Quiz 1 Series 4 - Great for a Pub Quiz
1 MY ANGEL DRAMA (Biblical anagram)? - Mary Magdalen
2 What everyday articles are sometimes decorated with King's Pattern? - Cutlery
3 What is the collective noun for hens? - Brood
4 In American CB jargon what was a fingerprint? - To "Fingerprint" your load would indicate that you will have to load or unload the cargo yourself
5 What sport was the subject of the film Hoosiers? - Basketball
6 Which type of building was invented by Donald Shepherd? - Portakabin
7 In Red Indian (Native American) mythology what is the name of the creature most often seen on top of the totem pole? - Thunderbird
8 How did Van Gogh commit suicide? - He shot himself
9 What indoor game was known as Tric Trac in France? - Backgammon
10 Can you tell the TV game show from the consolation prize. A watch and an electronic game? - Wheel of Fortune
11 What is a continuous roll of newsprint for use in a rotary printing press called? - A web
12 Which poet wrote the poem which begins 'Is there anybody there, said the Traveller knocking on the moonlit door'? - Walter de la Mare
13 In place names such as Abbots Leigh what does leigh mean? - Glade (Old English)
14 What colour is vermilion? - Scarlet (Accept red)
15 Which German born rocket engineer helped develop the atomic bomb in the USA? - Werner Von Braun
16 Relating to holiday companies, what does ATOL stand for? - Air Travel Organiser's Licensing
17 Which British conductor was known as Old Timber? - Sir Henry Wood
18 In show jumping what is another name for the three part pyramid fence? - Hogsback
19 Who had a UK number one in 2009 with Oopsy Daisy? - Chipmunk
20 In the pole vault which part of the body crosses the bar first? - Feet