WITHQUIZ The Withington Pub Quiz League QUESTION PAPER May 1st 2002 |
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WithQuiz League paper 01/05/02 |
Set by: Albert |
QotW: None selected |
Average Aggregate Score: unknown (Season's Ave. Agg.: unknown) |
No comments were recorded during the 2001/2002 season |
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How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet? |
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Cob and pen are the male and female forms of which bird? |
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3. |
Give a year in the life of the artist Rubens. |
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4. |
What is the third book of the Old Testament? |
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5. |
In which year was the Mont Blanc tunnel opened? |
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6. |
Who in 2001 paid £14m to become the first space tourist? |
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7. |
Who was the nymph who was changed into a laurel bush to save her from Apollo? |
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8. |
What sort of creature is a Krait? |
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What is the symbol for the chemical element mercury? |
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2. |
What is the traditional name for the 15th wedding anniversary? |
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3. |
In which town was Charles Darwin born? |
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4. |
How many bottles of champagne are there in a methuselah? |
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5. |
Which English king was killed by an arrow in the New Forest? |
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6. |
Which nursery rhyme was originally a satire on the political instability during the reign of Charles II? |
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7. |
By volume of sales which is the most popular brand of vodka in the world? |
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8. |
Which American gangster was shot outside the Biograph Cinema in Chicago in 1934? |
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1. |
Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in the 1950s film Born Yesterday? |
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2. |
Which of the Mitford sisters married Sir Oswald Mosley? |
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3. |
In which London park would you find a statue of Achilles? |
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4. |
What was the name of the first Norwegian rock group to become widely popular in the 1980s? |
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5. |
Who succeeded Ellery Hanley as coach of St Helens rugby league team in 2000? |
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6. |
Name the next American State in this sequence - Alaska, Washington, Idaho. Montana. |
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7. |
Of which financial organization is Clare Furse the head? |
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8. |
In which country would you find the Angostura Suspension Bridge? |
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In American football in which city do the ‘49ers’ play? |
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2. |
How are comedians Paul and Barry Elliot better known? |
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3. |
If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'? |
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4. |
What is a kris in Indonesia? |
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5. |
What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? |
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6. |
Who were the first couple to be shown in bed together on American prime time television? |
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7. |
Who is the Oxford Poetry Professor who has recently been criticised for his statements on the Middle East Crisis? |
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8. |
In which German city were 16 people killed by a disaffected ex-student recently? |
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How many letters are there in the Hebrew alphabet? |
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2. |
Jack and Jill are the male and female forms of which animal? |
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3. |
Give a year in the life of Sir Christopher Wren. |
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4. |
What is the sixth book of the New Testament? |
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5. |
In which year was the Chernobyl disaster? |
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6. |
Name the internet millionaire who recently became the second space tourist. |
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7. |
By what creature was the Greek god Adonis wounded? |
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8. |
What sort of creature is a Criollo? |
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1. |
Pb is the symbol for which chemical element? |
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2. |
What is the traditional name for the 20th wedding anniversary? |
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3. |
In which Louisiana town was Britney Spears born? |
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4. |
Which unit of distance in navigation is equal to one tenth of a sea mile? |
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5. |
Which English king was murdered in Pomfret Castle? |
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6. |
Which nursery rhyme is based on the events at Mount Kenmel on the border of France and Belgium? |
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7. |
By volume of sales which is the most popular brand of Scotch whisky in the world? |
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8. |
Which American gangster was the subject of a song by Woody Guthrie? |
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Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in the 1950s film The Three Faces of Eve? |
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2. |
Which of the Mitford sisters wrote the semi-autobiography Pursuit of Love in 1945? |
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3. |
In which London park is there a Buddhist Temple? |
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4. |
What was the name of the spoof Norwegian rock group portrayed by the comedians Armstrong and Miller? |
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5. |
Where did this year's Rugby League Cup Final take place? |
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6. |
What links these American towns - Juarez, Laredo, Corpus Christi, Brownsville? |
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7. |
Which British company is headed by Marjorie Scadino? |
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8. |
In which country would you find the Oland Island Bridge? |
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1. |
For what type of fiction is the Orange Prize awarded? |
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2. |
What is an opsimath? |
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3. |
What are the only American National Monuments which are mobile? |
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4. |
Which villain did Frank Gorshin play - in the 1960s TV series Batman? |
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5. |
Where were the1952 Winter Olympics held? |
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6. |
What was the first novel ever written on a typewriter? |
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7. |
Which entertainer was known as 'The Last of the Red Hot Mamas'? |
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8. |
Which prominent political leader celebrated his 65th birthday on 28 April this year? |
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1. |
Who scored Liverpool's winning goal in the 1978 European Champions Clubs' Cup Final? |
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2. |
Who was the mother of singer Kirsty McColl? |
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3. |
In which country was Vivian Leigh born? |
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4. |
In which year did Richard Nixon resign? |
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5. |
What was the pseudonym of author John Griffith Chaney? |
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6. |
Who played Jenny in the TV series Cold Feet? |
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Go to Spare questions with answers
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1. |
How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet? |
24 |
2. |
Cob and pen are the male and female forms of which bird? |
Swan |
3. |
Give a year in the life of the artist Rubens. |
1577-1640 |
4. |
What is the third book of the Old Testament? |
Leviticus |
5. |
In which year was the Mont Blanc tunnel opened? |
1965 |
6. |
Who in 2001 paid £14m to become the first space tourist? |
Dennis Tito |
7. |
Who was the nymph who was changed into a laurel bush to save her from Apollo? |
Daphne |
8. |
What sort of creature is a Krait? |
Snake |
Go back to Round 1 questions without answers
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1. |
What is the symbol for the chemical element mercury? |
Hg |
2. |
What is the traditional name for the 15th wedding anniversary? |
Crystal |
3. |
In which town was Charles Darwin born? |
Shrewsbury |
4. |
How many bottles of champagne are there in a methuselah? |
Eight |
5. |
Which English king was killed by an arrow in the New Forest? |
William II (in 1100) |
6. |
Which nursery rhyme was originally a satire on the political instability during the reign of Charles II? |
Rock A Bye Baby |
7. |
By volume of sales which is the most popular brand of vodka in the world? |
Stolichnaya |
8. |
Which American gangster was shot outside the Biograph Cinema in Chicago in 1934? |
John Dillinger |
Go back to Round 2 questions without answers
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1. |
Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in the 1950s film Born Yesterday? |
Judy Holliday |
2. |
Which of the Mitford sisters married Sir Oswald Mosley? |
Diana |
3. |
In which London park would you find a statue of Achilles? |
Hyde Park |
4. |
What was the name of the first Norwegian rock group to become widely popular in the 1980s? |
Ah Ha |
5. |
Who succeeded Ellery Hanley as coach of St Helens rugby league team in 2000? |
Ian Millward |
6. |
Name the next American State in this sequence - Alaska, Washington, Idaho. Montana. |
North Dakota (they all have borders with Canada running from West to East) |
7. |
Of which financial organization is Clare Furse the head? |
The London Stock Exchange |
8. |
In which country would you find the Angostura Suspension Bridge? |
Venezuela |
Go back to Round 3 questions without answers
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1. |
In American football in which city do the ‘49ers’ play? |
San Francisco |
2. |
How are comedians Paul and Barry Elliot better known? |
The Chuckle Brothers |
3. |
If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'? |
One thousand (or one hundred and one) |
4. |
What is a kris in Indonesia? |
A knife |
5. |
What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? |
They were all invented by women |
6. |
Who were the first couple to be shown in bed together on American prime time television? |
Fred and Wilma Flintstone |
7. |
Who is the Oxford Poetry Professor who has recently been criticised for his statements on the Middle East Crisis? |
Tom Paulin |
8. |
In which German city were 16 people killed by a disaffected ex-student recently? |
Erfurt |
Go back to Round 4 questions without answers
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1. |
How many letters are there in the Hebrew alphabet? |
23 |
2. |
Jack and Jill are the male and female forms of which animal? |
Ferret |
3. |
Give a year in the life of Sir Christopher Wren. |
1632-1723 |
4. |
What is the sixth book of the New Testament? |
Romans |
5. |
In which year was the Chernobyl disaster? |
1986 |
6. |
Name the internet millionaire who recently became the second space tourist. |
Mark Shuttleworth |
7. |
By what creature was the Greek god Adonis wounded? |
A boar |
8. |
What sort of creature is a Criollo? |
A pony |
Go back to Round 5 questions without answers
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1. |
Pb is the symbol for which chemical element? |
Lead |
2. |
What is the traditional name for the 20th wedding anniversary? |
China |
3. |
In which Louisiana town was Britney Spears born? |
Kentwood |
4. |
Which unit of distance in navigation is equal to one tenth of a sea mile? |
A cable |
5. |
Which English king was murdered in Pomfret Castle? |
Richard II |
6. |
Which nursery rhyme is based on the events at Mount Kenmel on the border of France and Belgium? |
The Grand Old Duke of York |
7. |
By volume of sales which is the most popular brand of Scotch whisky in the world? |
Johnny Walker |
8. |
Which American gangster was the subject of a song by Woody Guthrie? |
Pretty Boy Floyd |
Go back to Round 6 questions without answers
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ROUND 7 | ||
1. |
Who won the Oscar for Best Actress in the 1950s film The Three Faces of Eve? |
Joanne Woodward |
2. |
Which of the Mitford sisters wrote the semi-autobiography Pursuit of Love in 1945? |
Nancy |
3. |
In which London park is there a Buddhist Temple? |
Battersea Park |
4. |
What was the name of the spoof Norwegian rock group portrayed by the comedians Armstrong and Miller? |
Stryker |
5. |
Where did this year's Rugby League Cup Final take place? |
Murrayfield |
6. |
What links these American towns - Juarez, Laredo, Corpus Christi, Brownsville? |
They are all border towns on the Mexican border |
7. |
Which British company is headed by Marjorie Scadino? |
Pearsons |
8. |
In which country would you find the Oland Island Bridge? |
Sweden |
Go back to Round 7 questions without answers
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1. |
For what type of fiction is the Orange Prize awarded? |
Romantic fiction |
2. |
What is an opsimath? |
A person who learns late in life (e.g. Colin MacKenzie) |
3. |
What are the only American National Monuments which are mobile? |
San Francisco cable cars |
4. |
Which villain did Frank Gorshin play - in the 1960s TV series Batman? |
The Riddler |
5. |
Where were the1952 Winter Olympics held? |
Oslo |
6. |
What was the first novel ever written on a typewriter? |
Tom Sawyer |
7. |
Which entertainer was known as 'The Last of the Red Hot Mamas'? |
Sophie Tucker |
8. |
Which prominent political leader celebrated his 65th birthday on 28 April this year? |
Saddam Hussein |
1. |
Who scored Liverpool's winning goal in the 1978 European Champions Clubs' Cup Final? |
Kenny Dalglish |
2. |
Who was the mother of singer Kirsty McColl? |
Peggy Seeger |
3. |
In which country was Vivian Leigh born? |
India |
4. |
In which year did Richard Nixon resign? |
1974 |
5. |
What was the pseudonym of author John Griffith Chaney? |
Jack London |
6. |
Who played Jenny in the TV series Cold Feet? |
Fay Ripley |