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Great Big Small Charity Quiz 2017

The infamous Great Big Small Charity Quiz is back for 2017! The quiz contains eight bumper rounds of questions on a range of topics and difficulties, so there really is something for everyone. Please also take a look at our handy and concise user guide as well to ensure that your event is a huge success and you raise a fantastic amount for your charity!

Contents

Question Sheet......................................................................................................................................2

Answer Sheet.........................................................................................................................................8

Team Answer Sheet.............................................................................................................................11

User Guide...........................................................................................................................................14

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Question Sheet

Rounds:

- Pictures (Ongoing round)- General Knowledge- Movies and TV- Geography- Music- History- Sport- Gimme Five- Tiebreaker

Round 1 – General Knowledge

1. In which year did Britain first hold a referendum on their continued membership of the European community?

2. The book “We Should All Be Feminists” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been given to all 16 year olds to read in which country?

3. Which classic Nokia mobile is due to be relaunched as a competitor for smartphones?

4. Which of the Kardashian sisters has the highest number of Instagram followers:

o Kylie

o Kendall

o Khloe

o Kim

o Kourtney

5. “Dear Leader, who is a perfect incarnation of the appearance that a leader should have” and “Highest Incarnation of the Revolutionary Comradely Love” were the titles of which leader?

6. Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, studied electricity, discovered the Gulf Stream, started the first library, and on and on. Among his many other inventions, what musical instrument did he invent?

o Harmonium

o Oboe

o Clarinet

o Fiddle




7. What is the name of the fruit that is banned in many hotels in South-East Asia?

8. What is the painting 'La Gioconda' more usually known as?

9. Whose name is this an anagram of: “I am a weakish speller”

10. Can you solve this riddle: What has roots as nobody sees, is taller than trees, up, up it goes, and yet never grows?

Round 2 – Movies and TV

1. In Harry Potter, the Marauder’s Map reveals all of Hogwarts and is disguised as a blank piece of parchment. What must be recited to be able to view the map?

2. In the TV series, Stranger Things, what is the name of the parallel universe that the show’s characters William and Barbara are abducted to?

3. At the 2017 Oscars, La La Land was mistakenly announced the winner of Best Film, what was the actual winning film?

4. After five Oscar Nominations, who finally won Best Actor for the film The Revenant?

5. Which UK TV channel has the show The Great British Bake Off moved to after seven series on the BBC?

6. Can you identify this film? I came out in 2015 and earned $2billion. I was directed by J. J. Abrams and starred Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley. What blockbuster am I?

7. In the TV series Friends, Bruce Willis guest starred as which character’s boyfriend?

8. Name the movie that the quote comes from (1 point each):

o I’ll have what she’s having

o You had me at hello

o Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you’re gonna get

Round 3 – Geography

1. Which city is the only city in the world to be located on two continents?

2. Which continent is the world’s second smallest by size, but also has the second largest population?

3. What is the name of the longest river in the world?

4. What is the world’s largest city in the world in terms of population?

5. By area, what is the smallest country on the planet?

o Monaco

o Nauru




o Vatican City

6. Which of the following countries does NOT share a border with Brazil:

o Argentina

o Bolivia

o Chile

o Colombia

o Peru

o Uruguay

7. What is the capital city of Canada?

8. The island of Okinawa is part of which country?

9. Which US state is Washington DC a part of?

10. Name a country other than Qatar that contains the letter Q?

Round 4 – Music

1. Can you name the song from the lyrics (1 point each):

o When routine bites hard and ambitions are low, and resentment rides high but emotions won’t grow.

o Up in the club we just broke up, I’m doing my own little thing. You decided to top and now you wanna trip, ‘cause another brother noticed me.

o I, I will be king. And you, you will be queen. Though nothing, will drive them away.

o I never wanted to be your weekend lover, I only wanted to be some kind of friend.

2. In Bingo, what number does Abba’s song Dancing Queen refer to?

3. Who were the first group to have their first six singles all reach number one?

o Boyzone

o Spice Girls

o Take That

4. Can you guess the following band names according to its opposites? For example, King = Queen (One point each)

o No No Nos

o Well Painted Girl

o Jump in Girl

o Straight Brother




Round 5 – History

1. Who was the only surviving legitimate child of King James V and took the throne aged just six days old?

2. In which year were women allowed to vote in the general election for the first time in the UK?

3. In which year was the World Wide Web's first web page published?

4. Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

5. How old was Victoria when she became Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland?

6. When told that the people had no bread, what was Marie Antionette’s reply?

7. In World War 2, on what exact date did D-Day occur?

8. In 1773, which Captain became the first person to cross the Antarctic Circle?

9. What animal did Russia launch into orbit around the earth in 1957?

10. Where was Christopher Columbus intending to travel to before he accidently discovered the Americas?

Round 6 – Sport

1. Put these women’s tennis all-time grand slam winners in order of titles won.

o Margaret Court o Martina Navratilova o Serena Williams

2. Which footballer won the Golden Boot for top scorer in the Premier League 2015/2016 season?

3. What is the only Olympic sport where men and women compete equally in every event? 4. What is the only sport played by hitting a ball with a stick? 5. Which country’s athletes had been discovered to be involved in a state sponsored doping

programme between 2011 and 2015? 6. Who has the most Tour de France stage wins?

o Mark Cavendisho Bernard Hinaulto Eddie Merckx

7. Which one is the odd one out in golf terminology:

o Albatross o Eagleo Stallion




o Wood

8. What was the nickname of the swimmer from Equatorial Guinea who famously swam in an Olympic pool for the first time at the Sydney Olympics, completing a 100m freestyle heat in the unprecedentedly slow time of 1:52.72?

9. What sport holds the record for the biggest stadium in the world? 10. Lizzy Yarnold won gold for Great Britain in which 2014 Winter Olympics event?

Round 7 – Gimme Five

5 points per question – give longer to allow for team discussion.

1. Name the top five biggest selling music albums of all time as of March 2017.

2. Name the top five most populated countries.

Tiebreaker/s

1. As of March 2017, how many articles were published to the Wikipedia website?

2. At the end of 2016, what was the world’s population?




1. Name the painting 2. Name the building 3. Name the dish 4. Name the politician

5. Name the artist 6. Name the athlete 7. Name the city 8. Name the country circled




9. Name the logo

10. Name this fruit




Answer Sheet


1. 1973

2. Sweden

3. 3310

4. Kim

5. Kim Jong-il

6. Harmonium

7. Durian

8. The Mona Lisa

9. William Shakespeare

10. Mountain


1. I solemnly swear that I’m up to no good

2. The Upside Down

3. Moonlight

4. Leonardo DiCaprio

5. Channel 4

6. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

7. Rachel

8. When Harry Met Sally

9. Jerry Maguire

10. Forrest Gump


1. Istanbul

2. Europe

3. Nile

4. Beijing

5. Vatican City

6. Chile




7. Ottawa

8. Japan

9. None (it is under the exclusive control of the US Congress and not part of any state)

10. Any of: Mozambique, Iraq, Equatorial Guinea

Round 4 – Music

1. Love Will Tear Us Apart, Joy Division

2. Single Ladies, Beyonce

3. Heroes, David Bowie

4. Purple Rain, Prince

5. 16

6. Spice Girls

7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs

8. Badly Drawn Boy

9. Fall Out Boy

10. Twisted Sister

Round 5 - History

1. Mary

2. 1918

3. 1990

4. Marie Curie

5. 19

6. Let them eat cake

7. 6 June 1944

8. James Cook

9. Dog

10. The Indies (Asia)

Round 6 – Sport

1. Margaret Court (24), Serena Williams (23), Martina Navratilova (18)

2. Harry Kane

3. Equestrian

4. Hockey




5. Russia

6. Eddie Merckx

7. Stallion

8. Eric the Eel

9. American Football

10. Skeleton


Albums:

1. Michael Jackson’s Thriller

2. AC/DC’s Back in Black

3. Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon

4. Whitney Houston’s The Bodyguard

5. Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell

Countries

1. China

2. India

3. United States of America

4. Indonesia

5. Brazil

Round 8 – Pictures

1. The Kiss

2. Sagrada Familia

3. Yorkshire Pudding

4. Hillary Clinton

5. FKA Twigs

6. Chris Froome

7. Hong Kong

8. Vietnam

9. Instagram

10. Lychee

Tiebreaker




1. 5,359,595

2. 7,404,976,783




Team Answer Sheet

Team Name: ___________________________________________________________


1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.

Round Score: ______ /10


1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.



1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.





Round 4 – Music

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.


Round 5 – History

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.


Round 6 – Sport

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.






1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.


Round 8 – Pictures

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.


Tiebreaker/s

1.

2.




END OF QUIZ




User Guide

Whether you are organising a pub quiz, school quiz or community quiz during Small Charity Week this guide is here to help you make sure your event is a huge success!

Before the QuizPracticalities

Choose a date, time and venue for your quiz

Check the venue has the equipment you will need (PA system, microphone, table for the quizmaster and teams etc)

Decide on an entrance fee (per person or per team).

Consider refreshments for guests – food and drink. To increase income at the event, you could even consider hosting a meal for a small fee.

Choose your quizmaster, and make sure they have a dry run of asking the questions first

Prepare all your handouts – the quiz pack has been made adaptable so that you can include your own charity logos for your event

Make sure you have plenty of copies of the blank answer-sheets, pens etc

Decide on how many people you will allow per team

Decide how you are going to mark the quizzes e.g. teams swapping sheets or all marked by the quiz master

Finalise the quiz format (timing of breaks, how long you will allow per round etc)

If you do not have the time or resources to host an event, you can always circulate the quiz (minus the answers!) to your network via email or handout for them to fill in their own time. They can be asked to make a set donation in exchange for entrance into the competition.

Publicity/ Marketing

Arrange to have posters made if necessary

Mention in your newsletters, websites, emails, and social media announcements etc. On twitter, use the hashtag #SmallCharityWeek

Set up a Facebook event and invite all your friends and family

Post details of your event on the Small Charity Week website simply by filling in this short form http://smallcharityweek.com/register-events/

Encourage your supporters/the local community to get involved

Post the details of your quiz on local notice boards.

Sourcing Prizes




http://smallcharityweek.com/register-events/

Ask around your supporters, trustees, local independent shops, restaurants etc for free prizes/ gift vouchers

You could offer a cash prize taken from a portion of the entrance fees

If you are holding your quiz in a pub, you could ask for a free round of drinks and vouchers for their restaurant as a prize (if appropriate)

A bottle of wine and a box of chocolates is always a good and cost effective prize.

On the Quiz Night Handout the picture round in advance of the start

Announce that the quiz will be beginning shortly and ensure that all teams have pens, answer sheets and have paid

Briefly outline the format of the quiz – e.g. will repeat the questions twice and then again at the end of the round on request, number of rounds, and that the Quizmaster’s word is final!

Make a note of all the team names.

After the Quiz Quizmaster will announce the results

If there is a tie – use answers to the tie breaker question/s, closest to the number wins

IMPORTANT! – Please don’t forget to let the Small Charity Week team know how your quiz went and how much money you raised through the Big Small Charity Quiz by emailing [email protected]. We provide these resources for free; please let us know if they were worthwhile and if you have any handy tips for the future.

Other Possible Rounds to maximise your Quiz!If you have the time and resources there are a number of ways you can customise your quiz.

You could, for instance, add:

A Cocktail Quiz get the barman to mix cocktails (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and get your teams to guess the ingredients

A Specialist Round – if you are running a tailored quiz for a specific group you can add a specialist round – e.g. if it’s a school quiz, pictures of past headmasters and teachers.

A Fancy Dress element – you can award prizes for the best costumes

A Creative Quiz –give teams a selection of materials and get them to make something during a quiz break. Only attempt this if you have the time and the space for the chaos that can result from the activity!

The possibilities for your quiz are endless– just remember the main focus is to have FUN whilst raising funds for your small charity!








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Question Sheet - Small Charity Weeksmallcharityweek.com/.../03/The-Great-Big-Small-Chari… · Web viewWhich continent is the world’s second smallest by size, but also has the second