Latchmere quiz 29th Nov 2012 round 1
Food and drink
1.What are Fadge cakes made from popular in Ireland? Potato
2. Which popular salad gets it’s name from the New York
hotel where it was first made?
Waldorf
3.What is a "Scotch Bonnet"? A Chilli Pepper
4.The cocktail Rusty nail is Drambuie and what? Scotch Whiskey
5.What is the veggie/fruit that is the main ingredient
mashed and mixed with virgin olive oil and various Seasonings. To create, Baba Ghanoush? Eggplant / Aubergine
Name the films in which these Oscar winning songs
featured
6.1969 (42nd) "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My
Head" —• Music: Burt Bacharach • Lyrics: Hal David. Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid
7.1988 (61st) "Let the River Run" —• Music and
lyrics: Carly Simon.
Working Girl
8.1997 (70th) "My Heart Will Go On" —• Music:
James Horner • Lyrics: Will Jennings.
Titanic
9.2003 (76th), "Into the West" —• Music and
Lyrics: Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
10.2010 (83rd) "We Belong Together" —• Music
and Lyrics: Randy Newman. Toy Story 3
Geography
11.What is the modern-day name for the country formerly
known as Kampuchea? Cambodia
12.One of those Stan’s for you. What Stan is the country
that Dushanbe formerly know as Stalinabad Until 1929? Tajikistan
13.What is the county town of Norfolk? Norwich
14. After Cork which Irish county is the second largest of
the counties by area a. Donegal b Galway c Kerry or d
Mayo? Galway
15.The Red River forms the border between Texas and which
other American state .The state Capital city shares its name with the state it
is in? Oklahoma
Potluck
16. Which corporation motto is Nation Shall Speak Peace
Unto Nation?
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
17. What type of insect is the Spanish fly it is coloured
emerald-green? Beetle
18. English seaside resort Skegness was the site of the
first Butlins holiday camp it opened in which decade of the last century?
1930’s (1936)
19. Which of these was not a Mr Men character: Mr Messy;
Mr Naughty; Mr Topsy-Turvy Mr Bounce; or Mr Impossible? Mr
Naughty (The 'naughty' character was Little Miss Naughty)
20..What colour is the snooker ball that is worth three
points? Green
Quiz link
1.Who are the European Champions of Football in
2012? Chelsea FC
2.Name the Group that comprises Gary Lightbody Jonny
Quinn Nathan Connolly Paul Wilson, and Tom Simpson Fallen Empires is the latest
album. Snow Patrol
3.What is the nearest natural satellite to the
Earth? The
Moon
4.What name is given to an area at a train station to
alight from/embark on trains or trams? Two Words. Railway
Platform
5. The what North Pole is the point on the surface of
Earth's Northern Hemisphere at which the planet's what field points vertically
downwards? Magnetic
L atchmere quiz 29th Nov 2012 round 2
TV
1.Which actor played Baldrick in the BBC television
series Blackadder, and is host of Channel
4 program Time Team.
Tony Robinson
2. In Downton Abbey who plays The Rt. Hon. Violet,
Dowager Countess of Grantham.
Maggie
Smith
3.Which TV show originally introduced the characters of
Windy Miller and PC McGarry?
Camberwick Green
4. September 2012, who began presenting History of the
World on BBC? Andrew
Marr
5.What type of car did Mr. Bean drive in the Mr Bean TV series? A Mini
Sport
6.hich Indian bowler took a total of 9 wickets in the
first test in Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad: NovemWber 2012?
Pragyan Ojha
7. Canadian-American sports coach James Naismith invented
which sport in 1891?
Basketball
8. A former Chelsea FC player scored the winning goal for
Romania when they beat England in the 1998 World Cup?
Dan Petrescu
9. The World Snooker Championship is an annual snooker
tournament played at the Crucible in Sheffield, England. Who won the 2012 title
and who was runner up.
Ronnie O'Sullivan / Ali Carter
10. Which county cricket club plays its home games at the
St Lawrence Ground? Kent
Pop
11.By what name is singer Pauline Mattheown better known in the music industry? Kiki Dee
12.Billie Joe Armstrong Mike Dirnt Tre Cool and Jason
White comprise which American punk rock band formed in 1987? Green Day
13.37 years ago today it reached no1 name the song.
Didn't mean to make you cry If I'm not back again this time tomorrow Carry on,
carry on, as if nothing really matters? Bohemian Rhapsody
14.Shanks & Bigfoot were a British duo of UK
garage/dance music producers they had three singles that made top twenty
"Straight from the Heart" in 1998 again in 99 "Sing-a-Long"
(2000) No. 12 what was the single that reached the top in 1999 with vocalist
Sharon Woolf? Sweet Like
Chocolate
15. Name the artist whose last three studio albums are
Fearless (2008) Speak Now (2010) and Red (2012)? Taylor
Swift
Potluck
16. What does the C in the acronym SCUBA stand for? Self Contained Underwater Breathing
Apparatus
17. Which animal is the first listed in the Oxford
English Dictionary? Aardvark
18. Name the current President of France. He being he
24th? François Hollande
19. How deep in metres is 100 fathoms to the nearest
metre .I will allow 1 metre either way?
182.88m
20. Along with Cancer what are the other two water signs
of the Zodiac? Scorpio / Pisces
Quiz link
1.Opening lines from a no4 UK single in 1988 name the
singer and the song. Sundown all around
Walking through the summer's end. Waves crash baby, don't
look back, I won't walk away again.
Belinda Carlisle / Circle in the Sand
2.Name the actress who was Barbara Good in the Good Life
and Rosemary Boxer in Rosemary & Thyme? Felicity Kendal
3.What LWF is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first
produced 22 February 1892.A Play, about a good woman.
Lady Windermere's Fan
Quiz link Carlisle Kendal Windermere towns and cities in
Cumbria accept English Towns
Latchmere quiz 6th Dec 2012 round 1
Sport
1.At which Olympics did Mary Peters win gold for Great
Britain in the pentathlon? Munich 1972
2.Who became famous as Muhammad Ali’s corner man
throughout his heavyweight-boxing career? It is also a type of cake? Angelo
Dundee
3.In which year of the 90/s did Michael Schumacher win
his first Formula One world title? 1994
4 Since Roman Abramovich took over ownership of Chelsea
F.C how many managers has there to date including caretaker managers? 10
5. English professional darts player for the Professional
Darts Corporation (PDC) who is a two time PDC World Darts Champion. In
2011/2012 He is nicknamed Jackpot? Adrian
Lewis
Food and drink
6.Which type of cheese is traditionally used in a Cobb
Salad?
Roquefort
7.Tiger Beer became the first locally brewed beer in
which southeast Asian city-state. Singapore
8. Tagine is a dish from North Africa that is named after
the special earthenware pot in which it is cooked. From which country does it
originate? Morocco
9. Name the creamy, nutty bean that as deep pinky-red flecks
and is in its prime from late July-August?
Borlotti
10.Claret is the name used in England for red wine from
what region of France that is also the capital of Aquitaine?
Bordeaux
Pop
11.Which British folk rock band have had a no 2 album Sigh
No More in 2009 followed up by a no1 album Babel in 2012.
Mumford & Sons
12. 2012 no1 single song and group Your hand fits in mine
like it's made just for me but bear this mind it was meant to be and i'm
joining up the dots with the freckles on your cheeks? Little Things / One Direction
13.Pop, which band active 1983 to 89, had members Paul
Weller Mick Talbot Dee C. Lee and Steve White. Their biggest single hit was (Double
A-side) "Long Hot Summer" /
"Paris Match it reached no3. The Style Council
14. 1973 no1 singer and song from these lyrics [Chorus:]
Here he comes, boogie-dy, boogie-dy
There he goes, boogie-dy, boogie-dy And he ain't wearin'
no clothes? Ray Stevens / The Streak
15.Name the duetting couple who occupied the top spot in
1978 with two singles one for nine weeks and one for seven weeks both songs
name from a film? John
Travolta and Olivia Newton-John,
Potluck
16.Name the new BBC2 television comedy series named after
a town in Tyne and Wear. Starring Gina McKee and Vic Reeves? Hebburn
17. What nationality is Herman van Rompuy, the president
of the European Council? Belgian
18. What is the traditional wood used in the manufacture of cricket
bats? Willow
19. Dr.Who's, 1963 report on British Railways, led to the
cutting of the railway network, by over a quarter? Dr Beeching
20. Which video-sharing website was created by three
former Papal employees in February 2005?
You Tube
Quiz link
1.Name the Welsh singer-songwriter, actress and
television presenter. She had a relationship with Gavin Henson, a Welsh
International rugby union player. After having two children the couple split in
2010. Charlotte Church
2.Name the first and surname of the Baroque music
composer. Nicknamed the The Red Priest well known for the piece called the Four
Seasons? Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
3.Which word can be a type of wine grape, a series or
progression of musical notes over time, 1971 film about children wishing to be
married, It featured Bee Gees soundtrack Starred Jack Wild, Mark Lester? Melody
4 Name the next monarch in sequence King Henry III King
Edward I King Edward II who came next in January 1327 and reined till 1377. King Edward III
5. 1975 film sequel to the 1969 Western film True Grit
the title is John Wayne’s character in both films? Rooster Cogburn
Quiz link all types of Potato Charlotte Vivaldi Melody
King Edward III and Rooster
Latchmere quiz 5th Dec 2012 round 2
Crafts and Craft Persons
1.Name
the Decorating with knotted string that is a form of textile making using
knotting rather than weaving or knitting? Macramé
2. Thomas Sheraton and George Hepplewhite lived in the
18th century, they were two of the three most renowned what? English furniture makers The other being Thomas Chippendale
3. What name is given to the Art of fine writing to write
decoratively? Calligraphy
4. Rene Lalique was a famous designer, renowned for his
stunning creations in what material?
Glass
5..What is the Japanese name for the art of paper
folding? Origami
6. What is the national capital of United Republic of
Tanzania? Dodoma
7.With which three countries does Luxembourg border? Belgium, France and Germany
8.Which one of the four Scandinavian countries has the
highest latitude? Norway
9 What is 73 miles long starting from Solway Firth to
Wallsend on Tyne it is not complete?
Hadrian’s
Wall
10. Which city would you be if you were visiting Animal
Wall, St Mary’s Street, & Tiger Bay?
Cardiff
Film
11.Which actress is the
latest to play Anna Karenina (2012) following these actresses Greta Garbo 1935 Vivien Leigh 1948. Keira Knightley
12. 2001.film plot A Russian
sniper and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of
Stalingrad. Starred Jude Law as Vasili Zaitsev and Ed Harris as Major
König? Enemy at the Gates
13. 1984 film quote Mozart: I
actually threw the score on the fire, he made me so angry. Salieri: You burned
the score? Mozart: No, no. My wife took it out in time. It won 8 Oscars?
Amadeus
14.Name the Irish actor who
as been in these films End of Days The
Man / Satan 1999 Ghost Ship as Murphy Assault on Precinct 13 Capt.
Marcus Duvall 2005 Emotional Arithmetic (2007) as Christopher Lewis? Gabriel Byrne
15 Name the actor who played
Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy? Ian McKellen
Potluck
16. In Scrabble, how many
points is the letter Q worth.
10
17. Which cartoon character,
first appeared on page three of the daily express in 1920 and is still going
today? Rupert the Bear
18.What activity would you be
doing if you were performing a treble bob major? Bell ringing
19. In America a sophomore is
a student in which year of university? Second
20. On a dating website, what does GSOH
generally stand for? Good
sense of humour
Quiz Link
1. What is the name of the
BBC cookery program that features presented by Fern Britton (1994–2000) Ainsley
Harriott (2000–2010) it had a voting system of Green Peppers and Red
Tomatoes?
Ready
Steady Cook
2.Which UK athlete became the
1980 and 1984 Olympic champion in the Decathlon?
Daley Thompson
3.Originally made for the BBC
back in 1967 from this John Galsworthy novel was on your screen again on ITV 1
with a new version in 2002 It was about a Victorian family? The Forsyte Saga
Quiz Link All Travel agents Thomas Cook Thompson and
Saga
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