MK Quiz League - Summer 2015
- Quiz Questions for Monday 13th July 2015 - Written by Ed Ficek
Team A
Team B
ROUND ONE (Team Questions)
GIVE THE SUBJECT AWAY. The subjects are:1. Words
5. Logos
2. Capitals
6. Music Groups
3. Roman Gods
7. Authors
4. Footballers
8. Drink
1 Q: What term, extending widely metaphorically, refers 2 Q: What is the capital city of Mallorca?
to the soldiers behind a larger group, especially giving
protection while retreating?
A: Rear-guard
3 Q: Kronos (or Cronus) was the Greek equivalent of
which Roman god?
A: Saturn
5 Q: Which popular (2015) online brand's logo is three
parallel black arcs inside a green disc?
A: Spotify
7 Q: Which American writer and cartoonist was
responsible for The Cat In The Hat series?
A: Dr Seuss
A: Palma
4 Q: Who was the Premier League player bitten by Luis
Suarez?
A: Branislav Ivanovic
6 Q: Which group played its last concert as The New
Yardbirds at Liverpool University on 19th October 1968
and its first under its new name at Surrey University on
25th October 1968?
A: Led Zeppelin
8 Q: Which soft drink was invented by Charles Alderton
in Waco, Texas during the 1880s?
A: Dr Pepper
ROUND TWO (Team Questions)
THEME ROUND. This weeks theme is
PICK A NUMBER 1 to 8.
VENUS
1 Q: Venus was a number 8 chart hit for Bananarama in 2 Q: Who painted "The Birth Of Venus" and "Mars And
1986, but which Dutch band originally released it in
Venus"?
1970, also reaching 8 in the singles chart?
A: Shocking Blue
3 Q: In what European city is the Venus de Milo statue
displayed?
A: Paris (Louvre Museum)
5 Q: For the Romans she was Venus, who was she for
the Greeks?
A: Aphrodite
A: Sandro Botticelli
4 Q: Who wrote the poem "Venus and Adonis"?
A: William Shakespeare
6 Q: In which year did Venus Williams first win the
Ladies Singles title at Wimbledon?
A: 2000
7 Q: What is the name of the carnivorous plant native to 8 Q: Venus is a summer resort on the Black sea coast
subtropical wetlands on the East Coast of the United
in which country?
States?
A: Venus Flytrap
A: Romania
MK Quiz League - Summer 2015
- Quiz Questions for Monday 13th July 2015 - Written by Ed Ficek
Team A
Team B
ROUND THREE (Individual Questions) (Jokers to be used, each team to nominate one player.)
TeamAASUBJECT.
to AnswerThe
Firstsubjects are:PICK
The Categories are:1 & 2 Motorways
5 & 6 Birds
3 & 4 Mathematics
7 & 8 Ireland
1 Q: Frankley Services and Strensham Services are
located on which motorway?
2 Q: Clacket lane Services and Cobham Services are
located on which motorway?
A: M5
A: M25
3 Q: In mathematics what process is used to determine 4 Q: In mathematics what process is used to establish
the gradient of a curved line on a graph?
the area bounded by a curved line and the axes on a
graph?
A: Differentiation
5 Q: What species of wading birds may be common,
curlew, green, marsh, purple and wood?
A: Sandpipers
A: Integration
6 Q: Short-eared, long-eared, little, and horned are all
types of which bird?
A: Owl
7 Q: Which Irish county is bordered by Cork, Tipperary, 8 Q: Which Irish county is bordered by Mayo,
Kilkenny and Wexford?
Roscommon and Leitrim?
A: Waterford
ROUND FOUR (Team Questions)
THEME ROUND. This weeks theme is
PICK A NUMBER 1 to 8.
1 Q: Which countryside crisis began on February 20th
2001?
A: Foot and Mouth
3 Q: Which television musical talent show debuted in
2001?
A: Pop Idol
5 Q: Which band reached No 2 in the UK charts with
"Teenage Dirt Bag"?
A: Wheatus
7 Q: Which European country in 2001 became the first
to decriminalize recreational drug use?
A: Portugal
RESERVE QUESTIONS
1 Q: Calabrese is a variety of which vegetable?
A: Broccoli
A: Sligo
2001
2 Q: Which American musician and singer from a band
widely considered as the first punk rock group died of
lymphoma on April 15th 2001?
A: Joey Ramone
4 Q: Which two countries signed the Treaty of Good
Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation in July 16th
2001?
A: Russia and China
6 Q: "An excellent year's progress" is the closing line
of which 1996 novel, later made into a 2001 film?
A: Bridget Jones's Diary
8 Q: In the 2001 official UK national census what
religion did 390,000 people incredibly claim to be?
A: Jedi (Jedi Knights, featured in Star Wars films)
2 Q: The Battle of Poltava in 1709 was a victory by
Peter the Great over which state?
A: Sweden
MK Quiz League - Summer 2015
- Quiz Questions for Monday 13th July 2015 - Written by Ed Ficek
Team A
Team B
ROUND FIVE (Team Questions)
PICTURE PUZZLE - FULL NAME UNLESS STATED
PICK A NUMBER 1 to 8.
1 Q: Which cricketer?
2 Q: What is portrayed by this Dingbat?
A: Joe Root
3 Q: Which actress?
A: Imagine That
4 Q: Which Entertainer?
A: Natalie Portman
5 Q: Which Cartoon character?
A: Freddie Starr
6 Q: Which golfer?
A: Captain Caveman
7 Q: Which football club logo?
A: Crew Alexandra
A: Justin Rose
8 Q: Which Car?
A: Nissan Note
ROUND SIX ( TEAM QUESTIONS )
THEME ROUND. This weeks theme is
PICK A NUMBER 1 to 8.
Television
1 Q: In the Banana Splits, what type of animal was
‘Snorky’?
2 Q: Who plays the doctor in the series "House"?
A: An Elephant
3 Q: What yearly political event was broadcast live on
British TV for the first time in March 1990?
A: The Budget
A: Hugh Laurie
4 Q: In which TV series would you find the character
Groundskeeper Willy?
A: The Simpsons
5 Q: What is the name of the sitcom which ran for four 6 Q: Which US Cop was played on TV by William
series from 1984 to 1989 and starred Richard Briers,
Shatner?
Penelope Wilton and Peter Egan?
A: Ever Decreasing Circles
7 Q: The TV program ‘Death in Paradise’ returned to
our screens in 2014, who replaced Ben Miller as the
new Detective Inspector?
A: Kris Marshall
A: T J Hooker
8 Q: Which British TV comedy series took its name
from the title of a 1960 crime-comedy film starring Jack
Hawkins?
A: The League of Gentlemen
MK Quiz League - Summer 2015
- Quiz Questions for Monday 13th July 2015 - Written by Ed Ficek
Team A
Team B
ROUND SEVEN (Individual Questions) (Jokers to be used, each team to nominate one player.)
Team
to Answer The
Firstsubjects are:PICK AASUBJECT.
1 & 2 Zodiac Signs
3 & 4 Rock Bands
5 & 6 Cities
7 & 8 Cricket
1 Q: If you were born on the October 31st what star
sign would you come under?
A: Scorpio
2 Q: If you were born on the February 28th what star
sign would you come under?
A: Pisces
3 Q: Formed in 1994, which American Rock band's first 4 Q: Formed in 1987, which American Rock band had
three albums were a self-titled album of the group's
its first three charting albums with Dookie, Insomniac,
name, "The Colour and The Shape", and "There is
and Nimrod?
Nothing Left to Lose"?
A: Foo Fighters
A: Green Day
5 Q: Tartu is the second largest city of which European 6 Q: Turku is the second largest city of which European
country?
country?
A: Estonia
7 Q: Which county won the English county cricket
championship in 2013?
A: Durham
A: Finland
8 Q: Which county won the English county cricket
championship in 2014?
A: Yorkshire
ROUND 8 ( Team Questions )
GIVE THE SUBJECT AWAY. The subjects are:1. Which City
2. Comedians
3. Pop Groups
5. Car Manufacturers
6. Rivers
7. Composters
4. Food
8. How Many
1 Q: In which city could you visit the oft-voted 'World’s 2 Q: Which comedian was known as the "Cheekie
best restaurant', Noma, and the world’s oldest
Chappie"?
amusement park, Bakken?
A: Copenhagen
3 Q: Shaun Ryder was the lead singer of which
Mancunian band at the end of the 1980s?
A: Happy Mondays
5 Q: Which car manufacturer has produced the
Bluebird since 1957?
A: Nissan
7 Q: Who, in 1846, composed the oratorio Elijah?
A: Felix Mendelssohn
A: Max Miller
4 Q: In the Turkish dish ‘Dolmas’ in what are the rice &
lamb wrapped in?
A: Vine Leaves
6 Q: Lorelei is a famous 120metre rock, and its
mermaid-like water spirit, on/associated with which
river?
A: Rhine
8 Q: How many tiles are there in a Mah-Jong set?
A: 144
RESERVE QUESTIONS
3 Q: Kloten airport serves which European city?
A: Zurich
4 Q: Spare removed into Drinks round Question 8
A:
MK Quiz League - Summer 2015
- Quiz Questions for Monday 13th July 2015 - Written by Ed Ficek
Team A
Team B
FUN QUIZ ROUND (Team Questions) - This is a non compulsory element of the quiz
The following questions are for use in a "Beer Leg".
They must not be included in the score of the main quiz competition
CHOOSE ODDS OR EVENS
1 Q: What is the famous scenic wooded area of SW
Germany which gave its name to a locally originating
chocolate and cherry cake?
A: Black Forest
3 Q: The 2013 book An Officer and a Spy by Robert
Harris is a fictional account of real life events. Whose
life is it based on?
A: Alfred Dreyfus
5 Q: What O is the opposite of the word transparent?
A: Opaque
2 Q: Which religion has ten states of the mind
including Neutrality, Rapture, Realization and
Bodhisattva?
A: Buddhism
4 Q: Which river forms most of the border between
Suffolk and Essex?
A: Stour
6 Q: Who designed the 2012 GB Olympics team
uniform?
A: Stella McCartney
7 Q: Which film had the following tagline 'The mission 8 Q: Mrs Dalloway' and "To the Lighthouse' are among
is a man'?
the works of which writer?
A: Saving Private Ryan
9 Q: With which group did Melanie Blatt achieve
fame?
A: All Saints
11 Q: Which racecourse in Middlesex hosts the King
George VI Chase every Boxing Day?
A: Kempton Park
13 Q: Driver, spanker, lateen and Genoa are examples
of what?
A: Sails
15 Q: Who was the Lady with the Lamp?
A: Florence Nightingale
A: Virginia Woolf
10 Q: By what name was the Isle of Wight known to the
Romans?
A: Vectis
12 Q: In darts, what is the lowest score that CANNOT
be scored with a single dart?
A: 23
14 Q: Which miracle is the only one to appear in all four
Gospels?
A: Feeding Of The 5000 (Or Loaves And Fishes)
16 Q: Which American State has as a nickname 'The
Last Frontier'?
A: Alaska