Shakespeare Quiz Questions – In which of Shakespeare’s plays do all of the three listed characters appear?

1. Duncan, Donalbain and Banquo

Macbeth

2. Mistress Ford, Mistress Page and Falstaff

The Merry Wives of Windsor

3. Prospero, Miranda and Ariel

The Tempest

4. Rosalind, Jacques and Touchstone

As You Like It

5. Horatio, Ophelia and Gertrude

Hamlet

6. Malvolio, Olivia and Viola

Twelfth Night

7. Goneril, Regan and Cordelia

King Lear

8. Oberon, Titania and Lysander

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

9. Leontes, Hermione and Perdita

The Winter’s Tale

10. Katherine, Bianca and Petruchio

The Taming of the Shrew

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UK Road Signs Quiz – Can your contestants say what the following road signs signify?

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1. National Speed Limit Applies

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UK_traffic_sign_671.svg

2. Motor Vehicles Prohibited

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UK_traffic_sign_619.svg

3. Vehicles exceeding width of 2m/6’6″ prohibited

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UK_traffic_sign_629A.svg

4. Give way to oncoming vehicles

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Give_Way_to_Oncoming_Vehicles_THA_B-4.png

5. No waiting (Except for loading and unloading passengers)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UK_traffic_sign_636.svg

6. Dual carriageway ends

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UK_traffic_sign_520.svg

7. Level crossing without barrier

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UK_traffic_sign_774.svg

8. Queues likely

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UK_traffic_sign_584.svg

9. Youth Hostel

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Youth_hostel_road_sign.svg

10. Loose chippings

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UK_traffic_sign_7009.svg

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1. When referring to a cash machine, what does ‘ATM’ stand for?

Automated Teller Machine

2. In which group were England in the 2018 FIFA World Cup?

Group G (alongside Belgium, Tunisia and Panama)

3. In which decade was Donald Trump born?

1940s (born 14th June 1946)

4. Who was the 2018 Wimbledon Women’s Singles champion?

Angelique Kerber

5. How many sides has a pentacontagon?

50 (A fifty-sided polygon)

6. In which country was Amal Clooney born?

Lebanon

7. What was the first name of the character played by Alison Steadman in the hit sitcom ‘Gavin and Stacey’?

Pam

8. Who was the first ever winner of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’?

Paul Potts

9. Which word can come before ‘lion’, ‘bike’ and ‘warehouse’ to make names for other things?

Mountain

10. Which was the first product to be launched by Henry J Heinz and L Clarence Noble in 1869?

Horseradish (https://www.heinz.co.uk/Our-Company/About-Heinz/Heinz-Story)

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Muscle Quiz – Where in the human body would you find the following muscles?

1. Deltoid

Top of arm/shoulder

2. Soleus

Lower leg/calf

3. Masseter

Jaw/face

4. Adductor Longus

Inner thigh

5. Occipitofrontalis

Skull/head

6. Adductor pollicis

Hand

7. Scalene muscles

Neck (Three muscles in the neck)

8. Adductor Hallucis

Foot

9. Biceps brachii

Upper arm

10. Pectoralis major

Chest

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1. What is the real name of rapper Eminem?

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (accept Marshall Mathers)

2. Which original member of Take That released the solo album “In Your Own Time” in 2003?

Mark Owen

3. In which year did the Lightning Seeds, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner release the original version of “Three Lions”?

1996

4. Which two artists duet on the song “Me Against the Music”, released in 2003?

Madonna and Britney Spears

5. Which British artist can be seen performing “The Hits” show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas from November 2018?

Rod Stewart

6. Which comedian wrote the music and lyrics to the musical “Matilda”?

Tim Minchin

7. Who performed the song “The A Team” with Ed Sheeran at the 2013 Grammy Awards?

Elton John

8. Who featured on the 2002 single “A Little Less Conversation” with JXL?

Elvis Presley

9. What was the name of the tour and subsequent documentary that Michael Jackson was rehearsing for in 2009 when he died?

This Is It

10. Whose 10th solo album, released in 1978, was called “Modern Priscilla”?

Cilla Black

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In which UK cities could you visit the following?

1. Jorvik Viking Centre

York

2. Bullring Shopping Centre

Birmingham

3. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Glasgow

4. Crucible Theatre

Sheffield

5. Arthur’s Seat

Edinburgh

6. S.S. Great Britain

Bristol

7. Elland Road Stadium

Leeds

8. Royal Albert Memorial Museum

Exeter

9. The Royal Albert Dock

Liverpool

10. Principality Stadium

Cardiff

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1. What is four-fifths as a decimal?

0.8

2. What is the volume of a cube which has edges measuring 5cm?

125cm³ (centimetres cubed)

3. How many months are there in twelve years?

144

4. What is the next number in the series: 2, 9, 30, 93, …?

282 (multiply the previous number by three and then add three)

5. If y=10x − 1 and the value of x is 10, what is the value of y?

99

6. If a recipe requires 400 grams of potatoes for four people, how many kilograms would be required for twelve people?

1.2kg (Note difference in measurement – question given in grams and answer requires conversion to kilograms)

7. A dress has a thirty percent discount applied and is on sale for £63. What was the original price of the dress before the reduction?

£90

8. Geoff thinks of a number. He deducts five from it and then divides the result by three. His answer is 25. What number did he start with?

80

9. What is nine-tenths of 2000?

1800

10. 3 − 7 × 4 = ?

-25 (minus 25 – multiplication should be completed before subtraction)

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TV narrators quiz – Who narrates/narrated the following UK TV shows?

1. Love Island

Iain Stirling

2. Big Brother

Marcus Bentley

3. Blind Date (Since Paul O’Grady took over as host)

Melanie Sykes

4. Come Dine with Me

Dave Lamb

5. W1A

David Tennant

6. Meerkat Manor

Bill Nighy

7. Who Do You Think You Are?

Mark Strong

8. Pineapple Dance Studios

Michael Buerke

9. Eat Well for Less

Liza Tarbuck

10. Dragons’ Den

Evan Davis

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Famous golfers quiz – Can your contestants identify these ten famous faces from the golfing world? To download the PDF picture quiz, please click on the grey box below:

1. Tiger Woods

By Tim Hipps, Special to American Forces Press Service, U.S. Army – http://www.defenselink.mil/; News Article: Tiger Woods Plans Fourth of July Weekend Treat for Troops; exact source for this file (cropped), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6873369

2. Rory McIlroy

By Andrew Campbell (Rory McIlroy) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

3. Nick Faldo

By Flickr user SN#1 [2] modified by me (Flickr [1]) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

4. Michelle Wie

By Keith Allison (originally posted to Flickr as Michelle Wie) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

5. Justin Rose

By Dan Perry [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

6. Greg Norman

By Great White Shark Enterprises (Great White Shark Enterprises) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

7. Laura Davies

By Wojciech Migda (wmigda) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

8. Rickie Fowler

By Keith Allison [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

9. Colin Montgomerie

CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=509705

10. Jason Day

By Keith Allison [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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1. How many golden stars feature on the flag of the European Union?

Twelve

2. In which world city would you find Maracanã Stadium?

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

3. Which word can come after ‘dream’, ‘steam’ and ‘life’ to form other words?

Boat

4. How many times did Pete Sampras win the Wimbledon Men’s Singles title?

Seven (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000)

5. “I think I’m gonna be sad, I think it’s today…” These are the opening lyrics to which 1965 hit?

Ticket to Ride – Beatles

6. Emerald is the traditional birthstone associated with which month of the year?

May

7. Of which US state is Harrisburg the capital?

Pennsylvania

8. In which ‘James Bond’ film did Daniel Craig first play the starring role?

Casino Royale (2006)

9. Which author wrote the original ‘Poldark’ series of books?

Winston Graham

10. How many miles long is the River Nile: a) 2,258 miles (3,634 km), b) 3,258 miles (5,243 km) or c) 4,258 miles (6,853 km) long?

c) 4,258 miles long (6,853 km)

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Game shows quiz – Which UK TV game shows have been hosted by each of the celebrities listed?

1. Nicky Campbell, Bradley Walsh, John Leslie and Paul Hendy

Wheel of Fortune

2. Bruce Forsyth, Larry Grayson, Jim Davidson and Mel Giedroyc & Sue Perkins

The Generation Game

3. Terry Wogan, Les Dawson, Lily Savage and David Walliams

Blankety Blank

4. Roy Walker, Nick Weir, Mark Curry and Stephen Mulhern

Catchphrase

5. Chris Tarrant and Jeremy Clarkson

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

6. Richard O’Brien, Ed Tudor-Pole, Stephen Merchant and Richard Ayoade

The Crystal Maze

7. Bamber Gascoigne and Jeremy Paxman

University Challenge

8. William G. Stewart, Adam Hills and Sandi Toksvig

Fifteen to One

9. Leslie Crowther, Bob Warman, Bruce Forsyth, Joe Pasquale and Alan Carr

The Price is Right

10. Bob Monkhouse, Max Bygraves, Les Dennis and Andy Collins

Family Fortunes (The Vernon Kay version is entitled ‘All Star Family Fortunes’ and is a celebrity revival, so is therefore not entirely the same as the original)

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1. In which century did 10 Downing Street become the official residence of the Prime Minister of Great Britain?

18th century (1735 – https://www.gov.uk/government/history/10-downing-street)

2. Which nationality was the polar explorer Roald Amundsen?

Norweigan

3. Which year marked the end of British rule on the Indian subcontinent?

1947

4. Which Apollo mission allowed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon?

Apollo 11

5. How many times was the Summer Olympic Games hosted in the United Kingdom during the twentieth century?

Twice (London in 1908 and 1948 – It was due to be hosted in London in 1944 but was cancelled due to the war)

6. Who was the first female Prime Minister of Australia?

Julia Gillard (2010-2013)

7. From which country did Algeria gain independence in 1962?

France

8. Three members of the House of York became Kings of England. Can you name two?

Two of: Edward IV, Edward V and Richard III

9. In which US city is Ford’s Theatre, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865?

Washington, D.C.

10. Which English explorer was executed in 1618, fifteen year after being found guilty of conspiracy against King James I of England and VI of Scotland?

Sir Walter Raleigh

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The following are all anagrams of TV sitcoms.

1. Menu Doubter

Outnumbered

2. Enter the Newbies

The Inbetweeners

3. The Bored Affairs

Birds of a Feather

4. Advancing Yeast

Gavin and Stacey

5. Touting Goon

Not Going Out

6. Torched Wit

The IT Crowd

7. Coffee Hit

The Office

8. Theft Dare

Father Ted

9. Drained Lines

Dinnerladies

10. Botched Evil Fairy

The Vicar of Dibley

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1. Which English author wrote the fantasy trilogy entitled ‘His Dark Materials’?

Philip Pullman

2. In which century was William Shakespeare born?

16th century (born 1564 – exact date not recorded but baptised 26th April)

3. Which English painter, born in Liverpool in August 1724, was best known for his paintings of horses, such as ‘Whistlejacket’ which hangs in London’s National Gallery?

George Stubbs

4. Which 1930 painting by Grant Wood depicts a farmer holding a pitchfork and standing in front of a building alongside a woman, assumed to be his wife?

American Gothic

5. Which famous building in Paris houses France’s National Museum of Modern Art (Le Musée National d’Art Moderne)?

Pompidou Centre/Centre Georges Pompidou

6. Which French philosopher, writer and political activist won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964?

Jean-Paul Sartre

7. Which 18th century English landscape painter is known predominantly for his paintings of Dedham Vale, now a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the East of England?

John Constable

8. Who wrote poems entitled ‘Mandalay’, ‘Gunga Din’ and ‘The White Man’s Burden’?

Rudyard Kipling

9. The 1994 film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is based on a Stephen King novel. Which American actress’s name was omitted from the original title?

Rita Hayworth (Originally entitled ‘Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption’ – those who have seen the film will know that a poster of Rita Hayworth is important to the plot)

10. Which was published first: Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ or Emily Brontë’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ (originally published under the pseudonym ‘Ellis Bell’)?

Pride and Prejudice (Pride and Prejudice was first published in 1813, Wuthering Heights in 1847)

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Adverts Quiz – What is/was advertised in the UK by these famous actors? We believe that each of these actors/pair of actors has only advertised one item, brand or company. What do they advertise?

1. Harvey Keitel

Direct Line

2. Kevin Bacon

EE

3. Owen Wilson

Sofology

4. Sylvester Stallone

Warburton’s bread

5. Mr T

Snickers

6. Marcia Cross (Bree from Desperate Housewives)

Rooster Potatoes

7. Macaulay Culkin

Comparethemarket.com

8. Phillip Schofield

Webuyanycar.com

9. Ruth Jones and Ben Miller

Tesco

10. Johnny Depp

Dior

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Birds Quiz picture round – Can you identify these ten common birds?

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1. Blackbird

By Malene Thyssen (User:Malene) – This image was copied from da:Billede:Solsort.jpg on the Danske Wikipedia.date/timeusernameresolutionsizeedit summary21. jul 2004 kl. 22:30Malene300x22377974(Bedre foto af solsort)8. okt 2003 kl. 09:38Malene302x21318437(Foto af solsort), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=650945

2. Blue Tit

By © Francis C. Franklin / CC-BY-SA-3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37675470

3. Skylark

By User:Diliff [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

4. Song Thrush

By Andreas Trepte – Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22435708

5. Oystercatcher

By Richard Bartz [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

6. Kingfisher

By Andreas Trepte – Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29351592

7. Pied Wagtail

CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12483

8. Barn Owl

By Steven Ward – https://www.flickr.com/photos/steventimothyphotography/8555506918/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31517017

9. Woodpigeon

Trish Steel [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

10. Eider

By Sciadopitys from UK – Common Eider, drake, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20413703

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1. Which American actress was born Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra?

Meg Ryan

2. Only 1 British Prime Minister has been assassinated. Who was it?

 Spencer Perceval

3. Andrea, Caroline, Sharon and Jim make up which band?

The Corrs

4. How many bones are there in a shark’s body?

None (A shark’s skeleton is made up entirely of cartilage)

5. Which beer markets itself as “The King of Beers”?

Budweiser

6. Which countryside animal would the French refer to as ‘un hérisson’?

A hedgehog

7. In which country would you find Zavratnica Bay?

Croatia

8. Which author created the character Paddington Bear?

Michael Bond

9. In which sport could you win the Davis Cup?

Tennis

10. Which artist painted “Lobster Telephone” in 1936?

Salvador Dali

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Talent Show Quiz – The following people all competed on talent shows before becoming famous. Can you name the show they were on? I have included the year they appeared to help.

1. Victoria Wood (1974)

 New Faces

2. Cheryl Cole (2002)

 Popstars: The Rivals

3. Paul Daniels (1970)

 Opportunity Knocks

 4. Ashley Banjo (2009)

 Britain’s Got Talent (As part of dance group ‘Diversity’)

5. Jennifer Hudson (2004)

American Idol

6. Lee Mead (2007)

Any Dream Will Do

7. Sam and Mark (Children’s T.V presenters Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes) (2003)

Pop Idol

8. Shayne Ward (2005)

 X Factor

9. Charlotte Church (1997)

The Big, Big Talent Show

10. Stephanie Davis (2010)

Over the Rainbow

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1. A ‘yaffle’ is another term for which type of bird?

(Green) Woodpecker

2. ‘Maine Coon’, ‘Birman’ and ‘Russian Blue’ are all breeds of which animal?

Cat

3. Where in the human body are the ‘ossicles’?

In the ear (the three bones in the middle ear)

4. What type of animal is an ‘avocet’?

A bird

5. Which noun is used for a female badger?

Sow

6. ‘Panthera Leo’ is the scientific term for which animal?

Lion

7. The Cassini–Huygens mission sent the first probe which entered the orbit of which planet in 2004?

Saturn

8. What is the main purpose of a ‘nootropic’ drug?

To improve cognitive function/mental performance 

9. NH₃ is the chemical formula for which compound, commonly used in household cleaning products?

Ammonia

10. The yak is native to which continent?

Asia

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Festivals Quiz – In which counties are/were the following festivals held?

 1. Glastonbury

Somerset

 2. Reading Festival

 Berkshire

 3. Sidmouth Folk Festival

 Devon

 4. Aldeburgh Festival of Music and Arts

Suffolk

5. Global Gathering (UK location)

Warwickshire

 6. Twinwood Festival

 Bedfordshire

 7. Brecon Jazz Festival

 County of Powys (previously Brecknockshire)

 8. Download Festival

 Leicestershire

 9. Clarence Park Festival

 West Yorkshire

10. Boardmasters Festival

Cornwall

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