SPECIALIST QUESTIONS
18 MARCH 2008SET BY THE CASTLE
SPORT

1) In golf's Ryder Cup from which year did a combined European team compete against the USA? 1979 (allow 1977-81)

2) For how many years did Mohammed Ali fight professionally?

21 (1960-1981) (Accept 20 to 22)

3)888.com will be the sponsors of which World Championship in April this year? World Snooker Championship

4) During the 1990's Michael Jordan won six major basketball championships for a team in which American city?

Chicago (with the Chicago Bulls – accept Chicago)

5) How many years will it be between the last London Summer Olympic Games and those of 2012?
64 years (1948 to 2012) allow a few extra seconds for the mental arithmetic

6) Who was the first cricketer to score 400 runs in a test match innings?

Brian Lara

7) Which soccer club plays its home games at The Liberty Stadium?

Swansea City

8 ) A game of ten-pin bowling is divided into 10 segments, in each of which a player has up to 2 attempts to clear the 10 pins What are these "segments" called?

- Frames
Supplementaries

1) In which sport would you perform a spike? Volleyball

2) In the 1990 football World Cup finals, which country qualified for the quarter finals without winning a match

= Republic of Ireland
THE NAMES THE SAME
In this round the same word links two separate people, places or things. Example: EG: What word links a WWII bomber and a Yorkshire town - HALIFAX
I) What word links a type of wineglass and an instrument in a symphony orchestra? FLUTE
2) What word links a type of handgun and a Beatles LP?
REVOLVER
3) What word links an England spin howler and an airline entrepreneur?
LAKER
4) What word links an obsolete coin and a worker with hide and leather?
TANNER
5) What word links a 19th3 century American President and an English cathedral city? LINCOLN
6) What word links a public school in Wiltshire and a famous English general? MARLBOROUGH
7) What word links a WWII bomber and a Lancashire town?
LANCASTER
8) What word links a species of bird and a steam locomotive?
MALLARD SUPPLEMENTARIES
7) What word links an England spin bowler and a Daily Express cartoonist?
GILES
2) What word links a disease-carrying insect and a WWI I fighter-bomber? MOSQUITO
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
1) Which Czech composer wrote the opera "THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN"? JANACEK
2) In which Verdi opera dues The Duke of Mantua sing; the aria "LA DONNA E MOBILE"?
RIGOI.EITO
3) Died aged 50 in December 2002, who was the lead singer of the group The Clash?
JOE SIRUMMER
4) The remake of St Trinian's was released in December. There were 4 original St Trinians films made between 1954 and 1966. Give the title of any of them.
BELLES OF SI IRINIANS, BLUE MURDER AT St TRINIANS; PURE HELL OF ST TRINlANS; GREAT ST TRINIANS TRAIN ROBBERY
5) In music, what term meaning "In the Chapel style" has come to he used for unaccompanied choral singing?
ACAPELLA
6) In which ballet by Tchaikovsky will you find the magician Drosselmeyer? TIIE NUTCRACKER
7) In Shakespeare's play OTHELLO,what is the name of Othello’s wife? DESDEMONA
8)Who directed the films BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN and CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON, and whose latest release the sexually explicit LUST CAUTION?
SUPPLEMENTARIES
1) The artists Lewis Tiffany and Rene Lalique are best known for their work with which material? GLASS
2) Who composed the opera THE TURN OF THE SCREW from the book by Henry James?
3) BENJAMIN BRITTEN


DID YOU READ IT?
A round on recent literary events

I) Which musician who presents the show Later on BBC TV published an autobiography in 2007 entitled: BARE-FACED LIES and BOOGIE-WOOGIE BOASTS?

JOOLS HOLLAND

2) Which American politician has had success with his recent book DREAMS FROM MY FATHER?

BARACK ONAMA

3) PONTOON published in December 2007 is the latest novel by Garrison Keillor, who for over 20 years has been writing about the lives and happenings in a fictional small town in Minnesota_ What is the name of the town?

LAKE WOBEGON

4) Following her success with LABYRINTH, whose best selling novel of 2007 was SEPULCHRE?
KATE MOSSE

5) The 2007 novel EXIT MUSIC is reportedly the last featuring which fictional detective? REBUS

6) The release of the film ATONEMENT in 2007 propelled the original 2001 novel back into the best seller lists. Who wrote the novel?

IAN McEWAN

7) Whose best selling memoir in 2007 was entitled MYBOOKY WOOK? RUSSELL BRAND

8) The memoir MIRACLE OF LIFE has recently been published. It is the memoir of the author of CRASH and EMPIRE OF THE SUN. Who was he?

G BALLARD

SUPPLEMENTARIES
1) Which TV personality and columnist, following the success of his book THE INSIDER, had a best seller in 2007 with his book DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

PIERS MORGAN

2) The author of the novels "Rosemary's Baby", "The Stepford Wives" and "The Boys from Brazil" died in 2007. Who was he?

IRA LEVIN

CAN YOU BEAR SOME MORE?


Another round on bears...
1) If feline relates to cats, what is the equivalent term for bears? URSINE
2) Which breakfast cereal did a bear called Jeremy help to advertise? SUGAR PUFFS
3) Which bear sang "The Bare Necessities of Life" in the Jungle Book? BALOO
4) Which Swiss city has a bear pit which is still in use as a tourist attraction? BERNE
5) Ernest SHEPHARD drew the original cartoons for which series of books about a famous bear? WINNIE-THE-POOH
6) What is the predominant colour of the trousers worn by Rupert Bear? YELLOW (with thin black checks - accept YELLOW)
7) Which country includes a polar bear in its official arms or crest? GREENLAND
8) According to the song, at what time did the Teddy Bears Picnic finish?
6PM (At 6 o'clock their mummies and daddies will take them home to bed, because they're tired little teddy bears)
SUPPLEMENTARIES
1) Which Liverpool teacher was imprisoned in Sudan for letting her charges call a teddy-bear Mohammed?
GILLIAN GIBBONS
2) Which US President is said to have been instrumental in the introduction of the term "Teddy Bear'. When he refused to shoot an American Black bear?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT( must say first name)
HISTORY
1) In what pear was Ellis Island opened, to become the main entry point for immigrants to the United States?
1892 (accept 1888-1896)
2) Of what military event was a French general speaking when he said "It's magnificent, but it isn't war"?
CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
3) Who discovered the island of Cuba in 1492?
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
4) Which family produced three Popes and ruled Florence during much of the Renaissance?
MEDICIs
5) Which British warship was trapped in the Yangtse river by Chinese Communist forces in 1949?
HMS AMET'HYST
6) During the troubles in Cyprus in the 1950s, who was the military leader of the EOKA movement against the British?
GENERAL GRIVAS
7) Who was Prime Minister when Edward VIII abdicated? STANLEY BALDWIN
8) The General Strike of 1926 was called in support of which union?
MINERS
SUPPLEMENTARIES
1) In 1920 the Volstead Act introduced what in the United States?
PROHIBITION
2) Who was responsible for the alleged conspiracy known as the "Popish Plot"? TITUS OATES

Science and nature

1 Halitosis sufferers have what ailment
bad breath
2 What is another name for Calabrese
Broccoli
3 Who produced the design for the VW Beetle
Ferdinand Porsche
4 What word describes something which is broken down by living organisms biodegradeable
5 What is the Shinkansen
Japanese bullet train
6 Apart from Mercury , which other planet has no moons
Venus
7 What is the more common name for diluted acetic acid
Vinegar
8 What does a chronometer do
measure time
Supplementaries
1) What was the name of the first type of plastic to be developed Bakelite
In a text message what does ATB stand for
All the best

GEOGRAPHY

I In which country is the Serengeti National park Tanzania
2 Which capital city has the same name as a Trojan prince?
Paris
3) In which county is the Bluebell railway line
Sussex
4) The river running through Prague is known by its German and Czech names. Give either Vltava or Moldau
5) the Camargue is the do delta for which river system
Rhone
6) Which English city is served by Lulsgate airport
Bristol
7) In which city is the national football museum
Preston
8) The island of Santorini is part of which country
Greece

Supplementaries

I) Name either country within which the Iguassu Falls lies Brazil/Argentina
2) What was the former name of Thailand
Siam

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
18™ MARCH 2008
SET BY THE CASTLE

1) Which internet company's corporate motto is: "Do No Evil"?
GOOGLE
2) This game is called Tic-Tac-Toe in America. What do we call it?
NOUGHTS & CROSSES
3) Tallin is the capital city of which country?
ESTONIA
4) In WWII which German city was the target of the first 1,000 bomber raid?
COLOGNE
5) Who did John Kennedy defeat in the 1960 US presidential election?
RICHARD NIXON
6) In which palace was Winston Churchill born?
BLENHEIM
7) What spice do we get from a species of crocus?
SAFFRON
8) What is the proper name of the constellation the Great Bear?
URSA MAJOR
9) Who is the Minister for Children, Schools and Families?
ED BALLS
10) In which Indian city is the Taj Mahal?
AGRA
11) Where would you find giant sculpted figures called moai?
EASTER ISLAND
12) Which American state has the same name as a former Soviet Republic?
GEORGIA
13) Whom did Hartley Booth succeed as MP for Finchley in 1992?,
(MARGARET) THATCHER
14) TheTibetans call it Chomolungma ''Goddess Mother of theWorld".Whatis it?
Mount Everest
15) What was the name of the cargo ship that sank off the Devon coast in January this year after shedding its cargo of wood?
ICE PRINCE
16) Jorn Utzon was the architect who designed which rather controversial opera house?
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
17) Who was the first woman to fly the Atlantic?
AMELIA EARHART (in 1928)
18) In which country would you find the wine-producing region of Gisborne?
NEW ZEALAND
19) In which year was the Manchester Ship Canal opened?
1894 (accept 1892-1896)
20) In which galaxy is the Earth
MILKY WAY galaxy
21) Which fortified wine is named after an island in the Atlantic?
MADEIRA
22) Who did Bobby Fiseher beat to win the World Chess Championship in 1972?
Boris Spassky . •
23) Who was President of the USA at the time of the Wall Street Crash?
HERBERT HOOVER
24) Which islands: are: separated from mainland Scotland by the Pentland Firth?
ORKNEYS
25) Who currently holds the position of Master of the Queen's Music?
PETER MAXWELL DAVIES (accept DAVIES)
26) The Golf Grand Slam consists of the British Open, the US Open, the Masters and which other tournament?
The US PGA
27) The musical comedy duo George Lugan and Patrick Fife are better known by what name?
HINGE & BRACKET
28) The Islets of Langherans are structures in which organ of the human body?
PANCREAS
29) In cricket, only 4 players have hit 6 sixes in an over. Gary Sobers and Yuvrav Singh are two of
them - name either of the other two
RAVI SHASTRI & HERSCHELLE GIBBS
30) Which British Foreign Secretary resigned in 1972 over his involvement in the Poulson Affair?
REGINALD MAUDLING
31) What was the title of Elvis Presley's first film?
LOVE ME TENDER
32) The international Laurel and Hardy appreciation society is more commonly known by a name
taken from one of their film titles - what is it?
SONS OF THE DESERT
33) Who presents the News Quiz on Radio 4 on Friday evening?
SANDY TOSTVIG
34) The Eiffel Tower was the tallest building in the world until 1930. How high is it in feet?
984 feet (accept 954 -1014)
35) Which actress is the widow of the playwright Jack Rosenthal?
MAUREEN LIPMAN
36) Which herb is one of the main ingredients of pesto sauce?
BASIL
37) Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles. How high is it in feet?
4408 feet (accept 4358-4458)
38) 4 capital cities stand on the banks of the River Danube. Vienna and Budapest are two - name
either of the other two.
BELGRADE & BRATISLAVA

39) The first 3 songs released by the group Frankie Goes to Hollywood all got to No 1 in the UK.
"RELAX" was one - name either of the other two.
TWO TRIBES & POWER OF LOVE
40) In the diagnostic technology known as MRI, the R stands for Resonance, the I stands for Imaging. What does the M stand for?
MAGNETIC
41) The song "I am the very model of a modern Major General" comes from which musical comedy?
PIRATES OF PENZANCE
42) Nelson Rockefeller was Vice President during the term of which American President?
GERALD FORD
43) In cookery, what is a Ramekin?
A small ceramic dish used for baking an individual portion (accept dish or similar)
44) Who in the 1950's was known as "The Man with the Golden Trumpet"?
EDDIE CALVERT
47) Name either of the twins who appeared in the"Woodentops"?
WILLIE& JENNY
48) Who composed the Coronation Anthem "Zadok the priest"?
HANDEL
49) Who is the MP for Tatton?
GEORGE OSBORNE
50) Name either of the twin black Scottish locomotives in the "Thomas the Tank Engine" stories?
DONALD & DOUGLAS
51) On what date is the Queen's real birthday?
APRIL 21
52) Hay-on-Wye, the bookshop town in South Wales, is twinned with which famous city in Africa?
TIMBUKTU
53) What is the connection between Knutsford and the novel "Three men in a boat ?
Montmorency (the dog in the novel) is the name of the French town twinned with Knutsford
54) A corrie is a glacial erosion feature. What are such features called in Wales?
Cwm (e.g. Cwm Idwal)

55) In which castle did Wellington die?
WALMER CASTLE (in Kent)
56) In which fictitious town is the WI spoof "Jam & Jerusalem" set?
CLATTERFORD ST MARY
57) What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
OMEGA
58) on April 7, what will be the cost of a first-class stamp for a standard-sized letter, following the
next price rise?
36 pence
59) Which company makes Ribena?
GLAXO SMITH KLINE (accept Glaxo)
60) What phrase meaning an extremely difficult problem derives from a classical myth in which a
rope was cut instead of being untied?
GORDIAN KNOT
61) The Greek word "TELE" is used as a prefix on everyday words such as telephone, television,
telecommunications etc. What does it mean?
FAR (accept anything similar, eg distant)
62) How many US Presidents have been assassinated (as at 19th February)?
FOUR (Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley & JFK)
63) Which American state's name is derived from the French for "Green Mountains"?
VERMONT
64) Oliver Cromwell and John Major were/are MP for which constituency?
HUNTINGDON
65) Which rock band is named after a Johannesburg football team?
KAISER CHIEFS
66) What is the principal official residence of Prince Charles?
CLARENCE HOUSE

67) In which country is Agadir?
MOROCCO
68) What is the name of the spin-off series from LIFE ON MARS starring Philip Glenister?
ASHES to ASHES
69) The FOX motor car is made by which motor manufacturer?
VOLKSWAGEN
70) In football, the African Cup of Nations has recently taken place. In what year was it first
staged?
1957 (accept 1955-1959)
71) Which film was Timothy Dalton's first as James Bond?.
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
72) The Sacred Valley of the Incas is in which country?
PERU
73) Who presents GOOD MORNING SUNDAY on Radio 2?
ALED JONES
74) The musical THE JERSEY BOYS is based around the music of which American group?
FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS
75) Which evergreen plant was sacred to the Druids?
MISTLETOE
76) What is the national airline of Greece?
OLYMPIC
77) Give either of the Christian names of the poet W B Yeats?
WILLIAM BUTLER
78) Who wrote the private eye novel THE BIG SLEEP?
RAYMOND CHANDLER
79) What are scallions?
SPRING ONIONS
80) Who was the Roman god of wine?
BACCHUS
81) In what year was GRANGE HILL first screened?
' 1978 (accept 1976-1980)
82) In which Disney cartoon film do you hear the song GIVE A LITTLE WHISTLE?
PINOCCHIO
83) Which coin was abolished in the UK in 1985?
DECIMAL HALF PENNY
84) Who was the leader of the Liberal Democrats before Paddy Ashdown?
DAVID STEELE
85) The name of which fruit has the meaning: "Apple full of seeds"?
POMEGRANATE
86) What is the largest city by population in Alaska?
ANCHORAGE
87) On an Ordnance Survey map, what do the initials TH stand for?
TOWN HALL
88) From which region of France does Camembert cheese originate?
NORMANDY
89) Who was the Governor of the Falkland Islands at the time of the Argentine invasion?
. REX HUNT

90) Which Queen of England's childhood home was Hever Castle in Kent?
ANNE BOLEYN
91) "How many divisions has the Pope" is a saying attributed to who m?
STALIN
92) Which military unit's headquarters were formerly at Sidi-bel-Abbes in Algeria?
FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION
93) Which company introduced the first traveller's cheques in 1891?
AMERICAN EXPRESS
94) What name is given to the theory and practise of bell-ringing?
CAMPANOLOGY
95) What is the definition of a palindromic word?
ONE THAT READS THE SAME BACKWARDS AS FORWARDS
96) The Peacock Throne is associated with two empires. Name either
Persian or Mogul
SUPPLEMENTARIES
1) Which architect and playwright designed Blenheim Palace?
SIR JOHN VANBRUGH
2) Which country produces the wine "Bull's Blood" ?
HUNGARY
3) What was the name of the Roman road that ran from London to York?
ERMINE STREET
4) Who was the last Emperor of France?
NAPOLEON III
5) Who started life as Frederick Austerlitz?
FRED ASTAIRE
6) What was the name of the ship in which Captain Ahab hunted Moby Dick?
PEQUOD

March 11th 2008

SPECIALIST QUESTIONS


Set by The Harrington ‘B’

1. History
2. Who did what?
3. Sport’s missing links
4. Arts & Entertainment
5. Ad it up
6. Geography
7. Science & Nature
8. Tonight’s specials

HISTORY


1 Having been at its peak in the 16th Century, what became known as the ‘Sick man of Europe’ in the 19th Century before its total collapse in the 20th Century?

THE OTTOMAN (TURKISH) EMPIRE (accept Turkey)

2 The Holy Roman Empire was founded by Charlemagne following his coronation as Emperor on Christmas Day 800. Who put an end to it?

NAPOLEON (IN 1806)

3 Which King of England was the son of John of Gaunt?

HENRY IV (succeeded Richard II in 1399)

4 Name Henry VIII’s elder brother whose death in 1502 left the way clear for Henry to succeed his father.

ARTHUR

5 Who led a successful raid on Cadiz in 1587 which later became known as ‘Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard’?

SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

6 Louis XIV’s attempts to dominate Europe were finally ended by which Treaty?

THE TREATY OF UTRECHT (1713)


7 The Punic Wars ended in the total destruction of which city?

CARTHAGE

8 Whose forces were defeated by William at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690?

JAMES II

Supplementaries

A Who gained the nickname ‘The Butcher’ for his severe treatment of the Jacobites after his victory at Culloden?

WILLIAM, DUKE OF CUMBERLAND (3rd son of George II – accept Prince William)

B Who uttered the fateful words “Will no-one rid me of this turbulent priest?”?

HENRY II (referring to Thomas a Becket)

C What was the subject of the Balfour Declaration in 1917?

THE CREATION OF A JEWISH HOMELAND IN PALESTINE

D In which year did Lenin, architect of the Russian Revolution, die?

1924 (accept 1922-26)


WHO DID WHAT?
For fans of ‘whodunit’s, the following round relates to TV detectives.

1 Who played the title role in the 1970s series ‘Van der Valk’?

BARRY FOSTER

2 Likewise, who played the title character of the 1980s/90s series ‘Boon’?

MICHAEL ELPHICK

3 Who created the character of Detective Chief Inspector Morse, played on screen by John Thaw?

COLIN DEXTER

4 Which late 1970s/early 1980s series starred the then relatively unknown Trevor Eve?

SHOESTRING

5 Robert Wagner and Stephanie Powers were the stars of which popular 1980s series?

HART TO HART

6 Name the detective created by PD James in her best-selling novels, later broadcast with Roy Marsden in the lead role.

ADAM DALGLEISH

7 Charlie Hungerford was the shady father-in-law of which 1980s detective?

JIM BERGERAC

8 Who played Cannon in the 1970s series of that name?

WILLIAM CONRAD

Supplementaries

A James Garner was the star of which 1970s series?

THE ROCKFORD FILES

B Who played McCloud in the series of that name?

DENNIS WEAVER

C Who did Jimmy Nail portray in the 1990s series set in Newcastle?

SPENDER

D Stephanie Turner played Inspector Jean Darblay in which 1980s series set in the fictional town of Hartley?

JULIET BRAVO


SPORT’S MISSING LINKS

In this round, you will be given a list with a sporting connection. All you have to do is give us the missing person, team or venue. All the lists are in reverse chronological order, i.e. working back from the present.

1 Olympic venues: Athens, Sydney, Atlanta, Barcelona, BLANK, Los Angeles, Moscow

SEOUL

2 England football managers: Capello, McClaren, Eriksson, Taylor, Keegan, BLANK, Hoddle

HOWARD WILKINSON

3 Formula 1 World Champions: Raikonnen, Alonso, Schumacher, BLANK, Villeneuve , Hill,

MIKA HAKKINEN

4 Grand National winners: Silver Birch, Numbersixvalverde, BLANK, Amberleigh House, Monty’s Pass

HEDGEHUNTER

5 Open Golf Champions: Harrington, Woods, BLANK, Curtis, Ernie Els, Duval

TODD HAMILTON


6 Football World Cup venues: Germany, Korea & Japan, France, BLANK, Italy, Mexico

USA


7 Rugby World Cup winners: South Africa, England, BLANK, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand

AUSTRALIA


8 Cricket World Cup winners: Australia, BLANK, Pakistan, Australia, India, West Indies

SRI LANKA
Supplementaries

A Wimbledon Men’s Singles Champions: Federer, BLANK, Ivanisevic, Sampras, Krajicek

LEYTON HEWITT

B European Cup Winners: AC Milan, Barcelona, Liverpool, BLANK, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich

PORTO

C World Rally Champions: Sebastien Loeb, BLANK, Marcus Gronholm, Richard Burns

PETTER SOLBERG

D Champion Jockeys, flat racing: Sebastian Sanders/Jamie Spencer, Ryan Moore, Jamie Spencer, BLANK, Kieran Fallon

FRANKIE DETTORI


ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT


1 ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ was written by which poet?

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH


2 ‘Sons and Lovers’ by D.H. Lawrence was written in which decade?

1910-1920 (1913)


3 In which film did Jane Horrocks play a girl who sings like the great musical stars?

LITTLE VOICE


4 ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ was written by which poet?

WILFRED OWEN


5 In which decade did Pablo Picasso paint ‘Guernica’?

1930s (1937)


6 Which film was Pierce Brosnan’s first as 007?

GOLDEN EYE


7 ‘Aunt Agatha’ and ‘Bingo Little’ feature in the escapades of which fictional ‘man about town’?

BERTIE WOOSTER


8 Which popular TV personality’s recent autobiography is called ‘On the Edge: My Story’?

RICHARD HAMMOND




Supplementaries


A What is the Christian name of Kate Winslet’s character in ‘Titanic’?

ROSE


B Who wrote the poem ‘When you are old’?

W.B.YEATS


C In which decade was Sydney Opera House designed?

1950s (1957)


D David John Cornwell wrote spy stories under which name?

JOHN LE CARRE


AD IT UP

It’s been estimated that the average town dweller is subject to between 3 and 5,000 advertising messages every day – one every 14.4 seconds of every waking minute of your life. Let’s see how many of those you can actually remember…


1 Which telecoms company asks you to ‘make the most of now’?

VODAFONE


2 Which retailer gives you ‘The best of both worlds’?

PC WORLD


3 Which motor manufacturer claims to be ‘the ultimate driving machine’?

BMW


4 Which furniture retailer is ‘Bringing your home to life’?

HARVEYS


5 Which supermarket claims ‘Every little helps’?

TESCO


6 Which supermarket would like you to ‘Try something different today’?

SAINSBURY’S


7 Who reckons they’re ‘The world’s local bank’?

HSBC

8 Which motor manufacturer relies on ‘The Power of Dreams’?

HONDA

Supplementaries


A Which newspaper claims it ‘is the Sunday Papers’?

THE SUNDAY TIMES (‘The Sunday Times is the Sunday papers’)


B If you’re travelling, who wants you to ‘let yourself go’?

EXPEDIA


C If you’re going to ‘Be the Best’, who would who or what would you be joining?

THE ARMY


D Who says ‘Let’s do it’ around the home?

B&Q



GEOGRAPHY


1 What is the largest island in the Caribbean?

CUBA

2 Which country borders Russia and Sweden?

FINLAND


3 Paraguay has borders with Argentina, Brazil and which other country?

BOLIVIA

4 What is the world's most southerly capital?

WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND


5 Which is the least populated state in the USA?

WYOMING


6 The Simplon Tunnel connects Switzerland with which other country?

ITALY


7 In which European capital would you find the 'San Angelo’ Bridge?

ROME


8 In which UK city would you find the 'Mathematical Bridge', so named because it is allegedly constructed without using any nails, based solely on geometric principles?

CAMBRIDGE




Supplementaries


A What geographical feature crosses both the mouth of the River Amazon and Lake Victoria?

THE EQUATOR

B Into which sea does the Nile flow?

MEDITERRANEAN


C The 'Vinson Massif' is the highest point in which continent?

ANTARCTICA


D In which country would you find Cerro Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Americas?

ARGENTINA


SCIENCE AND NATURE


1 The horsepower was an old English unit of power. What is the SI unit of power?

A WATT


2 Lightbulbs are usually rated in watts. But what is the SI unit of luminous intensity?

A CANDELA


3 Which metal is used for hip replacements as it is not attacked by body fluids?

TITANIUM


4 Which element is added to toughen rubber during the vulcanisation process?

SULPHUR


5 Which British lizard does not have legs?

THE SLOW WORM


6 Give another name for the Rowan tree.

MOUNTAIN ASH


7 What shape was recognised by Watson and Crick to represent the shape of DNA?

DOUBLE HELIX


8 Which band of very energetic protons, approximately 4,000 miles above the equator – the cosmic radiation from which can penetrate spacecraft and is a hazard to astronauts – was discovered by a researcher from the University of Iowa?

THE VAN ALLEN BELT

Supplementaries


A What is the band containing ionized gases in the upper atmosphere 90 to 250 miles above the Earth, which reflects radio signals and is named after an English physicist?

APPLETON LAYER



B Fly, Bee and Early Spider are all types of which British flower?

ORCHID



C What is the rather ironic name of a unit of cross sectional area used in subatomic physics measuring 10-28 sq metres (ten to the minus 28)?

A BARN (Reputedly named from barn door)


D Where in the body would you find the ‘islets of Langerhans’?

IN THE PANCREAS



TONIGHT’S SPECIALS… the food &drink round


1 Which spice mainly gives Piccalilli its colour?

TURMERIC


2 What is served for the traditional Christmas Eve feast in Poland?

FISH – usually carp, herring or pike (no meat!)


3 From which country do the beer brands Chimay, Leffe and Duvel come?

BELGIUM



4 From which country do the beer brands Sol and Corona come?

MEXICO



5 In which country is the wine growing region of Tokay?

HUNGARY



6 In which country is the wine growing region of Douro?

PORTUGAL



7 What is the source of the food colouring cochineal?

The crushed body of a cactus eating INSECT (accept BEETLE)



8 What is the main ingredient of Borscht?

BEETROOT


Supplementaries


A What is the main ingredient of Bacalao, a dish popular in both Spain and Portugal (different spelling)?

COD (usually dried salt cod)



B Which pulse is used to make houmous?

CHICKPEAS



C What wine is traditionally used in the Italian dessert Zabaglione?

MARSALA



D From which country do the beer brands Coopers and Swan come?

AUSTRALIA



GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SET BY THE COCK, HENBURY


1. In which building is Michaelangelo's painting "The Creation of Adam"?
SISTINE CHAPEL
2. Who assassinated Senator Robert Kennedy in 1968?
SIRHANSIRHAN
3. Who discovered X-rays?
WILHEM RONTGEN
4. Name the dictator who was executed on Christmas Day 1989?
NICOLE CEAUCESCU
5. Which politician gave up the title Viscount Stansgate?
Anthony Wedgwood Benn
6. What nationality was the ballerina Alicia Markova?
BRITISH
7. Which girl's name was the title of a top ten single for Kool and the Gang
in 1984?
JOANNA
8. Which US state is nicknamed the Empire State?
NEW YORK
9. What does the Australian word DINKUM mean?
HONEST
10. Which area of France is famous for its white horses, bulls and nature
reserve?
THE CAMARGUE
11. What is the common name for the flower antirrhinum?
SNAPDRAGON
12. What is the RAF equivalent of Sandhurst?
CRANWELL
13. Who would use a theodolyte?
A SURVEYOR
14. Which former racing driver has set up his own international airline?
NIKKILAUDA
15. Lady Bracknell is a character from which play?
THE IMPORTANT OF BEING ERNEST
16. What is the nickname for the German Statesman Otto von Bismarck?
THE IRON CHANCELLOR
17. The liqueur cassis is made from which fruit9
BLACKCURRANT
18. In which type of goods would a mercer trade?
TEXTILES
19. Jennifer Grey starred opposite Patrick Swayze in which hit film?
DIRTY DANCING
20. Which car manufacturer has a blue oval as its emblem?
FORD
21. Which car manufacturer has a lion rampant for its badge
PEUGEOT '
22. How was Nyasaland known after independence?
MALAWI
23. Which country merged with Tanganyika to form Tanzania?
ZANZIBAR
24. Which company produced the Valiant, part of Britain's V bomber force
in the 1950/60's?
VICKERS
25. What is the function of a car's camshaft?
IT OPENS/CLOSES THE ENGINE VALVES
26. What is the function of a car's distributor?
IT DISTRIBUTES AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO EACH SPARK
PLUG (TO PRODUCE A SPARK)
27. Who wrote the novel "Therese Raquin"?
EMILE ZOLA
28. Who wrote the novel "Wheels"?
ARTHUR HALEY
29. Who preceded Sir Alf Ramsey as England football manager?
SIR WALTER WINTERBOTTOM
30. Who had the worst record of any England manager/coach (other than
those appointed in a temporary capacity)
KEVIN KEEGAN
31. Who is the lead singer with Led Zeppelin?
ROBERT PLANT
32. Who was the bass player in the Jimi Hendrix Experience?
NOEL READING
33. What type of vessel is HMS Vanguard?
SUBMARINE
34. Name one of the future Aircraft Carriers of the Royal Navy due to
enter service in 2014 and 2016.
HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH AND HMS PRINCE OF WALES
35. Who was on the throne of England in 1490?
HENRY VII
36. Give a year in the life of Mary Queen of Scots.
1542 TO 1587
37. Which long running character in Coronation Street died in January
2008 ?
VERA DUCKWORTH
38. Who is Ronnie Mitchell's sister in Eastenders?
ROXY
39. Which European head of state wears a crown but is not a monarch?
THE POPE
40. What natural structure in central Australia is known by Aborigines as
Uluru?
AYERS ROCK
41. When is an opera a grand opera?
WHEN IT IS SUNG ALL THE WAY THROUGH
42. What is the term for a painting applied on a freshly plastered wall?
A FRESCO
43. Which popular early 20* century Irish-American singer was given a
Papal peerage?
JOHN McCORMACK
44. In which century was the first sewer constructed?
6th CENTURY BC (ANCIENT ROME) (After some discussion this question was replaced by a supplementary)
45. Who described life in the Royal Navy as "rum sodomy and the lash"9
WINSTON CHURCHILL
46. How long, to the nearest metre, is the adult human intestine?
6 METRES
47. How many Cinque ports are there?
7
48. What makes the Bolivian city of La Paz virtually fireprooP
ITS 3630 METRE ALTITUDE LACKS THE OXYGEN TO SUSTAIN A LARGE FIRE
49. What is the name of Lady Chatterley's lover?
MELLORS
50. What is the name given to a person whose body lacks melanin?
AN ALBINO
51. Who did J.B.S. Haldane called "the greatest Jew since Jesus"?
ALBERT EINSTEIN.
52. What instrument did Glen Miller play?
TROMBONE
53. Who was Diana Rigg's predecessor as John Steed's sidekick in The
Avengers?
HONOR BLACKMAN
54. What was the name of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's gang?
THE HOLE IN THE WALL GANG
55. Who was the second president of the USA?
JOHN ADAMS
56. Which 20th century wit is said to have declared, "Television is for
appearing on, not looking at"?
NOEL COWARD
57. Which English king did Robert the Bruce defeat at Bannockburn?
EDWARD II
58. What did the films "The Odd Couple", "M.A.S.H" and "Nine to Five
have in common?
THEY ALL BECAME SITCOMS
59. Who played Che Guevara in the original London cast of Evita?
DAVID ESSEX
60. What was Ray Reardon’s occupation before be became a snooker player?
A POLICEMAN
61. Where in London did the first cinema in the UK open?
PICCADILLY CIRCUS '
62. Who was the last English monarch to remain unmarried throughout his
reign?
EDWARD VIII
63. In the New Testament which book follows Acts?
ROMANS
64. In the Old Testament which book follows 2 Samuel?
1 Kings
65. What did James Bruce describe in 1912 as "the greatest liberty that Man
has ever taken with nature"?
THE PANAMA CANAL
66. What did Elbert Hubbard call "just one damned thing after another"?
LIFE
67. Which building in Paris contains the remains of Napolen?
LES INVALIDES
68. In which city is the world's largest medieval cathedral to be found?
SEVILLE
69. What gives green pasta its colour?
SPINACH
70. Which bean is the richest natural vegetable food?
SOYA
71. Which ventriloquist had a dummy called Lord Charles?
RAY ALLEN
72. Which writer of children's books also wrote Tales of the Unexpected9
ROALD DAHL l
73. In which country are No and Kabuki traditional types of drama?
JAPAN
74. Which children's author created the character Tracey Beaker?
DAME JACQUELINE WBLSON
75. Which airship exploded in New Jersey in 1937?
HINDENBURG
76. Where did methyl isocynate cause 2,600 deaths in 1984?
BHOPAL
77. After Paris, which Canadian city is the world's largest French-speaking?
MONTREAL "
78. What name did Dutch settlers give their settlement on Manhattan in
1626?
NEW AMSTERDAM
79. Which actor played the TV detective Colombo?
PETER FALK
80. Who played Terry in Terry and June?
TERRY SCOTT
81 Which stage of an insects life comes between egg and pupa?
LARVA
82. What type of insect is a weevil?
A BEETLE
83. What is the motto of the BBC?
NATIONS SHALL SPEAK PEACE UNTO NATIONS
84. What is the motto of Eton College?
FLOREAT ETONA
85 Which English dramatist was stabbed to death in a Deptford tavern on 20th May 1593
CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE
86 Which 20th century leader survived the most assassination attempts?
Charles De Gaulle
87 Which group of islands lies approximately 300 miles southwest of India?
THE MALDIVES
88 In which ocean are the Micronesia and Melanesia islands?
THE PACIFIC
89. In which musical does the song Old Man River feature?
SHOW BOAT
90. On which Shakespeare play is Kiss Me Kate based?
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
91. What does Las Vegas mean?
THE MEADOWS - A MORMON SETTLER NAMED IT IN THE 1890’S
92. What does Jerusalem mean?
FROM TWO HEBREW WORDS - YERU AND SHALOM MEANING CITY OF PEACE
93. In which stadium was the 1998 World Cup Final?
STADE DE FRANCE
94. Which premier league team Play at The Stadium of Light?
SUNDERLAND

95. In which organ are the hepatic arteries?
THE LIVER
96. What is the more common name for allergic rhinitis?
HAYFEVER


SUPPLEMENTARIES


Who is Pip's benefactor in Great Expectations?
ABEL MAGWITCH
In this year's Oscars, Daniel Day-Lewis won the best actor award - what
was the film?
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
At the 2008 Oscars, Marion Cotillard won the best actress award. For
which film?
LA VIE EN ROSE
In which Thomas Hardy novel did Michael Trenchard sell his wife at
market?
THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE
What was the name of the RAF bomber pilot who led the Dam Busters
raid?
GUY GIBSON
What nationality was Vasco da Gama?
PORTUGESE

4th Feb - Questions by The Church House Bollington

SPECIALIST QUESTIONS FROM
THE CHURCH HOUSE BOLLINGTON
4TH MARCH 2008
1. SCIENCE
2. SPORT
3. GEOGRAPHY – WATER WATER EVERYWHERE
4. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
5. HISTORY
6. PUBS & INNS
7. CHURCH HOUSE FAMILY TREE
8. NOW WHAT HAPPENS IN MARCH ?

ROUND 1: SCIENCE
1. As in the word ‘halogen’, to what does the prefix ‘halo-‘ refer? SALT

2. Shepherd’s Weatherglass is another name for which plant, immortalised in a classic play and novel of 1903? SCARLET PIMPERNEL

3. Which poison is obtained from the seeds of the nux vomica tree?
STRYCHNINE

4. A tercel is the male of which family of birds? HAWK

5. To which substance does the adjective ‘marmoreal’ refer? MARBLE

6. If you suffered from dysphagia (pronounced diss-fay-gee-a), what would you have difficulty in doing? SWALLOWING (accept
EATING)

7. A Landseer is a black and white variety of which large dog? NEWFOUNDLAND

8. Where in the body would you find the Bowman’s capsule? KIDNEY

SUPPLEMENTARIES:
9. Which spice is obtained from the myristica fragrans tree? NUTMEG

10. What type of animal was the extinct aurochs? OX
(accept cow/cattle)


ROUND 2: SPORT
1. RUGBY LEAGUE – Yorkshire based Rugby League side Featherstone Rovers play at Post Office Road, but in 2006 they renamed their stadium after which well known BBC Radio Disc Jockey? CHRIS MOYLES – It is now known as The Chris Moyles Stadium

2. CRICKET – Shane Warne took 708 test wickets for Australia. Which English batsman became his 700th test victim in the Boxing Day test match at the MCG in 2006? ANDREW STRAUSS

3. FOOTBALL – Which player changed hands for the most money between two English clubs in this season’s January transfer window? NICOLAS ANELKA
(BOLTON TO CHELSEA, £15 MILLION)

4. BOXING - On 4th November 2007, Joe Calzaghi defeated Mikael Kessler at The MIllenium Stadium. What nationality is Kessler ? DANISH

5. HORSE RACING – Which former champion jockey was cleared of allegations of a race fixing conspiracy in December 2007 only to be banned for drug taking a month later? KIERON FALLON

6. In which city would you find the stadium nicknamed ‘The Birds’ Nest’? BEIJING – It’s the National Olympic Stadium constructed for the 2008 Olympics in China so named because of its inter twining steel structure

7. SNOOKER – Who won the Masters Snooker Championship on debut at Wembley on 20th January? MARK SELBY –
He beat Stephen Lee 10 – 3

8. LOCAL SPORT: Who replaced Rob Bickerton as Macclesfield Town FC Chairman in January 2008? MIKE RANCE


SUPPLEMENTARIES
9. RUGBY UNION - The Welsh scrum half Dwayne Peel has signed for Sale Sharks for the 2008/2009 season. For which welsh team does he currently play?
LLANELLI SCARLETS (ACCEPT SCARLETS)

10. In January 2007, Macclesfield were knocked out of the FA Cup by Chelsea losing 5-1 at Stamford Bridge. Who scored Macclesfield’s goal ? JOHN MURPHY

ROUND 3: GEOGRAPHY WATER – WATER EVERYWHERE
All questions in this round relate to a stretch of water
1 Off which country’s coast would you find the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf ? AUSTRALIA (It is off the North Coast of Australia)
2 The River Shannon holds three lochs, Lough Ree, Lough Allen and one other, which is the largest loch on the river and the second largest loch in the Republic of Ireland. What is this loch called? LOUGH DERG
3 The River Itchin meets with which other river to form Southampton Water? RIVER TEST
4 The Macclesfield canal joins which other canal at Marple Junction? PEAK FOREST CANAL
5 The Sound of Sleat separates which island from mainland Britain? SKYE
6 Which city lies at the Northern end of the Suez Canal? PORT SAID
7 On which river would you find the towns of Rochester and Tonbridge? RIVER MEDWAY
8 What were the Boyoma Falls, on the River Lualaba, formally known as?
STANLEY FALLS

SUPPLEMENTARIES
9 On which waterway would you find the Gatun Locks and the Pedro Miguel Locks? PANAMA CANAL
10 In which country would you find Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe? RUSSIA



ROUND 4: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT (PICTURE ROUND)

(I've not reproduced the stills but the answers are shown below)

Name the film
1. ERIN BROCKOWICZ
2. THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
3. A BEAUTIFUL MIND
4. MOULIN ROUGE
5. GANGS OF NEW YORK
6. ROAD TO PERDITION
7. BIG FISH
8. COLD MOUNTAIN

SUPPLEMENTARY 1: BILLY ELLIOTT
SUPPLEMENTARY 2: CHICKEN RUN
NON-VISUAL SUPPLEMENTARY:
Which movie’s opening scene, voted one of the Top Ten opening scenes of all time, features a man running down Princes Street in Edinburgh, with the opening words “Choose life, choose a job, choose a career”? TRAINSPOTTING

ROUND 5: HISTORY
1. Which plant was the emblem of the Plantagenet kings? BROOM (“Genet” in French)

2. What was the name of the federal investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy? WARREN COMMISSION

3. The ruler of which African country used to be known as the Negus? ETHIOPIA

4. By what name was the British Prime Minister Sir Henry John Temple better known? LORD PALMERSTON

5. In which war did the siege of Mafeking take place? BOER WAR

6. In which country were the guerrilla fighters known as the Contras based in the 1980s? NICARAGUA

7. Whom did Colonel Gaddafi overthrow to seize control of Libya in1969? KING IDRIS

8. With which war would you associate Operation Rolling Thunder? VIETNAM WAR (carpet bombing of North Vietnam by USA)
SUPPLEMENTARIES:
9. Which American Civil War general was accidentally shot by his own soldiers in 1863? ‘STONEWALL’ JACKSON

10. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination sparked off World War I, was heir to the throne of which country? AUSTRIA (accept AUSTRIA-HUNGARY)



ROUND 6 – PUBS & INNS
1. When the Talbot Hotel in Oundle, Northamptonshire, purchased and installed the oak staircase from Fotheringay Castle, what unexpected accompaniment did they allegedly get at the same time? GHOST OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

2. In The Lord of the Rings, what is the name of the inn in the village of Bree where Frodo first meets Aragorn? THE PRANCING PONY

3. Daphne Du Maurier’s novel about wreckers in Cornwall is named after which real public house? JAMAICA INN

4. What connects the following pubs: the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town in Birmingham, and the Horse and Groom and the Seven Stars in Guildford? THEY WERE ALL VICTIMS OF IRA BOMB ATTACKS

5. Who was the missionary who wrote a famous autobiography called The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, and who was played on film by Ingrid Bergman? GLADYS AYLWOOD

6. Who shot David Blakely outside the Magdala Tavern near Hampstead Heath in 1955? RUTH ELLIS

7. According to the title of Australia’s first ever gold-selling single, by Slim Dusty, there’s nothing so sad as... what? A PUB WITH NO BEER

8. Which 1980s horror film begins with two hikers going into the ominously named pub ‘The Slaughtered Lamb’? AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
Supplementaries
9. Which comedian devised the character known as ‘The Pub Landlord’?
AL MURRAY

10. In which TV soap opera do characters drink in a pub called The Dog in the Pond? HOLLYOAKS

ROUND 7: CHURCH HOUSE FAMILY TREES
This round is about people who share a name with one of the members of your humble quiz-setters tonight: Arnold, Baron, Davis and Sherratt. These may crop up in the question or the answer. Where the answer is a person’s name containing one of these names, FULL NAMES are required.
1. The name of which Arnold, originally a commander in the American revolutionary army in the War of Independence, but who later changed sides and conspired with the British, is now a by-word for a traitor in the USA? BENEDICT Arnold

2. Which Arnold, a transvestite who stole women’s clothing from washing lines, provided the title of Pink Floyd’s first single release? Arnold LAYNE

3. What was the name of German flying ace the Red Baron?
Manfred VON RICHTHOFEN

4. Which Baron, usually depicted with a white, frequently skull-like face and white top hat is a main figure in the Voodoo religion of Haiti, where he guards the crossroads where dead souls pass into he underworld? Baron SAMEDI (allow Baron Saturday or Baron Zombie)

5. Which Davis won the 1997 US PGA Championship? Davis LOVE (III)

6. Name either of the films for which Bette Davis won a Best Actress Oscar? DANGEROUS (1935) or JEZEBEL (1938)

7. What stretch of water did Bollington’s Brenda Sherratt become the first woman to swim in 1966? LOCH NESS

8. Author of the book Sacred Weeds, Professor Andrew Sherratt of Oxford University, who died in February 2006, was one of the world’s leading experts in which field? ARCHAEOLOGY (accept Ancient History) – his most famous book “Sacred Weeds” is about the influence of drugs on primitive societies!

SUPPLEMENTARIES:

9. Which Baron is Cinderella’s father? BARON HARDUP

10. Which number 1 song for Rod Stewart was originally a hit for P.P.Arnold in the 1960s? THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST


ROUND 8 – NOW WHAT HAPPENS IN MARCH???
One member of the Church House team is always very excited in March at the prospect of losing massive sums of money at the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival. So this round is all about winners from the last 20 years!! FORTUNATELY, you don’t have to know anything about horse racing to get them right (but it might help).
1. A winner in 1990, this horse shares a name with a character from M*A*S*H portrayed in the film version by Elliott Gould. TRAPPER JOHN

2. Also a winner in 1990, this horse shares its name with a soup named after an English town, made of blended meat stock and vegetables, which was a ‘popular’ starter on the Fawlty Towers menu! BROWN WINDSOR

3. A winner in 1991, this horse shares its name with the word for the Mafia’s code of silence. OMERTA

4. A 1992 winner, named after the title character of a series of books by Korky Paul and Valerie Thomas – she lived “in a black house with black carpets, black sheets on the bed and even a black bath” WINNIE THE WITCH

5. 1995 winner had the same name as a song that has twice been a number one hit – for Tommy Roe and Vic Reeves. DIZZY

6. 1992 winner bore the title given to James Scott, an English nobleman and the illegitimate son of Charles II who was executed in 1685 after making an unsuccessful attempt to claim the British throne. DUKE OF MONMOUTH

7. 2005 winner bore the surname of a 19thcentury Italian painter, first name Antonio, who lived in and brought European oil painting techniques to Japan. FONTANESI

8. 2007 winner bears the name of a much-covered song written in 1968 by Jimmy Webb, inspired by seeing a man installing electric cables on the Kansas-Oklahoma border. WICHITA LINEMAN
Supplementaries:
9. 2002 winner shares its name with a 1942 historical novel by Daphne du Maurier, set in Cornwall during the reign of Charles II, which tells the story of a love affair between an impulsive English lady and a French pirate. FRENCHMAN’S CREEK
10. 2000 winner bears the common name of the white, bell-shaped flower Galanthus Nivalis, which is used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and has varieties called Giant and Crimean. SNOWDROP

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Which society is also known by a name which in translation means “our cause” or “our thing”? MAFIA (Cosa Nostra)
2. On what charge was former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe committed to trial in 1979? CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER
3. Which 1990s TV soap opera was set on the Costa del Sol? ELDORADO
4. Which metal is applied to steel to prevent rust? ZINC (also accept CADMIUM)
5. What award did Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan jointly receive in 1976?
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
6. Who created the detective Reg Wexford? RUTH RENDELL
7. Dry ice is the solid form of which gas? CARBON DIOXIDE
8. Which island’s name comes from a Latin word meaning Land of Honey?
MALTA

9. Traditionally, what nationality are the Pope’s Vatican guards? SWISS
10. Who was the Italian Prime Minister murdered by the Red Brigade?
ALDO MORO
11. Who wrote The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care?
BENJAMIN SPOCK
12. Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens – what is the other borough of New York? STATEN ISLAND
13. Who wrote the novel Billy Liar? KEITH WATERHOUSE
14. Under what name did Peter Sutcliffe achieve notoriety? YORKSHIRE RIPPER
15. What is the name of Northern Ireland’s parliament building? STORMONT
16. By what name was Sellafield nuclear plant previously known? WINDSCALE


17. Apart from USA, name one country that boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
WEST GERMANY or KENYA
18. Which TV family lived next door to the Trench family? MELDREWS (in One Foot in the Grave)
19. Which treaty brought the Korean War to an end? PANMUNJON
20. Which land in Gulliver’s Travels was inhabited by sorcerers and magicians? GLUBBDUBDRIB
21. In the world of motoring what do the initials GT stand for?
GRAND TOURING or GRAN TURISMO
22. Who directed the 1956 film The Ten Commandments? CECIL B De MILLE
23. On TV who played the role of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet)?
PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE
24. In which year did the Titanic sink? (no leeway) 1912

25. Which comedian created the characters Tony Ferrino and Paul Calf?
STEVE COOGAN
26. Which Coronation Street character was played for many years by Doris Speed?
ANNIE WALKER (full name)
27. What name is generally given to the theft of £26 million in gold bullion from a warehouse at Heathrow Airport in November 1983?
BRINKS MATT ROBBERY
28. What is the English equivalent of teh French Baccalaureat? A-LEVELS
29. In which country did the Frelimo movement fight? MOZAMBIQUE
30. Under what name was Charles Jaggers immortalised in the words of a song written in 1891? THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK IN MONTE CARLO
31. In The Admirable Crichton, what was Crichton’s job? BUTLER
32. Which ex England cricket captain wrote the novel Test Kill? TED DEXTER


33. With the exception of the flute family, what characteristic distinguishes the woodwind instruments of an orchestra? PLAYED USING A REED
34. Name any 1 of the 4 film stars who set up the United Artists studio.
MARY PICKFORD, DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, CHARLIE CHAPLIN,
D W GRIFFITH
35. Who replaced Will Carling as England rugby union captain in 1996?
PHIL DE GLANVILLE
36. Which music hall artist sang the song “I’m one of the ruins that Cromwell knocked about a bit.”? MARIE LLOYD
37. Who created the Keystone Cops? MACK SENNETT
38. Which suffragette was killed throwing herself under the King’s horse in the Derby? EMILY DAVIDSON
39. Which country is the most densely populated (inhabitants per square mile)?
SINGAPORE
40. To which actor did Mae West actually say “Why don’t you come up & see me sometime”? CARY GRANT


41. Who preceded Jeremy Thorpe as leader of the Liberal Party? JOE GRIMMOND
42. Which TV programme included a regular sketch called Pigs in Space?
THE MUPPET SHOW
43. Who said “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated”?
MARK TWAIN
44. Who was the first goalkeeper to captain the England football team?
FRANK SWIFT
45. Which team plays their home cricket matches at The Parks?
OXFORD UNIVERSITY
46. What is an ocarina? MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
47. Which party did Lenin lead to power in Russia in 1917? BOLSHEVIKS
48. For what in the field of medicine did Patrick Steptoe achieve fame?
TEST TUBE BABIES (in vitro fertilisation)

49. Which leader was known as the Lion of Judah? HAILE SELASSI
50. Who or what committed the Murders on the Rue Morgue? AN ORANG-UTAN (accept APE)
51. In which musical work does Lieutenant Pinkerton appear?
MADAME BUTTERFLY
52. In which TV cartoon did Peter Perfect, Professor Pat Pending and The Slagg Brothers appear? WACKY RACES
53. What is formed when hydrated calcium sulphate is mixed with water?
PLASTER OF PARIS
54. Which fibrous cord attaches the calf muscle to the heel? ACHILLES TENDON
55. Which philosopher & pacifist was the co-founder of CND?
BERTRAND RUSSELL
56. Which role was played by Cesar Romero on TV, and Jack Nicholson in the cinema? THE JOKER


57. Which music hall artist, real name Matilda Powles, specialised in male impersonation? VESTA TILLEY
58. Who founded the Samaritans? CHAD VARAH
59. Who wrote the line “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread?
ALEXANDER POPE
60. Which actor was captured & raised by Red Indians in the film “A Man called Horse”? RICHARD HARRIS
61. Which major city is served by Kingsford-Smith Airport? SYDNEY
62. Of what is semiotics the study? SIGNS/SYMBOLS
63. Which classic novel is set on St Brandan’s Isle? THE WATER BABIES
64. Who used a rowing boat to rescue the crew of the sinking SS Forfarshire?
GRACE DARLING

65. In Celtic mythology, what name is given to the Land of the Young, whose inhabitants enjoy eternal youth? TIR NA NOG
66. Who composed the overture Fingal’s Cave? FELIX MENDELSSON
67. Which authority controls lighthouses and buoys around Britain’s coasts?
TRINITY HOUSE
68. What did Florence Nightingale carry with her in her pocket wherever she went?
HER PET OWL
69. Which fictional character lived in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh? DR DOLITTLE
70. Where in the USA was Mary Jo Kopechne killed in a car crash in 1969?
CHAPPAQUIDDICK (driven by Senator Edward Kennedy)
71. Who in Shakespeare was given the title King of Britain? CYMBELINE
72. Which novel by Compton Mackenzie is based on a real 1943 shipwreck?
WHISKY GALORE

73. In which stretch of water is Lundy Island situated? BRISTOL CHANNEL
74. In 1949 Toguri d’Aquino was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for treason by a
US court. By what name was she better known? TOKYO ROSE
75. What gift is traditionally given for a 15th wedding anniversary? CRYSTAL
76. In mythology what was suspended by a single horse’s hair?
SWORD OF DAMOCLES
77. For which series of books is the writer Eric Knight most famous? LASSIE
78. What connects Alderney, Bulgaria and Yellowstone? THEY WERE ALL WOMBLES
79. By what name is the insect gryllus campestris commonly known? CRICKET
80. What was the name of the North Sea oilrig which exploded in 1988 killing 167 men? PIPER ALPHA

81. In the world of music, what is the function of a sordine? MUTE
82. Of which novel is David Balfour the hero? KIDNAPPED
83. What would you hang on a rannel-tree? COOKING UTENSILS
84. What was the nickname of gangster Charles Floyd? PRETTY BOY 85. In which film did Robert Redford play the role of a hunted CIA researcher?
THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR
86. Which highly successful 70s group comprised Liz Mitchell, Marcia Barrett, Maize Williams & Bobby Farrell? BONEY M
87. Which actor has played major roles in Coronation Street, Keeping Up Appearances, Heartbeat and The Royle Family? GEOFFREY HUGHES
88. With what would a dish be served if it contained the word Veronique? GRAPES

89. What is the name given to a market dominated by a few large producers?
OLIGOPOLY
90. Which country’s joint head of state is the Bishop of Urgel? ANDORRA
91. Which millionairess was known as the Queen of Mean? LEONA HELMSLEY
92. Who played the role of saucy Nancy in Worzel Gummidge?
BARBARA WINDSOR
93. Whom did Irishwoman Violet Gibson shoot & wound in 1926?
BENITO MUSSOLINI
94. In the theatre world, to what did Antoinette Perry give her name?
TONY AWARDS
95. Which Italian club did Denis Law join for £100,000 in 1961? TORINO
96. Who deposed Milton Obote in 1971? IDI AMIN

Supplementaries
1 . Which politician was known as the Milk Snatcher? MARGARET THATCHER
2.. Where is the Lord of the Rings trilogy set? MIDDLE EARTH
3. What is the more common name of the Chilean Pine? MONKEY PUZZLE
4. Which was the first British ship to be sunk in the Falklands War?
HMS SHEFFIELD
5. Which biblical character is the title of a Richard Strauss opera? SALOME
6. Which device for lifting water was invented by & named after a Greek mathematician? ARCHIMEDES SCREW