Category: Joker Quiz

JOKER 003 SIX ROUNDS OF FIVE QUESTIONS AND THE CATEGORIES ARE TELEVISION QUIZ SHOWS, MUSIC, TRANSPORT, RELIGION SPORT AND TRIVIA

ROUND 1 TELEVISION QUIZ SHOWS

1. In which TV quiz show does a computer called Mr Babbage feature -- Family Fortunes
2. What was the top prize on the quiz show Wheel of Fortune -- £2000
3. What is Britain's longest running TV quiz show -- University Challenge
4. Which quiz show host was once bitten by a ferret on TV -- Richard Whitley
5. In which game show did you have to avoid hot spots -- Strike it Lucky

ROUND 2 MUSIC

6. Who was the first Norwegian group to top the UK charts -- A-Ha
7. Who had a No 1 in the 60's with The Legend of Xanadu -- Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch
8. What type of instrument is a hurdy gurdy -- A type of barrel organ
9. Who went to number 13 in 1986 with It's Orrible Being in Love When Your Eight and a Half -- Claire and Friends
10. Who was lead singer with Frankie goes to Hollywood -- Holly Johnson

ROUND 3 TRANSPORT

11. Before you buy a new car it should be subjected to a P.D.I. What is a P.D.I. -- Pre-Delivery Inspection
12. Which car manufacturer make the Megane -- Renault
13. The first Porsche was a sports version of which popular car -- Volkswagen Beetle
14. Which mode of transport was introduced in 1634 by Sanders Dunscombe -- Sedan chair
15. In which English city did trams return to the U.K. In 1992 after an absence of 40 years -- Manchester

ROUND 4 RELIGION

16. On what day of the week is the Jewish Sabbath -- Saturday
17. Which Hebrew prophet ascended to heaven in a fiery chariot -- Elijah
18. What was the water that Jesus walked on -- Sea of Galilee
19. What is the last word in the New Testament -- Amen
20. Which city is the headquarters of the Mormon church -- Salt Lake City

ROUND 5 SPORT

21. Ex baseball player Randy Moffit has a famous sister, name her -- Billy Jean King
22. What sport is played by Portland Trailblazers -- Basketball
23. What nationality was F1 Grand Prix driver Ronnie Peterson -- Swedish
24. Where traditionally is the first cricket match of an Australian side touring England played -- Arundel Castle (Duke or Duchess of Norfolk's X1)
25. What are the two Scottish football league sides with city in their name -- Brechin and Elgin

ROUND 6 TRIVIA

26. What cars were used in the film the Italian Job -- Mini Coopers
27. On which everyday object would you see the inscription "Standing on the shoulders of giants" -- Around the rim of a two pound piece
28. Who was the host of the radio quiz show, Have a Go -- Wilfred Pickles
29. What were the names given to the two sides in the American Civil War -- Union and Confederate
30. The tiger snake is one of the deadliest, in which country is it found in it's natural habitat -- Australia

JACKPOT TIME

1. Cambridge Favourite, Cambridge Rival and Cambridge Vigour are varieties of which fruit -- Strawberries
2. What is the correct name for a punt pole -- Quant
3. Who ruled England until Richard 11 came of age -- John of Gaunt

JOKER 002 - SIX SECTIONS OF FIVE QUESTIONS EACH BUT INSTEAD OF CATEGORIES THEY ARE IN DECADES FORTIES, FIFTIES ETC.

ROUND I THE FORTIES

1. Where were the Summer Olympics held in 1948 -- London
2. Who did Nathunan Godse assassinate in 1948 -- Gandhi
3. Broderick Crawford won an Oscar as best actor for his part in which 1949 film -- All The King's Men
4. Which product was first launched from it's factory in St. Anne’s Road Walthamstow in 1945 -- Toilet paper (Andrex)
5. How did Rudolph Hess arrive in Scotland in 1941 -- By parachute

ROUND 2 THE FIFTIES

6. What was put on eggs in the U.K. for the first time in 1958 -- Lion
7. What make of car was Mike Hawthorn driving when he won the F1 World Drivers Championship in 1958 -- Ferrari
8. Which Everley Brothers hit was the best selling single in Britain in the year 1958 -- All I Have to do is Dream
9. What did Sir Winston Churchill win in 1953 -- Nobel prize for literature
10. What was the name of the ITV pop show hosted by Marty Wilde in 1958 -- Boy Meets Girl

ROUND 3 THE SIXTIES

11. Who was assassinated in a Harlem ballroom in Feb. 1965 -- Malcolm X
12. Who were Young Gifted and Black in the sixties -- Bob and Marcia
13. Which London street became famous as a fashion centre in the sixties -- Carnaby Street
14. Which oil tanker ran aground on Seven Stones Reef in 1967 (Pollard Rock) -- Torrey Canyon
15. When Johnson won the Presidential election in 1964 who was his opponent -- Barry Goldwater

ROUND 4 THE SEVENTIES

16. For which role did John Cleese win a BAFTA in 1979 -- Basil Fawlty
17. Who did Terry Griffiths beat to win the snooker World Championship in 1979 -- Dennis Taylor
18. In what year was Lord Mountbatten murdered -- 1979
19. Who directed the 1976 film Taxi Driver -- Martin Scorsese
20. With which group did Stevie Nicks sing in the seventies -- Fleetwood Mac

ROUND 5 THE EIGHTIES

21. A publicity campaign launched in 1987 stated "don't die of ignorance" what was it warning about -- The danger of contracting AIDS
22. What were the revolutionary changes in the stockmarket that took place in 1986 called -- The Big Bang
23. What was the name of the security firm that was robbed of £26 million at Heathrow in 1983 -- Brinks Matt
24. Where were the 1986 Commonwealth Games held -- Edinburgh; Scotland
25. Which London embassy was stormed by S.A.S. troops in 1980 -- The Iranian Embassy

ROUND 6 THE NINETIES

26. For which cosmetic company did Liz Hurley become the model face in 1995 -- Estee Lauder
27. Why was Ronnie O'Sullivan disqualified from the 1998 Irish Masters snooker championship -- Failed a drugs test
28. Clear windows were legalised for which British institutions from April 6th 1995 -- Betting Shops
29. Which Canadian sang Miss Chatelaine in 1993 -- K.D. Lang
30. What was the name of the restaurant opened in London in 1993 by Bruce Willis; Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger -- Planet Hollywood

JACKPOT

1. What was the name of the craft that made a man powered flight over the Channel in 1979 -- Gossamer Albatross
2. They last came out in 1958 who or what were they -- The Debs (debutantes)
3. What was the job of Matthew Hopkins who was responsible for the executions of over 200 people in East Anglia in the 17th century -- Witchfinder General (He was himself executed as a witch)

JOKER 001

SIX ROUNDS OF FIVE QUESTIONS EACH THE CATEGORIES ARE MUSIC, TELEVISION, TRANSPORT, SPORT, TRIVIA NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

ROUND 1 MUSIC

1. From which film did The Harry Lime Theme come -- The Third Man
2. Who was the lead singer with Stylistics -- Russell Thompkins
3. How many centimetres in diameter is a standard C.D. -- Twelve
4. What was the first hit for Roxy Music -- Virginia Plain
5. Who appeared in the Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith and Traffic -- Stevie Winwood

ROUND 2 WOMEN ON TELEVISION

6. Which actress enjoyed the Good Life then went Solo -- Felicity Kendall
7. Who played the part of Miss Kitty in Gunsmoke -- Amanda Blake
8. What was the first name of Terry Collier's often seen sister in The Likely Lads -- Audrey (played by Sheila Fearn he has another seldom mentioned sister called Linda)
9. Who played Penny in Just Good Friends -- Jan Francis
10. Who played Aunt Vicky in Hale and Pace's The Management -- Barbara Windsor

ROUND 3 TRANSPORT

11. You have all heard of Route 66 in America but which two cities does it link up -- Chicago and Los Angeles
12. In which British city is Waverley Railway Station -- Edinburgh
13. In the motoring world what does I.C.E. stand for -- In Car Entertainment
14. Which car manufacturer make the Fabia -- Skoda
15. A pioneer of today's ingeniously fitted vehicles what was produced by Eccles Motor Transport in 1919 -- Caravans

ROUND 4 NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

16. La Presse is a best selling daily newspaper in which country -- Canada
17. Which was the first British newspaper to award a million pound bingo prize -- Daily Mirror
18. What is New York's equivalent to the Financial Times -- The Wall Street Journal
19. In which newspaper does the cartoon dog Fred Basset appear -- The Daily Mail
20. In which Sunday newspaper do The Broons and Oor Wullie appear -- The Sunday Post

ROUND 5 SPORT

21. Who took over as captain of England from Nasser Hussain for the one day series against Sri Lanka in 2001 -- Graham Thorpe
22. Who won the Canadian Grand Prix in 2001 -- Ralf Schumacher
23. Who beat Chris Eubank in two World Title fights in 1995 -- Steve Collins
24. What does the Japanese martial art word Kendo literally mean -- Way of the sword
25. Who was the last team to win the FA Cup with 11 Englishmen -- West Ham

ROUND 6 TRIVIA

26. Where in the body would you find the mount of Apollo -- On the hand
27. Which member of the cuckoo family can run at 15 m.p.h. -- Roadrunner
28. What is the largest of Saturn's moons -- Titan
29. If you suffer from dipsomania what are you obsessed by -- Alcohol
30. What is the hardest mineral known to man -- Diamond

JACKPOT

1. Courtesy and Care is the motto of which organisation -- The Automobile Association
2. In biblical times what was the name given to the measurement from elbow to fingertip -- Cubitt
3. What is inscribed on the reverse of the Military Medal -- For Bravery in the Field