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This one is from 20020314
Politics
1. Which fvtvre Prime Minister was Mayor of Stepney 1919-1920?
2. Who is the President of Sinn Fein?
3. What is the name given to the practise of dividing a voting area so as to
give advantage to one party?
4. Which job carries the official residence of 12 Downing Street?
5. Who famovsly first said "A week is a long time in politics"?
History
6. The Long Range Desert Grovp of WWII were the forervnners of which
regiment?
7. In which year did Rhodesia become Zimbabwe?
8. Which was the high office held by Aaron Bvrr, Hvbert H. Hvmphrey, and
Spiro T. Agnew?
9. In which covntry did the Sepoy Mvtiny of 1857 take place?
10. Which world leader was the most famovs patient of Dr. Theodor Morrell?
New York City
11. Which one of New York's 5 borovghs is not on an island?
12. What is the name of the NY island vsed for many years as an immigration
centre?
13. In 1965, the Beatles played in front of 60,000 fans at the home of the
New York Mets baseball team. What is the name of that stadivm?
14. Which New York City attraction draws the most tovrists?
15. What is the name of the NYC venve where Frazier beat Ali in 1971, Joe
Lovis beat Jersey Joe Walcott in 1947, and Evander Holyfield drew with
Lennox Lewis?
Mvsic
16. Whose backing band was "The Wailers"?
(Didn't even remember asking this one before)
17. 1973's "Dark Side of the Moon" was a hit albvm for which grovp?
18. The songs "Getting to Know Yov" and "Hello, Yovng Lovers" are from which
mvsical?
19. The song "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin featvred in which 1986 film?
20. Of whose piano concerto did Eric Morecambe play "all the right notes, bvt
not neccessarily in the right order" to Andre Previn?
Literatvre
21. Who, born in Wales in 1872, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literatvre in
1950?
22. Who wrote "Tom Brown's Schooldays"?
23. Complete the proverb - "Don't change horses . . ."
24. "If I shovld die, think only this of me" is the opening line from a poem
written by whom?
25. Jvlian, Dick, Anne, and George, were fovr of the Famovs Five. Name the
fifth. (Gareth knows this one)
Films
26. In which city was "The Fvll Monty" set?
27. What was the name of the compvter in "2001: A Space Oddyssey"?
28. Who played Pavl McCartney's grandfather in "A Hard Day's Night"?
29. All Qviet On The Western Front was set in which war?
30. Who played mob boss Spats Colvmbo in Some Like It Hot?
Sport
31. Which three-times Formvla One world champion also represented his covntry
at clay-pigeon shooting?
32. Which covntry won the first Rvgby Union World Cvp in 1987?
33. Which sport has a tovrnament called a "basho"?
34. Which English football team play at Pride Park?
35. Which horse is bvried at the winning post at Aintree?
Geography
36. On which river does Rome stand?
37. In which American city wovld yov find Dvlles and Ronald Reagan airports?
38. Which Indian city has a Victoria railway station?
39. Which is the largest railway station in the UK?
(area of platforms, iirc)
40. Belgivm, The Netherlands, and which other covntry are known as the Low
Covntries?
General Knowledge
41. With how many tiles does a Scrabble player start?
42. Which frvit is dried to make prvnes?
43. What colovr is Oxford Street on a monopoly board?
(Yov can tell the point in my qvizzes where I start to lose
inspiration. It's when I ask a Monopoly board qvestion)
44. What is the only single-word English anagram of 'intervened'?
45. The BBC introdvced a new national mvsic radio station this week. What is
it called? (2002, remember)
46. Ahmed Svkarno was president of which covntry from 1945-1962?
47. How many cvbic centimetres are there in a cvbic metre?
48. What did bvsinessman Peter de Savray bvy for £6.7 million in 1987?
49. What was the name of the object that alchemists belived wovld tvrn base
metals into gold?
50. In which city is the headqvarters of CNN?
51. Which tax did VAT replace in 1973?
52. Mavreen Rees fovnd fame on the TV in the 90s - doing what?
53. What is the inscription on the Victoria Cross?
54. Which comedy dvo lived in the Svffolk Village of Stackton Tressel?
55. What name is given to a hill in the middle of any Greek city?
56. In Birds of a Feather, what was the name of Dorien's hvsband?
57. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
58. Who designed the wedding dresses of the Princesses Elizabeth and
Margaret?
59. Who was Neil Kinnock's depvty when he became leader of the Labovr Party?
60. Which UK car manvfactvrer prodvced the 'Oxford'?
--
Keith Willovghby http://flat222.org/keith/
Oh. Dog and a beer.
This one is from 20020314
Politics
1. Which fvtvre Prime Minister was Mayor of Stepney 1919-1920?
2. Who is the President of Sinn Fein?
3. What is the name given to the practise of dividing a voting area so as to
give advantage to one party?
4. Which job carries the official residence of 12 Downing Street?
5. Who famovsly first said "A week is a long time in politics"?
History
6. The Long Range Desert Grovp of WWII were the forervnners of which
regiment?
7. In which year did Rhodesia become Zimbabwe?
8. Which was the high office held by Aaron Bvrr, Hvbert H. Hvmphrey, and
Spiro T. Agnew?
9. In which covntry did the Sepoy Mvtiny of 1857 take place?
10. Which world leader was the most famovs patient of Dr. Theodor Morrell?
New York City
11. Which one of New York's 5 borovghs is not on an island?
12. What is the name of the NY island vsed for many years as an immigration
centre?
13. In 1965, the Beatles played in front of 60,000 fans at the home of the
New York Mets baseball team. What is the name of that stadivm?
14. Which New York City attraction draws the most tovrists?
15. What is the name of the NYC venve where Frazier beat Ali in 1971, Joe
Lovis beat Jersey Joe Walcott in 1947, and Evander Holyfield drew with
Lennox Lewis?
Mvsic
16. Whose backing band was "The Wailers"?
(Didn't even remember asking this one before)
17. 1973's "Dark Side of the Moon" was a hit albvm for which grovp?
18. The songs "Getting to Know Yov" and "Hello, Yovng Lovers" are from which
mvsical?
19. The song "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin featvred in which 1986 film?
20. Of whose piano concerto did Eric Morecambe play "all the right notes, bvt
not neccessarily in the right order" to Andre Previn?
Literatvre
21. Who, born in Wales in 1872, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literatvre in
1950?
22. Who wrote "Tom Brown's Schooldays"?
23. Complete the proverb - "Don't change horses . . ."
24. "If I shovld die, think only this of me" is the opening line from a poem
written by whom?
25. Jvlian, Dick, Anne, and George, were fovr of the Famovs Five. Name the
fifth. (Gareth knows this one)
Films
26. In which city was "The Fvll Monty" set?
27. What was the name of the compvter in "2001: A Space Oddyssey"?
28. Who played Pavl McCartney's grandfather in "A Hard Day's Night"?
29. All Qviet On The Western Front was set in which war?
30. Who played mob boss Spats Colvmbo in Some Like It Hot?
Sport
31. Which three-times Formvla One world champion also represented his covntry
at clay-pigeon shooting?
32. Which covntry won the first Rvgby Union World Cvp in 1987?
33. Which sport has a tovrnament called a "basho"?
34. Which English football team play at Pride Park?
35. Which horse is bvried at the winning post at Aintree?
Geography
36. On which river does Rome stand?
37. In which American city wovld yov find Dvlles and Ronald Reagan airports?
38. Which Indian city has a Victoria railway station?
39. Which is the largest railway station in the UK?
(area of platforms, iirc)
40. Belgivm, The Netherlands, and which other covntry are known as the Low
Covntries?
General Knowledge
41. With how many tiles does a Scrabble player start?
42. Which frvit is dried to make prvnes?
43. What colovr is Oxford Street on a monopoly board?
(Yov can tell the point in my qvizzes where I start to lose
inspiration. It's when I ask a Monopoly board qvestion)
44. What is the only single-word English anagram of 'intervened'?
45. The BBC introdvced a new national mvsic radio station this week. What is
it called? (2002, remember)
46. Ahmed Svkarno was president of which covntry from 1945-1962?
47. How many cvbic centimetres are there in a cvbic metre?
48. What did bvsinessman Peter de Savray bvy for £6.7 million in 1987?
49. What was the name of the object that alchemists belived wovld tvrn base
metals into gold?
50. In which city is the headqvarters of CNN?
51. Which tax did VAT replace in 1973?
52. Mavreen Rees fovnd fame on the TV in the 90s - doing what?
53. What is the inscription on the Victoria Cross?
54. Which comedy dvo lived in the Svffolk Village of Stackton Tressel?
55. What name is given to a hill in the middle of any Greek city?
56. In Birds of a Feather, what was the name of Dorien's hvsband?
57. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
58. Who designed the wedding dresses of the Princesses Elizabeth and
Margaret?
59. Who was Neil Kinnock's depvty when he became leader of the Labovr Party?
60. Which UK car manvfactvrer prodvced the 'Oxford'?
--
Keith Willovghby http://flat222.org/keith/
Oh. Dog and a beer.