1.

Which TV programme won the BAFTA award for Best Soap last weekend?

2.

Which TV programme won the BAFTA award for Best Entertainment Programme?

3.

In which modern country is the Silk Road city of Samarkand?

4.

In which modern country is the town of Timbuktu?

5.

Of which planet is Galatea a satellite?

6.

Name both the satellites of Mars.

7.

What was described by J W Burgon as “A rose red city half as old as time”?

8.

Which 1989 film has its climax in Petra?

1.

Who was the last king of the kingdom of Albania?

2.

Who was the first president of the socialist republic of Albania?

3.

After the death of Henry I in 1135 there was civil war between his daughter and his nephew.  Who were they?

4.

During the Napoleonic Wars the Swedes invited a Frenchman to be their king.  He became Charles XIV.  What was his surname?

5.

What was the Beatles first UK album, released on 6th April 1963?

6.

What was the Rolling Stones first UK single, charting on 25th July 1963?

7.

Which brewery produces a bitter called Hobgoblin?

8.

Which brewery produces a bitter called Daniel’s Hammer?

1.

Who composed the opera Boris Godunov?

2.

Who started composing the opera Prince Igor which was finished by Rimsky-Korsakov?

3.

Which Tory shadow cabinet member is heir to the Marquis of Lothian?

4.

The Marquis of Hartington is heir to which duke?

5.

Togo is bordered by three countries.  Name any 2.

6.

Eritrea is bordered by three countries.  Name any 2.

7.

Who painted A Bar at the Folies-Bergère in 1882?

8.

Who, in 1745, produced the etching Marriage à la Mode?

ROUND 4 - Picture Round

1.

Which country in the Americas has this flag?

2.

Which European country has this flag?

3.

What is this small British bird of prey?

4.

What is this British duck?

5.

Who is this Formula 1 Grand Prix driver?

6.

Who is this Formula 1 Grand Prix driver?

7.

Which is the shaded country?

8.

Which is the shaded Canadian province?

1.

Who is the only British Prime Minister to appear on a Bank of England note?

2.

Which US president appears on the $2 bill?

3.

Bing Crosby first performed the song White Christmas in which 1942 film?

4.

The 1960 film The Misfits was Marilyn Monroe’s last completed film.  It was also the last film of which other Hollywood star?

5.

In which city is de Montford University?

6.

In which city is Anglia University?

7.

Who is the actor father of actor Emilio Esteves?

8.

Who is the actress mother of actress Mia Farrow?

1.

What is the missing town name from this Betjeman poem:

“Come, friendly bombs, and fall on ----------”?

2.

What is the missing town from this Betjeman poem:

“Miss J Hunter Dunn, Miss J Hunter Dunn

Furnish’d and burnish’d by --------- sun”?

3.

Who won the World Snooker Championship in 1977, the first year it was held at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield?

4.

Who was Ladies Wimbledon champion in 1977?

5.

Sir Anthony Caro was appointed to the Order of Merit (OM) in 2000. In what field is he eminent?

6.

Dame Cicely Saunders was appointed to the Order of Merit in 1989. In what field is she eminent?

7.

Who founded the Bauhaus school of architecture in 1919?

8.

Walter Gropius married the widow of which composer?

1.

Which was the top box office film in the UK in 1997?

2.

I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder won the 1984 Oscar for Best Song.  From which film does the song come?

3.

Which disease was first described in September 1976 following a mysterious outbreak in Philadelphia USA?

4.

Which viral disease was named after a village in northern Nigeria where the first cases were seen in 1970?

5.

In the Bible who was the father of King David?

6.

In the Bible who was the mother of the prophet Samuel?

7.

Name this influential punk band (first hit 1977).

8.

Name this successful rock band (first hit 1978).

1.

Who, in 1648, wrote the poem Gather Ye Rose Buds While Ye May?

2.

What, in 1728, was said to have “made Gay rich and Rich gay”?

3.

The 1956 Sci-Fi film Forbidden Planet was based on which Shakespeare play?

4.

The 1979 film Apocalypse Now was based on which novel by Joseph Conrad?

5.

Three US presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize (either during or after their presidencies).  Name any 2.

6.

Three Israeli Prime Ministers have won the Nobel Peace Prize (either before, during or after their premierships).  Name any 2.

7.

Name either the scorer of the first goal, or the scorer of the last goal, in the Newcastle United versus Manchester United high scoring game last Saturday.

8.

Name the Nationwide League ground that hosted the match last Saturday that resulted in the league Division 1’s top team being deposed and the league’s Division 1’s bottom team getting out of that position.

1.

What is the name of the vicar in Postman Pat?

2.

What is in the dish gravlax?

3.

What was the most watched terrestrial TV programme in the UK in 1997?

4.

In 1940 what was Operation Sealion?

5.

What was the Best Sports Programme at last weekend’s BAFTA Awards?

6.

What is the common name for the hallux?

7.

What was Madonna’s first UK single in 1984?

8.

Which famous American appears on the $100 bill?

1.

Which TV programme won the BAFTA award for Best Soap last weekend?

Coronation Street

2.

Which TV programme won the BAFTA award for Best Entertainment Programme?

I’m a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here

3.

In which modern country is the Silk Road city of Samarkand?

Uzbekistan

4.

In which modern country is the town of Timbuktu?

Mali

5.

Of which planet is Galatea a satellite?

Neptune

6.

Name both the satellites of Mars.

Phobos and Deimos

7.

What was described by J W Burgon as “A rose red city half as old as time”?

Petra

8.

Which 1989 film has its climax in Petra?

Indiana Jones and  the Last Crusade

1.

Who was the last king of the kingdom of Albania?

Zog

2.

Who was the first president of the socialist republic of Albania?

Enver Hoxha

3.

After the death of Henry I in 1135 there was civil war between his daughter and his nephew.  Who were they?

Matilda (also accept Maud) and Stephen

4.

During the Napoleonic Wars the Swedes invited a Frenchman to be their king.  He became Charles XIV.  What was his surname?

Bernadotte

5.

What was the Beatles first UK album, released on 6th April 1963?

Please Please Me

6.

What was the Rolling Stones first UK single, charting on 25th July 1963?

Come On

7.

Which brewery produces a bitter called Hobgoblin?

Wychwood

8.

Which brewery produces a bitter called Daniel’s Hammer?

Thwaites

1.

Who composed the opera Boris Godunov?

Mussorgsky

2.

Who started composing the opera Prince Igor which was finished by Rimsky-Korsakov?

Borodin

3.

Which Tory shadow cabinet member is heir to the Marquis of Lothian?

Michael Ancram

4.

The Marquis of Hartington is heir to which duke?

Duke of Devonshire

5.

Togo is bordered by three countries.  Name any 2.

(Two from)

Benin – Ghana - Burkino Faso

6.

Eritrea is bordered by three countries.  Name any 2.

(Two from)

Sudan – Ethiopia - Djibouti

7.

Who painted A Bar at the Folies-Bergère in 1882?

Edouard Manet

(not Monet!)

8.

Who, in 1745, produced the etching Marriage à la Mode?

William Hogarth

ROUND 4 - Picture Round

1.

Which country in the Americas has this flag?

Cuba

2.

Which European country has this flag?

Ukraine

3.

What is this small British bird of prey?

Merlin

4.

What is this British duck?

Widgeon

5.

Who is this Formula 1 Grand Prix driver?

Heinz Harald Frentzen

6.

Who is this Formula 1 Grand Prix driver?

Juan Pablo Montoya

7.

Which is the shaded country?

Uzbekistan

8.

Which is the shaded Canadian province?

Manitoba

1.

Who is the only British Prime Minister to appear on a Bank of England note?

Duke of Wellington

2.

Which US president appears on the $2 bill?

Thomas Jefferson

3.

Bing Crosby first performed the song White Christmas in which 1942 film?

Holiday Inn

4.

The 1960 film The Misfits was Marilyn Monroe’s last completed film.  It was also the last film of which other Hollywood star?

Clark Gable

5.

In which city is de Montford University?

Leicester

6.

In which city is Anglia University?

Chelmsford

7.

Who is the actor father of actor Emilio Esteves?

Martin Sheen

8.

Who is the actress mother of actress Mia Farrow?

Maureen O’Sullivan

1

What is the missing town name from this Betjeman poem:

“Come, friendly bombs, and fall on ----------”?

Slough

2.

What is the missing town from this Betjeman poem:

“Miss J Hunter Dunn, Miss J Hunter Dunn

Furnish’d and burnish’d by --------- sun”?

Aldershot

3.

Who won the World Snooker Championship in 1977, the first year it was held at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield?

John Spencer

4.

Who was Ladies Wimbledon champion in 1977?

Virginia Wade

5.

Sir Anthony Caro was appointed to the Order of Merit (OM) in 2000. In what field is he eminent?

The Arts

(he is a sculptor)

6.

Dame Cicely Saunders was appointed to the Order of Merit in 1989. In what field is she eminent?

Medicine

(she founded the Hospice Movement)

7.

Who founded the Bauhaus school of architecture in 1919?

Walter Gropius

8.

Walter Gropius married the widow of which composer?

Gustav Mahler

1.

Which was the top box office film in the UK in 1997?

The Full Monty

2.

I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder won the 1984 Oscar for Best Song.  From which film does the song come?

The Woman in Red

3.

Which disease was first described in September 1976 following a mysterious outbreak in Philadelphia USA?

Legionnaire’s Disease

4.

Which viral disease was named after a village in northern Nigeria where the first cases were seen in 1970?

Lassa Fever

5.

In the Bible who was the father of King David?

Jesse

6.

In the Bible who was the mother of the prophet Samuel?

Hannah

7.

Name this influential punk band (first hit 1977).

The Clash

8.

Name this successful rock band (first hit 1978).

AC/DC

1.

Who, in 1648, wrote the poem Gather Ye Rose Buds While Ye May?

Robert Herrick

2.

What, in 1728, was said to have “made Gay rich and Rich gay”?

The Beggar's Opera

(Gay wrote it and Rich produced it)

3.

The 1956 Sci-Fi film Forbidden Planet was based on which Shakespeare play?

The Tempest

4.

The 1979 film Apocalypse Now was based on which novel by Joseph Conrad?

Heart of Darkness

5.

Three US presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize (either during or after their presidencies).  Name any 2.

(Two from)

Theodore Roosevelt - Woodrow Wilson - Jimmy Carter

(ask which Roosevelt - do not accept Franklin Roosevelt)

6.

Three Israeli Prime Ministers have won the Nobel Peace Prize (either before, during or after their premierships).  Name any 2.

(Two from)

Menachim Begin - Yitzhak Rabin - Shimon Peres

7.

Name either the scorer of the first goal, or the scorer of the last goal, in the Newcastle United versus Manchester United high scoring game last Saturday.

Either Jenas (first scorer) or  Ameobi (last scorer)

(both were Newcastle players)

8.

Name the Nationwide League ground that hosted the match last Saturday that resulted in the league Division 1’s top team being deposed and the league’s Division 1’s bottom team getting out of that position.

Fratton Park

(where Portsmouth lost to Sheffield Wednesday)

1.

What is the name of the vicar in Postman Pat?

Reverend Timms

2.

What is in the dish gravlax?

Salt cured salmon and dill

3.

What was the most watched terrestrial TV programme in the UK in 1997?

Princess Diana’s funeral

4.

In 1940 what was Operation Sealion?

The abandoned invasion of England by Germany

5.

What was the Best Sports Programme at last weekend’s BAFTA Awards?

The Commonwealth Games

6.

What is the common name for the hallux?

The big toe

7.

What was Madonna’s first UK single in 1984?

Holiday

8.

Which famous American appears on the $100 bill?

Benjamin Franklin