13th Feb Questons

Specialist Questions
13/02/07


1.Arts and Entertainment - Three of a Kind

2.When We Were Young

3.Science

4.History

5.Geography

6.On First Name Terms

7.Sport

8.Name That Song!

Arts and Entertainment - Three of a Kind
You will be given a clue and three examples of their work, which should lead to an answer. i.e. Singer; Chicago, My Way, The Summer Breeze. Answer: Frank Sinatra

1. Actor; Awakenings, The Deer Hunter, Meet the Parents - A. Robert De Niro.

2.Artist; The Potato Eaters, Bedroom in Arles, Portrait of Doctor Gachet
A. Van Gogh

3.Film Director; Apocalypse Now, The Cotton Club, Sleepy Hollow
A. Francis Ford Coppola

4.Actress; Roman Holiday, My Fair Lady, The Nun's Story
A. Audrey Hepburn

5. .author; Needful Things, The Tommyknockers, Dolores Claiborne
A. Stephen King

6. Author; The Secret People, Trouble with Lichen, Chocky
A. John Wyndham

7. /Singer; Sir Duke, I ain't gonna stand for it, Lately
A. Stevie Wonder

8. Playwright; The Entertainer, Epitaph for George Dillon, Look back in Anger
A. John Osborne


Supplementaries:
9. Singer; Tangled up in Blue, Mozambique, Hurricane
A. Bob Dylan
10. Playwright; The Lover, Tea Party, The Caretaker
A. Harold Pinter

When We Were Young .
1. Which TV programme did Mick Roberts and Jenny Handley present?
A. Magpie

2. What was the name of the first Blue Peter dog (1962 - 77)? A. Petra

3. Who sailed away in a sieve?
A. TheJumblies

4. What was the name of the owl in the herbs?
A. Sage

5. A Wonderloaf advertising slogan became a Tottenham football chant for Mr. Knowles; what was Mr. Knowles' Christian name?
A. Cyril (Nice one Cyril)

6. Who wrote and narrated Bagpuss?
A. Oliver Postgate

7,/ What was a Jubblie?
A. A triangular block of flavoured ice
8. Who lived at No. 52 Festive Road?
A. Mr.Benn


Supplementaries:
9. In the nursery rhyme who was under a haystack fast asleep?
A. Little Boy Blue
10. Zsazsa and KiKi were whose companions?
A. Hector's (in Hector's house)

Science
I/What name is given to a mixture that typically contains 75% Potassium Nitrate, 13% Charcoal, and 12% Sulphur?
A. Gunpowder

2. What does an anemometer measure?
A. Air or wind speed

3. In mathematics what do vectors have that scalars do not?
A. Direction

4 .What is acetylsalicylic acid better known as?
A. Aspirin

5. What is the name of the calcified tissue surrounding the pulp cavity of teeth?
A. Dentine

6. What name is given to the force that makes an object move in a circular path?
A. Centripetal (not centrifugal)

7. What is the name given to the study of the movement of the plates which make up the earth's surface?
A. Tectonics

8. Which metal expands the most when heated?
A. Caesium


Supplementaries:

9. What did Walter Hunt invent in 1849?
A. Safety Pin

10. What has been lost if one is anosmatic?
A. Sense of smell
11. Named after its inventor, what is the scale that measures the intensity of earthquakes?
A. Mercalli Scale




HISTORY

1. Which country conquered Goa in India in 1510?
A. Portugal

2 The only English Pope (1154 -59) and the only Dutch Pope (1522 - 23) shared which same papal name?
A. Adrian

3. What did Russia sell to America for $7.2m in 1867?
A. Alaska

4 .What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse?
A. Bucephalus

5. Which family of bankers dominated Florence during the Renaissance?
A. The Medici family

6. What name was given to the 2 wars fought between Britain and China in 1839 - 42 and 1856 - 60?
A. The Opium Wars

7. What was the only major sea battle in the First World War? A. The Battle of Jutland

8. Who invented bone china?
A. Josiah Spode

Supplementaries;

9. What name was given to the open space
or court of a medieval castle?
A. Bailey

10. When did Rome become a republic?
A. 509 BC (accept 559 - 459 BC)

Geography
1. The Isle of Sheppey is part of which English county?
A. Kent

2. Into which sea does the River Jordan flow?
A. Dead Sea

3. Which is the smallest in area of the 50 states in the US?
A. Rhode Island

4. The Orinoco forms a 200 mile border between Venezuela and which other country?
A. Colombia

5. /What is the capital of Nepal?
A. Kathmandu

6. What is the only US state that borders one other state only?
A. Maine

7.Which Italian city is built around the base of Mount Vesuvius?
A. Naples

8. What links the English towns of Barton and Hessle?
A. The H umber Bridge


Supplementaries:

9. What is the capital of Argentina?
A. Buenos Aires /

10. Which country has coastlines on both the Atlantic and Indian oceans?
A. South Africa

On First Name Terms
You will be given the surname of a famous person; all you need is the first name.
1. Baden-Powell
A. Robert

2. Degas
A. Edgar

3. Chippendale
A. Thomas

4. Mendelssohn
A. Felix

5. Nijinsky
A. Vaslav

6. Kafka
A. Franz

7. Rodin
A. Auguste

8. Tito
A. Josip


Supplementaries:

9. Canaletto
A. Antonio

10. Mussolini
A. Benito

Sport
1. Superbowl XLI (41) was recently contested between the Chicago Bears and which other team? A: Indianapolis Colts (accept Indianapolis)

2. In cricket, who scored a double century as night-watchman against Bangladesh in 2006?
A. Jason Gillespie

3. In football, Luis Scolari is manager of which country?
A. Portugal

4. Who did Serena Williams beat to win this year's Australian Open?
. Maria Sharapova

5. Reading FC share the Madejski Stadium with which Rugby Union team?
A. London Irish

6. Where are French rugby league team Catalans Dragons based?
A. Perpignan

7. Who - as at 7th February 2007 - became the latest player to leave the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to join the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)?
A./Mervyn King

8. Name either of the American duo who have agreed to buy Liverpool FC?
A. George Gillett or Tom Hicks


Supplementaries:

9. In golf, where was The Open held last year (2006)?
A. Hoylake

10. Who won the 2006 Tour de France, only to lose the title after a drugs test?
A. Floyd Landis

Name That Song!
Just give the title of the song the lyrics come from. The artist is not required

1. In that jingle jangle morning, I'll come following you. A. Mr Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan)

2. I wonder if one day that you say that you care, if you say you love me madly...
A. Puppet on a String (Sandy Shaw)

3. Said I remember when we used to sit, in the government yard in Trenchtown...
A. No Woman, No Cry (Bob Marley)

4. I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome, I took some comfort there... A. The Boxer (Simon and Garfunkel)

5. Friday night and the lights are low, looking out for a place to go.
A. Dancing Queen (Abba)

6. Look at him working; darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there...
A. Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles)

7. I was born in a crossfire hurricane, and I howled at my ma in the driving rain...
A. Jumping Jack Flash (Rolling Stones)

8. There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold...
A. Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)


Supplementaries:
9. You can burn my house, steal my car, drink my liquor from an old fruit jar.
A. Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis Presley and others)

10. There is no other day, lets try it another way, you'll lose your mind and play free games for May.
A. See Emily Play (Pink Floyd)


GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS
1. Which opera was composed by Verdi to celebrate the opening of the Suez canal?
Aida

2. Which hymn became the first million selling record featuring bagpipes?
Amazing Grace

3.What part was played by Charlton Heston in the film the Ten Commandments?
Moses

4. ln which English county is the Queen's private residence, Sandringham House?
Norfolk

5. Which former British prime minister collapsed and died whilst making a speech in the house of Lords?
William Pitt the elder

6. Which legendary Spanish warriors full name means The Lord Champion'?
El Cid

7. Which artist created the large High Altar Tapestry in Coventry Cathedral?
Graham Sutherland

8. The five highest waterfalls in Europe are all to be found in which country?
Norway

9.How many bytes are there in a megabyte?
One million -3 0 ^

1O. Who was Richard Nixon's vice president when he came to power in 1968?
Spiro Agnew

11. Tralee is the administrative centre for which Irish county?
Kerry

12.Who was jailed for life, then acquitted after appeal, in the Dingo baby trial'?
Lindy Chamberlain

13. Name the first type of inter-continental ballistic missile fired in 1961?
Minuteman

14. In which Asian country is the Coromandel Coast?
India

15,What is the name of the mythical three headed guard dog in Greek mythology?
Cerberus

16. What name is given to a Hindu of the highest caste?
Brahman

17. From which ore is Aluminium extracted?
Bauxite

18. In which novel does Tolstoy describe a Russian wolf hunt using borzois?
War and Peace

19. Whjch of the Spice Girls was nicknamed 'Sporty Spice'?
Melanie Chisholm

20. What type of song is a doxology?
Hymn

21. Which birthday did the Duke of Edinburgh celebrate in the year 2000?
79th

22. Which Irish novelist and poet wrote the short story collection 'Dubliners'?
James Joyce

23. Who was Hitler's secretary - sentenced to death in absentia at Nuremburg?
Martin Bormann

24. 1n which county is Milton Keynes?
Buckinghamshire

25 In which English county is the town Bicester?
Oxfordshire

26. How many points are needed to win a game of Cribbage?
121 (no leeway)

27. On which continent would you commonly find Aardvarks?
Africa

28. What is a 'Treskilling Yellow'?
A postage stamp

29. Name Gordon Brown's second son, born in July 2006?
James

30.Which former Labour MP, more recently known as Lord Stratford, died while on holiday in Florida in
January 2006?
Tony Banks

31.Name/the television series featuring the characters Gwen Cooper, Jack Harkness and Owen
Harper?
Torchwood

32. Which actor left Coronation Street in 2006 after 30 years?
Johnny Briggs (don't accept Mike Baldwin)


33. Where were the 2006 UEFA cup finals held?
Eindhoven

34.Who was recently listed by Forbes magazine as the richest black person on the planet?
Oprah Winfrey

35. What is the name of the major airport on the Isle of Man?
Ronaldsway

36.What does the T.T. stand for in Isle of Man T.T. Races?
Tourist Trophy

37.How many living presidents or ex-presidents of the USA were present at the funeral of Gerald Ford?
Four
38. Of which country is Ellen Johnson Sirleaf president?
Liberia

30. Name the wooden flying boat designed by Howard Hughes?
The 'Spruce Goose'

40. Which British heavyweight boxer was the first to win three Lonsdale belts?
Henry Cooper.

41. Which Blue's singer had the real name McKinley Morganfield?
Muddy Waters

42. What is the capital of Kenya?
Nairobi

43. Which element has the symbol Mn?
Manganese


44. Name the Planet Pluto's only moon?
Charon

45. By what name is Britain's most notorious environmental protester Danial Hocker commonly known?
Swampy

46/How is the year 1999 expressed in Roman Numerals?
MCMXCIX

47.Name the capital of Portugal?
Lisbon

48.Name the natural painkillers secreted by the brain that resemble opiates?
Endorphins

49.Wnat is the first name of the fictional detective Miss Marple?
Jane

50.Which American jazz singer was known as Lady Day?
Billie Holliday

51. Who was Poet Laureate from 1984 to 1998?
Ted Hughes

52. Who wrote 'Auld lang syne'?
Robert Burns

53. Which of the Mitford Sisters married Oswald Mosley?
Diana

54. Who was allowed to help Jesus carry the cross?
Simon of Cyrene

55.Which chess piece can only move diagonally?
Bishop

56. which singer starred in the 1959 film 'Expresso Bongo'?
Cliff Richard

57.0f Which US state is Lincoln the capital?
Nebraska

58.Which cabinet member was made "Leader of the House of Commons, Lords Reform and Party
Funding" in May 2006?
Rt Hon Jack Straw MP

59. Nellie Dean is a character in which novel?
Wuthering Heights

6O.Whatis the birthstone for the month of July?
Ruby

61. There are 6 categories of Nobel prizes awarded each year: Chemistry, medicine, peace, literature
and economics are 5, what is the 6th?
Physics

62. Name the deep-toned aboriginal wind instrument popularised by Rolf Harris?
The Didgeridoo

63. What colour does Strontium produce when used in fireworks?
Red

64. Name the barber in Rosini's opera 'The Barber of Seville'?
Figaro


65. In Eastenders, The Queen Victoria pub is on the corner of Albert Square and which other road?
Bridge Street

66. Which American city is home to the Timberwolves, the Twins and the Vikings?
Minneapolis

67. ln the Chinese Zodiac which sign comes between the rat and the tiger?
The Ox

68.The name of which game means 'I Play' in Latin?
Ludo

69. What is the correct way to address a Duke?
Your Grace

70. What is an epidiascope?
An overhead projector

71.In which decade of the 20th century did the human population of the world reach 4 billion?
1970s

72. VVhich author's first works were published under the name Currer Bell?
Charlotte Bronte

73. Who was the father-in-law of Moses? Jethro

74. What do the initials HB on a pencil stand for?
Hard Black

75. Who is the president of Egypt?
Muhammad Hosni Mubarak

76. Which flag was flown by the Mayflower when the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts?
The St. George's Cross


77. Name the Isle of Man Ferry that recently collided (in February 2007) with the Alaska Rainbow in the
River Mersey?
Sea Express 1 (Sea Express)

78;What is the name of Dr Evil's cat in the 'Austin Powers' films?
Mr Bigglesworth

79.Which Blue's legend played on U2's 'Raffle and Hum' album?
BB King

80. Of what organisation is Amr Moussa the Secretary-general?
The Arab League

81. In which year was the NASDAQ financial exchange founded?
1971 (accept 1969 to 1973)

82. In which month is the 'Labor Day' holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada?


83. In which English county would you find Great Bookham?
Surrey


84. HOW many stars are on the flag of Jordan? One (no leeway)

85. In which year was the English Football Association founded?
1863 (accept 1861 to 1865)

86. From what four word expression does the word 'goodbye' derive? God be with ye (accept you for ye)


87. iN which town is the book 'The French lieutenant's woman' set?
Lyme Regis

88. What name is given to the cabin below an Airship?
Gondola

89. Ifa dish is cooked 'Florentine', what ingredient is required?
Spinach

90. In which year in Britain were roads classified as either A or B roads?
1920 (accept between 1917 and 1923)

91. 'What is the name of the official residence of The Archbishop of Canterbury?
Lambeth Palace

92.UnderIslamic law, how many wives is a man allowed to have at any one time?
4 (no leeway)

93. After how many years of marriage is a wooden anniversary?
5

94. In Morse code, which letter is represented by Dash Dot Dash Dot?
C

95. Who is the patron saint of architects?
St Thomas

96.What colour is a custard apple?
Green




SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS

1 Who lives at 1313 Webfoot Walk?
Donald Duck

2. Who was the Greek Goddess of Victory?
Nike

3. Who is reported to have said to his wife 'Honey, I forgot to duck' after an assassination attempt in
1981?
Ronald Reagan

4. By what name is Martha Jane Canary better known?
Calamity Jane

5. Who played Father Dougal in the TV sitcom 'Father Ted'?
Ardal O'Hanlon

6. What type of bird features on the seventh day of Christmas in the song 'The Twelve Days Of
Christmas'?
Swan

7. In the sitcom Friends, which character has the middle name Muriel?
Chandler

8. What did Mario do for a living in the video game 'Super Mario Brothers'?
Plumber

9. Which American TV sitcom has a theme tune called 'Thank You For Being A Friend'?
'The Golden Girls'

10. How many cards are there in a tarot pack?
78

11. How many yards are there in a furlong?
220

12. What is the currency of Pakistan?
Rupee

13. What nationality was pop artist Andy Warhol?
American

14. What does a Herpetologist study?
Reptiles

15. What is the common name for Hansen's Disease?
Leprosy