Battle of
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Alzheimer’s Research UK, 3 Riverside,
Granta Park, Cambridge, CB21 6AD
www.alzheimersresearchuk.org
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Battle of
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A big
thank you
Thank you for sharing our belief that dementia can, and will, be beaten. And thank you for supporting us
by holding a Battle of the brains quiz. Please know that you’ll be helping us with our vital research.
Research is the key to defeating this terrible disease. In fact, it’s our only hope. That’s why we’re dedicated
to doubling the amount spent on research in the next five years. To do that, we need extra funds.
That’s why I’m so thrilled you’re organising a Battle of the brains fundraising quiz of your own.
In this pack you’ll find everything you need to make sure your Battle of the brains Quiz is a resounding
success, with poster, answer sheets and all the questions to challenge your grey matter.
So, let battle commence!
Good luck, and thank you once again.
Ian Wilson
Director
Alzheimer's Research UK
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The fight to
defeat dementia
Why fundraising is so important
in the fight against dementia.
There are 850,000 people in the UK living with dementias including
Alzheimer’s. By 2040 it’s expected that over 1.5 million people will
be living with the disease. The clock is ticking. We must act now to
avoid a public health catastrophe.
No other dementia charity puts as much money behind research. We
know that to defeat dementia we have to attack it from every angle.
We need to exhaust every avenue of scientific investigation. That’s
why every minute of research is so important.
And it’s working. Last year, we made several significant
breakthroughs in the cause, diagnosis and treatment of dementia.
We’re winning battles. By organising a quiz to raise more funds, we
can win even more.
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Battle of
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The Guide
Step 1: Decide on a venue
• How big will your event be?
• How many teams would you like to accommodate?
• Do you have a space at work you could use?
• Will you have on-site refreshments?
• Is the venue easy to access, and is there parking?
Hints and Tips:
You can hold a Battle of the brains quiz anywhere
from your living room, to your workplace or a local
hall. You could ask your local pub or other social
venue to donate a space to you. Tell them a bit
about us and how your fundraising quiz is going to
help raise vital funds for dementia research.
Step 2: Securing prizes
How many prizes do you want to award Hints and Tips:
(e.g.just first, second and third place?) and
We can provide you with a letter of authority so
how much can you spend?
you can show you are legitimately fundraising for
us when approaching your employer or other local
• Do you want a booby prize?
businesses.
• Might your employer or local shops and businesses donate a prize?
•
Step 3: Promoting the quiz
If you want to encourage more than just your family and friends:
• Use our posters and leaflets – you can
always request more
• Email or write to friends and colleagues
• Use Facebook, Twitter or other online resources
• Promote through your local newspaper or
radio station
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Step 4: Raising funds
• Set an entry fee per person/team
• Think about how much you would ideally like to raise
• Are there any additional ways you could make money at the event?
For example:
– Hold a raffle
Hints and Tips:
Remember to take into account any costs you may incur from
the venue hire etc. Think about how you are going to manage
collecting the money on the night and if you will need a float.
We have collecting pots and buckets avaliable for your use.
– Ask your employer if they will match-fund any money raised from the quiz
– Charge people for food and drinks,
if appropriate
Step 5: On the day
Here are some suggestions for a smooth-running event:
1. Decorate the venue with ARUK materials
2. Thank everyone for taking part and tell them about where all the money they are raising will go – we can provide you with literature about this.
3. Ask each group to decide on a team name (there could be a prize for the best one!).
4. Hand out answer sheets.
5. Read the questions out, giving correct answers round by round.
6. 7. Have a break after the first few rounds and sell raffle tickets, if you’re having one.
8. Continue with final rounds. Add up final scores. Award prizes and draw the raffle.
Hints and Tips:
Make sure everybody helping knows what is expected of them
in advance. Think about how long you want the quiz to run for
and when you will have breaks. Please note – be safe when
carrying around cash.
Either have a scorekeeper who marks each answer sheet after every round, or get the teams to swap answers and mark each other’s. Be strict on what does and does not constitute an answer! Remember: the quizmaster’s decision is final!
Brief quiz checklist:
Quizmaster
Float
PA system, if necessary
Prizes
People to help at the event
Pens
Tables and chairs
Spare paper
Board to keep running totals of scores
Refreshments
Decoration materials – e.g. ARUK posters, balloons...
(supplied by us upon request)
Alzheimer’s Research UK, 3 Riverside,
Granta Park, Cambridge, CB21 6AD
www.alzheimersresearchuk.org
Charity numbers 1077089 & SC042474
Question and answer sheets
Certificates
Collecting pot / bucket or somewhere to collect the entry money, raffle tickets
and other monies raised on
the night
Battle of
the brains
Help defeat dementia by battling
your wits in our fun quiz
Date:Venue:
Entry Fee: Per Person (max of
For more information contact:
On:
Join the fight!
Alzheimer’s Research UK, 3 Riverside,
Granta Park, Cambridge, CB21 6AD
www.alzheimersresearchuk.org
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per team)
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Congratulations!
You are a WINNER of
Battle of the brains
Your support will help us fund world class
research into defeating dementia
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Unlucky!
You are a RUNNER UP
of Battle of the brains
But your support will still help us fund world
class research into defeating dementia
www.alzheimersresearchuk.org
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Battle of
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Your support will help us fund world
class research into defeating dementia
www.alzheimersresearchuk.org
Registered charity numbers 1077089 & SC042474
Battle of
the brains
Round 1
Film & TV
1. Which film won Best Picture at the 1999 Oscars?
2. Which long running Australian series is set in Summer Bay?
3. What show’s series final was the most-watched terrestrial TV programme of 2015?
4. In which James Bond film was there the following exchange: “You expect me to talk?” “No, Mr Bond, I expect you to die!”?
5. What is the name of Dawn French’s character in ‘The Vicar of Dibley’?
6. Who provided the voice for Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story?
7. The TV reality show Big Brother was created by John de Mol in which European country?
8. Which stand-up comedian has featured in the films Night At The Museum, Muppets Most Wanted and Ghost Town?
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Round 2
The Human Body
1. What is the hardest bone in the human body?
2. What do the letters M-R-I stand for in the term ‘MRI Scan’?
3. Which protein forms hair and nails?
4. How many chambers are found in a normal human heart?
5. What is the largest muscle in the human body?
6. Where is the smallest bone in the human body?
7. Where can you find the pituitary gland?
8. Which is the rarest blood type in humans?
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Round 3
Geography
1. Which continent has the world’s highest mountains?
2. What is the world’s third largest sea?
3. What type of substance is granite?
4. In which English county will you find the town of Milton Keynes?
5. What is the world’s highest waterfall?
6. Paraguay has borders with Argentina, Brazil and which other country?
7. What is the capital of Morocco?
8. On which river does Vienna stand?
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Round 4
Sport
1. Who is the only manager to have won the Premier League, the Champions League, FA Cup and the UEFA Cup (Europa League) during their career?
2. Which member of Team GB won a Gold Medal at the London 2012 Olympics in the Women’s Omnium Track Cycling event?
3. In which sport would you use a ‘mashie’ or a ‘niblick’?
4. Who won both the 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles championship?
5. How many players, including the goaltender, make up an ice hockey team?
6. Which is the only football team in the Premier League and Championship, whose name begins with 5 consonants?
7. What number lies between 5 and 9 on a British dartboard?
8. The Sochi Autodrom is home to which country’s Grand Prix?
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Round 5
Music
1. Which singer broke UK chart history records by occupying number 1, 2 and 3 in the top 10 in January 2016?
2. What is the world’s best-selling instrument?
3. How many different members has the group Sugababes had?
4. Who composed The Planets suite, first performed in 1918?
5. In which year did Robbie Williams leave Take That?
6. Which of these groups had the most top 10s in the UK singles chart in the 1980s? a) U2 b) Queen c) Madness?
7. What was the biggest selling album in the UK in the decade of the 1970s?
8. Malcolm Young is best known as the rhythm guitarist of which legendary rock band?
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Round 6
History
1. In which year was Alzheimer’s disease identified?
a) 1901 b)1958 c) 1972
2. Which of Henry VIII’s wives gave birth to Elizabeth I?
3. In which war was Britain engaged during the years 1899-1902?
4. The original Magna Carta, which is recognised as the first rights charter, was signed in which year?
5. In which year was the first tweet on Twitter written and posted?
6. In which year did colour television transmissions start in the UK?
7. What is inscribed on the tablet held in the left hand of the Statue of Liberty?
8. Queen Elizabeth is celebrated as the longest reigning UK monarch, followed by Queen Victoria – but who is the third?
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Round 7
Food & Drink
1. Wiener Schnitzel is the national dish of which country?
2. What type of bean is used to make baked beans?
3. To which family of plants does broccoli belong?
4. In which decade was the first McDonalds built?
5. In which U.S. state is Jack Daniel’s Whiskey produced?
6. What is the national fruit of England?
7. From which country does Rioja wine originate?
8. Which country produces the most mangoes?
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Answers - Round 1
Film & TV
1. Which film won Best Picture at the 1999 Oscars? Shakespeare in Love
2. Which long running Australian series is set in Summer Bay? Home and Away
3. What show’s series final was the most-watched terrestrial TV programme of 2015? The Great British Bake Off
4. In which James Bond film was there the following exchange: “You expect me to talk?” “No, Mr Bond, I expect you to die!”? Goldfinger
5. What is the name of Dawn French’s character in ‘The Vicar of Dibley’? Geraldine Granger
6. Who provided the voice for Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story? Tim Allen
7. The TV reality show Big Brother was created by John de Mol in which European country? Holland
8. Which stand-up comedian has featured in the films Night At The Museum, Muppets Most Wanted and Ghost Town? Ricky Gervais
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Answers - Round 2
The Human Body
1. What is the hardest bone in the human body? Jaw bone
2. What do the letters M-R-I stand for in the term ‘MRI Scan’? Magnetic Resonance Imaging
3. Which protein forms hair and nails? Keratin
4. How many chambers are found in a normal human heart? Four
5. What is the largest muscle in the human body? Gluteus maximus
6. Where is the smallest bone in the human body? The ear. It is called the stirrup (stapes)
7. Where can you find the pituitary gland? In the brain
8. Which is the rarest blood type in humans? AB Negative
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Answers - Round 3
Geography
1. Which continent has the world’s highest mountains? Asia
2. What is the world’s third largest sea? Mediterranean
3. What type of substance is granite? Rock
4. In which English county will you find the town of Milton Keynes? Buckinghamshire
5. What is the world’s highest waterfall? Angel Falls
6. Paraguay has borders with Argentina, Brazil and which other country? Bolivia
7. What is the capital of Morocco? Rabat
8. On which river does Vienna stand? Danube
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Answers - Round 4
Sport
1. Who is the only manager to have won the Premier League, the Champions League, FA Cup and the UEFA Cup (Europa League) during their career? Jose Mourinho
2. Which member of Team GB won a Gold Medal at the London 2012 Olympics in the Women’s Omnium Track Cycling event? Laura Trott
3. In which sport would you use a ‘mashie’ or a ‘niblick’? Golf
4. Who won both the 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles championship? Petra Kvitová
5. How many players, including the goaltender, make up an ice hockey team? Six
6. Which is the only football team in the Premier League and Championship, whose name begins with 5 consonants? Crystal Palace
7. What number lies between 5 and 9 on a British dartboard? 12
8. The Sochi Autodrom is home to which country’s Grand Prix? Russia
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Answers - Round 5
Music
1. Which singer broke UK chart history records by occupying number 1, 2 and 3 in the top 10 in January 2016? Justin Bieber
2. What is the world’s best-selling instrument? The harmonica
3. How many different members has the group Sugababes had? 6
4. Who composed The Planets suite, first performed in 1918? Gustav Holst
5. In which year did Robbie Williams leave Take That? 1995
6. Which of these groups had the most top 10s in the UK singles chart in the 1980s? a) U2 b) Queen c) Madness?
7. What was the biggest selling album in the UK in the decade of the 1970s? Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel
8. Malcolm Young is best known as the rhythm guitarist of which legendary rock band? AC/DC
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Answers - Round 6
History
1. In which year was Alzheimer’s disease identified?
a) 1901 b)1958 c) 1972
2. Which of Henry VIII’s wives gave birth to Elizabeth I? Anne Boleyn
3. In which war was Britain engaged during the years 1899-1902? Boer War
4. The original Magna Carta, which is recognised as the first rights charter, was signed in which year? 1215
5. In which year was the first tweet on Twitter written and posted?
2006
6. In which year did colour television transmissions start in the UK? 1967
7. What is inscribed on the tablet held in the left hand of the Statue of Liberty? JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776)
8. Queen Elizabeth is celebrated as the longest reigning UK monarch, followed by Queen Victoria – but who is the third? George III
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Answers - Round 7
Tickling Your Taste Buds
1. Wiener Schnitzel is the national dish of which country? Austria
2. What type of bean is used to make baked beans? Haricot
3. To which family of plants does broccoli belong? Cabbage
4. In which decade was the first McDonalds built? 1940s
5. In which U.S. state is Jack Daniel’s Whiskey produced? Tennessee
6. What is the national fruit of England? The apple
7. From which country does Rioja wine originate? Spain
8. Which country produces the most mangoes? India
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