KIRKCALDY QUIZ LEAGUE ROUND 1 QUESTIONS
1. How many lines are there in a sonnet? 14
2. Which river flows through Dumfries? THE NITH
3. The flightless bird the rhea is native to which continent? SOUTH AMERICA
4. In which country was the battle of Marengo that Napoleon’s horse was named
after? ITALY
5. Whose fire is the name given to discharges of static electricity from mast-tops or
aeroplanes’ wingtips? ST ELMO’S
6. What is horology a study of? THE MEASUREMENT OF TIME/ clocks/timepieces
7. The Swedish village of Ytterby has got what 4 things named after it? ELEMENTS
8. Which Italian workforce would sing a barcarolle? VENETIAN GONDOLIERS
9. Which is the nearest mainland country to the island of Trinidad? VENEZUELA
10 What American town gave its name to the most common tick-borne infection in
the Northern Hemisphere? LYME
11 The Dutch company Endemol which created TV programmes such as ‘Big
Brother’ have plans for a one-way, no-return show in 2025. Where to? MARS
12 In which 20th century war was the Battle of Pork Chop Hill? KOREAN WAR
13 Which English city has an annual Goose Fair? NOTTINGHAM
14 What farm animal has breeds including Texel, Romney Marsh and Swaledale?
SHEEP
15 The non-human hero of which 2011 film was called Joey? ‘WARHORSE’
16 Which carbohydrate makes jam gel? PECTIN
17 ‘A Policeman’s Lot is not a Happy One’ is from which Gilbert and Sullivan work?
‘THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE’
18 The British Guyana ‘1 Cent Magenta’ of 1856 is unique and valued at $10 million.
What is it? A STAMP
19 Where could you buy a Billy bookcase or a Dave laptop table? IKEA
20 Which American publication is nicknamed ‘The Gray Lady’ ? NEW YORK TIMES
KIRKCALDY QUIZ LEAGUE ROUND 2 QUESTIONS
21. Yvette Cooper is married to another member of the Shadow Cabinet; who?
ED BALLS
22. How many cards are used in the game of Bezique? 64 (2 packs, 10 to Ace removed)
23. Who formed the band Rainbow, having been guitarist with Deep Purple?
RITCHIE BLACKMORE
24. Canaan Banana became the first President of which independent African
country in 1980? ZIMBABWE
25. What is the designation of a wind over 73 mph (Force 12 on the Beaufort
Scale)? HURRICANE
26. Located in Cheltenham is GCHQ, the heart of UK security. What do the letters
GC stand for? GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS
27. Name any TWO of the 3 Orders of classical Greek architecture (2 part answer)
ANY 2 FROM: IONIC, DORIC, CORINTHIAN
28. Which golfer in the post-war era has had the misfortune to lose play-offs in
all 4 of the Majors? GREG NORMAN
29. How was author Mary Westmacott better-known? AGATHA CHRISTIE
30 According to the Bee Gees, when was the New York Mining Disaster? 1941
31 The area called ‘CONSTABLE COUNTRY’ where the artist worked most is
spread across which two English counties? (2-parts) ESSEX and SUFFOLK
32 Which Channel 4 programme gets its title from a Whiskas advert?
‘EIGHT OUT OF 10 CATS’
33 Where in your body would you find fibrin ? IN YOUR BLOOD
34 What is the stately home of the Duke of Bedford? WOBURN ABBEY
35 How would you perform dendro-chronology? COUNT TREE-RINGS
36 Which element’s symbol is Pd? PALLADIUM
37 Which German car-maker’s HQ is in Kirkcaldy’s twin town of Inglostadt? AUDI
38 Which brewery in the British Isles is at the site of a start for pilgrims heading to
Santiago de Campostela? THE GUINNESS DUBLIN BREWERY – at St
James’ Gate
39 What is the national flower of India? THE LOTUS
40 Which Scottish clan is led by the man often referred to simply as ‘Lochiel’?
CLAN CAMERON