Quiz night

Round 1: Rivers

2 points per correct answer

1. The source of the River Thames is in which county?
2. Which island is surrounded by the East, Harlem and Hudson rivers?
3. The Three Gorges Dam spans which river?
4. On which north-east river does the town of Stockton stand?
5. The West Sussex town of Lancing stands on which river?
6. Which is the longest river in Europe?
7. And which is the second-longest European river?
8. On which river are Africa’s Victoria Falls?
9. On which river did Chesley Sullenberger famously land a plane in 2009?
10. In which district of West Sussex, named after its river, is Littlehampton?

Round 2: Months

1 point per correct answer

1. Which two summer months are named after Roman emperors?
2. What term is used to describe a year with 29 days in February?
3. Who played Edina’s mother in Absolutely Fabulous?
4. Which “mad” animal is associated with the month of March?
5. Who recorded the 1971 song Maggie May?
6. March is named after which Roman god?
7. Which month represents a consonant in the radio phonetic alphabet?
8. Which month did Earth, Wind & Fire sing about in 1978?
9. What was Red October in the title of the 1990 film?
10. In which year did Theresa May become UK Prime Minister?

Round 3: Guess the logos

1 point per correct answer. No jokers allowed.

Round 4: Time

2 points per correct answer

1. What is the name of the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament?
2. Which luxury watchmaker was founded in London in 1905?
3. Is Uruguay ahead of or behind Greenwich Mean Time?
4. Which book by George Orwell opens with a clock striking thirteen?
5. In Doctor Who, what do the initials TARDIS stand for?
6. What is the name of the underground-dwelling creatures in the 1895 novel The Time Machine?
7. In which year did the Beautiful South top the charts with A Little Time?
8. Which country has three time zones, eight to ten hours ahead of GMT?
9. Before alarm clocks, which profession was responsible for waking people up in the morning?
10. In which cathedral is the large bell called “Great Tom”?

Round 5: Money

1 point per correct answer

1. In which year was the first polymer banknote issued by the Bank of England?
2. In which year did the UK introduce decimalisation?
3. Which three initials describe a bank’s “hole in the wall”?
4. A “grand” refers to how much money?
5. In which year was the £1 coin introduced?
6. What name is given to rising prices and a fall in the value of money?
7. Which pre-decimal coin was commonly known as a tanner?
8. Which decimal coin was last produced in 1984?
9. Who became Chancellor of the Exchequer in July 2016?
10. What do the letters ISA stand for in a UK financial context?