Bread And Roses Quiz

Next quiz - Postponed

2011-04-08T00:17:00.000-07:00

Update - We're re-thinking how we do the quiz. Watch this space for more information.

There will be no quiz in May.

& the winners were...

2011-04-08T00:15:00.000-07:00

Team Braeburn with 74%, followed by The Crubeans with 72% and Sheffield Wednesday with 71%

Quiz questions from Wednesday 6th April

2011-04-08T00:07:00.000-07:00

Current affairs

Whose statue was unveiled at Fulham FC at the weekend?

Which local cinema is currently celebrating its 100th birthday?

What colour has been unofficially used to describe the new London Overground train service?

Which politician is visiting Moneygall in Ireland next month to find out more about his Irish ancestry?

What is the new cost for a prescription in England (to the nearest 10%)?

The ONS requested that census forms be completed on or as close as possible to which date?

Which politician announced the date of his / her marriage as 27th May

Which one of the following was not cut in the budget: corporation tax, fuel duty, or the personal tax allowance?

Who is the president of Syria?

Which two teams did England play at football in march?

Picture round

The celebrate the recent Mothering Sunday we showed pictures of celebrity mothers - Daniel Radcliffe's mum, Pierce Brosnan's mum etc - and teams had to identify the famous sons. It was pretty tricky!

(You can see the pictures here, towards the bottom)

Music Round

Space exploration was the theme, so Bruno Mars, Rocket Man, and eight others

Animal Genders - Please write down the male and female names for:

Sheep

Swine

Fox

Rabbit

Deer

2010 in Quotes

"We've gotta stand with our North Korean allies."

"I think the environmental aspect of this disaster is likely to have been very, very modest"

"She was just a sort of bigoted woman....."

“I was unfaithful, I had affairs, I cheated. What I did was not acceptable and I am the only person to blame”

"I'm not a one-trick pony, I'm not a 10-trick pony, I'm a whole field of ponies – and they're literally all running towards this job!"

General Knowledge

Which Disney film first featured the song When You Wish Upon a Star

In which country was the sport lacrosse invented?

What does the word 'trivia' mean in Latin?

Which two bodies of water are connected by the Straits of Gibraltar?

In which country would you find the parliamentary constituency of Bongo?

Which planet in the solar system is furthest from the sun?

What common name is given to the mineral iron pyrites?

What major historical event broke out in 1789?

Which two counties are separated by the river Tamar?

Which European country split on 1st January 1993?

Next quiz - Wednesday 6th April

2011-03-15T11:45:00.002-07:00

The quiz is on the first Wednesday of the month

Usual Ts and Cs:

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per player, maximum 5 to a team

Prizes that you can drink

The Bread and Roses is in Clapham Manor Street, off Clapham High Street

(Turn off the High Street when you get to the KFC)

View Larger Map

The quiz is a no iPhone (& no Google Phone) zone. It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& the winners were...

2011-03-15T11:45:00.001-07:00

Team Braeburn, with 68%

Quiz questions from Wednesday 2nd March

2011-03-15T11:41:00.000-07:00

Current Affairs

What is the name of the Downing St cat?

Which mobile phone company did Microsoft announce a partnership with last month?

Which radio station is the new employer of Richard Keyes and Andy Gray?

Which company is being advertised by a retired trance DJ called Day V Lately?

In the context of government statistics, what does the acronym NEET stand for?

Which character did Nicholas Courtney, who died last month, most fanously play in 'Doctor Who'?

In what decade did Col. Gaddaffi take control of Libya?

Which party won the most votes in the Irish general election?

How many Oscars did 'The King's Speech' win?

Which British-born actor won a 'Best Supporting Actor' Oscar?

Picture Round

The pictures were of Oscar winning actors over the years, including Laurence Olivier, and Elizabeth Taylor

Music Round

Back to School - so songs relating to school, including Baggy Trousers and Walk This Way

West End Musicals

A young woman wants to find out which of 3 men is her father

3 friends go on a bus trip to play a gig in a hotel

An escaped convict adopts the daughter of a woman who dies

A rebel 300 years in the future hears old music and lyrics in his head

Twins separated at birth fall in love with the same woman

Six Nations

Who are the current Six Nations title holders?

Name the 3 countries who won their matches over the weekend of 26/27 February?

Which Six Nations country play their home matches at the Millennium Stadium?

Which nation has an anthem which is only used at rugby matches?

In which year did England last win the Six Nations championship?

General knowledge

Which comedian first came to fame in the TV show Mork and Mindy?

What is the capital of Senegal?

Which car manufacturer has a model called the Doblo?

In which area of the armed forces (Army, Navy, Airforce) did Prince Charles NOT serve?

What is Barry McGuigan’s first name an abbreviation of?

Who wrote the Thirty-Nine Steps?

Which attacking force was defeated by the English in 1588?

Which chemical element is also known as 'brimstone'?

What was the name of the first satellite ever launched?

Which British king abdicated the throne in 1936?

Next Quiz - Wednesday 2nd March

2011-02-09T00:12:00.000-08:00

The quiz is on the first Wednesday of the month

Usual Ts and Cs:

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per player, maximum 5 to a team

Prizes that you can drink

The Bread and Roses is in Clapham Manor Street, off Clapham High Street

(Turn off the High Street when you get to the KFC)

View Larger Map

& the winners were...

2011-02-09T00:06:00.000-08:00

Crubeans with 73 points, followed by People's Favourite with 66. Team Braeburn and Bad Manners both got 64 points; Team Braeburn won the tie break question (how many pages in the paperback edition of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) to claim third place.

Well done to the Crubeans - long time players, first time winners! It was Willow's influence from under the table, I expect. ;-)

Quiz questions from Wednesday 2nd February

2011-02-09T00:02:00.000-08:00

Current Affairs

What is the current growth/contraction rate of the UK economy?

Why is actress Samantha Womack quitting Eastenders?

How did locals protest against plans to close against the planned closure of Stony Stratford library?

Which American musician is the new director of creative innovation at Intel?

Which of these people is NOT suing the NOTW over phone hacking – Gazza, Max Clifford, Kelly Hoppen?

For what reason did a tribunal find that Miriam O'Reilly was unfairly removed from her job by the BBC?

Mark Kennedy has recently been in the news, on account of his job. What was it?

Royal Mail's latest set of stamps to go on sale celebrate the creations of which producer / animator?

Known and Unknown', published in February, is the autobiography of which politician?

Under what name does musician Patrick Junior Chukwuem Okogwu perform?

Picture Round

Guess the year - 10 iconic pictures - Bobby Moore winning the world cup, The God Save The Queen cover etc - teams had to guess the year.

Music Round

First singles - first hits from bands and artists like Lady Gaga, Madness and Oasis - teams had to identify the song and the artist.

Celebs with companies

Which British singer is one of the owners of the shop Lucy in Disguise?

What is the main selling point of the foods marketed under Terrence Stamp's name?

Which rapper is behind the clothing range Roca Wear, with Damon Dash?

Which British actress and comedian is part owner of the fashion label Sixteen47?

Which British singer is behind the clothing range Pretty Green?

Geography

Name the only 2 landlocked countries in south America

Which of America's Great Lakes has the largest surface area?

Which country out of Brazil, Kenya, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea does not straddle the Equator?

Name the geographical and geological feature which runs from Lebanon in the north, through East Africa to Mozambique in the south.

Name the feature of the North Sea which separates Norfolk and Lincolnshire

General Knowledge

Which Irish beer is brewed in Cork?

Which sea creature do the Spanish call Pulpo?

Who was the monarch of England in 1666?

In which city is the football team Benfica based?

What is the name of Microsoft's own search engine?

How many World Cup finals have been refereed by an Englishman: 1, 4 or 6?

In which century was Antarctica discovered, and the first landing made?

In which year did Euro coins and banknotes first enter circulation? (one year either side allowed)

Which ocean trench contains the deepest place on earth?

Which is the only station on the Victoria Line that has no interchange with other tube or train lines?

Next Quiz - Wednesday 2nd February

2011-01-10T05:45:00.000-08:00

The quiz is on the first Wednesday of the month

Usual Ts and Cs:

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per player, maximum 5 to a team

The Bread and Roses is in Clapham Manor Street, off Clapham High Street

(Turn off the High Street when you get to the KFC)

View Larger Map

& the winners were...

2011-01-10T05:43:00.000-08:00

Team Paul with 87% (Happy Birthday Paul!), followed by Sheffield Wednesday with 76% and the Crubeans (with Willow) on 75%

Quiz Questions from Wednesday 5th January

2011-01-10T05:42:00.000-08:00

Current Affairs
Which of the Queen's grandchildren became a parent over Christmas?
Which European country has only just introduced a smoking ban?
Who plays the young Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mum) in the new film The King's Speech?
According to recent predictions, how many people currently alive in the UK will live to over 100?
What was the most-watched programme on Christmas Day - Royle Family, The One Ronnie, or Come Fly With Me?
Which newspaper's journalists recorded conversations with Vince Cable at his consituency surgery?
Which Australian state suffered major floods at the end of 2010?
Which African country is holding a referendum on partition on 9th January?
Name the defeated president of Ivory Coast, who is attempting to cling on to power?
At what prison was there a riot on New Year's Day?

Picture Round
The picture round was people in the news in 2010, continung the 'review of 2010' theme

Music Round
The theme was days and times, a bit of a mish mash of songs that eiter mentioned days, e.g. I Don't Like Mondays, or periods of time, e.g. 4 minutes, summertime etc.

Review of 2010
What political event happened for the first time in Manchester on April 15th?
Where did Mickey Rourke, Jackie Chan, David Beckham and Roxy Music all appear together on July 16th?
What were described as 'very small, dirty-looking stones'?
How many medals did Great Britain win at the Winter Olympics?
Name the BBC's longest running sitcom, which finished forever in August
Which newreader infamously mis-pronounced the name of culture secretary Jeremy Hunt?
In 2010, Mary Bale gained notoriety for doing what?
Which superhero combination were Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev likened to in secret cables?
For how many days were the Chilean miners trapped underground? (+/- 5%)
In which month did the Office for National Statistics announce that Britain had exited recession?

General Knowledge
How much Scotch Whiskey was exported last year? £1.1bn, £2.1bn, £3.1bn?
Which band is the guitarist Johnny Greenwood associated with?
In what year did the iPod first go on sale (to nearest
Who or what was the original Public Enemy No. 1 in the 1930s
Which German ciry is further north - Berlin, Frankfurt or Nurenburg?
For which character did Paul O'Grady first become famous?
Which countries make up the five permanent members of the UN security council?
Who wrote the 'Just So Stories' and 'Plain Tales from the Hills'?
From what kind of tree is cork obtained?
What are the names given to the 3 basic segments of an insect's body?

Next Quiz - Wednesday 5th January 2011

2010-12-13T10:02:00.000-08:00

The quiz is on the first Wednesday of the month

Usual Ts and Cs:

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per player, maximum 5 to a team

The Bread and Roses is in Clapham Manor Street, off Clapham High Street

(Turn off the High Street when you get to the KFC)

View Larger Map

& the winners were...

2010-12-13T10:01:00.000-08:00

Craptacular with 72%, followed by Sheffield Wednesday with 68% and Crubeans with 55%

Quiz Questions from Wednesday 1st December

2010-12-13T09:57:00.000-08:00

Current Affairs

What is the date of the Royal Wedding?

What is Prince William’s nickname for Kate?

Which Royal was revealed to have been rude to diplomats, according to Wikiuleaks?

Which four countries make up the acronym PIGS?

How did President Obama come to need 5 stitches on his lip?

Which Tory adviser recently resigned after making 'so-called recession' and 'never had it so good' remarks?

In which European city was the NATO summit held?

Which food tycoon died on 25th November, aged 80?

Name the regulator who are launching a review of energy prices and company profits?

For what reason do men grow moustaches in 'Movember'?

Picture Round

The pictures this month were of fictional doctors - so Dr House, Dr Kildare and so on

Music

The theme was covers - 10 famous songs covered by more obscure artists

Ownership

Which soft drinks company owns Walkers Crisps?

Which Lager company owns Wolf Blass wines?

Which company, normally associated with confectionary company also makes Whiskas?

What is the main business activity of Bill Kenwright, part-owner of Everton?

Which large banking group also owns Nat West?

The ashes

Which of the two teams had the higher world ranking at the start of the current series?

In what decade did England last win an Ashes series in Australia?

Name 2 of the batsmen who made centuries in the first Ashes test of the current series...

Which English bowler was ranked #2 in the world at the start of the current series?

Who out of England and Australia has won more Ashes test matches?

General Knowledge

Which country has the Car plates CH (e.g. like the UK has GB)?

Which animal does cashmere come from?

In what decade was DNA fingerprinting first used in crime detection?

What was the politician Mo Mowlem’s full first name?

Which film from the 1980s featured 3 doctors as the main characters – Dr Venkman, Dr Stantz & Dr Spengler

Which 3 months do UK meteorologists consider to constitute Autumn for technical purposes?

Which American is the most polular author on facebook, in terms of the most fans?

The A23 links which two cities?

Which American writer's autobiography is now being published exactly 100 years after his death?

What is the record time for travelling to every single tube station (+/- 10%)

Next Quiz - Wednesday 1st December

2010-11-08T10:14:00.002-08:00

The quiz is on the first Wednesday of the month

Usual Ts and Cs:

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per player, maximum 5 to a team

The Bread and Roses is in Clapham Manor Street, off Clapham High Street

(Turn off the High Street when you get to the KFC)

View Larger Map

& the winners were...

2010-11-08T10:14:00.001-08:00

Sheffield Wednesday with 83 points, followed by St Reatham Stranglers on 77 poins, and The B Team on 72 points

Quiz Questions from Wednesday 3rd November

2010-11-08T10:09:00.000-08:00

Current affairs

How many Chilean miners were trapped down the mine?

Who won the Booker Prize?

Name both the teams in the current series of the Apprentice?

Whose funeral attracted thousands of mourners to the Isle of Man in October?

Which tube station is currently testing free wifi?

Which clothing company scrapped a new logo and reverted to the old one after widespread criticism?

Liverpool Football Club were recently bought by NESV - but what does NESV stand for?

Which beer is James May now advertising?

In which country did Russell Brand and Katy Perry get married?

Which relative of Tony Blair recently converted to Islam?

Picture Round

Celebs in Fancy Dress - A very opportunistic round, mainly using pics from Jonathan Ross' Halloween parties from the last couple of years.

Music Round

Intros - also pretty lazy - lots of intros from songs, although many did manage to fox people.

Celebrity books - which of these celebrities wrote the following 5 books?

7 Celebs – Lord Alan Sugar, Cheryl Cole, Chris Evans , Danny Dyer, Gok Wan, Judy Dench, Michael Cain

5 Books:

Memoirs of a Fruitcake

The Elephant to Hollywood

Through Thick & Thin

Through My Eyes

What you see is what you get

Years Ending in 0

In what year was John F Kennedy elected as US president?

In 1980, which Star Wars film was the highest grossing US movie?

Who challenged Margaret Thatcher for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 1990?

Who defeated Brazil to claim the 1950 (football) World Cup?

Who out of Buzz Aldrin, Ruth Rendell, Pope John Paul II or Steve McQueen was not born in 1930?

General Knowledge

Which character in Dad’s Army had the catchphrase “Doomed – we’re all Doomed” (surname only)?

Which food item has the marketing slogan ‘a hug in a mug’?

What colour plasters do people involved in food preparation have to wear if they cut themselves?

Which country does the word bungalow originate in?

What is the plural of mongoose?

Who is the only man to have played in 1,000 football league matches?

What newspaper column, blog and book (all sharing the same name) is Ben Goldacre famous for?

What are the only two chemical elements normally liquid at room temperature?

What was originally built for the Great Exhibition of 1851, then moved, and eventually destroyed in a fire in 1936?

On what day of the week do employees most frequently call in sick?

Next Quiz - Wednesday 3rd November

2010-11-01T02:09:00.002-07:00

The quiz is on the first Wednesday of the month

Usual Ts and Cs:

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per player, maximum 5 to a team

The Bread and Roses is in Clapham Manor Street, off Clapham High Street

(Turn off the High Street when you get to the KFC)

View Larger Map

& the winners were...

2010-11-01T02:09:00.001-07:00

Team Braeburn with 82%, followed by Say Something with 78% and Anonymous with 76%

Quiz Questions from Wednesday 6th October

2010-11-01T01:59:00.000-07:00

Current affairs

How long, to the nearest hour, did it take the tickets for Glastonbury 2011 to sell out?

What was the final score in the Ryder Cup?

Which tube line was the least disrupted by Monday’s industrial action?

In which city is the Commonwealth Games taking place?

Which X Factor contestant has been revealed to already have a record contract in the US (first name only)?

In which city is the Tory party conference being held?

Who will play Freddie Mercury in an upcoming film about Queen?

Who won cricket's County Championship in the last hour's play of the 2010 season?

Which BBC drama series reappeared for its 9th series on 20th September 2010?

Which of the following words did Ed Miliband use most in his Labour conference speech: Generation, Country or Government?

Picture Round

The theme was Clapham Residents, past and present, and included Jack Dee, Leslie Ash, and Kingsley Amis

Music Round

The theme was songs or artists with foreign words in them, including Depeche Mode, Scritti Politti, and the song Living La Vida Loca.

British Foods

What Midlands town is associated more than any other with pork pies?

What name is given to a small, round cake filled with currants and made from flaky pastry?

What name is given to a bun made from yeast dough, mixed with eggs, fruit peel, sugar and currants and wrapped into a roll?

Arbroath Smokies are made from which kind of fish?

in which century did Britain's first fish & chip shops open?

Celebrity Perfumes

Match these 5 celebrities - Beyonce, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton, & Sarah Jessica Parker,

To these 5 scents - Can Can, Circus Fantasy, Heat, Glow, & NYC

General Knowledge

In which state is the city of Denver?

Which road connects Tottenham Court Road to Leicester Square?

What does the acronym Quantas stand for?

Which medical procedure did Dr Christian Barnard perform for the first time?

Who is a made up character out of: Captain Birdseye, maker of frozen food, Mr Kellogg, maker of breakfast cereal, and Mr Kipling, maker of baked goods?

Which superhero is the alter-ego of Little Eric (of 29 Acacia Road)?

Which of Canada and Australia has the greater land area?

Which tube line is the busiest, in terms of passenger journeys per year?

Which peninsula forms the southernmost point of England?

Paintings by which deceased criminal were sold at a London auction in August 2010?

Next Quiz - Wednesday 6th October

2010-09-17T15:11:00.000-07:00

The quiz is on the first Wednesday of the month

Usual Ts and Cs:

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per player, maximum 5 to a team

The Bread and Roses is in Clapham Manor Street, off Clapham High Street
(Turn off the High Street when you get to the KFC)

View Larger Map

The quiz is a no iPhone (& no Google Phone) zone. It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& the winners were...

2010-09-17T15:10:00.000-07:00

Sheffield Massive with 77%. Stanley (a team, not a person) came second with 68%

Quiz Questions from Wednesday 8th September

2010-09-17T15:07:00.000-07:00

Current affairs
Who is The Stig?
What is the title of Tony Blair’s book?
How old is Dave Weir, Scotland’s oldest international footballer (to nearest 2 years)
At which ground was the women’s Rugby World Cup final played last weekend?
What is the name of ITV’s new breakfast TV programme?
What religion did Julia Roberts recently convert to?
Who did Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman play in a recent BBC drama?
What landmark number of users did facebook reach on 21st July 2010?
What name is given to the fixing of a single event or statistic within a cricket match (rather than the match itself)?
Which candidate does the Millibands' mother intend to vote for in the Labour leadership election?

Picture Round
The theme of the picture round was Miss World. We showed 10 pictures of Miss World contestants in national dress, and teams had to guess the country

Music Round
The theme was 'back to school', so lots of school-related songs, including Baggy Trousers, and Fight For Your Right

The Premiership Season
Who are the current Premier League champions?
Who recently resigned as Aston Villa manager?
Name 2 of the 3 promoted teams playing in the Premier League this season
Which company is the main sponsor of the Premier League?
Which team play at the Reebok Stadium?

Remakes
Who played the Michael Caine role in the 2000 remake of Get Carter?
...& who played the Michael Caine role in the 2003 remake of the Italian Job?
Which of these films is not a remake - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Magnificent Seven, or Vanilla Sky?
Which film is Russell Brand currently remaking in New York?
In what decade was the first film remake of King Kong made?

General Knowledge
What is the French word for Firemen?
What was the painter Van Dyck’s first name (not Dick)
What is the maximum number of different clubs is a golfer allowed to have with him during a game?
Which country does the anime cartoon style come from?
What was the previous name for the 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland?
How many ml are there in a Magnum of champagne?
Which of the following units is NOT a measure of energy: Watt, Joule, Calorie or kWh (kilowatt-hour)?
In which area of London is the Meantime brewery based?
With which sport is the Leander club associated?
in the Simpsons, which town is the main and bitter rival to Springfield?

Next Quiz - Wednesday 8th September

2010-08-06T10:37:00.000-07:00

Update - for complex reasons the next quiz will be on the 8th, and not the 1st of September

The quiz is (usually) on the first Wednesday of the month

Usual Ts and Cs:

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per player, maximum 5 to a team

The Bread and Roses is in Clapham Manor Street, off Clapham High Street
(Turn off the High Street when you get to the KFC)

Map here

The quiz is a no iPhone (& no Google Phone) zone. It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& the winners were...

2010-08-06T10:36:00.001-07:00

Bad Maners (a team of two) with 73%, followed by Team Braeburn with 72%, 80s Kids with 68%, and The Halfwits with 64%.

Quiz Questions from Wednesday 4th August

2010-08-06T10:31:00.000-07:00

Current Affairs
What was the name of the ball used in the 2010 World Cup?
Which website revealed hundreds of secret documents relating to the war in Afghanistan?
At which course was golf's 2010 open played at?
Name the education secretary?
Which famous building is to have a $13m refit, aiming to reduce its energy use by 40%?
Which of these songs don't Jedward cover on their new album – Jump, Rock DJ, Teenage Kicks?
Which British sports star is known as the Manx Missile?
Name 3 of the items Gazza took to Raoul Moat
Who is the author of the autobiography The Third Man?
What is the name of Cristiano Ronaldo’s baby (firstname, lastname)?

Picture Round
This month the theme was 80s cartoons, so Thundercats, Dangermouse, The Moomins, Button Moon,and more.

Music Round
The theme of the music round was 'Intros' so lots of new and classic intors to songs.

Board Games
How many blank tiles are there in a Scrabble letter set?
Name the four stations represented on a UK Monopoly board
And what is the highest denomination banknote in the UK version of Monopoly?
How man different weapons are there in the game of Cluedo?
What subject is represented by the yellow wedge (or "cheese") in Trivial Pursuit?

The TfL Bike Scheme
Which company is the sponsor of Boris' bike hire scheme?
How much do the bikes weigh? (to nearest 10%)
How much would you pay (excl annual fee) to have a bike for 85 minutes?
& for 23 hours, 35 minutes?
What is the fine if you lose the bike?

General Knowledge
What does Taj Mahal mean?
In electricity what does AC stand for?
In world politics, what does OECD stand for?
Which country does Budvar beer come from (NOT Budweiser)
In the navy what would you mix with beer to make grog?
The recently rediscovered play 'Double Falsehood' has been claimed to be written by who?
Which UK city is denoted by the postcode 'L'?
Which English city is denoted by the dialling code '0115'?
Which road running between Clapham and Battersea shares its name with a Kinks song?
Which character in 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' takes their name from an Islington estate agent?

Next Quiz - Wednesday 4th August

2010-07-20T11:35:00.000-07:00

The quiz is on the first Wednesday of the month

Usual Ts and Cs:

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per player, maximum 5 to a team

The Bread and Roses is in Clapham Manor Street, off Clapham High Street
(Turn off the High Street when you get to the KFC)

Map here

The quiz is a no iPhone (& no Google Phone) zone. It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& the winners were...

2010-07-20T11:33:00.000-07:00

Onward Quizteam Soldiers, with 82%. Quiz on My Face came second with 77%.

Quiz Questions from Wednesday 7th July

2010-07-20T11:31:00.000-07:00

Current affairs
What illness is Cheryl Cole reportedly suffering from?
What happened for the first time in Australian politics last month?
Who directed Larry David’s new film Whatever Works?
Name either of the participants in Wimbledon’s longest tennis match (surname only is ok)
Who is the current Education Secretary?
Two brothers played for 2 different World Cup countries – name the countries
What is the name of the World Cup ball?
How old are the two children in Dulwich whose parents were criticised for allowing them to cycle to school
Name the new Twilight film, previewing last weekend
Why was the winner of Miss Cornwall disqualified – a) she wasn’t a Miss, or b) she wasn’t from Cornwall?

Picture Round
The theme was celebrities with tattoos, so pics of Beckham, Angelina Jolie, Mike Tyson and more

Music Round
In honour of the World Cup we played 10 songs that had been number one at the time of previous World Cups.

Colours
What colour cap does a plastic bottle of semi skimmed milk have in Sainsbury’s?
What flavour is a pack of Blue Extra chewing gum? (precise – not just mint)
What colour is a packet of Walkers cheese and onion?
What colour was The Incredible Hulk originally in the comic books?
The The Muppets, what colour hair does Beeker have?

Wimbledon
In which year did the retractable roof at Wimbledon's Centre Court begin operating?
Roger Federer won 5 consecutive Wimbledon titles from 2003 - 2007. Who won in 2002?
Who was disqualified from Wimbledon in 1995, after striking a ball in a fit of pique and hitting a ball girl?
How many Wimbledon singles titles has Venus Williams won?
The mutliple doubles winning combination of Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde are from which country?

General Knowledge
Which country does the liqueur Benedictine come from?
In which American sport might a player score a triple double?
In which American sport do the Washington Redskins play?
Which kind of fruit is an Egremont Russet?
If fridges and freezers are termed ‘white goods’, what are TVs, DVD players etc termed?
Which famous musician was known as The Lizard King?
What was the last UK no. 1 single that Michael Jackson had (BBC chart)?
Who’s tallest out of Richard Branson, Richard Madeley and Cliff Richard?
Which is the most Easterly station on the Central Line?
Which film features a criminal gang called the Dead Presidents?

Next Quiz - Wednesday 7th July

2010-07-04T02:54:00.000-07:00

The quiz is on the first Wednesday of the month

Usual Ts and Cs:

Kick off at 8pm

£2 per player, maximum 5 to a team

The Bread and Roses is in Clapham Manor Street, off Clapham High Street
(Turn off the High Street when you get to the KFC)

Map here

The quiz is a no iPhone (& no Google Phone) zone. It just spoils it for everyone. If you see someone on another team using their iPhone then take a picture of them with your phone. If we all work together we can beat this.

& the winners were...

2010-07-04T02:52:00.000-07:00

Quiz on my Face, with 68%. Crubeans came second with a very creditable 60%

Quiz Questions from Wednesday 2nd June 2010

2010-07-04T02:49:00.000-07:00

Current Affairs
Which country won Eurovision?
Which popular double act did the Daily Star compare Cameron & Clegg to the day after the coalition agreement – Ant & Dec, Vic & Bob, or Morecambe & Wise?
How many trophies did Liverpool win with Rafa Benitez as manager (not counting runners up trophies)?
How many candidates are standing for election to be Labour leader?
Which band or act is replacing U2 at Glastonbury this year?
Name Ray Alan’s ventriloquist puppet
Which British sportsman is the new ‘face’ of Head and Shoulders?
What did David Cameron call Paul Collingwood?
Who resigned from England's 2018 World Cup bid, after being making bribery accusations?
& who resigned from the Mail on Sunday in protest at their sting?

Picture Round
The picture round featured pictures of English footballers, including Gary Lineker, Jack Charlton, Kevin Keegan and more.

Music Round
The theme of the music round was songs that had been number one in the UK at the time of World Cup finals, so it was a pleasingly diverse set of tunes, including Hips Don't Lie, Love is All Around, You're The One That I Want, and She

The World Cup
The 2010 tournament will be the 20th World Cup - true or false?
Name the two teams contesting the 2010 World Cup's opening match
Which country won the first ever World Cup?
Whose name does the original World Cup trophy bear?
Which match made up the finals of the 1986 and 1990 tournaments?

Designers
Which high street chain does Kate Moss design for?
Which luxury goods company sells the Grace and the Birkin handbags?
Which company was Alexander McQueen head designer for in the late 1990s?
Which British designer created the bags with the slogan ‘I am not a plastic bag’ for Sainsbury’s?
Spell the shoe designer Manolo B*****’s surname.

General Knowledge
Which comedian first came to fame in the TV show Mork and Mindy?
What is the capital of Senegal?
Which car manufacturer has a model called the Doblo?
In which area of the armed forces (Army, Navy, Airforce) did Prince Charles NOT serve?
What is Barry McGuigan’s first name an abbreviation of?
Which British king abdicated the throne in 1936?
Which metal takes its name from the German term meaning 'Devil's Copper'?
Which London station is the UK's busiest, in terms of passenger numbers?
What is the first name of Malcolm McDowell's character in the film 'A Clockwork Orange'?
What form of transport was pioneered by the Montgolfier Brothers?

First Post

2010-07-04T02:47:00.001-07:00

I've decided to move this blog from Wordpress - see all of the old questions and details here:

(I just find Wordpress so hard to use!)