Round One General Knowledge
A In 1988 which singer insured her breasts for 2 million dollars?
Answer Dolly Parton
B In 1977 which comedian insured his teeth for £100,000?
Answer Ken Dodd
A Which chain store founded by John Hargreaves opened its 200th UK outlet in Croydon in September 2006?
Answer Matalan
B Which chain store founded by Terence Conran opened its first outlet in Chelsea in 1964?
Answer Habitat
A Excluding monarchs who was the first woman to be depicted on a British banknote?
Answer Florence Nightingale
B Who was the first composer to be depicted on a British banknote?
Answer Edward Elgar
A Which Mel Brooks horror spoof is based on a novel by Mary Shelley?
Answer Young Frankenstein
B Which Mel Brooks western spoof features a memorable baked bean eating scene?
Answer Blazing Saddles
Round Two Sport and Games
A Which former West Indian fast bowler was nicknamed Whispering Death?
Answer Michael Holding
B Which former England cricket captain was nicknamed Bumble?
Answer David Lloyd
A Which player scored two goals in the 2004 FA Cup final when Man Utd beat Millwall?
Answer Ruud Van Nistelrooy
B Which player scored two goals for Liverpool in the 2006 FA Cup final?
Answer Steven Gerrard
A Which three times darts world champion acquired the nickname of Mr Stoneface?
Answer John Lowe
B Which darts player a one time winner of the world title acquired the nickname of The Limestone Cowboy?
Answer Bob Anderson
A What bird completes the name of Anaheim in the National Hockey League?
Answer Anaheim Ducks
B What bird completes the name of Pittsburgh in the National Hockey League?
Answer Pittsburgh Penguins
Round Three General Knowledge
A Who was the first British female astronaut to travel into outer space?
Answer Helen Sharman
B Who was the first American female astronaut to travel into outer space?
Answer Sally Ride
A What creature does the adjective vespine relate to?
Answer Wasp
B What creature does the adjective lupine relate to?
Answer Wolf
A Who created the private detective Philip Marlowe?
Answer Raymond Chandler
B Who created the private detective Mike Hammer?
Answer Mickey Spillane
A What T is the medical name for the disease lockjaw?
Answer Tetanus
B What P is the medical name for whooping cough?
Answer Pertussis
Round Four: Individual Round Subjects connected by the letter K
Subjects Kings (as in monarchs), King (as in Stephen
King), Kylie Minogue, Kung Fu movies
A Which king died horseless at Bosworth Field?
Answer Richard III
B Which king led the victorious troops at the Battle of Agincourt?
Answer Henry V
A Which Stephen King novel tells the story of a haunted Plymouth Fury automobile?
Answer Christine
B Which Stephen King novel tells the story of a rabid St Bernard dog?
Answer Cujo
A Which song originally a hit for Little Eva in the 1960s was covered by Kylie Minogue in 1987?
Answer The Locomotion
B Which song was a chart topping collaboration in 1989 between Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan?
Answer Especially For You
A Who plays the role of Bill in the Tarantino movie Kill Bill?
Answer David Carradine
B Which actor links the films Rush Hour, Rumble in the Bronx and Shanghai Noon?
Answer Jackie Chan
Round Five General Knowledge
A Which British Prime Minister made the first telephone call from the Post Office Tower?
Answer Harold Wilson
B Which American President made the first telephone call to the moon?
Answer Richard Nixon
A Which organ of the body is affected by the disease hepatitis?
Answer Liver
B Which organ of the body is affected by the disease cystitis?
Answer Bladder
A Which film director and producer is known as Mr Star Wars?
Answer George Lucas
B Which legendary film director was known as the Master of Suspense?
Answer Alfred Hitchcock
A From which language does the word robot derive?
Answer Czech
B From which language does the word ombudsman derive?
Answer Swedish
Round Six Arts and Entertainment
A What is the first name of Mr Burns in The Simpsons?
Answer Montgomery
B What is the first name of Sharpe in the Napoleonic War TV drama starring Sean Bean?
Answer Richard
A What does the musical instruction ancora mean?
Answer Repeat
B What does the musical instruction tacet mean?
Answer Stop playing or be silent
A In which film did Sylvester Stallone play a law enforcement officer in Mega City One?
Answer Judge Dredd
B In which film did Sylvester Stallone play a mountaineering expert called Gabe Walker?
Answer Cliffhanger
A What is the name of the lead singer of the rock band The Darkness?
Answer Justin Hawkins
B What is the name of the lead singer of the band Travis?
Answer Fran Healy
Round Seven General Knowledge
A What nationality was William Tell?
Answer Swiss
B What nationality was the painter Rembrandt?
Answer Dutch
A Which state of the USA was named in honour of a French king?
Answer Louisiana
B Which state of the USA was named after the Spanish for mountain?
Answer Montana
A What breed of parrot featured in the Monty Python parrot sketch?
Answer Norwegian Blue
B What breed of dog was Duke, the pet dog of the Clampetts in the Beverly Hillbillies?
Answer Bloodhound
A What word represents the letter K in the phonetic alphabet?
Answer Kilo
B What word represents the letter U in the phonetic alphabet?
Answer Uniform
Round Eight Connection Round
1 Which song by Brian and Michael was a tribute to the painter LS Lowry?
2 Who directed the films JFK and Platoon?
3 What is trichology the study of?
4 Which city in the USA is home to the Sears Tower?
5 OK is the zip code for which state of the
USA?
Answers
1 Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs
2 Oliver Stone
3 Hair
4 Chicago
5 Oklahoma
Connection is all the answers contain the titles of musicals
Cats, Oliver, Hair, Chicago, Oklahoma
Spares
A Who voiced the character of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story?
Answer Tim Allen
B Who voiced the character of Bruce the shark in Finding Nemo?
Answer Barry Humphries
The Trivia Challenge
1 What title connects a hit record for The Police and a film starring Steve Martin?
Answer Roxanne
2 Which song recorded by Emma Bunton was the official Children In Need song for 2006?
Answer Down Town
3 What two word term is the name given to the explosion that occurs when a plane breaks the sound barrier?
Answer Sonic boom
4 If Prince William was to become king what number of King William would he be?
Answer William V
5 What do Mogwais become if fed after midnight?
Answer Gremlins
6 Named after the British monarch that granted it its Royal Charter, what is the state capital of Maryland?
Answer Annapolis
7 Which organ of the body is responsible for the production of antibodies?
Answer Spleen
8 In 2006 on whose TV show did Olga deputise for the unwell Buster?
Answer Paul OGrady
9 Whose CV reads Practically perfect in every way?
Answer Mary Poppins
10 Which car manufacturer has used the advertising slogan, In Sweden there is no road rage?
Answer Volvo
11 Who penned the controversial 2006 book If I Did It, so controversial that the publishers have refused to distribute it?
Answer OJ Simpson
12 What three letter word was removed from British coins in 1982?
Answer New
13 What is a perfect score in ten pin bowling?
Answer 300
14 What was the surname of the Russian spy who died from the effects of poison on November 24, 2006?
Answer Litvinenko
15 What do the initials FDC signify to a stamp collector?
Answer First Day Cover
16 Which historical rebellion was so named because it involved members of a group called The Righteous Harmonious Fist?
Answer The Boxer Rebellion
17 The surname of which composer is also the middle name of the sadly departed Coronation Street butcher Fred Elliot?
Answer Handel
18 In which resort did Fred Pontin open his first holiday camp?
Answer Weston Super Mare
19 Infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, pantaloon, second childhood. How is this list referred to in the Shakespeare play As You Like It?
Answer The Seven Ages of Man
20 What is the only English anagram of the word mountaineers?
Answer Enumerations