May 18th 1998

General Knowledge/ Current Events

1 What do we measure on the Richter scale?  
2 Which planet has moons called Phobos and Deimos?  
3 Where does Mulligitawney soup come from?  
4 What was Frank Sinatra’s middle name?  
5 How many pounds in a hundredweight?  
6 The River Plate separates which 2 countries?  
7 What’s Oology?  
8 Henry VIII was the first member of the Royal family to divorce – who was the second?  
9 Who is James Major engaged to?  
10 Which birthsign spans September & October?  
11 Which ocean is the smallest?  
12 Southdown and Blackface are breeds of which creature?  
13 Is EASEMENT, a) Another word for laxative, b) rights over somebody else’s land, c) another word for an outside toilet, or d) a temporary fund where solicitors & estate agents put house deposits  
14 What was the name of the Dustin Hoffman/Robert Redford film about Watergate?  
15 In which musical did Frank Sinatra sing "What a Swell Party" with Bing Crosby?  
16 Who was the Norse god of thunder?  
17 What sort of dog is Snoopy?  
18 How old must you be to legally buy a pet in this country?  
19 If you wanted to go by train from London to Bristol, which station would you go to?  
20 What’s the birthstone for May?  
21 What weapon is missing from this Cluedo set – Revolver, Knife, Lead Pipe, Rope, Candlestick?  
222 What’s the flavour of the liquer Kirsch?  
23 In England we call it a Bowler Hat – what do the American’s call it?  
24 If you have an 18 carat ring, what percentage of it is pure gold?  
25 How old was Queen Victoria when she was crowned?  

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Round 2

The Movies, Mountains, Sport, Pop Trivia

1 Who played Count Dracula on screen the most times?  
2 Which actor is married to Joanne Woodward?  
3 Who refused an Oscar for his role in Patton?  
4 For which film, the last before he died, did Henry Fonda win an Oscar?  
5 Which filmstar became Mayor of Carmel?  
6 What is the highest mountain in Africa?  
7 Which mountains divide France and Spain?  
8 On which mountain did Noah’s Ark land?  
9 Who climbed Mt.Everest with Edmund Hillary?  
10 In which country are the Drakensberg mountains?  
11 Which sports ruling body is FINA?  
12 How many rings are there on an archery target?  
13 In which sport do you get the Lance Todd award?  
14 How many lanes are there in an Olympic Swimming pool?  
15 In which year did Bert Trautmann play in an FA cup final with a broken neck?  
16 Which football club play at Parkhead?  
17 In which sport could you encounter an oxer?  
18 What is the maximum number of clubs that can be used in a professional game of golf?0  
19 What color does the number 5 dog wear on a greyhound track?  
20 Over what distance is a drag race run?  
21 Who had a 60’s hit with Everyone’s gone to the Moon?  
22 Who is Laura’s boyfriend in Tell Laura I love her?  
23 Who sang Ring my Bell in 1979?  
24 What was the Simpson’s only No 1  
25 Which hit group had an Aquarian, A Libran, a Leo and a Cancerian?  

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