Round One: General Knowledge
A- In which country was the airline Luxor Air founded?
Answer- Egypt
B- In which country was the airline Olympic Airlines founded?
Answer- Greece
A- Which word beginning with O is defined as “a tall four sided monument tapering to a pyramidal top”?
Answer- Obelisk
B- Which word beginning with O is defined as “a government appointee who investigates complaints lodged by a private citizen”?
Answer- Ombudsman
A- Which writer had a scandalous love affair with Lord Alfred Douglas?
Answer- Oscar Wilde
B- Which politician resigned his Cabinet post following the Sarah Keays affair?
Answer- Cecil Parkinson
A- In which novel did Jan Valjean serve a 19 year prison sentence for stealing a loaf of bread?
Answer- Les Miserables
B- George Milton and Lennie Small are the central characters in which novel?
Answer- Of Mice and Men
Round Two: Sport
A- Which British gold medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics has the middle names of Jane Janet?
Answer- Sally Gunnell
B- Which British gold medallist at the 1984 Winter Olympics has the middle name of Colin?
Answer- Christopher Dean
A- Prime and octave are both defensive stances in which sport?
Answer- Fencing
B- Shotgun and wishbone are both attacking formations in which sport?
Answer- American football
A- Which current premiership football club dropped the word Woolwich from their original name?
Answer- Arsenal
B- Which current premiership football club began life as Thames Ironworks FC?
Answer- West Ham
A- In 1985 which boxer was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
Answer- Barry McGuigan
B- In 1989 which golfer was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
Answer- Nick Faldo
Round Three- General Knowledge
A- Which country’s flag depicts the Temple of Angkor?
Answer- Cambodia (Kampuchea acceptable)
B- Which country’s flag depicts a green pentagram representative of the Seal of Solomon?
Answer- Morocco
A- Which Beatles song opens with the French National Anthem?
Answer- All You Need is Love
B- Which Beatles song opens and ends with the sound of a jet plane’s engines?
Answer- Back in the USSR
A- What is the three word English motto of the Salvation Army?
Answer- Blood and Fire
B- What is the five word English motto of the London Stock Exchange?
Answer- My Word is My Bond
A- In which century did the 100 Years War begin?
Answer- 14th century
B- In which century was the Thirty Years War contested?
Answer- 17th century
Round Four- Individual Round- Subjects
connected by the letter M
Topics- Manchester United, Mythology,
Mountains and Madonna
A- Who managed Manchester United in the 1979 FA Cup final?
Answer- Dave Sexton
B- Which United player scored the only goal in the 1985 FA Cup final?
Answer- Norman Whiteside
A- Which nine headed serpent monster was killed by Hercules?
Answer- Hydra
B- Which mythological beast that made its home in a labyrinth was slain by Theseus?
Answer- Minotaur
A- Which peak has a name derived from the Greek meaning “I burn”?
Answer- Mount Etna
B- Which mountain is nicknamed the Tiger of the Alps?
Answer- Matterhorn
A- The video for which Madonna hit was lambasted by the Vatican for its blasphemous imagery?
Answer- Like a Prayer
B- In which film did Madonna play the role of Breathless Mahoney?
Answer- Dick Tracy
Round Five- General Knowledge
A- What E is the alternative name for the tenor tuba?
Answer- Euphonium
B- What S is the largest member of the tuba family?
Answer- Sousaphone
A- Which author created the fictional school of Greyfriars and its most famous pupil Billy Bunter?
Answer- Frank Richards
B- Which cartoonist created St Trinian’s School for Girls?
Answer- Ronald Searle
A- Which African capital city has a name that means, “Three towns”?
Answer- Tripoli
B- Which African country has a name that means “lion mountains”?
Answer- Sierra Leone
A- Who composed the Planets Suite?
Answer- Gustav Holst
B- Who composed Music for the Royal Fireworks?
George Frederic Handel (Surnames will suffice
for both)
Round Six- Arts and Entertainment
A- Which soap character (full name required) has been played on screen by Darius Perkins and Jason Donovan?
Answer- Scott Robinson
B- Which soap character (full name required) has been played on screen by David Scarboro and Todd Carty?
Answer- Mark Fowler
A- In which 1990 film did Cher play the mother of Winona Ryder?
Answer- Mermaids
B- In which 2002 film did Christopher Walken play the father of Leonardo DiCaprio?
Answer- Catch Me If You Can
A- Which painting by Constable depicts the River Stour?
Answer- The Haywain
B- Which football team’s old stadium is depicted in the Lowry painting Going to the Match?
Answer- Bolton Wanderers
A- What is Seal short for with regard to the name of the pop singer Seal?
Answer- Sealhenry
B- What is Stevie short for with regard to the name of the pop singer Stevie Wonder?
Answer- Steveland
Round Seven- General Knowledge
A- Which novel by John Steinbeck was released in the Japanese language as The Angry Raisins?
Answer- The Grapes of Wrath
B- Which novel by Peter Benchley novel had the working title of The Summer of the Shark?
Answer- Jaws
A- Who did Sir Edward Elgar replace on the back of a £20 note?
Answer- Michael Faraday
B- Who did Elizabeth Fry replace on the back of a £5 note?
Answer- George Stephenson
A- Which substance gives red blood cells their colour?
Answer- Haemoglobin
B- What name is given to the liquid portion of the blood?
Answer- Plasma
A- Which capital city was formerly called Bytown?
Answer- Ottawa
B- Which capital city was formerly called Krung Threp?
Answer- Bangkok
Round Eight- Connection Round
1 In which film did David Bowie play Major Jack Strafers Celliers, a prisoner in a Japanese POW camp?
2 Which 1812 novel by Johann Wyss is subtitled Adventures in a Desert Island?
3 Who did Orson Welles portray in the film The Third Man?
4 Which song associated with Laurel and Hardy opens with the line, “On a mountain in Virginia”?
5 In which series of horror movies does
Freddy Kruger commit the murders?
Answers
1 Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
2 Swiss Family Robinson
3 Harry Lime
4 Trail of the Lonesome Pine
5 Nightmare on Elm Street
Connection is trees for Christmas tree,
family tree, Lime tree, pine and elm
Spare questions
A- Who connects the TV roles of Robert Ironside and Perry Mason?
Answer- Raymond Burr
B- Who connects the TV roles of Citizen Smith and DI Michael Jericho?
Answer- Robert Lindsay
The Trivia Challenge
1 Which comedy actor who had a chart hit with My Boomerang Won’t Come Back died in December 2006?
Answer- Charlie Drake
2 Which multi million pound business empire began life in 1922 as a small leather retailer in Florence?
Answer- Gucci
3 Acid rain is caused by which polluting gas?
Answer- Sulphur dioxide
4 What name provides a link between Dr Watson, Dr Doolittle, Rambo and Tarzan?
Answer- All have the first name of John
(Tarzan was born John Clayton)
5 Who on film has played a Sex Pistol, the man who allegedly shot John F Kennedy, a literary creation of Bram Stoker and the godfather of Harry Potter?
Answer- Gary Oldman for Sid Vicious, Lee
Harvey Oswald, Dracula and Sirius Black
6 Which Liberal MP made news headlines in 2006 after his affair with a Cheeky Girl came to light?
Answer- Lembit Opik
7 Which religion do Sangha monks adhere to?
Answer- Buddhism
8 Who created the fictional diarist Bridget Jones?
Answer- Helen Fielding
9 By what name is the U2 guitarist Dave Evans otherwise known?
Answer- The Edge
10 Who is the only divorcee to be elected President of the USA?
Answer- Ronald Reagan
11 According to a recent survey what is currently the most densely populated country in the world, with an estimated 2,200 people per square mile?
Answer- Bangladesh
12 Which cricket star won Strictly Come Dancing in December 2006 with his partner Karen Hardy?
Answer- Mark Ramprakash
13 Which Bond villain has the first name of Julius?
Answer- Dr No
14 Which country forms a 73 km border with France?
Answer- Luxembourg
15 What is the first name of the character played by Connie Booth in Fawlty Towers?
Answer- Polly
16 What is the title of seventh instalment of the Harry Potter novels due for release in the summer of 2007?
Answer- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
17 Who did Forrest Whittaker portray in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland?
Answer- Idi Amin
18 Appropriately what was the first product to be advertised on Channel 5 in Britain?
Answer- Chanel No 5
19 Which literary character married Angel and murdered Alec?
Answer- Tess of the D’Urbervilles
20 Boston, Imperial, Michigan and Pope Joan are all the names of what?
Answer- Card games