ROUND 1

1.

Who is the 2007 World Snooker Champion?

2.

Christine Ohuruogu won the women’s 400m at the 2007 World Athletic championships.  Which British athlete finished second?

3.

From which hit single of 1970 are these lyrics:

“Wear a tall hat like a druid in the old days

  Wear a tall hat and a tattooed gown”?

4.

From which hit single of 1973 are these lyrics:

“You better beware, you better take care

  You better watch out if you’ve got long black hair

  He’ll come from behind, you go out of your mind

  You’d better not go, you never know what you’ll find”?

5.

In Mathematics which letter is used to denote the base of natural logarithms and is approximately equal to 2.718?

6.

In Physics which letter is used to denote Planck’s constant?

7.

Which 1997 film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson was based on the career of porn star Dirk Diggler?

8.

Who was the female star of the 1972 film Deep Throat?

ROUND 2 - 'Fruit n' Nut'

Each answer has a connection with either a fruit or a nut

1.

Steve Wozniak is the (lesser known) co-founder of which company?

2.

Who won the 2002 Best Actress Oscar for her role as a prisoner’s wife in the film Monster’s Ball?

3.

Who is MP for Salford, and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government?

4.

Which company made the BBC Model A and Model B computers?

5.

What is the name of the carpenter in A Midsummer’s Night Dream?

6.

Who was the first President of Zimbabwe?

7.

In which 1978 film did Laurence Olivier play Ezra Lieberman (who was based on Simon Wiesenthal), and Gregory Peck play Dr Josef Mengele?

8.

Who is the music director of the Hallé Orchestra?

ROUND 3

1.

Which tennis player was allegedly poisoned during his country’s recent Davis Cup defeat?

2.

Who won the 2007 Man Booker prize for fiction?

3.

Who did Alex Ferguson replace as Manager of Manchester United?

4.

Abuja is the capital of which African country?

5.

Which actress has played Queen Elizabeth I, Bob Dylan and and Katherine Hepburn?

6.

Which 1969 hit contains the line: “And I’m floating in a most peculiar way”?

7.

The Reverend Chad Varah, who died last week, founded which famous organisation in 1953?

8.

What name is shared by the recently retired chief vet and the co-star of Singin’ in the Rain?

ROUND 4

1.

Which part of the body is affected by Hirschsprung’s disease?

2.

Blake Fielder-Civil is the husband of which famous singer?

3.

Of which Ealing comedy is this a description: 'Part of a London district is discovered to belong to Burgundy and the inhabitants find themselves free of rationing restrictions'?

4.

'Nakupenda' means 'l love you' in which language?

5.

In the Old Testament what was the name of Moses’ brother?

6.

Which world leader was told by King Juan Carlos of Spain to “shut up” at a recent international summit?

7.

The Man who Invented Sex is the recently published biography of which author?

8.

Why could Jamie Spencer and Seb Sanders not be separated last week?

ROUND 5

1.

Which parts of the body are affected by Raynaud’s disease?

2.

Kevin Federline was divorced from which famous singer in November 2006?

3.

Of which Ealing comedy is this a description: 'An old woman takes in a lodger who with his four friends commits a robbery'?

4.

'Wo ai ni' means 'I love you' in which language?

5.

In the Old Testament who was the first wife of Abraham?

6.

Who said last week: “If you have the power to remove me, go on”?

7.

Whose autobiography published this week is entitled My Booky Wook?

8.

Name the ex-England cricket coach who won the Ashes, lost the Ashes, and who has recently had a controversial autobiography published.

ROUND 6

1.

Which tennis player recently announced her retirement after it was revealed that she had tested positive for cocaine at this year’s Wimbledon championships?

2.

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007?

3.

Who did Arsène Wenger replace as Manager of Arsenal?

4.

Nay Pyi Taw is the capital of which Asian country?

5.

Which actor has played David Frost, Kenneth Williams and Tony Blair?

6.

Which 1969 hit contains the line: “Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner”?

7.

Canon Richard Milford founded which famous organisation in 1942?

8.

What name is shared by the Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the Open University and an eccentric Five Live football reporter?

ROUND 7

1.

This question contains 6 tittles. What is a tittle?

2.

Marcus Tullius Tiro, who developed one of the earliest forms of shorthand, was the slave, and later the freedman, of which leading Roman orator?

3.

Who is the only player to have captained FA/SFA Cup winning teams in Scotland and England?

4.

Which football club, who have won the FA Cup just once, were known as Singers FC from 1883 to 1898?

5.

James Jewel Osterburg is the real name of which singer?

6.

Brian Warner is the real name of which singer?

7.

From which famous suspension bridge was the first modern bungee jump performed by members of the Dangerous Sports Club?

8.

In 1969, what became the first song to be sung in outer space?

1.

Which well-known character in film was named after George Lucas’ dog?

2.

Which band, whose albums included Pretzel Logic and Can’t Buy a Thrill got their name from a sexual device depicted in the book The Naked Lunch?

3.

Only 3 countries have competed in every modern summer and winter Olympic Games.  Name two of them.

4.

In which city were the 1948 Olympic Games originally scheduled to be held?

5.

Between which two South American countries was the Chaco War fought between 1932 and 1935?

6.

Which two countries fought the so-called Football War for 6 days in 1969?

7.

What word connects a Monty Python sketch, a Lennon and McCartney song and Bokmal?

8.

What word connects Auckland, D H Lawrence and and The Wizard of Oz?

1.

Who is the first character to speak in the first Star Wars film (that’s Episode IV - A New Hope, for the pedants among you)?

2.

Who were the first animated television couple to sleep in a double bed?

3.

In the forthcoming film, who plays Beowulf?

4.

What was the name of the farm that is the setting for George Orwell’s Animal Farm?

5.

In what way did 52 become 54 in 1865?

6.

Goat Island lies in the middle of which of the wonders of the natural world?

7.

In Wacky Races, who drove the Turbo Terrific?

8.

What word is derived from a modern plural of the Latin for ‘the place where three roads meet’?

9.

Which football team plays at the Galpharm Stadium?

10.

In which number 1 record of 1971 did Two Ton Ted from Teddington appear?

11.

What was the first novel by Jeanette Winterson?

ROUND 1

1.

Who is the 2007 World Snooker Champion?

John Higgins

2.

Christine Ohuruogu won the women’s 400m at the 2007 World Athletic championships.  Which British athlete finished second?

Nicola Sanders

3.

From which hit single of 1970 are these lyrics:

“Wear a tall hat like a druid in the old days

  Wear a tall hat and a tattooed gown”?

Ride a White Swan

(by T Rex)

4.

From which hit single of 1973 are these lyrics:

“You better beware, you better take care

  You better watch out if you’ve got long black hair

  He’ll come from behind, you go out of your mind

  You’d better not go, you never know what you’ll find”?

Blockbuster

(by Sweet)

5.

In Mathematics which letter is used to denote the base of natural logarithms and is approximately equal to 2.718?

e

6.

In Physics which letter is used to denote Planck’s constant?

h

7.

Which 1997 film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson was based on the career of porn star Dirk Diggler?

Boogie Nights

8.

Who was the female star of the 1972 film Deep Throat?

Linda Lovelace

ROUND 2 - 'Fruit n' Nut'

Each answer has a connection with either a fruit or a nut

1.

Steve Wozniak is the (lesser known) co-founder of which company?

Apple

2.

Who won the 2002 Best Actress Oscar for her role as a prisoner’s wife in the film Monster’s Ball?

Halle Berry

3.

Who is MP for Salford, and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government?

Hazel Blears

4.

Which company made the BBC Model A and Model B computers?

Acorn

5.

What is the name of the carpenter in A Midsummer’s Night Dream?

(Peter) Quince

(accept just Quince)

6.

Who was the first President of Zimbabwe?

Canaan Banana

7.

In which 1978 film did Laurence Olivier play Ezra Lieberman (who was based on Simon Wiesenthal), and Gregory Peck play Dr Josef Mengele?

The Boys From Brazil

8.

Who is the music director of the Hallé Orchestra?

Mark Elder

ROUND 3

1.

Which tennis player was allegedly poisoned during his country’s recent Davis Cup defeat?

Tommy Haas

2.

Who won the 2007 Man Booker prize for fiction?

Anne Enright

3.

Who did Alex Ferguson replace as Manager of Manchester United?

Ron Atkinson

4.

Abuja is the capital of which African country?

Nigeria

5.

Which actress has played Queen Elizabeth I, Bob Dylan and and Katherine Hepburn?

Cate Blanchett

6.

Which 1969 hit contains the line: “And I’m floating in a most peculiar way”?

Space Oddity

(by David Bowie)

7.

The Reverend Chad Varah, who died last week, founded which famous organisation in 1953?

The Samaritans

8.

What name is shared by the recently retired chief vet and the co-star of Singin’ in the Rain?

Debbie Reynolds

ROUND 4

1.

Which part of the body is affected by Hirschsprung’s disease?

Large intestine

(also accept bowels)

2.

Blake Fielder-Civil is the husband of which famous singer?

Amy Winehouse

3.

Of which Ealing comedy is this a description: 'Part of a London district is discovered to belong to Burgundy and the inhabitants find themselves free of rationing restrictions'?

Passport to Pimlico

4.

'Nakupenda' means 'l love you' in which language?

Swahili

5.

In the Old Testament what was the name of Moses’ brother?

Aaron

6.

Which world leader was told by King Juan Carlos of Spain to “shut up” at a recent international summit?

President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela

7.

The Man who Invented Sex is the recently published biography of which author?

Harold Robbins

8.

Why could Jamie Spencer and Seb Sanders not be separated last week?

They tied equal first in the Flat Racing Jockey’s Winner’s Championship which concluded on Saturday

ROUND 5

1

Which parts of the body are affected by Raynaud’s disease?

Fingers and toes

(it is a disorder of the small arteries which affects bloodflow)

2.

Kevin Federline was divorced from which famous singer in November 2006?

Britney Spears

3.

Of which Ealing comedy is this a description: 'An old woman takes in a lodger who with his four friends commits a robbery'?

The Ladykillers

4.

'Wo ai ni' means 'I love you' in which language?

Chinese

(Mandarin)

5.

In the Old Testament who was the first wife of Abraham?

Sarah

6.

Who said last week: “If you have the power to remove me, go on”?

Sir Ian Blair

(the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police speaking at a meeting of the London Assembly)

7.

Whose autobiography published this week is entitled My Booky Wook?

Russell Brand

8.

Name the ex-England cricket coach who won the Ashes, lost the Ashes, and who has recently had a controversial autobiography published.

Duncan Fletcher

ROUND 6

1

Which tennis player recently announced her retirement after it was revealed that she had tested positive for cocaine at this year’s Wimbledon championships?

Martina Hingis

2.

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007?

Doris Lessing

3.

Who did Arsène Wenger replace as Manager of Arsenal?

Bruce Rioch

4.

Nay Pyi Taw is the capital of which Asian country?

Myanmar

(also accept Burma)

5.

Which actor has played David Frost, Kenneth Williams and Tony Blair?

Michael Sheen

6.

Which 1969 hit contains the line: “Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner”?

Get Back

(by The Beatles)

7.

Canon Richard Milford founded which famous organisation in 1942?

Oxfam

8.

What name is shared by the Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the Open University and an eccentric Five Live football reporter?

Stuart Hall

ROUND 7

1.

This question contains 6 tittles. What is a tittle?

The dot above a lower case ‘i’ or ‘j’

2.

Marcus Tullius Tiro, who developed one of the earliest forms of shorthand, was the slave, and later the freedman, of which leading Roman orator?

Cicero

3.

Who is the only player to have captained FA/SFA Cup winning teams in Scotland and England?

Martin Buchan

4.

Which football club, who have won the FA Cup just once, were known as Singers FC from 1883 to 1898?

Coventry City

5.

James Jewel Osterburg is the real name of which singer?

Iggy Pop

6.

Brian Warner is the real name of which singer?

Marilyn Manson

7.

From which famous suspension bridge was the first modern bungee jump performed by members of the Dangerous Sports Club?

Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol

(on April 15th 1979)

8.

In 1969, what became the first song to be sung in outer space?

Happy Birthday

1.

Which well-known character in film was named after George Lucas’ dog?

Indiana Jones

2.

Which band, whose albums included Pretzel Logic and Can’t Buy a Thrill got their name from a sexual device depicted in the book The Naked Lunch?

Steely Dan

3.

Only 3 countries have competed in every modern summer and winter Olympic Games.  Name two of them.

(any two from)

Great Britain, France and Switzerland

4.

In which city were the 1948 Olympic Games originally scheduled to be held?

Tokyo

(and Helsinki at one point, so accept that also)

5.

Between which two South American countries was the Chaco War fought between 1932 and 1935?

Bolivia and Paraguay

6.

Which two countries fought the so-called Football War for 6 days in 1969?

El Salvador and Honduras

7.

What word connects a Monty Python sketch, a Lennon and McCartney song and Bokmal?

Norwegian

(Norwegian Blue parrot, Norwegian Wood and the Norwegian name for the Norwegian language)

8.

What word connects Auckland, D H Lawrence and and The Wizard of Oz?

Rainbow

(Rainbow Warrior sunk in Auckland, a novel by D H Lawrence, and the song Over the Rainbow)

1.

Who is the first character to speak in the first Star Wars film (that’s Episode IV - A New Hope, for the pedants among you)?

C3P0

2.

Who were the first animated television couple to sleep in a double bed?

Fred and Wilma Flintstone

3.

In the forthcoming film, who plays Beowulf?

Ray Winstone

4.

What was the name of the farm that is the setting for George Orwell’s Animal Farm?

Manor Farm

5.

In what way did 52 become 54 in 1865?

Jokers were first added to packs of cards

6.

Goat Island lies in the middle of which of the wonders of the natural world?

Niagara Falls

7.

In Wacky Races, who drove the Turbo Terrific?

Peter Perfect

8.

What word is derived from a modern plural of the Latin for ‘the place where three roads meet’?

Trivia

9.

Which football team plays at the Galpharm Stadium?

Huddersfield Town

(it used to be called the MacAlpine Stadium)

10.

In which number 1 record of 1971 did Two Ton Ted from Teddington appear?

Ernie

(by Benny Hill)

11.

What was the first novel by Jeanette Winterson?

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

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