Round One: General Knowledge
A What M is the capital of the Philippines?
Answer- Manila
B What M is the capital of Uruguay?
Answer- Montevideo
A Holden Caulfield is the central character in which novel?
Answer- Catcher in the Rye
B Michael Henchard is the central character in which novel?
Answer- The Mayor of Casterbridge
A Which song did Olivia Newton John perform when representing the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest?
Answer- Long Live Love
B Which song did Clodagh Rodgers perform when representing the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest?
Answer- Jack in the Box
A What is entomology the study of?
Answer- Insects
B What is ichthyology the study of?
Answer- Fish
Round Two: Sport and Games
A Which European football club play their home matches at the De Kuip stadium?
Answer- Feyenoord
B Which European football club play their home matches at the Estadio Dragao?
Answer- Porto
A Who cried on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent after winning the Ladies Singles at Wimbledon in 1998?
Answer- Jana Novotna
B Who climbed into the crowd to hug his family after winning the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon in 1987?
Answer- Pat Cash
A How many times did Lester Piggott win the Epsom Derby?
Answer- Nine
B How many times did Red Rum compete in the Aintree Grand National?
Answer- Five
A Which current Premiership manager began his coaching career in 1989 as assistant manger at West Bromwich Albion?
Answer- Sam Allardyce
B Which current Premiership manager began his coaching career in 1992 as player manager with Gillingham?
Answer- Glen Roeder
Round Three: General Knowledge
A Which newspaper features the comic strip Beau Peep?
Answer- Daily Star
B Which newspaper features the comic strip Fred Bassett?
Answer- Daily Mail
A Mount Aneto is the highest peak in which mountain range?
Answer- Pyrenees
B Jebel Toubkal is the highest peak in which mountain range?
Answer- Atlas Mountains
A What first name was Judy Garland born with?
Answer- Frances
B What first name was Boris Karloff born with?
Answer- William
A What does the knitting abbreviation yb indicate?
Answer- Yarn back
B What does the knitting abbreviation dc indicate?
Answer- Double crotchet
Round Four: Individual Round
Subjects- No more letter connections- Tonight’s topics-
Fawlty Towers, Presidential Nicknames, Pasta,
The Films of Mel Gibson
A In the Fawlty Towers episode entitled The Hotel Inspectors who played a spoon salesman called Mr Hutchinson?
Answer- Bernard Cribbins
B In the Fawlty Towers episode entitled The Kipper and the Corpse who played Dr Price?
Answer- Geoffrey Palmer
A Which US President was nicknamed The Idol of Ohio?
Answer- William McKinley
B Which US President was nicknamed The Tennessee Tailor?
Answer- Andrew Johnson
A Which variety of pasta has a name that means little worms?
Answer- Vermicelli
B Which variety of pasta has a name that means little tongues?
Answer- Linguini
A In which 2002 film did Mel Gibson play a retired priest plagued by crop circles?
Answer- Signs
B In which 2000 film did Mel Gibson play a peaceful farmer driven by the murder of his son to join the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution?
Answer- The Patriot
Round Five: General Knowledge
A Which city is served by Lester B Pearson International Airport?
Answer- Toronto
B Which city is served by King Khalid International Airport?
Answer- Riyadh
A In the Kenny Roger’s song The Coward of the County, what is the name of the coward?
Answer- Tommy
B In the Shangri-La’s song The Leader of the Pack, what is the name of the leader?
Answer- Jimmy
A Which novel was subtitled A Tale of the Riots of Eighty?
Answer- Barnaby Rudge
B Which novel was subtitled There and Back Again?
Answer- The Hobbit
A In an alphabetical list what is the first state of the USA?
Answer- Alabama
B In an alphabetical list what is the first country in Africa?
Answer- Algeria
Round Six: Arts and Entertainment
A Who composed the theme music for the film Chariots of Fire?
Answer- Vangelis
B Who composed the theme music for the film Shaft?
Answer- Isaac Hayes
A For which film did Daniel Day Lewis win his only Best Actor Oscar to date?
Answer- My Left Foot
B For which film did Al Pacino win his only Best Actor Oscar to date?
Answer- Scent of a Woman
A Which TV series featured a drinking establishment called Pomeroy’s Wine Bar?
Answer- Rumpole of the Bailey
B Which TV series saw the lead characters frequenting the Café Nervosa?
Answer- Frasier
A Who plays the role of Barty Crouch Junior in the Harry Potter films?
Answer- David Tennant
B Who plays the role of Madam Hooch in the Harry Potter films?
Answer- Zoe Wanamaker
Round Seven: General Knowledge
A Good Wives is a sequel to which novel?
Answer- Little Women
B Smiley’s People is a sequel to which novel?
Answer- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
A What R is the official state bird of New Mexico?
Answer- Roadrunner
B What M is the official state bird of Mississippi?
Answer- Mockingbird
A Which word of German origin translates into English as lightning war?
Answer- Blitzkrieg
B Which word of Russian origin translates into English as openness?
Answer- Glasnost
A Which flower derives its name from the Greek words for rose and tree?
Answer- Rhododendron
B Which flower derives its name from the Greek for water vessel?
Answer- Hydrangea
Round Eight: Connection Round
1 Which actor, the husband of Prunella Scales played the role of Bradley Hardacre in the 80s TV series Brass?
2 According to legend which ruler burnt a peasant woman’s cakes whilst preoccupied with thoughts of his kingdom of Wessex?
3 Which actor links the films Jumanji, Dead Poet’s Society and Good Morning Vietnam?
4 Who moved from Goodison Park to Old Trafford in 2004 for a fee of £31 million?
5 Rockhopper and King Emperor are both
species of which flightless bird?
Answers
1 Timothy West
2 Alfred the Great
3 Robin Williams
4 Wayne Rooney
5 Penguin
The connection is Batman for West (Batman
played by Adam West in the 60s TV series), Alfred for Batman’s butler Alfred
Pennyworth, Robin for Batman’s sidekick, Wayne for his secret identity Bruce
Wayne and Penguin for one of his renowned adversaries
Spares
A Who wrote the poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin?
Answer- Robert Browning
B Who wrote the poem A Shropshire Lad?
Answer- AE Houseman
The Trivia Challenge
1 In a 2002 survey what was named as Britain’s most hated vegetable?
Answer- Brussels sprout
2 Which town eight miles west of Glasgow gives its name to a textile pattern?
Answer- Paisley
3 In 2007, Bryan Boniface was sacked after pulling down Kylie Minogue’s hot pants and kissing her derriere. Where was he employed?
Answer- Madame Tussauds
4 What do the initials RSC signify in a boxing bout?
Answer- Referee stopped contest
5 In 2001, Ladbrokes bookmakers offered odds of 500-1 about which two people being proved to be the same person?
Answer- Michael and Latoya Jackson
6 In Dad’s Army, what is the first name of Captain Mainwaring as played by Arthur Lowe?
Answer- George
7 An actinometer measures the intensity of what?
Answer- Radiation
8 In 2007, which film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature?
Answer- Happy Feet
9 Whose lesser known horror novels include The Jewel of the Seven Stars and The Lair of the White Worm?
Answer- Bram Stoker
10 How many players were shown the red card in the 2007 Carling Cup Final?
Answer- Three
11 The Kimberley Process investigates into the illegal trading of what?
Answer- Diamonds
12 In which sport is a piece of equipment called a besom used?
Answer- Curling- the name of the broom used
to sweep the ice
13 By what name is atopic dermatitis otherwise known?
Answer- Eczema
14 Which fabric takes its name from the French for “old rag”?
Answer- Chiffon
15 In 2006, who was named Worst Briton of the 20th Century by the BBC History magazine?
Answer- Oswald Mosley
16 Who was born in Czechoslovakia in 1923 with the name of Jan Ludvik Hoch?
Answer- Robert Maxwell
17 Which song contains the lyric “Almost heaven West Virginia?
Answer- Take Me Home Country Roads
18 In 1905 the American Indian chief Geronimo took part in the inauguration procession of which US President?
Answer- Theodore Roosevelt
19 The Primate of All England is the Archbishop of Canterbury. What title is held by the Primate of All Ireland?
Answer- Archbishop of Armagh
20 By population what is the largest city in the world that has a name beginning with a vowel?
Answer- Istanbul