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Dave's Quiz Page

As a warm up for the quiz night at the club, why not test the grey matter with another twenty questions set by quiz master Dave Gamble.

There are no prizes but e-mail your answers to Dave and we will publish the best and the worst scores on this page.

  1. What is the more common name for the North American ground squirrel that has alternate light and dark stripes running down the body?
  2. Which word can be a musical instrument, a tall narrow wine glass and an organ stop?
  3. In 1989 who became the first Englishman to win the US Masters?
  4. In which country was the body builder Charles Atlas born?
  5. In what European country would you find the city of Condom?
  6. Which team won the first ever FA cup final to be held at Wembley stadium?
  7. Who was the first U.S. President to be impeached?
  8. Washington DC stands on which river?
  9. Who was the chief navigator on the USS Enterprise in the original series of Star Trek?
  10. What TV family lives on Evergreen Terrace?
  11. Is varicella the correct name for measles, shingles or chickenpox?
  12. Which carnivorous mammal about 2 feet long and with brown and black fur and white head markings, is rare in England but quite common in parts of Wales and Scotland?
  13. Which well-known drink is also the Maori word for Good Health?
  14. How were Janet, Pam, Barbara, Jack, Peter, George and Colin collectively known?
  15. How many band members were there in The Village People?
  16. In what year did the £1 note cease to be legal tender in England?
  17. In which film would you hear the immortal words 'Mother's not quite herself today!'?
  18. What is the world's largest secret society?
  19. What is a young hippo called?
  20. Which English peninsula is formed by the estuaries of the Mersey and the Dee?

Now e-mail your answers to Dave and get your name on this page.

The answers will published on the date of the next quiz.

Last Months quiz and the answers

  1. With what is the liqueur Ameretto flavoured? Almonds
  2. In the army what collective name is given to large guns? Artillery
  3. Which horseracing venue would you find at Sunbury-on-Thames? Kempton Park
  4. Who will be England's first opponents in the Rugby World Cup? USA
  5. How many downs do the teams have to travel 10 yards in American Football? Four
  6. How many circuits of an Olympic velodrome must a cyclist cover to complete 1000 meters? Three
  7. What was the name of the baby in the film Three Men And A Baby? Mary
  8. Lake Garda is the largest lake in which country? Italy
  9. Which Motorway links South Wales to London? M4
  10. Of which US State is Augusta the capital? Maine
  11. Four countries in Europe keep Greenwich Mean Time, the UK and Iceland are two, name the other two? Portugal & Ireland
  12. Who is the highest paid British TV personality? Simon Cowell
  13. Who was the first D.J. to be heard on Radio 1, back in 1967? Tony Blackburn
  14. Which long-running Alastair Cooke radio show had the same title as a hit song for the Proclaimers? Letter From America
  15. Which pop group introduced Ch 5 to our screens ten years ago? The Spice Girls
  16. In which hotel did chambermaid Polly Sherman work? Fawlty Towers
  17. Which town links Gracie Fields and Lisa Stansfield? Rochdale
  18. The debit card Switch changed its name to what? Maestro
  19. Who served as U.K. Shadow Home Secretary from 1992-1994? Tony Blair
  20. In which 2005 film do 4 escaped zoo animals find themselves in the wild? Madagascar



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