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QUIZ GUIDELINES
We have designed this quiz for you
to make your fundraising evening as
easy as possible! Just print off the
rounds, the answer sheets and the
joker cards to start your quiz.
We would suggest teams of 4/6 but it is
entirely up to you. Charge an entry fee
per person/per team, half of the money
can be split between winners and half
can come to us. Or if you are feeling really
generous you can donate the entire entry
fee! Why not ask around for some prizes,
such as a meal for 4 at a local restaurant
or cinema tickets? We can provide you
1. Have fun!
2. Mix and match the rounds as you
like, do as many or as little as you
like depending on your time scale
3. Replace questions with your own
if you want to or add in an extra
round or two
4. You could always add in a music
round using short clips of music
if you have access to a sound
system
5. Teams can play the joker card to
gain double points for that round,
with an authorisation letter to show to
businesses when asking for prizes.
Add some additional fundraising to your
event by holding a raffle and popping
collection pots around. You could even
add on some fun elements, such as
guess the sweets in the jar and the winner
gets the sweets (suggested donation of
50p/£1 to enter).
We can also provide you with balloons,
banners, leaflets and collection boxes,
just let us know what you need and we
will get it sent to you.
they have to declare they are
playing their joker before the round
starts
6. We suggest 1 point for each
correct question (quiz master’s
discretion if you want to award half
points!)
7. It can be a good idea to get teams
to swap answer sheets with each
other to mark
8. As quiz master, enlist a helper, you
will need it to collect in answers
and add up points!
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ROUND ONE
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. What was the O2 Arena known as before 2007?
(The Millennium Dome)
2. To advertise their product what brand once used the line
“eight out of ten owners who expressed a preference said
that their cats prefers it”? (Whiskers)
3. The central nervous system connects the spinal column to
which organ? (Brain)
4. What 6-letter German word is used in English for broken, wasted
or exhausted? (KAPUTT)
5. Who is the Greek Goddess of love? (Aphrodite)
6. What 8 letter word is used to describe someone who studies plants?
(Botanist)
7. Which word connects a famous furniture maker with a group of
male strippers? (Chippendale)
8. What UK hospital was previously called ‘the hospital for sick
children’? (Great Ormond Street)
9. How many creatures of the Chinese zodiac symbols are not
real animals? (1 Dragon)
10. What instrument is used to measure radioactivity? (Geiger Counter)
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ROUND TWO
FOOD AND DRINK
1. The logo of which alcoholic beverage displays a crucifix above
a stags head? (Jagermeister)
2. What is the fruit ingredient of Triple Sec? (Orange)
3.Spanakopita is a Greek savoury dish filled with what ingredient?
(Spinach)
4. Where did the Eccles cake originate from? (English town of Eccles)
5.A Panna Cotta is an Italian cold dessert made from which
main ingredient? (Double Cream)
6.If you flambe something what would you be doing? (Coating in spirits
and setting alight)
7.Which chef was the main host of ‘Saturday Kitchen’ for 10 years
up until they left at the end of March? (James Martin)
8. A Moscow Mule cocktail contains the juice of which fresh fruit? (Lime)
9.What is the name of a traditional German cake or bread eaten
at Christmas? (Stollen)
10.What ingredient is hummus made from? (Chickpeas)
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ROUND THREE
GEOGRAPHY
1. What is the world’s only divided capital city? (Nicosia)
2. In terms of the water that flows down it, which is the biggest
river in the world? (Amazon)
3. Which American place is known as the Windy City? (Chicago)
4. Singapore is the Capital of which country? (Singapore)
5. What name is given to the native people of Malta? (Maltese)
6. What stretch of water separates the Isle of Wight from the
English mainland? (The Solent)
7. Which Canadian city’s name means ‘Royal Mount’ in French?
(Montreal)
8. What is the official language of Zambia? (English)
9. What is the southernmost city on mainland Great Britain?
(Truro, Cornwall)
10. W
hich country would you hit if you travelled directly North
from Tenerife? (Iceland)
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ROUND FOUR
FILM AND TV
1. Which musical includes the songs ‘Wouldn’t it be luverrly’ and ‘Get me
to the Church on time’? (My Fair Lady)
2.In which 2008 movie does Will Smith play an alcoholic super hero?
(Hancock)
3. What colour duffle coat did Paddington bear wear? (Blue)
4.In which series of films did the FLUX capacitor make it possible to
travel back and forth in time? (Back to the Future)
5. Olsson was the surname of which character in Grease? (Sandy)
6. In Star Wars, who co-pilots the Millennium Falcon? (Chewbacca)
7.In what film did Ellen DeGeneres voice a fish named Dory?
(Finding Nemo)
8.Which TV character attended Sunnydale High School?
(Buffy Summers – Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
9.How many permanent members were in the original TV series
of the A-Team? (4 – Hannibal Smith, BA Barracus, Templeton Peck,
Howling Mad Murdoch)
10.Which children’s character has a wife called Sara and a son
called Julian? (Postman Pat)
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ROUND FIVE
HISTORY
1. In what decade did Rod Hull, Dusty Springfield and
John F Kennedy Jr die? (1990’s – 1999)
2.In which decade did Roger Bannister break the four minute mile?
(1950’s 1954)
3. Which monarch succeeded George I of England? (George II)
4. In which year did Lord Nelson die? (1805)
5. Who was Britain’s first prime Minister? (Robert Walpole)
6.World War Two broke out on September 1st 1939, but which war
ended 5 months earlier? (The Spanish Civil War)
7. In which year did Saigon become Ho Chi Minh City? (1975)
8.Which British Banknote featured Florence Nightingale for
almost 20 years? (£10)
9. In 1535 King Henry VIII imposed a tax on what? (Growing a beard)
10.No longer in circulation what was Britain’s first coloured newspaper?
(Today)
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ROUND SIX
MUSIC
1. How much are the drinks at Wham’s Club Tropicana? (Free)
2.Which Lady Gaga song shares its name with a Nintendo Wii game?
(Just Dance)
3.Singers Frankie Bridge and Vanessa White are members of
which girl group? (The Saturdays)
4.‘Put on your red shoes and dance the blues’ is a lyric from
which song? (Let’s Dance – David Bowie)
5.The song ‘Make you Feel my Love’ by Adele, is the only song not
composed by herself, which legendry American singer/songwriter wrote
it? (Bob Dylan)
6.The longest unbroken run at number one is “(Everything I Do) I Do It for
You” by Bryan Adams, how many weeks did it spend at No1? (16)
7.The fastest selling single in chart history sold 1.55 million records
in its first week in 1997, what was the song? (Candle in the Wind,
Elton John)
8.Which band/artist has had the most ever number ones with a
total of 21? (Elvis Presley)
9. Who sung the hit song Chandelier? (Sia)
10.‘I never meant to cause you any sorrow’ is a lyric from which hit song?
(Purple Rain)
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ROUND SEVEN
SPORT
1. In football, what is the height of the goal in feet? (8 feet)
2.In which sport is the Millennium Trophy contested for, annually by
Ireland and England? (Rugby Union, as part of the Six Nations
Championship)
3. How many points are awarded for second place in Formula 1? (18)
4.In which year did Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor first become World Darts
Champion? (1990)
5.Which player was the first to score a maximum 147 in the World
Snooker Championship? (Cliff Thorburn 1983)
6.The 100,000 capacity Empire Stadium that opened in the 1920’s
became better known as what? (Wembley)
7.Cyclist Laura Trott has won how many Olympic Gold medals? (4)
8. The 2015 FA Women’s cup final was won by which team? (Chelsea)
9. The Oval is the home of which county? (Surrey)
10.How many Wimbledon singles titles did Martina Navratilova win? (9)
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ROUND EIGHT
TRUE OR FALSE
1. Havana cigars are made in Cuba? (True)
2. A nectarine is a cross between a peach and an apricot? (False)
3.The greyhound can accelerate faster than a cheetah in short
distances? (False)
3. Austin is the capital city of Texas, USA? (True)
4. Bacardi was first produced in Cuba over 150 years ago? (True 1862)
5.The salt water crocodile is the world’s largest lizard? (False, crocs
are not lizards, the largest lizard is the Komodo dragon)
6.The Australian name ‘Kylie’ is said to mean in the Aboriginal
language ‘Boomerang’? (True)
7. The Japanese firm Honda started making cars in the 1960’s (True)
8. John is the most popular name for popes? (True, 23 so far)
9.Filo pastry takes its name from the Italian word for ‘leaf’
(False, it’s a Greek word)
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