Isolation Quiz QUESTIONS
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Isolation Quiz QUESTIONS Round 1: General Knowledge 1. What is the most spoken language in the world? 2. Whose face is on the back of a £10 note? 3. What is the world’s oldest operating airline? 4. What party did Hilary Clinton represent in the 2016 election? 5. What animal denotes a zoo on a British road sign? 6. Pudsey bear is named after a town in which county? 7. Which city is often referred to as the city of light? 8. Which famous toy manufacturer is also the world’s largest tyre manufacturer by unit produced? Round 2: History 1. What was the name of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii? 2. Who is the longest serving British prime minister of the 20th century? 3. From 1964 to 1980 which country was known as Rhodesia? 4. In 1971 the first Hard Rock café opened its doors, but what city was it in? 5. In what year was Queen Elizabeth II born? 6. This famous duos surnames were Parker and Barrow, what were their first names? 7. What nationality was Christopher Columbus? 8. In 1085 William the Conqueror ordered a survey of England and part of Wales, what is that survey now better known as? Round 3: Science & Nature 1. What is the only mammal born with horns? 2. What is the name for the pigment found in your hair and skin that gives them colour? 3. What percentage of the world’s oxygen comes from the Amazon rainforest? 4. Copper is named after which island in the Mediterranean? 5. Where in the body are red blood cells made? 6. The dinosaurs were made extinct by a meteor that hit Earth, but what country did this meteor hit? 7. What type of star is the sun? 8. What is the heaviest internal organ in the human body? Round 4: Sport 1. What is the only sport that has been played on the surface of the moon? 2. In snooker how many points is the green ball worth? 3. In Judo black belt is the highest, what colour comes before black? 4. Someone doing a fire log, a heron or sun salutation is practicing what? 5. What nationality is the tennis player Novak Djokovic? 6. Name the European club that David Beckham ended his career with? 7. How long is an Olympic swimming pool? 8. What was the first sport in which women were invited to compete in the Olympics? Round 5: TV & Film 1. What is Britain’s longest running soap opera? 2. What number does the car Herbie have on its side? 3. Which snooker player accompanied Jim Davidson on the tv show Big Break? 4. Which British actor provided the voice for Simba’s evil uncle Scar in the Lion King? 5. In the Hunger Games to which district does Katniss Everdeen belong to? 6. Which American TV series was Meghan Markle famous for appearing in? 7. ‘Look at what you could have won’ was a famous catchphrase from which TV show? 8. In a Few Good Men which actor speaks the line, ‘You can’t handle the truth’? Round 6: Art & Literature 1. How many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell while he was alive? 2. Which artist’s studio was known as the factory? 3. In which book did the people of Lilliput appear? 4. Who is the author of the book, Of Mice and Men? 5. In which decade did Guinness start to publish its world records? 6. Which sculptor was responsible for The Thinker? 7. In what other religious book is the garden of Eden mentioned? 8. Which storyteller wrote books such as The Little Mermaid and the Ugly Duckling? Round 7: Easter 1. True or False the word Easter appears in the Old Testament of the Bible? 2. During the Last Supper what food did Jesus liken to his body? 3. In the Bible which apostle betrayed Jesus? 4. The idea of the Easter Bunny originated in the 1700’s in which country? 5. Which flower is associated with Easter? 6. The Roman’s in an effort to mock Jesus, gave him a crown of what? 7. True or False, the egg is meant to represent ‘new life’ or the resurrection of Christ? 8. Jesus’s resurrection occurred how many days after his crucifixion? Round 8: Music 1. What is the only Disney song to win a Grammy award for song of the year? 2. What was Madonna’s first number 1 single in the UK? 3. Which famous singer turned down the role of Sandy in Grease? 4. What became Hot Chocolate’s first number one single in 1977? 5. The last time the UK won the Eurovision song contest was in 1997, which act won? 6. Name the group which had the following members: Terry Caldwell, Brian Harvey, John Hendy and Tony Mortimer? 7. Stormzy has had ongoing beef with which British hip hop grime artist? 8. ‘She was more like a beauty queen, from a movie scene’ is lyrics from which song? Tie Breaker Whoever is closest wins! Q. Cadbury Crème Egg is the most popular egg in the UK, how many are made each year? .