The NHS Credit Union Quiz 4 - Answers

The NHS Credit Union
  Quiz 4 - Answers

Round 1

1.       What type of wine is ‘Sekt’?
         German Sparkling White Wine

2.   What is the most consumed manufactured drink
     in the world?
                       Tea

3.   What type of food is Pumpernickel?

                 Bread

4.   If you saw ‘chou-fleur’ on a French menu
     which vegetable would the dish include?
             Cauliflower

5. What is the most expensive spice in the world
by weight?
                Saffron

6. Which type of pastry is traditionally used in a
   Cornish Pasty?
                   Short Crust

7. What is the British name for a zucchini?
                  A Courgette

8. Which drink is sometimes referred to as ‘Adam’s
   Ale’?
                     Water

9.   How many standard 750ml bottles of wine
     would fit into a Methuselah?
                       8

10.   What does IPA stand for?
         Indian Pale Ale

Round 2
1. What is the capital of Brazil?
               Brasilia

2.   What is the capital of India?
             New Delhi

3. What is the capital of Croatia?
                 Zagreb

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        4.    What is the capital of the Bahamas?
                          Nassau

5. What is the capital of Switzerland
               Berne

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        6.              What is the capital of Canada?
                                  Ottawa

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          7.             What is the capital of Iceland?
                                     Reykjavik

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           8.    What is the capital of Chile?
                          Santiago

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           9.                 What is the capital of Bulgaria?
                                          Sofia

10.       What is the capital of Burkina Faso?
      City Ouagadougou/West Africa

Round 3
1. Which bar did Sam Malone run?
                  Cheers

2.   What is the name of the pub in
          Coronation Street?
              Rovers Return

3. What is the name of the Bar run by “That
Bawbag” and features two elderly Glaswegians ?
                  The Clansnman

4. In Star Trek Next Generation, Whoopi Goldberg
   was the mysterious Guynan running a bar
   called…?
                 Ten Forward

5.   The Nags Head was the pub in which classic
     British comedy series?
               Only Fools and Horses

6. In what comedy did The Café René Feature?
                 Allo ! Allo!

7.   In what Satirical Cartoon Series did
     Moe’s Tavern feature?
                    The Simpsons

8.   What was the Spanish Resort Comedy that
     feature Neptune’s Bar?
                  Benidorm

9. In what series of Films did the Leaky
Cauldron feature?
       The Harry Potter series

10. Angie and Den were the first Landlords
               The Queen Vic

Round 4
1. What is the national sport in Japan?
                    Sumo

2.   In which country were the first Olympic
     Games held?
                      Greece

3.   How long is an Olympic swimming
     pool?
                       50 Metres

4. At what number does one begin when
     playing Darts?
                    501

5. Which ball is worth the most points in
   traditional snooker?
                  Black Ball

6. In which sport can you win the Davis Cup?
                    Tennis

7.   What should you do in swordplay when
     you break your sabre?
                 Replace it !

8.   How many players are on each side of
     the net in beach volleyball?
                       2

9.   In Rugby Union how many players start
     the game for each team?
                      15

10. How many times has Michael Schumacher
    been a Formula 1 Champion?
                      7

Round 5
1.   In which city do Ross and Rachel get
     married in Friends?
              Las Vegas (end of season 5)

2. Which comedian and actor plays Alan Partridge?
                 Steve Coogan

3. Bungle was a brown furry bear, Zippy was
loud and domineering, but what was the name
of the shy pink hippo?
             George ( From Rainbow)

4. Name Casualty’s longest-serving character.
             Charlie Fairhead

5. In BBC drama Killing Eve, what name does
    Jodie Comer's serial killer go by?
                        Villanelle

6. What 70s show is set in a hotel in
   Torquay?
             Fawlty Towers

7. Name the four Teletubbies
       (a point for each)
   Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa, Po

8.   Meghan Markle is an actress best known for
     appearing in which show?
                      Suits

9. What was the real-life relationship between two
   of the people who played the Doctor in Doctor
   Who? (a point for each actor, another point for
   the relationship)
David Tennant and Peter Davison, Peter
Davison is David Tennant's father-in-law

10. Which BBC news reader now moderates
Question Time?
                Fiona Bruce

Round 6
1. What animal is associated with the
   beginning of an MGM film?
                   Lion

2. What can be a slight movement or a container
for arrows?
                  A Quiver

3. Into which sea does the River Nile flow?
           The Mediterranean Sea

4. Which sign of the Zodiac is represented by
   the Scales?
                     Libra

5. Who is reported to have played his fiddle
   while Rome burned?
                       Nero

6. What is the name of the German airline?
                 Lufthansa

7. How long is the Great Wall of China?
            b) 4,000 miles

8. How many stars has the American flag got?
                     50

9. From which country does pitta bread
   originate?
                  Greece

10. What is the most famous Mexican beer?
                    Corona (!)