Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 9, 2007 13:43:04 GMT
Last night the Swindon Foodbank had a quiz night as a fund raiser. I was asked to do the questions. Therefore for your entertainment and enjoyment everyone we present Phil's great quiz:
We open with a request to name as many tuibe lines as possible. They havethe first half to think about that.
Round 1: Swindon I
1) What does the word Swindon mean ?
2) Which band are reputed to have gained their name from a prominent building in Swindon where their lead singer once roadied for the inspiral carpets ?
3) Which 2 James Bond Films are filmed in Swindon ?
4) Which local village had it's Parrish church blown up in the 1971 Doctor Who story the Daemions ?
5) Which local town had it's busy high street used to test the parking abilities of 3 old Italian supercars bought by the Top Gear team ?
6) Who holds the record for most first team appearances for Swindon Town FC ?
7) What was located where the Swindon Central Trading Estate is now ?
8) Which London Museum has a storage site in Wroughton ?
9) The Liddington Line (measured in the village of the same name) is the starting point for which important work ?
10) Which local village has a Civil War cannon ball embedded in it's church wall ?
Round 2: Which works of fiction - book tv etc are set in these locations ?
1) A hotel in Torquay
2) Craggy Island
3) Oxford Police Station
4) Gotham City
5) The Island of Sodor
6) The Unseen University
7) Department of Administrative Affairs
8) Slade Prison
9) Royston Vasey
10) Shrewsbury Abbey
Round 3: Famous People
1) Which comedy actor rowed in the 1980 boat race ?
2) Which England Cricket Captain equalled the world long jump record, played in an FA Cup final, stood for Parliament and was offered the throne of Albania ?
3) Who is his Quite Interesting famous relative ?
4) The TV director Peter Moffat died a few weeks ago - what's the stage name of the actor who was born with the name Peter Moffat?
5) Which actor commanded the Enterprise and led the X-Men ?
6) Which TV Presenter was injured in a high speed crash wile driving a car called the Vampire ?
7) The actress Lalla Ward - Romana in Doctor Who, previously married to Tom Baker - is now married to which scientist ?
8) What is the Green Cross Code man better known for now ?
9) Why was the actress Lucy Davies - Dawn in the Office - allowed to get married in St Pauls Cathedral ?
10) Who is the most sued man in British Legal History ?
Round 4: Children’s TV
1) What does the J in Homer J Simpson stand for ?
2) What's the name of the blue and slightly furry lead character in the Night Garden ?
3) By what name is the cartoon character and dog owner Norville Rogers better known as ?
4) The Trumpton Fire Brigade roll call is "Pugh! Pugh! Barney McGrew! Cuthbert! Dibble! Grubb!" Who's the only member of the brigade not named there ?
5) What's the hoover called in the Teletubbies ?
6) At which performance do Waldorf and Statler heckle ?
7) What number railway engine is Thomas the Tannk Engine ?
8) What was the name of the BBC's daily story reading show for Children ?
9) Where would you have found Chris Tarrent, pupeteer Bob Carolgees and comedian Lenny Henry of a Saturday morning ?
10) Which Hanna Barbera cartoon had to be renamed in the uk due to a naming conflict with a brand of pet food ?
Round 5: Pop Music
1) Which group's debut single was The Sultans of Swing ?
2) Paul McCartney recorded the song for which Bond film ?
3) What was the first album released by Virgin Records ?
4) Which Bee Gees hit was covered by Steps ?
5) Which famous scientist is has his voice sampled on the 1994 Pink Floyd track Keep Talking ? (on the Division Bell)
6) Which rock group's drummer lost his arm in a car accident but still continues to play for them ?
7) Which mid 80s pop group are named after a StarTrek character ?
8) Which is the only song to be number 1 at Christmas twice for the same artists ?
9) Which year was the original Band Aid single #1 at Christmas ?
10) Which year did Kirsty McColl & The Pogues Fairytale of New York go to #1 at Christmas ?
We then have a break during which time they're asked which 10 nations play test cricket.
Before the start of the 2nd half they're asked for who played the 10 Doctor Whos on TV
Round 6: Swindon II
1) Who opened the building you are now sitting in ?
2) Which station is most commonly displayed as the terminating station for trains travelling through Swindon ?
3) What is the motto of Swindon ?
4) In May 2007 65.3% of Swindon households had what service, the highest percentage in the country, leading comedians to label Swindon "The City of Tomorrow"
5) What's the name of the local paper ?
6) The Stanton House Hotel houses a top uk restraunt for which type of food ?
7) Which towns is Swindon twinned with ?
8) Which famous spy author is buried in the borough of Swindon at Sevenhampton ?
9) How many stone circles are there at Avebury ?
10) Which 3 man 70s and 80s pop group all came from Swindon ?
Round 7: Comedy
1) Which comedy features episodes called "A Night In" and "A Day Out" ?
2) Which actor starred in 12 Angry Men, The Lift and The Blood Donner ?
3) The comedian and occasional "folk singer" Bob Davies is better known by what name ?
4) The Liberty Bell is used as the theme music to which world famous comedy show ?
5) Which UK TV comedy series has been running the longest ?
6) What 3 things are not allowed in a round of Just A Minute ?
7) Which London Underground station was reopened in 1998 by Humphrey Lyttleton, Tim Brooke Taylor, Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer ?
8) Which series featured actor Leonard Rossiter stripping off and diving into the sea ?
9) And in which series did WRITER Douglas Adams strip off and dive into the sea ?
10) Which London Suburb was home to the Good Life ?
Round 8: NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Who is the acting leader of the Liberal Democrats ?
2) Who won the ladies race of the New York Marathon last weekend ?
3) Which country imposed emergency rule last Saturday ?
4) Which Space Shuttle delivered the Harmony module to the ISS last week ?
5) Which team won the Rugby union World Cup ?
6) Which building society was recently involved in a financial crisis ?
7) Which countries King made a state visit to the UK last week ?
8) Which famous building have the BBC announced the intention to sell ?
9) Which team won the Formula 1 Constructors Championship ?
10) DEFRA has lifted controls imposed over which disease ?
Round 9: Films
1) At which of the 4 weddings does Gareth die ? 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th ?
2) "It's 106 miles to Chicago. We've got a full tank of gas, half a packet of cigarettes. It's dark, we're wearing Sunglasses" is a quote from which film ?
3) Which is the only Star Wars film that doesn't visit the planet Tatooine ?
4) Which film features Mr Bridger and Camp Freddy ?
5) What's the name of John Boorman's early 80s Arthurian Epic ?
6) How many Star Trek films have there been ?
7) Toby Maquire stars as which Superhero on the big screen ?
8) What's the name of the Autobot leader in the recent Transformers movie ?
9) In the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, How many rings for Mortal Men Doomed to Die
10) Which 1990s film starring Gwyneth Paltrow was written and directed by Joey from Bread ?
Round 10: LONDON
1) What do the following Tube Stations have in common: Down Street & Aldwych on the Picadilly line, British Museum on the Central Line, King William Street on the Northern Line and Charring Cross on the Jubilee line ONLY ?
2) London Buses must all be 90% what colour ?
3) Which bridge runs by the Houses of Parliament ?
4) Who is the current mayor of London ?
5) What's the name of the London weekday evening paper ?
6) Which police force has responsibility for London ?
7) What's the name of the Cashless method of paying for public transport in London ?
8) What's the name of Prince Charles' London residence ?
9) What's the name of the street in London where the Newspapers used to be printed ?
10) Harry Beck designed which London icon, still in use today ?
Answers by email to the usual address. I'll leave it up for a week and put the answers up then.
We open with a request to name as many tuibe lines as possible. They havethe first half to think about that.
Round 1: Swindon I
1) What does the word Swindon mean ?
2) Which band are reputed to have gained their name from a prominent building in Swindon where their lead singer once roadied for the inspiral carpets ?
3) Which 2 James Bond Films are filmed in Swindon ?
4) Which local village had it's Parrish church blown up in the 1971 Doctor Who story the Daemions ?
5) Which local town had it's busy high street used to test the parking abilities of 3 old Italian supercars bought by the Top Gear team ?
6) Who holds the record for most first team appearances for Swindon Town FC ?
7) What was located where the Swindon Central Trading Estate is now ?
8) Which London Museum has a storage site in Wroughton ?
9) The Liddington Line (measured in the village of the same name) is the starting point for which important work ?
10) Which local village has a Civil War cannon ball embedded in it's church wall ?
Round 2: Which works of fiction - book tv etc are set in these locations ?
1) A hotel in Torquay
2) Craggy Island
3) Oxford Police Station
4) Gotham City
5) The Island of Sodor
6) The Unseen University
7) Department of Administrative Affairs
8) Slade Prison
9) Royston Vasey
10) Shrewsbury Abbey
Round 3: Famous People
1) Which comedy actor rowed in the 1980 boat race ?
2) Which England Cricket Captain equalled the world long jump record, played in an FA Cup final, stood for Parliament and was offered the throne of Albania ?
3) Who is his Quite Interesting famous relative ?
4) The TV director Peter Moffat died a few weeks ago - what's the stage name of the actor who was born with the name Peter Moffat?
5) Which actor commanded the Enterprise and led the X-Men ?
6) Which TV Presenter was injured in a high speed crash wile driving a car called the Vampire ?
7) The actress Lalla Ward - Romana in Doctor Who, previously married to Tom Baker - is now married to which scientist ?
8) What is the Green Cross Code man better known for now ?
9) Why was the actress Lucy Davies - Dawn in the Office - allowed to get married in St Pauls Cathedral ?
10) Who is the most sued man in British Legal History ?
Round 4: Children’s TV
1) What does the J in Homer J Simpson stand for ?
2) What's the name of the blue and slightly furry lead character in the Night Garden ?
3) By what name is the cartoon character and dog owner Norville Rogers better known as ?
4) The Trumpton Fire Brigade roll call is "Pugh! Pugh! Barney McGrew! Cuthbert! Dibble! Grubb!" Who's the only member of the brigade not named there ?
5) What's the hoover called in the Teletubbies ?
6) At which performance do Waldorf and Statler heckle ?
7) What number railway engine is Thomas the Tannk Engine ?
8) What was the name of the BBC's daily story reading show for Children ?
9) Where would you have found Chris Tarrent, pupeteer Bob Carolgees and comedian Lenny Henry of a Saturday morning ?
10) Which Hanna Barbera cartoon had to be renamed in the uk due to a naming conflict with a brand of pet food ?
Round 5: Pop Music
1) Which group's debut single was The Sultans of Swing ?
2) Paul McCartney recorded the song for which Bond film ?
3) What was the first album released by Virgin Records ?
4) Which Bee Gees hit was covered by Steps ?
5) Which famous scientist is has his voice sampled on the 1994 Pink Floyd track Keep Talking ? (on the Division Bell)
6) Which rock group's drummer lost his arm in a car accident but still continues to play for them ?
7) Which mid 80s pop group are named after a StarTrek character ?
8) Which is the only song to be number 1 at Christmas twice for the same artists ?
9) Which year was the original Band Aid single #1 at Christmas ?
10) Which year did Kirsty McColl & The Pogues Fairytale of New York go to #1 at Christmas ?
We then have a break during which time they're asked which 10 nations play test cricket.
Before the start of the 2nd half they're asked for who played the 10 Doctor Whos on TV
Round 6: Swindon II
1) Who opened the building you are now sitting in ?
2) Which station is most commonly displayed as the terminating station for trains travelling through Swindon ?
3) What is the motto of Swindon ?
4) In May 2007 65.3% of Swindon households had what service, the highest percentage in the country, leading comedians to label Swindon "The City of Tomorrow"
5) What's the name of the local paper ?
6) The Stanton House Hotel houses a top uk restraunt for which type of food ?
7) Which towns is Swindon twinned with ?
8) Which famous spy author is buried in the borough of Swindon at Sevenhampton ?
9) How many stone circles are there at Avebury ?
10) Which 3 man 70s and 80s pop group all came from Swindon ?
Round 7: Comedy
1) Which comedy features episodes called "A Night In" and "A Day Out" ?
2) Which actor starred in 12 Angry Men, The Lift and The Blood Donner ?
3) The comedian and occasional "folk singer" Bob Davies is better known by what name ?
4) The Liberty Bell is used as the theme music to which world famous comedy show ?
5) Which UK TV comedy series has been running the longest ?
6) What 3 things are not allowed in a round of Just A Minute ?
7) Which London Underground station was reopened in 1998 by Humphrey Lyttleton, Tim Brooke Taylor, Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer ?
8) Which series featured actor Leonard Rossiter stripping off and diving into the sea ?
9) And in which series did WRITER Douglas Adams strip off and dive into the sea ?
10) Which London Suburb was home to the Good Life ?
Round 8: NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Who is the acting leader of the Liberal Democrats ?
2) Who won the ladies race of the New York Marathon last weekend ?
3) Which country imposed emergency rule last Saturday ?
4) Which Space Shuttle delivered the Harmony module to the ISS last week ?
5) Which team won the Rugby union World Cup ?
6) Which building society was recently involved in a financial crisis ?
7) Which countries King made a state visit to the UK last week ?
8) Which famous building have the BBC announced the intention to sell ?
9) Which team won the Formula 1 Constructors Championship ?
10) DEFRA has lifted controls imposed over which disease ?
Round 9: Films
1) At which of the 4 weddings does Gareth die ? 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th ?
2) "It's 106 miles to Chicago. We've got a full tank of gas, half a packet of cigarettes. It's dark, we're wearing Sunglasses" is a quote from which film ?
3) Which is the only Star Wars film that doesn't visit the planet Tatooine ?
4) Which film features Mr Bridger and Camp Freddy ?
5) What's the name of John Boorman's early 80s Arthurian Epic ?
6) How many Star Trek films have there been ?
7) Toby Maquire stars as which Superhero on the big screen ?
8) What's the name of the Autobot leader in the recent Transformers movie ?
9) In the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, How many rings for Mortal Men Doomed to Die
10) Which 1990s film starring Gwyneth Paltrow was written and directed by Joey from Bread ?
Round 10: LONDON
1) What do the following Tube Stations have in common: Down Street & Aldwych on the Picadilly line, British Museum on the Central Line, King William Street on the Northern Line and Charring Cross on the Jubilee line ONLY ?
2) London Buses must all be 90% what colour ?
3) Which bridge runs by the Houses of Parliament ?
4) Who is the current mayor of London ?
5) What's the name of the London weekday evening paper ?
6) Which police force has responsibility for London ?
7) What's the name of the Cashless method of paying for public transport in London ?
8) What's the name of Prince Charles' London residence ?
9) What's the name of the street in London where the Newspapers used to be printed ?
10) Harry Beck designed which London icon, still in use today ?
Answers by email to the usual address. I'll leave it up for a week and put the answers up then.
