23rd March – Last Game of the Season

 

 

Specialist Questions

Set by

The Plough Taverners

Rounds Are:

History

Births, Marriages & Deaths

Arts & Entertainment – Film Music

TV Advertisement Catch Phrases

Science – I wish I had paid more attention at school

Geography

Sport

Round 1 - History

1. How are Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh better known to history?

Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid

2. Who was known as The Nine Day’s Wonder?

Lady Jane Grey

3. Give a year in the life of Captain Cook.

1728-1779

4. In Belgium what is commemorated at the “Butte de Lion”?

It commemorates the spot where Prince William of Orange was injured at the Battle of Waterloo.

5. Which designer originated the “little black dress”?

Coco Chanel

6. Which couturier was born at Granville on the Normandy coast?

Christian Dior

7. In which year was the “Prague Spring” of Alexander Dubcek?

1968 +/- 1

8. In which year did Queen Victoria send the first official transatlantic telegraph communication?

1858 +/- 2

S1. The Tudor mansion Peover Hall was the temporary home to which famous general?

General George Patton

S2. In 1808, HMS Pickle was wrecked off Cadiz. But, what was its claim to fame?

It was the ship which brought the news of Nelson’s victory and death at Trafalgar back to England

Round 2- Births, Marriages and Deaths

1. Who married Miss Clementine Hozier in 1908?

Winston Churchill

2. How did Virginia Woolf die?

She drowned herself

3. Who was born Josip Broz in 1892?

Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia

4. Marilyn Monroe’s’ marriage to whom was described as “Pompous Yankee Egghead Marries Dumb Beauty”?

Arthur Miller. (Not Joe DiMaggio who played for NY Yankees)

5. Where did the dog Laika die?

In space. (The first dog in space)

6. Which American President was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.?

Gerald Ford (He took his stepfather’s name.)

7. Whose final single was entitled, “I’ll never get out of this world alive”?

Hank Williams

8. In England and Wales, what is the only basic ground for divorce?

Irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. (To prove this you would have to establish one or more of 5 facts of breakdown.)

S1. Traditionally, what item did a British judge use to signify that he was about to pass a death sentence?

He placed a black silk square (known as the Black Cap) upon his wig.

S2. In England and Wales within how many days must a birth be registered?

42 (+/- 1)

Round 3 - Arts and Entertainment

Film Music

From which film do the following tunes/songs come?

1. Circle of Life

The Lion King

2. Somewhere Out There

An American Tail

3. We Have All the Time in the World

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

4. Scarborough Fair

The Graduate

5. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

6. The Windmills of Your Mind

The Thomas Crown Affair

7. Everybody’s Talkin’

Midnight Cowboy

8. Tubular Bells

The Exorcist

S1. I’m Busy Doing Nothing

(A Connecticut) Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

S2. People are Strange

The Lost Boys

Round 4 - TV Advertisement Catch Phrases

There follows a list of TV advertisement catch phrases past and present, all you have to do is name the product to which they relate.

1. Tell ‘em about the honey, Mummy!

Sugar Puffs

2. Graded grains make finer flour

Homepride

3. Churned for that buttery taste

Clover

4. Hello boys

Wonderbra

5. Give a meal man appeal

Oxo

6. Brewed in Scotland from girders

Irn Bru

7. Nicole? Papa?

Renault Clio

8. Tasty, tasty, very, very, tasty, they’re very tasty

Kellogg’s Bran Flakes

S1. Central heating for kids

Ready Brek

S2. Let your fingers do the walking

Yellow Pages

Round 5 - Science – I wish I had paid more attention at school.

1. With which physical state of matter is Boyle’s Law concerned?

Gases

2. Whose Law states that V=IR?

Ohm’s Law

3. What is the common name for CuSO4?

Copper Sulphate

4. What is the common name for CaCl2?

Calcium Chloride

5. Whose law states that states that the extension of a spring is in direct proportion with the load added to it as long as this load does not exceed the elastic limit?

Hooke’s Law

6. Who is credited with the invention of the electric motor?

Michael Faraday

7. Who is credited with the discovery of Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Barium and Boron?

Humphry Davy

8. Evangelista Torricelli devised which meteorological instrument?

The mercury barometer.

S1. What is the common name for NaCl?

Common Salt

S2. What is the name of process where water diffuses across a semi-permeable membrane?

Osmosis

Round 6 – Geography

1. Which river flows though Ely in Cambridgeshire?

The Great Ouse

2. The river Ely flows through which city?

Cardiff

3. Cardiff derives it’s name from another river. What is its name?

The Taff. (The name Cardiff is derived from the Welsh for the fort on the Taff.)

4. The 1995 film “The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill And Came Down A Mountain”, starring Hugh Grant, is based on a true story from which town on the River Taff?

Taff’s Well (Ffynnon Garw in the film)

5. In which county is the city of Wells?

Somerset

6. How are the wetland areas of central Somerset better known?

The Somerset Levels

7. One of the rivers, which drain the Somerset Levels, is the Axe, but where does the Axe rise?

Wookey Hole

8. Wookey Hole is on the edge of which range of hills?

The Mendips

S1. In which county is Royal Tunbridge Wells?

Kent

S2. In which county does the River Axe enter the sea?

Devon (At Axmouth)

Round 7 – Sport

1. In November 2009 who did David Hay beat to win the WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

Nikolay Valuev

2. Football: In which city do Benfica play their home games?

Lisbon

3. Which Cricket County play at the Rose Bowl?

Hampshire

4. Athletics: The controversial 800m runner Caster Semenya comes from which country?

South Africa

5. In which country was the boxer Joe Bugner born?

Hungary

6. Which constructor was at the centre of the recent Formula 1 match fixing scandal?

Renault

7. Which is the only American Football team to have won 6 Superbowls?

Pittsburgh Steelers

8. In 2008, the Golfer Greg Norman married which other sporting great?

Chris Evert

S1. In which country will this year’s Winter Olympic Games be held?

Canada (Vancouver)

S2. Watford FC shares its ground with which Rugby Union Team?

Saracens

Round 8 – Surnames

In this round, you will be given a description of 2 people with the same surname. All you have to do is come up with the common surname. E.g. Former Leader of the Conservative Party and 5th wife of Henry VIII, answer would be Howard (Michael and Catherine).

1. Former England football manager and Short-tempered Celebrity Chef?

Ramsey (Sir Alf & Gordon)

2. Hollywood Heartthrob and youngest British Prime Minister?

Pitt (Brad and William Pitt the Younger)

3. Author of “The Time Machine” and the last white man to win the Olympic 100m Gold Medal?

Wells (HG & Allan)

4. Aldi advertising Celebrity Chef and England Captain at the 2007 Rugby World Cup?

Vickery (Phil and Phil)

5. Former British Home Secretary and Composer of “The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra”?

Britten (Leon & Benjamin)

6. One of the founding fathers of the USA, and the “Queen Of Soul”?

Franklin (Benjamin & Aretha)

7. James Bond actor and English scientist remembered for his work with Atomic Theory and Colour Blindness?

Dalton (Timothy & John)

8. Foul-mouthed Scottish comedian and Italian-Born British actress who hosted the Eurovision Song Contest on 4 occasions?

Boyle (Frankie & Katie)

S1. Author of “Interview With A Vampire” and knighted musical lyricist?

Rice (Anne & Tim)

S2. Octogenarian TV presenter and English author of “The Odessa File?

Forsyth (Bruce & Frederick)

 

General Knowledge

Set by Baths Speedos

1 Which company owned the Herald of Free Enterprise?

Townsend Thoreson

2 How many marathons did Comedian Eddie Izzard run in 51 days to raise money for this years Sport Relief appeal?

43 (no leeway)

3 Sir Ian McGeechan is well known for coaching the Lions rugby team. Name one of the years he toured with them as a player?

1974 (South Africa) or 1977 (New Zealand)

4 Who was the wife of Egyptian King Ahkenaton?

Queen Neffertiti

5 Which job links the surnames Milne, Trethowan and Checkland?

Director General of the BBC

6 In which country was snooker invented?

India (by Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain)

7 How would you orally address an Archbishop?

Your Grace

8 Who wrote (amongst others) the novels: "The Sandcastle", "An Accidental Man", "The Sea, The Sea"?

Iris Murdoch

9 What breed of dog was supreme champion at this years crufts. Hungarian Vizsla

10 For which country did recently deceased Macclesfield manager Keith Alexander gain 3 international caps?

St Lucia

11 In the board game Risk, what colour is Europe?

Blue

12 Anthony Stark is the alter-ego of which super-hero?

Iron Man

13 Who won the 2009 young sports personality of the year?

Tom Daly (15 year old diving world champion)

14 Name the first British act to score "nul points" at the eurovision Song contest?

Jemini (2003)

15 On which Hebridian island did Prince Charles crash a plane in 1994?

Islay

16 What is sciophobia the fear of?

Shadows (specifically not Cliff Richard)

17 Which past England captain is the only player in English football to have captained an English Football League-winning club in three different decades?

Tony Adams

18 Which hat derives its name for the Spanish for braid and can usually hold about 7.5% of what it's name infers?

10 gallon hat (galón is Spanish for braid)

19 In which county was Isaac Newton born?

Lincolnshire

20 How many stones did David take for his fight against Goliath? five

21 Who did Ted Turner (the media tycoon) marry in 1991?

Jane Fonda

22 What type of material is produced in a ginnery?

cotton

23 Which US state did Sarah Palin represent as its governor? Alaska

24 Which horse won an unprecedented clean sweep of 2000 Guineas, the Derby & the Arc in 2009?

Sea The Stars

25 Cambridge No5's, Wellands and Bedford Winter Harvests are all types of what vegetable?

Brussel sprouts

26 In which year did the Royal Mail introduce self adhesive stamps?

2001

27 Under which President did the United States invade Grenada? Ronald Reagan

28 What letter is given to a car number plate when the age or identity of the vehicle is unknown or if it may have been built from parts?

Q

29 Which footballing knight died in July 2009?

Sir Bobby Robson

30 What breed of spaniel has been selected as Best in Show at Crufts more times than any other?

Cocker

31 How many pips are there on the Greenwich Time Signal?

6 (5 short and one long)

32 Which politician is the co-author of the book "Judo: History, Theory, Practice"?

Vladimir Putin

33 How many UK Number 1's did Elvis Presley have in 2005?

3 (no leeway)

34 The Savoy Grill, the Boxwood Café at the Berkeley Hotel and Maze are all restaurants owned by which chef?

Gordon Ramsey

35 Who wrote (amongst others) "Death In The Afternoon", "The Sun Also Rises" & "To Have & Have Not"?

Ernest Hemmingway

36 In which city were the 1940 Olympic Games scheduled to take place before being cancelled due to war?

Tokyo

37 Which Hollywood actress featured on the 2001 Christmas number one?

Nicole Kidman ("Something Stupid" with Robbie Williams)

38 What is the name of the young boy at the centre of the childrens book " Where the Wild Things Are"?

Max

39 What has the medical name of bruxism?

Grinding of the teeth

40 Usain Bolt holds the 100m world record with what time?

9.58 seconds (no leeway)

41 In which country would you visit the Okavango Delta? Botswana

42 Who is currently the longest serving member of the Privy Council?

Price Phillip (appointed in 1951)

43 Which actor starred in the Westerns: "The Man From Laramie", "Shenandoah", "Winchester '73" & "The Man who shot Liberty Valance"?

James (Jimmy) Stewart

44 Which city is home to Canada's Stock Exchange?

Toronto

45 What does a cricket umpire indicate by raising one arm horizontally?

No ball

46 What nationality was the composer Edvard Grieg?

Norwegian

47 Who was the incurable optimist in David Copperfield?

Mr Micawber

48 Which Staffordshire cathedral is famous for its three spires? Lichfield

49 If you had the letters FRCVS after your name, what would be your profession?

Vet

50 What is the capital of Costa Rica?

San Jose

51 Who was the 1st TV incarnation of "Doctor Who"?

William Hartnell

52 What was the first European country to issue bank notes? Sweden

53 With which American city would you associate the sports teams the Padres and the Chargers?

San Diego

54 What colour was Coca Cola originally?

Green

55 Who is the current Manager at Manchester City?

Roberto Mancini

56 In the children's novel the Gruffalo, name one of the woodland creatures encountered by the mouse?

Fox, Owl or Snake

57 Which actor played Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army?

Arthur Lowe

58 Illustrated on its logo, the product Marmite is named after a French word meaning what?

Cooking Pot

59 A plot element in a film is sometimes called which Scottish sounding name?

MacGuffin (popularised by Alfred Hitchcock)

60 The old name for which island country is the latin word for "beautiful"?

Formosa (accept Taiwan)

61 Which sporting legend was given the nickname "Le Crocodil"? Rene Lacoste

62 On the Voyager 1 spacecraft there is a 90 minute recording of music from many cultures. Name one of the two composers who feature most on this record?

Bach or Beethoven

63 In Japan, what is the literal meaning of "Gaijin"?

Outside Person. Accept foreigner, non Japanese or alien

64 A Googlewhack is a specific term for a Google search query that consists of any two words found in a dictionary (without quotation marks?) which when entered does precisely what?

It returns only a single hit.

65 Who wrote the books "Everything You Know", "Notes On A Scandal" & "The Believers"?

Zoe Heller

66 Which politician confessed to having an affair with John Major? Edwina Curry

67 How is the Decalogue more commonly known?

The 10 Commandments

68 Also called "whole gale" what is Force 10 on the Beaufort Scale? Storm

69 Which children's cartoon character's life was transformed when he discovered the Omnitrix?

Ben 10 (real name Ben Tennyson)

70 Who created the "10 gallon hat" style?

John B. Stetson

71 Who was the Team Principle of the Renault Formula 1 team forced to quit after the Nelson Piquet Jr "Crashgate" furore?

Flavio Briatore

72 Launched in March 2000, name the online enclyclopaedic predecessor to Wikipedia?

Nupedia

73 What did Tecwen Whittock become infamous for?

Coughing or cheating on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"

74 Who punched Craig Evans in May 2001 for throwing an egg at him?

John Prescott

75 The transportation of what is performed with an Archimedes Screw?

Water (pushes it uphill)

76 Who won the first "Big Brother" TV show 10 years ago?

Craig Phillips

77 Who locked himself in a box above the Thames in London and stayed there for 44 days?

The illusionist David Blaine

78 Who said: "I'm so over-exposed that I make Paris Hilton seem like a recluse?"

Barack Obama

79 How long was Britney Spears married to Jason Alexander in 2004?

55 hours (+/-5 hours)

80 Who played Doctor Who in the cinema?

Peter Cushing

81 Name the individual credited with the development of the Atom Bomb?

Robert Oppenheimer

82 Who won an Oscar for best actor in a leading role at this years Oscar's?

Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)

83 What was the notable first of Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson in 1947?

He was the first Black professional player

84 Which opinionated Mancunian described Amy Winehouse as a "destitute horse" in 2008?

Noel Gallagher

85 Frankie Laine's song "I Believe" holds what claim to fame in UK chart history?

Most weeks (18) at Number 1

86 Over 100 million people worldwide now own an iPod. But in what year was it launched?

2001 (+/- 1 year)

87 What "malfunction" is the most searched for image in the history of Google.

Janet Jackson's breast mishap after her Superbowl wardrobe malfunction

88 Which famous figure was quoted recently as saying: "My marriage was my worst mistake of the decade"?

Sir Paul McCartney

89 Why did Rosa Parks become well known in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?

Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man

90 Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not on the top line of letters?

A

91 How many medals in total did Team GB win at the Beijing Olympics?

47 (+/-2)

92 Who was the first black footballer to win a full England cap?

Viv Anderson (1978)

93 Which country has the world's oldest flag?

Denmark

94 Who was the first woman to be shot by the FBI?

Bonnie Parker (of Bonnie and Clyde fame)

95 In 1785, Blanchard and Jeffries became the first to cross the English channel using which method of transport?

Balloon

96 Which geographical location was the first word spoken on the moon?

Houston as in "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed"

Supplementaries

97 In the Lord of the Rings what kind of creature is Treebeard?

An Ent

98 John Spilsbury is credited with putting together which baffling invention in the 1760's?

Jigsaw Puzzle

99 What was the top temperature recorded during last summers heatwave?

31.8 C (+/- 1 C)

100 If a sheet of paper is 297mm deep x 210mm wide what size is it known as?

A4

101 What was said to be excellent value because it costs the taxpayer only £36million a year?

The Royal Family

102 Who scored the last Premier League goal of 2009?

Antonio Valencia (Manchester United)

102 What South American capital city has a name that means ' Our lady of Peace' ?

La Paz (Official Name: Nuestra Señora de La Paz,)

103 Which star of "Casablanca" married Lauren Bacall?

Humphrey Bogart

16th March

Specialist set by the ~Chester Road Tavern 

1. History

2. Arts and Entertainment

3. Science

4. Sport

5. Geography

6. A Horse, A Horse...

7. Autobiographies

8. Name That Song

Specialist Questions 16/03/10

History
1. Who was the Greek Goddess of the Earth?
A. Gaia
2. Which city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
A. Constantinople
3. The 'Reign of Terror' was a period in which historical rebellion?
A. French Revolution
4. The battle of Crecy was part of which war?
A. 100 years war
5. What were the followers of 14th century religious reformer John Wycliffe known as?
A. Lollards (who were thought to have used local landmark Lud's Church as a secret place of worship)
6. Which French philosopher coined the phrase' I think therefore I am?
A. Rene Descartes
7. Which war ended in 1902 with the treaty of Vereeniging?
A. The Boer War
8. In the world's first ever recording, what nursery rhyme was recited by Thomas Edison?
A. Mary Had a Little Lamb
Supplementaries:
9. The third battle of Ypres in 1917 is also known by the name of which village captured by the Canadians?
A. Passchendaele
10. In Greek mythology which nymph was transformed into a laurel tree?
A. Daphne


Arts & Entertainment
1. Who was Luke Skywalkers's father?
A. DarthVader
2. Who won an Oscar for his direction of 'Lawrence of Arabia?
A. David Lean
3. From which Puccini Opera does 'Nessun Dorma' come?
A. Turandot
4. Whose works include 'Fantasia on Greensleeves', 'Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis' and 'The Lark Ascending?
A. Ralph Vaughan Williams
5. Who wrote the recently filmed 'The Lovely Bones?
A. Alice Sebold
6. Who wrote the Grail Quest trilogy - Harlequin, Vagabond and Heretic?
A. Bernard Corn well
7. Which awards were made of wood to conserve metal during world war two?
A. The Oscars
8. Whose works include 'Saturn Devouring his Son', 'Disasters of War' and 'Portrait of the Duke of Wellington?
A. Francisco Goya
Supplementaries:
9. Which actress starred opposite Gary Grant in the 1963 movie 'Charade?
A. Audrey Hepburn
10. Larry Parks is famous for miming the voice of which entertainer in two movies in the 1940's?
A, Al Jolson


Science
1. Who wrote "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" - 1687?
A. Isaac Newton
2. Who wrote "The Interpretation of Dreams" - 1899?
A. Sigmund Freud
3. What is the name of a squirrel's nest?
A. Drey
4. Who developed the Smallpox vaccine?
A. Edward Jenner
5. Sulphur, Charcoal, and Potassium Nitrate are the main ingredients of what?
A. Gunpowder
6. Who wrote "A Brief History of Time'?
A. Stephen Hawking
7. Which Augustinian Priest was famous for his genetic tests on peas?
A. Gregor Mendel
8. What is another name for Hansen's disease?
A. Leprosy
Supplementaries:
9. Prunus Lusitanicais more commonly known as what?
A. Portuguese Laurel (accept Laurel)
10. What does the I stand for in HIV?
A. Immunodeficiency


Sport
1. Which batsman recently became the first player to score 200 in a One Day International (ODI)?
A. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Three English golfers are currently (as at 28th Feb 2010) ranked in the top six in the world. Lee Westwood is one, name either of the other two?
A. Ian Poulter and Paul Casey
3. Who scored England's disallowed try against South Africa in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final?
A. Mark Cueto
4. Amy Williams recently won Great Britain's first individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics for over 30 years, but what upset the USA and Canada about her success?
A. Her Crash Helmet. They complained it had ridges on it enabling her to go faster.
5. Name either of the teams that contested this years Superbowl XLIV (44)?
A. New Orleans Saints or Indianapolis Colts
6. In Formula 1 racing this year, how many points is the winning driver awarded?
A. 25
7. Who was manager of Manchester United immediately before Sir Alex Ferguson?
A. Ron Atkinson
8. In which sport are competitors required to change lanes after every lap?
A. Speed Skating
Supplementaries:
9. What sport is played on a Diamond?
A. Baseball
10. Which England cricketer was killed in a car accident in Perth, Australia in 2002?
A. Ben Hollioake


Geography
1. Which English town has waterways called The Backs?
A. Cambridge
2. What links the English towns of Barton and Hessle?
A. The Humber Bridge
3. What do Australians call a dry stream bed that fills with water when it rains?
A. A Billabong.
4. What is the name of the highest active volcano in the world?
A. Cotopaxi
5. Which stretch of water separates Alaska from Russia?
A. The Bering Strait
6. On which river does Balmoral Castle stand?
A. River Dee
7. Muckle Flugga belongs to which group of islands?
A. The Shetland Isles
8. In which city are the Spanish Steps located?
A. Rome
Supplementaries:
9. What is the capital of Sri Lanka?
A. Colombo
10. Which South American country has an Inca name meaning "cold winter?
A. Chile


A Horse. A Horse...
On the first day of the Cheltenham Festival, a round based (loosely) on our equine four legged friends.
1. Which horse won the 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup?
A. Kauto Star.
2. Which horse collapsed on the run in, when looking sure to win the 1956 Grand National for the Queen Mother?
A. Devon Loch.
3. Which TV Series includes the characters Mickey Pearce and Roy Slater?
A. Only Fools and Horses
4. The Prancing Pony is the name of a fictional hostelry in which book?
A. The Lord of the Rings.
5. What was the name of the Duke of Wellington's horse?
A. Copenhagen.
6. What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse?
A. Bucephalus.
7. Who wrote the famous children's novel, Black Beauty?
A. Anna Sewell.
8. What is the name of the owner of TV's talking horse, Mr Ed?
A. Wilbur Post, (accept Wilbur)
Supplementaries:
9. What is the name of the Peter Shaffer play, written in 1973, about a psychiatrist and a young man with a pathological fascination with horses?
A. Equus.
10. Who was the British artist, born in 1795, who was particularly well known for his portraits of
horses?
A. Jon Frederick Herring.


Autobiographies
You will be given the book title, the year and a bit more. You just need to give the surname of the 'writer'.
1. "Moab is my Washpot" - 1997. Actor and Comedian.
A. Stephen Fry
2. "Dazzler" - 2001. Cricketer and Dancer.
A. Darren Gough
3. "Keep Smiling" - 2007. This singer/presenter's second autobiography at the age of just 22 after her first at just 14!
A. Charlotte Church
4. "Survivor" - 2008. Another 'star' who needed a second autobiography where she tells of her plastic surgery, her drug addiction and her husband’s attempt to kill her.
A. Sharon Osbourne
5. "Black, White and Gold" - 2008. An Olympian and Dame.
A. Kelly Holmes
6. "Forever in my Heart" - 2009.
"Fighting to the End" - 2009.
"How it all Began" - 2009.
3 books from someone we hadn't heard of until 2002, famous for being famous, she struggled to speak so did well to write. She died in 2009.
A. Jade Goody
7. "It's Not What You Think" - 2009. TV Presenter and DJ. A council lad who made good, got daft and now seemingly has 'grown up'
A. Chris Evans
8. "Look Back in Hunger" - 2009. A psychiatric nurse turned comedienne.
A. Jo Brand
Supplementaries:
9. "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance" - 2008. The son of a black African father and a white American mother.
A. Barrack Obama
10. "Ooh What a Lovely Pair" - 2009. Written by a double act who were both born in Newcastle in 1975.
A. Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly (Accept Ant & Dec)


Name That Song!
You will be given lyrics from a well-known song, just name it. Only the song title is required, not the artist.
1. I remember when we used to sit,
In the government yard in Trenchtown.
A. No Woman, No Cry (Bob Marley)
2. Is this the real life,
Is this just fantasy.
A. Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
3. Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be.
A. Yesterday (The Beatles)
4. And the public gets what the public wants.
A. Going Underground (The Jam)
5. There must be some kind of way out of here,
Said the joker to the thief.
A. All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix)
6. It's late September and I really should be back at school.
A. Maggie May (Rod Stewart)
7. And I think it's gonna be a long long time,
Till touch down brings me round again to find.
A. Rocket Man (Elton John)
8. You know that it would be untrue,
You know that I would be a liar.
A. Light My Fire (The Doors)
Supplementaries:
9. I am an Anti-Christ,
I am an anarchist.
A. Anarchy In The UK (The Sex Pistols)
10. There is a house in New Orleans.
A. House of the Rising Sun (The Animals)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Set by the Waters Green Phoenix

1 In Tim Burton’s newly released version of Alice In Wonderland who plays the role of both Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee?
Matt Lucas
2 Achilles was dipped in which river to make him invulnerable?
The Styx
3 Born in 1874, who was the eldest son of American heiress Jennie Jerome?
Winston Churchill
4 France’s tomb of the unknown soldier is located where?
Under the Arc de Triomphe
5 What is the name of the train service which runs around Dublin Bay from Hoath in the north to Bray in the south?
The Dart
6 Who were the first father and son to become US President?
Jon Adams and John Quincy Adams (accept Adams)
7 Who was the first British athlete to run 100m in under 10 seconds?
Lynford Christie
8 Which word was coined for the first time in 1839 by Sir John Herschel, it being a combination of The Greek words for “light” and “drawing”?
Photograph
9 The Bollin joins with which other river before flowing into the Mersey?
The Dean
10 Which former BBC Political Editor made the series “The History of Modern Britain” and “The Making of Modern Britain”?
Andrew Marr
11 Which Canadian born singer had “Haven’t met you yet” in the charts in 2009?
Michael Buble
12 What name is given to a swelling of the thyroid gland, which can in some cases almost double the size of the neck?
Goitre
13 Wolf Hall, the winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2009 is about whom?
Thomas Cromwell both names required
14 In which county is Bletchley Park, home of the first digital computer and wartime cypher school?
Buckinghamshire
15 Who presents the fiendishly difficult BBC4 quiz programme “Only Connect”?
Victoria Coren
16 The 1973 film “Don’t Look Now” starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie was based on a Short story by which English author?
Daphne Du Maurier
17 In which Cathedral is Jane Austin buried?
Winchester
18 Which song contains the line “ When I die and they lay me to rest, gonna go to the place that’s the best”?
Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum in the 60’s, Gareth Gates more recently).
19 Mount Logan is the highest peak in which country?
Canada
20 Which 2009 film is based around Nelson Mandela’s life during the 1995 Rugby World Cup In South Africa
Invictus
21 On 10 May 1940 Germany declared war against which European country?
The Netherlands
22 Where does the music for the “Can Can” come from?
Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld. Accept either Offenbach or Orpheus.
23 In which Hitchcock film was Cary Grant chased by a crop dusting plane?
North by Northwest
24 In June 1965 what occurred for the first time during the Gemini 4 space mission?
Space Walk (the astronaut was Ed White)
25 What was the first name of artist Jackson Pollock? (Jackson was his middle name)
Paul
26 The asteroid belt lies between two planets in our solar system, name either planet.? Mars or Jupiter
27 Which composer wrote the oratorios “Elijah” and St.Paul”
Mendelssohn
28 The Java Trench is in which ocean?
The Indian Ocean
29 Which musical tells the story of an overweight, would be dancer in Baltimore and features the Songs “You can’t stop the Beat” and “Ladies’ Choice “?
Hairspray
30 The old city of Jerusalem is divided into four quarters; Christian, Jewish and Muslim are three. What is the fourth?
Armenian
31 Gout is caused by a build up of which acid ?
Uric
32 Name any of the sports you would be taking part in if your stance was either “Regular” or “Goofy”
Skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing or windsurfing. It describes which foot is forward on the board. Left foot first = regular, right foot first = goofy
33 Who took over as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from Mo Mowlem in 1999?
Peter Mandelson
34 One of whose books is dedicated to “ Those unlovely twins my right leg and my left leg staunch supporters that have carried me about for over half a century, endured much without complaint and never once let me down” ?
Arthur Wainwright
35 In which country is the city of Galle (pronounced Gaul) which was devastated by the Boxing day Tsunami of 2004?
Sri Lanka
36 From 21 May until 30 August this year the Tate Modern in Liverpool is holding an exhibition Entitled “Peace and Freedom” showing works by which 20th century artist?
Picasso
37 “Little darlin’ it’s been a long cold lonely winter” is a line from which song?
Here comes the sun. (The Beatles)
38 What type of bird is a greylag?
Goose
39 Who invented a sliding scale rule in 1631 which bears his name and is accurate to two decimal places?
Vernier
40 In which country is the ancient city of Samarkand?
Uzbekistan
41 Henry II was the first King from the House of Plantagenet, who was the last?
Richard III
42 In the favourite song of Long John Silver in the novel Treasure Island, how many men are there on A Dead Man’s Chest?
15
43 In WH Auden’s poem which line follows;
“Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,”?
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone
44 Who has been the only British Prime Minister from a Jewish background?
Benjamin Disraeli (although he did convert to Anglicanism in his teens)
45 What were Fresnel lenses first used for in the 1820’s?
Lighthouses. They were the first lenses developed to amplify the lamp light up to a distance of 20 miles
46 In veterinary medicine, as opposed to recreational drug use, what is Ketamine primarily used for?
As an anaesthetic (accept as a sedative for horses)
47 In 1991, who was the motorist whose beating by Los Angeles police caused protest riots through out the area?
Rodney King
48 Who was the Labour MP for Ebbw Vale from 1960 until his retirement in 1992?
Michael Foot
49 What effect do beta blockers have on the human body?
They regulate the heart beat
50 In 1946 Walter Winterbottom became the first manager of the England Football team, who became the second manager?
Alf Ramsey in 1962
51 In Italian art, the Virgin Mary is usually depicted wearing which colour?
Blue
52 Following the prime meridian south from Greenwich, which is the first African country it passes through?
Algeria
53 What is the profession of the character played by Matt Le Blanc in Friends?
Actor (of dubious ability)
54 Who has Chris Evans brought in to read the news in his new breakfast show on Radio 2?
Moira Stewart
55 From which plant do we get Linseed Oil?
Flax
56 When is VE (Victory in Europe) day celebrated?
May 8th
57 Nickelodeon was the original name for what?
A Jukebox
58 Exactly how many bytes are there in a kilobyte?
1024
59 Who was known as “Hanoi Jane” because of her visit to Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Jane Fonda
60 Up until1967 The Beatles recorded for which record label in the UK?
Parlophone (After 1967 it was Apple)
61 Which King had been Prince of Wales for 60 years before acceding to the throne?
Edward VII, successor to Queen Victoria.
62 Which political leader survived two assassination attempts in 1918, the first in January, the second in which he was wounded, in August 1918?
Lenin
63 Who played Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis’ wife Susan in the 2008 film Control?
Samantha Morton
64 “I thought the King had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall” Is the opening line from which Shakespeare play?
King Lear
65 Which Central American country is bordered by Guatemala and Honduras?
El Salvador
66 Which city’s assay office has an anchor as its hallmark?
Birmingham
67 In 2009, an engineering model of what was the first object to be valued at one million pounds on the Antiques Road Show?
Anthony Gormley’s statue “Angel of the North”
68 “A Walk in the Woods”, “Mother Tongue” and “A Short History of Nearly Everything” are books by which author?
Bill Bryson
69 What variety of Mandarin Orange takes its name from a city in Morocco?
Tangerine
70 Who wrote the poems “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” and “Don Juan”
Byron
71 In Indian cookery what is Ghee?
Clarified Butter
72 Who was the father of Shem, Ham and Jephet?
Noah
73 In which series of books would you find the characters Mma Ramotswe and Mr JLB Matekoni?
The First Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
74 Of which American state is Trenton the state capital?
New Jersey
75 In Turner’s “Fighting Temeraire” what was the ship doing?
The rest of the title says “being towed to her last berth to be broken up”
76 Musicians Rat Scabies and Captain Sensible rose to fame with which UK punk band?
The Damned
77 Who wrote the poem “Annus Mirabilis” which opens with the line “Sexual intercourse began in 1963 (which was rather late for me) Between the end of the Chatterley ban and The Beatles first LP”
Philip Larkin
78 In “Ye Banks and Braes” by Robbie Burns what are the braes?
Hillsides
79 Who became the first actress to win the Oscar for Best Actress and the Razzies for Worst Actress in the same year?
Sandra Bullock . Best Actress 2010 for “The Blind Side” and 2010 Worst Actress for “All About Steve”.
80 Which country’s national symbol is a lotus flower?
India
81 The Russian spacecraft Venera 1 went to which planet?
Venus
82 Who recently had a number one album with “Sunny Side Up”?
Paolo Nuttini
83 Which opera features “The March of the Toreadors”?
Carmen
84 The ancient country of Moab, east of the Dead Sea, is now part of which modern day country?
Jordan
85 Which country is separated from Ethiopia by the Red Sea?
Yemen
86 Who was the Hungarian-born US newspaper editor and publisher after whom a well known literary prize is named ?
Joseph Pullitzer
87 Isaac was the son of Abraham, who was his mother?
Sarah
88 Who were runners up in the World Cup in 1982 and 1986?
West Germany
89 Opaque areas which develop on the lens of the eye causing vision to mist over are known as what?
Cataracts
90 Who is the Daily Mail’s cartoon dog?
Fred Bassett
91 Who was Richard the Lionheart’s father?
HenryII
92 Who directed the film “It’s A Wonderful Life”
Frank Capra
93 In Liverpool what is known as Paddy’s Wigwam?
The Roman Catholic Cathedral. (full name - Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King)
94 Sean Kerly was the scorer of eight goals during Britain’s successful tournament in the 1988 Olympics, in which sport?
Hockey
95 What nationality was the painter Rene Magritte?
Belgian
96 The Snickers bar made by Mars was formerly sold under what name in the UK?
Marathon
Supplementary
What was the name of the German aircraft unit that supported Franco in the Spanish Civil War?
The Condor Legion
Who recorded the album Diamond Dogs ?
David Bowie
Who plays foul mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in BBC4’s “The Thick of It”
Peter Capaldi
What colour is the zero on a roulette wheel?
Green
Which author wrote the book “Village of the Damned”?
John Wyndham
In which TV show were the Mysterons?
Captain Scarlett
A regular landing site for returning space shuttles, in which US state is Edwards Air Force Base?
California

10th March – Al Questions By The Nag’s Head

Vetted by The Knot and The Royal Oak

Specialist Questions:

History

Name That Song

Sporting Prizes

Arts and Entertainment

Science

No Place Like it

Geography (Summits Up)

Respecting Your Elders

R1...History

1. Who was the leader of the Gunpowder Plot?
ROBERT CATESBY

2. A ship called Speedwell set sail from Southampton in 1620, accompanying another, more famous, ship.What was that ship called?
MAYFLOWER

3. What cargo was the HMS Bounty carrying when the mutiny occurred in 1789?
BREADFRUIT

4. Which of Henry VIII's wives had been married twice before marrying Henry?
KATHERINE PARR

5. Only two US Presidents have been impeached. One was Bill Clinton. Who was the other?
ANDREW JOHNSON in 1868 (Richard Nixon was facing imminent impeachment but resigned before the proceedings took place).

6. At the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, when the Turkish troops aboard one galley ran out of ammunition, they began throwing two types of fruit at their Christian opponents. Name either of the fruits.
ORANGES AND LEMONS

7. Which inventor was known as the 'wizard of Menlo Park'?
THOMAS EDISON

8. In which month in 1939 did World War 2 start?
SEPTEMBER





Supps
1. Where in Scotland was Mary Queen of Scots born?
LINLITHGOW

2. In which month was the Battle of Hastings fought?
OCTOBER

R2..NAME THAT SONG

The following are lines from hit records, you just need to name the song.


1. “Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind, People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time”
PARANOID – BLACK SABBATH
2. “It's the dirty story of a dirty man, and his clinging wife doesn't understand”.
PAPERBACK WRITER - THE BEATLES
3. “It’s no use, he sees her, He starts to shake and cough, just like the old man in that book by Nabokov”.
DON’T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME – THE POLICE
4. “Drums beating cold English blood runs hot, lady of the house wonderin' where it's gonna stop”
BROWN SUGAR – ROLLING STONES
5. “Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you, By now you shoulda, somehow, realized what you gotta do”
WONDERWALL - OASIS
6. “He's reading Balzac, knocking back Prozac, It's a helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully bland”
COUNTRY HOUSE - BLUR
7. “Tried to give you consolation, when your old man had let you down. Like a fool, I fell in love with you, turned my whole world upside down”
LAYLA – DEREK & THE DOMINOES
8. “Now I've heard there was a secret chord, that David played, and it pleased the Lord, But you don't really care for music, do you?”
HALLELUJAH - LEONARD COHEN, JEFF BUCKLEY etc.
Supps
1. Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets, Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat, Went to the Apollo, You should've seen ‘em go go go”
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE – LOU REED
2. “Dirty Old River, must you keep rolling, flowing into the night, People so busy, makes me feel dizzy, Taxi light shines so bright, But I don't need no friends”
WATERLOO SUNSET – KINKS

R3..SPORTING PRIZES

1. Having been contested since 1851, what is the world’s oldest active international sporting trophy?
AMERICA’S CUP
2. Which sporting trophy is described as follows? Silver gilt 2 handled cup, 18½ inches tall, with a pineapple on top of the lid?
WIMBLEDON MENS SINGLES CHAMPION
3. In which sport is the Iroquois Cup contested?
LACROSSE

4. Since 1928, which Roman goddess has appeared on the front of all Olympic medals?
NIKE (goddess of victory)

5. At the BBC Sports review of the year, in whose memory is the award "For outstanding achievement in the face of adversity”, named?
HELEN ROLLASON

6. What is the name given to annual championships for amateur boxing in the USA?
THE GOLDEN GLOVES

7. In football’s world cup finals, what is the name of the award for the best goalkeeper, first awarded in 1994, and decided by the FIFA Technical Study Group?
THE YASHIN AWARD

8. With prize money of around 6 million US dollars in 2009, what is the World’s richest horse race?
DUBAI WORLD CUP (accept Dubai Cup)


Supps

1. In golf, what prize is awarded to the highest placed amateur in The Open Championship?
THE SILVER MEDAL
2. In which sport would you compete for ‘Doggets coat and badge’?
ROWING (An annual contest on the Thames)

R4..Arts & Entertainment

A and E - not accident and emergency but answers beginning with either A or E. If the name of a person is required it will be the surname that begins with A or E.

1. Which son of a British prime minister directed the films Fanny By Gaslight, The Importance of Being Earnest and The Yellow Rolls Royce ?
ANTHONY ASQUITH (accept Asquith)
2. ITV's first twice a week evening soap opera which ran from 1957 to 1967, was set in a hospital. What was it called?
EMERGENCY WARD 10

3. David Howell Evans of U2 is better known as what?
THE EDGE

4. Which actor, real name Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzio, played Hawkeye Pierce in TV's M*A*S*H ?
ALAN ALDA

5. What is the name of the sculptor who lived from 1880 to 1959, and was most well known for his early 20th century nude sculptures?
JACOB EPSTEIN

6. Who was the American photographer who created psychedelic prints of the Beatles in 1967 which became one of the first major sets of rock posters? He also created the portraits of the Beatles included with the White Album in 1968.
RICHARD AVEDON

7. Four of the members of this group were Alan Price, Chas Chandler, Hilton Valentine and John Steel. Which group?
THE ANIMALS

8. Which TV programme of the 1980s featured The Vortex, Uncle the Aspidistra saying 'Gronda Gronda', Drogna currency and the maze game?
THE ADVENTURE GAME




Supps
1. Who directed the film Invictus?
CLINT EASTWOOD

2.. Which radio presenter's autobiography is called 'It's Not What You Think'?
CHRIS EVANS

R5..SCIENCE

1. What metal must be present in an amalgam?
MERCURY
2. Who, in 1896, first discovered radioactivity? His name is now used as a unit of radiation.
BECQUEREL
3. What is the more common name for the disease variola?
SMALLPOX
4. Strabismus is the medical term for which affliction?
SQUINTING or CROSS- EYED
5. What was the name of the first US space station?
SKYLAB
6. Who performed the first space walk?
ALEXEI LEONOV
7. The colour of human skin and hair is mainly due to what pigment?
MELANIN
8. Where in the human body is the Filtrum?
IT IS THE GROOVE ON THE UPPER LIP
Supps
1. What is the name of the moon following Harvest Moon?
HUNTER’S MOON
2. Which planet has a day that is longer than its year?
VENUS (It orbits the sun in less time than it takes to rotate once)

R6..NO PLACE LIKE IT

(All questions or answers have a home connection, in one form or another)

1. In which sport is the scoring area called ‘The House’?
CURLING

2. During WW2, what was the original name of the Home Guard?
LOCAL DEFENCE VOLUNTEERS
3. Which company uses the tag-line, “Don’t leave home without it”?
AMERICAN EXPRESS

4. Who wrote the popular 1914 wartime song ‘Keep the Home Fires Burning’?
IVOR NOVELLO
5. What is the name of the large mobile dome shaped tent used by nomads in the Steppes region of central Asia, particularly Mongolia?
YURT

6. What name is given to the home of a Hare?
A FORM
7. Who wrote the short story ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’?
EDGAR ALLAN POE
8. In the original series of the TV show ‘Through the keyhole’ hosted by David Frost. Who snoped for clues in celebrities’ homes, and asked “who lives in a house like this”?
LLOYD GROSSMAN






Supps

1. What is the official residence of the Prince of Wales?
CLARENCE HOUSE

2. Lucy Alexander and Martin Roberts are presenters on which
TV property show?
HOMES UNDER THE HAMMER

R7..GEOGRAHY

(Summit’s Up – not a round for Vertigo sufferers)

1. Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest mountain and the largest free standing mountain in the world. What is its elevation?
5,893 m (accept 5,850 to 5,936) or 19,334 ft (accept 19,193 to 19,475)

2. Five of the world’s top 10 highest waterfalls are in which European country?
NORWAY
3. What is the highest point in the Pennines?
CROSS FELL (2,930 ft)

4. Lake Tahoe in the USA is one of the world’s highest lakes. Name either of the states that border it?
CALIFORNIA or NEVADA

5. Which is the highest capital city in the world?
La PAZ (In BOLIVIA)

6. Namche Bazaar, the main town of the Khumbu region, is in which country?
NEPAL (It’s the gateway to Everest)

7. Lake Cootapatamba is the highest lake on which continent?
AUSTRALIA

8. What is the highest mountain outside of Asia?
ACONCAGUA (In the Andes)





Supps

1. What is the highest mountain on Antarctica?
THE VINSON MASSIF (16,066 ft)

2. Where in the UK is the Cathedral that was the tallest building in the world from 1311 to 1549 when the spire collapsed almost halving its height?
LINCOLN

R8..RESPECTING YOUR ELDERS

(All of these questions relate to senior citizens who have made a name for themselves)

1. Why was 72 year old Scotsman George Kerr in the sporting news last month?
HE WAS AWARDED A 10^th DAN IN JUDO (Only the 7^th living recipient of the honour) ACCEPT HIGHEST LVEL IN JUDO

2. Who was the oldest person to be elected Prime Minister in Great Britain?
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE (He was 82 when elected for the fourth time in 1892)

3. Who received a Best Actress Oscar at the age of 80 for Driving Miss Daisy and a Best Supporting Actress nomination two years later for Fried Green Tomatoes?
JESSICA TANDY

4. Jeanne Calment died in 1997 in France and was the oldest verified person ever to have lived. How old was she when she died?
122 (accept 121 to 123)

5. What did 64 year old Swede Osca Swahn become the oldest man to do in Stockholm in 1912?
WIN AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL (He is also the oldest Olympic medallist, winning a silver 8 years later)

6. Which 2009 film centres on the adventures of 78 year old Carl Fredricksen
UP

7. Who was the oldest person elected to be President of the USA?
RONALD REAGAN (He was nearly 70 when inaugurated)
8. Who, in 2009, became the oldest living artist to have a UK number 1 album?
DAME VERA LYNN (At the age of 92)







Supps

1. In December 2007 the Queen became Britain’s oldest monarch, who had been the previous eldest?
QUEEN VICTORIA

2. What was the name of the last surviving WW1 veteran who died in July last year?
HARRY PATCH

General knowledge

1. In Judo, what colour belt is ranked one grade higher than yellow?
ORANGE

2. What may be Elephant, Crown or Royal, among others?
PAPER (THEY ARE PAPER SIZES)

3. Who is 6^th in line to the British throne?
PRINCESS EUGENIE OF YORK

4. Which shipping forecast area is situated between Humber and Dover?
THAMES

5. What is the name of the rope used to raise and lower a flag or sail?
HALYARD

6. In which London park would you find Birdcage Walk?
St JAMES’S PARK

7. Who was the first British actress to win an Oscar?
VIVIEN LEIGH
8. What was the spin-off to Dallas called?
KNOTS LANDING

9. On a QWERTY keyboard, which number shares a key with a star?
8

10. How many farthings were there in half-a-crown?
120
11. Which element has the highest melting point?
CARBON

12. What type of fruit is a Jargonelle?
PEAR

13. Who was featured on the back of the last pound notes to be issued by the Bank of England?
ISAAC NEWTON

14. If you were reading about Chasing the sparrow, The leap of the hare & The Tree climber what book would you be reading?
THE KARMA SUTRA
15. When the city was announced that would stage the 2016 Olympic Games, the first city to be eliminated from the voting was the favourite to win, Which city?
CHICAGO
16. What first did Tom McLean take 70 days to achieve in 1969?
ROW SINGLE HANDED ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

17. In ‘Only Fools and Horses’, what is the name of Derek and Rodney Trotter's local pub?
THE NAG'S HEAD

18. Which famous novel opens in the fictional town of Mudfog?
OLIVER TWIST

19. Who currently holds the post of ‘Master of the Queen’s Music’?
SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES

20. What originally came in 8 inch, then 5 ¼ inch, and finally 3 ½ inch?
FLOPPY DISKS
21. Blanket and honeycomb are both varieties of which food stuff?
TRIPE

22. Which year's UK census is the most recent one to be available for viewing by the public?
1911

23. What is the name of the Cumbrian town on the river Eden, which has an annual horse fair each June?
APPLEBY in WESTMORLAND (accept APPLEBY)
24. Who was the chairman on Question Time between 1989 and1993?
PETER SISSONS

25. What title is given to the Scottish equivalent of a Mayor?
PROVOST
26. One quarter of all the hops in the world are grown in which country?
GERMANY (in Bavaria)
27. In a 2009 poll run by Sainsbury's Magazine, who won the Cookbook of  The Decade award for 'How to Cheat at Cooking'?
DELIA SMITH

28. Which country which has a lion on its flag, was once called Serendip?
SRI LANKA

29. In which book and film is Room 237 a frightening place?
THE SHINING

30. Who was the writer of the British TV sitcoms Only Fools and Horses, Citizen Smith and Just Good Friends?
JOHN SULLIVAN
31. What is the name of the sculptor whose most famous works are The Angel of the North and Another Place, on Crosby Beach near Liverpool?
ANTHONY GORMLEY

32. In which year did Lord Lucan go missing?
1974 (7^th November) accept 1 year either side.

33. "Time And Materials" by Robert Hass and "Failure" by Philip Schultz both won what in 2008?
PULITZER PRIZE (for poetry)

34. Which TV presenter was appointed President of the RSPB in October 2009?
KATE HUMBLE
35. In which river valley are French Muscadet appellation wines largely produced?
THE LOIRE

36. Nebuchadnezzar II was the king of which country?
BABYLON

37. How much money do players start with, in the latest British version of monopoly?
£1,500.
38. 'What uses 6 lists of 21 boys and girls names in alphabetical order, each list being reused every 6 years ?
HURRICANE NAMES (in the North Atlantic)

39. "Summertime " &  "It Ain't Necessarily So" are songs from which musical?
PORGY & BESS

40. In 2004, Sophia Loren, Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev each surprisingly received which musical award?
A GRAMMY (FOR CONTRIBUTING TO A RECORDING OF
PETER AND THE WOLF)

41. Who was the Warrington based businessman who founded the technologically advanced newspaper ‘Today’ in 1986 to take on the established national dailies?
EDDIE SHAH

42. Who recently won the Best Actor BAFTA for ‘A Single Man’?
COLIN FIRTH

43. From a communications perspective what is the unique connection between London, Southampton, Coventry, Belfast and Cardiff?
THEY ARE THE MAJOR CITIES WHOSE DIALLING CODES BEGIN WITH 02

44. Which contemporary author’s novels include The World According to Garp,The CiderHouse Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany?
JOHN IRVING

45. What is the Italian term for ‘motorway’?
AUTOSTRADA




46. The following are all types of what - Donegal, Garibaldi, Casey, Reed, Royale, Van Dyck and Verdi?
BEARDS

47. How many lines are there in a sonnet?
14

48. "I Get a Kick out of you" & "You're the tops" are songs from which musical?
ANYTHING GOES

49. There are 2 different £20 notes currently in circulation. Name either of the 2 people featured on their reverse.
EDWARD ELGAR or ADAM SMITH

50. What is the sum of the internal angles of a six sided polygon?
720 DEGREES

51. Why was research scientist Dr Brooke Magnanti in the news last year?
SHE REVEALED THAT SHE WAS THE AUTHOR OF THE BLOG ABOUT HER ALTERNATIVE PROFESSION AS BELLE DE JOUR, A HIGH CLASS PROSTITUTE

52. Shakespeare’s 18^th Sonnet provides the title of which 1980s TV series with Catherine Zeta Jones and Pam Ferris?
THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY

53. Demerara sugar is named after a river in which country?
GUYANA

54. Who in October 2009 became the only artist to have 30 consecutive top 10 singles in the UK?
RONAN KEATING

55. In the Bible, what was the name of John The Baptist’s mother?
ELIZABETH



56. Which street in Manhattan is named after the northern boundary fortifications of the New Amsterdam settlement?
WALL STREET

57. Charlemagne was the king of which tribe?
THE FRANKS

58. Jonathan Ive CBE, a 42 year old London born designer, is widely regarded as one of the most influential people of the last 15 years. Why?
HE IS THE CHIEF DESIGNER FOR APPLE (ACCEPT DESIGNED IPOD OR IPHONE OR MAC)

59. The first guide dog training schools were established in which European country, shortly after World War1?
GERMANY

60. Who is the authoress responsible for the phenomenally successful Twilight Saga novels?
STEPHENIE MEYER

61. Why was the aptly named Christine Pratt in the news last month?
SHE IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE NATIONAL BULLYING HELPLINE WHO WENT PUBLIC ABOUT REPORTED BULLYING IN 10 DOWNING STREET

62. In the 1944 film 'National Velvet', starring Elizabeth Taylor, what was the name of the horse ridden to victory in the Grand National?
THE PIE

63. In which year did Charles Lindbergh make his solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic?
1927 (Leeway + / - 1 YEAR)

64. Which politician described Russia as, “a puzzle, within a mystery wrapped up in an enigma?”
WINSTON CHURCHILL

65. In which year was the first official national census in the UK?
1841

66. What is the name of Great Britain’s Skeleton Olympic Gold medallist?
AMY WILLIAMS

67. Which organisation has the motto Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity?
FBI

68. Which city won the vote to stage the 2016 Olympic Games?
RIO DE JANEIRO

69. Which TV series would you associate with Laura Palmer, damned fine cherry pie and The Log Lady?
TWIN PEAKS
70. In the bible, how did Judas identify Jesus to the roman soldiers?
HE KISSED HIM.

71. Which school has “Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus” as its motto?
HOGWARTS

72. Who is the BBC TV presenter that recently publically admitted to assisting the death of a friend with AIDS?
RAY GOSLING

73. Who is the only US President to have served two non-consecutive terms of office?
GROVER CLEVELAND (1885 – 1889 and 1893 – 1897)

74. If an octogenarian is in his or her 80s, what age is a vicenarian in?
20s

75. What was the name of the prequel to Only Fools And Horses, written by John Sullivan and shown on TV in January this year?
ROCK AND CHIPS

76. Which is the only stretch of water in the Lake District which carries the name of lake in its title?
BASSENTHWAITE LAKE

77. Which motorway leads to Gatwick airport?
M23

78. What is the name of the disgraced Lib Dem MP for Winchester who resigned as Home Affairs spokesperson after revelations over his sex life?
MARK OATEN

79. Who is Shadow Foreign Secretary?
WILLIAM HAGUE

80. Where in Spain is there a Guggenheim museum?
BILBAO

81. Which actor has played the rather diverse characters of Tony Blair, Brian Clough and Richard Nixon?
MICHAEL SHEEN

82. In greyhound racing, what colour jacket is worn by the dog starting from trap 3?
WHITE

83. What title is given to the monarch’s personal attendant in the House of  Lords?
BLACK ROD
84. Who am I? I was an English poet, novelist and jazz critic and was offered the Poet Laureateship following the death of John Betjeman, but declined it
PHILIP LARKIN

85. What is the name of Jim Royle's wife in the tv show The Royle Family?
BARBARA

86. On which radio station does Simon Bates host the morning show on weekdays between 8.00am and noon?
CLASSIC FM

87. In which country would you find the Camel Valley vineyard?
ENGLAND (IN CORNWALL)

88. The £50 bank note which was issued in 1994 and is still in use has a picture of the 1^st Governor of the Bank of England. What is his name?
SIR JOHN HOUBLON

89. The first African, Peter Ndlovu ( und love), and the first Brazilian Marques Isaias, to play in the Premier League both played for which team?
COVENTRY CITY

90. Which chef is famous for creating dishes such as snail porridge and bacon & egg ice cream?
HESTON BLUMENTHAL

91. Two actors have been nominated a record 10 times for the Oscar for best actor or best actor in a supporting role. Name either.
JACK NICHOLSON & LAURENCE OLIVIER

92. Who was the first democratically elected President of Russia?
BORIS YELTSIN

93. Which country has more languages than any other country, having over 800 indigenous languages?
PAPUA NEW GUINEA

94. On which planet is the film Avatar set?
PANDORA

95. Which rock star’s stage name is an anagram of ‘oral sex?
AXL ROSE

96. In the film Cool Hand Luke, why was Cool Hand Luke sent to prison?
FOR CUTTING THE HEADS OFF PARKING METERS







Supps
1. This was used for Q45 which was a duplicate
2. What does the golf term ‘golden ferret’ mean?
HOLING A BALL DIRECTLY FROM A BUNKER

3. In May 2009, Ben Southall beat more than 34,000 other applicants to land which well publicised job?
CARETAKER OF HAMILTON ISLAND IN QUEENSLAND
4. What quantity is defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade?
A CALORIE
5. ‘Bailiwick’ is a feudal term denoting the limits of a bailiff’s jurisdiction. Where is the term still in use today?
THE CHANNEL ISLANDS (JERSEY & GUERNSEY ARE
BAILIWICKS)
6. What mythical creature was half man, and half horse?
CENTAUR

2nd March Specialist and General Knowledge

 

SPECIALIST ROUNDS

Set By The Church House Sutton

 

Round 1 = Sport

Round 2 = Songs from the musicals

Round 3 = World War 11 – The war in the Air

Round 4 = History

Round 5 = Any Port in a Storm

Round 6 = Science

Round 7 = Geography

Round 8 = Arts and Entertainment

 

SPORT

Q1. Why do American footballers paint black marks across their cheeks?

Ans. It helps to protect against the sun’s or bright lights glare.

Q2. Which Scottish football team have the nickname ‘The Hoops’?

Ans. Glasgow Celtic (accept Celtic) also known as the bhoys, the celts and the tic!

Q3. Who was the last British F1 driver, before Lewis Hamilton to win the World Drivers Championship?
Ans. Damon Hill

Q4. Which sport has a different colour code for the balls ranging from yellow for hot conditions to blue for cold?
Ans. Squash

Q5. In Cycle Racing what is the ‘Sag Wagon’ ?
Ans. One of the last vehicles following road events and picking up riders who have dropped out. (accept support vehicle)

Q6. Kendo is one of the traditional martial arts, and the participants use a type of sword, from what is the sword made?
Ans. Strips of Bamboo (accept bamboo)

Q7. How many red balls are there in 1 frame of Snooker?

Ans. 15

Q8. Which bowler took the most wickets for England in the recent test series in South Africa?

Ans. Graham Swann.

Supplementaries

S1. Egypt won the recent African Cup of Nations, who did they beat in the final 1-0?

Ans. Ghana

S2. Which Rugby Union team play their home games at Edgeley Park?
Ans. Sale Sharks

 

SONGS FROM THE MUSICALS

You will be given the name of a song all you have to do is given the Musical it is taken from.

Q1 I could have danced all night

Ans. My fair Lady

Q2 I don’t know how to love him

Ans. Jesus Christ Superstar

Q3 Memory

Ans. Cats

Q4 Tonight

Ans. West Side Story

Q5 Truly Scrumptious

Ans. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Q6 I’d do anything

Ans. Oliver!

Q7 People will say we’re in love

Ans. Oklahoma!

Q8 Secret love

Ans. Calamity Jane

Supplementaries

S1. You’re the one that I want

Ans. Grease

S2. The Music of the night

Ans. Phantom of the Opera

 

WORLD WAR TWO - THE WAR IN THE AIR

Q1 Which biplane, operated by the fleet air arm from aircraft carriers in a torpedo reconnaissance role was nicknamed String bag?

Ans. Fairey Swordfish accept “Swordfish”?

Q2 What type of aircraft dropped the Bouncing bombs in the Dambusters Raid on May 16^th 1943 code named operation chastise?

Ans. Avro Lancaster (accept Lancaster)

Q3 The Spitfire single engine fighter was built by which Southampton based company?

Ans. Vickers Supermarine. accept Vickers or Supermarine

Q4. By what name was the North American P51 fight otherwise known?

Ans. Mustang

Q5. Who was the commander of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain in 1940?

Ans. Air Marshal Hugh Dowding

Q6. In April to June 1942 The Germans bombed a number of British Cities in

retaliation for the RAF raid on Lubeck , what did these bombing raid become known as?

Ans. Baedeker raids. It was thought that the Germans used the

Baedeker tourist guides to choose their targets

Q7. Which type of British fighter aircraft outnumbered the Spitfire during the Battle of Britain?

Ans Hawker Hurricane 1,326 to 957 Accept Hurricane

Q8. Which two engine British bomber was nicknamed The Wimpey?

Ans Vickers Wellington

Supplementaries

S1 The Germans mounted the first successful airborne invasion on the

20th May 1941, which Mediterranean island did they invade

Ans Crete

S2. What was the name of the B 29 super fortress which dropped the first Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima code named “Little Boy”?

Ans. Enola Gay

 

HISTORY

All questions are based on the history of Macclesfield.

Q1. In which decade of the 13^th century was Macclesfield granted its first charter?
Ans. The 1260’s (actually 1261)

Q2. Some of the oldest streets in the town end in the word ‘gate’ e.g. chestergate. What does this word mean in this context?
Ans. A road (from Middle English for road).

Q3. Who in 1278 rebuilt and extended St Michael’s Church in the Market Place?
Ans. Queen Eleanor (wife of Edward I)

Q4. Which industry linked to the “Rag Trade” was already established in Macclesfield before the beginning of the Silk Industry?

Ans. Button making.

Q5. Charles Roe built the first silk mill in the town in 1743. Where was the building?
Ans. On Park Green (on the site of the present NatWest Bank).

Q6. What other industry did Charles Roe help to develop?
Ans. Copper making accept copper mining also brass manufacture.

Q7. Why was Cumberland House (formally doctor’s surgery) so named?

Ans. Named after the Duke of Cumberland who stayed there while pursuing Bonnie Prince Charlie (the young pretender) back to Scotland.

Q8. What was the original purpose of the Heritage Centre?
Ans. It was built as a Sunday School.

Supplementaries

S1. Thomas Telford carried out the original survey for the Macclesfield Canal but who was the engineer responsible for its construction?
Ans. William Crossley Junior.

S2. What was the original purpose of the building currently housing the towns Register Office?
Ans. The town’s first Library.

S3. Charles Roe built a large windmill for his copper works. What happened to it?
Ans. Sold and re-built in Kerridge then dismantled and used as rubble for a runway in World War II

 

ANY PORT IN A STORM

Q1: WHAT IS THE PORT OF ATHENS CALLED?

A: PIRAEUS

Q2: WHERE IS EUROPE`s LARGEST INLAND PORT ?

A: DUISBURG , GERMANY

Q3: WHICH IRISH TOWN HAS A FERRY SERVICE TO

FISHGUARD IN PEMBROKE, WALES ?

A: ROSSLARE

Q4: WHAT IS THE MAIN FISHING PORT ON THE ISLE

OF MAN ?

A: PEEL

Q5: HARWICH , IN ESSEX , HAS A FERRY SERVICE TO

WHICH PORT IN THE NETHERLANDS ?

A: HOOK OF HOLLAND (NOT ROTTERDAM)

Q6: WHAT IS SWITZERLANDS ONLY CARGO PORT ?

A: BASEL

Q7: UNTIL ITS FALL IN 1918 WHAT WAS THE AUSTRO

HUNGARIAN EMPIRE’S MAIN SEAPORT ?

A: TRIESTE

Q8: WHICH PORT IN URUGUAY GAVE ITS NAME TO

A BRAND OF FOODSTUFF ?

A: FRAY BENTOS

SUPPLEMENTARIES

1: PORT DINORWIC , PORT PENRYHN AND

PORTMADOC IN NORTH WALES WERE THE MAIN

PORTS FOR THE SHIPMENT OF WHICH PRODUCT ?

A: SLATE

2: WHICH TOWN IN SHROPSHIRE GAVE ITS NAME TO

A PORT IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND ?

A: ELLESMERE

3: WHICH PORT IN NORTHERN NORWAY WAS THE SITE

OF A BATTLE BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND THE

GERMANS IN 1940 ?

A: NARVIK

 

SCIENCE QUESTIONS

Q1: WHAT IS THE MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE EARTHS CORE ?

A: IRON (Earth's inner core is solid iron, its outer core is liquid iron mixed with other components)

Q2: WHO INVENTED THE POLARIOD INSTANT CAMERA ?

A: EDWIN H LAND (American scientist who unveiled the first commercial instant camera, the Land Camera, in 1947, 10 years after founding the Polaroid Corporation)

Q3: WHICH FAMOUS SCIENTIST WAS BORN IN ULM , GERMANY

IN 1879 ?

A: ALBERT EINSTEIN

Q4: A GENTLE BREEZE IS WHICH NUMBER ON THE BEAUFORT

SCALE ?

A: THREE (0 = Calm, 1 = Light Air, 2 = Light Breeze)

Q5: WHAT TYPE OF CREATURE IS A SERVAL ?

A: CAT (IT IS A WILDCAT FROM AFRICA)

Q6: WHICH PLANET IS THE NEAREST IN SIZE TO THE EARTH ?

A: VENUS

Q7: WHAT SPECIES OF THE WILLOW TREE IS USED FOR

MAKING BASKETS ?

A: OSIER

Q8: WHAT IS THE LARGEST LIVING SPECIES OF DEER ?

A: MOOSE OR ELK (Irish Elk was the largest – now extinct,)

SUPPLEMENTARIES

1: GIVE A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF NICOLAUS COPERNICUS?

A: 1473-1543

2: GIVE AYEAR IN THE LIFE OF ISAAC NEWTON?

A: 1643-1727

3: WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON (in the World?) SEDIMENTARY ROCK?

A: SANDSTONE

 

GEOGRAPHY

Q1: WHICH RIVER RUNS THROUGH WAKEFIELD ?

A: THE RIVER CALDER

Q2: WHAT IS THE NEWEST CANADIAN FEDERAL TERRITORY, FORMED IN 1999 ?

A: NUNAVUT Separated from the Northwest Territories in 1999

Q3: WHERE ARE THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS OF

NORTHUMBERLAND ?

A: MORPETH

Q4: WHICH RIVER RUNS THROUGH NEWPORT GWENT ?

A: THE RIVER USK

Q5: PLOVDIV IS A CITY IN WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY ?

A: BULGARIA

Q6: FRANCONIA IS A REGION IN WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY ?

A: GERMANY (IT IS MOSTLY IN NORTHERN BAVARIA)

Q7: IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE THAR DESERT ?

A: INDIA accept also Pakistan

Q8: WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO THE GRANITE BOULDER THAT CELEBRATES WHERE THE PILGRIM FATHERS DISEMBARKED IN 1620 ON THEIR ARRIVAL IN AMERICA ?

A: PLYMOUTH ROCK

SUPPLEMENTARIES

1: WHAT IS THE STATE CAPITAL OF PENNSYLVANIA ?

A: HARRISBERG

2: WHICH IS THE MOST WESTERLY OF THE REGIONS OF ITALY ?

A: PIEDMONT

 

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

1) Which artist painted “The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last Berth to be broken up”?

A) J M TURNER

2) Which artist painted The Scream

A) Edward Munch

3) Which of James Cagney’s films does he cry “Made it Ma. Top of the world”.

A) White Heat (he played Cody Jarrett)

4) Which actor played Little John in The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn?

A) Alan Hale Snr

5) What is the name of the castle in Narnia referred to in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe?

A) Cair Paravel

6) In Treasure Island who was first mate on Captain Flint’s ship “The Walrus”?

A) William “Billy” Bones.

7) Which composer wrote the Bridal Chorus (Here comes the Bride) often used as a processional march at weddings?

A) Richard Wagner

8) Who composed the piano concerto No.5, popularly known as the Emperor Concerto?

A) Ludwig van Beethoven

Supplementaries

S1) In which country did the seaside show Punch and Judy originate?

A) Italy

S2) Who dubbed the singing voices for Deborah Kerr in the King and I, and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady?

A) Marnie Nixon

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Set By The Plough Horntails

1. Which female singer joined Mel Gibson in the movie “Mad Max: Beyond The Thunderdome”?

Tina Turner

2. Vodka, Galliano and orange juice are used to make which classic cocktail?

Harvey Wallbanger

3. In which year did the horse Foinavon win the Grand National at Aintree with odds of 100-1?

1967 (No leeway)

4. At which battle in 1314 did Robert The Bruce defeat the English forces?

Bannockburn

5. Consecrated in 1962, where in the England is the Cathedral Church of St Michael?

Coventry

6. On television, who did the character Lurch work for?

The Addams Family (The Actor Ted Cassidy)

7. Characters Charlie Allnut and Rosie Sayer appeared in which classic 1951 movie?

The African Queen (Humphrey Bogart & Katherine Hepburn)

8. Which Briton won an ice-skating Gold at the Lake Placid Olympics in 1980 and was the last British individual Gold medal winner before Amy Williams in the “Skeleton” this year?

Robin Cousins

9. In what year was Prince Andrew born?

1960 (19th February) No leeway

10. What is the national game of the Basques?

Pelota (a form of tennis using racket or hand with a net or against a wall)

11. TV commercials for the drink Campari launched the career of which actress?

Lorraine Chase

12. In the song, most famously sung by Elvis Presley, Heartbreak Hotel is on which street?

Lonely Street

13. For his part in which 1953 film did Frank Sinatra receive a Best Supporting Actor Oscar?

From Here to Eternity

14. In which city was Martin Luther King assassinated in 1968?

Memphis, Tennessee

15. In which county is the UK prime minister's official country residence ‘Chequers’?

Buckinghamshire

16. Which comedian created the UK TV spoof 007 character Basildon Bond?

Russ Abbott

17. Tenzin Gyatso is more famously known by what name?

Dalai Lama

18. What is the word used to describe an animal or plant that has both male and female reproductive organs?

Hermaphrodite

19. Which TV pop programme's theme tune was called ‘Hit and Miss’?

Juke Box Jury (1959-67)

20. What liqueur bearing the letters D.O.M. on the bottle label was developed at Fecamp Abbey, Normandy, France in the 16th century?

Benedictine (DOM = Deo Optimo Maximo = To God, Most Good, Most Great.)

21. What have been cooked in syrup and glazed to make the sweetmeat Marrons Glaces?

Sweet Chestnuts

22. Who won six consecutive Wimbledon ladies singles titles in the 1980s?

Martina Navratilova (1982-87; she also won in 1978, 79, 90)

23. Who is the only man (at 2009) to have won motorbike and F1 car World Championships?

John Surtees

24. What does a numismatist study or collect?

Coins (also accept Medals)

25. Who was Radio 1's first female DJ and she is also currently its longest serving presenter?

Anne Nightingale

26. The llama belongs to the family of animals, commonly called what?

Camels (or Camelidae)

27. What’s the name of the current City Minister in the UK Government?

Lord Paul Myners

28. Who is the current General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) ?

Bob Crow.

29. Which guitarist is known as ‘Slowhand’?

Eric Clapton

30. In 1979 film Alien what was the spaceship called?

Nostromo

31. In UK TV's 'Noel Edmund's House Party', the 'house' was situated near to which fictional village?

Crinkley Bottom

32. What is an infant whale commonly called?

Calf

33. How many imperial gallons of beer are there in a firkin?

Nine (or 72 pints which is a quarter of a barrel)

34. In which film did Roger Moore first play James Bond?

Live And Let Die – 1973 (He played James Bond in 7 films over a 12 year period)

35. Which company originally made the anti-depressant drug ‘Prozac’?

Eli Lilly.

36. Which company originally made the erectile disfunction drug ‘Viagra’ ?

Pfizer

37. What is the most southerly point of mainland Britain?

Lizard Point in Cornwall (accept the Lizard)

38. Which Latin term, usually applied to legal evidence, means 'at first sight' or `at first view`?

Prima Facie

39. What was the character name of Leslie Charteris and TV's 'The Saint'?

Simon Templar

40. In literature, who was the best known pupil of Greyfriar's School?

Billy Bunter

41. In which year was the Royal Society founded?

1660. Accept 1655 to 1665 (2010 is the 350^th anniversary of its foundation)

42. Since June 2007, what has TV personality Mary Portas also been known as?

Mary Queen of Shops. (accept Mary Queen of Charity Shops)

43. What cabinet post did John Major hold immediately before becoming Prime Minister?

Chancellor of the Exchequer

44. What is the most northerly cricket ground at which a Test Match can (as at 2009) be played?

Riverside (Chester-Le-Street, Durham). Accept Chester-Le-Street

(Note: Mannofield Park in Aberdeen has only hosted one day internationals)

45. Who wrote the Mary Poppins books?

P. L. Travers.

46. What is the name of the family in “The Grapes of Wrath”?

The Joad family

47. Which British general was killed at Khartoum?

Charles Gordon

48. Which Cornish village claims to be the birthplace of King Arthur?

Tintagel

49. KAR120C was the registration of a yellow Lotus 7, in which 1960s cult UK TV series?

The Prisoner

50. In which Dickens` novel was Miss Havisham jilted on her wedding day?

Great Expectations

51. What is an otter's home called?

Holt

52. Which actor appeared to have a wooden leg in the 1956 film Moby Dick?

Gregory Peck (Captain Ahab)

53. How have vegetables been cut when they are served Julienne?

Thin Strips (or shreds or sliced lengthways)

54. In which bay is Alcatraz Island?

San Francisco Bay

55. Which playwright wrote The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, and The Cherry Orchard?

Anton Chekov

56. Who had a 1960s hit with ‘Let's Go To San Francisco’?

Flowerpot Men

57. Who had a 1985 hit with ‘Saving All My Love For You’?

Whitney Houston

58. What is the name given to a locked case in which decanters can be seen but not used?

Tantalus

59. Which school featured in UK TV's 'Please Sir'?

Fenn Street

60. Which river flows through Lincoln?

Witham

61. Who in 1635 founded the Académie Française?

Cardinal Richelieu

62. Robin Hood & Friar Tuck, appear in which novel by Sir Walter Scott?

Ivanhoe

63. What is Canada's national animal?

Beaver

64. Which Bond villain has been played by Telly Savalas, Donald Pleasance, Charles Gray, and Max Von Sydow?

Blofeld (Ernst Stavro)

65. What seed`s covering is used to make the aromatic spice called ‘mace’?

Nutmeg

66. Which range of hills divide England from Scotland?

Cheviots

67. Who was the female member of the SDP's 'Gang of Four'?

Shirley Williams (SDP = Social Democratic Party)

68. Which Dickens' character was always 'expecting something to turn up'?

Mr Micawber (David Copperfield)

69. What are the distinguishing features of an animal that is called a palmiped?

It has Webbed feet

70. In the TV series ‘Doc. Martin’ starring Martin Clunes, what’s Doc Martin’s surname?

Ellingham.

71. Which river forms the eastern section of the border between England and Scotland?

The Tweed

72. The Shatt-el-Arab (River of Arabia) is the confluence of two other rivers, name one of them?

Tigris and Euphrates

73. In the TV series ‘As time goes by’ what’s the name of the actress who plays the character Jean Pargeter?

Judi Dench

74. Which English Premier League side was managed by Paul Hart in 2009?

Portsmouth. (Note: In his career, he managed Chesterfield, Leeds United, Nottingham Forrest, Barnsley, Rushden and Diamonds, and QPR)

75. Which aircraft company made an aircraft called the ‘Tiger Moth’?

De Havilland

76. Which aircraft company made a passenger plane called the ‘Constellation’? Lockheed.

77. Who was the leader of the German Democratic Republic at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall?

Erich Honecker

78. Who was the communist leader of Poland at the time of independence from the Soviet Union in 1989?

Wojciech Jaruzelski

79. In the English Premier League, who is the manager of Wigan Athletic as of 22^nd February 2010?

Roberto Martinez.

80. Who wrote the ‘Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’?

Muriel Spark.

81. Who was the author of the UK Government sponsored report October 2006 saying that climate change will damage the economy?

Nicholas Stern

82. Who did Jimmy Carter defeat to become president of the USA in 1976?

Gerald Ford

83. Which female tennis player was stabbed in the back in Hamburg in 1993?

Monica Seles.

84. ‘The Sheffield Shield’ is awarded to the winner of a competition in which sport?

Cricket (In Australia, it is awarded in the premier, domestic first class competition)

85. Who wrote the novel based in Cuba titled ‘The Old Man and The Sea??

Ernest Hemingway

86. For which US soccer team did Pele play in the last game of his playing career?

New York Cosmos.

87. Which designer pioneered the small-shouldered, tight waist-lined, big-skirted New Look in 1947?

Christian Dior

88. In 1995, what was the name of the town in Japan that was severely damaged by an earthquake?

Kobe

89. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space in 1961. What was the name of the craft in which he flew?

Vostok 1 (accept just Vostok).

90. Who is currently Attorney General for the England, Wales and Northern Ireland?

Baroness Scotland (of Asthal).

91. Which Government post is currently held by Hilary Benn?

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – (DEFRA = Dept. of Environment, Food, Rural Affairs) (Accept Environment Secretary)

92. What was the name of the broker who caused the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995?

Nick Leeson.

93. Marilyn Monroe’s song ‘Diamonds are a girl’s best friend’ featured in which 1953 film?

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

94. Who wrote the 1993 novel ‘Captain Corelli’s Mandarin’??

Louis de Bernieres.

95. What’s the name of the current (as of Feb 22^nd 2010) BBC Director General?

Mark Thompson (incumbent since June 2004)

96. What’s the name of the First Minister of Wales who left office in late 2009?

Rhodri Morgan (Carwen Jones was elected in December 2009)

Supplementaries:-

1. The BCG vaccine was developed to guard against which ailment?

1. TB …tuberculosis

2. Where was the November 2009 meeting of Commonwealth countries held?

1. Trinidad (also accept Tobago)

3. What’s the name of the British boxer who knocked out Dmitri Salita in 76 seconds of the first round of theWBA Light-Welterweight contest on December 5^th 2009

1. Amir Khan

1. Alan Minter was undisputed (WBA & WBC) World boxing champion in 1980 at which weight?

1. Middleweight (he beat Vito Antuofermo in Las Vegas, Nevada)

1. In 2009, Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore became the first woman to join which team?

1. The Red Arrows

1. Which fictional girl had a friend called "Peter the Goat Boy?

1. Heidi.

1. Which book begins with the line 'No One would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own'?

1. H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds

1. What is the largest dwarf planet in the Asteroid belt?

1. Ceres

1. What plant does sago come from?

1. Palm tree. It is made from the pith of the stem.

1. Which scriptwriter is responsible for “Last of the Summer Wine” and “Open all Hours”?

1. Roy Clarke

1. What is the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury?

1. Lambeth Palace

1. What was the first name of the landscape architect Capability Brown?

1. Lancelot

1. Who wrote the book (and stage play) “Night of the Iguana?

1. Tennessee Williams

1. Which American actor appeared in Papillion and The Great Escape and died in 1980?

1. Steve McQueen

1. What do the British call the vegetables that Americans call zucchini?

1. Courgettes

16. There are 3 US Space shuttles currently in operation. Discovery and Atlantis are the name of 2 of them. What’s the name of the third?

1. Endeavour.

17. What’s the capital of the Dominican Republic?

1. Santo Domingo.