Taps Quiz 15.1.2008

TAPS QUIZ   15.1.07

1. This week in 1969 who stepped down as manager of Manchester United?

MATT BUSBY

2. Which now famous author was riding Devon Loch in first place when it collapsed 50yds. from the finish line in the 1956 Grand National?

DICK FRANCIS

3. What is the collective name given to Anthony Gormley’s collection of Iron-Men statues on Crosby Beach?

ANOTHER PLACE

4. The Malay name of which animal translates into English as “Man of the Forest”?

ORANG UTAN

5. What is the correct name for the machine commonly called a lie detector?

POLYGRAPH

6. Which school did Billy Bunter famously attend?

GREYFRIARS

7. Which well known song are these the opening lines to? “Everybody’s looking for that something. One thing that makes it all complete”?

FLYING WITHOUT WINGS

8. In 1867 what did the USA buy from Russia for 2 cents an acre?

ALASKA

9. What number do opposite sides of a standard dice always add up to?

7

10. Which is the fourth planet out from the Sun?

MARS

11. He lives with the Brown family and comes from South America. Who is he?

PADDINGTON BEAR

12. Which Australian state was originally called “Van Diemen’s Land”?

TASMANIA

13. In cockney rhyming slang what does “pen and ink” mean?

STINK

14. Sadly last Friday the death of Sir Edmond Hillary was announced. Who was the leader of the expedition that saw Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer Mt. Everest in May 1953?

SIR JOHN HUNT

15. Who this week in 1969 deposed King Idris and assumed the role of Prime Minister and later President?

COLONEL GADDAFI

16. What was the greatest invention of the American Elisha Otis?

LIFT/ELEVATOR

17. True or false? Acupuncture originated in China?

TRUE

18. The international registration letter E is carried on cars from which European country?

SPAIN

19. Which is the world’s fastest two legged creature?

OSTRICH

20. Which 1965 film featured the characters of, Liesl, Louisa, Freidrich, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta and Gretl?

SOUND OF MUSIC

 

MUSIC

Please name the artists performing the following three songs:

1. “The One I Love”---------------------------------R.E.M.

2. “Alone”-----------------------------------------HEART

3. “I Just Died In Your Arms”-------------------------CUTTING CREW

 

21. Coming back to “The Sound of Music” the oldest of the children was Liesl. How old was she?

 SIXTEEN (GOING ON SEVENTEEN)

22. What name connects a man lost in a desert, a woman in a rain forest and a former Head of Government?

THATCHER (MARK, CAROL & MARGARET)

23. Which state of the USA is nicknamed the “Beaver” state? (Must have a thriving tourist industry!!!). Is it New Mexico, California or Oregon?

OREGON

24. When molten rock reaches the Earth’s surface it is called lava. What is it before it reaches the surface?

MAGMA

25. Which mainland European country extends farthest west?

PORTUGAL

26. What nickname was given to the blue flashing lights and original two tone horns on police cars?

BLUES AND TWOS

27. Which constant bodily function lasts on average 0.3 seconds?

A BLINK

28. What is the name of the ITV’s new Friday night post watershed soap starring Jason Donovan and Martine McCutcheon?

ECHO BEACH

29. During this week in 1995 which Japanese city was devastated by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake?

KOBE

30. In which decade did BBC 1 begin broadcasting? Was it the 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s or the 1960’s

1960’S (1964-IT ONLY BECAME BBC 1 AFTER THE START OF BBC 2)

31. In the world of new technology what does the acronym DAB stand for?

DIGITAL AUDIO BRODCASTING

32. What is the nickname given to the chemical compound N²O?

LAUGHING GAS (NITROUS OXIDE)

33. In motor racing which colour of flag means “Danger, no overtaking”? Is it Red, Blue or Yellow?

YELLOW

34. Which musical features the song “Memory”?

CATS

35. Australia-hard court, Wimbledon-grass, USA-hard court, France-?

CLAY

36. What is the Swahili word for a lion?

SIMBA

37. What does is mean if something is cooked “en croute”?

COOKED IN PASTRY

38. “And did those feet in ancient times”. Please give the next line.

WALK UPON ENGLAND’S MOUNTAINS GREEN

39. Which former Olympic Gold Medal sprinter and long jumper was sentenced to a six month jail term in the USA last week for a number of offences?

MARION JONES

40. Which is the odd one out in the following list of painters? Raphael, Michelangelo, Botticelli and Donatello?

BOTTICELLI (NOT A TEENAGE MUTANT HERO TURTLE)

TIEBREAKER. During 2005 what was the average number of births per minute in the world?

247

 

WRITTEN AND PRESENTED BY IAN PRITCHARD

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