ROUND 1

1.

A new brewery called Three Rivers has recently been set up in Stockport.  The first beer they produced was called GMT.  What do the letters GMT stand for?

Goyt, Mersey, Tame (the three Stockport rivers from which the brewery takes its name)

2.

Where would you find Rockefeller Plateau, Queen Maud Land and the Edsel Ford Mountain range?

Antarctica

3.

What is the name of the strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect which is the predominant religious force in Saudi Arabia?

Wahhabism

4.

Of what is vexillology the study?

Flags

5.

In relation to cars, what do the letters ABS stand for?

Anti-lock braking system

6.

Give a year in the life of Alexander the Great.

356-323 B.C.

7.

Which town’s postcodes begin with the letters RM?

Romford

8.

In which sporting event, played earlier this month, were the winning points scored by Adam Vinatieri?

The Superbowl

ROUND 2

1.

Which Mancunian rock group released the albums Unknown Pleasures, Closer and Still between 1979 and 1981, and reputedly took their name from the prostitution wing of a concentration camp?

Joy Division

2.

Which group had Top Ten albums during the 1980’s called Searching for The Young Soul Rebels and Too-Rye-Ay?

Dexy’s Midnight Runners

3.

The film which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1942 also featured an Academy Award winning performance from Greer Garson.  What was its title?

Mrs Miniver

4.

Which film, starring Nicole Kidman and Jude Law, and currently showing at British cinemas, is based on a book by Charles Frasier?

Cold Mountain

5.

Which car manufacturer’s current range of vehicles includes models called Colt, Lancer and Carisma?

Mitsubishi

6.

Which company last week launched a $62 billion dollar takeover bid for the Walt Disney Company?

Comcast International

7.

Which Greek goddess was Apollo’s twin sister?

Artemis

8.

What is the maximum period of imprisonment that can be imposed for the offence of failing to stop after an accident or failing to report an accident?

6 months

ROUND 3

1.

In the television series Dad’s Army, which character was played by James Beck?

Private Walker

2.

What are the dimensions, in millimetres, of a piece of A3 paper?

297 x 420mm

3.

Who currently holds the post of Lord Chancellor?

Lord Falconer

4.

Who is the only footballer to have scored 5 goals in FA Cup Finals?

Ian Rush

5.

Who scripted, directed and appeared in the film The Plank?

Eric Sykes

6.

In what year did Valentina Tereshkova become the first woman in space?

1963

7.

Which company sponsors the Rugby League Challenge Cup?

Powergen

8.

In Penny Lane what is a nurse selling from a tray?

Poppies

ROUND 4

1.

Which James Hilton novel was turned into a film classic about school life?

Goodbye Mr. Chips

2.

By what name is Jim Moir better known?

Vic Reeves

3.

Which Dad’s Army character had a number 1 hit?

Corporal Jones (the hit was Grandad)

4.

Malum is the Latin name for which fruit?

The apple

5.

Who said “All the art in the world isn’t worth a good potato pie”?

L. S. Lowry

6.

Whom did Harry Secombe play in the musical film Oliver?

Mr. Bumble, the Beadle

7.

Which tree has English, white and slippery varieties?

Elm

8.

Which team won the Rugby League World Club Challenge Match on Friday 13th February at the McAlpine Stadium Huddersfield?

Bradford Bulls

ROUND 5

1.

Which musical instrument is Vanessa Mae famous for?

Violin

2.

Name the first 3 Doctor Who’s in order.

William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee

3.

Which drug has Greg Rusedski been accused of taking?

Nandrolone

4.

Who presented Sale of the Century in the 70’s and 80’s?

Nicholas Parsons

5.

What colour is the ‘double word score’ square on a Scrabble board?

Pink

6.

If a volcano is neither active nor extinct, what is it?

Dormant

7.

Who, in 1980, aged 14, from Bolton in England, became the youngest International Master in the history of chess?

Nigel Short

8.

What were the names of the two women played by Les Dawson and Roy Barraclough?

Cissy and Ada

ROUND 6 

1.

Mycology is the study of what?

Fungi

2.

Who in 1962 had a hit with Speedy Gonzales?

Pat Boone

3.

In the Rocky Mountains what is the dry wind that is warm in winter and cool in summer?

The Chinook

4.

Difford and Tilbrook were songwriters for which group?

Squeeze

5.

Which film first established Errol Flynn’s fame as a swashbuckling actor?

Captain Blood

6.

Who is the author of Carrie’s War?

Nina Bawden

7.

What was the title of John Wayne’s final film?

The Shootist

8.

What is the former England Test cricketer Bob Willis’ middle name?

Dylan

ROUND 7

1.

Aluminium is extracted from which ore?

Bauxite

2.

In cricket, who is the fielder who patrols the boundary behind the slips?

Third Man

3.

What two colours are on a semaphore flag?

Red and Yellow

4.

In ancient Egypt, what kind of bird is represented by Horus?

Hawk

5.

Where is the Whitbread Gold Cup run?

Sandown

6.

From which war do we get the word Guerrilla?

The Spanish Peninsula War

7.

With which team did Nigel Mansell win the Formula 1 World Championship?

Williams

8.

What was the frequency of Radio Luxemburg?

208

ROUND 8

1.

Which famous trademark was originally red, but changed to black upon the death of one of the founders of the company?

The ‘RR’ on the radiators of Rolls-Royce cars

2.

Who played Mike Gambit in the New Avengers?

Gareth Hunt

3.

What was the first credit card?

Diners Club

4.

What is the brand of Homer Simpson’s favourite beer?

Duff

5.

Who killed Billy the Kid?

Pat Garrett

6.

In Open All Hours, what was the name of Arkwright’s true love?

Nurse Gladys Emmanuel

7.

Who lived at No. 23 Railway Cuttings?

Tony Hancock

8.

Name the fictional holiday camp in Hi Di Hi?

Maplins

SPARES

1.

Which type of alternative medicine is also known as Acupressure?

Shiatsu

2.

The vegetable Okra is also known by what name?

Ladies Fingers

3.

What does the word Chambre mean when applied to wine?

Room Temperature

4.

In a castle what was an oubliette?

A dungeon

5.

What is bladderwrack?

Seaweed

6.

Milan is in which Italian province?

Lombardy

7.

Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty fought at which famous falls?

Reichenbach

8.

Bejan is an inhabitant of which island?

Barbados