March 9th 1998

General Knowledge/Current Events

1 What instrument do you use to measure atmospheric pressure? Barometer
2 What girl’s name was invented by J.M.Barrie, and is still used today? Wendy
3 What’s the name of the new Ford car – replacing the Escort? Focus
4 How many Carry on films were made? 28
5 Which country has the most international borders? China (14)
6 Who is the manager of Glossop North End? Syd White
7 The middle five letters of a 9 letter word spell SHONE – what’s the word? Dishonest
8 What sign of the Zodiac is represented by a goat? Capricorn
9 Which airline’s plane had a leak at Manchester yesterday? Continental
10 Which organisation’s motto is Be prepared? Boy Scouts
11 Is NAMAQUA a) A ancient king of the Hittites, b) A Mineral drink sold in Egypt, c) Geronomino’s father or d) An African Dove? D
12 Who wrote Dracula? Bram Stoker
13 Which footballer is complaining that he has been called a ‘coon’? Stan Collymore
14 If Friday’s child is loving and giving, what is Wednesday’s child? Full of woe
15 Which charity has recently asked Mick Jagger to represent them? Age Concern
16 What was the first British car to sell a million? Morris Minor
17 What did Hale and Pace both do for a living before becoming TV stars? PE Teachers
18 Who played the battered runaway wife in Sleeping with the Enemy? Julia Roberts
19 Which of Beethoven’s symphonies is also known as the Choral Symphony? 9th
20 Which Prime Minister awarded MBEs to the Beatles? Harold Wilson
21 Who lit the Olympic flame at the Atlanta Olympics? Mohammed Ali
22 Who was Labour leader before Tony Blair? John Smith
23 Who played Robin in the long running Batman TV series? Burt Ward
24 Which famous divorcee did Tim Laurence marry in 1992? Princess Anne
25 In which children’s TV show could you see Bungle and George? Rainbow

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Round 2

The Olympics, Sounds of the Sixties, Cocktails, and Affairs of the Heart!

1 Name 2 of the 3 cities that have held the Olympic Games twice this century? Paris, London, Los Angeles
2 Which Manchester United Manager managed Great Britain’s soccer team in the 1948 Olympics? Matt Busby
3 Which small Norwegian town hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics? Lillehammer
4 Which French athlete won both the women’s 200 and 400metre Gold medals at Atlanta in 1996? Marie-Jose Perec
5 Which future world heavyweight boxing champion won an Olympic gold in Mexico in 1968? George Foreman
6 In 1967, who first skipped the light fandango? Procul Harum
7 According to Leonard Cohen in 1968, who feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China? Suzanne
8 In 1961, who encouraged us to Jump the Broomstick? Brenda Lee
9 The original Supremes consisted of Diane Ross, Florence Ballard and which other singer? Mary Wilson
10 In the years 1964 to 1966, only 3 acts made No 1 in the album charts: The Beatles and the Stones were 2, who or what were 3rd? Bob Dylan
11 What is a Black Velvet? Guiness and Champagne
12 What makes up a Screwdriver? Vodka and Orange Juice
13 A Cuba Libre consist of what? Rum and Coke
14 What’s a Buck’s Fizz? Champagne and Orange Juice
15 What are the 3 ingredients of a Harvey Wallbanger? Vodka, Orange Juice and Galliano
16 Which actress was the devoted wife of Humphrey Bogart, and nursed him through cancer? Lauren Bacall
17 Which tennis player has had affairs with Barbra Streisand and Brooke Shields? Andre Agassi
18 Sarah Ferguson had her royal toes sucked by who? John Bryan
19 Who sucked David Mellor’s toes? Antonia de Sancha
20 Which Hollywood star had a celebrated affair with Madonna before marrying Annette Bening? Warren Beatty
21 Who married model Victoria Lockwood, and later admitted to sleeping with cartoonist Sally Ann Lasson? Lord Althorp
22 Who married Bruce Willis, and appeared nude and pregnant on the cover of Vanity Fair? Demi Moore
23 Which actress was the long-standing lover of Spencer Tracy? Katherine Hepburne
24 Who gave birth to Cecil Parkinson’s love child? Sarah Keays
25 Which well preserved English actress was first married to Antony Newley? Joan Collins

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