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Quiz 60 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE – Pub Quiz




Quiz 60 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE – Pub Quiz

1 In advertising which country wanted to know: Where the bloody hell are you -- Australia
2 Lyrics: You never close your eyes anymore is the first line of which classic 60's song -- You've Lost That Loving Feeling
3 In which Bond film did he tip his Mustang onto two wheels to drive down a narrow alley -- Diamonds are Forever
4 In which English city was Rowntrees based -- York
5 In 2022 England played a UEFA Nations League match against Italy behind closed doors. At which Premier League ground did this take place -- Molineux
6 Which group released an album in 1986 entitled The Queen is Dead -- The Smiths
7 How many of the Bronte sisters lived past their 40th birthday -- None
8 What is the main spirit in a Hoots Mon cocktail -- Whisky
9 Of the 20 largest hotels in the world 19 are in which city -- Las Vegas
10 In which conflict did the first helicopter assault from the sea take place -- Anglo French landings at Suez 1956
11 Who had a hit in 1963 with Limbo Rock -- Chubby Checker
12 According to folklore rubbing with snow will cure what ailment -- Chilblains
13 Which word links Base, Room and Basket m-- Ball
14 Which car manufacturer made the Fusion -- Ford
15 Who was the first female Poet Laureate (2009) -- Carol Ann Duffy
16 Which country was Adolf Eichmannn living in when the Israelis captured him and took him back to stand trial -- Argentina
17 What is the largest denomination of Euro note -- Five hundred Euros
18 On which LP cover can we read the words: 'Welcome The Rolling Stones' -- Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
19 What sector of the population does a Norland nurse work with -- Young children
20 ANY ROUGH TEAT - is an anagram of which seventies song -- Young At Heart


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Quiz 52 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE – Pub Quiz




Quiz 52 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE – Pub Quiz

1 LIKED LONG TUNE (anagram of a musician) -- Duke Ellington
2 In which area of London are the famous Bow Bells -- Cheapside
3 What title is shared by a 1983 Lionel Richie song and a 2015 Adele song -- Hello
4 What type of animal is a Macaque -- Monkey
5 Where in the world is Mount Andrew Jackson -- Antarctica
6 In the adverts what did Just for Men remedy -- Grey hair
7 Which comedy duo were the stars of the forties radio programme Up The Pole -- Jimmy Jewell and Ben Warris
8 What was the name of the Argentinian General who ordered the seizure of the Falkland islands -- General Galtieri
9 What group backed Yazz -- The Plastic Population
10 Which Austrian was Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1938 -- Adolf Hitler
11 Which mountain range forms the backbone of Italy, stretching the entire length of the peninsular -- Apennines
12 In first aid, a triangular and roller are both types of what -- Bandages
13 In Greek mythology what was Ganymede the God of -- Rain
14 What is Taylor Swift's middle name -- Alison
15 In the Harry Potter books if Harry went to Olivander's what would he be buying -- A wand
16 What is proctology the study of -- Anus (accept any word that this would refer to backsides, bums bottoms etc)
17 Which female star of Forty Guns is one of the few female members of the National Cowboy Hall Of Fame -- Barbara Stanwyck
18 Which of artist Peter Lely's subjects instructed Lely to paint him warts and all Oliver Cromwell
19 In which European capital city is a cannon fired at 1.00 pm daily -- Edinburgh
20 What was the news programme that replaced Tonight called -- 24 Hours

Quiz 48 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE – Pub Quiz

Well Researched Trivia




Quiz 48 – Series 4 – quiz4FREE - Pub Quiz

1 KILN CASH THREW ROPE (anagram of an Oscar winning actor) -- Christopher Walken
2 TABSO is the national airline of which country -- Bulgaria
3 From which song do these lyrics come: When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand -- You've Got A Friend (James Taylor)
4 'Dance with a Stranger' was the film of the life story of which murderer -- Ruth Ellis
5 Who became the first person in 2018 to win a Pulitzer prize for music, the 1st ever non-classical or jazz artist to win the prize -- Kendrick Lamar
6 Who is the Greek goddess of love and beauty -- Aphrodite
7 What is the collective noun for Rhinoceros -- Crash
8 What are the young of herons known as -- Branchers
9 What type of car did Basil attack with a tree branch in an episode of BBC Comedy's Fawlty Towers called 'Gourmet Night' -- 1967 Austin 1100 Countryman
10 What was the name of the Bond girl's character in the film 'Quantum of Solace' -- Strawberry Fields
11 Where in the solar system are the Galilean moons -- Around Jupiter
12 Which brewer was the original supplier of the brewer's yeast to make Marmite -- Bass
13 In which sport are the shoes made entirely of metal -- Horse racing Show-jumping etc
14 In the language of flowers what flower stands for crime -- Tamarisk
15 Who was the keyboard player with The Nice -- Keith Emerson
16 What is the theme for the TV series 'The Vicar of Dibley' -- The Lord Is My Shepherd
17 In Italian art what colour is the Virgin Mary usually depicted wearing -- Blue
18 Divide 30 by a half and add 10. What is that number -- 70 (30 divided by a half equals 60, plus 10 equals 70)
19 What is an Anthropomorphic Mannequin better known as -- Crash Test Dummy
20 How many penalties does a fall in the cross country phase of Three Day Eventing incur -- Sixty

 




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

 

Quiz 18 – Series 4 – Great for a Pub Quiz




Quiz 18 - 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, 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

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