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Round 2: Beginnings

  1. Which novel begins ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’?
  2. In which television western did Clint Eastwood begin his career?
  3. Which bugle call is sounded at the beginning of the military day?
  4. Which musical instruction means ‘from the beginning’?
  5. Which Shakespeare play begins ‘If music be the food of love, play on’?
  6. In skiing, which colour denotes a beginners’ slope?
  7. Who wanted to ‘begin the beguine’ in 1981?
  8. What does the prefix ‘tele-’ mean?
  9. British tanks are usually given names beginning with which capital letter?
  10. Which children’s classic begins ‘Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy’?

Half-time teaser

How many legs does a woodlouse have?

Round 3: Rivers

  1. In which river was Christ baptised?
  2. Which river forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
  3. Which celebrated fishing river flows from Basingstoke to Southampton Water?
  4. On which river does New York City stand?
  5. Which Russian composer attempted to drown himself in the River Neva as a result of his disastrous marriage?
  6. Up which Chinese river did the Royal Navy frigate
    Amethyst
    find itself trapped in 1949?
  7. Which major river has its source in the Black Forest?
  8. On which river does Peterborough stand?
  9. In which river did the Lorelei lure boatmen to their doom?
  10. Which river forms the border between the USA and Mexico?

Round 4: Pot Luck

  1. What name did Thomas Hardy give Dorchester in his novels?
  2. Which sporting organisation is headed by Bernie Ecclestone?
  3. What line on the hull of a ship indicates its maximum loading level?
  4. What was Elvis Presley’s middle name?
  5. There are more calories in a glass of Coke than there are in a glass of lager – true or false?
  6. Who wrote ‘My guy’?
  7. Which county cricket team plays at Trent Bridge?
  8. Who released an album called
    Hot Rats
    ?
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  9. Which male tennis player was beaten by Billie Jean King in the famous ‘Battle of the Sexes’ match of 1973?
  10. Who succeeded Harold Macmillan as prime minister?

Jackpot

Which British actor was the first to receive an Oscar?

 

Quiz 37

Round 1: Pot Luck

  1. What is the highest point in Africa?
  2. What name did the press give to the female members of Tony Blair’s first Cabinet when he took office in 1997?
  3. Which one of the Spice Girls had hits with ‘Feels so good’, ‘I want you back’ and ‘Tell me’?
  4. By what name was Istanbul known outside Turkey until 1930?
  5. Which yachting trophy was won every time it was competed for between 1851 and 1983 by the New York Yacht Club?
  6. Who adopted ‘Over the rainbow’ as a signature tune?
  7. There is a higher proportion of redheads in the Scottish Highlands than anywhere else – true or false?
  8. Which poet wrote a celebrated poem inspired by the drowning of some nuns in a shipwreck?
  9. What informal name is given to the red ensign flown by British merchant ships?
  10. Who drew the illustrations for the first editions of A. A. Milne’s
    Winnie-the-Pooh
    ?

Round 2: The Wild West

  1. Who directed the 1969 western
    The Wild Bunch
    ?
  2. Who were the original stars of the television western series
    Alias Smith and Jones
    ?
  3. Which Wild West outlaw was finally shot dead by Sheriff Pat Garrett?
  4. Which pop group was named after a John Wayne western?
  5. What single about a native American topped the charts in 1960?
  6. Which native American tribe accepted Kevin Costner into its ranks in the 1990 film
    Dances with Wolves
    ?
  7. Which television western series had a theme tune based on Rossini’s
    William Tell
    overture?
  8. At which battle in South Dakota between the US army and the Sioux was Chief Sitting Bull killed?
  9. In which television western series were Billy Blue, Buck and Manolito leading characters?
  10. Who played the Waco Kid in the comedy western
    Blazing Saddles
    ?

Half-time teaser

How many rooms are there in the White House?

Round 3: Newspapers and Magazines

  1. Which newspaper boasted the slogan ‘All human life is there’?
  2. What 1956 society event inspired the headline ‘Egghead weds hourglass’?
  3. In which satirical magazine is Elizabeth II routinely referred to by the nickname Brenda?
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  4. What first appeared in a British newspaper on 2 November 1924?
  5. Which children’s comic was home to Dennis the Menace and Lord Snooty?
  6. In 2005 what society event inspired the
    Bristol Evening Post
    headline ‘Tetbury man weds’?
  7. In which newspaper was the Beachcomber column a regular feature for many years?
  8. The 1982
    Sun
    headline ‘Gotcha!’ greeted news of the sinking of which vessel?
  9. In which children’s comic was Desperate Dan a leading character?
  10. Which rival publication sued
    Hello!
    magazine in 2003 for printing unauthorised pictures of the wedding of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones?

Round 4: Pot Luck

  1. David Bowie was born on which other pop star’s twelfth birthday?
  2. In which novel does Captain Yossarian face a classic no-win situation?
  3. What is the name of the Jedi knight who trains Luke Skywalker in the
    Star Wars
    films?
  4. The Geoffrey Household thriller
    Rogue Male
    begins with a failed assassination attempt against which national leader?
  5. Which city is capital of Australia?
  6. Who was the first England football manager?
  7. Who was the mother of actress Isabella Rossellini?
  8. Which film was advertised with the slogan ‘Be afraid. Be very afraid’?
  9. Which is the most popular tourist attraction in London?
  10. Which US general had the nickname ‘Blood and Guts’?

Jackpot

What was the name of the censorship code applied to US movies from 1930?

 

Quiz 38

Round 1: Pot Luck

  1. Where is Henman Hill?
  2. In cockney rhyming slang, what is an ‘Auntie Ella’?
  3. What is a mole’s favourite food?
  4. Which city is served by Charles de Gaulle airport?
  5. Marlon Brando and George C. Scott both refused to accept what?
  6. In which sport was Yogi Berra a well-known figure?
  7. In which city might one see Leonardo da Vinci’s
    Last Supper
    ?
  8. Of what band is Roy Wood frontman?
  9. More tea is grown in China than in India – true or false?
  10. Which organisation runs the Chelsea Flower Show?

Round 2: Flight

  1. Who flew the Atlantic in
    The Spirit of St Louis
    ?
  2. Where in the UK would you find Benbecula airport?
  3. What kind of animal is a flying fox?
  4. Which country is home to Labrador Airways?
  5. Who starred as US president James Marshall in the 1997 film
    Airforce One
    ?
  6. Of which US state is Concord the capital city?
  7. In which county is the East Midlands airport?
  8. What aeronautical first was achieved by Ellen Church in 1930?
  9. Which US city is served by Logan International airport?
  10. Which rank in the RAF is more senior – Squadron Leader or Flight Lieutenant?

Half-time teaser

How many lives were lost when the
Titanic
sank in 1912?

Round 3: Famous Addresses

  1. Who lives at 11 Downing Street?
  2. Besides Sherlock Holmes, which other notable fictional detective lived in Baker Street?
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  3. In Monopoly, what kind of property is the Angel Islington?
  4. Who works at Lambeth Palace?
  5. Who lived at Mount Vernon?
  6. What was the home of Arsenal football club from 1913 to 2006?
  7. Which branch of the armed services trains its officers at Cranwell?
  8. Which street in New York is home to the New York Stock Exchange?
  9. Who was the first British monarch to live in Buckingham Palace?
  10. Plaques of which colour are erected in London to identify the homes of famous people?

Round 4: Pot Luck

  1. Which of the following is not one of the Seven Deadly Sins – pride, impatience or anger?
  2. What name is given to outbursts of uncontrolled aggression among motorists?
  3. Which US poet wrote
    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
    ?
  4. Of which city is Hollywood a suburb?
  5. Which opera features a naval lieutenant called Pinkerton?
  6. Andrew Fisher, Arthur Fadden and John Gorton have all served as prime minister of which Commonwealth country?
  7. Who replaced Sir Edward Elgar on a £20 note in 2007?
  8. Who composed the Eroica Symphony?
  9. What does the Beaufort Scale measure?
  10. In which sport are competitors vulnerable to ‘the bonk’?

Jackpot

What disappeared from the British coinage in 1984?

 

Quiz 39

Round 1: Pot Luck

  1. By what nickname did Florence Nightingale become known?
  2. What was the world’s first cloned sheep called?
  3. Who had a hit in 1970 with ‘Gimme dat ding’?
  4. Which Spanish football club won the European Championship every year from 1956 to 1960?
  5. Who was shot by Kristen Shepard in 1980 in front of numerous witnesses?
  6. Who starred in the 1975 film of Ken Kesey’s
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
    ?
  7. Which Regent Street store played a leading role in promoting the decorative style of art known as art nouveau in the early twentieth century?
  8. The A3 connects which two cities?
  9. What is the name of Prince Charles’s home in Gloucestershire?
  10. Who preceded Michael Howard as leader of the Conservative Party?

Round 2: Dogs

  1. At which battle was Prince Rupert’s dog Boy killed?
  2. In which children’s classic is the family pet dog called Nana?
  3. What was the name of the pet dog that found the stolen World Cup trophy in 1966?
  4. The adjective ‘feisty’ comes from the Old English for ‘farting dog’ – true or false?
  5. Which cowboy film star took his nickname from that of his dog?
  6. What is the most popular name for a dog in Britain?
  7. How was life made easier for dog owners in 1984?
  8. What is unusual about the basenji breed of dog?
  9. Who was lead singer with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band?
  10. What was the name of the dog that appeared in famous advertisements for His Master’s Voice?

Half-time teaser

How many carats were there in the Cullinan diamond before it was cut up for use in the Crown Jewels?

Round 3: Murder Most Foul

  1. Where was French Revolutionary leader Jean Paul Marat stabbed to death?
  2. Which country has the highest murder rate in the world?
  3. How did murderer John George Haigh dispose of the bodies of his victims?
  4. Who plays Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby in television’s
    Midsomer Murders
    ?
  5. James Hanratty was hanged in 1961 for a murder that took place in a lay-by on which main road between Luton and Bedford?
  6. Who was the deranged murderer in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller
    Psycho
    ?
  7. Which murderer was arrested in 1910 after a telegraph message was sent to the ship on which he was attempting to flee Britain?
  8. Notorious US murderer Charles Manson once auditioned for the Monkees – true or false?
  9. On which moors did the Moors Murders take place?
  10. At which infamous London address did John Christie murder at least eight women between 1943 and 1953?
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Round 4: Pot Luck

  1. In American slang, what is a ‘gumshoe’?
  2. Who adopted ‘Inka dinka doo’ as a signature tune?
  3. Who was the Jersey Lily?
  4. The Hundred Years War actually lasted less than one hundred years – true or false?
  5. What style of art and interior decoration involves the reduction of ideas to the barest essentials?
  6. With which other pop star did Bob Geldof set up the Band Aid charity project of 1984?
  7. What product is sold under the trade name Damart?
  8. Who beat Scott to the South Pole?
  9. Where is the University of Warwick located?
  10. Which river flows through Shrewsbury and Gloucester?

Jackpot

Which style of art is characterised by figures with unnaturally elongated limbs and torsos?

 

Quiz 40

Round 1: Pot Luck

  1. In which country is the battlefield of Waterloo located?
  2. In horse racing, at what age does a colt become a stallion?
  3. Which Shakespeare play has the subtitle
    All Is True
    ?
  4. What name was formerly given to the streets in London and New York where many music publishers had their headquarters?
  5. Where did a peasant girl called Bernadette claim to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary in 1858?
  6. Which organisation looks after British lighthouses?
  7. Which country has sovereignty over the Galapagos Islands?
  8. Which is the most common blood group in Britain?
  9. Which British monarch was advised by a group of ministers known as the Cabal?
  10. Who, in 1988, famously instructed his audience to ‘read my lips’?

Round 2: Biographies

  1. Which English ‘opium-eater’ made a confession in 1821?
  2. Who wrote an autobiography entitled
    My Life and the Beautiful Game
    ?
  3. Whose autobiography was entitled
    My Struggle
    ?
  4. Who wrote the autobiographical novel
    Cider with Rosie
    ?
  5. Which dancer called his autobiography
    Precious Little Sleep
    ?
  6. Who wrote a celebrated memoir about her rural childhood in the fictionalised Lark Rise?
  7. Whose biography was called
    Stand By Your Man
    ?
  8. Who wrote autobiographical works entitled
    Boy
    and
    Going Solo
    ?
  9. Who wrote an autobiography about the two years, two months and two days he spent living on Walden Pond?
  10. Who wrote
    The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
    ?
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