Quiz 104 – Round 7 – General Knowledge
1. Which is the longest river in the UK? River Severn 2. Which country came first runner up in the UEFA Euro 2016 Championship? France 3. What is the correct name for a squirrel’s nest? Drey 4. Of...
View ArticleQuiz 104 – Round 6 – Language
The following are loanwords that are used in the English language but have been taken from other languages. Can you identify which language the words come from? 1. Denim French (originally ‘serge de...
View ArticleQuiz 104 – Round 5 – Science and Nature
1. According to the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, talc measures one and is the softest mineral – what number would represent diamond? Ten 2. What is ASIMO, which was designed and developed by Honda?...
View ArticleQuiz 104 – Round 4 – Art and Literature
The following are all fictional place names from literature – but who created them? 1. Avonlea Lucy Maud Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables) 2. Chipping Cleghorn Agatha Christie (Miss Marple) 3....
View ArticleQuiz 104 – Round 3 – Maths
1. What fraction of an hour is five minutes? 1/12 2. How many degrees are there if you add up the internal angles in a pentagon? 540° 3. If the 3rd of March is a Tuesday, what day of the week is the...
View ArticleQuiz 104 – Round 2 – Music
In this round we will give you the names of three famous songs which all come from the same album. Can you name the album? By ‘album’, we mean original studio album, not ‘Best of’ albums or other...
View ArticleQuiz 104 – Round 1 – Picture Round
This week’s picture quiz is a selection of famous people whose first names all begin with the letter ‘F.’ Please click on the grey box below to download the picture round PDF. Picture Round 104...
View ArticleQuiz 105 – Round 7 – General Knowledge
1. At which stadium do Birmingham City Football Club play? Saint Andrew’s 2. Which US singer and guitarist had a 1997 hit in the UK with a song entitled “Bitch”? Meredith Brooks 3. What type of...
View ArticleQuiz 105 – Round 6 – History
1. In which city did Anne Frank live and write her diary during World War II? Amsterdam 2. Which famous German fighter pilot was shot down and killed on 21st April 1918? Manfred, Baron von Richthofen...
View ArticleQuiz 105 – Round 5 – TV and Film
The following are all famous film quotes – can you identify the film from which the quotes have been taken? 1. “They call me Mister Tibbs!” In the Heat if the Night (1967) 2. “You make me want to be a...
View ArticleQuiz 105 – Round 4 – Celebrities
1. X Factor success story Rylan Clark married which former Big Brother contestant in 2015? Dan Neal 2. Which ex Beverly Hills 90210 star revealed that she has been battling breast cancer since February...
View ArticleQuiz 105 – Round 3 – The World
The following are all popular European beach resorts for holiday makers – but in which country are they? 1. Albufeira Portugal 2. Biarritz France 3. Mykonos Greece 4. Ischia Italy 5. Nerja Spain 6....
View ArticleQuiz 105 – Round 2 – The Olympics
1. Which country has won the most medals at the Summer Olympic Games since the modern games began in 1896? USA (2399 medals up to 2012) 2. In which year did Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards become the first...
View ArticleQuiz 105 – Round 1 – Picture Round
The following picture round includes a selection of female singers. Can you identify them? Click on the grey box below to download the PDF picture round. Picture Round 105 Picture Round PDF 1....
View ArticleQuiz 106 – Round 7 – General Knowledge
1. Which English painter’s work includes the full-length oil portrait entitled ‘The Blue Boy’, which was painted in approximately 1770? Thomas Gainsborough 2. Which English king was the son of Mary,...
View ArticleQuiz 106 – Round 6 – The World
1. In terms of population, which is the second largest city in France? Marseille 2. Who was the first ever Chancellor of Germany? Otto von Bismarck 3. If you were to see a sign for a ‘peaje’ on a...
View ArticleQuiz 106 – Round 5 – Art and Literature
Who created the following literary characters? 1. Julien Sorel Stendhal (Le Rouge et le Noir) 2. Bathsheba Everdene Thomas Hardy (Far from the Madding Crowd) 3. Billy Bunter Charles Hamilton under the...
View ArticleQuiz 106 – Round 4 – Science and Nature
1. Of what is the Fujita scale a measurement? Tornado intensity 2. The atomic number of a chemical element is defined by the number of what within its nucleus? Protons 3. Which planet is known for its...
View ArticleQuiz 106 – Round 3 – Language
What is the meaning of these cockney rhyming slang phrases? 1. Baker’s Dozen Cousin 2. Two and Eight State 3. Pat and Mick Sick 4. Dustbin Lid Kid 5. Dicky Bird Word 6. Lionel Blairs Flares 7. Baked...
View ArticleQuiz 106 – Round 2 – Radio
1. ‘Desert Island Discs’ has had four regular hosts since it began in 1942. Can you name three of them? Three of: Roy Plomley (1942-1985), Michael Parkinson (1985-1988), Sue Lawley (1988-2006) and...
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