Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

Who solved the crime in the film Death on the Nile?

Hercule Poirot

2

What colour are the gondolas in Venice?

Black

3

What was John Wayne’s real name?

Marian Michael Morrison

4

What’s the birthstone for January?

Garnet

5

Which drink was rationed from 1940 until 1952?

Tea

6

What was the nationality of the first man to reach the South Pole?

Norwegian

7

Which car manufacturer shares its name with a London Bridge?

Vauxhall

8

Which famous film director has a son called Satchel?

Woody Allen

9

A year either way – how old was Tutankhamen when he died?

18

10

What was the character name of the 6 Million Dollar Man, played by Lee Majors?

Steve Austin

11

What is the holy book of Islam?

The Koran

12

Which Welsh county is the only one to have a first class cricket team?

Glamorgan

13

What sort of person would have worn a TWAT?

Nun – part of her habit

14

What colour is a Custard apple?

Green

15

What was John Lennon’s first wife’s name?

Cynthia

16

In darts which is the highest score you can get with 3 separate trebles?

171

17

How much money is a Pony?

£25

18

What type of food is a bloomer?

Bread

19

What was Barry Manilow’s first no 1 hit?

Mandy

20

What river flows through Bristol?

Avon

21

Which actor only played James Bond once?

George Lazenby

22

Fizz, Milo, Bella and Jake are better known as?

Tweenies

23

What’s the currency in Greece?

Drachma

24

What was mined or quarried for years at Blaenau Festiniog?

Slate

25

In Dad’s Army, which of the characters was an undertaker?

Private Fraser

1

Who admitted to splurging money on flowers, and then sold his wardrobe for charity?

Elton John

2

What form of transport won’t the Spice Girls be using after losing a £1 million legal battle?

Motor Scooters

3

Who called who "queer" at the Q Music Awards, and got his rival's ex-girlfriend pregnant into the bargain?

Liam Gallagher/Robbie Williams

4

What was Noel Gallagher’s daughter called?

Anais

5

At which Scottish Castle did Madonna get married?

Scibo

6

In April, which team did Aston Villa beat in their Cup semi-final?

Bolton Wanderers

7

Who won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone?

David Coulthard

8

Who did Lennox Lewis defeat in under 2 rounds in July?

Frans Botha

9

Who finished the year as Europe’s No 1 golf player?

Lee Westwood

10

Who knocked Tim Henman out of the Wimbledon Championships?

Mark Phillipoussis

11

For what reason was Judith Keppel in the news last year?

First Million winner on Who Wants to be a Millionaire

12

Which actor, who starred in The Bridge on the River Kwai, died last year?

Sir Alec Guinness

13

What was stolen from a museum near Milton Keynes,  held to ransom, and finally returned to Jeremy Paxman

A German Enigma machine

14

If Elvis Presley was alive last year, how old would he have been?

65 – he’s 66 today!

15

Near which town did a train derail in October, causing today’s rail chaos?

Hatfield

16

Who stopped Victoria Beckham going to No 1 in the charts with her first solo record?

Spiller

17

According to the NME the record The Real Slim Shady was the top single for 2000 – who recorded it?

Eminem

18

What was the first UK No 1 of 2000?

Westlife with I Have A Dream/Seasons In The Sun

19

What was the title of Bob the Builder’s Christmas No 1?

Can We Fix It?

20

Which famous pop star who had No 1s in March and September, started her life as a counter hand in Dunkin’ Donuts, where she was known as Dunkin’ Donna?

Madonna

21

How did Victor Meldrew die in the last episode of One Foot In The Grave?

Ran over by hit and run driver

22

Which of the Big Brother people was the first to be expelled?
Clue:( Caroline, Thomas, Andrew or Sada)

Sada

23

The film Billy Eliot is about a young boy doing what during the miner’s strike?

Learning Ballet

24

Which famous person is related to the first British Quiz show millionaire?

Camilla Parker Bowles

25

Which film won the Best Film Oscar last year?

American Beauty