Britannia Quiz One

1 Which pop group’s music features in the stage show We Will Rock You?                         Queen

2 Which city has a name that literally translates into English as “River of January”?         Rio de Janeiro

3 Was Dawn French born in England, Wales, Scotland or Ireland?                                        Wales

4 Which of the remaining 8 planets is nearest in size to Earth?                                             Venus

5 Name the Scottish born singer who won a Best Song Oscar in 2004.                                 Annie Lennox

6 Which cheese is made in reverse?                                                                                         Edam

7 Who appeared in the greatest number of Alfred Hitchcock films?             Alfred Hitchcock in various cameo roles

8 What first name features in the title of seven Shakespeare plays?         Henry

9 Which stew dish is the national dish of Hungary?                                      Goulash

10 Which comedian, who died in 1968, later had a statue unveiled in his memory outside a Birmingham blood donor centre?                         Tony Hancock

11 What word can be defined as animal fat or to weep uncontrollably?             Blubber

12 In 2004 who became the first spin bowler to take 500 Test wickets?             Shane Warne

13 In which film did Tommy Steele sing, Flash Bang Wallop?                                 Half A Sixpence

14 Which New York river is spanned by the Brooklyn Bridge? East River

15 In the early days of British TV which equine puppet danced on a piano played by Annette Mills?  Muffin The Mule

16 What variety of banana shares its name with the title of a Bond movie?         Goldfinger

17 John Entwistle, who died in 2002, was a member of which rock band?             The Who

18 In what year did Halley’s Comet last orbit the Earth?                                         1986

19 Which role has been played on film by many actors including Christopher Plummer, Anthony Hopkins, Peter Cushing and Hugh Jackman?                     Professor Van Helsing

20 The TV shows Big Brother and Room 101 owe their titles to which novel?         1984

21 Name either of the two months that the star sign Virgo encompasses.             August & September

22 The Queen Alexandra Birdwing is the world’s largest species of what?                 Butterfly

23 Alan Shearer was the first player to score 200 Premiership goals. Who was the second?         Andy Cole

24 Which member of the Rat Pack died on Christmas Day, 1995?                 Dean Martin

25 What are the first names of the three Lloyd brothers who have played tennis at Wimbledon? John, David & Tony

26 Who was the first disc jockey to receive a knighthood?                     Sir Jimmy Saville

27 By area what is the largest country in Africa?                                    Sudan

28 Who was executed in 1793 and played on film 145 years later by Norma Shearer?         Marie Antoinette

29 Which dance shares its name with the collective noun for rattlesnakes?                         Rumba

30 Coburg, Bloomer and Vienna are all varieties of what?                                                         Bread

31 Which actress acquired the nickname of The Fifth Warner Brother?                                 Bette Davis

32 Which British horseracing course stands on a thoroughfare called Leger Way?             Doncaster

33 What was won in 1995 by a Spaniard, in 1996 by a Dane, in 1997 by a German, in 1998 by an Italian and in 1999 by an American?                                 Tour de France

34 Which actor famed for his role in The Goodies was known for wearing a Union Jack waistcoat? Tim Brooke-Taylor

35 With regard to school exams what do the initials GCSE stand for?     General Certificate of Secondary Education

36 What word becomes longer when the third letter is removed?             Lounger

37 Which US university administers the Pulitzer Prizes?                             Columbia

38 Who were the first all female group to top the UK singles charts?         The Supremes

39 Which boxing weight category falls between 122 and 126 pounds?                 Featherweight

40 Which supermarket chain uses the slogan, Making life taste better?                Sainsburys

41 Which TV sitcom was set in the town of Nouvion?                                                Allo Allo

42 Which American city’s official nickname is, The Big D?                                         Dallas

43 In medieval times what did a nob thatcher make for a living?                             Wigs

44 Which newspaper features the comic strip The Adventures of Beau Peep?         The Daily Star

45 Which European country’s red and white flag represents the tunic of Duke Leopold V?         Austria

46 What is the only English anagram of the word, roasting?                                        Organist

47 Which is the only chemical element with a three-letter name?                                 Tin

48 Who sent his last letter from America in 2004?                                                         Alistair Cooke

49 What was the call sign of Kris Kristofferson in the film Convoy?                                 Rubber Duck

50 In the fairytale Jack And The Beanstalk, what is the nationality of Jack?                     English

  TIE BREAKER How many feet long is Winchester Cathedral?             556

In what year was the trade name of aspirin first copyrighted?         1899