1.

Which Scottish city is known as the Granite City?

2.

Typically Tropical had a Number 1 in 1975 with which record?

3.

In mathematics what is the value of 9 to the power half?

4.

Who composed the opera Die Fledermaus?

5.

In Indian cooking, what is Channa?

6.

In which TV series is Honeysuckle Weeks starring?

7.

The first recorded use of the parachute dates back to which decade?

8.

In Biology what is homeostasis?

1.

Name this Greek letter.

2.

Where is Charlemagne buried?

3.

In which year, a couple of years after the battle of Actium, did Octavian Caesar finally establish himself as the first Roman Emperor?

4.

Who used the pseudonym Acton Bell?

5.

Calculate the length of missing side in this diagram.

6.

Who died on November 6th 1893 six days after the performance of his Sixth symphony?

7.

Which famous literary cook was first inspired by Elizabeth David and wrote cookery articles for The Observer from 1968, as well as several books, and died in 1990?

8.

Who won the Men's 200m in this Olympics?

ROUND 3 - 'A Piece of Cake'

1.

Which football team play their home games at Dens Park?

2.

What was taken to England by Edward I in 1296 and returned to Scotland in 1996?

3.

Of which Atlantic island is Funchal the capital?

4.

What is the French word for lightning?

5.

In which Yorkshire castle was Richard II imprisoned and murdered?

6.

Which city on the Eastern Mediterranean coast is the oldest continuously occupied port town in the world?

7.

To which Royal House did the last King of Bulgaria belong?

8.

Which mountainous, heavily wooded area stretches for 106km from Karlsruhe in the north to Basel in the South?

ROUND 4 - Name the Year

All the answers are in the 20th century

1.

Harry Houdini dies;

2.

Battle of El Alamein;

3.

Susan Brown becomes the first woman to take part in the Boat Race;

4.

Nijinsky wins the Derby;

5.

Captain Scott reaches the South Pole;

6.

Berlin Wall built;

7.

The first Harry Potter novel is published;

8.

Ben Johnson fails a drug test and is disqualified after crossing the line first in the Olympic 100m final;

1.

Which Scottish city is the home of the Beano and the Dandy?

2.

Which group had a number 1 with Dreadlock Holiday?

3.

In Mathematics what is the value of 4 factorial?

4.

Who composed the opera The Cunning Little Vixen?

5.

In Indian cooking, what is Ghee?

6.

Dawn Steele is currently starring in which TV Series?

7.

What other ballooning first did Jean-Pierre Blanchard achieve in 1785?

8.

In Biology what is aestivation?

1.

Name this Greek letter.

2.

Where is William the Conqueror buried?

3.

Which two armies fought at Lake Trasimene in 217BC?

4.

What was George Eliot’s real name?

5.

Calculate the missing angle.

6.

Which famous composer died on 3rd April 1897, less than a year after the death of his life-long friend and patron Clara Schumann?

7.

Which famous TV cook was born Phyllis Primrose-Pechey and died in 1994?

8.

Who won the Men's 100m in this Olympics?

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

1.

Who was Footballer of the Year in this year?

2.

Who were Division 2 Champions in this year?

3.

What type of creature is an Alewife?

4.

Of which fruit are Worcester Pearmain, Ashmead’s Kernel and James Grieve varieties?

5.

What classic board game is set in Tudor Close?

6.

Which TV comedy is set in The Grapes?

7.

Of which novel is Bathsheba Everdene the heroine?

8.

In which triology do Lyra and Will find themselves involved in a plot to establish a Republic of Heaven?

1.

In the novel Jane Eyre what is Rochester’s first name?

2.

In which country would you find the Middleback Mountains?

3.

Which spirit is contained in a Daiquiri?

4.

What was Blondie’s first UK number one single?

5.

What is nephology?

6.

Which chemical element derives its name from the Greek word for colour?

7.

Which is the longest month?

8.

Does anyone care where whatshisname is anymore?

1.

Which Scottish city is known as the Granite City?

Aberdeen

2.

Typically Tropical had a Number 1 in 1975 with which record?

Barbados

3.

In mathematics what is the value of 9 to the power half?

3 (or -3)

(i.e. the square root of 9)

4.

Who composed the opera Die Fledermaus?

Johann Strauss

5.

In Indian cooking, what is Channa?

Chick Peas

6.

In which TV series is Honeysuckle Weeks starring?

Foyle’s War

7.

The first recorded use of the parachute dates back to which decade?

1780’s

(Jean-Pierre Blanchard threw a dog out of a balloon in 1785)

8.

In Biology what is homeostasis?

The process by which a body regulates its internal conditions so that it can continue to live

1.

Name this Greek letter.

Gamma

2.

Where is Charlemagne buried?

Aachen

(Cathedral)

3.

In which year, a couple of years after the battle of Actium, did Octavian Caesar finally establish himself as the first Roman Emperor?

28BC

4.

Who used the pseudonym Acton Bell?

Anne Bronte

5.

Calculate the length of missing side in this diagram.

12cm

(using Pythagoras)

6.

Who died on November 6th 1893 six days after the performance of his Sixth symphony?

Tchaikovsky

7.

Which famous literary cook was first inspired by Elizabeth David and wrote cookery articles for The Observer from 1968, as well as several books, and died in 1990?

Jane Grigson

8.

Who won the Men's 200m in this Olympics?

Valeri Borzov

(1972)

ROUND 3 - 'A Piece of Cake'

1.

Which football team play their home games at Dens Park?

Dundee

2.

What was taken to England by Edward I in 1296 and returned to Scotland in 1996?

The Stone of Scone

3.

Of which Atlantic island is Funchal the capital?

Madeira

4.

What is the French word for lightning?

Eclair

5.

In which Yorkshire castle was Richard II imprisoned and murdered?

Pontefract

6.

Which city on the Eastern Mediterranean coast is the oldest continuously occupied port town in the world?

Jaffa

7.

To which Royal House did the last King of Bulgaria belong?

Battenberg

8.

Which mountainous, heavily wooded area stretches for 106km from Karlsruhe in the north to Basel in the South?

The Black Forest

ROUND 4 - Name the Year

All the answers are in the 20th century

1.

Harry Houdini dies;

1926

2.

Battle of El Alamein;

1942

3.

Susan Brown becomes the first woman to take part in the Boat Race;

1981

4.

Nijinsky wins the Derby;

1970

5.

Captain Scott reaches the South Pole;

1912

6.

Berlin Wall built;

1961

7.

The first Harry Potter novel is published;

1997

8.

Ben Johnson fails a drug test and is disqualified after crossing the line first in the Olympic 100m final;

1988

1

Which Scottish city is the home of the Beano and the Dandy?

Dundee

2.

Which group had a number 1 with Dreadlock Holiday?

10cc

3.

In Mathematics what is the value of 4 factorial?

24

(4 x 3 x 2 x 1)

4.

Who composed the opera The Cunning Little Vixen?

Janacek

5.

In Indian cooking, what is Ghee?

Clarified butter used primarily for frying

6.

Dawn Steele is currently starring in which TV Series?

Monarch of the Glen

7.

What other ballooning first did Jean-Pierre Blanchard achieve in 1785?

First English Channel crossing by balloon

8.

In Biology what is aestivation?

It is a process similar to hibernation but brought on by heat and dryness

1

Name this Greek letter.

Delta

2.

Where is William the Conqueror buried?

Caen

(Abbaye aux homes: St Etienne)

3.

Which two armies fought at Lake Trasimene in 217BC?

Romans and Carthaginians

(the Carthaginians won 17,000 to 5,000)

4.

What was George Eliot’s real name?

Mary Ann or Marian Evans

5.

Calculate the missing angle.

130 degrees

(angles in a pentagon add up to 540)

6.

Which famous composer died on 3rd April 1897, less than a year after the death of his life-long friend and patron Clara Schumann?

Johannes Brahms

7.

Which famous TV cook was born Phyllis Primrose-Pechey and died in 1994?

Fanny Craddock

8.

Who won the Men's 100m in this Olympics?

Harold Abrahams

(1924)

1.

Molineux

(Wolverhampton Wanderers)

2.

McAlpine Stadium

(Huddersfield Town)

3.

Headingley

(Leeds)

4.

The Oval

(London)

5.

Turnberry

6.

St Andrews

7.

Aintree

(Liverpool racecourse)

8.

Goodwood

1.

Who was Footballer of the Year in this year?

George Best

2.

Who were Division 2 Champions in this year?

Manchester United

(1975)

3.

What type of creature is an Alewife?

A fish

4.

Of which fruit are Worcester Pearmain, Ashmead’s Kernel and James Grieve varieties?

Apples

5.

What classic board game is set in Tudor Close?

Cluedo

6.

Which TV comedy is set in The Grapes?

Early Doors

7.

Of which novel is Bathsheba Everdene the heroine?

Far From the Madding Crowd

8.

In which triology do Lyra and Will find themselves involved in a plot to establish a Republic of Heaven?

His Dark Materials

1.

In the novel Jane Eyre what is Rochester’s first name?

Edward

2.

In which country would you find the Middleback Mountains?

Australia

3.

Which spirit is contained in a Daiquiri?

Rum

4.

What was Blondie’s first UK number one single?

Heart of Glass

5.

What is nephology?

Study of clouds

6.

Which chemical element derives its name from the Greek word for colour?

Chromium

(Greek chroma = colour)

7.

Which is the longest month?

October

(because the clocks go back)

8.

Does anyone care where whatshisname is anymore?

Your guess is as good as mine

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