Quiz Questions from Sunday 7th April

Current Affairs
Who will represent the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest?
What is the title of the sequel to Finding Nemo, announced last week?
What embarrassing mistake did Lewis Hamilton make at the Malaysian Grand Prix?
What do the initials of the energy regulator OFGEM stand for?
How much did this year’s Red Nose Day raise (to nearest 10%)?
March 2013 was the coldest March since which year?
Which journalist embarrassed Boris Johnson in a TV interview?
Who won the Boat Race?
The mobile phone has just celebrated a landmark anniversary.  How many years ago was the first mobile call made?
Which out of the following is NOT one of the categories in a new class survey out this week: Elite, Emergent Service Worker, Precariat or Squeezed Middle?

Picture Round
Album covers re-created with kittens, taken from this site.  One team got all ten, but many others struggled

Music Round
Pope Names - so Frankie Goes to Hollyhood (Pope Francis). Leo Sayer (Pope Leo, Rachel Stevens (Pope Stephen) and more

Pixar
Which technology pioneer was the major shareholder in Pixar?
Pixar has released 13 films – If A Bug’s Life is first, what is the 3rd, alphabetically?
Which Pixar film is set in the restaurants of Paris?
In Up, where (precise name) does Carl dream of travelling to?
Which film features a character who is obsessed with the musical Hello Dolly?

Resurrections
Who was brought back to life after an apparently fatal plunge at the Reichenbach Falls?
The 19th Century slang term 'Resurrection Man' describes someone who did what?
Who did Arsenal defeat 7-5 in a match in October, having come back from 4-0 down?
Which aerated chocolate bar was introduced in 1983, withdrawn in 2003 and then relaunched in various forms from 2007 onwards?
According to the Gospel of John, who did Jesus bring back to life, 4 days after his death?

General Knowledge
What is the nearest tube station to Moorfields Eye Hospital?
Which British actor, now in his 40s, was born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia
Mary Seacole was a nurse in which war?
In which decade did David Bowie release his first album?
Which British airport has the 3 letter code LPL?
What does the French term 'Jeu a Treize' historically describe?
Who was the first Englishman to sail right round the World?
Which leader fled to India in 1959, in order to escape the Chinese?
In which of the following rocks would you never find a fossil: coal, granite or sandstone?
The word 'assassin' is derived from an Arabic term meaning 'Hashish Eater': true or false?

Next Quiz - Sunday 7th April

Update - the quiz will now start at 7pm - the pub needs to close early that night.  But...  The kitchen will be open, so why not make a night of it, and have dinner there?

Kick off at 8pm 7pm

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& the winners were...

...Les with 87% followed by Village Idiots with 86%.  After a tie breaker between two teams on 82 points (the highest temperature in LA the day before), BBS were awarded 3rd place.

There were no teams of 2 this time.

Quiz Questions from Sunday 3rd March

Current Affairs
Which popular board game held a vote last month to add a piece and remove a piece?
Which sport did The Olympics propose to drop (from 2020)
How old is LEGO this year (to nearest 10%)
Which of Shakespeare’s plays has Stephen Fry just finished appearing in?
Which company has bought out six of HMV’s stores?
Who won the African Cup of Nations?
Which award-winning author was criticised by David Cameron, after making remarks about Kate Middleton?
Ray Cusick, who died recently, created which famous TV villains in the 1960s?
With which supermarket has Pippa Middleton just agreed a writing tie-in?
Name the new MP for Eastleigh?

Picture Round
South London postcodes - a map with 10 post codes (SW11 etc) from SW London blacked out - teams had to name them

Music Round
In honour of Comic Relief the theme was charity records, many of which were covers by people like Gareth Gates, Girls Aloud, and the Manic Street Preachers

Big Ideas
Which influential book begins: “WHEN on board H.M.S. 'Beagle,' as naturalist…”
Which neurologist wrote the book The Ego and The Id in 1923?
Who co-wrote The Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?
Which academic, born in Melbourne, wrote the best-selling book The Female Eunuch?
According to Monty Python, which philosopher, of his own free will, after half a pint of shandy was particularly ill?

Horses
Name the Horse which famously collapsed in sight of victory in the 1956 Grand National - and has since become a metaphor for dramatic late collapses?
Name the jockey riding that horse, who later went on to write over 40 bestsellers, usually set against a background of horse racing
Which of the following foods was NOT found to contain horse, during the recent scandal: Ikea meatballs, Findus lasagne, Morrison's burgers or Tesco bolognese?
What is the name of Anna Sewell's only novel?
Which horse holds the record for most Grand National wins, with 3?

General knowledge
In internet slang what does the acronym YOLO mean?
In the joke, what do you call the two Spanish firemen?
What is Adele’s surname?
What D is the term to describe an unmanned aircraft?
What sort of products would you expect to find in a Bonded Warehouse?
Which American writer said "Everyone complains about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it"?
If a person went 'Demitarian', how much meat would they aim to eat?
Which of the following is not a quote from Michael Winner: "A team effort is a lot of people doing what I say"; "Calm down, dear"; "An OBE is what you get if you clean the toilets well at King's Cross station" or "If someone disagrees with me, we talk about it for twenty minutes and then we decide I was right all along."
South Africa famously has separate legislative, judicial and administrative capitals?  Name the 3 cities in question.
Which Western holds the record for the most Baftas won?

Next Quiz - Sunday 3rd March

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& the winners were...

Toby's Tigers with 83% (they got a perfect 60/60 in the first half) followed by Village Idiots with 82% and The Mutton Abusers with 77%.

J-Emma were the best team of 2 with 54%

Quiz Questions from Sunday 3rd February

Current Affairs
Which musician released his first single for 10 years in January on his 66th birthday?
Which actor is currently in a film playing a character known as 24601?
What were the circumstances under which Paul Scholes had his car stolen last week?
How many of these countries have borders with Mali - Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Malawi?
What radio station does Nick Clegg do a weekly phone-in on?
By how much (to nearest 0.1%) did the UK economy contract in the last 3 months of 2012?
Which two teams knocked Aston Villa out of two cup competitions in the space of a week?
A library in Sydney was in the news as it reclassified Lance Armstrong's autobiography as fiction last month: True or False?
What do the letters HMV stand for?
Why did around 25,000 people march in south-east London on 26th January?

Picture Round
The theme (to tie in with Valentine's Day) was movie couples.  Teams had to identify the films, including Bridget Jones, Casablanca and Brassed Off.

Music Round
Sticking with the 'love' theme all songs had the word love in the title, including a run of three different songs called The Power of Love

Adaptations
Who wrote the book that Les Miserables is adapted from?
Which musical is an adaptation of the Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew?
What play was the musical My Fair Lady adapted from?
Which action film from 2012 was adapted from a board game?
Who wrote the poems that were adapted into the musical Cats?

6 Nations
Who are the reigning Six Nations Champions?
Which three countries won their opening matches of the tournament this weekend?
In which month does the final round of matches of the tournament take place?
Who holds the Six Nations records for Most Points in a Match and Most in a single Tournament?
Which two Six Nations countries cannot win the Triple Crown?

General Knowledge
Who recorded the jazz album A Love Supreme
What is the first name of boy who owns Woody in the Toy Story films?
What were the 3 largest cities in the UK in 1801? (London + 2 more)
On what morning is Time Out given away outside tube stations?
Who’s taller – Prince Harry, Harry Styles, or Harry Enfield?
At which London sporting venue was the first F.A. Cup Final played, back in 1872?
In which city would you find the UN headquarters?
What links the Effra, Fleet, Westbourne and Tyburn, among others?
To the nearest whole billion $, what was the total money spent on the2012 US Presidential campaign (by both sides)?
Which two Premier League clubs have the lowest % of English speakers (as first language) in their first team squads?

Next Quiz - Sunday 3rd February

Kick off at 8pm

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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...

Bringing Up The Rear with 75%, followed by Old Hamtonwellians with 67% and I've Just Quizzed In My Pants with 60%.

Les were the best team of 3 (there were no teams of 2) with 59%

I think this shows that the questions were too hard - we aim to get an average score of about 60% - so it'll be easier next time.

Quiz Questions for Sunday 6th January 2013

Current Affairs
Which TV show has just been honoured with a set of stamps to celebrate its 50th birthday?
Which company bought zipcar (Streetcar) earlier this week?
Why has Gerard Depardieu renounced French citizenship?
Who did GQ vote best & worst dressed out of Dan Stevens, Ed Sheeran, Tinie Tempah, Nick Grimshaw?
What is the nationality of Chelsea striker Demba Ba?
Which country opened the World's longest high-speed rail route at the end of last year?
Name the creator of Thunderbirds, who died in December.
With what event was Norman Schwarzkopf, who died in Dec, most famously associated?
Which Danish TV drama series comes to UK screens this weekend?
What made it's first journey, to be commemorated next week, on 10 January 1863?

Picture Round
The theme was newspaper front pages (all taken fromthe Daily Mail).  Teams had to name the year.

Music Round
In an unpopular move (although it's something we've done every year) we played clips from 10 singles from the previous year. Teams had to name the song and artist from a selection including One Direction, Psy, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Dappy.  It wasn't popular with some of the older players, but one team got 19/20 and one got 18/20.

2012
Which seaside town saw the UK's biggest % growth in house prices in 2012?
2012 was officially the UK's second-wettest year on record.  What remains the wettest year: 2000, 2007 or 2008?
What word was invented to describe Mitt Romney's error-prone trip to the UK and Europe?
At what destination did Curiosity arrive on 6 August last year?
The 'Fifty Shades' trilogy took the three top spots in the 2012 bestselling books chart: T / F?

Coming Attractions
Which action film franchise will get its 5th film this February?
How many of these sporting events will take place in 2013 - Ashes (Eng) Ashes (Aus) Lions Tour
In which country will the final of the Europa League take place?
Which rapper’s new album (released in Feb) is called Street King Immortal?
Which British comedian has written a kids book called Gangsta Granny, out in March?

General Knowledge
Which American singer was born Elizabeth Grant in 1986?
Which comedian stars in the new ‘Compare The Market’ TV ad?
Which animal has the longest life expectancy – a deer, a kangaroo, or a tiger?
Which city is known as the city of angels?
In the film Transformers, what car does Bumblebee transform into?
With which locally-based religious grouping was William Wilberforce associated?
Which organisation was previously based at Lancaster Gate and then Soho Square, before moving to their current home in London's north-western suburbs?
Having previously been reinvented by Sebastian Faulks and Jeffrey Deaver, which character will form the basis of a William Boyd novel in 2013?
Which group was first the first to evolve out of amphibians, crustaceans, or insects?
Why was Sandy Island in the news in 2012?

Next Quiz - Sunday 6th January 2013

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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...

...Toby's Tigers with 84% folowed by The Jobbies with 80% and Village Idiots with 79%

Quiz Questions from Sunday 16th December - Special Christmas Quiz

Current Affairs
Which UK city will next year’s Tour de France start from?
Which British comic published its last ever print edition earlier this month?
What number (10th  etc) in line for the throne will the new Royal baby be when it is born?
What % of people currently living in England & Wales were born in other countries (10%)
What musical instrument was Ravi Shankar (who died in December) most famous far?
Lionel Messi last week surpassed the old record of 85 goals in a calendar year, which had stood since 1972.  Who was the previous holder of the record?
3rd December saw a landmark anniversary of the sending of the first text message.  How many years since it was sent?
What prize did Elizabeth Price win earlier this month?
Who is the President of Egypt?
Which company 'volunteered' to contribute some extra tax, following much bad publicity about tax avoidance?

Picture Round
Panto Stars - Pics taken from panto fliers, including Brian Blessed, Su Pollard, and Vanilla Ice

Music Round
The usual Christmas hits, including Slade, Band Aid, Justin Bieber and Michael Buble

It’s Christmas!
Which two celebrity chefs star in the Waitrose Christmas ad?
How many Geese a-laying?
In the cracker joke, what breakfast cereal do cats eat?
Which terrestrial TV channel is showing Eddie Stobart’s Christmas Delivery on Christmas Day?
Which comedian has a DVD on sale this Christmas called Craic Dealer?
According to research by The Grocer magazine, which two of the following Christmas Dinner regulars have risen most in price (% terms) over the last year: Christmas Pudding, Sherry, Sprouts or Turkey?
Which author is currently on course to take the No. 1 slot in the book charts for Christmas?
How many Christmas Trees were ordered for the White House this year: 27, 54 or 100?
What name is given to the expected peak day for online shopping prior to Christmas?
In which European country did the custom of Christmas lights originate?

General Knowledge
In what year was smoking banned in Pubs in the UK? (1pt if one year off)
In which country is Lapland?
What is the name of Will Ferrell’s character in Elf?
Which pop star has perfumes called Purr & Meow?
Which country does Sherry (traditionally) come from?
What was the target of the fatal Mallory & Irvine expedition of 1924?
In which century did the Gt Fire of London, Great Plague and the English Civil war happen?
What poison was the Marsh Test historically used to detect?
Which classic Christmas song was first featured on an album called ‘If I Should Fall From Grace with God’?
What is the first line of the second verse of ‘While Shepherd’s Watched…”

Next Quiz - Special Christmas Quiz - Sunday 16th December

The Special Christmas Quiz.  With Christmas questions, Christmas pictures, Christmas music, and Christmas prizes

Kick off at 8pm

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Lots of prizes!

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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 83%, followed by Old Hamtonwellians with 71% and Toby's Tigers with 70%.

Whipping Dread was the best team of two or less - it was a one man team with a very impressive 38%

Quiz Questions from Sunday 2nd December

Current Affairs
What became the most viewed video ever on YouTube last month?
What was the score when Celtic played Barcelona in Glasgow?
Who Tweeted “Why is Xxxx XxXxxxxx trending *Innocent Face*"?
Which company admitted that they used East German political prisoners to make their products in the 1970s?
What item of office equipment did Brother stop making in their factory in Wales in October?
Why was Mark Carney in the news this week?
In the General Synod of the church of England, the houses of bishops, clergy and lay members voted on women bishops.  Which was the only house of the three to vote against women bishops, stopping the move?
In which country did 'Movember' originate?
On what date was the Leveson report made public?
Which recent TV thriller saw Gabriel Byrne playing the UK's Prime Minister?

Picture Round
For Movember (2 days late) we had men with moustaches, including Michael Owen, Salvador Dali, and Merv Hughes... and one without (Burt Reynolds, from Deliverance)

Music Round
Suggested by my friend Dr Paul Stupples, the theme was songs with brackets in them, including Rita Ora, Blue Oyster Cult (which very few knew), Abba, and Rihanna.

Chocolate
What religion was common to almost all of the chocolate makers in the UK in the 19th centrury – Catholic, Mormon, or Quaker?
In what decade was the Kitkat first made?
Which of the following are made by Nestle – Mars Bar, Milky Bar, Milky Way, Maltesers?
Which company makes Kinder Surprise?
True or False – The Dairy Milk bar contains no mention of the word ‘chocolate’ on the wrapper

Europe
Which politician famously asked: "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?"
In which country would you find the northernmost point of mainland Europe?
How many stars are there on the European Union flag?
What is the highest denomination Euro banknote?
Which European country (not France) is the world's largest wine producer?

General Knowledge
Which disease takes its name from the words ‘bad air’ in Italian?
Outside which tube station would you find the Lyttleton pub, named after radio presenter Humphrey Lyttleton?
Which children’s author’s characters included Hunka Munka, Piglin Bland, and a cat called Simpkin?
At what age does a British child first go abroad, on average?
What was the nationality of Michel Bich, inventor of the Bic Crystal pen?
Who wrote 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Man in the Iron Mask'?
What will finally connect up the North London, South London, East London and West London Lines this month?
Which British artist painted what is condidered to be the definitive image of Stonehenge in 1835?
Lithium is the only metal light enough to float on water: true or false?
From which two main London stations can you catch a direct train to Exeter?

Next Quiz - Sunday 2nd December

*Please note - this is not The Christmas Quiz.  The Christmas Quiz will be on Sunday 16th*

Kick off at 8pm

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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.

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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...

...Old Hamtonwellians with 86% followed by Strictly Come Quizzing with 85% and Quiz on Her Face with 72%

The Quizzard is Never LAte, Bilbo Baggins was the best team of two with 51%

(Lots of 'Quiz' names in this month!)

Quiz Questions from Sunday 4th November

Current Affairs
Who plays Q in the new James Bond film?
Which two global publishing companies announced a merger in October?
Which band or artist won the Mercury Music Prize?
Which species of tree is currently threatened by a disease, originating in Denmark?
Which Northern Irish city is the 2013 UK city of culture?
Which two of Lambeth's parks held firework displays on Friday?
Why was Felix Baumgartner in the news in October?
Who lost their sponsorship deal with Nike on 17th October?
Who won the 2012 Booker Prize?
Between then, how many goals did Reading, Arsenal, Man United and Chelsea score on in their matches on 30th/31st October?
Picture Round
The theme was celebrities in fancy dress, mostly taken from coverage of Jonathan Ross' Halloween party, and including Danny Baker, Frank Skinner, Claudia Winkelman, and Stephen Fry

Music Round
Mashups- Teams had to name both artists featured in each track.  For example this one

Obama or Romney?  Who…
Lived abroad for 30 months in his late teens & early 20s
Has or had a family dog called Bo
Married in a civil service in Michigan
Has an honourary degree from the University of Utah
Won a Grammy Award

The US
Which US state has the lowest population density?
In which decade did the American Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln take place?
Which major American political scandal took place in 1986-87?
Which US initiative provided economic aid to European countries from 1947-51?
In which state would you find the southernmost point of mainland US?

General Knowledge
Which country has the internet domain suffix ZA?
In which decade was the Red Bull energy drink launched?
Who wrote The Day of The Jackal?
Which two Islands are known in the native language as The Larger One and The Smaller One?
Who lost to George W Bush in the 2000 US presidential election?
From what type of flowering plant is vanilla obtained?
Which two continents are separated by the body of water known as Drake Passage?
Apart from football, which other sport did Geoff Hurst play to first-class standard?
With what metal does a whitesmith traditionally work?
What does the following sequence describe, in descending order?  Geoff, Atilla, Desmond, Douglas.

Next Quiz - Sunday 4th November

Kick off at 8pm

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