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
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
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