BINGO QUIZ

Choose you own question from 1 to 70

1.

What was the name of Dennis the Menace’s pet pig that joined him in the comic strip in 1979?

2.

Which Glaswegian boxer became WBC Lightweight champion in 1979 and defended his title successfully four times?

3.

Which musical work was performed for the first time in Dublin on April 13, 1742?

4.

Who wrote Birdsong the fourth best selling novel of the 1990’s in the UK?

5.

Which European country is slightly smaller in area than Maine, joined the EC in 1995 and is bordered by eight countries?

6.

Which philosopher wrote the controversial 16^th century political treatise, The Prince?

7.

Which Australian state capital was named in honour of the wife of King William IV?

8.

In which John Boorman film of 1972 do four men spend a weekend canoeing down a dangerous river?

9.

Which manufacturing company would you associate with the slogan 'Forever Sport'?

10.

What was the name of the police pathologist played by Amanda Burton in the TV series Silent Witness?

11.

Which singer who had his first hit in 1969 made the UK top ten only once in the 1990's with Jump They Say?

12.

Which Crystal Palace and Arsenal full back won 86 England soccer caps between 1979 and 1988?

13.

Who toppled Bulganin to become the leader of the Soviet Union this day in 1958?

14.

Of which vegetable is calabrese a variety?

15.

Which great sprinter died aged 38 in 1998 having won three Olympic gold medals ten years earlier?

16.

Which satellite of Neptune is the largest planetary moon in the Solar System?

17.

Which King Edward reigned for longest?

18.

Which Oscar-winning actor played Kenny Larkin in Neighbours in1987?

19.

Which Italian cheese has a name that means literally 'cooked again'?

20.

Where, on this day in 1977, did two jumbo jets collide on the ground causing the death of 674 people, at the time the world's worst air disaster?

21.

Who starred as Captain Frank Beck in the 1999 TV production of All The King's Men that centred on the disappearance of a platoon of soldiers in Gallipoli in 1915?

22.

In which film of 1961, based a novel by Truman Capote, does the central female character say, “We're alike, me and cat. A couple of poor nameless slobs”?

23.

Who was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 1980?

24.

Which singer with six top ten hits to her name in the 1990's was born in 1974 with the maiden name Nurding?

25.

Which character from literature had a brother called Kassim and a servant called Morgiana?

26.

What name does Microsoft give to the spreadsheet in its Office suite of programs?

27.

Whose murder in London dominated the headlines on April 27th 1999?

28.

Which English cricketer became in 1990 the first batsman to score over 1000 test runs in an English summer?

29.

Which chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines is named after the doctor who described the disease in 1932 and is also called granulomatous enteritis?

30.

Which divorcee did Eric Clacton marry this day in 1979?

31.

Which name audibly connects an actor who died in 1999, a prominent British politician and a rock singer and musician who first attained fame in the 1960's?

32.

Which TV comedy drama series features Adam, Rachel, Pete, Jenny, David and Karen?

33.

What is South America's second largest country (by area)?

34.

Which Dickens novel, published originally in monthly parts in 1852-53 and a satire on the abuses of the Court of Chancery, features the interminable lawsuit of Jarndyce versus Jarndyce?

35.

Which 20th century British prime minister at various times in his career represented Oldham, NW Manchester, Epping and Woodford?

36.

What was the name of the so-called Acid Bath Murderer hanged in 1949 for the murder of at least nine people?

37.

Who hosts Radio 2 every Saturday between 10am and 1pm?

38.

What is the name of Jack Straw’s son arrested on drugs charges in 1997?

39.

Who was the last Prime Minister to serve under George V?

40.

Which famous Russian was killed in a plane crash outside Moscow this day in 1968?

41.

Who is currently Tory shadow foreign secretary?

42.

Which city became in 1904 the first US city to host the Olympic Games?

43.

In which Bob Dylan song can you hear the words, “You could have done better but I don't mind / You just kinda wasted my precious time”?

44.

Which soccer team were passengers in the plane which safely crash-landed at Stansted in 1998?

45.

Which 1997 film was directed by Rldley Scott, starred, amongst others, Anne Bancroft and carried the tagline, 'Failure is not an option'?

46.

Whose abduction to Troy by Paris instigated the Trojan War?

47.

Which TV series would you associate with the spaceships The Liberator and The Scorpio?

48.

About which child killer did Gitta Sereny controversially write a book in 1998?

49.

Which fruit was used originally to make the drink grenadine?

50.

What is the third most valuable property on a Monopoly board?

51.

Which celebrated novel of 1818 has the subtitle, Or the Modern Prometheus?

52.

Which sportsman lost his England captaincy job in 1995 after describing the sport's ruling body as "57 old farts"?

53.

Which South American won the Formula 1 world championship three times in the 1980's, a feat equalled by Alain Prost?

54.

Which writer, who died in 1995, founded Jersey Zoo?

55.

What is the Japanese share index called?

56.

In Roman mythology who was the goddess of the arts, craftsmen and wisdom?

57.

On which radio programme, still running today, was Vic Oliver the first guest in 1942?

58.

In the 2001 film Moulin Rouge who played the young poet Christian?

59.

Which Scottish town is renowned for its ‘smokies'?

60.

Which jockey won the Derby riding Shergar in 1981, Shahrastani in 1986 and Lammtarra in 1995?

61.

In 1987 which airline had about 15% of all civil air traffic?

62.

Which manufacturer of computer games originally produced Pacman?

63.

Of which ship was Captain Lindemann in command when it was sunk in 1941?

64.

Who wrote the best-selling novels Chocolat in 1999 and followed it up with Blackberry Wine?

65.

Which TV comedy ran for forty-two episodes between 1991 and 1998 and was written by Simon Nye?

66.

Which athlete became the first British athlete to regain a world title at the World Championships of 1999, having previously won it in 1993?

67.

On which river was the ancient city of Babylon?

68.

Who directed the films Billy Liar, Far from the Madding Crowd, Midnight Cowboy and Marathon Man?

69.

Two states border Florida, one is Alabama; what is the other?

70.

Which album by Dido was awarded the best British album of 2002 at the Brits?

1.

What was the name of Dennis the Menace’s pet pig that joined him in the comic strip in 1979?

Rasher

2.

Which Glaswegian boxer became WBC Lightweight champion in 1979 and defended his title successfully four times?

Jim Watt

3.

Which musical work was performed for the first time in Dublin on April 13, 1742?

Handel’s Messiah

4.

Who wrote Birdsong the fourth best selling novel of the 1990’s in the UK?

Sebastian Faulks

5.

Which European country is slightly smaller in area than Maine, joined the EC in 1995 and is bordered by eight countries?

Austria

6.

Which philosopher wrote the controversial 16^th century political treatise, The Prince?

Machiavelli

7.

Which Australian state capital was named in honour of the wife of King William IV?

Adelaide

8.

In which John Boorman film of 1972 do four men spend a weekend canoeing down a dangerous river?

Deliverance

9.

Which manufacturing company would you associate with the slogan 'Forever Sport'?

Adidas

10.

What was the name of the police pathologist played by Amanda Burton in the TV series Silent Witness?

Sam Ryan

11.

Which singer who had his first hit in 1969 made the UK top ten only once in the 1990's with Jump They Say?

David Bowie

12.

Which Crystal Palace and Arsenal full back won 86 England soccer caps between 1979 and 1988?

Kenny Samson

13.

Who toppled Bulganin to become the leader of the Soviet Union this day in 1958?

Nikita Khrushchev

14.

Of which vegetable is calabrese a variety?

Broccoli

15.

Which great sprinter died aged 38 in 1998 having won three Olympic gold medals ten years earlier?

Florence Griffith Joyner

(Flo Jo)

16.

Which satellite of Neptune is the largest planetary moon in the Solar System?

Triton

17.

Which King Edward reigned for longest?

Edward III (1327-1377)

18.

Which Oscar-winning actor played Kenny Larkin in Neighbours in1987?

Russell Crowe

19.

Which Italian cheese has a name that means literally 'cooked again'?

Ricotta

20.

Where, on this day in 1977, did two jumbo jets collide on the ground causing the death of 674 people, at the time the world's worst air disaster?

Tenerife

21.

Who starred as Captain Frank Beck in the 1999 TV production of All The King's Men that centred on the disappearance of a platoon of soldiers in Gallipoli in 1915?

David Jason

22.

In which film of 1961, based a novel by Truman Capote, does the central female character say, “We're alike, me and cat. A couple of poor nameless slobs”?

Breakfast at Tiffany's

23.

Who was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 1980?

Robert Runcie

24.

Which singer with six top ten hits to her name in the 1990's was born in 1974 with the maiden name Nurding?

Louise

25.

Which character from literature had a brother called Kassim and a servant called Morgiana?

Ali Baba

26.

What name does Microsoft give to the spreadsheet in its Office suite of programs?

Excel

27.

Whose murder in London dominated the headlines on April 27th 1999?

Jill Dando

28.

Which English cricketer became in 1990 the first batsman to score over 1000 test runs in an English summer?

Graham Gooch

29.

Which chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines is named after the doctor who described the disease in 1932 and is also called granulomatous enteritis?

Crohn's disease

30.

Which divorcee did Eric Clacton marry this day in 1979?

Pattie Boyd

31.

Which name audibly connects an actor who died in 1999, a prominent British politician and a rock singer and musician who first attained fame in the 1960's?

Reid / Reed

(Oliver, John and Lou)

32.

Which TV comedy drama series features Adam, Rachel, Pete, Jenny, David and Karen?

Cold Feet

33.

What is South America's second largest country (by area)?

Argentina

34.

Which Dickens novel, published originally in monthly parts in 1852-53 and a satire on the abuses of the Court of Chancery, features the interminable lawsuit of Jarndyce versus Jarndyce?

Bleak House

35.

Which 20th century British prime minister at various times in his career represented Oldham, NW Manchester, Epping and Woodford?

Winston Churchill

36.

What was the name of the so-called Acid Bath Murderer hanged in 1949 for the murder of at least nine people?

(John George) Haigh

37.

Who hosts Radio 2 every Saturday between 10am and 1pm?

Jonathan Ross

38.

What is the name of Jack Straw’s son arrested on drugs charges in 1997?

William

39.

Who was the last Prime Minister to serve under George V?

Baldwin

40.

Which famous Russian was killed in a plane crash outside Moscow this day in 1968?

Yuri Gagarln

41.

Who is currently Tory shadow foreign secretary?

Michael Ancram

42.

Which city became in 1904 the first US city to host the Olympic Games?

St Louis

43.

In which Bob Dylan song can you hear the words, “You could have done better but I don't mind / You just kinda wasted my precious time”?

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

44.

Which soccer team were passengers in the plane which safely crash-landed at Stansted in 1998?

Leeds United

45.

Which 1997 film was directed by Rldley Scott, starred, amongst others, Anne Bancroft and carried the tagline, 'Failure is not an option'?

GI Jane

46.

Whose abduction to Troy by Paris instigated the Trojan War?

Helen

47.

Which TV series would you associate with the spaceships The Liberator and The Scorpio?

Blake’s 7

48.

About which child killer did Gitta Sereny controversially write a book in 1998?

Mary Bell

49.

Which fruit was used originally to make the drink grenadine?

Pomegranate

50.

What is the third most valuable property on a Monopoly board?

Bond Street

51.

Which celebrated novel of 1818 has the subtitle, Or the Modern Prometheus?

Frankenstein

52.

Which sportsman lost his England captaincy job in 1995 after describing the sport's ruling body as "57 old farts"?

Will Carling

53.

Which South American won the Formula 1 world championship three times in the 1980's, a feat equalled by Alain Prost?

Nelson Piquet

54.

Which writer, who died in 1995, founded Jersey Zoo?

Gerald Durrell

55.

What is the Japanese share index called?

Nikkei

56.

In Roman mythology who was the goddess of the arts, craftsmen and wisdom?

Minerva

57.

On which radio programme, still running today, was Vic Oliver the first guest in 1942?

Desert Island Discs

58.

In the 2001 film Moulin Rouge who played the young poet Christian?

Ewan McGregor

59.

Which Scottish town is renowned for its ‘smokies'?

Arbroath

60.

Which jockey won the Derby riding Shergar in 1981, Shahrastani in 1986 and Lammtarra in 1995?

Walter Swinburn

61.

In 1987 which airline had about 15% of all civil air traffic?

Aeroflot

62.

Which manufacturer of computer games originally produced Pacman?

Atari

63.

Of which ship was Captain Lindemann in command when it was sunk in 1941?

Bismarck

64.

Who wrote the best-selling novels Chocolat in 1999 and followed it up with Blackberry Wine?

Joanne Harris

65.

Which TV comedy ran for forty-two episodes between 1991 and 1998 and was written by Simon Nye?

Men Behaving Badly

66.

Which athlete became the first British athlete to regain a world title at the World Championships of 1999, having previously won it in 1993?

Colin Jackson

67.

On which river was the ancient city of Babylon?

Euphrates

68.

Who directed the films Billy Liar, Far from the Madding Crowd, Midnight Cowboy and Marathon Man?

John Schlesinger

69.

Two states border Florida, one is Alabama; what is the other?

Georgia

70.

Which album by Dido was awarded the best British album of 2002 at the Brits?

No Angel