January 19th 1998

General Knowledge/Current Events

1 What was Helen Sharman the first woman to do a few years ago?  
2 England is in Group 5 of Euro 2000, playing against Poland, Luxembourg, Sweden and what other country?  
3 At which award ceremony did Titanic win Best Film last night?  
4 What metal is used to make most light bulb filaments?  
5 Who has become Britain’s oldest mother at an age of either 54 or 60 depending on which paper you read?  
6 Which cavern at Castleton do you enter by boat?  
7 According to a poll last week what one item annoys people most about the Queen?  
8 For which team will Damon Hill be driving this season?  
9 The roe of which fish is used to make caviare?  
10 Why was Kevin Yates in the news last week?  
11 In which London street is the Cenotaph?  
12 What breed of pigs are the Great Escapists?  
13 In which month is Cruft’s dog show held?  
14 What colour is Teletubby Po?  
15 The Midland Hotel in Manchester is now called what?  
16 Who is 5th in line to the throne?  
17 Is PSILOSIS a) Lisping Speech, b) Inability to pronounce consonants, c) weakening of stock by inbreeding, or d) Hair loss?  
18 Which musical is currently playing at the Opera House Manchester?  
19 Where does an Orcadian live?  
20 Who is soon going to be the oldest man in space at the age of 76?  
21 What links Dracula, The Mona Lisa, Margot Fonteyn, Henry VIII and the Queen’s head?  
22 How many legs has a flea?  
23 Where do Preston North End play their home matches?  
24 In which film did Elvis Presley play a boxer?  
25 What colour is Teletubby Dipsy?  

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Round 2

Comedians, Bodily Bits, Prime Ministers and 1990’s Oscars

1 Which comedian is famous for wearing shirts with incredibly large collars, and being completely bald?  
2 Which comedian first came to fame on Saturday Night Live playing a Greek take-away owner?  
3 In which TV comedy is one of the leading characters agorophobic – one of his more likeable characteristics?  
4 Which comedian was at one time married to Caroline Quentin from Men Behaving Badly?  
5 What’s the real name of Mrs Merton?  
6 Which fast-talking comedian co-wrote Black Adder?  
7 Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie – name the third Goody?  
8 What was the character played by Frankie Howard in Up Pompeii called?  
9 What are the first names of Hale and Pace?  
10 What connects in a loose way Claudia Schiffer and Three of a kind?  
11 What part of the body produces insulin?  
12 Where could you find your medulla and your cortex?  
13 What part of the body is affected by Tinnitus?  
14 Where is your sartorius muscle?  
15 If your cells had both X and Y chromosomes what sex would you be?  
16 Who was the last Labour Prime Minister before Tony Blair?  
17 Which Prime Minister was a keen yachtsman and organist?  
18 Which ex Prime Minister accused Margaret Thatcher of selling off the family silver?  
19 Which Prime Minister became Lord Avon?  
20 Which Prime Minister was a compulsive womaniser who was almost thrown out of office because he sold peerages to his supporters?  
21 Which film won Best Picture Oscar in 1995?  
22 Who won the Best Actress Oscar in 1994 for her part in Blue Sky?  
23 In which year did Silence of the Lambs get Best Picture Oscar?  
24 Who got the Best Actor Oscar in 1993 for his part in Philadelphia?  
25 How many Oscars did the film The English Patient get in 1996?  

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