Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs,

1 What’s the only English word which starts and finishes with the letters UND  
2 That old romantic, William Hague gave Ffion a love gift of a £2000 diamond necklace in the shape of what last week?  
3 Which of the Spice Girls has had breast enlargement, revealed last week?  
4 Which famous sportsman's father took part in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest?  
5 What do Michelle Pfieffer, Hugh Grant, Kelsey Grammar and Sharon Stone all have in common?  
6 At which battle was Nelson killed?  
7 Which sport would you be playing if your team’s balls were black and blue?  
8 On which sporting race track would you find Kate's Cottage and Ginger Hall?  
9 What’s the highest score you can get on Countdown?  
10 What transportation idea was defeated in the House of Commons in 1907 due to lack of interest?  
11 If you take away the number of red cards in a normal pack of cards from the number of black squares on a chessboard, what do you have?  
12 On which river does the city of Nottingham stand?  
13 How many Laws of Football (Soccer) are there?  
14 In which year did the Queen’s head first appear on banknotes?  
15 In a Cricket Match, what is the maximum number of people that can be on the pitch when the ball is in play?  
16 "Visibly minority ethnic groups" is the new official term for what organisation to call black and Asian people?  
17 Which football team play at Bowers Fold?  
18 Which US supermarket chain are about to take over ASDA?  
19 Point each – what are the two main bones in the forearm called?  
20 In The Song of Hiawatha, by Longfellow, what was the name of Hiawatha’s wife?  
21 What was the first name of the inventor of the boy scouts?  
22 In American football, how many points do you get for a touchdown?  
23 Two people from Texas say they saw the Loch Ness monster last week – what was odd about the sighting?  
24 How much does the Electric company cost in Monopoly?  
25 On a ship, what colour is the light on the Starboard side?  

Round 2

Call My Bluff, TV, Wildlife, Famous Firsts

1 Is a TUMTUM a) A drum, b) a dried fruit that swells inside the stomach, c) a light vehicle, or d) a Polynesian ritual in which a person is chosen by lot to sleep with the ugliest person on the island?  
2 Is KILLAS a) A bagpipe tune, b) a form of slate, c) Hebridean seaweed or d) The trouser like clothes worn by Indian women?  
3 HAMATE – is it a) A follower of Ham, b) A rough fellow, c) hooklike, or d) The original name for a hamster?  
4 Is a JULIENNE a) a vegetable soup, b) a revolutionary hairstyle, c) a move in bullfighting or d) The name for the French version of the Citroen 2CV?  
5 Is a HULDEE a) An Indian dance, b) A fishing boat, c) An 19th century Iranian soldier or d) a spice similar to turmeric?  
6 Old TV – what was Sergeant Bilko’s first name?  
7 Remember Bagpuss? What was the name of the wooden woodpecker?  
8 In which TV series could you meet Hank, Peggy, Lou-Anne and Bobby?  
9 Which popular TV program when shown in France is called To the borders of Reality?  
10 What was the name of Captain Pugwash’s ship?  
11 What was the name of the late Tiffany’s mother in East Enders?  
12 Which Coronation Street character is played by Vicky Entwistle?  
13 Who kidnapped Fallon in the last episode of The Colbys?  
14 Which programme began with the line ‘There is nothing wrong with your television set, we are controlling the transmission.......’?  
15 Which former Eastenders actress took a comedy role in a series called Split Ends?  
16 Chinstrap, King and Rockhopper are all types of what?  
17 The female of which mammal is sometimes called a Jenny?  
18 Which species of bird is sometimes called a Jenny?  
19 The tail hairs from which mammal are used to make so-called sable artist’s brushes?  
20 What creature lives in a lodge?  
21 Who was the first ruler of the United Kingdom?  
22 Who was the first man to sail single-handed round the world?  
23 Who was the first man to sail single-handed round the world non-stop?  
24 Who was the first American to orbit the earth?  
25 At which stately home was England’s first Safari Park built?  

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