ROUND 1

1.

Who won the 1936 Miss Hungary title but had to give it up because she was under 16?

2.

Who was the youngest President of the United States?

3.

The extinction of the dinosaurs marks the end of the Cretaceous period, approximately how many million years ago?

4.

Which atmospheric layer extends from about 600km upwards, blending into space?

5.

Which war started with a British declaration of war on Spain on October 23^rd 1739?

6.

Which labelling system, now widely used, was invented by Bernard Silver and Norman Woodland in 1948?

7.

Of which country is Chisinau the capital?

8.

In poker, what comes between a full house and a straight?

ROUND 2 - Hidden theme - 'If You Seek Our Memorial'

1.

Who was the lead singer of the Seekers?

2.

In which town are the headquarters of Durham County Cricket Club?

3.

Which American born political analyst was founder of MORI?

4.

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil was the real name of which British Prime Minister?

5.

How is the photographer Thomas Patrick Anson better known?

6.

In literature who was the Master of Thornfield Hall?

7.

Who wrote the novel The Island of Doctor Moreau?

8.

How are the blue, mauve or white flowers Campanula Medium better known?

ROUND 3

1.

What is the Colombia’s second city?

2.

What is the second city of Ecuador?

3.

Martin Scorsese has been nominated for an Oscar as best director this year for which film?

4.

At the 2004 Oscars, Sofia Coppola was nominated as best director for which film?

5.

Gymnastic is the third Catalan team playing in La Liga this season.  Name the other two.

6.

Which two Sicilian teams are playing in Serie A this season?

7.

Where, according to police, was Alexander Litvinenko poisoned?

8.

Which two Labour party aides have been arrested in the ‘cash for peerages’ investigation?

ROUND 4 - Picture Round

Each photo has been distorted using Photoshop filters - simply name the person in the photo

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

There is a loose link between the answers to Rounds 5 and 8

1.

Complete this literary trio: Goneril, Cordelia and…

2.

Name the actor uncle of Ewan MacGregor.

3.

In 1936 who composed Adagio for Strings?

4.

Which American musician, the mastermind behind the band Funkadelic, produced One Nation Under a Groove in 1978?

5.

Complete this musical trio: Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and ….

6.

Who has chaired the same Radio 4 comedy/quiz show for over thirty years?

7.

Whose works, set around World War I include The Good Soldier and Parade’s End?

8.

Which Millennium Commission funded attraction was the brainchild of Tim Smit (sic) and Jonathan Ball?

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme - 'O my Hornby and my Barlow'

1.

Which TV soap publican was played by Ronald Magill?

2.

Who wrote The Screwtape Letters?

3.

Judy Collins was in the UK charts for 67 weeks between 1970 and 1972 with which song?

4.

Which historical character has been portrayed on film by Clark Gable and Mel Gibson?

5.

Who lead the inquiry into the death of the government arms expert Dr David Kelly?

6.

Whose orchestral works include a Sea Symphony and a Pastoral Symphony?

7.

Whose 1997 autobiography was called Moab Is My Washpot?

8.

Who in 1973 gave it up for music with his Free Electric Band?

ROUND 7

1.

Who was the leader of East Germany, forced to resign three weeks before the fall of the Berlin Wall?

2.

Who succeeded Leonid Brezhnev as General Secretary of the USSR communist party?

3.

Which other two women, together with Jade Goody, were involved in the racist bullying of Shilpa Shetty on the recent Celebrity Big Brother?

4.

Who recently won Soapstar Superstar?

5.

Which Manchester hotel’s most famous feature was a stuffed polar bear in reception?

6.

In which Manchester hotel was Angus Deayton exposed in the tabloids as spending time with a prostitute?

7.

Who were the losing semi finalists in last season’s FA Cup?

8.

Which teams contested last season’s Championship play off final?

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

There is a loose link between the answers to Rounds 5 and 8

1.

Which former Manchester City player caused outrage at the start of this season by apparently deliberately elbowing an opponent in the face?

2.

Which American company brews Budweiser beer?

3.

Whose works include: The City and the Pillar, Burr and Duluth?

4.

Last year, who was nominated for an Oscar as best actor in a leading role for his performance in Brokeback Mountain?

5.

Who was the captain of England’s Rugby Union World Cup winning side of 2003?

6.

Which test cricket wicket keeper holds the record for the most dismissals?

7.

Who is the coroner presiding over the Princess Diana/Dodi Fayed inquest?

8.

Who is currently keeping wicket for England in Australia?

1.

The Indian company Tata has just bought which Anglo-Dutch business?

2.

What is the name of Microsoft’s new operating system, released yesterday?

3.

Who is the socialist candidate for the presidency of France?

4.

What became compulsory this day 24 years ago?

5.

Only four men have won more grand slam singles tennis titles than Roger Federer.  Name three of them.

ROUND 1

1.

Who won the 1936 Miss Hungary title but had to give it up because she was under 16?

Zsa Zsa Gabor

2.

Who was the youngest President of the United States?

Theodore Roosevelt

(42)

3.

The extinction of the dinosaurs marks the end of the Cretaceous period, approximately how many million years ago?

65 million

(allow 5 million each way - but don’t say so beforehand)

4.

Which atmospheric layer extends from about 600km upwards, blending into space?

The exosphere

5.

Which war started with a British declaration of war on Spain on October 23^rd 1739?

The War of Jenkins’ Ear

6.

Which labelling system, now widely used, was invented by Bernard Silver and Norman Woodland in 1948?

Barcodes

7.

Of which country is Chisinau the capital?

Moldova

8.

In poker, what comes between a full house and a straight?

A flush

ROUND 2 - Hidden theme - 'If You Seek Our Memorial'

1.

Who was the lead singer of the Seekers?

Judith Durham

2.

In which town are the headquarters of Durham County Cricket Club?

Chester-le-Street

3.

Which American born political analyst was founder of MORI?

Robert Worcester

4.

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil was the real name of which British Prime Minister?

Lord Salisbury

5.

How is the photographer Thomas Patrick Anson better known?

Lord (Patrick) Lichfield

6.

In literature who was the Master of Thornfield Hall?

Rochester

(Jane Eyre)

7.

Who wrote the novel The Island of Doctor Moreau?

H G Wells

8.

How are the blue, mauve or white flowers Campanula Medium better known?

Canterbury Bells

ROUND 3

1.

What is the Colombia’s second city?

Medellin

2.

What is the second city of Ecuador?

Guayaquil

3.

Martin Scorsese has been nominated for an Oscar as best director this year for which film?

The Departed

4.

At the 2004 Oscars, Sofia Coppola was nominated as best director for which film?

Lost in Translation

5.

Gymnastic is the third Catalan team playing in La Liga this season.  Name the other two.

Barcelona and Espanyol

6.

Which two Sicilian teams are playing in Serie A this season?

Palermo and Catania

7.

Where, according to police, was Alexander Litvinenko poisoned?

The Millennium Hotel

8.

Which two Labour party aides have been arrested in the ‘cash for peerages’ investigation?

Lord Levy and Ruth Turner

ROUND 4 - Picture Round

Each photo has been distorted using Photoshop filters - simply name the person in the photo

1.

Ronaldo

2.

Shane Warne

3.

Fiona Bruce

4.

5.

Kofi Annan

6.

7.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

8.

Will Young

ROUND 5 - Hidden theme

There is a loose link between the answers to Rounds 5 and 8

1

Complete this literary trio: Goneril, Cordelia and…

Regan

2.

Name the actor uncle of Ewan MacGregor.

Denis Lawson

3.

In 1936 who composed Adagio for Strings?

Samuel Barber

4.

Which American musician, the mastermind behind the band Funkadelic, produced One Nation Under a Groove in 1978?

George Clinton

5.

Complete this musical trio: Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and ….

Mary Wilson

6.

Who has chaired the same Radio 4 comedy/quiz show for over thirty years?

Humphrey Lyttleton

(both names required)

7.

Whose works, set around World War I include The Good Soldier and Parade’s End?

Ford Maddox Ford

(full name required)

8.

Which Millennium Commission funded attraction was the brainchild of Tim Smit (sic) and Jonathan Ball?

The Eden Project

ROUND 6 - Hidden theme - 'O my Hornby and my Barlow'

1

Which TV soap publican was played by Ronald Magill?

Amos Brearley

2.

Who wrote The Screwtape Letters?

C S Lewis

3.

Judy Collins was in the UK charts for 67 weeks between 1970 and 1972 with which song?

Amazing Grace

4.

Which historical character has been portrayed on film by Clark Gable and Mel Gibson?

Fletcher Christian

5.

Who lead the inquiry into the death of the government arms expert Dr David Kelly?

Lord Hutton

6.

Whose orchestral works include a Sea Symphony and a Pastoral Symphony?

Ralph Vaughan Williams

7.

Whose 1997 autobiography was called Moab Is My Washpot?

Stephen Fry

8.

Who in 1973 gave it up for music with his Free Electric Band?

Albert Hammond

ROUND 7

1.

Who was the leader of East Germany, forced to resign three weeks before the fall of the Berlin Wall?

Erich Honecker

2.

Who succeeded Leonid Brezhnev as General Secretary of the USSR communist party?

Yuri Andropov

3.

Which other two women, together with Jade Goody, were involved in the racist bullying of Shilpa Shetty on the recent Celebrity Big Brother?

Danielle Lloyd and Jo O’Meara

4.

Who recently won Soapstar Superstar?

Antony Cotton

5.

Which Manchester hotel’s most famous feature was a stuffed polar bear in reception?

Sacha’s

6.

In which Manchester hotel was Angus Deayton exposed in the tabloids as spending time with a prostitute?

Malmaison

7.

Who were the losing semi finalists in last season’s FA Cup?

Chelsea and Middlesborough

8.

Which teams contested last season’s Championship play off final?

Watford and Leeds

ROUND 8 - Hidden theme

There is a loose link between the answers to Rounds 5 and 8

1.

Which former Manchester City player caused outrage at the start of this season by apparently deliberately elbowing an opponent in the face?

Ben Thatcher

2.

Which American company brews Budweiser beer?

Anheuser-Busch

3.

Whose works include: The City and the Pillar, Burr and Duluth?

Gore Vidal

(both names required)

4.

Last year, who was nominated for an Oscar as best actor in a leading role for his performance in Brokeback Mountain?

Heath Ledger

(both names required)

5.

Who was the captain of England’s Rugby Union World Cup winning side of 2003?

Martin Johnson

6.

Which test cricket wicket keeper holds the record for the most dismissals?

Ian Healy

7.

Who is the coroner presiding over the Princess Diana/Dodi Fayed inquest?

Elizabeth Butler-Sloss

(full name required)

8.

Who is currently keeping wicket for England in Australia?

Paul Nixon

1.

The Indian company Tata has just bought which Anglo-Dutch business?

Corus

2.

What is the name of Microsoft’s new operating system, released yesterday?

Windows Vista

3.

Who is the socialist candidate for the presidency of France?

Segolene Royal

4.

What became compulsory this day 24 years ago?

The wearing of seat belts by drivers and front seat passengers

5.

Only four men have won more grand slam singles tennis titles than Roger Federer.  Name three of them.

(3 from)

Bjorn Borg, Rod Laver (11) Roy Emerson (12), Pete Sampras (14)

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