Andrew Baker The Sunday family quiz
Have a go around the lunch table, or share with friends and relatives online 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 s
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It’s Hallowe’en, so let’s start with ghosts. Which is the only Shakespearean title character to appear as a ghost in the play that bears his name?
(a) Hamlet
(b) Macbeth
(c) Julius Caesar 2 Which Scottish castle, associated with Macbeth, was the childhood home of the late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother?
(a) Holyrood
(b) Glamis
(c) Balmoral 3 ? What is the name of the Queen who is Elsa’s mother in the film Frozen?
(a) Iduna
(b) Nadina
(c) Fortuna 4 Popularised in the Old Spice TV advert and on The X Factor, O Fortuna is the opening sequence of which choral work? (a) Handel’s Messiah
(b) Carmina Burana, by Carl Orff
(c) Bach’s St Matthew Passion 5
In another vintage men’s aftershave advertisement, the endearing former heavyweight boxer Henry Cooper advised viewers to “splash it all over”. Splash what?
(a) Hai Karate
(b) Jovan Musk
(c) Brut 33
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What does the word “brut” on the label of a bottle of champagne signify?
(a) Dry
(b) Strong
(c) Fizzy
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It is said that the McMurdo Dry Valleys have seen no rain for more than two million years, though there is a meagre annual snowfall. Where are they?
(a) Isle of Skye
(b) Russian High Arctic
(c) Antarctica
Skye is the air rescue team member of Paw Patrol, who often flies a grey helicopter with pink highlights. What breed of dog is Skye?
(a) Bernese mountain dog
(b) Cockapoo
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(c) Skye terrier 9
What is the second-highest mountain on Earth?
(a) Annapurna
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(b) Lhotse
(c) K2 10 K9, a faithful robotic companion, appeared in numerous episodes of which popular science fiction programme?
(a) Doctor Who
(b) Blake’s Seven
(c) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 11 The chocolate bar that is known in the UK as the Milky Way is sold in the US and Canada under a different name. What?
(a) Mars
(b) Galaxy
(c) 3 Musketeers 12 What are the names of the three musketeers in the original novel by Alexandre Dumas?
(a) Athos, Porthos and Aramis
(b) Aramis, Athos and d’Artagnan
(c) Porthos, d’Artagnan and Athos
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Among the Mouseketeers who appeared in The All New Mickey Mouse Club in 1993 and 1994 were Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and which other future star?
(a) Britney Spears
(b) Beyoncé
(c) Snoop Dogg
What is the name of Mickey Mouse’s sweetheart/ girlfriend/significant other?
(a) Megan Mouse
(b) Molly Mouse
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(c) Minnie Mouse
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When was the earliest recorded use of the term “mouse” to indicate a computer pointing device?
(a) 1945
(b) 1965
(c) 1985