Round One: General Knowledge
A- In the NATO phonetic alphabet what word represents the letter E?
Answer- Echo
B- In the phonetic alphabet what word represents the letter G?
Answer- Golf
A- Which motorcycle manufacturer has made models called the Thunderbolt and the Bantam?
Answer- BSA
B- Which motorcycle manufacturer has made models called the Manx and the Commando?
Answer- Norton
A- What is the name of Tony Blair’s only daughter?
Answer- Kathryn
B-What is the name of John Major’s only son?
Answer- James
A- Danish Warmblood and Paso Fino are both breeds of which animal?
Answer- Horse
B- Australia Mix and Ragamuffin are both breeds of which animal?
Answer- Cat
Round Two: Sport and Games
A- Following the Ryder Cup victory of Europe in 2002 who said, “They had a Tiger but I had 12 lions”?
Answer- Sam Torrance
B- Who was sacked as England captain in 1995 after describing committee members as “57 old farts”?
Answer- Will Carling
A- What name do Americans give to the game of noughts and crosses?
Answer- Tic Tac Toe
B- What name do Americans give to the game of draughts?
Answer- Checkers
A- Which nation did the runner Said Aouita represent at the Olympics?
Answer- Morocco
B- Which nation did the runner Merlene Ottey represent at the Olympics?
Answer- Jamaica
A- Who managed the winning team in the 1995 FA Cup final?
Answer- Joe Royle for Everton
B- Who managed the winning team at the 1988 FA Cup final?
Answer- Bobby Gould for Wimbledon
Round Three : General Knowledge
A- What is graphology the study of?
Answer-Handwriting
B- What is nosology the study of?
Answer- Diseases
A- By population, what is the second largest city in Austria?
Answer- Graz
B- By population what is the second largest city in Japan?
Answer- Yokohama
A- In the 17th century who allegedly said, “Put your trust in God and keep your powder dry”?
Answer- Oliver Cromwell
B- In the 17th century who allegedly said, “Let not poor Nelly starve”?
Answer- Charles 2nd
A Which author born in 1888 had the first names of Thomas Stearns?
Answer- TS Eliot
B- Which author born in 1898 had the first names of Clive Staples?
Answer- CS Lewis
Round Four: Individual Round- Tonight’s
subjects connected by the letter O
Subjects tonight Oscars, Ornithology, Oliver
(the musical) and Only Fools & Horses
A- Who won an Oscar in 2006 for her portrayal of June Carter Cash?
Answer- Reese Witherspoon
B- Who won an Oscar in 2006 for his portrayal of Truman Capote?
Answer- Phillip Seymour Hoffman
A- To which bird family do kookaburras belong?
Answer- Kingfisher
B- To which bird family do mynah birds belong?
Answer- Starling
A In the 1968 musical Oliver who played the role of Nancy the girlfriend of Bill Sikes?
Answer- Shani Wallis
B- In the 1968 musical Oliver who played the role of Mr Sowerberry, the funeral director?
Answer- Leonard Rossiter
A- What C is the middle name of Rodney Trotter?
Answer- Charlton
B- What G is the middle name of Uncle Albert Trotter?
Answer- Gladstone
Round Five: General Knowledge
A- What word beginning with N is defined as an interstellar cloud of dust, gas and plasma?
Answer- Nebula
B- What word beginning with P is defined as a rapidly rotating neutron star?
Answer- Pulsar
A- Who led the defeated forces at the Battle of the Alamo of 1836?
Answer- Colonel Will Travis
B- Who led the victorious forces at the Battle of Stirling Bridge of 1297?
Answer- William Wallace
A- Who wrote the poem Tintern Abbey?
Answer- William Wordsworth
B- Who wrote the poem Paradise Lost?
Answer- John Milton
A- Who killed John Lennon?
Answer- Mark Chapman
B- Who killed Lee Harvey Oswald?
Answer- Jack Ruby
Round Six: Art and Entertainment
A- Which Coronation Street character married Emma Taylor in 2000?
Answer- Norman Curly Watts
B- Which Coronation Street character married Karen Phillips in 2001?
Answer- Steve McDonald
A- Which 1990 film saw Harrison Ford accused of murdering Greta Scacchi?
Answer- Presumed Innocent
B- Which 1988 film saw Harrison Ford searching for his kidnapped wife in Paris?
Answer- Frantic
A- Which singer was born Pauline Matthews?
Answer- Kiki Dee
B- Which singer was born Gaynor Hopkins?
Answer- Bonnie Tyler
A- Which singer songwriter recorded the Greatest Hits album subtitled Piano Man?
Answer- Billy Joel
B- Which singer songwriter recorded the Greatest Hits album subtitled Nobody Does It Better?
Answer- Carly Simon
Round Seven: General Knowledge
A- Which two word Latin phrase translates into English as “of sound mind”?
Answer- Compos mentis
B - Which two word Latin phrase translates into English as “the other self”?
Answer- Alter ego
A- Which Dickens character married Madeline Bray?
Answer- Nicholas Nickleby
B- Which Dickens character has a raven companion called Grip?
Answer- Barnaby Rudge
A- In the 5th century who acquired the nickname of the Scourge of God?
Answer- Attila the Hun
B- In the 15th century who acquired the nickname of the Flanders Mare?
Answer- Anne of Cleves
A- What is the three letter name of the Roman Goddess of Peace?
Answer- Pax
B- What is the three letter name of the Roman God of the Sun?
Answer- Sol
Round Eight: Connection Round
1 What is the full title of the film in which Mike McShane played Friar Tuck and Alan Rickman played the Sheriff of Nottingham?
2 Who was the first black footballer to be capped for England?
3 What are the surnames of the gangster duo Bonnie and Clyde?
4 Who played Margo in the sitcom The Good Life?
5 In Coronation Street what is the first name
of the character that killed Charlie Stubbs?
Answers
1 Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
2 Viv Anderson
3 Barrow and Parker
4 Penelope Keith
5 Tracy
Connection is Thunderbirds for
Hood, the arch enemy of International Rescue, Anderson for Gerry Anderson, Parker the chauffeur,
Penelope for Lady P and the Tracy family
Spares
A- What was the surname of the family that lived next door to Tom and Barbara Good in The Good Life?
Answer- Leadbetter
B-What is the surname of the family that lives next door to the Simpson’s on Evergreen Terrace?
Answer- Flanders
The Trivia Challenge
1 Who played the leading lady in the film Flashdance?
Answer- Jennifer Beals
2 Which North American soccer club did David Beckham agree to join in January 2007?
Answer- LA Galaxy
3 Which novel penned by Ernest Hemingway in 1940 is set against the Spanish Civil War?
Answer- For Whom the Bell Tolls
4 In which sport is a Grand Champion bestowed with the title of Yokozuna?
Answer- Sumo wrestling
5 Who played the role of George Roper in the TV sitcom George and Mildred?
Answer- Brian Murphy
6 Which celebrity chef’s beloved canine companion Chalky died in 2007 aged 17?
Answer- Rick Stein
7 Lutetia was the Roman name for which city?
Answer- Paris
8 Which long running ITV drama is set in the village of Aidensfield?
Answer- Heartbeat
9 Which fictional doctor was wounded at the Battle of Maiwand?
Answer- Dr Watson
10 Who shared lead vocals with George Michael on the chart topping single I Knew You Were Waiting?
Answer- Aretha Franklin
11 What type of event takes its name from the Greek words for ten and contest?
Answer- Decathlon
12 Which actress caused a stir with her leg crossing antics in the film thriller Basic Instinct?
Answer- Sharon Stone
13 Hermann Gessler was the arch foe of which national hero?
Answer- William Tell
14 What is the name of the Bollywood actress that allegedly suffered racist slurs on the latest edition of Celebrity Big Brother?
Answer- Shilpa Shetty
15 In which TV soap was Tom King killed off on Christmas Day 2006?
Answer- Emmerdale
16 Which high street fashion retail chain was launched by George Davies in 1982?
Answer- Next
17 What is the last name of the character played by Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Caribbean films?
Answer- Sparrow
18 The St Andrews Footbridge and Bells Bridge both span which British river?
Answer- Clyde
19 Dendrology is the study of what?
Answer- Trees
20 What links the Spanish words for antique, trinity, Sunday and bearded?
Answer- Caribbean islands- Spanish words are Antigua (antique), Trinidad (Trinity), Domingo (Sunday) and
Barbados (bearded)