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April 20, 2004
1. Anagram - Movie - "Pianist's Asp Hilt"
2. What is the main manufacturing industry in Detroit?
3. What archeological discovery was made at Sutton Hoo in 1939?
4. What animal is the largest carnivore on land?
5. Whose biography did James Boswell write in 1791?
6. What has more calories - Fat or Sugar?
7. Who led the mutiny on the Bounty? Bonus: Which island did the
mutineers colonise?
8. How many old pennies were there in a pound?
9. What is sometimes known as the 'Game of Four Winds'?
10. What was the longest war in recorded history? Bonus: How long did
it last?
11. In which welsh village was the TV series The Prisoner filmed?
Bonus: What number was he assigned?
12. Which novelist wrote 'How the leopard got his spots' and 'How the
Camel got his hump"?
13. In which year did the following events take place. Concorde took
its maiden flight, Midnight Cowboy won the Best Picture Oscar and
Jimi Hendrix (among others) played Woodstock?
14. With which sport do you associate the America's Cup?
15. Which River runs through Cambridge?
16. William Hartnell was the first actor to play who?
17. In which month does the american festival of Thanksgiving fall?
18. In geometry, what is the name for a straight line that touches a
curve but does not cut it?
19. Who was the Roman God of War?
20. Which soft drinks manufacturer makes Tizer?
21. What colour are the seats in the House of Lords?
22. Who will no longer be playing the trumpet after 20 years of
service, it was announced this week?
23. Who won best actor/ actress at the Bafta's this week?
24. The Powergen cup final was played on Saturday; who played,
and what was the score?
25. Which public figure has donned a pair of speedos to play
international water polo this week?
--Loser's Round on "The Periodic Table"
26. Who classified the elements into the periodic table?
27. Name the FOUR elements have only ONE syllable?
28. Currently, how many periods (rows) are there on the periodic table?
29. What is the first element in the periodic table?
30. Name the six noble gases?
April 20, 2004
1. Anagram - Movie - "Pianist's Asp Hilt"
2. What is the main manufacturing industry in Detroit?
3. What archeological discovery was made at Sutton Hoo in 1939?
4. What animal is the largest carnivore on land?
5. Whose biography did James Boswell write in 1791?
6. What has more calories - Fat or Sugar?
7. Who led the mutiny on the Bounty? Bonus: Which island did the
mutineers colonise?
8. How many old pennies were there in a pound?
9. What is sometimes known as the 'Game of Four Winds'?
10. What was the longest war in recorded history? Bonus: How long did
it last?
11. In which welsh village was the TV series The Prisoner filmed?
Bonus: What number was he assigned?
12. Which novelist wrote 'How the leopard got his spots' and 'How the
Camel got his hump"?
13. In which year did the following events take place. Concorde took
its maiden flight, Midnight Cowboy won the Best Picture Oscar and
Jimi Hendrix (among others) played Woodstock?
14. With which sport do you associate the America's Cup?
15. Which River runs through Cambridge?
16. William Hartnell was the first actor to play who?
17. In which month does the american festival of Thanksgiving fall?
18. In geometry, what is the name for a straight line that touches a
curve but does not cut it?
19. Who was the Roman God of War?
20. Which soft drinks manufacturer makes Tizer?
21. What colour are the seats in the House of Lords?
22. Who will no longer be playing the trumpet after 20 years of
service, it was announced this week?
23. Who won best actor/ actress at the Bafta's this week?
24. The Powergen cup final was played on Saturday; who played,
and what was the score?
25. Which public figure has donned a pair of speedos to play
international water polo this week?
--Loser's Round on "The Periodic Table"
26. Who classified the elements into the periodic table?
27. Name the FOUR elements have only ONE syllable?
28. Currently, how many periods (rows) are there on the periodic table?
29. What is the first element in the periodic table?
30. Name the six noble gases?
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