March 22nd 1998

General Knowledge/Current Events

1 Which school does Bart Simpson attend? Springfield Elementary
2 Which company sponsors the London Marathon? Flora Margarine
3 How many Oscar nominations has Titanic got? 14
4 Channel 5 has been running for a year now – what percentage of the population can now see it (Other than on Cable) 70%
5 Who were Mrs Merton’s feuding guests on Friday night? Bernard Manning and Richard Wilson
6 What is the more common term for myopia? Short Sightedness
7 Which Asian countries have the won as their currency? North and South Korea
8 Where on his suit of armour, would a knight have his beaver? Helmet
9 What is Lord Snowdon’s real name? Antony Armstrong-Jones
10 From which country do Daewoo cars originate? Korea
11 Which pre-decimal coin was worth 15p? Half Crown
12 In how many of the world’s countries do cars drive on the left? 42
13 What element has the chemical symbol Ag? Silver
14 What was abolished in 1988 when it cost 37pence? Dog Licence
15 What’s the name of the day before Ash Wednesday? Shrove Tuesday
16 To which country do the Faroe Islands belong? Denmark
17 What do the initials RNIB stand for? Royal National Institute for the Blind
18 What is Crocodile Dundee’s first name? Mick
19 What is the British Actors Union called? Equity
20 What’s the total value of all the balls on the table at the start of a snooker game? 42
21 What 3 colours appear on the flag of Ireland? Green White and Orange
22 Snow is the slang term for which illegal drug? Cocaine
23 In which month of 1994 did the National Lottery start? November
24 On a clothing label, which symbol means that the garment should only be dry cleaned? A circle
25 Other than a Ford car, KA means either a) Nigerian for 5, b) The Greek letter K, c) A Vietnamese witch doctor, or d) The Egyptian version of the Soul? D

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Round 2

The Animal Kingdom, Kids Stuff, Sport, Pop

1 What is the main food of the aardvark? Ants/Termites
2 What’s a young kangaroo called? Joey
3 Which animal has a name which when translated means river horse? Hippopotamus
4 Which mammal gives birth to the largest baby? Blue whale
5 What does a mole eat mainly? Worms
6 What was the surname of Wendy and her brothers in Peter Pan? Darling
7 In which pantomime does Widow Twankey appear? Aladdin
8 In Enid Blyton’s Famous Five stories, how many boys and how many girls were there? 2 of each
9 Which of the 7 Dwarves didn’t have a beard? Dopey
10 What was the name of Dorothy’s dog in the Wizard of Oz? Toto
11 What’s the name of Crewe Alexandra’s ground? Gresty Road
12 Which university won the women’s boat race this weekend? Cambridge
13 Who was the first Englishman to take 300 test wickets? Fred Trueman
14 What colour shirts do Nottingham Forest play in at home? Red
15 Which country did Britain beat to get Olympic Gold in hockey in Seoul in 1988? West Germany
16 How many pieces does a draughts player start with? 12
17 Who was the most recent British Athlete to be simultaneously World, Olympic, European and Commonwealth champion in his event? Linford Christie
18 Who did Steve Davis defeat in his first World Championship snooker final in 1981? Doug Mountjoy
19 Who was the first European to win the US Masters? Seve Ballesteros
20 What was Billie Jean King’s maiden name? Moffit
21 Which group had a hit with Rag Doll in 1964? Four Seasons
22 What was Blur’s first No 1 of 1997? Beetlebum
23 Who was Dear according to Siouxie and the Banshees? Prudence
24 Which Small Faces song asks "What did you do there"? Itchykoo Park
25 Whose first album was called "All I want to do"? Cher

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