August 1st
1999
1.
What was the name
of the Oran utan that starred opposite Clint Eastwood in the 1978 Film
'Every which way but loose'? (Clyde)
2.
Who chairs the
Saturday morning BBC Radio 4 Chat programme 'Loose Ends'? (Ned Sherrin)
3.
Who wrote ‘The
Time Machine’? (HG Wells)
4.
In the University
Boat race, what is the name given to the Banks on Both side of the river?
(Middlesex and Surrey)
5.
Who has recently
taken over from Tony Banks as Minister for Sport? (Kate Hoey)
6.
Who is Chief of
Police for Springfield in the Simpson's? (Chief Wigam )
7.
What was Rolf
Harris’s 1st UK Top 10 hit? (Tie me Kangaroo down Sport
8.
What does UNICEF
stand for? (Unit Nat International Children’s Emergency Fund)
9.
Who is the
present World Professional snooker champion? (Stephen Hendry)
10.
What grade of
seaman comes between ordinary and leading seaman? (AB)
11.
Which puppet was
presented on TV by Annette Mills? (Muffin the Mule)
12.
In Dads army what
was Private Fraziers day time job? (Undertaker)
13.
25 Cromwell St
was an infamous address in which Town or City? (Gloucester)
14.
What is Tin Tins
dog called? (Snowy)
15.
Which river flow
through Rome? (Tiber)
16.
In the song,
"Who does Jesus love more than she will know?
(Mrs Robinson)
17.
Which PM took
Britain into the EEC ? (Edward Heath)
18.
Where is the
Officer training college of the Royal Navy situated? (Dartmouth)
19.
Express 91 in
Roman numerals. ( XCI )
20.
How many wives
had the man going to St Ives? (7)
21.
Who in Greek
Mythology was the brother of Zeus and God of the sea? (Poseidon)
22.
What was the
capital of India before Delhi? (Calcutta)
23.
What was the
Character name of the Nurse in 'Open all
Hours'? (Gladys Emmanuelle)
24.
What is the name
given to the national flag of France? (Tricolour)
25.
What's the name
of the Computer generated character featured on the TV quiz show Catchphrase? (Mr
Chips)
26.
According to the
Nursery Rhyme Oranges and Lemons the Bell of St Martins said what? (You owe me
Five Farthings)
27.
In Dickens he had
the nickname 'Artful Dodger' who was he? (Jack Dawkins)
28.
Who took over as
the Saint from Roger Moore? (Ian Ogilvy)
29.
What was the name
of Roy Rogers horse? (Trigger)
30.
In which TV
series were Mike Stone and Steve Keller the lead Characters? (Streets of San
Francisco)
Jackpot
In the Tv
series MASH what unit do they belong to? (4077)
According
to legend who was King Arthurs Father? (Uther Pendragon)
Complete
the name of Kidderminster Football club, i.e. Kidderminster what? (Harriers)
What's the
3rd book in the Old Testament? (Leviticus)
What is
the Christian name of Chief Wigam in the Simpsons? (Clancy)
Sunday
August 8th 1999
1.
What's the capital of Libya/ (Tripoli)
2.
Who sings the title song to the film Titanic? (Celine Dion)
3.
What’s the most northerly county of the Scottish mainland? (Highland)
4.
What the actors name who was the star of ‘The Full Monty’? (Robert
Carlyle)
5.
What is the cross between a Female Horse and a Male Ass? (Mule)
6.
Given that the largest Islands of the UK are Scottish Islands, what's the
largest Island of England and Wales? (Anglesey)
7.
Of which Australian State is Sydney the Capital? (New South Wales)
8.
We call it as spanner, what do they call it in the USA? (Wrench)
9.
In Children’s cartoons, who does Sylvester chase? (Tweetie Pie)
10.
In
London what does the Monument commemorate? (Fire of London
11.
In which year was the queens silver jubilee? (1977)
12.
What’s the national anthem of the USA called? (Star Spangled Banner)
13.
Which Pop Group sang about ‘Baggy Trousers’? (Madness)
14.
What is the nickname of Alan Freeman? (Fluff)
15.
What's the name given to the annual marking of Swans on the River Thames?
(Swan Upping)
16.
What colour is Angelica? (Green)
17.
What is a Costermonger? (Seller of Fruit or Veg)
18.
What was Erwin Rommels nickname? (Desert Fox)
19.
The plant Larkspur is also known as what? (Delphinium)
20.
Which Musical do the numbers ‘Anything you can do’ and ‘Doin what comes naturally’ come?
(Annie get your gun)
21.
If a car from Jersey travelled abroad what International registration
would it show? (GBJ)
22.
On the day before Good Friday what is the Queens Official duty?
(Distribute Maundy Money)
23.
Of the Main 4 Channel Islands which is the smallest? (Sark)
24.
Which Queen of France was executed in 1793? (Marie Antoinette)
25.
What word do we use to describe the Asexual reproduction of a genetic
carbon copy of an animal or plant? (Clone)
26.
Which King defeated the English at Bannockburn? (Robert the Bruce)
27.
What's the 4th Planet in our Solar system? (Mars)
28.
What's the longest river in the geographical area called the British
Isles? (Shannon)
29.
What is the fruit of the Blackthorn? (Sloe)
30.
There are 3 teams in the football league with Athletic after their name
what are they? (Oldham, Wigan and Charlton)
Jackpot
·
What are the 4
corner Squares on an English Monopoly Board? (Go, Jail(Just Visiting) Free
Parking, Go to Jail)
·
The term Telex is
a shortened form of which 2 words? (Teleprinter exchange)
·
Where is the
Training Ground for the England Soccer Team? (Bisham Abbey, Bucks)
·
In which years
was Prince Charles Born? (1948)
·
According to the
Riot Act a gathering of how many people could be regarded as an unruly assembly
and therefore treated as felons if they refuse to disperse?
(12)
Sunday
August 15th 1999
1.
What sea does the Crimean Peninsular jut into? (Black sea)
2.
Cape Town is the Legislative Capital What's the Administrative Capital of
South Africa ? (Pretoria)
3.
Which is the 50th State of the USA? (Hawaii)
4.
What Nursery Rhyme Character was arachnaphobic ? (Little Miss Muffet)
5.
Name either of the 2 Countries that share the region of Patagonia? (Chile
or Argentina)
6.
James Earl Ray died in prison, he was serving a sentence for the Murder
of Whom?
(Martin
Luther King)
7.
What does a Cryptologist do? (Break codes)
8.
Which drink was advertised by Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins?(Cinzano)
9.
What Soap set in Spain failed to make it more than a few seasons? (Eldorado)
10.
In the Minder what was Terry’s surname? (McCann)
11.
What's the 7th
planet from the Sun? (Uranus)
12.
Goliath was slain by David in a Bible story.
Goliath was a member of which army? (Philistines)
13.
Who is associated with the phrase, “Live long and prosper”? (Spock
from Star Trek)
14.
The Population of India is expected to surpass which milestone figure
before the end of the millennium? (1
Billion)
15.
“Rockin’ all over the world” was the opening song to which concert
in 1985? (Live Aid)
16.
What is the capital city of Cyprus? (Nicosia)
17.
Who wrote the Just So stories? (Rudyard Kipling)
18.
Which letter apart from X scores 8 points in Scrabble? (J)
19.
In which European City can you see the Little Mermaid? (Copenhagen)
20.
What's a cross between a Peach and a Plum called? (Nectarine)
21.
Which Type of hat was worn by Sherlock Holmes? (Deerstalker)
22.
In a Fairy story the Queen had to guess the name of
somebody or lose her baby, what was the name of this person? (Rumpelstiltskin)
23.
What is Iron Oxide more commonly referred to as? (Rust)
24.
Which range of hills stands on the Border between England and Scotland?
(Cheviots)
25.
Jealous Guy by Roxy Music, was a tribute to which person? (John Lennon)
26.
What was the name of the father in the Addams family, played by John
Astin in the TV series? (Gomez)
27.
Which Group 1st had a hit with’ I’m too sexy for my
shirt’? (Right said Fred)
28.
A Pagan deity called up a Monster that appeared as a Giant Marsh mellow
Man in which Film?
(Ghostbusters)
29.
Who succeeded Sir Alf Ramsey as Manager of England (Joe Mercer)
30.
On which Country’s stamps would you find the word ‘Helvetia’?
(Switzerland)
Jackpot
What
does Prodigal mean? (Extravagantly Wasteful)
Whose
official residence is Fulham Palace (Bishop of London)
Which
German Composer composed the Opera Hansel and Gretel? (Engelbert
Humperdinck)
The Punic
Wars were fought between whom? (Romans &Carthaginians)
What does
a Lapidary do? (Polishes or cuts gems)
Sunday Aug
22nd 1999
1.
What did the
American settlers caller British troops during the War of Independence?
(Redcoats)
2.
According to the
bible what is the final battle between God and Satan.? (Armageddon)
3.
In chess, what
name is given to a draw or tie? (Stalemate)
4.
Which wild life
park is found in Bedfordshire, north-west of Luton? (Woburn)
5.
Which is the
largest type of living reptile? ([Sea water or Estuarine] Crocodile)
6.
What was the
principal profession of Capability Brown ? ( Landscape Gardener)
7.
How is 12 months
travelling at 186,000 miles per second better known? (Light Year)
8.
At what major
sporting event are the diamond challenge sculls competed for.? (Henley regatta)
9.
What's the
best-known artificial international language? (Esperanto)
10.
Who cut off Van
Gogh's ear? (he did)
11.
Name the two main
actors in "The Sting". (Paul Newman and Robert Redford)
12.
What's the
capital of Kenya? (Nairobi)
13.
What country gave
Florida to the USA in 1891? (Spain)
14.
What’s the most
number of balls you can have on the table in Billiards? (3)
15.
Which is the only
mammal that can't jump? (elephant)
16.
How much does a
litre of water weigh? (1kg)
17.
How many players
are there in a volleyball team? (6)
18.
How many lanes
does an Olympic swimming pool have? (8)
19.
In what year did
the Americans leave Vietnam? (1973)
20.
What's the name
of the Postmistress in Postman Pat? (Mrs
Goggins)
21.
In Red Dwarf what
was the name of the Spaceships computer? (Holly)
22.
Which is
England’s largest Castle? (Windsor)
23.
Star Trek the
Next Generation who is the Capt of the Enterprise? (Jean Luc Picard)
24.
What is Hercule
Poirots assistants Name? (Capt Hastings)
25.
What's the
Capital of Turkey? (Ankara)
26.
In 1958 STD was
introduced in England, what does STD stand for? (Subscriber Trunk Dialling)
27.
What instrument
did Phil Collins play in Genesis? (Drums)
28.
What's the
Capital of New York State? (Albany)
29.
What is the name
of the lighthouse situated 14 miles south of Plymouth? (Eddystone)
30.
If you travelled
‘Cathay Pacific’, where would the airline be based? (Hong Kong)
What
is the smallest State of USA? (Rode Island)
What
nationality was Chopin? (Polish)
What's
the name of Derby Countys home ground? (Pride Park)
What
was the name of Flash Gordons Arch Enemy? (Ming the Merciless)
International rescue ie Thunderbirds are based on which Island? (Tracey Island)
Sunday Aug
29th 1999
1.
Who was buried in
the Valley of the Kings? (Tutankhamen)
2.
Robert I, king of
Scotland, is better known by what name? (Robert the Bruce)
3.
What is the name
for the steel frames with downward-pointing spikes at their base which fit on
the bottom of climbing boots and dig into snow and ice? (Crampons)
4.
Name the Olympic
sport that combines the skills of cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship?
(Biathlon)
5.
Rossini composed
an overture about what legendary character? (William Tell)
6.
How many times
does the letter p occur in the first line of the tongue twister about Peter
Piper? 9
7.
Who ate Henny
Penny ? (Foxy Loxy)
8.
What’s the central space of a church called? (The Nave)
9.
What's the name of James Bonds usual CIA partner? (Felix Leiter)
10.
For which film did Bryan Adams write "(Everything I do) I do
it for you"? (Robin Hood, POT)
11.
What were Little Boy and Fat Man? (The 2 Atom Bombs dropped on
Japan)
12.
What was the name of the anti-missile missiles used by the US to
shoot incoming Scuds? (Patriots)
13.
In which war did jet aircraft first fight each other? (Korean)
14.
Who won the 1936 'Miss Hungary' title but had to give it up because
she was under 16? (Zsa Zsa Gabor)
15.
Who was the founder of Lotus Cars Ltd.? (Colin Chapman)
16.
Which is the largest denomination US dollar bill presently issued?
($100)
17.
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, La La and who? ( Po)
18.
What does Y2K mean? (Year 2000 or Millennium Bug)
19.
What words appear
on a ‘Jim’ll fix it’ Medal? (Jim fixed it for me)
20.
The Shadows 1st
record went to No1, what was it? (Apache)
21.
The statue on top
of the Old Bailey has a set of scales in one hand, what’s in the other?
(Sword)
22.
What happened
near to the village of Cheddington in Buckinghamshire on 7th August
1963? (Great Train Robbery)
23.
What's the name
of the UN Secretary General? (Kofi Annan)
24.
What's the
Capital City of Maylasia? (Kuala Lumpur)
25.
Which school did
Billy Bunter attend? (Greyfriars)
26.
In Shakespeare
who was King of the Fairies? (Oberon)
27.
Which group did
Simon le Bonn sing with? (Duran Duran)
28.
What was the name
of the puppet that appeared with Philip Schofield in Childrens TV? (Gordon)
29.
What was the
Family name portrayed in the TV series Bread? (Boswell)
30.
In which
Fictional Town did James Herriot practice as a Vet? (Darrowby)
JP
·
Which is the second largest country in Europe (by
area) after Russia? (Ukraine)
·
Which Republic exists in France since 1958? (5TH)
·
What’s the official height of a netball net from the
ground? (10ft)
·
Who is the President of Ireland? (Mary McAleese)