1.which
scottish comic is a former territorial parratrooper answer billy
connolly
2.which popular bbc series was set in a boatyard answer howards way
3.what was the name of the butler in the addams family answer lurch
4.what character did molly sugden play in are you bieng served answer mrs
slocomb
5.what was the film in which dustin hoffman dressed as a woman answer
tootsie
6.who was the second man to set foot on the moon answer buzz aldrin
7.which sportsmans nickname is beefy answer ian botham
8. what was nigel ben known as in the boxing ring answer dark destroyer
9.whos last words were ‘et tu brute’ answer julius ceasar
10.who is julie andrews married to answer blake edwards
11.who had a no1 hit with a song about a rat answer michael jackson
12.how many semi-quavers in a crochet answer 4
13.what is chopin’s piano sonato in b flat better known as answer funeral
march
14.xylophone is derived from the greek words meaning what answer wood and
sound
15.which two members left 10cc to form another band answer godley and
cream
16.what is the antirrhinum better known as answer snapdragon
17.what fruit is a cantaloupe answer melon
18.what type of fruit is a discovery answer apple
19.what is the method of growing plants without soil called answer
hydraponics
20.how often does bamboo bloom answer every 120 years
21.in which game might you castle answer chess
22. what is the pitch called in american football answer gridiron
23.what football team is known as the owls answer sheffield Wednesday
24.which football team has won the european cup the most times answer real
madrid
25.what diameter is the circle from which the discus is thrown answer 2.5m
26.where did daf cars originate answer netherlands
27.which company manufactured the ‘elan’ answer lotus
28.what was the triumph trident answer motorbike
29.from which country does the airline farig fly from answer brazil
30.which authority runs the lighthouses in britain answer trinity house
31what is the capital of austrailia answer canberra
32.which european citys name literally means ‘Blackpool’ answer Dublin
33.in which county does the river thames rise answer gloucestershire
34.what does copenhagen mean in english answer merchants haven
35. which country is
nicosia
the capital answer cyprus
36.what is used to flavour ‘earl grey’ answer oil of bergamot
37. cos and density are types of what answer lettuce
38.what is ravioli answer pasta parcels filled with sauce
39.which traditional dish is boiled in the lining of a sheeps stomach
answer haggis
40.which country is tobasco from answer mexico
Round 1 – Geography
1. What is Britain's largest lake?
Loch Lomond
2. What is the most populated city in America?
New York
3. In which city is Marco Polo airport?
Venice
4. What is the only American state with a name which has just one syllable?
Maine
5. What is the only county in England to have two separate coasts?
Devon
6. Behind Russia, what is the second largest country in Europe?
Ukraine
7. Which of the four main Balearic Islands is closest to Spain?
Ibiza
8. In which American state is Cape Canaveral, a launching site for space travel?
Florida
9. What is the largest country in Africa?
Sudan
10. If Alaska is the biggest state in America, what is second biggest?
Texas
Round 2 – TV & Films
1. Who is the first character to speak in the film "Star Wars"?
C3P0
2. In which film did Al Pacino portray "60 minutes" producer Lowell Bergman?
"The Insider"
3. Which comedian plays the character of Paul Calf on television?
Steve Coogan
4. Who played the Sundance Kid in the 1969 film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?
Robert Redford
5. The characters Bert and Ernie from Sesame street were named after a policeman and taxi driver from what famous film?
"It's A Wonderful Life"
6. What day of the week provides the name of one of the children in "The Addams Family"?
Wednesday
7. Who actor and director was born Allen Stewart Konigsbergin 1935?
Woody Allen
8. What does BAFTA stand for?
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
9. In the TV series "Thunderbirds", what was the registration number of Lady Penelope's Rolls Royce?
FAB 1
10. As at the year 2001, what 5 James Bond films have titles with only one word?
"Goldfinger", "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Octopussy" and "Goldeneye"
Round 3 – The 20th Centuary
1. James Earl Ray was responsible for who's death in 1968?
Martin Luther King's
2. Who created havoc in 1938, when his radio broadcast of "The War Of The Worlds" was believed to be true?
Orson Welles
3. Which major British newspaper closed down for almost a year in 1978?
The Times
4. What were Benjy and Laska, which were sent into space in 1958?
Mice
5. Who was the biggest selling female artist in America in the 1990s?
Mariah Carey
6. Which British monarch was on the throne at the beginning of the 20th Century?
Queen Victoria
7. Which American President saw active service in both the first and second World Wars?
Eisenhower
8. Why was Louise Brown famous in 1978?
She was the first test-tube baby
9. In what year was London due to host the Olympic Games, but couldn't because of the Second World War?
1944
10. Which three films did Steven Spielberg direct that were among the top ten highest grossing films of the 20th century?
"Jurassic Park", "E.T." and "The Lost World"
1. Who won the 100m gold at the 1988 Olympics and was then
disqualified.
Ben Johnson
2. Which crab lives in a whelk or winkle shell. Hermit Crab
3. What was the former name of Turkey. Asia Minor
4. Which European country has the only active volcanoes in Europe. Italy
5. Which company took over Rover in 1994. BMW
6. Who was News at 10’s first woman presenter. Anna Ford
7. What were once called love apples. Tomatoes
8. Spell humorous
9. True or False; there are no Victorian teddy bears. (1st in 1902)
10. In which part of the British Isles would you find bailiwicks. Channel
Isles
11. What was the capital of West Germany. Bonn
12. On TV which ranch was owned by John Cannon. High Chapparal
13. What is the maximum number of pieces on a chess board at any one time.
32
14. In which country did karaoke singing originate. Japan
15. In which year did Britain join the EEC. 1973
16. Cranwell trains cadets for which of the armed forces. RAF
17. Who played Mark Antony opposite Elizabeth Taylor in the film Cleopatra.
Richard Burton
18. In the official conker rules, how many strikes per turn are allowed. 3
19. In which English county is the holiday resort of Ilfracombe. Devon
20. Which flower is the emblem of Holland. Tulip
Set 2
1. Mental arithmetic: what is ¼ of 300. 75
2. In which year did Argentina invade the Falkland Islands. 1982
3. Who wrote the long-running play The Mousetrap. Agatha Christie
4. What is the capital of Finland. Helsinki
5. On which English racecourse is the Derby run. Epsom
6. Which three of these emergency services might have blue flashing beacons.
a) coastguard b) bomb disposal c) gritting lorries d) animal ambulance
e) mountain rescue f) doctors cars.
7. Which instrument did the jazz musician Dizzy Gilespie play. Trumpet
8. In which year was breakfast TV first transmitted. 1983
9. What sort of creatures were Chi-Chi and An-An. Giant Pandas
10. In judo what colour belt denotes a beginner. White
11. By what name is London’s Central Criminal Court best known. The Old
Bailey
12. Who played Hutch in Starsky and Hutch. David Soul
13. In which province do the majority of French-speaking Canadian live.
Quebec
14. Who was the first woman MP to take her seat in the House of Commons.
Nancy Astor.
15. Which is the best source of protein: Peanuts, eggs or rice.
16. Which war ended in 1902. Boer War
17. In snooker, how many points are scored for potting the pink. 6
18. Sabena is the national airline of which European country. Belgium
19. What was the name of the first British aircraft carrier. Ark Royal
20. Who was the second man on the moon. Buzz Aldrin
Set 3
1. What is the currency of Japan. Yen
2. Which film studio created the cartoon rabbit Bugs Bunny. Warner Brothers
3. In the sixties which London street was the centre of the fashion scene.
Carnaby Street
4. After Burgess and Maclean, who was the third man in the spy ring. Kim
Philby
5. Which car manufacturer produced the Nova and the Carlton. Vauxhall
6. Who became president on the USA when John F Kennedy was assassinated.
Lyndon B Johnson
7. In song, who goes out in the midday sun. Mad dogs and Englishmen
8. In which county is Salisbury Plain. Wiltshire
9. When did the last steam train run on London’s underground. 1931, 1951 or
1971
10. Which characters on TV originally uttered the command “Exterminate”
Daleks
11. From which one town did 200 men march to London in 1936. Jarrow
12. What is the name of the dog in the Peanuts cartoon strip. Snoopy
13. What is mixed with half a pound of treacle in “Pop goes the weasel”
Half a pound of tuppenny rice
14. Where did the Queen’s coronation take place. Westminster Abbey
15. How many valves does a bugle have. None
16. What is the colour of fully ripened olives. Black
17. Which island is in the bay of Naples. Capri
18. Which is larger Mars or Earth
19. What is the oldest university in the USA. Harvard
20. Whose flag is the red ensign. Merchant Navy
THE 1ST WORLD WAR
Q1. BY WHEN WAS THE WAR MEANT TO BE OVER?
CHRISTMAS
Q2. WHAT SHOCKED THE GENERALS AT CHRISTMAS TIME?
BRIEF PEACE IN TRENCHES
Q3. WHICH SIDE WON THE BATTLE OF MONS?
GERMANY
Q4. WHICH ARMY WAS DEFEATED AT TANNENBERG?
RUSSIAN
Q5. FOR WHAT ARE SIR JOHN SERGEANT AND JOHN NASH REMEMBERED?
WAR PAINTINGS
Q6. WHAT WERE DOUGH BOYS?
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
Q7. WHAT WAS BIG BERTHA?
GERMAN GUN
Q8. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE INFAMOUS SEA-BATTLE OFF DENMARK IN 1916?
JUTLAND
Q9. FOR WHAT ARE SIEGFRIED SAAOON AND ISAAC ROSENBERG REMEMBERED?
WAR POETRY
Q10. IN WHICH YEAR DID THE SOMME CAMPAIGN BEGIN?
1916
WHICH YEAR IN THIS CENTURY WILL BE:
Q1. QUEEN ELIZABETHS GOLDEN JUBILEE?
2002
Q2. THE CENTENARY OF QUEEN VICTORIAS DEATH?
2001
Q3. THE CENTENARY OF POWERED FLIGHT BY AIRCRAFT?
2003
Q4. THE CENTENARY OF THE FIRST CINEMA FILM?
2008
Q5. THE CENTENARY OF THE BATTLE OF SOMM?
2016
Q6. THE CENTENARY OF THE RETREAT AT DUNKIRK?
2040
Q7. THE CENTENARY OF THE ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE?
2004
Q8. THE CENTENARY OF THE JUKEBOX?
2005
Q9. THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF MANNED FLIGHT IN SPACE?
2011
Q10. THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF HEART SURGERY?
2017
Q11. THE CENTENARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE BBC?
2022
Q12. THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF ITV?
2005
Q13. THE 5OOTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF HENRY VIII?
2047
Q14. THE 5OOTH ANNIVERSARY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 1’S ACCESSION?
2058
Q15. THE 5OOTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF FLODDEN?
2013
Q16. THE 5OOTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SPANISH ARMADA?
2088
Q17. THE 5OOTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNION OF ENGLAND AND WALES?
2036
Q18. THE 5OOTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF SHAKESPEARE?
2064
Q19. THE BICENTENARY OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR?
2005
Q20. THE BICENTENARY OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO?
2015
1 Other than Finland and Albania, which other two countries are in the same group as England in the World Cup qualifiers
A Greece/Germany
2 Who had a 1999 top 10 hit with Re-Rewind the Crowd say Bo Selecta
A Artful Doger
3 Brian Trubshaw died recently at the age of 77, for what was he best known
A Test pilot first to fly Concorde
4 What was the name of the Beatles own record lable
A Apple
5 Who recently announced that his company is likely to bid for the privatised air traffic control
A Richard Branson
6 What was Iran called before 1935
A Persia
7 What would you do with a spatchcock
A Eat it, it’s a way of dressing chicken
8 In which town are Walker’s crisps produced
A Leicester
9 How much does an annual car tax for cars over 150cc cost after this year’s budget
A £160
10 What colour is a car tax disc expiring in 2002
A Red
11 Every colour has it’s opposite or complimentary colour – what colour is complimentary to yellow
A Blue
12 To which island did the Bounty mutineers go
A Pitcairn
13 Who had a top 10 single in 2000 with “Stand Tough”
A Point Break
14 Ross McWhirter, who was murdered in 1975, was co-editor of which famous bestseller
A The Guinness Book of Records
15 Which two group of islands belong to Spain
A Balearic and Canary Islands
16 Which Bond film’s theme song was a hit for Wings
A Live & let die
17 What is the only bird to give us leather
A Ostrich
18 What is the term for a plant or animal that is both male & female
A Hermaphrodite
19 How many eyes does a bat have
A 2
20 What does a genealogist do
A Traces ancestry
21 What is the stick with a crooked top carried by a Bishop called
A Crosier
22 Which surrealist artist painted “The persistence of memory” (Wobbly clocks”)
A Salvador Dali
23 Which football club is also an expensive piece of furniture
A Chesterfield
24 What metal has the chemical symbol Zn
A Zinc
25 Which singer played Renfield in the 1992 film Bram Stoker’s Dracula
A Tom Waits
26 What is your mandible
A Lower Jaw
27 Gas cooled and Fast breeder are types of what
A Nuclear reactors
28 Which language is spoken in Brazil
A Portugese
29 Who owns the Pescadores islands
A Taiwan
30 Which part of the eye is stored in an eye bank
A Cornea
Spot questions
1 What is the standard rate of VAT
A 17.5%
2 What colour is the circle line on an underground map
A Yellow
3 Complete the title of this 1974 bestseller: Tinker, Tailor
A Soldier, Spy
4 Draw the symbol often called hash or gate
A #
5 What is a line that bisects a circle
A Diameter
6 Spell currant as in cakes
A CURRANT
Tie breaker
What percentage of an egg’s weight is it’s shell
A 12%
When did Green shield stamps come into use in Britain
1958
Roll Over £20
1 Of what is THANATOLOGY the science
A Death & dying
2 How many pennies was the English silver coin a groat worth
A 4
3 Who wrote the 1943 novel “The Ship”
A C S Forester
*Creatures
What sort of creature is a sidewinder?
Snake
What sort of creature is a fritillary?
Butterfly
What sort of creature is a Lhasa apso
Dog
What is the shortest British Pony breed?
Shetland
What sort of creature is a Skimmer?
Bird
On which animal would you find fetlocks and withers?
Horse
What sort of creature is a Mallard?
Duck
What animal is called a ship of the desert?
Camel
Which bird of prey has bald and golden varieties?
Eagle
What sort of creature is a Percheron?
Horse
Which wading bird has crowned, whooping and sandhill varieties?
Crane
What is the fastest animal over short distances?
Cheetah
What sort of creature is a babbler?
Bird
What sort of creature is a painted lady
Butterfly
What large American frog can jump up to two metres?
Bullfrog
Which large bird has a pouch in which it stores fish?
Pelican
What are louse eggs called?
Nits
Which small parrots get their name from the great affection they show their
mates?
Lovebirds
What sort of creature is a Bombay Duck?
Fish
What name is given to a bird's entire covering of feathers?
Plumage
What sort of creature is an argali?
Sheep
What sort of animal is a Saluki
Dog
From which animal do we get cashmere?
Goat
How many pairs of limbs does a crab have?
5
What type of creature is a copperhead?
Snake
The natural world
What are kelp and laver examples of?
Seaweed
What sort of creature is a quail?
Bird
!What is the young of a rooster called?
cockerel
Kale is a vatiety of which vegetable?
Cabbage
What sort of creature is a marmoset?
Monkey
!What is a group of toads called?
Knot
The young of which fish are known as kelts?
Salmon
What name is given to the winter dormancy of certain animals?
Hibernation
To which continent is the mambo native?
Africa
What type of creature is a "Killdee"?
Bird
To which fish family does the Anchovy belong?
Herring
Which legendary horse was white and able to fly?
Pegasus
What is a group of clams called?
Bed
What is the young of a hippo called?
Calf
Disney
In The Jungle Book what sort of animal was Bagheera?
Panther
The Banks family live at number 17 Cherry Tree Lane in which film?
Mary Poppins
A A Milne character was first animated by Disney artists in 1966
Winnie the Pooh
Hardworking ants are terrorized by a gang of grasshopper bullies
Bugs Life
Featuring such classics as Someday my Prince will come
Snow white
First animated feature ever generated completely on computers
Toy Story
Her adventures after falling down a rabbit hole
Alice in Wonderland
His friends include Thumper and Flower
Bambi
Her stepsisters were Anastasia and Drizella
Cinderella
Features Princess Aurora who is cursed by the evil fairy Maleficent
Sleeping Beauty
Young cocker spaniel from a respectable home falls in love with a mutt from the
railroad yards
Lady and the tramp
What was the name of Andy's favourite pull string cowboy doll?
Woody
What type of animal is Dumbo?
Elephant
Complete the song title from the Lion King ------ of life
Circle
Name the snake that charmed people to sleep in the Jungle Book
Kaa
What is the name of the one eyed green ball monster?
Mike
In 101 Dalmations what was the name of Perditas owner?
Anita
In Aristocats Roquefort is which type of animal?
Mouse