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 day in 1916, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman to be elected to which body?

(a) US Congress

(b) House of Commons

(c) Synod of the Church of England 2

What is the name of the detective who is the central character in the crime thrillers of the Scottish author

Ian Rankin?

(a) John Knox

(b) John Rebus

(c) Jon Snow

3

Snowy is the faithful canine companion of which continental journalist/detective?

(a) Hercule Poirot

(b) Maigret

(c) Tintin

4

In Roman myth, the bad behaviour of the infant hero Hercules while suckling created which feature of the heavens?

(a) Milky Way

(b) Aurora Borealis

(c) The moon

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How was Earth’s moon really formed?

(a) It broke off the earth after a collision

(b) It is a captured asteroid

(c) Nobody knows for sure

6

Which debonair film star wrote an acclaimed autobiography called

The Moon’s a Balloon?

(a) Sammy Davis Jnr

(b) David Niven

(c) Dirk Bogarde

7

What kind of thing is a dirk, often worn with formal Scottish Highland dress?

(a) Purse

(b) Brooch

(c) Dagger

8

“Who steals my purse, steals trash...” Which Shakespearean character is speaking?

(a) Othello

(b) Iago

(c) Bottom

9

Bikini Bottom is the main setting for which aquatic entertainment?

(a) Spongebob Squarepants

(b) Finding Nemo

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(c) Stingray 10

What is the real name of the rock star Sting?

(a) Gordon Ramsay

(b) Gordon Gekko

(c) Gordon Sumner

11

According to scientific research, which of these insects has the most powerful sting?

(a) Wood wasp

(b) Bullet ant

(c) Bald-faced hornet 12

Which actor plays Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films?

(a) Chris Hemsworth

(b) Robert Downey Jr

(c) Paul Rudd

13

Rudd, Chub and Ruffe are all kinds of what?

(a) Freshwater fish

(b) Patented door lock

(c) Gentleman’s accessories

14

“A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out”… according to whom?

(a) Bertie Wooster

(b) George Bernard Shaw

(c) Winston Churchill

15

Winston Churchill often referred to his “black dog”. What was it?

(a) Labrador

(b) Cocktail of Guinness and whisky

(c) Episodes of depression