- What material is the Eiffel Tower made from? IRON
- How is the Hindu and Sikh autumn celebration called the ‘Festival of Lights’ also known? DIWALI
- Who is the magnate who hires the hopefuls in NBC’s American version of ‘TheApprentice’? DONALD TRUMP
- In 1953, what was the first No 1 in the UK music charts to have a question as the title? ‘HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW?’
- In which N England city is the Meadowhall shopping centre? SHEFFIELD
- How many lanes has an Olympic swimming pool? TEN
- What is the name of the company who are the Queen’s bankers? COUTT’S
- In which country is Entebbe airport? UGANDA
- Who wrote ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’? ERNEST HEMINGWAY
10 What sort of sea creature is a wobbegong? A SHARK
11 In which orchestral work is a cat represented by a clarinet and a grandfather by a
bassoon? ‘PETER AND THE WOLF’
12 What river does the city of Shanghai stand on? YANGTZE
13 What is the Asian food made from soy milk curds? ( bean curd) TOFU
14 John McClane is the fictional hero of which series of films? ‘DIE HARD’
15 Where, and in which state, did David Koresh and 75 followers die? (TWOPARTS)
WACO, TEXAS (1 mark each)
16 Real-life newspaper magnate Randolph Hearst was supposedly the model for
which fictional film character? CITIZEN KANE
17 Where is the location in the Vatican of the ceiling painted by Michaelangelo?
THE SISTINE CHAPEL
18 How is guitarist Saul Hudson better known? ‘SLASH’
19 What was the anagrammatic spin-off from ‘Doctor Who’? ‘TORCHWOOD’
20 What is the medical term for your shoulder blade? SCAPULA
21 Most people know this; what is Michael Caine’s real first name? MAURICE
22 What is the sum of the points awarded for the 3 podium places in a Formula 1
motor race? 58 (25 + 18 + 15)
23 In which decade was Diet Coke introduced? 1980s (1982)
24 Who wrote the play ‘The Caretaker’? HAROLD PINTER
25 What wood did Thomas Chippendale mainly use to make his furniture?
MAHOGANY
26 What 2 things did Timothy Leary encourage the 1960s Hippy Generation to do
before dropping out ……. ‘ ______, ______and drop out’
TURN ON, TUNE IN
27 What was the name of children’s TV show featuring George, the pink hippo?
‘RAINBOW’
28 Marie Rambert started the company which bears her name - in which branch
of entertainment? BALLET
29 Who took ‘Boombastic’ to No 1 in the UK and American charts in 1995? SHAGGY
30 Which TV show was originally going to be called ‘Florizel Street’?
CORONATION STREET
31 ‘Love-apple’ was an old word for which foodstuff? TOMATO
32 Which plane-maker produced one of the RAF’s first jets - the Meteor – and the
Javelin’,a delta-winged interceptor? GLOSTER
33 Which Dickens story is claimed to be the biggest-selling novel of all time – over
200 million copies sold? ‘ A TALE OF TWO CITIES’
34 Which country’s parliament – the Althing – is thought to be the oldest in the
world? ICELAND
35 In which American state was the TV series ‘E.R.’ set? ILLINOIS (Chicago)
36 Which geological wonder can be seen in County Antrim in N Ireland?
THE GIANT’S CAUSEWAY
37 Between which 2 cities is the airline route with the most daily flights in Europe?
It’s an internal flight. (2-part question) MADRID and BARCELONA
38 What voracious and fearless N. American carnivore is often called a ‘glutton’?
A WOLVERINE
39 What is the culinary term for a basic white sauce with cheese added? MORNAY
40 How is iron pyrite commonly known? FOOL’S GOLD