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
Right-click the pictures and choose Open in new tab to see them full size.
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).
Navigation
Friday, 28 May 2010
Sunday, 23 May 2010
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
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
Friday, 14 May 2010
Quiz Archive 11th May
Hosted by @Nelle_Macbeth
Round 1
Q1 – A chiliagon has how many sides? #twubquiz
Q2 – A shrewdness is the collective noun for which animal? #twubquiz
Q3 – Noah Puckerman, Santana Lopez, and Kurt Hummel are characters in which TV series? #twubquiz
Q4 – Chelsea guaranteed the Premiership title at the weekend, but by how many goals did they beat Wigan to do so? #twubquiz
Q5 – In the UK election how many seats were needed for a party to win outright? #twubquiz
Q6 – Who wrote the book ‘ Breakfast at Tiffany’s ’? #twubquiz
Q7 – How is a Zither played? #twubquiz
Q8 – In Japanese cookery, what is Onigiri? #twubquiz
Q9 – What imaginary line on the Earth lies largely at 180 degrees longitude? #twubquiz
Q10 – Using scrabble tiles what would the value of Twubquiz be if the W was played on a triple word score? #twubquiz
Round 2 – This was the week that was #twubquiz
All the questions in this round are about events that have happened this week in history #twubquiz
Q1 – Who was appointed Prime Minister of the UK this week in 1940? #twubquiz
Q2 – What type of surgery was first carried out this week in 1984? #twubquiz
Q3 – What was the name of the United States’ first space station launched this week in 1973? #twubquiz
Q4 – The first of which restaurant chain was opened in California this week in 1940? #twubquiz
Q5 – What was the name of the cartoon that premiered this week in 1928 and introduced Mickey Mouse? #twubquiz
Q6 – Victoria Woodhull is famous for becoming the first what the week in 1872? #twubquiz
Q7 – What film starring Paul McGann premiered on Canadian TV this week in 1996? #twubquiz
Q8 – What Neighbours star, who went on to have a number 1 hit with “Kiss Kiss”, was born this week in 1983? #twubquiz
Q9 – The construction of the Calafrat-Vidin Bridge started this week in 2007. What 2 countries does it link? (1/2 point for each) #twubquiz
Q10 – This week in 2008 saw California become the second US state to legalise same sex marriage. What was the first? #twubquiz
Round 3
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Round 4 - First Lines
1. All children, except one, grow up. #twubquiz
2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. #twubquiz
3. When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. #twubquiz
4. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. #twubquiz
5. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. #twubquiz
6. It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him. #twubquiz
7. The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. #twubquiz
8. "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. #twubquiz
9. 1801 - I have just returned from a visit to my landlord - the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. #twubquiz
10. Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. #twubquiz
Round 5 – License and Registration #twubquiz
The following round contains questions about famous /fictional/ license plates #twubquiz
We’ll start with an easy one… #twubquiz
Q1 – What was the registration of The Doctor’s car, Bessie, in Doctor Who used mainly during his Third Incarnation? #twubquiz
Q2 – Which TV character owns a car with the registration JLY 75IV ? #twubquiz
Q3 – A van with the registration DHV 938D belonged to which company? #twubquiz
Q4 – In the cartoon series Wacky Races each car’s registration began with which 2 letters? #twubquiz
Q5 – 537 ONN was the car registration of what American cop duo? #twubquiz
Q6 – What is registration of the DeLorean time machine in the Back to the Future films? #twubquiz
Q7 – What was the registration of Lady Penelope’s pink Rolls Royce in Thunderbirds? #twubquiz
Q8 – NCC 1701 was the registration of what vehicle? #twubquiz
Q9 - BMT 216A is the registration of one of the many cars driven by whom? #twubquiz
Q10 – What was the registration of the Ghostbusters’ car in both movies? #twubquiz
Round 1 – General Knowledge
1. 1,000
2. Apes
3. Glee
4. 8
5. 326
6. Truman Capote
7. It is plucked
8. A rice ball
9. International Date Line
10. 93 (If you put 39, you might want to re-read the question)
Round 2 – That was the week that was
1. Winston Churchill
2. Heart/Lung Transplant
3. Skylab
4. McDonald’s
5. Plane Crazy
6. Woman to be nominated/Run for Presidency in the US
7. Doctor Who
8. Holly Valance
9. Romania and Bulgaria
10. Massettucetts
Round 3 – Catchphrase
1. One in a million
2. Six feet under
3. Backwards glance
4. Jack in a box
5. Making up for lost time
6. Reading between the lines
7. Top banana
8. Fight fire with fire
9. Rule of thumb
10. Daylight robbery
Round 4 – First Lines
1. Peter Pan – JM Barrie
2. 1984 – George Orwell
3. To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee
4. Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
5. David Copperfield – Charles Dickens
6. Catch 22 – Joseph Heller
7. The Time Machine – HG Wells
8. Little Women – Lousia May Alcott
9. Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte
10. Rebecca – Daphne de Maurier
Round 5 – License and Registration
1. WHO 1
2. Gene Hunt
3. Trotters Independent Traders
4. HB (standing for Hanna-Barbera)
5. Starsky and Hutch
6. OUTATIME
7. FAB-1
8. The Starship Enterprise
9. James Bond
10. ECTO-1
Round 1
Q1 – A chiliagon has how many sides? #twubquiz
Q2 – A shrewdness is the collective noun for which animal? #twubquiz
Q3 – Noah Puckerman, Santana Lopez, and Kurt Hummel are characters in which TV series? #twubquiz
Q4 – Chelsea guaranteed the Premiership title at the weekend, but by how many goals did they beat Wigan to do so? #twubquiz
Q5 – In the UK election how many seats were needed for a party to win outright? #twubquiz
Q6 – Who wrote the book ‘ Breakfast at Tiffany’s ’? #twubquiz
Q7 – How is a Zither played? #twubquiz
Q8 – In Japanese cookery, what is Onigiri? #twubquiz
Q9 – What imaginary line on the Earth lies largely at 180 degrees longitude? #twubquiz
Q10 – Using scrabble tiles what would the value of Twubquiz be if the W was played on a triple word score? #twubquiz
Round 2 – This was the week that was #twubquiz
All the questions in this round are about events that have happened this week in history #twubquiz
Q1 – Who was appointed Prime Minister of the UK this week in 1940? #twubquiz
Q2 – What type of surgery was first carried out this week in 1984? #twubquiz
Q3 – What was the name of the United States’ first space station launched this week in 1973? #twubquiz
Q4 – The first of which restaurant chain was opened in California this week in 1940? #twubquiz
Q5 – What was the name of the cartoon that premiered this week in 1928 and introduced Mickey Mouse? #twubquiz
Q6 – Victoria Woodhull is famous for becoming the first what the week in 1872? #twubquiz
Q7 – What film starring Paul McGann premiered on Canadian TV this week in 1996? #twubquiz
Q8 – What Neighbours star, who went on to have a number 1 hit with “Kiss Kiss”, was born this week in 1983? #twubquiz
Q9 – The construction of the Calafrat-Vidin Bridge started this week in 2007. What 2 countries does it link? (1/2 point for each) #twubquiz
Q10 – This week in 2008 saw California become the second US state to legalise same sex marriage. What was the first? #twubquiz
Round 3
Right-click the pictures and choose Open in new tab to see them full size.
Round 4 - First Lines
1. All children, except one, grow up. #twubquiz
2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. #twubquiz
3. When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. #twubquiz
4. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. #twubquiz
5. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. #twubquiz
6. It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him. #twubquiz
7. The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. #twubquiz
8. "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. #twubquiz
9. 1801 - I have just returned from a visit to my landlord - the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. #twubquiz
10. Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. #twubquiz
Round 5 – License and Registration #twubquiz
The following round contains questions about famous /fictional/ license plates #twubquiz
We’ll start with an easy one… #twubquiz
Q1 – What was the registration of The Doctor’s car, Bessie, in Doctor Who used mainly during his Third Incarnation? #twubquiz
Q2 – Which TV character owns a car with the registration JLY 75IV ? #twubquiz
Q3 – A van with the registration DHV 938D belonged to which company? #twubquiz
Q4 – In the cartoon series Wacky Races each car’s registration began with which 2 letters? #twubquiz
Q5 – 537 ONN was the car registration of what American cop duo? #twubquiz
Q6 – What is registration of the DeLorean time machine in the Back to the Future films? #twubquiz
Q7 – What was the registration of Lady Penelope’s pink Rolls Royce in Thunderbirds? #twubquiz
Q8 – NCC 1701 was the registration of what vehicle? #twubquiz
Q9 - BMT 216A is the registration of one of the many cars driven by whom? #twubquiz
Q10 – What was the registration of the Ghostbusters’ car in both movies? #twubquiz
Round 1 – General Knowledge
1. 1,000
2. Apes
3. Glee
4. 8
5. 326
6. Truman Capote
7. It is plucked
8. A rice ball
9. International Date Line
10. 93 (If you put 39, you might want to re-read the question)
Round 2 – That was the week that was
1. Winston Churchill
2. Heart/Lung Transplant
3. Skylab
4. McDonald’s
5. Plane Crazy
6. Woman to be nominated/Run for Presidency in the US
7. Doctor Who
8. Holly Valance
9. Romania and Bulgaria
10. Massettucetts
Round 3 – Catchphrase
1. One in a million
2. Six feet under
3. Backwards glance
4. Jack in a box
5. Making up for lost time
6. Reading between the lines
7. Top banana
8. Fight fire with fire
9. Rule of thumb
10. Daylight robbery
Round 4 – First Lines
1. Peter Pan – JM Barrie
2. 1984 – George Orwell
3. To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee
4. Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
5. David Copperfield – Charles Dickens
6. Catch 22 – Joseph Heller
7. The Time Machine – HG Wells
8. Little Women – Lousia May Alcott
9. Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte
10. Rebecca – Daphne de Maurier
Round 5 – License and Registration
1. WHO 1
2. Gene Hunt
3. Trotters Independent Traders
4. HB (standing for Hanna-Barbera)
5. Starsky and Hutch
6. OUTATIME
7. FAB-1
8. The Starship Enterprise
9. James Bond
10. ECTO-1
Saturday, 8 May 2010
Quiz Archive 4th May
Hosted by @karmachord
ROUND ONE – TV COMEDY
Q1 – Name the robot in Red Dwarf. #twubquiz
Q2 – What is the name of Del Boy’s local? #twubquiz
Q3 – Which hotel inspired John Cleese to create Fawlty Towers? #twubquiz
Q4 – Who played Sergeant Wilson in Dad’s Army? #twubquiz
Q5 – Name Kris Marshall’s character in My Family. #twubquiz
Q6 – Who composed the theme music for QI? #twubquiz
Q7 – Who hosted Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK) #twubquiz
Q8 – Name the two team captains for the revived “Call My bluff”.#twubquiz
Q9 – Where was Noel’s House Party set? #twubquiz
Q10 –Who sings “The Ballad of Barry & Freda”? #twubquiz
ROUND TWO – LITERATURE – NAME THE BOOK FROM THE CHARACTERS:
Q1 – Winston Smith #twubquiz
Q2 – Malachi “Buck” Mulligan #twubquiz
Q3 – Ralph, Jack, Piggy #twubquiz
Q4 – Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Smaug the Dragon #twubquiz
Q5 – Catherine Morland, Henry Tilney #twubquiz
Q6 – Linnet Doyle, Jacqueline de Bellefort #twubquiz
Q7 – Lady Dedlock, Mr Jarndyce #twubquiz
Q8 –Tweedledum & Tweedledee #twubquiz
Q9 – Edmond Dantes #twubquiz
Q10 – Jame Gumb, Jack Crawford #twubquiz
ROUND 3
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ROUND FOUR – NAME THE LANGUAGE THESE WORDS ORIGINATE FROM:
Q1 – Meerkat #twubquiz
Q2 – Ketchup #twubquiz
Q3 – Kitsch #twubquiz
Q4 – Sauna #twubquiz
Q5 – Camel #twubquiz
Q6 – Avatar #twubquiz
Q7 – Tsunami #twubquiz
Q8 – Vodka #twubquiz
Q9 – Wraith #twubquiz
Q10 – Quim (I apologise!!) #twubquiz
ROUND FIVE – STAR WARS
Q1 – In what year was the first Star Wars (IV) film released? #twubquiz
Q2 – Who composed the music for the films? #twubquiz
Q3 – Who received an Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in Star Wars IV? #twubquiz
Q4 – Name the first Family Guy Star Wars spoof episode. #twubquiz
Q5 – Who are the cuddly natives of Endor? #twubquiz
Q6 – Who presents “I’ve Never Seen Star Wars”? #twubquiz
Q7 – Who played Chewbacca? #twubquiz
Q8 – Who is Luke Skywalker’s mother? #twubquiz
Q9 – Who forces Princess Leia to wear the iconic metal bikini? #twubquiz
Q10 – What colour is the blade of Mace Windu’s lightsaber? #twubquiz
ANSWERS
ROUND ONE
1 – Kryton
2 – The Nag’s Head
3 – Gleneagles, Torquay
4 – John le Mesurier
5 – Nick
6 – Howard Goodall
7 – Clive Anderson
8 – Sandi Toksvig & Alan Coren
9 – Crinkley Bottom
10 – Victoria Wood
ROUND TWO
1 - 1984
2 – Ulysses
3 – Lord of the Flies
4 – The Hobbit
5 – Northanger Abbey
6 – Death on the Nile
7 – Bleak House
8 – Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There
9 – The Count of Monte Cristo
10 – The Silence of the Lambs
ROUND THREE
1 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
2 – Graeme Dott
3 – Dennis Taylor
4 – Alex Higgins
5 – Sean Murphy
6 – Ding Junhiu
7 – Steve Davis
8 – Mark Selby
9 – Mark Williams
10 – Neil Robertson
ROUND FOUR
1 – Afrikaans
2 – Chinese
3 – German
4 – Finnish
5 – Hebrew
6 – Hindi
7 – Japanese
8 – Russian
9 – Scots
10 – Welsh
ROUND FIVE
1 – 1977
2 – John Williams
3 – Alec Guinness
4 – Blue Harvest
5 – Ewoks
6 – Marcus Brigstocke
7 – Peter Mayhew
8 – Padme Amidala
9 – Jabba the Hutt
10 – Purple
ROUND ONE – TV COMEDY
Q1 – Name the robot in Red Dwarf. #twubquiz
Q2 – What is the name of Del Boy’s local? #twubquiz
Q3 – Which hotel inspired John Cleese to create Fawlty Towers? #twubquiz
Q4 – Who played Sergeant Wilson in Dad’s Army? #twubquiz
Q5 – Name Kris Marshall’s character in My Family. #twubquiz
Q6 – Who composed the theme music for QI? #twubquiz
Q7 – Who hosted Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK) #twubquiz
Q8 – Name the two team captains for the revived “Call My bluff”.#twubquiz
Q9 – Where was Noel’s House Party set? #twubquiz
Q10 –Who sings “The Ballad of Barry & Freda”? #twubquiz
ROUND TWO – LITERATURE – NAME THE BOOK FROM THE CHARACTERS:
Q1 – Winston Smith #twubquiz
Q2 – Malachi “Buck” Mulligan #twubquiz
Q3 – Ralph, Jack, Piggy #twubquiz
Q4 – Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Smaug the Dragon #twubquiz
Q5 – Catherine Morland, Henry Tilney #twubquiz
Q6 – Linnet Doyle, Jacqueline de Bellefort #twubquiz
Q7 – Lady Dedlock, Mr Jarndyce #twubquiz
Q8 –Tweedledum & Tweedledee #twubquiz
Q9 – Edmond Dantes #twubquiz
Q10 – Jame Gumb, Jack Crawford #twubquiz
ROUND 3
Right-click the pictures and choose Open in new tab to see them full size.
ROUND FOUR – NAME THE LANGUAGE THESE WORDS ORIGINATE FROM:
Q1 – Meerkat #twubquiz
Q2 – Ketchup #twubquiz
Q3 – Kitsch #twubquiz
Q4 – Sauna #twubquiz
Q5 – Camel #twubquiz
Q6 – Avatar #twubquiz
Q7 – Tsunami #twubquiz
Q8 – Vodka #twubquiz
Q9 – Wraith #twubquiz
Q10 – Quim (I apologise!!) #twubquiz
ROUND FIVE – STAR WARS
Q1 – In what year was the first Star Wars (IV) film released? #twubquiz
Q2 – Who composed the music for the films? #twubquiz
Q3 – Who received an Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in Star Wars IV? #twubquiz
Q4 – Name the first Family Guy Star Wars spoof episode. #twubquiz
Q5 – Who are the cuddly natives of Endor? #twubquiz
Q6 – Who presents “I’ve Never Seen Star Wars”? #twubquiz
Q7 – Who played Chewbacca? #twubquiz
Q8 – Who is Luke Skywalker’s mother? #twubquiz
Q9 – Who forces Princess Leia to wear the iconic metal bikini? #twubquiz
Q10 – What colour is the blade of Mace Windu’s lightsaber? #twubquiz
ANSWERS
ROUND ONE
1 – Kryton
2 – The Nag’s Head
3 – Gleneagles, Torquay
4 – John le Mesurier
5 – Nick
6 – Howard Goodall
7 – Clive Anderson
8 – Sandi Toksvig & Alan Coren
9 – Crinkley Bottom
10 – Victoria Wood
ROUND TWO
1 - 1984
2 – Ulysses
3 – Lord of the Flies
4 – The Hobbit
5 – Northanger Abbey
6 – Death on the Nile
7 – Bleak House
8 – Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There
9 – The Count of Monte Cristo
10 – The Silence of the Lambs
ROUND THREE
1 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
2 – Graeme Dott
3 – Dennis Taylor
4 – Alex Higgins
5 – Sean Murphy
6 – Ding Junhiu
7 – Steve Davis
8 – Mark Selby
9 – Mark Williams
10 – Neil Robertson
ROUND FOUR
1 – Afrikaans
2 – Chinese
3 – German
4 – Finnish
5 – Hebrew
6 – Hindi
7 – Japanese
8 – Russian
9 – Scots
10 – Welsh
ROUND FIVE
1 – 1977
2 – John Williams
3 – Alec Guinness
4 – Blue Harvest
5 – Ewoks
6 – Marcus Brigstocke
7 – Peter Mayhew
8 – Padme Amidala
9 – Jabba the Hutt
10 – Purple
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Quiz Archive 27 April 2010
Round 1 - General Knowledge
1. Cruciverbalists get down sometimes when they get their meaning across. What are cruciverbalists? #twubquiz
2. Which Oscar-winning film is based on the trials and tribulations of Harold Abraham and Eric Liddell? #twubquiz
3. In novels from which cult author would one find an alien race called Tralfamadorians? #twubquiz
4. Which flamboyant and controversial Australian actor's apparent last words were "I shall return"? #twubquiz
5. What is the f-shaped sound hole in a violin called? #twubquiz
6. Robert, Aurore, Apple, White, Mornay, Ivory and Reform are all examples of what? #twubquiz
7. What do you call a material that can carry electricity? #twubquiz
8. Which side moves first in a game of chess? #twubquiz
9. Which word used to describe someone who is skillfull means, when translated, 'to the right'? #twubquiz
10. What was the name given to the first nuclear test in the USA on the 16th of July 1945?#twubquiz
Round 2 - Current Affairs
1. An Apple engineer lost or had stolen a prototype iPhone last week. What is his name? #twubquiz
2. Thursday will see another TV debate between UK political leaders before the UK elections next week. In total, how many such debates will that make? #twubquiz
3. Oil firm BP has announced a doubling of profits this week. To the nearest billion DOLLARS, how much did it make in the first quarter of 2010? #twubquiz
4. South Korean climber Oh Eun-sun has claimed a record this week by scaling the world's highest peaks. How many did mountaintops has she reached? #twubquiz
5. For what did Playboy boss Hugh Hefner pay $900,000 this week? #twubquiz
6. What technology product did Sony kill off this week? #twubquiz
7. Which children's TV character has just been withdrawn from a UK Labour party election event? #twubquiz
8. It was Anzac Day on 25th April. For what does the acronym Anzac stand? #twubquiz
9. A prisoner who has served 20 years in a US prison has just been extradited to France to face money-laundering charges. Who is it? #twubquiz
10. Which veteran snooker player is tonight proving a distraction for this week's Twubquiz host? #twubquiz
Round 3 - Metro maps
Name the city from the subway maps
Round 4 - Space/Solar System
1. Name the four INNER planets (half point for the correct names and half point for the right order, starting nearest to the Sun) #twubquiz
2. Now name the four OUTER plants (half point for the correct names and half point for the right order, starting nearest to the Sun) #twubquiz
3. Which Sun-orbiting object was demoted from 'planet' status in 2006? #twubquiz
4. What does the Russian word Sputnik mean? Satellite, telescope, star traveller or beep machine? #twubquiz
5. What is the largest object in our solar system? #twubquiz
6. The edge of the observable universe is estimated to be how far, to the nearest billion light years? #twubquiz
7. Which planet has moons named after Shakespearean characters? #twubquiz
8. What is the furthest distance in miles from Earth that astronauts have yet travelled? 250,000, 1m, 100m or 1bn? #twubquiz
9. What was the name of the comet that smashed into Jupiter in 1994? #twubquiz
10. And to throw you into a panic about your question 6 answer, to the nearest billion light years the universe's estimated age is?#twubquiz
Round 5 - Connections
1. Which castle was severely damaged by fire in 1992? #twubquiz
2. Which poet wrote the lines, "They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon"? #twubquiz
3. Which band did Professor Brian Cox play keyboards in while studying for his PhD? #twubquiz
4. The Common, Pygmy and Water are all species of what British rodent? #twubquiz
5. Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man is stored in an art gallery in which city? #twubquiz
6. Which king won a historic battle against France on St Crispin's Day in 1415? #twubquiz
7. Which band's 1998 debut album was called 'Comin' Atcha'? #twubquiz
8. Where were the 2004 Olympics held? #twubquiz
9. By what name is 5th January also known? #twubquiz
10. What's the connection? #twubquiz
Round 1 - General Knowledge
1 Crossword fans/creatores
2 Chariots of Fire
3 Kurt Vonnegut
4 Errol Flynn
5 f-hole
6 Sauces
7 Conductor
8 White
9 Adroit
10 Trinity
Round 2 - Current Affairs
1 Gray Powell
2 3
3 $5.6bn
4 14
5 To save the Hollywood sign
6 The floppy disk
7 Peppa Pig
8 Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
9 Noriega
10 Steve Davis
Round 3 - Tube maps
1 Moscow
2 Melbourne
3 Tokyo
4 Montreal
5 Washington
6 Singapore
7 Prague
8 Amsterdam
9 Beijing
10 Hong Kong
Round 4 - Space/Solar System
1 Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
2 Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
3 Pluto
4 Satellite
5 The Sun
6 46.5bn
7 Uranus
8 250k
9 Shoemaker/Levy 9
10 13.7bn
Round 5 - Connections
1 Windsor
2 Lear
3 D:ream
4 Shrew
5 Venice
6 Henry V
7 Cleopatra
8 Athens
9 Twelfth Night
10 Titles of Shakespeare plays
1. Cruciverbalists get down sometimes when they get their meaning across. What are cruciverbalists? #twubquiz
2. Which Oscar-winning film is based on the trials and tribulations of Harold Abraham and Eric Liddell? #twubquiz
3. In novels from which cult author would one find an alien race called Tralfamadorians? #twubquiz
4. Which flamboyant and controversial Australian actor's apparent last words were "I shall return"? #twubquiz
5. What is the f-shaped sound hole in a violin called? #twubquiz
6. Robert, Aurore, Apple, White, Mornay, Ivory and Reform are all examples of what? #twubquiz
7. What do you call a material that can carry electricity? #twubquiz
8. Which side moves first in a game of chess? #twubquiz
9. Which word used to describe someone who is skillfull means, when translated, 'to the right'? #twubquiz
10. What was the name given to the first nuclear test in the USA on the 16th of July 1945?#twubquiz
Round 2 - Current Affairs
1. An Apple engineer lost or had stolen a prototype iPhone last week. What is his name? #twubquiz
2. Thursday will see another TV debate between UK political leaders before the UK elections next week. In total, how many such debates will that make? #twubquiz
3. Oil firm BP has announced a doubling of profits this week. To the nearest billion DOLLARS, how much did it make in the first quarter of 2010? #twubquiz
4. South Korean climber Oh Eun-sun has claimed a record this week by scaling the world's highest peaks. How many did mountaintops has she reached? #twubquiz
5. For what did Playboy boss Hugh Hefner pay $900,000 this week? #twubquiz
6. What technology product did Sony kill off this week? #twubquiz
7. Which children's TV character has just been withdrawn from a UK Labour party election event? #twubquiz
8. It was Anzac Day on 25th April. For what does the acronym Anzac stand? #twubquiz
9. A prisoner who has served 20 years in a US prison has just been extradited to France to face money-laundering charges. Who is it? #twubquiz
10. Which veteran snooker player is tonight proving a distraction for this week's Twubquiz host? #twubquiz
Round 3 - Metro maps
Name the city from the subway maps
Round 4 - Space/Solar System
1. Name the four INNER planets (half point for the correct names and half point for the right order, starting nearest to the Sun) #twubquiz
2. Now name the four OUTER plants (half point for the correct names and half point for the right order, starting nearest to the Sun) #twubquiz
3. Which Sun-orbiting object was demoted from 'planet' status in 2006? #twubquiz
4. What does the Russian word Sputnik mean? Satellite, telescope, star traveller or beep machine? #twubquiz
5. What is the largest object in our solar system? #twubquiz
6. The edge of the observable universe is estimated to be how far, to the nearest billion light years? #twubquiz
7. Which planet has moons named after Shakespearean characters? #twubquiz
8. What is the furthest distance in miles from Earth that astronauts have yet travelled? 250,000, 1m, 100m or 1bn? #twubquiz
9. What was the name of the comet that smashed into Jupiter in 1994? #twubquiz
10. And to throw you into a panic about your question 6 answer, to the nearest billion light years the universe's estimated age is?#twubquiz
Round 5 - Connections
1. Which castle was severely damaged by fire in 1992? #twubquiz
2. Which poet wrote the lines, "They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon"? #twubquiz
3. Which band did Professor Brian Cox play keyboards in while studying for his PhD? #twubquiz
4. The Common, Pygmy and Water are all species of what British rodent? #twubquiz
5. Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man is stored in an art gallery in which city? #twubquiz
6. Which king won a historic battle against France on St Crispin's Day in 1415? #twubquiz
7. Which band's 1998 debut album was called 'Comin' Atcha'? #twubquiz
8. Where were the 2004 Olympics held? #twubquiz
9. By what name is 5th January also known? #twubquiz
10. What's the connection? #twubquiz
Round 1 - General Knowledge
1 Crossword fans/creatores
2 Chariots of Fire
3 Kurt Vonnegut
4 Errol Flynn
5 f-hole
6 Sauces
7 Conductor
8 White
9 Adroit
10 Trinity
Round 2 - Current Affairs
1 Gray Powell
2 3
3 $5.6bn
4 14
5 To save the Hollywood sign
6 The floppy disk
7 Peppa Pig
8 Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
9 Noriega
10 Steve Davis
Round 3 - Tube maps
1 Moscow
2 Melbourne
3 Tokyo
4 Montreal
5 Washington
6 Singapore
7 Prague
8 Amsterdam
9 Beijing
10 Hong Kong
Round 4 - Space/Solar System
1 Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
2 Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
3 Pluto
4 Satellite
5 The Sun
6 46.5bn
7 Uranus
8 250k
9 Shoemaker/Levy 9
10 13.7bn
Round 5 - Connections
1 Windsor
2 Lear
3 D:ream
4 Shrew
5 Venice
6 Henry V
7 Cleopatra
8 Athens
9 Twelfth Night
10 Titles of Shakespeare plays
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