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PART ONE

1. Whose birthday is celebrated throughout the world on January 25^th ? Robert Burns

2. Which musical instrument does the leader of an orchestra play? Violin

3. To which flower family does Garlic belong? Lily

4. What is the relationship between Prince Edward and Lord Linley? Cousins

5. What year did the Channel Tunnel open? (½ point, +/- year) 1994

6. Name the Greenpeace Trawler that sank in 1985? Rainbow Warrior

7. What colour is zero on a roulette wheel? Green

8. In clothing care symbols, what does a plain circle signify? Dry Clean

9. How is 555 displayed in Roman Numerals? DLV

10. What is chromophobia? A fear of colours.

11. Who was the first black male oscar winner? Sidney Poitier

12. Which military rank does James Bond hold? Commander

13. Who were Mack Sennett’s most famous creations? Keystone Cops

14. In which film did the character of Marion Crane famously died? Psycho

15. What country was the setting for the film “The Killing Fields”? Cambodia

16. How many players are there in a basketball team? Five

17. From which city is the Juventus Soccer Club? Turin

18. How many times have the Olympics been cancelled due to war? (+ 1 point for each year)?

4 - in 1944, 1940 & 1916.

19. How long is a full size snooker table in feet? 12 feet

20. What sport is played with the heaviest ball? Ten Pin Bowling

21. What is the smallest US State? Rhode Island

22. What is the capital of Nepal? Katmandu

23. Which river flows through Bagdad? Tigris

24. In which country is Transylvannia? Romania

25. What is the capital of Morocco? Rabat

26. Who wrote Gone with the Wind? Margaret Mitchell

27. In Greek Mythology, who was the goddess of Love & Beauty? Aphrodite

28. Who is the author of Diana: Her True Story? Andrew Morton

29. What was the pen name of author Eric Arthur Blair? George Orwell

30. What city was home to Romeo & Juliet? Verona

PART TWO

31. Which chemical element has the shortest name? Tin

32. What did Robert Oppenheimer develop? The Atomic Bomb

33. What is the proper name for a lie detector? Polygraph

34. What chemical element has the symbol Sn? Tin

35. What gas causes the bends in divers? Nitrogen

36. When was the death penalty abolished in the UK? 1955, 1960 or 1965? 1965

37. How many children did Queen Victoria have? 9

38. What city was capital of England until the 12^th 0r 13^th Century? Winchester

39. Who in Greek Mythology, was brother of Zeus & God of the Sea? Poseidon

40. Henry VIII was the 1^st member of the Royal Family to divorce, who was the 2^nd? Princess Margaret

41. In which year did Elvis Presley die? 1977

42. Nickelodeon was the original name for what? Jukebox

43. Born in 1947, who is David Robert Jones better known as? David Bowie

44. Who composed the opera The Barber of Seville? Rossini

45. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin & Jim Morrison all died at the same age. What was it? 27

46. Which character 1^st said the word “Bloody” on TV & repeated it 78 times? Alf Garnett

47. Who has accomplices called Choo Choo, Brain, Spook and Benny the Ball? Top Cat

48. In what fictional town was Dad’s Army set? Walmington-on-Sea

49. Whose Biography is called “Neither Shaken Nor Stirred?” Sean Connery

50. What TV comedy series was set round Globelink News Company? Drop the Dead Donkey

51. What date is V.E. day? What does V.E. stand for? 8^th May, Victory in Europe

52. The ‘Bat’ is the registered trademark of what company? Bacardi

53. What is the fruit of the Blackthawne? Sloe

54. Nicholas Breakspeare was the only British what? Pope

55. In old occupations what did a ‘nob thatcher’ do? Wig Maker

56. What 2 creatures are on the Australian Coat of Arms? (1 point each) Kangeroo & Emu

57. What do the letters ABV stand for on a bottle? Alcohol by Volume

58. How many men have walked on the moon? 12

59. The clothes Logo DKNY is short for what? Donna Kare New York

60. What is the title of the person who announces the results of elections? Returning Officer

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