June 8th 1998

General Knowledge/Current Events

1 Just down the road from the Pear Tree is the GDL factory – what does GDL stand for?  
2 Who has just released a record attacking the government called Cocaine Socialism?  
3 What is the national emblem of Canada?  
4 Who succeeded Queen Victoria to the throne?  
5 What is the biggest planet in the Solar System?  
6 Who confessed to stealing an ashtray from Buckingham Palace?  
7 In which town do the Simpson’s live?  
8 What sort of creature is a Gila Monster?  
9 Is a PHOENICOPTER a) a primitive helicopter, b) the proper name for seeds like sycamore seeds, d) A heraldic O with flames at the top, or d) an old word for a flamingo?  
10 Where will the next Winter Olympics be held?  
11 Which famous book begins with the line ".... was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank"?  
12 If you saw the word SEC on a bottle of wine, what would it mean?  
13 The Western Amazons women’s rugby team have been banned by the Australian Rugby Union for accepting £5000 of sponsorship from who?  
14 What anniversary is a20th Wedding anniversary?  
15 What gas is the most plentiful in the atmosphere?  
16 What’s the name of Paul Gascoigne’s wife?  
17 What’s the capital of Indonesia?  
18 Talking of capitals – what’s the county town of West Yorkshire?  
19 How many spots on a pair of dice?  
20 To the nearest degree Fahrenheit, what is normal body temperature?  
21 Who is the new Shadow Health Secretary?  
22 Who was the priest the Beatles sang about in Eleanor Rigby?  
23 Pisum Sativum is the Latin name for what common vegetable?  
24 How many bones form the skull?  
25 Which war was the subject of M.A.S.H.?  

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Round 2

25 on the World Cup!

1 Who has promised to sing a duet with Des O’Connor if England or Scotland win the World Cup?  
2 Uruguay won the first World Cup in 1930 – but in which country was that competition held?  
3 How many times have Italy won the World Cup?  
4 Why were the England team grateful to Tovik Bakhramov in 1966?  
5 Which country employed a Greek Philosopher to help their team in the World Cup?  
6 What time does the World Cup Final kick off?  
7 Who is Scotland’s team coach?  
8 How many teams in this year’s world cup come from Africa?  
9 In which year did England first compete in the World Cup?  
10 How many World Cup competitions have there been?  
11 The American goalkeeper Kasey Keller plays for which English Club?  
12 Sheringham and Gascoigne got into trouble with drinking, but name 2 recovering alcoholics who are also in the England Team?  
13 David Seaman and Tim Flowers are 2 of the 3 nominated goalkeepers for England – who is the third?  
14 Which team has appeared in all World Cup competitions?  
15 What was the name of the dog that found the stolen World Cup in 1966?  
16 At which World Cup venue will England play Colombia on 26th June?  
17 Which team surprisingly beat England 1-0 in the 1950 W.C, effectively putting them out in the first round?  
18 In which country was the 1986 world cup held?  
19 Which Cup final was the first to be decided on penalties?  
20 How many World Cups did Stanley Matthews appear in?  
21 Which is the Official Airline of the World Cup?  
22 Which of the 22 England players has the most England Caps?  
23 How many teams are competing in this year’s world cup?  
24 At which venue does England play its first match?  
25 How many Manchester United players are in the England 22?  

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