Quiz (19. 06. 2005)
Quiz by: Heather
1. From which animal is ermine taken? Stoat
2. What was the name of the first space shuttle to be launched? Columbia
3. Who was voted the greatest ever Briton in 2003? Winston Churchill
4. Who won the Carling Cup in 2004? Middleborough
5. Acetic acid is better known as what? Vinegar
6. In The Hitchhikers guide To The Galaxy what is the answer to the meaning of life? 42
7. Who controversially interviewed Michael Jackson in 2003? Martin Bashir
8. Who is Robert Zimmerman better known as? Bob Dylan
9. What is the Capital City of the United Arab Emirates? Abu Dhabi
10. What is the name of The Simpson’s dog? Santa’s Little Helper
11. What does ICI stand for? Imperial Chemical Industries
12. What is the name of Japan’s highest mountain? Mount Fuji
13. Which is the most used consonant in written English? T
14. Which is the shortest word in the English language to contain all 5 vowels in alphabetical order? Facetious
15. Name the three types of swords used in fencing? Foil, Epee & Sabre
16. What do the initials BMW (as in the car) stand for? Bavarian Motor Company or Bayerische Motoren-Werke
17. What on a bottle of wine is the punt? The dent on the base
18. What is the collective noun for owls? A parliament
19. Madness had only one hit in 1982: what was it? House of Fun
20. Who played Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Sarah Michelle Geller
21. Who wrote The Wizard of Oz? L. Frank Baum
22. What is the capital of Zimbabwe? Harare
23. Whose business went into rapid decline after he described his own products as 24 carat crap? Gerald Ratner
24. What type of creature is the most poisonous in the world? A Frog (the 1.5 inch Golden Poison Frog)
25. Which rock star committed suicide on 5th April 1994? Kurt Cobain
26. Which comedian created a character called Theophilis P. Wildebeest? Lenny Henry
27. In Only Fools and Horses, what is the name of Del and Rodney’s local? The nag’s Head
28. Which letter is between the G and the J on a standard typewriter or computer keyboard? H
29. Which British Sporting Body has the initials BSJA? British Show Jumping Association
30. In film what was the surname of Stallone’s Rocky? Balboa
31. Where does Winnie the Pooh live? Hundred Acre Wood
32. In 2003 who wrote a children’s novel called The English Roses? Madonna
33. Which British designer is credited with the creation of the Mini Skirt? Mary Quant
34. What is Ergophobia the fear of? Work
35. Which Hollywood actress was convicted of Shoplifting in 2002? Winona Ryder
36. In which English city is the British Space Centre? Leicester
37. Who wrote The Railway Children? Edith Nesbit
38. Who was the last wife of Henry VIII? Catherine Parr
39. What does a petrologist study? Rocks
40. What is the Collegiate Church of St Peter in London better known? Westminster Abbey
41. What did the J stand for in J Edgar Hoover? John
42. What does ATM (as in a cash machine) stand for? Automatic Telling Machine
43. Who was so impressed with his Remington Electric Razor that he bought the company? Victor Kiam
44. What is V-E-S-T-O-P-H-O-B-I-A THE FEAR OF? Clothing
45. In which US state is the Grand Canyon? Arizona
46. In which year was the twenty pence piece first issued? 1982
47. What is collected by a receptarist? Recipes
48. What is collected by a philographist? Autographs
49. What is the opposite of nocturnal? Diurnal
50. How many dominoes are in a standard set? 28
51. Which fruit is a hybrid of a raspberry and a blackberry? A loganberry
52. What is the Statue of Liberty made from? Copper
53. What is nitrous oxide better known as? Laughting gas
54. What were snickers bars known as in the UK until 1990? Marathon
55. What is the name of the longest river in the British Isles? The Shannon
56. In which country was the 1st Football World Cup staged (in 1930)? Uraguay
57. Which is the largest nerve in the Human body? Sciatic
58. What flower do we get vanilla from? The orchid
59. What is the capital of Croatia? Zagreb
60. Which alloy is made with nine parts tin and one part lead? Pewter
Tiebreak Questions
1. Which European capital city stands on the Manzanares River? Madrid
2. What is Nosocomephobia a fear of? Hospitals
3. What does the acronym RADAR stand for? Radio Detection And Ranging
4. What is a sarcophagus ? A stone coffin
5. What does a hydrographer make? Maps of the Sea
6. A lack of which vitamin can cause rickets? Vitamin D
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