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