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 Britains 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 Crufts 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 Queens 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? |
Round 2
Comedians, Bodily Bits, Prime Ministers and 1990s 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 | Whats 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? |