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JULY 2007 ARCHIVED QUIZZES
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How many red boxes are there on TV’s Deal or No Deal? |
Twenty Two / 25 if you include the three phone in contestants boxes |
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In which film would you hear the immortal words ‘Mother’s not quite herself today!’? |
Psycho |
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What is the name of the mother of Michael Jackson’s children? |
Debbie Rowe |
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What is the name given to the area where horses are paraded in front of the public before a race? |
Paddock |
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Which vegetable popular in Chinese dishes is obtained from the stems of the bulrush? |
Water Chestnuts |
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Which husband and wife team wrote the theme music to TV’s Neighbours? |
Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent |
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What is the real first name of Prince Harry? |
Henry |
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Which endangered species can be Black, White or Indian? |
Rhinoceros |
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9 |
Extensors, constrictors, and flexors are all types of what? |
Muscles |
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There were 4 judges on TV’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ programme. Name all 4 (1 point for each. 5 points for all 4) |
Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Bruno Tonioli or Craig Revel Horwood |
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The next 4 questions have a link in their answers. 1 point extra for link |
Answer: Wizard of Oz |
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11 |
Which singer was the first wife of Roger Moore? |
DOROTHY Squires |
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12 |
Sn is the chemical symbol for which element? |
TIN |
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13 |
How were Michelle Pfeiffer, Cher and Susan Sarandon collectively known in the title of a film? |
WITCHES of Eastwick |
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14 |
Which Disney film features the song The Circle of Life? |
LION King |
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15 |
Which alcoholic product is advertised as “What a refreshing change”? |
Woodpecker Cider |
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16 |
Speeding is the most common motoring offence in the UK, what is the second most common? |
Driving Without Insurance |
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What is the name given to the small bear-like Australian marsupials, which live in burrows in the ground? |
Wombats |
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In which year did Major Charles Ingram, his wife and their peculiar accomplice famously cheat on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? |
2001 |
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19 |
Rearrange these letters to give the name of a television and radio presenter HE’S A RICH TV PERSON |
Christopher Evans |
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20 |
Put these Rolling Stones UK singles in order with the earliest released first |
C/A/D/B |
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I Cant Get No Satisfaction |
May 1965 |
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Ruby Tuesday |
January 1967 |
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Little Red Rooster |
November 1964 |
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19th Nervous Breakdown |
February 1966 |
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Tie-Break |
‘Some Girls’ an album by the Rolling Stones spent how many weeks in the US album charts? |
82 |
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£25 lucky Question |
A skyscraper in the Persian State of Dubai is set to become the Worlds tallest building. At this moment in time it is still unfinished but has reached a record how many storeys high? |
141 |
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What does the Statue of Liberty wear on her feet? |
Sandals |
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Which invaders introduced cock fighting into Britain, a) Romans b) Vikings or c) Normans? |
Romans |
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With which football team would you associate the song "I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles"? |
West Ham |
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What name is given to a person who is bringing an action in a court of law? |
Plaintiff |
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What is the largest office building in the World with an area of around six and a half million square feet? |
Pentagon |
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On which American TV show did The Simpson’s make their debut appearances? |
The Tracy Ullman Show |
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Which former British Heavyweight boxer died this week after injuries sustained through gun shot wounds to his head at a club in London? |
James Oyebola |
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Whose wedding on 27th July 1981 received more British TV viewing figures than that of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer? |
Ken Barlow to Deirdre (Coronation Street) |
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In which country was the International Red Cross founded in 1863? |
Switzerland |
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10 |
There are 5 Royal Dukedoms in Britain. Can you name all 5 (1point for each 10 points for all 5) |
Cornwall, York, Edinburgh, Gloucester, Kent |
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The next 4 questions have a link in their answers. 1 point extra for link |
Answer: Comedy Sitcoms |
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What do the initials OFSTED stand for? |
OFFICE for Standards in Education |
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12 |
In the Bible what is known as the staff of life? |
BREAD |
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13 |
Which song contains the line, “It’s a sad sad situation and it’s getting more and more absurd”? |
SORRY Seems to be the Hardest Word |
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Which character in the Shakespeare play ‘Midsummer Nights Dream’ is a weaver and famously gets his head transformed into an ass by Puck? |
Nick BOTTOM |
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15 |
Which city in England is furthest from the coast? |
Leicester |
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Which ex - Coronation Street actor appeared in the hit film The Full Monty as a would be stripper who hadn’t got the bottle? |
Bruce Jones (Les Battersby) |
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Davy Crockett’s hat was made from the hide of which animal? |
Racoon |
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The American Film Institute ranked James Cagney as 8th in The Greatest Male Stars of All Time but he only won 1 Oscar in his film career. Which film was it? |
‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ |
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19 |
Rearrange these letters to give the name of a BBC documentary series AH SO, WIN WILD UK RATINGS |
Walking with Dinosaurs |
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20 |
The American Film Institute’s Greatest Male Stars of All Time show the following stars in the top four. Put them in order with No.1 first |
D/B/A/C |
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James Stewart |
3 |
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Cary Grant |
2 |
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Marlon Brando |
4 |
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D |
Humphrey Bogart |
1 |
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Tie-Break |
At what position in that list was John Wayne? |
13 |
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£25 lucky Question |
The World Scout Jamboree is being held this week at Hylands Park, Essex. How many World Scout Jamboree’s has there been in total? |
21 |
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