Round One: General Knowledge
A Who sets the majority of his novels in the fictional Yorkshire village of Darrowby?
Answer- James Herriot
B Which prolific American author has set numerous novels in the town of Castle Rock in the state of Maine?
Answer- Stephen King
A To which bird family does the roadrunner belong?
Answer- Cuckoo
B To which bird family does the kookaburra belong?
Answer- Kingfisher
A Which mountain range runs from the Bay of Biscay to the Cap de Creus?
Answer- Pyrenees
B Which mountain range runs from the northern border of Kazakhstan to the coast of the Arctic Ocean?
Answer- Urals
A Which word beginning with R is defined as the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?
Answer- Refraction
B Which word beginning with P is defined as the process by which green plants make carbohydrates using water, carbon dioxide and sunlight?
Answer- Photosynthesis
Round Two: Sport and Games
A Which city is home to the Circuit de Catalunya formula one grand prix venue?
Answer- Barcelona
B Which city is home to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve formula one grand prix venue?
Answer- Montreal
A Which club won its only FA Cup in 1987?
Answer- Coventry City
B Which club won its only FA Cup in 1972?
Answer- Leeds United
A Which country is home to the football club Fortuna Sittard?
Answer- Netherlands
B Which country is home to the football club FC Thun?
Answer- Switzerland
A Who lost in the final of the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon in 2000 and 2001?
Answer- Pat Rafter
B Who lost in the final of the Ladies Singles at Wimbledon in 2000 and 2005?
Answer- Lindsay Davenport
Round Three: General Knowledge
A Which novel first published in 1915 features a hero called Richard Hannay?
Answer- The Thirty Nine Steps
B Which novel first published in 1869 features a hero called John Ridd?
Answer- Lorna Doone
A What is the name of the town where Jesus performed his first miracle, the turning of water into wine?
Answer- Cana
B What is the name of the garden in which Jesus was betrayed by Judas Iscariot?
Answer- Gethsemane
A What does the E stand for in the acronym UNESCO?
Answer- Educational
B What does the E stand for in the acronym OPEC?
Answer- Exporting
A Which Bedfordshire zoo was founded in 1931?
Answer- Whipsnade Zoo
B Which Devon zoo was founded in 1923?
Answer- Paignton Zoo
Round Four: Individual – Subjects connected by the letter H
Subjects- History, Horse racing, Harry Potter
and Hampshire
A Which battle is also referred to as Custer’s Last Stand?
Answer- The Battle of the Little Big Horn
B Which battle witnessed the Charge of the Light Brigade?
Answer-The Battle of Balaklava
A Which horse won the Aintree Grand National in 2006?
Answer- Numbersixvalverde
B Which horse won the Epsom Derby in 2006?
Answer- Sir Percy
A What is the first name of Harry Potter’s mother?
Answer- Lily
B What is the first name of Ron Weasley’s mother?
Answer- Molly
A In which Hampshire town was the shopping centre Festival Place opened in 2002?
Answer- Basingstoke
B Which Hampshire town recently renamed one of their roads Benny Hill Road in honour of their former resident?
Answer- Eastleigh
Round Five: General Knowledge
A Residents of which town in England are known as Stopfordians?
Answer- Stockport
B Residents of which town in England are known as Haligonians?
Answer- Halifax
A What P word is defined as the study of fossils?
Answer- Palaeontology
B What P word is defined as the study of bumps on the head to establish personality traits and characteristics of humans?
Answer- Phrenology
A What does the texting abbreviation MYOB stand for?
Answer- Mind your own business
B What does the texting abbreviation FWIW stand for?
Answer- For what its worth
A In Greek mythology who killed the gorgon Medusa?
Answer- Perseus
B In Greek mythology who drowned in the Aegean Sea after the sun melted the wax in his wings?
Answer- Icarus
Round Six: Arts and Entertainment
A Who plays the role of Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Street?
Answer- Alan Halsall
B Who plays the role of Cilla Brown in Coronation Street?
Answer- Wendi Peters
A Who received an Oscar nomination for his role as Johnny Cash in the film Walk the Line?
Answer- Joaquin Phoenix
B Who won a Best Actor Oscar for his role as Ray Charles in the film Ray?
Answer- Jamie Foxx
A Which Bradford born artist is known for his paintings of Californian swimming pools?
Answer- David Hockney
B Which Bristol born modern artist is known for his exhibits of dead animals preserved in formaldehyde?
Answer- Damien Hirst
A Who born in Mississippi in 1942 acquired the nickname of the First Lady of Country Music?
Answer- Tammy Wynette
B Who born in London in 1939 acquired the nickname of the White Queen of Soul?
Answer- Dusty Springfield
Round Seven: General Knowledge
A The liqueur grenadine is traditionally distilled from which fruit?
Answer- Pomegranate
B Which berries are used to flavour gin?
Answer- Juniper berries
A With regard to the body what word is defined as the light sensitive membrane at the back of the eye?
Answer- Retina
B With regard to the body what word is defined as the area of the throat containing the vocal cords, commonly known as the voice box
Answer- Larynx
A Who created the fictional character of Brer Rabbit?
Answer- Joel Chandler Harris
B Who created the fictional rabbits Hazel, Fiver and Dandelion?
Answer- Richard Adams
A In the nursery rhyme Monday’s child is fair of face. How is Thursday’s child described?
Answer- Thursday’s child as far to go
B In the nursery rhyme Solomon Grundy was born on Monday. What happened to him on Thursday?
Answer- Took ill on Thursday
Round Eight: Connection Round
Q1- Which TV western of the 1970s starred Ben Murphy and Pete Duel as Kid Curry and Hannibal Heyes?
Q2- Which Formula One commentator penned the autobiography Unless I’m Very Much Mistaken?
Q3- Which former British Prime Minister was voted Pipe Smoker of the Year on two occasions?
Q4- Which British coin ceased to be legal tender on January 31st 1960?
Q5- Which freshwater fish with a four letter
name is nicknamed the King of the Lake?
Answers
Q1- Alias Smith and Jones
Q2- Murray Walker
Q3- Harold Wilson
Q4- Farthing
Q5- Pike
The connection is Dad’s Army or characters
from Dad’s Army- Corporal Jones, Private Walker, Sergeant Wilson, Reverend
Farthing and Private Pike
Spares
A Which state of the USA is nicknamed the Sooner State?
Answer- Oklahoma
B Which state of the USA is nicknamed the Show Me State?
Answer- Missouri
The Quiz Challenge
1 In which current stage show does Julie Walters play Mrs Overall?
Answer- Acorn Antiques
2 Which children’s game has been advertised by its manufacturers as the saddle stacking game with the moody mule?
Answer- Buckaroo
3 Which figure skater was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1980?
Answer- Robin Cousins
4 In which European capital city did the first Netto Store open in 1981?
Answer- Copenhagen
5 Which battle was contested in July 1644, seven miles west of York?
Answer- Battle of Marston Moor
6 In October 2006, which former heavyweight boxing world champion was murdered in Jamaica?
Answer- Trevor Berbick
7 Born in 1890 how was Lady Mallowan better known?
Answer- Agatha Christie
8 With which city is the architect Antoni Gaudi most closely associated?
Answer- Barcelona
9 On October 29th 2006, which 40 year old footballer scored in England’s Premiership?
Answer- Teddy Sheringham
10 In a 1982 referendum 52% of which country’s population voted in favour of withdrawing from the European Union?
Answer- Greenland
11 Which daily newspaper features the Fred Basset comic strip?
Answer- Daily Mail
12 Of which country is Shinzo Abe the new Prime Minister?
Answer- Japan
13 What did the House of Saxe Coburg change its name to in 1917?
Answer- House of Windsor
14 In 2006 who admitted to a long lasting affair with Fiona McKechnie?
Answer- Chris Tarrant
15 In which film did Neil Diamond sing Love on the Rocks?
Answer- The Jazz Singer
16 Who founded the Really Useful Theatre Group?
Answer- Andrew Lloyd Webber
17 Which woman provides a marital connection between the films Snatch and We’re No Angels?
Answer- Madonna, Guy Ritchie directed Snatch
and her first husband Sean Penn starred in We’re No Angels
18 Which former South African President died in October 2006 aged 90?
Answer- PW Botha
19 Rucksack is the title of a magazine dedicated to which organisation founded in 1935?
Answer- Rambler’s Association
20 Which TV character lived at 3 Stable Mews and was born with the middle names of Wickham Gascoyne Berresford?
Answer- John Steed in the Avengers