QUIZZES (Continued...)
INTERMEDIATE GK QUIZ
MISCELLANEOUS
Whose cartoon friend was called CHAS ?
MORPH
In the Winnie the Pooh books, which animal is a keen gardener ?
RABBIT
In which English part of the Spanish mainland would you find signs saying ‘Don’t feed the Apes’ ?
GIBRALTAR
In which Brazilian city would you find IPANEMA and COPACABANA beach
RIO de JANEIRO
Which hat is made in, and named after, a Moroccan city ?
THE FEZ
6. How many teaspoons make up a tablespoon ?
THREE
Which animal is the star sign for Capricorn ?
GOAT
The holder of which post wears a white zucchetto on his head ?
THE POPE
What sort of creature is a skink ?
A LIZARD
By what name is the 2nd full moon in a single calendar month known ? (Hint – it doesn’t happen very often..)
A BLUE MOON
The Yaffle is another name for which British bird ?
THE WOODPECKER
SPORT
Which football club holds the record for consecutive European Cup wins ?
REAL MADRID
How many years old are horses that run in ‘The Derby’ ?
THREE YEARS OLD
KENNY ROBERTS was a world champion in which sport ?
MOTORCYCLE RACING
What colour comes between red and black on an archery target ?
BLUE
In which country was snooker invented ?
INDIA
Do Greyhound races take place in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction around the track ?
ANTI CLOCKWISE
In CHESS, what name is given to a situation where neither player can make a legal move ?
STALEMATE
Which famous boxer was the first to hold the world heavyweight championships 3 times ?
MUHAMMAD ALI
Which local racecourse is the world’s largest ?
NEWMARKET
On which piece of sporting equipment would you perform adolphs, randolphs and rudolphs ?
TRAMPOLINE
LIVING IN THE PAST
Which alcoholic drink is made from honey and water ?
MEAD
In which war did the most Americans die ?
US CIVIL WAR
3. Which famous book was produced in the year 1086 ?
THE DOMESDAY BOOK
Which year followed 1 BC ?
AD 1
What is the only one of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World still standing ?
GREAT PYRAMID
5. Which animal did the famous General Hannibal cross the Alps with in the 3rd century
ELEPHANTS
6. How long was Lady Jane Grey Queen ? – was it for 9 days, 9 weeks or 9 years ?
9 DAYS
7. Which King of England famously had 6 wives ?
HENRY THE EIGHTH
8. Which Roman Emperor built a wall between England and Scotland
HADRIAN (also the ANTONINE WALL)
9. Which volcano was responsible for destroying the Italian city of Pompeii
VESUVIUS
10.Which famous playwright and poet lived near Stratford on Avon.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
THE FINAL ROUND
1. Which band from Lowestoft are asking for ‘Permission to Land’
THE DARKNESS
2. Who presented Fame Academy (need both names)
CAT DEELEY and PATRICK KIELTY
3. What is the square root of 16 ?
4
4. In which country do the football team Galatasaray play ?
TURKEY
5. What type of fish is Nemo in the film Finding Nemo ?
A CLOWN FISH
6. What is the final book and film of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilgy called ?
THE RETURN OF THE KING
7. Which main road connects King’s Lynn with Downham Market and Ely ?
A10
8. A cob is a male of which bird ?
SWAN
9. In the programme ‘Countdown’ , how many letters do the contestants choose in the letters game ?
9
10.What type of food is CULLEN SKINK ? – is it soup, cake, bread or vegetable ?
SOUP
JUNIOR GK QUIZ
FAMOUS NAMES
What is the company J.C. Bamford famous for making ?
EXCAVATORS (JCB)
Whose books have been turned into cartoons including ‘The Snowman’ and ‘The Bear’ ?
RAYMOND BRIGGS
Who has just written a children’s book called ‘The English Roses’ ?
MADONNA
What did the Seven Dwarfs do for a living ?
MINERS
BULBASAUR is an example of what ?
A POKEMON character
Which British Prime Minister when told ‘Sir you are drunk’, said ‘and you madam are ugly, but I shall be sober in the morning’.
WINSTON CHURCHILL
7. Which celebrity chef opened a restaurant called ‘Fifteen’ in London.
JAMIE OLIVER
8. What is the name of the Great White Shark in ‘Finding Nemo’ ?
BRUCE
9. Who, according to her recent album is ‘Dangerously in Love’ ?
BEYONCE KNOWLES
10.And whose album is called ‘Permission to Land’ ?
THE DARKNESS
THE HUMAN BODY
What is Rubella better known as ?
GERMAN MEASLES
What is the other name for the TYMPANUM ?
THE EAR DRUM
Which is the hardest bone in the human body ?
THE JAWBONE
Where is the thinnest skin on your body ?
EYELIDS
A blue whale’s heart is as big as what: a beach ball, a computer, a car or a lorry
A CAR
6. If you are a ‘universal blood donor’, which blood group are you ? A. O, or B
O
7. In which part of the body would you find an area called the FRONTAL LOBE ?
THE BRAIN
8. In which part of the body are the CORNEA, RETINA and AQUEOUS HUMOUR ?
THE EYE
9. Which part of your tongue has the sensors which taste how SWEET things are ? THE TIP, THE SIDES or THE BACK ?
THE TIP (the FRONT BIT of the tongue…)
10.Year 9 students are going to be getting their HEAF tests and vaccines next month. Which disease is this meant to protect them from ?
TUBERCULOSIS (TB)
BIG READ ROUND
Most popular books in the recent vote were HARRY POTTER and THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
From which platform does the train to Hogwarts leave ?
9 AND THREE QUARTERS
What was the name of the huge battle at the end of the ‘Two Towers’, which was also the location of the battle
HELM’S DEEP
What member of the Fellowship in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ films is played by Viggo Mortensen
ARAGORN
In ‘The Lord of the Rings’ who rides a horse called SHADOWFAX ?
GANDALF
5. Name the 4 ‘houses’ at Hogwarts.
SLYTHERIN, GRYFFINDOR, HUFFLEPUFF and RAVENCLAW
Who teaches Transfiguration at Hogwarts school?
PROFESSOR McGONAGALL
7. Who replaces Harry as seeker when he is banned from playing Quidditch ?
GINNY WEASLEY
Which series of books are written by R.L Stine
GOOSEBUMPS
8. The 3rd Harry Potter book is called ‘HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ – spell AZKABAN
9. What creature does Gandalf meet in the Mines of Moria, which drags him down into the abyss with its fiery whip.
BALROG
10.Who wrote the book "The Illustrated Mum"
JACQUELINE WILSON
PLACES
In which country is Ayer’s Rock ?
AUSTRALIA
What’s the world’s widest river ?
THE AMAZON
What’s the capital of MAJORCA ?
PALMA
In China, what colour is traditionally used for wedding dresses ?
RED
Which city was founded by Romulus and Remus ?
ROME
Which South American country was named after Venice ?
VENEZUELA
Which island is the boot of Italy kicking ?
SICILY
In which city was the Turkey vs England 2004 Qualifier played last weekend ?
ISTANBUL
Why can’t a man living in Wisbech be buried in King’s Lynn ?
BECAUSE HE ISN’T DEAD
Which large well-known waterfall stands on the border between the USA and Canada ?
NIAGARA FALLS
SENIOR GK QUIZ
MISCELLANEOUS
Which charity has the slogan "We believe in life before death ?"
CHRISTIAN AID
Who recently wrote "A Short History of Nearly Everything" ?
BILL BRYSON
In which English county is Lindisfarne, or Holy Island ?
NORTHUMBERLAND
How much is the letter X worth in Scrabble ?
8 POINTS
In the BINARY number system, how would your write the number 2 ?
10
What is the nearest galaxy to our own ?
ANDROMEDA
Who was Britain’s first Prime Minister ?
SIR ROBERT WALPOLE
Which country has the most cars per mile of road ?
UK
In which sport might you ‘catch a crab’ (other than fishing…)
ROWING
In which decade was the Berlin wall built ?
1960’s
BOOKS , FILM and TV
Which actor has a tattoo on his right wrist reading ‘Scotland Forever’ ?
SEAN CONNERY
Which subject did Mr. Chips teach in the book and film ‘Goodbye Mr. Chips’
LATIN
What was the name of Doctor Who’s dog ?
K9
Which was the first soap opera on Channel 4 ?
BROOKSIDE
5. Who wrote the books ‘Trainspotting’ and ‘Filth’
IRVINE WELSH
6. What is the name of Quentin Tarantino’s 4th film, released this month ?
KILL BILL Volume 1
7. Which 2 birds did Noah send out of the Ark ? (it’s in the Bible, which is a book…)
A DOVE AND A RAVEN
8. Which planet did Superman come from ?
KRYPTON
9. In the Star Trek series and films, what colour is Mr. Spock’s blood ?
GREEN
10.Who played Jack Sparrow in the film ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ ?
JOHNNY DEPP
MUSIC
Name 1 of the bands of which DAMON ALBARN is a member ?
BLUR and GORILLAZ
Whose albums include ‘Murmur’, ‘Document’ and ‘Green’, and have a single out called ‘Bad Day’
REM
Which band’s first number 1 single was ‘Message in a Bottle’
THE POLICE
Johnny Cash, who died last month was known as ‘The Man in….’ what ?
BLACK
5. Who sings the song ‘Beyond the Sea’ which is featured in the film soundtrack for ‘Finding Nemo’
ROBBIE WILLIAMS
6. Whose latest album is called ‘Reality’ ?
DAVID BOWIE
7. Who, according to her album is ‘DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE’
BEYONCE
8. Who is touring the UK in November with his GROTESK BURLESK tour ?
MARILYN MANSON
9. Complete this band name ‘Half Man….’
HALF BISCUIT
10.Whose recent album was called ‘Dutty Rock’ ?
SEAN PAUL
FAMOUS NAMES
Which God invented the flute, according to legend ?
PAN
Which fictional detective solved the crime in ‘Death on the Nile’ ?
HERCULE POIROT
What is measured on the KELVIN scale ?
TEMPERATURE
5. Which dramatist wrote Candide ?
VOLTAIRE
6.Which painting is also known as ‘La Giaconda’ ?
MONA LISA
In 1963, what did American Lee Harvey Oswald buy by mail order ?
A RIFLE (to kill President John F Kennedy)
8. What is the national airline of Australia ?
QANTAS
9. How was photographer Peter Parker better known ?
SPIDERMAN
10.Which ear did Vincent Van Gogh partially cut off – the left or the right ?
LEFT
THE FINAL ROUND
Which bird’s feathers are supposed to be bad luck if used as a decoration in the house?
PEACOCK
2. Which Computer manufacturing company has the word ‘THINK’ as its motto ?
IBM
3. What does it mean if a country is LANDLOCKED ?
IT HAS NO COASTLINE – SURROUNDED BY OTHER COUNTRIES
4.In computing, what does USB stand for ?
UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS
What would you do with SAMPHIRE: eat it, wear it or listen to it ?
EAT IT
On a computer keyboard, which letter comes between J and L
K
What, in American cars, is the trunk ?
THE BOOT
What is 40 per cent of 40
16
Which letter ends all Japanese words which don’t end in a vowel ?
N
In the USA, which profession is considered to have the highest risk for insurance purposes ?
AN ASTRONAUT
10.What is the main ingredient in the food called GUACAMOLE
AVOCADO PEAR
HOUSE QUIZ 2004