1. Who did Tony Blair replace as leader of the Labour Party? 

2. What’s the response to “See you later, Alligator”?

3. If Billy Crystal was Harry, who was Meg Ryan?

4. Which European City hosted the 1960 Olympic Games?

5. Which country is known locally as Osterreich?

6. In 1976 which jockey won the Derby for a record seventh time?

7. Wilma’s vacuum cleaner in ‘The Flinstones’ was which animal?

8. The material ‘nylon’ gets its name from where?

9. Who or what was Princess Diana referring to when she said her marriage was “ a bit crowded”?

10. In which country was Mel Gibson born?

11. In which decade did Alexander Fleming discover Penicillin?

12. Which DJ’s autobiography was called ‘As it happens’?

13. Where is the wine growing Barossa Valley?

14. Who was Little Jim in the Goons?

15. Which former Russian Leader was buried in 1998 in his family’s vault?

16. The first cheque guarantee card was produced by which British Bank. Barclays, Lloyds or Midlands?

17. Where did the married Princess Elizabeth live before she came to the throne.

18. In cycle cross what do you do with your bike if you are not riding it?

19. Which Cliff Richards hit starts” Used to think that life was sweet, Used to think we were so complete”?

20. Which musical featured the song ‘Tonight’?

21. What is the world’s largest rodent?

22. Who composed ‘Clair De Lune’?

23. What did Miss Otis  regret?

24. What was the former profession of shot putter Geoff Capes?

25. What is the height of the letters in the ‘Hollywood’ sign outside Hollywood?

26. Who was the brother of Elsie and Doris Waters?

27. On Tv who was the original compare on ‘Juke Box Jury’?

28. What is a Prickly Pear?

29. Of what is snuff a powdered form?

30. What was the surname of the poet whose first names were Thomas Stearns?

31. At what number in Downing Street is the Chief Whip’s office?

32. In which book does a rabbit say” By my ears and whiskers, I shall be late?

33. At which studio did the ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ get together in the 50’s?

34. Gloriana was a name given to whom, by the poet Spenser?

35. In the Bible, what is said to be the root of all evil?

36. In which Tv series did Miss Ellie appear?

37. Which play by George Bernard Shaw is about an army Officer?

38. What came down the line right on time?

39. In mythology whose wings melted when he flew to close to the Sun?

40. Which playing card is sometimes called the ‘Curse of Scotland’?

 

 

1. John Smith *  

2. In a while, crocodile   

 3. Sally   

 4.  Rome   

 5. Austria   

6. Lester Piggott  

7. Elephant/mammoth

8. New York and LONdon 

9. Camilla Parker Bowles  

10. USA    

11. 20's       

12.   Jimmy Saville

13. Australia    

14. Spike Milligan 

 15. Tsar Nicholas 2nd   

16. Midland   

17. Clarence House. 

18. Carry it

19. We don't talk anymore   

20. West Side Story  

 

*(Pub Quizzes Note: Technically it was Margaret Becket as she took over as leader when Smith Died until there was an election)

21. Capybara  

22. DeBussy   

23. She was unable to lunch

24. Policeman   

25. 50feet   

26.   Jack Warner  

27. Davis Jacobs  

28. A cactus 

29. tobacco 

30 Eliot

31. No 12   

32. Alice's Adverture in Wonderland  

33. Sun Studio's, Memphis(Big O, Elvis, Johnny Cash and I think

Carl Perkins)  

34. Elizabeth one   

35. Love of Money(not just money)  

36. Dallas  

37. Major Barbara

38. 6-5 Special 

39. Icarus  

40. Nine of Diamonds