July2000

1.                  Who is due to take over playing the part of Mrs Robinson in the stage play of ‘The Graduate’? (Jerry Hall)

2.                    What do Chris Eubank and Patrick Moore the astronomer have in common? (Both wear monocles)

3.                    Who captained England at last weekend’s Rugby victory over South Africa? (Martin Johnson)

4.                    What stretch of water separates Alaska from Russia? (Bering Straits)

5.                    Who was Leonardo diCaprio’s co-star in Titanic? (Kate Winslett)

6.                    What’s the coloured part of the eye called? (Iris)

7.                    What was Marge Simpson’s maiden name? (Bouvier)

8.                  In which war was the siege of Sebastopol? (Crimean War)

9.                    What is the name of the dog in the cartoon: "The Adventures of Tintin? (Snowy)

10.                 Which of Henry VIII"s wives was the mother of Elizabeth I? (Anne Boleyn)

11.                 What did Robert Oppenheimer develop? The Atomic Bomb)

12.                 What is the capital of Argentina? (Buenos Aeries)

13.               The movie star Emilio Estevez has a famous movie star brother who? (Charlie Sheen)

14.               What does DVD stand for? (Digital versatile Disc)

15.               The President of the USA, what was his name in 1950? (Bill Clinton)

16.               What was the nationality of Hitler? (Austrian)

17.               The game of Polo has 8 periods of play, what is each period called? (A Chukker)

18.               In which film does a nun, on the run from the Nazis, and accompanied by a group of children, sing at the Salzburg Festival? (Sound of Music)

19.               By which name is Maurice Micklewhite better known? (Michael Caine)

20.               Felix Leiter is the American counterpart for which character? (James Bond)

21.               In which city is the Rialto Bridge? (Venice)

22.               Which is the southern most state of the USA? (HAWAII)

23.               What’s the capital of New Zealand? (Wellington)

24.               David Copeland has been in the news all this week, why? (Convicted of Murder ..Nail Bomb)

25.               In Dads army what was Private Fraziers day time job? (Undertaker)

26.               Which PM took Britain into the EEC ? (Edward Heath)

27.               Who in Greek Mythology was the brother of Zeus and God of the sea? (Poseidon)

28.               What is the name given to the national flag of France? (Tricolour)

29.               What's the capital of Libya? (Tripoli)

30.               List the planets of our solar system in order starting with the nearest to the sun and finishing with the planet that for most of the time is the farthest from the Sun? (M, V, E, M, J,S,U,N, P )

 

·         In the film Rocky what was his hometown? (Philadelphia)

·         What is the name of the Australian Drifter arrested this week on suspicion of Arson and Murder? (Robert Long)

·        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)

·        Which Republic exists in France since 1958? (5TH)

·        How many players are there on a Baseball Team (9)

 According to Shakespeare who stabbed Caesar 1st? (Casca, Brutus 2nd

 

9th July 2000

 

1.                   In 1941, the Deputy Chancellor of Germany flew to Britain to try to sue for peace. He was later imprisoned in Spandau prison. Who was he? (Rudolph Hess)

2.                   In1997, former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting off part of which boxer's ear?   EVANDER HOLYFIELD

3.                   The peace document to end World War I was signed in the "Hall of Mirrors" in which French palace, in 1919?   PALACE OF VERSAILLE

4.                   In which sea is Guadeloupe, which was established as a French colony in 1635?   CARIBBEAN

5.                   What has been described as the song that is sung the most? (Happy Birthday)

6.                   Which word can precede all of the following:  bag, fall, lass and pipe? (Wind)

7.                   What is the name of the eldest son of the Prime Minister? (Euan Blair)

8.                   Who is the current Holder of the Venus Rosewater Dish? (Venus Williams)

9.                   What’s the name of the road that the Orange March was banned from marching down? (Garvaghy Road)

10.               Who has just split after her 3rd marriage to Liam Gallagher? (Patsy Kensit)

11.              In which ocean is the island of Mauritius? (Indian)

12.              Which common English word has 2 U’s next to each other? (Vacuum)

13.              What is missing, Dog, Boot, Ship, Car, Top Hat? ( Iron)

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