March 30th 1998
General Knowledge/Current Events
1 | In which British city was the Titanic built? | Belfast |
2 | Near which town is the British Legoland? | Windsor |
3 | Whats the name of the deputy Prime Minister? | John Prescott |
4 | What colour is a live lobster? | Blue/Black |
5 | Who is Homer Simpsons boss? | Mr.Burns |
6 | How many terminals are there at Heathrow Airport? | 4 |
7 | Which Oscar did The Full Monty win? | Best original score |
8 | In which year were the first Oscars awarded? | 1928 |
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? | B |
10 | What birthsign covers the months of January and February? | Aquarius |
11 | Who will Robin Cook be marrying soon name not occupation! | Gaynor Regan |
12 | What is or are a carpet, a double carpet, and a Burlington Bertie? | Betting odds 3 to 1, 33 to 1 and 100 to 30 |
13 | After which god is Wednesday named? | Woden |
14 | Who is the heroine of the game Tomb Raider? | Lara Croft |
15 | The MARKKA is the currency of which European country? | Finland |
16 | What acid is vinegar? | Acetic |
17 | Which one of the Marx brothers was always silent? | Harpo |
18 | In which year did the Vietnam war end? | 1975 |
19 | Which tv sex advisor is sharing a cell with Deirdre Rashid? | Margi Clarke |
20 | Which of the Apollo moon landings was the last? | 17 |
21 | BBC2 often has a theme weekend what was the theme of last weekend? | Evolution |
22 | Which Wild West character had brothers called Morgan and Virgil amongst others? | Wyatt Earp |
23 | From which M1 junction would you leave to get onto the Woodhead Pass? | J35A |
24 | What is the biggest creature ever to have lived on this planet? | Blue Whale |
25 | Which film star admitted last week to like the smell of sweaty socks? | Kate Winslet |
Round 2
Famous rivers, Sport, TV Trivia, Slang and PC terms
1 | Whats the name of Manchesters main river? | The Irwell |
2 | The Nile has two main sources, both colours one is the White Nile, the other is what? | Blue |
3 | What river flows through Washington DC? | Potomac |
4 | On which river are the Victoria Falls? | Zambesi |
5 | At 1770 miles long, what is the longest river in Europe? | Danube |
6 | Who cost Sir John Hall £15million in 1996? | Alan Shearer |
7 | Who was the last Briton to win the Wimbledon Singles? | Virginia Wade |
8 | Who was the last British boxer to win Olympic Gold? | Chris Finnegan, 1968 |
9 | Which Welshman won the US Masters in 1991? | Ian Woosman |
10 | Which player holds the record for the number of tries scored for England in Rugby Union? | Rory Underwood |
11 | Whats the name of Eddies long suffering daughter in Absolutely Fabulous? | Saffron |
12 | Detectives Kelly and Sipowicz were partners in which American police series | NYPD Blue |
13 | Whose stories inspired Tales of the Unexpected? | Roahld Dahl |
14 | Holby is the hospital in Casualty, but where is it filmed? | Bristol |
15 | Which travel show was presented by Simon OBrien and Magenta DeVine? | Rough Guide |
16 | To whom did Michael Jackson give his first TV interview in 14 years in 1993? | Oprah Winfrey |
17 | Which footballer is married to Leslie Ashe from Men Behaving Badly? | Lee Chapman |
18 | Which Jazz musician introduces the evening music show "Later"? | Jools Holland |
19 | In which American city is Baywatch set? | Los Angeles |
20 | What is Mrs Mertons real name? | Caroline Aherne |
21 | In police terms, what does "IC One" mean? | White Adult Male |
22 | Who are described as chronologically challenged? | The aged |
23 | Why is being fitted with a Denver boot bad news? | Your car is clamped. |
24 | What is the more modern term for soccer linesman? | Referees assistants |
25 | If you had alternative dentition, what would you have? | False teeth |