March 9th 1998
General Knowledge/Current Events
1 | What instrument do you use to measure atmospheric pressure? | Barometer |
2 | What girls name was invented by J.M.Barrie, and is still used today? | Wendy |
3 | Whats 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 whats the word? | Dishonest |
8 | What sign of the Zodiac is represented by a goat? | Capricorn |
9 | Which airlines plane had a leak at Manchester yesterday? | Continental |
10 | Which organisations motto is Be prepared? | Boy Scouts |
11 | Is NAMAQUA a) A ancient king of the Hittites, b) A Mineral drink sold in Egypt, c) Geronominos 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 Fridays child is loving and giving, what is Wednesdays 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 Beethovens 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 childrens TV show could you see Bungle and George? | Rainbow |
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 Britains 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 womens 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 | Whats a Bucks 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 Mellors 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 Parkinsons love child? | Sarah Keays |
25 | Which well preserved English actress was first married to Antony Newley? | Joan Collins |