June 3rd 2001
1.
What currency is used in Japan? (Yen)
2. Lilo Lil appeared in which TV sitcom? (Bread)
3. Old money – how many farthings in a guinea? (1008)
4.
"Two households both alike in dignity" is the opening line of
which Shakespearean play?
ROMEO AND JULIET
5. Which ovine expression is used for a disreputable member of a family or group? (BLACK SHEEP)
6. Which dormant volcano is the highest peak in Japan? (FUJIYAMA (or English name MOUNT FUJI)
7. What is the term for a squirrel's home? (Drey)
8. On which card in a pack of playing cards is usually to be found the maker's mark and the copyright mark? (Ace of Spades)
9. What is the term for the main body of an aeroplane? (Fuselage)
10. Who composed the opera "William Tell"? (Rossini)
11. Nicknamed "the Brockton Blockbuster what was the name under which he boxed "?(Rocky Marciano)
12. In recent years, which material has been the source of much controversy, resulting from its use in armour-piercing shells? (Depleted uranium)
13. Who composed the operetta "Die Fledermaus"? (Johann Strauss)
14. In the First World War, what was the colloquial British name for a German soldier, the equivalent of our "Tommy"?
15.
At which
circuit is the Portuguese Formula 1 motor racing Grand Prix held? (Estoril)
16.
In Norse
mythology, where did the souls of warriors killed in battle go after their
deaths? (Valhalla)
17.
In Trivial
Pursuit, what colour are Entertainment questions? (Pink)
18.
Which darts champion is nicknamed "The Power"?
PHIL TAYLOR
19.
Which unit of area is equal to 2.471 acres?(A HECTARE)
20.
In Netball if you were wearing a bib with WD on, what position
would you be playing? (Wing Defence)
21.
Who was Henry VIII’s last wife? (Catherine Parr)
22.
What is the name of Derby Counties Home football ground? (Pride
Park)
23.
0 0
Kelvin is called what? (Absolute Zero ~ lowest theoretical temperature –2730
C.)
24.
Who replaced Betty Bothroyd as Speaker of the House of Commons?
MICHAEL MARTIN
25.
Next week, England take on
Greece to try to qualify for the World Cup – but who did they last play in a
World Cup Qualifier? (Albania)
26.
At which football ground
did Eric Cantona launch his Kung-Fu attack? (Selhurst Park)
27.
What is the Italian word
for motorway? (Autostrada)
28.
Which was the world's
first National Park, opening in 1872? (Yellowstone)
29.
Who played Cleopatra in
the famous play by Ernie Wise? (Glenda Jackson)
30.
In which country is the Masai Mara game reserve? (Kenya)
What is the
standard distance for all rowing events in the Olympics? (2000 metres)
Apart from
occasional foreign members, what is the maximum permitted number of persons in
the Order of the Garter? (24)
In inches, what
is the diameter of a golf hole? (4¼ inches)
The Daiquiri cocktail is named after a place in which
country(Cuba)
Bishop Auckland is the home to what Bishop ? (Durham)
Which country of
Africa is nearest to Italy? Tunisia
Who was the youngest president
of the United States/ (Theodore Roosevelt at 42 - JFK was 43 and Clinton was 46)
Who was the third
President of the United States?(Thomas Jefferson)
1.
Who succeeded Winston Churchill after his 1945 defeat? (Clement Attlee)
2.
Why were Jenna and
Barbara, 19 year old American twins in the news last week ?(Bush daughters
trying to become underage drinkers again))
3.
Who is captain of this
year’s European Ryder Cup golf team? (Sam Torrence)
4.
The film Pearl Harbour was
released last week – in which year was the attack on Pearl Harbour? (1941)
5.
What was the name of the
family in the Sound of Music? (Von Trapp)
6.
Which outdoor
ball game is played on a level lawn that measures 90 feet by 60 feet?
CROQUET
7.
What is the
capital of Romania? BUCHAREST
8.
How old is
Prince Philip? (80)
9.
What does Sinn Fein mean translated to English
(Gaelic“We Ourselves,” or “Ourselves Alone”)
10.
Who won the Ladies title at the French Tennis Open yesterday? ( Jennifer
Capriatti)
11.
Who is the 1st Person to be evicted from the Big Brother
House? (Penny,(Ellis))
12.
Which mountain overlooks Rio De Janeiro
? SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN
13.
Who was the first Briton to win the US Masters' Tournament? SANDY
LYLE
14.
British D.J. Norman Cook
usually records under which stage name? (FATBOY SLIM)
15.
What’s the capital of the Ukraine? (Kiev)
16.
In the TV series "Frasier", what is Frasier's surname?
(CRANE)
17.
In chemistry, which chart shows elements arranged in groups having
similar properties?
PERIODIC TABLE
18.
What makes leaves green?
(Chlorophyll)
19.
What's the State Capital of California ? (Sacremento)
20.
C is the chemical symbol for which element? (Carbon)
21.
Who’s 3rd law states that every action has an equal
and opposite reaction? (Newtons law of motion)
22.
Composer Mozart was born
where? (Austria)
23.
Who founded the Church of England? (Henry VIII)
24.
Who played Evita in the
film of the same name? (Madonna)
25.
Which film character made
his first starring appearance in 1928 in Steamboat Willy? (Mickey Mouse)
26.
Who created WinnieThe Pooh ? (AA MILNE)
27.
What is the highest-pitched woodwind musical instrument ?
PICCOLO
28.
Which group had a British number one hit in the 1970s with I Don't
Like Mondays ? BOOMTOWN RATS
29.
In Rugby Union which position usually wears the No 9 Shirt? (Scrum
Half)
30.
In Rugby League which position usually wears the No 9 Shirt?
(Hooker)
A tithe was a tax
paid to support the church – what percentage of income was it? (10%)
Name the
Argentinian player who was kicked by David Beckham during the England v
Argentina match of the 1998 World Cup Finals? (Simeone)
Who is lord of the rings ?
SAURON (THE GREAT)
What
chemical compound is the principal constituent of stony coral ? CALCIUM
CARBONATE
Who shot Arch Duke Ferdinand that effectively started WW1 (Gavrilo Princip)
1.
In the USA and Canada it is a
caribou – what is it in Europe? (Reindeer)
2.
What colour face does a Suffolk
sheep have? (Black)
3.
What colour are albino animal’s
eyes? (Pink)
4.
What was Victor Meldrew’s most
famous catchphrase? (I don’t believe it)
5.
Who is the President
of S.Africa ? (Thabe Mbeke)
6.
“Hello
my darlings” was a catchphrase of a 60s-70s comedian – who? (Charlie Drake)
7.
Whose catchphrase was “Time for
bed”? (Zebedee)
8.
Which British nanny was tried in
the US for the murder of a baby? (Louise Woodward)
9.
Santiago is the capital of which
country? (Chile)
10.
What type of meat is generally
used in moussaka? (minced LAMB)
11.
To which religion did the Osmonds
belong? (Mormons)
12.
Actress Angelina Jodie is to play
which heroine in a new movie? (Lara Croft)
13.
If you were a LEPIDOPTERIST, what
would your hobby be? (Collecting Butterflys)
14.
Which ex-Tory is now Labour MP for
St Helens? (Shaun Woodward)
15.
What’s the only diet of the
koala bear? (Eucalyptus leaves)
16.
Which horse won the Derby?
(Galileo)
17.
Who is the Home Secretary? (David
Blunkett)
18.
What is the Post Office now
called? (Consignia)
19.
In which US state are Bonneville
Salt Flats, used for attempts on the world land speed record?
Utah
20.
Francis Ford Coppola is famous for
directing which series of Films? (Godfather series)
21.
Which church was formed in 1972 by
the amalgamation of the Congregational and the Presbyterian churches? (THE
UNITED REFORMED CHURCH)
22.
Which weather phenomena translates
from the Spanish for 'little boy'. (EL NINO)
23.
Who sponsors the Football League
divisions one, two, and three? (NATIONWIDE)
24.
Which car manufacturer came 1st
and 2nd in the Le Mans 24hr? (Audi)
25.
What is the capital of Kosovo? (PRISTINA)
26.
Give the title of the video sequel
to the film "The Lion King".(THE LION KING II - SIMBA'S PRIDE)
27.
Cerys Matthews is the lead singer
of which Welsh pop group? (CATATONIA)
28.
In which city is the European
Summit conference being held? (Gothenberg)
29.
Who plays the title music for
BBC's The Royle Family? (OASIS)
30.
Who was the army corporal who was
cleared in Feb 2000 of the murder of two Northern Ireland joyriders after two
trials and four appeals? LEE CLEGG
On
a Landranger OS map, what is indicated with a dashed black line, with arrows to
indicate direction?
A PIPELINE.
What
number can be used as an alternative to 999 – it’s a European emergency
number? 112
Whose
catchphrase was “You’ve deaded me”? (Bluebottle in the Goons)
Scotch
whisky and Drambuie make up which cocktail? RUSTY NAIL
Who
was the BBC Sports Personality of the Century? (MUHAMMAD ALI)
Which
city was devastated by an earthquake in September 1985? MEXICO CITY
US
Open is being played at which course Southern Hills CC Tulsa Oaklahoma
June
24th 2001
1.
Where did Frank Sinatra say was his “kind of town”?(Chicago)
2.
Athlete Jonathan Edwards
specialises in which event? (Triple Jump)
3.
What word can go after machine and
before dog? (Gun)
4.
What is the nationality of golfer
Gary Player? SOUTH AFRICAN
5.
There are three forms of heat
transference; conduction and convection are two, which is the third?
RADIATION
6.
In cricket, what distance, in feet,
is the white line called the 'Popping Crease' painted in front of the stumps?
FOUR
7.
Which musical features the song "Memory"? CATS
8.
Mount Kosciusko is the highest mountain in which country?
AUSTRALIA
9.
Who presents the TV programme "Have I got news for you"?
ANGUS DEAYTON
10. Which Irish singer tore up a picture of the Pope on TV? SINEAD O'CONNOR
11. Who was 1998 PFA Young Footballer of the Year? MICHAEL OWEN
12. Who in July last year split after her 3rd marriage to Liam Gallagher? (Patsy Kensit)
13. In which ocean is the island of Mauritius? (Indian)
14. What’s the name of the dog in the Tom and Jerry cartoons? (Spike)
15. What's the Capital of Switzerland? (Berne)
16. Who offered a New Deal to the American nation during the depression? (FD Roosevelt)
17. Who was the driver of the car in which Princess Di was killed? (Henri Paul)
18. In which Territory or state is the capital of Australia? (Capital Territory)
19. Who played Popeye in the movie of the same name? (Robin Williams)
20. Which film had the theme song "Take my breath away”? (Top Gun)
21. In which American sitcom do we see the High Commander and his loyal crew? (3rd Rock from the sun)
22. In golf, what is the woman's equivalent of the Ryder Cup? (Solheim Cup)
23. Caryn Johnson is Hollywood’s most successful black actress – what is her stage name? (Whoopie Goldberg)
24. In which war was the siege of Sebastopol? (Crimean War)
25. What has been described as the song that is sung the most? (Happy Birthday)
26. Who is the reigning Wimbledon Women’s singles title holder? (Venus Williams)
27. What is the smallest nation in Africa ? (The Gambia)
28. Who is famous for saying ‘I believe it is Peace for our time? (Neville Chamberlain)
29. What European country is home to the majority of Catalan speakers? Spain
30. Who is Radio 1s DJ Chris Moyles main partner His nickname? (Comedy Dave)
When
women first got the vote in 1918, how old did they have to be to vote? (30)
Who,
in February 1979, became the first soccer player to be transferred within the UK
for over one million pounds? TREVOR FRANCIS
Who was
the youngest president of the United States?(Theodore Roosevelt at 42 - JFK was
43 and Clinton was 46)
Who is the Chief Exec of Manchester United?( Peter Kenyon)
A
French Concorde crashed in July last year at which town outside Paris? (Gonesse)