Stoneway Guest House Quiz 1st April 2020

This is for fun only, there are no prizes.

Please do not use the internet and cheat.

Section 1 The last letter of the answer is the first letter of the next.

THE MAN IN CHARGE OF THE MONASTERY? Abbott FOLLOWS OXYGEN, BELL AND CIRCUS Tent A PERSON EMPLOYED TO JUDGE THE QUALITY OF TEA OR WINE? Taster SURNAME OF THE 40TH PRESIDENT OF THE USA? Reagan HAD SONS NAMED SHEM, HAM AND JAPHETH? Noah BOTH PARENTS OF A LEVERET? Hares TO SCRATCH OR GROPE ABOUT? Scrabble THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST? Ernie CONQUERED IN 1953 BY HILARY AND TENSING? Everest A GREEK RESTAURANT? Taverna

Section 2 Films 1. Who directed the critically acclaimed 2009 sci-fi film ‘Avatar’? James Cameron 2. Which construction toy inspired a movie in 2014? Lego 3. Which 2017 film was inspired by director Guillermo del Toro's childhood memories of seeing Creature from the Black Lagoon? The shape of water 4. What is Katniss Evergreen’s weapon of choice in ‘The Hunger Games’ film series? Bow and Arrow 5. Name Donald Duck’s girlfriend and his three nephews. Daisy, Huey, Louie, Dewey. 6. Which actor plays Dr. Ivo Robotnik in the Sonic the Hedgehog movie? 7. Which screen role has been filled by Ben Kingsley, Ron Moody and Alec Guinness? from 8. In her 2009 chick flick film, Isla Fisher told of the Confessions of a what? Shopaholic 9. What is special about the lovers played by Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddlestone in the horror -love story film ‘Only lovers left alive’. They are vampires 10. Which British actress won the Best Actress Oscar in 2019? Olivia Colman

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Section 3 All the following answers have a link. Can you name the link? 1. What is Skull Islands fictional ape called? King Kong

2. Who was the biblical son of David, known for his wisdom? King Solomen

3. Who was the author of The Shining? Stephen King

4. Who was the arch-enemy of the Marvel comic’s Daredevil? King Pin

5. What is the name of the American Sitcom that aired every morning on CBS from 1998 - 2007? King of Queens

What is the link? Kings

Section 4 – History 1. Which war lasted from 1642 until 1646? The first English Civil War 2. What was the name of the German republic before Hitler’s Regime? The Weinmar Republic 3. From which country did the USA buy Alaska? Russia 4. Which useful car part was Mary Anderson given a patent for? Windscreen Wiper 5. What was designed by Joseph Paxton and built in 1851? Crystal Palace 6. Florence Nightingale's most famous contribution came during which war? The Crimean War 7. The scientist Michael Faraday was born in which century? 18th 8. Which ill-fated ship began its sea trials in April 1912? RMS Titanic 9. Which US President who served between 1974 and 1977 was a former male model? Gerald Ford 10. In 1773, which Captain became the first person to cross the Antarctic Circle? Captain James Cook

Section 5 - True or False 1. The Queen holds UK passport number 1? False 2. The Queen is the only female member of the royal family that has joined the armed forces and been on active service? True 3. German physicist Henrik Hertz also founded the car hire company? False 4. Shoes in the 1800’s were straight? True 5. English is the second most spoken language in the world after Mandarin? False

Section 6 – General Knowledge

1. The former seaside home of was on the market for £2 Million in April 2009. In which county is it located? Kent 2. What would be measured on the Kelvin scale? Temperature 3. Which birthday did social networking website Facebook celebrate on 4th February 2014? 10th 4. Which animal was cloned for the first time in Dubai in 2009? A camel 5. In 2008 offenders carrying out community service orders were required to wear fluorescent jackets bearing what two words on the back? Community Payback 6. What did Barack Obama name his black and white Portuguese water dog? Bo 7. Both Sir Edward Elgar and Adam Smith have featured on which British banknote? £20 8. Which 2 person board game has 12 triangles called points on each side of the board? Backgammon 9. Which ranks higher in the Royal Navy a) Captain or b) Commander a) Captain 10. Which Australian cricketer was known as "The Don". Don Bradman

Section 7 - Solve the Anagram Clue: An invention that began in England in 1840. AAEGMOPPSSTT postage stamp

Section 8- Who am I

1. I am a comedian, born in Weston Super Mare, England in 1939 2. An early success was writing and performing at the Edinburgh Fringe. 3. My career flourished writing for ‘The Dick Emery Show’, and the ‘Frost Report’ and appearing in the comedy radio show ‘I’m Sorry, I’ll read that again’. 4. I married American Actress Connie Booth in 1968 and we wrote a comedy series together. 5. I played Q in the Bond film ‘Die another day’.

John Cleese