Nov 3rd 2002
Which word was derived from the Greek for "Circle of animals"? ZODIAC
Who was the leader of Argentina in 1982? GENERAL GALTIERI
Who played Frank Drebbin in the Naked Gun films? LESLIE NIELSEN
Where do British eels go to breed? THE SARGASSO SEA
As whom does Paul O'Grady usually appear on TV? LILY SAVAGE
Which US football team has the nickname "The Dolphins"? Miami
In which country is the site of the ancient city of Babylon? Iraqi
What’s Ulrika Jonsson’s controversial book called? (Honest)
Which country was divided by the 38th parallel after World War II? (Korea)
The theory part of the driving tests requires you to get how many questions right in the time allowed? (30 out of 35)
Which group provided the theme for the 1999 Bond film “The World Is Not Enough”?(Garbage)
Which British city was Titanic built? (Belfast)
What lies between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario? THE NIAGARA FALLS
In which city would you find the famous Tivoli Gardens? COPENHAGEN
Who plays Professor Minerva McGonagall in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? MAGGIE SMITH
In which country did Crown Prince Dipendra shoot his mother and father dead in 2001? NEPAL
Which German statesman was nicknamed the Iron Chancellor? OTTO VON BISMARCK
What was Boyzone's first chart hit? LOVE ME FOR A REASON
Who lives at number 10 Downing Street? GORDON BROWN (apparently it wasn't big enough for Mrs Blair!)
Which singer made a serious mistake when he took his laptop into PC World in Bristol for repair? GARY GLITTER (Paul Gadd)
In which 1993 film with a cast list including Tina Turner, Chevy Chase, Danny DeVito, Sharon Stone and Jean Claude Van Damme, does Arnold Schwarzenegger play Jack Slater? THE LAST ACTION HERO
What is the name for meat killed in the prescribed Muslim manner? HALAL
Which composer wrote Tosca & Madam Butterfly? PUCCINI
Who wrote the story The Count of Monte Cristo? ALEXANDRE DUMAS
In the Harry Potter books, what is the name of the Headmaster? DUMBLEDORE
What did Earl W Tupper invent in 1944? TUPPERWARE
What is the maximum number of points that can be scored from a single shot in billiards? (10)
Who played Muhammed Ali in the film “Ali” (Will Smith)
Which city will host the 2008 Olympic Games ? (Bejing)
What period of time is 31,622,400 seconds? LEAP YEAR
Which month will be the longest in this country in 2003? OCTOBER (Because of the extra hour when the clocks go back)
In which sport were the competitors known as The Wolf, The Saltshaker, The Sea Slug, and The Dump Truck familiar names a few years ago? SUMO (WRESTLING).
Which sauce has an egg & butter base with tarragon, shallots, wine, & vinegar? BERNAISE SAUCE
On which everyday object would you find the inscription "Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants"? THE EDGE OF A £2 COIN
In winning last season’s Scottish Premier League, Celtic lost only one game. Who beat them? (Aberdeen
Loa, Mystere and Sobo are deities in which 'religion'? VOODOO
Nov 10th 2002
With which car is Professor Caractacus Potts associated? (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
Which car manufacturer produces the model called 'Persona'? (Proton)
Known in the USA as 'suspenders', how are they known in the UK? (Braces)
Which TV series featured a character called Siegfried Farnon? (All Creatures Great and Small)
Gravadlax (gravlax) is what type of pickled foodstuff? Salmon
Which thick bitter fluid is secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder?( Bile)
Complete the adage: "If you have to ask the price "….. (You can't afford it)
On an Ordnance Survey map, which symbol denotes a wildlife park? (A Stag's Head)
Edward VI's father was Henry VIII. Who was his mother? (Jane Seymour)
Who was Paul Burrells QC? (Lord Carlisle)
This year’s Harry Potter film is “Harry Potter and …“ ( The Chamber of Secrets)
What were the first names of the Everly Brothers? (Phil & Don)
If you went through the Simplon tunnel in Europe, between which 2 countries would you be travelling? (Switzerland and Italy)
Before the Euro, what was the currency in Greece? (Drachmas)
What was the name of the holiday camp in Hi-De-Hi? (Maplins)
Who is the present Host of the TV Programme ‘Have I got news for You’? (Ann Robinson)
In the Anglican Church, what is the rank of clergyman just below a Bishop? (Archdeacon)
What is a female peacock called? (Peahen)
What is the most popular spectator sport in Spain? (Football of course… not Bullfighting)
What was the name of ship, captained by William Bligh in 1788? (The Bounty)
2Which famous sportsman was sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion, on this day in 1987? (Former British champion jockey LESTER PIGGOTT)
What is a 'Dolly Varden? (A large HAT with a wide brim, drooping at one side)
What is the highest pitched woodwind instrument? (Piccolo)
Which of the four main Balearic Islands is closest to Spain? (Ibiza)
What is the longest river in Scotland, famous for its salmon fishing? (TAY)
In Rumpole of the Old Bailey what is Rumpole's first name? (Horace)
In Golf, at what age can a player join the Seniors' Tour? (50)
How many blank tiles are there in a Scrabble set? ( 2 )
What is the name of the cold wind that blows in the winter through Southern France to the Mediterranean? (The Mistral)
In 1976, the PFLP and Baader-Meinhof terrorists hijacked an Air France plane and landed at an airport. The hostages were later freed in an astounding and successful raid by Israeli forces. Where was the airport? (Entebbe)
Jackpot
Whose law states that for a gas at a given temperature, pressure varies inversely to volume? (Boyle's Law)
Who was the first British actress to win an Oscar? (Vivien Leigh for Gone With The Wind)
In the US Military, why are the Navy SEALs so named ? (They can work on Sea Air Land )
Which direction do Muslims face when they pray? (In whichever direction Mecca is)
He was the only one to sign the Declaration of Independence, Treaty of Paris, and the Constitution of the United States of America. Who? (Benjamin Franklin)
(Spares)
In 1948, who was out for a duck in his last cricket Test match when four runs would have given him a batting average of 100? (Donald Bradman)
This surprise tactic was used to disrupt the Spanish Armada's attack on England in 1588. What tactic? (Fireships)
Nov 17th 2002
WHERE DOES THE LUTINE BELL HANG? LLOYDS OF LONDON
Where can you fin Paddy’s Wigwam? (Liverpool … Catholic Cathedral)
WHICH TWO AMERICAN STATES HAVE BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH PREFIXES? CAROLINA / DAKOTA
From which film did the song “Bright Eyes” come from? Watership Down
Outside which building was WPC Yvonne Fletcher shot and killed? Libyan Embassy
Who is the leader of the FBU? (Andy Gilchrist)
Who played the Sundance Kid in the 1969 film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"? Robert Redford
Which Airline did the Plane that Blew up over Lockerbie in 1988 Belong? (Pan Am)
In 'Captain Pugwash', what was the name of the cabin boy? [Tom not Roger]
There are two types of camel, Which one has two humps? [Bactrian]
Which is the only bird, capable of rotating its neck through 270º? [Owl)
What's the Latest James Bond Film called? (Die another Day)
Miss Gatsby and Miss Tibbs are which Hotels 2 Elderly lady residents? (Fawlty Towers)
Which band provided the soundtrack music for the film “Flash Gordon? (Queen)
The latest Boeing jet is the 777 – what was the first Boeing jet’s number? (707)
A mixture of chalk and boiled linseed oil is known better as what? (Putty)
Whose dog was Muttley? (Dick Dastardly’s)
What was Louis Armstrong's nickname? (Satchmo)
What gas was used to fill the ill-fated airship 'the Hindenberg'? (Hydrogen)
Who was the head of the South African 'Truth and Reconciliation Commission' (Desmond Tutu)
The “Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe” takes place at what racecourse? (Longchamp)
In American football how many points is a touchdown worth? (6)
The US open tennis tournament is held in New York city, but what is the name of the venue? (Flushing Meadow)
What is the softest mineral known? (Talc)
A treatment of rubber which strengthens it and gives it greater elasticity is named after the roman god of fire. What is this process called? (Vulcanisation)
Which company was fined £92. Million for price rigging by the European Commission recently? (Nintendo)
The Number 3200 was introduced recently for what? (Cigarettes brought into country)
If and when Prince William becomes king - what number will he be? (William V)
Which team last Month won by a score of 15½ - 12½? (European Ryder Cup team)
In which famous battle did Robert the Bruce defeat the English under Edward II? (Bannockburn)
WHAT IS THE NEAREST COMMONWEALTH MEMBER TO UK? MALTA
IN, WHICH COUNTRY IS THE ATTACAMA DESERT? CHILE
Why was the 1959 Royal Variety Performance cancelled/ (The Queen was pregnant)
From which country did King Zog flee in 1939/ (Albania)
What name is given to the study of caves? (Speleology)
24th Nov 2003
In which country do soldiers wear a kilt known as a fustanella? GREECE
What weighs 13 tonnes, is 9 feet in diameter, and is named after Sir Benjamin Hall, made in 1856, it is found nearly 300 feet from ground level. What is it? BIG BEN (the bell in St Stephen's Tower at the Palace of Westminster)
Who manufactured the .45-calibre peacemaker revolver, known as the most famous handgun in America's west? SAMUEL COLT
Which role did Jim Carrey play in Batman Forever? THE RIDDLER
What colour light is displayed from the starboard side of a ship? GREEN
Who played the part of Victor Meldrew in One Foot In The Grave? RICHARD WILSON
Which tree was cultivated to make the English longbow? (Yew)
Which footballer has recently refused to play for his country’s national side? (Nicolas Anelka)
Around which police station does The Bill take place? (Sun Hill)
Which UK athlete was crowned as the International Athletic Foundation Athlete of the Year at a World Athletics Gala in Monte Carlo Last Sunday? (Paula Radcliffe)
In which City is this years Miss World to be held? (London)
In which palace does the president of France live? ELYSEE
Who have a Christmas No. 1 entitled ‘Saviours Day’? (Cliff Richards)
What is the Flying Squad in Cockney rhyming slang? (Sweeney Todd)
What name is given to a thin Mexican pancake? (Tortilla)
Love apple is an old fashioned name for what? (Tomato)
Which Liverpudlian Grandfather told ‘Thomas the Tank engine’ tales on TV? (Ringo Starr)
Who in the studio presented ‘Through the Keyhole’? (David Frost)
Which Liverpool record-scorer moved to Leeds in 1996? (Ian Rush)
In the Royal address H.I.H what does ‘I’ stand for? (Imperial)
Which MPs constituency is Sedgefield? (Tony Blair)
In Dad Army, how else was the character Sgt Wilson referred to as? (Arthur or Uncle Arthur)
Which Prison was ‘Porridge’ set? (HMP Slade)
In Mammals, the Asian Elephant has the second longest, but man has the longest – what? (Life Span)
Who led the British Forces at the Battle of Waterloo?( Duke of Wellington)
Where in the body would you find the labyrinth? In the Ear
How many bones are there in the human body? 206
What three diseases does the triple vaccine known as DTP immunise against? (Diptheria / tetanus / whooping cough (pertussis)
What is the name of the ceremony marking the initiation of a Jewish boy into the adult comunity aged 13? Bar Mitzvah
What is the name of the northernmost region of the Indian Subcontinent, the scene of intermittent fighting between Pakistan and India? Kashmir
Not as hard as you think, what was the first product to be advertised on Channel 5 TV? Chanel #5
In Music what note is written on the top line of a treble clef? (F)
What was Sharron Davies’s name in Gladiators? (Amazon)
QUECHUA was the language of which ancient Civilisation? (Incas)
In which country was ex-boxer Joe Bugner born? (Hungary)