Quiz Night 25 Jan 2013
Fazakerleys Bar
The rounds for this quiz night are;
Round 1 - The Phrase That Pays
Round 2 - Music Intros
Round 3 - True or False
Round 4 - Numbers
Round 5 - Whats The Link
Round 6 - Blockbusters
Round 7 - Family Fortunes
Round 8 - They Think Its All Over
ROUND 1 – THE PHRASE THAT PAYS
This 19 question round has an added bonus question where the first letter from each correct answer spells out a 4 word phrase.
1. What is the registration of Lady Penelopes Rolls Royce?
2. Natasha Richardson, who died in a tragic ski-ing accident, was the wife of which actor?
3. Who found the cupboard bare when she went to fetch the dog a bone?
4. What is the name of the actor who played Manuel in Fawlty Towers?
5. On the Welsh flag, how many feet does the dragon have on the ground?
6. In the UK, Mothering Sunday falls on the 4th Sunday of what?
7. What name is the Scottish alternative for John?
8. In which country is the Masai Mara game reserve?
9. Which of Winnie the Poohs friends lost its tail?
10. Which UK city is known as the granite city?
11. In a standard UK plug what colour is the neutral wire?
12. Which annual race in the UK is 4 miles and 374 yards long?
13. Burns night in Scotland is celebrated on which date?
14. What do frogs have in their mouths that toads don't?
15. What name did the singer Gerry Dorsey adopt?
16. In Muslim countries what is the equivalent of the Red Cross organisation?
17. Who played Miss Jones in Rising Damp?
18. What is the surname of the woman that Bill Clinton got into trouble with for '...not having sexual realations...' with?
19. What colour is the Coventry Street property on a Monopoly board?
BONUS - What 4 word phrase is spelt out using the first letter from each correct answer?
ROUND 2 – MUSIC INTROS
Unfortunately at the moment I cannot add .mp3 files to this site, but I will hope to do so in the near future.
ROUND 3 – TRUE OR FALSE
Just answer the statements True or False - how simple is that!
1. J.K. Rowlings initials stand for Jenny Kate.
2. Pinnochio was Disneys first feature length animation film.
3. Stonemasons working on the Egyptian pyramids were paid in beer.
4. People in S.E. England this week were told to close doors and windows to avoid a strong smell of garlic and sweat coming from France.
5. The Daily Telegraph was the first UK newspaper to publish a sudoku puzzle.
ROUND 4 - NUMBERS
How's your maths?
1. How many points are on a Star of David?
2. Which Apollo mission took Neil Armstrong to the moon?
3. In a leap year how many hours are in the month of April?
4. How many holes are on a 10 pin bowling ball?
5. In a UK trillion, how many zeroes are there?
ROUND 5 - WHAT'S THE LINK
I will ask 5 questions on a range of subjects but there is a link between them all. The 6th question asks you for the link.
1. What title is given to a school boy or girl that is given authority to maintain discipline in the school?
2. Who does Mike Myers play in the films about an inept British spy?
3. What is the positive particle in an atom called?
4. Which flower is considered sacred by the Buddhists of India, Tibet and China?
5. What title was bestowed upon the actress who married Prince Rainer of Monaco?
6. What is the link between 1 -5?
ROUND 6 - BLOCKBUSTERS
Just like in the classic Bob Holness TV show you have to get across the board using the letter clues. In the quiz at Fazakerleys I allow 15 seconds per answer (approx 1 minute to complete the quiz) and no repeats of the questions. Can you complete the GOLDRUN?
1. STC - To shun or ostracise someone.
2. IA - Behind with a payment.
3. TPT - Classification of the scientific elements.
4. AD - A 1920s/1930s style of art.
5. POTB - To congratulate a job well done.
ROUND 7 - FAMILY FORTUNES
Each question has more than one answer although I want only one! In the tradition of Family Fortunes the top answer gets the most points. If you guess the top answer you get 2 points, if you give any of the other four answers, you get 1 point. If you give an answer that I do not have…NO POINTS, so be careful. Remember, only one answer is to be given for each question.
1. Something that is pumped.
2. A creatutre known for biting humans.
3. Something that makes you grumpy if you do not get enough of it.
4. Something prickly.
5. Something you take a friend in hospital.
ROUND 8 - THEY THINK ITS ALL OVER
Ten questions to finish off on General Knowledge.
1. Who delivered the Gettysburg address?
2. What sort of vehicle is a chinook?
3. Which motorway runs from the beautiful South Wales to the smokey city of London?
4. Which author created Willy Wonka?
5. With which football club did the great Stanley Mattews start and finish his career?
6. On a UK Monopoly board what is the first property after GO?
7. Which four British cities can hallmark gold and silver? 1 pt for each!
8. Who said 'I liked the product so much, I bought the company'?
9. Which fictional character '...tilted at windmills...'?
10. Which game show featured a computer character called Mr Chips
ANSWERS
Round 1
1. FAB 1
2. Liam Neeson
3. Old Mother Hubbard
4. Andrew Sachs
5. Three
6. Lent
7. Ian
8. Kenya
9. Eeyore
10. Aberdeen
11. Blue
12. Universitty Boat Race
13. Twenty Fifth (Tonight)
14. Teeth
15. Englebert Humperdink
16. Red Crescent
17. Frances De La Tour
18. Lewinsky (Monica)
19. Yellow
BONUS - FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY
ROUND 2
MUSIC INTROS
ROUND 3
1. False (Joanne Kathleen)
2. False (Snow White)
3. True (It was a beer called kasha which is where the word cash originates)
4. True
5. True
ROUND 4
1. 6
2. 11
3. 720 (Same as any other year!)
4. 3
5. 12
ROUND 5
1. Prefect
2. Austin Powers
3. Proton
4. Lotus
5. Princess Grace
6. LINK - Cars
ROUND 6
1. Send To Coventry
2. In Arrears
3. The Periodic Table
4. Art Deco
5. Pat On The Back
ROUND 7
1. TYRE - beer, petrol, water
2. DOG - mosquito, crocodile, shark
3. SLEEP - food, smoking, money
4. CACTUS - thistle, hedgehog, hawthorn bush
5. FRUIT - flowers, card, chocolates
ROOUND 8
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Helicopter
3. M4
4. Roald Dahl
5. Stoke City
6. Old Kent Road
7. London - Birmingham - Sheffield - Edinburgh
8. Victor Kiam
9. Don Quixote (half a point if spelt incorrectly, 1 point if correct!)
10. Catchphrase
Round 1 - The Phrase That Pays
Round 2 - Music Intros
Round 3 - True or False
Round 4 - Numbers
Round 5 - Whats The Link
Round 6 - Blockbusters
Round 7 - Family Fortunes
Round 8 - They Think Its All Over
ROUND 1 – THE PHRASE THAT PAYS
This 19 question round has an added bonus question where the first letter from each correct answer spells out a 4 word phrase.
1. What is the registration of Lady Penelopes Rolls Royce?
2. Natasha Richardson, who died in a tragic ski-ing accident, was the wife of which actor?
3. Who found the cupboard bare when she went to fetch the dog a bone?
4. What is the name of the actor who played Manuel in Fawlty Towers?
5. On the Welsh flag, how many feet does the dragon have on the ground?
6. In the UK, Mothering Sunday falls on the 4th Sunday of what?
7. What name is the Scottish alternative for John?
8. In which country is the Masai Mara game reserve?
9. Which of Winnie the Poohs friends lost its tail?
10. Which UK city is known as the granite city?
11. In a standard UK plug what colour is the neutral wire?
12. Which annual race in the UK is 4 miles and 374 yards long?
13. Burns night in Scotland is celebrated on which date?
14. What do frogs have in their mouths that toads don't?
15. What name did the singer Gerry Dorsey adopt?
16. In Muslim countries what is the equivalent of the Red Cross organisation?
17. Who played Miss Jones in Rising Damp?
18. What is the surname of the woman that Bill Clinton got into trouble with for '...not having sexual realations...' with?
19. What colour is the Coventry Street property on a Monopoly board?
BONUS - What 4 word phrase is spelt out using the first letter from each correct answer?
ROUND 2 – MUSIC INTROS
Unfortunately at the moment I cannot add .mp3 files to this site, but I will hope to do so in the near future.
ROUND 3 – TRUE OR FALSE
Just answer the statements True or False - how simple is that!
1. J.K. Rowlings initials stand for Jenny Kate.
2. Pinnochio was Disneys first feature length animation film.
3. Stonemasons working on the Egyptian pyramids were paid in beer.
4. People in S.E. England this week were told to close doors and windows to avoid a strong smell of garlic and sweat coming from France.
5. The Daily Telegraph was the first UK newspaper to publish a sudoku puzzle.
ROUND 4 - NUMBERS
How's your maths?
1. How many points are on a Star of David?
2. Which Apollo mission took Neil Armstrong to the moon?
3. In a leap year how many hours are in the month of April?
4. How many holes are on a 10 pin bowling ball?
5. In a UK trillion, how many zeroes are there?
ROUND 5 - WHAT'S THE LINK
I will ask 5 questions on a range of subjects but there is a link between them all. The 6th question asks you for the link.
1. What title is given to a school boy or girl that is given authority to maintain discipline in the school?
2. Who does Mike Myers play in the films about an inept British spy?
3. What is the positive particle in an atom called?
4. Which flower is considered sacred by the Buddhists of India, Tibet and China?
5. What title was bestowed upon the actress who married Prince Rainer of Monaco?
6. What is the link between 1 -5?
ROUND 6 - BLOCKBUSTERS
Just like in the classic Bob Holness TV show you have to get across the board using the letter clues. In the quiz at Fazakerleys I allow 15 seconds per answer (approx 1 minute to complete the quiz) and no repeats of the questions. Can you complete the GOLDRUN?
1. STC - To shun or ostracise someone.
2. IA - Behind with a payment.
3. TPT - Classification of the scientific elements.
4. AD - A 1920s/1930s style of art.
5. POTB - To congratulate a job well done.
ROUND 7 - FAMILY FORTUNES
Each question has more than one answer although I want only one! In the tradition of Family Fortunes the top answer gets the most points. If you guess the top answer you get 2 points, if you give any of the other four answers, you get 1 point. If you give an answer that I do not have…NO POINTS, so be careful. Remember, only one answer is to be given for each question.
1. Something that is pumped.
2. A creatutre known for biting humans.
3. Something that makes you grumpy if you do not get enough of it.
4. Something prickly.
5. Something you take a friend in hospital.
ROUND 8 - THEY THINK ITS ALL OVER
Ten questions to finish off on General Knowledge.
1. Who delivered the Gettysburg address?
2. What sort of vehicle is a chinook?
3. Which motorway runs from the beautiful South Wales to the smokey city of London?
4. Which author created Willy Wonka?
5. With which football club did the great Stanley Mattews start and finish his career?
6. On a UK Monopoly board what is the first property after GO?
7. Which four British cities can hallmark gold and silver? 1 pt for each!
8. Who said 'I liked the product so much, I bought the company'?
9. Which fictional character '...tilted at windmills...'?
10. Which game show featured a computer character called Mr Chips
ANSWERS
Round 1
1. FAB 1
2. Liam Neeson
3. Old Mother Hubbard
4. Andrew Sachs
5. Three
6. Lent
7. Ian
8. Kenya
9. Eeyore
10. Aberdeen
11. Blue
12. Universitty Boat Race
13. Twenty Fifth (Tonight)
14. Teeth
15. Englebert Humperdink
16. Red Crescent
17. Frances De La Tour
18. Lewinsky (Monica)
19. Yellow
BONUS - FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY
ROUND 2
MUSIC INTROS
ROUND 3
1. False (Joanne Kathleen)
2. False (Snow White)
3. True (It was a beer called kasha which is where the word cash originates)
4. True
5. True
ROUND 4
1. 6
2. 11
3. 720 (Same as any other year!)
4. 3
5. 12
ROUND 5
1. Prefect
2. Austin Powers
3. Proton
4. Lotus
5. Princess Grace
6. LINK - Cars
ROUND 6
1. Send To Coventry
2. In Arrears
3. The Periodic Table
4. Art Deco
5. Pat On The Back
ROUND 7
1. TYRE - beer, petrol, water
2. DOG - mosquito, crocodile, shark
3. SLEEP - food, smoking, money
4. CACTUS - thistle, hedgehog, hawthorn bush
5. FRUIT - flowers, card, chocolates
ROOUND 8
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Helicopter
3. M4
4. Roald Dahl
5. Stoke City
6. Old Kent Road
7. London - Birmingham - Sheffield - Edinburgh
8. Victor Kiam
9. Don Quixote (half a point if spelt incorrectly, 1 point if correct!)
10. Catchphrase