ROUND 1

1.

Who painted the Naked Maja?

2.

How is singer Marvin Lee Aday better known?

3.

Who wrote 101 Dalmatians?

4.

Darts: What is the lowest score which cannot be scored with one dart?

5.

Which perfume house makes the perfume Shalimar?

6.

Which river runs through the Grand Canyon?

7.

What causes the disease beri beri?

8.

Who directed the film Alexander Nevsky?

ROUND 2

1.

Who was the original bass player with The Clash?

2.

Which 19th century novel features a character who aspires to attend the fictional University of Christminster?

3.

Where in the body is the jejunum?

4.

Which 1970s film centres on the character Tony Manero?

5.

Which horse, a son of Northern Dancer, won the Triple Crown in 1970?

6.

Which river runs through Antwerp?

7.

Who did Hitler name as his successor as leader of the 3rd Reich?

8.

Which is the only British bird to change the colour of its plumage from summer to winter?

ROUND 3

1.

What is the capital city of Azerbaijan?

2.

Which radical political group are famous for wearing bow-ties?

3.

Who won the last UK victory in the Eurovision Song Contest?

4.

The TV show The Fenn St Gang was a spin-off from which 1970s favourite?

5.

Name the three orange properties on a UK Monopoly board.

6.

At which Olympics (where and when) did Steve Redgrave win his first gold medal?

7.

Which actor played one of the gang in Reservoir Dogs and one of the twelve disciples in The Last Temptation of Christ?

8.

Name the German twin town of Manchester.

ROUND 4

1.

Who are the current World Series Baseball champions?

2.

Medieval Germany: How was the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I better known?

3.

Name the song from the lyric: “Third boxcar midnight train, Destination Bangor Maine”.

4.

In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, who is Olivia’s steward?

5.

Which process for the production of sodium carbonate revolutionised the chemical industry in the early twentieth century (it shares its name with a chemical company)?

6.

In which US city is the John Hancock building?

7.

In Monty Python’s communist quiz, who were the three contestants?

8.

Which philosopher’s mummified corpse is kept at University College London?

ROUND 5

1.

Which after shave lotion has a name meaning young men or youth in Greek?

2.

Who wrote the music for the film Alexander Nevsky?

3.

Who are the current NBA basketball champions?

4.

How is the singer Roberta Anderson better known?

5.

Where in the body is almost all of the iodine stored?

6.

According to Shakespeare, who was the first conspirator to stab Julius Caesar?

7.

According to Monty Python, what commodity did Dick Turpin steal from everyone he robbed?

8.

Which river runs through Warsaw?

ROUND 6

1.

What causes the disease ricketts?

2.

In which US city is the Transamerica pyramid?

3.

Who painted the View of Toledo?

4.

Which 19th century novella is partly set in the fictional town of Roulettenberg (based on Baden Baden)?

5.

Name the song from the lyric: “But I shot a man in Reno, Just to watch him die”.

6.

What type of creature is a rasbora?

7.

Which horse, son of Northern Dancer, has been champion sire in 9 of the last 10 years?

8.

What is the maximum score in ten pin bowling?

ROUND 7

1.

To whom did Hitler refer as “That fat little sergeant”?

2.

What is the USA’s highest mountain?

3.

Which chemical company was formed from the merger of Brunner Mond, Nobel and The United Alkali Corporation?

4.

Which philosopher was known as the Cynic?

5.

Who wrote What Katy Did?

6.

Medieval Germany: In what line of business were the Fugger family of Augsberg?

7.

Who was the original bass player in The Sex Pistols?

8.

Which Hitchcock film centres on the character Roger Thornhill?

1.

What is the capital of Namibia?

2.

The TV show Thomas and Sarah was a spin-off of which 1970s favourite?

3.

Which actor was one of the Dirty Dozen and the Magnificent Seven?

4.

Name one of the towns twinned with Stockport.

5.

Two Scrabble letters have the value 2.  Name one of them.

6.

Which political group has the motto ‘Power to the People’?

7.

Which group’s success in the late 1980s was associated with the theft of Volkswagen badges?

8.

Which Olympics winner said “The gold medal means more to me than the World record because it’s something they can’t take away from you”?

1.

In the US army what did GI stand for?

2.

What would a costermonger sell?

3.

For what is Alfred Wegner best known?

4.

In this country, Harry Allen was the last what?

5.

Who played Lou Grant on TV?

6.

The Selfish Gene was written by which scientist?

7.

Which country won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest?

8.

In which city are Raymond Chandler's novels mostly set?

ROUND 1

1.

Who painted the Naked Maja?

Goya

2.

How is singer Marvin Lee Aday better known?

Meatloaf

3.

Who wrote 101 Dalmatians?

Dodie Smith

4.

Darts: What is the lowest score which cannot be scored with one dart?

23

5.

Which perfume house makes the perfume Shalimar?

Guerlain

6.

Which river runs through the Grand Canyon?

The Colorado river

7.

What causes the disease beri beri?

Vitamin B1 deficiency

(accept vitamin B or thiamine)

8.

Who directed the film Alexander Nevsky?

Eisenstein

ROUND 2

1.

Who was the original bass player with The Clash?

Paul Simonon

2.

Which 19th century novel features a character who aspires to attend the fictional University of Christminster?

Jude the Obscure

3.

Where in the body is the jejunum?

Part of the small intestine

4.

Which 1970s film centres on the character Tony Manero?

Saturday Night Fever

5.

Which horse, a son of Northern Dancer, won the Triple Crown in 1970?

Nijinsky

6.

Which river runs through Antwerp?

The Scheldt

7.

Who did Hitler name as his successor as leader of the 3rd Reich?

Admiral Doenitz

8.

Which is the only British bird to change the colour of its plumage from summer to winter?

The ptarmigan

ROUND 3

1.

What is the capital city of Azerbaijan?

Baku

2.

Which radical political group are famous for wearing bow-ties?

Nation of Islam

3.

Who won the last UK victory in the Eurovision Song Contest?

Katrina and the Waves

4.

The TV show The Fenn St Gang was a spin-off from which 1970s favourite?

Please Sir

5.

Name the three orange properties on a UK Monopoly board.

Bow St. - Vine St. - Marlborough St.

6.

At which Olympics (where and when) did Steve Redgrave win his first gold medal?

LA - 1984

7.

Which actor played one of the gang in Reservoir Dogs and one of the twelve disciples in The Last Temptation of Christ?

Harvey Keitel

8.

Name the German twin town of Manchester.

Chemnitz

ROUND 4

1.

Who are the current World Series Baseball champions?

Boston Red Sox

(Boston will do)

2.

Medieval Germany: How was the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I better known?

Barbarossa

3.

Name the song from the lyric: “Third boxcar midnight train, Destination Bangor Maine”.

King of the Road

4.

In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, who is Olivia’s steward?

Malvolio

5.

Which process for the production of sodium carbonate revolutionised the chemical industry in the early twentieth century (it shares its name with a chemical company)?

Solvay

(the Solvay process)

6.

In which US city is the John Hancock building?

Chicago

7.

In Monty Python’s communist quiz, who were the three contestants?

Marx, Lenin, Mao Tse Tung

8.

Which philosopher’s mummified corpse is kept at University College London?

Jeremy Bentham

ROUND 5

1

Which after shave lotion has a name meaning young men or youth in Greek?

Kouros

2.

Who wrote the music for the film Alexander Nevsky?

Prokofiev

3.

Who are the current NBA basketball champions?

Detroit Pistons

(accept Detroit)

4.

How is the singer Roberta Anderson better known?

Joni Mitchell

5.

Where in the body is almost all of the iodine stored?

The thyroid gland

6.

According to Shakespeare, who was the first conspirator to stab Julius Caesar?

Casca

7.

According to Monty Python, what commodity did Dick Turpin steal from everyone he robbed?

Lupins

8.

Which river runs through Warsaw?

The Vistula

ROUND 6

1

What causes the disease ricketts?

Vitamin D deficiency

2.

In which US city is the Transamerica pyramid?

San Francisco

3.

Who painted the View of Toledo?

El Greco

4.

Which 19th century novella is partly set in the fictional town of Roulettenberg (based on Baden Baden)?

The Gambler

(by Dostoevsky)

5.

Name the song from the lyric: “But I shot a man in Reno, Just to watch him die”.

Folsom Prison Blues

6.

What type of creature is a rasbora?

(Tropical) fish

7.

Which horse, son of Northern Dancer, has been champion sire in 9 of the last 10 years?

Sadlers Wells

8.

What is the maximum score in ten pin bowling?

300

ROUND 7

1.

To whom did Hitler refer as “That fat little sergeant”?

Franco

2.

What is the USA’s highest mountain?

Mount McKinley

3.

Which chemical company was formed from the merger of Brunner Mond, Nobel and The United Alkali Corporation?

ICI

4.

Which philosopher was known as the Cynic?

Diogenes

5.

Who wrote What Katy Did?

(Susan) Coolidge

6.

Medieval Germany: In what line of business were the Fugger family of Augsberg?

Banking

7.

Who was the original bass player in The Sex Pistols?

(Glenn) Matlock

8.

Which Hitchcock film centres on the character Roger Thornhill?

North by North West

1.

What is the capital of Namibia?

Windhoek

2.

The TV show Thomas and Sarah was a spin-off of which 1970s favourite?

Upstairs Downstairs

3.

Which actor was one of the Dirty Dozen and the Magnificent Seven?

(Charles) Bronson

4.

Name one of the towns twinned with Stockport.

(One of)

Beziers or Heilbronn

5.

Two Scrabble letters have the value 2.  Name one of them.

(One of)

D or G

6.

Which political group has the motto ‘Power to the People’?

The Black Panthers

7.

Which group’s success in the late 1980s was associated with the theft of Volkswagen badges?

The Beastie Boys

8.

Which Olympics winner said “The gold medal means more to me than the World record because it’s something they can’t take away from you”?

Ben Johnson

1.

In the US army what did GI stand for?

Government Issue

2.

What would a costermonger sell?

Fruit and vegetables

3.

For what is Alfred Wegner best known?

Theory of plate tectonics or continental drift

4.

In this country, Harry Allen was the last what?

Executioner

5.

Who played Lou Grant on TV?

Ed Asner

6.

The Selfish Gene was written by which scientist?

Richard Dawkins

7.

Which country won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest?

Ukraine

8.

In which city are Raymond Chandler's novels mostly set?

Los Angeles

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