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Music
1. Who was the drummer in the Dave Clark Five?
2. With which song did the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band have a hit in
1977?
3. Which legendary West Country band were formed by Adge Cutler in the
1960s?
4. Which pop singer was backed by The Mindbenders?
5. According to the Beatles, who had a face that she kept in a jar by the
door?
The 60s
6. In which country did the Sharpeville Massacre take place in 1960?
7. Radio Caroline began broadcasting in 1964. Which DJ presented the first
show?
8. The Mont Blanc tunnel was completed in 1965. Which country was linked to
France by it?
9. Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968. In which city?
10. The Woodstock festival was held in 1969. In which state is Woodstock?
General Knowledge
11. Ronald Reagan once famously got Princess Diana's name wrong at a
function. What did he call her?
12. A Scottish court can return three verdicts. Guilty and not guilty are
two. What is the third?
13. What is photophobia the morbid fear of?
14. How were Al Capon's mobsters dressed when they carried out the St
Valentine's Day Massacre?
15. How is the intersection of Oxford Street and Regent's Street in London
known?
TV
16. Which part did DeForest Kelley play in Star Trek?
17. Who played Blake in Blake's Seven?
18. Which was the only one of the main characters in M*A*S*H who was played
by the same actor in the film and the series?
(Bonus: Which minor character also qualifies?)
19. Seymour Skinner is the headmaster in which TV show?
20. Who was replaced by a tub of lard on Have I Got News For You when he
failed to turn up?
Literature
21. Which Shakespeare play features a ghost called Banquo?
22. What was the children's equivalent of the Penguin Books brand?
23. The Bible: Who was forced to carry Jesus's cross in Jesus's place?
24. My Fair Lady' is a musical version of which play?
25. Who wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court?
Geography
26. Tirol is a province of which country
27. What is the capital of Syria?
28. Lanzarote is a member of which island group?
29. On which river do the Victoria Falls stand?
Cars
31. The Riley Elf and the Wolsely Hornet were up-market versions of which
car?
32. Before they started making cars, what kind of vehicle did Lamborghini
mainly make?
33. Which company makes the Espace people carrier?
34. Which company made the Quattro?
35. Which cartoon heroine drove The Compact Pussycat in the Wacky Races?
General Knowledge
36. Wimbledon is actually the All-England Lawn Tennis and ____________ Club?
37. Which cathedral has the tallest spire in England?
38. Who is the Italian prime minister, much in the news last week?
39. Which race course is located 6 miles south of Dublin?
40. Which country shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican
Republic?
41. How did Roman Abramovich make the news last week?
42. What name is given to a small wooden keg with a capacity of 9 imperial
gallons?
43. Which two countries does the Khyber Pass link?
44. What does the WD in WD-40 stand for?
45. What common plant's name literally means "lion's tooth"?
46. True or false: More people died in road accidents in the UK in 1926 than
in 1997?
47. Which BBC quiz show's theme was called Approaching Danger?
48. In which sport was Kendo Nagasaki a star in the 70s?
49. Who helmed his yacht Morning Cloud to victory in the 1971 Admiral's Cup?
50. As Iva Toguri D'Aquino, she was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1949,
and pardoned by Gerald Ford in 1977. How is she better known?
51. Which river flows from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea
52. Where in the body would you find vitreous humour?
53. Which was the first of the Carry On films?
54. From which musical does the song "If I Were A Rich Man" come?
55. In which show would you hear Bloodnok, Eccles and Bluebottle?
56. In which sport might you find a cornerback, a safety, and a tight-end?
57. Where did Stanley Holloway need a passport to get to in the 1949 Ealing
comedy?
58. How many British cyclists have won the Tour De France?
59. From which company did Wile E. Coyote buy his explosives in the Road
Runner cartoons?
60. Who scored a hat-trick in the so-called Matthews Final of the FA Cup in
1953?
--
Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/
"You are the real un-Americans and you should be ashamed of yourselves."
- Paul Robeson to the HUAC
Music
1. Who was the drummer in the Dave Clark Five?
2. With which song did the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band have a hit in
1977?
3. Which legendary West Country band were formed by Adge Cutler in the
1960s?
4. Which pop singer was backed by The Mindbenders?
5. According to the Beatles, who had a face that she kept in a jar by the
door?
The 60s
6. In which country did the Sharpeville Massacre take place in 1960?
7. Radio Caroline began broadcasting in 1964. Which DJ presented the first
show?
8. The Mont Blanc tunnel was completed in 1965. Which country was linked to
France by it?
9. Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968. In which city?
10. The Woodstock festival was held in 1969. In which state is Woodstock?
General Knowledge
11. Ronald Reagan once famously got Princess Diana's name wrong at a
function. What did he call her?
12. A Scottish court can return three verdicts. Guilty and not guilty are
two. What is the third?
13. What is photophobia the morbid fear of?
14. How were Al Capon's mobsters dressed when they carried out the St
Valentine's Day Massacre?
15. How is the intersection of Oxford Street and Regent's Street in London
known?
TV
16. Which part did DeForest Kelley play in Star Trek?
17. Who played Blake in Blake's Seven?
18. Which was the only one of the main characters in M*A*S*H who was played
by the same actor in the film and the series?
(Bonus: Which minor character also qualifies?)
19. Seymour Skinner is the headmaster in which TV show?
20. Who was replaced by a tub of lard on Have I Got News For You when he
failed to turn up?
Literature
21. Which Shakespeare play features a ghost called Banquo?
22. What was the children's equivalent of the Penguin Books brand?
23. The Bible: Who was forced to carry Jesus's cross in Jesus's place?
24. My Fair Lady' is a musical version of which play?
25. Who wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court?
Geography
26. Tirol is a province of which country
27. What is the capital of Syria?
28. Lanzarote is a member of which island group?
29. On which river do the Victoria Falls stand?
Cars
31. The Riley Elf and the Wolsely Hornet were up-market versions of which
car?
32. Before they started making cars, what kind of vehicle did Lamborghini
mainly make?
33. Which company makes the Espace people carrier?
34. Which company made the Quattro?
35. Which cartoon heroine drove The Compact Pussycat in the Wacky Races?
General Knowledge
36. Wimbledon is actually the All-England Lawn Tennis and ____________ Club?
37. Which cathedral has the tallest spire in England?
38. Who is the Italian prime minister, much in the news last week?
39. Which race course is located 6 miles south of Dublin?
40. Which country shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican
Republic?
41. How did Roman Abramovich make the news last week?
42. What name is given to a small wooden keg with a capacity of 9 imperial
gallons?
43. Which two countries does the Khyber Pass link?
44. What does the WD in WD-40 stand for?
45. What common plant's name literally means "lion's tooth"?
46. True or false: More people died in road accidents in the UK in 1926 than
in 1997?
47. Which BBC quiz show's theme was called Approaching Danger?
48. In which sport was Kendo Nagasaki a star in the 70s?
49. Who helmed his yacht Morning Cloud to victory in the 1971 Admiral's Cup?
50. As Iva Toguri D'Aquino, she was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1949,
and pardoned by Gerald Ford in 1977. How is she better known?
51. Which river flows from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea
52. Where in the body would you find vitreous humour?
53. Which was the first of the Carry On films?
54. From which musical does the song "If I Were A Rich Man" come?
55. In which show would you hear Bloodnok, Eccles and Bluebottle?
56. In which sport might you find a cornerback, a safety, and a tight-end?
57. Where did Stanley Holloway need a passport to get to in the 1949 Ealing
comedy?
58. How many British cyclists have won the Tour De France?
59. From which company did Wile E. Coyote buy his explosives in the Road
Runner cartoons?
60. Who scored a hat-trick in the so-called Matthews Final of the FA Cup in
1953?
--
Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/
"You are the real un-Americans and you should be ashamed of yourselves."
- Paul Robeson to the HUAC
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