Quiz Archive 21 September

Round 1
General Knowledge

1. How many pegs or marbles do you start with in a game of English Solitaire? #twubquiz
2. What colour is the Bakerloo line on the London tube map? #twubquiz
3. Who created Tintin? #twubquiz
4. What is the pH of a neutral substance? #twubquiz
5. Who hosts Only Connect? #twubquiz
6. What does AIDS stand for, in relation to the disease? #twubquiz
7. In which city is St Peters Basilica? #twubquiz
8. Who succeeded George VI to the British Throne? #twubquiz
9. From which fruit is Perry produced? #twubquiz
10. Which of the tropics passes through Australia? #twubquiz


Round 2 Harry Potter

1. What school does Harry Potter attend in most of the books? #twubquiz
2. Who is the Headteacher there, again in most of the books? #twubquiz
3. What was Professor Lupin's special secret? #twubquiz
4. What is "He who must not be named"'s name? #twubquiz
5. What street can you reach through the back of the Leaky Cauldron pub? #twubquiz
6. What did Ron call his pet rat? #twubquiz
7. Which wizard lived disguised as that rat for many years? #twubquiz
8. What Quiddich position does Harry play? #twubquiz
9. What was Dobby's profession before Harry freed him? #twubquiz
10. Who manufactured the Every Flavour beans? #twubquiz

Round 3
Twitter Celebrity Profile pics

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Round 4 Deed Poll

Given the current trade or product name, please provide the original.


1. Veet #twubquiz
2. Olay #twubquiz
3. Cushelle #twubquiz
4. Snickers #twubquiz
5. Starburst #twubquiz
6. Nissan #twubquiz
7. Cif #twubquiz
8. Daim Bar#twubquiz
9. Accenture #twubquiz
10. Prince #twubquiz

Round 1
Answers
1. 32
2. Brown
3. Herge (Georges Remi)
4. 7
5. Victoria Coren
6. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
7. Vatican City, Rome
8. Elizabeth II
9. Pears
10. The Tropic of Capricorn

Answers Round 2
1. Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry
2. Dumbledore
3. He was a werewolf
4. Voldemort
5. Diagon Alley
6. Scabbers
7. Peter Pettigrew
8. Seeker
9. House Elf
10. Bertie Bott

Round 3
Celebrity Profile pics

answers

1. Noel Clarke
2. Dave Gorman
3. Maggie Philbin
4. Al Murray
5. Mike Batt
6. David Schneider
7. John Prescott
8. Clare Balding
9. Marcus Brigstocke
10. Stephen Fry

Answers Round 4
1. Immac
2. Oil of Ulay
3. Charmin
4. Marathon
5. Opal Fruit
6. Datsun
7. Jif
8. Dime Bar
9. Anderson Consulting
10. Prince/ The artist formerly known as Prince/ the artist/ funny squiggle.

Quiz Archive 14 September 2010

Round 1
General Knowledge

1. What number do opposing sides of a die always sum to? #twubquiz
2. What colour is the Hammersmith & city line on the London tube map? #twubquiz
3. Who created Asterix? #twubquiz
4. If a substance is acid is its pH above or below 7? #twubquiz
5. Who was the original host of Ask the Family? #twubquiz
6. What does LASER stand for? #twubquiz
7. Where is the BBC TV Centre in London? #twubquiz
8. Henry VIII's 4th wife was Anne Bolyn. True or False? #twubquiz
9. Great Scott and Kerr's Pink are varieties of what? #twubquiz
10. If you're at the South pole and you take a step sideways, what direction are you travelling? #twubquiz

Round 2 Cats and Dogs

1. What colouration does a jellicle cat have? #twubquiz
2. Is the famous anipal FrugalDougal a cat or a dog? #twubquiz
3. Which mayor of London was legendary for owning a cat? #twubquiz
4. What breed of dog is the Simpsons' Santa's Little Helper? #twubquiz
5. Who was caught on camera putting a cat in a wheelie bin this summer? #twubquiz
6. Which cartoon cat lived in a bin and had a gang? #twubquiz
7. What TV show was that cartoon loosely based upon? #twubquiz
8. What was the name of Rick Stein's Jack Russell terrier? #twubquiz
9. What was the name of the Siberian Husky who was launched into orbit and died there? #twubquiz
10. What was the 10 Downing Street cat called, who survived Thatcher and Major but vanished during Blair's time? #twubquiz

Round 3
Name the vegetable

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Round 4 Meatheads

Given a film title please say whether it's a Sylvester "Sly" Stallone movie or an Arnold "Arnie" Schwarzenegger one. Sly or Arnie. #twubquiz


1. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot! #twubquiz
2. Escape to Victory #twubquiz
3. Jingle All the Way #twubquiz
4. First Blood #twubquiz
5. Junior #twubquiz
6. Cliffhangar #twubquiz
7. Spy Kids 3D: Game Over #twubquiz
8. Kindergarten Cop#twubquiz
9. Total Recall #twubquiz
10. The Running Man #twubquiz


Round 5
Celebs on Twitter
Given the twitter @name, please name the celebrity account. No naughty peeking!


1. monstroso #twubquiz

2. ronskanky? #twubquiz

3. neilhimself? #twubquiz

4. rustyrockets? #twubquiz

5. mrskutcher? #twubquiz

6. xxandip? #twubquiz

7. toadmeister? #twubquiz

8. stephenathome? #twubquiz

9. xanneroo? #twubquiz

10. wossy? #twubquiz

Answers
1. 7
2. Pink
3. Renee Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
4. Below
5. Robert Robinson
6. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emmission of Radiation
7. White City (will accept Shepherd's Bush)
8. false, it was Anne of Cleves
9. Potatoes
10. North


Answers Round 2
1. Black and white
2. Dog
3. Dick Whittington
4. Greyhound
5. Mary Bale
6. Top Cat
7. The Phil Silvers Show (Sgt Bilko)
8. Chalky
9. Laika
10. Humphrey

Round 3
Vegetables

Answers

1. Turnip
2. Carrot
3. Asparagus
4. Lettuce
5. Beetroot
6. Pak Choi
7. Artichoke
8. Potatoes
9. Brussels Sprouts
10. Swede

Answers Round 4
1. Sly
2. Sly
3. Arnie
4. Sly
5. Arnie
6. Sly
7. Sly
8. Arnie
9. Arnie
10. Arnie

Answers Round 5

1. Charlie Higson
2. David Baddiel
3. Neil Gaiman
4. Russell Brand
5. Demi Moore
6. Andi Peters
7. Toby Young
8. Stephen Colbert
9. Alexander Armstrong
10. Jonathan Ross

Quiz Archive 7th September 2010

Round 1

1. Where in the body would you find phalanges?
2. For which 1980's comic hit song was Joe Dolce responsible for?
3. Which of these places is not on New Zealand's north island - Mount Cook, Wellington, Rotorua?
4. Who directed the Birtish Film "In the loop"
5. Which character is the narrator in Harper Lee's book "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
6. Name two candidates in the Labour Leadership contest (full names please).
7. What is the more common name for the plant toxicodendron radicans?
8. Which of these is no longer a Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavour: Bohemian Raspberry, Fairly Nuts, Cookie Dough?
9. Brian Sewell is famous in which field?
10. What was the name of France's first space satellite launched in 1965? Asterix, De Gualle or Explorateur?

Answers

1. Feet / hands
2. Shaddap You Face
3. Mount Cook
4. Armando Iannucci
5. Scout Finch
6. David miliband, ed miliband, ed balls, andy burnham, diane abbott
7. Poison Ivy
8. Bohemian Raspberry
9. Art critic
10. Asterix

Round 2 Flight

1. What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane?
2. What was Churchill reffering to when he said: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
3. Which Frenchman completed the first flight across the English Channel?
4. Name the airline ...
5. Who played Tom Cruise's nemesis "Iceman" in the film Top Gun?
6. What year was concorde reitred from service?
7. Can you carry a hockey stick onto a flight (i.e take it as hand luggage) ?
8. Name the main airport used for deploying UK troops worldwide.
9. Who holds the rank of Marshal of the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom?
10. Name this man and his position (1/2 point for this) ...

Answers

1. Orange
2. Battle of Britain
3. Louis Blériot
4. Lufthansa
5.Val Kilmer
6. 2003
7. No
8. RAF Brize Norton
9.The Duke of Edinburgh
10. Willie Walsh - BA Chief Executive

Round 3 Little Misses and Mr Men

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Round 3 answers
1. little miss sunshine
2. mr topsy-turvey
3. mr muddle
4. little miss naughty
5. mr birthday
6. little miss scatterbrain
7. mr slow
8. mr rush
9. little miss magic
10. mr daydream

round 4 musicals
1. Springtime for Hitler
2. The Lambeth Walk
3. Defying Gravity
4. The Song That Goes Like This
5. Luck be a lady
6. So in Love
7. One Night in Bangkok
8. I Don't Know How to Love Him
9. Oh What a Circus
10. Sweet Transvestite


Answers
1. The Producers
2. Me and My Girl
3. Wicked
4. Spamalot
5. Guys and Dolls
6. Kiss me Kate
7. Chess
8. Jesus Christ Superstar
9. Evita
10. Rocky Horror Show


round 5 - connection
Questions

1. Which year did the following happen: 1st test tube baby born; John Paul 11 new pope; actress Eve Myles born

2. Which singer released an album entitled 'Rockferry' ?

3. Name the character

4. What one word follows these to create another phrase/word: meteor; power; baby

5. Austin is the capital of which US state?

6. A colloquial term for a male athlete or a scot ?

7. What is the common nickname of actor Sylvester Stallone ?

8. How is the computer animated character 'the annoying thing' better known?

9. What word is this picture illustrating?

10. Connection ?

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Answers

1. 1978
2. duffy
3. charlene
4. shower
5. texas
6. jock
7. sly
8. crazy frog
9. southfork
10. Dallas

Quiz Archive 31 August

Round 1
General Knowledge

1. How many keys are there on a full size piano? #twubquiz
2. What colour is the District line on the London tube map? #twubquiz
3. Who created Sherlock Holmes? #twubquiz
4. If a substance is alkaline is its pH above or below 7? #twubquiz
5. Who was the original host of Mastermind? #twubquiz
6. What does ISBN stand for? #twubquiz
7. Where were the first BBC television transmissions originated? #twubquiz
8. Henry VII seized power from which king? #twubquiz
9. Braeburn and Empire are varieties of what? #twubquiz
10. If you're at the North pole and you take a step backwards, what direction are you travelling? #twubquiz


Round 2 Paddington

1. Who created Paddington bear? #twubquiz
2. Who or what was Paddington named after? #twubquiz
3. What was written on the label he was found wearing? #twubquiz
4. Where does Paddington live with the Brown family? #twubquiz
5. What kind of shop does Paddington's friend Mr Gruber run? #twubquiz
6. What's the Brown's housekeeper called? #twubquiz
7. What kind of sandwich is Paddington's favourite? #twubquiz
8. Where does Paddington's Aunt Lucy live? #twubquiz
9. What product used Paddington in adverts, much to his creator's dismay? #twubquiz
10. Who is the Brown's grumpy next door neighbour? #twubquiz

Round 3
Name the flower

Round 4 Religion


1. Which religion has Sunni and Shia groupings? #twubquiz
2. What's the formal name of the Mormon religion? #twubquiz
3. Which religion was founded by Siddhattha Gotama? #twubquiz
4. What religion accepts the objectives of Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksa? #twubquiz
5. What is monotheism? #twubquiz
6. Who is the head of the catholic church? #twubquiz
7. Who is the supreme governor of the Church of England?#twubquiz
8. Which people tell stories of the Dreamtime?#twubquiz
9. Taoism originated in which part of the world? #twubquiz
10. Which belief system is espoused by Professor Richard Dawkins? #twubquiz


Round 5
Nicknames and aliases


1. What tradesperson is often called a chippy? #twubquiz

2. What was the famous nickname of Lancelot Brown the 18th century landscape architect? #twubquiz

3. In the TV show House MD, what's the real name of the character Thirteen? #twubquiz

4. What UK politician, now a lord is often called Prezza? #twubquiz

5. What number is nicknamed clicketty click in bingo? #twubquiz

6. What broadcaster is nicknamed Paxo? #twubquiz

7. What was George W Bush's nickname? #twubquiz

8. Vet Alf White used what famous pen name? #twubquiz

9. David Tennant is his stage name. What's his real surname? #twubquiz

10. Changing Rooms handyman Handy Andy is really called what? #twubquiz

Tiebreak
The lawnmower was invented by Edwin Budding in what year?

Answers Round 1
1. 88
2. Green
3. Arthur Conan Doyle
4. Above
5. Magnus Magnusson
6. International Standard Book Number
7. Alexandra Palace
8. Richard III
9. Apples
10. South



Answers Round 2
1. Michael Bond
2. Paddington station
3. Please look after this bear
4. 32 Windsor Gardens
5. Antiques
6. Mrs Bird
7. Marmalade
8. A home for retired bears in Lima, Peru
9. Marmite
10. Mr Curry


Round 3
Flowers

Answers

Roses
Blue bell
Primrose
Hyacinth
Lavender
Fox glove
Fuschia
Orchid
Daffodil
Poppy

Answers Round 4
1. Islam
2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
3. Buddhism
4. Hinduism
5. The belief in only one god
6. The pope (Benedict XVI)
7. Queen Elizabeth II
8. Australian Aboriginals
9. East Asia (China)
10. Atheism


Answers Round 5

1. Carpenter
2. Capability Brown
3. Dr Remy Hadley
4. John Prescott
5. 66
6. Jeremy Paxman
7. Dubbya
8. James Herriott
9. Macdonald
10. Andy Kane

Tiebreak
1827