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JUNE 2007 ARCHIVED QUIZZES

 3rd June 2007

 

1

Which of the seven dwarves wore glasses?

Doc

2

What is the name of the major who in 2003 was found guilty of cheating on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Charles Ingram

3

In what year was Jill Dando murdered?

1999

4

Which of these was the first commercially manufactured breakfast cereal? Cornflakes, Shredded Wheat, Sugar Puffs, Rice Krispies or Weetabix

Shredded Wheat

5

Which TV drama was introduced with the words “Gentlemen you are about to enter the most fascinating sphere of police work. The world of forensic medicine”?

Quincy

6

In which country did the Ikea furniture company originate?

Sweden

7

Who is the only javelin thrower to have been voted BBC Sport’s Personality of the Year?

Fatima Whitbread

8

In Rising Damp Leonard Rossiter played Rigsby. What was Rigsby’s first name?

Rupert

9

The nursery rhyme ‘Humpty Dumpty’ tells the story of an egg falling off a wall. What or who exactly, according to history, was ‘Humpty Dumpty’?

A Cannon

10

Name the four suits in a pack of Tarot cards (5 points for all 4)

Cups, Swords, Wands, Pentacles

 

The next 4 questions have a link in their answers. 1 point extra for link

Answer:

European Nationals

11

Which 1941 film starred Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade in the search for an artefact known as the “Black Bird”?

“The MALTESE Falcon”

12

What is the name given to a cocktail of Tia Maria, Vodka and Coke?

Black RUSSIAN

13

In which movie did Michael Caine star as criminal Charlie Croker?

“The ITALIAN Job”

14

Who stars as Geraldine Grainger in the TV series “The Vicar of Dibley”?

Dawn FRENCH

15

Fisherman’s Bend and Cat’s Paw are both types of what?

Knots

16

Which car manufacturer has made models called Neon, Cherokee and Voyager?

Chrysler

17

Which actor who played the role of Wayne, died during the filming of the second series of Auf Wiedersehen Pet?

Gary Holt

18

Which sex symbol has the vital statistics 70-30-32?

Miss Piggy

19

Rearrange these letters to give the name of a comedy duo

HELL A VERY SILLY DUO (AND NEAR ART!)

Stanley Laurel and Oliver Hardy

20

Put these Epsom Derby winners in order starting with the earliest to win it first

C/D/B/A

A

High Chaparral

2002

B

Galileo

2001

C

Benny the Dip

1997

D

Oath

1999

Tie-Break

Between 1966 and 1968 The Monkees pop group had a regular TV show. How many episodes of that TV show were shown?

58

£25 lucky Question

Yesterday was Epsom Derby day and the first Derby, as we know it today, was contested in 1789. How many fillies have won the race since then?

6

 

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 10th June 2007

1

In English superstition, what does the sighting of a single magpie supposedly foretell?

Bad Luck or Sworrow

2

In which year did it become an offence to use a mobile phone whilst driving?

2003

3

What is the lowest possible hand in poker?

2,3,4,5,7

4

If you have a strong desire to travel you are said to have itchy what?

Feet

5

Which magazine has columns from spoof journalist such as Glenda Slagg, Sally Jockstrap, Lunchtime O’Booze and Polly Filler?

Private Eye

6

Cheryl Tweedy, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Sarah Harding are collectively known as which band?

Girls Aloud

7

Whose first stage billing was as “Professor Yaffle Chuckabutty - operatic tenor and sausage knotter"?

Ken Dodd

8

According to a recent university survey, which British city’s women have on average the largest bust measurement?

Chester

9

In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland what animals were used for the balls in the game of croquet?

Hedgehogs

10

There have been 5 usable space shuttles built and launched by the United States. Can you name all 5? (1 point for each. 10 for all 5) Discounting Enterprise which was built for testing purposes

Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, & Endeavour

 

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Answer:

Beans

11

In which organ of the body would you suffer from Renal Calculi?

KIDNEYs (Kidney Stones)

12

What in Norfolk are Burnt Fen, Catfield, Wheatfen, Hardley Flood, and Turkey?

BROADs

13

Which Cyber-punk film directed by Ridley Scott in 1982 starred Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young and Joanna Cassidy which featured special police units that were trained to hunt down and kill ‘Replicants’?

Blade RUNNER

14

In which sport would you find the terms, Oxer, Wall, Combination, Hogsback and Triple Bar?

Show JUMPING

15

Captain Snort and Sergeant Major Grout lived in Pippin Fort, what was the programme?

Camberwick Green

16

How many times did John McEnroe win the Men’s Singles title at Wimbledon?

Three / 81, 83, 84

17

Which company logo was actually called Volney and lived at Memphis Zoo?

The MGM Lion

18

Which was the only country to finish below the UK at the voting in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest?

Ireland

19

Rearrange these letters to give the name of a famous cook

HI IM SALTED

Delia Smith

20

Put these Popes of the Roman Catholic Church in order starting with the earliest first

D/C/A/B

A

Benedict XV

1914 - 1922

B

John Paul 1

1978 -1978

C

Pius X

1903 -1914

D

Leo X111

1878 - 1903

Tie-Break

The present Pope is listed No. what in the official Annuario Pontificio of lists of Popes?

265

£25 lucky Question

George Michael became the first act to perform at the new Wembley Stadium this week, but who was the last band to perform at the old stadium?

Bon Jovi

 

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 17th June 2007

1

According to legend, which English King burnt the cakes?

Alfred the Great

2

What song gave D:Ream their only UK Number One Single in January 1994?

'Things Can Only Get Better'

3

In which sport did James Figg become the first recognized English Champion in 1719?

Boxing

4

Which two girls names appear in the titles of songs on the Beatles Album ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’, released on 1 June 1967?

Lucy & Rita

5

What fruit would you normally find on a Hawaiian pizza?

Pineapple

6

‘Avenues and Alleyways’, a UK Number 37 single for Tony Christie in February 1973, was the theme music to which 1972 ITV series?

The Protectors

7

Kevlar is traditionally used in the manufacture of which item of attire?

Bullet proof vests

8

If the answer is sling him in the long boat till he’s sober, what is the question?

What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

9

Which feline was voiced on TV from 1952 to 2005 by Thurl Ravenscroft?

Tony the Tiger

10

Mohammad Ali only lost 5 Professional heavy weight fights during his career. Can you name the boxers who won him

(1 point for each. 10 points for all 5)

Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Leon Spinks, Larry Holmes, Trevor Berbick

 

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Answer:

British Prime Ministers

11

Which is the World’s largest chain of fast food restaurants?

McDONALDs

12

Which 1999 film tells the story of three young student film makers who get lost in woods while making a documentary about a local legend starring Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael C Williams?

The BLAIR Witch Project

13

What was the name of the character played by Diana Rigg in the The Avengers?

Emma PEEL

14

Which pop singer from the 1980’s has a middle name of Alan and a surname of O’Dowd?

Boy GEORGE

15

In 2007 Moira Cameron became London’s first female what?

Beefeater

16

What is the Spanish variant of the English name Paul?

Pablo

17

What is the name of the sheep in the Wallace & Grommit animations?

Shaun

18

For what model of Ford car was Z Cars named?

Zephyr

19

Rearrange these letters to give the name of a famous crime writer

I AM A RIGHT DEATH CASE

Dame Agatha Christie

20

Put these Queen hit singles in order starting with the earliest first

A/C/B/D

A

Killer Queen

Oct 1974

B

You’re my Best Friend

Jul 1976

C

Bohemian Rhapsody

Nov 1975

D

We are the Champions

Oct 1977

Tie-Break

How many professional fights did Mohammed Ali (Casius Clay) has in total?

61

£25 lucky Question

A national commemorative event to mark 25 years since UK forces freed the Falklands from Argentine occupation took place this week. How many British soldiers lost their lives in the conflict?

255

 

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