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Round 1 - General Knowledge 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 Ataxia Fundraising Quiz – 22 January 2017 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 Ataxia Fundraising Quiz – 22 January 2017 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 Ataxia Fundraising Quiz – 22 January 2017 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) Ataxia Fundraising Quiz – 22 January 2017 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 Ataxia Fundraising Quiz – 22 January 2017 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) Ataxia Fundraising Quiz – 22 January 2017 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. Ataxia Fundraising Quiz – 22 January 2017 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 Ataxia Fundraising Quiz – 22 January 2017 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.
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