THE INTERVILLAGE QUIZ
JANUARY 2025
Scoring System
1 st Place – 10 points
2 nd Place – 8 Points
3 rd Place – 6 Points
4 th Place – 4 Points
5 th Place – 3 Points
6 th Place – 2 Points
7 th Place – 1 Point
A league table will follow the day after each quiz .
ROUND ONE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Which Open is the first major event of the year on the world tennis circuit?
Where do arboreal animals live?
According to Napoleon Bonaparte, "England is a nation of" what?
What type of animal is an Appaloosa?
In which Rudyard Kipling book did the characters Mao, Ikki
and Mang appear?
In which European capital city are the Tivoli Gardens?
How many playable coloured circles are there on a Twister mat?
Which actor played the lead roles in Bergerac and Midsomer Murders?
In the film Psycho, where did Marion Crane stay for the night during a storm after stealing $40,000 from her employer?
Which element has the chemical symbol K?
Round One – General Knowledge Questions
1. Which Open is the first major event of the year on the world tennis circuit?
2. Where do arboreal animals live?
3. According to Napoleon Bonaparte, "England is a nation of" what?
4. What type of animal is an Appaloosa?
5. In which Rudyard Kipling book did the characters Mao, Ikki and Mang appear?
6. In which European capital city are the Tivoli Gardens?
7. How many coloured circles are there on a Twister mat?
8. Which actor played the lead roles in Bergerac and Midsomer Murders?
9. In the film Psycho, where did Marion Crane stay for the night during a storm after stealing $40,000 from her employer?
10. Which element has the chemical symbol K?
ROUND TWO SPORT
Who held the British ski jumping record from 1988 to 2001?
Who became the first female jockey to win The Grand National in 2021?
In
what sport are ten pieces of wood separated by a chain?
In which sport were 38 mm balls officially replaced by 40 mm balls in October 2000?
Which superstar golfer’s real name is Eldrick?
What term, the name of an Asian city, refers to a checkout with a single, treble, and double 20 in darts?
What did the US Open adopt in 1973 and Wimbledon in 1986 for visibility reasons?
Which sport has a finishing line that isn’t crossed?
Mark Twain is commonly said to have described what sport as “A good walk, spoiled”?
Which sport can only be played right-handed?
Round Two – Sport
1. Who held the British ski jumping record from 1988 to 2001?
Who became the first female jockey to win The Grand National in 2021?
In what sport are ten pieces of wood separated by a chain?
4. In which sport were 38 mm balls officially replaced by 40 mm balls in October 2000?
5. Which superstar golfer’s real name is Eldrick?
6. What term, the name of an Asian city, refers to a checkout with a single, treble, and double 20 in darts?
7. What did the US Open adopt in 1973 and Wimbledon in 1986 for visibility reasons? 8. Which sport has a finishing line that isn’t crossed?
9. Mark Twain is commonly said to have described what sport as “A good walk, spoiled”? 10. Which sport can only be played right-handed?
ROUND THREE BACK TO SCHOOL
What is the name for the longest side of a triangle?
(a) Hypotenuse (b) Adjacent (c) Opposite
How many chromosomes does a human body cell contain?
(a) 23 (b) 23 pairs (c) 46 pairs
In plants what substances are transported in the xylem?
(a) Just Water (b) Water & Ions
(c) Water & Amino Acids
What must an object have in order to be affected by gravity?
(a) Mass (b) Charge (c) Magnetism
In mains electricity in the UK, what colour is the live wire?
(a) Brown (b) Blue (c) Yellow & Green
£500 is invested in a bank account that receives 3% compound interest per year. How much will be in the bank account after 2 years?
(a) £515 (b) £530.45 (c) £530.15
In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, where does Miss Havisham live?
(a) Misslethwaite Manor (b) Satis House (c) Thornfield Hall?
Purple paint is made by mixing red paint and blue paint in the ratio 5 : 2. Yan has 30 litres of red paint and 9 litres of blue paint. What is the maximum amount of purple paint he can make?
(a) 39 litres (b) 31.5 litres (c) 30 litres
What is the technique called where a writer will describe the weather to create a certain atmosphere?
(a) Personification (b) Pathetic Fallacy (c) Onomatopoeia
In William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, who does Claudio fall in love with?
(a) Margaret (b) Hero (c) Beatrice
Round Three – Back to School
1. What is the name for the longest side of a triangle? Hypotenuse, Adjacent or Opposite
2. How many chromosomes does a human body cell contain? 23, 23 pairs or 46 pairs
3. In plants what substances are transported in the xylem? Just Water, Water & Ions, Water & Amino Acids
4. What must an object have in order to be affected by gravity? Mass, Charge, Magnetism
5. In mains electricity, what colour is the live wire? Brown, Blue, Yellow & Green
6. £500 is invested in a bank account that receives 3% compound interest per year. How much will be in the bank account after 2 years? £515, £530.45, £530.15
7. In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, where does Miss Havisham live? Misslethwaite Manor, Satis House or Thornfield Hall?
8. Purple paint is made by mixing red paint and blue paint in the ratio 5 : 2. Yan has 30 litres of red paint and 9 litres of blue paint. What is the maximum amount of purple paint he can make? 39 Litres, 31.5 Litres or 30 Litres
9. What is the technique called where a writer will describe the weather to create a certain atmosphere? Personification, Pathetic Fallacy or Onomatopoeia
10.In William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, who does Claudio fall in love with? Margaret, Hero or Beatrice
ROUND FOUR
COUNTRIES & CAPTIALS
Name the country & it’s capital.
Name the country & it’s capital.
Name the country & it’s capital.
Name the country & it’s capital.
Name the country & it’s capital.
ROUND FIVE
Prime Ministers Picture Round
HOW DID YOU DO?
ANSWERS
ROUND ONE- GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Which Open is the first major event of the year on the world tennis circuit?
THE AUSTRALIAN
OPEN
Where do arboreal animals live?
IN TREES
According to Napoleon Bonaparte, "England is a nation of" what?
“SHOPKEEPERS”
What type of animal is an Appaloosa?
A HORSE
In which Rudyard Kipling book did the characters Mao, Ikki and Mang appear?
JUNGLE BOOK
In which European capital city are the Tivoli Gardens?
COPENHAGEN
How many playable coloured circles are there on a Twister mat?
Which actor played the lead roles in Bergerac and Midsomer Murders?
JOHN NETTLES
In the film Psycho, where did Marion Crane stay for the night during a storm after stealing $40,000 from her employer?
BATES MOTEL
Which element has the chemical symbol K?
POTASSIUM
ANSWERS
ROUND TWO - SPORT
Who held the British ski jumping record from 1988 to 2001?
MICHAEL EDWARDS
(EDDIE THE EAGLE)
Who became the first female jockey to win The Grand National in 2021?
RACHAEL BLACKMORE
In what sport are ten pieces of wood separated by a chain?
CRICKET
(A chain is 22 yards)
In which sport were 38 mm balls officially replaced by 40 mm balls in October 2000?
TABLE TENNIS
Which superstar golfer’s real name is Eldrick?
TIGER WOODS
What term, the name of an Asian city, refers to a checkout with a single, treble, and double 20 in darts?
SHANGHAI
What did the US Open adopt in 1973 and Wimbledon in 1986 for visibility reasons?
YELLOW TENNIS BALLS
Which sport has a finishing line that isn’t crossed?
SWIMMING
Mark Twain is commonly said to have described what sport as “A good walk, spoiled”?
Which
sport can only be played right-handed?
ANSWERS
ROUND THREE- BACK TO SCHOOL
What is the name for the longest side of a triangle?
a) Hypotenuse
How
many chromosomes does a human body cell contain?
c) 46 pairs
In plants what substances are transported in the xylem?
b) Water and Ions
What must an object have in order to be affected by gravity?
In mains electricity in the UK, what colour is the live wire?
a) Brown
£500 is invested in a bank account that receives 3% compound interest per year. How much will be in the bank account after 2 years?
b) £530.45
In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, where does Miss Havisham live?
b) Satis House
Purple paint is made by mixing red paint and blue paint in the ratio 5 : 2. Yan has 30 litres of red paint and 9 litres of blue paint. What is the maximum amount of purple paint he can make?
b) 31.5 litres
What is the technique called where a writer will describe the weather to create a certain atmosphere?
b) Pathetic Fallacy
Q10
In William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, who does Claudio fall in love with?
b) Hero
ANSWERS
ROUND FOUR- COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS
Name the country & it’s capital.
Cote D’Ivoire
Name the country & it’s capital.
Kosovo Pristina
Name the country & it’s capital.
Aruba
Oranjestad
Name the country & it’s capital.
Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Name the country & it’s capital.
Cook Islands Avarua
ANSWERS
ROUND FIVE- PRIME MINISTERS
AlecDouglas-Home TheresaMay RamsayMcDonald
ClementAttlee HaroldWilson RishiSunak
DavidCameron WinstonChurchill GordonBrown
StanleyBaldwin
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