Quiz Show Quizzes.
10 quick fire quizzes dedicated to 10 TV game shows.

Blockbusters

1 What CM of H is America’s counterpart to the Victoria Cross?
2 What GF did the National Breakdown Company change its name to in 1995?
3 Which CR were the first football team beginning with C to win the FA Cup?
4 Which SF was voted Pipe Smoker of the Year in 2003?
5 In 2000, which ST was voted Sexiest Vegetarian on Earth?

A Question of Sport

1 In which sport do Oxford and Cambridge Universities compete for the Bowring Bowl?
2 What do the initials BLSP indicate on a cricket score card?
3 In 1991, who broke Bob Beamon’s 23 year old world long jump record?
4 By 2005, which four David’s had been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
5 Which trophy features a figure of Abe Mitchell on its top?

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1 Which Rolf Harris song character possessed a superfluous leg?
2 Which song has been a hit for Gareth Gates, Elvis Presley and Fine Young Cannibals?
3 Who is mentioned in the lyrics of the songs Vogue, Mrs Robinson and We Didn’t Start the Fire?
4 Which pop group’s name derives from the Greek meaning, beyond the womb?
5 Which winners of the Eurovision Song Contest are mentioned in the lyrics of the Lennon hit Imagine?

Screen Test

1 Who did James Stewart portray in the film The Spirit of St Louis?
2 What is the title of the theme song for the Bond movie, The Spy Who Loved Me?
3 Which star of the film Pulp Fiction has the middle name of Leroy?
4 Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical was adapted into a 2004 film directed by Joel Schumacher?
5 Which Chester Gould creation was played on film by Warren Beatty?

Telly Addicts

1 Who replaced Richard O’Brien as the host of The Crystal Maze?
2 Which TV show was once described by a critic as, “Just William with pension books”?
3 Which TV show’s theme tune was entitled The Unknown Stuntman?
4 What was the name of Russ Abbott’s comedy version of James Bond?
5 Which Gerry Anderson production was set in the futuristic city of Marineville?

Countdown – The Countdown Conundrum, unravel the anagrams to give a single 9 letter word

1 GONE RUSTY
2 RIM SORTER
3 PIN MASTER
4 REAL MADAM
5 BAR THINLY

Call My Bluff – Which of each three definitions is the correct one?

1 Calyx – is it
The outer covering of a flower
A mythical beast, half woman half dolphin
A floating skull fragment

2 Vagitus – is it
An ear infection
The technical term for a baby’s wail
A wine store

3 Feak – is it
A clown’s apprentice
A Cuban cigar
A lock of hair

4 Ama – is it
A Japanese pearl diver
A blacksmith’s tool
A cat’s taste bud

5 Uropygium – is it
The study of bondage
A shop selling tarot cards
A bird’s rump

Mastermind

1 Which rebellion is so named because it involved members of a group called The Righteous Harmonious Fist?
2 Which animal is the symbol of the motor manufacturer Suzuki?
3 What is the more common name for the crane’s bill plant?
4 Which European nation’s national anthem is entitled Step into the Rosy Dawn?
5 What bad habit does an onychopagist have?

Family Fortunes – 100 people were surveyed and asked to name …

1 A famous William. What were the top 5 answers?
2 A fictional doctor. What were the top 9 answers?
3 A bird beginning with P. What were the top 7 answers?
4 A character other than James Bond in the Bond movies. What were the top 8 answers?
5 A war. What were the top 8 answers?

Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

100 point question
Which part of Pinocchio grew longer when he told lies?
A Nose B Tongue C Neck D Thumb

200 point question
What colour is Vine Street on a Monopoly board?
A Red B Blue C Orange D Green

300 point question
What did the initials BFH signify on the game show Bulls Eye?
A Break five hundred B Bully for him C Bowen’s fun holiday D Bus fare home

500 point question
Whose submarine is called the Nautilus?
A Captain Haddock B Captain Nemo C Captain Cook D Captain Pugwash

1000 point question
Which animal does the sports company Lacoste use as its logo?
A Deer B Shark C Eagle D Crocodile

2000 point question
Which model married George Harrison and Eric Clapton?
A Patti Boyd B Jilly Johnson C Jean Shrimpton D Twiggy

4000 point question
Which is the only city with a four letter name to have hosted the Summer Olympics in the 20th century?
A Nice B Kiev C Rome D Oslo

8000 point question
IL is the international car registration plate for which country?
A Italy B Iraq C Ivory Coast D Israel

16000 point question
Which is the closest country on the European mainland to Corfu?
A Albania B Portugal C Greece D Spain

32000 point question
In which sport would the Denver Nuggets play the Detroit Pistons?
A American football B Ice hockey C Basketball D Baseball

64000 point question
What was Bobby Moore’s middle name?
A Arsenal B Chelsea C Preston D Everton

125000 point question
What is a Nile monitor?
A Lizard B Parrot C Antelope D Monkey

250,000 point question
Who was the first black man to be depicted on a US postage stamp?
A Martin Luther King B Booker T Washington C Nat King Cole D Malcolm X

500,000 point question
Which famous tennis player has the middle names of Ebone Starr?
A Tim Henman B Martina Hingis C Roger Federer D Venus Williams

1, 000,000 point question
Geri and Freki, which sit on either side of the Norse God Odin, are what type of animals?
A Wolves B Vultures C Horses D Bulls

Answers to Blockbusters
1 The Congressional Medal of Honor
2 Green Flag
3 Clapham Rovers
4 Stephen Fry
5 Shania Twain

Answers to A Question of Sport
1 Rugby union
2 Bad light stopped play
3 Mike Powell
4 Beckham, Hemery, Broome and Steele
5 Ryder Cup

Answers to Buzzcocks
1 Jake the Peg
2 Suspicious Minds
3 Joe Di Maggio
4 Del Amitri
5 Brotherhood of Man

Answers to Screen Test
1 Charles Lindbergh
2 Nobody Does it Better
3 Samuel L Jackson
4 Phantom of the Opera
5 Dick Tracy

Answers to Telly Addicts
1 Ed Tudor Pole
2 Last of the Summer Wine
3 The Fall Guy
4 Basildon Bond
5 Stingray

Answers to Countdown Conundrums
1 Youngster
2 Terrorism
3 Spearmint
4 Marmalade
5 Labyrinth

Answers to Call My Bluff
1 A calyx is the outer covering of a flower
2 A Vagitus is a baby’s wail
3 A feak is a lock of hair
4 An ama is a Japanese pearl diver
5 A Uropygium is a bird’s rump

Answers to Mastermind
1 Boxer Rebellion
2 Rhino
3 Geranium
4 Switzerland
5 Biting the finger nails

Answers to Family Fortunes
1 Williams -Shakespeare, Prince William, Shatner, William the Conqueror, Wordsworth
2 Doctors – Dr Who, Dr Kildare, Dr Doolittle , Dr Watson, Dr Zhivago, Dr Finlay, Dr Jekyll, Dr Hannibal Lecter, Dr No
3 P birds – Parrot, pigeon, penguin, puffin, partridge, peacock, pelican
4 Bond characters – Miss Moneypenny, Q, M, Pussy Galore, Dr No, Goldfinger, Blofeld, Jaws
5 Wars – World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Crimean, US Civil War, War of the Roses, Boer, Gulf

Answers to Millionaire
100 points Nose
200 points Orange
300 points Bus fare home
500 points Captain Nemo
1000 points Crocodile
2000 points Patti Boyd
4000 points Rome
8000 points Israel
16000 points Albania
32000 points Basketball
64000 points Chelsea
125000 points Lizard
250000 points Booker T Washington
500,000 points Venus Williams
1 million points Wolves