The Vange Amateur Radio Society  -   The Hot Cross Quiz 2012   (Held 29/03/2012)
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A) Radio & TV.
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1. What is the name of the Pub in Emmerdale? 

2. Which puppet appeared on BBC television from 1952 to 1967, and then 
   reappeared on ITV with it's devisors son?

3. How many records are selected by each castaway on "Desert Island Disks"?

4. What was the full name of the character played by Ronnie Barker in the series
   "Porridge"

5. In which town did the cartoon family "The Flintstones" live?

B) General Knowledge.
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1. What does the acronym SCUBA stand for? 

2. What did the acronym ERNIE stand for?

3. What does the acronym PDSA stand for?
		
4. How much does Park Lane cost to buy on a monopoly board?

5. How is 12 expressed in Roman characters?

C) Science.
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1. How many millimetres are there in a Metre?

2. I a motor car what is mixed with petrol in the carburettor?

3. What is the S.I. unit of electric current.

4. What colour is the neutral wire in a modern British domestic 13A plug?

5. Which Scientist first prepared sodium (and also invented the Miners lamp)?
	
D) Films.
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1. Which was the first of the "Carry on" series of films.

2. In which 1965 film did Alec Guinness play the part of Omar Sharif's half-
   brother?

3. Which film was the first full-length Walt Disney cartoon?

4. What was the name of the character played by John Wayne in the film "True-
   Grit", which later became the title of it's sequel?

5. Who was the lead actor in The great dictator (1940)?


E) Call my bluff.
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1. ALIFORM.
		a) Identical.
		b) Wing-shaped.
		c) Having feathers.

2. CATCHPOLE.
		a) A medieval officer who arrested debtors.
		b) A Scottish election agent.
		c) A large stick used to vault canals.

3. GUCK.
		a) Slimy matter.
		b) To bend or change direction.
		c) A fish dish containing olives.

4. HOGGIN
		a) A young male pig.
		b) A medeival cask.
		c) Finely sifted gravel.

5. KOKAKO
		a) A japanese woodwind instrument.
		b) A New Zealand wattled crow.
		c) A Hawaiian parrot.

F) Animals.
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1. What was the name of the dog in Enid Blytons Famous Five Books? 

2. What sort of animals were Chi Chi and An An? 

3. What is the name of Edna's little dog in Emmerdale? 

4. Which high street bank uses the eagle as it's logo?

5. In which country are budgerigars found in the wild?

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ANSWERS:
A1 - The Woolpack.
A2 - Sooty.
A3 - Eight.
A4 - Norman Stanley Fletcher.
A5 - Bedrock.
B1 - Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
B2 - Electronic Random Number Indicating Equipment.
B3 - The Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals.
B4 - £350
B5 - "XII"
C1 - 1000
C2 - Air.
C3 - Ampere.
C4 - Blue.
C5 - Sir Humphrey Davey.
D1 - Carry on sergeant.
D2 - Dr Zhivago.
D3 - Snow white and the seven dwarves.
D4 - Rooster Cogburn.
D5 - Charlie Chaplin.
E1 - Wing-shaped.
E2 - A medieval officer who arrested debtors.
E3 - Slimy matter.
E4 - Finely sifted gravel
E5 - A New Zealand wattled crow
F1 - Timmy.
F2 - Panda.
F3 - Tootsie.
F4 - Barclays.
F5 - Australia.