Cheltenham Quiz July Week 1

1 Which river flows through Cheltenham? The Chelt (probably a lot harder for those not living here!)

2 What was the name of King Arthurs sword? Excalibur

3 Who is the new King of Spain? Filipe VI

4 Which payday loans company has been criticised after it sent out demands from fake solicitor firms? Wonga

5 Who is the most followed person on twitter? Barack Obama,  (the pope is second)

6 Which brand uses the tagline the best a man can get? Gillette

7 in children’s tv how are Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica,better known? Rugrats

8 In the bible how many pieces of silver did Judas receive for betraying Christ? - Thirty.

9 The comic strip character Andy Capp appears in which daily newspaper? The Mirror

10 In the song “I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly”, what was the last thing the Old Lady swallowed? A Horse [she's dead of course!].

11 which country took the most fans to this years world cup? USA

Joker Round Mathematics, Jewellery or fast Food

(2 points for a correct answer on your joker subject, 1 point on rest)

Mathematics

1 What name in mathematics is give to a number that represents part of a whole? Fraction

2 What is the number 9 in binary? 1001

3 What branch of mathematics concerned with questions of shape and size? Geometry

4 It’s creation is partially credited to Isaac newton but what name is given to the mathematical study of change? Calculus

Jewellery

5 What type of precious gem is usually found in an engagement ring? Diamond

6 The oldest form of jewellery discovered was made from what – stones, shells or metal? Shells

7 The word jewellery comes from the latin for what is it precious, plaything or gift? Plaything

8 If something is 75% pure gold what would is Karat rating be? 18K

Fast Food

9 Which fast food chain is arguably the worlds largest toy retailer? Mcdonalds

10 What name is given to a fast food outlet where customers can pick up their meal from a car? Drive through

11 Which British Hamburger chain is the only one in the world to serve Quorn burgers? Wimpy

12 Which chain was responsible for popularizing home delivery of fast food? Dominos pizza

Joker Round. History of Cinema, British girl groups and the Mystery subject

 (2 points for a correct answer on your joker subject, 1 point on rest)

History of Cinema

1 When was the first 3d film shown in a cinema the 1920’s 1950’s or 1980’s? 1920’s

2 Which film studio now part of MGM was set up in 1919 by amongst others douglas fairbank and Charlie chaplin? United artists

3 What organisation has had its name  shown at the start of every  film in a British cinema for more than 80 years? BBFC British board of film censorship (or classification)

4 What was Oscar Deutsch contribution to British Cinema? He founded the Odeon Cinema Chain

British Girl Groups

5 Which group had a number 1 single on 30 countries with their debut single in 1996? Spice Girls

6 When Kerry Katona re-joined Atomic Kitten in 2012 who did she replace? Jenny Frost

7 Formed in 1979 and still active today who had hits with cruel summer and I heard a rumour? Bananarama

8 Which track by the Sugababes saples Gary Numans "Are 'Friends' Electric?"? Freak Like me

And today's Mystery Subject is 4 questions on Goats!

9 What name is given to a female goat? Nanny (will accept doe)

10 What name is given to a person who tends to a group of goats? Goatherd

11 Which sign of the zodiac is a sea goat? Capricorn

12 When it comes to eating are goats browsers or Grazers? Browsers

Spot Prize: What percentage of married couples in the USA met at college? 28.2

Final Round

1 From what is “TOFU” made ? - Soya Beans (bean curd)

2 What was the name of the Italian player bitten by Louis Suarez? Giorgio Chiellini

3 How many strings are there on a SPANISH guitar? - Six.

4 In film and comics how are Drax, Starlord, Rocket, Groot and Gamora collectively known? The Guardians of the Galaxy

5 Martin Kaymer has just won which golfing competition? U.S. Open.

6 What brand of bread was advertised to the sound of dvoraks new world symphony? Hovis

7 What does the word Sahara mean – desert, death, empty or rocky? Desert

8 True or false the paris Dakar rally is held in South America? True (and has been since 2009 due to safety concerns in Mauritania)

China launches their first manned space mission. David Beckham joins Real Madrid and Films this year include Bruce almighty and the last Samurai

Noughties – 2003

A Russian cosmonaut holds the record for the longest time spent in space – how many days was he there for? 437 days 18 hours