Joker Quiz 1
SUBJECTS ARE, THEATRICAL, MOTTOS, NATIONAL DISHES, NATURE, BRITISH TV COP SHOWS, TRIVIA
THEATRICAL
1 In the theatre what does FOH stand for? - Front of House
2 What is the theatrical term for the actors restroom backstage? - Green Room
3 Which English music hall, a tourist favourite since 1869, was forced to shut down in 1992? - Folies Bergere
4 By what name do actors call stage blood? - Kensington gore
5 Who became in 1981 the youngest performer at that time to have a one man show in The West End? - Rowan Atkinson
MOTTOS
6 Which English county has the motto “Through waves, through fields”? - Cambridgeshire
7 Which Scottish university has the motto “Without knowledge all is in vain”? - Edinburgh Napier
8 What is the motto of the Women’s Institute? - For Home and Country
9 Which English army town has the motto “No Cross No Crown”? - Colchester
10 What is the motto of the FBI? - Fidelity Bravery Integrity
NATIONAL DISHES
11 What is the Hungarian national dish? - Goulash
12 Of which country is bigos (pronounced beegosh) the national dish? - Poland
13 Which island country's national dish is puffin stuffed with rhubarb? - Faeroes Islands
14 South Korea's national dish 'kimchi' is fermented what? - Cabbage
15 Ackee and salt fish is the national dish of which country? - Jamaica
NATURE
16 What is a male zebra called? - Stallion
17 What is the young of the ox called? - Stot
18 What type of fish is a bonnethead? - Shark
19 What colour are the flowers of oil seed rape? - Yellow
20 What are blombergs, oak and fire bellied types of? - Toads
BRITISH TV COP SHOWS
21 Who was Chief Inspector George Gently's sergeant? - John Bacchus
22 Who played Peter Boyd in Waking The Dead? - Trevor Eve
23 In which TV series does Superintendent Jane Tennison appear? - Prime Suspect
24 Who played Detective, later inspector Hathaway in the TV drama Lewis? - Laurence Fox
25 Who played the character of Spender in the TV series? - Jimmy Nail
TRIVIA
26 What do the letter PS stand for on a letter? - Post Script
27 If you bought the RTE Guide in Ireland what information would you receive? - TV listings
28 What does CWOT stand for in Text Speak? - Complete Waste of Time
29 Which four letter word beginning with S is an Arab marketplace or bazaar? - Souk
30 Where, in a household, would you find a magnetron? - In a microwave oven
JACKPOT
31 Which English town did the Romans call Aqua Sulis? - Bath
32 In 1961 Pauline Tilston married which former merchant seaman who later went on to fame and some notoriety? - John Prescott
33 Which rank of the English peerage has eight balls and eight strawberry leaves all on stalks on its coronet? - Earl