Quiz 16

Food and Drink Quiz

Quiz 16 – Round 2 – Food And Drink

The following lists of ingredients will make well-known sauces or dips. Can you work out what the ingredients will make?


1. Chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, tahini, olive oil, paprika and cumin.


2. Basil, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper.


3. Avocado, onion, tomatoes, chillies, coriander, lime juice and salt.


4. White vinegar, brown sugar, tomato paste, water, oil, cornflour and soy sauce.

Sweet and sour sauce

5. Cod roe, lemon juice, oil, garlic and parsley.


6. Cucumber, olive oil, yogurt, garlic, dill, lemon juice and salt.


7. Mayonnaise, ketchup, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce.

Marie Rose sauce

8. Tomatoes, onion, garlic, white wine vinegar, lime juice, coriander, salt and pepper.


9. Butter, flour, milk, salt and pepper

White sauce

10. Egg yolks, English mustard, white wine vinegar, oil, salt and pepper.






Quiz 16 – Round 3 – Entertainment

Can you identify the original film in the series, by the title or subtitle of the sequel? For an example of a subtitled film, ‘Dead Man’s Chest’ is the subtitle of the 2nd film in the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ series, the full title being ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’. Some films just have a totally different title for the 2nd film.

Remember that the answer is always the first film in the series.

1. Pig In The City


2. Lost In New York

Home Alone

3. The Cradle Of Life

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

4. New Moon


5. The Lost World

Jurassic Park

6. A Shot In The Dark

The Pink Panther

7. Herbie Rides Again

The Love Bug

8. Cruise Control


9. The Meltdown

Ice Age

10. The New Batch






History Quiz

Quiz 16 – Round 4 – History

1. In Greek mythology, who was the brother of both Zeus and Poseidon and was God of the Underworld?


2. What was the name of the 1969 space flight that first landed man on the moon?

Apollo 11

3. Who was the first woman in space?

Valentina Tereshkova (1963, from the then Soviet Union)

4. What is considered to have been the native language of Jesus?


5. Who was British Prime Minister when World War One started?

Herbert Henry Asquith

6. The Indian city of Mumbai was renamed in 1995; what was it previously called?


7. What was first issued on 1st May 1840 and cost one penny.

The penny black/ first postage stamp

8. Who killed John Lennon on 8th December 1980?

Mark David Chapman

9. Which British king reigned from 27th March 1625 until 13th January 1649, shortly before he was tried and executed for high treason after defeat in the Second Civil War?

Charles I

10. What were the names of the three legitimate children of Henry VIII?

Elizabeth, Mary and Edward






Science and Nature

Quiz 16 – Round 5 – Science and Nature

1. How many moons does the planet of Mars have?


2. Se is the chemical symbol for which element?


3. What did Walter Hunt invent on July 29th 1796?

Safety pin

4. Where in the human body might you find the pineal gland?

In the brain

5. Micropsia is a condition whereby visual perception is distorted and close objects appear to be far away. It can also be called _________ syndrome, named after which children’s book?

Alice In Wonderland (Alice In Wonderland Syndrome)

6. In computing terminology, what does ISDN stand for?

Integrated Services Digital Network

7. What does AM stand for in AM radio?

Amplitude Modulation

8. Conchology is the study of what?


9. The BCG vaccine (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) provides protection against which disease?


10. The Beaufort scale ranges from 0 (calm) to which number indicating a hurricane?







Quiz 16 – Round 6 – The World

1. Cristo Redentor is the native name of a statue in which city?

Rio de Janeiro (Christ The Redeemer)

2. In terms of land mass, which is the smallest country that was formed out the former Soviet Union?


3. Which is the largest island in the Pacific Ocean?

New Guinea

4. How many gold stars are there on the flag of the European Union?


5. Antananarivo is the capital city of which country?


6. Which famous London building would you find on Kensington Gore?

The Royal Albert Hall

7. Which desert covers parts of northern China and southern Mongolia?

The Gobi desert

8. Which area of Paris is home to the Sacré Cœur and the Moulin Rouge?


9. Douglas, Castletown and Ramsey are major towns of which island?

The Isle of Man

10. What is the name of the island in Table Bay, off the coast of South Africa, which has housed prisoners such as Nelson Mandela and Govan Mbeki?

Robben Island





Pub Quiz Questions

Quiz 16 – Round 7 – General Knowledge

1. In text speak, what does LMAO stand for?

Laughing my ass off

2. Correctly spell the cocktail daiquiri.


3. What is the word used for the metal bars which cross a guitar’s neck, aiding finger placement?


4. To whom is the phrase ‘I think therefore I am’ attributed? (Latin: Cogito ergo sum)

René Descartes

5. ‘Be’ is the chemical symbol for which element?


6. Who was monarch of England for only 9 days, from 10th to 19th July 1553?

Lady Jane Grey

7. Charles Perrault was a famous French writer who laid the foundations for which literary genre?

The Fairy Tale

8. What links Lewis G. Wilson, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and Adam West?

They have all played Batman

9. Which BBC television series is both written by and stars Brendan O’Carroll?

Mrs Brown’s Boys

 10. Which band were the first to ever appear on Top Of The Pops, in 1964?

The Rolling Stones