Quiz (24.07.05)
Quiz Host: Nicky
1. In Monopoly how many chance squares are there? 3
2. On what date does St. George’s day fall? 23rd April
3. Which Wimbledon court is known as “The Graveyard of Champions”? Court No 2
4. Which actress was Humphrey Bogart’s second wife? Lauren Bacall
5. In which book would come across a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster? Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy
6. How many yards are in one mile? 1760
7. What is the ninth sign of the Zodiac? Sagittarius
8. In which UK city would you find a street called Land of The Green Ginger? Hull
9. Who wrote the poems “The Tiger” and “Jerusalem”? William Blake
10. In which body of water would you find Cook Island and to which country does it belong? Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
11. Which brand name takes its name from the words Durability, Reliability & Excellence? Durex
12. A Point for each: name the 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo & Donatello
13. Who was evicted from the BB house on Friday? Science
14. How is a group of cockroaches referred to? An intrusion
15. Who played Eddie Shoestring in the BBC TV Series? Trevor Eve
16. In Medicine, the adjective hepatic is associated with which organ? Liver
17. How was Shirley Crabtree better known? Big Daddy
18. Andrew Motion holds which UK literary position? Poet Laureate
19. What are Fastnet, Dogger, Rockall and German Bight? Shipping areas
20. Which Thomas Hardy novel features the characters Sgt Troy & Gabriel Oak? Far From The Madding Crowd
21.
Astrosmurf
22. Azrael 
23. King Smurf 
24. Brainy Smurf 
25. Gargamel 
26. Jol 
27. Grandpa Smurf 
28. Grouchy Smurf 
29. Papa smurf 
30. Smurfette 
31. Addis Ababa is the capital city of which African State? Ethiopia
32. Who are the three male characters in Cluedo? Col Mustard, Prof Plum & Rev Green
33. Where do Fred & Wilma Flintstone live? Bedrock
34. Who became the 1st Indian-born writer to receive the Nobel Prize? Rudyard Kipling
35. In 1952, who became the 1st British Artist to have a US No 1 hit? Vera Lynn
36.
What is the sum of all the numbers round a dartboard? 21037. In Monopoly, how much does it cost to buy Park Lane? £350
38. Who was Diane Prince’s alter-ego? Wonder woman
39. Which English Rugby League team has the nickname the “mighty robins”? Hull Kingston Rovers
40. Which author sometimes writes under the name of Richard Bachman? Stephen King
41. What are the names of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse? War, Famine, Pestilence and Death
42. How was the entertainer Erich Weiss better known? Harry Houdini
43. What is the collective noun for a group of crows? A Murder
44. In which Scottish city is the book “Trainspotting” set? Edinburgh
45. How many players take part in the 1st round of the men’s singles at Wimbledon? 128
46. Where did Ann Frank pen most of her diary? Amsterdam
47. As at July 2005, how many teams have won the English Premiership? 4
48. Which Lincolnshire town links Margaret Thatcher to Sir Isaac Newton? Grantham
49. In mathematics, arithmetical mean, mode and median are examples of what? Averages
50. In a game of scrabble, how many points are awarded for the word SCRABBLE? 14
51. In which English county are the Cotswolds situated? Gloucestershire
52. Which scientist was 1st to develop vaccines for anthrax, cholera & rabies? Louis Pasteur
53. Which 1980s pop star`s autobiography is entitled `Take It Like A Man`?
Boy George (George O'Dowd)
54. What is cerealogy the study of? Crop Circles
55. In which year was Hong Kong returned to China? 1997
56. What did Howard Carter discover in 1922? Tutankamen’s tomb
57. In Chemistry, what is produced in the Contact Process? Sulphuric Acid
58. Who were the four different Snooker World Champions in the 1990s?
Stephen Hendry, Ken Doherty, John Higgins and John Parrott
59. How many loaves and how many fish did Jesus use to feed 5,000?
2 fish and 5 loaves
60. Which series of books have text by Goscinny and drawings by Uderzo?
Asterix
Tie-breakers
1. According to his fake ID, how tall is Bart Simpson? 4 ft 2 “
2. How many episodes of Dr Who did Tom Baker appear in? 172
3. How many pieces of wooden equipment is required to play a game of cricket? 12
4. How long in miles is the River Nile? 4160
5. How many times is the F-word used in Scarface? 206

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