Feb
3rd 2002
1.
What's the name of the character played by Gene Hackman in the
‘French Connection’? Popeye Doyle
2.
What's the name of the exam board at the front of the present
controversy? (Edexcel)
3.
Who are the holders of the Calcutta Cup? (England)
4.
'The Book of Nonsense' is the best known work by
which British author who died in Italy in 1888? (Edward Lear)
5.
In which city did Charles Halle found the Halle
Orchestra in 1858? MANC
6.
In 1977 the final episode of which milestone
mini-series, written by Alex Haley, was watched by an estimated 80 million
viewers? It was the highest-rated mini-series in television history.
ROOTS
7.
Hailed as Dior's successor, which, then
23-year-old French fashion designer held his first major Paris show in 1958?
YVES ST LAURENT
8.
Which US state flag has a Union Jack in the top left corner?
(Hawaii)
9.
FROM WHERE DO SHETLAND PONIES ORIGINATE? THE
SHETLAND ISLANDS
10.
HOW DID CLEOPATRA DIE? SHE WAS BITTEN BY AN ASP
11.
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM AGE FOR TAKING PART IN THE
NATIONAL LOTTERY? 16
12.
WHAT IS THE Official CURRENCY OF PORTUGAL? (Euro)
13.
OSWESTRY IS IN WHICH COUNTY? SHROP
14.
WHICH IS THE HIGHEST SINGING VOICE? SOPRANO (
CASTRATO
15.
Which Famous society was founded in Rochdale? (Coop)
16.
In which sport is a piece of wood exactly 17ft long used? (Tossing
the Caber)
17.
WHICH IS ENGLANDS MOST EASTERLY LEAGUE FOOTBALL
GROUND?( Delia FC CARROW RD (Norwich)
18.
WHICH CLAN WERE MASSACRED AT GLENCOE? MCDONALDS
19.
JOHN HINCKLEY JNR. TRIED TO ASSASINATE WHO IN
1981? RONALD REAGAN
20.
DIVINE BROWN was the NAME OF THE PROSTITUTE
CAUGHT WITH whom? HUGH GRANT?
21.
WHAT IS THE AMERICAN SLANG WORD FOR 10 CENTS?
DIME
22.
WHAT IS DAME EDNA EVERADGE'S FAVOURITE FLOWER?
GLADIOLI
23.
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF LEBANON? BEIRUT
24.
HOW MANY PIECES DOES EACH PERSON HAVE AT THE
START OF A GAME OF DRAUGHTS? 12
25.
ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES. WHAT IS THE NAME OF DEL'S
SON? DAMIAN
26.
THE 2ND ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON JAPAN IN 1945
LANDED ON WHICH CITY? NAGASAKI
27.
WHICH TELETUBBY HAS A HOOP ON IT'S HEAD? PO
28.
WHICH FORMULA 1 DRIVER WHO WAS CHAMPION IN 1976
DIED suddenly IN 1993? JAMES HUNT
29.
Nadine Milroy Sloane was back in the news this week, who is she?
(The woman who accused the Hamiltons over a sex affair)
30.
WHICH IS THE ONLY WORD IN THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY
ENDING IN HTH? (Eighth)
Who
were the 2 Detectives played by the 2 Ronnies? (Charley Farley and Piggy Malone)
Queen
Victoria is the longest reigning monarch of this country, at which position does
the present queen stand? (5th….4th
in June this year)
APART FROM RANGERS AND CELTIC WHICH TEAM LAST WON
THE SCOTTISH LEAGUE? ABERDEEN 85
WHO NARRATED WALKING WITH DINOSAURS? KENNETH
BRANNAGH
MT RUSHMORE IN AMERICA HAS 4 PRESIDENTS HEADS
CARVED INTO IT. NAME THEM
GEORGE WASHINGTON, THOMAS JEFFERSON, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN,THEODORE ROOSEVELT
WHO ASKED THE QUEEN FOR A CIGARETTE ONE NIGHT IN
1982? MICHAEL FAGIN
Feb 10th 2002
1.
WHO WAS KING OF THE FAIRIES IN SHAKE SPEARS
MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM? OBERON
2.
Who’s national Airline is called ‘Olympic
Airways’ (Greece)
3.
BILLINGSGATE MARKET IS FAMOUS FOR SELLING WHAT?
FISH
4.
Who SERVED TIME IN JAIL FOR THE RAPE OF DESIREE
WASHINGTON?
( MIKE TYSON)
5.
George Cadbury commissioned the building of a
Town in the Midlands, what did he call it? ‘Bourneville)
6.
RUMPLESTILTSKIN AND HANSEL AND GRETL WERE WRITTEN
BY WHO?
THE BROTHERS GRIMM
7.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE BRASS TUBA
WHICH WRAPS AROUND THE BODY? SOUSAPHONE
8.
The Germans call this Civic person BURGOMASTER,
What do we call this person (MAYOR)
9.
IN WHICH COUNTRY WAS OSAMA BIN LADEN BORN? SAUDI
ARABIA
10.
THE LIVE AID CONCERTS, ONE WAS IN LONDON THE
OTHER IN WHERE? PHILADELPHIA
11.
THE BIBLE. WHOSE WIFE TURNED INTO A PILLAR OF
SALT? LOT'S
12.
IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS HOW LONG DID THE CREATION
TAKE? 6 DAYS
13.
WHO HAD A NUMBER 1 HIT WITH 'MY OLD MANS A
DUSTMAN'? LONNIE DONEGAN
14.
WHAT DO THE INITIALS PVC STAND FOR? POLYVINYL
CHLORIDE
15.
Which wars 1st Land Battle was at
Goose Green? (Falklands)
16.
WHAT WAS THE CAPITAL OF ENGLAND BEFORE LONDON?
WINCHESTER
17.
NEIGHBOURS IS SET IN WHICH DISTRICT? ERINSBOROUGH
18.
WHAT IS THE MOTTO OF THE SAS? WHO DARES WINS
19.
SUSAN SARANDON, MICHELLE PFIEFFER AND CHER
collectively played what? (Witches of Eastwick)
20.
What is the Duchess of Yorks 1st Name?
Sarah
21.
When someone says ‘Use your Loaf’ it usually
means use you head. Why do we say
Loaf? (From the Cockney Rhyming slang, Loaf of Bread meaning Head)
22.
Which TV Sitcom has a theme tune sung by Oasis?
(‘The Royle Family)
23.
What was the ancient region of Europe which
included present day France, Belgium, the Southern Netherlands, South West
Germany and Northern Italy. (Gaul,
or Gallia)
24.
Of which Snooker player did Steve Davis once say
‘HE DOESN'T HAVE A 2 PIECE CUE BECAUSE THEY DON'T COME WITH INSTRUCTIONS'?
(Alex Higgins)
25.
WHO IS THE 1ST FEMALE IN LINE TO THE THRONE?
BEATRICE
26.
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF URUGUAY? MONTEVIDEO
27.
ONE STANDS IN CENTRAL PARK N.Y. THE OTHER BY THE
BANKS OF THE THAMES, WHAT ARE THEY? CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLES
28.
GENNIFER FLOWERS CLAIMED TO HAVE A 12 YEAR AFFAIR
WITH WHO? BILL CLINTON
29.
ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES the TV series derives
it’s title from a saying, COMPLETE THE SAYING " ONLY FOOLS AND
HORSES......." WORK
30.
THE WOMENS DIVISION OF THE ROYAL MARINES ARE
CALLED WRENS, WHAT DOES THIS STAND
FOR? WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVY SERVICE
·
WHAT DOES DNA STAND FOR? DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID
·
IN WHICH PERIOD OF TIME ARE DINOSAURS FIRST
THOUGHT TO HAVE EVOLVED? TRIASSIC
·
WHO WAS MUHAMMED ALI'S OPPONENT IN THE RUMBLE IN
THE JUNGLE?
GEORGE FOREMAN
·
WHO PAINTED THE BLUE BOY? THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH
·
PRIAPISM AFFECTS WHICH PART OF THE BODY? PENIS(
CONSTANT PAINFUL ERECTION)
17th Feb 2002
1.
How old was Princess Margaret when she died? (71)
2.
WHAT IS KEPT IN AN APIARY? BEES
3.
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM AGE FOR TAKING PART IN THE
NATIONAL LOTTERY? 16
4.
WHO WROTE THE POEM 'ODE TO A HAGGIS'? ROBERT
BURNS
5.
IN GOLF WHAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF A SLICE? A HOOK
6.
ADAM WEST AND BURT WARD played which characters
in a TV series (Batman and Robin)
7.
WHICH BRITISH POP STAR WAS KNIGHTED IN 1995? SIR
CLIFF RICHARD
8.
WHICH PLEASUREBOAT WAS SUNK BY THE BOWBELLE ON
THE THAMES IN1989?
THE MARCHIONESS
9.
ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES. WHAT IS THE NAME OF DEL'S
SON? DAMIAN
10.
What id the Capital of Indonesia? (Jakarta)
11.
according to the Animals. WHERE IS THE HOUSE OF
THE RISING SUN? NEW ORLEANS
12.
HOW MANY INCHES IN A HAND? FOUR
13.
WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SEE THE RESURRECTED
CHRIST? MARY MAGDALENE
14.
HOW MANY SQUARES ARE ON A SCRABBLE BOARD? 225
15.
WHO WAS THE AUTHOR OF THE FEMALE EUNUCH? GERMAINE
GREER
16.
WHAT DOES DVD STAND FOR? DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC
17.
WHO WROTE DRACULA? BRAM STOKER
18.
SHAGGY, FRED, VELMA AND DAPHNE, who’s missing?
(Scooby Doo)
19.
IF A BEACH IS DECLARED CLEAN AND FREE OF
POLLUTION WHAT COLOUR FLAG WOULD FLY ON IT? BLUE
20.
WHO IS THE NAKED CHEF? JAMIE OLIVER
21.
WHAT IS THE HIGHEST POINT ON THE ISLE OF MAN?
SNAEFELL
22.
GATCOMBE PARK IS HOME TO WHICH MEMBER OF THE
ROYAL FAMILY? THE PRINCESS ROYAL (ANNE)
23.
Gary, Tony, Deb, Dorothy are Characters from which TV Series? (Men
Behaving Badly)
24.
What type of plant is tequila made from? (Cactus)
25.
In Bingo, which number is known as The Brighton Line? (59)
26.
Which former goalkeeper and sports commentator claimed that he was
the son of God? (David Icke)
27.
How many old pennies are there in a guinea? (252)
28.
Which handicapped physicist wrote ‘A Brief History of Time’?(
Stephen Hawking)
29.
In
which film did Tom Cruise take Dustin Hoffman to Las Vegas (Rain Man)
30.
WHICH AMERICAN STATE STARTS WITH THE LETTER A BUT
DOESN'T END IN A? ARKANSAS
·
ON WHICH RIVER ARE THE VICTORIA FALLS? ZAMBEZI
·
WHICH IS THE CLOSEST STAR TO OUR SUN? PROXIMA
CENTAURI(ALPHA CENTAURI IS A TRIPLE STAR SYSTEM OF WHICH PROXIMA CENTAURI IS
CLOSEST
·
How many bytes in
a kilobyte? (1024)
·
What
is the common name for Hansen's Disease? (Leprosy)
·
BADGER AND BODGER, WHAT IS BADGERS FAVOURITE
FOOD? MASHED POTATO
24th Feb 2002
1.
Who attended his own 50th Birthday
Party in a massive Louis XIV wig? (Req Dwight ..Elton John)
2.
The 1st Reusable Interplanetary craft
is called Columbia, what is it more commonly called? (Space Shuttle)
3.
What is are the young of Whales called? (Calves)
4.
What was the 1985 series called which was a
sequel to the series ‘Til death Us
do Part’? (In sickness and in health)
5.
In which country is the port of Gallipoli?
(Turkey)
6.
Which is the only spiny insectivorous mammal
native to Britain? (Hedgehog)
7.
Who was the 1st President of the
fifthe republic of France? ( Charles Andre Jospeh Marie de Gaulle or General
(Charles) de Gaulle)
8.
In which 1994 Film did the line, ‘Stupid is as
stupid does? ( Forest Gump)
9.
Who is the present Commander in Chief for British
Armed Forces? (The Queen)
10.
Which female trio has their 1st No1
Hit with ‘Whole again’ in 2001? (Atomic Kitten)
11.
Which person was or sometimes is called the
‘Black Pearl? ( Edson Arantes do Nascimento… Pele)
12.
Who played the part of Annie Porter in the 2
Speed films? (Sandra Bullock)
13.
ON A MONOPOLY BOARD WHICH COLOUR IS PICCADILLY?
YELLOW
14.
HOW MANY TROPHIES DID LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB 1st
team WIN IN 2001? 5
15.
HARRY POTTER ATTENDS WHICH SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT?
HOGWARTS
16.
WHAT IS THE 2ND FEB CALLED IN THE USA? GROUNDHOG
DAY
17.
WHO WAS THE VILLAIN IN TV'S WACKY RACES? DICK
DASTARDLY
18.
WHO WAS BRITAINS FIRST TEST TUBE BABY? LOUISE
BROWN
19.
IN WHICH CITY IS THE WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING?
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS)
20.
WHO TOOK OVER FROM SHARP AS MANCHESTER UNITED'S
SHIRT SPONSOR? VODAPHONE
21.
What is the medical term for German Measles?
(Rubella)
22.
Which maritime measure of speed is equal to one
nautical mile per hour? (Knot)
23.
In the Christian calendar the 1st day
of lent is commonly known as what? (Ash Wednesday)
24.
In terms of women’s wear, or perhaps some men,
we call them tights, what are they called in the good old USA? (Pantyhose)
25.
In pop music a jazz-rock group formed in the late
60’s, to their followers they were known as BST what was the full name of the
group? (Blood Sweat and Tears)
26.
What is the capital of Hungary? (Budapest)
27.
EILEEN DREWERY was and maybe still is which
well-known persons Faith healer? (Glenn Hoddle)
28.
Which Cosmonaut was called the ‘Columbus of the
Cosmos’? (Yuri Gagarin)
29.
What happened in Blackpool on the 18th
Sept 1879? (1st time the illuminations were switched on)
30.
In the series Allo Allo, what was Renie’s
surname? (Artois)
JP
Which insect is accredited as being responsible
for transmitting the Plague in the Middle Ages? (Flea)
What exactly is GHEE? (Clarified Butter.. Indian
Cookery)
Which branch of Medicine is concerned with
providing artificial limbs for the body? (Prosthetics)
What does CNN stand for as in the International
TV Channel? (Cable News Network)
In the Board game Cluedo, the object is for
players to deduce, where, with what and by who killed whom? (Dr Black)