Quiz Night 24 Nov 2012
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...
ROUND 2 - CURRENT EVENTS
A 25 round quiz on events and people from the last two weeks
Name the following Bond actors and then the Bond movies from the posters below.
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...
- What H is an imaginary race of half-sized people created by J.R.R. Tolkien?
- What ‘ology’ is the scientific study of insects?
- Who sang the theme tune to the 1979 Bond movie, ‘The Man With The Golden Gun’?
- In which country did a dance called the Mazurka originate?
- What is the full name of the character in ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ that wears a black and red striped jumper and a battered fedora hat?
- In the Harry Potter series of books what is the name of the wand shop?
- A literal translation of ‘Rebirth’ or ‘Revival’ gave a name to what art period?
- What is the Jewish festival of lights called commemorating the purification of the Temple in 165BC?
- What was Edward Woodwards nickname in the TV show of the same name, when he played a private detective called Robert McCall?
- Which car firm produce a model called the ‘Kangoo’?
- What cinema chain was named after the Greek word for theatre?
- What name is given to the words written in memory of a person especially as a tomb inscription?
- What is the nickname for rough cider made in the English West Country?
- What name is given to a long Turkish tobacco smoking pipe?
- What word describes the meat of an animal that has been killed in the lawful Muslim way?
- In which US state is Yuma?
- What colour does blue litmus paper turn when it comes into contact with an acid?
- In which countrys mythology is Tishtrya the god of rain?
- Saddam Hussein was born in which town in Iraq?
- Who plays the robot gunfighter in the film ‘Westworld’?
ROUND 2 - CURRENT EVENTS
A 25 round quiz on events and people from the last two weeks
- On 15 Nov 2012 voters went to the polls in England and Wales to elect 41 new what?
- Which team beat England 4-2 after Zlatan Ibrahimovich scored all 4 goals in their friendly last week?
- Which car firm has had to recall 2.7 million cars worldwide because of faults in the steering and the water pumps?
- What is the name of the 23rd official Bond movie in cinemas at the moment?
- David Walliams hosted which live event on Monday, the 100th time it has taken place?
- Who wore a Pirelli cowboy hat after winning the US Grand Prix last Sunday?
- Which TV anchorman was said to be leaving BBC’s ‘Newsnight’ after the Lord McAlpine scandal?
- Which UN chief has travelled to Egypt to talk to Arab leaders about resolving the Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza?
- Who is the current Prime Minister of Israel?
- Who beat Wales on Friday night in Cardiff in a Rugby Union International game?
Name the following Bond actors and then the Bond movies from the posters below.
ROUND 3 - QUICK FIRE ROUND
The list of UK towns and cities below all have a river running through them. All you have to do is name it!
1. Bristol
2. Glasgow
3. Dundee
4. Lincoln
5. Swansea
6. Ripon
7. Cambridge
8. York
9. Hereford
10. Harrogate
ROUND 4 - FUNNY BUSINESS
20 questions all about comedy on stage and the screen, both TV and film.
ROUND 5 - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
ANSWERS
ROUND 1
ROUND TWO
Sean Connery Daniel Craig George Lazenby
Timothy Dalton Dr No For Your Eyes Only
From Russia With Love Live and Let Die Moonraker
Quantum Of Solace The Living Daylights Goldeneye
ROUND THREE
The winning score at The Black Lantern was 82 points.
How did you do?
The list of UK towns and cities below all have a river running through them. All you have to do is name it!
1. Bristol
2. Glasgow
3. Dundee
4. Lincoln
5. Swansea
6. Ripon
7. Cambridge
8. York
9. Hereford
10. Harrogate
ROUND 4 - FUNNY BUSINESS
20 questions all about comedy on stage and the screen, both TV and film.
- Comedians Joe, Russell and Katy all share the same surname, what is it?
- Bob Monkhouse starred in the first Carry on film, what was it?
- Which silent comic actor was born on 16 April 1889?
- ‘Ooh you are awful’ was a 1974 film starring which British comedy actor?
- What film featured a $1 bet where a down and out Eddie Murphy was turned into a commodities broker on Wall Street?
- What comedy team was behind the film ‘The Life Of Brian’?
- Which comedy duo created both ‘Hot Fuzz’ and ‘Shaun of the Dead’?
- What were the first names of ‘The Blues Brothers’?
- Who was the international man of mystery played by Mike Myers?
- Which film saw Bill Murray relive the same 24 hours over and over again?
- Who directed and starred in the film ‘Annie Hall’?
- Which 2 actors dressed up as women in the 1959 film ‘Some like it Hot’?
- What nickname was given to the gang that performed at ‘The Summit’ in Las Vegas that included Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra amongst others?
- Who was Geraldine Grainger when played by Dawn French?
- Gary and Tony lived a bachelor lifestyle in which TV show opposite their on/off girlfriends, Dorothy and Deborah?
- Who was the main character in ‘Some Mothers Do Av Em’?
- Rigsby and Miss Jones appeared in which hit TV show?
- Dame Edna Everage is a creation by which comedian?
- Whose two catchphrases were ‘It’s a cracker’ and ‘It’s the way I tell em’?
- Which comedian and magician tragically died live on stage on 15 April 1984?
ROUND 5 - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
- In 1819 the first long distance race took place between Antwerp and London but in which sport?
- Sing Sing, located on the Hudson river in New York State, is what type of establishment?
- From which show did David Essex have a hit song with ‘Oh What A Circus’?
- Danny DeVito ran the ‘Sunshine Cab Company’ in which TV comedy?
- Which racecourse crosses the Melling Road?
- According to the Bible what was Jesus’ first miracle?
- Alfred Jingle appears in which Dickens novel?
- Which poet wrote the line ‘You’re a better man than I am Gunga Din’?
- What is the S.I. unit of Frequency?
- Who originally had a hit with ‘Honky Tonk Woman’?
- Which British city is served by Aldergrove airport?
- Which Queen is said to haunt Borthwick Castle?
- In Greek mythology, how many eyes did the giant, Argus, have?
- Astigmatism is found in which organ of the body?
- On a standard dartboard, which two numbers flank 18?
- In which country is the Orange river?
- Who painted ‘The Potato Eaters’ and ‘Starry Night’?
- What is the most Northerly capital city in the world?
- John Wayne won an Oscar for playing which one eyed marshal?
- In which African country are the Aberdare mountains?
- What was the codename of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
- In which year did the Great Train robbery take place?
- In metres, how long is a standard Olympic rowing course?
- In which country is Monopoli?
- Brontophobia is the fear of what?
ANSWERS
ROUND 1
- Hobbits
- Entymology
- Lulu
- Poland
- Freddy Krueger
- Ollivanders
- Renaissance
- Hanukkah
- The Equaliser
- Renault
- Odeon
- Epitaph
- Scrumpy
- Chibouk or Chibouque
- Hallal
- Arizona
- Red
- Iran
- Tikrit
- Yul Brynner
ROUND TWO
- Police and Crime Commissioners
- Sweden
- Toyota (Cars are Corolla and Prius)
- Skyfall
- The Royal Variety Performance
- Lewis Hamilton
- Jeremy Paxman
- Ban Ki Moon
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Samoa
Sean Connery Daniel Craig George Lazenby
Timothy Dalton Dr No For Your Eyes Only
From Russia With Love Live and Let Die Moonraker
Quantum Of Solace The Living Daylights Goldeneye
ROUND THREE
- Avon
- Clyde
- Tay
- Witham
- Tawe
- Ure
- Cam
- Ouse
- Wye
- Nidd
- Brand
- Carry On Sergeant
- Charlie Chaplin
- Dick Emery
- Trading Places
- Monty Python
- Simon Pegg and Nick Frost
- Jake and Elwood
- Austin Powers
- Groundhog Day
- Woody Allen
- Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon
- The Rat Pack
- The Vicar of Dibley
- Men Behaving Badly
- Frank Spencer
- Rising Damp
- Barry Humphries
- Frank Carson
- Tommy Cooper
- Pigeon Racing
- Prison
- Evita
- Taxi
- Aintree
- Turning Water into Wine
- The Pickwick Papers
- Rudyard Kipling
- Hertz
- The Rolling Stones
- Belfast
- Mary, Queen of Scots
- 100
- Eye
- 1 and 4
- South Africa
- Van Gogh
- Reykjavik
- Rooster Cogburn
- Kenya
- Operation Barbarossa
- 1963
- 2000m
- Italy
- Thunder
The winning score at The Black Lantern was 82 points.
How did you do?