ROUND 1

1.

Which group’s first 3 albums were: Outlandos D’amour, Regatta de Blanc and Zenyatta Mondatta?

2.

Which is the only country to have played qualifying matches for the football World Cup on 5 different continents?

3.

What was the name of the 16th Century English clockmaker who developed the world’s first accurate maritime clocks?

4.

Who rowed through a storm with her father in 1838 to rescue 9 shipwrecked sailors?

5.

Which of Queen Elizabeth I’s courtiers was suspected of involvement in the suspicious death of his wife, Amy Robsart, and was later offered by Elizabeth as a potential husband to Mary, Queen of Scots?

6.

The film which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1942 also featured an Academy Award winning performance from Greer Garson.  What was its title?

7.

What was the title of the book that J R Hartley wanted to buy in the Yellow Pages commercial?

8.

Which athlete ran 122 400-metre hurdle races between 1977 and 1987, winning every single one?

ROUND 2

1.

In which year was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?

2.

By what name is the author David Cornwell better known?

3.

Which railway station was formerly known as Knott Mill?

4.

Of which struggling high street retailer is Kate Swann the Chief Executive?

5.

Of the 134 teams in the Premiership, the Football League, the Scottish Premier League, and the Scottish League, only four were unbeaten this season prior to last weekend’s fixtures.  Name three of them.

6.

Which duo’s only chart hit contained the line: “I wish I could fly, right up to the sky, but I can’t”?

7.

Which actress starred with Bruce Willis in the 80s TV programme Moonlighting?

8.

Which author is currently featuring in the bestseller lists with the book Going Postal?

ROUND 3

1.

Who said “It’s not that I’m afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens”?

2.

Which Irish group had hits in the 1980s with the theme songs from the television programmes Harry’s Game and Robin of Sherwood?

3.

Two British Prime Ministers held office during the year 1963.  Who were they?

4.

Which canal links the North Sea with the Baltic Sea?

5.

Against whom were the British fighting in the Peninsular War of 1808-14?

6.

At which Football league ground was last Saturday’s (23th October) Tri-Nations Rugby League international between Australia and New Zealand played?

7.

The Brenner Pass links which two European countries?

8.

In which Shakespeare play would you find the character Launcelot Gobbo?

ROUND 4

1.

What term is applied to a man who makes or repairs wooden barrels?

2.

What do J B Priestley’s initials stand for?

3.

Harper’s Ferry, made famous by John Brown’s raid in 1859, stands at the confluence of two rivers.  Name one of them.

4.

With which English county is the regiment The Green Howards’ particularly associated?

5.

Who was the American composer of such popular songs as Stardust and Georgia on My Mind?

6.

During daylight, hares crouch in shallow depressions under cover.  What are these resting places called?

7.

Who was the President of the USA when Hawaii became a state?

8.

What is the name of the country seat in Wiltshire of the Marquess of Bath?

ROUND 5

1.

In which English county can the New Forest be found?

2.

Which French composer wrote the Sorcerer’s Apprentice?

3.

Who was born Michael Dumble-Smith?

4.

How many yards in a furlong?

5.

Who is the patron saint of music?

6.

What is ikebana?

7.

Of which island is Cagliari the capital?

8.

What sort of creature is a dunnock?

ROUND 6

1.

At which Premiership ground is the final of the Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament to be played?

2.

How is an isosceles triangle usually defined?

3.

In Greek mythology, what was the name of the cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus and his companions in a cave?

4.

What was the remarkable thing that started off Tom’s adventure in Tom’s Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce?

5.

The mazurka is a traditional dance.  What is its country of origin?

6.

Pinchbeck is an alloy of copper and what else?

7.

What is Cornish yarg cheese coated with?

8.

During which rally was Mark Thatcher lost in 1982?

ROUND 7

1.

Nanninga was the first substitute to score in a Football World Cup Final.  For whom?

2.

Which school had a number one hit with There’s No One Quite Like Grandma?

3.

At what weight will Ricky Hatton defend his boxing championship in the near future?

4.

Who is the QM in BBC’s Mastermind quiz show?

5.

Who played Michael Collins in the film of the same name?

6.

What is measured on the Scoville scale?

7.

Who was president of the USA between 1925 and 1929?

8.

If A=Alpha and B=Bravo what is N?

1.

What is measured on the Mohs scale?

2.

Apart from its speed, what was unique about the Messerschmitt 163 fighter plane?

3.

Which novel by Thomas Hardy tells the story of Michael Henchard?

4.

From which British port did John Cabot set sail on the Matthew in 1497?

5.

Which American composer wrote An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess?

6.

Which bone is called the thigh bone?

7.

Which English surgeon was the founder of antiseptic medicine?

8.

With which instrument is Jack Teagarden associated?

1.

Which English novelist wrote A Kind of Loving?

2.

Lazio football club is based in which Italian city?

3.

Who is the speaker of the House of Commons?

4.

In which war did the term ‘fifth column’ originate?

5.

Who played Starsky in the TV series Starsky and Hutch?

6.

Which actress was Mrs John Thaw?

7.

Who was King of England 1135 to 1154?

8.

What flat race for 3 year old horses was the earliest to be established?

ROUND 1

1.

Which group’s first 3 albums were: Outlandos D’amour, Regatta de Blanc and Zenyatta Mondatta?

The Police

2.

Which is the only country to have played qualifying matches for the football World Cup on 5 different continents?

Israel

3.

What was the name of the 16th Century English clockmaker who developed the world’s first accurate maritime clocks?

John Harrison

4.

Who rowed through a storm with her father in 1838 to rescue 9 shipwrecked sailors?

Grace Darling

5.

Which of Queen Elizabeth I’s courtiers was suspected of involvement in the suspicious death of his wife, Amy Robsart, and was later offered by Elizabeth as a potential husband to Mary, Queen of Scots?

Robert Dudley

(the Earl of Leicester)

6.

The film which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1942 also featured an Academy Award winning performance from Greer Garson.  What was its title?

Mrs Miniver

7.

What was the title of the book that J R Hartley wanted to buy in the Yellow Pages commercial?

Fly Fishing

8.

Which athlete ran 122 400-metre hurdle races between 1977 and 1987, winning every single one?

Ed Moses

ROUND 2

1.

In which year was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?

1948

2.

By what name is the author David Cornwell better known?

John Le Carré

3.

Which railway station was formerly known as Knott Mill?

Deansgate

4.

Of which struggling high street retailer is Kate Swann the Chief Executive?

W H Smith

5.

Of the 134 teams in the Premiership, the Football League, the Scottish Premier League, and the Scottish League, only four were unbeaten this season prior to last weekend’s fixtures.  Name three of them.

(3 from)

Arsenal, Wigan Athletic, Celtic & Peterhead

6.

Which duo’s only chart hit contained the line: “I wish I could fly, right up to the sky, but I can’t”?

Keith Harris & Orville

7.

Which actress starred with Bruce Willis in the 80s TV programme Moonlighting?

Cybille Shepherd

8.

Which author is currently featuring in the bestseller lists with the book Going Postal?

Terry Pratchett

ROUND 3

1.

Who said “It’s not that I’m afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens”?

Woody Allen

2.

Which Irish group had hits in the 1980s with the theme songs from the television programmes Harry’s Game and Robin of Sherwood?

Clannad

3.

Two British Prime Ministers held office during the year 1963.  Who were they?

Harold MacMillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home

4.

Which canal links the North Sea with the Baltic Sea?

Kiel Canal

5.

Against whom were the British fighting in the Peninsular War of 1808-14?

The French

6.

At which Football league ground was last Saturday’s (23th October) Tri-Nations Rugby League international between Australia and New Zealand played?

Loftus Road

(home of QPR)

7.

The Brenner Pass links which two European countries?

Austria & Italy

8.

In which Shakespeare play would you find the character Launcelot Gobbo?

The Merchant of Venice

ROUND 4

1.

What term is applied to a man who makes or repairs wooden barrels?

A cooper

2.

What do J B Priestley’s initials stand for?

John Boynton

3.

Harper’s Ferry, made famous by John Brown’s raid in 1859, stands at the confluence of two rivers.  Name one of them.

(one of)

Potomac or Shenandoah

4.

With which English county is the regiment The Green Howards’ particularly associated?

Yorkshire

(the regimental headquarters are at Richmond in North Yorkshire)

5.

Who was the American composer of such popular songs as Stardust and Georgia on My Mind?

Hoagy Carmichael

6.

During daylight, hares crouch in shallow depressions under cover.  What are these resting places called?

Forms

7.

Who was the President of the USA when Hawaii became a state?

Dwight D Eisenhower

8.

What is the name of the country seat in Wiltshire of the Marquess of Bath?

Longleat

ROUND 5

1

In which English county can the New Forest be found?

Hampshire

2.

Which French composer wrote the Sorcerer’s Apprentice?

Paul Dukas

3.

Who was born Michael Dumble-Smith?

Michael Crawford

4.

How many yards in a furlong?

220

5.

Who is the patron saint of music?

Saint Cecelia

6.

What is ikebana?

Japanese flower arranging

7.

Of which island is Cagliari the capital?

Sardinia

8.

What sort of creature is a dunnock?

A bird

ROUND 6

1

At which Premiership ground is the final of the Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament to be played?

The City of Manchester Stadium

2.

How is an isosceles triangle usually defined?

A triangle with two sides equal, or a triangle with two sides and two angles equal

3.

In Greek mythology, what was the name of the cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus and his companions in a cave?

Polyphemus

4.

What was the remarkable thing that started off Tom’s adventure in Tom’s Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce?

The clock struck thirteen

5.

The mazurka is a traditional dance.  What is its country of origin?

Poland

6.

Pinchbeck is an alloy of copper and what else?

Zinc

7.

What is Cornish yarg cheese coated with?

Nettle leaves

8.

During which rally was Mark Thatcher lost in 1982?

Paris to Dakar

ROUND 7

1.

Nanninga was the first substitute to score in a Football World Cup Final.  For whom?

Netherlands

(in 1978)

2.

Which school had a number one hit with There’s No One Quite Like Grandma?

St Winifred’s

3.

At what weight will Ricky Hatton defend his boxing championship in the near future?

Light Welterweight

4.

Who is the QM in BBC’s Mastermind quiz show?

John Humphrys

5.

Who played Michael Collins in the film of the same name?

Liam Neeson

6.

What is measured on the Scoville scale?

The heat of chillis

7.

Who was president of the USA between 1925 and 1929?

Calvin Coolidge

8.

If A=Alpha and B=Bravo what is N?

November

(in the phonetic alphabet)

1.

What is measured on the Mohs scale?

The hardness of substances

2.

Apart from its speed, what was unique about the Messerschmitt 163 fighter plane?

It was World War II’s only rocket-powered fighter plane

3.

Which novel by Thomas Hardy tells the story of Michael Henchard?

The Mayor of Casterbridge

4.

From which British port did John Cabot set sail on the Matthew in 1497?

Bristol

5.

Which American composer wrote An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess?

George Gershwin

6.

Which bone is called the thigh bone?

The femur

7.

Which English surgeon was the founder of antiseptic medicine?

Joseph Lister

8.

With which instrument is Jack Teagarden associated?

Trombone

1.

Which English novelist wrote A Kind of Loving?

Stan Barstow

2.

Lazio football club is based in which Italian city?

Rome

3.

Who is the speaker of the House of Commons?

Michael Martin

4.

In which war did the term ‘fifth column’ originate?

Spanish Civil War

5.

Who played Starsky in the TV series Starsky and Hutch?

Paul Michael Glaser

6.

Which actress was Mrs John Thaw?

Sheila Hancock

7.

Who was King of England 1135 to 1154?

Stephen

8.

What flat race for 3 year old horses was the earliest to be established?

St Leger

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