Quiz Questions Required

FatCat

FatCat

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I got picked to run a quiz at work this Friday - I only need about thirty questions - does anyone have any tricky or interesting questions that I could use?
 
FatCat said:
I got picked to run a quiz at work this Friday - I only need about thirty questions - does anyone have any tricky or interesting questions that I could use?
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1. Francis Crick and James Watson made which medical discovery in 1953?

2. What is the name of the main antagonist in the Shakespeare play Othello?

3. What is the currency of Denmark?

4. Who was the head of state in Japan during the second world war?

5. Which legendary surrealist artist is famous for painting melting clocks?

6. What does the Latin 'Tempus' mean in English?

7. Gary and Martin Kemp were in what band?

8. Which European city hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics?

9. What is the name of Mackenzie Crook’s character in sitcom The Office?

10. Which US state was Donald Trump born in?
 
HIGNFY-style odd one out round if you can find the pictures - Joe Strummer, John Peel, Chris Rea and Captain Sensible. One point for each they can identify (if you have the pictures), two points for identifying the odd one out, and two points for explaining why.
 
I like some questions along the lines of

Which is the tallest, the Blackpool Tower, Nelson's Column or the Statue of Liberty? Always good for messing with your head (Ans = Blackpool Tower)
 
You could ask the old chestnut about naming the racecourses that don't have any of the letters R, A, C and E in them. Someone always answers Redcar.
 
for a football question go for who are the only team to ever be knocked out of the FA cup twice in the same year?
 
Film:

What is the name of the school attended by Danny and Sandy in Grease?

What are the first names of the characters played by John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction? (Bonus point for their surnames)
 
Capybara said:
HIGNFY-style odd one out round if you can find the pictures - Joe Strummer, John Peel, Chris Rea and Captain Sensible. One point for each they can identify (if you have the pictures), two points for identifying the odd one out, and two points for explaining why.
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is this to do with their names? , Ill say Chris Rea, uses his own given name, there may be more to do with why the others are called what they are?
 
boynogg said:
is this to do with their names? , Ill say Chris Rea, uses his own given name, there may be more to do with why the others are called what they are?
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That's a good answer. In fact Chris Rea is the correct answer but the reason I want is more specific and more HIGNFY than that. Specifically, Peel, Strummer and Sensible had railway engines named after them (all Class 47s) whereas Chris Rea named one of his albums after a class of railway engine (Deltics).
 
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