QUIZ 6 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



1. The British Standards Institute uses which symbol as a sign of approval?
ANSWER: The Kite mark.
2. Where in London is the meeting point of Whitehall, The Strand and The Mall?
ANSWER: Trafalgger Square.
3. What were the little people in The Wizard of Oz called?
ANSWER: Munchkins.
4. What is the astronomical name for a shooting star?
ANSWER: A meteor.
5. What is the common name for The Central Criminal Court in London?
ANSWER: The Old Bailey.
6. Who is known for his hallucinatory paintings?
ANSWER: Sallvador Dali.
7. What is the term given to an animal that is both male and female?
ANSWER: Hermaphrodite.
8. What is the correct response to the traditional Irish greeting "Top of the morning to you"?
ANSWER: "and the rest of the day to yourself".
9. What 2 numbers when used in conjunction with eachother mean message understood?
ANSWER: 10/4.
10. What did Craig Phillips win in the summer of 2000?
ANSWER: Big Brother.
11. What is the name given to a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction?
ANSWER: A catalyst.
12. American police have "SWAT teams", what does SWAT stand for?
ANSWER: Special weapons and tactics
13. Which famous fictional detective was created by Colin Dexter?
ANSWER: Inspector Morse.
14. Who was Robin Island prison's most famous inmate?
ANSWER: Nelson Mandela.
15. Which city was home to Romeo and Juliet?
ANSWER: Verona.
16. In Judaism, what is the Jewish name for "proper"?
ANSWER: Kosher.
17. What number is opposite the number 6 on a dartboard?
ANSWER: 11.
18. Cutthroat Jake was the arch enemy of who?
ANSWER: Captain Pugwash.
19. In song, who were Ground Control trying to contact?
ANSWER: Major Tom.
20. What is the art of tying and knotting string into patterns called?
ANSWER: Macrame.
21. In which film would a Rolls Royce of had the number plate "AU1"?
ANSWER: Gold finger.
22. What is the capital city of Turkey?
ANSWER: Ankara.
23. Which composer wrote the operas "La Boheme and Tosca"?
ANSWER: Puccini.
24. What is the heighest pitched woodwind instrument?
ANSWER: A piccolo.

The following 5 questions are what we call the quizlink. Questions 25-29 will all have something in common and question 30 is the answer to that common link.

25. Who sung about his Crocodile shoes?
ANSWER: Jimmy Nail.
26. What would you call a drink made from vodka and orange juice?
ANSWER: A screwdriver.
27. In times gone by, when a horse had used up its usefulness, it was sent to what type of factory?
ANSWER: A glue factory.
28. Before the age of welding, ships were made from red hot pieces of metal beaten into shape from both sides, these were called what?
ANSWER: Rivets.
29. Who placed the arrows onto the crossbow in TV's Golden Shot?
ANSWER: Bernie the bolt.
30. What is the quizlink?
ANSWER: They are all items you would use to connect things together (you can use your judgement on submitted answers, e.g, fastenings etc...).