1.                   What’s the 2^nd Highest Mountain in the world?  (K2)

2.                   What is the main herb in a Pesto sauce? (Basil)

3.                   Who did Diana Ross play in Lady Sings The Blues? (Billie Holliday)

4.                   Which country has the longest coastline? (Canada)

5.                   What is the best poker hand? (Royal Flush)

6.                   Name the world’s first ‘ Test - Tube ‘ baby ? (Louise Brown)

7.                   Who was the first woman to read the news nationally on British T.V.?(Angela Rippon)

8.                   Which is the worlds largest desert? (Sahara)

9.                   In the Wild West, what did the Red Indians call whiskey?  (Firewater)

10.               Who was the villain in Wacky Races? (Dick Dastardly)

11.               Who was shot by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca on the l3th of May 1981? (Pope John Paul II)

12.               In which British film can you hear the song You Sexy Thing ? (Full Monty)

13.               Only two Americans have won the Formula 1 Motor Racing Championship. Name one. (Phil Hill / Mario Andretti)

14.               In what street would you find Smiffy, Wilfrid, Danny and Plug? (Bash Street)

15.               Who scored both goals for Leicester in last weekends Worthington Cup Final? (Matt Elliot)

16.               From C to the next C, how many black notes on a piano? (5)

17.               Who is fourth in line to the British throne ? (Prince Andrew)

18.               In terms of Pop Music who are Nicky, Shaznay, Mel and Natalie ? (All Saints)

19.               Which nation's homeland is divided between Iran, Iraq & Turkey? (Kurds)

20.               Dads Army is based on which Town? (Walmingham on sea)

21.               Who was the head of the Gestapo during WWII? (Himmler)

22.               In which film does Edward Fox play the hit-man assigned to  kill De Gaulle? (The Day of the Jackal)

23.               What nationality was the racing driver Ayrton Senna? (Brazilian)

24.               Who did Cassius Clay beat to win his first world heavyweight boxing title? (Sonny Liston)

25.               In Venice, what links the Ducal Palace with the State Prison? (Bridge of Sighs)

26.               According to the bible, on which day was man created? (6^th)

27.               Who was shot by John Hinckley on 30th March 1981? (Ronald Reagan)

28.               What is an "ocular contusion" more commonly known as? (Black eye)

29.               When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer (12 hr Clock)

30.               Whose life is portrayed in the musical Evita ? (Eva Peron)

Jackpot

What’s the name of Oasis’s 4^th Album released just over a week ago? (Standing on the Shoulder of Giants)

How many children were there in the Partridge family? (5)

Which family in the Archer’s is being made bankrupt at the moment? (The Grundy’s)

Who was the British Foreign Secretary for the majority of WW 2? (Anthony Eden)

What football club did Kevin Keegan play for before joining Liverpool? (Scunthorpe)

Who was the first player to score a televised maximum break of 147 in a snooker world championship? (Cliff Thorburn)

How long in feet is the Statue of Liberty's index finger? (8)

What’s the name of the Simpsons Cat? (Snowball)

In "The Simpsons", the mayor is "Diamond Joe"------ who? (Quimby)

1.             What famous actor has a tattoo on his arm "Scotland Forever"? (Sean Connery

2.             Orenthal James are the Forenames of which Famous/Infamous person? (OJ Simpson)

3.             What 2 creatures are on the Australian coat of arms? What 2 creatures are on the Australian coat of arms? (Kangaroo / Emu)    

4.              Who was the police officer in the fictional town of Lochdubh? (Hamish Macbeth)

5.             In which City did Prince Nashim Hamed successfully defend his Boxing title last night? (London)

6.             Which film had the theme "Take My Breath Away" ? (Top Gun)

7.             Which group wh’os 1st names were Keith, Bill, Charlie, Mick, Ron – First hit 1963 (Rolling Stones)

8.             Which desert covers part of China and Mongolia? (Gobi)

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

10.         In the song What killed the "Radio Star" ? (Video)

11.         Who wrote the Jungle book series. (Rudyard Kipling)

12.         How many children did Adam and Eve have.(3)

13.         Who managed the Beatles to stardom.(Brian Epstein)

14.         What WW2 pilot flew with artificial legs. (Douglas Bader)

15.         Which country awards the Nobel peace prize (Sweden)

16.         Can a man marry his widows sister? (No he’s dead if he’s got a widow)

17.         What is Pavarotti's first name? (Luciano)

18.         Who is the last of the 12 disciples in alphabetical order? (Thomas)

19.         Who became Brazil's sports minister in 1995? (Pele)

20.         Who is the youngest-ever British football international, aged 17 when he made his debut for Northern Ireland in 1982?  (Norman Whiteside)

21.         What time do the polls close on a General Election day in UK (10pm)

22.         On which street did the great fire of London start (Pudding Lane)

23.         Who played TV's Dr Kildare ? (Richard Chamberlain)

24.         Who was the first Bond girl? (Ursula Andress)

25.         What does NASA stand for? (Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration)

26.         In which sport would you find the Currie Cup and the Ranfurly Shield? (Ruby U)

27.         In which city is the football club Ajax based ? (Amsterdam)

28.         What tiny republic is found on the slopes of Mt Titano, south of Rimini? (San Marino)

29.         Which actor played Batman on TV? (Adam West)

30.         Who said in 1991 "The great, the jewel and the mother of all battles has begun" ? (Saddam Hussein)

·         How many consecutive questions would you have had to get right to become a millionaire on Chris Tarrant's TV show? (not inc any qualifying questions)(15)

·         Who sang "Up Where We Belong" from An Officer And A Gentleman ? (Joe Cocker /Jennifer Warnes)

·         Which league football team's ground is closest to the River Mersey? (Stockport)

·         How long in feet is the Statue of Liberty's index finger? (8)

·         Which family in the Archer’s is being made bankrupt at the moment? (The Grundy’s)

19th March 2000   

1.                  In which of the US States was Dynasty set? (Colorado)

2.                   Which Oscar-winning actress had a U.K. no 1 in 1998 with Believe? (Cher)

3.                  What was the name of the 3^rd film of the Star Wars series? (Return of the Jedi)

4.                  Pyrophobia is the fear of what? (Fire)

5.                  A driving license is issued until its owner is how old? (70)

6.                  Who was Queen Elizabeth II’s first prime minister? (Churchill)

7.                  Who was the last Empress of India? (Queen Mother)

8.                  Who was the first royal after Henry VIII to marry after a divorce? (Princess Anne)

9.                  What is the alternative number for the emergency services in Britain other than 999? (112)

10.             What number do you dial first if you don’t want the person you are calling to get your phone number?(141)

11.             BMW are in the news at the moment. BMW is an acronym in German, what is it translated into English Bayerische Motoren Werke AG  (Bavarian Motor Works)

12.             What is the name of the Company who are the new owners of Rover? (Alchemy)

13.             Which football have Everton recently signed from Southampton? (Mark Hughes)

14.             Which is the only EU country to have a ban on British Beef? (France)

15.             Why has model Heather Mills been in the news this week? (Girlfriend of Sir Paul McCartney)

16.             Who is Vladimir Putin? (Acting President of Russia)

17.             Which Team at present are bottom of the Carling Premiership? (Watford)

18.             Who at present is the leading scorer in the Premiership with league and Cup goals? (Shearer)

19.             55 of them at 13.5 inches tall and weighing 8lbs each were stolen just over a week ago, what are they? (Oscars)

20.             What’s the name of the Highway that stretches from Chicago to LA? (Route 66)

21.             The pop singer Robbie Williams used to belong to which Group? (Take That)

22.             Who made famous the classic song "Thank Heaven For Little Girls" (Maurice Chevalier)

23.              What’s the name of the Prison in the TV series ‘Porridge’? (Slade)

24.              On which horse did Walter Swinburn win the 1981 English Derby? (Shergar)

25.              What is the largest breed of Ape? (Gorilla)

26.              Which cereal grass is used to make American whiskey? (Rye)

27.              In the game of craps, what name is given to a throw of double one? (Snake eyes)

28.              What is the name for a curved Naval sword? (Cutlass)

29.              What name is given to a transparent, triangular block used to split a beam of light into its spectral colour? (Prism)

30.              Who took over Family Fortunes from Bob Monkhouse?  (Max Bygraves)

What is the smallest amount of draught beer that can legally be sold in Britain? (Third of a Pint)

Where was Bonnie Prince Charlie finally defeated? (Culloden)

According to the various lists going around in the newspapers this week, who is Britain’s youngest millionaire?(Charlotte Church)

According to the Old testament who was the Wife of Abraham and Mother of Isaac? (Sarah)

If a Chemical substance is ‘Volatile’ what is it likely to Form? (Vapour)

March 26th 2000 

1.             How much according to the Majority of Newspapers was the Beckham Haircut? £300

2.             From which part of its body does a Cow Sweat? (Nose) 

3.             How many Welsh teams are there in the 4 main football divisions? (3) Wrexham,Swansea,Cardiff

4.             What sort of food is a chanterelle? (Mushroom/Fungi)

5.             Who had the first ever million selling CD with The Joshua Tree? (U2) 

6.             On which cricket ground is the last cricket Test match in a series held? (Oval) 

7.             Who co-wrote ‘Do they know it’s Christmas’ with Bob Geldof? (Midge Ure) 

8.             With a fortune of £550 million, who is Britain’s richest musician? (Sir P MCCartney)  

9.             Who is the richest owner of a football club in Britain? (Mohammed al-Fayed) 

10.          Which children’s TV characters live in Home Hill? (Teletubbies)

11.          Which Chief Executive of BA has recently resigned? (Bob Ayling)

12.          Who has been in the news recently having been rushed into hospital with a Liver Complaint? (George Best) 

13.          What did Charles Blondin do at the Niagara Falls? (Cross them on a Tightrope)

14.          Digitalis is obtained from which Plant? (Foxglove)

15.          Who did David Steel succeed as leader of the Liberal Party? (Jeromy Thorpe)

16.          Which Literary Doctor had a practice in Puddleby on the Marsh? (Dr Doolittle)

17.          Who said, A Horse! A Horse! My Kingdom for a Horse? (Richard III )

18.          Ena Sharples and Elizabeth of Glamis are types of what? (Roses)

19.          Who is the Father of the House of Commons? (Edward Heath)

20.          What is H2SO4? (Sulphuric Acid)

21.          How did the man made material Nylon get its name? (NY & London.. where it was 1st developed)

22.          Who was the commander of the Scots army which defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in   1314  

         (  King Robert the Bruce )

23.          What name is given to the world famous rowing event that takes place on the Thames in Oxfordshire each year( Henley Regatta)

24.          If you were studying a class of animals known as lepidoptera, what would you be studying? 

              (Butterfly’s or Moths)

25.               The city of Phoenix is the capital of which state of the USA? (Arizona)

26.               By what name is the flower truss of the Hazel and Willow tress known? (Catkin)

27.               What’s the name given to an auction where the price of the Lots are reduced by stages until a buyer is       found?  (Dutch Auction)

28.               Its chemical symbol is W, after what it used to be named, what is it now know as? (Tungsten)

29.               What’s the largest of the Caribbean Islands? (Cuba)

30.               Who or what is known as the Old lady of Threadneedle street? (Bank of England)    

Jackpot

In which film did Michael Caine actually say “Not a lot of people know that”? (Educating Rita)

In Rag, Tag and Bobtail, what was Tag? (Mouse)

There are 4 English Clubs left in European Tournaments which 4 European teams are they drawn to Play? Man Utd V Real Madrid, Chelsea V Barcelona,  Leeds V  Galatasery  Arsenal V Lens

Who had a hit in 1971 with Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep Cheep? (Middle of the Road)

Chemical symbol for tin? (Sn)