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THE FRIDAY QUIZ






Round 1

1. Which company makes Milk Tray and Roses?

2. In which English county can you see a signpost that reads Ham ½ mile Sandwich 3 miles?

3. In craps, how many dice are thrown?

4. Who was the fifth wife of Henry VIII and the second to be beheaded?

5. Who took an overdose of pills and bowed out of EastEnders?

6. Which film starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine and a handful of famous footballers was set in a World War II prisoner of war camp?

7. What type of surface is the tennis court at Roland Garros in Paris?

8. Which 2016 animated film was marketed with the tagline, “Think this is what they do all day”?

9. Which sea bird is known by the alternative name ‘Shag’?

10. According to the nursery rhyme, what do the Bells of St Clements say?


Round 2

1. Born on February 4th 1948, which rock star’s real name is Vincent Furnier?

2. Which former England and Essex cricket captain was nicknamed ‘The Gnome’?

3. Which ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer wrote a diet book following the success of his daughter’s cookery books?

4. Which character did Henry Thomas play in E.T.?

5. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Pronounced Abbay) dressed up as who at the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics?

6. Which Quentin Tarantino film was an adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s novel called Rum Punch?

7. Who performed the 1985 hit Sussudio?

8. Which backing band is associated with the singer Elvis Costello?

9. Which high-jumper ‘flopped’ at the 1968 Olympic games and still became world famous?

10. In 2016, the 100th birthday of which man was marked with a dictionary of his words and a parade through the streets of Cardiff?


Round 3

1. Which ‘R.B.’ was world heavyweight boxing champion from 1992-1993?

2. What would the word ‘Quiz’ be worth in a game of scrabble if played as the first word?

3. Which ice cream flavour is traditionally composed of chocolate ice cream, nuts, and marshmallows?

4. What ‘M’ is the name of the tree most commonly found in tropical, fresh and saltwater swamps?

5. Which Scottish golfer won the Open Championship in 1985?

6. True or False? – England’s first international football match was against Scotland

7. What is the N.A.T.O. phonetic alphabet word for the letter ‘F’?

8. Which car manufacturer unveiled the V8 Vantage at the Geneva International Motor Show in 2005?

9. What ‘J.H.’ is someone’s signature, derived from a particularly large one on the U.S. Declaration of Independence?

10. Which comedian who once said, “I’ll always be a fat girl and I am happy with that”, released her autobiography in 2007 entitled Dear Fatty?


QUIZ ANSWERS:

Round 1 Answers


1. Cadbury’s 2. Kent 3. 2 4. Catherine Howard 5. Peggy Mitchell 6. Escape To Victory 7. Clay 8. The Secret Life of Pets 9. (Green) Cormorant 10. Oranges And Lemons


Round 2 Answers

1. Alice Cooper 2. Keith Fletcher 3. Nigel Lawson 4. Elliott 5. Super Mario 6. Jackie Brown 7. Phil Collins 8. The Attractions 9. Dick Fosbury 10. Roald Dahl’s

Round 3 Answers

1. Riddick Bowe 2. 22 3. Rocky Road 4. Mangrove 5. Sandy Lyle 6. True 7. Foxtrot 8. Aston Martin 9. John Hancock 10. Dawn French


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