ROUND 1

1.

What is the name given to a wall or a partition on a ship?

2.

What is the name given to an indoor stairway leading from deck to deck on a ship?

3.

What sort of creature is a bluetongue?

4.

The name of which lizard is derived from the Greek words for ‘on the ground’ and ‘lion’?

5.

In which country is the Gibson Desert?

6.

In which country is the Nubian Desert?

7.

Identify this actor.

8.

Identify this actress.

ROUND 2

1.

Who is the patron saint of Europe?

2.

Which part of the body is protected by a blessing from St Blaise?

3.

What is the only English anagram of the word antidotes?

4.

What is the only English anagram of the word ‘alsatians’?

5.

Identify this city.

6.

Identify this city.

7.

Which seaport stands at the mouth of the River Seine?

8.

Which seaport stands at the mouth of the River Elbe?

ROUND 3

1.

Which Rugby Union Premier club plays at Sixfields?

2.

Which Rugby Union Premier club plays at Sixways?

3.

Identify this actress.

4.

Identify this actor.

5.

Which country’s naval fleet was called the Great White Fleet before the First World War?

6.

Which country’s naval fleet was called the High Seas Fleet before the First World War?

7.

Which famous artist died in the same year that Shakespeare was born?

8.

Which future British monarch was born in the same year that Charles II was restored to the throne?

ROUND 4

1.

Identify this place.

2.

Identify this place.

3.

Which band recently released an album called Employment?

4.

Which band recently released an album called A Certain Trigger?

5.

What is the catchy title of the recent stage play concerned with the Gunpowder Plot?

6.

What is the catchy title of Laurie Graham’s novel about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor?

7.

What do the letters BBS stand for in text messaging?

8.

The text messaging abbreviation LOL stands for what?

ROUND 5

1.

Which country rock singer, born in 1965, was originally called Eilleen Regina Edwards?

2.

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836) was a French Army officer but what is he best known for?

3.

Name 2 of the 3 Middle Eastern countries which were previously known as the Levant.

4.

Name 2 of the 3 South American countries from which the area known as the Gran Chaco is formed.

5.

Made in 1976, what was Alfred Hitchcock’s last film?

6.

Hitchcock made two films of the same name and with virtually the same story in 1935 and 1956.  The second starred James Stewart and Doris Day. Name the film.

7.

What is the more common name for a Filbert nut?

8.

Which vegetable is commonly known as rutabaga in North America?

ROUND 6

1.

What type of wine is traditionally used in zabaglione?

2.

Which liqueur is used in a Sidecar?

3.

Which year in the 20th century is known as the year of three Popes?

4.

There are now 16 Benedicts but which is the most popular name chosen by Popes to date?

5.

In the Middle Ages which planet did alchemists associate with the metal tin?

6.

In the Middle Ages which planet did alchemists associate with the metal copper?

7.

What is the state capital of Illinois?

8.

What is the state capital of Kansas?

ROUND 7

1.

Which architect designed the stone cross of sacrifice which is found in all British military cemeteries?

2.

Which writer devised the words: “Their names liveth for evermore” which is found in all British military cemeteries?

3.

London has four cathedrals - name three of them.

4.

Greater Manchester has 4 universities. Name 3 of them.

5.

Who believed that the First World War started because someone called “Archie Duke had shot an ostrich”?

6.

Who claimed that “death would be an awfully big adventure”?

7.

Who was the Roman god of sleep?

8.

In Greek mythology who was turned into a stag by Artemis and torn to pieces by his own hounds?

1.

Who fell from grace because of his association with Antonia de Sacha?

2.

Who fell from grace because of his association with Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies?

3.

Who famously committed a lewd act in Beverly Hills in April 1998?

4.

Who committed a lewd act with Hugh Grant in 1995?

5.

Which Hollywood actress got caught for shoplifting in 2001?

6.

Who died of drug abuse outside the Viper Rooms on Sunset Boulevard in 1993?

7.

Who was arrested in 1989 for slapping a police officer when he tried to give her a driving ticket?

8.

Which star of the silent screen was accused of the rape and causing the death of Virginia Rapp?

1.

Who was the last Emperor of India?

2.

Name the two major German heavy battleships of the Second Word War.

3.

Within 10 years when was the Peasants’ Revolt led by Wat Tyler?

4.

With which sport is Bradley Dredge associated?

5.

What is the name of the stew/soup thickened with okra?

ROUND 1

1.

What is the name given to a wall or a partition on a ship?

Bulkhead

2.

What is the name given to an indoor stairway leading from deck to deck on a ship?

Companionway

3.

What sort of creature is a bluetongue?

Lizard

4.

The name of which lizard is derived from the Greek words for ‘on the ground’ and ‘lion’?

Chameleon

5.

In which country is the Gibson Desert?

Australia

6.

In which country is the Nubian Desert?

Sudan

7.

Identify this actor.

Daniel Craig

8.

Identify this actress.

Jodie Foster

ROUND 2

1.

Who is the patron saint of Europe?

St Catherine of Siena

2.

Which part of the body is protected by a blessing from St Blaise?

Throat

3.

What is the only English anagram of the word antidotes?

Stationed

4.

What is the only English anagram of the word ‘alsatians’?

Assailant

5.

Identify this city.

Prague

6.

Identify this city.

Florence

7.

Which seaport stands at the mouth of the River Seine?

Le Havre

8.

Which seaport stands at the mouth of the River Elbe?

Hamburg

ROUND 3

1.

Which Rugby Union Premier club plays at Sixfields?

Northampton

2.

Which Rugby Union Premier club plays at Sixways?

Worcester

3.

Identify this actress.

Catherine Zeta Jones

4.

Identify this actor.

Brad Pitt

5.

Which country’s naval fleet was called the Great White Fleet before the First World War?

United States

6.

Which country’s naval fleet was called the High Seas Fleet before the First World War?

Germany

7.

Which famous artist died in the same year that Shakespeare was born?

Michelangelo

(1475-1564)

8.

Which future British monarch was born in the same year that Charles II was restored to the throne?

George 1

(1660-1727)

ROUND 4

1.

Identify this place.

Macchu Picu

2.

Identify this place.

Abu Simbel

3.

Which band recently released an album called Employment?

Kaiser Chiefs

4.

Which band recently released an album called A Certain Trigger?

Maximo Park

5.

What is the catchy title of the recent stage play concerned with the Gunpowder Plot?

5/11

6.

What is the catchy title of Laurie Graham’s novel about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor?

Gone with the Windsors

7.

What do the letters BBS stand for in text messaging?

Be Back Soon

8.

The text messaging abbreviation LOL stands for what?

Laughing Out Loud

ROUND 5

1

Which country rock singer, born in 1965, was originally called Eilleen Regina Edwards?

Shania Twain

2.

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836) was a French Army officer but what is he best known for?

He composed the Marseillaise

3.

Name 2 of the 3 Middle Eastern countries which were previously known as the Levant.

(2 from)

Israel, Lebanon, Syria

4.

Name 2 of the 3 South American countries from which the area known as the Gran Chaco is formed.

(2 from)

Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia

5.

Made in 1976, what was Alfred Hitchcock’s last film?

The Family Plot

6.

Hitchcock made two films of the same name and with virtually the same story in 1935 and 1956.  The second starred James Stewart and Doris Day. Name the film.

The Man Who Knew Too Much

7.

What is the more common name for a Filbert nut?

Hazelnut

8.

Which vegetable is commonly known as rutabaga in North America?

Swede

ROUND 6

1

What type of wine is traditionally used in zabaglione?

Marsala

2.

Which liqueur is used in a Sidecar?

Cointreau

3.

Which year in the 20th century is known as the year of three Popes?

1978

4.

There are now 16 Benedicts but which is the most popular name chosen by Popes to date?

John

(there have been 23 of them)

5.

In the Middle Ages which planet did alchemists associate with the metal tin?

Jupiter

6.

In the Middle Ages which planet did alchemists associate with the metal copper?

Venus

7.

What is the state capital of Illinois?

Springfield

8.

What is the state capital of Kansas?

Topeka

ROUND 7

1.

Which architect designed the stone cross of sacrifice which is found in all British military cemeteries?

Edward Lutyens

2.

Which writer devised the words: “Their names liveth for evermore” which is found in all British military cemeteries?

Rudyard Kipling

3.

London has four cathedrals - name three of them.

(3 from)

St Paul’s - Westminster RC - St George’s C of E, Southwark - St George’s RC, Southwark

4.

Greater Manchester has 4 universities. Name 3 of them.

(3 from)

The University of Manchester - Manchester Metropolitan University – Salford - Bolton

5.

Who believed that the First World War started because someone called “Archie Duke had shot an ostrich”?

Private Baldrick

(in Blackadder Goes Forth)

6.

Who claimed that “death would be an awfully big adventure”?

Peter Pan

7.

Who was the Roman god of sleep?

Morpheus

8.

In Greek mythology who was turned into a stag by Artemis and torn to pieces by his own hounds?

Actaeon

1.

Who fell from grace because of his association with Antonia de Sacha?

David Mellor

(the Tory Minister)

2.

Who fell from grace because of his association with Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies?

John Profumo

(another Tory Minister)

3.

Who famously committed a lewd act in Beverly Hills in April 1998?

George Michael

4.

Who committed a lewd act with Hugh Grant in 1995?

Devine Brown

5.

Which Hollywood actress got caught for shoplifting in 2001?

Winona Ryder

6.

Who died of drug abuse outside the Viper Rooms on Sunset Boulevard in 1993?

River Phoenix

7.

Who was arrested in 1989 for slapping a police officer when he tried to give her a driving ticket?

Zsa Zsa Gabor

8.

Which star of the silent screen was accused of the rape and causing the death of Virginia Rapp?

Fatty Arbuckle

(at a drunken party in 1923)

1.

Who was the last Emperor of India?

George VI

2.

Name the two major German heavy battleships of the Second Word War.

Bismarck and Tirpitz

3.

Within 10 years when was the Peasants’ Revolt led by Wat Tyler?

1381

4.

With which sport is Bradley Dredge associated?

Golf

5.

What is the name of the stew/soup thickened with okra?

Gumbo

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