BINGO QUIZ

Choose you own question from 1 to 72

1.

Which name is shared by a town in Greater London, a town in Yorkshire and a US state capital?

2.

Which country appeared for the first time at the soccer World Cup finals in 1966, played two of their three opening matches at Old Trafford and were eventually knocked out by England?

3.

In statistics what name is given to the most frequently occurring value in a series of values in a distribution?

4.

Which London tube line was opened in March, 1969?

5.

Who, in 1979 when aged 22, became the youngest winner of the British golf Open in the 20th century, winning it again in 1984 and 1988?

6.

Which politician, in Parliament since 1962 as a Scottish MP, and Father of the House since the last election, was once suspended from the Commons from accusing Ministers of lying over the sinking of the Belgrano and announced last week that he would stand down at the next election?

7.

Which painting by Van Gogh was sold at auction by Christie’s of London for £24,750,000 in 1987?

8.

Which group had eight top ten albums between 1974 and 1987 including The Original Soundtrack in 1975, Deceptive Bends in 1977 and Bloody Tourists in 1978?

9.

Which surname connects an English actor who recently died, an English storywriter and a screen villain created by Robert Bloch?

10.

Which relatively common word in the English language is made up of ten letters, contains four A’s and means 'to join together'?

11.

Which test cricketer played for the West Indies as a fast bowler between 1977 and 1987 and was nicknamed the 'Big Bird' on account of his immense height?

12.

Which New York thoroughfare is famous for the Trump Tower and St Patrick’s Cathedral and its fashionable and expensive stores, including Tiffany’s, the Jewellers?

13.

Which small Libyan port, situated some 50 miles from the Egyptian frontier, was captured from the Italians by British forces in January 1941, was recaptured by Rommel in 1942 and was finally re-taken by the British following the battle of El Alamein?

14.

What was the name of Sweden’s foreign minister murdered in September last year?

15.

Which 1973 novel that focuses on the sexual fantasies of Isadora Wing opens with the words:

 “There were 117 psychoanalysts on the Pan Am flight to Vienna and I’d been treated by at least six of them.”?

16.

Which politician, currently Shadow Secretary of State for Environment & Transport, perceptively pointed out at the Conservative Party Conference of 2002 that the Tories were seen as the “nasty party”?

17.

Who composed a Paris Symphony, a Linz Symphony and a Prague Symphony?

18.

Which element, atomic number 14, makes up 25.7% of the earth’s crust by weight and is the second most abundant element, exceeded only by oxygen?

19.

To within 2 years, when was Ruth Ellis hanged at Holloway Prison?

20.

Which cosmetics company introduced Intimate in 1955 and Charlie in 1973?

21.

Which landmark play of 1956 is set entirely within the flat of Jimmy and Alison Porter?

22.

Which Archbishop of Canterbury was vilified by some elements of the British media in 1982 for displaying compassion towards bereaved Argentinians after the Falklands War?

23.

Which Anglo-Saxon kingdom was bounded to the west by Offa’s Dyke?

24.

Which gland in the human body is located on the top of each kidney?

25.

Which Mafia movie of 2002 was directed by Sam Mendes and starred Paul Newman, Tom Hanks and Jude Law?

26.

David Beckham and Victoria Adams were married in 1999 on the outskirts of which city?

27.

Which very large bird of prey with broad wings and a rounded tail has a strong liking for rabbits, its British population being seriously reduced by the onset of myxomatosis in the 1950’s?

28.

What name is normally given to the vitamin D deficiency condition osteomalacia when it is suffered by children?

29.

Which boy, in a monologue by Stanley Holloway, was swallowed by a lion at Blackpool Zoo?

30.

In 1970 which horse did Lester Piggott ride to victory in the St Leger, the Derby and the 2000 Guineas?

31.

Which firm of car manufacturers took over Rover in 1994?

32.

In which film of 2000 does Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale) say:

“I like to dissect women.  Did you know I’m totally insane?”?

33.

Which surname connects a celebrated British newspaper editor, an English ornithologist and an American screen actor closely associated with Westerns?

34.

The six states that make up New England are: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and which other?

35.

What name is given to the anti-Catholic riots that took place in London in 1780?

36.

With which TV cartoon character created for children would you associate, amongst others: Mrs Goggins, the Reverend Peter Timms, Granny Dryden and twins Katy and Tom Pottage?

37.

Which 1895 Thomas Hardy novel centred, in the author’s words, on the “deadly war waged between flesh and spirit”, featured the characters Arabella Donn and Sue Bridehead and caused such uproar that Hardy wrote no more fiction?

38.

Which BBC TV comedy, made in 1995 and 1996, centred on activities at Gasforth Police Station?

39.

Who was the last women’s singles Wimbledon champion who did not have the surname Williams?

40.

Which Nepalese mountain became, in 1950, the first peak of over 26,000 feet to be climbed?

41.

Which nine letter word of Tamil origin means a type of sailing vessel and contains four 'A's?

42.

Which king is inaccurately described on his tomb as the 'Hammer of the Scots'?

43.

Who was executed in November 1910 at Pentonville for the murder by poisoning of his wife Cora?

44.

Who played Tom Hagen, the Corleone family’s lawyer in the first two Godfather films?

45.

To which group of heroes from Greek mythology did Heracles, Orpheus, Polyphemus, Theseus, Castor and Pollux all belong?

46.

Which ITV crime drama series revolved around the activities of CI5?

47.

Mathematically what is the reciprocal of 2?

48.

Which part of the body is affected by the disease blepharitis?

49.

In 1987 Saatchi and Saatchi devised the advertising slogan 'It is. Are you?' to advertise which newspaper?

50.

At the 1964 Olympic Games who won a gold medal in the women’s long jump, a silver medal in the pentathlon and a bronze medal in the women’s 4 x 100m relay?

51.

Which word connects a weapon, a fish and the surname of an allegedly stupid character?

52.

What is the nationality of the Formula 1 motor racing driver, Juan Pablo Montoya?

53.

Concorde entered supersonic service this day in 1976 from both Paris and London - to where in the Middle East did the London Concorde fly?

54.

Which stringed musical instrument has a total of nine letters and contains four 'A's?

55.

On this day in 2000 the firm Hasbro announced that it would no longer be making a once very popular indoor game as it could no longer compete with computer games.  Which game was this?

56.

In which New England state of the USA is Yale University?

57.

Which mammal, occurring in the American continent, can be fairy, giant, hairy or nine-banded?

58.

What comes next in this sequence: Brisbane, Edinburgh, Auckland, Victoria, Kuala Lumpur?

59.

To which high-security prison m southeast London was Jeffrey Archer deservedly sent when starting his prison sentence in July 2001, the same prison that disgracefully keeps Ronnie Biggs incarcerated?

60.

Which arm of the Mediterranean Sea has Greece to the east, Sicily to the southwest and the Italian mainland to the west?

61.

“The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail.”  

Which 1973 novel opens with these words?

62.

Which chemical element, having the atomic number 84 and discovered in 1898 by Marie Curie, is named after her country of birth?

63.

In which top ten hit of 1978 would you hear the words:

“He’s got this dream about buying some land/ He’s gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands”?

64.

Which major city stands on the river Yarra?

65.

Which single English word connects a musical instrument, a type of bomb and the surname of a highly successful horse trainer?

66.

Which play, first seen in London in 1952, is set within Monkswell Manor, a guesthouse owned by Giles and Mollie Ralston?

67.

In which BBC drama does Amanda Burton play Professor Sam Ryan?

68.

Which Panamanian 'statesman' and general was charged with drug trafficking by a US grand jury in 1988 and was convicted in 1992 after surrendering to US troops sent into Panama?

69.

Which composer, born 1840 and died 1893, was said to hold his head while conducting lest it fall off?

70.

Which firm has a long-standing agreement with the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association to supply tables for all WTBSA ranking tournaments throughout the world?

71.

Which name connects a Cabinet politician of the 1980’s, a politician who played for England 23 times between 1958 and 1960 and a guitarist with the group Yes?

72.

Which major American port in Maryland stands at the mouth of the Patapsco River on Chesapeake Bay?

BINGO QUIZ

Choose you own question from 1 to 72

1.

Which name is shared by a town in Greater London, a town in Yorkshire and a US state capital?

Richmond

2.

Which country appeared for the first time at the soccer World Cup finals in 1966, played two of their three opening matches at Old Trafford and were eventually knocked out by England?

Portugal

3.

In statistics what name is given to the most frequently occurring value in a series of values in a distribution?

Mode

4.

Which London tube line was opened in March, 1969?

Victoria

5.

Who, in 1979 when aged 22, became the youngest winner of the British golf Open in the 20th century, winning it again in 1984 and 1988?

Seve Ballesteros

6.

Which politician, in Parliament since 1962 as a Scottish MP, and Father of the House since the last election, was once suspended from the Commons from accusing Ministers of lying over the sinking of the Belgrano and announced last week that he would stand down at the next election?

Tam Dalyell

7.

Which painting by Van Gogh was sold at auction by Christie’s of London for £24,750,000 in 1987?

Sunflowers

8.

Which group had eight top ten albums between 1974 and 1987 including The Original Soundtrack in 1975, Deceptive Bends in 1977 and Bloody Tourists in 1978?

10 CC

9.

Which surname connects an English actor who recently died, an English storywriter and a screen villain created by Robert Bloch?

Bates

(Alan, HE and Norman)

10.

Which relatively common word in the English language is made up of ten letters, contains four A’s and means 'to join together'?

Amalgamate

11.

Which test cricketer played for the West Indies as a fast bowler between 1977 and 1987 and was nicknamed the 'Big Bird' on account of his immense height?

Joel Garner

12.

Which New York thoroughfare is famous for the Trump Tower and St Patrick’s Cathedral and its fashionable and expensive stores, including Tiffany’s, the Jewellers?

Fifth Avenue

13.

Which small Libyan port, situated some 50 miles from the Egyptian frontier, was captured from the Italians by British forces in January 1941, was recaptured by Rommel in 1942 and was finally re-taken by the British following the battle of El Alamein?

Tobruk

14.

What was the name of Sweden’s foreign minister murdered in September last year?

Anna Lindh

15.

Which 1973 novel that focuses on the sexual fantasies of Isadora Wing opens with the words:

 “There were 117 psychoanalysts on the Pan Am flight to Vienna and I’d been treated by at least six of them.”?

Fear of Flying

16.

Which politician, currently Shadow Secretary of State for Environment & Transport, perceptively pointed out at the Conservative Party Conference of 2002 that the Tories were seen as the “nasty party”?

Theresa May

17.

Who composed a Paris Symphony, a Linz Symphony and a Prague Symphony?

Mozart

18.

Which element, atomic number 14, makes up 25.7% of the earth’s crust by weight and is the second most abundant element, exceeded only by oxygen?

Silicon

19.

To within 2 years, when was Ruth Ellis hanged at Holloway Prison?

1955

(allow 1953-1957)

20.

Which cosmetics company introduced Intimate in 1955 and Charlie in 1973?

Revlon

21.

Which landmark play of 1956 is set entirely within the flat of Jimmy and Alison Porter?

Look Back in Anger

22.

Which Archbishop of Canterbury was vilified by some elements of the British media in 1982 for displaying compassion towards bereaved Argentinians after the Falklands War?

Robert Runcie

23.

Which Anglo-Saxon kingdom was bounded to the west by Offa’s Dyke?

Mercia

24.

Which gland in the human body is located on the top of each kidney?

Adrenal

25.

Which Mafia movie of 2002 was directed by Sam Mendes and starred Paul Newman, Tom Hanks and Jude Law?

Road to Perdition

26.

David Beckham and Victoria Adams were married in 1999 on the outskirts of which city?

Dublin

27.

Which very large bird of prey with broad wings and a rounded tail has a strong liking for rabbits, its British population being seriously reduced by the onset of myxomatosis in the 1950’s?

Buzzard

28.

What name is normally given to the vitamin D deficiency condition osteomalacia when it is suffered by children?

Rickets

29.

Which boy, in a monologue by Stanley Holloway, was swallowed by a lion at Blackpool Zoo?

Albert

(Ramsbottom)

30.

In 1970 which horse did Lester Piggott ride to victory in the St Leger, the Derby and the 2000 Guineas?

Nijinsky

31.

Which firm of car manufacturers took over Rover in 1994?

BMW

32.

In which film of 2000 does Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale) say:

“I like to dissect women.  Did you know I’m totally insane?”?

American Psycho

33.

Which surname connects a celebrated British newspaper editor, an English ornithologist and an American screen actor closely associated with Westerns?

Scott

(C P, Sir Peter and Randolph)

34.

The six states that make up New England are: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and which other?

Maine

35.

What name is given to the anti-Catholic riots that took place in London in 1780?

Gordon Riots

36.

With which TV cartoon character created for children would you associate, amongst others: Mrs Goggins, the Reverend Peter Timms, Granny Dryden and twins Katy and Tom Pottage?

Postman Pat

37.

Which 1895 Thomas Hardy novel centred, in the author’s words, on the “deadly war waged between flesh and spirit”, featured the characters Arabella Donn and Sue Bridehead and caused such uproar that Hardy wrote no more fiction?

Jude the Obscure

38.

Which BBC TV comedy, made in 1995 and 1996, centred on activities at Gasforth Police Station?

The Thin Blue Line

39.

Who was the last women’s singles Wimbledon champion who did not have the surname Williams?

Lindsay Davenport

(1999)

40.

Which Nepalese mountain became, in 1950, the first peak of over 26,000 feet to be climbed?

Annapurna

41.

Which nine letter word of Tamil origin means a type of sailing vessel and contains four 'A's?

Catamaran

42.

Which king is inaccurately described on his tomb as the 'Hammer of the Scots'?

Edward I

43.

Who was executed in November 1910 at Pentonville for the murder by poisoning of his wife Cora?

Dr (Hawley) Crippen

44.

Who played Tom Hagen, the Corleone family’s lawyer in the first two Godfather films?

Robert Duvall

45.

To which group of heroes from Greek mythology did Heracles, Orpheus, Polyphemus, Theseus, Castor and Pollux all belong?

Argonauts

46.

Which ITV crime drama series revolved around the activities of CI5?

The Professionals

47.

Mathematically what is the reciprocal of 2?

½ (half)

48.

Which part of the body is affected by the disease blepharitis?

Eyes

(eyelids to be precise)

49.

In 1987 Saatchi and Saatchi devised the advertising slogan 'It is. Are you?' to advertise which newspaper?

The Independent

50.

At the 1964 Olympic Games who won a gold medal in the women’s long jump, a silver medal in the pentathlon and a bronze medal in the women’s 4 x 100m relay?

Mary Rand

51.

Which word connects a weapon, a fish and the surname of an allegedly stupid character?

Pike

52.

What is the nationality of the Formula 1 motor racing driver, Juan Pablo Montoya?

Colombian

53.

Concorde entered supersonic service this day in 1976 from both Paris and London - to where in the Middle East did the London Concorde fly?

Bahrain

54.

Which stringed musical instrument has a total of nine letters and contains four 'A's?

Balalaika

55.

On this day in 2000 the firm Hasbro announced that it would no longer be making a once very popular indoor game as it could no longer compete with computer games.  Which game was this?

Subbuteo

56.

In which New England state of the USA is Yale University?

Connecticut

57.

Which mammal, occurring in the American continent, can be fairy, giant, hairy or nine-banded?

Armadillo

58.

What comes next in this sequence: Brisbane, Edinburgh, Auckland, Victoria, Kuala Lumpur?

Manchester

(venues of Commonwealth Games since 1982)

59.

To which high-security prison m southeast London was Jeffrey Archer deservedly sent when starting his prison sentence in July 2001, the same prison that disgracefully keeps Ronnie Biggs incarcerated?

Belmarsh

60.

Which arm of the Mediterranean Sea has Greece to the east, Sicily to the southwest and the Italian mainland to the west?

Ionian

61.

“The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail.”  

Which 1973 novel opens with these words?

Jaws

62.

Which chemical element, having the atomic number 84 and discovered in 1898 by Marie Curie, is named after her country of birth?

Polonium

63.

In which top ten hit of 1978 would you hear the words:

“He’s got this dream about buying some land/ He’s gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands”?

Baker Street

64.

Which major city stands on the river Yarra?

Melbourne

65.

Which single English word connects a musical instrument, a type of bomb and the surname of a highly successful horse trainer?

Pipe

66.

Which play, first seen in London in 1952, is set within Monkswell Manor, a guesthouse owned by Giles and Mollie Ralston?

The Mousetrap

67.

In which BBC drama does Amanda Burton play Professor Sam Ryan?

Silent Witness

68.

Which Panamanian 'statesman' and general was charged with drug trafficking by a US grand jury in 1988 and was convicted in 1992 after surrendering to US troops sent into Panama?

(Manuel) Noriega

69.

Which composer, born 1840 and died 1893, was said to hold his head while conducting lest it fall off?

Tchaikovsky

70.

Which firm has a long-standing agreement with the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association to supply tables for all WTBSA ranking tournaments throughout the world?

Riley

71.

Which name connects a Cabinet politician of the 1980’s, a politician who played for England 23 times between 1958 and 1960 and a guitarist with the group Yes?

Howe

(Geoffrey, Don and Steve)

72.

Which major American port in Maryland stands at the mouth of the Patapsco River on Chesapeake Bay?

Baltimore