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Old 11-04-2008, 05:49 PM   #1
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Default Questions for Charity Quiz Night

I have been asked to organise a Charity Quiz night to raise money for the Cancer Council.

I have looked at various websites for Facts etc..But I am after some really tricky questions. I want to put some car related ones in there too.

Does anyone have some good questions (and the answers) that I can use to help aid this great cause. The trickier the better!

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Old 11-04-2008, 05:58 PM   #2
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Ah if only I had my trivial pursuit genious edition still! God there were some pearlers in there.

I'll have a think and see what I can come up with!!
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Old 11-04-2008, 06:20 PM   #3
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Be a little bit thoughtful about your questions. They need to answerable by at least some of those at the trivia night.

You can come up with some car questions fairly easily, lets choose movies as an example:

What colour was Eleanor in the movie Gone in 60 Seconds?
What model was the Ferrari that appeared in Ferris Beuller's Day Off?
Which 2007 movie starring Will Smith featured the new Mustang?

These are just a few. Depending on what the club is you're doing this for, you should try and hove some questions related to that. Footy questions for a footy club, tennis questions for a tennis club etc.

It can also be good to write some questions about what is in the news the week of your event (obviously you'll need to wait until the event is close to write these). Some current ones might be:

What is the name of the music industry identity who organised a hoax on Glen Wheatley, suggesting he will do a TV reality show whilst on home detention?
Which two companies have gone to court to use the colour purple to sell chocolates?

I can also recommend a series of questions where you play a section of popular song, (from a variety of styles and decades) where you suddenly stop playing the music and then participants must write down the next line of the song. This can be great fun with the more popular songs where EVERYONE present knows the lyrics. Encourage them to sing along. You need a reasonable PA system for this of course.

Just a few ideas.
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Old 11-04-2008, 07:03 PM   #4
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bigev, you might want to stipulate which version of Gone In 60 Seconds, technically there's two correct answers for that question the way it is ;)

If you're looking for random style questions to throw in, perhaps spend an hour or so on Wikipedia scouring random articles until you find something interesting or noteworthy to put on. Although, being wiki, I'd try verify it as true before putting it in.
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Old 11-04-2008, 07:37 PM   #5
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The Quiz night is being held at an Art Gallery and there is a variety of all sorts of people invited...So I want a wide range of questions
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Old 11-04-2008, 07:52 PM   #6
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Hey Colleen, the old Song Title Thread could be your friend at the moment.
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Old 11-04-2008, 07:54 PM   #7
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HAHAHA....That is so true Adam.
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HAHAHA....That is so true Adam.
Yeah why not chuck a few "Who sung....................". etc etc.
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Old 15-04-2008, 12:15 PM   #9
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Old 15-04-2008, 12:31 PM   #10
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I have some from a Trivia Day I organised for our club down here. PM sent
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Thank you for your help. Excellent questions and answers. Thanks again

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Old 15-04-2008, 03:31 PM   #12
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My favourite trivia question:

How many grooves does a vinyle album have? just two (one either side) but most people will answer one!
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Old 15-04-2008, 05:27 PM   #13
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Watch some TV of some of the more "unpopular" quiz shows and steal there questions and answers. This will mean the show has done the research and you can assume that there isn't going to be any argument over the answer is etc.

Also, they are fairly good at getting questions that aren't unanswerable but also aren't like a grade 5 maths test (although I doubt alot of people today would pass one!!). If you use a varity of shows to take questions from you reach a point where someone may have watched the show and go I know the answer instead of only reaching those people who study books and movies all thier lifes.

If that all makes sense? Good Luck!
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1What did serial killer Charles Manson carve into his head when he got bored with the ‘X’?
A Swastika

2 What is the only EVEN Prime Number?
2

3 Who won the 2005 NRL competition?
West Tigers

4 How many sides does a Dodecahedron have?
(Pronounced DOH DEKKA HEE DRON)
Twelve

5 What sort of berry was crossed with a Loganberry to produce a Boysenberry?
A Blackberry

6 What Television Series followed the adventures of two detectives whose first names were Jonathon and Jennifer?
Hart to Hart

7 What does the acronym NASA stand for?
National
Aeronautics and
Space
Administration


8 In English soccer, 'Anfield' is the home ground of which Premier League Team?
Liverpool

9 Which continent is divided into the most countries?
Africa

10 What is the main ingredient in the Curry accompaniment Raita?
Yoghurt


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1 What brand name was on the world’s first patented pneumatic tyre?
Dunlop

2 What was the first planet other than earth to have a spacecraft crash on it?
Venus

3 In a rowing eight, what is the oarsman who sits nearest to the bow called?
The Stroke

4 What man has the most monuments erected to him?
Buddha

5 What is the largest province in Canada?
Quebec

6 What alloy is formed when you combine tin with lead?
Pewter

7 In the folk song ‘My Darling Clementine’, how did Clementine die?
She drowned

8 How many ‘blank’ tiles are there in a standard set of Scrabble tiles?
2

9 To the nearest whole number, how many times bigger is the diameter of Uranus than Earth?
FOUR

10 What is the southernmost country in Scandinavia?
Denmark


Round 3

1 In 1993 and 94 Tom Hanks landed the best actor award at the Oscars for which two Films?
1993 - Philadelphia
1994 - Forrest Gump


2 What childrens disease is caused by Herpes Zoster?
Chickenpox

3 To the nearest 1000 kilometers, how far is it by air from London to Melbourne?
17,000 km
(Exact = 16,917km)


4 Which team finished sixth in the National Rugby League 2003 season?
New Zealand Warriors

5 How many characters did Eddie Murphy Play in the first ‘The Nutty Professor’ movie?
Seven

6 What wedding anniversary is designated as Platinum?
70th

7 What part of the body does ‘Lacrimal’ fluid lubricate?
Eyes

8 Which part of France does Claret come from?
Bordeaux

9 In 1986, Lynette Larson became captain of the Australian women’s team in which sport?
Cricket

10 Who played the lead role of Aileen in the 2003 movie ‘Monster’?
Charlize Theron

Round 4
1 How many stripes are there on the USA Flag?
Thirteen

2 Which country has a huge lottery called ‘EL GORDO’ which means ‘The Fat One’?
Spain

3 In the Irish sport of Hurling, how many points are awarded for a goal?
Three

4 Who played the roles of Batman and Robin in the 60’s TV Show?
Adam West and
Burt Ward


5 In the movie ‘Gone With The Wind’, what did Scarlet O’Hara call her black maid
Mammy

6 Vendredi is the French word for which day of the week?
(Pronounced VON DRER DEE)
Friday

7 To the nearest whole degree, what is considered normal body temperature for humans?
37°C or 99°F
(98.6°F)


8 In which sport is the Indira Ghandi Gold Cup awarded?
Hockey

9 Name the US President from 1953 to 1960
Dwight D Eisenhower

10 Which reptile can include the species, Loggerhead, Snapping and Hawksbill?
Turtles

Round 5

1 According to FIFA rules, in soccer, what is the maximum amount of time a goalkeeper is allowed to hold the ball in his or her hands?
Six seconds

2 What have you eaten if you’ve just consumed a ‘deutoplasm’?
The yolk of an egg

3 Who directed the blockbuster Titanic?
James Cameron

4 Name the three South American countries that begin with a vowel.
Argentina
Ecuador
Uruguay


5 Which two countries does the Ganges river flow through?
India
Bangladesh


6 Which famous singer was subpoenaed by the US House Committee on Crime in 1972 for alleged mafia connections?
Frank Sinatra

7 What was the name of the tennis player who was stabbed by a fan during a match in Germany in the 90’s?
Monica Seles

8 What star sign is between Aries and Gemini?
Taurus

9 If you were Macrocephalic, which part of your body would be abnormally large?
(Pronounced MAKRO SEFF A LICK)
Head/skull

10 Which letter is to the left of the ‘x’ on a computer keyboard?
Z
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Old 15-04-2008, 06:40 PM   #15
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What you need to do is sit down with a carton or 2 of Carlton Drought and read the all the lids.
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Old 17-04-2008, 04:53 PM   #16
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Thank you to everyone who sent me emails and messages with Trivia/Quiz questions. I have been amazed at the support.

Thank you all so much. I now have enough to complete this Quiz night plus a few more!!

Thanks again everyone! Your help is greatly appreciated.

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Old 17-04-2008, 04:58 PM   #17
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Looks like Tibbo has been watching too many episodes of Sale of the Century/Temptation... :P
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Old 17-04-2008, 05:00 PM   #18
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Always thought this was a tricky question for people..

Q:What was the the first man-made object to travel faster than the speed of sound

A:A Whip
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