Quizzes
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The theme this time is a simple one – “Capital Cities” of independent nations. Each question or answer will feature the name of a capital city, although links may be more or less obtuse!
- Q.What is the southernmost capital city in the world?
- Q. ….…and the northernmost?
- Q. What is this a definition of: “A psychological response wherein a captive begins to identify closely with his or her captors, as well as with their agenda and demands”?
- Q. Where would you be if you crossed the Chain Bridge over the Danube?
- Q. Which legendary figure eloped with Helen, queen of Sparta, which was one of the immediate causes of the Trojan War?
- Q. In which city is the football club Benfica based?
- Q. In Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition”, in which city is the Great Gate?
- Q. Who won the men’s 1500 metres at the 1980 Moscow Olympics?
- Q. Yerevan is the capital of which former Soviet state?
- Q. And finally, one for the film buffs! At the end of the Scottish film “Gregory’s Girl”, 2 of Gregory’s friends set off to (unsuccessfully) hitchhike to a city where they have heard that the women greatly outnumber the men. Where? Clue – it’s a long way from Scotland!
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The theme this time is “Islands”. Simple!
- Q. Which folk rock group, founded in 1968 but still performing today, took their name from an English island?
- Q. Which is the largest of the Scilly Isles?
- Q. Which classic TV comedy series was set on Craggy Island?
- Q. Stewart Island is off the southern tip of which country?
- Q. Who duetted with Kenny Rogers in the 1980s worldwide hit “Islands in the Stream”?
- Q. Douglas Henshall starts as Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez in which TV series based on the books of Ann Cleves?
- Q. Which island in Poole Harbour was the site of one of the first Scout camps in 1907?
- Q. Who wrote “The Island of Doctor Moreau”?
- Q. What is the name of the island in the Thames at Twickenham which is named after a dish which was served by the island’s inn in the 19th century?
- Q .And finally……..which life-saving organisation was(is?) based at Tracy Island?
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The theme this time is “American States”. Each question refers to a (different) state of the USA.
- Q. Which is the largest US state by area?
- Q. In which state is Amazon’s HQ?
- Q. In the Simon & Garfunkel song “America”, on which road are they “counting the cars"
- Q. In which state is Cape Cod?
- Q. Niagara Falls is part of the boundary between Canada and which US state?
- Q. In which state is the HQ of the Church of Latter Day Saints?
- Q. Which state has produced (i.e. born there) the most US Presidents, starting with George Washington?
- Q. Where did Holly originate from in Lou Reed’s “A Walk on the Wild Side”?
- Q. In which state was Martin Luther King assassinated?
- Q. And finally…..which state can claim infamy by giving The Donald the greatest percentage share of the vote in the 2016 presidential election? Clue: The state capital is Cheyenne.
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The theme this time is “Black or White”. Each question or answer has the word “black” or “white” in it. Simple!
- Q. In which cult TV show might you encounter the “White Walkers” (though best to avoid them!)
- Q. What was the title of Amy Winehouse’s second (and final) studio album?
- Q. Which English county has a White Rose as its emblem?
- Q. Who co-starred with Will Smith in “Men in Black”?
- Q. How many times does Black Rod bang on the door to the Commons with his rod at the State Opening of Parliament?
- Q. Who was known as “The Walrus of Love”?
- Q. Which classic song includes the line “Letters I’ve written, never meaning to send”?
- Q. Who wrote the novel “The Woman in White”?
- Q. …and “The Woman in Black”?
- Q. What is the name of AC/DC’s best-selling album, released in 1980?
- Q. What is the common name for leukocytes or leucocytes?
- Q. Which Beatles album features the song “Blackbird”?
- Q. In which city is the “White House” shelled by tanks in a failed coup attempt in 1993?
- Q. Who had a 1967 hit with “Black is Black”?
- Q. Which play starts with “To begin at the beginning: It is Spring, moonless night in the Q. small town, starless and bible-black…”
- Q. Which Russian city on the Black Sea coast hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics and is the current location for the Russian Formula 1 Grand Prix?
- Q. In chess, which colour pieces have the first move?
- Q. Which fictional character says “Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it's getting”.
- Q. How was the (infamous) Royal Irish Constabulary Special Reserve better known?
- Q. T-Rex sang “ride a white swan like the people of the Beltane”. What is the Beltane?