Cup and Plate Round 3 28th February 2008
Questions set and vetted by The Three Crowns and The Lamb Inn
ROUND 1
1. Britain's largest public art commission was announced at the end of January. Where will this 50 metre sculpture be sited?
EBBSFLEET
2. Which group had top ten hits in the 1960’s with ‘Just one look’, ‘Yes, I Will’ ‘Sorry Suzanne’ and ‘We’re Through’?
THE HOLLIES
3. From which country do the band Crowded House originate?
NEW ZEALAND
4. Name either of the two Americans who won the Formula One World Championship.
PHIL HILL or MARIO ANDRETTI
5. In which year was Monty Python's Flying Circus first shown on British TV?
1969
6. Which ‘Fawlty Towers’ character was portrayed by Ballard Berkeley?
MAJOR GOWAN (accept The Major)
7. In February 1946 who became the first Secretary General of the United Nations?
TRYGVE LIE
8. Of which metal is Cassiterite an ore?
TIN
9. As at February 23rd 2008, only 3 films have won all the 5 major Oscars (Film, Actor, Actress, Director & Screenplay). One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Silence of the Lambs did it, but which 1934 film was the first to do it?
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
10. In which decade was the first photo-copier marketed?
1900’s (1907)
11. Girls Aloud were the female winners of Popstars, The Rivals in 2002. What was the name of the boy band winners?
ONE TRUE VOICE
12. Name one of the ‘so called’ twin cities of Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS or ST. PAUL
13. What is Hilary Clinton's maiden name?
RODHAM
14. In economics, what does ‘Gresham’s law’ state?
BAD MONEY DRIVES OUT GOOD
15. For what crime was Adolf Hitler imprisoned in 1924?
TREASON
16. Where did methyl isocyanate cause 2,600 deaths in 1984?
BHOPAL, INDIA.
17. In printing, what is the name for a Dagger, used to indicate a cross reference?
OBELISK
18. In which country is Puccini’s opera‘Turandot’,set?
CHINA
19. In America, three people can be accused of rioting. How many does there have to
be in the UK?
12.
20. Which is the only nation crossed by both the equator and the tropic of Capricorn?
BRAZIL
ROUND 2
21. Which film starred Peter Sellers as shop steward Fred Kite?
I’M ALL RIGHT JACK
22. In which year was Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, assassinated?
1986
23. What is the capital of Zambia?
LUSAKA
24. Which former member of Boyzone played barman Ciaran McCarthy in Coronation Street from 2002 to 2005?
KEITH DUFFY
25. Of which country is Fiordland the largest national park?
NEW ZEALAND
26. What is studied by a Nephologist?
CLOUDS
27. Which group had the original hit with ‘The Great Pretender’?
THE PLATTERS
28. Which sport will take place at Great Leighs, a brand new venue due to open in April near Chelmsford in Essex?
HORSE RACING (ALL WEATHER)
29. In politics, what word is used for re-arranging constituency borders for
unfair advantage?
GERRYMANDERING
30. Why did John Coward make the news headlines in January this year?
HE SUCCESSFULLY CRASH LANDED A BOEING777 AT HEATHROW
31. In Greek mythology, who was the twin sister of Apollo?
ARTEMIS
32. Which circular volcanic island stands at the entrance to the firth of Forth?
BASS ROCK
33. Alphabetically, which is the last element in the periodic table?
ZIRCONIUM
34. Whose autobiography is called 'I Used to Be an Animal But I'm All Right
Now'?
ERIC BURDON
35. In which year was Martin Luther King assassinated?
1968
36. Which vegetable has varieties: Autumn King, Early Giant & St Valery?
CARROT
37. What was the nick-name of Henry Percy, son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland?
HOTSPUR
38. In the Isle of Man, what is a Deemster?
A JUDGE
39. What is the capital of Manitoba Province in Canada?
WINIPEG
40. In Aug 2007, ‘The Dandy’ changed it's format and became a fortnightly magazine called what?
DANDY XTREME
ROUND 3
41. On which island were the Gibb brothers of the Bee Gees born?
ISLE OF MAN
42. By what name is the infamous leader Saloth Sar known to the world?
POL POT
43. Who said, looking for an alternative to cow’s milk "Why aren't we drinking rats milk, or dog’s milk, or cat’s milk?
HEATHER MILLS-McCARTNEY
44. The sporting venue, ‘The Rose Bowl’ is in which U.S. city?
PASADENA
45. How many people sailed on Noah’s Ark?
8
46. Who played the part of Tchaikovsky in the film ‘The Music Lovers’?
RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN
47. Whose novels include 'A Woman's Place', 'She's Leaving Home', 'The Ambassador', 'Chasing Men' and 'This Honourable House’?
EDWINA CURRIE
48. In which country was footballer John Barnes born?
JAMAICA
49. Within Italy's borders are two independent countries. One is the Vatican City. Name the other
SAN MARINO
50. The invention of which popular card game is attributed to Sir John Suckling?
CRIBBAGE
51. The horse from the film Toy Story 2 shares its name with which TV game
show?
BULLSEYE
52. Which of Disney’s Seven Dwarfs wears glasses?
DOC
53. What name is given to a beer barrel which holds 54 gallons?
HOGSHEAD
54. What is the capital of Peru?
LIMA
55. What was the name of the ferry which ran aground recently off Blackpool’s shore?
RIVERDANCE
56. In which year after World War II did food rationing end in Britain?
1954
57. What was Little Lord Fauntleroy's first name?
CEDRIC
58. Who was the Greek god of retribution?
NEMESIS
59. Britain's very first mobile phone call was made on 1 January 1985. By whom?
ERNIE WISE
60. In geology, what are formed in the process known as orogenesis?
MOUNTAINS
ROUND 4
61. What is the capital of Michigan state?
LANSING
62. Which Blue Square Premier League football club, became in February, the first football club in England to be taken over by the members of a website?
EBBSFLEET UNITED
63. Who is the famous actor brother of Shirley McLain?
WARREN BEATTY
64. Javier Perez De Cuellar was the Secretary General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. What nationality was he?
PERUVIAN
65. Which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta has the alternative title ‘The Merryman & his Maid’?
THE YEOMAN OF THE GUARD
66. In which year was the death penalty for treason officially abolished in the UK?
1998
67. Of which metal is Galena the chief ore?
LEAD
68. What is Inspector Maigret's first name?
JULES
69. Who wrote the book ‘Schindler’s Ark’?
THOMAS KENNEALLY
70. Who co-wrote ‘Fawltey Towers’ with John Cleese?
CONNIE BOOTH
71. Cheyenne is the capital of which U.S. state?
WYOMING
72. Name either one of the only two countries in the world which are not members of the UN?
TAIWAN / VATICAN CITY
73. Who, in 1941, designed and made the first viable helicopter?
IGOR SIKORSKY
74. Which ageing rocker started life as William Perks?
BILL WYMAN
75. What word is derived from the Polynesian for ‘forbidden’?
TABOO
76. In which year did Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver invent the Bar Code?
1952 (accept 1950 – 1954)
77. What is Paddy Ashdown’s real first name?
JEREMY
78. Which book of the New Testament has most chapters?
St MATTHEW (28)
79. In Greek mythology, ‘The Pleiades’ were the seven daughters of which Titan?
ATLAS
80. Who sang the title song to the Bond film, “Octopussy”?
RITA COOLIDGE
ROUND 5
81. On which river does Harrogate stand?
NID
82. Who played King Feisal of Iraq in the film ‘Lawrence of Arabia?’
SIR ALEC GUINNESS
83. Which vegetable has varieties: April, Derby Day & Golden Acre?
CABBAGE
84. How many times did Willie Carson win The Epsom Derby?
FOUR
85. At which venue did Led Zeppelin play their reunion gig in December last year?
O2 ARENA in LONDON
86. Who composed ‘The Sabre Dance’?
ARAM KACHATURIAN
87. What does a Kymatologist study?
WAVES AND WAVE MOTION
88. Who wrote the TV plays ‘Brimstone & Treacle’ and ‘Lipstick on Your Collar’?
DENNIS POTTER
89. In which year did Percy Lebaren Spencer invent the Microwave Oven?
1945 (accept 1943 – 1947)
90. In which country are the Zagros mountains?
IRAN
91. What is the smallest flightless bird?
KIWI
92. How is the painting of Willy Lot’s farm better known?
THE HAYWAIN
93. With which activity are ‘grandsire triples’ and ‘oxford treble bob’ associated?
BELL RINGING
94. Who had a number one hit in 1979 with ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’?
BUGGLES
95. Who was the longest serving Poet Laureate, holding the post from 1850-1892?
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON
96. Before which year must a car have been built, to be eligible for the London to Brighton veteran car run?
1905
97. What is the British Army’s equivalent rank, to a Royal Navy Captain?
COLONEL
98. On the streets of which U.S. city was the first edition of the game ‘Monopoly’ based?
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY.
99. Which entrance music was played for Frank Bruno, at his fights?
EYE of the TIGER (by SURVIVER)
100. To whom did Bob Dylan sing ‘It Ain’t Me Babe’?
JOAN BAEZ
ROUND 6
101. How many players are there in a baseball team?
NINE
102. In Nicholas Nickleby, who was the proprietor of Dotheboys Hall school?
WACKFORD SQUEERS
103. Mick Jagger’s second wife Bianca was born in which Central American
country?
NICARAGUA.
104. As at February 23rd 2008, the most Academy Award nominations for any 1 film is 14 - for Titanic in 1997 and which 1950 film?
ALL ABOUT EVE
105. Name either of the two former ‘Shadows’ who had a hit with ‘Diamonds’
JET HARRIS or TONY MEHAN
106. What is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta?
EDMONTON
107. What are the twelve central vertebrae of the spine called?
THORACIC
108. Who was the last Liberal prime minister?
HERBERT ASQUITH
109. Who is the central character in John Braine’s book ‘Room at the Top’?
JOE LAMPTON
110. In Greek mythology, who is the god of love and desire?
EROS
111. By what name is the substance Kaolin better known?
CHINA CLAY
112. How much is Regent Street worth on a monopoly board?
£300
113. In which desert is the world’s driest place?
ATACAMA (CHILE)
114 How many stars does the Paramount movie studio logo contain?
22
115. Which river unites with the Trent to form the Humber?
THE OUSE
116. Tears for Fears had a top 3 UK hit in 1985 with 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World’. In 1986 they re-recorded the same song with a slightly different title. What was that title?
EVERYBODY WANTS TO RUN THE WORLD
117. Who said “Am I dying beyond my means”?
OSCAR WILDE
118. What was Eva Peron's surname at birth?
DUARTE
119. In which country was Greenpeace first formed?
CANADA
120. Who wrote the opera ‘Prince Igor’?
ALEXANDER BORODIN
SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS
1. The collective noun for which creature is ‘An Intrusion’?
COCKROACH
2. What was the capital of England before London?
WINCHESTER
3. What is the SI unit of electrical resistance?
OHM
4. Which British car manufacturer made the Kestral, Pathfinder & Sprite?
RILEY
5. What is the 55th wedding anniversary called?
EMERALD
6. In his latest film due to be released around Christmas 2008, Nick Park has given
Wallace a new girl-friend. What's her name?
PIELLA BAKEWELL (accept either)
TIE BREAKER
In the national Lotto draw on Saturday 12th January this year, 2 entries matched all 6 balls to share the jackpot. How many entries matched 4 balls?
31,795
ROUND 1
1. Britain's largest public art commission was announced at the end of January. Where will this 50 metre sculpture be sited?
EBBSFLEET
2. Which group had top ten hits in the 1960’s with ‘Just one look’, ‘Yes, I Will’ ‘Sorry Suzanne’ and ‘We’re Through’?
THE HOLLIES
3. From which country do the band Crowded House originate?
NEW ZEALAND
4. Name either of the two Americans who won the Formula One World Championship.
PHIL HILL or MARIO ANDRETTI
5. In which year was Monty Python's Flying Circus first shown on British TV?
1969
6. Which ‘Fawlty Towers’ character was portrayed by Ballard Berkeley?
MAJOR GOWAN (accept The Major)
7. In February 1946 who became the first Secretary General of the United Nations?
TRYGVE LIE
8. Of which metal is Cassiterite an ore?
TIN
9. As at February 23rd 2008, only 3 films have won all the 5 major Oscars (Film, Actor, Actress, Director & Screenplay). One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Silence of the Lambs did it, but which 1934 film was the first to do it?
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
10. In which decade was the first photo-copier marketed?
1900’s (1907)
11. Girls Aloud were the female winners of Popstars, The Rivals in 2002. What was the name of the boy band winners?
ONE TRUE VOICE
12. Name one of the ‘so called’ twin cities of Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS or ST. PAUL
13. What is Hilary Clinton's maiden name?
RODHAM
14. In economics, what does ‘Gresham’s law’ state?
BAD MONEY DRIVES OUT GOOD
15. For what crime was Adolf Hitler imprisoned in 1924?
TREASON
16. Where did methyl isocyanate cause 2,600 deaths in 1984?
BHOPAL, INDIA.
17. In printing, what is the name for a Dagger, used to indicate a cross reference?
OBELISK
18. In which country is Puccini’s opera‘Turandot’,set?
CHINA
19. In America, three people can be accused of rioting. How many does there have to
be in the UK?
12.
20. Which is the only nation crossed by both the equator and the tropic of Capricorn?
BRAZIL
ROUND 2
21. Which film starred Peter Sellers as shop steward Fred Kite?
I’M ALL RIGHT JACK
22. In which year was Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, assassinated?
1986
23. What is the capital of Zambia?
LUSAKA
24. Which former member of Boyzone played barman Ciaran McCarthy in Coronation Street from 2002 to 2005?
KEITH DUFFY
25. Of which country is Fiordland the largest national park?
NEW ZEALAND
26. What is studied by a Nephologist?
CLOUDS
27. Which group had the original hit with ‘The Great Pretender’?
THE PLATTERS
28. Which sport will take place at Great Leighs, a brand new venue due to open in April near Chelmsford in Essex?
HORSE RACING (ALL WEATHER)
29. In politics, what word is used for re-arranging constituency borders for
unfair advantage?
GERRYMANDERING
30. Why did John Coward make the news headlines in January this year?
HE SUCCESSFULLY CRASH LANDED A BOEING777 AT HEATHROW
31. In Greek mythology, who was the twin sister of Apollo?
ARTEMIS
32. Which circular volcanic island stands at the entrance to the firth of Forth?
BASS ROCK
33. Alphabetically, which is the last element in the periodic table?
ZIRCONIUM
34. Whose autobiography is called 'I Used to Be an Animal But I'm All Right
Now'?
ERIC BURDON
35. In which year was Martin Luther King assassinated?
1968
36. Which vegetable has varieties: Autumn King, Early Giant & St Valery?
CARROT
37. What was the nick-name of Henry Percy, son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland?
HOTSPUR
38. In the Isle of Man, what is a Deemster?
A JUDGE
39. What is the capital of Manitoba Province in Canada?
WINIPEG
40. In Aug 2007, ‘The Dandy’ changed it's format and became a fortnightly magazine called what?
DANDY XTREME
ROUND 3
41. On which island were the Gibb brothers of the Bee Gees born?
ISLE OF MAN
42. By what name is the infamous leader Saloth Sar known to the world?
POL POT
43. Who said, looking for an alternative to cow’s milk "Why aren't we drinking rats milk, or dog’s milk, or cat’s milk?
HEATHER MILLS-McCARTNEY
44. The sporting venue, ‘The Rose Bowl’ is in which U.S. city?
PASADENA
45. How many people sailed on Noah’s Ark?
8
46. Who played the part of Tchaikovsky in the film ‘The Music Lovers’?
RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN
47. Whose novels include 'A Woman's Place', 'She's Leaving Home', 'The Ambassador', 'Chasing Men' and 'This Honourable House’?
EDWINA CURRIE
48. In which country was footballer John Barnes born?
JAMAICA
49. Within Italy's borders are two independent countries. One is the Vatican City. Name the other
SAN MARINO
50. The invention of which popular card game is attributed to Sir John Suckling?
CRIBBAGE
51. The horse from the film Toy Story 2 shares its name with which TV game
show?
BULLSEYE
52. Which of Disney’s Seven Dwarfs wears glasses?
DOC
53. What name is given to a beer barrel which holds 54 gallons?
HOGSHEAD
54. What is the capital of Peru?
LIMA
55. What was the name of the ferry which ran aground recently off Blackpool’s shore?
RIVERDANCE
56. In which year after World War II did food rationing end in Britain?
1954
57. What was Little Lord Fauntleroy's first name?
CEDRIC
58. Who was the Greek god of retribution?
NEMESIS
59. Britain's very first mobile phone call was made on 1 January 1985. By whom?
ERNIE WISE
60. In geology, what are formed in the process known as orogenesis?
MOUNTAINS
ROUND 4
61. What is the capital of Michigan state?
LANSING
62. Which Blue Square Premier League football club, became in February, the first football club in England to be taken over by the members of a website?
EBBSFLEET UNITED
63. Who is the famous actor brother of Shirley McLain?
WARREN BEATTY
64. Javier Perez De Cuellar was the Secretary General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. What nationality was he?
PERUVIAN
65. Which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta has the alternative title ‘The Merryman & his Maid’?
THE YEOMAN OF THE GUARD
66. In which year was the death penalty for treason officially abolished in the UK?
1998
67. Of which metal is Galena the chief ore?
LEAD
68. What is Inspector Maigret's first name?
JULES
69. Who wrote the book ‘Schindler’s Ark’?
THOMAS KENNEALLY
70. Who co-wrote ‘Fawltey Towers’ with John Cleese?
CONNIE BOOTH
71. Cheyenne is the capital of which U.S. state?
WYOMING
72. Name either one of the only two countries in the world which are not members of the UN?
TAIWAN / VATICAN CITY
73. Who, in 1941, designed and made the first viable helicopter?
IGOR SIKORSKY
74. Which ageing rocker started life as William Perks?
BILL WYMAN
75. What word is derived from the Polynesian for ‘forbidden’?
TABOO
76. In which year did Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver invent the Bar Code?
1952 (accept 1950 – 1954)
77. What is Paddy Ashdown’s real first name?
JEREMY
78. Which book of the New Testament has most chapters?
St MATTHEW (28)
79. In Greek mythology, ‘The Pleiades’ were the seven daughters of which Titan?
ATLAS
80. Who sang the title song to the Bond film, “Octopussy”?
RITA COOLIDGE
ROUND 5
81. On which river does Harrogate stand?
NID
82. Who played King Feisal of Iraq in the film ‘Lawrence of Arabia?’
SIR ALEC GUINNESS
83. Which vegetable has varieties: April, Derby Day & Golden Acre?
CABBAGE
84. How many times did Willie Carson win The Epsom Derby?
FOUR
85. At which venue did Led Zeppelin play their reunion gig in December last year?
O2 ARENA in LONDON
86. Who composed ‘The Sabre Dance’?
ARAM KACHATURIAN
87. What does a Kymatologist study?
WAVES AND WAVE MOTION
88. Who wrote the TV plays ‘Brimstone & Treacle’ and ‘Lipstick on Your Collar’?
DENNIS POTTER
89. In which year did Percy Lebaren Spencer invent the Microwave Oven?
1945 (accept 1943 – 1947)
90. In which country are the Zagros mountains?
IRAN
91. What is the smallest flightless bird?
KIWI
92. How is the painting of Willy Lot’s farm better known?
THE HAYWAIN
93. With which activity are ‘grandsire triples’ and ‘oxford treble bob’ associated?
BELL RINGING
94. Who had a number one hit in 1979 with ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’?
BUGGLES
95. Who was the longest serving Poet Laureate, holding the post from 1850-1892?
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON
96. Before which year must a car have been built, to be eligible for the London to Brighton veteran car run?
1905
97. What is the British Army’s equivalent rank, to a Royal Navy Captain?
COLONEL
98. On the streets of which U.S. city was the first edition of the game ‘Monopoly’ based?
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY.
99. Which entrance music was played for Frank Bruno, at his fights?
EYE of the TIGER (by SURVIVER)
100. To whom did Bob Dylan sing ‘It Ain’t Me Babe’?
JOAN BAEZ
ROUND 6
101. How many players are there in a baseball team?
NINE
102. In Nicholas Nickleby, who was the proprietor of Dotheboys Hall school?
WACKFORD SQUEERS
103. Mick Jagger’s second wife Bianca was born in which Central American
country?
NICARAGUA.
104. As at February 23rd 2008, the most Academy Award nominations for any 1 film is 14 - for Titanic in 1997 and which 1950 film?
ALL ABOUT EVE
105. Name either of the two former ‘Shadows’ who had a hit with ‘Diamonds’
JET HARRIS or TONY MEHAN
106. What is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta?
EDMONTON
107. What are the twelve central vertebrae of the spine called?
THORACIC
108. Who was the last Liberal prime minister?
HERBERT ASQUITH
109. Who is the central character in John Braine’s book ‘Room at the Top’?
JOE LAMPTON
110. In Greek mythology, who is the god of love and desire?
EROS
111. By what name is the substance Kaolin better known?
CHINA CLAY
112. How much is Regent Street worth on a monopoly board?
£300
113. In which desert is the world’s driest place?
ATACAMA (CHILE)
114 How many stars does the Paramount movie studio logo contain?
22
115. Which river unites with the Trent to form the Humber?
THE OUSE
116. Tears for Fears had a top 3 UK hit in 1985 with 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World’. In 1986 they re-recorded the same song with a slightly different title. What was that title?
EVERYBODY WANTS TO RUN THE WORLD
117. Who said “Am I dying beyond my means”?
OSCAR WILDE
118. What was Eva Peron's surname at birth?
DUARTE
119. In which country was Greenpeace first formed?
CANADA
120. Who wrote the opera ‘Prince Igor’?
ALEXANDER BORODIN
SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS
1. The collective noun for which creature is ‘An Intrusion’?
COCKROACH
2. What was the capital of England before London?
WINCHESTER
3. What is the SI unit of electrical resistance?
OHM
4. Which British car manufacturer made the Kestral, Pathfinder & Sprite?
RILEY
5. What is the 55th wedding anniversary called?
EMERALD
6. In his latest film due to be released around Christmas 2008, Nick Park has given
Wallace a new girl-friend. What's her name?
PIELLA BAKEWELL (accept either)
TIE BREAKER
In the national Lotto draw on Saturday 12th January this year, 2 entries matched all 6 balls to share the jackpot. How many entries matched 4 balls?
31,795
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