Questions

ROUND 1

1.

At the start of a game of the British version of Monopoly, if you threw a 3 and a 2, where would you land?

2.

In 1921, on which island was the Duke of Edinburgh born?

3.

In which sport is the Lance Todd Trophy awarded?

4.

Who was the first to be buried in Poet’s Comer, Westminster Abbey?

5.

In the show The Music Man, how many cornets followed the trombones in the big parade?

6.

On which river does Durham stand?

7.

A football pitch consists of how many straight lines?

8.

Name both months of the year named after Roman Emperors.

ROUND 2

1.

Who, in the 1980’s, became the first cricketer since W. G. Grace to have his portrait commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery?

2.

What have Barnet, Hexham, Northampton, St. Albans and Wakefield got in common?

3.

What was first tested by Brian Trubshaw?

4.

In 1949, which country became the first to leave the Commonwealth?

5.

What single word connects the U.S. State Department, Noel Edmunds and a Shakespearean weaver?

6.

Which pantomime character married Alice Fitzwarren?

7.

Bradford Bulls won last month’s Powergen Rugby League Challenge Cup Final. Which team did they beat?

8.

Which British Monarch began the tradition of a royal Christmas broadcast?

ROUND 3

1.

Which single word connects Olivia Newton John and the Electric Light Orchestra with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich and Kublai Khan?

2.

Name all three countries which have both a Mediterranean and an Atlantic coastline?

3.

Destroyed by fire in 1972, by what name was the Seawise University known when it was built in 1938?

4.

Which two tribes combined to defeat General Custer’s forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?

5.

Which nineteenth century novel was the title of a U.K. number one hit in 1978?

6.

Which former Prime Minister was created Earl of Stockton in 1984?

7.

Who is the Shadow Home Secretary?

8.

Southern Comfort is a drink comprising Bourbon whiskey flavoured with which fruit?

ROUND 4

1.

Who has replaced Clare Short as the Minister for International Development?

2.

Last week the West Indies broke the record for the highest winning score by a team batting last.  Who was the highest scoring batsman in their total of 418 for 7?

3.

Give a year in the life of Jack London?

4.

The captain of Bolton Wanderers has just retired to become a lawyer in Reykjavik.  What is his name?

5.

Which composer wrote the Lemminkainen Suite, which includes the overture The Swan of Tuonela?

6.

A congestion charge has recently been introduced in London.  How much do drivers have to pay to enter central London for 1 day?

7.

Who is the editor of The Sun?

8.

What is the name of the capital of Namibia?

ROUND 5

1.

Who played Oskar Schindler in the Oscar winning film Schindler’s List?

2.

On which date, and in which year did the American Congress issue the Declaration of Independence?

3.

Which group was formed in London in 1974 by Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook and Jools Holland?

4.

What is the name of the man alleged to have been the British Army’s top informer, “Stakeknife”?

5.

Give a year in the life of Sir Humphrey Davy?

6.

Which 53 year old, Ilkeston born actor’s many television roles include Michael Murray in GBH, and Sir Edward Pellew in the Hornblower series?

7.

The author Edith Pargeter was better known for writing a series of historical crime novels under which name?

8.

Who is the Member of Parliament for Ross, Skye and Inverness West?

ROUND 6 

1.

In which Shakespeare play do the characters Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek appear?

2.

Which 2 actors played The Likely Lads in the television series of that name?

3.

Who were the losing semi-finalists in the First Division playoffs?

4.

Who is the controller of BBC2?

5.

Whose album Pearl was released posthumously?

6.

In which country was Graham Greene’s novel A Burnt-out Case set?

7.

Who was Prime Minister in the year Queen Victoria married?

8.

What is the meaning of the word Dodecanese?

ROUND 7

1.

What kind of fish is a Porbeagle?

2.

In India, who or what is a dacoit?

3.

What was the former name of Burkina Faso?

4.

The Balboa is the currency of which country?

5.

On which river does Tintern Abbey stand?

6.

Of which country was John Buchan Governor-General?

7.

In which Shakespeare play does Caliban appear?

8.

From what is the spice mace obtained?

ROUND 8

1.

In which city was Christopher Columbus born?

2.

What sort of vegetables are the Arran Banner and Arran Pilot?

3.

What title is given to the heir to the Spanish Throne?

4.

Who was the commander in chief of the Spanish Armada?

5.

In what year was the battle of Minden?

6.

What is the SI unit of capacitance?

7.

In the Bible, who was David’s eldest son?

8.

Who played Hot Lips Houlihan in the TV series MASH?

SPARES

1.

Who wrote Sardanapulus?

2.

Who played the female lead in the sitcom Rising Damp?

3.

What is the name of Olivia’s jester in Twelfth Night?

4.

Who took the name Betty Burke when travelling in disguise?

5.

Which useful household items are made from Napthalene?

6.

What product is named after the latin word meaning “I roll”?

Answers

ROUND 1

1.

Kings Cross station

2.

Corfu

3.

Rugby League

4.

Geoffrey Chaucer

5.

110

6.

Wear

7.

17

8.

July and August

ROUND 2

1.

Ian Botham

2.

All were battles in the Wars of the Roses

3.

Concorde

4.

Ireland

5.

Bottom (Foggy Bottom, Crinkley Bottom and Bottom)

6.

Dick Whittington

7.

Leeds Rhinos

8.

George V (in 1932)

ROUND 3

1.

Xanadu

2.

France, Spain and Morocco

3.

The Queen Elizabeth

4.

Sioux and Cheyenne

5.

Wuthering Heights

6.

Harold Macmillan

7.

Oliver Letwin

8.

Peach

ROUND 4

1.

Baroness Amos

2.

Ramnaresh Sarwan

3.

1876-1916

4.

Gudni Bergsson

5.

Jean Sibelius

6.

£5

7.

Rebekah Wade

8.

Windhoek

ROUND 5

1.

Liam Neeson

2.

4th July, 1776

3.

Squeeze

4.

Freddie Scappaticci

5.

1778-1829

6.

Robert Lindsay

7.

Ellis Peters

8.

Charles Kennedy

ROUND 6

1.

Twelfth Night

2.

Rodney Bewes and James Bolam

3.

Reading and Nottingham Forest

4.

Jane Root

5.

Janis Joplin

6.

Belgian Congo

7.

Viscount Melbourne

8.

12 Islands

ROUND 7

1.

Shark

2.

A robber or bandit

3.

Upper Volta

4.

Panama

5.

The Wye

6.

Canada

7.

The Tempest

8.

The outer shell of the nutmeg

ROUND 8

1.

Genoa

2.

Potato

3.

The Prince of Asturias

4.

Duke of Medina-Sidonia

5.

1759

6.

The Farad

7.

Absalom

8.

Loretta Swit

SPARES

1.

Lord Byron

2.

Frances De La Tour

3.

Feste

4.

Bonnie Prince Charlie

5.

Moth balls

6.

Volvo