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If you saw a car with a green flashing light on the roof, what would it mean? | Doctor (or possibly Vet) |
2 | Which animals go round in a skulk? | Foxes |
3 | The word is NICCOLIC is it a) a disease of American sheep caused by eating tobacco leaves, b) Nickel like, c) Spiky or d) fiendish? | B |
4 | Who is the only Labour minister to have been forced to leave the Cabinet in todays reshuffle? | Harriet Harman |
5 | Whats the capital of Morocco? | Rabat |
6 | Which tennis player married John Lloyd? | Chris Evert |
7 | What do the initials VCR stand for? | Video Cassette Recorder |
8 | King Zog was the last king of where? | Albania |
9 | Which disease is prevented by the BCG vaccine? | TB |
10 | Which film actress visited Hanoi to show her resistance to the Vietnam war in the late 60s? | Jane Fonda |
11 | The daily newspaper of the Communist party in Russia was called Pravda what does Pravda mean? | Truth |
12 | What was Helen Mirrens character in Prime Suspect? | Jane Tennison |
13 | Which mountains form the backbone of South America? | Andes |
14 | In which sort of field do you grow rice? | Paddy fields |
15 | Which well-known cartoon animal made his debut in 1939? | Bugs Bunny |
16 | What is another name for the Mountain Ash? | Rowan |
17 | Ice Cream cooked inside a meringue is known as what? | Baked Alaska |
18 | Which part of the eye determines its colour? | The Iris |
19 | Prince Charles got married at St Pauls, but where did Prince Andrew get married? |
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20 | To which family of animals does the Ocelot belong? | Cats |
21 | What is pontoon called when it is played in a casino? | Blackjack |
22 | What was the first war to be photographed? | Crimean or US Civil war, depending on which book! |
23 | On which day of the week was John Lennon murdered? | Monday |
24 | Which country is the worlds largest producer of cheese? | USA |
25 | How many lines are there in a sonnet? | 14 |
Round 2 Around Europe, Sport, Music of the 80s, Science and Nature
1 | In which city is the Ponte Vecchio? | Florence |
2 | What do the Greeks call Greece? |
Hellas |
3 | The city of Naples stands close to which volcano | Vesuvius |
4 | Vaduz is the capital of which small European country? | Lichtenstein |
5 | In which European capital is the pleasure park, the Tivoli Gardens? | Copenhagen |
6 | Which cycling team has withdrawn from the Tour de France after drugs were found in the team coachs car? | Festina |
7 | In a rowing eight, what is the oarsman who sits nearest to the bow called? | Stroke |
8 | In the summer Olympics, which country leads the procession of the competitors? | Greece |
9 | Brian Baister is the chairman of which sports ruling body? | Rugby Union |
10 | A score of 3 under par in golf is known as a what? | Albatross |
11 | How many times was Sugar Ray Robinson world welterweight champion? | 5 |
12 | Whats the name of Wolverhampton Wanderers ground? | Molyneux |
13 | What game is played to the Harvard rules? | American Football |
14 | There are 2 styles of Olympic wrestling Freestyle and what? | Graeco-Roman |
15 | In which sport might you go herringboning? | Skiing |
16 | Which was the largest group to have a No 1 in the 80s? | St Winifreds School Choir |
17 | Which 80s band included Philip Oakey and Susanne Sulley? | Human League |
18 | Who in which song says "Ive been undressed by kings"? | Charlene, Ive never been to me. |
19 | You win again was an 80s No 1 for which group? | Bee Gees |
20 | Which Radio 1 DJ first refused to play Frankie Goes to Hollywoods Relax? | Mike Reid |
21 | For what purpose do we use mercury and sodium vapour? | Street Lamps |
22 | The oil of which tree is used in the production of gin? | Juniper |
23 | What is another name for solid carbon dioxide? | Dry Ice |
24 | Is the begonia an annual, biennial or perennial plant? | Perennial |
25 | To which part of the body do the carotid arteries carry blood? | Brain/Head |