Quiz Archive 20th April

Round 1 General Knowledge

1. What colour is the District line on the tube map? #twubquiz
2. What phenomenon causes a straw in a glass of water to appear broken?#twubquiz
3. Name a common land based gastropod. #twubquiz
4. Which artist achieved fame for artwork that included dead animals preserved in formaldehyde?#twubquiz
5. What ended Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn?#twubquiz
6. What is the capital of Denmark?#twubquiz
7. What artistic technique involves painting in small dots of pure colour?#twubquiz
8. Which is the official state cat of Maine?#twubquiz
9. What conserve is often made using Seville oranges?#twubquiz
10. What is the name of an area where one tectonic plate descends below another?#twubquiz

Round 2
Current affairs
1. Why has the name Eyjafjallajokull been important this week? #twubquiz
2. Who claimed he'd met a "40 year old black man" who was very concerned about immigration? #twubquiz?
3. What Gordon Brown phrase became an unofficial Lib Dem hashtag #twubquiz?
4. Who announced that he's quitting the BBC for ITV this week #twubquiz?
5. What date was the last day for registering to vote in the UK general election? #twubquiz
6. Which singer and activist took on the BNP's Richard Barnbrook this week? #twubquiz
7. Iranian cleric Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi claimed that women wearing revealing clothing were responsible for what? #twubquiz
8. What was the typo that caused the recall of 7,000 copies of The Pasta Bible?#twubquiz
9. Who is the leader of the green party?#twubquiz
10. What website claimed an exclusive when it reviewed a stolen iphone 4 prototype?#twubquiz

Round 3

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Round 4 Fungus or Alien
In each case say whether the item is an English name for a fungus or a Doctor Who alien

1. Blusher#twubquiz
2. Gelth #twubquiz
3. Foamasi #twubquiz
4. Fused tooth #twubquiz
5. Sickener #twubquiz
6. Drashig #twubquiz
7. Drahvin #twubquiz
8. Gond #twubquiz
9. Earthfan #twubquiz
10. Dogend #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/Themes2/theme1.mp3?a=0_9qDZeD3xo
#twubquiz
2. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes2/theme2.mp3?a=bT_9fswGJbc
#twubquiz
3. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes2/theme3.mp3?a=JrfarRHy6wA
#twubquiz
4. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes2/theme4.mp3?a=gDicWSKwZzM
#twubquiz
5. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes2/theme5.mp3?a=8xnt2nRiBK8
#twubquiz
6. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes2/theme6.mp3?a=WW1ZwRJZCK4
#twubquiz
7. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes2/theme7.mp3?a=toa4vcIUX3Y
#twubquiz
8. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes2/theme8.mp3?a=w-lzsCtk05Q
#twubquiz
9. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes2/theme9.mp3?a=nunzuu6xIPs
#twubquiz
10. https://www.humyo.com/5603985/quizzes/Audio/Themes2/theme10.mp3?a=x4yDJV2qgjo
#twubquiz

Answers Round 1

1. Green
2. Refraction
3. Slug or Snail
4. Damian Hurst
5. She was beheaded
6. Copenhagen
7. Pointilism
8. Maine Coon
9. Marmalade
10. Subduction zone

 Round 2 Answers


1. It's the volcano that's grounded aircraft
2. David Cameron
3. I agree with Nick
4. Adrian Chiles
5. Today 20th April
6. Billy Bragg
7. Eathquakes
8. It called for "freshly ground black people"
9. Caroline Lucas
10. Gizmodo

Round 3

1. Spongebob Squarepants
2. Bobby Hill
3. Denis the Menace
4. Beavis
5. Mr Bump
6. Cartman
7. Daffy Duck
8. Goofy
9. Peter Griffin
10. Mr Burns

Answers Round 4
1. Fungus
2. Alien
3. Alien
4. Fungus
5. fungus
6. Alien
7. Alien
8. Alien
9. Fungus
10. Fungus

Round 5 Answers

1. Baywatch
2. Benny Hill
3. Call my bluff
4. The Good Life
5. Grange Hill
6. Heroes
7. The Littlest Hobo
8. Reggie Perrin
9. Roobarb
10. Wonder Woman 

Quiz Archive 13th April

Hosted by @tallscientist
round 1
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot - curry round
1. Name the primary ingredient in Bhindi Bhaji #twubquiz
2. Which spice is thought to derive its name from the Latin meaning "deserving earth"? #twubquiz
3. What is the spiciest curry? #twubquiz
4. The Indian yoghurt-based drink is called what? #twubquiz
5. Name the two primary ingredients in Aloo Dal #twubquiz
6. What vegetable would you add in to your chicken to make Dopiaza? #twubquiz
7. Vanilla is a type of what tropical plant? #twubquiz
8. What is a “korai”? #twubquiz
9. What is the capital of Sri Lanka? #twubquiz
10. Saffron is more or less expensive per kg than silver? #twubquiz

Round 2
Who Am I?

1. I was born in London in 1933 #twubquiz

2. My real name is Maurice Joseph Micklewhite #twubquiz

3. I have appeared in over 100 films in my lifetime #twubquiz

4. My first notable film part was as British Army officer Gonville Bromhead #twubquiz

5. I have been nominated for an Academy Award for acting (leading or supporting) in every decade since the 1960s #twubquiz

6. I was awarded a knighthood in 2000, for my contribution to the performing arts #twubquiz

7. One of my most notable flops was appearing in Jaws: The Revenge #twubquiz

8. I am well known for my Cockney accent #twubquiz

9. I took my screen name from the film “The Caine Mutiny” #twubquiz

10. One of my most famous lines is “You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off” #twubquiz

Round 3

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Round 4: It's Life Jim, But Not as We know it
1. Name four out of the ten elements that do not have the same first letter as their symbol #twubquiz
2. What is Fugu rugripes more commonly known as? #twubquiz
3. Name one of the closest extant relatives to humans. #twubquiz
4. What kind of reproduction do bacteria undergo? #twubquiz
5. What does phloem carry? #twubquiz
6. Which extra chromosome causes Klinefelter’s syndrome? #twubquiz
7. Where would you find the Islets of Lagnerhans? #twubquiz
8. Which gas smells like rotten eggs? #twubquiz
9. Element 112 was discovered recently, but what was it called? #twubquiz
10. Name two organelles present in a typical cell (half point for each) #twubquiz


Round 5
The Show must Go On)
1. Which character sings “Memory”? #twubquiz
2. Which musical is “You Must Love Me” from? #twubquiz
3. Complete this line: “Remember me, once in a while…” #twubquiz
4. In Dirty Dancing, what is Baby’s actual name (first name and surname)? #twubquiz
5. In which country does The King and I take place? #twubquiz
6. Name the two street gangs in West Side Story. #twubquiz
7. Name two of the T-Birds #twubquiz
8. What is the Hungarian murderess’ name in Chicago? #twubquiz
9. Which Boyzone single came from the musical Whistle Down The Wind? #twubquiz
10. What was the title of the 1956 film in which Elvis Presley made his film debut? #twubquiz

Round 1 Answers

1. Okra/Ladies' fingers
2.Tumeric
3.Phaal
4.Lassi
5.Potato and Lentils
6.Onions
7.Orchid
8.A cooking pot
9.Colombo/Sri Jayawadenapura Kotte
10.More

Round 2 answer: Michael Caine

Round 3 Answers
Doggy in the Window - dog identification round

1. Weimeraner

2. Schnauzer

3. (Miniature) Dachshund

4. Husky

5. Chihuahua

6.Dalmation

7. Shitzu

8. Westie

9. Old English sheepdog

10. (Irish) Red Setter



Round 4 answers

1. Antimony, Potassium, Sodium, Iron, Mecury, Silver, Gold, Lead, Tungsten or Tin
2.Puffer fish/Blowfish
3.Chimpanzee or Bonobo
4.Asexual
5.Nutrients
6. X
7.Pancreas
8.Hydrogen Sulfide
9.Copernicum
10.Nucleus, Mitochondria, Golgi (apparatus), (Rough or Smooth) Endoplasmic Reticulum, Ribosome, Vesicle or Lysosome

Answers Round 5

   1.
      Grizabella, The Glamour Cat
   2.
      Evita
   3.
      , please promise me you'll try
   4.
      Frances Houseman
   5.
      Siam (will accept Thailand)
   6.
      Jets and the Sharks
   7.
      Danny Zucco, Kenickie, Doody, Sonny LaTierri or Putzie
   8.
      Hunyak
   9.
      No Matter What
  10.
      Love Me Tender

Quiz Archive 6th April

Round 1. General Knowledge #twubquiz

Q1. Who wrote the novel The Three Musketeers? #twubquiz

A1. Alexandre Dumas.

Q2. What year did Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson (Madame de Pompadour) die? +\- 10 years. #twubquiz

A2. 1764.

Q3. The group of young Manchester United football players involved in the 1958 Munich air disaster were nicknamed the Busby what? #twubquiz

A3. Babes.

Q4. Adolf Hitler was born in which country? #twubquiz

A4. Austria.

Q5. Which festival events are referred to as "encierro" in the native Spanish? #twubquiz

A5. Running of the Bulls.

Q6. The late Patrick Swayze contributed which song to the Dirty Dancing soundtrack? #twubquiz

A6. She's Like The Wind.

Q7. Which winter Olympic sport can be played in differing styles called "regular" and "goofy"? #twubquiz

A7. Snowboard.

Q8. In which British county does the Bramley apple originate? #twubquiz

A8. Nottinghamshire.

Q9. How many syllables must a sonnet have? #twubquiz

A9. 140.

Q10. Which element has the atomic number of 15? #twubquiz

A10. Phosphorus.


Round 2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer #twubquiz

Q1. Why was Buffy expelled from her first highschool? #twubquiz

A1. She burnt down the gym.

Q2. Sunnydale High School is situated on top of The Hellmouth, in season 1 which room is it directly under? #twubquiz

A2. The library.

Q3. Who was Spike's sire? #twubquiz

A3. Drusilla.

Q4. Every slayer is assigned a mentor to guide them, what are they called? #twubquiz

A4. Watcher.

Q5. Finish the quote from Season 1's "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date": "If the apocalypse comes..." #twubquiz

A5. Beep me.

Q6. Which two Buffy characters ended up as series regulars in spin-off Angel (excluding the title character)? (1/2 point for each) #twubquiz

A6. Cordelia and Wesley. (And Spike. And Harmony)

Q7. "Tabula Rasa" is the name of a Season 7 episode where the Scooby Gang lose their memories. What does "Tabula Rasa" mean? #twubquiz

A7. Clean slate.

Q8. Two episodes stood out because of their audio: Hush (for having very little dialogue) & The Body. Why was The Body remarkable? #twubquiz

A8. There was no backing track.

Q9. Scooby member Oz is what kind of creature? #twubquiz

A9. Werewolf.

Q10. How many times has Buffy died? #twubquiz

A10. Twice.

Round 3. Picture This - can you identify the title and artist of these famous paintings from the cropped image? ½ point each #twubquiz

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A1. "A Bigger Splash" by Hockney.

A2. "A Market Place" by LS Lowry.

A3. "Le Rêve" aka "The Dream" by Picasso.

A4. "Sunflowers" by van Gogh.

A5. "Campbell's Soup" by Andy Warhol.

A6. "The Scream" by Munch.

A7. "Son of Man" by Magritte.

A8. "Starry Night" by van Gogh.

A9. "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci.

A10. "Girl With a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer.

Round 4. Quoth He - Quotes from Shakespeare's plays. Identify the character and play they originate from, 1/2 point each. #twubquiz

Q1. "Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man" #twubquiz

A1. Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet.

Q2. "Madness in great ones must not unwatch'd go" #twubquiz

A2. Claudius, Hamlet.

Q3. "Et tu, Brute?" #twubquiz

Q3. Caesar, Julius Caesar.

Q4. "Quoth my master: 'I know,' quoth he, 'no house, no wife, no mistress.'" #twubquiz

A4. Dromio of Ephesus, Comedy of Errors.

Q5. "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" #twubquiz

A5. Marcellus, Hamlet.

Q6. "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" #twubquiz

A6. Juliet, Romeo and Juliet.

Q7. "Journeys end in lovers meeting, every wise man's son doth know" #twubquiz

A7. Feste, Twelfth Night.

Q8. "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" #twubquiz

A8. King Henry V, Henry V.

Q9. "I kiss the wall's hole, not your lips at all" #twubquiz

A9. Flute/Thisbe, Midsummer Night's Dream.

Q10. "Our wooing doth not end like an old play; Jack hath not Jill" #twubquiz

A10. Berowne, Love's Labour's Lost.

Round 5. Stand Up - questions on comedians, comics etc. (FYI "comedian" is used whether subject is male or female) #twubquiz

Q1. Tommy Cooper was famous for wearing which item of clothing? #twubquiz

A1. A fez.

Q2. Which comedian and ventriloquist voices puppets called Peanut and José Jalapeño on a Stick? #twubquiz

A2. Jeff Dunham.

Q3. Which comedian often sings "The Ballad Of Barry And Freda" during their stand up routine? #twubquiz

A3. Victoria Wood.

Q4. Which comedian joined up with Jackie Chan for the Rush Hour movies? #twubquiz

A4. Chris Tucker.

Q5. Which host of The Generation Game, who died in 1995, was born William Sulley White? #twubquiz

A5. Larry Grayson.

Q6. Who recently ran 43 full marathons in 51 days for the charity Sport Relief? #twubquiz

A6. Eddie Izzard.

Q7. What were the first names of double act legends Laurel and Hardy? #twubquiz

A7. Stan and Oliver.

Q8. Which comedian and chat show host married actress Portia de Rossi in 2008? #twubquiz

A8. Ellen DeGeneres.

Q9. Tim Minchin is writing the music and lyrics for which production at the Royal Shakespeare Company? #twubquiz

A9. Matilda.

Q10. Frankie Boyle recently came under fire for describing which Olympian as someone looking at themselves in the back of a spoon? #twubquiz

A10. Rebecca Adlington.

Quiz Archive 30th March

ROUND 1

THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT

   1.
      WHICH ACTOR HAS BEEN ORDERED TO PAY £640,000 TO AN ILLUSTRATOR BY A SPANISH COURT LAST WEEK?
      Christopher Lee
   2.
      WHICH SHOWS LAST SEASON BEINGS THIS WEEK ON BBC1?
      Ashes to Ashes
   3.
      HOW MUCH DID THE FIRST EDITION OF WIND IN THE WILLOWS MAKE AT AUCTION?
      32,400 pounds
   4.
      WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE NEW COMPANION IN DOCTOR WHO?
      Amy Pond
   5.
      WHICH FAMOUS COUPLE WERE MARRIED IN SECRET LAST WEEK?
      Sasha baron Cohen and Isla Fisher
   6.
      WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FOURTH PIRATES OF THE CARRABEAN MOVIE?
      On stranger tides
   7.
      WHO WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED AS TAKING THE ROLE OF CAPTAIN AMERICA?
      Chris Evans
   8.
      WHY WAS THE RECENTLY RELEASED ALICE IN WONDERLAND FILM PUT IN JEPORDY JUST WEEKS BEFORE ITS RELEASE?
      It was leaked onto the internet
   9.
      WHY IS LADY GAGA BEING SUED BY HER EX BOYFRIEND?
      He claims he wrote some of her songs
  10.
      IN WHICH LONG RUNNING SHOW IS JOHN BARROWMAN 'PLAYING IT STRAIGHT'?

Desperate Housewives
ROUND 2
VAMPARELLA

   1.
      WHICH ACTRESS PLAYED BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER IN THE ORIGINAL FILM?
      Kristy swanson
   2.
      WHAT IS THE FULL NAME OF THE VAMPIRE IN BEING HUMAN?
      John Mitchell
   3.
      IN WHICH YEAR WAS THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF 'NOSVERATU' RELEASED IN CINEMAS?
      1922
   4.
      IN WHICH YEAR WAS 'DRACULA' BY BRAM STOKER PUBLISHED?
      1897
   5.
      WHO WROTE THE TWILIGHT SAGA?
      Stephanie Meyer
   6.
      DRACULA CAN TRANSFORM HIMSELF INTO WHAT? (2 OUT OF 3 POSSIBLE ANSWERS, HALF A POINT EACH)
      A black dog, a wolf or a bat
   7.
      IN THE BOOK OF THE SAME NAME, WHAT WAS THE GENDER OF 'THE HISTORIAN'?
      Female
   8.
      WHAT IS BLADE?
      A daywalker
   9.
      IN THE SHOW 'ANGEL' WHAT IS THE LEAD CHARACTERS HUMAN NAME?
      Liam
  10.
      IN THE BOOKS ' HOLLOWS', WHAT IS VAMPIRE BOSS, 'PISCARY', FAMOUS FOR?
      Pizza


ROUND 3
PICTURE ROUND

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SCREEN SIRENS OF THE FOURTIES AND FIFTIES
1 KATHRINE HEPBURN
2LAUREN BACALL
3 LIZ TAYLOR
4 JUDY GARLAND
5 AVA GARDNER
6 VIVIEN LEIGH
7 MARILYN MUNROE
8 AUDREY HEPBURN
9 GRACE KELLY
10 LUCILLE BALL

ROUND FOUR
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN

   1.
      WHICH AUSTEN BOOK WAS FIRST ENTITLED 'FIRST IMPRESSIONS'?
      Pride and prejudice
   2.
      WHAT WAS EMMA WOODHOUSE'S SISTERS NAME?
      Isabella
   3.
      WHO IS MR LEFROY?
      The man Austen loved
   4.
      'NORTHANGER ABBEY' WAS A SATIRE ON WHICH GENRE?
      Gothic
   5.
      WHAT WAS THE PROFFESION OF EDMUND BERTRAM IN 'MANSFIELD PARK'?
      Pastor/vicar
   6.
      WHAT IS THE SURNAME OF THE CENTRAL FAMILY OF 'SENSE AND SENSIBILITY?'
      Dashwood
   7.
      WHAT WAS THE NAME OF JANE AUSTENS SISTER?
      Cassandra
   8.
      WHICH NOVEL HAS THE OLDEST OF AUSTENS HEROINES?
      Persuasion
   9.
      WHO IS THE HEROINE OF NOTHANGER ABBEY?
      Catherine Moorland
  10.
      WHAT YEAR DID JANE AUSTEN DIE?
      1817


ROUND 5
BY THE NUMBERS

   1.
      TO THE NEAREST MILLION WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED POPULATION OF CHINA AS OF 2008?
      1.4 billion
   2.
      HOW MANY EPISODES OF FRIENDS WERE FILMED?
      236
   3.
      HOW MANY HUMAN YEARS IS A DOG YEAR EQUIVILANT TO?
      7
   4.
      BASED ON CURRENT ESTIMATES HOW MUCH IS THE OLYMPIC STADIUM COSTING LONDON?
      496 MILLION POUNDS
   5.
      HOW LONG DID QUEEN VICTORIA REIGN?
      63 YRS 7 MNTS
   6.
      HOW MUCH IS A FIRST CLASS STAMP?
      39P
   7.
      HOW MANY ALBUMS HAVE THE BEATLES RELEASED?
      23
   8.
      HOW MANY NUMBER ONE RECORDS HAS ELVIS PRESLEY HAD IN THE UK?
      21
   9.
      HOW LONG ARE ALL THREE OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS FILMS WHEN RUN BACK TO BACK?
      549 MINS OR 9 1/4hrs
  10.
      HOW MANY MOUNTAIN GORRILLAS ARE LEFT IN THE WORLD?

720
TIE BREAKER

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE MAIN PROTAGONIST IN THE NOVEL 'CATCH 22'?

YOSSARIAN