Series 2 Quizzes 1 to 10 - Great for a Pub Quiz
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Quiz 1
1. What year did Fidel Castro become president of Cuba? - 1976. He was 'Prime Minister' previously from 1956 - 1976.
2. Which English King was known as ' (name) The Great'? - Alfred the Great
3. Can you name the London theatre named after Queen Victoria's husband? - The Royal Albert Hall
4. In what year (or century) was Michelangelo born? - 1475 (15th)
5. In what year was Elvis Presley born? - 1935
6. Being developed from earlier keyboard instruments, what year was the piano invented? - 1709
7. Name the Greek Mythological hero who killed the gorgon Medusa? - Perseus
8. Name the West Indian batsman who scored a remarkable 501 not out in 1994? - Brian Lara
9. When running around the athletics track, what does the sound of a bell indicate? - The last lap
10. Zeus is the king of the Gods in which mythology? - Greek
11. Windsor Castle is the largest castle in England. True or false? - True
12. In Italy, which city is surrounded by another city? - Vatican city, surrounded by Rome
13. In which American state would you find Mt. Rushmore? - South Dakota
14. Which animal, when born, averages between 6 to 8 metres long? - Blue Whale
15. Which country has the longest alphabet? - Cambodia (74 letters)
16. What is the most common place name in Britain? - Newton (meaning New Town)
17. Walloons are what nationality and speak what language? - Belgian and speak French (and live usually in the Wallonia region.)
18. Which word in the English language has the most meanings/definitions? - The word SET has the most meanings/definitions of any word in the English language. SET has 464 definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary.
19. What does the French phrase BEAU GESTE mean? - Noble gesture
20. Name the two most used languages in the Vatican City? - Italian and Latin
Quiz 2
1. Who was the first jockey to be knighted? - Sir Gordon Richards. Also known as 'The shortest knight of the year!'
2, Which was the first university in England? - Oxford - founded around 1167
3. In TV's Hart to Hart, which actors played the Hart's? - Stephanie Powers and Robert Wagner
4. What word would describe a type of shoe and and Irish accent? - Brogue
5. In the TV series 'Rawhide', what was Clint Eastwood's character called? - Rowdy Yates
6. Who first demonstrated TV in public? - John Logie Baird
7. Which British car was to be mass produced? - The Austin Seven
8. What is the highest waterfall in the world? - Angel Falls in Venezuela, South America.
9. Which of the 5 'Great Lakes' is situated entirely in the USA? - Lake Michigan. The other four cross the
Canadian and USA border.
10. Which is the largest in area - The Sahara Desert or Australia? - The Sahara Desert (5,000 across)
11. Can you name the tallest grass which can grow to around 25m? - Bamboo
12. The 'Battle of Waterloo' was fought in which country? - Belgium
13. What is the world's largest cat? - The Siberian Tiger (growing to around 3.2m from nose to tail)
14. What is the world's fastest animal? - The Peregrine Falcon which can reach speeds of 200km/h when in pursuit of it's prey.
15. Which is the largest rodent in the world? - The Capybara. Adult capybaras may be as long as 130 centimetres (more than four feet) and 50 centimetres (1.6 feet) tall, and weigh more than 100 pounds.
16. How long is the gestation period for an elephant. Is it a. 660 days b. 500 days or c. 450 days? - a. 660 days.
17. Which is the world's largest mammal? - The Blue Whale which can grow to 33.5 m long.
18. Can some parrots and budgerigars talk? - No. But they can mimic human speech (which is not the same as talking)
19. What is the world's biggest fish? - The whale shark. (Living on plankton it can grow to 18m in length)
20. Where would you find 'Timbuktu? - In the African country of Mali.
Quiz 3
1. In which park would you find 'London Zoo'? - Regent's Park
2. Herpetology is the study of what? - Reptiles
3. What is your 'sternum'? - Breastbone
4. In 1984, which actor made his final film appearance, ironically in a film called '1984'? - Richard Burton
5. An 'Oryx' is what kind of animal? - An antelope
6. The 'Magna Carta' was written in which language? - Latin
7. Who played the lead role in 'Crocodile Dundee'? - Paul Hogan
8. What would you process in a ginnery? - Cotton
9. What is the capital of Bolivia? - La Paz (administrative) and Sucre (constitutional)
10. A 'mazard' is a type of which fruit? - Cherry
11. Who is Maurice Micklewhite better known as? - Michael Caine
12. What would you find listed in the 'Millers Price Guide'? - Antiques
13. Charlotte Brew was the first woman to compete in what? - The Grand National
14. Prior to 1930, the Eiffel Tower held the record for what? - The worlds tallest building
15. If you stopped smoking and saved ?5 per day for a full four years, how much will you have saved? - ?7,305
16. What colour is an amethyst? - Purple
17. Budgerigars are native to which country? - Australia
18. Where would you find the islands, Brecqhou, Lihou and Jethou? - They are part of the Channel Islands
19. What's the name for a penguin's breeding ground? - Rookery
20. Where is your dactylion? - The tip of your middle finger
Quiz 4
1. A 'lepidopterist' studies what? - Moths and butterflies
2. Scotland acquired the 'Hebrides' in 1266 from which country? - Norway
3. Lady Mallowan was better known as who? - Agatha Christie
4. Gracie Fields retired to which Mediterranean Island? - Capri
5. What does a farrier do? - Shoes horses
6. After nine years of work, ' A Dictionary of the English Language' was published in 1755. Who was the compiler? - Dr. Samuel Johnson
7. In which country, during World War 2, was 'The Battle of El Alamein' fought? - Egypt
8. Las Vegas is situated in which US State? - Nevada
9. Actress Kate Hudson is the daughter of which famous female film star? - Goldie Hawn
10. Name the tennis star who was stabbed during a tournament in Hamburg in 1993? - Monica Seles
11. Nicknamed 'The Muscles from Brussels' who is the actor? - Jean-Claude van Damme
12. In which country would you find the city of 'Ghent'? - Belgium
13. The 'Serengeti National Park' is situated in which country? - Tanzania
14. 'The Wall Street Crash' happened in which year? - 1929
15. At a 1996 Ascot race meeting, name the jockey who rode all seven winners? - Frankie Dettori
16. What city is the capital of Argentina? - Buenos Aires
17. Bill Clinton was the governor of which US State before becoming President? - Arkansas
18. Where would you find a grasshoppers ears? - On it's legs
19. What kind of monkey would you find on the 'Rock of Gibraltar? - Barbary Ape
20. Where in Britain would you find the River Medina? - Isle of Wight
Quiz 5 - Phobia's 1
1. Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
2. Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
3. Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
4. Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
5. Atychiphobia- Fear of failure.
6. Auroraphobia- Fear of Northern lights.
7. Automysophobia- Fear of being dirty.
8. Bacillophobia- Fear of microbes.
9. Bibliophobia- Fear of books
10. Bufonophobia- Fear of toads.
11. Cacophobia- Fear of ugliness.
12. Catoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors.
13. Claustrophobia- Fear of confined spaces.
14. Coprastasophobia- Fear of constipation.
15. Dendrophobia- Fear of trees.
16. Dromophobia- Fear of crossing streets.
17. Enochlophobia- Fear of crowds.
18. Gamophobia- Fear of marriage.
19. Heliophobia- Fear of the sun.
20. Hippophobia- Fear of horses
Quiz 6 - Phobia's 2
Here's a few more phobia's. Use 'em all or use a few. The choice is yours.
Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish.
Judeophobia- Fear of Jews.
Kakorrhaphiophobia- Fear of failure or defeat.
Kopophobia- Fear of fatigue.
Lachanophobia- Fear of vegetables.
Leukophobia- Fear of the colour white.
Ligyrophobia- Fear of loud noises.
Lockiophobia- Fear of childbirth.
Macrophobia- Fear of long waits.
Meningitophobia- Fear of brain disease.
Myrmecophobia- Fear of ants.
Nelophobia- Fear of glass.
Nephophobia- Fear of clouds.
Nostophobia- Fear of returning home.
Ochophobia- Fear of vehicles.
Olfactophobia- Fear of smells.
Ombrophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on.
Oneirophobia- Fear of dreams.
Ostraconophobia- Fear of shellfish.
Pagophobia- Fear of ice or frost.
Quiz 7 - Phobia's 3
Here's even more phobia's. Use 'em all or use a few. The choice is yours.
Papaphobia- Fear of the Pope.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th.
Parturiphobia- Fear of childbirth.
Phasmophobia- Fear of ghosts.
Phobophobia- Fear of phobias.
Pogonophobia- Fear of beards.
Pyrophobia- Fear of fire.
Ranidaphobia- Fear of frogs.
Rhytiphobia- Fear of getting wrinkles.
Sciophobia Sciaphobia- Fear of shadows.
Scriptophobia- Fear of writing in public.
Selenophobia- Fear of the moon.
Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words.
Tachophobia- Fear of speed.
Taurophobia- Fear of bulls.
Thalassophobia- Fear of the sea.
Tonitrophobia- Fear of thunder.
Uranophobia or Ouranophobia- Fear of Heaven.
Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Xenophobia- Fear of strangers or foreigners.
Quiz 8
In the early 2000's The Birds Eye brand had a make-over, losing it's famous logo in favour of the now familiar red eye logo. What was the old logo, was it A- Albatross, B - Whale or C - Shark? - A - Albatross
What is the Queen's official residence in Scotland? - Holyrood Palace
What is the minimum age that you could become President of the United States? - 35
From the film 'Mary Poppins' how many letters are there in 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'? - 34
Which constituency does William Hague represent? - Richmond
Tony Blair has two middle names. What are they? - Charles Lynton
If you had a 'Van Dyck (also spelled Van Dyke), what would you have? - A neat pointed beard
What is the name of an otter's home? - A holt
What's the name of the river in John Constable's painting 'The Haywain'? - Stour
Which British TV channel started broadcasting on 2nd November 1982. And for a bonus point what was it's very first program? - Channel 4; Countdown
There are around 60.000 miles of veins, arteries and capillaries in the human body. True or false? - True
fifteen 'bob' in old money is worth what in our current currency? - seventy-five pence
How many farthings were there in a pre-decimal pound? - 960
Harvard University is in Cambridge. True or false? - True (Cambridge, Massachusetts!)
What is the correct name for 'Petticoat Lane' in London? - Middlesex Street
David Bowie and Elton John were born in the same year. What year? - 1947
Cherylin Sarkasia LaPier is better known as who? - Cher
Which Beatle was the producer of the Monty Python film 'The Life of Brian'? - George Harrison
Who became the first TV news reader in 1957, keeping the job for over 25 years? - Richard Baker
What is 'philotogy'? - The science of language
Quiz 9 - History
1. Who was Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova? - A Soviet cosmonaut, the first woman to go into space.
2. Who was Michael Collins? -Irish politician and leader of Sinn Fein, killed in 1922.
3. London's first railway terminus opened on 20th July 1837. What was it called? - Euston.
4. In which year did Papua New Guinea become independent of Australia? - 1975.
5. Who/what was David Ben Gurion? - Zionist leader.
6. What was a clippie ? - A bus conductor
7. Who/what was Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, or Llewelyn the Great? - The last Welsh Prince of Wales.
8. Which British national newspaper went on sale for the first time on 7th October, 1986? - The Independent.
9. When did the first election for the European Parliament take place? - 7th June, 1979.
10. The population of Malta is reputed to be descended from which ancient people? - The Carthaginians.
11. In the Vietnam War, what was the name of the North Vietnam communist forces? - The Vietcong.
12 Mother Teresa received the Order of Merit from whose hands in 1983? - The Queen.
13. In 1886, the longest railway tunnel in Britain to date, opened. What was its name? - The Severn.
14. Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allies at the end of World War One? - Marshal Ferdinand Foch.
15. What flag was first adopted in Britain in 1606? - The Union Flag (popularly called the Union Jack).
16. The Witan was the name for a parliament held by which early people in Britain? - The Saxons.
17. Who was the first of the Plantagenet kings? - King Henry II (1154-1189).
18. Where did Italy invade in 1935? - Ethiopia.
19. In what year did clothes rationing end? - 1949.
20. Who attended schools in Cheam, Surrey, Gordonstoun, Scotland, and Timbertop, Australia? - Prince Charles
Quiz 10 - Answers below
1. Which city is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin? It's metropolitan area is the fourth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, and the Ruhr Area.
2. The song 'Summer Wine'. What are the three ingredients?
3. What do the following countries have in common: Austria, Laos, Nepal, Uganda, Afghanistan and Serbia?
4. What were the names of the three Walton children with a double or two part first name?
5. The following are the first words to which books? a. When shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
b. The drought had lasted now for ten million years and the reign of the terrible lizards had long since ended. c. I was born in the Year 1632, in the City of York... d. It was a pleasure to burn.
6. A funky town and the royal blue of the Netherlands.
7. Which two actors have played the role of the scandalous Humbert Humbert?
8. What name is given to the appendage of a cell that looks like a whip?
9. What is the well known Greek word for midget?
10. At the movies:
a. Who played Lieutenant John Dunbar in Dances With Wolves?
b. What was the sequel to Every which way but Loose?
c. Dustin Hoffman played the title role in a 1974 film made
about the life of an American comedian. Who was the comedian?
d. Which pop singer played the part of Baron Frankenstein in
'The Bride'?
e. Name either of the films in which John Travolta played a
character called Tony Manero?
f. In which film did John Cleese play Brian Stimpson, a
headmaster in a hurry to attend a conference?
g. Who played Dr Zhivago?
h. Which Comedy duo starred in Way Out West and The Flying
Deuces?
i. Which 1933 film was originally billed 'The Eighth Wonder of
the World'?
j. Who was awarded a posthumous Oscar for his role in the 1976
film Network?
11. Which three countries have reached the final of the football world cup twice but have yet failed to win the trophy?
12. What is used in each of the following?
a. Fango therapy
b. Thalasso therapy
c. Gelos therapy
13. Which mans family motto is Orbis non sufficit?
14. What are the next letters in the following sequence:
KC (1984 - 1985), MG (1985 - 1991), BY (1991 - 1996), VC (1996), BY (1996 - 1999), VP (1999 - 2008)
15. Which encumbrance or UK number one hit single is said to embody the souls of dead mariners?
16. Beetles:
a: What was the name of the first Disney film that featured the Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie?
b: Which of The Beatles was born with the middle name Winston?
c: Which beetle was held sacred by ancient, sun-worshipping Egyptians?
d: Which common kind of beetle has species called two-spot, seven-spot and 14-spot?
e: Who was the priest the Beatles sang about in Eleanor Rigby?
17. What position did Pope John Paul II play for the Polish amateur football team Woytyla?
18. The Colossus of Rhodes was a representation of which god?
19. Which novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald told the story of a mysterious financier's romantic and destructive passion for Daisy
Buchanan?
20. Who was the English Colonist whose life was saved by the Indian princess Pocahontas?
Now, on to the answers...
1. Madrid
2. Strawberries, cherries and an angels kiss in spring
3. They are all landlocked; ie, no coastline
4. John Boy, Mary Ellen and Jim Bob
5. Four answers
a. Macbeth (William Shakespeare)
b. 2001 A Space Odyssey (Arthur C Clarke)
c. Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
d. Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
6. Nassau
7. James Mason and Jeremy Irons. (Humbert Humbert is the main character in Lolita)
8. Flagella
9. Nano
10. Ten Answers:
a. Kevin Costner
b. Any which way you can
c. Lenny Bruce
d. Sting
e. Saturday Night Fever or Staying Alive
f. Clockwise
g. Omar Sharif
h. Laurel and Hardy
i. King Kong
j. Peter Finch
11. Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Holland
12. Three answers
a. mud
b. sea water
c. laughter
13. James Bond (The World Is Not Enough)
14. DM - For Dmitry Medvedev - All are initials of Presidents/Leaders of Russia/Soviet Union
15. Albatross
16. Five Answers
a: The Love Bug
b: John Lennon
c: Scarab
d: Ladybird
e: Father McKenzie
17. Goalkeeper
18. Apollo
19. The Great Gatsby
20. John Smith
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