Thorn Quiz Jan
ROUND ONE
THE LAST 2003 QUIZ
1 Which singer’s daughter was crowned Miss
World in 2003?
2 Who was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2003?
3 Who was voted BBC’s Golden Sports Personality for the last 50 years in 2003?
4 Who married Chris Martin in 2003?
5 Which rocker was injured in a quad bike accident in December 2003?
6 Who was voted World Footballer of the Year in 2003?
7 At the 2003 Comedy Awards what was voted Best Comedy Film?
8 In 2003 Prince Charles was made an honorary member of which Premiership
football club?
9 In the BBC 2 programme The Big Read what was voted as the nation’s favourite
book?
10 Which larger than life singer married Nicoletta Montavani in December 2003?
PEOPLE
1 In which American city did the British
nanny Louise Woodward stand trial for murder?
2 Who founded Playboy Magazine?
3 What connects the nicknames of the Duke of Wellington, Mike Tyson and Margaret
Thatcher?
4 How was William Bonney more notoriously known in the 19th century?
5 Which of the following is a middle name of Tony Blair? Is it Lemuel, Linton,
Lance, Leopold or Lucius?
6 Which singer was backed by The Blockheads?
7 In what year did Buddy Holly perish in a plane crash?
8 Which Hollywood star controversially married his adopted daughter Soon Yi
Previn?
9 What is the name of Margaret Thatcher’s daughter?
10 What year of the 20th century saw three different Popes?
FOOD & DRINK
1 In the USA what name is given to fried potatoes, mashed in a pan and crisped
on both sides?
2 Which cartoon duo share their name with a cocktail of rum, brandy, nutmeg, egg
and milk?
3 In which US state did McDonald’s open their first restaurant?
4 Which country of the British Isles is nicknamed The Land of Cakes?
5 Which silver screen siblings starred in the film Duck Soup?
6 What name is given to a cocktail of vodka and tomato juice?
7 What type of leaves are stuffed in the dish dolmas?
8 On a Spanish menu, what are gambas?
9 Which former keyboard player with The Squeeze advertises Bell’s Whisky on TV?
10 What is added to whisky to make a Rusty Nail?
Round One cont’d
TV
1 What five words does Rumpole of the Bailey
use to describe his wife?
2 Which piece of music written by Eric Spear, can be heard several times a week
on TV?
3Which company replaced Thames TV in the 1990s?
4 In which country is the sitcom It Ain’t Half Hot Mum set?
5 Which sitcom features a restaurant called Le Châteaux Anglais?
6 What is advertised on TV with the slogan, “It’s not for girls”?
7 Which was the first British soap that featured a story line involving the
birth of a test tube baby?
8 Who played Sergeant Pepper Anderson in the 70s cop show Police Woman?
9 Who was the first black American to host a TV show in the USA?
10 Which TV series opened every week with Commander Shore declaring, “Stand by
for action, anything can happen in the next half hour”?
AROUND THE WORLD
1 What did the Euro replace as a currency
unit in Austria?
2 Which US city has a name that means, City of Angels?
3 To which city did the German government relocate in 1999?
4 On which island can tourist visit the famed water wheel called The Laxey
Wheel?
5 Which US state witnessed the Battle of the Alamo?
6 In which Australian state is Sydney located?
7 What is the world’s largest rain forest?
8 In which city is Mother Teresa buried?
9 What is the capital of Afghanistan?
10 Which European country has not been involved in a foreign war since 1515?
SPOT PRIZES – Nearest person wins
In what year did Kellogg’s launch Rice Krispies?
The world’s longest fence is located in Australia. How many miles long is it?
In what year was St Andrew’s Golf Course
granted a golf licence?
ROUND TWO
SPORT
1 Which sports manufacturer had to apologise
for its logo, as its design is identical to the Arabic symbol for Allah?
2 In 1985 which Irishman beat Eusibio Pedroza to become world champion?
3 In 2005, who became the first cricketer to take 600 test wickets?
4 What is the maximum number of letters that the Jockey Club allows in the name
of a racehorse?
5 Which club moved from the Victoria Ground to the Britannia Stadium?
6 Who ended 2003 as the world’s number one ranked male tennis player?
7 From which club did Manchester United sign Roy Keane?
8 The tin, the service box and the tell tale are all parts of the playing area
in which ball sport?
9 Which Lancashire football club last appeared in an FA Cup final in 1964?
10 How many judges are required to judge an Olympic discus competition?
MUSIC
1 How old was Buddy Holly when he died?
2 Which pop superstar’s autobiography is entitled Moonwalk?
3 A string quartet comprises of two violins, one viola and which other
instrument?
4 What was Cliff Richard’s first No 1 hit?
5 Which legendary name on the world of music was nicknamed Satchmo?
6 In the TV show Pop Idol the Rivals, the winning girl group was named Girls
Aloud. What name was given to the short-lived winning boy band?
7 Who won the 2003 Pop Idol contest?
8 Which composer was the subject of a 1984 multi- Oscar winning film?
9 What connects the songs Welcome Home, Superstition and I Just Can’t Stop
Loving You?
10 What was the only No 1 hit record for Madness?
SCIENCE & NATURE
1 What P is a transparent block of glass that disperses a beam of light into the
colours of the spectrum?
2 What name is given to a line that connects points of equal height on a map?
3 What is the boundary of a circle called?
4 What part of the body is of particular interest to a rhinologist?
5 Is a cyclone, an area of high pressure or low pressure?
6 What name is given to solid carbon dioxide?
7 What is the fastest swimming bird?
8 What do the initials CND stand for?
9 A, B, C, D, E, and K are the six main what?
10 In the body what S is a place where two nerve endings meet?
ROUND TWO Cont’d
FILMS
1 In which 1993 film did Tom Hanks suffer
from insomnia?
2 In which city was Sean Connery born?
3 Which 1962 film saw Cliff Richard driving a double decker bus?
4 Which 1992 western earned Clint Eastwood a Best Director Oscar?
5 In which 1991 comedy did Robbie Coltrane play the leader of the Roman Catholic
Church?
6 In which film did Richard Attenborough play the serial killer John Christie?
7 Which song did the group Berlin record for the film Top Gun?
8 What was the title of the 1996 film that saw Helen Hunt chasing tornadoes?
9 Lulu performed and recorded which James Bond theme?
10 Who played the title role in the 60s movie epic Dr Zhivago?
THE DIRTY DOZEN
1 What is the most common first name in the
world?
2 In which Yorkshire town was Harold Wilson born?
3 What breed of dog is Scooby Doo?
4 What connects Bolton Wanderers FC and Only Fools And Horses?
5 Who played the role of Gambit in the TV show The New Avengers?
6 What is the singular of graffiti?
7 Which city is connected to London by the M1 motorway?
8 Which 1979 film saw Sting sat astride a scooter?
9 How many players comprise an Australian Rules football team?
10 Which children’s character captained The Black Pig?
11 Who is the only Canadian to have been crowned Formula 1 World Champion?
12 Where in the body is the talus bone found?
Tie breaker if needed – nearest team wins
In what year were bar codes invented?
Which Dickens novel features a court case involving Jarndyce versus Jarndyce?
La Lanterne, La Libre and Le Soir are the
three main newspapers in which city?
Which Scottish football club are nicknamed
The Gable Endies?
ANSWERS
ROUND ONE
2003 PEOPLE
1 Chris De Burgh 1 Boston
2 Jonny Wilkinson
2 Hugh Hefner
3 Steve Redgrave
3 Iron Duke, Iron Ldy, Iron Mike
4 Gwyneth Paltrow 4 Billy the Kid
5 Ozzy Osbourne 5 Linton
6 Zinedine Zidane 6 Ian Dury
7 Calendar Girls
7 1959
8 Arsenal 8 Woody Allen
9 Lord of the Rings 9 Carol
10 Luciano Pavarotti
10 1978
FOOD & DRINK TV
1 Hash browns 1 She who must be obeyed
2 Tom & Jerry 2 Coronation St theme
3 California 3 Carlton
4 Scotland 4 India
5 The Marx Brothers 5 Chef
6 Bloody Mary 6 Yorkie
7 Vine leaves 7 Crossroads
8 Prawns 8 Angie Dickinson
9 Jools Holland 9 Nat King Cole
10 Drambuie 10 Stingray
AROUND THE WORLD SPOT PRIZES
1 Schilling Rice Krispies- 1929
2 Los Angeles Fence – 3299 miles
3 Berlin Golf licence – 1522
4 Isle of Man
5 Texas
6 New South Wales
7 Amazon rain forest
8 Calcutta
9 Kabul
10 Switzerland
ANSWERS
ROUND TWO
SPORT MUSIC
1 Nike 1 22 years old
2 Barry McGuigan 2 Michael Jackson
3 Shane Warne
3 Cello
4 Eighteen letters 4 Living Doll
5 Stoke City 5 Louis Armstrong
6 Andy Roddick 6 One True Voice
7 Nottingham Forest 7 Michelle McManus
8 Squash 8 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9 Preston North End 9 All the singers are blind
10 Five judges 10 House of Fun
SCIENCE & NATURE FILMS
1 Prism 1 Sleepless In Seattle
2 Contour 2 Edinburgh
3 Circumference 3 Summer Holiday
4 The nose 4 Unforgiven
5 Low pressure 5 The Pope Must Die
6 Dry ice 6 Ten Rillington Place
7 Penguin 7 Take My Breath Away
8 Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament 8 Twister
9 Vitamins 9 The Man with the Golden Gun
10 Synapse 10 Omar Sharif
DIRTY DOZEN TIE BREAK & SNOWBALLS
1 Mohammed Bar codes – 1974
2 Huddersfield Dickens – Bleak House
3 Great Dane Newspapers – Brussels
4 Bolton are nicknamed The Trotters Gable Endies – Montrose
5 Gareth Hunt
6 Graffito
7 Leeds
8 Quadrophenia
9 18 players
10 Captain Pugwash
11 Jacques Villeneuve
12 The ankle
2004