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May 11, 2004
1. Anagram - TV personality - "Dirty Wheelchair"
2. Which actor played the roles of Bobby Ewing in Dallas and the Man
From Atlantis?
3. What is the SI unit of work and energy?
4. During his life Napoleon was exiled on two islands. On which
island did he die?
5. What was the name of the only English member of the group The
Monkees?
6. Which country has common borders with Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil?
7. Bill Rodgers and three other politicians formed the Social
Democratic Party in Britain they were collectively known as the
Gang of Four. Name the other three members?
8. What was the maiden-name of the Queen mother?
9. On what part of the body might one commonly wear a wimple?
10. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
11. What is the square root of a gross?
12. To be a true Cockney one must be born within the sound of the
bells of which church? Full name.
13. What stands between a strong gale and a hurricane on the Beaufort
scale?
14. In France it is known as The Bourse. What is its English
equivalent?
15. In which year did the following events occur: The Ayatollah
Khomeini issued a fatwa on Salman Rushdie for his novel The Satanic
Verses, The Exxon Valdez spilled eleven million gallons of oil in
Alaska, students protested in Tiananmen Square.
16. What name is given to a male swan?
17. Which instrument is the largest member of the violin family?
18. Which two countries occupy the Scandinavian peninsula?
19. What is the most sacred river in India?
20. Which Shakespearean character has the largest speaking part?
21. In archery, how many arrows must land in the gold for a Perfect
End?
22. What are the christian names of the three children of the Prince
of Monaco?
23. Which English football team are nicknamed the Rams?
24. The Thai Prime Minister, Thanksin Shinawatra, has been in the news
this week for showing an interest in buying a 30 percent share in
which English football club?
25. Who painted "Boy with a Pipe" that sold at auction this week for a
record 104 million dollars (58m pounds)?
[exchange rates correct at time of going to press
)
--Loser's Round on "Italian Culture"
26. What are the two main ingredients of any Italian dish that is
described as Florentine or Florentina?
27. What type of meat is used in the traditional Italian dish Osso
Bucco?
28. At which track is the Italian Grand prix usually held?
29. Which Italian renaissance artist painted the mural of the "Last
Supper" at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan?
30. Out of which Fellini film did the word paparazzi, named after the
photo-journalist character, Paparazzo, become a synonym for an
intrusive newspaper photographer?
--
Gareth Owen
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May 11, 2004
1. Anagram - TV personality - "Dirty Wheelchair"
2. Which actor played the roles of Bobby Ewing in Dallas and the Man
From Atlantis?
3. What is the SI unit of work and energy?
4. During his life Napoleon was exiled on two islands. On which
island did he die?
5. What was the name of the only English member of the group The
Monkees?
6. Which country has common borders with Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil?
7. Bill Rodgers and three other politicians formed the Social
Democratic Party in Britain they were collectively known as the
Gang of Four. Name the other three members?
8. What was the maiden-name of the Queen mother?
9. On what part of the body might one commonly wear a wimple?
10. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
11. What is the square root of a gross?
12. To be a true Cockney one must be born within the sound of the
bells of which church? Full name.
13. What stands between a strong gale and a hurricane on the Beaufort
scale?
14. In France it is known as The Bourse. What is its English
equivalent?
15. In which year did the following events occur: The Ayatollah
Khomeini issued a fatwa on Salman Rushdie for his novel The Satanic
Verses, The Exxon Valdez spilled eleven million gallons of oil in
Alaska, students protested in Tiananmen Square.
16. What name is given to a male swan?
17. Which instrument is the largest member of the violin family?
18. Which two countries occupy the Scandinavian peninsula?
19. What is the most sacred river in India?
20. Which Shakespearean character has the largest speaking part?
21. In archery, how many arrows must land in the gold for a Perfect
End?
22. What are the christian names of the three children of the Prince
of Monaco?
23. Which English football team are nicknamed the Rams?
24. The Thai Prime Minister, Thanksin Shinawatra, has been in the news
this week for showing an interest in buying a 30 percent share in
which English football club?
25. Who painted "Boy with a Pipe" that sold at auction this week for a
record 104 million dollars (58m pounds)?
[exchange rates correct at time of going to press
)--Loser's Round on "Italian Culture"
26. What are the two main ingredients of any Italian dish that is
described as Florentine or Florentina?
27. What type of meat is used in the traditional Italian dish Osso
Bucco?
28. At which track is the Italian Grand prix usually held?
29. Which Italian renaissance artist painted the mural of the "Last
Supper" at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan?
30. Out of which Fellini film did the word paparazzi, named after the
photo-journalist character, Paparazzo, become a synonym for an
intrusive newspaper photographer?
--
Gareth Owen
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