FIRST ROUND OF THE CUP 27 NOVEMBER

1. WHAT DID WAINWRIGHTS ORIGINALLY MAKE?
WAGONS
2. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE TIRELESS WORKHORSE IN GEORGE ORWELL’S ANIMAL FARM?
BOXER
3. WHAT IS THE MOST EASTERN SATE OF THE U.S.A.?
MAINE
4. TO WHICH PRIME MINISTER WAS MARGOT ASQUITH REFERRING WHEN SHE SAID, "HE COULD NEVER SEE A BELT WITHOUT HITTING BELOW IT"?
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE
5. IN WHICH GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERETTA WOULD YOU HEAR "HE IS AN ENGLISHMAN"?
H.M.S. PINAFORE
6. WHO HAS BEEN THE ONLY DIVORCED PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.A.?
RONALD REGAN
7. NAME ONE OF THE OTHER COUNTRIES THAT JOINED THE COMMON MARKET AT THE SAME TIME AS THE U.K.?
EIRE OR DENMARK
8. WHERE CAN THE WALLACE MONUMENT BE FOUND?
STIRLING
9. HOW MANY PRE-DECIMAL PENNIES WAS A FLORIN WORTH?
24
10. WHO RAN THE POST OFFICE IN POSTMAN PAT'S VILLAGE OF GREENDALE?
MRS. GOGGINS
11. WHOSE 1950'S ECONOMIC PROGRAMME WAS CALLED THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD?
MAO TSE TUNG
12. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SMALL LEATHER BOXES WORN BY JEWISH MEN DURING WORSHIP?
PHYLACTERIES
13. WHERE WAS RICK'S CAFE?
CASABLANCA
14. WHAT PET NAME FOR A DOG IS LATIN FOR I TRUST?
FIDO
15. WHICH ENGLISH CITY IS HOME TO THE CRUCIBLE THEATRE?
SHEFFIELD
16. WHO WROTE THE PLAY THE CRUCIBLE?
ARTHUR MILLER
17. WHICH ACTOR STARRED AS IVANHOE, THE SAINT AND JAMES BOND?
ROGER MOORE
18. PHOBOS AND DEMOS ARE MOONS OF WHICH PLANET?
MARS
19. WHAT WAS OSCAR WILDE'S SECOND GIVEN NAME?
FINGAL
20. IF CLINT EASTWOOD WAS THE GOOD, LEE VAN CLEEF WAS THE BAD, WHO WAS THE UGLY?
ELI WALLACH
21. WHAT DOES THE LETTER F STAND FOR ON A PLIMSOLL LINE?
FRESH WATER
22 UNDER WHAT NAME DID ERICH WEISS ACHIEVE FAME?
HARRY HOUDINI
23. HOW MANY DEGREES ARE THERE IN AN OCTANT?
45
24. WHICH SCIENCE FICTION T.V. SERIES TEATURED EVIL ROBOTS CALLED CYLONS?
BATTLESTAR GALLACTICA
25. ON WHICH ISLAND IS THE VOLCANO MOUNT ETNA?
SICILY
26. WHAT WAS THE TITLE OF GRAHAM GREENE'S FIRST NOVEL?
THE MAN WITHIN
27. WHICH COUNTRY HAS A PARLIAMENT BUILDING KNOWN AS THE BEEHIVE?
NEW ZEALAND
28. WHICH MUSICAL FEATURES THE SONG 'DAY BY DAY'?
GODSPELL
29. WHICH TEAM WON THE FIRST SCOTTISH FA. CUP FINAL?
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
30. ON WHAT WOULD YOU SEE A GNOMON?
SUNDIAL
31. WHAT WAS THE NATIVE LANGUAGE OF JESUS CHRIST?
ARAMAIC
32. IN WHICH CITY IS THE HERMITAGE MUSEUM?
ST. PETERSBURG

33 WHO ASSASSINATED ROBERT KENNEDY IN 1968?
SIRHAN SIRHAN

34. WHO DISCOVERED X-RAYS?
WILHELM ROENTGEN

35. WHICH SONG IS SET TO MUSIC FROM ONE OF ELGAR'S POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE MARCHES?
LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY

36. WHAT IS THE SI UNIT OF ILLUMINATION?
LUX

37. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF JACQUES COUSTEAU'S SHIP?
CALYPSO

38. IN WHICH CHARLES DICKENS NOVEL DOES MRS. PARDIGGLE APPEAR?
BLEAK HOUSE

39. IN THE CHINESE GAME OF MAHJONG, WHAT DOES THE WORD MAHJONG MEAN?
GOLDFISH

40. IN WHICH ACTIVITY ARE JESSES USED?
FALCONRY

41. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF RIGSBY'S CAT IN THE T.V. COMEDY SERIES RISING DAMP?
VIENNA

42. WHICH CAR MANUFACTURER HAS A TRIDENT AS ITS EMBLEM?
MASERATI

43. WHICH CAR MANUFACTURER HAS THE INITIALS ACBC ON ITS BADGE?
LOTUS

44. WHO WAS THE FIRST LEADER OF KENYA AFTER INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITAIN?
JOMO KENYATTA

45 WHO WAS THE FIRST LEADER OF GHANA AFTER INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITAIN?
KWAME NKRUMAH
46. WHICH COMPANY PRODUCED THE HURRICANE WWII FIGHTER AIRCRAFT?
HAWKER AIRCRAFT CO.
47. WHICH COMPANY PRODUCED THE SPITFIRE WWII FIGHTER AIRCRAFT?
SUPERMARINE
48. WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF A GUDGEON PIN?
IT CONNECTS THE PISTON TO THE CONNECTING ROD IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.

49. WHAT IS A PANHARD ROD?
A COMPONENT OF A CAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM

50. WHO WROTE THE NOVEL MADAME BOVARY?
GUSTAV FLAUBERT

51. WHO WROTE THE NOVEL. NAUSEA?
JEAN-PAUL SARTRE
52. WHOSE ENGLAND TRY WAS DISALLOWED IN THE 2007 RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL?
MARK CUETO
53. WHO PRECEDED BRIAN ASHTON AS ENGLAND UNION COACH?
ANDY ROBINSON
54 WHICH BEATLES ALBUM INCLUDES THE SONG "LOVELY RITA"?
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

55. WHAT WAS THE BEATLES FIRST ALBUM?
PLEASE PLEASE ME
56. WHICH CHARACTER DID LIZE MINELLI PLAY IN CABARET?
SALLY BOWLES

57. WHO APPEARED AS BLANCO IN PORRIDGE?
DAVID JASON
58. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF SIMON LE BON'S YACHT THAT CAPSIZED IN THE FASTNET RACE IN 1985?
DRUM

59. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF THE BAHAMAS?
NASSAU

60. WHO WAS THE WINNER IN THE 2007 BBC TV PROGRAMME "THE APPRENTICE"?
SIMON AMBROSE
61. NAME EITHER THE AUTHOR OR THE TITLE OF THE BOOK THAT WON THIS YEAR'S BOOKER PRIZE
ANNE ENRIGHT-THE GATHERING
62. WHO PROVIDES THE VOICE FOR THE CHEESE LOVING INVENTOR WALLACE?
PETER SALLIS
63 WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BILLY LIAR STORIES?
KEITH WATERHOUSE
64. ENGLAND FOUGHT THE 100 YEARS WAR AGAINST WHICH COUNTRY?
FRANCE
65. WHICH GOLFER WON THIS YEAR'S VOLVO MASTERS AND THE OVERALL EUROPEAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT?
JUSTIN ROSE
66. THE K.C. (KINGSTON COMMUNICATIONS) STADIUM IS THE FOOTBALL GROUND OF HULL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB - WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE FORMER GROUND OF HULL CITY?
BOOTH FERRY PARK
67. WHICH BRITISH KING ASCENDED THE THRONE ON THE DEATH OF QUEEN VICTORIA?
EDWARD VII
68. WHAT IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST COUNTRY BY AREA?
RUSSIA (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
69. OF WHICH METAL IS SMITHSONITE ONE OF THE MAIN ORES?
ZINC
70. WHICH RIVER FORMS MOST OF THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN DEVON AND CORNWALL?
TAMAR
71. IN WHICH COUNTRY WOULD YOU FIND THE ATACAMA DESERT?
CHILE
72. WHICH FORMER CRICKETERS AUTOBIOGRAPHY IS CALLED "HEAD ON'?
IAN BOTHAM

73. IN WHICH LARGE TOWN IS THE CAPTAIN COOK BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM?
MIDDLESBOROUGH

74 IN THE UK VERSION OF CLUEDO, WHAT IS THE SURNAME OT THE MURDER VICTIM?
BLACK

75. WHO WON THE FIRST TV POT BLACK TROPHY?
RAY REARDON

76. WHAT MILITARY RANK DOES JAMES BOND (007) HOLD?
COMMANDER

77. WHICH COUNTRY IS THE SETTING FOR THE FILM “THE KILLING FIELDS"?
CAMBODIA

78. WHAT DID ALBERT EINSTEIN SAY WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN KNOWLEDGE?
IMAGINATION

79. WHO DESCRIBED THE SOVIET UNION AS A `RIDDLE WRAPPED IN A MYSTERY INSIDE AN ENIGMA"?
WINSTON CHURCHILL

80. GLASGOW HAS JUST BEEN AWARDED THE 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES, BUT IN WHICH COUNTRY ARE. THE 2010 GAMES TO BE HELD?
INDIA (DELHI)

81. WHAT IS A BICHON FRISE?
SMALL. DOG (ACCEPT DOG)

82. WHICH SIMPSON CHARACTER WAS ONCE A BOXER CALLED KID GORGEOUS?
MOE (SZYSLAK)- THE BARMAN

83. IN ARCHITECTURE WHAT IS A "MULLION"?
A VERTICAL BAR (COMMONLY WOOD, ALUMINIUM, STONE) DIVIDING WINDOW FRAMES OR DOUBLE DOORS

84. HOW MANY FARTHINGS WERE THERE IN A POUND PRIOR TO DECIMALISATION IN 1971?
960

85. WHO SCORED THE MOST TRIES IN THE RECENT RUGBY UNION WORLD CUP?
BRIAN HABANA (SOUTH AFRICA)

86. HOW WOULD 42 BE SHOWN IN ROMAN NUMERALS?
XLII

87. WHICH FORMER FIRST LADY WAS NICKNAMED THE "SMILING MAMBA"?
NANCY REGAN

88 WHO CREATED THE ANGEL OF THE NORTH?
ANTHONY GORMLEY

89 HOW MANY LAPS ARE COMPLETED TO WIN THE INDIANAPOLIS 500?
200

90. WHICH FORMER WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION SAID IN 1926 "HONEY I FORGOT TO DUCK"?
JACK DEMPSEY

90. WHAT IS THE MEDICAL NAME FOR THE SHIN BONE?
TIBIA

91. NAME THE SUBSTANCE PRODUCED IN THE BODY BY HARD EXERCISE WHICH CAUSES STIFFNESS IN MUSCLES?
LACTIC ACID

92. WHERE IN SURREY WAS THE RESEARCH COMPLEX LINKED TO THE RECENT FOOT AND MOUTH OUTBREAK?
PIRBRIGHT

93. WHICH BANK EXPERIENCED PANIC AMONGST ITS SAVERS AFTER ADMITTING IT HAD RECEIVED A FINANCIAL BAIL-OUT FROM THE BANK OF ENGLAND?
NORTHERN ROCK

94. WHICH POP GROUP ARE THE FACES OF MARKS AND SPENCERS CURRENT AUTOGRAPH MENSWEAR COLLECTION?
TAKE THAT

95. WHICH BRITISH NOVELIST WROTE "THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING"?
BERYL BAINBRIDGE

96. WHICH US STATE IS DIRECTLY SOUTH OF SOUTH DAKOTA?
NEBRASKA

97. IN WHICH CITY DID THE CROOKS STAGE A TRAFFIC JAM IN ORDER TO PULL OFF A GOLD BULLION ROBBERY IN THE FILM THE ITALIAN JOB?
TURIN

98. IN WHICH CITY WAS THE IF THIRD MAN SET?
VIENNA

99. WHICH BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY FEATURES "THE ODE TO JOY"?
NINTH OR CHORAL SYMPHONY
100. IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC, HOW ARE JAKE SHEARS, BABYDADDY, ANA MATRIONIC, DEL MARQUIS AND PADDY BOOM COLLECTIVELY KNOWN?
SCISSOR SISTERS
101. COLONEL X IS THE BOSS OF WHICH CARTOON CHARACTER?
DANGERMOUSE
102. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CRANE IN THE CHILDRENS TV PROGRAMME "BOB THE BUILDER"?
LOFTY
103. WHO SUCCEEDED HIS BROTHER RICHARD 1 AS THE KING OF ENGLAND IN 1199?
KING JOHN
104. IN THE HUMAN BODY HOW IS THE THYROID CARTILAGE BETTER KNOWN?
ADAMS APPLE
105. IN THE HUMAN BODY HOW IS THE CLAVICLE BETTER KNOWN?
COLLAR BONE
106. ON WHICH MOTORWAY WOULD YOU FIND THE SOUTH MIMMS SERVICE AREA?
M25
107. ON WHICH MOTORWAY WOULD YOU FIND THE CHERWELL, VALLEY SERVICE AREA?
M40
108. WHICH CHEMICAL ELEMENT DERIVES ITS NAME FROM THE GREEK WORD FOR GREEN?
CHLORINE
109. WHICH CHEMICAL ELEMENT DERIVES ITS NAME FROM THE GREEK WORD FOR COLOUR?
CHROMIUM
110. WHICH SURREY TOWN IS ALSO THE NAME OF A LARGE WHITE. FIVE-TOED BIRD?
DORKING

111. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF TONY BLAIR'S OXFORD ROCK GROUP?
UGLY RUMOURS

112- COMPLETE THE MONOPOLY BOARD SET': PENTONVILLE ROAD, EUSTON ROAD AND …
THE ANGEL ISLINGTON

113- COMPLETE THE MONOPOLY BOARD SET: THE STRAND, TRAFALGAR SQUARE AND....
FLEET STREET

114 IN DAD'S ARMY WHAT WAS PRIVATE FRAZIER‘S FULL TIME JOB?
UNDERTAKER

115. IN DAD'S ARMY WHAT WAS PRIVATE JONES' FULL TIME JOB?
BUTCHER

116. INTO WHICH SEA DOES THE RIVER VOLGA FLOW?
CASPIAN SEA

112 IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE SOURCE OF THE RIVER DANUBE?
GERMANY

118. THE BOURBON DYNASTY IS THE CURRENT RULING DYNASTY OF WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY?
SPAIN
119. WHICH BRITISH MONARCH WAS ON THE THRONE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 15TH CENTURY- 1400?
HENRY IV (1399 - 1413)

120. WHO WAS THE YORKSHIRE RIPPER?
PETER SUTCLIFFE

SUPPLEMENTARIES

1. IN WHICH CITY IS ENGLAND'S OLDEST CATHEDRAL?
CANTERBURY

2. IF YOU HAD PERTUSSIS WHAT WOULD YOU BE SUFFERING FROM?
WHOOPING COUGH

3. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE RIVER WHICH FLOWS THROUGH LEICESTER?
THE SOAR

4. WHO WAS THE FIRST BRITON IN SPACE?
HELEN SHARMAN

5. WHICH CHAIN OF STORES WAS FOUNDED BY SEAN ZILKHA IN 1961?
MOTHERCARE

6. IN COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG WHAT ARE PLATES OF MEAT?
FEET

7 IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHO STOLE FIRE FROM THE GODS?
PROMETHEUS

8. WHICH LIQUEUR IS USED IN A WHITE LADY?
COINTREAU

9. WHO DESIGNED LIVERPOOL'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL?
EDWIN LUTYENS

10. GALENA IS THE PRINCIPAL ORE OF WHICH METAL?
LEAD

20th November

Specialist Questions

Set by the Prince Of Wales

Sport

1. If you had a beard which male Olympic event would you be unable to enter
Boxing

2. In 1957 which American Baseball team moved from the east coast to the west coast
The Dodgers (Brooklyn/New York - Los Angeles)

3. In cricket which county is known as the Spitfires
Kent

4. In which sport is defence called 'The Back Pocket' and attack 'The Front Pocket'
Aussie Rules Football

5. Which is the only American Gridiron team owned by its fans
Green Bay Packers

6. Which hurdler won The BBC Sports Personality of The Year in 1968
David Hemery

7. In which sport would you compete for The Thomas Cup and The Uber Cup
Badminton (Mens and Womens World Team Championship)

8. Beach Volleyball made its first appearance at which Olympics - name the Year or City
Atlanta 1996

Supps
1. 'The Don' is a book about which cricketer
Sir Donald Bradman

2. 'Don't Tell Kath' is a book about which cricketer
Sir Ian Botham


Science

1. What is the only letter of the alphabet not used as a symbol in the periodic table
J

2. In the name of what kind of algebra do 'variables express logical statements and relationships rather than numbers'
Boolean Algebra

3. How many sides does a Nonagon have
9

4. What is the junction between two nerve cells
Synapse

5. What is the distinguishing characteristic of Apterous insects
They have no wings

6. Which ape has a name that means 'Man of the Forest'
Orang-utan

7. Jackass, Macaroni and Emperor are all species of which bird
Penguin

8. Which acid occurs in ant bites and nettle stings
Formic Acid

Supps
1. What is the term for a negatively charged electrode
Cathode

2. Name either of the two main gases that make up our Sun
Hydrogen and Helium


History - WWII in Europe

1. What was the name given to the most westerly of the three British beaches on D-Day
Gold

2. Rydz-Smigly was in charge of which country's army in 1939
Poland

3. Which German city was the target of the first 1,000 bomber raid on the night of 30th May 1942
Cologne

4. Where did the Americans secure their first bridgehead across the Rhine on 7th March 1945
Remagen (Ludendorff Bridge)

5. Of which operation did Churchill write 'I had hoped that we would be hurling a wildcat ashore, but all we got was a stranded whale
Anzio landings

6. What was the single word answer that Brigader-General McAucliffe gave to the Bastogne when called upon to surrender during The Battle of the Bulge
Nuts

7. The German Sixth Army became trapped within which city
Salingrad

8. In February 1942 two German Battle-crusiers escaped in 'The Channel Dash', name either
Scharnhorst, Gueisenau

Supps
1. What did Lieutenant Prien's U-Boat achieve on 14th October 1939
Sinking of Royal Oak in Scapa Flow

2. What were the Yugoslav resistance fighters called
Chetniks


Geography

1. Which South American city has a name meaning 'I see the mountain'
Montevideo

2. Which body of water has shores in Europe, Asia and Africa
The Mediterranean Sea

3. Which Alpine peak translates into English as 'Ogre'
The Eiger

4. In which English city are the canals called 'The Backs'
Cambridge

5. On which Scottish peninsula is Campbeltown
Kintyre

6. Which county do you enter when travelling North at The Dartford Crossing
Essex

7. Which sea is known as Huang Hai to the Chinese
The Yellow Sea

8. Name either of the two larger seas that the Sea of Marmara connects
The Black Sea or The Aegean Sea

Supps

1. What is the French name for The English Channel
La Manche

2. Which Australian state or territory would you find Cairns
Queensland


Are You Board Yet? or I'm Game If You Are


1. How many tiles are used to play Man Jong
144

2. If you were classed as a Patzer, a very poor player, what game would you be playing
Chess

3. Which game on its release in 1957 was called 'The Conquest of The World'
Risk

4. How many secret passages are there on a Cluedo board
4

5. In the game Carcassone, what is unique about the playing pieces
All are people shaped

6. How many counters of each colour are used in the game of Chinese Chequers
10

7. Scott Abbott and Chris Honey are two Canadians credited with the invention of which popular board game
Trivial Pursuit

8. Which game is played on a grid of black lines, using stones placed on the intersections of the lines
Go

Supps
1. In Monopoly how much is received from each player if it is your birthday
£10.00

2. What colour is Art and Literature in Trivial Pursuit
Brown


Arts and Entertainment

1. Nathan, Clare, Peter, Sylar and Issac are characters in which eponymous hit US TV series
Heroes

2. In Brad Anderson's comic strip 'Marmaduke', what breed of dog was Marmaduke
Great Dane

3. Which TV Quiz show returned to British screens in 1994 after a seven year break
University Challenge

4. Which sequence of films was 'Wes Craven's New Nightmare' a part of
Nightmare of Elm Street

5. Which theatre company did Kenneth Brannagh form in 1987
Renaissance Theatre Company

6. Which Austrian composer's music was featured in the 1971 film 'Death in Venice'
Mahler

7. Which classic comedian's catchprase was 'I thank you'
Arthur Askey

8. On which H.G. Wells novel was the musical 'Half a Sixpence' based
Kipps

Supps
1. Who was the rabbit friend of Bambi
Thumper

2. Who took the title role in the film 'Ghost'
Patrick Swayze


The Bear Necessities

1. What were the magic words used to help Sooty perform his tricks
Izzy Wizzy Let's Get Busy

2. What was the name of the bear that was the mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics
Misha

3. What is the name of the United States Fire Prevention mascot, used since 1944
Smokey Bear

4. What was the name of the 'rude' bear who partnered Roger De Courcey
Nookie Bear

5. Jimmy Kennedy wrote the lyrics to this well known song about bears on a trip out in 1930, but what was it called
The Teddy Bears Picnic

6. In which year did Pudsey Bear make his first TV appearance
1985

7. Which cartoon series featured the adventures of a Welsh flying bear
Superted

8. Who created Paddington Bear
Michael Bond

Supps
1. Robert Southey wrote which story about a little girl with blond hair
Goldilocks and the 3 bears

2. Which bear made its first appearance in The Beano in 1948
Biffo


Science Fiction

1. Richard Basehart and David Hedison starred in which Irvin Allen TV series
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

2. Commander Shore and Phones appeared in which Gerry Anderson TV series
Stingray

3. Which short story inspired 2001: A Space Oddessy
The Sentinel

4. In which series could you have eaten at Milliways or The Big Bang Burger Bar
The Hitch-Hikers Guide to The Galaxy

5. Which British series featured computers called Orac, Zen and Slave
Blakes 7

6. Which race made their first appearance in the Dr Who story The Moonbase
The Cybermen

7. What nationality was the chief navigator in the original Star Trek
Japenese (Mr Sulu)

8. Liz Skinner and Simon Randal were the main characters in which 1970s sci-fi series
Timeslip

Supps
1. Who was the 2nd actor to play Dr Who
Patrick Troughton

2. The Well-Manicured Man featured in which 1990s series
The X-Files

General Knowledge

(Set by the Three Crowns / Vetted by the Prince of Wales)

1. What novel by Ray Bradbury takes its name from the
temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns? "Fahrenheit 451"

2. What sort of creature is a fluke?
A Worm

3. In 2007 which football league team beat the record on winning 9
consecutive games? ( and without conceding a goal)
Stockport County

4. In 1942, which Glen Miller tune became the first record to
officially sell 1 million copies?
Chattanooga Choo Choo

5. During which single military action were the most VC’s won?
Roarkes Drift

6. Which island country did the USA invade in 1983?
Grenada

7. Which Yorkshire town has a name that means broken bridge?
Pontefract

8. What was the name of the man who attempted to assassinate
President Reagan in March 1981?
John Hinckley Jnr. (accept Hinckley)

9. Some record stores in the US put a warning sticker with the
words "explicit lyrics" on Frank Zappa`s 1986 album "Jazz from
Hell". Why was this unusual?
It was an instrumental album without words

10. Who wrote the novel Whisky Galore?
Compton Mackenzie

11. In the Old Testament, who was the elder brother of Moses?
Aaron

12. Of which country was King Manuel II the last king, before being
deposed in1910, when he moved to Twickenham ?
Portugal


13. Which snake is the fastest moving snake in the world, reaching
speeds of up to 23 km per hour?
Black Mamba

14. Which English racecourse has the shortest complete circuit, at
Just seven furlongs?
Chester

15. Elaine Bookbinder found fame as which singer?
Elkie Brooks

16. Which product when launched in 1886 was billed as an
Esteemed Brain Tonic and Intellectual Beverage?
Coca-Cola

17. Which former page 3 model has had a statue of
her erected in Serbia?
Samantha Fox

18. What did Al Capone's business card say was his occupation?
Used furniture dealer

19. Which Charles Dickens novel opens with the line 'Although I am
an old man, night time is generally my time for walking’?
The Old Curiosity Shop

20. On what day is the Eton Wall Game traditionally played?
St Andrew’s Day (30th November)

21. Sphalerite is the principal ore of which metal?
Zinc

22. Who gave birth to a daughter named Bluebell Madonna on 14th
May 2006?
Geri Halliwell

23. In which country was Mahatma Ghandi imprisoned four times?
South Africa

24. In maths, what is meant by three dots in a triangular
formation?
Therefore

25. Who is Formula 1 McClaren’s team principal?
Ron Dennis

26. What is Sydenhams’s Chorea, (a disorder associated with
rheumatic fever), the medical term for?
St Vitus'Dance

27. Young At Heart was a number 8 hit in 1984 and a number 1 hit
in 1993 for which band?
Bluebells

28. In which town or city are the administrative
headquarters of Lancashire?
Preston

29. Who wrote the novels on which the TV series 'Dalziel and
Pascoe' is based?
Reginald Hill

30. Who said "Don't tell those coming in, the result of that fantastic
Match, but let's have another look at Italy's winning goal"?
David Coleman

31. In the 2007 reality TV show Hell’s Kitchen, boxer Barry
McGuigan beat whom in the final?
Adele Silva

32. In which English city would you find an area called The Lace
Market, so called because of its history of lace making?
Nottingham

33. Which cartoon character was often seen attempting to woo a
widowed hen called Miss Prissy?
Foghorn Leghorn

34. Jamie Murray became the first British tennis player to win a
major Wimbledon title for 20 years when he won the mixed
doubles in 2007 with whom?
Jelena Jankovic

35. By what name is Mickey Mouse known in Italy?
Topolino

36. The Ganges River empties into what body of water?
Bay of Bengal

37. The Nuremberg war crimes trial opened on November 20th in
1945.Who was Hitler’s deputy who was tried in his absence
although it later transpired he might have already been dead?
Martin Bormann

38. Which 1977 film won seven Oscars but none for acting?
Star Wars

39. What does an entomologist study?
Insects

40. What was found in Egypt in 1799,which made the deciphering
of hieroglyphics possible?
The Rosetta Stone

41. What is the name of the capital city whose literal
meaning is "Mud-Yellow Estuary"?
Kuala Lumpur

42. What descriptive term is applied to force 11 on the Beaufort
scale?
Storm

43. Who was the first Danish king of England?
Canute

44. In which activity or event is Pat Gibson from Wigan currently
The World Champion?
He is the World Quiz Champion

45. Which Baltic State’s Consulate is in Charnock Richard?
Latvia

46. What is the national flower of Portugal?
Lavender

47. Formed in 1978 by singer Green Gartside, which band had
1980s UK top 10 chart hits with 'The Word Girl' and 'Wood
Beez'?
Scritti Politti

48. In which Shakespeare play would you find Bottom?
A Midsummer Night's Dream

49. Who was the last British monarch to be born outside the British Isles?
George II

50. We all know which country is associated with bagpipes, but in
which country were they invented.
Iran

51. In which 1956 film did Elvis make his film debut?
Love Me Tender

52. What are baby squirrels called?
Kittens

53. Who said "Some people think football is a matter of life and
death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much
more serious than that"?
Bill Shankly

54. In which Lancashire town or city is Edge Hill University?
Ormskirk

55. For what was the first advert screened on channel 5?
Chanel No.5 Perfume

56. What is the title of the book on which the film ‘Kes’ is based?
Kestrel For A Knave

57. Which of Shakespeare's plays is set on a ship and an
island?
The Tempest

58. In The Wizard of Oz, what did Dorothy have to steal from the
wicked witch of the West?
Her broomstick

59. Which range of mountains separates France from Spain?
Pyrenees

60. Who created Rip Van Winkle?
Washington Irving

61. Which musical film won the 2002 best picture Oscar?
Chicago

62. In which English county is Borstal, where the first young
offenders institution opened in 1902?
Kent

63. Which former World Rally champion was killed in a helicopter
crash in September 2007?
Colin McRae

64. Which book of the Bible contains the ten commandments?
Exodus

65. Which animal is also known as a glutton?
Wolverine

66. From which flower or plant is vanilla extracted?
Orchid

67. In 1549, an inventory taken on which island counted the graves
of 48 Scottish, 8 Norwegian and 4 Irish kings?
Iona

68. On 20th November in 1974, which English MP faked his own
death by disappearing after leaving his clothes by the sea in
Australia?
John Stonehouse

69. In horse racing where is the Lincoln handicap run?
Doncaster

70. Which composer married Constanze Weber on August 4th
1782?
Mozart

71. What is the name given to an integer that is equal to the sum of
all its factors except itself?
Perfect number

72. Of what type of creature is a Barnevalder, a variety?
Chicken

73. Who said "at least I can wear high heels now" after breaking
up with her husband?
Nicole Kidman

74. In the 1930s who became the first man to win a Best Actor
Oscar in 2 consecutive years?
Spencer Tracy (Captains Courageous 1937 & Boys Town
1938)

75. From which country did Mozambique achieve independence in
1975
Portugal

76. Which game involves taking wooden blocks from a tower and
placing them on top without making the tower fall?
Jenga


77. Which constellation contains the star Vega?
Lyra

78. Who wrote “Room at The Top” and “Life at The Top”?
John Braine

79. In World War II, in what French city did the Germans
surrender?
Reims

80. Which Championship football club has an elephant on its
badge?
Coventry City

81. Which actress, model and singer served 18 days in prison for
tax evasion in 1982?

Sofia Loren

82. Seventeen year old Paul Drinkhall is Britain's number one in
which sport?
Table Tennis

83. ‘Fire bellied’, ‘Spadefoot’ and ‘Midwife’, are all types of what?
Toads

84. In which prison is the TV series ‘Bad Girls’ set?
HMP Larkhall

85. Which song has been a number 1 hit for Tommy Roe in 1969
and Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff in 1991?
Dizzy

86. Which toy, part of the Thunderbirds range was voted “Toy Of
The Year” in 1993?
Tracy Island

87. In 1971, which present football pundit made his 569th and last
appearance for Blackpool FC, this being the club's last ever
game in the top flight of English football?
Jimmy Armfield

88. Virginia Patterson Hensley found fame which singer?
Patsy Cline

89. Which well known chocolate bar was originally created from the
wasted chocolate skimmed off the moulds of other bars?
Cadbury’s Flake

90. Which great Carthegian general crossed the Alps in 218?
Hannibal

91. The Rose doesn't just symbolise England; it's also the
national flower of which European country?
Luxembourg

92. In the human body, what is the name of the chief muscle used
in breathing, which separates the chest from the abdomen?
Diaphragm

93. Who will Rickie Hatton fight in Las Vegas next month for the
World welterweight title?
Floyd Mayweather Jnr.

94. Who designed Italy's national flag?
Napoleon

95. Which novelist wrote Titus Groan?
Mervin Peake

96. What was Buddy Holly's real first name?
Charles

Supplementary questions


1. Who was the Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974?
Willy Brant

2. What is the state capital of New Jersey?
Trenton

3. What name was given to the followers of the Greek moral
philosopher Diogenes of Sinope?
Cynics

4. At which event did the ants dance with the fleas whilst the
worms squirmed?
Ugly Bug Ball

5. In Tennis, What was the name of the electronic ‘eye’ used at
Wimbledon?
Cyclops

6. What name is given to one tenth of a nautical mile?
Cable

Specialist Questions

Tuesday 13th November 2007

Set by The New Castle


1. Geography
2. Mr Men
3. Sporting nicknames
4. History: it happened in November
5. Science
6. Arts and entertainment: great last lines
7. Ten ton round
8. To absent friends

Geography


Which American politician is behind the controversial climate change film called “An inconvenient Truth”?
Al Gore

2. Which English county has a border with only one other county?

Cornwall

3. In Welsh place names what does the prefix “Aber” mean?

Mouth of (As in Aberystwyth, mouth of the river Ystwyth)

4. If you set sail due south from Palma, Majorca, and carried on in a straight line, in which country would you hit land?

Algeria

5. If you set sail due north from Cyprus, and carried on in a straight line, in which country would you hit land?

Turkey

6. Transverse, Barchan, Linear and Star are four types of what?

Dune (Sand)

7. Istanbul has been called Constantinople and several other names in the past, but what name did the Greeks originally give the city in 667BC?

Byzantium

8. Which mountain found near to the Eiger in Switzerland takes its name from the German for young girl?

Jungfrau


S1 The border between Canada and the USA is the world’s longest international border. Which line of latitude does it follow for nearly half of its length?

49 degrees (North) (49th parallel)

S2.By what is the A406 road in London better known?

The North Circular Road


Mr Men

Name these Mr Men (please click on the link below)


http://www.quiz-zone.co.uk/quizrounds/070306mrmen/printa.html

Sporting nicknames

For each question you will be given the name of a sportsman and the sport in which he competed. What the answer requires is the nickname by which he was better known.

1. Ron Harris – Football

Chopper
2. Alberto Juantorena – Athletics

White Lightning


3. Alain Prost - Motor Racing

The Professor


4. Phil Taylor – Darts

The Power


5. Michael Holding – Cricket

Whispering Death


6. William Perry – American Football

The Refrigerator


7. Greg Norman – Golf

The Great White Shark (Do not accept shark by itself)


8. Marvin Hagler – Boxing

Marvellous




S1.Thomas Hearns – Boxing

The Hitman


S2.Derek Underwood – Cricket

Deadly



History: it happened in November


1. 1st November 1990: The deputy Prime Minister resigned over Margaret Thatcher’s opposition to a single European currency. He was the last remaining member of her original 1979 cabinet. Who was he?

Sir Geoffrey Howe

2. 2nd November 1993: The European Community became the European Union under the terms of what treaty?

Maastricht

3. 3rd November 1957: For what did a dog called Laika become famous?

It was the first living thing to go into orbit.

4. 4th November 1995: Who was the Israeli Prime Minister, assassinated by a Jewish extremist?

Yitzhak Rabin

5. 5th November 1688: Who landed a 12,000-strong army at Torbay to claim the British throne from James II?

William of Orange

6. 6th November 1917: The Third Battle of Ypres ended as the Allies captured which Belgian village from the Germans?

Passchendaele

7. 7th November 1956: Which US president was re-elected?

Dwight D Eisenhower

8. 8th November 1990: Ireland elected its first female president. Who was she?


Mary Robinson




S1.9th November 1970: General Charles de Gaulle died. Who was the French President at the time?

Georges Pompidou

S2.10th November 1980: Who became leader of the Labour Party?


Michael Foot



Science


1. They are collectively known as flavours. Strange, charm, up, down, top, and bottom are types of what?
Quarks


2. When rotating about axes, a boat or plane can roll, pitch or what?
Yaw


3. What was Foucault’s pendulum used to demonstrate?
The rotation of the Earth


4. Sigmund Freud published his most influential book in 1900. What was it called?
The interpretation of dreams


5. What would you use Archimede's Screw for?
Lifting water (or any other material that will flow for that matter)

6. What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 1 o'clock?
30 degrees (or 330 degrees!)


7. What is an axolotl?
A Salamander


8. What are Sodium Thiopental, Pancuronium Bromide, and Potassium Chloride taken in that order?
The three elements of execution by a lethal injection

S1.Which planet in our solar system has an orbital period of 687 Earth days?
Mars


S2.Which is the missing noble gas: neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon, ununoctium?
Helium


Arts and entertainment: great last lines


You will be given the closing lines from a classic film together with the year in which it was released. Simply name the film.

1. “It’s a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done. It’s a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known.” (1935)
A Tale of Two Cities


2. “...Tara!...Home. I'll go home, and I'll think of some way to get him back! After all, tomorrow is another day!”(1939)
Gone With the Wind


3. “It's Mrs. Danvers. She's gone mad. She said she'd rather destroy Manderley than see us happy here.”(1940)
Rebecca


4. “Look, Daddy. Teacher says, every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” “That's right, that's right. Attaboy, Clarence.”(1946)
It’s a Wonderful Life


5. “I now pronounce you men and wives.”(1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

6. “Fat Man, you shoot a great game of pool.” “So do you, Fast Eddie.”(1961)
The Hustler


7. “Little girls, I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders, and all my pupils are the creme de la creme. Give me a girl at an impressionable age and she is mine for life.”(1969)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie


8. “I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner. Bye.”(1991)
The Silence of the Lambs




S1.”…You see, this is my life. It always will be! There's nothing else - just us - and the cameras - and those wonderful people out there in the dark. All right, Mr. De Mille, I'm ready for my close-up.” (1950)
Sunset Boulevard


2. “Eliza? Where the devil are my slippers?” (1964)
My Fair Lady


Ten ton round


All the answers in this round contain either the sound "ten" or the sound “ton”.


1. Which 80’s band had a hit with “Swords of a thousand men”?
Tenpole Tudor

2. Which English World War 2 armament was a 9mm submachine gun, named after the names of its chief designers?
Sten Gun (Shepherd, Turpin, and EN for Enfield)

3. Which Lincolnshire town shares its name with the most populous city in Massachusetts USA?
Boston

4. This company is one of the world’s largest ferry operators, based in Sweden?
Stena Line


5. Who won the 2007 British Open Golf Championship at Carnoustie?
Padraig Harrington

6. This manager paid the price for the failure of the Republic of Ireland to qualify for the finals of the Euro 2008 football tournament, losing his job on the 23rd October this year?
Steve Staunton

7. Which Tory politician became best known for his departure from Hong Kong in 1997?
Chris Patten

8. Who made popular the phrase "Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all"?
Alfred Lord Tennyson (from the poem “In Memoriam”)

S1.What is a cylindrical piece of metal that moves up and down inside an engine's cylinder to turn the crankshaft?
Piston


S2.Which popular lager has been advertised in the 1970s and 80s by amongst others Donald Pleasance and Griff Rhys Jones? The adverts show the actors merged into old black and white films.
Holsten Pils


To absent friends

Two of our team mates, Neil and Steve, are currently working abroad. In their honour, each of these questions is about a famous Neil or Steve/Stephen.


1. When is the feast day of St Stephen?
26th December (or Boxing Day)

2. In which sport did Neil Thomas win a silver medal at the World Championships and a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the 1990s?
Gymnastics

3. Who was known as the seventh Python for his role in performing and writing songs and sketches for the final series?
Neil Innes

4. Which local resident is the drummer in New Order?
Stephen Morris

5. Who wrote the novels ‘Christine’, ‘Cujo’ and ‘Dolores Claiborne’?
Stephen King

6. Which former premiership footballer has appeared in ‘I’m a Celebrity, get me out of here’ and has been a Talk Sport presenter?
Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock

7. What was the first name of the character played by Neil Morrissey in ‘Men Behaving Badly’?
Tony

8. Whose autobiography is entitled ‘Moab is my Washpot’?
Stephen Fry’s




S1.Give a year in the reign of King Stephen.
1135-1154

S2.Neil Kinnock became Baron Kinnock of Bedwelty in 2005. In which county is Bedwelty?
Gwent

















General Knowledge Questions

Tuesday 13th November 2007


Set by the New Castle

1. Who is Scotland’s First Minister?

Alex Salmond

2. Convicted in October 2007, what did Russian mass murderer Alexander Pichushkin supposedly use to keep tally of his victims?

A chess board (He placed a coin on a square every time he committed a murder

3. We know it as Remembrance Day. What is the American equivalent?

Veterans’ day

4. Who is the governor of the Bank of England?

Mervyn King

5. Which scale is used in the assessment of coma patients, taking its name from a Scottish place?

The Glasgow Coma Scale

6. A musical show entitled "Never Forget" is based upon the music of which band?

Take That

7. In which year is the Granada region analogue TV signal being turned off?

2009

8. There are two competing next-generation DVD formats, HD DVD is one, which is the other?

Blu Ray

9. What whey cheese derives its name from the Italian for “re-cooked”, reflecting its method of manufacture?

Ricotta

10. What is the main ingredient of a hummus dip?

Chickpeas

11. Which troubled company sponsor Newcastle United football club?

Northern Rock

12. What is the name of the Russian manned space station that was abandoned in 2001 after 15 years in service?

Mir

13.What is the hardest material in the human body?

Tooth enamel

14. To which venue in London would you go to see the exhibition entitled “The first Emperor“ featuring Chinese terracotta warriors?

The British Museum

15. What is next in the following sequence: Alaskan, Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, …?

Atlantic (They are time zones going eastwards across the USA)

16. Which theme park company has parks at Warrington, Matlock Bath and Milton Keynes?

Gulliver

17. Which renowned British foodstuff depicts a lion and a swarm of bees, with the logo “Out of the strong came forth sweetness”?

Lyle’s Golden Syrup (allow either brand name or product)

18. Who wrote “The Girl’s like Spaghetti: why you can’t manage without apostrophes”?

Lynne Truss

19. Who is President of France?

Nicolas Sarkozy

20. Who wrote the book “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”?

Mark Haddon

21. From the 15th of November where will the London Eurostar terminus be situated?

St Pancras

22. Mount Vesuvius is today within the urban sprawl of which Italian city?

Naples/Napoli

23. Which 2003 film recounts a climbing accident befalling Joe Simpson in the Peruvian Andes?

Touching the Void

24. Which 13 year old gaubed a @First in Maths at Oxford University in 1985?



Ruth Lawrence

25. Royston Vasey is the fictional town in the League of Gentlemen but it is also the real name of which comedian?

Roy `Chubby` Brown

26. If James is five, Henry is three, and Edward is two, who is one?

Thomas the Tank Engine (engine numbers)

27. Which sporting star has a line of designer clothing called Aneres?

Serena Williams (Aneres is Serena spelt backwards)

28. In literature, how is the character of Oliver Mellors better known?

Lady Chatterley`s Lover

29. Who was born in Russia in 1877, moved to America and worked on make-up for films and in 1927 introduced the first cosmetics to be sold to non-theatrical customers?

Max Factor

30. What is the only country to have a flag which consists of only one colour?

Libya (a solid green)

31. On which river does Berli stand?



Spree

32. What is the only American state with a name which has just one syllable?

Maine

33. What do the songs `Yellow Pearl` by Phil Lynott, `Whole Lotta Love` by CCS and `The Wizard` by Paul Hardcastle have in common?

They`ve all been used as theme tunes to `Top Of The Pops`

34. Who was the first player from outside the UK to captain an FA Cup winning team at Wembley?

Eric Cantona

35. What English word comes from two French words meaning sour wine?

Vinegar

36. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

Canada

37. Who were the last team to win the FA Cup for the first time, in 1988?

Wimbledon

38. Who is the President of Syria?

Bashar al-Assad

39. By what name is "Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web" now known?

Yahoo

40. If, in a bar, you were given a Mickey Finn, what would you have?

A drugged drink

41. The Nazi regime was the Third Reich. Which was the first?

The Holy Roman Empire

42. Which German line lay opposite the French Maginot Line?

The Siegfried Line

43. Technically ‘Airforce One’ is not a particular aircraft. What actually is it?

The call sign for any plane carrying the US President

44. In which country did Che Guevara die?

Bolivia

45. The ancient region of Nubia lies in two modern countries. Name either.

Egypt and Sudan

46. Parker and Barrow were the surnames of which famous couple?

Bonnie & Clyde

47. Sitting Bull belonged to which North American Indian tribe?

Sioux

48. Name one of the two countries that fought in the War of Jenkin's Ear.

Great Britain & Spain

49. In Christianity what is the highest rank of angel called?

Seraphim


50. In Greek mythology, which king was punished by the Gods and condemned to roll a huge boulder uphill for all eternity?



Sysiphus


51. According to the proverb, what is the mother of invention?

Necessity

52. Which organisation's insignia bears the inscription “Blood & Fire”?

The Salvation Army

53. In music what note is written on the bottom line of the treble clef?

E

54. Since its inception during World War II, the Dicken Medal, which is the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross has been worn by which creature the most times? (32 in total)

Pigeons

55. The last person to finish which famous race is given a red lantern?

Tour de France

56. The works of Mrs Darrell Waters have been translated into 128 languages, but by which name is she better known?

Enid Blyton

57. Which actor is the last surviving actor of `The Magnificent Seven`?

Robert Vaughn

58. Which English football team were the first to have an all-seater stadium?

Coventry City

59. The inhabitants of which English town hung a monkey during the Napoleonic wars because they thought it was a French spy?

Hartlepool

60. How many years of marriage are celebrated by the emerald anniversary?



55


61. In the cartoon series `Wacky Races`, who drove the `Compact Pussycat`?

Penelope Pitstop

62. Which is the only one of New York`s five boroughs to be located on the mainland?

The Bronx

63. What did Marilyn Monroe say was the only thing she wore in bed?

Chanel No. 5 (allow perfume)

64. In the credits of a film, how is the assistant to the gaffer commonly referred?

Best Boy

65. Little Jackie Paper was the human friend of which famous fictional character?

Puff the Magic Dragon

66. On TV, how were Fleegle, Snorky, Bingo and Drooper better known collectively?

`The Banana Splits`

67. Mrs. Thomas Smith of Ryde, NSW, Australia, produced a new variety of fruit in 1868. What is it called?

A Granny Smith Apple

68. Which unit of measurement was defined by Henry III of England by placing three barleycorns in a line?

An inch

69. In which county is Tintagel?

Cornwall

70. What were the workers called in Willie Wonka’s chocolate factory?

Oompaloompas

71. What is the more common name for Ethylene Glycol?

Antifreeze

72. Who is the leader of the Zimbabwe opposition party ‘the Movement for Democratic Change’?

Morgan Tsvangirai

73. In the animal world what is a bongo?



An antelope

74. Which computer operating system has a penguin as its logo?

Linux

75. Which jazz trumpeter was nicknamed Satchmo?

Louis Armstrong

76. Which band did Ronnie Wood leave to join the Rolling Stones?

The Faces

77. Which word, commonly used in English and other languages, is the Tamil word for 'sauce'?

Curry

78. In which country is the Gibson Desert, the third largest desert in the world?

Australia

79. What does the Latin phrase ‘per diem’ mean?

By the day/daily

80. Which Norse god is the supreme god?

Odin

81. Which saint, celebrated on 22 November, is the patron saint of music?

St Cecilia

82.In which English county is Naseby, scene of the last battle of the English Civil War?

Northamptonshire

83. What is the missing instrument in the brass section of an orchestra: horn, trombone, trumpet?

Tuba

84. What nationality was the composer Charles Ives?

American

85. Which prime minister was a former football referee and coach?



James Callaghan

86. What does the Latin phrase ‘id est’ mean?

That is

87. Which Hindu god is the god of destruction?

Shiva

88. Who is the patron saint of France, celebrated on 9 October?

St Denis

89. In which English county is Bosworth Field, scene of the last battle of the Wars of the Roses?

Leicestershire

90. What is the missing instrument in the strings section of an orchestra: cello, harp, violin, double bass?

Viola

91. What nationality was the composer Franz Liszt?

Hungarian

92. Which war took place between 1853 and 1856?

Crimean War

93. What is the largest living rodent?

Capybara

94. In the TV advert, which model ditched everything except her ex’s VW keys?

Paula Hamilton

95. What was Lorraine Chase advertising when she said “Nah, from Luton Airport”?

Campari

96. What is the common name of the substance petrolatum?

Vaseline


SUPPLEMENTARIES

1. In “The Simpsons” who owns the bar?

Moe

2. Who is the Shadow Chancellor & MP for Tatton constituency?

George Osborne

3. In the National Lottery Thunderball draw, the thunderball is chosen from how many balls?



14

4. Who wrote the book entitled “The God Delusion”?



Richard Dawkins


5. How many years of marriage are celebrated by the paper anniversary?



2


6. Who piloted the Hercules H-4 nicknamed the “Spruce Goose” on its maiden and only flight in November 1947?

Howard Hughes

7. In the phonetic alphabet, what represents the letter N?

November

8. In Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, what did the dwarves do to earn a living?

They were diamond miners

9. In which country is Cotopaxi, the highest active volcano in the world?

Ecuador

10. Who had a 1993 album called 'Diva'?

Annie Lennox

11. In which opera do you find Lieutenant Pinkerton?

Madame Butterfly

12. ‘Laverne and Shirley’ was a spin-off from which 1970s US television series?

Happy Days

Specialist Questions

Set by the Waters Green Tavern

Arts and Entertainment
1. In which European city would you find the Peggy Guggenheim collection of modern art?
Venice
2. “Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem” was the house band on which children’s TV series of the 1970s.
The Muppet Show
3. In which city is the musical Cabaret set?
Berlin
4. “This Wheel’s on Fire” was the theme tune to which TV series?
Absolutely Fabulous
5 Which work for voices begins with the words “To begin at the beginning, it is spring, a moonless night in the small town, starless and bible black”?
“Under Milk Wood.”
6. She was one of the “Lonely People” in a Beatles song. What was her name?
Eleanor Rigby
7. What is the pseudonym of the largely anonymous graffiti artist whose work has appeared on the Palestinian wall among other places?
Banksy
8. Who wrote the novel “The Long Dark Teatime Of The Soul”?
Douglas Adams
S1. Who wrote the novel ‘Oranges are Not the Only Fruit’?
Jeanette Winterson
S2. In which suburb of Liverpool was Ken Dodd born?
Knotty Ash
Geography
1. In which country would you find the Mojave Dessert
The USA
2. Which island group is comprised of the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands?
The Lesser Antilles
3. The longest ranges of mountains in the world are the Andes at 4,500 miles. What are the second longest at 3,000 miles?
The Rockies.
4. From central Johannesburg, in which direction would you travel to get to SOWETO?
Southwest (SOWETO stands for South Western Township)
5. Delhi and Agra stand on the banks of which river?
Yamuna
6. In which country are the Eastern and Western Ghats?
India (mountain ranges)
7. What is the capital of Taiwan?
Taipei
8. What is the area between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov called?
The Crimean Peninsula
S1. Which U.S. state capital stands on the River Jordan?
Salt Lake City (Utah)
S2. In which city is the Verrazano Bridge?
New York
History
1. Who was the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Theodore Roosevelt in 1906
2. Sinn Fein was established in 1907, what does “Sinn Fein” mean?
We Ourselves
3. What was the codename of the Allied airborne attack near Arnhem in September 1944?
Operation Market Garden.
4. In which crusade did Richard the Lionheart take part?
The 3rd Crusade.
5. In which year were UK men last called up for National Service?
1960 (leeway 1959-1961)
6. In which decade of the 17th century did Shakespeare die?
1610s (1616 – no leeway)
7. Which Native American tribe was massacred at the Battle of Wounded Knee?
Lakota Sioux (accept Sioux)
8. Whose death warrant was signed by Elizabeth I at Greenwich 1st February 1587?
Mary Queen of Scots
S1. In which year did Margeret Thatcher become leader of the Conservative Party?
1975 (No Leeway)
S2. What was the Christian name of Field -Marshall Montgomery?
Bernard
Science
1. In the human body, which joint is formed at the junction of the tibia and femur?
The Knee Joint
2. Where are red blood cells formed?
Bone marrow
3. What animal has the Latin name Ursus Maritimus?
The Polar Bear
4. Which scientist gave his name to zones of charged particles ranging from 3,000 to 20,000km above the earth?
Van Allen (the Van Allen Belt)
5. Jean Piaget is known for his work in what field?
Child psychology
6. The SR-N1 was the first practical what?
Hovercraft
7. What was the name of the Space Shuttle that broke up during re-entry in February 2004?
Columbia
8. Which fruit, when fresh, has the highest calorific value?
The avocado
S1. The SOHO spacecraft studies which heavenly body?
The Sun
S2. Which planet is the destination of NASA’s “New Horizons” probe?
Pluto
Sport
1. In which stadium does LA Galaxy play their home games?
The Home Depot Centre
2. Who is the assistant manager of Macclesfield Town?
Asa Hartford
3. In cricket in the 19th century, what article of clothing was given to a bowler for taking three consecutive wickets?
A new hat (hence “Hat-Trick)
4. First held in 1850, which is the oldest competition still contested in international sport?
The Americas Cup.
5. The Leander club has produced World and Olympic champions in which sport?
Rowing
5. Who won five Olymic golds in athletics in 1924?
Paavo Nurmi
6. Where did the first Cricket World Cup take place in 1975?
England
7. How many players in a polo team?
Four
8. Yokuzuna is the highest ranking attainable in which sport?
Sumo wrestling
S1. Who was the captain of Lancashire Cricket Club who announced his resignation in October this year?
Mark Chilton
S2. With which sport would you associate Casey Stoner?
Motorcycling (accept Moto GP)
ROUND ABOUT
This round is all about Macclesfield and its environs.
1. Which family owned Quarry Bank Mill in Styal and built a village for its workers?
Greg
2. Where will you find a church with the steeple standing alongside and not on top?
Astbury
3. What is the name of Macclesfield’s German twin town?
Eckernforde (pronounced: eck-en-ferd-er)
4. Where was the last Macclesfield workhouse?
Now part of the hospital, formerly West Park hospital.
5. Give a year during the construction of the Macclesfield canal
1826 to 1831
6. In 2004 The Times published research naming Macclesfield and its borough as what?
The most uncultured in Britain.
7. Macclesfield once boasted two railway stations; Central station became the current station, what was the name of the other?
Hibel Road.
8. In which division does Macclesfield’s rugby union team play?
National Division III (North)
S1. Where is the southern end of the Macclesfield Canal?
Kidsgrove
S2. The Macclesfield Silk Heritage Museum started life as what?
Sunday School
Situations Comical
This round is all about sitcoms. Each question takes the form of a list of characters. Your task is to name the sitcom. For instance, if the question is “Rick, Vivian, Mike and Neil”, the answer is “The Young Ones”.
1. Which classic sitcom featured the Abbot family?
Bless This House
2. Which sitcom featured the exploits of Jack and Stan, the latter of which lived with Mum, Olive and Arthur?
On The Busses
3. Which organic sitcom featured Tom, Margo, Jerry and Barbara?
The Good Life
4. Which flat share sitcom featured Robin, Chrissie and Jo?
Man About The House
5. Which lager-soaked sitcom featured Gary, Tony, Deborah and Dorothy?
Men Behaving Badly
6. Which ecclesiastical sitcom featured Geraldine, Alice, Hugo and David?
The Vicar of Dibley
7. Which catering sitcom featured Brenda, Dolly, Twinkle, Anita and Stan?
Dinnerladies
8. Which political sitcom featured Ken, Shirley, Tucker, Speed and Wolfie?
Citizen Smith
S1. Which club land sitcom featured Brian, Jerry, Ray, Max, and Paddy?
Phoenix Nights
S2. Which fashionable sitcom featured Eddie, Saffron, Patsy and Bubble?
Absolutely Fabulous
Mods and Rockers
This round is all about genres of popular music.
1. Originating in the southern US states, and generally down in both tempo and mood, this music form made stars of Lead Belly and Blind Mellon.
The Blues
2. You either love it or loathe it, but which form of popular music has sub-genres called Outlaw, Hillbilly and Honky Tonk?
Country (and western)
3. With soaring vocals, strings, horns, electric pianos, guitar and bass, this lush sound was popular in the 1970s.
Disco
4. Blending soul, jazz, and rhythm & blues, this bass heavy, style of music made stars of Sly Stone, George Clinton and James Brown.
Funk
5. Famous for fans attending “all nighters”, this music form thrived in places like the Blackpool Mecca, Manchester’s Twisted Wheel and the Wigan Casino.
Northern Soul
6. Pioneered by Scott Joplin, this piano-driven genre hit its peak from 1899 to 1918.
Ragtime
7. Usually played in fields, in UK legislation of the early 1990s, this specific form of music was characterised by “a series of repetitive beats”.
Rave (house, acid, trance, etc. are too general)
8. Topping the charts during the dark days of the early 1970s, name this gender bending rock genre.
Glam Rock
S1. Widely credited as the first example of a cultural genre that included breakdancing and graffiti art, “Rappers Delight” by the Sugar Hill Gang was what kind of music?
Hip Hop (not rap)
S2. Crass, Anti-Nowhere League and The Exploited were minor stars of this anti-establishment musical genre.
Punk

General Knowledge

Set by the Puss Artists

1 How many ‘balls’ must be pitched in Baseball in order for a player to walk?
Four.
2 A poniard is a type of what?
Dagger
3 According to the Big Bang Theory, approximately how old is the Universe in Billions of years?
13.8 billion years (accept 13-15 billion years).
4 Before the Second World War, Boris III was king of which country?
Bulgaria
5 In which children's programme did the Why Bird appear?
Playdays
6 In which decade did Alexander Fleming discover penicillin?
1920’s
7 Martin Scorsese directed which 2007 Oscar winning film?
The Departed.
8. In which novel does the character Yossarian appear?
Catch 22
9 In which African country is the beach resort of Hammamet?
Tunisia
10 By what name is deuterium oxide commonly known?
Heavy water
11 At what age does a Jewish boy celebrate his Bar Mitzvah?
Thirteen
12 In which English county is Melton Mowbray?
Leicestershire
13 Members of which religion celebrate Diwali ?
Hinduism
14 Members of which religion celebrate Tenjin Matsuri?
Shinto.
15 On which French river does the magnificent Chateau of Chenonceaux , stand?
River Cher
16 Robert Gallo was one of the pioneers in the identification of which virus?
HIV
17 In which English city is the Mercury Theatre ?
Colchester
18 In greek mythology who solved the riddle of the Sphinx?
Oedipus
19 In which Scottish town did Thomas Hamilton carry out a shooting atrocity on 13th March 1996?
Dunblane
20 In which sport are the officials called zebras?
American Football
21 On which river is the Three Gorges Dam?
The Yangztse
22 On which river is the famous Hoover Dam?
The Colorado.
23 Spurn Head lies at the estuary to which river?
Humber
24 To which city did the Airbus A-380 fly on its first commercial flight?
Sydney (from Singapore).
25 What character did Ed O’Neill play in the TV series ‘Married…. With Children’?
Al Bundy.
26 In the bible how many people were thrown into the fiery furnace?
Three
27 King Zog died in exile in 1961. Which European country did he rule rule from 1928 – 1939?
Albania
28 On which date is the Christian feast of Epiphany celebrated?
January 6th
29 The film ‘300’ is a fictionalised retelling of events that occurred during which famous battle?
The battle of Thermopylae (480BC).
30 Richard Fleeshman is releasing his first album this month. In which soap did he star?
Coronation Street
31 What sort of creature is a Pinto?
Horse
32 What is the capital of Fiji?
Suva
33 What did the 1923 Matrimonial Act allow women to do to men for the first time?
Divorce them (for adultery)
34 In Which decade did the last steam train run on London’s Underground?
1970s
35 What is the first name of the Merchant Of Venice?
Antonio
36 What culinary word describes vegetables cut into very thin pieces?
Julienne
37 The life of press baron William Randolp Hearst was used as the basis of which Orson Welles film?
Citizen Kane
38 What nickname did 617 Squadron acquire after causing widespread flooding in the Ruhr Valley?
Dam Busters
39 What was the of the 7th Armoured Division which saw action in northern Africa?
Desert Rats
40 What is the name given to the world memory championships organised by the Brains Trust?
Memoriad
41 What sort of creature is a wapiti?
deer
42 What is the largest species of owl?
(Giant) Eagle Owl
43 Where did Queen Victoria die?
Osborne House, Isle of Wight
44 What type of creature is a Tope?
Shark
45 What is the technical name for abnormaly high blood pressure?
Hypertension
46 Which British actor plays the title role in the US hit show ‘House’?
Hugh Laurie.
47 Which Championship football team is nicknamed the Tigers?
Hull City.
48 What is the nickname of Leicester City FC?
Foxes.
49 What was the name of the Russian submarine that sank in 2000?
Kursk
50 Which actress is returning to Eastenders after an eight year absence?
Patsy Palmer.
51 Which carbohydrate is also known as milk sugar?
Lactose
52 What would you do with ‘winkle pickers’?
Wear them: they are shoes with pointed toes
53 Which social organisation’s name is the Latin word for table?
Mensa
54 Which Chinese leader became known for his “little red books?”
Mao Zedong (aka Mao Tse-Tung or Chairman Mao)
55 Which Eskimo word (meaning a jacket of skin or cloth, with a fur-lined hood) has come into the English language?
Anorak (anoraq, originally)
56 What percentage of 18-carat gold is actually gold?
75%
57 Which drug began to be suspected as the cause of many serious defects in new born babies from 1958 onwards?
Thalidomide
58 Which aircraft manufacturer produced the TU-144 ‘Concordski’?
Tupolev
59 Which emperor had the title ‘Lion of Judah’?
Haile Selassie of Ethiopia/Abyssinia
60 Which horse won the British Triple Crown in 1970?
Nijinsky
61 Which theme park is near Windsor, Berkshire?
Legoland
62 Which film starred Tom Cruise as a top sports agent?
Jerry Maguire
63 Which footballer moved from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 2000 for £37m ?
Luis Figo
64 Which female fitness instructor was known as the Green Goddess?
Diane Moran
65 Which impressionist and former Prestbury resident, was famous for his impersonations of Harold Wilson & Edward Heath?
Mike Yarwood
66 Which German footballer played upfront for Liverpool in 1998/99?
Karl-Heinz Riedle
67 Which fundamental force controls the tides?
Gravity
68 Which king led the Huns from 445 to 450AD
Attila
69 Which woodwind instrument is also called the octave flute?
Piccolo
70 Which world wide magazine was conceived by DeWitt Wallace?
Reader’s Digest
71 Which organisations motto is 'courtesy and care'?
The Automobile Association
72 Which small creature can have up to 25,000 teeth ?
Snail
73 Which King of England was the eldest son of John Of Gaunt?
Henry IV
74 Which woodland area of Hampshire is noted for its ponies?
New Forest
75 Which football club folded in 1992 after 66 years in the football league?
Aldershot
76 Which parenting guru Doctor wrote “Baby & Child Care”?
Dr Spock
77 Who was the drummer (replaced by Ringo Starr) who was part of the original Beatles line up?
Pete Best
78 Who anointed Saul as the first king of Israel?
Samuel
79 Who created the flying ace Biggles?
Capt W.E Johns
80 Who wrote “The Great Gatsby”?
F.Scott Fitzgerald
81 Which queen of england was known as the 'Virgin Queen'?
Elizabeth 1
82 Who played the first TV Doctor Who?
William Hartnell
83 Who is the god of love in Hindu mythology?
Karma
84 Which western Army was heavily defeated at the battle of Dien Bien Phu in May 1954?
The French.
85 Whose books include 'The No1 ladies detective agency' and 'tears of the giraffe'?
Alexander McCall Smith
86 Who hosted the Radio 4 programme 'Start the Week' until 1987?
Richard Baker
87 Who wrote that “the female of the species is deadlier than the male”
Rudyard Kipling
88 Who wrote the Horatio Hornblower novels?
C S Forrester.
89 Whose auto biography is entitled '1966 and all that'?
Geoff Hurst
90 Who supposedly brought about the downfall of Barings Bank?
Nick Leeson
91 Who won the Jamaican general election in December 1976?
Michael Manley
92 Who succeeded Charles II as King of the UK?
James II.
93 With which sport would you associate TV Presenter Gabby Logan's husband?
Rugby
94 Who played English master Mr Farthing in the film Kes?
Colin Welland
95 Who wrote the books on which the films ‘Patriot Games’ and ‘The Hunt for Red October’ are based?
Tom Clancy.
96 With which sport would you associate Picabo Street?
Skiing

Supplementary Questions

S1 In which sport could the (Utah) Jazz take on the (Memphis) Grizzlies & the (Minesota) Timberwolves take on the (Toronto) Raptors
Basketball (NBA)
S2 What is the oldest University in Northern Ireland called – founded in 1908?
Queen’s University
S3 Who did Neil Kinnock succeed as Labour Party leader?
Michael Foot
S4 Paradise Gardens was the last series made by which green fingered TV favourite?
Geoff Hamilton
S5 Lot of Hughes’s have played football for Wales, but who is England’s most capped Hughes?
Emlyn
S6 Which surname of a former British Prime Minister was Ronald Reagan’s middle name
Wilson
S7 Guernica is a famous painting inspired by the Spanish Civil War. Who painted it?
(Pablo) Picasso
S8 Which post war cricketer played his first England game aged 18 & his last aged 45
Brian Close

Macclesfield Quiz League Specialist Questions 30/10/2007

1. Sport 2. What’s in a (real) name? 3. Geography – Familiar Places 4. History 5. There’s no place like home! 6. Science 7. Arts & Entertainment 8. Things are looking down… Set by: Ox-fford
Sport
1. What nickname is usually given to the World Heavyweight Boxing title fight which took place in the Areneta Coliseum in Quezon City in the Philippines on the 1st of October 1975? Ans. The “Thrilla in Manila” between Muhammad Ali & Joe Frazier (Quezon City is a Manila suburb)
2. Horse Racing – At which course are both the One Thousand Guineas and Two Thousand Guineas Classic races run? Ans. Newmarket
3. Niki Lauda won the Formula 1 World Championship three times for two different teams. Name either of those teams. Ans. Ferrari (in 1975 and 1977) or McLaren (in 1984)
4. Who is the youngest (and first ever unseeded) ever winner of the Men’s Singles title at Wimbledon? Ans. Boris Becker – 17 yrs old and unseeded in 1985 (despite having won at Queens Club two weeks earlier)
5. Which County cricket team plays its home matches at the Rose Bowl in Southampton? Ans. Hampshire
6. Golf – which American won Five (British) Open Championship titles between 1975 and 1983? Ans. Tom Watson
7. In September 2007, who was announced as Captain of “Team Origin”, the latest British effort to win the “Holy Grail” of sailing, the Americas Cup? Ans. Ben Ainslie (born in Macclesfield, of course)
8. On a standard dart board, what is the lowest number that cannot be scored with a single dart? Ans. 23 (1 – 20 is easy, 21 = Treble 7, 22 = Double 11, 23 can’t be done in one go) Supplementaries
S1. Which British footballer has the most number of International caps? Ans. Peter Shilton (125) S2. Which Welshman won the World Snooker championship in his first professional season? Ans. Terry Griffiths

What’s in a (real) name? Many personalities, both real and fictional, are known just by their surname or by a nickname. In this round, all you have to do is supply the character's real first name from the information provided.
1. "Noddy" Holder, leather-lunged lead singer with Slade Ans. Neville
2. "Smokey" Robinson, smooth voiced soul singer Ans. William
3. Dr Jekyll, mild-mannered side of Mr Hyde Ans. Henry
4. Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes's sidekick Ans. John
5. "Duke" Ellington, legendary jazz pianist Ans. Edward (full name - Edward Kennedy Ellington) 6. "Fats" Waller, equally legendary jazz pianist Ans. Thomas (full name Thomas Wright Waller) 7. Rigsby, seedy landlord in "Rising Damp" Ans. Rupert
8. Captain Mainwaring, pompous star of "Dad's Army" Ans. George
Supplementaries
S1. "Spike" Milligan, comic genius Ans. Terence (full name Terence Alan Milligan)
S2. "Groucho" Marx, fast-talking comedy legend Ans. Julius

Geography - Familiar Places These questions all feature places you will have heard of (honest) but do you know exactly where they are?
1. Famous for its Treaty of 1713, in which country would you find Utrecht? Ans. The Netherlands
2. Famous for being the home of the European Parliament, in which country would you find Strasbourg? Ans. France (in Alsace, near the German border)
3. Famous for giving its name to the cheese (although it isn’t made there), in which county would you find the town of Stilton? Ans. Cambridgeshire (The cheese is only made in Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire)
4. Famous as the Prime Minister's official country residence, in which county would you find Chequers? Ans. Buckinghamshire
5. Famous for not much more than being in the middle of nowhere, in which country would you find Timbuktu? Ans. Mali
6. Famous as the home of Rick's Café-Americain, in which country would you find Casablanca? Ans. Morocco
7. Famous for its "Choo-Choo", in which US State would you find Chattanooga? Ans. Tennessee 8. Famous as the place that Gene Pitney was only 24 hours from, in which US State would you find Tulsa? Ans. Oklahoma
Supplementaries
S1. Famous for its mental hospital, in which county would you find Rampton? Ans. Nottinghamshire
S2. Famous for its battle, in which country would you find Waterloo? Ans. Belgium

History
1. What organisations were made illegal by the Combination Acts of 1799 and 1800? Ans. Trade Unions
2. Which British monarch had 18 children, none of whom survived to succeed to the throne? Ans. Queen Anne (18 includes all pregnancies miscarriages etc, not a very charming question really…)
3. Who was the father of Indira Gandhi? Ans. Pandit Nehru
4. Who was assassinated by Ramon Mercador in 1940? Ans. Leon Trotsky
5. What name was given to President F. D. Roosevelt’s programme to counter the depression, introduced in 1933? Ans. The New Deal
6. Which event of 1692 was described as the government’s “lesson to the Highlanders”? Ans. The Glencoe Massacre
7. Which English Monarch was on the throne at the time of Thomas a Beckett's murder in 1170? Ans. Henry II (Second)
8. In terms of Italian Royalty, what is unique about King Umberto II? Ans. He was the last ever King when Italy abolished the monarchy in 1946 (Accept anything that gets near last King) Supplementaries
S1. Who became Chancellor of Germany after Hitler’s death in 1945? Ans. Admiral Karl Donitz S2. On which river did the Allied and Soviet forces finally meet in 1945? Ans. The Elbe

NO PLACE LIKE HOME! Virtually every football club in the land seems to have changed their ground in the last few years and so, in celebration of that fact, this round asks you to scratch your heads and tell us the name of either the current or former ground of several clubs. As examples, if the question was: “Arsenal used to play at Highbury but now play at ………?” The answer would be The Emirates Stadium. Whereas, if the question was “Manchester City currently play at The City of Manchester Stadium but the name of their previous ground was………?” The answer would be Maine Road Simple eh?
1. Coventry City currently play at the Ricoh Arena, but the name of their previous ground was………? Highfield Rd
2. Chester City used to play at Sealand Road, but now play at…? The Deva Stadium
3. Southampton used to play at The Dell, but now play at…….? St Mary’s
4. Wigan Athletic currently play at the JJB Stadium, but the name of their previous ground was……? Springfield Park
5. Middlesbrough currently play at the Riverside Stadium, but the name of their previous ground was……? Ayresome Park
6. Bolton Wanderers currently play at the Reebok Stadium but the name of their previous ground was……? Burnden Park
7. Sunderland currently play at the Stadium of Light, but the name of their previous ground was…..? Roker Park
8. Stoke City currently play at the Britannia Stadium, but the name of their previous ground was…..? The Victoria Ground
SUPPLEMENTARIES
S1. Huddersfield Town used to play at Leeds Road, but now play at…….? The Galphamn Stadium
S2. Doncaster Rovers currently play at the Keepmoat Stadium, but the name of their previous ground was…..? Belle Vue

Science
1. In mathematics, what name is given to a three-dimensional spiral curve like a spring or a corkscrew? Ans. Helix
2. Which planet in the Solar System is thought to weigh about two and a half times that of all the other planets combined? Ans. Jupiter
3. What would be removed from your body if you underwent a nephrectomy? Ans. Kidney
4. The discoveries of sodium, magnesium, potassium and calcium are all credited to which scientist? Ans. Sir Humphry Davy
5. Which vitamin, often routinely given to newborn babies shortly after their birth, is essential for blood clotting? Ans. Vitamin K
6. Which Boy’s name is also the name of the derived SI unit of inductance? Ans. Henry
7. What name is given to the system of healing developed by Dr Andrew Still, involving the manipulation of bones in the body? Ans. Osteopathy
8. What term is used to describe a birth where the baby is born feet or buttocks first, as opposed to head first? Ans. Breech birth
Supplementaries
S1. Which metal was once called plumbium? Ans. Lead
S2. What name is given to the study and use of frequencies above the limits of human hearing? Ans. Ultrasonics

Arts & Entertainment
1. Which musical play tells the story of an American soldier’s love for a Vietnamese girl? Ans. Miss Saigon
2. Which British TV sitcom of the 1980s and 1990s had the theme song What’ll I do? Ans. Birds of a Feather
3. Who is the presenter of Radio 4’s 2007 series of “Brain of Britain”? Ans. Peter Snow
4. What is the name of Shakespeare’s Moor of Venice? Ans. Othello
5. Which Jane Austen heroine eventually marries Mr. Darcy? (both names required) Ans. Elizabeth Bennett
6. Which art movement was created in the early 20th century by the painters Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque? Ans. Cubism
7. Which conductor founded the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1931? Ans. Sir Thomas Beecham
8. What was the name of Audrey Hepburn’s character in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s? Ans. Holly Golightly
Supplementaries
S1. Who is the author of the novel “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”? Ans. Milan Kundera S2. Which journalist and former presenter of Radio 4’s Today programme published her memoirs entitled “Woman of Today” when she retired in 2002? Ans. Sue MacGregor

THINGS ARE LOOKING DOWN… This is a picture round, and all you have to do is identify the famous landmarks or locations as seen from above. Just give out the pictures one at a time and the answer is quite simply what is the landmark or location is in the picture. Note to QMs – There are 2 copies of each picture. Please give a copy to each team at the same time. The answers are:- 1. The Statue of Liberty (New York City) 2. Sydney Opera House 3. St Paul’s Cathedral (London) 4. Angel of the North (Gateshead) 5. Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) 6. Wimbledon (All England Lawn Tennis Club, Church Road, Wimbledon) 7. Edinburgh Castle 8. Alton Towers S1. The Hoover Dam (Nevada / Arizona border, USA) S2. Blackpool Tower (Blackpool!) WRITTEN QUESTIONS TO BE USED IF ANY PLAYER HAS A VISUAL HANDICAP 1. In which country is the Barossa Valley wine producing region? Ans. Australia 2. Which City contains Fisherman's Wharf and Lombard Street? Ans. San Francisco

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Macclesfield Quiz League General Knowledge – 30/10/2007 Set by : Ox-fford
1. Along with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt which other American President has his head sculpted on Mount Rushmore? Jefferson
2. Which drink was advertised on TV by Joan Collins and Leonard Rossiter? Cinzano (Don’t accept Martini)
3. What is the only bird that can swim but not fly? Penguin
4. What is the capital city of Belarus? Minsk
5. What part of the body is also the name of a punctuation mark? The colon
6. In folklore (and Shakespeare), who is the King of the elves and fairies? Oberon
7. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, which mineral is the softest? Talc
8. Who collapsed and died on stage at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, on 15th April 1984? Tommy Cooper
9. Which London Underground line, opened in the 1970’s, is coloured grey on the maps and was originally going to be called “Fleet” Jubilee Line (opened 1977)
10. Which unit of nautical measurement was devised by Richard Norwood in 1673? The knot
11. Father Ted Crilly and Father Dougal McGuire lived on Craggy Island with which other priest? Father Jack Hackett (accept Father Jack)
12. What is the common name for the talus bone? The heel
13. Who was Britain's first million pound footballer (in transfer fee terms)? Trevor Francis 14.Whose recent albums include Escapology, Intensive Care and Rudebox? Robbie Williams
15. In which capital city was actor Russell Crowe born? Wellington NZ
16. In which European country is Dalmatia (from where the Dalmatian dog gets its name) almost entirely located? Croatia
17. How was surrealist painter and photographer Emmanuel Radnitzky better known? Man Ray 18. In which city is the HQ of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? Washington DC
19. What was left in Pandora's box after she released misery and evil? Hope
20. In 1986, who was the first non-European to win the Tour de France? Greg Le Mond
21. What is graphology the study of? Handwriting
22. In which city in England is the National Railway Museum? York
23. Who lived for the first 25 years of her life at Steventon Rectory, Hampshire? Jane Austen 24. Jupiter has many moons, but one of them is the largest natural satellite in the entire solar system. Which one? Ganymede
25. What is the name of the parliament of the Isle of Man? The Tynwald
26. By which nickname was Edward Teach better known? Blackbeard (the pirate)
27. In which English county would you find a town called Westward Ho! the only English town to contain an exclamation mark in its name? Devon
28. In Roman numerals, M represents 1,000. What does an "M" with a bar over it represent? One million
29. Which English city stands on the river Nene? Peterborough
30. Which politician said, "I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me"? Winston Churchill
31. Who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007? Doris Lessing
32. In which book of the Bible are the Ten Commandments first mentioned? Exodus
33. Which writer established the three laws of robotics? Isaac Asimov
34. Cars from where bear the international registration mark GBZ? Gibraltar
35. Which monarch was on the throne at the time of the gunpowder plot? James I
36. What is the fibrous protein that occurs in the outer layer of skin, as well as in nails and hair? Keratin
37. How many teeth does a normal adult possess in a full set? 32
38. Which American state is known as the Sunshine State? Florida
39. Who provided the voice for Bob The Builder on his number one hit "Can We Fix It"? Neil Morissey
40. How many sides did an old (pre-decimal) threepenny bit have? 12
41. Where did Billy Butlin establish his first holiday camp in 1936? Skegness
42. Which extinct creature got its name from the Portuguese word meaning “stupid”? Dodo
43. In a standard deck of playing cards, how many Kings have a moustache? 3 (all except the King of Hearts)
44. In which European city is Shrove Tuesday celebrated not with pancakes, but with a world-famous carnival where people traditionally wear masks? Venice
45. In movies, who directed the Godfather trilogy? Francis Ford Coppola
46. On a standard UK Monopoly board, how much does each of the Utility Companies (Electric Company and Water Works) cost? £150
47. The controversial MMR vaccine has been much in the news in recent years. What does the “R” stand for? Rubella (The whole thing stands for Measles, Mumps and Rubella)
48. The University Boat Race passes under 2 bridges. Barnes Bridge is one, what is the other? Hammersmith
49. In literature, what sort of animal is Mr. Jeremy Fisher? A frog (in the Beatrix Potter stories) 50. Who was the first person pictured on a British postage stamp? Queen Victoria
51. Who is the current (as of 28/10/2007) Secretary of State for the Home Department, or as we prefer to call the office, Home Secretary? Jacqui Smith
52. Who wrote, "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive"? Sir Walter Scott
53. Which North of England city’s cathedral and castle were declared a World Heritage Site in 1986? Durham
54. "Grand Mal" and "Petit Mal" are types of which illness? Epilepsy (accept seizures)
55. Which car company was founded by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford in 1913 with its original premises in Kensington? Aston Martin (Lionel Martin used to like racing cars at Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire and liked the name so much…)
56. Noel Coward's play "Still Life" was adapted for the screen. Under what title was it released as a film? Brief Encounter
57. Who provided the voice of Princess Fiona in the 'Shrek’ films? Cameron Diaz
58. Who is the current (2007) Men’s French Open Tennis champion? Rafael Nadal (for the 3rd year running)
59. What sort of animal is a Falabella? A miniature horse (accept horse)
60. What was the name of Elvis Presley’s manager? Col Tom Parker
61. According to the rhyme, what is or has “Thursday's child”? “Far to go”
62. Which famous film was the first filmed in colour to win an Oscar for Best Picture? Gone With The Wind
63. Which artist's life is Somerset Maugham's "The Moon and Sixpence" based loosely on? Paul Gauguin
64. Old Man’s Beard and Traveller’s Joy are wild varieties of which plant? Clematis
65. In the satirical magazine “Private Eye”, for what Parish did the "Rev ARP Blair, MA (Oxon)" produce his “Parish News” St Albion (The format was a spoof of the "parish magazine" typically published by British churches)
66. What is defined in Physics as the distance travelled divided by the time taken to travel that distance? Speed (accept velocity)
67. In mobile telephony terms, “text messaging” is more correctly know by the acronym SMS. What does the first S stand for? Short (Messaging Service)
68. Which American President appears on a five-dollar bill? Abraham Lincoln
69. There are 4 colours on the Brazilian flag. Yellow and blue are 2; name either of the other 2. Green/White
70. Which Oscar winning Swedish actress is an anagram of "Bringing Dream"? Ingrid Bergman 71. Ars Gratia Artis (Art for Art’s Sake) is the motto of which organisation? MGM
72. Which Australian state borders all the other mainland states? South Australia
73. Which synthetic material was named by combining the French words for velvet and hook? Velcro (velours = velvet, crochet = hook)
74. What was the Titanic’s first port of call after she left Southampton on her maiden voyage? Cherbourg (in France) (Then Queenstown and she never made it to New York)
75. Who (as of 28/10/2007 and pending appeals) is the current (2007) Formula 1 World Drivers’ Champion? Kimi Räikkönen
76. Diana was the Roman Goddess of what? Hunting or the moon – accept either
77. Which artist’s early albums included For You, Dirty Mind and Controversy? Prince
78. According to legend, who was the wife of Leofric, the 11th century Earl of Mercia? Lady Godiva
79. At which Football League club did the late Alan Ball start his Career? Blackpool (Then Everton, Arsenal, Southampton etc)
80. Who is missing from this list - Suzanne, Kim, Noel and Danny? Myleene (Klass - the members of Hearsay)
81. In 1796 Edward Jenner discovered a vaccination for what? Smallpox
82. In "The Wizard Of Oz", what was the Tin Man looking for? A heart
83. Who played Corporal Jones in Dad’s Army? Clive Dunn
84. Where would you find together a verso and a recto? In a book or magazine (left- and right-hand pages)
85. Who was Roman Emperor immediately before Nero? Claudius
86. Which recently retired Rugby Union player had the nickname “Billy Whizz”? Jason Robinson 87. The children’s TV programme Balamory was filmed in which Scottish Port town? Tobermory (on the Isle of Mull)
88. What cocktail consists of Tia Maria, Vodka and Coke? Black Russian
89. Which country was formerly known as East Pakistan? Bangladesh
90. Radio City Music Hall, New York, is an example of which style of architecture? Art Deco
91. Which famous writer of ghost stories had the first names Montague Rhodes? M R James
92. In the movies, what time was Will Kane anticipating with some concern? High Noon (Will Kane played by Gary Cooper in that film)
93. Who did John Hinckley attempt to assassinate on the 30th of March 1981? President Ronald Reagan
94. The Roman name for this city was Lutetia, meaning “mid water settlement”. What do we know the city as today? Paris
95. Which Shakespeare play opens with the words, “When shall we three meet again, in thunder, lightning or in rain”? Macbeth
96. What term is used for the property of a body that resists changes in its velocity? Inertia

S1. What was the last commercial airship built in Britain, which crashed in 1930? R101 (crashed in France)
S2. Who did Ian Hislop succeed as editor of Private Eye in 1986? Richard Ingrams
S3. Which Irish nationalist hero had the same name as a member of the Apollo 11 moon mission? Michael Collins
S4. What name is given to the science that studies the nature and origin of the Universe? Cosmology
S5. How many pieces does each player have in backgammon? 15
S6. Who said, "One more drink and I'll be under the host"? Dorothy Parker