Cheltenham Quiz June Week 3

A few extra rounds

Round One

1 The Victoria Cross was introduced by which Monarch? Victoria

2 Which company created the X-Box? MICROSOFT

3 What is the secret identity of ‘Superman’? CLARK Kent

4 Which x factor contestants had a number 1 hit in 2011 with what makes you beautiful? One Direction

5 From which city is the street artist Banksy? Bristol

6 Who is the main host of Channel 4’s countdown? Nick Hewer

7 Rum, pineapple and coconut make up which cocktail? Pina Colada

8 What is the ingredient found in oily fish that is good for the brain? Omega 3

9 What is the best selling brand of frozen chips in the uk? McCains

10 Three point Question 1 for each correct answer. What three types of fish do we eat most of in the UK? Salmon, Tuna and Cod

Round Two

1 What is the name of the bear on Children in Need? Pudsey

2 How many strings are there on a Ukulele? Four

3 Kate moss has launched a new summer range of clothing for which retail outlet? Topshop

4 Which town lies at the foot of Ben Nevis? Fort William

5 What does WAP stand for in the world of telecommunications? Wireless Application Protocol

6 What name is given to the trail of disturbed water left by a ship? Wake

7 What substance makes plants green? Chlorophyll

8  How many digits are there in a standard back account number? eight

9 Who was the Time magazine person of the 20th Century? Nelson Mandela, Albert Einstein, Adolf Hitler? Albert Einstein

10 Three point Question 1 for each correct answer. After London, Which three British cities have the most trains stop at their major stations? Birmingham, Glasgow and Leeds (major = 6+platforms)

Round Three: Joker Round

Music the 90’s

1 In what year did Robbie Williams first get into the charts with Millennium? 1998

2 Two groups recorded eight number 1 singles in the 90’s one was take that who was the other? Spice Girls

3 Who had the best selling album worldwide of the 90’s? Whitney Houston, Shania Twain or Mariah Carey? Whitney Houston with the bodyguard.

4 Edele Keavy, Lindsay  and Sinéad made up which Group? Bewitched

Geography

5 What name is given to a river of ice flowing down a mountain? Glacier

6 pristina is the capital of where? Kosovo

7 Which is America's most southerly State?Hawaii

8 Which Caribbean Island’s name means ‘bearded one’s’?   Barbados

Mystery Subject: Dancing in Film

9 Which actress danced with john Travolta in the film Pulp Fiction  Uma Thurman

10 What was the name of Jennifer Greys character in Dirty Dancing? Baby

11 In which Disney film would you see prancing Ostriches. Ballerina Hippos. Bubble-blowing Elephants and an alligator dance troupe? Fantasia

12 What was the name of the wolf who danced with Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves? Two Socks

According to official records how many construction workers built London’s Tower Bridge in 1894?Answer: 432 men

Final Round

1 What ingredient was removed from Coca-Cola in 1903?Cocaine

2 How are War, Famine, Death and Pestilence collectively known?    Four Horse Men of the Apocolypse 

3 Anthony hutton, Rachael Rice and Luke Anderson have all been winners of What? Big Brother

4 Which sells the most in the UK apples or oranges? Apples

5 If you sail due east from Scarborough, in which country will you arrive? Germany

6 Which scot was in charge of the army that defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1307? Robert the Bruce (not Mel Gibson!)

7 Which supermarket sells the F&F range of clothing? Tesco

8 True or false USS George H Bush aircraft carrier weighs more than the ships of the entire Australian Navy? True (100,000 tonnes vs 97,000)

9 What Year: In Rugby Union, England beat Romania by a record 134-0, George Clooney played the role of Danny Ocean in the film Ocean's Eleven, Victoria Beckham had a hit with not such an innocent girl

noughties

2001