1 |
2
either way how many films did Fred Astaire make with Ginger Rogers? |
11 |
2 |
Which
group had Christmas No 1s with the same song in 1975 and 1991? |
Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody |
3 |
Who
left Oasis last week? |
Paul
McGuigan |
4 |
In
which year did the Titanic sink? |
1912 |
5 |
Which
football club holds the record for the most own goals during the previous 6
seasons with 12? |
Manchester
United |
6 |
From
which film musical does the song Talk to the Animals come? |
Dr
Doolittle |
7 |
Point
each what are the names of Princess Annes 2 children? |
Peter
and Zara Phillips |
8 |
What
was Duran Durans first No 1? |
Is
There Something I Should Know |
9 |
Last
week, a 12 year old girl made her mother Britains youngest grandmother at
what age? |
26 |
10 |
On
which racecourse is the Scottish Grand National run? |
Ayr |
11 |
Todays
word is MEGALOPS is it a) A mythical giant with huge eyes, b) Medical
procedures lasting more than a day, c) a trademark for an early film
projector or d) a stage in the development of a crab? |
D |
12 |
What
is the name of the boy who is the hero of the Jungle Book? |
Mowgli |
13 |
Who
were the Pet Shop Boys? |
Neil
Tennant & Chris Lowe |
14 |
With
which sport would you associate Jonah Barrington? |
Squash |
15 |
What
sort of vegetable is a Scallion? |
An
onion |
16 |
At
which stadium does Ireland play its home Rugby Union matches? |
Lansdowne
Road |
17 |
How
many red stripes are there on the U.S. flag? |
7 |
18 |
What
nationality is tennis player Ivan Lendl? |
Czech |
19 |
If
you were a GALLOPHOBE, which nation would you dislike? |
France |
20 |
Which
creature can be Bearded. Blue or Coal? |
Tit |
21 |
In
the nursery rhyme, Oranges and Lemons,
what did the bells of Shoreditch say? |
When
I grow rich |
22 |
Wands
Swords and Pentacles are 3 of the suits in a Tarot pack what is the fourth? |
Cups |
23 |
Which
country has the greatest number of Portugese speakers? |
Brazil |
24 |
Ellis
Peters created a medieval detective monk what was his name? |
Cadfael |
25 |
What
is the smallest planet? |
Pluto |
Round 2
Food & Drink, Subjects of
Films, Yesterday,Today and Tomorrow ,
Last weeks sport
1 |
Whats
the flavour used in Satay sauces? |
Peanuts |
2 |
Blutwurst
is the German equivalent of which British delicacy? |
Black
Pudding |
3 |
Flapjacks
in England are sticky gooey things what are they in the USA? |
Pancakes |
4 |
What is the flavour/ingredient of a Mornay
sauce? |
Cheese |
5 |
Orange
Pekoe is a type of what drink? |
Tea |
6 |
A
Man For All Seasons was a film about which British historical figure? |
Sir
Thomas More |
7 |
The
recent film Amistad was about a revolt by whom? |
Slaves |
8 |
The
film Spirit of St Louis was about which famous flyer? |
Charles
Lindbergh |
9 |
John
Waynes Green Berets was set in which war? |
Viet
Nam |
10 |
What
brand of beer was Ice Cold in Alex? |
Carlsberg |
11 |
Yesterday
in 1877, the Mormon leader Brigham Young died how many wives did he have at
the time? |
27 |
12 |
Yesterday in 1958, 15 year old George Harrison played in
his first live concert with John Lennon and Paul McCartney in the Casbah
Coffee bar, Liverpool what was the group called? |
The Quarrymen |
13 |
Yesterday was Michael Jacksons birthday how old is he? |
41 |
14 |
Today in 30BC, which famous ruler committed suicide at the
age of 39? |
Cleopatra |
15 |
Today in 1987 Frenchman Yves Pol ran a marathon in 3 hours
57 mins what was odd about it? |
He ran it backwards! |
16 |
Today in 1797 the author of Frankenstein was born who? |
Mary Shelley |
17 |
Today is DJ John Peels birthday how old is he? |
60 |
18 |
Tomorrow is the anniversary of Princess Dianas death
how old was she? |
36 |
19 |
Tomorrow in 1888, Mary Ann Nichols was murdered by whom? |
Jack the Ripper |
20 |
Tomorrow in 1969, who appeared at the Isle of Wight Pop
Festival his first concert since a motor cycle accident 3 years previously? |
Bob Dylan |
21 |
Which
county won crickets NatWest Trophy this weekend? |
Gloucestershire |
22 |
Which
country did England beat at Rugby on Saturday? |
Canada |
23 |
Up
until today, how many Premiership teams have not won a match this season? |
4 |
24 |
Who
was the only Briton to get a gold medal at Seviles world athletic
championships last week? |
Colin
Jackson |
25 |
Germany
beat the Netherlands in the Womens European cup in which sport this weekend? |
Hockey |