Christy B Quiz No. 4 22 November 2017
Round One
1. What is the world’s most densely populated sovereign nation? Monaco
2. 2 What is the title of Susan Boyle’s first album? I Dreamed a Dream
3. 3 What is Graphology? The Study of Handwriting
4. 4 What year did Elvis Presley die? 1977
5. 5 What kind of animal is a Merino? Sheep
6. 6 Who was the US president before John F Kennedy? Eisenhower
7. 7 In Spain who or what is a Hidalgo? A Spanish Nobleman
8. 8 What is Photophobia? The fear of strong light
9. 9 To which country do the Faeroe Islands belong? Denmark
10. 10 In what county is Limerick Junction? Tipperary
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Round Two
1. What is a Creel? A type of Basket
2. Name three types of birds that can’t fly? The Kiwi, Ostrich and Penguin
3. How many seconds in an hour? 3,600
4. What is a group of Porcupines? A Prickle
5. In the word Pokémon what does the Mon stand for? Monster
6. What do you call plants that flower and die within one year? Annuals
7. What is a HAHA? A Wasp
8. In 1956 the summer Olympics were held in two cities. Name them and why? Melbourne and Stockholm (no animals were allowed into Australia)
9. Where would you find a Sasage tree? South Africa
10. What is a Timbrel? A Tambourine
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Round Three
1. What gas is produced by decaying refuse in rubbish dumps? Methane
2. In what country is Mecca? Saudi Arabia
3. Who was Britain’s first 2 million pound player? Mark Hughes
4. In the 1980s only one player won two Masters titles. Who was it? Seve Ballesteros
5. What is a Blunderbuss? An old gun
6. Who was president after John F Kennedy? Lyndon B Johnson
7. Who won the 2011 and 2012 PDC World Darts Championship? Adrian Lewis
8. Who played Norman Stanley Fletcher’s son Raymond in Going Straight? Nicholas Lyndhurst
9. Who won the 2017 Aintree Grand National? One for Arthur
10. What is the common word for the crime of stealing passwords? Spoofing
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Round Four
1. Which country has the most football clubs? South Africa
2. By what name is the longest side of a triangle known as? Hypotenuse
3. How many senior All Ireland medals has Rena Buckley won? 18
4. What in 1974 became a famous release for the folk band The Corries? Flower of Scotland
5. He wears a calculator watch and his girlfriend is Irma Gobb. Who is he? Mr. Bean
6. Philology is the study of what? The study of language in oral and written historical sources
7. What type of animal is a Flying Fox? A Bat
8. The battle of the Boyne occurred between which two crowned kings. Name them? William of Orange and James II
9. What type of animal is a Suffock? A Horse
10. How is the patron saint of children? Saint Nicholas
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Round Five
1. Where would you have to travel in order to stand by the Marsh of Decay? The Moon
2. What is the national emblem of Spain? The Eagle
3. What would a Costermonger sell? Fruit and Veg
4. George is an informal name for which feature of an Aircraft? Auto Pilot
5. Who founded Snap chat? Evan Spiegel
6. What is the longest running play in the West End? Les Miserable, The Lion King or The Mouse Trap? The Mouse Trap
7. Which city is farthest north Dublin, Vancouver or Bucharest? Dublin
8. What nationality was Mozart? Austrian
9. What country is Timbuktu in? Mali
10. In the film Summer Holiday with Cliff Richard, where do they drive their bus to? Greece
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Round Six
1. What word can go before pond, tail, hook? Fish
2. In the 1920’s what were known as Oxford Bags? Trousers
3. In the magic roundabout what kind of creature was Brian? A Snail
4. What is the name of Disney’s Little Mermaid? Ariel
5. Which child’s toy was a Filipino jungle weapon? The Yo-Yo
6. Which European city stands on the River Spree? Berlin
7. What did Jimmy Hendrix call his guitar? Electric Lady
8. What is the main ingredient in Welsh Lava bread? See weed
9. Enuresis is normally called what? Bed wetting
10. Who was Lady Chatterley’s Lover? Mellors
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Round Seven
1. What was sent on the seventh day of Christmas? Seven Swans a-swimming
2. The principal export of Jamaica is what? Sugar
3. In computing what does U S B stand for? Universal Serial Bus
4. In computing what does V G A stand for? Video Graphics Array
5. Which English football team play in the Scottish league? Berwick Rangers
6. In which US city will you find MacArthur Park? Los Angeles
7. Who was the voice of Danger Mouse? David Jason
8. What is the longest race in the Heptathlon? 800 Metres
9. What is another name for a Hazel nut? Filbert
10. In which month is Australian Day? January
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Round Eight
1. Who did Real Madrid beat in this year’s Champions league Final? Juventus
2. What famous building sits on a island of Bennelong Point? Sydney Opera House
3. The author P D JAMES, what does P D stand for? Phyllis Dorothy
4. How many sides are there on a snow crystal? Six
5. Who played Richard in the TV show Keeping up Appearances? Clive Smith
6. What type of fish is a Maco? A Shark
7. What is the capital of Oman? Muscat
8. In which country is the Woodbine Racecourse? Canada
9. Name GERMANYS four allies in WW1? (a point for each) Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary and Turkey
10. Which every day item was invented by Harvey Kennedy and made him a fortune? Shoe Laces
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Tie Breaker Round
1. The name of what American state capital means Sheltered Harbour? Honolulu
2. In 1960 what was John F Kennedy’s campaign song? High Hopes
3. A Fundus Camera captures the interior of what? Eye
4. How many different bones are in a human hand? 27
5. Name the animal which can do without water in its entire life? Kangaroo Rat
6. Pathophobia is the fear of what? Illness/Disease
7. Starbucks takes its name from a character in which book? Moby Dick
8. True or false, A3 paper is half the size of A4? False
9. In what year was the Nobel Prizes first awarded? 1901
10. What kind of room has no doors or windows? A Mushroom