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The Rounds
Link-a-Letter | TV Sitcoms | GK and Pot Luck | Continuity | Quiz Links | Who Am I

Round 1: Link-a-Letter
The initial letters of each answer, in order, spell a mystery word or phrase.
Optional clues to the mystery phrase: A type of creepy crawly, specifically a spider. Gets its name from the female who sometimes eats the male after mating.

01. In the British army, which rank is immediately above a colonel?
Brigadier
02. Which comedian’s stand-up act consisted mainly of anecdotes about his imaginary friends, most famous of these being ‘Everard’ and ‘Slack Alice’?
Larry Grayson
03. Sharing its name with a golf score (which describes a score of three under par), which bird is capable of flying over 500 miles without flapping it wings?
Albatross
04. In 2000, which high street clothes chain announced the closure of all its 113 UK stores?
C & A
05. (Created by Jim Henson) which famous puppet was made from a discarded (green) coat with two ping pong balls used for its eyes?
Kermit The Frog
06. Which British seaside village has an official exclamation mark in its name?
Westword Ho!
07. Which is the largest country in the world with only four letters in its name?
Iran
08. Which dancer (a former ‘Strictly Come Dancing Judge’) has written a series of ‘Magic Ballerina’ books?
Darcey Bussell
09. What is the national drink of Greece?
Ouzo
10. Which four word phrase, alluding to the condition of a new born baby, refers to someone who is considered young and inexperienced?
Wet Behind The Ears

Initial letters of each answer spell: Black Widow

Round 2: Joker Round – TV Sitcoms
Usually focused on just one subject, this type of round is ideal to use in Quizzes where teams are given the subject rounds in advance, and are able to choose which round to play a joker on, meaning they can double their points for that round.

01. In which Essex town was ‘Birds of a Feather’ set?
Chigwell
02. In which series did Rowan Atkinson play the role of Inspector Raymond Fowler?
The Thin Blue Line
03. Which BBC sitcom followed the friendship between two ex-lovers, Vincent and Penny, who meet again by chance, five years after he’d left her at the altar?
Just Good Friends
04. The sequel to the comedy series ‘Till Death Us Do Part’ was also based on a phrase from the wedding ceremony. What was it called?
In Sickness and In Health
05. What was the full name of the cantankerous landlord played by Leonard Rossiter in the classic sitcom ‘Rising Damp’?
Rupert Rigsby
06. What was the name of Phoebe’s twin sister in ‘Friends’?
Ursula
07. Occasionally seen taking his wife out for a spin on his motorbike and sidecar, what was the name of Nora Batty’s husband in the sitcom ‘Last of the Summer Wine’?
Walter (Wally)
08. What is the first name of the female comedy character played by Irish actor Brendan O’Carroll?
Agnes (Brown, Mrs Brown’s Boy’s)
09. In which classic sitcom was ‘Young Mr Grace’ the owner and chairman of a retail store?
Are You Being Served (Grace Brothers)
10. Which show featured a horse called ‘Hercules’. had a theme tune called ‘Old Ned’, and was remade in Sweden under the name ‘Albert & Herbert’?
Steptoe and Son

Round 3: General Knowledge and Pot Luck
A bit of something for everyone!

01. How many letters are contained in the word Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?
34
02. Which sport has an organization that could be associated with the Roman numerals for 1200?
Cricket (MCC)
03. In the human body an excess of uric acid causes which painful medical complaint?
Gout
04. Which classic TV series featured a disheveled old eleventh century wizard, who accidentally travelled back through time to the late 1960’s and befriended a young boy nicknamed Carrot?
Catweazle
05. Which animal features on UK road signs to warn drivers that they might encounter wild animals?
Deer
06. In England what is the name of the organization responsible for foreign intelligence and security?
MI6
07. In horse racing, which Grand National winner was named after Alistair, David, Nicola and Timothy, who were the grand children of his breeder, Tommy Barron?
Aldanti (1981)
08. In a game of poker, what is the lowest possible hand you could hold?
2,3,4,5,7 (6 would make a straight)
09. What sexually transmitted disease was reputedly called the French Disease by the English and the English Disease by the French?
Syphilis
10. If the words of the numbers one to ten were put into alphabetical order, which ones come first, second and third?
Eight, Five, Four

Round 4: Feature Round – Continuity
There are lots of different feature rounds in a QuizDemon Pub Quiz – this example is a ‘Continuity’ round, where from the second question on, each answer contains a word that appears in the previous answer.

01. Which Charles Dickens novel features a character called Miss Haversham, who as a young woman had been jilted just minutes before her wedding?
Great Expectations
02. Which man made structure that started approx. 500BC is made up of a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood and other materials?
The Great Wall of China
03. Which song was a UK number one hit in 1987 for ‘T’Pau’?
China In Your Hand
04. In which classic film does Paul Newman eat 50 eggs for a bet?
Cool Hand Luke
05. In TV’s ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’, what were the names of the two brothers?
Bo and Luke
06. According to the nursery rhyme, which character negligently lost a number of her farm animals and assumed that they would eventually return home of their own accord?
Little Bo Beep
07. What was the name of the battle commonly known as ‘Custer’s Last Stand’?
Little Big Horn
08. Which brass instrument has the reputation for being the hardest to play?
French Horn
09. Which comic celebrity couple were married for 25 years before divorcing in 2010?
Lenny Henry and Dawn French
10. Which puppet character was created by ventriloquist Terry Hall after he visited the zoo whilst working the summer season at Blackpool?
Lenny The Lion