Conversation Champions - Quiz No 4

A big thank you to our friends the Barber’s who came up with this little number. It’s really interesting getting different people to do the quiz each week as you get a really eclectic range of questions (Did you see the sailing ones in Quiz 2?!). This week there’s a little bit more Sport than we’ve seen so far and who knew there were so many famous Jason’s? Can you name them all? ENJOY!

1. If you flew East from New York which would be the first country you reach?

2. What does DVD stand for?

3. What would have been the Capital of the UK if Hitler's plan had been successful?

4. What bone are babies born without?

5. How many lines are there on the London Underground?

6. Name Henry VIIIs last wife

7. What does IPA stand for

8. What are the 5 boroughs of New York City?

9. What ingredients make up a Negroni?

10. Which presenter took over the latest series of Love Island?

11. Which Emily Bronte novel inspired a Kate Bush Song?

12. The Tates is a network of four museums - 2 are in London, where are the other 2 in the UK?

13. Which famous British musician played a wizard singer in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?

14. Which band had a huge 2002 global hit record with a ‘Rush of Blood to the head’?

15. What was David Bowie's real surname?

16. Which fruity hat did Prince wear?

17. Which 1938 Gothic novel concerns a young woman who marries a man to find his household is haunted by his previous wife?

18. Name the trilogy by Philip Pullman

19. Music round (play intro)

20. Music round (play intro)

21. Music round (play intro)

22. Music round (play intro)

23. Who is the governor of the bank of England and for a bonus point who was his predecessor?

24. Which 2 US banks went under in 2008?

25. Which UK energy company in May 2020 cut their dividends for the first time since WWII

26. What does AIM stand for - the sub market of the London Stock Exchange?

27. Which high street retailer run by Philip Green went into administration in 2016

28. Which England footballer got sent off in the 1998 World Cup game against Argentina

29. Who won the 2018 Football World Cup?

30. Who won the 2019 Cricket World Cup and who was the runner up?

31. How many players are there in an Ice hockey team?

32. Which team won the 2019 Super Bowl?

33. What year did Ayrton Senna die?

1. Picture round 1 - name the Jasons

Picture round 2 - who are the artists who painted these pictures?

Answers:

1. Portugal 2. Digital Video Disk (or Digital Versatile Disk) 3. Oxford 4. Kneecap/Patella 5. 11 6. Catherine Parr 7. Indian Pale Ale 8. Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, The Bronx, Manhattan 9. Gin, Campari, Vermouth 10. Laura Whitmore 11. Wuthering Heights 12. St Ives and Liverpool 13. Jarvis Cocker 14. Coldplay 15. Evans 16. Raspberry Beret 17. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 18. His Dark Materials

Picture Round 19. Lullaby by the Cure 20. Mr Brightside by The Killers 21. Come as you are by Nirvana 22. With or Without you by U2 23 Andrew Bailey, predecessor Mark Carney 24. Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns 25. Shell  26. Alternative Investment Market 27. British Home Stores/BHS 28. David Beckham 29. France 30. England won, NZ runner up 31. 6 32. Kansas City Chiefs 33. 1994

Picture round 1

1. Jason Bateman 2. Jason Isaacs 3. Jason Biggs 4. Jason Derulo 5. Jason Segel 6. Jason Donovan 7. Jason Orange 8. Jason Priestley 9. Jason Leonard 10. Jason Momoa 11. Jason Statham

Picture round 2

1. Picasso 2. Gustav Klimt 3. Van Gogh 4. Rembrandt 5. Edward Hopper 6. Hokusai 7. Rembrandt

Conversation Champions - Quiz no 3

Week 7 of lockdown and we’re really pleased to see the pressure on the NHS is easing. It’s still vital to stay safe and stay home though so we’ll keep on publishing content as long as it’s needed. Here is Week 3 of our Quiz questions courtesy of our lovely friends, the Snows, Mrs Snow is actually one of our NHS Heroes so a HUGE thank you to her and everyone at the NHS for their dedication during these times.

Stay home, stay safe and keep talking.

Please do share any other quiz questions with us so we can share them with everyone.

Leading Women Round

What was the profession of:

1. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

2. Ellen Terry

3. Zaha Hadid

4. Amal Clooney

5. Mary Seacole

6. Iris Murdoch

7. Kittie Fisher

8. Billy Jean King

9. Isadora Duncan

10. Marie Curie

Picture Round

What do each of the following images represent?

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Popular Culture

21. What cover version from BBC RAdio 1 Live Lounge was released on 23 April 2020 to raise money for the NHS

22. 1959 Structure designed by John Sherlock and enjoyed at Children's Parties

23. What song was released in 1971, covered in 2005 by a popular comedian and then recreated by NHS workers in 2020?

24. Where is the Love Island villa?

25. Who does Jo Exotic from Tiger King want dead?

26. Which actresses play the leading ladies in Villanelle?

27. Which Everton footballer was fined 2 weeks wages for hosting a party at his home during lockdown?

28. Who was the biggest revenue generating YouTube star/channel  in 2019?

29. Name the political activist with ASD who came to fame last year at the age of 16.

30. Which artist is singing the theme song to the Bond Film ‘No Time to Die’?

Geography Round

31. Name three North Sea rivers beginning with the letter ‘T’

32. Name the state capital of California

33. What is a ‘rias’

34. What 3 countries is Borneo divided into

35. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean?

36. Name the capital of Kenya

37. Name two EU countries which start and end with the same one letter

38. Which sea is Aberdeen on?

39. What state is Perth in?

40. What is a Scirocco?

Abbreviation Round

What do these abbreviations mean?

41. NASA

42. PPE

43. COBRA

44. LBW

45. BOAC

46. USSR

47. IOC

48. DNR

49. OPEC

50. DEFRA

51. AWOL

52. CBT

53. SENCO

Answers:

1. Doctor & Suffragette 2. Actress 3. Architect 4. Barrister and Humans Rights activist 5. Jamaican English Business woman and nurse 6. Author, Journalist 7. Courtesan 8. Tennis player 9. Performance Artist/Dancer 10. Physician, Scientist, ‘The Radium Woman’ 11. First Aid. 12. Forgive and forget 14. Ice Cube 14. Apple Pie 15. Tricycle 16. Arm in arm 17. Pie in the Sky 18. Equal Rights 19. Dolly Mixture 20. Half Baked 20b. Missing U 21. Foo Fighters - Times like these 22. Bouncy Castle 23. Peter Kay - Show me the way to Amarillo 24. Cape Town 25. Carol Baskin 26. Jodie Comer & Sandra Oh 27. Moise Kean 28. Ryans World 29. Greta Thunberg 30. Billie Eillish 31. Tay, Tweed, Tyne, Tees, Thames 32. Sacramento 33. A valley partly filled with water 34.Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia 35. Sicily 36. Nairobi 37. Austria and Albania 38. The North Sea 39. Western Australia 40. A hot wind 41. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 42. Personal Protection Equipment 43. Cabinet Office Briefing Room A 44. Leg Before Wicket 45. British Overseas Airways Corporation 46. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 47. International Olympic Committee 48. Do Not (actually) Resuscitate 49. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries 50. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 51. Absent WithOut Leave 52 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy 53. Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator

Coffee & Conversation - Quiz Week 2

How did everyone’s coffee and conversation go last week? Here is the quiz for week 2, if you have any you’d like to share with us please do send them to betogetherequal@gmail.com and we will publish them here so everyone can join in. Let’s connect communities across the country, one quiz at a time!

1. Which vitamin is the only one not found in an egg?

2. What is the chemical formula for table salt?

3. What is the name of the gas that makes bread rise?

4. What is bottled a lot in Vichy?

5. What is a banana called in Malaysia?

6. From which cactus is Tequila made?

7. What is the name of the pan someone makes Paella in?

8. Picture round

9. Movie quote: What 1995 Movie starring Mel Gibson had the quote ‘Every man dies, but not every man lives’.?

10. Which 2012 Movie starring Stanley Tucci had the quote ‘Hope is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot is dangerous. A spark is fine, so long as it is contained.’?

11. 1988 Movie starring John Cleese ‘To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people.’?

12. 1998 Movie starring Robin Williams ‘Carpe Diem. Seize the day boys.’?

13. 2008 Movie starring Christian Bale ‘I believe whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stranger.’?

14. Music round (play intro to Thriller by Michael Jackson)

15. Music round  (play intro to ‘Don’t stop me now’ by Queen)

16. What are the colours of an archery target?

17. What is the sign language used by bookies called?

18. How many players are there in a netball team?

19. In which British Newspaper did the first crossword appear?

20. In Bingo what two numbers represent two fat ladies?

21. What colour and hand are Port and Starboard on a boat

22. Which part of a sailing boat are these? Transom, Skeg, Pushpit

23. In diving what is a valsalva manoeuvre?

24. If you go down to 40m how much pressure are you under? Sea level is 1 bar.

25. Picture round

26. What movie starring Reece Witherspoon and Vince Vaughan is about a couple struggling to get around all four of their parents for Christmas?

27. What American actress starred as Tokyo Underworld Boss Tak O’Ren Ishii in Kill Bill?

28. Which American actor starred alongside Kim Basinger in 9.5 weeks?

29. Who played the genie in the 2019 Movie directed by Guy Richie ?

30. Music round (play intro to Give me all your lovin’ by ZZ Top)

31. Music round (play intro to Firestarter by Prodigy)

32. Which plant takes it’s name from the Italian for Beautiful Woman?

33. Laburnum Seeds, Mistletoe Berries and Yew have what in common?

34. What is the sacred flower of the Buddhist religion?

35. Kumquat is a small Japanese variety of what kind of fruit?

36. What are trees that shed their leaves every year called?

37. Music round (play intro to Going Loco down in Acapulco by Billy Ocean)

38. Music round (play intro to Everybody needs somebody by Blues Brothers)

39. In what part of the body is a humans longest bone?

40. Ketosis is the result of the lack of what in your diet?

41. What is the most common element in the human body?

42. In which country was the first ambulance used?

43. Picture round

44.  ‘Wishful Drinking’ is the autobiography of which actress?

45. In ‘The Life of Pi’ what name is given to the Bengal Tiger? 

46. In ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’ what is the surname of the kids Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan?

47. Music round (play intro to I Feel Good by James Brown)

48. Music round (play intro to Brown Sugar by Rolling Stones)

Picture round:

Name the famous person from their baby photo

Answers:

1: Vitamin C 2.Nitrate Chloride 3. Carbon Dioxide 4. Water 5. Pisang 6. Agave 7. Paella (it’s named after the pan it’s made in!) 8. Picture Round 9. Braveheart 10. The Hunger Games 11. A Fish called Wanda 12. Dead Poets Society 13. Batman: The Dark Knight 14. Thriller, Michael Jackson 15. Don’t stop me now, Queen 16. Black, Yellow, Red, Blue, White 17. Tic Tac 18. 7 19. The Sunday Express 20. 88 21. Port - left/red, Starboard - right/green 22. The Stern 23. Clearing your nose by blowing 24. 5 bar 25. Picture Round 26. Four Christmases 27. Lucy Liu 28. Mickey Rourke 29. Will Smith 30. Give me all your lovin’ by ZZ Top 31. Firestarter by Prodigy 32. Bella Donna 33. They’re all poisonous 34. Lotus Flower 35. Orange/Citrus 36. Deciduous 37. Going Loco down in Acapulco by Billy Ocean 38. Everybody needs somebody by Blues Brothers 39. Thigh 40. Carbohydrates 41. Oxygen 42. France 43. Picture round 44. Carrie Fisher 45. Richard Parker 46. Pevensie 47.  I Feel Good by James Brown 48. Brown Sugar by Rolling Stones

Picture round:

8: Churchill, Kim Jung Un, Sir Patrick Moore, Boris Johnson

25: Russia, Australia, Japan

43. Norway, Greece, Bulgaria, Germany