BOWLING CLUB QUIZ:

DATE: Friday June 1st 2012

1) What instrument / tool used in both construction and DIY is co called as the bubble in the middle contains a solution of alcohol.
SPIRIT LEVEL

2) The 1915 poem In Flanders Field by the Canadian John McCrae is said to have led to the adoption of which flower as a symbol of remembrance as they grew in profusion in Flanders.
POPPY

3) For which 2008 movie did actress Meryl Streep travel to Stockholm to record her vocal for the song The Winner Takes it All.
MAMMA MIA!

4) UK PETS (4 Points) What are the four most common mammals kept as pets in the UK.
1. DOGS 2. CATS 3. RABBITS 4. HAMSTERS

5 FAVOURITE FOODS (7 Part Question) Question) Favourite foods of cartoon / cartoon strip characters a) What is the favourite food of the Dandy strip cartoon character Desperate Dan . b) What is Popeye the Sailors favourite food, which also provides him with great strength. strength. c) What is the favourite food stuff of Winnie the Pooh. d) What snack is the favourite food of Paddington Bear, one of which he keeps as a spare under his hat. e) What pasta dish is the favourite food of the cartoon cat Garfield. f) What convenience food is the favourite of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. g) In the strip cartoon Asterix the Gaul, what is the favourite food of the title character and his best friend Obelix (be specific).
a) COW PIE b) SPINACH c) HONEY d) MARMALDE SANDWICHES e) LASAGNE f) PIZZA g) WILD BOAR

6) World champion in 1982 and 1989, which Scottish darts player received a lot of hate mail during the Falklands War as he was married to an Argentine lady named Malvina, her name being similar to the Argentine name for the Falkland Islands, Islas Malvinas.
JOCKY WILSON

7) In 2004 the MP for Airdrie and Shotts, Helen Liddell backed the European Unions decision to have the word tonic removed from bottles of which alcoholic beverage, favoured amongst Glaswegians..
BUCKFAST

8) Which Glasgow born female breakfast television presenter once said live on television: This years hairstyle is called the shag, and here is our regular stylist to give our model one.
LORRAINE KELLY

9) FLAG COLOURS (4 Points - + Bonus Point) What are the four most common colours found on national flags of the world (bonus point if they are in the correct order).
1. RED (148) 2. WHTIE (140) 3. BLUE (102) 4. YELLOW / GOLD (89) Next would be Green (87)

10) BUTTONS (6 Part Question 8 Points). Points).

a) Which confectionery company have been making chocolate buttons since 1960. b) With which sport would you associate the former British world champion Jenson Button. Button. c) Which nationality once wore five buttons on their coat fronts as symbols of the five principal virtues recommended by Confucius Humanity, Justice, Order, Prudence and Rectitude. d) 2 Points: Which (girl) group had a 2005 number hit with the single Push the Button and which duo hosted the ITV game show Push the Button, which ran for two series from 2010 to 2011. e) During her long period of mourning, which British monarch used black jet buttons almost exclusively, setting a trend that resulted in black glass buttons becoming the most popular style in the 19 th century. f) 2 Points: Who starred as the title character in the 2008 movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and which American author wrote the 1922 short story on which it was based.
a) CADBURY b) FORMULA 1 c) CHINESE d) SUGABABES / ANT AND DEC e) QUEEN VICTORIA f) BRAD PITT / F. SCOT FITZGERALD

11) In 2001 a 74 year-old German man fittingly named Willy Harms was awarded 2,000 damages after a doctor accidentally shortened what part of his anatomy by two and a half inches
HIS PENIS His willy was shortened after a circumcision went wrong

12) In 2008 which singer launched a line of umbrellas through the Totes company following the success of her 2007 number one single.
RIHANNA She had a massive hit with the single Umbrella

13) Added in 1991 as a memorial for two children of the parish who tragically died young, the Narnia Window in the Holy Trinity Church in Headington, Oxfordshire depicts characters and scenes from which writers books.
C.S. LEWIS Creator of the Narnia stories

14) TERRESTRIAL TV DECADES (5 Points) In which five different decades of the twentieth century did Britains terrestrial television channels, BBC1, ITV, BBC2, Channel 4 and Channel five begin respectively.
BBC1 1930s (1936) ITV 1950s(1955) BBC2 1960s (1964) CHANNEL 4 1980s (1982) CHANNEL FIVE 1990s (1997)

15 BIG CATS (7 Part Question) All answers are names of a big cat a) Which creature appears on the flag of Sri Lanka holding a kastane sword in its right fore paw. b) Which British car company was founded in September 1922 as the Swallow Sidecar Company but changed to its current name in April 1945. c) Which brand name grooming product has received adverse publicity generated by the products advertisements that encourage sexual promiscuity and sexism. d) Which German sportswear company was founded by Rudolf Dassler in 1948 following a falling out with his brother Adolf. e) Launched in 1932, what was Singapores first locally brewed beer. f) Which luxury sports car was built by the Japanese company Nissan from 1980 to 1999. g) What was the gladiatorial name of Helen OReilly on the British television series Gladiators.
a) LION b) JAGUAR c) LYNX d) PUMA e) TIGER (BEER) f) LEOPARD g) PANTHER

BOWLING CLUB QUIZ: DATE: Friday June 1st 2012 16) According to a poll of over 1,000 people in 2004, 13% thought that which fleet of ships sent to England in 1588 was defeated by Horatio Hornblower while another 6% believed it was Gandalf.
SPANISH ARMADA

17) In a 2006 American television commercial for Genworth Financial, a little boy more than matches the former professional Taylor Dent in a game of tennis. At the end of the ad, the boys parents stop by to pick him up. Who are his famous parents, both winners of Wimbledon singles titles.
ANDRE AGASSI and STEFFI GRAF

18) The producer of which 1983 Michael Jackson number one single wanted to change the title to Not My Lover partly because there was the possibility of listeners confusing the title character with a retired sports star.
BILLIE JEAN Not to be confused with tennis player Billie Jean King

19) ALITERATIVE US PRESIDENTIAL NAMES (4 Points) Which four American presidents have names with matching initials i.e. their first and second names begin with the same letter
RONALD REAGAN HERBERT HOOVER CALVIN COOLIDGE WOODROW WILSON

20) ANCHORS (6 Part Question) a) Best known for their butter, in which (Commonwealth) country was the Anchor Dairy Company founded in 1886. b) Created by Elzie Segar in 1929, which cartoon character has an anchor tattoo on both arms. c) Founded in 1883, which youth organisation in the UK have an anchor on their badge / logo. d) Who was the star of the 2004 comedy movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. e) The Assay Office of which city in the Midlands has an anchor as its hallmark. f) The 1954 musical comedy film Anchors Aweigh stars Gene Kelly and which singer as two sailors who go on a four-day shore leave in Hollywood.
a) NEW ZEALAND b) POPEYE c) BOYS BRIGADE d) WILL FERRELL e) BIRMINGHAM f) FRANK SINATRA

21) The script for which film, originally intended for Steve McQueen and Diana Ross was bought by Kevin Costner and turned into one of the biggest selling films of the 1990s.
THE BODYGUARD

22) Which common typeface or font takes its name from the British newspaper that commissioned it in 1931 after it was criticised for being badly printed and typographically antiquated.
TIMES NEW ROMAN

23) Which fictional detective solved her first crime in 1930 when aged 74 and last appeared in print in Sleeping Murder in 1976, which would have made her 120 years old.
MISS JANE MARPLE

24) MEDITERRANEAN C ISLANDS (5 Points) Of the twenty largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, which five have names beginning with the letter C.
3. CYPRUS 4. CORSICA 5. CRETE 10. CHIOS 13. CORFU

25 TELEVISION CATS (6 Part Question) Question) a) On which long running childrens show have pet cats of the past included Jack and Jill, Willow and Oke, the current cat being Smeg, b) Which cartoon cat resides at 742 Evergreen Terrace (Springfield). c) In childrens television what are the two colours of the old, saggy, cloth cat Bagpuss. d) Sharing its name with a European capital city, what was the name of Rigsbys cat in the sitcom Rising Damp. e) What was the cartoon series Top Cat renamed when it was first shown on British television as Top Cat was also the name of a then-popular brand of cat food. f) What is the name of the black talking cat in the series Sabrina, The Teenage Witch.
a) BLUE PETER b) SNOWBALL c) PINK AND WHITE d) VIENNA e) BOSS CAT f) SALEM SABERHAGEN

26) A 2003 book by Gian J. Quasar subtitled Pursuing the Truth Behind the Worlds Greatest Mystery focuses on a region with vertices at Florida, Puerto Rico and which British overseas territory.
BERMUDA The title of the book is Into the Bermuda Triangle

27) First recorded in 1946, the jazz composition Ornithology was written by trumpeter Benny Harris and which saxophonist, the title being a reference to his nickname.
CHARLIE PARKER Nicknamed Bird

28) In July 1885 a nine-year-old boy named Joseph Meister became the first person to survive rabies after being mauled by a rabid dog. What was the name of the (French) man who treated him, doing so at some personal risk as he was not a licensed physician.
LOUIS PASTEUR

29) CLUEDO ROOMS (NO A) (4 Points) Which four of the rooms in the board game Cluedo have no letter A in their names.
STUDY KITCHEN LOUNGE DINING ROOM

30) SPORTING A FIRSTS (6 Part Question) Question) All answers begin with the letter A a) What nationality was the winner of the 1952 World Snooker Championship, the first time the tournament was won by a non-British player. b) In which city were the Summer Olympics being held when women were first allowed to compete in track and field events. c) Which golfer defeated Britains Neil Coles to become first winner of the World Match-Play Championship at Wentworth in 1964. d) Which football team defeated Rotherham United to win the first English League Cup final in 1961. e) What car was the Italian Giuseppe Farina driving when he became the first F1 World Champion in 1950. f) In 1957 who became the fist black tennis player to win the Wimbledon Ladies Singles title.
a) AUSTRALIA Horace Lindrum b) AMSTERDAM - 1928 c) ARNOLD PALMER d) ASTON VILLA e) ALFA ROMEO f) ALTHEA GIBSON

BOWLING CLUB QUIZ:

DATE: Friday June 1st 2012

31) In October 1950 what was extended in the UK from 18 months to two years.
NATIONAL SERVICE I was in response to the British involvement in the Korean War

32) In 1992 it was calculated that which organisation was Italys biggest business, accounting for approximately one eighth of Italys gross national product, precise figures being difficult to obtain.
THE MAFIA

33) In the closing scenes of which Oscar winning 1930s movie can viewers witness the set for the 1933 movie King Kong being burnt to the ground.
GONE WITH THE WIND The old King Kong set needed to be cleared away so they used it for the scene in which Atlanta burns

34) US CHART TOPPING FEMALE SINGERS (4 Points) Which four female solo singers with surnames beginning with the letter S have had two or more US number one singles.
BRITNEY SPEARS (5) BARBRA STREISAND (5) DONNA SUMMER (4) NANCY SINATRA (2)

35 ARIEL (6 Part Question) Question) a) Ariel Sharon was Prime Minister of which country from 2001 and 2006. b) How is Princess Ariel referred to in the title of a 1989 Disney animated movie. c) In which William Shakespeare play does a spirit called Ariel appear. d) Which American company produce the laundry detergent Ariel. e) Published weekly on a Tuesday, Ariel is the in-house magazine / newspaper of which organisation and name after the statue of Shakespeares Prospero and Ariel by Eric Gill found on the faade of their London headquarters. f) In what way was the novel Ariel by French writer Andre Maurois a famous first in 1935.
a) ISRAEL b) THE LITTLE MERMAID c) THE TEMPEST d) PROCTER & GAMBLE e) BBC f) IT WAS THE FIRST PENGUIN PAPERBACK

36) John F. Kennedy did it in 1953 and Homer Simpson did it in The Simpsons. Did what.
MARRIED LADIES WITH THE SURNAME BOUVIER Jacqueline and Marge

37) Which popular sport had a Christian world champion for the first time in 2012.
DARTS Dutchman Christian Kist won the BDO World title

38) Invented by Charles F. Brannock in the 1920s, in what type of shop might you encounter a Brannock Device.
SHOE SHOP Its a device for measuring a persons shoe size

39) EUROPEAN S CAPITALS (5 Points) Which five European capital cities have names beginning with the letter S.
STOCKHOLM SOFIA SAN MARINO SKOPJE SARAJEVO

40 SEVENTH IN LINE (7 Part Question) Question) a) What is the seventh planet from the Sun. b) Released on July 21st 2007 was the seventh book in the Harry Potter series. c) In the seasonal song The Twelve Days of Christmas, what gift was given on the seventh day. d) Who is the seventh person in line of succession to the British throne. e) In the Periodic Table of Elements, which gas is the seventh element listed. f) What did a man named David Scott become the seventh person to do on July 31st 1971. g) According to the book of Genesis, when creating the world what did God do on the seventh day.
a) URANUS b) HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS NITROGEN f) WALK ON THE MOON g) RESTED c) SEVEN SWANS-A-SWIMMING d) PRINCE EDWARD (Earl of Wessex) e)

Tie-break Questions: In which year was singer Barbra Streisand born In square miles what is the area of Crete

1942

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