Sept 2nd
2001
1.
Michael
Schumacher is the Most successful GP Driver of all time by virtue of winning how
many GP’s? (52)
2.
What colour do you get if you mix blue and yellow paint?
(Green)
3.
Which element is found in bones, shells and teeth? (Calcium)
4.
Holly Johnson was lead singer with which group? (Frankie Goes
to Hollywood)
5.
The ERG is a unit of what? (Energy)
6.
What stadium did England Beat Germany 5-1 in last night? (Olympicstaad/
Olympic Stadium Munich)
7.
WHAT IS STEALTH TECHNOLOGY”? (IT’S A NON METALLIC COATING APPLIED TO WAR PLANES TO AVOID
RADAR DETECTION)
8.
In music,
how many quavers equal a minim? (4)
9.
In which
speech did President Lincoln state that American government: was 'of the people,
by the people, for the people'? (Gettysburg Address)
10.
Under
Hitler, who was Nazi minister of propaganda? (Goebbels)
11.
What was the Name of Philip Schoefields Gopher? (Gordon)
12.
Who was dubbed ‘A Turnip’ by the Sun Newspaper? (Graham
Taylor)
13.
Which singer
starred in 'The Bodyguard'? (Whitney Houston)
14.
In music,
what is a note if it is neither sharp nor flat? (natural)
15.
Which Footballer recorded a Rap Song entitled ‘Geordie
Boys’? (Paul Gascoigne)
16.
What chemical element has the symbol Na ? Sodium
17.
What are the 4
corner Squares on an English Monopoly Board? (Go, Jail(Just Visiting) Free
Parking, Go to Jail)
18.
How many lanes does an Olympic swimming pool have? (8)
19.
In what year did the Americans leave Vietnam? (1973)
20.
What were Little Boy and Fat Man? (The 2 Atom Bombs dropped on
Japan)
21.
In Red Dwarf what was the name of the Spaceships computer?
(Holly)
22.
What's the name
of the UN Secretary General? (Kofi Annan)
23.
Star Trek the Next Generation who is the Capt of the
Enterprise? (Jean Luc Picard)
24.
Lord Justice Taylor led what
enquiry? (Hillsborough Disaster)
25.
What's the Capital of Turkey? (Ankara)
26.
On a darts board,
what number is directly opposite No. 1? (19)
27.
Who is the Manager of England RFU? (Clive Woodward)
28.
In the Guiness advert, what number snail wins? (No.4)
29.
Harry Allen was
Britains last what? (Hangman)
30.
What is the name of a line on a map that joins places of
equal height? (contour)
WHAT WORD IN THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY CONTAINS ALL THE VOWELS
ALL IN THEIR CORRECT ALPHABETICAL ORDER ? (FACETIOUS, ABSTEMIOUS & ARSENIOUS
(MEANING CONTAINING ARSENIC).
WHY WAS GREAT BRITAIN CALLED GREAT BRITAIN ? (TO DISTINGUISH
IT FROM LITTLE BRITAIN, WHICH IS NOW CALLED BRITTANY.)
Whose 'guest' was six-year-old Stuart Lockwood in August
1990? (Saddam Hussein's)
What two colours are on a semaphore flag? (Red/Yellow)
By what name is the marsupial Sarcophilus harrisi better
known? (Tasmanian devil)
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1.
In motor racing
what colour flag is used to denote 'danger, no overtaking'? (Yellow)
2.
Common salt is a
compound formed from two elements; one is sodium, which is the other? Chlorine
3.
Which country won
the 2001 Eurovision Song contest? Estonia
4.
Which football
league club were fined and docked nine points, in season 2000-01, yet still won
promotion to Division 2? (Chesterfield)
5.
In which series
of children's books are ordinary people called 'muggles'? Harry Potter
6.
What's the registration number of Postman Pats Van ? (PAT 1)
7.
What is or was BREITLING ORBITER 3 ? (name of the balloon which
circumnavigated the Earth in 1999?)
8.
What is the
Muslim army called which had taken over most of Afghanistan?
(THE TALIBAN)
9.
In television's
The Vicar Dibley what is Alice Tinker's married surname? (HOUGHTON)
10.
What is
manufactured by bone marrow? (Blood Cells)
11.
Who is the
controversial alter ego of Sacha Baron Cohen? (ALI G)
12.
What do Tony
Blair and Lord John Russell, in 1848, have in common whilst holding the office
of Prime Minister? FATHERED CHILDREN
13.
Grammatically
speaking, which part of speech can be personal, possessive, demonstrative or
reflex?
PRONOUNS
14.
Name the
Conservative M.P. for Witney who defected to the Labour Party in 1999. SHAUN
WOODWARD
15.
In which city
does the European Court of Human Rights sit?
STRASBOURG
16.
Who presents
University Challenge? (Jeremy Paxman)
17.
What would you
suffer from if you had dichromatic vision? COLOUR BLINDNESS
18.
What did Dennis Tito pay £14m for earlier this year? (Trip
in space)
19.
What's was the
name of the Serb paramilitary commander who was wanted in connection with war
crimes? But was shot dead before he could be brought to justice (Arkan (Zeljko
Raznatovic)
20.
In which galaxy
is the Earth? (Milky Way)
21.
What is the
minimum number of degrees in a reflex angle? 181
22.
Which is Europe's
largest port? Rotterdam
23.
Who is the
manager of the Welsh national football team? Mark Hughes
24.
If a Dog is a
Carnivore, what are most Humans? (Omnivores)
25.
What is 1/60th of
a degree called? (Minute)
26.
What was the name
of the French Government that collaborated with the Germans in WW11? (Vichy)
27.
What is Iron
Oxide more commonly referred to as? (Rust)
28.
Inflammable means
easily set on fire, what does Flammable mean? (The same)
29.
What is the
capital of Kosova? (Pristina)
30.
What are the 5
lines called on which music is written? (Stave, Staff)
Who is the
Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police? Sir John Stevens
What name
is given to a word having the same spelling as another but a different sound and
meaning? Eg Wind and Wind? (Heteronym)
What rank
did Hermann Goering hold as Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe?
REICHSMARSHALL
What
property of a body is calculated by multiplying its mass by its velocity?
MOMENTUM.
What
'first' did Ipswich footballer Gary Croft achieve on 15th January 2000 in a
League match against Swindon?
FIRST PLAYER IN LEAGUE GAME WHILE BEING ELECTRONICALLY TAGGED
Who
formulated the periodic table of elements commonly used today? (Mendeleyev)
Sunday 16th
Sept 2001
1.
How did Craig
Philips achieve fame last Year? (Winner of Big Brother)
2.
Who is Richard Whiteley's
accomplice on Countdown? (Carol Vorderman)
3.
At room temperature, what state
is mercury? (Liquid)
4.
What historic event occurred in
1215 AD? (Magna Carta)
5.
Who won todays Grande Prix?
(Montoya)
6.
What are the five senses a human
has? (Sight,
smell, hear, feel, taste)
7.
In which sport
could you dunk? (Basketball)
8.
What are the main
ingredients of Vichysoisse soup? Potato and Leek
9.
In which year did
Napoleon retreat from Moscow? (1812)
10.
Which American
car firm made the Corvette? (Chevrolet)
11.
What metal is
used to galvanise steel? (Zinc)
12.
What is the
biggest fish? (Whale Shark)
13.
What is the most Southern point on British Mainland? Lizard
point
14.
George Gaynes plays commandant Lazard in which
film-series? (Police Academy)
15.
Which car
manufacturers emblem is a Prancing Horse? (Ferrari)
16.
What is Britain’s tallest building? Canary Wharf
17.
The Ostrich is the worlds largest Bird, what is the 2nd
Largest bird? (Emu)
18.
What's the Chemical symbol for Potassium? (K)
19.
Which famous
organisation was first called “The Committee for Wounded Soldiers”? (Red
Cross)
20.
During which war did British troops under General Sir Charles
Warren capture Spion Kop in 1900? BOER WAR
21.
Who lead the Labour Party to victory at the General Election
July 1945? CLEMENT ATTLEE
22.
On which Island was Napoleon born? (Corsica)
23.
What sea does the Crimean Peninsular jut into? (Black sea)
24.
What parts of speech are the words "they" and
"them"? (PRONOUN)
25.
How many
hoops are used in a game of croquet? (6)
26.
The
National Socialist Workers Party were better known as what? (NAZI’s)
27.
What Paris hotel does Harrod’s owner Mohammed Al Fayed own?
(The Ritz)
28.
What is the largest country in South America ? Brazil
29.
What's the last event of the Decathlon?
(1500 Meters)
30.
In which
town in 1914 was an archduke assassinated? (Sarajevo)
Jackpot
What was
the name of the main Chicken in the 1st series of Big Brother (Marjorie)
Quanah
Parker was of mixed race but is credited with being the last great chief of
which Native American Indian tribe?
COMANCHE
What was
the name of the Tractor Driver in Postman Pat? (Peter Fogg)
What
nationality was the first non-US, non-Soviet spaceman? (Czech)
Which
Australian city is named after William IV's queen? (Adelaide)
23rd Sept 2001
1
What was the name of the 'Dallas
character played by actress Linda Gray? (SUE ELLEN EWING)
2
What is the name of the deep strait
that separates the Isle of Wight from the English mainland?
THE SOLENT
3
A 'Cod War' broke out between
Britain and which country in 1972? ICELAND
4
In which 1958 film musical did
Maurice Chevalier, sing 'Thank Heaven for Little Girls', and 'I Remember it
Well'? GIGI
5
In pop music, who are Claire, Faye,
H, Lee and Lisa? STEPS
6
The
imprisonment of Nick Leeson followed the collapse of which bank? (Barings)
7
Who was Mrs
Larry Fortensky until early 1996? (Elizabeth Taylor)
8
In which
European country is Salzburg? (Austria)
9
Which
Gilbert and Sullivan opera is set in the Tower of London? (Yeoman of the Guard)
10
Which parts
Venus de Milo are missing? (Arms)
11
Which
English artist is famous for his matchstalk men pictures? (LS Lowry)
12
In Pop music Which
two herbs go with 'parsley & sage'? (Rosemary and Thyme)
13
Which friends of Noel Edmonds took only 7day to reach No 1 in
the Pop Charts 1 in
December 1993? (Mr Blobby)
14
Who wrote
Winnie The Pooh? 9AA Milne)
15
What is the
largest living invertebrate? (Giant Squid)
16
In 'Kung Fu'
what name do the Buddhist priests give to Kwai Chang Caine? (Grasshopper)
17
Who founded
the Methodist movement? (John Wesley)
18
Kitty Fisher
was 18th-century London's most highly paid what? (Prostitute)
19
In the
nursery rhyme who was married on a Wednesday? (Solomon Grundy)
20
What was the
name of the cattle route from Texas through Oklahoma to the Red Hills at
Abilene, Kansas? (The Chisholm Trail)
21
In 'Dad's
Army' what was the occupation of Private Frazer? (Undertaker)
22
Where do
Wolverhampton Wanders play their home matches ( Molyneux)
23
The Shootist
was who’s final film? (John Wayne)
24
Sharon Stone
uncrossed their legs to much ado in which film
( 'Basic Instinct')
25
What was Ho
Chi Minh City called before 1975? (Saigon)
26
Which land
did Puff The Magic Dragon live in? ( Honalee)
27
Which
magazine did Hugh Heftier found? (Playboy)
28
What name
was OXFAM originally registered as? (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief)
29
Who defeated
Oliver McCall in 1995 to become WBC Heavyweight champion? (Frank Bruno)
30
The name of
the Operation against Terrorism has been dropped, allegedly because it was too
‘Offensive’ what was it? (Infinite Justice)
Whose face
is on an American five-dollar bill? (Abraham Lincoln)
Name a
coniferous trees that is native to Britain?
(Yew, Scots Pine, Juniper)
What s the 7th
Commandment (Thou shalt not commit
adultery)
Which metal
is the best conductor of electricity? (Silver)
What is the
name of the Queen's bodyguard in Scotland?
The Royal Company of Archers
What is
the hobby of a 'gricer'? TRAIN SPOTTING
Sept 30th 2001
1.
Who is the Mayor of NY? (Rudolph Giuliano)
2.
What's the name of The earl of Wessex’s television company?
(Ardent Productions)
3.
Other that Pakistan and Iran, name another country that
shares a border with Afghanistan? (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan or
China)
4.
What was Apollo 11’s landing module called? (Eagle)
5.
Who reputedly killed the person who reputedly assassinated
President Kennedy? (Jack Ruby)
6.
What does UNICEF stand for? (Unit Nat International
Children’s Emergency Fund)
7.
What's the name of the Rabbit in Magic Roundabout? (Dylan)
8.
The Lone rangers horse was called Silver, what was Tonto’s
horse called? (Scout)
9.
If you were an Ungulate what would you have?
(Hooves)
10.
For which Film did Julie Andrews win her 1st Oscar? (Mary
Poppins)
11.
What's the worlds largest freshwater lake? (Superior)
12.
The Toreadors song is taken from which opera? (Carmen)
13.
What's the worlds largest, it terms of Square footage, office
building? (Pentagon)
14.
What are the discs called in Tiddlywinks called? (Winks)
15.
What's the
Caribbean Island called that contains the countries of Haiti and the Dominican
Republic? ( Hispaniola )
16.
Who was in charge of the Falklands Task Force? (Rear Admiral
John Woodward)
17.
What name is given to the flap of cartilage which prevents
food from entering your windpipe? (Epiglottis)
18.
What is a Laxton Superb? (Apple)
19.
Which sea lies between Italy and the former Yugoslavia
(Adriatic)
20.
Skeletor was who’s arch enemy? (He Man)
21.
Choo Choo & Benny are from which cartoon (Top Cat)
22.
What is Scotlands longest river (Tay)
23.
What Island lies directly south of Corsica (Sardinia)
24.
What was the name of the raft used by Thor Heyerdahl to cross
the pacific in 1947 (Kon Tiki)
25.
What speed were the 1st records played at (78 rpm)
26.
What missiles were used to protect Israel from Iraqi Scuds in
Desert Storm (Patriot)
27.
What is the term for a positive electrode (anode)
28.
Who called Sgt Wilson uncle Arthur in Dad’s Army (Private
Pike)
29.
What was the name of Bambi’s rabbit friend (Thumper)
30.
Name the highly diluted rum that admiral Vernon ordered given
to British sailors to reduce drunkenness? (Grog)
Who reputedly was King Arthur’s father? (Uther Pendragon)
According to the advert with the swimmer, how long does it
take to pour the perfect Guinness (119.5 sec)
What does a bodger make (Chairs)
What is a crapulous person full of (Alcohol)
Where do Stoke City play their home matches? (Brittania
Stadium)
Pope Adrian IV had what distinction? Only English Pope