Quiz Questions from Thursday 19th March

Quiz questions from our special quiz in aid of the Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public group:

Current Affairs
Which British designer is the subject of a new exhibition and two new biagraphies?
What was the name of the character (1st & last name) played by Mark Rylance in Wolf Hall?
Why did 11 year old Liam Scholes get sent home from school on 5th March?
How much was cut on a pint of beer at the budget?
Which two film stars appeared on the catwalk at the Valentino show in Paris?
England has concluded a dismal Cricket World Cup campaign, losing 4 and winning 2.  Name the two teams who England did manage to beat.
Which famous south London building was devastated by fire on Friday?
Which local tube station was the scene of a serious accident last week?
The current 'Law, Liberty, Legacy' exhibition at the British Library commemorates a major anniversary of what?
What was the name given to the cyclone which caused devastation in the South Pacific last week?

Pictures
Doctors & Nurses - Drs Kildaire, Watson, Nick Riviera, Nurses Lee, Ratchett, and others

Music 
A medical theme, inc Night Nurse, Doctor Doctor, Rehab, Shayne Ward (Ward - geddit?) and more.

Jeremy or Hunt
Which person called Jeremy or Hunt…
Had his first job as a travelling salesman, selling Paddington Bears?
Is a TV presenter who used to own a restaurant in Australia called D’lish Fish
Is a fictional character who lives in ‘A Slippy, Sloppy House on the edge of a Pond”
Is a fictional policeman in a show set in Manchester in the 1970s
Presented a show called ‘Military Driving School’ on ITV in 2011

Ireland
What is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland?
In what decade did the Republic of Ireland become independent from the UK?
When talking about Irish Whiskey, how is whiskey spelt?
Where in London (street or place) was the city's official St Patrick's Day festival held?
According to legend, what did St Patrick drive out of Ireland?

NHS
Who was the Minister of Health responsible for the formation of the National Health Service?
If you had suffered a sprain, would you have damaged muscles or ligaments?
Last week the largest ever NHS privatisation was announced.  What was the value of this privatisation - £500m, £780m or £1bn?
Which common painkiller is known as acetaminophen in the United States?
Under which Prime Minister's government was the PFI scheme introduced?
If a doctor's notes used the term 'PAFO' when describing how someone was injured , what would it stand for?
Which health secretary drove through the notorious 2012 Health and Social Care Act?
Which party leader atacked the NHS in the Daily Telegraph last weekend?
What is the number for the non-emergency NHS helpline?
Which country spends the most per head on healthcare: France, the US or UK?

General Knowledge
How many marriages were there in the UK in 2012 (+ or - 10%)
Which British political party was originally called ‘The People’s Party’?
Which 2013 novel features an academic called Don Tillman?
What % of people in the UK work in jobs that did not exist in 1990
Who released a pop album in the 1990s called Jagged Little Pill?
Which Stockwell landmark is Grade II* listed and boasted Europe's largest unsupported roof when it was built?
Name the only two elements which are liquids at room temperature.
2014 was Britain's warmest year on record, with 11 months being slightly or much warmer than average.  What was the warmest month of the year?
Which London brewery was historically based in Wandsworth, before a move to Bedfordshire?
What feat was achieved by Mario Gotze on 13th July 2014?

Next Quiz - Thursday 19th March 2015 in Stockwell SW4

Big news - Steve & I are coming out of retirement to do a special charity quiz on Thursday 19th March 2015 in aid fo the Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public group.

Please note that it's not at The Landor, but in Stockwell!

To register please email konp_quiz@hotmail.com

£3 per player, maximum 6 to a team

When - Thursday 19th March, Quiz at 7.30pm sharp

Where - The Stockwell Centre, 1 Studley Road, SW4 6RA

Map



Link - Facebook event page

The quiz is a no smartphone zone. It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone (other smartphones are available) then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this!

Christmas 2014 & New Year's Quiz

A friend asked me to write a quiz for him for Christmas & New Year, so I've decided to share it here too.  You can download the Qs, answers and pictures here

I'll try to do this every year...

News
Who is Matt Taylor, and why did he have to apologise over something he wore?
What is ‘Serial’?
Why was David Mellor at Buckingham Palace the day of the infamous taxi row?
Which political party has selected former head of the DPP to be a candidate in 2015?
Who broke royal Royal protocol by putting his arm around Duchess of Cambridge in their recent US tour?
What was Oxford Dictionary’s new word of 2014?
Which member of the Top Gear team has a book out called ‘What Could Possibly Go Wrong?’
What is special about the new café opened in Brick Lane by twins Gary & Alan Keery?
Which stage musical is Nicole Scherzinger currently starring in in London?
Which 2014 film, maybe surprisingly, had a 9.9 out of 10 rating on IMDB in mid-late December?

Christmas
Which Mexican plant is associated with Christmas?
Cheese - Which county is Stilton in?
In which year was Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol published? 1843, 1863, 1883?
Which Scandinavian country has a Christmas figure Joulupukki (or Christmas Goat)?
The Christmas short story The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle features which famous literacy character?
How many Geese-a-laying?
Which film has sponsored the Regent Street lights this year?
Who played the Bond girl Christmas Jones in 1999’s The World is Not Enough?
Chocolates - How many years between Quality Street and Roses first appearing? (To nearest 5 years)
In the cracker joke, how does Good King Wenceslas like his pizza?

2014 in Review
What is Simon Cowell’s son called?  (First name only)
Which British man did GQ name as Philanthropist of The Year?
Which cause was the Ice Bucket Challenge raising money & awareness for?
What was the nationality of the winner of the 2014 Booker Prize for Fiction?
Of whom did Eddie Izzard say ‘From every comedian here at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, we salute him & we say goodbye’
Who was the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Who scored the winning goal in the World Cup?
Why was Russia temporarily suspended from the G8 on 24th March 2014?
Who sang the song on this year’s John Lewis Christmas ad?
Which headline-grabbing comedian’s catchphrases included (I won’t do the voice) ‘She Knows’ and ‘Proper Moist’

& the winners were...

Old Hamtonwellians with 83%, followed by Toby's Tigers with 74%.  Captain Birdseye & His Bitches came 3rd on 73%, after winning a tie break question with Village Idiots.

We then did a 7 questions play off to determine the winner of the rollover jakcpot.  The questions were:

What is the record for 100m run in high heels?
What year and month were Leonardo Dicaprio born in?
How much did an Apple Mac cost when first on sale in 1984?
What is the length of the M8?
How many pages does the standard paperback edition of One Day have?
How long is James Blunt's single You're Beautiful?
What is the average beer consumption per head in the Czech Republic?

After all of these Rupert from Old Hamtonwellians was declared the winner - a good double for them!

Thanks to everyone who played over the last seven and a half years!

Dan & Steve

Quiz Questions from Sunday 2nd February - Our Final Quiz

Current Affairs
Which two films both have 10 nominations at this year’s Oscars
Which fast food / snack brand is now Liverpool FC’s official coffee, tea and bakery provider?
What is the name of the gesture that got Nicolas Anelka into trouble?
Which country is Vanessa Mae representing at the Winter Olympics?
What was the Japanese man Hiroo Onoda, who died in January, ‘s claim to fame?
According to a recent report, what was the most commonly used password of 2013: letmein, qwerty or 123456 (all 3 featured in the top 15)?
Which former basketball star has attracted controversy for his recent visit to North Korea?
What name does Alex James (formerly of Blur) plan to give the new range of drinks he is launching?
Which 3 teams won their opening Six Nations games this weekend?
Why have Valerie Trierweiler and Julie Gayet been in the news recently?

Picture Round
As this was out last quiz, the theme was 'Deartures' so anything from Harold Wilson leaving Downing Street, to Nelson Mandela's funeral

Music Round
I'd thought about doing 'final singles' from bands like Oasis, The Jam, etc, but in the end went for 'Hits of 2005' which was the year we started the quiz

Final Works
What was the last film that Stanley Kubrick directed?
The Captain and The Enemy, published in 1988 was the final novel by which British writer?
What was the final Beatles studio album – Abbey Road, Help, or Let it Be
What was David Beckham’s final professional football club?
What was Heath Ledger’s final film, which was filming while he died?

New Beginnings
What chat show host was previously a City Mayor and a News Anchor?
What sport did Michael Jordan play during two years spent away from basketball?
In what did Vinnie Jones make his film debut?
Who kept goal for Coventry City, later became a sports presenter and after that, a leading conspiracy theorist?
Who famously said that he was "leaving parliament in order to spend more time on politics"?

General Knowledge
Which toy company was founded by Harold Matson and Elliot Handler?
Which restaurant chain was founded by Robert Brozin and Fernando Duarte
Who is tallest out of Vinnie Jones, Tommy Lee Jones and Catherine Zeta Jones?
In which sport does the Duckworth Lewis rule apply?
How many letters are there in the word Kat*****?
Crisps were invented when an enraged chef gave a customer fries thinly sliced, overcooked and over-salted as an insult: true or false?
Which country's fleet was attacked by the British navy at Mers-el-Kébir in 1940?
In the film Austin Powers, what fraction of Dr Evil's size was Mini-Me?
Who wrote 'Around the World in Eighty Days'?
What are the two most published books of all time?

Next Quiz - Sunday 2nd February 2014 - Dan & Steve's Final Quiz

Hi everyone,

After much discussion and debate, Steve and I have decided to retire from the quiz at The Landor.
It's been great fun, but it's just taking too much time, and so we've decided (in consultation with the pub) that the February quiz will be our last.

Please come along and help us leave on a high, by having one final great quiz!

There will be lots of prizes - and the rollover *must* be won - and it would be great to see as many of you as possible

x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x

Kick off at 8pm

£3 (inc £1 towards a rollover prize) per person to enter, max 5 to a team

The Landor is at 70 Landor Rd  London, SW9 9PH, where it meets Willington Road, two minutes walk from Clapham North tube station (Northern Line)


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Please join our new Facebook page here.  Facebook deleted the old group, but they've now re-instated it, but with none of the original members.  If you play the quiz, please join, so that we can invite you to events.

New Facebook Group

The quiz is a no smartphone zone. It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone (other smartphones are available) then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this!

Next Quiz - Sunday 5th January 2014

Kick off at 8pm

£3 (inc £1 towards a rollover prize) per person to enter, max 5 to a team

Lots of prizes!

The Landor is at 70 Landor Rd  London, SW9 9PH, where it meets Willington Road, two minutes walk from Clapham North tube station (Northern Line)


View Larger Map
Please join our new Facebook page here.  Facebook deleted the old group, but they've now re-instated it, but with none of the original members.  If you play the quiz, please join, so that we can invite you to events.

New Facebook Group

The quiz is a no smartphone zone. It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone (other smartphones are available) then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this!

& the winners were...

...Team Ethel, after winning a tie break with Rudolph's Rejects - both scored 68%.  The Old Hamtonwellians were third with 67%

Very tight at the top!

Quiz Questions from Sunday 15th December - Christmas Quiz

Current Affairs
What sort of pet did George Osbourne get earlier this month?
Who or what is ‘Team Cupcake’?
Pope Francis was Time magazine’s person of the year – but who came second?
What musical instrument did Ed Balls play in public earlier this month?
Foreign dignitaries from the US, Cuba, and where else in the Americas spoke at Mandela’s Funeral?
What was Nelson Mandela's clan name, which he was frequently referred
Who is the President of Ukraine?
What was the fastest mph wind speed recorded in the UK during this month's major winter storm (+/-10%)?
Which country has seen French military intervention in recent weeks?
Which country this week announced it would submit a claim to the North Pole to the UN?

Picture Round 
Christmas films, inc 5 pics of different santas

Music 
Christmas songs.  The hardest was Erasure's new one...

Christmas
In the 12 days of Christmas, what comes between Maids a Milking, and Geese a Laying?
True or False – the week before Christmas is the biggest sales week in the UK for Heinz Ketchup
Which channel is showing Bear’s Wild Weekend with Stephen Fry on Christmas Day?
In the Christmas Cracker joke, what did the piece of cheese say when he saw himself in the mirror?
Do Brussels Sprouts contain more carbs, or more protein?
From which country does the carol 'Silent Night' originally come?
What is traditionally broadcast from King's College Cambridge on Christmas Eve?
Which film starring David Bowie centres around a Japanese POW camp in WWII?
To the nearest week, how many weeks ago were the Oxford Street Christmas lights switched on?
In what year (ending in 3) was Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message first broadcast?

General Knowledge
In a hospital, what does ENT stand for?
In which year did Rage Against The Machine get Christmas number one?
What postcode (1st 4 letters) is Tooting?
Which 80s BBC1 sitcom is returning for a Christmas Special this year?
What, unusually, was installed to light the Norwegian town of Rjukan in October 2013?
What nickname is given to the 7th Armoured Brigade?
On average, which month out of May or October is warmer in London?
In which continent would you find the Atlas Mountains?
Who won the Booker Prize in 2013?
How many of Noel Edmonds, Noel Fielding and Noel Gallagher were born on Christmas day?

Next Quiz - Special Christmas Quiz - Sunday 15th December

Kick off at 8pm

£3 (inc £1 towards a rollover prize) per person to enter, max 5 to a team

Lots of prizes!

The Landor is at 70 Landor Rd  London, SW9 9PH, where it meets Willington Road, two minutes walk from Clapham North tube station (Northern Line)


View Larger Map
Please join our new Facebook page here.  Facebook deleted the old group, but they've now re-instated it, but with none of the original members.  If you play the quiz, please join, so that we can invite you to events.

New Facebook Group

The quiz is a no smartphone zone. It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone (other smartphones are available) then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this!

& the winners were...

...Les with 86% (two in a row for them - on for a hat-trick on 15th December), followed by Village Idiots with 82% and Toby's Tigers with 75%

The best team of two were Cambridge 0 Grimsby 4, who were also 4th overall

Quiz Questions from Sunday 1st December

Current Affairs
What, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is the word of 2013?
Where did the Olympic torch go for the first time ever in November?
Ryan Giggs is 40.  Name 2 other people over 40 who have played in the premiership
In which year is TFL proposing to introduce a 24 hour a day weekend tube service?
Name the electronic virtual currency that has risen 80 fold in 2013
Jockey AP McCoy celebrated which major sporting landmark in November?
Which city saw its Mayor stripped of his powers after crack-smoking, drunkenness and other bizarre incidents?
In how many seconds did the first Monty Python reunion show sell out?    (+/-10%)
Which country legalised the marijuana trade in November?
In which European city was the nuclear deal struck with Iran?

Picture Road
10 Map outlines, ranging from the easy (Italy) to the hard (Netherlands)

Music Round
10 songs that were number one at the time of a new Doctor Who, ranging from The Beatles (Willam Hartnell) to Joe McElderry (Matt Smith)

Celebrity Books
Which British comedian’s autobiography is called ‘Bonkers – My Life in Laughs’
Which British sportsman’s autobiography is called ’77 Years’?
Which of the 3 Top Gear presenters does NOT have a book out this year?
Who reads the audiobook of Morrissey’s book – David Morrissey, Neil M, Steven M?
Which American sportsman’s book is called Undisputed Truth?

Film Settings
Which films are set wholly or partly at following locations:
Amity Island?
the Winchester pub?
Rick's Café Américain?
The U-96?
Texas Motor Speedway?

General Knowledge
Which Red Hot Chilli Peppers album that first featured the track Under The Bridge?
Which British actor was born Krishha Banjee?
Which country is Transylvania in?
Which cinema chain bought Picturehouse Cinemas earlier this year?
What is a single corrective eyepiece (i.e. just for one eye) called?
Name 2 of the 3 main London terminus stations, from where it's possible to catch a direct train to Dorking?
What is the predominant fruit found in Eve's Pudding?
If catching a direct bus from Clapham Common station to Clapham Junction station, you have 3 options.  Name 2 of these 3 route numbers.
The deaths of two well-known sixtysomething English writers were overshadowed by the death of JFK on the same day?  Name one of the writers.
What name is given to a person from Hull?