Quiz Questions – The rounds are: General Knowledge Famous Offspring Countries. US States Actor pairs Film Music Round 1 – General Knowledge (A possible 10 points)
1. What year was the Euro currency introduced? 1999
2. Which football team is known as the The Potters? Stoke City
3. Which British island is the largest, Skye or the Isle of Man? Skye (1,656 km²) 3 times bigger Isle of Man (572 km²)
4. What is the name of the farm where Glastonbury festival is held? Worthy Farm
5. In which ocean would you find the Galapagos Islands? Pacific - 500 km to the west of Ecuador
6. What was the first name of Elvis’s wife? Priscilla
7. What is the Roman numeral for 50? L
8. What does COBRA stand for in relation to the UK parliament? Cabinet Office Briefing Room A
9. Who won the first series of Strictly Come Dancing? Natasha Kaplinski
10. In the periodic table, what is the symbol for Zinc? Zn
Round 2 Famous women and their famous mothers. I’m going to read out some famous people who have a Famous mother. What is the name of that famous mother?
1. Zara Phillips. Princess Anne
2. Kate Hudsen. Goldie Hawn
3. Kim Kardashien Kris (Kristen) Jenner
4. Liza Minnelli Judy Garland
5. Chloe Madeley Judy Finnegan
6. Peaches Geldof Paula Yates
7. Sophie Ellis Bexter Janet Ellis
8. Carrie Fisher Debbie Reynolds
9. Claudia Winkleman Eve Pollard
10. Melanie Griffith Tippi Hedren
Round 3 time for a break
Round 3 –. Pictures of countries. These pictures each consist of two images, which form a pun or clue to the country name. Just give me the country name please.
1. Moldova 2. Czechia 3. Jordan
4. South Africa 5. Bhutan 6. Marshall Islands
7. Kuwait 8. Canada 9. Germany
10. Haiti
Round 4. US States Accumulator The return of the accumulator. So, question 1 has 1 answer, question 2 has two and so on. You do not have to give all the answers for each question but the more that you give the more points you earn. 1 point for each correct answer so a total of 15 points in this round. Each correct answer is the name of a US State.
1. The one US state that begins with the letter U. Utah
2. The two states that begin with North. North Carolina and North Dakota.
3. The three US states that begin and end with the letter A. Alabama, Alaska, Arizona
4. The four states that begin with the word New. New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York
5. There are only 5 states that have 6 letters in their name. The initial letters are A, H, K, N and O. What are they? Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, Nevada, Oregon
Round 5 ACTORS AND THEIR COMMON ROLES I’m going to read out pairs of actors who have each shared a character role on film. What is the character’s name.
1. Michael Keaton and Christian Bale Batman
2. Ewan McGregor and Alec Guinness Obi Wan Kenobi
3. Steve McQueen and Pierce Brosnan Thomas Crown
4. Anthony Perkins and Vince Vaughn Norman Bates
5. Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore Claire Starling (Silence of the Lambs)
6. Richard Harris and Michael Gambon Albus Dumbledore
7. Frank Sinatra and George Clooney Danny Ocean
8. Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp Willie Wonka
9. Alex Baldwin and Ben Affleck Jack Ryan
10. Peter Sellars and Steve Martin Inspector Clouseau
Round 6 – Film Music - Possible 10 points
I’m going to play the top soundtrack excerpts from well-known films theme tunes. You need to name the film – where there are several films that use the music the franchise title will be sufficient.
6.15duration
1 Schindler’s List John Williams 2 The Lord Of The Rings Howard Shore 3 Gladiator Hans Zimmer 4 Star Wars John Williams 5 Chariots Of Fire Vangelis 6 The Good, The Bad And The Ennio Morricone Ugly 7 Jurassic Park John Williams 8 1492 – Conquest of Paradise Vangelis 9 The Great Escape Elmer Bernstein 10 Mission Impossible Lalo Schifrin remade by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr.