1. Gazpacho soup originated in which European country? Spain
  2. Which English football team play their home games at Brunton Park? Carlisle United
  3. Who was the only member of The Monkees to chart as a solo artist? Mike Nesmith(‘Rio’ No.28 in 1977)
  4. The Pulitzer Prize is awarded in which field of the arts? Literature (as well as journalism and musical composition)
  5. In literature, how was Percy Blakeney better known? The Scarlet Pimpernel
  6. What was the Green Party originally know as? The Ecology Party (The People party was formed in 1973 and became the Ecology Party in 1975, becoming the Green Party in 1990)
  7. Which actor starred in the 1980’s series of ‘Missing in Action’ films? Chuck Norris
  8. Who invented the spinning jenny in 1764? James Hargreaves(Richard Arkwright was the spinning frame)
  9. Which Greek mathematician was known as the ‘father of geometry’? Euclid
  10. What name is given to a female deer? Doe or hind
  11. The Serengeti National Park lies in which two countries? Kenya and Tanzania
  12. Sir Henry Moore was famous in which field of the arts? Sculpture
  13. What was the first club managed by Sir Alex Ferguson? East Stirlingshire
  14. Which composer’s operas are performed annually at the Bayreuth Festival? Richard Wagner
  15. What is the total of the number of deadly sins plus the number of pillars of wisdom plus the number of labours of Hercules? Twenty six (seven plus seven plus twelve)(‘Seven Pillars of Wisdom’ novel by T. E. Lawrence from Proverbs)
  16. Who wrote ‘The Hunting of the Snark’? Lewis Carroll
  17. Who hosts the TV quiz show ‘Only Connect ’? Victoria Coren(BBC Four which is shown on Monday nights between 8:30 and 9:00 p. m. – wonder what people in the Monday Night League Quiz are doing at this time??)
  18. What two colours are on the earth wire of a standard electric plug? Green and yellow
  19. The leveret is the young of which animal? Hare
  20. What is the state capital of Idaho? Boise
  21. In 2011, Jamie Oliver ended his partnership with which supermarket? Sainsbury’s
  22. John Conteh was world champion at which boxing weight? Light heavyweight
  23. David Ball and Marc Almond formed which band? Soft Cell
  24. How many American universities and colleges make up the ‘Ivy League’? Eight
  25. Which group of people are listed in Crockford’s? Clergy (founded 1858)
  26. In 2011, Bob Crow was leader of which trade union? R. M. T.
  27. The Indian film industry, known as Bollywood, is based in which city? Mumbai
  28. The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford opened in which century? Seventeenth(1678)
  29. How many teeth should an adult human have? Thirty two
  30. What type of creature is a copperhead? Snake
  31. How are the Sandwich Islands now known? Hawaiian Islands
  32. Which holy book contains 114 suras? The Koran
  33. What do Americans call a toll road? Turnpike
  34. In the Tour de France, which rider wears a white shirt with red polka dots? King of the Mountains
  35. Who released an album titled ‘Tapestry’ in 1971? Carole King
  36. The Rosetta stone is housed in which building? British Museum
  37. Who directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy? Peter Jackson
  38. How is marsh gas better known? Methane
  39. What two colours are Aberdeen Angus cows? Black and red
  40. Sandringham Estate is in which English county? Norfolk

Tiebreak questions

  1. The character Hot Lips Houlihan appears in which film and TV series? M*A*S*H
  2. The Azores belong to which country? Portugal
  3. Who wrote ‘The Saint’ series of books? Leslie Charteris
  4. Who was the first Roman emperor? Augustus
  5. Wayne Gretzky was a famous name in which sport? Ice hockey

Ultimate tiebreak

How many goals did Ally McCoist score in competitive games for Glasgow Rangers? 355

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