Quiz 221

Quiz 221

Matts

1              Which James Bond theme was sung by Matt Monro?

2              Presenter Matt Baker (Countryfile, The One Show) was a junior British Champion at which sport?

3              Matt Damon won a Golden Globe Best Actor Award for which film this year?

4              Matt & Luke were 2 brothers & members of which band, famous in the 80’s?

5              Which position did Matt Dawson play in England’s 2003 World Cup winning Rugby Union team?

Cars

6              Lexus is the luxury car division of which motor company?

7              What first appeared on cars on January 1st 1921 & started disappearing on 1st October 2014?

8              Which American city is commonly known as Motor City?

9              What was introduced to enhance road safety by Barbara Castle in 1967?

10            Identify these Ford car models from the clues:-

Mediterranean island near Naples; from the Latin for world; from the Spanish for mountain range.

Around Britain

11            Rhum Eigg & Muck are 3 of the small islands of which larger group?

12            What is the name of the stretch of water between the mainland & the Isle of Wight?

13            What is the County Town of North Yorkshire?

14            Which piece of sporting equipment is exclusively made of stone from the island of Ailsa Craig?

15            Which 2 metals were most commonly mined in Cornwall?

Factual TV

16            What was the title of Attenborough’s 2001 series about life in the oceans?

17            What 3-word phrase was always said by Nick Ross at the end of each episode of Crimewatch?

18            Who did Martin Bashir famously interview for Panorama in 1995?

19            Who made his name on TV for training inexperienced singers into a choir, such as Militery Wives?

20            What were Michael Palins first two global travel series for the BBC?

General Knowledge

21            What colour dress did Wilma Flintstone always wear?

22            Which of the Dorothy’s three companions does she meet first in The Wizard of Oz?

23            What nickname was given to Muhammed Ali based on the town in Kentucky where he was born?

24            Which University is the 3rd oldest in Britain after Oxford & Cambridge?

25            Which of the BeeGees did Lulu marry in 1969?

26            Castor & Pollux are the 2 brightest stars in which constellation & zodiac sign?

27            Which measurement is longer – 2 metres or 1 fathom or 18 hands?

28            What is the name of the City of London’s most famous meat market?

29            Which player from Northern Ireland won the US Open Golf Championship in 2010?

30            Sandra Bullock was born in Germany but has been in America so long she can no longer speak German – True or false?

Answers

1              From Russia With love

2              Gymnastics

3              The Martian

4              Bros

5              Scrum Half

6              Toyota

7              Car tax Disc

8              Detroit

9              Breathalyser

10            Capri; Mondeo; Sierra

11            Hebrides

12            Solent

13            Northallerton

14            Curling stones

15            Tin & copper

16            Blue Planet

17            Don’t have nightmares

18            Princess of Wales

19            Gareth Malone

20            Around The World In 80 Days & Pole to Pole

21            White

22            The Scarecrow

23            Louisville Lip

24            St Andrew’s

25            Maurice Gibb

26            Gemini

27            2 metres (about 6 ft. 6 ins)

28            Smithfield’s

29            Graham McDowell

30            FALSE

Jackpot

Q             In 2006 on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes, which American singer did preseneter Kate Garraway do?

A              Nancy Sinatra

Number Guess (Nearest Wins)

Q             How many episodes of last of the Summer Wine were made?

A              295

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