1. How many members are in each team in Family Fortunes?  5
  2. Which creature is 95% water? THE 'JELLY'FISH .
  3. Who has been appointed as the new manager of the Republic of Ireland soccer team?  STEVE STAUNTON
  4. What is the destination of NASA's recently launched New Horizons mission? PLUTO
  5. The BCG vaccine is used to combat which illness? TUBERCULOSIS
  6. Who was lead singer with the successful American pop group, "Blondie"?  DEBBIE HARRY
  7. The Americans throw rubbish in a dumpster, what do we call a  dumpster? A– a skip
  8. In the Robin Hood stories, who was the Sheriff of Nottingham's chief henchman? Guy of Gisburne
  9. Legend has it that the British monarchy will fall if which type of bird leaves the Tower of London ? ravens.
  10. Of what is Bamboo the tallest variety in the world?  (Grass)
  11. What is a more common name for a polygraph?   Lie detector
  12. What does 3G mean in the mobile phone ads?   Third generation
  13. Which mountains form a border between France and Spain ? ( Pyrenees )
  14. With which partner did Christopher Dean win Olympic, World and European ice dance championships?   (Jane Torville)
  15. In the book Treasure Island , what was the name of Long John Silver's parrot? CAPTAIN FLINT
  16. Which TVcomedy series was set in the Fictional French village of Nouvion ?  'ALLO 'ALLO
  17. Who has made a TV comeback in Deal Or No Deal?   NOEL EDMONDS
  18. In the book “The Wind in the Willows”, Toad had three companions, name them ? Ratty, Mole and Badger
  19. Hugh Grant plays a bookshop owner called William Thacker in which 1999 film ? “Notting Hill”
  20. What does the Sealed Knot Society do?  PERFORMS RENACTMENTS OF OLD BATTLES
  21. What is the name of Dame Edna Everage’s husband? (Norm)
  22. Trinity House is the organisation responsible for the maintenance of what around the British Isles    (lighthouses)
  23. What unit of distance is equal to 3 nautical miles? (League)
  24. What is the most common use for a Sea Cucumber?  A Loofah
  25. In which country is the town of Casablanca MOROCCO
  26. Which monarch created the Church of England?   Henry VIII
  27.  Which group of islands celebrates 'Thatcher Day' on Jan 11th?  THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
  28. At which stately home is Princess Diana buried?   Althorp
  29. "Oculolinctus" is a fetish in, which people are sexually aroused by licking a partner's what?  Eyeball
  30. Family Fortunes Question - Top answer required - Something that is Black & White?    Newspaper / Zebra Crossing / Barcode / Penguin / TV

 

·        JP According to the ‘Karma Sutra’, to within 50 how many sexual positions are there?  526 (476/576)

·        In the 2012 Olympic Games, Horse Guards Parade in 

London

 will be the venue for which sport? Beach Volleyball

 

  1. Which bell is rung at Lloyd's of London when a ship is lost? LUTINE
  2. In which area of London will the 2012 Olympic Games take place? STRATFORD
  3. Before independence, by what name was Bangladesh known? EAST PAKISTAN
  4. Which number at Bingo is known as the Brighton Line? 59
  5. What is Lady Thatcher's middle name?  HILDA
  6. Which company is responsible for the track infrastructure on Britain 's railway? NETWORK RAIL
  7. Seat cars come from which country?  SPAIN
  8. What is the name of the sixth Harry Potter book, published in 2005?  HARRY POTTER & THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE
  9. Which is the best selling chocolate bar in the UK ? CADBURY'S DAIRY MILK
  10. The Millennium Dome is in which London Borough? GREENWICH
  11. On which islands would you find the world's largest tortoises?  THE GALAPAGOS ISLAND
  12. What was the name of the Operation which launched the Gulf War in 1981? DESERT STORM 
  13. Which of Del Boy’s catchphrases first entered the Oxford Dictionary in 2003?  (Lovely Jubbly”)
  14. In the TV show `The Saint` what was the full name of the main character?  Simon Templar
  15. Whats the Queens Royal residence in Norfolk called? ( Sandringham )
  16. Which TV series about a group of priests was set on Craggy Island ? (Father Ted)
  17. Which TV Detective series was set in Jersey ? (Bergerac)
  18. What colour is the plumage on the head of a male mallard?  ( Green)
  19. Who is accredited with being the discoverer of the 1st Antibiotic? (Alexander Fleming)
  20. Lynda Bellingham was famnous for advertising which cooking ingredient? (OXO)
  21. What lives in a Holt ? (An Otter)
  22. Which unit of area is equal to 2.471 acres? A HECTARE
  23. What is an American tramp called? A HOBO
  24. Which mountain overlooks Rio De Janeiro    ?   SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN
  25. Highway Code: How many cars are depicted on the triangular sign for queues likely? THREE
  26. According to the bible what is the final battle between god and Satan.?            Armageddon
  27. How many players are there in a basketball team? (5)
  28. What relationship is our present Queen to Queen Victoria  -  Great Great Grand Daughter
  29. What claim to fame does Valentina Tereshkova have? 1st woman in space
  30. Family Fortunes, Top answer required Name a type of Cut that Doesn't Bleed       (Short  Haircut            Price    Wage (matter of Opinion)       Interest Rate

 

 

 

  1. FORMENTERA   is the smallest of which group of Islands (Balearic)
  2. Who won BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing?      Darren Gough
  3. Jose Manuel Baroso is the president of what? ( EU Commission)
  4. Give a year that Red Rum won the Grand National?  (1973, 1974 and 1977)
  5. Which British Colony did General A. E. Percival surrendered to the Japanese 64 years ago?  ( Singapore )

6.     What nickname was given to the British 8th army in the Second World War  -  The Desert Rats Which English King lost his head?    Charles 1

7.     What has an orbital period of 76 years (Halley's Comet)

8.     On which island is Peel Castle .    Isle of Man

9.     How high is a table tennis net in inches ? 6 inches

10.  What character did Penelope Keith play in 'The Good Life'?   [Margot leadbetter

11.  In which city is the famous Western Wall or Wailing Wall? Jerusalem

12.  What was the name of the youth in Greek mythology reknowned for his great  Beauty? Adonis 

13.  What kind of apes live on the Rock of Gibraltar?  Barbary Apes 

14.  The Lord Is My Shepherd I Shall Not Want is from which psalm?  The 23rd

15.  Which two countries occupy the Scandinavian Peninsula ? [ Norway & Sweden

  1. In which county is Alton Towers ?   Staffordshire
  2. What do the initials BFG stand for in the title of the Roald Dahl novel? Big Friendly Giant
  3. What do Americans call what we know as an estate car?  Station WAGON
  4. Who was the first wife of King Henry VIII?  CATHERINE Of Aragon  
  5. Which of the 7 dwarves was clean shaven?   Dopey
  6. In Medieval England what name was given to the area presided over by a Lord?  MANOR
  7. What’s the boiling point of water in degrees Fahrenheit?   212
  8. Who lives at Lambeth Palace ? Archbishop of Canterbury
  9. Which company had 'Nipper the Dog' as its trade mark?    (HMV)
  10. What was the name of the Lion King and Father of Simba, in the Film The Lion king?  (Mufasa)
  11. Which two metals make brass?   Copper and Zinc

27.  What is the name of the military academy which stands above the Hudson River in New York ? [ West Point

28.  What name is given to the outer layer of citrus fruit peel which is used in cookery as a flavouring? Zest

29.   Which town clock always told the time 'never too quickly, never too slowly'?  (Trumpton)

  1. Family Fortunes, top answer required Name something that is used only Once?  ( 1 Toilet Paper   2    Tea Bags  3    Match    4 Stamp   5   Ice Cube

 

 

·       How many umpires are there in a baseball game? –( 4)

·       How many men have walked on the Moon     12

·       How many wives can a Muslim have at any one time? (4)

·       What strange phenomenon do Cereologists study? Crop Circles

·       Family Fortunes top answer required  “Name a Slang Term for a Dog”    1.  Mutt       2.  Pooch           3. Hound   4.  Doggie   5  Bow Wow

 

           

  1. In Britain they are 'starters', what are they called in Italy ?  Antipasto
  2. What name is given to loose rocks on a mountainside?  Scree
  3. The entrance to which sea is guarded by rocks called the ' Pillars of Hercules '? The Mediterranean
  4. What is the name of the hunter who never catches the rabbit in Bugs Bunny cartoons?  Elmer Fudd
  5. Donald Campbell's Bluebird was recovered from which stretch of water in the Lake District ?  Coniston Water
  6. Who took over as landlady of the Rover Return when Bet Lynch left the street?  Vera Duckworth
  7. Rowntrees' 'chocolate beans' were re-named what in 1937? Smarties
  8. Who won the 2005 "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here"? Carol Thatcher
  9. Which singer is the girlfriend of Rugby Union player Gavin Henson?  Charlotte Church
  10. Coleen McLoughlin is the girl friend of footballer (Wayne Rooney)
  11. Which Brazilian racing driver was killed in the 1994 San Marino GP? Ayrton Senna
  12. Female campaigners set up camp in the 1980's outside which US base?  Greenham Common
  13. What was the name of the Army major found guilty of cheating his way to £1 million on the TV show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?  CHARLES INGRAM
  14. Which Bee Gee died while undergoing emergency surgery in January 2003?  MAURICE GIBB
  15.  What's the abbreviation for the methicillin-resistant superbug that kills 1000's of hospital patients each year?`(MRSA)
  16. What is another name for Ground Almond Paste            (Marzipan)
  17. Which word could mean either  a horse, a swan or a bread roll     (Cob)
  18. What are the Participants in ‘Mastermind’ referred to as? (Contenders
  19. According to a not-to-serious study by the Science Museum , which disgusting habit do more than a third of the population admit to doing more than 5 times a day? (Picking your nose)
  20. What is the alternative name for a Gnu? (Wildebeest)
  21. How many times has Shirley Bassey sung the title song for a James Bond movie?               Three (Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker)
  22. Which Country produces ¾ of the Worlds Gold? ( South Africa )
  23. Which two countries are connected by the Khyber Pass Afghanistan and Pakistan
  24. How do you eat yours’ is a line from a TV ad advertising what? (Cadbury’s Cream Egg)
  25. Which Roald Dahl novel features the 'Oompa Loompas' ?  (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
  26. Who was Rodney married to in "Only Fools & Horses" – Cassandra
  27. What is a fully-grown male gorilla called?  Silverback 
  28. What is a shoemaker's model of the human foot called?  A LAST
  29. What was the name of the drummer in the children’s series the Muppets?  Animal - in a band called Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
  30. Family Fortunes top answer required Name a Famous Robin  1.  Hood  2.  Williams  3. Christopher  4.  Reliant 5.  Batmans Mate