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Tony
Quiz No. 5
8 February 2017
Round One
1.
What is another word for lexicon? Dictionary
2.
Which four British cities have underground rail systems?
Liverpool, Glasgow, Newcastle and London.
3.
Name the director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Peter
Jackson
4.
What colour is a Himalayan poppy? Blue
5.
Name the country where you would find the Cresta Run.
Switzerland
6.
How many valves does a trumpet have? Three
7.
When did the Euro Star train service between Britain and
France start running? 14 November 1994
8.
Which BBC music programme was broadcast weekly
between 1964 and 2006? Top of the Pops
9.
Which sea creature has three hearts? Octopus
10. What is the national flower of Wales? Daffodil
Tony
Quiz No. 5
8 February 2017
Round Two
1.
How many bones are there on a Skull & Crossbones flag?
Three
2.
How many sides, in total, would three triangles and three
rectangles have? 21
3.
Which Scot founded the Presbyterian Church? John Knox
4.
What happened to the racehorse named Shergar in 1983?
Kidnapped
5.
Which word can be placed before bottle, bell and bird? Blue
6.
In nautical terms, what is the opposite of windward?
Leeward
7.
Name the Chinese writer, born in 551 BC, known for
preaching high moral standards. Confucius
8.
Name the French novelist and poet, born in 1802, who was
exiled to Jersey and who wrote about a hunchback. Victor
Hugo
9.
Name the British lady who played a role in the Crimean War,
and who received the Order of Merit in 1907? Florence
Nightingale
10. Info.cern.ch is famous for being what? The world's very
first website
Tony
Quiz No. 5
8 February 2017
Round Three
1.
Which black mineral, especially popular with Victorians, was
used to make jewellery? Jet
2.
What is the Scottish drink made from whisky and heather
honey called? Drambuie
3.
Name the four main human blood groups? A, B, AB and O
4.
How many points does a compass have? 32
5.
Who became the first female president and head of state in
Latin America? Maria Estela Isabel Peron
6.
Who was known as The Tramp or The King of Comedy?
Charlie Chaplin
7.
How many American cents make up a dime? Ten
8.
What do you call the smell which wine gives off? Bouquet
9.
How many strings does a cello have? Four
10. Which former American president had a popular children's
toy named after him? Theodore Roosevelt
Tony
Quiz No. 5
8 February 2017
Round Four
1.
What nationality of soldiers wears a white kilt? Greek
2.
What were the names of the two mythological children who
were raised by a wolf in Italy? Romulus and Remus
3.
Name the Celtic language spoken in Brittany. Breton
4.
Which fictional character lived at 221b Baker Street?
Sherlock Holmes
5.
How many lines should a limerick have? Five
6.
How many pockets does a snooker table have? Six
7.
In Bingo, what number is referred to as 'Doctor's Orders'?
Nine
8.
What canal is located behind Croke Park's Canal End? Royal
Canal
9.
Patrick Viera received 8 red cards in his English Premier
League career. This puts him in joint-first in the list of red
cards with which Irish player? Richard Dunne
10. What is the second smallest county in Ireland? Carlow
Tony
Quiz No. 5
8 February 2017
Round Five
1.
What was the name of the rescue ship that picked up the
Titanic survivors following the disaster? Carpathia
2.
The Cork village of Clonakilty unveiled a statue to what
animal in April 2013? Monkey
3.
3.
4.
What name is given to the regions of the US where religious
fundamentalism is dominant? The Bible Belt
5.
What is the largest city in the Sierra Madre Mountains?
Mexico City
6.
What is the easternmost country in the European Union?
Cyprus
7.
By what name is Paul Francis Gadd better known? Gary
Glitter
8.
What is Omphalophobia a fear of? Belly Buttons
9.
How many keys on a standard piano? 88
In what year was the Battle of Clontarf? 1014
10. What car manufacturer produces the Tigua? VW
Tony
Quiz No. 5
8 February 2017
Round Six
1.
Liberty 1 was the name of the ill-fated space ship in which
popular 1968 science fiction film? Planet of the Apes
2.
The first UN peace keeping mission in 1948 was sent to keep
the peace between which two countries? Israel and Palestine
3.
If you're on a boat called "Maid of the Mist" you're looking at
which of natural spectacle? Niagara Falls
4.
Which film star began life in Bristol as Archibald Alexander
Leach? Cary Grant
5.
Which two NASA space shuttle orbiters were named after
ships used by Capt. James Cook? Discovery and Endeavour
6.
Which war started on the 25th of June 1950? Korean War
7.
Who does Alfred Pennyworth work for? Batman (Bruce
Wayne)
8.
What were the three main ingredients in gunpowder or 'black
powder'? (One point for each correct answer) Charcoal,
Sulphur and Potassium nitrate
9.
In the equation E = mc2. 'c' represents what? The speed of
light
10. What do coin collectors call each side of a coin? (One point
for each correct answer) Reverse and Obverse
Tony
Quiz No. 5
8 February 2017
Round Seven
1.
Which well known ten letter word translated means 'mother
city'? Metropolis
2.
The combined Chinese land, sea and air forces are called the
PLA. What do the letters P L A stand for? Peoples
Liberation Army
3.
Who wrote the book, The Day of the Jackal, which features
an international assassin hired to assassinate French president
Charles de Gaulle? Frederick Forsyth
4.
The name of which bone in the human body is the Latin word
for 'small pan' or 'dish'? Patella
5.
In which large city would you find a district named 'Hell's
Kitchen'? New York City
6.
The name for which sport stems from the French words
meaning 'hooked sticks'? Lacrosse
7.
What is the three letter word for the egg mass from fish used
to make caviar? Roe
8.
The Ivory Coast is the world's largest exporter of which
bean? Cocoa bean
9.
Name the only female competitor at the 1976 Summer
Olympic Games in Montreal who didn't have to undergo a
sex test? Princess Anne
10. Which Oscar-winning film holds the record with more than
300,000 people used as extras? Gandhi
Tony
Quiz No. 5
8 February 2017
Round Eight
1.
What is the more common name for albumen? Egg White
2.
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space, who was the
second? Alan Sheppard
3.
In which US state is 'Area 51' located? Nevada
4.
Which controversial US organization is nicknamed 'the
company'? CIA
5.
Who performs the resounding waggle dance? Honey Bees
6.
Who were once known as 'The Detours' and 'The High
Numbers' in the early 1960s? The Who
7.
Which famous fictional character had a brother named
Mycroft? Sherlock Holmes
8.
Issued in 1840, what were the names given to the first two
postage stamps in the world? (One point for each correct
answer) Penny Black and Twopenny Blue
9.
Over the course of history Istanbul had two other names.
What were the two other names? Constantinople and
Byzantium
10. Podgorica is the capital of which European country?
Montenegro
Tony
Quiz No. 5
8 February 2017
Tie Breaker Round
1.
Which country has a record 45 UNESCO World Heritage
sites? Italy
2.
Who was the first Honorary Citizen of the United States?
(For an extra point, which US President granted this first
award)? Winston Churchill/President John F. Kennedy in
1963
3.
What is the largest living fish species? Whale Shark
4.
One of the most expensive coffees in the world is 'Blue
Mountain'. In which country is it grown? Jamaica
5.
Polynesia means 'many islands', what does Melanesia mean?
Black Islands
6.
A two headed eagle is found on the flag of which European
country? Albania
7.
An 'Event Horizon' surrounds what kind of region? Black
Hole
8.
The Blue Fairy is a kindly figure in which Disney classic?
Pinocchio
9.
What is the name of the art form that translated means
'beauty writing'? Calligraphy
10. What is the difference between venom and poison? Venom is
injected/poison is ingested or inhaled
Tony
Quiz No. 5
8 February 2017
Tie Breaker Round 2
1.
Milk, Oyster, Magic, Death Cap, Hedgehog, Maitake and
Paddy Straw are all examples of what? Mushrooms
2.
Monique Delacroix was the mother of which debonair hero?
James Bond
3.
Which English rock band appeared a record 106 times on the
BBC's Top of the Pops? (clue if needed; their name is not
English) Status Quo
4.
Varig is the national airline in which country? Brazil
5.
Which super group were originally called the 'New
Yardbirds'? Led Zeppelin
6.
What was the first host nation at a FIFA World Cup that
failed to get through the first round? South Africa 2010
7.
The name of which little island country, popular with
tourists, stems from the Portuguese for 'bearded ones'?
Barbados
8.
What is the more common name for magnesium sulphate?
Epsom Salts
9.
Which large sea in the south-western Pacific Ocean is named
after a German? Bismarck Sea
10. Which film producer with a vegetable as a last name, was,
until his death, involved in most of the James Bond films?
Albert R Broccoli