Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Next Quiz - Sunday 6th February 2011

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per person to enter, max 5 to a team

Lots of prizes!

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The quiz is a no iPhone zone (I should probably try to find a picture of an iPhone 4.0). It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& The winners were...

Old Hamtonwellians with 90% (!), followed by both We Wish You a Merry Quizmas and Green Socks with 79%.

Green Socks won the tie-break by being able to get the closest estimate for how many copies of Dawn French's book had been sold last week, so were declared second.

Quiz Questions from Sunday 19th December - Christmas Quiz

Current Affairs
Who is Shane Warne’s new girlfriend (although maybe not any more)?
Which of these areas in the UK suffers most from obesity – East Midlands, North West, or South Wales?
What style of art (e.g. painting, sculpture) is practiced by this year’s Turner Prize winner?
Name 2 members (1st name only) of One Direction
Which UK city is opening its own embassy in London next year?
How many votes did England get in the first round of World Cup voting?
Name the justice secretary?
Which Egyptian resort recently suffered a spate of shark attacks?
What were Charles and Camilla on their way to when their car was attacked?
Which politician was forced to cancel a trip to Sri lanka after controversy?

Picture Round

Music Round
The theme was Christmas mashups, some taken from here
Teams had to identify both songs in each mashup, but not the artists.

Christmas
Complete the next line:  “Good tidings we bring...”
Which popular lager was originally launched in the 1920s as a Christmas beer?
How many Maids a-Milking?
Which film is the sponsor of this year’s Regent Street Christmas lights?
On what date do Germans celebrate Christmas?
In which Australian city are England playing this year's Boxing Day test?
in which century was thr Christmas tree introduced to the UK?
What was lost on Mars on Christmas day 2003?
By what name is St Stephen's day better known?
How many Premier League football matches are programmed for Boxing Day 2010 (within 2)?

General Knowledge
In the Christmas favourite The Wizard of Oz, what does the Tin Man ask The Wizard for – Brain, courage, or heart?
In which country would you find the mountain range the Bungle Bungles?
What does the word Lego mean in Danish?
Name Homer Simpson’s dad (not Grandpa!)
What is the nickname of the QPR footballer Fitz Hall?
What drove the Kings of Leon from the stage at a concert in summer 2010: pigeon droppings from above, missiles from the crowd or a power failure?
90% of the UK's blackcurrant harvest is sold to which company?
What opened as Clapham Road station in 1900?
Which has the larger land area out of Antarctica and Australia?
In which century was Antarctica discovered, and the first landing made?

Monday, December 13, 2010

Next Quiz - Sunday 19th December - Special Christmas Quiz

A special Christmas quiz, with Christmas questions, Christmas pictures, Christmas music & Christmas prizes.

See last year's Christmas quiz for an idea of what to expect.

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per person to enter, max 5 to a team

Lots of prizes!

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The quiz is a no iPhone zone (I should probably try to find a picture of an iPhone 4.0). It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& The winners were...

...Scrunicorn & The Droog with 73%, followed by Stephen Hawking's Football Boots with 71%

Quiz Questions from Sunday 5th December

Current Affairs

What is the date of the Royal Wedding?
What is Prince William’s nickname for Kate?
Which London store planned & then abandoned a promo with live Penguins?
Which four countries make up the acronym PIGS?
How did President Obama come to need 5 stitches on his lip?
Name the 2 countries which England beat at rugby during the recent Autumn internationals?
Name the Irish Prime Minister
Tory Howard Flight got into trouble for a claim that government policies might cause the poor to do what?
Which 'I'm a celebrity' contestant is notorious for a bought PhD?
Which area of London's bishop fiercely criticised the royal; wedding?


Picture Round
[Coming Soon]


Music Round
The Theme was transport, so lots of stuff like LEaving on a Jet Plane, Joe Le Taxi, and - um - Van Halen

So good they named it twice
Which 1980s pop group had a number one single with Girls on Film?
Which company’s product would you use if you were lost?
Which mountain range would you find in Pernululu National Park, Australia?
Which illness is caused by a deficiency of vitamin B?
Name a popular means of transport in Thailand

The ashes
Which Australian ended his career in an Ashes test, with an average of 99.94?
What nickname was given to the controversial English tactic of leg-theory, used against Australia in the 1930s?
Which opinionated player and now commentator scored his 100th hundred at his home ground of Headingley, in an Ashes match?
In which decade did the Ashes legend begin: 1880s, 1900s or 1920s?
In which Australian city did the first Ashes test of the current series take place?

General Knowledge
Who won the first series of X Factor?
What is the nationality of hairdresser Vidal Sassoon?
How is rock star Ian Kilminster more commonly known?
How many men have ever walked on the moon? (To the nearest 2
Which artist created the Peanuts cartoons?
Which 3 months do UK meteorologists consider to constitute Autumn for technical purposes?
Which American is the most popular author on facebook, in terms of the most fans?
The A23 links which two cities?
Which American writer's autobiography is now being published exactly 100 years after his death?
What is the record time for travelling to every single tube station (+/- 10%)

Monday, November 08, 2010

Next Quiz - Sunday 5th December

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per person to enter, max 5 to a team

Lots of prizes!

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The quiz is a no iPhone zone (I should probably try to find a picture of an iPhone 4.0). It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& the winners were...

Old Hamtonwellians with 79 points, followed by Bye Bye Bertie with 75 points, and Stephen Hawking's Football Boots with 72 points.

Screwnicorn & The Droog were the best team of two, with 68 points.

Quiz Questions from Sunday 7th November

Current affairs
How many Chilean miners were trapped down the mine?
Who won the Booker Prize?
Name both the teams in the current series of the Apprentice?
Whose funeral attracted thousands of mourners to the Isle of Man in October?
Which tube station is currently testing free wifi?
Which clothing company scrapped a new logo and reverted to the old one after widespread criticism?
Liverpool Football Club were recently bought by NESV - but what does NESV stand for?
Which beer is James May now advertising?
In which country did Russell Brand and Katy Perry get married?
Which relative of Tony Blair recently converted to Islam?

Picture Round

Music Round
The theme was 'first singles', and featured first singles from The Beautiful South, Lady Gaga, Madness, and more

Celebrity books - which of the 7 celebs wrote each of these 5 books?
7 Celebs – Lord Alan Sugar, Cheryl Cole, Chris Evans , Gok Wan, Judy Dench, Keith Richards, Michael Cain
5 Books:
Life
Memoirs of a Fruitcake
Through Thick & Thin
Through My Eyes
What you see is what you get

Years Ending in 0
In what year was John F Kennedy elected as US president?
In 1980, which Star Wars film was the highest grossing US movie?
Who challenged Margaret Thatcher for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 1990?
Who defeated Brazil to claim the 1950 (football) World Cup?
Who out of Buzz Aldrin, Ruth Rendell, Pope John Paul II or Steve McQueen was not born in 1930?

General Knowledge
Which TV show features a round called General Ignorance?
Which sportsman is known as The Jester from Leicester?
In which two British counties is the Atlantic Highway?
What is the main ingredient for the filling of Stargazy Pie?
Which 1980s band had an album called Kissing To Be Clever?
Who is the only man to have played in 1,000 football league matches?
What newspaper column, blog and book (all sharing the same name) is Ben Goldacre famous for?
What are the only two chemical elements normally liquid at room temperature?
What was originally built for the Great Exhibition of 1851, then moved, and eventually destroyed in a fire in 1936?
On what day of the week do employees most frequently call in sick?

Thursday, October 21, 2010

& the winners were...

Stephen Hawking's Football Boots with 94 (!) followed by Carrie's Posse with 87 and Village Idiots with 86.

Quiz Questions from Sunday 3rd October

Current affairs
How old is Ed Milliband (to the nearest 2 years)?
Who came 3rd in the labour leadership election?
According to Chris Moyles in a radio rant, when was he last paid?
In which city is the Commonwealth Games taking place?
Which of these people didn’t go to Russell rand’s stag night – James Cordon, Noel Gallagher, Jonathan Ross and David Walliams?
In which city is the Tory party conference being held?
Who will play Freddie Mercury in an upcoming film about Queen?
Who won cricket's County Championship in the last hour's play of the 2010 season?
Which BBC drama series reappeared for its 9th series on 20th September 2010?
Which of the following words did Ed Miliband use most in his Labour conference speech: Generation, Country or Government?

Picture Round

Music Round
The theme was records that had been number one at the time of the Ryder Cup.  A good, varied mix, and most teams did very well.

British Foods
What Midlands town is associated more than any other with pork pies?
What name is given to a small, round cake filled with currants and made from flaky pastry?
What name is given to a bun made from yeast dough, mixed with eggs, fruit peel, sugar and currants and wrapped into a roll?
Arbroath Smokies are made from which kind of fish?
in which century did Britain's first fish & chip shops open?

Civil Wars
In which century was the English Civil War?
Name the two opposing forces in the American Civil War
In which Civil War was the battle of Guernica?
Which ‘B’ is the name of the winning side in the Russian Civil War?
Which of these civil wars was the most recent – Danish, Finnish, or Greek?

General Knowledge
Which London Borough is this pub in?
Who wrote the novel Catch 22?
Which animal’s name translates from the Greek as Black and White Cat Foot?
Which British port is the home to HMS Victory?
Who released an album called No Jacket Required?
Which superhero is the alter-ego of Little Eric (of 29 Acacia Road)?
Which of Canada and Australia has the greater land area?
Which tube line is the busiest, in terms of passenger journeys per year?
Which peninsula forms the southernmost point of England?
Paintings by which deceased criminal were sold at a London auction in August 2010?

Friday, September 17, 2010

Next Quiz - Sunday 3rd October

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per person to enter, max 5 to a team

Lots of prizes!

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The quiz is a no iPhone zone (I should probably try to find a picture of an iPhone 4.0). It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& the winners were...

Stephen Hawking's Football Boots with 80%, followed by Bang Gangers with 76% and Rooney's Hooker with 75%.

The Dropkick Murphys were the best team of two woth 42%

All teams received prizes

Quiz Questions from Sunday 5tth September

Current affairs
Who is The Stig?
Tell us two of the Cameron's new baby's first names
Which British rock band have been granted their own edition of Monopoly?
What is the record for the most people to go on a rollercoaster nude, set in the UK last month? (to nearest 20%)
Name 3 of the 4 clubs beaten 6-0 so far in the Premiership?
Who was England’s first post-World Cup match against?
At whose trial for war crimes did Naomi Campbell testify?
Unusually, where was the final test match of the English summer held?
Which notorious alleged fraudster returned to the UK on 26th August?
Which candidate does the Millibands' mother intend to vote for in the Labour leadership election?

Picture Round

Music round
The theme was 'back to school', so lots of school-related songs, including Baggy Trousers, and Fight For Your Right

UK Weather
In the UK, which on average is the coldest month of the year?
......which on average is the warmest month of the year?
......which on average is the driest month of the year?
......which on average is the wettest month of the year?
......which month on average has the most hours of sunshine?

Remakes
Who played the Michael Caine role in the 2000 remake of Get Carter?
...& who played the Michael Caine role in the 2003 remake of the Italian Job?
Which of these films is not a remake - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Magnificent Seven, or Vanilla Sky?
Which film is Russell Brand currently remaking in New York?
In what decade was the first film remake of King Kong made?

General Knowledge
Which animal does the meat Speck come from?
What year is MCMLXXXIV in standard date format?
What was the most popular tourist destination (country) from the UK in 2009?
What do either of the initials in WD40 stand for?
Which country has the internet domain suffix MZ?
Which UK city is known as the 'Granite City'?
Which county is traditionally divided into 4 'Ridings'?
The role of Derek Trotter in 'Only Fools & Horses' was originally offered to Jim Broadbent, rather than David Jason - true or false?
In the context of radio, what does DAB stand for?
in the Simpsons, which town is the main and bitter rival to Springfield?

Friday, August 06, 2010

Next Quiz - Sunday 5th September

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per person to enter, max 5 to a team

Lots of prizes!

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The quiz is a no iPhone zone (I should probably try to find a picture of an iPhone 4.0). It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& the winners were...

Inter Me Nan, with 90%, followed by the Old Hamtonwellians with 81%, and Hadaway & Shite with 78%.

The highest scoring quiz for a while, probably determined by the comparitive easiness of the pictures and music.

There was only one team of two, so they didn't warrant a special prize!

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?

Friday, July 09, 2010

Next Quiz - Sunday 1st August

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per person to enter, max 5 to a team

Lots of prizes!

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The quiz is a no iPhone zone (I should probably try to find a picture of an iPhone 4.0). It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& the winners were...

Gag on a Sag, taking it from Too Old To Think on the tie-breaker. Both teams scored 86 points.

There was also a tie break for third, with Old Hamtonwellians beating Village Idiots. Both of these teams scored 80 points.

Quiz Akabusi were the best team of two, with 55 points.

All teams got prizes as usual - this month we had a lot of water pistols to give out!

Quiz Questions from Sunday 4th July

Current affairs
On what date will the rate of VAT rise to 20%? (3 days either side)
What happened for the first time in Australian politics last month?
What crime is 28 year old Anna Chapman currently accused of in the US?
Name either of the participants in Wimbledon’s longest tennis match (surname only is ok)
Who headlined the main stage on Sunday night at Glastonbury?
Two brothers played for 2 different World Cup countries – name the countries
Spell V*******
What was the nationality of the winner of the US Open Golf in June?
Name the new Twilight film, previewing this weekend
Why was the winner of Miss Cornwall disqualified – a) she wasn’t a Miss, or b) she wasn’t from Cornwall?

Picture Round
The theme of the picture round was American cities - teams had to find 10 American cities on a map

Music Round
The theme was America - including tracks from Whitney Houston, Dina Washington, Boston, Chicago and others

American States - In which state are the following set?
The sitcom Sex & The City
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
The Sopranos
The Hangover
Dude, Where’s My Car?

Wimbledon
In which year did the retractable roof at Wimbledon's Centre Court begin operating?
Roger Federer won 5 consecutive Wimbledon titles from 2003 - 2007. Who won in 2002?
Who was disqualified from Wimbledon in 1995, after striking a ball in a fit of pique and hitting a ball girl?
How many Wimbledon singles titles has Venus Williams won?
The mutliple doubles winning combination of Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde are from which country?

General Knowledge
What colour is the drink Campari?
Is Heathrow inside or outside the M25?
In which British city was the Battle of Peterloo fought?
Which tube station is further South, out of Clapham Common, Kew Gardens, or Putney Bridge?
Who, what or where does Chelsea Clinton get her first name from?
Name the two colours in the Nigeria flag
Which band has released the albums Neon Bible and Funeral?
In which decade was The Titanic sunk?
Who played Inspector Clouseau in the 2006 film re-make?
What % of American meals are eaten in a car, according to research from 2005? (to the nearest 5%)