1. PTA Quiz 2010

2. Round 1 Entertainment

3. • 1. What are the full names of the judges on
Strictly Come Dancing? (1 point for each)
• Total qn points = 4

4. • 2. Name 4 REAL animals that have had
their own TV series. (1 point for each)
• Total qn points = 4

5. • 3. Who is married to the grand-daughter of
Roald Dahl?
• Total qn points = 1

6. • 4. Which birthday has Cliff Richard just
celebrated and for a bonus point, what is
his real name? (1 point for each)
• Total qn points = 2

7. • 5. Talking of names, please give the more
famous names of these 5 stars (1 point for each
FULL name)
• A. Stuart Goddard
• B. Marvin/ Michael Lee Aday
• C. Paul Hewson
• D. Reginald Dwight
• E. Graham McPherson
• Total qn points = 5

8. • 6. ‘I’m a celebrity, get me out of here!’ has
just started on ITV but who was the winner
of the show last year and who were the
runners up? (1 point for each full name)
• A. Winner =
• B. Runners up =
• Total qn points = 3

9. • 7. Which music legend was ‘the’ headline
artist at Glastonbury this year and in
particular sang a ‘special song’ to mark
Glastonbury’s 40th
anniversary? (1 point for
the full name)
• Total qn points = 1

10. • 8. What was the name of the pop song for
the World Cup in South Africa this year?
• Total qn points = 1

11. • 9. What are the character names (first
name only) of all the children in the hit TV
show ‘Outnumbered’? (1 point for each)
• Total qn points = 3

12. • 10. How many number 1 hit singles have
The Beatles had in the UK?
• Total qn points = 1

13. • 11. What rank was Gene Hunt in the TV
series ‘Ashes to Ashes’?
• Total qn points = 1

14. • 12. In Top Gear, what make & model of
car have been used in the ‘Star in a
Reasonably Priced Car’ lap? (choice of 3,
1 needed)
• Total qn points = 2 (1 pt for make &
model)

15. • 13. Who won Celebrity Masterchef this
year (2010)? (1 point for full name)
• Total qn points = 1

16. • 14. Which 2 people are the regulars on the
TV show QI? (1 point for each person’s full
name)
• Total qn points = 2

17. • 15. Which writer has 3 novels in the top
ten fiction paperback chart at the moment
and for a bonus point, name any of these
3 novels (1 pt for full name of writer and 1
bonus point for full name of novel)
• Total qn points = 2

18. Round 2 Sport

19. • 1. How many medals did team GB win in
the winter olympics this year?
• Total qn points = 1

20. • 2. In the Winter Olympics, which country
won the men’s ice hockey gold medal?
• Total qn points = 1

21. • 3. Who won the ladies singles title at
Wimbledon this year? (full name needed)
• Total qn points = 1

22. • 4. At Wimbledon this year, who knocked
Andy Murray out of the Men’s Singles?
(full name needed)
Total qn points = 1

23. • 5. In which country was the first Grand
Prix of the 2010 season?
• Total qn points = 1

24. • 6. How many goals did England score at
the World Cup in South Africa?
• Total qn points = 1

25. • 7. Who was the coach of the Ivory Coast
football team in the South Africa World
Cup? (full name needed)
• Total qn points = 1

26. • 8. Which horse won the Grand National in
2010?
• Total qn points = 1

27. • 9. In which sport were the San Francisco
Giants the World Champions in 2010?
• Total qn points = 1

28. • 10. Who was recently named the new
world number one in the PGA rankings?
(golf, full name needed)
• Total qn points = 1

29. • 11. Which 2 football teams took part in the
Champions League Final this year?
(2 team names needed, be specific)
Total qn points = 2

30. • 12. Which football player was the Premier
League top scorer in the 2009-2010
season? (full name needed)
• Total qn points = 1

31. • 13. In which city did the Tour de France
start this year?
• Total qn points = 1

32. • 14. In rugby, who won the six nations this
year?
• Total qn points= 1

33. • 15. In snooker, which player won the
World Snooker Championship this year?
(full name needed)
• Total qn points = 1

34. Round 3 News

35. • 1 & 2. In a recent mining disaster, how
many miners were trapped down the mine
and how many days were they down there
for?
• Total qn points = 2

36. • 3. In what year was the last hung
parliament in England? (exact year
needed)
• Total qn points = 1

37. • 4 & 5. Whilst out on the campaign trail
this year, Gordon Brown met a feisty lady
whom he later secretly made a comment
about (which was recorded!). What is her
name and what name did he call her!
• Total qn points = 2

38. • 6 & 7. In April, an oil platform exploded in
the Gulf of Mexico. What company owned
it and what was the platform’s name?
• Total qn points = 2

39. • 8, 9 & 10. Births, marriages and deaths
• a. what is the name of the Prime Minister's new
daughter? (first name only!)
• b. which famous daughter was married in August
in New York this year? (full maiden name)
• c. Feb 2010 saw the death of which famous
British fashion designer? (full name)
• Total qn points = 3

40. • 11. 2 words have been declared as the top
2 words of 2010. ‘Spillcam’ was coined
with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the other top word?
• Total qn points = 1

41. • 12 & 13. Where in the Caribbean did an
earthquake strike in Jan 2010 and what
did it measure on the Richter Scale? (to
the nearest whole number)
• Total qn points = 2

42. • 14 & 15. Where have the back catalogue
of Beatles songs recently been released
and who is this owned by?
• Total qn points = 2

43. RAFFLE TIME and TABLE
ROUND in the break

44. Round 4 The intros round!!

45. Round 5 UK Knowledge

46. • 1. Which is the 2nd
largest county in
England?
• Total qn points = 1

47. • 2. Which famous historical battle took
place in 1746?
• Total qn points = 1

48. • 3. Which motorway links Greater London
to Southhampton?
• Total qn points = 1

49. • 4. Cornish Yarg is what type of food?
• Total qn points = 1

50. • 5. Who is the current Speaker of the
House of Commons? (full name needed)
• Total qn points = 1

51. • 6. Which English football team play at the
Oakwell ground?
• Total qn points = 1

52. • 7. Relating to British beers, what do the
initials I.P.A stand for? (1 point for each
correct word)
• Total qn points = 3

53. • 8. Which COUNTRY of the UK has the
smallest population?
• Total qn points = 1

54. • 9. In which sport do the World
Championships take place at Lakeside in
Surrey?
• Total qn points = 1

55. • 10. Which is the longest river in Scotland?
• Total qn points = 1

56. • 11. Who is fifth in line to the royal throne?
• Total qn points = 1

57. • 12. Which London tube line is a red
colour?
• Total qn points = 1

58. • 13. There have only ever been 5 Welsh
winners of an oscar for acting. Name any
2 of these people. (full names needed)
• Total qn points = 2

59. • 14. In which year was Channel 5 first
broadcast? (allow a year either side)
• Total qn points = 1

60. • 15. Which is the highest mountain in the
UK? (full name needed)
• Total qn points = 1