Friday, August 06, 2010

Quiz Questions from Sunday 1st August

Current Affairs
What was the name of the ball used in the 2010 World Cup?
Which website revealed hundreds of secret documents relating to the war in Afghanistan?
At which course was golf's 2010 open played at?
Name the education secretary?
Which famous building is to have a $13m refit, aiming to reduce its energy use by 40%?
Which of these songs don't Jedward cover on their new album – Jump, Rock DJ, Teenage Kicks?
Which British sports star is known as the Manx Missile?
Name 3 of the items Gazza took to Raoul Moat
Who is the author of the autobiography The Third Man?
What is the name of Cristiano Ronaldo’s baby (firstname, lastname)?

Picture Round

Music Round
The theme of the music round was 'Intros' so lots of new and classic intors to songs.

Board Games
How many blank tiles are there in a Scrabble letter set?
Name the four stations represented on a UK Monopoly board
And what is the highest denomination banknote in the UK version of Monopoly?
How man different weapons are there in the game of Cluedo?
What subject is represented by the yellow wedge (or "cheese") in Trivial Pursuit?

The TfL Bike Scheme
Which company is the sponsor of Boris' bike hire scheme?
How much do the bikes weigh? (to nearest 10%)
How much would you pay (excl annual fee) to have a bike for 85 minutes?
& for 23 hours, 35 minutes?
What is the fine if you lose the bike?

General Knowledge
What does Taj Mahal mean?
In electricity what does AC stand for?
In world politics, what does OECD stand for?
Which country does Budvar beer come from (NOT Budweiser)
In the navy what would you mix with beer to make grog?
The recently rediscovered play 'Double Falsehood'  has been claimed to be written by who?
Which UK city is denoted by the postcode 'L'?
Which English city is denoted by the dialling code '0115'?
Which road running between Clapham and Battersea shares its name with a Kinks song?
Which character in 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' takes their name from an Islington estate agent?

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