With the Quiz Night approaching, we’d thought we’d give you a small teaser of what to expect with last year’s questions.
The quiz night takes place in the Players’ Lounge at Spotland on Monday evening at around 8-30. You can have as many members as you like on your team but entry costs is £1 per team member.
The answers will be online Friday evening.
(all questions are as of May 2012)
Sports Round
1) Which famous trophy was stolen in 1966 and was later found by a dog?
2) On what surface is curling played? Ice
3) Who has played international football and cricket for Scotland, despite being born in Bury?
4) At which type of race do you not have to cross the finishing line?
5) Who is the current BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
6) Which club has won the European Cup more times than it has won its domestic League championship?
7) In cricket what is the maximum number of people that can be on the field when the ball is in play?
8) How many consecutive shots does it take to score a 147 break in snooker?
9) Which footballer won a league winners medal every year between 2004 and 2011 winning in three different countries for five different clubs?
10) Who is the only man to captain England whilst playing 3rd. Division football?
General Knowledge
1) Which is the only vowel not found on a standard keyboard top line?
2) Which artist’s studio was known as the factory?
3) Where is there an American flag that has not been lowered since 1969?
4) How many squares/spaces on a chess board?
5) Which is the longest month of the year?
6) What is the commonly used Latin word meaning “Elsewhere”?
7) Who was prime minister on the Dale beat Northampton to win promotion?
8) What is the capital of Iceland?
9) What is the hobby of a campanologist?
10) 12th December 2012 is the 12/12/12. When is the next date which can be written in the same way?
TV & Films
1) IN which year did Coronation Street start?
2) Who did Sue Barker replace as host of the BBC quiz show “A Question Of Sport”?
3) Which fictional cartoon family lives at 744 Evergreen Terrace?
4) In what year did Channel 5 start broadcasting?
5) What type of animal was Skippy?
6) How many different actors have played James Bond?
7) Which TV series took place in Sunnydale?
8) The two popular criminals Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longabaugh are better known as what?
9) Who presented the weather forecast on BBC last Thursday during a visit to BBC Glasgow?
10) Which famous female character of TV and films was played by a male when she was first introduced to our screens in 1943?
Dale Round
1) How many different permanent managers has Gary Jones played under at Dale? 6
2) Who was top scorer for Dale during the promotion season of 2009-10?
3) Who scored Dale’s first goal in League One?
4) Which non league team did Dale sign Craig Dawson from?
5) Who did Dale play when they won at Anfield in 1989?
6) After Gary Jones, which player is the longest serving player at the club?
7) Which former Dale striker has played international football for Kenya (last ten years)?
8) Who was Dale’s first ever international?
9) Which former Dale striker scored the most in the calendar year of 2011?
10) How many of the 2011-12 Premiership have Dale beaten in competitive football?