Quiz - Week 4 - Questions and Answers

For those of you who follow the blog and joined in with the Quiz on Tuesday I promised that on Fridays you would have the answers. 

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1. TV Catchphrases – Name the show the catchphrase is from!

1. How you doin’?

Friends

2. Here's one I made earlier

Blue Peter

3. I have a cunning plan

Blackadder

4. Listen I will say zis only wunce

Allo Allo

5. I've started so I'll finish

Mastermind

2. Geography – Capital Cities

1. Austria

Vienna

2. China

Beijing

3. El Salvador

San Salvador

4. New Zealand

Wellington

5. Seychelles     

Victoria

3. 1980s

1. What was Kylie Minogues first UK number one?

I should be so lucky

2. Who was the female equivalent to He-Man?

She – Ra

3. What year was Prince William born? Exact 2 1+/- 1 point.

1982

4. What was the very first video ever to play on MTV in 1981?

 “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles

5. Which British Tv Soap first aired in 1985?

EastEnders

4. Animals

1. Which zodiac sign is represented by a goat?

Capricorn

2. How many legs does an ant have?

6

3. A Greyface Dartmoor is a British breed of which type of animal?

Sheep

4. What animal was the first to be domesticated?

Dog

5. Which living bird has the longest wingspan?

Albatross

5. Olympics

1. Which events make up a modern Pentathlon? Point each

Fencing, swimming, horse riding and combined running and shooting.

2. The Equestrian event needs to cover which 3 activities? Point each

Dressage, jumping and eventing

3. Which 2 sports were removed after 2008? Point each

Baseball and Softball

4. Including this year, name the last 3 host venues? Point each

Rio, London and Beijing

5. How many countries competed in the first games in 1896 in Athens?

14

6. General Knowledge

1. Which Shakespeare play do actors avoid saying the name of out loud, due to theatrical superstition?

Macbeth

2. How many squares are there on a chess board?

64

3. ‘Mammy Two Shoes’ was a character whose head was only once seen on screen – which two characters did she tend to have to clear up after? A Point each

Tom and Jerry

4. Who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan on 30th March 1981?

John Hinckley, Jr.

5. A toy, a tankard or a Bus Fair Home was a consolation prize for which tv show?

Bullseye

Bonus Question – 5 points

Which is the highest grossing Disney film?

Frozen

Now you have the answers, added up your points, including doubling the round that you played the joker on and place your answers in the comments. Winner takes all the glory! Hope to see you next week!