May 12th 1998

General Knowledge/Current Events

1 In which year was the Falklands War?  
2 What was the name of the backing group for the German entrant in Saturday’s Eurovision?  
3 Which Duke’s ancestral stately home is Woburn Abbey?  
4 Who played the Equalizer on TV?  
5 Point each – who did Alice have tea with at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party other than the Mad Hatter?  
6 On a British car it is a bumper – what is it on an American car?  
7 A CLOACA is a) a Roman sewer, b) the short sword used by Roman soldiers, c) The brooch like pin which held a toga together, or c) the plinth at the bottom of a pillar?  
8 In show jumping, how many points does a rider get if he or she falls off?  
9 What is the more popular name for the Decalogue?  
10 The film and book, Ring of Bright Water was about what kind of creature?  
11 What type of furniture is a Davenport?  
12 What is Tony Blair’s country house called?  
13 If you crossed the International date line from East to West, would you gain or lose a day?  
14 Where in the body is the labyrinth?  
15 Hydrogen and Oxygen make up water – what element is added to make alcohol?  
16 What is measured on the Beaufort scale?  
17 Who was the captain of the ship Pequod in Moby Dick?  
18 On which mountain did the Greek Gods live?  
19 In which town is Graceland – Elvis’s mansion?  
20 What is added to gin to make pink gin?  
21 What is the Morse Code for the letter O  
22 What was the painter Picasso’s first name?  
23 What is the official name given to killing one’s mother?  
24 Who is the patron saint of fishermen?  
25 Blanket and honeycomb are two main types of what?  

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Round 2

Girl singers, Lovers, Sport, Religions

1 Who was the Acid Queen in the film Tommy?  
2 Which musical instrument did Lynsey de Paul play?  
3 Whose first album was The Kick Inside?  
4 Which country did Celine Dion once represent at Eurovision?  
5 Who sung Breathe Again in 1995 – the US song of the year?  
6 Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton reputedly fell in love when making a film – which film?  
7 Who did Grace Kelly marry in 1956?  
8 Which well known singer was Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 2nd wife?  
9 Winston Churchill married in 1908, and wrote that he and his wife lived happily ever after – what was her first name?  
10 What was the name of the woman for whom Edward VIII gave up the throne?  
11 Name either of the two men who helped Roger Bannister get the first 4 minute mile?  
12 In which city were the 1964 Olympic Games held?  
13 Which woman athlete was BBC’s sports personality of the year in 1987?  
14 Which snooker player said "I need 6 points to get to the table – just for practice"  
15 Name Britain’s last European Footballer of the Year?  
16 What is the holy book of Islam called?  
17 What name is given to food prepared in accordance with Jewish ritual?  
18 In which country did the Dalai Lama rule?  
19 Vishnu, Shiva and Ganesh are gods in which religion?  
20 What is the tower of a mosque called?  
21 Who led the Mormons to Salt Lake city?  
22 Which day of the week is the Muslim sabbath?  
23 In which country is Shinto an official religion?  
24 What saint was born in Domremy in Northern France?  
25 What name is given to meat slaughtered according to Muslim law, appearing in many a kebab?  

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