March 30th 1998

General Knowledge/Current Events

1 In which British city was the Titanic built?  
2 Near which town is the British Legoland?  
3 What’s the name of the deputy Prime Minister?  
4 What colour is a live lobster?  
5 Who is Homer Simpson’s boss?  
6 How many terminals are there at Heathrow Airport?  
7 Which Oscar did The Full Monty win?  
8 In which year were the first Oscars awarded?  
9 Is PTILOSIS a) The medical word for a fall from a great height, b) loss of eyelashes, c) a glandular disease of horses or d) the method of reproduction in amoebae?  
10 What birthsign covers the months of January and February?  
11 Who will Robin Cook be marrying soon – name not occupation!  
12 What is or are a carpet, a double carpet, and a Burlington Bertie?  
13 After which god is Wednesday named?  
14 Who is the heroine of the game Tomb Raider?  
15 The MARKKA is the currency of which European country?  
16 What acid is vinegar?  
17 Which one of the Marx brothers was always silent?  
18 In which year did the Vietnam war end?  
19 Which tv sex advisor is sharing a cell with Deirdre Rashid?  
20 Which of the Apollo moon landings was the last?  
21 BBC2 often has a theme weekend – what was the theme of last weekend?  
22 Which Wild West character had brothers called Morgan and Virgil amongst others?  
23 From which M1 junction would you leave to get onto the Woodhead Pass?  
24 What is the biggest creature ever to have lived on this planet?  
25 Which film star admitted last week to like the smell of sweaty socks?  

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Round 2

Famous rivers, Sport, TV Trivia, Slang and PC terms

1 What’s the name of Manchester’s main river?  
2 The Nile has two main sources, both colours – one is the White Nile, the other is what?  
3 What river flows through Washington DC?  
4 On which river are the Victoria Falls?  
5 At 1770 miles long, what is the longest river in Europe?  
6 Who cost Sir John Hall £15million in 1996?  
7 Who was the last Briton to win the Wimbledon Singles?  
8 Who was the last British boxer to win Olympic Gold?  
9 Which Welshman won the US Masters in 1991?  
10 Which player holds the record for the number of tries scored for England in Rugby Union?  
11 What’s the name of Eddies long suffering daughter in Absolutely Fabulous?  
12 Detectives Kelly and Sipowicz were partners in which American police series  
13 Whose stories inspired Tales of the Unexpected?  
14 Holby is the hospital in Casualty, but where is it filmed?  
15 Which travel show was presented by Simon O’Brien and Magenta DeVine?  
16 To whom did Michael Jackson give his first TV interview in 14 years in 1993?  
17 Which footballer is married to Leslie Ashe from Men Behaving Badly?  
18 Which Jazz musician introduces the evening music show "Later"?  
19 In which American city is Baywatch set?  
20 What is Mrs Merton’s real name?  
21 In police terms, what does "IC One" mean?  
22 Who are described as chronologically challenged?  
23 Why is being fitted with a Denver boot bad news?  
24 What is the more modern term for soccer linesman?  
25 If you had alternative dentition, what would you have?  

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