15/6/11 - Pot Luck - James Bond

8/6/11 - Pot Luck - Superheroes

 

Super Hero Quiz 8/6/10

Current Affairs

1. Who beat hotly tipped Pippa Middleton to win the Rear of the Year contest?

2. Two of which animal went on a 3-hour rampage in India killing a security guard?

3. What have Nasa seen that is predicted to disrupt some satellite communications and power on earth in the next day or two?

4. Why is an American politician named Mr.Weiner in the news this week?

5. As well as Wayne Rooney, which other Manu player has reported to have spent up to £30,000 on baldness treatment?

6. What is the name of Nintendo’s follow-up console from the Wii called?

7. Voice Actor Roy Skelton has died, but which 70s and 80’s children’s TV show did he voice characters for?

8. Who will be replacing Cheryl Cole as a judge on X-Factor?

9. Which band has announced their new album is called Velociraptor?

10.               What’s the name of the next film in the Twilight Series, which is released in November?

Intros Spotify Link

 http://open.spotify.com/user/rescueroomsquiz/playlist/3k34Czd7jm2RJilQvSv937 Superheroes

General Knowledge

1. How many legs do butterflies have?

2. What is the common name for ascorbic acid?

3. What is the largest coffee growing country in the world?

4. In what country was golf first played?

5. What instrument did Miles Davis play?

Pot Luck

6. Name the Fantastic Four?

7. Name 4 actors that have played Batman in a movie.

8. What is Wonder Woman’s alter ego / secret identity name?

9. In the recent Thor film, why does Thor go to a pet shop?

10. By what name is Eric Twinge better known as?

1/6/11 - Pot Luck - Pirates

 

 

Pirates Quiz

Current Affairs

1.    What are the makers of Dr Who decided to leave out for the next series?

2.    Who won the play offs to enter the Premier League this week?

3.    Which band has asked fans to help choose their setlist for Glastonbury this year?

4.    What did President Obama do on Memorial Day which was seen as disprespectful and hardly presidential?

5.    What is the new craze called where people lie face down with arms to the sides of the body, in unusual public spaces and photograph it?

6.    A Muslim fanatic fined has been fined £100 for making stickers that say what?

7.    A 3 year old is set to become one of the youngest members of Mensa. Which television game show has her father won 8 times, and claims it helped her learn the alphabet?

8.    After Dan Akroyd agreed, Which film series could get a third instalment, if Bill Murray agrees to take part?

9.    Which metal band have delayed recording while a member recovers from a flesh eating disease contracted from a spider bite?

10.  On this day in 2001, which Himalayan countries royal family was massacred?

Intros

http://open.spotify.com/user/rescueroomsquiz/playlist/3ItpUCVgZBnstDdindT9NE Pirates

 

General Knowledge – True or False

1.    A third of the worlds smokers live in the USA.

2.    Reindeer have UV vision.

3.    The first known use of the word "slut" printed in English was from 1602.

4.    French time used to be nine minutes ahead of GMT, based on the time in Paris.

5.    It is illegal to sell moon rocks in the US.

Pot Luck

6. Which American town has a baseball team named the pirates?
7. What is a pirate flag often called?
8. In which country was Captain Henry Morgan born?
9. How many times did Blackbeard get married?
10. What job did the king of England give to William Kidd before he became a pirate?

18/5/11 - Pot Luck - Tim Burton Films

 

Tim Burton Quiz

Current Affairs and Pop Trivia

1. Which musician is considering reforming with the surviving members of his group, to celebrate their 50^th anniversary?
2. Which UK rapper has confirmed a collaboration with Adele?
3. Which musician do TV presenters Richard and Judy said they think burgled their house in the 90’s?
4. What date this month is will Oprah Winfrey’s final episode air in the US?
5. Name 2 conspiracy theories which the Telegraph has listed in their top 10 list.
6. Can you name one of the headliners for Hop Farm Festival?
7. Who has admitted this week, to fathering an employees child more than 10 years ago?
8. A man was barred from boarding a train this week as he tried to bring which animal on board?
9. Chinese farmers are facing a problem as which fruit keeps exploding?
10. Which sports stadium has the Queen visited during her trip to Ireland?

 Intros-

http://open.spotify.com/user/rescueroomsquiz/playlist/56XZopvEVEeEfKbuy7RhD4 Tim Burton

General Knowledge

1. In the USA what is celebrated on February 2^nd and is also a film?
2. What is the capital city of Canada?
3. Which fast-food company has the most amount of restaurants in the world?
4. In which film did Jim Carrey play the bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss?
5. How many James Bond titles have a one word title?

Pot Luck

6. Tim Burton has recently decided not to direct a new Disney fantasy film starring Angelina Jolie, which focuses on which fairytale baddie?
7. Which band’s music video did Tim Burton direct in 2006?
8. How many Batman films has Tim Burton been involved in?
9. What are Tim Burtons highest and lowest grossing films?
10. Which one of these actors isn’t in Mars Attacks – Glenn Close, Pierce Brosnan, Natalie Portman, Danny Devito, Arnold Schwartzenegger?

11/5/11 - Pot Luck - Musicals

Current Affairs

1.    Who is the latest retailer to have Gok Wan design a ladieswear range?

2.    Which European city has been evacuated today after Raffaele Bendani made a prediction in 1915 that a big earthquake would hit today?

3.    Why did a 12 year old boy wear a skirt to school this week?

4.    Which film has held onto the top spot at the UK box office for 2 weeks now?

5.    Which internet giant launched a digital music service this week?

6.    Which film is to open the 64^th Cannes Film Festival?

7.    What Brazilian landmark is being torn down to make way for the World Cup final in 2014?

8.    Which Arctic Monkeys album featured in NME’s 50 worst album covers?

9.    Which English actor has recently released his debut album, which is battling Adele for the top of the album charts?

10. Which actor is going to replace Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men?

Intros

http://open.spotify.com/user/rescueroomsquiz/playlist/7qMokdpaqUzmLi37HDRe64 Musicals

General Knowledge

1. In a standard deck of playing cards, which is normally the only King without a moustache?
2. Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?
3. From top-left, moving clockwise, what are the four colours in the Microsoft Windows ‘flag’ logo [as in Windows 7]?
4. How many petals does a buttercup commonly have?
5. Who is the Greek god of wine?
6. What is the fourth sign of the Zodiac?
7. I a creature is edentulous, what has it not got?
8. What is a baby seal called?
9. In what year did USA adopt the Stars and Stripes flag?
10. What does a hippophobic fear?

4/5/11 - Pot Luck - The Beatles

 

 

4/5/11 - Beatles Quiz

Current Affairs

1. Name one of Kate and Williams Bridesmaids, not including Pippa Middleton.

2. Which Canadian DJ was punched by a local DJ in a club in Brisbane, Australia for complaining about his choice of songs?

3. What was the code name for the operation to capture Osama Bin Laden?

4. Can you name one of the 5 things NME thinks gig-goers shouldn’t do?

5. France is set to legalise Absinthe after a 100 year ban. But by what nickname do they call it?

6. Who won the Snooker World Championship Final 2011?

7. Which car manufacturer has won a contract to provide the next generation of New York’s famous yellow taxis?

8. Which company is going to release an application big enough to rival iTunes?

9. A musical is set to run next year about which female pop star?

10. Which Franz Kafka novel has been given a ‘cute’ makeover by Coleridge Cook?

Intros

*Sorry these intros aren't available as a Spotify Playlist*

General Knowledge

1. What are bactrians and dromedaries?
2. Clint Eastwood is allergic to horses. True or false? 
3. Which actor played the role of Chewbacca?
4. In a pack of playing cards, which King lacks facial hair? 
5. What year did the 'London Underground' open? 

Pot Luck

6. What was the Beatles’ first single in 1962?
7. Which Beatles album consisted of only Lennon/McCartney compositions?
8. Which pop artist designed the cover of the White album?
9. What is Paul McCartney’s middle name?
10. Which Beatles song holds the record for most versions recorded by different artists?

27/4/10 - Pot Luck - Disney

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27/4/11 - Disney Quiz

Current Affairs

1. Which actor is set to play Bilbo Baggins in the new Hobbit film?
2. Charles and Diana’s wedding guestlist exceeded the capacity of Westminster Abbey, so where did they get married?
3. Which Game console company has been hacked in one of the biggest ever cases of data theft?
4. 13 MPS from the House of Commons have signed a motion calling for which Premiership manager to be Knighted?
5. How many million Olympics tickets were offered in the first stage of the Olympic ticket process which closed last night? (to the nearest ½ million)
6. Name 2 band logos that made it into the NME readers top 10?
7. What insect are belived to have chewed through 10 million rupees of bank notes in an Indian bank?
8. Which dictator was killed in this week in 1945?
9. Which singer is set to play a London show, appearing as a hologram, while they are physically in Hollywood?  

Intros

http://open.spotify.com/user/rescueroomsquiz/playlist/5StocXy7bvbkSrLxH2lExp Disney

General Knowledge

1. What word is used to describe a person who dies without having made a will?
2. Which boxer did Muhammad Ali defeat in the “Rumble in the Jungle” in 1974?
3. What letter is the most commonly used in the English language?
4. Fleetwood Mac had 4 top ten songs from 1 album. Name it.
5. Who wrote the Great Gatsby ?

Pot Luck

6. What is Sleeping Beauty’s real name?
7. What do characters in the films Pinocchio, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast all have in common?
8. What is the name of the kid in the Sword in the stone?
9. What town is the setting for The Love Bug?
10. Name 4 authors Disney has based films on?