAM HARRISON<br />Q44: WHAT IS TELESPHOBIA THE FEAR OF?<br />A: BEING LAST<br />Q45: WHICH CURRENT AMERICAN STATE WAS CALLED FRANKLIN UNTIL 1796?<br />A: TENNESSEE<br />Q46:IN WHICH COUNTRY DID CHESS ORIGINATE IN THE 2ND CENTURY?<br />A: INDIA<br />Q47: WHICH EUROPEAN CAPITAL WAS ONCE KNOWN AS CHRISTIANIA?<br />A: OSLO<br />Q48: WHAT IS "PAILLE MAILLE" FROM WHICH THE LONDON STREET PALL MALL TAKES ITS NAME?<br />A: A FRENCH GAME, SIMILAR TO CROQUET<br />Q49: WHO WROTE THE POEM "VENUS AND ADONIS"?<br />A: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE<br />Q50: WHAT KIND OF SPORT IS THE GAME OF FUTSAL?<br />A: INDOOR FOOTBALL<br /><br />Q : WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH A PARKIN? <br />A : EAT IT <br />Q : HOW MANY COUNTIES IS NORTHERN IRELAND DIVIDED INTO? <br />A : 6 <br />Q : WHAT FAMOUS GROUP OF PEOPLE WERE LED BY GUY GIBSON IN WWII? <br />A : DAMBUSTERS <br />Q : WHO SHOT LEE HARVEY OSWALD? <br />A : JACK RUBY<br />Q : IN WHICH DECADE WERE TEA BAGS FIRST LAUNCHED? <br />A : 1920'S<br />Q : WHO PLAYS THE ROBOT GUNFIGHTER IN WESTWORLD? <br />A : YUL BRYNNER<br />Q : WHAT SIGNIFICANCE WAS THE FILM 'THE MISFITS' FOR CLARK GABLE AND MARILYN <br />MONROE? <br />A : IT WAS BOTH THEIR LAST FILMS <br />Q : WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE DOG IN OLIVER TWIST? <br />A : BULLSEYE <br />Q : IN WHICH COUNTRY DID QUEEN BEATRIX SUCCEED HER MOTHER QUEEN JULIANA? <br />A : HOLLAND <br />Q : IN WHICH YEAR DID HONG KONG REVERT TO CHINESE CONTROL? <br />A : 1997 <br /><br />Q : IN THE FILM THE GREAT ESCAPE WHAT WERE THE NAMES OF THE 3 TUNNELS? <br />A : TOM DICK HARRY <br />Q : IN THE RAF HOW MANY SQUADRONS MAKE UP A WING? <br />A : THREE <br />Q : THE NAKED CIVIL SERVANT WAS THE STORY OF WHOSE LIFE? <br />A : QUENTIN CRISP<br />Q : WHAT WAS THE NAME OF TONTO'S HORSE? <br />A : SCOUT<br />Q : WHICH REACTIVE METAL HAS THE SYMBOL Ba? <br />A : BARIUM <br />Q : WHO SUCCEEDED HEATH AS TORY LEADER? <br />ANS THATCHER <br />Q : WHICH RACING DRIVER APPEARED IN THE BOND FILM CASINO ROYALE? <br />ANS STIRLING MOSS <br />Q : WHICH ORGAN OF THE BODY HAS A TRICUSPID VALVE? <br />A : HEART <br />Q : WHO IN 1982 BROKE INTO THE QUEEN'S BEDROOM AND SAT ON HER BED? <br />A : MICHAEL FAGAN <br />Q : WHICH SOAP DID KNOTS LANDING EMERGE FROM? <br />A : DALLAS <br /><br />Q : ON THE BBC's TEST CARD WHAT GAME IS THE GIRL PLAYING? <br />A : NOUGHTS AND CROSSES<br />Q : WHAT ARE FIGURE OF EIGHT, SHEET BEND AND BOWLINE? <br />A : KNOTS <br />Q : WHAT IS PAUL McCARTNEY'S 1ST NAME? <br />A : JAMES <br />Q : WHICH SCREEN STAR HAD HIS FEET INSURED FOR $150,000? <br />A : CHARLIE CHAPLIN <br />Q : WHICH WORLD FAMOUS POET LIVED AT DOVE COTTAGE GRASMERE? <br />A : WORDSWORTH<br />Q : WHAT DOES WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE VATICAN MEAN? <br />A : A NEW POPE IS ELECTED <br />Q : WHICH PLANET IS CLOSEST TO THE SUN? <br />A : MERCURY<br />Q : WHICH SHIP SENT THE 1ST SOS? <br />A : TITANIC<br />Q : IN THE CULT AMERICAN SERIES SOAP WHAT WERE THE 2 FAMILY NAMES? <br />A : TATES & CAMPBELLS <br />Q : WHAT IS BRITAIN'S LONGEST RUNNING CHILDREN'S TV SHOW? <br />A : SOOTY<br /><br />Q : WHICH DRINK WAS ADEVERTISED BY A TOUCAN? <br />A : GUINNESS <br />Q : WHICH QUEENS NICKNAME IS A COCKTAIL DRINK? <br />A : BLOODY MARY <br />Q : WHO SANG THE THEME SONG TO THE BOND MOVIE THUNDERBALL? <br />A : TOM JONES <br />Q : IN WHICH HOTEL WAS THE BRIGHTON BOMB IN 1984? <br />A : GRAND HOTEL <br />Q : WHICH FOOD ITEM IS MOST CONSUMED BY HUMANS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD? <br />A : RICE <br />Q : HOW MANY SIDES HAS A PARALLELOGRAM? <br />A : 4 <br />Q : WHO WAS MURDERED OUTSIDE THE DAKOTA BUILDINGS IN NEW YORK? <br />A : JOHN LENNON <br />Q : WHO WAS THE 1ST US PRESIDENT TO BE ASSASSINATED? <br />A : LINCOLN <br />Q : NOTED FOR ITS MEAT PROCESSING, IN WHICH COUNTRY IS FRAY BENTOS? <br />A : URAGUAY <br />Q : IS THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA 1250, 1450 OR 1650 MILES LONG? <br />A : 1450 <br /><br />Q : WHERE WAS THE KIWI FRUIT GROWN AND HARVESTED? <br />A : NEW ZEALAND <br />Q : WHICH 3 COLOURS FORM THE PICTURE ON A TV SCREEN? <br />A : BLUE GREEN RED <br />Q : WHAT COLOUR IS MERIDIAN? <br />A : GREEN <br />Q : WHO IS LONDON'S LARGEST LANDOWNER? <br />A : DUKE OF WESTMINSTER <br />Q : IN 1965 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT WAS ABOLISHED EXCEPT FOR WHICH CRIME? <br />A : TREASON <br />Q : WHICH 1980'S NUMBER 1 WAS A HIT FROM SOUTH PACIFIC? <br />A : HAPPY TALK <br />Q : IN WHICH FILM DID NEIL DIAMOND HAVE HIS FIRST ACTING ROLE? <br />A : THE JAZZ SINGER<br />Q : WHICH ROYAL FILM STAR STARRED IN DIAL M FOR MURDER?<br />A : GRACE KELLY<br />Q : IN WHAT YEAR DID THE FALKLANDS WAR TAKE PLACE? <br />A : 1982 <br />Q : WHO IS THE FIRST FEMALE IN THE ORDER OF ACCESSION TO THE THRONE? <br />A : PRINCESS BEATRICE<br /><br />Q: WHICH FILM IS SET ON AND AROUND SKULL ISLAND?<br />A: "KING KONG"<br />Q: WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE MOST UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD, ALMOST TWICE THE NUMBER IN USA?<br />A: INDIA<br />Q: WHOSE IS THE FIRST BIRTH TO BE RECORDED IN THE BIBLE?<br />A: CAIN<br />Q: WHICH CHARACTER IN THE TV SHOW "SESAME STREET" LIVES IN A TRASH CAN?<br />A: OSCAR<br />Q: WHAT IS THE MORE COMMON NAME FOR ETHYLENE GLYCOL?<br />A: ANTIFREEZE<br />Q: WHAT ARE PALLAS,VESTA AND DAVIDA?<br />A: ASTEROIDS<br />Q: WHO WAS BACKED BY THE BLACKHEARTS IN THE EARLY 1980S?<br />A: JOAN JETT<br />Q: WHAT IS THE ONLY FRUIT THAT GROWS ITS SEEDS ON THE OUTSIDE?<br />A: STRAWBERRY<br />Q: WHAT WAS DOROTHY'S SURNAME IN "THE WIZARD OF OZ"?<br />A: GALE<br />Q: THE CONDITION SCRIVENERS PALSY IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS WHAT?<br />A: WRITERS CRAMP<br /><br />Q: WHICH FILM STARRING MEL GIBSON OPENS WITH THE SONG "JINGLE BELL ROCK"?<br />A: "LETHAL WEAPON"<br />Q: HOW IS THE MOUNTAIN GODWIN AUSTEN BETTER KNOWN?<br />A: K2<br />Q: WHICH FAMOUS LITERARY CHARACTER LIVED AT NO.7 IN SAVILLE ROW LONDON, BEFORE EMBARKING ON A FAMOUS JOURNEY?<br />A: PHILEAS FOG<br />Q: WHICH FAMOUS ROCK GROUP WERE ONCE CALLED "THE HIGH NUMBERS"?<br />A: THE WHO<br />Q: THE FILM "BICENTENNIAL MAN" STARRING ROBIN WILLIAMS WAS BASED ON A STORY BY WHICH AUTHOR?<br />A: ISAAC ASIMOV<br />Q: THE WORD "BOOK" ORIGINATES FROM THE MIDDLE ENGLISH WORD "BOK" MEANING WHICH TYPE OF TREE?<br />A: BEECH<br />Q: WHICH GROUP GOT ITS NAME FROM A US SPY PLANE?<br />A: U2<br />Q: WHAT TYPE OF TOY ANIMAL WAS "WHEEZY" IN THE FILM "TOY STORY 2"?<br />A: PENGUIN<br />Q: SIR MULBERRY HAWK APPEARS IN WHAT CHARLES DICKENS NOVEL?<br />A: NICHOLAS NICKLEBY<br />Q: BY WHAT NAME IS "JERRY'S GUIDE TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB" NOW KNOWN?<br />A: YAHOO<br /><br />Q: IN COMPUTING, IF A BYTE IS 8 BITS, HOW MANY BITS IS A NIBBLE?<br />A: 4<br />Q:WHAT TYPE OF TOY WOULD AN ARCTOPHILE COLLECT?<br />A: TEDDY BEARS<br />Q: ATTU ISLAND IS THE MOST WESTERN POINT OF WHICH COUNTRY?<br />A: USA<br />Q: WHAT IS THE MORE COMMON NAME FOR ANTHROPOPHAGY?<br />A: CANNIBALISM<br />Q: WHAT IS MICHELANGELO'S LAST NAME?<br />A: BUONARROTTI<br />Q: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SORCERER IN THE DISNEY FILM "FANTASIA"?<br />A: YENSID (DISNEY SPELT BACKWARDS)<br />Q: VALENCIA ISLAND IS OFF THE COAST OF WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY?<br />A: IRELAND<br />Q: WHICH FAMOUS AUTHOR ONCE SAID "WORK IS THE CURSE OF THE DRINKING CLASS"?<br />A: OSCAR WILDE<br />Q: WHICH PLANET WAS DISCOVERED BY FREDERICK HERSCHEL?<br />A: URANUS<br />Q: WHO WROTE THE WORDS TO FRANK SINATRA'S HIT "MY WAY"?<br />A: PAUL ANKA<br /><br />Q: IN WHICH CITY WAS ACTOR RUSSELL CROWE BORN?<br />A: WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND<br />Q: THE TOWN OF TIMBUKTU IS IN WHICH AFRICAN COUNTRY?<br />A: MALI<br />Q: WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE SEYCHELLES?<br />A: VICTORIA<br />Q: WHICH AMERICAN PRESIDENT WAS KNOWN AS "MAN OF THE PEOPLE"?<br />A: ANDREW JACKSON<br />Q: WHAT DOES THE MUSICAL TERM "DA CAPO" MEAN?<br />A: REPEAT FROM THE BEGINNING<br />Q: IN WHAT AMERICAN STATE DOES MOST OF THE MOVIE "WHITE CHRISTMAS" TAKE PLACE?<br />A: VERMONT<br />Q: IN "STAR WARS" WHAT DO THE LETTERS "TIE" STAND FOR IN "TIE FIGHTER"?<br />A: TWIN ION ENGINE<br />Q: ON WHICH ISLAND DID THE NOW EXTINCT DODO LIVE?<br />A: MAURITIUS<br />Q: WHO ORDERED THE BUILDING OF THE TOWER OF LONDON?<br />A: WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR<br />Q: WHICH CHILDRENS TV SHOW FEATURED THE CHARACTERS OF GEORGE,ZIPPY,AND BUNGLE?<br />A: RAINBOW<br /><br />Q: WHAT WAS THE NAME OF GEORGE LUCAS' DOG, WHICH GAVE ITS NAME TO A FAMOUS FILM CHARACTER?<br />A: INDIANA JONES<br />Q: MONTGOMERY IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH AMERICAN STATE?<br />A: ALABAMA<br />Q: WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE LARGEST DINOSAUR?<br />A: SEISMOSAURUS<br />Q: WHICH CHILDRENS TV SERIES IS SET IN PONTYPANDY?<br />A: FIREMAN SAM<br />Q: WHO BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN TO WIN THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE?<br />A: THEODORE ROOSEVELT<br />Q: IN THE SONG "MY DARLING CLEMENTINE" HOW DID CLEMENTINE DIE?<br />A: DROWNING<br />Q: WHAT IS THE LARGEST LAND-LOCKED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD?<br />A: MONGOLIA<br />Q: IN WHICH COUNTRY WAS ACTRESS VIVIEN LEIGH BORN?<br />A: INDIA<br />Q: BY WHAT NAME IS GABRIELLE BONHEUR BETTER KNOWN?<br />A: COCO CHANEL<br />Q: WHICH WAS THE FIRST EUROPEAN COUNTRY TO ISSUE BANK NOTES?<br />A: SWEDEN (1661)<br /><br />Q: WHAT DOES A HERPETOLOGIST STUDY?<br />A: REPTILES<br />Q: CALLED TABULA IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE, TABLES IN ENGLAND, AND TRIC-TRAC IN FRANCE AND GERMANY, BY WHAT NAME IS THIS POPULAR GAME NOW KNOWN?<br />A: BACKGAMMON<br />Q: "WEIR OF HERMISTON" IS THE UNFINISHED WORK OF WHICH AUTHOR?<br />A: ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON<br />Q: IN WHICH COUNTRY WAS MARTINA HINGIS BORN?<br />A: SWITZERLAND<br />Q: WHICH AMERICAN ROCK STAR PLAYED A BUS DRIVER IN THE SPICE GIRLS MOVIE "SPICEWORLD"?<br />A: MEATLOAF<br />Q: WHICH ENGLAND FOOTBALL TEAM WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS THAMES IRONWORKS?<br />A: WEST HAM UNITED<br />Q: WHICH GROUPS 1985 DEBUT ALBUM WAS CALLED "WONDERLAND"?<br />A: ERASURE<br />Q: THE FILM "THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS" WAS BASED ON A NOVEL BY WHOM?<br />A: THOMAS HARRIS<br />Q: WHICH BAND RELEASED THE SINGLE "HOOLIGAN" IN 1999?<br />A: EMBRACE<br />Q:WHICH HALF OF A FAMOUS COMEDY DUO WAS BORN AT ULVERSTON IN THE LAKE DISTRICT IN 1890?<br />A: STAN LAUREL<br /><br />Q: THE NAME OF WHICH GAME MEANS "I PLAY" IN LATIN?<br />A: LUDO<br />Q: OF THE FOUR DIFFERENT ATHLETIC JUMPING EVENTS INCLUDED IN THE OLYMPICS, WHICH TWO ARE ONLY PERFORMED BY MEN?<br />A: POLE VAULT AND TRIPLE JUMP<br />Q: ON WHOSE NOVELS IS THE TV SERIES "INSPECTOR MORSE" BASED?<br />A: COLIN DEXTER<br />Q: THE NAME OF WHICH TYPE OF PEOPLE MEANS "EATERS OF RAW MEAT"?<br />A: ESKIMOS<br />Q: WHAT IS THEOPHOBIA A FEAR OF?<br />A: GOD<br />Q: WHO DIRECTED THE OSCAR-WINNING FILM "THE ENGLISH PATIENT"?<br />A: ANTHONY MINGHELLA<br />Q: SITUATED IN ITALY, WHAT IS STROMBOLI?<br />A: AN ACTIVE VOLCANO<br />Q: WHICH SHAKESPEARE PLAY FEATURES THE CHARACTER OF SEBASTIAN?<br />A: "TWELFTH NIGHT"<br />Q: WHAT WAS THE TITLE OF OASIS' 1994 DEBUT SINGLE?<br />A: "SUPERSONIC"<br />Q: HOW MANY POINTS ARE ON THE MAPLE LEAF THAT APPEARS ON THE CANADIAN FLAG?<br />A: 11<br /><br />Q: SHAKESPEARE'S "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" IS SET ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF WHICH CITY?<br />A: ATHENS<br />Q: IN THE ANIMATED FILM " THE JUNGLE BOOK", WHAT WERE THE NAMES OF THE FOUR VULTURES?<br />A: JOHN,PAUL,GEORGE AND RINGO<br />Q: WHICH CANADIAN CITY WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED YORK IN 1793?<br />A: TORONTO<br />Q: WHICH POP STAR PLAYED ADRIAN MOLE'S MOTHER ON TV?<br />A: LULU<br />Q: BORN IN BUDAPEST IN 1874, BY WHAT NAME WAS ERICH WEISS BETTER KNOWN?<br />A: HARRY HOUDINI<br />Q: WHICH COUNTRY HAD A PARLIMENT CALLED THE DUMA?<br />A: RUSSIA<br />Q: WHAT TYPE OF GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE IS OKEECHOBEE IN FLORIDA?<br />A: A LAKE<br />Q: WHO WROTE "BLACK BEAUTY"?<br />A: ANNA SEWELL<br />Q: THE SOUNDTRACK TO WHICH FILM WAS THE BEST SELLING ALBUM IN THE UK IN 1992?<br />A: "THE BODYGUARD"<br />Q: WHICH FEMALE SINGER WAS BORN EILLEEN REGINA EDWARDS?<br />A: SHANIA TWAIN<br /><br />Q: WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE BLIND BENEDICTINE MONK WHO INVENTED CHAMPAGNE?<br />A: DOM PERIGNON<br />Q: WHO WAS THE HIGHEST EARNING ACTOR IN AMERICA FOR THE YEAR 2000?<br />A: BRUCE WILLIS<br />Q: WHICH LITERARY CHARACTER RODE A HORSE CALLED ROSINANTE?<br />A: DON QUIXOTE<br />Q: WHICH WELSH BAND RELEASED THE ALBUM "THE HOLY BIBLE" IN 1994?<br />A: MANIC STREET PREACHERS<br />Q: WHICH BRITISH KING WROTE FARMING ARTICLES UNDER THE PSEUDONYM RALPH ROBINSON?<br />A: GEORGE III<br />Q: BY WHAT NAME IS THE COMIC BOOK CHARACTER OF OSWALD COBBLEPOT BETTER KNOWN?<br />A: THE PENGUIN<br />Q: WHICH ISLAND LIES IN THE CENTRE OF NIAGARA FALLS?<br />A: GOAT ISLAND<br />Q: WHAT TITLE WAS WON BY CASPIANS INTREPID IN 1999 AND TORUMS SCARF MICHAEL IN 2000?<br />A: BEST IN SHOW AT CRUFTS<br />Q: WHAT WELL KNOWN OFFICE ITEM DID NORWEGIAN JOHAN VAALER PATENT IN 1901?<br />A: PAPER CLIP<br />Q: A CANTON, HALYARD AND FIELD MAKE UP WHAT ITEM?<br />A : A FLAG<br /><br />Q: IN WHICH TOWN IN MISSISSIPPI IS "THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER" BY MARK TWAIN SET?<br />A: ST. PETERSBURG<br />Q: IN WHICH FILM DID ACTRESS HAYLEY MILLS FIRST APPEAR?<br />A: "TIGER BAY"<br />Q: WHO WROTE THE OPERA FROM WHICH THE MELODY KNOWN AS "HERE COMES THE BRIDE" COMES?<br />A: WAGNER<br />Q: WHICH BANDS FIRST SINGLE WAS "RUNNING FRE" IN 1980?<br />A: IRON MAIDEN<br />Q: IN WHICH JAMES BOND FILM DOES A LOTUS CAR CONVERT INTO AN UNDERWATER CRAFT? <br />A: SPY WHO LOVES ME<br />Q:WHICH 3 COLOURS FORM THE PICTURE ON A TV SCREEN? <br />A: BLUE GREEN RED <br />Q: BECHSTEIN, BOSENDORFER AND STEINWAY ARE ALL FAMOUS FOR WHAT?<br />ANS = MAKING PIANOS<br />Q: HOW MANY PINTS OF MILK ARE NEEDED TO MAKE 1 LB OF CHEESE? <br />ANS = 8 <br />Q: WHERE IS THE OLDEST MOTORCYCLE RACE HELD?<br />ANS = ISLE OF MAN<br />Q: WHO IS THE PATRON SAINT OF TAX COLLECTORS? <br />ANS = MATTHEW <br /><br />Q: WHICH PEAK OVERLOOKS THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN? <br />A: TABLE MOUNTAIN <br />Q: WHICH TV SECRET AGENT'S REAL NAME WAS PAUL METCALFE?<br />A: CAPTAIN SCARLETT<br />Q: WHICH CARTOONIST CREATED ANDY CAPP?<br />A: REG SMYTHE <br />Q: WHAT ORGANS DOES SILICOSIS AFFECT?<br />A: THE LUNGS<br />Q: WHAT NATIONALITY WAS THE FAMOUS MURDERER DR CRIPPEN?<br />A: AMERICAN<br />Q: WHICH DENOMINATION BANK NOTE DID THE BANK OF ENGLAND INTRODUCE IN 1752 AND WITHDRAW IN 1945?<br />A: £1,000<br />Q: BY WHAT FIRST NAME IS A PLANE'S AUTOMATIC PILOT COMMONLY KNOWN?<br />A: GEORGE<br />Q: IN WHICH BOND FILM DOES "ODDJOB" APPEAR?<br />A: GOLDFINGER<br />Q: WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THE PENSACOLA MOUNTAINS?<br />A: ANTARCTICA<br />Q: WHICH SHIPWRECKED SAILOR SETTLED A WAR BETWEEN KING BOMBO AND KING LITTLE?<br />A: GULLIVER<br /><br />Q: HOW MANY HEARTS DOES AN EARTHWORM HAVE?<br />A: 10<br />Q: WHAT NATIONALITY WAS MOTOR RACING LEGEND JUAN FANGIO?<br />A: ARGENTINEAN<br />Q: MEMBERS OF WHICH RELIGION MIGHT WORSHIP IN A GURDWARA?<br />A: SIKH<br />Q: HOW MANY STATES OF USA HAVE A PACIFIC COAST?<br />A: 5<br />Q: IN WHICH TV PROGRAMME WAS BENJAMIN PEARCE A CHARACTER?<br />A: MASH<br />Q: HOMER'S ILIAD DESCRIBES THE SIEGE OF WHERE?<br />A: TROY<br />Q: THE AARDVARK IS THE FIRST ANIMAL LISTED IN A DICTIONARY, BUT WHAT IS THE SECOND?<br />A: AARDWOLF<br />Q: WHERE WOULD YOU FIND A FONTANELLE?<br />A: ON THE HEAD<br />Q: WHAT TYPE OF ANIMAL IS A JUMBUCK?<br />A: SHEEP<br />Q: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE NATIONAL AIRLINE OF POLAND?<br />A: LOT<br /><br />Q: THE PILLARS OF HERCULES STANDS EITHER SIDE OF WHICH STRETCH OF WATER?<br />A: STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR<br />Q: WHO SUCCEEDED HITLER AS FUHRER IN 1945?<br />A: KARL DONITZ<br />Q: WHO STARRED IN THE FILM "A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA"?<br />A: THE MARX BROTHERS <br />Q: WHICH BRITISH ACTOR WON AN OSCAR FOR HIS PART IN "BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI"?<br />A: SIR ALEC GUINNESS<br />Q: IN THE MUSIC WORLD HOW ARE JIM,ANDREA,CAROLINE AND SHARON COLLECTIVELY KNOWN?<br />A: THE CORRS<br />Q: WHO HAD A HIT WITH "CLASSICAL GAS"?<br />A: MASON WILLIAMS<br />Q: TSAR KOLOKOL IN MOSCOW IS THE WORLDS LARGEST WHAT?<br />A: BELL<br />Q: WHAT WAS THE WRIGHT BROTHERS FIRST PLANE CALLED?<br />A: FLYER<br />Q: WHO OR WHAT IS/WAS A BRIDEWELL?<br />A: PRISON<br />Q: WHERE ARE THE 2006 WINTER OLYMPICS TO BE HELD?<br />A : TURIN<br /><br />Q: WHAT TYPE OF GAME BIRD IS A CAPERCAILZIE?<br />A: GROUSE<br />Q: A MODERN VERSION OF THE ANCIENT ROMAN FESTIVAL OF HILARIA STILL OCCURS IN BRITAIN TODAY, WHAT IS IT?<br />A: APRIL FOOLS DAY<br />Q: GENGHIS KHAN WAS A FAMOUS LEADER OF WHICH PEOPLE?<br />A: THE MONGOLS<br />Q: LOVE, SHINE A LIGHT WAS THE 1997 EUROVISION WINNER FOR THE UK, WHO PERFORMED IT?<br />A: KATRINA AND THE WAVES<br />Q: WHO RELEASED A RECORD, WHICH WAS CONDEMNED BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AS IT REFERS TO SOME NUNS AS "DAUGHTERS OF HELL"?<br />A: CHER<br />Q: IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE CITY OF MEERUT WHERE A FAMOUS MUTINY BEGAN IN 1857?<br />A: INDIA<br />Q: WHICH PLANT IS THE HEART DRUG DIGITALIS OBTAINED FROM?<br />A: FOXGLOVE<br />Q: WHAT IS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN NORTH AMERICA?<br />A: MOUNT MCKINLEY<br />Q: WHAT IS BATMANS OFF-DUTY NAME?<br />A: BRUCE WAYNE<br />Q: WHO IN 1968 BECAME THE OLDEST SINGER TO GET A NO 1 HIT IN UK AND WHAT WAS THE SONG? (ANSWERS ON ONE LINE PLS)<br />A: LOUIS ARMSTRONG... WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD<br /><br />Q: WHAT, IN POPULATION TERMS, IS THE LARGEST SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRY?<br />A: MEXICO<br />Q: WHO SHOT MARVIN GAYE IN 1984?<br />A: HIS FATHER<br />Q: FROM WHICH LANGUAGE DOES THE WORD MARMALADE ORIGINATE?<br />A: PORTUGUESE<br />Q: WHICH MUSICAL IS BASED ON CERVANTES NOVEL "DON QUIXOTE"?<br />A: MAN OF LA MANCHA<br />Q: IN THE NURSERY RHYME, WHO WANTED TO GO TO NORWICH?<br />A: THE MAN IN THE MOON<br />Q: WHICH OF CHARLES DICKENS NOVELS IS SET PARTLY IN AMERICA?<br />A: MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT<br />Q: MONETS "IMPRESSION SUNRISE" IS A PAINTING OF WHICH HARBOUR?<br />A: LE HAVRE<br />Q:WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL OR CREATURE IS A BOOBY?<br />ANS = TROPICAL BIRD <br />Q: HOW MANY POINTS DOES A COMPASS HAVE?<br />ANS = 32 <br />Q: WHICH EUROPEAN CITY IS SERVED BY MARCO POLO AIRPORT? <br />ANS =VENICE <br /><br />QUIZTIME 115<br />LYRIC QUESTIONS SONG TITLE ONLY NEEDED<br /><br />Q1: LYRICS : " BLUE,BLUE, ELECTRIC BLUE, THAT'S THE COLOUR OF MY ROOM"?<br />A: SOUND AND VISION - DAVID BOWIE <br />Q2: WHAT WAS BILLY J KRAMERS BACKING GROUP CALLED?<br />A: THE DAKOTAS<br />Q3: LYRICS " I'M GONNA TELL YOU ABOUT THE OTHER NIGHT, I SWEAR THAT IT'S TRUE"<br />A: " NO DOUBT ABOUT IT" - HOT CHOCOLATE<br />Q:LYRICS: " MY PARENTS AND MY LECTURERS COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY I GAVE IT ALL UP"?<br />A: FREE ELECTRIC BAND<br />Q5: THE TAPE RECORDER WAS PERFECTED IN WHICH COUNTRY DURING WORLD WAR II?<br />A: GERMANY<br />Q6: LYRICS: " AND YOUR LIFE IS FILLED WITH MUCH CONFUSION, UNTIL HAPPINESS IS JUST AN ILLUSION"?<br />A: REACH OUT & I'LL BE THERE - FOUR TOPS<br />Q7: WHAT WAS ROD STEWARTS FIRST JOB AFTER LEAVING SCHOOL?<br />A: GRAVE DIGGER<br />Q8: LYRICS: " HOLD ME, CLOSE TO YOUR HEART. TOUCH ME, GIVE ALL THE LOVE TO ME"?<br />A:" THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV" - A-HA<br />Q9: WHICH 60S GROUP HAD ALLAN CLARKE ON LEAD VOCALS?<br />A: THE HOLLIES<br />Q10: WHICH SONG DID STEVE WONDER RECORD AS A TRIBUTE TO BOB MARLEY?<br />A: MASTER BLASTER(JAMMIN)<br /><br />Q11: LYRICS: L A PROVED TOO MUCH FOR THE MAN, SO HE'S LEAVING THE LIFE HE'S COME TO KNOW"?<br />A: MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA - GLADYS KNIGHT<br />Q12: KEITH FLINT IS THE FRONT MAN OF WHICH GROUP?<br />A: PRODIGY<br />Q13: LYRICS: " MIDNIGHT, ONE MORE NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEPING"?<br />A: GREEN DOOR<br />Q14: LYRICS: " I'LL BE YOUR DREAM, I'LL BE YOUR WISH, I'LL BE YOUR FANTASY"?<br />A: TRULY MADLY DEEPLY - SAVAGE GARDEN<br />Q15: WHICH 60S GROUP WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED THE HIGH NUMBERS?<br />A: THE WHO<br />Q16: LYRICS: " I HEAR THE SOUND OF A GENTLE WORD, ON THE WIND THAT MOVES HER PERFUME THROUGH THE AIR"?<br />A: GOOD VIBRATIONS - BEACH BOYS<br />Q17 :LYRICS: " I'M LYING ALONE WITH MY HEAD ON THE PHONE THINKING OF YOU TIL IT HURTS. I KNOW YOU HURT TOO BUT WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO"?<br />A: ALL OUT OF LOVE - AIR SUPPLY<br />Q18: WHO WROTE THE 1960S CLASSIC " MY GIRL"?<br />A: SMOKEY ROBINSON<br />Q19: LYRICS: " AND AS I RECALL I THINK WE BOTH LIKED IT, AND I SAID "WELL THATS SOMETHING WE'VE GOT"?<br />A: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANYS - DEEP BLUE SOMETHING<br />Q20: WHICH CITY DID MOTOWN RELOCATE TO IN 1971?<br />A: LOS ANGELES<br /><br />Q21: LYRICS: " LIFE GOES ON DAY AFTER DAY. HEARTS DRAWN IN EVERY WAY"?<br />A: FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY - GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS<br />Q22: WHAT WAS THE NAME OF ELVIS COSTELLO'S BACKING GROUP?<br />A: THE ATTRACTIONS<br />Q23: LYRICS: " IF THIS WORLD IS WEARING THIN AND YOU'RE THINKING 'BOUT ESCAPE, I'LL GO ANYWHERE WITH YOU, JUST WRAP ME UP IN CHAINS"?<br />A: STAY - SHAKESPEARES SISTER<br />Q24: LYRICS: " COS THAT WAS THE DAY THAT MY DADDY DIED. I NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO SEE HIM, NEVER HEARD NOTHING BUT BAD THINGS ABOUT HIM"?<br />A: PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE - TEMPTATIONS<br />Q25: WHICH SINGER WAS BACKED BY THE E STREET BAND?<br />A: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN<br />Q26: LYRICS: " ALL ALONE I HAVE CRIED, SILENT TEARS FULL OF PRIDE"?<br />A: FLASHDANCE - IRENE CARA<br />Q27: WHICH COUNTRY WERE REDNEX FROM?<br />A: SWEDEN<br />Q28: LYRICS: " A WAVE CAME CRASHING LIKE A FIST TO THE JAW, DELIVERED HIM WING "HEY LOOK AT ME NOW"?<br />A: GIVEN TO FLY - PEARL JAM<br />Q29: LYRICS: " LET ME SEE WHAT SPRING IS LIKE ON JUPITER AND MARS, IN OTHER WORDS HOLD MY HAND"?<br />A: FLY ME TO THE MOON - SINATRA<br />Q30: WHO RECORDED THE 1968 ALBUM "BEGGARS BANQUET"?<br />A: THE ROLLING STONES<br /><br />Q31: LYRICS: " YOU CAN BE HERE BYE FOUR THIRTY 'CAUSE I'VE MADE YOUR RESERVATION"?<br />A: LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE - MONKEES<br />Q32: LYRICS: " HALF PAST TWELVE AND I'M WATCHING THE LATE SHOW IN MY FLAT ALL ALONE"?<br />A: GIMME, GIMME, GIMME<br />Q33: WHICH SINGER IS CREDITED WITH DISCOVERING THE JACKSONS?<br />A: DIANA ROSS<br />Q34: LYRICS: " I'M NOT GONNA FADE AS SOON AS YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES, AND YOU KNOW IT. AND EVERY TIME I SCRATCH MY NAILS DOWN SOMEONE ELSES BACK I HOPE YOU FEEL IT"?<br />A: YOU OUGHT TO KNOW - ALANIS MORISSETTE<br />Q35: WHICH GROUP COMPRISED SIOBHAN FAHEY,SARAH DALLIN AND KEREN WOODWARD?<br />A: BANANARAMA<br />Q36: LYRICS: " DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS, THE LIGHTS WERE LOW, I LEANED BACK ON MY RADIO"?<br />A: STARMAN - DAVID BOWIE<br />Q37: LYRICS: " YOU WERE WORKING AS A WAITRESS IN A COCKTAIL BAR"?<br />A: DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE<br />Q38: WHO SANG THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG IN 1990?<br />A: CHER<br />Q39: LYRICS: " AH, NO HESITATION, NO TEARS AND NO HEARTS BREAKING, NO REMORSE"?<br />A: HAITIAN DIVORCE - STEELY DAN<br />Q40: LYRICS: " YOUR LOVE SHINES LIKE CARDBOARD, BUT YOUR WORK SHOES ARE GLISTENING. SHES A PHD IN "I TOLD YOU SO", YOU'VE A KNIGHTHOOD IN " I'M NOT LISTENING"?<br />A: DON'T MARRY HER - BEAUTIFUL SOUTH<br /><br />Q41: WHO RECORDED THE 1992 ALBUM "GORDON"?<br />A: THE BARENAKED LADIES <br />Q42: LYRICS: " HE SAY ONE AND ONE IS THREE. GOT TO BE GOOD LOOKIN 'CAUSE HE'S SO HARD TO SEE"?<br />A: COME TOGETHER - THE BEATLES<br />Q43: 2 OF WHICH BAND ARE GEM ARCHER AND ANDY BELL MEMBERS?<br />A: OASIS<br />Q44 : LYRICS: MAYBE I DIDN'T HOLD YOU ALL THOSE LONELY LONELY TIMES, I GUESS I HAD NEVER TOLD YOU I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU'RE MINE"?<br />A: ALWAYS ON MY MIND - ELVIS PRESLEY<br />Q45: WHICH 1974 DAVID BOWIE ALBUM WAS BASED ON GEORGE ORWELLS NOVEL "1984"?<br />A: "DIAMOND DOGS"<br />Q46: "ONCE THERE WAS A KID WHO GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND COULDN'T COME TO SCHOOL"?<br />A: "MMM MMM MMM MMM" (CRASH TEST DUMMIES)<br />Q47: OF WHICH GROUP WERE THE (UNRELATED) ANDY TAYLOR, JOHN TAYLOR AND ROGER TAYLOR ALL MEMBERS?<br />A: DURAN DURAN<br />Q48: " ME NO BUBBLICIOUS, ME SMOKE HEAVY TAR, ME BE GROOVIN' SLOWLY WHERE YOU ARE"?<br />A: "KIDS" (KYLIE MINOGUE/ROBBIE WILLIAMS)<br />Q49: WHO HAD A 80'S HIT WITH "I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS"?<br />A: FOREIGNER<br />Q50: "AS HE CAME INTO THE WINDOW, IT WAS THE SOUND OF A CRESCENDO"?<br />A: "SMOOTH CRIMINAL" (MICHAEL JACKSON)<br /><br />Q: WHICH BAND RELEASED THE 1981 ALBUM "EAST SIDE STORY"?<br />A: SQUEEZE <br />Q: WHO HAD A 1979 HIT WITH "SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE"?<br />A: RAINBOW<br />Q: WHO RELEASED THE 1979 ALBUM "SETTING SONS"?<br />A: THE JAM <br />Q: HOW IS JAMES OSTERBERG BETTER KNOWN?<br />A: IGGY POP<br />Q: AS PART OF WHICH GROUP DID GARY NUMAN RELEASE HIS FIRST SINGLES?<br />A: TUBEWAY ARMY<br />Q: IN WHICH GIRL GROUP DID BELINDA CARLISLE BEGIN HER CAREER?<br />A: THE GO-GOS<br />Q : WHAT IS THE HOME COUNTRY OF BJORN AGAIN?<br />A : AUSTRALIA<br />Q : LYRICS: " TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME, JUST ABOUT HALF PAST TEN"?<br />A : ITS RAINING MEN<br />Q : OF ALL THE FAMOUS PEOPLE FEATURED ON THE COVER OF SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEART CLUB BAND, ONLY TWO ARE SINGERS. NAME ONE OF THEM?<br />A : BOB DYLAN & DION<br />Q : LYRICS: " LOVE, SOFT AS AN EASY CHAIR, LOVE, FRESH AS THE MORNING AIR"?<br />A : EVERGREEN<br /><br />Q : WHICH 1960's GROUP HAD HITS WITH "BITS AND PIECES", "CATCH US IF YOU CAN"?<br />A : DAVE CLARK FIVE<br />Q: LYRICS: " I'VE GOT TO, RUN AWAY, FROM THE PAIN YOU DRIVE, INTO THE HEART OF ME"?<br />A : TAINTED LOVE - SOFT CELL<br />Q : WHICH ABBA ALBUM HAS A FRENCH TITLE?<br />A : VOULEZ-VOUS<br />Q: LYRICS: " AND MAMA ALWAYS TOLD ME BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU DO, DON'T GO AROUND BREAKING YOUNG GIRLS HEARTS"?<br />A : BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON<br />Q : WHO WAS SACKED FROM NEW YORK FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT DUNKIN' DONUTS FOR SQUIRTING JAM AT A CUSTOMER?<br />A : MADONNA<br />Q: LYRICS: " TAKE YOUR PASSION, AND MAKE IT HAPPEN"?<br />A : WHAT A FEELING - IRENE CARA (FLASHDANCE)<br />Q : WHO WAS LEAD SINGER WITH THE 1960'S GROUP AMEN CORNER?<br />A : ANDY FAIRWEATHER-LOW<br />Q: LYRICS: " YOUR VERY FIRST KISS WAS YOUR FIRST KISS GOODBYE"?<br />A : YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME - BON JOVI<br />Q : WHICH 60's GROUPS GREATEST HITS ALBUM WAS MEATY, BEATY, BIG AND BOUNCY?<br />A : THE WHO<br />Q: LYRICS: " SO MANY TIMES, IT HAPPENS TOO FAST, YOU TRADE YOUR PASSION FOR GLORY"?<br />A : EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR<br /><br />Q : WHAT JOB DID JOE COCKER DO BEFORE HE WAS FAMOUS?<br />A : GAS FITTER<br />Q: LYRICS: " DON'T WISH IT AWAY, DON'T LOOK AT IT LIKE THIS FOREVER"?<br />A : I GUESS THATS WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN<br />Q: WHICH 80'S GROUP WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED " COMPOSITION OF SOUND"?<br />A : DEPECHE MODE<br />Q: LYRICS: " ALL THE COPS IN THE DONUT SHOP SAY WAY-O WAY-O"?<br />A : WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN - THE BANGLES<br />Q: " ME NO BUBBLICIOUS, ME SMOKE HEAVY TAR, ME BE GROOVIN' SLOWLY WHERE YOU ARE"?<br />A: "KIDS" (KYLIE MINOGUE/ROBBIE WILLIAMS)<br />Q: "MR PLAY IT SAFE WAS AFRAID TO FLY, HE PACKED HIS SUITCASE AND KISSED HIS KIDS GOOD-BYE"?<br />A: "IRONIC" (ALANIS MORISSETTE)<br />Q: "SUMMER IN THE CITY WHERE THE AIR IS STILL, A BABY BEING BORN TO THE OVERKILL"?<br />A: "SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART" (AZTEC CAMERA)<br />Q: "I TOOK HER TO A SUPERMARKET"?<br />A: "COMMON PEOPLE" (PULP)<br />Q: "IN THE TWIST OF SEPARATATION YOU EXCELLED AT BEING FREE"?<br />A: "BACK FOR GOOD" (TAKE THAT)<br />Q: "I'VE BEEN DREAMING OF THE THINGS I'VE LEARNT ABOUT A BOY"?<br />A: "SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT" (BADLY DRAWN BOY)<br /><br />Q: "I NEVER SAW IT AS THE START,ITS MORE A CHANGE OF HEART,RAPPING ON THE WINDOWS, WHISTLING DOWN THE CHIMNEY POT"?<br />A: "THE DAY WE CAUGHT THE TRAIN" (OCEAN COLOUR SCENE)<br />Q: "ONCE THERE WAS A KID WHO GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND COULDN'T COME TO SCHOOL"?<br />A: "MMM MMM MMM MMM" (CRASH TEST DUMMIES)<br />Q: "EVEN THROUGH THE DARKEST PHASE, BE IT THICK OR THIN, ALWAYS SOMEONE MARCHES BRAVE, HERE BENEATH MY SKIN"?<br />A: "CONSTANT CRAVING" (KD LANG)<br />Q: "MOTT THE HOOPLE AND THE GAME OF LIFE,YEAH,YEAH,YEAH,YEAH, ANDY KAUFMAN IN THE WRESTLING MATCH"?<br />A: "MAN ON THE MOON" (REM)<br />Q: "TWO JUMPS IN A WEEK, I BET YOU THINK THAT'S PRETTY CLEVER DON'T YOU BOY?"<br />A: "HIGH AND DRY" (RADIOHEAD)<br />Q: "HE SINGS THE SONGS THAT REMIND HIM OF THE GOOD TIMES"? <br />A: "TUBTHUMPING" (CHUMBAWUMBA)<br />Q: "EYES, LIKE A SUNRISE, LIKE A RAINFALL DOWN MY SOUL"?<br />A: "EVERGREEN" (WILL YOUNG)<br />Q: "AS HE CAME INTO THE WINDOW, IT WAS THE SOUND OF A CRESCENDO"?<br />A: "SMOOTH CRIMINAL" (MICHAEL JACKSON)<br />Q: WHO HAD A 1996 ALBUM CALLED "EVERYTHING MUST GO"?<br />A: MANIC STREET PREACHERS<br />Q: WHICH PHRASE USED BY JOHN WAYNE IN "THE SEARCHER" INSPIRED A 50S NO 1 HIT?<br />A: THAT’LL BE THE DAY<br /><br />Q: WHO SANG THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE WHITNEY HOUSTON HIT "THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL"?<br />A: GEORGE BENSON<br />Q: WHO WAS THE GUITARIST WITH THE SMITHS? <br />A: JOHNNY MARR<br />Q: IN WHICH CITY IS JIM MORRISON BURIED?<br />A: PARIS<br />Q: WHICH STAR PLAYED BREATHLESS MAHONEY IN THE FILM DICK TRACY?<br />A: MADONNA<br />Q: LYRICS: "SHE PACKED MY BAGS LAST NIGHT PRE-FLIGHT"?<br />A: ROCKET MAN (ELTON JOHN)<br />Q: WHO WAS THE VOCALIST WITH ERASURE?<br />A: ANDY BELL<br />Q: WHICH SUPERSTARS PARENTS WERE CALLED VERNON AND GLADYS?<br />A: ELVIS PRESLEY<br />Q: WHO HAD A HIT WITH "THE LAUGHING GNOME"?<br />A: DAVID BOWIE<br />Q: WHICH 70S GROUP WERE ORIGINALLY CALLED THE SAXONS?<br />A: BAY CITY ROLLERS<br />Q: WHICH SINGER IS WHITNEY HOUSTON'S GODMOTHER?<br />A: ARETHA FRANKLIN<br /><br />Q1: WHICH ROLF HARRIS RECORD WAS HIS FIRST TOP TEN HIT IN THE UK?<br />A: TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN SPORT<br />Q2: WHICH GROUP WERE ORIGINALLY CALLED "THE NIGHT LIFE THUGS"?<br />A: BOOMTOWN RATS<br />Q3: WHICH 60S GROUP HAD ALLAN CLARKE ON LEAD VOCALS?<br />A: THE HOLLIES<br />Q4: WHAT WAS DON MCLEAN'S ONLY UK NO 1 HIT SINGLE?<br />A: VINCENT (American Pie No2)<br />Q5: WHICH GROUPS FIRST TOP TEN HIT SINGLE WAS CALLED "CREEP" IN 1993?<br />A: RADIOHEAD<br />Q6: WHOSE AUTOBIOGRAPHY IS CALLED "BARE"?<br />A: GEORGE MICHAEL<br />Q7: WHICH GROUP WAS ON A "ROAD TO NOWHERE" IN 1985?<br />A: TALKING HEADS<br />Q8: AS A 14 YEAR OLD, WHICH POP STAR PLAYED THE ARTFUL DODGER IN OLIVER?<br />A: PHIL COLLINS<br />Q9: WHICH COUNTRY DO ROXETTE COME FROM?<br />A: SWEDEN<br />Q10: FOXTON,BUCKLER, AND WELLER WERE MEMBERS OF WHICH BAND?<br />A: THE JAM<br /><br />Q11: WHICH 60'S SINGER'S REAL NAME IS RONALD WYCHERLEY?<br />A: BILLY FURY<br />Q12: "LIFE THRU A LENS" WAS A 1998 HIT ALBUM FOR WHO?<br />A: ROBBIE WILLIAMS<br />Q13: WHOSE ALBUM IS CALLED "SYNKRONIZED"?<br />A: JAMIROQUAI<br />Q:14 WHO HAD HITS IN THE 50S WITH "YAKETY YAK" AND "CHARLIE BROWN"?<br />A: THE COASTERS<br />Q:15 A SWEDISH COMPANY ALSO HAS THE NAME ABBA. WHAT DO THEY PRODUCE?<br />A: CANNED FISH<br />Q16: WHO SANG "THE CHICKEN SONG" IN THE 1980S?<br />A: SPITTING IMAGE<br />Q:17 WHAT IS THE NICKNAME OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN?<br />A: THE BOSS<br />Q:18 WHICH SINGER PERSUADED BILL CLINTON TO CANCEL ALL DEBTS OWED TO THE US BY THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES?<br />A: BONO<br />Q:19 "SONG FOR WHOEVER" WAS WHICH GROUPS FIRST HIT SINGLE?<br />A: BEAUTIFUL SOUTH<br />Q:20 WHICH MALE SINGER SANG THE OPENING LINE OF THE ORIGINAL BAND AID SINGLE "DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS"?<br />A: PAUL YOUNG<br /><br />Q: WHICH TWO SINGERS DUETTED ON THE 1987 HIT "I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING FOR ME"?<br />A: GEORGE MICHAEL AND ARETHA FRANKLIN<br />Q: WHICH NUMBER ONE BY SLADE WAS LATER COVERED BY OASIS?<br />A: "CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE"<br />Q: SOUL SINGER BOBBY BROWN MARRIED WHICH FEMALE SINGER IN 1992?<br />A: WHITNEY HOUSTON<br />Q: ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER WROTE THE MUSIC TO WHICH BOYZONE SONG?<br />A: "NO MATTER WHAT"<br />Q:THE ROCK GROUP "SATAN'S JESTERS" LATER FOUND FAME WITH WHICH NAME?<br />A: THE ROLLING STONES<br />Q: WHO HAD A HIT IN 1987 WITH THE SINGLE "TONIGHT, TONIGHT,TONIGHT"?<br />A: GENESIS<br />Q: WHO WAS THE LEAD SINGER OF THE 1960S IRISH GROUP "THEM"?<br />A: VAN MORRISON<br />Q: WHO WAS LEAD SINGER OF THE FOUR SEASONS?<br />A: FRANKIE VALLI<br />Q: WHICH 80'S BAND WAS FRONTED BY PHIL OAKEY?<br />A: HUMAN LEAGUE <br />Q: WHICH GROUP HAD HITS WITH "HAPPY HOUR" AND "FIVE GET OVER EXCITED"?<br />A: THE HOUSEMARTINS<br /><br />Q: WHO RELEASED THE ALBUM "GOD'S GREAT BANANA SKIN"?<br />A: CHRIS REA<br />Q: hOW WAS STANLEY BURRELL BETTER KNOWN?<br />A: (MC) HAMMER<br />Q: FROM WHICH CHILDRENS CARTOON DID 80'S OUTFIE "THE THOMPSON TWINS" TAKE THEIR NAME?<br />A: TINTIN<br />Q: WHO HAD A 1968 HIT WITH "BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP"? <br />A: THE FOUNDATIONS<br />Q: WHAT DID HIP-HOP STAR P DIDDY ADMIT HE HAS AN IRRATIONAL PHOBIA OF?<br />A: CLOWNS<br />Q: WHICH BAND HAD A 1987 HIT WITH "CRAZY CRAZY NIGHTS"?<br />A: KISS<br />Q: OF WHICH BAND IS FRED DURST THE LEAD SINGER?<br />A: LIMP BIZKIT<br />Q: WHICH LEGENDARY CROONER WAS ONCE A WELTERWEIGHT BOXER,FIGHTING UNDER THE NAME "KID CROCHET"?<br />A: DEAN MARTIN<br />Q: WHO SANG "MAN! I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN!" IN 1999?<br />A: SHANIA TWAIN<br />Q: WHO RELEASED THE 1980 ALBUM "DUKE"?<br />A: GENESIS<br /><br />Q: WHO HAD A 1981 HIT WITH "THERE'S A GUY WORKS DOWN THE CHIPSHOP SWEARS HE'S ELVIS?<br />A: KIRSTY MACCOLL<br />Q: WHOSE FIRST HIT WAS "YOUNG GUNS (GO FOR IT)" IN 1982?<br />A: WHAM<br />Q: WITH WHICH GROUP IS BRUCE DICKINSON MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED? <br />A: IRON MAIDEN<br />Q: WHO RELEASED THE 1987 SINGLE "ANGEL EYES"?<br />A: WET WET WET<br />Q: WHICH BAND RELEASED THE 1978 ALBUM "PARALLEL LINES"?<br />A: BLONDIE<br />Q: WHO HAD A 1994 HIT WITH "COTTON EYE JOE"? <br />A: REDNEX<br />Q: WHICH GROUP RELEASED THE 1986 SINGLE "CARAVAN OF LOVE"?<br />A: THE HOUSEMARTINS<br />Q: WHO RECORDED THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE JAMES BOND FILM "THUNDERBALL"?<br />A: TOM JONES<br />Q: WHOSE DEBUT 1989 ALBUM WAS CALLED "AFFECTION"?<br />A: LISA STANSFIELD<br />Q: WHICH GROUP HAD A TOP TEN HIT WITH "INVISIBLE TOUCH"?<br />A: GENESIS <br /><br />Q: 1 "JUBILATION, SHE LOVES ME AGAIN, I FALL ON THE FLOOR AND I LAUGHING"?<br />A: "CECILIA" <br />Q: 2 " THEY TOOK ALL THE TREES AND PUT THEM IN A TREE MUSEUM"?<br />A: "BIG YELLOW TAXI"<br />Q: "THERE'S EVIL IN THE AIR AND THERE'S THUNDER IN THE SKY"?<br />A: BAT OUT OF HELL <br />Q: 4 "IT WON'T BE EASY, YOU'LL THINK ITS STRANGE"?<br />A: DON’T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA <br />Q: 5 "WHEN YOU'RE WEARY, FEELING SMALL"?<br />A: BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER <br />Q: 6 "STEAL MY DADDYS CUE AND MAKE A LIVING OUT OF PLAYING POOL"?<br />A: "MAGGIE MAY" <br />Q: 7 "YOU WOULD CRY TOO IF IT HAPPENED TO YOU"?<br />A: " ITS MY PARTY" <br />Q: " YOU MAY SAY I'M A DREAMER, BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE"?<br />A: "IMAGINE" <br />Q: 9 " YOU WALK OUT ON ME WHEN WE BOTH DISAGREE 'CAUSE TO REASON IS NOT WHAT YOU CARE FOR"?<br />A: DON'T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY<br />Q: 10 " HOW ABOUT A PAIR OF PINK SIDEWINDERS"?<br />A: "STILL ROCK & ROLL TO ME"<br /><br />Q: 11 "DO THE FAIRIES KEEP HIM SOBER FOR A DAY"?<br />A: "MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY"<br />Q12: " MY SISTER LOOKS CUTE IN HER BRACES AND BOOTS, A HANDFUL OF GREASE IN HER HAIR"?<br />A: SATURDAY NIGHTS ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING <br />Q: 13 " IF YOU'RE LOST, YOU CAN LOOK, AND YOU WILL FIND ME"?<br />A: "TIME AFTER TIME"<br />Q: 14 "IS IT ME YOU'RE LOOKING FOR"?<br />A: "HELLO" <br />Q: 15 "BOY YOU'RE TURNING ME INSIDE OUT AND ROUND AND ROUND"?<br />A: UPSIDE DOWN <br />Q: 16 "YOU'VE YET TO HAVE YOUR FINEST HOUR"?<br />A: "RADIO GA GA " <br />Q: " EAST COAST GIRLS ARE HIP, I REALLY DIG THOSE STYLES THEY WEAR"?<br />A: CALIFORNIA GIRLS<br />Q: 18 " YOU'RE A WORK OF ART, YOU'RE THE TREVI FOUNTAIN"?<br />A: "LOVE TRAIN" (HOLLY JOHNSON)<br />Q: 19 "THERE'S A WORLD OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW"?<br />A: " DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?" (BAND AID)<br />Q: 20 "THEY SAY OUR LOVE WON'T PAY THE RENT"?<br />A: "I GOT YOU BABE"<br /><br />Q: "YOU ALWAYS SMILE BUT IN YOUR EYES YOUR SORROW SHOWS"?<br />A: "WITHOUT YOU"<br />Q: "I'M HOPING THAT I NEVER RECOVER, SHE'S GOOD FOR ME"?<br />A: "NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY"<br />Q: "PLUCKED HER EYEBROWS ON THE WAY, SHAVED HER LEGS AND THEN HE WAS A SHE"?<br />A: "WALK ON THE WILD SIDE"<br />Q: " NO SUMMERS DAY, NO WARM JULY"?<br />A: "I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU"<br />Q: " YOU AIN'T NEVER CAUGHT A RABBIT AND YOU AIN'T NO FRIEND OF MINE"?<br />A: "HOUND DOG<br />Q: " THE TWO OF US MAY LOOK NO MORE, WE'VE BOTH FOUND WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR"?<br />A:"BEN"<br />Q: " TAKE A LOOK AT MY GIRLFRIEND, SHE'S THE ONLY ONE I'VE GOT"?<br />A: BREAKFAST IN AMERICA"<br />Q: " AND I KNEW IF I HAD MY CHANCE, I COULD MAKE THOSE PEOPLE DANCE"?<br />A:" AMERICAN PIE"<br />Q: " I HEAR YOU WENT UP TO SARATOGA, AND YOUR HORSE NATURALLY WON"?<br />A:" YOU'RE SO VAIN"<br />Q: "IT'S BEEN 7 HOURS AND 16 DAYS SINCE YOU TOOK YOUR LOVE AWAY"?<br />A:" NOTHING COMPARES 2U"<br /><br />Q: " WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL I HAD A RAG DOLL"?<br />A:" RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH"<br />Q: " THE BLONDE WAITRESSES TAKE THEIR TRAYS, THEY SPIN AROUND AND THEY CROSS THE FLOOR"?<br />A:" WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN"<br />Q: " I'M TIRED OF WORDS AND I'M TOO HOARSE TO SHOUT"?<br />A: " TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD" <br />Q: " THE SILICON CHIP INSIDE HER HEAD GETS SWITCHED TO OVERLOAD"?<br />A: " I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS"<br />Q: " I NEVER MAKE AN ERROR, I NEVER MAKE A BOOB. I'M A GLOSSY MAGAZINE, AN ADVERT ON THE TUBE"?<br />A: "URBAN SPACEMAN"<br />Q: " ALL SHE SAW WAS THE SILHOUETTE OF A GUN, FAR AWAY ON THE OTHER SIDE"?<br />A: "MOONLIGHT SHADOW"<br />Q: "LONELINESS WAS TOUGH, THE TOUGHEST ROLE YOU EVER PLAYED"?<br />A: " CANDLE IN THE WIND"<br />Q: " WHITE CHALK WRITTEN ON RED BRICK, OUR LOVE TOLD IN A HEART. IT'S THERE DRAWN IN THE PLAYGROUND"?<br />A: JENNIFER ECCLES<br />Q: " YOU KNOW THAT CHICK WHO USED TO DANCE ALOT, EVERY NIGHT SHE'D BE ON THE FLOOR SHAKING WHAT SHE'D GOT"?<br />A:" THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN"<br />Q: " I WAS BORN IN THE WAGON OF A TRAVELLING SHOW"?<br />A:" GYPSIES, TRAMPS AND THIEVES"<br /><br />Q: " I SAID DO YOU SPEAK MY LANGUAGE, HE JUST SMILED AND GAVE ME A VEGEMITE SANDWICH"?<br />A:" "DOWN UNDER"<br />Q: " AT NIGHT THE STARS PUT ON A SHOW FOR FREE, AND DARLING YOU CAN SHARE IT ALL WITH ME"?<br />A: " UP ON THE ROOF"<br />Q: " IF YOU'LL BE MY BODYGUARD, I CAN BE YOUR LONG LOST PAL"<br />A: " CALL ME AL"<br />Q: " HARRY TRUMAN, DORIS DAY, RED CHINA, JOHNNIE RAY"?<br />A: " WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE"<br />Q: " ITS LATE IN THE EVENING, SHE'S WONDERING WHAT CLOTHES TO WEAR"?<br />A: " WONDERFUL TONIGHT"<br />Q: " MA TAKE THIS BADGE OFF OF ME, I CAN'T USE IT ANYMORE"<br />A:" KNOCKIN ON HEAVEN'S DOOR"<br />Q: "INTO THE BOUNDARY, OF EACH MARRIED MAN, SWEET DECEIT COMES CALLING"?<br />A: " SACRIFICE"<br />Q: " A YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE I WROTE MY NOTE, I SHOULD OF KNOWN"?<br />A: "MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE"<br />Q: " GOLDEN DAYS BEFORE THEY END, WHISPERED SECRETS TO THE WIND"?<br />A:" IT'S OVER"<br />Q: " TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS, SHE NEVER KEPT THE SAME ADDRESS"?<br />A:" KILLER QUEEN"<br /><br />Q1: "I GOT SUNSHINE, ON A CLOUDY DAY"?<br />A: "MY GIRL (TEMPTATIONS)<br />Q2: "I'M INVITED IN FOR COFFEE, AND I GIVE THE DOG A BONE"?<br />A: "COOL FOR CATS" (SQUEEZE)<br />Q3: "THERE SHE STOOD IN THE STREET. SMILING FROM HER HEAD TO HER FEET"?<br />A: "ALL RIGHT NOW" (FREE)<br />Q4: "YOU GOT A HEART OF GLASS OR A HEART OF STONE.JUST YOU WAIT TILL I GET YOU HOME"?<br />A: "WEST END GIRLS" (PET SHOP BOYS)<br />Q5: "WHERE DID YOU COME FROM, WHERE DID YOU GO?"<br />A: "COTTON EYED JOE" (REDNEX)<br />Q6: "HAIR OF GOLD, LIPS LIKE CHERRIES"? <br />A: "THE GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME" (TOM JONES)<br />Q7: "WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE TO MAKE MY DREAM SURVIVE?"<br />A: "ALIVE AND KICKING" (SIMPLE MINDS)<br />Q8: "I'VE TAKEN MY BOWS, AND MY CUTAIN CALLS"?<br />A: "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS" (QUEEN) <br />Q9: "THE MAMA PAJAMA ROLLED OUT OF BED AND SHE RAN TO THE POLICE STATION"?<br />A: "ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD" (SIMON & GARFUNKEL)<br />Q10: " WE COME IN PEACE, SHOOT TO KILL"?<br />A: "STAR TREKKIN" (THE FIRM)<br /><br />Q11: "STRANGLED BY THE WISHES OF PATER"?<br />A: "HOLDING BACK THE YEARS" (SIMPLY RED)<br />Q12: "THERE'S NO BEGINNING, THERE'LL BE NO END"?<br />A: "LOVE IS ALL AROUND" (TROGGS) <br />Q13: "LOOK AT THOSE CAVEMEN GO"?<br />A: "LIFE ON MARS" (DAVID BOWIE) <br />Q14: "OUR LOVE IS A MYSTERY, GIRL LETS GET INSIDE IT"?<br />A: "LIFE IS A COLLERCOASTER" (RONAN KEATING)<br />Q15: "WELL THE RAIN EXPLODED WITH A MIGHTY CRASH"?<br />A: "BAND ON THE RUN" (WINGS)<br />Q16: "IF I HAD AN AEROPLANE, I STILL COULDN'T MAKE IT ON TIME"?<br />A: "MANIC MONDAY" (THE BANGLES)<br />Q17: "DON'T WANNA SEE NO BLOOD DON'T BE A MACHO MAN"?<br />A: "BEAT IT" (MICHAEL JACKSON)<br />Q18: "I'M WORTH A MILLION PRIZES"?<br />A: "LUST FOR LIFE" (IGGY POP) <br />Q19: " I BOUGHT A TICKET TO THE WORLD BUT NOW I'VE COME BACK AGAIN"?<br />A: "TRUE" (SPANDAU BALLET)<br />Q20: "SWEET LORETTA MARTIN THOUGHT SHE WAS A WOMAN"?<br />A: "GET BACK" (BEATLES)<br /><br />Q: "DON'T DRINK,DON'T SMOKE - WHAT DO YOU DO?"<br />A: "GOODY TWO SHOES" (ADAM ANT) <br />Q: "IS IT GETTING BETTER OR DO WE FEEL THE SAME?" <br />A: "ONE" (U2)<br />Q: "I LAUGHED AT ALL OF YOUR JOKES. MY LOVE YOU DIDN'T NEED TO COAX"? <br />A: "MAGGIE MAY" (ROD STEWART)<br />Q: "NOW DON'T GO WASTING MY PRECIOUS TIME. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER, WE COULD BE JUST FINE"?<br />A: "WANNABE" (SPICE GIRLS)<br />Q: "WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHY I CAME HERE TONIGHT"?<br />A: "STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU" (STEELERS WHEEL) <br />Q: "THIS IS TORTURE, THIS IS PAIN. IT FEELS LIKE I'M GONNA GO INSANE"?<br />A: "WHEN YOU'RE GONE" (BRYAN ADAMS & MEL C)<br />Q: " HE'S GOT TO HAVE BIG BLUE EYES, BE ABLE TO SATISFY"?<br />A: "SO MACHO" (SINITTA)<br />Q: "YOU KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE UNTRUE"?<br />A: "LIGHT MY FIRE" (THE DOORS)<br />Q: "REMEMBER TO LET HER INTO YOUR HEART"?<br />A: "HEY JUDE" (THE BEATLES)<br />Q: "ALL OF NATURE WILD AND FREE, THIS IS WHERE I LONG TO BE"?<br />A: "LA ISLA BONITA" (MADONNA)<br /><br />Q: "I AM THE SON AND HEIR OF A SHYNESS THAT IS CRIMINALLY VULGAR"?<br />A: "HOW SOON IS NOW" (THE SMITHS)<br />Q: "IF I'D BEEN OUT 'TIL QUARTER TO THREE, WOULD YOU LOCK THE DOOR"?<br />A: "WHEN I'M SIXTY FOUR" (THE BEATLES)<br />Q: "MY JOB IS VERY BORING, I'M AN OFFICE CLERK"?<br />A: "ECHO BEACH" (MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS)<br />Q: "YOU WERE FIFTEEN, I WAS TWELVE, IT WAS SUMMER, WE WERE SO IN LOVE"?<br />A: "FRANKIE" (SISTER SLEDGE)<br />Q: "LOVES LIKE A KNIFE IT CAN CUT DEEP INSIDE, WORDS ARE LIKE WEAPONS THEY WOUND SOMETIMES"?<br />A: " IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME" (CHER)<br />Q: "TOO RA, LOO RA LOO RYE AYE"?<br />A: "COME ON EILEEN"<br />Q: "SHES GOT A BODY UNDER THAT SHIRT, BUT ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS RUB MY FACE IN THE DIRT"?<br />A: "I CAN'T DANCE" (GENESIS)<br />Q: " LITTLE DARLING, ITS BEEN A LONG COLD LONELY WINTER. LITTLE DARLING, IT FEELS LIKE YEARS SINCE ITS BEEN HERE"?<br />A: "HERE COMES THE SUN" (THE BEATLES)<br />Q: "I WANT TO BREATHE IN THE OPEN WIND, I WANT TO KISS LIKE LOVERS DO, I WANT TO DIVE INTO YOUR OCEAN"?<br />A: "HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN" (EURYTHMICS)<br />Q: "YOU SHELTERED ME FROM HARM, KEPT ME WARM, KEPT ME WARM"?<br />A: "EVERYTHING I OWN" (BREAD)<br /><br />Q: "GOLD COAST SLAVE SHIP BOUND FOR COTTON FIELDS, SOLD IN A MARKET DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS"?<br />A: "BROWN SUGAR" (ROLLING STONES)<br />Q: "I'M ALWAYS IN THE DARK, WE'RE LIVING IN A POWDER KEG AND GIVING OFF SPARKS"?<br />A: "TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART" (BONNIE TYLER)<br />Q: "IN THE DESERTS OF SUDAN, AND THE GARDENS OF JAPAN"?<br />A: "HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK" (IAN DRURY)<br />Q: "BILLY RAPPED ALL NIGHT 'BOUT HIS SUICIDE, HOW HE'D KICK IT IN THE HEAD WHEN HE WAS TWENTY FIVE"?<br />A: "ALL THE YOUNG DUDES" (DAVID BOWIE)<br />Q: "THERES A LADY WHO'S SURE ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD"?<br />A: "STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN" (LED ZEPPELIN)<br />Q: "COME ON BABY I'M TIRED OF TALKING, GRAB YOUR COAT AND LETS START WALKING"?<br />A: "A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION" (ELVIS PRESLEY)<br />Q" I LOVE THE COLOURFUL CLOTHES SHE WEARS, AND THE WAY THE SUNLIGHT PLAYS UPON HER HAIR"?<br />A:" GOOD VIBRATIONS" (BEACH BOYS)<br />Q: " THE ROAD IS LONG WITH MANY A WINDING TURN"?<br />A: "HE AIN'T HEAVY HE'S MY BROTHER (HOLLIES)<br />Q: "I'M SO LONESOME EVERY DAY"?<br />A: "WALK RIGHT BACK" (EVERLY BROS)<br />Q: "EYES, LIKE A SUNRISE, LIKE A RAINFALL DOWN MY SOUL"?<br />A: "EVERGREEN" (WILL YOUNG) <br /><br />QUIZTIME 116<br /><br />ROUND ONE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What name is given to the ink secreted by a Cuttlefish ?<br /><br />A. SEPIA.<br /><br />2. What type of creature is a 'Kilideer' ?<br /><br />A. PLOVER (accept bird).<br /><br />3. Who was the subject of Paul Bradley's biography "The Stately Homo", published in 2000 ?<br /><br />A. QUENTIN CRISP.<br /><br />4. What name is given to the time between conception and birth ?<br /><br />A. GESTATION.<br /><br />5. Which creature does the Bacardi Company use as its symbol ?<br /><br />A. BAT.<br /><br />6. Who played the leading female role in the film, 'Romancing The Stone' ?<br /><br />A. KATHLEEN TURNER.<br /><br />7. Who played the female villain in the film, '101 Dalmatians' ?<br /><br />A. GLENN CLOSE.<br /><br />8. How many cards are used in a game of 'Piquet' ?<br /><br />A. 32.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND TWO - TEAM. <br /><br />1. Which is the only freshwater member of the Cod family ?<br /><br />A. BURBOT.<br /><br />2. Name the artist who created the 'Angel Of The North' ?<br /><br />A. ANTONY GORMLEY.<br /><br />3. The 'Black Sheep Brewery' is based in which North Yorkshire town ?<br /><br />A. MASHAM.<br /><br />4. In which region of Italy is the wine Chianti produced ?<br /><br />A. TUSCANY.<br /><br />5. On which Dutch river does Amsterdam stand ?<br /><br />A. AMSTEL.<br /><br />6. In which city did Metternich preside over a series of meetings to decide European boundaries in 1815, after the Napoleonic Wars ?<br /><br />A. (The Congress of) VIENNA.<br /><br />7. On a 1:50,000 Ordnance Survey map, what is signified by arrowheads or chevrons, drawn on a road ?<br /><br />A. GRADIENT.<br /><br />8. Rodolfo Severino was the Secretary General of which organisation founded in 1967, whose members include Indonesia and Malaya ?<br /><br />A. ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations).<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND THREE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What is the term for a judge making a mistake when summing up for the jury ?<br /><br />A. MISDIRECTION.<br /><br />2. Which compound is always present in a tincture ?<br /><br />A. ALCOHOL.<br /><br />3. In the game of 'Bridge', what does it mean when one team achieves a 'Grand Slam' ?<br /><br />A. THEY WIN ALL THIRTEEN TRICKS.<br /><br />4. What is the term for a barrister's additional fees paid during the progress of a case ?<br /><br />A. REFRESHERS.<br /><br />5. From which Shakespeare play does the following quotation come, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them" ?<br /><br />A. TWELFTH NIGHT.<br /><br />6. Name the American composer of the 'Adagio for Strings', used in the soundtrack of the film 'Platoon' ?<br /><br />A. SAMUEL BARBER.<br /><br />7. What musical instrument did Lionel Hampton play ?<br /><br />A. VIBRAPHONE or VIBES.<br /><br />8. Which West End musical was based upon a story written by Mary Hayley Bell, the wife of Sir John Mills ?<br /><br />A. WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FOUR - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. In Greek myth, which god is depicted wearing winged sandals ?<br /><br />A. HERMES.<br /><br />2. Which bird of prey shares its name with a character from 'Arthurian' legend ?<br /><br />A. MERLIN.<br /><br />3. Which 'Oscar' winning British actor dies in May 2000 ?<br /><br />A. SIR JOHN GIELGUD.<br /><br />4. 'Musophobia' is the fear of what ?<br /><br />A. MICE.<br /><br />5. Claude Michel Schonberg composed the music and Herbert Kretzmer wrote the lyrics for which currently successful stage musical ?<br /><br />A. LES MISERABLES.<br /><br />6. Which former Archbishop of Canterbury died in May 2000 ?<br /><br />A. DONALD COGAN.<br /><br />7. What kind of creature is a 'Serval' ?<br /><br />A. (Wild) CAT.<br /><br />8. What was the former name of Harare before Zimbabwe gained independence <br /><br />A. SALISBURY.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND FIVE - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. What musical instrument did Stan Kenton play ?<br /><br />A. PIANO.<br /><br />2. Singer, Heather Small is most associated with which group ?<br /><br />A. M PEOPLE.<br /><br />3. 'Suggs' was the lead singer with which group ?<br /><br />A. MADNESS.<br /><br />4. Who wrote, "Money is like muck - no good unless it be spread" ?<br /><br />A. FRANCIS BACON.<br /><br />5. Whose autobiography was ' A Most Dangerous Woman ' ?<br /><br />A. MARY WHITEHOUSE.<br /><br />6. Who composed the piece of music which was voted number one by listeners to Classic FM every year, up to 2000, in its annual poll ?<br /><br />A. BRUCH (Violin Concerto No 1).<br /><br />7. Who in Greek mythology, is depicted with a thunderbolt ?<br /><br />A. ZEUS.<br /><br />8. Which King of Romania abdicated in 1947 ?<br /><br />A. MICHAEL.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SIX - TEAM.<br /><br />1. 'Palmers Brewery' is associated with which Dorset town ?<br /><br />A. BRIDPORT.<br /><br />2. In April 2000, Don McKinnon became Secretary General of which organisation ?<br /><br />A. COMMONWEALTH. <br /><br />3. On a 1:50,000 Ordnance Survey map, how is a 'Bridleway' shown ?<br /><br />A. RED DASHED LINE.<br /><br />4. What was the name of the widow of Napoleon III, who lived in England for almost the last fifty years of her life ?<br /><br />A. EUGENIE.<br /><br />5. To which family of birds does the 'Linnet' belong ?<br /><br />A. FINCH.<br /><br />6. In which region of France is the wine 'Chablis' produced ?<br /><br />A. BURGUNDY.<br /><br />7. On which German river does Hamburg stand ?<br /><br />A. ELBE.<br /><br />8. Which artist won the 1999 Turner Prize ?<br /><br />A. STEVE McQUEEN.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND SEVEN - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Who said of Lloyd George, "He could not see a belt without hitting below it" ?<br /><br />A. MARGOT ASQUITH.<br /><br />2. Who composed the 'Symphonia Domestica' and the opera 'Der Rosenkavalier'<br /><br />A. RICHARD STRAUSS.<br /><br />3. Which King of Italy abdicated i 1946 ?<br /><br />A. UMBERTO II.<br /><br />4. What name is given to a pregnancy outside the womb, eg. In the fallopian tubes ?<br /><br />A. ECTOPIC.<br /><br />5. Which was the last port of call from which the 'Titanic' sailed ?<br /><br />A. QUEENSTOWN (accept Cohb).<br /><br />6. 'Ailurophobia' is the fear of what ?<br /><br />A. CATS.<br /><br />7. Alan, Philip and Ruth were the tenants of which tv landlord ?<br /><br />A. RIGSBY (in 'Rising Damp').<br /><br />8. In which tv 'soap' have the following appeared, Richard Beckinsale, Prunella Scales and Joanna Lumley ?<br /><br />A. CORONATION STREET.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ROUND EIGHT - INDIVIDUAL.<br /><br />1. Which American company produces 'Old Number Seven Whiskey' ?<br /><br />A. JACK DANIELS.<br /><br />2. The 'Cenotaph' is situated in which London thoroughfare ?<br /><br />A. WHITEHALL.<br /><br />3. The 'Albert Memorial' is situated in which Royal Park ?<br /><br />A. KENSINGTON GARDENS.<br /><br />4. What was the former name of Kinshasa before Zaire gained independence ?<br /><br />A. LEOPOLDVILLE.<br /><br />5. Who normally presents Classic FM on weekday mornings, including the hour between 9.00 and 10.00am ?<br /><br />A. HENRY KELLY.<br /><br />6. To which British port was the 'Lusitania' heading when she was sunk by a torpedo ?<br /><br />A. LIVERPOOL.<br /><br />7. From which Shakespeare play does the following quotation come, "All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players" ?<br /><br />A. AS YOU LIKE IT.<br /><br />8. Which South African river shares its name with a county metropolitan area of Southern California ?<br /><br />A. ORANGE.<br /><br /> <br /><br />SPARE QUESTION<br /><br />1. Nicknames 'The Baron of Beefcake', which actor made his debut in the 1945 film 'Fighter Squadron' ?<br /><br />A. ROCK HUDSON.<br /><br />2. To which family of animals does the Okapi belong ?<br /><br />A. GIRAFFE.<br /><br />3. Which seven metre high creature of iron and steel, forms the centre piece of the 'Tate Modern' Gallery in London ?<br /><br />A. SPIDER.<br /><br />4. What is a 'Jesse Tree', often depicted in a stained glass window ?<br /><br />A. JESUS' FAMILY TREE.<br /><br />5. The holder of which office is the most senior judge in the Court of Appeal ?<br /><br />A. MASTER OF THE ROLLS. <br /><br />QUIZTIME 117<br /><br />A. What is the name given to fossilised pine resin? AMBER<br /><br />B. At which game might you succeed by means of a 'squeeze'? BRIDGE<br /><br />C. What is the proper medical term for a bruise? CONTUSION<br /><br />D. Sunday World is a newspaper published in which European capital? DUBLIN<br /><br />E. The drug MDMA is better known by what name? ECSTASY<br /><br />F. A ruby wedding is celebrated after how many years? FORTY<br /><br />G. Which island group includes San Cristobal, Santa Cruz and Santiago? GALAPAGOS<br /><br />H. Which country shares a land border with the Dominican Republic? HAITI<br /><br />I. General Suharto was President of which country from 1966-1998? INDONESIA<br /><br />J. ALIA (highflying) is the national airline of which country? JORDAN<br /><br />K. What name is given to the young of a squirrel? KITTEN<br /><br />L. The wine 'Chateau Musar' comes from which eastern Mediterranean country? LEBANON<br /><br />M. Which indoor game has tiles called seasons, winds and flowers? MAHJONG<br /><br />N. In children's literature, in which village does Rupert Bear live? NUTWOOD<br /><br />O. What vegetable has the varieties Lancastrian, Brunswick, and Ailsa Craig? ONIONS<br /><br />P. Of what are Antwerp, Poulters and Tumblers all types? PIGEONS<br /><br />Q. Which is the largest province of canada? QUEBEC<br /><br />R. A chunky, well structured, full flavoured wine is known as what? ROBUST<br /><br />S. Which product was advertised with the slogan 'Whatalotigot'? SMARTIES<br /><br />T. What is the more familiar name of the plant Camellia Sinensis? TEA<br /><br />U. What the first planet discovered by the use of a telescope? URANUS<br /><br />V. What is the technical name for the thickness of a liquid? VISCOSITY<br /><br />W. One of your arm joints? WRIST<br /><br />X. Meaning cross fertilization? XENOGAMY<br /><br />Y. Barbra Streisand disguise herself as a man in this musical? YENTYL<br /><br />Z. An early seventies police drama? Z CARS <br /><br />QUIZTIME 118<br /><br />1. WHICH COUNTRY’S FLAG CONSISTS OF A RED BACKGROUND WITH A WHITE CRESCENT MOON AND STAR(TURKEY)<br />2. IN WHICH YEAR DID RADIO ONE START (1967)<br />3. HOW DO MALE MOTHS FIND FEMALE MOTHS IN THE DARK (BY SMELL)<br />4. AS APPLE JUICE MAKES CIDER, WHAT DOES PEAR JUICE MAKE (PERRY)<br />5. IN THE SONG ‘IT’S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY’ TO WHICH LONDON SQUARE DID PADDY SAY ‘FAREWELL’<br />(LEICESTER SQUARE HE SAID GOODBYE TO PICCADILLY)<br />6. WHO IS THE VICTIM IN THE BOARDGAME ‘CLUEDO’ (DOCTOR BLACK)<br />7. TRUE OR FALSE: WATERLOO BY ABBA. IS THE ONLY EUROVISION WINNING SONG TO REACH NUMBER ONE IN THE U.K. CHARTS (FALSE: SEVEN OTHERS)<br />8. WHICH TV QUIZ SHOW HAS BEEN HOSTED BY JULIAN PETTIFER AND SARAH KENNEDY (BUSMAN’S HOLIDAY)<br />9. WHICH OF DISNEY’S SEVEN DWARFS COMES LAST ALPHABETICALLY (SNEEZY)<br />10. WHICH OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS IS FAMOUS FOR ITS LACK OF CARS (SARK)<br />11. HOW MANY LEGS DOES A MILLIPEDE HAVE ON EACH OF ITS BODY SEGMENTS (FOUR)<br />12. IN THE SECOND FILM ‘ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES’ STARRING ANGELICA HOUSTON AND RAUL JULIA, THEY BECAME PROUD PARENTS OF A MOUSTACHED BABY, NAMED WHAT (PUBERT)<br />13. WHICH TV CHANNEL HAD BRITAIN’S FIRST REGULAR HOUR~LONG NEWS PROGRAMME (CHANNEL FOUR)<br />14. WHAT IS THE NAME OF DESPERATE DAN’S AUNTIE (AGGIE)<br />15. IN WHICH ONE OF THESE COUNTRIES WOULD YOU NOT DRIVE ON THE LEFT, JAPAN, CANADA, INDIA OR NEW ZEALAND (CANADA)<br />16. WHICH ENGLISH COUNTY WOULD YOU VISIT TO SEE THE FAMOUS 12TH CENTURY WELLS CATHEDRAL<br />(SOMERSET)<br />17. WHAT COLOUR LIGHT IS USED TO SIGNIFY TO A WEIGHTLIFTER THAT HIS ATTEMPT IS A VALID ONE (WHITE)<br />18. ‘MR POLITICAL HOLE’ IS AN ANNAGRAM OF WHICH POLITICAL FIGURE (MICHAEL PORTILLO)<br />19. WHAT IS JACOBS BAKERY’S BEST SELLING PRODUCT (CLUB BISCUITS . 2ND IS CREAM CRACKERS)<br />20. HOW MANY PIECES OF WOODEN EQUIPMENT ARE REQUIRED TO PLAY A GAME OF CRICKET (TWELVE)<br />21. WHICH SPORT HAS THE SIGNIFICANT MEASUREMENT OF 7FT 9 AND A QUARTER INCHES (DARTS THROWING DISTANCE)<br />22. WHO REIGNED OVER US WHEN ADMIRAL NELSON WON THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR (GEORGE III)<br />23. WHAT DID WALT DISNEY BAN ANY MEMBER OF HIS STAFF FROM HAVING, WAS IT A MOUSTACHE, A FOREIGN CAR OR SHARES IN THE COMPANY (A MOUSTACHE)<br />24. WHENEVER REGINALD PERRIN THOUGHT OF HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW, WHAT VISION CAME UP ON THE TV SCREEN (A HIPPOPOTAMUS)<br />25. WHO STARRED IN THE FILMS ‘RIO GRANDE’, ‘RIO BRAVO’ AND ‘RIO LOBO’ (JOHN WAYNE)<br />26. HOW MANY BARS WOULD YOU HAVE TO SAW THROUGH TO ESCAPE FROM JAIL IN A GAME OF MONOPOLY<br />(THREE)<br />27. WHAT WERE SAILORS IN THE BRITISH NAVY ISSUED WITH FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 1857 (UNIFORMS)<br />28. WHOSE COFFIN IS THE LARGEST SINGLE GOLD OBJECT IN THE WORLD (TUTANKHAMUNS’)<br />29. WHICH FAMOUS GUITARIST’S REAL NAME IS BRIAN RAN KIN (HANK MARVIN)<br />30. WHAT COMES NEXT, 100, 110, 200, 400, 800?<br />(1500 . ATHLETICS DISTANCES, THEN 3,000, 5,000, 10,000 AND 26 MILES)<br />31. ‘JOHN THE PERFECT’ AND ‘JOHN THE FORTUNATE’ WERE KINGS OF WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY (PORTUGAL)<br />32. WHO TELEPHONED MR WATSON ON 7/3/1876 AND SAID ‘COME HERE I WANT YOU’ (ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL)<br />33. WHO AM I? BORN IN 1946 IN EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA, I HAVE TWO CHILDREN, CHASTITY<br />AND ELIJAH BLUE BY PREVIOUS MARRIAGES TO MUSICAL FATHERS, I AM AN OSCAR WINNING ACTRESS AND TOP SINGER.... (CHER)<br />34. WHICH SPORTS’ PLAYING AREA HAS THE MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS OF 62FT 11 INS BY 42 INCHES (TEN.PIN BOWLING . TO BE PRECISE IT’S 62 FEET 10 AND 11 SIXTEENTHS INCHES LONG)<br />35. WHICH WAS INVENTED FIRST, INSTANT COFFEE OR TEA. BAGS (TEA.BAGS 1920. INSTANT COFFEE 1938)<br />36. WHICH IS THE FASTEST MOVING INSECT IN THE WORLD (COCKROACH . 50 TIMES ITS BODYLENGTH PER SECOND)<br />37. WHICH RADIO STATION BEGAN BROADCASTING IN BRITAIN IN APRIL 1993 (VIRGIN RADIO)<br />38. WHICH FAMOUS TWIN OF A FAMOUS MOTHER MARRIED A TEXAN HEIRESS IN FEBRUARY 1987 (MARK THATCHER . ALTHOUGH HE GOT LOST ON THE WAY TO THE WEDDING !!!)<br />39. AT WHOSE FAMOUS TRIAL WAS MARCIA CLARK THE CHIEF PROSECUTOR (O.J. SIMPSON)<br />40. WHAT WORD IS A RELIGIOUS PAINTER OR A COMPUTER SYMBOL (ICON)<br />TIE~BREAKER: ACCORDING TO A SURVEY, HOW MANY CANS OF SOFT DRINKS DOES AN AVERAGE PERSON DRINK (ON AVERAGE) PER YEAR (400)<br /><br />QUIZTIME 119<br />1. Spy writer David J Cornwell writes under which name?<br />John Le Carre<br />2. The 38th parallel is the dividing line between which two countries?<br />North And South Korea<br />3. The film, 'They died with their boots on' was Hollywood's 1941 depiction of which Famous American Battle?<br />The Battle Of Little Big Horn<br />4. The gulf of Suez is an arm of what sea?<br />The Red Sea<br />5. The market town of Chesterfield is famous for its crooked spire, which county is it in?<br />Derbyshire<br />6. The Simplon Pass tunnel links Switzerland to which other European country?<br />Italy <br />7. To which section of the orchestra does the Cor Anglais belong?<br />Woodwind (A Member Of The Oboe Family)<br />8. To which flower family does garlic belong? <br />Lily <br />9. Tunku Abdul Ramen was the first prime minister of where?<br />Malaysia<br />10. What is the Italian equivalent of a French 'Vin de Table'?<br />Vino da Tavola<br />11. Which body of water forms Turkey's northern Border?<br />Black sea<br />12. How many 'downs' does each team have to travel ten yards in American Football?<br />Four<br />13. Of what other metal can sterling silver contain 7.5%?<br />Copper<br />14. Which US city was named after the first president of the Republic of Texas?<br />Houston<br />15. Which clock-making city is served by Cointrin Airport?<br />Geneva<br />16. Lutra Lutra is the latin name of which creature?<br />Otter<br />17. What kind of bank cools down its deposits to minus 196.5 degrees Centigrade?<br />A sperm bank<br />18. Which annual American holiday celebrates the lean harvest of 1621?<br />Thanksgiving<br />19. Who murdered Police Officer Tippit in Dallas on November 22nd 1963?<br />Lee Harvey Oswald<br />20. Which is known as the 'horned' planet?<br />Venus<br /><br />21. Which gas is produced by the explosion of a hydrogen bomb?<br />Helium<br />22. Which eastern country has the world's biggest pig population?<br />China<br />23. How many noses does an ant have?<br />Five<br />24. Which American band is always at the bottom of any alphabetical list of hit record makers?<br />ZZ Top<br />25. Which American state has an element named after it?<br />California (californium)<br />26. What Scottish loch is overlooked by Urquhart Castle?<br />Loch Ness<br />27. What are sticking out over the end of the board if a surfer 'Hangs five'?<br />His toes<br />28. What is your sport if you perform a Tsukahara Tuck?<br />Gymnastics<br />29. Which band's first album had a picture of the Hindenburg airship on its sleeve?<br />Led Zeppelin's<br />30. Which planet was 'Mystic' according to Gustav Holst?<br />Neptune<br />31. What is the main ingredient in felafel?<br />Chick peas<br />32. What name is given to the easiest route between Peshawar and Kabul?<br />The Khyber Pass<br />33. What does HTML stand for?<br />Hypertext markup language<br />34. What was first given a human name by Clement Wragge of Australia in 1887?<br />A hurricane<br />35. In Greek Mythology who was the Blacksmith of the Gods ?<br />Hephaestus<br />36. Which game can feature the Roy Lopez opening?<br />Chess<br />37. What did Hansel and Gretel use to leave a trail to get back?<br />Bread Crumbs<br />38. What is a philogynist?<br />An admirer of women<br />39. What Shakespears character's final words are "The rest is silence"?<br />Hamlet's<br />40. How many incisor teeth does a fully-grown elephant have?<br />None <br /><br /><br />QUIZTIME 120<br /><br /><br />END OF QUIZTIMERamjosefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565329701912027202noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882731062663172901.post-23086331121634066312009-06-20T22:39:00.000-07:002009-06-20T23:25:39.918-07:00quizballs 1 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />In which year were TV licences introduced in the UK? 1946 <br />Which designer (brand) created the Kelly bag? Hermes <br />Arctic King, Saladin and Tom Thumb are which types of vegetable? Lettuce <br />By what name is the Gravelly Hill Interchange better known? Spaghetti Junction <br />The Galápagos Islands are a provincial territory of which South American country, 600 miles away on the same equatorial latitude? Ecuador <br />Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is sub-titled The Slave of Duty? The Pirates of Penzance <br />Who succeeded Sir Clive Woodward as England's rugby union coach? Andy Robinson <br />What is a baby oyster called? A Spat <br />What is Bill Clinton's middle name? Jefferson <br />In which country are the Sutherland Falls? New Zealand <br />In the US TV comedy show Everybody Loves Raymond, what is Raymond's bother's first name? Robert <br />What is the largest flat fish species? Halibut <br />What did Nelson lose on Tenerife in 1797? His arm (or right arm - up to you) <br />What's the oldest university in the USA? Harvard <br />Who became Germany's first female chancellor? Angela Merkel <br />Who wrote The Railway Children? Edith Nesbit <br />Who played the Ringo Kid in the original Stagecoach film? John Wayne <br />Which artist painted The Potato Eaters? Vincent Van Gogh <br />In architecture, what is a lancet? A window <br />Which singer's original name was Elaine Bookbinder? Elkie Brooks <br />Turin lies on which river? The Po <br />Which country has the international car registration RA? Argentina <br />A methuselah of wine holds the equivalent of how many bottles? Eight <br />Launched in 1960, what was the name of the first US communications satellite? Echo 1 <br />Who invented jeans? Levi Strauss <br />What does a cartophilist collect? Cigarette cards <br />Which European city had the Roman name Lutetia? Paris <br />What is the green pigment found in most plants that is responsible for absorbing light energy? Chlorophyll <br />Yeomen Warders at the Tower of London are commonly known by what other name? Beefeaters <br />Which actress appears with Jarvis Cocker in Pulp's video, Common People? Sadie Frost <br />How many labours were performed by Hercules? Twelve <br />Which late MP owned Saltwood Castle in Kent? Alan Clarke <br />In which London pub did Ronnie Kray murder George Cornell? The Blind Beggar <br />What date is Trafalgar Day? 21 October <br />What is the birthstone for April? Diamond <br />What does 'E' represent in E = MC2? Energy <br />What note do orchestras typically tune up to? A <br />Which English cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1666? St Pauls <br />Who shot and killed Billy the Kid in 1881? Pat Garrett <br />What was the first name of Dustin Hoffman's female character in Tootsie? Dorothy <br />Which UK store was first to have an first escalator installed? Harrods <br />In which year (or decade) were luncheon vouchers introduced in the UK? 1955 (or 1950's - up to you) <br />How did soul singer Otis Redding die in 1967? Plane crash <br />Who invented the revolver (handgun)? Samuel Colt <br />In which ocean is Ascension Island? Atlantic <br />What is the USA state capital of California? Sacramento <br />In which country was cricketer Ted Dexter born? Italy <br />Who was the first English monarch to abdicate? Richard II <br />At which railway station was the film Brief Encounter made? Carnforth (Lancashire) <br />Who was the first British person to walk in space? Michael Foale <br />quizballs 2 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />Who invented the jet engine in 1930? Frank Whittle <br />Which two countries are connected by the Simplon Pass? Switzerland and Italy <br />What is the US state capital of Mississippi? Jackson <br />What is Earth's atmospheric region of charged particles connecting the stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere? Ionosphere <br />Which artist said, "When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs" ? Pablo Picasso <br />What was Manfred von Richtofen's nickname? The Red Baron <br />What does a vexillogist study? Flags <br />Which is the largest of the Channel Islands? Jersey <br />Who wrote 'Far From The Madding Crowd'? Thomas Hardy <br />Who plays Grace in the US sitcom 'Will and Grace'? Debra Messing <br />At which golf course does the US Masters take place? Augusta (Georgia) <br />What does NATO stand for? North Atlantic Treaty Organization <br />Which is the largest Castle in England? Windsor Castle <br />In which month of the year is All Saints Day? November <br />In which English cathedral is the Bell Harry Tower? Canterbury <br />In which country was exiled Russian leader Leon Trotsky killed in 1940? Mexico <br />Who played Simon Templar in the 1997 film 'The Saint'? Val Kilmer <br />Which European country had the Roman name Helvetia? Switzerland <br />Which fashion items does Jimmy Choo design? Shoes <br />What is a blini? A Pancake <br />If a dish is 'a la crecy' with what is it garnished? Carrots <br />Which country has the international car registration ET? Egypt <br />What is the currency of Albania? The Lek <br />Which 1950's singer was originally names Charles Hardin? Buddy Holly <br />Which London station was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott? St Pancras <br />Which bird was named after engraver Sir Thomas Bewick? The Bewick Swan <br />What is the number 3.142 more usually known as? Pi (pronounced 'pie' - it represents the ratio of a circle's circumferance to its diameter, also expressed by the fraction 22/7, and the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, pi, equating to 'p', and shown as the symbol p . The number 3.142 is a rounding to three decimal places; the full decimal number of pi is infinitely long and cannot be expressed absolutely other than as a fraction. <br />Who scored England's first goal in the 1998 World Cup Final tournament? Alan Shearer <br />Which is the largest of the Great Lakes? Lake Superior <br />Which British prime minister had a bag named after him? Gladstone <br />Majestic, Romano and Arran Victory are types of which vegetable? Potato <br />A firkin of beer holds how many gallons? Nine <br />What is the title of the film about a Scottish village that awakens once every 100 years? Brigadoon <br />In which year did Roger Bannister break the four-minute mile? 1954 <br />In 1960 Dr Thomas Creighton was the first person to receive what punishment? A parking ticket <br />In which country was actor Mel Gibson born? USA <br />Whose autobiography is entitled 'Take It Like A Man? Boy George <br />What is the lightest metal? Lithium <br />What is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet? Iota <br />What did the Warren Commission investigate in the US in the 1960's? The assassination of John F Kennedy <br />What is the Fahrenheit boiling point of water? 212 degrees <br />How many sides does a rhombus have? Four <br />Which is the smallest bone in the body? The stirrup (in the ear) <br />What is Adam's Ale commonly known as? Water <br />How many syllables are in a Haiku (a type of Japanese verse)? Seventeen <br />Who served the longest time in office as Poet Laureate? Tennyson (Alfred, Lord Tennyson, in office from 1850-92) <br />Which is the oldest football (soccer) club in London? Fulham (est. 1879) <br />What are the two ingredients in Bellini cocktail? Champagne and peach juice <br />Which playwright wrote 'The Crucible'? Arthur Miller <br />What do algophobics fear? Pain <br />quizballs 3 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />If a creature is 'opodous', what has is not got? Feet <br />What chemical element has the atomic number 18? Argon <br />What is the name of the character played by Angela Lansbury in 'Murder, She Wrote' ? Jessica Fletcher <br />What is the name of the hooked staff carried by a bishop called? A crozier <br />In which war was Agent Orange used by the USA? Vietnam (Agent Orange was a herbicide used to kill plants and remove leaves from trees that provided cover for the Vietcong soldiers. The name came from the orange stripe on the container drums.) <br />Who was the Greek God of dreams? Morpheus <br />Which American duo released an album titled Bookends? Simon and Garfunkel (1968) <br />What was boxer Barry McGuigan's weight division? Featherweight <br />What is 'nacre' commonly known as? Mother of Pearl <br />What is the fictional brewery associated with the Rovers Return pub in TV's Coronation Street serial? Newton and Ridley <br />What colour is the Mr Men character Mr Happy? Yellow <br />What does a hippophobic fear? Horses <br />Where is the Royal Navy Officer Training School? Dartmouth (Devon) <br />What is the best-selling book in the USA after the Holy Bible? Dr Spock's Baby and Child Care <br />Who had a hit single in the 1960's with 'C'mon Baby, Light My Fire'? The Doors <br />In which ocean are the Cape Verde Islands? Atlantic <br />How many bones are there in the human body? 206 <br />What is the Lonicera plant commonly known as? Honeysuckle <br />'Rule Britannia' is the work of which composer? Thomas Arne <br />What does a 'vigneron' cultivate? Grapes (for wine-making) <br />Which creature in Greek mythology was half-man and half-bull? Minotaur <br />The Battle of Alma was fought during which war? The Crimean War (September 1854) <br />How much does Michael Henchard sell his wife and daughter for in Thomas Hardy's novel The Mayor of Casterbridge? Five Guineas <br />What are the two ingredients in a Rusty Nail cocktail? Whisky and Drambuie <br />Who became the first 'Children's Laureate' in 1999? Quentin Blake <br />How many players are there in a netball team? Seven <br />Who was the first poet to be buried in Poets Corner in London's Westminster Abbey? Geoffrey Chaucer <br />What is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet? Epsilon <br />Which comedian's autobiography is entitled 'The Full Monty' ? Jim Davidson <br />Introduced in New York in 1950 what was the first credit card? Diners Club <br />Which is the longest mountain range in the world? The Andes (7,240km) <br />What type of fruit would you pick from a Mirabelle tree? Plum <br />Who was Britain's first Labour Prime Minister? Ramsey MacDonald <br />Who painted 'The Laughing Cavalier' ? Franz Hals <br />Which famous guitarist's original name was Brian Rankin? Hank Marvin <br />What iconic symbol is the long-standing trademark and clip design of the Parker Pen Co? Arrow <br />With what is Earl Grey tea flavoured? Bergamot <br />What number is a hurricaine on the Beaufort Scale? 12 <br />Who directed the film 'Alien' ? Ridley Scott (1979) <br />Which MP was killed by an IRA bomb in the House of Commons car park in 1979? Airey Neave <br />Which English Cathedral has the highest spire? Salisbury Cathedral (404 feet) <br />When is Bastille day celebrated? 14 July <br />What is the capital of Tasmania? Hobart <br />What does a 'spelunker' explore? Caves <br />Golda Meir was the famous female prime minister of which country? Israel (1969-74) <br />In which US city was the first Gap <br />quizballs 4 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes <br />The character Shylock appears in which Shakespeare play? The Merchant Of Venice <br />Who released an album in 1999 called Brand New Day? Sting <br />If a creature is edentulous what has it not got? Teeth <br />What were the eldest sons of the Kings of France called? Dauphin <br />What is the fourth sign of the Zodiac? Cancer <br />Who is the Greek God of wine? Dionysus (Bacchus was the Roman God of wine) <br />P&O, the shipping line, stands for what? Peninsular and Oriental <br />What was Radar's surname in MASH? O'Reilly <br />What is the largest island in the world? Greenland <br />Who was the founder of the Body Shop company? Anita Roddick <br />In which year (decade) were parking meters introduced in the UK? 1958 (1950's) <br />Who wrote the novel Dracula? Bram Stoker <br />What is a baby seal called? A pup <br />What is the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain more popularly known as? Eros <br />What is the name of Don Quixote's horse? Rosinante (or Rocinante or Rozinante - all three versions arise in different editions of the book) <br />Which actresses play Rosemary and Thyme in the TV series about two gardening sleuths? Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris <br />During which war was the Battle of Marne? First World War <br />In the human body what is Varicella commonly known as? Chicken Pox <br />How many valves does a trumpet have? Three <br />Brock is a nickname for which animal? A Badger <br />What is the name of the RAF's aerobatics team? The Red Arrows <br />Which football club did Alan Sugar own? Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) <br />Who is the Roman Goddess of the hunt? Dianna <br />What type of creature is an alewife? A fish <br />What is the metal or plastic end of a shoelace called? An aglet <br />What is the world's third largest desert? The Gobi Desert (500,000 square miles) <br />What was Lancelot Brown famous for designing? Gardens (aka Capability Brown) <br />Which artist was born in Bradford in 1937? David Hockney <br />What was the BBC's first TV pop music programme? Six-Five Special <br />Which English city had the Roman name Camulodonum? Colchester <br />What is an ecdysiast? A striptease artist <br />What is the main vegetable ingredient in the dish Borsht? Beetroot <br />With which country did the UK have the long-running 'Cod War' disputes over fishing rights? Iceland <br />Who was given the name 'Fourth Man' when he was revealed as a spy in 1979? Anthony Blunt <br />Which two English Cathedrals have copies of the Magna Carta? Salisbury and Lincoln <br />How many years of marriage is celebrated on the Ivory anniversary? Fourteen <br />What famous landmark was moulded in gold during a bullion robbery in the 1951 film The Lavender Hill Mob? The Eiffel Tower <br />Who was known as the Sun King? Louis the Fourteenth <br />Who was the first American in space? Alan Shephard (5 May 1961) <br />How many players are there in an Australian Rules football team (on the field at the same time)? Eighteen (there are also four replacements on the bench who can be interchanged whenever during the game - thanks A Duffy) <br />Who invented the elevator in 1853? Elisha Otis <br />At which ski resort would you see the Cresta Run? St Moritz <br />In which English county is Scotney Castle? Kent <br />White Lion pubs are named after which English King's heraldic symbol? Edward the Fourth <br />What is the mouthpiece of a recorder called? A fipple <br />In which month is St Swithin's Day? July (15th) <br />What every-day item was named after Mrs Gamp in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit? The Umbrella <br />In what year did the USA adopt the Stars and Stripes flag? 1777 <br />In which ocean are the Canary Islands? Atlantic <br />The authorised version of the Holy Bible was made at the order of which King? James the First (1611) <br />quizballs 5 - management and business quiz - free quiz questions and answers<br />Information about all of these subjects is on the businessballs website. A search tool is at the top of the page.<br /><br />What psychological methodology does NLP stand for? Neuro-Linguistic Programming <br />David McLelland's motivational theory identified three principal motivational needs which he said each of us possesses to varying degrees, and which characterise our motivational behaviour; what are these three motivational needs? Achievement (n-ach), the need to achieve things; Authority/Power (n-pow), the need to have impact, influence and authority; and Affiliation (n-affil), the need for relationships, interaction and acceptance among other people (or words to similar effect as these definitions) <br />Which organisation produces the UK's ABC1C2 (etc) Social Grade Classifications Statistics? NRS Ltd (National Readership Survey) <br />What does the selling acronym AIDA stand for? Attention, Interest, Desire, Action <br />Who developed the 'Equity Theory' of job motivation in the 1960's? J Stacey Adams <br />What does the financial abbreviation P&L stand for? Profit and Loss (Profit and Loss Account) <br />Who developed the ten stages of corporate life cycle, starting with Courtship and Infancy and ending in Bureaucracy and Death? Dr Ichak Adizes <br />The Ansoff matrix correlates what two aspects of business development from the 'new' and 'existing' perspectives? Products and Markets <br />In selling and communications, what do 'open questions' generally achieve? Open questions gather information, improve understanding, and build rapport by encouraging the other person to talk and explain things, including how they feel about things. <br />Albert Mehrabian researched and published a now widely referenced set of statistics for the effectiveness of spoken communications; what three types of communication did he identify and what percentages for each did he attach to each type in terms of the percentage of meaning (or understanding) that each communication type conveyed from person to person in his study? Mehrabian's research stated that: 7% of meaning conveyed is in the words that are spoken; 38% of meaning conveyed is in the way that the words are said (paralinguistic); and 55% of meaning conveyed is in facial expression. <br />In business accounts and financial reporting, expenses which change according to scale of performance or usage or demand are known as what? Variable Costs <br />What is the name of Ingham and Luft's model and theory which deals with hidden and open areas of knowledge about a person? The Johari Window <br />The '360 degree' appraisal method collects feedback from whom, about whom? A '360 Degree' feedback appraisal collects the views from people who work with the appraisee, about the appraisee, including subordinates, peers, upline managers; effectively anyone who comes into contact with the appraisee and who is happy to provide constructive feedback about the appraisee's strengths and areas for improvement <br />What are the four levels of learning evaluation defined in Donald Kirkpatrick's model? 1. Enjoyment; 2. Transfer of learning; 3. Application of learning; 4. Effect of application (or words to the same effect as these four definitions) <br />What is the correct ascending order of these human needs according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Esteem, Safety, Belongingness and Love, Self-Actualisation, Biological and Physiological? Biological and Physiological Needs (basic life needs - shelter, food, drink, sleep, etc); Safety Needs (security, protection, law, etc); Belongingness and Love Needs (family, affection, relationships, etc); Esteem Needs (achievement, status, responsibility, reputation, etc); Self-Actualisation (personal growth, self-fulfilment, etc) <br />What part of our brains typically handles process-type functions, according to brain theorists such as Katherine Benziger? Left Basal (left rear) <br />What does the accounting acronym FIFO mean? First In First Out (a convention for writing down the balance sheet value of assets of the same type - oldest are written-off first) <br />One of the most effective and efficient forms of marketing is abbreviated to the initials WOM; what is it? Word Of Mouth <br />Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains divides learning development into three main aspects: Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor; what might these three aspects of personal development more commonly be called? Knowledge, Attitude, Skills <br />Who wrote the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People? Dr Stephen Covey <br />The 'Big Five' personality dimensions, by which modern day psychologists believe every person's personality and behaviour tendencies can be measured are commonly abbreviated to the OCEAN acronym; what does OCEAN stand for? Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion/introversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism. <br />What are the four metaphorical terms used to describe products/services in Boston Matrix model according to market share and market maturity? Dog, Cash Cow, Problem Child and Star (or Rising Star) <br />The financial ratio which divides a company's 'liquid assets' by 'current liabilities' is known by what popular term? Acid Test (or 'Quick Ratio') <br />What three important things should be confirmed and understood before conducting a brainstorming ideas session? The purpose or aim of the exercise; a time limit; the fact that all ideas are welcome and to be respected (ie., sometimes the craziest-sounding ideas are the best ones). <br />What does the SWOT stand for in SWOT analysis? Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats <br />What are the 'Four Functional Types' within Carl Jung's theory? Thinking, Feeling, Sensation, Intuition <br />With what was the Kyoto Summit concerned? Global climate change (in other words, greenhouse gas emissions) <br />What are the four sequential stages of the 'conscious competence' learning model? 1. Unconscious Incompetence, 2. Conscious Incompetence, 3. Conscious Competence, 4. Unconscious Competence <br />What is the '1st Law of Cybernetics' (aka the 'Law of Requisite Variety')? "The unit within the system with the most behavioural responses available to it controls the system." (or words to that effect) <br />What are the four main 'Temperament' types called within David Keirsey's Temperaments personality theory? Artisan, Idealist, Guardian, Rational/Rationalist <br />According to the Tannenbaum and Schmidt theory relating to delegation and team development, what must be reduced in order for the team's area of freedom (and growth) to increase? The manager's use of authority <br />What does the financial term ROI stand for? Return On Investment <br />Whose experiential learning theory comprises the learning styles named: Concrete Experience (feeling); Abstract Conceptualization (thinking); Active Experimentation (doing); and Reflective Observation (watching)? David Kolb <br />Daniel Goleman was responsible for popularising and defining what management and behavioural concept in his eponymously titled (ie., the title is also the subject) 1995 book? Emotional Intelligence <br />What is psychometrics? The science of measuring (or testing) personality type (or mental abilities) <br />What is the management technique that is commonly abbreviated to MBWA? Management By Walking About (or Wandering Around) - the term is generally attributed to Tom Peters (In Search Of Excellence, 1982) although it was probably part of a new management ideology first pioneered by a few bright American companies as far back as the 1940's <br />Large size hand-writing generally indicates what characteristics in the personality of the writer? Extraverted or out-going nature <br />Since October 2004, UK employers must follow a minimum process of three-stages for handling disputes with employees, including disciplinary and grievance matters; what are the basic minimum three stages required? 1. Write a letter to the employee explaining the issue; 2. Have a meeting with the employee to discuss the issue; 3. Hold or offer an appeal meeting with the employee if required. <br />Douglas McGregor defined two main styles of management; what did he call them and how are each of the two styles typified? X-Theory (or Theory-X) which is authoritarian, autocratic and repressive; and Y-Theory (or Theory-Y) which is participative, delegating, and developmental (or words to similar effect as these two descriptions) <br />Bruce Tuckman's theory about team development uses what four sequential rhyming words to describe the four stages of a group's progression? Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing <br />What are Howard Gardner's seven (original) Multiple Intelligences? Linguistic (words and language), Logical-Mathematical (logic and numbers), Musical (music, sound, rhythm), Bodily-Kinesthetic (body movement control), Spatial-Visual (images and space), Interpersonal (other people's feelings), Intrapersonal (self-awareness) <br />According to Herzberg's motivational theory, which of these are 'hygiene needs' (or 'maintenance factors') and which are true 'motivators': work conditions, salary, achievement, advancement, work itself, responsibility, company car, status, recognition, and personal growth? Of the examples listed, hygiene needs are: work conditions, salary, company car, status. True motivators in the list are achievement, recognition, work itself, responsibility, advancement, and personal growth. <br />What does VAK stand for in the learning styles theory? Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic/Kinaesthetic (three different learning styles or methods - seeing, listening, doing) <br />What does the business acronym IPO stand for? Initial Public Offering, meaning the initial sale of privately owned equity (stock or shares) in a company via the issue of shares to the public and other investing institutions <br />What does the PEST stand for in PEST analysis? Political, Economical, Social, Technological <br />What do 'open questions' typically begin with? Open questions typically begin with Who, What, How, When, Where, and Why, (or for particularly capable or intelligent respondents, 'Tell me about...') <br />What visionary management thinker wrote The Age Of Unreason and The Empty Raincoat? Charles Handy <br />What are the names of the (nine) Belbin 'team roles'? Coordinator (was called 'Chairman'), Shaper, Plant, Monitor-Evaluator, Implementer (was called 'Company Worker'), Resource Investigator, Team Worker, Completer-Finisher, Specialist <br />In marketing, what are the The Four P's? Product, Price, Promotion, Place. <br />A lot of the traditional 20th century sales theory and training was influenced by the 1937 book 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'; who wrote it? Dale Carnegie. <br />quizballs 6 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes <br />The headquarters of Greenpeace is in which European city? Amsterdam <br />Which famous artist and inventor died at Amboise Castle in France, 1519? Leonardo da Vinci <br />In what year did Mother Teresa of Calcutta win the Nobel Peace Prize? 1979 <br />Which was the first European country to give all women the vote? Finland (or as then, the Grand Duchy of Finland) was the first European country to extend the vote to all women, and incidentally to allow full female parliamentary candidature. This first European genuine 'full female universal suffrage' remained when Finland because fully independent in 1917. In 1881 the Isle of Man, a country within the British Isles and a British Crown dependency, attempted to introduce the vote for all women, but after pressure from the UK Home Office the Isle of Man government was forced to dilute its 1880 Election Bill so that the vote was extended only to women rate-payers (i.e., women owners of real estate) <br />What type of creature is a Garibaldi? A fish <br />What colour is the gemstone garnet? Red (dark red) <br />Which sign of the Zodiac are people born on 30th October? Scorpio <br />What type of weapon is a Falchion? A sword <br />Which pub in Nottingham claims to be the oldest in Britain? The Trip To Jerusalem <br />By what name was world champion boxer Walker Smith better known? Sugar Ray Robinson <br />Mount Elbert is the highest peak in which mountain range? The Rockies (USA) <br />Edward II was murdered in Berkeley Castle in 1327, in which county is Berkeley Castle? Gloucestershire <br />Which American horse race is run at Churchill Downs? The Kentucky Derby <br />What type of food is Quark? Cheese <br />Which Alex Graham cartoon appears in the Daily Mail newspaper? Fred Basset <br />What is the collective noun for a group of crows? A murder <br />Who discovered the smallpox vaccination? Edward Jenner (1796) <br />What did Harry Beck design in 1931 and is still used in London today? The map of the London Tube system (the Underground) <br />What is the chemical symbol for the element Potassium? K <br />What is the name of the dog in Enid Blyton's Famous Five books? Timmy <br />Who released an album entitled The Six Wives of Henry VIII? Rick Wakeman <br />What was the codename of the Allied forces landing at Normandy in 1944? Overlord <br />In the human body what is the Axilla commonly known as? The armpit <br />Who plays Lynette Scavo in the TV series Desperate Housewives? Felicity Huffman <br />How many finger holes does a tin whistle (pennywhistle) have? Six <br />What famous London building is officially called 1 Canada Square? Canary Wharf Tower <br />Which tennis player was stabbed by a Steffi Graf fan while playing in Hamburg 1993? Monica Seles <br />What was the nuclear power station Sellafield previously known as? Windscale <br />Swansea is situated on which river? The Tawe <br />In the Bible's New Testament what was the last battle between good and evil before the day of judgement? Armageddon <br />To what note is the top string on a six-string guitar normally tuned? E <br />What trophy is played for at the US Superbowl? The Lombardi Trophy <br />In what year did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister? 1979 <br />What film was the first sequel to win a Best Picture Oscar? The Godfather Part II <br />Who shot Martin Luther King in 1968? James Earl Ray <br />Who was Britain's first Christian martyr (an English town is named after him)? St Alban <br />Which country has the largest malt whisky distillery in the world? Japan (the Suntory Distillery) <br />What was Hiram Hackenbacker's nickname in Thunderbirds? Brains <br />What is the person called who leads prayers in a mosque? The Imam <br />What is a 'half-hunter'? A type of pocket watch <br />Which British organisation was founded by Octavia Hill in 1895? The National Trust <br />What number did motorcycle racer Barry Sheen have on his bike? Seven <br />How tall is the Leaning Tower of Pisa? 190 feet (58 metres) <br />What was the name of the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico in 1519? Hernando Cortez <br />What is the capital of Liberia? Monrovia <br />When is St Andrew's Day? 30th November <br />What type of game is Faro? A card game <br />Which team was the first to score a 'Golden Goal' in the soccer World Cup Finals? France <br />Which Verdi opera is also a popular acronym used in the advertising and selling professions? Aida (pronounced 'eye-ee-da' - the acronym, AIDA, pronounced like it's spelt, stands for Attention, Interest, Desire, Action, also known as the 'hierarchy of effects', is a reverse interpretation of the buying process.) <br />What does a belonophobic fear? Needles <br />- free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />Who was the first Tudor King of England? Henry VII (1485-1509) <br />What colour is the gemstone kunzite? Lilac (or mauve) <br />If a British infantry soldier has three stripes on his uniform on his wedding day what rank does he normally hold? Corporal (traditionally a solider is made up one rank for his wedding day) <br />In what year was the Sex Discrimination Act passed in the UK? 1975 <br />What word represents the letter J in the UK Police radio communications? Juliet <br />Tanner was the slang term for which pre-decimal British coin? 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E (top and bottom strings are E, two octaves apart) <br />Who in Greek mythology fell in love with his own reflection? Narcissus <br />Which rock band released an album Beggars Banquet? The Rolling Stones (1968) <br />What are musophobics afraid of? Mice <br />What is the name of the photographer famous for taking pictures of crowds of naked people? Spencer Tunick <br />What is the largest artery in the human body? The aorta <br />How many strings does a ukelele have? Four <br />Who was the 'teacher' in TV's Rock School? Gene Simmons (of Kiss) <br />What does BAFTA stand for? British Academy of Film and Television Arts <br />Which author died at Astapova railway station in 1910? Leo Tolstoy <br />Which sporting duo was coached by Betty Calloway? (Jane) Torville and (Christopher) Dean <br />What does a copoclephilist collect? Keyrings <br />Mount Vinson Massif is the highest peak in which continent? Antarctica <br />Who was appointed the first woman cabinet minister in the UK? Margaret Bondfield (Minister of Labour, 1929) <br />Alicante, Golden Boy and Piranto are types of what? Tomato <br />Who wrote the novel Bonfire of the Vanities? Tom Wolfe <br />In which year was the first Miss World contest held? 1951 <br />Who was Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper? Mrs Hudson <br />How many square yards are in a British acre? 4,840 <br />What is the white of an egg called? Albumen <br />Who played Professor Marcus in the 1955 film, The Ladykillers? Alec Guinness <br />In which year was TV's Channel 4 launched? 1982 <br />What are kept in an apiary? Bees <br />What poisonous chemical element has the atomic number 33? Arsenic <br />Which country has the longest coastline? Canada (152,100 miles) <br />What is the fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet? Xi <br />What fish family is the anchovy a member of? Herring <br />Who was the first person to cross the English Channel in a plane? Louis Bleriot <br />How many gun-firings salute the Queen's Birthday at the Tower of London? Sixty-two <br />What nationality was the artist Edvard Munch? Norwegian <br />Munich is on which river? The Isar <br />Which fashion designer introduced the Polo label in 1967? Ralph Lauren <br />In which Bavarian town is the Passion Play performed every ten years? Oberammergau <br />What is Hanson's disease commonly known as? Leprosy <br /><br />quizballs 8 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />India qualified for the Soccer World Cup in 1950 but were refused permission to take part; why? Because the players were not permitted to play in bare feet. <br />The word 'anserine' relates to which type of birds? Geese <br />What year was Inheritance Tax introduced in the UK? 1986 <br />What is the art of Japanese flower arranging called? Ikebana <br />Which artist sculpted the lions at the foot of London's Nelson's Column? (Sir Edwin Henry) Landseer <br />In 1983 which film did Barbra Streisand co-write, direct, produce and star in? Yentl <br />In electronics what does LED stand for? Light Emitting Diode <br />Who was the first person to reach the South Pole? Roald Amundsen (1911) <br />If an object is hastate what shape is it? Triangular <br />What character did Beyonce Knowles play in the 2002 film Goldmember? Foxxy Cleopatra <br />What is the name of the publishers run by women for women? Virago <br />Who was the first person to have a blue plaque conferred on the house where he was born in Holly Street, Westminster, London? Lord Byron <br />What US gangster's original name was Lester Gillis? Baby Face Nelson <br />What is the world's largest sea? South China Sea <br />What year did TV Soap Eastenders begin? 1985 <br />What is the first sign of the Zodiac? Aries <br />Who is the Greek Goddess of Victory? Nike <br />Who wrote the book Brave New World? Aldous Huxley <br />Which musician received the first gold disc, in 1941? Glen Miller (Chattanooga Choo-choo) <br />Which country had the first Women's Institute, in 1897? Canada <br />On which part of the body would you wear a deer-stalker? The head <br />Which King was the target of the Rye House Plot? Charles II <br />Which type of beans are used to make baked beans? Haricot beans <br />What musical aid did trumpeter John Shore invent in 1711? The tuning fork <br />What is the technical term for the collar bone? The clavicle <br />Which group achieved a UK number one chart position with the same song in the years 1975, 1976, 1991 and 1992? Queen (Bohemian Rhapsody) <br />Which twins were said to be the founders of Rome? Romulus and Remus <br />Adam's Needle is another name for which plant? The Yukka <br />Which prime minister took the UK into the EEC (as was then called)? Edward Heath <br />What is a person who shoes horses called? Farrier <br />Haldi is the Indian name for which spice? Turmeric <br />What colour is the cabbage moth? Brown <br />Dendrology is the scientific study of what? Trees <br />Who won the men's singles at Wimbledon in 1987? Pat Cash <br />How many miles per second does light travel? 186,000 <br />Which American artist was awarded damages of one farthing after John Ruskin's criticism of his work provoked a lawsuit? James Whistler <br />What does a gricer take photographs of? Trains <br />Who played Mr White in the 1991 film Reservoir Dogs? Harvey Keitel <br />How long is Johnny Walker Black Label whisky matured for? 12 years <br />Which designer was awarded a best fashion design Oscar in 1985? Yves Saint-Laurent <br />Who wrote the opera 'The Barber of Seville? Rossini (1816) <br />What is the capital of Finland? Helsinki <br />Who was the last Aztec Emperor? Montezuma (II) <br />Which US organisation's headquarters is situated in Langley, Virginia? The CIA <br />Who was the first chancellor of the 20th century united Germany? Helmut Kohl <br />Madarosis is the absence or loss of which part of the body? Eyelashes <br />Who played Candice Stowe in TV's Coronation Street? Nikki Sanderson <br />In which sport would a niblick be used? Golf <br />The Capets were the rules of which European country? France <br />Who was the first woman editor of the Radio Times? Sue Robinson <br /><br /> quizballs 9 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />What is a perfect diamond of 100 carats or more called? A paragon <br />What does RIBA stand for? Royal Institute of British Architects <br />A toponym is a name of what? A place <br />How many books make up the Bible's Old Testament? Thirty-nine <br />In what year was Joan of Arc burned at the stake? 1431 <br />How many times did Nick Faldo win the Masters golf tournament? Three (1989/90/96) <br />Who founded Playboy magazine in 1953? Hugh Hefner <br />Which artist was married to Hortense Fiquet? Paul Cezanne <br />During which war was the Battle of Cold Harbour? The American Civil War (1864) <br />Who plays Jim Morrison in the 1991 film 'The Doors'? Val Kilmer <br />In which country are the Churchill Falls? Canada (Labrador) <br />'Angels on horseback' are what wrapped in bacon? Oysters <br />What traditionally symbolises a couple's sixth wedding anniversary? Sugar <br />Which English Cathedral houses the Sleeping Children statue? Lichfield <br />What make and model of car was John F Kennedy in when assassinated in 1963? Lincoln Continental <br />What is the name in John Travolta's character in Saturday Night Fever? Tony Manero <br />What does a phullumenist collect? Matchbox labels <br />The Madhouse is a work by which artist? Goya <br />What planet is nearest to the Sun? Mercury <br />Who was the first Roman Emperor? Augustus Caesar <br />In which year was the first FIFA World Cup held? 1930 (in Uruguay - Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2) <br />What is Canada's highest mountain? Mount Logan <br />Which vegetable is also known as an egg plant? Aubergine <br />In Greek mythology who persuaded her brother to kill their mother in revenge for the murder of their father? Electra <br />What is a tree or shrub called that sheds its leaves annually? Deciduous <br />How many players are in a basketball team? Five <br />In the natural world what is a Camberwell Beauty? A butterfly <br />What does a hagiographer write about? Saints <br />In which month is United Nations Day? October (24th) <br />In which English town was the TV drama Middlemarch made? Stamford <br />An Eskimo roll would be seen in which sport? Kayaking <br />By which nickname was Edward Teach known? Blackbeard <br />Which is the largest Canary Island? Tenerife <br />Which Sunday newspaper was founded by John Browne Bell in 1843? News Of The World <br />What is the male part of a flower called? The stamen <br />How many teeth does an elephant have? Four <br />Which duo had a 1982 UK chart hit with Save Your Love? Renee and Renato <br />What does a phyllophobic fear? Leaves <br />Reynard is a nickname for which animal? The fox <br />In which country was tennis player John McEnroe born? Germany <br />Which designer launched the Warehouse chain of stores? Jeff Banks <br />What spirit is used to make a daquari? Rum <br />Who wrote the novel The Boys From Brazil? Ira Levin <br />Which UK city had the first public library? Norwich (1608) <br />What is an Aldis Lamp used for? Signalling (Morse code) <br />What country has the international car registration letters TR? Turkey <br />Warsaw lies on which river? The Vistula <br />Which vitamin, considered by some experts to be a hormone, is activated in the human body by Sunshine? D <br />Apart from London which three other cities in Britain have an underground railway system? Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle <br />Which international rugby player appeared in the January 2006 Matalan fashion brochure? Gavin Henson <br />quizballs 10 - basic management and business quiz - free quiz questions and answers<br />Which of these is a 'soft' skill? Analysing, Monitoring, Budgeting, Counselling? Counselling. ('Soft' skills typically involve people and communications). <br />Integrity is essential in all functions, but is it most crucial in supervision, management, or leadership? Leadership. (Leadership which lacks integrity can bring down an entire corporation). <br />Staff performance appraisals work best if they are strictly an annual event - true or false? False. (A person's performance and progress and project work, etc., benefit enormously from more frequent appraisal discussions than once a year. Informal appraisals can be conducted as frequently as is helpful. Obviously the more frequent, the less formal, which is another benefit.) <br />Which tends to produce the highest percentage gross profit: mature high-volume products or new low-volume specialised services? New low-volume specialised services. (Mature markets tend to be more competitive which compresses pricing and margins. Mature products also have to be priced competitively to enable volume distribution, and to resist threats from newer better solutions. High-volume production requires competitive pricing in order to the maintain volumes necessary to support related large scale investment. Additionally customers and buyers are more informed and price-sensitive in mature markets.) <br />For effective time management what's the best frequency for checking your email inbox: constantly, every hour, two or three times a day? Two or three times a day. (Constant interruptions and distractions are extremely unhelpful for all proactive work, especially thinking, communicating, creating, planning, project managing, etc. Many organisations have developed the weird practice of continuous email checking or alerting, but that doesn't make it right. It's a question of managing your environment rather than let it manage you.) <br />It is said that "If you can't measure it then you can't..." what? Manage it. <br />Abraham Maslow developed the Hierarchy of what? Needs. <br />What does MBO or MBO's stand for? Management By Objectives. <br />A subordinate has raised a personal issue with you by email which is causing him/her obvious distress - what's the best means of communicating from this point: email, phone, face-to-face, text, letter? Face-to-face (in private). (It's extremely difficult to understand people - and to be understood - without face-to-face spoken communications. This is because tone of voice and body language, especially facial expressions, carry more meaning than words in all but obvious unemotional communications. <br />Putting interviewees under a lot of pressure at job interviews is generally helpful to the process of finding out about the person - true or false? False. (The purpose of interviews is to discover as much as possible about the person. When people are under pressure they clam up and/or mask their true characteristics. Interviews are artificial and pressurising enough without deliberately making them any more so.) <br />Experiential learning is most beneficial to people who have a visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learning style preference? Kinesthetic (Also spelled Kinaesthetic. A person who prefers this style favours 'hands-on' learning. For effective teaching, training, development, etc., using an appropriate style of learning for the learner is as important as the learning content itself.) <br />Which is likely to motivate an enthusiastic capable team member most: doubling their target, agreeing additional responsibility, a bonus payment, a new car? Agreeing additional responsibility. (None of the others actually changes anything sustainably and purposefully in terms of what the person does, which crucially is linked to true achievement and growth.) <br />What's a simple way to find out the causes if staff turnover (number of people leaving) has gone through the roof in the last two months? Carry out exit interviews with the people leaving and ask them. (People are at their most revealing when the ties have been cut. Added to which you are not dealing with rumour or opinions as might surface in staff surveys. Instead, exit interviews deal in facts, and enable very useful analysis if conducted with a reasonable number of leavers. Incidentally, staff turnover is normally shown as a percentage arrived at by dividing total leavers by total workforce. As a very broad guide, anything over 20% staff turnover in a year suggests serious problems. Anything less than 10% per year suggests stagnation.) <br />A company has a turnover of £11m. Its 'cost of sales' or 'cost of goods sold' (COGS) is £6.3m. Its overheads including fixed costs, depreciation (write-down of capital items) and any interest charges (on borrowings) are £3.5m. What is the company's percentage gross profit and percentage net profit before tax, and is this profit % for a company very high, very low or somewhat typical? 42.7% and 10.9%, and it's somewhat typical. Explanation: Gross profit is Turnover less COGS (£11m less £6.3m) = £4.7m. Percentage Gross Profit (or 'gross margin') is £Gross Profit divided by Turnover (£4.7m ÷ £11m) = 42.7% . Net Profit before tax is Gross Profit less Overheads (£4.7m less £3.5m) = £1.2m. Percentage Net Profit is £Net Profit divided by £Turnover (£1.2m ÷ £11m) = 10.9%. Anything around 10% is a typical sort of net profit percentage achieved by businesses and corporations, although this perspective is just a simple hypothetical 'P&L' (profit and loss account) and takes no account of balance sheet or cash aspects, which together with the P&L provide the three main measures of business performance. <br />What acronym is useful when delegating a task to someone or agreeing an objective? SMART (Specific, Measurable, Agreed/Achievable, Realistic/Relevant, Timebound) - or extended to SMARTER (Specific, Measurable, Agreed/Achievable, Realistic/Relevant, Timebound, Ethical/Enjoyable, Recorded. It is important that 'agreed' is part of delegation process.) <br />If you assume responsibility for a mature, high-achieving confident team, which of the following is generally the best approach to take: stamp your authority on the group; introduce some new ideas of your own; give them space and make yourself available if needed; or look for ways to cut costs? Give them space and make yourself available if needed. (A mature, high-achieving confident team can virtually run itself - which is every team-manager's aim. Why go backwards? If you start micro-managing or interfering you will waste your time that you could have otherwise used on strategic creative developments and opportunities, and you will upset the team members. Your priority is to understand the team so as to help them develop, ideally including the development of a successor for yourself. This will enable you to move on to your next opportunity.) <br />What's the relevance of hobbies on a person's CV? A person's hobbies often indicate their strengths, potential and character, aside from and beyond what might be suggested by their work experience and qualifications. A person's hobbies also give you the chance to get them talking about things they feel passionate about, by which you can often discover more about someone than discussing their work or qualifications. <br />What can 'closed' questions be used for? Getting yes/no answers; getting commitment (or 'closing' in selling); clarifying, qualifying and filtering. Ask a closed question if you need a short quick answer. If you want information and to listen and learn then ask 'open' questions (who, how, what, where, etc). <br />When planning the running order for a meeting is it generally best to put the big important items first or last or in the middle between smaller things? Big important agenda items should always go last - if you put them first you risk not having time left for all the small things, which could otherwise have been polished off quite quickly and easily, especially because people will be keen to get to the juicier items afterwards. Also people tend to do more posturing early in meetings - to 'have their say' even if they have nothing to say - which causes more problems for the big issues than the small ones. Later on in meetings, the dynamics and the emotions will typically have settled down a bit, which makes it easier to deal with the bigger issues. If there are other factors (guests with limited time availability for example) you'll need to schedule accordingly, but generally it's best to cover the small things first. Ensure you leave adequate time for the big items later, which means strictly managing the time used for the early small things. <br />When conducting appraisals or counselling sessions it's best to sit at your desk with the other person facing you on the other side, so as to reinforce your authority - true or false? False. (Similar to job interviews - you want the other person to be relaxed and comfortable, not threatened. Desks create barriers; so sit around a low coffee table instead. Sitting directly opposite facing each other is a confrontational arrangement; it's best to sit at an angle of between 90-120 degrees; or think of 12:15 or 12:20 on the clockface. Using any method to reinforce or impose authority will increase emotions, which undermines the value of the communications.) <br /><br /> quizballs 11 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />The Queensberry Rules are standard rules of which sport? Boxing <br />From which of Shakespeare's plays does the term 'salad days' originate? Anthony and Cleopatra <br />Which perfume house launched the 'Joy' perfume in 1930? Patou (founded by designer Jean Patou) <br />In heraldry what colour is sable? Black <br />What type of fruit is a canteloupe? Melon <br />Which English artist was president of the Royal Academy in 1768? Sir Joshua Reynolds <br />Who played the Riddler in the 1995 film Batman Forever? Jim Carey <br />What is the fifth sign of the Zodiac? Leo <br />Who invented the steam engine? Thomas Newcomen (1712) <br />Which artist painted The Watering Place? Thomas Gainsborough <br />Which explorer gave Natal its name on Christmas Day 1497? Vasco da Gama <br />An orchidectomy is the surgical removal of what? Testicles <br />What is the name of a word which reads the same backwards as forwards? Palindrome <br />What does an ocularist make? Artificial eyes <br />An ennead is a group or set of how many? Nine <br />What do the US Marine Corps, the city of Exeter and Plymouth Argyle FC have in common? The same motto (Semper Fidelis, Always Faithful) <br />In which castle was Charles I imprisoned from 1647-48? Carisbrooke Castle <br />What chemical element has the symbol Fe? Iron <br />What is a Maori ceremonial war-dance called? Haka <br />What salad is named after the Mexican Restaurateur who invented it? Caesar Salad (after Caesar Cardini) <br />Who became US president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated? Andrew Johnson <br />Which city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympic games? Barcelona <br />In which year did the Gunpowder Plot take place? 1605 <br />Who was the original presenter of TV's University Challenge? Bamber Gascoigne <br />Who was known as Little Sparrow? Edith Piaf <br />What is the minimum alcohol content under EU laws? 7% <br />From which English county do Bakewell tarts (technically 'Bakewell puddings') originate? Derbyshire <br />What type of creature is a bandy-bandy? Snake <br />What is the largest gland in the human body? The liver <br />Who played Tom Hanks' wife in the film The Burbs? Carrie Fisher <br />Which Hindu God is depicted with the head of an elephant? Ganesha <br />What is the young of a rabbit called? Kit <br />What is the collective name for a large number of islands? Archipelago <br />Peanuts is the work of which cartoonist? Charles Shulz <br />Who wrote the story The Old Man And The Sea? Ernest Hemingway <br />In which US city was the first juke-box installed, in the Palais Royal Saloon, 1889? San Francisco <br />Which British Prime Minister's mother, Jenny Jerome, invented the Manhattan cocktail? Winston Churchill <br />What was the first underground railway line in London? The Metroplitan Line (Paddington to Farringdon, 1863) <br />Which sea has no land borders? The Sargasso Sea <br />What is the currency of Iran? Rial (= 100 Dinars) <br />Who is the Roman God of the sea? Neptune <br />What does the H in H-Bomb stand for? Hydrogen <br />Which actress is the voice of Homer Simpson's mother? Glenn Close <br />Lexicology is the study of what? Words <br />In which country is Interpol based? France <br />What is the line called behind which darts players stand when throwing? Oche (pronounced 'ocky') <br />Who was the first leader of Polish trade union Solidarity? Lech Walesa <br />Martial art Jeet Kune was devised by which US actor? Bruce Lee <br />Which pope commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Pope Julius II (1508) <br />Neroli is an essential oil distilled from the flowers of which fruit? Orange (Seville) <br />quizballs 12 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />Who wrote the novel, Treasure Island? Robert Louis Stevenson <br />In which country was ex-England cricket captain Tony Greig born? South Africa <br />What was Tom Jones' first UK number one single? It's Not Unusual <br />Which South American country lost its coastline to Chile in 1879? Bolivia (It still keeps its navy - on a lake) <br />What flavour is the liqueur cassis? Blackcurrant <br />What product was the first to appear in a UK TV commercial (in 1955)? Toothpaste (Gibbs SR) <br />Which artist is famous for painting a portrait of his mother? James Whistler (the painting is known as 'Whistler's Mother', referred to by many as 'Portrait of the artist's mother', and its full correct title is 'Arrangement in Grey and Black: The Artist's Mother') <br />Which singer was known as the 'Forces' Sweetheart'? Vera Lynn <br />What does a lepidopterist collect? Butterflies (and moths) <br />What was Genevieve in the 1953 film of the same name? A classic car (a French 'Darracq' built in Paris in 1904) <br />In which UK cathedral is the Whispering Gallery? St Pauls <br />What are Blue Mountain, Caturra, and Mocca types of? Coffee <br />What was the name of the family in TV's Upstairs Downstairs? Bellamy <br />What type of ape is found on the Rock of Gibraltar? Barbiary Ape <br />In the human body what is the Trachea? Windpipe <br />What does an acrophobic fear? Heights <br />Entomology is the study of which creatures? Insects <br />What is the pole called which is used for propelling a barge or punt? A quant <br />In which UK county is Hever Castle? Kent <br />What colours are the flowers of the flax plant? Blue <br />When is St Patrick's Day celebrated? 17th March <br />What is a village without a church called? A hamlet <br />Which male singing voice is between tenor and bass? Baritone <br />In German mythology what is the name of the siren who lived on a rock and lured boatmen to their deaths? Lorelei <br />In what year were dog licences abolished in England? 1988 <br />What type of leaves does a silkworm feed on? Mulberry <br />Which UK newspaper had the first colour supplement? Sunday Times (4th Feb 1962) <br />What type of creature is a mouthbrooder? A fish <br />What colour is the Misterman Mr Worry? Blue <br />Which group had three consecutive UK Christmas number ones in 1996, 97 and 98? Spice Girls <br />In which sport do Great Britain and the USA compete for the Westchester Cup? Polo <br />In which war was the Battle of Bosworth Field? Wars of the Roses (August 1485 - "A horse, a horse,... etc") <br />Who wrote the opera Cosi fan Tutte? Mozart (1790) <br />Who generally credited with having invented the telephone? Alexander Graham Bell (1876 - in fact the full background to the invention of the telephone is quite complex. Antonio Meucci filed a patent caveat in December 1874, which described voice communication by wire. He renewed the caveat for two years, but then let it lapse in 1874 due to lack of funds. On February 14, 1876, Elisha Gray filed a patent caveat for transmitting human voice through a telegraph circuit - essentially a telephone. Alexander Graham Bell apparently saw the patent before it was processed and submitted his own the same day. ) <br />What is the US state capital of Arizona? Phoenix <br />In which century was the first recorded Viking raid on England? 8th century (793 AD) <br />Olfactory relates to which of the senses? Smell <br />Rome is on which river? The Tiber <br />What was the name of the bottled water launched by Coca-Cola and then withdrawn? Dasani <br />Which side of a coin is obverse, heads or tails? Heads <br />What word represents the letter K in radio communications? Kilo <br />Who was the first Plantagenet King of England? Henry the Second (1154-89) <br />In the TV series Run For Glory which two former Olympic athletes train a group of novice runners? Steve Cram and Sally Gunnell <br />Which mountain was known as Peak XV until 1865? Mount Everest <br />Who was the first American to orbit the Earth? John Glenn (20 February 1962) <br />Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the start of the First World War? Herbert Asquith <br />How many players are in an American Football team? Eleven <br />What was the title of Madonna's 1992 book? Sex <br />What are the two ingredients of a screwdriver cocktail? Vodka and orange juice <br />What does NAAFI stand for in the British forces? Navy Army and Air Force Institutes <br />quizballs 13 - free 'connections' quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />The last letter of each answer is the first letter of the succeeding answer.<br /><br />In which month is St David's Day celebrated? March <br />New York is on which river? Hudson <br />On which planet is the Great Dark Spot? Neptune <br />Which famous London sculpture is the work of Sir Alfred Gilbert? Eros <br />In which English county is Nunney Castle? Somerset <br />An icosahedron is a three-dimensional form with how many faces? Twenty <br />What colour are the flowers on the St John's Wort? Yellow <br />What is the young of an otter called? Whelp <br />What 'colour' was actor Steve Buscemi in the film Reservoir Dogs? Pink <br />What chemical element has the symbol Kr? Krypton <br />What word is the opposite of zenith? Nadir <br />Which character did Dustin Hoffman play in the film Midnight Cowboy? Ratso <br />Joan of Arc is also known as the 'Maid of..' where? Orleans <br />What type of animal is a Border Leicester? Sheep <br />In anatomy what is the technical term for the kneecap? Patella <br />Long-winged seabird and golfing term? Albatross (in golf an albatross is a hole score of three strokes under par) <br />What is the first name of Paul McCartney's fashion designer daughter? Stella <br />What is the first letter of the Greek alphabet? Alpha <br />What is the flavour of the liqueur Amaretto? Almond <br />Which poet wrote The Divine Comedy? Dante <br />quizballs 14 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />Who directed the 1995 film Casino? Martin Scorsese <br />The Thinker is the work of which sculptor? Rodin <br />On which river are the Victoria Falls? Zambesi <br />In the UK military what does SAS stand for? Special Air Service <br />From which type of wood are cricket bats traditionally made? Willow <br />On which part of the body would you wear a sabot? Foot (it's a wooden shoe) <br />What date of the year is St Swithin's Day? 15 July <br />What is an archer's arrow case called? Quiver <br />What is the largest planet in our solar system? Jupiter <br />What type of creature is an avadavat? Bird <br />What is the name of the prison in the British TV comedy series Porridge? Slade <br />Who became the First Minister of Northern Ireland in 1998? David Trimble <br />What is the largest city in Australia? Sydney <br />The Cenotaph is situated in which London street? Whitehall <br />Which team won the 2006 Superbowl? Pittsburgh Steelers <br />What is the title of the lowest order of the British nobility? Baron/Baroness <br />What is the plant hamamelis commonly known as? Witch hazel <br />What is the name of the substance used for clarifying beer or wine? Fining <br />If a dish is 'en papillote' it is cooked or served in what? Paper <br />Who shot and killed John Lennon in New York, 1980? Mark Chapman <br />What was the title of the first talking film? The Jazz Singer (1927) <br />Which British disc jockey's nickname was 'Fluff'? Alan Freeman <br />The Blue Boy is a work by which artist? Thomas Gainsborough <br />In which year was the MOT test introduced in UK? 1960 <br />Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin? Harriet Beecher Stowe <br />Who discovered the rabies vaccination? Louis Pasteur (1885) <br />How many hearts does an octopus have? Three <br />What is the medical term for the shoulder blade? Scapula <br />Who plays Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives? Eva Longoria <br />Whose autobiography is entitled Zero to Hero? Frank Bruno <br />Who is the Greek god of music? Apollo <br />Who would be put into a panoptican? Prisoners (it's a circular prison with a hollow core in which the guard sits) <br />John Glenn became which US state's first four-term senator? Ohio <br />What is the birth stone for November? Topaz <br />Who wrote the opera Madama Butterfly? Puccini (1896) <br />Which town is the administrative centre of Shetland? Lerwick <br />In the TV comedy Dad's Army what is Captain Mainwaring's first name? George <br />Pershore, Victoria and Washington are types of which fruit? Plum <br />Mrs Malaprop is a character in which of Sheridan's plays? The Rivals <br />What did Tim Berners Lee invent? The Internet (or the World Wide Web) <br />Which US city hosted the 1985 Live Aid concert? Philadelphia <br />What is the fatty substance found naturally on sheep's wool called? Lanolin <br />Haptic relates to which of the five senses? Touch <br />Mal de Mer is the French term for which ailment? Sea-sickness <br />Who played the original Daisy Duke in TV's Dukes Of Hazard? Catherine Bach <br />What is the second largest island in the world? New Guinea <br />How many times in succession did Bjorn Borg win the Men's Tennis Singles at Wimbledon? Five <br />What was the title of the 1999 album released by Madness? Wonderful <br />What religious movement was founded by Mary Baker Eddy? Christian Science <br />What type of animal is a Saki? Monkey <br /><br />quizballs 15 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />What are parentheses otherwise known as? Brackets (in the printed or written word) <br />What type of animal is a caribou? Reindeer <br />Who wrote the novel Gulliver's Travels? Jonathan Swift <br />What Age followed the Bronze Age? Iron Age <br />What is the third sign of the Zodiac? Gemini <br />Who composed The Planets suite? Gustav Holst (1874-1934) composed in 1918 <br />How many bones are in the human skull? Twenty-eight <br />Who was the first boxer to beat Muhammed Ali as a professional? Joe Frazier <br />What is the collective name for a group of peacocks? A muster <br />In Greek mythology who flew too close to the sun and fell to his death when his wax wings melted? Icarus <br />What type of structure is a campanile? A bell tower <br />How many strings are on a viola? Four <br />What does ASLEF stand for? Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (the railway trade union) <br />What is the second highest mountain in the world? K2 <br />Which rock band played the first ever concert at London's Roundhouse (in 1966)? Pink Floyd <br />What does an onomast study? Names <br />In which country is the site of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Iraq (60 miles south of Baghdad) <br />Who was the first person in space? Yuri Gagarin (in Vostok 1, on 12th April 1961) <br />Vulpine relates to which animals? Foxes <br />Which song did Sting sing first at Live Aid in 1985? Roxanne <br />What were the code-names of the five D-Day Landing beaches? Gold, Juno, Sword, Omaha, Utah. <br />A nebuchadnezzar of wine holds the equivalent of how many bottles? Twenty <br />What colour is the mineral malachite? Green <br />Who led the first circumnavigation of the world? Ferdinand Magellan (1519-21 - Ferdinand Magellan led the expedition which started out in 1519 and resulted in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, but he did not complete the voyage himself as he was killed in the Phillipines in April 1521. The expedition was subsequently led by his second-in-command, Juan Elcano, who was one of only 18 to complete the voyage, reaching home in September 1522, almost 3 years to the day after their departure.) <br />Jeera is the Indian name for which spice? Cumin <br />What is the name of the parliament of the Isle of Man? Tynwald <br />What is the top or bottom supporting post of a stair-rail called? Newel <br />Which actor is the voice of Stan's gay dog Sparky in the TV cartoon South Park? George Clooney <br />The density of which substance is measured by a lactometer? Milk <br />What is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet? Eta <br />Whose autobiography is titled The Good The Bad and the Bubbly? George Best <br />Epilation is the removal of what? Hair <br />In which country is the region of Dalmatia? Croatia <br />Which cosmetics and perfume company was originally named The California Perfume Co? Avon <br />What is the inscription on the doorstep of the Saatchi and Saatchi offices in London? Nothing is impossible <br />How many member countries of the British Commonwealth are there (as at 2006)? Fifty-three <br />Wedgewood Potteries' Queensware was named in honour of which queen? Queen Charlotte, wife of George III <br />What is the world's fastest growing plant? Bamboo <br />How many eyes does a spider have? Eight <br />What is belladonna commonly known as? Deadly nightshade (the plant) <br />In anatomy what is the outer layer of the skin called? Epidermis <br />Which 1984 horror film is subtitled 'The Final Chapter'? Friday the 13th <br />What are fino, oloroso and amontillado types of? Sherry <br />Which Egyptian president was shot and killed in 1981? Anwar Sadat <br />The Birth of Venus is a work by which artist? Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) <br />Marsh Gas is another name for what gas? Methane <br />In which year was the first telegram sent in the UK? 1870 <br />Which actor was born Bernard Schwartz in 1925? Tony Curtis <br />What is the name of the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London? The Mansion House <br />What was Jim Reeves' only UK No1 hit? Distant Drums (1966) <br />quizballs 16 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />What is the capital of Peru? Lima <br />Who became US president after John F Kennedy was assassinated? Lyndon B Johnson <br />Who wrote the book The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? Washington Irving <br />What does an acrophobic fear? Heights <br />Which band released an album entitled Wish You Were Here? Pink Floyd <br />Who is the Roman god of fire? Vulcan <br />What is a carrick bend a type of? Knot <br />What is an equilibrist? Tightrope walker <br />Whose husband was Cosmopolitan magazine's first nude centrefold? Germaine Greer <br />In which English county is the ancient monument Stonehenge? Wiltshire <br />Which Sunday newspaper was founded by Lord Beaverbrook in 1918? The News Of The World <br />What is the collective name for a group of beavers? Colony <br />Who discovered penicillin? Alexander Fleming (1928) <br />What type of creature is a hairstreak? Butterfly <br />Which film starring Robert Redford is set in Wakefield Prison Farm? Brubaker <br />Aileen Wuornos was notorious for being the world's first what? Female serial killer <br />What type of fruit is a McIntosh? Apple (named after Canadian farmer John McIntosh) <br />Which Home Secretary, later becoming Prime Minister, was criticised for closely observing the Siege of Sidney Street in 1911? Winston Churchill (later Sir Winston Churchill) <br />Kulfi is a type of which Indian food? Ice-cream <br />Eugene the Jeep featured in which comic strip? Popeye <br />Who sang the theme tune to the Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies? Sheryl Crow <br />What is Oenology the study of? Wine <br />What acid is associated with muscles in the body experiencing oxygen debt? Lactic acid <br />In 1960 which country had the first ever woman prime minister? (Ceylon) Sri Lanka (Sirimavo Bandaranaike) <br />Nephritis is the inflamation of which part of the body? Kidneys <br />Who played the father in the 1950 film Father Of The Bride? Spencer Tracy <br />What are classified using the Munsell system? Colours <br />If an insect is apterous what has it not got? Wings <br />In which country would you find the Southern Alps? New Zealand <br />What does OPEC stand for? Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries <br />Padauk is a type of what natural substance? Wood <br />How many carats is pure gold? 24 <br />What was the first name of Sir Winston Churchill's wife? Clementine <br />What was the Rolling Stones' first UK number 1 hit? It's All Over Now <br />What is the bullet-proof screen on a military vehicle called? Mantlet <br />The Battle of Naseby was fought during which war? English Civil War (June 1645) <br />How many hulls does a catamaran have? Two <br />Jazz singer Eleanor Gough McKay was better known by which name? Billie Holiday <br />In which country is Africa's highest ski resort? Morocco <br />If a dish is parmentier what is it cooked or served with? Potatoes <br />In boxing what weight is between a flyweight and a featherweight? Bantamweight <br />Boudicca (Boadicea) was queen of which tribe of people? The Iceni (of Eastern England, who for a brief period around AD60 joined with other tribes to re-take London and St Albans from the occupying Roman forces) <br />What type of plant is a saguaro? Cactus <br />Which designer was made famous by his headwear worn by his mother Gertrude? David Shilling <br />In which city were the 1972 Summer Olympics held? Munich <br />Which politician came second in the 2001 Tory Party leadership contest? Kenneth Clarke <br />What colour is stone lapis lazuli? Blue <br />What is a camel with one hump called? Dromedary <br />What spirit is used to make a Harvey Wallbanger? Vodka <br />Who took over from Richard Whiteley as the presenter of TV's Countdown? Des Lynham <br />quizballs 17 - world cup and football quiz - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />Note that 'football' in this quiz means 'soccer'. Some of these questions contain more than one element in the answers, so quizmasters and facilitators should decide before-hand how to award points or half-points for part-correct answers. <br /><br />This quiz is mainly based on English football facts and England World Cup facts; my apologies to folk from other nations. I'm happy to publish quizzes featuring other sports and other nations if anyone would like to share.<br /><br />Not all of these questions are about the World Cup.<br /><br />Where the word captain is used it refers to captaincy of the senior team (not under-21's or youth teams etc).<br /><br />Where was the 1986 World Cup held? Mexico <br />Who was the last player to captain England before David Beckham? Martin Keown <br />What football club did Gordon Banks play for when he won his 1966 World Cup medal? Leicester City <br />Fill in the missing name in this sequence of England managers: Ramsey, Mercer, Revie, ? , Robson. Ron Greenwood (1977-82) <br />Which of these players never scored a hat-trick for England: Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker, Paul Scholes, Luther Blissett, Teddy Sheringham, Alan Shearer? Teddy Sheringham <br />England coaches Sammy Lee and Ray Clemence played together at which club? Liverpool <br />How many places were allocated to African teams for the 2006 World Cup? Five <br />What did all these players win between 1989 and 1997: Paul Merson, Matt Le Tissier, Lee Sharpe, Ryan Giggs, Andy Cole, Robbie Fowler and David Beckham? The (PFA) Young Player of the Year award, 1989-97 <br />Aside from goalkeepers, which two England captains since 1966 never scored their country? Mick Mills and Trevor Cherry. <br />Which of these players never captained England's senior team: Peter Beardsley, Paul Ince, David Seaman, Bobby Charlton, Gordon Banks? Gordon Banks <br />Who was England's football manager in the 1970 World Cup? Sir Alf Ramsey <br />How many players in England's 2006 World Cup squad were also in the 1998 squad? And to ask a tougher question, name them..) Five - Sol Campbell, Gary Neville, David Beckham, Michael Owen and Rio Ferdinand <br />Which manager first appointed David Beckham as England captain? Peter Taylor (for Taylor's one match in charge as caretaker manager, versus Italy in November 2000) <br />Who was the first player to play for England who had not been born when England won the world cup in 1966? Tony Adams <br />What was the score after extra time before England lost on penalties to Portugal in the quarter final of the European Championship in June 2004? 2-2 (Portugal won the penalty shoot-out 6-5) <br />In what World Cup did the England goals by Mariner, Robson and Francis feature in games against France, Czechoslovakia and Kuwait? Spain 1982 <br />Who was England's first national team manager? Walter Winterbottom (1946-63) <br />Whose injury made way for Geoff Hurst in England's 1966 World Cup team? Jimmy Greaves <br />Who was the first defender to captain England after Bobby Moore? Emlyn Hughes <br />What football club did Bobby Charlton play for when he won his 1966 World Cup medal? Manchester United <br />Who was the first £100,000 football transfer? Dennis Law (from Torino Manchester United in 1962) <br />What decade was the white ball legalised in football? 1950's (1950) <br />What did these players all win between 1963 and 1968: Lev Yashin, Dennis Law, Eusebio, Bobby Charlton, Florian Albert and George Best? European Footballer of the Year award (from 1963-1968) <br />Who was the first football transfer over £100,000 between English clubs? Alan Ball (from Blackpool to Everton in 1966) <br />Where and when were the three World Cup tournaments that England failed to qualify for after 1966? West Germany 1974, Argentina 1978 and USA 1994 <br />Where was the 1962 World Cup held? Chile <br />Who were England's full backs in the 1966 World Cup Final? Ray Wilson and George Cohen <br />Who was the first £1m football transfer between English clubs? Trevor Francis (from Birmingham to Nottingham Forest in 1979) <br />What football club did Bobby Moore play for when he won his 1966 World Cup medal? West Ham United <br />Bobby Moore and Billy Wright share the record for the number of games as England captain with 90 each. At the start of the 2006 World Cup which player captained England the most times aside from Moore and Wright? Bryan Robson (65 times from 1982-91) <br />Who was the first £2m football transfer between English clubs? Paul Gasgoigne (from Newcastle to Tottenham in 1988) <br />What height and width is a football goal? Eight feet high (2.4m) and eight yards wide (7.3m) <br />What football club did Jackie Charlton play for when he won his 1966 World Cup medal? Leeds United <br />Who, according to FIFA regulations, was responsible for supplying the footballs for the 2006 World Cup qualifying stage games? The host football association, ie., Germany (incidentally FIFA supplies the balls for the final competition) <br />In what decade was England's first national team manager appointed? 1940's (1946 - Walter Winterbottom) <br />What football club did Roger Hunt play for when he won his 1966 World Cup medal? Liverpool <br />In what World Cups did Bryan Robson appear? 1982, 1986 and 1990 <br />What is the minimum rest period between two games for any team at the 2006 World Cup according to FIFA competition rules? 48 hours <br />Which 1970 World Cup England striker retired to run a successful West Midlands window cleaning business? Jeff Astle <br />Fill in the missing name in this sequence of England managers: Taylor, Venables, Hoddle, ? , Keegan. Howard Wilkinson (caretaker manager in 1999 and 2000) <br />Who were England's three goalkeepers in the 1982 World Cup? Ray Clemence, Peter Shilton, and ....... Joe Corrigan (of Manchester City) <br />What did all of these players win between 1995 and 1999: Jurgen Klinsmann, Eric Cantona, Gian Franco Zola, Dennis Bergkamp and David Ginola? Winners of the English Football Player of the Year award (Football Writer's Player of the Year, 1995-99) <br />What football club did Nobby Stiles play for when he won his 1966 World Cup medal? Manchester United <br />Which past England captain is the only player in English football to have captained an English Football League-winning club in three different decades? Tony Adams <br />How many places were allocated to European teams for the 2006 World Cup, including the hosts Germany? Fourteen <br />Who appeared most times for England and how many times? Peter Shilton, 125 caps <br />Between the 1966 and 2006 World Cups only four England captains have played for three different clubs while captaining their country, who are they? Paul Ince (Manchester United/Inter Milan/Liverpool), David Platt (Juventus/Sampdoria/Arsenal), Kevin Keegan (Liverpool/Hamburg/Southampton) and, wait for it ...... Peter Shilton (Nottingham Forest/Southampton/Derby) <br />What football club did Geoff Hurst play for when he won his 1966 World Cup medal? West Ham United <br />What decade was the crossbar introduced in Football? 1870's (1875) <br />Who broke his neck in the 1956 FA Cup Final? Bert Trautmann of Manchester City <br />Who was the first football transfer over £10m between English clubs? Alan Shearer (Blackburn to Newcastle in 1996) <br />Who replaced David Seaman as England's third choice goalkeeper in the 1990 World Cup squad after Seaman injured his thumb in training? Dave Beasant (of Wimbledon) <br />Where was the 1978 World Cup held? Argentina <br />FIFA's 2006 World Cup rules dictate a squad size of how many players? Twenty-three <br />In what World Cup did Mark Hateley and Gary Lineker wear the 9 and 10 shirts? 1986 <br />What did each of these players win between 1996 and 2000: Matthias Sammer, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zedane, Rivaldo, and Luis Figo? European Footballer of the Year award (from 1996-2000) <br />Where was the 1998 World Cup held? France <br />Who was the first black footballer to win a full England cap? Viv Anderson, 1978 <br />What football club did Martin Peters play for when he won his 1966 World Cup medal? West Ham United <br />Which manager took England to the semi-final of the world cup in 1990? Bobby Robson <br />Whose last game as manager of England was a 0-0 draw away to Portugal in 1974? Sir Alf Ramsey <br />It is said that an international football match in 1969 started a war between which two nations in the central Americas? El Salvador v Honduras <br />What football club did George Cohen play for when he won his 1966 World Cup medal? Fulham <br />How many medals will be awarded to each of the first, second and third placed teams at the 2006 World Cup? Forty-five - that's 45 to each team. Amazing - who gets them all? If you know please tell me.. <br />Who were England's four successful penalty takers in the winning 4-2 penalty shoot-out against Spain in the Euro-96 Championship quarter-final at Wembley? Shearer, Platt, Pearce, and Gascoigne (also the first four successful penalty takers in the next round versus Germany - Sheringham was the next to score against Germany; Southgate's penalty was saved and Germany won 6-5 to go through to the Euro-96 final) <br />What football club did Ray Wilson play for when he won his 1966 World Cup medal? Everton <br />Which team did England beat in the 1990 World Cup when Gary Lineker's second successful penalty of the game gave England victory in extra time? Cameroon <br />What football club did Alan Ball play for when he won his 1966 World Cup medal? Blackpool (he transferred to Everton in August 1966 for a then record fee of £110,000.) <br />In the event of a team failing to fulfil or complete a match at the 2006 World Cup Final tournament, what is the score awarded to the other team by the organising committee? 3-0 (or greater if the score was greater at the time of the withdrawal) <br />Who scored England's dying seconds winner against Belgium in the 1990 World Cup? David Platt <br />How many managers had been in charge of the England football team before Alf Ramsey? Just one (Walter Winterbottom). <br />Who was England's goalkeeper in the losing game against Germany in the 1970 World Cup? Peter Bonetti <br />Who was Everton's representative in England's 1966 World Cup winning team? Ray Wilson <br />Where are the headquarters of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association)? Zurich, Switzerland. <br />How many players in England's 2006 World Cup squad had previously captained their country? (Or to ask a tougher question, name them..) Four - David Beckham, Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, and, wait for it ....... Sol Campbell<br />quizballs 18 - entertainment - freequiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />Which former Miss World played TV's Wonderwoman in the 1970's? Lynda Carter <br />Who wrote the novel Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas'? Hunter Thompson <br />Which musician's original name was Declan McManus? Elvis Costello <br />Whose autobiography was entitled Unreliable Memoirs? Clive James <br />Who was Bertie Wooster's servant? Reginald Jeeves <br />The song The Rhythm Of Life comes from which musical? Sweet Charity <br />Which singer released a 1984 album called Alf? Alison Moyet <br />What was the title of the Beatles' first UK No 1 single? From Me To You (1963) <br />Who played the Birdman of Alcatraz in the 1962 film? Burt Lancaster <br />Which comedy due were known as Derek and Clive? Peter Cook and Dudley Moore <br />Who was the first star to appear as Cosmopolitan magazine's centrefold? Burt Reynolds <br />What was the name of the car in The Duke's Of Hazzard? General Lee <br />Who was the child star of Steven Spielberg's Empire Of The Sun? Christian Bale <br />What was the cow called in the children's TV animation The Magic Roundabout? Ermintrude <br />Which football team did Gordon Ramsey play for before becoming a chef? Glasgow Rangers <br />Who presented TV's Room 101 before Paul Merton? Nick Hancock <br />How many Oscars did the 1997 film Titanic win? Eleven <br />Who killed Maxine Peacock in Coronation Street? Richard Hillman <br />Which father and daughter starred in the film Paper Moon? Ryan and Tatum O'Neal <br />What was the name of the character played by David Cassidy in TV's The Partridge Family? Keith Partridge <br />What is the title of Tennessee Williams' only comedy? Period Of Adjustment <br />Who was the Beatles' original drummer? Pete Best <br />What is the name of the road where TV's Desperate Housewives live? Wisteria Lane <br />What is the sisters' surname in the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott? March (Amy, Beth, Jo, and Meg) <br />Who played Angela Phinlay in the 1950 film Asphalt Jungle? Marilyn Monroe <br />In which 1985 was Madonna's first starring role? Desperately Seeking Susan <br />Who directed the 1997 film Ice Storm? Ang Lee <br />What is the name of the school in the Harry Potter books? Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry <br />Who is Calvin Broadus better known as? Snoop Dogg <br />The 1970's bands Wizzard and ELO resulted from the split what 1960's group? The Move <br />quizballs 19 - free quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />What is the Roman numeral for 50? L <br />Jack Bauer is the main character in which TV series? 24 <br />The statue on the top of London's Old Bailey building is holding what in her right hand? A sword <br />What is the sign of the Zodiac represented by a crab? Cancer <br />Tactile relates to which of the senses? Touch <br />What does the F stand for in John F Kennedy? Fitzgerald <br />Which is the largest city in the USA? New York <br />What is a camel with two humps called? Bactrian <br />What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet? Omega <br />Who wrote the novel Cider With Rosie? Laurie Lee <br />An alligator pear is another name for which fruit? Avocado <br />Marie McLaughlin Lawrie is the real name of which singer? Lulu <br />What was the name of the character played by Eddie Murphy in the 1984 film Beverley Hills Cop? Axel Foley <br />What is the common name for nitrous oxide? Laughing Gas <br />Which vegetables are hash browns made from? Potatoes <br />In the English National Lottery how many red thunderballs are there (as at 2006)? 14 <br />Which British Royal Wedding was the first to be broadcast in colour? Princess Anne and Mark Phillips <br />Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup Final? Geoff Hurst (of England) <br />Which country is Red Stripe lager originally from? Jamaica <br />In which year was the Falklands War? 1982 <br />What is the name of the space station first launched by the Soviet Union in 1986? MIR <br />When are pancakes traditionally eaten? Shrove Tuesday <br />What does EPNS stand for? Electro-plated Nickel Silver (seen on cutlery, etc) <br />Who is the Roman God of Love? Cupid <br />Who was Henry VIII's first wife? Catherine of Aragon <br />What type of domestic cat has no tail? Manx <br />What is the medical term for the breastbone? Sternum <br />What is a supposed straight line connecting three or more ancient sites called? Ley line <br />Which perfume house launched its Dune perfume in 1991? Christian Dior <br />Who wrote Wind In The Willows? Kenneth Grahame <br />Where was the Magna Carta signed? Runnymede (1215) <br />Who wrote the opera Porgy and Bess? George Gershwin <br />What is the world's longest river? The Nile <br />The Haywain is the work of which artist? John Constable <br />What is the collective term for a group of geese? Gaggle (or skein if in flight) <br />Who was the first prime minister to live in No10 Downing Street? Robert Walpole (1735) <br />Which country has the international car registration 'D'? Germany <br />Early Rivers, Morello and Napoleon are types of which fruit? Cherries <br />What does a philatelist collect? Stamps <br />A nicker was slang for which British pre-decimal currency unit? A pound <br />Which English county is known as the Garden of England? Kent <br />What type of animal is an Ibex? Goat <br />The spice saffron is made from the dried stigmas of which flower? Crocus <br />Which animal lives in a holt? Otter <br />Which was the last of the seven 'Road' films starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby? The Road to Hong Kong <br />In which month is St George's Day? April (23rd) <br />Which anniversary is celebrated upon 25 years of marriage? Silver <br />In which sport is an epée used? Fencing (it's the sword) <br />In which war was the Battle of the Somme? First World War (The Battle of the Somme commenced on 1 July 1916 and lasted until November that year. Combined Allied and German fatalities exceeded 300,000 men, of which over 25,000 were on the first day.) <br />In which European city would you find Checkpoint Charlie? Berlin <br />Which car manufacturer makes the Jazz model? Honda <br />quizballs 20 - free entertainment quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />Who played Elwood in the original film The Blues Brothers? Dan Ackroyd <br />Kim Peek, the famous 'savant', inspired Dustin Hoffman's character in which film? Rainman <br />Who was the drummer in the band Free? Simon Kirk <br />In which year skating stars Torville and Dean win Olympic gold medals? 1984 <br />Which cartoon character has nephews Morty and Ferdy? Mickey Mouse <br />In which city is the Doors vocalist Jim Morrison buried? Paris <br />Which Rocky film had The Eye Of The Tiger as its theme song? Rocky III <br />Which of the Sex Pistols was christened John Beverly? Sid Vicious <br />Which famous rock band were formerly known as The High Numbers? The Who <br />What is the name of the captain of the Pequod in the novel Moby Dick? Captain Ahab <br />Who directed the 1988 film Beetlejuice? Tim Burton <br />Who wrote the novel A Clockwork Orange? Anthony Burgess <br />In TV's Coronation street how many sons did Mike Baldwin have? Three (Danny, Mark and Adam, bless 'em) <br />What character does Uma Thurman play in the 1997 film Batman and Robin? Poison Ivy <br />What was the title of Elvis Costello's first album? My Aim Is True (1977) <br />Who won the award for the best comedy newcomer at the British comedy awards in 2003? David Walliams <br />Who did George Clooney play in TV's ER? Doctor Doug Ross <br />In which novel was the character Holden Caulfield? The Catcher In The Rye <br />In which Australian TV Soap did Dannii Minogue star? Home and Away <br />What 1960's three-piece group featured bass-player Noel Redding, drummer Mitch Mitchell, and one other whose name would somewhat give away the answer? The Jimi Hendrix Experience <br />Who wrote the opera Billy Budd? Benjamin Britten (1951) <br />With which UK airport is actress Lorraine Chase associated? Luton (she mentioned it in a popular 1970's Campari advert) <br />What was Dorothy's surname in the Wizard Of Oz? Gale <br />Which pop star took Dick James to court over a royalty dispute in 1985 and won? Elton John <br />Who sang the theme for the Bond film For Your Eyes Only? Sheena Easton <br />How many light years was ET away from home? Three million (not far then...) <br />Who is the presenter on Channel 4's show Time Team? Tony Robinson <br />What was the name of the Long Island resort in the 1975 film Jaws? Amity <br />Who was the first singer to have three consecutive releases reach number one in the UK? Elvis Presley <br />What was the name of the fictitious hair dresser who sued to phone in to Steve Wright's radio show? Gervais <br />quizballs 21 - free entertainment quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />Who took over from Magnus Magnassun as host of (UK) TV's Mastermind? John Humphreys <br />Who was William Claude Dukenfield better known as? WC Fields <br />Which 1969 film had the Oscar-winning song Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head? Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid <br />What was Westlife's first UK No1 hit? Swear It Again <br />What was the name of the character played by Michael Douglas in the 1987 film Wall Street? Gordon Gekko <br />Whose autobiography is entitled Is It Me? Terry Wogan <br />Which singer's real name is Paul Hewson? Bono (of U2) <br />Which actor is the voice of Homer Simpson's brother Herb? Danny Devito <br />Who directed the 1966 film Torn Curtain? Alfred Hitchcock <br />What car did Thelma and Louise drive? '66 Thunderbird <br />Which member of Led Zeppelin dies in 1980 age 32? Drummer John Bonham <br />Which Beatles film features a mad scientist named Doctor Foot? Help? <br />How many Oscars did Joan Crawford win? One <br />What are the first names of the three Railway Children, the film from the novel by Edith Nesbit? Peter, Phyllis and Roberta <br />Who wrote the poem Ode To A Nightingale? John Keats <br />What is the title of the 1985 film about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain? Dance With A Stranger <br />How many roles does Eddie Murphy play in the 1996 film The Nutty Professor? Seven <br />Who played the character Vivian in (UK) TV's The Young Ones? Adrian Edmondson <br />Which European city is the setting for the 1973 film Don't Look Now? Venice <br />Who wrote the Opera La Boheme? Puccini (1896) <br />The film Forrest Gump won how many Oscars? Six <br />The White Fokker was the first story to feature which hero? Biggles <br />Who was Humphrey the 10 Downing Street cat who died in 2006 named after? Sir Humphrey Appleby, in TV's Yes Minister <br />Which was the first Road film featuring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope? The Road to Singapore (1940) <br />Which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical features Prince Chula Longkorn? The King And I <br />Which famous music festival was first staged in 1970? Glastonbury <br />Who plays New York gangster Noodles in the 1984 film Once Upon A Time In America? Robert De Niro <br />Which celebrity was known as The Joan Collins Fan Club? Julian Clary <br />Who played James Bond in the film Goldfinger? Sean Connery <br />Who were the first artists to appear in (UK) TV's Top Of The Pops? The Rolling Stones (playing I Wanna Be Your Man in 1964) <br />quizballs 22 - free quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />In which country are the Cariboo Mountains? Canada (British Columbia) <br />In which month is Lady Day (UK)? March <br />Who was the first Lancaster King of England? Henry IV (ruled from 1399-1413) <br />A mahout is a person who works with and rides what? Elephants <br />What is the capital of Romania? Bucharest <br />What is the name of our nearest galaxy? Andromeda (2.5m light-years way) <br />In which city was the artist Francis Bacon born? Dublin <br />Who saved the magazine Private Eye from financial ruin in 1962? Peter Cook (the comedian partner of Dudley Moore) <br />Cartomancy is fortune-telling using what? Playing cards <br />Aioli is mayonnaise seasoned with what? Garlic <br />Lego building blocks originated from which country? Denmark ('Leg Godt' means 'play well' in Danish) <br />What type of creature is a an Eland? Antelope <br />What does UNICEF stand for? United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund <br />What is the longest river in France? The Loire <br />Where in the human body is the thyroid gland? Neck <br />On which country's stock exchange is the All Ordinaries index? Australia <br />Which health minister was responsible for the introduction of the UK National Health Service? Aneurin Bevan <br />What is dromophobia a fear of? Crossing the road <br />What were artist LS Lowry's first names? Laurence Stephen <br />Who was the first person to cross Antarctica? Vivian Fuchs (1957-58, English explorer) <br />What colour are the flowers of the harebell? Blue <br />In anatomy what are the nates? Buttocks <br />What is the Roman numeral for 500? D <br />In which country is the church with the tallest spire in the world? Germany (Ulm Munster) <br />How many astronauts have walked on the moon? Twelve <br />Who were Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar? The Three Wise Men (or the Three Kings) <br />Wild majoram is another name for which herb? Oregano <br />Latten is an alloy of which two metals? Copper and Zinc <br />Malibu Beach is in which US state? California <br />Which insect lives in a formicary? Ant <br />What is Sir Alan Sugar's charter airline called? Amsair <br />Lupine relates to which animals? Wolves <br />In which Yorkshire castle did Richard II die in 1400? Pontefract <br />What is ascorbic acid commonly known as? Vitamin C <br />Bunny was the sidekick of which fictional thief? Raffles <br />In which year was the Sydney Opera House opened? 1973 <br />What type of nuts are used to make marzipan? Almond <br />What is a negatively charged electrode called? Cathode <br />Which war started following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? World War One <br />What did the rat eat 'that lay in the house that Jack built', in the nursery rhyme The House that Jack Built? Malt (The opening verse goes: This is the cat, that killed the rat, that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.) <br />A paradiddle is a playing technique for which instrument? The drums (or a drum) <br />Which two teams played in the first FA Cup Final at the original Wembley Stadium? Bolton Wanderers and West Ham (1923, Bolton won 2-0 - the crowd was estimated at 200,000 because about 70,000 burst through the gates without tickets. The original Wembley Stadium cost £750,000 and 300 days to build) <br />How many Grand Prix did Graham Hill win? Fourteen <br />An oenophile is a connoisseur of what? Wine <br />Which was the first US state to enter the Union? Delaware (1787) <br />A terawatt is how many megawatts? A million <br />Which British airport was opened to passengers in 1946? Heathrow <br />What is decompression sickness commonly known as? The Bends (as suffered by divers due to pressure-change when surfacing too quickly) <br />What is the offspring of a donkey and a horse called? A mule (or a hinny) <br />In which UK newspaper did the first crossword appear? The Sunday Express (November 1924) <br />quizballs 23 - free quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />Which American writer created Tarzan? Edgar Rice Burroughs <br />What is the art of decorative writing called? Calligraphy <br />In which part of the human body would you find the talus? Ankle <br />In which European city is the International Court of Justice based? The Hague <br />What type of weather is Brontophobia a fear of? Thunder <br />Sandra Goodrich was better known what 1960's singer? Sandy Shaw <br />Which American artist died in a car crash in 1956? Jackson Pollock <br />What type of flower is a ladies slipper? Orchid <br />In what type of establishment was Lloyds of London formed in 1688? A Coffee House (called Edward Lloyd's) <br />A natatorium is what type of amenity? Swimming pool (partcularly indoors) <br />Who was Henry VIII's fourth wife? Anne of Cleves (Jan-Jul 1540) <br />What (as at August 2006) is the world's longest running children's TV programme? Blue Peter <br />What was Elvis Presley's first record label? Sun Records <br />Who designed London's Marble Arch? John Nash <br />Which perfume was named for Coco Chanel's birthday? Chanel No19 <br />Whose autobiography is entitled Testing Times? Graham Gooch <br />What painful custom was outlawed in China in 1912? Binding the feet of young girls <br />How many British Open Golf Championships has Nick Faldo won (as at 2006)? Three <br />What was the first UK colour TV advertisement? Birds Eye peas (1969) <br />Who was actor Tony Curtis' first wife? Janet Leigh <br />What is the birthstone for February? Amethyst <br />Who composed Peter and the Wolf? Sergey Prokofiev (1936) <br />In which English county is Belvoir (pronounced 'beaver') Castle? Leicestershire (close to the Lincolnshire border and Grantham) <br />What is the name of Al Pacino's character in the 1983 film Scarface? Tony Montana <br />Who designed Princess Diana's wedding dress? David and Elizabeth Emanuel <br />If a floor or surface is marmoreal what is it made of? Marble <br />What does JPEG stand for? Joint Photographics Expert Group <br />Who discovered Panama in 1503? Christopher Columbus <br />Which English city is the setting for TV's Inspector Morse? Oxford <br />What is the fastest running British bird? Pheasant (up to 21 mph) <br />Andy Capp is the work of which cartoonist? Reg Smythe <br />What does a cartographer draw? Maps <br />Who is the Greek God of the Sea? Poseidon <br />What type of creature is an alcid? Bird <br />What is the wife of a Marquess? Marchioness <br />What is the currency of Egypt? Pound (comprising 100 piastres) <br />What is the usual anatomical name for a skull without a mandible? Cranium (the mandible is the jawbone) <br />Whish British Prime Minister followed Winston Churchill's first term as PM? Clement Atlee (1945-51) <br />TV chefs (UK) Simon King and David Myers are better known as? The Hairy Bikers <br />With what other large building society did the Nationwide merge in the 1980's? The Anglia Building Society <br />What type of fruit is a gean? Cherry <br />What is the brightest star in the night sky? Sirius (or the Dog Star, 8.7 light years from Earth, twice as big as our Sun and 20 times more luminous, so it's just as well it's so far away...) <br />What is the world's second largest sea? Caribbean <br />What is the name of silver in heraldry? Argent <br />Nephology is the study of what high subject? Clouds <br />In which year did Esther Rantzen launch Childline? 1986 <br />How many boroughs does New York have? Five (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, The Bronx) <br />Which Mediterranean plant used in medicine and magic was said to shriek when pulled from the ground? Mandrake <br />Ursine relates to which large furred animals? Bears <br />Cardiff in Wales is on which river? Taff <br />quizballs 24 - free entertainment quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />Which Italian city is the setting for the film starring Cher and Judi Dench called Tea With Mussolini? Florence <br />Who had the best selling debut album by a female artist of the 20th century? Whitney Houston <br />Who plays Edie Britt in TV's desperate Housewives? Nicolette Sheridan <br />Who played a chain-smoking womanising angel in the 1996 film Michael? John Travolta <br />Which underworld character's autobiography was entitled Odd Man Out? Ronnie Biggs <br />Which actor's original name was Richard Jenkins? Richard Burton <br />Who was Jessica Rabbit's speaking voice in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Kathleen Turner <br />What US sitcom's famous fictional venue is at 112½ Beacon Street? Cheers (the bar) <br />Who was cartoonist William Hannah's professional partner? Joseph Barbera <br />In the 1938 film Bringing Up Baby, what is 'baby'? A Leopard <br />Which Quentin Tarantino film was originally called Black Mask? Pulp Fiction <br />In which Marx Bothers film does the character Rufus T Firefly appear? Duck Soup <br />What is composer George Gershwin's famous brother's name? Ira Gershwin <br />Who directed the 1960 film The Alamo? John Wayne <br />What is the name of the school in Muriel Spark's novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie? The Marcia Blaine School for Girls <br />Which two musicians founded Band Aid in 1984? Bob Geldof and Midge Ure <br />Who did Billie Piper play in Dr Who? Rose Tyler <br />What was the title of the first colour Carry On film? Carry On Cruising (1962) <br />How many wives did actor Cary Grant have? Five (not all at the same time of course..) <br />Vincent Price's last screen appearance was in which film? Edward Scissorhands (1990) <br />What was the name of the department store in the UK 1970's TV show Are You Being Served? Grace Brothers <br />The 1976 film All The President's Men is about which US political scandal? Watergate <br />Which sporting event was BBC2's first colour transmission in 1967? Wimbledon Tennis Championships <br />Which singer made his first TV appearance in 1956 on the Dorsey Brother's Show? Elvis Presley <br />Steve Brookstein was the first winner of which UK TV talent show? The X-Factor <br />Who played Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory? Gene Wilder <br />What is the assistant to the chief electrician of a film crew called? Best Boy <br />What is the name of the police chief The Simpsons? Clancy Wiggun <br />Michael Myers is a character in which series of films? Halloween <br />In the 1970's who became the first Jamaican singer ever to top the US pop charts? Carl Douglas (with Kung Fu Fighting) <br />quizballs 25 - free entertainment quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />What was the title of Marilyn Monroe's unfinished 1962 film? Something's Got To Give <br />Which awards were first presented in 1929? The Oscars <br />Who had the fastest selling debut single in UK pop chart history? Will Young (March 2002, double A-side 'Evergreen' and 'Anything is possible', selling more over 400,000 on its day of release and more than a million in a week.) <br />On which island was the TV series Bergerac set? Jersey <br />Which was the first British sitcom to win the best comedy prize at the Golden Globe awards? The Office (2004) <br />Which showman coined the phrase 'The greatest show on earth'? Phineas T Barnum <br />In which country was actress Ursula Andress born? Switzerland <br />In which British river did novelist Virginia Woolf drown? River Ouse (1941) <br />Which guitarist joined the Rolling Stones having played with Rod Stewart and the Faces? Ronnie Wood <br />Who is the presenter of UK TV's Deal or No Deal (as at 2006)? Noel Edmonds <br />Who did Robert Vaughan and David McCallum play in TV's The Man From UNCLE? Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakian <br />In which year were LP records first introduced? 1948 <br />Which musician was known as Satchmo? Louis Armstrong <br />Who wrote the novel on which the Bogart film The African Queen was based? C S Forester <br />Which 1980's pop group were named after a 1960 film starring Robert Wagner, Natalie Wood and Pearl Bailey? The Fine Young Cannibals <br />Whose orchestral works include Enigma Variations? Edward Elgar <br />Who plays the plastic surgeon in the 1992 film Death Becomes Her? Bruce Willis <br />Craig Stirling is a character in which cult TV show? The Champions <br />Which film was based on an unproduced play called Everybody Comes To Ricks? Casablanca (1942) <br />What is the name of the taxi driver played by Robert De Niro in the 1976 film Taxi Driver? Travis Bickle <br />Which singer released an album called Drag? k d lang <br />Whose biography is entitled Citizen Jane? Jane Fonda <br />In which Beatles song are the names Vera, Chuck and Dave? When I'm Sixty-Four <br />Lou Todd and Andy Pipkin are characters in which British TV show? Little Britain <br />How many 'Mr colours' were there in the 1991 film Reservoir Dogs? Six (White, Orange, Blue, Blonde, Pink, Brown.) <br />Which US disc jockey is the subject of the 1996 film Private Parts? Howard Stern <br />Which female American country singer died in a plane crash in 1963? Pasty Cline <br />In the film The Wizard Of Oz, what does Dorothy have to steal from the Wicked Witch of the West? Her broomstick <br />How many films did Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor star in together? Ten <br />What are the two cities in the Charles Dickens novel A Tale Of Two Cities? Paris and London <br />quizballs 26 - free quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br /><br />Which US state has the longest shoreline? Alaska (33,904 miles) <br />How many children did Winston Churchill (British Prime Minister) have? Five (Diana, Randolph, Sarah, Marigold, Mary) <br />Who was the first cricketer in history to take 300 test match wickets? Fred Truman <br />What type of creature is an albacore? Fish <br />Which UK newspaper was founded in September 1964? The Sun <br />Which is the hottest planet in our solar system (based on generally accepted average surface temperatures)? Venus (Mercury is closest to the sun and is subject to the highest irradiation from the Sun, but Venus, due to its cloud cover and atmospheric density has a hotter 'mean' temperature than Mercury, and is generally regarded as the hottest planet in our solar system) <br />What is the capital of the Philippines? Manila <br />A Macfarlane is what type of clothing item? Coat <br />Who was the first Hanover King of England? George I (1714-1727) <br />From which country does the drink Kvass originate? Russia <br />What IBM (the IT systems company) stand for? International Business Machines <br />What is the plant saintpaulia commonly known as? African violet <br />What part of the body does Keratitis affect? The eye (inflammation of the cornea) <br />Lacustrine is a technical term relating to what? Lakes <br />What are Latter Day Saints otherwise known as? Mormons <br />What rank in the Royal Navy is above Able Seaman and below Petty Officer? Leading Seaman <br />What is a puppet worked by strings called? Marionette <br />Where is the deepest lake in the world? Siberia (Russia - Lake Baikal, 5,712ft deep) <br />The natterjack toad has what colour stripe down its back? Yellow <br />How many wheels did a hansom cab have? Two <br />Who discovered Victoria Falls in 1855? Dr David Livingstone <br />The US Labour Day falls in which month? September (the first Monday) <br />During World War II, forged paintings by which artist were produced by Jan Van Meegeren? Jan Vermeer <br />Anosmia is the technical term for the loss of which sense? Smell <br />Jargonelle, Seckel and Winter Nelis are types of which fruit? Pear <br />In which country was fashion designer Helmut Lang born? Austria <br />What country has the international car registration EAK? Kenya <br />How many strings does a balalaika typically have? Three <br />A carat (gemstone measurement) is the equivalent of how many milligrams? 200 <br />Beriberi is a disease said to be caused by the deficiency of which vitamin? B <br />The production of what poisonous substance can be caused by eating raw cassava? Cyanide <br />Lord Raglan was a commander in which war? Crimean War <br />Who was the Greek goddess of divine punishment? Nemesis <br />Which Frank Dickens cartoon appears in the London Evening Standard (as at 2006)? Bristow <br />What is the collective name for a group of finches? Charm <br />Astraphobia is a fear of what? Lightning <br />What star sign are people born on 25 August? Virgo <br />In which year was the Battle of Stamford Bridge? 1066 (September - The Battle of Hastings followed in October) <br />Which fragrance was first made for Russian Count Orloff in 1768? Imperial Leather <br />Developed in Germany during World War II what is tabun? Nerve gas <br />Which country was previously called Mesopotamia? Iraq <br />The pub name The White Hart is named after which king's heraldic symbol? Richard II <br />How many presidents' faces are sculpted on Mount Rushmore? Four (Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Jefferson) <br />How many sides does a mansard roof have? Four (each with two slopes or faces) <br />Black velvet is a mixture of stout and which other alcoholic drink? Champagne <br />What is the title name of the Usher to the House of Lords? Black Rod <br />Which country suffered the greatest civilian losses in World War II? China (approximately 8 million people) <br />Which element has the highest melting point? Carbon (3,527 degrees centigrade) <br />Who founded the Boys Brigade in 1883? William Smith <br />Marble is a form of which type of rock? Limestone<br />quizballs 27 - free entertainment quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />Which film-maker has received the most Academy Awards (as at 2006)? Walt Disney (48 in his lifetime, according to his Disney corporation biography) <br />What is the name of the wood where Winnie the Pooh lives? Hundred Acre Wood <br />Who wrote the longest-running play The Mousetrap? Agatha Christie (first performed in London's West-End in 1952, and still running there, as at 2006) <br />Which writer created the fictional British MI6 spy George Smiley? John le Carre <br />Bob Hoskins played crime boss Harold Shand in which 1979 film? The Long Good Friday <br />What film featured the ukulele-playing singer 'Sugar' Kane? Some Like It Hot (1959, Marilyn Monroe played 'Sugar' Kane, alongside 'Josephine' and 'Daphne' played by Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis) <br />What is Jennifer Beale's day job in the 1983 film Flashdance? Welder <br />On which Shakespeare play is the 1961 film West Side Story based? Romeo and Juliet <br />Who sang the original theme song to the British 1966 film Alfie, starring Michael Caine? Cilla Black (Cher sang the theme song on the American release of the film and the soundtrack) <br />Which film was re-named Flight Pacific 121 and then changed back to its original title? Snakes on a Plane <br />Which iconic rock music frontman sang backing vocals on Carly Simon's 1973 hit You're So Vain? Mick Jagger <br />Who played Jeff's (James Stewart's) girlfriend Lisa Carol Fremont in the 1954 Hitchcock film Rear Window? Grace Kelly <br />Who directed the 1969 western The Wild Bunch and the 1971 thriller Straw Dogs? Sam Peckinpah <br />What is Wendy's surname in Peter Pan? Darling <br />In which film does the Oscar-winning song Secret Love feature? Calamity Jane (1953, starring Doris Day) <br />How many UK chart number ones did the Beatles have (as a group)? Seventeen (No, I am not going to list them all..) <br />What type of shop is 84 Charing Cross Road in the 1986 film of the same title? Bookshop <br />Which US soul singer was shot dead in 1964 aged 33? Sam Cooke <br />Which country was the location of the second UK TV series of Auf Wiedersehen Pet? Spain <br />What was the name of the character played by Richard Beckinsale in UK TV series Porridge? Lennie Godber <br />What was the name of the strip club in the 1996 film Striptease starring Demi Moore? The Eager Beaver <br />Which group removed the strings from their guitars in protest when they were forced to mime on Top Of The Pops in 1977? The Stranglers (performing Go Buddy Go) <br />Which actor played the King in the 1995 film The Madness of King George? Nigel Hawthorne <br />What does Robert Mitchum's character have tattooed on his knuckles in the 1955 film the Night of the Hunter? The words 'Love' and 'Hate' <br />What is the real name of the comedian who devised and plays the character Avid Merrion? Leigh Francis (who comes from Leeds, not Transylvania) <br />What is the name of the character played by Sarah Jessica Parker in the US TV series Sex and the City? Carrie Bradshaw <br />Which actress plays the date (Nadia Gates) of Bruce Willis (Walter Davis) in the 1987 film Blind Date? Kim Bassinger <br />What dance hit does David Brent hum during his famous dance routine in UK TV comedy The Office? Disco Inferno (originally by the Trammps, 1976) <br />In which Thomas Hardy novel does the character Bathsheba Everdene appear? Far from the Madding Crowd <br />Soeur Sourire was the stage name of the 1960's singer who was better known as whom? The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire means Sister Smile; real name Jeanine Deckers, she was actually a nun Sister Luc Gabriel from Belgium - her big hit was Dominique, Christmas 1963) <br /><br />quizballs 28 - free geography quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />Apart from water, what runs through the mouth of the River Amazon and Lake Victoria? The Equator <br />Which country had the world's tallest habitable building as at 2006? Taiwan (called Tapei 101, it is 501 metres high with 101 stories. The Burj Dubai building in the United Arab Emirates surpassed this in 2007.) <br />Which country was previously called Abyssinia? Ethiopia <br />In which country is the Blarney Stone? Ireland (or Eire) at Blarney Castle near Cork <br />What is the world's third largest sea? Mediterranean <br />The largest policeman's beat (territory) in Europe is in which country? Scotland (The beat is about 900 square miles, in Caithness and Sutherland, North West of Scotland. Based near Kinlochbervie, the police constable normally has about ten cases a year, of which the most notable in recent times was the Labour MP Robin Cook's death while he was hill walking. Thanks to Gordon Smith for these interesting extra details.) <br />The cities of Cairo in Egypt and Fez in Morroco are generally accepted to have the oldest of what type of institution in the world? University <br />Where would you find the Queen Alexandra, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Maud mountain ranges? Antarctica <br />The tenge is the basic monetary unit of which country? Kazakhstan (1 tenge = 100 teims) <br />Which country at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula was previously known as Aden? Yemen <br />What language do the locals speak in Bogota? Spanish (Bogota is the capital of Columbia) <br />What's the most southerly city; Toronto, Seattle, Budapest or Bordeaux? Toronto <br />LAR is the international vehicle registration of which country? Libya (Libyan Arab Republic) <br />Where are the North Yolla Bolly mountains? USA, California <br />In which South American country is the Atacama desert? Chile <br />What is the capital of Qatar? Doha <br />Where can you find the first iron bridge ever built? Ironbridge, near Telford in Shropshire, England <br />Which is the least populated state in the USA? Wyoming <br />What and when is the biggest national celebration every year in Australia? Australia Day, January 26th (based on the 1788 proclamation of British sovereignty at Sydney Cove over the eastern seaboard of Australia) <br />Which country has the internet domain .me? Montenegro <br />What Central American country's name means 'many fish'? Panama <br />Which capital city has the highest population (as at 2006)? Tokyo (c. 34 million) <br />What is the largest country in the world? Russia (c.17 million square kilometres) <br />Who renamed the South Sea as the Pacific Ocean in 1520? Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521, Portuguese explorer. Of the 270 men and five ships who sailed with Magellan on his three year exploration of the Pacific from 1519-22 fewer than 20 returned on a single surviving ship. Magellan was killed in the Philippines. And we think we have it tough in today's times..) <br />What notable geographical feature is shared by Oxford, Reading, Windsor and London? The River Thames, the longest in England (N.B. the River Severn is slightly longer but given that much of the Severn is in Wales it is generally regarded as the longest in Britain, rather than England - ack T Smith for raising this point) <br />quizballs 29 - free christmas quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />What date is St Stephen's Day? 26th December <br />In Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol, who was Scrooge's dead business partner? Jacob Marley <br />The song White Christmas was first performed in which 1942 film? Holiday Inn <br />London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country? Norway <br />In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, '...my true love brought to me nine...' what? Ladies dancing <br />Name the original eight reindeer from the 'Twas the night Before Christmas' poem. Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Donner, Blitzen (or Dunder and Blixem). The poem is alternatively titled A Visit from St Nicholas. 'Twas the night Before Christmas' is the first line. The poem was first published anonymously in 1923 and is commonly attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, although some believe Henry Livingston was the true author. Rudolph was created later in 1939 by copywriter Robert May for the Montgomery Ward department store chain, as the main character in a free Christmas promotional story, which extended the 1923 poem, and was subsequently turned into the popular song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Incidentally Donner and Blizten mean Thunder and Lightning in German. <br />Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray..'? God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen <br />The character Jack Skellington appears in which 1993 Tim Burton film? The Nightmare before Christmas <br />What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant? White <br />In the inspirational 1946 film, It's a Wonderful Life, what's the name of George Bailey's guardian angel? Clarence (Oddbody) <br />What are the names of the three wise men said to have brought gifts to the baby Jesus? Balthasar, Melchior, Caspar (or Gaspar) - (Interestingly the Bible does not states state their names, nor even the number of wise men: "...there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem... and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh..." from Matthew 2:1 and 2:11. Thanks A Russell.) <br />What is New Year's Eve called in Scotland? Hogmanay <br />What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847? Christmas cracker <br />In what year was Band-Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas the UK Christmas chart-topping record? 1984 <br />Which country did St Nicholas come from? Turkey <br />Who wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas? Dr Seuss <br />From which country does the poinsettia plant originate? Mexico <br />Who wrote Auld Lange Syne? Robert Burns <br />How many points does a snowflake have? Six <br />What is the name of the cake traditionally eaten in Italy at Christmas? Panettone<br />quizballs 30 - free alphabet quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />This is an alphabet quiz. If you've not spotted it by now, note that the first letters of the answers correspond respectively to the letters of the alphabet. 1 = A, 2 = B, 3 = C, and so on. The depth of this explanation prior to the quiz is at the discretion of the quizmaster (quizmistress... quizperson?...)<br /><br />The fruit in Tarte Tatin? Apples <br />Children's TV programme featuring Professor Yaffle (the wooden woodpecker)? Bagpuss <br />Charles Babbage's notable invention? Computer <br />Framework for oil well drilling machinery? Derrick <br />Traditional fur trim on ceremonial and heraldic robes? Ermine (From the white winter coat of the ermine - mustela erminea - AKA stoat and short-tailed weasel. Incidentally the black spotted patterns in heraldic ermines are the black tips of the tails in the joined pelts.) <br />A maker of arrows? Fletcher <br />A hot spring which shoots out boiling water and steam? Geyser <br />Metric unit equal to 10,000 square metres? Hectare <br />Chemical element with atomic number 53? Iodine <br />Contest fought between medieval knights with lances on horseback? Joust <br />Basketball-netball hybrid game for mixed male and female teams? Korfball <br />Zurich's river? Limmat <br />The twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet? Mu (= m) <br />The Tokyo stock exchange index? Nikkei <br />A fine translucent stiff cotton muslin used chiefly for making dresses? Organdie/organdy/organza <br />Female part of a flower? Pistil <br />A type of low fat curd cheese? Quark (interestingly perhaps indirectly related to particle physics quarks, a term adopted by US physicist Murray Gell-Mann in 1964, based he says on the mythical seabird chorus "...Three quarks for Muster Mark..." in James Joyce's book Finnegans Wake, thought to mean three cheers or jeers. Either or both Gell-Mann and Joyce might have been alluding ironically to quark cheese since in German the word extends metaphorically to mean rubbish or nonsense.) <br />The right page of an open book? Recto (the left page is verso) <br />The white part of the human eye? Sclera <br />Bride in the 1998 film Bride of Chucky? Tiffany <br />Mottled green and yellow citrus fruit hybrid between a grapefruit and tangerine? Ugli <br />Roman goddess of the hearth? Vesta <br />US state of which Madison is capital? Wisconsin <br />Irrational fear or dislike of people from foreign countries? Xenophobia <br />Circular collapsible tent of felt or skins used by Mongolian nomads? Yurt <br />Italian dessert of whipped egg yolks, sugar and marsala wine? Zabbaglione <br />quizballs 31 - free entertainment quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br /><br />Which UK politician was replaced by a tub of lard when he failed to turn up for a recording of TV quiz show Have I Got News For You? Roy Hattersley <br />Who played the title role in the 2005 film Nanny McPhee? Emma Thompson <br />What was the name of Lucille Ball's Cuban band-leader first husband? Desi Arnaz <br />Who took over the hosting of BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs in 2005? Kirsty Young <br />In which UK TV series did actor Neil Morrissey make his first television appearance? Boon <br />What was the name of Bruce Springsteen's 1970s-80s backing group? The E Street Band <br />Which was the first British TV game show to be adapted for screening in the USA? The Krypton Factor <br />Which sport is the subject of the 1977 film Slap Shot, starring Paul Newman? Ice hockey <br />Who wrote the novel Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? Robert Louis Stevenson <br />What was the name of Scarlet O'Hara's first husband in Gone with the Wind? Charles Hamilton (second was Frank Kennedy, followed by Rhett Butler) <br />Which British TV comedy series took its name from the title of a 1960 crime-comedy film starring Jack Hawkins? The League of Gentlemen <br />Which TV and film character's full name is Alistair Graham? Ali G <br />Which TV soap actress played Cleopatra in the 1964 film Carry On Cleo? Amanda Barrie (she later played Alma Baldwin in Coronation Street) <br />What was the name of the ranch in TV's cowboy series Bonanza? The Ponderosa <br />Whose autobiography is entitled With Nails? Richard E Grant <br />Which film saw the return after 12 years of Sean Connery as James Bond? Never Say Never Again (1983) <br />What is the name of Inspector Clouseau's manservant? Cato <br />Which actor is the voice of Z in the 1998 film Antz? Woody Allen <br />Which British pop group did Graham Nash leave to join David Crosby in forming Crosby Stills Nash and Young? The Hollies <br />What did M*A*S*H stand for? Mobile Army Surgical Hospital <br />What was the first Beatles film? Hard Day's Night (1964) <br />What is the occupation of The Fugitive? Surgeon (Dr Richard Kimble) <br />Which band released the album Zooropa? U2 <br />Which actor brothers played the piano players in the 1989 film The Fabulous Baker Boys? Jeff and Beau Bridges <br />Which football team is the subject of the 1996 film Fever Pitch? Arsenal <br />Johnny Knoxville became famous in what TV show? Jackass <br />Which singer and actress was born Julia Elizabeth Wells in 1935? Julie Andrews <br />Which actor played Bruce Wayne in the 2005 film Batman Begins? Christian Bale <br />Who did Deidre Langton marry in Coronation Street in 1981? Ken Barlow <br />Who spoke the only word in the 1976 film Silent Movie? Marcel Marceau (the French mime artist - he said, "Non.") <br />quizballs 32 - free history quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br /><br />What took place on Griffin's Wharf in America in 1773? The Boston Tea Party (on 16 December - American colonists, protesting against British taxes and lack of self-governance, dumped more than 300 crates of British-owned tea in Boston harbour, after boarding three ships disguised as Mohawk natives - the event is regarded as a precursor to the American revolutionary war of independence) <br />What was the name of the ship on which the Pilgrims travelled to North America in 1620? The Mayflower <br />What was the name of the English farmer who invented the seed-planting drill in 1701? Jethro Tull <br />In which year was Nelson Mandela released from prison? 1990 <br />What was the nationality of the first non-Italian Pope since 1523? Polish (Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, Pope from 1978-2005) <br />What was the name of the world's first man-made satellite launched by the USSR in 1957? Sputnik I <br />Which country gained its independence from Denmark in 1944? Iceland <br />In 1803 who started shipping portions of the sculpted frieze from the Parthenon in Greece to England? Lord Elgin (Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin - the sculpted frieze is more commonly known as the Elgin Marbles.) <br />In which year did French Queen Marie Antoinette go the guillotine? 1793 <br />Who became US president after Herbert Hoover? Franklin D Roosevelt (1933) <br />French King Louis XIV (1638-1715) was the longest reigning European monarch - how long did he reign? 72 years (from 1643-1715) <br />Marjorie Robb, who died in Boston USA in 1992 aged 103, Barbara Dainton, Millvina Dean and Lillian Asplund, achieved notoriety for being among the last living survivors of what? The sinking of the Titanic (1912) <br />Who in 1963 murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin (according to official accounts) of US President John F Kennedy? Jack Ruby <br />The Kiel Canal in Germany, officially opened in 1895, connects which two seas? North Sea and Baltic Sea (it is apparently the world's busiest artificial waterway) <br />Fletcher Christian, who led the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789, subsequently rediscovered and settled on which remote Pacific Island, which had been 'lost' from British maritime records? Pitcairn Island (in the Pacific Ocean, North-East of New Zealand) <br />What were the waitresses called who worked in the English Lyons Cornerhouse tea rooms, popular in first half of the 1900's? Nippies <br />In 1624 what was purchased from the local inhabitant Native Americans by the Dutch for a reported sum of $24? Manhattan Island <br />Which former Prime Minister of India was assassinated in 1991 as he campaigned for re-election? Rajiv Gandhi <br />Which New York hotel was designed by Henry Hardenbergh in 1897? Waldorf-Astoria <br />What date is France's Bastille Day? 14th July <br />Which mountain was climbed for the first time in 1786? Mont Blanc (by Jacques Balmant and Michel-Gabriel Paccard - the mountain is on the border of France and Italy, who each claim the summit is in their country) <br />In what year did India and Pakistan become independent nations and free from British rule? 1947 (15 August India, and 14 August Pakistan) <br />Which planet was discovered by William Herschel 1781? Uranus <br />In 1926, 19 year-old Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to do what? Swim the English Channel <br />In what year, generally regarded as marking the end of the Cold War, did the Berlin Wall come down? 1989 (9 November) <br />Which calendar was devised in 1582? Gregorian Calendar (by Aloysius Lilius - it is the calendar that most of the world uses today) <br />Which London Emporium opened in Picadilly 1707? Fortnum and Mason's <br />British publisher Ludvik Hoch was better known by which name? Robert Maxwell <br />Which English King abdicated in 1936? Edward VIII <br />quizballs 33 - free entertainment quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />Which football team does Postman Pat support? Pencaster United <br />Tom Cruise plays a naval lawyer in which 1992 film? A Few Good Men <br />Who released a 1975 album entitled Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy? Elton John <br />Who does Ricky Gervais play in the TV series Extras? Andy Millman <br />In which 1983 film does Steve Martin play Doctor Hfuhruhurr? The Man with Two Brains <br />Bernard Cribbins made the most appearances on which British children's TV programme? Jackanory <br />Who wrote the book Lord of the Flies? William Golding <br />Who was the first member of the British royal family to be interviewed on TV? Prince Philip (Panorama, May 1961) <br />What was the title of James Dean's last film? Giant <br />Who is the voice of Marty the Zebra in the 2005 film Madagascar? Chris Rock <br />The song Oh What a Beautiful Morning comes from which musical? Oklahoma <br />Who was the assassination target in Frederick Forsyth's book The Day of the Jackal? President Charles de Gaulle of France <br />Elizabeth Bennet is the heroine of which Jane Austen novel? Pride and Prejudice <br />Which independent record label launched Elvis Costello in the 1970's? Stiff Records <br />What is rap artist Eminem's original name? Marshall Mathers <br />The Inn of the Sixth Happiness starring Ingrid Bergman is a biopic about which missionary and her work in China? Gladys Aylward <br />Who performed the title song All Time High for the 1983 Bond film Octopussy? Rita Coolidge <br />Which composer wrote the 1936 classical work Peter and the Wolf? Sergei Prokofiev <br />Who played Captain Virgil Hilts in the 1963 film The Great Escape? Steve McQueen <br />What is the island on which Jim Carey's character lives in the 1998 film The Truman Show? Seahaven <br />Tony Curtis reportedly said of which actress that kissing her was like kissing Hitler? Marilyn Monroe <br />What is the enchanted land called in C S Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? Narnia <br />What is the surname of Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry film character? Callaghan <br />Which 1942 film has the closing line, "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship"? Casablanca <br />What is the name of Hyacinth and Richard Bucket's son in British TV's Keeping Up Appearances? Sheridan <br />The battle dramatized in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down took place in what African country? Somalia (in the city of Mogadishu) <br />What is the name of Ned Flanders' late wife in TV's The Simpsons? Maude <br />Who directed the 1999 film American Beauty? Sam Mendes <br />Who was the captain of the sci-fi submarine Stingray? Troy Tempest <br />What is the name of the news photographer in Federico Fellini's 1959 film La Dolce Vita? Paparazzo (played by Walter Santesso, the Signore Paparazzo character gave rise to the modern slang term for freelance photographers, Paparazzi. The singular term is actually paparazzo. Paparazzo is apparently an Italian word for a mosquito.) <br />quizballs 34 catch-phrase quiz<br />What or who first made these catch-phrases famous?<br /><br />1. I'll be back.. The Terminator - the 1984 film, as spoken by the Terminator character, played by Arnold Schwarzenneger. <br />2. Lovely Jubbly! (or Luvvly Jubbly!) Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter - played by David Jason in the 1980's-90's BBC TV comedy show Only Fools and Horses. <br />3. Correctomundo Fonzie/The Fonz/Arthur Fonzarelli - played by Henry Winkler in the 1970's-80's US comedy series Happy Days. <br />4. Famous for fifteen minutes. Andy Warhol - US pop artist - he first used it in a 1968 exhibition catalogue. Years later, when tiring of constant reference to the phrase, he coined the ironic amusing variation: "In fifteen minutes, everybody will be famous." <br />5. And now for something completely different... Monty Python's Flying Circus - BBC TV comedy show, 1960's-70's, written by Cleese, Palin, Jones, etc. Eric Idle was first to use the phrase as 'the Monty Python announcer' in the show's first episode on 5 October 1969, although John Cleese chiefly delivered the line in later shows. <br />6. Whassup? (or Wazzup?) Budweiser beer commercials - or the full company name Anheuser-Busch Budweiser - the 'Wassup' Budweiser beer TV commercials campaign was launched around 2000 - the concept was created by Charles Stone and popularized in the Budweiser ads produced by the DDB advertising agency of Chicago. <br />7. Does my bum look big in this? 'The Insecure Woman' character, played by Arabella Weir, in The Fast Show - created Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson, 1990's. <br />8. Big Brother (is watching you..) 1984 - the dark futuristic novel by George Orwell, published in 1949 - the phrase appeared in the description of a government poster, in part 1, chapter 1. <br />9. And so to bed. Samuel Pepys - pronounced 'peeps' - from Samuel Pepys's Diary, one of the most signicant written works describing 17th century life in England, written 1660-69. <br />10. I love it when a plan comes together. Colonel John 'Hannibal' Smith, played by George Peppard, from the 1980's US TV action series The A-Team. <br />11. Evening all. (or Evenin' all.) PC George Dixon - the main character of Dixon of Dock Green, the 1950's-70's BBC TV police series. <br />12. Show me the money! Jerry Maguire - the 1996 film, shouted by footballer Rod Tidwell, played by Cuba Gooding Junior. <br />13. You bet your sweet bippy. Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in - US comedy series from the 1960's-70's, in which numerous guests used the phrase and variations of it. Bippy incidentally is a euphemism for backside or buttocks. <br />14. Be all that you can be. US Army recruitment slogan from the late 1970's to 2001. Maybe one day all political leaders will meet the same selfless standards that they expect of their soldiers. (No points for that comment because it's far too obvious) <br />15. Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better. Emile Coue - pronounced 'coo-ay', (and properly spelled Émile Coué, with the accents acute) - Coué, a the French positive thinking advodate and teacher, popularized the expression as part of his widely adopted and frequently very successful auto-suggestion therapy and personal development methods during the 1920's. Coué's concepts became known as Couesm - technically Couéism - for which, at the quizmaster's discretion, a special bonus of several million points might arguably be deserved. <br />16. You're going to like this - not a lot.. (but you'll like it..) Paul Daniels - British magician and TV show host, he popularized the expression notably on The Paul Daniels Magic Show which ran from 1979-94. <br />17. The world is your lobster. Arthur Daley, played by George Cole, in the Minder ITV series, first broadcast in 1979 and hugely popular during the 1980's. <br />18. (It's) Naughty... but nice. Cream cakes TV advert by the National Dairy Council which appeared on UK television in the 1980's. <br />19. To infinity, and beyond.. Buzz Lightyear, voice played by Tim Allen, in the 1995 film animation Toy Story. <br />20. He can run, but he can't hide. (also adapted to You can run, but you can't hide/They can <br /><br />quizballs 35 - free history quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />Who was the last British Viceroy of India? Lord Louis Mountbatten <br />Who was the ruler of the USSR from 1917-22? Vladimir Lenin <br />The Wars of the Roses (1455-85) were fought between which two houses of England? York and Lancaster <br />In which year did the UK hand over Hong Kong sovereignty to China? 1997 (June 30th) <br />Who invented the thermometer in 1593? Galileo <br />Which Wild West legend was born Henry McCarty? Billy the Kid, alias William H Bonney <br />Who was UK Labour cabinet minister and social reformer Frank Pakenham better known as? Lord Longford (7th Earl of Longford) <br />What was the name of the pandemic which killed over 1% of the world's population in 1918? Spanish Flu <br />What was the name of Charles Lindbergh's plane in which he completed the first non-stop solo trans-Atlantic flight? Spirit of St Louis (achieved in 1927) <br />Which comic strip animal devised by Otto Mesmer first appeared in 1931? Felix the Cat <br />What song, popular in the First World War, was written by George and Felix Powell? Pack up your Troubles in your Old Kit Bag <br />In which year did the Titanic sink? 1912 <br />What Apollo 13 astronaut contacted Mission Control with the words, "Houston, we've had a problem here.." ? Jack Swigert <br />Which country was first to operate an old age pension scheme? Germany (1891) <br />The Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879 featured in which war? Zulu War (or Zulu Wars). Incidentally Rorke's Drift was not the final battle of the Zulu Wars as wrongly stated here previously - it was the battle of Ulundi (thanks A Cherry) <br />In which European city did composer Richard Wagner die in 1883? Venice <br />Who discovered the vaccination against smallpox in 1796? Edward Jenner <br />Which is the oldest University in the USA? Harvard (founded 1636, in Cambridge Massachusetts) <br />Who was the cult leader of the Waco Siege in 1993? David Koresh <br />Which Egyptian president ordered the seizure of the Suez Canal in 1956? President Nassar <br />Who founded the Salvation Army in London, 1865? William Booth <br />Who designed Regent's Park in London in 1811? John Nash <br />Southern Rhodesia became what country in 1980? Zimbabwe (The Independent Nation of Zimbabwe) <br />In 1979 which English art historian was exposed as a one-time Soviet spy and stripped of his knighthood? Anthony Blunt <br />In 1816 which US state was admitted to the Union as the 20th state? Mississippi <br />In which year did the demolition of the Berlin Wall begin? 1989 <br />Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI created which principality in 1719? Lichtenstein <br />in 1986 the prime minister of which European country was assassinated on his way home from the cinema with his wife? Sweden (Olof Palme) <br />Who was the first Windsor monarch of the UK? George V (reigned 1910-1936) <br />What was the nickname of President Duvalier of Haiti, who died in 1971? Papa Doc <br />quizballs 36 - free entertainment quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />Who played Al Capone in the 1987 film, The Untouchables? Robert De Niro <br />Which character did James Stewart play in the 1952 film, The Greatest Show On Earth? Buttons the Clown <br />Who wrote the novel On Chesil Beach? Ian McEwan <br />What is the surname of the family in the UK TV series My Family? Harper <br />Which instrument represents the duck in Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf? Oboe <br />Who played Richard Cunningham in the US TV show Happy Days? Ron Howard <br />How to Save a Life was which band's debut album? The Fray <br />Which UK TV series was based on Eric Chappell's play The Banana Box? Rising Damp <br />Jan Morrow and Brad Allen are characters who share a phone line in which 1959 film? Pillow Talk (starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day) <br />How many contestants' boxes feature in the (UK version) TV show Deal of No Deal? Twenty-two (eleven 'reds' and eleven 'blues') <br />By what name was rapper Christopher Wallace most famously known? The Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls, Frank White, and Big Poppa - maybe worth a half-point bonus each..) <br />Who played the Russian mail-order bride in the 2001 film Birthday Girl? Nicole Kidman <br />Daisy Donovan, Iain Lee, and MacKenzie Crook were presenters on which 1990's UK TV show? The 11 O'Clock Show <br />What is the number on the roof of the bus in the 1994 film Speed? 2525 <br />Pixel, Stingy and Stephanie appear in which children's TV programme? LazyTown <br />In which year was the UK Comic Relief launched? 1985 <br />What is the name of the title character in Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman? Willy Loman <br />In the 1979 film Apocalypse Now which river does Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) travel up to reach Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando)? Nung <br />What is the first name of Frank Gallagher's legal wife in the UK TV series Shameless? Monica <br />In which US state did Buddy Holly's plane crash in 1959? Iowa <br />Nicky Hambleton-Jones presents which UK TV make-over show? Ten Years Younger <br />What was Humphrey Bogart's last film? The Harder They Fall (1956, in which Bogart played jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis) <br />What was mixed with water to make the rain more visible on screen in the 1952 film Singing in the Rain? Milk <br />What is the name of the family doctor in The Simpsons cartoon show? Doctor Julius Hibbert <br />Who played Domino in the 1983 Bond film Never Say Never Again? Kim Basinger <br />Who designed the costumes for the 1997 film The Fifth Element? Jean-Paul Gaultier <br />Doctor Moriarty is the arch-enemy of which fictional detective? Sherlock Holmes (created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1886 - Moriarty was apparently the name of a real boy from Conan Doyle's college days) <br />What was the title of George Michael's first solo album? Faith (1987) <br />Brad Pitt played one of Anthony Hopkins' three sons in which 1994 film? Legends of the Fall (Pitt's character is Tristan Ludlow; the other brothers are Samuel and Alfred. William is the dad.) <br />Tall Dark and Gruesome is the title of whose autobiography? Christopher Lee <br />quizballs 37 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />Agadir is a port in which North African country? Morocco <br />Which acid is produced in the muscles during strenuous exercise? Lactic <br />What is the sloping part of a horse's foot between the fetlock and the hoof? Pastern <br />What is the name of the cement mixer in the children's TV series Bob the Builder? Dizzy <br />Cereology is the study of what? Crop circles <br />What one of the seven continents stretches from the Northern Temperate to the Southern Temperate zones? Africa (the other generally recognised continents are N America, S America, Asia, Europe, Antarctica and Australia - the Temperate zones are those between the tropics and the polar circles) <br />Arboreal describes a creature which commonly lives in what? Trees (bushes is also acceptable - arbor is latin for tree) <br />The secret ingredient of which product is code-named 'merchandise 7X'? Coca-Cola <br />Which actor appeared in every episode of the TV series M*A*S*H? Alan Alda <br />According to official records how many people died in the Great Fire of London of 1666? Six <br />The World Health Organization is an agency of which larger body? The United Nations (UN) <br />What is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet? Kappa (equivalent to the letter K, as in look) <br />Ergophobia is a fear of what? Work <br />In what country is the Valley of the Kings? Egypt <br />Pauline Matthews duetted on a big 1970's hit record under what better known name? Kiki Dee <br />Who founded the UK's Today newspaper in 1986? Eddie Shah <br />Where in the body are the olfactory nerves? Nose <br />What is the emblem of Canada? Maple leaf <br />In the Bible what is the third book of the Old Testament? Leviticus <br />How many points does a converted try score in Rugby Union? Seven (five points for the try and two for the conversion kick) <br />What do the initials of animal rights organization PETA stand for? People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals <br />Who in Greek mythology was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra? Agamemnon <br />What was Doris Day's first UK number one hit record? Secret Love (1954 - followed by Whatever Will Be Will Be [Que Sera, Sera], her second and final UK No1 in 1956) <br />Which country produces Jarlsberg cheese? Norway <br />Shisha, nargile, argeela and ghalyan are all names relating to what hugely popular and culturally significant custom? The hookah smoking pipe (or hubble-bubble or water pipe - the hoohah and hookah cafes are as common in the Eastern world as cigarettes and pubs have traditionally been in the West - and no better for your health) <br />How many lines are in a limerick? Five <br />Which infamous Englishman's prison number was FF8282? Jeffrey Archer <br />In which decade was Sydney Harbour Bridge opened? 1930's (1932 to be precise) <br />Who is seventh in line to the British throne (as at May 2007)? Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (King Harald V of Norway is apparently 61st in line, several million ahead of you and me) <br />What was the name of the world's first nuclear submarine? USS Nautilus (launched in Connecticut 1954) <br />Who captained Germany's soccer team in the 1966 World Cup Final? Uwe Seeler <br />What colour dye is tartrazine? Yellow (yellow number 5 to be precise) <br />The restrictive medical condition epicondylitis is commonly known as what? Tennis elbow <br />What is the name of the cap worn by Roman Catholic clergymen? Biretta <br />Aside from Russia what is the largest country in Europe? Ukraine <br />American explorer Robert Peary is generally regarded as the first to reach where in 1909? The North Pole <br />Which planet has the Great Red Spot in its atmosphere? Jupiter <br />Trinitrotoluene is better known as what? TNT (the chemical explosive) <br />A gift of china is traditionally given to celebrate how many years of marriage in the UK and USA? Twenty <br />Who wrote the opera Tristan and Isolde? Richard Wilhelm Wagner (1813-83) <br />In which country is the carved (that's carved, not caved) city of Petra? Jordan <br />The pistil is the reproductive organ of what? A flower <br />Geoffrey Palmer was the prime minister of which country 1989-90? New Zealand <br />Discovery, Gillyflower and Rome Beauty are types of which fruit? Apple <br />What are the Sandwich Islands now called? Hawaii (the US state is known as Hawaii even though Hawaii is one of many of the islands, also known as the Hawaiian Islands, or the Hawaiian Windward Islands, all of which would be acceptable correct answers) <br />Who wrote The Divine Comedy? Dante (Dante Alighieri, aka Durante degli Alighieri, 1265-1321, in Italian the epic poem was originally called Commedia) <br />What was controversially legalised on a voluntary basis in Australia's Northern territory in 1995? Euthanasia <br />Amsterdam lies on which river? Amstel <br />How many bones are in the human hand? Twenty-seven <br />What animal is Friar Tuck in the Disney animated version of Robin Hood? Badger <br />quizballs 38 - free weather and climate quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />(Further interesting/trivia background detail is available for some of these answers below.)<br /><br />Which one of these revolving weather systems is the smallest - hurricane, typhoon, tropical cyclone, tornado? Tornado <br />Aside of the amusing reference popularized by Frank Zappa, what is the usual cause of a large-scale 'yellow snow' weather effect seen in certain parts of the world? Pollen <br />What is the line on a weather chart which joins points of equal pressure? Isobar <br />What colour of a single rainbow is on the inside of the rainbow's arc, given the generally defined seven-colour rainbow? Violet <br />Who invented the mercury thermometer? Daniel Gabriel Farenheit <br />Okta is a unit of measurement of what? Cloud cover <br />What common term refers to the amount of water vapour that is held in the air? Humidity <br />Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson's father was responsible for what significant weather-related invention? The Stevenson Screen <br />What shipping forecast area lies immediately South of Forties off the British Isles? Dogger <br />What common term refers to the movement of air from a high pressure to a low pressure zone? Wind <br />What is O3 (O followed by the number 3, usually shown in sub-script)? Ozone <br />What wind speed limit applies for setting athletics sprinting and jumping records? Two metres per second <br />What were all girls from 1953 to 1979, and thereafter alternating boys and girls? Names of tropical storms or hurricanes <br />What is the circulating Atlantic ocean current which warms Western Europe? The Gulf Stream <br />What's the more exotic name of the 'Northern Lights' visible under certain conditions in the Northern Hemisphere night sky? Aurora Borealis <br />What is a haboob? A sandstorm <br />What is the childlike name given to the significant weather activity linked to sea temperature rise in the Pacific Ocean? El Nino <br />What are the narrow bands of strong winds called which move around the world between about six and twelve miles high? Jet Streams <br />What is the unit of measurement of wind speed? Knot <br />What is the 'ology' term for the study or science of the weather (that's short-term weather systems and effects, not long-term climatology)? Meteorology <br />What was the name of the 1992 hurricane storm which caused massive damage to the Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana? Andrew <br />Towards which direction (North, East, South or West) is a rainbow normally seen in the afternoon? East <br />What cloud term means 'sheet' or 'sheetlike' or 'layer'? Stratus <br />(Aside from a back and a front) how many sides or points does every snowflake have? Six <br />The 'Inter-tropical Convergence Zone', where the trade winds meet near the equator to produce a band of relatively very still air, which can strand sailing ships, is known more prosaically as what? The Doldrums <br />In the Northern hemisphere an area of low pressure produces what wind direction? Anti-clockwise <br />What is the most common gas in the earth's atmosphere? Nitrogen <br />What type of cloud is normally associated with thunderstorms? Cumulonimbus <br />The heaviest recorded hailstones weighed (approximately) 25gms, 100gms, 500gms or 1kg? 1kg <br />What number does 'storm' equate to on the Beaufort Scale of wind force? 10 <br />What is minus 40 degrees Farenheit expressed as degrees Centigrade? minus 40, the same (Thanks R Partis for this excellent question.) <br /> <br /><br />more detailed answers and trivia<br />Which one of these revolving weather systems is the smallest - hurricane, typhoon, tropical cyclone, tornado? Tornado (a tornado is a funnel of violently circulating air connected from the ground to a large storm cloud. A tornado has a diameter of anything between a few metres and 2 miles in extreme cases. Tornadoes generally travel no more than a few miles before dissipating, and can occur in most parts of the world. Hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones are all terms from different parts of the world for a big revolving tropical storm, typically several hundred miles wide, emanating from the tropical ocean areas, and which incidentally can contain tornadoes when the storm moves over land. Hurricane activity peaks when the difference between sea temperature and upper atmospheric temperature is greatest, which to a certain extent produces predictable repeating storm seasons according to the regions in which they occur.) <br />Aside of the amusing reference popularized by Frank Zappa, what is the usual cause of a large-scale 'yellow snow' weather effect seen in certain parts of the world? Pollen (typically from cypress pine trees) <br />What is the line on a weather chart which joins points of equal pressure? Isobar (the term first appeared around 1864, and is from the Greek word isobares meaning 'of equal weight') <br />What colour of a single rainbow is on the inside of the rainbow's arc, given the generally defined seven-colour rainbow? Violet (The traditionally defined colours of the rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. A single rainbow displays these colours from red on the outside of the arc to violet on the inside of the arc. In a double rainbow the second outer rainbow displays the colours in reverse the order. A rainbow in fact contains infinitely more than seven colour variations, but the seven colour system is the most widely used, which can be traced back to Isaac Newton's studies of prisms and light refraction in the 1670's. The seven-colour system probably persists partly due to the mnemonic aids used to remember them, notably 'Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain', or the more obscure 'Roy G Biv'.) <br />Who invented the mercury thermometer? Daniel Gabriel Farenheit (1714 - Farenheit was German but worked mostly in the Dutch Republic. Galileo Galilei actually first devised the thermometer principle using water in 1593.) <br />Okta is a unit of measurement of what? Cloud cover (according to the UN's weather and climate agency, the World Meteorological Organization, an Okta is a "Fraction equal to one eighth of the celestial dome, used in the coding of cloud amount." The scale is actually made of nine parts because there is a zero, and ranges from 0 okta - clear sky, to 8 oktas - completely overcast. The steps are typically interpreted as: 0-2 oktas are 'Fine', 3-5 oktas are 'Partly Cloudy', 6-7 oktas are 'Cloudy', and 8 is 'Overcast'. The derivation - thanks P Lubbers - is related to Latin 'octo' meaning eight, as in octopus and October, and more exactly the word okta is Greek for eight, and 'oktas' is Greek for 'a group of eight'.) <br />What common term refers to the amount of water vapour that is held in the air? Humidity (Hotter air holds more moisture, or water vapour. Water vapour is a 'greenhouse gas'. Greenhouse gases cause temperatures to rise because they absorb energy. The hotter air holds still more moisture.) <br />Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson's father was responsible for what significant weather-related invention? The Stevenson Screen (the strange white wooden box on legs for protecting weather instruments and increasing the consistency of measurements) <br />What shipping forecast area lies immediately South of Forties off the British Isles? Dogger (the full list is: Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay, FitzRoy, Trafalgar, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, South-east Iceland) <br />What common term refers to the movement of air from a high pressure to a low pressure zone? Wind (not surprisingly a very old word indeed, first recorded in this form in AD725 in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, and traceable along with similar sounding foreign equivalent words for wind back to the earliest languages of European settlers) <br />What is O3 (O followed by the number 3, usually shown in sub-script)? Ozone (also called activated oxygen, allotropic oxygen, triatomic oxygen or pure air; ozone is a fascinating gas: it is created from oxygen by ultraviolet radiation and thunderstorms; you can smell ozone by sniffing the air close to a spark-marking gas oven lighter, which in a tiny way replicates the ozone-creating effect of lightning in the atmosphere; it's a powerful disinfectant; it can purify water and preserve fruit and vegetables; it is refreshing in small doses and poisonous in large doses; it makes the sky blue; and in a warm temperature it reverts back to oxygen, O2, after just a few minutes) <br />What wind speed limit applies for setting athletics sprinting and jumping records? Two metres per second (regardless of direction) <br />What were all girls from 1953 to 1979, and thereafter alternating boys and girls? Names of tropical storms or hurricanes (as named by the US National Hurricane Centre in Miami Florida, which administers the lists of names to identify Atlantic tropical storms; names are English, Spanish or French and used on a six year rotating basis, unless belonging to a paricularly disasterous storm, in which case the name is removed from the list) <br />What is the circulating Atlantic ocean current which warms Western Europe? The Gulf Stream (emanating from the Gulf of Mexico, and responsible for giving Western Europe warmer weather than would likely be experienced without the effect of the Gulf Stream. Climatologists continue to debate whether the Gulf Stream will be affected by global warming - some say that the Gulf Stream is threatened by melting ice from the North, with the ironic effect of reducing temperatures in Western Europe, despite the warming going on everywhere else in the world) <br />What's the more exotic name of the 'Northern Lights' visible under certain conditions in the Northern Hemisphere night sky? Aurora Borealis (the Southern Hemisphere equivalent is the Aurora Australis - both North and South phenomena result from atoms colliding in the upper atmosphere, becoming energised and then giving off their energy as light, the colour of which varies according to the atomic gases and altitudes involved.) <br />What is a haboob? A sandstorm (a haboob is a big sandstorm, most common in the Sahara and Arabian peninsula, but also occurring in Arizona, typically following thunderstorms) <br />What is the childlike name given to the significant weather activity linked to sea temperature rise in the Pacific Ocean? El Nino (properly 'Niño' and pronounced 'neenyo' - it means 'the little boy', or 'Christ child', and causes severe weather of various sorts notably in South America and the Western Pacific region) (thanks R Hannah) <br />What are the narrow bands of strong winds called which move around the world between about six and twelve miles high? Jet Streams (Airlines make use of jet streams to optimise travel times, although this has nothing to do with the word jet in this context, which derives ultimately from the Latin root jectare, to throw forth, which gave us the words project and projectile, and came to English via the French jeter, to throw) <br />What is the unit of measurement of wind speed? Knot (1 knot equals approximately 1.15 miles per hour - the word knot is derived from the original method of measuring a vessel's speed though the water by counting over a given time the number of spaced knots on a length of rope dragged over a ship's stern by a specially shaped piece of wood on the end of the rope) <br />What is the 'ology' term for the study or science of the weather (that's short-term weather systems and effects, not long-term climatology)? Meteorology (from the Greek 'things high up' added to 'logos' meaning knowledge) <br />What was the name of the 1992 hurricane storm which caused massive damage to the Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana? Andrew (Until Katrina, hurricane Andrew was the most destructive in US history, causing damage then estimated at $26bn. Andrew was replaced by Alex in the rota of hurricane names) <br />Towards which direction (North, East, South or West) is a rainbow normally seen in the afternoon? East (because sunlight is usually from behind the viewer - so morning rainbows are normally in the West - sun rises in the East and sets in the West) <br />What cloud term means 'sheet' or 'sheetlike' or 'layer'? Stratus (aside from which, cirrus means 'fibre', and cumulus means 'heap', and these with stratus are the three main cloud types established by London meteorologist Luke Howard when he set up the cloud name system published in 1803 and still in use today, albeit slightly increased from his original seven-cloud structure. It is said that when the World Meteorological Organisation added the ninth cloud type, cumulonimbus, to the structure in 1896 this gave rise to the expression 'on cloud nine') <br />(Aside from a back and a front) how many sides or points does every snowflake have? Six (and every snowflake is different, although how they can be absolutely sure of that I really don't know..) <br />The 'Inter-tropical Convergence Zone', where the trade winds meet near the equator to produce a band of relatively very still air, which can strand sailing ships, is known more prosaically as what? The Doldrums (the same convergence also creates heavy rainfall which on land is partly responsible for the rain forests) <br />In the Northern hemisphere an area of low pressure produces what wind direction? Anti-clockwise (and clockwise in the Southern hemisphere. An area of low pressure - also called a depression or cyclone - is typically associated with clouds and wet and stormy weather. An area of high pressure - an anticyclone - is normally associated with fair dry weather and blue skies. Wind direction around an anticyclone is clockwise in the Northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Southern hemisphere. Air movement, or wind, is logically towards low pressure and away from high pressure, but the rotation of the Earth causes the movement to spiral. This is known as the Coriolis Effect, which forces the cyclone or anticyclone along a curved path, and thus makes it spin.) <br />What is the most common gas in the earth's atmosphere? Nitrogen (accounting for about 78%, followed by about 20% Oxygen, and relatively far smaller amounts of other gases including Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Neon, Methane, Helium, Ozone and water vapour) <br />What type of cloud is normally associated with thunderstorms? Cumulonimbus (each towering cumulonimbus thundercloud takes an average of about an hour to form and to dissipate, from start to finish, during which it will dispense a maximum of about 30 minutes thunder and lightning - according to the UK Met Office) <br />The heaviest recorded hailstones weighed (approximately) 25gms, 100gms, 500gms or 1kg? 1kg (that's one kilogram - among various reports of unfeasibly large hailstones, the heaviest recorded - according to the UK Met Office and Guinness Book of Records - are the 1kg hailstones that fell on Gopalanj in Bangladesh on 14 April 1986 and killed 92 people. The heaviest recorded hailstone in the UK was apparently 142gms, in Horsham West Sussex in 1958.) <br />What number does 'storm' equate to on the Beaufort Scale of wind force? 10. The Beaufort Scale was published in 1805 by Irish hydrographer (navigable waters expert) Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort but he was not the first to devise such a scale. The UK Met Office has records of similar definitions appearing on much earlier representations of wind force scales, notably including the 'Table of Degrees' recorded in 1703 by writer and adventurer Daniel Defoe, who is better known for his books Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders. <br />Here is the Beaufort Scale: <br /><br />0 - calm <br />1 - light air <br />2 - light breeze <br />3 - gentle breeze<br />4 - moderate wind <br />5 - fresh wind <br />6 - strong wind <br />7 - very strong wind or near gale <br />8 - gale<br />9 - severe gale<br />10 - storm<br />11 - severe storm or violent storm <br />12 - hurricane<br />What is minus 40 degrees Farenheit expressed as degrees Centigrade? minus 40, the same (Thanks R Partis for this excellent question.) To convert Farenheit to Centigrade first subtract 32, then multiply by 5 and divide by 9. To convert Centigrade to Farenheit, apply the formula in reverse, i.e., divide by 5, multiply by 9, then add 32. <br />quizballs 39 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />Which country has the shortest coastline? Monaco (3.5 miles) <br />What Italian term describes the mood of a piece of music as sweet? Dolce (pronounced dolchay) <br />What famous saying, representing a deranged and directionless group of people, has been interpreted in creative works by Hieronymus Bosch, Katherine Anne Porter, Erasure, The Grateful Dead, and Bob Seger, among others? Ship of Fools <br />Kim Campbell was the first woman prime minister of which country? Canada (She served from 25 June to 4 November 1993, succeeding Brian Mulroney.) <br />What is the French meaning of 'Marmite'? Cooking pot (or stew pan - there is a picture of one on the Marmite label.) <br />In architecture, cartouche is a decorative feature resembling what? A scroll <br />According to his memoirs, what famous Venetian adventurer was once imprisoned as a magician, a director of the Paris state lotteries, knighted in the Netherlands, a spy for Louis XV, and a librarian in Bohemia? Casanova (fully, Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-98) <br />What is the name of the street in London famous for its tailors shops? Savile Row <br />Who was the 'father of medicine' to whom a code of medical ethics is attributed and which bears his name? Hippocrates (Hippocrates, c.460-370BC, is regarded first to have defined the principles of the Hippocratic Oath, hence its name.) <br />What shape is farfalle pasta? Bow tie (or butterfly, which is what farfalle means in Italian.) <br />Pb is the symbol for which chemical element? Lead (derived from the Latin 'plumbum', from which the word plumber also derives - because the first plumbers used lead for pipes, etc.) <br />What city did Charles II of England sell to France in 1662 for £40,000? Dunkirk <br />From which creatures can Newcastle disease transfer to humans, causing mild conjunctivitis and flu symptoms? Birds (especially poultry - apparently first discovered in the East Indies in 1926 it was identified later in Newcastle-upon-Tyne a year later, hence the name.) <br />What household gadget did Melville R Bissell invent 1876? Carpet sweeper <br />British Landrace, Pietrain and Tamworth are what sort of animals? Pigs (they are all domesticated pig breeds) <br />Lee Kuan Yew became the first officially elected prime minister of which country in 1959? Singapore (The Republic of Singapore, from the Malay words singa - lion, and pura - city. Singapore became independent of Malaysia in 1965, prior to which it was a British colony until 1959. Singapore is about twenty-five times more densely populated than the UK, and in fact only Monaco is more crowded of all the countries of the world.) <br />Who was rumoured to to have had his first wife Amy Robsart poisoned, in the hope of marrying Queen Elizabeth the First? Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester <br />A Salchow (usually pronounced 'salco' or 'salcov') is a jump in which sport? Figure skating (after Swedish skater Ulrich Salchow, its inventor and the first to perform the jump in major competition, in 1909. The jump involves a full revolution in the air, normally taking off and landing on different feet, and can be extended to more than one revolution, hence 'triple salchow', which obviously is three. No-one has managed anything more than a quadruple Salchow. ) <br />What is the capital of Barbados? Bridgetown <br />Of Albanian descent, by what name is 1979 Nobel Prizewinner Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known? Mother Teresa <br />Mjosa (more precisely Mjøsa) is the largest lake of which country? Norway (can anyone please clarify the pronunciation of Mjøsa?) <br />How would 'good day' normally be said in Japanese? Konnichi wa (or similar, for example ko-nee-chee-wa) <br />What is the highest volcano in Africa? Kilimanjaro (aka Kilima Njaro, Kilima Dscharo, and Oldoinyo Oibor. Kilimanjaro is also Africa's highest mountain, almost 20,000 feet high, with an estimated total volume of 1,150 cubic miles. In modern times Kilimanjaro emits little more than steam and sulphur. Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania on the Kenyan border, close to Mombassa and Nairobi in Kenya, and to Lake Victoria, and is one of about 20 volcanoes in the East African Rift Valley.) <br />The German Deutschmark was comprised of one hundred what? Pfennig <br />'Atoms for Peace', formed in 1957, is now known as what? The International Atomic Energy Agency (The IAEA, based in Vienna, is an independent and specialised agency of the United Nations, and seeks to promote peaceful and safe use of nuclear energy.) <br />A biathlon consists of which two sports? Skiing and shooting (cross-country skiing and rifle-shooting to be exact - in that order) <br />The word deltiologist, derived from the Greek 'deltos' meaning writing-tablet, refers to a collector of what? Postcards (picture postcards more precisely) <br />Who wrote in 1770 "If God did not exist it would be necessary to invent him"? Voltaire (or real name Francois Marie Arouet, 1694-1778, French writer, philosopher and historian. The quote is from his epistle: Letter to the Author of The Three Impostors, or in French, Épître à l'Auteur du Livre des Trois Imposteurs, dated 10 November 1770.) <br />What year did the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France open? 1994 (The official opening was 6 May 1994, in Calais, performed by Queen Elizabeth II and President Francois Mitterrand. Interestingly, the French chose to retrieve their huge tunnel boring machine, while the British chose to leave theirs in the tunnel, buried in concrete.) <br />Which tragic figure of Greek mythology became the King of Thebes after solving the Sphinx's riddle to guess what walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening? Oedipus (The answer to the riddle was 'Man', who in life first crawls, then walks, and finally walks with a stick. The psychoanalyst Freud's choice of the term 'Oedipus Complex' to describe a male's infatuation with his mother is based on the story of Oedipus, in which the King casts his baby son and heir Oedipus out of the city to die, so as to avert a prophecy that Oedipus will one day kill his father to become King and also take the Queen as his wife, which does indeed happen. There is a more to the story, and I'll not spoil the ending.)<br />quizballs 40 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />The Aconcagua is the highest peak in which mountain range? Andes (Aconcagua is 22,834 feet high, and is in Argentina) <br />What of these sports bodies was founded first, the AAA, FA, MCC or IOC? MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club, formed in 1787, is the governing body of world cricket. The Football Association was formed in 1863, Amateur Athletics Association in 1880, and the International Olympic Committee in 1894) <br />Who was president of the USSR from 1982-84? Yuri Andropov (1914-84, he died in office from various problems related to kidney failure. Andropov was preceded by Leonid Brezhnev and succeeded by Konstantin Chernenko, and can be credited for grooming the reforming Mikhail Gorbachev for leadership) <br />What was American silent film star 'Fatty' Arbuckle's first name? Roscoe <br />The character Roger 'Race' Bannon appeared as a boy's bodyguard in which cartoon series? Jonny Quest (the Hanna-Barbera action-adventure animation made from 1964-65 was one of the earliest targets for criticism about scenes of violence in children's TV programmes. Bonus points for knowing the name of Jonny's dog: Bandit) <br />Guru Nanak Dev founded which religion? Sikhism (the basis of the Sikh religion was established in the late 1400's by Guru Nanak, 1469-1539, formalised later in what became known as the Adi Granth, defining the three pillars of Sikhism; namely daily meditation and chanting, working productively and honestly, and sharing and giving) <br />The Phoenix Park murders of 1882 took place in which city? Dublin (Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke, the second and third most senior ministers in the British government of Ireland were victims of the Irish Invincibles, an Irish nationalist group) <br />Who designed the famous Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona? Gaudi (Antoni Gaudi i Cornet, 1852-1926 - work on Sagrada Familia started in 1884 and amazingly it is still being built) <br />Who was Henry VIII's third wife? Jane Seymour (1509-37, married 1536-7, mother of future Edward VI, but died 12 days after the birth - no doubt before Henry had a chance to find something wrong with her and have her executed..) <br />From which seeds is tahini made? Sesame (tahini is a paste used especially in Middle Eastern and Oriental savoury cuisine) <br />What is the human ailment epistaxis better known as? Nosebleed <br />The Kariba Dam is on which river? Zambezi (or Zambesi - it starts in Zambia and eventually reaches the Indian Ocean in Mozambique, passing over Victoria Falls along the way. The dam lies between Zambia and Zimbabwe who share its electrical output. Apparently four of the 87 men who died building it remain buried in the concrete) <br />What does the B stand for in Lyndon B Johnson? Baines (Lyndon B Johnson, 1908-73, also known as LBJ, 36th president of the USA, succeeded John F Kennedy in 1963, and held office until retirement in January 1969) <br />What item of attire is a leghorn? Hat (made of straw) <br />What does an oologist collect? Birds' eggs <br />The Neanderthal Museum is in which country? Germany (near Mettmann, in Western Germany between Dusseldorf and Wuppertal) <br />In which country is the European Court of Human Rights? France (in Strasbourg - the European Court of Human Rights has jurisdiction over the contracting nations of the Council of Europe, founded in 1949 to develop European democratic principles based on the European Convention on Human Rights. As at June 2007 there are 47 contracting nations) <br />In British history a Cavalier was a supporter of which king? Charles I (the royalist 'Cavaliers' fought the 'Roundheads' in the English Civil War 1642-51. The name Cavalier referred to the arrogant fashion and attitude associated with cavalry officers. Roundhead referred to the pudding-bowl hairstyles favoured by the anti-royalists which contrasted with the flamboyant long curls of their opponents. Just like the mods and the rockers..) <br />Leporine relates to which animal? Hare <br />In Greek mythology who was Apollo's twin sister? Artemis (Goddess of the Hunt and Wild, sometimes extending to the Moon too, daughter of Zeus, handy with a bow and arrow, and generally not the type of girl to mess around) <br />Assassinated in 1965, who was Malcolm Little better known as? Malcolm X (1925-65, American black nationalist leader, also known by his adopted Muslim name el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz) <br />What was the name of Ernest Shackleton's ship which became stuck in Antarctic ice in 1915? HMS Endurance <br />By what name was Dutch dancer Margarethe Zelle better known? Mata Hari (1876-1917, famous for her relationships with powerful men on both sides of the First World War, ending with her execution by the French, accused of spying for Germany, although doubts remain as to the reliability of the evidence and the conviction - her stage name Mata Hari is Indonesian for sun - literally 'eye of the day') <br />Which famous US lawman had brothers called Morgan and Virgil? Wyatt Earp (famed for his involvement in the 1881 Gunfight at the OK Corral, Tombstone, Arizona, when the Earps and Doc Holliday fought the Clantons and McLaurys) <br />What was the name of the cruise ship seized by hijackers in the Mediterranean in 1985? Achille Lauro <br />What type of creature is an amberjack? Fish (found and fished in warm coastal waters around the world) <br />In 1968 which US artist and film maker was shot and wounded by actress Valerie Solanas? Andy Warhol <br />Quinsy is an inflammation of which part of the body? Throat <br />What is the capital of Croatia? Zagreb (whoch loosely means grab, and possible relates grabbing or taking water) <br />What is the international distress signal one level below and less serious than a 'Mayday' call? Pan-pan (usually three times, and pronounced 'pawn-pawn' - the Morse code equivalent is TTT. The term is from the French word panne meaning breakdown. Incidentally Mayday - Morse equivalent SOS - is from French m'aider meaning help me, more fully explained in the expressions origins section. The French word sécurité - again usually announced three times - is the third level of emergency, typically used for maritime navigational or weather warnings) <br />Carambola is another name for which fruit? Star fruit (also known as a kamranga or coromandel gooseberry) <br />In 1902 the Treaty of Vereeniging brought which war to an end? The Second Boer War (there were two Boer Wars - the First Boer War was 1880–1881; the Second Boer War was 1899–1902) <br />Who was assassinated by Hugh de Merville, William de Tracy, Reginald Fitzhurse and Richard le Breton? Thomas Becket (also referred to as Thomas à Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1118-70, murdered during the reign of Henry II, who later confessed to having incited the murder, asking to be rid of 'this turbulent priest'. Becket was canonized - St Thomas Becket - in 1173) <br />The original 'Wendy house' was built for which fictional character? Wendy Darling (in the play and novel Peter Pan, written by J M Barrie in 1904) <br />Convict Robert Franklin Stroud was better known as whom? The Birdman of Alcatraz (1890-1963, imprisoned for manslaughter in 1909, he killed a prison guard in 1916 and spent the rest of his life in prison, achieving fame for breeding and writing about canaries) <br />What scientist and inventor was responsible for the Decibel unit of measurement? Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922, inventor of the telephone in 1876 - incidentally, a decibel is one tenth of a bel) <br />Which city is known as Auld Reekie and also Athens of the North? Edinburgh <br />The French slang 'capote anglaise' meaning English hood, or English overcoat refers to what? A condom <br />Maris Piper is a variety of which vegetable? Potato <br />An epithalamium is a song or poem celebrating what? Marriage (or a wedding) <br />Which is the lightest element? Hydrogen <br />Dame Peggy Ashcroft won an Oscar for her role in which 1984 film? A Passage to India <br />In 1865 what significant event happened at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC? Abraham Lincoln's assassination (by John Wilkes Booth, who interestingly was at the time a successful actor, although not performing in the play Lincoln was watching, which was called Our American Cousin) <br />Who painted The Blue Boy in 1779? Thomas Gainsborough <br />Who wrote the poem Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard? Thomas Gray (1716-71, the 1751 poem features some of the most commonly quoted lines among all poerty, and originated some very famous expressions including 'far from the madding crowd', 'celestial fire' and 'kindred spirit') <br />Little Big Horn, the scene of Custer's last stand, is in which US state? Montana (25-26 June 1876) <br />Which year was the death penalty for murder abolished in Britain? 1965 <br />What clash, in 1746, was the last major battle to be fought on mainland Britain? The Battle of Culloden (fought near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, Culloden ended the Scottish Jacobite rising and preserved the British throne from the incumbent Hanoverian King George II) <br />Who was Britain's first Labour prime minister? Ramsey MacDonald (1866-1937, first term Jan-Nov 1924, followed by terms from 1929-31, and 1931-35 in charge of a new 'national' government in response to the 1931 financial crisis) <br />What does UNESCO stand for? United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization <br />quizballs 40 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />The Aconcagua is the highest peak in which mountain range? Andes (Aconcagua is 22,834 feet high, and is in Argentina) <br />What of these sports bodies was founded first, the AAA, FA, MCC or IOC? MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club, formed in 1787, is the governing body of world cricket. The Football Association was formed in 1863, Amateur Athletics Association in 1880, and the International Olympic Committee in 1894) <br />Who was president of the USSR from 1982-84? Yuri Andropov (1914-84, he died in office from various problems related to kidney failure. Andropov was preceded by Leonid Brezhnev and succeeded by Konstantin Chernenko, and can be credited for grooming the reforming Mikhail Gorbachev for leadership) <br />What was American silent film star 'Fatty' Arbuckle's first name? Roscoe <br />The character Roger 'Race' Bannon appeared as a boy's bodyguard in which cartoon series? Jonny Quest (the Hanna-Barbera action-adventure animation made from 1964-65 was one of the earliest targets for criticism about scenes of violence in children's TV programmes. Bonus points for knowing the name of Jonny's dog: Bandit) <br />Guru Nanak Dev founded which religion? Sikhism (the basis of the Sikh religion was established in the late 1400's by Guru Nanak, 1469-1539, formalised later in what became known as the Adi Granth, defining the three pillars of Sikhism; namely daily meditation and chanting, working productively and honestly, and sharing and giving) <br />The Phoenix Park murders of 1882 took place in which city? Dublin (Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke, the second and third most senior ministers in the British government of Ireland were victims of the Irish Invincibles, an Irish nationalist group) <br />Who designed the famous Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona? Gaudi (Antoni Gaudi i Cornet, 1852-1926 - work on Sagrada Familia started in 1884 and amazingly it is still being built) <br />Who was Henry VIII's third wife? Jane Seymour (1509-37, married 1536-7, mother of future Edward VI, but died 12 days after the birth - no doubt before Henry had a chance to find something wrong with her and have her executed..) <br />From which seeds is tahini made? Sesame (tahini is a paste used especially in Middle Eastern and Oriental savoury cuisine) <br />What is the human ailment epistaxis better known as? Nosebleed <br />The Kariba Dam is on which river? Zambezi (or Zambesi - it starts in Zambia and eventually reaches the Indian Ocean in Mozambique, passing over Victoria Falls along the way. The dam lies between Zambia and Zimbabwe who share its electrical output. Apparently four of the 87 men who died building it remain buried in the concrete) <br />What does the B stand for in Lyndon B Johnson? Baines (Lyndon B Johnson, 1908-73, also known as LBJ, 36th president of the USA, succeeded John F Kennedy in 1963, and held office until retirement in January 1969) <br />What item of attire is a leghorn? Hat (made of straw) <br />What does an oologist collect? Birds' eggs <br />The Neanderthal Museum is in which country? Germany (near Mettmann, in Western Germany between Dusseldorf and Wuppertal) <br />In which country is the European Court of Human Rights? France (in Strasbourg - the European Court of Human Rights has jurisdiction over the contracting nations of the Council of Europe, founded in 1949 to develop European democratic principles based on the European Convention on Human Rights. As at June 2007 there are 47 contracting nations) <br />In British history a Cavalier was a supporter of which king? Charles I (the royalist 'Cavaliers' fought the 'Roundheads' in the English Civil War 1642-51. The name Cavalier referred to the arrogant fashion and attitude associated with cavalry officers. Roundhead referred to the pudding-bowl hairstyles favoured by the anti-royalists which contrasted with the flamboyant long curls of their opponents. Just like the mods and the rockers..) <br />Leporine relates to which animal? Hare <br />In Greek mythology who was Apollo's twin sister? Artemis (Goddess of the Hunt and Wild, sometimes extending to the Moon too, daughter of Zeus, handy with a bow and arrow, and generally not the type of girl to mess around) <br />Assassinated in 1965, who was Malcolm Little better known as? Malcolm X (1925-65, American black nationalist leader, also known by his adopted Muslim name el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz) <br />What was the name of Ernest Shackleton's ship which became stuck in Antarctic ice in 1915? HMS Endurance <br />By what name was Dutch dancer Margarethe Zelle better known? Mata Hari (1876-1917, famous for her relationships with powerful men on both sides of the First World War, ending with her execution by the French, accused of spying for Germany, although doubts remain as to the reliability of the evidence and the conviction - her stage name Mata Hari is Indonesian for sun - literally 'eye of the day') <br />Which famous US lawman had brothers called Morgan and Virgil? Wyatt Earp (famed for his involvement in the 1881 Gunfight at the OK Corral, Tombstone, Arizona, when the Earps and Doc Holliday fought the Clantons and McLaurys) <br />What was the name of the cruise ship seized by hijackers in the Mediterranean in 1985? Achille Lauro <br />What type of creature is an amberjack? Fish (found and fished in warm coastal waters around the world) <br />In 1968 which US artist and film maker was shot and wounded by actress Valerie Solanas? Andy Warhol <br />Quinsy is an inflammation of which part of the body? Throat <br />What is the capital of Croatia? Zagreb (whoch loosely means grab, and possible relates grabbing or taking water) <br />What is the international distress signal one level below and less serious than a 'Mayday' call? Pan-pan (usually three times, and pronounced 'pawn-pawn' - the Morse code equivalent is TTT. The term is from the French word panne meaning breakdown. Incidentally Mayday - Morse equivalent SOS - is from French m'aider meaning help me, more fully explained in the expressions origins section. The French word sécurité - again usually announced three times - is the third level of emergency, typically used for maritime navigational or weather warnings) <br />Carambola is another name for which fruit? Star fruit (also known as a kamranga or coromandel gooseberry) <br />In 1902 the Treaty of Vereeniging brought which war to an end? The Second Boer War (there were two Boer Wars - the First Boer War was 1880–1881; the Second Boer War was 1899–1902) <br />Who was assassinated by Hugh de Merville, William de Tracy, Reginald Fitzhurse and Richard le Breton? Thomas Becket (also referred to as Thomas à Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1118-70, murdered during the reign of Henry II, who later confessed to having incited the murder, asking to be rid of 'this turbulent priest'. Becket was canonized - St Thomas Becket - in 1173) <br />The original 'Wendy house' was built for which fictional character? Wendy Darling (in the play and novel Peter Pan, written by J M Barrie in 1904) <br />Convict Robert Franklin Stroud was better known as whom? The Birdman of Alcatraz (1890-1963, imprisoned for manslaughter in 1909, he killed a prison guard in 1916 and spent the rest of his life in prison, achieving fame for breeding and writing about canaries) <br />What scientist and inventor was responsible for the Decibel unit of measurement? Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922, inventor of the telephone in 1876 - incidentally, a decibel is one tenth of a bel) <br />Which city is known as Auld Reekie and also Athens of the North? Edinburgh <br />The French slang 'capote anglaise' meaning English hood, or English overcoat refers to what? A condom <br />Maris Piper is a variety of which vegetable? Potato <br />An epithalamium is a song or poem celebrating what? Marriage (or a wedding) <br />Which is the lightest element? Hydrogen <br />Dame Peggy Ashcroft won an Oscar for her role in which 1984 film? A Passage to India <br />In 1865 what significant event happened at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC? Abraham Lincoln's assassination (by John Wilkes Booth, who interestingly was at the time a successful actor, although not performing in the play Lincoln was watching, which was called Our American Cousin) <br />Who painted The Blue Boy in 1779? Thomas Gainsborough <br />Who wrote the poem Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard? Thomas Gray (1716-71, the 1751 poem features some of the most commonly quoted lines among all poerty, and originated some very famous expressions including 'far from the madding crowd', 'celestial fire' and 'kindred spirit') <br />Little Big Horn, the scene of Custer's last stand, is in which US state? Montana (25-26 June 1876) <br />Which year was the death penalty for murder abolished in Britain? 1965 <br />What clash, in 1746, was the last major battle to be fought on mainland Britain? The Battle of Culloden (fought near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, Culloden ended the Scottish Jacobite rising and preserved the British throne from the incumbent Hanoverian King George II) <br />Who was Britain's first Labour prime minister? Ramsey MacDonald (1866-1937, first term Jan-Nov 1924, followed by terms from 1929-31, and 1931-35 in charge of a new 'national' government in response to the 1931 financial crisis) <br />What does UNESCO stand for? United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization <br />quizballs 40 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />The Aconcagua is the highest peak in which mountain range? Andes (Aconcagua is 22,834 feet high, and is in Argentina) <br />What of these sports bodies was founded first, the AAA, FA, MCC or IOC? MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club, formed in 1787, is the governing body of world cricket. The Football Association was formed in 1863, Amateur Athletics Association in 1880, and the International Olympic Committee in 1894) <br />Who was president of the USSR from 1982-84? Yuri Andropov (1914-84, he died in office from various problems related to kidney failure. Andropov was preceded by Leonid Brezhnev and succeeded by Konstantin Chernenko, and can be credited for grooming the reforming Mikhail Gorbachev for leadership) <br />What was American silent film star 'Fatty' Arbuckle's first name? Roscoe <br />The character Roger 'Race' Bannon appeared as a boy's bodyguard in which cartoon series? Jonny Quest (the Hanna-Barbera action-adventure animation made from 1964-65 was one of the earliest targets for criticism about scenes of violence in children's TV programmes. Bonus points for knowing the name of Jonny's dog: Bandit) <br />Guru Nanak Dev founded which religion? Sikhism (the basis of the Sikh religion was established in the late 1400's by Guru Nanak, 1469-1539, formalised later in what became known as the Adi Granth, defining the three pillars of Sikhism; namely daily meditation and chanting, working productively and honestly, and sharing and giving) <br />The Phoenix Park murders of 1882 took place in which city? Dublin (Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Henry Burke, the second and third most senior ministers in the British government of Ireland were victims of the Irish Invincibles, an Irish nationalist group) <br />Who designed the famous Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona? Gaudi (Antoni Gaudi i Cornet, 1852-1926 - work on Sagrada Familia started in 1884 and amazingly it is still being built) <br />Who was Henry VIII's third wife? Jane Seymour (1509-37, married 1536-7, mother of future Edward VI, but died 12 days after the birth - no doubt before Henry had a chance to find something wrong with her and have her executed..) <br />From which seeds is tahini made? Sesame (tahini is a paste used especially in Middle Eastern and Oriental savoury cuisine) <br />What is the human ailment epistaxis better known as? Nosebleed <br />The Kariba Dam is on which river? Zambezi (or Zambesi - it starts in Zambia and eventually reaches the Indian Ocean in Mozambique, passing over Victoria Falls along the way. The dam lies between Zambia and Zimbabwe who share its electrical output. Apparently four of the 87 men who died building it remain buried in the concrete) <br />What does the B stand for in Lyndon B Johnson? Baines (Lyndon B Johnson, 1908-73, also known as LBJ, 36th president of the USA, succeeded John F Kennedy in 1963, and held office until retirement in January 1969) <br />What item of attire is a leghorn? Hat (made of straw) <br />What does an oologist collect? Birds' eggs <br />The Neanderthal Museum is in which country? Germany (near Mettmann, in Western Germany between Dusseldorf and Wuppertal) <br />In which country is the European Court of Human Rights? France (in Strasbourg - the European Court of Human Rights has jurisdiction over the contracting nations of the Council of Europe, founded in 1949 to develop European democratic principles based on the European Convention on Human Rights. As at June 2007 there are 47 contracting nations) <br />In British history a Cavalier was a supporter of which king? Charles I (the royalist 'Cavaliers' fought the 'Roundheads' in the English Civil War 1642-51. The name Cavalier referred to the arrogant fashion and attitude associated with cavalry officers. Roundhead referred to the pudding-bowl hairstyles favoured by the anti-royalists which contrasted with the flamboyant long curls of their opponents. Just like the mods and the rockers..) <br />Leporine relates to which animal? Hare <br />In Greek mythology who was Apollo's twin sister? Artemis (Goddess of the Hunt and Wild, sometimes extending to the Moon too, daughter of Zeus, handy with a bow and arrow, and generally not the type of girl to mess around) <br />Assassinated in 1965, who was Malcolm Little better known as? Malcolm X (1925-65, American black nationalist leader, also known by his adopted Muslim name el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz) <br />What was the name of Ernest Shackleton's ship which became stuck in Antarctic ice in 1915? HMS Endurance <br />By what name was Dutch dancer Margarethe Zelle better known? Mata Hari (1876-1917, famous for her relationships with powerful men on both sides of the First World War, ending with her execution by the French, accused of spying for Germany, although doubts remain as to the reliability of the evidence and the conviction - her stage name Mata Hari is Indonesian for sun - literally 'eye of the day') <br />Which famous US lawman had brothers called Morgan and Virgil? Wyatt Earp (famed for his involvement in the 1881 Gunfight at the OK Corral, Tombstone, Arizona, when the Earps and Doc Holliday fought the Clantons and McLaurys) <br />What was the name of the cruise ship seized by hijackers in the Mediterranean in 1985? Achille Lauro <br />What type of creature is an amberjack? Fish (found and fished in warm coastal waters around the world) <br />In 1968 which US artist and film maker was shot and wounded by actress Valerie Solanas? Andy Warhol <br />Quinsy is an inflammation of which part of the body? Throat <br />What is the capital of Croatia? Zagreb (whoch loosely means grab, and possible relates grabbing or taking water) <br />What is the international distress signal one level below and less serious than a 'Mayday' call? Pan-pan (usually three times, and pronounced 'pawn-pawn' - the Morse code equivalent is TTT. The term is from the French word panne meaning breakdown. Incidentally Mayday - Morse equivalent SOS - is from French m'aider meaning help me, more fully explained in the expressions origins section. The French word sécurité - again usually announced three times - is the third level of emergency, typically used for maritime navigational or weather warnings) <br />Carambola is another name for which fruit? Star fruit (also known as a kamranga or coromandel gooseberry) <br />In 1902 the Treaty of Vereeniging brought which war to an end? The Second Boer War (there were two Boer Wars - the First Boer War was 1880–1881; the Second Boer War was 1899–1902) <br />Who was assassinated by Hugh de Merville, William de Tracy, Reginald Fitzhurse and Richard le Breton? Thomas Becket (also referred to as Thomas à Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1118-70, murdered during the reign of Henry II, who later confessed to having incited the murder, asking to be rid of 'this turbulent priest'. Becket was canonized - St Thomas Becket - in 1173) <br />The original 'Wendy house' was built for which fictional character? Wendy Darling (in the play and novel Peter Pan, written by J M Barrie in 1904) <br />Convict Robert Franklin Stroud was better known as whom? The Birdman of Alcatraz (1890-1963, imprisoned for manslaughter in 1909, he killed a prison guard in 1916 and spent the rest of his life in prison, achieving fame for breeding and writing about canaries) <br />What scientist and inventor was responsible for the Decibel unit of measurement? Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922, inventor of the telephone in 1876 - incidentally, a decibel is one tenth of a bel) <br />Which city is known as Auld Reekie and also Athens of the North? Edinburgh <br />The French slang 'capote anglaise' meaning English hood, or English overcoat refers to what? A condom <br />Maris Piper is a variety of which vegetable? Potato <br />An epithalamium is a song or poem celebrating what? Marriage (or a wedding) <br />Which is the lightest element? Hydrogen <br />Dame Peggy Ashcroft won an Oscar for her role in which 1984 film? A Passage to India <br />In 1865 what significant event happened at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC? Abraham Lincoln's assassination (by John Wilkes Booth, who interestingly was at the time a successful actor, although not performing in the play Lincoln was watching, which was called Our American Cousin) <br />Who painted The Blue Boy in 1779? Thomas Gainsborough <br />Who wrote the poem Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard? Thomas Gray (1716-71, the 1751 poem features some of the most commonly quoted lines among all poerty, and originated some very famous expressions including 'far from the madding crowd', 'celestial fire' and 'kindred spirit') <br />Little Big Horn, the scene of Custer's last stand, is in which US state? Montana (25-26 June 1876) <br />Which year was the death penalty for murder abolished in Britain? 1965 <br />What clash, in 1746, was the last major battle to be fought on mainland Britain? The Battle of Culloden (fought near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, Culloden ended the Scottish Jacobite rising and preserved the British throne from the incumbent Hanoverian King George II) <br />Who was Britain's first Labour prime minister? Ramsey MacDonald (1866-1937, first term Jan-Nov 1924, followed by terms from 1929-31, and 1931-35 in charge of a new 'national' government in response to the 1931 financial crisis) <br />What does UNESCO stand for? United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization <br />quizballs 41 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />What Latin phrase means operational method, or the way a job is done? Modus Operandi (loosely translated as mode of operating) <br />In the human body which gland secretes the hormone insulin? Pancreas <br />The state of Nebraska was sold to the USA in 1803 by which country? France (as part of the Louisanna Purchase, which transfereed much of central North America to the US from France - for about $15m - so called because a main reason was to secure American access to the vital port of New Orleans in Lousianna) <br />Tala is the basic monetary unit of which country? Samoa (fully the Independent State of Samoa - the Tala is comprised of 100 Sene - and incidentally the words Tala and Sene are derived from dollar and cent.) <br />Carrageen is an edible variety of what? Seaweed (or algae) <br />Who composed the opera Turandot? Puccini (Giacomo Puccini) <br />Which English cathedral has 'The Clock with no Face'? Salisbury (apparently a clock-face was considered unnecesary because the time was announced by bells) <br />Who was the first woman to walk in space? Svetlana Savitskaya (of Russia, 25 July 1984, on Salyut 7) <br />Spiro Agnew was US vice-president to which president? Richard Nixon <br />In which European town is the Menin Gate Memorial to missing British and Commonwealth soldiers? Ypres (Flanders in Belgium, location of some of the worst fighting and heaviest losses of WW1) <br />The Lowell Observatory is in which US state? Arizona (in Flagstaff) <br />Who was the president of Chile from 1974-90? Augusto Pinochet <br />What is the world's smallest republic? Nauru (an eight-square-mile Pacific island 26 miles South of the equator, 2,500 miles from Australia - Nauru became independent in 1968 taking the smallest republic title from San Marino. Nauru was previously under trusteeship of the UN, jointly administered by Australia, New Zealand and the UK.) <br />Who played the prison warden in the 1979 film Escape from Alcatraz? Patrick McGoohan <br />Sounding like a placename, what is the traditional pronged spear used for catching Salmon called? Leister (pronounced 'lester') <br />Who succeeded Michael Foot as leader of the Labour Party in the UK? Neil Kinnock (in 1983) <br />Jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton played which instrument? Piano (real name Ferdinand Joseph Lamott Morton, 1885-1941, famous for Black Bottom Stomp among others) <br />Coopers Hill in Gloucestershire, England, is famous for which annual event? Cheese Rolling (or Cheese Rolling and Wake) <br />Which country had the Roman name Mauritania (also spelled Mauretania)? Morocco <br />The Laughing Cavalier is a work by which painter? Frans Hals (1580-1666 - he was Dutch) <br />What type of rock is carbonado? Diamond (also known as black diamond - carbonado's characteristics cause many to believe that they come from space or result from meteor impact) <br />What is limnophobia a fear of? Lakes (or big bodies of water) <br />Ribes Nigrum is the Latin name for which fruit? Blackcurrant <br />What type of animal is a Garron? Horse <br />In which US city was the 2006 Super Bowl held? Detroit (Michigan) <br />Which country (at July 2007) boasts the world's longest suspension bridge span between towers? Japan (opened in 1998, the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge, or Pearl Bridge, connects Akashi near Kobe to the island Awaji-shima - total length 3,990m with a centre span of 1,990m. The Great Belt Fixed Link Bridge in Denmark is much longer overall but its longest span is shorter than the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge at just over 1,660m.) <br />What does OAPEC (not OPEC) stand for? Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC stands for Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, whose membership obviously extends beyond the Arab nations. Essentially OPEC aims to manage oil pricing, whereas OAPEC focuses on oil and energy development among its member Arab nations.) <br />In which country was fashion designer Rifat Ozbek born? Turkey <br />What is the main ingredient of guacamole? Avocado (guacamole - a dip or relish - was originally made by the Aztecs of the Central Americas thosands of years ago. It contains mashed avocado, with various additions such as tomato, salt, lemon or lime, chilli peppers, and onion) <br />Which country has the international car registration DZ? Algeria <br />In which city is the United Nations headquarters? New York <br />In 1987 a French court found which Gestapo chief guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to life imprisonment? Klaus Barbie (he died four years later of leukemia, age 77) <br />Which famous US architect designed the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo in 1916? Frank Lloyd Wright (the hotel was demolished in 1968, the entrance lobby was saved, and reconstructed in the Meiji Mura museum in Nagoya) <br />Ichthyology is a branch of zoology concerning which creatures? Fish <br />W Somerset Maugham's novel The Moon and Sixpence is based on the life of which painter? Paul Gaugin <br />How many international caps did English footballer Stanley Matthews (later Sir Stanley Matthews) win? Fifty-four <br />Who became leader of the People's National Party in Jamaica in 1969? Michael Manley <br />What element is mixed with Iron to make cast iron? Carbon <br />Which type business traditionally has three balls hanging outside? Pawnbroker (or Pawnshop - the three balls can be traced back to the symbol associated with the Medici family, adopted the medieval bankers of Lombardy, who developed the pawnbroking system of money-lending to circumvent the religious constraints of the times. The word Lombard, aside from its modern 'backronym' interpretation, was the formal term for a pawnbroker banker in the late middle ages, hence Lombard Street in London and other financial centres) <br />What is the fictional Scottish island setting of the 1973 film The Wicker Man? Summerisle <br />Which famous Mormon church leader and educational pioneer died in Salt Lake City in 1877? Brigham Young <br />Which US actress's real name is Mary Cathleen Collins? Bo Derek <br />In which body of water are the Balearic Islands? Mediterranean Sea <br />Who was hanged in Edinburgh in 1829 for multiple murder in supplying doctors with corpses for dissection? William Burke (William Hare, his accomplice, saved himself by giving evidence against Burke) <br />Mariolatry is the idolatrous worship of whom? The Virgin Mary <br />Who said in a radio broadcast in 1939, "I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia" ? Winston Churchill <br />What is Zurich's main river? Limmat <br />What is the collective term for a group of woodpeckers? Descent <br />What is the name of the Cambridge University College that was originally for women only? Girton (boys were allowed in 1979) <br />Who was King of Egypt from 1936-52? Farouk (Farouk I, forced to abdicate in 1952, at which his son Faud II became briefly the last King of Egypt, reigning for less than a year, when the monarchy was brought to an end by the 1952 revolution, officially creating the Arab Republic of Egypt in 1953) <br />quizballs 42 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br /><br />Which horse won the Epsom Derby in 1989? Nashwan (owned by Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ridden by Willie Carson, odds were 5/4, winning distance was five lengths) <br />What is the medical condition icterus commonly called? Jaundice (jaundice is a yellowing of the skin related variously to red blood cell break-down, liver function or bile processing) <br />What plant was traditionally cultivated in Europe for its unique blue dye? Woad (sometimes called 'Asp of Jerusalem', is was later replaced by indigo dye from the various indigofera plant varieties, among whose most common applications was the manufacture of denim jeans. Woad is a much older dye, dating back to 8,000 BC and perhaps even earlier) <br />What significant member of the British government drowned when HMS Hampshire was sunk by a mine off Orkney in 1916? Lord Kitchener (1850-1916, Secretary of State for War, noted for his finger pointing appearance on the famous and much imitated World War I recruitment poster) <br />Who discovered and opened Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922? Howard Carter (English archaeologist and Egyptologist, 1874-1939) <br />Who invented the jet engine? Frank Whittle (it was patented in 1930) <br />In which London building was the funeral of Diana Princess of Wales held in 1997? Westminster Abbey <br />Which Argentine leader was deposed in 1982? General Galtieri (fully, Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri Castelli, 1926-2003) <br />Marron Glacé is what, preserved and coated in sugar? Chestnut <br />In which year was the Battle of Waterloo? 1815 (on 18 June, Wellington's defeat of Napoleon ended the Napoleonic Wars - Waterloo is in Belgium, close to Brussells) <br />Which actor's real name was William Henry Pratt? Boris Karloff (1887-1969 - he was actually born in Dulwich, London, and educated at Uppingham School in Rutland) <br />The creation of what famous and anthemic song is officially attributed to Banjo Paterson and Christina Macpherson? Waltzing Matilda <br />Who played Daisy Duke in the 2005 film The Dukes of Hazzard? Jessica Simpson (Catherine Bach played Daisy in the 1979-85 original TV show, and Waylon Jennings sang the TV theme song) <br />What name is given to the uncut locks of hair worn on the sides of the head by orthodox male Jews? Payess <br />In Greek mythology what is the name of the river whose water when drunk caused complete forgetfulness and made the souls of the dead forget their life on earth? Lethe (also referred to as the 'river of oblivion') <br />What are the little discs of waste called that are produced by a paper or card hole-punch? Chad (or chads) <br />What are the padded high-waisted trousers with shoulder straps worn for skiiing called? Salopettes <br />What type of natural substance is caoutchouc (pronounced kachook)? Rubber (or latex) <br />The first atomic bomb explosion was carried out in which US state? New Mexico (1945) <br />Whose last work entitled The Transfiguration was unfinished when he died in 1520? Rafael <br />What is the capital of Jordan? Amman <br />Which bird is generally considered to have the best sense of smell? Kiwi <br />Who was the second president of the USA? John Adams (president from 1797-1801) <br />Who wrote the Ballad of Reading Gaol in 1898? Oscar Wilde <br />The World Trade Organization was founded in 1995 in which European city? Geneva (replacing GATT - the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade established in 1947) <br />Brunswick, Lancastrian and Pearl Pickler are types of which vegetable? Onion <br />In numerology a tern is a set of how many? Three <br />Eamon de Valera founded which Irish political party in 1926? Fianna Fail (more precisely Fianna Fáil, the largest - as at 2007 - and most frequently governing party of Ireland - Fianna Fáil means literally 'soldiers of discovery' ? - clarification sought please) <br />Actor Frank Gorshin played which character in the 1960's TV series Batman? The Riddler <br />Pekoe is a type of which drink? Tea <br />Which station has the longest escalator in London's Tube network? Angel <br />Caprine relates to which animal? Goat <br />The Welland Ship Canal is in which country? Canada (connecting the lakes Ontario and Erie) <br />Who played Woody Allen's ex-wife in the 1979 film Manhattan? Meryl Streep <br />The 1957 song Butterfly was (surprisingly) the only UK number one hit achieved by which significant recording artist? Andy Williams <br />On what date is St Martin's Day - or Martinmas - celebrated in Europe? 11 November <br />What is a funambulist? Tightrope walker <br />Where on a woman's body would you see a bindi? Forehead (a bindi, or a pottu or tilak among other terms, is the name of the decorative mark or jewel on the forehead just above the eyebrows, worn typically by Hindu women, and increasingly now by other women and girls beyond traditional Hindu use. The forehead position relates to the sixth Chakra, which is significant in the traditional Eastern spiritual concept of the Chakras.) <br />From which European country does Limburger cheese originate? Belgium <br />England cricketer Denis Compton played for which county club? Middlesex (Compton, 1918-97, also played football for Arsenal and England, as did his twin brother Leslie - imagine the fuss that the tabloids would make of them now..) <br />Mount Godwin-Austen is better known by which name? K2 (second-highest mountain on Earth) <br />Who made the famous statement, 'I think, therefore I am' ? Rene Descartes (generally regarded as the father of modern philosophy, Descartes was born near Tours in France in 1596, and died from pneumonia in Stockholm in 1650 while tutoring Queen Christina of Sweden whose demanding schedules were said to have contributed to his exhaustion. 'I think, therefore I am' - Latin 'Cogito Ergo Sum', or French: 'Je pense donc je suis' - first appearded in his 'Discourse de la Méthode' published in 1637.) <br />Who composed the ballet music Swan Lake in 1877? Tchaikovsky (in full, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1840-93, among many great symphonies the Russian composer also wrote the ballets The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker - and in a letter to a friend also the inspirational quote, '..I have never felt such self-satisfaction, such pride, such happiness, as in the knowledge that I have created a good thing.') <br />The city of Bulawayo is in which African country? Zimbabwe (where in 2007, life-expectancy is presently just 37 years of age, which maybe puts our own worries into clearer perspective) <br />Henry Darnley was the husband of which British monarch? Mary Queen of Scots (it didn't last - Darnley, 1545-67, was blown up while recovering from smallpox, probably murdered by Mary and the Earl of Bothwell, whom she married shortly after Darnley's death) <br />Catherine de Medici was the wife of which French monarch? Henri II (Catherine, 1519-89, produced ten children for Henri, including the future King Francois II, who wed Mary Queen of Scots, before she married Darnley..) <br />In what state was Jimmy Carter governor before becoming president? Georgia <br />In which European city is the sixteenth century limestone Bridge of Sighs? Venice (the bridge is so named, apparently by poet Lord Byron in the 1800's, because it offered convicted prisoners their last view of the city before they entered prison) <br />In which film does Robert De Niro play the character Rupert Pupkin? The King of Comedy <br />The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing was founded in 1860 at which London institution? St Thomas' Hospital (the School is now based at King's College on the Thames South Bank in London and remains a centre of excellence for nursing and midwifery) <br />The person holding what office sits on the Woolsack in the House of Lords? The Lord Speaker (The Woolsack seat, originally stuffed with English wool, was introduced by King Edward III, 1327-77, as a symbol of England's wool trade and resulting prosperity. Today the Woolsack is stuffed with wool from the Commonwealth countries and symbolises unity. The Woolsack was the seat of the Lord Chancellor until 2006, when due to the creation of two separate roles - Lord Chancellor previously encompassed the Speaker role - it became the seat of the Lord Speaker.) <br />quizballs 43 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br /> <br /><br />Byssinosis is a disease affecting which part of the body? Lungs (Caused by prolonged inhalation of textile dust) <br />First performed in 1938, and commonly considered one of the saddest of all classical works, who composed Adagio for Strings (it was used in the 1986 film Platoon)? Samuel Barber <br />Which American animator created Daffy Duck and Droopy Dog? Tex Avery (Frederick Bean Avery) <br />What range of hills between Northumberland and the Scottish borders gave their name to a farm breed? Cheviot (sheep) <br />On April 1st 1957 the normally serious BBC TV news programme Panorama convinced thousands of English viewers that what type of food grew on trees? Spaghetti (The highly respected broadcaster Richard Dimbleby provided the voiceover, which was a major factor in achieving the hoax, aside from general ignorance among English people of the times about 'foreign food'.) <br />A spheksophobic fears which insects? Wasps <br />In 1992 which scientist and philosopher was absolved of heresy by the Vatican? Galileo (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642 - Galileo's terrible crime against the church was stating in 1632 that the Earth orbited the Sun, rather than vice-versa.) <br />Who is the patron saint of Portugal? St George <br />Who composed Maple Leaf Rag? Scott Joplin (published 1899 - popular American ragtime pianist and composer Joplin also wrote 'The Entertainer', which became famous in more recent times as the theme music for the 1973 film The Sting) <br />How many pockets does a billiard table normally have? Six <br />In which US state was the American Declaration of Independence signed on 4th July 1776? Pennsylvania (in Philadelphia, in the Pennsylvania State House, subsequently renamed Independence Hall and now preserved as a world heritage site. The building was also the original location of the iconic Liberty Bell, which has since been relocated to the Liberty Bell Centre also in Philadelphia.) <br />Who in 1990 became the first chancellor of a united Germany? Helmut Kohl (he was succeeded in 1998 by Gerhard Schröder) <br />Which country was previously called Persia? Iran (fully the Islamic Republic of Iran) <br />Which car manufacturer has a model called the Favorit? Skoda <br />Who was the wing commander who led the 'Dambusters' bomber raids in 1943? Guy Gibson (Gibson was awarded the VC. He died in action in 1944.) <br />The Faroe Islands are an autonomous province of which country? Denmark (The Faroes, or Faeroes, comprising 18 islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and Norway, derive their name from Nordic meaning sheep islands, although now virtually all industry and exports are fishing related. It is impossible to be further than 3 miles from the ocean anywhere on the Faroes.) <br />How old was Tony Blair when he became British prime minister in 1997? Forty-three (he was born on 6th May 1953, and became PM on 2nd May 1997, four days before his forty-fourth birthday) <br />The fashionable island Martha's Vineyard is in which US state? Massachusetts (Martha's Vineyard is notable for being one of the few US placenames containing a possessive apostrophe, and more notoriously for the 1969 drowning of Mary Jo Kopechne in Senator Edward Kennedy's car at Chappaquiddick, a smaller island connected to Martha's Vineyard.) <br />In Western culture what is the birthstone for the month of May? Emerald (Emerald is part of the beryl mineral family and has the chemical formula Be3Al2Si6O18) <br />Fotheringhay Castle, birthplace of Richard III in 1452, and site of Mary Queen of Scots trial and execution in 1587, is in which English county? Northamptonshire (Fotheringhay Castle, near Oundle, fell into ruin after Mary's execution, and only its mound remains.) <br />What was the oil tanker which ran aground on Bligh Reef in 1989, spilling crude oil into Prince William Sound, off the south coast of Alaska? Exxon Valdez (As at 2007 punitive damages are still being contested in the American courts. The ship was renamed Mediterranean after being repaired. Its original name is from the Alaskan port, Valdez.) <br />In 1844 Samuel Morse sent the first public telegraph message containing what short biblical quote (from the book of Numbers chapter 23, verse 23)? What hath God wrought? <br />Which American celebrity claims to have a maid called Vaginica Seaman? David Gest (Best known for his marriage and split with Liza Minnelli and subsequent gameshow TV appearances, Gest achieved his initial success as music producer.) <br />What is the capital of Queensland, Australia? Brisbane <br />In the Bible to whom did God give the Ten Commandments? Moses <br />What is the 1990's cult Japanese electronic toy which is cared for as if it were a pet? Tamagotchi (Literally 'small egg', and similar to the Japanese word tomodachi meaning friend.) <br />What is the number of the MASH unit in the TV series? 4077 <br />In what year was suffragette Emily Davidson killed by King George V's horse in the Epsom Derby? 1913 (Emily Davidson died four days after the collision. The king's horse Anmer and jockey Herbert Jones both recovered from their injuries. Davidson's precise intentions are unknown - theories include intentional suicide, obstructing the horse, or less plausibly attaching a flag to the horse. Davidson was an first-class honours Oxford graduate and a passionate and creative campaigner for women's rights. One of her earlier and safer protests was that of hiding overnight in the House of Commons so that she could claim it to be her residence for the 1911 population census.) <br />What is Herman Munster's twin brother called? Charlie (Charlie Munster was played by Fred Gwynne, who not surprisingly also played Herman.) <br />What is the line called on a ship which is the limit to which it may be loaded? Plimsoll line (aka International load line - it was brought into force in 1876 by coal merchant and politician Samuel Plimsoll.) <br />quizballs 44 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br /> <br /><br />Astana is the capital of which country? Kazakhstan (Astana means 'capital city' in Kazakh) <br />Which playwright was once secretary to James Joyce, 1969 Nobel prizewinner for literature, and wrote his most famous play originally in French, titled En Attendant Godot? Samuel Beckett (1906-89) <br />Who is fifth in line to the British throne (as at Aug 2007)? Princess Beatrice <br />What is the Latin term used in referencing which means 'in the same place' ? Ib. (or 'Ibid.' from the full Latin word 'ibidem') <br />What is the flap which covers the human windpipe when swallowing? Epiglotis (derived from Greek epi meaning on, and glossa meaning tongue) <br />Born Henry John Deutschendorf Junior, which American singer died when his light aircraft crashed into the sea off California in 1997? John Denver (he took his name from the capital of Colorado, his favourite state) <br />James Earl Ray was arrested at Heathrow airport in 1968 and subsequently convicted of whose assassination? Martin Luther King <br />Who was the famous wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia? Lady Godiva (Leofric and Godiva were important figures in early 11th England, but Lady Godiva's naked ride on horseback through Coventry to persuade her husband to lower people's taxes is not historically reliable, and probably legend based on her conventional support of local religious causes) <br />Finishing in Paris after nearly 10,000 miles, from which city did racers begin the first long distance car rally in 1907? Peking (now Beijing) <br />The town of Fray Bentos, after which the meat products brand was named, is in what country? Uruguay (close to the border with Argentina, about 100 miles north of Buenos Aires - the original Fray Bentos was apparently a priest) <br />Cedi is the basic monetary unit of which African country? Ghana (Cedi = 100 pesewas) <br />Henry Sewell led the first government of which country in 1856? New Zealand (he held office as premier for just two weeks) <br />What, loosely translating as 'self-boiler', is a traditional metal Russian tea urn called? Samovar (derived from sam meaning self and varit meaning to boil, from Old Slavic variti meaning to cook) <br />Barack Obama's best selling book is called 'The Audacity of..' what? Hope <br />What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin set sail on his voyage around the world in 1831? HMS Beagle <br />Mary Mallon was effectively imprisoned for life in New York for being an irresponsible immune carrier of what disease? Typhoid (hence her nickname and the expression, 'Typhoid Mary', referring to someone whose behaviour creates a risk of infecting to others) <br />Graham Vivian Sutherland's official portrait of which prime minister was destroyed by the subject's wife because she hated it? Sir Winston Churchill (painted in 1954 and destroyed sometime after Churchill's death in 1965) <br />Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Marie Curie (1903 for Physics - she also won in 1911 for Chemistry) <br />Who wrote the best selling book The Tipping Point? Malcolm Gladwell (published in 2000, The Tipping Point sought to explain how small things could cause massive effects) <br />What is the name of the largest island of Japan? Honshu (more correctly Honshū, which means 'main state') <br />What does WAP stand for in mobile phone technology? Wireless Application Protocol (WAP hype prompted the alternatives: Wait And Pay, Worthless Application Protocol) <br />Harry Longbaugh was better known by what name? The Sundance Kid (partner of Butch Cassidy and member of the Wild Bunch outlaw gang in the late 19th century) <br />Which common chemical element has the atomic number 20? Calcium (Calcium is a silvery soft metal with the chemical symbol Ca) <br />BRN is the international vehicle registration for which country? Bahrain <br />For which film did Henry Fonda win his best actor Oscar? On Golden Pond <br />Which huge global communications brand is derived from a local word for a marten? Nokia (a marten is like a weasel - the variety in question was probably the pine marten or sable, which gave its name to the Finnish river and town on which the early Nokia company - a paper mill - was built.) <br />Who was the first reigning British monarch to make an official visit to the USA? George the Sixth (in 1939) <br />What is the name of the carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday? Mardi Gras (literally 'Fat Tuesday', or technically 'Tuesday Fat') <br />Who was the British nurse arrested in Brussells and shot by firing squad in 1915 on suspicion of helping Allied solders to escape? Edith Cavell <br />What object officially joined our solar system on 1st May 1930? Pluto <br /> quizballs 45 - free 'ABC quiz' - general knowledge questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />All answers are single-words and begin with A, B or C. <br /><br />There are five A's, five B's and five C's.<br /><br />There is a pattern, but what is the pattern?<br /><br />And can you solve them all?<br /><br />A surprise attack, and collective noun for group of tigers? Ambush <br />ACAS is the UK's Advisory, Conciliation and 'what' Service? Arbitration <br />A robot, from the Greek word for male? Android <br />Capital of the United Arab Emirates? Abu Dhabi <br />The letter denoting a link in HTML (webpage) code typically followed by 'href'? A <br />The word for the weight on the end of a pendulum? Bob <br />Maureen Lipman's onomatopaeic character name in BT's TV adverts? Beattie <br />Composer of the Eroica, Pastoral and Choral Symphonies? Beethoven <br />The initials BCC on a memo or email stand for a 'what' Carbon Copy? Blind <br />The meaning of B in the marketing abbreviation B2B? Business (to Business) <br />The British Queens to Georges II and IV, with respective titles of Ansbach and Brunswick? Caroline <br />Addictive product produced in a British factory first by Robert Gloag in 1856? Cigarettes <br />Tragically misunderstood daughter of Shakespeare's King Lear? Cordelia <br />Sri Lanka's previous name? Ceylon <br />The Spanish word for a hundred? Cien <br />quizballs 46 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />Question 4 answer corrected 23 Oct 2007 - thankfully my major clanger was quickly spotted (pun intended) wrongly stating number of balls on a snooker table - not seventeen, of course, twenty-two - (Thanks M Ronneback)<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />With what is a 'carpetbag steak' stuffed? Oysters (Apparently popularised first in Sydney Australia in the 1950's. The word oyster derives from the ancient Greek word osteon meaning bone, the root also of words like osteopathy.) <br />In language a paronomasia is more commonly known as what? Pun (A word with two meanings, usually having a comic effect - like a 'double-entendre', which extends the pun principle to phrases where usually one of two meanings is rude.) <br />Which early Charles Dickens novel features the characters Wackford and Fanny Squeers, Smike, Newman Noggs and the Cheeryble brothers? Nicholas Nickleby (Fully, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Dickens, 1812-70, first serialised the story between 1838-9 before it was published as a novel.) <br />How many balls, including the white cue ball, are on a snooker table (before any are potted)? Twenty-two (White, yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black and fifteen reds.) <br />In Western ecclesiastical law a diriment impediment invalidates what? Marriage (or a wedding) <br />Who is generally credited with the invention of the hovercraft in 1955? Christopher Cockerell (Later Sir Christopher Cockerell. His prototype first crossed the English Channel in 1959. Earlier secret development of similar technology by the American military is possible but is obviously not easy to substantiate.) <br />What colour is the letter L in the standard Google logo? Green (The word googol was suggested for the number one followed by 100 zeroes, 10100, by American mathematician Edward Kasmer in 1940.) <br />How many stars are on the flag of the European Union? Twelve (The number of stars is constant and does not equate to the number of EU member countries. The design has been twelve gold stars on a blue background since the adoption of the flag in 1986, prior to which it had been in use by the Council of Europe, and originally in 1955 by the six member countries of the European Coal and Steel Community.) <br />Who wrote the poem beginning, "Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone.." which featured in the funeral scene of the film Four Weddings and a Funeral? W H Auden (Wystan Hugh Auden, 1907-73, born in England, became naturalised American in 1946. The poem is actually titled Funeral Blues.) <br />Tallinn is the capital of which country? Estonia (Estonia achieved independence of the Soviet Union in 1991, after the four year 'singing revolution' among the people of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, remarkable for its popular passive resistance and defiant hymn-singing.) <br />What colour is Stephanie's hair in the children's TV series LazyTown? Pink <br />Which English playwright and poet was stabbed in uncertain circumstances in 1593 age 29 (he penned the line 'Come live with me and be my love')? Christopher Marlowe <br />Who won 'The Battle of the Sexes' tennis match at the Houston Astrodome in 1973? Billie Jean King (King beat 1940's men's champion Bobby Riggs in three straight sets. The cleverly promoted event achieved unprecedented publicity for women's tennis and equal rights.) <br />Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of which African country? Zambia (Fully, the Republic of Zambia, and previously Northern Rhodesia. Kaunda, a leading figure in the Republic's formation, came to office in 1964, initially as the president of Northern Rhodesia, becoming Zambia later that year, and he presided until 1991.) <br />What is the common word for the monosaccharide substance found in certain fruit, flower nectar and honey, with the chemical formula C6H12O6? Fructose (From the Latin word fructus, meaning fruit.) <br />The cult TV series Lost which began in 2004 features 'Oceanic Flight ...' what? 815 (If anyone has the slightest idea what's going on please send me your suggestions..) <br />The billionnaire Barclay twins' long-running disputes about their private island Brecqhou (or Brechou) are with which Channel Island? Sark (Sark, 2 square miles, population around 600, no cars, is gradually revising its old feudal constitution in line with modern European laws, while trying to preserve its ancient heritage. In 1993 the Barclay twins bought Brecqhou island, historically a tenement of Sark. A prolonged clash of ideals ensued. Sark sought to maintain certain jurisdictions over Brecqhou, while the twins sought to protect and enhance their investment, with a spawling new castle and multi-million pound lawsuits against Sark in the European courts. I suppose we should pity the poor Barclay twins - paying all that money for their own island and then can't get on with the neighbours..) <br />Which Scottish athlete refused to run on a Sunday at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games? Eric Liddle (Liddle, 1902-45, withdrew from the 100 metres before the games when the schedule was first announced. He trained instead for the 400 metres, which he won in a world record time. He also won bronze in the 200 metres.) <br />What does K stand for in the CMYK colour model used in printing? Key (Usually black, so called from the key printing plate, used to outline or contrast in the images created with the other colours: cyan - blue, magenta - pinkish red, and yellow.) <br />The King and Queen of which European country narrowly escaped assassination on their wedding day in 1906? Spain (King Alfonso VIII and Queen Consort Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg - granddaughter of British Queen Victoria.) <br />Marsh Fever is another term for which ailment? Malaria (which according to the World Health Organization kills about a million people every year, mostly children, despite the existence of preventative treatment and cure.) <br />What is the offspring of a male lion and a tigress called (apart from very dangerous)? Liger (A liger is the largest of all cats, apparently living in a constant state of pubescent growth due to its mixed genetics, with examples reported in excess of 500kgs; a tigon incidentally is the offspring of a lionness and a male tiger.) <br />Jazz musician Miles Davis, 1926-91, whose 1959 album Kind of Blue is generally regarded as the biggest selling jazz album of all time, played what instrument? Trumpet <br />What is the capital of Sierra Leone? Freetown (The West African port city is so named because it was an early settlement of freed slaves, first established in the late 1700's.) <br />What is the (traditionally wooden) housing or stand which contains a ship's compass? Binnacle (ultimately derived from Latin habitare, meaning to dwell, in which the T sound evolved to an N sound while the word transferred through French to English.) <br /> <br />quizballs 47 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /> <br /><br />The river Han flows through which capital city? Seoul (South Korea, or the Republic of Korea) <br />Who was the president of Yugoslavia, 1953-80? Tito (Josip Broz Tito, 1892-1980) <br />James Mason played Sir Randolph Nettleby which 1984 film? The Shooting Party <br />The St Leger is run at which English racecourse? Doncaster (first run in 1776, named after Major General Anthony St Leger, MP and racing man, who proposed the idea of the new race) <br />Which popular Welsh entertainer wrote the First World War song Keep the Home Fires Burning? Ivor Novello (1893-1951) <br />What is the largest island in the Mediterranean? Sicily <br />Yellowstone National Park is in which US state? Wyoming (the first area to be designated a national park in the USA, in 1872) <br />Who became the chairman of Watford Football Club in 1977? Elton John <br />Jenards Likely Lad of Lardhams was better known as which famous animal? The Dulux Dog (the original Old English Sheepdog used in the Dulux paint adverts) <br />What is the fourth book of the Bible's Old Testament? Numbers <br />Who played Elliot Ness in the 1987 film The Untouchables? Kevin Costner <br />What did a cordwainer make? Shoes <br />What number of equal size circles (or coins) fit exactly around another of the same size so that all are touching? Six <br />The Merciless Parliament convicted of treason the entire court of which British monarch? Richard the Second (in 1388) <br />A Pearmain is what type of fruit? Apple <br />Which British boxer and past world middleweight champion committed suicide in his flat in Leamington Spa in 1966? Randolph Turpin <br />Who was the last King of Iraq? Faisal the Second (1935-58 - he reigned from 1939 until his death) <br />Where was the first British Grand Prix motor race held? Brooklands (1926) <br />What was Lily Munster's maiden name? Dracula <br />What is the main ingredient of the dish Borscht? Beetroot <br />What is the US state capital of Virginia? Richmond <br />A salpingectomy is the surgical removal of which part of the body? Fallopian tubes <br />What does private health insurance BUPA stand for? British United Provident Association (founded in 1947) <br />What is the generally accepted collective term for a group of starlings? Murmuration <br />In which year was the Channel Tunnel (between England and France) opened? 1994 <br />What was the name of Napoleon's horse at Waterloo? Marengo <br />A 2007 film celebrated the 50th anniversary of which typeface? Helvetica <br />If something is bicephalous it has two what? Heads <br />Which famous fashion emporium was started by Barbara Hulanicki in London in 1964? Biba <br />Who wrote the ballet The Firebird? Igor Stravinsky (1910) <br />quizballs 48 - free christmas quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br /> <br /><br />Who was the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation? George the Fifth (in 1932) <br />Child star Jimmy Boyd sang which hugely popular 1950's Christmas song, which was initially banned by the Catholic Church in Boston because it supposedly mixed sex and Christmas? I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus <br />Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660? Oliver Cromwell <br />On which date is Epiphany celebrated in the traditional Western calendar? 6th January <br />Who are the four ghosts in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol? Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Christmas Yet to Come, and Jacob Marley (one point for each correctly named ghost, and a bonus point for all four) <br />What liqueur goes into making a 'snowball' cocktail? Advocaat (or advokatt, pronounced 'advocar' - normally a blend of brandy, egg yolks, vanilla and sometimes other ingredients - award yourself a bonus point if you dare order one next time you go to the bar.) <br />What is the English title of the carol written in 1818 by Austrian priest Josef Mohr originally called Stille Nacht? Silent Night <br />The Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway notably) tend to celebrate Christmas chiefly on which date? 24th December <br />Which US state in 1907 was the last to declare Christmas a legal holiday? Oklahoma <br />Presepe in Italy refers to what Christmas tradition? Nativity scene (literally meaning crib) <br />Christmas Crackers is cockney rhyming slang for which part of the male anatomy? Testicles (see knacker origins - related to the very old word for a horse slaughterer.) <br />What is the popular name for little baked sausages wrapped in rashers of streaky bacon? Pigs in blankets <br />Which of the Wise Men was said to have brought the gift of gold for the baby Jesus? Melchior <br />The 1954 movie White Christmas was the first to be made using what new Paramount film format? VistaVision <br />Which river did George Washington cross on Christmas night in 1776 in the American Revolutionary War? Delaware <br />What changed in 1752 which caused Britain to have a White Christmas less frequently thereafter? The calendar (the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, replacing the Julian calendar, shifted Christmas day back 12 days - and all the other days too of course - 11 days were skipped in 1752 and a further day in 1800.) <br />Traditional in Germany at Christmas, what sort of food is stollen? Cake <br />According to the UK National Meteorological Office what year (prior to 2007) was the last White Christmas in Britain? 2004 <br />The Christmas period of 1813-14 saw the last what in London? Christmas Fair on a frozen River Thames (known as a Frost Fair) <br />How many gifts are given in total in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas? 364 <br />The words "Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume breathes of life, of gathering gloom..." come from which Christmas carol? We Three Kings of Orient Are (composed by Rev John Henry Hopkins, 1857) <br />Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is a territory of which country? Australia <br />Which diarist noted on 25th December 1662, "(Christmas Day). Had a pleasant walk to White Hall, where I intended to have received the communion with the family, but I have come too late..." Samuel Pepys (pronounced 'peeps') <br />The USA's official National Christmas Tree is in which National Park? King's Canyon National Park, California (a giant sequoia called The General Grant) <br />John Callcott Horsley designed what first commercial Christmas item in 1843? Christmas card <br />In Victorian England what people were popularly called robins because of their red uniforms? Postmen <br />Which popular poem was alternatively known as A Visit from St Nicholas? 'Twas The Night before Christmas ('Twas the night Before Christmas' is also the first line. The poem was first published anonymously in 1823 and is commonly attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, although some believe Henry Livingston was the true author. This different to the song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Rudolph was created in 1939 by copywriter Robert May for the Montgomery Ward department store chain in a free Christmas promotional story. This extended the 1823 poem and was later still developed into the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer song.) <br />Which token vegetable is often included in the ingredients of a Christmas pudding? Carrot (vegetables were in earlier times used in making Christmas puddings) <br />What animal is Snowball in George Orwell's book Animal Farm? A pig <br />Yorkshireman William Strickland is believed to have brought the first what to Britain from North America in 1526? Turkey <br />quizballs 49 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />What is a bicycle called with seats and pedals for two riders, one behind the other? Tandem <br />A marmoset is what type of animal? Monkey <br />What is the name of the popular Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice? Sake (pronounced 'sarkey') <br />What colour are the berries from the rowan tree? Red (Also known as the montain ash, the rowan is a member of the rose plant family, which includes cherries, apples and quinces.) <br />Who made the Gettysburg Address in 1863? Abraham Lincoln <br />Who played Don Vito Corleone in the 1972 film The Godfather? Marlon Brando <br />How many yards are in a furlong? 220 <br />Which musician, who died in 1987, famously had a candelabra on his piano? Liberace <br />Which country has the international car registration letter A? Austria <br />Who is sixth in line to the British throne (as at December 2007)? Princess Eugenie (fully Princess Eugenie of York - Prince Andrew's daughter - the order at Dec 2007 is: Charles, William, Harry, Andrew, Beatrice, Eugenie, Edward, Edward's children, then Anne, and Anne's children.) <br />What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet? Delta <br />Chinese gooseberry is another name for which fruit? Kiwifruit <br />Glaucoma affects which part of the human body? Eyes <br />How many points does a conversion score in rugby union? Two <br />The resort of Faliraki is on which Greek island? Rhodes <br />Eric Cartman is a character in which cartoon series? South Park <br />Who became Lord Mayor of London in 1397? Richard Whittington (or Dick Whittington) <br />In motoring what does BHP stand for? Brake Horse Power <br />A book about someone's life written by someone else is called what? Biography <br />What is the name of cartoon character Dora the Explorer's monkey? Boots <br />What is the capital of Canada? Ottawa <br />In which sport would you see a Boston Crab? Wrestling <br />A 'pea-souper' is which type of weather condition? Fog <br />What is a maker of casks and barrels called? Cooper <br />Who was the original host of BBC TV's Have I Got News For You? Angus Deayton <br />During the US 1920s prohibition what was the name given to an illegal drinking place? Speakeasy <br />Singer and musician Gordon Sumner is better known by what name? Sting <br />What type of foodtsuff is marscarpone? Cheese (a cream cheese from Italy) <br />What does IQ stand for? Intelligence Quotient <br />What is a two-dimensional geometric shape with five equal straight sides and five equal angles called? Pentagon <br />quizballs 50 - free general knowledge 2007 quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />Which past leader of Russia died in April 2007? Boris Yeltsin <br />Which 2007 convicted celebrity drunkard is nicknamed Lilo? Lindsay Lohan <br />What month in 2007 was the smoking ban in England introduced? July (1st) <br />Who was the heroic baggage handler at the attempted Glasgow airport car-bombing? John Smeaton <br />Who suggested that Gordon Brown had transformed from Stalin to Mr Bean? Vince Cable (temporary leader of the Liberal Democrats after Menzies Campbell's departure) <br />In Chinese astrology, 2007 was the year of the what animal? Pig (or boar) <br />Representatives of which army drew huge crowds at the British Museum when first appearing in September 2007? The Terracotta Army (a dozen figures were loaned from the thousand which make up the full Chinese collection) <br />Who suspended the constitution in Pakistan in November 2007? President Musharraf (President Pervez Musharraf) <br />Which country won the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest? Serbia (with the song Moltiva - meaning 'prayer' - sung by Marija Serifovic) <br />Which psychiatrist and host of BBC Radio 4's In the Psychiatrist's Chair died in October 2007? Anthony Clare <br />Who became the 2007 Formula One World Driver's Champion in October? Kimi Raikkonen (properly Kimi-Matias Räikkönen, of Finland) <br />Who was the BBC reporter kidnapped in the Gaza Strip and later released in July 2007? Alan Johnson <br />Donald Tusk replaced a twin to become prime minister of which country? Poland (Jaroslaw Kaczynski was the previous PM - his identical twin Lech Kaczynski remained president as at the end of 2007) <br />Which zoot-suited jazz musician died in July 2007? George Melly <br />Cristina Kirchner became the first elected woman president of which country? Argentina (she is properly called Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner) <br />Who became respectively First and Second Ministers of the 2007 power-sharing Northern Irish Assembly? Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness <br />What was Paris Hilton's offence for which she was sentenced to 45 days in prison? Driving while banned <br />In what Sudan city was Gillian Gibbons imprisoned for the blasphemous naming of a teddy bear incident? Khartoum <br />What was the Blue Peter cat name voted by viewers but substituted by the production staff because it was not considered 'suitable'? Cookie (Cookie was felt unsuitable because of possible slang interpretations and maybe mischievous voting arising from this.) <br />The iPhone was launched by which company? Apple <br />What month in 2007 did Tony Blair depart as UK prime minister? June (27th) <br />The fifth Harry Potter film released in July 2007 is called what? Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix <br />Name the England soccer manager sacked by the FA in November 2007? Steve McLaren (or fully Stephen McLaren) <br />Which severely injured soldier defied his negligible survival chances and featured strongly in the 2007 campaign to improve compensation for seriously wounded armed forces personnel? Ben Parkinson <br />Which England rugby player was controversially denied a try in the 2007 World Cup final against South Africa because his foot was deemed to have been in touch before grounding the ball? Mark Cueto <br />What was increased to 18 on 1st October 2007 in England and Wales? Legal age for purchasing tobacco <br />Adam Applegarth presided over what controversial corporation? Northern Rock <br />What video game was banned in 2007 for its "...unremitting bleakness and callousness..." ? Manhunt 2 <br />What two countries joined the European Union on 1st January 2007? Romania and Bulgaria <br />Who was appointed new England soccer manager in December 2007? Fabio Capello <br />Who won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his environmental work including the controversial film An Inconvenient Truth? Al Gore (fully Albert Arnold 'Al' Gore, Jr.) <br />What city hosted the 2007 World Athletics Championships? Osaka (Japan - the US came top of the medal table, followed by Kenya, Russia and Ethiopia) <br />Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, previous founders of Kazaa and Skype, launched their new video and TV show distribution website in October 2007 called what? Joost.com <br />Which country's victory at Wembley in November 2007 put the home nation out of the European Cup? Croatia (they won 3-2) <br />Faye Turney became famous as a member of which of the services? Royal Navy (She was the only woman sailor among the patrol group from HMS Cornwall which was captured by Iran in the Gulf.) <br />Who made the highly critical documentry film Sicko, about the US healthcare system? Michael Moore <br />Which former politician and convicted perjurer was appointed in November 2007 to lead a prison reform task force for the Conservative Party? Jonathan Aitken <br />Whose video called 'Falling Down' was banned on TV? Duran Duran <br />Which company was found officially responsible for the Suffolk Bird Flu outbreak in February 2007? Bernard Matthews <br />On which Indonesian island was the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in December 2007? Bali <br />What Cumbrian town was used as a 2007 pilot for the digital TV switch-over? Whitehaven <br />It was announced in April 2007 that Lord Justice Scott Baker would replace Baroness Butler-Sloss in what position? Coroner at the inquests into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed <br />What remarkable sale price did Damien Hirst's diamond-encrusted skull achieve? £50m <br />Which world champion 400m runner successfully overturned her Olympic Games ban for missing drug tests? Christine Ohuruogu <br />Monks featured strongly in the September protests in which country? Burma <br />Which northern England city was flooded by torrential rain on on 25 June 2007? Hull (fully Kingston upon Hull) <br />In what US city did Barack Obama announce his presidential candidacy in February 2007? Springfield (Illinois state capital) <br />Which Bollywood actor was at the centre of the 2007 Big Brother TV Show racism uproar? Shilpa Shetty <br />Shinzo Abe resigned in September 2007 as prime minister of which country? Japan (he was succeeded by Yasuo Fukuda) <br />Which corporation bought 1.6% of Facebook for $240m? Microsoft <br />The Kate Moss Collection was launched by what store chain? Top Shop <br />The two CDs lost by the UK department HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) contained personal details of 20m people relating to claims of what? Child Benefit <br />Who resigned as England cricket coach after the 2007 Ashes series 5-0 defeat? Duncan Fletcher <br />What nickname was used by the media for the senior policeman in charge of the Cash for Honours investigation? Yates of the Yard (correctly, Assistant Commissioner John Yates) <br />In May 2007 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the biggest what in history to date? Charitable donation ($10bn for Middle East education) <br />Intensive British forces operations in Afghanistan through 2007 were centred in which province? Helmand <br />In what significant UK location was the August 2007 Climate Change Camp sited? Heathrow Airport <br />Which movie star left the much publicized 'rude pig' phone message for his twelve year old daughter? Alec Baldwin <br />In a bizarre 2007 confessional frenzy, Ruth Kelly, Jacqui Smith, Harriet Harman, Hazel Blears and Alistair Darling where among several British government ministers to make what admission? Using cannabis <br />At the end of 2007 how many England Premiership football (soccer) clubs were foreign owned? Nine (Manchester Utd, Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Fulham, Portsmouth, West Ham and Sunderland.) <br />In June 2007 the Millennium Dome re-opened under what name? O2 (or to be precise, O2) <br />Which famous aviator and adventurer went missing over the Nevada Desert in September 2007? Steve Fosset (fully James Stephen Fossett) <br />The perfume brand 'Mwah' was launched in 2007 by which 'celebrity'? Channelle Hayes (UK 2007 Big Brother contestant) <br />What country celebrated on August 15th 2007 its 60th anniversary of independence from British rule? India <br />Who resigned as World Bank President after failing to disprove allegations of his nepotism? Paul Wolfowitz (arranged a big pay rise and promotion for his partner and World Bank employee Shaha Riza) <br />Which country won the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup? Germany (becoming the first nation to retain the title, with a 2-0 final victory over Brazil) <br />Following an Ofcom investigation which TV company was judged in September 2007 to be the worst offending in the premium line phone-in scandals? GMTV (Good Morning Television Ltd - 75% owned by ITV, and 25% owned by Walt Disney Co., as at 2007.) <br />What film won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Picture? The Departed (directed by Martin Scorsese) <br />Speculation towards the end of 2007 suggested that Rupert Murdoch's News International Group was in discussion to buy what significant business networking website? Linkedin.com <br />Which rapper cancelled his UK tour when refused entry to the country? Snoop Dog <br />What was the name of the Space Shuttle which launched on June 8th 2007? Atlantis (its five sister Space Shuttle craft are/were Enterprise, used for testing only, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery and Endeavour - interestingly not the US spelling 'endeavor' because the craft was named after the English explorer James Cook's ship HMS Endeavour. Challenger was lost shortly after launch in 1986; Columbia was lost on re-entry in 2003.) <br />Who made this amusing statement: "I have expressed a degree of regret that may be equated with an apology..." ? Des Browne (UK Defence Minister, after conveniently allowing the distracting purchase and publication by the press of stories from British sailors captured and held by Iran) <br />Whose secret donations of over half a million pounds caused a big problem for the Labour Party when they were exposed in November 2007? David Abrahams <br />Who became the new French president in 2007? Nicolas Sarkozy <br />Who was charged with fraud when he reappeared five years after going missing in a canoe off the Cleveland coast? John Darwin <br />Clarence Mitchell was appointed media spokesman for whom in September 2007? Gerry and Kate McCann (parents of missing Madeleine McCann) <br />Which Formula One racing team was expelled from the 2007 Constructors Championship for spying on a competitor? McLaren <br />Blake Fielder-Civil achieved notoriety as whose errant husband? Amy Winehouse <br />Which former newspaper owner and business mogul was sentenced to 78 months imprisonment for fraud in December 2007? Conrad Black <br />Which major city switched off its lights for an hour on the evening of 31 March 2007 as a political statement about climate change? Sydney (not the capital of Australia as many think, which is Canberra) <br />What was the village and laboratory site name connected with the August 2007 foot-and-mouth desease outbreak near Guildford in Surrey? Pirbright <br />Garments of which famous clothes label were found being made by child labour in India in October 2007? Gap (Gap Kids, more precisely) <br />Which organization announced euphemistically it would 'transition' its modestly performing '360' social networking website? Yahoo <br />What Richard Dawkins' book attracted huge popularity and controversy throughout 2007? The God Delusion <br />In 2007 according to World Health Organization statistics what are the only two non-African countries with an under-five infant mortality rate of more than 10%? Iraq and Afghanistan <br />quizballs 51 - free baby boomer music quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />Question 19 was amended from 'Bill Haley's ... what' to 'Bill Haley and his ... what' - thanks A Cooper - 12 Apr 2008. <br />Question 55 was amended to 'Canadian-born' from 'American' (he later became naturalised American) - thanks B Cork - 29 Jul 2008<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />The live album Beauty and the Beat featured pianist George Shearring and which singer? Peggy Lee <br />Whose band was the Tijuana Brass? Herb Alpert <br />Who were Cliff Richard's backing group through the 60s? The Shadows <br />Who were the famous backing singers on most of Elvis Presley's early hits? The Jordanaires <br />The Stratocaster is a model of which guitar maker? Fender <br />Which piano-playing singer's first hit was The Fat Man? Fats Domino <br />Which American rock'n'roll star caused controversy when he married a young teenager? Jerry Lee Lewis <br />Who made the highly rated 1959 jazz album Kind of Blue? Miles Davis <br />Which iconic British female singer made the highly regarded album titled '(her first name) in Memphis' ? Dusty Springfield <br />Whose band was the All Stars? Junior Walker (Jr Walker) <br />Larry Adler played what instrument? Harmonica <br />Whose childhood hit was Fingertips? Stevie Wonder <br />Which guitar innovator and player has a range of Gibson Guitars named after him? Les Paul <br />The founding brother members of the Kinks were Ray and Dave what? Davies <br />What was Smokey Robinson's most famous band called? The Miracles <br />Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen's 1962 hit was called March of the ... what? Siamese Children <br />Who sang the hit theme song Rawhide? Frankie Laine <br />John Mayall's band which helped launch Eric Clapton's career was called what? Bluesbreakers <br />Rock Around the Clock was a hit for Bill Haley and his ... what? Comets <br />Which comedy actor had a novelty hit with My Boomerang Won't Come Back? Charlie Drake <br />Who sang with Serge Gainsbourg on the hit Je t'aime? Jane Birkin <br />Colin Blunstone fronted which 1960s group? The Zombies <br />What Eastenders star sang on the novelty hit Come Outside? Wendy Richard <br />Jiles Perry (JP) Richardson Jr, who died in the same plane crash as Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly was better known by what name? Big Bopper <br />Which later-to-be-famous solo singer and guitarist toured as a member of the Beach Boys in the mid 60s? Glen Campbell <br />Who had sang the hit song Little Old Wine Drinker Me? Dean Martin <br />What famous 'two-fingered' jazz guitarist died in 1953? Django Reinhardt (Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt) <br />What song, released to promote the film The Millionairess, featured its stars Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren? Goodness Gracious Me <br />Who managed the Beatles' prior to his early death in 1967? Brian Epstein <br />Whose nickname was a derived from the term satchel-mouth? Louis Armstrong (Satchmo) <br />What's the name of the motorbiker who dies in the Shangri-Las' hit The Leader of the Pack? Jimmy <br />Which singing-songwriting founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers died age 26, after which his body was 'stolen' by a friend and burnt in the Joshua Tree National Park? Gram Parsons <br />Which American singer and entertainer was nicknamed Schnozzola, because of his large nose? Jimmy Durante <br />Who wrote and had a hit with the instrumental Classical Gas? Mason Williams <br />Who wrote Patsy Cline's hit Crazy? Willie Nelson <br />What city hosted the Beatles as the resident band at the Kaiserkeller and Top Ten Club? Hamburg <br />The Isley Brothers' hit was called Behind a ... what? Painted Smile <br />1950-60s record turntables commonly offered four speeds: 33, 45, 78, and what other? 16 <br />American DJ Robert Weston Smith was better known by what stage name? Wolfman Jack <br />What ridiculously titled song was a hit in 1954 for Max Bygraves in the UK and the Four Lads in the USA? Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea <br />Who had the 1965 instrumental hit Spanish Flea? Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass <br />What was Emile Ford and the Checkmates' 1959 hit, supposedly the longest ever question in a UK No1 song title? What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For? <br />Who singer-guitarist's backing band was The Bruvvers? Joe Brown <br />Which Rolling Stones guitarist died in a swimming pool in 1969? Brian Jones <br />Who founded the Tamla Motown record label? Berry Gordy <br />What folksy British singer-songwriting guitarist was famous also for his whistling? Roger Whittaker <br />What was Hugo Montenegro's instrumental hit, composed by Ennio Morricone for the film of the same name? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly <br />Tom Parker managed which huge star? Elvis Presley <br />Who won (barefoot) the British Eurovision Song Contest in 1967 with Puppet on String? Sandie Shaw <br />The 1956 inaugural Eurovision Song Contest featured Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy and which other country? Switzerland <br />Who originally fronted (and currently, 2008, still fronts) Herman's Hermits? Peter Noone <br />Which jazz singer, whose career actually spanned the 1930s-90s, was known as the First Lady of Song? Ella Fitzgerald <br />Which singer played Alfie's girlfriend Siddie in the 1966 film? Millicent Martin <br />What name was given to the 1950-60s mainstream country music style of artists including Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Jim Reeves, and Charlie Rich? Nashville Sound <br />What Canadian-born teen idol of the 1950s-60s wrote the lyrics to Sinatra's song My Way? Paul Anka <br />Which harmonica-paying frontman of Manfred Man sang on their early hits and later became a successful radio presenter? Paul Jones <br />Which motor city was the original the base of Tamla Motown? Detroit <br />What group became famous in the 1960s for their parody impressions of other hit songs? The Barron Knights <br />Peter Potter in the USA and David Jacobs in the UK presented which pop music TV show? Juke Box Jury <br />What was the 1962 space-age instrumental hit by the Tornados? Telstar <br />Who wrote and sang the novelty hit Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, about Camp Granada? Allan Sherman <br />Who was the famous rock guitarist in the group Love Sculpture, notably featuring on their breakneck hit version of Khachaturian's classical piece Sabre Dance? Dave Edmunds <br />Rolf Harris endorsed what new musical instrument, which supposedly features on David Bowie's hit Space Oddity? Stylophone <br />Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Junior were among several entertainers given what collective nickname? The Rat Pack <br />Who originated the 'Wall of Sound' record production technique? Phil Spector <br />The Rolling Stones first record label was what? Decca <br />Simon and Garfunkel's song Mrs Robinson featured in what 1967 film? The Graduate <br />What American DJ was nicknamed Moondog? Alan Freed <br />What was Stephane Grappelli's instrument? Violin <br />Which gravel-voiced English singer was previously a gas-fitter from Sheffield? Joe Cocker <br />Who made the 1962 hit Monster Mash? Bobby 'Boris' Pickett (and the Cryptkickers) <br />Who sang the title song of the film The Girl Can't Help It? Little Richard <br />What was Gary Glitter's earlier stage name in the 1960s? Paul Raven <br />Lulu sang the theme song to which 1967 film about an inner-city school, starring Sidney Poitier? To Sir, With Love <br />What Eddie Cochran song, covered by the Who, told of frustrations with his boss and his congressman? Summertime Blues <br />Who was the main singing star in the musical Half a Sixpence? Tommy Steele <br />Which comedian's recordings featured hilarious telephone routines about King Kong and the introduction of Tobacco? Bob Newhart <br />What long-running BBC Radio chart show began on the Light Programme in 1955, and later becoming hugely popular when presented by Alan Freeman? Pick of the Pops <br />The Crickets backed which famous singer-songwriter? Buddy Holly <br />Dizzy Gillespie played what instrument? Trumpet <br />Who made the novelty song Jake the Peg? Rolf Harris <br />Which 1960s British rock'n'roll star founded the Official Monster Raving Loony Party? Screaming Lord Sutch (David Sutch, or fully 'Screaming Lord Sutch, 3rd Earl of Harrow') <br />Who was nicknamed 'The Big O'? Roy Orbison <br />Which member of the Hollies went on to join the hugely successful American band commonly known by their initials CSNY? Graham Nash <br />What record label did the Beatles establish? Apple <br />Who had a 1960s hit with Step Inside Love? Cilla Black <br />The record label and music company name HMV stood for what? His Master's Voice <br />Who sang the theme song to the film Born Free? Matt Monro <br />Congratulations was Cliff Richard's Eurovision Song Contest entry in what year? 1968 <br />Which singer's Eurovision Song Contest entry was Knock Knock (Who's There?)? Mary Hopkin <br />Whose big hit was I love You Because? Jim Reeves <br />Who wrote the instrumental A Swingin' Safari and led the orchestra which played the original hit version? Bert Kaempfert <br />The Copacabana nightclub was in which city? New York <br />Which British comedian had the massive-selling 1965 hit Tears? Ken Dodd <br />Who sang the 1964 hit My Boy Lollipop? Millie (or Millie Small) <br />Cher's partner was Sonny ... who? Bono <br />Who made the hit comedy version of the Banana Boat Song, and other similar spoofs including versions of Presley's Heartbreak Hotel and Johnnie Ray's Cry? Stan Freberg <br />Which 1960s easy-listening Irish crooner was famed for his rocking chair and knitted jumpers? Val Doonican <br />What was Chuck Berry's first hit record? Maybellene <br />What number gives its name to the cultish 'club' celebrating rock stars who died at that age? 27 (The 27 Club) <br />quizballs 52 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />Which fruit is the cordial grenadine primarily made from? Pomegranates <br />What type of musical instrument is a goombay? Drum <br />What is the US state capital of Vermont? Montpelier <br />Blepharitis is the medical term for the inflamation of which part of the body? Eyelid <br />The 2003 film Lost in Translation is set in which city? Tokyo <br />Who discovered the Victoria Falls in 1855? David Livingstone <br />Ailurophobia is a fear of what? Cats <br />Who wrote the novel The Cider House Rules? John Irving <br />In golf what is the name of a score of one stroke over par for a hole? Bogey <br />Who invented the centigrade thermometer in 1742? Anders Celsius <br />What does DVD commonly now stand for? Digital Versatile Disc (formerly Digital Video Disc) <br />What is the name of the casino on the reservation of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut? Foxwoods (as at May 2008 the biggest in the world) <br />Artist and musician Chris Sievey is better known as whom? Frank Sidebottom <br />Glen Moy and Autumn Bliss are varieties of which fruit? Raspberry <br />Exodus, the second book of the Bible, recounts the departure of the Israelites from which country? Egypt <br />What was the nationality of Lazlo Josef Biro, inventor of the ballpoint pen? Hungarian <br />Which singer held a gladiolus in his first appearance on BBC TV's Top of the Pops in 1983? Morrissey (with The Smiths) <br />Which US spacecraft was launched from Cape Kennedy in October 1968? Apollo Seven <br />Which British singer's real name is Thomas Woodward? Tom Jones <br />Sinclair Lewis was the first American to win a Nobel Prize for what subject? Literature (1930) <br />What is the legislative assembly of Spain called? Cortes (fully Cortes Generales) <br />Who painted The Rake's Progress? William Hogarth <br />A pelisse is what type of garment? Cloak <br />Which English Queen was executed on 19 May 1536? Anne Boleyn <br />A boyar was a member of the aristocracy in which country? Russia (next in rank below a prince) <br />What are the five events of the modern pentathlon? Fencing, shooting, swimming riding and cross-country running. <br />The Taj Mahal is on the bank of which river? Jumna <br />In which year was British Summertime first introduced? 1916 (during the First World War, and later made permanent in 1925 by House of Commons vote) <br />What was the pseudonym of French dramatist Jean-Baptiste Poqueline? Moliere (1622-73) <br />On which city were the 1912 Summer Olympic Games held? Stockholm <br /><br />quizballs 53 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />What connects Elizabeth Fry, Sir John Houblon, Adam Smith, George Stephenson, and Sir Edward Elgar? Appeared on Bank of England banknotes <br />The radioactive isotope Americium 241 (symbol: 241Am) is a common component in what household item? Smoke detector (or smoke alarm) <br />Which murderer lived at 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Kentish Town, North London? Dr Crippen (Hawley Harvey Crippen, executed in 1910 - the case was notable for the use of radio in catching the fleeing suspect, and pathology in convicting him) <br />What is the prehistoric fish considered extinct until found living off the African coast in the 20th century? Coelocanth <br />What is a fife: a type of kilt, a flute-like instrument, a helmet, or a lunchbox? A flute-like instrument <br />What did Manchester United footballer Carlos Tevez put in his mouth in celebrating a goal at Christmas 2007? A baby's dummy (a message to his family in Buenos Aires) <br />What water birds and their cries are associated with madness? Loons <br />Gorgonzola cheese is from which country? Italy <br />The wood sorrel plant is more commonly known as what? Shamrock <br />Put these Earth time periods and rock systems in order, oldest first: Triassic, Jurassic, Cambrian, Devonian. Cambrian, Devonian , Triassic, Jurassic. <br />What was Pamela Anderson's character in the TV series Baywatch? C J Parker <br />The gerbil is native to which two continents? Africa and Asia <br />What sea bird has the Latin name Corvus Marinus? Cormorant (it means 'sea crow') <br />What fruity four-letter acronym is used to identify the traditional main foreign (non-English) languages of the European market? FIGS (French, Italian, German, Spanish) <br />The eaves of a roof are what: its projecting edge, its guttering, its ridge tiles, or its water-resistance rating? The projecting edge <br />In what continent is Patagonia? South America (Southern tip, in Chile and Argentina) <br />What company started as 'Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web'? Yahoo <br />What size engine was Barry Sheene's Suzuki on which he won the 1976 and 1977 World Motorbike Championships? 500cc <br />What item of apparel is a homburg? A hat (typically a man's felt hat) <br />Where on a horse are its withers: front legs, rear legs, belly or back? Back (between shoulders) <br />What is the most popular paid-for UK tourist attraction (as at 2008, based on the number of paying visitors per year)? The London Eye (or Millennium Wheel - over 3½ million visitors per year) <br />A howdah is used in transporting people by what animal: dog, elephant, reindeer or dolphin? Elephant (it's a chair on an elephant's back) <br />Meniscus refers to what quality of the surface of a liquid: close to freezing, curved, smelly, or oily? Curved <br />What literary character's horse was Rosinante (also spelled Rocinante and Rozinante)? Don Quixote <br />What business name was said to be an acronym based on the claim that the founder 'entertains our nation'? Odeon (founded by Oscar Deutsch - Odeon is probably based simply on the Greek word odeum - a building for song performances, from the same Greek root oide, as is derived the word ode - a lyrical poem) <br />What is the word for maze taken from Greek legend? Labyrinth <br />What is the height of bullseye to the floor of a standard dart board in feet and inches? 5' 8" - five feet eight inches (apparently based on eye level for a six foot tall person) <br />What does PVC (the plastic) stand for? Polyvinyl chloride <br />What is a word puzzle comprising a picture or symbol plus individual letter or letters - and also the name of a UK TV detective? Rebus <br />What word in English is the definite article? The <br />quizballs 54 - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />With thanks to quiz compilers Barry Wilkinson and Malcolm Taylor for their contributions to this quiz.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />In which French city are the headquarters of Interpol (as at 2008)? Lyon <br />What piece of sports equipment conforms to these dimensions: overall length 10.95cm; length of barrel 5.40cm; longer spigot 3.49cm; shorter spigot 2.06cm? Cricket bail (Two bails rest on top of the stumps.) <br />'Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared' equates to what health indicator? Body mass index <br />In which century did Cleopatra VII (lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony) rule Egypt? First century BC (69-30BC) <br />What is the capital of Bahrain? Manama <br />In the Bible who was Noah's grandfather? Methuselah (He is also the notable for allegedly having fathered Noah's own father Lamech at the age of 187, and for living to the ripe old age of 969, which beats Adam's impressive innings of 930, making Methuselah the oldest person mentioned in the Bible.) <br />What is the word for the upright shadow-casting part of a sundial? Gnomon (from the same Greek word, meaning indicator, from gignosko, meaning know.) <br />Ireland's first ever all weather horse race meeting took place on 26 August 2007 on which racecourse? Dundalk (First race was won by Ms Victoria, ridden by Johnny Murtagh, at 14/1. Dundalk is also Ireland's first floodlit course and combined horseracing and greyhound racing facility.) <br />Who was the leader of the Trojans in the Trojan war? Hector <br />What gemstone is The Moonstone in the classic novel of that name by Wilkie Collins? Diamond (a priceless Indian diamond given to Rachel Verrinder on her eighteenth birthday and stolen the same night.) <br />In which US state were the Salem witch trials held? Massachusetts <br />What metallic element typically makes up between 10% and 25% of stainless steel? Chromium <br />What Cape is Great Britain's most North Westerly point? Cape Wrath (Sutherland county, Scotland. HMS Caribbean sank there on September 27th 1915. Cape Cornwall, in Cornwall is Britain's only other Cape. The name cape is typically given to a headland with the ocean on three sides. The name Wrath actually derives from Norse meaning 'turning point', because ships would turn there to follow the coast.) <br />Who was the prolific writer of theme music for 1960s TV shows including Steptoe and Son, Dr Who, The Prisoner, Dangerman and Tales of the Unexpected? Ron Grainer <br />Which 1999 film, starring John Cusack and Cameron Diaz, is about Craig, a puppeteer, who discovers a doorway that leads into the head of a movie star? Being John Malkovich <br />Which cricket commentator, who mistakenly called Monty Panesar 'Monty Python', was awarded an OBE in 2003? Henry Blofeld (Blofeld's father Tom is said to have been the inspiration for the naming of fictional James Bond villian Ernst Stavro Blofeld - the one with the white cat - created by Ian Fleming. Fleming and Tom Blofeld were at Eton school together.) <br />Apia is the capital of which independent island nation in the South Pacific? Samoa (Samoa gained independence from New Zealand on January 1st 1962.) <br />Nob Hill is an affluent area in which city in the United States? San Francisco <br />Which American female soul singer made the 1996 hit song Un-break My Heart? Toni Braxton <br />Name London Zoo's Giant Panda from 1958 until her death in 1972? Chi Chi (Two unsuccessful attempts were made to mate her with An An from Moscow Zoo, the two being, at that time, the only Giant Pandas in captivity in the West.) <br />Who became president of Egypt following the assassination of Anwar El Sadat in 1981? Hosni Mubarak (fully Muhammad Hosni Mubarak) <br />Of which 19th century movement were William Lovett and Feargus O'Connor leading figures? Chartism (Chartism was a movement for political and social reform in the UK from 1838-1848. Its name was taken from the People's Charter of 1838.) <br />What creature was introduced into MSN's logo on 14 February 2000? Butterfly <br />What international standard paper size (denoted by the letter A plus a number) has the dimensions of 297 x 420mm? A3 (The international ISO 216 paper size system, used by most of the world aside from USA and Canada, is based on the German DIN 476 standard. It is based on a sheet A0, measuring 841 × 1189mm equating to 1m2. Each size down is half of the area of the one above, as if folded widthways, so that A1 is half the area - and weight, of a given gauge - of A0, A2 is half of A1, A3 is half of A2, and so on to a dinky A10 at just 26 x 73 mm, which perhaps tiny pixies and fairies use.) <br />What was the original use of the building which now houses the Tate Modern art museum in London? Power station (Called Bankside Power Staion, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who also designed Battersea Power Station, most of Liverpool Cathedral, and Britain's famous red telephone boxes.) <br />How many farthings were in a British guinea? 1,008 (21 shillings to a guinea, twelve old pennies to a shilling, and four farthings to a penny. See the British money history page.) <br />What does the internet abbreviation URL stand for? Uniform Resource Locator <br />Libraries, schools, writing, the wheel, the aqueduct and alcoholic beer are inventions generally credited to which country? Iraq (or Mesopotamia, as was) <br />Who played female agent Cinnamon Carter in the 1960s TV series Mission Impossible? Barbara Bain <br />What was the name of shark-hunter Quint's boat in the novel and film Jaws? Orca <br />quizballs 55 - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /> <br /><br /><br />As at 2008 which corporation owns the brands Duracell, Braun and Gillette? Procter & Gamble <br />Who was the first artist to appear at the new Wembley Stadium? George Michael (9 June 2007) <br />In which year did the first Mersey road tunnel open? 1934 (Liverpool to Birkenhead) <br />In which country was Imry Nagy twice Prime Minister, executed for treason in 1958 and reburied as a hero in 1989? Hungary (In Hungary his name would be Nagy Imre - he was executed after his country's failed 1956 uprising against the Soviets and reburied as a hero over 30 years later when Hungary became free of Soviet rule.) <br />Which English artist and engraver is famed for his paintings of horses? George Stubbs (1724-1806) <br />American jazz musician Art Tatum excelled on which instrument? Piano <br />What is the technical term for a solid figure with five plane (flat) faces? Pentahedron <br />A boomslang is what type of creature? Snake <br />What is grandpa's name in the TV show The Munsters? Sam Dracula (fully Sam Dracula, Count of Transylvania) <br />In which country was Greenpeace founded? Canada (in 1971) <br />Who succeeded James Callaghan as leader of Britain's Labour Party? Michael Foot (leader from 1980-83) <br />Which student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristole, wrote Republic? Plato <br />What is the name of the assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope? Conclave <br />Chiromancy is the technical name for what pseudoscience (claimed but not proven to be scientific)? Palmistry (or palm-reading - 'chiro' derives from Greek 'kheir' meaning hand.) <br />The Karnak Temple complex, dating back to the ancient city of Thebes, is in which country? Egypt <br />As at 2008 what is the most popularly attended concert venue in the world (highest audience numbers per year)? The O2, London (or 02 Arena, formerly the Millennium Dome, in Greenwich, London. The O2 corporation owns the name rights to the venue. They have also renamed Dublin's Point Theatre the same (O2), and perhaps others besides in the future, hence 'O2 London' is the most accurate answer.) <br />Nanga Parbat, meaning 'naked mountain', the 9th highest in the world, is part of which mountain range? Himalayas <br />In which year was the United Nations founded? 1945 (October 24th) <br />Which American singer's real name was Eunice Wayman? Nina Simone <br />The ghost of great Dane dog Kabur, said to haunt Los Angeles Pet Cemetery, belonged to which 1920s screen idol? Rudolph Valentino (fully Rodolpho Alphonso Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolia, 1895-1926) <br />Who wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? Robert Pirsig (fully Robert M Pirsig, born 1928 - and the book's full title is Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values. It was published in 1974.) <br />What country hosts the World Wife-Carrying Championships? Finland (traditionally in the town of Sonkajärvi, the race is run over a 253.5m track including various surfaces and obstacles, carrying a woman weighing or handicapped to weigh no less than 49 kgs, which also is the weight in beer of the prize for winning.) <br />What country temporarily renamed its currency Bolivar Fuerte (meaning strong Bolivar) while phasing out the use of the previous Bolivar alongside it? Venezuela (1BsF = 1000Bs. The Bolivar takes its name from Simon Bolivar, the of South American independence leader.) <br />What vital mechanism did Elisha Otis invent in 1852? The elevator brake (specifically a safety brake which stops the elevator from falling in event of cable failure, which dramatically increased confidence and installation of elevators in buildings.) <br />What is Earl's band called in the TV series My Name is Earl? Van Hickey <br />Which British MP claims responsibility for introducing speed bumps ('sleeping policemen') to UK roads? Kenneth Clarke (apparently he also claims jokingly to have influenced the Russian linesman to award Geoff Hurst's crucial second goal in the 1966 World Cup Final by shouting from his seat nearby in the crowd.) <br />Who holds the record for the longest televised successful golf putt (as at 2008)? Terry Wogan (33 yards, at Gleaneagles, in a 1981 BBC pro-celebrity golf event.) <br />Harrisburg is the capital of which US state? Pennsylvania <br />What are the Italian cheese balls whose name translates as 'small mouthfuls? Bocconcini <br />What did Colonel Thomas Blood attempt to steal in 1671? The Crown Jewels (from the Tower of London - Blood was captured while making his getaway, but then, puzzlingly, completely pardoned by the King.) <br />quizballs 56 - free bookworm quiz - literary questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /> <br /><br /><br />What word, extended from a more popular term, refers to a fictional book of between 20,000 and 50,000 words? Novella <br />Who wrote the famous 1855 poem The Charge of the Light Brigade? Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809-92) <br />In 1960 the UK publishing ban was lifted on what 1928 book? Lady Chatterley's Lover (by D H Lawrence) <br />In bookmaking how many times would an quarto sheet be folded? Twice (to create four leaves) <br />Who wrote the seminal 1936 self-help book How to Win Friends and Influence People? Dale Carnegie <br />Who in 1450 invented movable type, thus revolutionising printing? Johannes Gutenberg <br />Which Polish-born naturalised British novelist's real surname was Korzeniowski? Joseph Conrad (1857-1924, full name Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski) <br />Which short-lived dramatist is regarded as the first great exponent of blank verse? Christopher Marlowe (1564-93 - Blank verse traditionally is unrhymed, comprising ten syllables per line, stressing every second syllable.) <br />Who wrote the maxim 'Cogito, ergo sum' (I think, therefore I am)? René Descartes (1596-1650, French philosopher and mathematician, in his work Discours de la Méthode, 1637.) <br />Who was the youngest of the three Brontë writing sisters? Anne Brontë (1820-49 - other sisters were Emily, 1818-48, and Charlotte, 1816-55, plus a brother, Branwell, 1817-48. The two oldest sisters, Maria and Elizabeth died in childhood.) <br />What is the Old English heroic poem, surviving in a single copy dated around the year 1000, featuring its eponymous 6th century warrior from Geatland in Sweden? Beowulf <br />What relatively modern school of philosophy, popular in literature since the mid 1900s, broadly embodies the notion of individual freedom of choice within a disorded and inexplicable universe? Existentialism <br />What was the pen-name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson? Lewis Carroll (1832-98) <br />Who wrote Dr Zhivago? Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (1890-1960) <br />What term and type of comedy is derived from the French word for stuffing? Farce or farcical (from the French farcir, to stuff, based on analogy between stuffing in cookery and the insertion of frivolous material into medieval plays.) <br />What term originally meaning 'storehouse' referred, and still refers, to a periodical of various content and imaginative writing? Magazine <br />Who wrote the significant scientific book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, published in 1687? Isaac Newton (1642-1727) <br />What 16th century establishment in London's Bread Street was a notable writers' haunt? The Mermaid Tavern <br />Who wrote the 1845 poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin? Robert Browning (1812-89) <br />Which American poet and humanist wrote and continually revised a collection of poems called Leaves of Grass? Walt Whitman (1819-92 - the title is apparently a self-effacing pun, since grass was publishing slang for work of little value, and leaves are pages.) <br />The period between 1450 and 1600 in European development is known by what term, initially used by Italian scholars to express the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture? The Renaissance (literally meaning rebirth) <br />What is the main dog character called in Norton Juster's 1961 popular children's/adult-crossover book The Phantom Tollbooth? Tock <br />Who detailed his experiences before and during World War I in Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man, and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer? Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) <br />What significant law relating to literary and artistic works was first introduced in 1709? Copyright (prior to which creators had no legal means of protecting their work from being published or exploited by others) <br />Who wrote the 1891 book Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra)? Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) <br />What word, meaning 'measure' in Greek, refers to the rhythm of a line of verse? Metre (or meter) <br />Cheap literature of the 16-18th centuries was known as 'what' books, based on the old word for the travelling traders who sold them? Chapbooks (a chapman was a travelling salesman, from the earlier term cheapman) <br />What was Samuel Langhorne Clemens' pen-name? Mark Twain (1835-1910) <br />Derived from Greek meaning summit or finishing touch, what word refers to the publisher's logo and historically the publisher's details at the end of the book? Colophon <br />Japanese three-line verses called Haiku contain how many syllables? Seventeen <br />Stanley Kubrick successfully requested the UK ban of his own film based on what Anthony Burgess book? A Clockwork Orange <br />The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) code was increased to how many digits from 1 January 2007? Thirteen <br />The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis asserts that people's perceptions and attitudes are affected particularly by what: book covers, book price, or words and language? Words and language (the theory applies to all media and language, in that the type of words and language read and used affects how people react to the world) <br />What is the female term equating to a phallic symbol? Yonic symbol <br />James Carker is a villain in which Charles Dickens novel? Dombey and Son (serialised 1846-8) <br />What famous 1818 novel had the sub-title 'The Modern Prometheus'? Frankenstein (by Mary Shelley) <br />Who wrote the 1947 book The Fountainhead? Ayn Rand <br />By what name is the writer François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778) better known? Voltaire <br />Which pioneering American poet and story-teller wrote The Fall of the House of Usher? Edgar Allen Poe (1809-49) <br />According to Matthew 27 in the Bible what prisoner was released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus? Barabbas <br />What was the 1920s arts group centred around Leonard and Virginia Woolf and the district of London which provided the group's name? The Bloomsbury Group <br />What Japanese term (meaning 'fold' and 'book') refers to a book construction made using concertina fold, with writing/printing on one side of the paper? Orihon <br />What were the respective family names of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? Montague and Capulet <br />Who wrote The Power of Positive Thinking in 1953? Norman Vincent Peale <br />Around 100AD what type of book construction began to replace scrolls? Codex (a series of folios sewn together) <br />What name for a lyrical work, typically 50-200 lines long, which from the Greek word for song? Ode <br />Who wrote the 1866 book Crime and Punishment? Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-81) <br />Who wrote the 1513 guide to leadership (titled in English) The Prince? Niccolo Machiavelli <br />William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey are commonly referred to as the 'what' Poets? Lake Poets (from around 1800 they lived close to each other in the Lake District of England) <br />In bookmaking, a sheet folded three times is called by what name? Octavo (creating eight leaves) <br />What is the parrot's name in Enid Blyton's 'Adventure' series of books? Kiki <br />Who wrote The French Lieutenant's Woman? John Fowles (1969) <br />What word, which in Greek means 'with' or 'after', prefixes many literary and language terms to denote something in a different position? Meta <br />"Reader, I married him," appears in the conclusion of what novel? Jane Eyre (by Charlotte Bronte, 1847) <br />Philosopher and writer Jeremy Bentham, 1748-1832, is associated with what school of thought? Utilitarianism (broadly Utilitarianism argues that society should be organised to produce the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people) <br />What influential American philosopher and author wrote the book 'Walden, or Life in the Woods'? Henry David Thoreau (1817-62) <br />The ancient Greek concept of the 'three unities' advocated that a literary work should use a single plotline, single location, and what other single aspect? Time (or real time) <br />Which statesman won the 1953 Nobel Prize for Literature? Sir Winston Churchill <br />Who is the second oldest of the Pevensie children in C S Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? Susan (bonus points: Peter is the oldest, Edmund is third and Lucy is youngest. The lion is Aslan. The first edition was published in 1950.) <br />Who wrote the plays Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard? Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) <br />What technical word is given usually to the left-side even-numbered page of a book? Verso <br />Which two writers fought a huge unsuccessful legal action in 2006-7 claiming that Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code had plaguarised their work? Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh <br />What is the pen-name of novelist Mary Ann Evans (1819-80)? George Eliot <br />What technical word is given usually to the right-side odd-numbered page of a book? Recto <br />In what decade was the Oxford English Dictionary first published? 1920s (1928) <br />What simple term, alternatively called Anglo-Saxon, refers to the English language which was used from the 5th century Germanic invasions, until (loosely) its fusion with Norman-French around 12-13th centuries? Old English <br />Who wrote Brighton Rock (1938) and Our Man in Havana (1958)? Graham Greene <br />Laurens van der Post's prisoner of war experiences, described in his books The Seed and the Sower (1963) and The Night of the New Moon (1970) inspired what film? Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence <br />With which troubled son are parents Laius and Jocasta associated? Oedipus (The mythical Greek character unknowingly killed his father King Laius and married his mother Jocasta. Sigmund Freud's term Oedipus Complex refers to similar feelings supposedly arising in male infant development.) <br />Which Russian writer was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) <br />The book Eunoia, by Christian Bok, suggests in its title, and features exclusively what, in turn, in its first five chapters? The vowels a, e, i, o, u. (Each chapter contains words using only one vowel type. Bok says Eunoia means 'beautiful thinking'. Eunioa is otherwise a medical term based on the Greek meaning 'well mind'.) <br />Which great thinker collaborated with Sigmund Freud to write the 1933 book Why War? Albert Einstein <br />Legal action by J K Rowling and Warner Brothers commenced in 2007 against which company for its plans to publish a Harry Potter Lexicon? RDR Books <br />Who wrote the 1939 book The Big Sleep? Raymond Chandler <br />"In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice which I've been turning over in my mind ever since," is the start of which novel? The Great Gatsby (F Scott Fitzgerald, 1925) <br />In the early 1900s a thriller was instead more commonly referred to as what sort of book? Shocker (or shilling shocker) <br />Who wrote the books Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame? Victor Hugo <br />In what decade were ISBN numbers introduced to the UK? 1960s (1966) <br />In 1969, P H Newby's book Something to Answer For was the first winner of what prize? Booker Prize (the Man Booker Prize from 2002) <br />Who established Britain's first printing press in 1476? William Caxton <br />The word 'book' is suggested by some etymologists to derive from the ancient practice of writing on tablets made of what wood? Beech (Boc was an Old English word for beech wood) <br />What is the name of the first digital library founded by Michael Hart in 1971? Project Gutenberg <br />French writer Sully Prudhomme was the first winner of what prize in 1901? Nobel Prize for Literature <br />Who wrote Naked Lunch, (also titled The Naked Lunch)? William Burroughs (1959) <br />In Shakespeare's King Lear, which two daughters benefit initially from their father's rejection of the third daughter Cordelia? Goneril and Regan <br />What was Christopher Latham Scholes' significant invention of 1868? Typewriter <br />Which novel begins "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife..."? Pride and Prejudice (by Jane Austen, 1813) <br />Japanese author and playwrite Yukio Mishima committed what extreme act in 1970 while campaigning for Japan to restore its nationalistic principles? Suicide <br />Which American philosopher, and often-quoted advocate of individualism, published essays on Self-Reliance, Love, Heroism, Character and Manners in his Collections of 1841 and 1844? Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82) <br />Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye, printed in Bruges around 1475 is regarded as the first book to have been what? Printed in the English language (Caxton later printed Canterbury Tales in Westminster in 1476, which is regarded as the first book printed in the English language in England.) <br />In what city does Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace begin? Saint Petersburg (Petrograd and Leningrad are recent alternative and now obsolete names of this city - the quizmaster/mistress can decide if these answers are correct..) <br />Which French writer declined the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964? Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980 - apparently he declined because he had an aversion to being 'institutionalised', although the real facts of the matter are elusive.) <br />What controversial novel begins: "[a person's name], light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, My soul," ? Lolita (by Vladimir Nabokov, 1955) <br />Jonathan Harker's Journal and Dr Seward's Diary feature in what famous 1897 novel? Dracula (by Bram Stoker) <br />What is the technical name for a fourteen-lined poem in rhymed iambic pentameters? Sonnet <br />"Make then laugh; make them cry; make them wait..." was a personal maxim of which novelist? Charles Dickens <br />What is the land of giants called in Gulliver's Travels? Brobdingnag <br />What prolific and highly regarded American author, who became a British subject a year before his death, wrote The Wings of the Dove; Washington Square, and the Golden Bowl? Henry James (1843-1916) <br />What term for a short, usually witty, poem or saying derives from the Greek words 'write' and 'on'? Epigram (epi = on, grapheine = write, which evolved into Latin and French to the modern English word) <br />What was the original title of the book on which the film Schindler's List was based? Schindler's Ark (by Thomas Keneally, which won the 1982 Booker Prize) <br />quizballs 57 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />Who was the first prime minister of Israel? David Ben-Gurion <br />Who was the first man to appear on the cover of the American Vogue? Richard Gere (1992) <br />A gooney bird is another name for which bird? Albatross <br />Who directed the 2005 Bob Dylan documentary No Direction Home? Martin Scorsese <br />What is the US state capital of Washington? Olympia <br />Salpingitis is the medical term for the inflammation of which part of the body? Fallopian Tubes <br />Who (at 2008) plays Doctor Gregory House in the TV series House? Hugh Laurie <br />The Butut is the monetary unit of which country? Gambia (100 Bututs = 1 Dalasi) <br />Chrometophobia is an irrational fear of what? Money <br />Who won the 1987 British Formula One Grand Prix? Nigel Mansell <br />What type of creature is a bonnethead? Shark <br />The first chamber of commerce in Britain was founded in which city in 1783? Glasgow <br />Which country hosts the world screaming championships? Poland <br />In astronomy what is the outermost region of a planet's atmosphere called? Exosphere <br />A bibliophile is a lover of what? Books <br />In which year did Captain Scott reach the South Pole? 1912 <br />Which British sportsman's autobiography is entitled Walking Tall? Peter Crouch (at 6'7" the tallest player footballer to represent England, with notable club spells at Liverpool and Portsmouth) <br />George Williams founded what in London in 1844? YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) <br />Which novelist wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Bell? Emily Bronte <br />Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn played an architect and waitress in which 1992 film? Housesitter <br />A costard is what type of fruit? Apple <br />What is a corrida? Bullfight <br />Which British rock band leased a six-acre section of Shepperton Studios in 1977 under the name of Ramport Enterprises? The Who (the area served as office space, warehousing and rehearsals stages, and apparently hosted Keith Moon's last performance with The Who at a private fan club gig in 1978) <br />Who painted The Monarch of the Glen? Sir Edwin Henry Landseer <br />In which year was Britain's first adhesive postage stamp the Penny Black issued? 1840 <br />In US politics who replaced Spiro Agnew as Richard Nixon's vice-president in 1973? Gerald Ford <br />What does TGV most commonly stand for? Train à Grande Vitesse (French: high speed train) <br />Who was crowned King of the Scots in 1306? Robert the Bruce <br />The term 'green-eyed monster' originated from which of Shakepseare's plays? Othello <br />The Royal Mint is in which country of the UK? Wales <br /><br />quizballs 58 - 2008 year quiz - free general knowledge quiz questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />Which missing adventurer's wrecked aircraft and bodily remains were found in California in October 2008? Steve Fossett <br />Who resigned as Ireland's Taoiseach (pronounced 'teeshock' - it is the head of government) in May 2008 after more than ten years in the position? Bertie Ahern (Patrick Bartholomew 'Bertie' Ahern) <br />In 2008 billionaire financier Carl Icahn joined the board of what large internet corporation in a deal which saw him cease his fight to oust its leaders? Yahoo <br />The South Ossetia war was fought between Russia and which other country? Georgia <br />By how many years to the day did OJ Simpson's conviction for robbery and kidnapping follow his acquittal of murder? Thirteen <br />The NASA spacecraft Messenger reached what planet destination in 2008? Mercury <br />Human Rights Watch announced in October 2008 that what country is the world's most ignored tragedy? Somalia <br />Who in 2008 was re-elected Prime Minister of Canada? Stephen Harper <br />Who in 2008 was denied parole (again) for the murder of John Lennon? Mark Chapman <br />George Tupou V was crowned monarch of which country in August 2008? Tonga <br />Chinese Democracy was the long awaited 2008 album release of which band? Guns N' Roses <br />Who was Fiona Shackleton representing when she had a jug of water poured over her in February 2008? Paul McCartney <br />Architect Rafael Viñoly designed what notable Leicester building which opened in 2008? The Curve Theatre <br />For which national team did the cricketer play who was alleged to have called an Australian opponent a monkey, resulting in the suspension of the Australian tour of that country? India <br />Which film director, with successes including Cold Mountain and The Talented Mr Ripley, died on 18 March 2008? Anthony Minghella <br />Which chain announced the closure of 600 US branches in July 2008? Starbucks <br />In which city did the Newseum museum of news and journalism re-open in April 2008? Washington DC <br />Who did Portsmouth beat 1-0 to win the FA Cup in May 2008? Cardiff City <br />Who wrote the much covered and 2008 hit song Hallelujah? Leonard Cohen <br />On Rudy Giuliani's withdrawal from the contest for the Republican 2008 US presidential election nomination who received Giuliani's endorsement? John McCain <br />Which original and long lost member of the Manic Street Preachers was declared dead on 24 November 2008? Richey Edwards <br />What is the name of Google's web browser, launched in September 2008? Google Chrome <br />Who won the 2008 American (celebrity) Apprentice TV show? Piers Morgan <br />What 2008 film set in 1880s America starred and was directed by Ed Harris? Appaloosa <br />Which country won the most medals in total at the 2008 Summer Olympics? USA (110) <br />In October 2008 which country was first to follow Ireland in announcing it would guarantee all bank deposits, in the wake of the global financial crisis? Greece <br />Which Eastern guru to the Beatles died on 5 February 2008? Maharishi Mahesh Yogi <br />What venue hosted the 2008 Superbowl? University of Phoenix Stadium <br />Which American entertainer famously parodied Sarah Palin during the 2008 US presidential elections? Tina Fey <br />What hip-hop artist was controversially chosen to headline the 2008 Glastonbury Festival? Jay-Z (that's pronounced Jay-Zee, if saying 'Jay-Zed' is likely to attract a few heckles from the crowd..) <br />Which American artist noted for his large graffiti-style paintings had a major exhibition at London's Tate Modern in Summer 2008? Cy Twombly (Edwin Parker Twombly Jr) <br />Who won the UK 2008 Apprentice TV show and the resulting job with Sir Alan Sugar? Lee McQueen <br />Who starred as Batman in the film Dark Knight? Christian Bale <br />What was Abdel Kechiche's 2008 film about France's North African community? Couscous <br />Who ran the fraudulent $50bn investment pyramid scheme, further exposing in December 2008 the stupidity of the world's financial system? Bernard Madoff (what a complete twat - couldn't you just punch that stupid face of his..) <br />Who released the album Do You Like Rock Music? British Sea Power <br />Who threw his shoes at George W Bush in December 2008? Muntadhar al Zeidi (similar spellings are acceptable for quiz purposes - Bush said afterwards that he didn't know what the guy's beef was, which just about says everything) <br />Which club won the Coca Cola Football League Championship for the 2007-08 season? West Bromwich Albion <br />Who won the UK 2008 X-Factor TV talent show? Alexandra Burke <br />Which secretive artist's supposed real identity was 'outed' in 2008 as Robert Gunningham by the Mail on Sunday? Banksy <br />Which rock group won the 2008 Mercury Prize? Elbow (Seldom Seen Kid) <br />What successful 2008 film starring Angelina Jolie did Clint Eastwood direct? Changeling <br />Which iconic fashion designer died on 1 June 2008? Yves Saint Laurent <br />Ari Folman's acclaimed 2008 film was 'Waltz with...' whom? Bashir <br />Nelson Evora won which country's only gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics? Portugal (Triple Jump) <br />Which scientist and novelist, and author of '2001: A Space Odyssey' died on 19 March 2008? Arthur C Clarke <br />Which actor was the butt of Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand's prank calls which nearly ended civilisation as we know it in October 2008? Andrew Sachs <br />Who won 3 gold medals for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was named 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year? Chris Hoy (cycling) <br />Which country won the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest? Russia (Dima Bilan, with the song 'Believe') <br />Which country ended its combat role in Iraq on 1 June 2008 with the withdrawal of its 500 troops from Nasiriyah? Australia <br />What was Julian Schnabel's acclaimed 2008 film of the book written by a stroke victim's blinking eye? The Diving Bell and the Butterfly <br />Who was buried in Donskoy Necropolis on 6 August 2008? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn <br />Which city hosted in 2008 the 65th anniversary of the oldest film festival in the world? Venice <br />Who won the 2008 Superbowl? New York Giants <br />Who won best actor at the 80th Academy Awards of 2008? Daniel Day-Lewis (There will be Blood) <br />Who resigned as Prime Minister of Pakistan on 18 August 2008? Pervez Musharraf <br />In what city did Barack Obama formally accept the Democratic nomination for the US presidential election? Denver, Colorado <br />Which driver did Louis Hamilton overtake in the final seconds of the Brazilian Grand Prix to clinch fifth place and thereby win the 2008 F1 Championship? Timo Glock <br />What were Bertha, Cristobel and Dolly on 20 July 2008? Storms (Bertha was a hurricane; the others were tropical storms) <br />Which country won the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations (the African international soccer championship)? Egypt (beating Cameroon 1-0) <br />In which country did the world's largest ferris wheel (as at 2008) open for rides in March 2008? Singapore <br />Who did the government appoint as executive chairman of Northern Rock after its nationalisation? Ron Sandler <br />Rail workers in California were banned from doing what on moving trains after a crash was found to have been caused by the activity in September 2008? Using mobile phones <br />From January 2008 people seeking a visa to visit the UK were required to provide what additional form of identity? Fingerprints <br />Which company did French president Sarkozy and his then girlfriend Carla Bruni sue in 2008 for unauthorised use of their images in an advert? Ryanair <br />G Kennedy Thompson was fired in June 2008 from which US bank and early victim of the credit crunch? Wachovia <br />Nepal re-named a remote airport near Mount Everest as what in February 2008? Tenzing-Hillary Airport <br />In March 2008 the Shin Bet secret service of what country launched a blog written by four of its agents? Israel <br />The Detroit Redwings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins to win the 2008 Stanley Cup in which sport? Ice hockey <br />In March 2008 the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation announced a photographic competition to mark the International Year of the what? Potato <br />What political correspondent voluntarily removed himself from the UK Strictly Come Dancing celebrity talent show for fear of undersevedly winning it? John Sergeant <br />Which club won the 2008 Australian Football League Grand Final? Hawthorn <br />Who won the 2008 French Women's Singles (tennis) Open Championship? Ana Ivanovic <br />Quentin Bryce became the first woman to hold what office in September 2008? Governor-General of Australia <br />Which jazz musician and presenter of BBC Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue died on 25 April 2008? Humphrey Lyttelton <br />Which UK member of parliament resigned in June 2008 to fight the Haltemprice and Howden election on a civil liberties platform? David Davis <br />Who won the 2008 American Idol TV talent show? David Cook <br />In what city did its kingdom's first women-only hotel and spa, called the Luthan, open in March 2008? Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) <br />Which Indian city organised 'No Honking Day' to mark World Health Day, 7 April 2008, emphasising noise pollution as a significant health issue. Mumbai <br />What candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination for the 2008 US election withdrew from the contest on 10 January 2008? Bill Richardson <br />Which country did cyclone Nargis devastate on 2 May 2008? Burma <br />What stadium nicknamed 'The House That Ruth Built' closed in November 2008? Yankee Stadium (New York) <br />Who did Tiger Woods beat in a play-off for the 2008 US Open Championship? Rocco Mediate <br />Who led Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change opposition against Robert Mugabe in 2008? Morgan Tsvangirai <br />Who was the trader alleged to be responsible for the French Société Générale trading loss of nearly five billion euros in January 2008? Jérôme Kerviel <br />Which two companies agreed in February 2008 to pay their customers $200m compensation for price fixing? Virgin Atlantic and British Airways <br />How many gold medals did Great Britain win at the 2008 Summer Olympics? 19 <br />A court in which country was reported in March 2008 to have convicted a bear for stealing honey from a beekeeper? Macedonia <br />Which highly regarded British literary agent died on 20 October 2008? Pat Kavanagh (Patricia Kavanagh) <br />Put these countries - Mexico, Brazil, India - in order of most gold medals won in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Brazil (3), Mexico (2), India (1) <br />Famous for his square guitar, which blues musician died on 2 June 2008? Bo Diddley <br />Which was the only country to win two silver medals and no other medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics? (clue - both medals were won in men's sprint events)Trinidad and Tobago <br />The sales and reputation of what cheese were affected when toxins were believed to have contaminated buffalo milk? Mozzarella <br />Put these countries in order of most gold medals won at the 2008 Summer Olympics (i.e., the top six nations in the gold medals table): Australia, China, Russia, USA, Germany, Great Britain. China (51), USA (36), Russia (23), Great Britain (19), Germany (16), Australia (14). <br />Name the British Airways chief executive who had to do a lot of apologising for the Heathrow Terminal 5 chaos in March 2008? Willie Walsh <br />Which film star (of Brokeback Mountain fame) died on 22 Jan 2008? Heath Ledger <br />The European Court of Justice ruled that Marks and Spencer could reclaim £3.5m in 20 years' overpaid vat due to the incorrect categorisation of what product? Teacakes <br />Which famous artist and and children's book illustrator died on 28 May 2008? Beryl Cook <br />Which notable CEO stepped down on 27 June 2008 to concentrate on his charity work? Bill Gates <br />During Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in December 2008 Gordon Brown amusingly and accidentally claimed his government had saved what? (instead of the banking system) The World <br />quizballs 59 - Big Al's Big Quizballs - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br />This quiz is contributed by Big Al - thank you Al. <br /><br />If you have corrections please contact quizballs.<br /><br />By way of appreciation for this Big Quiz contribution Big Al seeks and offers materials for quizzes, especially for picture rounds. <br /><br />Big Al can be contacted via: almail@pearsongb.co.uk <br /><br />Question 41 was corrected from 1986 to 1979 - thanks S Curtis - 4 Feb 2009. Questions 91, 98 (spellings/typos - Telly Savalas; Dickens'; Micawber) and answer 56 (spelling - Prima Facie) were corrected - thanks G Heyes - 11 Feb 2009.<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />Which singer joined Mel Gibson in the movie Mad Max: Beyond The Thunderdome? TINA TURNER <br />Vodka, Galliano and orange juice are used to make which classic cocktail? HARVEY WALLBANGER <br />Which American state is nearest to the former Soviet Union? ALASKA <br />In which year did Foinavon win the Grand National? 1967 <br />At which battle of 1314 did Robert The Bruce defeat the English forces? BANNOCKBURN <br />Consecrated in 1962, where is the Cathedral Church of St Michael? COVENTRY <br />On TV, who did the character Lurch work for? ADDAMS FAMILY <br />Which children's classic book was written by Anna Sewell? BLACK BEAUTY <br />How many tentacles does a squid have? TEN <br />Which reggae singing star died 11th May 1981? BOB MARLEY <br />Characters Charlie Allnut and Rosie Sayer appeared in which classic 1951 movie? THE AFRICAN QUEEN (Humphrey Bogart & Katherine Hepburn) <br />What is converted into alcohol during brewing? SUGAR <br />Which river forms the eastern section of the border between England and Scotland? TWEED <br />Which Briton won an ice-skating Gold at the Lake Placid Olympics? ROBIN COUSINS <br />In what year was Prince Andrew born? 1960 (19th February) <br />What is the national game of the Basques? PELOTA (a form of tennis using racket or hand with a net or against a wall) <br />TV commercials for Campari launched the career of which actress? LORRAINE CHASE <br />Name the two families in Romeo and Juliet? MONTAGUE & CAPULET <br />If cats are feline, what are sheep? OVINE <br />In the song, Heartbreak Hotel is on which street? LONELY STREET <br />For his part in which 1953 film did Frank Sinatra receive a Best Supporting Actor Oscar? FROM HERE TO ETERNITY <br />For which fruit is the US state of Georgia famous? PEACH <br />Which is the financial centre and main city of Switzerland? ZURICH <br />Who is the only man (at 2009) to have won motorbike and F1 car World Championships? JOHN SURTEES <br />In which city was Martin Luther King assassinated in 1968? MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE <br />In which county is the UK prime minister's official country residence Chequers? BUCKINGHAMSHIRE <br />Who created the UK TV spoof 007 character Basildon Bond? RUSS ABBOTT <br />What is the policeman's name in Noddy stories? PC PLOD <br />What is the word used to describe an animal/plant that is both male and female? HERMAPHRODITE <br />Which TV programme's theme tune was called Hit and Miss? JUKE BOX JURY <br />In the 1963 film The Great Escape, what names were given to the three tunnels? TOM, DICK, HARRY <br />What liqueur bearing the letters D.O.M. on the bottle label was developed at Fecamp, France, in the 16th century? BENEDICTINE (DOM = Deo Optimo Maximo = To God, most good, most great.) <br />What is the third major Balearic Island with Majorca and Minorca? IBIZA <br />Who won six consecutive Wimbledon singles titles in the 1980s? MARTINA NAVRATILOVA (1982-87, also 1978, 79, 90) <br />In which country did the Mau Mau uprising (1952-60) occur? KENYA <br />What does a numismatist study or collect? COINS (and/or Medals) <br />Who was Radio 1's first female DJ? ANNE NIGHTINGALE <br />Who captained Jules Verne's submarine Nautilus? CAPTAIN NEMO <br />The llama belongs to the family of animals commonly called what? CAMELS <br />Which guitarist is known as Slowhand? ERIC CLAPTON <br />In which 1979 film was the spaceship called Nostromo? ALIEN <br />What have been cooked in syrup and glazed to make the sweetmeat Marrons Glaces? SWEET CHESTNUTS <br />The Shatt-el-Arab (River of Arabia) is the confluence of which two other rivers? TIGRIS and EUPHRATES <br />The Sheffield Shield is competed for in which sport? CRICKET (Australia) <br />At which town did Billy Butlin open his first holiday camp? SKEGNESS (1936) <br />In knitting, what is meant by the initials 'psso'? PASS SLIPPED STITCH OVER <br />In UK TV's 'Noel Edmund's House Party', the 'house' was situated near to which village? CRINKLEY BOTTOM <br />Also the title of a famous literary work, who were Mrs Page and Mrs Ford? MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR <br />What is infant whale commonly called? CALF <br />Which DJ had a UK Top Ten hit with the song Snot Rap? KENNY EVERETT <br />In which film did Roger Moore first play James Bond? LIVE AND LET DIE (1973) <br />How many gallons of beer are in a furkin? NINE <br />What in Cornwall is the most southerly point of mainland Britain? LIZARD POINT <br />Alan Minter was undisputed World boxing champion at which weight? MIDDLEWEIGHT <br />Which 17th century explorer was buried with a pipe and a box of tobacco? SIR WALTER RALEIGH <br />Which Latin term, usually applied to legal evidence, means 'at first sight'? PRIMA FACIE <br />What was the character name of TV's 'The Saint'? SIMON TEMPLAR <br />In literature, who was the best known pupil of Greyfriar's School? BILLY BUNTER <br />What is the alternative common name for a Black Leopard? PANTHER <br />Who composed The Wedding March? FELIX MENDELSSHON <br />Which actor appeared in Papillion and The Great Escape and died in 1980? STEVE MCQUEEN <br />What do the British call the vegetables that Americans call zucchini? COURGETTES <br />In which bay is Alcatraz? SAN FRANCISCO BAY <br />What is the most northerly cricket ground at which a Test Match can (as at 2009) be played? RIVERSIDE (CHESTER-LE-STREET, DURHAM) <br />Which British general was killed at Khartoum? CHARLES GORDON <br />Which Cornish village claims to be the birthplace of King Arthur? TINTAGEL <br />KAR120C was the registration of a yellow Lotus 7, in which 1960s cult UK TV series? THE PRISONER <br />In which Dicken's novel was Miss Haversham jilted on her wedding day? GREAT EXPECTATIONS <br />What is an otter's home called? HOLT <br />Who had a 1985 hit with Saving All My Love For You? WHITNEY HOUSTON <br />Which actor appeared to have a wooden leg in the 1956 film Moby Dick? GREGORY PECK (Captain Ahab) <br />How have vegetables been cut which are served Julienne? THIN STRIPS (or shreds or sliced lengthways) <br />Which mountain overlooks Rio De Janeiro and its harbour? SUGAR LOAF <br />Who was the first black player to captain England's soccer team? PAUL INCE <br />In Roman mythology, Neptune is the equivalent to which Greek god? POSEIDON <br />What is the only English language single word anagram of the word crouton? CONTOUR <br />Which TV character said, 'Live long and prosper'? MR SPOCK (Star Trek) <br />Which playwright wrote The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, and The Cherry Orchard? ANTON CHEKOV <br />What is the other name for Wildebeest? GNU <br />Who had a 1960s hit with Let's Go To San Francisco? FLOWERPOT MEN <br />What make of car was the time-machine in the film Back To The Future? DE LOREAN <br />What is the name given to a locked case in which decanters can be seen but not used? TANTALUS <br />In which State would you find the city of Birmingham? ALABAMA <br />Complete the name of the American Football team: 'Washington ...........'? REDSKINS <br />In which war was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought? AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE <br />How old is a horse when it changes from a filly to a mare? FOUR YEARS <br />Which school featured in UK TV's 'Please Sir'? FENN STREET <br />Robin Hood & Friar Tuck appear in which well-known novel, by Sir Walter Scott? IVANHOE <br />What is Canada's national animal? BEAVER <br />Which is the smallest member of the flute family? PICCOLO <br />Which Bond villain has been played by Telly Savalas, Donald Pleasance, Charles Gray, and Max Von Sydow? BLOFELD (ERNST STAVRO) <br />'Mace is one of the spices obtained from the tree Myristica Fragrams - what is the other? NUTMEG <br />Which hills divide England from Scotland? CHEVIOTS <br />What is the colour of the bull of an archery target? GOLD <br />Who was the female member of the SDP's 'Gang Of Four'? SHIRLEY WILLIAMS (SDP = Social Democratic Party) <br />UNHCR is the United Nation's High Commission for what? REFUGEES <br />Who hosted UK TV's 'Family Fortunes' after Bob Monkhouse and before Les Dennis? MAX BYGRAVES <br />Which Dickens' character was always 'expecting something to turn up'? MR MICAWBER (David Copperfield) <br />A palmiped's feet are more commonly called what? WEBBED <br />Which musical featured the song They Called The Wind Mariah? PAINT YOUR WAGON <br />quizballs 60 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br />Question 18 was clarified because there are at least two other rivers in Manchester aside from the answer - thanks D Higgins - 16 Apr 2009. The answer to question 8 was corrected (from Sussex) to West Sussex - thanks T Powell - 6 June 2009. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Which US state is named on the label of a Jack Daniels bottle? Tennessee <br />A phlebotomist extracts what from the human body? Blood <br />What is the female equivalent of polygamy? Polyandry (many husbands) <br />How many feet are there in a fathom? Six <br />Granadilla is another name for which fruit? Passion-fruit <br />Nariyal is the Indian term for which nut? Coconut <br />Who was president of Vietnam from 1945-54? Ho Chi Min <br />In which county of the UK is Bramber Castle? West Sussex <br />What type of animal was inside Sputnik 2 when launched into orbit in 1957? Dog (called Laika - no, sadly she never made it back..) <br />Who was the eldest of the Marx Brothers? Chico (real name Leonard Marx) <br />What type of creature is a dugite? Snake <br />What are the first names of English novelist G K Chesterton? Gilbert Keith (1874-1936) <br />In computing what does DMA normally stand for? Direct Memory Access <br />Who painted The Water Lily Pool? Claude Monet <br />Which vitamin is also known as pantothenic acid? B5 <br />A couple celebrating their crystal wedding anniversary have been married for how many years? 15 (fifteen) <br />The song Luck be a Lady features in which musical? Guys and Dolls <br />In the city of Manchester (England) the Irk and Medlock join which river? Irwell <br />What type of animal is a Kolinsky? Weasel <br />Who wrote the book Catch-22? Joseph Heller <br />Kodiak Island is in which US state? Alaska <br />In the human body what is the hallux? Big toe <br />In which year did Henry VIII become King of England? 1509 <br />The 1999 film Tea with Mussolini is based on whose autobiography? Franco Zeffirelli <br />Port Said is in which North African country? Egypt <br />In which year were premium bonds first issued in Britain? 1956 <br />Who designed the Beatles Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover? Peter Blake <br />Madame de Pompadour was the mistress of which French King? Louis XV (fifteenth) <br />What is the name of Moe's pet cat in the cartoon show The Simpsons? Mr Snookums <br />Which country is known as the Pearl of Africa? Uganda (supposedly coined by Winston Churchill..) <br />quizballs 61 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What is the theme tune of the US basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters? Sweet Georgia Brown <br />Which UK supermaket chain launched a controversial carrier bag with the maxim 'Take an Old Bag Shopping'? Sainsbury's <br />Which British comedian features in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV? Ricky Gervais <br />Who was the first British Prime Minister not to have been privately educated? David Lloyd George <br />Also known as the Pink City, what is the capital of the Indian state Rajasthan? Jaipur <br />Black Dog and Blind Pew are characters in which novel? Treasure Island (Robert L Stevenson) <br />A veronique dish is garnished with which fruit? Grapes <br />What is the oldest trophy in international sport? The Americas Cup (in Sailing - introduced 1851) <br />In which 1953 film did Marilyn Monroe play gold-digger Lorelei Lee? Gentlemen Prefer Blondes <br />The London Promenade concerts were founded by which English composer/conductor? Sir Henry Wood (in 1895) <br />Who captained the West Indies cricket team from 1974-85? Clive Lloyd <br />Loyola University is in which US city? Chicago <br />What was singer Tony Bennett's only No1 UK hit single (as at 2009)? Stranger in Paradise (1955) <br />In the human body what is the innominate bone more commonly known as? Hip bone <br />Which US singer's real name is Ernest Evans? Chubby Checker <br />Grosz is the monetary unit of which county? Poland <br />Who became president of Uganda after Idi Amin was overthrown in 1980? Milton Obote <br />Which city hosted the 1900 Summer Olympics? Paris <br />In which decade was third class rail travel re-designated second class on British railways? 1950s (1956) <br />Clayton Moore and John Hart both played which US TV character? The Lone Ranger <br />Saarland is an area of which European country? Germany <br />The Salk vaccine was developed in 1954 to be used against which disease? Polio (properly Poliomyelitis - after Jonus Salk, 1914-95) <br />The Battle of Balaclava was fought during which war? The Crimean War (October 1854) <br />What is a Spanish nobleman if the highest rank called? Grandee <br />Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger founded which website in 2001? Wikipedia <br />What nationality was guitarist Django Reinhardt? Belgian (1910-53) <br />In the UK children's TV series Playschool, what was the name of the black doll which replaced Hamble in the 1980s? Poppy <br />Who wrote the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps? John Buchan <br />What type of plastic was made from phenol and formaldehyde? Bakelite <br />In which year was the Berlin Wall built? 1961 <br />quizballs 62 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /><br /> <br /><br />In which country is the city of Stavanger? Norway <br />Which London Bridge designed by John Rennie was opened in 1817? Waterloo <br />A drumhead is what type of vegetable? Cabbage <br />What is the common name for solid carbon dioxide? Dry ice <br />Who played the Sheriff John T Chance in the 1959 film Rio Bravo? John Wayne <br />In which European city is the San Vittore women's prison? Milan <br />A detrusor is a muscle which forms a layer on the wall of which part of the human body? Bladder <br />What is the score of 40-all called in a game of tennis? Deuce <br />The July Revolution in 1830 was in which European country? France <br />Which English poet died of tuberculosis in Rome in 1821? John Keats <br />Touchstone is a character in which Shakespeare play? As You Like It <br />What is the name of the strait between Australia and Tasmania? Bass Strait <br />What were the first names of English novelist H E Bates? Herbert Ernest <br />Braxy is a fatal bacterial infection in which animal? Sheep <br />What type of plant is a cholla? Cactus <br />Which nation was formerly called British Honduras? Belize <br />Which US lead singer's real name is William Baily? Axl Rose <br />The Ashmolean Museum is in which British city? Oxford <br />A Dobro is what type of musical instrument? Guitar (named from the Dopyera Brothers) <br />How many tiles are in a standard set of dominoes? Twenty-eight <br />Whose autobiography is entitled Steps in Time? Fred Astaire <br />The Cullinan Diamond was presented to which British monarch from the people of the Transvaal? Edward the Seventh (on his 66th birthday, November 1907) <br />Who is the patron saint of England? St George <br />Which chemical element has the atomic number six? Carbon <br />Mysophobia is the fear of what? Dirt <br />The resort of Yalta is in which country? Ukraine <br />What is the name of the panel used to shield a TV camera lens from direct light, or a microphone from unwanted noise? Gobo <br />What is the food okra commonly known as? Ladies fingers <br />What is the capital of Colombia? Bogota (more correctly Bogotá) <br />Under the British Coal Mines Act of 1911 what age did a pit pony have to be before going underground? Four <br />quizballs 63 - free general knowledge quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes<br /> <br /><br />What is TV's Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan's wife's first name? Ilusion <br />Cartagena is in which South American country? Colombia <br />What was David Niven's occupation in the 1980 film Rough Cut? Policeman <br />What type of creature is Junco? Bird <br />Which pope was the father of Cesare Borgia? Pope Alexander the Sixth <br />Which show saw Cliff Richard's first TV appearance? Oh Boy! (1958 - he sang Move It.) <br />Who was the first Roman Catholic US president? John F Kennedy (1961-63) <br />Toompea Castle is in which European city? Tallin (Estonia) <br />Bitter Pit is a disease affecting which type of fruit? Apples <br />Tenzin Gyatso is better known by which name? The Dalai Lama (the fourteenth and current Dalai Lama as at 2009) <br />Amsterdam Vallon and Bill the Butcher were characters in which 2002 film? Gangs of New York <br />The Battle of Belleau Wood was fought during which War? World War One (in France, June 1918) <br />What is the name of each period into which play in a polo game is divided? Chukka <br />Which Venetian artist painted the Three Ages of Man? Titian <br />Bright's disease affects which part of the human body? Kidneys <br />Which was the first European country to abolish slavery? Denmark (1792) <br />How many episodes were made of the TV series M*A*S*H? 251 <br />What is the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet? Lambda <br />What is the projecting piece of a sundial called which shows the time by its shadow? Gnomon <br />Which author's epitaph is Steel True, Blade Straight? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) <br />Which US presidents' faces are sculpted on Mount Rushmore? Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson <br />In which European city did composer Beethoven die? Vienna (1827, aged 56) <br />Phnom Penh is situated where the Bassac and Tonle Sap rivers join which other major river? The Mekong <br />What was the second 'Road' film starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby? The Road to Zanzibar (1941) <br />Which chemical element has atomic number 12? Magnesium <br />If a person's birthday falls on December 1st, what is their star sign? Sagittarius <br />What Latin term is added to a title retained on retirement by a holder of office such as a university professor? Emeritus <br />In the US what date is the Presidential Inauguration Day? January 20th <br />In which year did food rationing end in Britain after the Second World War? 1954 (4th July, midnight..) <br />Reunion Island is in which body of water? Indian OceanRamjosefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565329701912027202noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882731062663172901.post-27289808467185700092009-05-29T02:53:00.000-07:002009-05-29T02:58:52.404-07:00The Philippines<br /><br />More Trivia<br /><br />7,107 Islands<br />The Philippines, a democratic country in Southeast Asia that declared its independence from Spain on June 12, 1898 but only obtained its full sovereignty on July 4, 1946, has a total land area covering 300,000 square kilometers (115,830 sq. miles) and distributed in 7,107 islands. According to the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, 15,854,922 hectares or 53 percent of the country's total land area were forestlands while the remaining 14,145,078 hectares or 47 percent were alienable and disposable lands as of December 2000. The three major island groupings are Luzon (7 regions, 38 provinces), Visayas (3 regions, 16 provinces), and Mindanao (6 regions, 25 provinces).<br /><br />World's 17th Largest Island<br />Luzon, with a total land area of 104,688 square kilometers is the world's 17th largest island (excluding continental masses of lands). Listed as the 19th largest island is Mindanao, with a land area of 94,631 square kilometers. The world's largest islands are Greenland (a Danish territory), with a total land area of 2.18 million square kilometers; New Guinea, 820,033 square kilometers; and Borneo, 743,107 square kilometers.<br /><br />267,000 Square Kilometers of Coastal Waters<br />The coastal zones of the Philippines are composed of 11,000 square kilometers of land and 267,000 square kilometers of coastal waters.<br /><br />41,960 Barangays<br />The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) reported that as of December 2001, the Philippines had 16 regions, 79 provinces, 114 cities, 1,496 municipalities and 41,960 barangays or villages. The newest province was Zamboanga Sibugay in western Mindanao while the newest city was Gapan in Nueva Ecija province. The most populated province as this was being written remained Cebu, with over 3 million residents while the least populated was Batanes, with less than 20,000 inhabitants. The largest province in terms of land area was Palawan, with 14,896 square kilometers while the smallest province was Batanes, with 209 square kilometers.<br /><br />According to the Liga ng mga Barangay, the Philippines now has 41,960 barangays or villages. Each barangay in a municipality represents at least 2,000 people while each barangay in a highly urbanized city represents a minimum of 5,000 residents.<br /><br />Metro Manila, 0.2 Percent of Land Area<br />Metro Manila, a conglomerate of 12 cities and five municipalities, has a total land area of 636 square kilometers and a population of over 10 million people, excluding transients or passing individuals. In proportion to the country's land size, the metropolis covers only 0.2 percent of the total land area of the Philippines but is the site of more than half of the country's largest companies. In 1999, Metro Manila contributed 34.7 percent to the country's gross domestic product (GDP); Southern Tagalog, 13.9 percent; Central Luzon, 8 percent; and the rest of the country, 43.4 percent.<br /><br />200 Volcanoes<br />There are 200 volcanoes in the Philippines, 22 of them are said to be active. The archipelago also sits on the Philippine fault zone, a 1,300-kilometer active left-lateral strike-fault from Luzon to Mindanao. This is why earthquakes occur in the country.<br /><br />20 Typhoons Each Year<br />Situated between latitude 21°25'N and 4°23'N and longitude 116°E and 127°E, the Philippines is a tropical country with an average year-round temperature of 27°C (82°F). The Philippine time is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) plus eight hours. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), about 20 typhoons visit the Philippines between June and October each year. In 1993, the Philippines had 32 typhoons, the highest in many years.<br /><br />500 Dialects<br />According to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), there are 78 language groupings and over 500 dialects in the Philippines. While Filipino is regarded as the national language, it was mainly based on Tagalog (from the local phrase taga-ilog meaning residents near the river) language. The main language of instruction is English and the country's laws are also recorded in this language. Filipinos are said to be the world's second largest English-speaking people, after the Americans. This, of course, is subject to debate since only a few Filipinos actually talk in English on the street. <br /><br />The Filipinos<br /><br />More Trivia<br /><br />81.2 Million Filipinos<br />The National Statistics Office (NSO) placed the Philippine population at 79.5 million at the start of 2002. This number is expected to grow by 1.7 million or over 2 percent annually to 81.2 million by the end of 2002. This makes the Philippines the world's 14th most populous country in the world behind China, with 1.3 billion people; India, 1 billion; United States, 288 million; Indonesia, 218 million; Brazil, 176 million; Pakistan, 149 million; Nigeria, 147 million; Russia, 143 million; Bangladesh, 136 million; Japan, 127 million; Mexico, 100 million; Germany 82 million; and Vietnam, over 81 million. About 93 percent of the Philippine population is Christian, while the rest belongs to Islam and other religions. In 1799, Spanish historians said there were only 1,502,574 people living in the Philippines.<br /><br />Population To Double in 28 Years<br />The Makati Business Club said that with an annual population growth rate of 2.36 percent, the total number of Filipinos would climb from 80 million at present to 97 million by 2010 and double to 160 million in 28 years.<br /><br />34 Million Voters<br />As of 1998, there were 34.2 million registered Filipino voters who were grouped into 174,420 polling precincts in the whole country.<br /><br />Half A Million More Men<br />Contrary to popular beliefs that women were as twice as many as men in the Philippines, the NSO said there are in fact more men than women in the country. In its latest estimate for 2002, the NSO said there were some 40 million Filipino men and 39.5 million Filipino women, resulting in a population discrepancy in sex of half a million.<br /><br />Women Live Longer<br />Life expectancy is estimated at 72.2 years for Filipino women and 66.9 years for Filipino men. Around 38 percent of the population is younger than 15 years old and 28 percent belongs to the 15 to 24 age bracket. Population experts claim it would take 25 years before the Philippine population reaches its peak.<br /><br />More Single Men Than Single Women<br />In the 2000 population census, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said that nearly 53 percent of the 25 million single people in the Philippines were males while only 47 percent were females. However, around 76 percent of the 2.6 million widowed persons were females and only 24 percent were males.<br /><br />Half of Women Use Contraceptives<br />In its Family Planning Survey in 2001, the NSO said about 49.8 percent of married Filipino women, aged 15 to 49 years old, was using contraceptives. The NSO concluded that women in poor households were less likely to practice family planning than those in higher income families in the same manner that women who lacked formal education were less likely to observe birth control practices than those who at least had some schooling.<br /><br />Majority of Filipinos Oppose Divorce<br /><br />A survey conducted by local poll firm Social Weather Stations (SWS) in the fourth quarter of 2002 showed that 50 percent of its 1,200 respondents nationwide were opposed to divorce while only 36 percent agreed that divorce "is usually the best solution when a couple can't seem to work out their marriage problems."<br /><br />The same survey showed that 50 percent of the respondents disapproved of cohabitation before marriage while only 35 percent agreed with the statement "It's a good idea for a couple who intend to get married to live together first."<br /><br />At the same time, 61 percent of the respondents agreed while only 19 percent disagreed with the statement "Married people are generally happier than unmarried people." Around 93 percent of the respondents agreed with the statement "Watching children grow up is life's greatest joy."<br /><br />91 Percent Proud to Be Filipinos<br />In a survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) in November 2001, 57 percent of the 1,200 respondents said they were very proud to be Filipinos while 34 percent claimed they were proud of their national identity. Only 9 percent said they were not proud and 1 percent claimed they were not proud at all of becoming Filipinos. The respondents also cited the following qualities of the Filipinos: God-centered, industrious, faithful, has convictions, responsible, peaceful and law-abiding, and loving and caring.<br /><br />Happiest People in Asia<br />Despite the many problems hounding the Philippines, Filipinos still consider themselves as among the happiest people in the world. Results of regional surveys conducted by MTV-Asia, ACNielsen and the Economist magazine have indicated that Filipinos are the happiest people in Asia.<br /><br />But in the World Values Survey conducted by University of Michigan in 1998, the Philippines was ranked 12th among 54 countries in the world in terms of happiness index. Among Asian countries, it was ranked first. According to the survey, the top ten happiest nations in the world were Iceland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, Great Britain and Venezuela.<br /><br />World's 5th Largest Christian Population<br />According to the book Top 10 of Everything, the Philippines had the world's 5th largest Christian population. As of 2000, the Philippines reportedly had 72.225 million Christians, comprising 93 percent of its total population then. Countries with larger Christian populations than the Philippines were the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and China. Most Filipinos remain Catholics. The Protestants comprise only 8 percent of the population although they were growing at a faster rate than any other religion in the country.<br /><br />32,000 Evangelical Churches<br />The Philippine Council for Evangelical Churches said that it had around 32,000 member-churches in the 1990s, which were expected to have risen to 50,000 by the end of 2000. About 27,000 of these evangelical churches have been established only in the past 25 years. About 1,400 American Christian missionaries were in the Philippines to help propagate the Gospel.<br /><br />97 Percent of Filipinos Believe in God<br />A survey, mentioned by the Economist magazine, showed that 97 percent of Filipinos believe in God while 65 percent feel extremely close to Him. "This is more than double the percentage of the two runners-up in the survey - America and Israel," the Economist said. (Source: The Economist)<br /><br />562,808 Marriages<br />According to the NSO, 562,808 Filipino couples were married in 1997 alone. In the same year, 339,400 people died while 1,653,236 babies were born in the country.<br /><br />412 Annulment Suits Every Week<br />As of 2002, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) said it was receiving 412 marriage annulment suits every week.<br /><br />28,563 Died of Accidents<br />The Department of Health (DoH) reported that in 1997, 49,962 people died of heart diseases while 28,563 people died because of accidents. The other leading causes of death during that year were tuberculosis and pneumonia. The most common diseases in the country were diarrhea, pneumonia, bronchitis, influenza, hypertension and tuberculosis.<br /><br />17,493 Government Positions<br />The Commission on Election (COMELEC) said that as of June 2002, there were 17,493 elective government positions in the country, with only about 15 percent held by women. The bureaucracy, however, had more women employees. As of 1997, there were 741,808 Filipino women working for the government, compared with only 636,836 men.<br /><br />The Department of Labor and Employment said that in January 2001, the overall unemployment rate was higher among women at 10.3 percent compared with 9.4 percent among men. But if women were serving as heads of families, they were earning higher at P135,400 annually, compared with P121,003 received by men.<br /><br />218 Congressmen<br />The head of government is President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who ascended to presidency via a military-backed people's revolt on January 21, 2001. She appointed Senator Teofisto Guingona as her vice-president.<br /><br />The Philippine Congress has two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate has 24 seats while the House of Representatives has 218 members, five of whom are party list representatives.<br /><br />The bureaucracy also employs 79 provincial governors and an equal number of vice governors, 114 city mayors and the same number of city vice mayors, 730 provincial board members, 1,496 municipal mayors and an equal number of town vice mayors, and 12,240 municipal councilors. The numbers exclude barangay officials. The next national elections will be held in May 2004.<br /><br />30.2 Million Jobs<br />Of the 50.2 million people aged 15 years old and above, 35.052 million or 69.9 percent belong to the labor force. According to the National Statistics Office (NSO), there were 30.186 million Filipino workers as of April 2002, 11 million of whom were employed in the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector; 14.3 million in the services sector; and 4.82 million in the industrial sector.<br /><br />1.2 Million Fishermen<br />In particular, 9.788 million were employed in agriculture, hunting and forestry; 1.237 million in fishing; 136,000 in mining and quarrying; 2.904 million in manufacturing; 114,000 in electricity, gas and water sector; and 1.67 million in construction.<br /><br />301,000 Bankers<br />Some 1.445 million Filipinos were employed in government; 5.77 in wholesale, retail and repair; 2.104 million in transportation, storage and communication; 680,000 in hotels and restaurants; 913,000 in education; 301,000 in banks and financial institutions, 355,000 in hospitals and social institutions; 552,000 in real estate, renting and business activities; 877,000 in personal services; and 1.339 million in household services<br /><br />14.7 Million Salary Earners<br />In terms of source of income, about 14.711 million Filipinos were salary-earners while 11.379 million others were self-employed. Another 4.096 million were considered unpaid family workers.<br /><br />1.4 Million Professionals<br />In terms of occupation, there were 9.227 million laborers and unskilled workers; 6.17 million farmers, forestry workers and fishermen; 3.175 million officials of government institutions and executives, managers and supervisors of private companies; 3.107 million workers in retail and wholesale trade; 2.677 service workers and shop and market sales workers; 2.147 million plant and machine operators; 1.367 million professionals; 1.335 million clerks; 850,000 technicians and associate professionals; and 130,000 others in special occupations.<br /><br />290,000 IT Professionals<br />According to the government, there were 290,000 professionals working for the country's information and technology (IT) sector as of 2002.<br /><br />113,743 Policemen<br />As of 2002, the Philippine National Police had an authorized strength of 113,743 members, including 69 chief superintendents (one-star general); 11 police directors (two-star), 3 police deputy director-generals (three-star), and 1 police director-general (four-star).<br /><br />330,000 New College Graduates<br />The Commission on Higher Education reported that as of 1998, there were 1,185 universities and colleges in the country serving more than 2 million students. In 1998, some 331,827 students graduated from college; 90,880 of them with a degree in Business Administration; 40,611 in Engineering; 36,181 in Medical Science; and 25,038 in Mathematics and Computer Science. They were supposed to join the labor force but not all of them ended up getting the jobs they have been trained for.<br /><br />2 Million College Students<br />As of 1998, 2,067,965 students were enrolled in Philippine colleges and universities. These included 620,681 students who were enrolled in Business and related courses; 299,226 in Engineering; 316,293 in Education; and 166,329 in Mathematics and Computer Science. Students who were enrolled in two- or three-year technical or vocational courses were not included in the counting.<br /><br />2,323 Foreign Students<br />According to the Commission on Higher Education, there were 2,323 foreign students enrolled in Philippine schools in the school year 2000-2001, down from 5,284 enrollees five years ago. Most of these foreign students were Americans, Koreans and Taiwanese.<br /><br />17.3 Million Public School Students<br />According to Senator Ralph Recto, the public education system would be lacking some 49,212 teachers and 44,716 classrooms by 2003 to accommodate some 536,000 new students and fill the void in the previous years. Total enrollment in 36,234 public elementary schools and 4,422 public high schools is expected to reach 17.335 million students by 2003. There were only 375,952 public classrooms by the end of 2002.<br /><br />12.7 Million Elementary School Students<br />As of 2001, some 12.7 million students were enrolled in elementary schools; 11.8 million of them in public schools and only 927,289 in private schools. Some 5.4 million students were enrolled in high schools; 4.2 million of them in public schools and 1.2 million in private schools.<br /><br />440,000 Teachers<br />As of 2001, there were 331,827 elementary school teachers and 109,845 high school teachers.<br /><br />7 Million Filipinos Abroad<br />According to the Philippine Senate, some 7 to 8 million Filipinos live and work abroad, 2.5 million of them in the United States. There were 105,000 Americans in the Philippines in 1999.<br /><br />The Philippine Overseas and Employment Administration (POEA) said that in 2001 alone, 866,590 Filipinos left the country on legitimate working visas to work abroad. This translates to 2,374 Filipinos leaving the country each day. OFWs sent a total of US$6.23 billion in dollar remittances to the Philippines in 2001.<br /><br />2.4 Million Filipino-Americans<br />According to the US Census 2000, there were 2.4 million Filipino Americans in the US, comprising the second largest Asian group next only to the Chinese Americans. However, there are some who say that the actual number of Filipino-Americans could exceed 3 million. More than 1 million Filipino Americans live in San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles in the west coast.<br /><br />192,000 Tourists to the US<br />According to the US embassy in Manila, some 192,000 Filipinos visited the US on non-immigrant visas in 2001 alone. A number of Filipino tourists tried to stay there and find work but were deported back to the Philippines.<br /><br />19 Percent of Filipinos Want to Migrate<br />A survey conducted by Pulse Asia in March and April 2002 showed that 19 percent of its 1,200 respondents wanted to migrate to another country because opportunities were lacking in the Philippines. The desire to migrate from the Philippines was stronger among upper classes. The survey said that 31 percent of its respondents belonging to ABC wanted to live in another country.<br /><br />1.2 Million Passports Annually<br />The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issues about 1.2 million passport booklets annually. In the first quarter of 2002, there was a shortage of passports because the number of Filipinos who went abroad for work suddenly surged. The POEA said that from around 2,300 in the previous quarters, the number of OFWs leaving the country each day surged to 2,700 in the first quarter of 2002. The DFA imposes a daily quota of 2,000 passports for individual applicants and 1,500 passports for travel agencies.<br /><br />204,900 Seafarers<br />Of the total number of Filipinos who left the country on working visas in 2001, 661,639 were land-based workers while 204,951 were seafarers. Filipino seafarers man about 20 percent of international vessels in the world.<br /><br />Top destinations of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are Saudi Arabia, which hired 190,732 Filipinos in 2001; Hong Kong, 113,583; Japan, 74,093; Singapore, 26,305; Kuwait, 21,956; and Italy, 21,641. Only 10,000 Filipinos were hired in the US but the number excluded 2.5 million Filipino immigrants who were already there.<br /><br />2.7 Million Filipino Immigrants<br />A Commission of Overseas Filipinos study showed that there were 2.7 million Filipino immigrants around the world as of 2002. The figure includes 1.89 million immigrants in the US; 200,000 in Canada; 170,000 in Japan; and 70,000 in the United Kingdom.<br /><br />51,031 Migrants in 2000<br />According to the Bureau of Immigration, 51,031 Filipinos migrated to other countries in the year 2000 alone. Of this number, 31,324 Filipinos went to the US; 8,245 to Canada; 6,468 to Japan; 2,298 to Australia; 522 to Germany; 174 to the United Kingdom; and 1,970 to other countries.<br /><br />US$6.2 Billion Remittances<br />Dollar remittances sent by OFWs amounted to US$6.235 billion in 2001. About US$5.142 billion of the total amount was sent by land-based OFWs while US$1.093 billion came from Filipino seafarers. Some US$3.2 billion or over half of total remittances came from the United States. The figure excluded dollar remittances that were not sent through the regular banking system.<br /><br />Richest in New York<br />According to the 1990 United States Census, the Filipino-Americans living in New York (perhaps the world's most prosperous city) had the highest median income among all ethnic groups. The census revealed that in 1990, there were 43,229 Filipino Americans in New York who had a median income of about US$45,000, surpassing those of European-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and Afro-Americans.<br /><br />15,000 Nurses in the UK<br />According to British Ambassador to the Philippines Paul Dimond, there were 15,000 Filipino nurses in the United Kingdom as of June 2002. The number is growing, he added. He also disclosed that the British embassy has issued 30,000 visas to Filipinos in 2001 alone, with an acceptance rate of 95 percent among applicants. About 300,000 Filipino nurses reportedly left the country to work abroad in 2001.<br /><br />150,000 Entertainers in Japan<br />As of 1998, there were 150,000 Filipino women working as entertainers in Japan. Many of them were vulnerable to abuse and some driven to prostitution.<br /><br />154,000 Household Maids in Hong Kong<br />According to The Economist magazine, Filipino women were serving as domestic helpers or "amahs" in 154,000 households in Hong Kong as of 1998. The report added that Filipino women comprised 40 percent of non-Chinese amahs in Hong Kong. Over half of Filipino amahs in Hong Kong have college degrees, and some even hold master's degree in education.<br /><br />Filipino household maids are also present in Singapore, Taiwan, and the Middle East. Filipino caregivers are in the United States and Canada.<br /><br />32,000 Teachers as Household Helps<br />The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that as many as 32,000 Filipino teachers had left their profession in the country to work as household maids and nannies abroad.<br /><br />389,818 American Tourists<br />Data from the Department of Tourism showed that in 2001 around 1.671 million foreign travelers visited the country, 44 percent of whom went here for holiday, 25 percent to visit friends and relatives, 18 percent on business, and the rest to attend conventions and for other purposes.<br /><br />By country of residence, the US topped the list, with 389,818 travelers accounting for 23 percent of all tourists. The US was followed by Japan with 343,021 travelers; South Korea, 205,788; Hong Kong, 134,254; Taiwan, 84,644; Australia, 68,253; United Kingdom, 59,100; Canada, 54,851; Singapore, 44,010; Germany, 40,286; Malaysia, 29,564; South Asian countries, 20,114; Middle East countries, 18,480; China, 14,533; Thailand, 14,472; France, 13,847; Netherlands, 13,422; Indonesia, 12,630; and Switzerland, 12,204.<br /><br />Italy sent 8,962 visitors; New Zealand, 7,768; Denmark, 7,741; Sweden, 7,296; Norway, 6,589; Austria, 6,531; Spain, 5,614; Belgium, 5,432; South American countries, 3,083; Vietnam, 3,058; Guam, 2,746; Ireland, 2,306; Eastern European countries, 2,189; Finland, 2,009; Brunei, 1,783; and African countries, 1,631. The number of visitors from other countries was less than 1,000 each.<br /><br />Average Age of Tourists - 40<br />Almost 55 percent of all foreign tourists in 2001 had visited the country in the past. Stating that they were in repeat visits were nearly 76 percent of all Singaporean, 69 percent of Australian, 67 percent of American and British, 64 percent of German and 57 percent of Japanese travelers.<br /><br />Nearly 65 percent of the foreign visitors in 2001 were male and the rest female. Of the group, only Canada had more female visitors, accounting for 50.3 percent. Female visitors from Japan comprised only 19.7 percent while female American visitors accounted for 44.3 percent.<br /><br />The average age of foreign tourists in the Philippines in 2001 was 40 years old. Visitors from the US had an average age of 45; Canada, 43; Australia, 42; UK, 42; Japan, 41; Germany, 41; Taiwan, 40; Singapore, 39; Hong Kong, 37; and Korea, 34.<br /><br />By age group, foreign visitors aged under 15 years old in 2001 comprised 8.8 percent of the total; 15 to 19, 2.3 percent; 20 to 24, 4.2 percent; 25 to 34, 19.9 percent; 35 to 44, 24 percent; 45 to 54, 21.9 percent; 55 to 64, 11.1 percent; 65 and above, 6 percent. Others did not state their age.<br /><br />About 64 percent of all foreign visitors were independent travelers and only 19 percent went on package tours. The rest did not state their travel arrangements. Only 2 percent of Singaporean; 4 percent of American, Canadian and Australian; 10 percent of German; 26 percent of Japanese; 33 percent of Taiwanese; 38 percent of Hong Kong; and 45 percent of Korean visitors went to the Philippines on package tours.<br /><br />8 Percent of Tourists - Students<br />In terms of occupation, nearly 33 percent of the foreign visitors were engaged in professional, managerial and administrative services; 7 percent in clerical or sales services; 1 percent in military or public services; and 1 percent in industry sector. About 8 percent of the foreign visitors in 2001 were students; 4, percent housewives; and 3 percent, pensioners or retirees. Over 41 percent of the tourists did not state their occupation.<br /><br />Only 31 percent of the foreign guests checked in at hotels, 12.5 percent rented houses or apartments, and 18 percent stayed with relatives and friends. A significant 38 percent of the tourists did not state their type of accommodation in the country.<br /><br />Among top foreign visitors, about 39 percent of the American tourists stayed with relatives and friends, 15.6 percent rented houses and apartments, and only 9 percent stated that they checked in at hotels. About 36 percent did not state their type of accommodation. Like the American visitors, many Canadian, European and Australian tourists stayed with relatives and friends or rented houses and apartments.<br /><br />11,784 Hotel Rooms in Metro Manila<br />In 2001, the average occupancy rate among DOT-endorsed hotels in Metro Manila was 55.85 percent. The 15 deluxe hotels had an average occupancy rate of 58.4 percent; six first class hotels, 54.3 percent; 32 standard hotels, 52.5 percent; and six economy hotels, 41.1 percent.<br /><br />These DOT-endorsed hotels in Metro Manila had combined 11,784 rooms in 2001. In particular, deluxe hotels had a total of 6,874 rooms; first class hotels, 1,779 rooms; standard hotels, 2,770 rooms; and economy hotels; 361 rooms. Guests spent an average of 2.73 nights at these hotels.<br /><br />Foreign backpackers could be classified among the 1.106 million independent travelers who came to the Philippines without package tours or among the 728,545 tourists who traveled for holiday. They were among the 439,855 travelers aged 15 to 35 years old or 139,590 foreign students and minors. They were also among the 208,418 foreign travelers who rented houses and apartments or 301,294 who stayed with relatives and friends.<br /><br />The Philippine Economy<br /><br />More Trivia<br /><br />World's 38th Freest Economy<br />A survey conducted by Canada-based Fraser Institute (FI) has tagged the Philippines, along with six other countries, as the world's 38th "freest economy", a term referring to the country's practice of free trade. The 2002 "Economic Freedom of the World" (EFW) survey gauged 123 countries' level of economic freedom or liberties enjoyed by foreigners and citizens to engage in trade or business. Among the factors measured were each country's observance of free trade, rule of law, property rights, freedom to trade and access to sound money.<br /><br />The Philippines was ranked at 38th along with France, South Korea, Botswana and two other countries. On top of the list were Hong Kong, Singapore and the United States in that order. (Source: Businessworld)<br /><br />40th Most Competitive Economy <br />In its 2002 World Competitiveness Year Book, Swiss agency Institute for Management Development (IMD) ranked the Philippines as the 40th most competitive economy in the world. The Philippines was ranked ahead of Indonesia but behind other East Asian countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, China and Thailand.<br /><br />In a separate report also in 2002, the Philippines was ranked as 61st among 80 countries in the global growth competitiveness ranking of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is a project of the US-based Harvard Business School.<br /><br />The local partner of WEF is the Makati Business Club (MBC) while the local partner of IMD is the Makati-based Asian Institute of Management (AIM). These two organizations supplied most of the data used in the country's ranking based on the results of surveys conducted among businessmen and investors.<br /><br />77th in Standard of Living<br />The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has ranked the Philippines 77th among 173 countries in terms of human development index (HDI), a gauge of standard of living. The Philippines got a score of 0.754 in 2002, slightly up from 0.749 that it received in 2001. Norway topped the list with an HDI of 0.942 and was followed by Sweden, with 0.941 and Canada, 0.940. Singapore bested all East Asian countries with an HDI of 0.885. (Source: Businessworld)<br /><br />Philippine GDP Expands 4.6 Percent in 2002<br />The Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.6 percent YoY in 2002. The gross national product (GNP) - the sum of GDP and income from overseas, posted an even more impressive annual growth rate of 5.2 percent in 2002, powered by a 15.5 percent increase in net factor income from abroad (NFIA).<br /><br />The population grew by 2.12 percent from 80.08 million in December 2001 to 81.78 million in December 2002, per capita GDP increased by 2.4 percent while per capita GNP moved up by 3 percent. The per capita PCE also increased by 1.7 percent YoY.<br /><br />For 2002, GNP was estimated at P4.233 trillion (approx. US$79 billion) at current prices while GDP was valued at P3.977 trillion (approx. US$74 billion). Total services were valued at P2.127 trillion (US$40 billion) while total industrial output was placed at P1.258 trillion (US$23.5 billion). Combined output of agriculture, fishery and forestry was estimated at P592 billion (US$11 billion).<br /><br />Real Growth, 1.3 Percent in 2001<br />According to the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), the three major segments of the Philippine economy - agriculture, industry and services - posted an average growth of 3.4 percent in 2001. However, real per capita income rose by only 1.3 percent as the Philippine population increased by about 2.1 percent.<br /><br />GDP: P3.6 Trillion<br />In 2001 prices, the gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to P3.643 while the gross national product (GNP) reached P3.860 trillion. GNP is the sum of the GDP and earnings from abroad such as dollar remittances by overseas Filipino workers and income by Philippine companies in other countries. GDP is the total value of products and services produced in the country in a given year.<br /><br />Personal Spending: P2.56 Trillion<br />Total output of agriculture, fishery and forestry sectors grossed P554.4 billion while industrial production amounted to P1.149 trillion. All services for the year were valued at P1.939 trillion. Total personal spending grossed P2.561 trillion while government expenses amounted to P444.5 billion.<br /><br />Average Filipino Spent P33,590 in 2002<br />The average Filipino spent around P33,590 (US$630) at 2002 value, higher by 4.9 percent than P32,031 in 2001 (US$600). At constant value, the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) per capita grew by only 1.7 percent YoY in 2002. Constant value is based on 1985 prices and is not supposed to reflect inflationary trends. At current value, the PCE per capita accounted for around 65 percent of the GNP per capita estimated at P51,758 (US$977) and around 69 percent of the GDP per capita estimated at P48,635 (US$918) in 2002.<br /><br />Per Capita Income: P45,490<br />Per capita income was valued at P45,490 while per capita GNP was placed at P48,205. The average Filipino spent P31,983 last year.<br /><br />Budget Deficit Reaches P212.7 Billion in 2002<br />The country's budget deficit reached an all-time high of P212.7 billion, representing about 5.3 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2002. In 2001, the national government incurred a budget gap of P147 billion or only 4 percent of the GDP. At current prices, the country's GDP is estimated at P3.6 to P3.8 trillion (around US$72 billion).<br /><br />Data from the Bureau of Treasury show that government expenditures reached P778.7 billion while revenue collections amounted to only P566 billion in 2002.<br /><br />In particular, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the government's main tax collection arm, missed its original target by P53.4 billion and collected only PP393.6 billion while the Bureau of Customs, which is in charge of tariff and import duties, missed its target by P18.9 billion and hauled in only P96.25 billion in 2002.<br /><br />To fund the deficit, the government borrowed a total of PhP264.176 billion from domestic and foreign sources for the year. This was higher than the PhP111.807 billion in borrowings the government programmed for 2002.<br /><br />For 2003, the government set the budget deficit ceiling at P147 billion or around 4.7 percent of the GDP.<br />Four Filipino Billionaires<br />While Filipinos had a per capita income of less than US$1,000, four of them were listed among the world's 497 billionaires (in US dollars) in 2001. Ironically, Finland and Austria, two European countries where per capita income exceeded US$24,000, had no representative in the billionaires' list. <br /><br />Lucio Tan, Richest Filipino<br />In its latest list of world's billionaires, US-based Forbes Magazine identified the four Filipino billionaires as Lucio Tan, with a net worth of US$1.7 billion; Henry Sy, US$1.5 billion; George Ty, US$1.1 billion; and Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala and family, US$1 billion. The combined wealth of these Filipino billionaires amounted to about US$5.3 billion or almost 7 percent of the country's GDP of US$75.2 billion in 2001. The first three billionaires were immigrants from China while Ayala was a scion of an aristocratic Spanish clan.<br /><br />Tan, 67, owns Asia Brewery, Fortune Tobacco, Philippine Airlines and Philippine National Bank while the 77-year-old Sy manages the SM shopping malls. Ty, 69, runs Metro Bank, the country's largest commercial bank while Ayala, 42, heads Ayala Corp., the largest conglomerate in the Philippines.<br /><br />Other Billionaires<br />Other Filipinos who figured in previous billionaires' lists are John Gokongwei, a property and retail tycoon; Danding Cojuangco, chairman of San Miguel Corp.; the family of the late Tan Yu, a property mogul; and the Lopez family, which controls the country's power, water and broadcast utilities.<br /><br />Richest Filipino Senator<br />Manuel Villar, a property magnate, was the richest Filipino senator while her wife Cynthia was the richest congresswoman in 2001. In their statement of assets and liabilities for 2001, the couple reported a net worth of P405 million. All 24 senators were in fact millionaires, with six of them reporting a net worth over P100 million and 21 declaring net assets over P10 million.<br /><br />The second richest senator was Ralph Recto who reported a net worth of P228 million while the third wealthiest member of the Philippine Senate (12th Congress) was Ramon Magsaysay Jr. with a net worth of P113 million. <br /><br />Magsaysay was followed by Teresa Aquino-Oreta with a net worth of P113 million; Robert Jaworski, P111 million; Loren Legarda-Leviste, P106 million; Renato Cayetano, P87.514 million; Ramon Revilla, P49 million; John Osmeña, P45 million; Sergio Osmeña III, P41 million; Luisa "Loi" Ejercito, P34 million; Vicente Sotto III, P29 million; Noli de Castro, P25 million; Rodolfo Biazon, P21 million; Edgardo Angara, P21 million; Panfilo Lacson, P21.6 million; Francis Pangilinan, P16 million; Aquilino Pimentel, P15 million; Robert Barbers, P12 million; Franklin Drilon, 11 million; and Joker Arroyo, P11 million.<br /><br />Senator Juan Flavier, a former barrio doctor from Tondo, reported the lowest net worth of P2 million. The other two senators who reported a net worth below P10 million were Blas Ople, with P7 million and Gregorio Honasan, P7 million. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)<br /><br />Filipino-Chinese and the Economy<br />The enterprising Filipino-Chinese traders now own and run most of the Philippines' largest corporations. In East Asia, over 80 percent of billionaires are Taipans or traders of Chinese lineage. In the Philippines, Filipino-Chinese traders hold a large portion of economic resources. While they comprise only two percent of the Philippine population, they control 50 to 60 percent of non-land share capital in the country. Here, they are the leaders in banking, airlines, property and retail industries.<br /><br />228,786 Business Establishments<br />The NSO said that as of 1994, there were 228,786 business establishments in the country. Among these establishments were 207,158 micro enterprises or those that employed less than 10 workers. There were also 19,261 small-scale industries, employing 10 to 99 workers each and 1,165 medium-scale establishments, with 100 to 199 workers. Large businesses or those that employed 200 or more workers totaled only 1,202. <br /><br />11 Million Housing Units<br />As of 1990, the country had 11,018,208 housing units. However, 1,830,118 or nearly 17 percent of these households had no toilets.<br /><br />Gross International Reserves<br />As of November 2002, the country's gross international reserves (GIR) was placed at US$15.74 billion, slightly lower than US$15.945 billion recorded in October. The Central Bank predicted that the GIR would end between US$14 billion and US$15 billion by December.<br /><br />Inflation Rate at 3.1 Percent in 2002<br />Prices of consumer products and services increased by 3.1 percent YoY in 2002, slower than the 6.1 percent registered in 2001.<br /><br />P152 Billion Pension Fund<br />As of August 2002, the Social Security System, or the government-operated pension fund for all private employees, only has P152 billion in its treasury. Because of its dwindling fund, the government wants members' contribution increased to 9.4 percent of their monthly income from 8.4 percent.<br /><br />US$61.7 Billion Foreign Trade <br />According to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Philippines traded some US$61.701 billion worth of merchandise goods with the rest of the world in 2001. Total exports reached US$32.138 billion while imports amounted to US$29.550 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of US$2.6 billion.<br /><br />Exports Reach US$35 Billion in 2002<br />The country's merchandise exports went up by 9 percent to US$35.061 billion in 2002 from US$32.150 billion in 2001. Last year's figure, however, was 7.9 percent lower than the all-time high of US$38.078 billion registered in 2000 and was comparable only to the US$35.037 billion in 1999.<br /><br />Electronic Exports, 52.5 Percent<br />Electronic products comprised 52.5 percent of the total Philippine exports in 2001, down from 59.1 percent in 2001. Export receipts of electronic items plunged 25 percent to US$16.889 billion in 2001 from US$22.515 billion in 2000, as a result of poor demand in the American and Japanese markets.<br /><br />Agriculture exports amounted to US$1.104 billion; garments exports, US$2.4 billion; and woodcraft and furniture exports, US$593.5 million. Exports of coconut oil reached US$417.6 million; banana exports, US$296.6 million; and aquaculture exports (shrimps and prawns), US$286.985 million.<br /><br />Exports to US, 27.9 Percent<br />Exports to the US, accounting for 27.9 percent of the aggregate export revenues, amounted to US$8.974 billion while shipments to Japan, accounting for 15.7 percent of the total amount, grossed US$5.055 billion. Other major trading partners of the Philippines are the Netherlands, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Germany, China, United Kingdom and Thailand. <br /><br />Agriculture Employs 11 Million<br />Agricultural products comprised only about 5 percent of the country's exports, with electronic products accounting for almost 52 percent of export receipts. While the agriculture sector employed 11 million Filipinos or 36.4 percent of the entire employed population estimated at 30.186 million workers as of April 2002, the sector contributed only 21 percent to the GDP in 2001.<br /><br />World's Third Largest Banana Producer<br />The Philippines is considered as the world's third largest producer of bananas, after Costa Rica and Ecuador. Large plantations in southern Mindanao produce most bananas exported by the Philippines. Some 30,000 hectares in the region are planted to bananas.<br /><br />The Philippines is also one of the largest producers of coconut, cassava, mango, pineapple, tilapia, tuna, shrimps, and prawns.<br /><br />Fishery Output, 166,101 Metric Tons<br />The country's total agricultural output grossed P621.4 billion or only 21 percent of the country's GDP in 2001. In particular, crop production amounted to P322.5 billion at 2001 prices; livestock production, P106.4 billion; poultry production, P85.9 billion; and fishery production, P106.6 billion. In terms of volume, total fish production reached 166,101 metric tons in 2001.<br /><br />790,000 Cubic Meters of Logs<br />The Forest Management Bureau (FMB) said that in the year 2000 alone, the Philippines produced 790,000 cubic meters of logs, 124,000 cubic meters of lumber, 230,000 cubic meters of plywood and 130,000 cubic meters of veneer. <br /><br />36.5 Metric Tons of Gold<br />According to the Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau, the Philippines produced 30.9 metric tons of gold and 27.5 metric tons of silver in the year 2001. In 1999, it produced 314 million bags of cement and 32.4 million cubic meters of sand and gravel. As of August 2002, there were 16 cement-producing companies in the Philippines.<br /><br />Palay Output, 13.25 Million Metric Tons<br />In 2002, the Philippines produced 13.27 million metric tons of rice, up by 2.4 percent 12.95 million metric tons in 2001.<br /><br />According to the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Philippines also produced 4.53 million metric tons of corn in 2001.<br /><br />RP Imports 24 Million Bags of Rice<br />The Philippines, which remains largely rural and agricultural, has become the world's fourth largest importer of rice, after Indonesia, Nigeria and Iran. Citing a report of the US Department of Agriculture, Representative Satur Ocampo said the country imported about 1.18 million tons metric tons of rice in 2001 and a total of 1.2 million metric tons (24 million 50-kilogram bags) of rice in 2002.<br /><br />Coconut Employs 3.4 Million People<br />According to the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), the coconut industry employs 3.4 million Filipinos, who earn an average of P10,000 a year or P25 a day each. There are 3 million hectares planted to coconut palms, the second largest agricultural area after rice fields (4 million hectares). Coconut plantations form 74 percent of all commercial croplands in the country. The Philippines produces some 2.4 million metric tons (MT) of copra or coconut products annually. In terms of value, coconut products comprise 32.4 percent of all agricultural exports and 1.6 percent of the country's entire exports.<br /><br />556,000 Sugar Farmers<br />Sugarcane is considered the largest non-cereal crop in the Philippines in terms of metric tons produced. According to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), around 556,000 farmers and 25,000 sugar mill workers are employed in the local sugar industry. In 1999, the total size of sugar farms was 359,977 hectares, with total production of 1.53 million metric tons.<br /><br />The Philippines supplies 13.5 percent of the US sugar requirements under a quota system. Ironically, the country could not even meet its own local demand. It has to import around 350,000 metric tons of sugar in order to meet its domestic demand of about 1.9 million tons annually. Filipinos consume 150,000 metric tons of raw sugar per month. The country produced about 28.24 million metric tons of sugarcane in 2001.<br /><br />3.4 Million Carabaos<br />According to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), there were 3.4 million carabaos, 3.3 million cattle, 5.2 million goats, 11 million pigs and 115.6 million chickens in the country as of January 2001.<br /><br />800,000 Cattle Consumed<br />The BAS said that the Philippines produced 660,000 new cattle but consumed 800,000 in 2000. Only about 10,800 metric tons of milk and other dairy products were produced in the country in 2001.<br /><br />300,120 Metric Tons of Eggs<br />The Philippines produced 246,200 metric tons of chicken eggs and 53,920 metric tons of duck eggs in 2001. As of January 2002, the country had an inventory of 125.25 million live chicken. <br /><br />5.3 Million Hectares to Farmers<br />As of December 2001, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) claimed that the government has distributed some 5.3 million hectares of farmlands to farmers from their landlords since 1960s.<br /><br />Irrigation Serves 5.2 Percent of Land<br />As of 1993, about 15,800 square kilometers or only 5.2 percent of the total land area had access to irrigation systems.<br /><br />10,000 Bakeries<br />A local study by the Philippine Association of Flour Millers Inc. (PAMFIL) said that 85 percent of Filipinos prefer to eat bread instead of rice for breakfast. As the Philippines produces about 1.4 million metric tons of flour annually, the country sources wheat, the prime raw material for flour, from other countries. It imports about 2.4 million metric tons of wheat mostly from the United States. <br /><br />There are more than 10,000 bakeries in the country whose products are broken down to the following: 50 percent for pan de sal or salt bread, 20 percent for loaf bread, and 30 percent for other varieties. In 1998, the average Filipino consumed 1.86 kilogram of flour. As of 2001, there were 14 flour millers, mostly large food manufacturers, in the country.<br /><br />Personal Spending, 79 Percent<br />Personal spending accounted for 79 percent of the Philippine GDP in 2001. According to market research firm ACNielsen, the "A" and "B" markets accounted for only 15 percent of all grocery purchases in the Philippines; "D" and "E" markets, 46 percent; and "C" market, 39 percent.<br /><br />53.5 Percent of Expenses for Food<br />In 2001, the average Filipinos allocated 53.5 percent of their total expenditure for food; 9.6 percent for household operations; 6.2 percent for transportation and communication; 4.6 percent for fuel, light and water; 3.5 percent for clothing and footwear; 2.9 percent for household furnishings; 2.3 percent for beverage; 2.3 percent for tobacco; and 15 percent for miscellaneous outlays.<br /><br />3.7 Million Vehicles<br />Some 3.7 million vehicles were registered in the Land Transportation Office (LTO) as of December 2000. This number included 1.2 million utility vehicles; 700,000 cars; over 200,000 trucks; 30,000 buses; 1 million motorcycles; and 23,500 trailers. The LTO added that as of 2000, some 4 million licenses were granted to Filipino professional, non-professional and student drivers.<br /><br />298,776 Water Vessels<br />As of 2000, there were 298,776 water vessels registered in the country; 289,729 of them domestic vessels and 9,047 foreign vessels.<br /><br />85,587 New Vehicles Sold in 2002<br />Sales of newly manufactured land vehicles in the country increased by 11.6 percent to 85,587 units in 2002 from 76,670 units in 2001, largely because of the 38.7 percent surge in the number of Asian utility vehicles (AUVs) sold during the period. AUVs are ten-seater commercial vehicles manufactured by Japanese car firms and enjoy tax-free privileges.<br /><br />In particular, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) said that the total sales of AUVs, accounting for 43.7 percent of combined industry sales, climbed to 37,377 units last year from 26,939 units in 2001. Sales of other commercial vehicles - vans, pickup, and light trucks - that account for 30.9 percent of the total, increased moderately by 1.7 percent to 26,482 units in 2002 from 26,047 units in 2001.<br /><br />Total commercial vehicle sales, accounting for 74.6 percent of all sales, went up by 20.5 percent to 63,859 units in 2002 from 52,986 units in 2001. In sharp contrast, passenger car sales, accounting for 25.4 percent of industry sales, dropped 8.3 percent to 21,728 units in 2002 from 23,684 units in 2001.<br /><br />Overall, some 388,613 vehicles were newly registered in 2000.<br /><br />55,600 Jeepneys in Metro Manila<br />As of 2002, Metro Manila had 55,596 jeepneys, utility vehicles and FX taxis used as shuttle services; 52,932 motorcycles and tricycles; 11,086 commuter buses; 5,000 taxi cabs; 6,619 "for hire" trucks; and an estimated 883,699 private cars and vans.<br /><br />Half of Farmers Own TV Sets<br />A survey conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) showed that 53.7 percent of agrarian reform farm households owned television sets and 37.9 percent had refrigerators. The percentage was relatively lower among farmers who are not beneficiaries of the government's agrarian reform program. The PIDS based its data on the responses of 1,800 farm households in different provinces. The government research agency concluded that farm households correlated ownership of refrigerator with being non-poor.<br /><br />6 Million New Appliances<br />Data from the Philippine Electrical Electronics and Allied Industries Federation showed that sales of electronic appliances in the country dropped by 7.5 percent to 6,077,500 units in 2001 from 6,574,000 units in 2000.<br /><br />883,100 Color TVs<br />In the year 2001, sold were 883,100 units of new color TVs; 43,700 units of VCRs; 10,600 units of VCD players; 302,100 units of music centers; 206,300 units of radio cassettes; 75,700 units of karaoke; 466,900 units of refrigerators; 570,600 units of washing machines; 371,900 air conditioning units; 247,100 units of rice cookers; 430,900 units of flat irons; and 1,298,500 units of electric fans.<br /><br />248,460 New Computers<br />According to International PC market research firm Gartner Dataquest, about 248,460 units of personal computers (PCs) were sold in the Philippines in 2001.<br /><br />No. 1 in IT Knowledge Jobs<br />The Meta Group, a leading information and technology (IT) research and consulting company in the United States, has ranked the Philippines as the world's most competitive country in the "knowledge jobs" category of Global New e-Economy Index. The "knowledge jobs" category covers the availability of qualified engineers, IT skills and senior management and the level of education enrollment in the countries surveyed. <br /><br />Ironically, in a separate survey, the Philippines was ranked 58th among 75 countries in terms of networked readiness index (NRI), which gauges each country's capacity to exploit opportunities in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The ranking was prepared by Harvard University's Center for International Development in a paper entitled "The Global Information Technology Report 2001-2002: Readiness for the Networked World".<br /><br />1.5 Million Internet Users<br />Industry experts claimed that there were between 1.5 million and 4.5 million Filipino Internet users as of August 2002. US market research firm ACNielsen, however, gave a more conservative estimate as it reported that as of the first quarter of 2002, there were 1.5 million Internet users in the country. Of this number, only 800,000 were surfing the web on a regular basis. Half of the Internet users in the country accessed the web in Metro Manila, 27 percent in other parts of Luzon, 13 percent in the Visayas and 10 percent in Mindanao. <br /><br />Four out of five Internet users were aged 29 years old and below. The main access points of Internet were schools, offices, Internet cafes and homes. Filipinos accessed the web for the following top reasons: electronic mail, surfing and browsing, chatting, research, file download, games, shopping and advertising or promotion. Of the total Internet users, only 180,000 users had tried to shop online. <br /><br />363 Government Websites<br />As of October 2002, the National Computer Center (NCC) said that 363 or almost 96 percent of the 379 national government agencies had their own websites, which provide basic information.<br /><br />Using the criteria adopted by the United Nations and the American Society of Public Administration (UN-ASPA) Stages of E-government, the NCC classified 230 or 63 percent of Philippine national government offices in stage 1 or the emerging web presence stage; 87 or 24 percent in stage 2 or enhanced web presence stage; and 45 or 12 percent in stage 3 or interactive web presence stage. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the government's main agency on revenue collection, was classified in stage 4 or the Transactional Web Presence Stage. The BIR has already introduced online filing and payment of income tax returns.<br /><br />162 Electronic Firms<br />As of December 2001, the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Inc. (SEIPI) was composed of 162 companies. Among its members were Intel, Fujitsu, Texas Instruments, Amcor Technologies, Hitachi, and Analog Devices.<br /><br />12 Million Mobile Phone Subscribers<br />As of June 2002, there were at least 12 million mobile phone subscribers in the Philippines. Smart Communications, the wireless subsidiary of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) had a subscriber base of 6.6 million as of March 2002 while Globe Telecom had 5.4 million subscribers as of June 2002. The number of mobile phone subscribers is expected to double within the next three years. The Philippines is considered the "text capital of the world'' because of the popularity of short messaging service (SMS) in the country. <br /><br />Smart claimed that the volume of text messages passing through its network reached 240 million daily as of 2001. This excluded text messages sent via the other networks. <br /><br />4 Million Fixed Lines<br />According to Fitch Ratings, there were less than 4 million fixed telephone lines installed in the whole country in 2001. Only about 14 percent of Philippine households had fixed telephone lines as telecommunication companies refuse to invest in facilities in the provinces. <br /><br />In comparison, there were 11.1 million subscribers to mobile phone networks, 91 percent of them on prepaid subscription in 2001.<br /><br />571 Radio Stations<br />As of 2000, the country had 571 radio stations; 270 of them at the AM frequency, 252 at FM and 49 at SW. There were also 75 television stations as of December 2000.<br /><br />1.8 Million Foreign Tourists<br />According to the Department of Tourism (DoT), some 1.797 million foreign visitors visited the Philippines in 2001, down from 1.992 million in 2000 and 2.2 million in 1999. In particular, the country received 447,921 tourists from North America (US and Canada); 790,793 from East Asia (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China); 199,345 from Europe; 80,002 from Australia and the Pacific; and 278,832 from other countries in 2001.<br /><br />Average occupancy rate in Metro Manila hotels was placed at 55.8 percent. As of December 2001, Metro Manila had a combined 11,784 rooms in 59 hotels classified as deluxe, first class, standard, and economy. Average length of stay by each visitor in Metro Manila hotels was 2.73 nights.<br /><br />8 Million Local Tourists<br />In 1996, some 8 million Filipinos spent P50 billion to visit different tourist spots in the country. (Source: Panorama)<br /><br />Shopping Area: 3.36 Million Sq. M.<br />According to property consultancy firm Colliers Jardine Philippines, the total stock of retail space in Metro Manila was 3.36 million square meters, with an average vacancy rate of 13.7 percent at the end of 2001. Vacancy level at prime shopping malls like SM, Glorietta, Robinson's and Shangri La Plaza were below 5 percent. <br /><br />29,223 Insurance Agents<br />Gross premium earnings of life insurance companies, as reported by Philippine Life Insurance Association (PLIA), amounted to P31.3 billion in 2001 while gross premium earnings of nonlife companies, as reported by the Insurance and Surety Association of the Philippines (ISAP), reached P17.3 billion.<br /><br />As of 2000, total insured assets by life companies reached P1.016 trillion; admitted assets, P144.62 billion; cash and investment assets, P137.78 billion; legal reserves, P67 billion; and net worth, P50.55 billion. The number of licensed insurance agents was placed at 29,223 while the number of employees was put at 6,862. <br /><br />Health Expenditure: P108 Billion<br />Healthcare spending in the Philippines was only 3.4 percent of the country's GNP in 1999, below the 5 percent minimum standard set by the World Health Organization (WHO) for developing countries. Total annual health expenditure in the country amounted to P108.3 billion in 1999 while per capita health expenditure was estimated at P1,449. Only about 13.5 percent of Filipinos had insurance coverage, according to the Insurance Commission.<br /><br />1,712 Hospitals<br />The Department of Health said that as of the year 2000, there were 1,712 hospitals in the country, 1,089 of which were private institutions and 623 were government hospitals. These excluded 14,400 barangay health centers. As of 1999, there were 2,948 doctos, 2,027 dentists, 4,945 nurses and 16,173 midwives working for public hospitals and barangay centers. According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), there were 909 Filipinos for every hospital bed in 1998 and 9,689 Filipinos for every physician in 1999.<br /><br />Foreign Investments, US$858 Million<br />According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), foreign direct equity investments in the country amounted to US$857.8 million in 2001, or 39 percent lower than US$1.398 billion in 2000. <br /><br />The ADB said that the Philippines had the third lowest gross domestic investments as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the entire Asian region. The country's investment ratio to the GDP was placed at 16.6 percent in 2001, or only higher than that of Pakistan at 14.7 percent and Cambodia at 16.2 percent. China topped all East Asian economies with an investment ratio to the GDP of 36.3 percent.<br /><br />OFWs Remitted US$40 Billion<br />According to Senator Francisco Pangilinan, the seven million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) worldwide have remitted over US$40 billion to the Philippines from 1991 to 2001. In 2002 alone, the Central Bank was expecting that dollar remittances from the OFW would climb to an all-time high of US$8 billion.<br /><br />39 Ecozones<br />As of December 31, 2001, the Philippines had 4 public ecozones and 35 private ecozones supervised by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). These excluded the Subic Bay Freeport, Clark Development Corp. and business zones administered by the Board of Investments.<br /><br />The Philippines maintain these special economic zones to lure foreign capital by dangling fiscal perks and other incentives like a six-year income tax holiday. In the year 2000 alone, foreign and local firms were able to get as much as P15 billion in combined fiscal incentives, or almost a third of P45 billion total corporate tax collection during that year.<br /><br />7,492 Banks<br />As of June 2002, there were 7,492 banks in the country. In particular, there were 44 head offices of commercial banks and 4,185 branches, 98 head offices of thrift banks and 1,251 branches, and 776 head offices of rural banks and 1,138 branches. These banks had combined assets of P3.33 trillion.<br /><br />P1.6 Trillion Money Supply<br />The Central Bank reported that the country's money supply - M3 or domestic liquidity composed of money in circulation, demand deposits, peso savings, time deposits and deposit substitutes - reached P1.6 trillion as of October 2002.<br /><br />3.5 Million Credit Cards<br />As of December 2002, the banking industry has already issued some 3.5 million to four million credit cards in the country, with total credit card transactions amounting to over P50 billion on a quarterly basis. There were about 15 major credit card companies accounting for over P100 billion in annual gross card billings at 30,000 or more retail and service establishments nationwide. The industry expects the number of establishments that accept credit cards to double by 2005. Among the top players are Citibank, which has issued over 500,000 cards; Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI), 400,000; and Equitable PCI Bank, 400,000.<br /><br />P319 Billion Stocks<br />According to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) the total value turnover at the Philippine stock market amounted to P319.11 billion in 2001 or 12 percent down from P357.66 billion in 2000. <br /><br />1.13 Million Building Constructions<br />The National Statistics Office (NSO) reported that from 1977 to 1998, the total number of applications for building permits reached 1.13 million in the whole country. Some 287,051 or 25 percent of these applications were received from Metro Manila. Applications for residential type of construction accounted for more than 50 percent of the total number of applications. <br /><br />In the first quarter of 2002 alone, the number of applications for building permits numbered 24,337 covering a total floor area of 3.656 million square meters. The average cost of residential building construction was valued at P6,587 per square meter in Metro Manila and P5,131 in the whole country while the average cost of non-residential building construction was estimated at P20,237 in Metro Manila and P12,791 in the whole Philippines.<br /><br />Office Space Rent, Down 50 Percent<br />Colliers Jardine Philippines estimated the total office space stock at the Makati commercial business district (CBD) at 2.6 million square meters as of December 2001; Ortigas CBD, 876,000 square meters; and Alabang, 148,000 square meters.<br /><br />The vacancy level was estimated at over 17 percent of the total office space stock. Colliers Jardine Philippines said the weighted average rent for an office space in Makati has dropped by nearly 50 percent to about P350 per square meter per month from P686 per square meter per month in 1997. Weighted capital value was placed at P40, 456 per square meter, or nearly 40 percent lower than its 1997 value.<br /><br />P180,000 Per Sq. M. of Land<br />In 2001, the average land value in Makati was estimated at P180,000 per square meter while the value of land in Ortigas was placed at P80,000. These rates were almost 50 percent lower than their 1997 levels.<br /><br />Advertising Expenses: US$1.4 Billion<br />US-based market research firm ACNielsen Media International said advertising expenditures in the Philippines amounted to P70 billion (US$1.4 billion) in 2001. Some P46.8 billion in ad spend was paid to television stations; P13 billion to radio stations; and P10 billion to newspapers and magazines. The figures excluded outdoor advertising expenses and internet-based expenditures.<br /><br />29,055 Kilometers of Roads<br />As of 2000, the combined length of Philippine roads was 29,055 kilometers. Only 10,336 kilometers or 36 percent of these roads were concrete; 6,683, asphalt; and the rest, gravel and sand. <br /><br />7,306 Bridges<br />The country has 7,306 bridges with a total length of 271.29 kilometers.<br /><br />172 Airports<br />As of 2000, the country had 172 airports, 87 of them private. As of 1999, there were 1,592 ports in the whole archipelago.<br /><br />479 Billion Cubic Meters of Freshwater<br />According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Philippines had a total of 479 billion cubic meters of annual renewable freshwater resources or 6,332 cubic meters of freshwater per capita in 2000. In 1995, it was estimated that the entire Philippine population withdrew some 55.42 billion cubic meters or 11.6 percent of the country's total freshwater resources. This translates to an annual freshwater withdrawal of 811 cubic meters per capita. Groundwater withdrawal per capita was estimated at 82.8 cubic meters, comprising nearly 10 percent of per capita freshwater withdrawal. The country's reservoir capacity amounted to only 2.2 percent of its of total freshwater resources. <br /><br />As of 1995, Filipinos were using 8 percent of their freshwater resources for domestic purposes, 4 percent for industry, and 88 percent for irrigation. As of 2000, 92 percent of the country's urban population and 80 percent of the rural population had access to water supply while 92 percent of urban population and 71 percent of rural population had access to sanitation.<br /><br />Only about 65 percent of the population actually had access to acceptable water facilities (public waterworks and tubed/piped deep well), with the rest sourcing their water from tubed/piped shallow well (8 percent), dug well (14 percent), spring lake, river rain, etc. (11 percent) and peddlers (2 percent). Only 42 percent of the population had access to public waterworks or community water systems. Of the figure, 23 percent had own piped connections while 19 percent was sharing connections.<br /><br />245 Million Barrels of Fuel<br />According to the Department of Energy (DoE), the Philippines consumed 245.28 million barrels of fuel oil equivalent (MMBFOE) in 2001. In 1999, the country produced 40.745 billion kilowatt hour but consumed 37.893 billion kilowatt hour.<br /><br />7,869 Megawatts of Electricity<br />At present, there is an oversupply of energy in the country, but Filipino consumers have to pay them in the form of purchased power cost adjustment (PPCA). While installed capacity totals 12,694 megawatts, the country's average daily power demand is only 7,869 megawatts. <br /><br />For example, an ordinary Filipino home charged with P1,220 in monthly electricity bill actually paid P650 for the PPCA in April, 2002. The country's most profitable company was power producer Mirant Philippines Corp., a subsidiary of an Atlanta-based energy firm that registered a net income of P8.5 billion in 2001.<br /><br />As of May 2002, the country's power rate was said to be the second most expensive in Asia. A subsequent reduction in PPCA charges eventually made the Philippines sixth in the list. <br /><br />For the whole of 2001, the country consumed 46,119 million kilowatt hours (gigawatt hours), or 1.8 percent higher than 45,290 gigawatt hours consumed in 2000.<br /><br />87 Percent of Barangays Have Electricity<br />Only 87 percent of 41,945 barangays or villages in the whole country have electricity. In its electrification program, the incumbent Arroyo government wants all barangays lighted with electricity by the year 2006.<br /><br />Meralco Overcharged P28 Billion<br />On November 15, 2002, the Supreme Court ordered the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to refund its 3.1 million consumers over P28 billion in overcharged electricity bill since February 1994. <br /><br />In its ruling, the Supreme Court's third division, composed of five justices, voted unanimously in favor of the government represented by the Energy Regulatory Board (ERB), which in 1998 claimed that Meralco overcharged its 3.1 million customers by an average of P0.167 per kilowatt-hour. A consumer organization estimated that Meralco owes each household about P3,574 in refund. <br /><br />Meralco, a private company, now services some 3.4 million consumers in Metro Manila and parts of Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog. It buys electricity from the government-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) and its two independent power producers.<br /><br />In June 2002, an independent study submitted to Malacanang Palace reported that Meralco had been overcharging its 3.4 million customers in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces by as much as P0.408 per kilowatt-hour. Ironically, the government has a 25 percent stake in Meralco, which is controlled by the Lopez family. <br /><br />Social Issues in the Philippines<br /><br />More Trivia<br /><br />Falling Income<br />The Philippine GDP per capita shrank to US$990 in 2000 from US$1,129 in 1997 while the GNP per capita contracted to US$1,033 from US$1,197. This was a result of the Asian financial crisis, which caught up with the Philippines in 1998. <br /><br />After expanding 5.2 percent in 1997, the country's GDP backpedaled by 0.5 percent in 1998. It grew by only 3.4 percent in 1999 and 4 percent in 2000. With a high population growth rate of 2.3 percent annually, economic growth in 1999 and 2000 did little to improve the real per capita income of Filipinos.<br /><br />Peso Drops 14 Times vs. US Dollar<br />According to Senator Ralph Recto, the country's per capita income has barely grown in the past 21 years. He said that the per capita income of P12,913 in 2001 is only P318 higher than P12,595 in 1980. "In today's pesos, the P318 increase in 21 years amounts to nothing at all." he said. Senator Recto also noted that the value of the peso has depreciated by as much as 1,373 percent against the dollar since 1960. <br /><br />The Poor and the Rich<br />In its 2000 survey of family income and expenditure, the NSO said that the average income of the population's 10th decile, representing the richest 10 percent of the Filipinos, was 14 times higher than the average earnings of the first decile, representing the poorest 10 percent. Each decile was representing about 8 million Filipinos. <br /><br />Poverty Threshold: P13,916<br />While the per capita income declined between 1997 and 2000, prices of consumer goods and services increased by almost 20 percent during the three-year period or over six percent annually. The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) was forced to raise by 23 percent the national per capita poverty threshold to P13,916 in 2000 from P11,319 in 1997.<br /><br />Unequal Regional Development<br />The Asian Development Bank (ADB) reported that Metro Manila's per capita gross regional domestic product (GRDP) in 2000 was more than twice that of the national average and more than five times that of Bicol region. <br /><br />Data from the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) showed that 11 of the country's 16 regions had a poverty incidence of over 30 percent as of 2000. The five other regions with lower poverty levels are all located in Luzon. The NSCB placed the poverty incidence in the country (the proportion of families with per capita incomes below the poverty threshold) at 28.4 percent in 2000, up from 28.1 percent in 1997. In terms of population, poverty incidence was estimated at 34 percent in 2000, also up from 33 percent in 1997.<br /><br />The NSCB data showed that in 2000, the National Capital Region or Metro Manila had the lowest poverty incidence of 5.7 percent among families. It was followed by four other regions in Luzon, with Region 3 (Central Luzon) registering a poverty incidence of 17 percent; Region 4 (Southern Tagalog), 20.8 percent; Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), 24.8 percent; and Region 1 (Ilocos), 29.6 percent.<br /><br />Two regions in Luzon - Region 5 (Bicol), the southernmost region in Luzon, and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) - had a poverty incidence of over 30 percent. About 49 percent of families in Bicol were suffering from poverty while 31.1 percent of families in CAR were also in the same category.<br /><br />All regions in the Visayas had over 30 percent of poverty incidence. Region 6 (Western Visayas) had a poverty incidence of 37.8 percent; Region 7 (Central Visayas), 32.3 percent; and Region 8 (Western Visayas), 37.8 percent.<br /><br />All regions in Mindanao also had over 30 percent of poverty incidence. Region 9 (Western Mindanao) had a poverty incidence of 38.3 percent; Region 10 (Northern Mindanao), 32.9 percent; Region 11 (Southern Mindanao), 31.5 percent; Region 12 (Central Mindanao), 48.4 percent; Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), 57 percent; and Caraga, 42.9 percent.<br />32 Million Poor Filipinos<br />With the adjustment on poverty threshold, the number of Filipinos considered poor or affected by poverty incidence swell to 30 million or 39.4 percent of the population in 2000 from 36.8 percent in 1997. According to the Commission on Population (Popcom), the figure could have further climbed to 32 million or 40 percent of the population in 2002. In terms of number of families, poverty incidence affected 33.7 percent of all Filipino families in 2000 from only 31.8 percent in 1997.<br /><br />5.1 Million Poor Families<br />The NSO reported that in 2000, poverty incidence affected 19.9 percent of families in urban areas and 46.9 percent in rural areas. Real number of poor families climbed to 5.1 million, 1.5 million of them in urban areas and 3.6 million in rural areas. Some 2.5 million families were living in subsistence level, meaning their income was not enough to buy their basic food requirements.<br /><br />Poor and Near Poor, 58 Percent<br />In its 2001 report, the World Bank said 12.7 percent of Filipinos were "poor", a term it assigned to those who lived on less than US$1 a day while 45.9 percent were "near poor" or those who lived on less than US$2 a day.<br /><br />A 2002 survey conducted by the local poll group Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed that 58 percent of its 1,200 respondents had considered themselves poor. The survey, conducted on March 4 to 23, 2002, also disclosed that 52 percent of the respondents believed that their quality of life had deteriorated over the past 12 months while only 15 percent said otherwise.<br /><br />Only 80 Percent Had Access to Safe Water<br />Access to safe drinking water dropped to 80 percent among Filipino families in 2002 from 81.4 percent in 1999, according to the Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO). In real figure, however, the number of families with access to safe drinking water climbed by 6.2 percent to 12.746 million in 2002 from 11.999 million in 1999 largely because of the 8 percent population growth during the three-year period.<br /><br />86.1 Percent Had Toilets<br />The Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) in 2002 showed that the percentage of Filipino families with access to sanitary toilet improved to 86.1 percent in 2002 from 85.8 percent in 1999. In real number, this translates to 13.713 million families with sanitary toilet in 2002, up from 12.662 million families three years earlier.<br /><br />79 Percent Had Electricity<br />The Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) in 2002 showed that around 12.581 million families or 79 percent of the total had electricity in 2002, up from only 10.809 million or 73.3 percent of all families in 1999.<br /><br />72 Percent Had Strong Houses<br />The Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) in 2002 showed that 11.497 million Filipino families or 72.2 percent of the total had their roofs made of strong materials and 9.888 million had their outer walls made of strong materials.<br /><br />67 Percent Owned House and Lot<br />The Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) in 2002 showed that 10.593 million Filipino families or 66.5 percent of the total had their own house and lot in 2002, with only 546,000 of them or 5.1 percent using the government's finance program to purchase their house and lot. Some 3.425 million families or 21.5 percent of the total had lands other than residence in 2002 while 376,000 families acquired lands through the government's Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).<br /><br />Ibon: Poverty Affects 87.5 Percent<br />Ibon Foundation Inc., a research think-tank that was accused by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as leftist, reported that poverty incidence actually affected 13.4 million Filipino families or 87.5 percent of all families in the country. The independent research agency based its computation on data from the National Wage Commission. Ibon said that the daily cost of living for a family of six was P530 in Metro Manila and P435 in the whole country, as of April 2002.<br /><br />16 Percent Experiences Hunger<br />A survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) in March 2001 showed that 16.1 percent of its respondents had experienced hunger at least once in the last three months. About 6 percent of the households surveyed also claimed that they were experiencing hunger often or always.<br /><br />20 to 34 Percent of Filipinos Undernourished<br />About 20 to 34 percent of 74.2 million Filipinos in the period 1998 to 2000 was undernourished, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its report entitled "The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2002." The situation in the Philippines was worse that those in Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam where only 5 to 19 percent of the population was undernourished. <br /><br />Only less than 2.5 percent of population in Malaysia was undernourished while there was no record of similar problem in Singapore and Thailand. Only Cambodia, with 35 percent or more of its population being undernourished, was worse off than the Philippines.<br /><br />The FAO reported that there are some 840 million undernourished people in the world today while the World Bank said about 1.2 billion people lived on less than US$1 per day. Some 25,000 people reportedly die of hunger and poverty each day. Measured annually, around six million children under the age of five are dying of hunger.<br /><br />6 of 10 Policemen are Poor<br />A study concuted by the UP Variates and the CORPS Foundation in July 2002 showed that 32 percent of Metro Manila policemen claimed that their monthly income they took home were below the poverty threshold of P8,877 a month while nearly 90 percent admitted they had debts to government and private lending institutions. Nearly 50 percent had no bank savings.<br />1.391 Million Families with Working Children<br />Child labor remains a problem in the country. As of 2002, there were 1.391 million families or 12.8 percent of the total that had working children aged from five years old to 17 years old.<br /><br /><br />4 Million Children, Working<br />So critical was the poverty incidence in the country that many Filipino children had to find work in 2001. According to the NSO, 4 million out of the total 25 million Filipino children were working during the survey period from October 1, 2000 to September 30, 2001. <br /><br />Most of these working children were male, aged 10 to 17 years old, unskilled and unpaid. They worked as farmers, fishermen, hunters, vendors, and factory workers. Some 221,000 children did heavy physical work; 1.1 million faced physical hazards; 942,000 suffered injuries at work; and 754,000 had work-related illnesses.<br /><br />These figures were consistent with the findings of an international institution. According to the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef), some four million Filipino children were forced to work as of 2002 because their parents could not find jobs. Around 67 percent of these children were working in the agricultural sector and had to stop going to school. About 50 percent of the children were feeding their respective families.<br /><br />15 Million Children, Malnourished<br />A 2002 study conducted by the Philippine Congress showed that about 15.6 million or more than 60 percent of the 25 million Filipino children (below 18 years old) were malnourished. In a separate study conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), three out of 10 Filipino pre-schoolers were found malnourished or underweight in 2001. In actual numbers, there were 3.7 million malnourished pre-school children.<br /><br />RP Imported 24 Million Bags of Rice<br />The Philippines, which remains largely rural and agricultural, has become the world's fourth largest importer of rice, after Indonesia, Nigeria and Iran. Citing a report of the US Department of Agriculture, Representative Satur Ocampo said the country imported about 1.18 million tons metric tons of rice in 2001 and a total of 1.2 million metric tons (24 million 50-kilogram bags) of rice in 2002.<br /><br />1.5 Million Street Children <br />The Philippines has one of the world's largest populations of street children. A 1996 report of the non-government movement End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism (ECPAT) showed that the Philippines had 1.5 million children living or working in the street of 65 cities. Metro Manila alone had at least 75,000 street children.<br /><br />ECPAT claimed that many children in the street were working as pickpockets and beggars and that around 60,000 children were either sexually exploited or driven to prostitution. According to the Dangerous Drugs Board, 325,000 children were using illegal substance, particularly rugby. <br /><br />About 100 million children in the world were said to be living in the street as of 1994. <br /><br />2.8 Million Illiterate Filipinos<br />According to the Functional Literacy Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) conducted in 2001, about 2.8 million Filipinos could not read and write while 7.4 million others are functionally illiterate. Functional illiteracy refers to the inability of a person to use his skills in reading, writing and counting to improve his life.<br /><br />10.8 Million Unemployed, Underemployed<br />The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that as of April 2002, there were 4.866 million unemployed Filipinos accounting for 13.9 percent of the total labor force estimated at 35.052 million workers. About 5.922 million others or 19.6 percent of the labor force were also underemployed, meaning they had no regular sources of income.<br /><br />26 Percent of College Graduates Unemployed<br />A study commissioned by the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) in 2002 showed that 26.2 percent of college graduates aged 24 years old and below were unemployed. In comparison, only 13.6 percent of high school graduates and 9.1 percent of elementary dropouts were unemployed during the same period.<br /><br />Workers, Only 30.6 Percent of Population<br />Measured against the whole population (80 million), those who were working at least 40 hours a week estimated at 24.264 million workers comprised only 30.5 percent of all people in the Philippines as of April 2002. <br /><br />40 Percent of Voters Unaware of Rights<br />In June 2002, the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), an independent Catholic organization, announced that almost 40 percent of their respondents composed of Filipino voters were unaware of their voting rights.<br /><br />Prices Up by 6 Percent<br />According to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), prices of goods and services moved up by over 6 percent in 2001. In particular, prices of fuel, light and water increased by an average of 11.5 percent, year-on-year in 2001. Rice in the Philippines reportedly costs three times as much as it does in Thailand.<br /><br />Price of Medicine, Three Times as Much<br />Prices of eight common drugs in the country were three times as much as they were in India, according to the Department of Health (DoH). For example, a 20-milligram tablet of Adalat Retard or Nifedine 20 that cost over P34 in the Philippines in 2001 was only priced at about P5.74 in India in the same year.<br /><br />The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has accused local pharmaceutical firms belonging to the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) of dictating prices of medicine in the country.<br /><br />5 Million Housing Backlog<br />According to the National Housing Authority (NHA), some 5 million Filipino families were in need of permanent houses in the whole country.<br /><br />3.4 Million Squatters<br />In its 2002 study, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cited the need to improve the lives of some 3.4 million Filipinos living in the slums of Metro Manila.<br /><br />3,521 Disabled Filipinos, Driving<br />As of October 2002, the National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP) disclosed that some 3,521 disabled Filipinos have licenses to drive vehicles. The number of disabled driver included 2,550 partially blind, 56 with impaired hearing and speech, 777 with impaired lower limbs and 138 with impaired upper limbs.<br /><br />Philippine Justice System<br />According to the Supreme Court, about 45 percent of Philippine courts - regional trial courts, municipal courts, and municipal circuit trial courts - had no judges as of September 2002. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice said there was a 22 percent vacancy in positions of prosecutors in the whole country. Just how the courts administered justice with such a wide vacancy in positions of judges and prosecutors paints a picture of disillusionment among victims waiting impatiently for justice. The vacancy in these positions usually means delay in the implementation of justice, which in turn discourages people from actually filing cases in courts. <br /><br />88 Signatures for Housing Permit<br />As of 2001, it took 88 signatures to get an approval to build a house in the Philippines. President Arroyo ordered that the number of signatures be trimmed to 45.<br /><br />P35 Billion Lost to Project Anomalies<br />The chairman of the Committee on Appropriations at the lower chamber of Congress said the Philippine government lost P21 billion to graft and corruption stemming from scheming contracts entered into by senators and congressmen in 2001. The amount excluded money lost to corruption involving projects executed by other government officials.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Senator Edgardo Angara said that around P35 billion is lost to graft and corruption in government infrastructure projects annually. Such anomalies come in the form of rigged public bidding, substandard work and cost padding. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)<br /><br />P21 Billion Lost to Procurement Process<br />The Philippine government has been losing some P21 billion to corrupt officials involved in the procurement process, the none-government organization Procurement Watch Inc. (PWI) reported. At the same time, a survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed that 15 percent of the cost of all government contracts is lost to corruption.<br /><br />P104 Billion Pork Barrel<br />Aside from legislating laws, Filipinos senators and congressmen have made it their responsibility to distribute development projects in their respective districts. Each one of the 24 senators receives some P200 million in development funds annually while each one of about 218 congressmen receives P100 million in annual appropriations.<br /><br />In total, all these development funds for legislators, collectively known as procurement budget or pork barrel, amount to P104 billion annually. According to House appropriations committee chairman Rolando Andaya Jr., some P21 billion or nearly 20 percent of this amount is pocketed by some legislators, other government officials and contractors each year. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)<br /><br />RP, Fourth Most Corrupt in Asia<br />In its 2002 survey, the Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC), which asked 1,000 foreign businessmen in 12 Asian countries, has ranked the Philippines as the fourth most corrupt country in Asia closely behind Indonesia, India and Vietnam. The Philippines received a score of 8.0 in the survey, on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 the best possible score for a country with no corruption. PERC said Singapore was the least corrupt in the region, with a score of 0.9. <br /><br />In a separate survey also in 2002, Transparency International (TI) ranked the Philippines 77th among 102 countries in terms of fighting graft and corruption. The Philippines got a score of 2.6 in corruption perception index, with 10 the highest possible score for the country that has no corruption. Finland was ranked number 1, with a score of 9.7. Bangladesh was at the bottom of the list, with a score of 1.2.<br /><br />P85 billion Ill-Gotten Wealth Recovered<br />In its claim as of 2002, the Presidential Commission on Good Government said that it has recovered a total of P85 billion in ill-gotten wealth since it was created in 1986.<br /><br />2.8 Million Income Tax Payers<br />While there were 15 million salaried workers in the country in 2000, only 2.8 million actually paid income taxes. According to Senator Ralph Recto, of the total individual income tax returns filed in 2000, 1.953 million were by salaried workers (1.350 million of whom were government employees) and only 536,000 by businessmen and non-salaried professionals (like doctors and lawyers). In real amount, ordinary workers paid some P63.8 billion while non-salaried individuals, mostly businessmen and professionals, contributed only P7.3 billion for a total of P81.8 billion in individual income taxes.<br /><br />The senator disclosed that about 56.2 percent of salaried and non-salaried workers in the country failed to settle their individual income taxes in 2000. Over the past 11 years, leakage from the individual income tax amounted to P608 billion. This was on top of the P610 billion that were lost to leakage in the value added tax (VAT) scheme.<br /><br />US$205 Billion Tax Evasion<br />A study conducted by the research unit of US bank Morgan Stanley said that the Philippine government lost some US$205 billion in potential revenues from 1965 to 2001. The figure was computed based on the estimated annual tax leakage of US$7.6 billion or P380 billion. It was higher than the government's estimate. According to the Department of Finance (DoF), some P242 billion (US$4.65 billion) in potential government revenues is lost to tax evaders yearly. In its 1998 study, the Department of Finance said some P69.85 billion was lost because of leakage in the value-added tax, P59.33 billion in corporate income tax, P98.95 billion in personal income tax, P2.56 billion in excise tax, P6.4 billion in documentary stamp tax, P1.18 billion in interest withholding tax on bank deposits, P2.33 billion in fringe benefits tax, P1.5 billion in gross receipts tax, and P370 million in insurance tax. <br /><br />P187 Billion Tax Incentives to Corporations<br />The government dangled some P187.2 billion tax incentives to the largest foreign and local companies in the country in 2001. These incentives came in the form of income tax holidays and duty-free importation of raw materials from other countries. Companies, which benefited from such tax incentives were those registered at Board of Investments (BOI), Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and other investment promotion agencies.<br /><br />P147 Billion Budget Shortage<br />The country's fiscal deficit reached P147.03 billion (US$2.95 billion) or 4.1 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) estimated at P3.6 trillion (US$72 billion) in 2001. While the government spent P710.8 billion, its total revenues amounted to only P563.73 billion. Public sector funding requirement (PSFR) reached P189 billion. Debt servicing or payments to interests of domestic and foreign borrowings reached P27.2 billion.<br /><br />To augment its budget requirements in 2001, the government sourced 87 percent of its total financing from domestic funds and 13 percent from foreign loans and aid. The government relied heavily on fixed-rate Treasury bonds as it issued P208.42 billion worth of these short-term fixed-income securities.<br /><br />The situation was worse in 20002. The government said the budget deficit would climb to P223 billion or 5.6 percent of the GDP by the end of the year. The original target was only 4 percent.<br /><br />P781 Billion Government Budget<br />According to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the government has a total budget of P780.8 billion for 2002. Budget deficit is expected to reach at least P150 billion in 2002. <br /><br />Of the 2002 budget, some P233.9 billion or 30 percent is to be poured into social services; P204.2 billion or 26 percent to debt interest payments; P158.9 billion or 21 percent to economic services; P136.1 billion or 18 percent to general services; and P41.5 billion or 5 percent to defense. Among government agencies, the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) had the largest share of the pie at P103 billion while the Department of National Defense (DND) got P60.4 billion.<br /><br />US$53.4 Billion Foreign Debt<br />The Central Bank said that as of March 2002, total foreign debt of the Philippines amounted to US$53.4 billion. Public debt was placed at P2.62 trillion as of June 2002.<br /><br />US$45 Billion in Infrastructure Needs<br />According to the World Bank, the Philippines would need some US$35 billion to US$45 billion in fresh investments from the private sector to improve its infrastructures (roads, bridges, railways, telecommunication facilities, etc.) over the next ten years.<br /><br />Two People's Revolts<br />Fourteen years after the historic "People Power Revolution" that ousted the Marcos dictatorial rule in 1986, two people's revolts rocked Metro Manila in the first half of 2001. This was followed by several attempts to repeat the ugly May 1 mob rebellion staged by supporters of deposed President Joseph Estrada. In the absence of a legal framework governing people's revolts, political stability became harder to establish. <br /><br />Foreign Affairs Secretary and former Senator Blas Ople called for a "sober" examination of the people power phenomenon and warned that a fresh call to stage another revolution would threaten the country's political stability. In a Senate resolution, Senator Blas Ople urged the chamber to assess the merits of "people power" as an instrument of political change and its constitutional implications. <br /><br />Episode of Turbulence<br />Even President Arroyo, who was a beneficiary of the January 2001 people's revolt, appealed for an end to what she called an episode of turbulence and threats. "In a living democracy, no group has the right to hold policy-making hostage by threatening to overthrow the executive on every issue of policy disagreement," she said.<br /><br />34 Percent Says Democracy Works<br />The Filipino people were also dismayed. In a national survey conducted by the University of the Philippines (UP) Center for Leadership, Citizenry and Democracy in November 2001, only one of three Filipino respondents or 34 percent claimed they were satisfied with the way democracy works in the country. In contrast, about 42 percent of the respondents said otherwise. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)<br /><br />Violent Elections<br />A manifestation of poor peace and order situation in the Philippines is the death of at least 87 people in the barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Council) elections in July 2002. The police said another 45 individuals were injured in 183 violent confrontations among candidates and their henchmen. Ironically, the police described the situation as generally peaceful because fewer people died this year, compared with previous barangay elections. On July 15, the Filipino people elected 41,945 barangay chairmen, a similar number of youth leaders and 293,615 barangay council members.<br /><br />25,000 Armed Rebels<br />There are two major insurgency movements in the Philippines, namely: the communist insurgency and the Muslim separatist movement. According to military estimates, there were 25,000 armed rebels as of the first quarter of 2002. <br /><br />These included 11,930 communist guerillas, 12,500 active members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and hundreds more belonging to Muslim extremist Abu Sayyaf, Abu Sufia and Pentagon groups.<br /><br />347 Clashes with the Reds<br />The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recorded 347 armed confrontations with the communist guerillas, resulting in the death of 189 rebels and 120 government soldiers in 2001. <br /><br />Moro Leader in Prison<br />In November 2001, former Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) chairman Nur Misuari who signed a peace pact with the government in 1996 broke the agreement and led another armed struggle along with his loyal supporters. He was facing sedition charges at a prison camp in Laguna province.<br /><br />Muslim Extremists<br />The Abu Sayyaf (Bearers of the Sword) is a Muslim extremist group that was fighting for an independent Islamic state in Mindanao. Since 1994, it has burned a Christian town, beheaded a number of innocent civilians, abducted foreigners and planted bombs in crowded areas. The AFP claimed that it was able to reduce the Abu Sayyaf force from 4,000 in 1994 to 600 in June 2001 and to 60 in May 2002. <br /><br />In April 2000, the group took 21 hostages, mostly European tourists from the Sipadan Island in Sabah, Malaysia and brought them to Sulu province in Mindanao. The hostages were freed four months later upon payment of US$20 million ransom by the Libyan government. On May 27, 2001, the Abu Sayyaf abducted an American couple along with another American and 17 Filipinos from a beach resort in Palawan province. The group had beheaded the other American but freed the Filipino hostages. <br /><br />Some 1,000 American troops went to Mindanao to coordinate, advise and train Filipino soldiers in the rescue mission of the American couple. On June 7, 2002, American hostage Martin Burnham and Filipino nurse who was also taken by the group were killed during an encounter between the Muslim extremists and the pursuing Filipino troops in Zamboanga del Norte province. Gracia Burnham was wounded but survived.<br /><br />Camp Abu Bakar Falls<br />The former Estrada administration declared an ugly all-out war against Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels in the year 2000. While the government was able to siege Camp Abu Bakar, the main camp of the MILF, the war resulted in numerous bombings in the south and Metro Manila. There were also summary executions of Filipino Christians in Mindanao. <br /><br />On May 7, 2002, the Arroyo government and the MILF signed an interim peace agreement in Putrajaya, Malaysia. While the agreement called for the government's rehabilitation and development of areas devastated by the war in 2000, it did not call for the laying down of arms by the Muslim dissidents.<br /><br />Cost of War: P100 Billion <br />The World Bank said the recurring armed conflict between government soldiers and Muslim fighters would cost southwestern Mindanao over P100 billion in the next 10 years in terms of lost or stagnant investments. <br /><br />2 Million Unlicensed Guns<br />Around 2 million unlicensed guns were circulating in the Philippines on top of the 775,000 legally registered firearms. The figures were disclosed during the "Regional Seminar on Implementing the UN Program of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons" which was held in Quezon City in July 2002.<br /><br />A statement issued during the seminar also claimed that the 2 million unlicensed firearms and light weapons, including pistols, rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers and shoulder-fired missiles, were responsible for the death of four million people in 46 major conflicts in the country in the 1990s.<br /><br />President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered the national police to intensify the campaign against loose firearms. Reports said there are about 328,329 loose firearms nationwide. In 2002, the national police confiscated 7,633 loose firearms. The Department of Interior and Local Government said that of the 12,000 firearms used in crimes in 2002, more than 10,000 of which were unlicensed.<br />37,254 Index Crimes<br />Some 37,254 index crimes were reported to the police in the year 2000 alone. The police claimed to have solved 32,445 or 87 percent of these cases. Index crimes refer to crimes committed against lives and properties.<br /><br />P1.25 Billion Ransom<br />The Citizens Action Against Crime, a non-government organization, claimed that around 2,100 people, many of them Filipino-Chinese businessmen, have become victims of kidnap-for-ransom gangs in the Philippines and paid ransom amounting to about P1.25 billion from 1993 to 2002. The group added that in 2002 alone, kidnap victims paid a total ransom amounting to P211 million.<br /><br />News reports said kidnap-for-ransom syndicates victimized over 240 individuals, including 20 foreigners in 2001. In the first half of 2002, another 80 individuals, including 30 foreigners, became victims of kidnapping. While Manila-based publications tagged the Philippines as the world's kidnap capital, the Philippine National Police (PNP) quickly denied this, claiming that Colombia owns the title.<br /><br />1,877 Cars Stolen<br />The Philippine National Police (PNP) documented a total of 1,877 car theft cases in 2000.<br /><br />Police data showed that a total of 2,219 vehicles were reported stolen in Metro Manila in 2002. This meant that six cars were stolen in the metropolis each day and 185 cars each month in 2002.<br /><br />8 Rape Victims Per Day<br />Some 3,145 cases of rape were reported in the country in 2001. This translates to 8 cases of rape each day and one rape incident in every three hours during the year. The figure only covers rape incidents reported to the police. There were also 5,735 murder cases and 4,079 homicide incidents reported in the country in 2001 alone.<br /><br />5,185 Sex Crimes Against Children<br />According to the Social Welfare and Development, there were a total of 5,185 sex crimes committed against children in the Philippines in 2000, and 3,980 cases in 2001. Sex crimes refer to rape, incest, and acts of lasciviousness.<br /><br />143 Escapees<br />The Bureau of Jail Management reported that 143 prisoners escaped from their cells in 2000. Of these fugitives, 89 were recaptured.<br /><br />25,000 Inmates<br />The Bureau of Corrections said that in 2002, it was holding 25,002 inmates, 16,134 of whom are at the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP), which has a holding capacity of only 8,700.<br />314 Political Prisoners<br />As of December 2002, the National Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa was hosting 314 political prisoners.<br /><br />239 Dismissed Cops in 2002<br />In the campaign against erring policemen, the national police reported that it dismissed from the service 239 commissioned and non-commissioned officers who were among the 4,447 policemen who were charged administratively for various offenses in 2002. The national police is encouraging the public to report crimes or ask for police assistance in case of emergency by sending a short messaging service (SMS) or text message to 2920.<br /><br />P300 Billion Illegal Drug Industry <br />According to Interior and Local Government Secretary Joey Lina, the crime syndicates produce and trade P300-billion worth of illegal drugs in the country annually. The Dangerous Drugs Board also disclosed that some 1.8 million Filipinos are hooked on illegal drugs while 1.6 million others are casual users. <br /><br />1.8 Million Drug Users<br />According to the International Narcotics Control Board, the use of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu has become "the most popular drug of abuse" in the Philippines. The Anti-Narcotics Group of the Philippine National Police disclosed that around 1.8 million of the 80 million Filipinos were regular drug users. <br /><br />The agency also disclosed that about 70 percent of marijuana supply in the world might be coming from the Cordillera region in northern Luzon. It claimed that marijuana fields have been found among the 300,000 hectares of Cordillera farmlands in the past. In 1999, the police conducted 7,956 raids and arrested 11,004 individuals on drug-related cases.<br /><br />55,000 Mail Order Brides to US<br />According to women's group Gabriela, about 55,000 Filipino women have entered the United States as mail order brides as of 1997. Another 20,000 mail order brides went to Australia.<br /><br />15 Women Beaten Daily<br />As of 2002, militant women's group Gabriela said at least 15 women and six children are beaten up daily. In 2001, Gabriela recorded 5,668 cases of wife battering and 2,274 cases of maltreatment of children. <br /><br />Two-Thirds of Young Workers Had Premarital Sex <br />A survey conducted by the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) in 2002 showed that 30 percent of the country's young workforce claimed to be sexually active, with 10 percent of the single male respondents claiming to have casual sex. The study titled "Issues Affecting Young Filipino Workers" also showed that 37 percent of young males have had sex with more than one partner - usually with prostitutes - prior to marriage while two-thirds of married female and male workers said they had premarital sex with the people they eventually married. <br /><br />In a separate report, a study conducted by the University of the Philippines Population Institute in the year 2000 showed that 23 percent of 16.5 million Filipinos aged between 15 and 24 have engaged in premarital sex.<br /><br />According to the TUCP, about 6.5 million Filipino workers were belonging to the 15 to 24 year age group as of 2002.<br /><br />400,000 Prostitutes<br />Despite the fact that prostitution is illegal in the country, women's group Gabriela said that around 400,000 Filipinos were working as prostitutes as of 1998.<br /><br />100,000 Child Prostitutes<br />According to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), about 60,000 to 100,000 Filipino children were working as prostitutes as of 1997. Prostitution was present in 37 provinces then. The major child prostitution dens were found in Manila, Angeles City, Puerto Galera, Davao City and Cebu City. The Philippines has reportedly become a favorite destination of pedophiles from the US, Australia and Europe. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has documented 8,335 cases of child abuse from 1991 to 1996. <br /><br />400,000 Abortions<br />A study released by the University of the Philippines Population Institute in February 2003 said that there were 400,000 cases of abortion in the country each year, despite the fact that abortion is illegal here.<br /><br />Vagina Economy<br />While hundreds of surviving Filipino women are still demanding justice from the Japanese government for their travails in the hands of Japanese troops who held them as sex slaves during World War 2, thousands of young Filipino women are ironically asking the Philippine government to ease the rules in the deployment of entertainers to Japan.<br /><br />One government agency that tried to screen the recruitment of young Filipino women as entertainers in Japan eventually found itself in deep controversy. The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the country's main agency tasked to uplift standards of non-degree and non-formal skills training of Filipino workers, was under fire for allegedly delaying the issuance of certification to some 20,000 young Filipino women to work as entertainers or "overseas performing artists" in Japan in 2002.<br /><br />The Philippine Association of Recruitment Agencies Deploying Artists (PARADA), the association of recruitment agencies deploying young Filipino women as entertainers in Japan accused TESDA director general Dante Liban of deliberately delaying the issuance of the so-called Artist Record Books (ARB) to 20,000 prospective overseas performing artists in 2002. Applicants need an ARB to get a visa from the Japanese embassy.<br /><br />PARADA alleged that a group of people in TESDA were demanding P25,000 for an ARB from applicants who do not want to undergo testing. Without irregularity, the ARB is supposed to cost only P300. Because of the alleged irregularity in TESDA, PARADA claimed that 20,000 Filipino women lost the opportunity of earning US$800 a month in Japan. Data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) showed that deployment of Filipino entertainers to Japan slowed to 50,000 persons in 2002 from 70,000 in 2001.<br /><br />But a group of Filipinos said that the single biggest controversy was not the delay in the issuance of ARBs to young Filipino women but the deployment of thousands of them to work as prostitutes or sex workers in other countries. Labor Undersecretary Lucila Lazo even went to the extent of calling it as "vagina economy".<br /><br />There are around 180,000 Filipino entertainers in Japan sending US$200 million each year. Many of these women were vulnerable to abuse and some driven to prostitution by the Japanese Yakuza gang.<br /><br />According to the Movement for Responsible Enterprise (MORE), a civic group of concerned Filipinos, the Philippine government provided cover to save Japan from the embarrassment of hosting Filipino prostitutes. "The government made them appear like performing artists, sent to Japan as entertainers," it added.<br /><br />Filipino entertainers were eventually called "Japayuki", which was an original concoction made by Japanese media referring to young girls working as prostitutes. The Philippine government allows the deployment of Filipino women as young as 18 years old.<br /><br />The civic group also called on religious and militant groups to join the campaign against the continued deployment of Filipino entertainers abroad. "Let us all destroy this national disgrace. Stop the trafficking of women. Our national honor is priceless. We must defend it at all cost, at all times," it said.<br />P8 Billion Annual Gambling Revenues<br />Gambling is a major social problem in the country. Not even the ouster of President Joseph Estrada from Malacanang Palace, on charges of receiving "jueteng" money from syndicates, could abate the problem. Jueteng is said to be a P40-billion business in the Philippines, annually.<br /><br />While declaring "jueteng" as illegal, the government promotes other forms of gambling such as casino operations, lottery and recently text games. In May 2002 alone, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), the government agency tasked to collect gambling revenues, reported an income of P1.81 billion. For the whole of 2000, Pagcor reported a net income of P8 billion, the second largest amount earned by any Philippine company in that year.<br /><br />Text Gambling<br />No one seems to be bothered by the growing trend of text gambling in the Philippines. Due to the popularity of short messaging service (SMS) or text messaging in the country, broadcast stations and telecommunication companies have connived to endorse the now hugely popular text games. Here, the participants, mostly television viewers or radio listeners, put their bet in the form of a text message worth P10 each for the chance to win large prizes. Although less pronounced as a form of gambling, text gambling is no different than other number games like lottery, jai alai or jueteng.<br /><br />Companies Lose P3.5 Billion to Counterfeiting<br />According to the Brand Protection Association (BPA), a group of 15 multinational companies based in the country, their member companies lost P3.5 billion to makers and distributors of fake brand products in the first three quarters of 2002 alone. As a result, the government also lost P1.3 billion in potential revenues. <br /><br />The BPA also disclosed that the government confiscated fake goods amounting to P2.4 billion in the first nine months of 2002 alone, up from P800 million in the whole of 1998. The BPA said that the counterfeiting and piracy problem is not limited to CD's, VCDs and computer softwares but also affects top brands of garments, bags, wallets, medicines, liquified petroleum gas (LPGs), batteries, lamps, bulbs and switches, brandy, vodka, cigarettes, soaps and shampoo, laser printer toner and ink cartridges, sofa beds, hacksaws, toys and electronic goods. <br /><br />About 86 makers of product lines are said to be affected by counterfeits, which are boldly sold at formal distribution channels like shopping malls, department stores and supermarkets. "Not because these companies are in on it, but because they are also fooled," Mr. Wallace clarified. The BPA said that the fake drugs and smuggled medicines comprise 30 percent of total products in the pharmaceutical sector. <br /><br />The lighting sector is burdened by a 5 to 15 percent penetration of fake products while about 63 percent of softwares sold in the country is considered pirated. Most of the fake products sold in the country, the BPA added, come from China.<br /><br />P1.1 billion Smuggled Fuel<br />A study conducted by the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center (AIM-PC) suggested that some P1.1 billion worth of diesel fuel were smuggled into the country between 1999 and 2001. Some 300,000 liters or 2,000 barrels of diesel are reportedly smuggled and sold in the country each day. The policy think tank blamed several owners of barges and tankers/trucks; ship captains and seamen; past and present officials of oil firms; owners of depots and storehouses; and importers and owners of import terminals as responsible for the smuggling. The culprits reportedly got help from officials and employees of the Bureau of Customs, the Philippine Navy and the Coast Guard.<br /><br />Alcohol, Most Abused Drug<br />Liquor is said to be the most abused substance in the Philippines and the world. While there remains to be a concrete study on the effects of alcoholism, many index crimes such as homicides, physical injuries and sex-related offenses are often associated with alcohol. Adding to these are the numerous accidents caused by drunk driving. Many Filipino families were also ruined by alcoholism, with young children exposed to the evils of their drunken fathers. Sadly, the government does not do anything about it. <br /><br />San Miguel Corp., a beverage conglomerate that is the top seller of beer and gin, is also the country's largest corporation. In 1998 alone, the company sold 327.6 million bottles of beer.<br /><br />1.25 Billion Liters of Beer<br />In 1995, Filipinos consumed 146,000 bottles of wine, making them the top wine drinkers in Asia. A more shocking report is that Filipinos consumed 1.25 billion liters or 3.9 billion bottles of beer in 1998 alone. In the year 2001, beverages comprised nearly 2.3 percent of the average Filipino's expenditures.<br /><br />A 1994 survey conducted by the University of the Philippines showed that almost 5.3 million or 60 per cent of Filipino youths were drinking alcoholic beverages. Of the total, 4.2 million were males and 1.1 million, females. A conclusion was that there were more alcoholic drinkers than smokers among Filipino youths, who were starting to drink alcohol at the age of 16 or 17 years old. <br /><br />21.6 Percent of Students Smoke<br />A global youth tobacco survey (GYTS) in the Philippines showed that as many as 21.6 percent of Filipino students were smoking cigarettes. The percentage was 32.6 percent among male students and 12.9 percent among female students. Some students believed that smoking would win them more friends and make them look cool. Tobacco comprised 2.4 percent of the average Filipino's expenditures in 2001.<br /><br /><br />6,100 Tons of Garbage Daily<br />According to the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the metropolis produces some 6,100 tons of garbage daily. In 2001, the total volume of recyclable materials that ended up in junkshops and recycling plants reached 120,162 metric tons.<br /><br />The Cost of Air Pollution<br />The World Bank has reported that air pollution in the Philippines results in a yearly loss of US$1.5 billion in medical treatment, lost wages, low productivity and deaths that severely impact the Filipinos' quality of life. The World Bank report also said that air pollution results in 2,000 deaths each year and causes US$1.5 billion in lost wages, medical treatment in the four metropolis of Baguio, Manila, Cebu and Davao The World Bank also said that the country needs US$500 million (P25 billion) to implement the Clean Air Act of 1999 over the next 10 years.<br /><br />In its Philippines Environment Monitor 2002, the World Bank said the government spends US$400 million in health cost as a result of air pollution in four urban centers alone, namely: Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao and Baguio where about a quarter of the population lives. Such a health cost is said to be 0.6 percent of the country's gross national product.<br /><br />The World Bank cited a 2001 survey showing that more than 72 percent of Metro Manila's residents were alarmed by air pollution and 73 percent said they were not aware that the government was doing anything to address it. The World Bank said air pollutants such as ozone and nitrogen oxides continue to spread. <br /><br />In its study, the World Bank said fine particle emissions result in about 2,000 premature deaths and 9,000 cases of chronic bronchitis in the country's four largest urban areas annually. These emissions of pollutants were largely blamed on public buses, jeepneys, utility vehicles, trucks and motorcycles that continue to emit visible smoke despite the government's anti-smoke belching campaign. As of 2001, there were 3.9 million land vehicles in the country.<br /><br />22 Million Filipinos Exposed to Tuberculosis<br />A World Bank report in 2002 said that around 22 million Filipinos were exposed to tuberculosis. Nearly 740 Filipinos are afflicted with tuberculosis, while 68 die of the disease each day. The report added that Filipinos spend a total of P160 billion to cure the disease each year.<br /><br />578 AIDS Cases<br />The Department of Health has recorded 1,761 HIV-positive cases and 578 AIDS cases from January 1984 to September 2002. Most of these cases involved persons aged 20 to 39 years old. However, the US Central Intelligence Agency said that there were about 28,000 Filipinos infected with HIV or AIDS and that 1,200 of died in 1999 alone.<br /><br />P30 Trillion for Reforestation<br />In January 2003, a study by the Green Tropics International (GTI) claimed that the Philippines would need P30 trillion to reforest country's denuded mountains in over 85 years.<br /><br />2.7 Trips by Metro Manilans Each Day<br />Studies made by the Traffic and Engineering Center (TEC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) showed that as of 2002, Metro Manilans were making an average of 2.7 trips individually and 12 million trips collectively each day. Before this, a study by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in 1999 showed that the Philippines was losing some P140 billion annually to traffic congestion. It said the national economy was directly losing P40 billion in the forms of gasoline and diesel fuel, man-hours, electricity, salaries of traffic aides and increased expenses for mobile phones. Indirectly, the country was losing P100 billion in the forms of lost business opportunities, depreciated value of real property and increased cause of health care due to air pollution.<br /><br />Cost of Traffic Problem: US$3.6 Billion<br />The San Francisco-based Filipinas Magazine reported that traffic congestion costs the Philippine economy some US$3.6 billion annually. Citing a government study, the magazine said the traffic problem, particularly in Metro Manila, results in a US$1 billion loss to wasted gasoline and electricity, man-hours and hiring of traffic aides; and US$2.6 billion to missed business opportunities, reduced sales and investment disincentives. The study added that total loss would exceed US$36 billion in ten years. It noted that the average speed of a vehicle has slowed to 12.6 kilometers per hour today from 18 kilometers per hour ten years ago.<br /><br />Get-Rich-Quick Schemes<br />If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. This was how the corporate watchdog Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) described the usual promise made by pseudo-investment firms in luring the public to invest substantial amount in their get-rich-quick schemes.<br /><br />The SEC warned that pseudo-investment firms that are not registered with the government office have already duped many investors, including foreigners and Filipino-Americans. Some victims, who have placed investments ranging from P10,000 to P50 million, were not able to recover their money and its supposed interest.<br /><br />The SEC has already issued cease-and-desist orders (CDOs) on the operations of several pseudo-investment firms that have been in operation without licenses. According to the corporate watchdog, some of these firms act as lending investors, investment firms, and financial companies that issue securities to the public. The companies promote their services by telephone calls, mails or personal visits and usually offer investors huge interest on every investment placed, without explaining the risks involved. They also require immediate investments.<br /><br />The pseudo-investment firms give promise that a minimum investment of P10,000 to P100,000 would earn a monthly interest of 15 percent. Among the promotional gimmicks of these pseudo-investments firms are seminars that use the lines "You can become a millionaire in three years" and "You can turn your financial dreams into reality". Investors usually discover that they have been duped only when the checks issued to them bounced. <br /><br />Pyramiding Scam<br />As of January 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the government corporate watchdog said that investment firms engaged in the so-called pyramiding operation have duped at least 2 million Filipinos of as much as P70 billion.<br /><br />World's 4th Most Accident-Prone Country<br />According to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Philippines was the fourth most accident prone country in the world. The two institutions arrived at this conclusion after finding out that some 5,809,986 Filipinos were killed or injured as a result of disasters or man-made calamities over a ten-year period (1992-2001). Ahead of the Philippines in the accident list were China, India and Iran.<br /><br />On a separate report, the Philippine National Red Cross said 31,835 Filipinos were killed and 94,369,462 others were affected by natural disasters and calamities in a span of 20 years. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)<br /><br />Shallow Knowledge of History<br />Congressman Edmund Reyes of Marinduque province quoted an NFO-Trends survey showing that Filipino youth had a "very shallow appreciation" of the country's history and cultural heritage. The survey showed that only 37 percent of the 1,420 respondents aged 7 to 21 years old, were able to sing the National Anthem and only 28 percent could recite "Panatang Makabayan". When asked to name Filipino heroes, the respondents could only name up to two heroes. <br /><br />A Day's Labor For A Burger<br />In 2001, the minimum daily wage in Metro Manila remained at P250, the highest among the country's 16 regions. <br /><br />An office worker in Makati, who was hired on a contractual basis by a job placement agency, did not receive P250 by the end of a working day. After tax, social security and other deductions were made on top of the share deductions by the agency, the office worker went home with only P200.<br /><br />However, he had to calculate his transportation and meal allowance that amounted to over P100. In other words, what was left in his pocket by the end of the day was less than P100. To treat himself after a hard day's work, he decided to stop by a popular fastfood restaurant. <br /><br />He ordered a big burger, a large can of cola and French fries. He was billed P100. Before sleeping at night, he remembered that he had to buy a new pair of shoes. He reached for his pocket and found it empty.<br /><br />Yet, he considered himself lucky because he was unmarried and was living with his parents who were giving him free breakfast every morning. He was lucky because he had no wife to support and no children to send to school. He was lucky because he was healthy and did not have to buy medicine.<br /><br />Other people were not as lucky as he was. Many companies were not complying with the Minimum Wage Law and were giving their workers much less. About 4.9 million Filipinos had no jobs while 5.9 million others had no regular source of livelihood as of April 2002. He was lucky, after all. <br /><br />Significant Updates<br /><br />More Trivia<br /><br />ROTC No Longer A Problem in Graduation<br />Here is a piece of good news to those who were not able to graduate because of a missing requirement in Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC). Under a new law which was approved in February 2002, all male students who were not allowed to graduate from college despite completing all their academic units in 2001 or earlier could now apply for graduation.<br /><br />Republic Act No. 9163 or the law creating the National Service Training Program (NSTP) suspends ROTC requirement "for those students who despite completing all their academic units as of the effectivity of this Act have not been allowed to graduate." The law took effect in February 2002.<br /><br />Male students who have completed their academic units by 2001 or earlier could now follow up their application for graduation. The law is already being implemented by the Commission on Higher Education (CHR). <br /><br />ASEAN Free Trade Starts January 2003<br />Do you know that starting January 1, 2003, the Philippines and the nine other member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with a combined population of about 600 million people, would transform the region into a common market where products and services freely flow?<br /><br />Aside from the Philippines, the other members of ASEAN are Brunei Darrusalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The common market of the region is called ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA).<br /><br />By January 2003, these countries would begin implementing the so-called Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT), a gradual tariff reduction mechanism by which "tariffs on goods traded within the ASEAN region, which meet a 40 percent ASEAN content requirement, will be reduced to 0 to 5 percent by the year 2003 (2006 for Vietnam, and 2008 for Laos and Myanmar)". Excluded from these products are those under each country's sensitive list.<br /><br />This would mean that most products from Thailand, Singapore or Malaysia would enter the country duty free. Imported items that are duty free are of course cheaper. If cheap imported products swarm across the country, local entrepreneurs would be forced to lower the prices of their products, to the benefit of the Filipino consumers. <br /><br />The Philippines has to learn lessons from AFTA before it should stick to its commitments to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and World Trade Organization (WTO), which are larger market blocs. <br /><br />Help the Children!<br />In the love of God, let us help the poor and sick children. Three out of 10 Filipino pre-schoolers are malnourished or underweight. In actual number, there are at least 3.7 million malnourished pre-school children in the Philippines.<br /><br />In the love of God, let us help the poor and sick children. As of 1996, the Philippines had 1.5 million children living or working in the street of 65 cities. Metro Manila alone had at least 100,000 street children. Many of these children have been working as pickpockets, beggars and prostitutes.<br /><br />In the love of God, let us help the poor and sick children. Many sick children die at the Philippine General Hospital each day. One physician said that they die, not because the doctors are unskilled or incompetent but "because these children are poor." <br /><br />In the love of God, let us help the poor and sick children. We can do these by sharing our love with and contributing our support to at least two highly regarded institutions, namely: the Philippine General Hospital Department of Pediatrics and the Alay Pag-asa Foundation.<br /><br />Send a text message to Dr. Philip Cruz of the Department of Pediatrics, Philippine General Hospital at Mobile Phone No. 63917 - 5304437 or deposit donations at Banco de Oro (Give a Life Account No. 043-0071418). Contact Numbers appeared at Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 6 issue.<br /><br />Contact Alay Pag-Asa Christian Foundation Inc., No. 32 Arayat Street corner Road 1, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila or call Tel. No. (632) 532-3250; 532-6433 or write to Alay Pag-Asa P.O. Box 12911, Ortigas Center P.O. Pasig City 1605, Metro Manila, Philippines or email apacf@i-manila.com.ph. <br /><br />In the love of God, let us help the children!<br /><br />Mark 10:13-16<br /><br />People were bringing little children to Jesus to have Him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, He was indignant. He said to them, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God, like a little child will never enter it." And He took the children in His arms, put His hands on them and blessed them.<br /><br />Bible verses were quoted from the New International Version. <br /><br />First in the Philippines<br /><br />More Trivia<br /><br />First Circumnavigator of the Globe<br />Although many historians considered him as the first circumnavigator of the globe, Ferdinand Magellan never completed his voyage around the planet. Magellan, a sea captain, commanded a fleet of five wooden Spanish ships with 241 men on board and embarked on what is now considered as "the greatest of all epics of human discovery". Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer who discovered America for Spain, traveled 8,000 miles aboard a Spanish ship across the Atlantic Ocean. But Magellan's men embarked on an expedition that brought them 42,000 miles around the planet.<br /><br />The voyage began on September 20, 1519. Magellan and his three remaining ships reached the Philippines on March 17, 1521. On April 27, he was killed by the men of Lapulapu, chieftain of Mactan Island in the Philippines. Only one ship, the Trinidad, with 18 European crewmen led by Sebastian del Cano and four Malay crewmen (maybe Filipinos) completed the trip around the world and arrived in Seville, Spain in 1522.<br /><br />First Landing<br />On March 16, 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in service of Spain landed at Samar.<br /><br />First Mass<br />On March 31, 1521 (Easter Sunday) Spanish friar Pedro Valderama conducted the first Catholic mass in Limasawa, Leyte. Rajah Kolambu, who forged a blood compact of friendship with Magellan two days earlier, attended along with Rajah Siagu.<br /><br />First Filipino Christians<br />On April 14, 1521, Rajah Humabon, Rajah Kolambu, and 400 other Filipino natives were baptized into Christianity during a ceremony administered by friar Pedro Valderamma.<br /><br />First Filipino Priest<br />In 1590, Martin Lakandula was ordained as an Augustinian priest, becoming the first native Filipino to serve as a friar. In 1906, Jorge Barlin became the first Filipino bishop under the Roman Catholic Church. The first Filipino archbishop was Viviano Gorordo while the first Filipino cardinal was Rufino Cardinal Santos.<br /><br />First Chair<br />It was said that Filipinos first used a chair in April 1521 when Ferdinand Magellan gave Rajah Humabon of Cebu a red velvet Spanish chair. According to Halupi, a book of essays on Philippine history, early Filipinos used to sit on the floor. <br /><br />First Spanish Monument<br />Also on April 14, 1521, Ferdinand Magellan planted a huge cross in Cebu. It was here where friar Valderama baptized Rajah Humabon, Rajah Kolambu and 400 other Filipinos into Christianity.<br /><br />First Battle<br />On April 14, 1521, the first battle between Filipinos and the European conquerors took place in Mactan, Cebu. Filipino chieftain Lapu-lapu defeated Magellan and his men. After Magellan was killed, Sebastian del Cano led his men back to Spain, completing their voyage around the planet.<br /><br />First Religious Order<br />The Franciscans were the first Catholic religious order to establish their presence in the Philippines. The Franciscans came here in 1577; Jesuits, 1581; Dominicans, 1587; Recollects, 1606; Paulists, 1862; Sisters of Charity, 1862; Capuchins, 1886; and Benedictines, 1895.<br /><br />First Spanish-Filipino Marriage<br />In 1585, Spanish soldier Pablo Alvarez married Nicolasa de Alvarez, a native of Lubao, Pampanga.<br /><br />First Muslims<br />Makdum, Rajah Baguinda and Abu Bakar propagated Islam in the Philippines in the 15th Century.<br /><br />First Spanish Governor General<br />Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, who founded the first European settlement in Cebu City in 1565, is considered the first Spanish governor general in the Philippines. He founded the city of Manila and declared it the capital of the archipelago on June 3, 1571. The last Spanish governor general in the Philippines was Riego delos Rios in 1898.<br /><br />First Archbishop<br />Domingo Salazar was the first archbishop of the Philippines, which was regarded as a single diocese in the 1580s.<br /><br />First Filipina Directress<br />According to Pampango historian Zoilo Galang, Sor Candida Ocampo was the first and only Filipino who became a directress of an Spanish institution in the Philippines. In 1594, Ocampo, who was born in Camarines Sur, was appointed as the directress of Colegio de Santa Isabel.<br /><br />First Cannon Maker<br />Even before the Spaniards came to the Philippines, Filipino natives had already learned the trick of making cannons, perhaps from Chinese traders. Historians claimed that Panday Pira who lived between 1483 and 1576 had devised the cannons which Muslim leader Rajah Sulayman used to protect Manila against the invading Spanish troops. Panday Pira was from Tarlac.<br /><br />First Chinese Kingdom<br />After attacking Manila, Chinese conqueror Limahong established a kingdom near the mouth of Agno River in Pangasinan province on December 3, 1574. Agno was the seat of the old civilization. Historians have mentioned one Princess Urduja who ruled Pangasinan before the Spaniards came. In 1660, Filipino leader Malong attempted to establish another kingdom in Pangasinan.<br /><br />First Revolt<br />The first attempt to rise against Spanish colonial rule was carried out by chieftains of Bulacan led by Esteban Taes in 1587. On October 26, 1588, Spanish authorities discovered a plot by Magat Salamat of Hagonoy who tried to enlist the support of his relatives in Borneo.<br /><br />First Filipino in Exile<br />Felipe Salonga of Polo, Bulacan (now Valenzuela City) became the first Filipino who was put in exile by Spanish authorities for starting a revolt in Bulacan in 1587. He was exiled to Mexico.<br /><br />First Mention of King of Tagalogs<br />New historical writings have mentioned the name of one Raha Matanda or Rajah Ache (Lakandula) who ruled over Tondo, a kingdom encompassing an area that now includes Bulacan, Metro Manila, Rizal and Quezon in the 16th Century. Rajah Matanda was the heir to his father's throne and was a grandson of Sultan Siripada I (Bolkeiah I) of Borneo. In 1643, Don Pedro Ladia of Borneo who claimed to be a descendant of Rajah Matanda started a revolt and called himself the king of the Tagalog. He was executed in Manila. Historians said that when the troops of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi attacked Manila in 1571, the men of Rajah Soliman - the king of Manila - rose up in resistance.<br /><br />In 1847, Apolinario dela Cruz of Tayabas was considered king of the Tagalogs. Bernardo Carpio, a mythical giant character, was also regarded as a king of the Tagalogs. In the 1900s, the revolutionary government proclaimed Macario Sakay as the president of the Tagalog Republic.<br /><br />First Chinese Revolt<br />On October 3, 1603, the Chinese rose in revolt in Manila and was driven away to San Pablo, Laguna where they made their last stand.<br /><br />First Juan dela Cruz<br />A certain Pantaleon Perez led the Pangasinan revolt on November 3, 1762. Perez assumed the name Juan dela Cruz Palaris. It was mentioned that on November 11, 1849, most illiterate Filipinos during the administration of Spanish governor general Narciso Claveria y Zaldua were given the Christian surname dela Cruz. Our great ancestors, who could not read and write, drew a cross as their signature on documents and so were known for their dela Cruz surnames. In contrast, Filipino descendants of rajahs and noble men were given the option to keep their names. Among the clans, who were also exempted from forced labor and paying taxes under the Spanish rule, were the Lakandulas, Solimans, Gatmaitans, Gatbontons, Salongas, Layas, Lapiras, Macapagals, Salamats, Manuguits, Balinguits, Banals, Kalaws, among others.<br /><br />First Filipino<br />The first man who used Filipino as a title of citizenship was Luis Rodriguez Varela, a Spaniard who was born in Manila. He preferred to be called El Conde Pilipino in 1795. (Source: Halupi)<br /><br />First Map<br />The first Philippine map was drawn in 1734 by Nicolas dela Cruz and Francisco Suarez under the instruction of Jesuit historian Pedro Murillo Velarde. The original map was 27 inches wide and 42 inches long.<br /><br />First Dutch Presence<br />On June 10, 1647, a Dutch fleet arrived in Manila Bay and later attacked Cavite province.<br /><br />First British Presence<br />On October 4, 1762, British forces invaded Manila. They took possession of Intramuros until May 31, 1764.<br /><br />First Filipino Printer<br />The Spaniards introduced the art of printing in the Philippines, almost half a century before the Americans learned how to use it. It is believed that the first book in the country was Doctrina Christiana en letra y lengua China, which was printed in 1593 by Juan de Vera, a Filipino-Chinese. In 1948, Fray Jose Gonzales of the Dominican Order discovered this book in the Vatican Library. Tomas Pinpin is regarded as the first Filipino printer. He was born in Abucay, Bataan but records about his birth were lost after the Dutch invaders destroyed the town of Abucay in 1646. Pinpin learned the art of printing from the Chinese artisans when he worked in the shop of Filipino-Chinese printer, Luis Beltran. <br /><br />Among his works were Arte y Reglas de la Lengua Tagala (1610) and the Librong Pag-aaralan nang mga Tagalog nang Uicang Castila (1610) printed in Bataan. From 1609 to 1639, Pinpin printed more than a dozen titles. Other literary pieces, which appeared during this period were the poems of Pedro Bukaneg (1590-1626), Fernando Bagongbanta (1605), and Pedro Ossorio (1625). The art of modern printing was discovered by German scholar Johannes Gutenberg (1394-1468). The Chinese, however, are credited for having developed their own system of printing, hundreds of years before Gutenberg was born.<br /><br />First Newspaper<br />In 1637, Tomas Pinpin published Successos Felices (Fortunate Events), a 14-page newsletter in Spanish that is now widely regarded as the first Philippine newsletter. On December 1, 1846, La Esperanza, the first daily newspaper, was published in the country. Other early newspapers were La Estrella (1847), Diario de Manila (1848) and Boletin Oficial de Filipinas (1852). The first provincial newspaper was El Eco de Vigan (1884), which was issued in Ilocos.<br /><br />First Magazine and Journal<br />Seminario Filipino, the first religious magazine in the country, was first issued in 1843. Meanwhile, El Faro Juridico became the first professional journal in the country when it saw print in 1882.<br /><br />First Guide Book<br />According to Pampango historian Zoilo Galang, the first guidebook in the Philippines (Guia de Forasteros) was printed in 1834.<br /><br />First Novel<br />According to literary expert Bievenido Lumbera, the first Filipino novel was Ninay, written by Pedro Paterno and published in 1880. Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere was published in 1887 while El Filibusterismo came out of the press in 1891. The first English novel written in English by a Filipino was Zoilo Galang's A Child of Sorrow.<br /><br />First Woman Writer and Poet<br />According to Pampango historian Zoilo Galang, the first Filipino poetess was Leona Florentino of Ilocos while the first Filipino woman writer was Rosario de Leon of Pampanga. The first Filipino woman novelist, Galang added, was Magalena Jalandoni from Visayas while the first Filipino woman who wrote an English novel was Felicidad Ocampo.<br /><br />First Non-Catholic Marriage<br />The first non-Catholic marriage in Manila under the Spanish control took place in the early 19th Century when American Henry Sturgis, who arrived in the country in 1827, married Josephina Borras of Manila. They were wed aboard a British warship at the Manila harbor. <br /><br />First Bakery<br />In 1631, the Spanish government established and operated the first bakery in Manila.<br /><br />First Drugstore<br />Botica Boie is considered the first drugstore in the country, having been established by Dr. Lorenzo Negrao in 1830.<br /><br />First Lighthouse<br />In 1846, the Farola was built at the mouth of Pasig River, becoming the first lighthouse in the country.<br /><br />First Electric Lamp<br />The first electric lamp in the country is said to be the one designed by Ateneo students in 1878, 12 years before Thomas Houston Electric Co. installed Manila's first electric street lights.<br /><br />First Botanical Garden<br />In 1858, Governor General Fernando Norzagaray ordered the establishment of the Botanical Garden. It can now be found beside the Manila City Hall.<br /><br />First Waterworks<br />Manila had its first centralized water system in July 1882 following the completion of the Carriedo waterworks, whose reservoir was in Marikina. <br /><br />First Railroad<br />In 1892, a railway connecting Manila and Dagupan was completed. It was operated by the Manila Railroad Company.<br /><br />First Telephone System<br />The first telegraph line was opened in 1873 while the country's first telephone system was established in Manila in 1890. Electric lines were first installed in 1895.<br /><br />First Mining Firm<br />In the early 19th Century, Johann Andreas Zobel founded the first iron and copper mining firm in Bulacan and Baguio. The first Zobel in the country was Jacobo Zobel Hinsch, a German who went to Manila in 1849. One of the Zobels - Jacobo Zobel Zangroniz latter married Trinidad Ayala de Roxas, an heir of the rich Ayala and Roxas families.<br /><br />First Calendar<br />The first calendar with a Philippine almanac was first released in 1897. The first issue of the calendar was titled "La Sonrisa".<br /><br />First Filipino Chemist<br />Johann Andreas Zobel also founded the first chemical laboratory in the country. Meanwhile, Anacleto del Rosario is considered as the first Filipino chemist.<br /><br />First Philanthropist<br />Dona Margarita Roxas de Ayala, a daughter of Domingo Roxas, is considered as the first philanthropist in the country. She assumed the control of the family's Casa Roxas in 1843 and was one of the founders of La Concordia College.<br /><br />First Social Club<br />The first social club was established in Manila in 1898. It was the Filipino Independiente, a circle of educated and rich Filipino nationalists. It succeeded Jose Rizal's La Liga Filipina, which was more of a movement.<br /><br />World's First Steel Church<br />The steel church of San Sebastian, now Basilica Minore, is considered as the world's first-ever all-steel basilica. Designed by Don Genaro Palacios in 1883, this small, jewel box church was prefabricated in Belgium. The steel plates, weighing about 50,000 tons were brought to the Philippines in six ships. The walls were filled with mixed gravel, sand and cement to fortify the structure. Stained glass windows from France were later installed. The church, an earthquake-proof structure, was completed in 1891. There were arguments that French architect Gustavo Eiffel, who designed the Eiffel Tower of Paris and Statue of Liberty in New York, was also the one who designed the San Sebastian Church.<br /><br />First Hotel <br />It is believed that Hotel del Oriente in Binondo, Manila was the first hotel built in the Philippines. The hotel was a two-story building with 83 rooms fronting the Plaza de Carlos III. It was a first-class hotel constructed in the 1850s just beside the famous landmark, La Insular Cigarette and Cigar Factory. The national hero - Jose Rizal - reportedly stayed at Room 22 of that hotel, facing the Binondo Church. Hotel del Oriente was among the crown jewels of the old Binondo (or Minondoc as it was earlier known) which was named after binundok. It was part of the Provincia de Tondo (now Manila) and was declared one of its districts in 1859.<br /><br />Both Hotel del Oriente and La Insular were burned down during the Japanese Occupation. The Metrobank building now occupies the former site of the two buildings. The oldest surviving hotel in the country is the Manila Hotel, which was built in 1912. The world's first hotel was the Tremont, which opened in Boston in 1829. It had a dining room for 200 people, 12 public rooms and 120 bedrooms.<br /><br />First Republic<br />Early Philippine republics were Kakarong de Sili republic in Pandi, Bulacan; Tejeros Convention in Malabon; and Biak na Bato republic in San Miguel, Bulacan. Historians, however, wrote that the first real Philippine republic was established in Malolos, Bulacan on January 21, 1899. Two days later, the First Philippine Republic was inaugurated while General Emilio Aguinaldo was declared its first president.<br /><br />First President of Katipunan<br />It was Deodato Arellano who became the first president of the Katipunan, a revolutionary movement against Spanish rule in the Philippines.<br /><br />First Vice President<br />Mariano Trias is considered as the first Filipino vice-president who assumed the post in 1897.<br /><br />First Army Chief<br />General Artemio Ricarte served as the first captain general of the Philippine Army which was established by the Tejeros Convention on March 22, 1897. Ricarte was replaced by General Antonio Luna on January 22, 1899.<br /><br />First Calendar<br />The first calendar with a Philippine almanac was first released in 1897. The first issue of the calendar was titled "La Sonrisa".<br /><br />First Protestant Mission<br />The first Presbyterian mission arrived in the country in April 1899. American couple Dr. and Mrs. James Rodgers led the mission. <br /><br />First Filipino Protestant Minister<br />Nicolas Zamora, a former Catholic priest, later became the first ordained protestant minister in the Philippines.<br /><br />First Election<br />The first municipal election in the Philippines was held in Baliuag, Bulacan under the supervision of American military governor general Arthur MacArthur on May 6, 1899.<br /><br />First Ice Cream Parlor<br />In December 1899, Clarke's Ice Cream Parlor became the first ice cream parlor in the Philippines when it opened its store at Plaza Moraga in Binondo, Manila. Metcalf Clarke owned it.<br /><br />First Autonomous Region<br />Before the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) were formed in the 1980s, Panay Island used to have "Cantonal Republic of Negros". The Americans, however, abolished the republic and turned Negros into a regular province on April 30, 1901.<br /><br />First American Civil Governor<br />The first American civil governor in the Philippines became the 27th president of the United States. William Howard Taft, who served in the Philippines from 1901 to 1903, was also the only man who became a US president (1909-1912) and then a Supreme Court chief justice (1921-1930). Known for his weight of over 300 pounds, Taft became a very notable person in the US and the Philippines. One of the largest road networks in Metro Manila, the Taft Avenue, was named after him. President McKinley sent him to head the Philippine Commission in 1900. His task was to form a civil government in a country disrupted by the Spanish-American War and the rebellion led by General Emilio Aguinaldo, whom local historians called the country's first president.<br /><br />First Superintendent of Manila Schools<br />Dr. David Prescott Barrows, one of the passengers of American ship USAT Thomas, was appointed the first superintendent of schools for Manila and later the first director of the Bureau of Education. USAT Thomas was named after General George Henry Thomas, a hero of the Battle of Chickamauga during the American Civil War. American journalist Frederic Marquardt coined the term Thomasites to refer to American teachers who came to the Philippines aboard USAT Thomas in 1901. (Source: Panorama Magazine)<br /><br />First Filipino Superintendent<br />Camilo Osias was the first Filipino division superintendent of schools. Osias later became a senator.<br /><br />First American College<br />The Philippine Normal School (PNS) was the first college established in the country under the American government. PNS opened its campus to Filipino students in Manila on September 1, 1901. It became the Philippine Normal University on January 11, 1992.<br /><br />First Concrete Building<br />According to Pampango historian Zoilo Galang, the Kneedler Building was the first concrete office building in the Philippines.<br /><br />First Filipino Chief Justice<br />In 1901, Cayetano Arrelano became the first Filipino chief justice of the court.<br /><br />First Registered Professionals<br />A friend of Jose Rizal, Dr. Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera, holds the distinction of being the first doctor to sign in the Book I of Registered Professionals on January 25, 1902. Pardo de Tavera, a scientist, was a part of the first Civil Government in the 1900s. Among the members of the Pharmacy profession, it was Dr. Leon Ma. Guerrero who appeared as the first registrant on the second earliest compiled Book I. The date was May 22, 1903. Guerrero is known in history books as the first among many Filipinos to put the Philippines on the scientific map of the world. In Book I of Dentistry, it was Dr. Wallace G. Skidmore who first registered on September 21, 1903. The Board of Dentistry was the first board of professionals created in 1899. The idea of organizing the boards of professionals came from the Americans who occupied the Philippines in 1899. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)<br /><br />First Inventor<br />In 1853, the Spanish colonial government awarded a gold medal to Candido Lopez Diaz, a Filipino who invented a machine for Manila hemp or abaka.<br /><br />First Filipino Chemist<br />Johann Andreas Zobel also founded the first chemical laboratory in the country. Meanwhile, Anacleto del Rosario is considered as the first Filipino chemist.<br /><br />First Dentist<br />Bonifacio Arevalo is widely considered as the first Filipino dentist. In 1908, he was the founding president of Sociedad Dental de Filipinas, the first dental organization in the country. In 1912, Colegio Dental del Liceo de Manila became the first dental school. The first woman dentist was Catalina Arevalo.<br /><br />First Economist<br />According to Pampango historian Zoilo Galang, the first Filipino economist was Gregorio Sanciangco.<br /><br />First Pilot<br />Leoncio Malinas is considered as the first Filipino pilot. He first flew his plane on April 20, 1920.<br /><br />First Accountants<br />Vicente Fabella is considered as the first Filipino certified public accountant (CPA) and Belen Enrile Gutierrez, the first woman CPA in the country.<br /><br />First Cardiologist<br />The first Filipino cardiologist was Dr. Mariano Alimurung, who became an honorary member of the Mexican Society of Cardiology.<br /><br />First West Point Graduate<br />Vicente Lim was the first Filipino who graduated from the prestigious West Point Academy, a military school in the United States.<br /><br />First Female Professionals<br />Among Filipino women, it was Maria Francisco de Villacerna who became the first lawyer; Honoria Acosta-Sison, first physician; Catalina Arevalo, first dentist; Encarnacion Alzona, first historian; Celia Castillo, first sociologist; Filomena Francisco, first pharmacist; Belen Enrile Gutierrez, first CPA; Socorro Simuangco, first dermatologist; Carmen Concha, first film director and producer; Criselda J. Garcia-Bausa, first paleontologist; Felipe Landa Jocano, first anthropologist; and Ali Macawaris, first oceanographer.<br /><br />A visitor of this website said that Elena Ruiz Causin of Cebu could be among the first female lawyers in the country.<br /><br />First Railroad<br />The Manila-Dagupan Railroad was completed in 1901, becoming the country's first railway system.<br /><br />First Automobile<br />In 1900, La Estrella del Norte shipped from France to the Philippines a "George Richard", the first ever automobile to have landed on the native soil. Its owner was one Dr. Miciano, a rich doctor. The first shipment of automobiles for sale in the country was in 1907, with Bachrach Motors, an affiliate of American firm Ford Motor Co. as the importer.<br /><br />First Labor Union<br />Isabelo delos Reyes, a writer, established the Union Obrera Democratica, the first organized labor union in the country on February 2, 1902.<br /><br />First Political Party<br />On November 6, 1902, Pedro Paterno, a writer, scholar and former prime minister of President Emilio Aguinaldo, founded the Liberal political party.<br /><br />First Opera<br />In 1905, Magdapio, the first Filipino opera, was staged at Zorilla Theater. Pedro Paterno wrote the opera, which was set to the music of Bonus.<br /><br />First Convention of Governors<br />For the first time on October 2, 1906, the governors of Philippine provinces met in a convention in Manila. Sergio Osmena presided the convention.<br /><br />First General Elections<br />The country's first general elections were held on July 30, 1907 under the American government. The people elected the members of the First Philippine Assembly. <br /><br />First Speaker<br />The first speaker of the Philippine Assembly, whose members were elected in 1907, was Sergio Osmena.<br /><br />First Actor in Politics<br />Before Lito Lapid became governor of Pampanga and Bong Revilla assumed the governorship of Cavite, Jose Padilla Sr., a movie actor in the 1930s, had served as the provincial governor of Bulacan. The first actor who invaded the senate was Rogelio dela Rosa.<br /><br />First Diplomats<br />Benito Legarda and Pablo Ocampo were the first Filipino resident commissioners to the Unites States.<br /><br />First Labor Day<br />The first Labor Day in the Philippines was celebrated on May 1, 1913 during the first National Labor Congress in Manila. <br /><br />First Film<br />The first Filipino-produced film, "La Vida de Rizal" was released in 1912. Jose Nepomuceno produced the first Filipino full-length film "Dalagang Bukid" in 1919.<br /><br />First Actor in Politics<br />Before Lito Lapid became governor of Pampanga and Bong Revilla assumed the governorship of Cavite, Jose Padilla Sr., a movie actor in the 1930s, had served as the provincial governor of Bulacan. The first actor who invaded the senate was Rogelio dela Rosa.<br /><br />First Movie Theater<br />Salon de Pertierra, the country's first movie theater, was built in Escolta, Manila in 1897. A short French film was first shown in the threater.<br /><br />First Comic Stip<br />"Kenkoy" is considered as the first comic strip in the Philippines. Cartoonist Tony Velasquez first published the comic strip in 1929.<br /><br />First TV Station<br />Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) Channel 3, the first television station in the country, went on the air in 1953.<br /><br />First Woman Cabinet Officials<br />Sofira Reyes de Veyra served as "social secretary" under the Quezon and Roxas administrations. In 1941, former President Elpidio Quirino named Asuncion Arriola Perez as the secretary of the Bureau of Public Welfare.<br /><br />First Woman Senator<br />Geronima Pecson was elected to senate in 1947, opening the doors for Filipino women who wanted to join national politics.<br /><br />First Olympian<br />David Nepomuceno, a Filipino serving in the US Navy, was the first Filipino Olympian. A sprinter, Nepomuceno was the country's sole representative to the 1924 Olympics, which was held in Paris.<br /><br />First Balagtasan<br />The first balagtasan, a local term for poetic debate in honor of Francisco Balagtas, took place in Manila on April 6, 1924. The first participants were Jose Corazon de Jesus and Florentino Collantes.<br /><br />First International Opera Singer<br />Before Lea Salonga became famous in London, New York and Paris for her portrayal of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon, a Filipino woman had long gained international recognition in the world of theater. Jovita Fuentes became famous in Europe for her opera lead roles in Madama Butterfly, Turandot, La Boheme, Iris, Salome and Li Tae Pe in the 1930s. <br /><br />First Grand Opera<br />Noli Me Tangere, an adaptation of Jose Rizal's first novel became the first Filipino full-length or grand opera in 1957.<br /><br />First Woman Barber<br />In June 1927 issue of Philippine Free Press, Martina Lunud from Olongapo City was featured as "Manila's Lady Barber" who could also be the first professional woman barber. She had to find her niche in the male-dominated profession and worked for La Marina barbershop and People's barbershop in Sta. Cruz, Manila later. "This is not a girl's work, I think, but I have done my best to a certain extent, and my customers like my work," the Free Press quoted Lunud as saying. (Source: Ambeth Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer)<br /><br />Asia's First Airline <br />The Philippine Airlines (PAL), which was established in 1941, takes pride in being Asia's oldest commercial airline. However, huge financial losses forced its owner Lucio Tan to close the airline in September 2000. It resumed operations a few months later. The first commercial flight in the country was recorded on March 15, 1941 when a twin-engine Beech Model 18 owned by PAL carried five passengers from Manila to Baguio City in 45 minutes.<br /><br />First Senate President<br />The country's first senate president was Manuel Quezon (1917-1935) under the US government. The senate has produced a number of presidents and political luminaries such as Manuel Roxas, Sergio Osmena, Claro M. Recto, Jose Laurel, Camilo Osias, Eulogio Rodriguez, Juan Sumulong, Quintin Paredes, Lorenzo Tanada, Jose Diokno, Benigno Aquino, Ferdinand Marcos, Arturo Tolentino, Gil Puyat, Jovito Salonga, Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.<br /><br />First Female Justice<br />Cecilia Munoz Palma became the first woman to top the bar exam with a score of 92.6 percent in 1935. Palma also became the first female prosecutor in 1947, the first woman judge at the Court of First Instance in the 1950s, first female justice of the Supreme Court in 1973 and first female president of a constitutional commission in 1986.<br /><br />First House Speaker Under Republic<br />Eugenio Perez of San Carlos, Pangasinan became the first speaker of the House of Representatives under the Republic in 1946. Among the laws passed during his tenure were the Magna Carta for Labor, the Minimum Wage Law, the Rural Bank Law and the Central Bank charter.<br /><br />First Woman Cabinet Officials<br />Sofira Reyes de Veyra served as "social secretary" under the Quezon and Roxas administrations. In 1941, former President Elpidio Quirino named Asuncion Arriola Perez as the secretary of the Bureau of Public Welfare.<br /><br />First Woman Senator<br />Geronima Pecson was elected to senate in 1947, opening the doors for Filipino women who wanted to join national politics.<br /><br />First Woman Battalion Commander<br />Lt. Col. Ramona Palabrica-Go became the first woman battalion commander in the history of the male-dominated Philippine Army in January 2003. She was appointed as commander of the elite Aviation Battalion under the Light Armor Brigade based at Fort Magsaysay in Laur, Nueva Ecija province. She was 45 years old and had three children at the time of appointment.<br /><br />First National Celebration of June 12<br />The first national celebration of June 12 as Independence Day took place in 1962 under the Macapagal administration. Former President Diosdado Macapagal signed the law moving the celebration of the holiday from July 4 to June 12 on May 12, 1962. Quezon Representative Manuel Enverga was the one who proposed the law.<br /><br />First US President To Visit Manila<br />US President Dwight Eisenhower became the first incumbent American president to have visited the Philippines when he arrived in Manila on June 14, 1960.<br /><br />First National Artist<br />Fernando Amorsolo, a painter, was the first national artist declared by the Philippine government. The award was conferred on Amorsolo in April 1972, several days after his death.<br /><br />First American Multinational Firm<br />Computer chips manufacturer Intel Philippines Mfg. Inc. claimed that it was the first American multinational company that established a branch in the Philippines in 1974. Today, the Philippine branch of Intel is one of the top exporters of semiconductor components in the country and contributes significantly to the cash flow of its mother company in the US, which is said to be the world's largest corporation in terms of gross income.<br /><br />First Aeta Lawyer<br />At 26, Wayda Cosme became the first Aeta to become a lawyer when she passed the bar exam in 2001. Cosme, a law graduate from Harvadian Colleges in San Fernando City, Pampanga, works for the Clark Development Corp. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)<br /><br />First Woman President<br />In February 1986, Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, widow of the late Senator Benigno Aquino, became the country's first woman president and the country's 11th president. In January 2001, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, a daughter of the late President Diosdado Macapagal, became the 14th president of the Philippines and the second woman to assume the government's highest post.<br /><br />First President in Prison<br />Deposed President Joseph Estrada, who lost the presidency to a military-backed people's revolt, was arrested on charges of plunder and corruption in April 2001. His arrest fomented the now infamous May 1 mob revolt that was suppressed by government forces. As this was being written, the trial of Estrada was still ongoing at the Sandiganbayan or the anti-graft court.<br /><br />First Muslim Justice Secretary<br />In January 2003, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed Simeon Datumanong, a Muslim, as the secretary of the Department of Justice, replacing Hernando Perez, who resigned on corruption charges.<br /><br />First Award of Ancestral Domain<br />In what the Arroyo government described as a historic event and the first in the world, it awarded on July 20, 2002 a certificate of ancestral domain title (CADT) for the town of Bakun in Benguet province where some 17,000 Kankanaey and Bago people live. The title covers some 29,444 hectares of ancestral land. <br /><br /> Oldest in the Philippines<br /><br />More Trivia<br /><br />Oldest Province<br />Aklan, originally known as Minuro it Akean, is considered as the oldest province in the country and believed to have been established as early as 1213 by settlers from Borneo. Its first ruler was Datu Dinagandan. In 1399, Kalantiaw grabbed the throne. In 1433, Kalantiaw III formulated a set of laws that is known today as the Code of Kalantiaw.<br /><br />Oldest Town<br />Unisan, Quezon could be the oldest town in the Philippines. The people of Unisan claimed that their town is now 481 years old, having been established in 1521, the same year that Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines. All other towns in the country were established not earlier than 1565, when Spain formally occupied the Philippines as a colony.<br /><br />A Malayan queen named Ladya reportedly founded Calilayan, the old name of the town. In 1876, Calilayan was renamed Unisan which was derived from the Latin word uni-sancti, meaning "holy saint". (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)<br /><br />Oldest City<br />Cebu City is considered as the oldest city in the country, as this was the site of the earliest European settlement established by Spanish conqueror Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in 1565. <br /><br />Oldest Fort<br />The first Spanish settlement in the country, Villa del Santisimo Nombre de Jesus, was located inside Fort San Pedro in Cebu City. The fort's construction began in 1565.<br /><br />Oldest Street<br />Calle Colon in Cebu City is considered as the oldest street in the country. Named after explorer Christopher Columbus, Calle Colon was first constructed in 1565 by men of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi.<br /><br />Oldest Stone Church<br />The Baclayon Church in Bohol is considered as the oldest stone church in the Philippines. But some historians disagree, claiming that San Agustin Church in Manila deserves the title.<br /><br />Church historians claim that the cornerstones of San Agustin Church were laid as early as 1571, 25 years before Baclayon Church was built in 1596. But most people believe the title should be kept by the latter, since it is situated in the island first occupied by the troops of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, the country's first Spanish governor general.<br />Bohol was where a friendship was sealed with blood between chieftain Rajah Sikatuna and Legazpi. The event is known today as ''The Blood Compact.'' <br /><br />Oldest Hospital<br />The San Lazaro Hospital could be the oldest hospital in the country. According to Pampango historian Zoilo Galang, the San Lazaro hospital was established in 1578; Enfermeria de Naga, 1583; and Hospital de San Juan de Dios, 1596.<br /><br />Oldest Church Bell<br />The oldest church bell in the country is said to be the one found in Camalaniugan, Cagayan. That bell was reportedly forged in 1595.<br /><br />Oldest Bridge<br />The Jones Bridge, formerly known as Puente de Espana, was first built in 1701. It was rebuilt by the Americans in 1916 and renamed after Atkinson Jones.<br /><br />Oldest University<br />The University of San Carlos (USC) in Cebu City is considered as the oldest school in the country and in Asia. Formerly known as the Colegio de San Ildefonso, it was founded by the Spanish Jesuits on August 1, 1595. This makes the Cebu-based university older than the University of Santo Tomas (1611) in Manila and Harvard University (1636) in the United States.<br /><br />The University of Santo Tomas, however, contests this title. Formerly known as the Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, UST was the first school, which got a university status in 1645. USC became a university in 1948. UST also claimed that the original USC was closed in 1769 as a result of the expulsion of the Jesuits. It reopened in 1783 under a new name and ownership. But the USC officials stick to their claim. The university observed its 400th foundation day on August 21, 1995.<br /><br />Oldest Vocational School<br />The Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades (DHVCAT) in Bacolor, Pampanga is said to be the oldest vocational school in Asia. Augustinian Friar Juan Zita and civic leader Don Felino Gil established the vocational school on November 4, 1861.<br /><br />Oldest Company<br />Ayala Corp., one of the largest conglomerates in the country, is also the oldest existing company around. It was established in 1834 by sugar barons Domingo Roxas and Antonio de Ayala. It was later renamed as Casa Ayala, then as Ayala y Compania and recently as Ayala Corp.<br /><br />Oldest Bank<br />In 1881, Domingo Roxas, an ancestor of the Ayala family, became one of the first directors of Banco Español-Filipino de Isabel II, which was founded by virtue of a royal decree issued by Queen Isabel II. The bank issued the country's first currency notes the following year. Considered as the first private commercial bank in the country, the bank came to be known as the Bank of Philippine Islands in 1912. The oldest savings bank was Monte de Piedad, which was established in 1882.<br /><br />Oldest Military Supply Shop<br />The oldest military supply shop in the country was said to be Alfredo Roensch and Co. <br /><br />Oldest Rizal Monument<br />What can be considered as the oldest Rizal monument in the country is a 20-foot metal structure standing at a park in Daet, Camarines Norte. Its construction reportedly began on December 30, 1898 and was finished in February 1899. In comparison, the Rizal monument at the former Luneta park was built in 1912.<br />Oldest Vice<br />The earliest vice among native Filipinos, according to historians, was the chewing of betelnut or "nganga". It was said that Filipinos had been chewing betelnut for 3,000 years.<br /><br />Oldest Insurance Firm<br />Insular Life Insurance Company was established on November 26, 1910, becoming the oldest insurance agency in the country.<br /><br />Oldest Epics<br />In a 1962 study, E. Arsenio Manuel said the country had at least 19 epics, which were passed to the present generation from our early ancestors through oral chanting. Among these so-called ethnoepics were 13 epics among pagan Filipinos, 2 among Christian Filipinos, and 4 among Muslim Filipinos. These included the Ilocano epic Lam-ang, Manuvu's Tuwaang, Sulod's Hinilawod and Maranaw's Bantugan.<br /><br />Important Dates<br /><br />More Trivia<br /><br />January 1 - a holiday in the Philippines; revelry starts on the night of December 31.<br /><br />January 20, 2001 - Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo replaced President Joseph Estrada via a military-backed people's revolt.<br /><br />January 23, 1899 - The First Philippine Republic was inaugurated in Malolos.<br /><br />February 5, 1899 - Emilio Aguinaldo, president of the First Philippine Republic, declared war against the United States.<br /><br />February 17, 1872- Three Filipino priests - Jose Burgos, Mariano Gomez and Jacinto Zamora - were executed in Bagumbayan.<br /><br />February 18, 1565 - Miguel Lopez de Legazpi landed in Samar; took possession of the island.<br /><br />February 22-26, 1986 - Filipinos launched the so-called People Power revolution that led to the ouster of Ferdinand Marcos.<br /><br />March 11, 1942 - General Douglas MacArthur fled from the Philippines; vowed to return.<br /><br />March 16, 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines; landed in Samar.<br /><br />March 23, 1901 - President Emilio Aguinaldo surrendered to American forces in Palanan, Isabela; later took an allegiance to the Americans.<br /><br />March 29, 1942 - Luis Taruk organized the Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon (Hukbalahap), an underground guerilla movement.<br /><br />March 31, 1521 - The first mass was held in Limasawa Island.<br /><br />April 9, 1942 - Bataan fell to Japanese forces.<br /><br />April 11, 1899 - By virtue of Treaty of Paris, Spain ceded the Philippines to the US; sold for US$20 million.<br /><br />April 26, 1898 - The United States and Spain declared war against each other over the Philippines, Cuba, Guam and Puerto Rico.<br /><br />April 27, 1521 - Battle of Mactan; Magellan was killed by men of Lapu-Lapu.<br /><br />April 30, 1937 - Filipino women won the right to vote during a plebiscite.<br /><br />May 1, 1913 - The first Labor Day was celebrated in the country.<br /><br />May 1, 2001 - Some 20,000 supporters of deposed President Joseph Estrada attacked Malacanang Palace in what is now known as the mob rebellion.<br /><br />May 6, 1899 - The first municipal election was held in Baliuag, Bulacan under American supervision.<br /><br />May 6, 1942 - American and Filipino forces in Corregidor Island surrendered to Japanese forces.<br /><br />May 10, 1897 - Andres Bonifacio was executed at Mount Buntis in Maragondon, Cavite by men of Emilio Aguinaldo.<br /><br />May 14, 1935 - Filipinos ratified the 1935 Constitution.<br /><br />May 19, 1571 - Miguel Lopez de Legazpi defeated Raha Sulayman; claimed Manila for Spain.<br /><br />June 10, 1647 - Dutch fleet attacked Cavite; later lost to Spaniards.<br /><br />June 12, 1898 - Emilio Aguinaldo declared the Philippines' independence from Spain, its colonial master for 333 years.<br /><br />June 19, 1861 - Jose Rizal was born in Calamba, Laguna.<br /><br />July 4, 1901 - William Howard Taft became the first American civil governor in the country.<br /><br />July 4, 1946 - The United States declared the independence of the Philippines.<br /><br />August 8, 1967 - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) was established, with the Philippines as a founding member.<br /><br />August 21, 1971 - A bomb explosion disrupted a meeting of Liberal Party politicians at Plaza Miranda in Quiapo, Manila.<br /><br />August 21, 1983 - Benigno Aquino on his return from exile in the US was shot dead at the airport.<br /><br />August 23, 1896 - The Katipuneros led by Andres Bonifacio met at Pugad Lawin in Balintawak and tore their cedulas, in defiance to Spanish authority.<br /><br />August 23, 1901 - The US Ship Thomas, with 600 American teachers on board, arrived in Manila. These teachers were later called Thomasites.<br /><br />August 25 - National Heroes Day<br /><br />August 30, 1951 - The RP-US Mutual Defense Treaty was approved under the Quirino administration.<br /><br />September 21, 1972 - President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law; lifted it on January 17, 1981.<br /><br />September 29, 1901 - A US general ordered his troops to "shoot anything that moves" in what is now known as Balangiga massacre in Samar.<br /><br />October 4, 1762 - British forces sieged Intramuros; Spaniard later reclaimed the walled city.<br /><br />October 20, 1944 - General Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines via Palo, Leyte.<br /><br />November 1 - a holiday; All Saint's Day<br /><br />November 1, 1542 - Ruy Lopez de Villalobos named the archipelago Felipinas after King Felipe II of Spain.<br /><br />November 1, 1897 - Emilio Aguinaldo and his supporters established the Biak na Bato Republic.<br /><br />November 30, 1863 - Andres Bonifacio was born in Manila.<br /><br />December 10, 1898 - The US and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris; the former acquired the Philippines from the latter for US$20 million.<br /><br />December 10, 1941 - Japanese forces attacked Manila; occupied the city on January 2, 1942.<br /><br />December 14, 1897 - The revolutionary government led by Emilio Aguinaldo signed a peace pact with the Spanish government. Aguinaldo went to Hong Kong.<br /><br />December 25 - Christmas day<br /><br />December 30, 1896 - Jose Rizal was executed in Bagumbayan.<br /><br />December 30, 1937 - President Manuel L. Quezon declared Tagalog as the basis of the national language. <br /><br />Philippine Presidents,<br /><br />History of the Philippines<br /><br />More Trivia<br /><br />The Philippines, a group of over 7,000 islands with combined land area encompassing 300,000 square kilometres, grew into a nation under more than three centuries of Spanish conquest and 42 years of American rule. It is the first country outside the New World that closely witnessed the United States’ rise to power following the 1898 Spanish-American War.<br /><br />Situated 800 kilometres southeast of mainland Asia, the archipelago, named after King Philip II of Spain, was discovered in 1521 by Ferdinand Magellan, the same explorer who had discovered the Pacific Ocean in search of the so-called “Spice Islands” and is now widely considered the first navigator to have cruised around the planet.<br /><br />Ironically, the Filipinos, after having been subdued for centuries by foreign colonizers as a result of Magellan’s voyage, would emerge as the best seafarers in the world, manning a third of all international vessels today. Some 7.8 million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and Filipino migrants would help rebuild cities in many countries and bring back over US$10 billion in annual remittances to their families in the Philippines.<br /><br />The country’s geographical location and long exposure to foreign influences has placed the Philippines on a unique cultural base in Asia. It is now the only predominantly Catholic country in the region, with 70 million out of its total population of 85 million (as of 2005) confessing to be Catholic. There are also large numbers of Protestants and Born-Again Christians in the country while the Muslim population is concentrated in southern Mindanao.<br /><br />Early Trade<br />The first inhabitants of the Philippines were the Negritos who traveled from mainland Asia over a land bridge that is now underwater. Migrants from other Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia later followed and established a Malayan culture that flourished before the Spaniards came. Chinese and Arab merchants helped establish markets at the community level.<br /><br />A sultanate system, first established in the southern island of Sulu in the 14th century, is believed to have reached the islands of Luzon and Visayas, giving way to the rise of the Islamic faith. The Spaniards would later drive the Muslims to the south and establish Catholicism as the main religion in the north and central parts of the country.<br /><br />Local villages, known as barangay, traded agricultural and fishery products with each other. The Igorot tribe in Northern Luzon carved the marvellous Banaue Rice Terraces from the mountains, a proof of their advanced agriculture technology. Communities near the shore exchanged goods with Chinese and Arab merchants, who came aboard large ships. These communities traded slaves, gold, beeswax, betel nuts, pearls, and shells for porcelain, silk, iron, tin and semi-precious stones.<br /><br />The Philippine islands were a part of an extensive trade route used by Chinese merchants as early as the 10th century. By the time Magellan arrived in the islands, regular trade and cultural contact between Chinese traders and local chieftains were firmly instituted. Many Chinese merchants settled in the country and shared their crafts with the natives. Some historians claim that an Italian Franciscan priest, named Father Odorico, was actually the first European to have reached the Philippines in 1324 when his ship bound for China took refuge from a storm in Bolinao Island in northern part of Luzon.<br /><br />Aside from the Banaue Rice Terraces in the Cordillera Mountains, early settlers did not leave any giant monument, and this is what makes conservative historians doubt the existence of the rich kingdoms in the country hundreds of years ago. However, it cannot be denied that early Filipinos were learned individuals who expressed their beliefs and sentiments in rich languages. According to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), there are actually 78 language groupings and over 500 dialects in the Philippines.<br /><br />Feudal Society<br />Magellan, who claimed the archipelago for Spain in 1521, died in a battle with a group of local warriors led by Lapu Lapu at Mactan Island. It was Ruy Lopez de Villalobos, in the fourth Spanish expedition, who named the territory as Filipinas after the heir to the Spanish throne in 1543. In 1565, Miguel Lopez de Legaspi led an expedition to colonize the islands and by 1571, most parts of the archipelago came under Spanish rule.<br /><br />The Spaniards established the colonial government first in Cebu in 1565 and then in Manila in 1571. Historians claim that University of San Carlos in Cebu and University of Sto. Tomas in Manila are the oldest universities teaching European type of education in Asia. Jesuit and Dominican priests established the two institutions.<br /><br />Under Spanish rule, Catholicism became the dominant religion. Catholic friars not only lorded over the congregations; they enjoyed vast political and economic influence, which they eventually used to repress Filipino peasants’ uprisings in the largely feudal Philippine society at that time. The Spaniards also quelled a number of rebellions instigated by the Chinese migrants. The friars distributed lands to Spanish families, who later comprised the landowning class. To perpetuate their economic interests, this class would also rise to become the political elite that would remain in power to this day.<br /><br />This gave way to the hacienda system in the Philippines, where cacique or landowners managed large tracts of lands tilled by peasant workers. Under the system, farmers were supposed to receive half of the harvest, but they usually ended up with much less because they had to pay for large interests on debt incurred from the cacique. This would be later corrected with a system of land reform, which, however, remains to be fully implemented to this day.<br /><br />Galleon Trade<br />The Manila-Acapulco galleon trade became the major trading system between Asia and the Americas for nearly two centuries. Manila became a transhipment point of American silver to China. It was through this trade that the first Chinese silk and porcelain reached the shores of the New World. There were unverified claims that Filipinos helped build the city of Los Angeles in America. The Chinese and Filipinos would later become the two largest Asian migrant groups in the United States.<br /><br />Coconut became the country’s top agricultural product, because of Spain’s huge need for charcoaled coconut shells used for the caulking of the galleons. In 1642, the colonial government issued an edict requiring each Filipino to plant 200 coconut trees all over the country. By 1910, coconut exports would account for a fifth of total Philippine exports and to this day, coconut oil remains the country’s top agricultural shipment.<br /><br />The Galleon Trade lasted for about 200 years until 1815. It is during this period that rice and tropical fruits from the Philippines such as mango and banana made their way to Latin America. Beginning 1750, Spanish priests encouraged the development of plantations to grow abaca (hemp), tobacco, coffee and sugar. Sugar barons from the Visayas would later emerge as among the richest clans in the country.<br /><br />From 1762 to 1764, the British briefly captured Manila during the Seven Years War. The treaty of Paris ended the British occupation and returned the colony to the hands of their original colonial masters.<br /><br />Plantation Crops<br />In 1781, the Spanish governor established the tobacco monopoly in the Philippines, which would become a major source of revenue for the colonial government. From 1820 to 1870, the Philippines would be transformed to an agricultural export economy. Located on the oceanic trading routes connecting Asia to other parts of the world, the Philippines became a transhipment point of merchandise goods from all over Southeast Asia on their way to Europe.<br /><br />The Philippines exported plantation crops such as sugar, abaca, other fibres, tobacco, coffee, and coconut products to China, Spain, United States, United Kingdom and British East Indies. In return, it imported textiles and rice.<br /><br />Historians claim that Spain administered the Philippine affairs through Mexico. Spanish administrators in the country were actually reporting to the Viceroyalty of Mexico. After Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, Madrid directly governed its only Asian colony and even allowed rich Filipinos to study in Europe. The Spanish rule gave way to the rise of a small but highly powerful elite class, which to this day, controls most of the Philippine economy. The elite families, which own large plantations, were able to send their children to Europe for education.<br /><br />Foreign Investors<br />Investors from Spain, Germany, Britain and other European countries laid the groundwork for utility companies in steam navigation, cable, telegraphy, railroads and electricity in the country. They also invested heavily in rice and sugar milling, textile and banking. The local elite developed the brewing industry, which would become one of the most profitable sectors in the economy.<br /><br />Although the educated Filipinos who studied in Europe shunned the use of force to topple the colonial government, their writings provoked nationalist sentiments among young men, who eventually formed a revolutionary movement against Spain. In 1896, the war between Spanish and Filipino soldiers escalated following the death of novelist Jose Rizal and rebel leader Andres Bonifacio. Emilio Aguinaldo, the new leader of the revolutionary forces, forged a pact with US Commodore George Dewey in Hong Kong to defeat the Spanish army.<br /><br />American Colony<br />The Americans entered the scene because of its conflict with Spain over Cuba. With the outbreak of the Spanish-American war in the Pacific, the Philippines had to be taken by the US, lest other European countries such as Britain, France and Germany would fight for their next Southeast Asian colony. On June 12, 1898, Aguinaldo, first backed by American forces, declared the independence of Kawit, Cavite, the seat of the revolutionary Filipino government at that time, from Spanish rule. The Americans took possession of Manila on August 13, 1898.<br /><br />While armed clashes with Spanish forces continued in other parts of the country, the Americans and the Spaniards were negotiating for the purchase of the Philippines for US$20 million. In the Treaty of Paris in 1898, Spain ceded the Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam to the US.<br /><br />Filipinos felt insulted at the fact that their country has been passed from one colonial master to another for only US$20 million. When the US, which had not conquered any country before, made known its intention to succeed Spain as the next colonizer of the Philippines, Aguinaldo and his men waged a revolutionary resistance that ended with his capture in March 1901. The American soldiers easily subdued the remaining factions of rebellion with the help of their powerful weapons and their divide-and-conquer tactic.<br /><br />As an archipelago of 7,000 islands, the Philippines is home to different ethnic groups which do not speak the same language. The national government’s attempt to declare Tagalog (spoken in Central and Southern Luzon including Metro Manila) as the national language would not easily win the support of other regions.<br /><br />The Philippine-American war took the lives of 4,234 American and 16,000 Filipino soldiers. The death toll was much higher on the civilian population, with as high as 200,000 casualties. Although local resistance persisted until 1903, the US ended its military rule on July 4, 1901.<br /><br />American Way<br />Under American civilian rule, the Philippines was introduced to US-type of education, Protestant religion, and later to the concept of democracy. Placed under US control were most parts of the country, except in the southern portion of Mindanao where Muslim rebels held strong resistance.<br /><br />William Howard Taft, the 27th US president, was the first American Civil Governor in the Philippines. Taft was praised for establishing a civil service system, creating a national legislature, suppressing prices, upgrading health standards, and sponsoring land reform and road building in the country.<br /><br />In 1907, the First Philippine Assembly composed of educated and rich Filipinos with vast landholdings. Manuel L. Quezon, who represented the Philippines in the US Congress, lobbied for the passage of the Jones Law, which in 1916 abolished the Philippine Assembly to give way for a bicameral legislature made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.<br /><br />With the passage of the Tydings-McDuffie Act in 1934, Filipinos had their first taste of self-rule through the Philippine Commonwealth, a transitional government designed to prepare the Filipinos over a ten-year period for independence. By 1935, the Commonwealth was in place with Quezon as its first president. The Philippines also approved a new constitution in the same year.<br /><br />The United States is credited for helping establish the Republic of the Philippines, the first democratic government in Asia. Economically, the Philippines was ahead of its Asian neighbours, who were still subjects of European colonial powers before the war.<br /><br />Japanese Invasion<br />In December 1941, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded the Philippines and drove the Commonwealth Government from Manila. While Quezon continued to head the government-in-exile until his death in New York in August 1944, the Japanese forces handpicked Jose P. Laurel, a graduate of Yale University and Tokyo International University, to head a new government under their control.<br /><br />The Philippines was dragged into the war because of Japan’s military ambition to become the dominant force in Asia and the Pacific. Japan wanted to be the leader of an economic zone in East Asia, which would be the source of its raw materials. The US presence in the Philippines, known for its strategic location in Southeast Asia, was the largest threat to the Japanese forces, following the destruction of the American Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.<br /><br />While the American forces were regrouping in the United States, Filipino soldiers formed a guerrilla organization called Hukbalahap (People's Anti-Japanese Army). Some 30,000 guerrillas at that time engaged the Japanese army in intermittent clashes. The Hukbalahap would later adopt the communist ideology and rule in the countryside.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Sergio Osmeña replaced Quezon as the head of the government-in-exile and joined General Douglas MacArthur in the liberation of Manila. General MacArthur returned to the Philippines via the island province of Leyte, along with 174,000 army and navy servicemen on October 20, 1944.<br /><br />The liberation of Manila took almost 20 days from February 3 to 23, 1945 and the fierce battle destroyed much of the city, with its ruins now often compared to the ruins of Warsaw, Poland in Europe. The Japanese army, however, continued to fight in the provinces, until September 2, 1945 when General Yamashita, the Tiger of Malaya who was believed to have hidden vast amount of treasures during the war, surrendered in Baguio City.<br /><br />It is estimated that the battle of Manila cost the lives of 1 million Filipinos, 300,000 Japanese and 60,000 Americans. The intensity of the US-Japan war would force the former to drop an atomic bomb in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and in Nagasaki three days later.<br /><br />US Bases<br />By February 1945, Osmeña restored the Commonwealth in the Philippines but it was only on July 4, 1946 that the US granted the Philippines its independence, coinciding with the celebration of the Independence Day in America.<br /><br />However, US military bases would remain in the country for the next 45 years. On March 14, 1947, Manila and Washington signed the Treaty of General Relation, which provided the US to construct military bases for a lease period of 99 years. In 1959, the agreement was amended to shorten the lease period until 1991, after which both sides were to renegotiate the contract.<br /><br />When the US sought a ten-year extension of the lease period in 1991, the Philippine Senate, led by Senate President Jovito Salonga, rejected the proposal in a historic casting of vote on September 16, ending US military bases in the country.<br /><br />With newfound freedom in 1946, Filipinos elected Manuel A. Roxas, leader of the Liberal Party and one of the seven members of the Constitutional Convention who drafted the 1935 Constitution, as the first president of the independent republic in April 1946. His presidency was focused on rebuilding the cities and municipalities torn by the war, redistributing lands as wealthy landowners returned to reclaim their estates, and confronting the Hukbalahap, which by this time was tagged as a socialist-communist organization. The economy grew at a rapid pace, immediately after the war.<br /><br />Special Treatment<br />Close economic ties between Manila and Washington continued after the war on the back of agreements providing for preferential tariffs for American exports and special treatment for US investors in the Philippines. In the 1946 Philippine Trade Act, the Americans were granted duty-free access to the Philippine market and special rights to exploit the country’s natural resources. Because of the Trade Act, the Philippines suffered a huge trade deficit with the influx of American imports. In 1949, the Philippine government was forced to impose import controls, after getting the consent of Washington.<br /><br />Roxas’ two-year presidency ended with his death, following a heart attack while delivering a speech at Clark Air Force Base in Pampanga province in April 1948. Vice president Elpidio Quirino succeeded Roxas as president and defeated Jose P. Laurel to keep his post in the 1949 presidential race. It was during Quirino’s term that the Minimum Wage Law was enacted and the Central Bank was established to stabilize the peso and consumer prices. The country’s gross national product grew by an average of 7.7 percent annually in the early 1960s, on the back of the double-digit increase in the manufacturing sector.<br /><br />In the 1953 presidential election, Ramon Magsaysay, who had served as defense secretary under the Quirino administration, won by a landslide. The charismatic Magsaysay initiated peace talks with the Hukbalahap, which would later evolve into a communist organization. He became popular for opening the gates of Malacanang Palace to ordinary people. He died in a plane crash on Mount Manunggal in Cebu in March 1957, which to this day remains a mystery to many Filipinos.<br /><br />While the standard of living in the Philippines was below that of the Western World, the country was often cited as the second richest economy in Asia, after Japan in the 1960s. However, ill-advised economic policies, poor governance and rapid population growth in the country would allow other Asian economies such as Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and China not only to catch up with but to leave the Philippines behind in the race towards industrialization.<br /><br />Filipino First<br />Vice President Carlos P. Garcia assumed the country’s top government post following the death of Magsaysay. Garcia was known for his First Filipino Policy and Austerity Program, which put the interests of Filipinos ahead those of foreigners. Under his austerity measures, he encouraged temperate spending, which resulted in less imports and more exports. His nationalist policies, however, perpetuated the business interests of the ruling elite in the country and did not encourage local businesses to be competitive. Garcia lost to his vice-president in the 1961 presidential poll. Protectionist policies allowed local manufacturers to control the economy from 1949 to 1962, discouraging them from becoming competitive.<br /><br />Diosdado Macapagal, father of incumbent President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, was the president from 1961 to 1965. Before he became president, he authored the land reform program as a legislator and was vice-president to Garcia. As president, Macapagal began a five-year socio-economic program by removing imports control and liberalizing foreign exchange. It was Macapagal who declared June 12 as the national Independence Day. In 1962, the Macapagal administration began devaluing the peso by half to around 3.90 to the US dollar.<br /><br />Macapagal initiated a shift in investments from the light industries to chemicals, steel and industrial equipment. He was also one of the proponents of the MAPHILINDO, a trade bloc of three South East Asian countries – the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia. This bloc later expanded to what is now the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). By 1965, foreign capital was present in nearly a third of the country’s capital stock.<br /><br />Martial Law<br />Ferdinand Marcos, the Senate president, defeated Macapagal in the presidential election to become the country’s tenth president in November 1965. A close ally of the United States, Marcos launched military campaigns against the insurgents including the communist Hukbalahap and Moro rebels in Mindanao. In August 1967, Manila hosted a summit that led to the creation of the ASEAN.<br /><br />With his reelection in 1969, Marcos had to contend with worsening civil strife. An ideologist named Jose Ma. Sison founded the Communist Party of the Philippines on December 26, 1968. It was during the same year that University of the Philippines Nur Misuari founded the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), the armed wing of Islamic resistance movement.<br /><br />In June 1971, the government convened the Constitutional Convention to amend the Constitution. Ironically, Marcos declared Martial Law on September 21, 1972, following a series of bombings in Metro Manila, He abolished Congress, curtailed freedom of the press, imposed curfews, ordered the arrest of his political enemies, prohibited labour unions, and controlled the economy with the help of his cronies. Although his wife Imelda was credited for building some of the country’s finest monuments, she was criticized for personal extravagance, a form of which was maintaining a collection of 3,000 pairs of shoes.<br /><br />Green Revolution<br />The so-called green revolution in the early 1970s, which introduced new farming technologies, enabled the Philippines to export rice to its neighbours. The International Rice Research Institute was established in Los Banos town, Laguna province where Thai, Vietnamese and other Asian researchers trained to develop their own rice production. Thailand would later become the world’s largest rice exporter and the Philippines one of the largest rice importers.<br /><br />With the introduction of new farming technologies, the Philippines became heavily dependent on importer fertilizers, which are mostly fuel-based. The increase in world crude oil prices also pushed prices of fertilizers, to the detriment of Filipino farmers trying to adopt the modern technologies.<br /><br />Chinese Tycoons<br />On June 9, 1975, the Marcos administration signed a joint communiqué with Communist China to restore official diplomatic relations. The Communiqué recognized that “there is but one China, of which Taiwan is an integral part. In return, China vowed not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Philippines and refrained from providing any substantial support to the Communist Party of the Philippines, the largest insurgent group in the country.<br /><br />The largest success story in the Philippines actually involved Chinese merchants who left China in pursuit of business opportunities abroad. Unlike rich American investors, Chinese migrants came to the Philippines with little money but large determination that the country’s democratic society would help them become rich. True enough, they found goldmine in the Philippines. Today, the richest individuals in the Philippines have Chinese names, including billionaires such as Lucio Tan, Henry Sy, John Gokongwei, and George Ty. Together, they are the largest group of investors in the Philippines and control most of the largest companies in the country.<br /><br />Overseas Workers<br />Under Martial Law, one man other than Marcos would singularly define labour relations in the Philippines and the role of the Filipino workers in the world. Labour Minister Blas Ople, a former journalist, authored the Labor Code on November 1, 1974 and launched the overseas employment program in 1976, which would send young and talented Filipinos who could not find work at home to other countries for dollar-earning jobs.<br /><br />Ople obtained the permission of Marcos to deploy thousands of Filipino workers overseas to meet the growing need of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates for skilled workers and the rising demand for Filipino seamen in flag-of-convenience vessels. Hesitant at first, Marcos later conceded to the proposal, if only to tame the growing militancy building among the hearts of the young and intelligent Filipinos who could not find job opportunities in their own land.<br /><br />The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) were established to intensify recruitment of Filipino workers. This would make the Philippines the third largest destination of dollar remittances in the world, next to the more populous countries of India and Mexico.<br /><br />The Marcos administration also tried to court foreign investors, by committing guarantees against nationalization and imposing restrictions on trade-union activity. However, the blatant record of human rights abuses by the military under his administration was a big turnoff among foreigners. Under Martial law, the military and the police killed, abused, or arrested at least 10,000 Filipinos, including some of the brightest students and intellectuals. Many had disappeared without a trace.<br /><br />While Marcos lifted martial law on January 17, 1981 in time for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Manila in February, he maintained most of his powers as a dictator. Benigno Aquino, an opposition senator living in asylum in the US, decided to return to Manila in 1983. His death, from assassins’ bullets at the tarmac of the Manila International Airport, sparked adverse sentiments against the Marcos administration.<br /><br />Bankruptcy<br />As the economy stagnated under the Marcos administration because of a mix of bad economic policies, corruption and uncontrolled population growth, the government had to resort to foreign borrowing to finance the fiscal deficit. In October 1983, the Central Bank notified its creditors about its plan to default payment on debt amounting to US$24.6 billion. With the growing loss of confidence by the business community, the peso depreciated by as much as 21 percent in 1983. The gross domestic product shrank by 6.8 percent in 1984 and by 3.8 percent in 1985.<br /><br />Emboldened by Marcos’ dipping popularity, the opposition gathered around Aquino’s widow, Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, who would later challenge Marcos in the 1986 snap presidential election. When Batasang Pambansa (National Assembly) declared Marcos the winner amid allegations of widespread electoral fraud, protesters, buoyed by Manila archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin, trooped to the streets.<br /><br />Following the defection of Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and Armed Forces vice chief Fidel Ramos from Marcos, protesters began converging along EDSA near Ortigas Avenue, which would culminate in the ouster of Marcos from Malacanang Palace on February 25, 1986. The media called the bloodless uprising as the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution - something that political groups would later thought could be replicated time and again.<br /><br />Democratic Rule<br />After Marcos, his family and his cronies fled from the Philippines, Aquino became president, organized a new government, freed the political prisoners and tried to restore democratic rule in the country. In February 1987, her government approved a new Constitution, which would later be subjected to heated debates over its restrictive provisions on foreign participation in the economy.<br /><br />The 1987 Constitution restored the presidential system of government with a bicameral legislature composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives and an independent judiciary headed by the Supreme Court chief justice. To avoid a replication of Marcos’ excesses, the Constitution limited the president’s stay in office to one six-year term. It also created the autonomous regions of Muslim Mindanao and Cordillera and put agrarian reform as the cornerstone of the government’s plan for social transformation.<br /><br />A renegade faction in the Philippine military launched a series of coup attempts against the Aquino presidency. Perception of political instability dampened economic activities and refrained the economy from matching the large strides taken by its Asian neighbors in the 1980s and 1990s. By this time, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand have overtaken the Philippines in the race towards industrialization.<br /><br />The Arroyo administration, while taking pride of having restored democracy, failed to bring the economy on track towards industrialization, and one of the factors singled out was the president’s political inexperience and lack of consistency in pushing for economic reforms. In the 1992 presidential election, Aquino endorsed the candidacy of her chosen successor – Defense Secretary Fidel Ramos.<br /><br />In June 1991, Mount Pinatubo’s powerful eruption sent tons of ashes around the planet’s atmosphere. Subsequent lava/lahar flow buried several towns in Central Luzon and jolted the economy. The natural tragedy also forced American soldiers at Clark Field and Subic Bay to withdraw from their bases earlier than stipulated. The US turned over to the Philippine government the two bases with total assets amounting to US$1.3 billion. The Philippine government later transformed the two bases into special economic zones.<br /><br />Liberalisation<br />In 1992, Fidel Ramos was elected President. He began his term amid an energy crisis, which plunged the country literally into darkness. This he was able to resolve by inviting foreign investors to take part in the so-called build-operate-transfer (BOT) scheme, where they would serve as independent power producers (IPPs) enjoying a lot of incentives and guaranteed market. While it brought light to Filipino households, the scheme would later translate to high electricity rates.<br /><br />In 1995, the Ramos administration also had to contend with a rice shortage, as a result of low agricultural production and poorly managed importation program. Since then, the government has authorised the National Food Authority (NFA) to import rice at will in order to prepare for any shortage in domestic stock.<br /><br />The Ramos presidency was also responsible for economic reforms such as privatisation of government assets, trade and banking liberalisation and deregulation, which would push annual trade growth at double-digit levels and draw in large-ticket foreign investments. By 1996, the Philippines was described as a newly industrialising economy along with the likes of Thailand and Malaysia.<br /><br />It was also under the Ramos presidency that communism was legalised, and some leftist organisations would later join Congress as partylist groups. The government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) headed by Nur Misuari would sign a peace agreement that would establish a peace zone in southern Philippines. However, other militant rebel groups such as the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Abu Sayyaf would continue waging a war against the government for a Islamic state in the south.<br /><br />What Ramos failed to accomplish is the amendment to the 1987 Constitution to remove the restriction on foreign ownership of land and public utilities, which limits maximum ownership to 40 percent. The opposition party accused him of trying to tinker with the charter to remove the six-year term limit of the president and in the process perpetuate his stay in power. In the end, he had to give up such attempt under the weight of public opinion.<br /><br />Financial Crisis<br />With the outbreak of the Asian financial crisis, the Philippine economy contracted by 0.6 percent in 1998, the same year Joseph Estrada, a popular politician with links to the movie industry, became president. The economy actually grew although at a slower pace at 3.4 percent in 1999 and at 4 percent in 2000 even as the inflation and interest rates began to decline. In comparison, growth reached 5.2 percent under the Ramos presidency in 1997.<br /><br />While Estrada got the backing of Filipino-Chinese businessmen by reducing the problem of kidnapping, he did not get the same support from other “elite” businessmen. Despite appointing top economists, Estrada, a former college dropout, could not convince the “high society” that he could resolve the country’s economic woes.<br /><br />Ironically, what brought down the Estrada administration was not his economic policies, seen by many as not substantially different from those of Ramos, but the perception of wide corruption in his administration. In October 2000, a former ally implicated Estrada in illegal gambling payoffs and kickbacks. Reports that he has many wives housed in different mansions also got Estrada indifferent treatment from the Church, which was a force behind the 1986 People’s Power Revolution.<br /><br />EDSA 2<br />In December 2000, the House of Representatives impeached Estrada. The subsequent impeachment trial at the Senate was aborted when senators from the opposition party walked out of the courtroom, triggering street demonstrations reminiscent of the 1986 revolt. Within hours after the walkout, the crowd at EDSA grew into millions of anti-Estrada protesters. When political and military leaders withdrew their support from Estrada, Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide swore Vice President Gloria Mapacagal Arroyo as the next president on January 20, 2001.<br /><br />Arroyo, a daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal, came to Malacanang with a promise to clean the government of corrupt officials and bring down the number of poor Filipinos, which represents a third of the total population. In her first year in office, she faced numerous challenges starting with the May 1 rebellion, instigated by the Estrada camp to regain the presidency. The rebellion proved futile, as the highly politicised military and the police remained loyal to Arroyo.<br /><br />She also had to contend with Muslim extremists, who began to target cities in their attacks. Following the terrorist attacks in the US on September 11, 2001, the Philippines was one of the first countries to express support for a US-led international campaign against terrorism.<br /><br />On the economic front, Congress passed the liberalisation of the retail trade sector and the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001, which aims to privatise the state-owned National Power Corporation. The Arroyo administration also promoted business process outsourcing (BPO), information technology, tourism, and mining as key investment areas for foreign companies. Trade with other Asian countries was also given importance in view of the declining trade volume with the United States.<br /><br />Telecommunications<br />One particular industry, which has led economic growth since 2000 is telecommunications, although this proved to be a bane for other industries as Filipinos cut their expenditures on other items to buy mobile phones and pay for monthly network services. By 2005, it is estimated that half of the 85 million Filipinos would have mobile phones, a high penetration rate for a developing market.<br /><br />Because of the global economic slump following the September 11 attacks, the GDP grew by merely 1.8 percent in 2001. Growth reached 4.3 percent in 2002 and 4.7 percent in 2003 even as the Arroyo administration confronted communist and Islamic insurgency problems and a shocking military coup in July 2003.<br /><br />After surviving the coup, Arroyo won the May 2004 presidential election over Estrada’s close friend and popular actor Fernando Poe Jr. Economic growth reached 6.1 percent in 2004, the highest in 15 years, although this was negated by high inflation and uncontrolled unemployment rates which were more felt by the poor.<br /><br />Fiscal Deficit<br />Pressed by economists to narrow the burgeoning fiscal deficit, President Arroyo urged Congress to pass a package of tax reform measures aimed at achieving a balanced budget by the end of her term in 2010. Because of a long history of budget deficits, the public debt hit more than 130 percent of the GDP in 2003 and has been rising since then. Different sectors, however, criticised the administration for passing a heavier burden of taxation on the people at a time crude oil prices were hovering at historic high levels and pushing prices of goods and services beyond the capacity of ordinary consumers.<br /><br />By the second half of 2005, there were signs that the fiscal deficit was narrowing, even with the delay in the implementation of the Expanded Value Added Tax (EVAT) law, which raised by 2 percentage points the tax rate on consumer products and services to 12 percent and by 3 percentage points the corporate income tax to 35 percent. The new EVAT law, which was expanded to cover fuel and electricity, took effect on November 1, 2005.<br /><br />New Constitution<br />As the popularity of President Arroyo dipped to the lowest level amid allegations that she bought her way to the presidency in the 2004 presidential elections, she was given an option to correct the loopholes in the political system by amending the 1987 Constitution. She formed a Consultative Commission to recommend charter amendments focusing on lifting all restrictions to foreign investments and paving the way for a shift in the form of government from a presidential, central system into a parliamentary, federal system.<br />Posted by Text Mates at 4:16 PM 0 comments<br />Labels: Economy, History, National, Social<br />Filipino Inventions<br />Solar powered Balut maker<br />The College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology at the University of the Philippines-Los Banos has invented a solar "balut" maker. Engineer Fernando Paras Jr. said the machine, which covers an area of five square meters, is actually an incubator that can process duck eggs into embryonated eggs or balut for 15 to 17 days.<br /><br />Traditionally, balut makers in Pateros have been using electricity for incubation. The new invention is a two-way solar-powered system, with the solar water heater serving as the primary heat source while the photovoltaic cells serve as the auxiliary heat source regulating the temperature inside the incubator. The machine can process up to 4,000 eggs at the same time. This can double the income of farmers.<br /><br />SMS reader for the Blind<br />A group of four engineering students from the De La Salle University invented the SMS reader, a device that allows the blind to read and send text messages. The prototype is composed of a black box with a Braille display that mimics the interface of a mobile phone. A data cable is connected to a slot in the black box.<br /><br />Superkalan<br />Narciso Mosuela of La Union province invented the "superkalan", a novelty stove that can be fired with anything that burns—wood, paper, dried dung and leaves, corn cobs, and coco shells. The body of this stove is made of aluminum alloy, with a cast iron heat intensifier. For his invention, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) bestowed on Mosuela the "best design award" for Third World country category in 1987.<br /><br />Aside from the superkalan, Mr. Mosuela invented a functional rice thresher and other kitchen gadgets.<br /><br />Anti-cancer cream<br />In November 2005, Filipino inventor Rolando dela Cruz won the gold medal for his "DeBCC" anti-cancer cream at the prestigious International Inventor's Forum in Nuremberg, Germany. The "DeBCC" cream, developed from cashew nuts and other local herbs, was chosen over 1,500 entries as the "most significant invention" of the year.<br /><br />According to Mr. dela Cruz, the cream was a simple answer to basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common type of skin cancer worldwide. BCC affects around 800,000 Americans every year, according to the Skin Care Foundation. BCC also affects 500,000 Europeans and 190,000 Australians every year.<br /><br />Mole Remover<br />In 2000, Rolando dela Cruz developed an ingenuous formula that could easily remove deeply grown moles or warts from the skin without leaving marks or hurting the patient. His formula was extracted from cashew nut (Annacardium occidentale), which is common in the Philippines. The formula won for dela Cruz a gold medal in International Invention, Innovation, Industrial Design and Technology Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur in September 2000. In March 1997, dela Cruz established RCC Amazing Touch International Inc., which runs clinics engaged "in a non-surgical removal of warts, moles and other skin growths, giving the skin renewed energy and vitality without painful and costly surgery."<br /><br />Modular Housing System<br />Edgardo Vazquez won a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) gold medal in 1995 for developing a modular housing system. Such a system called Vazbuilt is reportedly capable of building within weeks a house with prefabricated materials that can withstand typhoons and earthquakes. Ironically, Vasquez is not getting enough support from the Philippine government to propagate his technology, which could help provide shelter to some five million Filipino families without their own homes. Vazquez is the national president of the Filipino Inventors Society.<br /><br />Super Bunker Formula-L<br />In 1996, Rudy Lantano Sr., a scientist from the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST), won the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) gold medal for developing Super Bunker Formula-L, a revolutionary fuel half-composed of water. The mix burns faster and emits pollutants, 95 percent less than those released to the air by traditional fuel products. The inventor said his invention is a result of blending new ingredients and additives with ordinary oil products through agitation and mixing, which is a very safe process. The initial plan was to commercially produce two million liters of Alco-Diesel, two million liters of Lan-Gas and an unlimited quantity of Super Bunker Formula-L each day for customers in Luzon.<br /><br />Natural Gas Vehicle<br />The Department of Energy (DOE) has developed a vehicle that runs on natural gas, whose rich deposits remain untapped under the Philippine seabed. The project's main objective is to look into the potential of natural gas as an alternative fuel to conventional petrol and diesel for the transport sector. The natural gas vehicle (NVG) has been road-tested in Isabela where an existing natural gas supply from the PNOC Gas Plant is located. Test runs have also been made in Cagayan, Ifugao and Mountain Province. The test vehicle used was the Isuzu Hi-Lander 4JA-1, direct injected diesel engine. The use of natural gas as a fuel is cheaper. On a gallon-equivalent basis, natural gas costs an average of 15 to 40 percent less than gasoline and diesel. There are over one million NVGs in the world today, according to the International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles.<br /><br />Lamp Fixing Invention<br />A Filipino inventor has developed a technology, which could revive a busted lamp (pundido) and give it more years of functional life than those of new ones. Acclaimed by the Filipino Inventors Society as timely and revolutionary, the Nutec system can prolong the life of fluorescent lamps up to seven years. Nutec was developed by New World Technology, headed by president Eric Ngo and chosen as the "Product of the Year" at the Worldbex 2000 Building and Construction Exposition held at the Manila Hotel. Engineer Benjamin S. Santos, national president of the Inventors Society, called Nutec a timely invention.<br /><br />"Tubig Talino"<br />The Department of Science and Technology claimed that it has developed "Tubig Talino", an iodine-rich drinking water that treats micronutrient deficiencies responsible for goiter, mental and physical retardation, and birth defects. "Tubig Talino" is actually a mixture of 20 liters of water and 15 ml of "Water Plus + I2". Consumption of five glasses a day of this iodine fortification in drinking water is expected to provide 120 micrograms of iodine, which meets 100 percent of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of a male adult.<br /><br />Feminine Hygiene Product Inventor<br />Dr. Virgilio Malang won a gold medal for his invention "Psidium Guajava Effervescing Gynecological Insert", a silver medal for his "Patient Side-Turning Hospital Bed", and three bonze medals for his inventions "external vaginal cleanser", "light refracting earpick", and "broom's way of hanging" at the Seoul International Fair in held South Korea in December 2002. There were 385 inventions from 30 countries that joined the competitions.<br /><br />Patis<br />Contrary to popular belief, there was no fish sauce or Patis yet during the Spanish occupation. Patis began to become a part of most Filipinos' diet only after the Japanese occupation. Here is an account of how an enterprising lady discovered the fermentation of Patis. Immediately after the war, the family of Ruperta David or Aling Tentay started a dried fish business. One day, Aling Tentay stored in jars some salted fish that turned into fragments even before they dried. While in jars, the fish fragments turned into a liquid substance that tasted like our Patis today. Thus the beginning of the thriving Patis business of Aling Tentay, which was officially registered in 1949 and is known today as Tentay Food and Sauces Inc. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)<br /><br />A Showcase of Ingenuity<br />Nothing perhaps has been associated with Filipino technology as much as the country's pride - jeepney. The word "jeep" evolved from the military designation, general-purpose or G.P., of a light vehicle first used by the Americans in World War II. Developed by the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, this vehicle was powered by a four-cylinder engine and was classified as a quarter-ton truck in carrying capacity. It had served as a command vehicle, reconnaissance car, and ammunition carrier.<br /><br />The American soldiers brought these vehicles to the Philippines in the 1940s. After the war, these vehicles were left by the Americans and converted by the Filipinos into public utility vehicles. Employing artistic and indigenous designs, the Filipinos came up with a longer, well-decorated, techni-colored and sleeker vehicle, which they later called jeepney. From the standard military jeep, the body was extended to accommodate between 20 to 30 passengers. Modern jeepneys now sport very colorful and intricate paintings, fancy adornments, and metallic decors reflective of Filipino sentiments, values, and culture. The town of Las Pinas has been recognized as the jeepney-producing center in the country. Today, public utility jeepneys or PUJs serve as the primary means of transportation in most provinces. For this, the Philippines came to be known as the "land of the jeepneys". <br /><br />Philippine World Records<br /><br />More Trivia<br /><br />The Leaf Musician<br />He became famous around the world for his distinct talent. The Guinness Book of World Records has recognized Filipino National Artist Levi Celerio as the only man who could play beautiful music with a leaf.<br /><br />Celerio appeared in "That's Incredible" and the Mel Griffin show where he played music with a leaf. The Guinness Book of World Records said: "The only leaf player in the world is in the Philippines". As a composer and lyricist, Celerio wrote more than 4,000 songs.<br /><br />The Woman With 3,400 Shoes<br />Former First Lady Imelda Marcos was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the woman with the largest collection of shoes. Reports said that when the Marcos family fled to Hawaii during the People's Power Revolution in 1986, around 3,400 pairs of shoes were discovered in one room at Malacanang Palace. They were the First Lady's collection.<br /><br />In 1987, Mrs. Marcos denied this and claimed she had only 1,060 pairs of shoes. The former First Lady has an eight-and-a-half inch footwear size. She said her having many shoes is not a symbol of extravagance but an expression of love and appreciation for Filipino-made shoes. Most of her shoes, she added, were bought from Marikina, the shoe capital of the Philippines. For this, Marikina City had acquired 200 pairs of the Marcos shoes and put them on display at the city's shoe museum.<br /><br />Largest Loot in History<br />Much has been said about the late President Ferdinand Marcos being the world's richest man. While this title was not officially designated to Marcos, the late dictator, however, was known as the man who took away the largest loot in history. While deposed President Joseph Estrada faces plunder charges for allegedly amassing some US$82 million in kickbacks and payoffs during his 31-month stint at Malacanang Palace, Marcos had reportedly stolen billions of dollars. There were different versions of the fabled Marcos wealth. <br /><br />The fabled Marcos wealth reportedly consists of billions of dollars and tons of gold bullions deposited in several banks in Switzerland. Government lawyers claimed that Marcos had used dummy foundations to hoard his wealth. Among such foundations that the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) had identified are Sandy, Xandy, Wintrop, and Rayby. <br /><br />Former Senate President Jovito Salonga, who served as the first PCGG chairman under the Aquino administration said the agency had identified 51 Marcos bank accounts in Switzerland, 23 of which are in Credit Suisse; 3 at Swiss Bank Corporation in Fribourg; 15 in Swiss Bank Corporation in Geneva; 6 at Banque Paribas in Geneva; 3 at Hoffman in Zurich; and one each at Lombard Odeii and Trade Development Bank in Geneva. <br /><br />According to former Solicitor General Francisco Chavez, the Marcos family still keeps some US$13.4 billion in deposits at the Union Bank of Switzerland under the account of Irene Marcos-Araneta, on top of a hoard of 1.241 tons of gold at an underground bunker at Kloten Airport in Zurich. Chavez also disclosed that former First Lady Imelda Marcos has 800,000 ounces of gold in unfrozen accounts in Switzerland. <br /><br />Before this, Australian private investigator Reiner Jacobi, who served as a PCGG consultant in 1989, had unraveled the so-called Irene Araneta account and even went to the extent of claiming that the Marcoses had a US$250-billion gold hoard in Switzerland. The PCGG, however, described Jacobi's claims as exaggerated and too fantastic. <br /><br />In October 1999, Filipino businessman Enriquez Zobel, a known crony of the late president told a Senate committee that the Marcos wealth could have swollen to US$100 billion in gold and dollar deposits, the bulk of which is deposited with the US Treasury. In his sworn testimony, Zobel said the Marcos wealth is distributed to gold deposits, dollar accounts, and real estate properties located in various parts of the world. <br /><br />The Marcos gold deposits alone, Zobel said, may have reached US$35 billion. Zobel had also mentioned the US$13.4 billion Irene Marcos Araneta account at the Union Bank of Switzerland. The gold bars are allegedly kept in various banks in Portugal, Vatican City, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Solomon Island, and the US. Zobel said Marcos obtained the gold bars after the Liberation (1946) from the Yamashita treasure and from soldiers who sold their gold bars for only US$20 per bar. Another version was that of Rogelio Roxas who claimed that Marcos' men seized the real golden buddha from his house at Aurora Hills in Baguio City on April 5, 1971. The buddha reportedly costs billions of dollars.<br /><br />In February 2001, the Philippine Daily Inquirer disclosed the alleged attempt of Irene Marcos Araneta to launder billions of dollars in deposits under the 885931 accounts from Union Bank of Switzerland to Deutsche Banks in Dusseldorf, Germany. Aside from the Marcos family and the Philippine government, the 9,539 victims of human rights under the Marcos regime have interest in the Marcos wealth.<br /><br />World's Largest Shoes<br />In December 2002, the Guinness Book of World Records has recognized Marikina City for crafting the world's largest pair of shoes - each measuring 5.5 meters (18.2 feet) long, 2.25 meters (7.4 feet) wide and 1.83 meters (six feet) high. The materials for the P1.2 million pair of shoes could produce 250 pairs of regular shoes.<br /><br />World's Largest Golf Event<br />According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the biggest amateur golf tournament takes place in Baguio City, Philippines every year. Dubbed as the Fil-Am Golf Championship since 1949, the 72-hole golf tournament attracts close to 1,000 amateur golfers from all over the archipelago. The sites of the prestigious event are the challenging par-69, 5,001-yard Camp John Hay golf course and the par-61, 4,038-yard Baguio Country Club. Among the top contending teams in the event are the Canlubang, Southwoods, Calatagan, and Wack Wack.<br /><br />World's Largest Synchronized Aerobics Exercises<br />On February 16, 2003, some 107,000 Filipinos joined a 30-minute aerobics exercise supervised by the Department of Health (DOH) at Rizal Park in Manila, which could be the largest synchronized exercise in the world. Thousands of people also gathered at different venues in Cebu City and Davao City to participate in the exercise simultaneous with the Manila event. The new record broke the previous Guinness Book of World Records set at a park in Guadalajara, Mexico by some 38,633 people who joined the massive aerobics exercises in June 1998.<br /><br />World's Largest Lantern<br />On December 24, 2002, the city of San Fernando in Pampanga province switched on the world's largest Christmas lantern - a P5-million structure with 26.8 meters in diameter.<br /><br />World's Fastest Reader<br />As a student at the Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, Maria Teresa Calderon became the world's fastest reader. She set the record of having read 80,000 words per hour.<br /><br />Sili King<br />The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes Eriberto Gonzales of Camalig, Albay as the fastest chili eater. In the Philippines, he is known as the "Sili King". Gonzales accomplished his feat in the "Sili-Eating Challenge 1999" in Bicol where he ate 350 pieces of sili in three minutes. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)<br /><br />World's Best Finance Minister<br />In 1997, Roberto de Ocampo who was serving in the Cabinet of former President Fidel Ramos, was recognized as the "World's Best Finance Minister" for overhauling the country's tax system through the Comprehensive Tax Reform Package.<br /><br />World's Best Central Bank Governor<br />In October 2002, international magazine Global Finance named Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Rafael Carlos B. Buenaventura as one of the world's two best central bankers for "his remarkable skill in guiding" the Philippine economy under a trying year. The other central banker named was Reserve Bank of Austalia (RBA) Governor Ian MacFarlane.<br /><br />World Young Business Achievers<br />In 1995, Joseph Donato Pangilinan, president of Manila Pearl, won the World Young Business Achiever Award (WYBA) in London. In 1997, Renato Pangilinan, chief executive officer of Juventus International won the Entrepreneurship Award in Newfoundland, Canada. In 1998, Andrew James Masigan, founder of Dimsum n' Dumpling won the Award of Excellence in Business Strategy. <br /><br />World's Sweetest Fruit<br />What can be considered as the world's sweetest mango is produced in the island province of Guimaras. While other countries have different varieties of the tropical mango (Mangifera indica), none of them tastes like the superbly delicious Guimaras mango, which is a variety of the popular Carabao Mango (Manginera indica).<br /><br />In 1995, the Guinness Book of World records listed the Carabao Mango as the sweetest fruit in the world. In the Philippines, mango ranks third among fruit crops in production, next to banana and pineapple. The country supplies mangoes to Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and recently the United States. In 1995, the Philippines produced 432,322 metric tons of mangoes, with an average production of 6.35 metric tons per hectare and 250 kilograms per tree from a total production area of 68,056 hectares. <br /><br />World's Largest Legal Tender<br />In 1998, during the Philippine Centennial celebration of independence, the Central Bank asked the Guinness Book of World Records to accredit its P100,000 commemorative bills, measuring 8 ½ inches wide and 14 inches long, as the world's largest legal tender. The commemorative bills were called Brobdingnagian bills.<br /><br />World's Largest Bamboo Organ<br />The bamboo organ at St. Joseph Church in Las Pinas City is arguably the world's largest bamboo organ. The centuries-old musical instrument was constructed between 1792 and 1819. It has 174 bamboo pipes, 122 horizontal reeds of soft metal, a five-octave keyboard, and 22 stops arranged in vertical rows. <br /><br />World's Largest City<br />The residents of Davao City claim they live in the world's largest city. They are talking about the land size of the city that covers 2,212 square kilometers. Most of these areas, however, are distributed as forests, coconut groves and rice fields. In comparison, New York, the largest city in the United States, has an area of only 787 square kilometers while the whole of Metro Manila covers only 636 square kilometers.<br /><br />Davao City lies at the mouth of the Davao River near the head of Davao Gulf. It encompasses about 50 small ports in its commercial sphere. Davao has large banana plantations, whose produce are exported to Japan and other countries. The city also boasts of a modern international airport. Puerto Princesa City, a chartered city of Palawan province, is disputing Davao City's title. It claims to have a total land area of 2,539 square kilometers encompassing 66 barangays.<br /><br />In terms of population and land area, the world's truly largest cities are Tokyo, Mexico City, Sao Paolo, New York City, Bombay, Shanghai and Los Angeles. <br /><br />World's Largest Volume of Text Messages<br />Smart Communications, one of the two giant mobile phone networks in the country, claimed that the volume of text messages passing through its network reached 240 million daily as of 2001. This excluded text messages sent via the other networks. Such volume of text messages is said to be larger than those sent in the entire European continent during the same year.<br /><br />World's Largest High School<br />The Rizal High School in Caniogan, Pasig City (eastern Metro Manila) is said to be the world's largest high school in terms of student population. The school has more than 20,000 students.<br /><br />World's Longest Barbecue <br />On April 30, 2002, about 50,000 people participated in the "Kalutan ed Dagupan" festival in Dagupan City (Pangasinan province, Northern Luzon, Philippines) to help grill and partake of the 1,001-meter long barbecue, that broke the previous World Record of 613 meter-long barbecue grilled in Canchia, Peru on November 13, 1999. <br /><br />The people of the city used hundreds of grills, each measuring 1.2-meter long, to cook the barbecue. The grills' total measure was about 800 meters long, enough to surpass the Peruvian record. The barbecue consisted of bangus (milkfish), pork, chicken, vegetables and cold cuts. A video footage was sent to the Guinness Book of World Records for validation. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)<br /><br />World's Largest Flower <br />In February 2002, an environmental organization discovered what could be one of the world's largest flowers in the 5,511-hectare Sibalom National Park in Antique province. Measuring about 22 inches in diameter, the endangered flower, locally named as "Uruy", (Rafflesia sp.) has no stem and leaves. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)<br /><br />World's Largest Salad<br />The residents of Baguio City took pride in having tossed what was believed to be the world's largest salad - a three-ton mix of assorted vegetables. <br /><br />On September 29, 2002 during the Tossed Salad Festival in commemoration of the city's 93rd charter anniversary, 67 students and members of the Baguio Association of Hotels and Inns (Bahai) mixed 2,976 kilograms of lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers and other vegetables in a tin and wrought iron bowl measuring 20 feet long, 10 feet wide and 2 feet deep.<br /><br />Some 13,657 people were able to partake of the P1.5 million mixtures. They paid P20 for each serving of the tossed salad with Thousand Island dressing and another take-out bowl of salad with a gourmet vinaigrette dressing consisting of apple cider vinegar and olive oil.<br /><br />The city broke its own record set a year earlier. On September 16, 2001, a 917-kilogram of salad was able to feed 4,861 residents and tourists of Baguio City. On September 14, 2002, a religious group prepared a giant Caesar's salad that fed only 1,000 people in Salt Lake City, Utah.<br /><br />World's Largest Durian Candy Bar <br />On March 15, 2002, 25 people in Davao City spent six hours to cook, mold and roll the world's largest durian candy bar - a 6-meter, 200-kilogram delicacy made of durian, a smelly but sweet fruit commonly associated with the name of the city. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)<br /><br />World's Longest Mat<br />The people of the agricultural town of Basey, Samar own the distinction of having weaved the world's longest mat, or "banig" in the local parlance. During the town's Banigan-Kawayan Festival on September 29, 2000, hundreds of people paraded the mat, which extended for more than a kilometer.<br /><br />The one-meter wide mat has been weaved for several weeks by groups of people from the different barangays of Basey. While the mat was not submitted as an entry to the Guinness Book of World Records, Basey Mayor Wilfredo Estorninos described the feat as a source of pride for all Basaynons.<br /><br />Each year, the town, which has weaving as its prime industry, comes to life when it celebrates outlandishly the feast of St. Michael, its patron saint. The highlight of the feast is the Banigan-Kawayan Festival, where the women of Basey weave a variety of intricately designed mats from sedge grass locally known as tikog (Fimbristylis milliacea). This tradition was handed down from many generations. The Church of Basey was built in 1864.<br /><br />World's Largest Pearl<br />A Filipino diver discovered what is now described as the world's largest pearl in a giant Tridacna (mollusk) under the Palawan Sea in 1934. Known as the "Pearl of Lao-Tzu", the gem weighs 14 pounds and measures 9 ½ inches long and 5 ½ inches in diameter. As of May 1984, it was valued at US$42 million. It is believed to be 600 years old. <br /><br />World's Largest Covered Coliseum<br />At the time it was completed in 1959, the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City was touted as the world's largest covered entertainment center. Otherwise known as the Big Dome, it has a floor area of 2,300 square meters and a seating capacity of 33,000 people.<br /><br />One of the World's Best Hotels<br />In 1983, British magazine Executive Travel named Manila Hotel as one of the ten best in the world while Business Traveler, another British publication named it as one of the top ten business hotels in the world in 1986. In 1992, the Institutional Investor magazine called Manila Hotel as the world's best hotel and in 1993, the Vienna-based Treasury Publishing included it in the list of the most famous hotels in the world.<br /><br />Among the many political luminaries and celebrities who have stayed at the Manila Hotel were Ernest Hemingway, General Douglas McArthur, Marlon Brando, Helen Keller, John Wayne, Rocky Marciano, Richard Nixon, Robert Kennedy, Emperor Akihito, John Rockefeller, Dwight Eisenhower, Neil Armstrong, Anatoly Karpov, Bob Hope, Henry Kissinger, Princess Margaret, Brooke Shields, John Denver, Bon Jovi, Ben Kingsley, Richard Attenborough, Julio Iglesias, Richard Cheney, Garri Kasparov, Sultan Bolkiah, Rod Stewart, Nick Price, Greg Norman, Arnold Parmer, Bill Clinton, Helmut Kohl, Nelson Mandela and Prince Charles. (Source: Panorama magazine)<br /><br />One of the Best Banks<br />Global Finance, a financial magazine in the US, named the Bank of Philippine Islands, the oldest bank in the country, as the best domestic bank in emerging markets in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001. Emerging markets refer to developing economies, mostly in Asia.<br /><br />Asia's Best Business School<br />The Makati-based Asian Institute of Management (AIM) is richly considered as one of the top business schools in Asia. In the year 2001, it received the Beyond Grey Pinstripes Award for having MBA programs that integrate social, environmental and sustainability topics into business training. The award is a joint project of The Aspen Institute Initiative for Social Innovation through Business (Aspen ISIB) and World Resources Institute.<br /><br />Influential Businesswoman<br />In its 2002 list, US-based Fortune Magazine ranked Teresita Sy-Coson, a daughter of Filipino-Chinese tycoon Henry Sy Sr. and executive vice president of SM Prime Holdings, as the world's 39th most influential woman in international business outside the United States. The SM Prime Holdings is a conglomerate engaged in retail, real state, manufacturing, banking and finance.<br /><br />World's Second Most Devastated City<br />The late US President and General Dwight Eisenhower described Manila as the world's second most devastated city during World War II, next to Warsaw, Poland which was reduced to ruins by the Nazi's attack. Before he became president, Eisenhower served in the Philippines under General Douglas Macarthur from 1935 to 1939.<br /><br />Second Largest Geothermal Power Source<br />As of 2002, the Philippines was producing about 1,765 megawatts of geothermal energy, making it the world's second largest geothermal power user after the United States. The Department of Energy said the country could edge out the US at the top by installing a new geothermal power plant with a 900-megawatt capacity.<br /><br />World's Third Largest Banana Producer<br />The Philippines is considered as the world's third largest producer of bananas, after Costa Rica and Ecuador. Large plantations in southern Mindanao produce most bananas exported by the Philippines. Some 30,000 hectares in the region are planted to bananas.<br /><br />The Philippines is also one of the largest producers of coconut, cassava, mango, pineapple, tilapia, tuna, shrimps, and prawns.<br /><br />More TriviaRamjosefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565329701912027202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882731062663172901.post-39560685455776648612009-05-29T02:45:00.000-07:002009-05-29T02:52:13.983-07:00Fun entertainment trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What member of the Monkees, a holdout for nearly three decades, rejoined the other geezers for a 1996 album?<br />A: Mike Nesmith.<br /><br />What Francis Ford Coppola movie sees Marlon Brando blather: "Horror has a face, and you must make a friend of horror"?<br />A: Apocalypse Now.<br /><br />What David Lynch movie did a few filmgoers attend expecting to see Bobby Vinton's life story?<br />A: Blue Velvet.<br /><br />What rap star got his name from the observation "Ladies Love Cool James"/<br />A: L.L.Cool J.<br /><br />What Mayberry resident once hijacked a bull when he'd had too much to drink?<br />A: Otis Campbell.<br /><br />Whose guitar version of The Star-Spangled Banner was featured in a 1996 Aiwa TV ad?<br />A: Jimi Hendrix's.<br /><br />Wild crazy pictures of animals doing human activities printed on mugs, t shirts, golf shirts, and other products. Animals Being Human Cat Wrestling, Tight-rope walking elephants, fire breathing dragons, and crazy animal antics!<br /><br />Who was the first feline featured in Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous?<br />A: Morris the Cat.<br /><br />Fun entertainment trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What 1961 movie has Audrey Hepburn note: "Personally, I think it's a bit tacky to wear diamonds before I'm 40"?<br />A: Breakfast at Tiffany's.<br /><br />What Sinatra signature tune became Elvis Presley's best-selling posthumous hit?<br />A: My Way.<br /><br />Who played Sid Vicious, Lee Harvey Oswald, Count Dracula and Beethoven in movies?<br />A: Gary Oldman.<br /><br />What video, the first to cost over $150,000, helped Michael Jackson's Thriller soar?<br />A: Beat It.<br /><br />Who is the most voluptuous female in Toontown?<br />A: Jessica Rabbit.<br /><br />What was the first Arnold Schwarzenegger movie to win four Academy Awards?<br />A: Terminator 2.<br /><br />What actor did author Anne Rice first denounce, then praise in the role of her beloved Lestat?<br />A: Tom Cruise.<br /><br />Who sang "Things Go Better With Coke" in 1969 before switching to Pepsi in the 1980's?<br />A: Ray Charles.<br /><br />What movie earned Tom Hanks his third straight Oscar nomination, in 1996?<br />A: Apollo 13.<br /><br />What Marx Brother's name spelled backwards is the name of a daytime talk show host?<br />A: Harpo's.<br /><br />What Stephen Foster tune encourages racing enthusiasts to "bet on de bay"?<br />A: Camptown Races.<br /><br />What James Hilton effort became the first Pocket Book, in 1939?<br />A: Lost Horizon.<br /><br />What martial artist warbles the theme song for Walker, Texas Ranger?<br />A: Chuck Norris.<br /><br />Who was the voice behind Woody, the cowboy doll in Toy Story?<br />A: Tom Hanks.<br /><br />What jazz musician got his aristocratic nickname in high school for his neat attire and fastidious manners?<br />A: "Duke" Ellington.<br /><br />What talk show hostess gave her guests the fewest opportunities to speak, according to a 1996 MSU survey?<br />A: Oprah Winfrey.<br /><br />Where do "bluebirds fly", according to a song from the Wizard of Oz?<br />A: Somewhere over the rainbow.<br /><br />What enduring daytime soap featured Kevin Kline, Don Knotts and Susan Sarandon?<br />A: Search for Tomorrow.<br /><br />What book did E.B. White base on personal experiences at his farm in Maine?<br />A: Charlotte's Web.<br /><br />What three words preceded "Land that I love" in a 1938 Irving Berlin tune?<br />A: "God Bless America".<br /><br />What Oliver Stone movie did the Washington Post dub "Dallas in Wonderland"?<br />A: JFK.<br /><br />What infomercial diet guru penned the monster bestseller "Never Say Diet"?<br />A: Richard Simmons.<br /><br />Who was the first solo female host of the Academy Awards Ceremony?<br />A: Whoopi Goldberg.<br /><br />What happy homemaker chirps on TV: "It's a good thing"?<br />A: Martha Stewart.<br /><br />What screen character i the world's fastest ice sculptor and topiary artist?<br />A: Edward Scissorhands.<br /><br />Who died last - Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, William Frawley or Vivian Vance?<br />A: Lucille Ball.<br /><br />What Briton had two f the three number one singles issued posthumously in the U.S.?<br />A: John Lennon.<br /><br />Who saw his Mazurkas described by a Berlin critic in 1833 as "repugnant" and "tortuous"?<br />A: Fredric Chopin.<br /><br />How many former Beatles had chart-topping singles from 1973 to 1974?<br />A: Four.<br /><br />What role in The Godfather did Robert De Niro test for?<br />A: Sonny Corleone.<br /><br />What's the first word of the most pop song titles?<br />A: I.<br /><br />What 1995 movie's lead character tells the motel clerk he's there to drink himself to death?<br />A: Leaving Las Vegas. Fun trivia questions answers and facts.<br /><br />What 1989 movie has Dan Aykroyd note: "Cars don't misbehave"?<br />A: Driving Miss Daisy.<br /><br />What critter is the "Iggy" short for in Iggy Pop?<br />A: The iguana<br /><br />Wild crazy pictures of animals doing human activities printed on mugs, t shirts, golf shirts, and other products. Animals Being Human Cat Wrestling, Tight-rope walking elephants, fire breathing dragons, and crazy animal antics!<br /><br />What director earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart during his tour of duty in Vietnam?<br />A: Oliver Stone.<br /><br />What theme is central to the movies The Lost Weekend, The Morning After and My Name Is Bill W.?<br />A: Alcoholism.<br /><br />What NBC sitcom once saw two if its neurotics try to pitch NBC on a sitcom about nothing?<br />A: Seinfeld.<br /><br />What three Godfather cast members were all up for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar?<br />A: James Caan, Robert Duvall, AL Pacino.<br /><br />Who's the adopted son of Vito Corleone?<br />A: Tom Hagen.<br /><br />Who's the TV FBI agent with a penchant for the paranormal?<br />A: Fox Mulder.<br /><br />What movie sees Danny Devito tell Michelle Pfeiffer: "You lousy minx, I ought to have you spayed"?<br />A: Batman Returns.<br /><br />What Saturday Night Live cast member left in 1994 after being in a record 153 shows?<br />A: Phil Hartman.<br /><br />What 1982 movie had critic Janet Maslin carp: "The Oscar seemed to have been mistaken for the Nobel Peace Prize"?<br />A: Gandhi.<br /><br />What crooner's new line of neckwear did David Letterman suggest be named "Alleged Mob Ties"?<br />A: Frank Sinatra's.<br /><br />What song-writing duo's hits made it to Broadway i the show "Smokey Joe's Cafe"?<br />A: Leiber and Stoller's.<br /><br />Who's known in Colorado Springs as Dr. Mike?<br />A: Dr. Michaela Quinn.<br /><br />What movie pairs Tom Hanks and Antonio Banderas as lovers?<br />A: Philadelphia.<br /><br />Who'd begun work on a 10th symphony when he died during a thunderstorm in 1827?<br />A: Ludwig van Beethoven.<br /><br />What famed 1936 war novel mentions the Tarleton twins in its first line?<br />A: Gone With the Wind.<br /><br />Who was the first living person to become a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame?<br />A: Roy Acuff.<br /><br />What song was heard 250 different ways in a 1994 Ken Burns documentary?<br />A: Take Me Out to the Ballgame.<br /><br />What zip code was mentioned 301 times in the first five years of Entertainment Weekly?<br />A: 90210.<br /><br />What jazz style did Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie help invent?<br />A: Bebop.<br /><br />What was late SCTV star sighed: "I'm the one who has to look in the mirror, and after a while it begins to eat at you?<br />A: John Candy.<br /><br />What singer did Michael Bolton neglect to thank while accepting a Grammy for "When a Man Loves a Woman"?<br />A: Percy Sledge.<br /><br />What hipster said in 1948: We're a beat generation"?<br />A: Jack Kerouac.<br /><br />What veteran British rock star explained: "I smash guitars because I like them"?<br />A: Peter Townsend.<br /><br />What 1975 blockbuster sees Roy Scheider utter: "We need a bigger boat"?<br />A: Jaws.<br /><br />What screen character has played opposite Maud Adams, Claudine Anger, Kim Basinger, Britt Eklund and Ursula Andress?<br />A: James Bond.<br /><br />What Adam Sandler comedy featured Bob Barker's screen debut?<br />A: Happy Gilmore.<br /><br />Whose earnings increased from $150,000 for Pulp Fiction to $3.5 million for Get Shorty to $7 million for Broken Arrow?<br />A: John Travolta's.<br /><br />What statuesque actress earned a living by standing still in department store windows prior to her film debut in Tootsie?<br />A: Geena Davis.<br /><br />What movie's first victim was played by a skinny-dipping actress named Susan Backlinie?<br />A: Jaws.<br /><br />Who was the first female to direct a movie that raked in over $100 million?<br />A: Penny Marshall.<br /><br />What movie has Bob Hoskins seething: "A toon killed my brother"?<br />A: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?<br /><br />What movie gave Julie Andrews the chance to portray a man?<br />A: Victor/Victoria.<br /><br />Crazy Mad Cows! Cute Puppies! Adorable Kittens! Flying Elephants! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Mugs, Boxers, and More! John Lund Photography<br /><br />What 1996 movie was hyped with the line: "It Will Blow Audiences Right Out of the Theater"?<br />A: Twister.<br /><br />What movie did Mel Brooks say he wishes he'd never made, as he then became overly concerned with filling theater seats?<br />A: Blazing Saddles.<br /><br />What Pulp Fiction star once served as Bill Cosby's stand-in on The Cosby Show?<br />A: Samuel L. Jackson.<br /><br />What one city must a movie play in to be eligible for an Oscar?<br />A: Los Angeles.<br /><br />What model appeared topless on the self-penned 1993 novel Pirate?<br />A: Fabio.<br /><br />What movie has Anjelica Huston coo to Raul Julia: "You frightened me. Do it again"?<br />A: The Addams Family.<br /><br />Who shared a room and bed with Eli Wallach while filming The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?<br />A: Clint Eastwood.<br /><br />What two-word term does The Cynic's Dictionary call: "A movie seen about 50 times by about that many people"?<br />A: Cult film.<br /><br />What 1995 blockbuster movie was created by the computer animation company Pixar?<br />A: Tory Story:<br /><br />What did the shortstop become in Abbott and Costello's "Who's On First" routine when censors objected to "I don't give a damn"?<br />A: "I don't care".<br /><br />What movie theme was Barbra Streisand's first chart-topping single?<br />A: They Way We Were.<br /><br />What actor sighed: "If I had known Michael was going to be so successful, I would have been much nicer to him when he was young"?<br />A: Kirk Douglas.<br /><br />What title role in a 1995 Oscar-winning movie was played by more than 40 cast members?<br />A: Babe.<br /><br />What Caddyshack star spent two years as an assistant greens supervisor?<br />A: Bill Murray.<br /><br />What Oscar-winning actress made lher final appearance in the movie Nobody's Fool?<br />A: Jessica Tandy.<br /><br />Who had a thick-gummed best friend named Bubba Blue?<br />A: Forrest Gump.<br /><br />How many hubcaps does Steve McQueen's car lose in the famed chase scene from Bullitt?<br />A: Six.<br /><br />What director cast himself as the voice of God in 1956's The Ten Commandments?<br />A: Cecil B. De Mille.<br /><br />What Beatles movie was untitled until John remembered a line Ringo uttered after an all night recording sessions?<br />A: A Hard Day's Night.<br /><br />What Michael Cimino box office bomb did one critic describe as "Gone With the Wind -- without the wind"?<br />A: Heaven's Gate.<br /><br />What movie's signature line was: "I'll be back"?<br />A: The Terminatior's.<br /><br />Who got an Oscar for incessantly exclaiming "Hoo-ah"?<br />A Al Pacino.<br /><br />What comic twosome split in 1956, ten years after teaming up in Atlantic City?<br />A: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.<br /><br />Crazy Mad Cows! Cute Puppies! Adorable Kittens! Flying Elephants! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Mugs, Boxers, and More! John Lund Photography<br /><br />What Jerry Lewis movie was a twisted take on the Jekyll and Hyde story?<br />A: The Nutty Professor.<br /><br />What's the first word uttered in Citizen Kane?<br />A: Rosebud.<br /><br />Who has starred in movies by Francis Ford Coppola, Brian De Palma, Sergio Leone and Martin Scorsese?<br />A: Robert De Niro.<br /><br />What brand of underwear does Marty McFly wear in Back to the Future?<br />A: Calvin Klien.<br /><br />What movie pairs Tom Hanks and Antonio Banderas as lovers?<br />A: Philadelphia.<br /><br />How many Grammy nominations were totaled by the classic LPs Tommy, Layla, What's Goin' On and Blonde on Blonde?<br />A: Zero.<br /><br />What three-word line is indispensable to Cary Grant impersonators?<br />A: "Judy, Judy, Judy".<br /><br />Who was the voice behind Woody, the cowboy doll in Toy Story?<br />A: Tom Hanks.<br /><br />What screen character learned to say "la-dee-dah" growing up in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin?<br />A: Annie Hall.<br /><br />What 1970 movie has Ali MacGraw emote: "I want you to be a merry widower"?<br />A: Love Story.<br /><br />What screen character did Peter Sellers begin playing after Peter Ustinov declined the job?<br />A: Inspector Clouseau.<br /><br />What actress scored a record 12 Oscar nominations, winning first for the year 1933 and last for 1981?<br />A: Katharine Hepburn.<br /><br />What George Lucas film, made for $750,000 is considered the most profitable movie in Hollywood history?<br />A: American Graffiti.<br /><br />What movie sees Mike Myers claim: "Led Zeppelin didn't write songs everyone liked. They left that to the Bee Gees"?<br />A :Wayne's World.<br /><br />What movie has Jack Nicholson yell at Tom Cruise: "You can't handle the truth"?<br />A: A Few Good Men.<br /><br />What director earned a bronze Star and a purple Heart during his tour of duty in Vietnam?<br />A Oliver Stone.<br /><br />What twosome starred in Raging Bull, Goodfellas and Casino?<br />A : Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci.<br /><br />What jungle hero said: "I want you. I am yours. You are mine"?<br />A: Tarzan.<br /><br />Who was the first to take home a Best Actor Oscar for a musical, in 1943?<br />A: James Cagney.<br /><br />Who wrote the line: "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse"?<br />A: Mario Puzo.<br /><br />What Spike Lee movie was marketed with baseball caps bearing just one letter?<br />A: Malcom X.<br /><br />Who did Burt Reynolds develop a hankerin' for on the set of Smokey and the Bandit?<br />A: Sally Field.<br /><br />What movie has Anthony Perkins explain: "Understand, I don't hate her. I hate what she's become. I hate her illness"?<br />A: Psycho.<br /><br />What Clint Eastwood screen role was originally offered to Jjohn Wayne, Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman?<br />A: Dirty Harry.<br /><br />What ladies' man was the first person since Orson Welles to be up for four Oscars in a single year, in 1982?<br />A: Warren Beatty.<br /><br />What was the first Arnold Schwarzenegger movie to win four Academy Awards?<br />A: Terminator 2.<br /><br />What movie earned Tom Hanks his third straight Oscar nomination, in 1996?<br />A: Apollo 13.<br /><br />What screen character is the world's fastest ice sculptor and topiary artist?<br />A: Edward Scissorhands.<br /><br />What movie sees Tom Hanks utter: "All my life I've been waiting for someone, and when I find her she's a fish"?<br />A: Splash.<br /><br />Crazy Mad Cows! Cute Puppies! Adorable Kittens! Flying Elephants! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Mugs, Boxers, and More! John Lund Photography<br /><br />What movie sees Elvis Presley sent to the slammer for manslaughter?<br />A: Jailhouse Rock.<br /><br />What was the 1993 sequel to the 1979 thriller When a Stranger Calls?<br />A: When a Stranger Calls Back.<br /><br />What 1994 movie hit featured cameos by JFK, LBJ and George Wallace?<br />A: Forrest Gump.<br /><br />Whose will left $10,000 for care and upkeep of the dummy Charlie McCarthy?<br />A: Edgar Bergen's.<br /><br />What Michael Douglas movie was hyped: "A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who couldn't resist the danger"?<br />A: Basic Instinct.<br /><br />What Sylvester Stallone movie was hyped: "His whole life was a million-to-one shot"?<br />A: Rocky.<br /><br />What sci-fi thriller set attendance records during the Fourth of July weekend in 1996?<br />A: Independence Day.<br /><br />Who played Sid Vicious, Lee Harvey Oswald, Count Dracula and Beethoven in movies?<br />A: Gary Oldman.<br /><br />What nickname did Spencer Tracy give to Humphrey Bogart?<br />A: Bogie.<br /><br />Who's been praised for doing everything Fred Astaire did "backward and in high heel"?<br />A: Ginger Rogers.<br /><br />What 1982 movie had critic Janet Maslin carp: "The Oscar seemed to have been mistaken for the Nobel Peace Prize"?<br />A: Gandi.<br /><br />What movie classic has James Stewart sigh: "I suppose it'd been better if I'd never been born at all"?<br />A: It's a Wonderful Life.<br /><br />What movie made the word "babelicious" famous?<br />A: Wayne's World.<br /><br />What blond sex symbol of the 1990s claims to have an IQ of 154?<br />A: Sharon Stone.<br /><br />What 1991 Disney animated feature was hyped as "the most beautiful love story ever told"?<br />A: Beauty and the Beast.<br /><br />What Michelle Pfeiffer movie got a boost from the Coolio song Gangsta's Paradise?<br />A: Dangerous Minds.<br /><br /><br /><br />Music Trivia Questions and Answers<br /><br />Music trivia questions and answers<br /><br />What is the minimum number of musicians a band must have to be considered a "big band"?<br />A: Ten.<br /><br />What musical instrument's sales escalated from 228,000 in 1950 to 2.3 million in 1971?<br />A: The guitar's.<br /><br />What 1976 chart-topping song did Barry Manilow sing, but not write?<br />A: I Write the Songs.<br /><br />What does the Italian musical term adagio mean?<br />A: Slow.<br /><br />Who was the top-selling album artist of the 1970's according to Billboard?<br />A: Elton John.<br /><br />What's the only group to claim two of the top ten best-selling singles of the 1970's?<br />A: The Bee Gees.<br /><br />Who was the first country artist to sell over 10 million copies of an album?<br />A: Garth Brooks.<br /><br />Music trivia questions and answers<br /><br />Happy Cows - Mad Cows - Silly Dogs and Cats! Animal Antics -Funny Gifts Cat Wrestling, Tight-rope walking elephants, fire breathing dragons, and crazy animal antics!<br /><br />What band is named after a scuplture in Seattle that hums in the wind?<br />A: Soundgardem.<br /><br />What two Frank Sinatra hits were tops for U.S. karaoke singers in 1993?<br />A: New York, New York and My Way.<br /><br />What stringed symphonic instrument has a pedestal and a crown?<br />A: The Harp.<br /><br />What studio did the Beatles use to record 191 songs?<br />A: Abby Road.<br /><br />What jazz musician got his nickname by shortening "Satchel Mouth"?<br />A: Louis Armstrong.<br /><br />What jazz trumpeter was dubbed the "Prince of Darkness"?<br />A: Miles Davis.<br /><br />What did Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen lose in a 1984 auto accident?<br />A: An arm.<br /><br />What Southampton junior high school musical was cancelled in 1994 when Shinnecock Indians objected to the " Ug-a-wug" song?<br />A: Peter Pan.<br /><br />What classical conductor won posthumous Grammy Awards in 1991, 1992, and 1993?<br />A: Leonard Bernstein.<br /><br />Who's "Monk" to jazz buffs?<br />A: Thelonious MOnk.<br /><br />What California group waited 22 years to score their first chart-toping single since 1966?<br />A: The Beach Boys.<br /><br />What city's opera house does " The Phantom of the Opera" prowl?<br />A: Paris.<br /><br />Who scored his first platinum album since 1978 with " The Icon Is Love " in 1994?<br />A: Barry White.<br /><br />What Michael Jackson album spawned five chart-topping singles?<br />A: Bad.<br /><br />What trumpeter became the oldest person ever to score a chart-topping single, in 1964?<br />A: Louis Armstrong.<br /><br />What rock star was trying to bite the head off a bat in concert when the bat decided to bite back?<br />A: Ozzy Osbourne.<br /><br />What Shania Twain recording became the best-selling country music album ever by a female artist, in 1996?<br />A: The Woman in Me.<br /><br />What patriotic song was originally titled "The Defense of Fort McHenry?<br />A: The Star Spangled Banner.<br /><br />Who's waxed more gold and platinum albums than any other solo female artist?<br />A: Barbara Streisand.<br /><br />How many songs from the Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" were released as singles?<br />A: Zero.<br /><br />What singer for a 70's British rock quartet changed his name from Frederick Bulsara?<br />A: Freddie Mercury.<br /><br />What rock'n'roll singer is memorialized by a eight-foot bronze statue in Lubbock, Texas?<br />A: Buddy Holly.<br /><br />What Woody Guthrie song goes "From California to the New York island / From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters"?<br />A: This Land is Your Land.<br /><br />What Pink Floyd song was banned by the South African government after it became an anthem for black school children?<br />A: Another Brick in the Wall.<br /><br />What were the two most popular rock operas of 1969?<br />A: Hair and Tommy.<br /><br />What are the two most common unbowed stringed instruments found in a symphony orchestra?<br />A: The Harp and the Piano.<br /><br />What legendary soul singer wrecked his Corvette the first time he drove it?<br />A: Ray Charles.<br /><br />What tenor received a record 165 curtain calls at a Berlin opera house in 1988?<br />A: Luciano Pavarotti.<br /><br />What Beatles single lasted longest on the charts, at 19 weeks?<br />A: Hey Jude.<br /><br />What Broadway musical revival did Lou Diamond Philips refuse to shave the top of his head for, in 1996?<br />A: The King and I.<br /><br />Who appeared on the cover of Seventeen magazine before selling over 11 million copies of her debut album?<br />A: Whitney Houston.<br /><br />Who'd never been farther east than Montana when he wrote Proud Mary?<br />A: John Fogarty.<br /><br />What Kiss star sported the longest tongue in rock?<br />A: Gene Simmons.<br /><br />What 1976 chart-topping song did Barry Manilow sing, but not write?<br />A: I Write the Songs.<br /><br />Who was the top-selling album artist of the 1970s, according to Billboard?<br />A: Elton John.<br /><br />Mad Cows! Cute Puppies! Adorable Kittens! Flying Elephants! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! 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Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band were released as singles?<br />A: Zero.<br /><br />What folk-rocker said he'd like Billy Dee Williams or Mickey Rooney to play him if his life story is filmed?<br />A: Bob Dylan.<br /><br />What was the only language beat writer Jack Kerouac spoke until the age of six?<br />A: French.<br /><br />What Italian wrote 32 operas between the ages o9f 18 and 30?<br />A: Gioacchino Rossini.<br /><br />What countdown deejay intones: "keep your feet to the ground, and keep reaching for the stars"?<br />A: Casey Kasem.<br /><br />What Shania Twain recording became the best-selling country music album ever by a female artist, in 1996?<br />A: The Woman in Me.<br /><br />What Elton John album became the first album to enter the charts at Number One, in 1975?<br />A: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.<br /><br />What veteran British rock star explained: "I smash guitars because I like them"?<br />A: Pete Townshend.<br /><br />What Alanis Morissette debut album sold over ten million copies?<br />A: Jagged Little Pill.<br /><br />Who stomped off a 1995 Lollapalooza stage after a fan of her late husband threw a shotgun shell at her feet?<br />A: Courtney Love.<br /><br />What opera star sold more recordings in 1990 than all but Madonna and Elton John?<br />A: Luciano Pavarottti.<br /><br />What country star changed his first name from Randall to Hank?<br />A: Hank Williams Jr.<br /><br />What Bizet opera concerns a gal who dumps a soldier for a bullfighter?<br />A: Carmen.<br /><br />What late pun rocker did Debbie Gibson try to contact during a Halloween séance in 1988?<br />A: Sid Vicious.<br /><br />What songstress died before the release of her cross-over album Dreaming of You?<br />A: Selena.<br /><br />What composer was honored on the bicentennial of his death with a 180-disc compilation of all his works?<br />A: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.<br /><br />What 1976 and 1991 hit begins: "Is this the real life / Is this just fantasy"?<br />A: Bohemian Rhapsody.<br /><br />What did Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen lose in a 1984 auto accident?<br />A: An arm.<br /><br />What Allman Brothers anthem announces: "When it's time to leave I hope you'll understand"?<br />A: Ramblin' Man.<br /><br />What British punks played to more fans in the first weekend of their 1996 "Filthy Lucre" tour than during their entire 1978 U.S. tour?<br />A: The Sex Pistols.<br /><br />What 23-year-old Tejano singer was murdered by her fan club president?<br />A: Selena.<br /><br />U. S. Presidential Trivia Questions and Answers.<br /><br />President trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What U.S. president's State of the Union address lasted a record 81 minutes?<br />A: Bill Clinton's.<br /><br />What U.S. president was born William Jefferson Blythe IV?<br />A: Bill Clinton.<br /><br />What 1970's president openly discussed his battle with hemorrhoids?<br />A: Jimmy Carter. Presidential trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What U.S. president had the shortest life?<br />A: John F. Kennedy.<br /><br />What former president was on an African hunting trip when his enemy J. P. 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Kennedy.<br /><br />What war saw James Madison become the first U.S. president to command a military unit during his term in office?<br />A: The war of 1812.<br /><br />What document did President Andrew Johnson want a copy of placed under his head upon his burial?<br />A: The U.S. Constitution.<br /><br />Who was the first daughter of a U.S. president to pose nude for a Playboy video?<br />A: Patti Davis.<br /><br />How many U.S. states are named after a president?<br />A: One.<br /><br />Who is the only president to have survived two assassination attempts by women?<br />A: Gerald Ford.<br /><br />What portly U.S. president was the first to be a golf nut?<br />A: William Howard Taft.<br /><br />What future president's Texas classmates ran a shot of a jackass under his yearbook photo?<br />A: Lyndon B. Johnson's.<br /><br />What day does the U.S. president traditionally deliver a weekly radio address?<br />A: Saturday.<br /><br />What horse-loving future president cheated on an eye exam to join the cavalry reserves in the 1930's?<br />A: Ronald Regan.<br /><br />What U.S. president threw out the most Opening Day baseballs?<br />A: Franklin D. Roosevelt.<br /><br />What card game did Dwight D. Eisenhower play fanatically while planning for D-Day?<br />A: Bridge.<br /><br />What White House lawyer first revealed the existence of an "enemies list" and "hush money" at the Watergate hearings?<br />A: John Dean.<br /><br />What date saw FDR sign the U.S. declaration of war against Japan?<br />A: December 8, 1941.<br /><br />What U.S. president installed solar panels on the White House roof?<br />A: Jimmy Carter.<br /><br />What First Lady of the 1980s was shocked to find "a tremendous rat" swimming with her in the White House Pool?<br />A: Barbara Bush.<br /><br />What future anchor was the only female reporter to tag along with Richard Nixon on his historic trip to China?<br />A: Barbara Walters.<br /><br />Who revealed that the U.S. had a hydrogen bomb in his last State of the Union speech?<br />A: Harry S. Truman<br /><br />Q: What date saw FDR sign the U.S. declaration of war against Japan?<br />A: December 8, 1941.<br /><br />Q: Who was the first U.S. president to adopt the informal version of his first name?<br />A: Jimmy Carter.<br /><br />Q: Who was the first president to appear on a U.S. coin?<br />A: Abraham Lincoln.<br /><br />Q: Who said: "I'm the president of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli"?<br />A: George Bush.<br /><br />Q: Who told Jimmy Carter in a debate: "There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe"?<br />A: Gerald Ford.<br /><br />Q: How many U.S. presidents played a role in Vietnam's civil war?<br />A: Five.<br /><br />Q: Who did Abraham Lincoln promote to major general of volunteers after he captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson?<br />A: Ulysses S. Grant.<br /><br />Animals Doing Uniquely Human Things! 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Eisenhower.<br /><br />Q: What U.S. president's State of the Union address lasted a record 81 minutes?<br />A: Bill Clinton's.<br /><br />Q: What president was shot at while walking to California Governor Jerry Brown's office?<br />A: Gerald Ford. <br /><br />Q: What U.S. vice president was once wanted for murder in New Jersey?<br />A: Aaron Burr. <br /><br />Q: What inscription on U.S. coins did Theodore Roosevelt try in vain to have removed?<br />A: In God We Trust.<br /><br />Q: What document did President Andrew Johnson want a copy of placed under his head upon his burial?<br />A: The U.S. Constitution.<br /><br />Q: Who was the first president to utter "We shall overcome" before a joint session of Congress?<br />A: Lyndon B. Johnson.<br /><br />Q: What war saw James Madison become the first U.S. president to command a military unit during his term in office?<br />A: The war of 1812.<br /><br />Q: What name did romantic George Bush paint on his bomber during World War II?<br />A: Barbara.<br /><br />Q: Who was the first U.S. vice president named acting president while his boss was under the knife?<br />A: George Bush.<br /><br />Q: What portly U.S. president was the first to be a golf nut?<br />A: William Howard Taft. <br /><br />Q: What U.S. president had the shortest life?<br />A: John F. Kennedy. <br /><br />Q: What future president was the only U.S. senator from a Confederate state to remain in Congress after secession?<br />A: Andrew Johnson.<br /><br />Q: What 1970s president openly discussed his battle with hemorrhoids?<br />A: Jimmy Carter. <br /><br />Q: What three words did George Bush say before "no new taxes" in 1988?<br />A: "Read my lips".<br /><br />Q: What former president was on an "African hunting trip when his enemy J.P. Morgan quipped: "Let every lion do his duty"?<br />A: Theodore Roosevelt.<br /><br />Q: What U.S. president was born William Jefferson Blythe IV?<br />A: Bill Clinton. <br /><br />Who called Eisenhower, Hoover and Truman in the early morning hours of November 23, 1963?<br />A: Lyndon B. Johnson.<br /><br />Who told Jimmy Carter in a debate: "There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe"?<br />A: Gerald Ford.<br /><br />Whose 1800 presidential campaign did the Hartford Courant offer a formal apology for opposing, in 1993?<br />A: Thomas Jefferson's.<br /><br />What presidential candidate did Ronald Reagan support when voting for the first time?<br />A: Franklin D. Roosevelt.<br /><br />Kitty Kelly wrote an Unauthorized Biography about which First Lady?<br /><br />A: Nancy Regan President trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />Which First Lady was born Mamie Doud?<br />A: Maime Eisenhower<br /><br />In the 60s what was the first name of John F. Kennedy's wife?<br />A: Jackie<br /><br />Whose assassination was Sam Seymour the last living witness to, until his death in 1956?<br />A: Abraham Lincoln's.<br /><br />Elephants - Cows - Dogs - Cats - Animal Antics -Funny Gifts Cat Wrestling, Tight-rope walking elephants, fire breathing dragons, and crazy animal antics!<br /><br />What name did romantic George Bush paint on his bomber during World War II?<br />A: Barbara.<br /><br />Where was JFK when he said the U.S. "never had to put up a wall to keep our people in"?<br />A: West Berlin.<br /><br />What three words did George Bush say before "no new taxes" in 1988?<br />A: Read my lips.<br /><br />Who did Abraham Lincoln promote to major general of volunteers after he captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson?<br />A: Ulysses S. Grant.<br /><br />Whose 1823 doctrine said the Western Hemisphere was not open to colonization or aggression by European nations?<br />A: James Monroe's.<br /><br />What card game did Dwight D. 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So you're fat. Just be fat and shut up about it"?<br />A: Roseanne.<br /><br />Crazy Mad Cows! Cute Puppies! Adorable Kittens! Flying Elephants! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Mugs, Boxers, and More! John Lund Photography<br /><br />What Richard Chamberlain vehicle is second onlyl to Roots in total viewers for a miniseries?<br />A: The Thorn Birds.<br /><br />What media award was derived from the slang term for the 1945 "image orthicon tube"?<br />A: The Emmy.<br /><br />What TV cop badgered unwitting suspects with the line, "Just one more thing..."?<br />A: Columbo.<br /><br />What late night talk show host asks viewers to "sit back and fire up the colortinis"?<br />A: Tom Snyder.<br /><br />What happy homemaker chirps on TV: "It's a good thing"?<br />A: Martha Stewart.<br /><br />Which two Saturday Night Live characters broadcast from an Aurora, Illinois basement?<br />A: Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar.<br /><br />What's the "dimension of imagination," according to the host of a classic TV series?<br />A: The Twilight Zone.<br /><br />What TV star did 500,000 people show up to watch sing at the Berlin Wall?<br />A: David Hasselhoff.<br /><br />What quiz show champ of the 1950s received 500 marriage proposals and helped increase sales of Geritol by 40 percent?<br />A: Charles Van Doren.<br /><br />What sitcom's scripts were penned with the help of an Army handbook and map of Korea?<br />A :M*A*S*H<br /><br />Who died last--Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, William Frawley or Vivian Vance?<br /> A: Lucille Ball.<br /><br />What future talk show host could have played the lead in The Graduate if he hadn't argued with producers over his salary?<br />A: Charles Grodin.<br /><br />What two cartoon mice attempt every night to take over the world from their cages in Acme Labs?<br />A: Pinky and the Brain.<br /><br />What long-lasting NBC show ws originally titled The Rise and Shine Revue?<br />A: Today.<br /><br />Who was the first feline featured on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous?<br />A: Morris the Cat.<br /><br />What TV role was John Astin offered under the condition he grow a mustache?<br />A: Gomez Addams.<br /><br />Who appeared in Return of the Killer Tomatoes before he landed a role on ER?<br />A: George Clooney.<br /><br />What Seinfeld character takes off his shirt durig visits to the toilet?<br />A :George Costanza.<br /><br />What sitcom features a deadpan pooch named Eddie, played by a dog named Moose?<br />A: Frasier.<br /><br />What was the only TV show of the 1970s to have its theme top Billboard's Hot 100?<br />A: Welcome Back, Kotter.<br /><br />What did Walter Lantz create after a bird hammered nonstop on the roof of his honeymoon cottage?<br />A: Woody Woodpecker.<br /><br />Who was still alive, but unable to keep his engagement at the London Palladium on his hundredth birthday?<br />A: George Burns.<br /><br />What man wore a dress while hosting a TV talk show on transvestites in 2988?<br />A: Phil Donahue.<br /><br />What does Jay Leno fine-tune with Jimmy Brogan for six to seven hours daily?<br />A: His monologue.<br /><br />Crazy Mad Cows! 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You can't make a horse testify against himself"?<br />A: Mr. Ed.<br /><br />What Marx Brother's name spelled backwards is the name of a daytime talk show host?<br />A: Harpo's.<br /><br />Who began his radio shows with: "Good evening, Mr. ad Mrs. America and all the ships at sea, let's go to press"?<br />A: Walter Winchell.<br /><br />What TV star said of his worldwide fame: "I didn't know I could top Knight Rider"?<br />A: David Hasselhoff.<br /><br />What sitcom was among the top 20 most watched shows every season during its entire run, form 1984 to 1992?<br />A: The Cosby Show.<br /><br />Who inherited Tom Snyder's CNBC talk-show slot in 1995?<br />A: Charles Grodin.<br /><br />What was the fist sitcom to be broadcast from videotape, in 1971?<br />A: All in the Family.<br /><br />What blond bombshell had a hankerin' for NYPD Blue detective Gegory Medavoy?<br />A: Donna Abandando.<br /><br />What animated characters are known as Smolf in Stockholm?<br />A: The Smurfs.<br /><br />What 1980s sitcom was credited with pulling NBC from third to first in overall ratings?<br />A: The Cosby Show.<br /><br />What Muppet advised: "Never eat anything at one sitting that you can't lift"?<br />A: Miss Piggy.<br /><br />What former TV anchorman made headlines by attending two Grateful Dead concerts?<br />A: Walter Cronkite.<br /><br />What animated kitty was the first cartoon character licensed for use on merchandise?<br />A: Felix the Cat.<br /><br />What's the "dimension of imagination, "according to the host of a classic TV series?<br />A: The Twilight Zone.<br /><br />Who appeared in Return of the Killer Tomatoes before he landed a role on ER?<br />A: George Clooney.<br /><br />Free Printable trivia questions with answers.<br /><br />What famous document begins: "When in the course of human events..."?<br />A: The Declaration of Independence.<br /><br />What current branch of the U.S. military was a corps of only 50 soldiers when World War I broke out?<br />A: The U.S. Air Force.<br /><br />Who said: "I'm the president of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli"?<br />A: George Bush.<br /><br />What so-called "war" spawned the dueling slogans "Better Dead Than RED" and "Better Red Than Dead" in the 1950's?<br />A: The Cold War.<br /><br />What president was shot while walking to California Governor Jerry Brown' office?<br />A: Gerald Ford.<br /><br />Who earned infamy for noting: "A billion dollars isn't worth what it used to be"?<br />A: J. 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John Lund Photography<br /><br />What future Soviet dictator was training to be a priest when he got turned on to Marxism?<br />A: Joseph Stalin.<br /><br />What election year saw bumper stickers reading "Wallace, Wallace, Uber Alles"?<br />A: 1968.<br /><br />What 20th-century conflict was dubbed the "forgotten war" despite 54,246 U.S. deaths?<br />A: The Korean War.<br /><br />What single name is more commonly applied to Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Great?<br />A: Charlemagne.<br /><br />Who was the last president of the Soviet Union?<br />A: Mikail Gorbachev.<br /><br />What had Pliny the Younger seen erupt when he wrote: "We were terrified to see everything changed, buried in ashes like snowdrifts"?<br />A: Mount Vesuvius.<br /><br />Who saw the turtleneck he wore at cease-fire talks in Bosnia fetch $5,000 at auction?<br />A: Jimmy Carter.<br /><br />What Alabama city saw state troopers attack Civil Rights marchers on Edmund Pettis Bridge?<br />A: Selma.<br /><br />What Texan ended up with one delegate after spending $12 million of his own money running for president in 1980?<br />A: John Connally.<br /><br />What congressional award was Dr. Mary Edwards Walker the first woman to receive?<br />A: Medal of Honor.<br /><br />What modern vehicle was invented to circumvent trench warfare?<br />A: The Tank<br /><br />What California city did the last Pony Express ride end in?<br />A: Sacramento.<br /><br />Who was the first U.S. president to adopt the informal version of his first name?<br />A: Jimmy Carter.<br /><br />What civil rights leader did Dorothy Parker leave the bulk of her estate to?<br />A: Martin Luther King Jr.<br /><br />What did Republicans call the platform they hyped in the 1994 Congressional elections?<br />A: The Contract With America.<br /><br />What brave-hearted Scottish patriot led soldiers to a defeat of the English at the Battle of Cambuskenneth in 1297?<br />A: William Wallace.<br /><br />What nation issued the five-dollar bill found in Abraham Lincoln's pocket when he was shot?<br />A: The Confederate States of America.<br /><br />What political system was gradually dismantled in South Africa, starting in 1989?<br />A: Apartheid.<br /><br />What was 11th-century Spanish military leader Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar better know as?<br />A: El Cid.Ramjosefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565329701912027202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882731062663172901.post-71244907303423051502009-05-29T02:35:00.000-07:002009-05-29T02:44:57.668-07:00BIBLE TRIVIA<br /><br />What is the only domesticated animal not mentioned in the Bible?<br />A: A Cat.<br /><br />What word appears exactly 773,692 times in the King James Bible?<br />A: Amen.<br /><br />What follows mass as the most popular activity in U.S. Catholic churches?<br />A: Bingo.<br /><br />What Arab nation has the highest percentage of Christians?<br />A: Lebanon.<br /><br />Bible trivia questions answers and facts.<br /><br />What symbol did St. Patrick use to explain his theory of the Holy Trinity?<br />A: The Shamrock.<br /><br />What political movement got its name from the hill in Jerusalem boasting the Temple of Solomon?<br />A: Zionism.<br /><br />What country boasts the largest number of Catholics?<br />A: Brazil.<br /><br />What name has been shared by the most popes?<br />A: John.<br /><br />Happy Cows - Mad Cows - Silly Dogs and Cats! 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(223,694 to 251665 miles)<br /><br />How much bigger is the sun than the earth?<br />A: The Earth is about 13 thousand kilometers (8000 miles) wide, whereas the Sun is roughly 1.4 million kilometers (900,000 miles) across. If the Sun were a hollow ball, you could fit about one million Earths inside of it! <br /><br />Which planet is closest to the sun?<br />A: Mercury.<br /><br />What is the name of the most recently discovered planet?<br />A: Quaoar.<br /><br />What is the sun made out of?<br />A: The Sun is, at present, about 70% hydrogen and 28% helium by mass everything else amounts to less than 2%<br /><br />What powers the sun?<br />A: Fusion, the same as a hydrogen bomb. <br /><br />How old is the sun?<br />A: About 5 billion years.<br /><br />Happy Cows - Mad Cows - Silly Dogs and Cats! 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It rotates only once every two hundred forty-three Earth days<br /><br />How long is a Martian year?<br />A: The orbital period of Mars is 686.9726 days.<br /><br />Does the sun rotate?<br />A: The movements of the sunspots indicate that the Sun rotates once every 27 days at the equator, but only once in 31 days at the poles. <br /><br />How big is the milky way?<br />A: The Milky Way is actually a giant, as its mass is probably between 750 billion and one trillion solar masses, and its diameter is about 100,000 light years.<br /><br />What is the Milky Way?<br />A: The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy.<br /><br />What star other than the sun is closest to the earth?<br />A: It is Proxima Centauri, the nearest member of the Alpha Centauri triple star system.<br /><br />Fun food trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />Food trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What milk product did the U.S. Agriculture Department propose as a substitute for meat in school lunches, in 1996?<br />A: Yogurt.<br /><br />What breakfast cereal was Sonny the Cuckoo Bird "cuckoo for"?<br />A: Cocoa Puffs.<br /><br />Why was the Animal Crackers box designed with a string handle?<br />A: The animal shaped cookie treats were introduced in 1902 as a Christmas novelty, and packaged so they would be hung from the Christmas trees.<br /><br />On what vegetable did an ancient Egyptian place his right hand when taking an oath?<br />A: The onion. 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Hershey switch from making caramels to chocolate bars in 1903?<br />A: Caramels didn't retain the imprint of his name in summertime, chocolate did.<br /><br />What was the drink we know as the Bloody Mary originally called?<br />A: The Red Snapper, which was its name when it crossed the Atlantic from Harry's New York Bar in Paris.<br /><br />What was the first commercially manufactured breakfast cereal?<br />A: Shredded Wheat.<br /><br />When Birdseye introduced the first frozen food in 1930, what did the company call it?<br />A: Frosted Food. Company officials feared the word frozen would suggest flesh burns. The name was changed to frozen soon after.<br /><br />What American city produces most of the egg rolls sold in grocery stores in the United States?<br />A: Houston, Texas.<br /><br />What was the first of H.J. 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Pictures-on-Products Elephants, Cows, Cats, Dogs, Bunnies, Monkeys, Turtles, and even Fire Breathing Dragons!<br /><br />Where were the 1980 Olympics held which were boycotted by American athletes?<br />A: Moscow.<br /><br />Who beat Carl Lewis in 1988 in Seoul but was later disqualified?<br />A: Ben Johnson.<br /><br />Which 80s medical drama had the same production company as Hill Street Blues?<br />A: St. Elsewhere.<br /><br />What kind of Boys had an 80s No 1 with West End Girls?<br />A: Pet Shop Boys.<br /><br />In 1989, who had her first of many No 1s with Straight Up?<br />A: Paula Abdul.<br /><br />Who was Addicted To Love in the 80s?<br />A: Robert Palmer.<br /><br />Which volcano in Washington sate erupted in 1980?<br />A: Mount St. Helens.<br /><br />Which 80s leader had a wife called Raisa?<br />A: Mikhail Gorbachev.<br />Still more silly stupid trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />Who released an album called Thriller in 1982?<br />A: Michael Jackson.<br /><br />Who won the ladies singles most times at Wimbledon in the 80s?<br />A: Martina Navratilova.<br /><br />Anwar Sadat was President of which country when he died in 1981?<br />A: Egypt.<br /><br />What kind of disaster claimed some 100,000 lives in Armenia in 1988?<br />A: Earthquake.<br /><br />Where in the Ukraine was there a nuclear explosion in 1986?<br />A: Chernobyl.<br /><br />What island was the home of Bob Marley, who died in 1981?<br />A: Jamaica.<br /><br />Which city was devastated by an earthquake in 1985 and then hosted the World Cup in 1986?<br />A: Mexico.<br /><br />Which President of the Philippines was deposed in 1986?<br />A: Marcos.<br /><br />The increasing scarcity of elephants and rhinos led to a 1989 ban on which substance?<br />A: Ivory.<br /><br />Who attempted to assassinate ?Ronald Reagan in 1981?<br />A: John Hinckley.<br /><br />In 1987 Madonna filed for divorce from which husband?<br />A: Sean Penn.<br /><br />Which dancing screen great was born in 1899 and died in 1987?<br />A: Fred Astaire.<br /><br />In the 80s Afghanistan was occupied by troops from which country?<br />A: USSR.<br /><br />Which Shroud was declared a fake in the 80s?<br />A: Turin.<br /><br />In the 80s, which country was responsible for ethnic attack son the Kurds?<br />A: Iraq.<br /><br />Whose 70th birthday concert did Whitney Houston sing at in London in 1988?<br />A: Nelson Mandela.<br /><br />Which Nancy was elected to the Golfing Hall of Fame in 1987?<br />A: Lopez.<br /><br />Which member of the Howe family held a record that Wayne Gretzky overtook in the 1980s?<br />A: Gordie.<br /><br />Which Martina dominated tennis in the 80s?<br />A: Navratilova.<br /><br />Which San Francisco team did Joe Montana play for through most of the 80s?<br />A: 49ers.<br /><br />Who did Magic Johnson play for throughout the 80s?<br />A: Los Angeles Lakers.<br /><br />Funny Animal Pictures on T Shirts, Mugs, Pet Products, Golf shirts, etc. Visit: Animal Antics - Pictures-on-Products Elephants, Cows, Cats, Dogs, Bunnies, Monkeys, Turtles, and even Fire Breathing Dragons!<br /><br />In 1987 the Russians and the Americans signed the Washington summit agreement to limit what?<br />A: Nuclear Missiles<br /><br />In which 80s comedy did Dustin Hoffman play an actor who pretends to be a woman to get a part in a soap?<br />A: Tootsie.<br /><br />Which member of Arthur's staff was played by John Gielgud in the 80s film with Dudley Moore?<br />A: .Valet.<br /><br />Whose name followed Dirty in a 1980's No 1 for Michael Jackson?<br />A:: Diana.<br /><br />What goes after Milli in the name of the late 80s act?<br />A: Vanilli.<br /><br />Which Brit, Phil, was at No 1 at the end of the 80s?<br />A: Collins.<br /><br />On which night of the week was falcon crest broadcast through most of the 80s?<br />A: Friday.<br /><br />Which fruit gave its name to a desk top computer in 1984?<br />A: Apple.<br />printable trivia questions<br /><br />Which Princess and former film star died in a car crash near Monte Carlo in 1982?<br />A: Grace.<br /><br />At which Lake were the 1980 Winter Olympic held?<br />A: Placid.<br /><br />Which film company merged with Time Inc in 1989 to make Time Warner?<br />A: Warner Brothers.<br /><br />What post did Edward Shevardnadze hold in the USSR from 1985 to 1990?<br />A: Minister of Foreign Affairs.<br /><br />Why did Bernhard Langer and Seve Ballesteros choose to share the Lancome Trophy in 1986?<br />A: Bad light stopped play.<br /><br />In 1980 who became the then youngest ever Masters champion?<br />A: Seve Ballesteros.<br /><br />Who was America's top Golf player between 1985 and 1989?<br />A: Curtis Strange.<br /><br />In 1988 which city had the highest murder rate of any in the US?<br />A: Washington.<br /><br />Which hospital was Ronald Reagan taken to after the 1981 attempt on his life?<br />A: George Washington Hospital.<br /><br />In 1980 what was Operation Eagle Claw?<br />A: Attempt to rescue the US Embassy hostages in Tehran.<br /><br />Who had an 80s No 1 hit with Karma Chameleon?<br />A: Culture Club.<br /><br />Which all-girl group had an 80s No 1 with Venus?<br />A: Bananarama.<br /><br />Who released the top-selling album Guilty in 1980?<br />A: Barbara Streisand.<br /><br />Which spacecraft exploded on take-off in January 1986?<br />A: Challenger.<br /><br />Which rodeo professional was Ronald Reagan's secretary of commerce from 1981 to 1987?<br />A: Malcolm Baldrige.<br /><br />Who released the single Secret Agent Man--James Bond Is Back in '87?<br />A: Bruce Willis.Ramjosefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565329701912027202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882731062663172901.post-63387199784554432852009-05-29T02:24:00.000-07:002009-05-29T02:35:15.427-07:00How many U.S. states border the Gulf of Mexico?<br />A: Five.<br /><br />What's the ballet term for a 360-degree turn on one foot?<br />A: Pirouette.<br /><br />What did blind bank robber David Worrell use as a weapon when trying to rob a London bank?<br />A: His cane.<br /><br />What Great Lake state has more shoreline than the entire U.S. Atlantic seaboard?<br />A: Michigan.<br /><br />What model appeared topless on the self-penned 1993 novel Pirate?<br />A: Fabio. <br /><br />Trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />Which country has more tractors per capita, Canada, Iceland or Japan?<br />A: Iceland.<br /><br />Who averaged one patent for every three weeks of his life?<br />A: Thomas Edison.<br /><br />Happy Cows - 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Animal Antics -Mugs, T shirts, Sweats, & More Cat Wrestling, Tight-rope walking elephants, fire breathing dragons, and crazy animal antics!<br /><br />Q: Who set a major league record for the fewest errors by a shortstop, with three in 1990?<br />A: Cal Ripkin Jr.<br /><br />Q: Who was the only major leaguer to play at least 500 games with each of four teams - Houston, Montréal, New York and Detroit?<br />A: Rusty Staub <br /><br />Q: Which two cities have ballparks honoring Number 44 above the outfield fence?<br />A: Atlanta and Milwaukee.<br /><br />Q: Who returned from a stint in Japan to pound 51 home runs in 1990?<br />A: Cecil Fielder <br /><br />Q: Who was the only baseballer to lay over 500 games at each of five different positions?<br />A: Pete Rose. <br /><br />Q: What former Yankee southpaw explained how to doctor a baseball in the 1977 article "Confessions of a Gunkball Artist"?<br />A: Whitey Ford<br /><br />Q: Who has the most wins in Dodgers history-- Don Drysdale, Sandy Koufax or Don Sutton?<br />A: Don Sutton.<br /><br />Q: Who led the National League in ERA in each of his last five seasons, ending in 1966?<br />A: Sandy Koufax.<br /><br />Q: What two Yankees were nearly traded to Milwaukee for pitcher Warren Spahn and slugger Hank Aaron in 1960?<br />A: Whity Ford and Mickey Mantle.<br /><br />Q: What late, great Dodgers pitcher was known to fans as "Double D"?<br />A: Don Drysdale.<br /><br />Q: What pitch does a batter face when Dwight Gooden throws his "yacker"?<br />A: A curve ball.<br /><br />Q: What 50-year old minor league pitcher did 57,000 fans crowd the Orange Bowl to watch in 1956?<br />A: Satchel Page. <br /><br />Q: What Nicaraguan-born baseballer was known as "Arriba!" to adoring Latin fans?<br />A: Roberto Clemente.<br /><br />Q: What commissioner of baseball was named after a Civil War battle fought in Georgia?<br />A: Kenesaw Mountain Landis.<br /><br />Q: What homer hitter is known as "The Big Hurt"?<br />A: Frank Thomas. <br /><br />Q: Who was the last graduate of the Negro Leagues to retire from major league baseball?<br />A: Hank Aaron.<br /><br />Q: What 1995 World Series teams were both picketed by the American Indian Movement?<br />A: The Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians. <br /><br />Q: How many home run titles did Roger Maris win?<br />A: One <br /><br />Q: What catcher replaced Mel Allen as TV announcer for the Yankees in 1964?<br />A: Joe Garagiola.<br /><br />Q: What two players are tied for second behind Ty Cobb in total career runs?<br />A: Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.<br /><br />Q: What slugger did Boston name its third harbor tunnel after?<br />A: Ted Williams.<br /><br />Q: What moniker did relief pitcher Jeff Reardon share with an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie?<br />A: The Terminator.<br /><br />Q: What punctuation mark did baseball clown Max Patkin wear on the back of his jersey?<br />A: "?".<br /><br />Q: Whose record of 59 did Babe Ruth break when he hit 60 homers in one season?<br />A: Babe Ruth's.<br /><br />Q: What National League ballpark is known as the "Friendly Confines"?<br />A: Wrigley Field.<br /><br />Q: What strikeout artist is nicknamed "The Big Unit"?<br />A: Randy Johnson.<br /><br />Q: Who was Joe DiMaggio nearly traded to the Red Sox for in 1976?<br />A: Ted Williams.<br /><br />Dogs Playing Poker - Flying Elephants - Funny Animals Being Human! Animal Antics -Mugs, T shirts, Sweats, & More Cat Wrestling, Tight-rope walking elephants, fire breathing dragons, and crazy animal antics!<br /><br />Q: What two Players led the National League in stolen bases every year from 1981 to 1990?<br />A: Vince Coleman and Tim Raines.<br /><br />Q: What left-handed baseball legend's statue in Baltimore mistakenly depicted him with a right-handed fielder's glove?<br />A: Babe Ruth's.<br /><br />Q: What does Yogi Berra advise you to do when you come to a fork in the road?<br />A: Take it. <br /><br />Q: What was installed in front of major league baseball fences in 1950?<br />A: A warning track. <br /><br />Q: Whose number 4 was the first number ever retired in major league baseball, in 1939?<br />A: Lou Gerhig's. <br /><br />Q: How many career grand slams did Frank Robinson swat besides the two he hit in consecutive at bats in 1970?<br />A: Zero. <br /><br />Q: What baseball team retired the jerseys of Ken Boyer, Lou Brock and Dizzy Dean?<br />A: The Saint Louis Cardinals.<br /><br />Q: What sports figure, when asked if he'd seen Dr. Zhivago, allegedly said: "No I feel fine"?<br />A: Yogi Berra.<br /><br />Q: What former L.A. Dodgers southpaw autographed yarmulkes that fetched $75 each in 1995?<br />A: Sandy Koufax.<br /><br />Q: Whose single-season strikeout record did Nolan Ryan beat by one?<br />A: Sandy Koufax's<br /><br />Q: What 1995 change to Kansas City's stadium "smells like baseball" to Cal Ripken?<br />A: Natural grass.<br /><br />Q: Who did the Boston Bruins lose 18 straight playoff series to, form 1946 to 1987?<br />A: The Montreal Canadians.<br /><br />Q: What did Phil Niekro throw six times in one 1979 game, including four in one inning, typing per game and per inning records?<br />A: Wild pitches. <br /><br />Q: Who was baseball's acting commissioner during the infamous 1994-95 strike?<br />A: Bud Selig. <br /><br />Q: What Baltimore hurler claimed the only thing manager Earl Weaver knew about pitching was that "he couldn't hit it"?<br />A: Jim Palmer. <br /><br />Q: What Yankee pitcher threw his first no-hitter the night before hid dad had open-heart surgery, in 1996?<br />A: Dwight Gooden.<br /><br />Q: What relief pitcher was nicknamed for the pet he kept while playing for the Pirates?<br />A: "Goose" Gossage.<br /><br />Q: What major league baseball team started playing in Coors Stadium in 1995?<br />A: The Colorado Rockies.<br /><br />Q: Who was the first Baltimore Oriole to be named American League MVP?<br />A: Brooks Robinson. <br /><br />Q: What Atlanta Braves slugger do fans call "Crime Dog"?<br />A: Fred McGriff. <br /><br />Q: What base did Babe Ruth touch for luck while running form the outfield between innings?<br />A: Second base.<br /><br />Q: What Negro League home run king died less than three months before Jack?<br />A: Josh Gibson.<br /><br />Q: What Cleveland Indians slugger nixed a five-year, $43-million contract offer in 1996?<br />A: Albert Belle.<br /><br />What pitcher has the most World Series victories<br />Whitey Ford with 10<br /><br />Who had the biggest drop in batting average from one season to the next?<br />Norm Cash of the Tigers batted .361 in 1961 and .243 the next year.<br /><br />What were the only two brothers to win the Cy Young Award<br />Jim Perry with the Twins,in 1970 and Gaylord Perry with the Indians in 1972.<br /><br />Who is the only pitcher with over 3,000 strikeouts and fewer than 1,000 walks? <br />Ferguson Jenkins<br /><br />Which pitcher has the most wins without ever appearing in a World Series?<br />Phil Niekro with 318 wins.<br /><br />Who is the only pitcher to win the Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and MVP?<br />Don Newcombe of the Dodgers<br /><br />Who had the most hits in the 1990's? <br />Mark Grace of the Cubs<br /><br />Mad Cows - Silly Dogs - Crazy Cats - Flying Elephants! Animal Antics -Funny Printed Gifts Cat Wrestling, Tight-rope walking elephants, fire breathing dragons, and crazy animal antics!<br /><br />Who is the only pitcher to win the MVP two years in a row?<br />Hal Newhouser of the Tigers in 1944-45<br /><br />Who is the only pitcher to win six Cy Young Awards?<br />Roger Clemens<br /><br />What pitcher has won the ERA title the most times?<br />Lefty Grove with 9<br /><br />Who has allowed the most walks in their career?<br />Nolan Ryan with 2,795. 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Senior Open with "the Bear crushed the Mouse"?<br />A: Chi Chi Rodriguez.<br /><br />Q: What golfer bid a tearful farewell to fans after playing his last U.S. Open, in 1994?<br />A: Arnold Palmer. <br /><br />Q: Who became the youngest and oldest player to win the Masters, in 1963 and 1986?<br />A: Jack Nicklaus. <br /><br />Q: What golfer's worst finish at the British Open from 1966 to 1980 was sixth?<br />A: Jack Nicklaus. <br /><br />Q: What's the only Grand Slam event Lee Trevino never won?<br />A: The Masters. <br /><br />Q: Who was the first Swedish golfer to win the U.S. Womens's Open two straight times?<br />A: Annika Sorenstam.<br /><br />Q: Who's the most successful Zimbabwean golfer of all time?<br />A: Nick Price.<br /><br />Q: How many rounds must a golfer have have played to be eligible for a handicap?<br />A: Ten.<br /><br />Q: What female golfer's high school nickname was "Taco"?<br />A: Nancy Lopez's.<br /><br />Q: Who was the first golfer since Jack Nicklaus to win eight PGA events his first six years on tour?<br />A: Phil Mickelson.<br /><br />Q: What did John Daly number the new iron he began teeing off with in 1996, because it had virtually no loft?<br />A: Zero.<br /><br />Q: What golfer hit Ben Crenshaw in the head with his putter in 1986, forcing Crenshaw to head for the hospital?<br />A: Ben Crenshaw. <br /><br />Q: What Japanese golfer is the only player to have won events on the PGA tour, Senior Tour, Japanese, European, and Australian Tours?<br />A: Isao Aoki .<br /><br />Q: What golfer won nine tournaments during her 1978 rookie year on the LPGA Tour?<br />A: Nancy Lopez. <br /><br />Q: What golfer ended nine years of final-round frustration by winning the 1996 Memorial Tournament?<br />A: Tom Watson. <br /><br />Q: What golfer had played 87 straight Grand Slam tournaments until a shoulder injury forded him to miss the 1996 British Open?<br />A: Tom Watspm.<br /><br />Q: Who followed his first winless season by winning the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in 1980?<br />A: Jack Nicklaus. <br /><br />What sport used the term "home run" ling before baseball?<br />Answer: Cricket.<br /><br />Who was the first U.S. volleyball player to win three Olympic gold medals?<br />Answer: Karch Kiraly.<br /><br />What was the only team to win two World Series in the 1980's?<br />Answer: The Los Angeles Dodgers.<br /><br />What NFL team is known as the "ain'ts" when on a losing streak?<br />Answer: The New Orleans Saints.<br /><br />What's an NBA player deemed to be if he's received the Maurice Podoloff Trophy?<br />Answer: The most valuable player.<br /><br />What Washington Capitals goalie earned the nicknames "Ace" and "Net Detective"?<br />Answer: Jim Carey. Sports trivia questions answers.<br /><br />What NBA team plays home games in the Alamo dome?<br />Answer: The San Antonio Spurs.<br /><br />Who graciously switched to number 77 so Phil Esposito's number 7 could be retired in Boston Garden?<br />Answer: Raymond Bourque<br /><br />What company's logo is called the "swoosh"?<br />Answer: Nike's<br /><br />What Red Sox catcher's erect posture earned him the clubhouse nickname "Frankenstein"?<br />Answer: Carlton Fisk's<br /><br />What sport did Herve Filion top with a record of 14,084 wins?<br />Answer: Harness racing.<br /><br />What team hired the NFL's first professional cheerleading squad, in 1972?<br />Answer: The Dallas Cowboys.<br /><br />Funny sports pictures of animals doing competitive sports and printed on mugs, t shirts and other products. Amazingly Funny Animals! Cat Wrestling, Dogs arm wrestling, Elephants on Tightropes and more incredible animal antics!<br /><br />What Native American language was Super Bowl XXX the first to be broadcast in?<br />Answer: Navajo.<br /><br />What nickname do boxing fans call 300-pound Eric Esch, King of the Four-Rounders?<br />Answer: Butterbean.<br /><br />What 1995 World Series teams were both picketed by the American Indian Movement?<br />Answer: The Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians.<br /><br />What diet drink was hyped by Coca-Cola for having only only calorie, in 1963?<br />Answer: Tab.<br /><br />What comic actor scored huge sales with his Bad Golf Made Easy instructional videos?<br />Answer: Leslie Nielsen<br /><br />What country fielded 1996 Olympic women's teams that won gold in basketball, soccer and softball?<br />Answer: The U.S.<br /><br />What Grand Slam golf tournament has the most clubhousers sipping mint juleps?<br />Answer: The Masters.<br /><br />Who is the only tennis player to have won each of the four grand slam events at least four times?<br />Answer: Steffi Graf.<br /><br />What decade saw names first appear on the backs of NFL jerseys?<br />Answer: The 1960's.<br /><br />Who was able to set NFL rushing records because of his "big but" according to Chicago Bears trainer Frank Caito?<br />Answer: Walter Payton.<br /><br />What position must college footballers play to receive the Davey O'Brien Award?<br />Answer: Quarterback.<br /><br />What disorder did Muhammad Ali develop after years of catching blows?<br />Answer: Parkinson's syndrome.<br /><br />What are the only three European countries to have won soccer's World Cup?<br />Answer: England, Italy, West Germany.<br /><br />What is the common term for the tennis ailment "lateral humeral epicondylitis"?<br />Answer: Tennis Elbow.<br /><br />What racing competition became a best-of-nine series in 1995?<br />Answer: The America's Cup.<br /><br />Who was the first athlete to rap at a Pro Bowl musical gala in 1995?<br />Answer: Deion Sanders.<br /><br />What woman won five U.S. figure skating titles from 6 to 173, but never an Olympic gold medal?<br />Answer: Janet Lynn.<br /><br />Who was the first female jockey to win five races in one day at a New York track?<br />Answer: Julie Krone<br /><br />What teams played in the first all-California Super Bowl?<br />Answer: The San Francisco 49ers and the San Diego Chargers.<br /><br />What two players are tied for second behind Ty Cobb in total career runs?<br />Answer: Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.<br /><br />What school gained more yards and scored more points than any team in Southeastern Conference history in 1995?<br />A: The Florida Gators.<br /><br />What head coach tried to soothe the egos of Dream Team III?<br />A: Lenny Wilkins.<br /><br />Who's second to Sam Snead in PGA Tour wins?<br />A: Jack Nicklaus.<br /><br />What quarterback got stuck with the given names Yelberton Abraham?<br />A: Y.A. Tittle.<br /><br />Which two cities have the oldest stadiums in major league baseball?<br />A: Boston and Detroit.<br /><br />What's the last name of NFL All-Pro brothers Shannon and Sterling?<br />A: Sharpe.<br /><br />Trivia sports facts and questions.<br /><br />What baseball announcer's 1996 funeral was attended b y Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford and Phil Rizzuto?<br />A: Mel Allen's<br /><br />Funny sports pictures of animals doing competitive sports and printed on mugs, t shirts and other products. Amazingly Funny Animals! Cat Wrestling, Dogs arm wrestling, Elephants on Tightropes and more incredible animal antics!<br /><br />What position did Cal Ripkin Jr., start at for the first time since 1982, in a July, 1996 game?<br />A: Third base.<br /><br />What Pro Football Hall of Famer was the first to get a second bust in the Hall, for broadcasting?<br />A: Frank Gifford.<br /><br />What team did Yankees pitcher Don Larsen blank when he hurled the first perfect game, in the 1956 World Series?<br />A: The Brooklyn Dodgers.<br /><br />What did an MIT instructor add to a baseball bat to reduce its air drag by 60 percent?<br />A: Dimples.<br /><br />What recreational activity is second on popularity only to walking in the U.S.?<br />A: Swimming.<br /><br />What's the most common nickname for a major league baseball pitcher?<br />A: "Lefty".<br /><br />Who was the NBA Coach of the Year trophy named after?<br />A: Red Auerbach.<br /><br />What major leaguer hit 20 or more homers in 20 seasons?<br />A: Hank Aaron.<br /><br />What Cowboy's 99-yard run from scrimmage put him in the NFL record book in 1983?<br />A: Tony Dorsett's.<br /><br />What did college student Joseph Deliberato swallow a record 89 of at one sitting in 1939?<br />A: Goldfish.<br /><br />How many home run titles did Roger Maris win?<br />A: One.<br /><br />What Indiana Pacer did Knicks fan Spike Lee anger during the 1994 playoffs by calling him "Cheryl"?<br />A: Reggie Miller.<br /><br />What two NBA players won the MVP trophy three times each from 1986 through 1992?<br />A: Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan.<br /><br />What shortstop holds the major league records for games played, assists and double plays?<br />A: Ozzie Smith.<br /><br />What NBA team became the first to defeat the Boston Celtics in 12 straight games in 1995?<br />A: The New York Nicks.<br /><br />What baseball team's games are announced on TV by Skip Carey?//<br />A: The Atlanta Braves.<br /><br />What Brooklyn Dodgers great got his nickname for hat he called his shooter when playing marbles as a child?<br />A: Pee Wee Reese.<br /><br />What baseball team has a monthly newsletter called "The Vineline"?<br />A: The Chicago Cubs.<br /><br />What's the surfing term for a fast ride with five toes hooked over the board?<br />A: Hang Five.<br /><br />What three 49er have earned super Bowl MVP honors through 996?<br />A: Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Steve Young.<br /><br />What decade saw the NFL ban blocking below the waist and head slapping?<br />A: The 1970's.<br /><br />What's the last Grand Slam tennis tournament played in a calendar year?<br />A: The U.S. Open<br /><br />Q: What racket sport can be played with four balls of differing bouncing qualities?<br />A: Squash.<br /><br />Q: What brilliant name did the Texas Rangers choose for their ballpark?<br />A: The Ballpark.<br /><br />Q: What are sportsmen hoping to find in a creel?<br />A: Fish.<br /><br />Q: Who wore shoes labeled "Air Uta" during her 1995 Boston Marathon victory?<br />A: Uta Pippig.<br /><br />Q: Who usually finished last in Edmonton Oilers strength tests, in the 1980s?<br />A: Wayne Gretzky.<br /><br />Q: What pro athlete is nicknamed "The Dream"?<br />A: Hakeem Olajuwon.<br /><br />Wild Crazy Animals Doing Human Things! Crazy Animal Antics - Printed on Mugs, T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Sweats & More! <br />Cat Wrestling, Tight-rope walking elephants, Dogs playing poker, fire breathing dragons, and crazy animal antics!<br /><br />Q: What Giant's bone-crushing 1985 tackle ended Joe Theismann's career?<br />A: Lawrence Taylor's.<br /><br />Q: What sport features strikers and sweepers?<br />A: Soccer.<br /><br />Q: What Mariner's 15 homers in May of 1994 were more than the entire Montreal Expos team managed?<br />A: Ken Griffey Jr.'s.<br /><br />Q: How many of the five boroughs does the New York City marathon run through?<br />A: Five. <br /><br />Q: What new pitch helped Carl Hubbell win 24 straight games in the 1930s?<br />A: The Screwball. <br /><br />Q: How many holes are in the original Wiffle ball?<br />A: Eight. <br /><br />Q: What sport accounted for five of the top ten highest grossing sports movies, through 1994?<br />A: Boxing. <br /><br />Q: What pro sport tries to break ties with a sudden-death overtime period of five minutes?<br />A: Hockey.<br /><br />Q: What do you call the stick you use to push a shuffleboard disc?<br />A: A cue.<br /><br />Q: What state is allowed to compete separately from the U.S. at international surfing meets.?<br />A: Hawaii.<br /><br />Q: What name did the athletic teams go by at Jack Nicklaus' high school?<br />A: The Golden Bears.<br /><br />Q: Who was the first African-American to win the U.S. and world figure skating singles titles?<br />A: Debi Thomas.<br /><br />Q: What U.S. track star did French writers dub La gazelle in 1960?<br />A: Wilma Rudoph.<br /><br />Q: What racket sport involves bashing a bird?<br />A: Badminton. <br /><br />Q: How many of every ten pro athletes in the U.S. are African - American?<br />A: One.<br /><br />Q: What sport features such plays as the flare, fly, buttonhook and post?<br />A: Football. <br /><br />Q: What Celtics announcer found he could hear much better after a doctor discovered a radio ear plug in his ear?<br />A: Johnny Most.<br /><br />Q: What team sport was 1995's fastest-growing sport in the U.S., up 43 percent since 1994?<br />A: Roller Hockey.<br /><br />Q: What nation's Black Magic I sailed away with a five-zero America's Cup win in 1995?<br />A: New Zealand's<br /><br />Q: What team has the highest Stanley Cup playoff winning percentage?<br />A: The Edmonton Oilers. <br /><br />Q: What baseball team has a monthly newsletter called The Vineline?<br />A: The Chicago Cubs.<br /><br />Q: What are the only three European countries to have won soccer's World Cup?<br />A: England, Italy, West Germany.<br /><br />Q: What heavyweight was Tony "Two Ton" Galento referring to when he said in 1939 "I'll molder de bum"?<br />A: Joe Lewis.<br /><br />Q: What sport did Herve Filion top with a record of 14,084 wins?<br />A: Harness racing.<br /><br />Q: What two continents fielded teams in the World League of American Football, in 1991?<br />A: Europe and North America.<br /><br />Q: Who was able to set NFL rushing records because of his "big butt," according to Chicago Bears trainer Frank Caito?<br />A: Walter Payton.<br /><br />Q: Who was the first U.S. volleyball player to win three Olympic gold medals?<br />A: Karch Kiraly.<br /><br />Q: What movie did Michael Eisner say was his "market research" for Disney's NHL entry?<br />A: The Mighty Ducks.<br /><br />Q: What was the only team to win two World Series in the 1980s?<br />A: The Los Angeles Dodgers.<br /><br />Animals Doing Uniquely Human Things! Crazy Animal Antics Printed Merchandise Cat Wrestling, Party Cows, Dogs playing poker, fire breathing dragons, Chickens riding Motorcycles and other crazy stuff.<br /><br />Q: What league was Gino Cappelletti the top scorer of in the 1960s, with 1,100 points?<br />A: The American Football League. <br /><br />Q: What position did Cal Ripkin Jr., start at for the first time since 1982, in a July, 1996 game?<br />A: Third base. <br /><br />Q: What decade saw the NFL ban blocking below the waist and head slappong?<br />A: The 1970s. <br /><br />Q: What Yankee pitcher holds World Series records for games won and games lost?<br />A: Whitey Ford. <br /><br />Q: What baseball announcer's 1996 funeral was attended by Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Whtey Ford and Phil Rizzuto?<br />A: Mel Allen's..<br /><br />Q: What major leaguer hit 20 or more homers in 20 seasons?<br />A: Hank Aaron.<br /><br />Q: What baseballer said of Biloxi Blues: "It reminded me of being in the Army, even though I was in the Navy:?<br />A: Yogi Berra.<br /><br />Q: What South African has traveled more miles than any athlete in hisory?<br />A: Gary Player.<br /><br />Q: What team had a camp so grueling it was dubbed " Fort Landry"?<br />A: The Dallas Cowboys.<br /><br />Q: What former Bruin defenseman was the first to skae on Boston's new Feet Center ice?<br />A: Bobby Orr.<br /><br />Q: What down-under sport is a cross between soccer and rugby?<br />A: Australian Rules Football. <br /><br />Q: How long is the longest race on the NASCAR circuit?<br />A: 600 miles <br /><br />Q: What U.S. college sport honors its best player with the Hobey Baker Award?<br />A: Hockey. <br /><br />Q: What horse tied, but could not break, Citation's 16-race consecutive win streak?<br />A: Cigar. <br /><br />Q: Who was the first major leaguer to hit home runs in his teens and n his forties?<br />A: Ty Cobb.<br /><br />Q: Who was the only soccer player to play on three World Cup-winning teams?<br />A: Pele. <br /><br />Q: What ballplayer was dubbed " The Iron Bird"?<br />A: Cal Ripkin Jr. <br /><br />Q: What does the Lindy Worm Blower allegedly enhance your chances of doing?<br />A: Catching fish.<br /><br />Q: What pro sport was played by Lu Blue, Pebbly Jack Glasscock and Mordecai Peter Centennial "Three Finger" Brown?<br />A: Baseball. <br /><br />Q: What pro team made it to the playloffs a record 29 straight times, in 1996?<br />A: The Boston Bruins.<br /><br />Q: What essential do track racing bicycles lack that a recreational rider wouldn't be caught dead without?<br />A: Brakes. <br /><br />Q: What weighty Japanese sport has participants known as rikishi?<br />A: Sumo wrestling.<br /><br />Q: What 28-year-old ice skater died of a sudden heart attack in November, 1995?<br />A: Sergei Grinkov .<br /><br />Q: What football commentator inked a four-year deal with Fox for a reported ?<br />A: John Madden.<br /><br />Q: What golfer made a comeback from chemotherapy and radiation treatment for lymphoma in 1994?<br />A: Paul Azinger.<br /><br />Q: What golfer beat Porky Oliver at the 1946 PGA Championship to win his first major?<br />A: Ben Hogan.<br /><br />Q: What multi-nicknamed Yankees great suggested he be called "The Idol of the American Boy"?<br />A: Babe Ruth.<br /><br />Q: What two-time All-Big-Eight defensive back at Colorado won three U.S. Open golf titles?<br />A: Hale Irwin.<br /><br />Q: Who topped the PGA Tour in earnings for five years in the 1970s?<br />A: Jack Nicklaus<br /><br />Q: What golf tourney banned sportscaster Gary McCord for calling course bumps "body bags" and suggesting "bikini wax" sped the greens?<br />A: The Masters.<br /><br />Animals Doing Uniquely Human Things! Crazy Animal Antics Printed Merchandise Cat Wrestling, Party Cows, Dogs playing poker, fire breathing dragons, Chickens riding Motorcycles and other crazy stuff.<br /><br />Q: What dreaded golf shot occurs when the ball is hit with the hosel of the club?<br />A: A Shank.<br /><br />Q: What decade saw names first appear on the backs of NFL jerseys?<br />A: The 1960s.<br /><br />Q: What Pro Football Hall of Famer was the first to get a second bust in the Hall, for broadcasting?<br />A: Frank Gifford.<br /><br />Q: What three 49ers have earned Super Bowl MVP honors, through 1996?<br />A: Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Steve Young.<br /><br />Q: What Brooklyn Dodgers great got his nick name for what he called his shooter when playing marbles as a child?<br />A: "Pee Wee" Reese.<br /><br />Q: What sport was popularized by Olympic swimmer Duke Kahanamoku?<br />A: Surfing. <br /><br />Q: What NBA star refuses to have the hot water turned on at his Chicago home because he rarely takes showers there?<br />A: Dennis Rodman.<br /><br />Q: What's an NBA player deemed to be if he's received the Maurice Podoloff Trophy?<br />A: The Most Valuable Player.<br /><br />Q: What's the most common nickname for a major league baseball pitcher?<br />A: "Lefty".<br /><br />Q: Who was the NBA Coach of the Year trophy named after?<br />A: Red Auerbach.<br /><br />Q: What's the last name of NFL All Pro brothers Shannon and Sterling?<br />A: Sharpe.<br /><br />Q: Who is the only tennis player to have won each of the four grand slam events at least four times?<br />A: Steffi Graf.<br /><br />Q: What position must college footballers play to receive the Davey O'Brien Award?<br />A: Quarterback.<br /><br />Q: What NBA team charges $600 for a floor seal at a regular season game?<br />A: The Los Angeles Lakers.<br /><br />Q: What's the fastest engine-powered sport?<br />A: Airplane racing. <br /><br />Q: What heavyweight was Tony "Two Ton" Galento referring to when he said in 1939:"I'll molder de bum"?<br />A: Joe Luis.<br /><br />Q: What Oakland Athletic hit the longest homer in Cumiskey Park history, and followed it the next day with one twenty feet longer?<br />A: Mark McGwire. <br /><br />Q: Who coached the Detroit Red Wings to 62 wins in 1995-96, breaking Scotty Bowman's mark of 60 with Montréal in 1976-77?<br />A: Scotty Bowman.<br /><br />Q: What team ended 54 years of frustration by winning the Stanley Cup in 1994?<br />A: The New York Rangers. <br /><br />Q: What Alabama-born football and baseball star was named after the actor who played Dr. Ben Casey on TV?<br />A: Vince Edward "Bo" Jackson.<br /><br />Olympics trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />Q: How many of Carl Lewis' Olympic gold medals were won in long jump competitions?<br />A: Three.<br /><br />Q: What legendary strongman laid out the 600-foot race course for the only event in the earl years of the ancient Olympics?<br />A: Hercules.<br />Sports trivia for the masses...right on this site.<br /><br />Q: What U.S. athlete was "about a week" pregnant when she broke the world 200-meter record at the 1984 Olympics?<br />A: Evelyn Ashford<br /><br />Q: What woman was the only U.S. athlete to win a gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics?<br />A: Peggy Fleming.<br /><br />Many other sports trivia pages available too.<br /><br />Q: What former IOC president wanted to eliminate team sports and the Winter Games?<br />A: Avery Brundage.<br /><br />Q: What U.S. team did 59 percent of American viewers root against during the 1996 Olympics, according to an ESPN poll?<br />A: The Dream Team.<br /><br />Q: What grueling Olympic event saw Josia Thugwane become the first black man from South Africa to win a gold medal, in 1996?<br />A: The Marathon.<br /><br />Wild Crazy Animals Doing Human Things! Animal Antics - Printed on Mugs, T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Sweats & More! Cat Wrestling, Tight-rope walking elephants, Dogs playing poker, fire breathing dragons, and crazy animal antics!<br /><br />Q: What sport did Margaret Abbott play to become the first U.S. woman to win Olympic gold, in 1900?<br />A: Golf.<br /><br />Q: What future screen star was the first person to swim 100 meters in under a minute, in 1922?<br />A: Johnny Weissmuller.<br /><br />Q: What Olympic champ played an HIV-infected chorus boy in the play "Jeffery" in 1993?<br />A: Greg Louganis. <br /><br />Q: What did members of the Canadian swim team swear to give u during the 1996 Olympics?<br />A: Sex. <br /><br />Q: What alpine city hosted the Winter Olympics in 1964 and 1976?<br />A: Insbruck. <br /><br />Q: What country had a swim team that swore off drinking and Big Macs for the 1996 Olympics?<br />A: The U.S.. <br /><br />Q: What L.A. Laker star's height was listed as two meters in 1996 Olympic programs?<br />A: Sahquille O'Neals's.<br /><br />Q: What Soviet gymnast performed the first back somersault on a balance beam?<br />A: Olga Korbut.<br /><br />Q: What 37-year-old middle distance runner qualified for her fourth Olympic team in 1996?<br />A: Mary Slaney.<br /><br />Q: What sport is played with stones and brooms?<br />A: Curling.<br /><br />Q: What contest of team strength was an official Olympic event from 1900 to 1920?<br />A: Tug of War.<br /><br />Q: What Olympic aquatic event includes such positions as the Flamingo, crane and fishtail?<br />A: Synchronized swimming<br /><br />Q: How many athletes competed for Israel in the 1994 Winter Olympics?<br />A: One<br /><br />Q: What 1960 Olympic champion lit the torch to start Atlanta's 1996 Olympic festivities?<br />A: Muhammad Ali.<br />And yet even more sports trivia below this point<br /><br />Q: What apparatus do male gymnasts refer to as "the pig"?<br />A: The pommel horse. <br /><br />Q: What event earned Norway's Johann Olay Koss three golds at the 1994 Winter Olympics?<br />A: Speed skating. <br /><br />Q: What new women's team sport was played on sand at the 1996 summer Olympics?<br />A: Beach Volleyball.<br /><br />Q: Who passed Eric Heiden to become the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian ever?<br />A: Bonnie Blair. <br /><br />Q: What was the only thing Brianna Scurry wore during her Gold Medal celebration lap through the late night streets of Atlanta?<br />A: Her gold medal. <br /><br />Q: What decathlon champ was the first black student body president at UCLA?<br />A: Rafer Johnson<br /><br />Q: What year was the first summer Olympiad televised live?<br />A: 1960<br /><br />Q: What procedure did the IOC begin afer a Danish cyclist died during the 1960 Summer Olympics?<br />A: Drug testing.<br /><br />Q: How many minutes does an Olympic basketball game last?<br />A: Forty<br /><br />Q: What Olympic event is about to start when a jury director orders, "En garde"?<br />A: Fencing<br /><br />Q: What track favorite donned golden shoes to capture gold in both 200- and 400-meter 1996 Olympic sprints?<br />A: Michael Johnson.<br /><br />Q: What country's Olympic basketball team does Chicago Bulls star Toni Kukoc play for?<br />A: Croatia's.<br /><br />Q: What part of their vehicle's equipment are bobsledders only allowed to use after crossing the finish line?<br />A: Brakes.<br /><br />Q: Who was unable to run the 200-meter final at the 1992 Olympics due to food poisoning?<br />A: Michael Johnson.<br /><br />Q: How many times did the Summer Olympics feature the sport of Live Pigeon Shooting?<br />A: Once.<br /><br />Dogs Playing Poker - Flying Elephants - Funny Animals Being Human! Animal Antics -Funny Printed Merchandise Cat Wrestling, Tight-rope walking elephants, fire breathing dragons, and crazy animal antics!<br /><br />Q: How many continents must a sport be played on before the IOC will consider making it an Olympic event for men?<br />A: Four. <br /><br />Q: What athlete was protected by seven security guards at the 1994 Winter Olympics?<br />A: Nancy Kerrigan. <br /><br />Q: What country competed alone in Athens' 4896 Olympic 100-meter Freestyle for Sailors?<br />A: Greece. <br /><br />Q: What Olympic athlete dated the son of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu?<br />A: Nadia Comaneci. <br /><br />Q: What walking sport should be added to the Olympics, according to 42 percent of U.S. sports editors, sportscasters and columnists?<br />A: Golf.<br /><br />Q: What Olympic event has runners wearing shoes with perforations to allow for drainage?<br />A: Steeplechase.<br /><br />Q: How many seconds are there on an Olympic basketball shot clock?<br />A: Thirty.<br /><br />Q: What Olympic field event consists of a crouch, shift, thrust, and release?<br />A: The shot put.<br /><br />Q: What general stormed into the boxing ring at the 1928 Olympics to protest judges ruling for a South African over an American?<br />A: Douglas MacArthur.<br /><br />Q: What woman won five U.S. figure skating titles from 1969 to 1973, but never an Olympic gold medal?<br />A: Janet Lynn<br /><br />Q: What country fielded 1996 Olympic women's teams that won gold in basketball, soccer and softball?<br />A: The U.S.<br /><br />Q: What 1996 Olympic event had two U.S. squads playing each other for the gold medal?<br />A: Beach volleyball. <br /><br />Q: What U.S. Olympic city did the torch relay to Atlanta start in?<br />A: Los Angeles. <br /><br />Q: What Olympic event's winner is considered to be the "world's greatest athlete"?<br />A: The decathlon's. <br /><br />Q: What infraction is a hockey referee calling if he clasps his writs?<br />A: Holding.<br /><br />Q: Who scored a record 10 hat tricks in an NHL season?<br />A: Wayne Gretzky.<br /><br />Q: What coach for St. Louis, Montreal, Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Detroit has the NHL's highest career winning percentage?<br />A: Scotty Bowman.<br /><br />Q: What NHL team plays in an arena called The Pond?<br />A: The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim?<br /><br />Q: Who won the only NHL MVP award not bagged by Wayne Gretzky in the 1980s?<br />A: Mario Lemieus.<br /><br />Q: Who was the first defenseman to win the NHL point-scoring title?<br />A: Bobby Orr<br /><br />Q: What city hosts the annual Beanpot Tournament for its collegiate hockey powerhouses?<br />A: Boston.<br /><br />Wild Crazy Animals Doing Human Things! Animal Antics - Printed on Mugs, T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Sweats & More! Cat Wrestling, Tight-rope walking elephants, Dogs playing poker, fire breathing dragons, and crazy animal antics!<br /><br />Q: Who became the first father and son to win the NHL's most valuable player award?<br />A: Bobby and Brett Hull.<br /><br />Q: Who's the first player to captain two different NHL championship teams?<br />A: Mark Messier.<br /><br />Q: What hockey position player is most likely to wear a throat protector?<br />A: A goalie. <br /><br />Q: How many NHL franchises were there in California, by 1995?<br />A: Three. <br /><br />Q: What song did the U.S. hockey team forget the words to while celebrating a win over the Soviets at the 1980 Olympics?<br />A: God Bless America. <br /><br />Q: What NHL team emerges onto the ice from the giant jaws of a sea beast at home games?<br />A: The San Jose Sharks. <br /><br />Q: What was Craig McTavish the last NHL player to play without?<br />A: A helmet.<br /><br />Q: What do hockey wags dub the "sin bin"?<br />A: The penalty box.<br /><br />Q: What infraction is a hockey referee calling if he waves his hand below his knees?<br />A: Tripping.<br /><br />Q: Who's the only player to average over two assists per game in a single NHL season?<br />A: Wayne Gretzky.<br /><br />Q: How many designated face-off spots are there on a hockey rink?<br />A: Nine.<br /><br />Q: What NHL team hoisted 24 Stanley Cup flags before its first game in Molson Center?<br />A: The Montreal Canadians. <br /><br />Q: Who beat Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 40 minutes to win a sixth Wimbledon singles title?<br />A: Billie Jean King.<br /><br />Q: What did Goran Ivanisevic refrain from doing at Wimbledon in 1994, to win a $2,000 bet?<br />A: Throwing his racket.<br /><br />Q: What Nevada-born tennis star had a ball and racquet to stare at above his crib?<br />A: Andre Agassi.<br /><br />Q: What gonzo tennis brothers threw autographed potatoes into the crowd at an Idaho match?<br />A: Luke and Murphy Jensen.<br /><br />Q: What's Billie Jean King's maiden name?<br />A: Moffitt.<br /><br />Wild Crazy Animals Doing Human Things! 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Cat Wrestling, Tight-rope walking elephants, Dogs playing poker, fire breathing dragons, and crazy animal antics!<br /><br />Q: What tennis player's last name means "she who returns" in Czech?<br />A: Martina Navratilova's.<br /><br />Q: What 19-year-old became the youngest man to win the U.S. Open tennis title, in 1990?<br />A: Pete Sampras.<br /><br />Q: Who emerged from segregated Virginia courts to win the 1968 U.S. Open tennis title?<br />A: Arthur Ashe.<br /><br />Q: What Grand Slam tennis tournament is held every January?<br />A: The Australian Open.<br /><br />Q: Who was the first Russian tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title, in 1996?<br />A: Yevgeny Kafelnikov.<br /><br />Q: What Dutchman became, in 1996, the first unseeded player since Boris Becker to win Wimbledon?<br />A: Richard Krajicek .<br /><br />Q: What two players won all the U.S. Open men's singles tennis titles from 1978 through 1984?<br />A: Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe. <br /><br />Q: Who was the first American male to win three straight Wimbledon titles?<br />A: Pete Sampras. <br /><br />Q: What tennis star won 129 of 130 matches during one stretch in the 1980s?<br />A: Martina Navratilova.<br /><br />Q: Who broke Martina Navratilova's record of 331 weeks at number one?<br />A: Steffi Graf.<br /><br />Q: What tennis star says "Express yourself" in camera commercials?<br />A: Andre Agassi.<br /><br />Q: What racketeer was the first female named Athlete of the year by Sports illustrated, in 1972?<br />A: Billie Jean King.<br /><br />Q: What tennis star was born in Montréal, raised in Florida and played for France in the Federation Cup?<br />A: Mary Pierce.<br /><br />Q: What 17-year old tennis phenomenon beat Kevin Curren to win his first Wimbledon title?<br />A: Boris Becker.<br /><br />Q: What U.S. tennis star's father boxed for the Iranian Olympic team?<br />A:Andre Agassi's. <br /><br />Q: What's the last Grand Slam tennis tournament played in a calendar year?<br />A: The U.S. Open. <br /><br />Q: What's the common term for the tennis ailment "lateral humeral epicondylitis"?<br />A: Tennis elbow.<br /><br />Q: What senior golfer explained his respite from cigarettes by quipping:" I could run nine holes, I just couldn't play them:?<br />A: Chi Chi Rodriguez. <br /><br />Q: How many tennis players are needed for a game of Canadian doubles?<br />A: Three. <br /><br />Who stormed off court at the end of the 1999 French Open and had to have her mother coax her back?<br />A: Martina Hingis<br /><br />Who was the first black tennis player to win the US Open?<br />A: Arthur Ash<br /><br />Which tennis player famously yelled "You cannot be serious!" at an umpire?<br />A: John McEnroe<br /><br />Who was the youngest Wimbledon women's champion of the 20th century?<br />A: Martina Hingis<br /><br />At which Hills was US Open tennis played before it moved to Flushing Meadow?<br />A: Forest Hills<br /><br />Who won the ladies singles most times at Wimbledon in the 80s?<br />A: Martina Navratilova<br /><br />Fun tennis trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />How much is a tennis ball supposed to weigh?<br />A: Between 2 and 2-1/16 ounces.<br /><br />Who was tennis star Monica Seles playing in the 1993 Citizen's Cup Tournament in Hamburg, Germany, when she was stabbed in the back by a spectator?<br />A: Magdalena Maleeva.<br /><br />Whose tennis serve was the fastest ever recorded?<br />A: Bill Tilden's. It was measured at 163.6 miles per hour in 1931.<br /><br />What did Gussie Moran wear in a tournament in "Egypt nine months after she stunned the staid Wimbledon crowd by wearing white lace--fringed panties?<br />A: Black shorts. She explained that she made the change because she had gained 13 pound and her white attire no longer fit.<br /><br />Funny sports pictures of animals doing competitive sports and printed on mugs, t shirts and other products. Amazingly Funny Animals! Cat Wrestling, Dogs arm wrestling, Elephants on Tightropes and more incredible animal antics!<br /><br />Who was the first tennis player from an Iron Curtin country to win the United States Open?<br />A: Romanian Ile Nastase in 1972<br /><br />Who was the only player to win the U.S. Open on three different surfaces, grass and clay at Forest Hills and hardcourt at Flushing Meadows?<br />A: Jimmy Connors<br /><br />How many games did the longest Wimbledon men's singles match on record last?<br />A: It went 112 games, with Pancho Gonzalesz beating Charlie Pasarell 22-24,111111-6, 16-14, 6-3, 11-9. It took place in 1969, two years before the tie breaker was introduced to the game.<br /><br />What American sister and brother won the mixed double championship at Wimbledon in 1980?<br />A: Tracy and John Austin<br /><br />What breakthrough was made by Lili de Alvarez on center court at Wimbledon in 1931?<br />A: She wore shorts. She was the first woman to do so at Wimbledon.<br /><br />In 1999, who became only the fifth man to win all four major tournaments - Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the Australian Open, and the French Open - completing a career Grand Slam?<br />A: Andre Agassi. He was also the first to do it on three surfaces, the French Open's clay, Wimbledon's grass and the concrete of the United States Open and the Australian Open. The four previous Grand Slam winners, Don Budge, Fred Perry, Rod Laver and Roy Emerson won the French Open when it was still played on grass.Ramjosefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565329701912027202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882731062663172901.post-58058810589323397322009-05-29T02:21:00.000-07:002009-05-29T02:24:09.712-07:00Free travel Trivia Facts <br /><br /><br />Free travel trivia facts.<br /><br />Click on the category at the left and you will be transported to tons and tons of free online trivia, trivia questions and answers and other good stuff.<br /><br /><br />A KLM 747-400 flight from Amsterdam to Australia carries an average of just over 1,000 kilograms of food, and some 1,324 litres of drink - from mineral water to wine and whisky.<br /><br /><br />AMERICAN AIRLINES saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.<br /><br />Free travel trivia facts.<br /><br />The abbreviation ORD for Chicago's O'Hare airport comes from the old name "Orchard Field."<br /><br />KLM is the worlds' oldest airline established in 1919. <br /><br /><br />According to the Air Transportation Association of America, about 1.8 million passengers are up in the sky over the US on 24,600 flights on an average day. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, now the world's busiest, handled 80.2 million passengers in 2000.<br /><br /><br />Cholulu de Rivadahia in Mexico is the largest pyramid in the world (177 feet tall and covers 25 acres) The most densely populated country is The Netherlands followed by Belgium, then Japan <br /><br />The country with the most number of islands is Finland The country that is the largest producer of cork is Portugal<br /><br /><br />Tennessee is bordered by eight states This is more than any other USA state KY, MI, AR, MS, AL, GE, NC, VA <br /><br />Damascus (or Dimash) has the reputation of being the oldest city in the world, perhaps being settled as long ago as 8,000 BC.<br /><br />The Eiffel Tower was officially opened March 31, 1889. The date refers to the day the flag was hoisted to the top of the Tower.<br /><br />The Eiffel Tower was indeed designed by Gustave Eiffel (1832 - 1923).<br /><br />The Tower uses 7,500,000 kilowatts each year with over 500,000 for illuminations. It was built for the Universal Exhibition held in Paris in celebration of the French Revolution.<br /><br />In 2000 6,315,324 people visited La Tour Eiffel.<br /><br />The three largest cities in South America are Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Rio de Janeiro.<br /><br />Malaysia is the Asian nation that will be the home for the Petronas Towers, the tallest buildings in the world.<br /><br />Istanbul in Turkey has spread to both sides of the Bosporus Straight and thus spans two continents.<br /><br /> Japanese tourists spend the most money per capita in foreign lands.<br /><br />Chinese are the largest ethnic minority in Vietnam.<br /><br />Paramount, a California town, was named after the major movie studio.<br /><br />Chile is bordered by Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina.<br /><br />Africa is the continent that has the most countries represented in the U.N. <br /><br />Kuwait is bordered by Saudi Arabia and Iraq.<br /><br />The Mediterranean sea gets it's name from the Latin phrase meaning "sea in the middle of land".<br /><br />Kenya is central to the books "Out of Africa" and "The Green Hills of Africa"<br /><br /><br /><br />The Earth is the closest planet to the sun to be orbited by a moon<br /><br />Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest person ever to be president of the United States.<br /><br />If the earth were the size of an apple, it would feel as smooth as a billiard ball.<br /><br />One horsepower is equal to about 746 watts.<br /><br />Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were both impeached by the House and acquitted by the senate.<br /><br />Catgut is made from sheep, Hog, or Horse intestines, not from cats.<br /><br />Identical twins do not have identical finger prints.<br /><br />Tigers have striped skin as well as striped fur. <br /><br />Free online trivia facts.<br /><br />Three people have lost the popular vote but become president by winning the electoral vote: John 'Quincy Adams, Rutheford B. Hayes and Benjamin Harrison.<br /><br />Elephants, Cows, Cats, Dogs, Bunnies, Monkeys, Turtles, and even Fire Breathing Dragons! 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Stalactites hand from the roof.<br /><br />Harriet Tuabman a slave, born Araminta Ross, escaped in 1849, but secretly returned to slave territory 19 times to lead others including her own parents to freedom in the north, became know as "the Moses of her people".<br /><br />Talk-show host Jerry Springer was elected mayor of Cincinnati by the largest margin in that city's history at the age of 33, in 1977.<br /><br /><br /><br />When the sport of basketball was first invented, the game was played with a soccer ball.<br /><br />The Republican Party is often referred to as the GOP, that stands for Grand Old Party.<br /><br />On a standard telephone keypad, the letters T, U, and V are matched to the number 8.<br /><br />The City of Hollywood was founded by a temperance society and only non-drinkers were allowed to live there.<br /><br />A V8 engine is shaped like a "V" and has eight cylinders.<br /><br />Manhole covers are round because that way they can not fall through the hole.<br /><br />All insects have 3 pairs of legs. Free trivia facts.<br /><br />Cockroaches can live several weeks without a head.<br /><br />Polar Bears have black skin.<br /><br />Lady Godiva rode naked on a horse through the streets of Coventry to persuade her husband, Earl of Mercia, to reduce oppressive taxes.<br /><br />Human sneeze particles have been clocked at more than 100 miles per hour.<br /><br />Jonas Grumby was the name of the skipper on Gilligan's Island.<br /><br />Elephants, Cows, Cats, Dogs, Bunnies, Monkeys, Turtles, and even Fire Breathing Dragons! Animal Antics - Pictures-on-Products For funny animal pictures printed on T Shirts, Mugs, Pet Products, Golf shirts, etc.<br /><br />According to Ms. Post, if a soup bowl has two handles, you may use both hands to raise it delicately to your mouth.<br /><br />Despite being one of the most successful touring bands in history, the Dead's only top ten single was 1987's "Touch of Grey".<br /><br />Toni Morrison won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel "Beloved", which Opra Winfrey made into a movie in 1998.<br /><br />Contrary to its name, the Cubist art movement was not founded in Cuba, it originated in Paris in the early 20th century.<br /><br />Electric eels can discharge with enough power to kill a horse, or you.<br /><br />When facing forward on a ship, starboard is always to the right.<br /><br />The wingspan of a Boeing 747 is longer than the Wright brothers' historic first flight<br /><br />How many U.S. states border the Gulf of Mexico?<br />A: Five.<br /><br />What's the ballet term for a 360-degree turn on one foot?<br />A: Pirouette.<br /><br />What did blind bank robber David Worrell use as a weapon when trying to rob a London bank?<br />A: His cane.<br /><br />What Great Lake state has more shoreline than the entire U.S. Atlantic seaboard?<br />A: Michigan.<br /><br />What model appeared topless on the self-penned 1993 novel Pirate?<br />A: Fabio. <br /><br />Trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />Which country has more tractors per capita, Canada, Iceland or Japan?<br />A: Iceland.<br /><br />Who averaged one patent for every three weeks of his life?<br />A: Thomas Edison.<br /><br />Happy Cows - Mad Cows - Silly Dogs and Cats! Animals Being Humans -Funny Gifts Cat Wrestling, Tight-rope walking elephants, fire breathing dragons, and crazy animal antics!<br /><br />What Elton John album became the first album to enter the charts at Number One, in 1975?<br />A: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.<br /><br />What laundry detergent got lots of mileage out of the ad line, "ring around the collar"?<br />A: Wisk.<br /><br />Who, after anchoring off Hawaii in 1779, was mistaken for the god Lono?<br />A: Captain James Cook.<br /><br />What continent is cut into two fairly equal halves by the Tropic of Capricorn?<br />A: Australia.<br /><br />What explorer introduced pigs to North America?<br />A: Christopher Columbus.<br /><br />What magazine boasts the slogan: "Test, Inform, Protect"?<br />A: Consumer Reports.<br /><br />Who was billed as the "Killer of Custer" in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show?<br />A: Sitting Bull.<br /><br />What railway linked Moscow and Irkutsk in 1900?<br />A: The Trans-Siberian Railway.<br /><br />What is the minimum number of musicians a band must have to be considered a "big band"?<br />A: Ten.<br /><br />What's a water moccasin often called, due to the white inside its mouth?<br />A: A cottonmouth.<br /><br />What nation was bounced from the Organization of American States in 1962?<br />A: Cuba.<br /><br />What continent has the fewest flowering plants?<br />A: Antartica.<br /><br />What element begins with the letter "K"?<br />A: Krypton.<br /><br />What country saw a world record 315 million voters turn out for elections on May 20, 1991?<br />A: India.<br /><br />What Lewis Carroll book was banned in China afer censors decided: "Animals should not use human language"?<br />A: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.<br /><br />What is the least popular month for U.S. weddings?<br />A: January.<br /><br />What spot once registered 134 degrees, the highest temperature ever in the U.S.?<br />A: Death Valley.<br /><br />What was the first organ successfully transplanted from a cadaver to a live person?<br />A: A kidney.<br /><br />What surname means "son of Nick"?<br />A: Nixon.<br /><br />What duo survived a 1909 shootout with Bolivia's cavalry, according to historians?<br />A: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.<br /><br />What F-word is defined in physics as a "nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei"?<br />A: Fusion.<br /><br />What's the largest and densest of the four rocky planets?<br />A: Earth.<br /><br />What ingredient in fresh milk is eventually devoured by bacteria, causing the sour taste?<br />A: Lactose.<br /><br />Who offered insurance against an accidental death caused by a falling Sputnik?<br />A: Lloyds of London.<br /><br />How many months per year do residents of Tromoso, Norway go without seeing a sunset?<br />A: Three.<br /><br />What Beatrix Potter tale is the top-selling children's book of all time?<br />A: The Tale of Peter Rabbit.<br /><br />What national holiday in Mexico has picnickers munching chocolate coffins and sugar skulls?<br />A: The Day of the Dead.<br /><br />What nation's military attached dynamite packs to Dobermans before sending them into Palestinian guerilla hideouts?<br />A: Israel.<br /><br />What was the first planet to be discovered using the telescope, in 1781?<br />A: Uranus.<br /><br />How many days does a cat usually stay in heat?<br />A: Five.Ramjosefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565329701912027202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882731062663172901.post-32657942161607445372009-05-29T02:15:00.000-07:002009-05-29T02:20:04.678-07:00Free Animal Trivia Facts<br /><br />This is the first page of animal trivia facts.<br /><br />The first bird domesticated by man was the goose.<br /><br />There are more chickens in the world than people.<br /><br />Chickens absorb vitamin-D through their combs from sunshine.<br /><br />The average hen will lay 227 eggs a year<br /><br />Roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks.<br /><br />A group of geese on the ground is gaggle, a group of geese in the air is skein.<br /><br />A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.<br /><br />Chickens that lay brown eggs have red ear lobes. There is a genetic link between the two.<br /><br />The female pig is the fastest barnyard mama. Miss Piggy gestates in three months, three weeks, and three days.<br /><br />The underside of a horse's hoof is called a frog. The frog peels off several times a year with new growth.<br /><br />The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' head enables it to see all four feet at all times.<br /><br />It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs, because a cows' knees can't bend properly to walk back down.<br /><br />Lots of animal trivia.<br /><br />A female swine, or a sow, will always have a even number of teats or nipples, usually twelve.<br /><br />A pig is a hog -- hog is a generic name for all swine -- but a hog is not a pig. In the terminology of hog raising, a pig is a baby hog less than ten weeks old. Source: "2201 Fascinating Facts"<br /><br />Twelve or more cows are known as a "flink."<br /><br />The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.<br /><br />A Holstein's spots are like fingerprints -- no two cows have the same pattern of spots.<br /><br />A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.<br /><br />A pig's penis is shaped like a corkscrew.<br /><br />A pig's skin is thickest at the back -- 1/6 of an inch.<br /><br />The "wild" horses of western North America are actually feral, not wild.<br /><br />Over the average lifespan of 11 years, a dog will cost you $13,350.00.<br /><br />When a female horse and male donkey mate, the offspring is called a mule, but when a male horse and female donkey mate, the offspring is called a hinny.<br /><br />The way to get more mules is to mate a male donkey with a female horse.<br /><br />A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule won't.<br /><br />Pigs, walruses and light-colored horses can be sunburned.<br /><br />Today's cattle are descended from two species: wild aurochs -- fierce and agile herd animals that populated Asia, North Africa and Europe -- and eotragus -- anantelope-like, Asian forest creature.<br /><br />Horses cannot vomit.<br /><br />Goat's eyes have rectangular pupils.<br /><br />A 1,200-pound horse eats about seven times it's own weight each year.<br /><br />A capon is a castrated rooster.<br /><br />A Cornish game hen is really a young chicken, usually 5 to 6 weeks of age, that weighs no more than 2 pounds.<br /><br />A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.<br /><br />A Holstein's spots are like a fingerprint or snowflake. No two cows have exactly the same pattern of spots.<br /><br />A normal cow's stomach has four compartments: the rumen, the recticulum (storage area), the omasum (where water is absorbed), and the abomasum ( the only compartment with digestive juices).<br /><br />A quarter of the horses in the US died of a vast virus epidemic in 1872.<br /><br />It is physically impossible for pigs to lookup into the sky.<br /><br />Brown eggs come from hens with red feathers and red ear lobes; white eggs come from hens with white feathers and white ear lobes. Shell color is determined by the breed of hen and has no effect on its quality, nutrients or flavor.<br /><br />Cats in Halifax, Nova Scotia, have a very high probability of having six toes.<br /><br />A cat's jaws can not move sideways.<br /><br />Pigs, walruses and light-colored horses can be sunburned.<br /><br />Armadillos can be house broken.<br /><br />Armadillos have four babies at a time, always all the same sex. They are perfect quadruplets, the fertilized cell split into quarters, resulting in four identical armadillos.<br /><br />Armadillos get an average of 18.5 hours of sleep per day.<br /><br />Armadillos can walk underwater. Fun animal facts.<br /><br />Armadillos are the only animal besides humans that can get leprosy.<br /><br />Police dogs are trained to react to commands in a foreign language; commonly German but more recently Hungarian or some other Slavic tongue.<br /><br />A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.<br /><br />Reindeer like to eat bananas.<br /><br />The Pug dog is thought to have gotten it's name from looking like the pug monkey.<br /><br />The newest dog breed is the Bull Boxer, first bred in the United states in 1990-91.<br /><br />The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.<br /><br />A bear has 42 teeth.<br /><br />A cat has four rows of whiskers.<br /><br />When angered, the ears of Tazmanian devils turn a pinkish-red.<br /><br />Porcupines float in water.<br /><br />Giraffes have no vocal cords.<br /><br />Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.<br /><br />Mice, whales, elephants, giraffes and man all have seven neck vertebra.<br /><br />Goat's eyes have rectangular pupils.<br /><br />Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants.<br /><br />Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.<br /><br />Hamsters love to eat crickets.<br /><br />In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.<br /><br />Camel's milk does not curdle.<br /><br />There are only two animals with blue tongues, the Black Bear and the Chow dog.<br /><br />A 1,200-pound horse eats about seven times it's own weight each year.<br /><br />A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.<br /><br />A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.<br /><br />A Holstein's spots are like a fingerprint or snowflake. No two cows have exactly the same pattern of spots.<br /><br />A polecat is not a cat. It is a nocturnal European weasel.<br /><br />A zebra is white with black stripes.<br /><br />All pet hamsters are descended from a single female wild golden hamster found with a litter of 12 young in Syria in 1930.<br /><br />An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away, and warns off intruders or reunites scattered members of the pride.<br /><br />Beaver teeth are so sharp that Native Americans once used them as knife blades.<br /><br />Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.<br /><br />Catnip can affect lions and tigers as well as house cats. It excites them because it contains a chemical that resembles an excretion of the dominant female's urine.<br /><br />Cheetahs make a chirping sound that is much like a bird's chirp or a dog's yelp. The sound is so an intense, it can be heard a mile away.<br /><br />Despite its reputation for being finicky, the average cat consumes about 127,750 calories a year, nearly 28 times its own weight in food and the same amount again in liquids. In case you were wondering, cats cannot survive on a vegetarian diet.<br /><br />Developed in Egypt about 5,000 years ago, the greyhound breed was known before the ninth century in England, where it was bred by aristocrats to hunt such small game as hares.<br /><br />Dolphins sleep at night just below the surface of the water. They frequently rise to the surface for air.<br /><br />During World War II, the very first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.<br /><br />Elephant tusks grow throughout an elephant's life and can weigh more than 200 pounds. Among Asian elephants, only the males have tusks. Both sexes of African elephants have tusks.<br /><br /> Most people would consider the largest insect to be the bulkiest, in this case the Acteon Beetle (Megasoma acteon) from South America the males of which can be 9cms long by 5cms wide by 4cms thick Insect trivia and facts.<br /><br />A one-day old baby cockroach, about the size of a spec of dust, can run almost as fast as its parents. <br /><br />More human deaths have been attributed to fleas than all the wars ever fought. As carriers of the bubonic plague, fleas were responsible for killing one-third of the population of Europe in the 14th century. <br /><br />Bees must collect the nectar from two thousand flowers to make one tablespoonful of honey.<br /><br />A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours. <br /><br />Ants cannot chew their food, they move their jaws sideways, like scissors, to obtain the juices from the food.<br /><br />There are more beetles than any other kind of creature in the world.<br /><br />Crickets hear through their knees. <br /><br />Most spiders belong to the orb weaver spider family, Family Aranidae. This is pronounced "A Rainy Day."<br /><br />It is a misdemeanor to kill or threaten a butterfly -- so says City Ordinance No. 352 in Pacific Grove, California.<br /><br />A flea expert is a pullicologist. <br /><br />Dragonflies are one of the fastest insects, flying 50 to 60 mph.<br /><br />The Madagascan Hissing Cockroach is one of the few insects who give birth to live young, rather than laying eggs.<br /><br />In its entire lifetime, the average worker bee produces 1/12th teaspoon of honey.<br /><br />Tapeworms range in size from about 0.04 inch to more than 50 feet in length.<br /><br />Megaphragma caribea from Guadeloupe, measuring out at a huge 0.17 mm long, is now probably the smallest known insect in the world.<br /><br />Scientist have recorded the otherwise inconspicuous Springtails at densities as high 100,000,000 per square meter in the ordinary farm soil of Iowa U.S.A.<br /><br />In Africa swarms of Orthoptera ( Desert Locusts Schistocerca gregaria) may contain as many as 28,000,000,000 individuals.<br /><br />The highest sustained ground speed recorded is that of the black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) which flies at speeds of between 97 and 113 km/h (60-70 mph)<br /><br />The dehydrated larvae of the African chironomid Polypedilum vanderplanki were able to withstand exposure to liquid helium (-270 C) for up to 5 min. with a 100% survival rate<br /><br />The "long-tailed" South African Scorpion (Hadogenes troglodytes) reaches a length of over 8 inches, and is probably the longest scorpion in the world.<br /><br />The average scorpion probably lives three to five years, but some species undoubtedly live at least 10-15 years.<br /><br />The world's largest roach (which lives in South America) is six inches long with a one-foot wingspan.<br /><br />A cockroach can live a week without its head. The roach only dies because without a mouth, it can't drink water and dies of thirst.<br /><br />Roaches can live without food for a month, but will only survive a week without water.<br /><br />The House Fly is often a carrier of diseases, such as typhoid fever, cholera, dysentery, and anthrax.<br /><br />The complete life-cycle of a house fly takes from 10 to 21 days. <br /><br />The first bird domesticated by man was the goose.<br /><br />The average canary has about 2,200 feathers.<br /><br />There are more chickens in the world than people.<br /><br />The average robin lives to be about 12.<br /><br />There is a type of parrot in New Zealand that likes to eat the rubber strips that line car windows.<br /><br />Chickens absorb vitamin-D through their combs from sunshine.<br /><br />The average hen will lay 227 eggs a year<br /><br />Emus have double-plumed feathers, and they lay emerald/forest green eggs<br /><br />Roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks.<br /><br />Swans are the only birds with penises.<br /><br />A group of geese on the ground is gaggle, a group of geese in the air is skein.<br /><br />A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.<br /><br />It takes forty minutes to hard boil an ostrich egg.<br /><br />Kiwi birds are blind, they hunt by smell.<br /><br />The top knot that quails have is called a hmuh.<br /><br />The bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers.<br /><br />"Eat like a bird?" Many birds eat twice their weight a day. <br /><br />Emus cannot walk backwards. <br /><br />A bird requires more food in proportion to its size than a baby or a cat.<br /><br />There are more bald eagles in the province of British Columbia then there are in the whole United States.<br /><br />Hummingbirds are the only animals that can fly backwards.<br /><br />A flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down.<br /><br />A group of larks is called an exaltation.<br /><br />A group of geese is called a gaggle.<br /><br />Big Ben was slowed five minutes one day when a passing group of starlings decided to take a rest on the minute hand of the clock.<br /><br />A group of ravens is called a murder.<br /><br />A group of owls is called a parliament.<br /><br />Chickens that lay brown eggs have red ear lobes. There is a genetic link between the two.<br /><br />A robin's egg is blue, but if you put it in vinegar for thirty days it turns yellow.<br /><br />A penguin only has sex twice a year.<br /><br />The penguins that inhabit the tip of South America are called jackass penguins.<br /><br />If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die, they need gravity to swallow.<br /><br />Many species of bird copulate in the air. In general, a couple will fly to a very high altitude, and then drop. During their descent, the birds mate. <br /><br />Ancient Romans ate flamingo tongues and considered them a delicacy.<br /><br />Crows have the largest cerebral hemispheres, relative to body size, of any avian family.<br /><br />An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.<br /><br />If you feed a seagull Alka-Seltzer, its stomach will explode.<br /><br />A capon is a castrated rooster.<br /><br />Mockingbirds can imitate any sound from a squeaking door to a cat meowing.<br /><br />All swans and all sturgeons in England are property of the Queen.<br /><br />A Cornish game hen is really a young chicken, usually 5 to 6 weeks of age, that weighs no more than 2 pounds.<br /><br />A father Emperor penguin withstands the Antarctic cold for 60 days or more to protect his eggs, which he keeps on his feet, covered with a feathered flap.<br /><br />Most father penguins lose about 25 pounds while they wait for their babies to hatch.<br /><br />A woodpecker can peck twenty times a second. Fun online bird facts and trivia.<br /><br />Parrots, most famous of all talking birds, rarely acquire a vocabulary of more than twenty words, however Tymhoney Greys and African Greys have been know to carry vocabularies in excess of 100 words.<br /><br />By feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with varicolored yolks.<br /><br />Lovebirds are small parakeets who live in pairs.<br /><br />Macaroni, Gentoo, Chinstrap and Emperor are types of penguins.<br /><br />Owls have eyeballs that are tubular in shape, because of this, they cannot move their eyes.<br /><br />Pet parrots can eat virtually any common "people-food" except for chocolate and avocados. Both of these are highly toxic to the parrot and can be fatal.<br /><br />The average adult male ostrich, the world's largest living bird, weighs up to 345 pounds.<br /><br />The fastest bird is the Spine-tailed swift, clocked at speeds of up to 220 miles per hour.<br /><br />The hummingbird is the only bird that can hover and fly straight up, down, or backward!<br /><br />The hummingbird, the loon, the swift, the kingfisher, and the grebe are all birds that cannot walk.<br /><br />The largest bird egg in the world today is that of the ostrich. Ostrich eggs are from 6 to 8 inches long. Because of their size and the thickness of their shells, they take 40 minutes to hard-boil.<br /><br />The most frequently seen birds at feeders across North America last winter were the Dark-eyed Junco, House Finch and American goldfinch, along with downy woodpeckers, blue jays, mourning doves, black-capped chickadees, house sparrows, northern cardinals and European starlings.<br /><br />The Kiwi, national bird of New Zealand, can't fly. It lives in a hole in the ground, is almost blind, and lays only one egg each year. Despite this, it has survived for more than 70 million years.<br /><br />The turkey was named for what was wrongly thought to be its country of origin.<br /><br />In Massachusetts, it is illegal to feed ducks on Sunday between the hours of 5am and 12pm while humming.<br /><br />If an average man had a metabolism comparable to that of a hummingbird he would have to eat 285 pounds of hamburger every day to maintain his weight.<br /><br />Bowerbirds of Australia and New Guinea decorate their courting grounds with everything from beetle wings to car keys.<br /><br /><br />Since 1600, 109 species and subspecies of birds have become extinct.<br /><br />Emus have double-plumed feathers, and they lay emerald/forest green eggs.<br /><br />A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.<br /><br />Percentage of bird species that are monogamous: 90<br /><br />Ostriches stick their heads in the sand to look for water.<br /><br />An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it.<br /><br /> A group of chickens is called a peep.<br /><br /> The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds. <br /><br />The first bird domesticated by man was the goose.<br /><br />There are more chickens in the world than people.<br /><br />Chickens absorb vitamin-D through their combs from sunshine.<br /><br />The average hen will lay 227 eggs a year<br /><br />Roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks.<br /><br />A group of geese on the ground is gaggle, a group of geese in the air is skein.<br /><br />A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.<br /><br />Chickens that lay brown eggs have red ear lobes. There is a genetic link between the two.<br /><br />The underside of a horse's hoof is called a frog. The frog peels off several times a year with new growth.<br /><br />The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times.<br /><br />It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs, because a cows' knees can't bend properly to walk back down.<br /><br />A female swine, or a sow, will always have a even number of teats or nipples, usually twelve.<br /><br />Twelve or more cows are known as a "flink."<br /><br />The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.<br /><br />A Holstein's spots are like fingerprints -- no two cows have the same pattern of spots.<br /><br />A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.<br /><br />A pig's penis is shaped like a corkscrew.<br /><br />It is physically impossible for pigs to lookup into the sky.<br /><br />A pig's skin is thickest at the back -- 1/6 of an inch.<br /><br />The "wild" horses of western North America are actually feral, not wild.<br /><br />Over the average lifespan of 11 years, a dog will cost you $13,350.00.<br /><br />When a female horse and male donkey mate, the offspring is called a mule, but when a male horse and female donkey mate, the offspring is called a hinny.<br /><br />The way to get more mules is to mate a male donkey with a female horse.<br /><br />A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule won't.<br /><br />Pigs, walruses and light-colored horses can be sunburned.<br /><br />Today's cattle are descended from two species: wild aurochs -- fierce and agile herd animals that populated Asia, North Africa and Europe -- and eotragus -- anantelope-like, Asian forest creature.<br /><br />Horses cannot vomit.<br /><br />Goat's eyes have rectangular pupils.<br /><br />A 1,200-pound horse eats about seven times it's own weight each year.<br /><br />A capon is a castrated rooster.<br /><br />A Cornish game hen is really a young chicken, usually 5 to 6 weeks of age, that weighs no more than 2 pounds.<br /><br />A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.<br /><br />A Holstein's spots are like a fingerprint or snowflake. No two cows have exactly the same pattern of spots.<br /><br />A normal cow's stomach has four compartments: the rumen, the recticulum (storage area), the omasum (where water is absorbed), and the abomasum ( the only compartment with digestive juices).<br /><br />A quarter of the horses in the US died of a vast virus epidemic in 1872.<br /><br />Brown eggs come from hens with red feathers and red ear lobes; white eggs come from hens with white feathers and white ear lobes. Shell color is determined by the breed of hen and has no effect on its quality, nutrients or flavor.<br /><br />By feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with varicolored yolks.<br /><br />Elephants can communicate using sounds that are below the human hearing range: between 14 and 35 hertz.<br /><br />Female chickens, or hens, need about 24 to 26 hours to produce one egg. Thirty minutes later they start the process all over again. In addition to the half-hour rests, some hens rest every three to five days and others rest every 10 days.<br /><br />Hummingbirds are the smallest birds - so tiny that one of their enemies is an insect, the praying mantis.<br /><br />In its entire lifetime, the average worker bee produces 1/12th teaspoon of honey.<br /><br />On average, pigs live for about 15 years.<br /><br />Pigs, walruses and light-colored horses can be sunburned.<br /><br />Prairie dogs are not dogs. A prairie dog is a kind of rodent.<br /><br />The first bird domesticated by man was the goose.<br /><br />There are more chickens in the world than people.<br /><br />Chickens absorb vitamin-D through their combs from sunshine.<br /><br />The average hen will lay 227 eggs a year<br /><br />Roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks.<br /><br />A group of geese on the ground is gaggle, a group of geese in the air is skein.<br /><br />A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.<br /><br />Chickens that lay brown eggs have red ear lobes. There is a genetic link between the two.<br /><br />The underside of a horse's hoof is called a frog. The frog peels off several times a year with new growth.<br /><br />The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times.<br /><br />It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs, because a cows' knees can't bend properly to walk back down.<br /><br />A female swine, or a sow, will always have a even number of teats or nipples, usually twelve.<br /><br />Twelve or more cows are known as a "flink."<br /><br />The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.<br /><br />A Holstein's spots are like fingerprints -- no two cows have the same pattern of spots.<br /><br />A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.<br /><br />A pig's penis is shaped like a corkscrew.<br /><br />It is physically impossible for pigs to lookup into the sky.<br /><br />A pig's skin is thickest at the back -- 1/6 of an inch.<br /><br />The "wild" horses of western North America are actually feral, not wild.<br /><br />Over the average lifespan of 11 years, a dog will cost you $13,350.00.<br /><br />When a female horse and male donkey mate, the offspring is called a mule, but when a male horse and female donkey mate, the offspring is called a hinny.<br /><br />The way to get more mules is to mate a male donkey with a female horse.<br /><br />A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule won't.<br /><br />Pigs, walruses and light-colored horses can be sunburned.<br /><br />Today's cattle are descended from two species: wild aurochs -- fierce and agile herd animals that populated Asia, North Africa and Europe -- and eotragus -- anantelope-like, Asian forest creature.<br /><br />Horses cannot vomit.<br /><br />Goat's eyes have rectangular pupils.<br /><br />A 1,200-pound horse eats about seven times it's own weight each year.<br /><br />A capon is a castrated rooster.<br /><br />A Cornish game hen is really a young chicken, usually 5 to 6 weeks of age, that weighs no more than 2 pounds.<br /><br />A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.<br /><br />A Holstein's spots are like a fingerprint or snowflake. No two cows have exactly the same pattern of spots.<br /><br />A normal cow's stomach has four compartments: the rumen, the recticulum (storage area), the omasum (where water is absorbed), and the abomasum ( the only compartment with digestive juices).<br /><br />A quarter of the horses in the US died of a vast virus epidemic in 1872.<br /><br />Brown eggs come from hens with red feathers and red ear lobes; white eggs come from hens with white feathers and white ear lobes. Shell color is determined by the breed of hen and has no effect on its quality, nutrients or flavor.<br /><br />By feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with varicolored yolks.<br /><br />Elephants can communicate using sounds that are below the human hearing range: between 14 and 35 hertz.<br /><br />Female chickens, or hens, need about 24 to 26 hours to produce one egg. Thirty minutes later they start the process all over again. In addition to the half-hour rests, some hens rest every three to five days and others rest every 10 days.<br /><br />Hummingbirds are the smallest birds - so tiny that one of their enemies is an insect, the praying mantis.<br /><br />In its entire lifetime, the average worker bee produces 1/12th teaspoon of honey.<br /><br />On average, pigs live for about 15 years.<br /><br />Pigs, walruses and light-colored horses can be sunburned.<br /><br />Prairie dogs are not dogs. A prairie dog is a kind of rodent.Ramjosefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565329701912027202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882731062663172901.post-32838135059726830552009-05-29T02:09:00.000-07:002009-05-29T02:14:27.219-07:00NATURE TRIVIA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS<br />A whole page of nature trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What continent's macro zamia tree lives for 7,000 years?<br />A: Australia's.<br /><br />What determines the sex of crocodile embryos--temperature, humidity, or genetics?<br />A: Temperature.<br /><br />What do imbibers know as the most prevalent fruit crop in the world?<br />A: Grapes.<br /><br />What color are a zebra's black stripes during the first six months of life?<br />A: Brown.<br /><br />What mollusk was obliged to share its name with the first waterproof watch?<br />A: The oyster.<br /><br />What animal's flesh, when sun-dried in the Andes, becomes a jerky called charqui?<br />A: A Llama's.<br />Hilarious animal pictures! Print them on T shirts, Mugs, Sweats, Golf Shirts, Hoodies, Baby Bibs and more! Visit: Funny Animal Antics on Products Elephants, Cows, Cats, Dogs, Bunnies, Monkeys, Turtles, and Dragons!<br /><br />What two colors are a magpie's feathers?<br />A: Black and white.<br /><br />What can mutagens cause?<br />A :Mutations.<br /><br />And we throw in another mention that these are printable trivia quizzes...or the questions and answers anyway.<br /><br />What drug did the University of Pennsylvania animal-behavior clinic prescribe for depressed dogs?<br />A : Prozac.<br /><br />What amphibians do you raise if your run a ranarium?<br />A: Frogs.<br /><br />What caused half of all deaths from natural disasters from 1945 to 1986?<br />A :Earthquakes.<br /><br />What mineral accounts for 35 percent of the Earth's composition?<br />A: Iron.<br /><br />What did the ancient Greeks believe to be a cross between a tiger and a horse?<br /> A: A zebra.<br /><br />What does the praying mantis store by the hundreds in oothecas?<br />A: Eggs.<br /><br />What elemental event rejuvenates a prairie by causing more plants to grow taller, flower and produce seed?<br />A: Fire.<br /><br />What simple creature is employed to turn organic garbage into "vermicompost"?<br />A: Worms.<br /><br />What Greek announced in 420 B.C. that women suffer hysteria due t a "wandering uterus"?<br />A: Hippocrates.<br /><br />How many days can an ant survive under water?<br />A: Two.<br /><br />What's the term for an adult male pig?<br />A: Boar.<br /><br />What creature's tongue weighs as much as a full grown elephant?<br />A: The blue whale's.<br /><br />What amphibian did Pliny the Elder suggest be tied to the jaw, t make teeth firmer?<br />A: A frog.<br />Trivia quiz questions and answers<br /><br />Lots more printable trivia quizzes questions to come.<br /><br />What two trees did Ponce de Leon introduce to Florida in 1513?<br />A: Orange and lemon.<br /><br />What creature goes through a period where it gains 10 pounds an hour?<br />A: A blue whale.<br /><br />What's the least expensive and most popular fruit?<br />A: The banana.<br /><br />How many feet tall are most cattle at the shoulder?<br />A: Five.<br /><br />What rodents, believed to have great teeth, did ancient Romans often place live on the gums of a toothache sufferer?<br />A: Mice.<br /><br />What does a bee larva have no chance of becoming if it stops eating royal jelly after three days?<br />A :A queen bee.<br /><br />What city's streets and sidewalks received 175 tons of daily et excrement deposits before a "Pooper scooper" law passed in 1978?<br />A: New York City's.<br /><br />What people were the first to adopt a solar year, after noticing spring holidays were beginning to occur in winter?<br />A :The Egyptians.<br /><br />What type of whale can dive over 2,000 feet?<br />A: The sperm whale.<br /><br />What weather phenomenon is measured by the Beaufort scale?<br />A: Wind.<br /><br />What European country accounts for most of the 30 percent of the world's prunes not produced in California?<br />A: France.<br /><br />What's the most common trick a pet dog can perform?<br />A: Sit.<br /><br />What organ's need for oxygen causes angina pectoris pain?<br />A: The heart's.<br /><br />What tree-dwelling ape is known to Malaysians as the "person of the forest"?<br />A :The orangutan.<br /><br />What organ of a buffalo did Plains Indians use to make yellow paint?<br /> A: The gallbladder.<br /><br />What characteristic of minerals is described by the Mohs Scale?<br />A :Hardness.<br /><br />What fresh-water mollusks produce red or pink-colored pearls?<br />A :Mussels.<br /><br />What insect's larvae did New Hampshire hope to reduce by importing mummichogs, swallows and bats?<br />A: The mosquito's.<br /><br />How many out of every four known animal species are insects?<br />A: Three.<br /><br />What arachnid attacks its prey with the stinger at the end of its tail?<br />A :The Scorpion.<br /><br />What kind of baths do experts recommend be two-and-a-half-inches deep?<br />A :Birdbaths.<br /><br />What butterfly-shaped gland is located just in front of the windpipe?<br />A :The thyroid.<br /><br />What 1989 environmental disaster killed an estimated 144 bald eagles?<br />A: The Exxon Valdez oil spill.<br /><br />Which of the five senses is sharpened by a radial keratotomy?<br />A :Sight.<br /><br />What's the more common term for herpes zoster?<br />A: Shingles.<br /><br />Funny Animal Pictures on T Shirts, Mugs, Pet Products, Golf shirts, etc. Visit: Funny Animal Pictures-on-Products Elephants, Cows, Cats, Dogs, Bunnies, Monkeys, Turtles, and even Fire Breathing Dragons!<br /><br />What insect's pulvilli allow it to walk upside down on ceilings?<br /> A: The fly's.<br /><br />What breed was responsible for two-thirds of U.S. dog bite deaths in the 1980s?<br />A: The pit bull.<br /><br />What three planets in our solar system show signs of oxygen in their atmospheres?<br />A: Venus, Earth, Mars.<br /><br />What waterfowl has 24 neck vertebrae, more than any other warm-blooded animal?<br />A :The swan.<br /><br />What body part does bulbar polio attack?<br />A :The lung.<br /><br />What's the most popular animal eaten before it's born and after it's dead?<br />A: The Chicken.<br /><br />How many poisonous birds are there in the world--1, 10, or 100?<br />A: One.<br /><br />What have diameters of about one ten-thousand-millionth of a meter?<br /> A: Atoms.<br /><br />What family of tentacled horrors includes the world's most venomous animal?<br />A :Jellyfish.<br /><br />How many karats is pure, unalloyed gold?<br />A: Twenty-four.<br /><br />What country's breeding lab id 26 African killer queen bees escape from, in 1956?<br />A: Brazil's.<br /><br />What's the largest whale with teeth?<br />A: The sperm whale.<br /><br />What male body part did Mademoiselle magazine find to be the favorite of the most women?<br />A: Eyes.<br /><br />What's the longest poisonous snake?<br />A: The cobra.<br /><br />What's a water moccasin often called, due to the white inside its mouth?<br />A: A cottonmouth.<br /><br />What barnyard animal can get sunburned?<br />A :The pig.<br /><br />What's the most common limbless vertebrate?<br />A: A snake.<br /><br />What would Zamfir fear, if he suffered from aulophobia?<br />A: The flute.<br /><br />What's molten magma called when it is forced onto the Earth's surface?<br />A: Lava.<br /><br />How many toes grace each of a guinea pig's hand feet?<br />A: Three.<br /><br />What body part becomes infected if you contract cholera?<br />A The intestine.<br /><br />What's the small flap in the back of your throat called?<br />A: The uvula.<br /><br />What five-foot-tall birds are the tallest in North America?<br />A: Whooping cranes.<br /><br />What kind of Plymouth Rock is alive?<br />A: A Chicken.<br /><br />What childhood disease did 312 Americans have in 1993, a record low?<br />A :Measles.<br /><br />What blood type is the Universal Donor?<br /> A: Type O.<br /><br />What's the common term for epinephrine?<br />A: Adrenaline.<br /><br />What bean provides the colored inks used in most U.S. daily newspapers?<br /> A: The soybean.<br /><br />How many bacteria can be found in a typical cubic inch of garden soil--30 thousand, 30 million or 30 billion?<br />A: Thirty Billion.<br /><br />What pets are a major cause of salmonella poisoning if handled by humans?<br />A :Turtles.<br /><br />What U.S. age group more than doubled in size between 1960 and 1990--under 25, over 645 or over 85?<br /> A: Over 85.<br /><br />What biblical figure was California's 4,700-year-old bristlecone pine tree named after?<br />A: Methuselah.<br /><br />What insect does an isoopterpophobic homeowner fear?<br /> A: The termite.<br /><br />What deficiency disease did 19th-century scientists find could be avoided by avoiding polished rice?<br /> A: Beriberi.<br /><br />What animal travels at 25 mph under water but fins it easier to toboggan on its belly on land?<br />A: The penguin.<br /><br />What color are emu eggs?<br />A : Green.<br /><br />What will fall off of the Great Sphinx in 200 years due to pollution and erosion, according to scholar Chikaosa Tanimoto?<br />A: Its head.<br /><br />What single-seeded drupe was the first fruit munched on the moon?<br />A: The peach.<br /><br />Funny Animal Pictures on T Shirts, Mugs, Pet Products, Golf shirts, etc. Visit: Funny Animal Pictures-on-Products Elephants, Cows, Cats, Dogs, Bunnies, Monkeys, Turtles, and even Fire Breathing Dragons!<br /><br />What disorder's name is derived from the Greek for "without appetite"?<br />A: Anorexia's.<br /><br />What creature's name was derived from French words meaning "spiny pig"?<br />A: The porcupine's.<br /><br />What type of leaves were botanists shocked to find in the stuffing inside the mummified remains of Pharaoh Ramses II?<br />A: Tobacco leaves.<br /><br />What distant planet circles the sun every 84 years?<br />A: Uranus.<br /><br />What creature's fossilized leg bone did John Horner discover red blood cells in, in 1993?<br />A: A Tyrannosaurus rex's.<br /><br />What are there 88 of in the night sky, according to the international AStronomical Union?<br />A: Constellations.<br /><br />What nationally-observed day in the U.S. marks winter's midpoint?<br />A: Groundhog Day.<br /><br />What tree family includes the largest and fastest-growing living thing on Earth?<br />A: The Sequoia.<br /><br />What is the common name for the class Aves, which consists of over 8,500 living species?<br />A: Birds.<br /><br />What can clear mucus from sinus passages faster than any other hot beverage, according to a 1978 Mount Sinai Medical Center study?<br />A: Chicken soup.<br /><br />What's the most intelligent mammal after man?<br /> A: The Chimpanzee.<br /><br />What flatulent New Zealand creatures did geophysicist David Lowe say were contributing to the gradual warming of Earth's atmosphere?<br /> A: Sheep.<br /><br />How many parents are required in order to reproduce by parthenogenesis?<br />A: One.<br /><br />What long-beaked bird needs 1,600 blossoms to get its daily diet of nectar?<br />A The hummingbird.<br /><br />What nation is prowled by 60 percent of the world's tigers?<br />A: India.<br /><br />What sea mammal's upper lip moves much like the trunk of an elephant?<br />A: The manatee's.<br /><br />What type of glands are missing in pigs, who must wallow in mud to beat the heat?<br /> A: Sweat glands.<br /><br />What's the top apple-producing state in the U.S.?<br />A: Washington.<br /><br />What bulb has been dubbed "the stinking rose"?<br />A: Garlic.<br /><br />What now extinct fowl was originally named "disgusting bird" by its Dutch discoverers?<br />A: Dodo.<br /><br />What creature has 98.4 percent of its DNA n common with humans?<br />A: The Chimpanzee.<br /><br />What constellation must you aim a telescope at to view the Crab nebula?<br />A: Taurus.<br /><br />What was the last name of the Canadian farmer who cultivated a wild apple he found on his property in 1796?<br /> A: McIntosh.<br /><br />How many of every 1,000 species that have ever lived on Earth are still alive?<br />A: One.<br /><br />What was the most lethal infectious disease of 1990?<br />A: Pneumonia.<br /><br />What occurred in the Atacama Desert for the first time in 400 years, in 1971?<br />A: Rain.<br /><br />What's the most concentrated source of energy in a diet--carbohydrates, fat or protein?<br />A: Fat.<br /><br />What jungle-dwelling primates are most likely to break bones falling out of trees?<br />A: Orangutans.<br /><br />What Hawaiian volcano first erupted in the 1970s and has done so regularly since 1983?<br />A: Kilauea.<br /><br />What insect depends the most upon sight, rather than sound, to locate mates?<br />A: The firefly.<br /><br />Funny Animal Pictures on T Shirts, Mugs, Pet Products, Golf shirts, etc. Visit: Animal Antics - Pictures-on-Products Elephants, Cows, Cats, Dogs, Bunnies, Monkeys, Turtles, and even Fire Breathing Dragons!<br /><br />What poisonous snake's black, red and yellow bands are mimicked in the harmless milk snake?<br />A: The coral snake's.<br /><br />What South American member of the raccoon family do et store owners often call a "honey-bear"?<br />A: The kinkajou.<br /><br />What do epiphytic and parasitic plants grow on?<br />A: Plants.<br /><br />What cousin to the camel is used in pats of the U.S. to protect sheep from coyotes and stray dogs?<br /> A: The Llama.<br /><br />What color hair naturally graces the heads of one in 16 Americans?<br />A: Red.<br /><br />What bird, extinct by 1681, was named for the Portuguese word for "stupid"?<br />A: The dodo bird.<br /><br />What taste are cats unable to detect?<br />A Sweet.<br /><br />What dog was named for its skill at flushing out woodcock for hunters?<br />A: The cocker spaniel.<br /><br />What three fingers are raised to indicate the number "three" in American sign language?<br />A: Thumb, index, middle.<br /><br />What breed of dog did New York City's Board of Health order owners to neuter, in 1989?<br />A: The pit bull.<br /><br />How many days does a cat usually stay in heat?<br />A: Five.<br /><br />What season boasts the greatest number of U.S. newborns?<br />A: Summer.<br /><br />What beaked reptiles are almost identical to their Triassic ancestors"?<br />A: Turtles.<br /><br />What was the only domesticated animal in North America in 1475 B.C.?<br />A: The dog.<br /><br />What's an ocean-going "bergy bit" too small to be?<br />A: An iceberg.<br /><br />What type of mining operation causes what ecologists slam as a "lunar landscape"?<br />A: Strip mining.<br /><br />What explorer introduced pigs to North America?<br />A: Christopher Columbus.<br /><br />How many square feet of Latin American rain forest can conservationists buy with a single donated quarter--30, 60, or 90?<br /> A: Ninety.<br /><br />What living organism can be 30 times the size of a blue whale?<br />A: A giant sequoia.<br /><br />What sounds were mud puppies falsely though to make, accounting for their name?<br />A: barks.<br /><br />What U.S. spider's poison is 15 times as powerful as rattlesnake venom?<br /> A: The black widow's.<br /><br />What creature proved to be much faster than a horse in a 1927 race in Sydney, Australia?<br />A: The kangaroo.<br /><br />What kind of fish provides the typical meal for killer whales cruising the apuget Sound?<br />A: Salmon.<br /><br />Who trapped frogs for a zoo before he hit upon the idea of frozen foods?<br />A: Clarence Birdseye.<br /><br />What eastward wind current above the lower troposphere was identified by Jacob Bjerknes?<br />A: The jet stream.<br /><br />What body orifice are you able to talk through if you can "snoach"?<br />A: The nose.<br /><br />What's a "ruderal" to a frustrated gardener?<br />A: A weed.<br /><br />How many keepers, on average, do captive elephants in North America kill every year?<br />A: Two.<br /><br />What bean did Henry Ford use to form the body of an experimental car, in 1941?<br />A: The soybean.<br /><br />What section of a choir has a vocal range of between 262 and 1,046 cycles per second?<br />A: Sopranos.<br /><br />What do you call the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion?<br />A: A tiglon.<br /><br />What Asian animal's pelt can fetch $100,000 on the black market?<br />A: The giant panda's.Ramjosefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565329701912027202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882731062663172901.post-51654983892687516892009-05-29T02:05:00.000-07:002009-05-29T02:09:27.829-07:00Free Science Trivia Facts <br /><br />Free science trivia facts.<br /><br />A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat.<br /><br />A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.<br /><br />Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.<br /><br />An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long.<br /><br />Colored diamonds are caused by impurities such as nitrogen (yellow), boron (blue). With red diamonds being due to deformities in the structure of the stone, and green ones being the result of irradiation. <br /><br />Free science trivia facts.<br /><br />Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring substance, and is also one of the most valuable natural substances. Diamonds are crystals formed almost entirely of carbon. Because of its hardness, the diamond is the most enduring of all gemstones. They are among the most costly jewels in the world, partly because they are rare, Only four important diamond fields have been found - in Africa, South America, India, and the Soviet Union.<br /><br />In 1957, the Shipping port Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, went on line. (It was taken out of service in 1982.)<br /><br />In 1982, in the first operation of its kind, doctors at the University of Utah Medical Center implanted a permanent artificial heart in the chest of retired dentist Dr. Barney Clark, who lived 112 days with the device.<br /><br />Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.<br /><br />Mineral deposits in caves: The ones growing upward are stalagmites, the ones growing downward are stalactites.<br /><br />Natural gas has no odor. The smell is added artificially so that leaks can be detected.<br /><br />Prussic acid, in a crystalline powder called Zyklon B, was used to kill in Germany's gas chambers. The gas would paralyze the victim's lungs, causing them to suffocate.<br /><br />Sea water, loaded with mineral salts, weighs about a pound and a half more per cubit foot than fresh water at the same temperature.<br /><br />Ten per cent of the salt mined in the world each year is used to de-ice the roads in America.<br /><br />The air we breathe is 78% nitrogen, 21.5% oxygen, .5% argon and other gases.<br /><br />The Chinese were using aluminum to make things as early as 300 AD Western civilization didn't rediscover aluminum until 1827.<br /><br />The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality diamond ever discovered. Found in 1905, the original 3,100 carats were cut to make jewels for the British Crown Jewels and the British Royal family's collection.<br /><br />The largest gold nugget ever found weighed 172 lbs., 13 oz.<br /><br />The largest hailstone ever recorded was 17.5 inches in diameter - bigger than a basketball.<br /><br />The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is aluminum.<br /><br />The only rock that floats in water is pumice.<br /><br />The three most common elements in the universe are 1) hydrogen; 2) helium; 3) oxygen.<br /><br />The United States government keeps its supply of silver at the US Military Academy at West Point, NY.<br /><br />What was the first city to be leveled by a plutonium-based atomic bomb?<br />A: Nagasaki.<br /><br />What high-level computer language was named after a French mathematician and philosopher?<br />A: PASCAL.<br /><br />What Mercury astronaut had a pulse rate of 170 at lift-off-John Glenn, Alan Shepard or Gus Grissom?<br />A: Gus Grissom.<br /><br />What type of vessel was powered by a hand-cranked propeller when first used in combat in 1176?<br />A: A submarine.<br /><br />What creature proved to be much faster than a horse in a 1927 race in Sydney, Australia?<br />A: The Kangaroo.<br /><br />Science trivia questions answers and facts.<br /><br />What radioactive element is extracted from carnotite and pitchblende?<br />A: Uranium.<br /><br />What organ of a buffalo did Plains Indians use to make yellow paint?<br />A: The gallbladder.<br /><br />What optical aids was nearsighted model Grace Robin the first to show off in 1930?<br />A: Contact lenses.<br /><br />Funny pictures of animals doing human activities and printed on mugs, t shirts and other products. Incredibly Funny Animals! Cat Wrestling, Thinking Elephants Fire Breathing Dragons, and crazy animal antics!<br /><br />What creature's fossilized leg bone did John Horner discover red blood cells in, in 1993?<br />A: A tyrannosaurus rex's.<br /><br />What sticky sweetener was traditionally used as an antiseptic ointment for cuts and burns?<br />A: Honey.<br /><br />What computer was introduced in 1984 Super Bowl ads?<br />A: The Macintosh.<br /><br />What male body part did Mademoiselle magazine find to be the favorite of most women?<br />A: Eyes.<br /><br />What planet is named after the Greek god who personified the sky?<br />A: Uranus.<br /><br />What fat substitute got FDA approval for use in snack foods, despite reports of diarrhea and cramps?<br />A: Olestra.<br /><br />What plant's meltdown was dubbed "Russian Roulette" by nuclear power wags?<br />A: Chernobyl's.<br /><br />What is a single unit of quanta called?<br />A: A quantum.<br /><br />What will fall off of the Great Sphinx in 200 years due to pollution and erosion, according to scholar Chikaosa Tanimoto?<br />A: It's head.<br /><br />What suntan lotion was developed by Dr. Ben Green in 1944 to protect pilots who bailed out over the Pacific?<br />A: Coppertone.<br /><br />What was Friedrich Serturner the first to extract from opium and use as a pain reliever?<br />A: Morphine.<br /><br />What substance nets recyclers the most money?<br />A: Aluminum.<br /><br />What are you shopping for if you are sized up by a Brannock Device?<br />A: Shoes.<br /><br />What animal travels at 25 mph under water but finds it easier to toboggan on its belly on land?<br />A: The penguin.<br /><br />What's the itchy skin condition tinea pedis better known as?<br />A: Athlete's foot.<br /><br />What uncooked meat is a trichina worm most likely to make a home in?<br />A: Pork.<br /><br />How many of every 10 victims infected by the Ebola virus will die in two days?<br />A: Nine.<br /><br />What computer company was named after a founder's memories of spending a summer in an Oregon orchard?<br />A: Apple.<br /><br />What butterfly-shaped gland is located just in front of the windpipe?<br />A: The Thyroid.<br /><br />What's short for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation"?<br />A: Laser.<br /><br />What planet is the brightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon?<br />A: Venus.<br /><br />What weapon did German gunsmith August Kotter unload on the world in 1520?<br />A: The rifle.<br /><br />What type of machine did 19-year-old French genius Blaise Pascal invent to help his dad do taxes in 1642?<br />A: An adding machine.<br /><br />What do leukemia sufferers have too many of?<br />A: White blood cells, or leukocytes.<br /><br />What Benjamin Holt invention was good news to farmers in 1900?<br />A: The tractor.<br /><br />What weather phenomenon is measured by the Beaufort scale?<br />A: Wind.<br /><br />What do itchy people call the "rhus radicans" they were sorry they came into contact with?<br />A: Poison Ivy.<br /><br />What drupaceous fruit were Hawaiian women once forbidden by law to eat?<br />A: The coconut.<br /><br />What was the first planet to be discovered using the telescope, in 1781?<br />A: Uranus.<br /><br />What V-word is defined as "the ability of a liquid to resist flowing".<br />A: Viscosity.<br /><br />What unit of measure was originally designed to be one forty-millionth of the Earth's circumference?<br />A: The meter.<br /><br />What's sometimes dubbed Biosphere I?<br />A: Earth.<br /><br />What are "human incubation chambers" heated to before Gillette's odor judges test deodorants by smelling human armpits?<br />A: 100 degrees Fahrenheit.<br /><br />What antidepressant is most often referred to by snide shrinks as "Slo Mo"?<br />A: Valium.<br /><br />Crazy Mad Cows! Cute Puppies! Adorable Kittens! Flying Elephants! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Mugs, Boxers, and More! John Lund Photography<br /><br />What gardeners' aid is identified by numbers indicating its percentages of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium?<br />A: Fertilizer.<br /><br />What facial features flank your glabella?<br />A: The eyebrows.<br /><br />What organ of the body leads all others with 3,195 distinct genes?<br />A: The brain.<br /><br />What Cool Whip ingredient outweighs all the others?<br />A: Water.<br /><br />What does a kit-flying linonophobic fear?<br />A: String.<br /><br />What's the common name for the eye inflammation doctors call conjunctivits?<br />A: Pink eye.<br /><br />What country flew the first supersonic airliner in 1968 but saw it crash in 1973?<br />A: The Soviet Union.<br /><br />What two-word term is defined as "the lowest possible temperature"?<br />A: Absolute zero.<br /><br />What century did mathematicians first use plus and minus signs?<br />A: The sixteenth.<br /><br />What handy mathematical instrument's days were numbered when the pocket calculator made the scene in the 1970s?<br />A: The slide rule's.<br /><br />What boxcar-sized instrument was repaired by the crew of the shuttle Endeavor in 1993?<br />A: The Hubble telescope.<br /><br />What name for a bone disease translates as "porous bone"?<br />A: Osteoporosis.<br /><br />What earthenware ceramic was produced in ancient China from feldspar and china clay?<br />A: Porcelain.<br /><br />What's the U.S. military acronym for liquid oxygen?<br />A: LOX.<br /><br />What's one-tenth of a bel?<br />A: A decibel.<br /><br />What type of vessel was powered by a hand-cranked propeller when first used in combat in 1776?<br />A: A submarine.<br /><br />What type of machine do the French call a telecopie?<br />A: A fax machine.<br /><br />What unit of measure was once defined as the length of three grains of barley laid end to end?<br />A: The inch.<br /><br />What are the two main constituents of bronze.<br />A: Copper and tin.<br /><br />What Greek was the first physician to record case histories of patients?<br />A: Hippocrates.<br /><br />What four planets have a smaller diameter than Earth?<br />A: Mars, Mercury, Pluto, Venus.<br /><br />What word was coined when a trapped moth caused an early computer to crash?<br />A: Bug.<br /><br />What technological revolution was credited with the large increase in paper use in the 1980s and 1990s?<br />A: The computer revolution.<br /><br />What name for an automaton came from the Czech word meaning "forced labor"?<br />A: Robot.<br /><br />What delta-winged supersonic transport is the fastest passenger plane?<br />A: The Concorde.<br /><br />What comet was first sighted by the Chinese in 240 B.C.?<br />A: Halley's Comet.<br /><br />What does "SPF" mean on sunscreen containers?<br />A: Sun Protection factor.<br /><br />What M-word is defined as "a device that changes sound into electric current"?<br />A: Microphone.<br /><br />What brand became the first sugar-free sugar substitute, in 1957?<br />A: Sweet'n Low.<br /><br />What colorless gas is essential in the production of fertilizers and light bulbs?<br />A: Nitrogen.<br /><br />What weapon did German gunsmith August Kotter unload on the world in 1520?<br />A: The rifle.<br /><br />What explosive jelly is combined with gasoline to make incendiary bombs?<br />A: Napalm.<br /><br />What did Dr. Heinrich Dreser hype as a non addictive substitute for morphine in 1898?<br />A: Heroin.<br /><br />What did the Nimbus-7 satellite monitor changes in the depth of?<br />A: The ozone layer.<br /><br />What body part is low-density lipoprotein most likely to clog?<br />A: Arteries.<br /><br />What's wire rope most often called?<br />A: Cable.<br /><br />What was the short word for "Infantile Paralysis" on 1950s March of Dimes posters?<br />A: Polio.<br /><br />What book did Christians often place on their foreheads to cure insomnia in medieval times?<br />A: The Bible.<br /><br />What are you shopping for it you're sized up by a Brannock Device?<br />A: Shoes.<br /><br />What's the most common automotive essential that is measured in terms of its viscosity?<br />A: Oil.<br /><br />What did 18th-century chemist Antoine Lavoisier prove was a compound of hydrogen and oxygen?<br />A: Water.<br /><br />What objects are studied in what enthusiasts call "ufology"?<br />A: Unidentified flying objects.<br /><br />Who's known in the shrink biz as "Weird Beard"?<br />A: Sigmund Freud.<br /><br />What's the unit of capacity for fuel wood?<br />A: A cord.<br /><br />How many of every ten coffee beans in USDA approved coffee can be moldy, insect-infested or insect-damaged?<br />A: One.<br /><br />What's the English title of Freud's book Traumdeutung?<br />A: The Interpretation of Dreams.<br /><br />What celestial objects were once referred to as "hairy stars"?<br />A: Comets.<br /><br />What piece of lumber's actual size is one-and-a-half by three-and-a-half inches when "surfaced"?<br />A: A two-by-four.<br /><br />What tool did astronomer Rodger Thompson say is "fundamentally altering our view of the universe"?<br />A: The Hubble telescope.<br /><br />What's the most common contributor to chronic bronchitis?<br />A Smoking.<br /><br />What constellation points to the south celestial pole?<br />A: The Southern Cross.<br /><br />What's the study of materials at very low temperatures?<br />A: Cryogenics.<br /><br />What unit of length is derived from the Latin word uncia?<br />A: The inch.<br /><br />What country launched Europe's first super-high-speed passenger train, in 1981?<br />A: France.<br /><br />What's believed by many to be a satellite of Neptune that escaped its primary orbit?<br />A: Pluto.<br /><br />What planet is circled by only two moons?<br />A :Mars.<br /><br />What artillery weapon was launched upon the world in 400 B.C.?<br />A: The catapult.<br /><br />What procedure is performed on an abscess if the dentist thinks the tooth can be saved?<br />A :Root canal.<br /><br />What Greek advised: "Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine by your food"?<br />A: Hippocrates.<br /><br />What does an anthropophagic census-taker fear?<br />A: People.<br /><br />What "black metal" gave blacksmiths their name?<br />A :Iron.<br /><br />What word describes the physical components of a computer?<br />A: Hardware.<br /><br />What planet is the brightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon?<br />A :Venus.<br /><br />What does a bromidrosiphobic shoe salesman fear?<br />A :Smelly feet.<br /><br />What planet needs 248 years to meander its way around the sun?<br />A: Pluto.<br /><br />What did 18th-century astronomer Edmund Halley chart 24 of?<br />A: Comets.<br /><br />What's a video cameraman doing when he "juices the brick"?<br />A: Recharging the battery.<br /><br />What New York City hospital founded the first school for nursing in the U.S. , in 1872?<br />A: Bellevue.<br /><br />What type of telephones did AT&T stop making in the mid-1980s?<br />A: Rotary phones.<br /><br />What Entertainment Tonight star's voice did the New England Journal of Medicine claim triggered a woman's epileptic seizures?<br />A :Mary Hart's.<br /><br />What planet is named after the Greek god who personified the sky?<br />A :Uranus.<br /><br />What home appliance did the U.S. produce seven million of in 1953, up from 6,000 in 946?<br />A: The television.<br /><br />What are you forbidden to do in a "snuff zone"?<br />A: Smoke.<br /><br />What teenage year does an American first develop phobias in, on average?<br /> A: Thirteen.<br /><br />Who would send you an e-mail message with the return address "billg@microsoft.com"?<br />A: Bill Gates.<br /><br />What innovation decreases the odds of hitting the car in front of you, but increases the odds of being hit by the car behind you?<br /> A: Anti-lock brakes.<br /><br />What red-blooded body organ are vitamins A, B, D, E, and K stored in?<br />A: The Liver.<br /><br />What's the positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom called?<br />A: A proton.<br /><br />What cartoonist has had three insect species named after him?<br />A :Gary Larson.<br /><br />What did William Stanley invent in 1885 to transfer the current of one circuit to another?<br />A : The transformer.<br /><br />What is a siderodromophobic hobo afraid to hitch a rid eon?<br />A: Trains.<br /><br />What country was India ink developed in?<br /> A: China.<br /><br />What three-letter word denotes the residue of combustion or incineration?<br />A: Ash.<br /><br />What fiber-optic instrument allows surgeons to see and repair damage within joints?<br />A: An arthroscope.<br /><br />What photo company brags that with their products, "there really are no negatives"?<br />A :Polaroid.<br /><br />What high-tech mogul appeared on a 1995 cover of Time headlined "Master of the Universe"?<br />A: Bill Gates.<br /><br />What time period is sandwiched between the Cretaceous and Triassic?<br />A: The Jurassic.<br /><br />What suntan lotion was developed by Dr. Ben Green in 1944 to protect pilots who bailed out over the Pacific?<br />A: Coppertone.<br /><br />What colorless, odorless substance is the main constituent of natural gas?<br />A: Methane.<br /><br />What was the first place name uttered by a man on the moon?<br />A: Houston.<br /><br />What does an AutoCut VCR automatically cut from TV programs?<br />A: Commercials.<br /><br />What early scientist, after being forced to declare the Earth was motionless, muttered: "Nevertheless, it does move"?<br />A :Galileo.<br /><br />What typewriter brand was invented by a man whose father made a well-known flintlock rifle?<br />A: Remington.<br /><br />What term for "bipolar disorder" has fallen out of general use?<br />A: Manic depression.<br /><br />What planet has a storm system called the Great Red Sot?<br />A: Jupiter.<br /><br />What will not be back to entice astronomers until 2061?<br />A: Halley's Comet.<br /><br />Where did Bill Clinton urge U.S. scientists to look for more signs of life, in 1996?<br />A: Mars.<br /><br />What office image transmitter did Bell Labs demonstrate as early as 1924?<br /> A: A fax machine.<br /><br />What direction did cartographers usually place at the top of maps when they believed the Earth was flat?<br />A: East.<br /><br />What U.S. agency is considered by e-mail users to deliver "snail mail"?<br />A: The U.S. Postal Service.<br /><br />What N-word describes a cloud of dust and gas in space.<br />A: Nebula.<br /><br />What car model was developed in 1938 by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche?<br />A: The Volkswagen Beetle.<br /><br />What plant's meltdown was dubbed "Russian Roulette" by nuclear power wags?<br />A: Chernobyl's.<br /><br />What Internet search utility was named for the mascot of the University of Minnesota, where it was developed?<br />A: Gopher.<br /><br />What type of power is defined as the generation of electricity from water?<br />A: Hydroelectric power.<br /><br />What type of pills are known in the pharmacy biz as "pillows:?<br />A: Sleeping pills.<br /><br />What organ was operated on in the first microsurgical procedure, in 1921?<br />A :The ear.<br /><br />What transparent material is produced by heating lime, sand and soda?<br /> A: Glass.<br /><br />What does the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determine?<br />A: Its Atomic number.<br /><br />What unit of time, when measured by an atomic clock, equals 9,192,631,770 energy changes of a cesium atom?<br />A: One second.<br /><br />What heat-resistant element replaced cotton as the filament of choice in electric light bulbs in 1910?<br />A: Tungsten.<br /><br />What now-extinct bird's gizzard, when stewed in milk, was once thought to cure gallstones?<br />A: The passenger pigeon's.<br /><br />What unit of power did James Watt coin to help market his steam engines?<br />A: Horsepower.<br /><br />What comes in Bibb, oak leaf and escarole varieties?<br /> A: Lettuce.<br /><br />What treatment for cavities was first recommended by a 10th-century physician name Rhazes?<br />A: Fillings.<br /><br />What did the EPA once refer to as "poorly buffered precipitation"?<br />A: Acid Rain.<br /><br />What car parts require alignment in toe, camber and caster?<br />A: Wheels.<br /><br />What car of the 1940s featured a central "Cyclops-eye" headlight that turned with the wheels"?<br />A: The Tucker.<br /><br />What could Harrison's chronometer accurately measure during 18th-century voyages?<br /> A: Longitude.<br /><br />What's short for "binary digit"?<br />A: Bit.<br /><br />Who licensed the MS-DOS operating system to IBM in 1980?<br />A: Bill Gates.<br /><br />How many 1990s cigarettes must you smoke to get the toxic effect of one 1950s cigarette.?<br />A: Three.<br /><br />What oil was first used as a laxative by Egyptians in 1600 B.C.?<br />A: Castor oil.<br /><br />Who was amazed to see the moons of Jupiter through a telescope on January 7, 1610?<br />A: Galileo.<br /><br />What geographic term describes a hill with sharply sloping sides and a flat top?<br />A: Butte.<br /><br />What serious underwater ailment was named after a Victorian notion of chic posture?<br />A: The bends.<br /><br />What Mercury astronaut had a pulse rate of 170 at lift-off--John Glenn, Alan Shepard, or Gus Grissom?<br />A :Gus Grissom.<br /><br />What U.S. coin weighs five grams?<br />A: A nickel.<br /><br />Who spent more time in space than any woman or any U.S. astronaut, after NASA delayed her ride home by six weeks in 1996?<br />A: Shannon Lucid.<br /><br />How many Russian cosmonauts have walked on the moon?<br />A: Zero.<br /><br />What staple of Sigmund's profession lies in state at the Freud Museum in London?<br />A: His couch.<br /><br />What wattage of incandescent light bulb typically produces 1,700 lumens?<br />A: 100 watts.<br /><br />What 20th-century decade saw the introduction of the felt-tip pen?<br />A: The 1960s.<br /><br />What needle-stickers use the word "Qi" to describe the energy that flows through the body's pathways?<br />A: Acupuncturists.<br /><br />What continent has yielded the largest trove of meteorites?<br />A: Antarctica.<br /><br />What letter did NASA decide to preface "Okay" with, due to radio stati problems?<br />A : A.<br /><br />What L-word is the proprietary name of the tranquilizer chlordiazepoxide?<br />A: Librium.<br /><br />What are "newbies," who tend to attract scorn from Internet flamers?<br />A: Newcomers.<br /><br />What's the smallest time interval -- a microsecond, a nanosecond or a picosecond?<br />A: A picosecond.<br /><br />What sterilization process can kill 99.9 percent of salmonella organisms in poultry?<br />A :Irradiation.<br /><br />Which Smithsonian museum attracted a record 118,437 people on April 14,1984?<br />A: The National Air and Space Museum.<br /><br />Who saw the dies used to stamp out bodies of his stainless-steel cars end up as anchors for salmon traps?<br />A: John DeLorean.<br /><br />What's the largest and densest of the four rocky planets?<br />A: Earth.<br /><br />What branch of biology deals with the nature of aging?<br />A: Gerontology.<br /><br />What tropical disease were mental patients intentionally infected with in the early 1900s as a treatment for insanity?<br />A: Malaria.<br /><br />What's a detective studying if he's staring at arches loops, whorls, islands and dots?<br />A: Fingerprints.<br /><br />What unit of measurement has a fluid volume of three teaspoons?<br />A: A tablespoon.<br /><br />What creature's heart kept Baby Fae alive for 21 of her 33 days in 1984?<br />A: A baboon's.<br /><br />What country was home of 153 of the first 400 Nobel Prize-winning scientists?<br />A: The U.S.<br /><br />What chemical compound comes from the Greek word for "primary"?<br />A: Protein.<br /><br />What number, a one followed by 100 zeroes, was first used by nine-year-old Milton Sirotta in 1940?<br />A: Googol.<br /><br />What's the most common computer acronym for a "Picture element"?<br />A: Pixel.<br /><br />What's the most common cause of cirrhosis?<br />A: Alcohol abuseRamjosefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565329701912027202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882731062663172901.post-78245064623834258682009-05-29T01:59:00.000-07:002009-05-29T02:04:45.034-07:00Places trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What Nation's treasures include the Sistine Chapel?<br />A: Vatican City's.<br /><br />Which extends further North- Japan, North Korea or turkey?<br />A: Japan.<br /><br />What country can an Afghani escape to on the Khyber Pass?<br />A: Pakistan.<br /><br />What two countries sandwich the dead sea?<br />A: Israel and Jordan.<br /><br />What U.S. state is said to have as many cows as people?<br />A: Wisconsin.<br /><br />What continent boasts the most telephone lines?<br />A: Europe.<br /><br />What future Soviet republic produced one-half of the world's oil in 1901?<br />A: Azerbaijan.<br /><br />Mad Cows! Cute Puppies! Adorable Kittens! Flying Elephants! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! Printed Merchandise - T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Mugs, Boxers, and More!<br /><br />What African country is bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique?<br />A: South Africa.<br /><br />What's the only Central American country without a coastline on the Caribbean?<br />A: El Salvador.<br /><br />What North American mountain range is an apt anagram for "o, man--ski country"?<br />A: Rocky Moutntians.<br /><br />What city is headquarters for Zero Population Growth and the Impotence Institution of America?<br />A:Washington, DC.<br /><br />What city boasts a Board of Trade that buy and sells half the world's wheat and corn?<br />A: Chicago.<br /><br />What island boasts Mount Fuji?<br />A: Honshu.<br /><br />What European country's most common last name is De Vries?<br />A: The Netherlands'.<br /><br />What desert do Botswana, Namibia and South Africa have in common?<br />A: The Kalahari.<br /><br />What U.S. state has the highest percentage of residents born in other countries?<br />A: California.<br /><br />How many U.S. states are named after a president>?<br />A: One.<br /><br />What's the world's highest island mountain?<br />A: Mauna Kea.<br /><br />What was the only country still building steam locomotives in 1990?<br />A: China.<br /><br />Which two European countries lead the world n wine consumption pr capita?<br />A: France and Italy.<br /><br />What was the world's highest man-made structure for 4,000 years before being passed by the central tower of Lincoln Cathedral?<br />A: The Great Pyramid of Cheops.<br /><br />What western state is less than thrilled to be known as the "Vermin State"?<br />A: New Mexico.<br /><br />What's the only South American country that has both a Pacific and a Caribbean coast?<br />A: Colombia.<br /><br />What interstate highway connects Boston and Seattle?<br />A: I-90.<br /><br />What state boasts all or part of the ten largest American Indian reservations?<br />A: Arizona.<br /><br />What Canadian city's name means "muddy water"?<br />A: Winnipeg's.<br /><br />What desert did David Livingstone have to cross to reach Lake Ngami?<br />A: The Kalahari.<br /><br />What country sent out 15,000 census workers to count its homeless population, in 1990?<br />A: The U.S.<br /><br />What do Americans call the Huang Ho, China's second-longest river?<br />A: The Yellow River.<br /><br />What Russian republic has its capital in Grozny?<br />A: Chechnya.<br /><br />What state made the U.S. the fourth largest country in land mass in 1959?<br />A: Alaska.<br /><br />What state does the Yellowstone River rise in?<br />A: Wyoming.<br /><br />What island has endured Mount Etna's wrath over 140 times?<br />A: Sicily.<br /><br />How many months per year do residents of Tromso, Norway go without seeing a sunset?<br />A: Three.<br /><br />What Memphis mansion was opened to the public in 1982?<br />A: Graceland.<br /><br />What U.S. state gave the world Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, Mahalia Jackson and Jelly Roll Morton?<br />A: Louisiana.<br /><br />What country is central to the books Out of Africa and The Green Hills of Africa?<br />A: Kenya.<br /><br />What country boasts the world's highest paid national legislators?<br />A: The U.S..<br /><br />What southwestern U.S. state adopted the bola tie as its official state neckwear?<br />A: Arizona.<br /><br />What $325 million chateau was finished for Louis XIV of France in 1682?<br />A: Versailles.<br /><br />What southeastern state boasts the cities of Frog Jump, Only, and Sweet Lips?<br />A: Tennessee.<br /><br />What Mississippi town name provides the answer to the Arizona town of Why?<br />A: Why Not.<br /><br />What European country sells an amazing 550 million one-pound cans of Heinz Baked Beans, or ten per citizen, each year?<br />A: Britain.<br /><br />Mad Cows! Cute Puppies! Adorable Kittens! Flying Elephants! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! Printed Merchandise - T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Mugs, Boxers, and More!<br /><br />What eastern town is home for a service academy and the U.S. Silver Depository?<br />A: West Point.<br /><br />What ancient African country did the Greeks name for the "sunburnt faces" of its natives.<br />A: Ethiopia.<br /><br />What's the only remaining European territory on the South American continent?<br />A: French Guiana.<br /><br />What nation of over 7,000 islands has two-thirds of its popyulation living on Luzon and Mindanao?<br />A: The Philippines.<br /><br />What country receives 26 percent of all Saudi Exports?<br />A: The U.S..<br /><br />What Massachusetts spot is hyped as " America's Hometown"?<br />A: Plymouth.<br /><br />What biblical place name means "pleasure"?<br />A: Eden.<br /><br />What preceded Tokyo as the capital of Japan?<br />A: Kyoto.<br /><br />What nation boasts the cities of Go Cong, Play Cu, Dong Ha and Ha Dong?<br />A: Vietnam.<br /><br />What two U.S. cities have the same name, are the largest cities in their states, but are not state capitals?<br />A: Portland, Oregon, and Portland , Maine.<br /><br />What U.S. state was named after chaste Queen Elizabeth I?<br />A: Virginia.<br /><br />What Southwestern state are you standing in if you ring a doorbell in Ding Dong?<br />A: Texas.<br /><br />What continent is Greenland a part of?<br />A: North America.<br /><br />What southern U.S. state boasts the town of Stellite Beach?<br />A: Florida.<br /><br />What country was created in 1920 from the remains of the Hapsburg Empire?<br />A: Austria.<br /><br />What do Southerners call ground hominy with the germ removed?<br />A: Grits.<br /><br />What Arab nation has the highest percentage of Christans?<br />A: Lebanon.<br /><br />What U.S. state gets raked by the most tornadoes annually?<br />A: Texas.<br /><br />What city does the Bible call the City of David.<br />A: Jerusalem.<br /><br />What two U.S. states went to court in 1996 over ownership of historic Ellis Island?<br />A: New York and New Jersey.<br /><br />What ice cream factory is the number one tourist attraction in Vermont?<br />A: Ben & Jerry's.<br /><br />What Nebraska city outlawed burping in churches?<br />A: Omaha.<br /><br />Which city is farthest west - San Diego, Reno, or Los Angeles.<br />A: Reno.<br /><br />What island calls itself the Republic of China?<br />A: Taiwan.<br /><br />What's the only state whose official state song was composed for a Broadway musical?<br />A: Oklahoma.<br /><br />What outfit is known as the Red Crescent in Muslim nations?<br />A: The Red Cross.<br /><br />What foreign company's Tennessee factory is the largest single auto plant in the U.S.?<br />A: Nissan's.<br /><br />What Florida city's name translates to "mouth of the rat" because of it's toothy inlet?<br />A: Boca Raton's.<br /><br />What Italian city had the Roman name Mediolanum?<br />A: Milan.<br /><br />What New England state would be home if you laid down roots in Bald Head?<br />A: Maine.<br /><br />What 4,588-mile dune-laden expanse did Choi Jong-yul say he walked across "because it was there"?<br />A: The Sahara Desert.<br /><br />Mad Cows! Cute Puppies! Adorable Kittens! Flying Elephants! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! Printed Merchandise - T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Mugs, Boxers, and More!<br /><br />What country is bordered by Algeria, Niger, Chad, Egypt, Sudan and Tunidida?<br />A: Libya.<br /><br />What Asian country boasts the largest Muslim population in the world?<br />A: Indonesia.<br /><br />What academy is sometimes dubbed "Canoe U."?<br />A: The U.S. Naval Academy.<br /><br />What U.S. state has an official commonwealth folk song written by resident Arlo Guthrie?<br />A: Massachusetts.<br /><br />What island was Abel Tasman the first European to land on, in 1642?<br />A: Tasmania.<br /><br />What African country's name is from the Latin for "free"?<br />A: Liberia's.<br /><br />What republic is sandwiched between Lithuania and Estonia?<br />A: Latvia.<br /><br />What's the only U.S. state to share a border with one of Canada's Maritime Provinces?<br />A: Maine.<br /><br />What Central American nation flies a flag with one blue and one red star?<br />A: Panama.<br /><br />What 1994 U.S. event was tagged pas le Big One by French journalists?<br />A: The Los Angeles earthquake.<br /><br />What Australian geological wonder has an aboriginal name that means "great pebble"?<br />A: Ayers Rock.<br /><br />Which of the seven wonders of the ancient world was demolished by an earthquake in 224 B.C.?<br />A: The Colossus of Rhodes.<br /><br />What country is home to 21 percent of the world's people?<br />A: China.<br /><br />What are painted bright yellow and left out for public use on the streets of Portland, Oregon?<br />A: Bicycles.<br /><br />What southern city did Andrew Jackson name for one on the Nile River?<br />A: Memphis.<br /><br />What city, founded in 1550 by Sweden's King Gustav Vasa, was first called Helsingfors?<br />A: Helsinki.<br /><br />What country's auto identification letters are KWT?<br />A: Kuwait's.<br /><br />What strife-torn African nation boasts a world high of 8.3 births per female?<br />A: Rwanda.<br /><br />What Asian county's women's magazine Non Non is its bestseller?<br />A: Japan's.<br /><br />What's the world's largest desert, as determined by the least precipitation?<br />A: The Antarctic.<br /><br />What's a German sign reading "Rauchen verboten" telling you not to do?<br />A: Smoke.<br /><br />What U.S. state boasts a difference of 20,320 feet between its highest and lowest points?<br />A: Alaska.<br /><br />What Boston green space, founded in 1634, is the oldest park in the U.S.?<br />A: The Boston Common.<br /><br />What New Orleans soup has a name derived from the Bantu word for okra?<br />A: Gumbo.<br /><br />What country is bordered by Austria, France, Slovenia and Switzerland?<br />A: Italy.<br /><br />What city was the site of the last Moorish Kingdom in Spain?<br />A: Granada.<br /><br />Ehat interstate highway connects Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, to San Francisco?<br />A: I-80.<br /><br />What Pacific atoll got its name from its location between the Americas and Asia?<br />A: The Midway Islands.<br /><br />What Tuscan city do Italians know as Firenze?<br />A: Florence.<br /><br />What Canadian province got its name from the Iroquois word guilibek, meaning "place where waters narrow"?<br />A: Quebec.<br /><br />What country's farthest southern and northern points are Land's End and John o' Groats, respectively?<br />A: Britain's.<br /><br />What New York City landmark is the largest movie theater in the U.S.?<br />A: Radio City Music Hall.<br /><br />What's the world's longest road, running from Texas to Valparaiso, Chile?<br />A: The Pan-American Highway.<br /><br />What $7.2 million purchase did one senator call "an awful lot of ice for an awful lot of dollars," in 1867?<br />A: Alaska.<br /><br />What European capital's Potsdamer Platz was busy enough to warrant the world's first traffic light?<br />A: Berlin's.<br /><br />What was the most populous state in the U.S. for the last time in 1800?<br />A: Virginia.<br /><br />What Nepalese city name means "wooden temples"?<br />A: Katmandu.<br /><br />What Egyptian city was built up during the Middle Ages from limestone stripped off the exterior of the Great Pyramid?<br />A: Cairo.<br /><br />Mad Cows! 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Printed Merchandise - T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Mugs, Boxers, and More!<br /><br />What West African nation's name means "lion mountain"?<br />A: Sierra Leone's.<br /><br />What U.S. state would you be in if you made the short trip from Citronelle to Tangerine?<br />A: Florida.<br /><br />What state is home to a huge hunk of granite called The Dan Blocker Memorial Head?<br />A: Texas.<br /><br />What's the world's second largest archipelago, after Indonesia?<br />A: The Philippines.<br /><br />What's Canada's largest inland sea?<br />A: Hudson Bay.<br /><br />What nation has had a monarchy the longest?<br />A: Japan.<br /><br />What Great Lake state are you stuck in if your car has broken down in Hell?<br />A: Michigan.<br /><br />What Italian city is considered "the fashion captial of the world"?<br />A: Milan.<br /><br />What British town got its name from its proximity to the Cam River?<br />A: Cambridge.<br /><br />What western state answers Pamplona's Running of the Bulls with its own annual Running of the Shieep?<br />A: Montana.<br /><br />What's the southernmost country in Central America?<br />A: Panama.<br /><br />What ocean are the Maldives in?<br />A: The Indian Ocean.<br /><br />What two countries lay claim to the name Maclean?<br />A: Scotland and Ireland.<br /><br />What body of water is approximately nine times saltier than ocean water?<br />A: The Dead Sea.<br /><br />What U.S. state's official fish is the humuhumunukunukuapuaa?<br />A: Hawaii's<br /><br />What island country is visited by the most cruise ships?<br />A: The Bahamas.<br /><br />What capital has a name meaning "city of Islam"?<br />A: Islamabad.<br /><br />What two U.S. states are readily accessible from a border town called Moark?<br />A: Missouri and Arkansas.<br /><br />What did Puritans dub "Rogues Island"?<br />A: Rhode Island.<br /><br />What Alpine country's women got the right to vote in 1971?<br />A: Switzerland's.<br /><br />What U.S. state legislated the pronunciation of its name in 1881, to accent the first and third syllables and quiet the final "s"?<br />A: Arkansas.<br /><br />What U.S. state do Knickerbockers knock around in?<br />A: New York.<br /><br />Which is further south - the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Horn or Cape Catastrophe?<br />A: Cape Horn.<br /><br />What 120,000-square-mile African desert is almost completely covered by woods and grass?<br />A: The Kalahari.<br /><br />What country managed to reduce its vodka consumption from 2.6 billion liters in 1984 to just 1.6 billion in 1990?<br />A: The Soviet Union.<br /><br />What city did Sigmund Freud call home?<br />A: Vienna.<br /><br />What bay do Royal Bengal tigers most often swim in?<br />A: The Bay of Bengal.<br /><br />What Asian nation was not invaded by enemy forces between 1275 and 1944?<br />A: Japan.<br /><br />What central African state boasts a big "R" in the middle of its flag?<br />A: Rwanda.<br /><br />What's the most popular honeymoon destination outside the contiguous 48 states for U.S. couples, according to Modern Bride?<br />A: Hawaii.<br /><br />What Kentucky tourist attraction's entrance was allegedly discovered by a hunter while tracking a wounded bear?<br />A: Mammoth Cave's.<br /><br />What three European countries formed an economic union called Benelux in 1958?<br />A: Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands.<br /><br />What's the only U.S. state never to have banned prostitution?<br />A: Nevada.<br /><br />What do Texas beef partisans call "wool on a stick"?<br />A: Lamb.<br /><br />What mountain range's name is Sanskrit for "abode of snow"?<br />A: The Himalayas'.<br /><br />What country boasts the world's oldest active brewery, dating back to 1040 A.D,.?<br />A: Germany.<br /><br />What's the main mode of transport for the nomads who make up half of Somalia's population?<br />A: Camel.<br /><br />Mad Cows! 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John Lund Photography<br /><br />What meat will you eat after you point to reinsdyrkaker on an Oslo menu?<br />A: Reindeer.<br /><br />Where in Massachusetts is the only island, county and town in the U.S. that share the same name?<br />A: Nantucket.<br /><br />What favorite hangout of divers extends for 1,250 miles off Australia's northeast coast?<br />A: The Great Barrier Reef.<br /><br />What river system drains water from 31 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces?<br />A: The Mississippi River.<br /><br />What Asian people traditionally believe there to be a toad on the moon, instead of a man?<br />A: The Cineese.<br /><br />What 200-block section of Miami is considered the best place to dance the merengue or dine on roast goat?<br />A: Little Haiti.<br /><br />What English-speaking Caribbean island has a Spanish name meaning "Bearded"?<br />A: Barbados.<br /><br />What Peruvian city was the capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century?<br />A: Lima.<br /><br />What country supplies three-quarters of the world's maple syrup?<br />A: Canada.<br /><br />What Asian surname is shared by 104 million people?<br />A: Chang.<br /><br />What nation in the Western Hemisphere is the world's largest exporter of forest products?<br />A: Canada.<br /><br />What Arab city has a name derived from a word meaning "sanctuary"?<br />A: Mecca.<br /><br />What San Francisco fixture is a favorite jumping-off point for an average of 14 people a year?<br />A: The Golden Gate Bridge.<br /><br />What's the acronym for the South Western Townships near Johannesburg?<br />A: Soweto.<br /><br />What state can you get tourist information on by dialing 1-800-BUCKEYE?<br />A: Ohio.<br /><br />What country's holidays include Discovery Day, Natal Day and Fete Nationale?<br />A: Canada's.<br /><br />What European city is served by Keflavik Airport?<br />A: Reykjavik.<br /><br />What bridge did New York City's first subway system travel from 145th street to?<br />A: The Brooklyn Bridge.<br /><br />What's the southernmost state capital among the 48 contiguous states?<br />A: Austin.<br /><br />What Ohio city's thriving hog industry earned it the nickname "Porkopolis" in the 1830s?<br />A: Cincinnati's.<br /><br />What Paris landmark did con man Victor Lustig sell to a metal dealer for $50,000?<br />A: The Eiffel Tower.<br /><br />What country provides Cuba with most of its new cars and computers in exchange for sugar?<br />A: Japan.<br /><br />What country boasts Great Glen, Glen Eagles and Glenfiddich?<br />A: Scotland.<br /><br />What two Hungarian towns on either side of the Danube merged in 1872?<br />A: Buda and Pest.<br /><br />What winter celebration calls for lighting red, green and black candles in the Kinara?<br />A: Kwanza.<br /><br />What's Latvia's largest minority ethnic group?<br />A: Russians.<br /><br />What country sends the highest percentage of 15- and 16-year-olds to the altar?<br />A: The U.S.<br /><br />How many expressways did China's drivers have to choose from, in 1992?<br />A: Zero.<br /><br />What southern city is famous for its "Beale Street Blues"?<br />A: Memphis.<br /><br />What's the only U.S. state that serves all of its residents with water systems that have violated the Safe Drinking Water Act?<br />A: New Jersey.<br /><br />What British Commonwealth nation has the most people driving on the right side of the road?<br />A: Canada.<br /><br />Crazy Mad Cows! 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Cute Puppies! Adorable Kittens! Flying Elephants! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Mugs, Boxers, and More! John Lund Photography<br /><br />What storied Sudanese city's name means "elephant's trunk"?<br />A: Khartoum's.<br /><br />What title would you hold in Germany if townsfolk addressed you as Burgermeister?<br />A: Mayor.<br /><br />What Scandinavian country are you in if you're vacationing in Hell?<br />A: Norway.<br /><br />What's squid cooked in if you order calamare en su tinta at a Spanish restaurant?<br />A: Its ink.<br /><br />What U.S. state pays its governor the most money?<br />A: New York.<br /><br />What state grew to become the second most populous in the U.S. , by 1994?<br />A: Texas.<br /><br />What tourist state leads the U.S. in booze consumption per capita?<br />A: Nevada.<br /><br />What city do Saudis cal Makkah?<br />A: Mecca.<br /><br />What continent has the most countries represented in the U.N.?<br />A: Africa.<br /><br />What do residents of Bunyol, Spain, throw at each other during the LA Tomatina Festival?<br />A: Tomatoes.<br /><br />What Spanish islands are Gomera, Hierro and Lanzarote a part of?<br />A: The Canary Islands.<br /><br />What nation has 1,000 permanent inhabitants and produces no export goods?<br />A: Vatican City.Ramjosefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565329701912027202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882731062663172901.post-8899480072194876692009-05-29T01:49:00.000-07:002009-05-29T01:57:17.829-07:00Fun history trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What was the first country to recognize Mexico's independence, in 1836?<br />A: The U.S.<br /><br />What encyclopedia's first edition, in 1771, described California as "a large country of the West Indies"?<br />A: Encyclopedia Britannica's.<br /><br />Who was the only American to become vice president and president after resignations?<br />A: Gerald Ford.<br /><br />What year did the Dow Jones Industrial Average break both the 4000 and 5000 marks?<br />A: 1995.<br /><br />Who saw his crew dine on wormy biscuits and rats on his fourth voyage to the New World?<br />A: Christopher Columbus.<br /><br />Mad Cows! 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Animal Antics Printed Mugs, T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Boxers, and More!<br /><br />Who's letter to Ronald Reagan read: "I'm very sorry...I thank God no one died"?<br />A: John Hinckley Jr.'s.<br /><br />How many people were killed in 1979 at the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster?<br />A: Zero.<br /><br />What British prime minister defined a fanatic as "one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"?<br />A: Winston Churchill.<br /><br />What Japanese war cry meant "May you live forever"?<br />A: Banzai.<br /><br />Who distanced herself from politics by changing her last name to Davis at 22?<br />A: Patti Reagan.<br /><br />Who piloted the first airplane to suffer a passenger fatality, in 1908?<br />A: Orville Wright.<br /><br />What river was Hernando De Soto the first white man to see and be buried in?<br />A: The Mississippi River.<br /><br />Who was known as "Tanya" after a 1974 San Francisco bank robbery?<br />A: Patti Hearst.<br /><br />What seventh king of Israel shares his name with a Herman Melville literary character?<br />A: Ahab.<br /><br />What U.S. president died 79 days after being shot?<br />A: James Garfield.<br /><br />What outfit's National Intelligence Daily has a circulation of about 200?<br />A: The Central Intelligence Agency's.<br /><br />What leader said in 1942: "Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much"?<br />A: Franklin D. Roosevelt.<br /><br />What child name's plunge in U.S. popularity was attributed to a famous 1974 scandal?<br />A: Richard's.<br /><br />What 1970 hit movie was banned on military bases for "reducing the conventions and paraphernalia of war to total idiocy?<br />A: M*A*S*H<br /><br />What awards, founded in 1901, are funded wit the help of the Bank of Sweden?<br />A: The Nobel Prizes.<br /><br />What country did 300,000 Chinese troops invade in February of 1979?<br />A: Vietnam.<br /><br />What spa town headquartered the French who collaborated with the Nazis in World War II?<br />A: Vichy.<br /><br />What seductive World War I spy had a daughter named Banda who was also a spy?<br />A: Mata Hari.<br /><br />What color were the "black boxes" on TWA Flight 800?<br />A: Orange.<br /><br />Where in Beijing did Chinese students build a Goddess of Democracy in May, 1989?<br />A: Tiananmen Square.<br /><br />What author moved some 56 times in the six months after he was issued a death threat?<br />A: Salman Rushdie.<br /><br />What Connecticut resident was the first woman in U.S. history to be elected a U.S. governor without inheriting the office from a hubbie?<br />A: Ella Grasso.<br /><br />What secretary of defense admitted the Vietnam War was a "mistake" in 1995?<br />A: Robert McNamara.<br /><br />What nation's 90-man army is the world's oldest, dating back to 1506?<br />A: Vatican City's.<br />What British royal spent over $26,000 on underwear in the 1980s?<br />A: Princess Diana.<br /><br />What First Lady became the first wife of a sitting president to appear under subpoena before a grand jury?<br />A: Hillary Rodham Clinton.<br /><br />What war was Lt. Hiroo Onoda ordered by his commanding officer to stip fighting, in 1974?<br />A: World War II.<br /><br />What Beverly Hills 90210 star led the Pledge of Allegiance at the 1992 Republican convention?<br />A: Shannen Doherty.<br /><br />Whose assassination resulted in the Lorraine Motel being named the National Civil Rights Museum?<br />A: Martin Luther King Jr's.<br /><br />What Arab intoned: " I want a homeland even if the devil is the one to liberate it for me"?<br />A: Yasir Arafat.<br /><br />What name was the last word uttered by Napoleon?<br />A: Josephine.<br /><br />Mad Cows! Happy Cows! Dogs Playing Poker! Elephants on Tightropes! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! Animal Antics Printed Mugs, T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Boxers, and More!<br /><br />What nation bid adieu to the United Kingdom in 1921?<br />A: Ireland.<br /><br />History trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What Nazi propagandist said: "Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play"?<br />A: Joseph Goebbels.<br /><br />What cleric addressed the U.N. in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese in 1995?<br />A: Pope John Paul II.<br /><br />What mobster sighed: "I've been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War"?<br />A: Al Capone.<br /><br />What was the first company in the world to post $1 billion in annual earnings, in 1995?<br />A: General Motors.<br /><br />What Uganda city's airport saw an Israeli commando raid rescue 103 hostages in 1976?<br />A: Entebbe's.<br /><br />What 20th-century conflict saw U.S. soldiers "die for a tie"?<br />A: The Korean War.<br /><br />What increased in the U.S. from 1.5 million to seven million in 1930?<br />A: Unemployment.<br /><br />What city had the first public school, college and newspaper in the thirteen British colonies?<br />A: Boston.<br /><br />What scandal was the Tower Commission set up to investigate in 1986?<br />A: The Iran-Contra affair.<br /><br />What Filipino was acquitted of fraud charges in the U.S. in 1990?<br />A: Imelda Marcos.<br /><br />What were the Soviet Union's symbols for work in the factory and on the land?<br />A: Hammer and sickle.<br /><br />Who expected to be paid 2,000 pounds for surrendering West Point to the British?<br />A: Benedict Arnold.<br /><br />What did an official U.S. investigation call " the greatest military and naval disaster in our nation's history"?<br />A: The attack on Pearl Harbor.<br /><br />Whose migraine headache vanished after he read Robert E. Lee's note of surrender?<br />A: Ulysses S. Grant's.<br /><br />What did "loose lips" do, according to a popular rhyming World War II slogan?<br />A: "Sink Ships".<br /><br />What city had North America's first medical school, bank and city-paid police force.<br />A: Philadelphia.<br /><br />What Filipino was nicknamed the " iron butterfly".<br />A: Imelda Marcos.<br /><br />What did Jack McCall fall off, seconds after he shot Wild Bill Hickok?<br />A: His Horse.<br /><br />Who was the longest-serving president in French history?<br />A: Francois Mitterrand.<br /><br />What country's rampant political corruption was probed by the Mani pulite, or "Clean Hands," of the 1990s?<br />A: Italy's.<br /><br />What flying ace averaged a kill every 11 days between September of 1915, and April of 1918?<br />A: Manfred von Richthofen, or "The Red Barron".<br />How many swings of the ax did Sir Walter Raleigh's executioner require?<br />A: Three.<br /><br />What Soviet made the cover of Time 14 times between 1985 and 1991?<br />A: Mikhail Gorbachev.<br /><br />What outfit has troops known as Blue Helmets?<br />A: The United Nations.<br /><br />What Reign of Terror innovation was hyped: "My victim will feel nothing but a slight sense of refreshing coolness in the neck"?<br />A: The guillotine.<br /><br />What European leader caused a row in 1967 when he veiled before a French Canadian crowd: "Vive le Quebec libre"?<br />A: Charles de Gaulle.<br /><br />What U.S. president advised: "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"?<br />A: Harry S. Truman.<br /><br />What U.S. president did African-American editor Monroe Trotter claim to be a direct descendent of?<br />A: Thomas Jefferson.<br /><br />Mad Cows! Happy Cows! Dogs Playing Poker! Elephants on Tightropes! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! Animal Antics Printed Mugs, T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Boxers, and More!<br /><br />What Bruce Springsteen song was quoted by both Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale in the 1984 presidential campaign?<br />A: Born in the USA.<br /><br />Who became leader of the opposition after the 1990 Nicaraguan elections?<br />A: Daniel Ortega.<br /><br />Who was the first democratically -elected president of Russia?<br />A: Boris Yeltsin.<br /><br />What explorer introduced Italians to spaghetti in the 14th century?<br />A: Marco Polo.<br /><br />What president had to read a news ticker to discover that his daughter Luci was engaged?<br />A: Lynbdon B. Johnson.<br /><br />What did JFK refer to in noting: "This is a new ocean, and I believe the U.S. should sail it"?<br />A: Space.<br /><br />Lots of printable trivia question and answers.<br /><br />What British royal was dubbed "Fish Face" by his wife?<br />S: Prince Charles.<br /><br />Who, after anchoring off Hawaii in 1779, was mistaken for the god Lono?<br />A: Captain James Cook.<br /><br />What physicist's last words were not understood because his nurse did not speak German?<br />A: Albert Einstein's.<br /><br />Printable trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What nation was miffed when Hubert Humphrey declined its secret offer to help finance his 1968 presidential campaign?<br />A: The Soviet Union.<br /><br />What Irish political movement is named after a phrase meaning "we ourselves"?<br />A: Sinn Fein.<br /><br />What organization elects the 15 judges of the World Court?<br />A: The United Nations.<br /><br />What was the first war in which one jet plane shot down another?<br />A: The Korean War.<br /><br />What song was the Navy band playing at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked?<br />A: The Star-Spangled Banner.<br /><br />What two continents have never been the site of a major military conflict?<br />A: Antarctica and Australia.<br /><br />What country maintained an official state of emergency from 1933 to 1945?<br />A: Germany.<br /><br />What group of Pacific islands did Japan attack the day after Pearl Harbor?<br />A: The Philippines.<br /><br />What English king introduced death by boiling and legalized the killing of gypsies?<br />A: Henry VIII.<br /><br />What was the B-17 long-range bomber nicknamed in World War II?<br />A: The Flying Fortress.<br />What was a ship called the Ancon the first to travel through, on August 15, 1914?<br />A: The Panama Canal.<br /><br />That was the first trivia quizzes question...ok now I'll leave you alone for a while.<br /><br />What fighter pilot flew World War I missions with his Great Dane "Moritz" next to him in the cockpit?<br />A: Monfred von Richthofen, or " The Red Baron".<br /><br />What country lost 17.2 percent of its population in World War II?<br />A: Poland.<br /><br />What deranged Roman emperor had a name that meant "little boot"?<br />A: Caligula.<br /><br />What Pakistani was the first head of state in the 20th century to give birth in office?<br />A: Benazir Bhutto.<br /><br />Mad Cows! Happy Cows! Dogs Playing Poker! Elephants on Tightropes! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! Animal Antics Printed Mugs, T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Boxers, and More!<br /><br />What two-word term describes the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning f the Renaissance?<br />A: Middle Ages.<br /><br />What newspaper won a Pulitzer for its Watergate coverage?<br />A: The Washington Post.<br /><br />Who described the impending Persian Gulf ground war as "the mother of all battles"?<br />A: Saddam Hussein.<br /><br />What ship's lookout was miffed when his request for binoculars was denied in 1912?<br />A: The Titanic's.<br /><br />What big-league baseball prospect was jailed in Cuba from 1953 to 1955 before going on to bigger things?<br />A: Fidel Castro.<br />Still more trivia - questions and answers to for trivia quizzes.<br /><br />Have to put the keyword phrase trivia quizzes in every once in a while.<br /><br />Who saw the turtleneck he wore at cease-fire talks in Bosnia fetch $5,000 at auction?<br />A: Jimmy Carter.<br /><br />What brave-hearted Scottish patriot led soldiers to a defeat of the English at the Battle of Cambuskenneth in 1297?<br />A: William Wallace.<br /><br />What nation issued the five-dollar bill found in Abraham Lincoln's pocket when he was shot?<br />A: The Confederate States of America.<br /><br />What Argentinian was buried in a Milan cemetery under the pseudonym Maria Maggi?<br />A: Eva Peron.<br /><br />What Polish political movement got the support of Pope John Paul II in the 1980s?<br />A: Solidarity.<br /><br />Lots of history trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What war lasted from June5, 1967 to June 10, 1967?<br />A: The Six-Day War.<br /><br />Who was the longest-reigning Arab ruler, through 1995?<br />A: King Hussein of Jordan.<br /><br />What famous Swiss citizen said of nuclear bombs: "If I had known, I would have become a watchmaker"?<br />A: Albert Einstein.<br /><br />What nation was bounced from the Organization of American States in 1962?<br />A: Cuba.<br /><br />What's the Islamic Resistance Movement better known as to Palestinians?<br />A: Hamas.<br /><br />Who was the first president of the National Organization for Women, in 1966?<br />A: Betty Freidan.<br /><br />Who tooled around Chicago during Prohibition in a car bearing the license plate "EN-1"?<br />A: Eliot Ness.<br /><br />Who cross-examined the victims in the trial against Long Island Railroad shooter Colin Ferguson?<br />A: Colin Ferguson.<br /><br />What beating victim's 23-lawyer defense team handed the city of Los Angeles a bill for $4.4 million?<br />A: Rodney King's.<br /><br />What can Germans publicly deny the existence of to earn five years in prison?<br />A: The Holocaust.<br /><br />What French explorer was murdered by his crew after he spent two years failing to locate the mouth of the Mississippi?<br />A: Robert La Salle.<br /><br />Who's believed by many to be buried in Downpatrick under a tombstone marked with the letter "P"?<br />A: St. Patrick.<br /><br />What controversial crime fighter did Elvis Presley call "the greatest living American"?<br />A: J. Edgar Hoover.<br /><br />What cavalryman's bonehead moves included leaving four Gatling guns behind, in 1876?<br />A: George Armstrong Custer's.<br /><br />Who wrote in 1774 that "no thinking man" in America wanted independence from England?<br />A: George Washington.<br /><br />What country was Adolf Hitler born in?<br />A: Austria.<br /><br />What Ohio city was the 1995 Bosnian peace accord signed in?<br />A: Dayton.<br /><br />What Persian Gulf warrior called his young majors in charge of combat operations "Jedi Knights"?<br />A: Norman Schwarzkopf.<br /><br />What horse-loving future president cheated on an eye exam to join the cavalry reserves in the 1930s?<br />A: Ronald Reagan.<br /><br />What president opined: "Once you get into this great stream of history you can't get out"?<br />A: Richard Nixon.<br /><br />What name has been shared by the most popes?<br />A: John.<br /><br />Mad Cows! Happy Cows! Dogs Playing Poker! Elephants on Tightropes! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! Animal Antics Printed Mugs, T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Boxers, and More!<br /><br />What leader ruled an area that stretched from the North Sea to central Italy at the onset of the ninth century?<br />A: Charlemagne.<br /><br />What did Hirohito refer to as a "tragic interlude," during a 1975 U.S. visit?<br />A: World War II.<br /><br />What nationality was Gavrilo Princip, who set off World War I by assassinating Archduke Ferdinand?<br />A: Serbian.<br /><br />What 17th century English Lord Protector's severed head was finally buried after 300 years?<br />A: Oliver Cromwell's.<br /><br />What country did the U.S. invade in 1989 in what George Will dubbed "an act of hemispheric hygiene"?<br />A: Panama.<br /><br />What U.S. state did Russian nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky threaten to reclaim, in 1995?<br />A: Alaska.<br /><br />What 1964 coin did many Americans tend to save rather than spend?<br />A: The Kennedy half-dollar.<br /><br />What British prime minister shared breakfast in bed with a parrot named Toby?<br />A: Winston Churchill.<br /><br />What war was raging when isolationists adopted the motto "America first"?<br />A: World War I.<br /><br />Who did Henry VIII have beheaded for witchcraft and adultery, along with her wolfhound?<br />A: Anne Boleyn.<br /><br />Lots of historical trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What airline started out as the first crop-dusting outfit to battle boll weevils?<br />A: Delta Airlines.<br /><br />Who wrote a 35,000-word manifesto the New York Times and Washington Post published on September 18, 1995?<br />A: The Unabomber.<br /><br />What civil rights leader was near death after being stabbed in Harlem with a seven-inch letter opener in 1958?<br />A: Martin Luther King Jr.<br /><br />What future saint ws originally taken to Ireland as a slave in 405 A.D.?<br />A: St. Patrick.<br /><br />What Nantucket shipwreck killed more divers exploring it than the 52 people it sank with?<br />A: The Andrea Doria.<br /><br />What do an average of 20 people do each year while staring at a Goodyear blimp?<br />A: Shoot at it.<br /><br />Who was the first U.N. secretary general to have both African and Arab roots?<br />A: Boutros Boutros-Ghali.<br /><br />Who did former communist Aleksander Kwasniewski defeat in a 1995 Eastern European presidential election?<br />A: Lech Walesa.<br /><br />Who told the House Un-American Activities Committee that communist cartoonists might be using Mickey Mouse to spread propaganda?<br />A: Walt Disney.<br /><br />Who wore a suit instead of his usual military fatigues to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the U.N.?<br />A: Fidel Castro.<br /><br />What president's mug graces a $100,000 bill?<br />A: Woodrow Wilson's.<br /><br />What nation started giving gas masks to its citizens before the Persian Gulf War?<br />A: Israel.<br /><br />What political movement got its name from the hill in Jerusalem boasting the Temple of Solomon?<br />A: Zionism.<br /><br />What tree was named for the Native American scholar who created the 85-sylable Cherokee alphabet?<br />A: The sequoia.<br /><br />What country saw Ion Iliescu take over in 1989, after its previous president was arrested, tried and shot?<br />A: Romania.<br /><br />What single name is more commonly applied to Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Great?<br />A: Charlemagne.<br /><br />What anchorman admitted he was wrong to announce Russian capitalists were auctioning off Lenin's preserved corpse?<br />A: Peter Jennings.<br /><br />What's explorer Fernao de Magelhaes better known as in English?<br />A: Ferdinand Magellan.<br /><br />What got a new balcony, front portico and two extra chimneys on the back of $20 bills, in 1948?<br />A: The White House.<br /><br />Mad Cows! Happy Cows! Dogs Playing Poker! Elephants on Tightropes! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! Animal Antics Printed Mugs, T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Boxers, and More!<br /><br />What city's worker-student protests of 1968 resulted in a 33 percent rise in the national minimum wage?<br />A: Paris.<br /><br />What's the top-grossing U.S. retail chain owned by one family?<br />A: Wal-Mart.<br /><br />What nation bartered 30 million barrels of oil for ten Boeing 747s in 1984?<br />A: Saudi Arabia.<br /><br />What country's civil war was described as a "rehearsal for World War II"?<br />A: Spain's.<br /><br />Who was turned down by seven people he asked to be his running mate in 1972?<br />A: George McGovern.<br /><br />What politician agreed to cough up $432,000 in back taxes in April of 1974?<br />A: Richard Nixon.<br /><br />Who was on the cover of Time most often-Winston Churchill, FDR, or Joseph Stalin?<br />A: Joseph Stalin.<br /><br />What British leader was once dubbed "Attila the Hen"?<br />A: Margaret Thatcher.<br /><br />What siblings did the Ontario government build a nursery called Quintland for?<br />A: The Dionne quintuplets.<br /><br />What chemical's maker coughed up $180 million to pay medical costs for Vietnam vets in 1984?<br />A: Agent Orange's.<br /><br />What 1962 crisis prevented the Kennedy brothers from negotiating to buy the Philadelphia Eagles?<br />A: The Cuban Missile Crisis.<br /><br />Lots of historical trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What assassin's diary reveals that he changed his plans from kidnapping to murder the day before he did the deed?<br />A: John Wilkes Booth's.<br /><br />What war saw GI's being told over the radio: "Bart Simpson is making love to your wife"?<br />A: The Persian Gulf War.<br /><br />What nation's flag was referred to in World War II as a "meatball"?<br />A: Japan's.<br /><br />Who was accused of dancing "with devils" after he announced plans to build a South Dakota casino near sacred Sioux lands?<br />A: Kevin Costner.<br /><br />Who's been called "the French Stalin" for executing 20,000 during the Reign of Terror?<br />A: Maximilien Robespierre.<br /><br />Who became Britain's longest continuously serving prime minister of the 20th century?<br />A: Margaret Thatcher.<br /><br />What Soviet republic's 1988 earthquake marked the first time the USSR embraced international relief after a disaster?<br />A: Armenia's.<br /><br />Lots of historical trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What French Louis reigned a record 72 years?<br />A: Louis XIV.<br /><br />What twin cities in Japan were largely leveled by a 1923 earthquake?<br />A: Tokyo and Yokohama.<br /><br />What socialist writer's last words were: "Last words are for fools who haven't said enough"?<br />A: Karl Marx's.<br /><br />What country used weather-borne balloons to drop more than a hundred bombs on North America during World War II?<br />A: Japan.<br /><br />What 10-year-old began earning his bad reputation by throwing puppies off the Kremlin walls in 1540?<br />A: Ivan the Terrible.<br /><br />What Woodward and Bernstein book topped the bestseller listx five weeks before Nixon Quit in 1974?<br />A: All the President's Men.<br /><br />What dictator is affectionately dubbed El Maximo by fans?<br />A: Fidel Castro.<br /><br />What U.S. president installed solar panels on the White House roof?<br />A: Jimmy Carter.<br /><br />Who pledged in 1964: "We're not going to send American boys to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves"?<br />A: Lyndon B. Johnson.<br /><br />What word has appeared on every coin struck in the U.S. since 1792?<br />A: Liberty.<br /><br />What condiment did the Agriculture Department allow to count as "one of the two vegetables required" in school lunch programs in 1981?<br />A: Ketchup.<br /><br />Mad Cows! Happy Cows! Dogs Playing Poker! Elephants on Tightropes! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! Animal Antics Printed Mugs, T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Boxers, and More!<br /><br />Where was JFK when he said the U.S. "never had to put up a wall to keep our people in"?<br />A: West Berlin.<br /><br />What was Titanic survivor Molly Brown nicknamed?<br />A: Unsinkable.<br /><br />Who was accused of being drunk when sworn in as Abraham Lincoln's vice president?<br />A: Andrew Johnson.<br /><br />What two-word phrase to describe an ambitious social program was coined by LBJ on April 23, 1964?<br />A: Great Society.<br /><br />Who was U.S. president when the first edition of the Farmer's Almanac was published?<br />A: George Washington.<br /><br />What assassin put his wedding ring in a demitasse cup before leaving home for the last time?<br />A: Lee Harvey Oswald.<br /><br />Who once agreed to head up Chrysler for an annual salary of one dollar?<br />A: Lee Iacocca.<br /><br />What city did Napoleon occupy in 1798, sending Pope Pius VI to the south of France?<br />A: Rome.<br /><br />Who was the longest-serving president in the Americas, through 1995?<br />A: Fidel Castro.<br /><br />What color shirts did Nazi SS troops wear?<br />A: Black.<br /><br />What R-word described a person refused an exit visa by the Soviet Union?<br />A: Refusenik.<br /><br />What network did U.S. troops in the Gulf War dub "Scud-a-vision"?<br />A: CNN.<br /><br />Who got out of jail in time to become head of Czechoslovakia in 1989?<br />A: Vaclav Havel.<br /><br />Who thanked Henry VIII for allowing her to be decapitated bya sword instead of an ax?<br />A: Anne Boleyn.<br /><br />What European city lost 4,000 people to a "killer fog" of carbon dioxide in 1952?<br />A: London.<br /><br />What New England state was originally claimed by both New Hampshire and New York?<br />A: Vermont.<br /><br />Who did Iranian militants want returned in exchange for U.S. hostages in 1979?<br />A: The Shah of Iran.<br /><br />What two World War I enemies suffered one million casualties in the Battle of Verdun?<br />A: France and Germany.<br /><br />What old soldier died in Washington, D.C., on April5, 1964?<br />A: Douglas MacArthur.<br /><br />What Pink Floyd song was banned by the South African government after it became an anthem for black schoolchildren?<br />A: Another Brick in the Wall.<br /><br />What were Stanley's first words to David Livingstone?<br />A: "Dr. Livingstone, I presume"<br /><br />What Wild West legend was fired as sheriff of Wichita for pocketing fines he'd collected?<br />A: Wyatt Earp.<br /><br />What country enacted the War Powers Act to quell a separatist rebellion in 1970?<br />A: Canada.<br /><br />Who made his first known visit to Israel in 1995, to visit Yitzhak Rabin's widow?<br />A: Yasir Arafat.<br /><br />What Romanian dictator banned Scrabble because he deemed it too intellectual?<br />A: Nicolae Ceausescu.<br /><br />Who inspired Communism with the line: "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs"?<br />A: Karl Marx.<br /><br />What's the submachine gun invented by Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1947 better known as?<br />A: The AK47.<br /><br />Whose quips and quotes were collected in a CD-ROM called Well...There You Go Again?<br />A: Ronald Reagan's.<br /><br />What Soviet leader's second wife was also his daughter, according to Kremlin Wives?<br />A: Joseph Stalin's.<br /><br />What former secretary of state noted: "The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes longer"?<br />A: Henry Kissinger.<br /><br />Mad Cows! Happy Cows! Dogs Playing Poker! Elephants on Tightropes! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! Animal Antics Printed Mugs, T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Boxers, and More!<br /><br />What state has hosted the most nuclear tests in the U.S.?<br />A: Nevada.<br /><br />What Nicaraguan "freedom fighters" did Ronald Reagan call "the moral equivalent of our Founding Fathers.<br />A: The Contras.<br /><br />What country left the League of Nations in 1933?<br />A: Germany.<br /><br />What southeastern state was the last to return to the Union after the Civil War?<br />A: Georgia.<br /><br />What trials, beginning in 1945, spawned the phrase "I was only following orders"?<br />A: The Nuremberg war crimes trials.<br /><br />What was the first war the U.S. took part in that was partially financed withl lottery dollars?<br />A: The Revolutionary War.<br /><br />What Bill Murray Ghostbusters term did Persian Gulf warriors use to describe being hit by chemical weapons?<br />A: Slimed.<br /><br />What country did ever-prudent King Farouk I declare war on in 1945?<br />A: Germany.<br /><br />What U.S. president did General George McClellan sum up as "nothing more than a well-meaning baboon"?<br />A: Abraham Lincoln.<br /><br />What U.S. war broke out the same year the federal government first printed paper money?<br />A: The Civil War.<br /><br />What opportunistic country declare war on Japan five days before its surrender in 1945?<br />A: The Soviet Union.<br /><br />What U.S. military base was won in the last major battle against Japan?<br />W: Okinawa.<br /><br />What marked the first time since the Revolution that the U.S. accepted direct financial aid to fight a war?<br />A: The Persian Gulf War.<br /><br />Fun history trivia questions and answers.<br /><br />What U.S. president was born William Jefferson Blythe IV?<br />A: Bill Clinton.<br /><br />Whose assassination was Sam Seymour the last living witness to, until his death in 1956?<br />A: Abraham Lincoln's.<br /><br />What former president was on an African hunting trip when his enemy J.P.Morgan quipped: "Let every lion do his duty"?<br />A: Theodore Roosevelt.<br /><br />What three words did George Bush say before "no new taxes" in 1988?<br />A: "Read my lips".<br /><br />Who was the first lawyer to become First Lady?<br />A: Hillary Rodham Clinton.<br /><br />What 1970s president openly discussed his battle with hemorrhoids?<br />A: Jimmy Carter.<br /><br />What future president was the only U.S. senator from a Confederate state to remain in Congress after secession?<br />A: Andrew Johnson<br /><br />What war saw James Madison become the first U.S. president to command a military unit during his term in office?<br />A: The War of 1812.<br /><br />What document did President Andrew Johnson want a copy of placed under his head upon his burial?<br />A: The U.S. Constitution.<br /><br />What inscription on U.S. coins did Theodore Roosevelt try in vain to have removed?<br />A: In God We Trust.<br /><br />What former U.S. president showed up on dollar coins in 1971?<br />A: Dwight D. Eisenhower.<br /><br />What did Ronald Reagan disclose he was suffering from, in 1994?<br />A: Alzheimer's disease.<br /><br />What future U.S. president received the last rites of the Catholic Church after an infection following spinal surgery in 1954.<br />A: John F. Kennedy.<br /><br />Who did Abraham Lincoln promote to major general or volunteers after he captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson?<br />A: Ulysses S. Grant.<br /><br />Mad Cows! Cute Puppies! Adorable Kittens! Flying Elephants! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! Animal Printed Mugs, T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Boxers, and More!<br /><br />How many U.S. presidents played a role in Vietnam's civil war?<br />A: Five.<br /><br />Who said: "I'm the president of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli"?<br />A: George Bush.<br /><br />Who was the first president to appear on a U.S. coin?<br />A: Abraham Lincoln.<br /><br />What date saw FDR sign the U.S. declaration of war against Japan?<br />A: December 8, 1941.<br /><br />What pooch was the only gift Richard Nixon admitted accepting, in a famous 1952 speech?<br />A: Checkers.<br /><br />Who was assassinated the day after Andy Warhol was shot?<br />A: Robert F. Kennedy.<br /><br />What Wild West figure is described on his New Mexico tombstone as "The Boy Bandit King"?<br />A: Billy the Kid.<br /><br />Who was billed as the "Killer of Custer" in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show?<br />A: Sitting Bull.<br /><br />What conspirator in the Lincoln assassination was pardoned for saving the lives of prison guards during a yellow fever epidemic?<br />A: Dr. Samuel Mudd.<br /><br />What condition was alleviated by medicine dubbed "liquid cork" by U.S. troops in Vietnam?<br />A: Diarrhea.<br /><br />What medical condition kept William Blount from traveling to Philadelphia on horseback for the 1787 Constitutional Convention?<br />A: Hemorrhoids.<br /><br />What physicist called nationalism "the measles of mankind"?<br />A: Albert Einstein.<br /><br />What was the world's principal Christian city before it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453?<br />A: Constantinople.<br /><br />Who is credited with creating the model of European fascism in the 20th century?<br />A: Benito Mussolini.<br /><br />What "revolution" saw almost every Chinese citizen to a copy of Mao Zedong's Little Red Book?<br />A: The Cultural Revolution.<br /><br />What was closed to traffic after the Six Day War in 1967, and not reopened until 1975?<br />A: The Suez Canal.<br /><br />Who convinced Jamaicans he'd made the moon disappear during a lunar eclipse in 1504?<br />A: Christopher Columbus.<br /><br />What group meets in a Pentagon room dubbed "The Tank"?<br />A: The Joint Chiefs of Staff.<br /><br />What Texan ended up with one delegate after spending $12 million of his own money running for president in 1980?<br />A: John Connally.<br /><br />What Caribbean nation sent thousands of troops to Angola and Ethiopia in the 1970s?<br />A: Cuba.<br /><br />What military man had a much less famous cousin nicknamed "Mudwall"?<br />A: "Stonewall" Jackson.<br /><br />What Israeli is known affectionately as "Bibi"?<br />A: Benjamin Netanyahu.<br /><br />What Roman emperor forbade citizens from laughing or bathing after one of his sister-wives died?<br />A: Caligula.<br /><br />What weekend retreat saw Menachim Begin and Anwar Sadat hammer out an Israeli-Egyptian peace accord in 1978?<br />A: Camp David.<br /><br />Who proved his mettle as a pollster in the 1936 presidential elections?<br />A: George Gallup.<br /><br />What part of North America made French its official language in 1976?<br />A: Quebec.<br /><br />What group of professionals did U.S. Gulf War troops nicknamed "headaches"?<br />A: Journalists.<br /><br />How many U.S. states took part in the development or manufacture of the B-2 bomber?<br />A: Fifty.<br /><br />What disastrous World War II retreat prompted Winston Churchill to say: "Wars are not won by evacuations"?<br />A: Dunkirk.<br /><br />Who told Winston Churchill "that the French regard him as the reincarnation of Joan of Arc"?<br />A: Charles de Gaulle.<br /><br />What candidate told Pat Paulsen that his 100,000 write-in votes probably put Nixon in the White House?<br />A: Hubert Humphrey.<br /><br />Mad Cows! Cute Puppies! Adorable Kittens! Flying Elephants! Party Cows! Chickens riding Motorcycles! Animal Printed Mugs, T-shirts, Golf Shirts, Boxers, and More!<br /><br />What controversial form of cheap labor did Alabama return to the work force in 1995, after a 30-year absence?<br />A: Chain gangs.<br /><br />What mobster's 1927 earnings would have amounted to $600 million in 1987 dollars?<br />A: Al Capone's.<br /><br />What captain did Fletcher Christian lead a mutiny against near Tahiti in 1789?<br />A: William Bligh.<br /><br />Who committed suicide two years after taking a stab at Julius Caesar?<br />A: Brutus.<br /><br />What lord protector of England was not fond of his nicknames ""Almighty nose" and "Crum-Hell"?<br />A: Oliver Cromwell.<br /><br />What type of ads were banned in 1971, costing TV networks $200 million?<br />A: Cigarette ads.<br /><br />Who was stuck in the spacecraft while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin moon-walked?<br />A: Michael Collins.<br /><br />Who was barefoot in a beach trailer wearing a Ban-Lon shirt when told the House was voting articles of impeachment against him?<br />A: Richard Nixon.<br /><br />What archipelago lost an estimated one million of its citizens in the war against Japan from 1941 to 1945?<br />A: The Philippines.<br /><br />What was the largest number of living ex-presidents at one time?<br />A: Five.<br /><br />What vice president was less than thrilled to learn his adversaries called him :Eggplant"?<br />A: Spiro Agnew.<br /><br />Who did Abu Bakr succeed as leader of the Muslims in the year 632?<br />A: Muhammad.<br /><br />What nation's Catholics saw the Pope make a triumphant homecoming visit in 1980?<br />A: Poland's.<br /><br />What Saudi Arabian city was the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad?<br />A: Mecca.<br /><br />What body part was most frequently covered with lard and roasted over a fire as a torture during the Spanish inquisition?<br />A: The foot.<br /><br />Whose 1995 novel The Moor's Last Sigh enraged Hindu militants in India?<br />A: Salman Rushdie's.<br /><br />What church did Henry VIII create when the Pope refused to give him a divorce in 1534?<br />A: The Church of England.<br /><br />What outfit did one of every six members of the American Communist Party really work for, according to a former ACP member?<br />A: The FBI.<br /><br />What markswoman did Sitting Bull dub "Little Sure Shot?<br />A: Annie Oakley.<br /><br />What Apollo 11 astronaut claimed he was the "first man to wet his pants n the moon"?<br />A: Buzz Aldrin.<br /><br />What Mississippi city's residents did not celebrate the Fourth of July until 1945, after losing a Civil War battle in 1863?<br />A: Vicksburg's.<br /><br />What was frontierswoman Martha Jane Burk better known as?<br />A: Calamity Jane.<br /><br />What tragedy occurred two years to the day after the federal raid on the Branch Davidian complex in Waco?<br />The Oklahoma City bombing.<br /><br />What current branch of the U.S. military was a corp of only 50 soldiers when World War I broke out?<br />A: The U.S. Air Force.Ramjosefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565329701912027202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882731062663172901.post-89318548081477318322009-05-29T00:45:00.001-07:002009-05-29T00:45:16.982-07:00TRIVIA YOU MUST NEED TO KNOWThrough which organ does the body absorb most alcohol? <br />(ca: Stomach) <br />Which beverage is consumed most in the United States? <br />(ca: Milk) <br />How many pints of Guiness beer are being consumed worldwide on St. Patrick's Day alone? <br />(ca: About 11 million) <br />As of 1999 how old is oldest human skeleton, found in Aramis Ethiopia, named Ardipithecus Ramidus?<br />(ca: 4.4 million years old) <br />What does MFP on toothpaste stand for?<br />(ca: Maximum Fluoride Protection) How heavy is 'Big Ben', the bell in the tower of the British House of Parliament? <br />(ca: 13 tons) <br />Dr. Seuss tried hard during his earlier years finding a publisher for his now famous book. How many publishers had declined, until one accepted? <br />(ca: twenty-three) <br />In which country will you find the Automobile city 'Togliatti'? <br />(ca: Russia) What is so special about the ten-letter word 'typewriter'? <br />(ca: Only ten-letter word typed on the top keyboard) <br />What special name is given to the form of chess in which players are unaware of the each other's moves?<br />(ca: Kriegspiel)<br />During World War I what was the brand name of lighter most often used by the American Troops?<br />(ca: The Smoke Stone)<br />What two animals appear on the Mexican flag?<br />(ca: Snake and Eagle)<br />During the Apollo 17 mission, what were the command and lunar module known as?<br />(ca: America and Challenger)<br />In which country was the world's first fire and plague insurance sold in 1151?<br />(ca: Iceland)<br />Which part of a chicken, in 'Old English' is called 'Marrythought'?<br />(ca: The Wishbone)<br />Which color was associated with Chinese Emperors, with all their clothing and surroundings being done in it?<br />(ca: Yellow)<br />What was the year when Mickey Mouse made his acting debut?<br />(ca: 1928)Ramjosefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00565329701912027202noreply@blogger.com0