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Question 41 was corrected from 1986 to 1979 - thanks S Curtis
- 4 Feb 2009. Questions 91, 98 (spellings/typos - Telly Savalas; Dickens';
Micawber) and answer 56 (spelling - Prima Facie) were corrected - thanks G
Heyes - 11 Feb 2009. Question 68 (spelling (Havisham) was corrected - thanks C
Morgan - 16 Jan 2010.
Which singer joined Mel Gibson in the movie Mad Max: Beyond
The Thunderdome? TINA TURNER
Vodka, Galliano and orange juice are used to make which
classic cocktail? HARVEY WALLBANGER
Which American state is nearest to the former Soviet Union?
ALASKA
In which year did Foinavon win the Grand National?
1967
At which battle of 1314 did Robert The Bruce defeat the
English forces? BANNOCKBURN
Consecrated in 1962, where is the Cathedral Church of St
Michael? COVENTRY
On TV, who did the character Lurch work for? ADDAMS
FAMILY
Which children's classic book was written by Anna Sewell?
BLACK BEAUTY
How many tentacles does a squid have? TEN
Which reggae singing star died 11th May 1981? BOB
MARLEY
Characters Charlie Allnut and Rosie Sayer appeared in which
classic 1951 movie? THE AFRICAN QUEEN (Humphrey Bogart & Katherine
Hepburn)
What is converted into alcohol during brewing?
SUGAR
Which river forms the eastern section of the border between
England and Scotland? TWEED
Which Briton won an ice-skating Gold at the Lake Placid
Olympics? ROBIN COUSINS
In what year was Prince Andrew born? 1960 (19th
February)
What is the national game of the Basques? PELOTA (a
form of tennis using racket or hand with a net or against a wall)
TV commercials for Campari launched the career of which
actress? LORRAINE CHASE
Name the two families in Romeo and Juliet? MONTAGUE
& CAPULET
If cats are feline, what are sheep? OVINE
In the song, Heartbreak Hotel is on which street? LONELY
STREET
For his part in which 1953 film did Frank Sinatra receive a
Best Supporting Actor Oscar? FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
For which fruit is the US state of Georgia famous?
PEACH
Which is the financial centre and main city of Switzerland?
ZURICH
Who is the only man (at 2009) to have won motorbike and F1
car World Championships? JOHN SURTEES
In which city was Martin Luther King assassinated in 1968?
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
In which county is the UK prime minister's official
country residence Chequers? BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Who created the UK TV spoof 007 character Basildon Bond?
RUSS ABBOTT
What is the policeman's name in Noddy stories? PC
PLOD
What is the word used to describe an animal/plant that is
both male and female? HERMAPHRODITE
Which TV programme's theme tune was called Hit and Miss?
JUKE BOX JURY
In the 1963 film The Great Escape, what names were given
to the three tunnels? TOM, DICK, HARRY
What liqueur bearing the letters D.O.M. on the bottle
label was developed at Fecamp, France, in the 16th century? BENEDICTINE
(DOM = Deo Optimo Maximo = To God, most good, most great.)
What is the third major Balearic Island with Majorca and
Minorca? IBIZA
Who won six consecutive Wimbledon singles titles in the
1980s? MARTINA NAVRATILOVA (1982-87, also 1978, 79, 90)
In which country did the Mau Mau uprising (1952-60) occur?
KENYA
What does a numismatist study or collect? COINS
(and/or Medals)
Who was Radio 1's first female DJ? ANNE
NIGHTINGALE
Who captained Jules Verne's submarine Nautilus? CAPTAIN
NEMO
The llama belongs to the family of animals commonly called
what? CAMELS
Which guitarist is known as Slowhand? ERIC
CLAPTON
In which 1979 film was the spaceship called Nostromo?
ALIEN
What have been cooked in syrup and glazed to make the
sweetmeat Marrons Glaces? SWEET CHESTNUTS
The Shatt-el-Arab (River of Arabia) is the confluence of
which two other rivers? TIGRIS and EUPHRATES
The Sheffield Shield is competed for in which sport?
CRICKET (Australia)
At which town did Billy Butlin open his first holiday camp?
SKEGNESS (1936)
In knitting, what is meant by the initials 'psso'? PASS
SLIPPED STITCH OVER
In UK TV's 'Noel Edmund's House Party', the 'house' was
situated near to which village? CRINKLEY BOTTOM
Also the title of a famous literary work, who were Mrs Page
and Mrs Ford? MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
What is infant whale commonly called? CALF
Which DJ had a UK Top Ten hit with the song Snot Rap?
KENNY EVERETT
In which film did Roger Moore first play James Bond?
LIVE AND LET DIE (1973)
How many gallons of beer are in a furkin? NINE
What in Cornwall is the most southerly point of mainland
Britain? LIZARD POINT
Alan Minter was undisputed World boxing champion at which
weight? MIDDLEWEIGHT
Which 17th century explorer was buried with a pipe and a
box of tobacco? SIR WALTER RALEIGH
Which Latin term, usually applied to legal evidence, means
'at first sight'? PRIMA FACIE
What was the character name of TV's 'The Saint'? SIMON
TEMPLAR
In literature, who was the best known pupil of Greyfriar's
School? BILLY BUNTER
What is the alternative common name for a Black Leopard?
PANTHER
Who composed The Wedding March? FELIX
MENDELSSHON
Which actor appeared in Papillion and The Great Escape and
died in 1980? STEVE MCQUEEN
What do the British call the vegetables that Americans call
zucchini? COURGETTES
In which bay is Alcatraz? SAN FRANCISCO BAY
What is the most northerly cricket ground at which a Test
Match can (as at 2009) be played? RIVERSIDE (CHESTER-LE-STREET,
DURHAM)
Which British general was killed at Khartoum? CHARLES
GORDON
Which Cornish village claims to be the birthplace of King
Arthur? TINTAGEL
KAR120C was the registration of a yellow Lotus 7, in which
1960s cult UK TV series? THE PRISONER
In which Dickens novel was Miss Havisham jilted on her
wedding day? GREAT EXPECTATIONS
What is an otter's home called? HOLT
Who had a 1985 hit with Saving All My Love For You?
WHITNEY HOUSTON
Which actor appeared to have a wooden leg in the 1956 film
Moby Dick? GREGORY PECK (Captain Ahab)
How have vegetables been cut which are served Julienne?
THIN STRIPS (or shreds or sliced lengthways)
Which mountain overlooks Rio De Janeiro and its harbour?
SUGAR LOAF
Who was the first black player to captain England's soccer
team? PAUL INCE
In Roman mythology, Neptune is the equivalent to which
Greek god? POSEIDON
What is the only English language single word anagram of
the word crouton? CONTOUR
Which TV character said, 'Live long and prosper'? MR
SPOCK (Star Trek)
Which playwright wrote The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, and The
Cherry Orchard? ANTON CHEKOV
What is the other name for Wildebeest? GNU
Who had a 1960s hit with Let's Go To San Francisco?
FLOWERPOT MEN
What make of car was the time-machine in the film Back To
The Future? DE LOREAN
What is the name given to a locked case in which decanters
can be seen but not used? TANTALUS
In which State would you find the city of Birmingham?
ALABAMA
Complete the name of the American Football team:
'Washington ...........'? REDSKINS
In which war was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought?
AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
How old is a horse when it changes from a filly to a mare?
FOUR YEARS
Which school featured in UK TV's 'Please Sir'? FENN
STREET
Robin Hood & Friar Tuck appear in which well-known
novel, by Sir Walter Scott? IVANHOE
What is Canada's national animal? BEAVER
Which is the smallest member of the flute family?
PICCOLO
Which Bond villain has been played by Telly Savalas,
Donald Pleasance, Charles Gray, and Max Von Sydow? BLOFELD (ERNST
STAVRO)
'Mace is one of the spices obtained from the tree Myristica
Fragrams - what is the other? NUTMEG
Which hills divide England from Scotland?
CHEVIOTS
What is the colour of the bull of an archery target?
GOLD
Who was the female member of the SDP's 'Gang Of Four'?
SHIRLEY WILLIAMS (SDP = Social Democratic Party)
UNHCR is the United Nation's High Commission for what?
REFUGEES
Who hosted UK TV's 'Family Fortunes' after Bob Monkhouse
and before Les Dennis? MAX BYGRAVES
Which Dickens' character was always 'expecting something
to turn up'? MR MICAWBER (David Copperfield)
A palmiped's feet are more commonly called what?
WEBBED
Which musical featured the song They Called The Wind
Mariah? PAINT YOUR WAGON
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