Quiz Night 19 Oct 2012
Fazakerleys Bar
The three rounds for this quiz night are;
Round 1 - The Phrase That Pays
Round 2 - Quick Fire 10
Round 3 - Music, Films and TV Shows
ROUND 1 - THE PHRASE THAT PAYS
This 29 question round has an added bonus question where the first letter of each correct answer spells out a phrase.
1. What is a piece of non-sensical writing and also was the title of a poem in Lewis Carrols 'Through The Looking Glass' ?
2. What is a small four stringed Hawaiian guitar that translates into English as 'Jumping Flea'?
3. Who had a hit with 'Margarita Time' and 'In The Army Now'?
4. Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote about a mysterious white ape later discovered to be which man of the jungle?
5. In 1912 which ship set sail from Southampton to New York but sank on the way, killing 1517 people out of the 2,223 on board?
6. Which doctor in MASH had the surname 'Pierce'?
7. Which Shakespeare play begins 'Now is the winter of our discontent'?
8. How many keys are on a standard piano?
9. Who is the mascot for UK rock band Iron Maiden?
10. The hundred years war was fought between France and which country?
11. Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane had some bad habits in which comedy film from 1990?
12. Hugo Chavez is the president of which country, a post he has help since 1999?
13. What countrys people worshipped a god named Anubis who had the head of a jackal?
14. Suzanne Vega sang about which person who lived on the 2nd floor and lived upstairs from you?
15. What was the name of the immediate boss of Steve Austin in the Six Million Dollor Man?
16. What is the official language of Afghanistan?
17. 'All Shook Up' was a first No 1 UK hit for which artist?
18. Which car company produces models called the 'Yeti' and 'Octavia'?
19. Beirut is the capital city of which country?
20. What film was Bruce Lee making when he died?
21. What is the surname of the darts player who is nicknamed 'The Viking'?
22. How many points are there on a backgammon board?
23. The theme tune to the Bond film 'Goldeneye' was performed by which singer?
24. A spat is a baby what?
25. Sydney is the state capital of which Australian state?
26. Who won the BBC sports personality of the year in 1981 and was nicknamed 'Beefy'?
27. In what film does John Travolta first play the role of Chilli Palmer, about a gangster breaking into the movie business?
28. Seasonal allergic rhinitis is better known as what condition that affects hundreds of thousands of people each year?
29. A giraffe appears on the flag of which African country?
BONUS QUESTION - What five word phrase is spelt out by using the first letter of each answer? (It was specific to Fazakerleys Bar envelope draw that night)
ROUND 2 - QUICK FIRE 10
I will give out ten cars, all you have to do is tell me in which iconic film or TV show they appeared.
1. VW Beetle
2. De Lorean
3. Aston Martin DB5
4. The Batmobile
5. 1977 Pontiac Trans Am SE
6. Mini Cooper S
7. Paragon Panther
8. Ferrari 308 GTS
9. The Ectomobile
10.The General Lee
ROUND 3 - MUSIC, FILMS AND TV SHOWS
The phrase provides the first letter of each answer in this 20 question quiz. So Q1 answer begins with M, Q2 with U etc.
1. Who would do anything for love but he wouldnt do that?
2. In 1988 Bruce Willis teamed up with The Temptations to record a cover of which 60s song?
3. Who is lead guitarist with Guns and Roses?
4. What nationality are The Cranberries?
5. What is the surname of the country singer who was nicknamed 'The Man In Black'?
6. Which comic hero was portrayed by Sam Jones in a movie adaptation of 1980?
7. Harrison Ford and River Phoenix have both played the same character in the same film. Who was it?
8. Which movie sees Hugh Grant as the UK PM falling for Martine Mcutcheon?
9. Who directed Blazing Saddles?
10. In which film did an air current famously blow up Marylin Monroes skirt?
11. Who played Vivian in the Young Ones on BBC2?
12. Which band had Gwen Stefani as the lead singer?
13. Which actor was being seduced by Mrs Robinson in The Graduate?
14. Which BBC TV show, axed in early 2012, was hosted by Richard Hammond and showed contestants tackling a watery obstacle course?
15. Who was Jack Duckworths wife in Coronation Street?
16. What was the name of the Bionic Man?
17. Who created and played the TV characters 'Loadsa Money', 'Stavros' and 'Tim nice but dim'?
18. Which TV show was hosted by Hughie Green and later Bob Monkhouse, to find new talent in the UK?
19. Whose motto was 'Make good use of bad rubbish'?
20. How many Flumps were there, and a bonus point for each one you can name?
ANSWERS
Round 1
1. Jabberwocky
2. Ukelele
3. Status Quo
4. Tarzan
5. Titanic
6. Hawkeye
7. Richard the 3rd
8. Eighty Eight
9. Eddie
10. England
11. Nuns On The Run
12. Venezuela
13. Egypt
14. Luka
15. Oscar Goldman
16. Pashto
17. Elvis Presley
18. Skoda
19. Lebanon (or The Lebanese Republic)
20. Enter The Dragon
21. Fordham (Andy)
22. Twenty Four
23. Tina Turner
24. Oyster (Mollusc)
25. New South Wales
26. Ian Botham
27. Get Shorty
28. Hayfever
29. Tanzania
BONUS ANSWER - JUST THREE ENVELOPES LEFT TONIGHT
Round 2
1. The Love Bug (Herbie)
2. Back To The Future
3. Goldfinger (James Bond)
4. Batman
5. Smokey and the Bandit
6. The Italian Job
7. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
8. Magnum P.I.
9. Ghostbusters
10. The Dukes of Hazzard
Round 3
1. Meatloaf
2. Under The Boardwalk
3. Slash
4. Irish
5. Cash (Johnny)
6. Flash Gordon
7. Indiana Jones
8. Love Actually
9. Mel Brooks
10. Seven Year Itch
11. Ade Edmonson
12. No Doubt
13. Dustin Hoffman
14. Total Wipeout
15. Vera
16. Steve Austen
17. Harry Enfield
18. Opportunity Knocks
19. Wombles
20. Six (Grandpa Flump, Father Flump, Mother Flump, Posie, Perkin and Pootle)
The winning score at Fazakerleys was 49
How did you do?
Round 1 - The Phrase That Pays
Round 2 - Quick Fire 10
Round 3 - Music, Films and TV Shows
ROUND 1 - THE PHRASE THAT PAYS
This 29 question round has an added bonus question where the first letter of each correct answer spells out a phrase.
1. What is a piece of non-sensical writing and also was the title of a poem in Lewis Carrols 'Through The Looking Glass' ?
2. What is a small four stringed Hawaiian guitar that translates into English as 'Jumping Flea'?
3. Who had a hit with 'Margarita Time' and 'In The Army Now'?
4. Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote about a mysterious white ape later discovered to be which man of the jungle?
5. In 1912 which ship set sail from Southampton to New York but sank on the way, killing 1517 people out of the 2,223 on board?
6. Which doctor in MASH had the surname 'Pierce'?
7. Which Shakespeare play begins 'Now is the winter of our discontent'?
8. How many keys are on a standard piano?
9. Who is the mascot for UK rock band Iron Maiden?
10. The hundred years war was fought between France and which country?
11. Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane had some bad habits in which comedy film from 1990?
12. Hugo Chavez is the president of which country, a post he has help since 1999?
13. What countrys people worshipped a god named Anubis who had the head of a jackal?
14. Suzanne Vega sang about which person who lived on the 2nd floor and lived upstairs from you?
15. What was the name of the immediate boss of Steve Austin in the Six Million Dollor Man?
16. What is the official language of Afghanistan?
17. 'All Shook Up' was a first No 1 UK hit for which artist?
18. Which car company produces models called the 'Yeti' and 'Octavia'?
19. Beirut is the capital city of which country?
20. What film was Bruce Lee making when he died?
21. What is the surname of the darts player who is nicknamed 'The Viking'?
22. How many points are there on a backgammon board?
23. The theme tune to the Bond film 'Goldeneye' was performed by which singer?
24. A spat is a baby what?
25. Sydney is the state capital of which Australian state?
26. Who won the BBC sports personality of the year in 1981 and was nicknamed 'Beefy'?
27. In what film does John Travolta first play the role of Chilli Palmer, about a gangster breaking into the movie business?
28. Seasonal allergic rhinitis is better known as what condition that affects hundreds of thousands of people each year?
29. A giraffe appears on the flag of which African country?
BONUS QUESTION - What five word phrase is spelt out by using the first letter of each answer? (It was specific to Fazakerleys Bar envelope draw that night)
ROUND 2 - QUICK FIRE 10
I will give out ten cars, all you have to do is tell me in which iconic film or TV show they appeared.
1. VW Beetle
2. De Lorean
3. Aston Martin DB5
4. The Batmobile
5. 1977 Pontiac Trans Am SE
6. Mini Cooper S
7. Paragon Panther
8. Ferrari 308 GTS
9. The Ectomobile
10.The General Lee
ROUND 3 - MUSIC, FILMS AND TV SHOWS
The phrase provides the first letter of each answer in this 20 question quiz. So Q1 answer begins with M, Q2 with U etc.
1. Who would do anything for love but he wouldnt do that?
2. In 1988 Bruce Willis teamed up with The Temptations to record a cover of which 60s song?
3. Who is lead guitarist with Guns and Roses?
4. What nationality are The Cranberries?
5. What is the surname of the country singer who was nicknamed 'The Man In Black'?
6. Which comic hero was portrayed by Sam Jones in a movie adaptation of 1980?
7. Harrison Ford and River Phoenix have both played the same character in the same film. Who was it?
8. Which movie sees Hugh Grant as the UK PM falling for Martine Mcutcheon?
9. Who directed Blazing Saddles?
10. In which film did an air current famously blow up Marylin Monroes skirt?
11. Who played Vivian in the Young Ones on BBC2?
12. Which band had Gwen Stefani as the lead singer?
13. Which actor was being seduced by Mrs Robinson in The Graduate?
14. Which BBC TV show, axed in early 2012, was hosted by Richard Hammond and showed contestants tackling a watery obstacle course?
15. Who was Jack Duckworths wife in Coronation Street?
16. What was the name of the Bionic Man?
17. Who created and played the TV characters 'Loadsa Money', 'Stavros' and 'Tim nice but dim'?
18. Which TV show was hosted by Hughie Green and later Bob Monkhouse, to find new talent in the UK?
19. Whose motto was 'Make good use of bad rubbish'?
20. How many Flumps were there, and a bonus point for each one you can name?
ANSWERS
Round 1
1. Jabberwocky
2. Ukelele
3. Status Quo
4. Tarzan
5. Titanic
6. Hawkeye
7. Richard the 3rd
8. Eighty Eight
9. Eddie
10. England
11. Nuns On The Run
12. Venezuela
13. Egypt
14. Luka
15. Oscar Goldman
16. Pashto
17. Elvis Presley
18. Skoda
19. Lebanon (or The Lebanese Republic)
20. Enter The Dragon
21. Fordham (Andy)
22. Twenty Four
23. Tina Turner
24. Oyster (Mollusc)
25. New South Wales
26. Ian Botham
27. Get Shorty
28. Hayfever
29. Tanzania
BONUS ANSWER - JUST THREE ENVELOPES LEFT TONIGHT
Round 2
1. The Love Bug (Herbie)
2. Back To The Future
3. Goldfinger (James Bond)
4. Batman
5. Smokey and the Bandit
6. The Italian Job
7. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
8. Magnum P.I.
9. Ghostbusters
10. The Dukes of Hazzard
Round 3
1. Meatloaf
2. Under The Boardwalk
3. Slash
4. Irish
5. Cash (Johnny)
6. Flash Gordon
7. Indiana Jones
8. Love Actually
9. Mel Brooks
10. Seven Year Itch
11. Ade Edmonson
12. No Doubt
13. Dustin Hoffman
14. Total Wipeout
15. Vera
16. Steve Austen
17. Harry Enfield
18. Opportunity Knocks
19. Wombles
20. Six (Grandpa Flump, Father Flump, Mother Flump, Posie, Perkin and Pootle)
The winning score at Fazakerleys was 49
How did you do?