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Written by Bob Curtis (Mobocurt)
Answers:
Question 1 What is the name of the official national anthem of the
USA?
A= The Star-Spangled Banner
Question 2 Who was the Wimbledon Mens Champion in 2013 ?
A= Andy Murray
Question 3 The Answers the Same ?
A= The code for international direct dial calls to New Zealand----64
B= Number of sexual positions in the Kama Sutra---------------64
C= 4 cubed--------------------------------------------------------64
Question 4 In which country would you find the Dolomite mountains;
Greece or Italy ?
A= Italy
Question 5 Which fruit was previously known as a Chinese gooseberry?
A= Kiwi fruit
Question 6 What were the titles of the first 3 Harry Potter Books
A= HP & the Philosophers Stone [1997]
HP & The Chamber of Secrets [1998]
HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban [1999]
Question 7 Candy floss is a traditional Fairground treat, what do
the Americans call Candy Floss ?
A= Cotton Candy
Question 8 A female Swan is called a Pen, a female Ferret is called
a Jill but what is a female elephant called ?
A= Cow
Question 9 Family Fortunes; Name An Excuse People Give For Being
Late
5pts Traffic 4pts Overslept 3pts Car Trouble 2pts Someone Died 1pt
Got Lost
Question 10 There are 21 Scottish League Football Stadiums with
names that officially end in Park, even though Park may not be in
common usage, name any 15 !
Celtic Park, Hampden Park, Rugby Park, Tannadice Park, Fir Park,
East End Park, Dens Park, McDiarmid Park, Somerset Park, Stark’s
Park, St Mirren Park, Station Park [Forfar], Palmerston Park [QotS],
Victoria Park [Ross County], Stair Park [Stranraer], New Douglas
Park [Hamilton], Gayfield Park, Arbroath], Links Park [Montrose],
Central Park [Cowdenbeath], Ochilview Park [Stenhousemuir and East
Stirlingshire], Glebe Park [Brechin]
Question 11 Anagram 11letters/ 1 word
E I R A G V B N E O R
Cryptic; Carrying too much A= Overbearing
Question 12 Which British Prime Minister won a Nobel Prize for
Literature ?
A= Winston Churchill
Question 13 Which 3 different sports provided the winners of the
last 4 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award ?
A= Cycling [Mark Cavendish 2011 & Bradley Wiggins 2012],Tennis[Andy
Murray 2013] Formula 1 [Lewis Hamilton 2014]
Question 14 What substance is the lead in pencils made of?
A= Graphite
Question 15 Which airline is the world’s oldest one to still be
using its original name?
A= KLM
Question 16 What are the 3 Air signs of the Zodiac ?
A= Libra, Gemini, Aquarius
Question 17 How many wings does a bee have?
A= 4
Question 18 What links Johnny Depp, the Spanish word for Idiot and
5/7ths of the largest city in Canada ?
A= Tonto
Question 19 Name any 4 ingredients of a Standard Mojito cocktail ?
A= White Rum, a Lime, Mint Leaves, Sugar & Soda water [ & Ice Cubes,
of course]
Question 20 Alphanumericals
1 = AN of H = Atomic Number of Hydrogen
2 = H are BTO = Heads are Better Than One
3 = B in the HE = Bones in the Human Ear
4 = M with TD = Months with Thirty Days
5 = V in the A = Vowels in the Alphabet
6 = D in a PC = Digits in a Post Code
7 = P for B in S = Points for Black in Snooker
8 = KH of E = King Henrys of England
9 = S in NAC = Squares in Noughts and Crosses
10 = CG to M = Commandments Given to Moses
11 = P on a FT = Players on a Football Team
12 = N on a C = Numbers on a Clock
13 = S on the AF = Stripes on the American Flag
14 = L in a S = Lines in a Sonnet
15 = M on a DMC = Men on a Dead Man’s Chest
16 = VV = Vestal Virgins
17 = PBN and SV = Parallel Between North and South Vietnam
18 = YOTV = Years old To Vote
19= TFYAPIAT = The final year a person is a teenager
20 = FO in a P = Fluid Ounces in a Pint
Question 21 Which spice is made from crocus flowers?
A= Saffron
Question 22 Which country was originally scheduled to host the 1940
summer Olympics, before its cancellation due to the outbreak of the
Second World War?
A= Japan
Question 23 What is the formula 2πR for? (π is the symbol for ‘pi’)
A= The circumference of a circle
Question 24 In 2007, which celebrity chef was responsible for the
redesigning of Little Chef menus, only to part company with them
earlier this year ?
A= Heston Blumenthal
Question 25 What’s the year; An earthquake measuring 7.0 devastated
Haiti, the Eurozone and the International Monetary Fund agreed a 110
billion euro bailout deal for Greece and 33 Chilean miners were
rescued after being trapped underground for 69 days.
A= 2010
Question 26 True or False ?
A= Dutch Explorer Abel Tasman was the first man to walk on all 5
known continents of the time !
B= Michael Jackson had a pet python called ‘Crusher’ !
C= A cross between a horse and a zebra is called a Hobra !
D= Muscle turns to fat if you stop exercising !
Answers = False [Captain James Cook], True, False [ either Zorse or
Zonkey], False [muscle cells and fat cells are two different types
of cell]
Question 27 Which car logo consists of 3 diamonds which meet in the
middle?
A= Mitsubishi
Question 28 Leveller, 1,2 or 3 pts; In the novel Dr Jekyll & Mr
Hyde, what was Dr Jekyll’s Christian name; was it Edward or was it
Henry ?
A= Henry [Edward was Mr Hyde]
Question 29
Q1 Andy Murray won Wimbledon in 2013, but who did he beat in the
Quarter-Final? Fernando Verdasco
Q2 In which TV Soap would locals drink in ‘The Dog in the Pond’?
Hollyoaks
Q3 What is the name of the manufacturer that is currently under
major scrutiny for its tyre failures in Formula One? Pirelli
Q4 Which Breakfast Product was advertised with the slogan ‘Central
Heating For Kids’? Ready Brek
Q5 What is ‘Arthrology’ the study of? Joints
Q6 Who has hosted the Oscars the most times? Bob Hope
Q7 On which TV Gameshow were losing contestants given a consolation
prize of a chequebook and pen? Blankety Blank
Q8 Who commanded the Apollo 13 Spaceflight? Jim Lovell
Q9 Shay Given, Robbie Keane and Kevin Kilbane are 3 of the 5 Irish
Footballers to won over 100 Caps. Name one of the other 2 ? Steve
Staunton or Damien Duff
Q10 The coins of which country are inscribed with the word
‘Helvetia’? Switzerland
Question 30 Who is it ?
12pts I was born in Europe in 1959
11pts I am still alive, active and prominent in a branch of their
field
10pts I am the oldest of 2 brothers , my father was a military man
when I was little
9pts My family moved to Douglastown USA in 1963
8pts I have been married twice and I have 6 children
7pts Between 1980 & 1985 I was number 1 in the world on 14 separate
occasions
6pts Now semi- retired, I make my main living working in the media
5pts 5’11” tall & left handed, I play guitar for his own amusement
4pts I was 3 times world champion in my sport & won many major
titles
3pts Famous for my will to win & fiery temperament
2pts You cannot be serious
1pt Initials = J P M [ John McEnroe ]
Quiz 38
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