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Music Decades 50’s. Bills Free Quiz

Fifties Music

1 Which fifties singer was nicknamed The Prince of Wails – Johnny Ray
2 Which actor/singer had a hit in 1959 with Idle On Parade – Anthony Newley
3 Which recording company introduced the 33 ½ rpm LP to the UK in 1950 – Decca
4 In whose jazz quintet did John Coltrane come to prominence in the 1950s – Miles Davis
5 Which rock ‘n’ roll song was the biggest worldwide selling single of the 1950s – Rock Around The Clock
6 Which musical won the Tony award for best musical in 1950 – South Pacific
7 Who had a UK top ten in the fifties with The Saints Rock ‘n’ Roll – Bill Haley and the Comets
8 How did Massachusetts brothers Joe, Gene, Vic and Ed become known in the fifties – The Ames Brothers
9 Which American female singer did Tennessee Ernie Ford duet with in 1950 with, Ain’t Nobody’s Business But My Own – Kay Starr
10 Which soul singer married dancer Delores Mohawk in the 1950s Sam Cooke
11 Who had a hit in 1959 with You’re the Top Cha Cha – Al Saxon
12 Which city is the setting of the 1950s musical Kismet – Baghdad
13 Jerry and Mike are the first names of what famous pairing of fifties hit songwriters – Leiber and Stoller
14 Who had a 1957 hit with the title song for the fifties film The Girl Can’t Help It – Little Richard
15 Which song from the film Captain Carey USA won the Oscar for best song in 1950 – Mona Lisa
16 Which fifties band were originally known as The Silvertones – The Cleftones
17 Which fifties number one came from the Jane Russell film Underwater – Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
18 What did Frank Sinatra lose at The Copacabana on April 26th 1950 – His voice
19 Who had an American smash hit in the 1950s with I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash
20 Which American soul singer won the 1950 Golden Gloves welterweight championship – Jackie Wilson

 

 

General Knowledge 12. Bills Free Quiz

1. What is the state capital of Oklahoma — Oklahoma City

2. What is the maximum number of clubs a golfer can carry in his bag — Fourteen

3. What was the name of Benny Hill’s dance troupe — Hills Angels

4. Who had a number one in the sixties with Sunny Afternoon — Kinks

5. What is a baby rat called — Kitten

6. What is the first book of the Old Testament — Genesis

7. Where is the US Masters Golf tournament always held — Augusta

8. In which English county are Trematon and Tintagel Castles — Cornwall

9. From which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical did the song ‘Another Suitcase in another Hall’ come — Evita

10. Vera Chapman represented England 66 times at what sport — Hockey

11. In Only Fools and Horses who played the part of Trigger — Roger Lloyd Pack

12. Name the code words for the five main beaches used in the D-Day landings (point for each) — Sword, Omaha, Juno, Gold and Utah

13. What is the nickname of Barnsley FC — Tykes

14. Which two countries were joined together by the Act of Union (1707) — England and Scotland

15. What is the currency of South Africa and Namibia — Rand

16. Which pop group were formerly known as Hotlegs — 10cc

17. Complete the old proverb God sends meat and the devil sends (What) — Cooks

18. Which British aircraft company made the Venom fighter — De Havilland

19. Who won the gold medal at the Sydney Olympics in the men’s triple jump — Jonathan Edwards

20. What is an Eskimo one man sealskin boat called — Kayak

21. What is an Eskimo two man boat called — Oomiak

22. What is the tree planted traditionally in English churchyards — Yew

23. Which Norfolk town was used as Walmington on Sea in Dad’s Army — Thetford

24. Where in the body are the organs responsible for your balance — In the ears

25. What is the largest city in Africa — Cairo

26. What was the surname of the first father and son to have captained England at cricket — Cowdrey

27. Debbie Reynolds, Connie Stevens and Elizabeth Taylor were all married to whom — Eddie Fisher

28. An American would call it a sidewalk what would we call it – Footpath (accept pavement)

29. Which Japanese car manufacturer made the Prelude — Honda

30. For which club was Peter Shilton playing when he made his one thousandth football league appearance — Leyton Orient

31. According the song where did The Flowerpot Men want to go to — San Francisco

32. What rank in the British Amy was the equivalent to a Rottenfuhrer in the S.S. — Corporal

33. The Everly Brothers had their second number one in 1960 in the UK what was the girl’s name in the title — Cathy (Cathy’s Clown)

34. What is singer, actor, and former member of Police, Sting’s real name — Gordon Sumner

35. Which author created police detective Reg Wexford — Ruth Rendell

36. Where were the Summer Olympics held in 1988 — Seoul

37. What is a thirty-fifth wedding anniversary known as — Coral

38. In Greek mythology, Ulysses’ wife promised to marry the man who could perform which task — To string Ulysses bow

39. What do Americans usually call one cent coins — Pennies

40. Who won the women’s javelin at the Montreal and Munich Olympics — Ruth Fuchs

General Knowledge 11. Bills Free Quiz




General Knowledge 11. Bills Free Quiz

1. Who was voted Time Magazine Person of the Year 2008 -- Barrack Obama
2. Which British motor manufacturer made the Sceptre -- Humber
3. Which of the Rolling Stones was found dead in his swimming pool -- Brian Jones
4. Which Scottish actor played a villain called Valentin Zulovsky in two Bond films -- Robbie Coltrane
5. What are the young of the hare called -- Leverets
6. What city was Cassius Clay's (Muhammed Ali) home town -- Louisville
7. How was Lord Nelson killed (at the battle of Trafalgar) -- Shot by a sniper
8. In which English county is Alderley Edge -- Cheshire
9. Which Beach Boys song begins with 'I may not always love you' -- God Only Knows
10. In Coronation Street how did Ernest Bishop die -- Shot during a wages snatch
11. Who was the first Playboy magazine Playmate of the Month -- Marilyn Monroe
12. In which Charles Dickens story are there characters called Agnes Wickfield and Betsy Trotwood -- David Copperfield
13. Which football league club was Brian Clough's first as a manager -- Hartlepool United --
14. If in the NATO Alphabet Alpha stands for A what word stands for O -- Oscar
15. What male first name beginning with N means black -- Nigel
16. What was the name of the cross eyed lion in the TV series Daktari -- Clarence
17. What type of creature is a Brazilian huntsman -- Spider
18. How many faults are incurred in show jumping for a foot in the water -- Four
19. Which plant is the emblem of victory -- Laurel
20. What are the four time zones of the USA -- Pacific, Central, Eastern, and Mountain
21. In wellie (wellington boot) wanging what size welly is used -- Eight
22. Where are the most expensive seats at a bullfight -- In the shade
23. What would Del Boy expect to get if he ordered a Ruby Murray -- Curry --
24. The version of which song was played most on American radio stations in the twentieth century -- You've Lost That Loving Feeling by the Righteous Brothers
25. Which country's car international index mark is K -- Cambodia
26. What was the name of Captain Ahab's ship in Moby Dick -- The Pequod
27. What was the only number one of the sixties to have a soft fruit in the title -- Blackberry Way
28. What is the meaning of the radio term wilco -- Will comply
29. What were the titles of the first two films starring Harrison Ford as ex CIA agent Jack Ryan -- 'Patriot Games' and 'Clear and Present Danger'
30. Who was the first black Wimbledon singles champion -- Althea Gibson
31. What did J A Brodie invent in 1890 and is still in use at football grounds around the world -- Goal nets
32. Which song did Aled Jones forget the words of during a Royal Variety Performance -- Memory
33. What is fruit of the blackthorn called -- Sloe (berry)
34. Which sixties number one had the backing vocals of 'ook-a-chunka-ook-a-chunka'-- Running Bear
35. What was the prize in the first series of What's My Line -- A certificate
36. How many miles per second does a space vehicle need to travel to escape the Earth's gravity -- Seven miles per second
37. In the relay race if the baton is dropped who has to pick it up -- The person who dropped it
38. In archery how many points is the blue worth -- Five
39. Who was the manager of Manchester United the last time that they were relegated -- Tommy Docherty
40. What literally does the Latin phrase Per se mean -- By itself

 

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General Knowledge 10. Bills Free Quiz




General Knowledge 10. Bills Free Quiz

1. What is the name of the aborigine weapon that returns to the thrower -- Boomerang
2. Shades of which colour are said to be easiest on the eye -- Green
3. Which British aircraft manufacturer built the Beaufighter -- Bristol
4. Who in 1965 was the first comedian to have a UK Number one -- Ken Dodd with Tears
5. Which actor played Hopalong Cassidy -- Bill Boyd
6. How many holes are there in a ten pin bowling ball -- Three
7. What is the only mammal with four knees -- Elephant
8. What is the most popular indoor tourist attraction in London -- Madame Tussauds
9. In The Wizard of Oz what is the name of Dorothy's dog -- Toto
10. How many reds are there on a snooker table at the start of the game -- Fifteen
11. What did Charlie Chaplin, Paul McCartney and Leonardo DaVinci have in common -- Left handedness
12. What is the biggest bay in the world -- Hudson Bay
13. What was the stage name of Ernest Evans who was responsible for starting a new dance craze in 1962 -- Chubby Checker
14. Which film saw Timothy Dalton's debut as James Bond -- The Living Daylights
15. What is the most common street name in the UK -- High Street
16. Which American state has the largest population -- California
17. Which river is the subject of the Jimmy Nail song Big River -- Tyne
18. What were Walt Disney's employees not allowed to have, although he had one -- A moustache
19. What nationality was former World Speedway Champion Ivan Mauger -- New Zealander
20. If a player scored one of each type of score in a rugby union match, what would be his points total -- 13 (try = 5, conversion = 2, penalty = 3, dropped goal = 3)
21. According to the bible on which day did God create the beasts of the earth -- On the fifth day
22. What was the main armament of the Sea Harrier during the Falklands War -- Sidewinder missile
23. In which English town or city was the pop group Blur formed -- Colchester
24. What are the two main ingredients of the Irish dish champ -- Potato and spring onions
25. Which public school has the motto Manners Maketh the Man -- Winchester
26. Which American rock 'n' roller was killed in England in a car crash in 1960 on Easter Sunday and had a posthumous number one -- Eddie Cochran
27. Who was the first presenter of Blanketty Blank -- Terry Wogan
28. To the nearest hundred how many species of snake are known to man -- Two thousand five hundred
29. What is the highest form of chivalry / knighthood in Britain -- The Most Noble Order of the Garter
30. Another daft championship, In which country are the world's mosquito killing championships held -- Finland
31. The Blackberry mobile phone was made by RIM what does this stand for -- Research in Motion
32. Beside which type of tree did the jolly swagman camp in Waltzing Matilda -- Coolibah tree
33. Who directed and starred in the film 'Little Man Tate' in 1991 -- Jodie Foster
34. What does an athlete hold in their left hand when taking the Olympic oath -- A corner of their national flag
35. What is the most common surname in France -- Martin
36. In the TV series what does M.A.S.H. stand for -- Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
37. Who in the nursery rhyme laughed to see such fun -- The little dog
38. Who had a number one in the eighties with Caravan of Love -- The Housemartins
39. In the modern men's pentathlon, what distance is the run -- Three thousand metres
40. Which World Champion appeared on Isle of Man stamps in 1992 -- Nigel Mansell

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General Knowledge 91

1. What item of clothing would you keep in a band box -- Hats (usually ladies)
2. Where in London is the tomb of the Unknown Soldier -- Westminster Abbey
3. Which motor manufacturer made the small van called the Courier -- Ford
4. What are the names of the twins in Lord Snooty's gang -- Snitch and Snatch
5. What is the traditional hour for a bullfight to begin -- Five P.M.
6. What relation if any are Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle -- Sisters
7. What type of weapon is a poniard -- Dagger
8. Which car company has the trademark of a prancing horse -- Ferrari
9. Four men who have played Tarzan have all won Olympic medals (point for each one) -- Johnny Weismuller, Buster Crabbe, Herman Brix and Glen Morris
10. From which opera does The Toreador Song come -- Carmen
11. Who is the editor of the satirical magazine Private Eye -- Ian Hislop
12. Who used to shout "Everybody out" in The Rag Trade -- Miriam Karlin who played Paddy
13. What is the main ingredient of borscht apart from water -- Beetroot
14. Who had a number one in the nineties with I Will Always Love You -- Whitney Houston
15. What are layers of coal called -- Seams
16. In cockney rhyming slang what does boracic mean -- Skint (boracic lint)
17. In what year did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbour -- Nineteen forty one
18. What is the name of the governing body for dog breeds and pedigrees -- The Kennel Club
19. If you were to drink a flagon of beer how much beer would you drink -- Quart (two pints)
20. What is the capital of Romania -- Bucharest

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General Knowledge 9


1. How many are there in a baker's dozen -- Thirteen
2. Which Hollywood Actor was known as "The Duke" -- John Wayne
3. In which county is Market Rasen racecourse -- Lincolnshire
4. On which Grand Prix circuit would you find Stowe Corner -- Silverstone
5. What is a male rhinoceros called -- Bull
6. What is the commonest pub name in the UK -- The Red Lion
7. What is a sixtieth wedding anniversary traditionally called -- Diamond
8. What beer was advertised as The Cream of Manchester -- Boddingtons
9. Who played title role 1983 film Silkwood -- Meryl Streep
10. In which motorsport event do only two cars compete -- Drag racing
11. Who wrote Leaving On a Jet Plane -- John Denver
12. What type of animal is a titi -- South American monkey
13. Which product contains the most caffeine, tea, coffee, coca cola or Newcastle Brown Ale -- Tea
14. What do the Americans call women's tights -- Panty hose
15. Which American aircraft company made the PBY Catalina amphibian -- Consolidated
16. In which Welsh holiday village was the cult TV series The Prisoner mostly made -- Portmerion
17. At what sport has the footballing Neville brother's sister been capped by England -- Netball
18. What was the title of Elvis Presley's first film -- Love Me Tender
19. Which airline is featured in ‘Typically Tropical's’ only number one -- Coconut Airways --
20. Walt Disney's vision of the future is symbolised in the EPCOT centre in Disneyland what does EPCOT stand for (one point for each correct word) -- Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow

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ALL OF THE ANSWERS WILL HAVE A PLACE IN THEM (COULD BE VILLAGE TOWN CITY COUNTRY COUNTY STATE FORMER NAME OR AN AREA AND THERE ARE NO DUPLICATES)

1. Which playwright wrote Entertaining Mr Sloan and Loot and was later murdered by his lover -- Joe Orton
2. Who was the first Englishman to score in both an FA and European Cup Final -- Teddy Sheringham
3. Who is the heroine of the book Little Women -- Jo March
4. Who became the first Labour prime minister in 1924 -- Ramsey Macdonald
5. What role was played by Bella Enahoro in the TV series Pie in the Sky -- Cambridge (constable and later sergeant)
6. With what song did Frank Bruno get into the top thirty -- Eye of The Tiger
7. What is the Harlem Globetrotters theme tune -- Sweet Georgia Brown
8. Which admiral led the British to victory over the French in the 1798 Battle of the Nile -- Nelson
9. Which title character in a Daniel Defoe novel was born in Newgate Prison -- Moll Flanders
10. Who is the father of Lady Sarah Chato -- Lord Snowdon
11. Which actress played Harriett in Carry On Dick -- Barbara Windsor
12. Who was the first female presenter of Top Gear -- Angela Rippon
13. Who played Jesus Christ in the 1972 musical Godspell -- David Essex
14. What is the more common name of burned gypsum -- Plaster of Paris
15. Who played Liz McDonald in Coronation Street -- Beverley Callard
16. Who has managed both Newcastle and Middlesbrough -- Jack Charlton
17. What make and type of car was driven by William Conrad in the TV series Cannon -- Lincoln
18. Which great sprinter died after she suffered a seizure in 1998, aged only 38 -- Florence Griffith-Joyner
19. In which TV series would you find Spock, Hodge and Lloydy -- All Quiet On The Preston Front
20. What is the name of the woman's tennis circuit in the USA -- The Virginia Slims
21. Who was the Babe Ruth candy bar named after (nothing to do with baseball) -- President Grover Cleveland's daughter Ruth
22. What is the name of the substitute for silver invented by Thomas Bolsover in the 1740s -- Sheffield plate
23. When Queen Victoria became Queen who ceased to be Queen -- Adelaide
24. Which chart topping song begins with the words "it was a dream she had, in a scheme she had" -- China In Your Hand
25. What is the bark of the tree quercus suber called -- Cork
26. What was the first UK number one for Lonnie Donegan -- Cumberland Gap
27. What is the name for a five lined poem in which the first two and the last lines rhyme -- Limerick
28. Who was the first Englishman to be sent off in a rugby union International -- Mike Burton
29. Which pop artist painted Whaam! -- Roy Lichtenstein
30. Who played violin in the National Youth Orchestra, won Cambridge blues at cricket and rugby and captained England -- Tony Lewis
31. What was the name of the ship on which actress Gay Gibson was murdered -- S.S. Durban Castle
32. Fanny Price appears in which Jane Austen novel -- Mansfield Park
33. Which animals are sold at Bampton Fair -- Exmoor ponies
34. In which film did the Mental As Anything hit ‘Live It Up’ feature -- Crocodile Dundee
35. What was Charlie Chaplin's last film -- A Countess From Hong Kong
36. Which American president was known as the Hero of New Orleans -- Andrew Jackson
37. Who had a number one in the fifties with Only Sixteen -- Craig Douglas
38. What is the wine in a perigueux sauce -- Madeira
39. What building material was patented by builder Joseph Aspdin in 1824 -- Portland Cement
40. In which Paris square was the guillotine used during the French revolution -- Place de la Concorde

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General Knowledge 7

1. Which card game is also the name of a British racecourse and H.Q. of British horse racing -- Newmarket
2. What sort of girl did Billy Joel sing about in 1983 -- Uptown Girl
3. Who played the part of the gigolo in the film American Gigolo -- Richard Gere
4. What is the name of Britain's drag racing centre -- Santa Pod
5. How many consonants are there in the English alphabet -- Twenty one
6. What was the name of the plastic hoop that became a craze in the fifties -- The hula hoop
7. What nationality was the bandleader James Last -- German
8. What is the more common name for the alpine mastiff dog -- Saint Bernard --
9. What is Fablon called in Blue Peter -- Sticky back plastic
10. What are cricket bats traditionally made from -- Willow
11. What is the highest score attainable in a crib hand -- Twenty nine
12. Who is reputed to have said "Golf is a good walk spoiled" -- Mark Twain
13. Which cereal is used in Scotch broth -- Barley
14. What are cherries flambéed in kirsch called -- Cherries Jubilee
15. What is Tina Turner's real name -- Annie May Bullock
16. Which characters in children's TV speak a language called oodle poddle -- Bill and Ben The Flowerpot Men
17. In professional boxing two corners are neutral what are the other two called -- Blue and red
18. What is the main ingredient of black pudding – (Pigs) Blood
19. Can you name six American state capitals that begin with the letter S -- Sacramento, Saint Paul, Santa Fe, Salem, Salt Lake City, and Springfield
20. If a woman is gravid what condition is she in -- Pregnant
21. In which English town were the international standard Derby Swimming Baths -- Blackpool
22. Before the pop charts came on the scene how was the success of songs measured -- Sales of sheet music
23. What was the name of the builder in the RV series Ground Force -- Tommy Walsh
24. Which ex manager and Scottish international said, the ideal board of soccer directors should consist of three men, two dead and one dying -- Tommy Docherty
25. What is the common name for sodium bicarbonate -- Baking Powder
26. Which American aircraft company made the Cutlass jet fighter -- Chance-Vought
27. In World War One what were Doughboys -- American soldiers
28. What nationality was Joshua Slocum the first man to sail around the world solo –- Canadian
29. Which group had top ten hits in the seventies with ‘Jeepster’ and ‘Children of the Revolution’ -- T Rex
30. Which well known British director directed the first British talking film -- Alfred Hitchcock
31. Which, was George Graham's first club, as a manager -- Millwall
32. How do polar bear's feet differ from the feet of other bears -- They are hairy
33. If a king rules a kingdom what does a queen rule -- Kingdom
34. Which, was the earliest civilization to brew beer -- Egyptians
35. Which country introduced an eleven sided one dollar coin in the eighties -- Canada
36. What in America is one's fanny -- Buttocks
37. What plant is manila hemp made from -- Banana (the leaves)
38. Which British motor manufacturer used to make the Hertford -- Austin
39. Who was the first British prime minister to be born outside the British Isles -- Bonar Law (Canada)
40. Who played Mr Freeze in the film Batman and Robin -- Arnold Schwartzenegger

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General Knowledge 6

1. On a Monopoly board what colour is Fleet Street -- Red

2. Who was the lead singer with Roxy Music -- Bryan Ferry

3. What was Liberace's brother called -- George

4. Which Frenchman succeeded Max Mosley as President of the FIA -- Jean Todt

5. Under which building is the Batcave -- Wayne Manor

6. What was the world's first supersonic airliner -- Concorde

7. If you had had a tracheotomy what part of your body would have been affected -- Throat

8. What was the name of the character played by Richard Beckinsale in Rising Damp -- Alan Moore

9. Who duetted with Joe Cocker on Up Where We Belong -- Jennifer Warnes

10.What is another name for the snow leopard -- Ounce

11.What was the first English football league club to have their own TV channel -- Manchester United

12.Which female singer had a number one in 2008 with I Kissed A Girl -- Katy Perry

13.What is the real life relationship of The Krankies -- Husband and wife

14.Name the three animals mostly associated with the Stock Exchange -- Bulls, bears, and stags

15.How many thousand dollar bills if there were such a thing would it take to make a million dollars -- Thousand

16.In military terms what does APC stand for -- Armoured Personnel Carrier

17.What were Conservative MP's called who held non Thatcher views -- Wets

18.Name the three Goodies -- Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor

19.Which mammals existence would be threatened by a bamboo shortage -- Panda

20.Discounting Australia as an island although we all know that it is what are the five largest islands in the world (point for each) -- Greenland, New Guinea, Borneo, Madagascar and Baffin Island

21.Who beat Celtic in the 1970 European Cup final -- Feyenoord

22.What TV role links, Leo McKern, George Baker, Peter Wyngarde. Anton Rodgers and Patrick Cargill -- All played Number 2 in The Prisoner

23.Varna International Airport is in which country -- Bulgaria

24.Which chain of restaurants was named after a character in Popeye cartoons -- Wimpeys

25.Which country won cricket’s first world cup in 1975 -- West Indies

26.A Night to Remember was a film about which disaster -- The sinking of the Titanic

27.What bird is also known as the windhover -- Kestrel

28.What toothpaste was advertised with the slogan look ma no cavities -- Crest

29.What is the name of the highland dance based on a song written by Sir Henry Rowley Bishop in the eighteen twenties devised for two groups of three people and is often danced on graduation nights at military establishments -- The Dashing White Sergeant

30.What has been the most popular name for kings of Scotland -- James

31.Which car manufacturer made the Caravelle -- Renault

32.From which musical did the song Food Glorious Food come -- Oliver

33.What sport is played by Brisbane Broncos -- Rugby League

34.What does a fellmonger deal in -- Animal skins

35.What is ninety nine in Roman numerals -- XCIX

36.What is the capital of Tenerife -- Santa Cruz

37.What were the names of the three wise men who visited the infant Jesus -- Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar

38.Who was the first white female singer to have a UK number one on the Motown label -- Charlene

39.Frenchman Eugene Christophe in 1919 was the first man to wear which item of sporting apparel -- The yellow jersey in the Tour de France

40.Starting with the earliest put these actors in the order in which they died, Richard Burton, Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster and John Wayne -- Gary Cooper, John Wayne, Richard Burton, Burt Lancaster

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




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

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