Quiz 34 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 34 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1. NAYY PIG NARRATIVES is an anagram for which well-known film - Saving Private Ryan
2. Who had an eighties top ten hit with Alice, I Want You Just for Me - Full Force
3. What does BUPA stand for - British United Provident Association
4. In Dallas what did the JR stand for in JR Ewing - John Ross
5. What is the common name for the chemical process by which glue, varnish, filler, etc, hardens when polymer chains become linked following UV radiation, mixing, heat, etc - Curing
6. Which musical instrument does Jack Lemmon play in the film Some Like it Hot - Double bass
7. What do Robert, Anne, Tony and Kenneth Robinson have in common apart from their surname - All have presented Points of View
8. Which children's author wrote the Mallory Tower series of books - Enid Blyton
9. According to the German Army who were the ladies from hell - Scottish soldiers wearing kilts
10. Imperative, perfect, pluperfect, perfect, and infinitive are types of what, in English - Verbs
11. Which TV presenter won the female rear of the year award in 1998 - Carol Smillie
12. How many greyhounds can you see on the cover of Blur's Parklife album - Three
13. What is hydrology the science of - Water
14. Which magazine originated the euphemism: Tired and emotional, meaning drunk - Private Eye
15. What boon to drinkers first came on the market in 1962 - Ring pull cans
16. Which sixties group started life as Pete Novak and the Heartbeats - Herman's Hermits
17. In which country in the UK did it used to be considered unlucky to be born on a Leap Day - Scotland
18. Which famous phrase was reportedly first spoken in 1956 by promoter Horace Lee Logan in Shreveport, Louisiana - Elvis Has Left The Building
19. What word is a flat-bottom boat, a football kick, a glassmaking tool, and a dented base of a wine bottle - Punt
20. Which company advertised with the slogan The mark of a man - Old Spice Aftershave

Quiz 33 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 33 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

ANYONE FOR DENNIS

1. Who presented Looks Familiar in the seventies - Dennis Norden
2. Who married Amanda Holden in 1995 - Les Dennis
3. Of which footballer did Sir Alec Ferguson say he could start a row in an empty house - Dennis Wise
4. Which ventriloquist had a dummy called James Green - Dennis Spicer
5. Who burnt down The Dagmar in revenge for Kathy Beale being raped - Dennis Watts
6. Who said in the seventies that he would tax the rich until the pips squeaked - Dennis Healey
7. What was type of dog was Dennis in the Toytown stories - Dachshund
8. Who wrote the novels The Devil Rides Out and To The Devil a Daughter etc. - Dennis Wheatley
9. Who plays Peter Brockman in Outnumbered - Hugh Dennis
10. Which infamous murderer lived at 195 Melrose Avenue, Cricklewood and Crackley Gardens, Muswell Hill - Dennis Nilsen
11. Which character returned to Coronation Street in 2011 after an absence of 43 years - Dennis Tanner
12. Can you name the England international who survived the Munich air crash scored over 150 goals for Man United and went on to score over fifty goals for Stoke city he died in 1999 - Dennis Viollet
13. Which actor, has appeared on British television as Terry McCann, George Carter and Gerry Standing - Dennis Waterman
14. Who directed and starred in Easy Rider - Dennis Hopper
15. Whose first wife was Margaret Kempson - Dennis Thatcher
16. Which Monty Python character demanded your lupins or your life - Dennis Moore
17. What is the real name of the rapper Ghostface Killah - Dennis Coles
18. What is Dennis the Menace's surname - Mitchell
19. In Please Sir what was Dennis' surname - Dunstable
20. Who scored the first one day cricket international century Dennis Amiss - at Old Trafford

Quiz 32 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 32 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1. COSTUMIER (an anagram of an actor) - Tom Cruise
2. Who played the title role in the TV series Budgie - Adam Faith
3. Which Sunday newspaper was founded by Lord Beaverbrook in 1918 - The Sunday Express
4. What is the first name of Mr Toad, in Toad of Toad Hall - Thaddeus
5. For me to love you now would be the sweetest thing, 'twould make me sing are lyrics from which top twenty song - Catch The Wind
6. What does the Latin phrase Vestis virum reddit translate to in English - Clothes make the man
7. In the Monty Python Cheese Shop sketch what is the name of Michael Palin's character - Mr Wensleydale
8. Hass, Pinkerton, Reed and Zutano are varieties of which fruit - Avocado
9. Who invented the word vomit - William Shakespeare
10. What was the longest ever news flash on British TV - Nineteen eighty SAS raid on the Iranian Embassy
11. Which harmonica player appeared with Kate Bush on 'The Man I Love' - Larry Adler
12. Which British aircraft company manufactured the WW2 anti submarine aircraft the Sturgeon - Short
13. What is the collective noun for Gibbons - Flange
14. Which film had the tag line Makes Ben Hur look like an epic - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
15. Of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse what does the black one carry - Pair of scales
16. During which TV game show were the contestants invited to go "wild in the aisles" - Supermarket Sweep
17. What was the name of the control module on the Apollo 13 mission - Odyssey
18. In Australian slang what does bagged someone mean - Criticised someone
19. Who had a seventies top ten hit with I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll) - Gary Glitter
20. Why were Spaghetti Westerns so called - They were directed by an Italian

 


Guest Writer Joe Donnelly – Quiz 8




Joe Donnelly Quiz 8 - Great for a Pub Quiz

Round 1.

1 What is the mascot on the bonnet of a Rolls Royce called - The Spirit of Ecstasy
2 Who was the author of the Twilight series of vampire novels - Stephanie Meyer
3 How many children does Madonna have after adopting twins - 6
4 What type of weapon is an assegai? - A spear
5 The 1st woman to take her seat in the house of commons was born in which country - USA (Nancy Aster)
6 The Hyoid is the only bone in the body not connected to another where is it - Throat
7 In Spain what is a Hacienda a Hotel, Estate or Bar - Estate
8 Who was Donald Trumps vice president - Mike Pence
9 Which food can be Soft, Semi Hard, Hard & Firm Crumbly or Blended - Cheese
10 Megan Markle starred in which American legal drama series between 2011 & 2017? - Suits

Round 2.

1 Which comes first: Mothers’ Day in the UK or Mothers’ Day in the USA - UK
2 The Oxford Dictionary defines La La land as a nickname for what city - Los Angeles
3 The now-abandoned Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is within which modern-day country - Ukraine
4 What is the anagram of KING RED TUNA - (Clue: passing on the wrong side) - Undertaking
5 What are the flowers of the Willow called - Catkins
6 What game is said to be invented when Kingston Harbour Ontario froze over in 1860 - Ice Hockey
7 By what name is London's Middlesex Street better known? - Petticoat Lane
8 What is the male of a hedgehog called Boar; Tom or Bull - Boar
9 From which of these American cities is it possible to travel south to Canada, Detroit; Boston or Olympia - Detroit
10 Who held the post of US president at the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - Dwight D Eisenhower

Guest Writer Joe Donnelly – Quiz 7




Joe Donnelly Quiz 7 - Great for a Pub Quiz

Round 1.

1 Who had the number plate PET 1 - Petula Clarke
2 What is the alpine mastiff more commonly called - St Bernard
3 What wedding anniversary is represented by pearl - 30th
4 Who are the only husband/wife team to perform together on a James Bond theme - Paul / Linda McCartney
5 What is the largest bill in circulation in the U.S. - $100
6 What colour iris in the eye has the most pigment - Brown
7 Which famous video game character was originally called "Jumpman"? - Mario
8 What name is given to the surface that curling is played on Sheet; Mat or Blanket - Sheet
9 Other than humans, what are the only creatures that mate for pleasure? - Dolphins
10 The 1st escalator in the UK was installed in which Dept. store in 1898 - Harrods

Round 2.

1 Which is the top grossing of all the Stephen King films - IT ($338,434,700)
2 In the 2005 film The Magic Roundabout, Joanna Lumley is the voice for which character - Ermintrude
3 It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay was a hit for which female singer - Whitney Huston
4 What is the anagram of A LIVE LOT RUT (Clue: You need protecting form this) - Ultraviolet
5 Which man has most monuments erected to him - Buddha
6 In which common pastime would you use a Mattock - Gardening (Type of Pick)
7 Which country's parliament is called the Cortes? - Spain
8 Which creature can jump 100 times its own height? - Flea
9 In cockney rhyming slang what is a gold watch - A Scotch
10 Which store was named after a giant in Greek mythology with 100 eyes - Argos

Guest Writer Joe Donnelly – Quiz 6




Joe Donnelly Quiz 6 - Great for a Pub Quiz

Round 1.

1 The Mediterranean island of Gozo belongs to which country? - Malta
2 Who founded the National Viewers and Listeners Association? - Mary Whitehouse
3 Up Where We Belong was the theme music from which film - An Officer & A Gentleman
4 From which country does the pop group Abba come? - Sweden
5 What type of creature is kept in an aviary? Birds
6 AG is the chemical symbol for which element? - Silver
7 Which N. American mountain is named after an American President? - Mount McKinley
8 What does the S stand for in ASAP? - Soon
9 For what would you use an Abacus? - Counting
10 Which country nationalised the Suez Canal in 1956? - Egypt

Round 2.
1 Lady Gaga’s stage name was influenced by a hit for which band? - Queen
2 Which of these countries joined the EU the last Finland Poland or Romania? - Romania 2007
3 Which famous postal service ran between St Joseph, Missouri & Sacramento? - Pony Express
4 What is the anagram of LOVED PEN DUE - (Clue: Not yet made)? - Undeveloped
5 Which word can come after ‘dream’, ‘steam’ and ‘life’ to form other words? - Boat
6 In what country was Greg Rusedski born? - Canada
7 On TV what was Father Teds surname? - Crilly
8 7th Avenue in New York is also known as what? - Fashion Avenue
9 Which dice game includes DIY equipment & reptiles? - Snakes & Ladders
10 Of which US state is Harrisburg the capital? - Pennsylvania

Quiz 31 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 31 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

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BACK TO CHILDHOOD

1. The main character in the comic Buster was Buster himself but who was he the son of - Andy Capp
2. What was the name of the comic super-hero who was known as both "the Dynamic Wonder" and "the Thunderflash - Captain Crash
3. What was the name of the female character from School Friend who spent her life trapped on a desert island - Jill Crusoe
4. In children's comics who has a monkey called Mr Nillson - Pippi Longstocking
5. Memory Banks was a comic character who first appeared in which comic - Whizzer and Chips
6. Which star of "Watch with Mother" had his own comic strip in "Robin" and "Pippin" - Andy Pandy
7. Pot and Pan Tales appeared in which nursery comic - Chicks' Own
8. Lord Snooty is a favourite character in the Beano what is his first name - Marmaduke
9. In which children's comic in the seventies and eighties did Tom and Terry originally appear - Sparky
10. What was the name of the bird who was the front page star of the Beano for its first 326 issues - Big Eggo
11. What was the name of the R.A.F. flying hero who originally appeared in the Rover and had his story told by his navigator, George Bourne - Matt Braddock
12. In which children's comic in the seventies and eighties did Jimmy Jinx first appear - Buzz
13. What is the name of comic hero Desperate Dan's pet dog - Dawg
14. In which street would you find, Danny, Smiffy, Plug and Wilfred - Bash Street
15. In which children's comic which began in the fifties did a cat called Julius Cheeser appear The Topper
16. In which British children's comic did the Three Marys first appear - Bunty
17. In which children's comic would you find cartoon strips called Colonel Blink - Beezer
18. In which comic does Desperate Dan appear - Dandy
19. In comics what was the name of Dan Dare's batman - Digby
20. Roy of the Rovers first appeared in which comic in 1954 - Tiger

Quiz 30 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 30 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1. HE SNUBS ITS HONEY (anagram of a film) - The Sunshine Boys
2. What island is known as the island of saints and scholars - Ireland
3. Which pop star played the role of Nikki Finn in the 1987 film Who's That Girl - Madonna
4. If you suffered from narcolepsy, what would you always be doing - Falling asleep
5. The musical Jersey Boys tells the story of which US group - Franki Valli and the Four Seasons
6. In Old English what were your titties - Sisters
7. What does a white walking stick with red hoops on it indicate about the person carrying it - That the person is blind and deaf
8. What disability did pianist Paul Wittgenstein suffer from - He only had one arm
9. In which month is the London to Brighton veteran car rally run - November
10. What became the first independent credit card company in the world when founded in the USA in 1950 - Diners Club
11. Which song has a line in it about chrome wheeled fuel injected suicide machines on highway nine - Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
12. Who in children's stories swam in a pool of her own tears - Alice in Wonderland
13. Which actress won three BAFTAs in the 1990s for playing a policewoman on TV - Helen Mirren
14. Which pre-decimal coin was nicknamed a 'tosheroon' - Half-crown
15. Complete the proverb; There is no better looking-glass - Than an old friend
16. Bethlehem is a tiny village in which part of the UK - Wales
17. In modern warfare what type of weapon is a SPAAG - Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
18. How many cards are there in a pack of Tarot cards - Seventy eight
19. Bacon, Hazzard and Ganter are all varieties of which fruit - Avocado
20. What is the collective noun for shrimps - Troupe

Quiz 29 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 29 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz

1 Which former Prime Minister became President of Surrey CCC - John Major
2 Who is sometimes known as the Scottish Robin Hood - Rob Roy
3 What is the second highest civilian decoration in this country - George Medal
4 Which company made the Cross Your Heart bra - Playtex
5 What once common sign is derived from the Medici family crest - Pawnbrokers balls
6 In Scotland what is Berwick Law - An extinct volcano
7 What unusual record was held by Dale Wright in 1997 at the age of 29 - Britain's youngest grandfather
8 Who was the first person not a saint or member of the Royal family to have a chapel in Westminster Abbey named after her - Florence Nightingale
9 Who unsuccessfully sued the Eighth Marquess of Queensberry for libel in 1895 - Oscar Wilde
10 Of the 32 counties in the whole of Ireland can you name the only one that begin with R - Roscommon
11 What do you need to know to get into the Tower of London after 10 PM - The password
12 Which country puts Suomi on its postage stamps - Finland
13 Which female author lived in a house called Chawton - Jane Austen
14 What is often referred to as the oldest profession - Prostitution
15 To whom should an official find of buried treasure be reported to in England - The Coroner
16 What does MS stand for on an Ordnance Survey Map - Milestone
17 Which flower is associated with the Earl Haigh Fund - Poppy
18 Where was former Prime Minister Harold Wilson born - Huddersfield
19 Natives of which English city are known as Loiners - Leeds
20 At a wedding, whose job is it to traditionally toast the bridesmaids - Best Man

Write Your Own Quizzes – Quiz4FREE Blog 5




Write Your Own Quiz - Quiz4FREE Blog 5 (Easy!)

3 Best Tips

Many of you nice folks have asked for tips on writing your own quiz, so here's my best shot at getting you started in quiz writing. Follow these ideas and you should have a quiz written in almost no time at all.

Before we get into writing a quiz, I want to remind you that if you wish to publish your quizzes (On-line or Off-line) you must be aware that plagiarism is a BIG No NO! Here's a snippet from Wikipedia "Plagiarism is the representation of another author's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work. In educational contexts, there are differing definitions of plagiarism depending on the institution."

However, if you just want to take a quiz along to your local for a quiz night etc. you can use a quiz from a book or one of our quizzes from one of our websites. Just don't publish it, or you could end up in trouble.

  • Tip 1 - If you want some local content in your quiz, then read local newspapers and listen to local radio stations. Always having a note pad and a pencil handy. There's often a tasty tid-bit of information that can be used as a question. One question I found for my local quiz was 'What was the name of the local butchers shop that closed down last Friday'. Simple but effective.
  • Tip 2 - Buy second hand quiz books from a charity shop (But remember my warning about plagiarism!).  These books can be used as inspiration to help you come up with an idea for a question. Here's an example using one of our own questions - "One quarter of all the hops in the world are grown in which country?" Answer - Germany. You could write " Germany produces a quarter of all 'What' used in the production of beer?' Answer - Hops. See how easy that was.
  • Tip 3 - Use the Internet. There are many ways to use the Internet to find questions. One way is to type in a famous persons name. In this example I typed into Google "Janet Street Porter" and found an article giving lots of information about her on Wikipedia -'Janet Vera Street-Porter CBE (née Bull; born 27 December 1946) is an English broadcaster, journalist, writer, and media personality. She was the editor and producer of the Network 7 series on Channel Four, which was awarded a BAFTA for its graphics. She was also an editor for two years of The Independent on Sunday, but relinquished the job to become editor-at-large in 2002. Since 2011, she has been a regular weekly panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women.

    Street-Porter has made numerous appearances on television programmes, including Question Time (1988–2015), I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2004), Deadline (2007), Celebrity MasterChef (2013), and Have I Got News for You (1996–2018). She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to journalism and broadcasting'.

  • As you can see there are a mutitude of possible questions you could make from this article. Type in anything that interests you and you will get some really great results that you can turn into questions.

I hope this short artical about writing your own quiz has inspired you. There are many other ways to find new questions, just think outside of the box.

Good luck and PLEASE let me know when you've written your first quiz.

Thinking about: Writing Your Own Quiz.
Thinking about: Writing Your Own Quiz.

Jim Ackroyd

 

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