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Quiz Master: Simon

1. What political party is The Sun supporting? Labour

2. Which comedian received a 32 month driving ban this week? Vic Reeves

3. What is the longest word that you can type using only the top row of letters on a typewriter? Typewriter

4. & 5. Name the two chefs on the current series of Hell’s Kitchen? Gary Rhodes, Jean-Christophe Novelli.

6. Which band was Ray Davies the lead singer of? The Kinks

7. Which band is Robert Smith the lead singer of? The Cure

8. Which band was Robert Plant lead singer of? Led Zeppelin

9. Who was the lead singer for Black Sabbath? Ozzy Osbourne

10. Paul Rodgers, formerly of Free, now fronts which band after the death of its original member in 1991? Queen

11. Which two Newcastle United Players were recently fined for fighting? Kieran Dyer & Lee Bowyer

12. Which horse won this year’s Grand National? Hedgehunter

13. Who has been voted FIFA football player of the year the most times since the award started in 1991? Zinedine Zidane

14. In which year did Tokyo host the Summer Olympic games? 1964

15. Who was the 2004 Embassy World Snooker Champion? Ronnie O’ Sullivan

16. What is the only animal with four knees? Elephant

17. What is the largest lizard in the world? Komodo Dragon

18. What is the name given to a baby squirrel? Kitten

19. What colour is a polar bear’s skin? Black

20. What insect can live up to nine days without its head? Cockroach

21. Who wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? Ian Fleming

22. Who wrote the Mr Men Books? Roger Hargreaves

23. In Alice In Wonderland, what did the Queen of Hearts use to play croquet with? A Flamingo

24. What was the name of the lion in CS Lewis’s Narnia chronicles? Aslan

25. What’s the name of the druid in the Asterix books? Getafix

26. Which 18^th Century artist is best known for painting horses? George Stubbs

27. Which modern artist created a piece of unmade bed? Tracey Emin

28. Who painted the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling? Michelangelo

29. Who sculpted The Kiss which was displayed in Lewes recently? Auguste Rodin

30. Who painted The Scream? Edvard Munch

31. Mary’s father has four daughters. The first is called Ann, the second is called Anna and the third is called Annie. What is the name of the other daughter? Mary

32. Who or what is Louise-Marie Emery in Friends? Joey’s Cabbage Patch Doll

33. What gas is used in a standard light bulb? Argon

34. If bovine are cows, what are ovine? Sheep

35. Which American President is the teddy bear named after? Theodore Roosevelt

36. NASA National Aeronautical and Space Administration

37. IBM International Business Machines

38. SCUBA Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

39. PS Post Script

40. PTO Please Turn Over

41. What are the beans in a tin of baked beans? Haricot Beans

42. What is the drink Puccine distilled from? Potatoes

43. Which meat is in a Shepherd’s Pie? Lamb

44. Red and Green curries are associated with which Country? Thailand

45. Stella Artois comes from which Country? Belgium

46. When was the great Fire of London? 1666

47. When did Columbus discover America? 1492

48. When was Tony Blair first elected as Prime Minister? 1997

49. When did BBC launch? 1964

50. In which year did the Hundred Years’ War end? 1453 (1337 - 1453)

51. In inches, what is the diameter of a standard dart board? 18”

52. For what is Michael Eaves best known for in the Music World? Glastonbury Festival Organiser

53. Which TV character says “yeah but no but”? Vicky Pollard

54. Which ex- Eastenders actor has played the policeman Nick Rowan on TV? Nick Berry

55. Cable-stayed, pontoon and suspension are all types of what? Bridges

56. What 3 flavours make up Neapolitan ice cream? Chocolate, vanilla & strawberry

57. Which three colours appear on the flag of the Republic of Ireland? Green, white & orange

58. What are the names of Eastenders’ Ian’s three wives? Cindy, Melanie & Laura

59. What are the names of the 3 female characters in a game of Cluedo? Miss Scarlett, Mrs White & Mrs Peacock

60. What are the names of the three ballets composed by Tschaikovsky? Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty

1. Why was Carole Hersee regularly seen on BBC TV in the 1960s & 1970s? She was the girl in the test card

2. On TV how were Fleegle, Snorky, Bingo and Drooper better known? The Banana Splits

3. What are the three water signs of the Zodiac? Scorpio, Pisces and Cancer (Aquarius is an air sign!)

4. Used in a variety of games, what are sometimes known as ‘devil’s bones?’ Dice

5. To the nearest whole number, what percentage of the world’s surface is land? 29%