Quiz 85 – Round 4 – The World
Capital Cities Quiz What is the capital city of the following countries? 1. Norway Oslo 2. Malawi Lilongwe 3. Italy Rome 4. Latvia Riga 5. Montenegro Podgorica 6. Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 7. Senegal Dakar...
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1. From which country does feta cheese originate? Greece 2. What type of fish is smoked to make a kipper? Herring 3. In which decade was sliced bread first sold in the UK? 1930s 4. Châteauneuf-du-Pape...
View ArticleQuiz 85 – Round 2 – Art and Literature
Poetry opening lines Which poet wrote these? 1. I wander’d lonely as a cloud… William Wordsworth (Daffodils) 2. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? William Shakespeare (Sonnet 18) 3. If I should...
View ArticleQuiz 85 – Round 1 – Picture Round
UK Towns and Cities This picture round is a selection of UK towns and cities. Can you identify them from the images? Click on they grey box to download the PDF Picture Quiz. Picture Round 85 Picture...
View ArticleQuiz 86 – Round 7 – General Knowledge
1. What does an entomologist study? Insects 2. Which UK railway station has the most platforms? Waterloo 3. The NSDAP was a political party active between 1920 and 1945 – how is the party commonly...
View ArticleQuiz 86 – Round 6 – Music
Lyrics Quiz Can you identify the song from which these lyrics are taken? 1. “And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear.” Space Oddity – David Bowie 2. “Nice girls not one with a defect,...
View ArticleQuiz 86 – Round 5 – TV and Film
1. Which BBC2 TV quiz show is hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell? Only Connect 2. In which 2011 film did Jake Gyllenhaal play Colter Stevens, a soldier who wakes up inside someone else’s body and finds...
View ArticleQuiz 86 – Round 4 – Sport
Football Mascots Of which UK football teams are the following the mascots? 1. Haydon the Womble Wimbledon 2. Monty Magpie Newcastle United 3. Zampa the Lion Millwall 4. Mr Toffee Everton 5. Baggie Bird...
View ArticleQuiz 86 – Round 3 – Science and Nature
1. How many hearts does an octopus have? Three 2. ‘Dione’ is a moon of which planet in our solar system? Saturn 3. What is the chemical formula of carbon monoxide? CO 4. What substance forms the vast...
View ArticleQuiz 86 – Round 2 – National Anthems
Of which country are the following the national anthems? In the case of anthems with the name of the country within it, that name has been omitted. 1. Advance ___________ Fair. Australia 2. Land of the...
View ArticleQuiz 86 – Round 1 – Picture Round
Fashion Designers This week’s picture round is a selection of fashion designers. Picture Round 86 Picture Round PDF 1. Coco Chanel “COCO1970” by Marion Pike – Internet. Licenced under Public...
View ArticleQuiz 87 – Round 7 – General Knowledge
1. Which British sitcom centres on the Harper family? My Family 2. Which German rock band has had hits with ‘Sonne’, ‘Du hast’ and ‘Ich will’? Rammstein 3. In which year did Prince Charles marry...
View ArticleQuiz 87 – Round 6 – Measurements and Conversions
1. How many millilitres are there in twenty litres? 20 thousand 2. If you weighed 8 stone, what would that be in kilograms? 51 (accept answers within 3) 3. What is 735.7 cm rounded to 3 significant...
View ArticleQuiz 87 – Round 5 – Science and Nature
1. Brimstone is another name for which chemical element? Sulphur 2. What can be ‘monopole’, ‘dipole’ or ‘helical’? Aerial/Antenna 3. Of what is ‘dendrology’ the study? Trees (and shrubs – wooded plants...
View ArticleQuiz 87 – Round 4 – The World
In which English county are the following attractions? 1. Stonehenge Wiltshire 2. Flamingo Land North Yorkshire 3. Whipsnade Zoo Bedfordshire 4. Chatsworth House Derbyshire 5. Cadbury World West...
View ArticleQuiz 87 – Round 3 – Food and Drink
1. With which type of seafood is Whitstable in Kent most associated? Oysters 2. ‘Malus domestica’ is the Latin term for which common fruit? Apple 3. In which country is ‘Tchibo’ coffee produced?...
View ArticleQuiz 87 – Round 2 – TV and Film
Film Directors Who directed the following films? 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Steven Spielberg 2. X-Men (2000) Bryan Singer 3. Independence Day (1996) Roland Emmerich 4. Smokey and the Bandit...
View ArticleQuiz 87 – Round 1 – Picture Round
This week’s pictures are of people who have made their names by winning UK reality TV shows or talent shows Picture Round 87 Picture Round PDF 1. Craig Phillips (Big Brother) By Annie Mole...
View ArticleQuiz 88 – Round 7 – General Knowledge
1. What is a ‘Howdah’? A carriage positioned on the back of an elephant,or sometimes a camel 2. How is sodium hydroxide more commonly known? Caustic soda 3. Which metal is the traditional gift for a...
View ArticleQuiz 88 – Round 6 – Sport
In which European cities would you find the following stadiums? 1. Croke Park Dublin 2. Ernst Happel Stadion Vienna 3. Santiago Bernabeu Madrid 4. Stade de France Paris 5. Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh...
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