Breakfast

Breakfast

1.     Who played 006 in the Bond film Goldeneye?

2.    Which song was a top 5 UK hit for Tori Amos?

3.    The name of which foodstuff comes from the French for crescent?

4.    Who was the first Blue Peter presenter to be sacked? He now has a show on Radio 5 ?

5.    Which TV series preceded the follow-up ‘Going Straight’?

6.    Who recorded the album ‘Breakfast in America’?

7.    Who played the character Holly Golightly in the movie ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s? ( ask the other way round if you want it a little harder……. What is character name etc)

8.    When playing darts which score by the 3 darts is known colloquially as bed and breakfast?

9.    In Victorian times what were known as ‘little bags of mystery’?

10. Which 1991 film, starring Kathy Bates, was based on a novel by Fannie Flagg?

11.  Which 1985 movie co-starred Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald as high school students?

12. Which was the first Scottish group to have a UK number one hit single?

13. What is the English equivalent of the German food blutwurst?

ANSWERS

1.     SEAN BEAN

2.    CORNFLAKE GIRL

3.    CROISSANT

4.    RICHARD BACON

5.    PORRIDGE

6.    SUPERTRAMP

7.    AUDREY HEPBURN

8.    26

9.    SAUSAGES

10. FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFÉ

11.  THE BREAKFAST CLUB

12. MARMALADE

13. BLACK PUDDING

Blockbusters

Blockbusters

1.     TLB the last number one UK single of the 60’s, the decade that re-shaped pop music?

2.    BOP an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in 1961?

3.    NEF book whose first line is ‘It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen’ also Richard Burton’s last film role?

4.    CTM in 2012 it was knocked off the number one spot by Chinese stir fry as Britain’s favourite foreign dish?

5.    TDB who Peter Parker worked for in the Spiderman movies?

6.    TOA the only Shakespeare play to feature a capital city in its title?

7.    MPFC reformed last year after an absence of 30 years?

8.    UTT below the pollex, subservient.

9.    TFM Von Klomp’s most famous painting?

10. TFS Sharon and Tracey in Viz?

ANSWERS

1.     TWO LITTLE BOYS

2.    BAY OF PIGS

3.    1984

4.    CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA

5.    THE DAILY BUGLE

6.    TIMON OF ATHENS

7.    MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS

8.    UNDER THE THUMB

9.    THE FALLEN MADONNA

10. THE FAT SLAGS

Blockbusters Gold Run

Blockbusters Gold Run

1.     SOL structure on which engineer Gustav Eiffel worked in the 1880s?

2.    TML also known as La Giaconda?

3.    FHS English translation of the Latin phrase ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ the motto of the Olympic Games.

4.    TMR TV attraction (1965-77) that was owned by Mr Rusty ? Created by Eric Thompson, father of actress Emma Thompson?

5.    LCL centre of an obscenity trial in the  1960s?

6.    TCB stage name of Barry and Paul Elliott from Rotherham, West Yorkshire?

7.    DUR original name of The Times newspaper from 1785-88?

8.    AWM since 1927 it has been the FA Cup Final hymn?

9.    MOTM name of all the tour boats at the foot of Niagara Falls?

10. SOH famous building designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon?

ANSWERS

1.     STATUE OF LIBERTY

2.    THE MONA LISA

3.    FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER

4.    THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT

5.    LADY CHATTERLY’S LOVER

6.    THE CHUCKLE BROTHERS

7.    DAILY UNIVERSAL REGISTER

8.    ABIDE WITH ME

9.    MAID OF THE MIST

10. SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

Dolphin Inn April Quiz

Hi All
Here is our quiz for April, hope it comes in handy, some fun questions in the audio round this month if you are doing a sound round
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/6g889jhzcuhwp/April_2015
Cheers
Martin

Double D

1.     His catchphrase was ‘Drat and double drat’ , who was the driver of the Mean Machine in the Wacky Races?

2.    Which beer was advertised in the 60’s and 70’s as ‘works wonders’?

3.    What was the nickname of the soap character who handed his wife divorce papers on Christmas Day 1986?

4.    What name is given to a period in economics where a recession is closely followed by a second recession, ( also going back into a communal item of food using the same spoon twice)?

5.    Which comic book character has a reinforced bed with a pillow filled with building rubble and a beard so tough that he shaves with a blowtorch?

6.    Which cartoon character has the middle name of Fauntleroy?

7.    Who played agent Fox Mulder in the X-Files?

8.    Who had a 1969 UK number 1 with the song ‘The Israelites’ which was parodied for the 1987-95 advert for Vitalite margarine?

9.    Which singer/actress had the real surname of Kappelhoff. Her most famous film was Pillow Talk and best-selling hit was  ‘Move Over Darling’?

10. What happened on 6^th June 1944?

11.  Former name of the international airport in the Indian city of Calcutta which shares its name with a type of bullet?

12. Which footballer holds the record for scoring 60 goals for Everton in the 1927-28 season ?

13. Who took over from Eamonn Andrews as presenter of ITV’s World of Sport in 1968 and stayed until 1985?

14. Skipping with 2 ropes, talking gibberish  or a hit for Malcolm McLaren?

ANSWERS

1.     DICK DASTARDLY                           2.DOUBLE DIAMOND

3.    DIRTY DEN                               4. DOUBLE DIP

5.DESPERATE DAN                   6.DONALD DUCK

7. DAVID DUCHOVNY               8.DESMOND DEKKER

9. DORIS DAY                            10. D-DAY

11. DUM DUM                              12. DIXIE DEAN

13. DICKIE DAVIES                    14. DOUBLE DUTCH

A Really Easy Round

1.     In which Italian city was Leonardo da Vinci born?

2.    In which city would you find the Spanish Steps?

3.    Bangui is the capital of which central African republic?

4.    What type of creature is a Bombay duck?

5.    What was Dutch painter Rembrandt’s first name?

6.    In which city would you find the Spanish Riding School?

7.    What kind of animal is a St Lucia parrot?

8.    What colour is an aeroplane’s black box?

9.    In the Bible, which book follows ‘ The First Book Of Kings’?

10. From which country do we get Panama hats?

Answers

1.     VINCI

2.    ROME

3.    CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

4.    A FISH, THE BUMMALO FISH

5.    REMBRANDT

6.    VIENNA

7.    A PARROT- FROM ST LUCIA

8.    ORANGE

9.    THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS

10. ECUADOR

Broomhill and Brass 25th. April 15

As always many thanks to all who post here. It's always a great help in composing my quiz rounds.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/4mr15vkz3lnt9gz/Broomhill_and_Brass_25th._April_15.zip

Hello all here's a couple more I've used recently as always my thanks to all who post here

CHAPEL_ST_GENERAL_KNOWLEDGE_QUIZ_FOR_WEDNESDAY_15TH_APRIL_15.doc
http://www.mediafire.com/view/z7uden2a7vkdtt1

CHAPEL_ST_PICS_15TH_APRIL_15.doc
http://www.mediafire.com/view/ahl0r53os75nkdb


CHAPEL_ST_GENERAL_KNOWLEDGE_QUIZ_FOR_WEDNESDAY_22ND_APRIL_15.doc
http://www.mediafire.com/view/il29bzgujy5ixeb

CHAPEL_ST_PICS_22ND_APRIL_15.doc
http://www.mediafire.com/view/zciabb8jprrgj3o

A picture round for May Bank Holiday. 10 people with 'May' in their name and 10 with 'Day' in their name.
https://www.mediafire.com/?voyhb1kyfiyb8ob

One to ten

1.     What is the anthem of Alcoholics Anonymous? ( a song sung by Lena Martell )

2.    The swinging sixties, a time of free love and when pop music took off. Which song was the last number one of the 60s? It featured Jack and Joe in the lyrics.

3.    What was the first UK number one by Frank Sinatra?

4.    The stage musical Jersey Boys is based around which group?

5.    How are Julian, Dick, George, Anne and Timmy collectively known?

6.    Sponsored  by RBS how do we know the rugby union tournament played between the home countries, Italy and France?

7.    What was Queen’s first UK top ten hit in the UK?

8.    Elizabeth Taylor has been awarded 2 best actress Oscars. One was for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, what was the other one for?

9.    Which playing card is known as the curse of Scotland?

10. Which novel and film features the exploits of serial killer John Christie and the miscarriage of justice to Timothy Evans?

Answers

1.     ONE DAY AT A TIME

2.    TWO LITTLE BOYS

3.    THREE COINS IN A FOUNTAIN

4.    FOUR SEASONS

5.    FAMOUS FIVE

6.    SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

7.    SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE

8.    BUTTERFIELD 8

9.    THE NINE OF DIAMONDS

10. TEN RILLINGTON PLACE

The Bare Bones

1.     Which disease of the bones is called by a lack of vitamin D?

2.    Which actor played Dr ‘Bones’ McCoy in the TV series Star Trek?

3.    Which bone in your body has the Latin name of Hallux?

4.     Which movie monster was discovered on Skull Island?

5.    To the nearest 10 how many bones does the human body contain?

6.    ‘Sends shivers down my spine’ comes from which UK number 1 hit?

7.    What is the medical name for the shoulder blade?

8.    Which character in Shakespeare’s Hamlet appears only as a skull?

9.    Whose arch enemy is called Skeletor?

10. In 1976, whose first UK top 10 hit was ‘Daddy Cool’?

ANSWERS

1.     RICKETS

2.    DEFOREST KELLY

3.    BIG TOE

4.    KING KONG

5.    206 (210 TO NEARESTY 10 )

6.    BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

7.    SCAPULA

8.    YORICK

9.    HE-MAN

10. BONEY M

Broomhill and Brass 16th. April 15

Some recent quiz rounds. Many thanks to fellow posters.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/wlp1lvc4536othl/Broomhill_and_Brass_16th._April_15.zip

Broomhill and Brass 11th.April 15

Some recent rounds.There seems to be a scarcity of other posts making compiling quizzes harder and harder for everyone.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/9tqbd3679kdqu13/Broomhill_and_Brass_11th.April_15.zip

Hi all as usual many thanks to all who post, Here are two of my latest quizzes hope there's something you can use

Quiz for 01/04/2015
http://www.mediafire.com/view/sg4bz0bwezn4jp4

Plus pics for 01/04/2015
http://www.mediafire.com/view/8f486jblfmnk9iw

Quiz for 08/04/2015
http://www.mediafire.com/view/xcpyu0ybe3ozpsa

Plus pics for 08/04/2015
http://www.mediafire.com/view/lqjo1mucr0l6jol

quizzes

Hi All


Several quizzes which I hope you might find useful.  A sincere thanks to all who post here.


Regards


Sue


https://www.mediafire.com/?m21c2u2btk0m6s7

Broomhill and Brass 4th. April 15

Some recent quiz rounds. A fair bit of re-cycling but hopefully someone will be able to make use of some of it.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/r4zq58bv73lqfqk/Broomill_and_Brass_4th._April_15.zip

Clockwork Quiz 131

https://www.mediafire.com/?fphxh8hg1hr0wre