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

Formerly Dutch Guiana what is it now called? (Suriname)