1. What do member of the House of commons refer to when they say ‘Another Place’? The House of Lords
2. Through which country does the Orinocco run for most of its 1000 miles? Venezuela
3. Which monarchs sat on the Peacock throne? Iran
4. In which European country is Gouda cheese made? Netherlands
5. What was the name of the bear on The Muppet Show? Fozzie Bear
6. Which French phrase used in English means already seen? Deja Vu
7. What is the American word for Music hall entertainment? Vaudeville
8. What is the name of Andy Capps wife? Flo (Florrie
9. What is the Greek name for the roman god Neptune? Poseidon
10. Leroy Burrell currently holds the world record at which event? (100 mtrs)
11. Which modern day country was once known as Northern Rhodesia ?
    ZAMBIA
12. Which show is a takeoff of the Telemundo series "Betty La Fea" and chronicles Betty's career in the fashion industry? UGLY BETTY
13. Which TV cop show started with an early morning role call and the immortal line - "Be Careful Out There"? Hill St Blues
14. What is added to gin to make it pink? Angostura bitters
15. Which TV Character sex symbol has the vital statistics 70-30-32? (Miss Piggy)
16. In February 2007, a 7ft 4ins statue of whom was unveiled in the House of Commons? (Maggie Thatcher)
17. What is Phrenology the study of? (Bumps on the Head)
18. What is the alternative name of the tree known as the mountain ash?     Rowan
19. By what name is a Tibetan ox better known?      Yak
20. What generally is the name given to a piece of music at the opening of a concert?       Overture
21. What name is given to the ova of frogs?      Spawn
22. What is the Latin for I (referring to the self)       Ego
23. What name is given to the syrup made from pomegranite juice used in various cocktails?      Grenadine
24. Who had a one hit wonder entitled “No one quite like Grandma”? (St Winifreds School Choir)
25. Famed for their film spoofs, which duo appeared in Harry Potter and the Chamberpot of Azerbaijhan in 2003?       Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders
26. The town of Salzburg is in which European country?       Austria
27. How many Gold Medals has Sir Steven Redgrave won at Olympic Rowing?  (5)
28. Where would you most commonly find the inscription ’Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants’?  (Edge of a £2 Coin)
29. What is the name of the thin layer of gas protecting the earth from harmful Biological  Ultra Violet Rays?  (O-Zone)
30. Family Fortunes Question - Name a food you can eat with hardly any chewing?  ( Soup / Icecream / Custard / Jelly / Mashed Potato )

• Who is the highest paid British TV personality?  Simon Cowell
• How many Royal Dukedoms are there in Britain ?  Five ( Cornwall , Edinburgh , York , Gloucester , Kent )
• How many inches wide should a wicket be? 9
• Shirley Bassey sang three James Bond theme tunes, including ‘Goldfinger’ and ‘Diamonds are Forever’, but what was the third?  (Moonraker)
• Family Fortunes top answer required, “Name something that people cheat on”

Top Answer  Income Tax, 2  Exams,  3. Diet,   4 Wife/ Lovers   5  Cards

1. What Island has 838 Stone Monoliths? ( Easter Island )
2. Which game uses a Mobile Phone a Racing Car a Roller Blade a Skateboard a Hamburger a London Bus and a  Jumbo Jet  (Monopoly (Token updated in 2005)
3. In computing, what do the initials PDA stand for? PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT
4. What colour are the stamens of Easter lilies? ( Orange )
5. Who served as U.K. Shadow Home Secretary from 1992-1994?  TONY BLAIR
6. Who owns the largest private art collection in the world?  QUEEN ELIZABETH 2^nd
7. What is the name of the new Formula 1 wonder kid who finished 3rd in his first and 2^nd in his 2^nd Grand Prix? LEWIS HAMILTON
8. Why is it Easter today? (Its the 1st Sunday after the 1st Full moon after the vernal equinox)
9. What clothing firm has finally closed its gates in Treorchy S.E. Wales  and moved elsewhere? BURBERRY
10. Which UK chain store's parent company revealed that details about more than 45 million credit cards had been stolen from its computer system?  T.K. MAXX
11. Which Boxer Advertises The Lean, Mean, Fat Reducing Grilling Machine?  George Foreman
12. Which goldsmith and jeweller was famous for ornate easter eggs? (Peter Faberge)
13. Which is the lowest toned brass instrument in an orchestra? The Tuba
14. Aspirin was originally obtained from the bark of which tree? Willow
15. What name is given to an amateur radio operator or a bad actor? Ham 
16. Of what does the average male body have five million?  Hairs
17. According Christian Tradition on what day did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on a donkey and was greeted by cheering crowd (Palm Sunday)
18. What's the name for the technique of Painting directly onto wet plaster walls? Fresco
19. What name is given to a horse, which is black with white patches? Piebald
20. What name is a horse of Arab blood, pale tan, yellow or gold colouring with a white/silver mane and tail? – Palomino
21. What is the Holy Grail? (The cup from which Jesus served wine at the Last Supper
22. Which animal was sacrificed at Passover? (Lamb)
23. What’s the name of the Tiger in Jungle book? (Sher Khan)
24. Which principles or agreement governed the Northern Ireland peace negotiations in 1997/1998? MITCHELL PRINCIPLES (accept GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT)
25. To which American wild west outlaw gang did Kid Curry belong? (THE HOLE IN THE WALL GANG)
26. Who wrote the song Easter Parade?  [Irving Berlin]
27. On the outskirts of which City was today’s F1 held? (Kuala Lumpar)
28. In Harry Potter Books, what are ordinary people called? (Muggles)
29. ERNIE THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST – WHAT THE NAME OF HIS HORSE? (TRIGGER)
30. Around 25% of the milk consumed in the UK is used for what? Cups Of Tea

Jackpot

• How many basic ballet positions are there?  5
• Through how many countries do the Alps pass? Six
• Other than the name of an eating House, What is the Star of India? - WORLDS LARGEST SAPPHIRE
• Family Fortunes, Top answer required “Name something a hairdresser uses”  ( Top answer = Comb   2^nd  Hair Spray  3^rd  Hair Drier 4^th Curlers 5^th Scissors 
• Name Something You can Crack But Don't Eat?  (Glass / Mirror / Joke / Whip / Fingers or Bones)

1. What is the most common street name in Britain ?  (HIGH STREET
2. What are the two main ingredients of 'Bubble & Squeak'?  (CABBAGE & POTATO
3. The edelweiss flower and Mozart appear on the Euro coins of which country? ( AUSTRIA )
4. With what is the liqueur Ameretto flavoured?  (ALMONDS
5. Who won this year's (2007) University Boat Race?  ( CAMBRIDGE
6. In the army what collective name is given to large guns?  (ARTILLERY
7. How many downs is a team allowed in order to travel 10 yards in American Football? (FOUR
8. How many circuits of an Olympic velodrome must a cyclist cover to complete 1000 meters? (THREE
9. Which body of water forms Turkey 's northern Border? (THE BLACK SEA
10. In what district of East London did Jack the Ripper prey on women? (Whitechapel)
11. A glass walkway has recently been unveiled at which US tourist attraction? ( Grand Canyon )
12. Before wooden tees were invented, what did golfers stand their balls on? (Sand
13. A skulk is the collective noun for which group of animals?  (Foxes )
14. In which language was the children's' cartoon series SuperTed originally written? (Welsh)
15. Glenda Slagg, the First Lady of Fleet St appeared in which satirical magazine? (Private Eye)
16. What is the Earth’s most abundant metal? (Aluminium)
17. What is a tube-shaped optical instrument that is rotated to produce a succession of symmetrical designs by means of mirrors reflecting the constantly changing patterns made by bits of coloured glass at one end of the tube.? (  Kaleidoscope  ( ka·lei·do·scope)
18. Pop star Madonna is on her way to which country, amid rumours she is going to adopt another Child or open an orphanage in that country? ( Malawi )
19. Which potential legislation in England and Walesis named after eight-year-old - who was murdered by a sex offender and is modelled on Megan’s Law in the US .  (Sarah’s Law)
20. Who is the defence secretary who is at the centre of the Iranian Hostages selling their stories scandal (Des Browne)
21. Sentences totalling 307 years were passed on 12 men who stole £2.6m in used bank notes by Mr Justice Edmund Davies the judge at Buckinghamshire Assizes in Aylesbury.  What name was given by the media to this crime?  (The great Train Robbery)
22. Who played the Fonz for many years in the TV series Happy Days? (Henry Winkler)
23. Who Caused uproar in 1968 with his 'Rivers of Blood ' speech?  (Enoch Powel)
24. What was abolished in 1988 when it cost 37 pence?  (Dog Licence)
25. Who captained the team that won the 1974 Football World Cup? (Franz Beckenbauer)
26.  What was the first name of Sherlock Holmes companion Dr. Watson?  ( John)
27. 'Where Are You?' by Shirley Bassey was the theme tune to which Bond film? ( Moonraker)
28. Introduced in the early twentieth century, what was Big Willie? (First Tank.. (War Tank)
29. Which kitchen item is also the name of a male ferret?  Hob
30. Family Fortune, top answer required “Name a mathematical sign”?  Top answer =  Plus 2^ndDivide  3^rd  Pi  4^th  Square Root  5^th  Minus

Jackpot

• Which venue is this years British Open Golf tournament to be held? (Carnoustie
• How many seconds can a professional boxer have in his corner or around the ring? (Four)
• Which celebrity will launch a range of clothing in June 2007 in the fashion retailer Topshop?        (Kate Moss)
• Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical has been the subject of films made in 1925, 1943 and 1962?  (Phantom of the opera )
• Family Fortune, top answer required “- Name something associated with pigs”?   Top answer =Bacon,  2^nd Trotters,  3rd Stye, 4^th Mud,  5^th Pork,  6^th Truffles

ST GEORGES DAY QUIZ

1. What present day country is the area where Saint George born?  ( Turkey , Greece , Italy , Austria )
2. In what century was Saint George born? (3^rd Century AD, 6^th AD, 9^th AD 12^th AD)
3. Saint George is the patron saint of another country in Europe . Which one? ( Spain , Portugal , Andorra , Luxembourg )
4. Who is the famous Englishman is said to have been born and to have died on April 23rd? (Winston Churchill, Duke of Wellington , Sir Francis Drake, William Shakespeare)
5. Which noted Italian artist painted a picture of Saint George? (Giotto, Tintoretto, Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci)
6. How many times did St George set foot in England?( Twice, 4 times,  He never set foot in England, He never set foot in England but alledgely appeared In spirit only, before Richard the Lionheart on the eve of his departure to the Crusades
7. In which of the following sports is the St George's cup played for? (Tennis, Real tennis, Golf, or Croquet)
8. "Follow your spirit; and, upon this charge Cry God for Harry , England and St George!" Where does this come from? (Macbeth, Henry V, Henry IV, part 1, Henry VI Part I)
9. Which television programme which originated in Japan , which now airs internationally, consists of entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to secure investment finance from business experts? (Dragons Den)
10. Believed by some people to refer to smoking marijuana, it was also a song written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow and made popular by the group Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1963, what is it called? (Puff the Magic Dragon)
11. The term Big Brother is taken from a book written by Whom? (George Orwell    1984)
12. My Fair Lady took its premise from a play called Pygmallion written by whom ? (George Bernard Shaw)
13. Which King is alleged to have famously said “Bugger Bognor” (George V)
14. George is an informal name for what feature of an aircraft? (Auto Pilot)
15. Which George had the Character name of Danny Ocean ?  (George Clooney in Oceans 11 and 12)
16. In which TV Series does George say 'I'm absolutely top-hole, sir, with a ying and yang and yippiedeedoo? (Blackadder Goes Forth.. Lt. George C. St Bartleigh played by Hugh Laurie)
17. On August 14, 2006 , who reported for garbage duty, picking up trash for the New York City Department of Sanitation as part of his community service. As a result of the media frenzy, he was allowed to perform his community service inside the Sanitation Department grounds? (Boy George)
18. Who played copper George Dixon in the long running TV series Dixon of Dock Green?  (Jack Warner)
19. Who sang about Auntie Maggies remedy and had a catch phrase of “Turned out nice Again.”  (George Formby)
20. Who had a hit single in both the British and US charts with Got My Mind Set On You in 1987? (George Harrison)
21. Who was The English founder of the religious group, the 'Society of Friends' or the 'Quakers' as they are usually called? (George Fox)
22. Who was The English engineer who built the steam locomotive 'The Rocket' (George Stephenson)
23. Who was the Quaker and chocolate manufacturer who expanded his father's business and established a model village for his workers at Bourneville? (George Cadbury)
24. Who was the only Welshman ever to hold the office of Prime Minister in the British government? (David lloyd George)
25. Who in Sept 2006 said “You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror." (George W Bush)
26. Which game is an imaginative, social experience that engages players in a rich fantasy world filled with larger-than-life heroes, deadly monsters, and diverse settings and was also a Film in 2000 starring Jeremy Irons (Dungeons and Dragons)
27. St. George's Chapel is in which royal residence? ( Windsor Castle
28. Who starred in the film `Enter The Dragon`? (Bruce Lee )
29. The flower commonly referred to as a Snapdragon is also called what? (antirrhinum)
30. Apart from Wales which other country uses a dragon as its national symbol? China

• Apart from being the patron saint of 6 countries and regions, St George is also the Patron Saint of which Worldwide Movement and organisation? (Scouting)
• Idris was the name of the Dragon in which TV Series? (Ivor the engine)
• What was inventor George Stevenson's first successful railway engine called? (Locomotion)
• George was the valet of which fictional detective? (Hercule Poirot)
• Family Fortunes Top answer required “Name something associated with George Washington”  Top Answer = Cherry Tree,  2^nd   President  3^rd    Dollar Bill,   4^th   War of Independence /Revolution  5^th Mount Rushmore

1. What name is given to a sausage made of pigs blood and fat with oatmeal and seasoning?Black Pudding
2. What type of doctor specialises in diseases of the skin? Dermatologist
3. A Doctor on an emergency may use what colour flashing light?  Green
4. What is the largest lake that the Equator passes through?  Lake Victoria
5. During the London Marathon, what do the runners cross after 12 miles then pass under after 22 miles? Tower Bridge
6. What is the name of the rock opera, performed live by The Who in its entirety for the first time in 1969?  `Tommy'
7. Who was the first sovereign to be addressed as "Your Majesty"?  Henry VIII
8. How many points are awarded to the winner of a Grand Prix motor racing event? Ten
9.  Ayers Rock is in which Australian State ? Northern Territory
10. Who plays 'Ice' in the film Top Gun? Val Kilmer
11. The Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879 featured in which war? Zulu War (or Zulu Wars).
12.  Which is the oldest University in the USA ? Harvard (founded 1636, in Cambridge Massachusetts )
13. Which was the last state of the USA to have a Monarchy? ( Hawaii )
14. What is the name of the sit-com, which has Peter Kay as a club owner in a wheelchair? PETER KAY'S PHOENIX NIGHTS
15. What branch of chemistry deals exclusively with carbon compounds?   (Organic)
16. What do you call the number below the line in a fraction? (Denominator)
17. By what name did protester David Daniel Hooper become better known? (Swampy)
18.  What is the biggest fish? (Whale Shark)
19. Kitty Fisher was 18th-century London 's most highly paid what? (Prostitute)
20. Who tries unsuccessfully to catch the 'Road Runner' ?  'WILE E. COYOTE
21. What is the alternative name for a Gnu? (Wildebeest)
22. Other than the elephant and the boar, which animal has ivory tusks? Walrus
23. In Aesop's fable, which two animals have a race?  (Hare and the Tortoise)
24.  Name the monk credited with the invention of Champagne ? (Dom Perignone] )
25.  From which plant is linen manufactured? (Flax)
26. How many bars are there in the jail window on a Monopoly board?  (3)
27. which supermarket chain took over Safeways in 2003? (Morrisons)
28. Who was Edmund Dantes more commonly referred to in a Book and a Film?  The Count of Monte Cristo
29. In England it is called a catapult, what is it most commonly called in the USA ?  SLINGSHOT
30. Family Fortunes top answer required  Name something that is thought to bring good luck,     1. Horse Shoe, 2 Four Leaf Clover, 3.Rabbit's Foot, 4. White Heather,  5. Crossed Fingers

• After taking off from Earth, On which planet did a man-made object first land? Earth
• In a Cricket Match, what is the maximum number of people that can be on the pitch when the ball is in play? 17 - eleven fielders, two batsmen, two umpires & two runners
• What does the acronym TIP (the TIP you give a waitress) stand for?  To Insure Promptness
• Family Fortunes Question - Top answer required Name something cube shaped  (Dice   Stock Cubes   Sugar Lumps   Rubik Cube   Ice Cube)
• Family Fortunes Question - Top answer required – (Name something that's almost always coloured red? ( Fire-engine / Tomato / Post box / Blood / Stop sign)