Dec 5th 1999

 

  1. Who is Miss World (Country)? (Miss India)
  2. What is the Italian name for Turin? (Torino)
  3. The Battle of Bosworth fought in 1485 was the last battle of which war? (War of the Roses)
  4. The Orinoco forms a 200mile border between Venezuela and which other S.American country? (Colombia)
  5. In which country is the Aswan Dam? (Egypt)
  6. What title was formerly used by the Holy Roman Emperors, Austrian Emperors 1806 –1916 and German Emperors 1871-1918 ? (Kaiser)
  7. Who according to history discovered the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River in Nov 1855? (Livingstone)
  8. What is the nickname of the largest city in the USA? (The Big Apple)
  9. What was the name of the ancient collection of writings, including copies of Old Testament books, found in caves near the River Jordan in 1947? (Dead Sea Scrolls)
  10. In Christian church tradition, what is the name given to the festival of St Michael and all angels, observed on 29th Sept? (Michaelmas Day)
  11. Which River has an eleven letter name that uses only 4 letters of the Alphabet? (Mississippi)
  12. What do the Welsh call Wales? (Cymru)
  13. Which English Palace was built by Cardinal Wolseley and presented to Henry VIII? (Hampton Court)
  14. In which US state is Dodge City? (Kansas)
  15. What was the surname shared by 2 US presidents who took office as a result of assassinations? (Johnson)
  16. What's the former name of Thailand? (Siam)
  17. Who’s the Lord Chancellor? (Lord Irvine)
  18. Who’s the manager of Sheffield Wed? (Danny Wilson)
  19. For which film did Bryan Adams write "(Everything I do) I do it for you"?(Robin Hood Prince of Thieves)
  20. In which film does a cabaret singer on the run from the Mafia end up training a choir of nuns?(Sister Act)
  21. Several of Dickens' novels take their main character's name as their title: "Oliver Twist" or "David Copperfield" for example. Name the missing surname in "Martin...". (Chuzzlewit)
  22. Where have this weeks World Trade talks been taking place? (Seattle)
  23. Nick Faldos ex caddie has now sign up to caddie for whom? (Sergio Garcia)
  24. In October, this 53-year-old real estate developer and casino owner appointed an exploratory committee to help him decide whether to run for president. Who is he? (Donald Trump)
  25. Which 1 bodily function is it impossible to do with your eyes open? (Sneeze)
  26. Oliver Reed died in which country? (Malta)
  27. How many pins are there in the back row of a 10pin bowling alley? (4)
  28. How many wedges do you have to collect in Trivial Pursuit? (6)
  29. Who’s the manager of Derby County FC? (Jim Smith)
  30. What’s the highest score you can get on Countdown? (138 2 Numbers round = 20 Conundrum 10, 6 word games 108 points (9 letters 2x)

 

Jackpot

 

Muckle Flugga is the most Northernmost Island of the British Isles, to which group of Islands does it belong? (Shetlands)

In Einstein’s famous equation e=mc2, what does C stand for? (Speed of Light)

Into which sea does the River Danube flow? (Black Sea)

Which is the second largest country in Europe (by area) after Russia?(Ukraine)

Only one team in the Euro 2000 qualifying groups had a 100% winning record – which one? (Czech Republic 6/6 Group 9)

   

12th Dec 1999

 

1.                   Which car manufacturer makes a model called the Legacy? (Subaru)

2.                   What other animal, other than man, suffers from sunburn? (Pig)

3.                   With which sport would you associate Magic Johnson? (Basketball)

4.                   What was the name of the TV series that was co-written by Terry Venables? (Hazel)

5.                   Due to Man Utd not playing in the FA Cup, which team were selected as the ‘Lucky Losers’ to play in the 3rd round? (Darlington)

6.                   What was John Denver’s only British No.1? (Annies song)

7.                   If Yuppy stood for Young Upwardly mobile person, what does DINKY stand for?( Dual Income No Kids Yet)

8.                   You could use your pin to get money from your bank – what does PIN stand for?(Personal Identification number)

9.                   What is the name of John Lennon’s son by Yoko Ono? (Sean)

10.               In which film does Paul Newman eat 50 hard boiled eggs for a bet?( Cool Hand Luke)

11.               Who is the author of Diana, Her true story? (Andrew Morton)

12.               Statler and Waldorf are hecklers in which TV show? (Muppets)

13.               What is the lowest score that you cannot obtain with 1 dart on a traditional dart board? (23)

14.               Which ex-war correspondent is now an MP? (Martin Bell)

15.               A young deer is known as a what? (Fawn)

16.               What is a score of 2 over par in golf known as?( Double Bogey)

17.               In Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and who else were having a mad tea party?( The Dormouse)

18.               On a Monopoly board, what colour is Bond Street? (Green)

19.               What does a mole eat mainly?(Worms)

20.               What’s the name of Crewe Alexandra’s ground? (Gresty Rd)

21.               Which one of the Marx brothers was always silent?(Harpo)

22.               Who said in 1993 "I could manage England part-time and still walk the dog"? (Brian Clough)

23.               On a British car it is a bumper – what is it on an American car? (Fender)

24.               The film and book, Ring of Bright Water was about what kind of creature? (Otter)

25.                In Dallas, what’s the name of the Ewing’s ranch? (South Fork)

26.               What colour was the dress that Monica Lewinsky says that President Clinton spilt something on?(Blue)

27.               Who manages Leicester City FC? (Martin O’Neil)

28.               In Star Trek, what planet was the home of Mr. Spock? (Vulcan)

29.               What do the letters ABV stand for on a beer pump or wine bottle?( Alcohol by Volume)

30.               What is General Pinochet’s first name?( Augusto)

 

 

With which island is voodoo associated? (Haiti)

Who was the first man to sail single-handed round the world non-stop? (Robin Knox-Johnston)

At what age does a filly become a mare? (5)

What's the name of the biggest football stadium in the world? (Maracana - Rio de Janeiro)

What name was Superman given at birth?  (Kar-El)