The Saturday quiz
Like a conversation around the table, the Family Quiz follows a thread and everyone can join in. Some questions suit younger quizzers, but really it’s a free-for-all. Don’t all shout at once!
Good question for younger quizzers 1
The rock singer and heavy-metal legend Ozzy Osbourne was born on this day in 1948. With which band did he first achieve international fame? (a) Led Zeppelin
(b) Iron Maiden
(c) Black Sabbath
2
By what name is the mineral iron pyrite often known?
(a) Black diamond
(b) Fool’s gold
(c) Jet
3
What is the name of the late court fool or jester who is remembered with great fondness by
Shakespeare’s Hamlet?
(a) Yorick
(b) Derek
(c) Bob
4
When Bob the Builder calls out
“Can we fix it?”, how do his friends and colleagues respond?
(a) “Probably not”
? (b) “Yes, but it’ll cost you”
(c) “Yes, we can!” 7 5
Which artist won fame and notoriety by painting cans of Campbell’s soup? (a) Andy Warhol
(b) Damien Hirst
(c) Mark Rothko
6
What was the name of Andy Pandy’s rag-doll friend?
(a) Loopy Loo
? (b) Looby Loo
(c) Droopy Lou 7
At the Battle of Waterloo, the French army was defeated by British-led forces and those of which other major European power?
(a) Prussia
(b) Russia
(c) Spain
8
The Russia House is a novel by which British author?
(a) Jeffrey Archer
(b) Ian Fleming
(c) John le Carré
9
Little John was a valuable ally of which celebrated outlaw?
(a) Butch Cassidy
? (b) Robin Hood
(c) Al Capone
10
Ray “Butch” Wilkins was a popular international for England in which sport?
(a) Cricket
(b) Rugby union
(c) Football
11
The trade union Equity represents workers in which area?
(a) Manufacturing industry
(b) Performing arts
(c) Teaching* 12
What was the first name of Bart Simpson’s fourth-grade teacher,
Mrs Krabappel?
(a) Edna
? (b) Enid
(c) Elsie
13
Enid Blyton’s character Noddy has a great friend called Big-Ears.
What kind of creature is he?
(a) Brownie
? (b) Elf
(c) Elephant
14
The elephant bird is thought to have been the largest bird that ever lived, and has been extinct for about 1,000 years. Where did it live?
(a) Australia
(b) Chile
(c) Madagascar
15
These are all capital cities. Which one is the capital of Madagascar?
(a) Astana
(b) Antananarivo
(c) Naypyidaw
ANDREW BAKER
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