Quiz Archive 29 September 2009

Round 1 General Knowledge

1. What is the boiling point of water using the kelvin scale?#twubquiz

2. What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier?#twubquiz

3. What name was given to the Samuri code of honour?#twubquiz

4. What colour is the bullseye on a standard dartboard?#twubquiz

5. What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day?#twubquiz

6. How many rounds are there in an Olympic boxing match?#twubquiz

7. Which South American country was named after the Italian city of Venice?#twubquiz

8. What is the only Central American country in which baseball, not soccer, is the people's favourite sport?#twubquiz

9. Which Hasbro `action figure` got its name from a Robert Mitchum film?#twubquiz

10. What is the largest fresh water lake in North America?#twubquiz

Round 2 Doctors

Can you name the actors who played these film and TV doctors?

1. Dr Kildare? (TV) #twubquiz

2. Dr Zhivago? (1965 Film)#twubquiz

3. Dr Frasier Crane? (TV)#twubquiz

4. Dr Douglas Ross? (TV)#twubquiz

5. Dr Hannibal Lectar? (1991 Film) #twubquiz

6. Dr Finlay? (TV)#twubquiz

7. Doc Martin? (TV)#twubquiz

8. Dr Hawkeye Pierce? (1970 Film)#twubquiz

9. Dr Doolittle? (1998 Film)#twubquiz

10. Dr Gregory House? (TV)#twubquiz

Round 3 Pictures

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Round 4 British and American English

What are the US English equivalents of these British English

words/phrases?#twubquiz


1. Nappy? #twubquiz
2. Curriculum Vitae? #twubquiz
3. Behind (position)? #twubquiz
4. Engaged tone? #twubquiz
5. Pavement? #twubquiz
6. Bum / Backside? #twubquiz
7. Postcode?#twubquiz
8. Tap? #twubquiz
9. Aubergine? #twubquiz
10. Drawing pin? #twubquiz

Round 5 Connections

1. Which three characters have advertised Kellogs Rice Krispies since 1903? #twubquiz

2. What was the title of Roald Dahl’s first autobiography, released in 1984 and covering his childhood?#twubquiz

3. Which month gets its name from the Latin word for "eight"?#twubquiz

4. What type of snake is a sidewinder?#twubquiz

5. In which athletics event do you have to go backwards to win?#twubquiz

6. What was the name of Britney Spears` first hit single?#twubquiz

7. What's the BBC science and philosophy documentary series that has produced more than 1000 episodes since it began in 1964?#twubquiz

8. What was Hephaestus the Greek God of?#twubquiz

9. What is the first book of the Bible attributed to a prophet?#twubquiz

10. What's the connection?#twubquiz

Answers
Round 1

1. 373k - kelvins
2. The whip
3. Bushido
4. Red
5. I Got You Babe (by Sonny and Cher)
6. 4
7. Venezuela
8. Nicaragua
9. G.I. Joe
10. Lake Superior

Round 2
1. Richard Chamberlain
2. Omar Sharif
3. Kelsey Grammer
4. George Clooney
5. Anthony Hopkins
6. Bill Simpson
7. Martin Clunes
8. Donald Sutherland
9. Eddie Murphy
10. Hugh Laurie

Round 3 pictures

1. Dragon 32
2. Acorn Electron
3. ZX Spectrum
4. Acorn Achimedes
5. Oric 1
6. Amstrad CPC 464
7. BBC Micro
8. ZX80
9. Commodore 64
10. ZX81

Round 4
1. Daiper
2. Resume
3. In back of
4. Busy signal
5. Sidewalk
6. Fanny
7. Zip code
8. Faucet
9. Eggplant
10. Thumbtack

Round 5

1. Snap, Crackle and Pop
2. Boy
3. October
4. Rattlesnake
5. Tug of War (will accept rowing and backstroke)
6. Baby One More Time
7. Horizon
8. Fire
9. Joshua
10. U2 Albums - Pop, Boy, October, Rattle And Hum, War, Achtung Baby, No Line On The Horizon, The Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree

Quiz Archive 22 September 2009

Quiz Master: @karmachord

ROUND ONE – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Q1- How many of his wives did Henry VIII execute? #twubquiz

Q2 – What genus of trees has the Latin name “Picea”? #twubquiz

Q3 – How many strings does a ukulele have? #twubquiz

Q4 – Name the capital of the Isle of Man. #twubquiz

Q5 – What is a Baiji? #twubquiz

Q6 – What is the capital of Ethiopia? #twubquiz

Q7 – Which two nations are the world’s biggest polluters? #twubquiz

Q8 – Which car manufacturer makes the Twingo? #twubquiz

Q9 – Which colour can be BOTH Alizarin and Quinacridone? #twubquiz

Q10 – Which saint survived being shot with arrows, only to be later beaten to death? #twubquiz

ROUND TWO – LITERATURE

Q1 – Who wrote the “Night’s Dawn” Trilogy? #twubquiz

Q2 – How many Brontë siblings were there? #twubquiz

Q3 – Which Steinbeck novel features the characters George and Lennie? #twubquiz

Q4 – Who kills Polonius? #twubquiz

Q5 – Name Heathcliff’s son. #twubquiz

Q6 – Who wrote “Tipping the Velvet”? #twubquiz

Q7 – Where did Kubla Khan build his pleasure dome? #twubquiz

Q8 – Which city is represented by Christminster in the novels of Thomas Hardy? #twubquiz

Q9 – In which of the Narnia stories is one of the children turned into a dragon? #twubquiz

Q10 – Who wrote “Ode to a Nightingale”? #twubquiz

ROUND THREE - PICTURES
Name the composer


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ROUND FOUR – TV & FILM

Q1 – Which professional dancer won Strictly Come Dancing 2008? #twubquiz

Q2 – In which film does Anthony Hopkins play a butler opposite Emma Thompson’s housekeeper? #twubquiz

Q3 – Who played the MC in the film “Cabaret”? #twubquiz

Q4 – What make & model of car does James Bond drive in “Goldfinger”? #twubquiz

Q5 – Name Tom Cruise’s character in “Mission Impossible”. #twubquiz

Q6 – Which film features the song “High Cockalorum”? #twubquiz

Q7 – Which engine was number 3 in “Thomas and Friends”? #twubquiz

Q8 – Which 2009 animated film features the voices of Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders? #twubquiz

Q9 – Which sin’s victim is discovered first in “Se7en”? #twubquiz
Q10 – Name the computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey”. #twubquiz

ROUND FIVE – SCIENCE

Q1 – Which two elements are liquid at room temperature (25 degrees C)? #twubquiz

Q2 – What colour does Magnesium glow when heated? #twubquiz

Q3 – Which geneticist famously used pea plants in his experiments? #twubquiz

Q4 – What is the formula for the volume of a cylinder? #twubquiz

Q5 – How many Carbon atoms are there in a Benzene Ring? #twubquiz

Q6 – What is the formula of Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas)? #twubquiz

Q7 – Name the psychologist famous for his experiments with salivating dogs? #twubquiz

Q8 – Which alcohol is produced during anaerobic respiration in yeast? #twubquiz

Q9 – Lack of Vitamin C causes which disease? #twubquiz
Q10 – Metatarsals are found where? #twubquiz

ANSWERS

ROUND ONE

1 – Two

2 – Spruce

3 – Four

4 – Douglas

5 – A Yangtze river dolphin

6 – Addis Ababa

7 – USA & China

8 – Renault

9 – Red

10 – Sebastian
ROUND TWO

1 – Peter F Hamilton

2 – Six

3 – Of Mice & Men

4 – Hamlet

5 – Linton Heathcliff

6 – Sarah Waters

7 – Xanadu

8 – Oxford

9 – The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

10 – Keats
ROUND THREE

1 – Beethoven

2 – Brahms

3 – Bach

4 – Elgar

5 – Mahler

6 – Wagner

7 – Mozart

8 – Handel

9 – Shostakovich

10 – Tavener
ROUND FOUR

1 – Camilla Dallerup

2 – The Remains of the Day

3 – Joel Grey

4 – Aston Martin DB5

5 – Ethan Hunt

6 – The Water Babies

7 – Henry

8 – Coraline

9 – Gluttony

10 – HAL
ROUND FIVE

1 – Mercury & Bromine

2 – White

3 – Gregor Mendel

4 - πr²h

5 – Six

6 – N2O

7 – Ivan Pavlov

8 – Ethanol

9 – Scurvy

10 - Feet

Quiz archive 15th September

Round 1 Current Affairs

1. What was the name of Swayze's character in Ghost?

2. Patrick Swayze played alongside Jennifer Grey in which brat pack American WAR film?

3. Which actress played Swayze's pro Yankee sister in TV drama North and South?

4. Complete this film line: That was the summer of 1963 - when everybody called me Baby ....

5. This image appeared on the posters for which film?

6. Which of Swayze's films had the working title 'Johnny Utah'?

7. Swayze was not one of these things - which? licensed pilot; Arabian horse breeder; scientologist?

8. Complete this song lyric "She leads me through the moonlight ....."

9. What was Swayze's job in film Road House?

10. Hiked Lofty is an anagram of which other headling star who has battled alcoholism?

Round 2 Which Year?

1. Oliver; Lily the Pink; West Brom won FA Cup
2. Gandhi; Save Your Love; Jimmy Connors wins Wimbledon mens' singles
3. The Sting; Merry Xmas everyone; Red Rum wins Grand National
4. My Fair Lady; I Feel Fine; John Surtees wins F1 Championship
5. Schindler's List; Mr Blobby; Steffi Graf wins Wimbledon womens' singles
6. Platoon; Reet Petite; Joe Jackson World Snooker Champion
7. No country for Old Men; When you believe; Alberto Contador wins Tour de France
8. Around the World in 80 Days; Just Walkin in the Rain; Jack Burke Jnr wins Gold Masters
9. The Deer Hunter; Mary's Boy Child; Argentina wins football world cup
10. American Beauty; I have a Dream; Lennox Lewis is BBC sports personality of the year

Round 3 Pictures Who's Missing?




Round 4 Read with Mother

1. Which book tells the tale of Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil

2. Who is the current Children's Laureate?

3. In which fictional Oxford college did Lyra Belacqua grow up?

4. Who wrote Charlotte's Web?

5. Eric Carle wrote a book about what kind of cricket?

6.Which book in Narnia series does NOT hv children from our world as main characters?

7.Daisy Meadows is a pseudonym for 4 authors who write which set of books?

8. In Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Ginger and Pickles - what do Ginger & Pickles do for a living?

9. Where would u find the faraway tree?

10. What nickname does Michael give his willy in Judy Blume's Forever?

Round 5 Connection

1. on which programme did Yana Rodionova get hit by a knife live on air?

2. where did winston churchill and Jawaharlal Nehru go to school?

3. which Mediterranean country is said to have been the birthplace of Aphrodite?

4. What is the last book of the New Testament?

5. Which charity runs the Full Stop campaign?

6. Which town is the home of Sussex County Cricket Club?

7. Which troubled celeb is married to Mark Croft?

8. In which country would you find Madaba , "City of Mosaics" ?

9. Which country would you be in if you were visiting Byron Bay ?

10. Which person connects all these answers?


Answers
Round 1

1. Sam

2. Red Dawn

3. Kirstie Alley

4. and it didn't occur to me to mind

5. Donnie Darko

6. Point Break

7. scientologist

8. Only to burn me with the sun

9. Bouncer

10. Keith flloyd

Round 2
1. 1968
2. 1982
3. 1973
4. 1964
5. 1993
6. 1986
7. 2007
8. 1956
9. 1978
10. 1999

Round 3
1. Bill Rodgers
2. David Van Day
3. Perkin Flump
4. Mary Kate Olsen
5. Peter Duncan
6. Jude Law
7. Derek Nimmo
8. Hazel Blears
9. General Lee
10. Pablo Picasso

Round 4
1. Ballet Shoes

2. Anthony Browne

3. Jordan College

4. E. B. White

5. A very quiet cricket

6. The Horse and his boy

7. Rainbow magic - fairy books

8. shopkeepers

9.The enchanted wood

10. Ralph


Round 5

1. This Morning

2. harrow

3.cyprus

4. Revelation

5. NSPCC

6. Hove

7. kerry katona

8. jordan

9. australia

10. Peter Andre

Quiz Archive 8th September 2009

Round 1 - General Knowledge

1. What is the definition of abecedarian? #twubquiz
2. During the 60's, George Harrison acquainted Cilla Black of which fruit? #twubquiz
3. Where is Michael Jackson buried? #twubquiz
4. What is "batophobia" a fear of? #twubquiz
5. In Tennis world rankings, Andy Murray is what seed? #twubquiz
6. The Cane Toad are known as "Australia's Amphibian Plague", but where did they come from? #twubquiz
7. In musical terms, what does "forte" mean? #twubquiz
8. Who is the current leader of the Green Party? #twubquiz
9. What is the name of the next new episode of Doctor Who? #twubquiz
10. Who lived in the Land of Uz and had friends named Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar? #twubquiz

Round 2 - IQ

1. Some months have 30 days, some months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days? #twubquiz
2. If a doctor gives you 3 pills and tells you to take 1 every half hour, how long would it be before all the pills are gone? #twubquiz
3. Divide 30 by half and add ten. What do you get? #twubquiz
4. You have one match & enter a COLD & DARK room where there's an oil heater, an oil lamp & a candle. Which would you light first? #twubquiz
5. Four years ago, Jane was twice as old as Sam. Four years on from now, Sam will be 3/4 of Jane's age. How old is Jane now? #twubquiz
6. If it were 2 hours later, it would be half as long until midnight as it would be if it were an hour later. What time is it now? #twubquiz
7. Only one other word can be made from all the letters of INSATIABLE. What is it? #twubquiz
8. What letter would come next in this series of letters: B A C B D C E D F? #twubquiz
9. If two typists can type two pages in two minutes, how many typists will it take to type 18 pages in six minutes? #twubquiz
10. If you count from 1 to 100, how many 7"s will you pass on the way: 10, 11, 19, 20 or 21? #twubquiz

Round 3 Pictures



Round 4 - Comic heroes and villains

1. What is the name of The Hulk's alter-ego? #twubquiz
2. In the Marvel universe, Wilson Fisk is better known as whom? #twubquiz
3. In Batman, what is the name of the first Robin's alter-ego? #twubquiz
4. What nationality is the original Wolverine? #twubquiz
5. Fantastic Four's Invisible Girl alter-ego is known as whom? #twubquiz
6. From '2000AD' what colour is Rogue Trooper's skin? #twubquiz
7. Johnny Blaze's superhero alter-ego is? #twubquiz
8. Lara Lor-Van's son is better known as whom? #twubquiz
9. What are Wonder Woman's signature weapons? #twubquiz
10. Which large, red-skinned protagonist is also known as the "World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator"? #twubquiz

Round 5 - Cold Conclusion

1. Donald Sinclair’s persona was an inspiration for which comedian? #twubquiz
2. "Great Railway Journeys of the World" was presented by whom? #twubquiz
3. Who played the character "Timothy Lumsden"? #twubquiz
4. Which ornithologist wrote "The Inbetweenies" and "The Funky Gibbon"? #twubquiz
5. The show "Seven of One" spawned two of the BBC's most successful sitcoms. Who played the lead in both? #twubquiz
6. Who received multiple Tony award nominations for his songwriting work on the Broadway musical "Spamalot"? #twubquiz
7. Who presented "It'll be Alright on the Night" before Griff Rhys Jones? #twubquiz
8. Who played the character "Igor" in "Young Frankenstein"? #twubquiz
9. According to Terry Jones, who committed “the worst case of party-pooping in all history"? #twubquiz
10. What is the connection between the answers (the round title is a clue)? #twubquiz

Round 1 - General Knowledge

1. Pertaining to, or learning/teaching of, the alphabet.
2. Avocado.
3. Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
4. Being near an object of great height, such as a skyscraper.
5. Second.
6. Introduce from Hawaii to eradicate Cane Beetles. D’OH!
7. Loud, or strong.
8. Caroline Lucas.
9. The Waters of Mars.
10. Job (The Book of Job).

Round 2 - IQ

1. Twelve. (They all have at least 28 days).
2. One hour. (On the hour, at half past the hour and one hour later).
3. Seventy.
4. The match!
5. Twelve. (4 years ago Jane was 8, Sam was 4. In 4 years from now, Jane will be 16 and Sam will be 12).
6. 9pm
7. BANALITIES
8. E. (Alternate letters increase by one).
9. Six. (One typist types one page in two minutes).
10. Twenty. (If you found 10, you forgot about 70, 71, etc.; if you got 11, you forgot about the 70 series, but remembered 77 had 2; if you got 19, you forgot about the extra 7 in 77; if you got 21 you created a 7 out of thin air!).

Round 3 - Picture Round

1. Colin Farrell (Hart's War/Phone Booth)
2. Keifer Sutherland (Phone Booth/Lost Boys)
3. Alex Winter (Lost Boys/Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure)
4. Keanu Reeves (Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure/Constantine)
5. Rachel Weisz (Constantine/About a Boy)
6. Hugh Grant (About a Boy/Notting Hill)
7. Julia Roberts (Notting Hill/Ocean's 11)
8. George Clooney (Ocean's 11/From Dusk til Dawn)
9. Quentin Tarantino (From Dusk til Dawn/Pulp Fiction)
10. Bruce Willis (Pulp Fiction/Hart's War)

Round 4 - Comic heroes and villains

1. Dr. Bruce Banner (Dr. David Banner was the TV series alter-ego).
2. Kingpin.
3. Dick Grayson.
4. Canadian.
5. Susan Storm Richards.
6. Blue.
7. Ghost Rider (Johnny Storm is the Human Torch!!).
8. Super-Man.
9. Indestructible bracelets (vambraces) and the Lasso of Truth.
10. Hellboy.

Round 5 - Comedic Cold Conclusion

1. John Cleese (Basil Fawlty is the character based on Donald Sinclair).
2. Michael Palin.
3. Ronnie Corbett.
4. Bill Oddie.
5. Ronnie Barker - Porridge & Open all hours.
6. Eric Idle.
7. Denis Norden.
8. Marty Feldman.
9. Graham Chapman (he had died one day before the 20th anniversary of the first broadcast of Flying Circus).
10. The Frost Report (get it?? "Cold Conclusion"!!) - all were writers and/or performers on the show.

Quiz Archive 1st September 2009

Round 1 General Knowledge

1. Which famous building has the address 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? #twubquiz

2. In 1996, what overtook Coca-Cola as being the most well known brand name in the world?#twubquiz

3. Used in a variety of games, what are sometimes known as `devil`s bones`?#twubquiz

4. In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what word is used for `M`?#twubquiz

5. What is Chromophobia the fear of?#twubquiz

6. Brochan is a Scottish word for which type of food?#twubquiz

7. In which US city was Ally Mcbeal set?#twubquiz

8. Which state did Arnold Schwarzenegger become Governor of in November 2003?#twubquiz

9. By what name is Gautama Siddhartha better known?#twubquiz

10. How many zeros are in a one trillion when written out in numerical form?#twubquiz

Round 2 Doctor Who

1. What's the character name of the new companion played by Karen Gillan? #twubquiz
2. Who did Trivial Pursuit mistakenly credit as creator of Doctor Who? #twubquiz
3. Which number Doctor did Tom Baker play? #twubquiz
4. Which character, who did not regenerate, was played by Michael Wisher, David Gooderson, Terry Molloy and Julian Bleach? #twubquiz
5. Which companion actress married her doctor, divorced him and went on to marry Richard Dawkins? #twubquiz
6. The acronym UNIT now stands for Unified Intelligence Taskforce. What was its original meaning? #twubquiz
7. What's the name of the Dalek's home planet? #twubquiz
8. What's the usual external shape of the TARDIS? #twubquiz
9. Who played "Doctor Who", a human inventor in two 1960s feature films? #twubquiz
10. David Tennant played Hamlet with the RSC last year. What other role did he take on in repertoire? #twubquiz

Round 3 Pictures



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Round 4 Homophones
Give both words that sound the same but have different definitions in each case.


1. Lock opener / Landing stage #twubquiz
2. Grain / Surrender #twubquiz
3. Religious structure / Change or amend #twubquiz
4. Unit of currency / Aroma #twubquiz
5. Innocent / Hounded #twubquiz
6. Singing group / Measure of paper #twubquiz
7. Poultry / Polluted #twubquiz
8. Heaviness / Pause or hold back #twubquiz
9. Avoided by stooping / Channel #twubquiz
10. Underwear / Thieves #twubquiz

Round 5 Connections

1. Which french town was capital of military Vendee and is twinned with Solihull? #twubquiz
2. What is a kind of canoe used in central and south america? #twubquiz
3. Which town is capital of the Isle of Mull and played host to Balamory for three years? #twubquiz
4. Which of the channel islands is the only one to have a railway? #twubquiz
5. This duke gave his name to a waterproof boot. What's his title?#twubquiz
6. What Siberian city celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2004?#twubquiz
7. Enya's 1988 single featured the memorable lyric "sail away". What was the name of the song? #twubquiz
8. Which Balkan state borders Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece and Turkey? #twubquiz
9. Who formed the Dramatico record label in 2002 and wrote Katie Melua's "Nine Million Bicycles"? #twubquiz
10. What's the connection? #twubquiz

ANSWERS Round 1:

1. The White House
2. McDonalds
3. Dice
4. Mike
5. Colours
6. Porridge
7. Boston
8. California
9. Buddha
10. 12

Answers Round 2

1. Amy Pond
2. Terry Nation
3. Fourth
4. Davros
5. Lalla Ward
6. United Nations Intelligence Taskforce
7. Skaro
8. Police box
9. Peter Cushing
10. Berowne in Love's Labours Lost

Answers Round 3

1. Brightness control screen
2. Table latch/coat hook
3. Headphone cover
4. Seat pocket
5. Game controller/joystick
6. TV channel selection
7. Window blind
8. Cup holder/indentation in table
9. Reading lamp
10. Seat belt.


Round 4 Answers
1. Key / Quay
2. Seed / Cede
3. Altar / Alter
4. Cent / Scent
5. Chaste / Chased
6. Choir / Quire
7. Fowl / Foul
8. Weight / Wait
9. Ducked / Duct
10. Knickers / Nickers

Round 5 Answers
1. Cholet
2. Bungo
3. Tobermory
4. Alderney
5. Wellington
6. Tomsk
7. Orinocco flow
8. Bulgaria
9. Mike Batt
10. Wombles