Aug 4th 2001
1.
What are the
colours of the Greek flag? (Blue and White)
2. What is DJ Fatboy Slim’s real name? (Norman Cook)
3. From which wood are cricket bats traditionally made? (Willow)
4. In which City did the Summer Olympic Games open on 1st Aug 1936? BERLIN
5. If Rolls-Royce is the most luxurious British car, what is allegedly the most luxurious American car? (Cadillac)
6. Who carried the Union Jack into the stadium during the opening ceremony for the 2000 Olympic Games? Steven Redgrave
7. What is the claim to fame of the Tan Hill Inn? (Britain’s Highest Public House)
8. What's then name of the Sugar found in Milk? (Lactose)
9. What element has the Atomic Number 1? (Hydrogen)
10. Who said in 1966, “They think its all over, it is now”? (Kenneth Wolstenholme)
11. Which animal produces the biggest baby? (Blue Whale)
12. This country used to be called Siam, What is it now called?(Thailand)
13. What's the name of the Postmistress in Postman Pats ? ( Mrs Goggins)
14. In which Country is Auschwitz? (Poland)
15. What's the Capital City of N.Z? (Wellington)
16. Which War was the setting for TV series MASH ? (Korean War)
17. In which organ of the body is insulin produced? (Pancreas)
18. David Hasslehoff played which Character in Baywatch? (Mitch Buchanan)
19. Who was Leonardo di Caprio’s co-star in Titanic? (Kate Winslett)
20. What was Marge Simpson’s maiden name? (Bouvier)
21. What is the capital of Argentina? (Buenos Aeries)
22. What was the nationality of Hitler? (Austrian)
23. In the film Rocky what was his hometown? (Philadelphia)
24. Which comedienne is married to Lenny Henry? (DAWN FRENCH)
25. Which is the only common metal that is liquid at room temperature? (Mercury)
26. Acid rain is composed mainly of the oxides of two elements. Give either. (SULPHUR/ NITROGEN)
27. During the last Government who was the controversial Minister for Europe? (Keith VAZ)
28. In which war was the Tet offensive? (Vietnam)
29. In which fictional town was Dad’s Army set? (Walmington on sea)
30. Which major river flooded York in November 2000? (THE OUSE)
Name any famous
incident that happened in Britain on September 3rd, 1752. (Nothing. After
September 2, the next day was September 14, due to the change from the Julian to
the Gregorian calendar.)
What does CAT
stand for in a CAT-scan? (Computerised Axial Tomography)
Manchester
City's new manager Kevin Keegan has signed Eyal Berkovic from Celtic for £1.5m.
But which country does Berkovic play for? (Israel)
'Video
Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles, was the 1st Video to be
shown on this new cable channel on its Debut in the USA on the 1st
Aug 1981, what is the name of this channel? (MTV)
Where do Shrewsbury Town FC play their Home Matches (Gay Meadow)
What is the Christian name of Chief Wigam in the Simpsons? (Clancy)
What was the name of Flash Gordons
Arch Enemy? (Ming the Merciless)
Aug
12th 2001
1.
How many sides has a tetrahedron? (4)
2.
What’s the active, if that’s the word for it, ingredient in Red Bull?
(Caffeine)
3.
What would you use Archimedes’ Screw for? (Lifting water to a higher
level)
4.
What sort of creature is a bustard? (Bird)
5.
Which chemical element has the shortest name – 3 letters? (Tin)
6.
The Character ‘Geraldine
Granger’ appears in which TV series? (Vicar of Dibley)
7.
What was the name of the King in ‘Jungle Book’ ?
(King Louis)
8.
What is the name given to the mark or ridge on the
floor behind which a darts player must stand to throw? OCHE
9.
Who was the first person to Captain and Manage
a World Cup winning Football team? (Franz Beckenbauer)
10.
What is the electrical unit of resistance ? The Ohm
11.
In Monopoly, if you were on GO and threw a 4 were
would you land ? Income tax
12.
What is the second lightest element? Helium
13.
What's the largest US State? (Alaska)
14.
Who was Britsh PM from 1937-1940 ?
Neville Chamberlain
15.
Which 3 letter symbol or motif has been the subject of
a legal wrangle that ended in the High Court finding in favour of the original
users? (W W F)
16.
Which group had a hit album in 1995 called " The
Great Escape " ?Blur
17.
In Cub scout tradition, a tradition that officially
ended in the year 1964, used to involve DYB,DYB, DYB and DOB,DOB, DOB.
What does DYB and DOB mean? (Do your best and Do our best)
18.
What name is given to a cow that has not had a calf?
(Heifer)
19.
Who
commanded the Allied forces which invaded Europe on
D-Day? (Dwight Eisenhower)
20.
At
which Grand Prix circuit did Ayrton Senna lose his life? (San Marino)
21.
What was the Character name, played by Jim Carrey as a
Pet Detective? (Ace Ventura)
22.
What was the first name of Mussolini? (Benito)
23.
Who is Alan Partridge? (Steve Coogan)
24.
Who holds the record as being Britain’s youngest
ever Formula 1 Driver? (Jensen Button)
25.
What's the title of the wife of Prince Edward?
(Countess of Wessex)
26.
Who sang the theme to Robin Hood Prince of Thieves?
(Bryan Adams)
27.
In which town in 1914 was an archduke assassinated?
(Sarajevo)
28.
What word do we use to describe the Asexual
reproduction of a genetic carbon copy of an animal or plant?
(Clone)
29.
How much does a litre of water weigh? (1kg)
30.
How many players are there in a volleyball team? (6)
·
In which year did
Coronation Street begin ? 1961
·
Who put "Star
Trekkin'" at the top of the charts? The Firm
·
What is the state
capital of Alaska ? Juneau
·
Brazil have won the World Cup most times, which country did
they beat to win it the 1st time? (Sweden 1958)
·
What's the 3rd
book in the Old Testament? (Leviticus)
·
Which is
the second largest country in Europe (by area) after Russia? (Ukraine)
·
Five American
ex-presidents are alive today –? (Carter, Ford, Bush, Reagan &
Clinton)
·
Lita Rosa was
the 1st Singer from Liverpool to do what? (Have a number 1 Hit …How
much is that Doggie in the window)
19th
Aug 2001
1.
How many sides has a tetrahedron? (4)
2.
What’s the active, if that’s the word for it,
ingredient in Red Bull? (Caffeine)
3.
In the TV Series ‘Blackadder’ what is
Blackadders 1st Name? (Edmond)
4.
In which country have 3 Alleged IRA
Leaders been arrested? (Colombia)
5.
What is the Capital of Macedonia, former
republic of Yugoslavia? (Skopje)
6.
Born in 1550 John Napier originated
the concept of which mathematical device to aid in calculations? LOGARITHM
7.
What's the Chemical symbol for Sulphuric Acid? (H2SO4)
8.
In Disneys Lion King who ends the Film as king? (Simba)
9.
And who starts as King? (Mufasa)
10.
Which enemy of Batman, usually carried an Umbrella?
(Penguin)
11.
There are 3 Universities in Manchester, University
of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan are 2 what’s the other? (UMIST)
12.
What's the capital of Ukraine?
(Kiev)
13.
What is the term for o positive electrode? (Anode)
14.
What is the connection between a female Deer and Homer
Simpson? (Doe(h))
15.
What can be a Box or part of the body? (Chest)
16.
Which Spaniard is known for his hallucinatory
paintings? (Salvador Dali)
17.
The Solheim cup is the Womens equivalent of which Male
Trophy? (Ryder Cup)
18.
How many holes are there in a ten pin bowling ball (3)
19.
In which BBC comedy does Caroline Aherne play a
character called Denise (The Royle Family)
20.
Ian
Botham once played for which British soccer team? (Scunthorpe Utd)
21.
Who has a hit with ‘What took you so long’?
(Emma Bunton, aka Baby Spice)
22.
Which country does the Puma’s rugby union team
represent? (Argentina)
23.
What is the name of the café where TV’s Friends
hang out? (Central Perk)
24.
Who
forced a fairytale queen to guess his name? (Rumpelstiltskin)
25.
How is Milk sugar otherwise known? (Lactose)
26.
Who played a 40-year-old Peter Pan in the 1991
movie Hook? (Robin Williams.)
27.
Who was known as the Little Corporal?
(Napoleon)
28.
What is a silverback? (Gorilla)
29.
Sponsors of the Football Premiership? (Barclaycard)
30.
In
rugby what is bag snatching? Ans. Squeezing your opponent’s testicles while in
a ruck
From
which planet does Dr Who come from? (Gallifrey)
What is the world’s most widely used vegetable Onion
What country has won the most Olympic hockey gold medals? (Canada)
The venue for the first FA cup (Kennigton Oval)
Which is the only country in the world with a one colour flag? (Libya Green)
In Basketball its called a Tip Off, in Football a Kick off what is the equivalent in Ice Hockey? (Face Off)
Sunday 26th Aug 2001
1.
What is the coloured part of the eye
called? (Iris)
2.
Denver is the capital of which US state? (Colorado)
3.
Which singer released 'The Twist' in Aug 1960?
CHUBBY CHECKER
4.
Which gas, which he called 'dephlogisticated air', was
discovered by Sir Joseph Priestley in1774? OXYGEN
5.
In which book by George Orwell would one find Eurasia,
Oceania and Eastasia? (1984)
6.
What was the Scarecrow missing in "The Wizard of
Oz"? (A brain)
7.
Who played Tarzan in more films than anyone else?
(Johnny Weissmuller)
8.
What is the speed of sound at sea level called? (Mach
1)
9.
What did Jabaz Wolffe make twenty-two attempts to swim
between 1906 and 1914? (Channel)
10.
The movie ‘Cool Runnings’ is loosely based on the
exploits of what? (The Jamaican Bobsleigh team)
11.
What was singer Madonna surname
at Birth (Ciccone)
12.
What's the capital of Maderia?
( Funchal)
13.
What type of pastry are profiteroles made from?
(Choux)
14.
Southampton FC played their 1st
Match yesterday at their new Ground, what is it called? (St Mary’s)
15.
What sort of creature is a Falabella? (Horse)
16.
FROM WHICH PLANT IS LINEN MADE (Flax)
17.
HOW MANY SIDES HAS A PRISM? (5)
18.
In 1958 which stamps came into being in
Britain? (Green Shield)
19.
Capital of Malasia? (Kuala Lumpa)
20.
Which
song did Lulu sing in the Eurovision Song Contest? (Boom Bang a Bang)
21.
In the USA what name was given to a seller
of illegal alcohol? (Bootlegger)
22.
In the song, ‘I believe’, what happens
for every drop of rain that falls? ( A flower Grows)
23.
What word means gradually getting louder
and louder? (Crescendo)
24.
If I were a Rich Man, comes from which
stage show? (Fiddler on the Roof)
25.
According to Pink Floyd, ‘We don’t
need no education, we don’t need no … What?
(Thought Control)
26.
What was the name of Welsh hero Prince
Llewelyn’s dog? (Gelert)
27.
Which double-sided hit titles
were Liverpool place names? (Penny Lane and Stawberry fields forever)
28.
What in Liverpool is known as Paddy’s
Wigwam? (Catholic Cathdral)
29.
Where
was Mohammed born? (Mecca)
30.
WHO COMES NEXT – SHEARER, PLATT, PEARCE, GASCOIGNE, SHERRINGHAM
(
SOUTHGATE) – LOSING PENALTY TAKER IN EURO 96
Which
two words does the word modem come from?
(Modulate, demodulate)
Which
element has the symbol P? (Phosphorus)
Who
wrote 'Lorna Doone'? R. D.
Blackmore
'Vision
of a Knight' was the work of which Florentine painter? (Raphael)
Peter
and Edmund were the boys, but which girls visited Narnia? (Susan and Lucy)