Questions

ROUND 1

 (Various Collections)

1.

How were Captain Flack, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grub, and the two Pugh brothers collectively known?

2.

Last year saw the demise of Gaffer, Sydney, Tina, Archie, Maurice, Gordon and Clarence.  How were they collectively known?

3.

Clamour is the collective term for what type of birds?

4.

Sloth is the collective term for what type of animals?

5.

There are currently 4 silver Assay Offices in Great Britain. Which one is missing from this list: London, Sheffield and Edinburgh?

6.

The current silver Assay marks for London, Sheffield and Edinburgh are respectively: a Leopard's Head, a Yorkshire Rose (which replaced a Crown) and a Castle.  What is the Birmingham mark?

7.

Brothers Adolph, Herbert, Julius, Leonard and Milton were better known collectively as what?

8.

Chesney Allen, Bud Flanagan, Jimmy Gold, Teddy Knox, Charlie Naughton and Jimmy Nervo were better known collectively as what?

ROUND 2

(The Obligatory Science Questions)

1.

Which part of the body is removed during an orchidectomy?

2.

Which part of the body is involved in the operation of mastoidectomy?

3.

Born in Salford 1818 - a pupil of Dalton - famous for discovering that heat and mechanical energy are interchangeable - gave his name to a unit of work - died 1889.  Who was he?

4.

Born in London 1791 the son of a blacksmith - assistant to Humphrey Davy - discovered magneto-electric induction in 1831 - died 1867.  Who was he?

5.

Which is the largest natural satellite in the solar system?

6.

In the solar system, which natural satellite is furthest from the sun?

7.

In computing what does the acronym MICR stand for?

8.

In computing what does the acronym HTML stand for?

ROUND 3

(Ye Olde Round)

1.

Name three of the Seven Hills of Rome?

2.

In Rome, how are the Emperors Trajan and Caracalla similarly commemorated?

3.

What is the fourth book of the Old Testament?

4.

What is the penultimate book of the New Testament?

5.

The Muses were the goddesses of poetry and song.  How many Muses were there?

6.

Which hero killed the Gorgon, Medusa?

7.

To within 30 years either way, when did the Emperor Charlemagne die?

8.

To within 30 years either way, when did Attila the Hun die?

ROUND 4

1.

Which pop song from 1965 contains the line: “And even the Jordan River has bodies floating”?

2.

Which pop song from 1965 contains the line: “In the chilly hours and minutes of uncertainty”?

3.

Which Sri Lankan World Cup cricketer has the initials WPUJC?

4.

Which World Cup cricketer has the first name Herschelle?

5.

The South African flag consists of 6 colours.  Which one is missing from this list: black, white, yellow, green, and red?

6.

The Olympic flag has 5 differently coloured rings.  Which one is missing from this list: red, yellow, blue and black?

7.

The latest volume of whose diaries are entitled Free at Last?

8.

Who wrote the novel Behind the Scenes at the Museum?

ROUND 5

1.

Spell Diarrhoea.

2.

Spell Idiosyncrasy.

3.

Where would you find the Ring of Venus and the Via Lasciva?

4.

How many teeth are there in a standard adult mouth (i.e. before any wisdom teeth, etc. have been removed by dentists or Rugby players)?

5.

What name (first and surname) is shared by a New Zealand Test cricketer and an ex-African leader?

6.

What name (first and surname) is shared by an Australian Test fast bowler and a famous American murderer?

7.

Which Football Club is nicknamed The Hornets?

8.

Which Football Club is nicknamed The Cottagers?

ROUND 6 

1.

This British Prime Minister entered the House of Commons as MP for Limehouse in 1922.  Who was he?

2.

Who was The Tiger of France who presided at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919?

3.

Charles Dickens was born in Portsea (in 1812).  In what town did he live during most of his childhood?

4.

In which Brontë novel would you find the character Helen Huntingdon (also known as Helen Graham)?

5.

What is the most Westerly point of mainland Britain?

6.

Which is the most Northerly of the Channel Islands?

7.

The University at Uxbridge is named after which famous Victorian?

8.

The Napier University is situated in which British city?

ROUND 7

1.

The film Cool Hand Luke starred Paul Newman, but who won the film’s only Oscar?

2.

The film Edward ScissorHands starred Johnny Depp as the creation of a mad scientist.  Which famous screen actor played the part in his last role?

3.

What was the principle home of the monarchy prior to 1837 when Buckingham Palace became the monarch’s address?

4.

Where would you find the tomb of King Henry VIII?

5.

In which year did Louis Bleriot first cross the English Channel in an aeroplane?

6.

In which year did the Mallard achieve the fastest recorded speed by a steam locomotive?

7.

Who would rule you, if you lived under an Exarchy?

8.

Who would rule you, if you lived under a Gynarchy?

ROUND 8

 (A Disastrous Round for All)

1.

In March 1989, a US tanker grounded in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 10 million gallons of oil.  What was the name of the tanker?

2.

Which series of wars began in 264 BC and ended in 146BC?

3.

In June 1974 in the UK, a container of cyclohexane exploded, killing 28 people. What was the name of the town?

4.

This volcano’s last major eruption was in 1980, but it is best known for its eruption in 1883, which resulted in the death of 36,000 people.  What is its name?

5.

This volcano’s last major eruption was in 1950, but it is best known for its eruption in 1470 B.C.  What is its name?

6.

In July 1976, a leak of toxic gas containing the poison dioxin occurred in Italy. What was the name of the town?

7.

Which series of wars began in 1096 and ended in 1272?

8.

In March 1967, a tanker grounded off Land’s End and spilled 35 million gallons of oil.  What was the name of the tanker?

SPARES

(To Show How Nasty We Could Have Been)

1.

In which English county would you find the local government district called Breckland?

2.

In which English county would you find the local government district called Vale of White Horse?

3.

From which London rail terminus would you go on a Chiltern line train to Banbury?

4.

Which English city has a train station called St David’s?

5.

Which sport has the oldest World Championships, first held in 1740?

6.

In which sport is the H.K. Foster Cup held?

7.

Which two of Our Lord’s apostles had names beginning with the letter ‘T’?

8.

Which two books of the Old Testament begin with the letter ‘Z’?

9.

What mathematical name is given to the curve, which a flexible rope makes when hung from both ends?

10.

How many regular solids can be made exclusively from equilateral triangles?

Answers

ROUND 1

1.

The Trumpton Fire Brigade

2.

The Tetley Tea Folk (first appeared in 1973, more then 50 adverts)

3.

Rooks

4.

Bears

5.

Birmingham

6.

An Anchor

7.

The Marx Brothers

8.

The Crazy Gang

ROUND 2

1.

Testicle

2.

Ear

3.

James Prescott Joule

4.

Michael Faraday

5.

Ganymede

6.

Charon

7.

Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

8.

Hypertext Mark-up Language

ROUND 3

1.

Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esqueline, Palatine, Quirinal, Viminal

2.

Public baths

3.

Numbers

4.

Jude

5.

9

6.

Perseus

7.

814 A.D. (accept 784-844)

8.

453 A.D. (accept 423-483)

ROUND 4

1.

Eve of Destruction (Barry McGuire)

2.

Catch the Wind (Donovan)

3.

Vaas

4.

(Herschelle) Gibbs (South Africa)

5.

Blue

6.

Green

7.

Tony Benn

8.

Kate Atkinson

ROUND 5

1.

D-I-A-R-R-H-O-E-A

2.

I-D-I-O-S-Y-N-C-R-A-S-Y

3.

On the palm of your hand

4.

32

5.

Ian Smith

6.

Gary Gilmour

7.

Watford

8.

Fulham

ROUND 6

1.

Clement Atlee

2.

Georges Clemenceau

3.

Chatham

4.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (by Anne Brontë)

5.

Ardnamurchan Point in Scotland (NOT Land’s End)

6.

Alderney

7.

Brunel

8.

Edinburgh

ROUND 7

1.

George Kennedy

2.

Vincent Price

3.

St. James Palace

4.

Windsor Castle

5.

1909 (allow +/- 2 years)

6.

1938 (allow +/- 2 years)

7.

Bishops

8.

Women

ROUND 8

1.

Exxon Valdez

2.

The Punic Wars

3.

Flixborough

4.

Krakatoa

5.

Santorini or Thera

6.

Seveso

7.

The Crusades

8.

Torrey Canyon

SPARES

1.

Norfolk

2.

Oxfordshire

3.

Marylebone

4.

Exeter

5.

Real Tennis

6.

Rackets

7.

Thomas and Thaddaeus

8.

Zephaniah and Zechariah

9.

A catenary curve

10.

3 (tetrahedron, octahedron and icosahedron)