Wednesday, 30 May 2007

Orange Quiz

1. What acid is present in oranges and lemons?
Citric
2. Which novel by Anthony Burgess was made into a film by Stanley Kubrick in 1972 and was later banned due to it’s ultra violence?
A Clockwork Orange
3. Of which American president did Gerald Ford say; "He doesn't dye his hair, He's just prematurely orange"?
Ronald Reagan
4. Which jam is best made with seville oranges?
Marmalade
5. What is the colour of the "Black Box" in a plane which can be used to gather important information in the event of a crash?
Orange
6. In 1801, the War of Oranges began, between which two countries was it fought?
Spain & Portugal (France on Spanish side)
7. What colour jacket does the No.5 dog wear at a greyhound race?
Orange
8. Which Dutchman became King of England in 1688?
William of Orange
9. What is a Blenheim Orange?
Apple
10. Which fruit is used to flavour the liqueur Cointreau?
Oranges
11. In American Football, where would you find the Orange Bowl?
Miami
12. Which Mediterranean port, now a suburb of Tel Aviv, is famous for its oranges?
Jaffa
13. What colour were the ‘froglets’ in ‘The Clangers’?
Orange
14. Whose music featured in The Clockwork Orange?
Beethoven
15. What kind of fruit is a kumquat?
Small Orange
16. What colour is the flesh of the Charentais melon?
Orange
17. Which country grew the first Orange?
China
18. Vodka and orange makes up what cocktail?
Screwdriver
19. An Ortaline is a cross between what two items?
Tangerine & Orange
20. In California it is illegal to eat what while bathing?
Oranges

21. What colour are an American porcupines teeth?
Orange
22. US school buses are Chrome Yellow but they used to be what?
Omaha Orange
23. Who would use an orange stick?
Manicurist
24. What literary prize (worth £30,000) is for women authors only?
Orange Award
25. Orange juice and what make an ambassador?
Tequila
26. Name Pink Floyds only single?
The single in question was apples and oranges, see link http://www.marmalade-skies.co.uk/floyd.htm
27. Red, white, blue, yellow, green, what's missing from Rubik's cube?
Orange
28. At which Devon market town was William of Orange first proclaimed king?
Newton Abbot
29.  The House of Orange is the Royal house of which European country?
Holland
30. Which fruit is a cross between the mandarin orange and the bitter orange and is named after a port in Morocco?
Tangerine
31. Which actress wouldn’t share her Chocolate Orange?
Dawn French
32. Howard Donald, Robbie Williams, Mark Owen and Gary Barlow. Who is missing from the line up of Take That?
Jason Orange
33. Which fruit is a cross between an orange and a tangerine?
Clementine
34. What name is shared by a small orange and a Chinese official?
Mandarin
35. Who were the sponsors for the British Academy Film Awards 2002?
Orange
36. What was used on the field of play in the 1973 FA Cup final that has never been used since?
Orange Ball
37. In The nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons which bells say “When will you pay me”?
The bells of The Old Bailey
38. Which of the 'Mister Men' is coloured orange and has long, rubbery snake like arms?
Mister Tickle
39. Which British city has an underground railway that is nicknamed “The Clockwork Orange”? Glasgow
40. Bobby Leach was the first man to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive but what caused his death 14 years later - a) Bitten by a dog b) Slipped on an orange peel or c) Trod on a splinter?
b) Slipped on an orange peel

Tiebreaker - In the game of Monopoly, what would it cost to buy all three orange properties ?
£560 (£180, £180 & £200)

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