ROUND 1 - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Q1. Which actor played James Bond in the 1983 film Octopussy?
A1. Roger Moore
Q2. Which planet in our solar system is the biggest?
A2. Jupiter
Q3. Which band has albums entitled ‘Pablo Honey’ and ‘OK Computer’?
A3. Radiohead
Q4. What was the name of the cat at 10 Downing Street between 1989 and 1997?
A4. Humphrey
Q5. What colour is zero on a roulette wheel?
A5. Green
Q6. In Douglas Adams’s book ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy’, what is the answer to the universal question of life, the universe and everything?
A6. 42
Q7. What star sign would you be if you were born on the 1st of May?
A7. Taurus
Q8. Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of what?
A8. The number 13
Q9. What do the Americans call candy floss?
A9. Cotton Candy
Q10. What colour were ET’s eyes?
A10. Blue
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ROUND 2 – MUSIC Please name the colour, the animal, or the girls name that is the title of the musical excerpt.
SONG TITLE CD Track # ARTIST
Albatross 1 Fleetwood Mac Back to Black 2 Amy Winehouse Bluebird 3 Paul McCartney and Wings Green Onions 4 Booker T & The MG’s Little brown jug 5 Glenn Miller Lovely Rita 6 Beatles Maggie May 7 Beatles Monkey Man 8 Amy Winehouse Polythene Pam 9 Beatles White Rabbit 10 Jefferson Airplane
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ROUND 3 - FILMS
Q1. Name the film noir actress who starred in I Married a Witch, The Glass Key, So Proudly We Hail! and Sullivan's Travels.
A1. Veronica Lake.
Q2. What is the oldest film ever made, and when was it made?
A2. Roundhay Garden Scene, made in 1888.
Q3. Which actress said, "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night," in All About Eve?
A3. Bette Davis (as Margo Channing).
Q4. Name the director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
A4. Peter Jackson.
Q5. In which film did Humphrey Bogart say, "We'll always have Paris?"
A5. Casablanca.
Q6. Who played Neo in The Matrix?
A6. Keanu Reeves.
Q7. In 2008, Kate Winslet finally won an Academy Award for Best Actress – but which film was it for?
A7. The Reader
Q8. And which band recorded the soundtrack to the first Highlander film?
A8. Queen
Q9. How many “Carry On” films were there?
A9. 31
Q10. Which of the following actresses NEVER appeared in a "Carry On" film? June Whitfield, Mollie Sugden, Joan Hickson, Dora Bryan
A10. Mollie Sugden
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ROUND 4 - BBC SPORTS PERSONALITIES OF THE YEAR
Question # Year Male/Female Sport Winner 1 1954 Man Athletics Christopher Chataway (ENG) 2 1964 Woman Athletics Mary Rand (ENG) 3 1966 Man Football Bobby Moore (ENG) 4 1969 Woman Tennis Ann Jones (ENG) 5 1972 Woman Athletics Mary Peters (NIR) 6 1977 Woman Tennis Virginia Wade (ENG) 7 1978 Man Athletics Steve Ovett (ENG) 8 1987 Woman Athletics Fatima Whitbread (ENG) 9 1990 Man Football Paul Gascoigne (ENG) 10 1997 Man Tennis Greg Rusedski (ENG)
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ROUND 5 - SCIENCE AND NATURE Q1. Which chemical element has the symbol Cl?
A1. Chlorine
Q2. You would call a group of elephants a ‘herd’, but a group of which type of bird could you call an ‘unkindness’?
A2. Ravens
Q3. Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?
A3. Mercury
Q4. To which animal does the term ‘porcine’ refer?
A4. Pigs
Q5. Who invented the jet engine?
A5. Sir Frank Whittle
Q6. What was the name of the first British woman to travel into space?
A6. Helen Sharman
Q7. Which number on the litmus scale describes a substance that is neither acid nor alkaline, but instead is neutral?
A7. 7 (or PH7)
Q8. A brachiotomy is the medical term for the removal of which part of the body?
A8. The arm
Q9. What is the common name for ascorbic acid?
A9. Vitamin C
Q10. Where would you find the ‘ocean of storms’?
A10. On the moon
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ROUND 6 - NUMBERS Q1. In the movie Spinal Tap what number is: "Well, it is one louder.."? A1. 11 (referring to guitar amplifier controls, adapted to go to 11 rather than the standard 10) Q2, The Russian 'Crimea Highway' trunk road from Moscow to the Crimea in Ukraine is the M (what)? A2. 2 Q3. How many unique dominoes are in a standard 'double six' set? A3. Twenty-eight Q4. What number turned on its side (rotated 90 degrees) is the symbol for infinity? A4. 8 Q5. What number is Hurricane on the Beaufort Scale? A5. 12 Q6. Greek deka, and Latin decem, are what number? A6. Ten Q7. How many legs (or arms) are most usually on a starfish? A7. Five Q8. What number is the French coded slang 'vingt-deux!', which warns that police are coming? A8. 22 Q9. What is the only number that equals twice the sum of its digits (digit means numerical symbol)? A9. 18 (1 + 8 = 9; 2 x 9 = 18) Q10. Complete the series, 16, 33, 45, A10. 78 (rpm speeds of records)
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ROUND 7 - FOOD AND DRINK
Q1. Which country does the brand of ‘Leffe’ beer come from?
A1. Belgium
Q2. Peach Melba was a dessert to honour a lady who had which profession?
A2. Soprano singer – Dame Nellie Melba. The dish was designed at the Savoy.
Q3. Which celebrity supported the Chilli Con Carne flavoured crisps for Comic Relief in early 2011?
A3. Jimmy Carr (Jimmy Con Carne)
Q4. Which American cook was the subject of the 2010 film ’Julie and Julia’?
A4. Julia Child
Q5. Bouillabaisse is a French stew containing what?
A5. Fish
Q6. A margarita cocktail includes tequila, lime juice and what?
A6. Cointreau or triple sec
Q7. May Queen, Wisley Crab, Foxwhelps and Lane's Prince Albert are all species of what?
A7. Apples.
Q8. What is allspice alternatively known as?
A8. Pimento.
Q9. What colour is Absynth?
A10. Green.
Q10. How many crocus flowers (to the nearest 10,000) does it take to make a pound of saffron?
A10. Up to 75,000 flowers, which is enough to fill an entire football pitch.
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ROUND 8 - HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY
Q1. How many miles as the crow flies is it from John O’Groats to Land’s End? 603, 703 or 803?
A1. 603 miles.
Q2. How many Countries does Mexico border?
A2. 3 (U.S.A, Guatemala and Belize)
Q3. Which is the only US state to begin with the letter ‘P’
A3. Pennsylvania
Q4. On a Monopoly board, which street shares the same colour as Leicester Square and Piccadilly?
A5. Coventry Street
Q5. Paraguay has borders with Brazil, Bolivia and which other country?
A5. Argentina
Q6. The first commercial Concorde flight, Harold Wilson resigned from his post as Prime Minister and the Eagles released Hotel California.
A6. 1976
Q7. Germany invaded Denmark and Norway in operation Weserübung, Winston Churchill gave his first address as Prime Minister and Walt Disney’s Fantasia is released.
A7. 1940
Q8. West Germany joined NATO, Anthony Eden became Prime Minister and James Dean died in a car accident.
A8. 1955
Q9. Fritz Lang’s famous film ‘Metropolis’ premiered in Germany, the first Volvo car was made in Sweden and the first trans-atlantic telephone call was made from New York to London, via radio.
A9. 1927
10. Sylvia Plath committed suicide in London, the Beatles released their first album, ‘Please Me’ and John F. Kennedy gave his ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ speech in West Berlin.
A10. 1963
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MARATHON ROUND HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE LONDON UNDERGROUND?
1) Pounds per mile what is the most expensive cash trip you can take on the tube? a) Leicester Square to Covent Garden b) Aldgate to Aldgate East c) Holborn to Chancery Lane d) Chesham to Chalfont & Latimer
Leicester Square to Covent Garden, At the £4.90 Zone 1 rate, a trip from Leicester Square to Covent Garden, which are 260m apart, works out at a whopping £30.33 per mile - so do yourself a favour and get an Oyster card and get it for a bargain 14.86!
2) When did the first female tube driver take her seat? a. 1916 b. 1939 c. 1993 d. 1978
It was in 1978 - Hannah Dadds became the first female Tube driver. Women had been working on the network since WW1, however, with Maida Vale being the first Tube station to be entirely staffed by women.
3) True or false: Jeremy Kyle was born on the London Underground.
It's false! Although his American counterpart Jerry Springer was born in the tunnels of Highgate Station during a Luftwaffe raid in 1944
4) True or false: The first known baby to be born on the Tube was named Thelma Ursula Beatrice Eleanor.
It's false - the rumour is a fun one, but her name was actually Marie Cordery. She was born on a Bakerloo Line train at Elephant & Castle in 1924
5) True or false: The Tube has been used to transport coffins.
It's true! But it's only happened twice - the coffins of Dr Barnado and William Gladstone were transported by Tube
6) What item is the most regularly dispensed from station vending machines? a. Water b. Rowntree’s fruit Pastilles c. Walkers Salt & Vinegar Crisps d. Dairy Milk Whole Nut
It's Dairy Milk Whole Nut!
7) When did the Underground network stop using steam-powered trains? a. 1919 b. 1890
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c. 1945 d. 1961
1961! Although electric trains were introduced in 1890, steam power was still used. 1961 marked the last use of steam-powered engines on the network
8) Which of these foods causes the most problems on the Tube network? a. McDonalds Burgers b. Banana Skins c. Kebabs d. Green Grapes
It's those pesky grapes! Who'd have thought? Apparently, people slip on them all the time
9) Which station displays a swastika in the ticket hall? a. Upminster Bridge b. Blackhorse Road c. Parsons Green d. North Wembley
It's Upminster Bridge, on the very East end of the District Line. For whatever reason, the swastika was actually a very popular decorative choice when the station was built in 1934. Awkward choice, given the occurrences of the next few years
10) What is the least used station on the network? a. Southfields b. Moor Park c. Turnpike Lane d. Roding Valley
It's Roding Valley, on the East end of the Central Line. It's also one of only 12 Tube stations to have no ticket barriers
11) Which of the following words appears the most on the tube map? a. Road b. Park c. Hill d. Street
It's Park! The word Park appears 36 on the current Tube map
12) True or false: A spiral escalator was once used on the Underground
It's false! An experimental spiral escalator was attempted at Holloway Road but never fully materialized. The Tube's first working escalator opened at Earl's Court a few years later in 1911
13) It gets hot on the tube, but how hot? a. 10 degrees Celsius hotter than on the surface b. I don’t care I get the circle line that has air conditioning c. The same as the surface
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d. Five degrees Celsius hotter than the surface
Yes, there's a reason you hate getting the Tube in the summer. On average, the air in the tunnels is 10 degrees Celsius higher than it is on the surface
14) True or false: Spending half an hour on the Northern Line has the same effect on your lungs as smoking a cigarette
It's true! In a 2002 study, pollution on the Northern Line was found to be 73 times worse than at street level
15) Which station contains the shortest escalator on the network? a. Waterloo b. Ladbroke Grove c. Chancery Lane d. Stratford
It's Stratford! It used to be Chancery Lane, and many people still believe it is. But at just a few inches shorter than that 50-step pipsqueak, the escalators brought in during the pre-Olympics upgrade gave Stratford the shortest on the network
16) How many moving walkways are there on the network? a. 14 b. 4 c. 2 d. 8 It's just four - there's two at Bank and two at Waterloo
17) Which tube line goes deepest underground? a. Jubilee b. Piccadilly c. Northern d. Victoria
The Northern Line is the deepest - Hampstead Station is the furthest underground at a depth of 58.5m below street level. The deepest in Central London is Bank.
18) Which of these is not a “fake” station? a. Alperton b. Crouch End c. West Ashfield d. Walford East
It's Alperton! West Ashfield is a fake station used to train TFL staff, Walford East is the fictional station in Eastenders, taking Bromley-by-Bow's place on the District Line. Crouch End, meanwhile, featured in zombie romcom Shaun Of the Dead despite the area only having a closed railway, not a Tube station
19) True or false: Wooden escalators are still used at some stations on the Underground
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It's false - Wooden escalators were phased out after the King's Cross fire but Greenford Station hung on to them. They carried their last passengers in 2014 before being replaced.
20) Which Tube station features on the front cover of Madness' "Absolutely" album? a. Camden Town b. Chalk Farm c. Piccadilly Circus d. Paddington
It was Chalk Farm!
21) How many stations lie outside of the M25? a. 5 b. 8 c. 0 d. 14
14 stations sit outside Greater London, but only five are beyond the M25. Those stations are Amersham, Chalfont & Latimer, Chesham, and Chorleywood on the Metropolitan line, and Epping on the Central line
22) How many journeys are made on the tube every year? a. 300 million b. 1.4 million c. 4 billion d. 1.2 billion
It's 1.265 billion - that's 147 journeys for every person living in London. The first time the Tube broke the 1 billion mark was in 2011
23) True or false: The mosaics on platforms were designed to act as underground art installations to be changed every few years
It's false! They actually originally held the purpose of serving as station markers for passengers who couldn't read
24) Which tube station is the busiest? a. Charing Cross b. Bank c. Kings Cross St Pancras d. Waterloo
It's Waterloo! Around 57,000 use Waterloo Underground station during the three hour morning peak
25) Which football team built their stadium in part using the rubble dug up from the tunnels of the Piccadilly line? a. Arsenal b. Fulham c. Chelsea d. West Ham
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It was Chelsea's Stamford Bridge!
26) Which station at the highest altitude? a. Cockfosters b. Epping c. Morden d. Amersham
Amersham, the Metropolitan Line terminus, sits at 147m above sea level
27) Which of these stations was NOT named after a pub? a. Elephant & Castle b. Angel c. Swiss Cottage d. Park Royal
Park Royal was actually named for the Royal Agricultural Society's show grounds. Other pub stations are Manor House and Royal Oak.
28) Which line was originally going to be called the Viking Line? a. Victoria b. Piccadilly c. Waterloo & City d. Bakerloo
It was the Victoria Line! Another name that never came to light was the Fleet Line - now known as the Jubilee
29) Which line is the only one to be completely underground? a. Northern b. Circle c. Waterloo & City d. Bakerloo
It's the Waterloo and City Line, which only runs from Waterloo to Bank with no stations in between
30) True or false: Some Tube stations play Tom Jones music round the clock to deter loitering youths
It's false! They actually play classical music to deter young people from loitering at some stations. The plans were rolled out in 2005 but have mostly been stopped. Some stations, however, continue the practise to this day
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QUIZ RESULTS
90%
79.2% 80% 71.7% 71.7% 70.0% 70%
60% 56.7% 52.5% 50%
40% 34.2% 30.8% 30%
20%
10%
0% Table 8 Table 7 Table 6 Table 4 Table 3 Table 1 Table 2 Table 5
The winners Table 5 got nearly 80% of all the questions correct, an excellent performance, well done Table 5 ROUND BY ROUND
ROUND 7 "Food & Drink" 38%
ROUND 4 "BBC Sports Personalities" 50%
ROUND 3 "Films" 51%
ROUND 8 "History & Geography" 51%
Marathon "London Underground" 59%
ROUND 2 "Music" 64%
ROUND 6 "Numbers" 66%
ROUND 1 "General Knowledge" 70%
ROUND 5 "Science & Nature" 75%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
This a is a plot of the percentage of correct answers averaged across all the tables, round by round. The food and drink round proved tougher than expected, and the science round slightly easier. This should help us in the design of future quizzes.