1.

Whose song advised Mrs Worthington not to put her daughter on the stage?

2.

By what name is actor Bernard Schwartz better known?

3.

In which film did Elvis Presley play a boxer?

4.

Name the only film to be directed by Marlon Brando.

5.

Name one of the three doctors regularly featured in The Simpsons.

6.

Who lived at Railway Cuttings, East Cheam?

7.

Who is the new voice of Tetley Teabags?

8.

Which member of the Monty Python team was a doctor?

1.

Which Nationwide football team plays at Priestfield?

2.

Who was the first foreign manager to win the FA Cup?

3.

Orology is the study of what?

4.

Which singer's real name is Sandra Goodrich?

5.

Who wrote the opera A Midsummer Night's Dream?

6.

Who were Chris, Vin, Chico, O'Reilly, Lee, Brit and Harry Luck?

7.

Who replied when asked to name her previous husbands "What is this a memory test?"?

8.

Which Pope comes next in this sequence - Pius X, Pius XI, Plus XII, John XXIII?

1.

What was the name of the Inn from which Chaucer's pilgrims set out in The Canterbury Tales?

2.

Which Shakespeare play is subtitled What You Will?

3.

Whose autobiography is entitled Is That It?

4.

Which flower takes its name from the Turkish for turban?

5.

Who wrote the novel The Shipping News?

6.

Who was the first director of Britain's National Theatre?

7.

Which road has been named as the most dangerous in Britain?

8.

What is the shipping area Finisterre to be renamed?

1.

In which year was Malcolm X assassinated?

2.

In which year did Robert Maxwell die?

3.

What sweet can be made from the sap of the South American sapodilla tree?

4.

What is the main ingredient of guacamole?

5.

What is the world's highest capital city?

6.

Where is the world's longest fjord?

7.

Who killed Jesse James?

8.

What was the name of the murdered Kansas family in Truman Capote's novel In Cold Blood?

1.

By what name is actor John Carter better known?

2.

What was Steve McQueen's last film?

3.

Who played the brutal killer Max Cady in the original version of Cape Fear?

4.

Which actor appeared in both the original and remake of the film Cape Fear?

5.

In The Simpsons, who is the Principal of Springfield Elementary School?

6.

What is the name of the football team in the TV series Footballer's Wives?

7.

Which female group is to be the new face of Avon cosmetics?

8.

Which of the Goodies was a doctor?

1.

Which Nationwide football team plays at the Bescot Stadium?

2.

Which two countries contested the final of the African Nations Cup?

3.

Nephology is the study of what?

4.

Which comedian's real name is David O'Mahoney?

5.

Which police force arrested James Earl Ray?

6.

What is meant by the term ochlocracy?

7.

Who is said to have lived by the motto "Live fast, die young, have a beautiful corpse"?

8.

In which country were the 1940 Olympic games scheduled to be held?

1.

What was the name of the host at the Inn from which Chaucer’s pilgrims set out in The Canterbury Tales?

2.

Which was Shakespeare's shortest play?

3.

A Clown Too Many is the autobiography of which British comedian?

4.

Which plant takes its name from the Italian phrase for 'beautiful woman'?

5.

Under the Dewey Library system of book classification what subject area is classified in the 940's?

6.

The current Chinese year is the year of the .....?

7.

What has recently been voted the funniest line of dialogue from a film?

8.

Which famous musician has recently drawn a range of new postage stamps for the Isle of Man?

1.

In which year was Earl Mountbatten assassinated?

2.

In which year did the Three Mile Island disaster take place?

3.

What food has a name that means 'baked twice'?

4.

What is the Italian name for squid?

5.

What is the world's most southerly capital city?

6.

What country is home to the highest waterfall?

7.

In 1952 Derek Bentley was hanged for the murder of a British Policeman but the man who actually shot the policeman was too young to hang.  What was his name?

8.

What was the real name of The Boston Strangler?

1.

What is the county town of Kent?

2.

What is the county town of Hertfordshire?

3.

Which two countries joined the EEC at the same time as Britain?

4.

Of what illness is St. Valentine the patron saint?

5.

In the New Testament who said "What is truth>"?

6.

Which country was attacked by Russia in 1939?

7.

Dubris is the Roman name for which English town?

8.

Camulodunum is the Roman name for which English town?

9.

Which was the first US city to host the Olympic Games?

1.

Whose song advised Mrs Worthington not to put her daughter on the stage?

Noel Coward

2.

By what name is actor Bernard Schwartz better known?

Tony Curtis

3.

In which film did Elvis Presley play a boxer?

Kid Galahad

4.

Name the only film to be directed by Marlon Brando.

One Eyed Jacks

5.

Name one of the three doctors regularly featured in The Simpsons.

(one from)

Dr Julius Hibbert;

Dr Nick Riviera;

Dr Marvin Monroe

6.

Who lived at Railway Cuttings, East Cheam?

Tony Hancock

7.

Who is the new voice of Tetley Teabags?

Ewan McGregor

8.

Which member of the Monty Python team was a doctor?

Graham Chapman

1.

Which Nationwide football team plays at Priestfield?

Gillingham

2.

Who was the first foreign manager to win the FA Cup?

Ruud Gullit

(1997)

3.

Orology is the study of what?

Mountains

4.

Which singer's real name is Sandra Goodrich?

Sandie Shaw

5.

Who wrote the opera A Midsummer Night's Dream?

Benjamin Britten

6.

Who were Chris, Vin, Chico, O'Reilly, Lee, Brit and Harry Luck?

The Magnificent Seven

7.

Who replied when asked to name her previous husbands "What is this a memory test?"?

Elizabeth Taylor

8.

Which Pope comes next in this sequence - Pius X, Pius XI, Plus XII, John XXIII?

Paul VI

1.

What was the name of the Inn from which Chaucer's pilgrims set out in The Canterbury Tales?

The Tabard at Southwark

2.

Which Shakespeare play is subtitled What You Will?

Twelfth Night

3.

Whose autobiography is entitled Is That It?

Bob Geldorf

4.

Which flower takes its name from the Turkish for turban?

Tulip

5.

Who wrote the novel The Shipping News?

Annie Proulx

6.

Who was the first director of Britain's National Theatre?

Peter Hall

7.

Which road has been named as the most dangerous in Britain?

A889

8.

What is the shipping area Finisterre to be renamed?

Fitzroy

1.

In which year was Malcolm X assassinated?

1965

2.

In which year did Robert Maxwell die?

1991

3.

What sweet can be made from the sap of the South American sapodilla tree?

Chewing Gum

4.

What is the main ingredient of guacamole?

Avocado pears

5.

What is the world's highest capital city?

La Paz

(Bolivia)

6.

Where is the world's longest fjord?

Greenland

7.

Who killed Jesse James?

Bob Ford

8.

What was the name of the murdered Kansas family in Truman Capote's novel In Cold Blood?

The Clutter family

1.

By what name is actor John Carter better known?

Chariton Heston

2.

What was Steve McQueen's last film?

The Hunter

3.

Who played the brutal killer Max Cady in the original version of Cape Fear?

Robert Mitchum

4.

Which actor appeared in both the original and remake of the film Cape Fear?

Gregory Peck

5.

In The Simpsons, who is the Principal of Springfield Elementary School?

Seymour Skinner

6.

What is the name of the football team in the TV series Footballer's Wives?

Earls Park

7.

Which female group is to be the new face of Avon cosmetics?

Atomic Kitten

8.

Which of the Goodies was a doctor?

Graeme Garden

1.

Which Nationwide football team plays at the Bescot Stadium?

Walsall

2.

Which two countries contested the final of the African Nations Cup?

Cameroon and Senegal

3.

Nephology is the study of what?

Clouds

4.

Which comedian's real name is David O'Mahoney?

Dave Allen

5.

Which police force arrested James Earl Ray?

The Metropolitan Police Force

6.

What is meant by the term ochlocracy?

Rule by a mob

7.

Who is said to have lived by the motto "Live fast, die young, have a beautiful corpse"?

James Dean

8.

In which country were the 1940 Olympic games scheduled to be held?

Japan

1.

What was the name of the host at the Inn from which Chaucer’s pilgrims set out in The Canterbury Tales?

Harry Bailey

2.

Which was Shakespeare's shortest play?

The Comedy of Errors

3.

A Clown Too Many is the autobiography of which British comedian?

Les Dawson

4.

Which plant takes its name from the Italian phrase for 'beautiful woman'?

Belladonna

5.

Under the Dewey Library system of book classification what subject area is classified in the 940's?

History

6.

The current Chinese year is the year of the .....?

Horse

7.

What has recently been voted the funniest line of dialogue from a film?

“He's not the Messiah; he's a very naughty boy!”

(Life of Brian)

8.

Which famous musician has recently drawn a range of new postage stamps for the Isle of Man?

Sir Paul McCartney

1.

In which year was Earl Mountbatten assassinated?

1979

2.

In which year did the Three Mile Island disaster take place?

1979

3.

What food has a name that means 'baked twice'?

Biscuit

4.

What is the Italian name for squid?

Calamari

5.

What is the world's most southerly capital city?

Wellington

(New Zealand)

6.

What country is home to the highest waterfall?

Venezuela

7.

In 1952 Derek Bentley was hanged for the murder of a British Policeman but the man who actually shot the policeman was too young to hang.  What was his name?

Christopher Craig

8.

What was the real name of The Boston Strangler?

Albert De Salvo

1.

What is the county town of Kent?

Maidstone

2.

What is the county town of Hertfordshire?

Ware

3.

Which two countries joined the EEC at the same time as Britain?

Denmark and Eire

4.

Of what illness is St. Valentine the patron saint?

Epilepsy

5.

In the New Testament who said "What is truth>"?

Pontius Pilate

6.

Which country was attacked by Russia in 1939?

Finland

7.

Dubris is the Roman name for which English town?

Dover

8.

Camulodunum is the Roman name for which English town?

Colchester

9.

Which was the first US city to host the Olympic Games?

St Louis (1904)