June 15th 1998

General Knowledge/Current Events

1 What was the name of Captain Pugwash’s ship?  
2 In which country was the Battle of El Alamain fought ?  
3 Who plays Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street ?  
4 If you’re watching the Derby at Wimbledon and the Grand National at Birmingham what are you seeing?  
5 The Baht is the monetary unit of which country ?  
6 Which twisting circuit on the Grand Prix calendar is only 1.95 miles long?  
7 Who apologised recently to the man who head butted him?  
8 How many pairs of ribs does a human body have?  
9 Who was lead singer with Dawn?  
10 In what year was the first colour tv broadcast in Britain?  
11 In which film did Whoopi Goldberg make her screen debut ?  
12 For which beer is Rutland famous?  
13 The word is PICE. Is it a) Plural of Pouse – a medieval word for flea, b) Chaucerian word for the plural of pie, c) an East Indian coin worth ¼ of an anna, or d) a form of pumice.  
14 Which RAF rank is the equivalent of an naval Captain ?  
15 Who wrote the music, Rogers or Hammerstein?  
16 What claim to fame or infamy did Peter Allan and Owen Evans achieve in August 1964?  
17 When is your 'Wooden' wedding anniversary ?  
18 Who was the president of the USA when man first landed on the moon?  
19 Which fictional character’s favourite drink is Duff’s Beer?  
20 Into which sea does the River Forth flow ?  
21 What was the first commercial jet airliner ?  
22 Which 1995 movie starred a wet Kevin Costner?  
23 Who hosts 'Catchphrase' ?  
24 At which racecourse is the Ebor handicap run?  
25 Which famous musical was derived from Shaw’s play Pygmalion?  

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Round 2

Seas and Islands, Crime and Criminals, The 1960s, A bit of Culture

1 To which country does the island of Madeira belong?  
2 In which ocean is the area known as Polynesia?  
3 What language is spoken by the inhabitants of the largest island in the Mediterranean?  
4 The river Zaire or Congo flows into which ocean?  
5 Which country consists of North Island and South Island?  
6 Which of the Great Train Robbers escaped from prison and now lives in Brazil?  
7 How did Anne Bonney become notorious in the 18th Century?  
8 Which murderer was the first to be caught using ship to shore telegraph?  
9 Al Capone, gangland leader of Chicago, was finally sentenced to 11 years for what crime?  
10 Who was executed for killing his daughter, a crime which was later proved to be done by mass murderer Christie?  
11 What made Christian Barnard famous in 1967?  
12 Twiggy was one of the top models of the 60’s – what was her real name?  
13 What happened at Yasger’s farm in 1969?  
14 Which two countries were the main antagonists in the 6 day war in 1967?  
15 Which British designer invented the mini-skirt?  
16 Who killed the man who was supposed to have killed John F Kennedy?  
17 Point each – name the first two men on the moon?  
18 The first Bond movie was released in 1962 – what was it?  
19 Which British minister resigned for lying to the house about his affair with a call-girl?  
20 Which Canadian went where no man has gone before?  
21 Who wrote the Ride of the Valkyries?  
22 Which of the 3 tenors is not Spanish?  
23 Which of Shakespeare’s plays ends with a poisoning, a stabbing, and a fatal swordfight in which both fighters die?  
24 Who painted The Haywain and Flatford Mill?  
25 Which opera is about a cigarette maker who finally dies of consumption?  

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