Quiz Night 16 Feb 2013
The Black Lantern Taverna & Bar
ROUND 1 - HELP FOR HEROES CHARITY
This 20 question round uses the first letter of the above phrase as the basis for the questions, i.e. 1-H, 2-E, 3-L, 4-P etc...
1. Hallertau, Tettnanger, Spalt and Saaz are all varieties of which plant?
2. Who married German music engineer, Renate Blauel on Valentines Day 1984?
3. Who had a UK No 1 hit in 1972 with 'Mouldy Old Dough'?
4. Which former Starskey and Hutch actor directed the Schwarzenegger film 'The Running Man'?
5. What name is given to the home of a hare?
6. What is the Japanese art of paper folding called?
7. Which is the senior service of the British armed forces?
8. Which city has the greatest number of Rolls Royce cars per capita?
9. What type of sheep do androids dream of in the futuristic novel by Philip K Dick?
10. What is the name given to the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?
11. What was the full military codename given to the first Gulf War from 2 Aug 1990 - 28 Feb 1991?
12. Which African country was at war with Italy from 1935 - 1936?
13. Which 60's TV show told the story of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol?
14. What was the name of Jacques Cousteu's ship that he used as a mobile oceanographic laboratory?
15. Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands but where is the Dutch seat of government based?
16. Who wrote 'The Three Musketeers'?
17. In which city is the Corcovado mountain?
18. In the film 'Groundhog Day' which song is playing each time Bill Murray wakes up in the morning?
19. In which country does Singha beer originate?
20. Which 80's TV show featured a pub called 'The Kebab and Calculator'?
ROUND 2 - CURRENT EVENTS
A 15 round quiz on events and people from the last two weeks
1. Which team beat the San Francisco 49ers in this years SuperBowl?
2. Which English MP quit last week after finally admitting to forcing his ex-wife to take his speeding points in 2003?
3. Whose historical bones were found under a Leicester car park and were formally identified last week?
4. Yanni Stournaras was sent a bullet and a threatening letter by a group called the 'Cretan Resistance' last week, what position does he hold in the Greek government?
5. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St Valentines day?
6. Which hospital in the UK has been singled out due to its terrible care record, with over 1,200 deaths due to negligence?
7. What animal is this years Chinese new year symbol?
8. Who has been accused of ignoring gay animals in his BBC documentarys?
9. Who plays the title role in the film 'Lincoln' which is tipped to do well at the Oscars this month?
10. Which frozen food company found 100% horse meat in its lasagnes this week?
11. Which athlete was charged with murdering his girlfriend, Reva Steenkamp, this week?
12. Pope Benedict XVI is resigning, but who was the last Pope to do the same?
13. Which celebrity couple have teamed up with a Rhone Valley winemaker to produce their own wine label?
14. What is the full designation of the asteroid that narrowley missed the Earth on Feb 15th?
15. Who is the British and Irish Lions head coach for this years tour to Australia?
This 20 question round uses the first letter of the above phrase as the basis for the questions, i.e. 1-H, 2-E, 3-L, 4-P etc...
1. Hallertau, Tettnanger, Spalt and Saaz are all varieties of which plant?
2. Who married German music engineer, Renate Blauel on Valentines Day 1984?
3. Who had a UK No 1 hit in 1972 with 'Mouldy Old Dough'?
4. Which former Starskey and Hutch actor directed the Schwarzenegger film 'The Running Man'?
5. What name is given to the home of a hare?
6. What is the Japanese art of paper folding called?
7. Which is the senior service of the British armed forces?
8. Which city has the greatest number of Rolls Royce cars per capita?
9. What type of sheep do androids dream of in the futuristic novel by Philip K Dick?
10. What is the name given to the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?
11. What was the full military codename given to the first Gulf War from 2 Aug 1990 - 28 Feb 1991?
12. Which African country was at war with Italy from 1935 - 1936?
13. Which 60's TV show told the story of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol?
14. What was the name of Jacques Cousteu's ship that he used as a mobile oceanographic laboratory?
15. Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands but where is the Dutch seat of government based?
16. Who wrote 'The Three Musketeers'?
17. In which city is the Corcovado mountain?
18. In the film 'Groundhog Day' which song is playing each time Bill Murray wakes up in the morning?
19. In which country does Singha beer originate?
20. Which 80's TV show featured a pub called 'The Kebab and Calculator'?
ROUND 2 - CURRENT EVENTS
A 15 round quiz on events and people from the last two weeks
1. Which team beat the San Francisco 49ers in this years SuperBowl?
2. Which English MP quit last week after finally admitting to forcing his ex-wife to take his speeding points in 2003?
3. Whose historical bones were found under a Leicester car park and were formally identified last week?
4. Yanni Stournaras was sent a bullet and a threatening letter by a group called the 'Cretan Resistance' last week, what position does he hold in the Greek government?
5. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St Valentines day?
6. Which hospital in the UK has been singled out due to its terrible care record, with over 1,200 deaths due to negligence?
7. What animal is this years Chinese new year symbol?
8. Who has been accused of ignoring gay animals in his BBC documentarys?
9. Who plays the title role in the film 'Lincoln' which is tipped to do well at the Oscars this month?
10. Which frozen food company found 100% horse meat in its lasagnes this week?
11. Which athlete was charged with murdering his girlfriend, Reva Steenkamp, this week?
12. Pope Benedict XVI is resigning, but who was the last Pope to do the same?
13. Which celebrity couple have teamed up with a Rhone Valley winemaker to produce their own wine label?
14. What is the full designation of the asteroid that narrowley missed the Earth on Feb 15th?
15. Who is the British and Irish Lions head coach for this years tour to Australia?
ROUND 3 - QUICK FIRE ROUND
MUSIC ROUND - UNFORTUNATELY IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO UPLOAD MP3's AT THE MOMENT
ROUND 4 - FLAGS AND SYMBOLS
From the description identify the flag or symbol.
1. Horizontal stripes, from top to bottom - Red White Red
2. Red circle on a white background
3. Vertical stripes, from left to right - Green White Orange
4. Vertical stripes, from left to right - Green White Red
5. Horizontally divided, White top, Red bottom
6. White background with a Red maple leaf, vertical Red stripes on left and right edges
7. Blue cross with the vertical line left of center on a White background
8. Yellow cross with the vertical line left of center on a Blue background
9. Nine horizontal stripes of alternating Blue and White, a White cross on a Blue background in the top left hand corner
10. Yellow star on a Red background
11. The 'Golden Arches' symbolises which fast food chain?
12. Which British political party has the Red Rose as its symbol?
13. Which English football teams crest is a cockerel sitting on top of a football?
14. Which charity organisation is represented by the outline of a candle wrapped in barbed wire?
15. What does a pair of crossed swordnsymbolise on a map?
16. The WWF has what animal in its logo?
17. What fashion house is represented by a pair of interlocking C's?
18. What zodiac sign is represented by the Ram?
19. In the British Army what rank does a single bar chevron represent?
20. Who governs heraldry in England and Wales?
ROUND 5 - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Which waterway seperates the Isle of Wight from the UK mainland?
2. What name is given to gardening without soil?
3. What was placed in Earths orbit by the space shuttle Discovery in 1990?
4. King Edward VIII abdicated the throne for which woman? (The full name please)
5. Which tennis player shares their first name with the Roman goddess of love?
6. What did Sir Alexander Fleming discover on Valentines day 1929?
7. What official name was given to the Iraq war inquiry where Tony Blair gave evidence in 2010?
8. Of which Australian state is Brisbane the capital city?
9. In Roman Numerals give the answer for C - L?
10. In which London Borough is the O2 Arena?
11. What first appeared in UK tabloid newspapers in 1970 and have been a daily occurence ever since?
12. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for scientific acheivement?
13. Denamrk is situated between two seas, the North Sea and which other?
14. What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
15. Frederick Forsythe's, 'The Day Of The Jackal' is a fictionilised account of an assassination attempt on which European statesman?
16. At a wedding, whose job is it to traditionally toast the bridesmaids?
17. Which astronomy programme first aired on TV in 1957?
18. In 1860 in America, what began distributing mail through a series of way stations all over the country?
19. What name is given to the study of the origin and history of words?
20. What lies between the head and the abdomen on an insect?
21. The first commercial railway in Britain linked Stockton and which other North Eastern town?
22. Who was the son of Uther Pendragon and Igrayne?
23. What is the light batter used in Japanese cooking?
24. Whose biography was titled 'In the best possible taste'?
25. What was the character Geraldine in 'The Good Life'?
ANSWERS
ROUND 1
1. Hops
2. Elton John
3. Lieutenat Pigeon
4. Paul Michael Glazier
5. Form
6. Origami
7. Royal Navay
8. Hong Kong
9. Electric
10. Refraction
11. Operation Desert Storm
12. Ethiopia
13. Stingray
14. Calypso
15. The Hague
16. Alexander Dumas
17. Rio de Janeiro
18. I've Got You Babe
19. Thailand
20. Young Ones
ROUND 2
1. Baltimore Ravens
2. Chris Huhne
3. Richard III
4. Finance Minister
5. Aquarius
6. Stafford Hospital
7. Snake
8. David Attenborough
9. Daniel Day Lewis
10. Findus
11. Oscar Pistorius
12. Gregory XII in 1415
13. Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
14. 2012 DA14
15. Warren Gatland
ROUND 3
MUSIC ROUND
ROUND 4
1. Austria
2. Japan
3. Ireland
4. Italy
5. Poland
6. Canada
7. Finland
8. Sweden
9. Greece
10. Vietnam
11. McDonalds
12. Labour
13. Spurs
14. Amnesty International
15. Battlefield
16. Panda
17. Chanel (Coco)
18. Aries
19. Lance Corporal
20. College of Arms
ROUND 5
1. The Solent
2. Hydroponics
3. Hubble Space Telescope
4. Wallace Simpson
5. Venus Williams
6. Pennicillin
7. Chilcott Inquiry
8. Queensland
9. L (C = 100, L = 50)
10. Greenwich
11. Page 3 girls
12. Marie Curie
13. Baltic Sea
14. Mont Blanc
15. Charles de Gaulle
16. Best Man
17. The Sky At Night
18. Wells Fargo Pony Express
19. Etymology
20. Thorax
21. Darlington
22. King Arthur
23. Tempura
24. Kenny Everitt
25. Goat
How did you do?