Round 1 1. How many Bronte sisters were there? 2. In the nursery rhyme, what 5 things did old King Cole send for? 3. How many teaspoons make a tablespoon? 4. Which county cricket team plays its home matches at Lords? 5. Which is the largest Scandinavian country? 6. Who did James Earl Ray shoot? 7. What was the name of the puppet that appeared with Phillip Schofield on children s TV? 8. In the film Kid Galahad Elvis Presley played a sportsman participating in which sport? 9. Which enemy of Batman usually carried an umbrella? 10. In the nursery rhyme, where did Mary s lamb follow her? 1. 3 2. Pipe and bowl and fiddlers three 3. 4 4. Middlesex 5. Sweden 6. Martin Luther King 7. Gordon The Gopher 8. Boxing 9. The Penguin 10. To School
Round 2 1. In which Scottish city could you see a famous military tattoo every August? 2. Which of the great three-masted tea clippers can now be seen in dry dock at Greenwich? 3. In which type of injury does broken bone pierce the flesh? 4. The Trotters is the nickname of which English sporting team? 5. What is the name of The Hobbit in Tolkien s book of the same name? 6. Which Monopoly property lies between Community Chest and Vine Street? 7. Who starred as Stan Butler in On the Buses? 8. Which medieval item of clothing was established as a fake in 1998? 9. Who succeeded Joe Gormley as President of the N.U.M. in 1981? 10. Who was the girlfriend of Superman? 1. Edinburgh 2. Cutty Sark 3. Compound Fracture 4. Bolton Wanderers 5. Bilbo Baggins 6. Marlborough Street 7. Reg Varney 8. Turin Shroud 9. Arthur Scargill 10. Lois Lane (Pronounced Low-Iss)
Round 3 1. In which city can you visit the world's largest zoo? 2. Which theatre in Islington was once home to the Royal Ballet? 3. Which south London street was made famous by a song and dance from the musical Me and My Gal? 4. Which arid region of 100,000 square miles lies mainly within Botswana? 5. Who held the world snooker title for 27 years? 6. Which TV impressionist s show was entitled Who Else? 7. Which vehicle rolled off its Mexican production line for the last time in July 2003? 8. Which group said John Wayne Is Big Leggy in 1982? 9. Who organised the world's first package holiday? 10. Every Day Hurts in 1979 was the only top ten hit for which group? 1. San Diego 2. Sadlers Wells 3. Lambeth Walk 4. Kalahari Desert 5. Joe Davis 6. Rory Bremner 7. Volkswagen Beetle 8. Haysi Fantayzee 9. Thomas Cook 10. Sad Café
Round 4 1. Thunder In The Mountains in 1981 was the last top ten hit for which British singer now better known as a voice on the Teletubbies? 2. In punctuation, what should complete a sentence where doubt or ignorance is implied? 3. Which property completes a Monopoly set with Old Kent Road? 4. Who was Kevin the gerbil's closest friend? 5. Lister and Rimmer were two of the major characters in which TV comedy show? 6. On the leaves of what do koalas feed exclusively? 7. How were the siblings Jack, Harry, Albert and Samuel known in the world of cinema? 8. Which part of his anatomy did Nelson lose at the battle of Calvi in 1794? 9. Which tinned product is associated with the Uruguayan town of Fray Bentos? 10. Proverbially, inhabitants of what should not throw stones? 1. Toyah Wilcox 2. Question Mark (Accept?) 3. Whitechapel Road 4. Roland Rat 5. Red Dwarf 6. Eucalyptus Tree 7. Warner Brothers 8. Right Eye (Accept Eye) 9. Corned Beef 10. Glass Houses
Round 5 1. From which S is ermine obtained? 2. 'RAI' is a TV station in which country? 3. What W.P. is the name of the famous English ceramic design created by the potter Thomas Minton in the late 18th century? 4. On technology, what does I.S.P. stand for? 5. Which M.M. was the female star of the 1960 movie Let's Make Love? 6. What S is the capital of Chile, South America? 7. Which M on the River Irwell became a city in 1853 and was a focal point of the textile industry in the 17 th century? 8. Which C.E. would you associate with Casey Jones? 9. Which M.R. made famous the fake-orgasm scene in When Harry Met Sally? 10. March is named after the Roman God of what W? 1. Stoat 2. Italy 3. Willow Pattern 4. Internet Service Provider 5. Marilyn Monroe 6. Santiago 7. Manchester 8. Cannonball Express 9. Meg Ryan 10. War