1.

What is the name of the spit of land that forms the most southerly point of the East Riding of Yorkshire?

2.

Who won the Best Actor Oscar in both 1937 and 1938?

3.

What day of the year is it today in the ancient Roman calendar?

4.

What radio station would you find locally on 102FM?

5.

Allan Leighton is Chairman of which large UK business?

6.

Cameroon, Saudi Arabia, Republic of Ireland – who are the 4th member of Ireland’s group at the 2002 football World Cup?

7.

Which famous personality did she become?

8.

Which famous personality did he become?

1.

What Suffolk town sits at the most easterly point of England?

2.

On this day in 1692 the Earl of Breadalbane led the English forces in which famous historical event?

3.

Alphabetically which team comes first in football’s Nationwide Conference league?

4.

Which English cathedral was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott?

5.

Theoretically what is the least number of strokes a tennis player has to make to win a set?

6.

What was the former name of the African country now known as Burkina Faso?

7.

Prime Ministers Tony Blair (in the 20th century) and Lord John Russell (in the 19th century) were the last two Prime Ministers to do what?

8.

Who wrote the book Playing the Moldovans at Tennis?

1.

What oft-quoted Variety magazine headline announced the marriage of Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe?

2.

In which town is Jennings’ brewery?

3.

Which country has the international car registration code ‘HKJ’?

4.

What kind of domestic animal is the Soay?

5.

Which famous personality did he become?

6.

Which famous personality did she become?

7.

What is the highest-pitched woodwind instrument?

8.

Which financial services company is headed by Vanni Treves?

1.

Which famous 19th century poet and friend of Shelley had the middle name of Love?

2.

Ada Lovelace, mathematician and daughter of Lord Byron is often referred to as the first what?

3.

What sort of flower is ‘Love-lies-bleeding’?

4.

Which Scottish Football League team play their home games at Love Street?

5.

Wet Wet Wet had a hit with Love is All Around in 1994 but who had a hit with the same song in 1967?

6.

Who had a hit with Loving You in 1975?

7.

Where is Shakespeare’s play Love’s Labours Lost set?

8.

In the BBC poll to find the nation’s favourite love poem which poem came out top?

1.

In which county is St David’s Head, the most westerly point of Wales?

2.

Who won the best Actress Oscar in both 1967 and 1968?

3.

Which famous personality did he become?

4.

5.

According to which calendar is this the Year of Light 6004?

6.

Sweden, England, Argentina – who are the 4th member of England’s group at the 2002 Football World Cup?

7.

What’s the name of the former ENRON Chairman?

8.

What radio station would you find on 1215AM?

1.

Which is the most northerly inhabited island of the Shetland group?

2.

On this day in 1542 King Henry VIII’s fifth wife was executed, who was she?

3.

Alphabetically which team comes last in football’s Nationwide Conference league?

4.

In 1924 the architect Giles Gilbert Scott won a national competition with a design codenamed K2.  What was K2?

5.

How many cue strokes does a snooker player make in a 147 break?

6.

Maputo is the capital of Mozambique.  What was its former colonial name?

7.

Who is the only US President to have served 2 non-consecutive terms?

8.

Who wrote the novel Thinks….?

1.

Which famous sporting personality did he become?

2.

3.

What event was described in the US newspaper headline "King’s moll Reno’d in Wolsey’s home town"?

4.

What kind of domestic animal is the Landrace?

5.

Which country has the international car registration code ‘LAR’?

6.

Where is the Hall & Woodhouse brewery (makers of Badger beers)?

7.

On which musical instrument would one play a paradiddle?

8.

What’s the name of the Baltimore-based rogue trader who has recently brought the Allied Irish Bank to its knees?

ROUND 8

1.

“Tanya blackmails Nurse Dunkley into a deal with Frank’s loved ones to turn off his life support machine.”  From which current TV drama series is this blurb taken?

2.

 “Design student Tanya arrives at the factory and becomes the subject of Mack’s attention.”  From which current TV drama series is this blurb taken?

3.

The 1996 film Shine was the story of which brilliant but disturbed pianist?

4.

Which 1942 musical film was based on the life of songwriter/performer George M Cohan?

5.

To resign an MP must accept nomination for 2 Stewardships: the Chiltern Hundreds is one what is the other?

6.

What name is given to a parliamentary motion expressing backbench opinion, put in the order paper by an MP without any real prospect of being debated?

7.

Which surname is shared by a 13th century philosopher and experimental scientist, a 17th century statesman and essayist, and a painter who died in 1992?

8.

Which surname is shared by a 19th century prison reformer, a 20th century writer of verse plays, and a contemporary actor, writer and comedian?

1.

What is the largest inland lake in the UK?

2.

What is the largest natural lake in Wales?

3.

How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet?

4.

How many letters are there in the Russian alphabet?

5.

How many Nobel prizes are awarded?

6.

How many men have walked on the moon?

7.

Which popular 60’s group had their only number one hit with Glad All Over?

8.

In The Simpsons what was Maggie’s first word?

1.

What is the name of the spit of land that forms the most southerly point of the East Riding of Yorkshire?

Spurn Head

2.

Who won the Best Actor Oscar in both 1937 and 1938?

Spencer Tracey

(Captains Courageous and Boy’s Town)

3.

What day of the year is it today in the ancient Roman calendar?

The Ides of February

4.

What radio station would you find locally on 102FM?

Galaxy

5.

Allan Leighton is Chairman of which large UK business?

Consignia

(the Post Office to you and me)

6.

Cameroon, Saudi Arabia, Republic of Ireland – who are the 4th member of Ireland’s group at the 2002 football World Cup?

Germany

7.

Which famous personality did she become?

Carol Vorderman

8.

Which famous personality did he become?

Richard Branson

1.

What Suffolk town sits at the most easterly point of England?

Lowestoft

2.

On this day in 1692 the Earl of Breadalbane led the English forces in which famous historical event?

The Glencoe Massacre

(Earl of Breadalbane = John Campbell)

3.

Alphabetically which team comes first in football’s Nationwide Conference league?

Barnet

4.

Which English cathedral was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott?

Liverpool Anglican

(must specify Anglican NOT Catholic)

5.

Theoretically what is the least number of strokes a tennis player has to make to win a set?

12

(4 aces in the 3 games served and 4 double faults in the 3 games served by the opponent)

6.

What was the former name of the African country now known as Burkina Faso?

Upper Volta

7.

Prime Ministers Tony Blair (in the 20th century) and Lord John Russell (in the 19th century) were the last two Prime Ministers to do what?

Become a father whilst in office

(or at least to acknowledge the fact)

8.

Who wrote the book Playing the Moldovans at Tennis?

Tony Hawks

1.

What oft-quoted Variety magazine headline announced the marriage of Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe?

‘Egghead weds hourglass’

2.

In which town is Jennings’ brewery?

Cockermouth, Cumbria

3.

Which country has the international car registration code ‘HKJ’?

 Jordan

(The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan)

4.

What kind of domestic animal is the Soay?

Sheep

5.

Which famous personality did he become?

Charles Kennedy

6.

Which famous personality did she become?

Hillary Clinton

7.

What is the highest-pitched woodwind instrument?

Piccolo

8.

Which financial services company is headed by Vanni Treves?

Equitable Life

1.

Which famous 19th century poet and friend of Shelley had the middle name of Love?

Thomas Love Peacock

2.

Ada Lovelace, mathematician and daughter of Lord Byron is often referred to as the first what?

Computer Programmer

3.

What sort of flower is ‘Love-lies-bleeding’?

Amaranth

(a red one to be specific)

4.

Which Scottish Football League team play their home games at Love Street?

St Mirren

(Love Street, Paisley)

5.

Wet Wet Wet had a hit with Love is All Around in 1994 but who had a hit with the same song in 1967?

The Troggs

6.

Who had a hit with Loving You in 1975?

Minnie Ripperton

7.

Where is Shakespeare’s play Love’s Labours Lost set?

Navarre

8.

In the BBC poll to find the nation’s favourite love poem which poem came out top?

How do I love thee?

(by Elizabeth Barrett Browning)

1.

In which county is St David’s Head, the most westerly point of Wales?

Pembrokeshire

2.

Who won the best Actress Oscar in both 1967 and 1968?

Katherine Hepburn

(Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner and The Lion in Winter)

3.

Which famous personality did he become?

Gary Linneker

4.

Which famous personality did he become?

Chris Tarrant

5.

According to which calendar is this the Year of Light 6004?

The Masonic Calendar

6.

Sweden, England, Argentina – who are the 4th member of England’s group at the 2002 Football World Cup?

Nigeria

7.

What’s the name of the former ENRON Chairman?

Kenneth Lay

8.

What radio station would you find on 1215AM?

Virgin

1.

Which is the most northerly inhabited island of the Shetland group?

Unst

2.

On this day in 1542 King Henry VIII’s fifth wife was executed, who was she?

Catherine Howard

3.

Alphabetically which team comes last in football’s Nationwide Conference league?

Yeovil

4.

In 1924 the architect Giles Gilbert Scott won a national competition with a design codenamed K2.  What was K2?

The old red telephone kiosk

5.

How many cue strokes does a snooker player make in a 147 break?

36

6.

Maputo is the capital of Mozambique.  What was its former colonial name?

Lourenco Marques

7.

Who is the only US President to have served 2 non-consecutive terms?

Grover Cleveland

8.

Who wrote the novel Thinks….?

David Lodge

1.

Which famous sporting personality did he become?

Sir Stephen Redgrave

2.

Which famous sporting personality did the one standing on the right become?

Vinnie Jones

3.

What event was described in the US newspaper headline "King’s moll Reno’d in Wolsey’s home town"?

Wallis Simpson divorce proceedings before she married Edward VIII

(in Ipswich, the home town of Cardinal Wolsey)

4.

What kind of domestic animal is the Landrace?

Pig

5.

Which country has the international car registration code ‘LAR’?

Libya

(The Libyan Arab Republic)

6.

Where is the Hall & Woodhouse brewery (makers of Badger beers)?

Blandford Forum

(Dorset)

7.

On which musical instrument would one play a paradiddle?

Drums

8.

What’s the name of the Baltimore-based rogue trader who has recently brought the Allied Irish Bank to its knees?

John Rusnak

ROUND 8

1.

“Tanya blackmails Nurse Dunkley into a deal with Frank’s loved ones to turn off his life support machine.”  From which current TV drama series is this blurb taken?

Footballers’ Wives

2.

 “Design student Tanya arrives at the factory and becomes the subject of Mack’s attention.”  From which current TV drama series is this blurb taken?

Clocking Off

3.

The 1996 film Shine was the story of which brilliant but disturbed pianist?

David Helfgott

4.

Which 1942 musical film was based on the life of songwriter/performer George M Cohan?

Yankee Doodle Dandy

5.

To resign an MP must accept nomination for 2 Stewardships: the Chiltern Hundreds is one what is the other?

The Manor of Northstead

6.

What name is given to a parliamentary motion expressing backbench opinion, put in the order paper by an MP without any real prospect of being debated?

Early Day Motion

7.

Which surname is shared by a 13th century philosopher and experimental scientist, a 17th century statesman and essayist, and a painter who died in 1992?

Bacon

(Roger, Francis and Francis)

8.

Which surname is shared by a 19th century prison reformer, a 20th century writer of verse plays, and a contemporary actor, writer and comedian?

Fry

(Elizabeth, Christopher and Stephen)

1.

What is the largest inland lake in the UK?

Lough Neagh

(Northern Ireland)

2.

What is the largest natural lake in Wales?

Llyn Tegid

(or Lake Bala if, unlike Colin, you don’t speak Welsh)

3.

How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet?

24

4.

How many letters are there in the Russian alphabet?

30

5.

How many Nobel prizes are awarded?

6

6.

How many men have walked on the moon?

12

7.

Which popular 60’s group had their only number one hit with Glad All Over?

Dave Clark Five

8.

In The Simpsons what was Maggie’s first word?

Daddy