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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
1 OVEN RIDE (anagram of a former England footballer and manager) - Don Revie
2 What job did Francis Williams do on Breakfast Time - Weatherman
3 Peter Simple, Jack Horner and Ben Nevis have all won which sporting event - The Grand National
4 Which star of the film Charley's Angels married Tom Green in 2001 and divorced him the next year - Drew Barrymore
5 Which then manager of Wolverhampton said "I have just opened the trophy cabinet and two Japanese prisoners of war came out" - Tommy Docherty
6 Before becoming President, Obama was a senator in which state - Illinois
7 Which children's favourite lived at 32 Windsor Gardens Notting Hill London - Paddington Bear
8 Who was sacked as England's football manager in February 1999 - Glenn Hoddle
9 In which city is Anglia University - Chelmsford
10 Which Irish PM signed the Good Friday Agreement - Bertie Aherne
11 Which bird is considered sacred in Peru - Condor
12 What is the most popular spectator sport in Spain - Football, not bullfighting
13 What colour is the lid on a traditional jar of Marmite - Yellow
14 Which group had a top ten hit in 1979 with I'm In The Mood For Dancing - The Nolans
15 Which French artist found fame with his posters advertising the Follies Bergere - Toulouse-Lautrec
16 Eurostar services to Paris and Brussels began in 1994 from which London terminal station - Waterloo
17 Which capital city is last alphabetically - Zagreb (Croatia)
18 Which British school holds its annual Wall Game on the 30th of November - Eton
19 Who did Playboy Magazine nominate as the sexiest woman of the century - Marilyn Monroe
20 The Luna 9 mission by the USSR in 1966 was the first to achieve what - A controlled landing on the Moon
Coming up, a short series (7) of Christmas Quizzes - Ten questions each.
Kindly sent in by our guest writer Joe Donnelly
Christmas Quiz 1
1 What did the first ever SMS text message, sent December 3rd 1992, read - Merry Christmas
2 Traditionally at Christmas in Germany what type of food is Stollen - Cake
3.Which Us state in 1907 was the last to declare Christmas a legal Holiday - Oklahoma
4. The Beach Boys had a Christmas number one US hit single in 1966 with which song - Good Vibrations
5. Which country is Eggnog said to have originated from - England (East Anglia)
6. What is the popular name for cocktail sausages wrapped in bacon - Pigs In Blankets
7. What is the name of the little boy in the filmed story of "The Snowman" - James
8. Which English author wrote the book ‘A Christmas Carol’ - Charles Dickens
9. From which town had Mary and Joseph come before arriving in Bethlehem - Nazareth
10. Name the Christmas song with the initials ‘WIAWW’ - Walking In A Winter Wonderland
Christmas Quiz 2
1 Which puzzle, sold by Ideal Toy Corp., was the most popular Christmas gift in 1980 - Rubik Cube
2. What river did George Washington cross on Christmas night 1776 - Delaware
3. Which of the wise men is said to have brought gold as a gift for Jesus - Melchior
4. Which spirit based sauce is traditionally poured over Christmas pudding - Brandy Sauce
5. In the Christmas song 'Jingle Bells', how many horses pulled the sleigh - 1
6. In Victorian England who were called Robins because of the colour of their uniform - Postmen
7. In which year did the US postal system first issue Christmas stamps - 1962
8. What song initials ‘MAW’ was a UK Christmas Number One in 1988 for Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine
9. 'Nadolig Llawen' means Merry Christmas in which western European language - Welsh
10. Who played the Grinch in the 2000 film - Jim Carey
Christmas Quiz 3
1. Foie gras is a French dish made from the liver of which type of animal - Goose or Duck
2. Little Larry and Puny Pete were Charles Dickens test names for which character - Tiny Tim
3. The Christmas film ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ is based in which US city - New York
4. The port of Archangel is situated on which sea - The White Sea
5. Which Englishman banned Christmas in 1647 - Oliver Cromwell
6. A year contains 365 days so on what number day does Christmas Day fall - 359
7. What is the chemical formula for snow - H2o
8. What is the most common gift received from a Christmas cracker - Hat
9. Leona Lewis had a Christmas number one UK hit single in 2006 with which song - A Moment Like This
10. Advocaat is a Christmas festive drink of what colour - Yellow
Christmas Quiz 4
1. Which British Monarch gave the 1st Christmas broadcast on Christmas Day in 1932 - George V
2. Name the character played by Macaulay Culkin in the film ‘Home Alone’ - Kevin McCallister
3. Brandy is made from distilling what - Wine
4. Which female American singer sang 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' in 1994 - Mariah Carey
5. Which hand-held Nintendo product was reportedly the most popular Christmas gift in 1989 - Nintendo GameBoy
6. What drink invented by Francis Showering has a fawn mascot - Babycham
7. Which group of puppets had a movie which was based loosely on 'A Christmas Carol' - Muppets
8. What is a baby Turkey more correctly called, other than a chick - Poult
9. Who had a Christmas number one UK hit single with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in 1963 - Beatles
10. According to the proverb, what type of horse should you never look in the mouth - Gift Horse
Christmas Quiz 5
1. Which American male comedian plays Kate Winslet's love interest in the film ‘The Holiday’ - Jack Black
2. Rudolph the red nosed reindeer had a red nose, but did he have antlers - Yes He Did
3. In which German city would you find the Shrine of The Three Kings - Cologne
4. Madonna had a Christmas number one US hit single in 1984 with which song - Like a Virgin
5. Which ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ actress plays Bill Murray's love interest in the film ‘Scrooged - Karen Allen
6. Which of Santa's reindeer shares its name with a small solar system body - Comet
7. What is the name of Dorothy Gale's dog in The Wizard of Oz - Toto
8. Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics 'In heaven the bells are ringing' - Ding Dong Merrily on High
9. Which singer of the Eurythmics was born on 25th December in 1954 - Annie Lennox
10.Who is the central businessman character in the film It's a Wonderful Life - George Bailey
Christmas Quiz 6
1. What is the name of the elf played by Will Ferrell in the 2003 film ‘Elf’ - Buddy Hobbs
2. Which fictional land never has a Christmas but it's always winter - Narnia
3. By what means did God warn the Wise Men not to return to Herod - In A Dream
4. What was the name of the Nicaragua city devastated by an earthquake Xmas day 1972 - Managua
5. Peter Auty sang Walking In The Air in what film - The Snowman
6. What is the surname of the family in the 1989 film 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Griswold
7. What former Egyptian president was born on Christmas day in 1918 - Anwar Sadat
8. Who wrote the songs for the 1954 film White Christmas - Irving Berlin
9. Driving Home For Christmas was a 1988 hit single for which singer - Chris Rea
10. “Giddy-yap, giddy-yap, giddy-yap it's grand” are lyrics taken from which Christmas song - Sleigh Ride
Christmas Quiz 7
1 What is Frosty the Snowman’s nose made from - Button
2 What colour is the Grinch - Green
3 What is Tiny Tim’s famous saying in A Christmas Carol - God Bless Us Everyone
4 In the early 1900s what was so expensive at Christmas you rented them - Christmas Lights
5 What liqueur goes into a Snowball - Advocar
6 How many gifts are given in total in the song the twelve days of Christmas - 364
7 Who discovered Christmas Island - Capt. Cook
8 Name the actor that plays Jasper Bloom in the film 'The Holiday' - Rufus Sewell
9 Celebrated by the Irish, on what date does the 'Wren Day' (Lá an Dreoilín) fall - 26 Dec. Boxing Day
10 Feliz Navidad is Spanish for what - Merry Christmas
