4th April 1999
1. What is the 2nd Element in the periodic Table ? (Helium)
2. Who is Luke Skywalkers Father? (Darth Vader)
3. The football team of Anderlecht come from which country? (Belgium)
4. What was the name of the 1st Space traveller? ( Laika )
5. President Raul Cubas resigned as President of which Country this week? (Paraguay)
6. According to the Bible how much was Judas paid to betray Jesus? (30 pieces of Silver)
7. Who pilots Thunderbird 1? (Scott Tracey)
8. What was the name of the Bird with the voice of Bernard Cribbins used to advertise BT? (Busby)
9. What was the name of the Mythical creature half man half Bull? (Minotaur)
10. Who was known as the Maid of Orleans? (Joan of Arc)
11. What’s the name of Dennis the Menace's dog? (Gnasher)
12. What's the name of the Portuguese enclave connected to main land China? (Macau)
13. Who was Capt of the Black Pig? (Capt Pugwash)
14. In the song, "Who does Jesus love more than she will know? (Mrs Robinson)
15. What are the 2 main ingredients of a Martini? (Gin and Vermouth)
16. What alloy do copper and tin form? (Bronze)
17. What alloy do copper and zinc form? (Brass)
18. How long is the Campdown race track? (5 miles)
19. What’s the Chemical symbol for Lead? (Pb)
20. Who was Britain’s 1st PM? (Sir Robert Walpole)
21. Which disease, 1st noticed in sailors resulted from a deficiency of Vitamin C ? (Scurvy)
22. How many squares on a Chess board? (64)
23. What sport do the Manchester Giants and the Sheffield Sharks play? (Basketball)
24. By definition, What’s the largest lake in the World? (Caspian Sea)
25. What is the reserve crew of Cambridge called in the Boat race? (Goldie)
26. What are Map Makers called? (Cartographers)
27. How many points does it take to win a game of Cribbage? (121)
28. Francois Duvalier was more popularly known as whom? (Papa Doc)
29. What name was given to the Border between the Northern and Southern US states? (Mason Dixon line)
30. What's the capital of Malta?
(Valletta)
Jackpot
1. Why is it Easter today? (Its the 1st Sunday after the 1st Full moon after the vernal equinox
2. How many countries have won the Soccer World Cup? (7, Uruguay, Italy, W Germany, Brazil, Argentina, England and France
3. What was the name of Sherlock Holmes's brother? (Mycroft)
4. What's the name of the Serb paramilitary commander who has been named as being wanted in connection with war crimes? (Arkan (Zeljko Raznatovic))
CALVELEY ARMS
SUNDAY QUIZ
11th April 1999
1. Which comedy series featured the characters "Moriarty, Eccles and Bluebottle ? The Goon Show
2. The Hundred Years' War was fought between France and which country ? (England)
3. On which Japanese city did the Allies drop the first atomic bomb ? (Hiroshima)
4. What colour is the Ferrari emblem? Yellow
5. What bird is the only one that can fly backwards? (The humming-bird)
6. In shillings and pence, what was a third of a pound ? 6s 8d
7. Addis Ababa is the capital of which country ? Ethiopia
8. Who won the European Song Contest for Britain in 1981? (Bucks Fizz)
9. What do you call somebody from Brittany ? Breton
10. What is the national airline of USSR ? Aeroflot
11. Who was leader of the Labour party from 1992-1994 ? JOHN SMITH
12. How many pieces of wooden equipment are necessary for a game of cricket ? 12 (6 STUMPS, 4 BAILS & 2 BATS
13. Who was the president of the USA when man first landed on the moon? (Richard Nixon)
14. Whom did Lynda Bellingham replace as Helen Herriot? (Carol Drinkwater)
15. What was the 2nd of the star War films? (The Empire Strikes back)
16. In Red Dwarf what is the name of the Computer? (Holly)
17. Who was the 1st criminal to be captured by the use of Radio after a message to a ship? (Dr Crippen)
18. In badminton, how many points win a singles game? (15 points)
19. For what does SHAPE stand? (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe)
20. Who won a 100 metre breast stroke gold in the 1980 Olympics? (Duncan Goodhew)
21. In photography, what does SLR stand for? Single Lens Reflex
22. In the army , what does SLR stand for? Self Loading Rifle
23. In Australian slang , "Dunny" means ?( a toilet)
24. What soccer club began life as Newton Heath ? Manchester United
25. What is the boiling point of water in degrees Fahrenheit ? (212)
26. The Maastricht treaty is a major treaty of the EUSpell Maastricht? (MAASTRICHT )
27. In legend, who removed the thorn from the lion's foot ? ( Androcles)
28. When is All Souls' Day? (2nd of November)
29. What instrument did Yehudi Menuhin play ? Violin
30. Name the Irish swimmer who won 3 gold medals in the 1996 Olympics ? (Michelle Smith)
Jackpot
· What does an "Anemometer" measure ? Windspeed
· Who has won motor racing's World Driver's Championship the most times(5) ? Juan-Manuel Fangio
· What name did the Romans 1st give to this country when they landed ? (Albion)
· Who was the last Briton to win the men's singles at Wimbledon? (Fred Perry)
· In Dads army was the name of Godfreys 2 sisters? (Dolly and Cissy)
CALVELEY ARMS
SUNDAY QUIZ
18th April 1999
1. What is the title of the Robin Williams' film in which he stars as a boy stuck in a board game? (Jumanji)
2. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet? (Gamma)
3. Who is the presenter of the Antiques Road Show? (Hugh Scully)
4. Who sits on the Woolsack? (Lord Chancellor)
5. Who was the first regular female presenter of Points of View? (Anne Robinson)
6. What is the capital of Libya? (Tripoli)
7. Where did the passenger liner "Queen Elizabeth" catch fire in 1972?(Hong Kong harbour)
8. Musky Muskrat was the side kick of which cartoon lawman? (Deputy Dawg)
9. What are the periods of play in polo called? (Chukkas)
10. In which film did John Wayne first play Rooster Cogburn ? (True Grit)
11. Which country's rugby team is known as the Pumas ? (Argentina)
12. What is England's largest island ? (Isle of Wight)
13. Who plays General Melchett in 'Blackadder Goes Forth' ? (Steven Fry)
14. Who were the official sponsors of today's London Marathon. (Flora)
15. An Irish game, similar to the Scottish sport of shinty, is played with a wooden club or stick and a ball. What is with Irish version called? (Hurling)
16. When the Owl and the Pussycat went to sea, who married them?(Turkey who lived on the hill)
17. On which river do the cities of Quebec and Montreal stand? (St Lawerence)
18. In which county is Stonehenge ? (Wiltshire)
19. Which millionaire was jailed for raping a 16 year old model, in 1996?( Owen Oyston)
20. In children’s cartoons, who fought against Bulk and Texas Pete? (Super Ted)
21. Who was stripped of the title Miss Hungary in 1936 when it was found out she was not yet 16? (Zsa Zsa Gabor)
22. Name a country whose name begins with the letter A but doesn't end with the letter A?(Azerbaijan (Nr Iran) or Afghanistan)
23. How many players in a netball team? (7)
24. Who played the title role in the film Sparticus? (Kirk Douglas)
25. Who composed the William Tell overture ? Rossini
26. What is the Marquis of Baths Wiltshire home called? (Longleat)
27. In which country is Transylvania? ( Romania)
28. What is the Top selling single of all time? (Candle in the wind 97)
29. What is the longest river in the British Isles? (Shannon)
30.
What is the fruit of the Blackthorn? (Sloe)
Jackpot
· Who was Britain's first Olympic gold medallist in a throwing event? (Tessa Sanderson)
· What place had the Roman name Hibernia ? ( Ireland)
· What is the smallest nation in Africa ? (The Gambia)
· Apart from the fact that it’s the 1st time Manchester and Newcastle have played in a Cup Final against each other What will be unique about this years FA Cup Final? (1st time 2 UNITED's have played)
· In the Bible in which village did Martha and Mary live? (Bethany)
CALVELEY ARMS
SUNDAY QUIZ
25th April 1999
1. In which galaxy is the Earth? (Milky Way)
2. Which sculptor created the famous work entitled "The Thinker"?(Rodin)
3. Who is the MP for Newark (Fiona Jones)
4. Who won the men's gold medal for ice-figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics?Robin Cousins
5. Who founded the Church of England?Henry VIII
6. Charles 1 was imprisoned in Carisbrooke Castle before he was beheaded, where is Carisbrooke Castle? (Isle of Wight)
7. Which country has taken its name from a line of Latitude? Equador
8. What are the 2 main ingredients of a snowball? Advocat & Lemonade
9. Which snooker player won TV's first Pot Black series? Ray Reardon
10. How many pairs of ribs does a man have? 12
11. What is the minimum number of degrees in a reflex angle? 181
12. "A factory in a garden village" was the idea of Richard & George Cadbury in 1879. What was this village named? Bournville
13. What is Cilla Blacks real name? (Pricilla White)
14. The London leopards play which sport? (Basketball)
15. Who was the first unseeded man to win Wimbledon's men's singles title? (Becker)
16. How many minutes are there in a week? 10,080
17. Who was the voice of the female hyena in "The Lion King" (Whoopie Goldburg)
18. What do the initials IBM stand for? (International Business Machines)
19. Who is the mother of Peaches, Pixie & Fifi Trixibelle? (Paula Yates)
20. From which wood were longbows traditionally made? (Yew)
21. Jane Wyman was the first wife of which famous American? (Ronald Reagan)
22. Whose long jump record in the 1968 Olympics lasted for 24 years ( Bob Beaman)
23. What is Bill Clintons middle name? (Jefferson)
24. In 'The last of the Summer Wine' what was Nora's husband called Wally
25. In the pirates song, how many men were on a dead mans chest 15
26. Who was the first snooker player to score a maximum 147 break in World Championship snooker ( Cliff Thorburn)
27. What is the worlds northern most capital? Reykjavik, Iceland
28. What may be mixed, complex or vulgar ( Fractions)
29 Where would you be if you could see a Monument to Capt. Cook & the Whalebone Arch? (Whitby)
30. Apart from London what other City lies within The district of Greater London? (Westminster)
JP
· Which is Europe's largest port? Rotterdam
· Who did Virginia wade beat in the final to win Wimbledon in 1977? Betty Stove
· What are the 3 styles of Port? Tawny, Ruby & Vintage
· What is Del Boys Local Called? (Nags Head)
· In the Tv series MASH what unit do they belong to? (4077)