ROUND 1

1.

Who was the first woman to fly the Atlantic single-handed?

2.

What colour is the ribbon of the Victoria Cross?

3.

Which song starts “The taxman’s taken all my dough.......”?

4.

Which soccer team did Ian Botham play for?

5.

Who was the second President of the United States?

6.

With which Rugby League team did the England Rugby Union squad spend three days training last week?

7.

On which river is the Kariba dam?

8.

In the film Carry on Columbus who played the title role?

ROUND 2

1.

Who directed the film Million Dollar Baby?

2.

Who was the Greek goddess of retribution?

3.

What was the capital of the Roman province of Britain before Londinium (London)?

4.

Who is the magical spirit of the air in Shakespeare’s The Tempest?

5.

Leeds Rhinos play which Australian NRL team in the Rugby League World Club Challenge next week?

6.

Where is the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund?

7.

Which position did Pope John Paul II play in the Polish amateur soccer team?

8.

Who was the shortest-reigning British monarch?

ROUND 3

1.

What was Elvis Presley’s middle name?

2.

What is a binnacle?

3.

How can cane chairs be rearranged to produce something sweet?

4.

How many players were on the field at the end of the 1990 World Cup Final?

5.

Which state has been ruled by the house of Grimaldi since 1297?

6.

During the calendar year 2004, the England cricket team played 14 Test matches. How many ended as draws?

7.

Who said to the Sex Pistols on live television: “Go on, you’ve got another 10 seconds, say something outrageous”?

8.

Who was the President of the European Union between 1985 and 1995?

ROUND 4

1.

Which poet wrote the following lines:

 “Sexual intercourse began in 1963

 (Which was rather late for me)”?

2.

Which group’s first chart hit was Pictures of Matchstick Men in 1968?

3.

Who wrote the stories: The Musgrave Ritual, The Adventure of the Cardboard Box and The Five Orange Pips?

4.

Who described being attacked by Geoffrey Howe during a Parliamentary debate as “rather like being savaged by a dead sheep”?

5.

According to his speech to the House of Commons after becoming Prime Minister in 1940, what were the only four things that Winston Churchill had to offer?

6.

Who has written a best-selling book called The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw?

7.

Who won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay jointly with Marshall Brickman in 1977, and then won it again on his own in 1986?

8.

Who is the leader of the UK Independence Party?

ROUND 5

1.

Which Canadian group reached number 2 in the UK chart in 1994 with a song called Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm?

2.

Mathematically speaking, what is the maximum number of points that could be scored by a football team finishing second in the FA Carling Premiership?

3.

What is the real first name of the astronaut ‘Buzz’ Aldrin?

4.

In the 1970s TV series, who were The Goodies?

5.

Which football team play at the National Hockey Stadium?

6.

Who is the editor of the magazine Private Eye?

7.

Which cartoon character’s close friends get to call him TC?

8.

Give a year in the life of the author Jack London.

ROUND 6

1.

Give the full name of the inventor of the safety razor.

2.

How is the Snapdragon otherwise known?

3.

Which Scots hero was played on film by Mel Gibson?

4.

Who led the British garrison during the siege of Mafeking?

5.

Which is Europe’s largest port in terms of tonnage?

6.

A Bombardier in the Royal Artillery equates to what rank in other regiments?

7.

Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is sub-titled The Slave of Duty?

8.

In mythology, who was the wife of Orpheus?

ROUND 7

1.

Which pop star’s real name was Mary O’Brien?

2.

In which town are the administrative headquarters of Wiltshire?

3.

What bird is otherwise known as a philomel?

4.

Which King of England was nicknamed Longshanks

5.

In Roman times with what was a retiarius provided?

6.

Give a year in the life of Goya.

7.

Who made his first appearance in The Mysterious Affair at Styles?

8.

Which is the most populous English town/city never to have a Premiership or old 1st Division club?

1.

“There was no possibility of taking a walk that day” is the opening line from which novel?

2.

Blue Vinney is an increasingly rare cheese native to which county?

3.

In The Simpsons what is Marge’s maiden name?

4.

In the Harry Potter stories, what is the name of Ron Weasley’s pet rat?

5.

What did the USA purchase from France for 15 million dollars in 1803?

6.

Who did Clementine Ogilvy Hozier marry in 1908?

7.

Which instrument did the jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton play?

8.

Which Monkee had played Corky in the children’s TV series Circus Boy?

1.

What is measured on the Beaufort scale?

2.

Where would you find ‘the ocean of storms’?

3.

Which bird is the international symbol of happiness?

4.

What is the collective noun for bears?

5.

Which motor manufacturer made the SS100?

6.

What did the SS stand for originally in early Jaguars?

7.

Who had the catchphrase “Hullo, My Darlings”?

8.

The Mappa Mundi is displayed in which English cathedral?

ROUND 1

1.

Who was the first woman to fly the Atlantic single-handed?

Amelia Earhart

2.

What colour is the ribbon of the Victoria Cross?

Purple

3.

Which song starts “The taxman’s taken all my dough.......”?

Sunny Afternoon

4.

Which soccer team did Ian Botham play for?

Scunthorpe United

5.

Who was the second President of the United States?

John Adams

6.

With which Rugby League team did the England Rugby Union squad spend three days training last week?

Leeds Rhinos

7.

On which river is the Kariba dam?

Zambezi

8.

In the film Carry on Columbus who played the title role?

Jim Dale

ROUND 2

1.

Who directed the film Million Dollar Baby?

Clint Eastwood

2.

Who was the Greek goddess of retribution?

Nemesis

3.

What was the capital of the Roman province of Britain before Londinium (London)?

Camulodunum

(Colchester)

4.

Who is the magical spirit of the air in Shakespeare’s The Tempest?

Ariel

5.

Leeds Rhinos play which Australian NRL team in the Rugby League World Club Challenge next week?

Canterbury Bulldogs

6.

Where is the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund?

Washington

7.

Which position did Pope John Paul II play in the Polish amateur soccer team?

Goalkeeper

8.

Who was the shortest-reigning British monarch?

Lady Jane Grey

ROUND 3

1.

What was Elvis Presley’s middle name?

Aaron

2.

What is a binnacle?

A case for a ship’s compass

3.

How can cane chairs be rearranged to produce something sweet?

Saccharine

(it’s an anagram)

4.

How many players were on the field at the end of the 1990 World Cup Final?

20

(Argentina had two players sent off)

5.

Which state has been ruled by the house of Grimaldi since 1297?

Monaco

6.

During the calendar year 2004, the England cricket team played 14 Test matches. How many ended as draws?

2

7.

Who said to the Sex Pistols on live television: “Go on, you’ve got another 10 seconds, say something outrageous”?

Bill Grundy

8.

Who was the President of the European Union between 1985 and 1995?

Jacques Delors

ROUND 4

1.

Which poet wrote the following lines:

 “Sexual intercourse began in 1963

 (Which was rather late for me)”?

Philip Larkin

2.

Which group’s first chart hit was Pictures of Matchstick Men in 1968?

Status Quo

3.

Who wrote the stories: The Musgrave Ritual, The Adventure of the Cardboard Box and The Five Orange Pips?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

4.

Who described being attacked by Geoffrey Howe during a Parliamentary debate as “rather like being savaged by a dead sheep”?

Denis Healey

5.

According to his speech to the House of Commons after becoming Prime Minister in 1940, what were the only four things that Winston Churchill had to offer?

“Blood, Toil, Tears And Sweat”

6.

Who has written a best-selling book called The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw?

Sheila Hancock

7.

Who won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay jointly with Marshall Brickman in 1977, and then won it again on his own in 1986?

Woody Allen

8.

Who is the leader of the UK Independence Party?

Roger Knapman

ROUND 5

1

Which Canadian group reached number 2 in the UK chart in 1994 with a song called Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm?

Crash Test Dummies

2.

Mathematically speaking, what is the maximum number of points that could be scored by a football team finishing second in the FA Carling Premiership?

111 

3.

What is the real first name of the astronaut ‘Buzz’ Aldrin?

Edwin

4.

In the 1970s TV series, who were The Goodies?

Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie

5.

Which football team play at the National Hockey Stadium?

Milton Keynes Dons

(MK Dons will do)

6.

Who is the editor of the magazine Private Eye?

Ian Hislop

7.

Which cartoon character’s close friends get to call him TC?

Top Cat

8.

Give a year in the life of the author Jack London.

1876-1916

ROUND 6

1

Give the full name of the inventor of the safety razor.

King Camp Gillette

2.

How is the Snapdragon otherwise known?

Antirrhinum

3.

Which Scots hero was played on film by Mel Gibson?

William Wallace

4.

Who led the British garrison during the siege of Mafeking?

Robert Baden-Powell

5.

Which is Europe’s largest port in terms of tonnage?

Rotterdam

6.

A Bombardier in the Royal Artillery equates to what rank in other regiments?

Corporal

7.

Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is sub-titled The Slave of Duty?

Pirates of Penzance

8.

In mythology, who was the wife of Orpheus?

Eurydice

ROUND 7

1.

Which pop star’s real name was Mary O’Brien?

Dusty Springfield

2.

In which town are the administrative headquarters of Wiltshire?

Trowbridge

3.

What bird is otherwise known as a philomel?

Nightingale

4.

Which King of England was nicknamed Longshanks

Edward I

5.

In Roman times with what was a retiarius provided?

Net and trident

6.

Give a year in the life of Goya.

1746-1828

7.

Who made his first appearance in The Mysterious Affair at Styles?

Hercule Poirot

8.

Which is the most populous English town/city never to have a Premiership or old 1st Division club?

Hull

1.

“There was no possibility of taking a walk that day” is the opening line from which novel?

Jane Eyre

2.

Blue Vinney is an increasingly rare cheese native to which county?

Dorset

3.

In The Simpsons what is Marge’s maiden name?

Bouvier

4.

In the Harry Potter stories, what is the name of Ron Weasley’s pet rat?

Scabbers

5.

What did the USA purchase from France for 15 million dollars in 1803?

Louisiana

6.

Who did Clementine Ogilvy Hozier marry in 1908?

Winston Churchill

7.

Which instrument did the jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton play?

Piano

8.

Which Monkee had played Corky in the children’s TV series Circus Boy?

Mickey Dolenz

1.

What is measured on the Beaufort scale?

Wind Speed

2.

Where would you find ‘the ocean of storms’?

Moon

3.

Which bird is the international symbol of happiness?

The Bluebird

4.

What is the collective noun for bears?

A Sleuth

5.

Which motor manufacturer made the SS100?

Jaguar

6.

What did the SS stand for originally in early Jaguars?

Swallow Sidecars

(the original name of the firm)

7.

Who had the catchphrase “Hullo, My Darlings”?

Charlie Drake

8.

The Mappa Mundi is displayed in which English cathedral?

Hereford

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