June 15th 1998
General Knowledge/Current Events
1 | What was the name of Captain Pugwashs ship? | Black Pig |
2 | In which country was the Battle of El Alamain fought ? | Egypt |
3 | Who plays Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street ? | William Tarmey |
4 | If youre watching the Derby at Wimbledon and the Grand National at Birmingham what are you seeing? | Greyhound racing |
5 | The Baht is the monetary unit of which country ? | Thailand |
6 | Which twisting circuit on the Grand Prix calendar is only 1.95 miles long? | Monaco |
7 | Who apologised recently to the man who head butted him? | Stan Colleymore |
8 | How many pairs of ribs does a human body have? | 12 |
9 | Who was lead singer with Dawn? | Tony Orlando |
10 | In what year was the first colour tv broadcast in Britain? | 1967 July 1st |
11 | In which film did Whoopi Goldberg make her screen debut ? | 'The Color Purple'(1985) |
12 | For which beer is Rutland famous? | Ruddles |
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. | C |
14 | Which RAF rank is the equivalent of an naval Captain ? | Group Captain |
15 | Who wrote the music, Rogers or Hammerstein? | Oscar Hammerstein |
16 | What claim to fame or infamy did Peter Allan and Owen Evans achieve in August 1964? | Last men to be hanged in Britain |
17 | When is your 'Wooden' wedding anniversary ? | Fifth |
18 | Who was the president of the USA when man first landed on the moon? | Richard Nixon |
19 | Which fictional characters favourite drink is Duffs Beer? | Homer Simpson |
20 | Into which sea does the River Forth flow ? | North Sea |
21 | What was the first commercial jet airliner ? | de Havilland Comet |
22 | Which 1995 movie starred a wet Kevin Costner? | Waterworld * |
23 | Who hosts 'Catchphrase' ? | Roy Walker |
24 | At which racecourse is the Ebor handicap run? | York |
25 | Which famous musical was derived from Shaws play Pygmalion? | My Fair Lady |
Round 2
Seas and Islands, Crime and Criminals, The 1960s, A bit of Culture
1 | To which country does the island of Madeira belong? | Portugal |
2 | In which ocean is the area known as Polynesia? | Pacific |
3 | What language is spoken by the inhabitants of the largest island in the Mediterranean? | Italian |
4 | The river Zaire or Congo flows into which ocean? | Atlantic |
5 | Which country consists of North Island and South Island? | New Zealand |
6 | Which of the Great Train Robbers escaped from prison and now lives in Brazil? | Ronnie Biggs |
7 | How did Anne Bonney become notorious in the 18th Century? | She was a pirate |
8 | Which murderer was the first to be caught using ship to shore telegraph? | Dr Crippen |
9 | Al Capone, gangland leader of Chicago, was finally sentenced to 11 years for what crime? | Tax Evasion |
10 | Who was executed for killing his daughter, a crime which was later proved to be done by mass murderer Christie? | Timothy Evans |
11 | What made Christian Barnard famous in 1967? | Conducted the first heart transplant |
12 | Twiggy was one of the top models of the 60s what was her real name? | Leslie Hornby |
13 | What happened at Yasgers farm in 1969? | Woodstock |
14 | Which two countries were the main antagonists in the 6 day war in 1967? | Egypt/Israel |
15 | Which British designer invented the mini-skirt? | Mary Quant |
16 | Who killed the man who was supposed to have killed John F Kennedy? | Jack Ruby |
17 | Point each name the first two men on the moon? | Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong |
18 | The first Bond movie was released in 1962 what was it? | Dr No |
19 | Which British minister resigned for lying to the house about his affair with a call-girl? | John Profumo |
20 | Which Canadian went where no man has gone before? | William Shatner |
21 | Who wrote the Ride of the Valkyries? | Wagner |
22 | Which of the 3 tenors is not Spanish? | Pavarotti |
23 | Which of Shakespeares plays ends with a poisoning, a stabbing, and a fatal swordfight in which both fighters die? | Hamlet |
24 | Who painted The Haywain and Flatford Mill? | Constable |
25 | Which opera is about a cigarette maker who finally dies of consumption? | Carmen |