1.
In which county is Leomington Spa? (Warwickshire)
2.
Which US state contains Yosemite National Park? (California)
3.
In Australian slang, what is a ‘Dunny’? (Toilet)
4.
What is the Basic Unit of Power called? (Watt)
5.
Who is member of Parliament for Huntingdon? (John Major)
6.
What number took singer Paul Hardcastle to number one? (19)
7.
Who invented the bouncing bomb? (Barnes Wallis)
8.
Which brown bear befriended Mowgli? (Baloo)
9.
Whose wife would eat no lean? (Jack sprats)
10.
Who wrote the Novel, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde? (Robert Louis Stevenson)
11.
Name the Greenpeace trawler
which was sunk in July 1985?( Rainbow warrior)
12.
Who was Sir Galahads Father?
(Sir Lancelot)
13.
In which Country was princess Elizabeth when she learned she had become
the queen? (Kenya)
14.
What is the proper name for a ‘Lie Detector’? (Polygraph)
15.
Who played the Part of Jim Hacker in ‘Yes Minister’? (Paul Eddington)
16.
The Lack of which vitamin causes Ricketts? (D)
17.
Who played the part of TV’s Bionic Woman? (Linsay Wagner)
18.
Who founded the Church of England? (Henry VIII)
19.
Of what is frigophobia the
fear ? (Cold)
20.
What is the state capital of Arkansas ? Little Rock
21.
Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister ? Shirley Maclaine
22.
Who plays Gary in men behaving badly? (Martin Clunes)
23.
If you had the Title of the Doge, where would you be the ruler of?
(Venice)
24.
If Aristocracy means ruled by Nobility and Autocracy means ruled by one
person, what does Plutocracy mean? (Ruled
by the Wealthy)
25.
A group of Dorset farm Labourers Transported for forming a union in 1834
were collectively known as what? (Tolpuddle Martyrs)
26.
A Dagger, a revolver, lead piping, a spanner and a Candlestick, what’s
missing? (Rope)
27.
James Robertson Justice starred in Doctor Fils playing which Character?
(Sir Lancelot Spratt)
28.
Who played the title role in I Claudius
(Derek Jacobi)
29.
The dearest property on a Monopoly board is Mayfair, how much is it? (£400)
30.
Who was the driver of the car in which Princess Di was killed? (Henri
Paul)
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Sunday
12th Sept 1999
1.
On which river does Balmoral Castle stand?
(River Dee..Scotland)
2.
What other Country is joined with Serbia to form the modern day
Yugoslavia? (Montenegro)
3.
What is Britain's oldest Cathedral? (Canterbury)
4.
In the TV series ‘Bergerac’ what is the name of Bergerac’s Father
in Law? (Charlie Hungerford)
5.
What's the largest County in England? (North Yorkshire)
6.
Which king would have been blown up if the Gunpowder plot has succeeded?
(James 1)
7.
Who wrote 'Paradise Lost'? (John Milton)
8.
Who is Griff Rhys Jones comic partner?(Mel Smith)
9.
Which Football club is
nicknamed the Dons? (Wimbledon or Aberdeen)
10.
What is the capital of Venezuela? (Caracus)
11.
During WW11 how was William Joyce better known? (Lord Haw-Haw)
12.
What is the name of the Italian dish of large tubes of Pasta filled with
savoury meat mixture? (Cannelloni)
13.
In which Tv Series was there a character called Potsie? (Happy days)
14.
What is the fastest animal on land? (Cheetah).
15.
Which Battle was the cause of Nelsons death ? (Trafalgar)
16.
What is mixed with Whisky to make Whisky Mac? (Ginger Wine)
17.
Who took over as the Saint from Roger Moore? (Ian Ogilvy)
18.
What song was Britain’s 1st ever Eurovision song contest
winner? (Puppet on a string)
19.
In which Russian City is the Winter Palace? (St Petersburg)
20.
What's the name of the Lord Mayor of London’s official residence?
(Mansion House)
21.
Which One word can precede. Bed, Wheel, and Cannon? (Water)
22.
Which commodity is associated with Mincing Lane in London? (Tea)
23.
What's the name given to the explosive consisting of nitro-glycerine,
nitro-cellulose, wood pulp and potassium nitrate? (Gelignite)
24.
In the bible, which city fell after Joshua and his armies marched round
it fir 7 days? (Jericho)
25.
Name the Italian semi soft cheese with blue veins in it ? (Gorgonzola)
26.
Giving your answers in Roman Numerals what is C minus LXXIX
(XXI)
27.
What according to the Bible is the 1st Commandment? (Thou shallt have no
other God but me)
28.
What was the original name of the Liberal Party? (Whigs)
29.
Eliza Doolittle is a character from which Book? (Pygmalion)
30.
Calcium Carbonate is better known as what? (Chalk)
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What
was the 1st ever Lottery number? (30)
In
Shakespeare’s Tragedy, who was the wife of Julius Caesar? (Calphurnia)
Assuming
that Australia is a continent what is the worlds 2nd largest Island?
(New Guinea)
What
does PVC stand for (Polyvinyl Chloride)
What
is Australia’s highest mountain? (Mt Kosciusko)
Sept
19th 1999
1.
Why has Dr Robin Pearson been in the News this week?
(Exposed as a spy for the former USSSR)
2.
Who’s the Captain of the European Ryder Cup team? (Mark James)
3.
What country was the setting for the film Killing Fields?
(Cambodia)
4.
Who was the last woman to be hanged in this country? (Ruth Ellis)
5.
What's the name given to the veil worn by Moslem Women in Public?
(Yashmak)
6.
Who is the Pilot of Thunderbird 1? (Scott Tracey)
7.
What was the name of Christopher Columbus's Flagship?
(Santa Maria)
8.
In what year was the Falkland dispute?
(1982)
9.
Who was British PM before Margaret Thatcher? (Callaghan)
10.
How many ways did Paul Simon reckon you had to leave your lover? (50)
11.
What does N.A.S.A stand for? (National Aeronautics and Space
Administration)
12.
What London Landmark was built to commemorate Nelsons Victories? (Marble
Arch)
13.
A Kenyan Game warden has been cleared this week of the murder of who?
(Julie Ward)
14.
Where can the HQ of Religious group called the "Jesus Christ of
Later day Saints" be found?(Salt Lake City...Mormons)
15.
Which type of trees shed their leaves every year?
(Deciduous)
16.
Which was the 1st Country to win the Football World Cup in 1930?
(Uruguay)
17.
Who is the Prime Ministers Press secretary? (Alistair Campbell)
18.
From which region does Claret come from? (Bordeaux)
19.
Who defeated Prince Rupert at the Battle of Marston Moor? (Oliver
Cromwell)
20.
Declan McManus is better known as which Pop singer? ( Elvis Costello )
21.
Who was the 1st Man to reach the South Pole? (Roald Amundsen)
22.
What is Holy Island in Northumbria also known as? (Lindisfarne)
23.
A painting called La Gioconda is better known as what?
(Mona Lisa)
24.
Who was known as the Great Lover of the Silent Screen? (Rudolph Valentino
25.
What was the name of the Space Shuttle that exploded just after take off
on28th Jan 1986 killing all 7 members of the crewe?
(Challenger)
26.
In which war did Paul Revere become a Hero? (American war of
Independence)
27.
What did a Budapest 3 dimensional designer invent in the late seventies
which took the western world by storm in the early eighties? (Rubics cube)
28.
The city of Phoenix is the capital of which state of the USA? (Arizona)
29.
What name did Sir Malcolm Campbell christen the car in which he broke the
world land speed record in 1928 and 1931? (Bluebird)
30.
Yuri Gagarin was the 1st
Man in space, but who was the 1st American in Space? (John Glenn)
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·
Dr
Finlays Casebook was set in Which place? (Tannochbrae)
·
What
is the largest single gold object in the world? (Tutankhamens Coffin)
·
How
many players are there in a baseball team? (9)
·
For
which organisation did Capt Scarlet work for?
(Spectrum)
·
What’s
the name of the cricket team made up of ‘Gansta’ rappers from LA that is on
tour in this country? (The Comptom Hommies and Popz)
Sept
26th 1999
1.
Who is the leader of the Liberal Democrat’s? (Charles Kennedy)
2.
What is the last word in the New Testament? (Amen)
3.
What's the name of the ex Boxer who has successfully sued the Boxing
Board of Control? (Michael Watson)
4.
Name any event that happened in Britain on September 3rd, 1752? (Nothing,
there wasn’t such a date, after Sept 2nd came Sept 14th
due to swapping to the Gregorian calendar)
5.
How much are the Blairs being asked to contribute for their 2 children
per month to attend the London Oratory School? (£45
£30 for 1st Child and £15 for the 2nd)
6.
Which Motorway crosses the severn bridge? (M4)
7.
George C Scott, who died this week, received an Oscar for best actor for
playing which General? (Patton)
8.
More commonly referred to as Mad Cow disease, what does BSE stand for?
(Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
9.
On a map what does a red triangle symbol indicate? (Youth Hostel)
10.
There has recently been an earthquake in Taiwan, where most of the
casualties were in the capital, what’s the capital? (Taipei)
11.
In which US state can Death Valley be found? (California)
12.
In which US state is the Ryder cup being played on the Brookline course
(Massachusetts)
13.
A one humped camel is called a Dromedary what is a two humped camel
called? (Bactrian camel)
14.
What is the sacred river of the Hindus? (Ganges)
15.
Who played the part of the Ringo kid in the film ‘Stagecoach’? (John
Wayne)
16.
Who played the part of Moses in the film ‘The Ten Commandments’
directed by Cecil B De Mille? (Charlton Heston)
17.
What was the name of the ship that Darwin sailed in? (Beagle)
18.
Originally called the Sandwich Islands, what is this group of Islands now
known as? (Hawaiian)
19.
If the Maple is to Canada, the Shamrock is to Ireland and the Thistle to
Scotland, what is to France? (Fleur de lys(Lily) )
20.
Well know during the WW1, in what country is Gallipoli? (Turkey)
21.
In 1967 which 100/1 horse won the Grand National? (Foinavon)
22.
Which is the only country to have competed in all summer and Winter
Olympics? (UK)
23.
What was the name of the Oil Tanker that sank of the coast of Lands End
in 1967? (Torrey Canyon)
24.
Who was the Galloping Gourmet on TV? (Graham
Kerr)
25.
In Yds what is the distance of the Penalty Spot from the Centre of the
Goal mouth? (12 yds)
26.
Who is Edmond Dantes? (Count of Monte Cristo)
27.
What was the name of the Town that the TV series Juliet Bravo was set in?
(Hartley)
28.
On which River is the Victoria Falls? (Zambezi)
29.
How
did Rumpole of the Bailey refer to his wife? (She Who Must be Obeyed)
30.
What's the name of Mr Burns assistant in the Simpsons? (Smithers)
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