Quiz Archive 24 August 2009

Quiz master: @scolvey

Round 1 General knowledge
1. Ron Howard won Best Director Oscar for which film in 2001? #twubquiz
2. Jamie Reynolds is the lead singer of which band? #twubquiz
3. What was the name of the Queen’s cousin killed by an IRA bomb in 1979? #twubquiz
4. What is the maximum prize value that can now be won by UK Premium Bond holders? #twubquiz
5. And in what year was the UK National Lottery launched? #twubquiz
6. Name David Bowie’s debut album #twubquiz
7. How many different species of elephant exist today? #twubquiz
8. What type of canine is commonly referred to as a ‘sausage dog’ #twubquiz
9. What was the full name of the rocket type used to power NASA’s Apollo astronauts into space in the 1960s and 1970s? #twubquiz
10. And in what year did humans last set foot on the moon? #twubquiz

Round Two - Geography of the British Isles (sorry Yanks)
1. According to the 2001 census, what is the third biggest city in England by population? #twubquiz
2. In which National Park would you find Kinder Scout? #twubquiz
3. How many English counties share a border with Wales? #twubquiz
4. How many metres below sea level is the lowest point in Britain? #twubquiz
5. The river Lagan runs through which British city? #twubquiz
6. On which island would you find the Black Cuillin? #twubquiz
7. In which county is the Anglo-Saxon burial ground of Sutton Hoo? #twubquiz
8. What is 137 miles long and runs between London and Birmingham? #twubquiz
9. Which Yorkshire city was built on seven hills? #twubquiz
10. According to Ordnance Survey, how long is the coastline of mainland Britain (to the nearest 1000 miles)? #twubquiz

Round 3 - Name the artist



Round 4 - current affairs
1.Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi has been released from prison, a decision made by the Scottish justice secretary What's his name? #twubquiz
2.The National Railway Museum appointed a 6-year-old 'director of fun' this week. Where in the UK is the museum? #twubquiz
3.Which band pulled out of a headline performance at the V festival this past weekend? #twubquiz
4.Britain's recession is over, says Institute of Chartered Accountants. It says economy will grow by what % in the 3rd quarter? #twubquiz
5. Michael Jackson's died from a lethal drug dose, according to the LA coroner. Name the drug. #twubquiz
6. Wildfires have been sweeping through part of Europe this week. Which capital city has been affected? #twubquiz
7. A well-known UK company this week scrapped its graduate recruitment scheme, citing the economic downturn. Name the company. #twubquiz
8. A loophole in UK law, revealed this week, means that currently it's legal for retailers to sell what to children? Which #twubquiz
9. Name the South African runner who has been subject to gender questions this past week (we'll go easy on the spelling). #twubquiz
10. Which former Blue Peter presenter was warned by Ofcom for describing a transsexual guest 'a sort of half man, half woman'? #twubquiz


Round 5 - Name the band from the drummer
1. Stephen Morris #twubquiz
2. Mo Tucker #twubquiz
3. Terry Lee Miall & Merrick #twubquiz
4. Dave Rowntree #twubquiz
5. Harry Judd #twubquiz
6. Tre Cool #twubquiz
7. Topper Headon #twubquiz
8. Rick Allen #twubquiz
9. Neil Peart #twubquiz
10. Mike Joyce #twubquiz

Round 1 answers
Beautiful Mind
Klaxons
Lord Mountbatten
£1m
1994
David Bowie
Three
Dachshund
Saturn V
1972

Round 2 answers
Liverpool
Peak District
Four -- Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire & Gloucestershire
4m below sea level (in the Fens)
Belfast
Isle of Skye
Suffolk
Grand Union Canal
Sheffield
11,000 miles (11,072.76 to be precise)

Round 3 answers
Andy Warhol
Hans Holbein
Mark Rothko
James Whistler
William Hogarth
Tracey Emin
Rolf Harris
Edward Hopper
JMW Turner
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Round 4 answers
Kenny MacAskill
York
Oasis
0.005
Propofol
Athens
BT
18-rated games and DVDs
Caster Semenya
Peter Duncan

Round 5 answers
New Order/Joy Division
The Velvet Underground
Adam & The Ants
Blur
McFly
Green Day
The Clash
Def Leppard
Rush
The Smiths

Quiz Archive

Rounds 1 and 2 came courtesy of quizzing.co.uk

Round 3




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Quiz Archive 11th August 2009

Question master: @joecassels

Round 1 General Knowledge

1 Which river was known by the Romans as Rhenus? #twubquiz
2 Which letter in Morse code is indicated by two dots? #twubquiz
3 For what is CBS an abbreviation, in television? #twubquiz
4 Who is the Hindu god of desire and lust? #twubquiz
5 Which Greek hero of the Trojan war killed himself when the armour of Achilles was given to Odysseus? #twubquiz
6 Which Russian gave his name to the famous AK47 assault rifle? #twubquiz
7 Which two primary colours are mixed to make purple? #twubquiz
8 What is a pashmina? #twubquiz
9 In what did Cleopatra supposedly bathe to remain beautiful? #twubquiz
10. Which food item takes its name from the French for'twice cooked'? #twubquiz

Round 2 Beads

1. What bead was once used by Native Americans as currency?#twubquiz
2. What color beads did Wilma Flintstone wear?#twubquiz
3. What is a small pendant meant to hold pictures inside it called?#twubquiz
4. What's July's birthstone?#twubquiz
5. A large bead shaped like a seed bead but with a white core is called what?#twubquiz
6. What can you also call the stone nicknamed "cat's eye?"#twubquiz
7. Australia supplies about 95% of a stone to the world that's sometimes described as on fire. What is it?#twubquiz
8. Name a device that's been used for thousands of years to weave beads on.#twubquiz
9. What was the first plastic put into production to make jewellry?#twubquiz
10. Marge Simpson usually wears a simple strand of beads of what colour?#twubquiz

Round 3 Picture round



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Round 4 Drinks

1. Port is fortified red wine. What spirit is used to fortify it? #twubquiz
2. Calvados is a liqueur created from which fruit? #twubquiz
3. What nationality is the brewery that makes Grolsch? #twubquiz
4. What Do wine tasters call the smell of the drink? #twubquiz
5. What country produces the wine Rioja? #twubquiz
6. Which spirit is the basis of Pimms No 1? #twubquiz
7. What drink was created by adding gin to a malaria remedy? #twubquiz
8. Which crop is fermented to make the Japanese drink Saki? #twubquiz
9. Babycham is a perry so what fruit is used in its production? #twubquiz
10. What flavouring is used in the Italian liqueur, Amaretto? #twubquiz

Round 5 Connections

1. What's the name of Frasier Crane's brother? #twubquiz
2. Which Democratic republic was known as Zaire from 1971 to 1997? #twubquiz
3. Which Seattle based multinational started selling books online in 1995? #twubquiz
4. Which southern US state has Jackson as its capital? #twubquiz
5. What colour ball in snooker has a 2 point value? #twubquiz
6. What type of fishing net hangs vertically in the water being weighted at the bottom and having floats at the top? #twubquiz
7. What type of mints can you really not hurry? #twubquiz
8.What was the surname of the physisist who invented the battery? #twubquiz
9. How could you describe the action of a sharp tug on the third letter of the alphabet? #twubquiz
10. What's the connection?#twubquiz

ANSWERS Round 1:

1. Rhine
2. I
3. Columbia Broadcasting System
4. Kama
5. Ajax
6. Katashnikov
7. Red and blue
8. A type of shawl
9. Asses' milk
10. Biscuit

Answers Round 2

1. Wampum
2. White
3. A locket
4. Ruby.
5. A white heart.
6. Tiger Eye
7. Fire Opal or just opal
8. The loom
9. Bakelite
10.Red

Round 3 Answers
1. Italian Spinone
2. Portugese water dog
3. Chow Chow
4. Dalmatian
5. Doberman
6. German Shepherd dog (alsatian)
7. Alaskan Huskie
8. St Bernard
9. Labrador
10. Yorkshire Terrier

Round 4 Answers
1. Brandy
2. Apples
3. Dutch
4. Bouquet
5. Spain
6. Gin
7. Gin and Tonic
8. Rice
9. Pears
10. Almonds

Round 5 Answers
Answers
1. Nile(s)
2. Congo
3. Amazon
4. Mississippi
5. Yellow
6. Seine
7. Murray
8. Volta
9. Yank- C (Yangtze)
10. Names of major world rivers

Quiz Archive 4th August 2009

Quiz master @MissPoofy

Round 1.General Knowledge

1. Which two colors can be combined to make the color green? #twubquiz

2. What is the capital of China? #twubquiz

3. Name the third largest city (by population) in the United States #twubquiz

4. In what year was Pan Am Flight 103 destroyed by a bomb? #twubquiz

5. Chrometophobia is an irrational fear of what? #twubquiz

6. In which country was Greenpeace founded? #twubquiz

7. Nanga Parbat, meaning 'naked mountain', the 9th highest in the world, is part of which mountain range? #twubquiz

8. What literary character's horse was Rosinante? #twubquiz

9. A Pearmain is what type of fruit? #twubquiz

10. Which country was previously called Persia? #twubquiz


Round 2 Arts/Media

1. Name the male actor and creator of Fawlty Towers. #twubquiz

2. Who played the voice of "Dory" in the movie Finding Nemo? #twubquiz

3. Which movie won the most Academy Awards (Oscars) in 2009? #twubquiz

4. Which artist is famously known for cutting off his own ear? #twubquiz

5. Which famous composer was also known as the Red Priest? #twubquiz

6. Who played the character Gunther on the television show Friends? #twubquiz

7. In Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, how did Kitty and Levin make up and show their love for each other? #twubquiz

8. In the movie Love Actually, what does Harry give to his secretary Mia for Christmas? #twubquiz

9. Which actor was first to play the role of James Bond in film? #twubquiz

10. What is the name of the pub that Homer Simpson frequents often? #twubquiz

Round 3

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Round 4: Science/Technology
1. Which planet is the largest in our solar system? #twubquiz
2. What is the equation for determining the area of a circle? #twubquiz
3. In recent news, scientists discovered that a surprising substance cures spinal injury in mice. What is this substance? #twubquiz
4. What type of cloud is normally associated with thunderstorms? #twubquiz
5. What is minus 40 degrees Farenheit expressed as degrees Centigrade? #twubquiz
6. What's the only metal that's not a solid at room temperature? #twubquiz
7. What sea creature can have an eye measuring 16 inches across, the largest in the animal kingdom? #twubquiz
8. From the computer world: What does the word "modem" abbreviate? #twubquiz
9. Prior to 1957, what was the only satellite orbiting the earth? #twubquiz
10. What video compression scheme is used to create video streams for DVD? #twubquiz

Round 5: IQ Round

1. Which number should come next? 144 121 100 81 64 ? #twubquiz
2. Two girls caught 25 frogs. Lisa caught four times as many as Jen did. How many frogs did Jen catch? #twubquiz
3. Inept is the opposite of: A. Healthy B. Deep C. Skilful D. Sad E. Happy #twubquiz
4. A car traveled 28 miles in 30 minutes. How many miles per hour was it traveling? #twubquiz
5. What number is one half of one quarter of one tenth of 800? #twubquiz
6. A cynic is one who knows the price of everything and the ________ of nothing. A. Emotion B. Value C. Meaning D. Color E.Quality #twubquiz
7. Which one of these five things is least like the other four? A. Plum B. Peach C. Apricot D. Grape E. Cherry #twubquiz
8. Which word best completes the analogy: Water is to glass as letter is to... A. Mail B. Stamp C. Envelope D. Pen E. Book #twubquiz
9. Which one of the five choices makes the best comparison? LIVED is to DEVIL as 6323 is to: A. 3236 B. 6232 C. 2336 D. 3326 #twubquiz
10. Which of these five is least like the other four? A. Horse B. Donkey C. Cow D. Deer E. Kangaroo #twubquiz

Answers
1. General Knowledge

1. Yellow and Blue
2. Beijing
3. Chicago
4. 1988
5. Money
6. Canada
7. Himalayas
8. Don Quixote
9. Apple
10. Iran

2. Arts/Media

1. John Cleese
2. Ellen DeGeneres
3. Slumdog Millionaire
4. Vincent van Gogh
5. Vivaldi
6. James Michael Tyler
7. Chalk written on card table
8. Gold Necklace
9. Sean Connery
10. Moe's Tavern

3. Picture Round

1. Dubai
2. Hong Kong
3. Las Vegas
4. London
5. Moscow
6. Panama City
7. Rio De Janero
8. Rome
9. Sydney
10. Toronto

4. Science/Technology

1. Jupiter
2. pi r squared
3. Blue food dye
4. Cumulonimbus
5. Minus 40
6. Mercury
7. A squid
8. Modulation and Demodulation
9. The Moon
10. Mpeg-2

5. IQ Round

1. 49
2. 5
3. C. Skilful
4. 56
5. 10
6. B. Value
7. D. Grape
8. C. Envelope
9. A. 3236
10. E. Kangaroo