Quiz Archive 26th January

Hosted by @Nelle_MacBeth

Round 1 – General Knowledge #twubquiz

1. Wimbledon’s All England Lawn Tennis Club is also a centre for which sport? #twubquiz

2. Hokkaido is an island that is part of which country? #twubquiz

3. Who founded the Scout movement? #twubquiz

4. What is the highest rank in the British army? #twubquiz

5. The Santa Maria was a ship of which explorer? #twubquiz

6. Geronimo was the leader if which North American Indian people? #twubquiz

7. Who or what is the African Queen in the film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn? #twubquiz

8. Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail are the siblings of which fictional character? #twubquiz

9. In a building, what is a paternoster? #twubquiz

10. Which modern city was called Byzantium? #twubquiz




Round 2 – Acronymns #twubquiz

The questions in this round are about acronyms and initialisms. Some are in the question and some in the answer #twubquiz

1. What does NATO stand for? #twubquiz

2. Jeff Lynne was the frontman of which initialism named 70s and 80s band? #twubquiz

3. The NES and SNES were games consoles made by which company? #twubquiz

4. What does NASA stand for? #twubquiz

5. AIDS is a condition caused by which virus? #twubquiz

6. The chemical 2,4,6 – trinitrotoluene is more commonly known as what? #twubquiz

7. The computer term WYSIWYG stands for what? #twubquiz

8. James Watson and Francis Crick are credited with the discovery of what in 1953? #twubquiz

9. The TV series The Man from UNCLE followed 2 secret agents. Name ONE of the actors in these roles. #twubquiz

10. In the TV series Doctor Who what does TARDIS stand for? #twubquiz

Round 3
Name the film and the Shakespeare play it was inspired by

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Round 4 – Science #twubquiz

1. How many pairs of chromosomes would you find in a normal human cell? #twubquiz

2. What piece of equipment would you need to measure current in an electric circuit? #twubquiz

3. There are 3 main types of rock. Name 2. (1/2 a point for each) #twubquiz

4. Complete this chemical equation: Calcium + Magnesium Sulphate à Calcium Sulphate + ? #twubquiz

5. What does the enzyme Amylase digest? #twubquiz

6. What type of cells in the human body do not contain nuclei? #twubquiz

7. What are the names of the 2 particles that make up the core of an atom? (1/2 a point for each) #twubquiz

8. A person runs at 6 m/s for 20s. How far do they run? (Don’t forget your units!) #twubquiz

9. Where does the energy in a food chain originally come from? #twubquiz

10. What is the name for the change in frequency of a wave due to the relative position of the observer? (Think about ambulances) #twubquiz

Round 5 – Connections

1. What is the name for a collection of ships or other vehicles? #twubquiz

2. What is the oldest surviving university in the UK? #twubquiz

3. What is the name for large, flat, dark, open-capped mushrooms often seen as a vegetarian substitute for burgers in restaurants? #twubquiz

4. Which big haired comedian was caught up in the Sachsgate scandal last year? #twubquiz

5. Which battle took place on 21st October 1805 and was part of the Napoleonic Wars? #twubquiz

6. George IV held which position between 1811 and 1820 during the incapacity of his father, George III, due to mental illness? #twubquiz

7. What famous fictional character was created by Ian Flemming? #twubquiz

8. Who was the presenter of Jim’ll Fix it? #twubquiz

9. Which UK city is the home of the National Space Centre? #twubquiz

10. What connects the answers of questions 1 to 9? #twubquiz

Answers


Round 1 – General Knowledge

1. Croquet

2. Japan

3. Lord Robert Baden Powell

4. Field Marshall

5. Columbus

6. Apache

7. Steamboat / boat

8. Peter Rabbit

9. A lift / elevator

10. Istanbul

Round 2 – Acronyms

1. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

2. ELO (Electric Light Orchestra)

3. Nintendo

4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

5. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)

6. TNT

7. What you see is what you get

8. DNA

9. Robert Vaughn and David McCallum

10. Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space

Round 3 – Picture Round

1. West Side Story (Romeo and Juliet)

2. 10 Things I Hate About You (The Taming of the Shrew)

3. Forbidden Planet (The Tempest)

4. O (Othello)

5. The Lion King (Hamlet)

6. Kiss Me Kate (The Taming of the Shrew)

7. Romeo Must Die (Romeo and Juliet)

8. Get Over It (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

9. She’s the Man (Twelfth Night)

10. Shakespeare in Love (Twelfth Night – I allowed Romeo and Juliet as the majority of the film is about him writing the play)

Round 4 – Science

1. 23

2. Ammeter

3. Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

4. Magnesium (It is a displacement reaction)

5. Starch (will allow carbohydrates)

6. Erythrocytes/ Red Blood Cells

7. Protons and Neutrons

8. 120 m

9. The Sun / Solar energy

10. The Doppler Effect / Doppler Shift

Round 5 – Connections

1. Fleet

2. Oxford

3. Portobello

4. Russell Brand

5. The Battle of Trafalgar

6. The Prince Regent

7. James Bond

8. Jimmy Savile

9. Leicester

10. They are all names of London Streets: Fleet Street; Oxford Street; Portobello Road; Russell Square; Trafalgar Square; Regent Street; Bond Street; Savile Row; Leicester Square.

Quiz Archive 19th January

Round 1 General Knowledge

1. How many legs does a spider have? #twubquiz

2. What colours are on the French flag?#twubquiz

3. Who performed the title song in the movie Singing in the Rain?#twubquiz

4. Who is Asterix the Gaul's rotund friend?#twubquiz

5. What kind of animal is a canine?#twubquiz

6. Which search engine was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998?#twubquiz

7. Who is the current host of Mastermind?#twubquiz

8. What mode of transport does the man in seat 61 give advice on?#twubquiz

9. Who is the chancellor of the Exchequer?#twubquiz

10. Who said "Either this guy's dead or my watch has stopped"?#twubquiz

Round 2 Sex

1. What is the male gamete?#twubquiz

2. Binary fission, budding and spore formation are varieties of what kind of reproduction?#twubquiz

3. What story of human parthenogenesis is featured in the bible?#twubquiz

4. What do Tiresias, Jabba the Hutt and Cartman's Mom have in common?#twubquiz

5. What is the equivalent of sperm for flowering plants?#twubquiz

6. How many chromosomes are there in the average unfertilized human ovum?#twubquiz

7. How is the male prepuce better known?#twubquiz

8. What are Rocky Mountain oysters?#twubquiz

9. Oestrogen and progesterone are secreted by which organs?#twubquiz

10. Which racing mammal has a gestation period of 336 days?#twubquiz

Round 3 Pictures

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Round 4 Drugs

1. What common pain killer is acetylsalicylic acid? #twubquiz

2. What stimulant is found in coffee, cola and chocolate?#twubquiz

3. Here's a hard one: What's the common trade name of Sildenafil citrate?#twubquiz

4. What ailment might senna extract be used to relieve?#twubquiz

5. A green liquid contains paracetamol, dextromethorphan and promethazine. What's it sold as?#twubquiz

6. A patient is prescribed an inert sugar pill that does nothing. What's its medical name?#twubquiz

7. What drug is a leading lady who has dropped an E?#twubquiz

8. What fast slang name is given to amphetamine?#twubquiz

9. What kind of drug is Prozac?#twubquiz

10. What drug is in woodpecker, Stella and Archers?#twubquiz

Round 5 Rock n Roll

Identify the song these lyrics came from

1. Realize I dont want to be a miser, confide wisely youll be the wiser, young blood is the lovin upriser#twubquiz

2. By now you should've somehow realised what you gotta do #twubquiz

3. But how many heartaches must I stand before I find a love to let me live again #twubquiz

4. Unaware but underlined, I figured out this story. It wasn't good. But in the corner of my mind I celebrated glory.#twubquiz

5. I feel safest of all, I can lock all my doors, it's the only way to live #twubquiz

6. I'm so happy and you're so kind, You want more money - of course I don't mind, to buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes #twubquiz

7. Half past twelve, and I'm watching the late show in my flat all alone. How I hate to spend the evening on my own#twubquiz

8. Im gonna hit the highway like a battering ram on a silver black phantom bike. When the metal is hot and the engine is hungry, and were all about to see the light #twubquiz

9. So needless to say I'm odds and ends. But that's me, stumbling away, slowly learning that life is O.K.#twubquiz

10. When I look in your eyes, I see words I can't describe, And these words I'm tellin' you #twubquiz

Round 1 Answers

1. 8

2. Blue White Red

3. Gene Kelly

4. Obelix

5. Dog

6. Google

7. John Humphrys

8. Railways

9. Alistair Darling

10. Groucho Marx

Round 2 Answers

1. Sperm

2. Asexual

3. Virgin birth

4. They are hermaphrodites

5. Pollen

6. 23

7. Foreskin

8. Buffalo testicles

9. Ovaries

10. Horse

Round 3 Answers

1. Botticelli

2. Warhol

3. Van Gogh

4. Picasso

5. Cezanne

6. Klimt

7. Matisse

8. Da Vinci

9. Rembrandt

10. Dali

Round 4 Answers

1. Aspirin

2. Caffeine

3. Viagra

4. Constipation

5. Night nurse

6. Placebo

7. Heroin

8. Speed

9. Antidepressant (SSRI)

10. Alcohol.

Answers Round 5

1. Give it away (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

2. Wonderwall (Oasis)

3. You can't hurry love (Diana Ross)

4. Back For Good (Take That)

5. Cars (Gary Numan)

6. Going underground (The Jam)

7. Gimmie Gimme Gimmie [a man after midnight] (Abba)

8. Bat out of hell (Meatloaf)

9. Take on me (A-Ha)

10. Baby I Love You (Ramones)

Quiz Archive 12th January

Hosted by @mattscutt

Round 1 – General Knowledge

1. According to NASA, how many official, named moons does Jupiter have? (will accept +/- 5 moons) #twubquiz
2. In miles, how long is the River Thames? (will accept +/- 10 miles) #twubquiz
3. What is the capital city of New York state? #twubquiz
4. What is the English translation of the Arabic word “Burj” #twubquiz
5. What year did Buckingham Palace become the official royal palace of the British monarch (will accept +/- 10 years)? #twubquiz
6. What year was the first scheduled programme broadcast on Channel 4? #twubquiz
7. How much does a UK first class stamp cost today? #twubquiz
8. Which county is Bristol in? #twubquiz
9. Who composed the Doctor Who theme? #twubquiz
10. What is the meaning of the Malay word “bongking”? #twubquiz

Round 2 - Current affairs

1. Chris Evans started his Radio 2 breakfast show yesterday, but who read the news on the show? #twubquiz
2. Who are McLaren’s two drivers in this year’s Formula One Championship? #twubquiz
3. In Celsius, what is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the UK? #twubquiz
4. Which two former cabinet colleagues of Gordon Brown called for a secret leadership ballot last week? #twubquiz
5. Which, soon to be ex-, BBC star has rhotacism? #twubquiz
6. Which one of these covers is NOT being made into a stamp: Led Zeppelin IV, Tubular Bells, Dark Side of the Moon, London Calling #twubquiz
7. In Being Human, 3 main characters work in the hospital. Which of these 3 actors did not appear in Doctor Who’s The End of Time? #twubquiz
8. The Ministry of Sound’s New Year’s Eve party was held where? #twubquiz
9. What is number 1 in the UK singles chart today? (1/2 a point for each, the artist and the title) #twubquiz
10. Comedy troupe, Improv Everywhere, caused scenes of chaos and joy in New York subways by organising 3,000 commuters to do what? #twubquiz

Round 3 Odd One out

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Round 4 -
Which Doctors

1. Which Doctor wore converse hightop trainers? #twubquiz
2. Which Doctor revealed he was half-human on his mother’s side? #twubquiz
3. Which Doctor first battled with the Cybermen? #twubquiz
4. Which Doctor was the first to be broadcast in colour? #twubquiz
5. Which Doctor first encountered UNIT? #twubquiz
6. Which Doctor wore a cat badge? #twubquiz
7. Which Doctor first met Davros? #twubquiz
8. Which Doctor introduced ‘Psychic Paper’ to the series? #twubquiz
9. Which Doctor crashed his TARDIS into the 10th Doctor’s TARDIS causing a black hole? #twubquiz
10. Which Doctor said that he may well be the magician Merlin in a future incarnation? #twubquiz

Round 5 - Science Fiction Geekery

1. Which book starts "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy..."? #twubquiz
2. Which TV series originally featured William Shatner as an aerophobic passenger? #twubquiz
3. In 'Battlestar Galactica', what is the surname of the President of the Colonies following the Cylon attack? #twubquiz
4. What was the name of the pilot episode of 'Star Trek', broadcast in 1966? #twubquiz
5. What is the complete character name of the lead female special agent in 'Fringe'? #twubquiz
6. Which scheduled flight from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles, California, United States was lost on September 22, 2004? #twubquiz
7. In series 1 to 3 of 'Blake's 7', what is the name of the female telepathic crew member? #twubquiz
8. Who wrote the script for the abandoned film, 'Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen'? #twubquiz
9. Which TV series had the introduction "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture." #twubquiz
10. Using the first letter from each answer (excluding any 'the's), rearrange to make two science fiction TV series titles. #twubquiz

Answers
Round 1 – General Knowledge

1. How many official, named moons does Jupiter have? (+/- 5 moons) #twubquiz
49 official, named moons (with 14 more unofficial ones still under consideration) – will accept between 44 and 54.

2. In miles, how long is the River Thames? (+/- 10 miles) #twubquiz
215 miles. (Will accept between 205 and 225 miles)

3. What is the capital city of New York state? #twubquiz
Albany.

4. What is the English translation of the Arabic word “Burj” #twubquiz
Tower.

5. What year did Buckingham Palace become the official royal palace of the British monarch (+/- 10 years)? #twubquiz
1837 (Will accept between 1827 and 1847)

6. What year was the first scheduled programme broadcast on Channel 4? #twubquiz
(2nd November) 1982

7. How much does a UK first class stamp cost? #twubquiz
39 pence

8. Which county is Bristol in? #twubquiz
Bristol! Bristol is a county corporate.

9. Who composed the Doctor Who theme? #twubquiz
Ron Grainer

10. What is the meaning of the Malay word “bongking”? #twubquiz
Sprawling face down with one's bottom in the air!

Round 2: Current affairs.

1. Chris Evans started his Radio 2 breakfast show yesterday, but who read the news on the show? #twubquiz
Moira Stuart

2. Who are McLaren’s Drivers in this year’s Formula One Championship? #twubquiz
Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton

3. In Celsius, what is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the UK? #twubquiz
-27.2C

4. Which two former cabinet colleagues of Gordon Brown called for a secret leadership ballot last week? #twubquiz
Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt

5. Which, soon to be ex-, BBC TV and radio star has rhotacism? #twubquiz
Jonathan Ross

6. Which one of these covers is NOT being made into a stamp: Led Zeppelin IV, Tubular Bells, Dark Side of the Moon, London Calling #twubquiz
Dark Side of the Moon

7. In Being Human, 3 of the characters work in the hospital. Which of these 3 actors didn't appear in Doctor Who’s The End of Time? #twubquiz
Aiden Turner (John Mitchell)

8. The Ministry of Sound’s last New Year’s Eve party was held where? #twubquiz
O2 Arena

9. What is number 1 in the UK singles chart? (1/2 a point for the artist and title) #twubquiz
IYAZ - Replay

10. Comedy troupe, Improv Everywhere, caused scenes of chaos and joy in New York subways by organising 3,000 commuters to do what? #twubquiz
Strip to their underwear.

Round Three: Find the odd one out

1. C - The arrowhead is the odd one out because it has 3 (rather than 4 dots) in it. In the other figures, the number of dots equals the number of sides the polygon has.

2. B - The figure of the horizontal arrow with the shaded top-half is the odd one out because it is a mirror image of the other three arrows. In the other figures, it is the same arrow except for rotations through various angles.

3. B - Paper. Paper is the odd one out because it is the only non-living thing.Tree, mouse and man are living.

4. B - Low. Low is the odd one out because it is pronounced differently from now, cow and how.

5. C - 57. the others are prime numbers.

6. C - 56. The others are equal to 8 if the two numbers are added together. ie. 35 (3+5) etc. (AMENDMENT: or D – the only prime number; courtesy of @captain_razzle).

7. D - Cross. The rest can be preceded by "Bed" to create new words.

8. A - Milk. Milk is the odd one out because butter, cheese and yoghurt are products made from milk.

9. B - All the rest of the shape configurations can be rearranged to make a square.

10. A,B,C & D - B is an odd one out because it is the only one with a "2," C is an odd one out because it is the only square, D is an odd one out because it is the only one that is yellow. And A is the odd one out because it hasn't been one of the odd ones out!!

Round 4 - Which Doctor?

1. Which Doctor wore converse hightop trainers? #twubquiz
10th Doctor, David Tennant

2. Which of the Doctors revealed he was half-human on his mother’s side? #twubquiz
8th Doctor, Paul McCann

3. Which Doctor first met the Cybermen? #twubquiz
1st Doctor, William Hartnell

4. Who was the first Doctor to be broadcast in colour? #twubquiz
3rd Doctor, Jon Pertwee

5. Which Doctor first encountered UNIT? #twubquiz
2nd Doctor, Patrick Troughton

6. Which Doctor wore a cat badge? #twubquiz
6th Doctor, Colin Baker

7. Which Doctor first meets Davros? #twubquiz
4th Doctor, Tom Baker

8. Which Doctor introduced ‘Psychic Paper’ to the series? #twubquiz
9th Doctor, Christopher Eccleston

9. Which Doctor crashed his TARDIS into the 10th Doctor’s TARDIS causing a black hole? #twubquiz
5th Doctor, Peter Davison

10. Which Doctor says that he may be the magician Merlin in a future incarnation? #twubquiz
7th Doctor, Sylvester McCoy

Round 5 - Science Fiction Geekery

1. Which book starts with "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun"? #twubquiz
The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It should be noted that I will unfollow anyone who has gotten this wrong.

2. Which TV series originally featured William Shatner as an aerophobic passenger? #twubquiz
The Twilight Zone. He reprised the role in 3rd Rock from the Sun in an nod towards John Lithgoe’s portrayal of the same character in the Twilight Zone movie.

3. What is the surname of the President of the Colonies following the Cylon attack? #twubquiz
Roslin

4. What was the name of the pilot episode of Star Trek, broadcast in 1966? #twubquiz
Where No Man Has Gone Before. (Whilst "The Cage" was filmed earlier, it was initial rejected and not broadcast until the 80s).

5. What is the complete character name of the lead female special agent in 'Fringe'? #twubquiz
Olivia Dunham

6. Which scheduled flight from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles, California, United States was lost on September 22, 2004? #twubquiz
Oceanic Flight 815

7. In series 1 to 3 of Blake's 7, what is the name of the female telepathic crew member? #twubquiz
Cally

8. Who wrote the script for the abandoned film, "Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen"? #twubquiz
Douglas Adams (pseudonym - David Agnew). Not one to waste his work, the script was reworked into the H2G2 book, "Life, the Universe and Everything".

9. Which TV series had the introduction "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture." #twubquiz
The Outer Limits

10. Using the first letter from each answer (excluding any "the"s), rearrange to make two science fiction series titles. #twubquiz
Doctor Who and Torchwood

Quiz Archive 5th January

R1 general knowledge
1. Which chain of shops was founded in 1975 by Steve Jackson, John Peake and Ian Livingstone? #twubquiz
2. Which rock star has children called Geronimo, Artemis, Galileo and Sable? #twubquiz
3. How many mountains do you have to climb to be a Munroist? (Will give 10 either way) #twubquiz
4. Who wrote the children's classics 'A Little Princess' and 'The Secret Garden'? #twubquiz
5. What is the longest river in Europe? #twubquiz
6. Which English king married Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152? #twubquiz
7. In what pastime would you perform a flamingo, a blizzard flip or a woolly mammoth? #twubquiz
8. Which film ends with the line, "All right, Mr. De Mille, I'm ready for my close-up"? #twubquiz
9. Which two painters lived together in the Yellow House at Arles? #twubquiz
10. Which common British bird has the scientific name Parus caeruleus? #twubquiz

R2 What is the connection?
1. What's commonest name for pubs in Britain? #twubquiz
2. Which athlete did Sharon Davies divorce in the year 2000? #twubquiz
3. In which 1985 film was Tom Hanks mistaken for a spy because he had lost an item of footwear? #twubquiz
4. Which pop act was originally called the Frantic Elevators? #twubquiz
5. What is the name of the Islamic equivalent of the Red Cross? #twubquiz
6. In which TV drama did Sarah Lancashire play Coral Atkins? #twubquiz
7. In which 1984 did Patrick Swayze star as the leader of a gang fighting against a Russian invasion of America? #twubquiz
8. To what did fire-fighter Paul Neal change his name? #twubquiz
9. Which novel by Stephen Crane was set during the American Civil War? #twubquiz
10. What is the connection? #twubquiz

R3 Pictures
Name the Big Brother contestants and the season number in which they appeared (half point for each). We only need the first name and a series number. For example, Kinga, BB6 (she's not an answer, though!).


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R4 Current affairs
1. Research published this week by the Journal of Sexual Medicine suggests the G spot doesn't exist. What does the G stand for? #twubquiz
2. Google is set to launch its own iPhone-aping mobile phone this week. What's it called? #twubquiz
3. The world's tallest building was officially opened yesterday. Where is it? #twubquiz
4. An airline has been criticised this week for 'puerile behaviour'. Which one? And, for a bonus point, why? #twubquiz
5. Dating website BeautifulPeople.com ejected 5,000 members this week. Why? #twubquiz
6. The USA, France and the UK this week closed their embassies in which country? #twubquiz
7. Avatar has reached $1bn in ticket sales faster than any movie before. How long has it taken to rake in this sum? #twubquiz
8. According to 15% of parents questioned in a survey released this week, what is the commonest first word for a baby to utter? #twubquiz
9. Panto star Owen Woodgate described the host town as a 'shithole' on Twitter, and was later booed off stage. Which town? #twubquiz
10. Which British actor was beamed up to Buckingham Palace to receive a knighthood this past week? #twubquiz

R5 Decipher the rock/pop artist/band anagrams
1. MATH RODEO #twubquiz
2. AHEM YOU SWINE #twubquiz
3. ELK INFO SONG #twubquiz
4. I'M A JERK, BUT LISTEN #twubquiz
5. EARNEST ARMPIT SCREECH #twubquiz
6. ANY METRIC SOCK #twubquiz
7. THEY BOSS POP #twubquiz
8. KING'S LEAD HAT #twubquiz
9. FORGO FETISH #twubquiz
10. DENT DURING SEX HYMN, SIR #twubquiz

R1 general knowledge
1. Games Workshop
2. Alex James
3. 283
4. Frances Hodgson Burnett
5. Volga
6. Henry II
7. Skateboarding
8. Sunset Boulevard
9. Van Gogh and Gauguin
10. Blue tit

R2 What is the connection?
1. Red Lion
2. Derek Redmond
3. The Man With One Red Shoe
4. Simply Red
5. The Red Crescent
6. Seeing Red
7. Red Dawn
8. Red Adair
9. The Red Badge of Courage
10. Red

R3 Pictures
1. Cameron, BB4
2. Bubble, BB2
3. Alison, BB3
4. Sree, BB10
5. Samanda, BB8
6. Nikki, BB7
7. Michelle, BB5
8. Mario, BB9
9. Makosi, BB6
10. Craig, BB1

R4 Current affairs
1. Gräfenberg Spot
2. Nexus One
3. Dubai
4. Ryanair. For payment policy.
5. For being fat.
6. Yemen
7. 17 days
8. Dada/daddy
9. Lowestoft
10. Patrick Stewart

R5 Decipher the rock/pop artist/band anagrams
1. Motorhead
2. Amy Winehouse
3. Kings Of Leon
4. Justin Timberlake
5. Manic Street Preachers
6. Arctic Monkeys
7. Pet Shop Boys
8. Talking Heads
9. Foo Fighters
10. Dexys Midnight Runners

Quiz Archive 29th December

Round 1 About 2009

1. According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2009 was the Year of which animal? #twubquiz
2. At the start of 2009, the Czech Republic took over the presidency of the Council of the European Union, but from which country?#twubquiz


3. Geir Haarde resigned as Prime Minister of which country after the government and banking system of his country collapsed?#twubquiz


4. Which treaty, initially known as the Reform Treaty, came into force on the 1st of December 2009? #twubquiz


5. Which popular American character actor best known for his work in the 1970s television series Kung Fu, tragically died in June 2009?#twubquiz


6. Sir Bobby Robson managed seven European football clubs as well as the England national team. Name any two of the seven clubs that Sir Bobby managed.#twubquiz


7. Which European country adopted the Euro as their national currency in January 2009 and which currency did it replace?#twubquiz


8. Which political leader was quoted as saying "I will take questions from the guys but from the girls I want telephone numbers" ?#twubquiz


9. Who was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2009?#twubquiz


10. How old was Michael Jackson when he died?#twubquiz

Round 2
Films of 2009


Can you name the films that were released in this year from their tag lines?


1. No stray gets turned away #twubquiz

2. Inspect the unexpected #twubquiz

3. All she ever wanted was a little credit... #twubquiz

4. Alien Problem? Monster Solution #twubquiz

5. Who says you're only young once? #twubquiz

6. You can't always run from your past. #twubquiz

7. When the lights go off the battle is on #twubquiz

8. Some guys just can't handle Vegas #twubquiz

9. Here comes the bribe #twubquiz

10.Borat was so 2006 #twubquiz

Round 3 Pictures


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Round 4: It happened in 2009

1. Two European countries joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(NATO) in April 2009. Name them. #twubquiz


2. Which politician said "The trouble with Twitter, the instantness of it,

too many twits might make a twat" ? #twubquiz


3. Which Olympic champion was banned from his sport for three months after

a British 'newspaper' published a photograph of him smoking marijuana?

#twubquiz


4. Who was sworn in as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe in February 2009?

#twubquiz


5. Who famously said "To work out how to operate a television set, you

practically have to make love to the thing."?#twubquiz


6. Who in March 2009 said "Aids is a tragedy that cannot be overcome by

money alone, and that cannot be overcome through the distribution of

condoms, which even aggravates the problem"?#twubquiz


7. Online, reactions to which worldwide-covered event crippled many major

websites and services, as the abundance of people accessing the web

addresses pushed internet traffic to unprecedented and historic

levels.#twubquiz


8. Complete the following quote made by Jim Rogers, US investment guru,

back in January 2009:
"I would urge you to sell any _____ you might

have ... It's finished."#twubquiz


9. Which famous film director was arrested in September 2009 in Switzerland

on a United States arrest warrant?#twubquiz


10. Who, in November 2009, was designated the first permanent President of

the European Council and which position of power did he hold at the time?

#twubquiz

Round 1 Answers



1. The Ox / Buffalo.


2. France


3. Iceland


4. The Lisbon Treaty.

5. David Carradine


6. Fulham, Ipswich Town, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, Porto, Barcelona, Newcastle United


7. Slovakia, replacing the Slovak koruna.


8. Silvio Berlusconi

9. US President Barack Obama


10. Fifty (August 29th 1958 – June 25th 2009)


Round 2 Answers

1. Hotel for Dogs

2. Pink Panther 2

3. Confessions of a Shopaholic
4. Monsters vs Aliens

5. 17 Again

6. Ghosts of girlfriends past

7. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

8. The Hangover

9. The Proposal

10.Bruno

Round 3 Answers
1. Ali Bongo
2. Tony Hart
3. Patrick Swayze
4. Natasha Richardson
5. Brittany Murphy
6. David Carradine
7. Edward Woodward
8. Farrah Fawcett
9. Keith Floyd
10. Michael Jackson

Answers Round 4


1. Albania and Croatia


2. David Cameron, British Conservative Party leader


3. Michael Phelps, American swimmer


4. Morgan Tsvangirai


5. Prince Philip, the 88-year-old British royal, complaining about the difficulty of using modern remote controls


6. Pope Benedict XVI


7. The death of Michael Jackson


8. Sterling


9. Roman Polanski


10. Herman Van Rompuy, The Prime Minister of Belgium