Anyway, here are the questions for the quiz night, further below the answers.
General Knowledge - Generally everyone likes a bit of knowledge, right? I started out randomly writing questions very straight (like question one) though as I did more I started to mess around. I wonder if Gone In 60 Seconds ever won an Oscar...
1. Who was the original host of University Challenge?
2. Spectre is the 24th Bond film and features Daniel Craig, who played Bond in Die Another Day? a. Bonus point for who performed the title song and had a cameo in the film?
3. What is phasmophobia the fear of?
4. Japan’s YKK is the world’s largest manufacturer of what?
5. Which celestial feature shares its name with the Greek word for milk?
6. Holt is the name of the den created by which animal?
7. What does the acronym UCAS stand for?
8. How many seconds do Oscar winners have to make a speech, 30 seconds, 45 seconds or are they gone in 60 seconds?
9. What does John Lennon share with a war-time leader and the central male character of 1984?
10. The Pica Pica bird is more commonly known as what?
Sport - And there's always a sport round, but here I managed to slip in Mogwai and a comedian. During the actual quiz I think I changed the wording of question 7 to involve cake, and I might have boo-hissed Lance Armstrong (probably didn't, wanted to).
1. In cricket, what is to Durham that Headingley is to Yorkshire?
2. This is an out of date question:Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy has recently become the fifth English player to score in seven or more successive Premier League games, name one of the other four? Alan Shearer, Ian Wright, Mark Stein, and Daniel Sturridge a. Bonus point for naming all four.
3. Which actor and comedian ran 43 marathons in 51 days in 2009, a feat which earned him a special award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards?
4. How many times has Baroness ‘Tanni’ Grey-Thomson win the London Marathon?
5. In which year was Lance Armstrong stripped of his Tour De France victories?
6. How many times has American triathlete Gwen Jorgensen won the ITU Triathlon World Championships?
7. Cristiano Ronaldo was born on which Portuguese island in the north Atlantic Ocean?
8. Leeds Rhinos recently won the Super League, the top tier of rugby league. How many times have the Rhinos won the Super League and the Championship (as it was until 1996), was it 7, 10 or 13?
9. Glasgow band Mogwai provided the soundtrack for a 2006 film examining the playing style of which French football player then at Real Madrid?
10. Who are Arsenal ahead of after beating Aston Villa in the 2015 FA Cup Final?
Movies and Music - I really went to town with this round, trying to stretch my imagination with the questions. I think the first one is lovely, though number 7 was a revelation.
1. Who links Joseph ‘Joe’ Dredd, Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy, William Cooper, and Julius Caesar?
2. American band Fall Out Boy named themselves after the sidekick to which Simpsons superhero?
3. The Apprentice’s theme music is Montagues and Capulets comes from a Prokofiev ballet based on which Shakespeare play?
4. “Our whole universe was in a hot dense state” is opening line to The Big Bang Theory theme, who sings it?
5. What was Billie Holiday’s nickname?
6. Adam West played Batman in the original 1960s TV series, and as himself as what in Family Guy?
7. Back to the Future day was held on 21 October, way back in time Steven Spielberg directed the first ever episode of which detective TV show?
8. Which band’s version of Uptown Girl reached number 1 in 2001?
a. Bonus Point: Who sang the original?
9. West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum was the third studio album for who?
10. What is “awesome” in the Lego Movie?
In-Law, Outlaw, Statues and Statues - The quiz night had been organised for law students, and I wanted to incorporate a very specialised theme to proceedings. In the end it was a lot easier than I thought, and not as specialised as it might have been.
1. In-Laws: Rita Hayworth and Paola Mori were spouses of which American actor and film director?
2. Outlaws: What did Han Solo do in 1977 that he didn’t do in 1997?
3. Statues: Which German city donated a Drayman to Leeds in 1980?
4. Statutes: In which month and year was the Maastricht Treaty drafted?
5. In-Laws: Which actor and singer’s marriage links Princes Leia and Mrs Robinson?
6. Outlaws: “Marian, why don’t carry on with what you’re doing, ‘cause there’s always trouble brewing” is the opening lines for which Sherwood Forest-based BBC One children’s programme?
7. Statues: Monument, the landmark on Pudding Lane in London, commemorates what?
8. Statutes: Which country was the first to give women the vote?
9. In-Laws: Which husband and wife appeared in series five of Strictly Come Dancing?
10. Outlaws: How many days was Chinese artist Ai Weiwei imprisoned for tax avoidance in 2011, was it 61 days, 81 days, or 101 days?
11. Statues: Eric Morecambe is commemorated by a statue in Morecambe, Lancashire, which part of the Leeds metropolitan area has a statue for Ernie Wise?
12. Statutes: It is no joke, the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 took effect on which day in 1999?
13. In-Laws: As a fraction how many of Henry VIII’s wives were beheaded?
14. Outlaws: What connects a bay in North Yorkshire, an airport in South Yorkshire and a battalion in the British Territorial Army?
15. Statues: Before creating the Angel of the North, Sir Antony Gormley proposed a larger, brick sculpture for Leeds, what was it of?
16. Statutes: What is the act (including the year) that guarantees equal health care to all Britons?
General Knowledge - Generally everyone likes a bit of knowledge, right? I started out randomly writing questions very straight (like question one) though as I did more I started to mess around. I wonder if Gone In 60 Seconds ever won an Oscar...
1. Who was the original host of University Challenge?
2. Spectre is the 24th Bond film and features Daniel Craig, who played Bond in Die Another Day? a. Bonus point for who performed the title song and had a cameo in the film?
3. What is phasmophobia the fear of?
4. Japan’s YKK is the world’s largest manufacturer of what?
5. Which celestial feature shares its name with the Greek word for milk?
6. Holt is the name of the den created by which animal?
7. What does the acronym UCAS stand for?
8. How many seconds do Oscar winners have to make a speech, 30 seconds, 45 seconds or are they gone in 60 seconds?
9. What does John Lennon share with a war-time leader and the central male character of 1984?
10. The Pica Pica bird is more commonly known as what?
Sport - And there's always a sport round, but here I managed to slip in Mogwai and a comedian. During the actual quiz I think I changed the wording of question 7 to involve cake, and I might have boo-hissed Lance Armstrong (probably didn't, wanted to).
1. In cricket, what is to Durham that Headingley is to Yorkshire?
2. This is an out of date question:
3. Which actor and comedian ran 43 marathons in 51 days in 2009, a feat which earned him a special award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards?
4. How many times has Baroness ‘Tanni’ Grey-Thomson win the London Marathon?
5. In which year was Lance Armstrong stripped of his Tour De France victories?
6. How many times has American triathlete Gwen Jorgensen won the ITU Triathlon World Championships?
7. Cristiano Ronaldo was born on which Portuguese island in the north Atlantic Ocean?
8. Leeds Rhinos recently won the Super League, the top tier of rugby league. How many times have the Rhinos won the Super League and the Championship (as it was until 1996), was it 7, 10 or 13?
9. Glasgow band Mogwai provided the soundtrack for a 2006 film examining the playing style of which French football player then at Real Madrid?
10. Who are Arsenal ahead of after beating Aston Villa in the 2015 FA Cup Final?
Movies and Music - I really went to town with this round, trying to stretch my imagination with the questions. I think the first one is lovely, though number 7 was a revelation.
1. Who links Joseph ‘Joe’ Dredd, Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy, William Cooper, and Julius Caesar?
2. American band Fall Out Boy named themselves after the sidekick to which Simpsons superhero?
3. The Apprentice’s theme music is Montagues and Capulets comes from a Prokofiev ballet based on which Shakespeare play?
4. “Our whole universe was in a hot dense state” is opening line to The Big Bang Theory theme, who sings it?
5. What was Billie Holiday’s nickname?
6. Adam West played Batman in the original 1960s TV series, and as himself as what in Family Guy?
7. Back to the Future day was held on 21 October, way back in time Steven Spielberg directed the first ever episode of which detective TV show?
8. Which band’s version of Uptown Girl reached number 1 in 2001?
a. Bonus Point: Who sang the original?
9. West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum was the third studio album for who?
10. What is “awesome” in the Lego Movie?
In-Law, Outlaw, Statues and Statues - The quiz night had been organised for law students, and I wanted to incorporate a very specialised theme to proceedings. In the end it was a lot easier than I thought, and not as specialised as it might have been.
1. In-Laws: Rita Hayworth and Paola Mori were spouses of which American actor and film director?
2. Outlaws: What did Han Solo do in 1977 that he didn’t do in 1997?
3. Statues: Which German city donated a Drayman to Leeds in 1980?
4. Statutes: In which month and year was the Maastricht Treaty drafted?
5. In-Laws: Which actor and singer’s marriage links Princes Leia and Mrs Robinson?
6. Outlaws: “Marian, why don’t carry on with what you’re doing, ‘cause there’s always trouble brewing” is the opening lines for which Sherwood Forest-based BBC One children’s programme?
7. Statues: Monument, the landmark on Pudding Lane in London, commemorates what?
8. Statutes: Which country was the first to give women the vote?
9. In-Laws: Which husband and wife appeared in series five of Strictly Come Dancing?
10. Outlaws: How many days was Chinese artist Ai Weiwei imprisoned for tax avoidance in 2011, was it 61 days, 81 days, or 101 days?
11. Statues: Eric Morecambe is commemorated by a statue in Morecambe, Lancashire, which part of the Leeds metropolitan area has a statue for Ernie Wise?
12. Statutes: It is no joke, the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 took effect on which day in 1999?
13. In-Laws: As a fraction how many of Henry VIII’s wives were beheaded?
14. Outlaws: What connects a bay in North Yorkshire, an airport in South Yorkshire and a battalion in the British Territorial Army?
15. Statues: Before creating the Angel of the North, Sir Antony Gormley proposed a larger, brick sculpture for Leeds, what was it of?
16. Statutes: What is the act (including the year) that guarantees equal health care to all Britons?
Answers
General knowledge
1. Bamber Gascoigne
2. Pierce Brosnan
2.a Madonna
3. Ghosts
4. Zips
5. Galaxy
6. Otter
7. University and Colleges Admissions Service
8. 45 seconds
9. His middle name, Winston, Winston Churchill and Winston Smith.
10. Magpie
Sport
1. Riverside Ground/Chester-le-Street
3. Eddie Izzard.
4. Six
5. 2012
6. Twice, 2014 and 2015
7. Madeira
8. 10, 13 being the number of times they have won the Challenge Cup
9. Zinedine Zidane
10. Manchester United, who have won 11 FA Cup Finals to Arsenals 12
Movies and Music
1. Karl Urban, in the films Dredd, Star Trek/Star Trek Into Darkness, RED, and Xena: Warrior Princess
2. Radioactive Man
3. Romeo and Juliet
4. The Barenaked Ladies
5. Lady Day
6. Mayor
7. Columbo.
8. Westlife.
8.a Billy Joel
9. Kasabian.
10. Everything
In-Law, Outlaw, Statues and Statues
1. Orson Wells
2. Shoots Greedo first
3. Dortmund
4. December 1991
5. Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon
6. Maid Marian and her Merry Men, which ran from 1989 to 1994
7. The 1666 Great Fire of London
8. New Zealand
9. Kenny and Gabby Logan
10. 81 Days
11. Morley
12. 1 April
13. 2 were beheaded, one-third of his wives
14. Robin Hood
15. Brick Man
16. National Health Service Act 1946
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