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Constable Quiz League: Week 8 – 21st November 2010

CONSTABLE QUIZ LEAGUE 2012 – WEEK 3

-- ROUND 1: CURRENT AFFAIRS --

Table Quest Spoken Questions - Spoken Answers

1 1 Which British author recently won the Man Booker prize for second time? Hilary Mantel

2 2 Who will not be extradited to the US after a 10 year legal fight? Gary McKinnon

3 3 Who recently jumped from 24 miles up? Felix Baumgartner

1 4 Which bank pulled out of a deal with RBS to buy 316 local branches Santander

2 5 Which jockey won seven races at Windsor in one day? Richard Hughes

3 6 What is the name of the rover sending pictures from Mars? Curiosity

1 7 What was the name of the Damien Hirst's statue recently erected in Devon? Verity

2 8 Heather Watson makes history with Japan Open win, who was her opponent? Chang Kai-chen

3 9 What was the name of the 14-year-old Pakistani school girl shot by the Taliban? Malala Yousufzai

-- ROUND 2: - ONE ‘FINE’ DAY- Table Quest Spoken Questions - Spoken Answers

1 1What is the fixed penalty fine due for not wearing a car seatbelt? £60

2 2What is the fine for not submitting a tax return by the January deadline £100

3 3 What is the fine for an overdue library book (Essex)

10p for each day

(For info this changes to £1.00 per week or part of week thereafter)

1 4The maximum fine for not having a fishing license (inland rod licence) £2,500

2 5 The maximum penalty for failure to display a car tax disc £200

3 6 What is the maximum fine for not having a TV license? £1,000

1 7 Maximum fine for selling out of date food items £1,000 per out-of-date item on the shelf

2 8 The maximum penalty for taking the egg of a wild bird £5,000 (for each egg)

3 9 The maximum penalty for selling alcohol to a minor £5,000

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-- ROUND 3: LYRICS OF QUEEN SONGS--


1 1I want to ride my bicycleI want to ride my bikeI want to ride my bicycle

Bicycle Race

2 2Dynamite with a laser beamGuaranteed to blow your mind

Killer Queen

3 3Mama, life had just begun,But now I've gone and thrown it all away.

Bohemian Rhapsody

1 4I'd sit alone and watch your lightMy only friend through teenage nights

Radio Ga Ga

2 5

Everyday - I try and I try and I try -But everybody wants to put me downThey say I'm goin' crazyThey say I got a lot of water in my brain

Somebody To Love

3 6Hey boy where do you get it fromHey boy where did you go?

Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy

1 7

This rage that lasts a thousand yearsWill soon be gone,This flame that burns inside of me,I'm hearing secret harmonies

A Kind Of Magic

2 8Open up your mind and let me step insideRest your weary head and let your heart decide

Play The Game

3 9My soul is painted like the wings of butterfliesFairytales of yesterday will grow but never die

The Show Must Go On

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-- ROUND 4: -WORLD ORGANISATIONS – WHAT ORGANISATION HAVE THESE ABBREVIATIONS?

(SOURCED FROM WIKIPEDIA)


1 1 WTO World Trade Organisation

2 2 OPECOrganization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

3 3 Interpol International Criminal Police Organization

1 4 ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross

2 5 UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

3 6 OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

1 7 FIFA

Fédération Internationale de Football AssociationMust provide the words above

2 8 ICC International Cricket Council

3 9 UEFA Union of European Football Associations

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-- ROUND 5: PICTURE ROUND MIX AND MATCH – THE FACE OF THE BRANDQuestion Master – please hand out Picture Round to each team – 2 sheets per team

1.

CHURCHILL

2.

EDF

3.

CHANEL NO. 5

4.

TETLEY TEA

5.

COCO MADEMOISELLE

6.

VIRGIN MEDIA

7.

GORDON’S GIN

8.

LITTLEWOODS

9.

ICELAND

10.

CALVIN KLEIN

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-- ROUND 6: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE WRITTEN ROUND --Answer sheet on reverse of Picture Answer Sheet (Round 5)

Quest Spoken Questions – Written Answers

1 What comes after the year of the Pig in the Chinese calendar

2 Which cartoon character has a rubber chicken called Stretch?

3 Which singer released a 2009 album entitled ‘Crazy Love’?

4 What is the medical term for high blood pressure?

5 What is US businessman and politician Mitt Romney’s first name?

6 What is a person who makes and sells ladies hats called?

7 In the nursery rhyme, what did the third ‘Little Piggy’ have to eat?

8 The phrase ‘Trust in God and keep your powder dry’ is attributed to which historical English figure?

9 Which part of their body do butterflies taste with?

10 St Gallen Airport is in which European country?

11 The Boeing Jumbo jet is known as the 747, what is the number designation for their latest jet called the Dreamliner?

12 In computing, what does DPI stand for?

13 A ‘Lace’ anniversary celebrates many years of marriage?

14 Which animal is measured in hands?

15 On a standard dartboard, what number lies between 2 and 10?

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-- ROUND 5: PICTURE ROUND -- ANSWERS

QuestWritten Answers

Question Master – please hand out Picture Round to each team – 2 sheets per team

1 BRAD PITT CHANEL NO. 5

2 KEIRA KNIGHTLEYCOCO MADEMOISELLE

3 MO FARAHVIRGIN MEDIA

4 STACEY SOLOMONICELAND

5 MARTIN CLUNESCHURCHILL

6 MYLEENE KLASSLITTLEWOODS

7 LARA STONECALVIN KLEIN

8 PHILIP GLENISTERGORDON’S GIN

9 MONKEY TETLEY TEA

10 ZINGY (ORANGE BLOB)EDF

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-- ROUND 6: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE WRITTEN ROUND --Answer sheet on reverse of Picture Answer Sheet (Round 5)

Quest Spoken Questions – Written Answers

1 What comes after the year of the Pig in the Chinese calendar Rat

2 Which cartoon character has a rubber chicken called Stretch? Garfield

3 Which singer released a 2009 album entitled ‘Crazy Love’? Michael Buble

4 What is the medical term for high blood pressure? Hypertension

5 What is US businessman and politician Mitt Romney’s first name? Willard

6 What is a person who makes and sells ladies hats called? A milliner

7 In the nursery rhyme, what did the third ‘Little Piggy’ have to eat? Roast beef

8 The phrase ‘Trust in God and keep your powder dry’ is attributed to which historical English figure? Oliver Cromwell

9 Which part of their body do butterflies taste with? Their feet

10 St Gallen Airport is in which European country? Switzerland

11 The Boeing Jumbo jet is known as the 747, what is the number designation for their latest jet called the Dreamliner? 787

12 In computing, what does DPI stand for? Dots per inch

13 A ‘Lace’ anniversary celebrates many years of marriage? 13

14 Which animal is measured in hands? Horse

15 On a standard dartboard, what number lies between 2 and 10? 15

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HALF TIMEREVERSE ORDER OF TABLES IN WHICH QUESTIONS ARE ASKED

-- ROUND 7: CANALS OF THE UK --


3 1 A branch of which canal runs from the River Thames in London up to Birmingham ? Grand Union Canal

2 2 Which canal links Coventry and the Thames via Banbury and Rugby. Oxford Canal

1 3 Apart from the Manchester Ship Canal which other canal links Liverpool and the industial heartland of Britain

Leeds and Liverpool Canal

3 4 What is the branch of the Grand Union Canal that links the Paddington Basin and the Limehouse Basin Regents Canal

2 5The Kennet and Avon canal connects the River Avon and Kennet. It joins the Avon at Bath, where does it join the Kennet?

Newbury

1 6What canal runs from Wolverhampton through some of the most underpopulated areas of England to the River Mersey at Ellesmere Port?

Shropshire Union Canal

3 7 What is the name of the longest canal tunnel still open in the UK

Standedge Tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal - 3.24 miles long

2 8 What is the name of the longest canal aqueduct in the UKPontcysyllte Aqueduct, which forms a key part of the Llangollen Canal

1 9 What is the name of the deepest lock in the UK Tuel Tunnel Lock on the Rochdale canal 19' 8''

-- ROUND 8: TV PROGRAME OR ADVERT CATCH PHASES--


3 1 Yeah but no but yeah but Little Britain

2 2 I don't believe it One Foot in The Grave

1 3 Lovely jubbly Only Fools and Horses

3 4 Our survey says Family Fortunes

2 5 Crazy fool Mr T in The A Team

1 6Is that your final answer? Who Wants To Be A

Millionaire?

3 7 Were you truly wafted here from paradise? Nah, Luton Airport Campari

2 8 Can you ride tandem? Brooke Bond Tea1 9 That girl's not wearing any................... Harmony hair spray

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-- ROUND 9: LINK WORDS –ADD A LINKWORD TO THE END OF THE WORD ON THE LEFT AND THE BEGINNING OF

THE WORD ON THE RIGHT TO FORM TWO COMPOUND WORDS OR PHRASES.


3 1 hand + still Stand

2 2 over + away Take

1 3 back + cat Alley

3 4 hard + shy Work

2 5 lean + time Over

1 6 last + berry Straw

3 7 safety + wheel Pin

2 8 ring + mind Master

1 9 big + show Picture

-- ROUND 10: LIQUEURS : COUNTRY OF ORIGIN--SOURCED FROM THE DRINKSHOP WEBSITE


3 1 GALLIANO Italy

2 2 ADVOCAAT Holland

1 3 JAGERMEISTER Germany

3 4 MALIBU Barbados

2 5 DRAMBUIE Scotland

1 6 RAKI Turkey

3 7 XANTE Sweden

2 8 TIA MARIA USA

1 9 BECHEROVKA Czech Republic

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-- ROUND 11: TOP TEN -- Top 10 UK Websites for 2012 excluding Google

(According To Google’s Statistics)10 Answers - 11 guesses

Written AnswersQuestion Master – please hand out Answer sheet to each team – 2 sheets per team

1 FACEBOOK.COM

2 BBC.CO.UK

3 YOUTUBE.COM

4 LIVE.COM

5 YAHOO.COM

6 AMAZON.CO.UK

7 EBAY.CO.UK

8 MSN.COM

9 WIKIPEDIA.ORG

10 ARGOS.CO.UK

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-- ROUND 12: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE WRITTEN ROUND 2 --Answer sheet on the back of the Round 11 Answer Sheet

QuestSpoken Questions – Written Answers

The answers to questions 6 to 14 contain a connection which is the answer to question 151 What is the largest active volcano in Europe? Mt. Etna in Sicily

2 Typically, at what stage during a meal would cheese be served in France?

After the main or salad course before and sweet

3 What animal did Florence Nightingale carry in her pocket? A baby owl called Athena

4 Which is the only line on the London Underground to have an interchange with all other lines? Jubilee Line

5 In which capital city might you use the DART to travel from A to B? Dublin

6What was the name of the professional soldier who commanded 60 to 80 men in the legions and navy of Rome

Centurion

7This Roald Dahl book was turned into a sucessful film directed by Danny DeVito and a musical with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.

Matilda

8What was the name given to the 1929 murder of 7 mob associates as part of a prohibition era conflict between the South Side Italian gang led by Al Capone and the North Side Irish gang led by Bugs Moran?

Saint Valentine's Day massacre

9 What aerial disaster occurred on January 28, 1986 The space shuttle Challenger disaster

10This traditional Irish band formed in Dublin in November 1962 and has won 4 Grammy awards

The Chieftains

11

Born on the 30 November 1874, this famous man was the Minister of Defence between October 1951 and January 1952, was awarded the nobel prize in literature in 1953and was the first person to become an honorary citizen of the United States

Churchill

12The Private equity firm OpCapita, is trying to sell which electrical retailing chain, purchased only a year ago?

Comet

13Which famous leader is attributed to have said ‘Warts and all’ when giving instructions to the portrait painter Sir Peter Lely

Cromwell

14What was the name of the army that came from Europe to recover the Holy Land from the infidels inn July 1099.

Crusaders

15 And the connection? English army tanks

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-- SPARE QUESTIONS --

Quest

1 What is the Fixed Penalty Notice (fine) that can be given to parents whose children fail to regularly attend school? £50

2 Linkword: under + hog ground

3 Name the country of origin of the Liqueur Creme de Menthe Holland

4 Catch phase: You Stupid Boy Dad's Army

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