March 3rd 2002
1.
In which game can you score a goal and a behind depending on
which particular posts the ball passes through? (Australian Rules Football)
2.
Who failed a Drugs test during the 1994 World Cup? (Diego
Maradonna)
3.
What’s the highest possible score in a game of 10 pin
bowling?(300)
4.
Organic chemistry is the study of materials that must contain
what? (Carbon)
5.
2 Stars in the 1997 blockbuster Men in Black ? (Will Smith/
Tommy Lee Jones)
6.
What were the
little people in the Wizard of Oz called? (Munchkins)
7.
What was the name of the Hippopotamus in the
Children's TV series "Rainbow" ? (George)
8.
What's the Chemical symbol for
Potassium? (K)
9.
WHICH FOOTBALL CLUB ARE NICKNAMED "THE
TOFFEES"? EVERTON
10.
WHAT IS RAPPER EMINEM'S REAL NAME? MARSHALL
MATHERS
11.
GREEK LEGEND. WHO FULFILLED THE PROPHECY OF
KILLING HIS FATHER AND MARRYING HIS MOTHER? OEDIPUS
12.
RICHARD BRANSON AND WHO MADE THE FIRST
TRANSATLANTIC HOT AIR BALLON CROSSING? PER LINDSTRAND
13.
WHO STARRED ON TV AS HAMISH MACBETH?
ROBERT CARLYSLE
14.
HOW MANY PLAYERS ARE IN A BASEBALL TEAM?
9
15.
IN WHICH ENGLISH CITY IS THE CRUCIBLE THEATRE?
SHEFFIELD
16.
How MANY CENTIMETRES MAKE A KILOMETRE?
100,000
17.
WHAT WOULD A SCOTSMAN DO WITH A SPURTLE?
STIR HIS PORRIDGE
18.
What's the Chemical symbol for the Element
Calcium? (Ca)
19.
In Music the 1st four of Vivaldi’s
Opus 8 concertos are know as what? (Four Seasons)
20.
Which waterproof item of clothing was first
manufactured by a Scotsman and named after him? (Macintosh)
21.
What name is given to an elephant’s incisor
tooth? (Tusk)
22.
Denzil Washington has been nominated for Best
Actor at this years Oscars for his part in what film? (Training Day)
23.
Which darts champion is nicknamed "The
Power"? PHIL TAYLOR
24.
Which F1 Team made their Debut in Australia
Today? (Toyota)
25.
Who is the vicar in Postman Pat? (Rev Timms)
26.
Which
country lies between Tunisia and Egypt? (Lybia)
27.
What's the Capital of Switzerland?
(Berne)
28.
What's the name of the Orang-utan King in Jungle
Book? (King Louis)
29.
Which Brothers were at the centre of the
Political storm brought about the downfall Peter Mandelson? (Hinduja)
30.
WHICH WORD CAN GO BEFORE LION, COW AND LEVEL? SEA
IN THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, WHAT DID THE RAT
DO? ATE
THE MALT
WHY WAS(AND PROBABLY STILL IS) RICHARD JOHN
BINGHAM WANTED BY THE POLICE? HE IS LORD LUCAN
In Music, a ‘Syrinx’ is a an instrument more
commonly known as what? (Panpipes)
ON THE SET OF A PORN FILM WHAT IS THE FLUFFERS
JOB? KEEPING THE MALE STARS ERECT
What
does the acronym QUANGO stand for? (Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental
Organisation)
WHEN HE MAN WASN'T HE MAN WHO WAS HE?
PRINCE ADAM
March 17th 2002
1.
What is Miss Marples 1st name? (Jane)
2.
What does the Acronym SHAPE stand for? (Supreme
H/Q Allied Powers Europe)
3.
What’s the Common name for the Central Criminal
Court? (Old Bailey)
4.
What’s the main ingredient of Lyonnaise?
(Onion)
5.
Brooches with
raised cut out designs are called what? (Cameos)
6.
What are Military
Policemen called? (Redcaps)
7.
What's the name
for the technique of Painting directly onto wet plaster walls? (Fresco)
8.
Fidelio was the
title of whose only Opera? (Beethoven)
9.
Which US Baseball
team has won the Most World series? (NY Yankees)
10.
Which Knight of
the round table found the Holy Grail? (Sir Galahad)
11.
What was the name
of Jason’s Ship? (Argo)
12.
Who is the King
of Spain? (Juan Carlos)
13.
Who are the
engine suppliers for the ‘Williams’ formula 1 team? (BMW)
14.
The name of which
popular bird comes from an Aboriginal word for ‘good cockatoo’? (Budgerigar)
15.
Which Footballer
was jailed in 1990 for a Drink Drive Offence? (Tony Adams)
16.
Who is the Greek
God of the sea? (Poseidon)
17.
What's the 2nd
heaviest land Animal? (Hippo)
18.
What is
Pumpernickel (German Malted Rye Bread)
19.
Who is the voice
of Scar in the Lion King? (Jeremy Irons)
20.
Who was Ronal
Reagans Vice President? (George Bush)
21.
Capital of
Jordan? (Amman)
22.
What is TV’s
equivalent of Cinemas Oscar? (Emmy)
23.
If a Cockney was
referring to Hampstead’s, what would he be referring to? (Teeth)
24.
What nationality
is the snooker Player James Wattana? (Thai)
25.
What is a
Codicil? (An Appendix to a Will)
26.
Which Latin word
is the German word ‘Kaiser’ and the Russian word ‘Tsar’ derived from?
(Caesar)
27.
Which antipodean
outlaw made a suit of armour from stolen Ploughshares? (Ned Kelly)
28.
Which animal
sleeps standing up? (Horse)
29.
What Hammer does
a Chairman or an auctioneer use? (Gavel)
30.
What's the
minimum number of strokes a player needs to make to win a set at tennis? (12)
JP
Who did
James Bond Marry? (Teresa Draco)
Who is the
Premier Duke of England? (Duke of Norfolk)
What's the
stretch of water that separates Italy from Sicily? (Starits of Messina
Which
Womble was named after a Town on the Island of Mull? (Tobermory)
Vox
Angelica and Vox Himrana are both what? (Organ Stops)
March 24th
2002
1.
In which film did
Robin Williams dress up as a Scottish nanny? (Mrs Doubtfire)
2.
Which England Cricketer was killed in a Car crash recently?
(Ben Hollioak)
3.
What was the surname of the French brothers who founded a
tyre company In 1888. (Michelin)
4.
Who was the
love of Quasimodo's life? Esmeralda
5.
What nationality
is Celene Dion? (Canadian)
6.
"She ran
like a deer" is an example of which figure of speech? (Simile)
7.
What B were the
Russian revolutionaries who took their name from the Russian word for
‘Majority’? (Bolsheviks)
8.
Which special
advisor resigned on Feb 15th this year? (Jo Moore)
9.
Who is the
Education Secretary? ( Estelle Morris)
10.
The dearest
property on a Monopoly board is Mayfair, how much is it? (£400)
11.
What was the name
of the contestant thrown out of the Big Brother House? (Nick Bateman)
12.
In terms of
combining Elements into a compound, if you had 2 of number 1 and 1 of number 8
what would you have? (Water)
13.
On which course is the present TPA Players Championship being
Played (Sawgrass)
14.
Which Spaniard is
known for his hallucinatory paintings? (Salvador Dali)
15.
What was the name
of the French Government that collaborated with the Germans in WW11? (Vichy)
16.
Across which river is Britain’s longest suspension
bridge?(Humber)
17.
‘The Bay of Pigs’ forms part of the coastline of which
country? (Cuba)
18.
What was the name of the Nazi chief of the Gestapo in Lyon,
known as the 'Butcher of Lyon',? KLAUS BARBIE
19.
In which
children’s TV program would you find Sir Topham Hat? (Thomas the Tank Engine)
20.
Which horse won the 2001 Derby? (Galileo)
21.
Which UK band’s first No 1 hit was "Some might
say"? (Oasis)
22.
What's the name of the
Postmistress in Postman Pats ?
( Mrs Goggins)
23.
Who is the
Scottish Football Manager? (Bertie Vogts)
24.
What is the square root of 729? (27)
25.
Tariq Aziz is the deputy PM of where? (Iraq)
26.
For which James
Bond film did Sheena Easton sing the theme tune? (For your eyes only)
27.
Who is Paul
McCartney engaged to? (Heather Mills)
28.
The chemical formula for table salt is? (NaCl)
29.
What name is
given to the envelope of Gases which surrounds the Earth or another celestial
body? (Atmosphere)
30.
What name was
given to the union of Austria with Germany in 1938? ANSCHLUSS
What was
the name of the Film loosely based on the exploits the Jamaican Olympic
Bobsleigh team, (Cool Running)
Which group, after the Beatles is the biggest selling rock
group ever? (Led Zepplin)
HOW MANY TENTACLES DOES A SQUID HAVE? 10
Who won the
women's 100m sprint in the Sydney 2000 Olympics?
Marion Jones
What does SI mean when referring to SI Units in Physics or
Chemistry (System International)
In which
year did the Parliament of Great Britain first meet (1707)
March 31st
2002
1.
WHICH
PHYSICIST WROTE 'A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME'? STEPHEN HAWKING
2.
WHICH IS THE
NEXT PRIME NUMBER AFTER 73? 79
3.
WHO WAS KUBLAI
KAHNS GRANDFATHER? GENGHIS KAHN
4.
WHO WON THE
FIRST FOOTBALL WORLD CUP IN 1930? URUGUAY
5.
WHICH
BLOODGROUP IS THE MOST COMMON WORLDWIDE? O
6.
IN WHICH BAT
AND BALL GAME IS IT ILLEGAL TO PLAY A VOLLEY? TABLE TENNIS
7.
WHICH TV
CHARACTER SHOUTED, "WE'RE DOOMED! WE'RE ALL DOOMED!"? PRIVATE FRAZER
– DADS ARMY
8.
FRIENDS, WHAT
IS CHANDLERS SURNAME? BING
9.
ON TV, WHERE
WOULD YOU FIND STAN, KENNY, KYLE AND CARTMAN? SOUTH PARK
10.
ON WHICH RIVER
IS YORK? OUSE
11.
WHICH FOOTBALL
TEAM DID ALEX FERGUSON MANAGE BEFORE HE JOINED MAN UTD? ABERDEEN
12.
WHO IS EMPEROR
OF THE PLANET MONGO? MING THE MERCILESS
13.
WHO PLAYED
VINCENT VEGA IN PULP FICTION? JOHN TRAVOLTA
14.
WHAT IS THE
CAPITAL OF INDONESIA? JAKARTA
15.
IN WHICH
EUROPEAN CITY ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF INTERPOL? LYON
16.
WHICH ELEMENT
HAS THE SYMBOL K? POTASSIUM
17.
'RING OF
BRIGHT WATER' IS A BOOK ABOUT WHICH CREATURES? OTTERS
18.
With reference to
the colour of the fur on its back, what name is given to an elderly male
gorilla?
Silverback
19.
What is the name
of the furniture store opened by Terence Conran in 1962?
Habitat
20.
Which restaurant,
near Piccadilly Circus. London, was officially opened by Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone, in April, 1993?
Planet Hollywood
21.
What is a figure
of speech or expressed idea in which apparently contradictory terms appear in
conjunction? (Oxymoron)
22.
Who was runner up
in ITV’s Pop idol? (Gareth Gates)
23.
Which mountain is
known locally as Chomolungma, meaning 'Goddess mother of the world?
Mount Everest
24.
What is the fruit
of the Blackthorn? (Sloe)
25.
Who was the first
snooker player to score a maximum 147 break in World Championship snooker
( Cliff Thorburn 1983 …
note the 1st World Championship snooker was in 1977 sponsored by
Embassy at the Crucible)
26.
How many land
miles are there in a League? (3)
27.
WHICH FAMOUS
OIL WELL FIRE FIGHTER CAPPED OVER 600 WELLS AFTER THE GULF WAR? RED ADAIR.
28.
WHAT IS
JAPAN'S NATIONAL RELIGION? SHINTO
29.
Where can you
find the 'Pepsi Big One' ? (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
30.
WHICH IS THE
ONLY LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM WHOSE NAME BEGINS WITH 5 CONSONANTS? CRYSTAL PALACE
Who was
head of the German SS? (Himmler)
In
which Country is the Worlds largest Pyramid? (Mexico)
What is
the name of the compound that causes 'furring' in kettles? Calcium Carbonate
By what
name is Vladamir Ilich Ulyanov better know? (Lenin)
Which
Female trio had a 1999 UK and US hit single with Bills, Bills, Bills?
(Destiny’s Child)
Why is it Easter today? (Its the 1st Sunday after the 1st
Full moon after the vernal equinox