March 16th 1998

General Knowledge/Current Events

1 What is measured on the Beaufort Scale? Winds
2 Which creatures live in a formicary or formicarium? Ants
3 Who is the chairman of Manchester City? David Bernstein
4 Which bandleader died in an air crash over the English Channel in World War II? Glenn Miller
5 Which British TV program was attacked at an International conference for not addressing issues as seriously as it should? Teletubbies
6 Which 2 letters are worth 10 points in Scrabble? Q & Z
7 The Gurkhas are famous for the large knives that they carry – What are they called? Kukri
8 Who said after his 4th divorce last week that he was going to find a woman who hates him and give her a million pounds to cut out the middle man? Jim Davison
9 Before decimialisation how many old pennies made a florin? 24
10 What is the name of Italy’s state airline? Alitalia
11 How much is a year’s car tax – before the chancellor puts it up tomorrow? £150
12 Which London tube line is coloured green on an underground map? District
13 Is a NOPPIT a) A Yorkshire simpleton, b) Stone carvings on a church spire, c) A Libyan prostitute or d) The old english word for the claw part of a hammer head? A
14 What was Beethoven’s first name? Ludwig
15 Which is the furthest planet that can be seen with the naked eye? Saturn
16 What is the official record of proceedings in parliament called? Hansard
17 What kind of furniture is a Davenport? A writing desk
18 Which is the oldest British royal residence still in use? Windsor Castle
19 Who invented the telephone? Alexander Graham Bell
20 In which year did Iraq invade Kuwait? 1990
21 What does a herpetologist study? Snakes and reptiles
22 What are the small cubes of toast sprinkled on soup called? Croutons
23 Where was Superman born? Krypton
24 Which American state was named after Queen Elizabeth I? Virginia
25 What musical told the story of a Scottish village that appears once every hundred years? Brigadoon

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Round 2

Islands, Quotations, going for goal, Pop

1 To which European country does the island of Madeira belong? Portugal
2 What are the inhabitants of Sardinia called? Sards
3 The tallest volcano in Europe, Mount Etna is on which island? Sicily
4 Which Pacific island was discovered by Captain Cook in December 1777? Christmas Island
5 The island of Zealand is part of which country? Denmark
6 What was Woody Allen referring to when he said "It was the most fun I ever had without laughing"? Sex
7 What film ends with the line "Tomorrow is another day"? Gone with the wind
8 Karl Marx said that the workers had nothing to lose but their what? Chains
9 From which Shakespeare play does the line "A Horse A horse, my kingdom for a horse" come? Richard III
10 Who, in which TV series, regularly told us that "I didn’t get where I am today without....."? CJ in Reggie Perrin
11 Which country reached the soccer world cup final in 1974 and 1978, and lost both times? Holland
12 Who comes next – Shearer, Platt, Pearce, Gascoigne, Sheringham? Gareth Southgate (Penalty takers against Germany in Euro96)
13 Who in 1995 became the first non-European to win the European footballer of the year award? George Weah from Liberia playing for AC Milan
14 Who in 1994 became the first non-Scot to get the Scottish footballer of the year award? Tony Hately
15 Which veteran striker led the First Division League scorers in 1995-6? John Aldridge Tranmere Rovers
16 How many England caps did Bobby Charlton get? 108
17 Which club won the Vauxhall conference by 9 clear points, but still didn’t make the Football League? Stevenage Borough
18 In which year did both Wales and Northern Ireland make the last eight of the World Cup finals? 1958
19 In 1996 there were 2 Nigerian international strikers playing in the Premier League – name either? Efan Ekoku and Daniel Amokachi
20 From where did Arsenal obtain manager Arsene Wenger? Japan
21 Van der Valk’s theme tune Eye Level was played by who? Simon Park Orchestra
22 Who had a 1962 hit with Nut Rocker? B.Bumble and the Stingers
23 What was Lieutenant Pigeon’s only hit? Mouldy old Dough
24 Who had a hit in the 50’s with "Hoots Mon"? Lord Rockingham 11.
25 Whose backing group had their own hit with Telstar? Billy Fury

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