CONSTABLE QUIZ LEAGUE – Wk 4

ROUND 1 – Recent news

1. / what was the score in the wales v france rugby world cup semi final? / wales 8 france 9
2. / which coronation street star died last week aged 91? / betty driver
3. / which doctor resigned last week? / dr liam fox
1. / Why were dave and angela dawes in the news recently? / won £101m on euromillions -3rd largest lottery jackpot in uk
2. / the Royal & ancient announced the location of the 2015 open golf championship earlier this month, but where? / st andrews
3. / Where for the first time did labour hold their party conference? / liverpool
1. / what is the name of the new airline being planned by stelios, the former owner of easyjet? / fastjet
2. / which country has decided to allow women the vote, but not until 2015? / saudi arabia
3. / which premier league football club toured india in october? / blackburn rovers

ROUND 2 – wimbledon doubles champions. in each case name the doubles partner

1. / ladies doubles ~ 1979 ~ billie jean king? / martina navratilova
2. / ladies doubles ~ 1976 ~ martina navratilova? / chris evert
3. / ladies doubles ~ 1998 ~ martina hingis? / jana novotna
1. / mens doubles ~ 1973 ~ illie nastase? / jimmy conners
2. / mens doubles ~ 1992 ~ michael stich? / john mcenroe
3. / mens doubles ~ 1971 ~ roy emerson? / rod laver
1. / mixed doubles ~ 1998 ~ max mirnyi? / serena williams
2. / mixed doubles ~ 1969 ~ fred stolle? / ann jones
3. / mixed doubles ~ 1985 ~ paul mcnamee? / martina navratilova

ROUND 3 – another round on the london underground.

1. / the tube stations of colindale, clapham north, & euston are on which line? / northern
2. / the tube stations of sudbury town, holborn & the arsenal are on which line? / piccadilly
3. / the tube stations of southfields, west kensington & aldgate east are on which line? / district
1. / which is the only mainline railway station in london that doesn’t have it’s linked tube station with the same name? / fenchurch street(tube is tower hill)
2. / which tube line is colloqually known as ‘the drain’? / waterloo & city
3. / which tube station was built under the site of the former bethlem royal hospital otherwise known as bedlam? / liverpool street
1. / ‘dover street’ was the original name of which current victoria line tube station? / green park
2. / ‘post office’ was the original name of which current central line station? / st. pauls
3. / ‘aldersgate street’ was the original name of which current circle line station? / barbican

ROUND 4 – pirate radio

1. / WHAT WAS THE NAME OF WONDERFUL RADIO LONDON'S SHIP? / galaxy
2. / WHAT WAS THE NAME OF LASER 558 'S SHIP? / communicator
3. / WHAT IS THE NAME OF RADIO CAROLINE'S LAST SHIP? / ross revenge
1. / NAME THE FIRST SONG PLAYED ON RADIO CAROLINE IN 1964 BY THE ROLLING STONES? / not fade away
2. / NAME THE LAST SONG PLAYED ON RADIO LONDON IN 1967 BY THE BEATLES? / a day in the life
3. / WHAT WAS THE BEATLES SONG PLAYED AFTER MIDNIGHT ON 14TH AUGUST 1967, THE DAY THE MARINE OFFENCES ACT STARTED? / All you need is love
1. / RADIO CAROLINE WAS NAMED AFTER THE DAUGHTER OF WHICH U.S PRESIDENT? / John f kennedy
2. / WHO RECORDED RADIO CAROLINE'S THEME TUNE "CAROLINE”? / The Fortunes
3. / WHAT YEAR DID CAROLINE'S SHIP THE MI AMIGO SINK? / 1980

ROUND 5 – MIX AND MATCH

QUESTION MASTER PLEASE HAND OUT MIX AND MATCH SHEETS TO EACH TEAM, 1 PER TEAM.

MATCH THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT WITH HIS VICE PRESIDENT

THE ANSWERS ARE:-

1 / Harry s truman ~ alben barkley
2 / richard nixon ~ spiro agnew
3 / dwight d eisenhower ~ richard nixon
4 / thomas jefferson ~ george clinton
5 / bill clinton ~ al gore
6 / john f kennedy ~ lyndon b johnson
7 / jimmy carter ~ walter mondale
8 / george h w bush ~ dan quayle
9 / abraham lincoln ~ andrew johnson
10 / george washington ~ john adams

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE -WRITTEN ROUND 1

1. / who is buried at the arc de triomphe? / the unknown soldier
2. / princess margaret was advised against marrying peter townsend for what reason? / because he was a divorcee
3. / mont blanc stands in france as well as which other country? / italy
4. / which country’s stamps show the word ‘hellas’? / greece
5. / who were subject of the ‘cat and mouse’ act of 1913? / suffragettes
6. / which road is crossed by the horses in the grand national? / melling road
7. / what name is given to a bell tower not attached to a church? / campanile
8. / eton school is in which county? / berkshire
9. / along with doric and ionic, what is the third greek order of architecture? / corinthian
10. / newman noggs appears in which charles dickins novel? / nicolas nickleby
11. / to what would a codicil be added? / a will
12. / which folklore fantasy tale is subtitled ‘there and back again’? / the hobbit
13. / whose catchphrase was ‘hello my darlings’? / charlie drake
14. / which shakespeare play was banned during george iii’s time of madness? / king lear
15. / which satirical tv series took place in the globelink news office? / drop the dead donkey

HALF TIME – REVERSE ORDER

ROUND 7 – my greek holiday. dave HAD his HOLIDAY IN THE GREEK ISLANDS THIS YEAR!

3. / WALKING DOWN THE ROAD SOMEONE GREETS YOU BY SAYING ‘YIASON’, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? / HELLO
2. / WALKING DOWN THE ROAD SOMEONE GREETS YOU BY SAYING ‘KALIMERA’, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? / GOOD MORNING
1. / WALKING DOWN THE ROAD SOMEONE GREETS YOU BY SAYING ‘PARAKALO’, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? / PLEASE
3. / YOU WALK INTO A RESTAURANT AND ORDER ‘SaGANAKI’ FROM THE MENU, WHAT WILL YOU BE EATING? / FRIED CHEESE
2. / YOU WALK INTO A RESTAURANT AND ORDER ‘STIFaDO’ FROM THE MENU, WHAT WILL YOU BE EATING? / MEAT STEW
1. / YOU WALK INTO A RESTAURANT AND ORDER ‘Baklava’ FROM THE MENU, WHAT WILL YOU BE EATING? / FILO PASTRY TOPPED WITH HONEY
3. / WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE GROUP OF ISLANDS THAT follow the turkish coast which includes kos and rhodes? / DODECANESE
2. / WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE dense GROUP OF ISLANDS in the central aegean sea which includes mykonos and santorini? / CYCLADES
1. / WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE GROUP OF ISLANDS off the north west coast of greece which includes corfu and zante? / IONIAN

ROUND 8 – first names. the following tv characters are better known by their surnames, but what are the characters (not actors) real first names?

3. / captain mainwaring? / george
2. / captain kirk? / james
1. / captain blackadder? / edmund
3. / cagney & Lacey? (both required for points) / christine & mary-beth
2. / starsky & hutch? (both required) / david & ken
1. / two youngest ‘walton’ children? (both) / jim-bob & elizabeth
3. / detective ironside? / robert
2. / rockford? / jim
1. / detective cannon? / frank

ROUND 9 – islands of the british isles

3. / carisbrooke castle is on which british island? / isle of wight
2. / which british island is 230 miles west of the hebrides in the atlantic? / rockall
1. / which famous cave is on the scottish isle of staffa? / fingal’s cave
3. / burgh island, drake island & thatcher rock can all be found off the coast of which english county? / devon
2. / cindery island, potton island, and havengore island can all be found off the coast of which english county? / essex
1. / godrevy island, mullion island and st clements island can all be found off the coast of which english county? / cornwall
3. / as of the 2001 census which scottish isle is the most populated? / lewis & harris (19,918)
2. / as of the 2001 census which welsh island is the most populated? / anglesay (69,000)
1. / as of the 2001 census which english island is the most populated? / portsea (147,088) (note: portsmouth is on the isle of portsea)

ROUND 10 – abba lyrics. name the abba song from which the following lyric has been taken?

3. / ‘just one look and i can hear a bell ring’? / mamma mia
2. / ‘i was defeated, you won the war’? / waterloo
1. / ‘so i must leave, i’ll have to go to las vagas or monaco’? / money, money, money
3. / ‘YOU’RE enchained by your own sorrow’? / chiquitta
2. / ‘and my destination makes it worth the while’? / i have a dream
1. / ‘spectators of the show, always staying low’? / the winner takes it all
3. / ‘ah ha’ / knowing me, knowing you
2. / ‘you’r so hot teasing me’? / does your mother know
1. / ‘when i dream i’m alone with you, it’s magic’? / take a chance on me

ROUND 11 - THE TOP TEN ROUND.

11 GUESSES ARE ALLOWED. ANSWERS CAN BE IN ANY ORDER. THERE IS An ANSWER SHEET FOR the written round. use the reverse for this round.

Last of the summer wine. name the ten characters who have appeared in the most episodes over the 37 years it was broadcast?

THE ANSWERS ARE:

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Note: foggy only appeared in 116 episodes

1 / norman clegg ~ All 295 episodes
2 / ivy ~ 274 episodes
3 / nora batty ~ 245
4 / howard ~ 230
5 / pearl ~ 226
6 / marina ~ 216
7 / glenda ~ 215
8 / compo ~ 185
9 / aunty wainwright ~ 168
10 / barry ~ 161

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – WRITTEN ROUND 2

USUAL RULES APPLY. THE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 6-14 CONTAIN A CONNECTION WHICH IS ANSWER NO. 15.

1. / in ‘the isle of man t.t. race’, what do the initials ‘t. t.’ actually mean? / tourist trophy
2. / from the cartoon show ‘scooby doo’, what is the character‘shaggy’s’ first name? / norville
3. / also known as ‘bachElors day’, this day was first created by julius cAEsAr in 49bc? / 29th february
4. / what was the slogan of london’s windmill theatre? / we never closed
5. / in which month do the french celebrate bastille day? / july
6. / what is made from the root of the glycyrrhiza glabra plant? / liquorice
7. / what pejorative name for welsh people comes from the name of a river running through cardiff? / taffy
8. / Which 2008 madonna album shares its name with a 2005 film starring patrick wilson and ellen page? / hard candy
9. / what nickname is given to the island on which alcatraz prison stands? / the rock
10. / which equestrian sport is divided into chukkas? / polo
11. / in charles dickens’ a christmas carol, what does scrooge say in response to being wished a merry christmas by his hephew? / bah humbug!
12. / which body is permitted to manufacture monetary coins in the uk? / royal mint
13. / with which song did millie small have a no.2 hit in 1964? / my boy lollipop
14. / gruffi, grammi and zummi were characters in which children’s animated tv series of the 1980’s? / gummi bears
15. / And the connection is …… / sweets or confectionery

SPARES

1. / from which abba song does the following lyric come from ‘since many YEARS i haven’t seen a rifle in your hands’? / fernando
2. / what was the first name of di magnum? / thomas
3. / what was the first name of tv’s ‘the fonz’? / arthur
4. / which city recently staged its final bullfight? / barcelona

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