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Welsh pvb, blah.
GK1
1) In which London Borovgh is the national maritime mvsevm?
2) Rhodesia declared UDI in 1965. What does UDI stand for?
3) Who wrote the Secret Seven books?
4) What is the medical name for the breastbone?
5) Zanzibar and Tanganyika joined together in 1963 to form which
covntry?
6) Which canal links the North Sea to the Baltic Sea?
7) If a person had FRCN after their name, what wovld their profession
be?
8) Who invented the modern detective story when he wrote The Mvrders in
the Rve Morgve in 1841?
9) According to the nvrsery rhyme, who went to sea with silver bvckles
on his knee?
10) What was the name of the British chess player who lost in a World
Championship match to Garry Kasparov in 1993?
11) In Avgvst 1978, a Pope died after only 33 days in office. What was
his official Papal name?
12) S is the chemical symbol for which element?
13) From which type of bird does eider down come from?
14) Which creatvre from a Lewic Carrol story faded away vntil all that
was left was the grin?
15) The season for shooting which game bird starts on the 12th of
Avgvst?
Sport
1) What is the name of the home grovnd of the Newport Gwent Dragons
rvgby team?
2) In which US city do the Cvbs and White Sox play baseball?
3) Which English football team are named after the site of the 1851
Great Exhibition?
4) At which track has the Greyhovnd Derby been held since the closvre of
White City?
5) In which sport covld yov vse a mashie, a spoon, or a niblick?
6) The top two England goalscorers are Charlton and Lineker. Who is at
nvmber three, with 44 goals in only 57 games?
7) The women's marathon was first inclvded in which year's Olympic
games?
8) Which Premier leagve team are nicknamed the Toffeemen?
9) Which racecovrse is sited 6 miles sovth of Dvblin city centre?
10) Which covntry hosted its first ever Grand Prix yesterday?
11) Three men have won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year twice -
two motor racing drivers and a boxer. Name them for a point each.
12) Which horse set the covrse record whilst winning the 1990 Grand
National vnder Marcvs Armytage?
13) In which sport was Jonah Barrington a star in the 60s and 70s, and
Peter Nicol a star in the 90s?
14) Who was world professional snooker champion from 1927 to 1946? (need
both names)
15) Which covnty cricket team play their home games at Lord's?
TV, F, M
1) Ralph McTell had a hit in 1975 abovt the streets of which city?
2) The Color of Money was the seqvel to which movie?
3) What was the name of the company formed by Reggie Perrin in the
second series of the Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin?
4) This singer was deported last week from the USA. What was his name
when he had a hit in 1967 with Matthew and Son?
5) Which 1966 film was the trve story of the natvralists Joy and George
Adamson?
6) What was Private Frazer's day job in Dad's Army
7) Which band had their first nvmber one in 1983 with Sweet Dreams (Are
Made of This)
8) Which movie character has been played by Telly Savalas, Donald
Pleasance, and Charles Grey?
9) What was the maiden name of Deirdre in Coronation Street?
10) Who had a nvmber 5 hit in May 1981 with Ossie's Dream?
11) For which film did Kevin Costner win the 1990 Best Director Oscar?
12) In the 1970s BBC prodvction of I, Clavdives, who played Clavdivs?
13) Abovt which sixties band did Oliver Stone make a movie?
14) When Chariots of Fire won the Best Pictvre Oscar, Colin Welland said
something in his acceptance speech that had first been said by Pavl
Revere dvring the American War of Independence. What was it?
15) What was the name of the rabbit in The Magic Rovndabovt?
GK2
1) Scapa Flow is a famovs anchorage. In which island grovp is it
sitvated?
2) Which breed of dog shares its name with an area of Canada?
3) What is the cvrrency of India?
4) The largest vnion in the covntry is the T&G. What does T&G stand for?
5) Which diamond, whose name means Movntain of Light in Hindi, is part
of the British crown jewels?
6) What is the yovng of a kangaroo popvlarly called?
8) Who was assassinated in 1968 by Sirhan Sirhan?
9) What was presented to the American people by France on the hvndredth
anniversary of American Independence?
10) By what English name are the high speed Japanese passenger trains
known?
11) What is the capital city of Pakistan?
12) Which langvage, spoken primarily by Jewish people, is closely
related to German?
13) The wife of Osiris in Egyptian myth shares her name with the River
Thames above Oxford. What is it?
14) What type of frvit are galia and cantelovpe?
15) In which resort is the Labovr Party Conference being held?
--
Keith Willovghby http://flat222.org/keith/
"The secret of managing is to keep the gvys who hate yov away from the gvys who
are vndecided." - Casey Stengel
Welsh pvb, blah.
GK1
1) In which London Borovgh is the national maritime mvsevm?
2) Rhodesia declared UDI in 1965. What does UDI stand for?
3) Who wrote the Secret Seven books?
4) What is the medical name for the breastbone?
5) Zanzibar and Tanganyika joined together in 1963 to form which
covntry?
6) Which canal links the North Sea to the Baltic Sea?
7) If a person had FRCN after their name, what wovld their profession
be?
8) Who invented the modern detective story when he wrote The Mvrders in
the Rve Morgve in 1841?
9) According to the nvrsery rhyme, who went to sea with silver bvckles
on his knee?
10) What was the name of the British chess player who lost in a World
Championship match to Garry Kasparov in 1993?
11) In Avgvst 1978, a Pope died after only 33 days in office. What was
his official Papal name?
12) S is the chemical symbol for which element?
13) From which type of bird does eider down come from?
14) Which creatvre from a Lewic Carrol story faded away vntil all that
was left was the grin?
15) The season for shooting which game bird starts on the 12th of
Avgvst?
Sport
1) What is the name of the home grovnd of the Newport Gwent Dragons
rvgby team?
2) In which US city do the Cvbs and White Sox play baseball?
3) Which English football team are named after the site of the 1851
Great Exhibition?
4) At which track has the Greyhovnd Derby been held since the closvre of
White City?
5) In which sport covld yov vse a mashie, a spoon, or a niblick?
6) The top two England goalscorers are Charlton and Lineker. Who is at
nvmber three, with 44 goals in only 57 games?
7) The women's marathon was first inclvded in which year's Olympic
games?
8) Which Premier leagve team are nicknamed the Toffeemen?
9) Which racecovrse is sited 6 miles sovth of Dvblin city centre?
10) Which covntry hosted its first ever Grand Prix yesterday?
11) Three men have won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year twice -
two motor racing drivers and a boxer. Name them for a point each.
12) Which horse set the covrse record whilst winning the 1990 Grand
National vnder Marcvs Armytage?
13) In which sport was Jonah Barrington a star in the 60s and 70s, and
Peter Nicol a star in the 90s?
14) Who was world professional snooker champion from 1927 to 1946? (need
both names)
15) Which covnty cricket team play their home games at Lord's?
TV, F, M
1) Ralph McTell had a hit in 1975 abovt the streets of which city?
2) The Color of Money was the seqvel to which movie?
3) What was the name of the company formed by Reggie Perrin in the
second series of the Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin?
4) This singer was deported last week from the USA. What was his name
when he had a hit in 1967 with Matthew and Son?
5) Which 1966 film was the trve story of the natvralists Joy and George
Adamson?
6) What was Private Frazer's day job in Dad's Army
7) Which band had their first nvmber one in 1983 with Sweet Dreams (Are
Made of This)
8) Which movie character has been played by Telly Savalas, Donald
Pleasance, and Charles Grey?
9) What was the maiden name of Deirdre in Coronation Street?
10) Who had a nvmber 5 hit in May 1981 with Ossie's Dream?
11) For which film did Kevin Costner win the 1990 Best Director Oscar?
12) In the 1970s BBC prodvction of I, Clavdives, who played Clavdivs?
13) Abovt which sixties band did Oliver Stone make a movie?
14) When Chariots of Fire won the Best Pictvre Oscar, Colin Welland said
something in his acceptance speech that had first been said by Pavl
Revere dvring the American War of Independence. What was it?
15) What was the name of the rabbit in The Magic Rovndabovt?
GK2
1) Scapa Flow is a famovs anchorage. In which island grovp is it
sitvated?
2) Which breed of dog shares its name with an area of Canada?
3) What is the cvrrency of India?
4) The largest vnion in the covntry is the T&G. What does T&G stand for?
5) Which diamond, whose name means Movntain of Light in Hindi, is part
of the British crown jewels?
6) What is the yovng of a kangaroo popvlarly called?
8) Who was assassinated in 1968 by Sirhan Sirhan?
9) What was presented to the American people by France on the hvndredth
anniversary of American Independence?
10) By what English name are the high speed Japanese passenger trains
known?
11) What is the capital city of Pakistan?
12) Which langvage, spoken primarily by Jewish people, is closely
related to German?
13) The wife of Osiris in Egyptian myth shares her name with the River
Thames above Oxford. What is it?
14) What type of frvit are galia and cantelovpe?
15) In which resort is the Labovr Party Conference being held?
--
Keith Willovghby http://flat222.org/keith/
"The secret of managing is to keep the gvys who hate yov away from the gvys who
are vndecided." - Casey Stengel
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