Andrew Baker The Sunday family quiz
Like a conversation around the table, the Family Quiz follows a thread and everyone can join in. Some questions suit younger quizzers, but really it’s a free-for-all. Don’t all shout at once!
1
On this date in 1973, a royal wedding took place in Westminster Abbey. Who were the happy couple?
(a) Princess Margaret and the newly created Earl of Snowdon
(b) Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips
(c) Prince Michael of Kent and Marie Christine von Reibnitz
2
Kent boasts many oast houses. What was their original purpose?
(a) Drying hops for brewing
(b) Accommodation for ostlers (horse handlers)
(c) Homes for wealthy widows
3
Widow Twankey is a character in which pantomime?
(a) Cinderella
(b) Jack and the Beanstalk
(c) Aladdin
4
Jack-Jack is the youngest member of which cartoon family?
(a) The Simpsons
(b) The Incredibles
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(c) The Flintstones 5
What does a flint-knapper do?
(a) Steals flints
(b) Makes tools from flints
(c) Goes to sleep on a bed of flints 6
Wayne Sleep was a leading exponent of which art form?
(a) Ballet
(b) Abstract art
(c) Opera
4 7
A number of great composers wrote only one opera among their other works. Pelléas et Mélisande was the only opera of which composer?
(a) Beethoven
(b) Berlioz
(c) Debussy
8
A Night At The Opera and A Day At The Races were albums by the rock band Queen – and comic films featuring whom?
(a) Laurel and Hardy
(b) The Keystone Kops
(c) The Marx Brothers
9
Where is Karl Marx buried?
(a) Highgate Cemetery, London
(b) Père Lachaise, Paris
(c) In the walls of the Kremlin, Moscow 10
Which Disney/Pixar movie featuring a rodent chef is mainly set in Paris?
(a) Mickey Mouse, Masterchef
(b) Ratatouille
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(c) Hamster on Rye
11
What is the technical term for a male rat?
(a) Stallion
(b) Tom
(c) Buck 12
Peter Buck was lead guitarist and co-founder of which band?
(a) REM
(b) INXS
(c) AC/DC
13
Nightwing, Starfire and Beast Boy are members of which DC Comics superhero squad?
(a) Thunderbirds
(b) Teen Titans
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(c) Terrahawks
14
Which is the largest living, flying bird by wingspan?
(a) Himalayan vulture
(b) Andean condor
(c) Wandering albatross
15
The highest peak in the Andes – and the highest outside Asia – is Aconcagua, at 22,838ft. Which country is it in?
(a) Chile
(b) Argentina
(c) Ecuador