Quiz Night 02 Mar 2013
The Black Lantern Taverna & Bar
ROUND 1 – HELP FOR HEROES CHARITY
The first letter of the phrase corresponds to the question asked,
e.g. 1 = H, 2 = E, 3 = L, 4 = P etc
ROUND 2 – CURRENT EVENTS
Questions from the last two weeks from around the world. (23 Feb – 01 Mar 2013)
12. 1 Tiyin is worth 1/2000th of a US cent, which country produces the Tiyin?
13. Which pop star has had to cancel her ‘Born This Way Ball’ tour due to severe joint inflammation?
14. Mark Francois, a conservative defence minister, announced medals for which campaign of World War 2 would be finally handed out to those who served in it?
15. What games console was shown to the world in New York last Saturday for the first time?
ROUND 3 – BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS PICTURE ROUND
COMING SOON
ROUND 4 – THEME ROUND – ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC
ROUND 5 – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
ANSWERS
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
ROUND 3
ROUND 4
ROUND 5
The first letter of the phrase corresponds to the question asked,
e.g. 1 = H, 2 = E, 3 = L, 4 = P etc
- What name is given to the fruit of a wild rose?
- What is the name of Bruce Springsteens backing band?
- What is the principal ingredient of the Indian dish, ‘Dahl’?
- What country does Paddington Bear come from?
- What value is given to the letter C in Scrabble?
- What nickname is given to the Motion Picture Academy Award ceremony?
- which terrorist group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and murder of Italian premier Aldo Morro in 1978?
- What rope is used for tying up a ship?
- Where did the game of Fives originate?
- What treaty established the EEC?
- What is One Third of One Half?
- Which English King had the nickname Tum Tum?
- What are Norway Lobsters called when cooked?
- What official name is given to a bell ringer?
- Who invented the Miners safety lamp?
- In which city would you find ‘The Unseen University’?
- Who was the first US president to survive being shot?
- Sir Alf Ramsey, Bobby Robson and John Lyall have all managed the same football team, what is it?
- Which metal is normally used to make darts?
- By what name is Peter Sutcliffe better known?
ROUND 2 – CURRENT EVENTS
Questions from the last two weeks from around the world. (23 Feb – 01 Mar 2013)
- Which film won best film Oscar this year?
- Which country lost its AAA finance rating last Friday?
- Which artist saw his stolen artwork go up for sale briefly in the USA last week?
- Which electronics firm produces the Galaxy Note 8 which was showcased in Barcelona this week?
- Who hosted this years Oscars?
- Wissam Al Mana married which pop singer in quiet last year it was announced on Thursday?
- Who is the only team still capable of winning the Grand Slam in this years 6 Nations Championship?
- Which 68 year old explorer has had to abandon his attempt at the first winter Antarctic crossing due to severe frostbite?
- What must foreign doctors have to do if they wish to practice on the NHS in England it has been announced by ministers?
- From which childrens TV show have chants and songs been used by the Russian military to train their soldiers when marching it was revealed this week?
- Aaron Williams refused to remove what from his head for a driving licence photo in America stating it was religious headgear for ‘Pastafanarianism’?
12. 1 Tiyin is worth 1/2000th of a US cent, which country produces the Tiyin?
13. Which pop star has had to cancel her ‘Born This Way Ball’ tour due to severe joint inflammation?
14. Mark Francois, a conservative defence minister, announced medals for which campaign of World War 2 would be finally handed out to those who served in it?
15. What games console was shown to the world in New York last Saturday for the first time?
ROUND 3 – BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS PICTURE ROUND
COMING SOON
ROUND 4 – THEME ROUND – ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC
- Which founder member of The Rolling Stones drowned in 1969?
- On which Beatles album cover is Paul McCartney walking barefoot with his eyes closed?
- Which John Denver song was a hit for Peter, Paul and Mary in 1967?
- Which band consisted of Syd Barrat, Dave Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright?
- Who had backing singers called ‘The Four Seasons’?
- which girl did Derek & The Dominoes sing about in 1972?
- In which year was Marc Bolan killed in a car crash?
- which ‘80s pop star was born Stuart Goddard?
- Who sang with Kate Bush on the 1986 song ‘Don’t give Up’?
- Which 1978 film featured the song ‘Hopelessly Devoted To You’?
- How many strings are on a violin?
- Who composed the tune ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’?
- From which musical does ‘Love Changes Everything’ come from?
- Which Motown group was Lionel Ritchie a member of before going solo?
- Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke formed which band together?
- Which two Bond themes did Shirley Bassey sing?
- Which song contains the lyrics, ‘I laughed at all of your jokes, my love you didn’t need to coax.’?
- What medical device was Gerrys backing group?
- What 1969 supergroup comprised Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker and Rick Grech?
- Which band had a 1967 hit with ‘Lets Go To San Francisco’?
ROUND 5 – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
- In WWII the evacuation of Dunkirk was known as what?
- In which English county is the Southern end of the Pennine Way?
- Who was the most famous inmate of Robbin Island prison?
- In which century was Shakespeare born?
- In which European country is Mount Ossa?
- What is the highest mountain in Tasmania called?
- Which country won the first Rugby World Cup in 1987?
- What were the first names of the flying Wright brothers?
- In which year did the Queen Mother reach her century?
- Who is the patron saint of lost causes?
- What was the name of the first US space shuttle?
- Which country was invaded by the US in 1983?
- What relation was Queen Victoria to George IV?
- In what year did the Berlin Wall come down?
- What is the currency of Vietnam?
- Lets see who was paying to the last quiz, from left to right, what are the colours of the Italian flag?
- Which boxer had the nickname, ‘Smoking Joe’?
- Which father and daughter starred in the film ‘Tiger bay’?
- In the bible, who was King Ahab married to?
- What do the words ALMOST and BIOPSY have in common?
- The island of Zanzibar is part of which country?
- Chemistry, Literature and Physics are three of the Nobel prizes given out each year, what are the other three?
- What is the name of the type of calendar used by most Western nations?
- What does the Japanese word ‘Kamikaze’ mean in English?
- Which tennis player did Chris Evertt marry 1979?
ANSWERS
ROUND 1
- Hip
- E Street Band
- Lentils
- Peru
- Four
- Oscars
- Red Brigade
- Hawser
- Eton College
- Rome (The treaty of)
- One Sixth
- Edward VII
- Scampi
- Campanologist
- Humphrey Davey
- Ankh Morpok (From the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett)
- Ronald Reagan
- Ipswich Town
- Tungsten
- Yorkshire Ripper
ROUND 2
- Argo
- UK or Britain (NOT England)
- Banksy
- Samsung
- Seth Macfarlane
- Janet Jackson
- England
- Ranulph Fiennes
- Speak English / Take an English test
- SpongeBob Squarepants
- Colander
- Uzbekistan
- lady Gaga
- The Arctic Convoys
- Sony Playstation 4
ROUND 3
- Douglas Home
- Antony Eden
- Benjamin Disraeli
- Clement Atlee
- David Lloyd George
- Edward Heath
- Gordon Brown
- Harold Macmillan
- Harold Wilson
- James Callaghan
- John Major
- Margaret Thatcher
- Neville Chamberlain
- William Gladstone
- Tony Blair
- Winston Churchill
ROUND 4
- Brian Jones
- Abbey Road
- Leaving On A Jet Plane
- Pink Floyd
- Frankie Valli
- Layla
- 1977
- Adam Ant
- Peter Gabriel
- Grease
- Four
- Mozart
- Aspects Of Love
- The Commodores
- Yazoo
- Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever
- Maggie May
- Pacemakers
- Blind Faith
- The Flowerpot Men
ROUND 5
- Operation Dynamo
- Derbyshire
- Nelson Mandela
- 16th Century (26 April 1564 baptism date, birth date unknown)
- Greece (It is also known as Mount Kissavos in Larissa)
- Mount Ossa
- New Zealand
- Orville & Wilbur
- 2000
- St Jude
- Columbia
- Grenada
- Niece
- 1989
- Dong
- Green/White/Red in that order
- Joe Frazier
- John & Hayley Mills
- Jezebel
- Their letters are in alphabetical order
- Tanzania
- Economics, Medicine, Peace
- Gregorian
- Divine Wind
- John Lloyd