2nd
Dec 2001
1.
In which City did
George Harrison Die? (Los Angeles)
2.
Who is President
of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons? (Robin Cook)
3.
What is Kampuchea
now called? (Cambodia)
4.
Apart from white
what colour appears on the Polish Flag? (Red)
5.
Which BBC TV
Gardner died suddenly of a Heart attack in 1996? (Geoff Hamilton)
6.
Which French
Phrase used in English means a false step or Mistake? (Faux Pas)
7.
What can be
Cardinal or Ordinal? (Numbers)
8.
Who loads his van
‘Early in the morning, just as day is dawning’? (Postman Pat)
9.
What note is
written in the space above the bottom line of the treble clef? (F)
10.
A molecule of
water contains how many atoms of Oxygen? (1)
11.
What is the
capital of the Falkland Islands? (Port Stanley)
12.
Who was Inspector
Clouseau’s manservant? (Cato)
13.
What role did Jim
Carrey play in ‘Batman forever? (Riddler)
14.
In which Country
was the Footballer John Barnes born? (Jamaica)
15.
What is the
smallest living unit called? (Cell)
16.
Who were the
defending champions at the 1966 World Cup? (Brazil)
17.
What is
England’s most southerly Point? (Lizard point)
18.
Who was the
cleaner at the Crossroads Motel? (Amy turtle)
19.
What is the
Russian Word for Citadel? (Kremlin)
20.
A Beluga is a
type of what? (Whale)
21.
Who seized power
in Uganda in 1971? (Idi Amin)
22.
Which cricket
Personality is known as ‘Bumble’? (David Lloyd)
23.
Which is the only
star in our solar system? (Sun)
24.
How many pedals
does a Grand Piano have (3)
25.
What is special
about the feet of a ‘Palmiped’? (Webbed)
26.
What is the
deepest Land Gorge in the World? (Grand Canyon)
27.
Which countries
have been drawn in the same group as England for next years world cup?
(Argentina, Sweden and Nigeria)
28.
Gennifer Flowers
claimed to have had a 12 yr affair with whom? (Bill Clinton)
29.
How is the Robin
Williams character Daniel Hillard better known? (Mrs Doubtfire)
30.
Which ship has
the ID Number NCC 1701? (Starship
Enterprise)
·
What's the name
of Tony Blairs 1st Born Daughter? (Kathryn)
·
In which country
is the City of Abu Dhabi? (UAE)
·
Who was the next
Welshman to win the Snooker World Championship 21 Years after Terry Griffith won
it? (Mark Williams 2000)
·
In the British
version of Monopoly what is the prize for winning a crossword competition? (£100)
·
What was the name
of the Chef in Fawlty Towers? (Terry)
·
The international
car registration of RA applies to which country? (Argentina)
·
9 Dec 2001
1.
What do Harry
Potter and his friends call normal people? (Muggles)
2.
A Full driving
licence is issued until its owner reaches what age after which they have to
apply again? (70ys)
3.
What unit of
measure is usually used to describe sounds? (Decibel)
4.
In Dad’s Army
which of the Home Guard was an undertaker? (Private Frasier)
5.
What is East
Pakistan now called? (Bangladesh)
6.
Stan Collymore
won his first English Cap whilst playing for which Club? (Notts Forest)
7.
Who went with
Christopher Robin to Buckingham Palace? (Alice)
8.
What sort of
Camel has 2 Humps? (Bactrian)
9.
What is the art
of knotting cord or string in patterns called? (Macramé)
10.
What does the
musical term Largo mean? (Slowly (& Stately)
11.
Exercises
designed to increase oxygen consumption and speed blood circulation are called
what? (Aerobics)
12.
The name of which
personal accessory derives from the Latin word for 'little shade'? (Umbrella)
13.
Had Charles
Dempsey voted as instructed, which country would have won the vote to host the
2006 FIFA World Cup? (South Africa)
14.
Which word, in
every day use in this country, is the Tamil word for sauce? (Curry)
15.
Who became chief
presenter of the BBC TV programme 'Gardener's World' after the death of Geoff
Hamilton? (ALAN TITCHMARSH)
16.
In which modern
country is the site of the ancient state of Carthage to be found? (TUNISIA)
17.
In which village
does Rupert Bear live? (NUTWOOD)
18.
In music, how
many crotchets are there in a semi-breve? FOUR
19.
What is the
maximum number of players on court in one basketball team? FIVE
20.
Which sport takes
place in a Velodrome? (Cycling)
21.
Who recorded’
Deeply Dippy’? (Right said Fred)
22.
Most snow
crystals have how many sides? (6)
23.
Cardinal numbers
such as 1,2 and 3 indicate quantity. What is the term numbers for numbers such
as first, second and third which indicate the order in which items are placed?
ORDINAL
24.
Sometimes called
nucleons, give either of the main sub-atomic particles in the atomic nucleus.
PROTON or NEUTRON
25.
In which musical
do they sing about a 'Jellicle Ball'? CATS
26.
Who wrote ‘My
Family and other Animals’? (Gerald Durrell)
27.
Who was the 1st
Player to score a televised maximum break in the Snooker world championship?
(Cliff Thorburn)
28.
Which racecourse
is 'A left-handed flat course, turning for most of the way, ending with a
straight of less than 2 furlongs'. At just over a mile it's the smallest course
in Britain.'
29.
Which piece of
kitchen equipment contains a magnetron?
MICROWAVE OVEN.
30.
What colour is
the cross on the Swedish Flag? (Yellow)
To
what does the word 'corned' as in corned beef refer? Salt
Leigh
RMI (Railway Mechanics Institute)
Name
the company featured in TV's "Drop The Dead Donkey". (GLOBELINK NEWS)
How are
angles measured, other than Degrees? (Radian)
In
Geometry which term in applied to 2 triangles having both the same shape and
size'? CONGRUENT triangles
What was the unique Olympic sporting record is held by
Eddie Eagen of the USA?
WON MEDALS AT SUMMER & WINTER OLYMPICS
16th
Dec 2001
7.
Cross-country skiing and which other sport is involved in the Biathlon?
(Rifle Shooting)
8.
Who originally said: "The ballot is stronger than the bullet"?
(Abraham Lincoln)
9.
Who were the beaten finalists in the 1998 Football World Cup? (Brazil)
10.
What is the
next number in the sequence (1,1,2,3,5,8,7)? 13 (Sum of previous 2 numbers)
11.
Wales is the
only known breeding ground for one of the worlds endangered birds. What bird is
it? (Red Kite)
12.
Who dies in
every episode of South Park? (Kenny)
13.
Which is Europe's largest port? (Rotterdam)
14.
Which are the only 2
countries with an X in their names? (Mexico/Luxembourg)
15.
Who is the scheming
criminal genius, constantly foiled by superman? (Lex Luthor)
16.
What are the Christian
names of the 6 characters who are FRIENDS? (ROSS, JOEY, CHANDLER, RACHEL,
MONICA, PHOEBE)
17.
What nationality was painter Salvador Dali? (Spanish)
18.
The winner of which sporting event is awarded the "Venus Rose
Water Dish"? (Ladies Singles at Wimbledon)
19.
Of which event did President Nixon say’ This is the greatest
week in the History of the World since the creation? (Landing on the Moon)
20.
What was Hillary Clinton surname prior to Marriage? (Rodham)
21.
Who plays the Character Edina Monsoon in a well known series on TV
? (Jennifer Saunders)
22.
In nature, the earth is composed of 3 main parts, the Crust, the
mantle and what? (The Core)
23.
In the animal kingdom, which large rodent is also known as the
‘Quill Pig)? (Porcupine)
24.
How many strings on a Cello? (4)
25.
In children’s literature, complete the title of the story by C>S
Lewis, ‘The lion, the Witch and the …what? (Wardrobe)
26.
Which 2 countries form the Island of Hispaniola? (Haiti and Dominican
Republic)
27.
Who had a 1999 UK hit sinfle with ‘That Don’t impress me Much’?
(Eileen Regina Edwards or Shania Twain)
28.
What is the state Capital of Colorado? (Denver)
29.
What is the name for a stationary electrical charge, which builds up on
an insulated object? (Static)
30.
In a 1967 Walt Disney Film, what other name was
‘The man cub’ known? (Mowgli)
What
is the oldest living plant species? (Fern)
Who was Britain's first million pound footballer?
Trevor
Francis
In History what the Russian leader ‘Lenins’ first
name? (Vladimir)
Which American
Football team beat the New York Giants to win the 2001 Superbowl? BALTIMORE
RAVENS
What was the name
of the ape in the children's TV series "Supercar"?
Mitch
Who scored
the only goal in the 2000 FA cup final the last one to be played at Wembley?
ROBERTO di
MATTEO
Shining
Tor is the highest point in which English county? CHESHIRE
In
Monopoly how much is it to buy Coventry St? (£260)
Dec
30th 2001
1. The Actor Michael Williams died in Jan 2001, who is his widow? (Dame Judy Dench)
2.
Stolen from a museum near Milton Keynes in Jan , held to ransom,
and finally returned to Jeremy Paxman, what was it? (German Enigma Machine)
3.
Who was Arrested in Jan 2001 over alleged theft of wedding gifts?
(Paul Burrell)
4.
What's the name of the singer who appeared in Manchester in Feb
2001, as part of his 1st British Tour, his act involved swearing,
spitting and generally abusing the audience? (Eminen)
5.
In February this Year who did Liverpool defeat to win the
Worthington Cup? (Birmingham)
6.
Who in March 2001 was
reported to Police for allegedly making racist remarks on a TV show? (Ann
Robinson Room 101)
7.
In March this year what
was adopted as the emblem of Red Nose Day? (Y Fronts)
8.
In March this year, Chris
Eubank was the first person to be expelled from what? (Celebrity Big Brother’s
house)
9.
Brian Trubshaw died at the
end of March 2001 at the age of 77 – for what was he best known? (test Pilot
of the 1st Concorde)
10.
In April 2001 Who won the
Grand National ? (Red Marauder)
11.
Who in April 2001 became England's Rugby Union leading points
scorer of all time? (Johnny Wilkinson)
12.
Who defeated Lennox Lewis
in April 2001 ? (Hasim Rahman)
13.
An unemployed 33yr old odd
job man called Karl Power became famous for a short time in April 2001 why.
(He joined the Manchester Utd photo call prior to the Bayern Munich
match)
14.
An internet campaign
started at the end of April running into May to get what religion recognised, by
stating it as your religion on the Census form? (Jedi)
15.
Which Country won this
years Eurovision Song contest? (Estonia)
16.
In Oct 2001 David Beckham
scored an Injury time goal that took England to the World Cup Finals, against
which country was it? (Greece )
17.
In June 2001 it was announced that Actress ‘Angelina Jodie’
was to play which heroine in a new movie? (Lara Croft)
18.
In July 2001 Heather Mills became engaged to whom? (Sir Paul
McCartney)
19.
Which adviser to transport minister Stephen Byers, in her email to
colleagues on September 11 said it was a good time to lose bad news? Jo Moore
20.
In November 2001 George Harrison Died. What’s the name of his
wife? (Olivia)
21.
Which TV Commentator retired at the end of Sept 2001 (Murray
Walker)
22.
Which founder of the Viewers' and Listeners' Association died this
year? (Mary Whitehouse).
23.
Major Charles Ingram was in the news this year why? (Contestant on Who
wants to be a Millionaire accused of cheating)
24.
What name was given to the calf that escaped notice when the rest of the
herd was slaughtered in the foot-and-mouth outbreak - and received an official
pardon? (Phoenix)
25.
What did Dennis Tito pay £14m for earlier this year? (Trip
in space)
26.
Who in November 2001 received headlines of ‘ Jailed Pop Pervert’?
(Jonathon King)
27.
What took to the skies for the 1st time this year in July?
(Concorde – it was November before it took passengers)
28.
In Aug this year FOR the first time in the history of this amateur
event, Great Britain and Ireland retained what cup? (Walker Cup
29.
Who announced that the BBC has Liberated Kabul? (John Simpson)
30.
Who earlier this year wanted to leave the ship at Christmas Island but
was taken "Guano Island" instead? (400 Afghan refugees)
Who this Month
was given the nickname ‘The Shoe Bomber’ ? (Richard Reid)
What's the name of the Express Reporter that was released
by the Taliban in Oct? (Yvonne Ridley)
Who was this
year’s British Eurovision singer? (Lindsay Dracass)
Which team did
Liverpool defeat to win UEFA cup? (Alaves)
In 2001 what was the Post Office official renamed to? (Consignia)
Gave
Paul Marsden MP a verbal whipping: "It was people like you who appeased
Hitler in 1938." Government chief whip Hilary Armstrong