FREE QUIZ ROUND ONE
1. Which planet is commonly known as The Red Planet?
2. True or False: The UK was the first European country to introduce ‘The Driving Test’.
3. Found on a Monopoly board, which area of London did Jack the Ripper kill at least 5 women in 1888?
4. Famous in the 1980s, how was fitness presenter Derrick Evans more commonly known?
5. Jem Finch is a character from which famous novel? Is it (a) To Kill a Mocking Bird, (b) The Catcher in the Rye or (c) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s nest?
6. Which sweet (or candy)’s name is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘sweet root’?
7. In which century did Nelson triumph at Trafalgar?
8. Of the 8 planets in our solar system, which is the smallest?
9. A Study in Scarlet was the first story to feature which now famous literary character?
10. Top 5: Britain’s favourite sandwich fillings (source: Telegraph article Dec 2016).
11. Who wrote the famous novel, A Passage to India?
12. Found on keyboards and used in financial reporting as what, is an ‘anoctothrope’ more commonly known?
13. Which 5 letter word can come before POINT, BALL and STICK?
14. The Olympic flag has 5 rings, 3 on the top and 2 on the bottom. What colour are either of the 2 bottom rings?
15. In which country was Big Brother first aired? Was it (a) UK, (b) Germany or (c) The Netherlands?
16. Who am I: (5) Born in 1933, I am an American film and theatre comic actor, screenwriter, director, and author. (4) My real name is Jerome Silberman (3) My first major role was as Leopold Bloom in the 1968 film The Producers for which I was nominated for an Academy Award. (2) On screen, I have been an alcoholic gunslinger, a mad scientist and a rodeo riding prisoner. (1) But will be best remembered as a creator of magical sweets.
17. Common all round Britain, how is MACROALGAE commonly known?
18. Lyric: I believe it's meant to be, darling, I watch you when you are sleeping. You belong with me.
19. The musical West Side Story is based in which famous Shakespeare play?
20. Name the Band/Artist: "Use It Up and Wear It Out" – July 1980.
ANSWERS
1. Mars. 2. False (France). 3. Whitechapel. 4. Mr Motivator. 5. (a) To Kill a Mocking Bird. 6. Liquorice. 7. 19th or 1800s (1805). 8. Mercury. 9. Sherlock Holmes. 10. (1) Chicken & Bacon (2) Prawn Mayonnaise (3) BLT (4) Chicken Salad (5) Ploughman’s (Cheese/Pickle/Lettuce). 11. EM Forster. 12. Pound sign (£). 13. Match. 14. Yellow and/or Green. 15. (c) The Netherlands. 16. Gene Wilder. 17. Seaweed. 18. Eternal Flame by The Bangles. 19. Romeo and Juliet. 20. Odyssey.
ROUND TWO
1. The Sugden and Dingle families feature in which TV soap?
2. True or False: The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Europe was in Italy.
3. Sharon Osbourne was a judge on which UK TV music program?
4. Where in the human body would you find the ulna?
5. Which Dicken’s novel features the character Miss Havisham? Is it (a) Great Expectations (b) Bleak House or (c) The Old Curiosity Shop?
6. Released in 2012, what was the title of Taylor Swift's first UK number 1 album?
7. In a TV show presented by Kevin Duala, which dog left us clues between 1998 and 2003?
8. Which River otherwise known as Huang He, is the second-longest river in China?
9. What connects the last 3 answers?
10. 100PS: An Occupation Where You Wouldn’t Wear High Heels.
11. Which US State has the country's second longest coastline after Alaska?
12. The Old Bailey is on the site of which former prison?
13. Which 4 letter word can come before TUNE, PRINT and ART?
14. US actors, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds have been rumoured to be investing in which Vanarama National League, football club?
15. Which of these animals does NOT appear in the Chinese zodiac? From (a) Bear (b) Dog or (c) Rabbit?
16. GTY: Ken Livingstone was elected mayor of London Brad Pitt married Jennifer Aniston and Britney Spears hit UK No.1, with "Oops!... I Did It Again".
17. Shaunagh Roberts, of Waltham Abbey, Essex, did a double take as she prepared Christmas lunch, after she spotted what she thinks is a likeness of Jesus. Where did the vision manifest? Was it (a) In a half- frozen turkey, (b) In a Brussel sprout or (c) In goose-fat?
18. Internet engineers recently solved an 18-month mystery of why an entire Welsh village lost its broadband every morning at 7am. What was to blame for the outages in the mid Wales town? Was it, (a) An old TV (b) A vintage Model Railway or (c) A vintage teasmade?
19. Would a person weigh LESS or MORE on the Moon?
20. Anag: (i) Bare Need (ii) Grab Medic Clue: British Cities.
ANSWERS
1. Emmerdale 2. False (On January 24, 2020, France). 3. X Factor. 4. Arm. 5. (a) Great Expectations. 6. Red. 7. Blue. 8. Yellow River. 9. Primary colours. 10. (1) Waiter/Waitress (2) Medical Worker (3) Cop (4) Construction (5) Athlete. 11. Florida. 12. Newgate Prison. 13. Fine. 14. Wrexham FC. 15. (a) Bear. 16. 2000. 17. (b) In a Brussel sprout. 18. (a) An old TV. 19. Less. 20. (i) Aberdeen. (ii) Cambridge.