1. Which Famous fighter  pilot was awarded a Knighthood in 1976 for his work with the disabled  -  Sir Douglas Bader
  2. In which county is Ellesmere Port  -  Cheshire
  3. What was the first ever Gold Record to be awarded in 1942  -  Chattanooga Cho Cho  -  Glen Miller
  4. In what year was the first Dartford Tunnel opened  -  1963
  5. Travelling up stream along the River Thames, where would you encounter the first Lock  -  Teddington
  6. What is the smallest unit of a chemical compound  that can take part in a chemical reaction  -  Molecule
  7. What is the collective name for a group of Rhinoceros  -  A Crash
  8. Which Golf Trophy for amateur Players was donated by George Bush’s Grandfather in the 1920’s  -  The Walker Cup
  9. Where are the headquarters of NATO  -  Brussells
  10. Washington D.C   What does the D.C stand for.  -  District of  Columbia
  11. What relationship is our present Queen to Queen Victoria  -  Great Great Grand Daughter
  12. What was the year of the failed Gun Powder Plot.  -  1605
  13. Where would you find the Hung Seng Index  -  Hong Kong
  14. Which Company first introduced Travellers Cheques  -  American Express
  15. Which ancient City was engulfed and destroyed by Lava from the eruption of Mount Vesusvius  -  Pompeii
  16. Which City in the American state of Tennessee has the same name as the first capital of Ancient Egypt   -   Memphis
  17. Which Penine Town was the home of the Bronte Sisters  -  Haworth
  18. What Nationality was Christopher Columbus  -  Italian
  19. What Title did Anthony Eden take when elevated to a Peer  -  Earl of Avon
  20. What is the maximum duration of Parliament before a General Election must be held  -  5 years
  21. What Bird is the national Emblem of New Zealand  -  Kiwi
  22. Who were the stars of T.V’s Not Only but Also – Peter Cooke & Dudley Moore
  23. Peter O’Toole played the same King in both “Beckett “ and the Lion in Winter who was he  -  King Henry 11
  24. With what words did Journalist and Explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley greet the Lost explorer David Livingstone with.  -  Doctor Livingstone I Presume
  25. What is the name of the Italian Sausage often flavoured with Garlic and whose name is Derived from the Latin for Salted  -  Salami
  26. Who took the world Heavy Weight title from Muhammad Ali in 1978  -  Leon Spinks
  27. From which film does the famous line “Frankly my dear I’don’t give a Dam” Come from  -  Gone with the Wind
  28. Mount Everest is the worlds Highest Mountain, What is the 2nd Highest.  -  K2 or Chogori
  29. What was the Duchess of Windsor called before she married the Duke of Kent  -  Mrs Ernest Simpson
  30. Who was Humphery Bogart’s last wife who outlived him  -  Lauren Bacall
  31. Who founded the Quaker movement  -  George Fox
  32. What was the name of T.V’s Russ Abbots Secert Agent  -  Basildon Bond
  33. Which Basket ball team has the signature tune “Sweet Georgia Brown”  -  Harlem Globe Trotters
  34. Which fish is used in Roll Mops  -  Herring
  35. Who created the character Tarzan  -  Edgar Rice Burroughs
  36. In the Fair Tale what Dwarf could turn Straw into Gold  -  Rumpelstiltskin
  37. Woodwind Percussion and Brass are three parts of the Orchestra What’s the fourth  -  Strings
  38. Who wrote the opera’s Don Giovanni and the Magic Flute  -  Mozart
  39.  The first Day of Lent is better known as what   -  Ash Wednesday
  40. What was the name of Donald Campbell’s record breaking Boats and Cars.  -  Blubird
  41. What is the British order of chivairy, founded by George V in 1917 - Companion of Honour
  42. In which country did Stamp Collecting Start  -  France

43.  Which English county contains Harwich, Southend & Stanstead Airport – Essex

  1. Nadia Comaneci won 3 gold medals at the 1976 olympics at What sport – Gymnastics
  2. What nickname was given to the British 8th army in the Second World War  -  The Desert Rats
  3. Which character in Alice in Wonderland suffered from Mercury poisoning, characteristic of his trade  -  Mad Hatter
  4. What is the symbol of Islam often displayed in the countries national flags  -  Crescent Moon
  5. What card game devised by English poet John Suckling involves players discarding in turn until a total of 31 is reached  -  Cribbage
  6. Who did Churchill describe as “In defeat unbeatable : in Victory unbearable”. -  Field Marshall Montgomery
  7. If there were another Queen Elizabeth of Britian what number would she be  -  lll
  8. In which south American country were the first World Cup football finals played.  –  Uruguay
  9. Which River forms over 200 miles of the border between Colombia and Venezuela  -  Orinoco
  10. What is the shortest sentence in the Bible – Jesus Wept
  11. In the TV soap Emerdale what is the name of the local cattle market  -  Hotten Market
  12. What does GMT satnd for – Greenwich Mean Time
  13. Does a West wind blow from the West or to the West. – From the West
  14. Who’s catch phrase is “ooh you are awful”  -  Dick Emery
  15. In which year were the first regular BBC radio broadcast’s – 1922
  16. If you were served Crudites as a starter what would you be eating  -  Sliced or Shredded Raw Vegetables
  17. How many players are there in an Austrialian Football team. – 18

 

1 What was the name of the short lived quiz programme hosted by Robert Kilroy Silk? Shafted

2 On which mountain was Moses given the 10 commandments? Sinai

3 How many pockets has an English billiard table and how many does a French one have? 6. French has 0.

4 Into which sea does the River Jordan flow? Dead Sea

5 What nationality was actress Greta Garbo? Swedish

6 What claim to fame does Valentina Tereshkova have? 1st woman in space

7 How is the disease variola better known? Smallpox

8 Which is the only word in the English dictionary ending in hth? Eighth

9 Name the two longest rivers in the world Amazon and Nile.

Find the connection between the next 9 answers

10 Which part did Ross Kemp play in Eastenders? Grant Mitchell

11Which Englishman led the expedition that reached the South Pole on the 18th January 1912? Robert Falcon Scott

12Which British novelist wrote the works; Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness and Nostromo? Joseph Conrad

13Which man led the Mormon migration to Salt Lake City in 1846 and ruled the colony until his death in 1877? Brigham Young

14Which jazz trumpet player and singer was known as ‘Satchmo‘? Louis Armstrong

15What is the highest title in the English peerage? Duke

16Who had a hit with Swinging on a Star in 1963? Big Dee Irwin

17Who illustrated the Winnie the Pooh books by A. A. Milne and Kenneth Graham’s Wind in the Willows? E .H. Shepard

18Which Rowan Atkinson character drives a mini? Mr Bean

19 What is the connection?  Surnames. All walked on the moon

20 Which British car was the first to sell over a million models? Morris minor

21 What sort of edible item is a howgate wonder? An apple

22 Who appeared in Guy Ritchie's gangster movie, SNATCH, as Bullet Tooth Tony? Vinnie Jones

23 Former wrestler Shirley Crabtree made his final TV appearance in 1988; how was he better known
 Big Daddy

24 Having scored the first goal under Managership of Glenn Hoddle, who also scored the first goal under Sven-Goran Eriksson’s reign? Nick Barmby

25 Azzy. Wayward child .To run away in fright. Scottish term for an armpit. A wayward child

26 Funkify. To run away in fright. Scottish term for an armpit. To run away in fright

27 Oxtere. To run away in fright. Scottish term for an armpit. A wayward child. Scottish term for an armpit

 

 

 

 

ANAGRAM ROUND

1.Famous person (could say with double barrel name) “I’M PALACE BALLS WORKER”

     Camilla Parker Bowles

2. Classic TV programme   MARDY SAD

     Dads Army

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

3. Which verb can be formed from the noun success?                                            

    Succeed

4.Which adjective can be formed from the word nation        

    National

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

5. Name  2 of the 3 Earp brothers who kept the peace in Tombstone, Arizona in 1879,

    Virgil, Morgan & Wyatt

6. Whom did Margaret Thatcher replace as leader of the Tory party?

    Edward Heath

7. Back, blanket & button hole are all types of what?

    Stitches

8. What acid makes up most automobile batteries?

    Sulphuric.

9. What turns a gin into a pink gin?

    Angostura Bitters   

MUSIC

10. Who had a the 1972 No 1 hit 'You Wear it Well' ?

    Rod Stewart

11. Which Sheffield band made the Top 10 twice with 'Temptation' ?

    Heaven 17

12. Which ska band had the 1981 No 1 'Ghost Town' ?

    The Specials

13. Who sang the 2001 hit “Babylon”

    David Gray

14. Who was the lead singer with the Blockheads

    Ian Drury

 

 

HISTORY

15. Which English King lost his head?                                                                      

    Charles 1

16. Which war was described as 'The war to end all wars'?                         

    World War 1

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

17. What is the third letter of the Greek alphabet?

    Gamma

18. What is the orbital period of Halley's Comet?

    76 years

19. How many stars are on the flag of the United States? (Multiple choice if required 40, 50 or

   60)

    50

IN WHICH YEAR

20. What year did Marc Bolan of T Rex die

    September 16th 1977

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

21. In the 20s and 30s what were ‘Target’ ‘Dominoe’ and Blackcat types of  Where they

    Magazines, Chocolate or Cigarettes?

    Cigarettes

22. Why are Soap Operas so called is it ‘They were sponsored by companies that made soap’

    ‘Because people thought they were Wishy Washy entertainment’ or was it ‘Because people

    thought they were good clean fun’?

    Sponsored by Soap Companies

 

FROM AMERICAN TO ENGLISH

23. In the U.S.A. this thing is called a ‘Derby’ how do we in the UK know it better?

    Bowler Hat

 

CURRENT AFFAIRS

24. Of course we all know England beat those German people 5 - 1 with Michael Owen scoring a

     hat trick, who scored the other two goals? (Second names will do)

    Steven Gerrard and Emile Heskey

25.A man that arrived in Britain in 1928 with £50 to his name and built up an empire which was

     eventually sold for £1. 2 billion died recently what was his name?

    Sir Reo Stakis  (of Stakis Hotels)

26. Which England cricketer announced he would be retiring at the end of this season from all  

    cricket?

    Michael Atherton

27. Plans to screen a documentary featuring a tape recording of a notorious British criminal  look

    set to go ahead on Channel 5 in October. The question is who is it?

     Fred West  (Serial Killer)

28. What was the name of the Tory Councillor expelled recently because of himself and his

     family having connections with the B.N.P. (British National Party)?

    Edgar Griffin

Who did they become? here are two not so famous names but the question is who did they become?

29. Bernard Jewry (70s British pop singer if required usually wore black leather)

     Alvin stardust

30. Stuart Leslie Goddard (80s British pop singer if required did not like treading on insects)

    Adam Ant      

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

31. Who was the second wife of Henry VIII ?

    Anne Boleyn.

32. With which organisation is Yasser Arafat associated ?

    Palestine Liberation Organisation

33. How many litres are there (approx) in a gallon ?

    4.5

34. Which short-legged dog is named after the 18 Century parson who bred them? (also has the

      same name as an ex England wicket keeper)

    Jack Russell

35 How many Queens have ruled France (If required 1, none or 3)?

    None

36 Odin, a one-eyed bearded old man was the most powerful god in which mythology?

    Norse

GEOGRAPHY

37. What is the longest river in Great Britain?

    The Severn

38. What country has an area of approximately 7.7 million square kilometres, a population of 18

      million and her flag comprises the colours red, white and blue? (Could say Commonwealth

      country)

    Australia

39    What nationality was the female aviator Amy Johnson?

    British.

40.  Which tree is the majority of the world’s cork taken from?

    The Oak.

 

Tie Breaker

In which year was the vacuum cleaner invented ?

    1901

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANAGRAM ROUND

 

 

1. 70s/80s comedy programme if required 5 words   HIT MAT FOIL HUT MAN

     It Aint Half Hot Mum

2. Famous sports person (if required Rugby player)  YOUR WONDER ROD

     Rory Underwood

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

3. What is the more common name for ascorbic acid?

    Vitamin C

4. In computing, what does RAM stand for?

   Random Access Memory

5. Which novel, first published in 1719, is based on the real-life exploits of Alexander Selkirk?

    Robinson Crusoe

6.What is the largest mammal on Earth?
    Blue whale
7. Meaning 'before noon', what does the abbreviation a.m. stand for?
    Ante Meridian
8. In the song, Solomon Grundy was born on Monday, what happened to him on Thursday?

    Took ill

TV ROUND

9. Who played Vivien in the BBC comedy The Young Ones?

    Adrian Edmondson

10 What was Lady Penelope’s car registration plate

    FAB1

11.Who plays Mike Baldwin in the soap opera Coronation Street?

    Johnny Briggs

12. What was Yosser Hughes’s catchphrase in Boys From the Black Stuff?

    Gissa Job

13. Elliot ness was the federal agent at the centre of which American crime show?

    The Untouchables

 GEOGRAPHY & SCIENCE

14. What is the largest country, by area, in the European Union?
    France

15. What is the capital city of Iran?

    Tehran

16. How is Nitrous Oxide better known?

    Laughing gas

17. What is the lightest of all the elements and has the atomic number 1?

    Hydrogen

There will now be two cryptic questions that will give the names of two groups. Example if you where to say Dark Sunday this would cryptically lead you to the group Black Sabbath. People would be advised to write these down on a piece of scrap paper to study them.

 

18. Remedy

      The Cure

19.Young Mans Area

     Boyzone

 

 

 

IN WHICH YEAR

20. In which year was Nelson Mandela released in South Africa, after 27 years in prison?

    1990

 

 

CURRENT AFFAIRS

21. On the first week of the new ITV football programme The Premiership presented by

    Des Lynam the show got 4.3 million viewers. Which popular show on BBC at the same

    time got 6.7 million viewers?

    The Weakest Link (A celebrity edition)

22. What is the name of the Blockbusting film with Tim Roth and Helena Bonham

     Carter appearing?

    Planet of the Apes

23. Who won the recent Hungarian Grand Prix?

   Michael Schumacher

24. It was recently announced that Andre Agassi  is to marry who on the 8th September at

    Agassi’s home in Las Vegas

    Steffi Graf

25. What has finally been forced into retirement after appearing on the front of a particular jam

    product for nearly a century?

   The Golliwog  (it is to be replaced characters from Willy Wonka and BFG)

 

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

26. In the medical world what do the initials ENT stand for?

    Ear Nose and Throat

27. Who was the leader of the USSR during World War Two?

    Joseph Stalin

28. Until the introduction of the Euro, what is the unit of currency in Austria?
    Schilling
29. Which British duo were the first people to fly across the Atlantic Ocean non-stop?

    Alcock and Brown

30. How many dimes are in a US dollar?

    10

31. What fruit is also known as the 'Love Apple'?

    Tomato

ENGLISH IMPORTED WORDS

32. Meaning ‘gathering’, which modern Hebrew word describes an Israeli collective farming 

   community ?

    Kibbutz

WHATS THE WORD there is one word that links the group of words given below you just have to find the link. For example Psychiatrist/ Flinch/ Get smaller,  should all lead you to the word  SHRINK.

33. Noise / Good Condition / Inlet

    Sound

Who did they become? here are two not so famous names but the question is who did they become?

34. Gerry Dorsey  (Singer in the 60s, if required wore thick sideburns)

    Englebert Humperdinck

35. John Eric Bartholomew

    Eric Morecambe

36. What nationality is film star Omar Shariff.   

     Egyptian.

37. Whose girl friend was Luby-Loo.   

     Andy Pandy's

38. Which Brewers supply The Rovers Return in Coronation St.   

     Newton and Ridley.

39. With which chessman does the castle, castle.   

     The King.

40. On which island is Peel Castle.   

     Isle of Man.

TIE BREAK QUESTION

Isaak Walton wrote the book the Complete Angler in which year?

1653

 

 

 

 

QUIZ (1)

ROUND 1 ABBREVIATIONS.

1. CDROM                              Compact Disc Read Only Memory

2. WYSIWYG              What You See Is What You Get

3. PS (letters)              Post Script

4. FAQ                         Frequently Asked Questions

5. DC (Washington)    District of Columbia

6. SELV                                   Safe Extra Low Voltage

7. PSI                          Pounds per Square Inch

8. IVF                           In Vitro Fertilization

9. GWSM                                Gay White Single Male

10. FOAD                                Fuck Off And Die

 

ROUND 2 MUSIC

1.      What has rapper Puff Daddy Changed his name to ?    

            P-Diddy.

2.      5 Christian names of Hear’Say ?

  Kym, Mylene, Suzanne, Noel, Danny.

3.      The best selling single of all time ?

 Candle in the Wind ’97

4.      Which soul singer died in 1984 after being in a coma for 8yrs ? Jackie Wilson

5.      Who sang Shaddupa your Face?

Joe Dolce

6.      Who sang Nellie the elephant?

The Toy Dolls

7.      Who sang the Stonk?

Hale & Pace

8.      Who sang Agadoo?

Black Lace

9.      Who sang Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini in 1990?

 Timmy Mallett and Bombalurina.

10.  In music what happened in 1967, 1969, 1976, 1981 and 1997?

UK won the Eurovision Song Contest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUIZ (2)

ROUND 3 IN THE NEWS

1.      Name the American Space Tourist?

Dennis Tito

2.      Which TV Quiz show host died this week?

Ted Rogers.

3. Bedford Town FC won promotion this week name the manager and the team they beat to confirm promotion?

Roger Ashby & Worthing

4.      Name the calf that had a reprieve from the Foot & Mouth cull?

Phoenix

5.      Which DJ won 3 gold awards at the Sony Radio Awards this week?

Jon Gaunt

6.      In which year was Ronnie Biggs found guilty for his part in the Great Train Robbery?

1964

7.      Who has been made a Freeman of Liverpool this week?

Ken Dodd

8.      What has David Edwards done recently which no other British male has ever done?

Won £ 1million on Who wants to be a Millionaire

9.      Who announced this week that they are leaving ITV ?

Richard Madeley & Judy Finnegan

10.  Which Bedford sportsman picked up their MBE this week?

Tim Foster

ROUND 4 CRIME/COURT CASES

1.      Name the 2 men The Krays were jailed for murdering?

Jack the Hat McVitie & George Cornell

2.      Who was tried for the murder of Ronald Goldman?

OJ Simpson

3.      Who is being tried for the murder of Jill Dando?

Barry George

4.      Who was in the car with Hugh Grant?

Divine Brown

5. Whose shooting in 1980 was witnessed by 27 million people in this country?

JR Ewing

6.      Who was tried for the death of Matthew Eappen?

Louise Woodward

7.      Who was the Weatherfield One?

Deidre Rachid

8.      Who was given prisoner number 85 at Alcatraz ?

Al Capone

9.      Name the 2 victims in the James Hanratty case?

Valerie Storie & Michael Gregson

10.  Who would Carole Richardson, Patrick Armstrong, Paul Hill and Gerard Conlon be otherwise known?

The Guildford 4

 

 

QUIZ (3)

ROUND 5 SPORT

1.      Since the end of last season name Lutons 4 managers ?

Lennie Lawrence, Ricky Hill, Lil Fuccilo and Joe Kinnear

2.      Who is Englands top points scorer in Rugby Union ?

Johnnie Wilkinson

3.      Who has recently beat Lennox Lewis ?

Hasim Rahman ( Rackman)

4.      Who won this years Grand National ?

Red Marauder

5.      How many segments on a roulette wheel ?

37

6.      Who has made the most appearances in the Premier league?

Gary Speed

7.      Who has set a record by playing in all 4 Divisions this year ?

Tony Cottee

8.      The GRA is the governing body of which sport ?

Greyhound Racing

9.      With which sport and with whom would you associate Betty Calloway?

Ice Dancing Torville & Dean

10.  How high is a table tennis net ?

6 inches

ROUND 6 POT LUCK

1.      What is the only number that has the same number of letters as its value?

Four

2.      What company is the largest clothing manufacturer ?

Levi Strauss

3.      What is different about the 20p and £2 coins to the others?

Date on the tails side

4.      Who is dating Billie Piper?

Chris Evans

5.      Who lives at 52 Festive Road ?

Mr Benn

6.      Which member of the Dirty Dozen was also one of the Magnificent7

James Coburn

7.      4 words ending in DOUS

Horrendous, Hazardous, Tremendous, Stupendous

8.      Why were some of the cast of Gone with the Wind unable to attend the premiere?

It was held at a whites only cinema

9.      Who married Anne Fitzwarren

Dick Whittington.

10.  An unearthly child was the 1st episode of which TV series

Dr Who

 

 

 

THE FIRST TEN QUESTIONS ARE ON GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

 

1.IN TERMS OF POPULATION WHICH IS THE LARGEST ??

NORTHERN IRELAND OR WALES ?  [WALES]

2.How many records is each guest allowed to choose on radio’s Desert Island Discs?       [eight]

3. What name is given to a female swan?   [A pen]                                                                             

4. in 1982 who broke into buckingham palace and sat on the queen’s bed? [michael fagan]

5.  which country JOINED THE COMMON MARKET AT THE SAME TIME AS BRITAIN AND IRELAND ?   [DENMARK]

6.  Who was the last british governor of Hong Kong ?  [Chris Patten]

7. Which town was the first to have a nudist beach in England? [Brighton]

8. WHAT IS THE MEDICAL NAME FOR YOUR COLLAR BONE?

[THE CLAVICLE]

9. on which mediterrean island was Napoleon born?   [Corsica]

10.Which person has featured on the cover of the Radio Times more than any other person? – [the Queen]

 

THE NEXT FIVE QUESTIONS ARE ON SPORT

 

11. who’s ear did mike tyson bite in the infamous WBC

title fight? [evander holyfield]

12. what do the australians call extras in cricket? [sundries]
13.  13.Which  italian club did sven goran erikson manage before he took the england manager’s job? [lazio]

14. who was the first frenchman to win the formula one world championship? [alain prost]

 15. Who was the first golfer to reach $1 million in earnings? [Arnold Palmer]

 

the next five questions are on tv

 

16.What character did Penelope Keith play in 'The Good Life'?   [Margot leadbetter]

17. Which Newspaper do the Flintstones read?
               [The Daily Slate]

18. what is THE NAME OF THE PUB often mentioned IN THE comedy series “the ROYLE FAMILY” [THE FEATHERS]

19. WHICH ACTRESS STARRED IN THE “LIVER BIRDS” AND “DISTRICT NURSE” [NERYS HUGHES]

20. what was the name of the snail in the chidren’s programme  “the MAGIC ROUNDABOUT”    [brian]



 

 

the next five questions are on films

 

21. In which 1999 FILM were the central characters three students called Michael, Heather and Joshua?    [Blair Witch Project].

22. WHICH ACTRESS WAS STABBED IN THE SHOWER SCENE

IN THE FILM “PSYCHO”  [JANET LEIGH]

23. Who directed the film “ A Clockwork Orange” ?

 [Stanley Kubrick]

24. What was the first film which starred Richard Burton and  Elizabeth Taylor?  [Cleopatra ]

25.  WhICH JAMES BOND VILLAIN IS PLAYED BY RICHARD KIEL? [JAWS]

 

the next five questions are on pop music

 

26..which singer had a hit with “bridget the midget” in 1971? [ray stevens]

27. which female singer had a 1981 hit with “take that look off your face” ?    [marti webb]  

28.which British group hits include: "Digging Your Scene"and  "It Doesn't Have To Be This Way”?  [BLOW MONKEYS]

29.WHO HAD A HIT IN MARCH 1994 WITH “THE SIGN” ?

 [ACE OF BASE]

30. which group had a number one hit in 1964 with “juliet”? [the four pennies]

 

the last ten questions are on general knowledge

 

31.Who wrote the novels  Porterhouse Blue and Blott On The  Landscape? [Tom Sharpe]

32. WHICH FOOD COMPANY MAKEs BRANSTON PICKLE?

 [CROSSE AND BLACKWELL]

33. IF YOU NICITATE AT SOMEONE WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[WINKING]

34.which newspaper was the first to offer a £1 million

on their daily bingo game? [daily mirror]

35. in what year where dog licences abolished? [1988]

36. What happened to Alice after she drank from a bottle labelLed "Drink Me"?   [she shrank]

37. In which war were the most Victoria crosses awarded ?(WW1)

38. by what name is the infectious disease  epidermus parotitis better known? [mumps]
 39.which school does harry potter attend [hogwarts]

40. who was the official labour party candidate for mayor of london in the year 2000 [frank dobson]

tie break: In what year DID THE gpo INTRODUCE “Tim the speaking clock? [1936]                          

 

 

 

 

1.         In which 1994 film did Whoopi Goldberg provide the voice of a hyena called Shenzi?

"The Lion King"

              

2.         Which company is responsible for "Mates" condoms?

Virgin

             

3.         What name was given to Columbian goalkeeper Rene Higuita's spectacular clearance against England, when he dived under the ball and back-heeled it while airborne?

The Scorpion

             

4.         Which pop group were formed in Sheffield in 1977 and took there name from a pair of detectives in the "Adventures of Tin Tin"?

The Thompson Twins

             

5.         "Fierce Creatures" was the follow up to which successful comedy film?

"A Fish Called Wanda"

             

6.         From which animal does Cashmere wool come from?

Goat

             

7.         In Greek mythology, what creature had a mans head, trunk and arms, and a horse's body and legs?

Centaur

             

8.         Hermit, spider and blue are all types of which creature?

Crab

             

9.         In which film did Robert De Niro play boxer Jake La Motta?

"Raging Bull"

             

10.       What is the connection?

Representations of signs of the zodiac

Leo - the Lion, Virgo - the Virgin, Scorpio - the Scorpion, Gemini - the Twins, Pisces - the Fish, Capricorn - the Goat, Sagittarius - the Centaur, Cancer - the Crab, Taurus - the Bull.

 

 

 

 


 

Round 1 – General Knowledge

 

  1. In which city is the famous Western Wall or Wailing Wall?

Jerusalem

 

  1. What substance forms the padding around the eyeball?

Fat

 

  1. In which church are English Monarchs usually crowned?

Westminster Abbey

 

  1. What was the name of the youth in Greek mythology reknowned for his great Beauty?

Adonis

 

  1. What is the English term for the drink known in Scotland as “Heavy”?

Bitter

 

  1. What kind of apes live on the Rock of Gibraltar?

Barbary Apes

 

  1. Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union from 1918 to 1924?

Lenin

 

  1. The Lord Is My Shepherd I Shall Not Want is from which psalm?

The 23rd

 

  1. What is found in the middle of a Sussex Pond Pudding?

A Lemon

 

  1. From which country did chocolate originate from?

Mexico


 

Round 2 – Famous People

 

1        By what name was the heavyweight fighter Casius Clay better known?

Mohhammed Ali

 

2        David Ben Gurion became president of which country in 1948?

Israel

 

3        In 1961, which famous dancer sought Political Asylum in Paris?

Rudolf Nureyev

 

4        Which former Reuters employee went onto create one of the most famous secret agents?

Ian Flemming

 

5        Who was the second President of the USA?

John Adams

 

6        Who invented the miners safety lamp?

Sir Humphrey Davey

 

7        Which English King was sometimes referred to as 2The Unready”?

Ethelred

 

8        Which art historian and surveyor of the Queens pictures was also a Soviet Spy?

Anthony Blunt

 

9        What did William Wilberforce campaign against?

The Slave Trade

 

10    Who invented the seed drill in the 18th centuary and had a pop group named after him in the 20th centuary?

Jethro Tull

 

Round 3 – Sport and Leisure

 

1        Seasiders is the nickname of which football team?

Blackpool

 

2        Albatross is a term used in which sport?

Golf

 

3        How many pieces are there in a chess game?

32

 

4        What is the distance of the marathon

26 miles and 350 yards

26 miles and 375 yards

26 miles and 385 yards          *

 

5        In athletics what is a Fosbury Flop?

Backwards style of High Jump

 

6        The Wightman Cup is awarded in which sport?

Tennis

 

7        How many players are there in a Gaelic football team?

15

 

8        What is the club song for West Ham United?

I’m forever blowing bubbles

 

9        What is the diameter in metres, of the circle from which a discuss is thrown?

2.5 metres

 

10    What team changes if there is a clash of colours in a football league match?

Away Team