October 6th 2002 

 

1.                   What covers 85% of Algeria? (Sahara Desert)

2.                   What did Ho Chi Minh City used to be called? (Saigon)

3.                   What was the name given to Gorbachev's foreign relations programme? (Glasnost)

4.                   Who succeeded Stalin as Communist Party leader? (Khrushchev)

5.                   What is the name of the refugee camp located near the French end of the Channel Tunnel ? (Sangatte)

6.                   Which animal's name literally means 'earth pig'? (Aardvark)

7.                   Which Scottish soccer team are known as 'The Dons'? (Aberdeen)

8.                   Which football club gave free condoms to its fans yesterday – but only in gold and black? (Wolves)

9.                   How many holes are there in a tenpin bowling ball? 3

10.               Which motor manufacturer makes a sports car called the Z8?  (BMW)

11.               Who captained Europe at the Ryder Cup? (Sam Torrence)

12.               How many Chance squares are there on a Monopoly board? (3)

13.               If you were at The Brickyard what sport would you be watching? MOTOR RACING (nickname for Indianapolis)

14.               Picture.  Who is this   (Jarvis Cocker)

15.               What is the name of the coffee bar in Friends?  CENTRAL PERK

16.               What was Marge Simpson's maiden name? BOUVIER

17.               Who was the playwright son of Mary Arden? WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

18.               What was the nationality of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot? (Belgium)

19.               In the TV series ‘Happy Days’, what is Fonz’s first name? (Arthur)

20.               A player called a ‘Goal Attack’ is found in which sport? (Netball)

21.               What is the name of the Princess Royal's second husband? (Timothy Lawrence)

22.               The worlds largest Mobile Phone maker is based in which country? (Finland   Nokia)

23.               Hitlers book was called "Mein Kamp". But what was the English translation of the title? [My Struggle]

24.               What is the most obvious symptom that shows, when you contract jaundice? [You turn a yellow colour]

25.               Picture Who is this   (Monica Lewinsky)

26.               Which famous captain, was killed in 1779? [Captain Cook]

27.               What's the capital of Turkey? (Ankara)

28.               Who were Liverpool’s opponents when the Hillsborough disaster happened? (Notts Forest)

29.               . In the Harry Potter stories name either of the dogs kept by Hagrid?  FANG or FLUFFY

30.               Picture    Who is this?   (Nelson Muntz)

 

 

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Oct 13th 2002

 

1.                   What is the subject of speciality publishing company Haynes?  (CAR MANUALS)

2.                   According to record books, in which year was Mount Everest first climbed?  (1953)

3.                   From which musical does the song "Love Changes Everything" come?  (ASPECTS OF LOVE)

4.                   ANTONY GORMLEY sculpted which giant statue? (“The Angel of the North”)

5.                   In 1991 Queen Elizabeth 2nd needed medical treatment after breaking up a fight between whom? (HER DOGS)

6.                   Who, according to Shakespeare was the "Noblest Roman"?  (BRUTUS)

7.                   Which acid is found in nettle stings?  (FORMIC)

8.                   Which breakfast dish contains fish, rice, eggs and often curry powder, among other ingredients?  (KEDGEREE)

9.                   In which city will the 2008 Olympics be held?  (BEIJING)

10.               Which country will host the 2006 FIFA World Cup? (GERMANY)

11.               Which measurement is a tenth of a nautical mile? (CABLE)

12.               Which measurement is a tenth of a furlong? (CHAIN)

13.               What is Britain's largest native carnivore?  (BADGER)

14.               Between 1962 and 1964, Albert Desalvo killed at least eleven women in the US, how is he better known as? (The Boston Strangler)

15.               If someone has scurvy, they are lacking in which vitamin? (Vitamin C)

16.               What is the largest country in South America?  (Brazil)

17.               Which sport do the Manchester Giants and the Sheffield Sharks play? (Basketball)

18.               Who is the Secretary of state for Education? (Estelle Morris)

19.               What is the better known name for the Society of Friends? (Quakers)

20.               According to a not-to-serious study by the Science Museum, which disgusting habit do more than a third of the population admit to doing more than 5 times a day? (Picking your nose)

21.               Who wrote 'Paradise Lost'? (John Milton)

22.               What was the name of Christopher Columbus's Flagship?  (Santa Maria)

23.               What does N.A.S.A stand for? (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

24.               From which region does Claret come from? (Bordeaux)

25.               What’s the singer Cliff Richards real name?  (Harry Webb)

26.               What facial feature is missing from the Mona Lisa? (Eyebrows)

27.               If you list the US states Alphabetically, which would come 1st? (Alabama)

28.               Trigger was the name of which cowboys horse? (Roy Rogers)

29.               Who composed the ‘New World Symphony’? (Dvorák)

30.               Where is The Royal Liverpool Golf Course located? (Hoylake)

 

 

Jackpot

·               Which is the most common element in the Earth's crust after oxygen? SILICON

·               American police have SWAT teams, what do the initials stand for? (Special Weapons & Tactics)

·               What was the Christian name of Suffragette, Mrs Pankhurst? (Emmeline)

·               Trappist monks belong to which order? CISTERCIANS

·               What is Australia’s highest mountain? (Mt Kosciusko)



Spare/Tie Break 

 

Which football club are nicknamed 'The Baggies'? (WEST BROMWICH ALBION)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday 20th Oct 2002 

 

1.                   In the "Harry Potter" novels, what species of owl is Hedwig? (Snowy Owl)

2.                   What was the name of the dog in Peter Pan? Nana

3.                   Which cartoon character lived on Sweetwater island and was the son of Poopdeck Pappy?
POPEYE

4.                   What was Hilary Clinton's maiden name?  RODHAM

5.                   What is the name of Poirot's military companion?  CAPTAIN HASTINGS

6.                   Which organisation's badge bears the inscription "Blood and Fire"?  THE SALVATION ARMY

7.                   Diane Abbott was the first black female Member of What?     Parliament?

8.                   What is Charlie's surname in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"?  Bucket

9.                   Which children's book features Tweedledum and Tweedledee?  "Alice In Wonderland"

10.               What make of car did Inspector Morse drive? Jaguar

11.               Which 1700-mile long river 'flows' into the Atlantic Ocean in Northeast Venezuela? ORINOCO

12.               Which colourless liqueur is made from cherries?  KIRSCH

13.               Which secret organisation was founded in Pulaski, Tennessee in 1865? KU KLUX KLAN

14.               What is the name of the brimless Scottish cap, which usually has a pom-pom on the top?
TAM-O-SHANTER

15.               Who was elected to the House of Commons as member for Dunny on the Wold in Blackadder? BALDRICK 

16.               On TV's Parkinson, Victoria Beckham revealed she had what nickname for her husband?   GOLDEN BALLS

17.               Whose new album is called 'From Now On'?  WILL YOUNG

18.               Whose Party did Jeffrey Archer attend that caused his transfer to Lincoln Prison? GILLIAN SHEPHERD

19.               Roy Keane has been given a ban and a record fine after being found guilty on two charges of bringing the game into disrepute at a Football Association hearing, how long is the ban and how much is the fine? FIVE MATCHES & £150,000

20.               Peter, Susan, Lucy & Edmund all visited which magical land?  NARNIA

21.               Which mountain overlooks Rio de Janeiro?     SUGAR LOAF Mountain

22.               Who was the wife of Louis XVI who was guillotined in 1793?     MARIE ANTOINETTE

23.               What name is usually applied to the group of long-established universities in the eastern US having high academic and social prestige, which includes Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia?     IVY LEAGUE

24.               Which animal is the official emblem of Canada? THE BEAVER

25.               Which desert occupies a large area of Botswana? KALAHARI

26.               Who is the chairman of the quiz show They Think It's All Over? NICK HANCOCK

27.               What historic event took place on March 15th 44 BC?  THE ASSASSINATION OF JULIUS CAESAR

28.               In which 90's film does John Travolta play an Air Force pilot trying to steal a nuclear warhead?
BROKEN ARROW

29.               What actress was the mistress of King Charles II (Nell Gwynne)

30.               What event does Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture commemorate? NAPOLEON'S RETREAT FROM MOSCOW

 

Jackpot

What do we call what the Moors called Gebel-al-Tarik - Tarik's Hill?   GIBRALTAR

The MOBO awards were given a week or so ago – what does MOBO stand for? Music Of Black Origin

What colour berets are worn by the SAS (Special Air Service)?  BEIGE

How old was Shirley Temple when she made her first film   THREE

In musical notation, how many semi-quavers are there in a semi-Breve?  (16)

What did the chocolate sweets Minstrels used to be known as? (Treets)

What was the semolina pilchard doing in the Beatles song ‘I am the Walrus (Climbing up the Eiffel Tower)