July  7th 2002 

 

 

1.                   Nick Kamen advertised what, by famously removing them in a laundrette – Levis Jeans

2.                   How many completed miles must be run to complete a Marathon  (26) 26miles 385yds

3.                   What is the title of the Robin Williams' film in which he stars as a boy stuck in a board game – “Jumanji”

4.                   Captain Flack appears in which Children’s TV programme? (Trumpton)

5.                   In which TV series does the Character Gladys Pugh appear? – (Hi De Hi)

6.                   Who wrote the Novel, “Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde”? – (Robert Louis Stevenson)

7.                   Whose official residence is Lambeth Palace ?– (Archbishop of Canterbury)

8.                   The fictional Prison ‘Wentworth Correctional Facility’ is the setting for which TV Series?   (Prisoner Cell Block H)

9.                   What was the name of Long John Silvers parrot in Treasure Island? – (Captain Flint)

10.               In the Wacky Races who drove the Compact Pussycat? – (Penelope Pitstop)

11.               Who wrote the book “Wind in the Willows”? – (Kenneth Graham)

12.               According to the song in which city would you find “The House of the Rising Sun” ?              ( New Orleans)

13.               What is the minimum age at which you may legally purchase fireworks in the UK? -  (16)

14.               What is the name of the USA’s national rail network? (AMTRAC)

15.               What is the worlds largest FISH? (A Whale Shark)

16.               In  ‘Mission Impossible’, how long was it before the Tape self-destructed? (5 Secs)

17.               In the Order of the British Empire what does the ‘C’ stand for in CBE? (Commander)

18.               What nationality was George Bernard Shaw? (Irish)

19.               What name is given to Meat, which is prepared according to instructions in the Koran for Muslims, by slitting the Throats of animals?  (HALAL)

20.               Which Valley is the lowest point in the USA? (Death Valley)

21.               What was the name of the TV series which featured James Bolan as someone who was stuck in a hospital? (Only when I laugh)

22.               What is beef fillet cooked in puff pastry called? (Beef Wellington)

23.               What is the largest wild British bird? (The Mute Swan)

24.               In Rudyard Kiplings 'Jungle Book' what was the name of the black panther    (Baghera)

25.               What river flows through Vienna, Budapest & Belgrade? (Danube)

26.               What type of plant is tequila made from? (Cactus)

27.               Which New York square is formed by the intersection of Seventh Avenue, 42nd Street, and Broadway? (Times Square)

28.               In Radio, what does AFC mean?  (Automatic Frequency Control)

29.               What type of creature was ‘Chewbacca’ in the film Star Wars? (A Wookie)

30.               The phrase "mind your p's and q's" originally meant to watch how much you had to drink, but what did the letters "p" and "q" stand for?  (Pints and Quarts)

 

Jackpot

·         What was then name of the Lion in the Childrens TV programme ‘The Herbs’  (Parsley)

·         What shape is a DNA molecule?       - Double Helix

·         In what year did Elvis die?          (1977)

·         What were the stripes on the old-fashioned barber shop poles meant to represent?
Blood (the white stripes represent bandages)

·         Which European University has more students than any other in the world?          (Paris)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 14th 2002 

1.                  If you landed at Marco Polo airport, which city would you be near? (Venice)

2.                  What’s the fastest creature on 2 legs? (Ostrich)

3.                  From which country does golfer Ernie Els come? (S/Africa)

4.                  Who played Robin Hood in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves? (Kevin Costner)

5.                  What’s the name of the American owner of ASDA? (Wal-Mart)

6.                  Phil Jupitus and Sean Hughes are team captains on which quiz show? (Never Mind The Buzzcocks)

7.                  Who scored England’s last goal in the World Cup? (Michael Owen)

8.                  Which lager is advertised as ‘Reassuringly Expensive’? (Stella Artois)

9.                  Which weather forecaster got the great gale/hurricane of 1987 totally wrong? (Michael Fish)

10.              The songs 'Aquarius', Good Morning Starshine' and 'Let The Sunshine In' all featured in which musical co-written by Gerome Ragni, who died in 1991? (Hair)

11.              Which trio's debut single & album were both entitled 'Right Now!' (Atomic Kitten)

12.              The pharmaceutical drug 'sildenafil citrate' is much better known by what name? (Viagra)

13.              By what name is the substance 'brimstone' now more commonly known? (Sulphur)

14.              There are three main classes of rock: sedimentary, metamorphic and what? (Igneous)

15.              Which is the fourth-nearest planet to the sun? (Mars)

16.              In American football how many points is a touchdown worth? (6)

17.              Whom did Fidel Castro topple from power in 1959? (Fulgecio Batista)

18.              Name the three ships Columbus took on his voyage to the Americas in 1492? (The Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria)

19.              The city once called Stalingrad has now reverted to it’s original name. What is it? (Volgograd)

20.              What South American country’s name means ‘place where the land ends’ is more that ten times as long as it is wide? (Chile)

21.              Afrikaans is one of the languages spoken in Africa. From what language has it developed? (Dutch)

22.              What is the softest mineral known? (Talc)

23.              Who is the present World record holder of the 100 metres track event? (Maurice Greene)

24.              Which chemical symbol has the symbol P (Phosphorus)

25.              It is 230 feet long and 20 inches high; it portrays 626 people, 202 horses and 55 dogs, what is it? THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY

26.              People from Newcastle are known as Geordies, but where do Maccams come from?
SUNDERLAND

27.              Which of the world's capital cities is the highest above sea level?LA PAZ (Bolivia)

28.              Which actor won an Oscar for playing Vito Corleone in "The Godfather Part II"?
ROBERT De NIRO

29.              Where was the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest held? (Tallin  ESTONIA)

30.              For which charity did S Club 7 record Never Had A Dream Come True?
CHILDREN IN NEED

·         After the final – how many matches were played in the world cup finals? (64) 8 Groups with 6 matches.  16 go forward 8 Games  8 go forward 4 games  4 go forward 2 games 2 go forward 1 game(final) plus 3rd and 4th Playoff - 64

·         Behind Shakespeare, who is the second most published author of all time?
Charles Dickens

·         What is the only sequel to ever win the oscar for best picture (Godfather2)

·         Why have some football teams in the English football league got triangular corner flags instead of square? THEY HAVE WON THE FA CUP

·         What form of hunting is regulated by the I.W.C.? WHALING

 

 

 

 

 

21st July 2002  

 

1.                   Hydrolysis is the reaction of a chemical compound with which liquid?  (Water)

2.                   In which city was The Full Monty set? (Sheffield)

3.                   What is the antonym of synonym? (Antonym)

4.                   Mohammed Al Fayed is the Chairman of which football club? (Fulham)

5.                   Which word describes the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another? (Refraction)

6.                   What is the capital of Croatia? (Zagreb)

7.                   Which northern train company is having regular strikes, causing chaos for its passengers? (Arriva)

8.                   What’s the famous stone mined in Castleton in the Peak District since Roman times? (Blue John)

9.                   With which group do you associate Jarvis Cocker? (Pulp)

10.               Approximately how many penguins were there at the North Pole in the 1995 census? (0)

11.               Which was the 1st James Bond Film? (Dr No)

12.               If The Mirror, Express and Mail are Tabloids, what is the Telegraph? (Broadsheet)

13.               Who once said; "The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it, which is identical" ? (Murray Walker)

14.               Who is the Defence Secretary?  (Geoff Hoon)

15.               What does a camel store in its hump? (Fat)

16.               What is the force that brings moving bodies to a halt? (Friction)

17.               Which role did Jim Carrey play in Batman Forever? (Riddler)

18.               What is the square root of one quarter? (One Half)

19.                Who was Zimbabwe’s most famous footballer? Bruce Grobbelaar

20.               Who is president of Fifa? (Sepp Blatter)

21.               What was the name of Hitlers Operation for the planned invasion of England? (Operation Sea Lion)

22.               What are the names of Marge's two sisters in The Simpsons? (Selma and Patty)

23.               In Monopoly, what is the amount of the speeding fine? (£15)

24.               Neon and Argon are examples of what group of Gases? (Noble (Inert) gases)

25.               Which physical property allows a needle to float on water? (Surface Tension)

26.               What proceedings were televised for the 1st time in Jan 1985? (Proceedings in the House of Lords)

27.               Name of the US Base in Cuba where the Al Quaida and Taliban Prisoners are being kept? (Guantanamo Bay)

28.               Which island's capital city is Cagliari? (Sardinia)

29.               What part of a man's body swells to ten times its normal size when excited? Pupil of the eye)

30.               In a quote by W.C Fields Why doesn’t he drink water? (Because Fish Piss in it)

Who is the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? ((Prof Albus) DUMBLEDORE)

What is the longest river in Asia? THE YANGTZE

Which soft drink was 1st introduced in Waco, Texas in 1885 (Dr Pepper)

What is the name of the process in which a solid turns directly into a gas, without passing through the liquid phase  (Sublimation)

Who was first to be voted out of the original British Big Brother house? SADA

Which French footballer was chosen in 1998 by the International Red Cross to replace the late Princess of Wales of their anti-landmine campaign?  DAVID GINOLA

 

 

 

 

28th July 2002-07-28

 

1.                   Who is the English aristocrat that forms part of the Thunderbirds team? (Lady Penolope)

2.                   Which German polititian wrote when translated into English a book entitled ‘My Struggle’?  (Hitler)

3.                   Where is the home of golf? (St Andrews, Scotland)

4.                   What other Country is joined with Serbia to form the modern day Yugoslavia? (Montenegro)

5.                   In which Tv Series was there a character called Potsie? (Happy days)

6.                   Initial letter S (for sugar), what was the name of the dinosaur, which had a double row of bony plates on its back? [Stegosaurus]

7.                   At the start of 2002, who said: "It was my bandmates in The Boomtown Rats, who helped me through my depression, when she left me in 1995"? [Bob Geldof]

8.                   In the TV series 'Allo, Allo', what was the first name of (the cafe owner) - Rene's wife? [Edith]

9.                   January 16th 1997, saw which Radio One DJ quit, after being refused permission to have Fridays off? [Chris Evans)

10.               In which classic film did Sylvester Stallone act as goalkeeper, while Michael Caine and footballing legend Pele, were also on the pitch? [Escape To Victory]

11.               Robbie Williams and actress Nicole Kidman in 2001, recorded a duet, which was originally done by Frank and Nancy Sinatra. Name that song. [Somethin' Stupid]

12.               Who is the foreign Secretary (? (Jack Straw)

13.               In July 1997 Which Fashion designer was shot and killed in Miami? (Versace   Gianni)

14.               What is the name of Betty and Barney Rubbles Baby? (Bam Bam)

15.               The ERG is a unit of what? (Energy)

16.               Lord Justice Taylor led what enquiry? (Hillsborough Disaster)

17.               What is manufactured by bone marrow? (Blood Cells)

18.               What is the name of Hole 8 at Troon? (Postage Stamp)

19.               Who is the Conservative Party Chairman? (Theresa May)

20.               What are the 5 lines called on which music is written? (Stave, Staff)

21.               What property of a body is calculated by multiplying its mass by its velocity? MOMENTUM

22.               The National Socialist Workers Party were better known as what? (NAZI’s)

23.               What is the name of the deep strait that separates the Isle of Wight from the English mainland?  
THE SOLENT

24.               Originally named Butch for a small number of the 1st cartoons What’s the name of the dog in the Tom and Jerry cartoons? (Spike)

25.               Who is the President of S.Africa ? (Thabe Mbeke)

26.               Who played Evita in the film of the same name? (Madonna)

27.               Who is captain of this year’s European Ryder Cup golf team? (Sam Torrence)

28.               Who succeeded Winston Churchill after his 1945 defeat? (Clement Attlee)

29.               Who was the BBC Sports Personality of the Century? (MUHAMMAD ALI)

30.               What is the capital of Kosovo? (PRISTINA)

 

What does the acronym TIP (the TIP you give a waitron) stand for?  Answer To Insure Promptness

What is the middle name of STAR TREK's Captain James T. Kirk?  Answer: Tiberius

Who was the 3rd man to set foot on the moon.  (Charles (Pete) Conrad

What is the name of Bob the Builders Cat? (Pilchard)

How many years after an author’s death are his works in copyright? (50)

In feet, how long is the world record 'fart lighting' flame? (8ft)