Transcript Bexhill Sailing Club April Quiz v@2

April 29th 2016
10 Rounds + Photo Quiz
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General Knowledge
Royalty
Food & Drink
Double Trouble
Science
Break & Photo Quiz
History
Sport
Water
Catchphrase
Local Places
Round 1 – General Knowledge
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport serves which American city?
2. Which former England cricketer played 11 games for Scunthorpe United
between 1980 and 1985?
3. Which letter represents the number 100 in Roman numerals?
4. Denali, formerly known as Mount McKinley, is a mountain in which
country?
5. What is the name of the freeware web browser developed by Google?
6. Noordeinde Palace is one of three official residences of which European
royal family?
7. Which British monarch was also known as the Hammer of the Scots?
8. Who is the highest scoring Frenchman in the English Premier League?
9. Which British actor played Finn in the 2015 blockbuster Star Wars: The
Force Awakens?
10. The MetroCentre is a large shopping centre in which English town?
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Round 2 – Royalty
1. Whats is the Queen’s date of birth
2. From where did Elizabeth II make the first televised Christmas
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broadcast, in 1957? (½ point for the room and ½ point for the
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Who was the first English monarch to be addressed as “Your
Majesty” rather than “Your Highness”?
Who was the last British monarch to personally lead his troops into
battle?
Which monarch’s last words were alleged to be “Bugger Bognor”?
What title did Camilla Parker-Bowles become upon her marriage
into the Royal family?
Who was Elizabeth I’s mother?
Who was the Nine Day Queen?
Where would you find Osborne House, setting for the first ever
photograph of the royal family?
Who was the first monarch to live in Buckingham Palace?
Round 3 – Food & Drink
1. What, traditionally, is Paddington Bears Favourite Food?
2. What dessert is also sometimes called Tuscan trifle?
3. Pavlova is a famous dessert named after a Russian Ballerina. What
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was her first name?
Elegant Lady is a type of which fruit?
Which famous confectionery product was named after a play by J
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Chateauneuf-du-pape is a wine produced in which French Region?
What is the alcoholic base for a Manhattan cocktail?
In which year was the Kronenbourg Brewery founded?
How many litres of wine are held in a Double Magnum?
Death in the Afternoon is a cocktail of absinthe and champagne
which was invented by which famous author and journalist?
Round 4 – Double Trouble
First Names of TV Detective Duos. ½ point for each answer. Will accept
nick name or correct first name
1. What were the first names of Starsky and Hutch?
2. What were the first names of Cagney and Lacey?
3. What were the first names of Bodie and Doyle from The
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Professionals?
What were the first names of Mulder and Scully from The X-Files?
What were the first names of Dalziel and Pascoe?
What were the first names of Morse and Lewis from Inspector
Morse?
What were the first names of Hunt and Tyler from Life on Mars?
What were the first names of Crockett and Tubbs from Miami Vice?
What were the first names of Regan and Carter from The Sweeney?
What were the frist names of McGarrett and Williams from Hawaii
Five-O?
Round 5 – Science
1. How many hearts does an octopus have ?
2. What semi conductor device is used to amplify and switch
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electronics signals and electrical power?
What has the chemical formula H2O2?
Who was the decibel name after?
What is the only rock that floats in water?
What is the chemical symbol for tungsten?
What is s.i. unit for electrical resistance?
Roommates, Hofstadter and Cooper, both physicist, star in
which TV sitcom?
At what temperature is centigrade equal to Fahrenheit?
What is the human body’s biggest organ?
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Round 6 – History
1. Who is known at the father of America?
2. What crashed in 1926?
3. What tax was introduced in England and Wales in 1696 and
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repealed in 1851?
In which year was the death of Queen Elizabeth 1?
Who was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover?
In what year did Amelia Earhart fly solo across the Atlantic?
Who was King before Queen Victoria?
Who was the youngest president of the USA?
In what year was NATO formed?
In which year was Nelson Mandela released from prison?
Round 7 – Sport
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Which country did GB beat in Davis Cup last year?
Who is the current manager of Brighton?
Who won The Six Nations last year?
Who was top wicket taker in the 2015 Ashes Tour?
Near which Italian city is the Monza race track?
How many Golds did Team GB win on Super Saturday in the
Olympic Stadium in 2012?
What is the maximum number of clubs a golfer is allowed in
their bag for a round of golf?
On a standard dart board what is the lowest number that
cannot be scored with a single dart?
Clay Pigeon shooting replaced what sport at the Olympics?
What sport would you find a bagel?
Round 8 – Water
All answers are Islands or Island group
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Sounds like a shorten whale or a leg joint
Home of Menoan Palace of Knossos
Fifty Knicker
Home of Lonesome George
Can do backwards?
Devils home
Leave a short menagerie
Cocktail with a shortened Monarch
United with Tanganyika in 1964
Home with my family and other animals
Round 9 - Catchphrase
Identify the Phrase or catchphrase from the images shown
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Round 10 - Local Places
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