Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs,

1 What’s the only English word which starts and finishes with the letters UND Underground
2 That old romantic, William Hague gave Ffion a love gift of a £2000 diamond necklace in the shape of what last week? A Pound
3 Which of the Spice Girls has had breast enlargement, revealed last week? Mel B
4 Which famous sportsman's father took part in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest? Barry McGuigan
5 What do Michelle Pfieffer, Hugh Grant, Kelsey Grammar and Sharon Stone all have in common? They have all been guest voices on the Simpsons
6 At which battle was Nelson killed? Trafalgar
7 Which sport would you be playing if your team’s balls were black and blue? Croquet
8 On which sporting race track would you find Kate's Cottage and Ginger Hall? Isle of Man TT
9 What’s the highest score you can get on Countdown? 138 2 Numbers round = 20

Conundrum 10, 6 word games 108 points (9 letters 2x)

10 What transportation idea was defeated in the House of Commons in 1907 due to lack of interest? The Channel Tunnel
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? 6
12 On which river does the city of Nottingham stand? Trent
13 How many Laws of Football (Soccer) are there? 17
14 In which year did the Queen’s head first appear on banknotes? 1963
15 In a Cricket Match, what is the maximum number of people that can be on the pitch when the ball is in play? 17
16 "Visibly minority ethnic groups" is the new official term for what organisation to call black and Asian people? The Metropolitan Police
17 Which football team play at Bowers Fold? Stalybridge Celtic
18 Which US supermarket chain are about to take over ASDA? Wal-Mart
19 Point each – what are the two main bones in the forearm called? Radius and Ulna
20 In The Song of Hiawatha, by Longfellow, what was the name of Hiawatha’s wife? Minnehaha
21 What was the first name of the inventor of the boy scouts? Robert
22 In American football, how many points do you get for a touchdown? 6
23 Two people from Texas say they saw the Loch Ness monster last week – what was odd about the sighting? They saw it on the Internet on the Loch Ness Website
24 How much does the Electric company cost in Monopoly? £150
25 On a ship, what colour is the light on the Starboard side? Green

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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? C
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? B
3 HAMATE – is it a) A follower of Ham, b) A rough fellow, c) hooklike, or d) The original name for a hamster? C
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? A
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? D
6 Old TV – what was Sergeant Bilko’s first name? Ernie
7 Remember Bagpuss? What was the name of the wooden woodpecker? Professor Yaffle
8 In which TV series could you meet Hank, Peggy, Lou-Anne and Bobby? King of the Hill
9 Which popular TV program when shown in France is called To the borders of Reality? The X-Files
10 What was the name of Captain Pugwash’s ship? The Black Pig
11 What was the name of the late Tiffany’s mother in East Enders? Louise
12 Which Coronation Street character is played by Vicky Entwistle? Janice Battersby
13 Who kidnapped Fallon in the last episode of The Colbys? Aliens!
14 Which programme began with the line ‘There is nothing wrong with your television set, we are controlling the transmission.......’? The Outer Limits
15 Which former Eastenders actress took a comedy role in a series called Split Ends? Anita Dobson
16 Chinstrap, King and Rockhopper are all types of what? Penguin
17 The female of which mammal is sometimes called a Jenny? Donkey
18 Which species of bird is sometimes called a Jenny? Wren
19 The tail hairs from which mammal are used to make so-called sable artist’s brushes? Squirrel
20 What creature lives in a lodge? Beaver
21 Who was the first ruler of the United Kingdom? James I
22 Who was the first man to sail single-handed round the world? Sir Francis Chichester
23 Who was the first man to sail single-handed round the world non-stop? Robin Knox-Johnston
24 Who was the first American to orbit the earth? John Glenn
25 At which stately home was England’s first Safari Park built? Longleat

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