Quiz rounds

Challenge Dementia

Quiz

1 What is pogonophobia a fear of?

2 Four US states begin with the letter I. What are they?

3 Which was the busiest airport in the world for international travel in 2017?

4 Who wrote Moby Dick?

5 Who is the Greek God of War?

6 The world’s biggest spider in terms of mass is named after a biblical character. Which one?

7 What year did the UK join the EU (then known as the European Economic Community)?

8 What is the chemical element for mercury?

9 At the end of 2017, the top 10 most popular Instagram accounts had over 1 billion followers combined. But who topped the list?

10 What are the first names of the 4 sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s novel ‘Little Women’?

General knowledge Dementia 1 There are currently how many

people living in the UK with dementia? a) 250,000 b) 850,000 c) 550,000

2 How many people who are under 65 years old are living with dementia in the UK? a) 42,000 b) 27,000 c) 54,000

3 By 2025 it is estimated there will be how many people living with dementia in the UK? a) 900,000 b) 700,000 c) 1000,000

4 What is the financial cost of dementia to the UK every ear? a) £26 billion b) £14 billion c) £7 billion

5 Family and carers of people with dementia save the UK how much each year? a) £5 billion b) £11 billion c) £84 million

6 What is the percentage of people living in care homes who have a form of dementia? a) 50% b) 75% c) 64%

7 In 2016/2017 the Alzheimer’s Society National Dementia Helpline dealt with how many enquiries? a) 39,787 b) 25,494 c) 50,202

8 Since 1990 how much has Alzheimer’s Society invested into dementia research? a) £50 million b) £10 million c) £20 million

9 Which of the following statements is true? a) Dementia is a natural part of ageing b) Dementia is a progressive disease c) Dementia affects everyone in the same way

10 Which of the following are symptoms of dementia? a) Memory loss b) Difficulty thinking things through and planning c) Problems with language d) Being confused about time or place e) Visual perceptual difficulties f) Mood changes or difficulties controlling emotions

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1 The Berlin wall fell

2 The first man landed on the moon

3 The film Titanic was premiered

4 Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up parliament

5 The Victoria tube line was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth

6 Google was founded

7 Queen Victoria was crowned

8 The Channel Tunnel opened

9 Queen released Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time

10 Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights was first published

Start this round by letting everyone know the population of Kenya 50,539,375.

Then read each country listed below and ask teams to guess whether the population is higher or lower than the previous country.

Guess the year of the historic events

Populations: Higher or lower

1 Germany (is the population of Germany higher or lower than Kenya)

2 Canada (is the population of Canada higher or lower than Germany)

3 Peru (is the population of Peru higher or lower than Canada)

4 Poland (is the population of Poland higher or lower than Peru)

5 Australia (is the population of Australia higher or lower than Poland)

6 Turkey (is the population of Turkey higher or lower than Australia)

7 South Africa (is the population of South Africa higher or lower than Turkey)

8 Italy (is the population of Italy higher or lower than South Africa)

9 Thailand (is the population of Thailand higher or lower than Italy)

10 UK (is the population of the UK higher or lower than Thailand)

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1 What is the highest grossing movie of all time (as of March 2018)?

2 How many episodes of Fawlty Towers were created?

3 How many UK number 1 songs did The Beatles have?

4 What was the name of the snake in The Jungle Book?

5 How many Oscars did the film Titanic win?

6 Who headlined at the first ever Glastonbury festival in 1970?

7 Which television series is set in William McKinley High School, Lima, Ohio?

8 Who played Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films?

9 Who was the voice of Dory in the film Finding Nemo?

10 How many series of the TV show ‘Friends’ are there?

Identify the animal from the collective noun. Read out all four options and ask teams to guess which is the correct answer

EntertainmentCollective nouns

1 A BASK OF… Cats Turtles Pidgeons Crocodiles

2 A RAFT OF… Budgies Hamsters Ducks Chickens

3 A SWARM OF… Eels Owls Rats Otters

4 A COLONY OF… Wombats Frogs Donkeys Vipers

5 AN ARRAY OF… Hedgehogs Lambs Ponies Moose

6 A PRICKLE OF… Pufferfish Bears Porcupines Llamas

7 A CREEP OF… Kittens Boars Foxes Tortoises

8 A GANG OF… Swans Elk Skunks Yaks

9 A RABBLE OF… Butterflies Snails Falcons Voles

10 A MISCHIEF OF… Ferrets Turkeys Dolphins Mice

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Part 1

Name the country where this cheese comes from:

1 Gouda

2 Jarlsberg

3 Halloumi

4 Gruyere

5 Gorgonzola

Part 2

Each year, which country produces the most:

6 Olives

7 Coconuts

8 Avocado

9 Almonds

10 Bananas

1 Gossima was the original name for which sport?

2 In Athletics, what is the last event of the Decathlon?

3 What colours make up the Olympic rings?

4 Who was the manager when England won the 1966 World Cup?

5 In which sport would you use a Mashie or Niblick?

6 Identify the famous sports star from this anagram: park farmland

7 How many times have Brazil won the football world cup?

8 How many gold medals did Great Britain win at the London 2012 Summer Olympics?

9 Which British tennis player was the first man to win all four Grand Slam titles?

10 How many players are there in a volleyball team?

Food and drinkSport

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Picture round Art and Literature

Part 1

You can probably name the country, but can you name the capital?

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Part 1 Part 2

Who created the following characters?

Part 2

Work out the TV show from the initials.

Hint: They are all famous British comedies

1 O.A.H.

2 T.R.F.

3 G.A.S.

4 T.V.O.D.

5 O.F.A.H.

Visit alzheimers.org.uk/challengedementia to print picture round sheets for your teams

1 In which H.G. Wells novel do invading aliens get killed by the common cold?

2 Who wrote the poem The Owl and The Pussycat?

3 Which famous Spanish surrealist painted the picture The Persistence of Memory?

4 What is the longest running show on London’s West end?

5 Who wrote Madame Butterfly and La Boheme?

1 The little Mermaid

2 Katniss Everdeen

3 Huckleberry Finn

4 Atticus Finch

5 Rubeus Hagrid

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Why not throw in some bonus rounds to make things more interesting:

Paper aeroplane contest

Give each team a piece of paper and ask them to create a paper aeroplane in an allotted time. Once complete, get each team to throw their plane from the same spot and the one that travels the furthest gets a bonus point.

Sound round

Create a playlist of 10 songs. Play the first 10 seconds of each and ask teams to identify the song and the artist.

Charades

Act out some films, TV shows or books and award a point to everyone that guess correctly.

Tin foil challenge

Provide each team with some tin foil and ask them to create a replica of a famous landmark (think the Eiffel Tower, Buckingham Palace, the Taj Mahal). Award the best one 5 bonus points.

If two teams score the same wining score, why not ask a tie break question to determine the winner. The nearest answer wins:

How long is the River Thames in miles? Answer: 215 miles

AnswersBonus rounds

Tie break bonus question

General knowledge

1 Beards2 Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa3 Dubai international airport

(88.2million people passed through)

4 Herman Melville5 Ares6 Goliath7 19738 Hg9 Selena Gomez: She has over

130 million followers10 Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy

Dementia

1. B 850,002. A 42,0003. C 1000.0004. A £26 Billion5. B £11 Billion6. C 64%7. A 39,7878. A £50 million9. B Dementia is a progressive

disease10. All of the aboveStatistics are based on the Dementia 2014 report

Populations Higher or lower

Figures based on United Nations estimates March 2018.1 Higher: Germany (82,236,210) 2 Lower: Canada (36,848,259) 3 Lower: Peru (32,428,012) 4 Higher: Poland (38,125,846) 5 Lower: Australia (24,669,121)6 Higher: Turkey (81,541,032) 7 Lower: South Africa (57,180,108) 8 Higher: Italy (59,312,960) 9 Higher: Thailand (69,136,652) 10 Lower: UK (66,448,172)

Guess the year of the historic events

1 19892 19693 19974 16055 19696 1998 7 18388 19949 197510 1847

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Collective nouns

1 Crocodiles 2 Ducks 3 Eels4 Frogs 5 Hedgehogs 6 Porcupines 7 Tortoises8 Elk9 Butterflies10 Mice

Entertainment

1 Avatar

2 12

3 17

4 Kaa

5 10

6 T.Rex (replaced The Kinks)

7 Glee

8 Richard Harris

9 Ellen DeGeneres

10 10

Sport

1 Table tennis2 1500m3 Blue, Black, Red, Yellow and

Green4 Alf Ramsey5 Golf6 Frank Lampard7 58 299 Fred Perry10 6

Food and drink

Part 1Guess the country the cheese is from:1 The Netherlands2 Norway3 Cyprus4 Switzerland5 Italy

Part 2Each year, which country produces the most:6 Spain (5,276,899 tonnes)7 Indonesia (18,300,000 tonnes)8 Mexico (1,520,000 tonnes)9 USA (898,167 tonnes)10 India (27,575,000 tonnes)

Art and Literature

Part 11. War of the Worlds2. Edward Lear3. Salvador Dali4. The Mousetrap5. Puccini

Part 21. Hans Christian Andersen2. Suzanne Collins3. Mark Twain4. Harper Lee5. J.K Rowling

Picture round

Part 11 Bucharest2 Stockholm3 Vilnius4 Vienna5 Brussels

Part 21 Open All Hours2 The Royle Family3 Gavin and Stacey4 The Vicar of Dibley5 Only Fools and Horses

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