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TV
1. What was George and Mildred's surname?
2. How did Simon Templar get the nickname 'The Saint'
3. Which ventriloquist partnered Lord Charles?
4. Which group of students attended Scumbag College?
5. On which show did Fred Housego make the news in 1980?
Natural World
6. Which deadly virus gets its name from a river in Zaire from where it
emerged in 1976?
7. How is the disease variola better known?
8. Apart from being the name of a racehorse, what are MacGillycuddy's Reeks?
I kid you not. Spooky co-incidence, eh?
9. Which is the largest island in the Mediterranean?
10. Which body of water separates Siberia and Alaska?
Sport
11. Which British ice-skater won European, World, and Olympic titles in 1976?
12. Which was the last non-Glasgow team to win the Scottish Football League?
13. Which country's Grand Prix is held in Estoril?
14. In which sport was Boris Spassky a world champion?
15. What nationality was gymnas Nadia Comaneci?
Literature
16. Who wrote the poem "Ode to a Haggis"?
17. Which American town was the subject of Arthur Miller's play, The
Crucible?
18. Which Bronte wrote the Tenant of Wildfell Hall?
19. What was the surname of the Captain of the Pequod in Moby Dick?
20. Who wrote Little Women?
Music
21. Of which chart-topping band was Kurt Cobain the lead singer?
22. Who had a hit with 'Funky Moped' in 1975?
23. Jazz musician Gene Krupa played which instrument?
24. Which Italian composed The William Tell Overture?
25. With which instrument is Ravi Shankar most associated?
Films
26. In the 1954 sci-fi film Them!, what were them?
27. What was Crocodile Dundee's first name?
28. In Star Wars, what type of creature was Chewbacca?
29. In Carry On Follow That Camel, who played Seargeant Nocker?
30. How many Oscars did John Wayne win?
General Knowledge
31. Who partnered Peter Sellers on the top 10 hit Goodness Gracious Me?
Jeez. I had no idea I repeat questions so often.
32. In which French city are the headquarters of Interpol?
33. In which town did Desparate Dan live?
34. Which company was responsible for the Bhopal chemical distaster?
35. Who played Tommy Steele in the film, The Tommy Steele Story?
36. If the east is Oriental, what is the West?
37. In the Bible, for how many pieces of silver did Judas betray Jesus?
38. In geometry, how many minutes are there in a degree?
39. How is diamorphine hydrochloride better known?
40. What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle?
41. Of which animal family is an ocelot a member?
42. Which pleasure boat was sunk by the Bow Belle on the Thames in 1989?
43. Which Greek word means terrible lizard?
44. How many of the United States have an 'x' in their name?
45. Who was the last Liberal Prime Minster of the UK?
46. On which river does Inverness stand?
47. Sarah Keays gave birth to a daughter, Flora, in December 1983. Who was
the famous father?
48. In which hand does the Statue of Liberty hold her torch
49. Which oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Island in 1989
50. What kind of animal is a Suffolk Punch
51. In which British city is Ringway airport?
52. If cows are bovine, what are bears?
53. How many locks does the Suez canal have?
54. In which US state is the city of Seattle?
55. The Romans called it Eboracum. What did the Vikings call it?
56. Electrum is an alloy of which two metals?
57. Which company claimed to be the fourth emergency service?
58. Who did John Hinkley Jr. try to assassinate in 1981?
59. In which town are the headquarters of the Open University?
60. Which island country is divided into the counties of Cornwall, Middlesex,
and Sussex?
--
Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/
Jose Padilla - charge him or release him. http://www.chargepadilla.org/
TV
1. What was George and Mildred's surname?
2. How did Simon Templar get the nickname 'The Saint'
3. Which ventriloquist partnered Lord Charles?
4. Which group of students attended Scumbag College?
5. On which show did Fred Housego make the news in 1980?
Natural World
6. Which deadly virus gets its name from a river in Zaire from where it
emerged in 1976?
7. How is the disease variola better known?
8. Apart from being the name of a racehorse, what are MacGillycuddy's Reeks?
I kid you not. Spooky co-incidence, eh?
9. Which is the largest island in the Mediterranean?
10. Which body of water separates Siberia and Alaska?
Sport
11. Which British ice-skater won European, World, and Olympic titles in 1976?
12. Which was the last non-Glasgow team to win the Scottish Football League?
13. Which country's Grand Prix is held in Estoril?
14. In which sport was Boris Spassky a world champion?
15. What nationality was gymnas Nadia Comaneci?
Literature
16. Who wrote the poem "Ode to a Haggis"?
17. Which American town was the subject of Arthur Miller's play, The
Crucible?
18. Which Bronte wrote the Tenant of Wildfell Hall?
19. What was the surname of the Captain of the Pequod in Moby Dick?
20. Who wrote Little Women?
Music
21. Of which chart-topping band was Kurt Cobain the lead singer?
22. Who had a hit with 'Funky Moped' in 1975?
23. Jazz musician Gene Krupa played which instrument?
24. Which Italian composed The William Tell Overture?
25. With which instrument is Ravi Shankar most associated?
Films
26. In the 1954 sci-fi film Them!, what were them?
27. What was Crocodile Dundee's first name?
28. In Star Wars, what type of creature was Chewbacca?
29. In Carry On Follow That Camel, who played Seargeant Nocker?
30. How many Oscars did John Wayne win?
General Knowledge
31. Who partnered Peter Sellers on the top 10 hit Goodness Gracious Me?
Jeez. I had no idea I repeat questions so often.
32. In which French city are the headquarters of Interpol?
33. In which town did Desparate Dan live?
34. Which company was responsible for the Bhopal chemical distaster?
35. Who played Tommy Steele in the film, The Tommy Steele Story?
36. If the east is Oriental, what is the West?
37. In the Bible, for how many pieces of silver did Judas betray Jesus?
38. In geometry, how many minutes are there in a degree?
39. How is diamorphine hydrochloride better known?
40. What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle?
41. Of which animal family is an ocelot a member?
42. Which pleasure boat was sunk by the Bow Belle on the Thames in 1989?
43. Which Greek word means terrible lizard?
44. How many of the United States have an 'x' in their name?
45. Who was the last Liberal Prime Minster of the UK?
46. On which river does Inverness stand?
47. Sarah Keays gave birth to a daughter, Flora, in December 1983. Who was
the famous father?
48. In which hand does the Statue of Liberty hold her torch
49. Which oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Island in 1989
50. What kind of animal is a Suffolk Punch
51. In which British city is Ringway airport?
52. If cows are bovine, what are bears?
53. How many locks does the Suez canal have?
54. In which US state is the city of Seattle?
55. The Romans called it Eboracum. What did the Vikings call it?
56. Electrum is an alloy of which two metals?
57. Which company claimed to be the fourth emergency service?
58. Who did John Hinkley Jr. try to assassinate in 1981?
59. In which town are the headquarters of the Open University?
60. Which island country is divided into the counties of Cornwall, Middlesex,
and Sussex?
--
Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/
Jose Padilla - charge him or release him. http://www.chargepadilla.org/
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