Quiz Archive 5 October

Round 1: Bunch of 5s - each question has something to do with the number 5. #twubquiz

1: Which 5-member pop group helped launch television channel Five in 1997? #twubquiz
2: What is a specially written scroll containing the five books of Moses called, such as those used in Jewish services? #twubquiz
3: Which of Enid Blyton's Famous Five characters was not human? #twubquiz
4: Who was the 16th president of the United States, depicted on the $5 bill? #twubquiz
5: Which of the 5 permanent members of the United Nations Security Council has the greatest population? #twubquiz
6: How many players are on each side in a competitive game of Eton Fives? #twubquiz
7: 555 95472 (or 5 for short) was on 3rd base; Shermy, 1st base; Linus, 2nd base; Schroeder, catcher. Who was the cartoon pitcher? #twubquiz
8: Who played Korben Dallas, a taxi driver and former "special forces" soldier, in the 1997 film The Fifth Element? #twubquiz
9: Still films, in which 1986 film did Johnny 5 first appear? #twubquiz
10: Fives and Threes is a scoring variation of what game? #twubquiz

Round 2: Initialed People - Give the names that the initials stand for. 0.5 points for one correct name, 1 point for both correct #twubquiz
Example: J. B. Priestley (novelist, playwright and broadcaster) - answer required is "John Boynton" #twubquiz
1: T. S. Eliot (poet, playwright) #twubquiz
2: G. B. Shaw (playwright) #twubquiz
3: C. B. Fry (sportsman, politician) #twubquiz
4: J. K. Rowling (author) #twubquiz
5: I. K. Brunel (engineer) #twubquiz
6: I. T. Botham (sportsman, broadcaster) #twubquiz
7: G. K. Chesterton (Journalist, Novelist, Essayist) #twubquiz
8: W. H. Smith (newsagent) #twubquiz
9: k.d. lang (singer) #twubquiz
10: CJ de Mooi (Television "personality") #twubquiz

Round 3

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Round 4: Body parts. All the questions have a part of the body in them. I apologise partly for Q10 right now. #twubquiz

1: On what everyday item would you find the inscription "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants"? #twubquiz
2: In what sport was the Australian Darrell Hair a controversial figure? #twubquiz
3: As featured on the promotional poster, what type of creatures are the main subject of the film Happy Feet? #twubquiz
4: Name 3 Beatles songs containing the word "Back" somewhere in the title (0.5 point for 2 songs) #twubquiz
5: According to the sea shanty in Treasure Island, how many Men were On The Dead Man's Chest? #twubquiz
6: With the Latin name Solea solea, the common sole is also known by the name of which English port town? #twubquiz
7: Who wrote the novels The Heart of Midlothian and Rob Roy? #twubquiz
8: In the James Bond film Goldfinger, in what installation is a nuclear bomb primed to detonate? #twubquiz
9: Which artist sang about Jake the Peg, a three-legged man? #twubquiz
10: According to the nursery rhyme, who killed Cock Robin? (I'm sorry. Almost). #twubqui

Round 5: Connections. Question 10 will be to state what connects the previous 9 answers #twubquiz

1: What was the full first name of the man who Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy married on October 20, 1968? #twubquiz
2: Frequently mentioned on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, who was the male team captain on the original Give Us A Clue? #twubquiz
3: Which sitcom character was inspired by Donald Sinclair, the owner of Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay? #twubquiz
4: Who gained 4 Oscar noms between 1945-50, finally winning for his role as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)? #twubquiz
5: Born Brian Robson Rankin in 1941, who is the lead guitarist of The Shadows? #twubquiz
6: The phrase "Peeping Tom" originates from the legend of which horserider? #twubquiz
7: Which Dickens work is subtitled "A Tale of the Riots of Eighty" - his first attempt at a historical novel? #twubquiz
8: The Sex Pistols famously entered the stage to "There'll Always Be an England" by which female singer? #twubquiz
9: Who was the last English monarch from the House of York? #twubquiz
10: What's the connection between the names? #twubquiz

R1
1: The Spice Girls
2: Torah
3: Timmy (the dog)
4: Abraham Lincoln
5: China
6: 2
7: Charlie Brown (in the Peanuts strip)
8: Bruce Willis
9: Short Circuit
10: Dominoes

R2
(I have been slightly lenient here. Anything that could be deemed a variant of the actual name has been adjudged correct.)
1: Thomas Stearns
2: George Bernard
3: Charles Burgess
4: Joanne Kathleen (Will accept just Joanne, as Kathleen is the name from which she chose K as the initial, but is not part of her actual

name)
5: Isambard Kingdom
6: Ian Terence
7: Gilbert Keith
8: William Henry
9: Kathryn Dawn
10: Connagh-Joseph

R3
1: Boo-Boo Bear
2: Penelope Pitstop
3: Tom Cat
4: Shaggy (or Norville Rogers)
5: Muttley
6: Officer Dibble
7: Jonny Quest
8: Huckleberry Hound
9: George Jetson
10: Hong Kong Phooey (or Penrod "Penry" Pooch)

R4
1: £2 coin
2: Cricket
3: Penguins
4: Three from: Back in the U.S.S.R., Get Back, I'll Be Back, Paperback Writer
5: Fifteen
6: Dover sole
7: Sir Walter Scott
8: Fort Knox
9: Rolf Harris
10: The Sparrow

R5
1: Aristotle (Onassis) (Bottle)
2: Lionel Blair (Flares)
3: Basil Fawlty (Balti)
4: Gregory Peck (Cheque)
5: Hank Marvin (Starving)
6: Lady Godiva (Fiver)
7: Barnaby Rudge (Judge) (A Tale of Two Cities was his 2nd and final historical novel)
8: Vera Lynn (Gin)
9: Richard III (Turd)
10: All have had Cockney Rhyming Slang words derived from their name

Quiz Archive 21 September

Round 1
General Knowledge

1. How many pegs or marbles do you start with in a game of English Solitaire? #twubquiz
2. What colour is the Bakerloo line on the London tube map? #twubquiz
3. Who created Tintin? #twubquiz
4. What is the pH of a neutral substance? #twubquiz
5. Who hosts Only Connect? #twubquiz
6. What does AIDS stand for, in relation to the disease? #twubquiz
7. In which city is St Peters Basilica? #twubquiz
8. Who succeeded George VI to the British Throne? #twubquiz
9. From which fruit is Perry produced? #twubquiz
10. Which of the tropics passes through Australia? #twubquiz


Round 2 Harry Potter

1. What school does Harry Potter attend in most of the books? #twubquiz
2. Who is the Headteacher there, again in most of the books? #twubquiz
3. What was Professor Lupin's special secret? #twubquiz
4. What is "He who must not be named"'s name? #twubquiz
5. What street can you reach through the back of the Leaky Cauldron pub? #twubquiz
6. What did Ron call his pet rat? #twubquiz
7. Which wizard lived disguised as that rat for many years? #twubquiz
8. What Quiddich position does Harry play? #twubquiz
9. What was Dobby's profession before Harry freed him? #twubquiz
10. Who manufactured the Every Flavour beans? #twubquiz

Round 3
Twitter Celebrity Profile pics

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Round 4 Deed Poll

Given the current trade or product name, please provide the original.


1. Veet #twubquiz
2. Olay #twubquiz
3. Cushelle #twubquiz
4. Snickers #twubquiz
5. Starburst #twubquiz
6. Nissan #twubquiz
7. Cif #twubquiz
8. Daim Bar#twubquiz
9. Accenture #twubquiz
10. Prince #twubquiz

Round 1
Answers
1. 32
2. Brown
3. Herge (Georges Remi)
4. 7
5. Victoria Coren
6. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
7. Vatican City, Rome
8. Elizabeth II
9. Pears
10. The Tropic of Capricorn

Answers Round 2
1. Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry
2. Dumbledore
3. He was a werewolf
4. Voldemort
5. Diagon Alley
6. Scabbers
7. Peter Pettigrew
8. Seeker
9. House Elf
10. Bertie Bott

Round 3
Celebrity Profile pics

answers

1. Noel Clarke
2. Dave Gorman
3. Maggie Philbin
4. Al Murray
5. Mike Batt
6. David Schneider
7. John Prescott
8. Clare Balding
9. Marcus Brigstocke
10. Stephen Fry

Answers Round 4
1. Immac
2. Oil of Ulay
3. Charmin
4. Marathon
5. Opal Fruit
6. Datsun
7. Jif
8. Dime Bar
9. Anderson Consulting
10. Prince/ The artist formerly known as Prince/ the artist/ funny squiggle.

Quiz Archive 14 September 2010

Round 1
General Knowledge

1. What number do opposing sides of a die always sum to? #twubquiz
2. What colour is the Hammersmith & city line on the London tube map? #twubquiz
3. Who created Asterix? #twubquiz
4. If a substance is acid is its pH above or below 7? #twubquiz
5. Who was the original host of Ask the Family? #twubquiz
6. What does LASER stand for? #twubquiz
7. Where is the BBC TV Centre in London? #twubquiz
8. Henry VIII's 4th wife was Anne Bolyn. True or False? #twubquiz
9. Great Scott and Kerr's Pink are varieties of what? #twubquiz
10. If you're at the South pole and you take a step sideways, what direction are you travelling? #twubquiz

Round 2 Cats and Dogs

1. What colouration does a jellicle cat have? #twubquiz
2. Is the famous anipal FrugalDougal a cat or a dog? #twubquiz
3. Which mayor of London was legendary for owning a cat? #twubquiz
4. What breed of dog is the Simpsons' Santa's Little Helper? #twubquiz
5. Who was caught on camera putting a cat in a wheelie bin this summer? #twubquiz
6. Which cartoon cat lived in a bin and had a gang? #twubquiz
7. What TV show was that cartoon loosely based upon? #twubquiz
8. What was the name of Rick Stein's Jack Russell terrier? #twubquiz
9. What was the name of the Siberian Husky who was launched into orbit and died there? #twubquiz
10. What was the 10 Downing Street cat called, who survived Thatcher and Major but vanished during Blair's time? #twubquiz

Round 3
Name the vegetable

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Round 4 Meatheads

Given a film title please say whether it's a Sylvester "Sly" Stallone movie or an Arnold "Arnie" Schwarzenegger one. Sly or Arnie. #twubquiz


1. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot! #twubquiz
2. Escape to Victory #twubquiz
3. Jingle All the Way #twubquiz
4. First Blood #twubquiz
5. Junior #twubquiz
6. Cliffhangar #twubquiz
7. Spy Kids 3D: Game Over #twubquiz
8. Kindergarten Cop#twubquiz
9. Total Recall #twubquiz
10. The Running Man #twubquiz


Round 5
Celebs on Twitter
Given the twitter @name, please name the celebrity account. No naughty peeking!


1. monstroso #twubquiz

2. ronskanky? #twubquiz

3. neilhimself? #twubquiz

4. rustyrockets? #twubquiz

5. mrskutcher? #twubquiz

6. xxandip? #twubquiz

7. toadmeister? #twubquiz

8. stephenathome? #twubquiz

9. xanneroo? #twubquiz

10. wossy? #twubquiz

Answers
1. 7
2. Pink
3. Renee Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
4. Below
5. Robert Robinson
6. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emmission of Radiation
7. White City (will accept Shepherd's Bush)
8. false, it was Anne of Cleves
9. Potatoes
10. North


Answers Round 2
1. Black and white
2. Dog
3. Dick Whittington
4. Greyhound
5. Mary Bale
6. Top Cat
7. The Phil Silvers Show (Sgt Bilko)
8. Chalky
9. Laika
10. Humphrey

Round 3
Vegetables

Answers

1. Turnip
2. Carrot
3. Asparagus
4. Lettuce
5. Beetroot
6. Pak Choi
7. Artichoke
8. Potatoes
9. Brussels Sprouts
10. Swede

Answers Round 4
1. Sly
2. Sly
3. Arnie
4. Sly
5. Arnie
6. Sly
7. Sly
8. Arnie
9. Arnie
10. Arnie

Answers Round 5

1. Charlie Higson
2. David Baddiel
3. Neil Gaiman
4. Russell Brand
5. Demi Moore
6. Andi Peters
7. Toby Young
8. Stephen Colbert
9. Alexander Armstrong
10. Jonathan Ross

Quiz Archive 7th September 2010

Round 1

1. Where in the body would you find phalanges?
2. For which 1980's comic hit song was Joe Dolce responsible for?
3. Which of these places is not on New Zealand's north island - Mount Cook, Wellington, Rotorua?
4. Who directed the Birtish Film "In the loop"
5. Which character is the narrator in Harper Lee's book "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
6. Name two candidates in the Labour Leadership contest (full names please).
7. What is the more common name for the plant toxicodendron radicans?
8. Which of these is no longer a Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavour: Bohemian Raspberry, Fairly Nuts, Cookie Dough?
9. Brian Sewell is famous in which field?
10. What was the name of France's first space satellite launched in 1965? Asterix, De Gualle or Explorateur?

Answers

1. Feet / hands
2. Shaddap You Face
3. Mount Cook
4. Armando Iannucci
5. Scout Finch
6. David miliband, ed miliband, ed balls, andy burnham, diane abbott
7. Poison Ivy
8. Bohemian Raspberry
9. Art critic
10. Asterix

Round 2 Flight

1. What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?
2. What was Churchill reffering to when he said: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
3. Which Frenchman completed the first flight across the English Channel?
4. Name the airline ...
5. Who played Tom Cruise's nemesis "Iceman" in the film Top Gun?
6. What year was concorde reitred from service?
7. Can you carry a hockey stick onto a flight (i.e take it as hand luggage) ?
8. Name the main airport used for deploying UK troops worldwide.
9. Who holds the rank of Marshal of the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom?
10. Name this man and his position (1/2 point for this) ...

Answers

1. Orange
2. Battle of Britain
3. Louis Blériot
4. Lufthansa
5.Val Kilmer
6. 2003
7. No
8. RAF Brize Norton
9.The Duke of Edinburgh
10. Willie Walsh - BA Chief Executive

Round 3 Little Misses and Mr Men

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Round 3 answers
1. little miss sunshine
2. mr topsy-turvey
3. mr muddle
4. little miss naughty
5. mr birthday
6. little miss scatterbrain
7. mr slow
8. mr rush
9. little miss magic
10. mr daydream

round 4 musicals
1. Springtime for Hitler
2. The Lambeth Walk
3. Defying Gravity
4. The Song That Goes Like This
5. Luck be a lady
6. So in Love
7. One Night in Bangkok
8. I Don't Know How to Love Him
9. Oh What a Circus
10. Sweet Transvestite


Answers
1. The Producers
2. Me and My Girl
3. Wicked
4. Spamalot
5. Guys and Dolls
6. Kiss me Kate
7. Chess
8. Jesus Christ Superstar
9. Evita
10. Rocky Horror Show


round 5 - connection
Questions

1. Which year did the following happen: 1st test tube baby born; John Paul 11 new pope; actress Eve Myles born

2. Which singer released an album entitled 'Rockferry' ?

3. Name the character

4. What one word follows these to create another phrase/word: meteor; power; baby

5. Austin is the capital of which US state?

6. A colloquial term for a male athlete or a scot ?

7. What is the common nickname of actor Sylvester Stallone ?

8. How is the computer animated character 'the annoying thing' better known?

9. What word is this picture illustrating?

10. Connection ?

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Answers

1. 1978
2. duffy
3. charlene
4. shower
5. texas
6. jock
7. sly
8. crazy frog
9. southfork
10. Dallas

Quiz Archive 31 August

Round 1
General Knowledge

1. How many keys are there on a full size piano? #twubquiz
2. What colour is the District line on the London tube map? #twubquiz
3. Who created Sherlock Holmes? #twubquiz
4. If a substance is alkaline is its pH above or below 7? #twubquiz
5. Who was the original host of Mastermind? #twubquiz
6. What does ISBN stand for? #twubquiz
7. Where were the first BBC television transmissions originated? #twubquiz
8. Henry VII seized power from which king? #twubquiz
9. Braeburn and Empire are varieties of what? #twubquiz
10. If you're at the North pole and you take a step backwards, what direction are you travelling? #twubquiz


Round 2 Paddington

1. Who created Paddington bear? #twubquiz
2. Who or what was Paddington named after? #twubquiz
3. What was written on the label he was found wearing? #twubquiz
4. Where does Paddington live with the Brown family? #twubquiz
5. What kind of shop does Paddington's friend Mr Gruber run? #twubquiz
6. What's the Brown's housekeeper called? #twubquiz
7. What kind of sandwich is Paddington's favourite? #twubquiz
8. Where does Paddington's Aunt Lucy live? #twubquiz
9. What product used Paddington in adverts, much to his creator's dismay? #twubquiz
10. Who is the Brown's grumpy next door neighbour? #twubquiz

Round 3
Name the flower

Round 4 Religion


1. Which religion has Sunni and Shia groupings? #twubquiz
2. What's the formal name of the Mormon religion? #twubquiz
3. Which religion was founded by Siddhattha Gotama? #twubquiz
4. What religion accepts the objectives of Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksa? #twubquiz
5. What is monotheism? #twubquiz
6. Who is the head of the catholic church? #twubquiz
7. Who is the supreme governor of the Church of England?#twubquiz
8. Which people tell stories of the Dreamtime?#twubquiz
9. Taoism originated in which part of the world? #twubquiz
10. Which belief system is espoused by Professor Richard Dawkins? #twubquiz


Round 5
Nicknames and aliases


1. What tradesperson is often called a chippy? #twubquiz

2. What was the famous nickname of Lancelot Brown the 18th century landscape architect? #twubquiz

3. In the TV show House MD, what's the real name of the character Thirteen? #twubquiz

4. What UK politician, now a lord is often called Prezza? #twubquiz

5. What number is nicknamed clicketty click in bingo? #twubquiz

6. What broadcaster is nicknamed Paxo? #twubquiz

7. What was George W Bush's nickname? #twubquiz

8. Vet Alf White used what famous pen name? #twubquiz

9. David Tennant is his stage name. What's his real surname? #twubquiz

10. Changing Rooms handyman Handy Andy is really called what? #twubquiz

Tiebreak
The lawnmower was invented by Edwin Budding in what year?

Answers Round 1
1. 88
2. Green
3. Arthur Conan Doyle
4. Above
5. Magnus Magnusson
6. International Standard Book Number
7. Alexandra Palace
8. Richard III
9. Apples
10. South



Answers Round 2
1. Michael Bond
2. Paddington station
3. Please look after this bear
4. 32 Windsor Gardens
5. Antiques
6. Mrs Bird
7. Marmalade
8. A home for retired bears in Lima, Peru
9. Marmite
10. Mr Curry


Round 3
Flowers

Answers

Roses
Blue bell
Primrose
Hyacinth
Lavender
Fox glove
Fuschia
Orchid
Daffodil
Poppy

Answers Round 4
1. Islam
2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
3. Buddhism
4. Hinduism
5. The belief in only one god
6. The pope (Benedict XVI)
7. Queen Elizabeth II
8. Australian Aboriginals
9. East Asia (China)
10. Atheism


Answers Round 5

1. Carpenter
2. Capability Brown
3. Dr Remy Hadley
4. John Prescott
5. 66
6. Jeremy Paxman
7. Dubbya
8. James Herriott
9. Macdonald
10. Andy Kane

Tiebreak
1827

Quiz Archive 24 August

Round 1
General Knowledge

1. How many cards are there in a standard deck, including Jokers? #twubquiz
2. What is NaHCO3 better known as in baking? #twubquiz
3. Which scotsman is credited with inventing the TV, even though his design was barely used? #twubquiz
4. If you die intestate, what does it mean? #twubquiz
5. What yellow flowered weed is poisonous, particularly to horses? #twubquiz
6. What's the name of the digital terrestrial TV broadcast service in the UK? #twubquiz
7. Photovoltaic cells are used in what kind of electrical system? #twubquiz
8. Who immediately succeded the "mad" king George III? #twubquiz
9. What cargo did the Cutty Sark usually carry? #twubquiz
10. If you're at the North pole and you take a step forward, what direction are you travelling? #twubquiz

Round 2 Horses

1. What part of the horse is affected by laminitis? #twubquiz
2. How many times did Red Rum win the Grand national? #twubquiz
3. What race horse was stolen in 1983, becoming international news? #twubquiz
4. What was special about the legendary horse Pegasus? #twubquiz
5. According to the Simpsons what was the name of the unicorn in the garden of Eden? #twubquiz
6. What's the trade associated with shoeing horses? #twubquiz
7. Which way do you hang a horseshoe for good luck: u or n? #twubquiz
8. What's a castrated male horse called? #twubquiz
9. What kind of horse racing includes hurdles or fences? #twubquiz
10. Where is the horse of the year show held this year? #twubquiz

Round 3

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Round 4 Websites
What's the principal subject of each of the following sites? No peeking!

1. The Man in Seat Sixty-One #twubquiz
2. Squidoo #twubquiz
3. You Tube #twubquiz
4. O2 #twubquiz
5. Dabr #twubquiz
6. Ecobees #twubquiz
7. Kelkoo #twubquiz
8. Etsy #twubquiz
9. The Onion #twubquiz
10. Alexa #twubquiz


Round 5
Sun Headlines
With the date and event, try to supply the Sun headline.

1. 6 February 1992 Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown admits to having an affair with his secretary. #twubquiz

2. 23 September 2003 Former boxer Frank Bruno is hospitalised for a brief time after a nervous breakdown.#twubquiz

3. 11 April 1992 Editorial claiming credit for the Conservative election victory. #twubquiz

4. 4 May 1982: Torpedoing of the General Belgrano during the Falklands war. #twubquiz

5. 13 March 1986 : British comedian put a live pet in a sandwich, according to Lea La Salle. #twubquiz

6. 1 November 1990 Editorial message to French EU Commissioner Jaques Delors, who was promoting the Euro. #twubquiz

7. 11 January 1979 PM James Callaghan returns from a summit, playing down talk of a winter of discontent. #twubquiz

8. 21 January 2003 Editorial on one handed islamic preacher Abu Hamza. #twubquiz

9. 13 January 2005 Prince Harry arrives at a fancy dress party in Third Reich uniform. #twubquiz

10. 23 March 2010 David Cameron's wife, Samantha announces her pregnancy.#twubquiz

Round 1 Answers
1. 54, excluding the card with rules to bridge on that not all decks have.
2. Bicarbonate of soda
3. John Logie Baird
4. You have remaining assets but no will
5. Ragwort
6. Freeview
7. Solar powered electric.
8. George IV
9. Tea
10. South

Round 2

1. The hoof
2. Three; 1973, 1974, 1977
3. Shergar
4. He had wings
5. Gary
6. Farriery
7. u
8. A gelding
9. Steeplechase.
10. Birmingham, NEC

Round 3

1. Tarantula
2. Flea
3. Daddy Long Legs/Crane fly
4. Ladybird
5. Ant
6. Dragonfly
7. Earwig
8. Colorado beetle
9. Stag beetle
10. Millipede

Round 4

1. Rail travel
2. Self publishing
3. Video hosting
4. Mobile phone network
5. Twitter client
6. Recycling; swapping items
7. Price comparison shopping
8. Buying selling craft items
9. Satire/comedy
10. web statistics



Answers Round 5

1. IT'S PADDY PANTSDOWN
2. BONKERS BRUNO LOCKED UP
3. IT'S THE SUN WOT WON IT
4. GOTCHA
5. FREDDIE STARR ATE MY HAMSTER
6. UP YOURS DELORS
7. CRISIS, WHAT CRISIS?
8. SLING YOUR HOOK
9. HARRY THE NAZI
10. WHAM BAM! SAM CAM TO BE MAM (SHE'LL NEED A NEW PRAM)

Quiz Archive 17th August 2010

Hosted by @GJMale

Round 1
Four
All questions relate to the number 4 in some way
1: Four Corners Monument marks the boundaries between Colorado, Arizona, Utah and which other US State? #twubquiz
2: A string quartet usually comprises 2 violins, a viola, and which other instrument? #twubquiz
3: Muharram, Rajab, Dhu al-Qi'dah and Dhu al-Hijjah are the four sacred months of which religion? #twubquiz
4: With the symbol Be, which chemical element has the atomic number 4? #twubquiz
5: Who wrote the poem Funeral Blues, featured in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral? #twubquiz
6: What did Albert Einstein declare to be the 4th dimension in his Theory of Relativity? #twubquiz
7: Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile barrier in 1954 at the Iffley Road track in which university city? #twubquiz
8: Which computer game programmed by Alexey Pajitnov holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Ported Video Game"? #twubquiz
9: If Episode V is The Empire Strikes Back, and Episode VI is Return of the Jedi, then in Star Wars what is Episode IV? #twubquiz
10: Dying on 4/4/1841, who was the first US President not to serve a full 4-year term in office? #twubquiz

Round 2
"Men" of Literature
All answers contain the name of a Mr Men character somewhere
1: Professionally, how are singers Gabriela and Monica Irimia better known? #twubquiz
2: What mathematical type of average is the sum of all terms divided by the number of terms? #twubquiz
3: What was the nickname of American jazz trumpeter John Birks Gillespie? #twubquiz
4: Written by John Stewart, what was the last Monkees song to reach 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100? #twubquiz
5: What was the title of the 2nd Wallace and Gromit animation, the first of the series to win an Oscar? #twubquiz
6: Which Welsh international footballer moved from Liverpool to Juventus, then back to Liverpool during the 80s? #twubquiz
7: Written by the Crossmith brothers, which novel follows the life of Mr. Charles Pooter for 15 months? #twubquiz
8: What type of Party was both a post-punk band led by Nick Cave, and a play written by Harold Pinter? #twubquiz
9: Which television programme featured Jim Phelps receiving messages on self-destructing tapes? #twubquiz
10: Sternutation is the act of doing what bodily function, which according to Mythbusters travels at 35-40mph? #twubquiz

Round 3

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Round 4
Days and Dates
1: What strange date occurred in 1712 when Sweden realigned its calendar to the Julian calendar? #twubquiz
2: Still in Sweden, 3rd September 1967 was "Hogertrafik" Day marking what traffic law change? #twubquiz
3: US Presidents John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe all died on what apt date? #twubquiz
4: Where in the world is Margaret Thatcher day celebrated on January 10th? #twubquiz
5: 19th October is a public holiday in Albania, named after which 1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner? #twubquiz
6: How is the French national holiday "le quatorze juillet" most commonly known in English? #twubquiz
7: The Peter Pan Cup, a 100 yard swimming race in the Serpentine in Hyde Park, takes place on what day of the year? #twubquiz
8: In the Gregorian calendar, the 13th of the month will fall on which day of the week the most often? #twubquiz
9: Used in the French Republican Calendar in the late 18th century, how many Decimal Seconds were in a day? #twubquiz
10: Which 1993 Bill Murray film is linked to the date on which the Christian day of Candlemas occurs? #twubquiz

Round 5
Connection
All answers are connected in some way, Q10 will be guess the connection
1: What traditional song, adopted by the England rugby union fans, has the 2nd line "Coming for to carry me home"? #twubquiz
2: What is the occupation of Penn Jillette, and nickname of both snooker player Shaun Murphy & poker pro Antonio Esfandiari? #twubquiz
3: Which UK daily newspaper, edited by Dominic Mohan, has an average daily readership of approximately 7,700,000? #twubquiz
4: What 2006 film set in the world of fashion starred Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep? #twubquiz
5: What is the title of the 1949 Arthur Miller play featuring the Loman family? #twubquiz
6: In chess, what name is given to a checkmate delivered in 2 moves, the quickest possible in the game? #twubquiz
7: Joseph Alois Ratzinger is the 265th person to hold what title? #twubquiz
8: What gameshow involves spinning a disk to reveal the value of the next letter to be guessed in a hangman-type puzzle? #twubquiz
9: When referring to a magistrate, what do the initials JP stand for? #twubquiz
10: All or part (and I really do mean "part") of each answer are connected in some way. Name the connection. #twubquiz

Answers:
Four
1: New Mexico
2: Cello
3: Islam
4: Beryllium
5: W. H. Auden
6: Time
7: Oxford
8: Tetris
9: A New Hope (Though will accept just "Star Wars" as that was how it was titled in 1977)
10: William H. Harrison

"Men" of Literature
1: CHEEKY Girls
2: MEAN
3: DIZZY
4: DAYDREAM Believer
5: The WRONG Trousers
6: Ian RUSH
7: Diary of a NOBODY
8: BIRTHDAY
9: Mission: IMPOSSIBLE
10: SNEEZE

Rockstars
1: Stevie Wonder
2: George Michael
3: (Sir) Cliff Richard
4: Kylie Minogue
5: Tina Turner
6: Paul McCartney
7: Freddie Mercury
8: Prince
9: Phil Collins
10: Eric Clapton

Days and Dates
1: February 30th (They had a double leap year)
2: Change to driving on the right-hand side of the road from the left.
3: 4th July
4: Falkland Islands (or Islas Malvinas, if you must)
5: Mother Teresa (or Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu)
6: Bastille Day
7: Christmas Day
8: Friday (yes, really http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_13th has the chart)
9: 100,000 (100 seconds to the minute, 100 minutes to the hour, 10 hours in the day)
10: Groundhog Day (both are 2nd February)

Connection
1: Swing Low, Sweet CHARIOT
2: MAGICIAN
3: THE SUN
4: The DEVIL Wears Prada
5: DEATH of a Salesman
6: FOOL's mate
7: POPE (Will grudgingly accept Head of the Catholic church)
8: WHEEL OF FORTUNE
9: JUSTICE of the Peace
10: Tarot cards from the Major Arcana

Quiz Archive August 10th 2010

Round 1 - General Knowledge

1. Who had the UK's best selling album of the noughties? #twubquiz
2. What is the collective noun for a group of domestic cats? #twubquiz
3. The Varicella Zoster virus causes what illness? #twubquiz
4. Which Australian state is its own island? #twubquiz
5. On what road did Nellie the Elephant meet the Head of the Herd? #twubquiz
6. Double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius has what nickname? #twubquiz
7. What group of artists and poets was founded by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti? #twubquiz
8. What type of food is Petit Suisse? #twubquiz
9. Odette is the main female protagonist in which ballet? #twubquiz
10.There are 2 London Tube stations that use all 5 vowels in their name. Name one of them. #twubquiz

Round 2 - Music in the Movies

1. What song does Bill Murray's character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day? #twubquiz
2. Which band provided 2 songs for the Back to the Future soundtrack? #twubquiz
3. Which James Bond film did Lois Armstrong provide the title song for? #twubquiz
4. What song does Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom open on? #twubquiz
5. In Pulp Fiction, what song do Uma Thurman and John Travolta's characters dance to in the twist competition? #twubquiz
6. The line "Play it, Sam" in Casablanca refers to which song? #twubquiz
7. "You Got A Friend in me" is the title song from which 1995 animated film? #twubquiz
8. Who played the lead singer of The Weird Sisters in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire? #twubquiz
9. The song "Jai Ho" won the Oscar for best original song in 2008 for which movie? #twubquiz
10. What song is used as a "kick" trigger in the film Inception? #twubquiz

Round 3 Comic Book Characters

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Round 4 - Sherlock Holmes

1. At what address do Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson live? #twubquiz
2. What is the name of Sherlock's brother? #twubquiz
3. What was the name of the first Sherlock Holmes novel? #twubquiz
4. What is the name of Doctor Watson's wife? (and I won't accept Mrs Watson, smart arses!) #twubquiz
5. Which of the following was a hobby of Sherlock's: bee keeping; stamp collecting; gambling. #twubquiz
6. In which coutry did Sherlock have a final duel with Moriarty? #twubquiz
7. What was Moriarty a professor of? #twubquiz
8. The Hound of the Baskervilles begins with the death of Sir Charles Baskerville. How does he die? #twubquiz
9. What is the name of the woman that outwits Sherlock and is noted by Watson to be held in high regard by Holmes? #twubquiz
10. What is the only fictional character to apprear in more film adaptaions than Sherlock Holmes? #twubquiz

Round 5 - Connections

1. What is the name for a gem set by itself? #twubquiz
2. What was the name of the cat in the cartoon Pixie and Dixie? #twubquiz
3. In which 2005 film did Keira Knightley play a bounty hunter alongside Mickey Rourke? #twubquiz
4. What cocktail is commonly made with 3 measures gin, one measure vodka, and one half-measure Lillet? #twubquiz
5. James Brown died on which day in 2006? #twubquiz
6. Which one act opera by Richard Strauss first performed in 1909 is based on a Greek tragedy of the same name? #twubquiz
7. Which Beatles song was inspired by a Salvation Army house near John Lennon's home in Liverpool? #twubquiz
8. Which 1942 Disney film is based on a book subtitled "A life in the woods" published in 1923? #twubquiz
9. What radio code word comes from the French m'aider meaning "come help me"? #twubquiz
10. What connects answers 1-9? #twubquiz

Round 1

1. James Blunt (Back to Bedlam)
2. A clowder
3. Chicken Pox/Shingles
4. Tasmania
5. Mandalay
6. Blade Runner
7. Pre-Raphaelites/Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
8. Cheese
9. Swan Lake
10. Mansion House and South Ealing

Round 2

1. I got you babe - Sony and cher
2. Huey Lewis and the News
3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (We Have All the Time in the World)
4. Anything Goes
5. You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
6. As Time Goes By
7. Toy Story
8. Jarvis Cocker
9. Slumdog Millionaire
10. Non, je ne regrette rien - Edith Piaf

Round 3

1. The Green Lantern
2. The Thing
3. Flash
4. Doctor Octopus (Spider-man)
5. Xavier (X-men)
6. Poison Ivy (Batman)
7. Rorschach (Watchmen)
8. Aquaman
9. Nightwing
10. Scott Pilgrim

Round 4

1. 221b Baker Street
2. Mycroft
3. A Study in Scarlet
4. Mary Morstan
5. Bee Keeping
6. Switzerland
7. Mathematics
8. Heart Attack
9. Irene Adler
10. Count Dracula

Round 5

1. Solitaire
2. Jinks (Jinx)
3. Domino
4. Vesper (Lynd)
5. Christmas (Jones)
6. Elektra (King)
7. Strawberry Fields
8. Bambi
9. May Day
10. Bond Girls

Quiz Archive July 27th

General knowledge round 1:

Hosted by @lecb

1) Who plays the grumpy American doctor in the hit TV show House? #twubquiz

2) What colour is the jubilee line on the standard London Tube map? #twubquiz

3) How many square metres is a hectare? #twubquiz

4) Who plays Mark Corrigan in Peep Show? #twubquiz

5) What is a potato in French? #twubquiz

6) Which football team play at Pride Park? #twubquiz

7) When did Michael Jackson die (day/month/year)? #twubquiz

8) What is Brahms And Lizst in cockney rhyming slang? #twubquiz

9) What is capital city of Chile? #twubquiz

10) Who won Big brother 3? #twubquiz

Round 2: calories.

1) How many calories in a 2 finger KitKat? (+/- 5 cal) #twubquiz

2) How many calories in a Jaffa Cake (+/- 5cal)? #twubquiz

3) How many calories in a Rich Tea biscuit? (+/- 5cal)? #twubquiz

4) How many calories in a McDonald’s cheeseburger (+/- 30 cal)? #twubquiz

5) How many calories in Crème Egg(+/- 20 cal)? #twubquiz

6) Calories in the average raw apple(+/- 10 cal)? #twubquiz

7) Calories in a pack (25g) of Frazzles(+/- 15 cal)? #twubquiz

8) Calories in a babybel (+/- 10 cal)? #twubquiz

9) Calories in a 35ml shot of Jack Daniels (+/- 20 cal)? #twubquiz

10) Calories in an 8oz fillet steak (+/- 30 cal)? #twubquiz

Round 3:


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Round 4 - Neighbours:

1) What is the name of Harold and Madge’s adopted son? #twubquiz

2) What’s the name of the receptionist Karl had an affair with? #twubquiz

3) How many biological children do Karl and Susan have together? #twubquiz

4) Who was Libby’s first husband? #twubquiz

5) Who did Holly Valance play in Neighbours (full name please)? #twubquiz

6) What is Toadie’s job? #twubquiz

7) Who did Ruth Wilkinson marry? #twubquiz

8) How did Julie Martin die? #twubquiz

9) How many children does Paul Robinson have (known children)? #twubquiz

10) Who did Libby have a teacher/student relationship with? #twubquiz

Round 5: medicine

1) Name the part of the body where insulin is produced? #twubquiz

2) How many chromosomes do Down Syndrome sufferers have? #twubquiz

3) What’s another name for the clavicle? #twubquiz

4) If a doctor prescribed you a beta blocker what would it be for? #twubquiz

5) Name 2 of the 4 hormones involved in the menstrual cycle. #twubquiz

6) Name the 2 bones in your forearm? #twubquiz

7) What are erythrocytes? #twubquiz

8) Which side of the body are the appendix located? #twubquiz

9) Where in the body is bile made? #twubquiz

10) Dermatologists are specialists in which part of the body? #twubquiz


Answers
General knowledge:

1) Hugh Laurie

2) Grey

3) 10 000

4) David Mitchell

5) pomme de terre

6) derby county

7) 25th june 2009

8) Pissed

9) Santiago

10) Kate Lawler


How many calories?

1) 101-111

2) 40-50

3) 31-41

4) 270 - 330

5) 150 - 190

6) 43 - 63

7) 106 - 136

8) 50 - 70

9) 58 - 98

10) 306 - 366


Comedy faces:

1) david Mitchell

2) sarah millican

3) Armando ianucci

4) Lesley joseph

5) Bernard manning

6) tommy cooper

7) noel fielding

8) Graeme garden

9) eric morecambe

10) sandi toksvig


Neighbours:

1) Paul Mclain

2) Sarah Beaumount

3) 3

4) Drew Kirk

5) Felicity “flick” Scully

6) Lawyer

7) Philip Martin

8) She fell of a building

9) 5

10) Taj Coppin



Medicine:

1) Pancreas

2) 47

3) Collar bone

4) Heart arrythmias/high BP

5) LH, FSH, Oestrogen, Progesterone.

6) Ulna, radius

7) Red blood cells

8) right

9) Liver

10) skin

Quiz Archive July 20th

ROUND 1: General Knowledge

How many football teams took part in this year’s World Cup in South Africa? #twubquiz

In which TV show would you find the characters Catherine Willows and Nick Stokes? #twubquiz

Which famous book ends with the line: "He would be in Jem's room all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning”? #twubquiz

What are the three main ingredients that make up a Cosmopolitan cocktail? #twubquiz

Which famous ballerina was involved in a coup to overthrow the government of Panama in the 1950’s?#twubquiz

What comes next in this sequence: 1, 3, 4, 7, 11…..? #twubquiz

In which film does the lead character say the following line: ‘I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is.’ #twubquiz

Which British female gymnast received an MBE alongside Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button on this years Honours list? #twubquiz

American rapper Eminem headlined which music festival based in Scotland this summer? #twubquiz

What is the name of the act who won this year’s Britain’s Got Talent? #twubquiz

Round 2 Mad Scientists
1. Which schizophrenic mad scientist populated a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson? #twubquiz


2. Who is Mary Shelley’s most famous mad scientist? #twubquiz


3. What was the name of the mad scientist in David Cronenburg’s classic horror remake of ‘The Fly’? #twubquiz


4. What is the name of the mad scientist from the cult 1919 silent German, expressionist scary movie? #twubquiz


5. Which mad scientist inhabited an island created by H.G. Wells? #twubquiz


6. Who was the mad doctor fascinated by life after death in the classic 1985 gore-fest movie ‘Re-Animator’? #twubquiz


7. Who was Marty McFly’s mad scientist companion? #twubquiz


8. Which mad scientist created Mini Me? #twubquiz


9. Which cross-dressing mad scientist appeared with Susan Sarandon and Meatloaf in a 1975 movie musical? #twubquiz


Who was the mad scientist from the cartoon series, Pinky and the Brain? #twubquiz


Round 4 Animal Magic
1. Which creature’s hair is the main ingredient in itching powder? #twubquiz
2. What is the largest land carnivore in the world? #twubquiz

3. US President George Washington’s false teeth were not made of wood, as is commonly believed. What were they carved from? #twubquiz

4. Which marine animal kills the most humans per year? #twubquiz

5. Which animal was used in folk medicine as a ‘cure’ for bed wetting? #twubquiz

6. What is the collective noun for a group of ferrets? #twubquiz

7. Which animal has the strongest bite? #twubquiz

8. What is the correct term for a baby porcupine? #twubquiz

9. In the animal world what is ‘a dork’? #twubquiz

10. How many flowers (to the nearest thousand) must a bee visit to make one tablespoon of honey? #twubquiz


Round 5 Higher or Lower
This round you have to guess whether the celebrity's height is Heigher or Lower than the previous celebrity #twubquiz

Our “marker” is Tom Cruise. #twubquiz

1. Britney Spears #twubquiz
2. Antonio Banderas #twubquiz
3. Jeff Goldblum #twubquiz
4. Liam Neeson #twubquiz
5. Ralph Fiennes #twubquiz
6. Rupert Grint #twubquiz
7. Leonardo DiCaprio #twubquiz
8. Michael Caine #twubquiz
9. Russell Brand #twubquiz
10. Cameron Diaz #twubquiz

Answers

Round 1

32
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, Harper Lee
Vodka, Triple Sec (Cointreau), Cranberry juice
Dame Margot Fonteyn
18, you simply have to add the previous 2 terms to get the next one
Forest Gump
Beth Tweddle
T in the Park
Spelbound
Round 2
1 Dr. Jekyll from ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’, 1886
2 Dr Frankenstein from ‘Frankenstein’ or ‘The Modern Prometheus’, 1818
3 Seth Brundle played by Jeff Goldblum, 1986
4 ‘The Cabinet of Dr Caligari,’ directed by Robert Wiene: Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari
5 Dr. Moreau from ‘The Island of Dr. Moreau’, 1896
6 Dr Herbert West, dir: Stuart Gordon, based on the short story by H.P. Lovecraft
7 Dr Emmet Brown from Back to the Future
8 Dr Evil from Austin Powers
9 Dr. Frank N. Furter from The Rocky Horror Picture Show
10 Brain.

Round 3
1 Buddleia
2 Hoya
3 Pansy
4 Geranium
5 Orchid
6 Magnolia
7 Marigold
8 Cornflower
9 Fuschia
10 Courgette

Round 4
1. Tarantula
2. Grizzly Bear
3. The tusks of a hippopotamus
4. Box Jellyfish
5. The Mouse. The medicinal mouse was either fried and roasted or reduced to a powder and mixed with water.
6. A business of ferrets
7. The crocodile
8. A Porcupette
9. A whale’s penis
4,000
Round 5
Tom Cruise 1.70 m
Britney Spears 1.63 m Lower
Antonio Banderas 1.74 m Higher
Jeff Goldblum 1.94 m Higher
Liam Neeson 1.93 m Lower
Ralph Fiennes 1.83 m Lower
Rupert Grint 1.78m Lower
Leonardo DiCaprio 1.83 m Higher
Michael Caine 1.88 m Higher
Russell Brand 1.85 m Lower
Cameron Diaz 1.75 m Lower

Quiz Archive July 13th

Round 1 General Knowledge

1. Complete the Orwellian phrase: All animals are equal, but some animals... #twubquiz
2. Who played James Herriott in the long running TV series All Creatures Great and Small? #twubquiz
3. Which politician is credited with saying "There's no such thing as society"?#twubquiz
4. Which version of Doctor Who has appeared in the Simpsons? #twubquiz
5. What does the abbreviation BACS stand for when related to bank payments? #twubquiz
6. How many humps does a bactrian camel have?#twubquiz
7. What type of fruit is a Jonagold?#twubquiz
8. What marsupial has Common, Northern Hary-nosed and Sounthern Hairy-nosed species? #twubquiz
9. What problem does the consumer watchdog Which? say prevents it from recommending the iPhone 4? #twubquiz
10. From which Latin word does "bus" originate?


Round 2
Advertising slogans

In each case name the company or product using the slogan.

1. The best a man can get. #twubquiz
2. It is. Are you? #twubquiz
3. Because you're worth it. #twubquiz
4. Just do it. #twubquiz
5. Simples. #twubquiz
6. Reshreshes the parts other beers cannot reach.
7. Let your fingers do the walking. #twubquiz
8. The ultimate driving machine. #twubquiz
9. Finger lickin' good. #twubquiz
10. Have a break. #twubquiz

Round 3

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Round 4
Pizza Round

1. What ingredient was first added to pizza in 1889? #twubquiz
2. What makes a Sicilian style pizza different to most other styles of pizza?#twubquiz
3. Which restaurant chain is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, inc and is based in Addison, Texas?#twubquiz
4. Which US City is home to pizzas that have the sauce put on top of the cheese?#twubquiz
5. What two toppings chracterise a Hawaiian pizza?#twubquiz
6. Which cheese is most commonly used for pizza topping?#twubquiz
7. What toppings would you find on a Margherita?#twubquiz
8. Due to a website glitch, which company gave away nearly 11,000 pizzas in 2009?#twubquiz
9. Pizza with chicken, peanut sauce, bean sprouts and shaved carrots is popular in which US state?#twubquiz
10. What ingredient is omited in a white pizza?#twubquiz


Round 5
Abba Lyrics
Name the song from the lyric in each case

1. I'd heard about you before/I wanted to know some more/and now I know what they mean
/you're a love machine #twubquiz
2. walking through an empty house/ tears in my eyes #twubquiz
3. there's not a soul out there/ no one to hear my prayer #twubquiz
4. how I hate to see you like this/ there is no way you can deny it #twubquiz
5. just one look and I can hear a bell ring #twubquiz
6. I believe in angels/ something good in everything I see #twubquiz
7. and it's gonna be so different when I'm on the stage tonight. #twubquiz
8. We can go dancing/ we can go walking/ as long as we're together #twubquiz
9. When you're gone how can I even try to go on? #twubquiz
10. I wouldn't have to work at all/ I'd fool around and have a ball. #twubquiz

Answers Round 1

1. ...are more equal than others
2. Christopher Timothy
3. Margaret Thatcher
4. The fourth Doctor (Tom Baker)
5. Bankers' Automated Clearing Services (Ltd)
6. Two
7. Apple
8. Wombat
9. Reception/signal loss when held on the lower left side (accept any reception related)
10. Omnibus


Round 2 Answers


1. Gillette
2. The Independent
3. L'oreal
4. Nike
5. Compare the Market.
6. Heineken
7. Yellow Pages
8. BMW
9. KFC
10. KitKat


Round 3
Movies

Answers

1.Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi
2. Stir Crazy
3. Blazing Saddles
4. Mary Poppins
5. Tron
6. Matrix Revolutions
7. Airplane!
8. The Italian Job
9. Sex, Lies and Videotape
10. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover

Round 4 Answers


1. Cheese
2. Its toppings are baked into the crust.
3. Pizza Hut
4. Chicago
5. Ham (or bacon) and pineapple
6. Mozzarella
7. Tomato and cheese
8. Dominos
9. California
10. Tomato sauce


Round 5 Answers

1. Honey Honey
2. Knowing Me, Knowing You
3. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
4. Chiquitita
5. Mamma Mia
6. I have a dream
7. Super Trouper
8. Take a Chance on Me
9. SOS
10. Money, Money, Money

Quiz Archive 6th July

Hosted by @nelle_macbeth

Round 1 - General Knowledge #twubquiz

1. Who played Wolfie Smith in the BBC sitcom Citizen Smith? #twubquiz
2. Who invented the arc lamp? #twubquiz
3. Bronislaw Komorowski recently became the president of which country? #twubquiz
4. In the electromagnetic spectrum what comes between ultra-violet and infra-red? #twubquiz
5. Which country is known as the Land of the Thousand Lakes (even though it has closer to 190,000)? #twubquiz
6. Which actor wrote and sang the theme tune to kid's TV show "Button Moon"? #twubquiz
7. What type of sweets were launched in Sheffield in 1919 to mark the end of the war? #twubquiz
8. What one thing did William Shakespeare leave to his wife, Anne Hathaway, in his will? #twubquiz
9. In the cartoon Hong Kong Phooey, what is the janitor's first name? #twubquiz
10. Who was the runner up in the Men's singles at Wimbledon this year, losing to Rafael Nadal in the final? #twubquiz

Round 2 - Biscuits and Cakes #twubquiz

1. What biscuit named after an Italian Genreal? #twubquiz
2. Which TV show featured a fictional illegal drug called cake? #twubquiz
3. What cake was 1st sold at the corner of Vicarage Road and St Mary’s Road, Lancashire, 1793? #twubquiz
4. What cake takes its name from a fortified Portugese wine popular at the time the cake was invented? #twubquiz
5. what invigorating sweet contains lady-finger biscuits and espresso coffe? #twubquiz
6. Which kids TV show featured The Phantom Flan Flinger? #twubquiz
7. Which historical figure allegedly burned some cakes and was scolded by a peasant? #twubquiz
8. What French term does the name biscuit derive from? #twubquiz
9. What is the official diference between a biscuit and a cake? #twubquiz
10. In 2007, to the nearest 10kg, how heavy was the worlds largest biscuit, baked in Munich? #twubquiz

Round 3

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Round 4 - Phobias

1. Marylin Monroe suffered with which common phobia? #twubquiz
2. Tyramophobia is the fear of what? #twubquiz
3. Indiana Jones has a fear or what? #twubquiz
4. What is the fear of clowns called? #twubquiz
5. Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of what? #twubquiz
6. What is the name of the creatures in the Harry Potter books that show you your deepest fears? #twubquiz
7. Phasmophobia is the fear of what? #twubquiz
8. The Greek god of fear lends his name to a moon of which planet? #twubquiz
9. Gymnophobia is the fear of what? #twubquiz
10. Which TV character has a total of 312 phobias? #twubquiz


Round 5 - Connections

1. Which European coutry was officially formed in 1871? #twubquiz
2. What UK tabloid had the headline Freddie Star Ate My Hamster in 1986? #twubquiz
3. What US State belonged to Mexico until 1850? #twubquiz
4. Which Neil Diamond song was deemed inappropriate for radio in USA after 9/11? #twubquiz
5. Linus Pauling is one of only 2 people to win 2 Nobel Prizes in different categories. Name the other. #twubquiz
6. Which recent award winning British movie was directed by David Bowie's son? #twubquiz
7. Who wrote a novel first published in 1928 that was not published openly in the UK until 1960 due to its content? #twubquiz
8. Which country was the last to win the football World Cup for the first time? #twubquiz
9. Which British film actress was famous for playing Miss Marple in the 60s? #twubquiz
10. What connects answers 1 - 9 ? #twubquiz

Tie Break
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How many stiches are there in my Doctor Who scarf?

Answers

Round 1

1. Robert Lindsay
2. Humphry Davy
3. Poland
4. Visible light
5. Finland
6. Peter Davison
7. Peace Babies (Now called Jelly Babies)
8. The second best bed
9. Penry
10. Tomas Berdych

Round 2

1. Garabaldi
2. Brass Eye
3. Eccles Cake
4. Madeira
5. Tiramasu
6. Tiswas
7. King Alfred the Great
8. Bake twice
9. A biscuit goes soft when stale, a cake goes hard.
10. 600kg

Round 3

1. cell
2. Switch
3. LED (Light Emmiting Diode)
4. Battery
5. Lamp
6. Resistor
7. Ammeter
8. Heater
9. AC (alternating current) supply
10. Fuse

Round 4

1. Agrophobia
2. Needles / injections
3. Snakes
4. Coulrophobia
5. Friday the 13th
6. Boggarts
7. Ghosts
8. Mars
9. Nudity
10. Adrian Monk

Round 5

1. Germany
2. The Sun
3. California
4. America
5. Marie Curie
6. Moon
7. DH Lawrence
8. France
9. Margaret Rutherford
10. Names/Things that chemical elements have been named for: Germanium, Helium, Californium, Americum, Curium, Selenium, Lawrencium, Francium, Rutherfordium

Tie Break
The scarf has 65,934 stiches

Quiz Archive June 29th

Hosted by @VeggieV

Round 1

7 days around the world:

Questions:

1. Who joined dance act Orbital live on stage at Glastonbury?
2. David Cameron watched England get knocked out of the world cup with which other World Leader?
3. More than 170 artists have criticised Tate Britain for accepting sponsorship from who?
4. Name the General dismissed last week as head of the US military in Afghanistan
5. What Marilyn Monroe memorabilia has just sold for $45,000 in Las Vegas?
6. What will be completely banned in prisons in New Zealand from July 2011?
7. Cabin crew from which airline have appeared in court over charges of smuggling 3kg of cocaine into UK?
8. In which City did the Cabinet hold their first regional meeting this week ?
9. The deputy editor of which magazine is in trouble for calling breastfeeding "creepy"?
10. Who has been just named the most powerful celebrity in the world by Forbes magazine.

round 2 questions

Wimbledon

1. Name one of the players involved in this year's longest tennis match in history.
2. Name the schoolmistress womble.
3. In what year was a wooden racket last used at Wimbledon ?
4. Who played the up-and-coming tennis star Lizzie Bradbury in the 2004 film Wimbledon?
5. Why is the Wat Buddhapadipa buddist temple in Wimbledon particularly significant?
6. Who wrote The Wimbledon Trilogy (The Wimbledon Poisoner;They Came from SW19&East of Wimbledon)?
7. What would the word Wimbledon score in scrabble?
8. In 1988 who did Wimbledon football club beat to win the FA Cup?
9. Which famous sporting venue would you find in Plough Lane, Wimbledon?
10. At the end of which tube line is Wimbledon station?

Round 3
Name the Aussie show

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Round 4

Questions

1. According to the International Ice Cream Association what is the most
popular flavour of ice cream?
2. Lovin' Spoonful sang which 1960's summer anthem?
3. The higest temp measured on Earth was in El Azizia - which country is
it in?
4. In A Midsummer Night's Dream how is Robin Goodfellow better known?
5. Blackpool Sands is a blue flag beach. True or false?
6. In 2009 was the top international tourist destination (a) France (b)
UK (c) US (d) Mexico?
7. Summer Phoenix is married to which fellow US actor?
8. According to Gershwin's Summertime who is good lookin?
9. "Litha" is another name for what?
10. In 'Summer Holiday' in which city are Cliff Richard and his friends
arrested for 'kidnapping'?

Round 5

1. Name this old computer game (see twitpic)
2. Which state was the last to join the Confederacy and first to be readmitted to the Union at the end of the American civil war?
3. ***** Arcade is the famous web comic about gamers started in 1998 (fill in the blank)
4. Name Canada's largest city.
5. Who played the character of Doralee Rhodes in a 1980 classic American film?
6. Which drink is advertised as "seriously easy going"?
7. How many syllables are there in a Haiku?
8. Mull of Kintyre was a hit for which band?
9. Which US state's official animal is the grizzly bear and is known as "The Treasure State"
10. What is the connection?


Answers
round 1

1. Matt Smith
2. Angela Merkl
3. BP
4. Gen Stanley McChrystal
5. chest xrays
6. smoking
7. South African Airways
8. Bradford
9. Mother & Baby
10. Oprah Winfrey

round 2

1. Nicolas Mahut or John Isner
2. Miss Adelaide
3. 1987
4. Kirsten Dunst
5. First Buddhist temple in the United Kingdom
6. Nigel Williams
7. 0 - it is a proper noun.
8. Liverpool
9. Wimbledon stadium (dog track)
10. District

round 3

1. H2O: Just add water
2. Sons and daughters
3. Home and Away
4. Summer Heights High
5. Return to Eden
6. Underbelly
7. The Young Doctors
8. A Country Practice
9. Sullivans
10. Out of the Blue

round 4

1. Vanilla

2. Summer in the City

3. Libya

4. Puck

5. True

6. France

7. Casey Affleck

8. Your mamma

9. Midsummer

10. Athens



round 5

1. Breakout
2. Tennessee
3. Penny
4. Toronto.
5. Dolly Parton
6. Malibu
7. 17
8. Wings
9. Montana
10. Miley Cyrus / Hnnah Montana

Quiz Archive June 22nd

Hosted by @JasonDass

General Knowledge
1. What are the two main political parties in the USA? #twubquiz
2. Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis are associated with which sport? #twubquiz
3. The late John Bonham played drums for which British rock band during the 1970s?
#twubquiz
4. What country playing at this year’s FIFA world cup is ranked 105th in the world?
#twubquiz
5. Michael Jackson was born and raised on the outskirts of which American city?
#twubquiz
6. What is the capital of Senegal? #twubquiz
7. Sulphur dioxide is a chemical compound. What is its formula? #twubquiz
8. What position did Michael Martin hold within Parliament from 2000-2009? #twubquiz
9. Name one of the three films that have won 11 Academy Awards (Oscars) #twubquiz
10. What is the 4th largest planet in the solar system? #twubquiz
Elton John Round
1.
Can you name Elton’s real name? (First or surname) #twubquiz
2.
‘Candle in the wind 1997’ sold how many million copies, 17, 27 or 37? #twubquiz
3.
With which English football club is Sir Elton heavily associated with? #twubquiz
4.
What decade was Sir Elton born in? #twubquiz
5.
Number 1 hit ‘Bennie and the Jets’ (1973) was the star piece of which album?
#twubquiz
6. Can you name one of the three other men who set up Rocket Records with Elton in
1972? #twubquiz
7. Who did Elton marry on Valentine ’s Day in 1984? (will accept surname) #twubquiz
8. What 1994 Disney film did Elton write the soundtrack to? #twubquiz
9. Who has written practically all the lyrics for Elton’s songs since 1967? #twubquiz
10. Sir Elton is godfather to two children of which famous English footballer? #twubquiz

Round 3 http://jasondass.wordpress.com/twubquiz/

World Cup Round
1.
Who is currently the number 1 ranked team in the world?
2.
What player has scored the most goals at one world cup tournament?
3.
Who was the first team officially knocked out of this year’s world cup?
4.
Name two of the South African cities being used to host games
5.
Who is manager of the Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) side?
6.
Who did South Africa draw 1-1 with in the opening match?
7.
When was the last time England hosted a world cup?
8.
Who is England’s representative referee for the finals?
9.
The ‘Glo Premier League’ is the top division in which nation: Honduras, Ghana or
Nigeria?
10. Who is captain of the Spanish national side?
Traditions Round
1. The third Pillar of Islam is Zakat, what is this?
2. When is Thankgiving Day held in America?
3. Who was the founder of Sikhism?
4. The imperial capital of the Roman Empire was called what? (now Istanbul in Turkey)
5. In what river did John the Baptist baptise Jesus in?
6. What is the largest religion in the world?
7. The Jedi Church is a recognised religion fundamentally based in what country?
8. Who is the current Pope? (Religious or Christian name)
9. How many Psalms are there in the Bible?
10. Shabbat is the 7th day of the Jewish week. What day is this for the rest of the world?
Jason Dass

Answers
General knowledge
1. Democrats and Republicans
2. Cricket
3. Led Zeppelin
4. North Korea
5. Chicago (accept Gary)
6. Dakar
7. SO2
8. Speaker
9. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, tied Ben-Hur and Titanic at 11 Oscars.
10. Neptune

Elton John
1. Reginald Kenneth Dwight
2. 37million
3. Watford FC
4. 1940s (1947)
5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
6. Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon, Steve Brown
7. Rebate Blauel
8. The Lion King
9. Bernie Taupin
10. David Beckham

Round 4
Anagrams: Easyjet, Fatigue, Poseidon, Christie, Wakefield
World Cup
1. Brazil
2. France's Just Fontaine (13 in 1958)
3. Cameroon
4. Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Durban, Pretoria, Rustenburg, Nelspruit,
Johannesburg, Polokwane
5. Sven Goran Eriksson
6. Mexico
7. 1966
8. Howard Webb
9. Ghana
10. Iker Casillas

Round 5 Tradition Round
1. Giving to charity
2. Fourth Thursday in November
3. Guru Nanak
4. Constantinople
5. River Jordan
6. Islam (accept Muslim)
7. New Zealand
8. Pope Benedict XVI
9. 150
10. Saturday

Quiz Archive 15th June

Round 1 General Knowledge

1. What is measured on the Scoville scale? #twubquiz
2. What was the most significant geological deposit during the Carboniferous period? #twubquiz
3. What is the capital of Illinois? #twubquiz
4. In which Shakespearean play is Tybalt slain?#twubquiz
5. What fruit is commonly used as a pacifier for babies in China?#twubquiz
6. Whose diary is known for its eyewitness accounts of the great fire of London?#twubquiz
7. What star was born Edna May Beazley in the city of Wagga Wagga, Australia?#twubquiz
8. Which Italian region includes Florence? #twubquiz
9. What subatomic particle carries a negative electrical charge?#twubquiz
10. What plant feature characterizes the angiosperms?#twubquiz

Round 2
Vuvuzelas

1. What note does a standard vuvuzela produce? #twubquiz
2. How long was the longest working vuvuzela produced?#twubquiz
3. What was the original material used to produce vuvuzelas?#twubquiz
4. Which church threatened legal action to stop fans playing vuvuzelas at the world cup?#twubquiz
5. What's the maximum permitted length of vuvuzela at the 2010 world cup?#twubquiz
6. What's the maximum volume recorded emitted from a vuvuzela?#twubquiz
7. In 2001 Masincedane Sport began mass producing vuvzelas made from which material?#twubquiz
8. What is the suggested Zulu meaning of vuvuzela?#twubquiz
9. What item has run out of stock in many in South African pharmacies?#twubquiz
10. Which Daily Telegraph writer has described critics of vuvuzelas as "killjoys"?#twubquiz

Round 3

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Round 4

Tube Stations
Give the London Underground stations suggested by each clue.
1. Letter to the Corinthians #twubquiz
2. Maidstone perhaps? #twubquiz
3. Bigger than big #twubquiz
4. 1760 yards and stop! #twubquiz
5. Alpine hut #twubquiz
6. Oriental Pig #twubquiz
7. Up the wrong tree #twubquiz
8. "You may cross the river here sir" #twubquiz
9. Clerical envy #twubquiz
10. Angry monarch #twubquiz


Round 5
World Cups

1. How many millilitres are there in one US customary cup? #twubquiz
2. Which suit of cards is derived from the Latin card suit of cups?#twubquiz
3. CUPS is a kind of UNIX software to manage printing. What does the acronym stand for?#twubquiz
4. A protective cup is worn over which part of the body during some contact sports?#twubquiz
5. Complete the Madness lyric Teacher comes to break it up/Back of the `ead ...#twubquiz
6. Known variously as gak hoi, buhang and bentusa, what traditional therapy involves creating suction on parts of the skin?#twubquiz
7. What does a cupping pattern of tyre wear often indicate is wrong with a car?#twubquiz
8. In the bra size 36C, what part is the cup measurement?#twubquiz
9. The coffee cup sleeve that stops you burning your hands was patented by Jay Sorenson in what year?#twubquiz
10. What's the name of the drinking puzzle involving three or more cups joined together where you have to try to drink without spilling?#twubquiz

Answers Round 1

1. Spiciness of chilli peppers
2. Coal
3. Springfield
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. Lychee
6. Samuel Pepys
7. Dame Edna Everage
8. Tuscany
9. Electron
10. Flowers

Round 2 Answers


1. B flat
2. 35m (114 feet)
3. Tin
4. The Nazareth Baptist Church
5. 1m
6. 127 decibels
7. plastic
8. Making a vuvu noise
9. Ear plugs
10. Paul Kelso

Round 3
Flags

Answers

1. Vietnam
2. Belgium
3. Australia
4. Germany
5. Greece
6. Ireland
7. Italy
8. Luxembourg (after a change of heart am accepting netherlands too as they're so similar)
9. South Korea
10. People's republic of China

Round 4
1. St. Pauls
2. Kentish Town
3. Wapping
4. Mile End
5. Swiss Cottage
6. East Ham
7. Barking
8. Knightsbridge
9. Parsons Green
10. Kings Cross

Round 5 Answers
1. 237 (will accept 230-240)
2. Hearts
3. Common Unix Printing System
4. Male genitalia
5. with a plastic cup
6. Fire cupping
7. Poor wheel alignment
8. C
9. 1993
10. A fuddling cup.

Quiz Archive 8th June

Round 1

1: Since 1066, who was the first King of England to have "The Third" appended to his name?#twubquiz
2: In Goldilocks and the Three Bears, what foodstuff are the bears leaving to cool?#twubquiz
3: Steve Martin, Martin Short and which other actor comprised the Three Amigos in the 1986 comedy movie?#twubquiz
4: All countries that use DVDs with the region code 3 are found in which continent?#twubquiz
5: Three Mile Island, scene of a partial nuclear meltdown in 1979, is in the Susquehanna River in which US state?#twubquiz
6: In computing "Leetspeak", the number 3 is used to represent which upper-case letter?#twubquiz
7: The triskelion or trinacria, a three-legged symbol, is on the flag of which Italian island?#twubquiz
8: What name is given to three consecutive strikes in tenpin bowling?#twubquiz
9: What unit of length was defined as "three grains of barley, dry and round, placed end to end, lengthwise" in 1324?#twubquiz
10: And a very easy one for certain people here, who was the third actor to play Doctor Who from 1970 - 1974?#twubquiz

R2 questions

1: In 2002 which ex-minister revealed she had an affair with John Major in the mid-1980s?#twubquiz
2: The 1989 film Scandal was based on Christine Keeler's affair with which Secretary of State in 1963?#twubquiz
3: What did Douglas Hogg claim expenses for last parliament? A duck house, moat cleaning, or pornographic pay-per-views?#twubquiz
4: And which newspaper broke the story of the expenses claims scandal?#twubquiz
5: Who is the Formula 1 boss who donated a £1m to the Labour Party, after which saw the tobacco advertising ban not apply to F1?#twubquiz
6: The Watergate Complex, scene of a political break-in tied to Nixon's re-election campaign, is in which city?#twubquiz
7: After being sent to jail for perjury in 2001, which politician wrote his prison diaries under the nom de plume "FF 8282"?#twubquiz
8: Who was British Prime Minister at the start of the Suez Crisis in 1956?#twubquiz
9: Who resigned as Defence Secretary in 1986 due to the Westland Affair?#twubquiz
10: Who was the leader of the Liberal party forced to resign after being accused of conspiring to murder his lover, Norman Scott?#twubquiz

Round 3

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Round 4
1: How many points is the OUTER Gold zone worth in Archery?#twubquiz
2: Nicknamed Goldenballs, which footballer holds the record for most England caps for an outfield player?#twubquiz
3: Which gameshow invited contestants to stand on the hot spot to complete a gold run?#twubquiz
4: Chattanooga Choo Choo, the first song to be awarded a gold record in 1942, was released by which bandleader?#twubquiz
5: What was the name of the ship on which Jason set sail to retrieve the Golden Fleece?#twubquiz
6: Which UK radio station is based at 1 Golden Square, London?#twubquiz
7: Who starred as James Bond in The Man with the Golden Gun?#twubquiz
8: What is the chemical symbol for gold?#twubquiz
9: The Golden Bear is which city's film festival's top prize?#twubquiz
10: The Golden Arches are a symbol of which restaurant chain?#twubquiz

Round 5
Queen Lyrics

1: She keeps Moet et Chandon; In her pretty cabinet; 'Let them eat cake' she says; Just like Mary Antoinette #twubquiz
2: Are you ready, Are you ready for this; Are you hanging on the edge of your seat? #twubquiz
3: You say black I say white; You say bark I say bite; You say shark I say hey man; Jaws was never my scene #twubquiz
4: Because I'm easy come, easy go, Little high, little low, Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to me, to me #twubquiz
5: Just laughing and gay like a clown (ooh ooh ooh); I seem to be what I'm not you see; I'm wearing my heart like a clown #twubquiz
6: You're my sunshine; And I want you to know; That my feelings are true; I really love you #twubquiz
7: There goes my baby; She knows how to Rock n' roll; She drives me crazy; She gives me hot and cold fever #twubquiz
8: C'mon Oh won't you take me home tonight? Oh down beside your red firelight; Oh and you give it all you got #twubquiz
9: With the rhythm and the rhymes let the music flow; Everybody everywhere listen to the radio #twubquiz
10: I've fallen in love; I've fallen in love for the first time; And this time I know it's for real #twubquiz

Answers
3 Is The Magic Number
1: Henry III (He ruled from 1207, but as an aside Henry the Young King ruled with his father Henry II from 1155 - 1183)
2: Porridge
3: Chevy Chase
4: Asia
5: Pennsylvania
6: E
7: Sicily
8: Turkey (Will accept Triple, Triple X)
9: Inch
10: Jon Pertwee

Political Scandals
1: Edwina Currie
2: John Profumo
3: Moat cleaning. He denies it, which makes one wonder why he put moat cleaning on his expenses claims if he wasn't claiming for it. Jacqui
Smith's husband ordered the pornography which made its way onto her expenses claims, whilst Peter Viggers claimed for the duck house.
4: Daily Telegraph (Accepting Telegraph)
5: Bernie Ecclestone
6: Washington, D.C.
7: Jeffrey Archer
8: Anthony Eden
9: Michael Heseltine
10: Jeremy Thorpe

Pictures:
1: Benny Andersson (Any answer variant that includes Benny I've accepted. Any with Bjorn I've rejected)
2: Hagar the Horrible
3: Alfred Nobel
4: Sandi Toksvig
5: Niels Bohr
6: Mika Hakkinen
7: Ulrika Jonsson (Have accepted Ulrikakaka)
8: Bjorn Borg
9: Ingmar Bergman
10: Hans Christian Andersen

Gold:
1: 9
2: David Beckham
3: Blockbusters
4: Glenn Miller
5: Argo (will not accept Argonaut - they were Jason's crew)
6: Absolute Radio (Will accept Virgin Radio, as a former name of the station)
7: Roger Moore
8: Au
9: Berlin
10: McDonalds

Queen: (I'm only accepting the exact title, give or take the definite article)
1: Killer Queen
2: Another One Bites The Dust
3: Bicycle Race
4: Bohemian Rhapsody
5: The Great Pretender
6: You're My Best Friend
7: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
8: Fat Bottomed Girls
9: Radio Ga Ga
10: I Want To Break Free

Quiz Archive 25th May

Round One - General Knowledge. #twubquiz

Q1. Which oxygen-binding molecule is present in Tuna in far higher quantities than in other fish, resulting in their pink flesh? #twubquiz
A1. Myoglobin.

Q2. Which musician died on 24th November 1991? #twubquiz
A2. Freddie Mercury.

Q3. Port Said and Port Tawfik are the northern and southern termini of which waterway? #twubquiz
A3. Suez Canal.

Q4. Which edible thistle is known by the latin name Cynara cardunculus? #twubquiz
A4. Artichoke.

Q5. Abraham Lincoln's famous speech, beginning with "Four score and seven years ago" is known by what name? #twubquiz
A5. The Gettysburg Address.

Q6. Which ill-fated London attraction housed inside a large dome-shaped building opened on 1st January 2000? #twubquiz
A6. The Millenium Experience.

Q7. Which London Underground Tube line connects Stratford with Stanmore? #twubquiz
A7. Jubilee.

Q8. Which district in San Francisco became the world's first gay neighborhood, including being home to gay activist Harvey Milk? #twubquiz
Q8. The Castro.

Q9. Which lake is bordered by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania? #twubquiz
A9. Lake Victoria.

Q10. Which is the largest city in Vietnam? #twubquiz
A10. Ho Chi Minh City.

Round Two - The Highway Code. #twubquiz

Q1. At what age does the responsibility for wearing a safety belt pass from the driver to the passenger? #twubquiz
A1. 14.

Q2. What colour reflective studs mark the edge of a motorway carriageway at lay-bys, side roads and slip roads? #twubquiz
A2. Green.

Q3. What may you not do inside a box junction? #twubquiz
A3. Stop.

Q4. What is the national speed limit for a car towing a trailer on a dual carriageway? #twubquiz
A4. 60mph.

Q5. What shape is a stop sign? #twubquiz
A5. Octagon.

Q6. Which traffic light combination follows red and amber? #twubquiz
A6. Green.

Q7. What is the legal minimum depth of the tread on tyres? #twubquiz
A7. 1.6mm.

Q8. What is the first signal to warn of an approaching train at a level crossing? #twubquiz
A8. A steady amber light.

Q9. Which hand signal would you use to show you intent to slow down or stop? #twubquiz
A9. Raise and lower right arm (THEN the red flashing lights start!)

Q10. How old must you be to supervise a learner driver? #twubquiz
A10. 21.

Round Three - Crufts. Identify the breed of dog in the photos. #twubquiz

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1. Golden Retriever.
2. Tibetan Terrier.
3. Portuguese Water Dog.
4. Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
5. Great Dane.
6. Alaskan Malamute
7. Papillion.
8. Ibizan Hound.
9. Rhodesian Ridgeback.
10. Dalmatian.

Round Four - All in the Family. #twubquiz

Identify the famous figure from the names of their children. I'll include a description of the person to help you along. #twubquiz

Q1. Footballer: Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz. #twubquiz
A1. David Beckham.

Q2. Scientist: William, Anne, Mary, Henrietta, George, Elizabeth, Francis, Leonard, Horace and Charles. #twubquiz
Q2. Charles Darwin.

Q3. TV Presenter: Betty, Harvey and Honey. #twubquiz
A3. Jonathan Ross.

Q4. Military/Political Leader: Robert, Oliver, Bridget, Richard, Henry, Elizabeth, James, Mary and Frances. #twubquiz
A4. Oliver Cromwell.

Q5. Author: Jessica, David and Mackenzie. #twubquiz
A5. JK Rowling.

Q6. Singer: Elliot, Jessica, Louis, Aimee, Kelly and Jack. #twubquiz
Q6. Ozzy Osbourne.

Q7. Royalty: Victoria, Edward, Alice, Alfred, Helena, Louise, Arthur, Leopold and Beatrice. #twubquiz
A7. Queen Victoria.

Q8. Politician: Malia and Natasha. #twubquiz
A8. Barack Obama.

Q9. Naval officer/singer: Rupert, Agathe, Maria, Werner, Hedwig, Johanna, Martina, Rosemarie, Eleonore and Johannes. #twubquiz
A9. Georg von Trapp.

Q10. Actor: Weston and Kal-El. #twubquiz
A10. Nicolas Cage.

Round Five - The FIFA World Cup. #twubquiz

Q1. Who is hosting the 2010 tournament? #twubquiz
A1. South Africa.

Q2. who was the top goal scorer in the 2002 World Cup finals and which team did he play for? (1/2 point for each). #twubquiz
A2. Ronaldo (Brazil).

Q3. Which two countries hosted the 2002 tournament? (1/2 point for each). #twubquiz
A3. Korea and Japan.

Q4. Two football teams display 4 gold stars on their kit. Italy is one, representing their four World Cup wins. Who is the other? #twubquiz
A4. Uruguay (two World Cups and two Olympic Golds).

Q5. The iconic image of Paul Gascoigne crying occurred at which tournament? #twubquiz
A5. Italia 90.

Q6. Who was the FIFA President who set up the tournament? #twubquiz
Q6. Jules Rimet.

Q7. Prior to the 1966 World Cup, the trophy was stolen. Who recovered it? #twubquiz
A7. Pickles the dog.

Q8. How many World Cup tournaments have been held so far? #twubquiz
A8. 18.

Q9. Who was the only team to remain undefeated in the 1978 World Cup? #twubquiz
A9. Scotland (1 win & 2 draws wasn't enough to advance past Round 1).

Q10. How many countries have won the World Cup? #twubquiz
A10. 7 (Brazil, Italy, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay, France and England).

Quiz Archive 18 May

Round 1 General Knowledge

1. What word goes before glove, hound and trot? #twubquiz
2. What does the word hirsute mean?#twubquiz
3. What was the name of the Elephant Man? #twubquiz
4. Where is the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company?#twubquiz
5. What fruit can be galia, honeydew or cantaloupe?#twubquiz
6. Which king would have been blown up if the gunpowder plot had succeeded?#twubquiz
7. Which Blue Peter presenter was MIss Northern Ireland 1999?#twubquiz
8. What is TV's Supernanny's real name?#twubquiz
9. Who or what was Laika?#twubquiz
10. What do the initials HGV stand for?#twubquiz

Round 2
Cricket
1. Which county plays at home in the Oval? #twubquiz
2. What bird is used to describe a score of zero?#twubquiz
3. What's the biggest number of wickets that can fall in a two innings game?#twubquiz
4. Which former England cricketer has the nickname Beefy?#twubquiz
5. How is a ball bowled out of the striker's reach described?#twubquiz
6. How many stumps are there on a set of wickets?#twubquiz
7. What term describes fielders positioned closely behind the batsmen?#twubquiz
8. What must an umpire raise to show that a player is out?#twubquiz
9. Which cricket commentator is nicknamed "Aggers"?#twubquiz
10. Can a test match end in a tie?#twubquiz


Round 3

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Round 4

Glee
1. What's the name of the glee club featured in Glee? #twubquiz
2. Which High school do the Glee cast attend? #twubquiz
3. What's the name of Sue Sylvester's local news spot? #twubquiz
4. According to Brittany, what are dolphins just? #twubquiz
5. Which member of the Glee club includes a stick on star as part of her signature? #twubquiz
6. Who is the father of Quinn's unborn baby? #twubquiz
7. What condition does guidance counselor Emma Pilsbury suffer from? #twubquiz
8. How did Terri Schuester try to keep her marriage to Will together? #twubquiz
9. Which Madonna hit did Sue perform with Kurt and Mercedes? #twubquiz
10. What was special about the Haverbrook school choir? #twubquiz

Round 5 Theme Tunes

In each case identify the TV programme. Some are easier than others!

1. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes3/Theme1.mp3?a=4ZKAr-nKXsE #twubquiz
2. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes3/Theme2.mp3?a=uzhSSVE0OPs #twubquiz
3. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes3/Theme3.mp3?a=bM0kiuIrOcU #twubquiz
4. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes3/Theme4.mp3?a=tqEK67GbNjI #twubquiz
5. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes3/Theme5.mp3?a=Gu3c5m9eqTg #twubquiz
6. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes3/Theme6.mp3?a=S_hTrfYqUjo #twubquiz
7. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes3/Theme7.mp3?a=F9Yc2aJmFSM #twubquiz
8. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes3/Theme8.mp3?a=4k-Vo60cjJU #twubquiz
9. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes3/Theme9.mp3?a=SGDmJyCQ3DQ #twubquiz
10. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes3/Theme10.mp3?a=uU4138nzr_s #twubquiz

Answers Round 1

1. Fox
2. Hairy
3. John Merrick
4. Stratford Upon Avon
5. Melon
6. James I
7. Zoe Salmon
8. Jo Frost
9. The first dog in space
10. Heavy Goods Vehicle

Round 2 Answers


1. Surrey
2. Duck
3. 40
4. Ian Botham
5. Wide
6. Three
7. Slips
8. A finger
9. Jonathan Agnew
10. Yes

Round 3

1. Basil Rathbone
2. Michael Caine
3. Christoher Lee
4. Rupert Everett
5. Frank Langella
6. Tom Baker
7. John Cleese
8. Peter Cook
9. Peter Cushing
10. Robert Downey Jr

Round 4
1. New Directions
2. William McKinley High School
3. How Sue C's it
4. Gay sharks
5. Rachel Berry
6. Noah "Puck" Puckerman
7. OCD
8. She faked pregnancy
9. Vogue
10. They were all deaf.

Round 5 Answers

1. Cheers
2. Countdown
3. Hill Street Blues
4. It's a knockout
5. Kickstart
6. Nationwide
7. The Simpsons
8. Swap Shop
9. Tiswas
10. Topcat