BINGO QUIZ

Choose you own question from 1 to 69

1.

How is the south transept of Westminster Abbey better known?

2.

Ikey Solomons was used by a 19^th century author as the model for which fictional villain?

3.

Who retired as chairman of CND in 1990?

4.

What do the deaths of Jean Paul Marat (1793) and Marion Crane (1960) have in common?

5.

How long is the Channel Tunnel (plus/minus 3 miles)?

6.

Who is the Catholic Archbishop of Westminster?

7.

The Star-spangled Banner is played in Act One of which opera?

8.

Which Irish city lies closest to Shannon Airport?

9.

Who is the druid priestess who gives her name to an opera written in 1831 by Bellini?

10.

What condition was Viagra originally developed to treat?

11.

How many years separated the execution of Mary Queen of Scots and the similar fate suffered by King Charles I of England?

12.

In 1954 who became the first BBC Sportsperson of the Year?

13.

The artist Agnolo Di Cosima (1503-1572) is better known by what name?

14.

What is the connection between the setting of the TV comedy The League Of Gentlemen and the comedian Roy Chubby Brown?

15.

Which footballer was Martin O’ Neill referring to when he said: “Even when I signed him I didn't think he looked like a footballer - more like a back-packer stranded in the Himalayas!”?

16.

Who, on picking up his Oscar award in 1997, said: “This is a great day for the Isle of Wight”?

17.

What present day country is roughly equivalent to the area ruled over by the biblical Queen of Sheba?

18.

Name this Film Star.

19.

Who is currently the Prime Minister of France?

20.

Complete this line from the Witches scene in Macbeth, and, by so doing, give the title of a 1962 Ray Bradbury novel:

“By the pricking of my thumbs…..”?

21.

The Parsec, a unit of astronomical distance, is a contraction of which 2 words?

22.

Featured in several paintings by Constable, the River Stour forms a natural boundary between which two English counties?

23.

Fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and novelist Albert Camus were both born in which country?

24.

Who was the Pequod’s only survivor?

25.

Baroness Blackburn died in 2002.  What was her better known name before her ennoblement?

26.

Name either of the two boxers who met in the so-called Brawl in Montreal in 1980.

27.

Which London theatre proudly boasted that “We never closed” during the second world war?

28.

The famous Guardian crossword compiler, Araucaria devised the anagram SYNTHETIC CREAM from the name of which football club?

29.

Name this bird of prey.

30.

What is Denis Law’s native city?

31.

In literature Bertha Mason was his first wife.  Who was his eponymous second wife?

32.

Who did Peter O’Toole play in the film The Lion In Winter?

33.

In Northern Scandanavia what yellow-coloured native berry is used widely to flavour both food and drinks?

34.

Which Irish politician was known as 'The Long Fellow'?

35.

Not counting Phil Neal (who was only caretaker manager), name the 3 footballers who won European Cup medals and went on to manage Manchester City FC.

36.

Name this animal.

37.

Which Police Force has responsibility for law and order in the county of Shropshire?

38.

All Rise is the latest album by which renowned Jazz trumpeter and composer?

39.

What name is given to the charge made by a restaurant for allowing wine not bought on the premises to be drunk there?

40.

Name the scented flower found in a variety of colours shown here.

41.

What (aptly) was the first record ever played on MTV?

42.

Name the flower with tall spikes found in a variety of colours shown here.

43.

What is the meaning of the abbreviated Latin phrase 'infra dig.'?

44.

Which non metallic mineral is mined using the Frasch process?

45.

The Anvil Chorus comes from which Verdi Opera?

46.

Which religious order runs the boys’ public school, Stonyhurst, near Preston?

47.

In which film are both Kevin Spacey and Danny De Vito cruelly killed by James Cromwell, who is better known for his kindly ownership of Babe the talking pig?

48.

Name the poisonous acid found both in rhubarb and wood sorrel.

49.

What is the full name of the character played by Nigel Hawthorne in the TV comedy Yes Minister?

50.

What is the heraldic term for black?

51.

'Neptune’s Staircase' is a series of locks on which canal?

52.

Which Tsar of Russia liberated the serfs in 1861 and was assassinated in 1881?

53.

What is the largest known beetle?

54.

The events of which novel take place on June 16th 1904?

55.

Name the scented flower with white blossom shown as here.

56.

Why is a touchdown in rugby football called a try?

57.

In which English city did the Post Office first introduce post codes in 1959?

58.

We did a lot of work last term on land-locked countries.  To prove that you were listening could you now stand up and tell the class the name of the only land-locked country to make the last 16 of the football World Cup in 2002?

59.

Who was Ethel Le Neve’s travelling companion on the SS Montrose?

60.

Who was the last USA president to have been born in the 19th century?

61.

Musically speaking, where is a Volkswagen, registration number LMW281F, preserved for posterity?

62.

What were the years of the two General Elections that returned Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister after her initial success in 1979?

63.

What two words complete this classic definition of murder: “Culpable homicide with……”?

64.

Name the flower found in a variety of colours shown here.

65.

Who led the 666 Squadron during the Battle of Britain?

66.

Which country lies between Guyana and French Guiana?

67.

Name the Film Star shown here.

68.

In which film does Tom Cruise play a detective who detects and stops crimes before they happen?

69.

In the TV series 24 for which department does Jack Bauer work?

BINGO QUIZ

Choose you own question from 1 to 69

1.

How is the south transept of Westminster Abbey better known?

Poet’s Corner

2.

Ikey Solomons was used by a 19^th century author as the model for which fictional villain?

Fagin

(in Oliver Twist)

3.

Who retired as chairman of CND in 1990?

Bruce Kent

4.

What do the deaths of Jean Paul Marat (1793) and Marion Crane (1960) have in common?

Both were 'clean' kills - Marat was murdered in his bath; Crane was stabbed in the shower in Psycho

5.

How long is the Channel Tunnel (plus/minus 3 miles)?

31 miles

(accept 28 - 34 miles)

6.

Who is the Catholic Archbishop of Westminster?

Cormac Murphy-O’Connor

7.

The Star-spangled Banner is played in Act One of which opera?

Madame Butterfly

8.

Which Irish city lies closest to Shannon Airport?

Limerick

9.

Who is the druid priestess who gives her name to an opera written in 1831 by Bellini?

Norma

10.

What condition was Viagra originally developed to treat?

Angina

11.

How many years separated the execution of Mary Queen of Scots and the similar fate suffered by King Charles I of England?

62

(1587-1649)

12.

In 1954 who became the first BBC Sportsperson of the Year?

Chris Chattaway

13.

The artist Agnolo Di Cosima (1503-1572) is better known by what name?

Bronzino

14.

What is the connection between the setting of the TV comedy The League Of Gentlemen and the comedian Roy Chubby Brown?

Royston Vasey is Roy Chubby Brown's real name as well as being the name of the town in The League of Gentlemen

15.

Which footballer was Martin O’ Neill referring to when he said: “Even when I signed him I didn't think he looked like a footballer - more like a back-packer stranded in the Himalayas!”?

Robbie Savage

16.

Who, on picking up his Oscar award in 1997, said: “This is a great day for the Isle of Wight”?

Anthony Minghella

(director of The English Patient)

17.

What present day country is roughly equivalent to the area ruled over by the biblical Queen of Sheba?

Yemen

18.

Name this Film Star.

Orlando Bloom

19.

Who is currently the Prime Minister of France?

Jean Pierre Raffarin

20.

Complete this line from the Witches scene in Macbeth, and, by so doing, give the title of a 1962 Ray Bradbury novel:

“By the pricking of my thumbs…..”?

“...something wicked this way comes”

21.

The Parsec, a unit of astronomical distance, is a contraction of which 2 words?

Parallax Second

22.

Featured in several paintings by Constable, the River Stour forms a natural boundary between which two English counties?

Essex and Suffolk

23.

Fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and novelist Albert Camus were both born in which country?

Algeria

24.

Who was the Pequod’s only survivor?

Ishmael

(narrator of Moby Dick)

25.

Baroness Blackburn died in 2002.  What was her better known name before her ennoblement?

Barbara Castle

26.

Name either of the two boxers who met in the so-called Brawl in Montreal in 1980.

(one from)

Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran

27.

Which London theatre proudly boasted that “We never closed” during the second world war?

The Windmill

28.

The famous Guardian crossword compiler, Araucaria devised the anagram SYNTHETIC CREAM from the name of which football club?

Manchester City

29.

Name this bird of prey.

Osprey

30.

What is Denis Law’s native city?

Aberdeen

31.

In literature Bertha Mason was his first wife.  Who was his eponymous second wife?

Jane Eyre

(he being Mr Rochester, of course)

32.

Who did Peter O’Toole play in the film The Lion In Winter?

King Henry II

(of England)

33.

In Northern Scandanavia what yellow-coloured native berry is used widely to flavour both food and drinks?

The cloudberry, less often called the salmonberry (accept either)

34.

Which Irish politician was known as 'The Long Fellow'?

Eamonn DeValera

35.

Not counting Phil Neal (who was only caretaker manager), name the 3 footballers who won European Cup medals and went on to manage Manchester City FC.

Kevin Keegan, Frank Clarke, Billy McNeill

36.

Name this animal.

Wolverine or Glutton

37.

Which Police Force has responsibility for law and order in the county of Shropshire?

West Mercian Police Force

38.

All Rise is the latest album by which renowned Jazz trumpeter and composer?

Wynton Marsalis

39.

What name is given to the charge made by a restaurant for allowing wine not bought on the premises to be drunk there?

Corkage

40.

Name the scented flower found in a variety of colours shown here.

Freesia

41.

What (aptly) was the first record ever played on MTV?

Video Killed The Radio Star

(by the Buggies)

42.

Name the flower with tall spikes found in a variety of colours shown here.

Gladiolus

43.

What is the meaning of the abbreviated Latin phrase 'infra dig.'?

'Beneath one's dignity'

(infra dignitatem)

44.

Which non metallic mineral is mined using the Frasch process?

Sulphur

45.

The Anvil Chorus comes from which Verdi Opera?

Il Trovatore

46.

Which religious order runs the boys’ public school, Stonyhurst, near Preston?

The Jesuits

47.

In which film are both Kevin Spacey and Danny De Vito cruelly killed by James Cromwell, who is better known for his kindly ownership of Babe the talking pig?

LA Confidential

48.

Name the poisonous acid found both in rhubarb and wood sorrel.

Oxalic acid

49.

What is the full name of the character played by Nigel Hawthorne in the TV comedy Yes Minister?

Sir Humphrey Appleby

50.

What is the heraldic term for black?

Sable

51.

'Neptune’s Staircase' is a series of locks on which canal?

The Caledonian Canal

52.

Which Tsar of Russia liberated the serfs in 1861 and was assassinated in 1881?

Alexander II

53.

What is the largest known beetle?

The Goliath beetle

54.

The events of which novel take place on June 16th 1904?

Ulysses

(by James Joyce)

55.

Name the scented flower with white blossom shown as here.

Jasmine

56.

Why is a touchdown in rugby football called a try?

In the original scoring system only goals counted ('Drop' goals and 'Converted' goals) - so a touchdown only allowed you to “try” for a goal

57.

In which English city did the Post Office first introduce post codes in 1959?

Norwich

58.

We did a lot of work last term on land-locked countries.  To prove that you were listening could you now stand up and tell the class the name of the only land-locked country to make the last 16 of the football World Cup in 2002?

Paraguay

59.

Who was Ethel Le Neve’s travelling companion on the SS Montrose?

Dr Crippen

60.

Who was the last USA president to have been born in the 19th century?

Dwight Eisenhower

(1890-1969)

61.

Musically speaking, where is a Volkswagen, registration number LMW281F, preserved for posterity?

On the sleeve photo of the Abbey Road album by the Beatles

62.

What were the years of the two General Elections that returned Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister after her initial success in 1979?

1983 and 1987

63.

What two words complete this classic definition of murder: “Culpable homicide with……”?

'Malice Aforethought'

64.

Name the flower found in a variety of colours shown here.

Dahlia

65.

Who led the 666 Squadron during the Battle of Britain?

Biggles

66.

Which country lies between Guyana and French Guiana?

Surinam

67.

Name the Film Star shown here.

Elijah Wood

68.

In which film does Tom Cruise play a detective who detects and stops crimes before they happen?

Minority Report

69.

In the TV series 24 for which department does Jack Bauer work?

Counter Terrorist Unit

(accept CTU )