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 Simpsons 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 womens 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 | Whats the name of Paul Gascoignes wife? | |
17 | Whats the capital of Indonesia? | |
18 | Talking of capitals whats 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.? |
Round 2
25 on the World Cup!
1 | Who has promised to sing a duet with Des OConnor 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 Scotlands team coach? | |
8 | How many teams in this years 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 years world cup? | |
24 | At which venue does England play its first match? | |
25 | How many Manchester United players are in the England 22? |