January 26th 1998

General Knowledge/Current Events

1 What is the capital of Vietnam?  
2 Who did DJ Steve Penk pretend to be last week?  
3 How many people died when the Titanic sunk?  
4 Who scored Stevenage’s goal against Newcastle on Sunday?  
5 What’s the name of David Beckham’s fiancee?  
6 What was the last black and white film to win Best Picture Oscar?  
7 What motto is on the Victoria Cross?  
8 How many times have Manchester United won the FA cup?  
9 Where would you find a martingale?  
10 What are the name of the midgets in the Wizard of Oz?  
11 Which album was voted the best of the top 100 albums of all time last week?  
12 Who is married to the Duke of Normandy?  
13 Which city in Britain has the biggest mileage of canals – more than Venice?  
14 The Swalec cup is a trophy in which sport?  
15 In which country is Farsi the language?  
16 What is the Roman number for 500  
17 Is POMACE a) Crushed apples for making cider, b) a kind of hair cream, c) the pommel of a saddle, or d) Elizabethan face powder  
18 Which famous company founded American Express?  
19 What’s the name for a score of 2 under par in golf?  
20 Which bone is the most often broken?  
21 In which sport do teams compete for the Uniball Trophy?  
22 In what year was the advertising of cigarettes banned in Britain?  
23 From what modern country did the Aztecs come?  
244 Where would you find the volcano Mt. Hekla?  
25 What’s the more common name for the drug Diazepam?  

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Round 2

Pop Music, TV, American Football and the Superbowl, Motoring

1 In the song 3 steps to heaven – what was the 3rd step?  
2 Who were Young at Heart in 1993?  
3 Who said that "I never had a problem with drugs – only with policemen"?  
4 Whose only UK no 1 hit was She?  
5 What is the real first name of Noddy Holder?  
6 What is the name of Zoe’s baby in Coronation Street?  
7 In which American sitcom do we see the High Commander and his loyal crew?  
8 What is the current BBC2 series The Face about?  
9 What’s the name of the Detective played by Patricia Routledge?  
10 Robocop 3 is on ITV on Thursday night – name any of it’s 3 main "stars"?  
11 The Superbowl is between the winners of the NFC and the AFL – what do those initials stand for?  
12 What’s the name of the Denver Bronco’s Quarterback?  
13 Complete the name of the team the something Patriots?  
14 In which city was last night’s Superbowl played?  
15 What’s the name of Kansas City’s team?  
16 What was the theme of the mid-time show in last night’s Superbowl?  
17 What number was yesterday’s Superbowl?  
18 What’s the name of Miami’s football team?  
19 From which State do the Green Bay Packers come?  
20 Amd finally, what’s the name of Minnesota’s football team?  
21 Which car manufacturer makes the Cherokee?  
22 Which company makes the AWD Legacy – clue World Rally Champions?  
23 Which British car manufacturer, now long gone, made the Javelin?  
24 Which manufacturer maked the Marea?  
25 Which Ford model will no longer be made this year?  

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