Quiz Night 14 Dec 2012
Fazakerleys Bar
The three rounds for this quiz night are;
Round 1 - The Phrase That Pays
Round 2 - Quick Fire
Round 3 - Dogs & Cats
ROUND 1 – THE PHRASE THAT PAYS
This 33 question round has an added bonus question where the first letter from each correct answer spells out an 8 word phrase.
ROUND 2 – QUICK FIRE ROUND
Name the 5 members of the Spice girls. 1 point for their real name, 1 point for the character name. Match the two names together correctly and get an extra point for doing so.
Also 1 point for each of the 9 UK No 1 hits they had.
ROUND 3 – CATS AND DOGS
ANSWERS
ROUND 1
BONUS – FRANK, DEAN, SAMMY, JOEY, PETER, THE RAT PACK
ROUND 2
Gerri Halliwell – Ginger Spice
Mel B – Scary Spice
Mel C – Sporty Spice
Emma Bunton – Baby Spice
Victoria Adams (Beckham) – Posh Spice
Wannabe
Say You’ll Be There
2 Become 1
Mama / Who Do You Think You Are
Spice Up Your Life
Too Much
Viva Forever
Goodbye
Holler / Let Love Lead The Way
ROUND 3
The winning score at Fazakerlys was 54 points - how did you do?
Round 1 - The Phrase That Pays
Round 2 - Quick Fire
Round 3 - Dogs & Cats
ROUND 1 – THE PHRASE THAT PAYS
This 33 question round has an added bonus question where the first letter from each correct answer spells out an 8 word phrase.
- From which country did Algeria gain independence in 1962?
- The triathlon consists of swimming, cycling and which other event?
- Somebody born on April Fools Day is what star sign?
- Which Australian soap opera first appeared on UK TV in 1986?
- What is the surname of the newsreader that won the first series of BBC TV’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’?
- In which city was JFK shot?
- A seismologist studies what?
- AD is an abbreviation of which Latin phrase?
- Which football club does Delia Smith support?
- Which multinational company has agreed to pay back more than the 2 years of corporation tax it never paid to the UK government as well as pay more than it needs to over the coming years?
- Who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo?
- According to whose prophecy will the world end on 21 Dec 2012?
- In the Simpsons, which character shot Mr. Burns?
- What sort of log is left burning in the fireplace over the Christmas period?
- Who was Dean Martins comedic partner before a falling out saw them ignore each other for over 20 years?
- In which group of islands are Stronsay, Hoy and South Ronaldsy?
- How many players are on a cricket team?
- What is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar that translates into English as The Day Of Atonement?
- Which famous horror star played Grand Moff Tarkin in the 1977 Star Wars film?
- Who wrote ‘Murders in the Rue Morgue’ and ‘The Raven’?
- What is the largest moon of the planet Saturn?
- Who sang for the UK in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest?
- What is the surname of the author of the Harry Potter books?
- The BCG is a vaccine against which disease?
- Port au Prince is the capital of which Caribbean Republic?
- Which UK junior health minister stated in 1986, ‘People in the North die of ignorance and crisps’?
- Which George was famous for making the zombie films, Night of the living dead, Dawn of the dead and Day of the dead?
- Which American state has the longest coastline?
- Which classic novel divides the human species of long ago into the Eloi and the Morlocks?
- Which vegetable has varieties called Highland, Burgundy and Yukon Gold?
- In the Harry Potter books which prison is guarded by the Dementors?
- Which Howard discovered Tutankhamuns tomb?
- Which teen actor of the film ‘Stand By Me’ went on to star in the TV series 24?
ROUND 2 – QUICK FIRE ROUND
Name the 5 members of the Spice girls. 1 point for their real name, 1 point for the character name. Match the two names together correctly and get an extra point for doing so.
Also 1 point for each of the 9 UK No 1 hits they had.
ROUND 3 – CATS AND DOGS
- Which famous film character has a dog named Toto?
- What breed of dog is Lady in ‘Lady and the Tramp’?
- Which dog became a legend for its loyalty to its owner, an Edinburgh policeman named John Gray?
- Who provides the voice of Puss in boots in Shrek 2?
- Which cat has sidekicks called Choo Choo, Benny the Ball and Fancy Fancy?
- What is the name of the hound in Walt Disneys ‘The Fox and the Hound’?
- What was the name of the Blue Peter tortoise?
- Who owns a dog called Dogmatix?
- Which household product uses Labrador puppies in its advertisements?
- Which Bond villain was often seen stroking a white Persian cat?
- Buck is the main character in which classic Jack London novel?
- Which Harry Potter character can magically transform herself into a tabby cat?
- Which film sees a dog called Harvey owned by a young boy named Elliot who is helping a stranger far from home?
- What type of dog is the Dulux dog?
- Which character was the object of many double entendres about her cat, Tiddles, in the TV show ‘Are You Being Served’?
ANSWERS
ROUND 1
- France
- Running
- Aries
- Neighbours
- Kaplinsky
- Dallas
- Earthquakes
- Anno Domini
- Norwich City
- Starbucks
- Alexander Dumas
- Mayan
- Maggie
- Yule
- Jerry Lewis
- Orkneys
- Eleven
- Yom Kippur
- Peter Cushing
- Edgar Allen Poe
- Titan
- Englebert Humperdink
- Rowling
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Haiti
- Edwina Currie
- Romero
- Alaska
- The Time Machine
- Potato
- Azkaban
- Carter
- Kiefer Sutherland
BONUS – FRANK, DEAN, SAMMY, JOEY, PETER, THE RAT PACK
ROUND 2
Gerri Halliwell – Ginger Spice
Mel B – Scary Spice
Mel C – Sporty Spice
Emma Bunton – Baby Spice
Victoria Adams (Beckham) – Posh Spice
Wannabe
Say You’ll Be There
2 Become 1
Mama / Who Do You Think You Are
Spice Up Your Life
Too Much
Viva Forever
Goodbye
Holler / Let Love Lead The Way
ROUND 3
- Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz
- Cocker Spaniel
- Grayfriars Bobby
- Antonio Banderas
- Top Cat (Boss Cat in the USA)
- Copper
- George
- Obelix (Asterix’s friend)
- Andrex
- Blofeld
- Call of the Wild
- Professor McConnegal
- ET
- Old English Sheepdog
- Mrs. Slocombe
The winning score at Fazakerlys was 54 points - how did you do?