Every year here at Carillon Video, we host a family quiz. This year was no exception, so we thought it would be fun to post the quiz here for anyone else who fancied testing their general knowledge quiz skills. The answers will be published a week from today. Be sure to let us know how you did. Have fun! 
1. In Basketball it’s called a Tip Off, in Football a Kick Off what is it called in Ice Hockey?
2: What does a soldier keep in a frog?
3: What’s the largest Scandinavian country?
4: What was the original name for Mickey Mouse?
5: The middle five letters of a nine letter word spell SHONE – what’s the word?
6: Which animal produces the biggest baby?
7: Theoretically, what is the minimum number of strokes a player needs to make to win a set at tennis?
8: What was the name of the Benedictine monk who legend has it invented Champagne?
9: In which Country is Auschwitz?
10: In 1996 what overtook Coca-Cola as being the most well known brand name in the world?
11: Which company’s name is short for Durability, Reliability and Excellence?
12: Name as many James Bond films that have a one-word title as you can.
13: What is calcium carbonate normally known as?
14: Who commanded the Allied forces, which invaded Europe on D-Day?
15: Who holds the record as being Britain’s youngest ever Formula 1 Driver?
16: How many members of Abba were Swedish?
17: Which chemical element has the shortest name – 3 letters?
18: What is the state capital of Alaska?
19: Which comedian was born ‘Maurice Cole’?
20: Which 20th century head of state survived the most assassination attempts?
And the tie break question was:
In miles, how long is The River Thames?
Thanks to Mike Prince for help setting the questions and the music round (we can’t give you the music round due to copyright restrictions of course). If you need anything for hosting your own quiz, Mikes’ website is the place to go.
