Bubble Tree Quizzes
Weekly Quiz 187
28th March 2010
Questions and Answers
Round 1 - Guess Who
1. Tracy Emin 2. Steve Irwin 3. Rembrandt 4. Leona Lewis 5. Janice Dickinson 6. John McCain 7. Albert Einstein 8. Phil Taylor 9. Sid Owen 10. Sheryl Crow Artist Wildlife expert / TV personality Painter (the image is a self portrait) Singer Model Republican nominee for U.S. president in 2008 Scientist Darts player Actor (e.g. Ricky Butcher in EastEnders) Singer
Notes
The column on the right is for information only.
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Bubble Tree Quizzes
Weekly Quiz 187
28th March 2010
Questions and Answers
Round 2 - Geography
1. In which African country would you find the Valley of the Kings? 2. What name is given to a bridge over which traffic may pass after paying a fee? 3. What is the most common country of birth among U.S. immigrants? 4. Which of the following places in England is not classed as a city? Portsmouth, Reading or Preston? 5. Aneto is the highest mountain in which range? 6. What colour appears on the national flags of both Italy and Germany? 7. In which Swiss town would you find the Cresta Run? 8. In which American city would you find Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley? 9. Lanzarote is part of which island group? 10. What do the initials Z, I and P stand for in ZIP codes that are used by the United States Postal Service? Egypt A toll bridge Mexico Reading The Pyrenees Red St. Moritz Memphis The Canary Islands Zone Improvement Plan
Round 3 - Science Fiction
1. Who wrote the science fiction novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea? 2. The Cage and Where No Man Has Gone Before were pilot episodes for which sci-fi TV series? 3. Which Oscar winning actress provides the voice of the computer Deep Thought in the 2005 film The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy? Jules Verne Star Trek Helen Mirren
4. What recurrent theme from the world of science fiction features in the films Time travel Twelve Monkeys, Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Terminator and Peggy Sue Got Married? 5. Appearing in a number of his short stories, which author first defined his "three laws of robotics" in a 1942 story called Runaround? 6. The 1956 science fiction film Forbidden Planet was loosely based on which William Shakespeare play? 7. First broadcast in 1979, which TV series was centred around a NASA pilot who was in command of a space shuttle when he was accidentally frozen for 504 years? 8. Originally the title of a 1983 short story by Bruce Bethke, what nine letter word has come to mean a sub-genre of science fiction that is focused on "high tech and low life"? 9. Who wrote the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey? 10. Which famous 1897 novel is centred around an albino who invents a formula to bend light and reduce the refractive index of physical objects? Isaac Asimov The Tempest Buck Rogers In The 25th Century Cyberpunk
Arthur C. Clarke The Invisible Man
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Bubble Tree Quizzes
Weekly Quiz 187
28th March 2010
Questions and Answers
Round 4 - Connections
1. What was Roger Varley's job in the TV show Camberwick Green? 2. Which animal is used as a London slang term for 500 pounds? 3. Which bird appears opposite a kangaroo on the coat of arms of Australia? 4. In January 2009, it was revealed that Prince Charles referred to an Asian member of his polo club by what nickname, a nickname which a number of people deemed to be racist? 5. First published between 1841 and 1992, which satirical magazine was resurrected in 1996 when Mohamed Al-Fayed bought the rights to the name, but was forced to close again in 2002 after poor sales? 6. Who played Dorothy in the 1939 film The Wizard Of Oz? 7. What were the first names of the Wright brothers, who are generally regarded as having invented the world's first successful aeroplane? 8. For three points, what is the connection between the first seven answers? A chimney sweep Monkey The emu Sooty
Punch
Judy Garland Orville and Wilbur Puppets - Sweep (from The Sooty Show), Monkey (the knitted sock appearing in TV adverts with Johnny Vegas), Emu (from Rod Hull and Emu), Sooty, Punch, Judy, Orville (a puppet of ventriloquist Keith Harris)
Round 5 - Music
1. Which group had a number one hit single in 1979 with Y.M.C.A.? 2. What is the stage name of singer-songwriter Jonas Altberg? 3. The singer Gabrielle is often seen wearing an eye patch. Does this cover her left or her right eye? 4. What connects the albums Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan, Sign O' The Times by Prince, Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin, The Wall by Pink Floyd and The White Album by The Beatles? 5. As in the song from the film Mary Poppins, how many letters are there in "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"? 6. In 2010, who became the first act to have competed in the X Factor who went on to win a BRIT Award? 7. Which hit single by Queen had its title changed before it was released, with two occurrences of the letter "c" being replaced, as part of the original title resembled a word meaning "faeces" in some languages? 8. Which singer featured with James Morrison on the hit single Broken Strings? 9. What is the name of the annual New Year's Eve music show hosted by Jools Holland on TV? 10. Which solo artist holds the record for having the highest number of consecutive top ten hit singles in the UK, with a total of 34? Village People Basshunter Her right eye They are all double albums
34 JLS Radio Gaga (changed from "Radio Ca Ca") Nelly Furtado Hootenanny Madonna (between 1984 and 1994)
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Bubble Tree Quizzes
Weekly Quiz 187
28th March 2010
Questions and Answers
Round 6 - Initial Letter Link
1. Who played Albus Dumbledore in the first Harry Potter movie? 2. In terms of population, what is the second largest city in Scotland? 3. Hawaiian Wedding was the subtitle of a 2003 made-for-TV film that reunited the cast of which well known TV show? 4. Which well known brand of mineral water has a five letter name that is an anagram of the name of a well known brand of skin care products? 5. According to Billboard magazine, which band made more money than any other musical act in 2009, taking in 109 million dollars from touring, record sales and other royalties? 6. Which religion was founded in the 1950s by author L. Ron Hubbard? 7. The line "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread" first featured in a poem called An Essay On Critcism. Who wrote this? 8. "An oral danger" is an anagram of the name of which former U.S. President? 9. The Mau Mau Uprising took place in the 1950s in which African country? 10. The first letters of the first nine answers can be rearranged to spell the name of which sports star turned TV presenter? Richard Harris Edinburgh Baywatch Evian (anagram of Nivea) U2
Scientology Alexander Pope Ronald Reagan Kenya Sue Barker
Round 7 - Stick Or Twist
1. If a film released in the UK is classed as PG, what do these initial letters stand for? 2. In 1993, the dissolution of Czechoslovakia saw Czechoslovakia become split into which two new countries? 3. In tennis, name the four cities in which the four grand slam tournaments take place each year. 4. The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between 264 and 146 BC between which two cities? 5. Name the two countries whose national football teams competed in the European Championships for the first time in 2008. Parental Guidance Czech Republic and Slovakia Melbourne, Paris, London and New York City Rome and Carthage Austria and Poland
Tie Breaks
1. In what year did Charles Strite receive a patent for the automatic pop-up bread toaster? 2. In what year was the New York Times founded? 1921 1851
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