Sorry No Quiz on the 6th August..............     Pub had no water

1. A new photo of which well-known nurse has recently been discovered? ( FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE)
2. As in a Radio, What do the initials DAB stand for?   (DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING )
3. In which athletics event for men do they achieve the highest speed? (200 m SPRINT)
4. What is the subtitle of the 2nd Pirates of the Caribbean film? (DEAD MAN'S CHEST)
5. The opening scenes of the James Bond movie ‘The Living Daylights’ are set in which Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom ?  ( GIBRALTAR )
6. What is the official language of Haiti ?  (FRENCH)
7. Which English county has exactly the same name as its county town? ( Durham )
8. Which organisation is responsible for the running of the annual Crufts Dog Show? (The Kennel Club)
9. What organisation publishes a journal called 'Rucksack'? (The Ramblers' Association)
10. Which Organisation Began Life As The Brighton Motor Road Patrol? (The AA)
11. Which chocolate bar was described as a 'taste of paradise'? (Bounty)
12. Which gorgon was so ugly that all who saw her face were turned to stone?  (Medusa )
13. What is the ability to pull ugly, grotesque and strange faces called?  (Gurning)
14. What was written on the cake that makes Alice in Wonderland grow big?
    (Eat Me)
15. What colour is the flag flown on a ship where disease has broken out? (Yellow)
16. What is Prince Charles's country home called? (Highgrove)

17.  Jockey Paul O'Neill did what to “City Affair”, at Stratford Racecourse. (Headbutted it (Horse)

18. Who has taken on the dual role of chairman and manager at Sunderland ? (Niall Quinn)
19. What does ‘Super Bertha’ in Las Vegas claim to be the largest example of? (Fruit Machine)
20. What name is given to the veins which drain blood from the head? (Jugular veins)
21. In which film did Tom Hanks find himself alone on a remote desert island? (CASTAWAY)
22. In Britain , what were classified as either A or B in 1920?  (Roads)
23. What was the Nickname, used in the RAF, to describe the rear gunner in a bomber? (TAIL-END CHARLIE)
24. Which part of a Chameleon can grow up to three and a half times the length of its body?  (TONGUE)
25. Acetic acid is better known as what? (Vinegar )
26. Kitty Fisher was 18th-century London 's most highly paid what? (Prostitute)
27.  Which useful household item is made from Napthalene?  (Moth Balls)
28. Which strong cheese, made from ewes milk and stored in caves, is named after a village in France ?( Roquefort )
29. On Childrens TV What sort of animal was Parsley in 'The Herbs' (Lion)
30. On Coronation Street , what colour is the door of the Rover's Return?( GREEN)

JACKPOT

• In what year did the Channel Tunnel open ? 1994
• What is the most popular name for a cat in Great Britain ?  Sooty
• Where was Jesus when he performed his first miracle?  THE WEDDING AT CANA
• Family Fortunes, top answer required  “name something a man does more than a woman”      1.(Top answer)Shaves    2.Goes to the Pub   3. Moans   4.Swears     5. Watches Sport (Give answers in reverse)
• Family Fortunes top answer required  “Name a Slang Term for a Dog”    1.(Top answer)  Mutt       2.  Pooch           3. Hound   4.  Doggie   5  Bow Wow (Give answers in reverse)

1. Which Liverpool entertainer is in the Guinness Book of Records for telling 1,500 jokes non stop in three and a half minutes,( Ken Dodd )
2. What are the fruits of the wild rose called?  (ROSE) HIPS
3. What type of cosmetic product derives its name from the Italian word for mask? MASCARA
4. In which US State is Death Valley ?  CALIFORNIA
5. What river flows through the City of Cardiff ?  THE TAFF
6. Which male pop star had more duet partners in the 20th century than any other chart artist?  ELTON JOHN
7. Which fictional character owned The Spyglass Inn?  LONG JOHN SILVER ( TREASURE ISLAND )
8. Which food's name comes from the Turkish for rotating?  DONOR KEBAB
9. What is the name for potatoes mashed in butter and egg, shaped and then baked? DUCHESSE POTATOES
10. Which drink consists of Pineapple Juice, Rum and Coconut? Pina Colada
11. What profession would be followed by a FRCVS? Vet
12. What two colours are the sponge sections of a Battenburg Cake? Yellow and Pink
13. The British military refers to them as "blue on Blue" incidents - what does the US military call them?  Friendly Fire
14. Which then Lancashire town was designated a new town in 1961 to relieve overcrowding on Merseyside? Skelmersdale
15. What were added to shirts in the football league in 1933? (Numbers)
16. Which actress played a Matron in five Carry On films? Hattie Jacques
17. What sort of creature is a flying fox?  A bat
18. In the song. If the knee bone is connected to the thigh bone, what is the thigh bone connected to? The Hip Bone
19. Who hosts ITV-1’s The Price Is Right?  Joe Pasquale
20. What is the official London residence of the Prince of Wales? Clarence House
21.  In 1979, what became the first British hospital to carry out a successful heart transplant? Papworth
22. Who replaced Betty Boothroyd in 2000? Michael Martin
23. What does UNICEF stand for? United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
24. Where in the human body is the thyroid gland? Neck
25. Which insect lives in a formicary? Ant
26. In the last year, what have UK Newspapers given away about the same number as have been sold by retailers? (DVDs…54 million)
27. Who took over from Magnus Magnassun as host of ( UK ) TV's Mastermind? John Humphreys
28. What tomorrow could cause confusion and controversy amongst millions in the UK as a reported third of  oulets are not geared up to handled it (The decision to charge for mail based on size rather than weight)
29. What Island has 838 Stone Monoliths? ( Easter Island )
30.  What did the USA pay 2 cents an acre for? ( Alaska )

Jackpot

• What were all Englishmen with property worth more than £40 given in 1626? A Knighthood
• Under what name was the Green Party founded in 1973?  ( Ecology Party)
• Who was Edmund Dantes?  The Count of Monte Cristo How many players are there in an Australian Rules football team? (Eighteen)
• Family Fortunes - Top Answers Required - Other than the Moon and Stars, name something that comes out a night?    Owls / Bats / Hedgehogs / Cats / False Teeth
• Family Fortunes - Top Answers Required “Name an Item of 70's Fashion”    Flares  / Platform Shoes  /  Hot Pants /   Kipper Tie/   Tank Top

1.     Who recently refused to do a lap of honour as a supposed protest against the taking part in the race of one of his team mates. (DARREN CAMPBELL)

2. Which country is closest to the island of Cyprus ? TURKEY
3. How many slices of bread are used to make a proper Club Sandwich? THREE
4. Which car is advertised superimposed over an episode of Happy Days? CITROEN C3
5. What shape is the DNA molecule? A DOUBLE HELIX
6. Name the salad made from chopped apple, celery, walnuts and mayonnaise? Waldorf
7. Wearing which two articles of clothing together has recently been voted the worst fashion mistake a man can make? SANDALS AND SOCKS
8. Will Smith topped the UK charts 9 years ago this week, with the theme tune to which film? ‘MEN IN BLACK’
9. In the game of pool, what colour is the 9 ball? YELLOW
10. Who ended the Roger Federer’s run of 55 straight hard-court wins? ANDREW MURRAY
11. Natasha Hamilton, Liz McLarnon and Jenny Frost were collectively known as which pop trio?  ATOMIC KITTEN
12. Which vegetable is added to green pasta to give it that colour?  SPINACH
13. What 3 colours are on the Russian flag? WHITE, BLUE AND RED
14. In which 1992 film did Mr White, Mr Orange and Mr Pink take part in a botched jewellery raid? ‘RESERVOIR DOGS’
15. What is the art of decorative writing called? Calligraphy
16. Who composed Peter and the Wolf? Sergey Prokofiev (1936)
17. In which English county is Belvoir (pronounced 'beaver') Castle? Leicestershire (close to the Lincolnshire border and Grantham)
18. Who duetted with Janet Jackson when she had a wardrobe malfunction during the Super Bowl show? Justin Timberlake
19. How many kilograms make one metric ton? (1000)
20. How many players are there in a netball team? 7
21. Which season does the word vernal relate to? (Spring)
22. Who is Bart Simpson’s deadliest enemy? (Sideshow Bob)
23. What was the name of the Hippo in Rainbow? (George)
24. Which country do the Team ‘Grampus 8’ come from? ( Japan )
25. What is the alternative name for a Gnu? (Wildebeest)
26. What was the title of the TV series about a Canadian Mountie who went to work in Chicago ?  Due South'
27. What’s the name of the lake in the middle of Hyde Park ?   The Serpentine   
28. What is the name given to a triangle where all the sides are of different length? Scalene
29. What was the name of the Liverpool duo that sang 'Cry Baby' and scored 'nil points' at the 2003 Eurovision Son Contest?  Jemini
30. Family Fortunes tope answer required….Name something with springs in it?                   1 Bed/Mattress  2 Clock  3 Car   4 Sofa  5  Retractable Pen

• On TV’s home shopping channel, what does the acronym QVC mean?      Quality, value and convenience

·       In musical notation, how many semi-quavers are there in a semi-Breve?  (16)

·       What is the worlds largest plant seed?  (THE DOUBLE COCONUT Coco de mere)

·       Whose law states that for a gas at a given temperature, pressure varies inversely to volume? (Boyle's Law)

• Family Fortunes top answer required - Name a famous British Inventor?
  1ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL / 2GEORGE STEVENSON / 3JAMES WATT / 4BARNES WALLIS /5 FRANK WHITTLE / 6CHRISTOPHER COCKRIL / 7CLIVE SINCLAIR