Quiz (04. 09. 2005)
Quiz by Simon & Richard
Pot Luck
1. Which army is headed by General John Gowans? Salvation Army
2. On this day in 1998, whilst in Ireland meeting Bertie Aherne, who said “I’m Sorry” for the first time and described his behaviour as “indefensible”? Bill Clinton (on his affair with Monica Lewinsky)
3. The streets of Atlantic City, New Jersey, were used in the original version of what? Monopoly
4. Who is the Secretary of State for Defence? John Reid
5. What country is the town of Nokia found in? Finland
Words
6. What is campanology? The art of bell ringing
7. In chess, what does checkmate mean? The King is dead
8. What is graphology? The study of handwriting
9. What is a palindrome? A word that spells the same backwards as well as forwards
10. What is the only word in the English language that ends with the letters “mt”? Dreamt
UK Music Number 1’s
11. Which 1982 number one was based on the Zulu folk tune “Wimoweh”?
The Lion Sleeps Tonight, by Tight Fit
12. Which two bands have had the most consecutive UK number ones at seven? (Point for each band) The Beatles and Westlife
13. The first number one album of 2005 was by Green Day, what was it called? American Idiot
14. Who had a number one in 1972 with Children of the Revolution? T-Rex
15. Who had a number one with Video Killed the Radio Star? The Buggles
TV
16. Kiesha, Natella and Latrina are characters in which new Channel 4 TV show? Bromwell High
17. Who played the title role in the 80s TV show “T J Hooker”? William Shatner
18. Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Carenza Lewis, John Gater – which actor is missing from this list? Tony Robinson – Time Team
19. Which famous female character of TV and films was played by a male when she was first introduced to our screens in 1943? Lassie
20. How was the TV program Today Is Saturday Watch And Smile better known? TISWAS
Pot Luck
21. What is the name of the Prime Minister’s Official Country Residence? Chequers
22. What is the currency of Poland? The Zloty
23. According to the proverb, what is the better part of valour? Discretion
24. Which national newspaper has ‘The Crusader’ as its logo? Daily Express
25. In the nursery rhyme, what was used to mend Jack’s head after he had fallen down the hill? Vinegar and Brown Paper
Collective Nouns
Give me the collective nouns for the following:
26. Elephants? Herd
27. Badgers? Cete
28. Dolphins? Pod
29. Witches? Coven
30. Kangaroos? Mob
Literature
31. Which book’s first line is, “all children grow up except one”? Peter Pan
32. What is Joseph Heller’s famous 1962 war novel called? Catch-22
33. What is the name of the depressed donkey in “Winnie the Pooh”? Eeyore
34. What book was James Henry Trotter in? James and the Giant Peach
35. Who invented Snoopy? Charles M Schultz
Sport
36. In which bat and ball game is it illegal to volley? Table Tennis
37. What is the lightest weight category in boxing? Straw weight
38. Which sport is played over four periods of 15 minutes and only two of the players on each team can score? Netball
39. Who was the first England Cricketer to bowl both left and right handed in a test match? Graham Gooch
40. With which sport would you associate the Cresta Run? Bobsleighing
Pot Luck
41. Which is the odd one out and why- Albert Einstein, Leonardo Da Vinci, John F Kennedy and Marco Polo? Albert Einstein, all the others have airports named after them
42. Marie Antoinette was the famous queen of which French King? Louis XVI
43. Nick Leeson was involved with the collaspse of which bank? Barings Bank
44. Which international language was devised by Ludwig Zamenhof? Esperanto
45. Triton is a moon of which planet? Neptune
Geography – all the answers begin with “P”
46. What does ‘PH’ stand for on an Ordnance Survey Map? Public House
47. What is the only US state to begin with the letter ‘P’? Pennsylvannia
48. What is the capital of North Korea? Pyongyang
49. Where is the Mariana trench? Pacific Ocean
50. In what country are the ancient cities of Cuzco and Machu Picchu? Peru
Food
51. What is a Zucchini also known as? Courgette
52. Where is spilling salt considered good luck? Japan
53. President Reagan’s administration classified which foodstuff as a vegetable? Tomato Ketchup
54. In which vegetable would you find capsicum? Chillies
55. What is guacamole’s main ingredient? Avocado
History
56. In which year did the Falkland War start? 1982
57. Which school was founded in 1440 to prepare students for King’s College? Eton
58. In 1450, Johannes Gutenberg invented what? The Printing Press
59. Which is Britain’s oldest cathedral? Canterbury
60. In which year was the Victoria Cross first awarded? Crimean
Tie Break – nearest to
1. To the nearest million, how many Coca-Colas will be consumed worldwide during the next hour? 27 million. That’s over 600 million a day!
2. In which year was the numbering of houses in the UK first introduced? 1463
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