Series 1 Quizzes 1 to 10 - Great for a Pub Quiz
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Quiz 1
1. The ring-ousel belongs to which family of birds? Thrush
2. Which tree does cork come from? Quercus Suber
3. What is the chemical symbol for sulphuric acid? H2SO4
4. Where would you find the towns; Uig; Broadford and Portree? Isle of Skye
5. What is the name of the largest lake in Sweden? Lake Vanern
6. Spell the plant name - fuchsia. f-u-c-h-s-i-a
7. In which county is Keswick ? Cumbria
8. In which year was the Falklands War? 1982
9. Who played Mike Baldwin in Coronation St.? Johnny Briggs
10. Who was Radio One's first female DJ? Ann Nightingale
11. Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly solo to Australia in which year? 1930
12. Where was Dick Turpin executed by hanging? York
13. In what year did Elvis Presley die? 1977
14. Who followed Hugh Gaitskell as leader of the labour party? Harold Wilson
15. Which British city has the most canals ? Birmingham
16. How many pounds in one hundredweight? 112
17. How fast in miles per hour is 44 feet per second? 30
18. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. What is it's height in feet (to the nearest 100 ft)? 19,364 feet
19. In which Republic of Ireland county would you find Killarney? County Kerry
20. Name the resort in New Jersey USA famous for it's boardwalk? Atlantic City
Quiz 2
1. Aviemore, in Scotland is at the heart of which National Park? The Cairngorms National Park
2. What was the name of the fire station and the colour of the watch featured in TV?s London?s Burning? Blackwall and Blue Watch
3. Which famous horse race is run at Louisville? Kentucky Derby
4. Who won the Best Actress Oscar for the 1988 film, The Accused? Jodi Foster
5. What is the capital of Nova Scotia (East Canada)? Halifax
6. How much - to the nearest pound (lb) does a cubic foot of fresh water weigh? 62 (actual 62.4 lb)
7. In 1547 who became the 1st Tsar of Russia? Ivan IV (the Terrible)
8. In 1753 who was appointed 1st Postmaster General in America? Benjamin Franklin
9. In 2000 who became the first black USA Secretary of State? Colin Powell
10. In 2002, who became the 1st black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress? Halle Berry
11. In 200,1 who became 1st woman to serve as US national security adviser? Condoleezza Rice
12. Who was the 1st female "space tourist," on September 18, 2006, and paid $20 million to ride on the Russian Soyuz TMA-9 capsule? Anousheh Ansari (also: 1st Iranian in space and 1st Muslim woman in space)
13. In 1900 Charlotte Cooper became the 1st woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal - In which sport? Tennis
14. In 1901 Annie Taylor aged 64 years at the time, was the 1st woman to do what? Go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
15. In 1923 who was the 1st American to swim across the English Channel? Henry Sullivan
16. In 1927 who played the lead role in the 1st talking motion picture, "The Jazz Singer"? Al Jolson
17. In 1927 who was the 1st man to fly solo across the Atlantic? Charles Lindbergh
18. In 1932 what did Amelia Earhart achieve? 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman. (travelling from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, to Ireland in approximately 15 hours)
19. Birds Nest Soup is actually made from birds nests - True or False? True (It is made from the nest of the Edible-nest swiftlet found in and around South east Asia - The nest is made from the birds saliva!)
20. The Greater rhea is a large South American flightless bird reaching 55 inches in height. Up to 30 eggs are found in a rheas nest. True or False? True - The male attracts several females and encourages them to lay their eggs in his nest...He then raises the young rheas himself
Quiz 3
1. The stars you see when you rub your eyes are called what? phosphenes
2. A Goldfish kept in a dark room will eventually turn white, True or False? True
3. How many years did it take to build Salisbury Cathedral? The Cathedral was built in just 38 years (AD1220-1258)
4. Al Capone's business card said he was a what? Used furniture dealer.
5. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on what time? 4:20.
6. Which city has the most Rolls Royce's per capita? Hong Kong
7. What is the only US state whose name has just one syllable? Maine
8. Which nut is included in the ingredients of dynamite? Peanut
9. "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" is what? The full name for Los Angeles (L.A.)
10. What was John Lennon's first girlfriend called? Thelma Pickles.
11. What was the first song to be performed in outer space, sung by the Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969. "Happy Birthday"
12. Who played the flute on Cat Stevens - Lady D'Arbanville? Peter Gabriel
13. Clint Eastwood is allergic to horses. True or false? True
14. What was the name of Jamie Farr's character in the TV series Mash? Corporal Klinger
15. After being squirted by Sooty's water pistol, which famous dog trainer stormed off the show? Barbara Woodhouse
16. Where would you find the only Royal Palace in the USA? Honolulu
17. What are the two hottest months at the equator? March and September
18. The Moon's mass is what fraction of the Earth's? 1/ 80th
19. What was the original title of Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice? First Impression.
20. How many hearts does an octopus have? 3
Quiz 4
1. Which naturalist was behind the theory of evolution by natural selection? Darwin
2. Lake Eyre is the largest lake in which country? Australia
3. What is the height of a cricket stump (in inches or centimetres)? 28 inches (71.1 cm)
4. Key West, at the tip of the Florida peninsular was the first USA town to do what in 1967? Take all it's fresh water from the sea.
5. Which bird has ?golden? and ?argus? varieties? Pheasant
6. What are the surnames of Romeo and Juliet in the play of the same name? Capulet and Montague
7. The Khyber Pass links Pakistan with which country? Afghanistan
8. In Roman Mythology, who was the messenger of the Gods? Mercury
9. With which group was Morrissey the lead singer? The Smiths
10. Which Eastenders character was played by Sid Owen? Ricky Butcher
11. Under which monument is the French tomb of the Unknown Soldier? Arc de Triumph
12. Which 2 countries have hosted the football world cup twice? Italy and Mexico
13. Which English physicist wrote 'A Brief History of Time'? Stephen Hawkins
14. What is the main ingredient of a Molotov cocktail? Petrol (Gasoline)
15. What type of creature is a Bombay Duck? Fish!
16. Who was Britain?s first Knight of pop? Sir Cliff Richard
17. In Scrabble, how many points does the letter W score? 4
18. Who had a number one hit with 'Final Countdown'? Europe
19. Which mountain range runs through Columbia, Peru, Venezuela and Argentina? Andes
20. Which English actor won an Oscar for the role of a butler in the film Arthur? John Gielgud
Quiz 5
1. What was the name of the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers set sale in 1620? Mayflower
2. How many quarts are there in a gallon? 4
3. Which poet wrote 'Ode to a Nightingale'? Keats
4. In which US state is the ski resort of Aspen? Colorado
5. Whose books are the James Bond films based on? Ian Fleming
6. Which actor played the voice of Darth Vader? James Earl Jones
7. Who was the bass player with the Rolling Stones? Bill Wyman
8. Who was the son of Zeus who killed Medusa? Persius
9. Which is the largest city in New Zealand? Auckland
10. Which father and daughter pair had a hit with 'Something stupid'? Frank and Nancy Sinatra
11. How many eyes does a bee have? Five , two large compound eyes on either side of its head, and three ocelli (primitive eyes) on top of its head to detect light intensity.
12. What was the name of the dog in the Shakespearean play "The Two Gentlemen of Verona."? Crab
13. What was the name of the dog whose picture appeared on 'His Masters Voice' records? Nipper
14. What was the name of the dog owned by Bill Sykes in 'Oliver Twist'? Bullseye
15. What was the name of the Newfoundland dog belonging to the Darling Family in Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie? Nana
16. Who designed the original 1936 Volkswagen? Ferdinand Porsche, who later went on to build sports cars bearing his own name,
17. In a pack of playing cards, which King lacks facial hair? King of hearts. All the others have a moustache
18. In which country did the kilt originate? France
19. What date is the Queens real birthday? The Queen's real birthday is on April 21, but it is celebrated officially in June.
20. Who was the first British Monarch to visit China? Queen Elizabeth 11 in 1986
Quiz 6
1. How many tentacles does a squid have? 10
2. What year did the 'London Underground' open? 1863
3. Which is the only city to lie in two continents? Istanbul (Europe & Asia)
4. How many world championships did Sterling Moss win? 0 (He won 16 Grand Prix between 1955 and 1961)
5. What is Ozzie Osbourne's real name? John Michael Osbourne
6. What is the worlds most common disease? Tooth Decay
7. What date was the Atom Bomb dropped on Hiroshima? 16th August 1945
8. What were the surnames of Bonny & Clyde? Bonny Parker & Clyde Barrow
9. It occurs once in a minute; twice in a week and once in a year! what is it? The letter 'E'
10. A woman has 5 potatoes to feed 3 people. How can she give them equal portion's without fractions? Mashed potato!
11. What date comes 22 days after June 19th? July 11th
12. Name the 4 US Presidents immortalised on Mt Rushmore? George Washington; Thomas Jefferson; Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
13. Which was the first self-governing nation to give women the vote? New Zealand in 1893 (Although a number of other territories had enfranchised women before 1893, New Zealand can justly claim to be the first self-governing nation to grant the vote to all adult women. Source: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/
14. Which is the largest planet in our solar system? Jupiter
15. Which Spice Girl was also know as Sporty? Mel C
16. What colour blood do the Vulcan's in Star Trek have? Green
17. What is a prickly pear? A Cactus
18. What structure, built in 1851, was designed by Joseph Paxton? Crystal Palace
19. Who sang '99 Red Balloons'? Nena
20. Who sang 'Manic Monday'? The Bangles
Quiz 7
1. What country does the Canary Islands belong to? Spain
2. What river flows through the Grand Canyon in the USA? Colorado
3. Which English football club won the League and FA Cup "double" in 1986? Liverpool
4. What is the lightest of all the elements and has the atomic number 1? Hydrogen
5. Before the French Revolution in 1789, who is reported to have said "Let them eat cake"? Marie Antoinette
6. Which note does an orchestra tune to? A
7. Who was voted European Footballer of the Year for 2000? Luis Figo
8. What is the capital city of Morocco? Rabat
9. In the world of weaponry, what do the initials ICBM stand for? Inter-continental Ballistic Missile
10. In the medical world what do the initials ENT stand for? Ear Nose and Throat
11. At which battle was Richard III slain? Bosworth Field
12. What is the longest river in Great Britain? The Severn
13. What is the patella bone better known as? The kneecap
14. Which book features the characters Passepartout, Mr Fix and Aouda? Around The World In Eighty Days
15. In the song, Solomon Grundy was born on Monday, what happened to him on Thursday? Took ill
16. Who was the leader of the USSR during World War Two? Joseph Stalin
17. What is the fourth planet from the Sun? Mars
18. What game's name comes from the French for "little wheel"? Roulette
19. Who won the men's 100 metres gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games? Maurice Greene
20. What nation won the men's football gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games? Cameroon
Quiz 8
1. Who played JR Ewing in the TV series Dallas? Larry Hagman
2. How many wives of Henry VIII were beheaded? 2
3. Where were the 1992 Summer Olympic Games held? Barcelona, Spain
4. Who wrote Tarzan of the Apes in 1912? Edgar Rice Burroughs
5. Which Japanese martial art translates into English as "empty hand"? Karate
6. Who played the Toymaker in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? Benny Hill
7. Who wrote the novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang : The Magical Car? Ian Fleming (he was more famous for James Bond)
8. What is the chemical symbol for Copper? Cu
9. What year was Margaret Thatcher elected as Britain's first female Prime Minister? 1979
10. Which of these countries does NOT border the Russian Federation A) Georgia B) Armenia C) Azerbaijan D) Latvia? B) Armenia
11. Who wrote the novel Black Beauty, first published in 1877? Anna Sewell
12. Which metallic element has the chemical symbol Pb and atomic number 82? Lead
13. The Gobi desert covers territory in which two countries? China and Mongolia
14. Which American city is known as 'the city of brotherly love'? Philadelphia
15. Who preceded Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? James Callaghan
16. Odin, a one-eyed bearded old man was the most powerful god in which mythology? Norse
17. What is the name of the galaxy our Solar System belong to? The Milky Way
18. What country did ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar represent? Zimbabwe
19. What flag does a ship traditionally fly to indicate it is about to set sail? The Blue Peter
20. What is the capital city of Iran? Tehran
Quiz 9 - Science and Nature
1 - Which is the largest species of dolphin? - The killer whale (Orcinus orca), also known as the orca, and less commonly as the blackfish
2 - Which planet of the solar system has its 27 moons named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope? - Uranus
3 - What in meteorology is measured in Oktas? - Cloud cover (oktas is completely clear to 8 oktas completely overcast)
4 - What is the SI unit of temperature? - The Kelvin (not degree Kelvin)
5 - What is Aqua Regia? - It's a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid (in a volumetric ratio of 1:3)
6 - LSD is a synthetic derivative of which type of naturally occurring growth? - Fungus (ergot, a grain fungus that typically grows on rye)
7 - What colour is the sky on the Moon? - Black
8 - On the Mohs scale of hardness, what is the second hardest mineral, after diamond? - Corundum (also known as ruby or sapphire when transparent)
9 - In biology, what is symbiosis? - Living together of unlike organisms
10 - Who flew in Vostok 1? - Yuri Gagarin
11 - What's the name given to lines of equal underwater depth on maps? - Isobath (or more mundanely, depth contours, or simply contour lines)
12 - The X-Men character Wolverine is named after the animal of the same name. What kind of animal is a wolverine? - The wolverine (Gulo gulo) is a member of the weasel family (Mustelidae)
13 - What is the SI unit of frequency (used in measuring audio and radio transmissions among many others)? - Hertz
14 - What is the name of a single dot on a computer monitor screen? - Pixel (picture element)
15 - Where would you commonly find a sand dollar? - On a beach (it's the skeleton of a sea urchin)
16 - Which gas has the chemical formula CO? - Carbon monoxide
17 - What was the Wright Brother's first successful aeroplane called? - Flyer
18 - What is the name of the study of the motion of the earth's crust? - Plate Tectonics
19 - Graphite is composed of which element? - Carbon
20 - What medical condition gets its name from the Greek "half a head"? - Migraine (hemicrania)
Quiz 10
1. What European capital city stands on the River Tiber? Rome
2. Who was disqualified and stripped of his gold medal for the 100 metres at the 1988 Olympic Games? Ben Johnson
3. What American author wrote the classics "East of Eden", "Of Mice and Men" and "The Grapes of Wrath"? John Steinbeck
4. In which US State is Kilauea, the world's most active volcano? Hawaii
5. In distance, which planet is sixth furthest from the Sun? Saturn
6. What is the well known Japanese word for "empty orchestra"? Karaoke
7. What is the official name of the bottom 9 miles (15 KM) of the Earth's atmosphere? Troposphere
8. Anubis is the god of funerals who transports the souls of the dead to the other world in which ancient civilization? Egyptian
9. What is the chemical symbol for Potassium? K
10. Which renaissance artist painted Primavera and The Birth of Venus? Botticelli
11. The island of Bahrain is connected by a causeway to which country? Saudi Arabia
12. What country's flag (bizarrely) has a garden hoe and a Kalashnikov rifle inside a star? Mozambique
13. Which Italian author published Pinocchio in 1880? Carlo Collodi
14. Which scientist published the ground breaking book "Principia Mathematica" in the 17th Century? Isaac Newton
15. Who was the last Tsar of Russia, who was murdered along with all his family by Bolshevik guards? Nicholas II
16. What is the more common name for ascorbic acid? Vitamin C
17. In computing, what does RAM stand for? Random Access Memory
18. By area, what is the largest country in Africa? Sudan
19. What American band have released the albums "Out of Time" and "Automatic for the People"? R.E.M.
20. Which country won the football World Cup in 1934 and 1938? Italy