1.
Name the Mayor in "The Dukes Of Hazzard? (Boss Hogg)
2.
Paul
Gross is a Mountie in which show (Due South)
3.
Name the
3 Musketeers? (Porthos, Athos and Arimis)
4.
In which
country did Goulash originate? (Hungary)
5.
What was
the name of the toys that were "Robots in Disguise? (Transformers)
6.
Chips,
Queen, Barbalus, Mondible. Weaver, Bala, and cutter were characters in which
Film? (Antz)
7.
In 1962
Britain and France signed an agreement which led to co-operation in building
what? (Concorde)
8.
How many
points are awarded to the winning driver of a Formula 1 Grand Prix race? (10)
9.
Which war
features in M*A*S*H? (Korean)
10.
Who
composed the opera 'The Barber of Saville'? (Rossini)
11.
What
THREE colors are the national flag of Belgium? (Yellow, Black Red)
12.
The sum
of two numbers is 53 and their difference is 9. What are the TWO numbers?
(22/31)
13.
Name the
two male characters in Men Behaving Badly? (Gary and Tony)
14.
What
nationality is Titi Camera, the Liverpool player? (Guinean)
15.
Who
replaced Farrah Fawcett in Charlie's Angels? (Cheryl Ladd)
16.
Which
tree do 'conkers' come from? (Horse Chestnut)
17.
What is 3
under par in Golf called in this country? (Albatross)
18.
What is 3
under par called in USA? (Double Eagle)
19.
What
famous actor has a tattoo on his arm that says "Scotland Forever”(Sean
Connery)
20.
Which
Previous Grand National Winner when spelt backwards means to Kill someone? (Red
Rum)
21.
Who is
captain of the England Cricket team? (Nasser Hussein)
22.
By what
process does the sun's energy reach the earth? (Radiation)
23.
In The
Fugitive, a doctor searches for a one-armed man; what’s the name of the
doctor? (Dr Richard Kimble)
24.
Who wrote
a famous diary about her life in hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam? (Anne
Frank)
25.
What is
the grammatical term for words like "Under", "Between" and
"Over”? (Prepositions)
26.
Of which
conflict was the Schlieffen Plan a vital component? (WW1)
27.
Who was
the 1st woman to sit in the House of Commons as an MP? (Nancy Astor)
28.
What film
marked an acting debut for Vinnie Jones? (Lock, Stock and 2 smoking barrels)
29.
Which
German statesman was nicknamed the Iron Chancellor? (Otto von Bismark)
What’s the name of the maximum security prison on the Isle of Wight? (Parkhurst)
Jackpot
Chester FC
have been relegated to the conference, how many years have they been in the
Football league? (69)
Sunday 14th May 2000
1.
What’s the name of the
family in the American comedy show Married with Children? (Bundys)
2.
Whats the name of the Family
that Will Smith is stopping with in the Fresh Prince of Bel Aire? (Banks)
3.
Where were the Olympic games,
when 11 Israeli athletes were murdered? (Munich)
4.
Who was the first female
singer to have a No 1, while wearing an eye patch? (Gabrielle)
5.
In which sport can you be
penalised for travelling? (Basketball)
6.
Whose autobiography was called
“The Greatest”? (Muhammad Ali)
7.
Which
Glaswegian played a gangster in Goldeneye? (Robbie Coltrane)
8.
What city was
home to Romeo and Juliet? (Verona)
9.
Next to what
body of water would you find a sign saying "Welcome to the site of the
first defeat of imperialism in the Western hemisphere”? (Bay of Pigs)
10.
How many lines
has a sonnet? (14)
11.
What is the
second longest River in the world? (Amazon)
12.
What is the
third longest River in the world? (Mississippi)
13.
The British Army
was defeated at the battle of Yorktown in which war? (American War of
Independence)
14.
Which English
Physicist discovered that white light is made up of many colours of light? (Issac
Newton)
15.
What did the
crocodile swallow in Peter Pan? (alarm clock)
16.
When did the
Americans leave Vietnam? (1973)
17.
What
operation name did the Germans give to the planned invasion of Britain in WWII?
(Operation Sea Lion)
18.
How many hoops
are used in a game of croquet? (6)
19.
There are only
13 irregular plurals that still survive in the English Language name one?
(Brethren, Kine, dice, feet, geese, lice, men, mice, oxen, pence, teeth, women)
20.
Finely drawn or
beautifully clear form which English grammatical term? (Adverb)
21.
What is the
6th planet from the Sun in our solar system? (Saturn)
22.
What
effectively is the nearest star to Earth? (Sun)
23.
Dubai is in
which country? (United Arab Emirates)
24.
Before
becoming independent, the Cameroon’s were administered by which country?
(France)
25.
Before being
handed back to China, what was the capital of Hong Kong? (Victoria)
26.
Who is
regarded to have been the 1st Prime Minster of Gt Britain and the
United Kingdom with his 1st ministry from 3.4.1721 to 8.2.1742? (Sir
Robert Walpole)
27.
Apart from
Churchill, who was PM of GB during WWII? (Chamberlain)
28.
Other than
Man City which other team are definitely promoted to the |Premiership? (Charlton
Athletic)
29.
Which
Shakespeare play has a central character called “Banquo”? (Macbeth)
30.
In
Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” what was the full name of the ‘Artful Dodger?
(Jack Dawkins)
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What’s the
name of the Greek letter that is the English equivalent of the letter U or Y?
(Upsilon)
·
What will be
the official residence of Ken Livingstone the Lord Mayor of London? (Mansion
House)
·
Which sportswoman was on Emlyn
Hughes team for the 200th edition of A Question of Sport? (Princess
Anne)
·
In 1984 the
Drummer of which group lost an arm, but came back and resumed playing the drums with the group? (Def Lepperd)
·
How many moons has the planet
Mars? (2)
21st
May 2000
1.
Who probably lost £166,000 by
forgetting to sign something? (Padraig Harrington, the golfer who was
disqualified for not signing his score-card)
2.
Which herb is used to flavour
the sauce on pizzas? (Oregano)
3.
Which country won last
weekend’s Eurovision song contest? (Denmark)
4.
The newly born Blair Baby is
the 1st baby to be born to a serving PM whilst at No 10 for how many
years? (150)
5.
What is the American
equivalent of a British hospital’s A & E facility? (Emergency Rooms)
6.
In the film Goldfinger, what
sort of school was run by Pussy Galore? (Flying)
7.
What’s the only active
volcano in mainland Europe? (Vesuvius)
8.
What unique mineral is only
mined at Castleton? (Bluejohn)
9.
Which American city’s name
when translated means The Fields? (Las Vegas)
10.
Who’s the
most recent ex spy to want to publish their memoir’s? (Stella Rimington)
11.
Who wrote
Animal Farm? (George orwell)
12.
Who wrote
Cider with Rosie? (Laurie Lee)
13.
What was the
name of the Operation given by the Allies to D Day? (Operation Overlord)
14.
In which
year was the Battle of Waterloo? (1815)
15.
Who
probably wishes he had stayed Outside the Will Rogers Memorial Park? (George
Michael)
16.
Where
will you find mind, body, spirit level, serious play, dreamscape and living
island? (Millennium Dome)
17.
What was the name of the
Hippopotamus in the Children's TV series "Rainbow"? (George)
18.
Who is the
Lord High Admiral? (Queen)
19.
What was the
name of the Skipper in Moby Dick? (Capt Ahab)
20.
Which 2
countries are divide by the 17th Parallel? (N & S Vietnam)
21.
A Full choir
is divided into 4 ranges of voices, Tenor ,Sopranos, Altos are 3 name the other?
(Basses)
22.
Who was Lord
Greystokes better known as? (Tarzan)
23.
What element
has the Atomic Number 2? (Helium)
24.
What's
the 7th planet from the Sun? (Uranus)
25.
Which
Political Party were the ‘Brown Shirts a Private Army? (Nazi)
26.
What's the
name of the Postmistress in Postman
Pats ?
( Mrs Goggins)
27.
The Country
of Sudan is at war with which neighbouring country? (Eritrea)
28.
What’s the
capital of Sierra Leone? (Freetown)
29.
Dr Harold
Shipman now shares the British record for serial killings with who? (Dennis
Neilson)
30.
In 1991, who
became the youngest woman ever to have the world No 1 tennis ranking? (Monica
Seles)
Jackpot
28th
May 2000
1.
What was the name of
Batman’s butler? (Alfred)
2.
What is the main element
present in air? (Nitrogen)
3.
Where did Paddington Bear
originally come from? (Peru)
4.
What was unique about the 1999
FA cup final? (1st time 2 United’s had played)
5.
What sport takes place in an
area 32ft by 21ft across, using a ball which weighs approximately 24 gms?
(Squash)
6.
What animal is best for
truffle hunting? (Pig)
7.
Which
Character did Harrison Ford play in Star Wars? (Hans Solo)
8.
In which
Country is Auschwitz? (Poland)
9.
Which
military rank does James Bond hold? (Commander)
10.
Why has a
man called George Speight been in the news recently? (Fijian Coup Leader)
11.
Who was the
star of the film ‘My left foot’? (Daniel Day Lewis)
12.
What is the
last event of the Decathlon? (1500 meters)
13.
Taking every
possible scenario into account what’s the highest possible break in snooker?
(155)
14.
What the
chemical name for common salt? (Sodium Chloride)
15.
What is the
lightest known substance? (Hydrogen)
16.
What is the
chemical name for Lime? (Calcium Oxide)
17.
Other than
Piccadily, name a yellow property on a Monopoly board? (Coventry St, Leicester
Sq)
18.
What is Miss
Marples 1st name? (Jane)
19.
Why has a
man named Barry Bulsara been in the news? (Man arrested on suspicion of
Murdering Jill Dando)
20.
60 years ago
yesterday, one of the most dramatic naval operations in world history began
involving 800 vessels what was it?
(Evacuation of Dunkirk)
21.
In which country is the Orange
river? (S.Africa)
22.
Who was the tyrant leader of
the Khymer Rouge whose reign of terror killed some 3 million people in Cambodia
in the 1970's? (Pol Pot)
23.
Which geological fault caused
the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 ? (San
Andreas Fault)
24.
Which American President
ordered the dropping of the first atomic bomb? (Harry S Trueman)
25.
Who declared war on Britain
and France in June 1940? (Mussolini Italy)
26.
In which
novel do we find, Ralph, Simon and Piggy? (Lord of the Flies)
27.
Steven fry
plays which Character in Blackadder goes forth? (General Melchett)
28.
According to
Shakespeare who killed MacBeth? (MacDuff)
29.
What was the
name of OJ Simpsons wife he was accused of killing?(Nocle Brown)
30.
What do
Americans call Reindeer? (Carabou)
·
What is
Tiger Woods 1st name? (Eldrick)
·
What's
the capital of New York state? (Albany)
·
What animals can
be "Blue Imperial", "New Zealand White" or "Angora”?
(Rabbits)
·
What was the
Roman word for Britain? (Albion)